THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1939.
NEW
PROPOSALS
PALESTINE
Page
FOR
SOLUTION
Arab National Government With British Advisers
Constitution
After Three Years
Cairo, To-day.
It is understood that the British Cabinet yesterday morning studied definite proposals for settle- ment of the Palestine problem drawn up at a final meeting the previous night by the Pales-
WALLACE REMARKABLE
BEERY DIVORCED
Carson City (Nevada), To-day. ́ ́After`a` „20« minutes hearing, Mrs. Beery was granted a di- vorce yesterday from her husband,
Wallace, Beery ----Reuter.
SOLDIER'S
tinian Arabs and representatives of the Arab JOYRIDE
States.
They were joined for the first time by Indian INTERRUPTED
Moslems.
The proposed settlement, which was handed to the
SPEECH BY TOKYO OFFICIAL
Tokyo, To-day.
The spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office, addressing yester- day the delegation of German jour, nalists now in Tokyo, made a de- claration of anti-Democratic char- acter...
The spokesman said literally: "Hitler's absolute repulsion of the arrogance of Britain and America which shows itself in their disposi- tion to interfere in international affairs, meets with the deepest ap- proval here.
·
Britain and ¡America not only PRIVATE C. SPRINGAR, OF arrogate to themselves the right to interfere in Japan's constructive
British Embassy, includes the following four THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT work in the Far East but even con- points:
Firstly, in order that normality to exceed a third of the total po- be restored, a National Govern- pulation. ment, with Palestine Ministers as- -sisted by British advisers shall be formed. The high posts, when possible, are to be filled by quali- fied natives.
SALE OF LAND Thirdly, the sale of land to Jews will be subject to conditions agreed upon by the National Government and the High Commissioner, Secondly, Jewish emigration shall Fourthly, a National Assembly be limited to a further 75,000, in- representative of all the population cluding the recent illegal immi-shall be convened after three years grants, over a five-year period, the to examine the situation and to Jewish population ultimately not draft a Constitution.
SKY ROBBERS
versus the
AIR PATROL! The most exciting air thriller that ever zoomed across the
screen!
PIRATES THE SKIES
OF
XENT TAYLOR Rochele BUDSON
MAARTEN MIARTIK
SAMEDI mi WENES
THURSDAY
ALHAMB
sider themselves as arbiters be- tween Japan and China. DRIVING
THE
WAS THIS MORNING FINED $20 BY MR. Q. A. A. MACFADYEN AT KOWLOON FOR .CAR NO. 5721, WITHOUT
OWNER'S PERMISSION AND DRIVING WITHOUT -A VALID LICENCE..
"These Democratic States having made Africa into a colony and Asia into a semi-colony, Japan on her part now demands Asia for the Asiatics."
Traffic Sub-Inspector J. Scrim,
Britain and America ought rather prosecuting, said he saw defendant themselves to adopt the principle of walk backwards and forward in the open door and equal rights for front of the car, which was park-all in those parts of the world that in they control before they make such ed opposite the Nathan Hotel Pak Hoi Street. A few minutes unjustified demands in the Far later defendant entered and drove East.-Trans-Ocean. In London, it is understood that about ten yards before witness the new suggestions from Cairo stopped him.
CABINET DISCUSSION
were considered by the British Ca- binet.
However, the decision of the Ca- binet is unlikely to be announced before publication of a White Pa- per embodying the Government's proposals for settlement.
Well-info.med quarters in Lon- don believe that if the proposals are accepted, representatives of. the Arab States will suggest to the Palestine Arab leaders that the campaign of terrorism should im- mediately cease and the British plan be accepted.
It is believed that if this course is followed, the Arabs would imme- diately ask to be allowed to assume a share of the administration of Palestine and to be given respon- sible Government posts.-Reuter.
$1,000 FINES IN RADIO CASE
"To have or keep a wireless set in Hong Kong you must have a li- cense" and Mr. E. Himsworth im posing heavy fines on Cheung Shing, 22, and Li Cheung, 39, cook boy, charged with possession of material and apparatus for radio, communication,
Another man, Yu Sul-ching, 28, was discharged because of lack evidence, R
Mr. D. W. Waterton, Inspector of Wireless, stated that a raid was
ded out at No. 7 Lion's Rack
adio
the
cation
ndant.
Sentence of six months' hard labour and eight strokes was im- On a check-up, it was found that posed on both Chan Cheung, 28, the car was stolen from the Sham-and Lau Kam, 22, by Mr. Q. A. A, shuipo Barracks at 2.30 p.m. the Macfadyen this morning when they same day.
were found guilty of snatching,
"I'm
wiser"
“I've grown older and wiser these past three years. Yes, I, too, fell for the so-called 'bargains'—but I've learned. From now on I'm wearing Florsheims. They give so much more in sen v. joe-in wear, style and comfort. In the end they are debmdably cheaper."
The FLORSHEIM Shoe
DEALER:
THE WING ON CO. LTD.