THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24, 1989
Anglo-Soviet Conversations "Advancing Normally"
NO CLUE TO RESULT OF NEW APPROACH
Moscow, To-day.
A meeting was held in the Kremlin yesterday after- noon on the basis of the latest Anglo-French instructions sent on Friday.
ALBANIAN ARMY INC.
Tirana, To-day. The military forces of Albania were yesterday incorporated into the Italian Army.
Throughout the country, of- ficers and men took an oath of allegiance to King Victor Emmen. uel-Reuter,
NAZI- SOVIET TRADE TALKS
Moscow, To-day.
The first official communique to be published by the Soviet Govern- ment concerning trade negotiations with Germany appeared without comment in all newspapers here on Saturday,
In informed quarters, it is con- firmed that these negotiations have been going on for a considerable
After the meeting, which lasted an hour and a quar-
Mr. G. T. Bird, of Taikoo Dock-time and that their object is to ter, it was understood that the conversations yard, has reported that jewellery study possibilities for reviving were advancing normally and that another meeting was expected shortly.
At the conclusion of the confer- ence with M. Molotov, Sir William Seeds (the British
Ambassador),
M. Paul Naggiar (the French Am- bassador) and Mr. Williami Strang (the special British envoy) con- ferred together.
The results of the day's proceed- ings have been transmitted to Lon- don and Paris.--Reuter..
TERSE COMMUNIQUE
Moscow, To-day.
A communique issued by the of- ficial Soviet Russian news agency Tass on the conversation which took place yesterday afternoon be- tween the Soviet Foreign Commis-
and French negotiators, announces laconically:
to the value of $205 was stolen trade between the two countries, from his quarters, between 2.30 which greatly decreased in recent land 7 p.m. yesterday.
Sir Archibald On Warpath
London, To-day.
years.
As to the category of goods which it is hoped to increase the exchange of, informed quarters believe that efforts are mainly directed to in- creasing the supply to Germany of raw materials and semi-finished goods (such as timber, naptha, iron ores and furs) in return for the supply to Russia of machine-tools, optical instruments and similar products. Trans-Ocean,
Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberal Party, renewed his demand for the inclusion of Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Anthony Eden in the Cabinet in a speech on Saturday in Edin- burgh, when he also severely criticised Mr. DEPRESSIONS Chamberlain.
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sar, M. Molotoff, and the British The Prime Minister, who, he said, no longer com- that pressure remains highest over manded the confidence of wide circles in Great the Pacific to the north-east of Ja- Britain, by keeping out of the Cabinet advo- pan. The northern depression cates of collective security in his own party, had become the main obstacle to complete national unity.
"Foreign Commissar Molotoff on July 23rd received the British Am- bassador, Sir William Seeds, the French Ambassador M. Naggiar, and Mr. William Strang for a con- tinuation of their conversations."
No hint is forthcoming as to the outcome of the conversation question. Trans-Ocean.
NÓ DEFINITE RESULT
Moscow, To-day..
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The conversation which was the tenth since Mr. Strang's arrival in Moscow again did not produce any definite result, according to British Embassy quarters here, which de- clare, however, that the conversa- tion will be continued, Soviet quar- ters continue to maintain silence concerning the progress of the negotiations.—Trang-Ocean.
FOREMAN
PREFERS HEARING
A dispute between employees of rival coal firms had a sequel in the Kowloon Court before Mr. Macfadyen this morning when four men were charged with dis- orderly conduct,
Inspector Wright said the police could be satisfied if the Magistrate bound the defendants over.
One of the defendants, Ho Po, coolie foreman, declined to accept this solution, however, and, asked to be allowed to defend the case with a solicitor representing him.
After some discussion, the case was fixed for hearing on Wednes
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Yellow Sea. The depression moving north-westward over the
near
Formosa, has filled up. A depres-
sion about 150 miles to the S. S. E. of Naha is moving northward. A
of Tongking. Maximum tempera- shallow depression covers the Gulf ture yesterday was 87-and-the-low- ̈ est during the night 77.
As best calculated to decrease clude the Soviet Government must, international tension and to pre-he said, be based on principles of serve peace, Sir Archibala Sinclair the League of Nations. recommended the hastening-up of the Its members should cultivate negotiations with the Soviet Gov-close co-operation between them- ernment by reasonable concessions selves and also with other states and he demanded that the Prime and should strive to abolish
-pro- The R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" Minister should give a full account gressively prohibitive tariffs as is due at
and leaves for Hong Kong
of the history and of the present, well as quotas, while opening to all 7.000 Shanghai to-morrow at position of these negotiations. countries access to colonial markets. and Manila on Wednesday at 4.00
The peace front which should in-
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p.m.
Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, Franco, is shown inspecting.
with General
"guard of honour"
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