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No. 15800

1939. 日一十月六

First-Class Sensation Provided By Roosevelt

U.S. ABROGATES 1911

PACT

Planes Over The N. Sea

German Machines Practicing

LONDON, July 27. ROYAL AIR FORCE stations on the East Coast are reported to have sighted German planes practicing close to the British coast.

The reports sald severn Gar- man planes have been sighted recently-United Press.

British Awareness

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ISLES

Labrador

Hewfoundland

BRITISH

JURIIDSH

AQUTE

ATLANTIC

Azures

Berundas OCEAN

US.LINZ

PROJECTED AFRICA

First Regular Flight on August 5

TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRWAYS START

LONDON, July 26.

BRITAIN'S huge flying-boats Cabot, Connemara, Caribou and Clyde will open regular trans-Atlantic air LONDON, July 20. services on August 5, it was officially announced in the The British Air Ministry to-day said that the Government was well House of Commons to-day. aware of the fact that foreign military atreroft were carrying out training Aights ever the Noril: Sek.

These were similar to Bights made

MOSCOW PARLEYS

The Postmaster General an- nounced that Imperial Airways flying boats will take off from Southampton, and will fly to

by British military planes. AGREEMENT New York, Vin Newfoundland

It is also known that the foreign planes samettines. approach within visibility of the coast, but no cases are known of foreign aircraft cross- ing territorial Imits.

The Air Ministry denied that British fighting planes are being employed to porn-yes as a Press.

Flights To Europe

London, July 26: The Air Minister, Slr Kingsley Wood referring in the House of Com- ions to-day to the third

NOW NEAR

Way Paved For Triple Alliance

PARIS, July 27. OFFICIAL circles. declare that the Russian agreement has not yet been signed, but

and Montreal.

British planes will cross the At lantic once a week by the northern route.

Simultaneously, Pan American Air- ways planes will also make once- weekly crossings on the southern route via the Azores, This service is already in operation-Reuter,

Capt. J. C Kelly Rogers, an Irish man who joined Imperial Airways in 1937, has been appointed to command the first official flight, according to an hopeful of earlier message, definite result

that they are training

obtaining a

Bight by R.A.F. Bombers over France yesterday said I was hoped to be-to-day. able to arrange practice flights over

other friendly countries, but he was

It was announced that new instructions

not in a position at present to give Franco - British any details.

Sir Kingsley Wood added that the were sent to the British and French Government were considering French Ambassadors at Moscow

the question of French planes flying last night.

over Britain, and that he was pre-

The Ambassadors are sche

pared to consider requests to fly over duled to confer with the Soviet

Britain by other friendly countries.-

Photographer On Augusta

Japanese Newsman

Punished

JAPANESE

WASHINGTON, July 27.

A FIRST-CLASS sensation was pro- vided by the U.S. Administration to-day.

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WHITEAWAY'S

TIENTSIN, July 27, THE CHINESE anti-British group here has warned Britons. residing in Tangku and Taku to evacuate within a month, otherwise they cannot guaran- too the safety of their lives and property.

British concossion at Tientsin

BOMBS

ROCK

L'DON

The barriers around the1 Dead, 15 Hurt

been considerably In New I.R.A.

havo

tightened and several Britons have been forced to wait for hours before they have been admitted.-United Press.

The United States has notified Japan NEW LOAN

of its intention to abrogate the 1911 Treaty of Friendship and Commerce, according to an urgent "United Press" message re- ceived from Washington at 11.40 a.m.

The Treaty was signed on February 21, 1911 and ratification was exchanged on April 4 of the same year.

Earlier, "Reuter" reported that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had delayed action on the proposal that the Senate should place on record that they favoured abrogation of the treaty, which is officially known as the Treaty of Commerce and |Navigation, 1911.

Another British Protest

But Tokyo Has Tongue In Cheek

TOKYO, July 26. IT IS believed that the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, has called Mr.

Senator Pittman revealed to press representatives that 10 closed session of the committee had discussed the possible effect abrogation would have on the Anglo-Japanese agreement.

AMERICANS ASSAULTED

U.S. Protests To Japanese Embassy

TO CHINA REPORTED

Japanese Claim Quo Succeeded

Outrages

LONDON, July 26. WHILE the House of Commons expected to pass the Prevention of Violonce Bill in all its

stages to-night, the on- tire King's Cross Station and shops outside were rocked with the violonce TOKYO, July 27.

of a bomb explosion, THE "Asahi Shimbun" re-attributed to the Irish ports that negotiations, for a £3,000,000 to China, have been new British loan amounting to Republican Army.

Victoria Station was also successfully concluded as the bombed. result of the negotiations by Mr. Two taxis were damaged Que Tai-chi, the Chinese Am-and 16 persons injured, of |bassador, at London.

whom one man has already died from his injuries.

Asked by a foreign correspondent there was anything in the Anglo- Japanese joint statement to prevent the British Government from assist- Ing the Chungking Government in the areas which are not under

Crowded With Passengers The terrorists had a hidden Japanese occupation in Ching, the bomb in a suitcase left under the spokesman of the Foreign Office said, counter of the luggage office at "We do not expect that the British the end of one of the main

Government would extend such assistance."

arrival platforms, which was

When the foreign correspondent Crowded with passengers at the asked about the reason for htime of the explosion.

opinion, the spokesman replied that such impression would be gained if one read through the joint statement, -Domel,

Attempt To Kill Puppet Mayor

SHANGHAI, July 20--Another at tempt was made to-day to assassinate the Mayor of Nanking, Kao Kuan-wu, who, it may be recalled, was one of those who narrowly from poisoning at a banquet given escaped death

some time ago to Japanese and Chinese officials at the Japanese Can- aulate in Nanking.

Three shots were fired at the Mayor by a man, whose identity has not been established.

Mr. Kao was not hit,'

PEIPING, July 26. THE UNITED STATES Embassy Arita's attention to has protested to the Japanese Em anti-British. agitation and bassy and has asked for disciplinary action to be taken for the slapping demonstrations-in-the of the American-missionaries, Mr. A E. Smith Berger and Father Daniel Japanese-occupied areas in

Scaunel, of New York. China and in Japan itself.

A Japaneso spokesman told the These demonstrations, Japan- "United Press that the incident was ese officials declare, have nevera. "misunderstanding" and promised been officially inspired, but have a satisfactory settlement. represented "spontaneous mani- The two missionaries were driving near the Sun Palace last Saturday. festations of popular sentiment.'

It is recalled in this connection that They were halted outside the Japan-

Although Chinese pollee and the Premier, Baron

where the Iranumo, de-se barracks,

Chinese

Japanese gendarmerie" immediately clared on Saturday that the Japanese police asked for their passes.

started an extensive search, they have A Shanghai message reveals Government would control such anti- Formula Accepted

The Chinese policemen then escort-not yet succeeded in tracking down that a Japanese newspaperman British demonstrations and meetings ed Father Scannel to the barracks, the assallont.-Trans-Occan. was caught taking photographs as run counter to the Government's where Japanese soldier begari world armament ruce, particularly in to accept the Soviet definition of what Admiral Harry Yarnell, the out-

BRITAIN and France have agreed during the ceremony in which policy-Domel,

loading his gun. Europe, would continue to have cerl- constitutes an attack on the Union, de- aus repercussions on United States clared

"Progress Mado“ domestic economy and the general evening-

well-informed circles this going Commander-in-Chief of

TOKYO, July 20. business situation.

the American Asiatic Fleet,

"Progress has been made in the Europe he said, was utilising every be the cause for the sudden optimism Admiral Thomas C. Hart, the lating to the efficient maintenance of This new development is taken to transferred his duties to Rear-examination of various questions re- penny to buy armoments and prepare shown in various quarters with for war, thereby decreasing the pur-regard to the possibility of an early new Commander-in-Chief, on the peace and order in Tientsin," says an barracks to investigate and was also of the new Syrian Council of Direc- chasing power for the subsistence of) conclusion commodities.-United Press.

Hritish Wireless.

Every Ponny For War

WASHINGTON, July 20.—AL

G

press conference to-day, the Secretary!

of State Mr. Cordell Hull, said that:

80 Trawlers Will Counter

- Submarines

Foreign Minister to-day.- United Press.

to

Trans-Ocean.

PARIS, July 20.

CHUNGKING, July 27.

the negotiations.U.S.S. Augusta on Wednesday.

His films, it was stated, were con fiscated and he was ordered to stand at one corner unil after the end of the ceremony before he was allowed to go-Central News..

Military Mission

LONDON, July 20,

PARIS, July 26-Decision to de- FOLLOWING an announcement in spatch immediately a military mis- the House of Commons that the Ad-ion to Moscow for the purpose of miralty is purchasing about 80 steam starting general staff talks with the trawlers from Hull and Grimsby for Soviet Union will be taken by the conversion for naval use, it is learnt French and British Governments, de- that the Admiralty intend to make a clares the newspaper Intransigeant". special effort to have the trawlers in full commission by October.

They will be equipped with the latest submarine delection devices Reuter

RELEASED

that the French mission will be head- The paper also claims to know

ed by General Doumene, commander

Sir Edmund Ironside.

A London report says

Colijn's Cabinet Has Bad Start

issued by the omcial communique, conclusion of the afternoon session of Foreign Ofce at 7.30 p.m., following the Anglo-Japanese conference.

"Dome" authoritatively learns that mutual understandings have been

reached 'on certain points concerning

the maintenance of peace and order In Tientsin. Other points will be discussed to-morrow-Domel

U.S. Dafors Action WASHINGTON, July 20. — The Senale foreign relations committee

THE HAGUE, July 20, has delayed action on the proposal

It is now clear that the Catholic that the Senate should place on re-

closed

Arrests Thwart Assassinations

However, another Japanese soldier. disarmed him, after which a third Japanese soldier slapped Father Scannel and his Chinese chalfeur, policeman. while another slapped the Chinese

Mr. Smith Berger then went to the assassinate Behljeet Khatib, President DAMASCUS, July 28-A plot to

slapped.

returned from a mule ride in the Later a regular Japanese sentry countryside. He released the Ameri- cans after they had produced their passports.

ameials und political personages, has tors, and a number of other high

been thwarted by a series arrests.

stated to be involved In the attempt Several Palestine terrorista aro

Mr. Smith Berger is an ex-United formed, and consequently keeping of which the Government was In- States Marine and is at present coach close guard on the intended victims. to the Fujen University.-United

Press.

Refugee Doctors Will Aid China

and

Five of the arrested include Negib Farra, a former Government police agent-Reuter,

Secret Radio Stations In Shanghai

of the army corps at Lille, while the British section will be led by General group, numbering 31, Socialists num-cord that they favoured abrogation bering 22, Radicals six and Com- of the 1911 treaty of commerce and

LONDON, July 20Lord thot the munists three, will oppose Dr. Collin's navigation with Japan,

Lady Horder welcomed the guests at Prime Minister admitted in a brief new Government, which can thus Senolor Pittman revealed to press-a reception in honour of refugee

· P.W.D. WORKERS statement in the House of Commons theoretically count only 34 supporters, men that a

session of the doctors who are joining the Chinese to-day that his Government was in compared with 02 the opposition: committes discussed the possible Red Cross, The Chinese Ambassa ing with the request of the Japanese

There is at present, however, no effect of such a course on the Anglo-dor, Mr. Que Tal-chi, was present. ing a British military mission to indication that the Opposition intenda Japanese agreement.---Reuter,

to introduce a motion, of no confl❤ CHUNGKING, July 27-Following Sir William Seeds, he said, had dence, but may decide to hold its representations by the British Consul-received fresh instructions on Tues-hand until the 1940 Budget has been General, Fu Siao-en, the Japanese day evening. appointed Mayor of Greater Shanghai,

Introduced in October-Reuter, The Premier sald he hoped to make set free.yesterday morning the threeja further statement on this matter foreigners and over 100 Chinese{next week,--Trans-Ocean.

overseers and coolles belonging to

the Public Works Department of the

Shanghai Municipal Council, ac-

cording to a Shanghai dispatch,

no way opposed to the plan of send-

Moscow.

Promior Evasivo

have not yet heard his reaction," the Premier sald..

Lord Horder declared that sloctors were ready to face the dangers and were unable to proceed owing to lack hardships of service, in China, but of equipment.

Splinters of wood from the counter were blown 40 yards.

Following the

explosion, acrid fuines Blled the station.

Private motor cars were used as an emergency dressing station until the ambulances arrived,

Crowds Demonstrato

Crowda demonstrated against any Irish-looking persons.

Later Ave men were taken to the Row Police station for Connon questioning.

Commons Anger Members of the House of Commons were so angered at hearing of the bomb explosions, that the third reading of the Prevention of Violence all, directed against I.R.A. activities was rushed through in five minutes, after it had been intended to demand another day's consideration.

LATEST

Soo Back Pago: For Further Late Naws

CHUNGKING, July 27.-Comply-. Buthorities police of the French Con- cession made a search for secret radio statlong yesterday, according to Shanghal report.

An amendment.

accoplad No discovery was made. It is providing that no person, suspected He made a strong appeal for: Anan- continued. Central, News.

learned that the scorch will be of an offence under the Act, might cla? support to provide this equip-i

be detained in custody for a period ment-Reuter.

exceeding 48 hours;

Sugar Quotas

Severe Explosion

At Portbu

WOL

It is reported that the bomb ex-. ploaton at the Victoria Station wrecked"; the; Interior of the cloak- room, and three porters insido`had narrow cacopes, →

Gormany Gives Azmis LONDON, July.26.-Asked in the House of Commons for information about the steps taken by the Powers to discourage and prevent the sale Butier revealed that no licences had of war material to Japan, Mr. B. A

'been issued for the export of such Mr. Geoffry Mander. naked if the material to Japan from Britain since LONDON, July 20-Mr. Chamber-French were sending a military mis- April 2, 1938, Twenty-five P. W. D. lorries which lain hinted in the House of Commons alon to Moscow. were seized were also returned.

Mr. Butler agreed that it certainly that Russin may have milltary staff "The French and British Govern- was the casej when asked, in a sup LONDON, July 20-It is learned The arrests and seizure were made navy and air force mission,

talks with a Belials and French army, ments are acting in close collabora plementary question, whether he was on good authority that the Nether- PARIS, July 26 severe ex-ing luggage at the counter when the on July 25 In Japanese-occupied

tion," was Mr. Chamberlain's reply. aware that enormous quantities of land Indies have abandoned the extra plosion in which four bersons The Prime territory, where refuse from the dadged a question

Minister, - however, International Settlement was being Dalton (Lab.) as to whether it has ing a Mission to Moscow.

by Mr. Hugh British Cabinet has approved. send-by Germany.--Reuter

However, It is reported that the munitions had been supplied to China 20,000 metric tons of sugar recently killed and 20 injured is reported to explosion occurred.

allotted them, but no official an have occurred in the Spanish frontier Look Out! Run" dumpod, the contention being that the been, agreed to send a

*No Relaxation

nouncement is expected until the town of Portbu, during the transport Shanghai Municipal Council had no Moscow.

mission to A Russian spokesman. here said the

International Sugar Council decidos of cases containing explosive material. right to dump refuzo

General Staff talks would be a real Japanese-sponsored anti-British Netherland Indles in this new quota. soldiers

CHUNGKING, July 37 The who, is to fake the place of the

One of them said he and his wife there "We have sent certain instructions test of the strength of the alliance,

Victims of the explosion were were Walting'at the counter, whers to the British Ambassador but...we United Press.

PLEASE Tum To Paze 7.

and railway workers... there was a sudden flash and somew Tranz-Ocean.

***PLEASE Turn To Page 77

Central News,

were

***-. All suffered from severe shock.

7. Two men and women were claim-

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