1937-05-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1937.

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BRITAIN'S BID FOR TRUCE

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ROCKEFELLER'S |First

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By Germany

Italy Not Well-Disposed

(SPECIAL TO THE "CHINA MAIL”)

Rome, To-day. Italy has become definitely sceptical of the Bri- tish proposals for a truce in the Spanish civil war.

The proposal, says a newspaper yesterday, has only been made in order to effect a compromise solution before General Franco's troops march into Bilbao.

"POPOLO DI ROMA" CONTENDS THAT PARIS IS ALSO DUBIOUS OF THE PROSPECTS, AND ADDS THAT THE IDEA IS TO BLACKMAIL BERLIN AND ROME IF THE PROPOSAL IS TURNED DOWN.

"Messagere" asserts that the new Valencia Government must be re- garded as an obeyer of commands

$2,000 HAUL IN

UNEXPECTED

First North Pole

No Members Of Family Broadcast

Present

Moscow, To-day.

New York, To-day. The first broadcast ever to be

No members of Mr. John D.

made from the North Pole was car- Rockefeller's family were pre sent at the bedside when the 97-ried out successfully yesterday,

- It took the shape of a message year-old richest man in the world

died at Daytona Beach, Florida, sent by the Russian scientists who

He had been in good. health till

on Saturday, as his death was have landed at the Pole to the

“Pravda," and reads: quite unexpected.

"We are proud that upon us has into devolved the honour of unveiling at midnight and the age-old mysteries of the North our power to carry out this high

last Friday, when he lapsed unconsciousness remained in a state of coms until Pole, and we shall do everything in he died quite peacefully at 4.05 on task.

Saturday morning.

Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. was staying at his Tarrytown (New York) estate when news of his father's death came.

“Soviet science will get the material it needs for opening up the

at "We shall remain

the Pole Arctic region. without concern for our fate and He had not planned to go to Florida since his father's brief ill- are convinced of our success. We ask the Soviet Government to give ness was not considered serious. “RELATIVELY SMALL ESTATE" the name of Stalin to our drifting Trang After philanthropic bequests and station on the ice floe."

Ocean. transference of many holdings to

Issued by London and Paris, which ARMED ROBBERY his son, Mr. Rockfeller left a "re

have agreed to work together in close understanding with Valencia.

There a

From Berlin, however, comes more encouraging news. semi-official spokesman said yester- day:

Daring Cheung Chau Raid Yesterday

Money and jewellery to the value "It is apparent from statements of over $2,000 was stolen in a well- issued in diplomatic quarters that planned coup by armed robbers at Germany is favourably disposed Cheung Chau yesterday. towards the question of liquida-] ̈ Victims of the raid were the Chi tion of the Spanish civil war. Woo Goldsmiths, occupying pre- mises in the main street. The man- REICH READY TO COOPERATE ager was engaged in counting the "Whatever suggestions have been day's takings prior to closing when made by the British Ambassador, three men, all armed with revolv- Sir Neville Henderson, to the Gerers, strolled in, held up the occu- man Foreign Office, it is obvious pants, and made a swift getaway that Germany is willing to co-with all the money and small, but operate in any action aiming at ter- valuable articles of jewellery.

An alarm was raised after their minating the Spanish tragedy, pro-j vided it holds out reasonable departure, and a man was arrested later in the evening, alleged to be chances of meeting with success."

Germany, it is stated, believes in one of three robbers.

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efforts to give Europe a chance to develop along more tranquil

lines

after years of set-back, and it is FRENCH TENNIS

natural that there should

be. a

growing desire to leave nothing un- tried that might help end the Span- ish embroglio.

HONESTY AND GOODWILL

de

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Von Cramm And Henkel Win Doubles

won the Men's Doubles with his fellow Davis Cup player, Henkel.

Paris, To-day. The whole question of liquidation

Baron Gottfried von. Cramm, who of the civil war, it is stated, pends on the honesty and goodwill is not defending his French singles of the European Powers and whe-title, yesterday ther they are prepared to honour their pledges.

While still believing that the Von Cramm and Henkel beat the pair, Farquarson non-intervention committee should South African handle the matter, it is stated that and Kirby, in four sets, the scores it would be deplorable if the pre-being 64, 7-5, 3–6, 6—1, sënt tendency towards lessening the tension were not effectively explor- ed and preserved from setbacks. Trans-Ocean.

"PREMATURE”

The Women's Doubles title was retained by the holders, the Anglo- French combination of Miss Yorke and Mme. Mathieu, who beat Mrs. Andrus (U.S.A.) and Mme. Henro- odis tin (France). Trans-Ocean.

Barcelona, To-day. "All talk of peace is still pre- mature," declared the Premier, Senor

Juan Negrin, to newspaper corres- pondents here yesterday,

Chinese Elections Date

The date for fresh elections of "The Government cannot deal with delegates to the National People's the question until publie order has Congress has been fixed for. Jul been absolutely restored behind the 1 by the Nanking General Election

Office. fighting. lines.”

A circular order has been issued Regarding the situation in the Basque country, Senor Negrin ex by the General Office to its bran- pressed the view that Bilbao would ches in the various provinces and be able to resist the onslaught of municipalities instructing them to General Mola's troops.--Trans-Ocean hasten preparations,

latively small and very liquid es- tate," according to a family spokes- man yesterday.-Reuter,

As a mark of respect to the late. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, the offices of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Com- pany in Hong Kong are to be closed this afternoon,

GERMAN AIRMEN

PRISONERS

Formal Petition For Reprieve

Bilbao, To-day. Woodstock Mill, Royton Junction,

Counsel for the two German air near Manchester, which until four years men in the hands of the Repu ago was used for cotton spinning, has blicans and sentenced to death, has-

entered a formal petition for their been bought by the Air Ministry for the manufacture of aircraft parts. :

reprieve. The pilot and his passenger escaped No decision on the question when a two-seater monoplane crashed likely before Wednesday this week. A third German airman is ex- in a field near Manchester Corporation Airport, at Barton, shortly after tak

pected to be tried to-day Reuter. ing off.

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