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GENERAL
Chinese Gratitude To Dr. HIGH DUTCH Freedom For Czech People
Beech: Series Of Functions
CHENGTU. MARCH 15 (CENTRAL)—A SERIES FUNCTIONS WILL BE GIVEN BY
OF
SOCIAL LOCAL OFFICIAL * AND EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES IN HONOUR OF DR. JOSEPH BEECH,
of American missionary and founder
Daion the West China University, who has restgned from the University and is return- ing to Americs.
WILS
Ginling
Women, and
the
Yesterday Dr. Beach
en-, and student bodies of the West tertained at a tes reception riven China Union University, the 'Uni- by General Teng Hsi-hou, Paci-versity of Nanking, the
for Acation Commissioner
Sze-College for chwan and Sikonc. who present-Cheeloo University. ed him several jade articles souvenirs.
*
FAREWELL MEETING
A joint farewell meeting
OFFICIALS
ON TRIAL
SUPPLYING NAZIS WITH SHIPPING » SECRETS ALLEGED
Will Be Restored
LORD HALIFAX'S MESSAGE
$
LONDON, Mar. 15" (Reuter)-A The Hague, Mar, 15 (Reuter) message from Lord Halifax to the M. van Hoeven, a high official "Czechs, broad ast in the Czech of the Ministry of Social Affairs, news, recalls that cu March was placed on tria in camera 15.
year would have as The Szechwan Provincial Gov.
Я charge of passed since Herr Hit'er occupied will give
farewell here yesterday, on $ ernment
shipping secreia to Prague, thereby. "destroying all party on March 20 when General supplying
His wife and another falth in the pledred word Kuo-kwang, Secretary-Gen- Germany.
gifts official M. Buve, of the Ministry himself and his Government." eral, will present valuable
and of Economics. are xcused i to the eminent missionary educator on behalf of Generalis- complicity, it is allered. sime Chiang Kai-shek, who concurrently
Governor of Sze-
chwan,
Will Ho
be held on March 18 by the staffs
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
is
M. BUVE'S PART M. Buve procured the
docu- ments which form the basis of the case.
4;
The Minister of Justice has forbidden publication of the pro
ALLIES RESOLVE
NAZIS SELL SECURITIES IN LONDON
STOCK
EXCHANGE ISSUES WARNING TO MEMBERS LONDON, Mar. 15 (Reuter)~~ The following notice was posted
of up by the London Stock Exchange,
·Committée yesterday:
That act was less brutal than the rule of terror which followed. but all attempts had falled to devour the economic eventual life of the Czech people
In addition to a mandate of cominendation the National Gov-
The message concludes: "It is with ernment has announced the con- IN NORTHWEST ·
ferring of the Brilliant Jade ceedings in Holland, but it is the firm resolve to restore your that the Governments CHUNGKING, Mar. 15 (Central Order upon Dr. Beech in recogni-known that the Public Prosecutor treedom
demanded sentence of two years and peoples of the British Empire -The heavy demand for gradu-ion of his service to China,
have taken up arms with their imprisonment for M. Buve and ates in engineering courses in the Northwest was mentioned by Mr.
Dr. H.Hone year for Madame van Hoeven. Allies and their high purpose is to right the wrongs you suffered Lat Lion. member of the CEC,
and to create a new Europe with and President of the National Northwest Engineering College, in
to be made impossible. a press Interview on his arrival in Chungking.
All the 150 graduates from his colleg: last year found immediate employment upon their leaving school, Mr. Lal revealed. He also mentioned that practically all the productive organizations in the rear are understaffed as regards technicians, especially mechani- cal aeronautical, mining and tex- tlle engineers.”
BRONZE STATUE
It is learned that Kung, Vice-President of the Ex- ecutive Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, and
oher high Chinese officials will raise a fund to erect a bronze statue of Dr. Beech.
leave
CARE URGED
"There is reason to believe that German interests are making strenuous exorts to sell securities in London, Stock Exchange mem- bers are advised to use the at- mos; care before accepting orders coming from neutral sources."
BEARER - BONDS Jk According
to the Financial
ITALY WOOS the recurrence of such an event used for the disposal of securi-
1
TURKEY?
Why Turkey
Times, staps have been taken to put an end to the machinery of the British Stock Exchange being
ties, principally bearer bonds, on behalf of enemy interests. Ger- many acquired large quantities of securities by the seizure of and Poland and Czechoslovakia there is evidence that a consider-
Wants Allies able amount of these were dis-
To Win
at-
and
Dr. Beech will
LONDON, Mar. 15 (Havas) ----Ac- Chengtu on March 22 for Chung-cording to an unconfirmed report, king where he will receive the Italy has approached Turkey, ask.
posed of in Britain through neu- Brilliant Jade Order "from the Ang for the latter's co-operation attempt to gain
tral channela. National Government. From the should Russia wartime capital he will
Exchange The Stock
Com- take I any advantages in the Balkans.
mittee issued the above strongly- plane to Hongkong and thence Apparently Italy's motive is to he will go to Pelping to visit the
estranxe Turkey from the Allles LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reater) worded wärning. to members to and to Deatralize the practicat{Referring to the revelation of a be on their guard agains; Yenching University and the Pel-
the Anglo-Franco- device rendering magnetic mines tempts at such disposals
harmless the Istanbul Paper reminded them of the penalsies. ping Union Medical College, two American higher educational in-
It is recalled that a few months Cumhuriyet, observes: ""Germany the
ago Turkey refused to sign a non-has probably overlooked the fact, stutes still functioning in Japanese-occupied ancient cap!- For the present the Northwest tal. After a brief stay in Pel-aggression pact with Italy.. Engineering College offers eight ping. he will proceed to America. courses, in mechanical, aeronau- tica!. electrical, water. chemical.
and civil
Mr. Lai said that about.. 160 students will be graduated this and their prospects for finding immediate employment are very good.
year.
engineering.
mining. textlie
Sino- Burmese
Border Talks
CHUNGKING, Mar. 15 (Reuter)
To remove possible disputes be- tween the Chinese and Burmese in the districts on the border, it has been decided to hold "a Con- ference once a year in which leaders of Chinese and Burmese tribes along the border will take part.
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The first conference is taking place today and will last ten days. It is being held at Julli, in Yur nan. on the Burmese border.
Following the conference. there wil be athletic contests and other social events for promoting friend- ship between Chinese and Burm- ese tribes.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S
TOMB
CHUNGKING, Mar... 15 (Cen- tral)--Acomb for the Unknown Soldier with iron statues of Wang Ching-wel and his wife in a kneeling position in front of 1 will be erected in Chungking.
A Committee in, charge of this project has been formed with General Feng Yu-halang, Vice- Chai man of the National Mill- tary Council, and Mr. Chang Chi member of the Kuomintang Central Supervisory Committee as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively,
"The Yu Chlen Iron Mining contributed one Company has
the the
tou of iron for making statue's while designs for tombs have been voluntarily sub- mitted by constructors and de- signers
ASSISTANCE FOR SEAMEN
Turkish Pact.
effects of
Chinese Geological Society Meets
CHUNGKING, Mar. 15
(Cen-
Britain is her equal in the selen- KING INSPECTS
tific field
NO SECURITY The Yeni Sabah says:" As long
DOVER PATROL:
as the type of mentality which NAVAL RATINGS
led Germany to attack Poland and Russia, to attack Finland is not will be no
Tall-The 16th annual meeting extirpated, there
DECORATED
of the Chinese Geological Society security for the small, or even the LONDON, Mar. 15 (Reuter) was opened at the Chungking great, powers. This is the reason HM the King yesterday spent University yesterday with aver why all right thinking people are several hours Inspecting the 200 attendants under the chair-praying for victory for the Allies Dover Pátzcl
manship of Dr. L1 Sze-kwang. who are struggling to stamp it.Vice-Admiral Ramsay explained Some 100 theses on geological out. The Allies fully recognise and the work of the Patrol and the subjects have been submitted uphold the rights of humanity."
to
King talked to the officers and men "who man destroyers. Lrawlers, paddle steamers and other craft that keep the narrow- south-eas clear and safe for the pas-
sage of British ships, gen
the meeting. The Dr., V.K. Tag Memorial Scholarship in com- memoration of the late Chinese leading geologist, was awarded to participants will make a tour Mr. Tien Chi-chun this year.
The meeting, will be in for three days, after which
Welyuan and Tzelfutsing, session west of Tzechung, to study
the logical conditions
CROSSWORD
ACROSS-
NO.
3 Is dexterity required in the management of these vessela?
8. George Moore's Brook
9. Confused noise expressive of
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He should be introduced with pomp and circumstance. 11.. Result of Cockney harvest 12. Run on 18 down. 13. A Roman 1.
NEW DELHI, Mar. 15 (Reuter) -The Viceroy of India has authorised the contribution of 10. £375,000 from the Viceroy's War
to Purposes Fund the, King George's Fund for Sallors and is requesting the authorities of the latter Fund to co-operate closely with the Indian Comforts Fund in London which assista seamen:
Solation No. 559.
1OGETHER BUFFET
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One of Cromwell's generals,
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to neglect. it.
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further
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on French river,
6. Expression of war-time hate.
7. Nationalist commander
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Christian name.
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24.
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Genius of flowering plants,
27.
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