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SLUM CLEARANCE PROGRESS IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

The Minister of Health last night moved the second reading in the Commons of the new Housing Bill amending the subsidy provisions for slum clearance and the abate- ment of overcrowding and making special provision for agricultural housing.

ENGLAND

WINS

SHOOTING

Won

Sydney, To-day. England yesterday

the Empire Shield for rifle shooting in the Empire Games with an ag- gregate of 2,260 points.

Australia were second with 2,237, followed by New Zealand (2,226) and South Africa (2,208). -Reuter.

NINGPO RIVER BARRAGE

Sir Kingsley Wood spoke hope- fully of the progress of slum clear- ance and in connection with over- crowding. It had been estimated originally that 60,000 new houses were required to fulfil the Govern- ment's slum clearance and over- crowding programme and of this

Shanghai, To-day. total 20,000 had already been built

Foreign shipping firms and 70,000 were under construc- Shanghai have been notified that

as from to-day, the river Ningpo will be blocked by the Chinese military.

tion. Touching on building prices,

were

on the

the Minister said the prospects whole favourable. Prices were steadying and local authorities were now again receiv ing more tenders.-British Wire- less.

JUNK FIRED ON

*

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY

GOLD STERILISAT

Sir John Simon's Reply To Commons Questions

Washington, To-day. The United States Treasury announcement of its decision to limit its gold sterilisation operations to sums over $100,000,000 acquired in each quarter, is regarded as a mildly inflationary action on Wall Street, with the likelihood of it having little effect on the credit situation. However, it is believed it may hold open the door to still further changes in monetary policy. The action is interpreted as a compromise between the reported desire of Mr. Eccles, of the Trea- sury Department, to de-sterilise the entire in- active gold fund, and the strong sentiment of Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the Secretary of Trea- sury, and others for retaining it. Meanwhile, says a message from London, the U.S. Treasury's decision was the subject of a question by Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of the Labour opposition, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, in the House of Commons yesterday.

BRAKE ON BUSINESS

COMMON POSITION

"We have no intention whatever of departing from it. Our methods are not quite the same as other me- thods attaining the same results, and I do not consider that because the United States has taken these steps, it follows that we should take exactly the same form of The Chancellor said that as he steps, but we desire to maintain a understood it, the announcement is common position."-Reuter. that it is desirable in present con- ditions to modify arrangements which may have, or be feared, to have deflationary tendency, and so act as a brake on business activity.

Sir John Simon. cordially agreed with this view.

The measure was in line with the general policy of easy credits which he regarded in this country.

CHINESE FEEL BITTERLY OVER

as appropriate ROME

ROME PROTEST

cur-

Replying to supplementary ques- in tions, Sir John agreed that

rency arrangements in the two countries were widely different.

at

AVOIDED DEFLATION

Hankow, To-day.

The right to claim damages has. been lodged with the Foreign Office here in a memorandum

In view of the importance of

We had continuously avoided de- from the Italian Embassy calling maintaining communcations be-

flationary measures here, and he attention to the Chinese raid on tween Ningpo and Shanghai, the

thought our existing arrangements Pengpu on February 12, in which Ningpo Residents' Association has

were adequate.

a bomb damaged the Italian Catho- despatched a telegram to Chinhai,

He further agreed that the Gov. where the boom is situated, ask-ernment would carefully watch the lic Mission. Chan Wah-tim, master of junking the authorities to delay closing results of the new United States. The. memorandum requests No 4855 HA, has reported that of the river.

policy and act accordingly if a the Chinese Government to pre- between Hong Kong and

Following closure of the boom, considerable change in the ex-vent recurrence of the incident. kwan on February 10, at 4 p.m. in passengers for Ningpo

to change value of the dollar occur- Chinese circles bitterly point out the afternoon, 20 sailors in a motor travel to Tinghai and thence by red as a result thereof.

that when the Italian journalist, boat from a Japanese warship, ap-motor launches to Chuenshan.

No sort of departure from the Sandro Sandri, was killed as a re- proached his junk and fired on it.. Another route, to Ningpo would tripartite agreement had been in-sult of the Japanese attack on the They took away a cannon but no be from Taichow along the Chekiang dicated, and he believed the Panay, Italy did not protest injury or damage was done..

Bringing Up Father

YES-YES-YES- I HAVE GOT. THE ADDRESS : IN MY HAND-

I WON'T LOSE IT-

coast.Reuter.

AN' SEE THAT YOU DON'T GIT LOST-- HURRY- DON'T LOSE A SECOND- THEY CLOSE IN ABOLIT

„TEN MINUTES-

have

Iparties thereto were respecting it. Japan. Reuter.

HE SHOULD BE TWO BLOCKS AWAY-NOW HE'S CROSSING THE STREET- HE SHOULD BE WALKIN' UP THE BLOCK- NOW HE MUST BE NEAR THE DRY GOODS STORE--

E CERTAINLY:S PAST THE BANK BY NOW AN ON HIS WAY INTO THE

BUILDING - GETTIN' IN TH' ELEVATOR BY NOW-

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