SPANISH WAR
French Haste To Recognise Franco
PARIS, Feb. 22. THE FRENCHI GOVERN- MENTS haste to recognise any conditions receptable to the Insurgents is warmly applauded by the right-wing newspapers, which, at the same time, launch with renewed venom a campaign of vilification against the Spanish Loyalists, forgetting they are still the legal Government with whom the Quai d'Orsay is still linked.
General Franco under almost
As if pursuing a policy of kicking a friend when he is down, some of these newampers provide a spectacle of abject mud-raking: some taunt President Azano
with
cowardice, others scoff at the military value the beaten Catalan nemies which are now disarmed and interned, while other references are made to the de- mand of the Spanish Tourist offer to cease making it known to Parisians from office windows and boulevards the statement of Premier Negrin's pence paints.
bav. apparently
OPTIMISM
OF CHINA'S MINISTER Prospects Brighter
Than Ever
China's horrors
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN'S COMMAND
Son Of Cambridge Don On Bridge
A SUFFOLK BORN sailor who began his seafaring career at the age of 14, the son of a Cambridge famous linguist and professor at
University,
who
LONDON, Feb. 22, CHINA TOUCHED bolt in be told in a tone of hope and 1938, yet even now that tale can confidence, declared Mr. Quo spent several years as an officer Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, in the smallest ocean steamers speaking at the China Society of their time, who played an active part in both the landing dinner at Oxford to-night.
He added that already, 1939 Anda and the final evacuation at Galli- China in a stronger position than poli, and whom fate decided during 1938, both in affairs at should leave two ships just be and in relation to world affairs,
and fore their careers were ended by Though disasters these days were material torpedoes, is commander of the and spectaculer, yet they were not Canadian Pacific liner Empress spiritual.
In the last year China had lost of Britain, which arrives here on great cities, and the control of nearly March 8. all her senboard. As against this, she was developing, indeed the had already effectively developed, an empire out of the south-western provinces that would be an ample and eminent domain for most nations. Mr. Que Tai-cht considered that awareness of the issues in East Asia, and a sense of inescapable interna- tional relationship in connection with it, was the most important and encouraging developmem of the past year.
An
HISTORIC PROCESS
historie
process
WHIN
now
China and Japan were prola- gonists in a titanie struggle, whose up and whose ↑ poison now ran i through the veins of all nations. And Chinese unity in such a situation was tore than ever positive and par- vasive,
Le Jour" reaches the pitanacle of weeping all five continents, and had ita elcarest oppositions and all its anti-Loyalist propagandism when it alleges that the mik fund for infantsrities set for in East Asta. from Spain is really diverted to the What the Chinese knew in 1931, the
whole world now realised in 1939. cash-box of
of the "Frente Popular." If this campai is
to please General France it failed in advance, as he is quoted in & statement from Burgos as mayin in referring
"pres neighbouring contrica" that their "adulation of to-day offends more than their insults of yesterday. It is the press which dars to give ine counsel and wisdom. vile as its proteges."
thay 10
NO GUARANTEES
lations
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"in a personal telegram to London Ganecalissimo Chiang Kai-shek hud
recent meeting of declared that
France to
Exceative the Kuomintang Central hail Iren stimulated by the tendency maufested on the part of Britain, This scents hardly happy and the United States and auspicious for the establishment of adopties that the
more polley. cordial diplomatic
Mr Quo with
very neighbourliness of Russia hnd Burgor.
M. Berard in interviews, talks with been a steady and helpful factor dur- surprise about the reports of Franering the conflict. seeking to obtain guarantees from Spain, and asserts that this is not
He referred to the developments in south-west China, and declared that
Recently appointed master of the 42,500 ton ship, Captain Charles Howard Sapsworth, making his first world cruise ad caplain, but has behind hu the experience of mix trips round the world, one as a youn
a four-masted fulls "prentice in ringed ship and five while by the arr view of the Canadian Preille Steam- hips as chief officer or staff-captain of would cruise liners.
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UNION OF
WORLD
February 23, 1939.
Spain
AZANA
DEMOCRACY EXPECTED TO RESIGN Noted Writer Urges
New League Franco's Victory
Parade
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. GREAT INTEREST has been aroused in the United States by n new book by one of America's
Paris, Feb. 22.
In spite of the dental issued by Ports, best-known foreign correspon-the Spanish Embassy in
clrculate here dents, Clarence Streit, stating rumours continue to the case for the union of world about the Impending resignation of democracies.
In the book, "Linion Naw," which has just appeared
here, and will autor suggests as a solution of world shortly be published in England, the problems, that the democracies should
unite under a Common government while maintaining their own govern- for matters affecting foreign relations, ments for internal affairs,
Whether to risk prace or freedom is the problem challengingly posed in the book, which is the result of 20 years of pondering on cause and cure, | of the "threatened breakdown
civilisation.
t
"URGES SPEEDY UNION The author concludes that an order of happiness can come only through the speedy union of the democracies. He points out that union has been an unexampled success wherever the democracies, have tried it-in the
in United States where the union system was invented in 1787, among the Germans, French, and toilang in Switzerland, and among the Dutch and British In South Africa.
15 NATIONS IN UNION
Presideni Azunn.
that The Malla claims to know the resignation will be announced in the course of the next 48 hours. The make it easier for France to recognise move is designed, anys the paper, to
would compel General Franco, the Premier, Dr. Netrin to capitulate. The French Government hna mp-
pealed to the British, American an
Soviet Governments to share the cost
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of providing for accommodation and provisioning of the Spanish refugeen the France. As things are at moment it is costing France 3,000,000 frencs a day to provide for 400,000 refugees who have to be housed and fed on French territory. The British and American Governments have consented to share the cost, but so far no reply has been received from the Soviet Government.
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It is again rumoured that a num- ber of tenders in Loyalist Spain are . 40 YEARS AT SEA
eontemplating making Passionario, a Spanish woman who has become a Though he is only Bfty-four,
hernine of Spanish Communiem, comparatively youtful age at which
successor to President Azana.
Other rumours state, however, that to be captain of one of the world's
thre Empresa off
sho la biggest
longer on Loyalist Spanish territory. She is said to have made Britain's monter can leak brek on 40 years of seafaring life, which began Streit proposes that 15 democracies a mysterious disappearance after the yea in 1896 when he left schoot in Northhe United States, Britain Fennec, sudden collapse of the Catalan front. The British Charge d'Affaires in Devon to join the fanwus training Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium.
Australia,
Sweetcn. shio, IALS, Worcester,
Switzerland, Den-Loyalist Spain is said to have put with the Negrin (15 Charlen mark, Sapsworth, Professor of Luulen Netzeland, bire, Norway, and Himself in touch
now constitute Government and with General Maja at Cambridge University and Great would be so powerful that no other
the union, which he is of the opinion, in the hope of being able to arrange
fur
without further capitulation Britaby's leading
fee-nation or group
dare attack it. The
steckling of blood, which, in the Fauntle you!
not union would fellow his father's footsteps in adoptship, defence forces, customs, money, would be ureics.
have common citizen opinion of the British Government, According to re- ing an academic career though he and communication
systems,
But liable information, the British Charge actually was a schoolmaster for a brief period. Neither did his three sight to govern its home affairs, ac-
subc/ guarantee each democracy the d'Affaires is conducting these neg
tiations from a warship which is ht Zounger brothers, all of followed him to sea and rose high in
whom cording to its customs.
present cruising between Valencia and Alicante. the merchant marine, one of them being now captain of its ship.
The
eldest
that stich a
Attention is focussed on the mission of Senator Leon Berurd to Burgos. He was in St. Jean de Luz
last evening and had a long talk by telephone with M. Datadler, not wilking de jure recepnition de- According to the Afatin, France is
the way to to about the diplomatic/ they did it blink at the handicaps barque Lynton in which he made It could reduce its armaments, and Pendent upon any spezful conditions.
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in bringing about modernization so recogultion of a a Government.
This does not make clear whether hurriedly. But the tenacity of his General Franco was ever asked to countrymen was proverbial, and his fingenuity was proverbial also. It refrain from the masacre
talk of suel was heartening that so much bad Loyalists, or whether
been accomplished, while at the same demands was simply employal time bringing new armies into being salvage the consciences and opinion and developing both strategy and of the French and British public to enable their respective governmentsupply for the guerilla attacks in the second phase of the Chinese national ariel recognize the
campaign of resistance. Insurgents unconditionally. United Press.
to
nhead
The door would be left open for other States to join if they were of the type to do so. States which were AROUND THE HORN
republican, could remain so, as could
hose with monarchies. After two years training in MS.
Strel arguer
union Worcester, young Sapsworth was would have more than 60 per cent. apprenticed aboard the four-nuusted
control of nearly every war necessity several voyages to Chille. Four years still be stronger than any possible tact, the first in the combination of agressors, and could save its citizens billion of unnecessary trip, a voyage that lasted 18 months taxes and customs duties-Reuter. completed his first round the world and was a lengthy passage even for a The vessel sailed from sailing ship.
to Australia, Chile and round the Horn Japan London to Capetown, thence back to England.
to
Credit Guarantees made progress so could the world be mander's first years in steam were in
To China
London, Feb. 42.
98 TRIPS TO JAMAICA
Japan's Reply To Powers Delayed
Tokyo, Feb. 22.
delay
With his second mate's ticket he then joined another four-muster, the Morven, resuming his voyages . NEEDED HELP
Calle, and in 1985 transferred again,! this Hone going "into strane" for the China naturally needed all the help first time. that could be given. Only as China The Empress of Britain com-
confident. If China should falter, so some of the smallest vessels in their would the whole world get farther trade, and looking back to-day from out of its stride. This was an - the caplain's quarters of the Canadi escapable truth in present world an Pacife's flagship they must seem pulition
world nisu. In the House of Commons to-day, And for the prosperity of to him very small indeed, Major H. A. Proctor asked whether When the time came to reorganise
First of these was the Bristol City any appeal froin China for credit the resumption of free commerce,
Line's SS. Llandal City. 1,200 tons guarantees had been received, and among all nations, which was an un-
and the smallest steamer crossing the whether such credits were connect-doubled panacea for the future, could
think of it being accom- North Atlantic to New York at that ed with the League of Nations' re anybody
without favour of granting all plished solution in
an independent Ume. After a year he then joined an even smaller steamer, the 730 measures possible of assistance to China carrying on her immemoriat trading? China was in the vanguard, China.
ton SS. Amelia, in which as second Mr. R. A. Butter in a written reply both for the present, for the future, mate and then mate he made 98 voy
While the Foreign Office spokes- for for world-wide political salvation, ages between, Jamaica and eastern that certain proposals guarantees in relation to exports to and for universal economic life.seaboard ports in the United States, man continues to say only that the
York,
are still under consideration replies are the Kokumin Shimbun criticises Já- China were being considered, and in Reuter.
Philadelphi. this connection, all the various cir-
Returning to England in 1910 he paners diplomacy and predicts fur- cumstances governing the were naturally being examined.-- American Drowned took charge Captain occupation of Ifalnan. It advocates obtained his extra master's ticket ther complientions as a result of the
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sald
situation
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Baltimore
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. Most of the other French news- papers this morning urge the imme- diate recognition of General Franco. -Trans-Ocean.
BURGOS CELEBRATION
Burgos, Feb. 22. General Franco ertebrated hi Barcelona victory by a gigantic milit- ary parade through the city to-day. He took the salute from the balcony of the building as seven army corps narched past and 150 planes few overheat.-Reuter Bulletin.
BALKAN RECOGNITION
Bucharest, Feb, 22. The four Balkon States, Turkey, Greece, Yugo-Slavia and Rumonia, are necording je Jure recognition to the Franco regime in Spain.
The conference of the Foreign
There will be considerable before the replies to the notes from Britain, France and America on the open door policy are answered, de- Ministers of the four countries held The In the past few days ended this mor- clares the Nicht Nichi to-day. Foreign Office, it says, is
is cautiously ning-Reuter Bulletin. studying American foreign policy debates in order to determine whe ther the folationists or advocates of co-operation with France and Britain Malaya
wit
predominate.
Jutsum's nauticat school at Cardiff, more forceful diplommey and says relieving the schoolmaster for two that commitments denying territorial are premature.-United months. Going back to sea he found designs
himself once, more in the West Coast Press. Jerusalem, Feb. 22.
trade as a chief oficer in the Branch. An American, K. W. Evans was
Line service between
Liverpool, drowned, and two other Americans Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Injured when a motor launch in
service between
Governor's Profitable Bangkok Visit
London, Feb. 22,
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frin allowed it to sell all kinds of radio communication apparatus, and it was not until the dule mentioned that the wording was changed to the sale of radio receiving apparatus only.
those who have been in Bangkok Company Fined For Not that condition, was being imposed on
comment on the warm welcome ex- Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements,
tended to
Giving Full Return
and Electric
The Super Radio
Mr. Key informed the "Court that
The all dealers in the Colony. Chungking, Feb. 22.
which they were cruising capsized young chief officer returned to Great
After two years in this trade, die U.S. May Remove
manager of the firm came to the Licensing Offee, and when pressed February statistics revent that the on rocks off Cesarea to-day.
Britain and joined the old-established 6,000 Plane Limit foreign community in Chungking Bound for Cyprus from Athens, Allan Line as extra second officer of
for the names and addresses of the numbers 457, of whom 269 are male they were blown off their course by the Numidian, in
persons
to whom the sets had been Washington, Feb. 22.
a happy Indieallon of Anglo- Company, of 149 Des Voeux Road sold, for which $5,336 had been paid, and 180 female,
a gale.
Great Britain and Canada. This The two injured men, Charles King was his first connection with the Mr. Harry Woodring, Secretary of Siamese friendship. Classified according to nationality,
Central, were fined $100 by Mr. te replied that they had been sold include 208 Koreans.
I. A. D. Forrest at the Central to a representative of somebody in 89 and Robert Braigdon, aged 20 and 21 Canadian Pacific Steamships, as even State for War, to-day urged the they Britons, 63 Americans, 55 Russians, respectively, left Baltimore
In recent years the Japanese have Magistracy yesterday, when sum-China, who had been staying in a a in 1012 the merging of the two fines Senate Military Affairs Committee to on 53 French, 42 Germans. 7 Spaniards, world tour last June.
They met was in process.
remove the 6,000 plane limitatbeen assiduously making an effort to moned for falling to forward to the local hotel for two days, and had 6 Grecks 5 Belgians, 4 Dutch, 3 Evans in Athens, where they sold Never juntor officer in the present contained in the Administra-cultivate friendship with Sium, and ifcensing authorities u correct detailed since gone away. "In other words," remarked Mr. Key, " might bove Danes, 3 Italians, 2 Swedes, 2 Swiss, their matar cycles on which they Canadian Facile service, Captain low's defence Bill.
been anybody." a letter to the chairman of the goodwill missions from Japan have list of all radio communication ap- 2 Indians 1 Brazilian, 1 Portuguese intended to drive to the Red Sen, Sapsworth was promoted to first committee. Mr. Woodring pointed arrived in Bangkok at least on hal paratus sold during the month of and 1 Estonian-Central News,
December, 1930, and bought a moter launch.-Reuter, officer in his second year of service.
He added that the Postmaster- In the Ionian he saw long service and out that there might be reductions in a dozen occasions.
General wished for a serious view to be taken of the case.
TAP-DANCE DEVOTEE Hitler's Interest in Terpsichore
Herr Hitler had diverted his interest from the prancing, goose-step, which has made German infantry famous the world- over, to the fascination of tap-dancing. So keen a devotee has he become, says a "United Press" despatch from Munich, that the Fuchrer requested tap-dancer Marion Daniels, a Californian, to fly from Cannes to Munich to appear before him.
WAS AT GALLAPOLI
It was in this ship that he
took
In
permit
was first officer aboard her during the the unit cost in the present large- With reference to the oft-rumoured war when she was engaged in troop- scale programme which
would ing beween Indin and Suez.
the purchase of a larger number of Japanese plan to cut a canat across the Kra Isthmus, the correspondent planes than that authorised.
"If so, it will be to the advantage says that engineers believe it to be cost would far exceed part in the Gallipoil campaign, land of the nation's defence if the limit is technically impracticable, and in any
removed from
cuse the the Bill," he added. BILL APPROVED Japanese resources. DEFENCE The Senate Military Affairs Coin-
The correspondent says that Slam's mitteo approved the defence Bill authorising expenditure of $358,000 foreign policy aims to preserve the 600, but rejected Mr. Hurry Wood-balance of Britain and France on one ring's appeal for the abolition of the side and Japan on the other. 8,000 plane Ilnut.-Reuter.
Mr. F. G. Nigel, of Johnston, Stokes and Master, appeared for the defence, and pleaded guilty,
Mr. Nigel said that his client had been very frank with the authorities, tion and assistance required. and had offered them all the informa
The Inspector of Wireless, Mr. J. been made to the licensing author!- Key, said that incorrect returns had
Mr. Key mentioned that there wan ties during December, and on a visit hag Australian troops under heavy
being paid to the defendant firm it large stock of high-class material fire from Turkish shore batteries
was found that among other items, in the shop. Most of these were carly in 1915 and being netive in the final evacuation in
Imposing the fine, his Worship of her bort
the firm had failed to report the transmitter parts. officer was in charge of her bouls
liters and receivers. The returns sale of eight complete sets of trans-
mero negligence and nothing more, landing the frat troops to go ashore
for the month of November were so said he regarded the case as one of In her particular sector.
as the authorities had access to the The visit of Sir Sbenton Thomas small compared with the stock held Sapsworth left the loninn in 1917
to Bangkok has served ono valuable by the company that the authorities firm's papers. lle took a serious to join the troopship Missanable and
purpose, in making it clear to Slon actually became suspicious then, and view of the offence, however. Marion made the trip by plane to Hitler's special request, she danced heard soon afterwards that his former promoted to the rank of chief officer in a way never before possible, that that caused the visit early in January. repeat her tap-dance performance of at the Mardi Gras performance ship had been torpedoed the voyage aboard the Marburn. Three yeurs Great Britain regards Slameso as of the utmost im- a fortnight earlier.
Nineteen years of age, the Cali-n before an enthusiastic Fuehrer, after he left her. After several ister he was chief officer of the com- friendship
Marion had not litle role, but she months carrying United States troops pany's largest ship, the Empress of portance.-Router. fornian actress played the title role went into a tap dance during the in the Missonable he was again trans- Scotland, and the following year be in the "Merry Widow" a fortnight second
the operetta.
ferred, this time going to the Empress camo staff-captain, or second-In- ago, when Herr Hitler was one of
The Californian girl almost stopped of Asia, and again to learnest that his command, later serving in this the show when Hitler vigorously former p was torpedoed-the capacity, aboard the Empress of applauded her dancing.
vogege, after he had left her. His France and Empress of Austraila. a After the show, went to narrow ended however,
the most appreciative members of the audience.
Spelling Bee His first commund came in 1934 Tow many of these words are 1. To her amazement, she receiving a large Murich might club, where though for we next three months he when he was appointed master of the correct and what is wrong with her to give an encore. She said: Hitler-who seems to be becoming was engaged in the risky business of Beaverbum, since when he has been
This great aurprise. Hitler's tap-dance devotee for a second line trooping across the Atlantic during commander successively of the Mont- the others? pralan a very generous."
that evening led the applause for her the height of the enemy submarine clare, Duchess of York. Duchess of Atholl, Duchess of Bedford and Em- performance. NIEMA
campaign REQUEST PERFORMANCE ́='|
Milas Daniels, alim, shapely, and In pracetime service following the press of Australia, all among the pollenate e Hier saw Marlon dance twice on melodious, was accompanied from war Captain Sapsworth served in the largest liners in the Canadian Pacific
Cannes by another woman, and they Minnadora, ef. O campian,“: Metagamu, service. He was appointed coth-English Oxford Dictionary | melt-] er her performance here, for returned to Cannes dins, in morne Corsican, stella and the old Empress mander of the present flagship, Em-ings of these words will be found on
ofarmadoras pas, when he was press of Britain, in November 1988.
page-b. ich she dew from Cannes at ingUnited Press.
y night in Munich...
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In mitigation, Mr. Nigel sald the firm was a small one, doing a res-
The tricted amount of business. turnover each month was between $1,000 and $3,000, and the prost was therefore very small. The firm had been established for two years. had been employed, and when it During Decomber, a new accountant came to sendus at the returns for
the month, he only entered the sales for which netual each had been received, leaving out those sold on
Instalment system.isabi
New Llothon, Condition inst Mr. Nigel pointed out that ~February 18, the Boende.Jeezed
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