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FEGRAPH FRIDAY,
Making Room For Refugees
INDIA DISPLAYS From Germany SYMPATHY
Preparing Tabulated
List For "Hosts”
Evian, July 14.
B. resolution
Sending Medical Help To China
Churchill Says Inquiry Was Misled
...
Military Court May Be Exonerated In Privilege Dispute
London, July 14. The International Refugee Con- Speaking at a meeting in ference has adopted
London, July 14. regarding the number and types of Caxton Hall under the auspices
An important development in emigrants which ench country is of the China Campaign Com- the recent controversy on Par
mittee, held to introduce and liamentary privilege occurred at
prepared to receive.
The refugees have been divided ment Dr. Atai, who is shortly the end of question time in the Into various entegories, such as, proceeding to India to take to House of Commons to-day, when firstly, those who have not yet left China the first Indian medical Lt. Col. A. P. Heneage, Con- the country of their origin-Germany unit. Pundit Nehru; the Indianservative M.P. for Lauth, sup- and Austria--but desire to emigrate owing to their political and religious Congress lender, dwelt on India's ported by Mr. Winston Churchill, beliefs and racial origin; secondly, tremendous sympathy for China, asked the Speaker of the House persons who have already left their Pundit Nehru mentioned the into consider the fact that infor- native country but have not rettled nlimerable demonstrations in India mation had come into their favour of China, and the fairly
elsewhere.
The Government's participating in the Inter-Governmental Committee' agree to furnish the Committer with stelefly confidential information re- starting the number and types of refugee each country is prepared to accept, according to each country's laws and practices,
of
successful boycott of Japanese goods. hands differing from that on He
the thanked the China Committee for which
Committer assisting the departure of the Indian Privileges had reached its decl-
sion.
unit.
mittee.
Over £200 was raised at the meel- Mr. Winston Church asserted ng including donations of £50 from that, as a member of the Committee to The the China Campaign Committee and) £20 from the China-India Com, of Privileges, he had come
conclusion that the Commitice's deciston had been taken through n Recugation will be given to the The Chinese Ambassador expressed misleading presentatoin of the facts, fuct that countries of refugee will be gratitude on behalf of the Chinese and claimed that new facts now in entitled to consider the economic and Government for the offer of an Indian his possession altered the incidence social adoptability of emigrants who medical unit and for the sympathy, of the breach of privilege. may be obliged to accept, pro tem, expressed by Nehru, of the people of
The Speaker said the
the position altered living conditions.
India.
required consideration and promised He described the need for medical to give his ruling on Monday, The various Governments au-help as appalling and beyond the
Various
explanations of the eribing to the scheme will not be power of private or government res situation we given, the most responsible for financing any voltip
Sources, and said that all help wast mon one being that, wherea the tory emiration.
greatly appreciated, particularly the Committee of Privileges declared The resolution also provides for help given by friendly people that the Miliiney Court of Juquiry
Had
committed the breach 01 inter-Reuter, the establishment
privileges, summoning Mr. Duncan Sandys to appear before it, evidence was how available that the summons did not come from the Court which, therefore, should be exonerated,---- Reuter,
of an Governmental Committee in London. whone cluty it will be to continue to develop the work of the Evian Con- foretice-Router.
NEAR END OF LABOURS
Evian, July 14.
The Interntional Refugees Com- makter har virtually completed inbourg
s
The heads of the various delega- tions have ruched an agreement on j the text of the resolution proval at this plenary HUOPTOW
for $1 meeting to-
A full meeting of the Conferences will be held in the evening to decide the methods of financing the per- manent committee to be established
London.--Reuter,
SERIOUS ABSENCE
OF RAINFALL
Hongkong went through unother 24 hours without rain yesterday. making this the fourth successive day. The total rainfall for the year is now 32.08, which is 11.53 incher below the average,
temperature was
stightly
The tugher yesterday, maximum reached bring 88 degrees. The minimum last night was 78. This morning_ten-
Birth-Rate Fall Alarms
Government
com-
KENYA MAY GIVE LAND TO JEWS
London, July 15. The Kenya Government is
<011-
JOINT COMMITTEE OF
THE MINISTRY OF! HEALTH AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS TO BE sidering a scheme for placing land at SET UP BY THE GOVERN the disposal of Jewish refugees,
An announcement to this cfeet MENT TO CONSIDER THE was made in the House of Commons SERIOUS POSITION WHICH|to-day by the Secretary of State for IS BEING CAUSED BY THE the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Muc- FALL IN THE BIRTH Donald.
RATE.
It is now only half what it was at the beginning of the century, and only two-thirds of what it Was 20 years ago.
The child population is falling by 100,000 a year, and will fall still more rapidly in the next three years, as fewer young people reach' marriageable age.
Mr. MacDonald added, however, that there would be no question. 01
mass colonisation of dewa in Kenya
Colony,Trans-Ocean.
SAW SNATCHER AT WORK
As he was outside the Mongkok Police Station lust bight, Sergeant Cullinan saw a man snatch a band- Unless the trend is altered there bag from a woman who was standing outside a house in Nathan Rond.
illef He gave chase and the
was arrested,
28,
peenture was 85 and humidity 70 per will be in ten years' time:---- cent.
to
1. Hundreds of unwanted schools, nearly empty because there are no children to occupy them.
The Royni Observatory weather report Issued this morning stated that weak anti-cyclonic area covers the Pacifle to the cast of Japan and a 2. ridge of high pressure extends south-east China. The depression is moving north-eastward over Man chuck. Pressure remains relatively low over Tongiting. A digression has formed the south of
Guzm which will probably
wesl- move
torth-west.
Local forecast Ist--South-east) winds, tht to moderate; talr.
Thousands of surplus houses, 3.
for A shortage of men
the Army, Navy, and Air Force,
Ceylonese Lives On
Grass
COLOMBO, Ceylon.
Thin
Kwong, morning, Ngai was charged before B. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy and was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
SPEEDED IN CONTROLLED
AREA: FINED $25
X. Velich of the Hongkong Jockey
Carolis, a Ceylonese, is growing Club Stable, was fined $25 by Mr. H. R. Bullers nt the Central strong and healthy on a diet of grass. A few years ago, he declared, he was Magistracy this morning for proceed-
OTHER PEOPLE'S A: sick and medicine failed to
MONEY
The late Mr. John Colling Gerard, retired master mariner, who died at 12 Wyke Avenue, Worthing, on February 8, 1938, left local estate sworn under $35,200. An application by Mr. G. G. N. Thnson, solicitor, the lawful attorney, for sealing cer- led copy of the probate of the
DI, wil, has been granted.
to
the
Letters of administration estate of the late Yuen King (Kin) Po (Por).. alian Kwong Hau-tong, alias (Yuen) Talk Yu-tong, saltfish merchant, who died intestate at No. 324 Des Voeux Road West, first floor, have been on September 8, 1937, granted to the widow, Yuen Wong- The deceased left local estate sworn under $15,000.
1).
cure him. So he gave up ordinary food and went on n diet of grass.
STOP PRESS
INGENOHL'S
GRAND
st a
ing along the controlled area
hour from
speed of 35 miles per
Garden Spring Street.
Lunc to Arsenal
Detective-Sergeant Cameron told the Court that he was driving along Queen's Road East, about 11 p.m. on June 20, when the defendant's passed him at a fairly good speed.
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Siang Wo; Halyang: Conte Verde: Suisang: Empress of Russia: Empress of Japan; Tsinan; Hakozaki Maru: Ajax; Chile; Leesang; Serooskerk; Benlawers;
Diederichsen: Canton; Yunnan; Anhui; Aeneas; Sirdhana.
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Child Grabs Fander,
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Mouse Tricks Police Chief
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Little Phylla Verchio, 4, Is. still
Although caught in the act of stea!- olive because she grabbed the fender Ing Police Chief George J. Matowita's' of a moving automobile that bore bird seed for hungry sparrows, the down on her and clung to it until the thief scrambled through the chief's cor stopped. She escaped with minor fingers and escaped. The thief was injuries.
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