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五拜機 號七十月二英港香

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1939.

日九十月二十

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LEAGUE SETTLEMENT

OF DISPUTES

JANET GAYNOR TO WED

JANET GAYNOR, the film star, who made her name in Ingenue roles, but is now playing more sophisticated parts. is to marry again.

Her fiance is Mr. Gilbert Adrian, who has designed the costumes for many big films. They first met seven years ago when Mc. Adrian did the gowns for Miss Gaynor's film, "Daddy Longlegs."

The date of the wedding has not been fixed.

Miss Gaynor was granted a divorce from her lawyer hus- hand, Lydell Peck, in 1934.

Here sho is as she appears in her latest film, "The Young In Heart."

Diplomats Express Sympathy

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 16.

THE diplomatic corps acere-

PALESTINE TALKS

CLAIM FOR INDEPENDENT NATION

ENDED

Britain

No Longer Bound

LONDON, Feb. 16.

WHITE PAPER an- that the

nounces

Wilna Minsk (GERMANY)

POLAND

HUNDARY SCIE

JUGOSLAVI

Moscow

RUSSIA

Kiev

RUMANIA

Bucharest

BULGARIA

Sofia

Dnepropetrovsk Odessa

URKEY

The frontiers of Eastern Europe.

British Government has UNEMPLOYMENT informed the League of Nations that it cannot,

in future, undertake to be bound in war-time by the general Act for the pacific settlement of international disputes, drawn up at Geneva on September 26, 1938, but will continue to sub- scribe fully to it in peace-time.

"The changes which have occurred with regard to the League of Nations and the position of its members in

dited to the Holy See was re- Autonomy Requested relation to their obligations

death of Pope Pius XI.

By The Arabs

LONDON, Feb. 16.

COMMONS CENSURE

MOTION

Standing Army Of Two Million

LONDON, Feb. 16. A LABOUR unemployment motion of censure, debated in the House of Commons to-day, was defeated by 344 votes to 146.

REICH

MOBILISATION

AWAKENS NEW

Army Will Be Ready

March 6

LONDON, Feb. 16.

FEARS

WHAT HAPPENED will bamboo bomb racks when Canton caught fire.

BAMBOO BOMB RACKS IN

THE MOBILISATION RAIDS: COMMONS QUERY

LONDON, Feb. 16.......

of Germany's army and man-power, which will be 95 per cent. completed on March 6, is still occupying con- siderable attention in London.

The significance of the found to be of some value in intercepting and detonating moderate zeil move is not yet apparent hom, but their use had been subsequently prohibited by the Chinese

authorities owing to the added risk of Bre.--Reuter, outside Germany.

MR. S. F. MARKHAM to-day drew attention in the Ilouse of Commons to the methods used in China against high-explosive bombs, particularly those involving light, additional roofs built above the existing roofs, and a ked whether Sir John Anderson proposed to develop, or to introduce any such methods in Eng-

Some

quarters believe that Herr Hitler's next move will be against the re- mainder of Czecho-Slovakia. It is pointed out that the Czechs have increasingly resis- motion, moved by nir.ted Germany since the Septem- Arthur Greenwood, deputy leader ber crisis, and Hitler's original of the Labour opposition, express-plans for economie domination ed regret "at the continued fallure of the small republic appear to

by

Tho

HIC

of the Government to produce have met with little success. under the Covenu"

definite pol are

which recognises mentioned as

that the problem can only be solved On the other hand, it is pointed one of the

application of Socialist out that liter already has sufleient principal reasons

principles." for the

troops un the Baltic and Austrian Mr. Greenwood said that Britain fronilers to assert what.ver pressure decision.

was getting into the position now he destres. where she would always have in good timer a standing army of 2,000,000 unemployed. Even re-armament was

ceived to-day by the College of} Cardinals to which, through its doyen, the German Ambasan- dor

Herr

Bergen, von

It presented ita condolences on the A CLAIM for the establishment of an independent Arab State The Germain · Ambassador, in was formally submitted when speech delivered in Italian, described the Arab delegation met the the Lateran Treaty concluded be- British authorities this after-seem likely to secure general tween the Vatlean and the Quicinaloon. as the outstanding event of the late! Pope's reign.

He proceeded to pay tribute to the services His Holiness İsid rendered fal encouraging scienge ond art.

A SHINING EXAMPLE The Ambassador expressed the hope that the problems which con- fronted the world to-day would find a peaceful solution, and that the new sovereign Pontiff would be a shining example to humanity on the road to

and progress. peace

The venerable doyen of the Sacred College,

Cardinal Granito Belmonti, after thanking the Am- bassador for his words, expressed to the representatives of the various, governments, the gratitude of the! Holy See for the sentiments express- ed. Trans-Ocean.

di

German Views On Defence Britain's Great Rearmament

Berlin, Feb, 16. Considered semi-official comments) on tha British re-armament White Paper appear to-night In

colonies, or whether it will be

used

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald opened the discusion by munciting general gratestions of alternatives to an in- dependent Arab State.

"Jamal Husseini, replying for the Arabs, gave reating way such a Stale need not be considered incompatible with the existence of Jewish minority in Palestine.

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It is added that the British Government is ready to consi der any proposals which might

acceptance for a revision of the Act so us to bring it in con- formity with present conditions,

NO IMMEDIATE WAR

undue signistence to the decision.

Well-informed-quarters attach no

envisaged as an immediate possibl

It is emphasised that war is not

but the British Government lity. merely does not wish to be bound by autonomous Jan undertaking which it might and machinery followed, and embraced impossible to keep under the changed

now past autonomous institutions in Pales-circumstances

obtaining in line within the meaning of Article Europe,

Discussion ou the

Two of the Mandate-Reuter.

DEATH SENTENCE

Jerusalem, Feb. 16.

It is noteworthy that the Act has never netually been appealed to.

A Geneva message says that com- munications shallar to the above have been received by the League from Four Arabs, cáplured south of M. Grorges Bunnet and the New Bethlehem a week ago by detach-Zealand

High

Commissioner ments of the Worcestershire Reg-London.-Reuter, ment, were rentenced to death by the Jerusalem military court to-day.

This makes reven death sentences by this court in two days.-Reuter.

Strengthening Empire's Trading Power

Questions In House Of Commons

In

land.

Sir John Anderson replied that he understood that in China the erection of a series of bamboo rac a over the roofs of buildings was

Chinese Climax Drive With Great Victory

Important Yangtse Centre Recaptured: Japanese Cut Off

CHINESE SUCCESSES IN central China were climaxed to-day by the recapture of Hukow,

not keeping pace with recession of WARPLANES the strategic city at the junction of the Yangtse

trade.

The Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, replying to the Labour attack, sak that the next returns would show that unemployed was not 2,000,000. Some 289,000, or 13

FOR FRANCE Storm In Teacup At

Pronto her unemployed for Committee Meeting

months longer: per cent. had been unemployed for less than s.x works.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. That showed that the vast majority MR. HENRY

in idleness.

MORGEN-

of the unemployed were not a stand-THAU, Secretary to the Trea- ing army, and it also showed that 2.000.000 people were not decaying sury, to-day told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that aid was given to the French air mission "at the request of the President,'

3,000,000 MEN PLACED Last year, nearly 3,000,000 men were placed through the labour exchanges.

Lone Naval Officer years, the number declining from

Goes To Kuling

Klukiong

the

Shanghai, Feb. 17. Messages have at last been received regarding the fate of the Europeans entrapped in Kuling.

A message which reached Nan- chang and Chungking before being picked up by the U.S.S, Ohao, which is at Kluklang, stated that foreigners in Kuling had received the Japanese suggestion broadcast from Shangha: wireless station to evacuate the town. the "Diplomatische Korrespondenz

Some of them were willing to leave, which says that the main point 1s

London, Feb. 10. whether this new strength will in-

Questioned in the House of Com- could be made.

provided the

ded the necessary arrangements fluence Britain to feel that she can mons as to whether in view of the

The Chinese military authorities in now afford to return

urgent necessity of removing some of Germany's

Kuling, the obstacles in the way of the deve-cancelled

message added, have

earlier to back up a downright rejection ofment of export trade, he would enabling five foreigners to go from arrangement the colonial claims.

consider the advisibility of consulting raver adopted any placing the bargaining power of the

to dominion governments

Kuling, and have Germany has

as to Intimated that they will allow only ather standpoint than it is the right Empire on a more wined basis, Mr. Kiukiang.

one foreigner la get through from of every country to safeguard its own Oliver Stanley sak! It was the coh- Lecurity. A strong

Britain, conscious slant

Lieut-Commander Jeffs, in com- endeavour of the Government mand of the Olino, will therefore set of its own strength, cannot longer reject Germany's well-founded claims; remove such obstacles, and on

nut alone to-day for Kuling in the for recognition of her rights and vital example of the valuable co-operation hope of being able to arrange

between me

members of the British

for needs, without laying herself open to Commonwealth for this object the reproach that her unassailable military position maites settlement of trade negotiations with other coun- such differences by peaceful

was furnished by the recent with the appear superfluous.

on behalf of this United States Kololions Allgemeine Zeitung“

country and of Canada respectively. writes that the new programme has with which ceriuin other dominions aroused onthusiasm in Paris, while and India were also concerned. the British taxpayer must ent four

While the scope for any form grupes. Doubling the armaments blit in a country with 2,000,000 un-Joint bargaining was necessarily cir

possibilities cumscribed,

The "Deutsche Al

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the

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the evacuation of the Europeans.

Nothing is meatloned in the mes- sage as to how many foreigners desire to leave, or whether the nine Germans Hving there wish to leave The town Trana-Occan.

Parachutes Save Crews Of Planes

River and Lake Poyang.

The re-capture of this city is of most momentous importance.

It at once isolates Japanese

gunboats, operating in Lake Fo- yang, which empties into the

Yangtse at the city.

It controls the Yangtse between Hankow and Nanking.

can

If the Chinese forces are able to consolidate their gain, they of the Yangtse liver at one of Ha almost immediately resume command most vital and strategie points.

Prior to the Japanese capture of Hukow last September, the advance up the Yangtze River was ccnpletely, held up by reason of the fact that the Chinese there were able to straddlel the river.

HONGKONG

AND

FALL OF HAINAN Japanese Paper's Warning

CONFUSED FIGHTING IS reported to be in progress on LAKE POYANG ISOLATED Hainan Island, where the

of

Mr. Ernest Brown declared thal It was revealed that Chief of. the the gravest scetion of the problem General Staff, General Malin Craig wma rooted in the International objected to this assistance on two situation, and connected with the grounds, but that a "lgher up" over- three great exporting industries of ruled him. coal, cotton, and shipping.

In addition to threatening Japan-Japanese, apparently, are meet- There were fewer long-term unem- the committee questioned Mr. Mor-and the sea, the

Mr. Robert Reynolds, a member of ese communications between lonkowing much ployed than had been registered for genthau regarding the French pur-isolated Kialdang from

sterner resistance re-capture Bukow the south. chases, and Mr. Morgenthau replied: Japanese warships or other vessels 403,000 in May 1933 to 280,000 now."I thought I made it plain that we of shallow draft, which have been battles are in progress in the vicinity

than when they landed.

Chinese reports state that severe Over 100,000 unskilled unemployed had been trained for various trades, did it at the request of the President"

using Mr. Harry Woodring also testifled tions along the Kluklung-Nanchang three cities south-west of Hollow.

sing Lake Poyang for thele opera of Tengmal, Kamkong and Sunshing, of which 19 per cent. had found work at the Instructional

jo-day before the committee. centres,

railway, will also have to run the Lieut. General Wang, Garrizon where

were men

for prepared

gauntlet of Chinese fre In passing Commander at Hainan, has informed labouring work, 30 per cent. had.

through the narrow bottle-neck en all troops that they must resist found employment. The lower per- The chairman, Senator Morris trance to the river.

the bitter end. centage was due to the fact that many Sheppard sald that the appearance of men had to be brought back to phy- Mr. Morgenthan and Mr. Woodring.

Meanwhile, large numbers Gl sical fitnesa.

practically concluded the inquiry. He,

able-bodied civilians are flocking to join the Owing to the political tension, the added that a transcript of the testi-

army, and pre belog drop in prices of primary products mony, with the exception of military

Issued with rifles. Itad a great effect on stopping the secrets, would be made public es

The civilians are being organised marvellous recovery from 1933 to 4oon as possible.

(Continued on Page 7) 1937-Reuter,

GOVERNMENT POLICY

PUBLISHING TESTIMONY

The city was recaptured yester- day after all-day, fighting, which is described as being especially severe, where a big battle is raging for the Reports of operations in Hunan, possession of the strategic city

of Yoyang, were not to hund as this Senator Austin said that General edition went to Press. Malin Craig had not favoured eo-

PIHSIEN LOST operation with the

Further French mission London, Feb. 15,

north, however, the because it might interfere with the Chinese admit a major reverse along] After a considerable, but not ex-United States defence

programme, ne Grand Canal, where they treme trade recession beginning last and secondly, because it might en-lost Plhsien, six miles from the Lung- year, the curve flattened out in the tirely deprive the United States of hai Rallway. late summer, and since then it has the type of bomber which the French been either steady, or tended slightly representatives had agreed to pur- to rise, declared Mr. Oliver Stanley, chase-United Press. winding up the debate on Britain's ́unemploymen! In the House of Com-

mtons to-day,

AIR MISSION TO LONDON

London, Feb. 15. He disclosed that the Government

A French air misalon, accompanied regarded shipbuilding as a matter of by two aeronautical experts arrived great urgency. Formerly the policy in London to-day on a short visit, on economie grounds had been to when they will inspeet British air- scrap old tonnage and build new, but craft factories and production. the policy in relation to defence now was to lay up an old ship, and build

& new on.

The visit is regarded as another instance of the close relations exist- ing between Anglo-French industries and it is possible the mission will

The defence expenditure would discuss the acquirement by France of

ment.

have

on

Canal under a heavy barrage

The Japanese crossed the Grand

February 12, and entered the city the. following day, after encountering! stiff resistance.

Riff Leader Seeks Peace

LATEST

JAPANESE

ON BORDER,

10

IT WAS REPORTED ai 12.80 p.m. (to-day that a large Japanese force has landed at Nainiau,in Deep Bay. The waters of Deep Bay Ric British, but the land on the northern side, where Namtau is stunted, in Chinese.

The "Telegraph" was unable to obtain official confirmation of the landing, bui algnificances la attached Paris, Feb. 16. to the fact that over three hundred have an Immediate effect on employ-icences to build British air engines a rovelt of Riff tribesmen against across the frontier Into Hongkong

Abd-el-Krim, who 14 years ago led Chinese refugees suddenly

poured the export trade could be and aircraft accesseries of various French rule in Morocco, and hold out territory this morning, most of them held and increased in the coming kinds-Reuter Special. yeur, effective Inroads would be

In his mountain ratrent against on coming from Shum Chum market. ** made on the number of unemployed. | -----

army of 100,000 men before finally Its stated that the Chinese Cux- Referring to the coming Anglo- and happiness of their peoples than morted to have sent a request to the from Namtat German trudo talks, Mr. Stanley said they could get by the stroke of a pen French Government from his exlie en

surrendering in May, 1920, is now re- loms officials have been, withdrawn that we want to certain whether it in helping to remove

CONFIRMED was possible to reach

tension the Island of Reunion off Madagascar modus which they helped to create, A

TAPANESE CAPTURE OF NAM vivend! with the Totalitarian States,

He asiting for permission to allow his TAU believed there was some solid basis two

OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED IT IS NOT YET One pilot was killed, while the or whether we can do nothing but for the recent feeling of a ghtening two sons to enter the famous military Now WIKT The air mail is expected to arrive other landed safely by parachute, Hight

them with their own weapons. In the tension. Certainly it was the He pouts out that it has been BE ENTERED DEEP BAY

KNOWN WHETHER THE ILA.F. machines and flfeboats have Alluding to the

training college of St. Cyr.

JAPAN abandoned the search for a bomber colonies "Mr. Oliver Stanley said that such a basis.

for Government's intention to provide customary for sons of notable tribel (BRITISH WATERB) IN ORDER which is believed to have crashed all those countries demands were

leaders hi French African possessions TOS EFFECT THE LANDING"-DR over the Channel, cast of Folkestone granted, whatever, they derived from The motion of bensure was rejected receive military education at this DAME DOWN FROM THE OTHE at noon to-day -Trans-Ocean.

them would add less to the prosperity by 344 voice to hekta

of co-

employed is a measure which every operation in future cases on the lines private household will feel keenly the example mentioned would cer Router.

tainly be borne in mind-Britial Wireless, NEW C. IN G. AT PORTSMOUTH

AIR MAIL ON SCHEDULE

London, Feb. 18, Admiral Sir Willinin James has been appointed Commander-in-Chief on schedule to-morrow. Two pas- at Portsmouth. In nutcession to the sengers, Mr. Fong. Wing-fee, for Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl of Rangoon, and Mr. Mr. L. Froggart for Cork and Orrery, from June 30 next. Bangkok, left on the outward mall

pad plane at dawn to-day,

London, Feb, 10. Two training machines of the civil air arm collided. In mid-air over Nottingham aerodrome to-day and {crashed in flames.

demand

the