"THE CHINA
CTOBER
Fage
LEAGUE COUNCIL
DISCUSSES
SANCTIONS
Dr. Wellington Koo Not Entirely Satisfied
British Position Outlined By
Mr. R.A. Butler
Geneva, To-day.
The meeting of the League Council yesterday after- noon considered the appeal of the Chinese Government.
Dr. Wellington Koo (China) accepted the Council
Report though he was not entirely satisfied.
HE EXPRESSED THE OPINION THAT THE
TEMPORARY
* SITUATION DOES NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XVI, AND CHINA HOPED THAT THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS OF CO-OPERATION. MAY SOON BE ASSURED.
Meanwhile, member states would do their utmost to carry out in- dividually the provisions of Article XVI.
..
Mr. R. A. Butler (Britain) answered Wellington Koo: "I have listened carefully to the observa- tions of Dr. Koo. The view of
CHEUNG CHAU
ASSEMBLY HALL
His Majesty's Government is that ROOF CAVES IN
we accept the position as set out in the Report and accept the Te- solution now before the Council.
The residents of Cheung Chau Island were startled by a loud crash which occurred at 6:30 a.m
“As Lord Halifax said at the May meeting, Britain has done the best within the limits which the situa tion imposes to fulfil our obliga-to-day. tions under the resolutions adopt-
ed by the Assembly or the Council. On investigating the cause it in regard to the Far East-
SYMPATHETIC
CONSIDERATION
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was discovered that the whole roof of the Assembly Hall had caved in and every seat was broken and flattened out. What would have happened to the congregation at "They will continue to give seri- church if this had occurred to- ous and sympathetic consideration morrow morning during the usual to any requests from China in con-Service is too appalling. The whole formity with these resolutions.” roof was repaired only last. year The representatives of Belgium, after the severe typhoon which Sweden, and Latvia emphasised the visited the colony. view that Article XVI was. not compulsory, while New... Zealand, Russia and France expressed re-
dre grets that not more had been done for China.
POISON GAS
After adopting the Report, the Council discussed the resolution in viting the Governments of states represented on the Council · and the Far Eastern advisory committee. having official representatives in China to investigate through diplo-
WHITE ANTS-
The Assembly Hall was built and donated, by Sir Paul Chater about 16 years ago to the trustees of the Cheung Chau Residents' Asgocia- tion. The supposition is that the wooden beams supporting the roof were eaten and decayed by white ants and sheared off at the two ends..
matic channels as far as is practic GEN.
able such cases of the use of poison gas as may be brought to their -notice and to submit all relevant. reports for examination and con- sideration.
Dr. Koo regretted that an in- ternational committee was
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound and the Governor, Sir Charles Bon-
ham Carter, who took leading parts in the festivities held at Malta to commemorate the Day of Victory and Thanksgiving, in connection with the reliëf of Malta from the Turks in 1565. (Copyright).
MINOR ACCIDENTS FIRST MEETING
AT VALLEY
(By "RAPIER”)
Accidents again featured this morning's training at the Valley, but fortunately none of them re- injury of a serious na- sulted in i ture. The first involved Mr. LR Boddy, who was riding Cape York, when he was thrown near the five
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GOERING ON furlong post. He landed on his NEW ERA
Berlin, To-day.
feet, and, after the pony was caugh,t remounted and completed the exercise.
Riding his own 1939 Australian Field-Marshal Goering declared pony, J.C.I. No. 58, Mr. G. Trever-
OF INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
Berlin, To-day.
Tag International Committee-en- the trusted with the details of Munich agreement met for the first, time yesterday afternoon at 5 q'clock in the Assembly Council room of the German Foreign Office.
The Czech member, the Minister in Berlin, M. Mastny, was not present as he had not yet · arrived from Prague.
pointed, but accepted the net ap- that the Munich agreement markston, Private Secretary to HE the circles that M. Mastny will be aċ-
tion. Reuter.
résolu
It is reported in well-informed
a new era in F
Franco-German. rela- Governor, was, again thrown this companied to Berlin by the Czech morning. The accident occurred Minister, Dr. Kinzel-Jefirsky, Co- tions.
The fact that the French Pre-near the two mile post, but, for lonel Stepanek, of the Czechoslovak mier - was present at the talks tunately, Mr. Treverton was not General Staff, Colonel Jirka and
DUTCH BOUQUETS should make obvious the "peaceful butt, as he was able to return to Major Bartogchek
FOR PREMIER
The Hague, To-day. Numerous bouquets from Dutch admirers have been despatched Mr. Chamberlain,) fiviams
Madame Colinfæ“”.
intentions of Germany."--Reuter.
the Paddock, while the pony was caught near the six furlong post by a mafoo and then fed back to the stable.
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Those present at yesterday's confer- ence were the Secretary of State in the German Foreign Office, Frei- herr von Weizsaecker, the British- Ambassador in Berlin, Sir Nevile Henderson, the French Ambassador, M Francois-Poncet and the Italian
Bignor Attolico.”
Netherlands Premier, safd with tears in her eves ¿ What Mr. J.C.I. No. 14, another new Chamberlain did for peace was un-tralian. pony, belonging to Lum forgettable, All Dutch women hav ous threw its Chinese riding the greatest sympathy for him. near the mile-post was caught | Ambassador,
and returned to the stable:
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