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POLAR FLIGHT,
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928.
NORTH RETREATS.
**ITALIA" ON HER WAY TO SPITZBERGEN.
WITHDRAWAL TO NEW FRONT.
Stockholm, May 3
The "Italia" has passed over Oskarshamn from Stelp, on her way to Spitzbergon.
Shanghai, May 3.
CONSIGNÉES” NOTICES.
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The Northerners are withdraw- ing from all fronts, including Shansi and south west Chiùli. Spitzbergen will be the "Italia's" They are strenuously endeavour-are hereby notified that the cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf base for the flight to the North Ing to consolidate a new front ex- Kowloon, where it will lie at Con- Pole and other exploratory work pending from Paotingfu, Hokienfu signce's risk and subject to terms and in the Arctic, the main object-of and Tehchow to the Yellow River, conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. the expedition being scientific ob-the centre of which is protected The Cargo will be ready for delivery servation.
by extensive marshes,-Reuter.
Nobile was recently reported as saying that he hoped to anchor over the North Pole and descend by
The Ankaochun Plans..
Peking, May 3..
a ladder to deposit a wooden cross An Ankuochun spokesman, in an presented to him by the Pope con-interview with Reuter, stated that taining a record of the expedition, the loss of Shantung would not af the cost of which the Italian gov-fect the Ankuochun plans, Reu- ernment is defraying-Reuter.
ter.
General Goes Over to South.
Tsingtad, May 3. Wellsien has been plunged into
from Godown on and after 3rd May,
Optional cargo will not be landed hore, unless notice has Been given prior to steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining un- delivered after the 9th May," will
Steamer
[The "Italia" started out on a new North Polar aerial expedition on April 15 leaving Milan,, con-- manded by General Nobile, for the Nayal hangar at Seddin, near conclusion by the entry of disor-be subject to rent. Stolp, Pomerania, where it was to ganised Shantung troops. The All Claims against the remain for a fortnight before re- Japanese are considering meu-must be presented to the undersigned suming its journey to the expedi-sures to protect the 41 Japanese on or before the 23rd May, or they
will not be recognised. tion's base at Spitzbergen. The residents.
objects of the present expedition
are principally scientific observa- The Cantonese General Liu Chl- tions and studies. Two trips are liu, who has fallen back to Fang- planned from King's Bay, Spitz-ize, with 10,000 Northern troops, bergen, the first to the North Pole has gone over to the Nationalists. and the second to Prince Nicholas Router. the Second Island,
General Nobile is accompanied
by a large staff of specialists, in- einding Professor Pontremoli of
Situation in Tsinan Serious.
Tokyo, May 3.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1928.
HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN. (HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE).
The latest War Office despatch From AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, Rome University, the Swedish Pro-states that the situation in Tainan
HAMBURG, BREMEN and. GENOA, fessor Malmgreen and a meteoro-oes not allow of optimism as logical expert,
Chiang Kai-shek is unable to con- The Steamship,
trol the undisciplined Southerners, who are looting and fring, from
The "Italia" arrived at Seddin,
"GEMMA" (8) Pomerania, after thirty hours of thrilling flight through storms on houses in various parts of the city, having arrived from the above ports, the 16th. The distance from Milan It is intimated that the firing is consignes of cargo by her are noti- to Seddin is only 700 miles but the against both Japanese and Chi-Aed that all-goods are being landed at nirahip took thirty hours to make nese though this is not definitely their risk into the hazardous and/or the trip because she lost her bear-stated.-Reuter. Ings in Silesia after a torrible time over the Carpathians. The obser vatory wireless station at Lindberg put them right The aerodromo
at Gleiwitz tried to persuade them to land but General Nobile decided to carry on. The "Italia" was con- siderably damaged, her port sta biliser being partly torn off during the storm in Silesia. One motor did not work and landing in Seddin was very difficult.]
T
BUDGET INCIDENT.
. CAUSE OF THÉ TROUBLE,
London, May 3,
Advance on Tehchow.
Shanghal, May 3.
of godowns
the extra-hazardous China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery mad by the 10th
be obtained. Goods not cleared
will be subject to rent. 1928, All broken, chafed and damaged i packages are to be left in the go to downs, where they will be examined on the 9th May, 1928, at 10 am., by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas. Claims against the atcamar must be in writing within ten days.
Chiang Kai-shek has arrived at Teinanfu with 20,000 Nationalists and is preparing to advance Tehchow.-Reuter.
Looting the Stores.
Tokyo, May 3.
presented wal of steamer, otherwise
after
According to a War Office de- they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected spatch, Japanese troops at Tainan have collided with the Southern- by the undersigned in any caso what- ers, who are looting the Japanese. Bills of Lading will be countersign- stores. The disturbances are con-ed by tinuing.Reuter
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Of Minor Character.
evor,
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
General Agents. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1928.
Tokyo, May 3. Though details are lacking, It The trouble in the House of is believed the disturbances at Commons last night was due to Tsinan are of a minor character, around Tsingtao with 2,000 Japan- Mr. Samuel's reluctant acceptance as earlier oficial and unofficial de-ese troops resulted in the main- of the reduction of excise duty spatches report occasional looting tenance of order and in subduing 2,000 troublesome Northerners, on homemade lightera leaving the but that friendly relations, have who after demanding $250,000 or import duty untouched, which the been established between the Ja-otherwise they would loot the city, Opposition, including the Liberals,panese and the Southern author have been disarmed and shipped to characterised as a violation of ties.Reuter.
Mr. Baldwin's "No backdoor pro- |tection" pledge. The unpreceden-
ter action of the financial
secretary in altering the budget
in
May Occupy Tsinglao,
Shanghai, May 3.
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North China. It is reported that the Japanese are considering the taking over of the control of the Tsingtao for three months pend-
the Chancellor's absence The Shanlong railway regioning the normalining of the situa-
has been greatly disordered by the tion.—Reuter, Pouted Northerners, particularly
eventually led to the withdrawal of the amendment-Reuter,
Ordered a Rest.
London, May 3. The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill has been ordered a com- plete rest and forbidden to see, any. one on business. Reuter.
at Weihaien where lonting has broken out:
Arms for the South.
Manila, May 3, The Norwegian steamer Vale, The Japanese are considering formerly the Gerisal, has arrived measures for the protection of carrying a shipload of munitions Japanese residents.
consigned to the Nationalists, in- The fact that the Japanese escluding 3,000 cases for Shanghái tablished a cordon twelve miles and 2,000 cases of Amoy-Reuter.
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