THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1939
RUMANIA AGREES TO ACCEPT SOVIET AID Applies Not Only To Air But Passage Of Troops
Important Accord Now Nearing Conclusion
Paris, To-day.
"Well-informed quarters" state that Rumania has
agreed to Soviet aid if the need arises.
-FRENCH-
CABINET
CALLED
Paris, To-day.
A Council of Ministers or a full Cabinet meeting will be held to- day (Tuesday) under President Lebrun to discuss the internation- al situation.--Reuter.
CROATS MAKE PEACE IN YUGO-SLOVIA
Zagreb, To-day.
The Yugo-Slav Premier, M.
Acceptance applies not only an air pact but the CINEMA SEATS Tsvetkovitch, and the Croatian op-
passage of troops through Rumanian territory.
BRITAIN'S TRADE IN FIRST QUARTER
London, To-day.
United Kingdom · exports
March were valued at £41,634,577
the
However, commenting on "most excellent manner" in which the negotiations are proceeding with Rumania and Poland in con- nection with the defensive system in Eastern Europe' "authorised quarters" point out that these are not yet completed,
It would be premature, say these “authorised quarters," to make any announcement in regard to the negotiations. Reuter.
NEW BRITISH
compared with £42.155,373 a PROPOSALS
year ago.
Imports amounted to £77,976,374 against £84,853,649 and re-exports to £4,923,288 against £5,468,269,
Figures for the first quarter of the year were: imports £218,543,318
a decrease of £26,741,727 on the same period of last year and of £11,399,275 on the same period of
1937.
FOR PALESTINE
Beirut, To-day.
The new British proposa's for. ettlement of the Palestine ques- tion, it is stated here, find the British Government prepared to reduce the duration of the transi- tion period from ten to five years Exports £119,129,085 a
de-and to agree to cessation of Jewish crease of £1,740,854 on last year immigration into Palestine after
five years. and of £1,991,531 on 1937.
According to Arab circles, the Re-exports. £14,284,658 a de-
on last year British Government is willing crease of £1,507,531
see a National Government estab- and of £4,468,177 on 1937.
The fall of £1,740,854 in exports
to
RACKET
an-
position leader, M. Matchek, nounce that they have reached an agreement on a basis for discussion of the Croatian autonomy problem. . The agreement will referred to the parties concerned, after which M. Tavetkovitch and M. will hold a further meeting, probably this week.
Matchek
A racket, in the booking of good cinema seats for re-sale was disclosed at Kowloon this morn ing when Chau Tak-lam, 17, was charged before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac-
It is emphasised that once im- fadyen with assault.
Det.-Sgt. J. Johnston, prosecut-portant territorial questions are ing, said that quite a lot of fights settled, a Government could be and troubles occurred at booking formed representing the Govern- offices in various cinemas.
ment Party, the Croats and the Serbian opposition Party. ter.
Chau was seen assaulting a man, who was booking two tickets and was accompanied by his wife, at the Kun Chung Theatre yesterday.
Ten dollars were in Chau's pos- session when he was brought into the station but he would not put them as "bail, as apparently the money was his capital.
Chau was placed on a $10 bond and ordered to pay $1, as amends, to the complainant.
PUNISHMENT ENOUGH
EMPLOYEE OF
A
Reu-
DRUG ON A BUS
Alleged to have had many packets manufac- of powders, used in the ture of heroin pills, Cheng Tai, a 33-year-old woman, was this morn- ing charged at Kowloon with possession of dangerous drugs.
Revenue Officer. Ahearne, prosecut- ing, said accused wag searched aboard a No. 0 Bus at Jordan Road on April 17, by a Chinese female revenue officer,
The case was adjourned
WELL week.
for
a
lished in Palestine immediately KNOWN FIRM, CHAN KWONG, A. A. MACFADYEN THIS MORN- the same period last year was en- tion. tirely accounted for by manufac- The proposals, however, contain ING AT KOWLOON CHARGED tured goods, for which there was a no mention of prohibition of the WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION decline of £2,313,741 offset by the sale of land to the Jews and the OF 50 HEROIN PILLS.
Mr. C. D'Almada appeared for increase In food,
and Grand Mufti's willingness to nego- drink
tobacco.
tiate is conditional on the introduc-defendant. tion of such a measure.
British press reports the virtual of the insurrectionary manufactures thereof - £2,959,674, | movement.-Trans-Ocean. and next came ·· cotton yarns and manufactures £1,585,373.
for the first quarter compared with after the termination of insurrec-52, APPEARED BEFORE MR. 2. CANADIAN OIL
'IRON EXPORTS DOWN Largest single item of the de- crease was iron and steel and collapse
Coal showed a fall of £409,708, KITCHEN ROOF
although there was an increase of £959,876 compared with 1937.
Among
manufactured goods which showed an increase Was vehicles, including locomotives, ships and aircraft a rise of £2,941,447 against the first three months of 1938. -British Wire- less.
VON GRONAU'S SUCCESSOR
Berlin, To-day.
Field Marshal Goering has, it is announced, appointed Flight General Zander to be President of the Ger man Aero Club in place of the famous aviator, Lieutenant Colonel Wolfgang von. Gronau, who had oc- cupied the post for many years.
Von Gronau will leave shortly for Tokyo to take up his duties as Air Attache to the G German Em-
Trans-Ocean,
COLLAPSES
The roof of the kitchen of No. 2, Yuen Fook Lane, first floor, collapsed this morning at inmates 8.30a.m. while the were preparing the morning meal.
.
An aged woman, Fung Sze, was slightly injured and ad- mitted to the Queen Mary Hos pital.
HUNGARIAN LINEUP WITH AXIS
Budapest, To-day. The Hungarian Premier and For- eign Minister will return to Buda- pest from Rome on Saturday and on Friday, will leave for Berlin April 28.
SUPPLIES
secure
London, To-day. England is about to
for her defence forces increased supplies. of mineral oil from Canada.
Mr. D'Almada, pleading guilty, was employed by a
A delegation of Canadian mineral said accused firm which he would not publicly oil experts arrived in Liverpool from disclose as the accused might lose
Canada yesterday to confer with his position. He handed the name, the representatives of the British in writing, to the Magistrate.
Accused had, said Mr. D'Almada,
been detained for over a week, and
had lost money over this trouble because his salary was $2.70 a day
and he had not received any pay during his detention.
War and other Ministries about de-
liveries. Trans-Ocean.
REFUGEES AT
KAM TIM
The number of refugees at Kam Tin Camp increased from 8,582 to 4,037 between April 8 and 15 as a result of disturbances over the
Mr. D'Almada said accused had no intention of selling the pills. He bought them for his own use, "You have had enough punish ment and I am satisfied with Mr. D'Almada's suggestion, but I would border. advise you to get rid of this bad. A number of those who fled to habit," remarked Mr. Macfadyen British territory have, however, when he placed the accused on a since returned.
25 bond.
FRENCH LABOUR ASSURANCES
Paris, To-day.
M. Leon Jouhaux, Leader of the French Trades Union Congress, has promised the Premier, M. Edouard They will stay four days in Ber-Daladier, the unconditional support
of his organisation, lin-Trans-Ocean.
VISIT ENDS
Warsaw, Ta-day.
The visit to Rome of the Polish Minister for Industry and Trade ended yesterday. The Miplater, who has just returned, had several conversations with members of the Italian Government and was received by Pope Pius XII. -- |Trans-Ocean,