THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1939.
NON-AGGRESSION PACT QUICKLY SIGNED: SEVEN INTERESTING CLAUSES
CANADA TO CALL PARLIAMENT
Ottawa, To-day. Parliament will be immediate- ly summoned if it becomes ap- parent that the peace efforts are likely to fail, stated Mr.. Mac- kenzie King, Canadian Premier, yesterday. Reuter.
SECOND ATTEMPT
COBB SETS
NEW RECORD
SALT LAKE CITY (UTAH),
Berlin, To-day. -
A RUSSO-GERMAN PACT of non-aggression, to re- main in force for ten years, was signed in Mos- cow last night by Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, and M. Molotoy, So- viet Foreign Commissar.
Present at the signing were Stalin and the German
Ambassador, Count Von Der Schulenberg.
The Russo-German pact consists of seven articles, according to the official German news agency, and comes into force immediately after signature.
It is stipulated that the pact shall be ratified in the shortest possible time, and ratification documents will be ex- changed in Berlin.
The text, as released here, states: Firstly, the two contracting Powers undertake to refrain from any act of force, any aggressive act and any at-
sent a quibble. It may be taken that Russia has destroyed Triple Alliance hopes and Germany has thrown the anti- Comintern Pact into the discard, as she throws everything which is no longer of any value to her, or which can be re- placed by some measure offering greater compensation. In the event of a conflict in Europe, It seems plain now, Stalin proposes to sit on the side-lines.
SOON IN
tacks against each other or in conjunc- CONFERENCE
tion with any other Powers.
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Berlin, To-day. Two hours after his arrival in Moscow yesterday, the Nazi Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, had his first meeting_with_the Soviet Foreign Commissar,
Secondly, if one of the contracting Powers should become the object of warlike action on the part of a third TO-DAY. Power, the other contracting Power way support the third JOHN COBB, THE BRITISH MO- will in no TORIST, YESTERDAY BROKE CAP-Power. TAIN GEORGE EYSTON'S LAND SPEED RECORD MILES AN HOUR BY COVERING A MILE IN EACH DIRECTION AT AN fation AVERAGE SPEED OF 368.85 MILES "about questions which touch their M. Molotov.
WORLD OF 357.5
AN HOUR IN HIS RAILTON CAR.
Average speed for the kilometre was 367.74 miles an hour.
Cobb covered the northward run at 370.75 miles an hour for the mile, and the southward run at 360.37 miles an hour.
Speeds for the kilometre were 367,92 northwards and 371 59 southwards. Reuter.
FOREIGNER FINED
ARTICLE FOUR?
Article Three provides for consul- between the two Powers
common interests."
Fourthly, neither of the two con- tracting Powers will join any other group which, directly or indirectly, is directed against one of the two.
It is stated that at 5 o'clock yester- day afternoon they were still confer- ring.
A German press message from Mos- 'cow says that Herr von Ribbentrop and de- Article Five allows for a friendly his assistants found the airfield exchange of views or if necessary, ar- corated with swastika flags when they bitration commissions for the settle-arrived.-Reuter. ment of disputes.
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Moscow, To-day."
MOSCOW
STAFF TALKS DECISION
Parlo, To-day. According to the newspaper "I'Intransigeant”” it" has been de- cided by Paris and London, working in complete agreement, to Interrupt but not to break off the Staff talks with Russia in Moscow.-Router. .
JAPAN'S
BITTER CRITICISM
Tokyo, To-day. Germany is bitterly attacked in the Japanese press, which is fur- ther exacerbated by an alleged in- offer from Berlin to act
a termediary in negotiations for Japanese-Soviet non-aggression
pact.
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The "Asahi Shimbun" carries a heading: "The Reich's betrayal of her ideological ally."
The journal declares that Ger- many has clearly violated the let- ter and spirit of the Anti-Comin- tern Pact, which has been reduced to a scrap of paper.
Japan, says the newspaper, must start again with a clean slate the construction of a "new order" in East Asia.-Reuter.
RUMANIA NEUTRAL?
BUCHAREST, TO-DAY. The last two articles deal with the Herr von Ribbentrop's interview THE POLISH GOVERNMENT, duration of the agreement and its ra- with M. Molotov lasted over three and | ACCORDING TO GERMAN SOUR- tification.
a half hours, ending at 7 p.m.. Reuter:
:
Herr von Ribbentrop communicated news of the signing to Hitler at 1 o'clock this morning, and is flying back to Germany to-day to report to the Fuehrer at Berchtesgaden. — Reuter.
Moscow, To-day. Signature of the Russo-German FOR DRIVING HIS CAR, NO. 4920, WITHOUT DUE CARE AND CAU-pact is confirmed.-Reuter.
1 AT THE AUGUST TION ON JUNCTION OF
AND NATHAN PRINCE EDWARD ROADS, MR. F. E. SCHMITT, OF THE TEXAS COM- PANY, WAS THIS MORNING SUM- MONED BEFORE MR. Q. A. A MACFADYEN AT THE KOWLOON MAGISTRACY.
from
He pleaded not guilty. Inspector T. K. Whelan said he was driving along Nathan Road Shamshuipo towards Mongkok. Near the junction another car, ahead, gave a left-turn signal.
BOTH TO DEFINE SPHERES OF INTEREST
Berlin, To-day. Regarding the future development of Russo-German relations, the "Esse- ner National Zeitung" which is con- nected with Fieldmarshal Goering, says that Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, in course of his discus- sions with Molotov would propose the delimitation of the respective spheres of interest of Germany and the Soviet Union, conformably with the desires of both nations.
Witness moved to the right side of
Commentings on the communique the turning car. At the junction de-issued in London concerning Tuesday's fendant attempted to overtake him on the extreme right side.
Seeing that there was not enough room for defendant to pass and that the "traffic-box" was only a few feet ahead, witness applied his brakes im- mediately to avoid an accident.
Defendant stated that about 75 feet before reaching the junction he at- police tempted to overtake, but the officer accelerated causing him to Whelan's drive alongside inspector
car.
A fine of $15 was imposed.
DIES OF WOUNDS
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NOTABLE FEATURE
London, To-day. The newspapers state that a notable feature of the German Foreign Se- the cretary's arrival in Moscow was fact that in the decorations at the aerodrome the emblems of the ham- mer and sickle and the swastika made their first recorded official appearance in friendly juxtaposition.-British
Wireless.
"MA," SON
BOTH IN
TERRIERS
CES IN BUCHAREST, ENQUIRED YESTERDAY OF THE RUMANIA GOVERNMENT WHAT ATTITUDE ROMANIA WOULD TAKE IN THE EVENT OF WAR."
neutral.
Rumania stated to have officially replied that Rumania would remain
It is recalled that the Polish Govern- ment some days ago approached Bucharest with the view to extending the Polish-Rumanian pact which is confined to common defence against an attack by the Soviet Union to ∙a common action in case of a German attack on Poland, and an Hungarian attack on Rumania.-Trans-Ocean.
NO REPLY TO BRITAIN
London, To-day.
Cabinet Council, Dr. Halfeld observes A mother and son are in training in the "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" at the 132nd Kent and Surrey Terri-
The Soviet Government has not yet that British Statesmen should now torial Brigade camp at Lympne, Kent. replied to the British request for a Richard Powell is a recruit driver definition of the proposed German- admit that a new situation has arisen
a readaptation of in the 507th Ammunition Company of Russian non-aggression pact, although
the Home Counties which demands
R.A.S.C. His Sir William Seeds, the British Ambas- Anglo-French policy.
Leader, or ser- sador to Moscow, on Tuesday sub- England, according to Dr. Halfeld, mother is a Senior
British request to M. has been deprived in the course of a geant-major, in the Maidstone com- mitted the
Auxiliary Territorial Molotov personally. · single day of her most important
Service.
Both London and Paris are watch- trump card and was now in danger of.
Mr. Powell, senior, an ex-naval ing closely to see what effect the being isolated herself.-Trans-Ocean: man, is left at home at Maidstone German-Russian pact will have on the
***Precise meaning of the pact does not emerge with its terms, which differ Im- portantly from earlier forecasts, to des- troy, apparently, much of the silver lin- ing optimism. From the Anglo-French viewpoint, the crucial clause is No. 4. which, on the face of it, rules out any three-power understanding between Bri- tain, France and the Soviet,
Russia
may argue, of course, that as any "Peace -not Front" agreement will be directed the
Chi Tze-hsing, Chairman of Japanese-sponsored Canton Chamber of Commerce, who was wounded in an attempt on his life by unidentified Chinese last month has succumbed to his wounds, according to reports re- ceived here.--Central News.
pany
of the
looking after himself.
SEES SON DAILY
Anglo-French-Russian and military treaty talks.
It is now believed that the agree-
"I see my son every day," she told a reporter. "But I do not 'tuck himment between the Reich and the Soviet Union was already drafted when Rib- bentrop left for Moscow.-Trans- Ocean.
up at night! He is well able to look after himself.”
"What has your husband to say about it?" she was asked.
"It was he who persuaded me to
against Germany, but against any ng- gressor, whoever it might be, the clause come to camp, as he thought it would does not restrict her freedom to continue be a good holiday for me," the political and military talks. Gorroplied.
she
many, too, might argue, that the anti- The old story men have told us Comintern Pact is aimed not against the camp, and it will be a good thing for
Soviet Government .but the Comintern, Both arguments, however, would repre-
them,"
Twelve cholera cases, 14 tubercu2 losis, five dysentery, three typhoid, two meningitis and one measles were reported to the local Health Depart- ment yesterday.