THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 15, 1937.
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BRITISH DEFENCE PACT WITH N.E.I.
"Eventualities In Defence Of Hong Kong'
CONVERSATIONS END
IN AGREEMENT
CONFIRMATION OF RECENT RUMOURS
London, To-day. Conversations between British and Dutch naval experts, which have been going on for some weeks past, have at last ended in agreement on the question of the Nether- lands East Indies.
So declares the "Sunday Times," confirm-
ing recent rumours of Anglo-Dutch mili- tary negotiations concerning defence of Hong Kong, Singapore and the N.E.I. in time of war.
The journal says that Britain has a vital interest in preventing her lines of communication be tween Singapore and Australia from falling into the hands of a powerful hostile Power.
Defence of this route, and also certain eventualities in regard to defence of Hong Kong, have now been settled, says the paper.- Trans-Ocean
QUINSAN TO BE DEFENDED
Shanghai, To-day.
The Chinese troops from Sungkiang have all concen- trated east of Quinsan, where they have firmly es- tablished themslves behind strong defence lines which were prepared 10 days ago. Some of the troops from Tsin- pu have also retire to the same
area
Quinsan, according to a Chin ese spokesman, will be defended at all costs. Our Own Corres- pondent.
£ Japanese have announced occupation of Quinsan. Reuter.
EXPLOITATION OF ABYSSINIA
Rome, Saturday. German mining com- ith a capital of 1,500,000 lira, has been formed for search
pany
BRUSSELS CONFERENCE PESSIMISM
PUNGENT VIEW OF CENOTAPH INCIDENT
JAPANESE TRY TO BRING
GUERILLAS
TO ACTION
Peiping. To day. Another brisk engagement has been fought south of Lingyi, where Japanese troops overtook a treating Chinese force.
commander of the Chinese 81st
London, Yesterday Pungent comment on the incident at the Ceno- taph on Remembrance Colonel Chao Ting-pi, regimental Day was made in a Division, is reported to have been speech last night by killed in the engagement. Lord Faringdon, the La- Meanwhile, the main body bour Peer, at a meeting Chinese troops, which has been at Salisbury.
raiding the Japanese lines of com- munication in South Hopei, is now between Kuarping
Lord Faringdon said: “The dis-concentrated turbance was certainly very re- and Tamingfu, where the Japanese grettable and untimely, but there, hope to bring them to action is a great deal of truth in what shortly-Reuter.
the deranged man called out.
"I am convinced that very. many people who were present in Whitehall are of the same opinion. Trans-Ocean.
STABBING AFFAIR
Ng Kui, aged 27, was admitted Wan Ting, who fainted in a bus to the Queen Mary Hospital yester
Nathan Road yesterday, was day suffering from a stab wound in admitted to the Kwong Wah Hos-the thigh, alleged to have been in-
flicted by an unknown Formosan
London, Yesterday. "Japan wishes to have no thing to do with the Brussels Conference, and this seems to spell the end of the Confer ence, declares the "Manches ter Guardian” in an editorial. The journal, however, points out pital. that in view of the attitude taken by the United States Government, which on several occasions stress- ed that the Brussels talks are com pletely independent of the League of Nations, the Conference must nevertheless continue its endeav ours, "although the results achiev- ed hitherto hardly justify the hope that these endeavours will be suc- cessful. Trans-Ocean.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK FOR CRICKETERS
Lahore, To-day
An earthquake shock rocked the cricket ground here for ninety seconds yesterday, and play be- tween India and Lord Tennyson's touring eleven in the unofficial Test Match was held up for two minutes.
Although the touring eleven staged a mild collapse in their first innings, Indian wickets fell cheaply and mining of gold in Ethiopia in their second knock, and Indi
Fifty-one per cent, of the sharare now only 105 runs ahead with es are held by an Italian group, 2 wickets in hand in their second and the remainder by a German
oncern.
The capital will be
ter to 10,000
Ocean
Increased
Trans
Scores:
India 121 and 191 for 8.
Lord Tennyson a
D. Yardley 96, E
Singh 4 for 69). Reuter.
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