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“Hongkong Dady Prési”—June 3, 1939.

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U.S. AMBASSADOR,

JUNE 3, 1939.

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FOUR-POWER MILITARY TALKS. MAY TAKE PLACE IN LONDON

TURKISH MISSION WILL CONSULT WITH BRITISH

France Sends Gamelin; Voroshiloff May Join

LONDON, June 2 (Transocean)—Great importance is attached in political and military quarters here to the forthcoming visit of a Turkish military mission headed by the Inspector General of the Turkish Army, General Kaiazim Örbay. General Orbay is expected to arrive in London at the end of the week, accompanied by three officers of the Turkish General Staff.

British military, naval and air attaches in Ankara have been summoned to London so that they may take part in the conversations which the Turkish military mission will have with the British military authori ties. These conversations will "deal with two ques- tlons, strategical measures for the co-ordination of defence in the Near East, and the question of war ma- terials to be supplied to Turkey by Britain.

The conversations which Gener-1

al Orbay will have in London will be merely of a preparatory char- acter. More comprehensive agree ments between the two countries will be concluded at Ankara as soon as the Anglo-Turkish Pact comes into force,

PARIS, June 2 (Transocean)— The "Paris Midi" reports that the Chief of the General Staff of the French Army, General Gamelin, will take part in the conversations: which the Turkish military mission wil have with British military authorities in London early next week. The chief question that will be discussed will be defence of the Dardanelles, says the paper, which adds that next week's British, Turkish and French Staff con. sultations will be followed by Anglo-French-Polish General Staf consultations in September.

SOVIET MAY TAKE PART

If negotiations now in pro- gress between Britalu, France and Soviet Union are success- fully concluded by that time. the Chief of the Soviet Gen- eral Staff Marshal Voroshitoff, will likewise take part in these conversations.

TURKISH PRESIDENT MAY TAKE TRIP

LONDON, June 2 (Transocean)... The forthcoming visit to England of the Turkish President, M. Ismet Inoenue, is reported by the "Dally Express" to-day.

It is declared that the Turkish Ambassador in London, Dr. Rush- du Aras...is conducting conferences at the present time with British Foreign Office officials to arrange details of the visit.

PRINCE PAUL IN BERLIN

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Big Reception Arranged

BERLIN, June 2 (Reuter)— A big reception was arranged fox Prince Paul Regent of Yugoslavia, who accompanied by Princess Olga and the For eign Minister, M. Morcovich. arrived to-day on an eight- day visit to the German capi- tal,

They drove to-day through be- flagged streets lined with checking crowds, and were later received by Herr Hitler at the new Chan- cellery.

To-night Herr Hitler is giving a banquet to the visitors, and to- morrow there will be a big mill- tary parade in their honour,

POPE PIUS'

APPEAL ANSWERED

ROME, June 2 (Reuter)In the Arst public reference to his recent peace' move, Pope Pius XII re- vealed to-day that it met with the sympathy of the governments to which the appeal was, addressed and resulted in his receiving "assurances of goodwill and the resolve to maintain peace."

The Pope was addressing the College of Cardinals. He said:-

"At a moment which appeared | particularly grave in the lives of people towards the beginning of last month-we thought it timely, after mature deliberation, to make known to some statesmen of great European nations the anxiety

MR. NELSON T. JOHNSON

U.S. Envoy

In Colony

RECEIVED

which the situation was causing LOCAL RESIDENTS us, and our fear lest international dissension became aggravated to the point of degenerating into a bloody conflict.

"This step met in general with the sympathy of the governments, and this left open to us a way to make further manifestations our earnest solicitude"

NEW WESTERN MARKET TO

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:at

America's Sympathy

With China

HE Mr. Nelson - T. Johnson, United States Ambassador to China, arrived here from Washing- | ton,`D.C., vis" Shanghai, yesterday

in the Empress of Canada, en route to Chungkin.

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JAPAN SAID REASSURING STATEMENT ENTERING SAYS ALL ABOARD ALIVE AXIS PACT

SHANGHAI, June 2 (Int/2) That Japan has agreed to anter into a military alliance with Ger- many and Italy was reported here to-day.

*

The terms are adequate supply of arms by the Axis powers to Japan in return for the supply of 2,000,000 Chinese in Manchuria to be trained as soldiers in Germany and Italy.

The arms from the two European powers are to enable Japan to con- tinue the war in China.

While this report cannot be con firmed, Chinese preas dispatches state that several high" German star oficers

recently passed through here en route to Japan to induce the Japanese Government" to join the Axis military.combine.

CHAMBERLAIN'S MESSAGE TO MUSSOLINI

Thetis Expected To Be Completely Salvaged

LONDON, June 2 (British Wireless) The acute anxiety experienced throughout the night concerning the new British submarine, Thetis, which. after diving during trials off Birkenhead was reported missing with about 78 men on board, was relieved early this morn- ing when it was announced that the Thetis had been located.

The latest Admiralty announcement gives her position as 14 miles of Great Ormes Head and adds, "Her bow is in 130 feet of water and her stern is oo the surface."

"Captain H. P. K. Oram; Lient. F. G. Woods, Lead- ing Stoker W. C. Arnold and Mr. F. Shaw, of Cam- mell Lairds, the builders of the vessel, have escaped by the Davis escape apparatus.

An official of the LiverpoolĮ

and London Salvage Associa-

other men tion stated later that four FORMER HONGKONG had also been OFFICERS ON BOARD

rescued."

Capt. Oram escaped to direct salvage operations and make a full report on the state of the sub- marine. The commanding cfacer, ROME, June 2 (T/Ocean)-A Lt.-Comdr. G. H. Bolus and all the Mr. Johnson, who has recently personal message. from the British remainder of the crew were alive at been in America conferring, with Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham-10am. and salvage equipment is the Stath Department on Farberlain, to Signor Mussolini 25 being rushed to the spot. The Hongkong Government Eastern questions, travelled Home enveyed by the British Ambassa It was just before midnight that has definitely decided to re- Tia Europe and he was the first dor, Bir Percy Lorraine, on Thurn the first official statement on the build the Western Market, "it foreigner, to motor across the day evening during a visit to the disappearance of the Thetis was was reliably learned yesterday, newly-built Burma-Kunming high- Foreign Minister. Coun) Clano, it made. It recorded that the Thetis, A new building will be erected way.

is stated in British circles here. which was carrying out acceptance at a cost of slightly less than

His Excellency is accompanied

The message is said to have con-trials in Liverpool Bay, dived at $100,000. The new structure w by Major J. M. McHugh, U.Stained assurances that the foreign 1.40 am. and failed to rise to the be two storeys in, height and will Assistant Military Attache in polley of Britain is aimed solely at surface at the time intended, be designed on up-to-date prin- China, who is acting as the Am-

maintaining peace in Europe, ciples.'

bassador's assistant. During the period of

Mr. Johnson yesterday afternoon struction, the north section of the received the directors of the Sinu. market will be shifted to the American Cultural Association and south section at first, and later had an informal chat with them. the south section will be trans- This took place in the American ferred to the north.

|Consulate-General,

Four British Policemen Killed Near Jerusalem By Large Gang Of Arabs

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JERUSALEM, June 2 (Reuter)—An entire railway patrol, consisting of four British policemen and three Jewish supernummaries, were killed by an Arab gang 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem to-day. The men were in a trolley on the main railway line when an over- Queipo De Liano, Commander-in-whelming number of Arabs attack- Chief of the Spanish Southern ed them. Five Arabs were killed Army, arrived in Stuttgart' on

Transocean reports that

Gen

and two wounded.""

Thursday by special plane from in Jerusalem and three other bomb A bomb explosion at Jaffa Gate Seville. He will attend the parade outrages to-day caused a large of the Condor Legion in Berlin on number of telephone wires to be Sunday....

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON; 1s. 2. 25, 32d.

put out of action.

The Bulgarian Premier and For- eign Minister, M. Klosseivanoff, is expected to visit Berlin in the

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28 13/16.middle of June, staten Transocean From Our Own. Correspondent

London, June^ Ž. « London aver prices to-day, were up 1/16 as follows:-".

June 1 June 2 19-15/16 20 19-3/4 19-13/16.

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