1938-02-25 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 25, 1938

HIGH

OF

HOPES NEGOTIATIONS

Page

ANGLO-EIRE RESULTS

Trade Agreement Expected To Emerge Sono

Mr. De Valera To Return To London Next Week

London, To-day. British political circles anticipate that the Anglo- Eire discussions will result in a trade agree- ment unhampered by political difficulties.

It is gathered that this does not mean that any so- lution of the problems of partition and defence is în any way in sight, but it is thought that a trade agreement is near and will be treated as a separate issue apart from other political con- siderations.

JAPANESE HOPE

FOR A DICKER WITH BRITAIN

Tokyo, To-day.

The resignation of Mr. An- thony Eden has raised hopes in Japanese circles which have al- ways advocated Anglo-Japanese co-operation that it will now be possible to arrange Anglo-Ja-

The Irish delegation at present has tentatively arranged to return to Dublin on Saturday and to re- sume the discussions on Thursday next.

Mr. de Valera, the Eire Premier, will be busy in Dublin on Monday and Tuesday in connection with election of a new Senate, and will return to London on Wednesday.

ULSTER STATEMENT

MANSLAUGHTER COUNT CIANO

CASE SENSATION

A sensation was provided at the Supreme Court, during : Cri-vi minal Sessions this morning, when Chan Chun, Chinese de- tective charged with mans- laughter, who is provisionally at liberty on $250 failed to turn up at the appointed time for resumption of the hearing. After waiting ten minutes, a warrant was issued for his ar- rest and the jury was dis- charged.

A few minutes later, the missing detective made an ap- pearance in Court!

Chan Chun was automatical- ly arrested on the bench war- rant and will come up for trial automatically at the next Criminal

Sessions; spending

the intervening period in prison.

It is understood that the de-.. tective, who arrived at 10.20 am, made the excuse that he thought the case was to be re- sumed at 10.30 a.m.

H.K. BANK MEETING

TO DEMAND

NAVAL PARITY IN MEDITERRANEAN

London, To-day.

Naval parity in the Mediterran- ean with Great Britain and France was demanded by Count Ciano. Italian Foreign Minister, in an in- terview yesterday when he declar ed that Italy was willing to grant Great Britain the right to secure her Mediterranean routes.

However, he insisted on the right for Italy to protect her ship- ping lines to African possessions, thus involving the question of de- fence of the Suez Canal.

Although this information has not been confirmed it is assumed in informed circles that the ques- tion of parity and also of protec- tion of sea routes will be broached during the forthcoming negotia- tions.-Trans-Ocean.

Meeting takes place to-morrow Saturday,

at 11.30 a.m., at the

North Ireland members who saw Mr. de Valera yesterday issued a statement that they told the Eire Premier that one-third of the Shareholders of the Hong Kong Head Office of the Corporation, No. counties of Northern Ireland de-and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1, Queen's Road

are reminded that the Bank's 'Kong.

panese talks with the object ofsired union with the South.

easing tension between the two countries.

The "Chugai Shogyo” asks: "Is it wise of the British Gov- ernment to leave Anglo-Japan- ese relations as they are at pre- sent?"

•

The paper adds that it is not impossible to arrange exchange of views,

an

If Great Britain, it says, would only recognise the actual position in the Far East, it would not be a difficult matter to bring about împrovement in Anglo-Japanese relations.

Best procedure, the paper zug- gests, would be an exchange of views regarding the status of Shanghai-Trans-Ocean.

Y'S MEN'S LADIES' NIGHT

The Belfast Government, they said, discriminated against Roman Catholics, and the British Govern- ment was primarily responsible for this situation.

Mr. de Valera promised to again draw the attention of the British Government to these facts.-Reu- ter.

FURTHER TALKS

London, To-day. Following further talks among British and Irish officials on ques- tions of trade and finance, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, the Dominions Secretary, yesterday had an inter- view with Mr. de Valera, after which Mr. Macdonald announced there would be no plenary meet-: ings of the two delegations that day.

Later, the full team of Minis- ters, apart from Mr. de Valera, participated in further trade

talks in the House of Commons. Four Nationalist leaders from Northern Ireland called on Mr. de Valera to press the case against partition.-Reuter.

PREMIER SEES KING

The monthly “Ladies Night" of the Hong Kong Y's Men's Club was held at the Chinese Merchants Club, China Building, last night under the chairmanship of Mr. Peter H. Sin, when an attendance of forty members and guests sat down to a Chinese dinner, the meeting be-

London, To-day. ing devoid of the usual speech-mak-

The Prime Minister had an au- ing.

dience of the King at Buckingham An excellent programme of music Palace last evening. Another Minis- was enjoyed after dinner, the items ter who had an audience was Lord being contributed by Mr. E. Pelle- Halifax, who is at present in charge gatti in several cello solos, and Mrs. of the Foreign Office, and who was Sylvia Choy and Messrs, Stephen at the Palace as Lord President of Burns, Li Chor Chi and C. Sipitsky the Council for the meeting of the în vocal numbers. Mr. William Privy Council held in the morn- Geall contributed a couple of comic ing-British Wireless. wongs and humorous stories which|::

kept his audience in fits of laugh- the Y's Men's Clubs in China, on

Central, Hong

712 TIMES MORE QUICKLY

ABSORBED!

Gibbs Gibbs "S.R."

"S.R.

(TOOTHPASTE

FOR TEETH AND GUMS

SPECIALLY. PREPARED FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF INFLAMED TENDER OR BLEEDING GUNS (GINGIVITIS), AND PYORREDER

USE

THE SCIENTIFIC TOOTH

PASTE

Gibbs “S.R.” Tooth Paste helps keep the whole body healthy. For it preserves "the

teeth and gums from all the harm- ful disease germs that enter through the mouth and that are the Primary The cause of many kinds of disease. unique specific, Sodium Ricinoleate, which it contains is absorbed into the gums seven and a half times more quickly than old-fashioned agents, and not only keeps the teeth sparkling and bright but rapidly strengthens the gums against attacks of disease germs.

Gibbs "S.R."

tər. Mr. E. Gualdi was the accom-behalf of the Club, thanked the TOOTH PASTE—night and morning-

panist of the evening.

guests for contributing to one of

Mr. Wm. Yinson Lee, Director of the pleasantest meetings of the Club:

BAPB6