THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1937.
TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICE SOON
This is the crack. Imperial Airways flyingboat, Caledonia, which, with a speed of over 180 miles. an hour, will probably inaugurate the new Atlantic service. She is similar in design to the Empire flyingboats.
ANGLO-GERMAN
NAVAL TALKS
Prospects Of Early Agreement
London, To-day.
Meeting took place at Foreign
JOINT BRITISH AND AMERICAN
ENTERPRISE
Washington, To-day.
The trans-Atlantic air mail service between Office on Saturday between United New York and Southampton will begin on Novem-
Kingdom and German delegates en-
gaged in conservation with object ber 1 this year.
of extending by bilateral agreement THIS WAS ANNOUNCED HERE YESTERDAY WHEN THE principles of London Naval Treaty HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE APPROVED THE of 1936. No serious divergencies of
ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST FOR FUNDS TO SUBSIDİSE opinion were found to exist in
THE SERVICE. course of these discussions and steps were taken to prepare draft agreement. Similar conversations of $2 a mile and the postage rate are proceeding with Soviet delega- between 21 cents and 25 cents an tion with object of reaching Anglo-1 ounce.
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SHOCK FOR GREEN
UNDERMINED!
Washington, To-day.
William Green, Pre- sident of the American Federa- tion of Labour, may be ex- pelled from the United Mine- workers' Union.
This bombshell was exploded here yesterday when it was an- nounced that the policy committee. of the United Mineworkers Union has passed a resolution directing the Union officials to expel Mr. Green for "treason and betrayal of Labour.".
Mr. Green holds his position in the American Federation of Labour by virtue of his membership in the Mineworkers' Union, whose Presi- dent is Mr. John L. Lewis.
If Mr. Green is expelled it will be necessary for him to resign the presidency of the American Feder- ation of Labour or to have. some other Union adopt him.-Reuter.
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SHOCK BRIGADE
SHOCKS
Prison Sentences
Danzig, To-day.
Eleven members of the former
The subsidy will be at the rate KUOMINTANG IN "shock brigade" of the Nazi Party
Russian bilateral agreements.-Bri- At the beginning of the service tish Wireless Service.
only mails will be carried but later giant Clipper flying-boats, which will DOUBLE-TRACKING have already been ordered,
carry sixty passengers.
IN SIBERIA
Railway Development Nearly Complete
TWICE WEEKLY
SESSION Preparatory Work Yesterday
Nanking, To-day. At the third plenary session The service will be operated of the Kuomintang, Generalis- twice a week by an American com- simo Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Wang
any and Imperial Airways, each Ching-wei, Dr. Tai Chi-tao, Mr. aying one machine in each direc-Wang Fat-chin, Marshal Feng Yu tion every week.
hsiang, Mr. Yu Ya-jen, Mr. Sun Fo, Moscow, To-day. For six months in the year the Dr. Chow Lu and Mr. Chu Cheng Conversion of the Trans-Siberian northern route via Newfoundland were elected to the "Chairmen Railway from a single to double will be used, while during the re- Group, while Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang track will be completed in the mainder of the year the planes will was appointed Secretary-general. Spring, states the construction fly over the southern route via Ber-
muda and the Azores. manager, M. Frankel
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Operations are now proceeding on the last 400 miles from Karim skaya to Khabarovsk
The new 1,300-mile track is of the greatest strategic and economic importance, doubling traffic in a re- gion abounding in precious metals, minerals and oil-Reuter
DICTATOR MASKS CONFISCATED
Might Result In Disorder
The transit time from New York to Southampton will be between 24 and 34 hours.-Reuter.
C.E.C. BUSINESS SESSION
Controversial Issues Expected
in Danzig have been sentenced to prison terms varying from six to eighteen months.
The members had carried on poli- tical activities under the cloak of a sport organisation. Trans-Ocean.
KOVNO AMNESTY
Kovno, To-day.
The President yesterday decreed an amnesty for 49 political and criminal
prisoners on the occasion of the cele bration of Independence Day
and
Among the liberated prisoners eight citizens of Memel who were coa- victed during the mass trial two years ago. Trans-Ocean..
FOUND NOT GUILTY
It was decided that the Session should last from three to five days and five sub-committees (for party, The trial of Wong Yip, unemployed political, economic, educational and teahouse foki, on charges of uttering military affairs) were formed from forged Hong Kong Government one- dollar notes and alternatively, of being the Executive and Supervisory Com-in possession of same, was concluded mittees to examine and approve before the Acting Paisne Judge," Mr. proposals from throughout the Justice J. J. Haydon at the Criminal country before they are put forward Sessions this morning. in plenary session.
All proposals must be presented to the sub-committees before noon of Wednesday.
The nine members of the
men Group" held the Chair-
Nanking, To-day.
first The first full business session of conference during the morning, and the Kuomintang Central Executive the members of the five sub-com- Committee was held this morning mitees were appointed. Our Own when about 200 members were pre sent to hear the Party, govern- mental and military report.
The most important day of the session will most likely be to-mor
Correspondent.
The fury consisting of W. F. Sim- mons (Foreman), R. S. Capell, W. L. L Barker, W. Macfarlane, J. G. Jones B. Pasco and J. D. Kinnaird found ac- cused not guilty and he was according- ly discharged.
"Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution.
PRISONER'S DEATH
Ho-
Ajury composed of Messrs. well, C. M. Sequeira and M. A. Prata Zurich, To-day
returned a verdict of "Death from na- Mardi Gras carnival masks,
MARTIAL LAW IN LATVIA
tural canses" at an inquest to-day, on picting foreign statesmen such as
Riga, To-day.
Hu Kwong, a prisoner. Mr. K. Keen Hitler, Mussolini, Blum and Laval,
Martial Law, proclaimed in Latvia was the coroner. Dr. G., L. Shaw said have been confiscated by the police row, when the second business ses three years ago by President and Pre-
deceased, on admission, was found to sia On throughout the Canton of Zurich sion will receive resolutions, some maier Karlis, has been prolonged for be suffering from t
January 20 he was taken to Stanley, Victaria It was announced that although of which are of a controversial na-another six months.
The decision was taken at a meeting but he was broug
and died the annual Mardi Gras festival was ture-Reuter
of the Cabinet yesterday. Trans Gaol Hospital on F
the same day. an affair of gaiety and good humour,
Ocean the wearing of such masks might lead to disorders.in view of the in ternational political situationents the first king's Bounty award arrived at Vancouver yesterday and Trans-Ocean
Triplets all girls born to Mrs. Tysoe, of Wellingborough-road, Nor- thampton, have earned for their par
of the present reign.
The R.MS. "Empress of Canada"
leaves on Saturday for the Orient.
Cheung So fell from a height while watching the Shanghai footł at Soo upɔo yester