1938-05-27 — Page 11

Left In Hsuchow When Chinese Withdrew

RUSSIA HOLDS

OUT AT NON- INTERVENTION COMMITTEE

London, To-day.

The Chairman's Sub-Committee of the Non-Intervention Committee

met twice yesterday at the Foreign Office and all members, with the exception of the Russian, reached agreement on a number of points

Anxiety For Safety INSURGENT

Not Relieved:

Not With Chinese

Hankow, To-day.

OUTRAGE AT ALICANTE

Valencia, To-day.

Three hundred bodies hitherto

It has now been definitely established that Miss Iris

Wilkinson, the missing New Zealand journal- have been recovered from the ist, was in Hsuchowfu when the Chinese forces withdrew from the city.

The

Chinese authorities at Hankow are very anxi- ous for her safety, and wireless enquiries from Chinese headquarters indicate that so far as isp known she is not with any Chinese unit.

Wilkinson remained in Hsuchowfu

in connection with the British It is believed possible that Miss formulae for the withdrawal of with the foreign missionaries who volunteers and the reimposition of stayed behind to take care of Chin-

ese refugees.

control.

he

now

in

The two Soviet correspondents of the Tass News Agency, previously On all points except one, in which reported to be missing, are

agreed with his colleague, said to have been last seen in com- M.. Kagan, the Russian repre-pany. with General Li Tsung-jen's

[staff, sentative entered reservations.

who are reported to be At the end of the meeting, the safety.-Reuter. Chairman, Lord Plymouth, made an earnest appeal to M. Kagan that, in view of the general agreement, to which the Russian abstention was the sole exception, he should ask his Government to consider their at- titude before the next meeting of the committee.

All representatives, with the ex- ception of the Russian, agreed to limit the number of categories to be taken into account under the scheme for the withdrawal of volunteers to four, namely, soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians.

LONDON LEGAL

VERDICT ON

CHINA WAR

London, To-day. Judgment for the shipowners was given in the High Court ac- tion yesterday in which the LAND CONTROL ·

Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kai- All representatives, with the ex-

sha-sued the /Bantham-Shipping| ception of the Russian, agreed to the

Company for cancellation of the scheme for the reinstatement of land

charter of the steamer "Nailsea frontier control, by which control

Meadow" on the ground that the will be imposed for an initial period charter party permitted cancella of fifteen days, followed by a period Ition if war broke out involving of thirty days, at the end of which

Јарап.

extreme case.

it can be removed if sufficient pro-

Mr. Justice Goddard, passing gress has not been made with the judgment, held that the word withdrawal scheme, though an addi-"war" in the charter party was tional ten days shall be allowed in an used in the sense in which an or

dinary commercial man might All representatives, with the ex-use it without going into the ception of the Russian, agreed that niceties of international law. the two Commissions-one for each The arbitrator was justified in side-should be composed of three finding that there was a state of individuals each, and that one Com-war. missioner from both Commissions should meet at the beginning to co- ordinate the work of the Commis sions.

RUSSIA AGREES

Reuter.

of the non-intervention board who was arrested while discharging his

HOPE HIGH

All representatives-in this case, duties under the non-intervention including the Russian-agreed that scheme. the basic figure required in the scheme for the proportionate with- | Considerable progress was made drawal of volunteers should be 10,- and the hope is expressed in circles 000.

in touch with the Committee that During the proceedings, the at the next meeting, the Russian Committee gave Its attention to a representative will have received in- case in which an observer of structions from his Government Italian nationality travelling in a.which will enable him to align him British ship to Valencia was ar-self with his colleagues on the Com- rested and ́ taken by air to Bar-mittee. The meeting, however, did celona where he had been detained not settle the financial provision for * in prison.

the scheme of evacuation. It is an- The Committee unanimously agre-ticipated there will be two further ed to ask the British Government meetings of the Chairman's Sub- to request the Spanish Government Committee next week. — British immediately to release the servant Wireless.

BELFAST- BOMB OUTRAGE

Belfast, To-day.

The detonation of a large bomb thrown at headquarters of the Na- tionalist movement shook King Street, near the centre of Belfast, at midday yesterday.

The building was partly shat-. tered and there were no casualties though passers-by had narrow es- capes. Reuter.

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debris of shattered houses after the murderous insurgent air raids on the centre of Alicante, on Wednesday..

Biggest casualties were in the market place, where whole fami- lies were wiped out.

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One bomb alone killed fifty

persons.

The eighteen foreign Consul- ates at Alicante flew their flags at half-mast yesterday as a mark of sympathy with the victims while all are despatching full re- ports on the bombing to their respective Governments.-Reuter.

Miss Yeung Sho Ying's Exhibi- tion at the French Convent Middle School has been extended till Sun- day by popular request.

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