Oranje, Now in N.EJ. to Be Converted Batavia, Feb. 27.
The British Government has gratefully accepted the offer made by the To Carry Sugar New York, Feb, 27, Sugar plantation owners have requested the United States Army to authorize troop transports which were reported to be returning from Pacitc and Caribbean bases virtually empty to carry sugar, the of Commerce" reported Oranje at the disposal of the Britis authorities for the care of sick and wounded troops in the "Near East. The Oranje is of 19,850 tons, and was completed in 1938.
Preparations are already well under way to convert the liner into a hospital ship, following consultations among representatives of the British, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand Governments. A member of the NEL, Government has just completed an inspection of the vessel, which is docked at Sourabaya, and will now make a report to a committee which has been especially instituted to decide on the alterations the Oranje will have to undergo.—Reuter.
Meanwhile, the House Agriculture Committee postponed its meeting until later this week, it is expected to act on a bill for reallocation of unused sugar quota, French Ambassador Arrives in Peiping Peiping, Feb, 27, M. Henri Cosme, French Ambassador to China, arrived in Peiping this afternoon from Shanghai, It is understood that on the transfer of the French Embassy to Peiping from Shanghai, a Secretary of Embassy will be left in charge in the port city—Reuter, Soviet-Thai Parleys Now Under Way Moscow, Feb. 27.
Mr, Pamon Montri, ' Thailand's Minister to Russia, said' yesterday in an interview that he had carried on successful talks with Soviet authorities and had laid the groundwork for establishment of diplomatic and commercial] relations, Mr. Montri said a Thai delegation was expected here shortly to complete the negotiations,—United Press,
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