London, Jan. 18. first reading was given in the the House of Commons yesterday to the joslovakia Financial Claims and Bill, providing for the bal-of the £8,000,000 loans made to echo slovakia by the British Gov-at the beginning of last year to be used to satisfy British financial claims in Czech>slovakia., The balante available for this purpose is £8,500,000.
bill also provides for the dis-of the unexpended balance of £4,000,000 gift made to the slovakian Government for the Settlement of refugees.—Reuter.
Part of Sunken Launch Salvaged "N. " Photo.
Part of the Marden motor launch in which Nicola Marinovich, American steward, and two Chinese boatmen met their deaths when the boat was struck by another vessel in the Whangpoo River, was recovered from the murky depths of the n the river yesterday.
Above: the salvaged part of the vessel, looking as if it the boat by a giant cleaver, rests had been severed from the rest of on Pontoon No. 12 on the Bund.
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