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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1989.

House Question Time Taken Up With Queries On Soviet

No Staff Talks Till Agreement Is Settled, Says Premier

London, To-day. "Obviously an agreement must be settled before the question of Staff talks arises," stated the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yesterday in reply to a question by Capt. Wedgwood Benn (Labour). Capt. Benn had asked if Staff talks were being

carried out with the Soviet.

MOSCOW TALKS CONTINUE

Moscow, To-day.

A fresh Anglo-French confer- ence with the Soviet Foreign Com- missar, M. Molotov, last evening lasted two hours.

Another talk will be held in a day or two.--Reuter.

In answer to a suggestion that a Cabinet Minister MACAO BAN

should go to Moscow, Mr. Chamberlain replied in the negative.

to Estonia.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary dressed by the Soviet on March 28 for Foreign Affairs, was asked whe- ther during the course of the con- versations in Moscow he was. formed by Russia of a Note

in- ad-

SIR JOHN SIMON DROPS FILM TAX

London, To-day.

The Note warned Estonia that any attempt to reach an agreement with another Power would be re- garded as an unfriendly act en- tailing most serious consequences.

Mr. Butler replied "No."

ON PUBLIC MEETINGS

ALL

MACAO, TO-DAY. THE PORTUGUESE AUTHORI- TIES HAVE BANNED MEETINGS OF PERSONS BERING OVER 10.

REPLY TO NAZI PROPAGANDA

LONDON, TO-DAY. ENDEAVOURS IN CERTAIN QUARTERS TO FIND POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE VISIT PAID TO HERR HITLER BY KHALID EL HUD, A BUSINESS- MAN FROM SAUDI ARABIA NOW IN GERMANY, `REACHED A CLIMAX YESTERDAY WHEN A RUMOUR WAS CIRCULATED TO THE EFFECT THAT KING IBN SAUD HAD ADDRESSED A DEMAND ΤΟ THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ASKING THEM TO REVERSE THEIR

FOR PALESTINE.

The rumour in fact.

POLICY

has no foundation

Indeed, it was learned at the Colonial Office that Khalid Effendi, NUM-interviewed in Berlin by Reuter,

force

This regulation came into following the organisation of the "One-Dollar Subscription Move- ment" by the students of the six Chinese colleges which transferred to Macao after the occupation of Canton by the Japanese.

WHAT HAPPENED Asked to make enquiries regard- ing the Note, Mr. Butler said: "The Foreign Secretary is aware that the Soviet made it clear to the Estonian and Latvian Governments that they would take a grave view the diminution of any agreement which resulted in

of Latvia's Estonia's sovereignty.

"The Estonian and Latvian Govern- ments, for their part, made it clear

Special representatives of the that they were determined to main-

government will attend all such tain their independence and neutral-meetings, to see that "friendly na- ity."

tions are not insulted by speech

STAFF TALKS

and

It is, however, learned that per- mission will be given rf those in- tending to hold meetings apply to the authorities.

Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that he had decided to drop the pro- posed excise duty on

cinema- tograph films.

There would be minor adjust ments of the customs duty.

This is a sequel to a strong pro- The Prime Minister said that test from the film industry of the conversations

The formation of a Students Un- with Poland country, which threatened to pass Poland and Turkey were proceed- authorities.--Our Own

and ion has also been banned by the increased tax to patrons or ing satisfactorily, when asked curtail the length of

programmes,garding the Staff talks with these cutting news films to a minimum countries.-Reuter: and producing fewer films, thus putting thousands out of work. Reuter.

REFUGEES ARRIVE IN ENGLAND

London, To-day. The last batch of German Jewish refugees on board the steamer St. Louis, numbering 287, arrived at Southampton yesterday and travel- led to London.

Many are going to private homes in various parts of the country; others are going to a refugee camp in Kent.

AGREEMENT ON SEVERAL POINTS

Paris, To-day.

makers."

re-dent.

the

had denied that he was engaged in any negotiations with Nazis.

Khalid Effendi, whose commer- cial interests are considerable, is known as a staunch Arab patriot, and as the "Daily Telegraph" re- calls, fought hard to preserve the independence of his native coun- try, Tripoli, from Italian annexa-

tion.

So prominent was he in opposi- tion to the Italians that he actual- ly came under sentence of death from the Italian authorities. British Wireless.

Correspon JEWISH REFUGEES

NEW AIR ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA

IN NETHERLANDS

The Hague, To-day. A bill providing for establish- ment of a central refugees camp was passed by the First Chamber Yesterday by 26 votes to 14. The camp accommodate

MOMBASA, TO-DAY. CAPTAIN P. G. TAYLOR, A communique issued yesterday DIRECTOR OF THE FLIGHT OF after a meeting of the Foreign PLANES FROM AUSTRALIA Affairs Committee, states at WHICH CONCLUDED YESTER- Jewish refugees, who date 12,500 DAY, SAID HE WAS FULLY through a special training course SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT, before leaving Holland to be set-

He saw no reason why an air tled elsewhere, service with Australia could not start immediately over this alter- nate route..

agreement has already been reach- ed on several points of the plan submitted to M. Molotov by Mr. William Strang.

It would be a valuable acquisition: to the Empire in the future-Reu

In the course of the meeting, M. Bonnet, the French Foreign Minis ter, drew attention to the difficul- ties still existing because of the special situation of certain states ter.. which were not asking for assist- ance, but the negotiations were Out of the total of 907 on board continuing favourably with a view the vessel, which was not permit- to obtaining the necessary clari- ted to land its passengers in Cuba, fication. Belgium has taken 278, Holland, M. Bonnet also announced the 194, France 153 and the remainder imminent signature of the Franco- have come to Britain.. Reuter.

Turkish: pact.

Reuter.

A Chinese woman lost over $2,000 in money and jewellery last night when her handbag was snatched after she landed from the s.s. Tung On from Macao,'

FOLLIES-193

Joan CRAWFORD

with JANGKI

STEWART

LEWIS STONE

The costs of maintenance and training are estimated at 400 golden per person per year.

It was revealed that the number of Jewish refugees in Holland is between 10,000 and 25,000, 3,600, of whom are in camps. Trans- Ocean.

GAFENCU BACK

Bucharest, To-day. The Rumanian Foreign Minister, M. Gregor Gafencu, arrived here yesterday afternoon from his jour- ney to Istanbul, Ankara and Athens, Trans Ocean.

Mrs. Poon Tam-ying of No. 40, Po Kong Road, had her handbag, containing $97 in jewellery and money, snatched while walking in Kowloon City yesterday afternoon.

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