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Herbert MARSHALL
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TO-MORROW
John Boles John Barrymore in Paramount's gay riotous musical comedy "ROMANCE IN THE DARK'
When Their Majesties the King and Queen paid a visit to Alder- shot on April 12, they inspected the home of Sergeant Jones, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Photo shows Sergeant Jones and his wife and baby bidding goodbye to the King and Queen (Copyright: By Air Mail).
ITALY AND SUDETEN DEMANDS
Milan, To-day.
The demands presented to the Czech Government by the Sude tic German leader Konrad Hen- lein addressed at Karlsbad were
VON BLOMBERG IN FAR EAST
Amsterdam, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1938
FRENCH CABINET
APPROVES M. DALADIER'S ECONOMIC REFORM PLAN
Paris, To-day.
The French Cabinet yesterday approved the Gov-
ernment's economic reform plan. Immediately after the Cabinet Council, the Pre- mier, M. Edouard Daladier, made a statement concerning the principles inspiring the plan. Main idea underlying the new plan, he declared, was the necessity of increasing production, which was considerably lower in France in nearly all branches of industry than in most *other European countries.
CHIANG MEETS AMBASSADORS
Shanghai, To-day. Reports circulated here state that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek met the British and Soviet Ambassadors to China during the last week-end and was engaged in a lengthy talk lasting several hours.
The reports originated from Hankow Our Own Correspon- dent.
POPULAR
DANCE HOSTESS SUED FOR DAMAGES
Alleged to have entered into a contract to work as a dancing hostess at the China Emporium
Balance of payments could only be brought down by intensification of work, and it was indispensable to eliminate all factors checking increase of production.
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The plan would maintain the free- dom of exchange, would adhere to the existing international currency agreement and would defend the franc, for these were the essential conditions for bringing back capital to France and for putting an end to the hoarding of gold.
BUDGET FINANCING
The measures to be taken include financing of the budget by fiscal {means, which would not disturb pro-
duction,
Regulation of hours of labour within the framework of existing legislation in such a way as to in- crease productivity.
Organisation of public works, de- especially slum clearance and molition of insanitary dwellings,
Development of the resources of the colonial empire, and
Increase of facilities for tourist trafic.
BY DECREES
The plan, the Premier added, Ballroom, a Chinese girl, Hung would be carried out by means
of Kook-lan, was sued by the concern decrees which would be submitted to for $600 as "liquidated damages," the Cabinet for approval shortly resulting from an alleged breach after May I--Trans-Ocean. of the contract.
The case was heard before the
Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. however, did not turn up and on Lindsell, at the Summary Court March 18, he learned that she was this morning.
working at the Capitol. Defendant she
For plaintiffs, Mr. H. L. Kwan told witness that the reason said the parties signed a contract did not carry out the contract was on March 14. Defendant was to that she was being paid higher work for the Emporium for one wages by the Capitol, and that be- month at $100 a month. The con-autiful gids were not so common tract was not fulfilled. Defendant there as at the Emporium. went to work at the Capitol Ball- The damages of $20 a day re- defendant room at $75 a month, and, accord-presented the earnings ing to one of the clauses, she was would have made if she fulfilled to pay $20 a day as liquidated the contract. damages.
Field-Marshal Werner von The defence admitted that there Blomberg, former German De-had been a breach of the conteach, fence Minister, accompanied by but contended that it did not em- his wife, has arrived at Belawan, body the true terms agreed upon. in North Sumatra, in the Nether- lands-East Indies, says a mes- sage from Medan.
MANAGER'S EVIDENCE
اور گی
GOOD EARNER
Cross-examined by Mr. M. A da Silva, Fung admitted he was eager to get defendant's services as she was a good earner. It was not be- cause of lack of good dancing girls owing to the opening of the Capitol
25 he saw defendant at the Hotel blanks on the contract not in Cecil and asked her to work for cordance with the terms agreed him. She agreed to the terms upon. Though her earnings amount- mentioned - but suggested that it ed approximately to $20 a day, he last only one month The con was not prepared to increase her The "Gazetta de Popolo" concludes out that the Sudetic German question tract was signed but defendant salary by that sum in order to get from Henlein's speech that the the chief problem of Czechoslovakia, could not start at once as she was her services. He did not agree Sudetic Germans do not insist on has now entered upon a new phase not feeling well.
that defendant was to received a territorial economy. The paper be and that the way suggested by the On March 12, witness saw de salary of $150 and was surprised lieves that Henlein's demands should leader of the 3:1/2 million Sudetic fendant again and asked her when to learn that she was getting only therefore not be unacceptable for Germans is the only way in which she was prepared to work On her $75 from the Capitol. the Czech Government
the problem can be solved--Trans, replying, March 14, he put that The case was adjourned to May The Turin paper "Stampa" points Ocean.
date on the contract. Defendant, 9, at 10 am.
Field-Marshal von Blomberg is Fung Sui-ting, manager of plain- prominently featured by the press reported to have told a Sumatra tiff concern, said that on February Witness denied he filled in we here and some of the papers pub-newspaper reporter that he is on lished lengthy comments which his way to Japan, where he in show a great deal of understand-tends to make a short stay. ing for the Sudetic German point Trans-Ocean.
of view.
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