THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1989.
National Council Of Labour Demands Aid To Barcelona "Flagrant One-Sided Benevolence To Rebels"
Similar Demand Rejected By French Govt.
London, To-day.
A demand for immediate action with a view to end- ing the policy of non-intervention in the Span- ish war, is contained in a letter sent to Mr. Chamberlain by the National Council of La- bour.
The Council represents the Labour Party, the Trades Union Congress and the Parliamentary Labour Party.
-ATLANTIC
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Washington, To-day. The State Department an- nounces that the French Gov- ernment has granted the United States a six-month permit for one or more American air transport gpm- panies to operate a trans- Atlantic air service to France for passengers,
mail and goods. Reuter.
NEW ZEALAND AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE
The letter states: "Continued. denial by the De- mocratic Governments of the right under international law for the Spanish Government to purchase arms while the Dictator govern- ments continue to assist the Spanish insurgents, constitutes a flagrant and one sided benevolence to the Fascist rebels."-Reuter.
MOTION REJECTED
Paris, To-day.
The Army Commission of the
Mr. Gilbert Thomas, the author, of Harpenden, Herts, has a fine model railway which he considers the perfect relaxation from mental strain. He has converted the top room of his country house for his model railway which contains several of the latest types of streamlined engines. Photo shows: Just like the real thing. A Coro- nation Scot (nearest camera) and a Silver Link-realistic models of Mr. Thomas's collection at the entrance to one of the tiny loco. sheds,
BIHAR AND ORISSA MORE ARRESTS
Chamber of Deputies yesterday EXPRESS CRASH
· Bombay, To-day.
IN RANGOON
Rangoon,,To-day.
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rejected by an overwhelming ma- jority a Communist motion de- manding that the Government re-
The Gov.rnment of the Indian In connection with the strike dis- open the Spanish frontier and
Province of Bihar and Orissa has turbances, 13 persons were arrested send war materials to Spain.
Despite the increasing clamour announced & reward of £1,785 for yesterday. Among them was of the Left Wing press for open-and conviction of those
information leading to the arrest member of the Legislative Assemb ing the frontier, the French Gov-
respon-ly, U. Bahlaing.
Two of the persons taken into ernment appears to have no in-sible for the derailment of last
week's
train. tention of changing its present
Trans- custody are said to be agitators Ocean. policy. Reuter.
from Calcutta.-Trans-Ocean.
BIG DEMONSTRATION HELD IN PARIS
Paris, To-day.
Calls for revival of the Popular Front and for the opening of the Pyrenees frontier were made at a big demonstration in Paris by So- cialist and Communist organisa- tions.
Spain.
After a number of Socialist lead- ers had addressed the gathering, a resolution was passed enjoining the The New Zealand Premier, Mr. French Government not to tolerate M. J. Savage; speaking at Well-the presence of foreign Powers in ington yesterday, referred to the British air mission to Australia
That French opinion concerning and New Zealand, according to a the Spanish question is wavering message from Wellington, N.Z. is indicated by the fact that only He said the New Zealand Goy-fifteen members of the Chamber ernment would take all advice, and Army Commission could be got the country would stand on its to vote on the motion at all. own feet even if it was isolated by Some of the Radical Socialist De- à new world war.
puties abstained from voting.
Meanwhile, Sir Donald Banks and
The result of the vote can be said, Air-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore, however, to be a true reflection of members of the air mission, left the
attitude of the French Gov- London' yesterday for the Domin-ernment which has at present no ions, while Sir Hardman Lever, intention of abandoning its policy head of the mission, is leaving next of nonintervention. In this it week.
known to have the full support of British Government.--Trans-
Object of the mission, is to estab-the lish a scheme for construction of Ocean. aircraft in Australia and New Zealand.
U.S. WEAK IN AIR DEFENCE
Washington, To-day.
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tacks," Brigadier-General Mar- shall, Deputy Chief of Staff, de- clared before the Military Com- mittee of the House of Represen- tatives yesterday.
Brigadier - General Marshall said: "Any future war will at least start in the air."
He added that nineteen new
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The United States is "weak mobile anti-aircraft regiments Obtainable at all Clubs, Hotels, Restaurants and Wine Dealers. compared with other nations in were needed to supply a "reason- its defence against bombing at-able" ground defence.-Reuter.
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