HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
CABLES
JAPANESE MOST ANXIOUS TO AVOID ANY TROUBLE
SCHOOLMASTER MARRIED
Mr. H. N. Williamson, of the Education Department, leaving St. Joseph's Church with his bride, formerly Miss Kathleen Nora Johnson of Queen Mary Hospital. They were märried on Saturday. (Photo, A.C.P.).
TO DEVELOP WEST CHINA
Well-Known Chinese Interested In Big Scheme
Chungking. July 24. The establishment of i West China Development Corporation is planned by 24 leading Chinese per- sonages at home and abroad, in cluding General Ho Kuc-kwang. arting director of the Generalis- simo's
Provisional
GERMANY AND
· MANCHUKUO
Trade Negotiations Proceeding
Berlin, July 24
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WITH SOVIET RUSSIA
Meekness Shown By Leaders
Over Border
Border Dispute
MANOEUVRES TO HINDER TRANSFER
OF TROOPS TO CHINA? .
Dairen, July 24. Commenting on the situation on the SovielęManchukuo frontier, where tension rose to such pitch some days ago that the outbreak of hostilities between the Soviet Union and Japan appeared to be imminent. Informed quarters here point out that the recent crisis was due to the general ner-" yousness which now prevails in the Frontier region rather than changes in the situation.
It is declared that some units of the Soviet army on the frontier have, during the last five years. regularly been moved to camps in the disputed hill region of Chankuteng during the height of the
summer season,
published in certain papers but it appears that the Japanese are anxious not to accentuate the tea- sion by military measures although some quarters in Japan regard the intensihed Russian activity in the Frontier region as é manoeuvrË
On previous occasions the Japan- ese never took much notice of this. JAPANESE DENY apparently because they consider-
REPORTS ed the swampy valleys of the fron tler region unfit for settlement
Tokyo, July 24. purposes. This year, however, the Latest despatches here today joccupation of the regions by Sovjet deny that the "two Japanese offi-
troops caused considerable excite· cers who had crossed the which is intended to prevent the ment in Manchukuo in view of the||Soviet-Manchukuo frontier with transfer of Japanese troops from Soviet Union's attitude towards the white flag' of truce on July 18|| Manchukuo to China. the Sino-Japanese conflict and behave returned to Manchukuo, as
Japanese military authorities, so cause it was reported that Soviet stated in an earlier report:
It is declared, are inclined not to troops were constructing fortifica- According to a Japanese news get unduly excited and are merely tions in the occupied areas
atency the officers had not re-regrouping their "forces in Man-: turned to the Manchukuo fron-chukuo and Korea so as to be pre- any eventuality- ocean).
JAPANESE HUMBLE ...
This excitement received a furler up to this evening.-(Trans pared for
ther stimulus from the reports
Cessation Of CO-OPERATIVE
Cessation Of
Military WHOLESALERS AND BOYCOTT
Supplies To Japan
OF JAPAN
London, July 24. Hankow, July, 24, ' The Co-operative Wholesale
attitude An appeal to the Internationa. Society's
towards pro- agreement, whereby Ger- Peace Campaign Conference now posals for a boycott of Japanese many-will increase her purchases in session in Parisį, to take effec- goods was explained by Sir Wil- of soya beans from 100,000.00 to tive measures
The report that Germany and Manchukuo have concluded ร trade |
200,000,000 marks
per year,
denied by official German circles.
to stop military laim Bradshaw, President of the is supplies from various countries to Society, at a meeting in Manches-
Japan is contained in a wire sentter yesterday.
by various circles to the Con- He said that out of 1.200 affliat
It is learned that negotiation are still under way and It is hoped ference yesterday. Headquarters here. General Lung Yan, Chair-they will be concluded by the end man of the Yunnar. Provincial of this month. Government. Mr. Chen L-fu, Min- Germany. however, will grant ister of Education, and Mr. Tan Manchukto a long-term credit of Kah Kee, well-known " overseas about 65,000,000 yen. for the pur- Chinese resident in Singapore "
pose of mining and development It is learned that the concern of other industries.. will be capitalised at $5,000,000 na
A complete plant for making will undertake to develop rural, synthetic petrol from coal will be.
mining and other industries in delivered to Manchukuo under this Yunnan, Kangu, Szechuen, Ching-credits agreement.--(Reuter), hai. Sikong and Sinklang.
GERMAN RED CROSS DECORATIONS
TO ELIMINATE
GUERILLA ACTIVITIES
*
Tongkwan. July 24.
ed societies, only 40 asked. for a
Cur
Mass meetings were held yes- boycott. terday at Hankow, Nanchang, Sir Willaim said: "If we bellev- Chungking. Chengtu. Canton anded that the institution of a boycott other cities supporting the Con- by the C.W.S. would in any way ferenceCentral News).
affect the attitude of the Japanese. It would be considered; but as we see the position. boycott on part merely means that the trade we have been doing and which our members still desire to do with us in Japanese goods. will be put in the hands of private traders. The boycott will not be effective." Y SMALL VOLUME The President of the German Japanese in Shansi have ordered not desirous of supporting Japan- The Society, said Sir William, is Red Cross has. with the approval that all civilian houses within of the Fuehrer. awarded to the three miles on either side of rail. ese trade, and at the most only .5 representative of Siemens China ways and bighways be burnt down percent of its total imports related Company. John B. H Rabe the and all plants be uprooted.
to goods of Japanese origin. Even The Daily Telegraph says: "The cross for distinguished services They have further ordered that atmosphere in Europe has been and to Eduard Sperling and all Chinese able-bodied men, both sensibly cleared by the events of Christian Kroeger. the decoration young and old, in the areas under "this week Before President of the German Red Cross their occupation be recruited for Lebrun's arrival In London the Transocean..
service in the Japanese Army. -- seed sown in Paris may be so sur-
(Central News). geoned as to make the days spent
PRESS ACCLAIMS VALUE OF
SOVEREIGNS VISIT
(Continued from Page 1)
in Paris a turning-point in the
story of Europe."
troubled'
(Reuter).
PRESIDENT LEBRUN'S
MESSAGE
London, July 24.
President Lebrun yesterday sent
the following telegram to the King and Queen:
#
Berlin. July 24.
HOME CRICKET
SCORES
(Continued from Page 1) Northants scored 377 and 298 for eight wickets.
GLOUCESTER BEATEN Surrey defeated Gloucester (who were without Hammond and Bar-
"I thank Your Majesties with nett) by five wickets at Bristol. very deep emotion for the touch-
Gloucester made 487 for five ing message you sent me yester- wickets, declared, Emmett scoring day. I shall be happy to convey 185 not out, and 114 (8quires 5 for to the Government and the French 37), to which Surrey replied with, people the sentiments Your Majes 462 and 140 for five wickets. ties so kindly expressed following SOMERSET v. LEICESTEA those unforgettable days in Paris. Leicestershire took first innings The entire French people wel-points. against Somerset at Hinck- colded Your Majesties with en-ley. thusiasm and your visit will always Somerset totalled 180 and 356 remäin engraved in their memory for nine, declared, and Leicester as a most striking instance of the 358 and 78 for. four wickets. bond which united our two coun-
CLOSE OF PLAY -
Nottinghamshire
tries which, after having shared Close of play scores today were the samé trials, pursue with the as follows:- same ideal of liberty a common At Ilkeston. policy for Prosperity and general (349 (Harris 115, Voce 111) v. Derby-
[shire 14 for 0.
peace.
"We will ever remain "grateful to At Maidstone, Kent 216 (Gray Your Majesties for the joy. given 8 for 59) and 4 for d1 v. Middlesex to us in being able to acclaim with 159 (Watt 7 for 55).
one heart the Sovereigns of a great At the Oval, Surrey 284 v. York-
friendly nation."-(Britishshire 36 for 8.
and
Wireless).
LEAVE FOR SANDRINGHAM. London, July 24. The King and Queen left London yesterday afternoon for Sandring- ham (British Wireless).
ICHANG. RAID ·
- Hankow, July 24.
At Bournemouth, Hampshire 352 |(More 109) v. Bomerset 33 for 0.
At Newport (Mon.), Glamorgan (170 v; Warwickshire 131 for 6.
At Loughborough,.. Leicestershire 269 (Howorth 5 for 84) v. Worces- tershire O for 2 wickets,
At Rushden, Northamptonshire
199 v. Essex 182 for 4
At Hove, Sussex 195 (Wilkinson Nine Japanese planes raided 4 for 18) v. Lancashire 261 for 2 Ichang yesterday dropping bombs (Washbrook 128 not out)-(Reu- on the aerodrome-(Reuter).
ter).
As a drastic measure to eliminate Chinese guerilla activities, the
(Transocean).
Insurgents In Valencia Province
POSSIBLE ATTACK ON CITY FROM THE REAR
Shanghai, July 24. In the course of their advance on the Teruel-Castellon front the Spanish Nationalists have entered the Valencia province, according to a communique issued last night, which also claims that a catas trophic defeat was inflicted upon Republican troops on the Catalan front where two Republican batta- tions, were completely wiped out.- (Reuter).
ATTACK FROM REAR
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Germany's Air Strength
REPORTED DECISION TO DOUBLE
THE FRONT-LINE FORCE
Shortly after the German-Czecho-Slovak crisis in May the Gør- map Army command undertook to examine the military conseguen- ces "for Germany that followed from the reaction of the Powers. Miy information is that they concluded as a result of this examination, and in view of the German and the International food` sitnation, That Germany must concentrate all her milliary' efforts on prepared- ness for a "lightning flash" war, writes a Manchester Guardian 'car- respondent.
According to the plans the
Hendaye July 24. Nationalist troops set foot, for the first time yesterday. In the northwest corner of Valencia pro- vince, according to a radio-mess- age from Valadolid picked up here. This is interpreted as indicating
Valencia from the rear. (Reuter). a possible Nationalist attack on
LARGE AREA THREATENED
Saragossa, July 24, Nationalist troops on the Estra- this figure within the last six madura front yesterday advanced months had been reduced by over nine miles and cut the Badajoz, ment of the German fortificationa 40 percent.
Ciudad Read. Railway. A large The Board is of the opinion that area of Republican territory is nothing short of a national boy-now threatened with encirclement. cott could be effective.~~~(Reuter). I →(Reuter), ·
BRITAIN WILL USE INFLUENCE IN
ANTI-RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA
Moscow, July 22. The Red Army newspaper Red Star demands the intensification'
of anti-religious propanganda" in Soviet Russia,
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA
Premier's "Friendly Talk” With German Ambassador
In authoritative circles here on Saturday night it was made The paper declares that 30.000 clear that no disposition prevalled to encourage the far-reaching religious organisations still exist speculations about the European situation which have followed as the in Russia, and charges that clergy result of the conversations of the last few days concerning which a of all denominations and creeds German semi-official pews agency,speaking of the last call of the are conducting espionage. The German Ambassador in London, Herr von Dirksen, on the British paper specifically mentions Catho
Premier, stated: “The German Ambassador called
on the British lic priests who, it alleges, work un Prime Minister on Friday to take leave on departing' for a long der orders from the Polish Gen- vacation." # eral Staff with "the blessing of the Pope, bitterest enemy of the Soviet tollers.” -
Sectarian leaders throughout the the Volga are described as "Hit- lerite agents."—(Reuter).
At a friendly conversation that
followed in which Anglo-German SUDETEN GERMAN
attention of the British Govern relations in general to draw the
ment to the reports from Prague which showed that there seemed to be no disposition there to meet the Budetic German - demanda.
JAPANESE CAPTIVE even in a moderate way.
QUESTION
Discussed In Two Capitals
London, July 28. The problem of the Sudeten The British Premier thereupon Germans and Czechoslovakia will replied that the British Govern- | be discussed by the French Cabinet ment-would use its influence with today.
military command, "this aim re British
quires, on the one hand, a comple- tion of the defensive positions in the Reich-that is, the reinforce-
--and, on the other hand, an in-
crease of the air fleet.
'Varsities Swamped
London, July 24.
For the first time the entire military command in Germany was united in its approval of a sugges Princeton and Cornell Univer- tion, put forward by Field Marshalities beat Oxford and Cambridge Goring a long time ago, for an ex- by nine to three events at an ath- traordinary, increase in the air letic meeting in the White City ficet.
yesterday.
The German air fleet comprises A. G. K. Brown (Cambridge) at present between 2,500 and 3,000 won the 440 yards and half-mile first-lines planes. The German R. Crossley Holland (Cambridge aircraft industry has a monthly won the mile. The Americans won production capacity
350,400 the remaining events-(Reuter). of miachines.
Goring's suggestion. which bas now, 1 learn, been accepted, de- mands an increase of approxima- 'tely twice 15 many Drst-line 'planes, as well da considerable improvement, in quality and em- ciency.
HEAVYWEIGHT
IN HOSPITAL
Orange, New Jersey, July 23 Tony Galento. heavyweight The military command asserts
beer-trained publican that the realisation of these plans ranked second in America after who de
would create. the necessary con- ditions for Germany's "uncon „querability” in a short war.
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ROBERT BURNS'
COTTAGE
REPLICA FOR NEW YORK WORLD FAIR
· London, July 24,..
Joe Louts, has been admitted to” hospital here suffering from pre- monia. His, condition is reported to be serious.
J:
His scheduled non-title bout against John Henry Lewis in Philadelphia on Tuesday bas-been postponed indefinitely.~(Reuter).
HUGE CONFLAGRATION.
Faris, July 24.
CAL OU
A feature of World's Fair, to be the Czechoslovak Government, but The German Ambassador to held in New York next year will
A huge conflagration, causing a no concrete suggestions or pro- London, Herr Von Dirksen. who be a replica of Robert Burns' cot- Joss of between 15,000,000 and posals were made by either party, had 您 conversation with Mr. lage, faithfully reproducing not 20,000.00 francs broke
In political circles it is thought Neville Chamberlian yesterday, is merely the architecture but the Saturday afternoon in Gravelines that the German Government, as forwarding to Berlin a report to interior decorations of the Scottish Harbour. The wooden storage shed heretofore. held the view, that the Herr Hitler,
national poet's home at Alloway, and loading stage were reduced to British and French Governments
It is declared that at yesterday's Ayrshire.
ashes and nothing could be saved would make emphatic representa-conversation," the German Am-
It is stated that after the Fair, of the contents of the shed. tions in Prague with the object of bassador did not make any con- the cottage will be retained in The fire is still burning and it
affecting a rapid and comprehen-crete proposals or suggestions ré America where it has been accept will probably be several days bo- A Japanese captive kindly treated able solution acceptable to all garding the Czech situationed as a permanent memorial-fore It will be completely extin- hy the Chinese. (Photo, CMP:8.). concerned.--(Transocean),
'Reuter).
(British Wireless),
guished-Transocean).