1938-11-28 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1938.

BERLIN-ROME-TOKYO

TRIPLE

ALLIANCE

Sensational Story In London Newspaper

Mutual Aid In

Event Of War

London, To-day.

"ANTI-JAPANESE MANY JEWISH

BOYCOTT" INCIDENT

An anti-Jananese boycott" in-

MILLIONAIRES IN VNNIEA

Vienna, To-day.

According to A. J. Cummings, writing in the "News cident, fortunately without any There are still 102 Jewish Chronicle" a new triple alliance between Ger-serious consequences occurred along millionaires living in Austria at many, Italy and Japan is now ready for signa- the waterfront yesterday evening, present, it has been revealed, fol- ture.

when a consignment of enamel lowing the collection of statistics basins was being conveyed from two in connection with the compulsory The article, which is splashed with huge headings

sampans to a shop in Bonk nregistration of Jewish property. on the main news page, declares that for some Strand.

According to these returns, the months the three powers have been carrying The trouble began when small total value of property owned by on negotiations for the transformation of the boys set up a cry: "These are all Jews living in Austria is over anti-comintern pact into a close alliance of cut the strings of the packages.

Japanese goods," and began to 24 milliard marks,

Of the Jewish millionaires, great military significance.

When employees of the Yick twenty-seven own upwards of '2,- Fung Enamel Ware Factory, of 500,000 marks' worth of property, It is stated that the main provisions of the agree-basins, attempted to intervene, has a fortune of 26 million marks.

Hong Kong, makers of the whilst the wealthiest Jew in Austria” ment of the text "has been elaborated officially some forty wharf coolies gather- No less than 1,366 Jews have re- and endorsed in the three capitals," are: ed round and a menacing situa- gistered their property as · being

tion developed.

worth between 200,000 and 1,000,- signed

A telephone call to the police 000 marks. Hun-brought a squad swiftly, but the In all 48,000 Jewish families in "demonstrators" had received Austria registered their property, warning and vanished.

the average value of which is given

SIMULTANEOUS. WAR?

Firstly, if one of the contracting on the same lines will be parties is menaced by war by a shortly between Japan and third power or group of powers, gary. other members of the alliance will assist the power so threatened politically, diplomatically and by every economic means at their dis- posal; Secondly, if one of the con- tracting parties is attacked, all three will consult immediately on measures of assistance to be ren- dered by the other two powers.

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In a leader on the subject, the "News Chronicle" points out that. the treaty may be said to envisage that the three powers may themselves simultaneously at war, and adds, "we must bring about a closer union of the democratic and peace-loving nations, whose unit- The "News Chronicle" furthered forces will deter any potential states that Herr Joachim von Rib- agressor of combination of agres- bentrop, the German Foreign Min-sora."-Reuter.

CIANO TEMPORISES

ister, is said to be prepared to sign the agreement immediately, but Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, who has agreed .in principle, is reportedly to have asked that the formal act of sign- ing should be delayed a few months if necessary, in view of the cur rent negotiations between Rome and London.

OTHER PROVISIONS

Other provisions of the pact are stated to be:

Thirdly, if two or three members of the alliance are engaged simul- taneously at war, they pledge them- selves to make no separate peace, but ohly act simultaneously of A common accord and do not accept armistice except by common agres- ment;

---fourthly, the duration of the agreement, to be for 10 years with the proviso that if the alliance is not denounced before the end of that period, it will be continued for another five years.

It is added that separate cultur- ak parts between Italy and Ger- many and between Germany and Japan were announced last week, and are designed in the spirit of the anti-comintern pact as a pre- lude of close collaboration to di rect the military alliance. {

It is declared that a cultural pact

Three of the basins were miss-as 40,000 marks. ing after the affair.

FOUND IT

Before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning, Shum Yuen, 26, was charged with stealing by finding.

Ninety per cent. of these families are domiciled in Vienna.—Trans- Ocean.

tryin to sell it for 80 cents.

The employee recognised the property.

Defendant jaid he picked it up on the steps of On Hing Terrace, Defendant was seen by an em- and thought it was only an old tin. ployee of the Dairy Farm Ice and. He was ordered to sign a per- Cold Storage, in Wydham Street, sonal bond of $30 for good be- with a metal ice cream container,haviour for one year,

Chinese troops in the Internment camp at Fanling. They left this i river steamer until they can be repatriated. -

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