1939-07-22 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1939.

Germany's Desire For Peaceful Danzig Settlement

NAZIS SURPRISED

BY INTEREST AROUSED

London, To-day.

The declaration attributed to the official German spokesman in Berlin yesterday regarding Ger-

MALTA HAS

BRAND NEW CONSTITUTION

Malta, To-day.

The Governor has proclaimed- letters patent granting the new Constitution..

Polling for ten seats on the Council starts to-day.-Reuter.

many's 100 per cent. rejection of a warlike JAPANESE PLANE

solution of the Danzig problem, has been re- ceived with general interest in London, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent.

SHOT DOWN

Chungking, To-day.

A Japanese communique issued ese army plane was shot down by in Shanghai states that a Japan- Chinese anti-aircraft gun fire near

There seems no reason to doubt the claim that the German Government wants the September Nazi Party Congress to be a congress of peace. airmen

As far as the attitude of the British Government is concerned they have already clearly stated' their standpoint, and it would seem superfluous to repeat the declara- tions already made by Mr. Cham- berlain and Lord Halifax. ter.

Reu-

QUIET WEEK-END

Berlin, To-day.

A quiet week-end with no de- velopments in Danzig is forecast ..by political circles.

Surprise is expressed that any unusual attention was paid to the remarks of the German spokesman to foreign journalists.

It is stated that this was merely a re-statement of Germany's un- swerving attitude and represents no new development or charge in policy. Reuter.

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BASEBALL LEAGUE TO BE DECIDED?

The Union Brewery Baseball team should win the local Baseball Championship for the Bagram

Shield and the Vogue Cup this afternoon when they encounter U.S.S. Mindanao in their return match.

The U.B. Team are in top.form now and have been practising assidously throughout the season, With their batting strength and good fielding they should account for the sailors by bigger margin than they did in the first encounter.

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The sailors will be forced to make several positional changes in their team owing to the departure of C. Hor- ton, their short stop.

To-morrow U.B. meet South China and another win for the U.B. team is predicted while in the next game Min- danao should make fairly certain the runners-up position by easily beat- ing Hong Kong Baseball Club.

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THE GAZETTE

The following official appoint- ments are announced:- Mr.

A. B. Purves to be temporarily -a Member of the Legislative

› Council.

Hon. Director of Public Works to be Vice-Chairman of the Town Planning Board.

Dr. T. W. Ware to be a Member of the Town Planning Board. Mr. J. Ralston to act as Director

of Education.

Mr. J. Ralston to be a Director

:the Widows and Orphans Pen-

sions.

Mr. N. F. Tucker to be a Master,

Education Department.

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Swatow yesterday. Two Japanese. .were killed. Central News.

HARBOURS AT SWATOW AND AMOY MINED

It has been reported by the Ja- panese that mines and other ob- stacles have been laid as follows:→→ (a) At Chinchu Harbour Lat. 50 N., Long. 118° 50' E. on a line connecting Tongbu Lighthouse and Chungchi Point.

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(b) At Tongsang Harbour Lat.

28 46 N., Long 117° 37 E. on a line .270 from Thunder Head across the Harbour Entrance.

(c) At Chauan Bay Lat. 23°

37 N., Long. 117° 19' E. on · · a line joining Chauan Head and Barren Head.

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