THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1989
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Acute Shortage In Agriculture
It is regarded as certain that one of the results of the recently concluded Italo-German pact will be an increase in the number of Italian workers em- ployed in Germany.
ITALIAN POLICE
NAB PLATINUM SMUGGLER
Milan, To-day..
JULY 7: PRECAUTIONS IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day. Searches by the authorities of No less than 4 kilogrammes of the International Settlement and The report of the German Institute for Busi-gold were discovered by the Milan the French Concession are being
platinum and 24′ kilogrammes of ness Research for the first quarter of 1939 re- Police in the luggage of a man carried out with the object of pre- emphasised the struggle which Germany is having travelling as a dealer in precious venting planned disturbances or to obtain sufficient labour for her industrial and
This find was the result of in-demonstrations for Friday, second agricultural undertakings.
vestigations undertaken by the anniversary of the Sino-Japanese police against a band of bank-note hostilities. smugglers.
The employment of Italian workmen in the Reich is not in itself new. Italian craftsmen and labourers have for centuries found seasonal or semi-permanent work in Germany.
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Cross-examination of the arrest- All entrances to the Settlement ed man indicated that the platinum and Concession are being patrolled had been purchased in Switzerland and everyone searched. at 85,000 lira a kilogramme with Since the establishment of the ers to Germany as a step in the the frontier.
Italian lira notes smuggled across The authorities have notified all Third Reich, however, and in parti- rationalised co-operation between
newspapers to refrain from pub- cular since the introduction of the the two countries provided for un- have been able to sell the platinum connection with "July 7.”
In Italy, the smuggler, would lishing articles or comments in Four-Year Plan speed-up, more der the terms of the Italo-German at 60,000 lira a kilogramme, al-Our Correspondent.
Our more foreign labour has been in-pact. troduced in Germany.
though the official price is only 32,000 TO BE SENT THIS YEAR 40,000 lira a kilogramme. Trans-
Last year's experiment of send-Ocean.
*** Four - kilogrammes is equi-
FEWER POLES
Hundreds of Italian craftsmening Italian peasants and journey-
and skilled labourers have, for in- men biulders to Germany. Wag 30 valent to 1.814 avoirdupois pounds JAPS. HOLDING
before, are going this year. Several men, a slightly larger number than lb. thousand are already in the Reich.
stance, been employed for many successful that 32,000 men and wo- and 24 kilogrammes to 10.886 av. months on the construction of the People's Car factory at Fallersle- ben, near Hanover. This factory will start production in the autumn if the official schedule is adhered
to.
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It is stated that last year the workers sent home about £750,000. This represented a useful contri- Thousands of Polish and Italian; bution towards the balance of pay- agricultural workers, men and woment between Italy and the Reich, men, are employed annually on Ger- man farms and estates, where the flight from the land has resulted in an acute labour shortage.
The recent ban placed by the Polish Government on the outflow of migratory Polish labour into the Reich has increased the difficulties of German agriculture. Many Ger- man estates in the north-east and north of Germany are now being worked with Italian labour,
D.P.W LEAVING TO-MORROW
KING AND QUEEN AT WINDSOR SHOW
London, To-day.
CUSTOMS REVENUE
London, To-day-
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Asked to give particulars of the manner in which Customs collec tions of revenue made in Tientsin and Chingwangtao were being held or remitted against loan obliga- tions in Northern China, Mr. R. ́ A. A record crowd greeted the Butler, Under-Foreign Secretary, King and Queen when their Ma- said the Japanese authorities were jesties visited the centenary Royal holding revenue in suspense account Agricultural Show in Windsor Great at the Yokohama Specie. Bank on behalf of the Inspector-General of
The Director of Public Works, Park yesterday. Hon. Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, leaves Their Majesties drove in an Customs.-Reuter. the Colony to-morrow, on retire-open landau from Windsor Castle ment, by the "Empress of Japan." to the show ground, and were loud- He will leave Queen's Pier at 10.16 ly cheered by crowds as they drove a.m.
down the Long Walk and through
A. B. the show ground to the Royal Pavi M.P.'S PENSIONS
London, To-day.
The reduction in the number of Poles available is, however, severe-
From to-morrow Mr. ly felt. The Italians do not achieve Purves will be Director of Public lion. the same output or standards of Works, and Messrs. H.-H. Pegg On arrival at the Pavilion their efficiency in this type of labour., and R. P. Shaw will act as Assist-Majesties were received by the Earl
It is not yet clear whether any ant Director of Public Works Kow of Athlone, Deputy President of The Prime Minister introduced arrangement is to be made between loon, New Territories and Hong the Show, and Princess Alice. After into the House of Commons yester the Italian and German Govern-Kong respectively the latter lunch their Majesties made a tour day & Bill embodying proposals for ments for the mass transfer of during the absence on leave of Mr. of the Show which lasted over a Members pension scheme. whole communities of Italian work. H, J. Pearce.
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