THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1937.
LITVINOFF UNDER SUSPICION Sudden Revival of Rumours About Foreign Minister
M. LITVINOFF
BRITAIN'S CONSENT TO DEFENCE TAX
London, To-day.
Another reference to the ne-
STALIN GETTING PREPARED FOR NEW PURGE?
WARSAW TO-DAY.'
RUMOURS WHICH CIRCULATED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT THE SOVIET FOREIGN COMMISSAR MMAXIM LIT- VINOFF WAS TO BE DISMISSED, ARE AGAIN RIFE IN MOS: + COW, STATES THE “RUSSKOJE SLOWOW,” A RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MOSCOW,
THE RUMOURS ARE THE MORE PLAUSIBLE, STATES THE PAPER, FROM THE FACT THAT THOSE WHO HAVE HITHERTO SERVED IN M. LITVINOFF'S IMMEDIATE NEIGH BOURHOOD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ARRESTED:
Among them were three heads of now begun another move to sup- various departments in the Foreign press the opposition in Siberia.- Commissariat, as well as the Deputy Commissar for Foreign Affairs and a number of former Ambassadors.
Similar rumours are circulat- ing in connection with the Commissar for Railways; M. Krestinski, related to Stalin by marriage.
Stalin intends, according to rum-
In Krasnojarsk a number of lead- ing officials have been arrested, including the secretary of the local Communist Party the Chief of the Political Section and the Director of the Propaganda Department.
RYKOFF SIGN
The first indications of the exist-
ago, when the Siberian Party Com- mittees refused to pass a resolu- tion pronouncing "moral condemna- tion" of Rykoff and Buckarin.
cessity of the new Profits Tax our, to marry again, proving that ence of an opposition group in for financing the rearmament the
influence of the Krestinski | Siberia were felt about a month programme was made in the family on the Dictator has waned. House of Commons yesterday by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Lt. Col. - D. J. Colville, in the course of the debate on the measure.
SIBERIA "PROBE"
Reports from Moscow reveal that following the "purges" in White Russia, the Ukraine, the Caucassus The financial resolution pro-and the Far East, the Soviet has posing the new tax was agreed by the House by 231 votes to 98.
Lt.-Col. Colville, speaking for the
Government, said that industry's FASCIST MARCH
acceptance of the tax was due to
realisation of the predominant need THROUGH LONDON'S
for defence, on which question the country was united:
NOT BURDEN
Indications were that industry in Britain was in for a further period of intense activity and Government believed the tax would not be a grievous burden but would be fairly and properly applied.
"We nised abroad as further proof of our determination in the matter of defence.
JEWISH QUARTER PROHIBITED
London, To-day.
In view of the seriousrisk of disturbance of the public peace by
"Pravda” sharply criticises the Commissar for Heavy Industries, M. Valerian Mezhlauk, appointed to the
post
recently
Dr. Kung Now In America
New York
States he
The Chinese Mi ance, Dr. H. H. Ki here yesterday on "Queen Mary" from While in the Unit will study industria mic developments, and will y be received by President Roosevelt and the Secretary of the Trea- sury, Mr. Henry Morgenthau
-Reuter.
TRINIDAD CRISIS AGAIN FLARES UP
Port of Spain (Trinidad),
To-day.
The tension in the Trini- dad oil fields, which eased when a steamer at San Fer- nando was mistaken for the warship which is now on her way in response to the ɛap- peal for assistance from the Government, flared up again yesterday morning,
The trouble started when woud-be sit-down strikers clashed with the police, an Eng- The paper says that the automo-lish police Inspector and à native bile works at Moscow and Gorki are Corporal being killed. unable to fulfil requirements under the Five-Year Plan.
Yesterday morning 400 em- ployees of the leasehold's re- On some days of the current
finery started a sit down strike. month, the paper alleges, the factish oil field is also tense and the The situation in another Bri- tories did not turn out a single car local volunteers have been mobi-
lised to protect the oil fields. Reuter.
RAW MATERIALS
The Jaroslav tyre factory was unable to produce the required amount owing to lack materials
raw
“Pravda" asks whether the fac
PAINTING OF
the proposed Fascist march through tory managers have learned Hothing CORONATION AS
believe it will be recog- the Jewish quarters of London, the during the first two Fi
Home Secretary has authorised the Plans. Trans-Ocean. Commissioner of Police to make an order under the Public Order Act of 1936 prohibiting political proces- sions in the area of the East End embracing the boroughs of Stepney, Bethnal Green, Poplar, Bow and Bromley, Shoreditch and parts of Finsbury, Hackney and Islington for six weeks.-British Wireless.
"In wide knowledge of our deter- mination lies the best hope of inter- national agreement and peace," he
concluded.Reuter.
MR. KAWAGOE RETURNING WITH "NEW DEAL".
T
Shanghai, To-day.
SWATOW INCIDENT
Negotiations Continue In Canton
Canton, To-day. Mr. S. Kawagoe, Japanese Am- bassador to China, will leave Tokyo The Japanese Consul in Swatow for China on Friday.
has arrived at Canton to make a re- The Japanese Embassy in Nan-port on his negotiations with Mr. king has arranged with the Chinese Huang Ping-fan, the Swatow Mayor, Government for an early meeting to Mr. T. Nakamura, Japanese. Con- between Mr. Kawagoe and Dr. Wang sul-general in Shameen. Chung-hui, the Foreign Minister. It is officially reported that
he
NO REPLY TO HUNTER PROTEST
Year
DOMINIONS GIFT TO KING & QUEEN
London, To-day.
The Prime Minister of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are presenting their Ma- London To-day-7jesties with a painting of the Coro- * In an answer in the House of nation ceremony in Westminster Ab- Commons the Foreign Secretary bey by the well-known artist, Mr. said that no reply had yet been F. O. Salisbury, as a tribute of received from the Spanish insurgent loyalty and affection from the peo authorities to a protest made by ples of the Dominions whom they
the British Government regarding represent.
the mining of H. M. S. Hunter. Their Majesties have expressed Steps were being taken to expedite sincere appreciation of the senti Ja reply. -British Wirėless,
ments prompting the
which they accept with the utmost gratis fication. Reuter.
Attempt On Pu Yi
Shanghai, To-day.
The "Sin Wan Pao" reports that an attempt was made upon Emperor
·M. DE BROUCKERE RESIGNS
Geneva, To-day. The Belgian President of the Se Kang Teh of Manchukuo în Har-cond Internationale, M. de Brouck
ere, announces his resignation from
The report adds that the Em-the SLA
committee will meet
It is understood that the Ambas- called on Mr. Philip Tyau, the For- bin on June 18. r sador is bringing with him the fresh eign Affairs Commissioner, at 10.30 instructions from the Japanese a.m. yesterday for an exchange of peror was not hurt and that of the The e Government with regard to Sino-views on the Swatow case, and that three assailants two escaped, while on Friday to discuss the situation Japanese problems. Our Own Cor their conference lasted about one the third Was arrested. Trans-
respondent.
|hour.~Our Own Correspondent. Ocean.
by M. de Brouckere's ace
-Ocean.