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London Naval Pact

To Be Ratified In

2 January

CHINA NAIL SPECIAL

London, To-day-

The British and French author- ities have reached an understand- ing according to which London) Naval Agreement of 1936, will b submitted to the British and French Parliaments for ratifica- tion in January. It will be reċall- ed that the United States ratified the agreement in May this year.

Delay in ratification by the Bri- tish and French authorities is be Beved to have been due to the fact that these two countries hop- ed that the other countries would adhere to the agreement by the conclusion of bilateral pacts.

are

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It is declared here that negotia- tions with this end in view still pending, and it is asserted that Italian adherence to agreement is one of the stipula- tions in the recent Anglo-Italian understanding. Trans-Ocean Service.

OBITUARY

Mr. Ralph Packham

Passes In Sussex

NEW ARSENALS

ADER

farsaw, to-day)

udder of the "Commemist organisation' in Loder, "Zdiashov. ski has been), sentenced to five yean? perať servitude for Cozi-

manist agitation amongst the

textile workers.

of his collaborators

where sentenced to four years' each. Commenting on the verdict the Polish press points out thet Zdiechovaki was elected as a deputy to the Municipal Diet in Loder on a Socialist's ticket some weeks ago, and at the trial it was revealed that 13 of the 35 So- cialist depoties belonged to a forbidden Communist party. Trans-Ocean Service.

NEUTRALITY ACT VIOLATED

(Continued from Paye 1).

IN BRITAIN

Four Less Yumerable

Than Woolwich,

London, To-day. [It is officially stated that cơn-| tracts will be signed shortly to transfer the shell-filling and other explosive departments from Wool- |wich, Arsenal to four other arser-- als situated in Chorleylanda;-) Bridgend, Glamorgan; Irvine, Ayrshire; and Hereford ⠀

The Charleylands factory covers jan area of 900 acres, and the new arsenals are less open to air at tack than Woolwich Renter.

GOVT. PATROL FOUND

PAPUA EXPEDITION CARRIES ON

London, To-day.

It is officially confirmed that the Government patrol which was lost. three months ago in-the moun The hope is expressed, however, tains of Papua has, now

been that the American Government found to be safe. will do all in its power, to prevent the contract from ng carried to-day after a successful surveys. It is expected to reach the coast

in the course of which much valu-

out.

It is understood that the chairable information has been gather- mam of the Non-Intervention. Com-i

!ed.

mittee, Lord Plymouth, will call a The members of the patrol are We learn with regret of the meeting of the Committee to co-well and were not molested by the death, which took place at Southsider the situation brought about mountain tribes, and the searc wick, Sussex, on December 10, of by this setion. According to re- party which was sent out last Mr. Ralph Packham formerly of ports circulated here, Britain and the Hong Kong and Kowloon France will be authorised by the Renter. Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at other Powers to make representa- the age of 66 years.

tions in Washington. -Trans- Ocean Service.

CAPT. ROJDESTVIN

Captain Nicholai Alexandro vitch Rojdestvin, well-known rid- ing instructor, died at 12.45 a to-day at Kowloon Hospital. De ceased was 42 years of age and leaves a widow, formerly Mrs.

Soviet Reply

Moscow: M. Litvinoff, the For eign Commissar, informed the British and French Ambassadors

week has now been recalled.

RUMANIAN CONSULATE

AT ADDIS ABABA

Bucharest, To-day-In answer Foreign Minister to the effect that (to a message from the Rumanian2

the Exmanian Government intends

Government

Tatz, whose previous husband wasto Moscow yesterday that Soviet establishing a Consulate in Addisj an artist of some repute and often Russia agrees in principle with Ababa, the Italian zave exhibitions of his paintings. the British and French Notes restated that it was glad to grant garding the banning of volunteers the permission for this step. It is to Spain.

AUTHOR PASSES

IN LONDON

Mr. A. G. Hales

London, To-day-The death is reported here of Mr. A. G. Hales,} the well-known author.-Beuter.

Born in Australia in 1870, he was the London Daily News correspon- dent in South Africa, Macedonis and] during the Russo-Japanese war.

He!

The British Government has not yet received replies from any of the other Governments in this matter.-Reuter.

Scathing Attack On French Action

understood that the reason for thei Consulate being established is that the Rumanian Government wishes to maintain contact with Italy. Trans-Ocean Service.

Spanish conflict as a “side issue” is the charge brought forward (against these governments in an 27-

ather

London: That the genuine neu-ticle in the newspaper Journal dest had travelled very widely, partly as trality shown by Great Britain i Debats, which discusses the joint special correspondent and partly in the Spanish civil war is being ex-step taken by France and Great search of sport and adventure.

He ploited by the French Govern Britain in the capitals of

signatories of the Non-Interven- tion Pact

The article, which expresses re-

took a interest

LAUREL & HARDY OLIVER bad probably been in mining and ment, which itself is guilty

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the

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mining field in the world.

violation of the spirit of the non He had a number of well-known intervention agreement, is publications

to bis name and his view expressed by a Conservative gret that the French and British favourite pastimes were cricket, member of "the House of Come Governments are showing a pro- boxing and big-game shooting-

mons, Mr. Alfred Denville, innounced tendancy to give special credence to Soviet-Russian assur- statement to the Press.

Mr. Denville, who has just re- ances, points out that a victory! and turned from France, declares that for the Spanish anarchists

Communists would constitute any person who had carefully Paris, To-day-The Premier, M. read the English and French pa- greater threat to France than to Lean Blum, will deliver a broad-pers during the last few days any other country. cast address surveying the domes-could have no doubt that France The Blum Government, tie, foreign and political events has violated neutrality by inter-fore, is ill-advised to create the im in 1936, and defining the French fering in the Spanish conflict in pression that it wishes a victory attitude towards the most import-every imaginable manner, by de-for the Spanish Reds, the article goes on to say, and also expresses ant foreign political questions at livering arms, planes and war ma 7.30 pm on New Year's Eve. The terial to the Spanish Reds, by in-the belief that England and France by all terrupting the railway and othewould have a far better chance of most

French broadcasting stations.communications with regions had been preceded by actions which attaining their desired ends if they

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cupied by General Franco and by would have clearly shown the granting all sorts of concessions REMARKABLE ENDURANCE to the Spanish Reds.

They get into a bigger mess than The famous producer of Juvenile address will be relayed

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The French Government, more- over, so Mz Denville points ou

French Government's determina- tion not to render further assist, nce to the Spanish Reds-Trans- Ocean Service.

Deadlock Continues

To-day-Remarkable allowed the recruiting campaign endurance figures for the Defor the enlistment of volunteers Havilland Diana class of aircraft for the Red forces, which went on are published: Altogether at the quite openly, while the authorities present time 50 D. H. 86 air-liners did not even so much as try to Rome: The Italian Foreign are in regular service on 16,000 binder the transportation of vo-Minister, Count Ciano, conferred

lunteers to Barcelona.

yesterday, with the German Am-¡ miles of air routes and their total Here's a really good show Ziegfeld's A most delightful farce comedy that mileage flown up to last September “It is high time, therefore, that bassador, Herr von Hassell, and Follies in miniature with giris, music, is just alive with action and funny was nearly 4,000,000 miles.-Erithe French attitude becomes gen- later with the Portuguese Minis-

erally known, Mr. Denville con- ter, Senhor Davila Lima, cluded Trans-Ocean Service./ It is presumed in political cir

cle that the visits are in connec-i

with the

Anglo-French Memorandining and it is" again pointed out in this direction that i the proposals for "complete" non-{

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Anglo-French Policy tion

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are slight. The local forecast for Paris: That the French and Bri-intervention" had already been to-day, as issued by the Royal Ob tish Goverments. regard servatory this morning, is north-Soviet-Russian- east winds; fresh; cloudy, some

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