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SHANGHAI, APRIL 19 (REUTER)
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OFFICIAL
"PROGRAMME
ANNOUNCED
LONDON, April 19 (Reuter) -AN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN-The official programme for ABOUT 200 CHINESE GUERILLAS the visit of the King and AND ONE OR TWO SCORE JAP-Queen to the United States is
TROOPS OCCURRED now announced. ANESE DURING THE NIGHT IN THE
The King and Queen will VICINITY OF HUNGJAO, AERO- DROME, ON THE WESTERN OUT- spend two days and one night
SKIRTS OF SHANGHAI.
in Washington as the guests RIFLES of President Roosevelt at BOTH SIDES. USED AND MACHINE-GUNS AND THE White House.
CLASH, WHICH. LASTED FOR AN
THE THE
STRONG OPPOSITION
ESCAPED IN RAIDERS DARKNESS INTO THE COUN
TRYSIDE
WITHOUT BY
NEIGHBOURHOOD PASSES WERE. ARRESTED JAPANESE FOR QUESTIONING.
IN CASE BROUGHT UNDER OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
Kuling Still
In Chinese Hands
SEVERE FIGHTING. IN PROGRESS
CHINESE SUCCESSES.
Alleged Sale Of Highly Confidential Plan Of
An Ordnance Factory To Germany For £30
BRITISH RAID.
IN TIENTSIN CHUNGKING, April 19 (Can- tral-A Japanese sectes organ in" the British Concession In Tientsin was raided by the British authorities, according
to a report from the northern port city. Five pistols, it is stated, were discoveredt
AMERICA TO BUILD UP TIN RESERVES
LONDON, Apr. 19 (Kṭuter) -Preliminary discussions are reported to be taking place between the United States Government and the Inter- national Tin Committee for the sale to America of tin as war reseEVE.
GENERAL LABOURER
CHARGED: INTERVIEW
WITH GERMAN CONSUL IN LIVERPOOL: CODE WRITTEN ON PAPER, FOUND BY THE POLICE
SECRET DOCUMENT STILL MISSING
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LONDON, APRIL 19 (REUTER)—A SENSATIONAL SUBMISSION BY THE PRO- SECUTION THAT A LABOURER EMPLOYED AT THE ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY AT EUXTON, LANCASHIRE, HAD SOLD A HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET PLAN OF THE FACTORY TO THE GERMAN SECRET SERVICE FOR £30, WAS MADE WHEN THE HEARING OF CHARGES UNDER. THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT WAS CONTINUED AT CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, TO-DAY.
Joseph Kelly, aged 30, general labourer, appeared on remand charged with steal- ing a site and progress plans of the factory,
CHUNGKING, April 19 (Reuter) A Chinese dispatch from Kiang- al claims that Kuling is still in Chinese hands though admitting When Their Majesties_pass that the Japanese, after the arri HOUR STARTED HALF-A-MILE the border, at Niagara Falls, val of reinforcements, are at pre- FROM THE AERODROME AND into the United States they rent launching a determined as- ENDED IN THE AIRFIELD IT will be met by Mr. Cordell sault on the Yangtze mountain SELF.
Hull, Secretary of State, and resort where severe fighting is said ENCOUNTERING UNEXPECTED an official delegation.
to be in progress halfway up the At Washington station, they hill. will be welcomed by President arid,
with Mrs. Roosevelt
SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuter) whom Their Majesties will Hardly a day passes now without ALL CHINESE FOUND IN THEl drive in State to White House.further claims of Chinese succcases
The programme in Wash-on the various fronts.
a garden Among the latest assortment is
Mr. G. R. Paling, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said that Kelly was em ington includes party, a "dinner at the British one alleging that Chinese van-
ployed on constructional work at the factory but was in financial straits and there was no doubt that he conceived a method for augmenting his income. Embassy and a banquet at guards have reached a point ave miles from Canton from where it
whom Kelly corresponded, as White House.
German
Service Becret
agent Their Majesties will spends stated the Japanese are con-;
Well-informed circles, while not sel. "was to sell secrets of the
Kelly crossed into Germany on According to another dispatch denying the possibility of such Ordnance factory to a foreign
March 17 meeting the German a day and night in New York sidering evacuation.
trainie on the Hauchow-Pengpu talks have no knowledge of 25,000 power. There is, evidence to show
agent who passed him through the section
the of
Tientsin-Pukowtons having been mentioned,
that, in order to carry out his puc-
LONDON, April 19 (T/Ocean)- frontier and the two of them then Raliway has been disrupted and It is generally known that the pose he, with the help of the Ger-
instructions and the Japanese have been forced to United States has been endeavour-man Consul in Liverpool, placed Another bamb explosion occurred went to Cologne, where Kelly re
in communication with at the Woolwich arsenal this morn-ceived drop supplies of food and ammunting. for a long time, to build up himself
and Kelly was alleged to have been the German Secret Bervice for the ing injuring one worker don to the garrison at Henchow. her own tin reserves and the
authorities, controlling the tin purpose of selling all information causing a fire which, however, was paid £30. JAPANESE AMBUSHED It is claimed that 3.000 men be-market, are believed not to be and material which he could ob quickly extinguished by the fac
averse to such a scheme. provided tain by any means he had in history's are brigade. longing to the Konove mechanized the United States Government power, detachment were ambushed near
agree to proper safeguards regard- Pengpu and a large number were ing the released of tin from such killed while five more towns in
war stock. southern Shansi, says another re- port. have been recaptured by Chinese troOPS.
were
The Australian naval manoeuvres successfully concluded yes- terday. Further exercises are contemplated in the near future, says a Reuter massage from Mel- where they will visit the
World's Fair. bourne.
10,000 - TON H.M.S. EDINBURGH FOR CHINA STATION
LONDON, APRIL 19 (REUTER)-NAVAL AND FAR EASTERN CIRCLES ARE MOST INTERESTED BY THE ADMIRALTY'S ANNOUNCEMENT of the re- call of the 22-year-old cruiser H.M.S. Cardiff to be re- placed by a larger vessel. Some predict that H.M.S. Edinburgh (10,000 tons), now completing her trials and outfitting, is due to enter the Service in a few weeks" and will be the ship selected for China.
Confrmation cannot be abtained but Reuter un- derstands that it is certain that it will be a ship of
་ class. the Southampton
It will be remembered that H.M.S. Cornwall is al- ready en route to the China Station.
Changes Expected In
Australian Cabinet
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A strong Japanese detachment is stated to have been routed in the vicinity of Wuning; in north Klangsi
SOVIET AID
A Chinese dispatch from Hong- kong quotes well-informed circles for the news that an important agreement is being reached be- tween Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, and the Soviet these Government for continued Russian changes, it may be observed that help for China, adds that china old ships like HM.B Emerald and is receiving 30 high-speed planes
East from Russia every week. H.M.B. Enterprise, of the Indies Squadron, which is based on Trincomalee, were recently re- called.
In conjunction with
H.M.S. Manchester has already replaced one and HMS. Liverpool is en route to replace the other, while H.M.S. Gloucester is on her
DEATH OF MR. C. REMEDIOS
of the East Indies Colony Resident For
MELBOURNE April 19 (Reuter) way to replace HMS. Norfolk as -Drastic changes in the Austra-Flagship lian Cabinet re anticipated when Squadron. Mr. R. G. Menzies, former Attor-
Owing to the Washington Treaty
ney General, is elected leader of limitations, Britain has never yet the United Australian Party.
been able to bring up the China
Many Years
THE DOLLAR .T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2td. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 281.
London Silver Market From Our Own Correspondent London, April 19.
unchanged as follows:-
"That method," continued coun-
INTERVIEWED CONSUL "Sometime towards the end of last year, Kelly apparently decid- ed to attempt to earn more money by carrying information to Ger- many. He went to Liverpool and there interviewed the Consul." said Mr. Paling.
German
BOMB EXPLOSION
AT WOOLWICH
Assistance to an greatest enemy bombing squadron who might desire to bomb the
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where
He also told of a woman with whom he was corresponding and the name and address, were written on a plece of paper found upon Kelly when he was arrested.
Kelly, added counsel for the prosecution, returned to Manches- ter on March 20 and on the same factory: Counsel continued that as a re-day he was stopped by police off- salt of the correspondence a meet-cers at Bolton station, and, on ar-
Kelly, no doubt, gave the Gering was arranged in Germany the rival at the police office, Kelly spat man Consul his native address and money for Kelly's fare being sent a plece of paper onto the pave- as a result of that interview Kelly by post.
Mr. Paling alleged that Kelly
Mr. Paling. sald that on
ment.
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that.
London silver prices to-day were received a letter which the pro- then broke into the factory and paper was the code given to Kelly
Spot
while in Germany. April 18 April 19
20-1/18 20-1/16 Forward 19-7/8 19-7/8
STERLING SERVICE
RECOGNIZED
secution would produce later."
Mr. Paling, added that one of the plans was recovered but the other was still missing.
This was a highly confiden-
and tial
document secret which could
the prove of
RESTORATION OF
Mr. Wong Ping-shun INDEPENDENCE OF
A presentation of a gold watch
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
and chain from Messrs. Mackin- non, Mackenzie and Co. to Mr. CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuter)---- Wong Ping-ahan, J. P., who re- Dr. E. Benes, former President of bas accepted tired from the compradoreship of Czechoslovakia, that arm after 45 years' service, leadership. of the International
stole, two plans. He applied, the following day, for a passport which was subsequently issued with a German vira.
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CROSSED INTO GERMANY · Counsel described the man, with
Chinese 12 Miles From Canton
took place in the compradore Movement for the restoration of ENCIRCLING MOVE
department yesterday.
the independence The resident: partner. Major slovakis. H. V. Wilkinson, D. 8, O., pre-
The death occurred at his resi-senting the gift to Mr. Wong, also
It is expected that he will as-Squadron to pre-war strength, but dence, No. 589, Nathan Road, last handed him a letter from Sir sume the Premiership of the Com-now that new and powerful vessels night, after a long liness, of Mr. George Campbell, of the Home monwealth in succession to the are being continually completed, Carlos Eugenio dos Remedios at office eulogizing the sterling ser- vice which Mr. Wong has given they will progressively replace the the age of 58 years. late Mr. J. A. Lyons.
Born in Hongkong, the late Mr.to the firm." Sir Earl Page, Minister of Econo- older ones, enabling a marked im-
On Mr. Wong Ping-shun's re- mies, who is acting Prime Minister, provement in the British naval Remedios was formerly Chief Clerk
in the Russo Asiatic Bank
tirement, his son, Mr. Wong Chi- is expected to resign to-day and position in Far Eastern waters.
He is survived by his wife, apo; has been appointed com- he will recommend to the Gov- Experts point out that in the ernor-General, Lord Gowrie, to event of emergency the Ave new son, a brother, Mr. J. J. dos Reme-pradore to succeed his father.
Mr. Wong is the holder of the send for Mr. Menzies to form a cruisers named could combine to dios, of the Kowloon Docks, and a
brother-in-law, Mr. L. M. Xavier. Certificate of Honour and a mem- form a homogeneous squadron, " Government.
ber of the District Watch Com- mitter.
GROUP PHOTOGRAPH taken on the occasion of the presentation of a gold watch and chain from Messra. Mackinnon." Mackensie & Co. to Mr. Wong Ping-shun, J.P., who retired from the Compradore Department yesterday. Mr. Wong is succeeded by his son, Mr. Wong Chi-po. (Photo by Kwong Ngal Studio).
of
Czecho-
Counsel said that he had simple evidence, some of which would be heard in camera, that Kelly stole, the plans with the intention of selling them to Germany.
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SPANISH MISSION
TALKS WITH FRENCH
AUTHORITIES
RABAT, April 19 (Reuter)-
A mission of high Spanish off- cials have arrived here from Spanish Morocco to diseas with the French authorities the relations between Spanish and French Morocco.
IN PROGRESS CHUNGKING, April 19 (T/Ocean) - Fierce fighting has been going on in the Canton neighbourhood of
Rabat is the capital of the during the last few days, ac- French zone of Morocco and has a
GUIDE TO THE NEWS cording to Chinese war news. population of 33,000. Fez in the
PAGE 2-Softball notes. Sports notes and views. Training gallops. Featherweight title fight. Lawn bowls teams. PAGE 3-Radio programmes.
London Gazette, PAGE 5 Cinemas. Crossword
prizle Diary of local events PAGE 6-Wedding at Registry. **Women's page, an PAGE 7. Murder trial at the. Criminal Sessions. Peace Pledge Union address, Bad weather delays air mails Funeral of Fate Mr. Wong Kai-ming... PAGE 8-Leading article; No
Surrender.
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PAGE 9-Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-sher's statement. PAGE 10.--The Services. Good- ich exhibit at World's Fair. PAGES 11, 12 and 13, Finance
and commerce de PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping
news and directors, PAGE 16-Bwo League semi- Anal Eastern football tour,
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"It is claimed that the Chi-North and Marrakesh in this Bouth nese troops which recaptured are the old capital of the Bultans, Kuasin Cirantien, near the Canton-Hankow Railway," are now only about twelve miles from Canton. Another column which has been engaged in the task of encircling Canton has got to within twenty miles of the town.
At the same time it is admitted} that violent nghting is taking place in the rear of the Chinese advance, particularly south-east of Cantón, in the vicinity of Shilung.
Chinese "irregulars are said to have carried out a successful on slaught upon the Japanese air base near White Cloud mountain.“.
The Japanese are continuing to rush reinforcements to the front in Central China, particularly inj the district near Hankow and Tungting Lake. These comprise the Twentieth Division which has hitherto been stationed in South Shanal
The Chinese claim to have halted the Japanese advance along the Han River.
MEDWAY DANCE POSTPONED
Captain" "S" and the Wardroom Othcers, H.M.S. Medway and the IVth Sub marine Flotilla; very much regret that it has been found necessary to alter the date of their dance, from April 28 to May 5.
New Invitations will be
issued only to those who we unable to accept for the ori ginal date:
Any guests who ready accepte
they are; not free are requested to signify thir to their resp