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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938.
Reception For STOP PRESS NEWS ALHAMBRA
Students On Visit To East
Here To Investigate Relief Measures
Two Oxford and Cambridge under- gradutes, members of an international student delegation, now on its way to gather detailed information in China for His China relief appeal in America and Europe, will be enter tained by the Hongkong Studenta Relief Association at a reception to night.
of
GERMAN DIPLOMATS ARRIVE
Mr. E. Ott, arrived in Hongkong this The German Ambassador to Tokyo, morning in the Uner Felix from Japan.
Roussel
Later he will hold A conference With Dr. O. Trautmann, the German Ambasandor to China, who arrived
specini planej from Hankow by yesterday afternoon,
Both
Arc
They are Mr. Bernard Floud, or Oxford, son of the British High Commissioner in Canada, Sir Francis Floud, and Mr. N. Klugman,
German Ambassadors Cambridge.
The
two British students will be staying at the Peninsula Hotel with Joined by an American and a Can their staffs.
student in China. detailed information about
Con-
ditions in China is still very scarce," "We suk Mr. Floud in Singapore. shall tour
China, visiting students of the front and in the cities."
From China the delegation proceed to Amerien to lecture write on the campaign for China, he said..
Me. Ont, on his arrival this morn- ing. waid that he was returning to Germany to report oficially to his Government. He would not revea the nature of his mission,
will
Asked it he was in Hongkong discuss Sino-Japanese peace negotia- and tions with his colleague from "Han-
kow, Mr. Ott saldi, anything about that."
In
cannot tell you
for the
was
In England, students have collected
0,000 among themselves relief of Chinese students.
re-
When it was pointed out that cent cables from Germany had stated there was an increasing pro-Chinese feeling in the country, Me. Ott said the that he was not in position to)
"I am here for no special
Boycott of Japanese goods very strong at Oxford, where campaign had been headed by Pro-comment on the report. fessor Gibert Murray, sald Mr. Floud.
Students had visited shops and and if I were I could not tell you," urged them not to sell Japanese goods..ne suid. As a result many shops bore placards. "We seli, no Japanese goods."
the
reason
ta
Imperial
Both German Ambassadors will bej
guests of the Governor, Sir
for dinner Women students boycotting Japan- Geoffry Northcote. ese silk and rayon stoods were popu- Government House to-night.
Mr. Ott will leave Hongkong lartsing a slogan "Lisle is the. style
the for stockings." Liste is a fine cotton | morrow morning on
Airways plone for Europe, material.
by the anti-
No announcement bas yet been Japanese processions and meelings made as to Dr. Trautmann's pro- during China Weck in Englund hudgramme except to say that he will! resulted in the increased boycotting be very busy at the Peninsula Hotel, "i of Japanese goods. by women. the students said.
Interest aroused
BELGIUM WEATHERS CRISIS
Brussels, May 11.
The Chumber of Deputies has pass
ed a vote of confidence in the Govern- ment on its tax programme by 101 votes to 10.
that
the
The Chamber agreed "crisis" tax and new Customs excise dules should be discussed as a matter
of urgency,
These taxes are expected to cuver of the Belgian defletency
of
the
£ 000.000 for the fiscal year. The Chamber authorised Government to bridge the £3,000,000 gap by finding additional economies and tapping new sources of revenue. The Chamber will meet again on Friday-Reuter.
U.S. NAVY BILL APPROVED
Washington, May 11. The louse of Representatives has approved the Naval Expansion Bill, which now goes to the Senate for final approval.
The Bill, which authorises a huge expenditure on new warships for the
for US Navy, includes authority President Roosevelt to order at his discretion the laying down of three 35,000-ton battleships.-Router.
ASSISTANCE SENT
TO CHINA
Geneva, May 11. It was announced during to-day's session of the League Council meet- ing that the Netherlands Government has contributed 50,000 forins for the purchase of medical articles for the Chinese epidemiological services.
The Danish Red Cross Society has also contributed a large quantity of medical supplies.--Reuter.
DAILY
520
FRANCO RECOGNISED.
BY' PORTUGAL
Lisbon, May 12.
It is officially announced that | Portugal has recognised the Franco règime in Spain. Reuter.
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