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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 27, 1937

FRENCH VISIT TO LONDON Premier And M. Delbos Arriving To-morrow Night

LORD HALIFAX MAY

IN PARTICIPATE SOME OF TALKS

London, To-day.

The French Premier, M. Camille Chautemps, and the Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, arrive in London at 9.30 on Sunday night for their con- sultations with British statesmen.

The conversations will open at 10, Downing Street at 11 o'clock on Monday morning.

It is understood that Lord Hali- fax, the Lord President of the Council, will participate in of the talks.

•

some

POLICE SEEK BOY KILLER'S

The Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, will entertain the visitors at lunch at II, Downing Street, on Monday, and the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, will give a dinner in their honour in the evening.

GIRL FRIENDS

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The steel shortage is believed to be ending several months earlier than was expected. Available sup-

One of the questions dealt with plies of

essential materials are in the first part is "Has the Ro rapidly increasing

yal Family a Surname?" The au- A variety of circumstances has swer is that neither Plantagenet contributed to the improvement nor Guelph was a surname. Tu- Scrap supply is now far more dor may have been, and Stuart plentiful than had been anticipated certainly was, but the present some months ago, and a substantial King has no surname. tonnage is being absorbed.

steel

Another subject investigated

is the authorship of "God Save the King" first sung in public in 1740 to celebrate the taking of Portobello by Adml. Vernon in the previous year.

Imports of scrap rose last month Schoolgirls who wrote passion to 144,000 tons, a figure which late letters to eighteen-year-old would have been thought Pheno

Paul Dwyer, the South Paris, menal at the start of the

trade "boom" Maine, "Adonis, begging him for affection, heard to their horror The recently achieved daily rate "Of what use are a cat's whis- that he was the self-confessed of pig iron production is the high-kers" is the first question an killer of the town's beloved fami- est since 1920, Home production of swered, and others are What is A lunch party at the French Em-y doctor and his wife.

ore is rapidly expanding. Imports bassy on Tuesday will enable the At North Arlington, New Jer from Spanish Morocco have been Englishman?", "Is visitors to meet other members of sey, where the handsome, dark resumed, and the difficulty over the Cabinet, after which M. Chau-eyed Paul was arrested with the supplies from Northern Spain has Indians know how to vote?" and waterproof?", "How do literate temps and M. Delbos will leave for bodies of his aged victims, Dr. been largely overcome. Paris-Renter.

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

The French Prime Minister Mon-

and Mrs. J. G. Littlefield, in the The duties on imported back of his car, police pored over may be reviewed in the the young killer's thirty-two love future.. letters.

a Fuehrer? "Was St. George.

our skin

steel, "Should rabbits be lifted by their

diate

ears?

Many popular beliefs are chal- The remarkable change in the lenges In answer to "Is a Bag- These were found stuffed in circumstances of the steel indus-pipe a Scottish Instrument?”, it siear Chantemps, accompanied by Paul's pockets and in

a "love-try since the duties were reduced is pointed out that the mstr.

ment was used by Hebrews, the Foreign Minister, Monsieur Del- bos, is expected in London on Mon-chest he had flung into the well in July has led to the spread of an

of the car with the bodies.

opinion that they should be restored Greeks and Romans. day morning for an exchange of Detectives are amazed at the in full at the first possible oppor- view on the international situation

uncanny influence the boy wield- tumity. with Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Mr. Anthony Eden.

They will travel by the night train ferry service from Paris.

After conversations on Monday morning at No. 10, Downing Street, the French Minsters will lunch at No. 11, Downing Street where the Prime Minister is still resident, dur-! ing alterations to No. 10.

A coloured frontispiece shows flags of all independent peoples. ed over schoolgirls. They were Committee Approached

Free books, dealing with the ro- searching South Paris for five Representations have been made mance of speed, will be given girls, known caly by their Chris-to the Import Duties Advisory Com-with the first three parts. tian names Barbara, Ruth, Ar-mittee, which is responsible for lene, Margie and Molly-whose making any recommendation. letters were in the chest

The steel import duties were re- PUBLIC AUCTION duced from an average of 80 per cent. to 12 per cent. en licensed imports and to 2% per cent. on quota imports.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

On

Auction

Tuesday, the 30th. November, 1937 commencing at 10:30 am.

"Dear Little Hubby The South Paris schoolmistress In the evening, the Foreign Se-will "grill" her pupils to find

As the situation grew more and cretary will give a dinner party for Paul's sweethearts. M. Chautemps and M. Delbos at his Scrawled in girlish handwrit more difficult and fulfilment of con- private residence.-British Wireless, ing, a note from "Barbie" begins: tracts, including Government ones, grew more difficult, the Govern "Dear little hubby, I love you ment agreed to maintain the reduc- more than is good for little girls,tion of duties until March 31 next. and ends, "Everlasting love, your The Government adheres to the wife."

Another letter from "Barbie" principle of regulation of steel im- 50

ports by tariff. It is its wish, now "I wanted you like anything that the steel trade is resuming Every single thing I do is for smooth working, to restore full equilibrium by the adjustment of you, and I try to be the way you duties as soon as practicable.

AUDIENCE BARRED THE DOOR Minister Imprisoned' In Own Hall

The Rev. J. H, Hill, minister of Brampton Mount Methodist Church, Chesterfield, was "impri

sored

he

for four hours in the

nation

During the

says.

want me.

2

Another note, signed "Babs," reads: "I gave you everything I could, darling, because I love

you.

"An unsigned note ends: bers of the Hiya, darling Here's how I who demanded an feel about you. Hot potatoes

minciden

eeting

fainte and had

When Mr. Hill began to

ginger snaps. me quick fickle"

Wahoo, kiss

Paul killed Dr. Littlefield "be- cause he said something nasty" about one of his sweethearts. Was shouted down by the Then, decoying the doctor's audience. They demanded to know wife into his car, drove for two why the door of the church bad days across New England with been locked inst members of her husband's body before stran-

last Sunday. gling her

the Bourne Les

The League

church organ-

isation, of which the minister is

president

When Mr. Hill tried to leave, Members men arranged themselves against satisfied the door and allow him to pass. had been given.

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