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THE CHINA-MAIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936
SPECULATION RIFE
Dr. Schacht's Visit To Paris
EXTREME LEFT CIRCLES ANSWERED BY BLUM
London, To-day.
The whole of Paris and Berlin are speculating on the visit to Paris of Dr. Schacht, President of the Reichsbank, who was yester- day the guest of honour at a Luncheon party given by the Governor of the Bank of France. 3. Labeyrie. Those who attended the party included M. Leon Blum, the French Premier, and M. Del- bos, the French Foreign Minister.
Economic and political circles) in Eerlin expect the visit to re- sult in an improvement in Franco- German economic and political re- lations, as well as in the interna- tional situation.
Dr. Schacht himself, apart from declaring that he is no economist and that he never concerns him- self in politics, is silent, but it is
TELEVISION HISTORY MADE BY BBC.
Literary Celebrities, Artists. And Film Stars Seen And Heard
London, to-day.-Television history was made to-day when. the British Broadcasting Cor- poration station in North London sent the first transmission for public exhibition in connection with the opening of the annual radio show at Olympia.
The audience possessing Ja ceivers throughout London were delighted with the excellent re- production. They saw and beard literary celebreties, artists and cinema stars-Eauter's Bulletin Service.
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
Signed In Locarno Room
NORTH ATLANTIC AIR ROUTE
PREPARATIONS. ON
LARGE SCALE.
WEATHER FORECASTING MADE EASY
London, To-day. Two of the new Empire Flying Bosts should both be afloat at Rochester and ready for the final trials within the next 10 days. One of the boats is intended by the Imperial Airways for immediate service in the Mediterranean, be tween Brindisi and Alexandria. while the other is destined for long range experimental flights in con- {nexion with the preparation of the
North Atlantic route.
The other machines now under construction and which will engage in the same long distance experi- ments are the Mayo Composite! Aircraft and the De Havilland Al- batross. In the meantime, in pre- paration for the North Atlantic Service, air pilots, meteorologists, and observation stations have been
thought that, during lunch, talk NEW ERA OF CO-OPERATION working in Newfoundland since the
met.
London, To-day.
Autumn of 1934 accumulating data for one of the most comprehensive weather forecasting schemes ever
The signature of the Anglo-devised.
The cere-
could hardly be avoided on the topic of Chancellor Hitler's new conscription decree. The French reaction to it was shown in the
CHARTING UPPER AIR fact that M. Blum had conferred Egyptian Treaty, for which the
The investigations which have! with General Gamelin, Chief of Egyptian delegation, headed by
|been undertaken on behalf of the the French General Staff, and that the Premier, Nahas Pasha, came Air Ministry and the Canadian and the High Military Council had to England, took place yesterday Newfoundland authorities include Dr. Schacht's visit is criticised morning in the Locarno Room of the charting of upper air and ex- amination of the prevalence of fog in the extreme Left circles, in re the Foreign Office.
in the Newfoundland zoze. and ply to which M. Blam, in a letter, mony was witnessed by a pri-lover. the mouth of the river St. says that even on the matter of vileged company which included. Lawrence. The object of the or- the decision to extend the dura- tion of military service in Ger. besides the two delegations and ganisation, which will be set, is to keep pilots on the Atlantic route) many, the French Government will their officials, the wives and
informed of the movements of fog not refuse conversations which, daughters of the Egyptian de-and to lead them through to clear whether in the economic, financial legations, and the speeches of the channels. or political domain, may facilitate Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony The charting of upper air will! a general settlement of European Eden, and Nahas Pasta,
were provide data upon which problems.-Reuter.
SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE
broadcast to Egypt.
In both speeches stress
was
were
in-
it is hoped a high degree of accuracy. in forecasting will be based The principle of radio control is to be extended, and pilots will be structed as to the course and to landing places by radio, in accor dance with weather reports.-Bri- tish Wireless Service.
RESTRICTIONS TO BE LIFTED.
Austro-German Pact Completed
Paris: The Matin gives ex-laid upon the community of in pression to the hope that the op- terests of the two countries which portunity will be taken to dis-had found expression in the cuss matters not purely financial Treaty. The agreement was hail- The paper goes on to say, thated as marking the inauguration of the visit of Dr. Schacht, underļa new period of fuller and freer present day conditions, assumes co-operation in Anglo-Egyptian special significance concerning relations. Franco German relations in gen-
DELEGATES FETED eral. Dr. Schacht is the only personage of prominence who has In the evening, Nahas served the Reich, both under the Pasha and his colleagues
a dinner at the Republic and the present regime. entertained at
Mr. Eden presid- His position as leader of Ger- Foreign Office.
Berlin, To-day. many's economic life through the led and other Ministers present The Austro-German agreement, numerons crises of the past years were Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. concerning tourist traffic between has given him a clear understand Neville Chamberlain, Sir John the two countries. as well, sa ing of the various national pro-Simon, Lord Halifax, Mr. Malcolm financial and economic matters, blems. It would be of value to MacDonald, Lord Swinton. Mr. was signed here yesterday by the France to negotiate with Dr. 10usby
Gore and Sir Thomas Austrian Minister to Berlin, Ing. Schacht, because he is a means to Inskip. The High Commission- Tauschitz, and the representative form a link between French and jers for Dominions and India, Lord of the German Foreign Office, German economics.”
Crewe, Sir Austin Chamberlain Herr Ritter, as well as the Le Jour points out that D and Arthur Greenwood were leaders of the two delegations. Schacht is the first German among other guests.
From Friday, August 23, the Minister to visit Pazis since 1931.
present restrictions existing be- During yesterday afternoon, the -Trans-Ocean Service.
tween the two countries will be Egyptian delegates made a tour discontinued-Trans-Ocean Ser- of the Port of London at the invitation of the Port of London
[vice.
STRIKE MOVEMENT Authority-British Wireless Ser-
TO END?
Arabs To Discuss Compromise Plan
"CHINA MAIL" SPÉCIAL
Jerusalem, To-day.
vice.
NEW THAMES BRIDGE
Charing Cross Station To Be Moved
RECOMMENDATIONS BY COMMITTEE
London, To-day.
COUNTRY-WIDE PURGE OF TROTSKYITES EXPECTED
(Continued from Page 1) The Supreme Arab, Council
"I have no doubts about you. I concluded its deliberations here yesterday. The Council has deam convinced you have no doubts cided to ask the Foreign Minister about us, your leaders. Enemies of Iraq, Nuri Pasha, who is at are getting into position, so
ready. Those of you who are on present stoging in Egypt, to come the frontiers keep watch." to Palestine, in order that the Council might discuss with him Emphasising the efficiency of the for the past 25 years, is the re- the question of an eventual ac- army's equipment, M. Stalin commendation embodied in the re- ceptance of the compromise pro-added: "Everything that money port just issued of the London and posal submitted by the three Arst could buy and man's genius Home Countries Trafic Advisory kings to the Council.
could invent and workers could Committee, after 18 months'
be
A new bridge across the river Thames, near Charing Cross in the heart of London, plans for which have been under discussion
The proposal is generally in- make has been given into your amination of the various alterna- terpreted here as indicating that hands for the defence and glory tive schemes, and consultation with the compromise will be accepted, of the Soviet land"-Beuter. the many diffcial bodies and private! and the strike movement be
interests axested.
broken off at an early date- Trans-Ocean Service..
WEATHER REPORT
WARNING TO TROTSKF
TUNNEL NOT WANTED The committee rejects the pro- Oslo: The Minister of Justice has requested the Passport office posals for a tunnel and also the to ask Trotsky to agree, during suggestion that the Charing Cross the remainder of his stay in Nored to the south side of the river. Pallway Station should be remov-
way, not to intervene in the poli-A combined road and rail bridge
A weak anti-cyclone covers Man-tical affairs of other countries is being contemplated, which, by churia. The typhoon is situated and to confine his activities to the the grovision of adequate approa- about 200 miles east-south-east of writing of those of his historical ches, ca Ese importance of which Shanghai, and is probably fecur- works and treatises which are not the Committee: insists, would con- ving north eastward. The depres-directed against any other coun-stitute the North-South Artery sion of the China Sea is crassing try.
through one of the busiest sections
Bainan on swest-north-west:
On the north side it is suggested
track The local forecast for to- It is understood, that the Chief of Central London day, as issued by the Royal Ob of Police and eight officers visited that the glauning of the approach
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