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A Chinese woman, Cheng Hon, residing at No. 77 Tung Choi Street, was admitted to the Kow- loon Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to her tongue.

She had cut her tongue with a knife, after a quarrel with her family.

She is not in a serious condition.

Britain Brought Up With A Jerk

THE

London, To-day.

THE Soviet communi- que regarding the British proposals caused bewilderment in London

London, To-day.

Rumours of imminent conclusion of a Soviet-British German

agreement, circulated yesterday are not re-

garded as well founded by the majority of Warning

To Poland

newspapers.

Official quarters state that the conversation which the British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, had with the new Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Molotoff, was conducted in extremely friendly spirit.

There are, however, no indications that the Soviet has dropped its demand for a 100 per cent., un- conditional military alliance with Britain and France.

the Soviet Union each of her

The papers declare that such a of triple alliance may still mater-anteeing ialise.

Berlin, To-day. The "Deutsche Diplomatische Korrespondenz" commenting on

says that diplomatic activity there is no such word as "inti-

midation" in the Axis vocabulary.

Warning Poland, the paper says that "the solidarity between the

modest

Axis partners now announced pu- blicly will gain significance for the those lacking foundation for estimation of the realities of pow- guar-

er politics and who, without hav- neigh-

ing considered the consequences, bours individually.. It is proposed have allowed themselves to be en- They declare that the British on the other hand that the Soviet ticed into a constellation in which plan for Soviet assistance in the Government should render immedi- they have been allotted a

assistance to England and for exposed position in the service case of anti-aggression action, ate

Trans France, in the event that they be-

of foreign interests. must first be realised.

come involved in military action as To friends of the Axis, however, Ocean.

result of executing the obligations it signifies additional security, not undertaken-towards Poland and Ru-only to States destined to exist and work in the same vital sphere as No mention is

to made in the Germany and Italy, but also

in British counter-proposals of any friendly States other vital support which the Soviet Union is spheres.--Trans-Ocean. to receive from Britain and France

SOVIET OFFICIAL STATEMENT

THE

MOSCOW, TO-DAY. CONTENTS OF

THE

last night, says Vernon BRITISH PROPOSALS TO THE Bartlett, M.P., the diplo- SOVIET UNION WERE REVEAL- matic correspondent of ED YESTERDAY BY THE OFFI the "News Chronicle."

Mr. Bartlett points out that Britain has not asked Russia to co-operate in defence of the frontiers of Britain or France.

CIAL SOVIET AGENCY “TASS”, WHICH CARRIES A DENIAL OF CONCERN- REUTER'S REPORT ING THE ALLEGED CONTENT OF THE PROPOSALS.

The "Tass" message reads as follows:

According to a report from Lon- The Russian communique, he don, the Reuter agency announced says, must be taken to mean that] by radio that the British answer to Russia stands firm by the demand the proposals of the Soviet Union contained the following principal

for a general alliance with Bri-counterproposals: tain and France covering the whole of Europe and not merely countries which Britain has guar- anteed without consulting Russia.

Mr. Bartlett adds that Britain's counter-proposals are described in London as suggestions or observations, and the door has been left wide open for further dis- cussions. Reuter.

Last week, there were altogether 89 traffic accidents in the Colony as the result of which 1 person was killed and 48 persons were injuredi 25724 pe

Union should- guarantee the security of each of her neighbours individually,

(1) The Soviet

(2) England pledges herself to support the Soviet Union in the event of the latter becom- ing involved in war as result of executing the aforesaid guarantees.

On basis of:

E information from authoritative Soviet circles, Tass is in a position to declare that the Reuter report is not in conformity with the facts.

The Soviet Government received the counterproposals of the British Government on May 8.

mention is made therein

mania.

on basis of reciprocity if she were taken towards one of the other of to become involved in military ac- the States in East Europe.-Trans- tion in executing obligations under-Ocean.

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