The Eastern Locarno Pact as Two cases of dog bites were re- delivered to Germany by the Bri-ported to the Police over the week-
end.. garded in informed circles here as ish Ambassador on Friday, is re- increasing rather than lessening the
The funeral of the late Mr. Wil-
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Rev. Ficharz, who was appointed Dean of the Department of Phy-Possibilities of war in Europe. The lam Hall took place at the Pro- draft drawn up by the Simon-Bar-testant Cemetery yesterday. Page 7 sics in the Catholic University last
thou conference in London was autumn, was over 60 years old, but
denominated by the semi-official he was very robust. His death is
"Diplomatisch Politische Karres- ascribed to the heat wave.
pondenz" on Sunday as "an es- internu- He was a geologist of
sentially military pact." The East- tional note and received the Doc-
ern Locarno draft begins not with tar's degree Munich. He was the obligation to enter into dis made a Fellow of the United States cussions in case difficulties appear, Geological Society and a Member but with the obligation to rendez- of the Chinese Geological Surveying mutual assistance. Is places
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JAPAN TO GIVE UP EXTRALITY
Italy. It was a treaty of security New Policy Towards
with detailed provisions for the intervention of the Council" of the League in certain cases. There were other agreements between different signatories to the treaty, and the whole became effective on Germany's entry into the League of Nations in 1926. The facility with which Germany and Japan walked out of the League, when it suited their purpose, does not inspire much confidence, and hence new diplomacy of
bas arisen ៥. pacts of security.
Sir John Simon made it clear in the first place that no British. government would countenance
Manchoukuo
Tokyo, July 10...
A new policy towards Manchou- kou, under which the Manchurian state will conduct direct diplomatic negotiations with other powers and Japan will gradually surren- der extraterritoriality and com sular jurisdletion, has been map- ped cut by the Japanese Foreign Orice and shortly will be put into effect," it was learned to-day.
Man-
the Foreign Ministry, who is now on an inspection trip in churia, before being submitted to the proposed five Minister, con- ference.
A draft statement setting forth the new policy is now awaiting study by Mr. Shigeru Kuriyama, The building up of one combina- director of the treaty bureau of tion against another. Secondly that Great Britain would not underake any new obligations, and thirdly that Russia would have to enter the League. The Eastern Locarno Pact was handed to the German Government last Friday and the news from Berlin is that well informed circles consider that it increases rather than lessons the possibilities of war in Europe. It is obvious that British statesmen are making every effort to place Europe on a basis where peace may be assured; but it does seem as if the problem is very difficult.
The question of the correct interpretation of Chinese into English was mentioned before Mr. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday when the No. 1 Areman of the 8 Hal Ning was charged with exporting unmanifested cargo and with the possession of raw opium.
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It is understood that General Pai has persuaded his colleague, General Huang Shao Hsiung, not to bother about high, but empty position as the Ministry of Inter- for but to return to Kwangat to do some substantial work.
Gen- eral Huang, it is said, is non-com- hitta as he has left Hong Kong for Nanking!
General Pat's recent departure to Hong Kong was unexpected. He Results of yesterday's tenak ap-
made it known that he had an pear on
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from a horse in Nanking. he complained of a toothache and sald he might take some time to get cured. Meanwhile, it was an- nounced that he would remain in Canton for some time, but the next day he was off for Hong Kong on a special train. He returned on the same special train, although it' was said that hs might also seek surgical and dental treatment at Hong Kong
military action-which since the League covenants' existence ceas- ed to amount to ultima ratio' in international politics--in the first position with a matter-of-fact way which provides the ground for astonishment and earnest thought.
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The wireless programme from tions, the Eastern Locarno Pact ZBW (Hong Kong) and Daventry assures a speedy effective action will be found on
of the French military alliances in Eastern Europe. The drafta are all new security pacts and sap away at the League statutes in one-sidedly determining the con- duct of the signatories in case of certain eventualities, and seriously narrowing the field for non-milit- ary settlement of differences.
The counsel from Geneva for in- stance would have lost the last Dossibility of having any effect on
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