1939-06-16 — Page 6

'THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1939.

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Paris, To-day.

The search for the missing Watteau masterpiece "L'Indif- ferent," valued at more than £20,- 000, which was stolen from the walls of the Louvre on Sunday, has met with no success.

NEW JAPANESE COMPANY

Shanghai, To-day.

To exploit the great coal de- posits of Hwainen, in Central Anhwei, a Japanese company has been formed in Shanghai.

The company is to have a Chinese president and a Japanese general manager.

The share capital of Yen 15,000,

under Japanese control.

The French police, however, are receiving in response to their ap-1000 will be held chiefly by persons peal to the thief to return the masterpiece thousands of letters making suggestions which they think might lead to recovery of the picture.

The police have also met with no the in trying to trace

success

young man who was seen to be copying the picture shortly before its disappearance.

French art circles are now in- clined to believe that it may be years before the picture comes to light again. Trans-Ocean.

AMBASSADOR SEES MR. CHAMBERLAIN

It is estimated that the coal de-

posits of Hwainen amount altoge- ther to about 200,000,000,000 tons. -Trans-Ocean.

DUTCH MILITARY SERVICE

THE HAGUE, TO-DAY.

THE NEW DUTCH MILITARY

SERVICE BILL, WHICH PRO-

VIDES FOR EXTENSION OF THE

SERVICE TO TWO YEARS, WAS PASSED BY THE SECOND CHAM- BER YESTERDAY.

London, To-day.

The bill will remain in force The British Ambassador in until 1944. The Dutch Government Rome, Sir Percy Loraine, had a has, however, abandoned the plan long consultation with the Prime of raising an annual number of re- cruits owing to the greatly increas- Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, lasted burdens this would impose upon evening.

of

the country's finances.

The Minister for Defence,

ex-

The British envoy, who has been in London since Sunday, is expect-plaining the Bill, said it would go ed to return to his post during the so far to strengthening the frontier coming week-end. Very little no- defences during times of interna- tice is taken by the English press tional tension. Nevertheless it was the presence of Sir Percy intended to make use of the powers Loraine in London.

to extend the period of military ser- Although he is a leading race- vice only if necessity for doing so horse owner he has entered should arise. four horses at Ascot - it is thought unlikely that he has re- mained on in London merely in order to attend the Ascot meeting.

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MURDERIN JO'BURG

Johannesburg, To-day.

Secretary

The General

of the

As it is, much has been done of the late, he said, to strengthen coastal and frontier fortifications. The plan for construction of strategic canal to the Rhine would not be pursued for economic rea- sons. Trans-Ocean,

SUGAR QUOTAS

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London, To-day. The International Sugar Council South African Mine Workers Un-has formally approved the sugar ion, Charles Harris, was shot dead last evening when he was getting into his car to drive home from office.

It was learned later that a man had lain in wait for Harris and had fired five shots at him as he stepped into the street. The mur- derer has surrendered to the police. It is believed that the deed was motivated by political enmity, Trans-Ocean.

NEW BANK CHAIRMAN

Basle, To-day.

quotas for the coming year.

The new quotas are expected to be 500,000 to 600,000 tons less than last year.

Difficulties arose in fixing the quotas for India and the United States, whose representatives are still busy on negotiations about their quotas. The International Sugar Council will hold its next sitting on Monday, June 19.-Trans-Ocean.

LISBON MISSION IN LONDON

London, To-day.

A Portuguese military mission is

An American banker, Mr. F.H. expected to arrive in London to- McKittrick, has been elected chair- | day.

man of the Bank of International The mission, which is led by Settlements in succession to Dr. J. | Lt.-Col. Liuz da Costa Sousa de W. Beyen. The new chairman will Macedo, will be received at the take up his post on Jaunary, 1940. War Office this afternoon.

Mr. McKittrick is director of the Genoa branch of the National City Bank and a partner in the London banking house of Higginson and | Co.--Trans-Ocean.

Mrs. Rapp, of No. 3, Conduit Road, has reported the loss of a gold wrist watch valued at $242 in Big Wave Bay about three day ago.

It is officially stated that the mis- alon is to exchange information on military questions." Trans-Ocean.

Bucharest, To-day.

The Rumanian Senate has un- animously elected M. Argetolami as its President in succession to M. Jorga, who resigned earlier in the week-Trans-Ocean..............

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