London, Feb, 12.
The British engineering firm of Messrs. Ransomes and Rapler of Ipswich has secured from the tian Government, a £21000 contract for the construction of sluice gates on the new Mohammad Aly Barrage which is being built, at a cost of £2,250,000 at the junction of the Nile north of Cairo.
Ninety-four pairs of sluice gates and six power operated machines of special design for use with the gates are to be built. The work will ex-{ena over three years and will begin Within the next few months—Wire-Jess through Reuter.
Lundon, Feb. 8.
Mr. A. Moreing, Conservative member for Preston, drew attention of Parliament to-day to a report that the Chinse Government Intended to compel all insurance policies to be {in the Chinese language.
requested that the British Ambassador to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen,. be instructed to call the attention of the Chinese Government to the hindrance to business such a step would cause.
Viscount Cranborne said he had no Information on the subject but was requesting the British Ambassador for a report, Viscount " Cranborne informed another questioner, Capt. Peter Macdonald, Conservative member for the Isle of Wight, that he was unaware of any recent developments regarding revision of the Chinese Insurance Law, but he was asking the British Ambassador for a report. Reuter.
Nanking, Feb. 9.
In regard to the question raised the House of Commons concerning the underwriting of insurance policies China, it is explained to-day that the bye-laws in question donot stipulate that all insurance policies must be written in the Chinese langu age only. According to article 14 of these Jaws, while all insurance poll cles should be made out in Chinese, other languages may also be used side by side with the Chinese but the latter alone shall be deemed authentle and valid—Central News.
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