MAY DAY CELEBRATION IN MOSCOW
Moscow, To-day.
JAPANESE
STILL OCCUPY
SUNNIEST APRIL
LOUZA DISTRICT ON RECORD
Shanghai, To-day.
The month
was
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 2, 1988.
the sunniest
All Japanese police, except for April on record, reports, the Royal May Day was celebrated in
a small unit, are still stationed in Observatory: the fine spell which Moscow with the usual military the compound of Louza police began at the end of March continu- parade on the Red Square before station, which is in the vicinity of ed unbroken until April 18, and by April 12 the normal amount of sun- Stalin who took up his position on yesterday evening's bomb-throw-shine for the month (115 hours) the steps of the Lenin Mausoleum ing incident, while a few Japanese had already been exceeded. along with Molotoff, Kalinin, sentries are patrolling the scene.
Such a spell of fine weather is most exceptional during the spring Kaganovitsch, Yeschoff and the
Immediately after the bomb-months; it was due to the persis- General Secretary of the Comining the Japanese authorities tence of an area of moderately high with tern, Dimitroff.
offered. assistance to the Muni-pressure over central China, cipal Council in the conduct of easterly winds prevailing at Hong. investigations. The offer was Kong. accepted.
Marshal Voroshiloff took the salute, and afterwards addressed the troops.. He sent fraternal greetings of the Red Army to Re- publican Spain and China and ovated Stalin whose greatness hej said was beyond all measure.
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On the 19th the weather became Arrangements for co-operation more cloudy, and on the 22nd ી between the Japanese military small depression developing authorities and the S.M.C. were Hong Kong gave rise to a thunder- discussed at a conference
last storm.
Another thunderstorm oc- night. Reuter.
curred on the 24th, after which the weather improved and continu- ed mainly fair until the end of at the month.
Kwong Shik-hing,
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of No.
55,
the
Impressive detachments of in- fantry, cavalry and tanks took part whilst big squadrons of bombing Shanghai Street, went fishing planes appeared overhead. A big-Laichikok 'yesterday afternoon and
RECORD SUNSHINE . ger showing was made this year of caught a fish. . He took it home and The mean temperature for heavier types of offensive weapons.cooked it. He was admitted to the month was 72.0 this is 1.7 above It was also noted that this year Kowloon Hospital the same day normal, but owing to the prevail- detachments of the secret police suffering from poisoning. His con-ing dryness of the atmosphere the were more powerfully equipped dition is good.
increasingly warm weather was far than on former occasions. Most of these detachments were motorised
While four Chinese women were less trying than is usually the case in April. A maximum of 85.9 was picnicking near the Laichikok pri-
recorded on the 17th (Easter Sun- son yesterday afternoon, three un- known Chinese snatched their hand-day), and a minimum of 61.3 bags containing $47.50.
the, 1st. The mean relative humid- ity was 80 per cent, against a nor- mal of 85 per cent.
whilst some were equipped with big guns.
A military parade was followed by a march past of the masses. Stalin, however, left, the Red
While working on a ship in the Square immediately after the mili-Kowloon Docks Wong Kui, a boiler- tary parade was over. Trans-maker was killed yesterday when Ocean.
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The total sunshine was 205 hours, which is a record, the highest total previously recorded in April being 197 hours in 1912. Rainfall amount- ed to 1.85 inches, which is only one third of the normal; rain was al- most entirely confined to the thun- dery weather of the 22nd and 24th. The maximum wind velocity in a gust was 59 m.p.h. at 1 a.m. the 1st.
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The nature of those reports ar- riving from various parts of the front has caused a good deal of optimism in Hankow military cir cles which are inclined believe that the coming week will witness. military operations in Shantung province taking a definite turn in favour of the Chinese. Trans- Ocean.
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H.M.S. Defender, which ar- rived at the wreck of the Thurland Castle early this morning with the Naval Tug. Alliance, brought back to Hong Kong the seven passengers, four women, two men and a child who travelled on the vessel from Manila.
The Defender arrived at the Kowloon Naval. Camber at 12.50 p.m. and was met on arrival by Mr. W. Wright, of Messrs. Dodwell and Co.
Miss Martha Kershaw, and Miss. Florence Smith, round the world passengers, Mrs. P. Cald- well and her son, George, aged four, going to Shanghai to join her husband, Mrs. Lydia Peter- son, also going to Shanghai to join her husband, Mr. George Adams, a passenger from Mani- la to Hong Kong, Mr. Michael Kelleher, a round the world pas- senger, were the rescued.
Mrs. Hughes, wife of Capt.. R. L. Hughes, captain of the vessel, is remaining on board with her husband.
Mr. Kelleher interviewed, stated that the fog horm had been going for some time owing to the heavy fog.
"At 3.15 a.m., I heard the tele- graph ring and then there were four sharp impacts as if "the vessel had grounded. I ran out on deck-and saw that her bows were out of the water' with 60 feet clearance of rocks. There was no panic or confusion and we wère given coffee and biscuits at en waited for 5.30 a.m. We then w the first rescue vessels to ar- rive.
There was a heavy swell on at the time and there was only slight difficulty in making the small boat from the Defender ...owing to the remarkable efficiency of the Naval seamen. Once on board the Defender the officers and men were most courteous and "everything pos-" sible was done for our per-. sonal comfort.”
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