1939-05-17 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 17, 1939.

FRANCE TO PLAY PART OF THE

THE HONEST BROKER To Mediate In Anglo-Soviet Differences

GREEK NAVY MOBILISES

Athens, To-day.

The Greek Admiralty yesterday decreed that non-commissioned of- ficers and technical reservists of 14 classes, between the years 1923 and 1937, have to join the co- lours immediately for two months' training-Trans-Ocean.

ANGLO-SOVIET NEGOTIATIONS TO BE DEBATED

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THERE WILL BE NO DELAY

Compromise Plan Govt. To

For Geneva Discussion

Paris, To-day,

France is to play the part of honest broker between

Britain and the Soviet.

Buy

Merchant Ships

London, To-day.

A report to this effect is current in French politi-SUPPLEMENTARY

cal circles.

Estimates for the Board of Trade and the

It is stated that during the coming week-end and Board of Agriculture also at Geneva (where the respective Foreign were published here yes- Ministers will meet during the League Council) terday, totalling France will try to iron out the differences be-

£3,350,000. tween London and Moscow regarding the best means of resisting aggression.

Confidence is felt in Paris that a compromise on sound lines will be

The "Journal

des Debats" says

ALREADY DRAWN UP

BALKAN LEAGUE COUNCIL

Bucharest, -To-day.

IN SENDING THE BRITISH RE- reached. PLY TO THE MOST RECENT RUSSIAN COMMUNICATION ON it is believed that with the diplo- EASTERN EUROPEAN SECUR-matic co-operation of France, Bri- surmounting ITY QUESTIONS, WHICH HAS tain will succeed in BEEN UNDER CLOSE EXAMINA- the obstacles.

The economic council of the Bal- TION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE

The newspaper "Intransigeant" kan League meets here to-day. SINCE IT WAS RECEIVED ON

goes further, and says that accord-Trans-Ocean. MONDAY AFTERNOON.

Lord Halifax is leaving Londoning to some reports a compromise on Saturday morning for Geneva will be perfected on Saturday this has already been drawn up which and he will have conversations with the French Premier and Foreign Minister on his way through Paris. According to advices from Gen- eva, the Russian representative at the League Council meeting open- ing there on Monday will be the Soviet Ambassador in London, M. Maisky.

week.

This compromise, adds the paper, will be submitted at Geneva on May 22 to the Soviet repre- sentative. Reuter.

DECISION WHICH WILL UPSET CALCULATIONS

London, To-day.

An unconfirmed report from Mos-

The Anglo-Russian negotiations cow says that the Russian Ambas- will naturally be the subject of re-sador in London, M. Ivan Maisky, ferences in the debate on foreign will represent the Soviet at the affairs in the Commons on Friday, League Council meeting at Geneva. which will be opened for the Liber- al opposition by Sir Archibald Sin- clair.-British Wireless.

PALESTINE RETURNING TO NORMAL

Earlier messages had reported that. M. Potemkin, Vice-Commissar for Foreign Affairs, would go to Geneva.-Trans-Ocean.

CHINESE HUPEH PROGRESS

Fancheng, To-day. Further Chinese progress is re- ported from the central Hupeh

LONDON, TO-DAY, front.

TRAVELLERS RETURNING After the recapture of Wamino- FROM PALESTINE COMMENT tsi and Yokow, 70 miles northwest. UPON THE INCREASING RE-

of Hankow, the Chinese are assault- SUMPTION BY TOWNSMEN OF ing Tienmen, 25 miles south of THEIR NORMAL HEADDRESS, Kingshan. The Japanese have THE FEZ, AS AN INTERESTING fallen back into the city, which is SYMPTOM OF THE RESTORA-now besieged. Tsaoshih, 15 miles TION OF MORE NORMAL CON- northeast of Tienmen, is also be- DITIONS.

ing attacked by the Chinese. Central News.

At the time when terrorism was active, gang leaders attempted to .compel townsmen to wear the de-

sert headdress of cloth an

and cord, despite its unsuitability to urban .conditions.

Now townsmen, no longer in fear. of gangs, are thankfully, reverting to their traditional British- Wireless.

fezzes.

MAY 19 THE DAY

OF VICTORY

Burgos, To-day.

The Minister for the Interior, Senor Suner, has signed a decree ordering May 19 to be known the "day of. victory."

as

On the evening of May 18 re: ligious ceremonies, parades and po- | pular festivals are being held in all provinces. May 19 will be de- voted to celebrations in Madrid.

Charged with carrying a public chair without a license, Yeung Ling and Lai Yuan, 82 and 50 years of age respectively, were each fined 30 cents by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning. Reuter.

ig

For this sum, £2,100,000 for the Board of Trade for the purchase of merchant ships.

The necessity of having an adequate reserve of suitable mer- chant vessels in case of a nation- al emergency, is stressed in the preamble to the Estimates.

The remaining £1,250,000 is to enable the Board of Agriculture to asist farmers to increase cul- tivation of vegetables and cer- 'eals. Trans-Ocean.

Meek-looking, mild-mannered... he's the most dangerous man outside of Alcatraz!

WITH HIS UMBRELLA -more deadly than a machine gun-he's the ruler of a reign of terrorl

AMBUSH"

GLADYS SWARTHOUT LLOYD NOLAN

TRUEX

Starts To-morrow at the

QUEEN'S

ALHAMBRA