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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL: 20, 1934
DIFFICULTIES IN CHINA DUE TO THE N'LIST BLOCKADE
London, April 24.
The Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. Ernest Davies; contended in Parliament today that British recognition of Communist China is not a factor in the serious difficulties being mat by commercial and industrial inter-
oste in Shanghai.
These difficulties are in part due to the Nationalist bločkade and the effects of the deflationary measures of the Central People's Government.
REPLY TO RUSSIAN PROTEST
London, April 24" Britain, France and the United States are swapping ideas on replying to last week's Russian protest note which demanded withdrawal of troops from the divided Trieste territory, a Foreign Office spokesman said today.
A reply will probably be sent but the spokesman declined to speculate whether it will be sent separately by the three Govern- ments or as a joint reply,
The note asked withdrawal of U, S., British and Yugoslav troops. It also called for uniting the divided, area and appointment of a United Nations Governor,
Russia and the Westorn nations so for have falled to agree in United Nations Security Council sessions on a governor.
Total troops in the territory are 35,000, of which one third are Yugoslav troops in the smaller Southern zane of the territory. The rest are divided equally be tween Britain and the United
States. They share occupation of the Anglo-American zone.-A- sociated Press.
CORONATION IN BANGKOK
"Since it is reported that: there is no discrimination in these matters, recognition is not a factor in this situation," he added,
A Conservative Member of Parliament, Mr. Walter Fletcher, had asserted that every month
enormous sums are extorted from British firms in Shanghai,
He made the statement during question hour and gave no sup- porting evidence.
Sharks by the thousands
•
Darwin, April 24.
Sailors on a tug kept up a The British Arma in Shanghai, he said, are not allowed to shut rapid fire into the water off down and they are getting no Vanderlin Island in the Gulf active support from the British of Carpentaria, to clear a Government in the impossible situation in which they and passage through thousands of themselves.
sharks.
Mr. Fletcher and another Con
Under repeated questioning by The tug's visit to 'the Island was the first by white men in 27 servative, Leonard Gammons, years. The visit was made by Mr. Davies remained uninforma-Lleutenant John Toulouse and 14 tive and noncommittal.
naval reserve men.
This is in line with a reign Thousands of sharks slithered Office policy of keeping entirely around the ship's boat when quiet about negotiations between was put over the side. They fol- Britain and the Communist Chi-lowed the boat ashore and nese Government now going on swarmed around It when it in Peking.
grounded,
Riflemen had to maintain rapid The blockado Mr. Davice sald the Forelan re to cleur a path through the Office is giving active considera-sharks so a line could be taken
nshore.
At another island, the sailors
tion to British commercial In- terest in China.
"U.S. will not allow war
Lake Success, April 24. Ambrmador: Warren Aus» tin today pledged that the United States will not allow another war to occur and will maintain peace, because no.
body
The
war.
wilt dare to izan
permanent representative to the United Nations made the pledge at a
Press conferenda, an the eve of the fifth anniversary of the founding of the world organ. Teation at San Francisco.
He said, "The United States will
3
not allow war to occur and she will maintain peaco becaure nobody will dare to start one. Never in our-his- tory have you seen a
world a? Co-operative for peace as ་་ Is today. The movements of army from us to Europa ara the first of their kind in him tory. Do you suppose would have had the other two wars had such preparations for defence been made in ad- vance"-United Press.
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Singapore remittances to Red China
Singapore, April 25. Chinese in Singapore and Malaya, remitted more than S$1,100,000 to their families in Communist China during the first quarter of the year, fol- lowing a resumption of com- munications,
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Ho sald British enterprises in alded natives in an attempt to Shanghal are encountering seri- kill a huge crocodile which had risk involved and the limit of ous difficulties because of both dragged a fully Krown horse effects of the deflationary mea- the Nationalist blockade and the several hundred yards out to sen. The horse escaped but later died. Missionaries said the crocodile sures of the Central Peoples's
had taken another horse and Government,
Mr. Davies, told the House, several cattle. The sailors falled however, that it is reported there to trap the crocodile-Associated
no discrimination in these Press.
matters.
Mr. Gammans presisted In asking whether conditions have worsened since Britain recognised the Chinese Communist Govern- ment last January 6.
RULÍNG AGAINST
ALIEN LAND LAW
Bangkok, April 24. King Phumiphon Aduldet, coronation ceremony on May 5 will be closed to newspaper Government," Mr. Davics re- with the United Nations Charter. reporters and photographers. piled,
The
NEW POST FOR SOVIET ENVOY
London, April 24.
a
The offelal Soviet news agency. Los Angeles, April 24, "Tass", announced that M. The changing conditions are The State District Court of Alexander Efrepovitch Bogomo-
that due to change of government in Appeal ruled today Calilov, Soviet Ambassador to France
15 not China and are not due to recog-fornia's alien land law
since 1945, has been
removed because It conflicts
from his post and appointed nition or non-recognition of that enforcible
Deputy Foreign Minister. The land law, prohibits allens
M. Pavlov, the present Soviet of certain nationalities from own- King's official photo- Next move Peking's
Ambassador, to Belgium and the grapher will take pletuzes and M. Davies said British
ing-land In California,
-Luxembourg, has been appointed subrait the undeveloped films to suls in China have not yet been held constitutional
Previously, the law has been as. Ambassador to France.—Reu-
under both
ter. Еле King
officially recognised by the Com-State and United States constitu- An announcement explained munist Government. Mr. J. Ctions. However, the District that there is not roon enough for Hutchinson has been accepted as Court of Appeal, ruling on the all photographers asking per- the British Charge d'Affaires Inault of a Japanese national, de- mission to cover the ceremony Peking and is now negotiating clared that the United Nations and the admittance of a
full diplomatic relations. would be 'considered
unfair to
a,
the
Jow
Con-
Charter is a treaty between the These negotiations have con- U.S. and other nations and that the rest. so all will be barred. tinued for months, so far without the Federal Constitution pro- High Government officials will any results being made public. vides that all treaties take prece- alvo.be prevented from using Mr. James Duncan (Conserva- Idence aver State laws. Asso- ceremony-tive) suggested that as the Chi- ciated Press. ness do not seem to want to re- cognise Britain, the British Gov- ernment should, withdraw recog- Bition of Communist China especially in view of its effect in Malaya.
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Mr. Davies-replied that the ing six railroad workmen, next step rests entirely with the smashed head-on with a passen- Central People's (Chinese Com-ger train in a tunnel here to- munist) Government.
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