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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1939.

DANGEROUS ERROR TO BELIEVE BURCKHARDT TRIP ALTERS DANZIG SITUATION

CHUNGKING AND NEW WANG GROUP

CHUNGKING, 'TO-DAY.

THE SO-CALLED REPORTED

REGARDING "MINGCHUNGTANG,”

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Danzig, To-day. · COMMENTING ON THE latest developments in the Danzig question, the "semi-official" newspaper "Danzig Verpos- ten" observes that the foreign press continues to speak of compromise, although on the German side it had often enough been clearly stated that it is a matter of moral and legal claims which admits of no merely par- tial solution. No change in the international situation had occurred since the conversations at Salzburg, in the course of which the common stand-point of Germany and Italy had been defined.

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TO HAVE BEEN INAUGURATED IN SHANGHAI, COMPETENT CHUNG- KING AUTHORITIES GIVE NO IN- FORMATION BUT IT IS GENER- ALLY BELIEVED THAT THIS NEW "PARTY" CONSTITUTES: ONCE OF

Both countries agreed

the I Foreign press repors that Professor WHICH CONNECTIONS · THOSE

urgency of finding a solution of the Burckhardt participated in the WANG CHING-WEI DECIDED

UNDER HIS Danzig question as constituting a car- ference are denied, as are also reports the Secretary to the former CREATE, CLOSELY INFLUENCE, IN ORDER TO AFFORD | dinal problem between the democra- that

Italian, THOSE CIRCLES WHICH OPPOSE tic status quo front on the one hand League Commissioner,

Danzig POSSI- and the authoritarian revisionist front Signor Giustiani, who is in THE KUOMINTANG THE

on the other rendered it necessary for private reasons, has brought BILITY OF ORGANIZATION.

should message from the Italian powers therefore, that the democratic The "Mingchungtang,”

ment.--Trans-Ocean. is regarded as a Japanese-controlled reply. organization like the "Hsimingwei" in the North

"Tuhsinwel" in and the Shanghai, both of which maintain close relationship with Wang Ching- wei.

This new organization, although it calls itself a "party", does not deserve further attention, it is stated, since "a party without members is not capable of carrying out any program- me!"-Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN CLERGY TO FOLLOW NAZIS?

Rome, To-day. A change of policy of the German Episcopate is pre- dicted by the "Clerical Cor- respondent" of the "Giornale d'Italia."

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The correspondent claims that the forthcoming Reich conference of Catholic Bishops in Fulda, a collective pastoral letter will probably be draft- ed, urging the Clergy to co-operate with the civil authorities.-Trans- Ocean.

ARAB PEACE EFFORTS

Beirut, To-day. Fakri Nashashibi, one of the lead- ing members of the pro-British "Palestine Defence Party" arrived here on Tuesday, with numerous ad- herents,

Nashashibi intends calling- an Arab congress in Lebanon in order to win over Arab circles to support of his policy. Trans-Ocean.

The Danzig paper goes on to say It would be a dangerous error to Dr. Burckhardt's suppose that Journey Impiled any modification of the German-Italian viewpoint as defined at Salzburg, which was based on the German claim to the return of Danzig to the Relch.

NO RETREAT

The paper warns against the as- sumption that the Axis powers would beat a retreat in the Danzig question, in order to pursue a more active policy in south-east Europe, and recalls the

denial Hungarian Government's rumours of German demands

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in

Budapest with the aim of inducing front against Hungary to join the Poland, in return for the cession of Slovakia.

Hungary's position relative to the two European fronts cannot, accord- ing to the paper, be called in ques- tion. The paper concludes by affirm- ing that the Axis powers were deter-

mined to bring about a rapid solution of the Danzig problem.Trans-Ocean.

PARIS DISCUSSION

Paris, To-day.

M. The French Foreign Minister, Bonnet, visited the Premier, M. Dala- dier, yesterday to inform him on the report received concerning the visit of Professor Burckhardt. Ocean..

NO SIGNIFICANCE

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Danzig, To-day. A conference between the Danzig Senate President, Arthur Greiser, and Chodacki, was confined to M. question of the Polish customs inspec- torate in Danzig, it was reported last evening.

Nazi circles say, however, that de- A wallet containing $81.20 was lost velopments have now proceeded be- by John Fung yesterday while tra-yond the point where such questions velling in a bus between the Central as the activities of Polish customs in- and Wanchal Districts.

spectors are of little significance.

NO AGREEMENT AT HOME RAILWAY CONFERENCE

London, To-day."

NO AGREEMENT was reached at yesterday's conference be- tween representatives of the railways and the railway employees arranged for the purpose of discussing the latter's demand for further wage increases.

It was declared once more, on the union and the engine-drivers' union part of the companies, that the rais whether the companies' decision will ing of the minimum wage of 45 shil-result in a strike as the unions threa- lings a week, to which they agreed a tened.

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CANADA'S SYMPATHY

Chungking, To-day.

Sentiments of sympathy and good-

SHOCK

FOR FRENCH BATHERS

Parla, To-day. Visitors at the seaside resort of Leucate, in Southern France, had a somewhat alarming experience when about 100 susplolous-look- Ing Individuala suddenly arrived and took possession of the dress- Ing-cabins and belongings of bathers.

The Intruders were Spanish re- fugees who had escaped from a concentration camp close by. A mounted guard arrived and the runaways wore taken back to

after soma realstance. camp 23 Trana-Ocean.

PREMIER'S PLANS

London, To-day. The British Prime Minister, Mr. Ne- will Chamberlain, will interrupt his vacation next Tuesday to return to London, it is reported in the "Star."

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Hali- fax, will also be in London at this time, and it is assumed that the Chan-* cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Samuel Hoare, will return to the City for a conference with the Prime Minister, Trans-Ocean.

ISSUES TICKETS AND CHANGE

London, To-day.

will in Canada towards China have been heightened as a result of a suc- cessful propaganda tour by Miss Loh Tsei, secretary to the New York office of the China Branch of the Inter-

The ingenuity of engineers having national Peace Campaign,

Miss Loh addressed seventy-four overcome the difficulties of providing meetings on China's resistance, col-automatic "ticket and change-giving" the Inter-machines for the whole range of tube lecting U.S. $2,285.14 for national 'Peace Hospital, in Southern railway tickets-issued by the London Shansi, and U.S. $800.01 for the Al-Transport Board, a large order for the new machines has been placed and berta Ambulance Fund.

the main underground stations will soon be equipped with a complete battery of these machines, greatly re- lieving the congestion at rush hours.

The Corporation of the town of Timmins unanimously adopted a re- solution to ask the Prime Minister of Canada to take immediate steps to ban the export of Japan of any raw mat- erials, for the making of instruments of war, and a motion has just been introduced in the Toronto City Council forbidding civic purchases of Japan-

Central News. ese goods,

POST OFFICE THEFT

was

Shek. Wah, 23, unemployed, brought before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, charged with larceny of a

Building on July 27. handbag from the General Post Office

Dr. (Mrs.) A. L. Dovey, of Queen

Mary Hospital, was the victim.

Det. Sergeant Brooks told the court that Mrs. Dovey reported the from her office; on July 27.

loss, Defen- dant, arrested for loitering at about 11 a.m. on August 15, was taken to the Police Station, and admitted the theft of the handbag.

Defendant was sentenced to five months' hard labour, and placed under Police Supervision for two years.

MANILA AND FRANCO SPAIN

Burgos, To-day?

The first experimental "ticket and changegiving" machine was installed at St. James'a Park station five years ago.-British Wireless.

JAPANESE TO CONFER ON SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese Consul-General, and representatives from the Japanese military and Navy at Shanghai will leave within the next fortnight go for Tokyo where a meeting has been ar- ranged to discuss the Shanghai situa-

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It is understood that the meeting will be held in the War Office and that Baron Hiranuma, Japanese Pre- mier, will allend.-Our Own Corres- pondent,

WATCHMAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

AN ALLEGED BRAWL BETWEEN TWO INDIANS, PRIVATE WATCH- MEN, RESULTED IN ONE OF THEM BEING CHARGED THIS MORNING BEFORE MR. Q. A. A. MACĘADYEN IN THE KOWLOON POLICE COURT, WITH ASSAULT.“

Defendant, 40-year-old Jagindar conference took place here yes-Singh, of No. 174, Woosung Street, terday between the Rector of Manila Kowloon, was alleged to have assault- the ed Atma Singh, who is in hospital University, Silvestre Sancho,

A remand for 48 hours in custody Minister of Interior, Serrano Suner, as a result of injuries he sustained. ... and the Minister of Education, Ibanez Martin, with the object of discussing was ordered. the development of the cultural ties between Spain and the Philippines.

Plans include an exchange of stud- A girl-escort, Leung Shuet-nanı, re- re-ents, scientists and Journalists be ported to the Police last night that tween the two countries, and the es-jewellery, valued at $65, had been tablishment of a chair of Spanish stu- stolen from her residence in Des Trans-Voeux Road Central. The theft- oc- dies at Manila University. Ocean.

curred early yesterday morning.

fortnight ago, was the only conces- If a strike is called, about 370,000 sion which in view of their financial persons will be affected. position the companies would take at the moment.

The companies have suggested that the wage increase question be The employees' demand for a further ferred to a Court of Arbitration; the Increase thus had to be rejected.

unions have not yet declared whether It will be decided at next week's they will accept or reject the sugges- conference of the railway officials' tion.-Trans-Ocean.