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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1989.

COST OF BRITAIN'S MILITARY GARRISONS

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IN HONG KONG AND CHINA

London, To-day.

AMERICAN

TREATY

WITH PANAMA

yesterd

the tre

day

Panama providing for consulta.

of aggression- which would, en danger the security of the Repu- blic of Panaton or the neutrality and security, of the Panama Can-

The effective expenditure on British military garri- tion in the event of any thist

sons in China for the year ending March 31, 1938, was £1,800,000, excluding recruiting and training expenses at home, said the War Minis- ter, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Hore-Belisha was answering a question re- garding the cost of British troops in China, put by Mr. H. Day (Labour)).

The Hong Kong Government, said Mr. Hore-Beli- sha, contributed £337,000 towards this sum.

One infantry battalion was loan- from India to Hong Kong, of ed for Imperial. services at Hong which the whole cost was similarly Kong and formed part of the mili-borne. tary garrison.

The whole cost of £90,000 was borne by the Army Vote.

Since 1937 a second battalion of the Indian Army had been loaned

AGREEMENT FOR FINANCING NEW ZEALAND

LONDON, TO-DAY,

THE DOMINIONS SECRETARY- IN THE COMMONS YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED AN AGREEMENT ON THE FINANCIAL REQUIRE MENTS OF NEW ZEALAND IN "THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHICH HAD BEEN UNDER DISCUSSION WITH MR. NASH (NEW ZEA- LAND FINANCE MINISTER) AS WELL AS THE TRADE POSI- TION, AGREEMENT ON WHICH WAS PUBLISHED AS A WHITE PAPER LAST THURSDAY.

Sir Thomas Inskip said that as regards the former subject, His - Majesty's Government in the Unit- ..ed Kingdom have agreed in prin- ciple that the facilities of the Ex- port Credits Guarantee Department will be made available to assist in the financing of United Kingdom imports into New Zealand.

Under this arrangement, credits up to £5,000,000 will be made avall- able on approved conditions for purchases "by the New Zealand Government for defence and other purposes.

Short-term export credit facilis ties up to the amount of £4,000,000 will also be made available under suitable conditions to cover ex ports from the United Kingdom to importers in New Zealand other than the New Zealand Government. -British Wireless.

tributed, and Mr. Hore-Belisha re- Mr. Day asked if Shanghai con- plied in the negative.,

Reuter,

The treaty, which was signed in 1938, has already been ratified by Panama.Reuter.

ANGLO-FRENCH PARLEY

Paris, To-day.

Pare

FRENCH AIR MINISTER IN ENGLAND

London, To-day.

The French Air Minister, M. Guy La Chambre, arrived at Croydon yesterday and was received by the Chief of Staff of the R.A.F., Air Marshal Sir Cyril Newall.

Last night M. La Chambre 'at- tended a banquet in celebration of the · thirtienthanniversary of Bleriot's flight. over the Channel. The Frenôn. Ambassador, M. Cor bin, presided at the dinner.

M. Bleriot's widow, accompanied by her son and three daughters, was present, and other guests in- claded the Aff Minister, Sir Kings- ley Wood, and leading-British and yesterday exhaustively discussed the

The Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, French airmen. Trang Ocean. Moscow negotiations with the Bri-M. Bonnet the circumstances of

Campbell. tish charge d'affaires, Mr. Ronald the so-called Hudson plan for

British loan to the Nazis. Trans- Mr. Campbell also outlined to Ocean.

SUMMER SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS

ASTOUNDING VALUES

IN

SOFT FURNISHING MATERIALS

HEAVY QUALITY TAPESTRIES 48′′ wide

USUAL PRICE $12.50 YARD FOR $4.00 YARD.

USUAL PRICE $4.25 YARD FOR $1.00 YARD

USUAL PRICE $5.00 YARD FOR $3.25 YARD.

COTTON JASPE IN ALL COLOURS, Usual Price $1.50 for 95c. 48" SHADOW TISSUES

Usual Price $2.25 for $1.50.

48" LINENS FOR LOOSE COVERS OR CURTAINS IN MANY DESIGNS AND COLOURS

Usual Price $5.00.Yard for

$3.25 Yard.

FULL SIZE KAPOG CUSHIONS IN COLOURFUL WEAVES AND ART SILKS $2.00 EACH, or FRING CUSHIONS

CURTAIN NETS 48" WIDE. Usual Pri

WE HAVE A PARTICULARLY GOOD APT SILKSSINTA

AND COLOUR

SCES REDUCES

ANOTHER ATTACK ON CHUNGSHAN?

Presaging

Shiuhing another

number of

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