Sir Victor Sassoon of Shanghai arrived here yesterday by plane from San Francisco but declined to discuss the purpose of his visit to the United States.
He declined to comment on the situation in China and asked reporters to "just pretend I am suffering from Amnesia." He was en route to New York.
Three American technicians were killed yesterday when the plane in which they were Mlying crashed and into amos at Wirral, Cheshire. The machine was completely wreck: ed, the only means of identification being the Air Force dise beneath the wing.
The machine, however, had not bboen taken over by the Air Force, but was on a trial Might from the Lockheed works at Spoke, Cheshire.
Changes Official Name to Thailand Paris, July 27.
Siam is no longer to be known as fam but as Thailand, the erstwhile Siamese Legation here informed the French Government today. The Siamese people become the Thal people and official communications Will have to be addressed to the That and not the Siamese Government.
The Siamese people have always called themselves "Thai people, and it is only abroad that their country way known as Slam—Havat, Mystery surrounds Sir Victor's visit to the United States because it is understood he announced before his departure from Shanghai that he was going only to Honolulu—United Press. the trade position, an agreement on which was published "as a White Paper last Thursday.
He said that os regards the former subject His Mapesty's Government in the United Kingdom have agreed in principle that facilities oft Export Credits Guarantee Department will be made available to Jassist in the financing of United Kingdom imports into New Zealand. Under this arrangement, credits up to. £5,000,000 will be made avail-fable en approved conditions for purchases by: the New Zealand Govermment or defence and other purposes, Short term export credit facili ties up 10 the amount of £4,000,000 will also. be made available under suitable conditions, to cover exports from the United "Kingdom to. importers in New Zealand other than the New Zealand. Government—[Wireless through Reuter.
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