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THE CHINA MAIL;, APRIL 23, 1937.

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WAR SPIRIT FADING: SAYS MR.

No Real Obstacle To Peace Objective

London, To-day.

Mr. George Lansbury, apostle of peace and idol of London's slum children, arrived at Dover yesterday on his return from his pilgrimage to Herr Hitler.

THE VETERAN LABOUR LEADER STATED HE HOPED TO VISIT SIGNOR MUSSOLINI IN CONNECTION WITH HIS WORLD PEACE PLAN. HE WOULD THEN HAVE SEEN ALL THE LEADING STATESMEN OF EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.

"I RETURN WITH THE CONVICTION THAT THE CATASTROPHE WHICH WAR WOULD MEAN TO THE WORLD IS GOING TO BE AVERTED.

World's Smallest Book Completed

Bucharest, To-day.

book,

The world's - smallest about the size of a coffee bean; has just been completed by a caligraphist in -Bucharest,

The book will be shown in the Rumanian section of the Paris Exhibition next month.

The diminutive book contains the Rumanian Constitution and a picture of King ·· Carol. Trans-Ocean.

DISABLED IN GREAT WAR

Personal Coronation Message From King

London, To-day.

LANSBURY

PEACE TO BE WON BY STRIVING

A ROOSEVELT MESSAGE

New York, To-day. "The United States ånd Great Britain have one common pur- pose, namely, preservation of peace throughout the world.”

So declares President Roose- velt in a message to the Corona- the "Christian tion issue of Science Monitor.”

This common objective, the Pre- sident goes on, stands ever as ล common inspiration.

Peace may not be won with ask- ing but it can be won with striv- ing, and plain people everywhere in the civilised world wish to live in peace with one another.

The preservation of

peace, he concluded, needs the devoted sup- port of newspapers all over the

Reuter.

"I BELIEVE WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE WAR SPIRIT,” HE TOLD NEWSPAPERMEN.

Although he and Herr Hitler. "The position of the Government The King has directed that a realised their difficulties, neither on this matter has been made clear personal message of sympathy and thought the difficulties, with from time to time and I may per- good wishes be sent to ex-Service goodwill, would be insurmount-haps repeat it. The Government officers, men and nurses of the Great able.

would, of course, be willing to War who are in hospital on May The non-intervention committee, participate in a world conference 12 for treatment of wounds and world he said, had proved there was no provided a thorough and compre-disease due to war service. real obstacle to a meeting round a hensive investigation showed that The Governments of the Domin- common table of the representa-such a conference would be likely ions, India, colonies, protectorates tives of all nations to discuss vital to succeed and provided there had and mandated territories have been problems.

been adequate preparation.”—Bri-}requested to make similar arran tish Wireless.

įments.-Reuter.

BERLIN SUGGESTION

of

be POLICE RAID MING YUEN

"It was suggested to me in Ber lin that possibly the meetings the non-intervention powers continued for the purpose of dis- cussing the practicability of calling a world peace conference."-Reu-

ter.

London, To-day.

GARDENS' GAMBLING

H.K. CORONATION CELEBRATION Spectacular Naval And Military Review

“Great Britain is prepared to IMPERSONATION SURPRISE DURING at 8 a.m., on the Race Course.

participate in a world conference

a

if it was thought that such conference would meet with suc-

cess."

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HEARING OF CASE -

No more will the lights shine brightly at the

The Hong Kong public will wit- ness one of the most spectacular displays in recent years. when the combined Naval and Military Re- view is held on Coronation Day,

Scenes reminiscent of the Jubilee Review will be re-enacted, but on this. Provided the weather is fine, spectacle will be on 2 grander

to r scale. Roads leading Valley will be decorated, while

bability, be covered in bunting and owners' flags will be flown above each box.

This statement was made by the Ming Yuen Gardens for as the result of a gambling the Jockey Club will, in all Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in raid last night the main attractions of the Gardens

the House of Commons yesterday in

answer to a Labour question as to

whether the Government was pay- ing any attention to Mr. Lansbury's interview with Herr Hitler.

MR. BALDWIN HEDGES

Wwill now have disappeared.

the J

pro-

Full details of the naval and mili-

Shortly after 8 p.m. last night, a, Police bail. posse of police headed by Chief De- Chief Detective Inspector J. Mur-tary Coronation programme will be tective Inspector J. Murphy, accom-phy, on the gambling charges, said issued shortly. panied by Detective-Sergeants T. that he had been instructed to ask Cashman, C. Byron, Allen, Darkin, that a serious view be taken, owing Asked whether the British Gov-Estall, Oakley and Fraser and 28 to the increase of gambling in the BELGIUM'S ernment was prepared to translate Chinese detectives suddenly swoop-Colony. The growth was a cause this declaration into reality by ed down on the premises while of an increase in larcenies to which getting into touch with the Ger- gambling was in full swing, and gamblers resorted to obtain more man Government, Mr. Baldwin said this morning 17 men were charged money. he was not prepared to answer a with keeping the place or assisting hypothetical question in regard to in the running, while another 12 the matter.-Trans-Ocean.

INNER CONVICTION

were charged with gambling.

Before Mr. K. Keen, Lai Lok man, defended by Mr. M. W. Lo, Mr. George Lansbury, former Op-pleaded not guilty to being the was remanded till position Leader, who resigned the keeper, and Chairmanship of the Parliamentary Tuesday, April 27, bail in $500. be- Labour Party a few years ago in ing allowed.

loyalty to his Christian Pacifist The other 16 pleaded guilty to principles, and who had an inter- being paid employees of the gar view with Herr Hitler in Berlin at dens and were fined $100, or two the week-end, arrived back in Eng-months' hard labour. land yesterday.

The twelve charged with gam- In a statement to the Press Mr. bling, were fined $25 or one month's Lansbury said he did not want to imprisonment.

SENSATIONAL TURN

COMMITMENTS

Still Bound By The League Covenant

London, To-day.

The sum of $28.37 in Hong Kong Currency and $36.30 in Canton Currency found during the raid was ordered to be paid into the

So long as Belgium is a member Poor Box.

of the League, she remains bound Exhibits in court included rou- by the obligations of the Covenant. lette wheels, bagatelle, dice, racing games

tables.

Such obligations cannot be remov- billiards ed either by her own action or by

and miniature

any agreement that an individual The prizes offered to. winners Power may make with her. included a gramaphone, blankets, This statement was made by the clocks, watches and a silver plated Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs

cup.

GENERAL GOERING IN ROME

Arrives Unexpectedly

By Train

Rome, To-day.

in a Commons reply to a member who asked whether any changes that were contemplated in the status of Belgium would affect her League Jobligations. British Wireless.

be too optimistic but he had begun to feel an înner conviction that the

MILLION DOLLAR QUINS catastrophe of war could yet be

A sensational turn was given to averted Peoples of the world were

detec-

The Dionne quintuplets

are on living on the edge of a precipice but the hearing when Chinese

the

way to owning a million dollars. at least he could say he had not met tives and Sergeant Cashman failed

General Hermann Goering and it is revealed in a report present- anyone in the last five days who to recognise three of the defendants

as having been arrested last night, his wife arrived here yesterday by led to the Ontario Legislature. did not want peace and a supreme effort to prevent a man-made war and it was found that they were train and not by plane, as had pre- Their fortune is now 765,000

impersonating three men on police viously beenTM anticipated.

dollars. (£153,000). catastrophe.

bail. The bail each of the absen- After a brief stay in the capital Most of their tees were estreated while the three the visitors continued to Naples, from films and news photographs. state-“shadows" are now to be charged where Frau Goering is to remain Other sources include advertise-

with impersonating a person on several weeks. Trans-Ocean.

ment contracts.

ADEQUATE PREPARATION

The Prime Minister's full ment in the Commons Was:-

income

dèrives