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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1989.

Library, Supreme

Court

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NEW DUTIES IN BRITAIN DESIGNED AGAINST JAPAN

PLANE RUSHING

Iron And Steel Staples And Carpets Affected Mr. Noel Baker

Urges Government

To Further Steps

London, To-day.

The House of Commons yesterday adopted an ad- ditional important duties order relating to in- sulated iron or steel staples, designed to meet Japanese competition.

Mr. Philip Noel-Baker (Labour) stated as his opin- ion that the Government had given the least convincing of all reasons for the order, namely a reduction in the sales of Japanese goods, If Mr. Cross (the Conservative velvets, designed to protect Lan- member for Rossendale who moved cashire industry from Japanese adoption of the order), had said imports, was also approved. that they wanted to boycott goods Reuter. because they were produced by sweated labour, and as a measure

of retaliation against the Japanese JAPANESE CLAIM

treatment of British interests in the Far East generally, they would have had more sympathy with the order.

GENERÁL BOYCOTT

They had previously urged that -there should -be-a-general--inter- governmental boycott of Japanese exports, and he hoped the Govern-

ment would come to share these

CAPTURE OF TWO TOWNS

Peiping, To-day.

M.P.'S GET WARNING LETTERS

London, Feb. 4, Detective Pearce, of the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment of Scotland Yard, was attacked in the suburbs of

London to-day by two men who threw him to the ground,

trampled on his face and then. fled.

Several members of Parlia ment have received anonymous letters advising them to "watch out!"

Several Irishmen were arrest- ed to-day for possession of explosives. The arrests were carried out in various towns.

Havas.

a determined effort to subdue and which had remained in Chinese hands since hostilities started.

General Sugiyama is directing

IRON LUNG TO EAST AFRICA

London, To-day.

A Nuffield “ron lung" is being rushed by Impérial Airways flying boat to Kampala, East Africa, where an outbreak of infantile paralysis is reported.

The lung is being sent in rea- ponse to an urgent cable to the Colonial Office from the Governor of Uganda.

It will leave Southampton on the Imperial Airways, regular Durban service on Saturday morning and will reach Uganda, nearly 5,000 miles away, on Tuesday.

The lang, which weighs 600 lbs., is a device for artificially main- taining, breathing in cases where normal muscular action is affected.

The Japanese claim to have cap-operations which are taking the Lord Nuffield recently announced tured the two towns of Ankuo and form of drives down the Peiping-that he would donate one of the Hochienfu, in central Hopel pro- Hankow Railway and Tientsin- lungs to every hospital in the An order relating to west pile vince, which their army had begun Pukow Railway. Reuber.

Empire. British Wireless

views.

POWELL'S WINTER SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

This year it has more than a special claim for your attention. Owing to the mildness of our present winter an unusual amount of goods are being offered at Bargain Prices.

SHIRTS & PYJAMAS

We mention a few.

Fancy Tunic Shirts at

HALF PRICE

Underwear, Hats, Caps, Ties.

$3.25 (3 for $9.00)

· Dress Shirts

$5.75.

Sports Shirts

$275

Pyjamas

6.75

BOOTS & SHOES

Oddments in Black & Brown at

$9.75, $12.75, $14.75-

white $1.95 & $5.75

(Usually $1050)

331⁄2 %

Discount off Regular Prices.

Overcoats, Ready-to-wear

Suits, Travelling Rugs,, Pull- overs, Sweaters, Slipovers, Waistcoats, Dressing Gowns, Gloves, Scarves, Suit and

Attache Cases.

SOCKS & HOSE

A large assortment of Plain

and Fancy Cashmere at

prices

$98 c., $1.45, $1.75, $1.95

Grey Flannel Trousers ..$10.50

20%

Discount will be allowed off all other regular stock except a few proprietary articles.

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