THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 80, 1939.
TURKEY RESIST
PLEDGED TO AGGRESSION
STRIKING SPEECH IN ANKARA BY PRESIDENT INEUNU
Ankara, To-day.
"National defence measures become daily more im- perative," declared President Ineunu, opening the fifth congress of the Republican People's Party here yesterday.
President. Ineunu said that as long as the inter-
ALBANIAN FORCES INCORPORATED
Albania, To-day.
It is officially announced that the Cabinet has passed a resolu- tion to incorporate the Albanian armed forces-gendarmerie and frontier guards—in the corres- ponding sections of the Italian armed forces.
Hitherto the two armies have been separato.--Reuter.
MISS FRANCES DAY'S WEDDING DENIAL
James McElveen, an - Irish- American of 29, a friend of Jack Doyle, and described as "Charlie Chaplin's Hollywood double," stated recently that he had given notice at Caxton Hall registry office, Westminster, of his inten- tion to marry Frances Day, the stage star, now appearing in
national crisis lasted there could be no other 'PLANES FOR FISH "Black and Blue" at the Hippo-
security.
The present menacing situation could not last much longer either unconscious masses would be flung against each other or common- sense would prevail to establish real peace.
"We shall never admit the right of big coalitions to overthrow smal- ler nations each entitled to an in- dependent life.
ANGLO-TURKISH PACT
"That is why we created the Bal- kan Entente.
"The Anglo-Turkish Agreement was not conceived in an aggressive spirit but is a contribution to the safeguarding
humanitarian ideals.
of
"Turkey's relations with the Soviet are warmer to-day than ever.
has
"An agreement in principle been reached for a mutual aid pact between Turkey and France.
TURKEY WILLING
"Turkey is fully awakened and is not content merely to assure her own safety, but is ready and will- ing to contribute to the peace of
the world.
"If slaughter is provided, Turkey will fearlessly do her duty." Reuter,
U.S. POSITION ON PALESTINE
Washington, To-day.
The United States position re- garding Palestine is expounded in letters sent by the State Depart- ment to various members of Con- gress.
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A representative of the Norwegian: Government is going to Italy to open negotiations for trade, the intention being to negotiate for Italian aero- planes against Norwegian stockfish, commonly known as cod,
Man Bites Croc.
Salisbury (Rhodesia), May 14.
If a crocodile bites a man in this part of the world it's hardly news, but when a man bites a croc. — that's different!
It happened to a native who was seized by a crocodile which bit one of his arms through to the bone.
The native kept his head and managed to press a thumb into one of the crocodile's eyes.
Then he seized a claw in his mouth and bit so hard that he severed it.
In its agony the crocodile let him go and the native climbed out of the pool, pretty badly mauled, but alive.
AIR LINER CRASH
IN MOROCCO
Nine Persons Killed
Nine persons were killed in an Air France aeroplane crash Marakesh, French Morocco.
near
At four o'clock the three-engined 'plane which was carrying out the regular service from Dakar to Casa- blanca flew over
Agadir and re- ported all well,
it
An hour later, when flying be- tween Mogador and Maradesh, sent out three urgent signals stat- ing that there were ice formations. on the wings,
Two military aeroplanes were sent to search for the air liner, but returned to Mogador at seven clock, after failing to locate it.
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Officials said the letters made It was only at nine o'clock that the clear the American attitude was
unchanged since the statement by 'plane was found to have crashed the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell | near Chichaoua, 15 miles south of Hull, in October.
Marakesh.
Those on board-8
passengers
The Government was not in a position to insist that Palestiné be maintained as a national home for and the crew of three must have the Jews, and no formal protest
could be made as long as American been killed on the spot, as the "plane rights, as specified in the 19834 burat into flames on striking the Convention, were protected. Reu-
ter.
ground.
drome.
Miss Day's reply to congratula- tions was, "Marry whom? I've never heard of him." Asked if she was going to marry anyone she said. "That is entirely my own affair."
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Mr. McElveen's comment this statement was, "Oh, pro- bably she doesn't want it to get known. We were trying to keep our marriage secret, but it must have leaked out through someone somehow."
To this Miss Day replied that Mr. Mc. she had never met a Elveen, or even heard the name before. "It is all wrong, from start to finish," she added.
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U.S. AIRMEN SHOW THEIR PACES-Using the latest Boeing and Seversky pursuit planes the U.8. Army Air Corps given strik- Ing displays of formation flying as both machines and pilots are, tested during training flights. It appears as if these planes are touching. Boeing planes of the Army Air Corps during formation flying.
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