1937-10-26 — Page 7

HE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER

1937

BERLIN BOMBSHELL Programme For Colonial Shuffle In Africa VON RIBBENTROP'S TALK MANCHURIA

WITH MUSSOLINI

FOUR POWER PLAN FOR EXPLOITATION

Paris, To-day.

A remarkable account of the recent interview between Herr von Ribbentrop, German Ambassa- dor in London, and Signor Mussolini, in Rome, is given by the newspaper "Le Jour."

The paper asserts that Herr von Ribbentrop told Il Duce that a programme of colonial claims will soon be published by Berlin.

This programme will include

Return to Germany of the Cameroons (in West Africa) and

JAPANESE

TROOPS DIE IN RAIL CRASH

Peiping, To-day-

Several Japanese soldiers were among those killed in a rail smash at Tsinghuayuan yesterday, but the Japanese authorities decline to reveal the number-Renter

TROOPS ON SHANGHAI FRONT

Shanghai, To-day. Use of Manchurian troops by the Japanese on the Shanghai front, rumoured many times but always denied by the Japanese, has now been definitely established by re- hable foreign sources.

spite of strict supervision by the Japanese, neutral ob- server yesterday succeeded in talking with some of these fan- churian soldiers behind the

TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT Japanese lines.

Two members of the V

The soldiers declared that in Paris, To-day. Manchukuo, which is generally in-

Valencia habited by Chinese immigrants, co Ruanda and Urundi (formerly part of German East Africa and now in the Belgian Cabinet, the Minister of Justice, scription is in force under Congo), and

Creation of a vast international territory in Africa to be exploited by Britain, France, Italy and Germany.

It is also stated that a Colon-

ial Office is being created in SOVIET LIKELY

Berlin

TO REFUSE

CONTRIBUTIONS

London, To-day Refusal of the

Signor Prieto, and the Defence system. Minister, Senor Jose Giral, have arrived at Barcelona from Valen-

cia

FAMILIES

special

Ten families altogether have ↑ to

Since 2,500 members of the In-provide a certain number of soldiers. and 2,000 The families remain responsible ternational Brigade Spanish troops arrived in the for the behaviour of the soldiers, Catalan capital at the same time, the Japanese apparently fearing it is believed this presages trans-that Manchurian troops might de- fer of the seat of Government. Trans-Ocean.

BOY INJURED

Ng Pau, a taxi driver, knocked down Arthur Smith, aged 12, of No. 2, Norfolk Road in Waterloo Road, near the Kowloon Tong Club, financial terday. The lad was taken to

Kowloon Hospital

Herr von Ribbentrop is also stated, to have suggested to the Duce some sort of international government in Palestine similar to that in the Saar prior to the plebiscite, to have advised Signor Mussolini not to cause a violent break in the non-intervention committee but to gain time, and to have urged him to sign an anti-Communist Pact with Japan before the opening of the Brus- contributions to the non-interven- tion committee will be announced sels Conference-Reuter.

at a given moment, says the diplo matic correspondent of the "Even- ing Standard"

DISCUSSION

IN LONDON

ment

to make et Govern

The correspondent says that So- London, To-day.

viet opinion is that non-interven- Discussions took place at the

tion has broken down, and that M. Foreign Office yesterday between

Ivan Maisky, the Soviet Ambas the Foreign Secretary, Mr. An-sador, has therefore received in- thony Eden, the French Ambas sador, M. Charles Corbin, and the German charge d'affaires, Woermann.

Dr.

sert or revolt.

In case of this eventuality, their families at home suffer. Ocean.

Pte. Gatzner, RAMC, was Can- tioned by Mr. R. AD. Forreston pleading guilty to driving a motor cycle in that part of Kennedy Road which is closed to traffic, on Octo- ber 11.

GERMANY

structions to announce at a suit- When travelling in Germany and on German ships

able moment Russian discontinu- ance of payments.

The committee, the correspon- It is understood that to-day's

dent concludes, thus faces a new meeting of the non-intervention committee was the subject of the crisis.-Trans-Ocean. talks-Renter.

PURE INVENTION"

Rome, To-day.

"Pure, invention" is the reply of authoritative Italian circles to the activities of Herr von Ribbentrop who is reported in the French press to have sought Italian participation in the Germano-Japanese anti- Bolshevik Pact-Trans-Ocean.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH'S NEW THRILL

London, To-day. Princess Elizabeth will attend the opening of parliament by the King. The P cess will witness the cere

NURI SAID BACK IN BAGHDAD

Baghdad, Today, Nuri Said, former Iraqi Foreign Minister who has been in exile and whose return had been twice re- fused by the Government, unexpect edly arrived here by plane from Damascus yesterday,

It is thought that his return is connected with the Pan-Arab policy regarding Palestine Trans-Ocean.

A watch, found in taken to the Gough

from the Lord Great Cham-tion by Mrs. Lammert

The Peak yesterday, berlain's box--British Wireless-

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