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Delicate Issue Raised On Guarantee To Belgium BELGIAN APPEAL
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London, To-day.
No regulation forbids British officers and men from dining together in clubs, hotels and restaur- ants.
This was announced in the House of Commons yesterday by the Secre- tary for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley.
Mr. Stanley added that there were no objections to uniformed soldiers fre- quenting such establish- ments. Havas.
FRICTION AMONG THE PUPPETS
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Shanghai, To-day. The desertion of Kao Tsung-wu and Tao Hsi-
MIGHT BE TOO LATE
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London, To-day.
POLITICAL QUARTERS in London declare, with re-
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ference to Mr. Neville Chamberlain's parliamen- CONFER ON tary statement reaffirming the Allied guarantee EUROPE of Belgium, that the Belgian and Allied Govern- ments are carefully examining the situation aris- ing from the fact that the determining factor for execution of the guarantee is an appeal from the Belgian Government requesting the guarantors' intervention.
While such an appeal is definite proof that Belgium intends to decide by herself whether Allied help is wanted, it must be noted that Britain and France have not yet taken-a-stand-on-this-pro- blem.
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It is essential that a Bel- gian appeal does not come too late, and allows the Allies to take military measures which would not make the success of intervention dubious or too costly.
sheng from Wang Ching- ATTACK ON
wei's camp followed leng- FINNISH thy friction among the
puppets, the "China STEAMER
Press" alleges this morn-
ing.
Copenhagen, To-day..
A Finnish steamer was
The newspaper says that Tao atsunk yesterday as the result tempted to obtain maximum conces of a concentrated attack by sians from the Japanese and opposed the puppet faction ruled by Lin Peh-six Soviet bombers near the sheng, Wang Ching-wel's publicity Aaland Islands.
chief, who were satisfied with "pre- Nó fewer than fifteen bombs were. serving Wang's political life."--
The "China Press" further asserts that internecine strife resulted in the execution of General Wang Yao-mu, a member of the "Central Supervisory Committee and head of the Route Army of the new Chinese cen tral government.
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dropped all round the vessel, and al- though no direct hit was scored, the hull was so battered by the concup- sions that it sank.
The grew took to the boats and ware than maohinë-gunned by the Soviet planes. Only fifteen are
bad gona bombed,
Budapest, To-day.
A conference of Japanese diplomatic representatives in several European States is scheduled to open here to- morrow (Friday).
The Japanese Ambassadors in Paris in Sofia, and Rome, the Ministers Warsaw, Budapest and Belgrade, and the consuls-general in Berlin, Geneva and Vienna are participating.
Diplomatic quarters point out that Taking into account these con- such meetings are not periodical and sidérations, observers are of opinion take place "only when the situation that the guarantee of Belgium should requires."-Havas,
a certain elasticity on both possess sides, and that provision should be made in advance to render consulta- tion between Belgium and the Allies possible beforehand. Havas.
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