1937-05-28 — Page 6

EMPIRE

£600 A YEAR

FOR M.P.S

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1987.

COORDINATION

HUGE FLARES IN FOR DEFENCE

THE SUN

ONE GIGANTIC

BLAZE

577,000 MILES HIGH

London, To-day.

Mr. The_____retiring Premier, Stanley Baldwin, received loud cheers from all parts of the

Huge flares of hot calcium gas House of Commons when he rose which appear near the sun-spots yesterday to announce that the and which are known to cause fad- Government decided to propose ing on short-wave radios have been that salaries of M.P.'s be in described in an Associated Press creased from £400 to £600-a year.dispatch from Pasadena, California.

This was the last question

Baldwin answered before his

tirement.Reuter.

Mr.

Imperial Parley On Munitions And Shipping

London, To-day.

The first meeting of the munitions committee According to the story, along of the Imperial Conference, under the chairman- re with the sun-spots which now show ship of the Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, signs of exceeding records of more Sir Thomas Inskip, will be held at 9.30 this morning.

thethan 20 years, the sun is also tur-

Trans-Ocean adds that that rise in M.P.'s salaries was the first since 1911.

As his last announcement in the formed the House yesterday of Gov-

Commons, the Prime Minister in-

bulent with huge flames.

One gigantic blaze 577,000 miles

high, more than twice the height

from earth to moon, is reported by

the Mt. Wilson observatory of the

Carnegie institution.

known.

While it is thought that all the Dominions have agreed in principle to co-ordination of defence mea- Sures, they have made it quite clear that they will not enter into any commitments.

érnment's decision regarding mem-

Whether the great fires are direct- -bers' salaries. He said:"In accor

AS REGARDS TRADE MATTERS, THE STATEMENT MADE dance with the undertaking I gavely connected with the spots is not

ON EMPIRE TRADE YESTERDAY BY THE PRESIDENT OF on 7th April, I have made further

The flames, "prominences" to as-THE BOARD OF TRADE, MR. WALTER RUNCIMAN, HAS HAD enquiries on the question of whe- ther the salaries of Members of tronomers, shoot out from the edge A MOLLIFYING EFFECT ON A SITUATION WHICH AT ONE Parliament should be increased. of the sun with velocities of 150 TIME THREATENED TO BECOME A LITTLE ACUTE, IN VIEW OF. THE DEMAND OF SOME OF THE DOMINIONS FOR A are photo- The existing figure of £400 was fix-miles a second. They ed in 1911. It is, I think, obvious graphed with a spectroheliograph, GREATER SHARE IN THE BRITISH MARKET. that £400 was adequate in the cir- a device which shuts out all but the cumstances then existing, it can-edge of the sun, creating an eclipse not be so regarded in the very dif- effect. They composed largely ferent condition which prevail to-hydrogen, calcium and helium. day. After careful consideration, the Government have decided to

be propose that the figure should increased to £600 and the neces-

End Of 1937 "Prominences have three-dimen- sional forms," says Dr. Edison Pettit of the observatory, "like the flat flame of an old fashioned lamp.

sary steps will be taken at an ear- They are 3,700 to 7,400 miles thick

ly date British Wireless.

FELL INTO SHIP'S HOLDS

Three Coolies Admitted To Hospital

Tse Sing and Lam Shing, coal

Those shorter than 37,000 miles are rare, as are those more than 375,000 miles high."

It is understood that the South ceeded to a general review of the African 'delegation brought the progress of Empire trade. The dis- question of the gold situation be-eussion was opened by Mr. Runci- fore the Conference.

man, who was followed by Mr. Dun- The instability of trade caused ning, the Canadian Finance Minis- said to ter, Mr. Lyons, Australian Premier, by managed currency is

Mr. Nash, New Zealand Minister of have been stressed.

and

Mr. Marketing, No official confirmation is forth- Finance coming but it is believed the gold Havenga, South African Finance

the Minister, and Sir Zafrullah question will be referred to

Con-India. economic committee of the ference and thoroughly examined by experts.

TRADE COOPERATION

Khan,

The Principal delegates will meet again on Monday morning when it is stated that Mr. Ormsby Gore, Colonial Secretary, will open a dis- Two communiques issued yester-cussion on colonial questions and

that the mandates.British Wireless. questions

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The next maximum of sun-spots, according to Dr. Seth B. Nicholson, "is not expected to occur before the end of 1937. The present cycle will undoubtedly be much more ac-day afternoon announce tive than the last and many even committee on economic exceed the cycle whose maximum held its second meeting. was in 1917.”

The committee approved the re- The Imperial Conference discus- At the beginning of a cycle the port to the Conference of the Im-sion on foreign affairs will be re- coolies, were admitted to the Kow spots appear in high latitudes far perial economic committee, and con-sumed on Tuesday when Mr. Eden sidered other possibilities of inter-will have returned from Geneva.--

British Wireless. Imperial economic co-operation.

from the sun's equator. They can best be traced by the calcium clouds, which are near them, sînce the clouds are large and some of to appear in the spots too small

earth.

SHIPPING IN PACIFIC

The third meeting of the ship-

NEW SALVAGE TUG LAUNCHED

Modern Ocean-Going

Craft

loon Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries which they sustained after accidentally falling into the hold of the s.s. Flintshire, on which they were working. Tse Sing's in- juries to his head and legs were photographs-although many spots ping, committee was held at the offi more serious than his colleague's, are several times as large as the ces of the Board of Trade, under and his condition is serious.

the chairmanship of Mr. W. Nash Another accident occurred in the As the cycle progresses, the (New Zealand). harbour yesterday, when Ng Kai, zones of activity draw in toward The committee again discussed The twin-screw ocean-going sal-

the equator until, when a maxi- questions of competition of United vage tug "Taikoo"

was launched mum nears, the spots are all in States ships to Tasmania and Bri- at 10.30, this morning. The chris- low latitudes.

tish liner communications across the tening ceremony was performed by Pacific.

Mrs. KE. Greig, ・・ GROCERY SHOP FIRE

The vessel has the principal dimensions :- The cockloft of a grocery shop at

It is understood that only Canada, Length No. 594, Shanghai Street was gut-Australia, New Zealand, and the Breadth ted at 2.20 o'clock this morning United Kingdom were represented Depth when a fire broke out in the shop Fortunately, there were no casual- ties.

coolie, fell into the hold of the M. V. Canton. He was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital with in- juries to his legs.

Two Cottages And A Bridge For A Guinea

Two cottages and a bridge in __Yorkshire_can be bought for a

guinea.

The picturesque old toll bridge er, Hong Kong Clipper, arrived

of

which for a hundred years or more has connected the townships Snaith and Calton, is on the scrap heap," together with two cottages at one end of the bridge one for sleeping and the other for living in.

A Snaith hotel keeper was in- formed that he could buy the t

two cottages for one guinea, and the bridge would be thrown in. but

he hears a snai

The Pan-American Airways lin-

from Macao on schedule at about 2.15.p.m.

A large monkey which escaped from

The meeting was adjourned till. Monday next week.

following

165′0′′ overall.

16'9" to main deck, at yesterday afternoon's meeting, at with a combined bridge and fore- which most of the time was occup castle and a raised quarter deck. led in examination of operational Comfortable accommodation will be costs of trans-Pacific shipping provided for officers and members

No decision, says the communiques of the salvage party, the crew has yet been reached. Reuter.

FOODSTUFFS PROBLEMS

London, To-day.

ing quartered in the space forward, while ample accommodation has been provided for workmen when on salvage, operations,

a cafe in Harlesden, Middlesex, and} The eighth meeting of the prin-

When completed the vessel will took refuge in a tree, was shot because cipal delegates to the Imperial Con- be equipped with the most mode It became ferocious when attempts were made to reach ft.

ference was held yesterday. It was salvage and fire fighting applian decided that the representatives of stron towing gear, and pow The Admiralty Research Laboratory Southern Rhodesia and Burma windlass. She will also possess at Teddington,, Middlesex, has been should be added to the committee on wireless telegraphy set of - ample broken into, and although nothing was war materials and foodstuffs set up range, a direction finder, and, echo taken, Scotland Yard officers are trying to disco the-object of the raid. on Monday. The meeting then pro- sounding, instrument.