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LONDON, May 30. IT HAS been authoritatively stated that the British Foreign Office and Admiralty are draft ing an Important Note to Ger- many regarding the Naval Limitation Treaty which Hitler | denounced.
The Note is expected to be dispatched after the conclusion of the Anglo-French-Soviet treaty. C. R. BROWN,
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Cripps Fails In Appeal Expulsion From Labour Party
LONDON, May 20. SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, dis- missed chief of the Parliamen- tary Labour Party, was greeted with cheers and booing when he rose to address the Labour Party Conference at Southport this afternoon, on his attitude to his expulsion from the Party for advocating a popular front.
Sir Stafford Cripps sturdily defend. cd the action of circulating memordanum to the affiliated organl- sations urging a policy which had not the approval of the majority of the executive.
A card vote taken after Dr. Hugh Dalton had replied for the executive, rejected the resolution moved to refer the report back to the excutive.
This means that the executive's ex- pulsion decision was endorsed.- Reuter.
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March
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July
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The terms of the Note are being kept secret, but it is expected that they will reiterate Britain's willing ness to Rettle outstanding problems, Diplomats here state that Britain might even offer Hitler a non- aggression treaty.—United Press.
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY
(Continued from Page 1.)
to-day predicted that the majority of the Committee would support the Administration's neutrality pro- posals.
He said Mr. Cordell Hull's enun- ciation should increase the prospect congressional action during this
of session.
"I think the majority of the Com- mlitee will be in accord on the basic principles of the Secretary of State's programme," he said. "Naturally i am In agreement with the Secretary's proposals because they are substan- tially in line with my own."
The Committee meets on Wednes- day,
The isolationist bloc have Indicated that they will put up a lone fight it Secretary fore the Sull's plans are placed be
Holy Land
JERUSALEM, May 29, Eighteen were wounded, including three British constables and three exploded during a performance at an Jewish constables, when two bombs Arab-owned cinema.
The casualties were ten Arabs and two Jews.
Following the cinema outrage, and Jew was shot dead and one seriously wounded in an incident in the centre of Jerusalem-Reuter Special.
U.S. And Palestino WASHINGTON, May 20.-The United Slates”, position.......regarding Palestine is expounded in letters sent, by the State Department to various members of Congress,
Omcinia to-day said that the letters made clear that the American attitude had not changed since Mr. Cordell Hull's statement last October.
The Government is not in a posi- tion to insist that Palestine be main- tained as a national home for Jews, and no formal protest could be made ns long as American rights, specified in the 1934 Convention, were protect- ed.-Reuter.
Tear Gas Bomb
In Theatre
I.R.A. Outrage In Liverpool Cinema
LONDON, May 29. ABOUT 20 persons were over- come by fumes and taken to hospital to-day following an ex- plosion of a tear-gas bomb in a News Theatre in Liverpool.
Believed to be the work of Irish the whole building was filed fumes, and the audience staggered tears streaming down their faces. into the sunshine, coughing and with
Senate Representative Sol. Bloom said he will introduce a new Neutrality Bilt and
also that he will convene the Republican Army agents, tear-gas House Foreign Affairs Committee on ednesday 10 consider Secretary
proposals. Representative Bloom's Bill will generally meet all Mr. Hull's sug- gestions, and he said he hoped to get the Bill from the Committee within this week.-United Press,
EMPIRE NEWS
NEW ZEALAND PLAN
FOR IMPORTS
AUCKLAND.
The Government is prepared to issue import licences for goods with- out recourse to sterling funds.
Whisky is now admiited, suppliers
Anglia were specially guarded to-day The oil dumps throughout Enst. as a precaution against possible I.RA. outrages.
For some time watchmen have been on special duty at the distributing depots, a number of which supply R.A.F. aerodromes, but to-day the guards were Increased.-Reuter,
Sabotage Near Singapore Express Plunges Over An Embankment
'SINGAPORE, May 29. 15 s. leaving the money in the Dominion
AFTER LEAPING the rails, a .00 n. for a period. Negotiations are pro- locomotive drawing the Kuala 30 n. ceeding between the Government Lumpur-Singapore express to, 80/10% n. and British manufacturers of tobacco, day, plunged down a 25 foot em-
10.40 . motor-cars and other
goods for an extension
sion of the
plan
to their trades.
bankment 150 miles north of Manufacturers Protest-The United Singapore, 18 b. Kingdom Manufacturers New Zen- 4.70 b.
land Representatives Association re- .7.70 n.
cently sent a 107 1.
asking that the import restrictions be removed. The resolution also asks that the Govern- .8.16 n. ment Institute a public inquiry into
the underlying causes for the deple tion of London funds. Australia
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CANBERRA NAVAL
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CANBERRA.
The engine driver was idilled and the five leading coaches detailed.
About 300 passengers were slightly injured.
The Beeldent is attributed sabotage. Reuter.
Italo-Bolivian Barter Pact
to
ROME, May 20-A barter ngree-
22% 8. by naval personnel who will operate Bolivia will supply Italy 20,000 tons Two new suburbs, occupied solely ment has been concluded whereby and maintain the most powerful of tin in return for Italian rayon. naval wireless station in the Empire, It is also announced that the Italian and the largest naval or commercial | rayon. station in the Southern Hemisphere, It is also announced that the .8.65 b. are rapidly springing into being on Italian zine industry has bought the 35% sa. the outskirts of Canberra,
patents of an American process for
.52 an.
100 n.
It is expected that the station will the extraction of zine from ore found
COAST BLOCKADE
..0 n. be in operation by August, but the fn Sardinia, Reuter. .7.90 b. whole work will not be completed 4.45 b. until March. The new transmitting 102 n. station will be called "Belconnen" and a new road has been constructed .16.60 sa. to the sile. It will have three 800ft. .8 n. mosts with a span of nearly a quar-
88 b.
Killed In Air Crash--An 22.70 n. Avro Anson reconnaissance mono- .04 b. plane of the Royal Australian Air 3 b. Force crashed near Windsor, New b. South Wales, recently. Four persons 10 n. were killed. 12 b. Canada
4th "le between each.
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strength United Press.
the Mediterranean. ---
Relations Worsen LONDON, May 29-British re- lations with Japan appear ta kc deteriorating.
It is believed that Britain is prepared reinforce the British feel
at Singapore to assure protection for shipping if necessary.
There are additional press reports
13 n.Aircrafts assembly plant at St. that the tri-partite alllance might be
.1 b. Hubert Airport, where the bombers extended to the Far East in the 13-b. to be built by Canadian Arms for event of Japan joining the 3.70 b.the British Government will be as-Berila
axis military alliance...
Dairy Farms (ex. rts.) $21 b.id is expected. to begin inj United Press.
.10 sil.
Rome-
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The site for the plant, consisting Third Power Interests 8.40 s.
of about 17 acres adjoining the air- $.. (x.d.)..7.20 n.port has" been
acquired after long .1.80 negotiations.
Dairy Farms (rts.) S.. Watson $. Lane Crawfords Sinceres $.... Wing On (HK) $... Powell, Ltd. cts. (x.d.)
COTTON MILLS
Ewa Sh....** S'hai Colton Sh. $. Zoong Sings, Sh. $. Wing On. Textiles, Sh.
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* Ch. Gavi, 5% 1025.
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41 b.
78 n.
10% n. 113.1. 30 n. ..40 m.
The company will build a similar Esembly plant near the Malton air port at Toronto.
Canadian Associated Aircrafts Ltd. was formed by a number of Cann- dian firms to handle warplane orders to be placed in Canada by the British Government in the next few
SHANGHAI, May 29-A spokes- man of the Japanese Embassy to-day denied that the Japanese demands in the foreign concessions are Incon-i sistent with Japan's promise to pro- tect third power interests.
He maintained that the Japanese demands are "logical" and that their being satisfied would not infringe on third power interests i any way United Press.
----- Submarine Cable Gur -- AMOY, May 30 The telephone service between Amoy and Kulangsu is temporarily suspended. The sub- marine cable was cut by the anchor
.0.80 b. years. .1.40 b. Ride Across Continent-Mlas Murý .8% n. Bosanquet, -a 25-year-old · English- woman, is starting from Vancouver .03% %
to cross Canada en horseback. So H.K. Govt 4% Loan 4% prm, b. hopes to reach Montreal in Novem H.K, Govt. Loan 32% par. b. ber, and may continue to Quebec or of the Butterfield and Swire ship Maramans (Lam.) · 's/- 1:17/0 n. Halifax. She will ride a Canadian Marsmans (HK.)^»/" #cow-pony.
Anking which entered-port-at-3.00 o'clock on Monday morning-Domel.
May 30 1939.
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