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STATE FUNERAL FOR TROTSKY
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter).-President Car- denas of Mexico has order- ed a state funeral for the late Leon Trotsky, who died in hospital Wednesday night as the result of a murderous at- tack on him by a guest in his own house.
on
Diplomats Recalled
LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter). -In the House of Commons to-
questions regarding British rela-
day, Mr. Geoffrey Mander asked THE PEAK
Itions with Japan in the Far East.
Mr. Mander asked if any reply had been received to the request made by
baazador, to Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka,
CHURCH
Sir Robert Craigie, the British Am-Grants To Religious And for definite Information as to the Charitable Bodies future friend of Japanese foreign policy.
Grants totaling $600 to religious
No Statement To Mako and charitable bodies were approv- Mt. Mander also asked if Mr. R. A.ed at the annual meeting of wor- Butler had any statement to make shippers of the Peak Church held at
the Cathedral Hall yesterday, with reference to the situation of
The Hon. Mr. T..H. King was in Shanghal and other places in the For the chair and others present were East consequent on the withdrawal
the Rt. Rev. Bishop R. O. Hall, the of British forces..
Rev. K Mackenzie Dow,
the Rev. written reply, | A A Mr. Butler, in
that
A. P. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. B. stated: "I oni unaware
any Hancock, Lady Pollock, Mr. D. M. direct request, in the sense indiented, has recently been made by Sir Robert Richards, and Mr. M. F. L. Haymes. Craigle. But Mr. Mander has doubt The Rev. Mr. Rose, Acting Hon. less teen from the Press the general Secretary, reported that during the was year the Church had four weddings statement of policy which
and Ave baptisms. Services were issued by the Japanese Government held every Sunday, most of them by on August 1, I have no riatement to Mr. Richards, and the attendance make on the second part of the!
was slightly higher than the previous year.
On the suggestion uf Lady Pul-
clation to the Scandinavian com- munity for their services to the Church.
Japan Plans General Post question,"
Of Envoys
Tokyo, Aug. 22,
sadors, 18 Ministers
French Commands lock, the Chaliman expressed oppre-
Now Divided
Vichy, Aug. 22.
The Foreign Minister, Mr. Mat- suoka, has sent telegrams to 40
The report of the Hon. Treasurer, diplomatie representatives abroad The armed forces in Morocco, Mr. Hayınes, showed a balance in ardering them to return to Tokyo. Algeria, and Tunisia have been split hand of $1,087, which was slightly This action foreshadows a wholesale Into three parts. General Weygand higher than that of the previous reshuffle of appointments as a pre-has decreed the appointment of three year Collections were up by $100, showed an in- liminary to the new diplomatic offen- divisional generals to succeed Gene-while subscriptions sive, slates Domel, Five minbas-ral Nosques in the North Africa crease of $50.
and several command. General Vergez taking Mr. G. Miskin was appointed a consuls-general are among those re-over command of the forces in trustee in succession to Mr. King Morocco, General Audet taking com- who resigned in view of his forth- in Tunisia, and General Deynet(coming departure from the Colony.
"The
were elected as following affect members of the Committee.The
Rt. Rev. Bishop
R. O. all the Very Rev. Dean J. L. Wilson, the Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow, Lndy P'ni- lock, the Rev. K. Relchelt. Mr. D. Richards and Mr. M. F. L.. M Haymes.
called,
The
Ambawadora
arc
Mr.
Hecht (Washington), Toshihiko Taketomi (Ankara), Masaaki Hetta (Ambassador at Lärge and nɔw in China), Kazue Kuwashima (Rio) and
Renzo Sawado (Vichy).
mond in [In Algeria,
Hiz reUrement does not General Nogues status as Resident General in Morocco-United Press.
Minister Arrested
Vichy, Aug. 22. The Ministers have been recalled St. Jean Zay, Minister of National from Spain. Canada, Iran, South Education in the
Dalacier Cabinet, Africa, Afghanistan, Peru, Hungary, who resigned to fulfil his duties as Secretary, mibject to the concurrence Mr. Richards was also appointed Argentina Finland, Rumania, Celle.a lieutenant in the reserves, has been of the Dem, the previous holder, who Columbia, Venezuela, Latvia, Egypt, arrested at Babat and court-mar- Panama, Bulgaria and Iraq.--Reuter. tlalled on a charge of desertion.
In at present away from the Colony. It was decided that the following M. Zay embarked at Bordeaux on June 20 at the same time as M. Dala-grants be made: $200 to St. John's Cathedral: $100 to Christ Church: dier. The Military Authorities term $100 to Scandinavian missionaries in
VICHY THREAT: FRANCE WILL...
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could no longer continue to fight, either on her metropolitan or colonial fronts,
M. Baudoin stressed that Britain's share during the height of the fight- ing on the Somme front consisted of two divisions comprising 50,000 men,
his departure desertion because M. China; $100 to the New Territories
Zay was stili mobilised and did not
$50 to the
have the permission of the regiment Evangelisation Society; to zailUnited Press.
Society for the Protection of Chil- dren; und $50 to the Boys' and County Meetings Ban
Girls' Club. London, Aug. 22. The meeting concluded with 0 The Lyons Radio to-day stated that vole of thanks, proposed by Mr. the Vichy Government had cancelled Hancock, to Mr. King, coupled with all meetings. of county councils as a "all sorts of luck wherever he and precaution against their being used his family may be in the future." for political ogitation.—fickter Bulle- (in.
FIVE-HOUR EARTHQUAKE LATE NEWS
Faenza, Aug. 22.
He declared that only one tenth of An earthquake Insting for five
used.
•
Of hours Britain's available air force was
Was recorded here to-day. He denied that France could have
***Signor Benandi, the seismologist, helped Britain in Somaliland and mates the epicentre to be 5,000 revealed offcial statistics showing Press,"
miles north-east of Italy-United that France had only 5,000 troops AL Djibouti
60,000 troops in Syria and two divisions in French Africa.
JAPANESE INJURED He urged the cessation
ion of the
Hobull Kondo, 20, a Japanese, blockade before all Europe collapses" was taken to Queen Mary Hospital and warned that all nations on the pesterday after he had been mock- Continent would be bound solidly ed down by caf in the Central
district. gether by a common hunger.
Kondo is suffering internal Injuries.
Trotsky's
from
Slayer was
Agent of Dread Ogpu
MEXICO CITY, August 22 (UP).—The murder of Leon
MARY MAGUIRE Trotsky has spurred Mexican authorities to carry out a sweeping
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We are positive that Jackson (or police can get Jackson to talk we; Dredsch) is one of Stalin's key men." may get the whole story. We want unofficial sources said to-day."
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