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CABLES
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1938.
WARM PUBLIC RESPONSE TO
ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT
THE TUNGWO Prompt
SEIZURE
British Crew
Assaulted
London, April 28.
Prompt Steps NEW EGYPTIAN To Implement.
New Treaty
LONDON, AFRIL... 27. PROMPT STEPS HAVE BEEN THE TO IMPLEMENT. Reports of the seizure of the TAKEN
AGREEMENTS, British steamer. Tungwo, by the ANGLO-IRISH Japanese at the entrance to the BOTH IN THE LONDON AND Yangtze River were prominently DUBLIN PARLIAMENTS, featured in the newspapers yes- į
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Domin- terday.
lana Secretary, has introduced a One of the reports alleges that Bill to the House of Commons "to was attacked with give, effect to the agreements re- bayonets by the Japanese. It ap-garding the relations of the United pears that the matter was settled Kingdom and Eire." alter the British günboat. Cricket, had been despatched to the Island of Tsungming, where the seizure took place.
the
crew
The Japanese are said to have assured the British authorities that an inquiry into the incident will be held.(Transocean).
Koreans May Rebel
PATRIOTIC LEADER REVEALS GRUDGE AGAINST JAPAN
Hankow, April 28.
景
Mr. De Valeorm
"Anti-Japanese sentiment In Mr. Eamon De Valera introduced Korea has risen to a high pitch a sunlar measure in the Dall and and, if China wins the war. will declared that the House must ac burst in the form of a national cept or reject the agreements a5 revolution, declared Miss Chenga whole. Wen-chu, member of the Korean
CABINET
Creation Of New Sheik Ministry
CAIRO, APRIL 28. MUHAMED MAHMUD HAS FORMED A · CABINET,
HIS THIRD," WHICH IS AS FOL- LOWS:-
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Muhamed Mahmud;
*Minister, of Finance," Sidky Pasha,
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Jehla Pasha;
War Minister. Hassat Gabre;
Minister
of Education, Helkal
Pasha
Minister Hilmi Issa;
of Communications,
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A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
OLD CURIOS
Comprising:-
Old Porcelain and Pottery, Jade arid. Carved Ivory Ornaments, Bronze and Lacquered Ware, Jade Minister of Justice, Kaschaba and Ivory Inlaid Screens, Embrol-
dery, Pictures, etc., etc.
Pasha
Minister Kamel:
of. Trade. Ahmed
Minister of Health. Murad Wabba:
Minister of Public Works, Sirry Pasha;
Minister of Agriculture. Rasch-
wan Mahfus;
Minister without Portfella, Luto Sayed;
Sheik Minister—an entirely new Ministry-Sheik Abdel Rask- (Transocean), «
Lloyd George On Marriage
He especially dwelt on the re- Nationalist Front League, in ant turn of ports at present in the Mr. D. Lloyd George, the famous! interview with the Ta Kung Pao. hands of the British Navy... and wartime Prime Minister, whol
Miss Cheng paid high tribute to said they were handed over un- celebrated his golden wedding this Chinese women in uniting to sup-conditionally,
year, was presented with a service port the Goverment in the war
work.
WARMLY APPLAUDED
He praised marriage as the grea-: test and oldest partnership in the world, the best and truest friend- ship and one of the few institu- tions, enabling people of opposite temperaments to live in perfect harmony, He added, smilingly:
"My wife and myself have dif-
also
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Anglo-Polish Naval Pact
SIGNED IN LONDON ON WEDNESDAY ·
London, April 27. The Anglo-Polish Naval Agres-
The agreement finally establishes of gold plate by 5000 Welsh and hoped to join them in the Irish sovereignty in 28 counties and admirers recently. the territorial sess According to Miss Cheng, the
The new Senate met for the Korean Nationalist Front League Arst time at Leinster House, which is a joint organ of the National is the same building in which the Revolutionary Party, the Eman- Dail meets. elpationists' League and the Korean Revolutionists' League. It
A Dabila message says that Mr. comprises the following depart pe Valera was warmly applauded ments: publicity. Chinese language, in the Dall when he asked for ap- ferent dispositions. One of us is ment was signed at the Foreign International affairs and
or-proval of the London agreement contentious, combative and stormy, Office this afternoon by the For- ganisation
He said that Eire fully realised her That is my wife. (Laughter). The ela Secretary, lord Halifax, and A number of Korean males are obligations regarding defence, and other is placid, calm, peaceable the first Lord of the Admiralty, secretly receiving military training she would modernise her port de-and patient. That is 1 (Load Mr. A. Duff Cooper, for Britain, in preparation for a war against fensive system. Eire would never laughter). Nevertheless, we have Blocklasa for Poland.
and Count Raczinsk and Capt. Japan, she said.
permit her territory to be used as Kved very happily for half a cen- Miss Cheng was imprisoned by a base for an attack against Bri- tury?" the Japanese for participating intain. revolutionary activities, and has come to Hankow as a refugee (Central News).
PROGRAMME
OF CHINA FOUNDATION
Decisions Made At Meeting Here
The Board of Trustees of the China Foundation, which has -been holding its 14th annua
meeting In Hong Kong during the
7)
He belleved that Irish unity would be secured in a short time because he believed the British| FRENCH STATESMEN Government realised that Irish unity was more important than disunity...
IN LONDON
London, April 27. The agreement would have been The French Prime Minister, M. Impossible except for Mr. Neville Daiadler, and the Foreign Minis- Chamberlain's broad view of con- fter,. M. Bonnet, who arrived at
The Agreement, which will be published as a White Paper, runs on similar lines to the London Naval Treaty of 1936 and deals with qualitative Imitation of
naval armaments and exchange of information on the building pro- gramme (British Wireless).
cillation and appeasement in these Croydon by air from Paris this FIGHTING NEAR
critical times.
afternoon, were met by. Lord Hall-
Mr. Cosgrave, leader of the op-fax, British Foreign Secretary. position, welcomed the agreement and M. Corbin, French Ambassa- and said his party would vote for dor, | it.—(Reuter),
Academia
last three days, has approved "the Sinica
appropriation of $1,800,000 for
cultural and" scientific work in
China during the coming year,
Carries On
The party immediately left for London: The French statesmen are staying the night at the French Embassy,—(British less).
Wire-
EIREAN ENVOY ·
TO ITALY
The new
VALENCIA
Insurgents Push Across Mountains
Saragossa, April 28. Despite the fact that military. operations yesterday" were ham- pered by rajny weather, the for- ¡ces under General Varela gained further ground in their attempt The bulk of the funds, it is The Academia, Sinica, China's]
to gain control of the plains lying learned, will be given as grants-leading research institute under
"Rome, April 23, northwest of Valencia. in-sid to some 30 institutions Government operation, is carrying!
Firean Minister to Smashing their way through throughout the country, while on as usual despite the war, de-Italy, Mr. MacWhite, who is ac-strong mountain positions they part of the money will be used to cared Dr. Taal Yuan-pel, director credited to the "King of Italy and succeeded in reaching the foot- support 22 fellows who are carry of the institute, In an interview
Emperor of Ethiopia," arrived hills of the Cudar mountains ing on research work in foreign
bere yesterday.-(Transocean). (which, together with the moun-- today. countries.
tains of Fobo lying further west, The various departments of the The Trustees have further de institute, according to Dr. Tsai,
were enyeloped practically the ciden to carry on the Foundation's have been moved to the interior,
whole day in mist. Incidentally, regular programme according to
throughout the entire Teruel bat- tle area."
Counter-attacks launched by the Republicans under protection of this thick mist were repulsed- (Transocean).
hostilities.
1 The Board has also decided to lay special emphasis this year on medical, agricultural. and en- gineering work, in addition to the varicus branches of science which the Foundation is interested in (Central News).
Greco-Turkish a bitter cold prevailed yesterday
Amity Pact Signed
Athens, April 28.
the policy adopted, despite the away from the scene of hostilities. The meteorology department is in Chungking (8zechuen), which is the new seat of the National Government. The geology, social sciences.. psychology, botany and zcology departments are in Kwel-
"BRITISHERS LEAVE -. lin, provincial capital of Kwangst, while the physics, chemistry, his- A supplementary treaty of
Barcelona, April '28.
have tory and philology, astronomy and friendship between
Thirty British Eubjects engineering departments are in Turkey, both of whom are memorsenated from this port in a Kunming, provincial capital of bers of the Balkan Entente, was British cruiser owing to the Yunnan.
signed in Athens yesterday even-heightened tension there which increases with every · Insurgent All necessary apparatus," Dr. ing by M. Metaxaq, Prime Minis Text: said, have been safely re-ter of Greece, and the Turkish advance--(Reuter), moved from Nanking to the three Foreign Minister, Dr. Eustu" Arus,
PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE ILL
London, April 28.
Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of places, and the institute is able to the Board of Trade, who was carry on its work satisfactorily taken ill before Easter but re- (Central News).
turned to "the House of Common: for the concluding stages of the Coal Bill, has been medically ad-" 'vised to take a further rest.
1.
PALESTINE COMMISSION
Jeruzalem, April 23.
Greece and
Press statements describe this treaty as a further contribution to appeasement in the eastern-Media terranean,
BELGIAN MINISTER
DIES SUDDENLY
According to political circles
Brussels, April 28, {bere, both countries are pledged to M.Edmond Rubens, Belgian observe armed neutrality. Never- Colonial Minister, died suddenly He will probably be away for a The Palestine Partition Com-theless, the treaty does not of heart fallure at Zele yesterday week or fortnight (British Wire-mission arrived in Jerusalem yes. amount to a military alliance, afternoon He was 44 years of Jess);
(Transocean), terday evening.-(Transocean)
(Transocean)(