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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 3, 1988.

NO ARGUMENT DUTCH POLICY

PROTOCOL

Vienna, To-day.

OUTLINED:

COMMENT ON

COLONY ISSUES

A protocol attached to the Hup- garian-Czech arbitration award states that the Hungarian and Cze- choslovakian Foreign Ministers took cognisance of the terms of the award and in the name of their respective Governments again con- firmed the declarations made by them on October 30, 1988 to the effect that the arbitration award WHICH THE DUTCH GOV- is recognised a final

settlement ERNMENT OUTLINES ITS PO- and that both undertake to execute LICY AT HOME AND ABROAD· the terms immediately and unre-WAS ADDRESSED TO THE servedly.

SECOND CHAMBER OF THE

THE HAGUE, TO-DAY.

MEMORANDUM

IN

The protocol is in the German DUTCH PARLIAMENT YES- and Italian languages, each of the TERDAY. four originals bearing the signa The task of strengthening na- [tures of von Ribbentrop, Count tional defences on land and at sea Kanya and Dr. Chal-is to be further speeded up, al- Ciano, von kovsky--Trans-Ocean::

FLAWS FOUND

though the Government does not intend to erect further State controlled munitions factories.

As regards the colonial question,- the Government wishes to make it quite clear that it discountenances · all rumours to the effect that Ger-

IN GERMAN ARMY many's colonial claims are to be

TRANSPORT

Troop Movements Hampered

FOOD SHORTAGE IN GARRISON TOWNS

dealt with by way of an

inter. national conference and that the colonial possessions of the Euro- |pean peoples are to re-allocated at the cost of the smaller colonial powers.

The Netherlands Government, it is added, has no reason to credit any such rumour. Moreover, it is |pointed out, not one single former- German colony is under Dutch ad- ministration. Consequently, Hol- land is not affected by this ques-

Although the German occupation. tion of the three main Sudeten districts was carried out without trade protection measures designed Mention is further, made of new a hitch, the military authorities to safeguard certain key industries. are now discovering serious flaws The planned tariff rates will not, in their transport arrangements. however, exceed 20% of the value despite the thorough requisition-of the commodities affected, so as ing of all types of private vehi-to avoid causing an excessive rise [cles.

in the cost of living.

The movement of troops in

It is the Government's firm aim some of the occupied areas was to tighten up the collaboration be--- hampered by a shortage of motor tween the Motherland and over- transport, and for the same rea- seas possessions. son the civilian population in At home, 75 million guilders will" many of the garrison towns in be set aside for land-reclamation: the Reich and in some of

schemes. Trans-Ocean. the occupied areas experienced a real food famine.

At Wieden, one of the main 'army centres in northern Bava- ria, no meat was available. and bread was rationed. At Nurem- berg, famous for its sausages, only vegetarian dishes were be- ing served in the restaurants.

DIET REFUSED

sausages, BY PARISH

When I returned to Munich after touring Sudetenland. learned that there had been no butter or eggs on sale for days.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

Will Not Eat Bread And Cheese To Help Church

Greenford (Middlesex) residents are much too fond of their Sunday roast to fall in with the request of the Rector the Rev. D. B. Harris, to go on a diet of bread and cheese and give the money they save to the Church

"Of the 150 odd families who have replied so far," Mr. Harris told a reporter, "over 90 have firmly re- fused give up their meals.

But as an alternative, they have offered to give up smoking, football pools, or some other luxury, to help along the church funds.”

RECTOR'S "NO MEAT”.

The Rector sent out prepaid post- It is requested that all Civil As-carda to his parishioners in this sociations and individuals who wish month's copy of the parish maga- to place wreaths at the Cenotaph zine, asking them to practice this at the conclusion of the service on form of self-denial to swell the Armistice Day, will kindly inform funds for his proposed new £16,000 * the undersigned, in writing, before church," 8th November, so that accommoda- tion may be arranged within the Police barrier,

"Ordinarily, the butcher's van is one of the most regular callers at the rectory," he added, ““but next week it will be banned. We shall all go on a diet of bread and choose, which, although not particularly in- Hong Koda l vember, 1938.spiring, is very susta

-T, H. KING,

Comrainstoner of Police.