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SNAG OF INDIRECT
AGGRESSION SOVIET SETS
Britain And Soviet Agreed 'In Principle'
London, To-day.
"The British, French and Russian Governments are fully agreed on the necessity of trying to pro- vide against indirect aggression, declared the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, in the House of Lords yesterday.
Their common object was to find a formula 'likely to cover indirect aggression without in any way encroaching on the independence or neutrality of other States.
The Anglo-French proposals of the Ambassador, a quick agree- -appeared to the Soviet to be in-ment would have been secured. He sufficiently comprehensive while did not think their experience sup the Soviet formula seemed to ported it. the British and French Govern- The fact that the British and ments to go too far in the other French Governments had decided ..direction.
to despatch military missions Moscow was evidence of their de- termination to bring these negotia- tions to an early and successful
The delays, however, had not only arisen from the complexity of the problem, which affected the rights and interests of conclusion. very large number of States.
a
HALIFAX WARNING
to
INSKIP DECLARES WAR
UNLIKELY
London, To-day.
Sir Thomas Inskip, the Dominions Secretary, speak- ing at Oban yesterday, said. that war was unlikely and that the Government had very good reasons for saying so. Reuter.
EUROPEANS FINED IN
TRAFFIC CASES
At the Central Magistracy this morning, fines of $5 each were im- posed-on several Europeans by Mr. R. Edwards for failing to carry licence discs on their motor-cars in Garden Road on July 22.
Defendants were Mr. A. H. Velt-
ment.
UP STRONGEST DELEGATION
Moscow, To-day. Marshal Voroshilov (Defence Commissar), Admiral Kuznetsov (Navy Commissar), General Shaposhnikov (Army Chief of Staff), General Loktionov (Air Force Chief of Staff) and Gen- Feral Smorodinov (Assistant Army Chief of Staff) have been appointed to confer with the British and French military dele- gations which are expected here next week.
They constitute a supreme au- thority of the defence organisa- tion and are subordinate only to the Government, and therefore the talks are expected to be of a most important and serious na- ture. Reuter.
the
British Wireless adds that British and French Military missions will sail on Saturday after- noon by the s.s. City of Exeter from Tilbury.
KEEPING UP THE
ANTI-POLISH CAMPAIGN
Berlin, To-day. Allegations that the Polish authorities have taken "drastic measures" against the German minority in Olsa territory (ceded Lt. Comdr. de Chair, of No. 366 by Czecho-Slovakia to Poland the Peak, was fined $10 for driv last autumn) are made in Berlin. ing motor-car, No. 2426, without It is alleged that German work- a personal and or a vehicle licence. ere, employees and officials have Dr. J. M. Gray, of No. 564 the been dismissed, and that the Ger- Peak, and Mr. A. R. Colquhoun, of man credit bank at Oderburg was No. 7, Bowen Road, each fined $10 sequestered and the bank's property for similar offences.
confiscated.
After stating in reply to a ques- Concluding, the Foreign Secre- man, of No. 264 The Peak, Mr. J, tion that the Anglo-Polish arrange-tary said: "On the eve of our ad-Ralston, of the Education Depart ment included no reference to in-journing for the Recess I cannot ment, Mr. L. M. S. Lloyd, of No. direct aggression, Lord
Halifax encourage anyone to feel compla-3 Garden Terrace, and Dr. A. H. ..said the Government had no rea- cent about the international situa- Barwell, of the Medical Depart
son to believe that the Anglo-Tur- tion. That would not be in accor- dance with the facts and possibili- kish negotiations were not proceed- ing satisfactorily and smoothly, and ties as we believe them to exist to-
day. the ́understanding between the two Governments was very cordial and
"Indeed, it may well be that the next weeks or months may prove complete.
critical.
"The policy
of His Majesty's Government is, I hope, sufficiently clear and
Mr. H. Gregory, of the Asiatic so generally accepted
The Nazis say that a Protestant that I need not recapitulate it. Petroleum Company, was fined $5 Minister at Oderburg has been dis- "I myself tried to define it in a for allowing motor-car, No. 5280, missed, and a children's holiday speech something over a month which had not been licenced, to camp near Teschen closed.→→Trans-
DANZIG SITUATION - In regard to Danzig, the Gov ...ernment was watching the situa- tion very closely and were. fully ...alive to the possible repercussions of developments in that quarter upon future European peace:
ago. To that speech I have noth- be driven in Garden Road. Referring to the Anglo-Frenching to add and I have certainly cash loan to Poland, Lord Halifax nothing to withdraw from it. said it would not be in the public
CRYSTAL CLEAR
interest to discuss the difficulties "We have tried to make the posi- but they were not connected with tion of this country crystal clear. the purchase of arms by Poland in We have no aggressive designs. countries other than the United Our alliances and understandings Kingdom.
have not been framed with any ag- gressive Intent..
He added that these difficulties in no way impaired the relations of complete confidence existing between the two countries.
OFFENSIVE ASPERSIONS Lord Halifax denounced official
· propagandists and unofficial journa- lists and writers who deliberately invented, exaggerated or distorted ..events. and their implications.
He especially referred to the most offensive aspersions in the German and Italian press against British troops in Palestine.
"It only remains for us to keep calm as far as we may, to be unit- ed to avoid exaggerated attention to rumour and to be neither over- confident, nor too pessimistic."
BID TO SETTLE
CROAT ISSUE
EXAMINATION RESULTS
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La Salle College
Ocean.
SENTENCES ON FRENCHMEN
PARIS; TO-DAY. A PARIS COURT YESTER-
Honours:-Emilio Cham Aguilar; DAY SENTENCED FIVE Jose Fermin Ruiz; and Kelly Thumb. SENCE IN John Clieve Kim; Mok Wah Shue; FRENCHMEN IN THEIR AB-
Pass:Albert; Ang Hong Siang;
ACCORDANCE
Marcus Sergio Barradas; Terence Bar WITH THE DECREE DEALING ton; George Berendeeff; Carlos Cham WITH OFFENCES: AGAINST Aguilar; Chan Kwong Tung Chan THE INTEGRITY Yue Sum; Ching Yok Kee; Fung Wah
OF THE
Kwok; William Hryniewicz, Kwok Wei STATE.
Ming: Lai Wing Cheuk; Lam Chun The men included the mana- Pong: Bernard; Lam Shang; Jack; Laoger and contributors to a publi- Mou-chi; Law Ping - Wel; Philip: Leocation called "International Anti- King Fun; Leong Kum Choon; Leung
Kar On; Mariano Marquez Lim Lo Fascist Solidarity
Chi Chung Lo Ming Heong Joseph Henry Jeanson, well-known Demetrius Massabni; Victor Mendonca: journalist and playwright, and a Belgrade, To-day
Mok Wah Leong Dennis Janoon Moo man named Louzon were sentenc- The next few weeks or months The Premier, Dr Tsvetkovitch, sa; Nguyen-Hoang Sang Bernard might be critical but a united na has interrupted his summer holidayFrancis Pomeroys Robert Emmet Pored to 18 months' imprisonment.
ter: John James Richard; Joseph tion, which knew exactly where it in Dalmatia and returned to Bled Skinssi; Manuel Antonio Soares; Vla-
Three others, including the stood and knew itself to be strong, which is the seat of the Govern-dimir Sticka, Harry Thumb: Tsui Yu manager of the above-mentioned could meet the future and whatever ment during the summer
King; Patrick Winsion; Wong Kit publication, received two years' months
Sang; Alvaro Xavier;; it might hold with confidence.
and Manuel imprisonment and deprivation of where the special emissar
of the Xavier. Reuter
Croat leader, Dy Mặt
civil rights. Reuter Central British School Pass: James William Clague; Ri Singh; Derek Hilary Sue; Valetine chard George Labrum; Albert Michael Jullan Odell; Norman Leonard Smith; and fam
Wong Man Hon and Wi- Malcolm McDonald Swan. concerning Diécosan. Boys School- Orost question, Honours: Basil Moraes, a scheme which Chin Raymond Geti: Chang E to Prince Regent Chao, Chin
ELUSIVE SHADOW British Wireless quotes Lord Halifax as referring to the defint tion of indirect aggression as "this elusive shadow."
Lord Halifax said it hi sumed in some
“British-
ed
awaiting
Political circles belleve that the Premier will discuss with the Croat
der,
Pass-Chan Kee Shui, Chan
after his return Pent Trans-Ocean.