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JUNK STORY ON DELBOS TOUR OF ON DELBOS TOUR OF

EUROPE

PANAY OUTRAGE

Tokyo, To-day.

For the purpose of internal

Paris, To-day.

consumption, it is presumed, the Optimism continues to prevail re-

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 14, 1937

BRITAIN AND THE LEAGUE

London, To-day.

That there is no question of

Japanese Government is sticking garding the journey of the Foreign Britain abandoning the League of to the story that the sinking of Minister, M. Yvon Delbos. in Nations, is emphasised by "The Times in a leading article on

the U.S.S. Panay and of three

Socony vessels occurred during South-East Europe. the bombing of escaping Chinese The newspapers express the opin-Italy's withdrawal from Geneva, an soldiers.

ion that Yugo-Slavia remains faith-event which the journal says did The Foreign Office spokesman ful to her friendship with France, not modify the existing inter- to-day said that some twenty and that the visit paid to Rome by

national situation. junks clustered round the Ameri-the Belgrade Premier does not im- can gunboat which was hit when ply any departure from the funda- they were being bombed. Our mental principles of Yugo-Slav Own Correspondent.

SWITZERLAND'S NEUTRALITY

Berne, To-day

policy.

The journal says that if Britain were to withdraw from the League this would mean abandonment of the all hopes of international co- be operation on a common platform. and

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“L'Epoque" writes that in event of war, Yugo-Slavia will found on the side of France, that although Belgrade is not If the League in its present state good terms with Moscow, neverthe has proved a failure, then it was less the Belgrade Government will up to the governments to give it a under no circumstances allow itself new shape which will hold out bet- to be drawn into an ideological con- ter prospects of success.

pro-

The Swiss Federal Parliament flict. met yesterday to hear a pro- "Echo de Paris," however, draws The League must be placed in a nouncement by President Motta attention to the lack of mention of position to make practical on the situation created by with the League of Nations in the Franco-(posals for eliminating political and drawal of Italy from the League Slav talks in Belgrade Trans-economic conflicts between nations.

The leader of the political de Ocean partment of the Swiss National Council was of the opinion, declar-

ed President Motta, that these Alfred Abel Dead

Geneva developments would com- pel Switzerland to make a complete return to the principle of ditional neutrality.

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Berlin, To-day.

Success along these lines would immediately ease international ten- Esion Trans-Ocean.

Alfred Abel, the well-known Ger EVENING STANDARD

man film actor and producer, died

It would be necessary to apprise in a Berlin hospital yesterday after Geneva of this intention at the apa long and painful illness at the propriate moment. Trans-Ocean. age of 52Trans-Ocean.

ON OLD TACK

London, To-day. Withdrawal of Britain from Geneva was demanded by the "Evening Standard" yesterday.

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Such withdrawal, declares paper, should occur as logical out- come of Italy's action, as Britain now has nothing to gain from be- longing to the Geneva institution where four of the seven major po- wers no longer are represented.

In these circumstances, Britain's Geneva obligations might not only become a great encumbrance but. also a source of trouble, as there will always remain the possibility of any

of the smaller powers making use of them in a manner likely to provoke war.

Such a state of affairs is in kee- ping neither with idealism nor the interests of the British people.

The article concludes by reiterat ing the demand that Britain cu adrift from Geneva-Trans-Ocean.

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Shanghai, To-day.

HMS. Bee has contacted sur vivors of the Panay sinking on Hanshan Island

The gunboat reports that the Italian correspondent, Sandro Sandri, and the storekeeper of the Panay, Charles Ensminger, are both dead.

Eight of the survivors are badly wounded. Reuter

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LAST NANKING RESISTANCE OVERCOME

Shanghai, 2 p.m., To-day. According to an official com- munique, all Chinese resistance in Nanking has been overcome, with the rearguard practically annihilated.

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