THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1998.
DALADIER'S
CABINET
Faced With Serious Financial Difficulties
Wave of Strikes
Of Growing
Paris, To-day.
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M. Edouard Daladier, who has formed a new Cab- inet, faces a very serious foreign and internal situation, with cash running short. In the third week of April the Government will d
have borrowed to the legal limit from the Bank of France, and will launch a loan of 15,000,000,- 000 francs.
Social difficulties are even greater. The wave of strikes is rising and the engineers are threat- ening a general strike.
'AWFUL TRUTHS'
WISE-CRACKING CONTEST
All you have to do is to fill wise
cracks in the spaces provided in the
pictures, or attach a note with
the
girl students,
BAY VIEW CAVE MURDER COMMITTAL
The three accused in the Bay
hew Cave Murder case were
for trial at the Central
Magistracy
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5. Immediate factories occupied by str 6. New regulations strikes and defining relations M. Daladier has decided that thetween employers and workers.
General view is that the new Gov factories must be cleared, if pos- sible without clashes, but if per-erament may not prove to be snasion fails, all workers will be strong as it should be in
dificult called to the colours and the Goy-the ernment will fix hours of work and economic problems facing it.
Ocean rates of pay.
The Cabinet is predominantly Radical Socialist. Reuter.
NEW CABINET:
Paris, To-day.
TSINGTAO CUSTOMS
the
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the revolver down a crevice of a boulder. They reached the typhoon shelter where they met third ac cused who had run away when Kon-hing drew the revolver.
two
Cross-examined, witness said that he had never been to the cave be- Shanghai, To-day fore. He lived at No. 468, Lock- M. Daladier completed his Cabinet As from May 1, the Tsingtao hart Road. He had known deceased yesterday afternoon and called at Customs is collecting duties ac- for only two months. Asked why clipping of the pictures, with what the Elysee Palace at 3 o'clock to in-cording to the traffic promulgat-he did not cross-examine Kon-wang "Awful Truths" are they saying. The troduce his colleagues to Presidented by the Peiping regime, ac-in hospital when the latter stated captions under each illustration will Lebrun.
cording to a Chinese despatch that he had known him for give you an idea of the situation in-
The new Cabinet is essentially The despatch adds that in the years, witness said the he was too volved.
Radical-Socialist, reinforced on the past days, heavy shipments of frightened as he was then being There are altogether six pictures; two appearing to-day, two in the Left by the Socialist-Republican Un-sugar, rayon and other cargoes accused about the revolver and "Sunday Herald" yesterday and two ion and on the Right by several have been rushed to Tsingtao by knife. on Saturday. To the two best wise-small Centre groups.
importers anxious to lay up He did not remember hearing crackers of each picture, two pairs The Cabinet, which is much smal-stocks before the increased Kon-wang say, in hospital, that wit- of dress circle tickets will be given to see the repeat engagement of "The ler than the preceding Government, duties are operative Beuterness had pointed a revolver at him. land also had a knife. He did not
say in reply,
**
Awful Truth” a Columbia Picture, is as follows:
at the King's Theatre on Tuesday, Premier and National Defence-M.
12th April.
Contest closes to-dey at 5 p.m.
Winners will be announced to-morrow
vious occasudhat was on a pre-
Edouard Socialist).
Daladier (Radical-dying man.
The third defendant declined to joke."
mittal was made against all three wang as
in the First Edition of the "China Deputy Premier-M. Camille Chau-give evidence and an order for com- Mail
Contestants, must send in their temps (Radical-Socialist).
entries to Columbia Films of China, Justice M. Paul Reynaud (Centre). Ltd, King's Theatre Building. Ás
many entries as desired can be sent Foreign Affairs M. Georges Bon- in by each person, but each entry, net (Radical-Socialist).
must be accompanied by a clipping of Internal Affairs-M. Albert Serraut the pictures from the "China Ma or "Herald.”
Here's the Fifth Picture!
What awful truths is
Autie telling Lucy in this scene? YOU tell us
Here's the Last Picture!
Husband in troub
tells him WHIMAY
SEND IN ALL YOUR SOLUTIO TO-DAY, BEFORE 5 PM
(Radical-Socialist). Finance M. Paul
(Radical-Socialist).
Marchendeau
Economics. Patenotre (Social-
Republican),
Air-M Guy la Chambre (Radical
Socialist).
Navy M. Campinchi (Badical-So-
cialist).
Education Zay (Radical-Soci-
alist).
Colonies-M Mandel (Centre).
Agricultere M. Quelle: (Radical-
Socialist).
TradeM. Gentin (Radical Soci-
alist)..
Public Works M. Frossard (Social-
Republican).
He did
it was only a
sz-examine Kon- frightened of the
Announcing
The Third Issue Of
FAR EASTERN
MIRROR
A Fortnightly
Some Interesting Articles in the April Number:
Labour Pamadier (Social-Re- PEOPLE'S SPIRITUAL MOBILIZATION,
publican)
Posts and Telegraphs M · Julien
(Radical-Socialist).
Mercantile Marine M Chappede
Laine (Centre).
Health M Rucart
alist).
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
SUN-BATHED YUNNAN,
by EH. Munson
(Radical-Soci- GUERILLA WAR BY THE RED ARMY,
SIX-POINT PROGRAMME
Programme of the new Govern-
CHINA'S MOHAMMEDANS MOBILIZE
ment, according to well-informed CHINA TO ORGANIZE MAN-POWER
consists of six points
quariinuation of the foreig
1
policy hitherto followed mending
non-intervention in Spain
2 Plenary powers for six month 3. Grant of new credit to Treasury by the Bank of amounting to four or five
of francs to tide over the mo furgent obligations.
Issue of a new fifteen milliard
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35 cents a copy.
Hong Kong
$6.00 a year