THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1, 1938.
ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL AND DIPLOMATIC COLLABORATION Closer Contacts Of Navy Department & Admiralty
Symptomatic And Enlightening
London, To-day.
Anglo-American collaboration, both in naval and diplomatic questions, has probably never been so full as at present, declares the diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph." The correspondent states that in the past three days there have been renewed close contacts between the British Admiralty and the Ameri- can Navy Department.
Discussions were centred on the
Far East, especially the naval con-
COLLIERY FIRE IN SCOTLAND
London, Yesterday.
A fire in a colliery at Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, resulted in the death -| of nine miners.
The men, who were out off by. the flames, were found by rescuers suffocated by fumes.--Reuter.
FALSE RAID ALARM AT PHUNGKING
Chungking, To-day. The grim shadow of war stole .over Chung- king on Sunday when, in the midst of prepara- tions for Chinese New Year, with Chungking
struction programmes of the two London Dockers Support streets lined with sellers
countries in the light of Japanese construction.
The French naval attache at- tended the last of these conversa- tions.
The correspondent adds that the increasingly close co-opera- tion
British between the
and American naval authorities is
comment in London diplomatic
circles.
The statement by the First Lord of the Admiralty; Mr. A. Duff- Cooper, in his speech at Birming- ham on Saturday, that "A Stronger United States navy is the better for the peace of the world," is re-. garded as both symptomatic and enlightening-Reuter.
Middlesbrough Action Call For Embargo
London, To-day.
of fragrant plum blos- som and crowded with happy shoppers, the air raid alarm was sounded at 12.15, it being the first
.
Excitement was intense, everyone hurrying home, while ricksha coolies raced jostling each other and motor- tore along with shrieking cars
syrers.
becoming a matter of frequent A meeting of London dockers yesterday consider-time it had been heard
ed supporting the Middlesbrough dockers in in the city. refusing to load a cargo of pig-iron on the "Haruna Maru," which had to depart without cargo, passed a resolution calling on the Gov- ernment to enforce an embargo on the export of war materials and oil, and credit, to Japan.
The meeting was held indepen- dently of the men's unions,
One speaker declared that some dockers had lost several days of un- employment benefit through the ac-
ROOSEVELT BIRTHDAY: AID TO SCIENCE
New York. To-day.
In celebration of President Roosevelt's fifty-sixth birthday, dances were held in 15,000 cities and towns all over the United States..
The proceeds from every fune- tion are being devoted to curing in- fantile paralysis and cancér.
A radio message from President Roosevelt said that the great strug- gle against infantile paralysis and
cer is proceeding-with-national- unity and growing success.
of
Since 1934, hundreds localities all over the United States had created facilities to combat infantile paralysis. The President's birthday mail amounted to 170,000 letters, the majority of which contained 10 and cents for infantile paralysis 25 funds. Reuter.
RESTAURANT BAN ON JEWS
Bucharest, Yesterday. No foreigners or Jews are allow- ed in future- to be employed in res- taurants, hotels, bars and cafes.
Only Christian Rumanians-wil be allowed to replace discharged
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LEGION OF HONOUR
Then armed troops and militia ap- peared and sternly ordered passers- by to take shelter.
́ ́ The city firẻ brigade took up stra- tegic positions to combat the town's greatest potential menace, namely fire, after the bombing.
UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT
tion of the Middlesbrough dockers. AWARD TO FATHER Police, soldiers, militia, doctors
"If we lost six months' benefit nothing is going to Japan to be used against women and children in China."
Simultaneously, a mass meeting in Middlesbrough passed an identical resolution..
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The meeting was addressed by Miss Koo, daughter of Dr. Welling ton Koo, French Ambassador in Paris, who said that the men's ac tion in stopping loading of the "Ha- runa Maru" saved several hundred people from being killed with bombs that would have been made with the cargo of iron and steel.-Reuter.
IMPROVEMENT IN CHEKIANG CONDITIONS
Shanghai, To-day. Indicating that conditions are im- proving in Chekiang, various pro- vincial private schools have decided to resume classes next week.
Meanwhile the Provincial Party headquarters is conducting registra- tion of unemployed youths in various districts of Chekiang.
These youths will be given special training for service in the various war zones-Reuter.
OBITUARY
Paris, Yesterday.
The death has occurred of Fer-
Jews and foreigners in these posi- dinand Brunot, tions:- rans-Ocean.
French Institute
Member of the Reuter
JACQUINOT
Paris, Yesterday.
with
and firemen all are provided special armbands permitting free- dom of movement during air raids.
No second alarm was sounded but Father Robert Jacquinot, Vicar the all clear was heard at 2.25 p.m. of St. Peter's Shanghai, has been It later appeared that the warn- appointed. Chevalier of the Legion ing was given owing to three of Honour for "thirty years of known aircraft being sighted travell-- service in which he especially dis- ing in the direction of Chungking tinguished himself during the from the neighbourhood of Wanh- fighting at Shanghai."-Reuter. sien-Reuter..
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