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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 15, 1938.

BRITISH

PROTEST

TO GERMANY

Against Attacks On Statesmen

London, To-day.

A strong protest has been addressed by Britain to Germany against recent articles in the Nazi

press.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, an- nounced this in the House of Commons yester- day.

The articles in question associated former British Ministers and members of the Commons with the von Rath murder in Paris.

The British charge d'Affaires could not be answered without. no- in Berlin, said Mr. Chamberlain, tice.

had been instructed to lodge a The Prime Minister gave the strong protest.

same answer to a questioner who Press reports of action taken asked whether he would consider against Jews in Germany, de-having consultations with Presi- clared Mr. Chamberlain .regret-dent Roosevelt with a view to joint tably proved to have been sub-jrepresentations being made.-Reu- stantially correct.

DEEP SYMPATHY

ter.

NOT U.S. PROTEST

They had now been to some

Washington, To-day. extent corroborated by Dr. Goeb- Rumours to the effect that the bels.

United States Government had des- No one would want to defend patched a note to the German Gov- the senseless crime committed in ernment protesting against the Paris, but there would be deep measures adopted against Jews in and widespread sympathy here Germany, are denied by the State for those being made to suffer Department.-Trans-Ocean. so severely for it.

Mr. George Lansbury (Labour) asked whether it was not possible to consult with the High Com- missioners of the various Domin- ions to see whether it is possible to find a

British place in the Commonwealth. for German

Jews.

Mr. Chamberlain declared that was not a matter for the British Government, but he had no doubt they would be taking into con sideration any possible way they could assist those people. Reuter.

BRITISH CLAIMS

HOME LEFT TO A HOSPITAL

Gratitude of London Flower Seller

CONTENTS OF TWO

ROOMS

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WELL CAUGHT SIR. George, the King Penguin at the London Zoo, catching a fish in the manner of the expert watched by his com- panions Peter and Daisy.

ARMS JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED

Absorbing 20,000 Skilled Men

EFFORTS IN COMING

·MONTHS

Strenuous efforts to reabsorb

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· Employers' organisations have for some time been examining possible means of absorbing all the labour available. Considerable difficulties

have been encountered, notably those created by the reluctance of trained workers to move from. districts reached where employment has saturation point to areas where there is an acute demand for workers.

coming

Moreover, many unemployed workers are untrained for certain highly technical processes developed

It is calculated that at least 20-during recent years.

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A London 'flower-seller bequeathed employed skilled workers into in- the contents of the two rooms he dustry are likely to be made during Mr. Chamberlain intimated that occupied in Penton-place, Kemming-the expected expansion of the British charge d'affaires had ton Park-road, S. E., to Westmin-ments production in the been requested to draw the atten-ster Hospital out, of gratitude for months.' tion of the competent authorities treatment he received there more in Berlin to the rights of British than 30 years ago. A sale of the 1000 workers available for residents in Germany.

effects conducted by a

employ- neighbour ments work are without brought the hospital £14 148 11d. ment. It has hitherto been found The man, William Ernest Bur- impossible to reabsorb them with- field, aged 62, had lived alone in a out disturbing normal labour pro- The charge d'affaires had also bed-sitting room and small kitchen cesses. reserved the right to present claims since the death of his wife three The acute need for an armaments for damage.

years before. His will request speed-up has made it imperative There were many supplementary his executor to sell the household that all available labour should be questions.

and personal effects in the two rooms used. Mr. Philip Noel-Baker (Labour) and give the money to Westminster Skilled ́sheet-metal workers, asked if Mr. Chamberlain would Hospital..

foundry workers, shipwrights, endeavour to find some means, The executor, Mr. James Hill, boilermakers and iron and steel either alone or in collaboration said that the goods of his lifelong workers are without employment. with other powers, by which he friend realised a sum much in excess The Transport and General Work- could make known to the German of his expectation. It came about ers' Union and the National Union Government the deep feeling of hor- because a dealer who had been called of General and Municipal Workers ror which had been aroused in Bri-in offered only £2 for the lot. have large numbers of unemployed tain among all sections of the

This meagre amount determined skilled workmen available for vari- people by the action taken against Mrs. Annie Mackay, who has rooms ous types of armaments work.

Mr. Chamberlain replied that in the same house, to get a better 10,000 ENGINEERS AVAILABLE" price. To friends and neighbours The Amalgamated Engineering there were many means of making she sold nearly 40 items, varying Union has nearly 10,000 unemployed that known, in fact, he did. not think there could be any doubt from a frying-pan which fetched 2d, members on its books.

to furniture which brought $3. The about it.

sale occupied all her spare time for The amount of relief being paid ANGLO-AMERICAN ACTION

nearly three weeks.

out to members at present is in the Mr. Hill disposed of Burfield's region of £4,600 weekly. It is ex- Asked whether the Government clothing to a friendly wardrobe pected that well over $100,000 will would show the feeling of the dealer for $4. The landlord, whose be paid out before the end

end of 1988, country by attempting to do some rent had been paid in advance, gave as compared with a total expendi thing for the victims, Mr. Cham an extension of time for the sale to ture for this purpose of berlain declared that the question be completed.

last year.

the Jews."

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