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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1937.

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NEW WESTERN PACT HOPES League Council Discusses Belgium's Position

An Opportunity For New Bid For Peace

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

Geneva, To-day.

The Locarno Treaty was the main theme of the discussions of the League of Nations Council at its 'meeting yesterday afternoon, when the French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, read aloud the already published Franco-British communication to the League regarding release of Belgium from her obligations under the Treaty.

M. Delbos declared that the release changed nothing regarding Franco-Belgian friendship, and that France would continue her efforts to arrange a new Locarno.

France had never forgotten for a moment, he continued, that western European security and general European peace were interdependent.

Western security could not be the United States, Germany, Japan, attained at the price of Euro Brazil, Costa Rica, Danzig, Monaco pean peace.

and San Marino,

The next speaker, the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony

RUMANIAN PROPOSALS

Rumanian

of the of

MANDARIN TO BE CHINA'S LANGUAGE

Canton Educational

Decree

-Canton, To-day. In order to unify the spoken lan- guage of China, the Ministry of Education has instructed that, only Mandarin may be spoken in schools.

Accordingly, Mr. Hsu Sung-ching, Commissioner for Kwangtung, has issued a decree that after the sum- mer vacation this year, principals of all middle schools throughout the province must present the lists of partment for approval. Only those teachers who can speak Mandarin will be approved by the Department, and all subjects in middle schools,

their teachers to the Education De-

except foreign languages, will be taught in Mandarin.

Correspondent.

Our Own

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

MEETING

Fixed For September

Geneva, To-day. Professor Charles de Vischer, of the University of Ghent, was elect-

Court at The Hague during yester-

Eden, expressed the hope that the Speaking on behalf of the little ed a member of the International understanding between France and Entente yesterday, the Britain, on one side, and Belgium Foreign Minister, M. Victor Anton-day's League Council proceedings. on the other, might be the first escu, praised the attitude step towards agreement on a broad-League after the assassination er basis, involving the co-operation King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia and of all interested countries.

the French Foreign Minister, M. Louis Barthou, în Marseilles bwc

years ago.

BELGIUM'S INTENTIONS

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The League Council at the time The Belgian Foreign Minister, he said, succeeded by its valuable M. Spaak, was the next to speak, and efficient mediation in settling and emphasised the determination of Belgium to defend her own fron-the dispute which had arisen,

The League Council should now

tiers and to fulfil all obligations bring about loyal co-operation be- undertaken with her League mem- bership.

tween all nations for complete ex- Belgium also hoped, he added, termination of terrorism. that the present agreement would With the object of realising this

The League Council then adjourn ed, after fixing September 13 as the date for the full meeting of

eague Assembly-Trans-Ocean.

the

CHINESE CONFER IN HOLLAND

Kung's Explanation

Of Policies

Dr.

Nanking, To-day.

Dr. H. H. Kung, the Chinese Vice-

prove to be but the first stage of aim, Rumania had submitted two Premier, had a conference with all evolution towards a new Western drafts, which were examined Pact, signature of which would approved by a committee of experts. facilitate solution of other wes- tern problems.

SPAIN!

and the Chinese ambassadors and minis- ters in Europe at The Hague yester- day morning to make clear the policies and programme of the Nan- king. Government. Our Own Correspondent.

com-

TRIBUTE TO ROCKEFELLER During a meeting of the mittee for hygiene which followed, the New Zealand representative The Spanish situation, including paid a tribute to the late Mr. John

Cleveland, Ohio, To-day. that created by the action of the D. Rockefeller, whose Rockefeller Mr. John D. Rockefeller was yes- Valencia Government in producing Foundation had enabled the League terday buried between the graves alleged proofs of Italian interven-to accomplish much.-Trans-Ocean. of his wife and mother.Reuter. tion in Spain, will be dealt with to-

day

In well-informed quarters it is stated that the intention is to refer the whole matter undiscussed the non-intervention committee.

Trans-Ocean.

to

CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERRORISM

Geneva, To-day,

The League Council yesterday de- cided to summon a diplomatic con- ference to organise an international campaign against terrorism. conference will meet at Geneva on November 1 this year.

The

The prime aim of the conference will be conclusion of two interna- tional agreements on prevention and extermination of terrorism and establishment of an interna tional criminal court.

Invitations to participate in the conference will be issued to Lea and non-League States, including

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who yesterday visited Buckingham Palace and asked His Majesty's permission to decline an offer of an Earldom. He is seen with his son, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. whose position at the Dominions. Office is not likely to be disturbed by the impending Cabinet re-shu fië,

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DORIS NOLAN - GEORGE MURPHY **

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MAYER - MISCHA AUER

MsE Davidson, wife of

the

newly-appointed member of the Le- gislative Council, returned to the Colony this morning Rawalpindi.

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