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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1989.

Britain To To Defend

Page

Take No Take No Action

China Currency

NOTHING BEING

DISCUSSED

"AT PRESENT"

London, To-day.

NEWSPAPER PUT HITLER AT THE UNDER CONTROL BAYREUTH

Belgrade, To-day.

FESTIVAL

Bayreuth, To-day.

in

at

The board of directors of 'the' company publishing the newspaper "Vreme" have been dismissed and new managers appointed by the Chancellor Hitler, who spent Mr. F. J. Bellenger (Labour) asked in the House of Government, states the semi-official Monday in Nuremberg inspecting Commons yesterday whether the Chancellor of Reason is that "leading person-National Socialist Party rally

news agency:" :.

the preparations for the annual the Exchequer had noted the further deprecia- ages in the company were main- September, arrived yesterday tion in the exchange value of the Chinese dol-aining relations with extremists Bayreuth where the yearly Wagner

were publishing false des- festival was opened. lar, and whether the resources of the Currency patches in order to disturb rela- Stabilisation Fund were now exhausted.

tions between Yugo-Slavia and her Sir John Simon, in reply, thought Mr. Bellenger

neighbours."-Trans-Ocean. would appreciate that secrecy must be observ- ed in regard to the currency position of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Account, just as in the case of our own and other exchange equalisation funds.

Mr. Bellenger said there was

no

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VISIT TO NEWFOUNDLAND

The performance of the "Flying Dutchman" was given for the first time since the festival in July 1914 on the eve of outbreak of the Great War.

Conformably. with Wagner's de- sire, the opera was given without pause.

This year's festival comprises the London, To-day, performance of seven of Wagner's Sir Thomas Inskip, the Domin- works, namely in addition to the ions Secretary, hopes to be able to "Flying Dutchman"-four works

Parsifal and Tristan and Isolde,

The performance of the last nam- ed opera will be conducted by the Italian, Vittorio de Sabata, who

secrecy in the fact that the Chinese ORDERED OUT pay a short visit to Newfoundland composing the Nibelungen Ring,

dollar had depreciated something like 50 per cent. since Sir John Simon had asked the House to vote the British tax-payer's money to keep the Chinese dollar stable.

Did he intend to allow the Chinese dollar to find its own economic level? Sir John said that on the last matter he could add nothing to the answer he gave on July 11.

NO FURTHER ACTION

Mr. Philip Noel-Baker (Labour) asked if Sir John would give an assurance that the British Gov- ernment do regard it as a British interest that the exchange value of the Chinese dollar should be main- tained.

no

Sir John Simon said he did not think he could add to his - previous answer, in which he said that further action was being discussed at present.

In other respects the circum- stances were unchanged,

NOT ON PAPER

Mr. George Strauss (Labour) asked if the Government's policy towards the Chinese currency would be maintained.

Sir John replied that the ques- tion was not on the paper.

East?

"Has not the Government surren- dered to Japan in the Far next asked Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal).

There was no Government answer.

FURTHER LEGISLATION

Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Labour) said that in view of the statement that no further action was intend- ed, and that there had been this depreciation, and it appeared to be the Government's policy to main- tain the Chinese dollar, should” not that no fur-

action be taken to place?

ther depreciation

Sir John Simon replied that that would require further legislation.- Reuter

A.R.P. LECTURES

Tokyo, To-day.

in the early autumn.

He has provisionally arranged to sail on September 21 and expects A press report says that 30 Bri- to spend about a fortnight in the tish firms in Tsinanfù, capital of island.-British Wireless, Shantung, have been ordered to leave the city within a fortnight.- vince of Yunnan is

Parcel post service to the

suspended.

Trans-Ocean.

is making his first appearance in Bayreuth, while the other perform- pro-ances will be directed by Heinz Tiet- temporarily jen from the Berlin State Opera

House. Trans-Ocean.

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