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CHINA TO MAKE DEMANDS

Divine

WANG CHUNG-HUI

Wind's Bid AND NORTH

For Record CHINA SITUATION

Shanghai, To-day.

The Lords Discusses Sea Gulls

London, To-day. Sea-gulls displaced weighty

which lasted several hours in the House of Lords yesterday.

Events point to an early resumption of Sino-affairs of State in a discussion

outstanding points in dispute. Japanese diplomatic negotiations for settlement of

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IN CROYDON AT NOON TO-MORROW Having traversed nearly 6,000 miles, the Japanese plane,

THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT Divine Wind, piloted by Masaaki liunuma, ace pilot of the "Asahi THE "DEMANDS" WILL BE FORMULATED BY CHINA AND Shimbun," is still making splen- THAT TERMINATION OF THE INVIDIOUS SITUATION IN did time in the attempt to set up NORTH CHINA WILL BE A PREREQUISITE OF DISCUSSION- a new record for a Tokyo-London | ON ANY OTHER SUBJECT OF COMMON INTEREST. flight.

The Chinese newspapers to day discuss the outlook and This morning at 5.45 am.state that the formal call which (Karachi Time), approximately was made by Mr. S. Kwaagoe, 48 hours after his departure the Japanese Ambassador, upon from Tokyo, Jiunuma took off Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Minister for Basra, and by the time of for Foreign Affairs and acting going to press, had probably Premier, yesterday afternoon covered another 1,200 miles of may be expected to mark the be- his long journey.

ginning of efforts to re-open A Reuter message

negotiations for an from Tokyo,

adjustment announcing departure of the Divine of Sino-Japanese relations: Wind from Karachi, indicates that

remarkable achieve ments than already credited are the aim of the airmen. From Basra, they will go on to Bagdad and from there to Athens.

even

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They hope to reach Croydon on Friday at noon, approximately 8 p.m. H. K. Time.

ABOLITION DEMANDS Dr. Wang Chung-hui and Mr. Kawagoe will probably meet again shortly when, according to the "Lih Pao." Dr. Wang will formulate de- mands for the abolition of the East Hopei and North Charhar "auto- nomous regions."

Meantime, it is announced thr Hsu Shih-ying, the Chinese Ambas- sador to Japan, has withdrawn his resignation at the Government's

STRIKE THREAT request and will be returning to

IN DENMARK

Government Seeking Special Powers

Copenhagen, To-day.

Tokyo before May 20.-Router.

NEW ORDER OF SOCIETY

Catholic Bishop's Plea

In Austria

In an effort to ward off the threatened strike of 80,000 workers, the Danish Government:

Vienna, To-day. has decided to introduce a Bill for

A suggestion that attempts are obtaining immediate parliamentary being made to form a Popular powers enabling it to handle the Front in Austria was made by the situation that has arisen following Catholic Bishop of Linz yesterday. rejection of the arbitration award Addressing a gathering of Catho- labour unions. Trans- lics in Vienna, the Bishop declared that there were sufficient healthy. and creative forces within the

by the Ocean.

SIR THOMAS SCOTT ranks of Christian and Socialist

DEAD

Distinguished Army

Officer

London, To-day..

workers to build up a new order of society and a new Austrian State.

If the workers were given a fair. deal, he claimed, the results would be surprising. Trans-Ocean.

Fair Weather

The death has occurred of Lieut. The Royal Observatory reports General Sir Thomas Scott, Indian that the depression has moved into Army (Retired), at the age of 70. - the Pacific to the east of Hokkaido, Lieut-General Scott saw service and another depression appears to on the North-West Frontier, East, be developing over the Loochoos. A Africa, Uganda, relief of the Peking weak anti-cyclone covers China. Legation, Mesopotomia, East Africa Forecast:N. and N.E. winds, and India.

moderate; fair.

Reuter.

Drafts for Welch Fusiliers Lampkin Recital

Dr. Benes Succeeds In Mission R.A.F. Punitive Raids Germany Responds To Call To

World Economic Peace U. S. Strike Disorders Morro Castle Disaster Echo Home Football Jardine's To Build Two New

Coasters

The question was raised by the Earl of Ilchester, who demanded that Government take measures to prevent ships from discharg- ing oil in harbours or in the vici- nity of the coast.

Oil, he said, was disastrous to sea- gulls, as it stuck to their feathers and prevented them from flying.

Replying for the Government, Vis-

Page count Stanhope declared that th

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League of Nations had taken up the same question in 1934, and he was of the opinion that improvements in ship construction would gradual- ly eliminate the problem.

Viscount Stanhope further stated that British, sea captains had been advised not to discharge oil within fifty miles of the coast-Trans- Ocean.

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