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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1939

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SLOW PROGRESS IN

PALESTINE

Arabs Mystified By Report of Revised Proposals

London, To-day.

The British and Arab delegations to the Palestine Conference held a lengthy meeting yesterday morning and continued discussion of the Bri- tish suggestions and Arab objections. meeting will be continued to-day, Yesterday's meeting of the Jewish conference com-

mittee was postponed until to-day.

The

Reuter is informed in authoritative Jewish quar- ters that the afternoon meeting of the Jewish conference committee was postponed because it was thought that last night's informal meet- ing with the British Government delegates might make it clear whether or not the British suggestions were liable to modification.

If they are so liable, then to day's meeting of the committee is expected to discuss counter-propos- als to be put forward by the Jewish delegates.

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Three of the foremost Palestine members of the Jewish delegation, namely Mr. Benzwi, chairman the Jewish National Council Palestine, Mr. Mossinsohn, Educa- tion Director of the Council, and Mr. Suprasky, called on the Co lonies Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Mac- donald, at 4. p.m. /

It is understood they said. fare- well as they are leaving for Pales tine this week.

ARABS MYSTIFIED

Arab circles in London profess to be mystified by the news from Egypt of the approach to the. Mufti of Jerusalem to obtain his consent of revised proposals.

It is stated that initiative for such a move did not come from the Arab delegates in London, and that a cablegram from the Mufti yes- gerday morning, did not refer to

any such proposals.

The meeting with the Arab com- in the morning dealt with British proposals and counter-proposals,

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COL. BECK TO VISIT LONDON

London, To-day.

It is announced that-Colonel Joseph Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, will shortly visit Eng- land to discuss matters of com- mon interest with the British Gov- ernment...

The visit will probably take place in the first week of Apri -Routeren

1,000,000 MEN READY IN SPAIN

GOLONDON, TO-DAY. COMMENTING ON THE

Arab

Arab delegates described

SUN gross as slow. They declined to All admit they were satisfied with the position but agreed that they were not dissatisfied. -Reuter

TALKS

Tyneside turned out in its thousands to welcome the King and Queen and before launching the new 35,000-ton battleship King George V. Their Majesties visited the big armament works at Els- wick and Scotswood, and the Newcastle General Hospital. Above is the Lord Mayor of Newcastle introducing the King and Queen to civic heads of Newcastle." -

SIGNIFICANT POLE-RUMANIAN TALKS

WARSAW, TO-DAY. THE RUMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, M. GAFENCU, RE- CEIVED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN PRESS HERE AND STATED THAT

PECTED GENERAL OFFENSIVE THE MAIN OBJECT OF HIS BY FRANCO'S TROOPS AGAINST CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS THE REPUBLICAN SPANISH POLISH COLLEAGUE COL FORCES, THE LONDON PRESS ONEL ASSERTS THAT AT LEAST ONE TO SEEK WAYS AND MEANS BECK HAD BEEN MILLION MEN ARE NOW CON FOR CO-ORDINATING THE CENTRATED ON ALL FRONTS FOREIGN POLICY OF THE BY GENERAL FRANCO.

All main highroads and numer OF THEIR MUTUAL INTER- TWO COUNTRIES ON A BASIS ed by military transports and long ous sideroads are said to be block-ESTS, lines of trucks carrying foodsup-sity for both countries, to estab- M. Gafencu stressed the neces plies, and ammunition to the front. Ish satisfactory relations with The "Daily Telegraph in a mos-Hungary but at the same time sage from its special correspondent pointed out that the question of in Burgos states that General the Hungarian minority insofar Franco has completed drawing an as it affected Rumania was ex- iron ring around Madrid. Aclusively an internal Rumanian

NAZI COTTON HOLDING COMPANY The artillery concentrated in problem.

Berlin, Today.

this bector is said to be the most. Regarding the question of Car- gigantic line-up of guns of all call patho-Ukraine, M. Gafencu ob- "A holding company of all cotton of the civil ware gen

bres undertakon since the outbreak served that Poland and Rumania firms has been formed in Brenton,The general imfiression is that tence recorded at Vienna.

were faced by the arbitral sen- with a capital, 10,000,000, marks Madrid will most likely surrender

Cotton imports are to been without any further bloodshed. The question of communica

GREAT IMPORTANCE tralised, and orders are being plac According ed in those

ntries ready to buy General Franco will make a final land was said by the minister to the "Daily Mail, tions between Rumania and Po- Gorman

murchases in countries speech and by letting National development of their trading re- conciliatory gesture in a broadcast be of great importance for the Spanish airmen drop 'n final appeal lations.

Cotton which in the

goods in

products

will

affected by the new business mo- lines before launching a decisive the interest

fo aurronder over the Republican As regards the Jew

loffensive.

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added that he had requested Col. Beck to insist on this community of interests in the course of his forthcoming conversations with British statesmen in London.

M. Gafencu emphasised that these common interests have no reference colonial questions.- Trans.

THEY CLEAN UP THE TOWN WITH LAUGHSI

PARTNERS IN CRIME

~Paramount Picture withi LYNNE OVERMAN ROSCOE KARNS MURIEL HUTCHISON

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