DR. NEGRIN GOING TO VALENCIA
14.
Paris, To-day.
The Spanish Government Premier Negrin, arrived yesterday morning
near Las Illas,
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 7, 1939.
REUTER CORRESPONDENT PREMIER OPENS DESCRIBES CONDITIONS
IN CANTON TO-DAY
Canton, To-day.
at 5 o'clock at the French frontier, As in Nanking, Hankow and other large Chinese cities under Japanese occupation, Japanese shops of all descriptions are springing up in Canton.
His car was followed by those of other ministers.
The following Government Span- ish ministers are, according to the
latest reports in Perpignan: State- Several Japanese hotels have also opened, complete with waitresses, while it is reported that the first cabaret will shortly make its appearance in the city.
Minister Hospitalet Bilbao, Segun- do Blanca, Minister for Public In- structions, a Ramon Gonzales Pena, Minister of Justice, and Paolino Gomez, Minister of the Interior.
The caravan of Republican Span- ish Ministers was composed of eight powerful cars of American make and large quantities of bag- gage piled up on the roofs.
The last to reach the frontier post at Le Perthus at 7 o'clock were Bernado del los Rios, Minister without Portfolio, and Antonio. Vë-- laz Quate, Minister for Public Works.
MILITARY ESCORT
MILITIA CROSS INTO FRANCE
Paris, To-day.
The ministers were escorted to
The retreat of Spanish Repub- the frontier by strong military de- tachments which were immediate-lican militia into French territory ly disarmed by French border at the frontier village of Le Perthus
guards.
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LEISURE TIME CONGRESS
London; To-day.
A meeting of the international consultative committee of the world
Leisure Time, and Recreation Con- Premier Chamberlain,
gress was opened here yesterday by
On the Consultative Committee are delegates of 22 countries. in- cluding Germany which is represent-
ed by the leader of the German labour front, Doctor Ley, in his Bureau of the International Move-
capacity as President of the Central
ment.
opening
The majority of Japanese shops
Mr., Chamberlain, în an doing business are of the depart- speech, observed that at no period. ment-store variety, their stock in history had such a keen interest ranging from beer-Kirin, Sakura been taken "in the question of or Asahi and tinned foodstuffs ganisation of leisure time. to stoves and bicycles.
Foreign imported goods are also available, such as Lipton's tea and Dutch ball cheese.
Payment is usually demanded in yen, although the National or Hong Kong dollar is accepted at the rate of the day.
GUNMEN IN CITY
Most of the shops and hotels are situated on Canton's main street, Tai Ping Lo, where such well-, known Japanese institutions as the Yokohama Specie Bank and Mitsui commenced yesterday morning Bussian Kaisha, have also opened Complete uncertainty prevails as to how the Republican Spanish conformably with the agreement offices. Government will carry out its func- reached between the French au- tions in future. While it is believ-thorities and representatives of the ed on one side that Premier Ne-Spanish Republican, Government. istice negotiations with General The militiamen are crossing the Franco, it is stated on the other frontier in groups of 500 men each hand that the ministers intend to under the rigorous control of proceed immediately to Valencia.— Trans-Ocean.
grin will wait for the result of arm-
NEW DEFENCE MINISTER
London, To-day.
or-
SPLENDID ISOLATION Although the British were an in- sular nation which in former days had often boasted of its splendid isolation, it was right, to say that the British had never attached more importance than they did today to the development of their interna- tional, relations.
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or-
Interest in the question of ganisation of recreation and leisure was increasing in Great Britain, who was desirous of learning from the experience of other countries in
this matter. Hence no better time could have been chosen for the pre-
strictions maintained by the Japan-parations would be made in view During the past few days, the re-sent meeting at which necessary pre-
ese have been intensified owing to of the next leisure time and recrea- the discovery that Chinese gunmention world congress in 1940.
managed to filter Nations, sald Mr. Chamberlain, had somehow into the city from the surrounding devoted much too much time to the discussion of divergencies. It was French troops, gendarmes and mo, countryside. bile guards. After being disarmed Three Chinese, described by the therefore particularly satisfactory they are marched off to internment Japanese as "guerillas,"
that the present meeting should dis- camps at Boulou and Argeles sur found with arms last week. One cuss the problem concerning which Mer.
was shot dead in trying to give general agreement prevailed.- battle, but the other two meekly Trans-Ocean. surrendered.
Two hundred men belonging to Ja cavalry squadron were the first to cross the frontier closely fol-
CHINESE POLICE
were
lowed by a detachment of artillery. After over three months" absence KIDNAPPING OF
After a short time the main body-ever since the Japanese occupa Lord Chatfield, the new Minister for of the defeated army began to en- tion at the end of October-Chin- the Co-ordination of Defence, who ter French territory. The militia-ese policemen have made their re returned from India on Saturday, men presented a pitiable spectacle visited his department yesterday as they marched off towards the morning and last evening saw the camps escorted by French troops. Prime Minister. British Wireless.
SPEEDING AFTER A LITTLE DRINK
Before Mr. RA. D. Forrest. at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, Chan Yau-hing, ̈ ́aged 30, li- cenced driver, was charged with driving without due care and cau- tion at Stubbs Road yesterday.
120,000 MEN
The total strength of that army is estimated at from 110,000 to 120,000 men of whom between 90,- 000 and 100,000 will have crossed the frontier at Le Perthus, Cerbere and Prats de Molo.
The remaining 20,000 are said to be still on Spanish soil in the neigh- bourhood of Puigcerda and a part] of these are believed to have a ready sought. refuge in Andorra while others continue to offer weak resistance in the region of Bellever and Ripoll.
The Traffic Sergeant who prosecut-
-It is, however, anticipated that ed, said that at about 11.40 a.m. yes-resistance will soon be abandoned terday, he followed defendant along and the remnant of Catalan militia
Madame.-Trans-Ocean.
PUPPETO
PUPPET OFFICIAL
appearance in certain streets. IN SHANGHAI
This follows the recent success- ful effort of the Peace Mainten-
ance
Chungking, To-day. Commission in recruiting Tang Wen-yuan, secretary of nearly 300 men to form the nucleus the bogus Shanghai municipal of a new force:
government, was kidnapped by also two armed men yesterday_morn- dis-ing, according to a Shanghai re-
port.
New police stations have been established in various tricts.
For the present, the policing of the city will be done jointly by police and Japanese gendarmes.
FOOD SITUATION
Tang was waiting for a bus near the Garden Bridge in the International Settlement to go to his office when two men armed The Japanese-fostered Peace with pistols came up and forced Preservation Committee is making him into a car. The men claim- arrangements to reopen all former ed to be former policemen of the Municipal butchery centres in or- bogus government who were dis- der to meet the needs of the missed. Central News. rapidly growing population.
Much of the meat at present sold in the markets is not properly certified by a health officer.
nounces the abolition of the surtax formerly imposed
Stubbs Road. Defendant was speed-will then cross the French_fron- Meanwhile, the Committee an ing from 30 to 32 miles an hour, tier at Latour de Carol and Bourg and was swinging from one side to the other, He stopped defendant near the Peak garage and question- ed him, and defendant told him he had had a Jittle to drink.
A fine of $25 was imposed.
BITTEN BY DOGS
Miss E. Remedios, of No. 7 Kwong
loon Hospital, after she had been The Royal Observatory reports bitten on the right hand by a black that the anticyclone over China chow dog in Nathan Road yester- has increased considerably in in-day.
S WEATHER FORECAST Wah Road, was treated at the Kow-
tensity; pressure remains highest A dog owned by Mr. R. Reme- to the north of the lower Yangtze dios of No. 3 Hau Wong Road, was Valley. The depression has deepen-removed to Mataukok for observa- ed considerably and is nearly tionary over E. Hokkaido,
Local forecast:-N. E. and winds, frosh; fine.
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THEFT FROM PRES. COOLIDGE
PRES FROM
on butcher shops "in order to lighten the Wong Chuen, 26, dock-coolie, was burden of merchants.”
this morning charged at the Kow- Because of improving conditions, loon Magistracy before Mr. E. Him- the restrictions on coded tele-sworth with larceny on board grams, enforced since the occupa-ship; receiving stolen property, and tion have been suspended.
with unlawfully boarding a vessel. Senders of such coded messages, It was alleged that defendant, on however, are in future required to February 4 stole a black leather send a copy of the translation to wallet containing personal papers the Canton Communication Debelonging to Mr. T. P. Paine, Chief partment for file record. Reuter. Electrical Engineer of the s.8, Pre-
sident Coolidge. <
Private Buck, of the 1st Regi- ment Middlesex, Shumshuipo Camp, station, after biting a Portuguese boy has reported that a fountain pen named B. Barretto at the above ad- and clothing to the value of $50 E. dress. The boy was treated in the was stolen from his quarters yes-
Kowloon Hospital.
terday.
Accused was sentenced to six months on the first charge and two months on the third charge. The second charge was withdrawn.
The sentences are to run concur- rontly,