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No. 25127
SLOVAK
洗鞋拾弍佰壹仟伍萬式第
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~HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1939.
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CLIMAX IS
Garrisons Reinforced By Central Government
WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN?
Hlinka Guards Commander, Propaganda Chief Detained
MARTIAL LAW IN BRATISLAVA
PRAGUE, MARCH 10 (REUTER)—THE SLOVAK CRISIS REACHED A CLIMAX DURING THE NIGHT WHEN IT WAS LEARNED THAT A COUP D'ETAT WAS BEING PREPARED BY RADICAL SLOVAK ELEMENTS WHO INTENDED TO PROCLAIM AN IN- DEPENDENT SLOVAK STATE AND SECEDE FROM PRAGUE.
The Central Government reinforced all garrisons and occupied during the night all important points and buildings all over Slovakia.
The Nationalist Slovak Hlinka Guards were dis- solved, part of them being confined to barracks under military supervision, others being sent to Moravia where they were also placed under military guard.
FLYING - BOAT
COLLIDES
WITH JUNK
LONDON, Mar, "10 (Renter) -The Imperial Airways flying- boat "Carpentaria." which was flying from Britain to HODE- kong,
the was damaged as result of a
collision
with Chinese Junk. while it moored in the river in Bang-. kok. *
It was learned from the Imperial Airways authorities in London that the "CarpentariaTM will be taken out of the normal service pending com- pletion of the minor repairs caused by the accident,
ar-
A message from Singapore states that the "Carpenturia's" passengers and mail will rive there by to-morrow's To gular service.
The "Carpentaria” sustained damage to her starboard wing air screw and float.
Dr. Bela Tuka, Commander of the Hinks Guards, and M. Sano Mach, Chief of the Slovák Pro- paganda Service, who were chiefly responsible for the upheaval have been placed under detention,
Order prevalis everywhere and the situation is well in hand.
(T/
BRATISLAVA, Mar. 10 Ocean)-Martial law was proclaim- Ted' here this morning. A crowd, numbering several thousands, gathered in front of the Govern- ment building and uttered hostile erles against the Czechs and short- fly afterwards shots were heard but
An official communique states that the dismissal of the Slovak Ministers was “Intended to prevent! an attempt against the unity of the Czechoslovak State."
it is not yet possible to ascertain whether" any casualties resulted. Besides public bulidings all larger
SHELTER
The cave-dweller of the Exccze or other period gives way to the sir-raid shelterý dweller of the 20th century—and all because care-azn methods have been revived generally in Europe!
factories are occupied by troops STALEMATE ON
(@id armoured cars are patrolling
the streets of the town,
Machine-guns have been brought into position before the head- quarters of the Hlinka Guards, a number of whom have been arrested.
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Police cordons have been drawn across the streets in various parts of the town to prevent crowds col- lecting.
EAST RIVER
Japanese Forces Insufficient
From Our Own Correspondent,
CHUNGSHAN, Mar. 10. - Despite the Japanese threat to attack Walchow and Foklo, NO GERMAN 'COMMENT
Important towns on the East BERLIN. Mar., 10 (T/Ocean)— River, this sector is quiet to- German official quarters were re- day. The Japanese garrisons fraining this afternoon from any at Sheklung and Tungkwoon comment upon the conflict which
ATC not sufficiently largo has openly broken out between the enough to launch any push Czechs and Slovaks. The situa- outside of their posts. tion is, however, being attentively One report" stated that there watched since Germany, ajare about 300 Japanese soldiers in neighbouring State, is, very much Sheklung. The number is so small interested in developments.
that they have to be particularly | vigilant against sudden attacks
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 2.25/324. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28 7/8. London Silver Market - From Our Own Correspondent
London, Mar. 10.
M.C.C. FACE BIG TASK IN TEST MATCH
MAKE PROMISING. START: EDRICH BATS WELL
"
DURBAN, 'Mar. 10 (Bentër) -Faced with the colosini tuk of scoring 691 runs to win in the Fifth and final Test match against South Africa, the MC.C., made a promising start - in the second innings, scoring 197 for the loss of ons wicket by the tea interval to-day.
DEVICE · FOR
JAPAN
zme
LONDON, Mar. 10. (Reuter)— Although official confirmation is not yet available that Peiping will be excluded from the new cur- rency
yesterday's report accords expectations in financial circles in London. Japanese busi- nessmen are reported as sharing the general opinion that the scheme must
prove unworkable and it is also believed in political
that and Anancial circles
the Japanese do not desire to embitter Anglo-Japanese relations too far.
Hence the latest order is re- garded as face-saving device for lifting the original order from centres which really matter, and applying it to others of little or Įnd importance.
CENTRAL HUPEH FIGHTING
Japanese Withdraw Eastwards
ICHANG, Mar. 10 (Central)—The Japanese in the Chungsiang sector in central Hupeh, are : being re- pulsed by the Chinese, according to field despatches,"
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Race 2 Cape York Sea Urchin
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Race 3
Jack O'Lantern Mortmain Widnes
Race 4 Calientito Geordie -National Service
Race 5
Gold Sovereign National Guard Emergency Call
LATEST
U.S. FLYING FORTRESS
TOP SPEED. OF
* OF CHINESE
DOLLAR
R AT 9D?
LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)—The effect of the Anglo-Chinese Stabl- ization Fund on the value of the Chinese dollar is being watched with interest.
The "Financial News" says that the dollar will be fixed around Bid, while others are of the opinion that it will gradually at- tain. 94.
"Reuter" i
informed that a decision had not yet been taken on the exact value for stabilien- tion.
"Financial Times," in a leader, stresses the remarkabla coinci- dence of the announcement in Parliament on Mar. 8 with Japan's currency putsch in North China.
EUROPEAN IN
CAR MISHAP
A Chiness, named Kwok Kam- chuen, aged about 23 years, was knocked down by motor car" No. 2439 opposite the Soldiers and Ballors' Home about 2 m. this morning and received facial in- Juries.
Mr. A. Macfarlane, owner of the car, subsequently made a report of the accident at the Wanchal police station. He stated that some men were fighting in the middle of the road and one of them tan into the way of the car.
YELLOW RIVER RISING
CHUNGKING, Mar, 10 (Reuter) With the Yellow River waters.
250 M.P.H. As a result of a severe counter- Newest and mightiest of attack by the Chinese troops, about America's dying fortresses, an 1.000 Japanese at. Churigslang have Army mystery plane with withdrawn to Shakong, a point special engine super-chargårs east. An equal number" of Japan- for sub-stratosphere operation, ese at Lushuikow and Fenglobo, has been delivered, test flown to the north of Chungstang, haye. and is now in Army hands, retreated to Changshoutien and The utmost secrecy has sur- Changchiatsi, points west of these rounded the manufacture of the two towns Japanese units south plane at the Boeing plant, where of Chungslang have also been its completion was announced the whose swift currents are roaring forced to retreat in a southeasterly day it took off. The plane is iden-down between the Shanal and direction.
tical in size and structure with Bhenat Provinces, steadily rising.
Chinese dispatches from Shanat. According to reports from other the Boeing B-17 flying fortresses sources, the Chinese situation in now in Army service. It was these claim that any Japanese attempt central Hupeh has become more planes which were used on the to cross the Yellow River will be steady after a series of counter-goodwill fights from Miami to most dimeult
Bogotá, Colombia.
These dispatches further add COUNTER-ATTACK IN SHANSI- The planes have a top speed of that the Japanese at Lungmen- SIAN, Mar. 10 (Central)-Chi-250 miles and a cruising range of shan, on the east bank of: the Yellow River, in south-west Shan- nese forces are counter-attacking 2,000 miles. Being able to fly in
si, attempted to cross the Yellow Tsinglo, in northern Shansi, which the sub-stratosphere at an alti- has fallen into Japanese hands.tude of 22,000 feet, it is possible River on Mar. $, but found the ice
too thin for passage. Fighting, according to latest mill- they can attain still higher speed. tary despatches. is raging fiercely The new super-charger system is in the southwestern suburbs of the town.
attacks.
ON HAINAN ISLAND
SUWEN, LUICHOW PENINSULA, Mat. 10 (Central)-A Japanese There were 800 spectators pre-unit was enticed into Cheongwu- by Chinese guerillas. Any houses) sent this morning and the wes-chuen, a village near Anting, on or structures obstructing military ther was cloudy with the possibi-Hainan Island, and attacked by observation are burnt, down. All lity of rain. The wicket is lasting the Chinese last Tuesday. Seme-
the result of months of research and experiment. By means of ex-gines at approximately sea level haust driven, blowers, turning at density, even while the plane is high speeds, air is fed to the en- 20,000 or more feet up.
ROYAL H.K. GOLF CLUB
Indications, pointed to the defen-well, to-day being the seventh 100 Japanese were slain and the TO HAVE NEW PREMISES
day of the match,
Hutton and Gibb resumed the
rest retired to Anting.
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sive position of the enemy.
South of the East River valley the stalement has especially along the coast at Halto 88 when Hutton was bowled Feng, Luk. Feng and Swabue. after hitting up 55. His innings.
STRICKEN WITH There are three or four Japanese was featured by masterly driven.
PLAGUE London silver prices to-day were and several fishing boats were and the former was confident and thirty
destroyers cruising in those waters) PRAGUE Mar. 10 (T/Ocean)-up 1/8 for Spot and 1/18 for For burnt and sunk. The number of at tea the total was 197, Gibbery day at Chashan and Nam- After lunch Edrich joined Gibb SHIUKWAN, Mar.. 10-About or forty Japanese died having 33 and Edrich 77 not cuths on the canton-Kowloon Rall- was in punishing mood as the tea ton, owing to the outbreak of pla- Edrich batted enterprisingly and way, about 30 miles east of Can- Interval approached.
continued M.O.C. innings and took the score JAPANESE TROOPS Decision Made At Largely
. Spot
Forward
Mar. Mar, 10 20-1/2 20-5/8 19-15/16 20
The removal of the Slovak Premier ward as follows:- Dr. Tiso, Minister of Economics, M. Pruzinsky and Minister ol Transportation and Public Works, M. Dureánaky, this moming is the subject of the following sem!- ocial communique issued here this morning:
"The Czechoslovak constitutional
!
APPEAL TO PUBLIC,
have
Chinese fishing boats have been reduced, a the fishermen gone ashore to undergo military training in guerillas warfare,
provision regarding the autonomy STEADY INCREASE IN CEREBRO -
--of Slovakia, as well as the Billein agreement between the Slovak
·Parties on October 8, 1938, and the Pittsburgh Treaty, upon which the Blovak demands for autonomy are based, are in' complete agreement In establishing the fact that Bobe- mia, Moravia and Blovakia form a Federal State.
"The former Deputy Premier, M. "Bivak has been appointed «Premier
SPINAL
MENINGITIS CASES:
NEARLY 70 PATIENTS REPORTED
For some weeks past there has been a steady in- crease in the number of recognised cases of cerebro- spinal meningitis sometimes called "spotted fever." In point of fact, twice as many sufferers have been en- countered this year as compared with those seen dur ing the corresponding period last year; and the out- break in 1938 was the worst that this Colony had ex- perienced for twenty years, states a Medical Depart-- ment communique.
gue. Some died owing to the damp climatic conditions in South China, which are unknown in Japan, ac- cording to a Twelfth Army Group Communique......
Japanese troops who occupied Takonkling and Miaoyeeling, about 40 miles north-east of Canton, were
GUIDE TO THE NEWS thrown back on Mar. 8 to their
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PAGE 2 Cricket notes. Boft- bail programme, Seven-a- side rugby finala PAGE 3-Radio programmes.
The Services, Pin and the Minister of Finance, M
PAGE 6-Cinemas. Crossword Teplansky, will remain in this
puzzle. Diary of local events. office. Negotiations in the Slovak
PAGE 6-Newsettes.. Menn. Government do not extend to
PAGE 7-Rifle shooting scores. the Slovak member of the Central
Review of annual race meet Government, M. Kari Sidor, who
ing. Second tourist ship due. will also retain his post. Nor are
PAGE 8.-Leading article: changes in the Slovak representa-
Chinese Recruits for H. M. Army, Hello and goodbye. tion in the "Central Government omices, and in other parts of the victims from all ages, the majority asked
Cerebro-spinal meningitis claims The question may be rightly
PAGE 10Church announce-
ments Is the Infection Federal State, to be undertaken."
Volunteer Corps of those attacked last year being spread." The answer ta "By per-
orders. BA CABINET DISMISSED
children and young persons under sons suffering from the disease or
PAGES 11, 12 and 13-Finance PRAGUE, Mar. 10 (Reuter) The afteen years of age. Many chil- who have recovered from an attack. and commerce. Slovak Cabinet was dismissed by drenarid even young bables® die
PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping the President of the Czechoslovak from it and the chances of recovery and others who innocently harbour.
news and directory. State, Dr. Hacha, éarly this morn with all the amount of medical the germ in the back of their
PAGE 16 Home ing following a Council of Minis- care and nursing lavished. upon throats, 1. e. carriers, ters which lasted until well after patients were about one in two
midnight,
At the present moment nearly 70 patients with this disease are being cared for in the Jafectious Diseases Hospital at Kennedy Town
last year.
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Attended Meeting
SOME OPPOSITION TO AMBITIOUS SCHEME INVOLVING 4 LAKHS
Amidst prolonged applause, authority was given by
a meeting of fully 200 members, at St. John's Cathe- dral Hall yesterday evening, to the Committee of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club to proceed with the construction of a new clubhouse at Fanling on the lines of provisional plans."...
The decision was arrived at after much discussion. This proposal was one of was carried on with was defeated, base at Shenkong by provincial units. Enemy forces at Tsengshing live, all in the same connec- the original resolutions en bloc be
tion. The others were that ing carried by a zvery large north of the East River have in creased to about 1,000 men with the Committee be authorised majority.
The Cathedral Hall was packed; to spend a sum not exceeding to overflowing for the meeting. over fifty armoured cars...
In Hainan Island, the Japanese $400,000 on the project, to Practically every available seat was troops fighting with Chinese forcés borrow funds from time to taken, and more than ten people consist of the Hirata detachment time up to bu not exceeding were standing at the back. and the Matsuyama detachment, $300,000, to charge from the Mr. G. 8. Archbutt, Captain of
which have just been reinforced first day of July or auch date the Club was in the Chair, sup- by a thousand bluejackets operat- as the committee in its dis- ported by Lt Colonel E. D. Mata
Ing along the coast, --
The Chinese Peace Preservation cretion should decide sub-thews, Measta D. E. Blake, D. J. charge Gilmore, LH Geare, AK Mac Corps are concentrated at Chin-scriptions, and to
kenzie, A. E. Lissaman, A. D. Hum
kiang and Lingmen to join up with green fees of 20 cents Pphreys K. 8. Morrison and AB
the guerillas to resist the enemy.
round of 18 holes or less on the Old or New Courses at
Fanling and of 10 cents per round of nine holes or less on the Relle Course..
PARLIAMENTARY BY ELECTION LONDON, MAr, 19 (Reuter)The An amendment proposed by Mr. Batley Morley Parliamentary by B. D. Evans and seconded by Mr. election resulted as followsMr. K8 Robertson that the committee Hubert Beaumont (Labour) 20,020; should embark on a policy of rigid
M7 W.
|vative)
change.:
Adamson.
The occasion also saw the resignation of Mr from the captainc going home on "than he had
unankmonaly elected
(Owing to pressure on space the
Wills (National Conser-economy with a view to writing off speechés the Captain and the 16,124. There WEEK no the present buildings at Fanling Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell have been
before the scheme of rebuilding held