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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1939

PALESTINE

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CONFERENCE

Expected To Go On For Three Or Four Weeks

ARAB AND JEWISH DISCUSSIONS TO BE

KEPT ABREAST IN PARLEYS

London, To-day. Mr. Neville Chamberlain will formally inaugurate the Palestine discussions at St. James's Palace on Tuesday morning.

BALTIC ALLIANCE

Kaunas (Lithuania),

ง

To-day.

At the termination of the conference here of the Baltic Alliance, a communique af- firmed that the Baltic States

favoured a policy of neutrality

and work for peace in con- junction with all interested countries. Reuter,

The British Government will be represented by Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Halifax (Foreign Secre- tary), Mr. Malcolm Macdonald (Secretary for Colonies) and Mr. R. A. Butler (Under-Secre-SIX tary for Foreign Affairs). While Mr. Chamberlain and Lord, Halifax will be available for con sultation and will also take part in the discussions, actual conduct of the day to day talks will be carried on by Mr. Macdonald and Mr. But- ler.

NEW CHINESE ENVOY FOR

MOSCOW

"GERMANY AND ITALY WILL REGRET"

Singapore, January 28.

"The time will come when Ger- many and Italy will regret not lin- ing up with the other European Powers in the Far East in a com- mon front against Japan," declared M. Edouard Pfeffer, prominent French politician and former mem- ber of the Daladier Cabinet, when he passed through Singapore on his way to Europe after a tour of

DIE IN COLOGNE

COLOGNE the Far East. DISASTER

AIR

Monsieur. Pifieffer was in the French Cabinet when M. Daladier was Prime Minister from 1933-34. He is now Political General Secre Six people met sudden death to-and-General Secretary of the In- tary of the French Radical Party, day when the Paris-Berlin passen-ternational Entente of Liberal and ger plane crashed near Cologne. Democratic Parties in Europe.

Cologne, Jan. 27.

The craft flew into the tall chim-

the

ney of a factory seven kilometres "It is a great blow that from Cologne. four-man ground and burst into flames. Its have not understood the necessity It-crashed to the German and Italian Governments

passen-of # common European front The against Japan," added M. Pfieffer.

After the formal opening, a ser- ies of departmental talks will be held without delay, the underlying idea being to keep the Arab and Chinese commander, was reported General Wen Li-huang, famed Jew discussions parallel .so that

crew and two in Chungkang to have been stated each party keeps abreast of

the

gers were burned to death. other in examination of the Pales-Chinese Ambassador to Soviet Rus-Havas.

to succeed General Yang Chieh as accident was due to poor visibility. "And yet most of their own ob- tine problem.

sia, says a Chinese despatch from the war-time capital.

The report also stated that Gen-

The discussions will be full and free, and no embargo will be plac- ed on any suggestion the Arabs or|eral Wen would succeed the incum- Jews may put forward.

It is thought the talks will last three or four weeks.--Reuter.

TOTALITARIAN HELP FOR JAPAN

Washington, Jan. 29. Germany is co-operating with Japan in consolidating the latter's territorial gains in East Asia, Mr. T. A. Bisson, expert in Far Eastern affairs, stated to-day in a report for the Foreign Policy Association,

He affirmed that the Reich and

bent Chinese envoy to Moscow as dean of the Central Military ‘Aca- demy.

It was added that General Yang would be given another póst by the National Government.

JAPS. MOVING TROOPS SOUTH

Shanghai, To-day. Over 2,000 Japanese troops boarded Japanese transports yester- day for South China.

Another detachment is scheduled to leave for the same destination to-day-Our Own Correspondent.

NEW BRITISH CRUISER READY

London, January 27. The cruiser, H.MS. Gloucester newest of British war vessels, was ready to go on the active service list to-day.

servers in the Far East are con- vinced

that their action will be greatly regretted in the future."

"I hold it an absolute necessity," he went on, "for personal contacts to be maintained by the naval, mi- litary and administrative heads of French-Indo-China, the Philippines and Malaya."

M. Pfieffer said he expected peace in Europe.

"I'm sure that Italy does not Final fixtures and armaments want war, and Germany will never. were placed aboard as she lay at go to war with France and Britain Devonport. She is now expected to for love of Italy. depart for Singapore next month when she will join the British East Indies Fleet. Havas.

Kunming, To-day. Mrs. Chao, the "Mother of the Guerillas" arrived from Hanoi on Thursday night. Central News.

Gives Welcome!

Italy hope to obtain "privileged Malacca Gives Welcome

positions" in any eventual Japan- China-"Manchukuo” bloc.

He added, however, that thoir co-operation with Japan threatens to "widen the scope of attacks against Western possessions in the Far East."-Havas.

ANGLO-S. AFRICAN

TENNIS TEST

Valerie Scott Wins First Match

To First Portuguese Ship Since 1641-

Singapore. threw the Portuguese in Malacca. The last Portuguese Governor

Events of three centuries Manuel de Souza Couthino, ́put up.

were

ago

recalled by the visit to

.

"Germany will be busy in Central and Eastern Europe for years,” he concluded "and as long as Britain and France are strong, there will be no danger of war in the West.

Reuter.

FURTHER RIOT SCENES IN BRUSSELS

Brussels, To-day.

Several persons "who are alleged

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Malacca, one of the Straits Settle-strong resistance and a long siege to have taken part in the assault on

began in June, 1640.

the Premier, M. Spaak, have ments, of the Portuguese sloop

arrested. Goncalo Velho, first war vessel fly- Assisted by the then. Sultan of ing the Portuguese flag to anchor Johore, the Dutch launched attack Late last night further demon at Malacca since the Dutch con-after attack, reinforced by a fleet strations by ex-servicemen against quest of the Settlement from the of 40 ships and 1,500 men supplied the nomination of Professor Mar- Portuguese on Jan. 14, 1641.

by the Sultan. By December no tens as a member of the Belgian Durban, To-day.

great progress had been made Academy of Science took place, in The first of the lawn tennis Test The visit of the gloop was in though the Portuguese garrison war the course of which the demon- matches between Gt. Britain and deference to the wishes express-reduced by starvation and casual-strants. South Africa commenced here yes-ed from time to time by leading ties to 200 Europeans and 500 through a cordon of gendarmes and succeeded in breaking terday when Miss Valerie Scott Portuguese residents of Malacca Eurasians.

reaching the official residence of the (G.B.) beat Miss Olive Craze (S.A.)|that, a vessel of the Portuguese

Premier where they kindled a 7-5, 2-6; 6--3.

Navy should visit the scene of the

Bengal light, much to the alarm of Norman Farquharson, the South triumph of Albuquerque, and his

the inhabitants of the surrounding African Davis Cup player, was principal captains, Thexeria, Nunez,

district, who thought a fire had leading R. A. Shayes (G.B.) 6-2, De Souza, Fermandez and "Gomez,

broken o G-5 when play was abandoned ow-whose descendants are still living ing to rain. The match will be in Malacca.

out.

Before the siege the population of the town had been estimated at 20,000. After its capture by the Dutch there were only 3,000 sur vivors. The Dutch also lost. Heavily

Years later Britain obtained Ma-] Gendarme and police finally dis concluded to-morrow. (Sunday). The Dutch, met with several lacen by exchanging part of Suma-persed the demonstrants.-

reverses before they finally over- tra for it-Reuter,

Ocean."

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