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The
FINAL EDITION
Coury
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801
No. 18074
WEDNESDAY, 三拜禮號十二月七英港香
JULY
20, 1938. 日三廿月六
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WILD WELCOME FOR KING AND QUEEN
VAST CROWDS CHEER RULER THROUGH PARIS
Scenes Reminiscent Of London Coronation Greet Visitors
Boulogne, July 19.
Their Majesties the King and Queen entrained for Paris at 1.10 p.m. standing at the window of their sumptuous drawing-room coach and waving and smiling at the cheering crowd.
M. Georges Bonnet, the French Foreign Minister, left here by a fast rail car five minutes previously, in order to arrive in Paris in time to greet the King and Queen at the Quai d'Orsay.
Although the Royal train was not due to arrive at Paris much before 5 p.m., crowds were already massing in the early hours of the morn- ing, crowding the flower-embowered route from the Bois de Boulogne Station to the Quai d'Orsay.
Loud speakers in the Champs AS Elysees entertained the waiting mul-
titude with operatic airs.
Although the day was not a public Third Note Of
holiday many shops closed
in
the
afternoon, enabling the employees to
obtain early places along the route. Protest Sent
By 3 p.m. crowds estimated ut 60,000 had already gathered along the streets to witness the State drive to Elyace Palace, cheering the mounted. detachments of Spahis as they rude by in red tunics, white cloaks and blue breeches-Reuter.
Ceremonial Presentations
Paris, July 19.
Their Majesties arrived at the Bois de Boulogne Raliway Station at 4.50 p.m. as salute of 101 guns was fired from Mont Valerian fortress.
The station was decorated with in- In the pressive splendour and taste.
centre of the arrival platform a space Afty yards across was curtained off a dais of honour, with crimson
roof.
13
draperies sweeping from
the
Two companies of Marines present- ed arms and the band played the British National Anthem and the Marseillaise as President Lebrun
By Britain
London, July 20.
It is revealed that the British Government ha despatched M third Note to General Franco, demanding explanations for the bombing of British ships.-- United Press.
HANKOW AWAITS RAIDERS
stepped forward to greet the King They're Coming Again,
with a handshake and Mudame Lebrun welcomed the Queen.
A general presentation of Cabinet Ministers and other notabilities followed, the engine driver of the train belug Included,
zsident Lebrun then offered the his arm, the King offered his procession
Queen to Madame Lebrun and the
moved to the specially erected 50-foot high reception hall outside the station,
decorated with white, red and gold,
Says Radio Operator DEAD SILENCE FOLLOWS
Shanghai, July 20. "They're coming again!" These three dramatic words
Soviet Reinforcing Manchukuo Frontier Force
SUDETEN GERMANS
PROVING STUBBORN
Won't Compromise On Independence Issue
Prague, July 20.
Events in Czecho-Slovakia are likely to warm up" during the next few days.
It is understood that the Govern- ment's Minorities Statute is now
completed and will be submitted to Parliament next week,
Detalls are not disclosed, but ac- cording fo
well-informed usualty
newspapers, they will provide a form
of self-government for the various nationalities in the national Dlel. which have a large measure of auto-
nomy in local administration.
The Sudetens, however, du not in-
dicate any satisfaction at the trend of published the text of a memorandum
jevents, Their headquarters hax
handed to the Government on July 0, demanding, inter alia, that locat national administrations should be entitled to insist on the appileation of any measures voted a second time, despite any adverse decision of the President or the National Assembly.
-Renter,
Foreigners Volunteer
At Hankow
Ready To Undertake Municipal Duties
Hankow, July 20, Priests, missionaries, consular of- felals business men were among those who packed the Hankow Club for a meeting, called by the Foreign Residents' Association, of all persons
who offered their services for volunt-
ary duties in the former British Con
cession in urgency.
the event of extreme
The object of the meeting was to discuss details for assistance to the Council should such assistance be for the necessary, including help police, fire brigade" and sanitary de-
partments.
It was emphasised at the niceting that the service was purely munietpri und that there was no question of Aghting or such drastic steps.
The iden will be tried first in the former British Concession and bably will be extended later to other districts.-Reuter.
REMARKABLE ACCUSATION
Peiping, July 20.
The Yung Pao, in a leading article
to-day, strongly criticises the estab lishment of # neutral zone in Han- kow, since from oxperience, it says, It is known that such neutrál zones fur foreigners and refugees are trieks by the party Government and third
Powers.
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
CONGREGATE
HAIPHONG
GULF OF TONG-Y
HASTIKH
-KING
FRANCE BUILDING NEW NIYAL BASE
HERE
100MG-W!
KWANG
CHOW
WAN
SEIZED BY JAPAN LAST YEAR
CHINA
PARACEL IS'
SE
OPON UNOH
PROTAS
SEIZED BY FRENCH
NAVAL FORCES
A
SCENES OF ALTERCATION shift swiftly in these times. few days ago the world was watching the Paracels group, half anticipating that Japan and France might come to serious dis- pute over their administration, and although the matter has not been wholly settled the spheres of tension in Czecho-Slovakia and Manchukuo have overshadowed the minor Paracels trouble. The above map shows the relative importance of the group, however.
H. K.
UNIVERSITY'S MATRICULATION
RESULTS ANNOUNCED
Of the 356 boys and girls who wrote the Hongkong various University Matriculation Examinations, in
a passing standard, it was categories, 192 obtained announced by the University authorities to-day.
Of the boys 220 were from schools and of these 136 passed, while of the girls 86 were from schools and of these 48 passed.
JAPANESE OBSERVE RAPID ERECTION OF FORTIFICATION
Emissaries Carry Note To Russians As Tension Continues To Increase
Keijo, July 20. The Soviet forces in the Changkufeng area are being strongly reinforced, according to reports received here. Late on Monday, two parties of Soviet troops one with waggons and the other mounted, were observed advancing from Novokievsk to the coast, and later the same evening a further large force is reported to have arrived in Novokievsk from the east..
On Monday evening a Domei correspondent · visited the district in dispute and watched Soviet soldiers hurriedly building military positions on the side of Changkufeng hill. Near the top of the hill flickering lights were later observed, while words of command in the Russian language were heard faintly from across the Tumen river.
GENDARME AND PARTY ATTACKED
New Protest To Be Lodged
Hsinking, July 20. Adding considerably to the tension
Soviet Army Chiefs
In Conference
Warsaw, July 19. The D.N.B., the official Ġerman News Agency, reports from reliable sources that with the arrival of heavy reinforcements from various. troops now massed in For East reaches 700,000.
An armada of 250 plones was said to have left a base in central Ural for Khabarovsk. The report stated that eastern Siberia is now seething with troop movements.
In order to discuss the Soviet- Manchukuo situation arising from the Changkuteng incident, M. Joseph Stalin has to-day called for an ur the castern Soviel-Manchukuo gent conference of Red Army leaders
the Kremlin frontier, fresh illegal action of |__
In
On
日
in the
stated,Domel, moonlight, barbed wire Letters informing successful candidates of the Soviet troops is reported, this time report further Palace in Moscow, the
Involving a Japanese gendarme and entanglements were
dis- clearly four Manchukuo police, who have cernible, stretching from near the Soviet guard-post to the east of been fired upon and wounded.
"no defence works existed. Manchukuo
were suddenly police
Across Hazang Lake several boats Hun on Monday morning while materinis fred upon by Soviet troops near could be seen transporting bullding for the defence works, (Continued on Page 7.). the Ussuri River to inspect the river
results will be forwarded in due course, it is announced, to the Headmasters and Headmistresses of the schools concerned. In the case of private students these letters will be retained at the General Office of the University until applied for. Mr. Stanley V. Boxer, the Acting Registrar announces.
The following are the results of the examinations:
The letters after a candidate's name Indicate the Facallies or Courses The newspaper says that since which the candidate is entitled to Japan notified all foreigners that enter, according to the following they should evacuate Kiukiang and table:- Hankow there was no reason why
should remain.
order to carry out the scorch- ed earth' policy, the Party Govern- mont forcing all Chinese who re-
hung with priceless tapestries, and conveyed to the outside world redolent with banks of flowers, where news that Hankow was prepar- further presentations took place.
Their Majesties then descended to ing for another air raid. waiting motor cars.
They were received by the Central News Agency in Shanghal from their radio operator in Hankow, who was sending traffic when he interrupted to tell, in three words, that terror main in Hankow to become combat- was again striking at the Yangistants, and there are no real refugees city of a million people,
Queen is Magnificent Queen Elizabeth looked magnificent in a white two-piece gown, the sleeves (Continued on Page 4.)
China Hoping To Meet Obligations
Hankow, July 20.
The desire of the Chinese Govern- mont to continue service on Railway bonds as long as part or the whole of the railways were under Govern- ment operation or in Chinese control was expressed yesterday by Mr. Chang Klang-au, the Minister for Communications.
Silence followed the message, and no further details have been received.
United Press,
TERRORIST ACTIVITY UNABATED
Arabs Mass For Village Raids
Jerusalem, July 20.
still
Terrorist activities
rogo
there now,
is cinimed.
"Now that British sallors have arrived the British will probably want to negotiate for the return of the former British Concession, in recompense for which the British Government will possibly grant a
of £20,000,000.- United Press.
Conscription Of Private Wealth Decreed
Berlin, July 20.
(a) Eligible for adinisalon to the Hong Kong University in all Faculties. (b) Elgible for admission to Medical
Faculty.
(c) Eligible for admission to Engineer-
ing Faculty. (d) Eligible for Admission to Arts Faculty, Group 5 (Mathematical). (e) Eligible for admission Arts Faculty, (Non-Mathematical Groups 1, 2, 3, 4). (1) Eligible for admission to Arts and Faculty (Chinese courses 6, 7
07.
BOYS
to
GALLANT HARBOUR RESCUE
The Japanese gendarme and four Saturday at which point prior to
they were proceeding upstream on
valley.
A strong protest against the new attack on Japanese and Manchukuoan patrols will be filed by the Manchu- kuo Government with the Soviet authorities through the Special Foreign Affairs Commissioner Harbin
at
It is pointed out that this locality Is the very place where Manchukuo fishermen have been frequently
It is not often that a newspaper- molested by Soviet troops in the man can save a life and then tele-past-Domel. phone the story to his paper,
But that is what Albert Quark, of the Hongkong Telegraph stair, did to-day.
He won at the
said V.R.C., he
few minutes breathlessly, when a before a man had shot out of the flooded nullah near-by, having been washed down during a heavy rain
, Chung Yu Cheong (a), Chung Nan equall. College.
∙19, Fung Kal Tack (b. ®, f), Govt. Vern, Middle School: 16, Lau Tat ID (a). Govt Vern, Middle School 17, Li Seung Ngal (a), Govt, Vern, Middle School.
19. Au Tin Yam (8), King's College; 20.
Quark realised that the man was
New Aircraft.
Tackling Hop
STOP PRESS
ASSAULT BRINGS SEVERE SENTENCE
A vicious and brutal assault by a' man on young waitress with whom ha formerly co-habitated was des- cribed by Mr. W. J. Lockhart-SmMr. Assistant Crown Solleitor, before
E, Justice H. Willams at: Criminal Sessions this
the
morning,
when prosecting Lo Pak-kon, palt- ting factory worker, on two counts of and wounding
drowning and, fully clothed, leaped Over Atlantic tent
to his rescue. He supported him until help came.
Having ascertained that Al Bit,
Au Wai Man (B), King's College: 21, Chan the man in the nullah, was a hawker,
Pe Tack (e), King's College: 23, Ching
Kwai Yuen ib, e, 3), King College; 24
that he had no trousers on, but was
Font Nai Ching (a), King's College 25 being looked after at the Royal Naval Ho Chung Yin (b, &. 1), King's Collore: Yard, Quark telephoned his story,
Hon Bin Yuen (b, c, d, ol. King'■ Col- lego; 28, ilul Man, Kos (0, 1), King'
A decree has been issued, permit- College; 20. Kam Ying Hee () Chinese. ting the Reich to conscript private er in Cheuk (a) Elem: Mathematics,
Higher Chinese and History, King Chi
, Lam to run (a), King's College; resources for military purposes.
to King's College; 37, Leung Shhi Kwai (2) The decree
tantamount
King's College: 30 Ling Tak long)
FILM STAR ILL IN PARIS
In this connection, the Minister drew attention to the recent payment unabated, and six Arabs and one virtual mobilisation of national re-in College: 41 Lul Chi shun
Paris, July 20. on Lunghal Railway Jewish police sorgeunt were killed sources, and is designed as n bulwark King's College 43, Edmund Mah-Hing, Ch of coupon banda,
Brlan Ahorne, well-known Holly- to-day. ** Should any railway, however, fall
for the German war machine in order 4,0) English, King's College; 17, Tho Took It is reported that a inggo band of to satisfy the army's needs, during ungling College: Tong Kok wood film star, is confined to hospital completely into the hands of the
Koe (a), King's College; B4, Wong Kok Japanese the Minister added that it Arabs is mobilising on the outskirts marches and manpouvros.
Tun te, £), King's College: Do, Wong Kan with a severe throat infection.
(B, •,2), King's College; de, wa Ching He has boon compelled to postpone was obviously impossible for the of Jerusalem for an attack on and The decreo is similar in its effecti (3), King - College; A Woo King Tas his return to lis United States.me Government to continue loan pay the isolation of villages in the Judean to the Japanese mobilisation decree,
(Continued on Page 7.) United Press. menty =Reuter Special,
hülle-United. Press, an
United Prest»..
Foynes, July 10,
The acroplane Mercury-top half of the Mayo composite air- craft has arrived from Bonth- ampton in preparation for its hop On Wednesday morning for New York,
The Moroury will span tho Atlanilo via Bolwood, New- foundland and Montreal,
On fir first flight Mercury in carrying photographs of the King and queen in Paris and other ex- press matter. However,' no par..."
will
be Carto
United Press.
;
The first count alleged that Lo had
Long on June 9 Inst, at Un ng, wounded Chu Wal-fong, 19, waitress, with in- tent to do her or to
maim
u bodily harm
or disable hor. The second and lesser count alleged
the that on same date, Lo had
ploaded not
Accely wounded the waitress counts, and the followity to both empanelled: Messrs. A. "D" was
Wan.
Shing-tet,
Brown
Kung
(foreman), Sha-fung, E. P. Sammon, S. E. Green, A. S. Potter and J. C. Dryburgb.
Accused was subsequently found guilty on the first count, and son- fenced to three years' hard labour.
(Further, Stop Press News on, st
Page 12.)