THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1940
Kremlin Orders Demarche In Washington SOVIET ENVOY'S TALK
WITH MR. CORDELL HULL: PROTEST AGAINST SPEECH
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(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL ")
Washington, To-day. SOME SIGNIFICANCE IS attached to the long conver- sations that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Constan- tin Umanski, held with Mr. Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, upon instructions from the Kremlin.
THE CASE OF MR. YOUNG
Tokyo, To-day.
Investigations into the ac- tivities of Mr. James R.
Questioned regarding the issue of the meeting, M. Uman-Young, Far Eastern manager ski merely stated that he did not hand any written of the International News communications from his Government and refused
Service, who was arrested at to divulge the nature of the parleys.
the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on January 21, are still go- ing on..
URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION
Mr. Hull told the press that the talk
was carried on on general lines and
that no definite decisions have been
adopted.
According to the "New York Times," M. Umanski protested against a recent speech by the As
Mr. for War, sistant Secretary Louis Johnson, who sald Finnish the proverb resistance confirmed
by which one free man la at least a dozen slaves.
worth
Two candidates have been
M. Umanski also complained about nominated for the vacancy the United States moral embargo on the Urban Council, the re- against the export of planes and equip- tiring member, Dr. R. A. dement Castro Basto, and Dr. A. M. Rodrigues.
Those entitled to vote include all persons named in the jurors lists for the current Jury year, and all in the following classes who have applied for registration as a voter.
(a) unofficial members of the Execu-
tive or Legislative Council;
Havas.
for oil
refining to Russia.-
TRADE PACT
TOKYO, TO-DAY. A COMMERCIAL UNDERSTAND- BE- ING HAS BEEN REACHED TWEEN RUMANIA AND JAPAN, SAYS THE DOMEI AGENCY.
According to reliable information, says the agency, the Japanese eign Office since last year has conducting negotiations for the
For- been fur-
has
(b) persons of sound mind who have previously been included in the jurors lists but have been omit-therance of trade, and it is declared ted therefrom on account of age that the Rumanian Government or infirmity
of account or on
reciprocated the Japanese efforts. exemption granted by the Gover- nor in Council or by the Court; (c) barristers and solicitors in actual practice and the clerks of Solici- tors in actual practice;
(d) persons registered under section 4 of the Medical Registration under the Ordinance, 1884, or Dentistry Ordinance, 1914, or un- der the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1910;
It is stated that Rumania has agreed on condition Japan buys Rumanian products under the barter system.—-
Reuter.
CHILDREN HAIL 'PAPA CHAMBERLAIN' Children swarmed around him call- when ing out, "Papa Chamberlain,” the Premier inspected billets in 8 French village.
He visited R.A.F. bases, anti-aircraft (e) editors and sub-editors of daily batteries and the section of the Ma-
newspapers Colony;
published in
the
(f) clergymen of the Church of Eng. land, Roman Catholic priests, and ministers of any congregation of Protestant Dissenters or of Jews, acting as such in the Colony;
other academic (g) professors and
officers of the University of Hong Kong:
ginot Line where British troops are stationed.
General Gamelin personally con- ducted the Premier on the Maginot
tour.
In the evening, after his tour of the war front, Mr. Chamberlain was en- tertained by M. Daladier, the French Premier, at the Qual d'Orsay.
TOMMY CAN NOW WED
(h) masters of schools which are certl- WHILE ON SHORT LEAVE
filed by the Director of Education as not being vernacular schools;
on
to
Tommy, home from the Front short leave, will now be allowed
sweetheart within that marry his
(1) certlâcated officers of the British time. The regulation preventing wed-
Mercantile Mariné, and.
dings while fighting men are on short leave has been waived.
(1) officers and non-commissioned of- ficers of the Hong Kong Volun- teer Defence Corps, Commission
ed and Warrant Officers of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force and also such other mem- bers of the sald Corps or of the Bald Force as shall have been ex- empted from jury service by the Governor in Council;
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The rule made it impossible for notice of marriage to be given unless the parties concerned were in the
country.
Brides-to-be expecting their fances home on leave' can now enter the no-
cessary notice, giving their fance's normal home address.
Hitherto short leave did not allow of the legal lapse of time between en- Provided that, no person who is in try of notice and the ceremony. the service of the Crown, and whose
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whole time is at the disposal of the tion in the second part of the said re- Crown, shall be entitled to be "includ-glater will be entertained after Wed- ed in the said register, je tuma nesday, the 14th day of February,
No fresh applications for registra-|1940.
A.F.S IN NEW ROLE IN ENGLAND
London, To-day.
A new departure was made by the Auxiliary Fire.Bervice yes- terday when auxillary firemen put to sea in a fishingboat which had been converted into a fire- flost for the occasion by the in. staliation of “their, trailer pumps and gear, and voyaged several miles to deal with a fire on board the Newcastle steamer, Royal Crown.
The fire was started by enemy bombe.
Special permission had to be obtained from the Home Office for this new use of the Auxillary firefighting apparatus,” which, it is pointed out, may mean the sav- ing of vessels which otherwise would be destroyed-Reuter.
the ALL HOME FOOTBALL
CANCELLED
Announcing this yesterday, Foreign Office spokesman added that he was unable to say at present whe- ther Mr. Young will be tried by a
civil or military court.
and
London, To-day. To-day's football has turned out to be another flasco, and all English and Scottish régional matches have The spokesman said that Mr. Young been postponed with the exception of
between Plymouth would be charged under the Army the game Criminal Code for, inter alia, sending Bristol City, in the South-Western
League. various publications "slanderous
All Rugby League matches have news items regarding the Japanese been postponed and only a couple of forces operating in various parts of Rugger matches remain unscratched
hitherto. -Reuter..
to
China."-Reuter.
TWO GRAND GALA PERFORMANCES
In Aid of the International Peace Hospital for wounded soldiers on Feb. 6th, Tuesday at 9.30° P.M. & Thursday, Feb. 8th (Chinese New Year) at 11 A.M.
REGULAR OPENING WED. 7th FEB. AT NO INCREASE IN PRICES
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