1940-03-09 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 9, 1940

GALLANT H.K. RESOUE Indian Constable And Ambulance Worker Enter Blazing Building For Two Children

SUMNER WELLES

TALKS WITH

PARTY LEADERS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

Ing visited first M. Jules Jeanneney, president of the Senate, and then M. Edouard Herriot, president of Chamber of Deputies.

the

BIG FIRE LAST NIGHT IN LOCAL RESTAURANT

SOVIETS NOT IN REVOLT

Reports of

widespread plot

against Stalin are much exaggerated. There is no revolt in Russia, writes the Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Sunday, Despatch."

But there is growing dissatisfac-

tion. In spite of censorship, rumours are reaching the Russian public of re- Germany in Galician Poland,

Mr. Sumner Welles yesterday morn- A GALLANT RESCUE of two children, trapped on the second floor of a blazing building in Aber- deen Street was carried out by an Indian con stable and an ambulance worker early this morn ing when a fire broke out in the Peiping Res-tary and technical experts.

Mr. Welles then conversed with M. Leon Blum, leader of the Socialists,

before lunching privately, at American Embassy-Havas..

FLYING TO LONDON

Paris, To-day.

the

Mr. Sumner Welles had another: busy day yesterday. In the morning he had a conversation with M. Edou- ard Herriot and also with the Senate president and M. Leon Blum

He had a half hour talk with M. Chautemps and then saw M. Georges Bonnet.

with

taurant.

verses in Finland, of

pressure

concessions to

and in Moscow of German mili-

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A bad impression is being made by mounting casualties, and Soviet au Rushing up to the second floor of the adjoining thorities are trying to keep the casual- Forty lists dark. The wounded are being building which was threatened by the conflagra- kept in the Leningrad district, tion and enveloped in smoke, the two men, with wet handkerchiefs tied across their noses, crept along the verandah and crossed to the blazing bers of the Communist Party. building.

the

Each with a child clasped, with one Meanwhile the fire spread to Today Mr. Welles, lunches

arm while with the other they güld- first and second, floors...

Suddenly from the crowd a shout went M. Paul Reynaud, the Finance Minis-ed themselves back to safety, they

later handed the children to the up that two children had been left ter.

while belpind on the second floor. The con When he flies to London on Sun-parents in the street below, day he will have an escort of French loud cheers broke out from the watch-stable and the ambulance worker then

ing crowd. warplanes.-Reuter.

IN THE “GAZETTE” The following official appointments

etc. are gazetted:

Mr. T. K. Abbott to be Inspector of Schools.

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effected the rescue.

extin- At 1,30 a.m.. the fire was

badly Wanguished, but the building was

damaged.

The Indian Constable was No. B146| and the ambulance worker, Tsung-nei. mek.

The fire broke out in the kitchen of

ن الام

the restaurant, at No. 5, Aberdeen GERMAN

Street at 11.50, pim last night causing Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins to be Labour a general stampede among the cus- Officer.

Major R. E. Moody to be a mem- ber of the Compulsory Service Tri- burial.

tomers.

and The inmates of the first second floors were, awakened, by the blowing of police whistles and rushed-clad only in bed-clothes, Into the streets.

Dr. Tseng Fat-im to be a member. of the Nutrition Research Committee.

BUILDING BADLY DAMAGED Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton to act Southern

The fire engines arrived on the as District Officer in the

scene a few minutes later but it was District of the N.T.

Miss M. E. Black to be a Nursing some time before they could get hoses

into action.

Sister.

OFF THE RECORD

By Ed Roed

AUDACITY

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"

OPPOSITION

Opposition to the link-up with Ger- many is growing, even among mem-

There are differences between. Mos- cow-amt Berlin on the supplies of oil from Polish Galicia, now occupied by Russia....

Germany is now demanding that she should participate technically in the wells in-the Caucasus. Russia, however, is re- obtaining oil from luctant to agree to this.

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BR, GERMANY'S PLAN

new Nazi Here is news about plan;

A working agreement between Ger many-Italy-Japan is being proposed Those by the German Government.. Nazis who want to keep friendly with Italy and Japan instead of the out- and-out alliance with Russia have ob- tained. Hitler's consent....

ANKARA, TO-DAY, THE TURKISH NEWSPAPER

Their proposal is that old relations "CUMHURIYET" SAYS: "THE VIC-

of Germany with. Italy and Japan TIMS OF THE LAST WAR EN- DEAVOURED TO SET GERMANY should be restored; in case, the Russo- ON HER FEET, BUT THE NAZIS | German agreement fails to produce They also see the possibility of a AGREEMENT; A SINCERE

-IN- HAVE NOT LENT THEMSELVES TO, the results Germany wants.

a view to an STEAD, FEELINGS OF REVENGE settlement of differences between the

GLORY three countries, with AND THIRST FOR :*

German-Russian-Italian-- COMMIT eventual PROMPTED THEM TO

Japanese line-up.; VIOLENT ACTIONS. I

POLITICAL TALKS "Not men but only hyenas or wolves

Negotiations have been proceeding nation which, could approve of a after ravaging surrounding, countries, in Tokio and Budapest. Political and asserts it acted with a view to safe-economic aspects have been discussed. guarding its right, to exist."

The "Akaham" states: "Reading the German statement on the ro sults of the first ejx, monthe of war ong wonders, whether It is serious or humorqUOTES

Germany approached Japan: som after the war started and suggested that Moscow and Tokio should be friendly, on the grounds that Bri tain, rather than Russia, was Japan's "real enemy."

The Nazis suggested that while Bri "To issue such an optimistic bul- letin to a nation faced by a thousand tain was busy in the West, Japan could win her possessions in the Far to pr difficulties, even with the intention to East if first Japan came increase the morale, of the people, argues considerable audacity."-Reu- agreement with Russia.

ter.

see it on me!”

EWO BEER

ARABS AND LAND REGULATION

The newspaper

bling dirt at 9

SYLT DAM TORPEDOED?

A new theory, advanced by the Danes, to explain the mystery ex

plosions at Hindenburg dam con-

necting Sylt with the mainland is that the damage may have been donet by torpedoes, fired from submarines.

They claim that torpedoes from ́short-range would be sufficient disrupt the railway:ögmmunications „between the Island of Sylt and the /mainland, Recently

Cairo, To-day. "Al Balagh", dis- cussing the ban on land sales in Pales: is a step tine, says the new scheme i

announced in applying the policy after the last Palestine Conference which, - though a falluce, did not pre- vent the realisation of part of the the long Arab demanda..

Starfish

"The British Government's promise ing limit land sales is an important tieu gain for the Arabs. It is only fair for

and us to say it is a wise worthy action of the Britis ment, coming at an appropriate time.

euter.

On Januar Denmark

aver frity.but the it had taken pa

announced

Lought

many hours denied that