1935-01-18 — Page 12

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GEORGE BANCROFT FRANCES FULLER ROSCOE KARNS

THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH.

OVERCROWDING TO BE

ABOLISHED

DRITAIN'S NEW FIVE YEAR PLAN.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1935.

SAAR REFUGEES

HUNDREDS CROSS TO SAFE TERRITORY

Saareguemines, Jan, 17. Hundreds of refugees from the: Saar are pouring across the fron- A five-year plan to abolish over-tier Into France. crowding is revealed in the new Government Housing Bill, publish- ed to-day.

London, Jan. 17.

GIVING GERMANY EQUALITY

UNILATERAL ACTION NOT FAVOURED

London, Jan. 17.

It is learned from a rollable This little French mining town, source that the British Govorn- whose pithends are in France and ment, acting on its own initiative, whose outcrops are in the Saar; has has suggested to the Government of Tho measure establishes an over- nirendy became overcrowded by in- the Raich that there is no wisdom. crowding standard, by which every habitants of the Saar who voted in taking any unilateral action to from the military, house, must allow for proper separa-against the return of the territory free Germany tion of the sexes, apart from us to Germany, and who now fear the restrictions imposed under the

Treaty of Versailles. band and wife and children under wrath of Hitler.

The

which was con- suggestion, 10.

Hundreds arrived to-day, and a further batch of two thousand re-veyed through the British Ambne-

the sador, Sir Eric Phipps, was fagees are expected to cross frontier into French territory to-companied by a friendly intima- tion that a way was being sought morrow.-Reuter. -

to give, Germany the equality sho demanded and it was pointed out

Only two persons will be allow ed to occupy a room 110 feet squara, The number of occupants for every house has been carefully scaled and landlords will be drastically finod if the standard is exceeded.

1.

Transfer To Germany

London, Jan. 17.

Local authorities must survoy The League of Nations decision that this task would be icopardis- and re-plan overcrowded areas, and about the future of the Sant willed by any action taken without the build modern working class fata probably be declared at the Counell concurrence of the Powers.

The British Government is evi- and houses. Generous Exchequer meeting at Geneva this morning.dently convinced that the beat way aubaldies will be granted for both and the date on which the transfer to meet Germany's demand will be urban and rural housing.

of sovereignty to Germany is to be as follows: All subsidies will be consolidated completed will also be announced. That the Governments of Bri- in a general account, to be adminis- The date suggested is about March

cain,

France, Italy, Belgium, tered by the local authorities.

Rumania. Czecho-Slovakia and The aim is to have flats and Immediate fixing of a definite Yugo-Slavia inform the League houses available at a rental of date which was desired by Germany that the military restrictions of 10s to 11s. a week, including rates, created somo complications at the Treaty of Versailles should not and cottages at from 38. to 58, a Geneva yesterday, and hampered apply to any single signatory week.

the work of the Council's Com Power, provided that Power Property owners will be allowed mittes of Three which was engaged quested the League to decide upon to carry out their own Improve-in drawing ip tho necessary the terms of its liberation from menta and landlords will be com- formula. This work was also hold these restrictions; also provided pensated when their property is up pending the results of the that auch Power should be at the demolished, if they have attempted Franco-German negotiations re-time a member of the League. to maintain or improve on the garding such questions as the ap Should Germany agree to this, time limita allowed by the local plication to Saar territory of she will be obliged to rejoin the authorities---Our

Correa Article 42 of the Treaty of Ver- League and will be bound not to pondent.

anilles, providing for a demilitariaed ro-arm beyond the limits prescrib zone of 50 kilometres east of the led.

OBITUARY

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Drastic Proposals

London, Jan. 17. Rhine, within which the Saar lies. It is expected that this formula Drastic proposals for the elimina- Certain other technical questions will be debated when MM. Flandin tion of over-crowding in towns were also raised. Late last evening, and Lavni visit Landon at the end and country, and the re-develop- however, a formula had been pre of the month.-Our Own Corrca- ment of working class residential pared and submitted to Paris and pondent, arens in certain positions in great; Berlin. It is accordingly anticipat- cities, are contained in the Governed that the compromise reached in ment's new Housing Bill. Its pro-these discussions will permit of the visions include the introduction Council meeting this evening, and of a national standard of housing every effort will be made to com- accommodation, enforceable by plete outstanding details by thei the courts, at the instance of local week-end. If necessary, the Council af authorities to estimate the extent February.-British Wireless. of crowding, in excess of the standard. is to be followed by!

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GENERAL VON STEUBEN DIES 'IN GERMANY

Berlin, Jan. 17, General Kuno von Steuben, cons mander of the Eleventh Army Corps in Macedonia during the War, died here to-day at the age of 179-Reuter Special.

The Grand Duchess Allco Of Toscania'

Salzburg, Jan. 17.

building and re-development schemes, delegated to them by Achemes to make good the deficit; local authorities. The creation of houses. A special subsidy to of a Central Housing Advisory encourage the building of multi- Committee, to give advice, parti storeyed blocks of flats will be cularly in the employment by local granted.

authorities of Management Com- Facilities will be available for missioners in the administration public utility corporations in of publicly owned housing estates Toscania died here to lay at the carrying out parts of approved is provided for.-British Wireless. age of 86-Reuter Special.

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