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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
january 27, 1939.
Four-Power LATE NEWS MEDICAL
Talk
Alloged Initiative By Mussolini
(Continued from Page 1.)
will be held in the Leysce Palace,
and
will deal almost exclusively with the Spanish, and related Medi- terranean questions. The French Government hopes that by Saturday
an
"hind enabled France and
RELIEF
Generous Donation By Hospital Staff
London, Jan. 20.
A brief report of the activities of the exhaustive report from Rumours that ignor Mussolini
French Ambassador, M. Jules Henry, the Hongkong Sanatorium and 100s- destres st Four-Power conference who has returned to Figueras con-pital Medical Relief Group, covering
after Immediately
the fall of cerning
further prospects of the the period from August 1937 to Barcelona continue to circulate here this morning, although neither con- Loyalist Government will have been December 1838 has been received.
The Group was organised at the received, Armation nor dental has been ob-
The question of the despatch of ajoutbreak of hostilities, the nurses and tained from informed quarters. French
representative to Burgos, the stall of the hospital feeling the Certain groups express the opinion which has now become neule, will urgent need for an organisation to help in a modest way the enormous that the rumours have arisen from doubtless bo discussed,
In an exhaustive resume of the task of giving medical relief to the certain intimations made by Il Duce to Mr. Neville Chamberlain in Rome, events that had occurred since the wounded at the Front,
signing of the Munich agreement, M. With this object in view, the Group Political circles are agreed that Bonnet described dat na nn even offered its services to other organisa Il Duce desires clarification of all that
terrible adventions who are buying and shipping pending Mediterranean questions Europe to avoid a
suppiles to the front, by giving them and that a Four-Power conference ture."
the sterilisation of for would provide the best means of Dealing with France's relations
with England, the Foreign Minister gut, etc. Further, the Group approach would
Discussions 好感 such
spoke of the friendship between the monthly subscription books, and, naturally Include conference contallon
demands from
said, had been shown in the Septem nurses and staff and the generosity Political quarters alto belleve that ber crisis, and which would remain of friends and sympathisers, the re- the cornerstone of French foreign turns are encouraging. The contri- the Anglo-Gerinon declaration in
Never has friendship be-bution also consist of 6 per cent. of the Franco-German de-policy. claration in Paris and the Anglo-ween France and Great Britain been the salary of the staff and nurses. Italian agreement provide for settle- stronger than now," he declared. nent of international questions by conferences and believe that the moment for a inceting will soon be opportune.
Accuring and preserving cat-
issued
particularly that regarding a countries, the value of which, he thanks to the untiring efforts of the
Munich,
agenda
were
The collections so far are as follow: RAPPROCHEMENT STARTS Charity Concert (September 1937). Relations with Germany, said M. $2,100.20; Monthly contributions from 1030. October 1937 to September Bonnet, were indiented by the si$7,000.45; Monthly contribution for of the ing of the Franco-German declara October 1938, $002.87; Monthly con- The Rome correspondent Mali reports that Daily
Signor tion of December, 1938. After distribution for November 1938, $640.05; afussolini definitely intends to tatte cursing the individual points of the Monthly contribution for December the initiative in calttog a Four-Power agreement, M. Donnet asked its conference and that he wishes the crities whether any man: conscious of 1938, $779.10; Total: $11,281.58.
his ressonsibilities could have ' the meeting to Include three points, all of which deal with fused to sign sth an instrument of the future of Spain: Avoidance of peace.
"We are of the opinion that the further conflicts in Spaly; strengthen-
of
declaration represents the first stage freedom to
om to form. Spanish ing of Spaf Germ
approchement, and opens up prose one ambulance the assistance of
Government in accordance with the pets for the future in which the two Fountries will work together with desire and will of the nation; a
mutual confidence", arantee ly the four Powers which will exclude the possibility of Communistic or popular front Gov ernment being established in Madeld
ank
M. Bonnet then dealt with Middle and Easter European questions and Far East, and then turning to Franco- Italian relations, he said that these or Catalonia.
had undergone a change since the Political circles here are not im-posit pressed
French by the
tablishment of un Italian empire, but calling up reserves of the 1018 class the French Government had been and show little concern over the announcement that the chief, of French General Staff, Gen. Gamelin, has postponed his Moroccan tour of inspection.
action insition of sanctions and the C5-
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striving to bring about an improve- ment since the beginning of the Anglo-italian negotiations, for pay- ing the way to a new modus vivendi in the Mediterranean.
Referring to the recent
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KEW-At his residence 55 Wong
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$100; British Fund for the Rellef of Distress in China en 9.12.30, $1,000 Total, 7,407,02,
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stify men's Rellef Association, valued at the attitude adopted by the Italian $089.28; and catgut to the National Government. That had been the Red Cross Society of China (per Dr. view expressed by Mr. Chamberlain C. Y. Wu) valued at $2,184.75; Total TOMORROW
and Viscount Halifax in the conversa-
donations were therefore $10,201.05.
morning
tions they had while passing through At an informal gathering at the The wedding took place on Wednes- Paris on their way to Rome. To be Hospital yesterday day at the Registry before Mr. T. S. sure, added. M. Bonnet, they made Group donated an ambulance to the Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Marriages, no further meation of it in order Red Cross Society of China, per Dr. of Captain Francia Cyril Flynn, R.N.,not to give rise to a misunderstand. Y. Wu.
France is not prepared of H.M.S. Tarantula, to Helly Ziemering.
The witnesses were tolerate any attempt to lay hands on (nee Velten). Mr. W. Janssen and Mr. R. Jarissen. Its empire which has been built up by the sacrifice and toll of the French people."
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followed by the French Government in, after a long illness, at the age of with very close attention, The 50 The following forthcoming wed-w dings are announced: Mr. Ernest French authorlies and Frenchmen Dr. Kew, who was a member of a Bruce, Master Mariner Messraving in Clim left nothing undone large and very well-known family fu Butterfield and Swire, Hongkong figs of the civil population. It has sidence, 55, Wong Nei Chony Road, in an attempt to alleviate the suffer- ilongkong, passed away nt his re- and Miss Margaret Arthur Ross, been found possible to save tens of The funeral will take school teacher, of "Kinnaird,"
place this Torphins, Scotland: Mr. Klang Pao imperilled consequent upon invasion. monument at 5.15.
thousands of lives which Were rnoon, the cortege
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Educated at Harvard University, student; Mr. Tung Chi-wun, teacher, Chineserate the suffering
the Dr. Kew, after graduating, returned and Miss Chan Lai-hung, teacher, of ment is armly resolved not to allow a dental surgeon.
people,
the French Govern-to Hongkong and started business as 19 Connaught Road West, Hongkong. its interests in this part of the world to business will two brothers, Fred He later went in- lo be damaged. France has inter and Chad Kew, and the vened in Tokyo on several occasions, continued up to the time of his death. partnership
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Washington ber of "passés" in the official driving on the basis of the tests reaches one million, the Minis- agreement of 1922.
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STARTS Government Department cannot glve
Coming to the Spanish question, M In conclusion, M. Bonnet exhorted SUNDAY anything away, because it is dealing Bonnet said that France had, from the Deputies to show understanding with public money. Perhaps Mr the outset, pledged itself to a policy for the harsh necessities of the Burgin will personally present the of non-intervention. It was resolved moment. France would face the millionth driver with his or her pink strictly to adhere to this policy. The coming trials with calm confidence. slip of proficiency.
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WELFARE WORK
Activities of the Centre
At Shumchun
Rural Industrial work based on the Industriat co-operative system for converting agricultural products into and the markclabic commodities, manufacture of fertiliser and im- proved farm implements.
Medical work based on the practice An appeal to the Hongkong Y's of Western and Chinese medicine, Men's Club to co-operate and support and training personnel in elementary the work of the Shumchun Welfare bygone and first aid from the ranks
Mr. Percy of the farmers. Centre, was made by Chen at their weekly tiffin meeting.
A system of investigation and at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday.
Mr. Chen said the centre's objects inspection based on methods of plan- were to maintain the spirit and self-ned economy, utilising personnel re- respect of the peasants, and enable cruited from among the farmers,
The Centre has had no difficulty in them to go back
back to the land by giving!
the Arst them food and other necessities to finding willing workers, carry-on where they had been forced group being graduates of South China and Hongkong Universities, while the to take refuge.
To carry this out, the following second group of workery are gra- methods have been planned:
duates of Kwangtung Universities Educational work among the far- who have passed in political science, mers based on the San Min Chu I, education, and agriculture.
These modern
people are receiving a agricultural technique,
monthly wage of $10 National cur- hygene, and Youth Training.
Agricultural assistance based on a rency, while $0 National currency co-operative farming system, for per head per month has been fixed facilities in obtaining seeds fertilisers, by the Centre for food. implements and live stock.
Mr. C. P. Wong, the Vice-President basis for the improve- and suggested that the Service Com- ment of seeds and live stock, and the mitice of the Club should consider training of personnel for supplying the question, of giving Onancial the needs of agriculture in South assistance to the Shumchua Centre
at their next_meeting. China.
a
gricultural experimental farms on of the Club, thanked the speaker,
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