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30 July 1938 
London: 
The Woodworth Holross, the former Barbara Hutton, and hor 
husband, Count Reventlow, announced formally today that they 
had signed a legal separation agreement. 
The decision of the couple to effects, legal separation was 
reported exclusively by transradio nine days ago in a dispatch 
from Copenhagen. At that time, tr .nsradio was able to give 
the important features of the separation agreement as con- 
firmed in the formal announcement today. The separation 
agreement was said to provide that the 'Countess will have sole 
custody of their '3 year old son, Lance, until he reaches school 
age. After that, the boy may spend part of his vacation periods 
with his father. Count Reventlow will have a voice in his 
son's upbringing and education. 
Berlin: 
Nazi officials denied today that any members of the former 
German Military Mission to China wore still in the service of 
General ^hiang E>i Slick . The German military experts trained 
Chinese troops and acted as advisors to the Chinese general 
staff from the outbreak of the Sino-Jap ncso conflict until 
a few months ago. The German Government ordered the members 
of the mission to return homo after Jape. no so had exerted diplo- 
matic pressure at Berlin. 
Tokio : 
Japanese army authorities reported another clash_ today in 
the Manchukuoan-Soviet area under dispute. The Japanese report 
said a- Soviet force had cr ossed the border and were repulsed 
and driven back by the Japanese after a hard fight. 
London: 
Parliament adjourned for its throe months summer vacation 
today after the opposition had taken a final fling at the 
Government for its failure to protect British ships in Spanish 
waters. Opposition questioners drew an admission from the 
Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Colonel John Howell in, that a 
British destroyer had stood by without action while the steamer 
Dollwyn was sunk in Gr.ndia Harbor. The opposition scored again 
when the undor-Secretarv for x oreign Affairs told the House 
that the attack on the Dollwyn appeared to have been deliberate. 
Colonel U ,1. owe lli n , in defense of the failure of the destroyer 
"Hero" to go to the defense of the Dollwyn, remarked that the 
Navy had orders to defend British shipping only on the high 
seas and not in terr itorial waters . 
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