MR ISMAY’S ESTATE

Evening Star, Issue 22818, 29 November 1937, Page 11

MR ISMAY’S ESTATE

FORMER WHITE STAR CHAIRMAN Press Association —By Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, November 23. ■ (Received November 29, at 8 a.m.) Mr Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line, left £693,305, excluding settled property.

Kai-shek’s troops are .preparing for a desperate resistance with 12 divisions manning the adjacent defences, besides 40,000 Szechwan troops garrisoning the city, which, however, is suffering from an acute shortage of food. AIR RAIDS OH CHINKIAHG f } ■ . NANKING, November 28^; (Received November. 29, : at 8 a.m.) Japanese war planes twice raided Chinkiang on November 27, and dropped 130 bombs, causing heavy casualties. WOMEN VISIT THEIR HOMES REMOVAL OF SMALL EFFECTS. SHANGHAI, November 28. (Received November 29, at 10.30 a.m.) British women visited their homes in the British defence area for the first time for more than a month, with the permission of the Japanese. They, were given half an hour to remove small effects. NINE-POWER CONFERENCE MR DAVIS RETURNING TO AMERICA. NEW YORK, November 28. (Received November 29, at 8 a.m.) Considerable significance is seen in the intention of Mr Norman Davis to return to the United States instead of going to London for further discussions. It is felt that nothing would be served by his going, whereas it might be misinterpreted not only in China and Japan, but in the Congress. There is no special desire for conversations in London to touch off the debate on foreign affairs in the Congress. AMERICA TO CONTINUE PEACE EFFORTS NEW YORK, November 28. (Received November 29, at 8 a.m.) The Washington correspondent of the ‘ New York Times ’ reports that President Roosevelt, at a Press conference, reiterated the United States’ intention to continues the efforts towards peace and the facilitation of the cessation of the Chinese-Japanese conflict if and when cricumstances are propitious, but no immediate move is contemplated upon the conclusion of the Brussels Conference, and in any event this would only be in conjunction with other Powers. GIFT AEROPLANES BY JAPANESE TOKIO, .November 28. (Received November 29, at 10,5 a.m.) Besides substantial money gifts to the air forces of the army and navy, 146 ' aeroplanes have been built by popular subscription and presented to the navy since the outbreak of the war. GENERAL SURRENDERS UNCONDITIONALLY LONDON, November 23. (Received November 29, at 1.35 p.m.) The Tokio correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ says the Chinese general commanding 6,000 riflemen and 6,000 spearmen surrendered unconditionally at VVeihsen.