THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1988
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS
WITHDRAW AMENDMENTUEENS
TO REGISTER MOTION
London, To-day.
The House of Commons last evening resumed the debate on National Service on the Govern- ment's revised motion that the "House, recog- nising that taking of measures to protect the lives and homes of the people at all times, trans- cends in importance all party differences, wel- comes the decision of the Government to rely upon the voluntary services of the people, but recommends the results of the scheme for Na- tional Service be reviewed by the House at the end of March.”
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Supporters of the Government, critical of its pro- posals for National Service, who had tabled an amendment favouring a compulsory national | NEXT CHANGE Register, have withdrawn it in view of the new form of the motion.
The Minister of Labour, opening, the debate, described the national service guide which will be deliv- ered to all householders early in the new year.
GRAND JURY
INDICTS U.S. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Washington, To-day.
It would give particulars of all services for which volunteers were
including the needed,
armed forces, their reserves and auxiliar- ies as well as various branches of civilian defence-police and aux- iliary police, fire brigades, auxil- iary fire brigades, various branches of the Air Raid Precaution service, nursing, first aid services, services of with evacuation in connexion
Action without precedent in the children from dangerous areas, annals of American medical history the women's land army, and war service for the Mercantile Marine. was taken by the Federal Grand Mr. Brown emphasised that the Jury yesterday when it indicted the efforts of the Government were American Medical Association, directed to preserving the tial balance which the new condi- three medical societies and twenty- tions required between the defence one individual physicians. services themselves and the indus- trial services necessary to sustain them.
essen-
The indictment charges them Sherman violation with
of the Anti-Trust Act.
The industrial front in a future war would be the key to the defen-
The jury specifically charged the sive services in the field, on sea Association and the others with and Co- and in the air, as well as to sus preventing physicians
medical organisations tain the civil life of the community.operative
They must see to it therefore from supplying medical services by that they retain in industry and refusing membership in
skill societies to individual physicians agriculture all those whose
was vital to maintenance of those who joined such groups. services.
LABOUR COMPLAINT
the Mr. Arthur Greenwood, for
the Opposition, complained that suggestions" so far put forward by Ministers for organisation of na- tional service did not constitute a coherent or comprehensive whole, and he reserved, the attitude of the Labour Party until full details of the Government's scheme were dis- closed. British Wireless.
The P. and O. s.s. "Bhutan" is due here from Singapore on Christ- mas Day at about noon.
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MAJOR FLOYD
SMITH DUE HOME TO-MORROW
London, To-day.
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A remarkable collection of ani- mals from the mountains Central China, among which are the first Giant Pandas imported into Europe, is expected at the London Zoo to-morrow (Thurs- day).
Major Floyd Smith, who took many months capturing them, is bringing them home with him in the Blue Funnel steamer "Antenor."
The bag includes five Giant Pan- das, some Bhurral sheep, a snub- nose monkey and a collection of rare pheasants.--Reuter,
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