WESTERN COLONIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23721, 30 July 1940, Page 7

WESTERN COLONIES

AMERICAN DECLARATION HELD NOT TRANSFERABLE ACTION IN EMERGENCIES (Received 'July 29, 7.20 p.m.) HAVANA, July 28 The full Committee for the Preservation of Peace at the PanAmerican Conference, after a night session, announced complete agreement regarding the convention on the question of European Powers' colonies in the western hemisphere. The drafting of the declaration was subsequently completed . and approved by the Committee. It will be sent to a plenai-y session at which unanimous acceptance is expected. The declaration asserts the principle that the colonies are not transferable to non-American Powers. It reasserts the Woodrow Wilson doctrine of selfdetermination and establishes machinery to deal with emergencies and provisional administration if necessary. One of the most significant and important provisions in the project is the authorising of one or more countries to act first and consult the others afterward when the hemisphere is endaxigered. In so acting, the nation or nations will act on behalf of all the Republics. The conference will end on Tuesday with the open plenary session, at which it is expected the colonies declaration will be signed. JAPAN AND EAST INDIES CHOICE OF AMBASSADOR (Received July 30, 12.10 a.m.) TOKIO, July 29 It is reported that Mr. Shingo Tsuda, president of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company, will be appointed Ambassador Extraordinary to the Netherlands East Indies, instead of a professional diplomat, owing to the importance of trade relations. HONGKONG EVACUEES * ■ DEPARTURE FROM MANILA REFUGE IN AUSTRALIA (Received July 20, 7.40 p.m.) MANILA, July 28 A total of 585 British women and children, evacuated from Hongkong, have left for Australia in a Dutch ship. A further 3000 will be moved in. the first week in August. ROYAL INSPECTION UPPER THAMES PATROL (Received July 29, 5.35 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, July 28 With their daughters, the King and Queen to-day inspected sections-of the Upper Thames patrol of volunteers. This patrol is formed of private river craft, many of them being manned by the owners. _____ BRITISH CASUALTIES MANY OFFICERS M'SSING LONDON, July 28 The War Office's 34th casualty list gives the names of 23 officers killed, five died of wounds. 50 wounded and 294 missine. Warrant officers, non-commis-sioned officers and men total 926, of whom 56 were killed, 26 died of wounds and the remainder were wounded or are missing. ~ ~ . The Air Ministry's 40th casualty list gives the names of 300 men, of whom 2o officers and 74 other ranks were killed or are presumed killed, and 23 officer? and 138 other ranks are missing.