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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 15, 1938.

GERMAN PROTESTS IN WASHINGTON AGAINST EX-AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH

Washington, To-day.

The German Ambassador, Dr. Hans Dieckhoff, has protested to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell that little extra touch of comfort that Hull, against the speech delivered in New York on Thursday by Mr. William Dodd, former United States Ambassador to Germany.

means so much.

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UNDER-ESTIMATE OF CHINESE STRENGTH

Hankow, To-day. Following several days of heavy fighting, the front along the Tientsin-Pukow railway has be- come quiet again.

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In the speech Mr. Dodd described Herr Hitler as "now more absolute than any medieaval em- peror of Germany," and added that almost as many personal opponents were killed in five years as were executed in twenty years in the seventeenth century.

Dr.

In an oral representation, Dieckhoff described Mr. Dodd's speech as an "unheard of insult to a friendly nation.”

Replying to the protest, Mr. Cor- dell Hull later stated, he had in- formed Dr. Dieckhoff that Mr. Dodd, having resigned the Ambas- sadorship, spoke as a private citizen who as an individual under the Constitution, was entitled to free- dom of speech.

LOWER DECK MUST NOT TALK

The Admiralty have just stag- ed a Naval surprise which is causing comment on the Lower Deck.

OWN INITIATIVE It is believed that Dr. Dieckhoff acted on his own initiative to fore- Recent Fleet Orders have remind- expected request by the ed officers and men of the existence German Government for a strong of Article 17 of the King's Regula-

COLONEL BECK AND BARON VON stall an

NEURATH

Berlin, To-day.

official

protest.-Reuter..

FRANC NOT QUOTED

tions and Admiralty Instructions which, forbids all persons belonging to the Fleet to publish any infor mation relating to the Naval Ser- vice unless by permission of the Admiralty.

In the case of officers, permission to write articles or give interviews on Service life is seldom refused. In the case of men, it is rarely granted.

A lengthy conversation was held yesterday between the German For- eign Minister, Baron von Neurath, and the Polish Foreign Minister, Col. Joseph Beck, says an

Paris, To-day. No official quotation for the franc Japanese cavalry and machine- communique.

Revealing no details of the talks, was available on the Bourse yester- gun units are being concentrated.

the communique says that the gen-day.—Trans-Ocean, near the Imperial Canal, west of eral political situation was discuss- Tainlin and plan to reach the fed. Trans-Ocean. Lunghai Railway from the south- west. Experts state that the His Excellency the Governor has andra Building, has been added to

It often occurs that when an ac- Japanese apparently underestimate directed that

Mr.the Register of Medical Practition-cident is reported, local papers are the fighting strength of the Chin-Donald MacAlister be added to theers entitled to practice medicine in anxious to obtain details fuller than ese near Hsuchow. Trans-Ocean. List of Authorized Architects.

the Colony.

the name of

The name of Dr. Antony Warren

B.S., Dawson-Grove, M.B.,

Alex-

It is learned, however, that the real aim of this re-publication is to prevent sailors coming ashore dis- cussing any matter with local news- papers.

those officially issued. If however, any one of the crew gave any par- ticulars he would be liable to severe punishment under this Regulation.

Strong efforts are being made to get the matter raised in the House of Commons.

FURTHER BLOW TO "COMMUNISM”

Bérlin, To-day.

The outcome of the Budapest Conference of Italy, Austria and Hungary is hailed by the usually officially inspired “Diplomatic Cor- respondence" as a "further blow to Communism and strengthening the Berlin-Rome axis.

Impending recognition by Aus- tria and Hungary of Gen. Franco is clear definition of these coun- tries: attitude towards Moscow, as well as Spain. - Trans-Ocean.

Boys of the Nautical College, Pangbourne, Berks, modèl making at the Handicraft Club at the College hoys receive special training for the Merchant Service and Royal Naval Reserve.

(Fox Copyright),

-The names. the Chung Hi Steamship Company, the Anglo-Chin- ese Philippine Finance and Invest- Corporation and Woo and Mok, ed have been struck off! the