THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1989.
LANCASHIRE DEMANDS
-PHILIPPINE-
LINK WITH
U.S. TO STAY FOR 20 YEARS
Washington, To-day.
·President 'Roosevelt has for- warded to Congress for approval the report of the joint prepara- tory committee on Philippine af- fairs, which recommends post- ponement of the economic inde- pendence of the Islands - from 1936 to 1960.
The report has been approved by President Roosevelt and Pre- sident Quezon of the Philippines. -Reuter.
GALES ROUND BRITAIN QUIETEN DOWN
London, To-day.
The gales which have been raging all over Britain moderat- ed considerably yesterday, and the weather was fine and cooler. The floods in the Thames Valley, Gloucester and Yorkshire have sub sided, but in the Midlands, Market Deeping-Crowland road under four feet of water.
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
London, To-day.
A deputation of Lancashire cotton employers and workers, appealing to the Government for as- sistance for Lancashire, were received by the Prime Minister yesterday in the presence of Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister of Labour.
MR. MONTAGU NORMAN AT FOREIGN OFFICE
London, To-day.
Mr. Montagu Norman, Gov- ernor of the Bank of England,
called at the Foreign Office yes- terday and had a long talk with the Foreign Secretary, Lord
Halifax.
It is surmised that Lord Halifax
of the dismissal of Dr. Schacht,
They emphasised that the cotton industry urgent-
ly needed aid in view of the present depression, may have desired to learn Mr. Nor- which could mainly be attributed to foreign man's views on the possible results subsidised competition and trade barriers in-the Reichsbank President, on Nazi stituted by countries desiring their own cotton industry.
future
The deputation submitted a me- morandum urging that in trade agreements with other coun- tries, the cotton industry's interests should be specially safeguarded, particularly as regards colonies and mandated territories.
They also urged immediate finan- cial aid for cotton and rayon porters faced with subsidised petition or goods produced. low wage conditions..
BRITISH QUOTA.....
WENT BACK FOR MORE
economic policy.
They are understood also to have in discussed the present position
the the negotiations in Berlin on Jewish question.-Reuter.
GERMANY'S ECONOMY
London, To-day. The Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Montagu Norman, had a long conversation with Lord Hali- Tang Kei, 20, and Sui Fai, 30, fax at the British Foreign Office ex-were this morning charged at Kow-yesterday afternoon. The subject
with of
the discussion is believed to com-loon by Mr. E. Himsworth under having stolen a camel's hair over-have been Mr. Norman's report on coat, the property of Lieut. Nichol- his impressions during his recent son, H.K.S.R.A., and a green felt stay in Germany as well as on the hat, the property of Lieut. Smith, present economic position of the from the Officer's Mess, Gun Club Reich. Hill Barracks.
of
ext-
Trans-
The question of the pending Steps should be taken to ensure At sea, several ships were re-
They were also charged with a Anglo-German Economic neogtia- ported yesterday to be in difficulties. that textiles exported as part
or second robbery at the same Mess, tions is said to have been
discussed. S.O.S. messages were received by the British quota to colonies
five countries with which Britain has when Captain Martin, R.A.M.C. lost haustively the Brest radio station` from
comply a black overcoat, on January 6. Ocean. and
three trade agreements should steamers, one. British
and with the formula "apun, woven and Second defendant was sentenced to
First de- Mr. W. Donald, Master of Arms Greek vessels in the Atlantic
5 month's hard labour. a Chilean steamer in the Irish Sea. finished in Britain"
was sentenced to two of the Empress of Asia, has re- steamer, the Lancashire industrial districts "fendant Another British
ported that he had been stolen, or "Melrose Abbey," which was moor-should be treated as a special area month's hard labour.
They had first pawned the cloth-lost, a pair of Zeiss binoculars, between Hong ed in a bay near Brest, dragged her and receive Government assistance anchors in the storm and three tugs in the establishment of new indus-ing and then sold the pawntickets. during the voyage were sent out to assist her.
EIGHT SHIPS PUT INTO
FALMOUTH··
tries.
4
Kong and Manila.
The memorandum denied that the
out Lancashire industry. was date. Given equal conditions
Lo Chi-on, of No. 14, Fleming between of Road, has reported that
!..
Wong Shiu-kee, of No. 40, Port- it 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. last night, land Street, was visited by a bur- in his car No. 4709, was stolen from glar who stole $280 in cash from the National City, Bank his residence. at. about 4 a.m.
yesterday.
Building.
Badly battered in the worst storm could compete with the world
for making goods of quality and cheap-outside known on the Cornish coast many years, no fewer than eight ness.-Reuter. steamers put into Falmouth har- bour yesterday and four others are on their way to the port, says Bri- tish Wireless.
Seven lives were lost off the Cornish coast when the St.
lifeboat capsized in mountainous
seas.
Yesterday a man
overboard
Ives
was washed
steamship
the ..from
"Langlee Brook," and other ships report that their crews have suf- fered broken legs and ribs and other injuries.
CENTAURUS FORCED DOWN
During the gale, another message reveals, the Imperial Airways fly ingboat "Centaurus" was forced down at sea. The passengers and mail are perfectly safe, however, and the craft has come to no harm.
AMAHS BITTEN
An amah, Lok Sap, of No. 25, Cameron Road, was treated at the Kowloon Hospital yesterday after she had been bitten by a dog owned by Mr. M. P. Wong, at No. 199, Prince Edward Road, yester- day..
Another amah, Ip Wun-yau, of No. 7, Cameron Road, was bitten while walking in Granville Road.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN ROME-Mussolini and his Foreign Secretary, Count Clano, were waiting In Rome's railway station to meet Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax.. Photo shows Mr. Neville Chamber- lain," accompanied by: Signor Mussolini, followed by Lord Halifax and Count Cidno, raising his hat response to salute and cheers.