THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1939
Soviet Professes Unconcern Expulsion From League Of Nations At Geneva
PEIPING
CELEBRATES
WITH
DIFFIDENCE
Peiping, To-day.
"DOCILE OBEDIENCE
OBEDIENCE AMERICANS
TO ALLIED MANOEUVRES"
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Moscow, To-day.
Despite intense propagan- SOVIET QUARTERS ADOPT a detached attitude over the vote of the League of Nations expelling the U.S.S.R. from the League.
da, the granting of a public holiday, decorated streets and organised public meet-It ings, the second anniversary of the installation of the Pei- ping provisional government apparently failed to elicit any enthusiasm among the Chin- ese public.
coincided
The celebrations
with the arrival of Nanking delegates to attend the "united council" meeting which will discuss the position of North China in the proposed new central government, but owing to the absence of Wang Ching-wei, it is con- sidered of little political importance.
The Japanese Ambassador-at- Ïarge, Mr. Kato, said in an in- terview that his visit to North China was merely a routine in- spection.
He emphasised that the present situation, involving restriction of for- changed eign interests, would be after the conclusion of peace.-Reu- ter.
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is merely stated that the League session was completely dominated by Britain and France, and that all the other delegations "yielded docilely to the British and French manoeuvres.”
HAIL
BRITISH
VICTORY
New York, To-day. The American newspapers describe the putting out of action of the Admiral Graf Spee as the first big naval battle of the war, and in streamer headlines proclaim it a British victory.
It is believed here that Graf Spee will be interned in Uruguay for the duration of the war.
from the
on the
(It is interesting to note in this voting, the League Council passed the
It is reported in messages connection that the prime mover following resolution last evening: of Russia's expulsion was Argentina). "The Council of the League having Montevideo that the captain of
of the resolution German battleship has asked the Ger- circles stress that taken cognisance Soviet political
discussion adopted by the Assembly on Decem-
man Minister to Uruguay to nego- the League adjourned
Govern- of the Chinese and Albanian problems, ber 14 regarding the appeal by the tiate with the Uruguayan which had been pending for a long Finnish Government, associates itself ment for the battleship's immediate time, in order to take up the Finnish with the condemnation by the Assem-internment for the duration,
bly, and by virtue of Article 16, grounds that it will be impossible for problem.
Covemant note her to make the necessary repairs paragraph 4, of the that by this act the U.S.S.R. has placed within the 24 hours she is allowed to itself outside the League of Nations, remain in the harbour, and that even It follows that the U.S.S.R. is no if repairs are possible the vessel ›could not go to sea again without encoun- longer a member of the League."
Members abstaining were the repre-tering British warships.--Reuter. sentatives of China, Greece and Jugo- slavia.
The composition of the special com- mittee entrusted with examination of the Finnish affair, they state, was an- other result of the British and French manoeuvres against' the Soviet, since nine of the 13 states represented on the committee do not have diplomatic relations with the Soviet.-Havas.
ONLY THREE ABSTENTIONS
London, To-day. With
and only three abstentions Finland, as a party to the dispute, not
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In his speech the British representa- tive said that in his view the Coun- cil had no alternative but to accept the resolution, and if they failed the whole world would doubt the reality of their convictions.
Great Britain and France: were fighting
in defence of those prin- ciples which formed the foundation of the Covenant.-British Wireless.
U.S. AND ALLIED MONEY POOL
New York, To-day.
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, said yesterday he saw noth- ing in the Franco-British economic agreement detrimental to United States Interests.
Mr. Morgenthau expressed the opin- ion that the provisions of the agree-
CONVOY AVAILABLE
TO NEUTRALS
London, To-day.
Mr. Winston Churchill, in a written Commons reply, said: "The protec- tion of our convoy system is available on certain conditions to neutrals, and I believe their losses would be reduced if they accepted this pro- tection more often.
The Admiralty have taken and will continue to take all possible steps to encourage neutral shipping engaged in trade with or for the Allies participate in British convoys."-Bri- tish Wireless.
NAZI TRADE TALKS
ment did not "vitiate" the tripartite WITH SOVIET
monetary agreement between Britain, France and the United States.-Reu- ter.
BIRCH FOR TWO ROBBERS
to
Berlin, To-day. The Nazi trade negotiations with Soviet Russia are dragging on,
The Soviet economic mission, which has been in Germany for the past seven weeks, left for Moscow on Wednesday night.
The negotiations are by means com-
agency says that they will be resumed in Moscow in a few days' time--Reu-
Pleading guilty to robbery in Kilung Street, Shamshuipe, on November 6.plete, but the official German news Wai Ting, 34, was sentenced to two years' hard labour and six strokes; and Ho Hung, 19 to 18 months' im- prisonment and six strokes, by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing.
LOSS OF H.M. -NAVAL TRAWLER
ter.
JAIL FOR CARRYING REVOLVERS
Fifteen months' hard labour was imposed on Chan Hing and Au Kam- tin, by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions London, To-day.
this morning, for possession of two re- The Secretary of the Admiralty an- volvers and 11 rounds of ammunition. nounces the loss of H.M. trawler
Both accused, said Mr. M. J. Abbott, William Hallett, sunk by a mine. Assistant Crown Solicitor, are already There was only one survivor, the serving a sentence of six months' im- skipper and seven men being report-prisonment for conspiracy. ed missing, belleved drowned. British Wireless,
CHINA A MEMBER OF LEAGUE COUNCIL
GERMANY ADMITS SUBMARINE SUCCESS
Berlin, To-day.
A German, communique admits Geneva, To-day. that a British submarine attacked a Egypt and China were yesterday German' cruiser in the North Sea elected members of the League Coun- but conceals the loss of the U-boat,
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