No Room for Families of Government Employees London, Nov. 15.
In the House of Commons today, replying io questions, Major A. Boyd-Carpenter, Financial Secretary of the Treasury, said that owing to housing shortage at Hongkong it was deemed desirable to confine appointments of chargeman to those volunteering to go without their families. The question whether circumstances warranted removal of the restriction was being considered. He said that the proposed naval base at Singapore would not necessity ate the construction of additional works of fortification in other harbours in Eastern waters.—Reuter.
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