THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 12, 1938.
PALESTINE
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DEMANDS
Arabs Now Want Constitutional Government
Balfour Declaration Null And Void
Cairo, To-day.
Demand for establishment of a constitutional gov, ernment in Palestine was the major point in résolutions unanimously passed at the closing session of the inter-Parliamentary congress here.
NO INVITATION VON CRAMM
FROM U.S.A. TO BE
London, To-day RELEASED
It is authoritatively stated that no invitation has been received for Their Majesties to visit the United States after their Canadian tour.
BERLIN, TO-DAY. THE GERMAN TENNIS CHAM-. PION, BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM; WHO WAS SENTENCED They are returning to London TO A PRISON TERM OF ONE from Balmoral in the early part of YEAR FOR GRAVE MORAL DE- next week and nothing definite on LINQUENCIES LAST MAY WILL the subject of the North American BE, ACCORDING TO A STATE- trip is expected before then.
MENT ISSUED BY AUTHORITA- The idea that there may be a TIVE QUARTERS HERE, RE-
is not ruled out in Court circles,
The resolutions declare that the Congress will con-visit to the United States, however,
sider null and void the Balfour Declaration in support of a National Home for Jews in Pales tine,
where it is thought that a visit to World Fair may be arranged.
Washington. . and the New York
TOBER 16. ..
LEASED FROM PRISON ON OC
For the remainder of the sen-
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tence a reprieve will be granted.
Baron Gottfried von Cramm had If the President of the United States took the opportunity of in-appealed against the sentence but
advice of his attorneys. ton, it is stated that a normal Will demand immediate cessation of Jewish immi-viting Their Majesties to Washing- had later withdrawn the appeal on
channel, namely, the British Em- bassy in Washington, would be used.--Reuter.
gration to Palestine,
Will reject division of Palestine ¡ TELEGRAM TO CHAMBERLAIN in any form,
Will demand establishment constitutional government in Fales- tine,
Beirut, To-day...
of The Syrian State President, Ha- chem Bey Attassi, addressed a tele- gram to the British Prime Minis- ter Mr. Neville Chamberlain, yes- terday asking for a peaceful settle- ment of the Palestine question.
an Anglo-Arab
Signature of treaty,
General amnesty of political offenders and release of arrested leaders.
A THREAT
The Congress proclaims that acceptance of the above demands is the only possible solution of the problem, and otherwise all Arab peoples will be asked to consider the British and Jews as conse- enemies, with all the.. quences that that entails. The resolutions ask the govern- ments of all Arab countries to sup- pont the foregoing decisions, and| suggest creation of a permanent commission in Cairo to watch the carrying out of the decisions.
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resolutions A preamble to the
its states that in order to show
goodwill, the Congress agrees that Jews already in Palestine will en joy full rights of citizenship. Reuter.
to
In his telegraphic reply Mr. Chamberlain stated that the Pales- tine problem was at present the very centre of work of his Majesty's Government. Trans-Ocean.
FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO ITALY
Paris, To-day The Ministerial Council to-day will appoint the present French Ambassador in
M. Мовсом, Coulondre, as Ambassador to Ger- of the present many as successor Ambassador, M. Francois-Poncet, who will be appointed Ambassador to Italy.
MERCURY ON WAY HOME
It was reported at the time that von Cramm had been warned, that it is quite likely that the court of appeal might pronounce a more se- vere sentence instead of reducing the original sentence and that a re- duction of the prison term of one year imposed upon von Cramm by the court of first instance was not to be expected in any case.
Tennis fans in Germany natural- ly wonder whether von Cramm will now resume his interrupted tennis
career.
Informed quarters here, how- London, To-day. ever, regard this as impossible and Mercury, upper component of the they believe that von Cramm will Mayo composite aircraft, which retire to private life, Trans-Ocean. just "failed to establish ́ à ́world non-stop long-distance flight “re- cord * last week owing to a shortage of petrol, is now on her way home from Capetown.
She covered the 800 miles from the Cape to Durban at an average speed of 180 m.p.h.--British Wire- legs.
BRITISH MEDAL FOR ECKENER
Berlin, To-day.
NO JAPANESE GERMAN MILITARY AGREEMENT
Berlin, To-day. Regarding the statement of "the Vice-President of the Chinese Kuo- mintang Party, Mr. Wang Ching- wel, made, in Chungking to the representative of Trans-Ocean;- that in China deep concern was felt at the persistance of rumours At the reception given by the of the existence of a German- M. Coulondre was appointed Am. Trans-Ocean says that the Con-bassador to Moscow only three Lilenthal Society for Aeronautical Japanese military pact, it is-de- gress endorsed the decision years ago before his appointment Research at the new palace in Pots-clared in Berlin political quarters send a delegation to London for to Moscow. His special field has dam yesterday evening, the Senior that the Anti-Comintern agreement the purpose of taking part in been above all trade and economic President of the British Aeronau- merely stipulates the co-operation course of tical Society, the Master of Sem- of the signatory powers in combat- Anglo-Arab conversations on Pales-questions, and in the
about 20 years he has gathered pill, announced that the Society ting activities of the Comintern. tine.
Beyond the known content of experience in this had conferred its Gold Medal upon The Arabs are prepared to call considerable
this agreement no secret agree- Dr. Hugo Eckener. a truce in Palestine during these field.
He represented the French For- The British Ambassador in Ber- ment either of a military or other negotiations concerning setting up
Henderson, then character has ever been entered. eign Office at a number of Inter-lin, Sir "Nevile of an Arab State in Palestine.
Dr. upon either at the time of the national Conferences on Financial presented the Gold Medal to EGYPT INTERESTED
and Economical questions, includ- Eckener, who is the first non-Bri-signature of the Anti-Comintern Cairo, To-day. ing the conférences at The Hague tisher to receive this decoration.
and Lausanne and the First Stresa Trans-Ocean.
Mohammed Machniud, the Egyp- tian Premier, received. yesterday conference-Trans-Ocean, delegates
Pan- attending the Arab Congress at present in session in this city.
LINDBERGHS
IN BERLIN
AUGUSTA IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day.
The U.S.S. Augusta, flagship
pact or subsequently.
The rumours that mentioned the existence of a German-Japanese military pact are therefore char acterised by Berlin political circles as incorrect, and the uneasiness aroused among the Chinese people Trans- is thereby unjustified. Ocean.
By this act, the Egyptian pre- mier has made it clear that, con- trary to reports in a section the foreign press, the Egyptian Gov- ernment is not disinterested in the The famous American Airman Aims and objects of the Pan-Arab Colonel Charles Lindbergh arrived rived here from North China this conference on Palestine.
*here from Rotterdam in his private morning.
The Augusta has been away in That the Egyptian government is plane yesterday afternoon. prepared to come out in support Col. Lindbergh, who was accom-northern water of at least some of demands for panied by his wife, will attend the and a half mulated by Congress, is also borne Congress of Lilienthal Society for is expecte out by the fact that the Arab de- Aerousutical Research and will first week legates are to be received King thus remain in Berlin for several
Berlin, To-day. the American Asiatic Squadron, ar- EYSTON BACK
Farouk to-morrow.
days.—Trans-Ocean,
nter
London, To-day, Captain G. Eyston, who estab
new world: land speed 857-58 mil per hour
from
Areless.