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LONDON NOTES
THE PASSING OF “JOE
With Joseph Devlin goes the last of the Irish Nationalists, or rather, since some of the obscurer members still linger on in the shadows of the Free State, the last of the Nationalist Musketeers.
TRADE CONDITIONS
IN CHINA
77
The Fall in Lancashire Cotton Exports
"All, all are gone, the old familiar faces." Gone the two Redmonds, the one debonair, the other jovial; thế two O'Connors, though "Long John" spelt his
The unsatisfactory condition of O'Connorship with a single n; affairs in China, and particularly
the two brothers Healy, Tim the of Lancashire's trade with that ferocious sarcast, and Maurice, country, were stressed in the annual learned and prosy William report which the Executive Con O'Brien, with his Vandyke beard mittee of the China and Far East plucked to a straggling tenuity. Section of the Manchester Chamber peering at his notes with specta- of Commerce presented to its mem- cles thrust high up on his fore-ber. Sir Kenneth Stowart, who head: the gloomy and saturnine presided, was reelected chairman of
the section for another year. Dillon, nursing undying sorrows; and lastly "Joe."
The
1936
THE PROPOSED AIR POLICE
An Informatory Agency
1 tablo of statistics heading the report showed how the exports of
An interesting waswer is thiên tì cotton piece, goods and yarns to French quarters (unofficially, "of CRYSTAL PALACE SHOW, Chim had varied add dropped in borbe) to the British Government's the last few year. In 1920 the base against an international air cotton piece goods
exported police force. The answer may be to: 188,300,000 square summarised in this way: “Of course, word "exhibition" Was amounted enigmatically mentioned at the yards, in the next year to 61,400,000 the experiment is untried, but the 1939 to several systems of control set up meeting of the Crystal Palace in 1931 to 80,800,000, in trustees, at which Mr. Thomas 125,400,000, and in the first eleven after the war were also an untried maths of last year to 48,600,000. experiment, and although they was elected vice-chairman.
The cotton yarn exported in 1939 have ct succeeded in averting the 1t is proposed,, to stage
was 10,241,000lb., and in the first danger they were designed to avert big international show in two
eleven months of last year only they have proved surprisingly fears' time.
successtul as, a 1,727.700/b.
supervisory and Informatory agency. And the Bri- tish Government emphasises, both in the draft convention and in its later pronouncements, the need of such a system of air supervision.
a
In view of this project, 'It is a little surprising that there should have been opposition to the "elec- tion of Mr. Thomas, who, as Minis- ter
responsible for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley
possesses valuable expérience.
Political Disturbances
While conditions in the China market daring last year were some what less subject to serious political one new thing could succeed in disturbance than in the preceding one of its objects, why not another? Mr. Thomas, who lives at Dul- few years, they remained fundamen- Moreover, suppose the air police wich has long, taken a teen in tally unsatisfactory from the point force as proposed by France were terest in the Crystal palace. He of view of British trade. The to fail. The last state would be no will be pleased that Lord Hail-continued depression of world worse than the first.” sham, a close friend is joining him prices," the report continued, "has on the board of trustees.
"
WHAT MR. ROOSEVELT
INTENDS
Indeed time will probably show that Mr. Roosevelt is prepared to make very definite and remarkable proposals on the subject whem the moment appears opportune.
To those who enjoy his con- dence the American President has gone so far as to outline the suggestion which he hopes one day to submit to Britain.
It is, in effect, that Britain should greatly increase her naval strength in the Pacific, and that Britain and America should share the burden of developing "naval bases in these waters with the object of safeguarding them against threats of disturbance from any quarter. '.
THE MALINES CONVER SATIONS
"
The indications now are that the
to
been felt with particular severity major point of controversy is cent- in China, and has had a furthering round the French proposal for distressing effect upon the ability an air police, to which German, British, American. and Japanese of the inhabitants of China to
official opinion alike has expressed maintain their level of purchases of manufactured goods. The Lan-opposition. For the French Gov- ernment makes such a force its cashire industry, which has so long chief postulate for the "security". hoped that China would resume a
which should precede any, condi- substantial offtake of its textiles, tion of armament equality has looked in vain for a sign of a Germany. break in the clouds. There are, however, some who are now sound-
£32,250,000 + £7,050,000 ing a cautious note of optimism, believing that the worst is over and Treasury bills outstanding...
904,775,000 23,560,000 that we may shortly witness im- proved trading conditions.
£937,025,000 £16,660,000 The net increase In the floating debt since March 31 is £128,570,- 000, and the total compares with £927,370,000 a year ago,
"Lancashire has mach to regain in the China market if such hopes ure to be jurtiñed be the event. In last year's annual report com- ment was made on the fact that before the war the average yearly shipments to China were in the re- gion of 575,000,000 square yards. This volume, of trade made the China market second in order of importance of those countries tak- ing our manufactured cotton goods. In 1032 it obcupied fourth position. The Istest returns show the rela- While strongly attracted to the tionship to be more adverse. Church of Rome and deeply The competition from Japan tas venerating it. he yet remained an been a contributor to this decline... Intensely loyal son of the English Emelutifre, however, reftues Church.
His efforts to promote the reun-oncerned are sparing no effort to take too pessimistic view. All fan of the two were unflagging to improve and restore the position in the last Disappointment at the the Chion, market." failure when success seemed within reach to secure the recog-
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ampunting almost to prohibition, A good deal of mystery enshroud and a sub-committee of the section ed the affair. The fact that the submitted a reasoned case to the Pope 8H que side and the Arch British Government. The Chinese shop of Canterbury on the other Government andinced that the had taken cognisance of the dixus-new duties Were to be fagarded as sions invested them with exceptional provisional in character. As the importance.
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year closed there were no signs of try edgessions, but the executive had reason to feel that the Cham- Ber's représentations would be given sympathetic consideration.
Three years later Lord Halifax In discussing the need for the decided to publish his notes of the organisation of an air mail service, Conversations, arid The Daily preferatus all British, to the Far Telegraph was able to print extracts East, the committee stressed the from these in January, 1998, before value of quick means of communi they were otherwise available to cations with the markets there, the public.
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There no falling-off id the feverfue collections. Zadt #eek the Botal ·
alf Source €29,768,409, Inst. 230.2 General Goering seems to collect posts almost sa fast as he collects having regard to the excited uniforms. The latest duty he has fliptahcome-tax brought in assumed. I see, is that of supervis- 14,010,000 Compared with ing all Prussian State thearts, 23,156,60. Piste dudes 822,000, and sur-tax £3,780,000, the Berlin Opera House among were fightly higher,, and though Customs declined life had He is already Premiér šia | title duties fell də, stämps wate Minister of the Interior for Prussia. dre Healthy at g480.968., Ezplén- citer of the Prussian Secret State Fatture Uf the Werk Wun- £3;500000 Police, Speaker of the Reichstag, more than in the korresponding and Reich Commissioner for Air. period at £13,137,920, due tin
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