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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1989

BELGIUM'S NEW CABINET

PUT ON THE STOCKS JUST

Brussels, To-day. - OVER YEAR AGO

The new Cabinet under the Catholic-Senator, M. Pierlot, was finally constituted yesterday, 13 days after the crisis broke out.

Besides M. Pierlot as Premier, the Cabinet is composed as fol- lows:

Justice: Catholic Deputy, Dr. Schryver,

Public

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE 35,000 TONS BATTLE- SHIP “KING GEORGE V." LAUNCHED YESTERDAY, WAS PLANNED AT THE TIME WHEN THE WASHINGTON NAVAL

Catholic Dorks and Transport: AGREEMENT WAS STILL IN

Marck,

FORCE AND BY WHICH ENG-

Foreign Affairs--Socialist Sen- LAND, FRANCE AND AMERICA. ator, Soudan,

Interior and Health-Socialist Deputy, Eekelero,

Labour and Social Welfare:-So- cialist Deputy, Wauters,

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Mar. 8

Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar, 17 Mar, 19--

Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 3.

Mar, 14, Mar. 16 Mar. 22 Mar, 24 Mar. 30 Apr. 5 Apr. 7 Apr. 14

Mar. 25

Apr. 4

chard,

Apr. 20

Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental. Trains. Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.

TO MANILA

Empress of Japan on Friday, March 10th. Empress of Britain on Saturday, March 11th.

(First Class only).

Canadian Pacific

Union Building

SPANS THE WORLD

Telephone

20762

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG LTD.) WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

UNION BUILDING (opposite G.P.O.)

Agents for:-ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWARE Direct from Manufacturers,

· High Class English Jewellery

Finance; Gutt,

BOUND THEMSELVES NOT TO BUILD VESSELS EXCEEDING THIS SIZE.

the

The "King George V" was first battleship of this class to be laid down since the construction of

Agriculture and Economy:-Ri-the "Nelson" and "Rodney" began

Education-Blancquart,

in 1925.

"King George

was put on the

at

the

stocks on January 1, 1987 docks of Vickers Armstrong at

Defence: General Denis. The last four Ministers do not belong, to Parliament. A Minister Walker-on-the-Tyne. At the same for Colonies has not yet been a time Prince of Wales" was laid pointed but it is understood that down. Both vessels were intended he will also be chosen from outside to be the first units of Parliament...

fleet of ifiye.

the new

The remaining three battleships are "Duke of York," "Jellicoe" and named "Beatty." The three last

The Cabinet which includes no Liberals will thus consist of three Catholics, three Socialists and five non-Parliamentary members and will command a sufficient but by no vessels were put on the stocks be means homogeneous parliamentary tween May and July 1937. The "King George V was estimated to majority.

The Foreign Minister, M. Sou-cost about eight million pounds. dan, who some years ago occupied Trans-Ocean. the post of Minister of Justice, be- longs to the moderate wing of the Socialist Party.-Trans-Ocean.

NEW SYRIAN CABINET

Damascus, To-day. Political quarters believe that a new Cabinet will be formed con- sisting of members of the national bloc, which was the backbone of the Cabinet of Mardam Bey.

BALTIC STATES CONFER

Stockholm, To-day.

The Foreign Ministers of the four northern States at present as sembled in Helsinski, are deliberat ing a joint recognition of the Franco Government states a report in the "Aftonbladet”. It is sup

The programme of the new Ca-posed that the conference will also discuss the question of neutrality binet is likely to be based on the parliamentary decision of Decem of the Scandinavian countries.

The Finnish newspaper “Uusi ber 30, 1938, ratifying the Franco-

Suomi" emphasises in this connec Syrian agreement of 1936 but re-

tion that the relationship to fusing to sanction the later supple- League of Nations must now be mentary clauses.

made clear. Possibly all four north-- It is generally opined that ern countries will withdraw from French High Commissioner will in

the

Among other important questions

will be that of fortification of the Aaland islands, economic collabor-

March go to Paris with the draft the League simultaneously.. of a new Franco-Syrian Treaty giv-to be dealt with by the conference ing Syria a similar status to Iraq. All shops and offices in Damas- cus remain closed in sympathy with the resigned Cabinet, while demonation in the event of war and clos- strations continue in the main er cultural relations. - streets of the city-Trans-Ocean.

Ocean.

Trans-

INDO-CHINA WASTING WATER

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD

TO SWATOW, SHANGHAI TO SINGAPORE, PENANG

AND CALCUTTA.

CHEFOO & TIENTSIN. **"Suisang”* 23rd Feb, 2 p.m. "Worang":" 22nd Feb. 3 p.m. "Kutsang"" 10th Mar. 2 p.m.

Tooshing" 24th Feb. 7 a.m.

“Yusang**

26th Feb. Noon

“Kwaisang"""" 1st Mar.. 7 a.m.

"Tolaang"

1

TO HAIPHONG,

6th Mar. 8 p.m. "Mingsang" 23rd Feb. 8 p.m.

"Esang"

"Mingsang" 8th Mar. Noon

Calle at Tsingtau.

To KOBE & OSAKA. “Kumsang” 7th Mar. 9 TIL.

"Yuensang" 10th Mar. 0 m.

To SANDAKAN.

"Tal Seun Hong

1st Mar, 10 a.m.

"Mansang" 10th Mar. 10 s.m.

25th Feb. 8 p.m. "Takuang" .... 4th Mar, 5p.m..

Wing

11th Mar. 6 p.m.,

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A fine of $10 was imposed on Chinese woman, Chan: Yuk, - by ́ Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning, when she was summoned for wasting water supplied from the waterworks by permitting a

continouslyitchen tap to run'

a container was already full.

which

Mr. A. I. Cash of the Wator Works Department said that a let- tor had been received from the land- lord of No. 72 Hennessy Road that water had been wasted on the pre- mises. A foreman was sent to the address and found defendant wast- ing the water. Ja??

Mr. W. L. Handyalde of No. 18 Pank Rond, has reported, that cloth-

and a pair of opectaclos valued $0 was stolen from his residence

during the night of "Tuesday"