1939-03-14 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 14, 1939

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BRITAIN'S STAND ON SPAIN REITERATED

Chinese Sappers Convicted

"THERE HAVE

BEEN

NUMBER OF DISTURBANCES

No Belligerent Rights For General Franco

London, To-day.

OIL- AGREEMENT NOT REACHED

The Hague, To-day,

It is learned authoritatively that reports of an agreement between the Mexican Government and the

IN THE WANCHAL DISTRICTS Mr. Neville Chamberlain emphasised in the House foreign, oil companies operating

IN WHICH MEN OF THE CHIN- ESE COMPANY OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS WERE CONCERN- ED INVOLVING HAWKERS,

of Commons yesterday that the Government's policy regarding belligerent rights remained unchanged.

RICKSHAW COOLIES AND Mr. Chamberlain was replying to a demand for a statement relating to the declaration of a blockade by the Spanish Nationalist Govern- ment.

HOKLOS, AND UNLESS THESE INCIDENTS ARE STOPPED THERE ~; MAY BE A MAN- SLAUGHTER CASE ONE DAY,”

in Mexico are premature.

A decision in a favourable sense, however, is expected short- ly-Reator.

WANGLERNE SWATTA NIGHT!

SAID INSPECTOR A. V. BAKER, The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A.

· DIVISIONAL INSPECTOR" OF

EASTERN DISTRICT, AFTER

SAPPERS

WONG TIM AND

Butler, replying to further questions on Spain, declared the situation in central Spain was very confused.

BRITISH PROPOSALS TO BE PUT ITO-MORROW

KWOK CHUNG AND CORPORAL LO KAM-PO WERE CONVICTED] BY MR, R. A. D. FORREST AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY The British Government had not】 AND SENTENCED TO THREE been in contact with either the MONTHS' HARD LABOUR · FOR Republicans or the Nationalists BEING IN POSSESSION OF about conditions for an armistice. INSTRUMENTS, THAT IS JACK-

The Government regarded ; the] KNIVES, FIT FOR AN UNLAW-repatriation of Spanish refugees in FUL PURPOSE IN

France WANCHAI

as a matter' between the ON MARCH 6.

French and Spanish Governments. His Majesty's Government had The three defendants pleaded decided to render assistance to-

London, To-day, that they did not know it was un-wards the maintenance of

The Palestine Committee of the lawful for them to have jackknives fugees, and a grant would be made Cabinet considered the British pro- in their possession when off duty, in the immediate future to the posals yesterday morning and Mr. while the third' defendant added British Red Cross.

Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary for

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Palestine affairs after which Mr. Macdonald and Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Foreign Secretary, had an informal talk with Ali Maher, Tewfik Suwaidi and Fuad Bey Hamza

that he had taken his in a hurry Replying to additional questions Colonies, later had a talk with when he heard of a fight between on the Franco blockade, Mr. Butler Tewfik Pasha, chief minister for Sappers and others in Wanchai. said the Foreign Secretary had Trans-Jordan, on Trans-Jordan and

Captain. J. Matthews stated in made it perfectly clear that the evidence that Corps Orders of Royal Navy would take action on February 3 forbade men to

the high seas if there was any jackknives while walking out, and interference with British ships, by this it was meant that men off Reuter. duty whether in uniform or mufti were not to carry jackknives. The order was made, as far as he knew, to prevent trouble.

THREE OCCASIONS

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Government representatives are putting the finishing touches to the proposals which it is hoped will be ready to be put before the delegä- ition at the meeting to-morrow.

VICEROY TO MEET MR. GANDHI Router

London, To-day.

BISHOP ROBBED

8. E. Darkin stated that on March 3, the Police were called out

In the course of a long Commons on three different occasions the

answer, in which he gave further same night as the result of fights. particulars of the circumstances of The defendants were arrested dur-the recent constitutional dispute in ing these visits. On the first two Rajkot State which occasioned the defendants jackknives were found fast by Mr. Gandhi, the Under

Mr. Howard, of Bishop's House, which had the Regimental numbers Secretary for India mentioned has reported that at about 3 p.m. on them. In the case of the third Wednesday as the probable day yesterday, some person stolen defendant the knife belonged to which Lord Linlithgow would be sum of $100 in Chinese currency somebody else.

receiving Mr. Gandhi to discuss and a fountain pen valued at $10 8. I. Darkin asked that a serious the questions at issue. British from an open drawer from the view be takoon of this case as the Wireless.

third defendant by using another person's knife might have incrimin- ated another person.

Mr. Forrest added that he con- sidered gang fights very seriously and believed that the men had the knives with the object of using them.

In connection with the above caso, Ho Yau, a sapper, Was re- manded for 24-hours when charg- ed with causing bodily harm to and wounding Nam Chau, in Wnachai.

Mr. Hana Augustesen, of Hanoi Road, was Aned 83 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon this mornTM ing for leaving his car unattended in Salisbury. Road between 8. and 8.55 am, on February 20

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