Reich Not Disheartened
By Disaster
Berlin, To-day.
It is officially stated the Hindenburg disaster
that will
not affect further building of zeppelins by Germany and that the new airship now being com- pleted at Friedrichshafen will replace the Hindenburg.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, the famous zeppelin commander and de signer, is said to have suggest- ed the possibility that lightning struck the airship-Reuter.
Brilliant Court Spectacle
London, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1937.
COMMONS DEBATE ON
SPAIN CRISIS
MR. ANTHONY EDEN RE-STATES GOVERNMENT POLICY
•
London, To-day.
The situation at Barcelona, the bombing of Guernica, the working of the non-intervention agreement and the possibilities of mediation in the Spanish civil war were among the subjects touched upon by the Foreign Secretary in a speech just be- fore the Commons rose for the Whitsun recess yes- terday.
MR. EDEN REFERRED TO THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF EUROPE WHICH HAD BEEN NOTICEABLE AND DEPLORED THE TENDENCY OF RECENT DAYS FOR RENEWAL OF BAD-FEELING, ARISING FROM THE SPANISH WAR.
IF OPPORTUNITY WERE LOST THROUGH PASSIONS MOUNTING OVER SPAIN, IT WOULD BE TRAGEDY.
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, OCCUPYING WHAT IT MUST RETAIN-A MORE DERATED POSITION THAN OTHER NATIONS IN EUROPE MUST CONTINUE TO USE ITS WHOLE INFLUENCE TO CIRCUMSCRIBE THE STRIFE TO THE LIMIT. OF ITS SUFFERING, AND HE HOPED ONE DAY TO HELP TO BRING IT TO AN END.
for
The brilliant spectable, afford- ed by the arrival and depar- ture of 300 debutantes attending There was an opportunity the first Court at Buckingham far-reaching international effort if Palace since accession to the the great Powers would collaborate derstand throne of King George, was first in bringing peace to Spain. watched by a crowd of thousand.
several
NON- INTERVENTION
NO ACCUSATIONS
He wanted other nations to un- the feeling aroused here had no thought for putting any other country in the dock or making accusations against any other country.
bombard-
Speaking of the working of the non-intervention agreement, the As usual, the carriages convey- Foreign Secretary agreed the fact
Feelings were simply based on ing the youthful debutantes to their that the control scheme did not first official reception by their So-cover aeroplanes was regrettable, the widely held belief, on evidence vereign were able to proceed to the fand if in practice it were found that so "ar available, that there had been Palace gates only at a snail's pace aeroplanes were arriving in Spain exceptionally heavy air owing to traffic congestion in the in controvention of the agreement ment and machine-gunning of Guer- streets leading to the Royal resi-a new and serious situation would nica and that if that kind of thing were intensified or repeated on. a dence.
But he expressed confidence that larger scale, it would mean a terrible control would put an end to the in-future for Europe to face. flux of foreign arms and foreign vo-
The reception was held in 'the Throne Room, where the debutantes curtseyed to the King as they were individually introduced in tradition- al style Trans-Ocean.
Strike Fever Hits Monaco
Paris, To-day.
A serious strike movement has broken out in the tiny Principality of Monaco, according to messages from Monte Carlo..
have arisen.
lunteers.
As to an international inquiry, he thought the difficulties were great were They had succeeded in reducing but the British Government
would the volume of intervention the prepared to co-operate and civil war and he thought that was like to see the small neutral states a great deal, because his first re-try to carry it out.-British Wire-
remained to sponsibility
do less. everything he could to prevent spark from the Spanish furnace lighting up the rest of Europe.
a
BARCELONA SITUATION Information at Government's disposal, Mr. Eden told the Com- mons, indicated grave disturbances and an anxious situation in Barce- lona, where British warships had been sent but had found landing. inadvisable. Heavy fighting was in progress between anarchists police.
and
Guernica Mr. Eden said, shared feeling deeply not only in Britain but So far, 1,500 workers in in the Dominions, the United States brewery, chocolate-factory and biscuit factory have walked out.
and elsewhere. It was not that the incident was unique because there It is feared that a general strike had been other examples of the use throughout the territory may be of aircraft by both sides against declared in sympathy with the civilian populations, but that re- workers already out. The latter ports of bombing and machine-gun- are demanding higher wages. ning from the air provided a parti-
cularly deplorable example. Trans-Ocean.
Mamak Committee Unable To Hear C.B.A. Protest
Inability to form a quorum at a matter was of the utmost import- meral meeting of the Mamak ance it was necessary that
In this he was ournament Committee, called for quorum be last night at the St. Andrew's Church supported by Mr. Jáhn Dad, Hall, resulted in the meeting being K.I.T.C postponed until Tuesday, May 18.
Mr.
sure th
meeting intended discussing to the member
U.S. BASEBALL
Giant Blanked Out By Grisson
New York To-day.
STOP PRESS
TEL. 20022 or 33993
Farewell To Retiring
Police Officers
Messrs. T. Murphy and P. Grant, Assistant Superintendents of Police, and Inspector S. Logan, who are shortly leaving for home on retire- The following were the results of ment, will be the guests of honour yesterday's American Baseball Lea- at a farewell dinner at the Police gue encounters, as cabled by Reu- Club given by the Saturday at 8 p.m. ter:--
Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
R. H. E.
Todd hit a homér
9 123 Lavagetto hit a homer.
Kampouris hit a homer.
Grisson pitched.
5
Chicago Philadephia
Cincinnatti:
New York
Lee pitched.
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Philadephia Chicago
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Boston
St. Louis
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the protest lodged by the C.B.A. Amittee, a full quorum
ad been dealt found. with by a meeting the Executive
though the protest
It was decided that the meeting
ommittee, their decision was not be postponed and sufficient notice be
ptable to the C.B.A.
given for it to be held on Tuesday,
Mr. Fowler protested that as the May 18,
Weatherly hit a homer.
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members
on
A presentation will also be made to each of the retiring officers.
Water Supply For Coronation
It is officially announced that a constant water supply will be pro- vided in all districts from May 11 to May 14 both days inclusive.
Local Weather Forecast
orta
The Royal Observatory that a moderate anti-cyclone covers N. China and Manchuria. Pressure is highest over Manchuria and is relatively low over Indo-China, and to the north-east of Hokkaido.
Forecast-light variable * winds, freshening from E. and S.E.; cloudy 1 generally, rain later.
New York Detroit
2012 12 Greenberg and Cochrane hit homers.
Reuter.
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