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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 3, 1937.

VON RIBBENTROP'S SPEECH

DAILY TELEGRAPH CRITICISM

WRONG TIME AND PLACE FOR

DISCUSSION

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

London, To-day.

Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop's speech at Leipzig on Monday, in which he again raised the question of return to Germany of her former co- lonies, is commented upon in a leading article in the "Daily Telegraph."

The journal says that pick- the League which handed out man- Germany's territories ing on a chance occasion for dates over

bringing up what is after all a after the War.-Trans-Ocean. delicate subject was not 2 happy thought.

3

The idea of negotiating with view to arriving at a compromise, is not promoted by public speeches.

FOUR DIE IN CANTON

FIRE

Prominence is given to the Ger- Four fokis were burned to death man Ambassador's declaration that in a fire which broke out at 2.50 am. Germany, if she had her colonies yesterday at 165. Hon-min Road returned, would not use them sole-South, Canton.

ly for economic purposes.

DR. VON RIBBENTROP

The premises were occupied by Germany's desire for colonies, the the Ching Wo Dyeing Shop and the article concludes, will sooner or la-proprietor of the firm was detained ter have to become a matter of in-by the police for enquiries. Three A.A. AND DEFENCE ternational discussion.

of the victims were seventeen years

The natural venue for such a of age, the fourth being two years discussion is Geneva, since it was older.

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SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL PRIZE FUND

Yat-sen The creation of a Sun Memorial Prize Fund of $3,000,000 for the promotion of academic stu- dies was among the important re- solutions adopted at the Third-.. Plenary Session of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee in Nanking.

The proposal for the creation of the fund was submitted by the Central Cultural Planning Com- mission, of which Gen. Chen Kuo- fu, Governor of Kiangsu Province, is chairman. Adopting the pro- posal in principle, the Third Plenary Session resolved to instruct the Commission to draw up detailed measures for awarding. the mem- orial prizes

According to the proposal, the purpose of the prizes is to promote academic studies and encourage social service as a step toward-the rejuvenation of the nation and the building up of a modern state. The total sinking fund of: $3,000,000 will be appropriated from the nat- ional treasury in three-years. It will be deposited in the Central Bank of China with its annual in- terest for awarding the prizes.

LARGE PRIZES"

There will be five kinds of prizes for the best works in the fields of arts, social science, natural science,

Every male member of the Auto-education, and social service respec- mobile Association's staff, number- tively. For each kind there will ing many thousands, has been of-be one first prize of $20,000, one оде third fered 14 days' additional annual second prize of $8,000, leave on full pay if he agrees to Continued at foot of preceding Col. devote the time to training in some form of national defence.

"At the same time, the A.A. has suggested to the Government that facilities should be provided for voluntary training in other months than July and August. It is point- ed out that during the touring sea- son men could not possibly be re- leased for training.

Men with specialised knowledge, not only of motor-cars, but of aero and marine engines, will be able to develop this skill in the interests of national defence. Ambulance and first-aid training will also be embraced by the scheme.

The scheme has been placed be- fore Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence His reply welcomed the scheme and commended the A.A's example all employers in Britain and the Empire.

(Continued from Next Column] prize of $5,000, two fourth prizes of $2,000 each and three fifth prizes of $1,000 each.

COMMITTEE BEING SET UP

Weigh Your Baby Regularly.

Steady gain in weight is a sure in- dication of a baby's progress, weigh- ing the baby at regular intervals, therefore, is to be recommended as a guide to his welfare for then if there is a falling off prompt mesmures" can" be taken to correct the trouble:

Loss of, or failure to gain weight is almost invariably due to some diges- tive disorder, or the child may be troubled with worms; in either case a dose or two of Baby's Own Tablets is usually all that is necessary to restore normal progress and well-being

Baby's Own Tablets are pleasant tasting, readily: crushed to powder and therefore easy to give, accuracy of dos- A prize award committee will be age is assured by the tablet form. They of a medical child organised by the Kuomintang are the preac

lly designed thorities which will be responsible specialist and

for the

the for health for selecting the candidates, exam- troq ining their works and awarding the

tion prizes.

AT Chinese citizens, irrespective pai

rapidly of sex, and all Chinese organisa- Obtainable

tidus may submit their works or where records of service to the committee the infant in for exam

However, the twen

wing

who

will not be

coma

to those Baby's Own Tablets.

ers by investigation.

the win-

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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 3, 1937.

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ARMS Work Brought To Standstill For

FACTORY SABOTAGE

Sharp Rise In

Revenue

London, To-day.

Exchequer returns show that ordinary revenue

the total

amounts to £994,803,957 com- pared with £667,588,587 at the corresponding date of last year. The total ordinary expenditure is £712,277,495 compared with £672,240,851 at the correspond- ing date of 1936-British

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ITALY'S

A Week: Political Excitement

HOME OFFICE VIRTUAL INVESTIGATING

(SPECIAL TO THE “CHINA MAIL”)

LONDON, TO-DAY. PERSISTENT RUMOURS OF ACTS OF SABOTAGE IN BRITISH ARMAMENT FAC- TORIES HAVE PROMPTED THE HOME OFFICE TO ORDER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.

Thirty cases of suspected sabotage have been

NEW AIR investigated, according to London newspaper re-

BASES

ports

SEVERAL ARMS FACTORIES WERE PUT OUT OF ACTION FOR A WHOLE WEEK, SO SERIOUS WAS THE DAMAGE DONE

CONTROL OF TO VITAL PARTS OF THE MACHINERY-

NARROWS

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Two New Irish Battalions

In other cases, the acts sabotage were of a more primi- tive character, say the news- pepers, and failed to do much FORCES serious damage.

ROME, TO-DAY. ITALY'S DECISION TO IN- CREASE HER ARMED IS

London, To-day.

has

SANCTIONS

SENATOR'S ATTACK ON NEUTRALITY MEASURE

Washington, To-day.

vital · amendment to the Pittman Neutrality Bill now be- ing debated in the Senate, is. proposed by Senator Arthur H. Vandenburg (Republican, Michigan).

The amendment suggests dele- tion of the clauses in the Bill in which the President is given po- wer to remove American shipping from the scenes of war in any coun- try and to enforce an embargo on goods from the United States.

Senator Vandenberg declared that if the President exercises this po-

re-

Two additional infantry bat-wer it would be fantamount -- to talions, whose formation been approved as part of the defence programme will be rais-

ΤΟ EXPECTED

APPLY The newspapers believe that this CHIEFLY TO THE AIR FORCE, recurrence of acts of sabotage will WAS ALREADY IN-shortly be the subject of a debate WHICH

in the House of Commons, since re- CREASED LAST AUTUMN.

relation of these subversive activi-ed by restoring to the Inniskill The decision was taken at the ties has caused a considerable poli- meeting of the Fascist Grand Coun-tical sensation.

on

cil yesterday and follows the Bri- SUBVERSIVE ORGANISATION?

The revelations are all the more fish rearmament programme.

Air bases are already under con-surprising in view of the fact that struction in Sardinia, Sicily and following wrecking activities South Italy, while a new base for board British warships and in na- light naval craft is understood to val dockyards, the Government an- nounced that the Secret - Service. have been created at- Pantelleria.

Creation of these bases is expect-had finally put a stop to these ac ed to give Italy complete control of tivities. the narrows between Sicily a

Kand Suggestions made during the fur Africa Reuter.

German Comment

ore caused by the alleged acts of sabotage in the Navy, to the effect that a widespread subversive or

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")ganisation exists in England, have

Berlin, To-day.

been again put forward "It is a slap in the face for all

Ocean. those who had hoped that the ses- sion would bring a modification of Signor Mussolini's foreign policy, which is based on a Berlin-Rome axis."

ALIENS IN THE COLONY

Incorrect List Supplied

So declares the Nazi newspaper "Angriff" in an article commenting on the Italian decision to increase her armaments, taken at the meet-

Messrs. Osaka Shosen Kaisha ing of the Fascist Grand Council.

were this morning fined $25 by Mr. “The decision was received with W. Schofield at the Central Magis joy by all friends of Italy and parti-tracy for failing to send to the Po cularly Germany," the journal adds. lice the correct list of passengers Militarisation of the Italian na on the ss. Hong Kong Maru, which tion will now be completed, and arrived here on February 13. Italy will thus keep level with the armaments of other Powers.

MERELY A REPLY

Sub-inspector Edwards said that

a Korean named Kin Sai-koh, re- ported his arrival on February 16 Other newspapers, such as the

and it was found that his name was "Berliner Tageblatt" and the "Ber-not on the list supplied by the liner Lokalanziger," refer to the re cent rearmament decisions of Bri tain, France and the Soviet, and point out that the Italian step is merely a reply to these measures.

Company.

Mr. M. Rafeek appeared for the defendant firme

Another Case Chan Yue, manager of the Em- The main point of Signor MuS-

press Hotel, was this morning fined solini's policy, says one paper, has $50 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Cen- always been to rely on supreme tral Magistracy when he pleaded concentration of Italy's national guilty to failing to notify the Po-1 efforts. Trans-Ocean.

lice of the arrival and departure of 3 Russian named Swariz

VERDI OPERA LECTURE

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asta

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ing and to the Royal Irish Fusiliers their second battalions which were disbanded in 1922.

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