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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1940

MUSSOLINI'S EIGHT POINT PEACE PLAN

Wants To Return To Four-Power Pact System

Federation For The Balkan States

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL "')

Paris, To-day.

SIGNOR MUSSOLINI has worked out a complete peace plan which he will eventually make public and which revives the four-Powers' pact system initiated in 1935, the well-known political com- mentator, M. Emile Bure, writes in “L'Ordre."

職賣

M. Bure gives the following particulars of Musso-

SCAVENGERS STRIKE IN CALCUTTA

"Calcutta, To-day,

Ten have died of cholera In Calcutta as a result of the strike of municipal scavengers which began on March 26.

laws

Dlsregarding religious which forbid the higher castes to defile themselves by sweeping refuse, the citizens, the majority' of whom are Hindus, are organ. ising bands of voluntary scaven- gere.

The strikers are demanding higher wages-Reuter

lini's plan which he alleged were obtained from SENATOR good sources and which were confirmed by aṛti-

cles by Signor Virginio Gayda, Mussolini's semi- PITTMAN official mouthpiece.

The plan foresees:-

1. General and simultaneous dis-

armament on land, air and sea. E

2. Conclusion of pact between France, Great Britain, Germany and Italy, these Powers forming a Euro-

NORTHERN STATES

pean governing body replacing the COOPERATE

League of Nations. Europe could be divided in four influence zones the four Powers initiating together against Communist action.

dom.

THE

STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY, SWEDISH NORWEGIAN M. HANSSED

AND

3: Recognition of religious free- PRIME MINISTERS,

German Jews would be allow-AND M. NYGAARDSVOLD, ed to settle in Palestine, Italian East THE FINNISH MINISTER OF SUP- PLY, M. TANNER, WERE AMONG Africa and Madagascar.

DELEGATES FROM FOUR THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES WHO AT- TENDED THE TWO-DAY MEETING OF THE NORDIC LABOUR CO- OPERATION .COMMITTEE WHICH TERMINATED YESTERDAY.

4. Recognition of freedom of in- ternational trade and access to materials.

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5. Former colonies to be returned to Germany in 20 years time.

́6.. New Poland to be reconstituted with. purely Polish territories.

FEDERATIVE STATE

7. Creation of new federative state comprising Bohemia, Slovakia, Han- gary, Danubian federation, including Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bohemia, Slo- vakia and Hungary..

The proceedings of the meeting were secret but it was sevealed that the delegates discussed the political situa- tion in general. ·

Nordic economic collaboration and problems arising from the Finnish war received special consideration.

The main purpose of the meeting was to exchange information and no special decisions were reached.

8. Special customs rights for Italy in Djibuti and re-examination of the status of Italian settlers in Tunisia. Reuter. Modificated of the Suez Canal Convén- tion rendering traffic free for all Pow- ers beginning 1945. Danzig and Aus- tria to remain German.-Havas.

AND WANG

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")'.

Washington, To-day.

"I warmly approve Mr. Cordell

Hull's statement.

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WHAT SOVIET MEANS BY NEUTRALITY

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Rome, To-day.

The speech of M. Molotov to the Supreme Soviet Coun- cil reflects with absolute pre- cision what Soviet policy has been since last September, in the opinion of “La Stampa."

The paper points out that the Com- missar's speech abounded in richly- sounding sentences, the real meaning of which is prudently ambiguous,

"Russia is doing her best to take the opportunity of the present situa- tion to push her own immediate egois- tle, claims, but on the wider issues she maintains an attitude of realistic and opportunistic neutrality.

"The Soviet seized the Baltic States and Poland and wants to obtain bases on the Bulgarian and Turkish coasts,

"The Finnish affair was a mere in-. terlude which Stalin stopped as soon as he could, in order to resume, his, settled policy of waiting for the mo- ment. when the strain imposed the belligerents will give

portunity for satisfying O

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Imperialistic claims and for, eventual- ly, installing Bolshevism throughout. Europe and Asia. Havas.

DONATIONS TO NEW

"Wang Ching-wei's government, set up by Japan as the National Gov- ernment of China, is but a puppet similar to "Manchukuo," stated Sena- tor Key Pittman in 'a. press interview." The Senator added, "We know what happened to American rights | ANTI-T.B. ASSOCIATION in Manchuria and the zone controlled by the Reformed Nanking Govern- ment.

"It is just another violation of the Nine Power Treaty by Japan." Havas.

LYSOL POISONING

The Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association gratefully acknowledges

tions:Hon. Mr. J. J. Patterson $100, the following Donations and Subscrip-

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell $100, Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke $100, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo $100, Mrs. M. K. Lo $100, Mr. M. W. Lo $100, Mrs. Edna B. Ho $100, Dr. Li Shu Fan. $100, Sir Robert Ho Tung $100, Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan Found ill in Room No. -310 in the $100, Dr. P. Wilkinson $5*, Prof. R. C. Chung Ah Boarding House in Na-Robertson $5*, Mr, Tan $5*, Mr.. A.- than Road at. 5.15 a.m. to-day, a 29- Pollard $5*, Mr. N. C. Macleod $5* year-old Chinese, Ho Wai-shi, was Mr. A. P. Glanville $5*, Miss (Dr.) P. sent to the Kowloon Hospital, It Ruttonjee $5*, Mr. and Mrs. Horace was disclosed that the man was suf- Lo $10, Mr. and Mrs. H. Sando $20*. fering, from lysol poisoning. His and Mr. J. J. Gregory $5”. condition was said to be very serious. *Annual Subscription.

WANG DENOUNCED BY CHINESE ABROAD

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. Telegrams scathing in their com- ments on the Wang Ching-wel's trea- son have been despatched to Chung- king by the Kuomintang Bureau for Europe and the numerous Chinese communities in France,

The telegrams declare that the Chinese residing abroad fully support Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in the struggle until the Invader, desists from aggression. Hávas,

JAFFE ROAD ROBBERY

Mr.A van Byner, of No. 7, Jaffe Road, Wanchal, reported last night to thePolice that during an absence from his residence between March 25 and March 31, clothing and other household articles, to the value of $521.50; were, stólen.

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