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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1941.

Dr. Quo Tai-Chi Takes His Leave In London

DR. QUO TAI-CHI in London yesterday took leave of the King and Queen at Bucking-

ham Palace.

At a farewell press conference, Dr. Quo Tai-chi said that the nine years of his tenure, first as Minister and then as Ambassador, had witnessed a great change in British views about China and in China's final views about Britain.

"During the Manchurian crisis," Dr. Qua said. "appeasement was!

Now ap- the order of the day peasement is dead both in Europe Fand Asia.

"Chuna used to be regard- ed as an object of international policy rather than collaboration Now, her political equality is re- cogised nå less than her spiritual power, and Britain and the United States and Russia have been fore- China's most in acknowledging Lightful place among the nation and her essential role in the world situation to-day."

Anachronistic Treaties

Continuing. Dr. Quo remarked, "It inevitably follows that for eign relations with China

must henceforth be based upon equality and partnership and that the last vestiges of anachronistic treaties shall speedily disappear.

More and more, the world sees that China's destiny is to be the prevailing centre of cultural and democratic life in Eastern Asia and the Western Pacific area.

"For Asia, I am always aware of how much Russia's friendliness and helpfulness are meant in China's struggle against the ag- can gressor and how much that mean when peace comes once Continent and the more to the world.

I

DIAMOND WEDDING GIFT-A

MEMORY

It was their diamond wedding day Mr and Mrs. Frederick Bird sat hand in hand in the front row of the chairs in the village hall.

All their neighbours were round them There were garlands on And they were watch- the wall, ing a charming little play which obviously, thought Mrs Bird, must have faken a great deal of work

to prepare

And I was

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Regulations ban the crosses the grounds they might be employed by spies for code mes- sages.

BRITAIN WILL WIN

"Britain will win," Vice-

all for them for President Henry A. Wal- their diamond wedding day. "Peo-lace told the Foreign Po- New ple here are so kind, whispered licy Association in

Bird. Mrs. Bird to Mr. eighty-five Mr. Bird is ninety. York yesterday.

"Only defeatism on the psycho-

She is!

A

They live in Westerfield, Suffolk, a village of 127 kindly people-logical and economic front in the good neighbours. The Westerfield | United States can prevent it. folk know that a diamond wedding Nazi victory and a Nazi peace is is an event. They also know that unthinkable. a couple aged ninety and eighty- five are by no means too old to be given another happy memory.

Buch "To avold

a calamity we will help ourselves through helping England by all methods short of war.

a

They booked the village hall. Volunteers hung it with garlands.

that "Our help must be such Fourteen village children were

neither ર madman nor

mad 1 fairy play.

nation will ever again have an Nor--though China has suffered rehearsed in

The play was already one of

to kill millions of more than any other country from

and destroy millions of people the failure to give the League of Mr. and Mrs. Bird's memories. It opportunity

was written by their son, Captain dollars worth of property." Nations its true utility--can doubt that such an instrument of Cyril Bird when he was twenty- collective security and economic one, for their silver wedding. planning must be re-established had not been acted since. and will find China. Russia, Au- stralia. India and also Japan her- self, when reason and justice final- ly return to her counsels, working i

with in harmonious cooperation the West."

"In leaving England for China," Dr. Que concluded, "I am merely going from one front to another. We shall both see it through to Central the successful finish." News.

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Now one of their daughters, Miss Clane Bird, produced it.

And A Bouquet

And when Mr. and Mrs. Bird, guests of honour, sat down in the front row in the village hall to watch this diamond wedding performance, they saw a grand. son and a daughter taking part on the stage.

When the play was over-it had a happy ending. of course the rector spoke the village's congra- tulations to the old couple.

And as

Reuter.

TAKES BOMBED FAMILY OF 13

Mr. Mitchell Hepburn, Prime Minister of Ontario, Canada, has taken under his wing a family of thirteen who were bombed out of their home in London.

He calls his act "an experi. ment in practical Christianity." Mr. and Mrs. The family are

a climax a bouquet from the villagers was handed to Cyril Cooke and their eleven chil- Mrs. Bird. Her diamond wed-dren, who reached Canada by way ding bouquet.

of Trinidad. They have been es- largest of Mr. tablished on the Hepburn's Lenant farms in South Yarmouth, a township of Ontario. Their storage bins are well filled with potatoes, onions, carrots and and there are other vegetables, stocks of sugar and flour,

My parents loved every minute of it," Miss Claire Bird said.

Said a villager: "We enjoyed seeing them so happy."

And Mrs. Bird said: "It brought much joy to our anniversary. The people here are so kind."

GOVERNMENT SET UP IN IRAQ

The Iraq Nationalist leader and former Pre- mier, Sayid Rashid el Gallanti, has formed a Gov- ernment of National Defence, following his seizure of power in last week's coup d'etat, according to a Baghdad report received in Vichy yesterday.

The Government is composed of six high officers and two civi- lians.

An

announcement says the new Government has been con- stituted "as the Regent has failed in all his duties and the constitu- tlon has been suspended. The army, under the aegis of His Majesty King Kaysal, has taken power into its hands."

RAIDLESS DAY

IN BRITAIN

ONE ENEMY AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING FIGHTER PATROLS OVER THE` ENEMY. The new Government is credit- OCCUPIED COAST YESTER. BRITISH ed with the intention of attempt- DAY, - AND ONE ing, through Parliament, the do- FIGHTER 19 MISSING. position of the Regent, Amir There was no enemy air ac- Abdul Ilah, and setting up a Re- tivity over-Britain yesterday. gency Council, in which a, mem-states an Air Ministry communi- ber of Rashid's family is includ- que,

ed.

No alert was sounded in the Iraq is calm, the report adds. London area up to a late -Router.

last night. — Reuter.

hour