SUDETEN GERMANS ADAMANT
Autonomy Appears To Be Aim
Demands Shock
Dr.
Czechs
Prague, Apr. 28. Edouard Benes, President of Czecho-Slovakia, in an view, naked the National Council, hitherto an entire collaborate Czech organisation, to
for the pacification of the with hlm nationalities in Czecho-Slovakia,
Dr. Scbekovsky, Chick of the Sude-
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THE HONGKONG
FIRE IN MAILS
Outbreak On Coast Steamer In H.K.
ELEGRAPH,
Chinese Merchant
Fleet In U.S. Hands
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Roosevelt. Therefore Mr. Willam Hunt recently “remumwiha Kinleo Wharf "Roosevelt Terminu.
FEWER SHIPS RUNNING
Forty-Five Killed In
Mine Blast
Prior to the hostilities the China Merchants operated 27 vessels totall ing 82,000; dead-weight tons plus an additional number of chartered ves- sels. However," at present only
Hangar, Georgia, Apr. 22. twelve or fourteen vessels · remain, due to the fact that others have been
Twenty-four trained rescue work- The used in the Chinese booms, Company has offices in Afteen ports era burrowed in an effort to reach an ail over China, including Tientsin, climated 45 to 70 people entombed Shanghai, Ningpo, Wenchow, Swain the Keene Mountain by a terrine dust explosion in the Red Jacket Kluklong. tow, Canton, Hankow,
Coal Company's mine, Nanking, Chinklang, Shasi, Tangku, Ichang and Hongkong.
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Mr. William Hunt told the Court that at the time of the outbreak of hosilities he planned to issue $45,- 000,009 debenture notes under Hunt
Ings up to $70,000,000.
It la understood that Mr. Hunt is at present committed to extremely they are not defaulted, due to the recent refinancing plans following the outbreak of hostilities.
It is believed that the people are burled about 25,000 feet from the entrance and there is little hope that any of them is alive.
Nearly 200 feet from the source of the rescue workers burned
the mine
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SUCCEEDS
Record for England- Australia Flight
London, April 23.
Angio Broadbnt, the Harry Australian aviator, landed at Lymphe capturing the Australia to England Berodrome to-day, succeeding in re- record in five days, five hours and 20 minutes, which was nearly 13 hours faster than Miss Jean Batten's record.Reuter Bulletin.
HONGKONG TO HANOI According to uno eial reports, Air France will have a connection with the Colony towards the end of May. and mutilated. Outside
will be extended here from Hanol. they found two others in a critical when the French European service The line will be served by tri- motored Dawoitine acroplanes, It is condition.-United Press.
stated, each with accommodation for Grundy, Virginia, Apr. 23. 14 passengers, and capable of high It is established that 41 miners speed. The Journey between here average 160 were below in the mine disaster near and Hanoi will take four hours by from the debris, miles per hour...
Enquiries from officials at Kaf been recovered here. Twenty bodies have hitherto these matches, which Three miners escaped with Injuries. Tairport, however, elicited that There is acant hope that the rest of the miners are alive. The force of they had no information whatsoever bits.-Reuter Bulletin. the explosion blew a house nearby to of the projected new service.
The third mall Års in eight days to happen in the Colony broke out on
Court Reveals 9.95 Light Orchestral Napoli (Tarantelle Mezzacapo); board the China Navigation Com- Kwangtung just as
Old Contract- Chant De Birene (Calebre Chanson pany's steamer Italienne-F. Valpatti, Junior). she was about to leave for Holhow, Haiphong yesterday
Shanghai, Apr. 23. Orchestre Napolitain; La Paloma Pakhoi and
in the (Spanish Serenade-Yradler); The afternoon
Following proceedings The fico was discovered shortly Trailing Arbutus (Friedman)...... Columbia Concert Orchestra: Sage-after three o'clock, and the large United States Court In China, in Rheinischer number of Chinese passengers on which Mr. William Hunt claimed that bockwalzer Volkslied;
$70,000,000 China Merchants Karneval-Fantasic... Eddle Saxon board began to panic. The ship's the and His German Orch; Dream Of officers immediately mustered the Steamship Company for over a year, Autumn (Joyce); Choristers Waltz Chairman of the Phelps)....London Novelty Orches- crew and quickly pliyed hoses on the tually owned by film for over a year guarantee, which would have brought the explosion
burning mail.
The fire was already under control the Court gave its verdiet in effect Mr. Hunt's China Merchants hold-i found two bodies horribly
The decision is regarded as one of ra.
Eladell by the time two fire floats, under fir.ognising Mr. Hunt's ownership.
J. C. Fitz-Henry; Superintendent of the most significant in recent years, Company's property, the Fire Brigade, arrived. The fire due to the Japanese occupation of which the United States now re- ine mall sncka were dragged up on Steamship
It is believed that the fire originate cognises as American, rather than deck, to be sorted out.
mail, and, though a Chinese property. It also introduces Towned nong the
proper count has not yet been made, the possibility of American claims Merchants ships over a hundred sacks are thought to against Chinn, due to the fact that were sunk to make the Chinese river be damaged. It is feared that ten numerous China
of 40 cases of Arecrackers booms.
Mr. Hunt based his claim have been destroyed,
to the Cling Merchants in May 1038 wherefor, it is ownership upon his $25,000,000 loan and March 1937, and gave" Mr. Hunt all the Com- alleged, the China Merchants "sold the Pany's property and resources
of the Shanghal The Chairman
Council, the Company's affairs.
Mr. Cornell Municipal Frankiin, who was one of Mr. Hunt's attorneys, told the Court that in the first fiscal year under Mr. Hunt's management the China Merchants net operating proft amounted to $2,700,000, whereas previously there continual mounting de- was only Acito.
Two Tired Old Eyes (P. Kenyon ten German Party, speaking at the] and J. H. Squire); Always As I Close men speedily completed the job and such of the former China Merchants heavy interest payments. However, TWENTY BODIES RECOVERED Party's annual rally at Karlsbad, My Eyes (andaeld-Jones and E. referred to Czech penetration of Ger- Contes): Thinkin Of Mary (Ashby
past 20 years, and T. C. Sterndale Bennett). inan districts in the
10.0 London Relay-In He added that narrow-minded na tionalism by the Czechs could only To-Night. Fend to war. A friendly understand- ing between the Sudeten Germans and the Czechs was impossible so Jong as the Czechs retained their traditional national imperialism
Reuter.
10.30 Latest Dance Music.
Thirly Od near the mail bags, i had been but the fire was put out before it reached them.
Fox-Trots-Ostrich Walk; River boat Shuffle....Frankle Trumbauer and Orchestru: Silver Sails On Moonly Waters; On The Bridge Of Signs....Ronnic Munro And His Orch, with vocal refrain; Waltz-The EUROPE'S VOLCANO
The Post Office being closed yes Waltz Lives On (From Big Broad-
A theory London, April 24.
cast of 1030); Fox-Trot-You Tock terday it was impossible to discover
mail came. Europe's dormant volcano, Czecho- The Words Right Out Of My Heart whence this Slovakia, is expected to reveal its (From Big Broadcast of 1938).... was that it was from Shanghai, 10
next few Henry Jacques (Britain's Champion real potentiality in the
Late yesterday evening the Kwang tung had not sailed. affect, not only the Franco-Italian Dance Tempo Orchestra: Fox-Trois negotiations in. Rene and the Anglo-Little Heaven Of The Seven Seas; French talks which begin when Mr. Hawaiian Hospitality (From Rhythm Edouard Dalndier arrives in London In The Clouds')....Ronnie Munro on Thursday, but the prospects of And His Orch, with vocal refrain; extending the Anglo-Italian rap- Hit Medley....George Scott-Wood And His Accordion Band with vocal prochement to Germany.
refrain.
days, and probably will powerfully Dancer of 1934-30) and His Correctconnect with the French air service. power to manage and direct
The Sudeten German Congress at Karlsbad has given the issue intense vitality. The main demand at the wll be autonomy, not conference merely for the creation of a single large German province but German control of the councils wherever German majority exists, and two entirely different councils Czech and German, in mixed districta.
The new Minorities Statute will be the most most important legislation at the opening of Parliament on Tuesday, but the German reception of such legislation will be lukewarm, The speech which Herr Henlein is to make to-day is eagerly awaited as promising the definite shape of the Party's demands.
GERMANS EXPECT VICTORY
declares that, A Berlin message now that Austria is merged with the
11.0 Close Down,
said: "II Czech Congress here, statesmen want to reach a permanent understanding with us Germans and the German Relch, they will have to full our demand for complete
revision
of Czech foreign policy which has hitherto ranked Czecho- Slovakia among the enemies of the German people."
Herr Henlein made the following
demands on behalf of his 2,500,000
followers:
Stevedore Murdered In Yaumati
Head Stevedore Of Chinese Firm WORK FOR O.S.K.
Relch and German expectations are cognition of German regions within unknown assailant.
directed towards Czecho-Slovakia, Czecho-Slovakin; the average German fident that the Fuchrer
is quite con- will settle
4. Full autonomy Alons;
the matter in Germany's favour,
these
re.
every
5. Legal protection/for
It is pointed out that the Sudeten et!lzon living outside the region of rear part of which was
his own nationality;
and
-Mr. Hunt's only comment to the this: "Wo are going to operate." It United Press regarding the future is is not revealed whether the opera tion will include the steamship lines as well as the wharves and godowns; is already diverting the old tonnage
INVESTIGATIONS PENDING due to his plans to bring new and but, it is understood that Mr. Hunt
Mr. Hunt's agreement is an out-
Hungar, April 28. Ching
Rescue crews ripped the red hot growth of the Dollar Ling, modern ships from the United States.
Realty und China Merchants' agree- ment of 1933, which the Chinese Go-debris and removed a total of 45 the crews withdrew vernment cancelled in 1934, when the bodies. This is believed to be the Vice-Minister
of Communications, final toll and
identification of the bodies. Marquis Li, absconded after the first from the mine while relatives began State and Federal investigations payment of $000,000,
was imprisoned unul Marquis Li the outbrenic of the war and at pre- are pending-United Press. sent it is rumoured he is associated with the Nanking reformed regime,
Some believe that the Court decl- slon debars any new Chinese gov ernment from interfering with the Hunt interests. In the administration of the former China Merchants
PLAN OF EXPANSION Mr. Hunt's attorneys told the Court that Mr. Hunt planned wide-Company-United Press. spread expansion prior to the hos
steamship tillties, including new
elevators, lines, improved grain
R wharves and godowns as well as Afteen storey $4.500,000 omce bulld- ing on Foochow Road and the Bund. The attorneys said that at the time of the outbreak of the war Mr. Hunt was constructing seven vessels und cargo lighters, valued at $4,500,000, while he was negotiating for further ship purchases abroad.
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REPORT
Питате
Bank of East Asia 400
by
Canton Insurance $770
in
Union Insurance $520 HK. & K. Wharves $133 Raubs $14
11. S. Hotels, 10,40
TIK. Lands debenturen 42 $10035 Humphreys 19
II.K. Realties $5.15 Chineza Estales #00
HK. Tramways $10. Peak Trams (Old) 17 China Lights (Old) $11.80 HK. Electrics #3015 Telephones (Old) $7 Telephonce (New) $10.00 Cementa $17.30 Dairy Farme $245
WILL TAKE POSSESSION
The Hongkong Stock Exchange at 12.30 oficiai
summary, issued Shanghai, April 23.
The market was steady, but The United States Court in China says:
Steamship Merchants China has denied an injunction asked by dut. the
firm, to A murder, the motive for which is
Company against William Hunt and Company, the American restrain the threatened selzure own alleged to be the deceased's "tru
heroin
the Company of China Merchants torous" activities against his
property in a number of ports Ching 1. Full equality of status be- country, was committed in
The defence alleged that on May 6, divan at Yaumat! early yesterday tween Czechs and Germans;
2. A guarantee thereof by re-morning, when the head stevedore of It was said that Mr. Hunt intro-
Interests, the 1930, Mr. Hunt entered into a con through allied Hunt cognition of the Sudeten Germans as messrs. Wai Kee and Company, 570 duced overseas ocean transportation
Rood, was shot dead by an Canton
China Foreign Steamship Corpora- tract with the China Merchants in a legal entity;
for the which he undertook to reorganise the 3. Determination and legal re-
Cheung-shing, tion, who are also agents
States Line and Roosevelt Steamship company, provide fresh capital, ex- The deceased, To
business and guarantee the United the Company, operating 44, was, il appeared from Police en- habit of visiting un quiries. in the
the States Government owned Maritime loans.
Ploneer Mr. Hunt stated he had carried address in Woosung Street,
used as n Commission, the American
ap- Line, William Smith and Sons and out the terms of the contract, but heroin divan. This fact was
European sicam tramp and steam-faulted on some payments, where- upon Mr. Hunt had taken possession parently known to the murderer, for sundry other Americon, British and that the China Merchants had de some ports and of their properly in To arrived at the divan about 2.15 ship lines.
walking
threatened further seizures.
The United States Court ruled that he waylaid deceased there. a.m. yesterday, and along the passage-way leading to it, when three shots were fired at him, struck him in the
Mr. Hunt had lived up to his part of of which
tory on a highly competitive basis, provisions, and had the right to take To was unconscious. He was rent with its berthing facilities, due to the possession of the company's property. the Kowloon Hospital after the fact that it will permit AmericanReuter.
on the
Shanghai side police had been informed, and had ships to berth
British and other shipping
OLD SKELETON UNEARTHED arrived on the scene. He died ten of the Whangpao River, where the
Wash-A- WPA minutes after admission to hospital.
Police investigations revealed that panies previously squeezed out the
VANCOUVER, American ships, due to their mono- the bullet was
calibre. .3B of
worker disturbed the long sleep of
squaw when Wai Kee and Company, it is under-poly of the wharfing facilities.
The decision of the Court also re- an old Indian stood, contract stevedores for the
turned the China Merchants to its unearthed a roting cedar casket at skeleton in good nation of birth, alnce the China Mer-Vancouver army barracks. The Medical Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Ltd, the well-
of preservation. To was the head stevedore. known Japanese shipping firm, and
chants is an outgrowth of the Ameri-box contained a Czech
can, Russel and Company, which sold state out to the Chiness late in the 19th officers who examined it commented Century. It is noteworthy that the particularly upon the excellent, still
related Russels are
President white, teeth,
Germans have been treated as a Minority
demand and
extensive 6. Removal of Justices inflicted powers of self-government in a fale- ly large part of the country. As on the Sudeten Germans since 1919 thereby they might in time become and reparations therefor;
7. Recognition of the principle of practically independent of Prague, cicluls for German regions;
Czechs are fearful of the wedge
8. Full liberty to profess German
one
was
WHARFING FACILITIES
It is noteworthy that the Court's
decision places American shipping
which might arsi disrupt and then nationality and political philosophy stomach. When help arrived, the for the first time in Shanghai's his- the contract under, the contract's
destroy the country.
An official spokesman interviewed by Reuter denied that there was any comparison between Austria
and
BROKEN PROMISES
Herr Henlein began his speech by declaring that the attempt to avoid Czecho-Slovakla. He emphasised that German troops marched into fundamental solution of the Sudeten Austria because they had been German question by the so-called minority statute had falled from the the Austrian Chancellor. invited by
beginning. It is noteworthy, however, that if "the Sudeten Deutsch are granted local autonomy, the leader thereof might request German help in the event of a dispute with the Czech Government.
The Czech Foreign Minister, Dr. Kamil Krofa, has pleased many Germans by his eagerness to find a solution to the problem, except for the
references to the minority."-United Press.
Sudeten
He said that during 20 years of Czechs had done oppression the "nothing to win us to the idea of a Czecho-Slovak state into which we were forced against our will."
He accused auccessive Governments of breaking their Gover promises and evading their duties as defined by treaty.
a
murderer
to
A reward of $500 is being offered by the police for Information leading to the arrest of the murderer.
SHANTUNG CARNAGE
Hsuchow, Apr. 24. Shangchwang, a village north of Japanese with fire.
Some 400
He concluded by saying: "We do not want war within or without but We cannot Any longer allow EIGHT DEMANDS
sltuntion to continue, which means for Carlsbad, Apr. 24. Declaring that the policy of the pence." Sudeten Germans was inspired by Herr Henlein's announcement has the principle of ideas of National come us a profound shock and the chwang and Taalchiachwang, villages Socialism, the lender, Herr Henlein, demands went far beyond anything in in an aggressive speech at the Party expected.--Reuter,
Us open war amidst formal Talerchwang, has been razed by the
pensanta at Ssullen-
the neighbourhood, have been slaughtered-Central News.
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he
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He came up before the magistrate for being without visible means of subsistence.
What means could he' have until he is taught a trade and taught how to understand and make others understand him?. So we are putting him. Into the Deaf and Dumb School,
who
18 there anyone would maintain this little outcast-it only costs $7 per month.
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