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AIR BATTLE IN BLINDING SNOWSTORM
TENNYSON IN COLONY
NEA,
LORD TENNYSON, who cap- tained England against Aus- tralia In 1921, belleves
the Homeland's chances in the forth- coming tests have been heighten- ed by Australia's omission of Grimmett and Oldfield. The
famous sporting Peer arrived in Hongkong yesterday.
Austrians
To Vote On
Government Programme
Innsbruck, Mar. 9.
DOG FIGHTS AS Britain Denies Soviet Allegations
JAPANESE RAID CHENGCHOW, SIAN
Chinese Bombers Take To Air In Raids On Japanese Concentration
Hankow, Mar. 10.
DEPORTS from the northern war sectors indicate that both the Chinese and Japanese aircraft were very active on March 8, despite blinding snowstorms. Chinese planes raided Japanese military positions in South Shansi, while Japanese machines bombed Cheng- chow and Sian, the former being raided twice by a total of 17 machines.
The first attack was made by nine planes in the
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS air-liner Delphinus, which was damaged in landing at Fort Bayard.
Outward mail from Hongkong by this air-liner has been delayed until March 14.
morning, and later in the afternoon another eight INCOMING
machines raided the place.
When the Japanese invaders visited Sian, the AIR-MAIL: Japanese, who drew off in two groups, one of which the NO DELAY
Chinese defenders took to the air and engaged the
Chinese airmen concentrated upon, and later claimed
they had brought down three Japanese machines
Reuter.
Chengchow, Mar, 10.
A squadron of Chinese planes
flew over the Yellow River and Naval subjected Japanese positions at
Building
Fenglingtu to a severe bombing Holiday Is Dr. Kurt von Schushnigg, yesterday. The damage can not
Austrian Chancellor, has pro- claimed a plebiscite for Sunuay on the question of approval of the
Government's programme for the year.
their
reur
menaced
On
by both
Proposed
yet be ascertained.
With Chinese forces remaining
Washington, Mar. D. sides of the Tatung-luchow Railway A resoluilon asking Prestilent the
Roosevelt Japanese vanguards at Feng-
Lo propose a naval ingtu, on the north bank of the building holiday until January 1, 1940, and to call an arms Imlia- Yellow River opposite to Tungkwan, are reported to have been partly withdrawn northward to consolidate
tion conference here in October has been introduced to the House their positions.
of Representatives,---Reuter Bul- letin.
Japanese batteries at Fenglingtu fired over 100 shells over to the
He announced that the year would be a year of labour and he promised a huge programme of public works under which 80 000 people would be given em-News. ployment.
Dr. Schushaigg gave a clear in- dication that he would resign if he did not receive a convincing vote of confidence on Sunday. He added: "I do not want to establish a Der- sonal Government. Threats which can be connected-with the Berchtes gaden agreement cannot intimidate me. The agreement was in une with our policy and we shall keep it, but not, more. I stand or fall by a confession of faith in the Austrian people on Sunday."
Oficial circles in London decline to comment on the Austrian plebis- cite, but unofficial observers general- ly recoguise the importance of a free people being allowed to express their own views and its destiny in an at- mosphere untroubled by manifesta- tions of disorder.
BERLIN REACTION
south bank yesterday noon-Central
RECAPTURE CONFIRMED
Chinki, Anhwei, Mar, 10. The recapture of Langki and Kno- chun on the Anhwei-Kinngsu border south of the Yangtze River has been (Continued on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
BRITISH PADRE ORDERED TO BOW TO SENTRY
Peiping, Mar, 10.
GU-
WHITNEY ACCEPTS
BLAME
TO-MORROW
COMMONS APPROVES OF
TREASON TRIAL EVIDENCE REFUTED
Chamberlain Ridicules Evidence Of British Subversive Activity
Moscow, Mar. 9.
M. Yagoda, former Chief of the O.G.P.U., gave secret evidence before the military tribunal of the Supreme Court to-day.
It is presumed the evidence affects foreign Powers, which, it is alleged, aided the Trotskyite counter-revolutionaries on whose behalf M. Yagoda acted.
The Court received report by a commission of five medical ex- perts who examined evidence
VOTE TO PAY EXPENSES relating to the death of Maxim
OF H. K. REFUGEES
DAEDALUS TO TAKE UPį ›
London, Mar. 9. Introducing the Foreign Office supplementary DELPHINUS SERVICE
estimates in the House of Commons to-day, including a Despite the mishap to the Delphinus incoming air mail will grant of £5,000 to Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, arrive in Hongkong this evening, former Ambassador to China, Mr. R. A. Butler, one day early.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, said Outward mail by the Delphinus. which crashed at Fort Bayard, and he was happy to say that Sir Hughe's health was not Haiphong, as erroneously-report- improving steadily, and they sincerely hoped it would be until to-morrow. It will connect restored so as to enable him to continue to render the conspicuous service to his country which he had given in the past (Cheers).
ed this morning, will be delayed there
with the through services to Aus-
tralia and England, leaving Bangkok
on Monday.
The Delphinus over-run the acro- drome at Fort Bayard whilst landing In a heavy rain storm. Although the
machine suffered only minor damage, repairs cannot be effected at Fort Bayard until spares are despatched
Referring to an item of £15,000 for the cost of transport to Hongkong, and the maintenance there of Britons, mostly women and children, evacuated mainly there by air. New propellors and from Shanghai at the outbreak of hostilities, Mr. Butler tyres will be sent from Hongkong.
Gorky, Manzhinsky, Kuibyshev and Peshkov. The experts found that the four accused doctora who, it is alleged, acted under M. Yagoda's orders, had criminally and mariciously maltreated the patients so us to bring about their deaths. Also, the health of Yezhow had been
considerably impaired by the sprink-
ling of poison on the floor of his office, traces of which were found in
the furniture and in the air.
DENIAL IN COMMONS According to a London message, un emphatic dental of the allegations by some of the accused in the Moscow treason' trial that they acted...as agents of the British Government with a view to overthrowing the Soviet regime, was given by
Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of. Commons in reply to several ques- tions.
The Prime Minister said: "I am aware of the prejudicial effect on Anglo-Soviet relations likely to be produced within the Soviet Union by the evidence given in this trial, but
I doubt whether the allegations, which ure totally untrue, would be given any credit in this country, or,
Until the Delphinus is placed in paid a tribute to the British Consular representatives, indeed, anywhere outside the Soviet
service again, the normal run be-
fween Hongkong and Bangkok will be
tuken up by the Daedalus.
WITHDREW HUGE SUM New Peiping
IN SECURITIES
NewYork, Mar. 9, Bandit Opens
Doors To-day
and said their work had been very hard. They had not known any regular hours and their responsibilities were immense..
He mentioned that before the evacuation these refugees were asked to undertake to repay the cost of passage to, and maintenance, in Hongkong, but as many of them were In straightened elrcumstances they were unable to pay this preliminary
themselves.
and
a
tho
clared that the attitude of Germany Murray of the London Missionary} withdrew S.400,000 in securities which is itself'on par with the tlsh refugees from China to pay the
BRITAIN HOLDING ISLANDS
American Landing Does Not Affect
Situation
Union.
"I feel I need hardly assure the House, that the Government has not been guilty of any breath of its agreement with the Soviet Govern- ment and has not employed any of those names which have been mentioned, to work for the British or engaged in
intelligence any subversive
Soviet Govitices against the
With reference
to
the suggestion
by Mias E. Wilkinson that Lady Muriel Paget had been lecturing on her experience in the British Intelli- gence service, the Prime Minister said that Lady Paget had no ex- perience of the British intelligence service.
"Anyone who knows her work, knows that it is unscДsh and humanitarian," added the Premier---- leuter.
Mr. Richard Whitney, senior partner of the bankrupt firm of Whitney & Co., through his at- torney to-day accepted full re-
geferring to Britons who had fled sponsibility for the bankruptcy.
to Hankow, Mr. Butler gave assur- Peiping. Mar. 10. He admitted certain actions of
future of ance that the The Federated Reserve Bank
position of Hankow would be carefully watched, This wore "Wrong," and he was North China is opening its doors to-
prepared to meet the conse-day and issuing the new notes. The particularly the possibility of estab
fishing a zone which would be fren Government notes of the National quences.
banks will be allowed to circulate for should it ever reach Hankow.
as far as possible from the war It is understood the British A Berlin messago
Mr. Whitney will appear says that Dr. thorities in Shanghai, are marking morrow at the New York Attorney-local
to another 12 months, and the notes of Schusbuigg's announcement has been strong representations to the Japanese General's office, at which Mr. Robert circulate for three months. All will lolly Ho dec
and
Mr. D. R. Grenfell (Lab) form- provincial bankes will
reduction in with reserve in German Embassy regarding the assault by a Rosenthal, Whitney's cashier will be redeemable ni par by received
London, Mar. 9. official quarters. A spokesman de- Japanese soldier on the Rey, A. H. J. testify that the financial
the new vote. He declared that asking Brl-
SECRET SESSION magnate note
During the House of Commons must be considerably influenced by Society, at Teangchow on February from
cost of their conveyance was very question time to-day, Mr. Neville
Moscow, March 9. customers accounts without manner in which Dr. Schushnige 20.
he and The bank announces that it has shabby,
tho suggested
Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, A communique states that Rokov- presents his arguments to justify
advising Rosenthal of the purpose of secured credit for Y100,000,000 from Japanese should be asked to foot the The Rev. Murray, who is the son their
the United States sky, Yogoda, Rosongoltz and Kres- plebiscite. He added that the plebis- of David Christie Murray, one of the therefore did not question Mr. Whit- Reuter.
withdrawal. The cashier a syndicate of ten Japanese banks blil, and also to pay the grant of announced that cite might be interpreted in Berlin compilers of the Oxford Dictionary, ney since he was senior member of
(Continued on Page 4.)
Government last year contested the tinsky, four of the principal defend-
unts In the treason trial, as an expression of Austria's desire was returning home from
validity of the British claim to the evidence in secret session to-day, church the firm-United Press. to assume control of her nailonni **
Phoenix Group of islands in which when they testined that they were Japanese destiny, and to emancipate herself when, at the city gate, a
shouted to him to halt.
Canton and Enderbury were situated, engaged in treasonable The
spying con- walked
and declined to recognise an order. nections with official representatives on, whereupon
in-council of March 18, 1937. of several foreign powers.
has been established that those powers The British Ambassador at Wa- representatives of foreign
Instructed to inform connected with the above conspira- shington was the United States Government tors were from the anti-Savlet bloc that the British Government as well as from the States they. cannot regard the juridical situation represented.""
the
from
all
Reuter.
sentry
foreign intervention Rev.
Cabinet Re-Shuffle Pending?
Lord
the truck him on the
head
until he hat and refused to allow him to proceed had dofted his hat and bowed to tho
Murray refused sentry. Mr. and a Japanese officer was called up,
that and he insisted Mr.
Murray com
ply, which he finally was forced to
do In order to proceed home.
It is
understood
tions against
gainst the
Pulations
Britons
the
that representa-
were accom- request that if
any.
ods were issued requiring
Foreign Ships Can Use
British Docks
HONGKONG DOCKYARD PAY DISCUSSED IN COMMONS
London, Mar. 9.
resides there,
gave
JAPAN'S NATIONAL MOBILISATION BILL
The wages of British chargomen in the Hongkong Dockyard
The communique said that Yogoda was the subject of a question in the House of Commons by Mr. as being in any way affected by their
recent action, which included a land- had admitted he organised the killing London, Mar. 0. L. F. Plugge (Cong) who said that their pay worked out at 64
ing at Canion Island. This Island of Peshkov-United Pres. Replying to-day to Mr. G. la M. shillings a week, which was less than the lowest rated mechanic
was effectively occupied by the Bri Mander's question asked on Febru- in the Home dockyards... Ho submitted that their allowances tish Government on August 5, 1937, ary 17, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, of
and an administration officer now to remove their hats and to the Admiralty, said that offering were "quite Inadequate to meet the great increase in the cost of London, Mar, B. bow to sentries, they should be can-facilities for docking and repairing living, and the increase in ronts resulting from the recent large
celled. Such regulations are en- foreign warships on arepayment incursion of refugees."
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Am as Lord President of the forced in the case of the Chinese basis in the British dockyards, was
bassador to Washington, had been normal practice, as long as
Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parlia-ling equivalent of the comparable instructed to add that the British Britain's requirements
not mentary, and Finknell Secretary to Hongkong rates. However he was Government would maintain all rights prejudiced as a
areruit.
the Admiralty, In reply, pointed out aware of price fluctuations resulting in the Phoenix Group. Mr. Chim. The Lower House meets the Exe- Mr. Mander naked whether in the that the chargeman's total emolu from the recent incursion of refugees berlain added that it was intended cutive Committee Lo-day when the event of any suggestion on the linck ments at present considerably ex- and consideration was being given to in the immediate future to submit Government will further explai Indicated being advanced by the cooded the Arure thenfioned Owing the possiblity * of ■"temporary-in proposals to the United States Gov- provisions of the National: Moblilan- United States; it would be carefully to the din tem-andards of condi- arenicht of a molumentrica ad or suramment which, he hoped would on Bil, hoping to satisfy members considered.
Mr. Shakespeare replied; or info matter
Lord Hallsham succeeds Halifax Council, and Lord Maugham succeeds Reuter
Lord Hailsham as Lord IIigh Chan- enllor.
-It-is-felt-in political circles, that theappointment of Lord Maugham stof temporary “nature, pending Popointment at a later date Sanders Minister har decided
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