THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 27, 1939
LORD HALIFAX RIDDLES RIBBENTROP PICTURE
OF SWEET NAZI INNOCENCE
London, To-day.
"I HAVE NEVER SEEN a more clumsy attempt to FIRST
divide England and France,” said Lord Halifax,
the Foreign Secretary, in a statement in the VICTORY FOR House of Lords on the international situation, ROOSEVELT
and referring to the Ribbentrop speech. That, said Lord Halifax, seemed to be the main purpose of the speech. However, never has con- fidence between France and Britain been more complete and intimate than it was to-day. The speech left him with the conviction that how ever unsuccessful Ribbentrop had been in understanding the British people in peace, he was less successful in understanding the joint mind of Britain and France (cheers).
The spectacle of innocent Germany frightened by the danger of an attack by Po- land and only a short time ago by Czecho-Slovakia and the victim of sinister plotting by Britain would, if the whole matter was not so seri- ous bring smiles to the lips of gods and men.
Lord Halifax made a lengthy re- ference to the Anglo-Franco-Turkish pact, in similar terms to those used by Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons.
RUSSIA'S ACTIONS..
He spoke of the visit of M. Sara- joglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, to Moscow. Although the visit appar- ently produced no definite result, it was a matter of great satisfaction to the British Government that both Turkey and Russia had reaffirmed their traditional friendship.
PLEDGE TO POLAND
Concerning the British pledge to Poland, he said that it would not be the policy of Britain or any other country to recoil from its pledges. It made no difference to the Poles whether they were in-. vaded from the east or the west.
The last thing he would do would be to justify the action of Soviet Russia and, in particular, the time at which she took it, but it was necessary to remember two things:-
Firstly, she would never have taken
-Reuter.
AFFLICTED WITH DOUBT
Washington, To-day.
the first test of strength on the arms embargo repeal, the Administration | won a victory by 55 votes to 27 by
In what is generally agreed to be
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CAT ARP -ILLAR
A small green caterpillar less than an inch long crawled through a tiny hole leading wires into the remote control switch box on a Swinton (Lances) air rald siren.
It crawled across the terminals and the siren started to wail. People in Swinton and adjoining towns went to their shelters.
minute the
After less than half a siren stopped. The caterpillar been burnt to death.
SHED GLOOM
had
Tommies in a Devonshire town who And the blackout too dull and cinemas expensive can shed their gloom. amend- From to-night they will have at their disposal a luxury ballroom of a restaurant, which has been converted
the Senate's rejection of an ment by Senator Downey (De- mocrat) designed to forbid the sale of munitions to all foreign nations, into a recreation hall. or war, with the exception of States provision for neutral or belligerent, in peacetime There is a generous
in the Western Hemisphere warring with non-American nations.-Reuter;
BRITISH RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA:
COMMONS
PROPOSAL
London, To-day.
MAJOR ATTLEE, Leader of the Labour Opposition, in the Commons yesterday, said he was glad to hear that they were grappling with the sub- marine menace.
canteen and games,
entertainment,
reading and writing.
KING VISITS ARMS WORKS
London, To-day.
The King yesterday paid his first wartime visit to an armaments fac- tory.
was
Three years ago this factory derelict but now is probably the most
up-to-date in the world and is pro- ducing guns used in defence of the
country.
His Majesty was accompanied by the Director-General of the Supply Ministry-British Wireless.
COOLER
It would be a mistake to crow too soon, but at the present stage they were entitled to say that they were holding the menace in check. Referring to the speech of von Ribbentrop, Major
Attlee said that it struck him as a fairly complete WEATHER exposure of Ribbentrop himself and not worth while following up.
peace
If the speech had included suggestions, they would have to face it, but they would not be deterred by threats from doing their duty.
"We stand as we have always stood for peace but it must be real peace based on principle.
"Whether there is peace or not rests with the German people. hope in due course that they will tell Ribbentrop and the rest that they want peace.”
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA
LABOUR
UNIONS
AND THE WAR
London, To-day. Reports presented yester- day to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress
How much cooler is the weather these days is indicated by the fact that the maximum temperature yes- terday was 79 degrees.
-A moderate anticyclone covers China and Manchuria and the baro- meter in Hong Kong this morning showed a pressure of 30.04 inches.
A depression is moving eastward over Central Japan.
MASSACRE
The Liberal Leader, Sir Archibald show the close co-operation IN CHEKIANG
Chungking, To-day. Several hundred. Chinese civilians partments.
at Shihtangchen, on the Shanghai- has instructed all departments in-west of Sungkiang, have been mas- The Prime Minister, it is stated, Hangchow Railway 18 miles south- forming them of the Government's sacred in retaliation for damage to desire that complete understanding railway bridges nearby, allegedly should exist between them and the caused by Chinese guerillas, sultations in many instances. Trades Union movement and con-tral News.
ready functioning in London, and ar-
Consultative committees are
local committees to advise the Supply rangements being made
Ministry,
up
the action she did if the German Sinclair, stated that the Liberals sup-existing between organised Government had not started it, and ported the Prime Minister's attitude secondly, it was worthwhile remem-regarding the speech of Rib-labour and Government de bering that the action of Soviet Russia bentrop and urged that they should had been limited to the advance of not allow their relations with Russia the Russian boundary to that recom- to stagnate in their present unsatis mended at Versailles by Lord Curzon. factory and even dangerous position particularly in the commercial ́fleld progress ought to be made. If Rus- sia was compelled to work out her own destiny in collaboration with the London, To-day. Lord Snell (Labour) said that Rib-to do so, but the British Government Germans, doubtless she would be able bentrop's speech showed doubt, sincerity. A strong man with a good the commercial field, and secondly in not ought by vigorous initiative, first in cause. had no need to vituperate. ⠀ the diplomatic field, to convince the Reuter...
Soviet Government that the interests of Russia and the general interests of
Reviewing mankind, in the order of peace and
from sucht: the reconstruction of Europe, would
Herald" ty best be served by the earliest pos-
they give sible achievement of understanding portunity it. and collaboration between the Gov- have to cont ernments of Russia and those of great, For carrying an excess of 21 pas-Great Britain and France.-Router common sengers on boat No. 3018T, Hui Kan- ching, master of the boat, was fined $20 or three weeks' hard labour by Commander G. F. Hole, at the Marine Court this morning."
CARRIED TOO MANY PASSENGERS
It was alleged that accused when approached by a
police
had 49 passengers..on: board
he was allowed only 20
and a crew of eight.
R.A.F. LOSSES
lévad, killed,
London, Torday,
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fares de
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ability feating Hitlerism'
NAND 00. UMMONED
32 names, „divided |-
died on," sotive Jebsen and Company were summone and 3 missing, ed at the Central Magistracy
'morning before Mr♬ R. Edwards,
uter.
Cen-
MISSING
Investigating, the noe of a gamp« Kolothing to Pa report Q."Brommer,
of the French Convent. *Mr. Brommer: stated that the box was lost alther at Luna, Building, Kowloon or, at the
orch' Convent,
selling radio communication apparatun without a licence, and with 2015e1= alon of apparatus without a license,
Hearing was fixed for Novemba 17, Mr. J. 8, Logan, of the Fort Omer,
prosecuting key
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