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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8, 1939
NEW BID FOR PEACE
SURPRISE APPEAL BY QUEEN WILHELMINA AND KING OF THE BELGIANS
Amsterdam, To-day. DR. BENES
QUEEN WILHELMINA of the Netherlands and
surprise peace appeal on the world.
King Leopold of the Belgians have launched a PREDICTS The two Sovereigns have despatched to the belliger- EARLY
ent Powers statements explaining their views.
A copy of the telegram to the belligerents is publish- VICTORY
ed in a communique which the Dutch Foreign Office unprecedently issued in Dutch, French, English and German.
The communique says:|
"The Sovereigns have decided
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London, To-day.
"I am an optimist and am to convinced that the war will
"At this hour of anxiety for send a telegram to the rulers of Ger-
many, Britain and France with the not last long," declared Dr.
we
the whole world, before war, object of facilitating possible negotia-Benes, President of the exile breaks out in Western Eu-tions.
Czech Government, in an in- "This initiative of the Sovereigns is
terview. have the conviction that it is the solidarity which exists between our duty once again to raise the Netherlands and Belgium."-Reu- our voice.
rope in all its violence, a new sign of the common views and
ter.
"Sometime ago the belliger-JOY-RIDERS
ent parties declared they
would not be unwilling to IN COURT
examine a reasonable and well-founded basis for an equitable peace.
"It seems to us that in present cir- cumstances it is difficult for them to
come into contact in order to state their standpoints with greater preci- sion and bring them nearer to one an- other.
GOOD OFFICES
"As the Sovereigns of two neutral States having good relations with all their neighbours, we are ready to of fer our good offices.
"If this is agreeable to them we are disposed, by every means at our disposal they might care to suggest, and In a spirit of friend- ly understanding, to facilitate as- certaining the elements of agree. ment to be arrived at.
our
"This, it seems to us, is the task we have to fulfil for the good of people and in the interests of the whole world.
"We hope our offer will be ac. cepted and thus the first step will have been taken towards the es- tablishment of a durable peace."
TELEGRAMS TO BE SENT
The communique, after announcing the despatch of telegrams and after mentioning the meeting between King Leopold and Queen Wilhelmina, says:
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"The independence of Czecho- slovakia," he added, "must be
stored."
re-
"My countrymen will never con-
sent to live under oppression."
NEW HOPE
IN FINNISH NEGOTIATIONS
Helsinki, To-day.
After M. Tanner had had a long telephone conversation from Mos- cow yesterday afternoon he was reported to have informed the Government that a new basis had been discovered for the re-open- ed Soviet-Finnish talks-Router.
HAMBURG A.A. HITS A NAZI PLANE
Amsterdam, To-day.
It is reported from Ham- burg that anti-aircraft gun- ners near the port shot down one of their own planes yes- terday.
The German machine had lost its way and had trespassed over a for-
He disclosed that the Czech Gov-bidden zone. ernment may be set up in Britain, Under concentrated fire of several as the Polish in France, and that batteries, the machine was hit and a Czech Army is rapidly coming into crashed. being,
The airmen escaped by parachute.
Cheung Wing, a car watchman, and
Dr. Benes expressed his conviction-Reuter. Wong Wan-kong, office boy, were of the necessity for political re- charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest organisation in Europe after the war, this morning, with driving a car with-based upon the limitation of sover- out a licence and without the owner's eignty of every State.-Havas, permission.
that Mr. A. K. Mackenzie had report- Traffic Inspector F. J. Clarke said
ed that his car was missing. At about 10.15
p.m., Sergeant Sullivan was driving in Tai Hang Road, when he saw the defendants driving the car zig-zag from the opposite direction. in the car but the rest
Others were got away.
First defendant was fined $30 or three months',hard labour, and second defendant months.
CITY OF FLINT
Bergen, To-day.
KING AND QUEEN ENTERTAIN
London, To-day. The King and Queen entertained the Dominions and India representa- tives and their wives to dinner at Buckingham Palace.
The American Ambassador, Mrs. Harriman, stated yesterday that no arrangement has yet been made about the departure of the City of Flint. The King had informal talks with The decision rests with Washington. the Empire envoys after dinner. -Reuter.
Reuter.
was fined $25 or three BRITISH PRESS COMMENT
WOMEN EMPLOYED AT NIGHT
The manager of the Vibro Piling Company, was summoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning, for
TRIBUTE TO NAVY: HITLER'S TROUBLES
London, To-day.
MOST OF YESTERDAY'S Home press pays a tribute to the Royal Navy for getting the upper hand vis a vis the U-boats so early in the war.
allowing seven women to be em- The results, says the "Daily Telegraph," quite justi-
ployed on Marine Lot No. 2, C. Des Vouex Road Central on October 25, at 9.25 p.m.
A fine of $100 was imposed.
FIGHTING IN THE SWATOW AREA
Shiukwan, To-day. The Japanese made an unsuccessful attempt to occupy a small town north of Chao-An yesterday. Troops from Swatow and Chao-An took part in the expedition but were repulsed.--Our Own Correspondent.
OSLO POWERS IN CONFERENCE
fied the Navy's confidence that enemy submar- ines would not be the menace they were in 1917.
The Labour paper "Daily Herald" points out that merchant ships are now being built in England at over twice the rate of sinking,
so that even if the submarines kept up their
A CURIOUS
present standard of sinkings the Bri- STATEMENT
itish merchant marine would be in-
BRUSSELS, TO-DAY, creased as the war progressed.
AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE Discussing M, Molotov's speech, the
YESTERDAY "Manchester Guardian”
EVENING STATES says that it was disturbing to read this astonish- THAT KING LEOPOLD OF BEL- ing statement from Soviet leaders GIUM AND QUEEN WILHELMINA THE NETHERLANDS EX-
who only recently spoke of futer-OF
CHANGED VIEWS ON SOME
national justice and of resistance to. aggression,
Most of the papers agree that the
It is stated here that, the speech brought little comfort to Nazi
ASPECTS OF THE INTERNATION- AL SITUATION,
Copenhagen, To-day.. Exports of the Oslo
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VISION IN INDIA.
On India, the "Manchester Guar- to dian" feels that the British Govern- ment might have shown more vision and initiative.
mediation have no relation to the war or to the formation of military alliance.
talks
in
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An official spokesman says that discussed relevant questions concerning the Oslo powers,-Reuter,
they
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