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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1937.

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EGYPT ADMITTED TO LEAGUE

Dr. Wellington Koo's Address In Greeting STEP INTERPRETED Facsimile

AS INDICATION OF VITALITY

Geneva, To-day. Egypt, introduced by Great Britain and France, was unanimously admitted to the League of Nations yesterday.

In welcoming Egypt to the League, Dr. Well- ington Koo (China) said that the Chinese people had always admired the time-honoured culture and civilisation of Egypt.

Telegraphy Predicted

IRISH FUSILIER SHOT

IN BID FOR ESCAPE

OF INQUIRY TO BE

NEW MEANS OF NEWS CONVEYANCE

HELD

Questions were asked in the Üls- London, To-day. ter House of Commons regarding An address describing the the death in hospital at Belfast of

news Royal Irish Fusiliers, who was shot

spectacular technical advance in Thomas Arbuckle, a private in the

the dissemination

of

throughout the world was given while attempting to escape from an by Sir Roderick Jones, Chair-escort. man of Reuter's, before the Em- It was alleged that Arbuckle was pire Press Union meeting yes- a deserter, and that after coming terday morning.

home at Easter from Bordon, where Sir Roderick outlined the pro- he was stationed, he had not re- WITH 48,000,000 FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN OF THE MOS-

gress from pigeon post to the turned. LEM FAITH BETWEEN THEM, THEY WATCHED WITH SYM-promise of facsimile telegraphy, At six o'clock one morning a par- PATHY AND INTEREST THE ASPIRATIONS AND EFFORTS reproducing whole columns with- ty of military and civil police went OF THE EGYPTIAN PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR RIGHTFUL in a few minutes, and machines PLACE IN THE FAMILY OF NATIONS.

which not only deliver copy but set it in type. :

Referring to the former British

to the house in which Arbuckle was staying in Ardilea-street, Belfast. He was taken out of bed, and wa Their success at 'Geneva, no to all members of the League.

being escorted to the barracks less than the satisfactory out- An "examining committee," com- come of the Montreux Confer-posed of the representatives of Iran, supremacy in international tele- when he ran away.

A shot was fired and Arbuckle ence, while symbolic of the new Peru, France, Uruguay, Bulgaria, graphy, which since the War has

wound in his thigh, and growing sentiment of inter- Greece, New Zealand and Luxem- been menaced by wireless, Sir Ro-fell with a national justice, was neverthebourg was then convened under the derick remarked that radio, with which bled so freely that he was less richly merited by this great chairmanship of M. Politia (Greece). its many attempts to break down very weak on arrival at hospital.

the British quasi-monopoly, threa- Arbuckle, in a statement just be- people hoary with tradition but

tened so to affect the British Com-fore he died, said the police sur- resplendent with the spirit and

monwealth, particularly in the rounded the house and had fired on energy of youth.

carriage of world news, as to de him while he was attempting to serve the attention of the Empire escape. Press Union.

"The primary purpose of `the League," said Dr. Koo, is twofold

-Trans-Ocean.

"REALITIES”

Geneva, To-day. The vexed question of the League to encourage collaboration of and Abyssinia was yesterday settled all peoples for the common wel-

as far as Poland is concerned. fare of humanity and to promote The Polish representative inform- peace in the entire world. "For attainment of this double cision, stating that their object, concerted efforts, animated by a common spirit of devotion to the principles of the League Cove nant, are most likely to succeed.

A STEP NEARER

"From this viewpoint, the acces sion of every new member to the League brings up a step nearer to realisation of the ideal of univer- sal peace."

GROWTH OF RADIO.

He was of the opinion that the

tance.

on

the

The

The dead man, who was 21, was married, and his wife was taken, to hospital to see him. She said that

a

led the League Assembly of this de- growth of radio and its implica her husband told her the name of

Govern- tions were not understood or ap- the man who shot him..

The Attorney General, Mr. A. B. ment was pre-occupied exclusively preciated yet in British Imperial with future international collabora circles, but presented the Com-Babington, promised that the in- the monwealth and Empire press with cident would be inquired into. He tion within the framework of League, which must base its exis-a problem of considerable impor- was not in a position to make tence upon realities.

statement. The Mexican delegate,

that speaker suggested

Mr. Midgley (Soc., Dock) asked other hand, strongly opposed any within a short time the great bulk whether it was true that the young step tending towards exclusion of of world news would be exchanged man-bolted, dressed only in his the Ethiopian Government-Reuter. by radio, but this was not detri-shirt and trousers, and if the police

mental to cables, which would pro- fired upon him several times. bably have to be reorganised as would the public, among whom they were superior to wireless for there was a feeling of grave dis- high speed transmission between quiet, to have an assurance that the fixed points.

whole question would be the sub- dject of an inquiry.

MENINGITIS CASES

Two cases of meningitis,

one

M. Politis (Greece) withdrew his candidature for Presidency of the League Assembly in favour of from Kowloon and one from Hong Tewfik Rushdi Aras, the Turkish Kong, were reported to the Health Foreign Minister, who was unani- Department yesterday. There were mously elected: Reuter.

LEAGUE VITALITY

Geneva, To-day. Acceptance of Egypt's application for membership of the League was decided on at an extraordinary ses- sion called yesterday morning for the purpose-

In his opening address, Senor Quenedo (Ecuador), President of

..

He

Radio, on the other hand, would have as its main functions com- The Attorney-General reiterated munication with mobile points and there would be a full inquiry. also two cases of typhoid and one broadcasting multiple distribution of dysentery.

of news services, Reuter.

Scuttled Battleship Raised

DUKE OF WINDSOR'S WEDDING GUESTS

Tours, To-day.

As anticipated, no members of the British the League Council, characterised Royal Family will be present at the wedding of the the application of Egypt to the fami- Duke of Windsor to Miss Wally Warfield. ly' of nations as undeniable “ proof

of the League's vitality and willing- The list of guests, as announced from the Cha- ness to enrol all nations which ex-teau de Cande yesterday, is: press their intention of abiding by ́s more MA its constitution.

Mr. Hugh Lloyd Thomas, the Bri-hostess after the abdication, tish Minister to Paris, who is not attending in his official capacity,

Mrs. Merriman, Miss Warfield's aunt,

· Lady Selby, wife of Sir Walford: Selby, British Minister in Vienna, who frequently met the Duke while sul at Monts, and his wife,

Ecuador

stated, had always supported the principle of loyalty to the League, since in order to at tain its aims, it must endeavour to

retain the active support of all na- tions of all continents.

He then welcomed Egypt's action in applying, for membership.

he was in Austria,

Sir Walter Monckton, who was in close personal touch with the Duke at the time of the abdication,

Major Metcalfe, the Duke's equer ry when he was Prince of Wales Egypt's maturity, he said, was and his wife, Lady Alexandra Met evidenced by the successful conclu- calfe,

EGYPT'S MATURITY

sion of the capitulations conference, Baron and Baroness Eugene de this being a source of gratification Rothschild, the Duke's host and

- Mr. W. C. Cumming, British Con-

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bedaux, the Duke's host and hostess at the Chateau de Cande,

The 25,000-ton German battleship Friedrich der Grosse, one of the High Seas Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow 18 years ago, was raised by Metal Indus- tries Ltd., salvers of other warships sunk at the naval base in the Orkneys. She was lying keel uppermost at a

depth of 25 fathoms.

The wreck has increased very greatly

in value because of the scrap metal shortage,

An aero engine test shop at Arm- stron

Whitwor Aircraft Ltd., Whit-

was destroyed by fire.

RESPIROIDS

Relieve Coughs Ease Sore Throat.

The vapour released while

Respi

|| Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rogers roids tablet dissolves in the mouth hosts of Miss Warfield at Cannes circulate throughout the respiratory and now staying at Tours,

system, soothing the inflamed " mem- Mr. Dudley Forwood, the Duke's branes, whilst the saliva, impregnated with curative elements, easts and equerry, and

| quickly heals sore throat.

chemists.

Mr. Allen, the Duke's solicitor.

-Reuter.

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