1939-10-13 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 13, 1939.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN ABSOLUTE AGREEMENT ON REJECTION OF HITLER' PLAN

Paris, To-day. HON. FRANCIS

THE ABSOLUTE AGREEMENT of the British and SAYRE

French Governments is stressed in semi-official comment on Mr. Chamberlain's speech.

It says that the declaration by Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons was made in a firm tone, different from the speech of the French Pre- mier,/M. Daladier.

ARRIVING

The United States High Commiɛ- Hon. Francis Sayre, and Mrs. Sayre, sioner to the Philippine Islands, the are arriving in the Colony next week. On Wednesday, a reception in their honour will be given by the US. Consul-General and Mrs. Southard.

It takes account, however, of the same arguments In the evening, His Excellency and

and reaches the same conclusion.

Chamberlain's!

Ger-

The fact that Mr. speech was made after consultation with the Dominions shows the mans that any manoeuvre to disso- ciate the interests of the elements forming the Allied Front will more than ever be vain this time if German propaganda has recourse to it.

Neither Britain

nor France are

shutting the door on peace, but none of Hitler's conditions allow them to put down their arms without forfeit- ing their honour.-Reuter.

With her eyes half-closed to get :the "proper perspective," and her tiny wrist gracefully wielding the brush, Baby Sandy, Universal's 18-month-old screen star, does a bit of "touching up" on the por- tralt of her painted by Queen Holden, world famous Illustrator .of children's books. The portrait

·will be used on the cover of a new book.

Towards Health And Beauty

Truc beauty is not the result of skilful application of cosmetics, it is the symbol of vibrant health which is .only possible when the bodily func- tions are working regularly and nor-. mally. The most important essential to health is internal cleanliness, to ensure which an occasional dose of Pinkettes is usually all that is needed.

Lady Northcote will give an official dinner.

NAZIS

MAY NOT

TO

LONDON

WAR COUNCIL

Melbourne, To-day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies has announced that. Mr. R. G. Casey, Minister of Supply and Development, is proceeding to London before Christmas for the conference of Dominions and Ca- binet Ministers-Reuter.

STALIN TAKES PART IN DISCUSSION

-

Moscow, To-day.

and Foreign Minister) and the Finnish Stalin was present at the first talks between M. Molotov (Soviet Premier

delegate which took place yesterday afternoon-Reuter.

BE ABLE

GET GOODS FROM RUSSIA EXPERTS SEE

OBSTACLES TO

LARGE EXCHANGE

Washington.

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT officials cannot see where Germany can draw heavily on abundant Russia for

war materials.

Reasons given are:

1. Germany hasn't the money to pay for them. 2. Russia does not have much surplus export. 3. Germany, even in peace times, could not make machinery deliveries, Russia's main need, on time.

Shrouded in mystery is the question Jore from Sweden out of her 222,000,000 whether Russia, for political reasons, marks of foreign iron ore purchases. will do without important goods In that year France sold her 38,000,000 herself in order to create surplus

a marks worth of ore. Spain and Spanish to ship to Germany on Morocco ordinarily supply an credit. Her non-aggression alliance

addi- does not call for that sort of treatment. Further, it is doubtful, as viewed here, does not call for that sort of treatment. whether it would be a smart thing for Russia to deprive her qwn economy of nécessities in order to help Germany.

SEVERAL DIFFICULTIES Even in peace times the above fac- tors steadily choked off trade between Germany and Russia. Germany lately made an effort to revive it by offering Russia a 200,000,000 mark credit. Russia agreed to take it out in ma- chinery and pay back over a seven- year period. In turn, Germany was to buy a corresponding amount of Rus- sian goods it needed.

But even if the agreement is carried out promptly and the exchange of goods effected, 200,000,000 marks is only about $80,000,000, a trifling su in International trade.

The difficulty lies in several direc- tions. Russia already has bought ex- tensively of German machinery during the past 12 years.

She has bought whole factories at a time. The first five-year plan in Russia was largely implemented by German machinery.

But machinery breeds machinery and in time Russia began to supply her own needs with- machinery she had bought. So her purchases fell off. For instance, în 1931 Russia bought $211,- 318,000 worth of German goods, pri- marfly textile mills, electrical and metallurgical plants, sugar and flour mills. In return Germany took pulp- inate the blood wood and lumber, oil, manganese ore,

When you are con- stipated, poisons from the accumulated waste matter contam-

stream, with the re- sult that you feel list- less, have no appetite, are irritable and your skin is often marred by pimples and bolls. Pinkettes, dispel constipation, -tone up the liver, aid digestion, clear

and other ores.

GERMANY HARD PRESSED $16,249,000 of German purchases in But by 1938, trade had fallen to. Russia and $9,512,000 Russlan chases in Germany.

pur-

Germany now will be even more hard pressed to make machinery de-

up pimples and other blemishes, quick-liverles. Experts here belleve she won't

ly restore happy, healthy well being. even attempt it, as her shortage will Try a dose to-night. All chemists sell them.:

→ PINKETTES the dainty little laxatives,

be terrifle. Almost half of her normal iron ore supplies have been cut off.

She, still has access to Sweden, her principal supplier. In 1937 she bought 122,000,000 marks worth of fron

| tional 30,000,000 marks. That can't get through any more because of the Bri- tish blockade.

long war will have Germany scraping There is a strong suspicion that a the bottom of the ore bins.

Lured out of her 10-year retire-- ment from the screen to play Deanna Durbin's aunt in the sing- ing star'e new Universal picture. "First Love," Leatrice Joy has lost none of her striking beauty. The above new portrait of the lovely actress was made by Ray Jones, nated Hollywood photographer.

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