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His Excellency the O.A.G. (Mr. N. L. Smith) awarded the C.M.G. in the Coronation Honours.
STRONG CRITICISM OF MANDATE SYSTEM
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1937,
GERMAN ALLEGES BRITISH AIMS TOWARDS ANNEXATION.
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)
Berlin, To-day.
Strong criticism of the mandate system and the League of Nations was expressed in a lecture before the German Legal Academy yesterday by the expert on international law, Baron von Frey- tag-Loringhoven.
THE MANDATE SYSTEM, DECLARED THE LECTURER, HAD SUFFERED FROM INTERNAL DISSENSION FROM THE
IMPORTANT VERY FIRST AND HENCE WAS BOUND TO FAIL
SUCCESS CLAIMED
GENERAL MOLA'S
OFFENSIVE
BAD WEATHER CONTINUES
SAN SEBASTIAN, TO-DAY. THE INSURGENT FORCES
ON THE BASQUE FRONT FOUGHT A NUMBER OF SUC- CESSFUL MINOR ENGAGE-
MENTS YESTERDAY.
THE SYSTEM HAD ALREADY COLLAPSED IN ASIA AND HAD ALSO FAILED IN THE FORMER GERMAN COLONIES.
For example, he stated, the history of German East Africa in the years under the mandate system, had been characterised by endeavours by Great Britain to annex the territory entrusted to its care.
The slogan used was "closer union," meaning union with Kenya and Uganda.
Film Of Life Of Caruso
Rome, To-day. The life of the famous Italian singer, Enrico Caruso, is to be made the subject of a film.
The author of the story is at present touring Europe to col- lect details in the life of the great tenor-Trans-Ocean.
These attempts at annexation had become very pronounced on the part of the South African Union in the case of South-West Africa, and the Union Premier, General Hertzog, had given openÆÐÓ.....................||||| expression to this aim in the last few days.
DIRECT CONTRADICTION
The same end was to have been served by measures taken recently
On the coastal sector they ad- against German settlers and which vanced-westward beyond the vil-were in direct contradiction to the lage of Baqui and captured mandate idea and the obligations several strongly fortified posi-which the Union Government under- tions on the lower slopes of Jata took under the London Agreement Mountains.
Artillery and planes were con- siderably hampered by bad weather. In the Guernica sector, the rebels are approaching the town of Morga, about 10 kilometres north-west Guernica itself.
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of October 23, 1923, and the Cape- town memorandum of April 9, 1932. Since Germany had revived her demand for colonies, continuation of the mandate system became ob-
solete.
The mandate system must, and would, disappear. Only then would real peace be possible in the world.
Morga has been evacuated by the-Trans-Ocean: Basques, who apparently realised that their positions in the town had become untenable.
In the Amorebieta sector the Bas- ques attacked the rebel positions at several points but no change in the line is reported. Trans-Ocean.
Aragon Disorders
Paris, To-day.
MR. EDEN KEPT BUSY
Coronation Dignitaries
London, To-day.
JOAN OF ARC CELEBRATIONS
Huge Demonstrations In France ·
Paris, To-day. The annual celebrations in memory of St. Joan of Arc yester- day were celebrated on a greater scale than usual.
The Rightist parties held huge demonstrations on the occasion of the birthday of the Maid of
leans.
Or-
Among the wreaths placed on her statue opposite the Louvre was one from the royalist leader, Charles Maurras, with the address "Prison of La Sante.”~~~~Trans-Ocean.
ARBUTHNOT ROAD INCIDENT
The Foreign Secretary yester Lau Po-her of 57, Bonham Road, day morning received Mr. James was fined $50 by Mr. W, Schofield Gerard, American representative this morning on pleading guilty to at the Coronation, Monsieur Hodza, driving without due care and cau-
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COLONY'S VITAL STATISTICS
Sharp Increase In Typhoid Cases
Six fatalities from smallpox, six
one
A radio message sent out by the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia tion on April 29 in Arbuthnot Road, from meningitis, three from dysen- anarchist-syndicalist broadcasting and Monsieur Holsti, Foreign Minis- Traffic-Sergeant Fryer said de- station in Aragon says that that ter of Finland, who are all in fendant, who was proceeding to- tery, two from typhoid, and part of the province controlled by London for the Coronation.
wards Caine Road, - swerved into
from diphtheria, were reported to the Republicans is still far from
the Health Department last week. Mr. Eden lunched at the Aus-the middle of the road to avoid
In the course of the week, normal.
trian Legation with Dr. Guido, two pedestrians and in doing 80
cases of notifiable disease reported
In the region of Caspe, serious Schmidt Austrian Assistant For- forced another car driver to apply clashes occurred when police at eign Minister, and later saw Mon- his brakes suddenly to avoid a col- tempted to arrest an anarchist- seigneur Pizzardo the Papal repre- lision. syndicalist leader.
sentative.-British Wireless.
According to Radio Barcelona, the Catalan Government -has taken measures to assure that the barri- cades
Im the
recent street:
fighting
capital are removed.
so that normal traffic may be resumed. Trans-Ocean.
General Ku Chuk-tung has ten- dered his resignation as the Gov- ernor of Kweichow and General Shik-ooi appointed to succeed him.
LAW STUDENTS IN HONG KONG
To Attend Coronation Festivities
have
Defendant should stopped instead of passing.
Miss Irene Wong of No. 2, Yick Kwan Avenue, and D. M. Pearse, were of No. 128, Kennedy Road, each fined $5 this morning when they admitted causing an obstruc- tion by leaving their cars in Pedder Street outside the car park.
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included eleven of typhoid, four smallpox, three diphtheria, Bix meningitis and six dysentery.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Fourteen law students from the M. Yurenev's New Post May, 1937, at 11.00am on the
Sun Yat Sen - University, - Canton, arrived in the Colony by the after- noon. express yesterday-
In the charge of Professor C. C. Young, they visited the local Law A new type of electric torch for use Courts this morning, and will re in pit inspection was demonstrated at main in the Colony for the Corona-
meeting In London of the General Federation of Colliery Deputies.
of the executive tion celebrations, after which th
will return to Canton.
Moscow, To-day.
It is officially announced that the Soviet Ambassador to Japan, M. Yureney, has been recalled and will leave Japan very shortly.
M. Yurenev has been appointed Soviet Ambassador in Berlin. Trans-Ocean,
A THANKSGIVING SERVICE will be held at the Ohel Leah Synagogue on Wednesday, the 12th
occasion of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen.
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