STRENUOUS LAST DAY IN
IN LONDON
Dr. Kung Has Lengthy Discussions
Farewell Reception To Delegates
London, May 21."
Dr. Kung's last day in London was a most strenuous one. He left the hotel carly and had lengthy conferences with Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Mr. Walter Rurielman and Mr. J. A. Lyons, the Aas- tralian Premier, with whom he discussed the possibilities of pact between the Pacific powers, He had lunch with Lord River- dale."
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In the afternoon Mr. Que Tai-chi held a reception in the nature of a farewell to the delegates. There were many hundred guests including diplomatic representatives, High Commissioners of the Dominions, the Lord Mayor and Mayoress, and leaders of society.
Admiration was expressed at
the lovely redecorations at the Embassy, Banks of flowers' akil- fully disposed offset the Chinese tapestries and furniture.
Dr. H H. Kung and Admiral Chen Shao-kunn, are leaving to- morrow for Geneva to attend the Assembly
Nothing definite regarding the loan to China has yet emerged. It is obviously impossible to con- clude a matter so important on a week's conversations. There is reason to believe that the pre- liminaries were usefully discussed. paving the way to more serious negotiations later,
ARMISTICE IN SPAIN
Valencia Says No Peace Is Possible
London, May 24..
While France. Germany and Bel- glum favourably received the Bri- tish proposal for an armistice" In Spain, the parties principally con- cerned opposed the proposal.
The delegates have undoubtedly From Valencia, after a four- enjoyed their stay. Admiral Chenhour meeting, the Spanish. Gov- Shao-kuan, seen by Reuter, said: ernment decided that no peace "We were nearly killed by kind- was possible until the insurgents ∙ness." He was particularly de- are completely crushed and also lighted with the Naval Review. stated that the Spanish Govern- He was aboard the P. and O. unerment cannot negotiate with a re- Strathmore which toured the Fleet, bet party. immediately after the Royal yacht. Admiral Chen was unable to see so much of the technical side of the Navy as he desired owing to the multitudinous entertainments. He hopes to return later to gratify his wishes in this direction.--- Renter.
REFUGEE CHILDREN AT SOUTHAMPTON
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London, May 23. The four thousand Basque chll- dren who arrived at Southampton to-day gave Aumerous signs or nightmape experiences. A typical scene was when newsreel men on the quayside pointed cameras at the ship. The terrifled children Instantly ducked thinking they would be fired by machine gun. If attempts were made to question any regarding air raids at least twenty within hearing would instantly burst into tears.
All the children were medically examined, a white ribbon led to the wrist indicating that the child must go immediately to the camp while a red ribbon denoted they must first go to baths. Reuter.
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GLAMORGAN BEATS NORTHANTS
London, May 24 Glamorgan beat Northants by an Innings and 54 runs at Peter- borough.
Northants scored (Clay for 43) and
215 for 8 declared.→ Reuter.
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84 and
Glamorgan
NEW POSTS IN CANTON
Canton, May 24. Lieut-General Miao Pel-nan this morning assumed the post as Chief-of-Staff of the Fourth Route Army (Kwangtung provincial forces) in a brief ceremony at the military headquarters.
The General
Te-
The Portuguese reply was ceived to-day and is at present under examination, while Russia has not yet replied.---- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1937.
STANLEY BALDWIN TO
BE CREATED EARL
His Last Week In House Of Commons
COURTESY TITLE FOR SON
London, May 23. The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin 13 entering his last week in the House of Commons to-morrOW. After arriving at the House of Commons on Friday he will drive to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the King and advise his Majesty to consent to Mr. Neville Chamberlain succeeding the Premiership. "Mr. Chamber- lain will then go to the Palace to undertake the form of Government.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin
the Foreign Office but Some | changes are
likely among the junior Masters as a result of the reshuffle.-
Reuter,
THIRICE PRIME MINISTER Stanley Baldwin, who was "born on August 3, 1887, is the son or the late Alfred Baldwin, M.P. He was educated at Harrow. Trinity College, and Cambridge. He first entered politics, in 1936 when he contested Kidderminster. He has been Member of Parllaraent (U) for Bewdley Division et Worcester- shire "since 1908. The numerous appointments which he has held were: Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1917-21; President of the Board of Trade, 1921-22; Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, 1922-23; Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. 1923-24 and 1924-29; Lord Privy Seal, 1932-34; and Lord President of the Counell, 1931-35
Mr. Baldwin, who is a Privy Councillor, of England and Canada,
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BILBAO
Insurgents Resume Offensive
St. Jean de Ļux, May 23. A new menace to Bilbao 1s re-
It is believed that lengthy con- versations between Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Chamberlain have taken place regarding the composition of the new Cabinet and every effort will be made to end the reconstructions period quickly. The view is held in major quarters that reconstruc- ton at the present time will sert-will in Industry. The classics and beginning with an ously impede the Government pro- the Plain Man, This Torch of Free-which sixty bombers and thirty-six Eramme but it is possible that later dom.
fighters participated. The planes In the year several further changes He married in 1892, Lucy,"eldest | attåcked the Government positions will be made
daughter of the late ELJ Ridsdale ( overlooking the Victoria-Bilbao of Rottingdean.
road, which were protected from infantry units by a bastion of rugged mountains, and eventually destroyed them.
ported in a Salamanca communique issued to-day, which says that, Insurgent troops, commanded by As an author. Mr. Baldwin's pub- General Mola, resumed their of- lications include: Peace and good-fensive south-west of Durango alr attack in
INSURGENTS SURPRISED
Madrid, May 24. The Government claim to have advanced over a wide area on the right wing of the Guadalajara front to a depth of six miles east of Cifuentes, capturing seven vil- lages. They state that they effect- ed a turning movement against the Insurgents constating mostly of Moor and Italian detachments which fought at Guadalajara re- will succeed Lord Hallfax asdon-Whiteley. Director of the by artillery, swept the defenders Inforced by other Italians.
Lord Privy Seal. It is unlikely Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. backwards, that any charge will be made in } Ltd.
Mr. Baldwin will be created Earl Baldwin and his son, Oliver, will Mr. Baldwin's son. Oliver is also receive the courtesy title of Vis-la politics and is the auther of count. Sir John Simon will re- Konyetz, Six Prisons and Two Re- place Mr. Chamberlain and Sirvolutions, Socialism and the Bible,
There were about 8,000 Básques Kingsley Wood is strongly tipped Conservatiam and. Wealth, The and Asturians holding this line, but to succeed Sir John Stmor.. It is Questing Beast, Unborn Son, etc.
It is claimed that following the also suggested that Lord Halifax Two of his daughters married the highly efficient air offensive, which will succeed Mr. Ramsay Mac- Hon. A. J. P. Howard, brother of was the most effective since the Donald as Lord President of the the Third Lord Strathcona, and beginning of the Biscaye campaign. Council and Mr. Walter Runciman Commander Sir Maurice Hunting- the Insurgent infantry, supported
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It is asserted that the Insur- gents were surprised by the sudden appearance of twenty tanks and other mechanised units and offer- ed no serious resistance. They re- treated, abandoning large quanti- ties of war materials and several.. lorries.---
Reuter.
PASTORS ARRESTED IN GERMANY
Berlin. May 23. Fresh arrests of Evangelical pastors have been made by the Secret Police. The men arrested are those who have announced op- position to Nazlism from their pulpits.
HEAVY LOSS. OF LIFE
Flood In Poland
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Warsaw May 23. Thirty
persons were drowned and heavy damage caused by hurricane, by hall and lightning. in the Cracow area.
Cloudburts caused
the
River
Vistula to overflow and inundate a
wide area annd thousands of eattle were drowned and many homes "washed away. Sappers from Cracow are engaged in res- cuing marooned inhabitants from the roofs of their houses,
Congregations were obviously shocked to learn that ten pastors, including one woman, had been placed under arrest, and that fourteen pastors have been forbid den to preach. Fifteen others have been expelled from their parishes. In Miechow.convicta tore id Two pastors, arrested on May 14 terror at the bars of their prison are awaiting trial, and eight others as the flood, waters" threatened to have been taken into protective trap them, but the situation is custody, which means they may not now in hand.-- be brought to trial. Some have al- į Reuter. ready been sent to concentration camps.→→ Reuter.
REPUBLICANS DROP BOMBS
Balamanca, May 23.
The Republican aircraft again dropped bombs on open towns ac
INDIAN FRONTIER
CASUALTIES
Simla, May 24.
Four British soldiers were killed and seven wounded, including an officer, in the Northwest Frontier action on May 22. A party from the second battalion, Argyll and st. Sutherland Highlanders were tacked by hostile tribesmen and after a short engagement, the tribesmen were routed leaving eleven dead.-
Renter's Bulletin Service.
JAPAN'S NEW MINISTER TO BERNE
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In amociation with the Grand Hotel den Wagons Lita, Peking,
GUN-RUNNING
English Peer's Story
muni-
Mr.
Chamberlain's Five Budgets
Their Chief Features
Income tax allowance for wear and tear of machinery in- creased by 10 per cent.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain has in- Charges Against Men Of
troduced five Budgets since the Noble Birth
formation of the National Govern- ment in 1931. The following are. Astonishing charges are made by among their main features: The advance continued to a
1932- the Marquess of Donegall against depth of seven miles into the Gov-two other men of noble birth in
Reduction of sugar duty; in- ernment territory. The peaks of
"Sunday Dis-
crease of preference on im- Ural.
and Bagonala Mountains, an article in the
ported Colonial sugar. around
ather patch," in which he describes a Berargoltia, and
to run arms and plan heights, ale now in the insurgents' hands. Fighting was heavy, how-tions worth nearly £3,000,000 to
the Spanish loyalists. ever, and resistance stif
A Victoria radio message says the He declares that the two men, day, is assuming the character of £50.000 each from the deal, and battle, which is still proceeding to whom he names, hope to make,
then asserts that one of the then It is stated that the strategic told him that he had arranged to centres of Dina and Villarno on the let General Franco know when the Victoria-Bilbao road have been
ship carrying the arms left for captured.
Moreover, it is estimated that the Spain, so that the insurgents could
capture it. Basques, in this latest fight, have lost 1,800 killed and wounded and
For this, Lord Donegall, sald, 1,600 prisoners, while 2,000 militia- each of the men were to receive men have been cut off in the £30,000.
a disaster for the Government.
mountain passes leading to the Lord Donegall declares that he next line of defence, which is in picked up the trail at a London the southem portion of the Iron | reception, and followed it to Fin- belt.
land. Eventually he discovered a gigantic arms ring, with offices in London, Paris, Oslo, and Helsing- fors.
PLANES OVER BILBAO Tokyo, May 24 Insurgent bombers have not for. Mr. Ammu. newly appointed gotten to remind Bilbao of the Minister to Brene, who former, spokesman of the Foreign from the alr
was the ever-present danger of destruction
office, left Tokyo this morning on
Numerous bombs were dropped in
He found evidence of spying. counter-spying, and bribery.
Lard Donegall asserts that one
Tea duty of 4d. per lb. on for- eign and 2d: per lb. on Em- pire produce.
Exchange equalisation fund "seb
up with powers to borrow, up to £150,000,000.
1933-
Customs duty on matches and mechanical lighters in-
and creased.
Excise
duty..
on
petroleum (heavy) oils and British spark- ling wines increased, Exemption of co-operative socie- ties from income tax abolish- ed.
Beer duty reduced. Brewers 11-
cence duty reduced. Income tax to be payable in two equal instalments instead of three-quarters in January.
a tour of China and Manchukuo the suburbs to-day, and twelve of the men, after receiving an in- before proceeding to Berne. He is were killed and over a hundred in- troduction from & Londoner in due in Shanghai on May.28.
Jured. Sestao and Portugalete Florida, received from a Spanish Reuter.
Horse Government agent in Parle a letter
Gun Saluté At Paris Exhibition
deaths will be
:
1934 Patent leather duty increased 5
per cent, ad valorem. Income tax rate reduced from
58. to 48, 6d. In the £.
power tax on motor vehicles reduced from £1 to 158. per unit. Half the 1931 pay cata restored. Unemployment beneft rates, re-
duced in 1931, restored in full...
1935
:
Customs duty on heavy oil used
as fuel in road vehicles in created by 76, per gallon. Publicans and · beerhouse
reduced.
were the districts most affected.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the of credit up to £378,000. He then two captive German airmen who went to Finland, and met Edouard. have been sentenced to death, has | Godillot, a Spanish Government entered a formal petition for their arms inspector in Helsingfors. The reprieve. A decision unlikely Englishman arranged with Cap- before May 26. A third German tain Jusu, a. Finnish arms dealer, airman is on trial for his life at the for a vast supply of arms, includ- moment.
ing 455 Russlan machine-guns, It is feared that the revengo 35,000 rifles from Belgium, Norway, which Insurgent airmen will take and Finland, 130,000 hand grenades layed by a series of political and on Bilbao if these prisoners are from Hull, the whole costing £2,- Park, May 24. outgoing chief-of-sta,
"sent to their Trades Union troubles. The ques- Hsu Ching-tang
The great 1937 Exhibition was
700,000. The selling price was
Entertainmenta duty reduced. will cording to a Franco communique opened by the President, M. Paul assume his new post as provincial issued on Saturday night. "Bolshe-Lebrun. A salute of one hundred to supplement the French workers Reuter,
tion of bringing British workmen terrible.
£2,052,000, but, as the Finns were
Increased income tax allowances. commissioner of reconstruction vist airforce has committed an
violently
Remaining balf of pay buta rez- anti-Communist, the next Monday, as he has to arrange outrage by bombing the open President approached the exhibf mooted.
and one guns thundered out as the on the British pavillon has been.
tored. certificate enabling them to be 'many matters prior to assuming towns of Valladolid and Pam-.
shipped to the Bpanish Govern-
*** 1396... this office.
tion buildings from the Elysee, plona. In Valladolid two persons
ment cost £3500. were killed and 22 wounded, mainly Although the exhibition, which women and children. In Pam-lica in the shadow of Elfel Tower, plons, 10 persons were killed and 25 has been formally inaugurated. wounded thereunder only 6 men, many pavilions are far from com- and children," the communique | plete and will not be available to
the public for another mouth in represented/ Transocean News Servies.
some cases. Work has been"de- | Beuter,
Chairman Wa Te-chen will also take over the concurrent post as commissioner of civil affairs in the near future, He is now studying various plans to improve the gen- eral well being of the province.— Union News.
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states.
Delay has also been caused
Paris, May 23. through the frequent enlargement The French airmen Doret and
Lord Donegall adds: "If Godilott of the original exhibition plan Micheletti, who are endeavouring anda a ship to take the arms, which now embraces two hundred a flight from Paris to Tokyo, land-which he has not yet done, and and eighty pavilions and palaces. ed at Baghdad shortly after mid- the Government gives credit, the
Forty-two foreign nations are night and were off again in early desi may yet be completed." hours of Bunday for Karichl
The sixth Marquess of Donegall Transocean Neins Servier.
was born 34 years ago.
Tea duty increased 28. per ib. Surtax imposed on imported
Lager "beer.
Income tax increased 34. in the
Road fund surplus transferred to
Exchequer
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Small increases in allowances to
married income tax payers; -