1940-05-28 — Page 20

JAPANESE INNER CABINET

Tokyo, To-day.

SOVIET AND SIR

STAFFORD

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) London, To-day.

An Inner Cabinet has been The Soviet will probably formed comprising Admiral ask that the conversations Yonai (Premier), Mr. Arita between Sir Stafford Cripps

NATURAL

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1940.

as near to Nature as is desirable are

Sir William Crookes' lenses.

Something to offset the harmful glare is necessary but you don't have to have the whole landscape darkened like a rainy day to do that,

:

"Wear Crookes and know what real eye-comfort means.

PUS

Lazaman

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(Foreign Minister), General and Russian leaders be lim- STOP PRESS TEL. 20022 or 33993

Hata (War. Minister) and ited to Anglo-Soviet relations Vice-Admiral Yoshida (Navy Minister).

and not touch upon Russian relations with third powers,

This has been actuated by the ne-notably Germany, authorised

new

cessity to formulate carefully and exe- cute promptly unified foreign and military policies vis-a-vis the phase in the China affair following the inauguration of the new "central government of China" as well as the change in the international situation as a sequel to the rapid development of the European war.

The Inner Cabinet will meet twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The initial meeting takes place to-day following the regular Cabinet session. -Reuter.

SHOPBREAKER SENT

TO PRISON

circles here believe.

The Soviet readiness to open con- through Sir versations with Britain Stafford Cripps nevertheless is wel- comed as they will probably lead to the consolidation, and improvement of Anglo-Russian relations.

Sir Stafford's conversations will not deal exclusively with trade questions but if an agreement materialises on this point a trade mission will imme- diately leave London for Moscow.-

Havas.

零

FRANCE HAS

Appearing before Mr. E. Himsworth "SECRET" WEAPON

this morning, Hui Hol-shan, 44, charg- ed with breaking into Windsor Bro- thers' shop in Nathan Road, on March 1, was sentenced to three hard labour.

months'

Accused admitted breaking into the Blue Bell Store, 218, Nathan Road, on February 13, and was given a further two months.

PISTOL IN POST BOX

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Paris, To-day. France has her own "secret" pon to deal with Hitler's mechanised

ä correspondent with hordes, French Air Force states.

wea-

the

It is a new fighting 'plane which is being successfully employed against German armoured vehicles. It uses a cannon, dives down on the vehicles and shoots them out of action. Havas.

An automatic pistol and forty rounds of ammunition found in the General Post Office on May 6, were ordered to be confiscated by Mr. R. Edwards this morning, when an ap- geant Cullinan.

plication was made by Detective Ser-

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POSTMAN BITTEN

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Paris, To-day. Experts expect the violent bat- tle of the Lys to last for several. days,

The

German methods have shocked military observers who

state that many of the German in- fantry, attacks are simply suici- cidal, and reckless sacrifices of men and materials. Havas.

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Paris, To-day.

A report out of Rome states that Mussolini has ordered the closing of the Italian frontier with Yugo-Slavia side.

on the Italian

The "Osservatore Romano" was again on sale in the streets of Rome this morning, but its report- ing of the war was confined to official bulletins. Havas.

Jumping from the second veran- dah at No. 460, Shanghai Street, this morning, a 30-year-old widow died at 8 a.m. at Kowloon Hos- pital.

A cobbler was killed instantly on jumping into the street. from the roof of No. 188, Shanghai Street, also this morning.

The prefix "Special" to taisgrama is used by the "Sunday Herald" and, "China Mall" to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the TalecomjilUnion= tione Ordinance, 1986, and may not be re- printed, under any clroumetanosz, either wholly or in' part,' without prior arrange-

ment.

ENGAGEMENT

A postman, Fong Tai-lol, was treat- ed at the Queen Mary Hospital yes- The engagement is announced bo- terday for a bite on his thigh, inflict-tween Mrs. R. A. Buckberrough of 82 ed by a dog owned by Mr. R. Nathan Road, and Karl Herbert Elkan Beavan of No. 3, Chung Fai Terrace, of 108 Austin Road."

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