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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1941
SINO-BURMA BORDER DELIMITATION
AN EXCHANGE OF NOTES between the Chin- ese and British Governments on the delimitation of the Sino-Burma frontier, took place in Chungking at 5 p.m. yesterday.
One Note defines in detail the line which is to be. the frontier between Yunnan and Burma and another Note defines the boundaries of the area on the Burma side of the frontier in which the Burman Government agrees to permit Chinese participation in any mining enterprise which may be undertaken by British concerns.
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PART II
ATURDAY THE FIRST REBEL
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WAS REVEALED THIS MORNING THAT THE SHOCK RECEIVED
AN BY
INDIAN CONSTABLE IN THE CHINESE SOLDIERS" INTERNMENT CAMP ON TUESDAY MORNING
WAS
THE RESULT OF A TELEPHONE POST IN THE KOWLOON DISTRICT BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT THE HEIGHT OF THE THUN DERSTORM AT ABOUT 11
A.M.
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All Government telephones the neighbourhood started ring- ing when the post was struck and the Indian constable was almost electrocuted when he picked up the Camp telephone.
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In 1885, Britain annexed Upper Burma and by Article Three of the Convention relating to Burma and Tibet, entered into between Britain and China in 1886, it was agreed that the frontier. between China and Burma be marked by a delimitation commission, in
1892 Negotiations opened and a Convention was signed on March 1. 1894 defining the
frontier.
A subsequent agreement in 1897 provided for certain modi- fications but considerable difficul- tles were experienced owing the inexactness of the terms used
in the Convention.
to
Three separate Boundary Com- missions falled to reach an agree- ment regarding a portion of the frontier of about 200 miles be- 'ween the Rivers Namting and Nahka.
Mineral Deposits
The matter was in abeyance or over 30 years until, in 1934, it was taken up owing to differ- regarding the right to investigate certain mineral deposits believed to exist in disputed area.
He was discharged from hos-ence of opinion pital last night and it was stated this morning that he owed his life to a fellow constable who imme- diately applied artificial respira- tion.
COST OF LIVING IN BRITAIN
THE OFFICIAL COST OF LIV- ING INDEX FIGURE ON MAY 31 WAS 100 POINTS ABOVE THE LEVEL OF JULY, 1914, SHOWING NO CHANGE AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1.
For food alone the index figure was 70 points above-the level in July. 1914, compared with 71 points on May 1, the decline be- ing due mainly to decreases in the price of fish.
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STARACE
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Starace, former Secretary
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A decree signed by Mussolini appoints Enzo Galgiati in his place. Galgiati also replaces Starace as Chief of Staff of the Fascist Militia.-Reu- ter.
THE ST.
LAWRENCE SEAWAY
A strong plea for ap- proval of the St. Lawrence seaway scheme was made yesterday by Col. Frank by an exchange of Notes in Knox, U.S. Secretary of Nanking in April 1935, China, Navy. Britain and India agreed to the
is for combined establishnient of Commission i
a
of under the chairmanship
a Canadian and United States action Commissioner appointed by the to deepen the connection between the League of Nations which sub- the upper St. Lawrence and mitted a report on the recom- sea,
Col. Knox declared: “We are go-
mendations.
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The scheme
ar
The matter was again shelved ing to live in a disturbed world when hostilities between China for a long time. It would be ad- and Japan broke out
the vantageous to build ships in Summer of 1937.
area reasonably secure from attack The question became again from without.”
the acute when
Chinese Gov- Col. Knox was addressing the ernment decided to
House of Representatives Har- with the construction of the bours Committee.-Reuter, Yunnan-Burma Railway be. cause the easiest route" would take the railway across the area in dispute.
on press
In these circumstances, aided by the more friendly atmosphere prevailing between China and Britain, a solution was quickly Among items other than food found and this solution was em- | there was a slight increase in the bodied in the Notes which were prices of clothing and clothing exchanged in Chungking yester- materials, partly due to effects of, day afternoon-Reuter. the Purchase Tax.
Since this tax came into opera- tion on October 21, the resu’ting increases in prices have raised the cost of living index figure by ap- proximately five points.-British Wireless.
EVASIONS OF
THOUGHT
FORMAL PROTEST
BY NAZIS
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"Y
GUNMAN
CONFESSES
ONE OF THE GUNMEN AR-
IN RESTED
SHANGHAI FOR THE MURDER OF DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER AGAKI, HAS CONFESSED THAT THE CRIME WAS INSTIGATED BY ELEMENTS SUPPORTING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT CHUNGKING,. ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL. JAPANESE
QUARTERS.
1.
As a resu't of his confession.
OF AN-
MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. three more arrests have been made in Hongkew, the Japanese occu- UNDER - SECRETARY
pled sector of the International STATE. YESTERDAY
Settlement;
NOUNCED HE HAD RECEIVED
A. FORMAL DIPLOMATIC On behalf of the Consular Body, IN THE UNITED STATES PROTEST BY THE GERMAN M. Paul Schoul, Danish Consul SUPREME COURT AT CAM- CHARGE D'AFFAIRES; · DR. General. yesterday wrote a letter BRIDGE, MASS,, YESTERDAY, HANS THOMSEN, AGAINST to the Japanese Consul-General. JUSTICE FELIX FRANK THE CLOSURE OF NAZI CON-expressing deen sympathy and ab- FURTER, ONE OF PRESIDENT SULATES.
horrence, for "this wanton act." ROOSEVELT'S CLOSEST. NEW.
Mr Welles declined to discuss Reuter. DEAL ADVISERS, HELD IT
the nature of the Note beyond” WAB FALLACIOUS TO BE
saying it was being considered. International News says the LIEVE THAT "WAR NEVER Other quarters learn the Note Japanese claim the gunman ron- BETTLES ANYTHING.”
protests against the "unjustified fessed he received secret orders Giving a crisp warning against and illegal action in violation of from General Han, Chungking- "paralysing evasions of thought," the German-American treaty of appointed Governor of Kiangsu, Justice Frankfurter, addressing friendship covering consular to proceed to Shanghai, for the women graduates of Radcliffe rights. International News Ser- purpose of attacking Japanese College, adjacent to Harvard Uni- |vice:
officials.
verely, said: The Civil War settled slavery; this war will settle the quality of your lives and your children's. lives."-Reuter.
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