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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 1, 1988."

JAPAN'S POLICY OF PIN-PRICKING Conservative M.P. Tired Of Mere Protests CHAMBERLAIN Cannot Something NATIONAL

KEEPS HIS OWN COUNSEL

London, To-day.

Be DONE?

London, To-day.

The position as regards restrictions which prevent

Asked in the Commons about his forthcoming visit to Rome, the Prime Minister said he gladly ac- cepted the opportunity of following up and maintaining the personal contact which he had recently made with Signor Mussolini at Munich. witte plying to supplementaries he The

said the date for the visit had not yet been fixed, and added he thought it might have very beneficial effects.

In the course of supplementaries Mr.

on another question addressed to the Under-Secretary regarding at- tacks on British ships in Spanish Government ports, the Prime Minis- ter was asked whether he would. raise the matter of these attacks by bombing planes on British ships specially when in Rome.

Mr. Chamberlain replied: "I said before we went to Paris that I was

to not prepared say beforehand what subjects are going be discuss- ed. I am in the same position to- day."-British Wireless.

BERLIN-TOKYO FLIGHT AT

REGISTER PLAN FOR BRITAIN

London, To-day.

It is understood that the Cabinet yesterday approved plans

Chinese workers employed by British factories in Shanghai from going to work by tram, re-tor compilation of a National Re- mains unsatisfactory, said the Under-Foreign Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, at question time in the House of Commons yesterday.

British Government would continue to press the matter on the Japanese authorities, he added.

gister on a voluntary basis, and made in the House of Commons to-day by Sir John Anderson, the Lord Privy Seal,

a statement. to this effect will be

It is learned that as a result

of examination of the whole ques tion, the Government is satisfied that all requirements for home defence can be met by voluntary effort, and that the principle of compulsion will not even be re-

gister..

A. C. Moreing (Conservative, Preston) asked if Mr. Butler was really satisfied with the Japan-quired in compilation of the Re- ese Government's attitude on the question.

MARTIAL LAW IN SHEKKI

•

It is expected that an explana- He added that he had raised the

tory handbook will shortly be dis- point time and time again, and Mr.tributed to all householders in the country showing the qualifi- Butler had told him as long ago as cations and age groups required July 25 that protests were being for various civilian defence ser- |vices, and also the places where made to the Japanese authorities.

volunteers should register. Reuter.

Was there nothing else we could do?

Could not something be done about the rights of British sub- jects?

According to messages received from Canton by the "China Mail" this morning, martial law has been proclaimed in Shek-ki and the Chung Shan District, and all private

Mr. Butler repeated his regret telephone services have been su8- pended on instructions of the Chin-that the position remained unsatia-

factory. ese military authorities.

He was then understood to say The telephone is now being that the employees of a certain company were now allowed to travel on trams to a certain spot.

OVER 200 M.P.H. monopolised by the military.

TOKYO, TO-DAY.

Those residents still in Shek- ki have been requested to eva- cuate as a Japanese landing is

Wuchow messages state that 50 Japanese aircraft machines raid

THE CRACK GERMAN LONG-said to be imminent. DISTANCE PLANE, CONDOR, AR- RIVED IN TOKYO LAST NIGHT

ed several towns on the Kwang-] AT 10.80 O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME. tung-Kwangsi border yesterday.

A huge crowd had assembled to Kweilin suffered most. Several greet the fliers including repre-buildings were demolished and sentatives of the Japanese Govern-many were killed and wounded. ment and aviation companies, the Fires were still burning this German Ambassador, General Ott, morning. and practically every member of the German colony.

In welcoming the airmen, the Am- bassador intimated the possibility of a future regular air service be- tween Germany and Japan by de- claring: "We all hope this admir- able achievement of the Condor will mark the beginning of a regular service."

In Berlin, it is pointed out that the successful flight of the Condor

SEQUEL TO FATAL

ACCIDENT

INSULT TO INJURY

BRIGHTER MENU FOR SEAMEN

Sailors of the British Mercantile Marine will soon be eating more butter, sugar, milk and eggs and their menus will be drawn up to avoid monotony.

Following negotiations between- Mr. Moreing commented: "That the National Union of Seamen and is almost adding insult to injury. the shipowners at the National It is not a question of travelling Maritime Board new scales of pro- by trams but a question about the visions have been drawn up.

workers."

Sir Percy Harris (Labour, West Bethnal Green) asked if Mr. Butler

was aware that many industries were being ruined which belonged to Bri- tish owners, ard would not he make even stronger representa- tions than before.

'Mr. Butler said his reply to sup- plementaries indicated "the impor tance he attached to the matter."

Charged with driving lorry No. SENNET FRERES

2062 in a manner dangerous to the public, Tao Kam, 28, was remanded by Mr. R. Edwards this morning.

It was alleged that defendant

ROBBERY

was accomplished in the remarkably knocked down two persons in Chan Ping, alias Chan Chi-leung,

short time of 46% hours, the actual time being 42 hours for a 14,000 kilometres stretch.

The average speed was 380 kilo- metres per hour.

£

Road Queen's

West about 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and one has aged 62, unemployed, was remand- ed for 48 hours by Mr. R. Edwards since died:

at the Central Magistracy this Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios is morning, when charged with steal- appearing for the defence.

ing two diamond rings from Sen- not Freres, Gloucester Building, on Tuesday.

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It is announced that new records for the distances Berlin-Hanol and The Italian Convent was robbed Berlin-Tokyo will be registered with at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday, when the. Federation Aernosutique Inter- some person entered and stole a

watch and a fountain pen. nationale-Trans-Ocean,

Detective Sub-Inspector Fran- klin is in charge of the case.

The Board of Trade has been ask- ed to make the scales compulsory by Order-in-Council, after which menus will be drafted to meet all climatic conditions under the super- vision of dietetic experts.

Under the new regulations each man will receive four eggs during his first fortnight afloat, and he will be able to have an additional egg a day as an equivalent of two ounces of meat.

Fish may be issued as a sub- stitute for meat and fresh veget- ables will be provided whenever possible. Tea ration will be nearly doubled, and chocolate or cocoa provided for the first time.

The supply of onions will be increased from 3 ounces per week to" half a pound, butter will be increased from half to three- quarters of a pound, and con- densed milk from 4-2/3 ounces to 9-1/8 ounces,

. It will no longer be possible for part of the men's actual rations to be previously used up in the pre- paration and cooking, of their food.