1939-01-13 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1939.

Implied Nazi Threat To Holland An Aid To Pres. Roosevelt

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

DEFENCE REGARDED AS "MODERATE"

Washington, To-day. Congress has been struck with the moderation of President Roosevelt's defence message, and there seems little doubt that the President's recommendations will be approved without serious opposition.

Virtually the only voice raised against the mes- sage was that of Representative Hamilton Fish, who said the message was mere pump- priming done up in red, white and blue ribbons. However, the Republican leader, Senator Vanden- berg, after doubting whether threats from abroad were as serious as the President inti- mated, said nevertheless that since the recom- mendations came from the Commander-in- Chief, they should receive respectful attention. Senator Wagner gnid he was sorry they had to spend so much on weapons, but in view of world conditions the request was moderate.

Senator Gerald P. Nye failed to raise the objections which had been anticipated from him.

There is little doubt that the front page news from Europe is smoothing the way for the Pre- sident's recommendations.

THREAT TO HOLLAND The implied threat against Dutch neutrality, voiced by the Nazi journal, "Diplomatische Korrespon- denz," is featured by the American newspapers only second to Mr. Chamberlain's Rome negotiations,

and the former item of news elicited unfavourable comment in the lob- bies of Congress.

One Congressman told Reuter: "No-one who wishes to be safe from Fascist intervention can af- ford to be unarmed.

Some Jacksons Horned Chameleons have just arrived at the

London Zoo. They are very rare and come from Kenya Colony. They fight with their horns, which are hard and bony, and have tongues as long as their bodies. Photo shows a keeper at the London Zoo

with two of the horned chameleons.

INVISIBLE INK REFERENCE

IN GOLDING CASE

London, To-day.

POLISH-SOVIET TRADE TALKS

Warsaw, To-day. Negotiations between Poland and the Soviet Union with a view to

drawing up a new trade treaty be- tween the two countries will begin

in Moscow on January 19.

trade between the two countries.

It was expected that the Acting British Agent in Burgos would have received in the course of yesterday from the Spanish Nationalist au-j The treaty will have as its thorities a reply to his communication in writ-primary object the increase of ing asking for a detailed statement of the Poland, during the last few years, charges and evidence against Mr. and Mrs. has had an adverse trade balance Golding and also Senora Lagarde, employee of with the British Vice-Consulate, who had been ar- head the Polish delegation. rested in connection with the official mail bag Trans-Ocean. incident.

until

The arrest followed a legal in-

and

the Soviet Union. Dr. Lychovski, Minister of Trade, will

STRATOSPHERE ATTEMPT

Mr. Ernest Golding, for ten years "They'll be demanding that we British pro-consul in San Sebastian, quiry into the discovery of. spy- put American Jews into concentra- was arrested, with his wife, of stolen war plans in a British diplo- tion camps next. There's only one Spanish birth, on January 2 and matic official's despatch case, way with them.

Mr. to carry Teddy held incommunicado

it is unofficially hinted that early

mentioned Roosevelt's big stick."-Reuter.

Golding had been

by name in letter found on the San

Warsaw, To-day. Sebastian premises of Senora Ben- It is announced here that the goietchea, who was court-martialled Polish stratosphere balloon, "Star and shot for espionage:

of Poland" which was partially

this week.

Combined furies of storm and fire made the recent hurricane at

Sydney, New South Wales, the worst in its history. Photo shows Craft blown ashore at the Spit, Sydney Harbour, by the 76 mile-per- hour westerly gale. The launch in foreground was lifted complete- ly out of the water and deposited on top of this embankment.

Mr. Golding said that the fact destroyed last September, is now that the letter discovered by the under repair, and will be ready in Spanish police declared "If other Spring to make a fresh attempt to routes are closed try a letter via reach the stratosphere. It is in- Golding, writing between the lines tended to use helium gas in order in invisible ink," clearly exonerated to avoid possible explosion. him from complicity in the leakage Trans-Ocean. of information against Franco.

British Wireless.

Note.-A pro-consul is a local

resident appointed to

consular duties.

official.

undertake NEW CZECH RACE

CENSUS

He is an unpaid

NAZI PRESIDENT

IN MEMEL

Kaunas, To-day.

Prague, To-day. Preliminary statistica just com- piled show that the new Czecho Slovakia contains 9,880,068 inhabi- tants of whom 8,527,154-or 88.09% The Governor of Memel has are Czechoslovaks, 512,289 or 5.29% agreed to the appointment of Willy Ukrainians, 877,880 or 3.9% Ger- Bertuleit, a Nazi, as President of mans, 126,310 or 1.81% Jews, 100,- the Memol Directory, the other 879 or 1.04% Hungarians, 4,157 or members of which are also Nazis. 0.04% Poles' and 81,949 or 0.33% of

The newly-elected Diet, in which jother nationalities.

the Nazis hold almost all the seats, These figures have been calculat- is expected to meet at the end of ed on the basis of previous cop- the month.-Reuter.

susea.-Trans-Ocean.