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DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS ARE
EXPECTED IF
APPLICATION
FOR HABEAS CORPUS WRIT IS REFUSED
Tientsin Prisoners' Case Will Be Taken To Privy Council If Necessary
SHANGHAI, AUGUST 14 (REUTER)-DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPECTED if Mr. P. Grant Jones. Assistant Judge of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China, refuses to grant the application for the writ of habeas corpus in connexión with the four Chinese prisoners at Tientsin.
Judge Grant Jones is expected to give his decision some time to-morrow, or on Wednesday.
Reuter learns that fresh instructions have been received by the legal firm of Ellis & Hays, under which, if the application is refused, an immediate appeal will be lodged and, if necessary, the case will be carried to the Privy Council in London.
Mr. H. A: Reeks and Mr. J. R. Jones, barristers-at-law, of the firm of Messrs. Ellis & Hays, are now awaiting the Judge's decision.
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BY THE EDITOR
Judge Grant Jones, CBE, has
Interview
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ANOTHER PARTITION OF POLAND IS BRAZENLY MOOTED IN GOERING'S ORGAN: NAZI
FAILURE
FOR WANG
MAGINOT LINE Partial Peace
A highly significant' Reu- ter report from London states that Mr. Winston Churchill flew yesterday to Paris where he will be the guest of the French || K General Staff and will
Rejected: H.K. Workers Quit
spend two days inspecting C the Maginot line.
Churchill is **Although Mr not a member of the Govern- ment it is evident that the chiefs of the French army an- ticipate a rapid change in his status should the Maginot line suddenly come into use."
Tientsin Volunteers Mobilized
ARMOURED CARS ON PATROL IN
\RUNGKING. AUG.14 (REUTER) --AN EMPHATIC REJECTION OF WANG CHING-WEY'S PLEA FOR A "REGIONAL ARMISTICE " REEN IN KWANGTUNG 'BAS MADE BY GEN. CHANG FA-KWEI, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CHINESE FORCES IN THAT PRO- VINCE
In a radio broadcast addressed. to the people of Canton made yes- terday on the occasion of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Shanghai-hostilities, Gen. Chang Fa-kwei denounced Wang! Ching-welt very strong terms and expressed his determination to drive the Japanese out-of Kwangtung.
zie
This clear-cut declaration is: considered here to be very signi- ficant, as Chang Fa-kwei was close-
German Landscape.
Chungking - Hongkong Radiophone Service
14
All preparations
have been oficial in-
ly associated with Wang Ching-wei completed for the
the Chungking- in the early stages of the Chinese auguration of BRITISH AREA. revolution, and Wang is said to Hongkong radiophone service this
have relied on him very strongly morning TIENTSIN, Aug. 14 (Reuter) for military support of his move- —Armoured cars of the ment British Municipal Volunteer" Corps were mobilized this morning as a precautionary
measure,
"HISTORIANS” PREPARE
FOR NEW AXIS ROBBERY
Third Reich Lauds, Wants To Repeat Great Crime Of Eighteenth Century Despots
BERLIN, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-A strongly-worded vindication of the partitions of Poland in the past, coupled with the assertion that Poland is now no better than she was then, is contained in. to-day's Issue of General Goering's organ, the Essen "Nazional Zeitung."
The paper says: "Poland ropean civilization when they was liquidated by her neigh-placed a section of the Polish bours at the close of the people under their protection. XVIII-th century because she Poland in 1939 is what she was had lost the right to live an in 1763-a blot on the world's
national independent
life civilization, a danger to the peace Prussia and Austria acted as of Europe, and a disaster for her defenders of Central Eu-lown Inhabitants.
Ribbentrop's Six - Point Compromise Settlement For Danzig: Complete German Administration
down
Among others. Mr. Hellington K. Tang. Deputy Director of the Central Publicity Department will STIED UP
Converse with Gen. Wo Techen; Sixty-six men representing the former Governor of Kwangtung, composing and printing staff of
who is now in Hongkong
PARIS, Aug 14 (Reuter)Reports of a compromise the "South China Daily News" and To-day was the last day of anthe "Tin Yin Yat Po," local verna- Mr. T. T. Halas, Director of the settlement for Danzig stated to have been proposed by the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Clano, to Herr von. intensive three-day anti-British been a member of the Bench of TOKYO, Aug. 14. (Reuter)--The campaign in the Japanese-occupied cular morning newspapers general Central News Agency will have ly regarded as propaganda valves a conversation with Mr. David Lu,
Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, are current. British Supreme Court in British Ambassador, Sir Robert areas of the city which is expected for the Kuomintang renegade, Chlef of the Hongkong Bureau.
in Warsaw according to the newspaper "Figaro.” China for the past eight years. He Craigie, met Bir. Sotomatsu Kato, to culminate in a monster demon-Wang Ching-wel suddenly decided The Chungking end of the radio-
One version is reproduced, NO^INFORMATION came to China as a student inter Japanese Minister at large, this stration. preter in the British Consular afternoon and, according
to The armoured cars began to on Sunday to stop work, with the phone service will be managed by
Chungking City Telephone by "Figaro," and includes the
IN BRITAIN Service and served in Shanghai "Domel,”, this interview gave
a patrol the perimeter of the British result that yesterday's editions of the
each call on Hongkong will be $33.
(1) The post of League High as Vice-Consul, in this capacity, ray of hope" that the Tokyo talks concession at 10 am, and will con- the two papers had to be printed Administration. The charge for following points:
tinue on duty until 10 p.m.
Commissioner to disappear; (Central News). to-night."
"(2)
the
he sat with a Chinese Magistrate may be resumed in the next two in the old International Mixed days. Court in China as Senior British Sir Robert Craigie is reported by Assessor for a number of years, "Domet" as saying he was con-
instructions from London within a
17
elsewhere.
(Continued on. Page 9
*
during which time he received vinced that he would receive new WAS IN CRASH AT BASRA LAST
promotion to Consul
It was while he was at Home on couple of days. leave that he became a barrister-! The British Ambassador, is fur- at-law. Later, he was transferred, ther reported as assuring Mr. Kato to the interior sa a Consul-Gen- that these instructions should lead eral, which post he was holding.ät to an amicable settlement of both the time he was appointed, by the the police and economic questions Foreign Office, to become Assistant in Tientsin. Judge of H M. Supreme Court for China. He is a Welshman.
According to the same source, Mr. Kato promised, in reply, to use interest his influence to bring about the Hongkong residents to learn that resumption of negotiations.
Incidentally, it will
the British Supreme Court for
MAX APPEAL
China, formerly known as the of Jerusalem, and Miss Sara Mar- British Bupreme Court for China zery Fry. and Korea, comes not under the Law Courts at Home or under the Colonial or Dominions Offices but under the Foreign Office, whose chief representative in China the British Ambassador.
FORMERLY IN HK.
| WEEK: BUT THIS AMERICAN LADY IS SET ON AIR TRAVEL
GOLD RISES
ONE PENNY
WHAT THE MARKET IS THINKING LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter) -This penny rise in the price of gold to 138s. 7id, an ounce, and the commensurate, in- crease to twopence in the pre- mlum over the American, ship- ping partly aroused consider- able, interest in City circles this morning.
FLYING AROUND THE WORLD, EVEN TO-DAY, requires a certain amount of courage and stamina. But when it comes to hitting a mountain side in a plane, then continuing to fly over land and sea, well, that is something else!
"
And a charming little middle-aged lady, who has had such an experience, arrived for a short visit in the Colony yesterday on the Imperial Airways' plane. She is Mrs. Virginia L. Pfuderer,
However, through services of Im- Departing from her home in Chicago last month, this American perial Airways she succeeded in traveller was ед route by air securing passage on an Italian air- around the world. The trip across line, and continued her journey to the Atlantic Ocean by Pan Amer-Bangkok where she embarked on can Airways Clipper was delight-the Denebola for Hongkong..
According to Mrs. Pfuderer, om- ful and, after a short stay in Lon-
In the event of Judge Grant Jones granting the wift of habeas corpus, the accused men will not be handed over to the Japanese authorities but, if he decides otherwise, Messrs. Reeks and fones may appeal to the Full Court, com. Mr. R A. Reeks and Mr. J. R. prising Judge Sir Alan Mossop,
don, she embarked on an Imperial clals in Basra explained that the Jones are barristers-at-law and Chief Judge of the Supreme Court
A feature at the gold-fixing was Airways" plane for Delh!. But accident was due to the controls members of the old-established for China: the Chief Justice for the large number of Continental here fate intervened. Travelling which were not functioning pro- firm of Filig" and Hays, the good- Hongkong; and Judge'Grant Jones.
A CAFFER TRIP will of which Mr. Reeks purchased In the absence of the latter, the buying orders for execution at the on the recently launched Aying perly at the time...
beat price, with the price rising boat Australia, Mrs. Pfuderer was
The American visitor is now nearly fifteen years ago, Mr. Reeks, Acting Chief Justice its
Decisions from the Full Tribunal, one penny, however, some buyers one of the unfortunate passengers an Englishman, formerly resided in Hongkong and at one time are, if necessary, appealed to the dropped out, thus enabling the involved in the plane crash just looking forward to her trip across
remainder to secure their re-outside Basra last week
the Pacific in the Honolulu Cipper served in the Chinese Balt. Gabelle. Privy Council in London, a proces quirement in full.
"GOING TO HIT THEM”
which departs from Bongkong on. He is an excellent Chinese scholar, which may take some considerable
We had just left Basra. It was Thursday morning. Arriving in reads and writes Chinese and time. The decisions of the Privy Some well-informed quarters are
Inclined to attribute the accen-about seven in the morning. The San Francisco Mrs. Pluderer will speaks Cantonese and Mandarin. Council are, of course, Anal His partner, Mr. Jones, is a Welsh- In the ordinary course of events,tuated continental demand for passengers were looking out of the continue by air to her home in man and was, until two or three the British Supreme Court has gold solely to the after-effects of plane's windows and so was Z We Chicago. But that will not be the years ago, Secretary of the Shang-no direct jurisdiction over the four the Mendelssohn atak, and, as could see the mountains in front end of her adventurous travel hai Municipal Council, a post Chinese suspects. According to such likely to prove only tempor- of us and it certainly looked as South America is next on her list
11 we were going to hit thera. and by afri
"In fact, several of my travelling (According to a Reuter message which he had held for more, than the treaties entered into between ry ten years, prior to which he prac- Great Britain and China, the Con- Others, on the contrary, are of companions made the remark published last Thursday repairs to tised as a member of the arm of cession authorities are bound to the opinion that the buying may suddenly we all knew we were the damaged fying boat Austraila
due to а combination of Teesdale and Newman, solicitors. extradite persons against whom be
going to hit those hills, and right] nied an amdavit for a writ of a prima facie case to a properly ports of the possibility of a more Thank heavens there was no outlookFone killed: only many bruises and habeas corpus in connexion with constituted Chinese court of law, favourable international the surrender try the Tientsin au-appointed by the Central Govern resulting from the Italo-German Abrasions," said Mrs. Pluderer 35 thorities of the four Chinese sus-ment which is the only competent conversations pected of complicity in the murder authority to try them.
Mesara, Reeks and Jones have the Chinese authorities may have factors, "including inter alia," reinto them the plane crashed: are expected to take a month).
In thi" connexion, it is pointed frat air aceldent, at
of the puppet Superintendent of This expose is intended as an out the the present tens Customs in that port. The two explanation of how the law is ad-among hoarders or gold
the Consular buy on a favourable Bhanghat barristers have received ministered under
their instructions from a firm of Court system and as a Who's Who outlook and sell whe London solicitors on behalf of two of the principal characters involv-favourable, owing to well-known, authorities on interna ed in the drama at present being in the event of bos Lional law Professor Norman enacted In RM, Supreme Court mig Bentwich, KC, of the University for China
an
terslation
THE DOLLAR TT. ON LONDON: 1, 2 19/324. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 281 From Our Own Correspondent yon London, Aug. 14. London stiver prices to-day were lady was axious to continue her Journey and was informed that up 1/16 for Spot and 1/18 for For- there would be a short delay, but ward as follows
she told of her experience in her
Undaunted by the mishap and a to cut and bruised chin, this modern
[tles, gold from the appearance of the plane,
ome which was practically demolished,
the knew it would be impossible."
Abolition of. Foland's Commissariat General in the Free City and replacement by a Diplomatic Mission to secure Polish interests;
Free
LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuter)-Tre League High Commissioner for Danzig, Professor Burckhardt, re- ceived an invitation last week to go to Berchtesgaden and Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns
for Germany on Friday night.
The British Government was confidentially informed a few hours before his departure.
(3) Danzig's statute as a Fe that Prof. Burckhardt left Danzig City to be revised with its administration 100 per cent German
(4) Gradual liquidation, over five years, of the customs frontier between Danzig and Germany;
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(5) German guarantee of 'demilitarization of Danzig by international "agreement, Po land, at the same time, to abolish munition "depot" on Westerplatte Peninsular; EN
(6) Harbour to be controlled by independent Harbour Board comprising of representatives from Poland," ·Danzig ... and Germany.
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2-Interport tennia. Hongkong Cycling Club. England's team for Third Test. U. 8. Baseball, PAGE 3-Radio programmes. London The Bervices. Gazette.
puzzle** Coming events. PAGE 5-Cinemas Crossword
PAGE 6-Blence is golden,” Two marriages at Registry... Waltresses set fine example Newsettes Ment
PAGE Hongkong boys with
North China guerillas Ger- man plane here. 21 cases or cholern. Crown land
PAGE 8-Leading article:
Empire Air Routes. PAGE 10 Another ambulance for Red Cross, work Police Reserve orders Airport
PAGES 11 and 12 Finance
and
PAC
Aug. 11 Aug 14
17-1/8317-3/16- 16-3/416-7/8
It is believed that Prof. Barck- hardt has now returned to Danzig where he is in the position to make contact with the Danzig Senate and the Polish authorities,
The British Government has, so far, received no information as to what transpired at Berchtesgaden.
BRITISH PLANT
DAMAGED
TSINGTAO, Aug. 14 (Reuter Furniture and windows were smashed and ob:er damage done when a Chinese mob attacked the Yee Toong (British-American) Tobacco Company's plant in the Japanese-occupied town of Itu on the Tsingtao-Tsinan railway on August 12,0
According to a reliable report, the attack was part of an anti- Britian demonstration.
EXCISE DUTIES
IN EGYPT
CAIRO Aug 14 (Reuter)The Egyptian Government has decided to Impose excise duties om petrol sugar and certain other commo dities
This is to make up for the losses resulting from the cancel Tation of the Cotton Export. which amounted to £800,000
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