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1939. THURSDAY, MAY 18,
Basis For Non-Aggression Front
BRITISH
NOTE
TO
RUSSIA APPROVED
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 allianceUnited Press.
"SOVIET DOES NOT BEG"
NEW YORK, May 17-The Sovlet 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
LONDON, May 17.
IN THE HOUSE of Commons!
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 con- munication from the Soviet Govern- mment 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 riegotiations in the House, of Commons, to-day.
In reply to a question as to whether
to-day, Mr. J. R. Leslie asked | the Soviet newspaper "Izvestia's" whether, in view of the Govern- version of the proposals was correct, ment's declared policy against Mr. Chamberlain said "I canno! aggression, the
Government comment on statements in the Press." 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 cate at Geneva prohibition of the alliance, Lord Halifax he added, export and sale to Japan of Would meet M, Maisky in Geneva on
Friday. petroleum and minerals essential
STAKE?
FUTURE AT Italy
Warns Hitler: No War
LONDON, May 17.--The fals of Mr. Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister depends on the successful conclusion of Soviet with Agreement
Russia Government
now
Kupportern realise this important aspect of the Anglo-Soviet negoti- ailons,
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 To better opportunity to voice its grievances against the Government. The
felt to be op- Premier is
a military pact, not posed to because of Alle possible repercussions Among the smaller allies, but because he belloves that the Soviet can- The not be trusted with: possession of "Belilsh" kllitary' secrets.--Trans-Ocean.
Japanese Currency Collapses
ROME, May 17.
A HIGH diplomatic source claims that Signor Musso- lini has entered into a military agreement with Hitler only on condition that Hitler settles his differences with Poland without recourse to war.
Hitler, it is anld, has agreed
and had expressed confidence that both the Polish and French disputes will be settled without recourse to arms. 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 Ciano, state the alliance is "complete and, in the region of being final.
It does beyond the original agree- ment for a purely defensive pact and conlains, firstly, formal military alllance and, influence and clarifying their respective ambi- finns United Press.
Signing The Pact
ROME, May 17.-It 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 hostiliiles, either defensive! or offensive-United Press.
Clano For Borlin
BERLIN, May 17. Count Clanp, the Italian Foreign Minister, is ex-, pected to arrive in Berlin, on Sunday" morning.
He was unable to say whether he Federal Reserve Notescellor's To Be Re-Valued Mackenson
to carrying on the war in China. PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
Mr. R. A. Butler replied that there was an appeal by the Chinese Government on agenda of the League Council at It's forthcoming session, and it would accordingly.bo discussed a's a whole.
the Japanese Monoplane
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He added: "I cannot anticipate the course of those discussions."
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
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WANTED TO KILL THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 17.
AN ATTEMPT to assassinate President Roosevelt was folled by guards in the grounde of the White House to-night.
A young man who was discovered trying to climb the fence around the White House was arrested.
He was armed with a stone and ʼn pen-knife. Later he gave his name as 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 observation-Reuter.
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WHITEAWAY'S
BRITISH WHITE PAPER ON PALESTINE
"We Are Abandoned" Jews Protest At Plan
KULANGSU
Three
Powers Land Forces
AMOY, May 18. BRITISH, American and French bluejackets landed at Kulangsu at p.m. yesterday
Settlement.
6
to
At Plan patrol the International
LONDON, May 17-A White Paper outlining the British Government's intentions in Palestine, envisages the establishment of an independent Palestine State in a treaty relation, with Britain within a decade..
The proposal provides for the commercial and strategic re- quirements of both countries.
Jews and Arabs will share the government in proportion to the population.
During ..the transitional
period, Jews and Arabs will be
given an increasing part in the government..
Jewish Immigration. will be restricted to
approximately.
one
JEWS CALL
STRIKE
Protest At. British White Paper
LONDON, May 18. third of the population, giving over REPORTS from Jerusalem to the next five years, a yearly quota of day said the Jews have called 10,000 immigrants, together with the
aa general strike for dawn to-day admission of 25,000 refugees contribution to the refugeo problem. as, a protest against the British
After five years, Jewish immigra- white paper.: tion will cease, unless the Arabs permit otherwise.
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Jowish Protest The Jewish Agency, In musique 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 Jows at the mercy of that majority. territorial It also establishes ghetto for Jews in their own home- Jand.
The Jewish people regard this "breach of faith" as a surrender ta Arab terrorism and one which widens the breach between the Jews and Arabs.
It is a policy to which the Jews) will not acquleser.
The Zionists have announced three-point plan of organised resist- ance to the White Poper, but they' deny, that they will resort to violence.
The three points are:-
1-Non-cooperation" with British policy by refusing to serve governing bodies in which Jews would be in the minority.
the
2A political campaign design- ed to influence the Government to begin a debate in the House of "Commons to extend the Geneva mandates to the Palestine Com-
rmission.
3The Intensification of con- structive work in Palestine to emphasise Jelvish rights there.--- United Presa.
To Observa Fast JERUSALEM, May 17-Orthodox Jows have been ordered to observe The new regime has only been a fast all day on Thursday, and Jews maintained by force. In
the are closing down all trade, industry.
darkest hour of Jewish history.
and transport from dawn until mid- Britain proposes to deprive the nigot, when protest meetings will be Jews of their last hope and to close held.
Arab "Disappointment"
the road back to their homeland. The British authorities are confer- It is a cruel blow, but it will not ring on security measures
to be subduo the. Jewish people.
taken, and armed police have been ordered to stand to.
vaney registra- A "National emergency Arab circles in London express tion" of all Jews of both sexes be grave disappointment in the transi- tween the ages of 18 and 35 has been The German-Italian military pact will be signed by Herr von Ribben- tional period, expressing the opinion proclaimed by the Jewish National
that the utmost limit should have Council, and will be carried out to and Count Clano at the Reich
been three years. They stress that morrow afternoon-Reuter. Special. оп palace
Monday
the delay in granting independence
Grand Mufti Exiled In the presence of Herr von German Ambassador to
is not only against Arab interests, but
London. May 17 The British against general national Interests in Rome, and Signor Attolico, Italian
that Palestine is unable to proceed Government has decided to 'refuse, Ambassador to Berlin,
with the objective of an Arab for an indefinito period, to grant, the. Count Clano will be received by
Muft permission to make his Grand Federailon. papers report that the Herr Hiller twice during his brief
Indian Muslim opinion is indicated domicile in Palestine, announced Mr. by Moulana Hasrat Mohaml of the Malcolm MacDonald in the House of All-Indian Muslim League, who also Commons to-day..
He added that the Grand Mufil was declares that the transitional period
held responsible for acts of terrorism, is too long.
The main purpose of the Governas be was the leader of a party, which ment's declaration on Palestine policy for months had been engaged; not remove uncertainty as to inten only in Julling British subjects and lons and objectives, as uncertainty Jews, but also a large number of is felt to be one of the major causes Arabs...
PEIPING, May 17.
SEMI-OFFICAL Tientsin
Resumes Flight Japanese-controlled Federal Restay in Berlin. He will return
to
serve Bank in North China has Rome on Tuesday morning.-Trans-
Ocean. KARACHI, May 17.-The Japan-definitely decided to revalue the
ese monoplane "Soyokaze", which new Reserve Bank dollar,
arrived here from Enghdad at 4.30 nominally worth 1s. 2d., at 88. Swedish Flier
p.m. yesterday on its return from a goodwill fight to Teheran, left here for Calcutta at 0.30 o'clock this morning.--Domel,
The object of the move is to decrease párity between the new and the old currency, and to pro- mote foreign trade and lower many instances, are 200 cent, higher than before tho
STAN LAUREL'S MARITAL commodity prices, which, in
per
Missing Trans-Atlantic Airman
Not Yet Reported
WOES: ANOTHER DIVORCE Sino-Japanese war. Reuter. STOCKHOLM, May 17.
** LOS ANGELES, May 17. ASTAN LAUREL, the mourn-|
She claimed £170 a month alimony.
This
Britain's Protest.
....
to
......
1
of the trouble in Palestine, writes In reply to a further question, Mr.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. "Reuters lobby correspondent,
Just Solution
The British marines came ashore from H. M. S. Birmingham, while the American bluejackets came from the U.S.S. Marblehead.
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 Lieb- haun, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Amoy, the greater part of the Japanese marines have been withdrawn from Kulangsu. 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.
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"SHOW MUST GO ON," SO
LINER SPEEDS TO H.K.
دار
The fact that the policy is definite is expected to produce criticisms from both, sides. These will be faced, however, in the belief that the proposals represent Just solu tlon, which pays regard to the obligations of Jews and Arabs alike.
The Government specifies, as on WITH every turn of her en-¡ reach Hongkong at 2:p.m. to-day. gines the N.Y.K. liner Terukuni Two radio calls from Hongkong yesterday started her speeding and and Arabelaims, an Independent Stato in which Jews and Arabs will Maru is clipping time off her already she has clipped half-ng-hour share the authority of government in Schedule on her journey from of her time. It is thought likely that a manner serving the interests of Japan to Hongkong,
she will further im
limprove her time and both.
Orrive! In
Hongkong by
by 1 o'clock. No arbitrary decision is taken on She carries the performers in Passport, inspection would normally the form of the now State, which con Cowan and Bailey's "Hollywood, on keep the players another half-hour, bave been made for shaped in consultation
the the. Queen's Theatre footlights . by them to be League of Nations.***
0,30 p.m. to-day for the first per- passports, have been examined, and formance of their
sensori. Hongkong
for the
of their baggage. removal Foreign Interests
originally have The White Paper contains refor-opened yesterday, but a ship transfer to shere and they will have barely ence to protecting the Interests of at Kobe, where the vessel which enough time to make up and scramble foreign countries, which, it is under- brought them from America went into their theatre costumes
before the stood, refers especially to American into dock, put the players behind a curtain goes up, mlisions.
Under the arrangement for the ad-day and the opening had to be post-It le all in the day's work for show mission of 25,000 refugees, it is exponed. Even now they may make it people, but an ordinary layman feels
only by minutes Allthat be would be too breathless to N PLEASE Turn To-Page 4.3 * The Terukuni Maru was set to sing a note afted such a rush.
NO NEWS has yet been re- ceived regarding Mr. Charles LONDON, May 18-Japan's essay Backman, the 26-year, old Stan Roverses Charges jat creating a new' currency In the Swedish airman who left Now- ful Lancashira comedian who be
ilmo Stan has jumped in occupied aren, which has become so foundland yesterday for a trans-alternative to the extremo Jewish film star with Oliver ahead of his wife and has charged, disastrous that revaluation from the came a Hardy, has divorced Illeana, his with success that she left home somelat rate of fourteen pence to Atlantle flight to Sweden,
Mr. Backman's, 00 horsepower third wife:Y
often, and became intoxicated on so eightpence is said to be contemplated,
occasions, that if Interfered was the subject of questions in the Lambert monoplane carries no radio Stan married Illeana, Russian many
House of Commons yesterday.
equipment.United Press, blues" singer on January 1. Their with his film work. honeymoon was disturbed on several Laural was dismissed by the Hal Comdr. A. Marsden, Unionist M.P.
HOPE ABANDONED: occasions by Mrs. Laurel II, who fol- Roach Studios some months ago on for Battersea North, asited the Under- Jowed thom: to Mexico because, it charges of Intoxication and ignoring Secretary for Foreign Affairs what STOCKHOLM, May 17.-Exports
reply had been received from appeared, Stan had forgotten a little studio cails.
the and all hope for Mr. Charles Back- He issued a welt claiming £140,- Japanese Government, to the protest man has been virtually abandoned, question alimony of The marital switchback of the per-000 damnuges from the studio. by His Majesty's Government against Aviation circles have indicated that -plexed-looking half of the Laurel Attempts have since been made to the Japanese action in prohibiting ex- his petrol supply would have been and Hardy team has taken several settle. the differences in order to ports from North China unless the exhausted this afternoon.-United sharp turns since he divorced wife bring back the Laurel and Hardy foreign exchange proceeds were wid Press, ut vel RNA team to the screen. But studio off- against Japanese Federal Reserve A few weeks after his marriage to clals claim that they have been ham-Bank notes at is. 28. Illeana she filed suit for divorce on pered by the continual changes
Firing practice, will be carried but The questioner also asked whether from Fort Stanley, between the hours the grounds that Laurel had left her in. Laurel's maritol arrangements. on several drinking bouts,
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