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"SOVIET BORDER"

Soviet Border Defences Shown for the First Time. On The Screen I

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HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

Breakdown In Moscow

Parleys

Anglo-Soviet Talks Reach Deadlock

June 23, 1939.

LATE NEWS ALHAMBRA

Fire Reports “Exaggerated"

Semi-Official Report

The "Telegraph" is offically in-. formed that reports that Swatow has to the "Telegraph" by a semi-ometal The following statement was issued been "gutted" by fire are source at 3.45 p.m. to-day: jexaggerated. MOSCOW, June 22.

Threo fires started in the city and the Chinese troops started two con- "Before retreating from Swatow THE SOVIET Commissar for the Chinese section were gutted. city.

approximately twelve godowns in dagrations, in isolated sections of the Foreign Affairs has delivered to The fires were under control Inst the British and French Ambas-night.

The fires destroyed about 20 sadors Russia's reply to the lodge in swalow at noon

buildings, all in the Chinese section, message from an official source, but were put under control before latest Anglo-British proposals.

to-day, iast night. states that all is quiet. No foreign 1 property was damaged.

"The city itself is completely Intact. Swatow by the steamer Prominent done by the preliminary Japanese

British refugees who arrived from "Only very slight damage this.

It is understood that the Soviet reply indicated that a deadlock in the negotiations with the Soviet will continue-United Press..

Unacceptable

Moscow, June-22.

WAS

fighting in state that reports ofjaheiling.

and of fires in the city are: "The only dynamiting was to the grossly exaggerated.

water reservoirs and Power Station. Litte organised resistance was The met by the Japanese and the Chinese und the former partially damaged.

latter is completely damaged A further meeting in the Kremlin vacuated the city two hours before

the Anglo-Franco-Soviet pact Three small fires were started.

"There is no question of a "scorched the Japanese vanguard entered. earth" policy having been applied to proposals lasted for half an hour, Both M. Moloton and M. Potemisin from offcial sources.

Swatow, This information is substantiated

on

were

present with Mr. William Strong and the British and French Ambassadors.

It is understood that M. Moloto told the British and French repre- sentatives that the new revised pro- posals were still unacceptable.

Naval Spokesman Has No Report

Riot Squad In Ice House Street

It became necessary to call out the TO Emergency Squad to Ice House Street. A British naval spokesman told the this afternoon In unofficial circles it is believed reports of ares in Swatow have been crushed into the street awaiting their

"Telegraph"

In tills afternoon: "No between 400 and 600 Chinese who order to control that the new Anglo-French formula recieved from either H.M.S. Thanet turn to obtain free cholera vaccina- does not go far enough to meet the for H.M.S. Scout. Soviet insistence en soild guarantees

tion at the Government Clinic. for the Baltic countries. ̧

Interval Likely

This does not mean a breakdown in the negotiations The upshot of the talks is being communicated to London and Paris, and 'an interval is now likely until fresh instructions arrive.

"We would almost certainly have been informed if a conflagrallon of any proportions had started in the city."

Far Eastern Defences

The Chinese are seeking vrecina- tion in order to go to Macno,, where it is necessary to produce Government certificates before entry is permitted.

Tientsin Situation

TIENTSIN, June 23-The British police have taken the precaution of The report published in London that and Air Force sub-Committee of the police on the British

SINGAPORE, June 23-The Naval increasing the number of Chinese the latest British proposals did not Far East Defence Conference met barriers.

side of the diplomatic elrcles to be an

separately to-day and discussed Ment is now avaliable in the Bri- statement, as they went very far the towards satisfying

China in principle the ger

Sca

in the event of emer- underlying Soviet

Keney and formulated demands, even if for the protection of merchant ship- they were not absolutely us specific ping by in wording, wriles "Reuter's" diplo

system, matic correspondent.

The Air

committee discussed SHANGHAI, June 23-A British There is

arrangements :ཐ a feeling that the Soviet gapore air base from bases in India,, the evacuation of British men is not for reinforcing the Sin consular expert from Swatow said attitude suggests that there may be the some other, underlying causes than senere, having dicen tried out in contemplated.

mark any progress is felt in der-arrangements for combned patrols off tish market -United Press.

the mere question of formulae, but it is too early to form an opinion of the real explanation.

detailed plan Swatow Situation

He said the "situation

The Military Committee examined changed", presumably meaning con- is un- plans for pooling British and French dillons are quiet.-United Press. war materials and supplies.

It was never expected that nego- lations would progress rapidly, but that Siam

The Straits Times to-day, states

possesses, strategic im

they seem destined to be more pro-portance through holding the key tracted than was anticipated.

position to Burma, Malaya and Indo-

In the meantime, no official con- China. firmation has reached London that M.

Molotoff rejected the British propo-day's discussions and remarks on the The Times gives prominence to-

sals,

In

It is necessary again for

presence of Group Captain Bishop, William Seeds to report before fur-Bangkok-United Press,

Sir the British Air Force Attache ther British Initiative can be taken.- Reuter.

£11,000 To Animals And Birds

OVER £11,000 has been left to institutions caring for animals and birds by a Clacton-on-Sea doctor's widów, Mrs. Marin Slimon, whose estate totalled -£109,000.

Here are the principal legacies:

Battersea Dogs Home £3,000, Home of Rest for Horses £3,000. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds £3,000, North London Dogs' Home

£1,000, Dumb Friends' League £1,000.

The

Dodsworth Pit Pony Society is to receive. £500, Mrs. Simon kept her garden as a bird sanctuary, and it is to remain 50.

She also left £450 to Clacion police miniature rifle club to perpetuate a trophy for wilch the police have competed annually and which she presented in memory of her husband. TRADESMEN REMEMBERED

The milkman, grocer, baker. butcher, window-cleaner and news- paper boy have all been remembered In his will by Mr. William Beasley, n Leicester solicitor's managing clerk. Mrs. Blankley, a sister, sald that her brother was always very friendly with the tradesmen who came to the house, "I shall

distribute the amount," she said, "as he would have wished."

None of the people mentioned in the will were aware that they would be remembered.

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