1937-07-24 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1987.

COMPLETE DEADLOCK ON

NON-INTERVENTION

-GAS MASK- FACTORY FOR SCOTLAND

London, To-day.

A regional gas mask factory is to be established in Scotland, capable of producing 3,000,000 gas masks a month.

The Secretary for Scotland told the House of Commons yesterday that location of the factory and a scheme of distribution of masks from the factory was still under discussion.--Reuter.

AIR DEFENCE COST DISPUTE IN BRITAIN

London, To-day..

Municipal Corporations

BRITAIN GIVES WARNING TO ITALY

London, To-day.

It is understood that the non-intervention

deadlock remains unsolved.

After three days of private discussions, dis- agreement regarding the procedure to be followed in discussion of the British proposals, appears to be as acute as ever.

British circles find difficulty to agree that the question of pro- cedure should be made cause for more delay, and would welcome substantial reasons for Italy's at- titude, or the Italian compromise procedurë.

If Italy does, neither, it is point- ed out that there will be grounds will not for concluding that Italy does not pay for the cost of air raid de-share the British desire for speed fence until the Government settles and the British Government the question of what proportion it then feel obliged to abandon is prepared to contribute towards defence.

may

the

proposals and adopt a new attitude towards the non-intervention issue. -Reuter.

of

London, To-day. A resolution to this effect was passed yesterday by the Council of

The technical sub-committee United Municipal.. Corporations, which maintained that the Govern- the non-intervention committee met to consider questions ment should pay the cost of all air yesterday raid defences.

MARCONI'S

HUGE ESTATE

Rome, To-day.. It is reliably understood that the late Marchese Marconi, the "father of modern wireless," left fortune estimated at about £5,000,000.

a

Half of this huge sum was be- queathed to his seven-year-old connected with technical carrying daughter, Elettra, who in addition

re-

the other out of the British proposals The Government, on

of observers hand, produce a counter-proposal garding appointment

contribution to Spanish ports.-Trans-Ocean. that the Government should be 70 per cent. of the total. -Reuter.

FRANCE LODGES

Eight O'Clock PROTEST

Wedding

came

IN GERMANY

Berlin, To-day.

will receive a quarter of the re- maining half, which under Italian law, must be divided among the four children.

will Marchesse Marconi's widow enjoy the interest on Elettra's half share during her lifetime.

It is understood there were no other legacies.--Reuter,

TELEVISION RECORD

Programme Received 83 Miles Away

A record in television range has

At 8 o'clock this morning Miss Gladys Evelyn Lee, daughter of Mr. Charles Lee, of Portland. be- the bride of Mr. Alfredo

An energetic protest has been Crestijo, son of Mr. A. Crestijo, lodged with the German Foreign formerly of the Eastern Extension Office by the French Ambassador Telegraph Company. the marriage against allegations in the Ger ceremony taking place at St. Mar-man press that detachments of been established by the reception garet's Church, with Father Page the French Foreign Legion have of a complete programme at Coven- try, 83 miles from the B.B.C. trans- been sent to Spain.

The Ambassador, describing the mitter. This feat has been accom- reports as "lies," expressed aston-plished by research engineers at ishment at their continued publica- the G.E.C. works. French official tion after the dementi.

officiating.

A reception was held later at the residence of the bridegroom's father.

T. A. PEARCE IN COUNTY CRICKET

Kong T. A. Pearce, the Hong cricket skipper, appears to be play- in ing fairly regularly for Kent

is meeting with very much.

The report had appeared in the official Nazi organ "Voelkischer Beobachter."

: GHOST ARMY In Marseilles, the German press

County Championship matches, al reports regarding French Foreign though it cannot be said that he Legionaries being sent to Spain,

are scouted at the Legion depot. against The commander of the Fort of Batting number eight access.

declared yesterday: Leicester, early this month, he was St. Jean run out after scoring six runs in These legionaries are probably the first innings and was undefeated like the ghost Russian army which with five to his..credit in his second passed through London in night

time during the War"-Reuter.

venture.

been pleased to His Excellency the Officer Ad-the Colonies, has ministering the Government, in ac- recognise Mr. Geoffrey Miskin as cordance with instructions receiv- Honorary Consul of Sweden at ed from the Secretary of State for Hong Kong.

DAMPNESS

promotes PRICKLY HEÄT.

USE AFRIDOL SOAP

PRICE REDUCED!

Though the sound part of tele- has been re- vision programmes Ceived occasionally at New York and Johannesburg the greatest dis- tance at which regular reception of the vision has hitherto been ac- complished is 50 miles. The official estimate of the range of Alexandra Palace when the service started eight months ago was 25 miles.

the B.B.C. The peak power of vision transmitter at Alexandra Palace is 17 kilowatt. Experience suggests that if the power output could be increased sufficiently the

service area would be greatly ex- tended, and one of the fundamental difficulties which has handicapped television development would overcome.

the

be

Ad-

Govern sem bas

His Excellency ministering the nominated Mr. John Fleming as a Member of the Court of the Uni- versity of Hong Kong during the absence from the Colony of Mr. Philip Stanley Cassidy, with effect from 14th May, 1937.

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