1939-04-05 — Page 19

Girl Sentenced

London, Apr. 4. There were further. Irish Republican Army sentences at the Old Bailey to-day when an 18-year-old girl was sentenced to three years detention at a Borstat institution for possessing explosive substances..

Two brothers were sentenced to five and four and

half

year penal servitude respec- tively, for possessing an alarm clock filed for timing an ex- pload-Reuter.

Manchukuo

TO BUILD HER OWN NAVY

But Financial Aid Still Necessary

Col. Beck Starts

Talks In London

Wednesday,

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New Nazi Throat

To Patagonia

LAST NIGHT'S BIG

NEWS

FROM EUROPEAN FRONT

Germany, It is reported, intends to warn the smaller Powers against alignment in the British anti-nggression bloc. A report from Buenos Aires Indicates that Patagonia is the next objective of the Nazi authorities.

Considerable activity was apparently in French diplomatic quarters on Monday when the British and Soviet Ambassadors called at the Foreign Office to discuss the Anglo-Polish conversa- tions.

The British and French Ambassadors may be ordered back to Berlin for the purpose of co-ordinating and amplifying routine Embassy reports regarding the crisis. The French Air Minister is paying a vlalt to London to see his British counterpart, Kir Kingsley Wood.

League.

here

Ilsinking, Apr. 4. In an exclusive interview with Mr." E. A. Kennard, editor of the Japan Chronicle, leading British-managed

Japan,

General English newspaper in

Manchukuo Chong Ching-hul, the Premier, declared that here was no Auggestion at present that Manchukuo should make an additional financial contribution towards Japan's mili- tury expenses in Manchukuo.

Premter Chang pointed out that Manchukuo was a young and momen- tarily wesk Stale, so that it was both necessary and natural for her to con- tinue to rely on Japan's assistance.

Premier Chang then made an un- expected declaration that Manchukuo had definitely decided to build her own Navy and that the question of tonnage and numbers of vessels was at present under discussion.

"We intend to build even battle-mediate shilps and cruisers in addition to facts revealed and to take appro- warships of smaller types," Premier priate measures if they are found to

be correct.-Havas, Chang salt.

Questioned regarding the Soviet- Manchukuo border situation, Premier Chang declared that though border

BRITISH ATTITUDE

London, Apr. 4.

Lord Halifax Is believed to have'

United States

ENORMOUS BILL FOR THE ARMY

Washington, Apr. 4. President Roosevelt to-day signed the $358,000,000 Army Air Defence Bill, authorising a large proportion of the sum to be devoted to increasing

April 5, 1939. ·

Six Children Die in Fire

Blanghat, Apr. 4.

Bix Chinese children were burned to death and eight Chinese women were seriously burned when a 'fire' destroyed a block of Chinese houses of the poor class type, mainly con- wisting of wood and mud straw huts, here yesterday-United Press

U.S.-Japan

Closer Friendship Appeal

that

Speaking through the air for half an hour from 3.30 a.m. (Tokyɩ time), Premier Hiranumu stressed good relations have happily been and the preserved between Japan United States for many years.

Alle VIGHT the relations that have

Tokyo, Apr. 4. Renewed pleas for closer friend- ship between Japan and the United Buenos Aires, Mar. 30. │.

States were volced by Japan's Pre- and mier., Baron Kiichiro Higanuma, Sensation has been created

In local leading. Although the British-Polish: con- the number of army neroplanes to the Mayor of Tokyo, Mr. Ichiba Ko- to the American on Panama Canal of a conversations in London will not be com-6,000. The remainder of the money bashi, when they broadenst messages

f congratulations by the publication

will be utilised newspapers of facsimile idential document belonging to the plated before to-morrow evening,

to "educate People on Monday morning on the

in industry States

the occasion of the opening of the New United Relch's Legation.

they are reported to have reached defences and in order

of war materials."

York World Fair. The document is a letter signed uch an advanced stage by noon to-

Reuter, by Herr Von Schubert, Consellor of day that informed quarters are al-nufacture

BRITISH AIR DEFENCE und Alfred Mueller, ready able to spent of the conclusion the Legation.

London, Apr. 4. Leader of the Argentine's Nazis, ad- of a defensive alliance between Dri- dressed to General Van Epp, Stat-tain and Poland.

The Alr Minister, Sir Kingsley thalter of Bavaria, and concurrently Chairman of the German Colonial informed Col. Beck that the un- Wood, speaking at Liverpool on alr- Hateral pledge of British assistance craft production said that he was

between the two nations developed The letter referred to the defence for Poland was merely in the nature gind to see the aircraft industry now

since the first vist to Japan of the Consul-General, Mr. of Patagonia's oil fields and stressed of an interim announcement made working to full capacity.

American About 3,500 firms were now en- of Patagonia being with a view to consultations still in progress. On the other hand, i the possibility

the hope that the New cuts unnes Poland desires to reckon on British gaged in sub-contracting work, the Townsend Harris, Premier Hiranumu

expressed annexed by the Reich. mentioned military documents annex-nssistance later on it would now have labour forces in aircraft production

being steadily in- World Fuir organized in celebration anniversary at the Federal ecto it.

Following the publication of this to abandon its policy of neutrality, generally were information, it is understood that the as Britain was not prepared to take creased month by month and during of the 150th

Government, will prove an effective Government has decided to order an over the commitment unless it was the last few, months had been in-founding of the American

investigation

instrument for promoting the wel- Into the based on reciprocity--Trans-Ocean, creased by 48 per cent., he said.

Care and prosperity of mankind.

expressed

deep ap- Mayor Kobashi preciation for the warm. sympathy shown

to Japan by the American

"the

of the Great time People at

Under the heading, Re-adjustment Earthquake and Fire in 1925. of American-Japanese Relations, the Nichinichi Shimbun declares that at this time to renew

Authentielly Doubts

Buenos Aires. Apr. 3.

MOVES IN FRANCE

More than 100 squadrons of air defence, cadet corps have now been Paris, Apr. 4.

remains to be Authoritative quarters here are formed, and though a similar num- confident that France, Britain, Poland|ber of aquadrons and Rumania will be linked in an formed they are coming into exis

squadrons will be reached without incidents continued to be numerous, | becoming increasingly doubtful re-jance in the event of Hitler moving.

It is understand that the police are automalle system of mutual assist-tence so rapidly that the limit of 200 Moscow would not contemplate a

It is learnt from very reliable much dimculty-British Wireless, trkil of strength. The pollion has garding the authenticity of the letter altered for the better since the battle purporting to show the Nazi plans sources that Britain and France will

now endeavour to Include for the annexation of Patagonia, of Changkufeng last August ወደ far as we are concerned. That battle

Military Programme

Greece

efforts

it 1 lauds the re-adjustment of

relations between Japan America.

and

Friendly relations between the two countries form the basis not only of peace in East Asia but of the peace. The history of the friendship be- of the world, the journal states, tween Japan and America extends over 80

and it was America years,

Japan for intercourse

Mr. Ilownrd said that Canada should who opeworld Powers.

and French army staffs are schedul- have ed to confer with Soviet military au- thorities regarding the role of the Russian army.-nited Press,

Paris Activity

.

participated

in the recent with the

held in

Pacific defence conference

naval New Zealand, because she was partly dependent on the Singapore base and fleets of sister Dominions in the Pacife for protection United Press.

CANADA'S POSITION

Ottawa, Apr. 4. The Conservative, Mr. Howard Canadian While the most strict. silence is and Yugo-Slavin in the anti-aggres-

Green, has advised the Government to immediately seek de- United was a decisive defeat for the Soviet being maintained regarding the in- sion bloc.-United Press. We believe that the Soviet Govern-vestigations, it was learned that the of in-

fensive alliances with the Paris, Apr. 3.

posses- ment has dloovered that it will not police came into possession pay them to adopt a policy of aggres- farination incriminating the past of

The French Government to-day Stales, Britain and British

making no sion across the Manchukuo border." the original Informer of the affair,

Intensified the military programme alons in the Pacific. He described

for a national pre- the present policy of "The series of incidents which has Enrique Jurges.

It is not known whether the police with a decree

and a snare. taken place since the Changkufenstained the information or if it was liminary training system in order to military commitments as a delusion Affair is designed to irritate and

It is also understood that British annoy both Manchukuo and Japan offered to them, but it is understood obtain air force reserves.

that it records the alleged convic- and to cause is trouble, but the situation of Jurges for forgery in Ger- tion in not critical." Premier Chang

many at an unknown dute. remarked,

Meanwhile, the police continued to General Chang added that the hold both Jurges and Alfredo Muller. Manchukuo Government proposed to)-United Press,

to the make further suggestions Soviet Government for a more exact delimitation of the 3,700-kilometre border where the, ravages of time

Santiago, Chile, Apr. 4. have removed at many places the

A time bomb exploded at 1.50 a.m. else to the border marks fixed 10 years ago. to-day in a sidewalk

The changes which have occurred driveway to the Germans Embassy.

which

the Die border rivers, and particularly slightly damaging the outer wall and

The conversations the Embassy

Minister, M. Donnet had yes- the appearance of new lands in the shattering a few of Amur River, have provided-cause, windows. There were no casualties. Foreign

terday with the Soviet-Ambassador. for other disputes. Premier Chang

The Ambassador and Baroness von M. Suritz, the British Ambassador, recalled that the Manchukuo Gov- emment on two occasions some time Schoen got up, inspected the damage Sir Eric Phipps, and the Turkish and returned to bed. The Baroness Minister, Suad Dawnz, all served this formation of a ago proposed the

in a telephone message connected

purpose, according to the Excelsior commission to examine the entire

which states that M. boundary question but the Soviet re- fused. Since the battle of Changku- feug, the Manchukuo Government has not considered it necessary to renew the proposal.

Concluding, Premier Chang stated that Manchukuo welcomed the Ja- panese colonisation schemes in Man- chukuo which is opening up new and hitherto unculcated

areas. The Government also wei- Manchukuo comes agricultural Inbour Immigrat-

China, General

Chanz Ing from added.-Domet.

Syria

Riots Spread: Negotiations Break Down

DEMONSTRATION NEAR CHILE EMBASSY

Paris, Apr. 4. While the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, is conducting negotia- tions with the British Government in London, Paris is likewise doing its Denmark port to prepare the ground for an anti-aggression pact.

LATEST ELECTION RESULTS

the explosion with the anti-German this mornined the diplomatic re

now going on. Bonnet

of the three Powers

Copenhagen, Apr. 3. press campaign United Press.

presentatives that France regards the participa-

Latest returns of the present clee- tion not only of Poland and Rumania but also the Soviet Union and Tur- tion indicate that Parliament, will not

be changed.

Soviet Attitude

As Indicating the -traditional the journal eltes the goodwill shown friendship between the two countries, by America in transporting the ushes of the late Mr. Hiroshi Salto, former Japanese Ambassador to Washington, aboard the cruiser Aatorin to Japan, and the popularity of the Japanese Pavilion at the San Francisco Ex- hibition,

expresses The Nichinichi

regret that some Americans seem to regard the conclusion of the anti-Comintern Pact and the cultural agreements with Italy and Germany as a bloc between the three countries concern- ed and constituting an obstacle to the promotion of American-Japanese re- lations-Domei.

U.S. NOT INTERESTED

Washington, Apr. 4. Senator Bornh has issued a warn- ing against the United States taking ABSORBING ALBANIA

an over-active Interest in Japan's Tirana, Apr. 4.

action in the Sprattley Islands, which 7,000

he points out is problem for France. The Farmers' Party won A semi-official statement declares, key in the defensive alliance as de

He asserts that Spratiley Islands are "Certain foreign newspapers und sirable.-Trans-Ocean,

voles, while the Liberals, Communists

no more significant to the United several radio stations announced to-

and Danish Nazis received 10,000

Laborites Jost 30,000 States than other islands and terri- The day that a protectorate over Albanla

cach.

tories Japan has occupied around the Paris, Apr. 4.

votes. news can be was imminent. This considered ns without foundation, as

Soviet Russia, according to the

In South Jutland, near the Ger- Philippines. From a military stand- has preus this morning.

indefensible before the occupation of Albania would never admit violation French

denied the truth of the man border, the Germans won 2,500 point the Philippines have been long of her independence or her integrity." officially

overturned Sprattley Islands." persons Unidentified Reperts from London state that rumours that she had pledged assist votes, but the Danes had 10,500.

Senator Elbert Thomas said that while there are Indications of muli-

ange to Poland if attacked.

lagpoles and cut the halyards flying tary activity in Holy, British official

It it added that the Suviet Union Danish age in the north Schleswig the occupation of the stands was a circles in London declare that they

Poland nor any other gave neither

nection with the occupation of Police searched two German Nazi perfectly logical manoeuvre in coh lave

information to support re-country such an assurance and that no

they were placing Hainan. It helped to open Japan's portr that Italy is concentrating Russia in the event of war was not troops at ports lying opposite Albania. obliged to supply war materials to posters on buildings at Haderslev-math to a source of supply in the

Dutch East Indies.--United Press. British Govern Poland or to other countries, or to United Press. It is stated that the ment and it dimcult to believe that cease supplying Germany with raw the Italian Government would Late materialTrans-Ocean, any action llable to impair the in- dependence or freedom of action of Albania. It is further pointed out that anything which did so impair the Independence

AFRICAN COLONIES

Parts, Apr. 4. Propaganda for the purpose

between bonda

of Albania would strengthening the

BECK IN LONDON

areas.

agents

while

reported, cost Slovakia 40,000 inhabi fants, mostly Ruthenians.

Slovalt quarters emphasise that although a chain of mountains will be ceded to Hungary, which may be

violate the Anglo-italian Agreement. France and her African possessions strategically important for Hungary

-Reuter. Cairo, Apr. 4.

is to be introduced on an extensive with regard to the protection of the The situation in Syria has become

scale by the nationwide organisation railway from Ungver to Lwow, more serious since yesterday, accord-

known as the Youth of The French Slovakia, will lose only the poorest London, Apr. 4. ing to reports arriving from Damns-

Empire which is directed by the son region.

a former Minister M. Czermatt, cus which state that the Syrian Pre-

Col. Beck will meet Mr. Neville of the Premier, M. Daladier. sident, Atassi, has broken off his Chamberlain, accompanied by Lord

The first plan is to acquaint the known for his radical views, has been negotiations with the French

nu-Halifax, In the Premier's room in the French youth with North Africa and appointed Slovak Minister to Berlin thorities.

House of Commons at 5 p.m. The

until a the native youth of Tunis and Algeria and is leaving. Bratislava today.

M. Durcansky, the Foreign Minis- talks, which will continuo

resumed to with France, by means of extensive ter, is also going to Berlin for talka late hour, will be morrow as Cul. Beck is guest of tours during which the participants with regard to the consolidation of honour at n dinner at the Foreign will be given a chance to become of the Internal situation in Slovakia.

quainted with the life and customs

M. Mach, Minister for Propaganda,

·Ofice. · 2

Is the different parts of the Empire. announced that the single political Continued unreserved approval of

foreign policy. as individual tours have been party in Slovakia will be organised

for the time for

me being, two on totalitarian lines, Britain's

Chamberlain from

to Tunis and Algeria France enunelated

The Slovak Government will be- one from North come, a totalitarian government. the French garrisons throughout the marks the comment in the French i respectively and

in a constant state of as well as British press. While the

Reuter Special. to France where the country aro preparedness since an open tevo-Nazi press is wrathful, in Rome the lution is liable to begin at the first morning papers did everytime bus cipants will be shows the former battlefelds and the Maginot line. algn of relaxation on the part of the little the policy, which is interpreted! The members of all three groups will military authorities-Trans-Ocean.

In an attempt to put an end to the uprisings and disorders throughout the country, the French militia has of or- made an increasing number resis, over 300 persons in Damascus alone Having been taken into custody. A 24-hour curfew has been imposod on Damascus, as well as Aleppo, and

Spelling Bee

How many of these words are correct and what is wrong with

the others?

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Mr.

as an aggressive attempt to encircle' Innocent Germany-Router.

CABINET RESHUFFLE

London, Apr. 4. Rumours of an imminent reshuffle Cabinet have been

of the British.

Three

oc-

then meet In Tunis on September 2 for a congress and demonstration of solidarity-Tras-Ocean,

Agreement Reached

Budapest, Apr. 4.

und Slovak re- The Hungarian presentatives on the mixed committee for selilement of the frontier dispute, signed a final agreement at noon o- day which cedes a frontier strip lo a depth of 15 to 20 kilometres of

SLOVAK FRONTIERS

Bratislava, Apr. 4. A Hungaro-Slovak frontier Inci given new ground by the friendly dent occurred yesterday near Kosice, Slovak territory along the Slovak- references made by Mr. Chamberlain during the House of Commons debate where patrols exchanged shots. One Corpeilio-Ukrainian frontier to lun-

Slovak and one Hungarian have been gary.

Hungary is now n country of 117,- divisable

dobbin

to Mr. Anthony Eden.

deputed as a commission to Investi-

not 000 square kilometres and 10,700,000 doggrel

nomencliture After the close of the debate Inst gate the incident, which is

to create complica- inhabitants, as against 93,000 square poch

night, the probabilty was mentioned thought likely.

kilometres and 9,800,000 inhabitants. agreement' last English Oxford Dictionary spell- that after fill the erection of a Minis- tions,

The Hungaro-Slovak Treaty with before the Vienna ings of these teerde will be found on try c Supply under Mr. Eden won

contemplated-Trans-Ocean.

regard to the new frontier will, it is autumn.—Trans-Ocean. page 9...

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