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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 29, 1988.

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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ORDERED OUT OF ITALY

American Diplomatic Demarche On Anti-Semitism

Count Ciano Gives Procrastinating Reply

Rome, To-day.

SHANGHAI'S COMMISSION

H.C.L. TO WEST INDIES:

Shanghai, To-day.

The first index to be compli- ed in Shanghai to indicate the foreign cost of living has been completed, after a careful sur-

Council, Indicating a rise of 14.262 per cent. in the first six

months of 1988, as compared to last year.

Two foreign correspondents-Mr. Cremona, of the

"Christian Science Monitor," and M. Kleinleh-vey by the Shanghai Municipal rer of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency-whose expulsion was recently decreed, left Rome last night for France and London, respectively. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the United States Ambassador, Mr. William Phil- lips called on Count Ciano, Italian Minister of mission, dealing with the five Foreign Affairs, yesterday evening, and made friendly inquiries on behalf of the United States Government with regard to the meaning of the present anti-Jewish campaign in Italy.

It will be recalled that the

Foreign Minister had previously JAPANESE

assured the Ambassador that there Was no room in Italy for anti- Semitism.

Mr. Philips said that he was seeking a similar assurance now.

Count Ciano, it is understood;

PROMISE TO

BEHAVE

Shanghai, To-day.

replied that the racial problem in At this morning's press confer-

the Japanese spokesman,

Italy was being studied and it was too early to say to what extent ence, it would affect the Jews in Italy. referring to the United States It was principally aimed, he said, Marines statement of yester- at preserving Italian racial purity, in connection with Italy's imperial racial policy.Reuter,

day, in which the Commander of the Fourth Marines drew sharp attention to persistent and in- creasing violations of the agree- ment not to move armed men and vehicles through the Ameri- can Defence Sector, said that the now

EURASIA PLANE'S Japanese authorities had

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taken steps to prevent any fur- ther violations.

They had instructed Japanese sentries in the Western perimeter Hankow, To-day. to see that Japanese military

The findings are based on the system employed by the Chinese National ariff · Com-

catagories of food, clothing, housing, fuel and lighting, mis- cellaneous.

Although the compilers of the chart do not claim that the figures are correct, undoubted- ly they give a fair indication of present conditions due to the fall of the Chinese dollar and the increased duty on im- ports essential to foreigners,

The rise in price of com- modities has been accompanied: by increased cost of public utilities, as well as increased municipal taxes, entertainment tax and general unrest.

It is pointed out that the gen- eral increase in the cost of liv

ing will soar in the immediate future, as "the present index covers June only. During the month of June, according to the

foreign press, foreignera resid- ing in Shanghai were unable to. feel any effect of the devalua- tion in currency, since import- ed and general commodities had not been received at the in- creased prices

The housing problem remains much the same, but an index for July and later show no in significant increase in this ca- tagory. Reuter."

SOCIAL, LABOUR CONDITION

London, To-day.

Mr. Malcolmn MacDonald, Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, has announced the appointment: of a Royal Commission to go to the West Indies to conduct an in- vestigation of social and conditions colonies.

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eight [conomic

Indian

The Chairman of the Cominis- sion will be Lord Moyne and the other members are: Sir Edward Stubbs, Mr. Ralph Assheton, M.P., (Con., Rushcliffe), Dr. Mary Blacklock, Sir Walter Citrine, Dame Rachel Crowdy, Professor F. L. Engledow, Mr. Hubert Douglas Henderson, Mr. Morgan Jones, M.P., (Lab., Caer- philly), and Sir Percy Mackin- non.

Reuter.

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING

Rome,

All the newspapers here quote with undisguised satisfaction, the figures published by Lloyds Regis- ter showing that in the years of 1988-39, the Italian Merchant Marine occupies the leading post- tion among Mediterranean shipping, exceeding by a far tonnage that of the French Merchant Marine. As "Lloyds Register": Italy possesses, in, the

proves Mediterra-

The new Charge d'Affaires at trucks, proceeding through the the German Embassy here, Coun-United States Sector, comply

while A 19-year-old girl, Chu Nui, alias,nean, a total of 1,156 units and the seller Fischer, found when the with the agreements. Eurasia plane in which he was This agreement, between the Chu Kwai-ying, who pleaded not total tonnage - of – 3,258,992

the theft of a

wooden France has 1,246 units, with only travelling reached Hankow that alCommander of the Fourth Mar- guilty to state of air alarm prevailed so that ines and the Japanese, stipulates box, containing $90, at the Kow-2,884,785 tonnage. It is pointed out

remanded that in 1914, Italy had only the machine had to fly to and fro that only two armed men per loon City Market, was between Changsha and Hankow for truck

days by Mr. K. M.. A. units with a tonnage of 1,430,457 are allowed to proceed for seven

Trans-Ocean. Barnett this morning. one hour before it was able to through the sector. Réuter.

land.

Trans-Ocean.

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