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SOVIET CHURCH DIGNITARIES CONDEMNED
London, To-day
Twenty-two high dignitaries of the Orthodox Church have been sentenced to death for
Orel, in central Russia, acco
to press reports.
The condemned include one Archbishop, two Bishops and six Archimandrites.
King Carol of Rumania, says. or paper, is to make a personal appeal to Stalin in an attempt to save the Churchmen
The Daily Telegraph says that a new wave of anti-Christian per- secution is sweeping the Soviet.
CONTAGIOUS”
The journal says that treason i Russia appears to be more cor- tagious then typhoid and that # charges brought against the eccl- astics appear to be just as lit“ - credible as those against. officers diplomats and civil servants.
"Even the most ardent suppor ter of Stalin," says the paper cannot under present circumstan ces be sure that his turn will not
Trans-Ocean.
M. DELBOS DIPLOMATIC TOUR PLANS
Paris, To-day.
The programme of the journey
which the Foreign Minister, M.
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JAPAN'S LONDON OPINION NOT
CRUSADE ENTHUSIASM
Tokyo, To-day.
Japan is endeavouring to make the most out of her ass with Germany and Italy in the anti-Comintern Pact
On the annive ing of the origina row, there will be broadcasts, with speaking fro
Minister
NANKING STILL THE CHINESE CAPITAL
ALARMED BY JAPANESE DEMANDS IN SHANGHAI
A
Washington, To-day.
The State Department has not yet taken up consideration of the Japanese demands regarding the International Settlement of Shanghai, but has left the matter to the United States authorities on the spot. Reuter.
London, To-day.
Opinion in London is not unduly alarmed at the situation in Shanghai.
The Japanese demands to the mu nicipal authorities in the Interna- tional Settlement are not regarded as high-handed because it is real- ised that the Japanese, now that they have taken possession of the Chinese city, are averse to-seeing “Nanking is still the Chinese the Settlement made the centre of capital, Government withdrawal anti-Japanese activity. was actuated by determination to continue to resist, declared Gen-1
day.
FINDING A METHOD
It is now up to the munici pal authorities to find a method of complying to a reasonable degree with the Japanese de- mands without forfeiting any of their long-established rights.
eral Chang Chun, Chief Secretary It is pointed out in this connec of the National Military Council,tion that there are about one mil- at a tea and reception attended by lion Chinese inhabitants in the prominent foreign residents and Settlement press representatives, as well as the Mayor of Nanking, Mr. Ma Chao- chun yesterday.
General Chang greatest attention to maintenance order in the city.
Civil affairs were under the con trol of the Mayor, and order was maintained by General Chang Chun
Chun said the was being paid civil law and
LOCAL COMPETENCE Should some question affecting. agreement between China and the foreign governments established in were affording the Settlement arise, it would have the greatest protection to foreign to be referred to Europe....
The authorities
LORD HALIFAX'S BERLIN TRIP
London, To-day
Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of the Labour opposition, questioned the Premier in the House of Com yesterday respecting Lord Hal- fax's visit to Germany.
The Premier asked Mr. Attlee to repeat the question when he hoped to make ment-Reuter
HALIFAX HITLER TALK SPECULATION
London, To-day. The question of Anglo- German relations in connec
life and property and would use Otherwise," matters affecting lotion with the Halifax-Hitler every means possible to avert dan-cal arrangements with the Ja- ger to either Reuter,
Yvon Delbos, will make to the SHEIKH REBEL
Little Entente counties (Czecho
Slovakia. Yugo-Slavia and Ru-LEADER TO
mania) has now been drawn up.
M. Delbos will leave Paris on the- evening of Dec. 2 for Warsaw where he is due to arrive the nex afternoon. On Dec. 6 he will y to Cracow and will reach Bucharest on Dec. 8, leaving again on Der 11 for Belgrade, where he will
Dec 14
He will arTËVE
Beck
and will return to 3
in Deck
STAND TRIAL
Jerusalem, To-day. Among four prominent Arabs
from Yenis,
Sabdi, joint evolt
panese lie within the competence of the municipal authorities.-Ben-
ter.
ITALIAN
talks, and the statement which Mr. Neville Chamber- lain is expected to make ing the House of Commons to- day, continues to be the main attraction in the British press..
The Daily Mail"
that Lord Halifax was "pro-”
EX-SERVICEMEN foundly impressed by all he saw
VISIT LONDON
London, To-day.
tion of Italian ex-Ser-
Fond at the
with Sheikh Ezzedin, who was Belisha who said
pecial Referring to the journey, the captured and executed in that of State for War it was a chairman of the Senate's foreign Year.
privilege for him to pay a tribute- affairs committee, M. Berenger, For months past the police have to courage, tenacity and endurance writing in "Agence Economique been searching for Sahdi, who of Italian soldiers during the years et Financiere," says that France's bears the reputation of a "holy of the Great War main task is to cement the Little man.". Entente countries' friendship with Russia-Trans-Ocean.
m Germany, and says that Lord Halifax informed Mr. Chamber lain and Mr. Eden immediately after his return to London of this "profound impression
The Daily
the British Govern
informed on
says that
Germany and the eich's demands.
COMMUNICATION WITH FRANCE
Paris, To-day.. The French Gov nment has not yet received any communica tion from the British Government regarding the Halifax visit to Ber The War Secretary referred, Since all four men were carry-particular, to the distinguished With regard ing arms they will be tried without cord of the Bersaglieri, in which
political delay by one of the newly consignor Carlo Delcroix, leader of the changes in Europe, stituted military courts.
delegation, and Signor Rossi, Chair fort here that the It is expected the trial will open man of the Italian National organi
lises that sation of ex-Servicemen both
DR. LUTHER'S to-day. The court is empowered to
RETURN
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former German.
Washington.
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