1937-06-16 — Page 24

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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1937.

APPROVES STOP PRESS

Canton, To-day. PACIFIC WASHINGTON, TO-DAY Nakamura, the Japanese Consul-PACT

It is officially learned that Mr.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE GROWING SERIOUS-General in Shameen, has now as- NESS OF THE STEEL STRIKE sured Mr. Philip Tyau, the Foreign WAS ADMITTED AT YESTER- Commissioner, that he will request

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT DAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE the Japanese naval authorities to RUSSIA HAS APPROVED IN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

withdraw. Japanese warships from PRINCIPLE THE SUGGESTION In his daily. talk with news-Swatow.

MADE BY THE AUSTRALIAN papermen, President Roosevelt It is learned that in consequence PREMIER, MR. J. A. LYONS, stated his opinion that if the Re-Mr. Wu Te-chen, the Governor, will FOR A CONFERENCE TO CON- public Steel Company was will-grant an interview to Mr. Nakamura SIDER A NON-AGGRESSION ing to agree to a verbal collective this morning. Our Own. Corres-PACT AMONG THE PACIFIC bargaining contract, it should be pondent, willing to put it in writing.

say

The President declined to whether Federal intervention was contemplated but declared that all were hopeful it was going to straightened out.

Canton Plans be To Introduce

Women Police

Yesterday's developments in- cluded the closing of the Fisher Body Plant at Cleveland, Ohio, em- ploying 6,500 men, and the closing

Canton, To-day. Women police are to be introduc- the Fisher plant at Buffalo, Michi-ed in Canton by General Li Kit-chi, gan, directly rendering idle 700 the Police Commissioner.`. workers and stopping the Chevrolet It is learned that the Police De- assembly line, which throws another partment will hold an examination 800 off work.-Reuter.

VON BLOMBERG TO VISIT BUDAPEST

Following On Heels Of

Foreign Minister

Berlin, To-day.

The Defence Minister, Field-Mar- shal von Blomberg, Trans-Ocean was informed yesterday, will arrive in Budapest for a prolonged visit on June 28.

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of candidates and that those select- ed will undergo special training for a definite period before they are sent out on duty.-Our Own Correspon- dent.

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NATIONS.

No further Australian move is expected for the present and it is understood the next step rests with the British Government, which is expected to continue in- formal talks with the nations concerned in the hope of working out concrete proposal for a con- ference.

time but it is no secret that Mr. This may take considerable

Lyons is determined to do every- thing in his power to advance his policy of "peace in the Pacific."

-Reuter.

Siamese Minister's German Visit

The

Duesseldorf, To-day Siamese Minister, Phya

VON BLOMBERG'S Rajawangsan, who is making

MESSAGE

Much Impressed By Italian Army

Rome, To-day.

Reason for the trip is to return the visit to Germany of the Hun- garian War Minister, General Roe-Signor Mussolini by the German A telegram of thanks was sent to

Defence Minister, Field-Marshal During his stay in Hungary, Mar- von Blomberg, at the conclusion of shal von Blomberg will carry out a his visit to Italy yesterday. thorough inspection of the Hun-

The telegram thanked the Duce garian Army.-Trans-Ocean.

for the reception afforded to Mar- shal von Blomberg.

Preventive

Medicine Drive In Germany

Berlin, To-day.

Dr. Bartels has announced that in the Ministry of Public Health a department for doctors has been established which will have the care of industrial concerns under them. Post-graduate instruction in public health and hygiene is. to be carried to a high standard.

Not the treatment of the sick, but the prevention of disease will be the first duty of the department.- Trans-Ocean.

Perpetual Motion Mousetrap

"The impression gathered by me in Italy will always remain in my mind.

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study trip through Europe, visited the exhibition "Creative People" here yesterday.

The Minister evidenced special interest in the synthetic rubber "Buna" and the synthetic benzine. He indicated in his remarks that Siam was greatly interested in

his opinion Germany's development and stated that these synthetic products would play a great part in economics of the future-Trans- Ocean.

Peak Residents Fined

Three Peak residents were sum- moned before Mr. K. Keen at the

for "It was also a pleasure and a Central Magistracy

allowing special honour for me to be able to their dogs abroad without a muzzle establish links of comradeship with (or on lead. Mr. B. Schrieber of No. all sections of the Italian defence 32, The Peak, and Mrs. Leigh Gar- forces, and I was much impressed ner, of No 12 Hill Crest, were fined with the spirit and high qualities $10 each while Mr. J. K. Bous- of the officers and troops."-Trans- field, who pleaded guilty by letter, Ocean.

was fined $5.

Fraud On Union Insurance

Society: Man Gaoled

Charges of fraud and obtaining knowing it to be forged with in- money by false pretences were pre-tent to fraud.

ferred against Ko Hak-ming, 20, with intent to fraud, obtained from That the accused, on April 20, New York, June 9.-A "perpetual cashier, at the Criminal Sessions the Union motion" mousetrap which catches ro- this morning. before the Chief Jus-Canton, Ltd., the sum of $2,284.29, Insurance Society of dents by the dozen was displayed at the National Inventors' Convention to- tice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, by the in Hong Kong currency, by falsely

The device lures the mouse through Assistant Attorney General, Mr. E.

day.

a door by the smell of cheese or ba-H. Williams. con. Then the door shuts behind it,

pretending that certain cargo, of which the Insurance Company were the insurers, had been accidentally and lost.

the mouse runs in alarm through a cor- The accused pleaded guilty ridor looking for a way to That's where the "catch" "comes in.

escape. was sentenced to imprisonment for The corridor is so wide that it cata-

two years, with hard labour. pults the mouse into an adjacent ante- chamber, throwing the entrance open again for the next victim.

19,

The charges were as follows: That the accused, on April uttered a forged document, purport- ing to be a certificate made by the Chief Officer of the 9.8. Hupeh, V. Schultz, a Russian was this knowing it to be forged and with morning fined $10 or 15 days im-intent to fraud.

Passport Case

prisonment at the Central Magis- That the accused, on April 19, tracy when he pleaded guilty to en-Futtered a forged document, purport- tering the Colony without a valid ing to be a certificate made by the passport.

compradore of the 5.3. Hupeh,

That the accused, on March 18, uttered a forged document, purport- ing to be a letter written by Messrs. Tsang Tai-yuen, knowing it to be forged with intent to fraud.

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BLUM WINS

Paris, To-day.

The Chamber of Depu-

ties to-day passed a vote of

confidence in the Blum Gov-

ernment by 346 votes to

247.-Reuter.

Mrs. M. S. Dillon, wife of

a police department store-

keeper, was found dead this

morning, hanging.

The tragedy occurred in

the house adjoining that of

the victim,

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