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SÉIZURE OF BRITISH CARGO

STRONG PROTEST TO FRANCO

CONTROL SCHEME

DETAILED

London, To-day.

non-

The subject of Spain and intervention was before the House of Commons at question time yes- terday.

coast

The Foreign Secretary stated that British ships would he responsible under the control scheme for the supervision of the Northern of Spain from the French frontier to Cape Busto and for the Southern coast from the Portuguese frontier to Cape De Gata, but despite this very considerable additional mitment for His Majesty's ships in Spanish waters, the British naval authorities would take steps to keep in touch with His Majesty's diplo- matic and consular representatives at Valencia, Barcelona and Palma.

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Mr. Eden also gave details of the facilities which the Portuguese Gov- ernment were giving to the British observers of Portuguese-Spanish frontier under the arrangement be- tween the British and, Portuguese Governments.

Duties of Observers

The duties of the observers would be to note the nature of goods and the number and nationality fo travel-

Canton Train Fire Victims

A demand that $200,000. be granted to families of the victims of the, recent Canton Kowloon train tragedy is con- tained in a petition filed with the Ministry of Railways. in Nanking.

Other demands in the petition call for the punishment of the railway officials responsible for. the train fire and the construc- tion of a public cemetery for the -dead

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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1937.

CABLE LINE] TOSHANGHAI

CUT

BY SCRAP METAL

HUNTERS

I.G.P. APPEARS IN COURT

Cable thefts have spread to the telegraph company installations.

Sui Chung, Sui Wing, Wong Lam #+*#206[2+2=6272560X78237] and Wong Sang, were this morn- ing sentenced to nine months' im- prisonment by Mr. W. Schofield for maliciously damaging and stealing a quantity of cable, the property of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany in Blue Pool Road.

Cabinet Scene

SIR H. GULLETT'S RESIGNATION

Canberra, To-dady. The resignation of Sir Henry Gullett, the Minister directing negotiations for trade treaties,

the was climax of a heated scene during a Cabinet meeting, it is now learned.

The Hon. Mr. T. H King, In- in spector-General of Police, was court and requested that a serious view be taken of the case, stating had received that the police four complaints of cables having been cut. The high price of scrap iron was the inducement to larceny of all kinds of metals.

There were signs of receivers be- hind these thefts and every endeav- our is being made to trace them. A few days ago on a country road, iron railings were taken away and removed in a lorry.

The Cabinet refused, on the

In the case before the Court, grounds that it would jeopar-communication with Shanghai was dise Empire trade, to consider interrupted.

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Sir Henry's recommendation to Lueng Sam, marine hawker, con- divert some of Canada's trade

to foreign- na- victed of receiving the cable, was with Australia tions willing to negotiate trade remanded for 24 hours. He denied treaties with Australia.

a previous conviction.

lers crossing the frontier and to The recommendation followed report to the Ambassador at Lisbon. failure of the recent negotiations They would be at liberty to ask for with the Canadian Minister of information from the local authori-

Commerce, Mr. W. D. Euler, for treaty revision.

ties, including statements of clear ances or the passage of cargo and passengers, and to request the com-

"DIVERSION" POLICY

It is believed that Sir Henry's

petent Portuguese authorities to resignation may lead to easing of take such steps as might be possible the severity of the so-called “di- to verify or disprove fears that version policy," which seeks breaches of agreement were being divert trade and so buy from coun- or about to be committed.

tries which buy Australian goods.

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GERMANY AND ANGOLA

More Rumours Denied

Paris, To-day. The rumour of German penetra-

Observation would be carried out The United States, as a big sel-tion in the Portuguese colony of on the frontier and the officers, who ler and a small buyer, would be would be stationed at the frontier particularly affected by the po crossings, in particular at railway licy Reuter.

stations and on major and second-

ary roads, would be in a position to

establish all the facts necessary for FORMER LOCAL

the proper observation of the ap

plication of the non-intervention CHIEF INSPECTOR

agreement

British Protest To Insurgents

PASSES AWAY

News of the death of ex-Chief- Inspector Baker, who retired from the Hong Kong Police in 1913, has Answering another question, Mr. just been received in the Colony. Eden stated that the British Am- Mr. Baker died in Bristol at the bassador at Hendaye had been age of 75 years. He is survived by instructed to protest to the insura son, Sub-Inspector G. H Baker, gent authorities at Salamanca who is attached to the Guards Office, against interference with British Hong Kong Police.

property on the high seas, in the case of two Spanish vessels carry- ing British-owned cargoes of iron ore, which had been intercepted by insurgent warships.

The Ambassador was to ask for. the release of the cargoes and to state that His Majesty's Govern- ment reserved the right, if neces- sary, to claim damages. British Wireless.

starling lolled at Witham had a on a leg, inscribed, "Um

Lithuanie F. 13725.”

Permission was given at Windsor Brewster Sessions for hotel to be built at the entrance to course, to be called.

race- Vindsor

SUDDEN DEATH OF AMERICAN

An elderly American visi- tor to the Colony, Mr. Benja- min Francis Johnson, was found dead in his room at the Peninsula Hotel last night.

He was 11 years of age and it is understood he been

in the Colony only a He had not registered with the police

The body was removed the Public Mortua believed to have

Death

natural causes, probably heart failure.

Angola has again been revived.

Yesterday a Paris commercial pablication stated that several German businessmen were their way to Angola with the ob- ject of establishing German com- mercial enterprises there.

This is strongly denied in Essen, where the commercial magnates mentioned in the report are still living-Trans-Ocean.

SURGICAL MIRACLE

A man who owes his life to ад

operation described as a "firacle of surgery" has been awarded £500 compensation by the Austra- lian Workers' Compensation. Com mittee.

In an accident he received in- juries to the head and brain and lost an eye.

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