THE CHINA MATE
1937
NETHERLAND DENIAL OF DEFENCE PACT
The Hague, To-day.
The Netherlands Foreign Minis-
SHIPOWNERS ON TRIAL IN HAMBURG
Hamburg, To-day. The trial began here yesterday.
yesterday issued a categorical before the Special Court of Ar- denial of the report published by nold Bernstein, the shipowner, the "Sunday Times" in London who is charged with having com- mitted criminal offences amount- that an agreement had been reach
ing to treason by violating the ed between Britain and the Nether-stipulations of the German law lands for co-operation in defence on foreign exchange.
A number of directors and em
of their Far Eastern possessions.ployees of Bernstein's company are A high official of the Ministry also appearing in the dock charg told Trans-Ocean that this assered with the same offence. tion recurred periodically..
Bernstein, who is 49 years of Only a year ago, he said, the
age, had a distinguished War car- Netherlands Government had been leer, having served as an artillery obliged energetically to deny a similar report, and we can but repeat to-day that this latest
rumour is also devoid of founda- tion.”
An arrangement such as that mentioned by the "Sunday Times would be entirely contrary to the policy of independence invariably pursued by the Netherlands Gov- ernment
It is recalled in this connection that the Netherlands has never yet concluded political treaties with other States, and that there is no intention on her part of entering | into any such pacts in future. Trans-Ocean.
The RMS "Empress of Russia" arrived at Nagasaki yesterday at 100 pm
officer.
The trial is expected to last about three weeks.
Main charge against Bernstein is that on June 1, 1933, he did possess foreign exchange abroad and did fail to report same to the fiscal authorities within the pre- scribed terma-Trans-Ocean.
Consistory Court At Vatican
Rome, To-day)
That the Pope will convene the Consistory Court for December 13 and 16, in order to nominate a limited number of new Cardinals, now seems certain, says a report in "Giornale d'Italia." Trans Ocean.
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FRANCO AGENTS LEAVE FOR LONDON
Paris, To-day. The agents who are to represent General Franco in England, have left for England, according to message from Salamanca.
The agents have been authorised to hand to the Duke of Alba, chief representative in England of Na- tionalist Spain, a document on the attitude of the Franco authorities to the question of foreign comba- tants in Spain.
The document is believed to state that General Franco is prepared to offer the British Government facili- ties as far as lies in his power for realisation of the plans for with- drawal of foreign volunteers. Trans-Ocean
ANGLO-AUSTRIAN DISCUSSIONS
London, To-day Anglo-Au
rding to the yesterday
off
ing
The aper says that the Aus trian Finance Minister, Dr. Neumayer, plans to visit London shortly to conduct negotiations with the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Sir John Simon, and leading London bankers.
Dr. Neumayer will be accom- panied by Dr. Kienboeck, Presi dent of the Austrian National Bank Trans-Ocean.
RUMANIA CABINET CRISIS NOT OVER
The Rum yesterday
few minutes until
The Cabinet Crisis over with the
Shanghai, To-day. Half of Ningpo's popula tion of 750,000 has moved into the country for fear of air bombing, according to a British missionary who has
· just arrived in Shanghai
He says that on Nov. 12 Ningpo was subjected to two raids but the Japanese planes concentrated their at- tack on the railway station shed and the bus station.
One hundred houses near the railway station were demolished, and altogether about 150 killed and wound- ed
About: 50 foreigners are remaining in Ninggo, of whom about five are British business men and ten mis- sionaries, including three women, belonging to the Church Missionary Society.
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The mission property is undamaged except for win- dows broken as the result of concussion.
Reuter.
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