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Tientsin, Mar. 3.
Ending 20 years' service here, the United States 15th Infantry Regiment marched from the "Can Do" Barracks yesterday through streets lined with guards of honour provided by British, French and Italian troops and volunteers.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1938.
DE FACTO" Denies Japan ALHAMBRA
RECOGNITION Building New
OF ITALY IN ETHIOPIA
Sea Raiders
London, Mar. 2. The First Lord of the Admiralty London, Mar. 2. was asked in the House of Commeris A thorny problem, involving the If he had any infoerquilon to give degree of British recognition of the the House regarding the building by Italian Government in Ethiopia, Japan of a new series of small fuced the High Court in an action by baltie cruisers carrying heavy guns Holle Selinsale, former Emperor of for use as commercial raiders. Ethiopia, against Cable And Wireless, what steps the Board of Admiralty latter in connection with the wireless endrointing to a sum due from the propment,
service between Britain and Ethiopia.
Foreign clvilians turned out masse to watch the departing regli
ment,
The USS. Grant is sailing from Chingwantao on March 4-United Press,
STYRIA'S GOVERNOR RESIGNS
Graz, Mar. 2.
Herr Karl Stephan, anti-Nazi pro- vincial governor of Styria, has re- signed his office. This action follows the demand for his dismissal by Naz!
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS PLANE INCIDENT NOW CLOSED
London, Mar. 2. The Incident arising out of the alleged firing by Japanese war craft on on Imperial Airways plane, while travelling from Penang to Hongkong on February 21, is considered closed in official circles in London.
It was perhaps an overstatement to call the explanation made by the Japanese Consul-General In Hong- kong, an apology, but this was the interpretation originally placed on it. -Reuter.
SNATCH THIEVES
CAUGHT
Lam Hing, a 25-year-old unemploy- ed man, made a good haul on Wed- nesday when he snatched a purse belonging to a Shanghel woman in Nathan Rond, but unfortunately for him he was pursued and caught by Indian sergeant. The purse, valued at $12.50, was found to contain $111.22.
an
Appearing before Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Lam was sentenced to four months hard labour.
Banished in 1934 for 10 years, Fong Kau, 24, was sentenced to six months hard labour and 12 strokes of the cane for snatching a pair of earrings from a widow, and in addition was sentenced to a further six months for returning to Hongkong before his time wns
North up. Det.-Sergt. prosecuted,
MR.. T. V. SOONG'S APPOINTMENT DENIED
The report that Mr. T. V. Soong has been appointed Chairman of the Aviation Commisalon is denied by an official message received from Han- kow this morning.
General Chien Ta-chun has been uppointed to the Chairmanship.
General Chien was formerly (321 alde-de-camp to the Generalissimo and one of China's outstanding mill- tary leaders.
He studied at the Japanese Military Cadets Academy, in Tokyo and was one of the organisers of the Wham- poa Military Cadets Academy.
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not really House would be aware that the question of Japanese naval construction was at In order to assist the Court of present under consideration by His Justice, it was required that certain Majesty's Government in the United questions be answered by the Foreign Kingdom in consultation with other Omge. In reply it was stated that the powers concerned-British Wireless. British Government recognised the Italian Government as the Govern ment de facto of a certale part of Ethiopia which It controlled, and it Italy now controls. virtually the whole of the country, the Govern ment recognises it as the Government de facto of the whole of Ethiopla Reuter Special.
ROYAL COMMISSION APPOINTED
London, Mar. 2.
or
GENERAL PERSHING IMPROVES
Tucson, Mar. 2.
was
In a bulletin Issued to-day, stated: "General Pershing had a fair night, though not so rested as the previous night Nevertheless he was alert on awakening,
"He was propped up in bed to eat his breakfast which he enjoyed. Members of the Royal Commission
"The immediate danger appears to to consider closer co-operation
be passed, but the possiblity of future ussociation between Southern and complications of the heart and kid- Northern Rhodesia and Nyassoland, neys cannot be minimised."—United of which Lord Bledisloe is chalr-Press.
and man, are Mr. W. H. Mainwaring, Mr. Ernest Evans, Conservative Liberal Members of Parliament res- pectively, Mr. P. Ashley Cooper, director of the Bank of England and a member of the 1931 National Economy Committee; and Mr. Thomus Fitzgerald, a former official and a member of the Legislative Councils of Kenya and Tengurika Territory. -British Wireless.
STOCK MARKET REMAINS IDLE
London, Mar. 2.
The London Stock Exchange Was idle and featureless
apart from activity in Mexican Eagle, which following the Mexican slumped
companies* Courts' rejection of the
Dgainst last year's orbitration oppent
they partially 10- award. Later covered.
Commodities and Copra were wenk in the absence of consumer demand. Foreign exchanges and the
French franc opened weak, but later rollied under the inẞuence of control. Wall Street was quietly steady.-Reuter Special.
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Hankow, Mar. 3. A message from Shanghal states that the Japanese garrison troops in Shanghai, who
mostly servicemen, will be relieved of their duties and sent back to Japan at the end of March. They will be replaced by fresh troops from Japan.
trainload of Japanese troops recently passed through Shanghal from the Hangchow area on their!
front.. way to the Hwal River Central News.
SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with the Hongkong Radio Station:-Indio, Newchwang, Arteus, Deike Rickmers, Acncas, Lilian Moller, Nagato Maru, Nielmoersk, Conte Verde, Pingwo, Manila
Mars,
Aramis, Taiyuan,
He is a member of the Milltary Affairs Commission and participated Comorin, Hakusan Maru, Empress In the anti-Communist campaign for Of Britain, Shantung and Deleago several years-United Press.
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