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THE BLUE DANUBE TRIO

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 9, 1989.

Lord Halifax At The Japanese Embassy

London, To-day.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, was a guest

at the Japanese Embassy last evening. Other guests were Mr. R. A. Butler, the French Am- bassador, M. Corbin, the Ministers to Denmark, The Netherlands and the Consul-General, for the United States, as well as the former Bri- tish envoy to Japan, Sir Francis Lindley.

Trans-Ocean's special correspon- dent says the dinner followed lengthy conversations between Lord Halifax and Mr. Shigemitsu,. in the course of which Lord Hali- fax gave the Japanese envoy a de- tailed account of Anglo-French voiced the hope negotiations, and that Japan would keep Britain in- formed on her negotiations with Germany and Italy.

Business Outlook Hopeful

The Japanese Ambassador is re-

British assistance to China which,

ment.

Washington, To-day. THE Secretary for Com-

merce, Mr. Harry L. ported to have complained of the Hopkins, commenting on he declared, served Soviet interests the business outlook, said in the Far East far more than it he foresees a moderate helped Chiang Kai-shek's Govern- rise in business for the

The Japanese Ambassador is re- remainder of the year. ported furthermore to have been Mr. Hopkins scored the pes-anxious to clear up misunderstand- simistic attitude adopted last ings concerning the Anti-Comin- week by the Chamber of Comtern Pact. This pact, the Ambas- merce Convention, and stated the sador said, was not directėd opinion that it did not represent against the Soviet Government, but the majority of businessmen.

He advocated continuance of the Administration's spending programme in the next twelve months.

Mr. Hopkins refused to discuss tax revision pending further con- versations with members of the Administration, and adopted the same attitude when asked whe- ther he was still standing on his

against the Third International.

Lord Halifax, on the other hand, pointed out the great anxiety with which the British Government watched the actions of Japan in China. Trans-Ocean.

VOLUNTARY

proposals for business encourage- SERVICE IN

ment which he outlined in his, February speech at Des Moines.— Reuter.

SAILORS' HOME

HEAVILY TAXED

SOUTH AFRICA

to

London, To-day. Capetown news agency messages- state members of the South Afri can Cabinet and Mayors and Coun- cillors of principal centres through- out the country were the first The hostilities and alarms of sign the Union Registers for Na- 1938 caused the ships of the China tional Voluntary Service when the Fleet to spend more time than lists were opened yesterday. usual in Hong Kong waters, and From all parts of the Union the the Sailors' Home and Seamen's response was excellent-old Institute was called on to pro- young members of all trades and: vide the fullest possible accom- professions and many ex-soldiers modation for naval ratings who placing their names on the Regis- wished to sleep ashore, writes the ters.-British Wireless. Reverend Cyril Brown, Chaplain

of the Institute, in his report for 1938.

Often as early as 5 p.m. all beds and cabins were booked and late- comers either had to be turned

and

SLIGHT DECREASE OF INMATES IN

away or allowed to sleep in chairs. REFUGEE CAMPS

Towards the end of the year, new beds were bought for use in the King George. V Hall and these, too, were taken nearly every night.'.

+

The number of refugees and de-- stitutes in camps in the rural areas continues to decrease.

The total number of both naval ratings and merchant seamen who Since last week, the figures have were accommodated in the build-dropped from 6,044 to 5,697 and ing during 1938 reached the as- the camp at Man Kam To has been tonishing total of 89,230, “which, closed. Some 4,210 are housed at of course, is easily a record.” Kam. Tin.

A balance of $2,484.35, excess of {income over expenditure during the year is to be noted in the accounts, fas compared with 1987's excess of expenditure. over income of $1,788.53.

In the urban areas, there has been an increase from 4,200 to 4,814, principally at Ma Tau Chung.

The gross total is 10,788 as com¬ pared with 11,022 last week,

Korea and S. E. Manchuria. The

WEATHER FORECAST depression is situated to the south-

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east of Tokyo moving northeast- 631525 ward. A deep depression has form-

The Royal Observatory reports ed over N. China.