TINY
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PACIFIC
VIGOROUS ANTI-JAPAN POLICY
SOME STILL WANT TO ARM AND FIGHT
T
CHORUS OF
"UNITY"
Peiping, Feb. 19,
An anti-Japanese programme demanding the unlting, organlea tion and arming of the people and the use of China's land, sea and air forces in preparing for war against Japan was adopted by the powerful new Chiria Liberation Association at its first meeting here.
The new association, which cem- prises more than a dozen of the Associations Liberal National. which have been organised in North China during the past two months, was formally inaugurated clear and unambiguous with
aix-point programme:
1. SAVE THE COUNTRY through an anti-Japanese move ment. Only by struggling against Japan can China attain real free- dom; only in opposing Japan can China's territorial Integrity and sovereignty be preserved and the lot of the common people improved. 2. THE PEOPLE OF CHINA must unite and "face outward" as a solid unit. So this end, civil
must be stopped Im warfare Smellately, other political parties must be permitted to exist, palltl- cal prisoners must be released, and the sea, land and air forces of the nation must be mobilised and led by capable men whose sentiments! aro truly anti-Japanese.
3. ARM THE PEOPLE. In or der to fight, victoriously against Japan, the people must first be awakened, then organized and armed.
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Ann Cooper Howitt, 21, San Francisce heiress to, the ton million dollar estate of her father, who fi lod a $500,000 damage zult against her mother, Mrs. Maryon McCarter, wealthy socialite, two physicians and a paychiatrist, charging she was sterilised as part of a plot to make her ineligible for part of the estate.
MILLIONS BET ON FOOTBALL
£30,000,000
INVESTED
Some idea of the magni-|
Against an organized, tude of football pools is
armed Chinese people Japan would given in a painphlet issued be powerless.
4. PROTECT NORTH CHINA, by the National Anti-Gam-
In order to accomplish this aim, bling League on, what it
puppot organisations in the
all
North must be abolished, the weak calls "football gambling."
diplomatic policy of continual sur-
Figures supplied recently by the render to the Japanese must be Postmaster-General to "Mr. Ceell ended and all-treaties or agree-H. Wilson, J.P., chairman of the the League, regarding the number of ruents which infringe sovereignty and territorial in letters posted by football pool pro- tegrity of China must be abolished, moters during September, October, Finally, the nation must prepare and November 1936, in seven large for immediate war against Japan. cities, excluding London, show that Confiscation of property owned by the total number of packages, ao Japaneso imperialists and traitors posted during the 13 weeks of those
recommended to
la
war-
Princess Engages
The Duchess's Nurse
Nurse Louie Roberts, who at tended the Duchess of Kent at the birth of Prince Edward, is shartly to nurse Princess, l'aul of Yugo- Slavia the Duchess's sister, "in Belgrade for a similar event.
The princess has two sons, and Nurse Roberts attended her al both births.
The princess rewarded her with
a diamond-and-platinum brooch. Nurme Roberts nisu received ́a" diamond brooch from the Doke and Duchchя of Kent.
26, -1936
LOOM LARGE
AVIATION
Stepping Stones
Stones For Trans-Ocean Services
IMPORTANT LINES IN WORLD'S
AIRWAY CHAIN'
Washington, Feb. 20.
Rapid--extension of trans-oceanic air service has given commercial and strategical-importance to dozens of remote islands in the Pacific and Atlantic hitherto known chiefly to ship-masters and map-makers
World political attention suddenly has focussed upon small islands conveniently located on the air-routes from North America to Asia and Australia, respectively, while charts and atiases have already been revised to em- phasize importance of little-known islands in the Carib-" bean sea.
The State Department, the British Grand Cayman loomed as land marks the office,
and chancellories of several for the overseas flyers. In European countries have carefully Western, Caribbean the little known
to -studied political claims
many Conumel Island, off the coast of Islands, particularly in the Pacific, to Yucatan, bocamo a part of the land which light importance was attached "bridge" over which flyers passed en In past decades. The sudden emer- route to Mexico or Central America. In all of the important trans- gence of Islands above the political horizon, nocording
aviation Atlantic routes actually or potentially authorities hero, is due to the peculiar intended for Inter-continental air geographical requirements for trans-transport, Islands seem destinod' to oceanic flight
control the operating success.
On
to
Primarily, air line operators Beck to reduce the length of overwater
the most northerly Atlantic hops in the interest-of safety and route, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and operating eficienty, and for this Greenland are naturally located to purpose they can establish bases atroduce the hazards of the journey and and and points where steathers could not afford facilities for landing call because of inadequate harbour operation. facilities.
oteamer such
en route
alao
Cutting Down Hops
Inspection of engines and equip ment of airplanes can to accomplished
Further southward, Newfoundland whereas on long since has demonstrated its im only at inspection can be made mense importance for trans-Atlantic en route. Fuel requirements, and flyers. From St. John's to Valencia, the employment of directional radio, Ireland, is 1,040 miles, and from St.
have mado
the John's to London is 2,080. The necessary
inter-
Length of establishment of numerous
of the overseas hop has en mediato porta of call for transcouraged the consideration of a still southerly route on which aver vecanic, airlines,
The increasing commercial image weather conditions might bo portance of islands on air-transport more favourable. systems first became apparent here in
more
Such a routo would be that between
the development of Caribbean routes. Lisbon and New York, in which is There the long islands of Great An- lands would play an important role. tilles and the chain of islets in the From Lisbon to Fayal, Azores, is 913 natural miles: from Fayal to Bermuda, 1,795; lesser Antilles formed geographical "bridge" for pioneer and from Bermuda to New York| aviators developing air-routes bo- 678. tween North and South America.
Later, as more direct routes were remote groups sought to Panama, such
as the Quita Suena Bank or
Russia to Make Her
Army
Stronger
finance the three months, totallo 69,828,100, GERMANY & JAPAN ACCUSED
for an average of. 5,371,392 each
5. STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM week.
of assembly, press and speech in "The singular fact is disclosed in China. These things are necessary the Post Office figures," states the in order to promote the anti- pamphlet, "that 95 per cent. of the Japanese movement, as well as to football pool business seems to be Lly pool and learn the sentiment and wishes of concentrated in the people of country and to unite Edinburgh."
The soven towns mentioned with thom for action.
Town
6. CHINA MUST UNITE with the number of postal packages sent those nations which treat her on out during the months of Septem- an equal basis and in general with ber, October, and November 1936 the oppressed pooples of the world. are: This is taken from the will of Sun Blemingham .. hnd Edinburgh .... nssociation Yat-sen. The adopted it in order to strengthen China against Japan and to widen verpoot the anti-Japanese front throughout, shefal the world.
Loodai.
Manchester
Tutela
Bep
Oche Nov. 101,200 100,250 61,400 6,620,400 4.711,600 6,821,000 297,200 201,200 280,00 450.200 129.600 -111,706 18,879,000 19.690,700 18,776,400 193,700 249,500 190,000 154,700 104,900 89,200 20,163,400 26,209,600 23,881,300
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Moscow, Feb. 1.-- Soviet Russia is to make great increases in her military de-
༥... fences.
M. Molotov, President of the Union Council of People's Com missare, made the announcement to-night in an important speech to the Council in the Kremlin,
Ile declared that the increase of, abla plane," enid M. Molotov. military strength was necessary because of the "aggressive inton- tions of Japan and Germany."
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from On trans-Atlantic routes Europa and Africa to South America,
im- ploners quickly established portance of the Canary islands, the Cape Verde islands, and even such remote and little-known geographical
08 the St. Paul Rocks and.
poldo Noronha..
In the Pacific, the importance of Islands in relieving the long over- water journeys has been evident since the first pioneer flights. On the north cim of the Pacific, the American Aleutian islands and the Japanese Chishima Islands have demonstrated the their utility to Byers, while Soviet's Komandorski Island 'in Bering Sea has a America-Siberian
strategic loca Lion on North night.
First of the regularly established trans-Pacific services, that of the Clipper ships, relied very largely on islands. There were enough of these, located, under the convenienting to evert long delays for the diplomacy that might have beon · RecogBary · .on 20 inter. "This year we must add great-nationalized route, ly to our military Budget. We
Pacific Stops must see that the entire Army-
wost- The points of call
proceeding aviation, artillery and tanks
ward from the North American knows its job thoroughly and in continent were Honolulu, on the prepared to act with the highest Island of Cahu, in the Hawalian degree of efficiency."
group; Midway Island, previously The latest official figures given known best as a cable station; the of the strength of the Soviet Army previously uninhabited Wake Island; Guam, site of a naval station; and state that it tetals 1,000,000 men.
Manita on Luzon in the Philippine More than 3,000 neroplanes and thousands of tanks are said to roup. Mação, a Portuguese faland, near Hongkong seemed destined as have taken part in the last May Day celebrations.
-They Loft League
an
early Aslatic terminus for the trans-Pacific route,
Projected airlines into the South Pacific will give an oven greater importance to Inlands.. Between
the
M. Molotov told his Kremlin Honolulu and, Australia, the routes audience that the recent Preas retentatively, considered for regular ports of an alliance between commercial services include Japan and Germany "did not come following to Suva, Fiji Islands, to 48 surprise to the Moscow Government."
Brisbano;
Honolulu to Baker islands or How- Both nations, he pointed out, land Island, thence to Swain's Island, have loft the League of Nations. Tutuils, in Samoan group: Suva to
The President included Poland Brisbane;
1.
A
Samoa
among the Soviet's list of potential Honolulu to Jarvis Island, Swain's aggressors, accusing her of being island,
Flji, Brisbane. Zealand branch would ex- ambitious to expand into the Baltic States.
tend from Tutulla to Auckland.
To Europe-to-Asis air routes, is The Soviet Union, he said, "is in- torested primarily in defence and Lands have played a less controlling its peaceful work of building Socio-part than on the trans-oceanic routed, but the Netherlands Indies have an Jam.
Java important geographical role. We have destroyed our land- and Netherland Timor are part, of lords and bankers," declared the the natural and bridgo" between speaker. "We have created new Asia and Australk, The East In- Industry, and new people."
A Warning
We are stronger and better, and yet certain nations plan attack us."
to
dion in time also will by an important link in connecting trans-Pacific with European routes,
Before many years, experta believe, commercial flying across the top of the world will become commonplace. In that time, Spitzbergen on fab nido "of "' the "Arctic Bea. European Ho concluded with what was in terpreted by his audience as and Wrangell Island, on the Asiatle warning to the "old world that it alde, will become of extraordinary
Importance Commercial
al necessity will Lack of must make way for the now."" (
Germany, according to the retard the Importance of East-and- views. expressed by M. Molotov, West routes across the extreme South Is literally a military camp Facific and South Atlantic, but, which, situated in the centre of ultimately, such islands as the Mar- Europe, endangers the whole esas In the Pacific and the Falk Jands and Tristan da Cunha in Continent
Atlantic may have, a commercial img The Nazis, he maintained, were portance. not now dreamed. United kotting ready to strike at Russia Press.
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