THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 18, 1987.
JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FAR EAST SUGGESTED Britain, America And France In Combination
FOR DECISIVE STEPS
ON
THREATS TO
MUTUAL
INTERESTS
London, To-day.
PURELY
DEFENSIVE
ALLIANCE
Prague To-day
A decizration that the alliance between France and Czecho-Slova
country was made by the Premier
of Czecho-Slovakia, Dr. Hodza, at
Creation of a joint advisory Council on Faria is not aimed against any other Eastern affairs, in which Britain, the United States and France would be equally represented, is advo- cated by Vice-Admiral Usborne in an article in the periodical “Great Britain and the East.”
Vice-Admiral Usborne declares that Anglo- American co-operation failed in 1931-32 owing to each fearing becoming involved in a struggle from which the other had withdrawn, and therefore a new method of co-operation should be introduced.
EXCITING FIRST NIGHTS
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The tripartite council suggested should study and defend the joint interests of all three Powers..
Representatives in the coun- cil should be instructed to con- sider their joint interests only, and recommend such action as was necessary to safeguard them.
**Who can doubt that insistence larity is said to be built. It had on their rights by the three great hardly got its glass to its lips be Democracies, supported by the com- fore it was recalled to the auditor-bined armed forces, would meet
with speedy agreement.
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ACCIDENTAL CURTAIN
STEAMER
"Such a combination would go no It was announced from the stage further than maintenance of exist that in the excitement of the moing rights and would solve the pro- ment, someone back-stage had leant blem of the moment."-Reuter. on the button which brought the curtain down--and an important part of the act remained as yet un- acted. Would we mind if the end of the act was given all over again? There were sympathetic claps and the play went. on or back
the Almost immediately one of characters had to speak the line, "Do I have to go on acting for the rest of my life?" It was bon mot et the night.
INCIDENT NEAR GIBRALTAR
London, To-day.
The French cargo steamer "Syd- The last of my first nights was the most exciting of all The ney" was attacked yesterday by an Prince of Wales, spick and span unidentified warship off Tangier. from its rebuilding, opened this An S.O.S. from the steamer said: week with a show called "Les For Being attacked by warship. We lies de Paris et de Londres'; a show want help.”
adequately explained by its title, A British destroyer wirelessed The management is employing that she was on the way, when the non-union theatre orchestra, and "pirate" vessel apparently sheered claim that it is paying more than off
Trans-Ocean.
the trade union scale of pay. Out- It was later stated that the war side the theatre pickets of musi-ship tried to stop the Sydney not cians, claiming to be members of to attack her. the Musicians' Union, distributed bundles of leaflets demanding “A West End Wage for a West End Theatre."
CENTAURUS AT DARWIN
London, To-day.
During the performance, a youth leaped on to the stage and asked the audience why, the management was not paying union rates. The audience did not answer him, but The Imperial Airways Exupire fly- the management did, by ejection, ingboat, Centaurus, which Later in the performance Peter Southampton air base on Dece Haddon, England's inimitable dude 3 on a 30,000 miles survey flight to comedian, comparing a sketch, was New Zealand and back arrived incautious, enough to ask the an- Darwin yesterday. British Wireless. dience if it had any suggestions as
to what ought to be done. This have attended in the last few days. time the audience did reply, up This morning, Gabriel Toyne, well jumped a man with his answer known as a producer în Sydney, in- ready: "I suggest this theatre pays vited me to be present at the ful- filment of a long cherished wish of its musicians the union rates.”
First nights in the London thea his, the production of a beautiful ased to be the pleasantest of Chinese play which is to be per- utual admiration parties comfort formed in London next week. With
fare at hear ably without incident, - I am toldian old friend's. that they still are, at but those I accepted-
a banquet last night in honour of the French Foreign Minister, I
Delbos-Reuter
ROOSEVELT OPPOSES WAR REFERENDUM
To-day.
President Roosevelt, at a press conference yesterday, expressed the view that a referendum on war
was consistent w with a representa-
KING AND QUEEN tive form of government. FOR SANDRINGHAM
London, To-day.
The President was referring to the amendment to the United States Constitution proposed by a member of Congress which would make a national referendum neces- According to present arrange-sary for a declaration of war. ments, the King and Queen will leave Mr. Cordell Hull had previously expressed opposition to the amend- London next Wednesday for San-ment.... dringham where the Royal Family President Roosevelt refused to will spend Christmas-British Wire comment on the Panay incident-
Reuter less.
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