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MAIL NOVE

CYNICISM OF BRUSSELS British, American And Chinese Delegates Meet FRENCH COMMENT TOKYO SUPREME VOLTE FACE

OF FAILURE

Brussels, To-day.

LOR

ORD Cranborne (Britain), Mr. Norman Davis (United States) and Dr. Wellington Koo (China) reviewed the Sino-Japanese situation at a private meeting yesterday.

The Chinese delegates have not yet received in- structions from Nanking, but hope they will arrive before the meeting of the Conference this afternoon.

The British and American de- legates have examined the Con- ference declaration with M Spaak, the President of the Con- ference.

No important amendment has been received from any delega tion. Reuter

FRENCH CYNICISM

CHANGING

THE STATUS OF TERRITORIALS

London, To-day. Further measures designed to of the recognise the full status Territorial Army as an integral. part of the defence system were an- nounced in the Commons at ques- tion time by the War Secretary.

ATMOSPHERE OF INDIFFERENCE

Paris, Today, The Brussels Conference is ex piring in an atmosphere of indiffer-

The changes, which clearly in- ence, since the Foreign Ministers of France, Britain and Russia all were dicate that the Territorial Army is absent from its last meeting," says now regarded as a first line force "Epoque.***

held in peace time on a part time The paper says that in the course basis but relied upon to take its of time perhaps one of the other place in an emergency alongside the Powers which either is hopelessly regular army, affect the principles optimistic or else is bent on disturb of appointments to the higher com- ing the peace, will demand that the mands and also administrative de Far Eastern conflict be again sub-tails. mitted to the League committee of Perhaps the most interesting twenty-three."

the provision for two vacancies at "It would be illusory, however, the Staff College and one vacancy to suppose that this committee would at the Imperial Defence College for decide to take energetic measures Territorial Army officers-British against Japan which the Brussels Wireless. Conference has declined to do

"It must be remembered that con- ditions in Europe are such as to require the full attention of the European Powers."

L'HUMANITE DEMAND "L'Humanite" demands that the French Government should address a public proposal for common action against the Far Eastern aggressor

to all states which favour ve

security and the formation of "peace front "Trans-Ocean

ANGLO-AMERICAN DISCUSSION

Brussels, To-day

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COAL ROYALTY BILL IN COMMONS

London, To-day. :

The House of Commons yester day passed the second reading of the Coal Royalities Bill

The Government spokesman ex- plained that the measure was de- industry in good times but to give signed not only to help the coal it some protection if bad things

WAR LEADER'S ON LONDON

DEMAND STOCK MARKET

Tokyo, To-day. Advocating "stern and relenting attitude towards the Chinese Government, Ad- ngu. Supreme

urged vigor

present

in China in an in- the Premier,

Admiral urged the

London, To-day-

In contrast to the morning dismal opening, the London Stock Exchange finished the day yeste day on the crest of buying wave.

This volte face almost entirely due ing, albeit welcom

Premier

thoroughlytinental operators, who re chastise he Chinese troops and not to stop the drive of the Japanese troops with the occupation of Nanking

The Admiral said that Japan should avoid the lukewarm steps hitherto taken setthing incidents in China

Japan should car far deeper in North impress the country significance of the fices made by the

Meanwhile

of members of the military and nával expected to discuss of declaration of China Renter.

and.

are

against

WAR DECLARATION

ESSARY

Tokyo, To-day. The necessity for Japan to form- China was ally declare war stressed yesterday by the forma er Commander-in-Chief of the Ja-

an interview with the Premier, panese fleet, Admiral Suetsngu, in

Prince Konoyē.

from adding their share of nervous selling on the London market.

The latter immediately took heart from this unhoped for turn of events and, under the influence of increasing speculative support for certain issues, notably

mini shares and oils, almost the whole of the Stock Exchange. munity went to be in a happier frame of mind Reuter

MONDAYS SLUMP

London, To-day.

Monday's slump on the London

Stock Exchange

estimated to

have cost the investing public as much as 50,000,000 and was the worst since 1929

about

It was brons "Daily Express, by the of the American market from the present state of sion and by rumours of tion-Trans-Ocean.

the

53 DEGREES NIGHT TEMPERATURE

A minimum temperature of

This is according to the most im portant Japanese financial paper, "Chugai Shogyo Shimpo," which degrees was experienced last night, adds that informed quarters state after a maximum yesterday of 66 degrees. At 10 o'clock this mor- that the Government is seriously, considering the question. Trans-ning the thermometer reading was 158 degrees, with humidity at Ocean.

63 per cent

UNIFICATION

OF RHODESIA'S COMMISSION

The Royal Observatory reported this morning that the anticyclone now covers China and the neigh- bouring seas, and has increased in intensity. A depression is moving eastward across Hokkaido

Local forecast North fresh, fair.

- ANOTHER

London, To-day.TRUCE DENIAL

A Royal Commission is to visi Southern and

sociation betwe

regard to the

Informal statements by members came.

The House, by 301 votes to 139, and Nyasa of the United States delegation to the Far Eastern Conference empha- defeated a Labour motion of rejec- port whether tically deny that failure of the tion on the ground that the mea-form of closer Conference was due to the attitude sure did not include unified taken by the American delegation of the whole industry under public is desirable and

It is stressed that although the ownership Reuter, United States agreed to attend the

Mrs. Halley, of the Ritz Conference aiming at peaceful set- Hement of the Far Eastern con- Hennessy Boad, was this

United States Government fined $15 by Mr. B. Edwards at the terests of the

it neither desirable nor Central Magistracy when she was in announcing that the American dele- summoned for keeping a dog with the decision should play the leading role out a licence and with allowing the sion which had tiations.

dog abroad in ennessy Road, on cord with November without a mu ofern Rhodesia and

the tion with on lead

Northern Rhod

US. ATTITUDE:

Britain took

to the respons ed Kingdom Go

Lord Hartington yet possible: the

send

Gover

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POPPY DAY

FUND

373.74