THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 28, 1939.
Britain Makes New Bid For Soviet Cooperation
NEW NOTE ON ALLIANCE SENT TO MOSCOW
London, To-day.
The British Ambassador in Moscow, Sir William Seeds, according to the “Daily Express," has been instructed to hand Moscow a note from the British Government asking for an assur- ance that Soviet Russia if a neighbouring State should be attacked, would immediately go to the assistance of that State.
British political quarters believe this British note to be a counter-proposal to the Soviet Russian sug- gestions made on Tuesday.
DE VALERA CANCELS TRIP TO AMERICA
Dublin, To-day.
MUFTI KEEPS UP HOSTILITY
The Mufti
Beirut, To-day.
of Jerusalem has decided not to travel, to · Cairo with the other. Palestine Arab leaders to participate in the dis- cussions on the British proposals for solution of the Palestine pro- blem.--Renter.
TWO HITLER SPEECHES ON MONDAY
Berlin, To-day. The unusually comprehensive programme for the May Day celebrations will include two speeches by the Fuehrer and one by General Goering.
The festivities will begin at 8.30
M. DE MONZIE am. when the Fuehrer will speak
RETURNS.
Paris, To-day.
to German youth at the Olympic Stadium, where the youth of Ber lin will be assembled.
A festive meeting of the Cham- The Minister of Public Works,ber of Culture will be held in the M. de Monzie, returned from Po Opera House at 10 o'clock in the land yesterday and was received presence of the Fuehrer. Soviet Russia, if she accepts by M. Daladier. for a report on his the British proposal, will give the impressions during his stay in victim of aggression military assis-Warsaw.. tance on land, at sea, in the air or M. de Monzie stated that he was by war material supplies.
very satisfied with his journey It is asserted in London that Po- during which "good work had been land and. Rumania have consented to accomplished."
Trans-Ocean." the new British proposal to Soviet Russia
CONCRETE PROPOSAL
The traditional rally of Berlin workers will take place in the Lustgarten at 12 o'clock at which the Fuehrer will speak.
He will then return to the Chan- cellery to receive delegations of German,workers at three o'clock in Sergeant Cameli, of the Middle- the afternoon. The festivities will sex Regiment, has reported the terminate with an evening demon- Although the Foreign Office nei-theft of an electric fan valued at stration in the Lustgarten at ther confirms nor denies the re- $40 from Shamshuipo barracks, which General Goering will speak port of a new British Note to the some time yesterday. Soviet, it is learned in well-inform- ed quarters that the report is cor-
The Eire Premier, Mr. Eamonn de Valera, announced in the Dail yesterday that he is not going to the United States as planned to-rect, and that the Note was drawn day “in view of Wednesday's grave
event."
up at Tuesday's meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
Cabinet.
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The Note is said to contain concrete proposal which is expected the to meet with the approval of Soviet, and thus form a basis for agreement.
Mr. de Valera was to have been the guest of President Roosevelt at the White House on May 7, and to have opened the Eire Pavilion at the New York-World's Fair. -
When asked what grave events ANGLO-FRENCH COMMITMENT he had in mind, Mr. de Valera said It is believed the Soviet will be it would not be in the public inter- est to make a disclosure.
Reuter understands that Mr. de -Valera changed his plans due to -conscription in England and its re- lation to Irish citizens there, but especially to the Nationalist mih- ority of Northern Ireland, who are -régarded by the Eire Government as being held under the jurisdic- tion of a government they do not .desire.
WIDER TALK
Mr. J. W. Dulanty, Eire High Commissioner in London, had talk with Mr. Neville Chamberlain yesterday morning.
The talk is believed to have been very important and to have refer red to conscription.
It is also believed in Dublin that Mr. Chamberlain may have made a statement to Mr. Dulanty on wid- er matters than conscription, which may have helped Mr. de Valera to alter his plans, euter.
MILITARY NEWS FORBIDDEN
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prepared to make a unilateral claration that she will go to the as- sistance of her European neighbours and of Turkey in the event of un- provoked aggression to any extent which those countries might con- dider necessary.
Britain and France, it is added, would be ready to give undertakings. to assist the Soviet in case of a threat to her Western frontiers. Trans-Ocean.
GIVEN A CHANCE
: **I wanted to, go to Canton so 1 stole the watch to pay for my fare," said Tam Kai, 20-year-old wireless mechanic, charged before Mr. E. Himsworth this morning with the larceny
watch from Sergt. F. Harga of the Royal Engineers. He was given a chance by the Magistrate and placed on a bond to be of good behaviour for one year
DRIVER'S EXPLANATION
Mr. G. Kelly, of the C.P.R, was summoned before - Mr. R
this morning, for falling to heu driving on
wing
at ten o'clock. Trans-Ocean.
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