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KING EDWARD TO BROADCAST MESSAGE TO NATION
COMMON
ACTION
ENQUIRIES BY BRITAIN
HELP PROMISED BY CENTRAL POWERS
MEMORANDUM TO LEAGUE
· CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Geneva, To-day.
The results of the exchange of opinions between the British Government and the Governmen's of France. Yugoslavia. Greece and Turkey were communicated in writing to the President of the Sanctions Conference by Mr. Aa- thony Eden yesterday.
One of the weightiest pass ages of the memorandum reads: "The fact that deliberations were taking place between the
The scene outside the Supreme Court yesterdays when “Göd Save The King” was played at the Proclamation Ceremony. photo).
British and French Saffs gave POLITICAL CRISIS]
rise to the assertion from cer- tain quarters that the discus- sions were not restricted to the situation in the Mediterranean arising from the application of Article XVI of the League of Nations Covenant, but also in- cluded the northern frontier of France.
IN EGYPT
RESIGNATION OF CABINET
NEW GOVERNMENT NOT YET DECIDED
FRENCH CABINET
RESIGNS
LAVAL REFUSES TO TRY AGAIN
RADICALS CAUSE NEW CRISIS
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
THE Majesty's Government wishes to seize this opportunity ** CHINA MAJL SPECIAL of declaring that this assertion is
Cairo, To-day. totally untrue. The discussions The Nessin Fasha Cabinet re-i "in question related entirely to the signed yesterday. This decision
common action which might betwas arrived at in the course of aj taken should the application
of Ministerial Council and after King sanctions in the present conflict Fuad had had a lengthy consulta-
The third Laval Government, formed on June 7, 1935, resign lead to hostilities in the Mediter- tion with the party leaders, in- ed at 5-45 pm. yesterday, following a Ministerial Commeil held at rarean. "The discussions never cluding the leader of the United the Elysee Palace under the chairmanship of President Lebrun. considered any other possibility." Front of Egyptian Parties
The decisive Cabinet meeting, which began at 4 pm, opened The remainder of the document The resignation of the Govern with the resignation of M. Herriot as scheduled, whereupon the
other Radical-Socialist Ministers, namely, the Trade Minister, M
vice.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
LORD MAYOR TO ATTEND
His Majesty Loves For Sandringham
LYING-IN-STATE PLANS ALTERED
London, To-day.
It is learned authoritatively that H M the King is considering broadcasting a message to the nation after the funeral of his father..
A special memorial service will be bell in St. Paul's Cathe dal at 3 pk on Tuesday next. The Lord Mayor and Corpora- tion and representatives of other-bedier, will attend, ̈ Air Force flying will be suspended
JAPAN AND THE to-day and on the day of the
LEAGUE
Question Of Mandated Territories
funeral, and civil after have been asked to refram from fly-- ing over the route of the King's coffin to-day, over Westminster
Hall during the lying-in-State,
and over the rate of the funeral procession on Tuesday next ~CHINA MAIL * SPECIAL
from London to Windsor. Geneva, To-day.
MEETING TO-DAY The Japanese viewpoint that al-Fandom When the House of though Japan's membership of the Commons ressemblent for the League of Nations expired in swearing-in ceremony, Capt. D. March 1935 the mandate obliga Margenson, the Chief Govern tions allotted to her by the Leaguelment Wap, announced that the were still valid, was confirmed in Government is meeting 2 DJ ja report adopted by the League today, when the Rune Kinister
Council at yesterday's.session:-
Regarding the question raised pecting the death of His bete will-bring the King's message, res- by the Japanese Government as wavesty
left the League enjoys the same sider addresses to the King and to whether a country which has Afterwards the House will con- economic rights in mandated ter Queen Mary, and the business
Service
summarises the answers of the ment represents the fulfiment of Bonnet, the Mercantile Marine Minister, M. Bertrand, and theories as League members, the will be completed în tine to enable other three Governments to the the wish expressed in a Note from Home Minister, M. Paganon, announced their resignations separ-report proposes that the Japan-¡the House to assemble at West- effect that the obligation's pre- the British Government, declaring scribed by the League of Na-its willingness to enter forthwith ately. To mark disapproval of the step taken by the Radical-ese view that this equality of minster Hall, when the body of tion's Covenant would be faithful into negotiations about an agree portfolio, also resigned.
Socialist Ministers M. Martin, the Right-wing Minister without rights should be maintained the late King arrives. Thereafter
should be accepted, subject pro- it will adjourn until February 2 discharged-Trans-Ocean Ser-¡ment regulating the relations,
|visionally, to the League reserving chiefly military, and the
The same procedure will be Sudan The Cabinet meeting, which
the right to re-examine the ques-followed by the House of Lords.-- questions between the two coun-then discussed the political
tion if it thinks fit-Trans-Ocean Reuter. tries, but desiring that the treaty situation, ended at 5 pm, when deliberation be conducted with a the Ministers all proceeded to Government commanding the con- the Elysee Palace, where the fidence of the Egyptian people. question of France's representa- The Nessim Fasha Cabinet will tion at the funeral of the late therefore be succceeded by a King George was discussed. United Party Cabinet, but pro-The Ministerial Council decided visionally the leader of the Waid that President. Lebrun, M. | Party, Nalus Pasha, has declined Laval, the War Minister (M to undertake the task of forming Pietri) and representatives of a Government
the military, naval and air The English newspaper, the forces under Marshal Petain
OIL EMBARGO
Committee To Probe-
Effectuality
TRANSPORT MORE VITAL THAN PRODUCTION
Geneva, To-day.
Passed By Huge. Majorities
Washington, To-day. Congress has voted in favour
The
ITALIANS ADVANCE
Vanguard Reaches Negelli
** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.
KING LEAVES LONDON London: His Majesty the King. the Duke of York and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have departed for Sandringham by train The King gravely ac knowledged the respectful bowŚ and raising of their hats by the people.
PLANS ALTERED Rome, To-diży. The lying-in-State plans have General Graziani's forces con-been altered. There will be no inue advancing, states official war admittance to-day, and Westmins
The Committee of Eighteen re- Egyptian Gazette, published in will attend the royal burial. of the immediate payment of commended convening a commit-Alexandria, voices the opinion The resignation of the Cabinet the war veterans' bonns. tee of international experts examine the effectuality of an proved by the Ward Party. Consident Lebrun began his custom-Houses
to that the British note is not aphaving then been accepted, Pre- Bonus Bill was passed in boss bulletin No. 103, the vanguard ter Hall will be opened to the oil embargo against Italy. M. T-trary to expectation, the text of ary consultations with the lead- talesen pointed out that this re the note has not yet been publish- commendation in no way changed ed-Trans-Ocean Service. the political decision of December
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Gato place an embargo on other FREE. STATE AND
products in due course.
ITALY CORNERED
the
Geneva, Later: The appearance of the word "transport” in Committee of Eighteen's
ENGLAND
Special Coal Duty Removed
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
by huge majorities ers of the various political groups:
more than sufficient to overrid Immediately on leaving the Ely-the possible Presidential veto
by members of the press, see Palace M. Laval was besieged-Beuter's Bulletin Service.
vice.
tol
LADIES GOLF
the next
The
FRENCH REPRESENTATIVES
aving reached Negelli, the public from to-morrow to Monday |apital of Galla Borano, 240 miles inclusive between 8 am and 10 rom the starting point of Dolo. p.m. It is estimated that at least rominent leaders in Galla a million mourners will file past 3orano immediately declared their the catafalqué Beuter's Bulletin subjection,
states the report, Service whom he declared that he had re-
which adds that they expressed fused M. Lebrun's invitation tol
relief at their liberation from the Paris: France will be represent attempt to form a new Govern-
Abyssinian yoke, offering to joined at the late King George's ment, and intended to adhere to
military operations Ineral by President Lebrun and this decision. Trans-Ocean Ser late Majesty,
Owing to the funeral of His gainst the Addis Ababs Govern the Ministers for Foreign Affairs
the date for the ment
and Marine, the Commander-in- solution indicates interesting de-
completion of the Third Round of Further batches of prisoners Chief of the Navy, Admiral velopments. It is now believed
INVITATIONS REFUSED the Taggart Cup and the Second are constantly coming in.
Durandviel, Marshal Petain, Com- that the question of the transport
Dublin, To-day. Paris: The Government has Round of the Captain's Cup have captured arms and amenunition
mander-in-Chief of the Army, of oil is more vital than that of
been extended to February include considerable quantities of Minister for Air, M. Demain. The special import duty of Es
General Gamelin and the retiring production. Even if America still per ton on English soal entering, M. Laval has refused Fresident Other rounds and competitions dun-dam bullets, it is said. Bashere will also be a detachment of permits, the export to Italy of nor the Irish Free State, which was Lebrun's invitation to form a new will not be affected and must be Dests's supplies assembled for an mal quantities of oil, the com- first imposed at the beginning of Cabinet M. Boisson, President completed es originally arranged expedition into Italian Somaliland French troops Benter. bined oil tankers of Italy, the the economic war between the two of the Chamber, has also declin- United States and Japan will be countries and which caused in-ed the invitation Beuter's Bul insuicient to carry the oil re-tense bitterness in England beletin Service. quired to Italy.
canse of its symbolisation of the
DIFFICULT TO SOLVE... Britain. Holland and Norway hostility felt towards England in -París, Later: Of the six Radi-]; own the bulk of the world's tax-Ireland, has just been abolished cal. "members of the retiring
Paris, To-day The Council kers and if they agree to ban oil by the Irish Government, on the Government four had previou of Ministers has appointed. M. transport it will have a devastate grounds that circumstances informed M. Laval of their inten- Naggiar, former Minister to Bel- ing effect on the Italian imports have improved." Trans-Ocean tion to withdraw and Pother pride. Ambassador to Peiping.
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resigned.
NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO PEIPING
Benter.
WEATHER REPORT
DUBLIN IN MOURNING two months ago were captured by Dublin: The Irish Free State Italian cavalry at Negelli-Trans-capital bears all the signs of deep Ocean Service.
and sincere mourning for the death of King George V. AI Government buildings, and all for- eign Legations are flying their Fresh north-easterly winds, fags at half-mast Since the day cloudy, is the forecast for to-day of the death of the King the as issued by the Royal Observa- bourse - has been closed... Many tory this morning.
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