1938-03-23 — Page 24

PREMIER REJECTS SUGGESTION

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister rejected with considerable asperity a Labour suggestion in the House of Com mons yesterday that all valuables deposited by Austrian banks with English banks, including all stocks of precious metals, should be confiscated

SOVIET OFFER REJECTED

The British Government has de- cided not to accept the Russians in- vitation to take part in a confer- ence of Powers to discuss the Aus ing Standard" trian developments, says the "Even-

Chamberlain will make an announce ment to this effect in the House of Commons during his statement on Thursday Trans-Ocean.

The paper says that Mr. Neville

All such deposits, declared M SOVIET HONOURS

Chamberlain, were now as hereto- fore, at the disposal of their right- ful owners.

Moscow, To-day.

High Soviet titles have been con- The Government had neither theferred on the four Polar scientists, power nor the desire to alter that Papanin, Krenkel, Shirshow and fact in any way, nor had they any Fedorov, who have each also been intention of asking Parliament for awarded a money prize of 30,000 special powers to take such action. roubles. Reuter.

-Trans-Ocean.

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The Regular Army recruits from London last week numbered 137, an increase of 56 over the correspond- ing week of last year and the high- est number for that week since 1918. -British Wireless.

JAPAN AND OIL OF MEXICO

Mexico City, To-day.

The Japanese Government is It is notified that Queen's Pier is studying the possibility of import- to be closed to all shipping to-mor-ing the production of Mexican oil- row from 11.30 am. until after the fields, according to messages from Governor of Macao has landed. Tokyo-Reuter.

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