THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 22, 1940
DANGER OF DISPUTE Anglo-American Conflict On Mail Censorship RISK OF IRRITATION TO SECURE NO IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE
Washington, To-day.
IN A LEADING ARTICLE, written by the managing director, Mr. Edwin James, "The New York Times" says that unless great care in exercised regarding British censorship of United States mails, both in Washington and in London, there is all the makings of an argument of no small proportions.
There exists a possibility, he writes, of a diplomatic difference which risks resembling the argument of world war days over the British Contraband
bar against Germany.
IMPROVING HEALTH IN BRITAIN
London, To-day. British school-children to- day are healthier, taller and heavier, according to a re- port issued by the Chief Me- dical Officer of the Board of Education.
Medical examinations during the and year showed that in England Wales only one child in 200 was ac- tually under-nourished; in London, the figure was still lower, 100 in 170,000.
Rickets as a crippling disease have almost completely disappeared in London, there is little tuberculosis and the death rate has declined.
Typical of some of the results are the following two cases:--
The average 5-year old boy in Sheffield is to-day 2 Inches taller and 3 pounds heavier than was the case 20 years ago.
A typical 12-year old boy in Liver- taller and 6 is 1 inches pool pounds heavier than the average In 1909.
The report shows that the general health of the children is infinitely better than when the Medical De- partment began its work' over 30
years ago.
Reuter.
NO MISTAKE POSSIBLE
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London, To-day. The captain of the Swedish steam- er "Pajala" which was sunk by tor- pedo off the coast of Scotland Saturday, stated that the German sub- marine could not be mistaken about the vessel's nationality since the flags painted on her sides were lit by powerful searchlights. Havas.
DETAILS OF TREATY
Paris, Yesterday.
Details issued to-day of the new Franco-Spanish trade treaty show that Spain will get 87,500 tons of and: 17,500 tons of rice from
Itural and
There is no doubt that the search- ing of United States mail on the high seas has caused irritation and its continuance is likely to cause in- creased irritation.
The writer adds: American senti- ment is about 80 per cent, pro-Ally and has been from the beginning of this war.
This perhaps "is something too valuable to risk modifying it by the searching of United States mails."
BRITISH ATTITUDE The British
the Note rejecting American protest argued that search was necessary as contraband, in the form of credits and cheques could be sent to Germany through the mails.
The Hague Convention was cited as
the legal justification", for
British action. Reuter.
A Havas message from Washington indicates that the U.S. State Depart- ment is not satisfied with the British reply and has not changed its con- tention that searching of United States mails addressed to neutral countries is a breach of the Hague Convention and of international law...
Further representations are likely to be made by Mr. Cordell Hull.
TREASURY BILLS
London, Yesterday.
TIMES HAVE INDEED CHANGED
DEATH FOR THE DEFEATED
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Stockholm, To-day.
The severest penalties-even death-were meted out by Soviet milltary tribunals to survivors of the 44th Red Division (which was routed by the Finns at Suomus- salmi), reliable reports received In Stockholm state.
London, Yesterday. The weekly journal "New Statesman and Nation" calls attention editorially to two events which it suggests, has escaped comment in have a significance which has escaped comment in GERMAN the daily press.
The sentences were based on the fact that the Soviet troops abandoned in their flight an im- portant quantity, of valuable war inaterial-Havas.
The first was the appointment of
a Soviet Minister in Bratislava and a Slovakian in Moscow.
"The second was a curt request re- ceived a few days ago by M. Zdenek Fierlinger, Czecho-Slovak Minister in Moscow, from the Soviet Govern- ment to regard his mission as at an end.
"These changes mean the U.S.S.R.
well as the "autonomous" Slovak state."
REQUESTS OF BELGIUM
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. The "Sunday Express" re-
has recognised the German Protec-|ports that Germany has pre- torate of Bohemia and Moravia as sented Belgium with several important secret requests, in- cluding a loan of 10,000 rail- way carriages.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED The journal observes: "It is not un- interesting to recall the Note which M. Litvinov handed to the German Ambassador in Moscow on March 18,
1938,
"In that Note the Soviet Govern- ment declared it could not recognise either the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia or that of Slovakia, even under the form of autonomy, as cor- responding with the standards of in- ternational law or the principle of self-determination. But times have changed." British Wireless,
BELGO-GERMAN CONVERSATIONS
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Brussels, To-day.
The
The Reich indicated that it would pay a reasonable price for
use of these carriages which were needed ma- for the transport of men and
terials.
This confirms the bad state of Ger- sponsible for the frequency of man rolling stock which were në-
cidents lately.
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Belgium will not grant the requests. The "Sunday Express" believes that
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CATHOLICS IN JAPAN
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Rome, To-day.
The total amount applied for yes- terday in tenders for Treasury Bills
German Ambassador, Count The Missionary News Agency 're- was again а record, reaching. Von Bulow Schwante, was entertain-ports that 8,160 persons were con- £122,090,000. Average rate per ed at a dinner given by the Foreign,verted by Catholicism in Japan dur- cent. for Bills at three months was Minister, M. Spaak. 21/8.58d., the lowest rate since war began. British Wireless.
The two statesmen had a long con- ference. Havas.
|ing 1938-39,
There are now 283,500 Catholics in Japan.-Havas,