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FRANCE DEMANDS

STATUS QUO

Little Chance Of Agreement

COLLUSION

CHARGES

HOLD-UP OF U.S. WARSHIPS

INVESTIGATION DEMANDED

Washington, To-day. “Collusion” on the part of steel manufacturers may be behind the drastic holding up of construc- tion on the new American war- ships.

This is the suggestion made by a spokesman of the committee for in- dustrial organisation, who urges Federal investigation.

The spokesman alleged that the failure of the steel industry to bid on Government contracts, which is delaying all naval construction in Government yards owing to the lack of steel, is no accident.

SUPPLIES WITHHELD

It is alleged that manufacturers are withholding supplies from the Navy as a protest against the Walsh-Healy Law, which imposes a 40-hour week and other condi tions on firms tendering for Gov ernment contracts.

The Navy is vainly endeavouring to purchase 111,000 tons of steel but there is no delay in construc- tion of naval vessels in private

yards, the owners of which are not subject to the Waish-Healy Act the purchase of materials-Beuter.

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone remains un-

With Germany

COLLECTIVE

SECURITY

(SPECIAL TO THE “CHINA MAIL”)

PARIS, TO-DAY. ·

Plea For Pardon Rejected

Nanking, To-day.

The Ministry of Justice has rejected Mr. Wang Ching-wer's appeal for pardon of the par- ticipants in his attempted as- sassination in November, 1935. --Reuter:

PURGE OF SIAN REBELS

Young Marshal Loses Support

Shanghai, To-day. THE QUESTION OF DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN

General Ho Chu-kuo, délegate FRANCE AND GERMANY IS DEALT WITH IN THE NEWS- PAPER "L'OEUVRE” BY THE RADICAL-SOCIALIST DEPUTY from the North-Eastern army, who AND SPOKESMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE, M. is now in Nanking, has informed

ARCHIMBAUD.

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M.. Archimband declares that France has never hesitated to negotiate directly with Germany in so far as mutual ex- change of opinions could be carried on through the usual diplo- matic channels.

General Chiang Kai-shek that the army has abandoned its demand for reinstatement of Chang Hsueh-. liang, according to the Chinese. press.

Meanwhile General Yang Hu- Ber-cheng, leader of the Shensi rebels, has returned to Sianfu from San- yuan and has conferred with General Ku Tsu-tung.

France, however, declines to enter into negotiations with lin which could have no other result than the relinquishing of the fundamental principles upon which her security is based.

Collective security, he stated, of collective security and there It is understood that a purge of signifies for France the mainten- by her entire system of treaties the participants in ance of the European status quo and allies, he concluded, only counter-revolt

the abortive on February

HOW

in which France, through her when Franco German negotia- when Wang I-cheh, one of the strong and independent allies, tions lead to complete and un-Young Marshal's most trusted lieu- would be able to achieve the conditional confidence and mu tenants, was assassinated,

Trans-Ocean balance of power with a united tual faith. Central Europe extending from the Baltic to the Black Sea

It is a disputable question, hel declared, whether France, even under the present system, would consider herself as enjoying equal rights should Czecho- Slovakia, Rumania, Austria and Poland unite with Germany in supporting a strong Nazi bloc

France could, therefore, be in- duced to sacrifice her principle

M.C.C. FACING DEFEAT

changed over China and the neigh New South Wales Out

bouring seas. The depression "ap- Hok- pears to be stationary near- kaido.

Local forecast, M.E. winds, fresh; cloudy.

For 246

Sydney, To-day. With 368 runs required for vic- tory and nine wickets to fall, the MC.C. eleven are facing defeat at the hands of New South Wales.

ON OTHER PAGES The home team collapsed this

Naval Action Predicted

Britam to Medate:

Madrid Casualties

Britons Captured Portugal Holds Out.. British Industries Fair Atlantic Air Service Soon Can Rotary Avert War? American Spy Scare

No Beturn of Colonies

morning, the last four wickets add- ing only 41 to the overnight total of 205 for 6.

Going in with 405 runs to win the M.C.C. had lost one wicket at lunch with 37 runs on the board.

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