THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 28, 1938
MUCH ACTIVITY IN
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Berlin; To-day.
Paris, To-day.
The day after Christmas was characterized by a post-holiday flourish of political activity in French Government and diplomatic circles, the Italian and Mediterranean problems having constituted one subject of consideration. While M. Georges Bonnet was receiving the British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps, and informing him of the contents of French answer to the Italian note, which was handed to the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, on Monday by the French Ambassador in Rome, M. Francois Poncet, the French Resident-General in Tunis, Eric Labonne, was conferring with Premier Edouard Daladier in plans for the forthcoming visit to Tunis and Corsica.
Later in the day M. Daladier discussed the same subject with M. Bonnet and the Minister of Co- lonies, M. Mandel, who arrived at the War Ministry for a conference of in company of the commander French colonial troops, General Buehrer.
Although the final programme for the visit has not yet been drawn up,. it is assumed that M. Daladier will remain only a few hours Ajaccio, on Corsica, but will journ several days at Tunis visit-
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WANG URGED TO GO BACK TO CHUNGKING
Chungking, To-day,
The "Ta Kung Pao," writing in
ing Tanis and probably also Gabes connection with the departure of and the Tunisian Maginot Line, as
well as the naval base at Biserta.
In the return journey it is be- lieved that the Premier and his party will spend several hours the harbour town of Algiers. Trans-Ocean.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the Deputy Premier, for Hong Kong, says:
"Millions of men are fighting at in the front and are unable to ask for
RAPID THAW IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
A steady and rapid thaw set in yesterday afternoon, and the traces of last week's severe weather are quickly disappearing.
leave. Those who have responsi- bilities in the rear, must make every effort to carry on.”
Concluding, the Chinese news- paper urges Mr. Wang Ching-wei to return immediately to Chung- king to resume his work. Reuter.
MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT
sense
Nevertheless, many isolated vil- in lages remain snowbound, and
"You should have more Lincolnshire, gangs of labourers
and lock your car," said Mr. R. A. from fifty to a hundred strong, are D. Forrest, at the Central Magis- working to cut a way through to
tracy, to Chan Chan, motor driver, stranded country-people with whom who appeared as complainant in a there has been no communication owing to interruption of the tele-case in which Yau Yan, unemploy- ed, was charged with the theft of phone service.-British Wireless.
a quantity of tools from the which was parked in Gloucester Road.,
car
SIR JAMES SEXTON Defendant was sentenced to six
PASSES
. Of· 8,750 Jewish retail shops in Berlin, 1,200 have been “judged Jerusalem, To-day.”
Aryanisation" from January 1, according to the paper Arab irregulars ambushed
a"Nachtausgabe," which states that motorcar column which was pro-700 have already passed into Aryan
London, To-day. Sir James Sexton, "the Dockers' ceeding from Jerusalem to Jaffa hands while there have been no pur-
chasers for the remaining 500. M..P., " former Secretary-General escorted by an armoured car. Four
of Dock- All other formerly Jewish-owned of the National Unident of the persons are reported to have been shops will be definitely closed down, labourers, past President of slightly wounded.
it having been proved that there is T. U. C. and Labour Member for In Tiberias, a
Jewish-owned no demand for them.-Trans-Ocean, the St Helens division of Lancas- hire from 1918 to 1981, died yester- wholesale concern was destroyed
day in Liverpool aged 82-British
by fire.
In Nazareth, Arab irregulars
opened fire on the police block-WEATHER FORECAST
house.
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There was a sharp exchange of
shots between British military and The Royal Observatory reports Arab irregulars near the road lead-that the anticyclone remains sta- ing from Nablus to Tulkarem. The tionary over China and the neigh Arab raiders, made good their bouring seas, and has increased slightly in intensity; pressure is relatively low over the East Indies,
escape.
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The South Palestine railway line in the neighbourhood of Barbars has been partially destroyed by bomb explosives.-Trans-Ocean,
Local forecast: N. E. winds, fresh; fine.
Wireless.
weeks' imprisonment.
Inspector Baker said the car was
a saloon. It was left unlocked, and defendant took the tools.
THEFT OF ELECTRIC WIRING
Ma Tung, 27, was charged before Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, with stealing house fixtures.
Defendant was seen in Gage Street yesterday, with a quantity of elec- tric wire in his possession, He
SIR C. HIGHAM admitted that he stole it from No. 7
DEAD
London, To-day.
Sir Charles Higham, pioneer in advertising and commercial. publicity, died at his home in. Surrey on Saturday, aged 62.
British Wireless,
Wing Kut Street and No. 22 Gage Street.
Sentence of three months hard labour was passed.
Li Chuen, 26, was sentenced to three months' hard" labour by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, for stealing clothing and $30 from No. 259-Queen's Road Central,
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