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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 17, 1939.

DECISION TO SEND MAISKY TO GENEVA AROUSES FRENCH DISCUSSION

London, To-day.

The riddle provided by Soviet diplomacy has deep- ened with the announcement that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, will go to Geneva in- stead of as was expected the Deputy Commis- sar for Foreign Affairs, M. Potemkin. In attempting to account for this step, it is pointed out that considerable importance attaches to the forthcoming Geneva deliberations by rea- son of the fact that for the first time the French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, will become party to the Anglo-Soviet negotiations.

This fact alone should serve to keep alive hope in a

favourable outcome.

ANGLO-AMERICAN CONSULTATIONS ON KULANGSU

London, To-day.

Late last night, the British Gov- ernment was considering the plan of landing naval forces in the In- ternational Settlement of Kulang-

su.

Such a step would be an answer to the recent occupation of Kulang- su by Japanese marines.

the

In London political circles view prevails that the British Gov- ernment could not tolerate the oc- cupation of Kulangsu by the Ja- panese because Japan might pos- sibly feel prompted to undertake military occupation of all other in- ⚫ternational settlements in the Far

East.

The British Government is at -present in consultation with the American Government because in London the desire is to proceed jointly with America in this mat-· ter-Trans-Ocean.

BAIL ESTREATED IN TAISHAN TOBACCO CASE

Mr. H. M. Allemao, 48, as- sistant purser in the s.s. Tai- shan, was to have appeared be- fore Mr. Edwards this morning to face a charge of possession of dutiable tobacco.

It is alleged that he arrested on the Hong Kong- Macao wharf yesterday with 2,000 cigarettes in his posses- sion.

was

the

Mr. W. H. Colledge, of Revenue Department, appeared

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to prosecute:

Allemao did not appear

to

answer the charge and his bail of $50 was estreated.

CHUNGKING

It is insisted in political circles here that the decision taken by the Soviet Government in sending M. Maisky to Geneva

have no effect on the formulation of the British reply to Moscow.

will

KREMLIM WARNING

Despite this Kremlin warning in refusing to send M. Potemkin to Geneva it is expected that Mr. Chamberlain will be able to an- nounce on Friday definite progress in the negotiations with Moscow.

Meanwhile, French opinion of the deadlock which has occurred in the Anglo-Soviet negotiations is reflected in the Paris newspapers.

It is not denied that the..French Government has offered to play the role of mediator between London and Moscow, in fact the "Intran- sigeant" goes so far as to say that the French Government will take upon itself the task of a binding. compromise.

Failure to achieve an' alliance between France, Britain and the Soviet Union may lead the Totali- -tarian countries to seek some sort

of agreement with Moscow.

HARDLY HELP

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The "Paris Soir" likewise sub- scribes to the view that France should now step in as mediator be- tween Moscow and London and doubts whether anything definite can result from continuing the negotiations at Geneva now that the Kremlin has decided to send M. Maisky there instead of M. Potem- kin.

see,

After all Lord Halifax can it is pointed out, the Soviet Am- bassador, M. Maisky in London any day so that the special meeting in Geneva would hardly help matters.

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The "Temps" mentions rumours that Fieldmarshal Goer- ing had suggested to Colonel Beck a plan for the partition of Soviet Russia,

The "Temps" thinks that

the

NECESSARIES whole item turns on the question

Chungking, To-day.

of guaranteeing the integrity of Poland and Rumania.

The Kremlin would like to see the

The Executive Yuan decided at its regular meeting yesterday to Western Powers guarantee the authorise the Chungking Municipal integrity of the Soviet but this Government and the Chungking would be going far beyond the ori- Chamber of Commerce to establishginal aim.

à sales office for daily necessaries. The assurances given to Poland

The stop was

taken to relieve and Rumania, declares the "Temps" the acute shortage of daily neces- should be an adequate protection saries as a result of Japanese air for Soviet Russia seeing that these bombings. Commodity prices in two countries form the western the wartime capital have soared neighbours of the Soviet Union. recently. Central News.

Trans-Ocean,