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December 22, 1938.
End To Anti-German Boycott
Relief For Starving Spain
THREE MILLION BUSHELS OF
WHEAT FROM U.S.
MR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.
[R SUMNER Welles revealed to-day that the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation was prepared to purchase 3,000,000 bushels of surplus wheat during the next six months, to be turned over to the American Red Cross for free distribution to Spain's civil population.
The United States is inviting other nations to follow suit with gifts of food and money.-United Press.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
ALSO TO ACT
London. Dee. 21.
Mr. R. A. Butter stated an the House of Cominons to-day that the British Government was in consul- tation' with the French and Ameri- can governments on the question of the despatch of food supplies to the civil population of Spain, as recom- monded in the League Commission's
Replying to supplementary ques tiens, Mr. Buller said that the Gov ernment realised the gravity of the problem, and that was why it war in touch with other governments, order to deal with the matter on International scale.
Asked if he expected a dreiston
Mr. Butler replied: "Certainly."~~~ Neuter Special.
Rapid Revenge On Escapee
BERLIN, Dec. 21.
Portuguese Sloop Goes Home
Mucno, Dee, 21. After months in the Orient, the Goncalo Velho, Portuguese sloop which arrived in July last year in der to protect Portuguese interests in China, sailed for Lisbon this week,
The Goncalo Velho is under the
command of Comm. Owen Pinto, and both officers and men of the warship made themselves extremely well-liked by the local community," and they will doubtless cherish plea- sant memories of their stay in Macao. Replacing the Goncalo Vellio, her sister ship, the Goncalo Zarco, ar- rived here recently. The crews of both vessels have been very pro- minent in soccer and tennis circles in Alaca-Our Own Correspondent.
to Czechwo-Slovakia, and attempts by HAVING BEEN SEN- the German authorities to extradite TENCED to death this morning.htm met with no response from Dr. Peter Forster, who
Benes Government. recently However, the new Government escaped from a German concen- turned him over to the German au- tration camp near Weimar, kill-horities several days ago. ing a guard in order
to do so, was executed later to-day.
Forster had succeeded in escaping
An accomplice, who escaped with Forster, was captured several days after the affair, and was executed- Trans-Ocean.
Landhoff and Corry, acroba- lic dancing sensation, duc to appear at the Gloucester Hotel on Christmas Eve.
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LONDON, Dec. 21.
GERMANY is demanding the cessation of the world-wide Jewish boycott of German goods in ex- change for financial co-operation in transferring German Jews to new homes abroad, became known after a meeting between Mr. Rublee, the American chairman of the Inter- Governmental Committee for Refugees, and British, French, and Netherlands financial experts who are study- ing the scheme for the financial emigration of Jews by making other nations buy more German products.
The meeting baulked at this scheme to stimulate Nazi ex-
ports, as the United States, Bri- Have You Done Your tain, France and the Nether-
lands do not wish to increase Christmas Shopping?
their purchases of German goods.
However, it is understood that other parts of the scheme were con- German sidered excellent, notably plans for organising emigration in an
the least! orderly manner, causing possible inconvenience to other coun- tries.
Consequently, Mr. Rublee will go to Berlin in January to seek a com promise for retaining the good features of the scheme, while finding cmi- different means of financing gration and settlement of the Jews. -United Press.
PRAGUE TO SETTLE JEWISHI QUESTION
Prague, Dec. 21. The semi-oMelal organ, "Narodni Listy announces that the Jewish
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And there will be a greater rush question, which is said to form auto buy than ever before, for the lull obstacle to national reconstruction.- | Trana-Ocean,
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ANTI JEWISH DEMANDS
behind with their schedules, pers
"We expect a week's business in Warsaw, Dec. 21.
the remaining shopping days." Holding that it conflicts with the fleial of one of the big local stores Constitution, the Speaker in the said to-day, "and we have extru Polish Parliament lo-day rejected assistants lending a
A hand." Ukrainian 131 submitted by the
Ilundreds of boxes of crackers members secking aulonomy for have been sold in the stores this territory inhabited by Ukrainians in werk and everywhere managers re- south-east Poland.
port: It is 4 truly. prosperoua A deinand eliminate Jeweh influence from Christmas for us. Poland's economic and cultural lite," and for mass Jewish emigration, was tubled by 110 Deputies of the National Unity Party, representing the Government majority,-Reuter.
tor ineasures
Manchukuo "Fighting" Mere Bluff
Reports Discounted
to
Shanghal, Dec. 22. Foreign sources at Tientsin and Shanghai have heard no reports of fighting in Manchurka,
Big money is spent." The stures selling merchandise- levilber
model Harments, jewellery, furs and perfumes--report a great jump in their sales.
This year, toys for the children are selling ke hot-cals. Business
In these departments is better than for some years,
Japanese Take Over U.S. Mission
Hankow Protest To Be Made
Reliable Japanese sources in Shanghai odait sharp troop inove-
Hunkow, Dec. 21. ments toward Manchuria but opine
The United States Consul has that it is part of a "diplomatic bluft" protested to the Japanese military in connection with the Asheries ofcials over the cecupation of the question.
Amerlem Catholic "Passionate Pro-
One Japanese source opined, that curation," which prominently dis there Is a stalemate in China which is played American flags and is located forcing the Japanese military on the Jardine estate outside the authorities to divert public opinion concessian__arcus. toward the Soviets; hence, they Father Benson, of Pittsburgh Pa.. brought up the fisheries question, sald the property was leased from sent troops north and made a recent the British American Tobacco Com- reorganization. and strengthened pany prior to the Japanese occupa- National Aviation headquarters tion and now the Mission desired fo under Vice-Minister of War, Hidok use it for their own purposes, but Tojo, pointing out the Japanese be- said the Japanese soliders were ft- lief that in a war with the Sovieling up the interlar into a series of uvlation would be the most important officiat rooms, and refused to leave. | factor-United Press.
It is regarded as a test case.-- United Press.
Big Speed-Up Anglo-Greek Pact
In Aircraft Production
London, Dec. 21.
To Be Renewed
The
London, Dec, 21. commercial treaty between Great Britain and Greece will, it is believed in political circles, be re- Sir Kingsley Wood stated in the newed early next year. House of Commons that during 1938 In
this
the monthly rate of aircraft produc- Standard" ection, the "Evening
called attention to
tion had more than doubled, and was the part played in the forthcoming showing a marked upward trend. renewal by King George of Greece, The Air Minister added that this whose recent visit to London greatly greatly improved position would be contributed towards the satisfactory further Improved in 1930-British conclusion of the Wireless.
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