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Hong Kong-Built Steamer In Sea Drama Off Spain

GLENORCHY RESCUE IN

NICK OF TIME

DALADIER SATISFIES CHAMBER

Paris, To-day.

London; To-day. HOMEWARD BOUND from the Far East, the British Hong Kong built steamer Glenorchy passed through a large patch of oil floating on the water and half an hour later her Master, Capt. William Christie, sighted an open boat about 80 miles from the Spanish coast showing no sign of

life.

The Glenorchy circled round and sounded her siren, whereupon, Capt. Christie said, "the boat came to life with heads and waving arms.”

The progress of the war on the western front, the war in Finland and the general in- ternational' situation were outlined by the Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, in an im- portant statement to the for- eign affairs committee of the had laid down to die. Chamber yesterday.

It contained the captain, chief en- gineer and 11 men, of the Dutch mo-

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A communique issued meeting says: "The committee pleased to learn of the magnitude of the material aid given by France and Britain to Finland" and "our help is to be continued."

After stating M. Daladler ex. plained the results of the Balkan Entente conference, the communi- que says: "The diplomatic activity of our Turkish friends in the Bal- kans is of the most pleasing na. ~ture."

"M.

tor-tanker Den Haag, who were ex- hausted and starving after drifting four days.

So bad was their condition that they

the

Nothing is known of the fate of 26 other members of the crew of the Den Haag, who took to two other boats.-Reuter. The Den Haag was torpedoed by a Nazi submarine.

MEXICAN OIL SEIZURE INDEMNITY?

ACCORDING

RAJAH OF

SARAWAK DEPOSED

London, To-day.

ARCTIC HUNT EPISODE

London, To-day. Following Mr. Churchill's brilliant speech on the Navy Vote in the House of Com- mons on Tuesday, Mr. Geof- frey Shakespeare, Parliamen- tary and Financial Secre- tary to the Admiralty, gave Members some details of the spirit of the Royal Navy. Christmas, was

He told of ohe ship which, before the looking for

Deutschland.

One night, a light was seen on the

horizon that might have been the quarry. Every man on board rushed

to points of vantage.

A 15-year old Maltese seaman who was soaking in a hot bath at the time

rushed up as he was onto deck, where the temperature was around 20 deg.

Fah. He stood on the pom-pom deck to look at what was, to him, the Mec- ca of his dreams.

In another case, a warship put into port for repairs. She had 350 tons of ballast on board and this had to be moved.

The captain was told that this would take 24 hours.

The ship could not afford to wait that long, so the captain appealed to his crew.

Led by the chaplain, they got to work on the ballast-and moved it all

The Secretary for the in 11⁄2 hours!-Reuter.

Colonies, Mr. Malcolm Mac-

donald, refused in the House TIN CONTROL make a comment on the re- CHALLENGE

of Commons yesterday to

cent events in Sarawak.

London, To-day..

The communique concludes:

The question was raised by Prof. Mr. P. L. Horabin (Liberal; North Daladier, while disillusioning those

MEXICO CITY, TO-DAY.

Sir J. Graham Kerr (Conservative, Cornwall) asked in the House of Com- who depict Germany as on the verge

who asked mons yesterday. if, in view of the TO THE

Scottish Universities), NEWS- of collapse, enumerated the grave in- PAPER "EXCELSIOR," MEXICO 18 whether in view of the proximity of | fact that exports and stocks of tin are ternal difficulties which the Reich is PREPARING TO TAKE THE FIRST the independent protected. State to still under the control of the Inter- endeavouring to hide by its propa-STEP FOR A DEFINITE SOLUTION British possessions in the Far East national Committee, on which coun- ganda, and developed reasons for jus- OF THE PETROLEUM CONTRO. and its strategic importance he would tries still at peace have the majority tifying our confidence in victory in VERSY BY PAYING THE SINCLAIR inform the House in regard to the re- of votes, the Colonies Secretary would such a spirited way that he was greet-PETROLEUM COMPANY AN IN- cent deposition of the Rajah Muda and immediately invoke Clause 24 of the ed with unanimous applause."-Reu-DEMNITY

"IN AN IMMEDIATE the resignation some months earlier agreement, providing against a signa- ter.

FORM" AND IN CASH.

of five members of the Civil Service, ¡ tory country being prejudiced when This announcement follows the re- including the Chief Secretary, Finan- at war. cent statement by President Cardenas cial Secretary, Chief Justice and prin- that "the oil crisis will be solved cipal Medical Officer.. satisfactorily for Mexico before the end of

my term," that is to say, within the next eight months..

PAUSE BETWEEN DICTATORS

ZURICH, TO-DAY.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THE PUR- POSE OF MR. SUMNER WELLES' STOP. IN ZURICH IS MERELY TO GIVE HIM PAUSE FOR REST AND REFLECTION BETWEEN VISITS TO ROME AND BERLIN, THERE AP- PEARS TO BE NO QUESTION OF SPECIAL CONVERSATIONS IN SWITZERLAND.

This afternoon he will leave for Berlin in a special sleeping car placed at his disposal by the German Gov- ernment.

It is expected that after a stay of two or three days he will pass through Switzerland again en-route to Paris and London. Finally Mr. Welles will return to Rome, embark- ing at Naples for New York-Reuter.

R.A.F. AGAIN OVER BERLIN

London, To-day.

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The Royal Air Force carried another raid over Germany on Tues- day/Wednesday night, this being the fifth in six days. '-

Berlin-was visited for the second time. In two days on Tuesday night, Hanover, Kiel and other naval bases being also flöwn over-Reuter.

...

The amount mentioned as pay- able to the Sinclairů. Petrolaum Company la $7,000,000.

Local oil circles do not

INDEPENDENT STATE

The Colonies Secretary replied that he did not think that at present Bri- tish interests were prejudiced by the continuance of the agreement. Reuter.

Mr. Macdonald, in reply, said that relations between His Majesty's Gov- ernment, and the State of Sarawak the limited purposes mentioned in the were governed by the agreement of agreement,

comment 1888, under which Sarawak. was re- In these circumstances, Mr. Mac- on the announcement, which, if true,cognised to be an independent sover-donald was of opinion that it would would indicate a split in the policy eign State, in the internal affairs of be improper for him to make any of the foreign oil interests involved which His Majesty's Government had comment on the facts referred to in in the expropriation.

Reuter. no authority to interfere except for the question.

Reuter.

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