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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1988,

GRIM CHURCHILL

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SERIOUS EPIDEMICS HIT

OF DISASTER JAPAN'S ARMIES

JAPANESE- ARMED JUNKS WRECKED IN TYPHOON

Canton, To-day.

Several Japanese armed-junks foundered during the gale on Tuesday. Over 50 bodies of Ja- panese blue-jackets were washed ashore near. Pakhof, ..

The positions of the Japanese warships in South China waters remain the same. Tension still ex- ists concerning the threatened Jas panese invasion of South. China.- Our Own Correspondent.

SLOVAKS REMAIN LOYAL TO CZECHS

PRAGUE, TO-DAY. AN AMICABLE SETTLE MENT OF THE · SLOVAK QUESTION IS INDICATED AS RESULT OF THE MEETING OF THE SLOVAK PARLIAMEN- TARY GROUP AT ZILIMA."

London, To-day.

Mr. Greenwood, addressing the House of Commons

Tokyo, To-day.

The Japanese troops advancing

on his motion of censure, said only the positive on Hankow have not only the suggestion in the Premier's statement on Chinese to contend with but serious Monday was for the intensification of rearma-epidemics as well, particularlyn

a bleak and grim outlook for the cholera and malaria.

ment-

country and for the world.

In the opinion of Mr. Winston Churchill, who spoke Troops in the front lines are inadequately provided with medi- Ian unmitigated cal supplies, it is declared, and next, recent events constituted defeat for France and Britain. He considered efforts are being made at the it a fraud and a farce to invoke the name of present time to send quinine and

other medicines by aeroplane. self-determination in connection with the

Cholera, which broke out in Anglo-French proposals and recalling his de- the Japanese ranks in the Kiu- mand in the Spring for a British guarantee of kiang region 20 days ago, has Czecho-Slovakia said the Government had reclaimed a large number of lives.

Trans-Ocean., fused it when it would have probably saved the situation and in the end gave it when it was

too late, and now proposed to renew it when KING'S

they had no longer the power to make it good.

But the question of Czecho-jing into the orbit of Nazi German Slovakia, Mr. Churchill consider- dominion. ed past and done with and he

He foresaw that this might in concerned himself chiefly with

volve the surrender of territory and the future as it affected the

the surrender of liberty and fore- western democracies a future

told the advent of a policy carry- which he depicted in most gloomy ing with it restraint of freedom of characters.

The disaster which had befal- len France and Britain was of the first magnitude and the whole equilibrium of Europe had been deranged in conse. quence.

It must be expected that all The meeting decided to form a countries of Central and Eastern common front of Slovak Popul-Europe would make the best terms ists, Nationalists and Agrarians, they could with the triumphant Na- It was decided to accept thei Power which could now be ex- final Nationality Statute drafted tended quite smoothly and quite by Dr. Hodza, former Premier, as a basis for negotiation-Reuter.

DALADIER'S FREE HAND

Paris, To-day.. The Senate has passed the Plenary Powers Bill, which now becomes law.-Reuter.

swiftly without firing a single shot.

Mr. Churchill calculated en- ormous strategic gains for Germany and said thats in one or two years' „time a situation might easily arise in which they would have bitterly to re- cognise that by the recent po- licy, the safety and even the in- dependence of France and Bri- tain, had been deeply, perhaps. fatally, compromised.

speech in Parliament, on the plat form, in the press and on the wire- lesa.

Between the German and British peoples, Mr. Churchill declared, there would always be friendship, but between Bri- tiah Democracy and Nazi Pow- er there could never be confi- dent and true friendliness, though there could be correct and peaceful relations.

The situation, in his estimate so grave and even calamitous, had only arisen Mr. Churchill contend- ed through the neglect of his re- peated advocacy in recent years that the Government and country should look to its defences.

and

For that neglect, the past present Prime Ministers and all parties were all accorded a share of blame. The, situation could only be retrieved at this late hour by an effort of rearmament the like He said what was unendurable of which had never been seen be- was the thought of the country fall- fore-British Wireless.

Here's Luck!

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DA CRUZ SHOOTING INQUEST VERDICT

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.

A VERDICT OF DEATH BY GUNSHOT WAS RETURNED BY THE BRITISH CORONER YESTERDAY AT THE IN QUEST ON MISS LUISA DA CRUZ.

The Coroner expressed the opinion that if the alleged shooter was British he would be tried for murder,

It is understood that Marcal will be taken soon cao fór trial followin investigation Consular Court

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