Nanking, Apr. 27. Consideration for the welfare of the large number of married women workers employed in Chinese factories ig the keynote of a set of 18 regulations completed: by the Ministry of Industries. factory with more than 100 married women labourers on its payroll, according to the regulations, is required to set aside special rooms where the mothers can feed their babies.
The regulations which have been approved by the Executive Yuan also provide that a factory employing more than 300 married women workers is required to establish nurseries where the mothers may leave their babies under the care of competent nurses during their working hours—Central News.
Peiping, Apr. 25.
'Major-General Matsumoro, chief of ithe Special Service Bureau' of the Japanese Garrison, and Major Imai, [Japanese Military Attache here, left for Tientsin this morning for the [purpose of conferring with Mjor~ [General Nagami, Chief-of-Staff of the Garrison, and other Japanese military leaders. It is probable that they will also see General Sung Chehchairman of the Hopel-Chahar Political Council, or some of his ol-
The subjects of the recent Sino-Japanese conversations have not been Jdisclosed, but there is a general belief among well-informed Chinese that the Japanese authorities are at present confining their efforts to securing a pact with the local author!- {es for joint Sino-Japanese action against the Reds.
When this is secured, it is believed that Japanese troops are likely to be stationed at strategic points on all railways in Hopel and Chahar. This will be possible when reinforcements Jarrive in Tientsin in July, as Hully expected that the Japanese gar-ison there will be raised from 2,000 10,000 men.—Reuter,
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