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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 3, 1987.

FRANCE AND BELGIAN

NEUTRALITY BID

SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO VAN ZEELAND VISIT

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

Paris, Yesterday.

Much interest has been aroused here by the forthcoming visit to Paris of the Belgian Premier, M. Paul van Zeeland.

M. VAN ZEELAND WILL, IT IS BELIEVED, PRESENT TO THE QUAI D'ORSAY HIS EXPLANATION OF THE BELGIAN DESIRE FOR NEUTRALITY.

Semi-official quarters in the French capital think that

MANUFACTURE France, like Great Britain, is of

OF SYNTHETIC

RUBBER

Factory Being Built In Germany

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

the opinion that both countries would lose by not responding to Belgium's wishes for neutrality.

It is believed, however, that the agreement signed between the three countries on April 1 last year will continue to exist.

The French General Staff, says a newspaper article, considers it ex- tremely important that France keeps Belgium friendly, so that in Berlin, To-day. the event of war the French north- Manfacture of synthetic rubber feastern armies may complete their will be begun on a large scale next development under the protection January at. a factory now being of the Belgian system of fortifica- built by the German Dye Trust.

The factory will be operated by Buna Limited, a new company which has just been formed with a share capital of 30,000,000 marks, most of which will be held by the German Dye Trust.

The new firm will be only con- cerned with manufacture of syn- thetic rubber by the "Buna" pro- cess, the patents for which are held by the German Dye Trust.

It is expected that the monthly output of the new factory will be roughly 2,000 tons, about 30 per cent of the total German consump- tion of rubber every month. Trans-Ocean.

COAST DEFENCE GUN PRACTICE

tions.

Trans-Ocean.

NEW WHAMPOA RAILWAY BRANCH

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$7,000,000 Bond Used For Port Scheme

Canton, To-day.

It is reported that in connection

with the plan for developing Wham-

poa, the issue of $7,000,000 of Government bonds has been an- nounced by the Executive Yuan.

The Whampoa sub-line of the Canton-Hankow Railway will be completed by the end of June, while the work of building the highway between Canton and Whampoa will be started this month.

It is stated that the plans for Coast defence gun practice with wharves and godowns of the pro- live ammunition will take place posed port are ready and the sur from Stonecutters Island, between the hours of 9.30 am and 6.30 pm on Monday, 8th March, 1937.

Practice may also take place from Stonecutters Island between €30 pm and 11 p.m. on Monday, 8th March, 1937; and between 9.30 am. and 11 pm on Tuesday and Wed- nesday, 9th and 10th March, 1937.

CHARTERED SURVEYORS

veying of all the lands of the port will be started in the near future. |--Our Own Correspondent.

COLONY'S VITAL STATISTICS

Seventy-three Deaths From Tuberculosis

Eleven new diphtheria cases, with The annual meeting of the Hong three deaths, were reported to the Kong and China Branch of the Health Department during the week Chartered Surveyors Institution ended February 27, the incidence of was held yesterday, when the fcl the outbreak showing no signs of lowing officers were elected for the diminution. ensuring year:--

Tuberculosis took a heavy toll of Chairman Mr. G. W Grey, life, 73 deaths being ascribed to this FSI, FRIBA

disease, while there were five fatal Vice Chairman: Mr. A E Lis-dysentery cases, six- cerebro spinal aman, FSL, MIM & Cy. E. fever cases (two deaths) and six

pers of Committee Mr. N. typhoid cases (two deaths).

Monday's Retur

BE FSL (Shang-

A G. W. Ticide, F.S.I. During Monday, two further BA, Mr. J. Ring, FSI, diphtheria, four further cerebro- (ENG)

Hon Secre

spinal fever cases and three new dysentery cases were reported to the Health Officer.