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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1987.

BLOCKADE "SURRENDER"

Pointed Questions In Parliament To Mr. Eden

MOTOR STRIKE

IN CANADA Settlement Reported.

Reached

UNION COMPROMISE

Oshawa, To-day.

The strike in the General Motors factory here has been settled.

Mr. Homer Martin, President of

COAL STRIKE THREAT

IN BRITAIN

STRONG HOPES OF PEACEFUL

SETTLEMENT

London, To-day.

FREEDOM

OF BILBAO

UNNECESSARY

CAUTION?

London, To-day. Two private notice questions on

A vote has just been taken of all the coalfields of Great Britain on the question of strike action in the American United Automobile connection with the local disputes which have been the situation on the Basque coast Workers Union, announced that an in progress for some time in Nottinghamshire.

understanding had been reached in Detroit yesterday, the terms of which would be submitted to a mass.

meeting of workers last night for BOTTLED BLOOD

ratification.

SAVES SPAIN'S return to work on Monday, and that FIGHTING MEN

It is understood that the men will

officials but only with their employees-Reuter.

own

lives.

were answered in the Commons by the Foreign Secretary.

Mr. Lloyd George, intervened,

He read a telegram from the Whatever the result may be, British Consul at Bilbao as follows.

indicates comment in the press

"The President of the Basque Gov- urgently requests you that the danger of a national strike ernment

should be informed food situation. is considered remote.

is Two points are involved, accord- critical, that harbour entrance ing to an account of the matter clear of mines, that shore batteries merchant negotiations will then begin between the Canadian General Motors Com Blood taken from donors, sealed which the Secretary of Mines gave can effectively protect

refri-the Commons on Tuesday, though shipping in territorial waters and both arise out of the presence that blockade is not effective. Since pany and workers' committees from in milk bottles, packed into all the company's factories in Canada gerators, and sent to the Spanish

of all war fronts, is saving thousands of since 1926 of two rival unions in April 1st twentyseven vessels enter- the area one autonomous and the ed into and thirtytwo cleared - from for complete settlement

to the Mine-work- Bilbao." points.

will Canadian doctor, Norman Bethune, other affiliated

It would be clear Mr. Eden said Although these committees

After the strike last November that the Consul was passing on a apparently be composed of members of Montreal, is directing this amaz-ers Federation of Great Britain.-

at Harworth Colliery, the owners message from the Basque Govern- of the United Automobile Workers, ing blood-transfusion service, claim- the company seems to have gaineded to be unique in modern warfare.

keeps it going wished to make membership of the ment and not impressing his own Canadian money

of views as the Leader of the Opposi- their point that they would not

The re-employment.

conditions tion had appeared to suggest in his sign an agreement with U.A.W. without support from the Republican autonomous union a condition

Government.

Dr. Bethune and two Spanish as-was later withdrawn but the ques- question. sistants-Doctors Frederico Duran tion of victimisation of the men in and Gil Barber-are working on the volved in the Harworth strike re Madrid, Aragon and Almeria fronts, mains in dispute.

Meantime, through the good of fices of Mines Department, the leaders of the two unions have ne-

Mr. Eden replied that naturally gotiated a basis of amalgamation, but the Mineworkers Federation the Government would do all it full information Executive later declined to proceed could to secure with the amalgamation scheme and, in answer to another member, It was backed by public subscrip-pending the settlement of the vic-explained that no one had even said tion to the Canadian Committee In

timisations question and decided to that no ship could get in or out of trol scheme, it has been arranged Aid of Spanish Democracy.

take ballot of the whole country Bilbao. In Barcelona Dr. Duran has 2,000

The other private notice question that all patrolling vessels shall fly the special pennant of the North- people from whom blood is being on the question of enforcing the

In Madrid there are 1,500. principle of the freedom of organ- referred to the reported departure chal- of the British merchant ship, Mary East Fisheries Convention and that drawn. merchant vessels having observers Every

person used is first testedsation which they claim is

lenged by the refusal of the comLlewellyn, from Saint Jean de Luz on board will fly a plain white flag for symptoms of disease.

From one to two gallons of blood pany to recognise a union affiliated and enquired about protection for with two black circles which has

British ships which dissegarded the to the Federation. been specially designed for the pur-a day is collected from donors

The Company, on the other hand Government's advice not to pro- Madrid, placed în pint milk bottles which recognises the autonomous ceed to Basque ports. by in refrigerators constructed to keep union, is prepared to negotiate the the blood at a temperature of be-questions at issue if and when the tween 2 and 5 degrees Centigrade.

is carried amalgamation scheme

SPANISH COAST CONTROL

Official Announcement

On Preparations

Under the non-intervention

London, com

pose.

was

Describing the system to a Reuter correspondent, Dr. Bethune said that. the transfusion service keeping the men in Madrid busy for eighteen hours a day.

Race To The Trenches

in

wanting to know if the Government had taken steps to ascertain whe ther or not the Basque Govern- ment's statement was correct.. GOVERNMENT POSITION

Mr. Eden recalled the explicit An official statement issued the International Board last night

statement he had made in the de- with reference to the coming into

bate on Wednesday that while the From collecting centres, refrigera-through.

Government hoped ships would not operation of the control scheme at midnight on Monday, exempts from tor trucks carry the bottled blood The Minės Secretary told the disobey instructions, if they did, the obligation to embark observation to distributing centres, which are Commons he was doing all in his and were on the high seas, they officers vessels with wireless equip behind the fighting line. Each of power to find a solution of the pro- would be entitled to protection.- ment which have already passed an these has a refrigerator.

blem: The questions are so near to British Wireless.. appropriate observation port and At these points are skilled doc settlement and a general coal vessels without wireless equipment tors with assistants and cars. As strike in the near future is felt by which have already passed last port of call.-British Wireless.

DIVINE WIND IN BERLIN

Meets Bad Weather On Journey

Berlin, To-day.

comes in, they race to the trenches, tion in its effects to the issues left and often under fire perform the unsettled that a widespread belief transfusion.

in a peaceful outcome prevails. British Wireless.

One the Madrid front, milk bottles, used to contain the blood, are fitted with

a bulb and a needle. The doctor pumps the blood Into the patient's veins by working the bulb.

A system used on the Aragon front is that of Dr. Duran's glass

North China Air Service

Tientsin, To-day.

LANCASHIRE

DEPUTATION

IN LONDON

Mr. Runciman's Promise

London: To-day.

A large and Influential deputa- tion from the Lancashire cotton in-

The "Divine Wind," which set": test tubes. Blood is contained un- The Balance Sheet of the Hul dustry, representing both employ- record mark for the Tokyo London ¡der gas pressure. These containers Tung Aviation Company shows a ers and workers, laid before the needles loss of $100,000 for the first half President of the Board of Trade flight last week, landed at Tempel are fitted with sterilised hof aerodrome from Brussels at 5 ready for use. This method will be year-Our Own Correspondent. o'clock yesterday afternoon. extended. -

So far, more than 2,00D trans- The airmen received an enthusias tic reception from a large crowd, fusions had been given, said which included the Japanese Am Bethune.

Mry

Brearley and Miss Joan Dr. Brearley left for Australia Vester-

day in the Changte.

succéss

yesterday, an appeal for further consideration and effective action by the Government on the two main problème: confronting the industry internal re-organisation and the recovery of bassador and representatives of theAn important factor in

The Rev. Karl F. Erny is to get

bring was the central unifying organisa-

Mr. Runciman promised Government.

as President in the Colony of the the deputation submissions to the Bad weather held up their flight tions. from Brussels and forced the fliers "Thousands of lives could have Basel Evangelical Missionary So-attention of the Government and to make an intermediate landing at been saved in the Great War had ciety during the absence of Mr. A. to receive it again at a later date. Detmold Trans-Ocean.

this been used," said the doctor.

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Ritzi.

-British Wireless,