We Still Live In
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1989.
Hope
If We Die Of Despair
RESUMPTION OF WHANGPOO DREDGING NOT PERMITTED
London, To-day.
MR. BUTLER AND Inquest To
JAPANESE PIN-PRICKING
London, To-day.
Be Held On Bandsman
It has now been
established
that Bandsman Stemp, of the Middlesex Regiment, who collaps- ed yesterday morning at the Polo from heart failure. A formal in- Ground, Boundary Street, died quest, however, will be held.
Was Д.
Asked by Mr. I. C. Hannah (Conservative, Bilston) whether the Prime Minister had been able to secure removal of the barricades round the Bri-
Bandsman Stemp, who tish Concession at Tientsin, and how far he had been able to secure restoration of normal con- the Area boxing tournaments last keen sportsman and took part in ditions, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for week, was practising for the dis- Foreign Affairs, replied that the position recus throw when he collapsed; he died in a moment or two, despite mained as stated on April 3.
immediate attention.
The Whangpoo Conservancy Board has not yet been allowed to resume dredging the approach to Shanghai, declared the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, answering a question in the House of Commons yester-"All day.
Mr. Butler said that negotiations with the Japanese authorities in Shanghai were being actively pur- sued, and he hoped an agreement might be reached shortly.
possible steps are being taken to secure the re- storation of normal conditions," Mr. Butler relatives in Hong Kong. The fun- added.
Alleged Japanese refusal to allow certain Britons to travel to Han-
TSINAN INCIDENT kow, was again raised in the House
Sir J. S. Wardlaw-Milne (Con-) servative, Kidderminster) asked, in view of the fact that negotiations
Chungking, To-day. ` had been going on for a long time
Shanghai Chinese yesterday com- and that the Board's work is of in-memorated the Tsinan Incident. ternational importance for the Various public organisations is- shipping of all nations, would the Minister consider trying again?
sued messages and despatched tele- grams to Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek.
Chinese shops in
Yates
Road
HOPE FOR HOPE Mr. Butler replied that the For- hoisted national flags, but lowered eign Secretary was. aware of the
them later at the request of the value of the Board's work.
Settlement police.-Central News. of proceeding," he concluded.
"I hope to be able to give a more hopeful answer as ધ result the negotiations which
are 'ter.
German Press Keeps Up Campaign Against Poland
Berlin, To-day.
Reu-
The German public is taking close interest in deve-
lopments of the Danzig question.
of Commons by Commander A. Marsden (Conservative, Chertsey). Commander Marsden asked if the Prime Minister could' state the re- sult of enquiries into the complaint that a British company in Shang- hai had been refused permission by the Japanese authorities for four of their British employees to go to Hankow.
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Two American employees of the company had been allowed to pro- ceed.
FACTS AS STATED
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, agreed that the facts were as. stated.
He added that it appeared, how- ever, that in a similar case about the same time, discrimination was exercised in favour of a British subject.-Reuter."
Ultimatum Denied
Budapest, To-day.
Exception is taken in the evening papers to the way in which French and British organs have, it is alleged, come out in support of what is describ-Courant" to the effect that Ger- ed here as Polish Chauvinism..
A report in "Niewe Rotterdamshe
many presented Hungary with an The "Nachtausgabe” carries voke her into military measures.in authoritative Hungarian circles. ultimatum, was refuted last night extracts from the French press Germany now is stronger mili- under the headline, "Is Poland tarily than even before, possesses planning a coup?"
good nerves and can afford
Trans-Ocean.
to
The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zei- wait. The Poles apparently can- tung" asks whether Britain in not. tends giving Poland a free hand. Apparently, Poland believes that
with the backing of France and TEMPERATURE
relying on the British guarantee
it can do just what it pleases.
Froth this it is clear, says the FALLS DURING
German comment, that the Bri-
tish policy of giving guarantees NIGHT TO 67
does not promote the cause of European security but increases the risks of war.
PROVOCATION
Trans-Ocean.
He was a bachelor and has no
the eral cortege leaves
Military Hospital, Bowen Road, at 2.30 p.m., passing the Monument about an hour later.
NEW FRENCH DEFENCE LOAN
Paris, To-day.
A new defence loan of 6 mil- liard Francs is about to be issued, according to an official state- ment.
This loan vill serve as consolida- tion loan with the object of reliev- ing the short term money market.
The price of issue will be 98 and the rate of interest 5%, re- | deemable in 40 years.
M. Daladier had a conference with the Finance. Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, and the Minister of Eco- nomics, M. Paténotre, yesterday about the mode of issue.
This loan will represent a fur- ther stage in the programme of M. Reynaud for covering supplemen- tary expenditure on military equip- ment. Trans-Ocean.
FRENCH WARSHIPS LEAVE "GIB."
London, To-day. been stationed at Gibraltar to re- The French warships that have
lieve the British fleet, have taken to sea, partly in a western, partly in an eastern direction.
to
Captain Sheriff, of the Middlesex It is authoritively stated that Regiment, has reported the theft they are proceeding on manoeuvres, of an electric fan, from the Offi- and will afterwards return cers' Mess, yesterday morning. Gibraltar-Trans-Ocean.
Mr. R. T. Broadbridge, of No. 1, LORD HALIFAX
Lock Road, has reported the theft
of a pair of spectacles from his residence.
Sentence of a fine of $25 or two
AT PALACE
London, To-day. "Lord Halifax had an audience of Foreign Syresterday afternoon. The Foreign Secretary stayed at the Palace for half an hour. It is be- lieved that he took leave of Their Majesties prior to their departure for Canada-Trans-Ocean,
of a fine 1 634 18g fer parture was as months hard labour was imposed low as 67 degrees last night, but on Kwan C 20, by Mr. R.A.D. Another German comment this morning had risen to 71, with Forrest this morning, for stealing maintains that Poland is at humidity 86 per cent. tempting to provoke Germany The Royal Observatory reports
nto war, thus, giving the Demo- that the anticyclone continues
scles the chance to start a pre-move eastward and now covers the
against Germany Pacific to the south-east of Japan. pine depression is situated about STILL HOMING
to
an iron grille from the roof of No 322 Lockhart Road.
A ridge of high pressure extends 180 miles to the_south-east of from it to South China.
Milan, To-day. deep Manila, moving west-north-west. A further batch of 2,000 Italian depression in situated to north Pressure is low over Tongking and nationals hitherto domiciled
Siam
France,
Italy, on Musso- forecast: East winds, mode. | lini's
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