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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1940

BALKAN SITUATION PAST DISCUSSION STAGES

THE SITUATION IN THE BALKANS AP- PEARS TO HAVE PASSED. THE PHASE OF NEGOTIATIONS.

The Italian correspondent of the "Buchar ester Tageblatt" says the Axis powers "have confined themselves to giving friendly advice and are vigilantly watching to see no outside power interferes in South-East Europe for the purpose of maintaining existing quarrels."

COMMUNIST

PROPAGANDA IN AMERICA

An interesting sidelight on the situation was the coniscation in Bucharest yesterday of the Italia newspaper "Corriere della Sera." The paper contained an article advising Rumania to reach an understanding with the

Bulgarians who, It said, were demanding territory in

the Dobrudja as far as Man- galia and even Constanza. It added Russia was supporting in this claim because

ANRumanian policy was pro-Ger-

and the Soviet wished to

IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE, Bulgaria STATES "REVELATION," ARTICLE IN HARPERS UNDER man THE TITLE "THE AMERICAN eliminate Italo-German influence

in the Balkans. COMMUNISTS,"

as

a as

Medea Novara as "The Mad Empress" now at the King's.

EIGHTH ROUTE

ARMY CLOSE

"Role of Rumania" TO PEIPING

The Rumanían press generally

outlined in the

in

Peiping

the

8th

and ap-

Some passages: "It is plain that the future of American Com- munists is not very promising. The Communist has been present- ed either as a superhuman being hails with satisfaction the results

Reliable sources dedicating his life to striking the of the Salzburg and Rome talks

Rumanian stated- yesterday that PRODUCTS chains from mankind or

cunning beast bent on returning Government communique and Route Army has been operating us to the dark ages. The pro- emphasises the importance of the south of Peiping in the last few CORRUGATED SHEETS, FLAT SHEETS, paganda

has role preserved for Rumanla in the days, engaging posts of both sides exaggerated the Communist par-reorganisation of south-east Eu-

The attempt rope under Axis supervision. proaching to within a few hun- DECORATED SHEETS, SOIL & R.W.

ty's achievements

The Berlin correspondent of,dred yards of the south wall of nique in the

Government paper "Ro-the city. mania" reports that German PRESSURE PIPE, ASBESTOS WOOD

official circles consider it very Important that Franco-British red for some distance dbwn interests ehould be removed railway to Tientsin, and the from South-East Europe.

Chinese are said to have captur- The expulsions from Rumania ed a railway station a short dis- Peiping.

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"

Fighting is said to have occur-

was like holding a softrock drill. to a steel, surface. The instru- ment flew out of the hands of its holder.

Harpers also points out that when Earl Browder was arrested of French technicians and alleged

passport charge saboteurs is welcomed as evidence tance to the south of the party made an attempt to re- of this movement. Reuter. They later retired.-Reuter.

on

the forged

the

MAIN POINTS OF

AGREEMENT

HAVANA

habilitate him by running him for Congress in a Brooklyn dis- trict where 23,000 Communist votes are registered. Only 3,000 voted for him. "This is not to say that Communists were, or are, without strength in a great, many unions and other bodies, or that they do not hold leader- ship in some and play a large part in the direction of others, But the influence is by Com- munists as individuals, not as Communists, and they 'control' only 'so long as they are moving with the main stream." seems possible to predict the im- mediate future of the American American Conference in Havana were pu- gration will continue and increase blished in the Cuban capital yesterday as fol-

THE MAIN POINTS of the Convention

It and "Act of Havana" concluded by the Pan-

Communist party. The disinte-

in pace."

BRITAIN'S

lows:-

"Considering the destinies of the colonies of non-American countries in this hemis- PROTEST TO phere, and that a situation may develop which may extinguish or materially impair their so- RUMANIA

vereignty, the American Republics condemn

The British note of pro-all violence." test to Rumania is now sible transfers of sovereignty

"The Republics consider pos-dividual rights which will be pre- as served by the administration "and known to have pointed against American sentiments and states: "Open economic relations out to the Rumanian Gov-the rights of the American states will be maintained with all coun-

to maintain their security and tries on a basis' of reciprocity. ernment that unless there political independence.

"First administration will be "No such transfer will be re- for three years renewable for to the points at issue, no American Republics no is a satisfactory solution

cognised

by or accepted

ten periods of not more than years. Local revenues will' fir- return to normal Anglo-what the form employed.

ance the administration. 1. "The Repubflos reserve the

"An international commission Rumanian relations can

right to judge whether any for territorial administration is es÷ |be expected.

transfer or attempted transfer tablished, composed of one repre- has the effect of impairing the sentative for cach country ratify- political Independence of Euro-ling the Convention. Any signaTM pean possesalons in their hem-tory may convoke the commission isphere."

and two-thirds of the members

The points at issue include the detention of British ships on the

the matter

Danube; the expulsion of British oil engineers; and interference with the administration

The Republics will establish a constitute the quorum necessary to of the provisional regime for such re-take decisions, Astro-Romana oil company.

American reports from Buchar-gions until such time as their de- est state that the Rumanian Gov-finitive government is established ernment is to raise by more than by the free determination of their half the tax on the oil companies. people.

It is also expected that the export tax on petroleum products will

COUNTER-ATTACK

Unquestioned Right

Ratification

"None of the provisions of the territories Convention refer to

which are subject to dispute or claims between European powers and one or more of the Republics

be raised from 13 to 20 per cent The Convention continues: "The of the Americas. ・・ and will be payable by the ex-Republics have an unquestioned "The Convention shall enter in- porting companies, who will not right to take such regions under to force when two-thirds of the be allowed to raise prices to cover their administration and deliber-Republics have ratified it.”· it-Reuter.

late as to their destinies, though The Act of Havana repeats the this does not imply abrogation of principles of the Convention and the principle of non-intervention.authorises the immediate creation "In case a provisional regime is of an emergency, committee com- decided on, administration will be posed of one representativo. of each lexerolsed-by-ono-or-more Ameri-of the-American Republics.-two-- A Nairobi communique` yester-can states, The administra-thirds of the membership being day stated: "To-day our ground tion shall be in the Interests of sufficient for the committee to act.. forces made contact with strong the security of the Americas and Argentina adds the reservation enemy forces in the Moyale area. for the benefit of the reglan ad- that it regards the Falklands: as. Further reports are awaited." ministered."

part of Argentine territory. Reu British Wireless,

AT MOYALE?

The Convention"enumérates” in- tér,

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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1940

EYE INJURIES

LORDS AGREE TO DIFFER ON SPECIAL IN FIGHTING

COURTS PROJECT

LORD SIMON, MOVING in the House of Lords, the second reading of the Emergency Powers Bill to enable Government to establish special courts in an emergency, said there was a general desire to avoid soldiers having to try and punish civilians, and therefore we should have to have civil courts.

He added people must not be condemned on vague suspicion but properly tried, and he strongly favoured provisions for review in

serious cases.

MR. HULL'S VICTORY AT HAVANA

Unquestionably a poli- tical victory for the Unit- ed States, is the verdict of most United States radio commentators onl the outcome of the Pan-

Lord Mottistone (Liberal) moved the rejection of the Bill.

Lord Nathan (Labour) said the Labour Party were prepared

IN FRANCE

In a written answer to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, the War Minister, Mr. An- thony Eden, stated 113 soldiers had lost the sight of one or both eyes during the recent fighting in France. Reuter.

STOCK EXCHANGE

QUIETER

The London Stock

Exchange

to support Government in any was quiet and mainly easier, yes- measure to promote the prosecu-terday on small sales in He, face tion of the war but this Bill, of a dearth of buyers. Gilt- would not advance or retard the edged, however, continued steady, prosecution of the war.

an-