1939-10-03 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 3, 1939

BRITAIN'S DETERMINATION AS EXPRESSED BY CHURCHILL WARMLY ENDORSED

London, To-day.

THE WORLD HAS RE-ACTED very favourably to Mr. Winston Churchill's speech. In America, the speech was relayed from 275 wireless sta- tions in the North American network alone.

SWEDEN'S

PROTEST

Stockholm, To-day.

The Swedish Minister in Berlin has protested against

The "New York Herald Tribune" says that Mr. the capture of the Latvian

and

Tho

LITHUANIA GETS HER INVITATION

Kaunas To-day.

Foreign Minister, --Mỹ Urbsys, is leaving for Moscow to- day In response, to an Invitation from the Bovlet Foreign Commis bar, M. Molotov,-Router.

SOVIET

Churchill spoke with passionate conviction, steamer Imanta in Swedish WASTING flawless sense of effect, contagious courage and waters in language that all could understand.

One speech of this nature Was worth batteries of heavy artillery. His speech has made it impossible for anyone to believe that the "Peace Offensive" which "Berlin may now be concocting" can win a second WAT without fighting for it,

The "New York Times" заув that no man can feel safe so lang as Hitler can satisfy his lust for world conquest and even Stalln himself must wish for his defeat! -Router.

THE KEYNOTE!

on

Toronto, To-day.

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against the flight of German planes over Swedish territory.-Reuter.

SOVIET OFFER TO LITHUANIA OF

NO TIME

(Our Own Correspondent)

(By Telegraph. Received, October 3, 12.25 p.m.)

London, To-day.... The Soviet Government is

FRIENDLY ACCORD" wasting no time in imple-

London, To-day.

Commenting

Mr. Churchill's THE GERMAN NEWS AGENCY announces that the speech, the "Toronto Globe and Mail"

Lithuanian Minister to Moscow is now on his said that Mr. Churchill, cool, deter- mined and confident, gave the Em- way back to Kaunas with what is called a "Soviet pire the keynote for the struggle

offer of friendly agreement."

that lles ahead.

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In connection with his reference to It is reported that this will not be a mutual assist ance pact similar to the one concluded between Russia and Esthonia.

Canada's reserves, the paper says that: his remarks have made Canada's part in the war plainer. It would impose a heavy obligation on all her men and women, but there could be no thought that Canada could not be equal to the British faith in her Reuter.

MUNTERS LEAVES BY AIR

PREMIER AVOIDS

“ANTICIPATION””. ́

London, To-day.

Incidentally, similar measures were

i

of

| taken against Latvia to make her

"Bee reason"

in the case Ast Esthonia,

Esthonian reports state that the 20 Mr. Attlee, Leader of the Opposi-Soviet divisions which were stationed tion, yesterday asked the Prime Min- on the Esthonian frontier prior to the ister whether he would make any "agreement" have now been moved statement on Russian-German activi- to the Latvian frontier. ties.

Riga, To-day. Dr.. Munters, the Latvian Foreign Minister, left by air for Moscow yes- The Prime Minister asked him to terday accompanied by the Soviet wait for his statement to-day, which Minister in Riga and the Soviet com- he did not wish to anticipate. mercial representative.-Reuter.

Reuter.

U.S. URGED TO LEAD IN MOVE FOR WORLD LEAGUE

MR. HENRY GEORGE, in his advocacy of free trade and a

world government, laid the basis for much of the pro- gramme now being advanced by the Inter-Democracy Federal Unionists, according to C Clarence K. Streit, national head of the organisation. Addressing the Henry George centenary conference at the commodore Hotel, Mr. Streit, whose books, Union Now, inspired the formation of the Inter-Democracy Union, declared the organisation in seeking free trade and world-wide union was following George's quest for freedom, prosperity and peace,

Quoting from Henry George's writstions of the world finally attain Tugs, Mr. Streit called upon the United stable, peaceful and progressive pro- Stutes to take the lead in forming a sperity, he held "League of Sovereign Stales, settling their differences by a common tribunal and opposhig no impediments to trade and travel.”

MORAL LAW

A Russian mission of 40 flying off- cers and technical experts has arrived in Tallin to prepare the ground for the Soviet-Esthonian pact of mutual assistance.-Router.

menting the terms of the agreement forced upon Esthonia.

It is reported from Tallinn that a Soviet Military Mission has already arrived in the Esthonian capital, for the purpose of enforcing the military

provisions of the "pact"

Within a day or two military and air force engineers are arriving to

undertake the main task, which

is that of converting Dago Island, Osel Island and the port of Pal- sidoki Into Russian naval, military. and air bases.

LITHUANIA. AND FINLAND.

It is also learned that in view of Invitation" extended by M. Molotov Lithuanian's geographical position, the

to M. Urdays, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, does not mean that similar demands will be made upon her.

Finland has denied reports that the Soviet Government is exerting similar pressure on her borders-Our Own Correspondent,

AMBASSADOR COMING HERE

London, To-day. The U.S.S.R. has offered the Lit- huanian Government a non-aggression treaty without military clauses, ac-

Shanghai, To-day. cording to an official German wireless Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the Bri- statement which adds that the Lithua- tish Ambassador to China, is leaving nian Minister to Moscow has been for Hong Kong this week. It is learn- ordered by his Government to started that from Hong Kong, His Excel- negotiations on this basis immediate-lency expects to proceed to Chungking ly.-Reuter.

via Hanoi.-Reuter.

JAPAN NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN

EUROPEAN WAR

THE

Tokyo, To-day.

JAPAN DOES NOT INTEND to be involved in a European war, and will concentrate all efforts on a settlement of the China affair.

So declared Admiral Nomura, the new Foreign Minister, addressing the provincial governors in Tokyo yester- day.

DEATH OF MRS. O. H. MITCHELL News has been received by telegram

In molding this announcement, Ad-|of the death on Saturday of Barbara, A. C. Campbell of Ottawa, former-miral Nomura said he was reiterat wife of Major, O.H. Mitchell, of Cokes Declaring that the Untonists were ly editor of the Hansard, the Cana-ing the Government's statement of Riflen in. India.. following the best tradition of Wash- dian legislative record, another speak-policy on September 4. ington, Jeffe

vocating a und for

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Lincoln in ad-er, declared that the world was. cap- (e Lovernment of, by able of producing abundanes for all Seople, ha bald that a if it could be ordered according to the #genetratic nations would moral law.

ture that

In resources, so truit- #shere is one sovereign cure," he promising for said. “It in to realise the fact of vote

of other past one future Bucara mà

Minear arould seele inzitterthrow their | in that routeT Enewiadka to guide dictatorships and find place within it. Individual conflict and the operation Only in this way, through removing of public services and institutions in the international restrictions. that now l'accord with the weightler matters of strange trade, money, industry and the moral law-justice, mercy and the exchange of idens, could the na- faith."

He repeated that there wap no ground for third Powers' fearing- that "the"Japanese, new order in East Aala would wipe out their rights and interests In China, bút he expressed, the opintan that mora must be done in a conorate" "manner to remove theed appre- jhensions.

Major O.H. Mitchell is the youngest. son of the late Mr. E.VV, Mitchell, and youngest brother of Lieutenant Colonel EJR. Mitchell, of the Manufactur Life Insurance Company, and Mr. Mitchell of the Union

of Canton, Hong Kong.

"place ‘búteron the 8th

The Premier, General Abe, address-.

-Admiral Nomura said, that Japan, intended to settle outstanding ques-ed the conference in the same tenor. tions with the Soviet one after the -Reuter.