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CONFERENCE
Non-Aggression POLAND
Guarantees
LONDON, Apr. 30.
IT IS REPORTED that Britain will
antee as an answer to Hitler's speech, offer Germany a non-aggression, guar- thereby demonstrating that Britain is not hostile towards Germany.
This would mean that President Roosevelt's peace offer would be successful after all, with Britain taking the first step to respond to Hitler's invitation to the thirty-one nations which the President named.
CHINA'S WAR took to the air during the week-end, weather to most parts of Whatever the Government might decide to do to safeguard negotiations with Germany, it is apparent Conflicting reports are made that it intends to continue with the conscription plans regarding a great air battle as well as the formation of a big European "peace which occurred ten miles from front."-United Press. Hanchung, an important Shensi
the country.
military base which the Japanese ANGLO-SOVIET PACT
abortively attempted to raid.
A large squadron of Japanese :
bombers escorted by pursuit planes
was intercepted ten miles from the
LONDON, Apr. 30.
BRITAIN, FRANCE and Rumania, and possibly
city by about 20 Chinese fighting other European nations, are expected to accept Hitler's
machines,
The Chinesa clolm that six Japan-invitation to approach him with the possibility of entering ese planes were brought down and, a non-aggression pact.
admit the loss of two Chinese planes.
On the other hand the Japanese-
as it should be noted, they always
Meanwhile, the Soviet Ambassador has been in
do-claim that "the greater part of conference with the British Foreign Secretary.
the Chinese air force was destroyed,
ali Japanese machines returning M. Maisky proposed that Britain and France should
safely to their base."
Claim Disputed
KEY TO WORLD PEACE
German Newspapers
Renew Campaign
BERLIN, Apr. 30. INDICATING THE pos- sible renewal of tension between Germany and Poland, the German press to-day resumed publication of alleged Polish attacks on German- minority groups in Poland.
Yesterday ewning Hitler re-
NEW YORK WORLD FAIR OPENED BY ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, Apr. 30.-New York to-day throw off all its cares and gave itself to celebrating the opening of the. World's Fair..
Hoaded by President Roosevelt, hundreds of thousands of people flocked through the turnstiles at the rate of 400 a minute.
Special trains from all parts of the United States poured into New York, Ono train from Washington brought 600 Congressmen, Cabinet Ministers, and judges.
Twenty-nine warships of the Atlantic fleet are on show, while 12,000 officers and men will visit the Fair.-Reuter.
JAPANESE SOLDIERS crossing the Salkong River near Canton to reinforce their troops defending the former Kwangtung, capitul against the now Chinese drive. Chinese junks have been confls. ented to make the pontoon bridge.
CABINET ·
TO DISCUSS PALESTINE
Jews Protest At Restrictions
LONDON, Apr. 80.-
ceived the Hungarian, Premier ROME CALLS MORE MEN TO COLOURS THE CABINET on Monday and Foreign Minister.
Earlier
in the day the latter had been in conversation with the German Foreign Minister.
ed
Meanwhile officials here have hall- "utter President Roosevelt's defeat" by Hitler.. They called the Fushrer's speech the "political execu- ton of Roosevelt.”
They have invited the President to resign because of his "conviction of such mad historic untruths, political errors and palpable absurdities."- United Press,
MUSSOLINI TO END TREATY?
will discuss the future policy in Palestine and also the text of the military training bill.
It is understood that a decision will be taken as to whether conscrip tton will apply to Northern Island and the subjects of Eiro who are resident in the United Kingdom.
Viscount Halifax may also report regarding his conversation with M. the Soviet Ambassador, which took place on Saturday.
Malaky, ROME, Ápr. 30.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD in informed quarters that the Reuter. Italian Government, following Germany's denunciation Appeal To Haguo of the Anglo-German Naval accord, is considering): po
London, Apr. 30, Protesting that the Government's Warsaw Holda Koy possible abrogation of the military clauses in the Anglo-policy of restricting the entry of Jews
HOME, Apr. 30-Italian agreement or their revision- Fascist quarters in Rome believe that Poland holds the key to Euro- It is understood that Poland will answer Hitler's denunciation of the non-aggression pact next week.
pledge themselves to defend the independence against penn penet. aggression of all nations on the Soviet's south-western frontier.
These include Latvia, Esthonia and Finland.
In the meantime the Government will maintain full military precau- tions In view of Hitter's demand for Danzig,
Independent eye-witnesses dispute the latter part of the Japanese claim. The wreckage of at least three Japanese planes has been recovered.
Noteworthy, also, in the fact that In exchange Russia will enter into a full milltary agreement -the Japanese failed to achlove with Britain and France and guarantee Sovlet assistance in their objective, not one of their resisting any German aggression against Britain, France or any bombers succeeding in breaking of their neighbours in which Britain and France consider they Ambassador to Poland United Presa. through the Chinese cordon to bomb Hanchung. The fact that the are interested.
Japanese were not able to carry In the meanwhile the Soviet will guarantee aid to Belgium, out their bombing expedition would; Indicate that the Chinese, and not the Netherlands and Switzerland.-United Press,
the Japanese, had won the serial combat.
Countrywide Activity
Anglo-French Co-operation
Paris, Apr. 30.
A Franch diplomatic source to-day reported that
Both Chinese and Japanese alr forces were nellve to an extraordin-here ary degree over, ̈various parts China.
of Britain may ask France to co- operate in offering a guarantee
International Labour Day
United Front
MOSCOW, Apr. 30.
It is said that the Arst step in efforts, to solve the various problems. must be the return of the German
RUMANIAN WAR DEBT
has
To Start Parleys For Settlement
BUCHAREST, Apr. 80. Polish Detormination
The Rumanian Government PARIS, Apr. 30,
informed the American Poland has notified Poris that they are determined to oppose any "grab Minister, Mr. Franklin Gunther, of Danzig or the Polish corridor. that it proposes immediate The Polish Government has further negotiations for a definite settle- declared that Hitler's denunciation of the German-Polish friendship pactment of Rumanian governmental has not moved them. They also and private debts to the United expressed confidence in their own States.-United Prese. strength, together with Britlafi and French marul and material guaran- tees.--United Press.
Polish Precautions
Warsaw, Apr. 30. It has been learned that a meeting attended by the "President. Foreign
ligh Army officers and Cabinet
Large numbers of Chinese planes of non-aggression to Germany Comintern Calls For were erigaged en dog-fights in disproving Hitler's contention Kiangsi Province, as the Chinese that the democracies are seeking carried out bombing expeditions at the encirclement of Germany. Kluklang, the Yangtse port, and along the Kluklong-Nanchang rail- It is believed that Hitler will have way, the objective of the Chinese difficulty in rejecting such a part WORKERS IN Britain, France Minister, Minister for Defence and airmen being to interrupt the Japan which, it is contended, would be a and the United States are urged ministers held yesterday afternoon ese lines of communication along natural corollary to President Roose- which heavy reinforcements
to make a common cause with decided that the present military do- arvelt's offer.-United Press. pouring to the assistance of the
those fighting aggression in a fence measures cannot be relaxed.
However, it was also decided to May Day proclamation issued by continue the policy of attempting to reach friendly relations with all neighbours, despite Hitler's denuncla-
besleged garrison at Noncang.
Chinese warplanes were also active Congress President the Comintern.
in Shanai Province, raiding Japanese concentrations in the Chungtalo area
and afterwards 'bombing the Japan- ese bases at Yungcheng.
Choklang Kalds
Howled Down
.CALCUTTA, "Apr. 30-When Mr. Prasad, the President of the India Japanese planes carried out raids Congress, attempted to speak to Con- on Wenchow, Talchow and other areas to-day, a section of the mem- Chinese centres in Cheklang. Note-bers shouted him down. worthy, in this connection, is that Further rowdy scenes took place the Japanese reports claim to have outside of the premises, but the bombed cities which they denied had timely arrival of volunteers carbled been recaptured by the Chinese the new President to reach his 'car during the Chinese land offensive safely, last week.
However, stones were thrownnt
Nothing Definite :
Washington, Apr. 20.
into Palestine is a breach in the legal obligations under the mandate, the Jewish Agency in a communica- It is revealed that Premier tion to the British Government, has Mussolini, in his capacity as Air asked the International Court at The Hague to test the validity of the policy-Router.
Minister, on Friday ordered to
the colours the reserve air.
officers trained in 1987, 1938
and 1989.-Domei,
Italian Preparations
Rome, Apr. 30, AL lo-day's Cabinet meeting, Munsulin-outlined a programme of stimulated military preparationis as
response to the British conscription. He stated that the Italian plan is based on the recent extraordinary appropriation of 5.000 million lire for rimaments over a period of ten years, -United Press.
War Chiefs Confer
Rome, Apr. 30. Signor Mussolini spent half an hour with General von Brauchitsch and Signor Parjani, the Italian Under-Secretary for War to-day.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell
The conversations were sild to Hull reveals that he had received indications of renewed Rumanian have been of a cordial character, and interest in working out settlement, recapitulation of the recent dis- of Rumania's $65,000,000 war debt.
cussions between Signor Pariani However, he said he has received and the German general staff. no definite proposals-United Press.
General von Brauchitsch and Signor Pariani are leaving by air to-morrow for Libya-Reuter,
Lithuanian Co-operation
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The proclamation demands econo-tion of the friendship treaty. against war-mongers, and help for Colonel Beck, the Foreign Minister, China und
movements to in Parliament next week. "liberate" Czecho-Slovakia, Albania, Simultaneously, Poland will flatly reject the cession of Danzig to Ger- Spain and Ethiopia.
Unlike previous manifestos, the many and will also reject the German
WARSAW, Apr. 80.-It is proclamation does not stress world demand for an extraterritorial 'road announced that General Rashfi- revolution. nor does it condemn the through the Polish corridor.-Unitedis, Commander-in-Chief of the democratic countries—Reuter,
Press.
Envoy Leaves Borlin
Lithuanian Army, will pay an By 10 a.m. 1,500 greeting girl back home of that date in 1942- | official three-day visit to Warsaw cables had been handed in at the were the best customers. Paris, Apr. 30. The Polish Ambassador left for in the middle of May, at the office.
Others, to take' advantage of the The majority of public Labour Warsaw last night it is learned to invitation of Marshal Smigly. The cable company expects to free offer included many Chinese Day demonstrations took place to-day day. It is understood that he re- Rydz.
handle 6,000. At any rate those cabling to countrymen overseas A "Domci" message claims, hal
aircraft bed the curs of the Right-Wing leaders instead of to-morrow, which, for the ceived fresh instructions from the The forthcoming talks are regarded number of blanks have been handed British territory, first time for years, is to be a work Polish Government, in view of the as having particular importance as
The Indian section of the com- day, with few exceptions."
Fuehrer's speech
Cables, cables, cables everywhere This is Labour's indirect reply to
Meanwhile to full blast of they will mean that collaboration
between Lithuania and Poland, which have been the thing since midnight, munity was represented by two alx Two Japanese planes,fre shot An ordinary business meeting of writes the Paris newspaper German press is directed against for your lived on terms of hostility when the first few were handled. A foot soldiers. down by anti-aircraft to when the Pence Pledge Union will be Held "Solt-Reuter squadron of 82 meines raided at the Challenge Bookshop, Ice House
Poland, whose Gaverument is accused to one another, has made considérable special staff of clerks has been en Other milling round the cork sent of "grotesque les while the tone advances recently,
ilated to receive and hand out forms,
and Hwanyen and Halmefiwo Cheklang street, on Wednesday at 6.30, to
towards Britain da very mild, in mark- Furthermore, the talks will mark
arcelfogs to absent wives towns recaptured beshe Chinese last which all members and those in- MILAN, Apr. 30-Three hundreded contrast to the violent campaign
familles, others reminded their re a new toctension of contacts which
Sweethearts In The week.
terested in the Union are warmly Italian families, with over 1,400 mem- of the last few weeks, and A Poland has
latives of birthdays to come. (partic Motherland made since Hider's Another Japafee machine was invited. The business will include bers, returned to Italy to-day from
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