1937-07-08 — Page 11

HUGE BRITISH LOAN TO CHINA Reported $220,000,000 Credit For Reconstruction

Merle Oberon, badly injured re- cently in a motor accident, caus- ing abandonment of the British film, “I Claudius.”

ACCIDENT TO MERLE OBERON

SPECTACULAR FILM ABANDONED

CHIEFLY SIR OTTO

FOR

SOUTH

CHINA

PEIPING, TO-DAY. ACCORDING TO DIPLO. MATIC CIRCLES HERE TERMS AND ARRANGE- MENTS FOR A NEW LOAN COUNTING то £13,000,000 (NEARLY $220,000,000) HAVE BEEN REACHED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT RE- PRESENTATIVES AND BRI TISH FINANCIAL CIRCLES IN LONDON:

The entire amount of this new loan will be devoted to the de velopment of roads and the con- struction of railways in South China, jrincipally in

tung and Kwangsi, which absorb about £8,500,000.

Chinese

NIEMEYER

AND LEAGUE

Geneva, To-day:

Two noted financiers have re- signed from the Finance Com- mittee of the League of Nations.

They are

Sir Otto Niemeyer (Britain) - and Heer Termealen (the Netherlands).

Reason given for the step-is introduction of a term of three years in office on the committee

and ana

new- conditions of appoint-

ment Trans-Ocean.

DE VALERA SET

A PROBLEM

SOVIET'S NORTH POLE CLAIM TO SOVEREIGNTY

Copenhagen, To-day.

The question of ownersh the immense tracts of uninhabit ed land at the North 1 raised in an article in a Copen- hagen paper which asks on what grounds such claims to owner- ship could be based.:

The present-polar enterprise of the Russian Government and the activity generally displayed by the Soviet in the Arctic regions is at- tracting much attention here.

The article reaches the conclu- sion that the Soviet can put for- ward no claim to ownership of the North Pole, since the Rus- sian flag has only been hoisted on an ice-floe, which is drifting in the Polar seas.

The doctrine of freedom of the seas retains its validity even if the sea is bounded by ice and naviga- tion is impossible, the article- al- leges.

AMERICA'S CLAIM.

ex-

Dublin, To-day. Although Government circles admit that the result of the Gen- eral Election has been a great If the North Pole could he "con- shock, they point to the fact that quered," it would have been the plebiscite on Mr. de Valera's long ago, since the American new Constitution has resulted plorer, Robert Peary, hoisted the thus far in 686,442 votes being flag of the United States there in recorded for, and 528,296 April, 1909. against.

Although this presents a victory Polar territory does not suffice to However, mere discovery of the for Mr. de Valera, the doubt is ex-base a pressed if the Constitution can be such territory, for the claim can claim to sovereignty over worked in its present form as Mr only have legal basis if the discov- de Valera will have to obtain the ery is followed by active occupation

his and administration. support of Labour (owing to minority in the Dail), who

are Thus the Canadian Government sure to demand that certain pro-founded its claim to sovereignty visions: be made in the Constitu- over Ellesmere Land, which is Bri- tion as price of their support. tain's most – northerly possession, It is also considered possible that on the fact that it had established Mr. de Valera will attempt to carry a Royal Canadian Mounted Police through the Constitution on the station there. Trans-Ocean.

Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister of Finance, who is now on a visiting tour in America, is ex- pected to return to England short- ly, when he will sign the new con- tract personally.-Da-Dao.

RECONSTRUCTION IN KWANGTUNG

Vast Network Of Highways London, To-day. Insurance companies

Canton, July 7. will

to pay over General Hsu Ching-tang, Com- £100,000 as the result of missioner of Reconstruction, took abandonment of produc- Department to-day.

over charge of the Public Highways

tion on the Charles At an interview given to a re Laughton film "I, Clau-Hsu declared: "The highways which

of Da-Dao, presentative dius," from the book of form a network connecting Kwang the same name by Robert tung, Fukien, Kiangai, and Hunan strength of his own Party and will Graves.

provinces, and which are now un- der construction, are to be among the first and the foremost în our} programme.”

The film was ruined follow- ing a motor-accident to the leading lady, Merle Oberon

General

then arrange a new election within a short time.

According to existing laws the new Constitution must be in force within six months of the election of the President-Trans-Ocean,

Previous to General Hsu, the de: partment was under Mr. Chen Yau- Under the terms of their con- Chu, who had an elaborate scheme tract with the film company, the in- for road-construction in Kwangtung. surance concerns must reimburse His first all expenses incurred in produc-|$10,000,000 in the first year, but as

estimate demanded}" tion of the film.

the provincial purse could not pro-

It is stated that the sum in ques-vide that, it was eventually cut tion is the largest ever paid by in-down to $3,000,000. This sum, in surance companies for an uncom- the opinion of General Hsu, is far pleted film.-Trans-Ocean.

New Synthetic

Leather:

Steaks Next!

furt-on-Main.

Berlin, To-day.

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SINKING OF BRITISH SHIP BY

INSURGENT BLOCKADE OF SANTANDER

London, To-day.....

The President of Board of

from adequate, if national defence TORPEDO DENIED Trade was asked in Parliament hour

is to be taken into consideration.

General Hsu is asking for the ap- propriation of a bigger sum, in or- der to meet urgent requirements Da-Bao,

Poison Gas

London, To-day.

.t

many British ships had entered Santander harbour during the past

Reports from Republican Spanish fortnight, whether they experienced sources that a British ship had any difficulty, and whether all car- been torpedoed by a submarine in

ried observers.” Spanish waters were denied by au- thoritative London quarters.

It is stated that the British war ship Penelope left Barcelona yes terday to rescue the crew of an allegedly torpedoed ship.

Mr. Oliver Stanley replied that, according to his information, during British ships entered Santander all the fortnight ended June 30, eleven of which carried observing officers.

The Board had no information that any of the vessels had exper- fenced difficulty.

Berlin, To-day. A report on the new German The latest in the series of quite synthetic leather was read by Dr. unconfirmed and sensational re-

The Penelope however returned O. Jordan-yesterday at the Con-ports that poison gas was to be to Barcelona later and she was un- gress of German Chemists at Frank used in the Spanish war, appeared able to discover, any trace of such ish insurgent war vessels had been Since 30th June, however, Span- in the "Berliner Boersenzeitung" an incident.—Trans-Ocean. yesterday from its Bilbao cörres-

endeavouring to prevent- the entry Dr. Jordan declared that the new pondent.

Mr. Chou Chi-kiang, Vice-Chair- and they captured a French vessel of merchant ships into Santander artificial leather had nothing in

The correspondent alleges that a man of the Overseas Chinese Affairs on 4th July, common with the article formerly plan for use of f gas, drawn up by Committee at Nanking arrived in known by that name but was a new the Republican General Staff, was Hong Kong yesterday. Mr. Chou tish shipping industry regarding, Notification was sent to the Bri- substance which would satisfy all found in a Jesuit College in Bilbao, will attend a reception by Hong the risks which British merchant. claims, was to have Kong Chinese public bodies at the ships bound for Santander may en- was permeable to air. Trans- been manufactured in Barcelona. Hotel Cecil this afternoon and will counter in territorial waters.—Bri- Ocean.

leave for Canton by the night boat. Itish Wireless."

the demands of natural leather and The gas, he

Trans-Ocean.