London, Apr. 2.
Major. Nathan's optimism about China, from which he has lately returned, in speaking at the annual meeting of the Pekin Syndicate, has gitracted much favourable notice by in consequence Mukden alliance he said that Nanking's power was now greater than that of any Government since the Empress-Dowager's. He. be-Jieved "that peace would continue and trade and prosperity ensue, No power capable of threatening Na king's seemed likely to arise and though Communism and. banditry. were undoubtedly bad Major Nathan was confident that' the Government would wipe them out.
"1 am glad to be able to tell yo able to tell 9 new Buildings in Whitehall which fave to house 7,000 people.
Ins. Lansbury drew "pathetic pietace of some of the 1,000 work: Ing in cellars, which impaired their work and health. Phe erection fof the ow building would mean a Saving of £40,250 annually in rent The London County Council and ithe Westminster Council both ere, the, Bill Deeato the new Embankment © which Parliament liding will absorb ground on the
decided in 1026 must be kept open. By way of a. sop Mr, Lansbury promises a garden'on the Cenotaph How Departments have been injereased since 1912 is shown in two fables which Mr. Lansbury sup. plied.
New Departments and St Air Ministry. Board of Control Major Nathan lag" Katobek hed" persenelly intervened to get the Pekin Syndi-ante fr rightarin the Chung: Yuan coal. mines, where the military had And he read a tele- Ty from yom Dr. 6°. Wang, taping hat the Government wore Confilent Ging an anewer Youn question when hat the locality a have: elzedthe maines and ret qo'give them up. "The borisd of the Palm" Syndicate bad therefore ordered, the local managers bout detwatering the His ani pre: Sure to"mlae aga, Department "ot'"Seientite' 'a dustrial: Research 100] Estate' Management Growth of Staffs, in 1914 and To-day 3016931 Admiralty. non 3420 Agriculture Inland. Re 350
Major Nathan was questioned one shareholder" about a petie War Offee "2.20: tion which was said to have Ofice of Works... teen, sent to" Nanking from One foresees the Honan to have the' Pekin Admiralty and War concession cancel will exceed the perso id thatthe petition jand Army.
only of a few interested Not unreasonably did Lord knew that General Eustace Perey object that the ig Kai-shek had told one man moment, these terrible staffs, were concerned in the petition, who held provided with more accommodation, an official post, that he was not fit they would grow and" burgeon fo hold it if those were his ide Another speech which receives jauicker than ever. "But in any ease, [why should they'be housed in the approving notice is that of Mr. asked. most expensive part of London, ko lummer at the Hongkong Shanghai Bank meeting (the report The Bill passed its second read~ of which has now been published ting and after the holidays will go here) and his belief that the Government should soon be able, with fo'a Joint Committee of Lords afd national assistance, to of debt, distant The Easter Exod Idlers and reconstruction of railway! the moment of writing, Jelouds obscure the total och Holders of Chinese the moon and there seems every he much cheered, says prospect of a wet Easter.
Telegraph."
Bewildering arrangements have The Coming Budget Jbeen made for the holidays. The When Mr, Snowden presents his Southern 'Company ran 200 extra Budget on April 2, as it appears trains out of town to-day, most of certain he will be Well enough to the places being booked, in advance do, his showing will not be quite 'The'G. W. R, Cornish Riviera Bx: ro' bad as was expected. A' deficit press yan in four sections, carrying of, £23,000,000 had been foretold; 2,000 passengers. "For 26 shillings ne tually it will be 28,275971. tone may leave London on Sunday Against this nearly £67 millions night (third class sleeper 7s. extra) has been applied to redemption of spend Monday in. Edin and debt under the new sinking fund, return, as you went, on Monday Which means a net redemption of night." Some. 1,500 seaside and in-Gebt of 43,554,460. So. that in land resorts in' England and Wales point of fact, we have been able to (not counting Scotland and Ireland) meet expenditure out of revenue, Jare preparing for_holiday-makers even allowing for the fact that [with diversions for good weather or ££36,000,000 were borrowed to keep bad. "In the north, the railway people in unemployment, companies. offer "new country. for.
"The Times" observes "That lovers of walking"—a.cheap ticket is an achievement which should toa given station, a walk arranged Jeast give the lie to the rumours or you through lovely country, and. that, have so often appeared in the fa train home. There are, of course, foreign Press that economically we possible facilities for visiting the are a fast declining nation."
Continent. And 300 bakers are But: the Government has no claim making 2,500,000 hotseress buns. to any credit for this result. The Messrs, Lyons' bakeries. deficit is entirely due to ite reckless That there are' other spects. of xpenatate, "Supply ervces ex.
Easter ig. shown in the following ceeded the Budget appropriation $15,000,000, and the Civ 4 jrerfect, little description of "the vil and Re-Wonderful 16th century musie sung Venue votes show an expenditure of the service of Tone! £58,000,000 in excess of last year's. in Wes minster Cathedral. It is by So much for Socialist legislation. the 'Warnings to all tobacco manu-Jacturers "that they must curtail their withdrawals from bond clearly foreshadow higher taxation in th direction. Additional taxes' petrol are also expected, "What else Tong to which the will have to pay we all anxiously Paes che. pra wait to know.
The New Government Offices Parliament. adjourned for the Easter holidays after a brisk encounter between Mr. Lansbury, First. Commissioner of Works, and the Conservatives over the proposed Sudieuces who watched. the
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