ALLIED SUCCESS IN BALKANS
NEW PACT BELIEVED TO BE NEAR CONCLUSION
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London, To-day. THE CONSTITUTION of a new Balkan bloc, com- prising Turkey, Greece, Yugo-Slavia, Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary, is considered almost an accomplished fact and an important, though in- direct, diplomatic victory for Britain and France. The bloc considerably reinforces the value of the Ankara Pact by ensuring the stability of the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean.
WOMAN TWICE TRIES
TO TAKE LIFE
Main points of the new under- standing apparently are:
All the countries concerned will
the drop for
time being their territorial claims against other members of the bloc. and
All the signatories will withdraw their troops from common frontiers.
BULGARIAN HITCH?
However, well-informed quarters
WHEN UNDER POLICE ESCORT consider that full agreement has not FROM HONG KONG
ΤΟ KOW- LOON, THE OTHER DAY SO YING, 29, MARRIED WOMAN, ALLEGED THIEF, JUMPED INTO THE HAR- BOUR.
taken to and She was rescued hospital, and there made another at- covering tempt to end her life by her head with a blanket and choking herself with cloth around her neck.
this At the Kowloon Magistracy
Himsworth, morning before Mr. E. she was charged with theft from a co-tenant.
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yet been reached, and Bulgaria's claim against Greece for access to the Mediterranean might prove a hitch.
It is pointed out that Italy, which previously ardently supported the for- mation of a Balkan bloc, is now tak- Ing a wait and see attitude. - Havas.
was recovered from the house of So's sister.
Mr. Himsworth decided to place her on a $50 bond to be of good behaviour for one year and ordered
Inspector Rogers said the property her sister to take care of her.
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London, To-day.
Britons who had been warned to leave Holland formed the bulk of 80 passengers landed at Gravesend from Rotterdam. They Included mothers with their bables. Reuter.
The mysterious poisoning of a three-year-old Chinese child was revealed to-day when the post mortem resulted in a finding of "Opium poisoning."
The child belonged to re- sidents at No. 77, Austin Road, Kowloon, and was ill several
attended days. It was
by a Chinese doctor but suddenly died at 7 pm. on Saturday.
The body was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary and а post mortem revealed that death was due to opium poisoning.
The police are investigating.
The "China Mail" learned this afternoon that a ransom of $2,000 has been demanded by bandits who kidnapped Mr. Tseng Ping, well-known local fish merchant, who was kidnapped two months
ago.
Mr. Tseng left Hong Kong in September to visit a branch office at Namtau where one of the fishing fleets was anchored, but 'disap- peared after disembarking.
It was then believed that he had been kidnapped. No demand for ransom was, however, made until a few days ago when bandits communicated with Tseng's rela- tives asking for $2,000.
New York, To-day. The "New York Herald Tribune" says that the American people do not want to go to war,
but if they see Holland and Belgium annihilated they will realise what is not yet really understood that the world is facing an in- carnation of ruthlessness and that the American people main indifferent to of such a struggle.
cannot re- the outcome
Reuter.
Tokyo, To-day. The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, had an hour's interview with the Foreign Minister this morning.
Among other things, Sir Robert' informed Admiral Nomura of the forthcoming reduction in the British forces in North China. Reuter,
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