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CHARGED ON 14-YEAR-OLD WARRANT

Mr.

Central

Lam Fong, aged 38, a widow, was this morning charged before R. A. D. Forrest at the Magistracy with the kidnapping of a male child, Tse Shun-cheung, aged

4, from 62, First Street on Decem-

ber 24, 1924.

The apprehension warrant

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH, 1, 1938

GOVERNMENT CRISIS IN FRANCE PREDICTED: LABOUR CODE BATTLE

Paris, To-day.

ISTORY BEHIND

THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

London, To-day. Further details regarding the contents and history of the note The French Government and Parliament ap-addressed by Mr. Neville Chamber-

lain, the British Premier, to M. pear to be on the eve of a serious crisis, since fun- damental differences have arisen between the Sen- Camille Chautemps, the French was ate and the Chamber in connection with the new Premier, were revealed to a repre- taken out in 1924 by Mr. P. Grant Labour Statute which has been drafted by the sentative of Trans-Ocean by a usually well-informed quarter here while he was Chief Dectective In-Government.

yesterday.

A.S.P. who is now in retirement,

-rested yesterday in Cross Street in

Wanchai.

spector, and the defendant was ar- The situation is aggravated by the fact that no fewer than 7,000 collective labour agreements will expire in France next Monday at midnight, so that urgent social problems which are still unsolved will become even more acute than hitherto.

It is aleged that the defendant was a frequent visitor to the mo-

in

go

ther's house and on the day question enticed the child to with her to buy a doll, and neither returned.

Detective Sergeant Allen charge of the case which was journed for 48 hours.

is

THE UNSAFE DEPOSIT

RESIGNATION THREAT

in

On February 18, it is declared,

M. Charles Corbin, handed to Mr. which pro- posed that a joint demarche should be made in Berlin by Britain and France in the Austrian question. to his Mr. Chamberlain referred letter of February 25.

the French Ambassador in London, Chamberlain a letter

In his answer, the British Pre- mier apologised for having been compelled to delay his reply to the French proposals during the Eden crisis.

Conflict between the Government, where he threatened to resign and the Chamber on the one hand case of major changes in the Social in and the Senate on the other, above all Bill which was under discussion. ad-are due to the fact that the draft of

THIS MONTH? the Labour Code---which has been re- jected by the Senate-provides for the adjustment of wages to the cost It is therefore believed in many of living after a five per cent. in-quarters that the month of March

He pointed out in his reply that crease of the price index, while the will not pass without a Government.

an Anglo-French demarche in Ber- Senate is willing to agree to

ancrisis. adjustment only after a 10 per cent. In that case, the formation of alin was no longer necessary.

the Government to be extended to

After Chancellor Hitler's speech increase.

Reichstag, and in the

Neville Mr. Rightists is believed possible,

seized the oppor¬ the two days foreign affairs debate] Chamberlain in the Chamber is taken as con-tunity to assure the French Gov- ernment once more that the British in Government was determined to ad- under all circumstances to their traditional friendship with France.

Referring to the forthcoming Anglo-Italian parleys, Mr. Cham- berlain emphasised that the French Government will not only be kept constantly informed by the British Government regarding the pro- gress of these negotiations but also consulted, if the necessity arises. Trans-Ocean.

Ivan Pavloff, aged 60, of Kusten- dil, South-west Bulgaria, mistrusted banks. So he decided to place his savings, amounting to some £60 in a hollow oak tree in his garden.

All day long and part of the night Ivan would watch the tree, to make sure that his savings were safe. In winter-time he would watch it from his bedroom window.

The years passed, and all went well. At last, unfortunately for Ivan, his neighbours grew suspicious of his continual vigil, and one day he found that his money had

vanished.

soon

He told the police his long-kept secret, and the thieves - were discovered, but part of the money was already spent.

Now Ivan is racking his brains to discover a really safe deposit for his precoius money.

In case of a

Sore Throat

take

FORMAMINT

The inclusion of Communists

The Senate, moreover, is unwill-firmation of that belief: ing to grant official arbitrators frights to inform themselves of the exact financial status of firms by a perusal of their accounts.

In defence of its attitude, the Senate argues that arbitrators are frequently members of political as- sociations who cannot absolutely be trusted to keep to themselves con- fidential information gathered dur- | ing their activities as arbitrators.

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M. Chautemps' declaration on Sun- day that "he was determined to re- sign within the next fortnight if the Labour. Statute was rejected by the Senate," has been followed by statement to the Chamber that Labour officials would submit the original Labour Statute in its form to the Senate for a second reading.

SENATE WARNED

M: Chautemps, moreover, warned the Senate that he was not willing to defend the amendments made by the Senate before the Chamber.

It is generally expected that the Government will enter into definite opposition to the Senate, and political quarters are won- dering whether a solution of the problem will be found.

Both sides agree that the solu- tion must be found before midnight

on Monday next if a serious crisis is to be avoided.-Trans-Ocean.

INCLINATION TO RETIRE

Paris, To-day.

!

the new Cabinet is not expected, here. while even the support of the So- cialists for the new government is not yet held assured, but their bene- volent neutrality is anticipated.

Parliamentary circles believe that the new Cabinet will be headed by а Radical-Socialist politician.

Trans-Ocean.

COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE

London, To-day.

Palestine

The personnel of the Partition Commission will be Sir John Woodhead, Sir Alison Russell and Mr. A. P. Waterfield. A fourth member may be appointed.

ITALY SPEAKS ON BALKAN COUNCIL

Rome, To-day.

The Commission will start work

The action of the Council of the in England about the middle of March and will probably go on to Balkan entente in recognising Ita- Palestine about a month later, ar-lian conquest of Abyssinia, has riving as soon as possible after the been received with a great deal of Easter ceremonies in Jerusalem satisfaction in Italy. have been concluded. Reuter.

STARTING IN MARCH

London, To-day. Three members of the Palestine Partition Commission have been

appointed, and the appointment of a fourth member is still under con- sideration

"The Giornalia D'Italia" says that in Caking this decision the Governments of four Balkan coun- tries have evinced a healthy sense of realism and have shown insight born of understanding.

The Italian semi-official organ then goes on to refer to the privi- leges accorded to certain-naval

Sir John Woodhead, who has had

of a distinguished career in the In-powers with regard to the use.

Balkan ports as bases for their dian Civil Service, will be Chair

fleets, and expresses the hope that man. He was in 1931 made a tem-

these privileges, "which consti-

the Mediterranean," will be abo lished in the interest of further clarification of the Balkan policy of independence.

Well-informed parliamentary cir、porary member of the Council of tute a threat to the status quo in

the Governor-General, and from cles here claim knowledge to the 1982 to 1987 was Finance Member effect that the Premier, M. Camille Chautemps, is showing an inclina of the Government of Bengal. He

acted

Governor in Sir John tion to retire from office and is mak ing no secret of the fact that he Anderson's absence from Bengal in

the latter half of 1934, needs a long rest.

as

M

Adherence of Italy to the Mon- treux Agreement, which is describ-

the Balkan Entente, is a problem which will be taken by Italy and earmarked with all the necessary circumspection. Trans-Ocean::

In various quarters the Premier Sir Alison Russell, who, after aed as desirable by the Council of is credited with the intention, de legal career in the Colonies, retired spite the recent big vote of con- in 1929 from the Chief Justiceship fidence in him, following the for- of Tanganyika, and was Chairman eign affairs debaté, of accepting the of the Committee of Enquiʊy“ into downfall of his Cabinet, which may

the disturbances in the copper belt. result from some domestic issue, of northern Rhodesia in 1935, and without great resistance.

Mr. A. P. Waterfield Principal As-in England about the middle

stant Secretary in the Treasury, March and will probably leave Palestine about a month later

An indication of such intention can be discerned in M. Chautemps are the other members.

The Commission will start work | British-Wireless. attitude in the Senate last Sunday

for