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Soviet Insists On Tri-Power Pacts
PLAN
CHAMBERLAIN REJECTED BY U.S.S.R.
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A now Douglas plane boing landad from the steamer Hilda Maersk yesterday. The 'plane is one of threa ordered from America by tho China
National Aviation Corporation.--Staff Photo- grapher.
C. N. A. C. REVEALS PLANS
MOSCOW, May 15.
THE SOVIET Foreign Minister hand- ed the Soviet reply to the British proposals to the British Ambassador at midnight to-night.
The interview with the Ambassador, which was quite cordial, lasted half-an-hour.
KULANGSU, the Inter national Seltie ment at Amoy, is shown in the foreground of this excellent. photograph, laken from the island.
It is understood among authoritative circles Aeroplanes
that Russia promptly rejected Britain's counter proposals.
The Soviet described the British plan as being "inadequate" and stood firm on the original Soviet sug- gestion.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain gave the first intimation that Britain will pursue the negotiations at Geneva.
Labour Urges Air Raid Protest
Collective Protests Against Barbarism
Meet The Royal Ship
Due At Quebec This Morning
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Hore's the yoar's most fantas- tic stary-but it's true.
five-year-old Indian girl
5-Year-Old Girl-Mother! The Commons LIMA, Peru, May 15 Detention Of Sagres Protest
has given birth to a 5% 1b. son, and both mother and child are doing well.
Medical authorities are as-
AUSTRALIA, May 15.-Watch-tounded and are investigating
Lord Halifax, he said, will attend the League Council meeting and contact the Soviet representatives there. ed by the King, an aeroplane was the cruiser It is understood that the catapulted from
Southampton to-day Soviet note to Britain in the ice conditions in the St. Law- to survey sisted on a tri-power, pact rence River, writes "Reuter's" for mutual aid, a tri-power special correspondent. convention and tri-power Platts Point, Miquelon, roughly d
The liner at 10 p.m. H.K.T. was off guarantees to protect the miles from Quebec. The liner has small nations in the Baltic (been speeding steadily ahead at 19 and
knots since she ran clear of the ice Black Sea against yesterday aggression.United Press. The King, to-day strolled on the LONDON, May 15. The day of good weather since he sailed.
promenade deck, enjoying the trs|| Russian reply to the British To-day everybody was in their IN THE House of Commons to-day, Mr. Arthur counter-proposals reached Lon- best spirits, and it now seems cer don
is to-day and Henderson asked whether, with the object of focussing deciphered.
being tain that we shall reach Quebec in good time to carry out Wednesday's programme.as arranged. world opinion upon the methods of warfare which entailed It will be studied by
Destroyers Set Out the wholesale massacre of civilian populations, the Viscount Halifax and Foreign
Office experts on Tuesday, and It the present ne run and bril Government would consider approaching other govern-is expected to come before the liant sunshine continue, we expect lo ments to organise collective representations to the Cabinet on Wednesday-Reuter, reach the peninsula, roughly 473 Japanese in favour of 'abstention from such aerial attacks as those made on Chungking.
Mr. Butler, replying, said that,
British
to Ambassador
CHUNGKING, May 15, Mr. W. L. BOND, maintenance manager for the China National Aviation Corporation to-day told the "United Press" that a new Douglas airliner D.C.2
has the arrived in Hongkong and will be Tokyo had made strong re- immediately assembled in pre-presentations to Japan, urging,
paration for C.N.A.C.'s western lines.
jolning
the from the humanitarian point of view, as well as in Japan's best interests, that stringent in-
LONDON, May 15.
DANZIG TENSION
Three D.C.2's are now operating structions be sent to restrict Berlin Newspaper
and two others which were damaged attacks to recognised military
are being overhauled.
"We have enough planes now to operate the entire west of China schedule, but we need new planes to hold in reserve", he said.
He revealed that a new 18-pasien- ger DC.3 is expected to arrive in China in July and that this plane will be held in reserve.
Heaviest In History
objectives.
Sir Robert Craigie had observed that in the case of the Chungking
almost
BERLIN,
miles
Tuesday.
from Quebee at 10 am. on
a.m. ол
Barrage In Commons - LONDON, May 15-Replying to a The Royal liner will sail up the St. number of questions seeking informa Lawrence by the north channel, and tion on the Anglo-Russian negotia-will anchor off the island of Orleans tions, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said below Quebec about 4 he was awaiting a further com-
Wednesday. munication from Russia, and could The Canadian destroyers, Skeena not amplify his previous statements, and Saguanay are expected to meet.
He added that, Viscount Halifax us at 9.45 to-night B.S.T.
three have
During luncheon to-day, hoped to hav
en opportunity of pursuing
aeroplanes from Canada circled aver with the
the ship. Soviet repronversations
representative at Geneva. Under barrage of supplementary Chamberlain maintain. questions, Mr. ed the position that negotiations were
a
"Shamo"
We
Newfoundland Sighted
the case.
The girl is Lina Medina, and a caesarian was necessary to deliver the child.
The mother is still cutting Boforo her second. teeth. giving birth: she weighed 66 pounds, and was three foot six inches tall.
Dr. Hipolito Lorrabure stated to-day that the girl reached maturity eight months ago, adding: "according to baptismal certificate, she was born on September 23, 1933, || —United Press, ¡
her
WOMAN WITH "KISS OF DEATH"
G-men Called In Mass Murder Case
States.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10. IT HAS been learned that Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Campaign Continues not facilitated by discussions at In- the snowclad slopes of Newfoundland with other F.B.I. officials, will the afternoon skirting Federal Investigation Bureau, termediary stages and he refused to far away to starboard, air raid, that casualties appeared there are still no hints as to the
May 15-While give further particulars,
come to Philadelphia this week The liner rocked and vibrated to haye been suffered
when our two cruisers exploded to aid in the investigation of the exclusively by the civilian element. next move in the Danzig ques-
depth charges this afternoon, send- mass murders, and operate on Viscount Halifax understood that tion, the press steadily maintains Mr. Buller announced. In reply to ing spurts of water into the air two cases involving two more representations on similar lines had an insistence of alleged anti-ment had Invited the British Am-
a question, that the Spanish Govern- Reuter, been made to Japan by the German Influence on Poland. bassador to attend the victory parade
Forced Draught Ambassadors of other countries.
The newspapers refer to "Poland's in Madrid, and that the invitation had,
QUEBEC, May 15-Under forced | nervousness and the difficulties been accepted:
draught the Empress of Australle The statement evoked the ery of speeding across the last 700 miles of "Shame" from the Labour benches, her voyage, finally free of Ice and fog Cath". and a sarcastic query from the Com-hazards.
She passed Gallantry Head at 10 munist, Mr. Gallacher, asking whewer knots and approached the entrance arrested and questioned. regarding the British Government would con- to the St Lawrence.. triumphal gift. sider handing over Gibraltar. As a
Appeal To League
"Our schedule of operations is now the heavicat since the war broke out, Mr. Henderson: Would it not be arising from her continual mobilisa- because of increased passenger and possible for the League to consider tions and they still publish allega- mall demande, but we are handling the question, and a resolution similar tions of Polish terrorism-Reuter all the schedules promptly," said Mr. to that passed by the Assembly inj Bond.
September?
from the
Danzig And League · Mr. Butler: Such matters will Aviation circles are speculating on receive consideration, but an initiative able that the Danzig question will LONDON, May 18-It is improb- the possibility of the inauguration in that sense would be necessary, soon of British Imperial Airways The Rev. R. W. Sorensen: Has a meeting next week:
come up for discussions at the League service in China, the only entirely reply yet been received foreign owned airline company ever Japanese Government?
The subject was to have been dis- permitted to operate in China,
cussed by the Committee of Three, Mr. Butler: Not on this particular consisting of Britain, France, and It will be recalled that
test matter.
Sweden, but according to information. flight was satisfactorily completed Mr. R. J. Boothby: Have any received here, it has been decided several months ago, but the Miniary special arrangements been made for that it would be inopportune to hold of Communications has not yet the security of the British Embassy" the meeting at the present juncture. indicated when it will permit in Mr. Butler: In the representa-leuter... auguration.
Uons made, it was pointed out that
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Some quarters said the inaugura- the British Embassy was very nearly tion will depend on the settlement of hit in the course of the raid. the mutual problems between Britain Reuter.
Airmen Warned WASHINGTON,
and China over the operation of the Hangoon-Kunming highway, prin- cipally over what goods will be per-
May 18.Mr. mitted to be imported-United Press, Cordell Hull announced to-day that In reply to the recent protest by the United States Ambassador to Tokyo, Japan had promised that her aimen
Injuring non-combatants
Defence Centre Of Caribbean
SAN JUAN May (18Porto Rico
Army Chiefs Moot
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· The District Attorney to-day said ald he would welcome F. B. I. particularly if they would concen- frate on the search for Mrs. Rose Carina "The woman with the Kiss
Dominic Caraffo, aged 47, has been
the activities of a bombing and A radio mesage says she-expects to arson ring which is believed to bo Replying to numerous supplemen- reach Quebec at midnight on Tues- the syndicato's "violence squad".. tary questions, "Mr. Butler explained day
United Press.. Meanwhile, in the House of Com that other accredited representatives
mons at Ollawa, Mr. Mackenzie King PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. announced that the reception at
Quebec will be carried out
SPANIARDS ENTRENCH
PARIS, May 15-Although the Activity In Neutral
Zone At Gib. GIBRALTAR, May 10.—It is
visit to Paris of General Kasprzycki, the Polish War Minister is officially described us being of a private nature, the "Paris Sot" emphasises that the General has come here at least la a semi-officiat capacity.
This is demonstrated by the fact 100 Spanish soldiers have been
| scheduled, ---Unfted Press.
Sa Dua At 10.30 am.
New Aeroplane Factory Built
...
OTTAWA, May 16.—It is ́an- LONDON, May 19-Sir- Kingsley nounced that Their Majesties will Wood has announced the establish land. in Quebec on Wednesday mor- ment of a new acrò engine factory In ning at 10.80 local time.
the vicinity of Glasgow S part from the curtailment of the stay at Ottawa, do material change (12 months, and will employ 10,000 This will commence production in is being made in the programme.—
men-Reuter, Reuter,
reported that tunes this morning Spaniards For
would exercise all posible Precaution that General Gamelin, French Chief digging trendhus on, the neutral Foreign Legion
Rueter.
Big French Loan Subscribed
allway Gibraltar frontier Router
of Staff personally welcomed half a mile from the Polish Minister, at the railway station,
·PARIS, May. 15,--Nine thousand In addition to attending receptions LONDON, May 15-Mr. R. A. during his three or four days vixit, Butler, speaking in the House of Spanish militiamen interned General Kasprzycki will make con Italian troops had been landed in Foreign Legion, according to the Commons today denied that fresh French concentration camps: have f volunteered for servite in the French tact with the general staffs of the two countries, and that he will dis- Spain since April
The British
will become the centre of defence, for e the Caribbean -aecording ot. General Marshall, the new, United States]"; Chief of Staff, who arrived here;to={ day to select sites for advance alr
|sury Loan of six millard; franes has General Marshall and that the been fully subscribed. ****** development of the aeroplane had put The subscription, meeting with full Porto Rico where it was in the 16th success, was completed during one century-Reuter,
day-Reuter.
PARIS, May 16 The new Trea-cusation, us
KIEL, May 16--A. Gorman sub- marino escort ship was launched here to-day. The vessel was christened Waldemar Kopbamel-Trans-Ocean,
LONDON, May 16,
SIR JOHN WARDLAW- MILNE asked in the House of Commons to-lay for a statement regarding the seizure of the steamer Sagres by, the Japanese. Mr. RA. Butler replied that the Government was awaiting a reply to representations made to the Japanese. Mr. Butler replied in the afirma- tive when asked whether the ship was still under Japanese control.
Asked whether it was det possible to take steps to secure its release, Mr. Butler sald: "I will certainly investigate the matter.”—Reuter,
AMBASSADOR'S H.Q.
LONDON, May 18-Asked by Mr.. C. G.. Gibson in the House of Com- mons to-day where' Sir Archibald Clark Kerr's permanent headquarters were attuated, Mr. R. A. Butler said that the British Ambassador found Shanghai-the-most-convenient plaeo- with which to maintain touch with British Interests.
From Shanghai he could make the necessary periodical visits to the headquarters of the Chinese Govera ment, and other pinces such 13 Pelping, where a branch office was [maintained.-Reuter.
BURMA ROAD
LONDON, May 15-Replying to questions respecting the
Durma- China road in the House of Commons. to-day, Colonel H. H. Muirhead, Under-Secretary of State for Burma said that rather less than £28,000 PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
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GALLONS OF BLOOD FLOOD CITY ROAD
·ATEN GALLONS of blood flooded – the parement outside the
of his this orrect, bei said. The paper adds that the Branlards Canadian Cafe, Queen's Road Central, shortly before 0 o'clock this Polan up-to-date French) war-material, as well as but that on the contrary, a number will be rationed in Tunisia, where dealing with questions connected with of Italian troops had been repatriated, the French military authorities ex morning. Office workers returning to their employment thought of the military go-operation of France, although it was impossible, to give pect that their services will be muren nasty motor accident or a fildeous crime. : Actually a coolla spliled England, “and Poland.---Trans-Ocean, exact figures--Trans-Octan,
useful than elsewhere.--Trune-Ocean, two large tius of viga' blood? :
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