· THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3,/ 1989
FLOODS IN FENS SUBSIDING
London, To-day.
the Fens,
The floods
in
Great Ouse
caused by overflowing its banks, arc. now subsiding.
However men are still working at keypoints in order to relieve pressure. from the waters. Reuter.
HINT OF SUBSTANTIAL AID TO CHINA
London, To-day.
"If there are demands for rail- way and other equipment for China; I think a transaction of the order and magnitude I have in mind will require terms of credit so lengthy as to hardly fall within the purview of the Bill."
ICENSUS OF PRODUCTION IN BRITISH ISLES
London, To-day
Before proceeding to discussion of a private member's motion on a scheme for pensions for past members of the House over 60 with less than £3 weekly on which to live, moved by Sir Assheton Pownall and seconded by another Conservative member, the House of Commons yesterday gave a second reading to the Bill providing for taking of a census of production.
The House finished the commit- tee stage of the Bill extending the powers of the Board. of trade to give guarantees up to a maximum of £75,000,000 instead of. £50,000,- 000, as at present, for the purpose of establishing or encouraging oversea trade.
Replying to the debate, the Secretary of the Department of Oversea Trade, Mr. R. S. Hudson, mentioned that the net increase in capital commitment of the Export Credits Guarantee Fund since the Bill was introduced last December was £1,500,000.
INDUSTRY'S PART
At that time there had been' a This statement was made byable under the old maximum.
balance of about £6,000,000 avail- Mr. R. S. Hudson, Secretary for Overseas Trade, replying in the debate on the Export Guarantees Bill in the House of. Commons yesterday.
If it were decided, he added, to do something of that nature the House might be sure that a spe- cial Bill would be brought in.
were
Mr. Hudson said there grave objections from the inter- national viewpoint to publishing | the amount allotted to each coun- try. Reuter.
M. PAUL SPAAK ATTACKED BY DEMONSTRATORS
Brussels, To-day.
A group of demonstrators, most- ly ex-servicemen, attacked the Premier, M. Paul Spaak, near his home in a Brussels suburb yester- day and held up his car as he was driving home.
How long the new maximum would
the suffice depended on decree to which industries availed themselves of these facilities.
He reminded the House that his Department were urging upon ex- port industries the desirability of organising themselves to meet modern conditions in world mar- kets. British Wireless.
SIR EDMUND IRONSIDE'S MOROCCO VISIT
Gibraltar, To-day.
it
The Governor of Gibraltar Gen- eral Sir Edmund Ironside, will, is announced, pay an official visit to French Morocco during the second half of February.
In view of the existing tension between France and Italy, con- siderable importance is attached to the visit which is regarded as a clear demonstration of Anglo-French solidarity. was
M. Spaak was attacked as he stepped from the car, and injured in the forehead.
The French cruiser squadron 9. The attack arose out of strong which arrived here some days ago
feeling in the country, especially on visit left again yesterday.
-War veterans, Trans-Ocean.
among
Great
against the appointment of Dr. Martens, as a member of the Flemish Academy!
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Dr. Martens had an unsavoury War record, it being alleged that he aided the Germans during the occupation of Belgium. Reuter.
"NIKS"
Kong Foor
"Sixty Glorious Years" is being shown at all performances at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres to- day. At the gala show at the Queen's at 9.30 p.m., the band of the 2nd Batt. Royal Scots will play special introductory selections.
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