THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1988.
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OFFERS OF AID
AID TO REFUGEES Discussion Continues At Evian Conference
Australia To Put Jews On Pro Rata Basis
Evian, To-day.
SUEZ
CANAL STRIKE
Port Said, To-day?
The strike of workshop em. ployees of the Suez Canal Com- pany continued yesterday. - Gen- eral working and canal transit is
have been no incidents.-Renter.
More offers of aid were made yesterday at the Re-
fugee Conference. The Australian delegate not affected, while so far there dwelt with difficulties of immigration in Australia and said: "Nevertheless, the Aus-
tralian Government, realising the unhappy CANADA'S
plight of the Austrian and German Jews, has included them on a pro rata basis, comparable with that of any other country.”
The Canadian representative alluded to the difficul- ties in receiving a considerable number of re- fugees, though Canada was ready to collabor- ate with the efforts of the Committee.
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He urged that countries sending,ed to assist immigration from refugees should contribute to the tria." cost of the transfer. He also sug- A similar delegation is arriving gested collaboration with the Lea- from Berlin, according to the gue of Nations' organisation. Jewish Telegraph Agency.
The Brazilian delegate said: “Brazil has an open door for agri- culturists, but these must under- taken not to quit occupation for at least four years.”
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The Belgian delegate spoke of the numbers of Germans and other refugees received by Belgium.
THE NETHERLANDS
CAPITAL AID
OFFER OF
DUKE OF KENT VISITS CHINA FLAGSHIP
London, To-day.
The Duke of Kent flew Rochester this morning and moto ed to the Chatham Dockyard, where he was met by Admiral Sir Edward R. G. R. Evans, Commander-in- Chief of the Nore and Flag Officers. They all embarked - on the Ad- miral's Barge and proceeded down the Medway to Sheerness where they went on board the Cruiser
Kent.
The Kent" was recently recom- issioned to resume service as a
PILOT TRAINING Flagship on the China Station and
Bervice.
she arrived at Sheerness on Tues- day_from-Chatham after under- going, a large refit.
The Duke had lunch, aboard with, the Commanding Officer, Captain L H. Ashmore.-British Wireless.
NO TIME FOR DEBATE
London, To-day. The Labour Opposition Leader, Major C. R. Attlee, asked the Air
The visit of His Royal Highness Aus-Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, whe coincided with the inspection of ther his attention had been drawn the "Kent" by the Commander-in- to the statement of the Prime Min-Chief before departure of the ship ister of Canada that the Dominions for the Far East. of Canada were prepared, in con- nection with their own establish ments, to help in affording the facilities for the training of pilots The World Jewish Congress De-for the Royal Air Force, if that legation here made a statement, ex-would be of se pressing the appreciation of the Bri- The Air Minister replied, tish-American delegates' view that offer to that effect has been com- Germany and other emigrating coun- municated to His Majesty's Gov-
London, To-day. tries should permit the refugees to ernment in the United Kingdom by the Canadian Prime Minister,
Mr. Chamberlain declared in the take out capital. '
Doctor Weizmann, on behalf of through the High Commissioner." House of Commons yesterday that the World Zionist Organisation,
A reply has been sent expressing the Anglo German trade agreement sent a memorandum to the Confer- warm appreciation of the offer and will probably not be made the sub- ence calling attention to the possi-arrangements are being made in ject of debate in the House of bilities of Palestine being a solu- accordance with the suggestion of Commons, since no time is avail- tion to the Jewish problem.-Reu- the Canadian Prime Minister for an able for such a debate in view of
officer to be sent immediately to the pressure of other business. Canada to explore, in co-operation Trans-Ocean.
The delegate from the Nether- fands declared that Holland had already admitted 24,000 German re- fugees and suggested that the Ne- therlands. should be regarded as a
ter. trans-migration country.
It was pointed out by the dele- gate from the Argentine that Ar gentina already had the largest im- migrant population and declared that the Argentine would decline to receive any immigrants who might object to being assimilated with the Argentine nationals.
The Conference adjourned until Saturday.
VIENNA FACILITIES
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AMERICAN PRESIDENT
Evian, To-day. The American delegate, Mr. Myron Taylor, was elected Presi- dent of the inter-governmental com- mittee on refugee questions yester- day, after he had been proposed by the French delegate, M. Henry Berenger.
In nominating Mr. Taylor, : M. Berenger lauded President Roose velt's action in bringing about the conference and expressed the hope Professor Heinrich Neumann,
that American participation in the| famous Vienna ear specialist, ar problem which, to a great extent, rived heading the delegation of the was, a European one would be fol- Vienna Jewish community with an lowed by further co-operation be- appeal to the Conference to facili-tween the old and the new world tate Jewish immigration from Aus- on the problems confronting both. tria.eus
Mr. Taylor emphasised, in accept- Professor Neumann, în a state-ing office, that he would retain it ment to Reuter, said: "The delega- only during the present session of tion came purely in a private capac- ity, but with the approval of the Vienna authorities who had promis-
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CANADIAN IMMIGRATION
Ottawa, To-day.
The National Conservative Convention passed a resolu- tion recommending the Cana- dian Government to take effec- tive steps to exclude Orientals from Canada and suggested a scheme for selected immigra- tion of families from Bri- tain, Ireland and France. Reuter.
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with the Canadian Government, the
possibility of working out such a Lady Northcote will distribute scheme for the training of pilots in the prizes. Canada. British Wireless.
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THE DOG PROVIDES THE WOOL. Sam
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the annual prize-giv- Paul's Girls College.
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E. D. Wannop of Felpham, near Bognor Regis, who only woman in England to spin and weave dog's wool. Photo shows Miss Vannop spinning wool collected from Sam who is seen look- ing on.