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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1997.

ENCOURAGING RECEPTION OF MR. EDEN'S COMPROMISE PLAN Lord Plymouth Discourages Amendment Of Details

DE VALERA'S VITAL CHANGES

LIFE INSURANCE

DEPOSITS

WITH GOVERNMENT

The "Gazette" contains the draft -f an Ordinance to amend the Life Insurance Companies Ordinance, _907.

the

Section 3 of the principal Ordin- ance requires life insurance com- Danies to make deposits with Registrar of Companies. Many of hese deposits consist of mortgages of leasehold properties in the Co- lony, Clause 2 of this Bill amends the section so as to bring its lan- guage into line

NARROW VICTORY

Dublin, To-day.

Mr. de Valera won a narrow victory for his new Constitution yesterday, when voting in the ple- biscite on the new form of Gov- ernment came to an end.

that. Official figures revealed 685,105 'had voted for the new Constitution and 526,945 against.

Reuter.

WOULD DESTROY THE WHOLE

London, To-day.

British circles consider the start of the non- intervention discussions yesterday highly satisfac- tory.

In addition to the speeches of the Italian and German Ambassadors, the representatives of the majority of the smaller Powers agreed to accept

e with section 5 (1) as he now has in respect of fire the British proposals in principle.

insurance companies,

of the Fire and Marine Insurance and marine

regulations Companies Deposit Ordinance, No. and trust companies,

will be made by the Governor in| 32 of 1917. ›

The Registrar of Companies has Council under the powers conferred no power under the principal Or-by section 34 of the principal Or- dinance to require life insurance dinance.

As the new regulations might companies to make up deficiencies in the event of the securities falling cause misunderstandings

below the value at which they were to the meaning of sent to arise as

AT THE RESUMED MEETING IN THE AFTERNOON, THE COMMITTEE DECIDED THAT THE PROPOSALS BE REFER- RED TO THE CHAIRMAN'S SUB-COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL PROBABLY MEET ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK, WHEN VARI- OUS REPRESENTATIVES WILL EXPRESS' MORE DETAILED

REUTER. VIEWS.

pro-

of the

London, To-day. Introducing the British originally accepted, though he has principal Ordinance, clause 3 of this such power in respect of fire and Bill repeals that section and sub-posals at yesterday's meeting of stitutes a new section based on sec- the non-intervention committee, marine insurance companies.

In order to give the Registrar oftion 5 (5) of the Fire and Marine Lord Plymouth, the chairman, Companies similar powers in re-Insurance Companies Déposit spect of life insurance companies'dinance, No. 32 of 1917.

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MESSAGE fo GARCIA

Or-emphasised the British Govern- ment's view that they struck a fair balance and were the best practical solution.

Although there was no objec- tion to discussion of modifica- tions and amendments, the various items were closely de- pendent, and omission or sub- stantial alteration of any of the proposals would necessarily af- fect the British Government's attitude towards other parts of the proposals.

Lord Plymouth emphasised the interdependence of the clauses for and withdrawal of volunteers'

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granting of belligerent rights, and said the object of the latter was to seek the best means of avoiding incidents to warships in Spanish waters.

REAL NEUTRALITY

This monster-like figure is not a Man from Mars but a peaceful German citizen dressed-up in the newest type gas-mask provided to civilians by the German Air Min- istry. Berliners are called from time-to-time for air raid drills and must don gas masks.

It would also oblige neutral Powers to define reasons for keep. ing their warships in the war fied

and to preserve real neu

zone, trality.

and a way out of the

d at the tributes to their efforts difficulties, * he hoped practical effect He admitted the difficulty of would be given the proposals at a those Powers who recognise only very early date. Reuter. one party in Spain in granting belligerent rights but emphasis- ed that the same sacrifice was demanded of both sides, and the whole meaning of non-interven tion was that both parties in Spain should be treated on the same basis of legal equality.

RUSSIA'S POSITION

DR. SMALLEY TO ACT. AS D.M.S.

His Excellency the Officer - Ad- ministering the Government has ap- pointed James Thornton Smalley, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.E.C.P. (Lond.), to act as Director of Medical Ser- vices, with effect from 21st July, 1997.

The Russian Ambassador, Ivan Maisky, supporting.- the gen- |- eral principle of the proposals, said his Government would-ma" certain observations.

The.........Portuguese Ambassador. stated that his Government was ready to reinstat the Portuguese

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abolition of naval patrol.

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His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the provisional

of the Honourable.

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the Legislath and of “~ Comm:

Hole, R.N.

Lord Plymouth, said the British porarily

the place gel Francis who is tem-

from the Colony,

Government was extremely grati-with effect from 7th April, 1937.