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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY,

Dutch, Swedish Withdrawals From Intervention C'ttee. Brings Crisis Several Governments Modify Attitude on Civil War Question

LONDON ENDEAVOURS

FOR REVIVAL

LONDON, Nov. 29.

THE RESIGNATION of the President of the International Board of the Non-Intervention Committee, Vice-Admiral van Dulm of Holland, has caused à crisis in the direction of the committee.

English For Foreign Students

("Essential English", by C. E. Eckersley, Longmons, Grecs & Co.)

The President of the Non- Intervention Committee, Lord Plymouth, has accepted Ad- miral van Dulm's resignation, with the approval of the other members of the committee.

According to ollelal quarters Ad- intrul van Dulm's resignation is due purely to personal reasons, but it is asserted that political considerations, jand Holland's attitude towards the Non-Intervention Committee played and important role in the resignation.

the com

The crisis in the Non-Intervention This book fulfis a real need in Committee is accentuated by the the teaching of English to foreign modification of the Belgian Govern- students, and will be especially acment's attitude towards ceptable to Chinese scholars seeking mittee. The report that the Belgian to master the Intricacies of the Premier, Sr. Spank, declared before English language.

the Belgian Scoate to-day that

One of its most appealing features Belgium wished to leave the Non- is that it avoids the common mistake Intervention Committer and desired

of submerging the interest and fun to regulate her economic interests in

of learning a foreign tongue by Spain by opening (conomie negotia- pattes

of grammar rules, where conten with Durgos, and sending a com- versation is often relegated to the mercial agent to Burgos, has been background.

received with greut interest jn politicat quarters here.

Here we have clear and interesting pletures, which illustrate a series of questions asked In different ways,

Sweden's attitude towards the Non- so presented to fix the words and Intervention Committee is also caus→ objects in the mind. This ising some anxiety. It is declared that followed by pronunciation drtil. the Swedish delegates have intimated This last-nemed feature is slightly to members of the committee that nullified by the phonetics adopted, Sweden would resign from he ran which are apt to muddie the learner. comunittee. However, it is said that However, the slight blemishes which Sw

Sweden's decision is not yet final, certain teachers might discover,.are and endeavours are still being made easily compensated by the general effectiveness of the text book, and it

Change her mind.Trans-Ocean. is warmly recommended both to teachers and students.

EMPIRE NEWS

AIR CRASH INQUIRY

IN AUSTRALIA

Sydney.

to

8-Year-Old Chinese Artist Wins Acclaim In London

LONDON, Nov. 29. PLATO CHAN, an eight-year-old Chinese artist has astonished leading crities in London.

To-day Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador to London, opened an exhibition in Bond Street of his drawings and paintings, at which the critics agreed that the work shows vigour, imagination, and firmness of outline, far beyond his years.

Chan, who is the son of a member of the Chinese Diplomatic Corp, pave a display at the exhibition of his skill in drawing, which proved very popular.

Among the favourite objects of his satire as a caricaturist were Herr Hitler, Signor Mussolini, and Japanese generals.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi said that Plato Chan was not only an artist of high power, but a good citizen of China, since all the proceeds of the exhibition were to be devoted to help China in her unparalleled and undeserved suffering-Reuter.

Changte Raid

Terror: People

Many Die

CHANGTE, Nov. 30.

FOR THE SECOND consecutive day, nine Japanese bombers raided Changte, in north Hunan, yesterday.

in London to persuade Sweden "Good Earth" Hupeh, the Japanese raiders

SWEDEN WITHDRAWS

London, Nov. 29. That Eweden has withdrawa from the sub-committee of Non-Intervention Committer is can-

rmed here in an official statement! issued to-night.

Sweden will remain a member of the Non-Intervention main committee, it is stated.--Truns-Ocean.

INSURGENTS PROTEST AT

NEGOTIATIONS

San Sebastian, Nov. 29. Negotiations between the Loyalist

There is a growing demand among economic group are reported to be in Spanish Government and a foreign Commonwealth air line officiols, progress aiming at the import of Members of Parliament and the foreign power to supply the present

greater newspapers that

powers capital etty should be given to the public inquiry serve as a substitute for the power of Barcelona, and to into the air liner crash at Mount formerly supplied by the Barcelona Dandenong.

Eighteen lives were power bombing planes. lost when the machine crashed.

The Insurgents would regard the It has been suggested that the supply of power by a foreign concern would not have happened it as a war measure, and would take redom from Essendon scro- corresponding counter measures, be- drome had been working, and it is cause first and foremost, the arma- udded that this would have been in ments industries in Barcelona would operation but for the action of the [proft from R supply of foreign Defence Department.

power, says a report-Trans-Ocean.

the

that

DRITISH PROTEST

A typlent comment is made by Sir Henry

Gullett, formerly Federal Minister for Trade Treaties, who says

London, Nov, 20. the inquiry will be a mockery

Replying to a question in the house unless it, is given a broader basis. of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butter Parliament and public, already in said that the British Government had Would not be content to demanded from -General Franco the the white-washing of the immediate release of Defence Department of the Federal steamers taken to Palma on Novem

two Greek Government by a group of publieber 23 and 28 for examination, while Kervants.

carrying Rumanian wheat purchased C. J. Dennis Memorial--A com- by the British Government. mittee has been formed in Sydney to He added that the Government raise funds to erect a memorial to took a serious view of the incident. the late C. J. Dennis, author of "The The questioner stated that at pre- Sentimental Bloke." A monument, a sent seven vessels were detained by plaque or an annual prize for the the Insurgents in various parts. best Australian poem, have been Reuter.

auggested as filling memorials.

NEW ZEALAND

RECORD INFLUX OF

TOURISTS

BELGIAN POLICY

APPROVED

Brussels, Nov. 29.

Best-Seller In Hongkew.

Flying from their base in indiscriminately dumped more than 60 explosive and incendiary bombs in the town in an attack lasting about 40 minutes.

Huge fires were started at The Malalchi revealed to-day that various parts of the town Hongkew waitresses, bar-girls and geishas are gloomy a

more than 200 of reducing sobriety has hit the gay districts, and houses to smouldering owners of cates report that they are ruins. getting near to bankerupley.

Shanghai, Nov. 28.

Wave

the new

The newspaper said that the book- At least ten civilians, in- stalls are proflting from studious mood us revented by the fact cluding a small child, were that the Japanese translation of Pearl killed and wounded. Buck's "Good-Earth" is a best seller. The paper added that dance-hall girls are worried that the Japanese proprietors and dime-o-dance tax

authorities may follow Tientsin's lead and close all the dance halls on the policy do not mix," basis that "Jazz and the national

It is reported that Shanghai's 210 professional geishas are attending "spiritual lectures."United Press.

28 Die In Clash South Of Haifa

Jerusalem. Nov. 29. Twenty-six Arabs were killed and 14 rifles captured, while, two British soldiers were killed, and one officer and six other ranks wounded in a heavy battle with Arabs south DI Halfa to-day,

The encounter commenced yester- day, and the troops remained in post- tions all night.

This afternoon it was reported that the troops had again contacted the Speaking in the Senate to-day, the Arabs and that fighting was con- Premier, Dr. Spaak said Belgium tinuing-Reuter, plans to press for a programme call- ing on Belgium, Britain and France There is no abatement in the re-to mediate in the Spanish war. cord influx of tourists into New Zea land: Recently the Orient, liner

Auckland.

Secondly Belgium from the Non-Intervention Com- a represen-

Orcades, 23,458 tons, and the Ameri-tative to the Insurgent regime, and

mittee, will despatch

One missile landed at A

demolishing the premises. primary school, completely

The raiders were greeted by intense Chinese anti-aircraft gun fire. Central News,

SIUKWAN AND KWANGNING BOMBED

Shulkwon, Nov. 30. Seven Japanese bombers attacked Shuikwan on the Canton-Hunkow Ballway in north Kwangtung, yester- day, dropping 41 bombs.

Twenty-six of the missiles landed

at the railway station, and three fell at a river near a leprosarium, blow- ing six cargo boats to pièces and wounding two persons.

Kwangning in west Kwangtung was also raided by the machines yesterday. Four bombs dropped, wounding three persons and demolishing seven houses.-Central News.

Japanese

Anglo-French Trade Pact Not Discussed

London, Nov. 29.

will withdraw Bogus Bills Far North

It was stated in the House of Com- mons to-day that in conversations NEW GLASCOW, with the French Ministers in Paris, can liner Monterey 10,017 tons will advocate an international com-

A number of bogus United States negotiation

new.commerciai arrive here with 1,535 passengers for mission for the supply of foodstuffs bank clerks here packing the money tuin along the lines of the Anglo-

$20 bills have been discovered by agreement between France and Bri disembarking.

By the end of August the tourist to Spain,

for transfer. The bills were excellent American treaty was not discussed

British Wireless,

vialtors for the season already num- The announcement hus created the counterfells, police said.

bered

19632,

bellef that

develop during the week-end, because

record figure, which

o Cabinet crisis might was a 13 per cent. Increase over the the Socialists and Liberal Catholics previous season,

Home Defence Reserve. The for- are opposed to certain points.- mation of a national military re-Uni

United Press.

serve for home defence in the event A Reuter Spectat message from of an emergency la being undertaken Brussels says that the Senate approv by the Minister of Defence, Mr.d the Government's Spanish policy." Jones. Under the scheme projected by 88 votes to 13. The minority 1,000 returned goldiers would form consisted of Communists and the nucleus of the force.

Socialists and there were 50 absten- tions, mostly, Socialists.

Lemon Grove Distinguished

BABSON PARK, Ela.

This ridge city of Florida boasts

Archaeological Grant Made

Tulsa, Okin. the largest lemon grove in the world.

Frank Phillips, president of the The Breezy Point Groves, Inc., of Philips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, Babson Park, has 10,000 Perrine Okla, has made a $6,000 grant to the lemon trees growing on a 100-acre University of Oklahoma anthropology trset, a mile long and half a mile department for archaeological excava wide..

Itions in the siale.

Snow White

White Claims £40,000

New York.

Miss Adriana Caselotti and Mr. Harry Stockwell, originals of Snow White and Prince Charming in the film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” sued Mr. Walt Disney and the ICA. Manu» facturing Company in the New York Supreme Court recently for £60,000,

!

· · MiseTM Casciotti, whoed voloe was) and B.C.A. have made millions from beard in the film by millions, re gramophone records from the sound=" colved loss than £200 for her ser- recording of the flim in violation of vices. Mr. Stockwell, for giving his their contract, which centejeted their voks to Prince Charming. received voices to the fim alone. less than £100.

Miss Caselotil in claiming £40,000 Both allege that Mr. Walt Dimey and Mr. Stockwell £28.000.

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