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ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF EGYPT PREMIER
Four Shots Fired, But Intended Victim Unhurt
Assailant Arrested
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER
29,
1937.
RUSSIA REJECTS PROTEST
Koreans Now Being
Moved Are
Soviet Citizens
Moscow, Nov, 20. According to a Tass Agency report, the Soviet Foreign Office has empha tically rejected the Japanese protest against the removal of Koreans in the Soviel Fur Enst provinces to the inte- rior of Russia, and has drawn atten- tion to the fact that at the present time they are Soviet citizens.United. Press,
KOREANS DEING EXPELLED
Harbin, Nov. 20.
JAPANESE SEIZE CONTROL ·
Take Over Chinese Communications In Shanghai
Censoring Newspapers
Shanghai, Nov. 29.
The Japanese authorities have Jassumed control of the Chinese telegraph and wireless adminis- Irations in Shanghai and have taken over all the branches and The Soviet authorities, ho instituted their own consorship. taking strong mensures in expelling Koreans in the pay of the Kwantang walked out, with the result that both Most of the Chinese employees have command from Russian territory the Far Eusi, ar now going force the telegraphile and wireless services all Korean residents of the Maritime are disrupted.
Cairo, Nov. 28. An attempt was made at 8.30 p.m. to-day to assassinate Nahas Pasha, the Premier of Egypt.
His assailant fired four shots at the Nahas as he was driving in his car from the Premier's home at Heliopolis to attend reception at Shubra,
The Premier was not hurt. The assollant, who is an Egyptian, was subsequently arrested.
in
| Province suspected of espionage to The Japanese have also taken over leave immediately, R is reported censorship of the Chinese newspapers in Shanghel, which has hitherto been here.
Already 120.000 Koreans have been exercised by omcials appointed by
Ussuri the Kuomintang. The assallont was a youth named expelled from the southern Izzedine Khader, wit, clad in a green district. Vladivostok has been clear- shirt, leapt from the pavement to theed of them. road when the car was near the centre
So for then has been no inter- ference with the foreign cable com- The Terukaze Murn, Koren panic, from where Chinese censors Just week.--- . voluntarily withdrewv
of Heliopolis. One shot hit the cur Government ship, was chased by two inches below the window where Soviet patrol boat on November 11. Reuter,
It is reported, and subsequently 24 the Premier was sitting
the
threatening
A policeman, who was in a follow-Soviet warplane flew low over ing car, jumped out, enptured the Japanese vessel "in youth and gave him a black eye. manner." The Japanese steamer is afterwards taking him to the police said to have crossed over to the Soviet side of the Amur Risan-futernation- station where it was found he possess al Netra Agency.
| ed two loaded revolvers.-Reuter.
GRANDSON OF FAMOUS
REVOLUTIONIST
Later.
Khader, the assatlant of the STOP PRESS
tlan
Premier, is the 22 year-old grandson of the latte Aral Fashi
leader of the 1882 revolution.
of the
the
Khader is not a member of the Blueshirt organisation. but Greenshirts, which is un organisation
вел of young Egyptians hostile Anglo-Egyptian Treaty-Reuter,
PREMIER UNRUFFLED; .CROWDS RIOT
Calro, Nov. 28.
Three men, said to be members of the Greenshirt organisation, feup! on to the raunhy: board of the Premier's automobile, and une of them red three shots, but did not hit. the Pre-
to his inter who continued to political meeting where he informed the nudi- ! Ree of the attempted assassination, Upon hearing the news, the crowd sturized through the hall, precipitathig a riot, and teatening the attackers. Police were unable to quell the out- burst, and the Premier was forced to
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mecting.
Meanwhile police carried out baton charges on a crowd which was nt- tacking the home of Muhamed Mah- moud Pasha, leader of the opposition Liberal Constitution Party. Several shots were Bred into Pusha's garden and several people were slightly in- jured.
In the meantime the police held une suspect, said to have been dis- vovered Corrying two revolvers, which he allegedly fired ut the Premier. News of the arrest pre- ciplíated new riots, crowds storming the streets with staves and clubs, al- tacking opposition newspaper pre- des- mises, smashing windows and Aroying-equipment ~~~t/nited. Press. ----
YOUTH FIT FOR CANE
Two young delinquents, Lam Shiu- kuen, 20, and Leung Shin-kee, 18, who admitted a charge of Jarceny of a handbug from Mrs. V. Garton of Middle Road, on Thursday fast. were brought on remand before Mr. Kowloon K. M. A. Barnett at the Magistracy this morning. They were remanded for 48 hours on Saturday to see if they were fit for caning and have been found to be so,
The
The first defendant was sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane and one month's hard labour, and will be sent to Canton after the prison term. Sentence, on second defendant, who bad said that his father and mother are in Hongkong, was deferred until to-morrow.
DUE CONSIDERATION PROMISED
con-
Shanghai, Nov. 20. Questioned about Anglo-Americun representations regarding the Chinese Customs, a Japanese Embassy spokes- man sail to-day that steps which are being taken by the Japanese stituted only the Brst phase, namely the assumption of control insofar as the Customs represented a Chinese Government agency. He contended that no one could object to that.
He declared that the question bud nol yet entered the second phase, namely, the international character of the, Customs as a source of revenue tor the amortisation of foreign loans, but he could give on assurance that due consideration would be given to the interests of the Powers concerned.
--Reuter.
MESSAGES REFUSED
Shanghai, Nov. 29. The Ministry of Communications" telegraph office at Shanghai has re- fused messages for Nanking. It is claimed that the suspension is only temporary,
A Japanese Embassy spokesmun said that the Japanese were taking over the telegraph oflees in Shang- hut merely to prevent the removal Hc d destruction of equipment.
permit said they were willing to operations in the event of the Chi- He nyse persounel co-operating. dented that the Japanese had ordered the interior to be cut off-United
•Press.
ULSTERS BACK FROM SHANGHAI
The troopship Dilwara-arrived thla. norning from Shangifui, bringing the 2nd Battalion. Royal Ulster Rifles
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U.S. WOULD CREATE PACIFIC GIBRALTAR IN HAWAIIAN ISLES
Washington, Nov. 28.
"It is authoritatively stated that Navy Department-officials are collaborating on a huge de fensive programme for Hawaii,
back to the Colony after nearly threeaimed at making the islands invulnerable.
months war duty in the Selllement.
The Ulstera disembarked at the wharf and marcted off to Shain- hulpo Camp, where they will occupy the barracks of the Royal Welch [Fusiliers during their week here. They re-umbark on Decembr 9 when the transport will take them to Indla in accordance with the pre-arranged prograinme.
CHANGES IN COMMAND
Two important changes In com- mands on the China Station are due early next year, when Capt. P. K. Enwright will go to H.M.S. Folke- stone, vice Capt. J. C. L. Dundus; and Capt. C. S. Sandford, o.B.E., will take over HMS, Suffolk, vice Copt. II. C. Phillips.
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Mr. Bob Webb, the Manager, whe subject to congressional approval, the first line of the defence between the has had much success with this make Aleutians, Hawait and the Panama in Shanghai, told a Telegraph repre- Columbia sentative that although would be practically impregnable.
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