THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 30,
1939
NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK
London, To-day.
A Norwegian steamer was sunk in the North Sea yesterday.
The crow of 30 have been land- ed, and three of them, who are Injured, are now in hospital.
It is not yet known how the vessel was Bunk-Router.
QUEEN SEES AN "AMBULANCES EXPRESS”—One of London's specially equipped evacuation trains Each train has a was inspected by the Queen on Oct. 14. There are 20 trains of this type near London.
They would be used in event of air raids. crew of doctors and nurses and each can carry 270 stratcher cases. (Copyright. By Air Mail),
FINLAND FORMULATES
REPLY TO SOVIET DEMANDS
UNOFFICIAL
One of the R.A.F. pilots drop- ping leaflets over Germany re- turned to headquarters four hours after he was due.
His C.O. asked him why. "Well, sir," he answered, "all was so quiet that I went down and push- ed them under doors."
GAMBLED LARGE SUM AWAY
in
his
Helsinki, To-day.
THE FINNISH DELEGATION is expected to leave
on its third trip to Moscow on Tuesday.
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They will take with them Finland's reply to the latest Russian proposals, over the drafting of which the Cabinet has been busy over the week- end.
BELGIUM'S DESIRE FOR NEUTRALITY
Brussels, To-day.
At a Service of Intercession for peace in Brussels yester- Chi-day, the Primate of Belgium sen again reaffirmed Belgium's determination to preserve her pro- neutrality.
Having sperit $2,300
Chinese currency, entrusted to him by master,
gambling, on
Ho hin, 25,
this morning was tenced to six weeks' hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen. Det.-Sgt. J. Johnston, secuted, said that, in Canton, Ho The Primate was speaking in the was given $950 and a letter to col-presence of King Leopold and mem- lect another sum from a Hong Kong bers of the Government. firm, to take to his mistress in the Colony.
who
On arrival, Ho collected the other sum from the Wing Ho Cheong Firm and then left for Macao, where, within a few days, he spent all the money in gambling.
KING AND QUEEN VISIT ETON
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London, To-day
The King and Queen, with the Princess Royal, motored from Wind- sor Castle yesterday to attend the Service at Windsor Garrison Church; Afterwards, they went to Eton Col- lege to inspect an A.R.P. frst ald post and one of the latest types of air raid shelters built for Eton boys. -British Wingless.
SOVIET AND U.S. NEUTRALITY LAW
·Moscow, To-day. “Pravda,” the official Soviet news- paper, describes the repeal of the arms embargo by the United States Senate, as a décision, to assist the Allies against Germany, Reuter.
Party
leaders were brought to- gether yesterday to hear details of the proposals. ·
reached An agreement has been after two days of discussions between the Government and the party leaders and the final text is being drafted.
is Although strict secrecy being maintained, there is an air of opti- mism in Helsinki that the differences
will be amicably settled.
A reported statement by Stalin to that Russia does not intend
Indepen- encroach on Finland's dence or interfere with the Scandi- navlan countries, has been ceived here with the greatest ap- preciation.
re-
However, nothing is being left to pre- chance, and Finland's defence parations are proceeding apace.-
He said it would be a crime for Belgium to join in the war unless Reuter. her existence was threatened, but fortunately she was guaranteed by the Powers and by the resolve of NEUTRALITY BILL
her Army and King.
Belgium was always loyal to ...her engagements and had had no part in the cause of the present
war.
The Primate urged all Catholics to spiritual mobilisation for the sake of Belgium and the future of Europe.- Reuter.
NOT READ IN BERLIN
LONDON, TO-DAY.
THE PAPAL ENCLYCICAL ISSU- ED LAST FRIDAY WAS NOT READ IN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN BERLIN YESTERDAY.
The. Gernian Freedom Station, in one of its anti-Nazi somewhere insidest ed that the police) took special Cologne to prav from disclosing the Encyclical, *** Reliter:
WAR OFFICE REVISES ORDER
London, To-day.
Communication orders, which pro- hibited the carrying of printed mat- ter to places outside the United King- dom and the export or import, other
articles than by post, of newspapers, books, maps, most heutral European which were issued at the
such as etc.. to countries, outbreak
of war as necessary measures to com- bat the passing out of Britain of in- formation valuable to the enemy by spies in this country, have been now the replaced by a new order from War Office.
Under the new order, a permit is no longer required for sending print- ed matter to any British Dominion mandated territory, or to Eire, France or any North or South American coun-、 try.
No prohed matter may still be posted, car 1 or shipped to neutral European co tries, China, Japan or Russia, but mits are granted to
the trade. Br. Wireless.
SEEING WAR FROM LUXEMBOURG
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is much wor- ried by thousands of visitors who are arriving in motor-cars from every to quarter, and specially Belgium,
near witness from the high ground Schengen in the extreme south-east corner of the Duchy the fighting pro- ceeding between the French and Ger- man troops about a mile away.
"This practice," says a Government
unseemly statement, "is both
Inhabitants remain dangerous. their own risk in the territory abut- frontiers where these ting on the tragic events are taking place."
Road traffic is being restricted on all routes leading to the south-east.
MOST IMPORTANCE IF WAR IS OF LONG DURATION
London, To-day.
and at
“THE OBSERVER,” commenting yesterday on the Neutra- lity Bill developments in Washington, stated: "The move was dictated by America's own interests. "The United States is now still more determined to stay
out of the war at all costs.
"COLD! NIGHT
ature during the nigh
point since last week, the Royal Observatory
This morning at 10 nometer had not risen
we were 3,000 mile Europ
The
Sena was really against us."
Pointing ou trality Bill 1 paper adds: Importance war should be pr
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