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Des Voeux Road Central. Entries In pairs at $10, the pair close at noon, April 19th. F. H. Tycon, Hon. Sec., Union Building
Hongkong Air Mail To Be Speeded Up
Five And A Half Days To London
FULL SCHEDULE When the Imperial Alcways plane Dorado reached Hongkong on Friday,
the scheduled time to London had been cut down from nine to five and a half days.
The latest speed-up of the service is another step in Imperial Airways' scheme to
to cut down the time from London to outlying parts of the Em-
to a minimum. pire
According to the new time-table, which has now come into force, it man writing will be possible for a fruin London to Hongkong to receive an answer within a fortnight. Under the old service this would have tuken three weeks.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
The Fifty-Seventh
Ordinary
the
Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under signed on Friday, the 6th May, 1938, at Noon, for the purpose of
the Report of receiving General Agents, together with a statement of Accounts for tho year ended the 31st December, 1937.
The Share Register and Trans-
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY,
APRIL
ANGLO-ITALIAN
PACT SIGNED
British Prerequisite For Spanish Settlement
London, Aur. 16.
The Anglo-Italian Agreement consists of three for Books will be closed from the sections-a protocol, an exchange of letters and a bon
22nd April to the 6th May, 1938, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 13th April, 1038.
Mrs. Helen Hill Dies After Long Illness
The death occurred at the Queen Mary Hospital on Friday, of Mrs. Helen Mae Hill, wife of Warder R. ill, of Stanley Prison. The late Mrs. Hill, who was 30 years of age, had been in 11-health for some time. She is survived by her husband and two young daughters,
a
voisinage agreement.
1938,
MANY DIE IN CANTON BOMBINGS
107 Bodies Counted In Street
50 civilian houses.
The protocol declares that the two Governments being animated by a desire to place relations on a solid and lasting basis and to contribute to the general cause of peace and security have decided to undertake conver-aide the city.
sations.
The protocol declares that the instruments attached will come into force at such date as the Governments shall determine. It further states that upon the instruments! taking effect, negotiations in which the Egyptian Government shall be invited to participate, in so far as it is concerned, shall be opened for agreement upon boundaries.
the
The instruments attached to Protocol re-affirm the Anglo-Italian declaration of January 2, 1937, re- garding the Mediterranean und also the status quo in the Western Mediterranean.
large Besides the husband,
the of friends attended
The two parties agree periodically number
to exchange Information with regard funeral at the Protestant Cemetery
to the major prospective of ad- on Saturday. The Rev. H. W. Baines
ministrative movements or redistri- conducted the service, and amongst
bution of respective land forces in those present were Mr. and Mrs. H.
bordering their overseas territories Darrett, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fitz-
on the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf gerald, Mr. A. Pearse, Mr. and Mrs.
of Aden, Egypt, Sudan, Italian East Hawkett, Mr. and Mrs. H. Merriman,
Africa
British Somaliland,
Kenyu, Mr. P. Gillesple, Mr. and Mrs. A. Tucker, Mr. R. H. Ashby, Mr. A. W. Uganda and Northern Tanganyika.
Mr. F. C. Brindlecombe, They also agree to notify ench Mr. and Mrs. 3, S. Joyce, Mr. S other in advance of any decision to Hodge, Mr. B. Grindy, Mrs. E Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Jamie- on, Mr. V. H. W. Chittenden, and Mr. J. Kingdom.
The new class of "C" Empire flying bouts are being used from London to
D.II. 88's fly the rest iircock, The Bangkok.
Eventually it is of the journey. planned that the whole of the route will be covered by the flying boats, will be night-flying and that there
of the route. This scheme uver
parts will be put into operation as soon as 'the necessary landing facilities have been erected on the various dromes on the route.
Under the new time-table the plane for Hongkong will leave England on and will Sundays and Thursdays arrive at Kal Tak berodrome on Wednesdays, at six Fridays and u'clock in the evening.
The
will leave outward plane Hongkong Mondays and Fridays at six o'clock in the morning, and will reach England five and a half days later.
It is hoped that this time will be rut down to five days as soon as the night-landing equipment has been erected on the felds on the London
route.
Wreaths were sent by "Ever loving "Bob," "May and Bill," Bie, "Sonnic mother," "Lena."
and "Sophie, Charlie," "Fanny, Frank and children," "vy and Alvar," "Lolly and Jean," "Two Charlies" from 4th. Submarine Flotilla;
and Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ashby family, Mr. and Mrs. Bagley, and Mrs. Barrett and family, Mr. Blumb. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell, Mr. and Mrs. Drewery and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dedear and family, Mr. and Mrs. English and John, Mr. and Mrs. Forster and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fuggle.
Mr. and Mrs. Fuller and family, Mr. W. 11. Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. C. Gowland, Mr. and Mrs. Grant and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gillespie The new route for the flying-boats and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. Goddard, Mr. Harrop, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. -Southampton, Lyons, Marseilles,
Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Hawketi, Mr. Home, Brindisi, Athens, Alexandria, and Mrs. Hodge and Pat, Mr. and Rome, Tiberies, Baghdad, Basra, Bahrein, Mrs. A. W. Hircock, Grace Hue, Mr. Gwadar, Karachi, Raj Samand, and Mrs. W. F. C. Jenner, Mr, und Dabal, Gwalior, Allahabad, Calcutta, Akyab, Mrs, Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Jlllott, Mr. Mr. L. J. Rangoon,
and Mrs. McCutcheon, Bangkok and Hongkong. On the first day from Southampton, McTavish, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman Athens is reached, the second day and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Pile Basra, the third day Karachi, the and family. Mr. and Mrs. A. Paice, fourth Calcutta,
the fifth day Mrs. H. C. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bangkok, and the sixth day Hong-Robertson and Susan, Dr. E. W. J. колк
The return fight is different; First day Bangkok, second day Rangoon, third day Gwalior, fourth day Dabal, Afth day Alexandria, and the sixth day Southampton.
R. M. A. DORADO The R.M.A. Dorado reached llong- kong on Friday afternoon on the first flight of the faster service.
There were two passengers aboard, Mr. and Mrs. G. Picot from Bangkok. There was also 97.518 kilos of mail aboard, but no freight.
Sun, Mr. and Mrs. Spoors and family, Mr. Stevens, Mr and Mrs. Tucker and funtly, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Winterton, and others.
Y.M.C.A. TENNIS Results Of Mixed Doubles American
Tournament
The European Y.M.C.A. held an en- joyable Mixed Doubles Lawn Tennis American Tournament on their two courts at King's Park on Saturday, with the following results:
1. Mr. Turpin and Mrs. Downer 47 games (winners).
2. Mr. Peckham and Mrs. Skinner 45 games (runners-up).
GUERILLAS ATTACK NEAR SHANGHAI (Continued from Page 1) thrusts have been made at Choshan wen, Kuanchwang and Chulou in These the vicinity of Tsaochwang.
the were successfully repulsed by Chinese troops.-Central News,
Japanese Rushed To South Shantung
Lini, Apr. 18. More than 10,000. Japanese rein-games. forcements were rushed from Shan-
3. Mr. Morton and Mrs. Peckham 30 games.
4.
Mr. L. Starbuck and Mrs. Craw- ley 34 gamics.
6. Mr. Downer and Mrs. Starbuck 30 games.
6. Mr. Erickson and Mrs. Foster 29
7. Mr. Dickson and Mr. Ashton 28
si to Tainan for the south Shantung Fames, front between April 10-12, according to an estimate.
Lini frontal line. A new assault on the Chinese defence is expected mo- mentarily.
"Ta cope with the situation, Chinese reinforcements have been pouring in from the rear to stem the Japanese threat-Central News.
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games.
games.
made by Miss A. Ambrose. A vote
wing v. H. Owen Hughes und T. A.
provide new naval air bases in the East Mediterranean and Red Sea or approaches thereto.
The partics bind themselves to re- speet the integrity and independence of Saudi Arabia and Yemen and agree that it is their common interest that no other Power should interfere.
Appointments To Station Announced
Recent appointments notified by the Admiralty include the following: Lt. (E.) J. G. McDonald to Med way (April 15).
were
POST OFFICE.
EASTER HOLIDAYS To-dny, Easter Monday, the Gene- and Branch Post ral Post Office Offices will be open as follows:
General Post Office: 8 am to
11.m.
10
to
Kowloon Central P.O.: 8 am 10a.m.
Sheungwan Branch. P.O., 8 a.m.
lo Dam.
:
From
the to
Saigon
INWARD
AIR MAIL LETTERS
Air mall letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail and bear sufficient postage. Insuffelently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office.
VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded
via Siberia" if so superscribed.
MAILS
Per
D'Artagnan Yingchow
Canton, April 17. Cantón experienced another hectic day to-day as 61 Japanese planes
further conducted
Indiscriminate
·OUTWARD MAIL TIMES bombings over the city in
A relays.
The other Branch Post Omers and number of bombs dumped in the
Registered and Parcel Maila are the north part
closed 15 minutes carller than of the city killed and Money Order Office will be entirely
closed. wounded more than 100 civilians
There will be one collection from time given below unless otherwise and demolished five schools and over
the pillar boxes and one delivery of stated, and where malls are advertis. The sirens were sounded at 11.15 ordinary correspondence us on Sun-ed to close at or before û a.m., re- am, when 11 Japanese planes were days and one delivery of registered | Cistered and parcel mails are closed
at 5 p.m. on the previous day, sighted coming from off the Tong- correspondence at 10 am. kawan consi. When they renched
AIR MAIL SERVICES eastern outskirts, they
Air Mall Services to Shanghai, the kept nt + high altitude. by Intensive
Sev Nanking, Teingtau, Tientsin and Pei- Chinese anti-aircraft gan fire. eral high explosives were dropped ping are temporarily suspended. The on the Tien Ho aerodrome. detonations were clearly audible in-
After releasing the missiles, raiding planes flew northward
Yuantam. Shortly
Bangkok und Swatow Hwahsien and
Japan and Shanghal afterward they returned to Canton.
Straits anti-aircraft guns Whilst Chinese
Strait. busily bring at them, another ellaron of 11 Japanese planes come from off the Tengkawan const and joined the first squadron
over the White
Mountain. Cloud Flying amidst bursts of anti-air- creded to the north part of the city. craft grun fire, the 22 raiders pro- where they dumped some 30 bombs, the streets. machine-gunned and The buildings of the Kwangtung Provincial Middle School for Girls, the the Ta Chung Middle School. Yuan Tung Chung School, the 28th Municipal Primary School, and the Kwang Chung Middle School at the foot of Yui Sul Hill and more than were wrecked. 50 dwelling horses Over 100 casualties are believed to have resulted. The raiders depurt- ed about 1.30 p.m. after carrying out their destructive mission.
At 4 p.m. another squadron of 10 Japanese planes again broke into the limits. Chinese anti-aircraft eity guns fired heavily at them, break- They Rew away not long after. Two of them
Sub-Lts. J S. Banks, P. F. Fawkes, D. Lambert, to Medway; K. J. Darrelling their and W. W. Dennis to Medway (April
10) and to Odin and Perseus res- pectively (undated),
Wt. Engr. F. Pegler to Medway
(April
YEOMAN OF SIGNALS
formation. released more than 10 bombs at Tai- All the missiles ping and Petsha.
causing landed on the open fields,
damage. no
Early this morning two Japanese Among yeomen of signals who planos raided Taling and Hsiaoling have been selected to undergo the
Islands off the Chungshan coast. qualifying course for the rank
were dropped, de- of Twelve bombs
farm houses.— several signal boatswain at 11. M. Signal molishing, School Portsmouth, which begins on Central News.
The Japanese raiders dropped over April 25, in Y, of S. C. E. Forrester of H, M. S. Adventure.
a dozen bombs, mostly incendiary, in thickly congested streets in the Great North district here shortly after noon
Most of Captain H. B. Jacomb recently to-day, adds International
Shuon the Tek took up the
the Admit of Naval Assistant the bombs fell on
Commanding Re-
area and near the Chungshan Memo- acrves, Vice-Admiral Sir Studholme rial Hall. Over 20 bombs were drop- Brownrigg, KB.E, C.B., D.SO. Cap- taln L. H. Ashmore, whom he re-ped on the Tienho and White Cloud aerodromes. Clouds of smoke were The Italian Government re-urms leves, la to command the cruiser seen rising in the northern sections the assurants that natives of stalled Kent, now refitting at Chatham, and East Africa will be compelled
will become Flag-Captain to the to undertake military duties, ether on her return to the China Station he
territorial WALL
Commander in Chlef, Captain
The position between Britain and Italy with regard to certain areas in southern Arablu has been clarified and regularised. This applies par-
the
Protectorate. ticularly lo
Aden Both Powers agree not to employ publicity or propaganda to injure the interests of the other.
NATIVE TROOPS
than local policing and defence.
to
RESERVE STAFF
of the city. One bomb landed on the
wangtung Middle School.
Jacomb has attended a course at the free Army Senior Officers' School, Sheer-evening Our
na-ness, since his return from the Red Sea, where for over two years he of commanded the escort vessel Lon- donderry. He served during the War in the cruiser Dublin in the Mediter rancui, and at the Dardanelles and was second-in-command of the dea- troyer Obedient at Jutland.
Italy also undertakes to give exercise of religion to British tionals in Italian East Africa.
Ench party guarantees free use the Suez Canal for all Powers.
In the exchange of letters the Italian Government has given orders for diminution of forces in Libya and that withdrawals have already begun at the rate of 1,000 per week and will continue at this rate until peace time strength has been reached, constituting a reduction of half the forces in Libya when the conversa- tions were opened.
Italy has algalfled her intention of acceding to the London Naval Treaty.
MRS. S. HAROON
PASSES AWAY
The death occurred at her resid-
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April 19.
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April 20.
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(San Francisco, 28th March). Calcutta and Striits
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April 21.
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April 21.
Sulsang
April 21.
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.April 22.
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.April 22.
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April 24.
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Monday Manito, Australia and New Zealand Changle
vin Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 30th April.
Date and Time
Parcels, Reg.. Ord..
Tuesday
Japan and Shangha!
Canada, U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan
and Aprill.
Japan
Kitono Maru Patroclus Bellerophon Glaucus
Potsdam
Hunan
Mon., Apr. 18. Apr. 18, 5 p.m. .Apr. 10, 8.45 am. .Apr. 19, 9.30 am.
*Manila, Mucasser and Sourabaya Tjinegara. Tues., Apr. 10, 8.30 u.m. .Tues., Apr. 10, 10.30 a.m. Shanghai and Tientsin..
Kumsang..Tucs., Apr. 19, 3.30 p.m. Japan and Europe via Siberia Shanghai, Japan and Europe vla Yasukuni Maru
Siberia, Straits, Aden, Egypt, and Europe Marseilles, Marseilles due 19th May and London Pureels- due London, 25th May
Manila
via
Pres. Adams.. Agamemnon
Kongso
Tues., Apr. 10, 3.30 p.m. Tues., Apr. 19, 5 p.m. .... Tues., Apr. 18.. G.P.O. and K.F.O. Parcels, Reg.,
... Apr. 10, 5 pm. Apr. 20, 8.45 am. Ord., Apr. 20, 9:30 am.
Air Mall for "KLM. Always Ser- Buenos Aires Maru .Thurs, Apr. 21,
vice"due Amsterdam, ist, May.
Straits, Ceylon, Indla, East and Buenos Aires Maru
South Africa
Air Mall for ""Imperial ̈ ̈ Airways Imperial Airways Plos
Direct Service"-due London, 28th April.
Wednesday
Samshul and Wuchow
Amoy and Shanghai
Tsinan
Swatow, Foochow and Tientsin
Nanning
Wed., Apr. 20, 8.15 a.m. Wed., Apr. 20, 8.30 a.m. Wed., Apr. 30, 10.30 af.
last
Thursday
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Ord....
.Apr. 21, 1.30 p.m. ..................Apr, 21, 2 p.m.
Thurs, Apr. 21, 2.30 p.m.
Thurn, Apr. 21.
G.P.O. and KP.0.
Reg.,
Apr. 81, 5 p.m.
Ord.,
.Apr. 21, 5 pm.
Friday
.
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., *Central and Près,
*South America and Europe via Victoria B.C-due Victoria B.C. 12th May, and *Europe vin Siberia
Manila
Grant
.......................... Fri., Apr. 22. G.P.O. and K.P.O.
Parcels,
Emp. of Canada
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Haruna Maru
Service"-dur Amsterdam, 3rd May.
G.P.O. and XP.O.
Tex..
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...Apr. 22, 4 p.m. ..........Apr. 22, 4.30 p.m.
107 CORPSES IN STREETS
Canton from Telephoning
ຜົນກ Correspondent stated that during a tour of the dis tricts bombed he counted 207 dend. check-up children. A Including 10
the
various city hospitals reveal- ost In the most ed 78 stretcher cases. thickly populated districts bombed, the
of majority casualties children. "The small casualty list is undoubtedly due to the fact that the raids were staged during the week-
he said.
Middle Kwangtung School, onc
one incendiary bomb tell through the roof of the library, set- ting fire to the room. Two others fell through the roof into two class- rooms, completely destroying them. and killing five school workers.,
"Before they started bombing, the The Italian Government confirma Haroon, who was for many years on Japanese airmen strafed the streets adherence to the British formula for the staff of the Daily Press. She is with machine-gun bullets, wounding proportional evacuation of volunteers from Spain, and pledge themselves survived by three daughters and two 63 pedestrians.
"One of the Japanese planes was to apply evacuation at a moment to be determined by the Non-Interven- The funeral took place in the hit by an anti-aircraft shell over tion
and undertake that evening and was largely attended. White Cloud Mountain and was seen Committee,
Mulvi Noor Shah ofeinted at the falling to the south. i evacuation is not completed by the
re- graveside. Among those present "A week ago, when the Japanese close of the Spanish war, all maining Italian volunteers will forth- were E. Haroon, I. Haroon, Hajee destroyed the military uniform fac- with leave Spanish soll with all A. R. Abbas, Halee Moosa Azim, S. tory, they dropped pamphlets warn-
Ismail, M. U. Razack,
D. M. A. ing the people of Canton to leave as they were going to severely bomb the city. It was thought here that they would carry out their threat between April 10 and 18."
MANY HOUSES DEMOLISHED Canton, Apr. 17.
VOLUNTEERS IN SPAIN
Italian war material,
ence at 1 pm. yesterday of Mrs. S. Haroon, wife of the late Mr. S.
Fons.
A. M.
Omar and many
Italy declares that she has no ter-Razack, A. R. Abbas, Jr., ritorial or political aims nor does she Abbas, K. M. seek any privileged economic position others.
Balearic in Spain, the
Islands, Floral tributes were sent by her Spanish possessions overseas or the loving daughters and sons: Mr. and Pang Sun-chuen; Miss Yee Spanish zone of Morocco. She has Mrs. no intention of keeping any armed Shih-yung; forces in these territories.
BRITISH PREREQUISITE
Mrs. A. H. Abbus and family; Mr. U Wang. Montgomery
At least 10 houses along the Shlu Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Wong Kam-wa, Park Road and two of the adjoining Mr. Pang Kok-sul, Miss Violet Yue lanes
Here the British Government re- and Mrs. Wong Wal Hai. peats that they regard a settlement
vides
...... Apr. 22, Noon.
Reg., Apr. 22, 1.45 p.m. Ord., Apr. 22, 2.30 p.m.
Fri., Apr. 22, 3.30 p.m. ....FIL, Apr. 22.
*Straits and Europe via Marseilles Bhutan. Fri, Apr. 22, 5 p.m.
-due Marseilles, 25th May Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Haruna Maru ........Fri., Apr. 22.
G.P.0. and K.P.0, Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe
Apr. 22, 5 p.m.
Sat., Apr. 23.
Apt. 23, 3 p.m. Apr. 23, 4.15 p.m. Apr. 23, 8 p.m.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane Sat, Apr. 23.
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May
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Marseilles-due 21st May ....
Marseilles,
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viu Thursday Island-due Thurs-, day Island, 5th May.
.Apr. 22, 4.15 p.m. .Apr. 22, 3 pm. ........F., Apr. 22. G. P. O. and K. P. Ø.
Reg
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Ord,
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Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco 12th May, *Europe vla Siberia
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Central and South America and
Parcels, .....
and
G. P. D. and K. P. O.
Reg
Ord
G. F. G. & E. P. O. Reg.,
Apr. 23. 5. p.m.
Ord.,
Apr. 24. Noon.
G. F. O. & K. P. O.
Rex.. Ord.,
Apr. 23, 5 pm. Apr. 24, Noon.
"Superscribed correspondence only.
More Money
Aro
For Ching Red Cross
Air Mail for "Australla by Imperial Imperial Airways Piano Bak, Apr. 23.
Direct Service”—-dne Airways
Darwin, 28th April
were completely destroyed,
few а
were partly more while
exact number of damaged. The casualties Involved is still not known, of the Spanish question as a pre-assure you that I sincerely ap but it is believed that many lives cordial have been involved. Up to late this requisite for entry into force of the preciated the goodwill and
spirit of understanding, which you Anglo-Italian Agreement.
afternoon over 30 bodies had been The British Government state that ve shown,
the debris. of the dug out from the det 8. Mr. Harrower and Mrs Curtis they intend at the forth-coming meet-
of the To have settled in so full and demolished houses. Most to frank a fushion the questions
out victims were women and children as ing of the League of Nations 9. Mr. Hennig and Mrs. Turpin 27
the situation in Ethiopia.
private standing between us, places re- clarity Three thousand fresh Japaneso
The bon voisinage agreement pro-lations between England and
Italy many of the houses were troops, with large supplies of mili-
those trapped In residences. Besides The winners were each presented tary equipments, are now pitched
for co-operation with a view to on a solid and durable basis.
of the anti- forces on the with cups, while the runners-up re- preventing evasion against the Chinese
"I am convinced that there has now the collapsed houses many were in-was hit and destroyed. It is reported ceived spoons, the presentation being slavery laws in their respective ter opened between our two countries njured, some seriously.
Remarkable work has been per-that four persons were trapped inside ritories or the enrolment of nationals new period of confidence and friend-
formed by the city ambulances, which the building when the bombing oc-
curred. of thanks was proposed to Mr. W. of one party in the native military snip, which you and I desire
on turned out to the scene of the tragedy Up to late this evening the rescue Harrower, the Tennis Hon. Secretary, formations of the other.
which accords with our, traditional:
almost Immediately after the bom- On Thursday, the winners of the
relationship. Luk Ding-cheung and Wong Shiu-
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS Count Grandi, Italian Ambassador, bing. With the assistance rendered parties including ambulances, Pearce clash will meet the Rumjabus. the Anglo-Italian Treaty, Mr. Cham-when it is understood that he pre-persons were quickly removed intang, hard. A number of foreignors, Immediately on the signature of called at 10 Downing Street to-night, by other rescue parties all injured brigades and police were still work-
per- various hospitals in the elty. to sented to Mr. Chamberlain a
"A still worse fate was suffered by Alister this telegraphed Premier, Signor Mussolini, expressing his sonal note from Signor Mussolini.
A satisfaction that such a comprehen-Grande, M. Chamberlain un Parts Fload, another main thorough-Yat Po,
Count another residential quarter
Shlu Park
LATEST FIGURES fare running parallel to Road, because
of the bombs some
the Information from dropped there were incendiary bombs, which started a big conflagration authorities reveal that about 100 were UB.$100,000 from the American Red of difference between our two coun-
Rome,. Apr. 10.
after the explosion. killed at the Shlu Park residential Cross has been received by the tries, after which our relations will Owing to the large number of an-
mediately
Tal Park Road four houses quarters and about 60 at Tal Park. Shanghai Advisory Committee of the once again be firmly based on the noxes, it look 20 minutes for
A stipulation accompanies the 16- confidence and friendship, which so signatures to be affixed to the Anglo- were completely destroyed, while six So for 30 corpses have been dug out International Red Cross.
damaged. It is estimated front the ruins at Shiu Park Road. were partly long existed in the past.
Italian Agreement,
The administration of the Municipal mittance that the money is solely for Hospital state that 120 injured per- the purpose of medical supplies. The Egyptian Minister signed the that at least 40 casualties resulted in
this quarter. annexes, which concerned Egypt.
When the Japanese planes were on were admitted and detained.
The contribution rabies the total Signor Mussolint replied, warmly Lord Perth, leaving the Palazzo
one had their wounds dressed at the from America since the beginning of thanking Mr. Chamberlain and add Chist, was cheered by a crowd of bombing these two thoroughfares in Some 50 others with minor injuries ing, "I am. Indeed glad that the cap-2,000 people. Count. Clano, Italian the northern part of the city 1.versations have been, so happily Foreign Minister, was also cheered missile fell into Yuet Shou Road, hospital and were discharged,Wah the hostilities to U.S.$384,000
where one modern dwelling house, Kiu Yat Po. onded. It is a pleasure for me to Reuter:
Chinese Occupy Hanchwang Station
Hsuchow, Apr, 18.
aro
Launching another offensive on the Japanese, Chinese forces have occu- pled Hunchwang station and ∙closing in on the remnant invaders
entranched Inside the city.
At the some
time
broken out at 'Yangehwing has i
twenty
kilometres north of Hanchwang en the railway, between advancing Chi- nese troops and the. Jepunèse.
After a grim struggle, in which the Japanese lost thirty killed in bution, the Chinese forces started to approach Bakou, five kilometres south ef LinchengCentral News,
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SON HERBERTE
MARSHALL
berlain,
sive Agreement had been reached.
minutes before
He added, "I hope the Agreement, turned from Chequers-Reuter. when it comes into full will dispose of all outstanding points
IL DUCE'S REPLY
operation,
LORD PERTH CHEERED
all
at Tai
some of them were foreign press correspondents, visited the scene of
afternoon-Wah Kit
Latent
Later,
Shanghai, Apr. 18.
It is learned that an additional