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FIRE PREVENTION
WEEK
A Scheme That Would Be A Boon
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Fire has often been termed man's greatest friend, and while this is true in the main, it is also his fiercest enemy. Every year, in Kowloon alone, many lives are lost and much property damaged and if the record is decreasing it is a high compliment to the mem- bers of the fire brigade. The ms jority of fires are caused through ignorance and carelessness and the! only remedy for this is the instruc- tion of the young and old in fire prevention. It might not be an of the way were the authorities, to promote an annual "Fire Preven- tion Week, based upon a similar plan to that used in other coun-
tries.
essay on fire prevention, the bast one of each grade being sent either to the fire department or a selected board of judges and a winner pick- ed out and presented with a prize as a sign of interest taken in his work.
Junior fire wardens could also be
enlisted among the children, and their duties would be to report any violations of the fire act which they saw.
SETTLEMENT FOR
ASSYRIANS
Discussion in House of Lords
London, Nov. 28. In the House of Lords to-night; the Archbishop of Canterbury called attention to the plight of the Assyrians and said be shared tad hope expressed by Sir John Simon that the Council of the League of Nations would be able to make a satisfactory and enduring solution of the most perplexing and difficult problem of finding a place of setilement for the As- syrian people.
Government,
Replying for the Lord Hallsham recalled that after the war, which the Assyrians had entered at the instance of Russia, Great Britain had saved from annihilation by keeping many
them
thousands of them in refugee camps at considerable expense.
Since that time Britain had as- sisted them to settle on the lands which they occupied before the war and in other sultable places. It was not possible to settle them in one homogeneous community in Europe.
future
For the edification of the that attend no poorer classes schools signs could be pasted about the streets, bearing Chinese charac ters and outlining the dangers of carelessness in the handling of flames. A few Oriental orators of RESPONSIBILITY DENIED
Lord Hailsham denied that Sir To begin with, the majority of which the colony seems to have in
assured fires in the Colony occurred in abundance could, might for a small Francis Humphrys had
Mandates Commission 21 houses, tenements and apartments monetary consideration be prevail-the occupied chiefly by Chinese and ed upon to preach this gospel of Geneva that Britain would accept nine out of every ten are caused by self preservation to the ignorant the responsibility for the
an alarm, & subject rians after the cessation of the having some inflammable substance and could give instructions on how safety and welfare of the Assy- too near a exposed Hame. If an to send in annual fire prevention week were which, though it may seem trivial mandate and the entrance of Iraq held this danger could to a great is most important as the saving of into the League, extent be eliminated. A fire fight a minute with fire fighting appa- ing campaign could be held in the ratus often means the saving of a
life, following manner. One week every year could be set aside, during These ideas would not "cost much which time inspectors and firemen to be put into operation, though upon to exercise religious tolera- could visit the various schools, both they would entail lot of workflon, Sir Francis Humphrys
was satisfied Iraq Chinese and English, and explain However, the question evolves it-piled that he to the children the dangers lurking self into this: is it better to put could be so relied upon, and the
To a question by the Mandates Commission on whether Iraq had reached such a state of develop- ment that they could be relied
re.
in such things as a simple little box in the time guarding against the responsibility for that view rested upon the British Government and of matches, a kerosene lamp, and menace or spend time and money oily rags. He could make the story overcoming it once it has a bold? not upon the Mandates Commis interesting in the extreme by open- The question answers itself, and sion. ing his talk with a tale of bravery though the results of an annual fire bused upon the life of some great prevention week would be almost fire-fighter. The children could be negligible the first year, in four or instructed in the rendering of first five not only would thousands of aid to those who have been burned, dollars be saved, but, what is far and as a lesson in composition they more important, many could be set the task of writing and deaths would be prevented,
CHINA AND DEMOCRACY Speech by Quo Tai Chi at Liverpool
London, Nov. 29. "Although Democracy is getting H. Thomas, sald in the House of less popular, responsible leaders Commons yesterday that he under-in China have pinned their faith stood that negotiations had taken
to democracy as practised in Great 'place between the commercial-in-
the United States," Britain and terests concerned, which it was stated the Chinese Minister to hoped would result in the in- London Mr. Quo Tai-chi, speaking creased use in future of New-
at Liverpool, last night. foundland ore in the United King- dom
He understood that importations of this ore had recently been re- sumed after a considerable lapse of time.-British Wireless Ser- vice.
LATEST TREASURY
RETURNS
Britain's Finances Sound
London, Nov. 28. Latest Treasury returns show that the ordinary revenue for the current financial year, up to 35th November, amounted to £368,860,- 703. At the corresponding date of last year, the amount stood at
£355,099,664
Ordinary expenditure to date for
China was working towards that form of Government, he said, and he asked other nations to be patient with them.
horrible
NO ASSURANCE Sir Francis Humphrys nevar assurance that after gave any Britain gave up the mandate she would guarantee the protection of the minorities in Iraq..
Lord Hailsham pointed out that, the in the recent disturbances, Assyrians attacked first and had they succeeded a first-class war would have "broken out with a
WHEAT ADVISORY certainty of very serious repor
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More Discussions
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London, Nov. 29. The Wheat Advisory Committee met in London to-day under the Presidency of the American Am- bassador,
The world wheat situation was reviewed, after which two special sub-committees were appointed to consider the proposals of the im porting and exporting countries and to report upon them at the next metting or the main com mittee which was fired for Janu-
Cow
cussions.
On the other hand, the excesses of the Iraqians after subdulag the Assyrians were quite unjustable and had merited and received the severest condemnation. With regard to the
efforts of the committee of the Council of the League to find a place for the resettlement of Assyrians in a foreign country, the problem pre- sented a very great difaculty and it seemed that up to the present no suitable place was available.
The Iraq Government nad un dertaken to make a substantiu. contribution towards whatever cost might be incurred in resettling, the Assyrians.
The view of the Government was that, apart from the special responsibility of the Iraq Govern- ment, there rested also a very great responsibility "upon the
Nowadays, no country compared ary 22 with China ad & clearly indicated The main committee will then use of Nations, as a whole. He channel in which the circulation report to the governments of the world's commerce could be cerned. re-started, as China was compact and was the best immediate pur chasing proposition in the undeve loped marketa of the world.
China could also use the world's glut of idle capital-Reuter
ALL-IRELAND PARLIAMENT
did not think Britain would be backward in sharing any financial The sub-committee on market
responsibility with the other mem- conditions, with the American re-bers of the League but he could presentative presiding and com- give no assurance that she would prising representatives of Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Aus- individually or apart from the trala and Hungary, was instruct League, accept any separate and ladeperident lability British ed to report before Christmas? Wireless
The sub-committee on measures for securing an increase in the consumption of wheat will meeti in Paris early in January, under the chairmanship of the French representative, the other members Including the representatives of
Australia, Romania and Yugo- Slavia Reuter
the current year totalled £430- Impossible Says Lord Britain, Italy, Germany, Argentine,
942,665 as compared with £463- 166,100 up to the corresponding
date last year British Wireless:
Craigavon
KOWLOON CHESS CLUB
Entries For Annual Championshipe
Entries for the annual Kowloon Chess Club championships closed on Tuesday, when the committee clas London, Nov. 20. Sequiere Junior, Sequeira, M.sified the players and made the There can be no question of an Cunietta, Guy Ling, E. Evans U draw for the two events. Conte Rosso, salled from Sings-all-Ireland, Farliament declared Santos AJ Biriukpf Dr. HD. The following are the entries- pore at 8 pm, Tuesday the 28th Lord Craigavon the Prime Minister Matthews and TE. Parry, Senior II W. Bandall, P. T. Rɔ- November, and 18 expected here of Northern Ireland, whom his The first matches will be played zario, B. Soltau, B. W at daylight on Baturday. Will doctor has forbidden actively to on Friday, 8.Competitors Hill H Bentmont CM Seque sail for Bhanghai at I am the participate in the general election, meet one another one matches to tholder), Pradoziol and A.
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