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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1998.

MR. THOMAS TAM COURT VERDICT [FRENCH PACT

RAISING HAWKER ISSUE

At to-morrow's meeting of the Urban Council, Mr. W. N. T. Tam will ask:-

(1) Will the Chairman kindly give the number of hawker's licences, (a) itinerant

(b) stall holder

this licencing year?

ON SPANISH

WITH TURKEY

GOLD EXPECTED PROGRESSING

Paris, To-day.

PARIS, TO-DAY. THE CONTROVERSY WHICH

That the negotiations between HAS BEEN RAGING FOR MANY France and Turkey over a Military MONTHS ABOUT THE DISPOSAL GOLD- Agreement and Guaranty Pact for OF HUGE DEPOSITS OF

FROM THE BANK OF SPAIN, RE- the Sanjak of Alexandretta are in

POSING AT THE PRESENT TIME issued since the beginning of progress, was admitted yesterday IN THE VAULTS OF THE BANK by "Oeuvre" which declares how- OF FRANCE, WILL BE SETTLED, (2) What are the qualifications

AT LEAST OFFICIALLY, WHEN ever, that the negotiations are very usually required for obtaining

THE PARIS COURT OF APPEALS an itinerant hawker's licence? complicated and will not be con- HANDS DOWN ITS DECISION (3) Is it a fact that many old cluded for quite some time.

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

people

ir The attitude which prevails are refused licences The Guaranty Pact, according to while many young people are the paper, provides for a pledge by some public circles and which was given them? If not, how would both parties to guarantee the in-also maintained by the State At- you explain the assertion by violability of the Sanjak territory [torney, namely, that the gold' be- the Senior Magistrate that and will include numerous confer-longs to the Spanish Republican many young people who are ence between the military staffs of Government, has been sharply at brought into Court usually ap- the two countries.

tacked, not only by the Right Wing pear to be able to obtain li-

Avolding any commitment on the press and conservative circles, but cences?

ticklish question of when Turkish by Radical organs as well.

The Radical-Socialist "Ere Nou- to troops will enter the Sanjak terri-

in its issue yester- thetory the "Oeuvre" merely emphas-velle" declares

ises, the fact that France would day, that the gold belongs to the like to be assigned the task of pre-Spanish people and that if the let- ter of the law is insisted upon, grave injustice will be done.

(4) Would the Chairman care

make any observations on hawker problem?

JAPANESE BURN serving internal order.

DOWN VILLAGE

Chengchow, To-day.

TREATY TALKS Negotiations are, moreover, ex-

NOT GOVERNMENT BANK pected to pave the way

One and half milliard Francs in for a Franco-Turkish friendship treaty, gold would buy considerable quan-. it is declared, and this agreement tities of war material, writes the would have both moral and paper "but this sum will be much It is alleged that Japanese troops material significance. The paper more useful to all of Spain when resorted to incendiarism near further declares that the question peace has finally been restored." Yushih, south of Kaifeng, as a result of a Turkish-Syrian Treaty is also of the refusal of Chinese farmers being considered.-Trans-Ocean. there to supply them with rafts.

Wusiangchen was razed to theans were burned to death. Those ground by the fire and many civili- 'who fled the blaze were shot down.

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"Le Jour" recalls that the Bank of Spain is a private bank with a note issuing privilege but is not the bank of any. Government.

It would therefore be false to hand gold over to the Bank of Spain in Valencia without consi- dering the same bank in insurgent Spain.

Declaring that the time may soon come when this gold reserve is all that the Spanish people will pos- sess, the paper advises officials to leave it in security for a few months longer-Trans-Ocean.

CHANGES IN THE UKRAINE

Moscow, To-day. Important party changes in the Ukraine have been revealed.

Nine responsible party officials who were active in the great Soviet purge are now denounced by the newspaper "Pravda" as enemies of the people. They include Yegorov and Pramnek, the secretaries, and Kieff and Donetz of the Regional Party Committees.-Reuter.

COAST SHELLED

Swatow, To-day. ^ Pinnaces from Japanese warships cruised off the Chaochow and Swa- tow coast throughout yesterday.

Early in the morning, three Jap anese cruisers shelled Chaoyang and Haimun.-Central News.

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CHOLERA AND TYPHOID

A case of cholera in Kowloon was reported by health au- thorities in the 24 hours, ended at midnight Saturday. There were no fresh cases yesterday.

Six further typhoid cases, three from Victória and three from Kowloon, occured during Saturday and Sunday..

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