THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 20, 1938
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QUO TAI-CHI GIVEN REASSURANCE IN LONDON Rumours Of British Bargain With Japanese
Refuted By Official At The Foreign Office
London, To-day.
In connection with the proposed conversations be- tween the Japanese Foreign Minister, General K. Ugaki and the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie in Tokyo, the Chinese Ambas- sador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, has called Foreign |. Office's attention to suspicions which appear to
THREE HUNDRED MILES&P.H.
Wendover, Utah; To-day. British racing motorist Cobb reached the speed of 300 miles per hour yesterday in an attempt to beat Captain G. E. T. Eyston's land record.
Mr. Cobb's speed over a mea; sured mile was clocked at 270, miles per
Our.—Reuter,
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have been supported by various reports from VESSELS HIT IN
Tokyo, that Japan is proposing an arrange- ment with Britain whereby Japan will agree to leave the Yangtse Valley clear for British in- terests on condition that Britain agrees to give Japan a free hand in North China.
fact in
The Chinese Ambassador point- ed out to the Foreign Office that if Japan had made such proposals, it entirely ignored the obvious that Japan had invaded Chin violation of the solemn treaties of which she was a signatory."
Secondly, that China could never
of accept an arrangement nature.
GERMAN AID
FOR BANKRUPTS
German
YANGTSE
Hankow, To-day.
More than 30 Japanese warships, transports and steam launches in the Yangtze River have been dam- aged by Chinese land batteries during the past three weeks, ac- cording to information from mili- tary sources.
NEGRO STORY
OF NEW YORK POLICY GRAFT
.
New York, To-day.
Mr. James J. Hines stared coldly before him as the negro witness, Joseph (Big Joe) Ison, who for- merly operated his own policy
betting game, accused him of re- Schultz-gang.
ceiving money from the "Dutch”
Ison alleged that the money which he and other policy opera- tors had turned over to Schultz was "going to Hines" and Hines received the equivalent of £25 per week in return for his poli- tical protection.
The witness added that "Dutch" Schultz had fin- ally assumed control of his policy connections, and that he then had to pay Schultz £120 a week under threat of death.
Annoyed by the, Chinese "effec- tive shelling, the Japanese have
Various policy bank clerks sent groups of bombers to raid the from Harlem testified that their Chinese artillery positions on both cases had been dismissed in the banks of the Yangtze, whilst lower magistrate's courts, after Japanese warships have been hurl-being arrested during raids on
Reuter. their policy banks. ing tons of explosives.
Berlin, To-day.. citizens who became such bankrupt and lost their means of livelihood as a direct consequence
Hsiangshan and Huangshan on Quo of collapse of economic life in Ger- It is understood that Mr.
the period immediately the south bank were the main Tai-chi received a full assurance
On that there is no ground whatever preceding the accession to power targets of the Japanese aerial and
naval bombardment. for any anxiety on his part of the af National Socialism or up to Jan- and
aary 1, 1934, as result of the trade August 15 hundreds of bombs were over 50 Japanese nature described. Reuter.
Idepression are to be granted a ne- dumped by
planes. cessary measure of. relief.
DUTCH ROYAL
many in
Legislation to this effect drawn up by the German Minister of Jus- tice has received the Fuehrer's sanction and was published yester-
COUPLE TO VISIT day in the official law gazette.
ENGLAND
London, To-day.
of
Princess Juliana and Prince Bern- hard of the Netherlands will visit England in the first week October. The visit will, however, official one. probably not be an Princess Juliana and Prince Bern- hard will stay a week in Scotland and spend several days at Balmoral Castle.
Other royal visitors expected in England later in the year are King Boris of Bulgaria, King Carol Rumania and King Farouk Egypt. Trans-Ocean.
of
of
The law also applies to those Germans whose devotion to Nation- al Socialism cost them their posses- sions.
Judges will decide each case its merits.-Trans-Ocean.
DUTCH MINISTER
IN BERLIN DIES OF INJURIES
on
Berlin, To-day. The Dutch Minister to Berlin, Dr. Ridder Van Rappard, who was injured in a motor car accident on Wednesday evening as he was returning to Berlín from a visit to His Excellency the Governor haa Holland, died yesterday, of his in- been pleased, under instructions juries.--Router,
Chinese losses as a result of the Japanese bombardment were slight. Only about 20 men were killed. Central News,
MISS PENNY HAD £18,000 FORTUNE
of Her
NEW VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the follow-- ing to be the members of a new body styled "The Volunteer Ad- visory Committee" to replace the existing Hong Kong Volunteer De- fence Corps Advisory Committee and the existing Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Advisory Committee:-
Weymouth, July 20. There were two secrets in the
His Excellency the General Of- life of Miss Emily Penny,
ficer Commanding the Troops, Trinity-road, Weymouth.
China Command (Chairman). The age and her wealth.
Commodore-in-Charge, Naval Es- When Weymouth was paying tablishments, Hong Kong. The Com-
tribute to a ninety-eight-year-old manding Officer, Hong Kong Naval
grannie, the town's oldest in-Volunteer Force. The Commandant, habitant, Miss Penny smiled. Hong Kong Volunteer Defence She was already over 100. But Corps. The Honourable Mr. J. J. Paterson. L.-C. F. Bellamy, Esq., she told no one.
Weymouth people had a shock M. C. The Honourable Mr. S. H. when Miss Penny died. A search Dodwell. E. Cock, Esq., M. B. E. of the records in Somerset House D. C. Edmondston, Esq. Colonel H. revealed that she was 101. |B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E. J. P. Bra¬ To-day they had another surga, Esq., O.B.E. The Honourable Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jr. J. |prise.
They learned that Miss Penny Barrow, Esq. W. H. Lock; Esq., tem had left a fortune of $18,000. porary in place of J. R. Masson, Most of it she left to members Esq. * H.V. Wilkinson, Esq., D.S.O., of her family, some of whom temporary in ridge of M. T. John- Eaq. A. G Langston, Esq., In place of V. D. Sorby, from the Right Honourable the His car was involved in a colli- she had not seen for half a con-
lcer of the General Secretary of State for the Colonies,sion with a heavy lorry onthe
Command (Secretary). to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Hen- Reichs motorway between Minden
ily absent from the Co- ry Barron Rose, M.C., late the Wilt and Buckeberg near Hanover. · Dr. shire Regiment, be Commandant van Rappard was on his way from
to of the Hong Kong Volunteer De-Holland to Berlin when the accident fence Corps, with effect from 17th occurred. Trans-Ocean. Augus 1988
fury.
His Excellency the Governor has approved the appointment of Mrs. Alta Frances Stout, M.B., Ch.B., lons (Edin.), to be Secretary to the Mid- wives Board and Supervisor of Midwives.
Mr. Philip Daniel Crawley has been appointed to act as Controller. pres during the absence from lóny,” of Mr. William John Bong or until further notice,
from the 18th August,.
His Excellency the Governor, un- David Charles Edmondston has been nominated as a Member der instructions from the Secretary Mr. Walter Morris Thomson has of of the Court of the University of of State for the Colonies, has been been appointed to be an Assistant Hồng Kông during the absente pleased to recognize My, Tadahisa Superintendent of Imports and ndeleur Matsudaira as Vice-Consul of Ja- ports, with effect from 18th from the Colony of
pán at Hong Kong.
1gust, 1988.
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