THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1938. ^
CLEARING
Page
FOR ACTION
Issue Of French Political Crisis Still Undecided
Workers To Defend
Principle Of 40-Hour Week
Paris, To-day.
It is still too early to prophesy the issue of the po- litical crisis, but all sides are clearing their decks.
DALADIER'S SIR CHARLES
PLAN
Paris, To-day BENTINCK IN
PRAGUE
Prague, To-day. Dr. Milan Hodza, the Czechoslo-
M. Daladier has considered the measures for modifying the forty- hour week and it is expected that this will be taken by a simple de- cree which will not necessitate legis- lation nor a major departure from the principle of the forty-hour vakian Premier, dined with Lord statute, but modifications, which Runciman on Tuesday night. This would be controlled by competent meeting had originally been fixed for midday, but, since the inter- view of Lord Runciman with the President, Dr. Eduard Benes, last- ed longer than had been expected, it had to be put off till the evening.
authorities.
It is thought that this procedure, which, according to Government The Bureau of the National Federation of Rail-circles, will guarantee the entire way Workers declared their determination to maintenance of social reforms, may "defend the 40-hour week against all threats" allay the apprehensions of the So- and appealed to all members to respond to the "first call from the Bureau of the C.G.T."
The French Prime Minister, M., Daladier, has resolved to cut him-
LENGTHY
self adrift from all Party con- CONFERENCE
siderations and will submit his plans to the Council of Ministers a week hence.
The Bourse to-day is confident though not buoyant. Reuter.
·PARLIAMENT TO BE CALLED INTO SESSION?
Paris, To-day.
upon
Paris, To-day:
cialists and Communists.--Reuter.
It is learnt that Sir Charles Hen- ry Bentinck, British Minister to Chile, was also received by Dr. Benes on Tuesday.
British Diplomati ir Charles was
representative in Prague before the present Min-.
UNREGISTERED ister, Sir Basil Newton.
MUI TSAIS
of
Sir Charles Bentinck comes Dutch and German stock and is list- ed in the Almanach de Gotha as & Chan Lai-ying, aged 62, was member of the German nobility. charged at the Central Magistracy, His wife, Lady Lucy Victoria, is a this morning, with bringing an un-sister of Noel Buxton and a distant registered mui-tsai into the Colony, relative to Queen Elizabeth.
in the Colony Defendant arrived
the
on Friday last, but went to S.C.A. yesterday, to register the girl. She was bound over.
Wong Suk-tsing, aged 28, and Pun Hon-tsing, aged 27, were also in his It was resolved to call a meeting | bound over for similar offences.
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After receiving the Chief of the Staff of the French Air Force, General Vuillemin, for a report his visit to Germany, M. Daladier held a lengthy conference with the chairman of the Radical Socialist Chamber Group,
M. Chichery, and with the Secretary The question of whether the read-General of the Radical Socialist justment of the forty-hour week Party, M. Maze. indicated by the Premier broadcast speech on Sunday evening, of the Party for next Monday. as well as the other proposed modi- fications of existing social legisla-Chichery declared that the Radical Socialists would not oppose a tion will be carried out by means of decree or submitted to Parliament, meeting of the delegates from the Left Wing parties on Friday, the has not yet been settled.
Communists and Social Democrats |having joined in demanding a the Popular Front meeting of Groups.
A decision is not expected before the Cabinet Council-which will pro- bably be held on August 30 with President Lebrun in the chair.
Should the Cabinet take the view that the matter is sufficiently im- summoning portant to justify the of Parliament, politician circles be- lieve that a special session of the Senate and Chamber would be con- vened immediately after the Cabinet Council.
circles
is
Opinion in political divided as to which solution is pre- ferable.
Before the conference, M.
HAITAN AFFAIR
Sir Charles and Lady Lucy Ben- their tinck are spending part of vacation in Czechoslovakia and are staying at the British Legation.- Trans-Ocean.
THEY DIED OF EATING Fifty-two valuable pedigree Lam Sing, 30, street coolie, was remanded for a week by Mr. R. Dorset Down sheep belonging to this morning, when Mr. K. R. Paul, of Whitcombe Edwards charged with assaulting Thaker Farm, near Dorchester, broke M. Daladier also conferred with Singh, Police Guard 292, causing into a wheatfield to seek shade the Minister of Commerce, M. him greivous bodily harm, on and ate themselves to death. Genin, and the Minister of Fin-board the s.s. Hai Tan, while along ance, M. Marchandeau, the pro- the west side of Douglas wharf, blem of the 40-hour-week having on August 18. been discussed on each occasion.-
Trans-Ocean.
They broke down a fence to get into the field.
This is the second sheep farm- Detective-Sergeant C. Dowman ing loss in the district during a
week.
prosecuted.
CABINET VIEW
a
It is pointed out that if legisla- convenient. tion by decree is more because more rapid, the summoning of Parliament would result in division which might bring about a relief of the present uncertainty of the political situation. In Gov- ernment quarters, it is emphasised that the fundamental issue at stake is the economic reconstruction of the country and that it would be to the Government's, advantage to leave to the different parties," re- sponsibility for the acceptance of rejection of the measures proposed by it, including certain modifications which are judged indispensable in the application of the forty-hour- week
Government quarters believe that M. Daladier would obtain
posed
these term
BOAT DRILL FOR PLEASURES wa men of the"""Crested Eagle" undergoing.
Most
'but. In the case of Thames:
the
ompelled to carry out boat drill before compulsory, onep a week Pictures Just below Tower Brid