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BATAKXWE THURSDAY, MAY 18,
Basis For Non-Aggression Front
BRITISH NOTE RUSSIA
TO
APPROVED
FUTURE AT Italy
Warns Hitler: No War
LONDON, May 17. GREAT BRITAIN is prepared to co- operate not only with Turkey but also with other Mediterranean powers to keep peace in the Eastern Mediter-
ranean.
This declaration was made by Mr. Chamber- lain in the House of Commons to-day.
The British Cabinet has approved the new Note to Soviet Russia which, it is hoped, will provide a basis for Russia's entry into the anti- aggression front.
It is believed that the Premier told the Soviet Ambassador the substance of the latest British proposals following to-day's Cabinet meeting.
The despatch of the note to the Soviet has been postponed pending further diplomatic exchanges through the Soviet Embassy in London.
The Premier is believed to have told M. Maisky that Britain desires to avoid a rupture in the negotiations, but that she is determined to side-step a complete military alliance.—United Press.
"SOVIET DOES NOT BEG"
NEW YORK, May 17. The Soviet is "prepared to co-operate on the basis of complete reciprocity and equal obligations with the Powers Interested in the maintenance of peace," declared Am- bassador Oumansky, dedicating the Soviet pavilion at the World's Fair to-day.
Sanctions By League
Are Urged
He added, however, that "the Soviet people are not impressed by threats, neither do they beg for alliances.”—Reuter,
Chamberlain Elusive LONDON, May 17.-"The Foreign| Secretary received a further com- munication from the Soviet Govern- ment on May 15 which is now under: consideration. At present I cannot give any details."
Mr. Chamberlain gave this reply to questions regarding the Anglo-Soviet| negotiations in the House of Commons to-day.
LONDON, May 17. IN THE HOUSE of Communs to-day. Mr. J. R. Leslie asked the Soviet newspaper "Izvestia's" In reply to a question as to wheilter
whether, in view of the Govern- version of the proposals was correct, ment's declared policy against Mr. Chamberlain said "I cannot
comment on statements in the Press. aggression, the Government
He then told Mr. Wedgwood Benn would instruct its representative that it is not correct to assume there on the League Council, to advo. will be no further discussions on the alliance, Lord Halifax he added,
cate at Genova prohibition of the would meet M. Malsiy in Geneva on export and sale to Japan of Friday.
STAKE?
LONDON,. May ́ 17.—The fate of Mr. Neville Chamberlain as Trime Minister depends on the successful conclusion of
agreement with Soviet,
др
Russia.
now Government supporters
realise this important aspect of the Anglo-Soviet negoti- allons.
The position of Mr. Chamber- lain would be gravely im- perilled by a breakdown in the parleys with Moscow, as the Opposition could wish for no better opportunity to voice its grievances against the Government.
The Premier is felt to be op- posed to a military pact, not because of the possible repercumions Mon -the smaller alles, but because he belleves that the Soviet.can-.. not be trusted with possession of British military accrets.-Trans-Ocean.
Japanese Currency Collapses
petroleum and minerals essential He was unable to say whether he Federal Reserve Notes to carrying on the war in China. would be able to make any statement Mr. R. A. Butler replied that on Friday's debate-United Press. there was an appeal by the Chinese Government
on
To Be Re-Valued
1
PEIPING, May 17.
the Japanese Monoplane SEMI-OFFICAL Tientsin
Agenda of the League Council, at its forthcoming session, and it would accordingly be discussed ns a whole.
4 Canadian Exports
He added: "I cannot anticipate the course of those discussions.”
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STATE BARUNGEN ZAREKIN
papers
that . report
ROME, May 17.
A HIGH diplomatic source claims that Signor Musso- lini has entered into military agreement with Hitler only on condition that Hitler settles his differences with Poland without recourse to war. Hitler, it is said, has agreed and had expressed confidence that both the Polish and French disputes will be settled | without recourse to arma, Foreign diplomats have appar
ently received the assurance that Italy and Germany do not intend to go to war over their French and Polish claims, and therefore do not view the Ger- man Italian military alliance with alarm.
Sources close to the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Clano, state "the alllance is "complete and in the region of being final."
It goes beyond the original agree- ment for a purely defensive pact and contains, Bratly, a formal military alliance and, Influence and clarifying their respective ombi- - tiong-Guited Press,
Signing The Pact
ROME, May 17.-1 has been learn- ed from a very authoritative source that the military alliance between Germany and Italy will be signed on Monday..
The
agreement provides for automatic military assistance in the event of either country becoming in- volved in hostilities, either defensive or offensive-United Press.
Ciano For Berlin
BERLIN, Mur 17-Court Clanp, the Italian Foreign Minister, is ex- pected to arrive in Berlin on Sunday. morning..
The German-Italian military pact will be signed by Herr von Ribben- trop and Count Ciano at the Reich Chancellor's palace on Monday morning in the presence of Herr von Mackensen, German Ambassador to Rome, and Signor Attolico, Italian Ambassador to Berlin.
Count Ciano will be received by the Herr Hitler twice during his brief serve Bank In North China has Rome on Tuesday morning-Trans- KARACHI, May 17-The Japan- definitely decided to revalue the
Ocean. ese monoplane "Soyokaze", which arrived here from Baghdad at 4.30 nominally worth 18. 2d., at 8d.
new Reserve Bank dollar, goodwill fight to Teheran, left here p.m. yesterday on its return from a
for Calcutta, at 0.30 o'clock this morning.--Domei,
Resumes Flight | Japanese-controlled Federal Restay in Berlin. He will return to
The object of the move is to decrease parity between the new and the old currency, and to pro- mote foreign trade and lower
STAN LAUREL'S MARITAL commodity prices, which, in
many instances, are 200 per cent. higher than before the
WOES: ANOTHER DIVORCE Sino-Japanese war-Reuter.
She claimed £170 a month alimony.
Stan Roverses Charges
Britain's, Protest
Swedish Flier Missing
Trans-Atlantic Airman
Not Yet Reported
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THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 17.
AN ATTEMPT to assassinate President Roosevelt was folled by guards in the grounds of the White House' to-night.
A young man who was discovered trying to climb the fence around the White House was, arreated.
He was armed, with a stone and a pen-knife, Later he gave his name a Frank Twers,
He is alleged to have told the Police that he intended "to kill Roosevelt because he was not good to the poor."
Twers Is being held in hospital for abservation. Reuter,
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WHITEAWAY'S
BRITISH WHITE PAPER ON PALESTINE :
"We Are Abandoned"
KULANGSU
Three
Powers Land Forces
AMOY, May 18. BRITISH, American and French bluejackets Handed at Kulangsu at
Jews Protest At Plan 6 p.m. yesterday to
LONDON, May 17-A White Paper outlining the British Government's intentions in Palestine, envisages the establishment of an indépendent Palestine State in a treaty relation with Britain within a decade.
The proposal provides for the commercial and strategic quirements of both countries.
Jews and Arabs will share the government in proportion to the population..
re-
During the transitional period, Jews and Arabs will be given an increasing part in the government.
Jewish
Immigration will be restricted to approximately one- third of the population, giving over the
next five years, a yearly quota of 10,000 immigrants, together with the admission of 25,000 refugees as contribution to the refugee problem: After. five years, Jewish immigra- tion will cease, unless the Arabs permit otherwise.
Jowish Proteit
a
The Jewish Agency, in a com- munique on the White Paper, declares that in effect, the new policy denies the Jewish people the right to re- constitute their national home In their ancestral country.
The policy transfers authority to the Arab majority, and puts the Jews at the mercy of that majority.
Triumphal Royal Tour Starts
QUEBEC, May 17. THE
WILD cheering of thousands of excited spectators greeted the King and Queen when they appeared on the promenade deck of the Empress of Australia just prior to being received by Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Ministér.
The King was wearing the uniform of an admiral, while the Queen wore grey with a halo hat.
The escorting warships alood ncross the river as the liner docked,
A few minutes later, Mr. Mackenzie
It also...establislies-- territorial King-went aboard and grested-Their- ghetto for Jews in their own home-Majestles, who fonded at 10.35 p.m. land.
The Jewish people regard this "breach of faith! as a surrender to Arab terrorism and one which widens the breach between the Jews and Arabs.
It is a policy to which the Jews will not acquiesce.
The now regime has only been maintained by force, In the darkest hour of Jewish history.
Britain proposes to deprive the Jews of their last hope and to close the road back their homeland. It is a cruel blow, but it will not subdue the Jewish people.
Arab "Disappointment" Arab clrcles in London express grave disappointment in the transl- tional period, expressing the opinion that the utmost limit should have been three years. They stress that the delay in granting independence is not only against Arab interests, but
H.K.T.
Fanfare Of Trumpets
As they walked down the gangway, there was a fanfare of trumpets, while the Citadel, the offelal residence of the
Governor-General, boomed F salute of 21 guns, which the escorting warships echoed
Many of the spectators used tele- scopes, while some stood riskily on the slippery surface of the cliffs.
After being greeted by various dignitaries, Their Majesties were escorted to the dais, where members of the Dominion Cabinet and other notabilities, with their wives were. presented to them.
Royal Standard Flies After the ceremony at the quayside, Their Majesties drove in an open maroon car with the Royal Standard ying, to the Legislative Bulldog while vast crowds cheered themselves
hoarse.
against general national interests in that Palestine is unable to proceed
Mr. Duplessis, the Premier of with the objective of
Quebec, officially welcomed the King an Arab Federation.
and
Queen at the Legislative Build- Indian Muslim opinion is indicated 1ng, and expressed the "sentiments of by Moulana Hasrat Mohami of the joy, respect, loyalty and affection of
entire All-Indian Muslim League, who also the
province of Quebec, Canadians of¦: French
declares that the transitional period particularly is too long.
descent." The main purpose of the Govern- Mr. Duplesels recalled the visita. of. ment's declaration on Palestine polley King George V in 1908, wlien Prince is to remove uncertainty as to inten-
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. tions and objectives, as uncertainty is felt to be one of the major causes of the trouble in Palestine, writes "Reuters" lobby correspondent,
Just Solution
The fact that the policy is definite is expected to produce criticismTIE from both sides. These will be faded, however, in the beller Vint
patrol the International Settlement.
The British marines came ashore H. M. S. while the bluejackets came from the U.S.S. Marblehead.
from Birmingham, American
It is understood that the number of marines is equal to that of Japanese blue- jackets remaining in the Settlement.
Following the detention of a number of "suspects" on charges of assassination of Hung Lich- haun, Chairman of the Chineso Chamber of Commerce at Amoy, the greater part of the Japanese marines have been withdrawn from Kulangeu. The remainder are continuing to search for other suspects.
The British cruiser Birmingham arrived on Tuesday with Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the British China Squadron, aboard. PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
LATEST
French Cruiser Arrives
AMOY, May 18. The French cruiser Emile Bertin hos entered Amoy harbour.--Domel.
Japanese Withdraw
KULANGSU, May 18.
-The majority of the Japanese blue- jackets withdrew from the island during the night, and to-day ther aro only a handful still there.- Reuter,
See Back Page For Further: Late Nows:
MUI-TSAI SYSTEM IN HONGKONG QUESTIONED
STOCKHOLM, May 17. NO NEWS has yot been re- LOS ANGELES, May 17.
LONDON, May 17.-The mufq The recent Commission the proposals represent a just solu- ceived regarding Mr. Charles
on Mui STAN LAUREL, the mourn
LONDON, May 18Japan's essay Backman; the 25-year
tion, which pays regard to the taal system in Hongkong and Teal, which had investigated the pro- old ful Lancashire comedian who be
blem in Hongkong and Dialaya, had obligations of Jews and Arabs alike. Malaya came before the House mode: searching enquiries of any at creating a new currency in the Swedish airman who left New- The Government speciiles, as an of Commons again to-night.system of transfer affecting boys, but came a film star with Oliver This time Stun has jumped in occupied arce, which has become so foundland yesterday for a trans-
alternative to the extreme Jewish Hardy, has divorced Illeana, his with success that she left home so
ahead of his wife and has charged, official rate of fourteen pence Atlantic flight to Sweden.
disastrous that revaluation from the
and Arab claims, an independent Mr. W Leach, Labour M.P. for had reported that no such system, In- third wife..
State in which Jews and Arabs-will Central Bradford, asked the Secrevolving any element of bondage, often, and became intoxicated on so eightpence is said to be contemplated,
Mr. Backman's 00 horsepower
share the authority of government in tary of State for the Colonies if the either on the pretext of bondage or interfered was the subject of questions in the Lambert-manoplane carries no radio Stan married Illeant, Russian many occasions, that fl "blues" singer on January 1. Their with his film work.
a manner serving the interests of buying and selling of Chinese child- on any other pretext, had been found House of Commons yesterday.
both.
ren still persisted in the two
to exist honeymoon was disturbed on several
[equipment.—United Press,... ·
Colonies, Laurel was dismissed by the Hal! occasions by Mrs. Laurel II, who fol-Roach Studios some months ago on
No arbitrary decision is taken on and if attention had been drawn to a KUMHOPE ABANDONED
the form of the new State, which can of Chinese in Selangor that it was no Recently there had been cases of statement by the Assistant Protector lowed them to Mexico because, it charges of intoxication and ignoring
Boys Sent To Malaya be federal or unitary. It is to bo appeared, Stan had forgotten a little studio galls.
STOCKHOLM, May 17-Experts question of alimony,
boys being sent to Malaya for the He issued a writ claiming £140,- Japaneso Government to the protest man has been virtually abandoned. the said all hope for Mr. Charles Buck
Mr. Maicolin MacDonald said in purpose, it was believed, of removing The marital switchback of the per-000 damages from the studio. plexed-looking half of the Laural
by His Majesty's Government against
reply that his attention had been them from the zone, of hostilities in Attempts have since been made to the Japanese action in prohibiting ex his petrol supply would have been Aviation circles have indicated that,
Foreign Interests
drawn to the Press report of the China, and he had taken steps to as- and Hardy team has taken severni.Bettle the differences in order to ports from North China unless 110 exhausted this afternoon-United sharp turns since he divorced wife bring back the Laurel and Hardy foreign exchange proceeds were sold Press.
The White Paper contains refer statement.
muro himself that the authorlilod ence to protecting the Interests of M No. 2 last year.
team to the screen. But studio off-against-Japanese Federal Reserve]
foreign countries, which, it is under-
Forbidden. By Law in both Honglong and Malaya were A few weeks after his marriage to clats claim that they have been ham-Bank pates at 18, 28,
co-operating to maintain a strict stood, refers especially to American with low to, slava prostitution abuses. Y
The buying and selling of children watch against the development of Illeana sho Aled suit for divorco on pered by the continual changes --
missions,
Under the arrangement for the ad-or othed immoral and unlawful puse circumstances arose which war mission of 25,000 refugees, it is ox- poses was forbidden by law in-both ranted speciile control, mald Mr. Mac- PLEASE Turn To Page 4; mMalaya and Hongkong, the Secretary Donald, legislation would be enactost
for Batterson North, asked the Under-
Comdr. A. Marsden, Unlonist M.P.) Secretary for Foreign Affairs what reply had been received from
the grounds that Laurel had left her in Laurel's marital arrangements. The questioner also asked whether from Fort Stanley between the hours Firing practice will be carried out PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
on poveral drinking bouts:
Reuter.
of 10 a.m. and 3.p.m; to-day.
shaped in consultation -with the offence to sell a boy.
League of Nations.
of Sinte claimed,