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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 7, 1937.

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PEACE OF EUROPE AT STAKE Will Barriers Round Spain Hold Or Collapse? DANGER OF GENERAL WAR

PARIS, TO-DAY

PEACE “THIS WEEK THE OF EUROPE IS AT STAKE, SINCE THE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DECIDE WHETHER THE BARRIERS ERECTED WITH SUCH DIFFICULTY `AROUND THE SPANISH CIVIL CON- FLICT, WILL HOLD OK COLL“ APSE."

So declares a leading article in "Le Temps," which frequently reflects the opinion of the Quai d'Orsay.

could

"Collapse of the barriers easily result in a general European conflict," the paper declares.

"The danger of an international conflict has existed ever since the outbreak of the Spanish civil war.

"The control apparatus

which was created functioned fairly well up till the moment when the Leipzig: incident jeo- pardised the entire control system.

PEACE AND INTERESTS

"The foremost task of European diplomats at present should be to find a non-intervention and control formula which can be adapted to changing requirements.

"Neither France nor Britain would refuse to examine such a formula but they are determined to defend peace and their own interests with the utmost energy?

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"L'Information” takes optimistic view of the situation.

The British Imperial Airways' Empire flying boat, Caledonia, accomplished a splendid demonstration yesterday when she flew from Ireland to Newfoundland in 15 hours, on schedule. The American plane carrived almost, simultaneously in Ireland from Newfoundland.

REFUGEES FLEEING

SANTANDER

Paris, To-day. Refugees are evacuating Santander in large numbers, and 1,810 fugitives, all women and children arrived at Nantes yesterday. Trans-Ocean.

Shortage Of Italian Resources

British Collieries Warned

GOLD TEETH

STOLEN

GERMANY'S COLONIAL DEMANDS

Berlin, To-day.

A comprehensive collection of most of the important official and unofficial German and foreign utterances on the question of Germany's colonial demands, had been published in a special issue Lof the "Voelkerbund," the maga- zine of the German Society for League of Nations affairs.

An introductory article defines the German attitude towards the colonial problem and refutes the arguments brought forward abroad against return of the former Ger- man colonies..

FROM GRAVE thesis of Germany's inability to ad-

Four Men Appear. In

Police Court ·

The article points out that the

minister colonies is no longer main- tained, even in Britain, and that the arguments of the worthlessness of the former German colonies is valid The story of how four men only as far as the colonies in ques- stole gold teeth and a jade ban- tion have relatively little value for gle from corpses at the Kai Lung the present owners who are "satur- Wan Cemetery while engaged in ated with colonial possessions."

Under German administration, exhumation work and of how one of the men, dissatisfied with says the article, the production of his share of the proceeds inform the former colonies could easily be ed about the others, was told to Mr W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy when Lau Shui, Chau Ngau, Chau Kam and Yeung Tain, were charged with the theft this morning.

three defendants The first pleaded guilty while, the fourth The article declares that examin- denied the charge, saying he was ation of the situation allows of only present and saw the theft but the following conclusion: “If ac- centuation of economic differences had nothing to do with it.

trebled.

The fact that a large part of the former colonies are still “ter- ra incognita"? is not taken into consideration in estimates of fu- ture production of these terri- tories.

The last defendant was dis- is to be avoided, there is but one charged while the others were re-way to do this changes must be made in sovereignty over the terri- vmanded for 48 hours.

Detective sergeant Mottram said tories in question, or ir Germany's was that the case started at the last case the colonies must be returned.

com- Trans-Ocean. Ching Ming Festival when plainant and his family visited the

London, To-day Captain Crookshank, Secretary for Mines, in reply to a Parliamen- tary question asking if he aware that coalowners in Britain had been warned that the resources PEACE PARAMOUNT.

of the Italian clearing houses were The paper declares that a certain nearing exhaustion and if he could was taking relaxation of the tension can already indicate what steps he be seen and expresses the convicto deal with the matter said that in tion that the Powers will decide to the existing circumstances he had continue the non-intervention policy, warned the coal trade that the ut- since all European Government's most caution should be exercised in to avoid accepting any further commitment are genuinely anxious

in the Italian market. disturbances and to maintain peace

Very large Italian purchases of in spite of the prevailing differen-

coal had already been made. ces and passions. Trans-Ocean.

PREMIER AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION

London, To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, has agreed to take over the honorary Presidency of the British- League of Nations: Society under the condition that the So- ciety henceforth refrain from any political activity: kostiu

So far as it was possible to es- timate the future position of the clearing house, it was probable that the contracts already made, if fully executed, would leave no margin of payment for the rest of the present year.

The position in regard to 1938 was also receiving consideration.

The position was about to be dis- cussed informally with the Italian government.

cemetery to pay respects to Anarchists

their deceased parents. approached by the first

both He was defendant

who informed him that the time Condemn

do the Valencia

had arrived when the bodies could be exhumed and offered to

work.

Barcelona, To-day.

the An-

On July 3, two men told the complainant that everything was Handbills sharply attacking the ready and that the family were to Valencia Government were distri- come to the cemetery next morning. buted in the streets of the Catalan

On arrival, it was found that the capital yesterday.

The handbills, signed earth had been removed from the

archist organisation,

charge grave and the lids of the coffing

Valencia- Government with were visible. It was found that the the remains were not yet fit to be ex-blame for the fall of Bilbao. humed.

those The leaflets demand that It then started to rain very hard members of the Valencia Cabinet and the family ran for shelter and responsible for the loss of Bilbao

should be called to account.- later left the cemetery.

Trans-Ocean.

On Monday, fourth defendant went to complainant's shop. told him that while they were ing shelter from the rain the others had opened the coffins and taken three

gold teeth and a jade bangle from the coffins. Complainant im- Swedish Foreign Minister mediately sent his brother to

Sandler Visiting Moscow

Stockholm, To-day.

fitur candler, will fly to Moscow: cemetery where defendants-

Were

B. I. Steamship Santhia will Amoy, Shanghai, Moji, obe and Osaka at 6 a.m. to-mor

Mr. Chamberlain does not want on July 8 to pay an official visit, found. He lured them to the Dairy for

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bangle had been pawned was Identified as belong

to find himself, as leader of the declares an official communication Farm on a pretence of getting the ing to the complainants's father Government, belonging to a Society published here yesterday. He will money changed with which to pay and buried with him..

them and handed them to a Police Sergeant Mottram said there was that pursues a policy hostile to return on July 11. ~

nothing illegal about the éxhuma- that of the Government, as has hap-|: This is the first time that any constable. pened only too often to his colle Swedish Minister has visited Soviet It was found that the teeth had tions as they had obtained

Russia: Trans-Ocean.

been sold to a goldsmith for $8.78 cessary, permits. agues in the past-Trans-Ocean.

he ne