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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1989.

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BERLIN TALKS

Berlin Reticence On Gafencu Visit Results

Von Ribbentrop Gets Another Disappointment

Berlin, To-day.

It is evident from the official reticence concerning the concrete results of the conversations be- tween von Ribbentrop and the Rumanian For- eign Minister, M. Gafencu, that the German Foreign Office is unable to proclaim a German diplomatic victory.

This is von Ribbentrop's second severe disappoint- ment this week, for it is known that he exert- ed strong pressure in an effort to provide Herr Hitler with a birthday present in the form of the return of Danzig to Germany.

-ROOSEVELT DISCUSSES FAR EAST

Washington, To-day. The Chinese Ambassador interviewed President Roose- velt yesterday morning.

The Ambassador later in- timated that the Far Eastern situation generally was dis- cussed. Reuter.

M. Gafencu had talks yesterday with both von Ribbentrop and Herr Hitler.

In the afternoon, they were en- gaged for several hours and as no official information is forthcoming, it is believed that von Ribbentrop secured nothing more than an un- dertaking to carry out the recent Rumanian-German economic agree-

ment.

Trans-Ocean says however, quot- ing "well-informed quarters,” that M. Gafencu gave an assurance that Rumania would not participate in "attempted encirclement" of Ger- man and would not transform the British guarantee into a mutual as- sistance pact or the Polish-Ruman- ian defensive pact into a general al- liance.

M. Gafencu is proceeding to Lon. don to-day via Brussels.

WOUNDED MAN INMATE OF

BEARS NO ANIMOSITY

Feeling that the fight had end- ed fifty-fifty and that each had

REFUGEE CAMP

FOUND BEGGING

Air raid sirens which are being mass produced by the thousands are being set up in all parts of London and the suburbs. In the city they are being mounted on all important buildings, and in the su burbs tall steel pylons are being erected with the siren at the top. All these sirens are electrically controlled by the local police stations. Photo shows one of suburbia's air raid sirens mounted on, the steel pylon seen in Ruislip High Street, Ruislip, Middlesex.

Fears of Hitler Birthday

Demonstrations

Winhoek, To-day.

Yeung Shui, who is blind, and The despatch of strong drafts of South African

Police, some of whom are trained machine- gunners, to South-West Africa, together with the announcement that the South African Gov- ernment will introduce a bill for incorporation of the South West Africa police in the police of the South African Union, has caused alarm among Germang here.

taken as much as they had an inmate of the Ma Tau Chung given, Wong Ngai, stall foki, at Refugee Camp, was this morning present in hospital recuperating charged at Kowloon with beg- from a stab wound, has indicated ging for alms, and with breach that he does not wish to press the of a deportation order. charge against his friend.

Sub-Inspector A. J. Johnson, pro- The fight, Sub-Inspector Byron secuting, stated that the defendant stated, was the result of an argu- was let out between 12 p.m. and ment over some beef, which defen-5 p.m. to enjoy some recreation, dant, Mak Kit, was accused of He was seen by an

Indian Con- taking. The wounded man had stable begging at Granville Street bought the best. cuts of the beef at noon. He was sentenced to one and placed it aside. His friend,month's hard labour. coming along later to buy beef, The defendant was banished in had seen the choice pieces and had 1938, having been caught begging bought them. An argument arose four times, and he had returned, tive Assembly yesterday, the There are approximately 8,000 when the wounded man recognised according to his own story, because Administrator, Mr. Conradie, Germans in South-West Africa it as the beef he had put aside. he had been almost killed by stated that he had been instruct- and it is alleged that many of The quarrel had resulted in blows bombs in his village. He was sen-led by the South African Govern- them are armed. and the accused used a knife." tenced to three months' on the ment to proceed to the incorpora- The defendant, maintaining that second charge, by Mr. E. Hima- tion of the South West Africa they were the best of friends, was worth. remanded a week,' but was allowed

bail of $50.

IN THE ACTI

Six weeks' hard labour was im-

posed on Cheung Sam, 20, by Mr.

CLIPPER STILL AT MACAO

At a meeting of the Legislations.

police, but could give no explana- tion of the Government's deci- sion to draft police reinforce- ments into South West Africa.

The German population takes the view that the proposed in- corporation is contrary to the provisions of the peace treaty

The action of the South Afri-

Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning. Twenty-four hours. behind for the theft of 60 feet of electric schedule, the Clipper is still at can Government in drafting arm- wire from No. 12, Tai Po Road. Macao, Weather permitting, it willed police is believed to be con- Cheung was seen by a watchman leave for Hong Kong this afternoon,nected with rumours of serious cutting the wife at 2 a.m. ina The Clipper is due to leave the demonstrations on the occasion new, uncompleted building.

Colony for Manila to-morrow. of the Hitler Birthday celebra-

BRITISH SEARCH CONCESSION

Chungking, To-day. Police of the British Conces- sion in Tientsin ́have been con- ducting close searches for alleg ed terrorists in the last few days, according to a Tientsin report.Central News,