London, May 27.
The Government's Road Haulage Was s Bill, which provides for regulation of the wages and conditions of workers engaged in road transport passed through the remaining stages before the House of Commons rose early this afternoon On the third reading, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, said the Bill would affect between 600,000 and 700,000 workers in an industry notorious for its lack of regulation. He looked forward, he said, to seeing a very great change in the lot of workers in that most important industry The Bill was welcomed by the Op. position.—Wireless thigh Reuter. ed Settlement Robberies A sum of $1,300 was stolen by ten men, four of whom carried p an armed robbery at 13
Wusieh Road shortly after 7 yesterday. The men, who spoke in the Yangchow dialect, intimidated the inmates and stole money, jewellery and clothing to a total amount of $1,300; they escaped before the alarm raised.
In another robbery, at 9.20 p.m. two men, one with a pistol, entered a house at 96 Yunnan Road and. after intimidating the six inmates, stole $79 in cash. No arrests had been made up to a late hour.
"Combines in Himself All Best British Qualities"
Berlin, May 28.
The "National Zeitung," of Essen, which is generally considered to refect the views of Marshal Hermann Goering, commenting on European Lroblems. characterizes Mr. Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minisier "combining in himself in typical manner all the best British qualities, which justify the trust accorded to him in Britain, and the esteem in which he is held out Referring to Mr. Chamberlain's efforts at reaching an understanding with Berlin and Rome, the paper states "An "understanding should be possible, and it is necessary for a new order to be brought into being without warlike complications.
"Germany's wish for a peaceful settlement is unimpeachable," the paper adds.—Reuter.
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