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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1936
MEDITERRANEAN
POLICY
British Position
Explained
SIR. S. HOARES SPEECH
London, To-day.
The First Lord of the Ad- miralty. Sir Samuel Hoare, who arrived back in England yester day morning at the end of an in- spection of the naval bases and units in the Mediterranean, spoke yesterday afternoon of the
EAST - MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
British Fleet To Sail From Malta At End Of Mouth
London To-day
The Admiralty announce that the warships Queen Elizabeth, Flagship of the Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean, "Be- pulse, Glorious and Galatea and the First Destroyer Flotilla will Carry out a short cruise in the Mediterranean on September 20 from Malts-Renter
LADY PRESTON'S
NEW ROLE
Hostess Of Hotel At Brighton
SIR HARRY'S LAST WISH
Brighton-Sir Harry Preston, who died here recently, was bur- jied, according to his wish, in the
little country churchyard-at Cuck-! field, Sussex. Sir Harry had owried a country cottage at Cuckfield for many years
Prior to the interment a fazer-i
problems of the Mediterranean VON NEURATH IN al service was held at St. Peter's
He said: "So far from there be- ing any question of our vacating: our position in the Mediterranean for of our scuttling from Malta; we intend to face these dificult problems and make our position quite secure for the future. A statement of that kind is noti thought to be launched against anybody. It seems to me to be self-erident !monsense.
that
com-
•
HUNGARY
P
Private Visit To The
Regent
parish church, Brighton. The Vi- car of Brighton and Canon R. J. Campbell officiated.
Sir Harry's sister-in-law. Miss Collings, said that it was one of Sir Harry's last wishes that Lady Preston should carry on as hos- tess at his hotel. His wish is to be fulfilled.
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Budapest, To-day. Baron von Neurath arrived here
Blood. Donor's Iness a stag-hunt at Capt. E. F. Chandler, former should yesterday from we make our communications secure Goedoelice, where he was guest of amateur heavyweight boxing cham- in the Mediterranean, when it is the Regent of Hungary, Admira¡ pion of the world, was stated last remembered that this is one of von Horthy. Accompanied by mouth to be holding his own. Hel the vital highways of the British the German Minister to Budapest, was critically at his home at Empire. It is no threat against Herr von Mackensen; Earon von Withdean, Brighton, with septic! Neurath laid a wreath on the Hun-neumonia, contracted after hel any one at all.
garian national heroes' memorial had given a blood transfusion in "I say that because I see that and 01 the German graveyard, an effort to save the life of Sir in the Italian press there
are where the German soldiers that Harry Preston, one of his great- articles saying we should qualify fell in the war on
est friends. the eastern
The transfusion took place new Mediterranean policy, front are buried."
jour
Italians and the French-what!
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On
FIRST
| SHOWINGS IN
KOWLOON
that we ought to explain to the In an informal chat with Ger. July 28. Shortly afterwards Capt. other. Mediterranean powers the man press representatives in Bu-Chandler went golfing and appar- ently picked up a germ in the dapest, Baron von Neurath em jour new Mediterranean policy is.phasised the private character of wound caused by the transfusion.
this visit, and denied that there
MISAPPREHENSION
"A suggestion of that kind is was any truth in the statements SIR H. WELLCOME'S
jin foreign papers that he had met made under a complete misap- Austrian statesmen here.
no new
The Minister, Herr von
Mac-
We have prehension. Mediterranean policy. Our posi- tion to-day is exactly what it has kensen, gave a banquet in hoccur always been, namely, to live in of Baron von Neurath last ever- the most friendly relations posing, when the members of the
Hungarian Cabinet attended. sible with all the other Mediter-
ranean Powers, and secondly, to Trans-Ocean Service.
make secure our communications jacross one of the great imperial jhighways. We hope in future that we shall be in the best pos- sible relations with all the Medi- terranean Powers, including Italy,
L.C.C. LOAN ·
ISSUE
ESTATE
Drug Manufacturer Leaves £2,138,959
London. To-day. Sir Henry Wellcome, the founder of the Wellcome Foundation and of the great firm of manufactur- ing chemists, Burroughs Well- come. who died last July, left £2,138,959. Estate duty amounts The balance of the to £968,754
but that does not absolve us from £10,000,000 For Housing money is left principally to a fund
making our own communications jas safe as we possibly can.
Purposes
London, To-day-
for the advancement of research
in medicine, surgery, chemistry and the allied science--British
PROBLEMS AT GENEVA
-
The Air problem has obvious- ily made a difference, not such as The London County Council Wireless Service.
to revolutionise our policy but yesterday sanctioned, at a special-i enough to cause us to adapt our-ly summoned emergency meeting, selves to the new conditions. We the issue of a £10,000,000 loan for The under- have to make the fullest possible housing purposes.
Continved from Page 11 use of our own power.”
writing for issue took place yes- Even when these tangles are
The lists will open-to-junravelled another Regarding Cyprus, Sir Samuel terday.
set will said: “I have always felt that we morrow. Only twice before-in arise, namely, whether Abys- have not given half enough atten-1928 and last year-has the Lon-sinia is to be suspended pend- tion to Cyprus. The militarydon County Council made issuealing The Hague Court's deci- future of Cyprus is still being to such an amount-British Wire-ision. considered, but I am
quite sureless Service.
that Cyprus should have a better
ITALY ANNOYED
Rome: The reference of the
harbour for the general develo- REBEL BOMBERS WIN Abyssinian question to The Hague
ment
of the island."-British
Wireless Service.
ITALY'S UNEASINESS
Rome: The attitude of the
Rome press at the statement of
THE DAY
(Continued from Page 1)
Court is regarded as a deliberate rebuff to Italy's attempted recon- ciliation. It is felt that the pro-
appeasement. spects of European have received a definite setback, and it is regarded as certain in The Madrid Government has unofficial quarters that no Italian
Sir Samuel Hoare at the conclu- sion of his Mediterranean cruise hastily concentrated all the avail- delegation will go to Geneva reveals the uneasiness felt here at able troops and rushed several the proposed measures to be taken thousand men
DELEGATION WITHDRAWS
to the Maqueda Geneva: The Italian delegation.
by Britain to strengthen the posi-front to stay the Nationalist ad-to the International Broadcasting: tions in the Mediterranean.
The
semi-oficial Giornale
that
a long!
vance on the capital.
COLLECTIONS BEING TAKEN
raise funds Serile: To
Conference has announced its in- tention of not taking any further
d'Italia announces
for part in the work of the conference series of articles will follow the the National Government, collec- The reason given is purely techni one of yesterday, which will deal tions are now being undertaken in cal, but it is felt at Geneva that exhaustively with the whole ques-districts occupied by the insur-the actual decision to withdraw ịtion and with the ultimate goal of gents. The donations so far re was taken at Rome in order Britain. The paper points outceived amounted to 47 gold bars to demonstrate Signor Mussolini's that Sir Samuel Hoare visited all from melted jewellery weighing displeasure at the Assembly's at- the British bases, both those long 200 kg, one gold cup valued 27titude concerning Abyssinia. in existence and those now under 160,000 pesetas, and 1,000,000 pe!
Rome, later: Italy will not send construction, to study the steps setas in foreign currencies, necessary in order to make them MOROCCAN TRAFFIC STOPPED (delagates to the League until the efficient in the event of war.
Paris: All goods traffic be Abyssinians are finally excluded, The Giornale continues: "On tween French and Spanish Moroc-according to authoritative quar his recent trip King Edward VIII co has been suspended until furters. The Cecision to refer avoided all contact with Italy, go-ther notice, by order of the Sultan matter to The Hague Court caused ing straight from the Dalmation of Morocco. Although the passer-surprise, and it is believed that attend the coast in Yugoslavia to Greece and ger traffic remains unhampered, it Italy will decline to
Conference Turkey.
King Edward invited is feared that this order will have forthcoming Locarn0
NO CO-OPERATION
the
the Turkish President to visit serious consequences in the inter, until the decision of The Hague
London, and prepared a visit of national Tangier zone. the Turkish fleet to Malta, which! LAST TOWER COLLAPSES
Court is known If the decision is against Italy she is not likely
is suddenly deprived of its cen-1 Madrid: The last remaining to associate herself with the new tury-old right to use the Italian tower of Alcazar in Toledo el Western security pact--Reuter. Hlanguage. England gots so far lapsed yesterday when the artil
WEATHER REPORT
as to exploit the unaccountable lery of the Government forces mistrust of Italy felt in Turkey continued to fire at the fortress. Italy therefore asks what might. The artillery bombardment was, Pressure continues highest over really England's ultimate aims."however, not followed up by an the Pacific to the east of Hokkaido the -Trans-Ocean Service...
infantry attack, since a consider-and is relatively low over able part of the besieging troops China Sea, also between N. Lason M. TITULESCUP'S CONDITION have been transferred to the Ka- and the Bonins. The forecast for
STILL SERIOUS
queda front to check the Nation-to-day, as issued by the Royal Ob
was: alist advance on Madrid.. servatory this morning,
moderate; North-east winds, St. Moritz, To-day-The former).
ALONSO SHOT.. Madrid: The former Minister cloudy generally, Rumanian Foreign Minister's con- dition is still extremely critical, of Interior, Senor Salaza Alonso, It is stated by his physicians that who was sentenced to death by "the flness from which M. Tit the "People's Tribunal" for, al- lescu suffers is aggravated by the leged participation in the Nation- fact that he gutters acute mental alist uprising, was executed by course recently, Capt. E. G. Bush- depression. Trans-Ocran Sera fring squad yesterday.--Trans-brooke, B.N., hit marti
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