THE CHINA MAÏL, JUNE 10, 1938.
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LORD DAWSON'S PLEA FOR AID IN CHINA'S NEED
Large Areas Turned Desert By Hostilities CALLS FOR SUPPORT FRENCH FLEET
OF MEDICAL COLLEAGUES IN CHINA
London, To-day.
ARRIVING AT BEIRUT TO-DAY
BEIRUT, TO-DAY.
THE LAST FEW DAYS VISITED
NUFFIELD PLOT ALLEGATIONS
London, To-day.
Concluding the evidence at the Lord Dawson of Penn is among the signatories to THE FRENCH MEDITER- Oxford Police Court, where John a letter in the "Lancet" appealing for support RANEAN SQUADRON, WHICH IN Bruce Thornton re-appeared on to the Lord Mayor's Fund for relief work in ALEXANDRIA AND PORT SAID. charges of possession of arms and China.
WILL ARRIVE IN BEIRUT THIS intention to endanger life, in the The letter emphasises the terrible sufferings of the MORNING AND
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"Lord, Nuffield plot" was given by Chinese people and points out that large areas DAY.
Major Ramsden. have been turned into deserts because of the enormous number of people seeking safety and food.
The chances of a harvest either this year or next is gone in a great many places and the death-rate of 380 per thousand, largely among the children in the refugee camps in the first few months, gives but a bare statistical picture of, the încalculable amount of suffering and anguish, both physical and mental.
REMAIN ITIONED THERE UNTIL THURS-
During the stay of the Mediter-
ranean Squadron in Libanesa wa-every way to put Thornton off the
Witness said that he had tried in
kidnapping scheme. P. He. communicated with the
Police on
May 12 since when he had
been acting under Police Instructions.
CZECH CABINET'S French Land Forces in Syria and
DISCUSSION!
ters, extensive manoeuvres. will take place at which landing troops, supported by the Air Arm, will conduct joint manoeuvres with the
Lebanon. The Arab press
Ramsden said that he later had makes these great French manoeuvres an when a certain
an interview with Lord Nuffield
scheme was occasion for pointing out that this
put forward- which demonstration of French strength
was suggested to Thornton.-Reuter, is a counterpart of the concentra- tion of Turkish forces, Trans-
Prague, To-day.
Ocean.
LEAGUE AND ELECTION ·· Antioch, To-day. The League of Nations Election
The Czechoslovak Cabinet met at SPREAD OF EPIDEMICS
seven o'clock yesterday evening. The letter dwells on the spread Discussions are being conducted of epidemics and the diseases caus- behind closed doors which is re- ed by the deficiency of food and carded here as an indication that pays a tribute to the noble work matters of great moment will bej Commission, according to a com- of British hospitals which are be debated. ing overwhelmed with the care of the sick and wounded.
munication made here yesterday, is- sued a declaration to the effect that Meanwhile the official Czechoslo- during the period of the postpon-
KING'S BIRTHDAY AT PORTSMOUTH
Salutes
London, To-day. Warships were dreased overall It adds that $18,000 worth of me-vak news agency confirms a report ement of elections in the Sanjak at portsmouth yesterday in honour dical supplies and drugs have been already published by the Sudeten territory, made at the express wish of the King's Birthday. sent by the fund to these hospitals German Party that a draft of the of Mandate Powers and the Tur-were fired by naval and military and as most of these are now ex-proposals for the solution of the kish Consul-General in Antioch, batteries and the. Navy, Army and hausted "we must stand by our nationality issue in Czechoslovakia strong pressure was brought to Air Force took part in ceremonial medical colleagues in their need." has been submitted to the Premier, bear on one part of the population parades, concluding with a fly past
Dr. Hodza by representatives of of the Sanjak.
Reuter.
CZECHO-SLOVAK
ELECTIONS
Prague, To-day.
Sunday next will be the third and last day of the municipal elections in Czechoslovakia with 8170 com- munities having to vote.
Out of these, 1880 have a Ger- man majority. Since candidates will be returned unopposed in
the Sudeten German Party.
This draft will now be examined by Government legal experts. | Trans-Ocean.
AMOY REFUGEE OFFER
The
Amoy, To-day.
of twelve aircraft and three flying boats.-British Wireless.
Despite this, so it is stated in the communique, the League of Nations Election Commission declared itself Captain Wellburn of 3.5. Sui in agreement with the continuation Tai has reported that while on the of the elections on June 9. But, in voyage from Macao, a Chinese pas- case pressure should be exercised senger, disappeared. He had left a on a part of the population again, letter in the cabin which stated that- the League of Nations Election he intended to commit suicide, and Commission will immediately in-falso his passport. terrupt the elections. Trans-
Ocean.
Lee Shun, aged 23, was yesterday admitted to the Queen Mary Hos-. pital having taken camphorated oil Japanese authorities in in an attempt, it is alleged, to com- more than 4,000 communities, ac- Amoy Island have intimated that mit suicide. tual polling will take place only in the Chinese residents who took re- the remaining 4,000.
fuge in Kulangsu during the re-It is understood that His Excel- The elections will be held in cent operations which led to the deney and Lady Northcote are plan- number of bigger towns of the Su-capture of Amoy Island will be per-ning to go into residence at Moun- deten German area like Reichen. mitted to return on June 21.-Our-tain Lodge in the near future, pro- berg, Teplitz, Trautenau and Leit-Own Correspondent.
bably on Saturday of next week. meritz. Among towns with a' mix-
ed population which have to vote, are Pressburg and Iglau.-Trans- Ocean.
THREE-YEAR SERVICE PLAN
Prague, To-day. Contrary to the şemi-official "Prager Presse," which charac- terises news of the introduction of three years' military service as pre- mature, the paper "Lidove Noviny," usually in close contact with the Czechoslovak General Staff, insists that, the question has already been decided in princíple.
The paper only admits that some details have still to be discussed by the council of ministers-Tra Ocean,
Week of Protest Against
Of Canton Bombing: March On Japanese Embassy
London, To-day
The China Campaign Committee has organised a Week of Protest against the bombing of Can- ton, beginning with a poster parade from the Marble Arch to the House of Commons on Mon- day, when a deputation will also visit the Jap anese Embassy..
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On Tuesday, a meeting of pro- On Wednesday they are meeting test will be held at Queen's Hall, to lobby members of the House of There will be march to the Ja- Commons and on Sunday, June 19, panese Embassy immediately fol- there will be a great demonstra
owing.
fion in Trafalgar Square: Reuter
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