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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1940
Time Has Come to Wage The War With Utmost Energy
LONDON VIEWS ON WAR COUNCIL DECLARATION
London, To-day.
THURSDAY'S DECLARATION by the Supreme War Council of the Allies is warmly welcomed by the British Press, which welcomes the state- ment that the security of France and Britain must be safeguarded before there are any peace talks, and that their unity will be continued when peace is established.
"The Times" comments that the War Council has
NEAR EAST ACCORD
Rome, To-day.
A convention of friendship and good neighbourly relations is to be concluded between Syria and Turkey, according to an Ankara despatch.
The convention. will be signed by Gabriel Puaux, French High Commissioner for Syria, who has arrived at Ankara, M. Massagil, French Ambassador to Turkey, and M. Sarajoglu, Turkish For- eign Minister-Reuter.
LEAGUE TO
made it clear to the whole world that the unity GIVE AID TO of the Allies is now firmly established and that FINLAND nothing can shake it.
Geneva, To-day. A promise that the Permanent Staff Supreme
of the League of Nations will give possible assistance in Finland every however, "Messagero" comments,
the work of reconstruction is report- that the next phase of the Anglo-
declaration Government yesterday by the Secre- tary-General, M. Avenol. French diplomatic and military ac-led to have been given to the Finnish tion is revealed in the concerning the future.-Reuter.
It is in this atmosphere of assured | communique issued in connection with and confident victory that the Coun- the meeting of the Allied
discussed questions War Council. - cil must have made urgent by recent developments, "The
Times" continues. The Coun- cil's decisions are likely to reflect the popular conviction that the time has come to wage the war with the ut most energy and determination.
The "Daily Telegraph" considers the official communique issued fol-
lowing the Council meeting as the most emphatic and far-reaching de- claration of joint policy yet made. The Labour paper "Daily Herald" commends the decision that both Bri- tain and France will insist on condi- tions necessary for their security be- Failure fore discussing peace terms. to do this was the source of much
afterwards. trouble in· 1919 and Reuter:
Italians Profess To Be Unimpressed
DEATH OF AMERICAN DOCTOR IN SHANSI
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Tientsin, To-day.
Dr. Leonard Fisk Wilbur, superin- tendent of the American Board Mis- sion Hospital at Taiku, Shansi, died of typhoid on March 24, aged 33.
his
Son of Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, of to San Francisco, Dr. Wilbur came China in 1933, accompanied by wife.
the United He returned from Rome, To-day.
pains to States last September and is survived The Italian press is at show that it is not impressed by the by his wife and two children--Havas. OFF THE RECORD
It is also reported that, before giv- ing this promise, M. Avenol consulted the British and French Governments,
can to help Finland recover from the effects of the Soviet war of aggression. -Reuter.
which are very anxious to do all they
a
PARIS POLICE ON TRAIL
OF FORGERS
The Paris police are on the trail of gang of counterfeiters who were printing bogus United States dollars and English one-pound notes.”
A complaint by Princess Galitzin, residing at Fontainebleau, that a ring
SOVIET
SHIPS JUST CHANGE HANDS
London, To-day. Both the Soviet ships de- the tained in Hong Kong 2,500-ton Selenga and the 4,000-ton Vladimir Mayakov
have been handed over to the French authorities, an official statement reveals.
sky
Neither has been released, as they are still being examined for purposes of contraband control. Both are car- rying metal to Vladivostock and the authorities have reason to believe the metal is ultimately destined for Ger- many.
There is nothing out of the ordinary in the transfer, as the Allied Navies it has been found convenient in this work in the closest co-operation and
administrative reasons, for case,
to French custody. transfer them Reuter.
£1,600,000 CHART RECOVERED
to
Practically all the exhibits in the ransacked during the Civil War, have now been recovered and the museum has been re-opened.
Spanish Naval Museum in Madrid,
in The exhibits were scattered several places in the Republican zone, and the museum was converted into a Communist dancing room.
Naval circles particularly welcome the recovery of two of the exhibits.
One, valued at £1,600,000, is the famous chart of the American Con-
By ED REED.valued at £800 which she offered for tinent drawn for the Catholic sover- sale was paid for in counterfeit dol-eigns by Juan Dela Cosa, the carto- lars, led to the discovery of the exisgrapher who tence of the gang.
'm worried about him-
says HE'S pot the Bremen!".
Here's Luck
EWO BEER
accompanied Columbus on his voyages to America.
The other is a gold watch, mounted The counterfeit dollars had been
Russian Jewel with gems, presented by the Spanish given security by a broker, who, when arrested, revealed Navy to the famous 19th century the source from which he had obtain- commander, Mendez Nunez. He coin- re-ed the phrase which is the motto of ed them. The ring has covered.
been
HEE-HAW'S DEPUTY
MAKES A SLIP
A curious slip of the tongue occur- red in the English broadcast on the German radio. ·
Lord Hee Haw's deputy started a sentence with the words, "In his arousing speech, the Fuehrer, com- menting on the assassination. . .
Then he stopped and said, "I am sorry. I will read this sentence again." He then corrected himself thus, "In his arousing speech, the Fuehrer, commenting on
power of theme accession to 1
party
National Socialist
NEW POUND NOTES IN CIRCULATION
London, To-day. The new blue £1 notes were
sued by the Bank of En day, and the Issuing Offe
y all day by people wi changeTM -their old
the Spanish sallors: Better honour without ships than ships without
honour.
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