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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1941.
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AFTER LUNCHING yesterday with von der Schulenberg, the German Ambassador at the Ger- man Embassy, Mr. Matsuoka, accompanied by Lieut. General Tatekawa, the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow, called upon M. Molotov.
The meeting took place at the Kremlin and M. Stalin was present at the interview.
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With M. Molotov also was the Vice-Commissar for Foreign Af- fairs.
Mr. Matsuoka later attended a reception to the diplomats of the countries adhering to the Tripar- lite Alliance, held at the Japanese Ambassador's residence.
Previously, the Japanese For- eign Minister had sent presents to Stalin and Molotov through the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. G. Menzies, the Aus- The gift for M. Stalin was
thirteenth-century Japanese screen tralian Premier, is
ex-decorated with hunting scenes, tending his stay in Great while that for M. Molotoy was a Britain.
In London yesterday, after his provincial tour, he said he hoped Trade to meet members of the Union Congress and to visit North and South Ireland and have a conversation with Mr. De Valera. On his return journey, via the United States and Canada, he will call on President Roosevelt and Mr. Mackenzie King.
Mr. Menzies added that the general impression he would take back to Australia was that he had a good storyy to tell of what Britain was doing and it had been well worth coming over to
-Reuter,
see,
STORY OF GUN BATTLE
lacquer box on which a Japanese shrine was painted in gold and silver.
Confer For An Hour (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") M. Stalin and Mr. Matsuoka conferred for over an hour at the Kremlin, and diplomatic quarters are speculating on the possibility of an early Russo-Japanese "rup- prochement.
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FRENCH CONVOY PASSES OUT OF GIBRALTAR
A convoy of French ships, escorted by de- stroyers, passed through the Straits of Gibraltar heading for the South Atlantic yesterday afternoon, according to a Tan- gier telegram to the Italian News Agency.
The Agency adds that the British block- ade authorities did not try to stop the convoy.-Reuter.
SOVIET'S FAR EAST
ARMY CHIEF
of
General Joseph Apana- senko has been appointed Commander-in-Chief the Far Eastern front, Mr. Molotov was present at the says a Moscow despatch to the official German Berlin News Agency in yesterday.
The Soviet Foreign Commissar,
conversations.
It is the first time that the Rus- sian Dictator has received a for- eign statesman ranking as high
as Mr. Matsuoka.
The Japanese Embassy in Mos-
General Apanasenko was for- cow terms the visit as "a courtesy merly Commander-in-Chief of the call" but reports nevertheless per- Central Asia military district and sist that the object of the confer- was promoted to general only a ence was to explore the possibil-month ago.
ity of concluding 1 Russo-Ja-j The previous Commander-in-
Chief of the Far
Eastern front,
panese non-aggression pact.
Mr. Matsuoka is due in Berlin General Gregory Stern, won the
Wednesday.
International title of "Hero of the Soviet" for News Service.
successes over the Japanese. Reuter.
The story of a gun bat-on tle between Chinese sol- diers at Shayuchung, ten robbers and the crew of a Hong Kong registered junk, was related last night on the arrival of the junk in Harbour.
According to the report, the junk was sailing near Sam Mun Customs House at 11 p.m. last Wednesday when two pirate junks attacked them with rifles. The battle lasted two hours until the junk's ammunition was exhausted and 10 robbers boarded their junk, towing it to Shayuchung, where they clashed with Chin- ese soldiers.
Another gun battle occurred until the robbers were appre- hended by the soldiers, who took one robber junk into their poa- session and arrested several pic-
SOVIET DEMARCHE
RUMOURS (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)
ENEMY FIGHTER SHOT DOWN
Unconfirmed reports received from Rome state that Soviet Rus- sia has sent a demarche to the Yesterday afternoon, RA.F. Axis powers defining her atti- fighters shot down an enemy figh- tude towards Yugoslavia.-Inter- ter into the sea off the South national News Service,
British Wireless.
Coast.
WANT BABIES AS
PERFECT REMINDER
WOMEN GOING TO birth-control clinics be-
ates, while other robbers escaped cause they DO want babies seems all wrong. But
in the junk with the cargo, valued
at $10,000.
GUNMEN AFTER ALCOTT?
SHOT
ONE OF TWO CHINESE WAS
AND CRITICALLY- WOUNDED BY POLICE WHEN ATTEMPTING BREAK INTO STATION X.M.H.A. AT SEVEN THIS MORNING.
It is not known whether they were after Carroll Alcott who broadcasts news over this station or just intended to rob.
Alcott told Reuter that he had been receiving threats every single day in the past ten days. Yester day he got three threats, two by mail, one by telephone, Reuter,
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that is what is happening.
"We have been amazed at the number of women who have come to the clinics recently seeking our help in their desire to have babies," Dr. Marie Stopes, the well-known birth control expert, told a London reporter.
"We had nineteen of these eager, would-be mothers at one of our smaller clinics in one day. It is sometimes pitiful to see their longing.
"Before the war we had 1 fairly steady number of such cases, but now they are becoming much more numerous.
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"I think the chief reason for It is that many women passion.
AN AFTER-LUNCH SCENE IN ately desire the most perfect ré- WHICH SIR DELVES BROUGH- membrance of their man, who TON IS ALLEGED TO HAVE hae to leave them to join up. BURST OUT INTO TEARS "War fosters a deep romantic | AFTER SAYING HOW UPSET feeling in women and they are HE WAS ABOUT LORD often terribly distressed if they cannot have a baby.'
ERROL'S DEATH FOR LADY BROUGHTON'S BAKE, WAS "We are able, in many cases, RELATED IN EVIDENCE PAT to give them advice which en- THE CONTINUED HEARING OF ables them to have children,
THE CHARGE - AGAINST
SIR "Eyen.war" service does not DELVES OF MURDERING LORD seem to stop some women from ERROL, AT NAIROBI YESTER→ wanting a baby, We have | DAY.
Mrs. Edith White, a fifty-three- woman in uniform among our | Reference was also made to an year-old widow, of Netherbury clients and quite recently. * | incident at dinner on the night Road. Ealing, W., told a neigh young couple, both of whom before the tragedy, when it is af- bour she would like to have a were in uniform, came to seek | lèged, * Sir Delves toasted Lady- ride in his car. At midnight our advice...
Broughton--and Lord Errol and the car skidded in Kensington "It might be thought that the wished them every happiness. in. "Road and "collided with a lamp perils of the blitz:: would make | future, standard. Mrs. White was thrówn | most women unwilling to add to The subject of an heir was out and killed. ***
their families or to have a first mentioned and Sir Delves toasted Accidental death was the in- child, but our experience shows Lady Broughton, and Lord Errol quest verdict.
it is quite the "other" way,”! and their future child. Reuter.