HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FRANCE'S NEW CABINET WILL
STAY IN OFFICE
By
Premier Undismayed Hot Criticism Made By Radical Socialists
PARIS, Mar. 23 (Reuter)-Although hotly criticised by the Radical Socialists and the Parties of the Right, M. Rey- naud's Government will stay in office.
-
Funk Goering Quarrel?
MANY CONFLICTING RUMOURS
LONDON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)
CABLES
EXTENDED LINES
LINES EXPOSE JAPANESE TO FLANKING ATTACKS IN S. KWANGSI
CHUNGKING, Mar. 3 (Central)—Though outwardly the Japan- ese seem to have made some progress in South Kwangst, thay are actually falling into a debacle, declared a Chinese military spokes-
man in a press interview today.
The spokesman said that the Japanese aim is to carry out a "mopping up" campaign, but meeting with unexpected counter-strokes Conflicting reports about the post-themselves, as their lengthening lines are exposed to flanking and on their way of advance, they are finding it difficult to extricate
tion of Dr. Funk, the German Minister of Economics and Pre- sident of the Reichsbank, are cur- rent.
rear aftacks.
According to the spokesman, the Japanese on the south bank of the Wat River" and to the east of the
NAZI DENIAL
menced the drive on March 13 in While the Official German News been will resume his duties im-two columns.. mediately after the Easter holl- days and characterises as "pure Inventions". the rumours of long-
Nanning-Yamchow highway.com-
the HWAINAN
During M. Reynaud's speech in the Chamber yester-"Agency says Dr. Funk, who has day, his stressing of the fact that France was engaged in a "total war" and his reference to the treason of Russia were loudly cheered, but otherwise the speech was quietly received.
NEAR EAST TROOP MOVEMENTS
|_
ITALY INCREASES
HOME ARMY
"ROME. Mar. 23
(Havas)-Bg troop movements in the Eastern Mediterranean are mentioned in reports received here.
ANJAK LANDING
A landing at Anjak, is taking place under the protection of a naval escort, while 'planes. guns and other war materials are being assembled at Halfa."
Supplies are arriving at Fort Said in great quantities.
IN ITALY
ROME, Mar. 33 Reuter)-The. Metropolitan (Home) Army is to be increased from 13 to 16 Army) Corps under a Bill for the organ- isation of the Land Forces tabled in the Chamber.
for six
Provision is made army commands, including one for Zara (Istria). in the Adria- tic, and another in Elba, in the Mediterranean.
Included in the bill are 123"art- lery regiments, and the strength of į this arm is doubled compared with! the last war.
sk
TWO COLUMNS
ther Funk, Nazi Minister of Econo-units closed in and routed them.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT
standing differences between Dr. The column on the south bank Although the Cabinet has Funk and Field-Marshal Guering, of the Wat River, after passar-Many Japanese lives were lost CHUNGKING, Mar. 34 (Central) six Radical-Socialists in it, "Berlin banking circles" are quot-through Fumiao, had an encounter when a troop train was blown up by two Radical-Socialist speak-ed in Amsterdam as expecting his with the Chinese at Lawhri on a mine believed to have been laid ers criticised it, while the ex-resignation shortly.
March 14. After suffering defeat, by Chinese at Tawangmião on the treme Right spokesmen and
"HEALTH" REASONS
it spilt into two columns. One Hwainan Railway in Anhwet re- others of a similar Rightist
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 23 (Havas) column pushed toward Wingshen,cently. -The Berlin correspondent of the 50 miles east of Nanning, and its huc went even further and
"Telegraaf reports that Dr. Wal-relghbourhood.
On the night of March 20 the sald they would not support
Crack Chinese Japanese artillery at Kweichib, on the south bank of the Yangtze A second column forced its way River in Anhwel, 85 inlles above to Taiping, in Kwangtung, west of Wuhu. fired over forty shells at Lingshan, where they were engaged the Chinese positions in the by the Chinese. With their re-neighbourhood. Under the barrage treat cut off they pushed perilous Japanese infantry unit rushed ly eastward to Shaping, but were the Chinese lines After hours of driven wack to Nansheung, where close-quarter fighting, the Jap they are now encircled.
anese infantry-men
were wiped out,
the Government,
TOTAL WAR
M. Reynaud defended the con duct of the war so far and denied shat it had been paid for by in- flationary methods. The Govern-
ment wanted total war only as a means of obtaining peace again.
mic Affairs, will soon resign for "reasons of health,"
These "reasons. of health" may have some connexion with his reported disagree- ment with Field-Marshal Goer- ing.
Was
For several weeks now, he has not taken part in any official Gov- M. Bium. the Socialist leader. Jernment cemonstrations, nor said that the Scctalists had decid- he even present at the Leipzig cd to join the Government without Fair, which surely comes within negotiation with M. Reynaud be his sphere of duties. cause they wanted to lend the country. all support for obtaining a lasting just peace in the least possible time.
Immediately following the debate and the vote of con- fidence, which passed with a majority of 112, with 110 Dé- putles abstaining, the Cabinet held a meeting, at which, it is understood. M. Reyaud's Gov- ernment decided to stay in office.
RAINFALL
An inch and a half of rain was recorded between 10 am, and 10 p.m. according to the Royal Obser-
KWANGTUNG CIVIL ADMINISTRATION
Shots Fired At Ex-Premier Of Sind
LUCKNOW, Mar. 24 (Reuter
STUBBORN RESISTANCE
The enemy column pushing southward from the Nanning- stated reached Yamchow highway, the spokesman the vicinity of Lingshan on March 17. Meeting with stubborn Chinese resistance, SHIUKWAN, Mar. 23 (Central)- they called in heavy reinforce- The Kwangtung Provincial Governments. Toward ment has announced a 21-point broke into Lingshan where street According to the Hardoi (United
evening they programme for the civil adminis-fighting ensued. Since then, heavy Provinces) correspondent of the tration of the province during the fighting has been raging in the Pioneer, an attempt was made to current year. The programme has outskirts. been circularised to all districts
assassinate Khan Bahadur. Allah for strict observation,
On March 21 in a surprise rear Bax, ex-Premier of Strid, while he attack the Chinese drove the was returning to Sind by train greater part of the Japanese troops from Ramgarh
When he was reaching Darbod, to the hilly regions to the north- east of Lingshan where they have a man appeared at the window been subjected to annihilating at-of his compartment and fired tacks.
three revolver shots.
Allah Bux was not hit and the assailant escaped
The main points in the pro- gramme include the improvement of civil service, "encouragement of military enrollment, suppression of narcotics, readjustment of food- stuffs. promotion of health, re- organization of finance
and tax Since the beginning of the Ja- IN RUMANIA
system, pushing of rural credits,panese drive, the Chinese along promotion of education, increase the Nanning-Yamchow highway Allah Bux resigned on March 18, The Cabinet in Sind, headed by BUCHAREST, Mar 23 Reuter)vatory, on Saturday. King Carol declared in a speech
of agricultural production, read-the Total ramfall for the 38 hours justment of land distribution, pro-launched a series of harassing at- spokesman revealed, have that all Rumania's activities for ended at 10 p.m. on Saturday motion of communications the time being must be concen-nigh, was 1.690 inches." trated on meeting the needs of the
Total
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TOLL OF WAR AT SEA:
BRUTAL NAZI METHODS:
SEVEN NEUTRAL VICTIMS
GERMANY'S UNRESTRICTED WARFARE AGAINST NEUTRALS HAS RESULTED IN THE SINKING OF NO LESS THAN SEVEN OF THEIR SHIPS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK ALONE.
The ships were the Danish Bothal (2,109 tons), the Danish Viking (1,158 tons), the Danish Christiansborg (3,270 tons)," the Danish Minsk (1.229 tons), the Danish Charkow (1,026 tons), the Danish Algier (1,654 tons) and the Norwegian Svinta (1.267 tons), says "a British Wireless Message.
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 23 (Havas)--The Danish Algier. 1,650 tons, was torpe- doed and sunk in the Atlan- tic, it is now learned. She 'disappeared beneath the waves in three minutes.
ship
One woman and four of the crew were killed,
NO WARNING
LONDON. Mar, 23 (Reuter)—It |
port she warning.
T.A. Pearce's XI And H.K. Feet Match Abandoned
is now learned that the Algier The two-day cricket match be- painted Danish flags on her sides Hongkong Feet, the latter cap had all sailing lights on and the tween T. A, Pearce's XI and the
were illuminated. Her crew retained by Capt. D. C. E Grose, was torpdoed without which was started on Good Friday, од the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, had to be abandoned on Twenty survivors, including a stewardess had to jump into the being bowled owing to the heavy Saturday, without a single ball sea, the ship. sank so fast. drifted around in open boats on the Atlantic for 10 hours before Taking Arst lease of the wickets, being rescued and brought into a D. L Bosanquet hit out for a Pearce's XI knocked up 182 runs.
British port.
They
rain
finely contributed 34, hig score-In- BRUTAL METHODS
cluding six fours, while H. Owen ..COPENHAGEN, Mar. 23 (Reu-Hughes collected 33. J. L. Q. ter) The brutal methods of Ger-Pearce scored 30 and T. A. Pearce man sea warfare are arousing in-and B. C. Fay 21 each.
net-tacks against the Japanese around STEEL COULSON creasing Indignation in Denmark D. McLellan bowled best for the
work, relief of refugees. and Im-Nanning and on the highway. A
highway have been recovered.
army and in efforts and sacrifices ginning of the year is 8.08 inches. tion.
rainfall since the be-provement of regional pacifica number of vantage points on the & H.B. LEAGUE
for national defence.
"There is only one command and one purpose now." he de- clared, "and that is to
con-
serve the united integrity of Rumania."
King Carol added that Rumania wanted to live on friendly terms with all her neighbours.
New Kweilin Being Built
SWEDISH
The following are latest results In the Steel Coulson and H. B.
BILLIARDS
ANXIETY INCREASES: League:-
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DEFENCE
CABLE NEWS
IN BRIEF
LONDON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)- The King and Queen are spending the Easter holidays at Windsor.
KWEILIN, Mar. 23 (Central)-A They lett London on Thursday
new Kweilin is being built, accord. night.
ing to Mr. Chen En-yuan. the Mayor.
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NEW YORK, Mar. 23 (Havas)——
In accordance with the construc- Forty American volunteers, all tion project the new municipality ambulance drivers, are sailing for will be divided into the cultural, France today. Others are due to industrial, commercial, adminis-follow shortly. trative and socnic areas. Air rald precautions are emphasized in the project.
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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請
WELLINGTON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)
The condition of Mr. M. J. Savage, the New Zealand Premier.
A middle school and an institute who is seriously ill, is unchanged.
of physical culture will be estab-
lished.
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LONDON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)
The estimated annual revenue of The death has occurred of David the Kwellin Municipal Govern-Samuel
unrivalled
Margoliouth,
ment is between $500,000 and $600,-authority on Arabic literature.
000, which is not sufficient to meet
both administrative and
structive needs. The
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recon- PARIS. Mar. 23 (Havas)MIII- National tary credits for the second quarter Government has ordered an ap- of this year were ratified by the: propriation of $500,000 annually as Senate by 296 unanimous votes.
a subsidy for the development of; the municipality,
H.K.U. CRICKET
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BUDAPEST, Mar. 23 (HaYAR)— The Danube flood is taking bigger and bigger proportions and 30,000 people are seriously affected, main-
PLANS TO MEET ANY
EMERGENCIES
of the
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 23 (Reuter)-While the fate proposed defensive alliance between Sweden, Norway and Fin- land still hangs in the balance, Sweden has, begun a big drive to strengthen her defences,
NEW DEVELOPMENTS. New developments reported today are:
Firstly, that new and younger Commander-in-Chief of the Army has been ap- pointed. He is Major-General Ivar Holmquist.
Secondly, 10,000 conscripts... who have
not yet received military training are being called up for 150 days service. Thirdly, some categories of the 1939 and 1938 naval con- scripts have been called up..
Fourthly, Sweden's defence outpost in the Baltic-the island of Gotland has been more strongly fortified than at any time in its history.
Fifthly, in the north, the vital strategic fortress of Bo- den has just been visited by a party of Swedish officials who described it as "imprenable." STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
C.P.O. Rec. Club 1. CS.C.C. 2. Garrison "A" I, C.P.O. Rec.
Club 2.
H.K. Police 0, C.S.CC. 3.
.
HB. Club 2, Prison. Officer's
Club 1. D.R.C. 3, Naval Poltee 0.
LEAGUE TABLE
C.S.C.C. H.B. Club 'D.R.C.
I
P. W. L. F. A. Pts. 17 15 2 41 10 41
.......17 15 2 39 12 39 18 12 4 33 15 33
grim array of anti-aircraft bat- C.P.O. Rec. Club 15 9 6 28-17.28 teries have been installed.
2
P.O.'s Club Taikoo Club HEP..
MOSCOW - ATTACK COPENHAGEN, Mar, 23 (Havas) -A violent attack against "R 0.0.0. actionary Parties in Sweden" was broadcast by the Moscow radio. in connection with the proposed Norwegian-Finnish-Swedish De- fence Alliance.
The announcer expressed doubts whether Finland would be drawn into such a combine or prefer to obtain, favours by living at peace with her great neighbour."
The announcer said the alliance would be an "anti-Russian de fence union." Sweden, he said. had long been planning such an "anti-Russian mixtary pack"
"
16 79 22 26 22 16 8 8 23 25 23 166 9-20 25 20 16 0.10.18 30 18
Garrison "A”........ 17 · 4 13 18 33 18 Naval Police ... 18 3 13 11 37-11 Garrison "B" 15 3 12 11 34 11
Highest Break, C.P.O. Grant 63,
SNOOKER
C.P.O. Rec, Club 1, C.S.C.C. 2. Garrison "A" 1, C.P.O. Rec. Club
2.
H.K. Police 0, 0.8.C.C. 3.
HB. Club 2, Prison Officer's Club
1.
D.R.C. 3, Naval Police 0.
LEAGUE TABLE-,
Garrison "A" C.B.C.C.
F.K. Police
P. W. L. F. A. Pts. ...17 12 5 36 15 36 17 13 4 35 16 36 IS 10.5 30 15 30
BOWLS: U.S.R.C. Naval Police ... 15 10 6.27 21 27
V. RECREIO
HB. Club
17 7 10 25 28 25 C.P.O. Rec. Club 15 7 8 25:20 25 His Excellency the Governor will P.O.'s. Club 16 8 8.23 25 23 The island's strategic import-lead a United Services Recreation D.R.C.
167 9.12, 29 19 grown since Russian Club team in a friendly lawn bowls Garrison "B" 15 5 10 18 29 18 16 5 11.14-34 14
M
The Hongkong University secondly in the Szeged region. A special ance has XI will play cricket against the commission has been appointed outposts have been set up at match at Club de Recreio on Satun 0.0.0. Royal Air Force on Wednesday a by the Government for relief work Hangoe and Baltischport, in Es-day March 30. commencing at 3.30 Talkoo Club 10 4 12.14 34 14 2 p.m. at Pokfulam, and will be in the inundated areas,
tonia, on the other side of Swe- p.m. represented by the following team:{
Highest Break, Low (EBC) 30: LE Tan, K. Lo, J. Fenton, J. MELBOURNE. Mar. 23 (Reuter)...
den in the Baltic
Following will represent U.S.
NOTE: A points for and Ameerall, O. V. Cheung C. W. Hool. It is officially stated that neither be one of the principal objectives
Gotland, it is thought, would R.C.-
against have been deleted from HH Williams, Lt, R. W the Tables, owing to the resigna C. 8. Loke, R. M. Soares N. Singh, the military nor the Department of an attack against Sweden by Rowell, A. C. Milne and Dr. Ltion of the RE. Bergeante Mess. LE Guterres T. B. Tech. Reserves: of Information have received in Germany. W. W. Abraham, B S. Chowia.
Newton (skip).
formation suggesting there is even
NOW barbed-wire *entangle- P. Younghusband, Major. R.
the
TWO
SOFTBALL GAMES ONLY
A cricket match between the a basis of truth for the German ments, underground forts and a Lovett, A. Hubbard and EE the University and the Central British radio allegation of friction be- School team has been arranged tween Australians and Arabe re-
Governor (skip).......
for Saturday, March 30. at the salting in the death of three the Mechevajautka River. Lt. Col. E. D. Matthews, Lt. Col.
latter's ground.
3. Moffat, Col. E 8. White and Major R. Rosenbloom (skip).
An-
The authority. granted
to
Shigemitsu Muramoto, of 89, Hen-
nessy Road, in accordance with
BERNE Mar. 23
Arabs. This is authoritatively re- other expedition is to leave Mos- garded as an example of lying cow in the near future to conduct Nazi propaganda,
a thorough survey of the district.
(H2708)——A LONDON, Mar. 24 (Reiter)-The
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Dr. J. T. Smalley, J. A. Fraser, LA. R. Duncan and A. T. Moss (skip).
The "Social Demokraten" says: H. K Feet, getting 4 wickets for. "Even if we recognise that Ger- 32 runs.
many is at war with Britain. We The H. K. Feet team had scored cannot accept this unjust form of 101 for the lose of 4 wickets when warfare, and we say this without time intervened on Friday. Capt. minding if it does offend the Grose rattled up 51 runs and was German press.”
unbeaten when play ceased, while A. E. Perry added 23, to the score. Fay captured all four wicketa which fell on Friday, his average being $.overs, 2 maidens, 27 runs, 4 wickets.
Referring to the sinking of the Heddernheim by a. British submarine. the
newspaper says the submarine rave the Nazi vessel 15 minutes warn- Ing.
It adds: "Further comparison
The next dance of the United
of British and German methods Services Recreation Club will be
held on Wednesday, April 3. at 10.
of warfare is unnecessary.""
SCANDINAVIA IMPRESSED STOCKHOLM, Mar. 23 (Reuter) -The sinking of the Naxi steamer Heddernhelm by British sub- marine has impressed "Scandina vian opinien profoundly.
WEATHER REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
* 10 am., March 24
It has hitherto been thought Barometer, (at sea level), 30.05 ins, that the German watch on the Temperature, 63 F. Kattegat w too effective to al-Humidity, 91 per cent. Wind Direction, WSW. low any British war vessel to
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 operate there..
Temperature: maximum yesterday The "Dagens Nyheter says the
61 F action may be the prelude to temperature, minimum last night more intensive action against German iron ore shipments from Rainfall for 24 hrs., ending. 10 2.m Sweden.
01 F.."
today 1.40 T
Total rainfall since January 1st
9.48 ms
ON WAY HOME COPENHAGEN, Mar. 23 (Reu- ter) The crew of the German Agnins; an average of, 4.98 ina.. ship Heddenheim have now left Sunset tonight, 6.30 p.m for Germany; they state their Sunrise tomorrow, 6.23 am: First Engineer is a prisoner in the British submarine.
The Heddernheim was carrying
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4 pm. March 24. Barometer (at sea level), 29.95 ina Temperature, 68 F.
Humidity, 77 per cent.
a valuable cargo of iron ore,
NORWAY UNEASY
Wind Directlan, WSW OSLO, Mar. 23. Reuter)-Nor-Maximum temperature, 71. F.
Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 way has presented a Note to Ger- Minimum temperature. 60 many expressing great uneasiness regarding Germany's methods of sea warfare which have resulted in the loss of many Norwegian ships.
to the torpedoing of three ships The note referred particularly
which the Norwegian Government
regards as illegal since they were carrying no contraband.
The Note asks that the question
Rainfall, nil
HONG KONG TIDE TABIZ From 25 to 31 Mar, 1840,
Date of
Height
Height
HIGH WATER.
Low WATER.
Hong
Hong
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Time, 44
Time
16.4
b. mit, inj ́hema:
101568 23.00 10 52
0400
1824
04 35
23.62 11 28 6 7
17 10 11
05-05
9'5
18 0314
00.50 51 of 85 12.06
19.00 0168 1800 06: 1950 6 5 2006
29
16
90
20
03 14
1849
4.306 36 6.1 $1.28 12-1
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be "discussed as soon as possible.
NAZI CREW INTERNED
Mon. 20 ON SUNDAY LONDON, Mar, 23 (Reuter)-It F. 26.
is now revealed that the Nazi sea Only two games
oganics the the local men landed from an auxiliary Wed. 97 Softball League were played yes-warship yesterday were members terday. the results being as of the crew of the La Corunna, Thur. 28 the provisions of the Pharmacy Soviet geological expedition has Ministry of Food announced that
follows:
which set fire to herself on being FL 20 and Poisons Ordinance, 1935, has discovered in the Ural Mountains the British Government has this The Clinical Meeting of the
· been withdrawn. Muramoto was what is believed to be the richest year bought the whole crops of Hongkong and China Branch of Recreio "B"
E righted by British warship re recently convicted of an offence diamond mine in the world, the Indian and Ceylon tes and is im- the British Medical Association Canadian Chinese
cantly against the Dangerous Drugs Or-¡Grman, news agency asserts. The porting no mare Java or "com will be held at 9 pm, on Wednes Ball Club dinance.
mine la located in the victinity of mon" China grada,
day at the Queen Mary Hospital Liga Portuguesa
KH
11 15
12
2 Comprising 60 officers and men, oggi Me the Germans were landed and in- Sun 31 tered in Scotland.
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