1937-07-27 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL JULY

Partition Talks In London

LONDON, TO-DAY- DISCUSSIONS ARE NOW TAKING PLACE IN LONDON BETWEEN REPRESENTA- TIVES OF JEWS AND ARABS OF MODERATE LEANINGS SAYS THE MORNING POST IN CONNECTION WITH IMPENDING VISIT OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE CO- LONIES, MR. ORMSBY GORE, TO-GENEVA, WHERE HE -WILL – REPRESENT BRITAIN ON THE MANDATES COMMIS- SION WHICH WILL DISCUSS THE PALESTINE REPORT.

IRAQ TO FLOAT £1,000,000 LOAN IN LONDON

"announced the Exchequer, om the House of

She added, had of the British

cean.

MR. QUO TAI-CHI

FORECASTS FIRM

The discussions now proceeding CHINESE STAND

in London, the paper states, have been prompted by the hope of reaching an understanding at the eleventh hour, and to prevent the partition of Palestine.

The journal, however, stresses that the importance of these con- versations should not be. exag- gerated.

London, To-day.

The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, called on the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, yesterday and discussed the Sino-Japanese situation.

The Ambassador, in an official statement, declares that the Chin- ese Government had in effect con-

The "Daily Herald," on the otà hand, states that the leaders of British Jewry are prepared to assented, for the sake of peace, to cept partition of Palestine, pro- vided that other important modifi cations are made in the original plan. Trans Ocean.

GERMAN EXODUS

Jerusalem, To-day."

sanction the extreme provocative terms agreed beween General Sung tary authorities, even though they Cheh-yuan and the Japanese mili-

seemed to reach the very verge of compromising Chinese sovereignty. German colonists in Palestine, week-end that the Japanese mili- It became apparent over the who, if the British partition pro-tary authorities were now not seek- posals were put into effect, would ing a settlement but were further be domiciled in the territory allot ted to the Jewish State, have pur berment, were bent on separating promoting the policy of dismen- chased land in Lebanon, with the Hopei and Chahar from China and object of removing their homes into Arab-controlled territory, ac-

were contemplating even more cording to a local newspaper.

grievous demands. Trans-Ocean.

STALINIST "PURGE" CONTINUES

The recent large Japanese rem- forcements which had been sent to North China showed I the intention of Japan to coerce China into accepting further inadmissable terms, and the usual machinery of spurious incidents was being em- ployed.

In this connexion, Mr. Quo Tai- chi referred to the "mysteriously missing Japanese sailor in Shang- hai and added that the Chinese Government could only hold itself REPORTS ARE BEING PUB in readiness for eventualities- LISHED THE MOSEgy Reuter. NEWSPAPERS OF NEW

BATCHES

MOSCOW, TODAY.

OF ARRESTS

THROUGHOUT THE SOVIET,

AND THE NAMES OF 3

AL PROMINENT RUSSIANS

ARE MENTIONED.

It is alleged by one journal

PROTECTION OF REFUGEES

London, To-day.

The importance of continuing as although Marshal Bluecher, com- one of the functions of the League mander of the Red Army in the Far of Nations, the international pro- Fast, who had come to Moscow to tection of refugees, was urged b sit on the court martial which passa deputation which was received ed the death sentences on the eight yesterday morning at the Foreign generals, is known to have left Office by the Under Secretary for Moscow for the Far East, his ar- Foreign Affairs, Lord Cranborne, rival has not yet been reported.

who is rapporteur on refugees to the League Council The deputation,

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The military

the Amur River district on the oc by the casion of the recent Russo-Japa border incident, the paper alleges,

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