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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1937.

ITALIAN HOSTILITY TO PLAN FOR TRUCE IN SPAIN

H.K. LOAN WORKS

Nearly $1,400,000 To Be Spent In 1937 AIRPOT SLIPWAY

At to-morrow's meeting of

Legislative Council,

the

Saving Whale From Extinction

the Colonial Means

London, To-day.

Treasurer is to move the following from extinction were discussed

resolutions:-

of saving the whale

under

by the delegates of eleven na- tions at a conference in London yesterday as a sequel to a joint

That this Council approves Section 3 (2) of the Hong Kong Dollar Loan Ordinance No. 11 of 1934 the following transfers in the Schedule:-

Item 2 Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme to be reduced from $10,443,530 to $9,941,877.98. Item 3 Vehicular Ferry to be reduced from $1,930,000 to $1,915,603.80.

Item 4-New Gaol at Stanley to be reduced from $4,500,000 to $4,000,000. Item 5-Tytam Tuk Catchwaters to be reduced from $720,000 to $689,386.55.

Item 6-Air Port Development to be increased from $975,486 to $1,007,485.92. Item 8-Other Public Works to be increased from $10,338 to $1,025,000.

OPPOSED TO WITHDRAWAL OF VOLUNTEERS

(SPECIAL TO THE “CHINA MAIL”)

Rome, To-day. The British proposal for mediation in the Span- move by the British and Norwe- | ish civil war, with a view to bringing about a cessa- gian Governments.

Mr. W. S. Morrison, Minister for tion of hostilities, has produced lively comments in

his Italian political circles.

Agriculture and Fisheries, in opening address, said the Govern- ments concerned recognised that the "The Italian Government," it is declared, "is all future of whaling was in jeopardy, the less inclined to support such a proposal since and they should make a concerted effort to preserve it.

the Valencia Government is on the eve of an anarchist revolution and the Republican Govern- ment is consequently anxious to save as much as it can by a compromise."

He stressed that the blue whale and Antarctic whaling industry

were threatened with early extinc- tion.

Mr. H. G. Maurice, of the Minis- try of Agriculture, was elected chairman. He told Reuter that there was every hope of reaching a successful agreement.

Mr. Maurice said. they hoped to secure the co-operation of who might in a few years That this Council approves the a serious competitor in the expenditure of $1,398,731.37 on the ing industry-Router. various items of Loan Works as specified below during the financial

IT IS A MISTAKE, STATE POLITICAL CIRCLES, TO SUP- POSE THAT SIGNOR MUSSOLINI WILL CONSENT TO WITH- DRAWAL OF ITALIAN VOLUNTEERS FROM SPAIN.

year 1937, which sum shall be met LEAGUE COUNCIL from that city, a certain section of

from surplus balances pending the issue of the remainder of the Loan authorised under Ordinance No. 11 of 1934.

Head 2, Shing Mun Valley Water Schemes.

(b) Second Section:- (3) Gorge Dam (5) 2nd 24" Trunk

MEETS TO-DAY

Agenda Approved In Two Minutes

was

It is also asked what damage to agree to cessation of hostilities Japan, Britain would suffer in the event on all Spanish fronts for a period become of Bilbao, as well as the wealthy sufficient to enable these with-

whal-mineral districts, falling into the drawals to be arranged.

hands of the insurgents.

The replies of the various Gov- In Paris, according to telegrams ernments were still awaited.

Lord Cranborne, stated the sys- the press also, shows little sym-tem of observation

working pathy for the proposal to bring the satisfactorily. Spanish question before the League Later, in an answer, he referred of Nations.

to the Basque Government's request “Le Petit Parisien” remarks that for a full enquiry into the destruc- whereas only a few days ago the tion of Guernica and said the United impression prevailed that discus-Kingdom Government had invited Geneva, To-day. sions in Geneva would take place observations of the French, German, The League Council held no pub-in a peaceful atmosphere, "the Italian, Portuguese and Soviet Gov- lic session yesterday and the first situation has now been entirely ernments on this suggestion. public meeting will be held to-day-changed.

A two-minute private meeting yesterday afternoon adopted the

No doubt is entertained in League agenda without comment, after which a secret sitting discussed the circles, says the journal, that all relations between journalists and the speeches dealing with Spain which Swiss authorities.

may be delivered at Geneva will M. Joseph Avenol, the Secretary-meet with unfavourable criticism in 105,818.41 General, and the Chinese delegate Italy and Germany.

were commissioned to discuss the A leading article in "Le Journal” 62,827.21 matter with President Motta

of fears that both the Spanish and mittee for an appeal to both sides Switzerland.

Abyssinian questions may give rise to abolish altogether the use of to passionate controversies.

civil war. bombing from the air in the Spanish

$62,769.28

Main

109,7 5.56

(6) 3rd Rapid Gravity

Filters Head 3, Vehicular Ferry Head 4, New Gaol at

Stanley

Head 6 Airport.

(b) Airport and Sea-

plane Slipway (e) Wireless Telegraph

Station

Head 8, Other Public-

Works.

95, 0.01 7,636.86

465,069.04

The meeting of the bureau of the (a) Central Market 300,000.00 Disarmament Conference has been (b) Wholesale Market 190,000.00 fixed for Saturday. Reuter.

$1,398,781.37

“DISCOVERY” HOME

AGAIN...

London, To-day.

HAY FEVER SEASON

BEGUN

The doctora will be engaged this After eighteen months in the An-year in treatment at the hay fever tarctic regions, the research ship clinic at St. George's Hospital, Lon- Discovery II returned to London yesterday:

don,

Instead of the four who under- took the work in 1936.

GENEVA FEARS.

+

The well-known political writer, "Pertinax," in "Echo de Paris," ob- serves that since withdrawal of Germany and Italy from the League, Geneva leads only a sha- dowy existence shrouded in idealo-! gical clouds.--Trans-Ocean.

Destruction Of Guernica

London, To-day.

His Majesty's Government had pointed out that such an interna- tional enquiry could, if thought desirable, be extended to cover other

incidents of a similar nature.

His Majesty's Government would be ready to co-operate in such an enquiry whatever its scope.

They had also placed the proposal before the non-intervention; com-

The views of the various Gov- ernments on this proposal had now been received by the committee, and the matter was being further considered at to-day's meeting. British Wireless.

CONSCRIPTION IN NETHERLANDS

The clinic, will remain open In the course of a long answer to

The Hague, To-day. The researches conducted on the

every week-day until the end of several Commons questions on the Sharp criticism of the Nether- voyage consisted chiefly of investi gations determining the haunts of July. Already 500 applications for Spanish situation, Lord Cranborne lands defence measures and con- whales and a study of the history treatment have been received, and said efforts to further withdrawal scription system was expressed at and habits of other marine crea-no more can be considered for the of foreign nationals had been aca meeting of a patriotic society tures in the Antarctic

moment. A waiting list contains tively pursued, and the technical sub-here yesterday by General Sniji- Trang

nearly 1,000 names.

Committee of the non-intervention ders, former Commander-in-Chief Ocean.

The hay fever season begins in committee set up to consider the of the Dutch Army. the early spring. The condition, question had now presented the re- The General declared that the in fact, is more often associated port.

conscription system left two-thirds with the scattering into the air of In anticipation of the report, of Dutch youth without any mili- the pollen of early flowering grasses which it was hoped would enable a tary training.—Trang-Ocean. The chairman's sub-committee of than with the hay of later months; practicable scheme to be agreed upon the nm-intervention committes has it occurs in towns as well as in for withdrawal of foreign volunteers, decided to appeal to both sides in England.

His Majesty's Government had en- Sir Robert Ho Tung arrived ́at the Spanish civil war

Humanitarianism Urged

London, To-day.

to conduct During 1936 243 patients receiv-quired of the other principal Gov- Shanghai from Nanking yesterday. operations with the utmost regarded three treatments each, and in 95 ernments whether they would join It is stated that Sir Robert will to-humanitarian com derations, it per ce the cases results were in approaching both contending part-visit Hangchow before he returns was learned lat

benefic

ies with the object of inducing them to Hong Kong.