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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.

GENERAL MOTOR STRIKE

FINALLY SETTLED

Big Explosion In Avignon

Paris, To-day.

Several houses were complete-

IMPORTANT INCREASE

IN WAGES

ly wrecked in a severe explosion UNION AGREES TO VACATE "STAY-IN”

in Avignon yesterday.

Four persons were

rescued

from the ruins only slightly in- jured, all having had miraculous escapes.--Trans-Ocean.

YOU MUST NOT WORRY

If You Want A Long Life

If you want to live, to be 100 or. more, you must not worry, even if the greatest disaster befalls you.

This is the secret of longevity of 109-year-old Toichiro Ito. who upon his recent birthday delivered a talk on "Long Life" before the Bearded and Baldheaded Club of Osaka.

cry

"If you want to live long, said the long bearded centenarian, don't even if you lose your children; don't get angry even if you are called a fool; and don't cry over spilt milk, even if you lose much money.

FACTORIES AT DETROIT

Detroit, To-day.

The strike in General Motors factories, which is estimated to have cost the workers $1,000,000 a day in wages, has at last come to an end with the announcement of an agreement being reached be- tween the Unions and employers.

ROOSEVELT

HAS A NEW

General Motors announced yester- day that they are instituting a wage increase of five cents an hour, equivalent approximately to six per cent. on the average wage, to be- come effective immediately in

BODYGUARD plants now open and in others when

As the President's new bodyguard, a Massachusetts state trooper has in- herited a place in the official family closer to Mr. Roosevelt than any of the other members.

they re-open.

OFFICIAL TERMS

The official terms of settlement include the following:-

Thomas E. Qualters' duty will be 1. Corporation recognition of the to guard the life of the nation's chief "I was born in March of the 11th executive 24 hours a day. But if he Union as a collective bargaining year of Bunsei at a village, some 10 follows the example of his late pre-agency for its own members.

was a decessor, broad-shouldered, fun-loving 2. The Union agrees to end the miles from Nagoya where I farmer. I moved to Nagoya 72 years Gus Generich, who died suddenly in

Buenos Aires during the President's strike and evacuate all plants.

3. The Corporation promises to ago.

"I had five brothers and sisters, all visit, Qualters will do much more than

strike- My that for F. D. R.

resume operations in all of whom lived to be nearly 100.

bound or idle plants as rapidly as elder sister lived until she was 109."

possible

According to this contenarian, he all of his married three times but

wives died. He drinks little also holic

beverage.

BRITAIN'S GREAT ARMAMENT LOAN

(Continued from Page 1) expenditure would have to be tioned by Parliament.

No Parallel

There is no parallel in secret secret

4. All employees are to return to annals for the exact relationship, per-work without discrimination against sonal or official, which existed between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Gus Gen-strikers. nerich.

Gus made it his business, as a friend

SIT-DOWN STRIKERS

as well as a government agent, to 5. The Union agrees that pending guard the President from embarrass-

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993 ·

WORLD'S CHAMPION

HARPIST

Held Title For 43 Years

With his harp by his bedside, Mr. ments in all his comings and goings, negotiations there will be no other

William Morgan, the world's champion both at home and abroad, to help strikes or interference with pro-

harpist for 43 years, has died at his where he could in fostering in his duction.

6. The United Autombile home in Maesteg at the age of 69. sanc-friend a cheerfulness of spirit, con-

tentment of mind, and case of body Workers' Union will evacuate the in off hours as well as those of which three factories at present held by Ap Shenkin, Mr. Morgan was taken ill the public had knowledge.

Qualters' job includes serving

Better known by his bardit title of

with pneumonia a week previously. AND BUDGET SURPLUSES

the sit-down strikers, not

He was born at Monmouth, and took "A White Book on the armament

7. General Motors will not seek to must as boy, when he was instruct loan was issued later in the even-only as a bodyguard, but to a certain

enforcement of the injunction obed in playing the harp by Taliesin extent, as a body servant. ing.

According to the Book, the Chan-He must rarely leave the President's tained against Union officials and James

side is his waking moments and must sit-down strikers. be cellor of the Exchequer shall

constantly be on call. up to authorised to raise loans £400,000,000 from the consolidation years ending fund during five

March 31, 1942.

Miami Shooting He must keep match at times in

UNION POWERS

He had played before royalty'; was five times National Eisteddfod winner: and had himself taught 30 National Eisteddfod winners.

The crowning achievement in his

8. In twenty factories closed by

World's Fair championship in Chicago, the White House until far into the strikers, General Motors agree not career came in 1893, when he won the The Government, moreover, is to night while the President is working to bargain with any other group competing against the greatest harpists

until agreement has been reached in the world be authorised to spend the Budget or entertaining.

He must accompany the President with United Automobile Workers surplus not for liquidation of the National Debt but for armaments.

SCOTLAND'S RUGGER XV

shington. On motor tours his place

.

9. In the remaining 49 factories

own members.

GLOUCESTER'S HOLIDAY SHOW

The Chinese festive season with 10. Wage, hour and other delits attendant round of merry-mak- mands of the Union shall be negoing is in full swing but nowhere tiated at a subsequent conference.was it more apparent than at the Gloucester Hotel during the holi- EFFECT OF WAGE INCREASE

days.

His title as world champion ha on all his trips in and out of Wa Union on wages, hours and work(never been taken from him. Interest will be three per cent, is in the front sent of the President's ing conditions. to be paid during the first five years, car and he is the first to alight and after which thirty annual instal-proffer his arm to the chief executive. the United Automobile Workers' He might be called on as was Gen-Union shall represent only their ments of amortisation for the loan will be added to the interest paynerichto personally shield the Presi- dent from bodily harm in such instance ments-Trans-Ocean and Reuter.

as when Zangara fired at Mr. Roosevelt in Miami He also might be called on to punch a crank occasionally.

Ordinarily he will accompany the The following have been selected President in his daily swim in the

the famous Chinese stage to represent Scotland in the Inter-White House pool. (And, incidentally, In a statement issued last night On Wednesday night, Tse Lau-

The must be a good swimmer, Mr the Corporation announces that lan, national Rugby series against Ire Roosevelt likes to play water polo and the increases in wages are equiva-actress, entertained with the "But

terfly Dance" and two songs land at Dublin on February 27. delights in wrestling a companion

J. M. Kerr (Herintonians); W. G. Saround in the water "even drown lent to $25,000,000 a year.

Mr. John Lewis, the Labour Chinese Harles and Robert re- Johnson (Richmond), B. C. S. Dick you." as Gennerich used to say.)

For his services. he will receive a leader, in commenting on the set ceived great applause after their (Guy's Hospital). D. J. Macrae (St. Andrew's University), and R. W Shaw secret service salary estimated at tlement said that the agreement famous "Doll Dance," after which (Glasgow High School): W. A. Ross $4,000 a year.

had established for the first time they did the "Bolero.”

Herbert and his Vibraphone was (Hillhead) and W. R. Logan (Edin-4

well rece

London, To-day.

burgh Wanderers): M.-M. Henderson

“bom- loaves

a rational relationship in the au-

Renter

(Dunfermline). G. R. Grey (Gala) In A gold kettle, costing £1,000, has tomobile industry zlis (Cambridge University). G. Bbeen ordered in Osaka by a Japanese Horsburgh (London Scottish), C. Lmillionaire. Melville. (Army),-W. B. Young (Cam- bridge University), J. A. Waters (Sel- kirk), and G. D. Shaw (Gala)-Reuter. The team is identical to that which beat Wales on February 6, af Swansea, by two goals and a try (13 points) to two tries (6 points).

Prisoners in Zagreb Gaol arded warders with hard

protest, subject of

Broadstair

to have an air

France is to issue a stamp bear ing the effigy of Jean Mermoz, air man, lost on South Atlantic flight

Sandwich (Kent) toll bridge Imotorists £10,000 last-

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