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August 5, 1939.
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Zeppelin Flight
London, Aur. 4.
Although oficial circles in London to-day stated that "no concern" was felt at the news that the Graf Zeppelin was sighted over the North Nea off the east coast of Scotland yes. terday afternool, the airshilp's appearance aroused considerable Interest Among the British public, who recall that the last -flight was · In December 1938, a propaganda erulse over Hude- tenland,
· An Air Ministry official stated to-day that any aircraft haal n .perfect right to fly over the North Sea, provided It remained outside the three mile territorial Imil, as the Zeppelin apparently old.
On May 9, 1937, following the Zeppelin Hindenburg disaster General Goertog aunounced the temporary suspension of flights of the Graf Zeppelin.-Reuter Spectul.
TRAGIC SUICIDE
Refugee From Prague Leaps To Death
Chicago, Aug. 4. Mrs. Carl Langler, 30, wife of a farmer millionaire owner of a textile factory in Prague, leaped 14 death with her six und four-year-old sons, Thomas and Mischa, from the six- teenth floor of the Congress Hotel in Michigan Avenue,
House Of Commons Debates Far East
BRITAIN IS UNABLE TO GIVE
GUARANTEE
LONDON, Aug. 4.
SAYS
MR. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador to London, Tokyo Conference
was in the gallery listening to the debate on foreign affairs which was mainly confined to the Far East.”
Mr. Noel Baker, initiating the debate, said that the war in China was the most savage and lawless conflict since the rules of war had been drawn up 300 years ago. History, he said, would not forget its shameless cruelty and carnage.
we should accept the Tokyo view.
"The basis on which the discus- tons in Tokyo is proceeding has not been the basin of joint police control, bul the basis of that contrul will re- main in the hands of the Municipal Council or its officers.
PREMIER
Spokesman Is Not Pessimistic
Tangku Agitation
Tokyo, Aug. 4.
The United States Depart ment of State, continued the speaker, estimated that there And been 1,600 outrages by Japanese sgainst American
"I am not pessimistic at all regard- citizens. Outrages against
"As regards the four men, I am nghe outcome of the Tokyo par- the British must run into thou-not surprised that Mr. Neol Bakery," declared the spokesman of the sunds. The ultimate object of has inked for an assurance that they Foreign Ofice this morning. the Japanese was to drive was Lerners from Asia.
Mr. Noel Baker contended that the Chinese losses compared to the Japanese had been reduced and equalised, and the only hope of the Japanese was to destroy the guerilla movement. The most effretive way at doing this was by destroying the confidence of the Chinese peasant in
the Chinese dobar. He urged abro- of Le British trade frenty Katirs with Japan.
Mr. Chamberlain in reply said, "I do not seek to minimise the Govern- Inent's strong objections to the many incllents in which the Japanese have been concernet in the course of the last few months. I want the flouse
to bear in mind that the situation for
in no circumstances will be handed. The spokesman said that there had been no new factor since adjourn- over, but I do not call him a
ment on Monday. Judicially-minded person."
Asked whether the British delega- Mr. Noel Baker: "It is not question of being julleially-minded tion was deliberately delaying the conference, the spokesman repiled in but of national honbur."
Mr. Chamberlain: do not agree the negative. He said, "We are at all. On the contrary It is a quen-ready to meet the British delegates at
of evidence.
there is any time." tion evidence that these men were actual- ly enneered in the murder, will Mr, Noel Baker say it is n matter of honour and not hand them over?
Could He Handed Over
"If the result of the examination
The police question has been cleared away, while the silver com- nittee has completed a report for submission to both delegations," the spokesman continued.
yet-Domet,
Australian Ships To Get Bounty
Canberra, Aug. 4. Measures to stimulate Aus- irallan shipping were announced yesterday by the Prime Minister, Mr. G. Menzies. Thonica- sures include abolition of import dulics on British'altips and the grant of bounty to locally- bullt vessels,
Legislation will shortly be in- troduced to reduce the import duty on foreign ships to 15 per cent, except in the case of Bellis vessels where the duty will be entirely abolished, and grant of a bounty to a maximum £50,000 on locally built vessels between 100 and 1,500 lons--Reuter Bulletin.
of
TIENTSIN FLOOD
Concession Menaced By Swollen River
The question of the Chinese legal tender once came up for discussion "Our point all through has been but, as it has not been completed, it
Tientsin, Aug. 4. that we cannot hand over these men with be taken up again. Ho revealed
The Hal-hỏ (river) which only a unless we have evidence. The that the date for a further meeting few days ago was
with crammed submitted between have now
Mr. Kato and Sir Robert steamers from the German Bund to Japanese evidence and it is being examined. Craigle had not been decided upon the International Bridge, at present I am not going to prunounce what
with by the approved legal authorities. the verdict will be after examination
Renter, learns that the British presents a weird appearance
only a small number of lighters an<! on the Government's observallons
inquiries elicited the information about the progress of the Anglo- latest reports from Sir Robert Craigle on occasional tug In evidence.
that shipping companies have de- Japanese negotiations have not yet been dispatched to Tokyo-Renter, elded not to bring steamers up the river as it swollen state makes swinging a most hazardous opera~ tion. "All shipping at present is slop- ping at Tangku,
A Reuter correspondent this morn- ing watched
anal Japanese)
The
them over."
Britain has been particularly difficult
"It is harly necessary to point out the fundamental difference between the United States and its isolation were that a prima facie ense bud Been from Europe and this country. Sure-made out of their guilt, we should ly we must remember all the time, ave no right to do other than hand in the presence even of those in- wults and injuries which were in- licted on British people in. 'China by the Japanese, that there are limits to had been in existence all the time: In Tanku, sea port of Tientsin, #steond before those of the children.f what we can do at this time to help and they were the courts to which Britons have received letters from
our people there.
"At the present moment we hav.. the people had been handed over for the so-called "Anti-Angio-Committee steamer swing off the British Bund.
The leap occurred at 11 p.m. yes terday and the only person to see it was a taxi driver, who stated that the woman's body struck the gruunt like the report of a gun
fraction of
not got a Far East lect superior to the Japanese. We have such a fleet here. In certain circumstances we night find it necessary to send a
Mr. Langier, It is stated, paned textile plant in Czechto-Slovakia worth $1,000,100,000, and taxt month the family entered the United States on a visitors' vish for six months.
Mrs. Langier left home with the children at p.m., telling her hus-Heet out there. band that she intended taking the boys to the zoo, and registered at the Congress Hotel at 4 pm.. her only luggage being a handbag.
Friends of the family point out that the sulelde might not have uc~ curred had Mrs. Langier seen a let- ter from the Canadian authorities
Replying to Mr. Noel Baker. Mr. Chamberlain said that the courts would be the Chinese courts which
the last 20 months,
Britons Asked To Leave Within Four Weeks
of Tangku" threatening that all Bri- Dealing with silver, Mr. Chamber-Ush residents must leave within four lain said that the difficulty about this weeks. Below is the threatening let matter is that it is agreed that theseier in its original broken-English discussions are to be local discussions, style:
The silver is in Tientsin and the puts it alsolutely out of the ques-refers to the circulation of currency; "I hope no-one will think that that question that is raised about currency:
Warning Message To You
on fur attch circumstances to arise.
You English Gentlemen in Tangku, Ini Tientsin. In the view of the There will be no need to explain
Government 1 do not mean that as a threat, but British only as a warning.
cannot the reason why send this message to deal with the question of Tientsin you. You wise gentlemen perhaps without really dealing with it eise- know well the condition for you.
do about where. Whatever you
It is Impossible to suppose that our Anti-Anglo Movement, we silver or currency must affect a very Chinese lime
much wider area than Tientsin. which is increasing its force day by rather settle the
take "It is not only the British Govern- day, to
any form of direct much rather settle the
We have made it perfectly pected.
Not A Threat
the
Rame
"you
giving permission for the family to settle there. The letter arrived at would much the home shortly after Mrs. Langler we would had gone to the hotel with the chil-differences with the Juguese by disment that is concerned on these two action and to occur accident inex-
cussion and negotiation provided we points.
the
carried strong current
the river Meamer sideways down about 300 yards and at one time it tooketi as if the steamer would come to grief vir the Russian Bund, but masterly manoeuvring saved the day and the steamer finally righted, it- self and went down river.
Later. The river has not risen further. Some low-lying areas from the Concession Arc under
Austrian water-Houter.
Dykes Strengthened
Tientsin, Aug. 4. Tientsin is seriously threatened can do, so without sacrificing what that we are not prepared to settle
clear to the Japanese Government Such a rodition as this has been by a flood since the rising of the see conceive fundamental considera with the Japanese alone the question treatment by Anglo-Saxon upon us of the Bud.
resulted from persecution and Mai Ho to within two feet of the level tions and principles than do it by af silver currency.
Coolies are working furiously day threat of force.
for a century lung past. But however this result inspired justly by God. and night, building sandbag dykes We do not want to see blood In this along the waterfront of the Japanese area. The International kindness.
siren. They further say that the Langlers had been worried regarding the posibility of their returning to Prague.
After Mr. Langier had received the Jetter from the Canadian authorl- ties, elatedly he waited for the re- fected British people scattered In
"I think of all the lonely unpro-
A joint Matter
-turn-of-his-wife-and-children- -different-parts-of-China-Even-if-we-This-enn-only-be-settled-after district-We-warn you in our all occupied
Bridge has been lifted as "precati
When hours had passed and they determined to-morrow we are going consultation with other Governments, did not appear, he began pucing the to the last extremity, we could not concerned as we are. pavement where the Police found him when they came to report the sui- cide,
Colonel Spear
tions,
Shortage Of Food
Tientsin, Aug. 4.
1. You had better return to your tion, due to the torrential pressure protect many of them. We have u "I am not going to lay down de- country home. If you neglect this of the current.-Unlied Press. duty to them and ought not, If we finitely what our altitude will be, our warning. You shall know how can avoid it, put them to a greater consultation or no consultation, and what will be the reward of your The hotel clerk stated, that when peril then that in which they now will say that I do not take exception free will. And we have glory to tell she registered at the hotel Mrg. stand."
to what Mr. Noel Baker said re-you the responsibility about which
A visit to the local markets show- Langler seemed to be calm and the Mr. Chamberlain paid a tribute to garding the connection between you shall meet accident inevitable, children appeared to be happy the Ambassador who is carrying on maintenance of the Chinese currency must due to yours only, not us it all. ed no improvement in the food situa
tion, with the same disanal sight of United, Press.
with great skill, coolness and courage and the capacity of the Chinese to You shall have 4 weeks to the extraordinarily dimoult negotia- carry on guerilla warfare."
prepare. We Anti-Anglo-Committee empty stalls in the British market. On the other harid, thanks to ener- As regards the suggested denuncia-Issue Your lives and fiberty for this "As regards the formula for the tion of the trade treaty, Mr. Cham-4 weeks. But after this 4 weeks. Noelle steps by the French authorities, negotiations," Mr. Chamberlain con-berlain said, "We have not gone back bodyguard and No Committee shall the French market was fairly well tinued, "it matters not so much on on anything. There is nothing in the assure you in any sort of things. suppiled but only sufficient to meet the needs of the French Concession. the interpretation put on the words obligation we have taken at Geneva 3. If you need more time by The position was rendered some but how we interpret them in prae- and Brussels which obliges us to de- special reason. You had better to in- tice, and if the British Governmen! nounce the trade treaty with Japan. form us the date of departure ex- what more difficult by the fact that say that the formula does not imply "If I will not give Mr. Noel Baker pected. We treat, It with good will many non-British foreign nationals, who hitherto did marketing from a change in polley, which in fact has the assurance that we shall denounce But this must be only Liberty #in
the German Concession, have now London, Aug. 4.
not changed, surely that is more im- the treaty, it may seem that I good will" not "in assurance of you turned to the
determined that the trade treaty shall lives and liberty."
British market for Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of portant than anything else, Commons lo-day, made no answer to
not be denounced, but do not let We warn you again for your sake other daily supplies due to the tigh- Comdr. O. S. Locker-Lampson, wher
Japanese Not So Unreasonable anyone put that interpretation upon to return to your home country as tening of food restrictions in the he asked if there is any prominent Japanese who might be detained
"At any rate, this formula has The Premier pointed out that 12 quickly as you can..
Goodbye you gentlemen, enabled us to discuss the very acute months would have to clapse before; pending Colonel Spear's release.
ION VOYAGE. situation in Tientsin and in regard denunciation could become operative; Further questioned, Mr. Butler de-
the diMculties and this was accompanied with tren-
Anti-Anglo-Committee of Tangku. clared that the British Government there it
to some parts of
though looks as
we lies with some of the Dominions,
Tientsin Rally Planned
Tientsin, Aug. 4. The Chinese Anti-British Campaign
Detained Attache And Diplomatic Rights
my words,"
was taking most serious view of the should not have great difficulty in hence denunciation would have can- case and have possible future action
with the siderable repercussions оть the under consideration. He said there coming to an agreement
Japanese. I say that deliberately, Dominions and it would be out-i had been delays in providing Colonel
because, although it is no use coming rageous to shut our eyes to the fact. Committee has called a three-day Spear with certain amenities, but it to an agreement on one point if you was understood that in some respects
cannot reach agreement on others
ed
na a result of the representations. Sir Percy Harris (Labour, S. W. Bethnal) asked is it not clear that Colonel Spear's detention is u de- finite breach of International Law and will the Brilish Government be mere vigorous in the protection of their citizens.
Two Fronts Impossible
rally of reprezentatives of anti-British committees from various parts of China in Tientsin for August 12,
According to the plan the first day,
the conditions have recently improv because the agreement must be
taken as a whole, It does show that' "We have been," he said, "com- Those who are conducting the negotia-pelled to undertake some very heavy August 12, will witness a preliminary tlons are by no means to extreme or responsiblilties and commitments in conference and the second day the unreasonable as we have found many Europe. The effect is that if certain main conference will take place. On Japanese in China.
things were to happen this country August 14 mass meetings will be held "In regard to the assertion that would have to go to war.
at Two places in the elty. the Japanese demand joint police It is impossible to undertake the control in Tientsin. I am not quite same commitments in the Far East. sure what a meant by Japanese", "This is a country whose resources because there is not always complete are very difßeult to measure, a great unanimity between Tientsin and and rich country inhabited by a
Mr. Butler replied that vigour in this case was obviously necessary. The British Government has not re-
Jaxed its efforts to secure the officer's | Tokyo, but in case of doubt I think PLEASE Turn To Page 14.
relense. As regards diplomatie im- munity, there is some question whe- ther, this applies to the exact cir- cumstances of Colonel Spear's move- ments-Renter.
GOERING WOUNDED TEWS leaking out from Ger- many reveals that Marshal Gooring was wounded during an attempt on his life as he was entering the Air Ministry in Berlin. A bullet hit him in the left arm. A man was arrested for the altempt
and
other arrests were many made in Berlin.
The incident gave rise to wide- spread rumours in Germany, though the wound is not serious.
At the end of 27,000 miles
Solution to the Problem Ou Page Eight
The car, of course, uses four tyres at one time, which means that for a 27,000-mile Journey will use up a total of 108,000 tyre- miles. Since each tyre la good for 12,000 miles, mutremalically nine tyres will be enough.
will have to change als Ave re- mining tyres each 3,000 miles of the trip. The exact method of rotation is to run the tyres accord- ing to the following schedule:-
1st 3,000 miles
'Tyres.
2, 3, 4
2nd 3,000 miles
3, 4,
3rd 3,000 miles
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con
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4th 3,000 miles
5, 1, 2 3,000 miles au
5. 1. 2. 3 Thus, during the entire 27,000 mlies, each one of the nine tyres will be used to cover no more than
12,000 miles.
Main points an the agenda will be unification of anti-British movements in China, materialisation of anti- Brital Ideas, maintenance of cluser connections in anti-British movements between different places, and organi sation of a pon-Asiatle anti-British movement-Domet,
Peiping Propaganda
Pelping, Aug. 4. anti-British Committee The local has stalled an electric sign at the Thunamen Gato near the Forbidden City reading "Down with Britain." They said that the purpose of the sign was to "enlarge "anti-British pro- paganda and awaken the attention of the local residents."—United Press.
English Weather
I
London, Aug. 4,.
years.
In England these early August Maya have been the wettest for From 10a.m. on Tuesday until 6 roin fell alendily, p.m. yesterday 1.27 Inches being registered The average rainfall for the month of August is only 2.17 Inches.-Reuter Bulletin.
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Peiping Prices Soar
Peiping, Aug. 4. Prices of all foodstuffs in Peiping are soaring daily. Supplies from the PLEASE Turn To Page 5.
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