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June 16, 1939. By Walt Disney

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APPEAL FALLS ON Singapore

DEAF EARS

ROME, June 15.

THE HUNGARIAN Regent's suggestion that the Pope should call an international conference apparently fell on deaf ears in Italy because no newspaper, even the "Observatore Romano," has made any reference to the suggestion.

Official quarters have also professed complete ignorance of such a suggestion having been made, which leads observers to two conclusions-firstly, either Italy wishes to await the Anglo- French reaction before support- ing their ally's suggestion or, secondly, Admiral Horthy spoke avithout consulting the Axis partners.

The latter hypothesis is considered

Big Increases In Pensions:

London, June 15.

The pensions of soldiers, sailors, airmen and their widows are sub- stantially increased from June 1 t was announced in the House of Com- muns by the Ministry's representa- live.

to be unlikely despite the fact that) The minimum pension for a widow Italy and Germany, when the Pope under 40 without children will be

Staff Talks With French Officials

THE Commander in Chief of the China Squadron, Admiral Sir Percy Noble, is leaving, the Colony to-day on H.M.S. Kent for Singapore where he participate in the British French naval, military and

'force Far East Staff talks.

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The General Omleer Commanding, Major General A, E. Grasett, is also leaving for Singapore

H.M.S. Kent, on an inspection tour of the Singapore defences.

Germany Denies Troop Movements

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50 YEARS AGO

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Japan Now Losing More Men Than China

—DR. H. H. KÙNG

CHUNGKING, JUNE 15,

IN A NATION-WIDE BROADCAST OVER THE CENTRAL BROADCASTING STATION YESTERDAY EVENING, DR. IL 1. KUNG. PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE YUAN AND MINISTER OF FINAN- CE, SUMMED UP THE RELATIVE MILITARY, DIPLOMATIC AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH OF CHINA AND JAPÁN, AND CONFIDENT- LY PROPHESIED A FINAL VICTORY FOR THE FORMER, AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE LATTER.

the hears of fetid smelling mud, which followed the outbreak of the war not too much to say that had there

In the

2. Report of Finance Committee (No.

Judging from the international | China alone but the entire world is Mr. Ryrie's question:-"Can the

and domestic developments that readily accepted: and it is probably Government Inform the Council when block up Queen's Rond and other thor- almost two years ago, Dr. Kung not been Chinese resistance aughfaren, are to be removed; in believed that there will be a day past two years.. Japan's insatiable: the opinion of the residents generally when Japan will be forced to change appetite for aggression would have this mud is dangerous to the health of her national polley. Then China's plunged the world into a second Great

Wor. the community

4. Mr. Ryrie's proposed resolution: cause will prevail. That the Government be requested to Dr. Kung referred to the vast Im- lay on the table such papers and re-provement of China's fighting forces parts sa have been turninned with resince July 7, 1937. ference to the damage by the late elit. storm, ita probable cuters, the plane proposed for repairing the demages, and their probable coat."

Death Ratio Reversed

Now that International counsels of peace have been steadily gaining ground, Dr. Kung believed that the world position of Japan will become even more isolated.

cur-

At the very beginning of the war

Economically, Japan's underhand in Shanghal, he recalled, the death b. Mr. Layton's question: "What rallo between the. Chinese and the activities, to discredit the Chinese progress, if any, has been maila with Japanese soldiers was 3 or 4 to 1. national dollar have not only failed to the erection of the light on the Gap This ratio improved during the produce the hoped-for result but have Rock

Mr. Ryrie's question: it with Hauchow battles to to 1. In the netually undermined her own

recent Oghting In north Hupch reney. Dr. Kung believed that with the sanction of the Government that all passengers travelling by the River where the Chinese gained such signal the recent readjustment of the no- Steniners from Canton and Bineno are successes, the number of Japanese tional dollar's exchange level, the last financial Hablo and nubject to search by the run- dead was actually higher than the means of Japon's ulterior

In this reversal of the jugglery has now gone. ners of the Opium Farmor in long | Chinese.

Shady activities in the form of kong

First reading of a it to amend ratio. Dr. Kung said, is the whole

army's growing strength and the nine Chinese unity bespeaks nothing Ordinance, 1879."

but the Japanese militarists' despera- First reading of a hili to amene Japanese force's declining might.

Kung concluded." The- tlon, Dr. The Chinese Emigration Consolidation

Plunged From Pedestal Ordinanco, 1889, and to make provision

Diplomatically, Japan was plunged Japanese fail to recognise that the against certain emigration abuses."

Committee on the Bill entitled from her raised international pedestal Chinese people know resistance pure "The Crown Lands Resumption Ordin- when the League of Nations con- their only salvation and that they will fight on, under one banner and demned her as the "aggressor." ance 1880,"

Berlin, June 15. High official quarters here to-day árat suggested such a conference, 15s. 6d. weekly instead of 10. d. made a blanket denial of the foreign

replied that they did not consider the for a widow over 40, or under with reports regarding Impending German "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation, story is & nutshell of the Chinese aseless rumours calculated to under- ¦

problems facing Europe warranted conference at this time.

The fact that Admiral Horthy urged the Pope to renew the Invitation is seen by many diplomais as though Italy and Germany may have changed their minds-United Press.

Bratislava Round-Up

Bratislava, June 15.

Gd.

children, it will be 22s.

comtroop movementă in Slovakia and the pared with 17s.

to fd. 20. as at extension of Nazi rule in Bohemia

and Moravia. present.

The usual additions for rank and. children are unchanged.--Renter

Foreign Envoys In Chungking

"The reports that we are planning · to occupy Slovakin arc nonsense," they said,

25 YEARS AGO

is

10. Committee on the Bill entitled The fact that the object of Japan's one leadership, until their final goal

is not is achieved.-Central News, "Likewise the rumours that Ger"The Chinese Extradition Ordinance | present campaign in China mans are evacuating their families 1880." for fear of massacre, that the Gestapo Is

Pro- governing the tectorate, that the highways have

Jane 16, 1914.' been cleared of civilian trafe, and

In the King's Bench Division that the Germans in Prague have Dublin, on appeal, two Judges out of been issued with sub-machineguns, three decided that the Arms Proclama-

tlon in Ireland is valid.

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Chungking, June 18,

and M. Mr. Nelson T. Johnson Henri Cosme. respectively American Over fifty people have been arrest-and French Ambassadors to China, are all ridiculous,

"These rumours have been In the House of Lords, Lord Crewe ed and sent to concentration camps both arrived here yesterday. Mr.

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) during the past 48 hours for being Johnson travelled by bus while M. deliberately invented in order to stir informed Lord Lansdowno that it was 11 Eurasia plane-up feeling abroad and to disturb our proposed to take the second reading of

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather concerned in the distribution of anti-Cosme took

6.00 New Variety Numbers. German pamphlels--Reuter Bulletin. Central News.

foreign relationships."-United Press. the Home Rule Bill on the 30th. Inst. The Amending Bill would be introduced

Organ-Chanson Hindoue (Rimsky-Report and Announcements.

8.03 next week, and

Studio Concert by give the this would

Nash (Contralto). Opposition ample time to consider Its Korsakov-arr. Dorsey); When Day position. It had been hoped that the Is Done (Katscher and Sylva) ....

When Song is Sweet; 2. The Amending Bill would be the result of Sidney Torch at the Organ of the conversations between the parties, and Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn; Sweetest Flower that Blows; 3. My that hope still held good.

Vocal-A Sad Ending (Trad, arr. Ain Folk...Mrs. Nash; For Your Grisewood); Oliver Cromwell (Broad-Delight (Serenade-Eric Coutes).... Lord Lansdowne afirmed that the time wood-Maliland);

Symphony Orchestra; 4. Down altogether inadequa Amending. Dil we wongely (Broadwood-Maitland). Our Here: My Treasurers. Nosh only measure which mattered--(Cheers). Bill (F. H. Grisewood) with Plano

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Short talks on matters of topical"

preferred public discussion; but if an bert E. Groh (Tenor) with Orchestra Commands cond. by W. N. Campbell. agreement were reached it mattered (Sung

In German); Fox-Trots-Say very little by what rund.

11 With Music (as featured in 'Alcx-

Band'); ander's Rugume Lord Lansdowne has given notice of Parade (ns featured in 'Alexander's A metion Lo-morrow censuring the Government for delay in producing the Ragtime Band)....Henry King and Interest. Amending Bill.

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6.38 Military Band Music.

0.45 London Relay-Sports News and Market Notes,

The engineer's fitter who gained Marche Lorraine (Gunne); Bel- access to Buckingham Palace recently phegor, Quick March (Brepsant).... has been bound over, His Majesty, the H. If, Grenadier Guards cond. by Prelude In G Minor,

Op. 23, No. 5 King desiring that leniency abould bn Capt. George Hiller.

shown him,

9.50 Mischa Lovitski at the Piano, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 (Liszt). (Rachmaninoff) Marche Militaira 6.45 London Relay-A commen-(Schubert),

10.10 Schubert-Symphony No. 9 tary on the departure of Their Majca ties the King and Queen from Hall-In O Major.

The London Symphony Orchestra June 18, 1029, fax, at the conclusion of their visit to

11.00 Close Down. The death is anaounced of General Canada and the United States. Also conducted by Bruno Walter. Booth, the former leader of the Salva-speech by both Their Majesties the tion Army.

10 YEARS AGO

Closing Local Stock Quota-

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and Queen. 7.15

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7.17 Concert Waltzes.

Waltz Nanette (Brs, Schwartz);

The death occurred at his house near Barnet, Hartfordshire, following on un expected relapse which wet in earlier: In the day,

Will Bramwell Booth was the son of Spring Waltz (arr: Schwartz) .... the founder of the Balvation Army. Russian Novelty Orchestra; Dreain Horn in March, 1850, at Hallfax, York- Wall (Millocker-arr. Hohne); Song shiro (which later made him a Free Of Hawail (Borles-Corbell)...OT- man) and educated at the City of Lon-chestra Mascotte,

force in 1874 at the age of 18. In 1890,

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was

don School, he became an officer of the 7.30 Peler Dawson (Bass-Baritone) he was appointed Chief of Staff, that is, and London Palladium Orchestra.

The Hague, June 15. Merchant Of Venice Suite (Itosse) second in command, and hold that panć 1012

Orchestra A new Dutch milliary service bill London Palladium till the death of his father in when he became, by the founder's own cond. by Clifford Greenwood; Our which provides for an extension of

Young military service to two years. (Hennessy); decision, General of the Salvation Army River Thames

Before he took over the command the Briton's Heritage (Hennessy).... passed by the Second Chamber on Army had been working in nearly 60

it Peter Dawson (Bass-Barltone) with Thursday. The new bill will remain countries. Under the leadership spread still farther and now its Bag is Piano; Extase (Thome)....London in force until 1044. planted in over 80 innds, its message: Palladium Orchestra cand, by Clifford spoken in woll-nigh 00 languages, and Greenwood; The Admiral's Broom its corps and outposts number more (Bevan)....Peter than 1,100. In his early days General Baritone) with Orchestra, Booth travelled extensively, visiting Europe, the United States, Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand.

5 YEARS AGO

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number of recruits owing to the greatly increased burdens this would Impose upon the country's finances.

defences

by Signor Mussolini to a crowd of 00,000 The Minister for defence, Mr., Van Dijk explaining the provision of the Signor Suvich Bald that the two Bill, said, they would go far to June 10, 1934. statespien have agreed to collaboration No cut and dried diplomatic agree. upon International questions, and also strengthening the frontfer ments have been formulated in the that Germany should have equal rights during times of International tension. conversations between Herr. Ifitter, and within the Tongue of Nations, although Nevertheless it was intended to make Italy has taken me initiative in seeking use of the powers to extend the period Signor Mussolint

The two statesmen have, it is learn to firing, Germany back to the League of military service only if necessary. Hitler and Mussolini were also ed, contented themaolves with agree ing personally upon the policies to be agreed about Austria's independence Much had been done of late, to Sand MĂn Timportant further understanding strengthen the constal and frontler pursued In the future...

The real results of their highly im reached reveals that both Italy and or fortifications. The construction of portant meeting: wore, summarised by many Bigner Buvich, Under-Secretary for For- peace proposals and prefer general in strategic canal from the Twento to regional agreemants for the Rhine, would not be pursued for sign. Affairs, in a statement to inter- stead of

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