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THE CHINA MAIL, 'JANUARY 11, 1989.

AMBASSADORS

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DISMAL PICTURE FOR PEACE Mr. Kennedy And Mr. Bullitt Meet Congressmen

CRISIS OF FIRST MAGNITUDE

LOOMING

Washington, To-day.

Appearing at a joint private sitting of the military affairs committee of the House and Senate yesterday, the United States Ambassadors to Britain and to France gave first-hand accounts of the European situation.

-PEIPING-

AND CHINA LOANS

Peiping, To-day.. The Peiping "provisional gov- ernment" has issued a statement declining to assume responsibility for repayment of the loans Bri- tain and America are allegedly making to the Chiang Kai-shek Government.--Reuter.

One congressman said afterwards that the two BELGIUM TIRED

Ambassadors "outlined European affairs,"

step by step from the time of the Munich Con- OF SPANISH

ference and showed the trend of affairs." He added: "It certainly was a dismal picture for peace."

Another Committee member said that both Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Bullitt dealt partly with the Anglo- French foreign policies and of the chances the two nations had of "ap- peasing" Signor Mussolini and Herr Hitler. He said they ΠΟΛΕ too hopeful over the pro- spects.

appeared

The two diplomats were before the committee for almost two hours

and it is reliably stated that they made no recommendations for in- creasing the American defence forces but confined themselves to painting a picture of the "utterly chaotic" conditions in Europe.

INDIAN MEDICAL

UNIT GOING

TO YENAN

MOCKERY

Brussels, To-day.

JOSE LUIS DIEZ

CREW TO BE TAKEN HOME

Gibraltar, To-day.

The captain, officers and crew of the Republican Spanish des- troyer "Jose Luis Dież" will be sent to a Spanish Government port to-day, according to a reliable authority.

The men have been interned in the British barracks here following the destroyer's gallant but unsuc- cessful attempt to run the gauntlet to Republican Spain last month.

She ran into superior Spanish Nationalist naval forces in the Straits and was beached after a plucky fight.

The men will be sent on board the destroyers H.M.S. Glowworm and H.M.S. Greyhound.-Router.

The threat that Belgium would withdraw from the non-intervention committee unless the committee J.C.J.L. FINE was able to carry out its decisions, and particularly the withdrawal of volunteers from Spain, was made by the Premier, M. Paul Spaak, in a statement to the press.

Dr. Atal, head of the Indian Medical Unit which in recent months has been active in vari-

M. Spaak's statement followed a ous parts of China, has just paid meeting of the Parliamentary For- a flying visit to Hong Kong. He sign Affairs Commission, returned to Chungking ester-

J day, taking with him fresh medi-the principles of non-intervention He added: "Belgium has applied cal equipment and supplies.

His journey will take him via under a moral obligation to recon- with vigorous loyalty, and she is Indo-China to Kunming, the Yun- sider her position Senator Reynolds who was

nan province, and then

if the non- of those present, created a stir at the newly-completed Kunming- ensure the decisions being carried across intervention committee is unable to the end of the meeting by announc-Chungking highway.

REYNOLDS, THREAT

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one

Since they passed through

the

ing that he would shortly make à speech in the Senate disclosing Colony several months ago the In-

out." Reuter.

Mr. F. W. Fowlie, of the J. C. J. L. appeared before Mr. R. A. D. For- morning, in connection with a sum- rest at the Central, Magistracy this

mons for failing to supply list of passengers of non-Chinese race.

It was alleged 'that an Iranian passenger arrived in the Colony by

This was not reported. the s. s. Tjibadak, on December 29.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

Lieut. B. Blanchford, of No. 7 from his residence of an overcoat Aimai Villas, has reported the theft

with a pair of gloves in the pocket.

everything said at yesterday's secret in doctors have played a promin- MR. KENNEDY FEARS

session.

ent part in the relief of wounded,| There are indications that his col-organising hospitals in Central and leagues will try to dissuade him. Western China and training Chin- Committee members revealed that in the field or through bombing.

ese doctors to replace those killed there had been some discussion on Dr. Atal himself has had several the report said to have been made exciting experiences. The vessel by Col, Lindbergh op Germany's air which took the unit from Hankow strength and stated that the Am-to Iching, on the Yangtse River, bassadors had represented Germany missed being bombed by only a as being glad the report had been few hours. A later made but explained that Col. Lind-same day was hit by an incendiary bergh's information largely confirm-bomb and ed that already outlined by military and observers.

LONG FACES

All the members left the meeting with long faces. Several did not disguise the serious situation which the Ambassadors had revealed.

steamer the

World War May Start In The Spring

Washington, To-day.

sunk: her passenger's "The world war may start in the Spring," the United States Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Joseph Ken- nedy, told the joint military affairs committee of both Houses of Congress when reporting on the European situation, according to a mem- ber of the committee.

crew were machine-gunned. The hospital at Ichang where the doctors worked

was bombed A fortnight after, their departure up- tients were killed and the doctors' river to Chungking. Twenty pa-

quarters demolished.

GOING TO YENAN

One member declared: "The Bri-

The party is now making pre- tish Empire and France are both hold in Shensi province, which is parations to Yenan, the Red strong- facing a crisis of the first mag-also the cradle of China's guerilla nitude."

-Reuter.

the Indians, Dr. Atal and his com-

Mr. William Bullitt, U.S. Ambassador to France,

is said to have concurred.

Mr. Kennedy is quoted as pre-

PLEAD GUILTY

fighters. A much-needed base hos- dicting that war might break out MUSICA BROTHERS If the hearing was designed, as pital will be establish there. Once as result of a German invasion of many suppose here, to facilitate Pre- this hospital is under way, with the Ukraine or an Italian attempt sident Roosevelt's huge rearmaments local doctors filling the place of to seize Tunis. programme, it seems at first sight

Mr. Kennedy is said to have to have been singularly successful. panions intend to attach them-submitted to the committee cer- selves to one or several of the tain data in regard to the Ger-

New York, To-day. many guerilla units active in this man air strength, compiled by "The three surviving brothers of Between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on area.

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. Philip Musica, alias Donald Coster, Monday, an electric switch was

Dr. Atal stated that the Indian The data credits Germany with the ex-convict chief of the drug stolen from the first floor of Ex-community in Hong Kong had done a first-line strength of 10,000 firm of McKesson, Robbins, change Building,"

sterling work in raising funds and planes and an output of 1,200 a committed suicide, yesterday plead- ' donating medical supplies.

month.

ed guilty before the Federal Court to charges of violating the Securi- ties Act.

Sentence was postponed to Fe- bruary 6-Reuter

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Mr. F. Lawrence, of the Y.M.C.A4, "Their response was un- Mr. Kennedy is quoted as say has informed the police that he lost believable," he said. "I am verying that the lesson from all of a cigarette case in the Peninsula proud of my countrymen in Hong this was the need for prepared- Hotel at about midnight on Sunday. Kong.",

Reuter.

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