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THE CHINA" MAKE TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1937
HURRICANE'S AFTERMATH IN EUROPE
Oslo, To-day.
The 29 members of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Veni are now facing a perilous situation.
almost helpless in the midst of a barricane.
BLUM'S
OFFER OF PEACE PACT
PRAISE BY FRENCH PRESS
WILLING TO CO-OPERATE
Paris, To-day.
With the German press welcom- The Veins, also a Norwegian steamer, which had already carri-ling the friendly
tenor of the
ed out the rescue of the crew of speech made by the French Pre- Great waves are breaking the Trym a few days earlier, rush-mier. M. Leon Blum, at Lyons, in over their disabled ship, forcing ed to the scene together with the which the Socialist leader dis- claimed any intention of using the entire complement to take steamer Jupiter.
economic factors as a means of! refuge on the bridge,
The Venus has now been com-bargaining with the Reich, comes her fuel is a favourable reaction by the press The Veni seat out agitated S.0.S. (pelled to leave as messages on Sunday, saying that dwindling but the Jupiter is still in France. she had broken her rudder and was standing by-Reuter.
-The Paris papers, which devote columns to the subject, especially
FLOODING OF THAMES AND ELBE emphasize M. Blum's comments on
HAMBURG POWER
STATION CUT OFF
Hamburg. To-day.
LARGE AREAS
Franco-German relations.
The. Radical Socialist
paper "POeuvre" writes that following as it does the recent address of the UNDER WATER
British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and preceeding the London, To-day. already announced speech of the Flooding of the River Elbe had Rains in many districts, al-German Chancellor, M. Blum's ad- unfortunate consequences for ready double the total normal dress was not merely a promise
but a peace pact in itself. are causing Hamburg on Sunday, a number of fall in January,
The Socialist daily "Populaire” big concerns suffering from the widespread floods.
declares that there is no doubt but inundating of the electricity From Reading to Richmond
that the prospects heralded by M works at Neuhof which, for a hugh tracts of the Thames Blum will one
day overcome all time, entirely cut off the city's Valley resemble, an inland sea, threats of war.
with swans electricity supply.
swimming round]
DISARMAMENT A FALLACT Eouses and looking in windows. Although many of the firms
Writing in the "Homme Libre," The playing-fields of Eton and which ceased work have now re-the grounds of Windsor Castle are a Radical-Socialist publication, the sumed operations, the immediate inundated, while many main roads former Minister and Deputy. M. outlook is still uncertain, owing are impassable in Kent. Sussex, Louis Frossard, states that it is to a strong south-easterly gale Bedfordshire and in the neigh-cler from the address that the French Premier is ready to dis- and probability that the Elbe is
bourhood of Birmingham likely to overflow again to-night.
SHIPS IN GALE
when the steamer
to co-
A thrilling rescue of 52 men (cuss mutual problems and was carried out by the Dartmouth operate with Germany as with lifeboat in pitch darkness and every nation, without reservations: Many Hamburg newspapers raging seas
Peace to M. Blum, however, is were unable to issue their editions English Trader" struck the rocks inseparable on the whole within in time this morning owing to at the entrance of Dartmouth. the lack of electric current. Tram-Reuter. cars resumed normal working yes-
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London, To-day- There was no rain resterday in
the framework of the League of Nations.
The "Echo de Paris" emphasises the fact that M. Blum refuses to erter into any special agreement with Germany but is willing to
The paper is of the opinion,
The motorship "Monte Olivia," the London area, but the Thames discuss disarmament. which had been in a dangerous is still rising and the flood waters position during the height of the are spreading in the Thames Val-however, that anyone who be lieves that any practical result gale, succeeded in reaching Ham-ley where large low-lying areas are
can be achieved in disarmament, bury.
Two English ships, how-ander water.
The flow of the river at Tedding-must be an optimist, ever, the "Marsden" and "Leeds
A nationalist paper writes that be ton was at the rate of 8,700 mil-
lion gallons in 24 hours, being an except for M. Blum's statements increase of 1200 million gallons on the question of disarmament, speech was marked by a on yesterday's figure.
The average for January is 2.407 strong awareness of political reali-
ties.--Trans-Ocean. mulion, but in January last year the flow reached 9,000 million. That figure, however, was well be- low the totals of the great floods in the past-British Wireless.
STATE WITHIN A STATE
Criticism Of Antioch Settlement
Paris, Today.
Settlement of the Alexandretta problem, as agreed upon at Gen- eva, is criticised by "Le Journal,” which declares that it has only created a State within
not the
RECIPROCAL
TRADE PACT
IN OFFING
future Syrian State but also opens Runciman Statement
the way to demands by other min- orities.
By a planned system, France [would maintain
confusion be- tween theoretical Syrian unity and actual separation.
In Washington
his
Further Emphasis On Economics
Prague, To-day. Economics were again the sub- |ject of a speech by 2 Prime Minis- ter yesterday, the speaker, this time being Dr. M. Hodza, of Czecho-Slovakia, who broadcast in
Prague over a nationwide hookup.
Dr. Hodza emphasised the im- constructive corn- portance of a mercial policy in Central Europe.
Czecho-Slovakia, he declared, was endeavouring to strengthen her commercial relations with Ger Įmany, and pointed out the vital Leed for a concerted commercial police on the Danube Basin. Washington, To-day.
This, he stated, would remove Visions of a trade agree-all cause for war. minorities and to conflicts beent between Britain and the Referring to internal conditions
It will lead, says the paper, taj Turkish domination over the other
tween Turk and Arab in Syria.- Trans-Ocean. Ta
ITALO-TURKISH TALKS
Influence Of Gt. Britain
GOOD PROSPECT OF UNDERSTANDING
United States appeared to and to the minority question, day following a statement by which have been the cause of slight Mr. Walter Runciman, the unrest during the past few President of the British Board months, the Premier said that no of Trade.
amount of criticism could sway Mr. Eunciman, who is in the the Government in their stated United States ostensibly on a pri-policies---Trans-Ocean. vate visit, announced at a press conference at the British Embassy: yesterday that President Roosevelt London, To-day. and himself were close to an agree- The previously announced ment in principle on the basis for negotiations between Italy and negotiation of a reciprocal trade Turkey, which will take place agreement between the two coun- in North Italy following the tries.
present session of the Leagne He declared that they had made of Nations, are the result of great progress in their conversa- action taken last month by the tions, although only the broadest British Foreign Office, declares generalities were discussed, the de- the diplomatic correspondent tails being left to the more formal of the "Observer,"
conversations between the repre The correspondent goes on sentatives of both governments - to say that one of the import-Renter ant topics which will crop w
in the disenssions will be the Dardanelles Agreement" which was concluded: last year. Trans-Ocean
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London: To-day. ting on M Leon Blutz's
at Lyons the "Daily Tole
REBEL BOMBERS ACTIVE
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Salamanca, To-day." The fortifications outside
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