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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1938.

ORGANISATION OF

BRITAIN'S MAN-POWER

Sir John Anderson To Introduce National Register

Unlikely To Make FUNERAL OF

Provision For Compulsion

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A STATEMENT IS BEING MADE IN PARLIA- MENT NEXT THURSDAY REGARDING OR- GANISATION OF BRITAIN'S AVAILABLE MAN-POWER, STATES REUTER'S LOBBY CORRESPONDENT.

Plans in this connection are now practically com-

PESHAWAR

VICTIMS

Peshawar, To-day.

The three British officers killed by a sepoy were buried at Now- shera yesterday with full military honours.

The report that Major Rea, one of the officers attacked, had died, is incorrect.—Reuter.

EMERGENCY

pleted, and are expected to receive the final ap- REGULATIONS

proval of the Cabinet next week.

It is unlikely, however, that they will include any

provisions for compulsion.

Sir John Anderson, the Lord | Privy Seal, is expected to announce introduction of the bill necessary for bringing the National Register into operation.

The order will show every citizen how he can best help the country in the event of an emergency.

The Government propose to pub- lish shortly a handbook detailing all the various services required, along with the various qualifications necessary.

LARGE COLLECTION

GOVERNMENT

STILL SHOWS

BIG SURPLUS

Powers are taken under the Emergency Regulations for control of destitutes and squatters in the Colony. -

The new regulations, in to-day's Gazette, state:

It shall be lawful for any public officer authorised in that 'behalf by the Commissioner of Police on the Director of Medical Services, and for any Health Officer, using such force and with such assistance as The official statement of Covmay be necessary, to take posses- ernment revenue and expenditure sion of, demolish and remove any

POPE'S CONDITION IMPROVING

Vatican City, To-day.

Showing signs of fatigue yester- day His Holiness the Pope has discontinued audiences on the ad- vice of his doctors.

An official bulletin states that His Holiness's indisposition is due to cardiac asthma, and that his condition is now improving.

Dr Milani, after seeing the Pope yesterday afternoon, said: "The Pope is a little better and has been able to take some nourish- ment.

"I personally am optimistic, Naturally, everything depends ∙on the resistance of the

heart."

The Pope last evening said he felt better.

IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES

A semi-official news bureau states that oxygen has been got ready but hitherto has not been used.

Dr. Milani again visited His

for the month of October publish-structure erected without lawful Holiness at 6.15 p.m. and reported ed to-day reveals that the estim-authority on unleased Crown land. at 8.15 that the improvement con- ates of revenue for the whole of Such officer may, with the continues.--Reuter. the year had been exceeded on sent of any destitute person whom October 31, with two months of he finds in or near any such struc- the year still to run.

ture demolished under this regula- tion, or on any unleased Crown person, and such person may be ex-land or in any public place, take received into such camp and there- such person or cause such person upon all the provisions of regula- to be taken to any camp. establish- tion 34 shall apply to such person ed under regulation 34 in which as if he were, and notwithstanding there is accommodation for such that he be not, an allen.

Sir Thomas Inskip, the Defence Co-ordination Minister, speaking at the Manchester yesterday, said Government had already collected Land sales have already a vast amount of information ceeded $1,000,000 this year. .about Britain's available

power.

man

He stated that the names of a panel of businessmen who will advise the Government on methods of production will be announced in the next few days.

Sir Thomas added: "There is no article likely to be required in time of war for which full provision has not been made in the present time of peace." Reuter.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS

The following official appoint- ments are gazetted:--

Total revenue to October 31

was | $30,626,380, $400,000 greater than expectations for 12 months. The month's revenue was $3,889,635.

Expenditure 'to October 31 totall- ed $28,618,206, the surplus of re- over expenditure being

venue

$2,000,000.-

$5,009,758 has been paid as Mili- tary Contribution.

Revenue is $3,000,000 greater than for the corresponding period of 1937.

RENEWED

be Obstetric GUERILLA

Prof. G. King to be Obstetric Physician to the Queen. Mary Hos- pital.

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Dr. J. T. Smalley to act as Direc-

tor of Medical Services.

Mr. H, J. Cruttwell to be Dis-

trict Officer in the Southern Dis-

trict of the ́N. -T.

ACTIVITIES

PEIPING, TO-DAY. RENEWED GUERILLA · AC- Mr. H. J. Cruttwell to hold a TIVITY IS REPORTED FROM NORTH HONAN AND SOUTH Small Debts-Court in the N. T.

Actg. Inspector B. Thorpe to be SHANSI. an Examiner of Weights and Men sures, etc,

Miss A. Holdway to be a Nursing Sister

Miss M. West to be a Nursing adig Sister

Many irregulars have crossed the Yellow River at Chengchow and have seriously damaged the Peiping- Hankow Railway in Shansi.

REMARKABLE BULGARIAN

DEMONSTRATIONS: "HEIL HITLER"

Sofia, To-day.

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Hundreds of Bulgarian students knelt in the streets and shouted "Heil Hitler" in the course of re- visionist demonstrations here yesterday. Four hundred students and others were arrested, and a number were injured in clashes between police and demonstrators.

The crowd had gathered in front of the Royal Palace and the German Legation to protest against the Treaty of Neuilly, which fixed. Bul garin's present frontiers after the World War.

FRENCH 24-HOUR

Mounted police with truncheons GENERAL STRIKE

cleared the streets...

ELABORATE STEPS The police are taking elaborate precautions in Sofia and other towns

Paris, To-day.

The French Trades Union Con- They have also attacked isolated | as further agitation is expected over gress yesterday decided that a 24- Japanese garrisons,

the week-end.

• Mr. T. Oda recognized as . Con- As much as a mile of track-is-re- sul of Japan at Hong Kong.

moved by the guerillas each night Dr. G. King to be a Member of along the railway, while the sleepers the Midwives Board.

are burned-Reuter.

hour general strike will take place The Minister of Interior has ap-next Wednesday in sympathy with pealed to the population to remain the engineering and metal work calm and not to participate in the era

ra strika now, in demonstrations. — Reuter.