1939-07-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1989,

ROOSEVELT SOUNDS ANOTHER WARNING

War "Eventuality" Believed To Be Fairly Close

Failure To

To Act On Neutrality Harms Business

Hyde Park, N.Y., To-day. Contending at his daily press conference yesterday that the decision to defer action on the neutra- lity legislation would harm business, President Roosevelt declared:

"A prominent businessman told me recently that the failure of Congress to act on this question is killing the nicest little business boom ever

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SILVER SHIPPED TO LONDON

New York, To-day. Nearly 1,500,000 ounces of sil- ver, mostly Mexican, were ship- ped from New York to London this week.

It is believed this is a tempor- ary development brought about by abnormally low stocks and the slightly higher silver price in London-Reuter.

JAPANESE LOSSES IN SHANSI

SOVIET'S HUGE FLEET OF SUBMARINES

MOSCOW, TO-DAY.

THE CLAIM THAT SOVIET RUSSIA HAS THE WORLD'S BIG- GEST SUBMARINE FLEET

IS MADE IN AN ARTICLE IN “PRAVDA,” IN CONNEXION WITH THE SOVIET'S FIRST NAVY DAY ON MONDAY,

The article, which is written' by the Commissar of Shipbuilding, des clares that the Soviet's submarines are alone sufficient to ensure the security of the entire Russian coast. The article is part of a campaign to make the country navy conscious, and follows extensive naval

seen. President Roosevelt assert that businessmen did not want to undertake commitments because they did not know what form the neutrality issue might take when Congress convened in than 8,000 men since they launch-oeuvres, particularly in the Baltic, January.

They did not desire to place or-i

ders or to take them.

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The President indicated at same time that so far as he was concerned the controversy was clos- ed until Congress reassembled.

Declaring that it would take more than a mere crisis to impel him to summon a special session of Congress to deal with the mat- ter, President Roosevelt said that members of the Senate who want- ed to postpone action had been gambling on the possibility, that war would not eventuate.

WAR "FAIRLY CLOSE”

SOVIET PLANE FACTORIES MUST WORK

OVERTIME

Tokyo, To-day. Continuance of hostilities on the

There was evidence from every border of Manchuria and Outer capital in Europe without excep- tion, of preparation for an even-Mongolia is reported in a Japanese tuality that was believed to be fairly close.

communique.

It should be emphasised that there were no allegations of the probabilities of trouble abroad but only statements of possibilities.

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Japanese air force encountered some The communique says that thế 80 Soviet and Outer Mongolian fighter planes over Lake Buir Nor Thirty-nine Soviet and Quter Mongolian planes not

were brought. down, the Japanese claim!

For several years there had been recurring threats which had eventuated of war abroad, and there might be another which might not lead to an actual conflict. The United States was not, how- ever, in a position to help in case of conflict under the present neutral- ity law with its arms embargo.— Reuter.

One Japanese plane failed to re- turn and two others were forced to land in Manchukuo territoryÏ— Reuter.

DAMAGE TO

KING AND QUEEN C.I.M. SHANSI

AT WEYMOUTH

PROPERTY

London, To-day.

LONDON, TO-DAY. A CROWD OF: 70,000

The Under-Secretary for For- GAVE eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in THE KING AND QUEEN AND THE TWO PRINCESSES AN. EN- Commons yesterday

a written reply in the House of THUSIASTIC WELCOME WHEN Robert Gibson (Labour), stated to Mr. THEY ARRIVED AT WEY- MOUTH YESTERDAY TO EM-

that according to reports receiv BARK IN THE ROYAL YACHT damage had been done to the ed by the Foreign: Secretary, FOR A VISIT TO DARTMOUTH.

promises of the

Inland Mission at Linfen and Hongtung, fm south Shansi.

The Royal Family drove in an open car to the pier, and 10,000 children waving tiny flags were massed at one point of the route.

A picturesque scene was witnes ed in the harbour, where Their M jesties were greeted by Admira Sir Dudley Pound.

The visit to Weymouth was vate and undicial-

The English Baptist Mission at north Shansh” had been into but was not looted.

the damage done had pending

been

Butler was un action, was

Reuter,

Hingtsi, To-day. The Japanese have lost

more

ed their campaign in south-east Shansi early this month, according

to an official estimate,

man-

which are culminating in special programmes on Monday.-Reuter.

The heaviest casualties were Shansi border, from July 6 to 10 suffered at La hechen and its when over 3,000 were killed. vicinity, north of Po Ai, near the Central News.

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