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Conversation

London. Jan, 20.

The Prime Minister had converas- tiona to-day on the subject of re- Jugeen from Germany with Lord Winterton, Chancellor of the Ducy! of Lancashire,, who is chairman of the Inter-Governmental Committee. Lord Winterion would be in position to inform Mr. Chumberlain recent of the proceedinge at the meeting the vice-Chairmen's sub- Committee in Paris, over which he

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conversations in Berlin.

China Arms Case

January 27, 1939.

CORRIGAN TELLS OF TRAFFIC IN

WAR MATERIALS

LONDON, Jan. 26.

DENIS MICHAEL CORRIGAN, 46 year-old agent,

presided, and at which Mr. Roubice, who, with Frederick Willing and James Herbert Willing, director, gave an account of his metal merchants, are charged with conspiracy to defraud Another Ministerial enller at an armaments firm of £7,250, continued his evidence in Downing Street this evening was the

the Old Bailey trial to-day. Minister of Agriculture.

Earlier this afternoon the Premier prended at o Cabinet sub-Committee. Corrigan, who had previously dealing with foreign affairs and de-spoken of his dealings with Shu, fence matters, which was, attended:

a Chinese "mystery man", with by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

the Foreign Seerciary, the First Lord whom, it is alleged, he negotinted

of the Admiralty, the Secretary for an arms and munitions deal for

Trade.

Attlee To Lead

Commons' Debate

London, Jan. 20.

War, the Secretary for Air, the Minis-China, said to-day that his When Parliament meets on Tues- ter for the Co-ordination of Defence. and the President of the Boord of repayment to Willing and payments day next, the Prime Minister is ex- in connection with the shipments of pected to make a statement on his

£1,605, which Sir Robert Vansittart, diplomatic arms amounted to adviser to the Government and Sir were a direct loss to him. He thought recent visit to Rome, and a debate on Alexander Cadogan, head of the Stu would repay the money, but he foreign affairs will follow.

Foreign Office, were also present--- British Wireless.

Ciano To Visit German Capital

Berlin, Jan. 20.

Count Clano, the Italian Foreign'

didn't.

Mr. Clement Attlee will be the first Questioned by counsel for Frederick speaker, and Mr. Chamberlain will

follow.

It is understood that discursion will Willing. Corrigan said he had been since 1935. le dealing in arms

that Mr. ingreed that he told Willing that Shube confined to Spain.

It is thought likely

also spent. was head of a purchasing commission Anthony Eden will

and

Reuter.

for the Chinese Government, that he was advising Shu, NEGOTIATIONS WITH EMBASSY :

frac! other Counsel: Have you bassy relating to arms?

Another American

Minister, is expected to visit Berlin transactions with the Chinese Em- Note To Germany

in the near future, presumably soon

Washington, Jan. 26. after Herr von Ribbentrop's return

Corrigan: There were negotiations.

The United States accuses Germany from Warsaie, where he is at present

Corrigan sak that Captain Ball

well

discriminations vi

known holding conversations with the Polish

Rave evidence before the Royal Com- Government.

mission on Arms in 1936, and 12 was inst American citizens in a formal The result of Count Chino's and possible that he told Fred Willing note to Berlin suggesting settlement. Herr vor Ribbentrop's conversations] that Captain Ball was of the Forelan of Austria's debt to facilitate exten- sion of the most favoured nation will probably be expressed in the Office and was advising the Chinese treatment to American creditors. species of Herr Hitler in the Reich-Embassy about their purchases, a stog, und Duce before the Fascist statement that he did not check. Grand Council-Reuter,

Four Japanese Are Kidnapped

u

1

A NOTORIOUS PERSON Counsel: He is a notorious person, isn't he? Didn't he tell the Royal Commisson that his method of buying was to bribe Government officials?

Corrigun: 11 is possible.

Puppets Executed By Guerillas

Chungking, Jan. 27. Chen Hsuan-sheng and Hsieh 110- hsten, puppet officials in Subsien, 47

Counsel: Was he advising the miles south of Hsuchow on the Tien- Chinese buying commission?

tin-Pukow Railway, have been ar- rested and executed by Chinese Corrigan: I saw him with Shu guerillas, who are increasingly active several mes at the Chinese Embassy. around the hsien city-Central News,

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Chungking, Jan. 20. Four plainclothes Japanese soldiers and Chinese policeman under the puppet authorities in Shanghai were kidnapped by a group of Chinese guerillas on Chungshan Road in the

that he vicinity of Hungjoo in Shanghai carly that Sbu was a fraud, and

knew it from the beginning. He said Tuesday morning, according to

27th report received here.

that he could not understand why GUTIERREZ,

January, expense of

565 residence, Guerilla activities on the outskirts Shu should go to the

but

Kowicon, in of Shanghai, especially in the vicinity sending a dummy cargo,

western suburbs, have again extraordinary things were done increased during the week-Central this particular business. Shu woukl not have sent the dummy cargo un- If his less he hud stood reason.

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Copenhagen. Jan. 20.

Corrigan added that he would take' Four Germons have bcen found proccedings against Shu for the re- guilty of spying. following recent covery of his money. He thought arrests in the biggest spy-scare for Shu was in Washington or New York.

sentenced 10 years, and have been imprisonment.

One, who was described as a news

seatenced per correspondent, was

were to 18 months, while the rest sentenced to eight months.

After serving their sentences, they will be deported,

One of the prisoners stated that he was sent to Stockholm to watch ship

ping movements Reuter.

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New York, Jan. 26.

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James Willing. the third defendant. said that it was a complete bombshell when he was arrested. He had no

He had Mar. (1930) intention to defraud Lantte.

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ge: Oct. (1939) ments he believed to be untrue. He July (1830) had been trying since July to

Jan. (1940) settlement of outstanding amounts Dec. (1939)

Spot between himself and Laßtie,

The hearing Reuter.

Wis

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FREDA UTLEY ON CHINA Mobilisation of People An Issue

LONDON, Jan. 26.

MOBILISATION OF the people has been long demanded

by the Communists, and is a burning issue for China, sald Freda Utley when lecturing to-day at the Royal Central Asian Society.

She said that the willing co- would now be firmly for mobilisation operation of the peasants was indis of the people, pensable for the success of mobile warfare and guerilla tackles whieh had formed the offensive phase of the war upon which Chiang Kai-shek was now entering.

CREDITS IN TIME

JAPAN'S HOPELESS TASK She drew attention to the world for social and administrative reform which was to run concurrently wi the guerilla operations throughout the vast areas behind the Japonese still completely [lines, which were

Miss Utley Bald that Chiang Kai-under the control of the Chinese

Government. shek had so far been held back by

In reply to a question whether the influence of old traditions and Japan could the conquest pay, Miss the rentiments of some of the eleUtley replied that there were certain ments in the Chinese Government. economic Inws which could not be

10 broken. British and American credits

China come in the nick of me to Japan's financial strength was not decide the expulsion of Wong Ching- great enough to make the Federal was a declaration to Reserve Bank notes convertible and wel, which Japan that

would be there

no acceptable. When people get nothing surrender, and that the united front for their produce, they cease to pro-

duco as the Ruslan bolshoyil was unbroken.

Chiang discovered before 1920-Reuter

Miss Utley believed that

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