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China Still Can Obtain War Supplies From Germans
Japan Fears Check Will Be Impossible
South Africa Newspapers Organise Association
Johannesburg, May 30, Formation of 26 South African Press Association on a broad nationsf basis was formally announced to-day, It comprises all the older establish- i English newspapers in the Union South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, together with every daily Afrikaans newspaper,
Tokyo, May 26. Although the German Govern-et ment has decided to prohibit the export of German armaments and war materials to China,
Japanese newspapers fear that the decision will be hard to ful-will not only Al.
It is believed that 90 per cent. of the arms and munitions imported from Europe by China are of Ger- man manufacture.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
AGREE ON FORMULA FOR SPAIN
Withdrawal Of Volunteers
London, May 20. The Chairman's sub-Committee of the Non-Intervention Committee met twice to-day at the foreign office.
All members with the exception of the Russian representative reached an agreement on a number of points in connection with the British for- Oversens news will continue to be
teers and the re-imposition of control pplied by Reuter. The link bemulae for the withdrawal of volun- tween that service and South Africa
but In Spalu. be maintained
On all points except one, in which strengthened by the establishment of the Association,
he agreed with his colleagues, Kagan, of Sir Roderick Jones, chairman the Russian representative, entered
reserves. Reuters Lid, recently visited South
end of the At the
meeting the at incetings of Afrien to preside
of the Chairman, Lord Plymouth, mode an representatives newspaper whole sub-continent, for the purpose carnest appeal to M. Kapin that, in of the view of the general agreement to of framing the constitution Association
muking se
other
was the which Russian abstention
as hin he should arrangements for the completion of
sole exception. Government to consider their atti- the project,
Mr. John Martin, father
tude before the next meeting of the of the Union
South Africa. Pres
Committee.
All the representatives,
with the Informally launching the Association, perially welcomed the en-uperation
exception of Russia, agreed to mit of the African newspapers which re-
The number of categories to be taken presented in important section of the
mto account under the scheme for the withdrawal of volunteers to four, Wapaper press of South Afrien and
unely, soldiers, sailors, airruen und elvilians.
of there But the major portion arms and armaments are not directly junded in China or Hongkong, it is disclosed.
China is now obtaining nearly all of her war suppiles along the new rond from Mandalay to Yunnan.
German arms and munitions vost qualities are landed at Ran- goon, and therefore do not officially appear as exports to China.
From Rangoon they are despatched by rail to Mandalay, and thence by the new highway to Yunnan and the interior of China.
German Nearly all of the
their way into are Anding ments China through third Powers or pri- vate merchants,
It known in Tokyo that a cey-
German inerchant bus con tructed with the Chiang Kai-shek Government for a munthly supply of 170,000,000 rounds of ammunition until September, 1938.
Pointing out that Japanese soldiers ire killed by
k supplied by Japan's anti-Comintern ally. Tokyo, newspapers voice the hope that Herr Hitler's ban will also apply to arms smuggled into China,
Withdrawal of the German mill-
China is tary advisers fron
pro- fentured minently
Toltyo to the newspapers, as a decision conducive to the strengthening of the Romes Berlin-Tokyo axis. other
Chief Justice Goes On Leave
Noted residents dae to leave the Colony aboard the Empress of Japan at noon lu-day were His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholt MacGregor and Lady MacGregor.
A large gathering of friends assembled at Queen's Pier at eleven o'clock to bid them farewell.
Sir Atholl and Lady MacGregor will be away for six months, and wiit probably
Visit
their home af Marino, Carnarvon, North Wales.
Sir Atholl, who ba bern Chier Justice of the Supreme Court of{
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Mr. Robert sluir, general manager of the Argus Company, was elected first chairman; Mr. J. S Dunn
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Japan Press
Says Britain
Won't Mediate
Three Causes For Rejection
Tokyo, May 27. The London correspondent of the Nichi Nichi Shimbun, Tokyo's lead- ing daily newspaper, reports that informed circles in London state that the Chinu Government authorities have approached Britain through a certain channel with the request for mediation in the Sino-Japanese con- fict, it is undersolod that Britain has definitely refused to comply with the
request.
The alleged British rejection of she Chinese request in said by the correspondent tu be due to three main reasons:
1-British mediation, even if it were offered, would be rejected by the Japanese Government, which refuses to deal with the Chiang Kel-
shek administration;
2.--Anti-British sentiment in Japan Hongkong since 1934, is 55 years is so strong that there is little pros- age. He was educated at George pect of British mediation being Watson's College.
Edinburgh, and successful; Lincoin College. Oxford
3.The Hit to Japanese action in called to the bar in 1900 and has China cannot be foreseen, therefore served In Nigeria, Lagos and the is premature to talk of mediation West Indian Islands The 1929 he was in Japan intends to push her Silve made Attorney General of Kenya un to Hunkow.--Domet.
Curing his absence
ile was
His Honenir
Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, the Pulse Judge, wil net as Chief Justice.
Hitler Urges Support For Car Industry
INVESTITURE
ON WEDNESDAY
On Wednesday, June A. 11ig Excellency the Governor holds 221 investiture at Government House. Al this ceremony two decorations will be presented, the first to the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chat. J.P., who has been awarded a C.B.E; the second to Major M. A. Johnson, M.M., of the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps, who receives an O..E (Military Division),
Berlin, May 27. Motorcars must cease to be a play thing of a few hundreds of thousands will invest the Hon. Mr. T. H. King On Friday, June 3. His Excellency and become a popular Тепря of travel, declared Herr Adolf Hitler in with the King's Police Medal, and laying the foundation stone of a fae- will present Colonial Police Long
Service Medals and other
stations.
tory where the much-heralded £50 Afterwards he is
produced. people's car will be
Herr Hitler declared much of Ger- many's unemployment problem would be solved through a revival of the motor car industry. He added there was room in the country for about 0,000,000 automobiles-Reuter.
to vlait
awards. the Jirc
NOTED ACTOR IN CHARITY PLAY
FRONTIER CONTROL All representatives with the excap- tion of the Russian delegate agreed to the scheme for a re-instalegreni ef and frontier control, by which control will be imposed for an initial period of fifteen days, followed by a period of thirty days, at the end of which it can be removed if sufficient ress bad not been made with the progress
though scheme, withdrawai additional ten days shall be aliuwed except in an extreme case.
All representatives with the EX- of the Russian agreed that ception two commissions-ne for each side three in- -shuld be composed of dh iduals euch, and that one com- itsisioner
buth commissions from should meet at the beginning to ordinate the work of the
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All the representatives--in case including the Russian-ogrzed Uiat the buste Agure required in sebene for the proportionate with- drawal of volunteers should be 10,000,
ARRESTED ITALIAN During to-day's proceedings, the Committee gave its attention to case in which an observer of Italian nationality.
travelling in a Brah
ship to Vatencta, was arrested and taken by air to Barcelona, where he
ad becis detained in prison.
The Committee unanimously agreed lu ask the British Government to request the Spanish Government to immediately rcleuse this servant of the Non-intervention Board, whe was arrested while discharging his duties under the Nun-Intervention scheme.
Considerable progress was inade at to-day's meeting, and
the hope is with in circles in touch expressed the enmmittee that, ot the next meet. ing, the Russian representative will have received Instructions from bis Government which will enable him to align himself with ins colleagues on the Committee,
To-day's inerting, however, did not settle financial provision for the scheine of evacuation.
It is anticipated there will be two further meetings of the Chairmma's sub-Committee next week.-British Wireless.
DAEDALUS HELD UP
Imperial Airways Daedalus, which wus scheduled to arrive in Hongkong this evening, has been held up nt Bangkok, awaiting connection with the eastbound mail.
It is probable the Daedalus will arrive to-morrow, although this is not definitely known as yet.
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Dollar Liner Captain Has Breakdown
San Francisco, May 26.
Dwork
MAY 27, 1998.
High Court Holds Japan Actually Waging War
Unusual Test Case
In London
It is learned that Captain A. E. Yardley, Commander of the wrecked Bollar liner President
London, May 26. Iloover, which went ashore at The High Court of England Holshoto Island, near Formosa, refused to recognise the Japan- on December 12, has been con-ese contention that she is not at fined to
the San Francisco war with China. Marine Hospital for several weeks.
Captain Yardley is suffering from nervous strain, aggravated by high blood pressure.
His mother, Mrs. M. D. Yardley, residing in Palo Alto, told the United Press that The harrowing events preceding and including the ground ing of the President Hoover at Hol- shoto Island were too much for her son's nerves.-United Press.
In an interesting test action to-day, Mr. Justles Goddard ruled that a state of war existed between China and Japan, and gave Sudgment for the Bantham Shipping Company. defendants, in a caso in which the Kawasak! Japanese shipping Inc. Kisen Kaisha sought damages for
the cancellation of the churter of the steamer Nailsen Meadow.
The action was a sequel to arbitra- also then, in which the arbitrator found for the Bantham Shipping Company, on the ground that the charter party permitted cancellation if war broke out involving Japan.
The arbitrator decided that a full The President Hoover, £3,000,000 dread war was in progress in Septem- crack liner of the Dollar fleet, was abandoned as a total wreck. Serious, bar, 1937, despite the absence of a declaration of war and the non- allegations were made regarding the withdrawal of Ambassadors, Bener, behaviour of sour members of the crew at the time of the wreek, though
no ves were lost
Brig. Bissett Leaves Colony On Furlough
Lieut. Col. Tidbury To Succeed
subject to the opinion of the High Court, the Japanese charterers were not entitled to recover damages.
The hearing was before Mr. Justice Goddard, Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C.. quoted for the Japanese company, the Foreign Office opinion of Septem- ber last, when it was stated that the Government was not prepared to say a state of war existed,
Justler In rig
MI. judgment. Goddard held that the word "war" in the charter party was used in the aense in which I would be used by the ordinary commercial man, who
nicetics would not go into the international law.
of
The arbitrator, Mr. Justice God- dard rules, was justined jaa Anding that a state of war did exist between
Brigadier F. W. .. Bissell, D.S.O..Chirm and Japan.-Reuter. M.C., Commander of the Hongkong Infantry Brigade, and temporarily in command of the Hongkong Arra dur- Ing the absence [ the General Offrer Commanding, leaves for England on furlough to-day.
BOMB THROWN IN BELFAST
Belfast, May 28, As Cuminander of the Hongkong
bomb Infantry Brigade, be will be suc- The detonation of a large eceded by Lleut-Col. OH. Tidbury, thrown at the headquarters of the King M.C., of the Middlesex Regiment. Nationalist Movement, stuck
Street, nea Belfast City Centre, at Col. G, C. Gowlland, M.1. Mech. E mid-day to-day,
The buildin the Chief Engineer, will assume the
Is temporary command of the Hong-sbattered
though kung Area, and will also be in com-casualties. mend at the King's Birthday parade. narrow escupes-Reuter.
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CHIP OFF OLD BLOCK, JANE HOWARD' FLIES NORTH FOR INTERVIEW
With many of the characteristics of K. C. Li, prominent Chinese business- her father, Mr. Roy Howard, head man and a member of the New York of the Scripps-Howard newspaper Chamber of Commerce. chat and of the United Press, Miss Jane Howard came sweeping into Hongkong yesterday, having flown the Pacific in a Clipper. Her first words on funding here were: "Golly, I want a cigarelle."
With her, as fellow-guests, were Mt. John Pershing and his bride. John is the son of the famous Ameri- can, General John Pershing.
This morning Miss Howard was bu the air again--bound for Hankow to interview Chinese lenders,
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