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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1940.

TRANSJORDAN MAKES Radio Com

NEW REQUEST TO UK GUNMEN'S Transjordan has asked for Royal Air Force assis-

COUPS IN BURMA

Rangoon, March 29, Rebels attacked the oil een- tre of Minbu on Sunday and stole 30 000

from Its rupees Treasury, the Government re- ported yesterday.

Mintui is 370 tollen North West of Rangoon. The rebels Were White Band PYO, menibers of the People's Volunteer Organisation— one of several rebel Kroups

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London, March 28.

tance in creating Transjordan Air Force, the Foreign Office spokesman confirmed tonight. The spokesman said that the request, which had been received some months ago, is still under consideration.

It is oficially stated that the requested assistance would be not the in pllut training and provision of equipment.

It was reported in London to- day that the Brillsh

destroyer Troubridge arrived at Akaba list Saturday

Str. Christopher Mayhew. Un Inder-Secretary of State for

eign Aitars, can

eammenting Transjordan's request

East have, In fact, been freely

without carried out

comment

or criticism from the Acting Mediator ог the United NA- tions," Mr. Mayhew aald.

"However, it has been mnde clear that the task of the Akaba force is strictly defensive, So far from the presence of a defensive British force at Akaba impeding the negotiations between Israel 2011c1 Transjordan, the British uzsistance patrolling ciqvestment are convinced that amnumition after UVEITY/WETing its frontier Feat The Hed

Sea the town police.

of Azabu, ald the British

It was offelally stated that TVO: | captured large stocks of arms and

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Cominens,

For- foxtny

for

Buc-

Jordan

con-

For Sewermen

London, March 28. Middlesex County Council, administering

highty. urbanlead area round North West London, plane to Britain's first local authority to Introduce radlo Domi munications for sewermen.

ba

The Council will on Wed. nesday consider a scheme for radio communications along its 70-mli drainage network between sewer gangs and the central depot, stated to be already the largest and most modern sowaga undertaking In Europe.-Reuter.

RADIO

12.16 m. Morning Prayers, (Studio) 12.24 Busty Programme Summery, 17.32

and Band Fodena Morim Werke, [BACTS, 1. Albert Hendier and 1 (P

thestre

it is only the presente of this

which loren

the has stabilised Gunnien, believed to be Bur-Government hopes that

situation and enabled the nego~ mese, calded the Hanguon Turfeessful conclusion to the Israeli- Hlations to proceed as far as they Club last night and escaped consortia mease re begotia- have now done,"

This is Radio Hong Kong broad- Jeeps with 300,000 rupers, thre

Mr. Mayhew tions will render such action un-

sal the Trans-casting on a frequency of 845 day's takingga Six

2214-2 earring

Government hael had kiloecycles per second and on 9.52 out the hold-up, while 30 others Decessary

Mr. Mayhew, who was reply sufficient reasons for corduned of the fee.

invaking megacycles per second in the 31 Anglo-Transjordan Treaty metie band, Further North, the temple cityg to a question in the House the

Wats answering and requesting the despatch of H.K.T. criticism that the despatch and the British lover to Akahi.

un the Etritish Mr. Janner hark asked Mir. reinforcement

ho had free at Akaba was contrary to Mayhew whether

sidered the report by the Acting The Palestine truce. sonably

Te rout not. he saut, le ren-Mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche, to

supposed that the Se- the United Nations on the send on

Council

10 resolation--calling

Britain of troops Purity

nking by and, nu- Akaba. He wanted to know what upon all governments thorities concerned to undertake reply het been sent. not to introduce Aghting men into Statez Palestine and the Arab during the case Bre-meunt that Britain, whieb was not in my way engaged in the rondiet, was de)sureed from reinforring or wi.

of composition Torres in the Middle East.

of Mandalay is being stripped by Communists of t valuables. Government troops are sad to be preparing an assault to recapture The elty

Rebel Karen tribesmen perupted Mandalay on March 13 and hunted over its adıministration to the Conanunists.

It was officially stated that PVOS and students now are helping the Communists administer Mandni, and that Government property is intulergoing

wanton dainage.-

Arsovinted Press.

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Mr Chapli is the daughter of the playwright. Eugene O'Neill, Far Mr. Chaplin, who will be 60 next month, the child his seventh. His first, born to his first wife, the late Mildred for ris, died in infancy. Two suns, Charles (23) and Sydney (22) were born of his second marriage to La Gray,

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Mr Mayhew said: "The Bri rish force at Akaba is there at the request of the Transjordan Government, a request with which the British Government | 640 metry ร at Lbr Plano. were obliged to comply under the Anglo-Transjordan treaty.

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Beirut, March 28.

A Palestine Conciliation Commission source said to- night that the Commission is planning a series of informal "get togethers" in Europe between the Jews and Arabs.

The Commission has adopted the idea after a week of discussion with Arab delegates here and had made it clear that a round-table confer- ence on peace would not be popular of this stage:

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The Commission sounding Arab opinion on the "get together" plan, but it is not clear whether the ideo hus. yet been brouched in Israel. United Nations ROURCES tonight that Israel had rejected the Iden of a round-table con- ference with the Arabs, might agree to meet the Arab countries individually,

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