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OCTOBER 25, 1937.
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FRANCE EASES POSITION
But Rome Making Non-Intervention Agreement Almost An Impossibility
WON
TWO PRIZES BY H.K. TICKETS IN IRISH SWEEP
While none of the big prizes in the Irish Sweepstake on the Cesarewitch has come to Hongkong, two Colony residents have been lucky enough to draw £100 consolation prizes. They are: Paris, Oct. 24. It is learned in French circles! that if it is impossible to reach the Non- agreement at Intervention Committee meet- ing on the question of a token withdrawal, the French Govern- ment will not insist upon the point.
Mr. Alick Mackenzie, 49, Kimberley Road, and of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, who held ticket No. LW 81040, and
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Mr. Wong Ching-kal, 139 Bonham Strand, East, who has won with ticket No, MD 48337.
This is the first time Mr. Mackenzie has enjoyed any goodl fortune in the Irish Sweepstakes, although he has regularly participated in them.
'Mr.
well-known Mackenzie is a local resident, and is the father of Miss Alison Mackenzie, formerly a prominent Hongkong tennis and bari- minton player, who has just return-
Paris is not willing to believe the obstacles facing the Non-Intervention Committee are Insuperable, but the opinion is that it is dimcult for the Jiritish and French governments to accept the Italian request that de- cisions of the Committee during these eu to England,
#hould be taken junanimously. It is held this rule! might easily paralyse the working of the Committee. is thought that 11 may be
possible to get the Soviet representative to abstain from voting so that an effective solution could be reached.
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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS
Special Duty For Day Of Governor's Arrival In Colony
Orders issued by the Hon. Mr. T, H. King, Inspector General of Police, in connection with the official landing of His Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote, Hongkong, Governor Designate of state:
The following Police Reservists will parade for duty in connection with the official lending of II.E, Sir Geoffry Northcote, October 28th, 1027:---
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Mongols Vote
To Break
With Chinese
Peiping, Oct. 24.
A mass merling organised by the Kweihua Peace Preservation Commission has passed a resolu fian in favour of severance of relations between Sulyuan Province and the Nanking Gov- 4411- ernment, according to official Japanere report.
The report adds that the meet- ing decided to discard the Chinese national flag and to adopt
the Mongolian celouts Instead.-Reuter
Thursday, Course:-Constables R4 Tam Kin Fung, R23 Kong Kar Yan, R43 Lau Chick Kal, Ro Lom Man, R48 Chinese Company-20 members to Thomas Thim Wong, R60 S Put parade at Central Police Station at Hang, RS6 Wan Chiu, 1758 Chiu Chun 09.20 hours sharp, to draw arms.Ki, R00 George Chan and R04 Yam Dress-White Uniforma, Sun Hats, and Ping Yue. Belt with Bract.
Patrol Duly---Nightly between Indian Company 20 members to 18.00 hours and midnight by mem- Officer in parade at Central Police Station at bers as detailed by the
arms. Charge of Company. 0020 hours sharp to draw Dress White Uniform, Sun Hats, und
Delt with Brace.
.
members
INDIAN COMPANY Strength The to
following
have
Ajun
Leave Constables R203 Chan, and 102 Ayub Khan have been granted 10 months leave of absence from the Colony, bs from 10th October, 1037.
Flying Squad parade at Central Police Station at been taken on the strength of the 08.30 hours for escort duty, Dress Indian Company, us from 20th Octa- White Uniform, Sun Hats, Belt with ber, 1937: Constables 1215 Feroz Khun, R219 Nur Ahmed, R223 Firdos Brace, and revolvers to be worn.
Emergency Unit Reserve-8 mem-Khan, R228 Mohamed Rassid Malik bers.to parade at Contral Police Sta-and R230 Mohamed Asghar. tion at 09.30 hours sharp. Dress- Khaki Helmet, Khaki Tunics, Khaki Shorts, Khaki Stockings, Belt with Brace, and revolvers to be worn,
CHINESE COMPANY
L-The Training Course-Part
of. the undermentioned members Chinese Company will attend Chinese Company Headquarters on Tuesday, and Friday, October 20th and 20th at 18.30 hours for Part 1 of Training Course!
Patrol Duly-Nightly between 18.00 hours and midnight by mem- bersas detalled by the Officer in Charge of Company, EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVES
Gas Lectures.-The first series of the Gas Lectures will be given by Conatabits Ri Tam Kim-tung, R23 AS.I. (R) G. J. Grover, and L.S.R. Kong Kar-yan, R43 Lau Chick-kal, 423 B. W. Slamons on Wednesday, Thomas Thim October 27th at 17.30 hours at the R49 Lam Man, R48 Wong, R50 SI Pul-hang, R66 Wan EUR. Headquarters. All members Chiu, R68 Chiu Chun-Ici, Reo George will attend. Chan and R6 Yam Ping-yue. Training Course-Part
undermentioned members of
Monthly Meeting.-Monthly Meet- H-The ing for members of the EUR. wil the be held at the E.U.R. Headquarters Chinese Company will attend Com-On Friday, October 29th at 17,30 pany Headquarters on Tuesday, and hours, Friday, October 20th and 29th at
17.30 hours for Part II of Training
All members, will' attend.
C. CHAMPKIN,
D. S. P. (R)
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FaDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN,
at 1 and 3, Wyndhamn Street in the City of Victor, Hongkong
Finally, strong objections are raised to Italy's refusal to bind herself to accept the International Commissions figures as to the number of volunteers serving in Spain. It is felt, that if the Italian claim for this is conveled, it will be more or less useless to send oul commissions-Reuter.
FRENCH SHIP
BOMBED
Port Vendre, Oet, 24. An unidentified plane bombed and hit the French steamer Ouedmellah,
Morocco with proceeding from Jenryo of rain.
Two French warships arrived on the scene in time to save the crew, but the Ouedmelah was abandoned. -Rester.
War Spreads In North
Japanese Drive
In Shantung
Han Fu-Chu's Troops Move
Peiping, Del 23,"
The possibility of a political ar- rangerment to remove Shantung province from the scope of hostilit- les appears to have variished, acord- Ing to reports from Tehchow, which show that after a two weeks' kull in military operations there is quickening of sharp Bghting to the cast of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.
The Japanese claim that as a re- sult of this engagement Mayaowu has fallen into their hands,
The Japanese advanced from Linghsien, allegedly in a southward drive against Yucheng. The capture facilitate this of Mayaowu would attack, it is stated.
11 large force of Meanwhile, General Han Fu-chu's troops is re- ported to be moving north from the Yellow River towards Lingyl, just to the east of Mayaowu. These troops were yesterday subjected to heavy bombardment from the air.- Reuter.
RAILWAY RESUMING
Pelping, Oct. 25. Trafic on the northern section of the Tlentsin-Pukow Raliway is re- suming shortly under the management
a burenu of the South Manchurian Railway, which has established Tientsin.
a
at
The Director at the Bureau has summoned all employees of stations under Japanese occupation to register Traffic on the Pelping-Sulyuan at Tientsin as soon as possible. Railway has already been restored. Reuter
· Smoke Bombs Lead To Tale Of Sea Fight
London, Oct. 24. In connecilon- with a radio message from the P. and 0, liner Kaiser-I-Ilind, that she hid ob- served. seaplano bombing submarines midway between Alicante and Cape Tenes on the east coast of Spain, the Admiralty states that a British plano dropped two smoke, bombs to discover the direction of the wind In that vicinity---Feuter.
BOMBING PRACTICE
London, Oct. 24. The Admiralty now states that the flying bout observed by the Kaiser- I-Hind was a British aircraft indulg- ing in practice bombing at a floating target.-Reuter.
VALUE OF SWEEPSTAKES
Dubin, Oct. 24.
Sir Joseph Glynn, vice-Chairman of the Hospitals Trust Committee gave an address at the closing pro ceedings of the draw for the irish Sweepstake on the Cesarewitch at the Mansion House lo-day, when he said the promoters had now been before the world for seven years openly und honestly. Their early promises haci sweepstake been fulfilled, and the. money had permitted them to send students to various parts of the world! to study medical problerns.
They looked forward to their re turn to Dublin, fortified with know- ledge.
Rumours Of Disaffection
In Manchukuo
Rovolutionary Hurls Bomb At Police
Army Revolt Reported
Shanghal, Oct. 24 Changchun, the capital of Mun.
chukuo, is under martial law follow-
In addition a fund had been ex-ing the throwing of bomts by a tablished for supplying, hospital Korean revolutionary on October 22, .braries with books-Intrnational which resulted in the death of four policemen and the revolutionary him- Press Bureau.
zelf, according to a report reaching here to-day.
STOP PRESS
The incident occurred at the South Gute of Changchun, when a police- man noticed the suspicious movement of the revolutionary. Defore the Korean was, arrested, he threw a grennde ut the police station, killing four policemen on sentry duty.
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A high police official was seriously Injured. Other policemen rushed' out and opened fire on the bomb WED.
thrower.
On the Korean's body, the Janon- | THUR. ese found a note book containing a
page which described the assassin as
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member of the Korean Youth FR1. League.
"I fall in this movement," the note book revealed, "my colleagues will carry on the struggle."
Twenty-five suspects were arrest-
ed as a result of the bombing-- International News Agency.
Shanghal, Oct. 24.
Two battalions
of Manchukuo troops in Eastern Jchol revolted at noon yesterday and killed their commanding officers, who are Japan- ese, according to vernacular papers to-day.
The names of the battalion com- manders are Majors Osaki and Matsuiwa.
News -International Agency.
WOULD-BE ORE THIEF CONVICTED
Ng Wing-ice, 28, unemployed, was brought before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning charged with foaling wolfram ore and assaulting the complainant Ll King, 32, ore dealer, of No. 103 Fuk Wing Street, ground floor, at Con- naught Road Central, near Douglas Street, on Saturday,
The complainant stated thet he rattan and a foki' was carrying basket containing 42 catties of wolfrom ore along Connaught Road Central, when some 20 people came up to them and attempted to match the
the basket. During
struggle the defendant struck the complain- A few minutes later an indian |unt.
constable serived and had the defen- dant arrested.
Ng was sentenced to three manțiat imprisonment and was recommended for banishment, the being dismissed. :
second
charge
Ambassador
Quits Rome For London
Rome, Oct. 24. Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Ambassador to London, and his wils, flow to Berlin this morning.
diplomat had conversations with Signor Mus- wolini while in Rome.
It is understood Herr von Rib- bentrop is returning in order to attend the megling of the Non- Intervention Committon in Len- don on Tuesday--Reuter.
DOYCOTT.OF JAPAN
Paris, Oct. 25. The French Dockers'. Federation hna voted to boycott Japanese goods at all French ports-United Press.
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