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IN LONDON
London,' June 27,
Commodities were quiet, but there were several good fentures. Rubbers again advanced in response to over- advices. There was a good
ADAS
On the Stock Exchange to-day in-goneral demand for cocon, which was terest mainly centred on industrials, firm and most active on consumer braso metals and internationals, which und speculative buying, upened actively,
With less offering, colton was "firm Industrials maintained their ad-] and netivo,—Reuter Special,
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MASSING FOR BLOW AGAINST
HANKOW
Japanese Concentrate Divisions For Yangtse Campaign
Hankow, June 28.
JUNE 28 1988.
Last Tribute ALHAMBRA
Paid Mother
Of Queen
Flowers Surround Village Grave
London, June 27,
A heavy mist hung over the vale of Strathmore to-day. At Glamis Castle, where the funeral of the Queen's Mother, the Countess of Strathmore, took place, there was a Their Majesties the King and cen, the Earl of Strathmore und family did not leave the Castle until they had attended private service in the Castle chapel.
Air Vice-Marshal A. W. Ted- der, Offcor Commanding the Royal Air Force in the Far East, has been appointed Director- General of Research and Deve- According to a Chinese spokes-heavy downpour of rain. lopment in a re-organisation of man, the Japanese now have the Air Ministry, which was an-five divisions west of Nanking, nounced in the House of Com-one division at Nanking, a divi- mons by the Secretary of Statesion at Wuhu, & brigade at An- for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, to-king and a birgade at Hsiang- day,
kou, making a total of seven and a half divisions in the Yangtse
The re-organisation of the Air Ministry has been undertaken with a view to unifying the control and responsibility for the development and production of aircraft.
Sir Kingiley Wood announced that the present Air Member for Research and Development, Air Marshal Sir Wilfred Freeman, would in future be responsible for production, as well as for development and research,
To enable him to carry out his increased duties, he would have the Desistance of a Director General of Research and Development.
area.
One division of 'Japanese troops has arrived at Pukow, near Nanking, from Pengpu, while another has ar rived at Shanghal from Japan.
olher
members of the Strathmore
At the private burial ground, about a mile from the castle and adjacent to Glamis village, the churchyard grave was lined with hododendrons and was surrounded with scores of beautiful wreaths. beside the coffin in the private The principal wreaths, which lay
the King and It is not known yet whether these chapel, were from
the Queen, Queen Mary, the Earl of we divisions will be used for Yangtse offensive, added the spokes-Strailimore and the King and Queen
of Norway, man, or whether they will be sent to Hangchow.
It is reported that the Japanese have one division in the vicinity of Linfeng and another near Taiyuan, while yet another division is believed to be near Salyuan. In addition,
the Japanese have 4,000 Manchukuo- Mongol cavalry in the area.
in
Mr. E. J. H. Lemou, Vice-President of the London, Midland and Scot-) The spokesman reported that on Lish Railway, would be Director- Japanese division is at present General of Production, and would be Hongchow.-Reuter assisted by a staff with engineering and technical qualifications. Lemon will become a member of thei Air Council.-British Wireless.
Mr.
GAINS ALONG LUNGHAI LINE
Hankow, June 28. Chinese
forces have completely
Chungmow, re-occupied
on the Lunghai Railway and Yushib, accord- ing to a Chinese spokesman.
The two towns were occupied on June 22,
Most of the members of the Royal Family now in London were present
lt a memorial Service held at St.
Martin-in-Fields at the same time as the funeral in Scotland.
Queen Mary drove from Marlborough House to the church and other members of the Royal Family present were the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Princess
cess Alice and
the Earl of Athlone, Princesa Helena Victoria, and Lady Patricin Ramsay. Members of the Cabinet and of the Diplomatic Corps as well as many prominent members of Society, at- tended the service, which conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.British Wireless,
was
Air Vice-Marshal Tedder was up pointed Omeer Commanding the R.A.F. in the Far East in 1936, in succession to Air Commodore Sydney Smalth Air Marshal Tedder wau The Chinese are now vigorously formerly Director of Training at the attacking Yunchen, in south-westernge arcus north-east of Pelping. Air Ministry, and is considered one Shansi, and Linfeng and Fenyan Kupelkow railway have returned to Employees of the new Tungchow- of the foremost technical and strute-
Reuter. gle experts in the R.A.F.
ROMANCE IN LIST OF PASSENGERS
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There is romance in the passenger
ils of an ocean liner.
That of the
President Coolidge, from Manila 10-
day, was no exception.
Here are the results of a random look at the ship's list:
GUERILLAS NEAR PEIPING
Peiping from all stations north of Miyun because they are unable to remain at their posts.
Peiping. June 28. Other Chinese reports reveal that Semi-official Chinese sources In-sporadic clashes are taking place in dicate that guerillas are over-running} half a dozen districts.-United Press.
STOP PRESS NEWS
(Continued frm Page 1.)
Bound for the Interior of China to track of this line has been hit several do missionary and war relief work times. There seems to bo some among the refugees was Mr. Cher strategie value attached to this rail- Hoy. He is a Buddhist missionary. way, which links Swatow with Chino- Straight from his studies at the chowfu, about 30 miles away. The Menje school for boys in California latter city is said to be the hend- was Mr. P. H. Southard, son of the quarters of the Chinese forces for American Consul-General
here. the defence of the Swalow area. Father and son will spend their first vacation together for several years.
On Consular duty was Mr. James by, bound for the US. Consulate Espy, at Canton.
Meanwhile, the populace is still in the dark as to whether or not Swatow will be defended if the Japanese land on the mainkmd. The elty itself has hardly any defence works, only ma- And on his way through to Japanchine-guns here and there, which to join the party of President Quezon fact encourages raiding machines to of the Phillpines was the Hon. ny extremely low. Enrique Magolana, member of the antional essembly at Manile.
COUNTERFEITERS CONVICTED
On remand before Mr. Q. A, A, Macfadyen at Kowloon Magistracy to-day, Wong Fal, 32, and Lai Kwong, 20, both unemployed, were sentenced
Practically all shops are closed. Shipping business, however, is still nearly normal, but the loading and discharging of vessels ceases at sun- down. Reuter.
700 Refugees From Swatow
Seven hundred refugees arrived
REFUGEE
TRAIN LEAVES HANKOW
tears,
Hankow, June 28, Without bands, without without drama, while Chinese soldiers sai cross-legged on the station pint- farm and watched with expressionless foreigners left for Hongkong in un faces, approximately 250 unexcited international refugees train at 9.30 am, to-day. German,
French, American and British Bags were prominently dis- ployed on the roofs of the cars.
Three stretcher canes, one of them an American sailor with an injured Russian Waitresses provided the only colour in an otherwise drab scene.
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foot, and eight pretty
The twenty German milltary ad- visers who were scheduled to leave
to six months hard labour each and here to-day from Swatow on the Hai to-day cancelled their bookings at
recommended for banishment on a
charge of conspiring to counterfeit Ching. A further crowd will arrive colns of the old silver issue. Lal to-morrow on the Siestan. was also sentenced to un additional At the Douglas wharf to-day the three months for the posession of retugees were individually examined nine spurious 10-cent pieces and by police about their means. seven 5-cent pieces.
Passengers on the Hai Ching were Detective Sub-Inspector J. O'tion-inoculated against choleru In the evan said the men had been arrested quarantine anchorage.
on June 23. They had been geing from stall to stall in Yaumati, buying
a cent's worth it cigarettes, tender-
ing counterfeits and recelving change. Unfortunately, the victimised stall- holders could not be identified,
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