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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, AUGUST
5, 1988.
Diplomats Fail To Dissolve Border Crisis
LITVINOFF BLUNTLY REJECTS JAPANESE AMBASSADOR'S PLAN
Shigemitsu Declines To Accept Russia's Maps Of Manchurian Frontier
Berlin, Aug. 4.
A two-hour discussion between M. Maxim Litvinoff and Mr. Mamuro Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador to Russia, failed to-day to result in an agreement.
BOMBERS ATTACK NANCHANG
100 Bombs Crash Into City
Nanchang, Aug. 5. More than 100 bombs were rained h the northern part of Nanchang by 27 Japanese planes, in two relays, yesterday.
The missiles caused more than elvillan casualties and the demoli- Five of them tion of some 30 houses.
PRAGUE .TENSION RELAXED
Lord Runciman's Presence Seems To Dispel Fear
RADIO BROADCAST
Doreen Ma
(Piano)
From the Studio
LONDON RELAYS
Radio Programme Brendent by ZBW on a frequency of 8,45 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and
And Music 6.0 Dance 8-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per second. Numbers
Variety
Or
Love
Prague, Aug. 4. Lord Runciman, accompanied by his staff, made a ceremonial
Fox-Trot-Souvenir 011 the President, Dr. call
Bencs, the Prime (From 'Sailing Along') In My Little Edouard Minister, Dr. Milan Hodzu, and Red Rook...Jay Wilbur and His other Government authorities Humorous-I'm The Only Bil Of
Band, vocal chorus by Sam Costa; hunded on a cluster of juntes in the blowing 20 of the vessels Kung River,
Comfort That She's Got (Miller); and their crews to bits,
to-day. north-easterly direc Flying from a
of the raldera The German Sudeten representa-She Said She Wouldn't (Miller).... And Always tion, the Arst group
Fox-Trot-Always came over shortly after noon, and tives called on Lord Runciman, and Max Miller (Comedian with Orch.); soon was joined by the second flight. stayed with him for 00 minutes,
and Hi Rhythm; 11 15 stated For
10 minutes, deafening
over
In
Gerry
authoritative | (Fron
from Mannequin) Ti-Pi-Tin.... Moore body's Thinking Of Quickstep-Someon
Waltz-Am 1 The detonations shook the whole city, quarters that the atmosphere at the
You To-night; Over 100 explosions were counted.meeting was most friendly.
Central News.
CITY IN TERROR
world-famous
entre
arrival has relaxed the atmosphere very considerably-Reuter.
It is evident that Lord Runciman's One?.... Vietor Silvester and
HIS Ballroom Orchestra Vocal-
W
Sally The Cireus Queen (West) Lee); The Legionaires
Darnell) "Marletta-Warner — Warner
Tangos-Land Darnell; and perlz and His Orchestra, Vocal Of Male; Lamentol... Heinz Hup- Dixie Isn't Disle Any Mure (From "ew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1936"); Jo-Je, The Cannibal Kid (From It is exploited that the violation Lesile's Blackbirds of 1930) Laynida Carter with Orchestra; occurred while the munnen were on a
Aftaid Dresom (From 'You can't have every- thing)....Henny Goulmin and His Orchestra with vocal refrain; Can't We Be Friends; Peekin' (From 'New Faces of 1997)....Benny Goodman and is Orchestra.
Nanchang, Aug. 5.
FLIERS WERE LOST of the This curk city,
Pregue, Aug. 4. Mr. Shigemitsu repeated his proposals made;
Chien Te-meng
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs poilery, is rapidly being demided of to Tokyo for a settlement of the border incident,
population. Once 300,000 lived here, has expressed regret for the frontier announced that but M. Litvinoff declined to agree to open who are only 85,000 civilians, violation, and has
severe air-the Czech nylators in question will ira which have killed many and ise pumyslied negotiations until the Japanese had withdrawn followbig three days of
The xu behind the frontier as defined in the 1886 treaty. wounded many more.
expected to continue Mr. Shigemitsu, however, declined to accept been as evidence a map which had never published, and the only copy of which was in the Soviet archives.
While newspapers vond comunmet
on the Far Eastern dispute, they give prominence to the strongly worded ill Rushin resolutions passed by workers' associatiora Dievugghout the
terv quotations typleat country, which are contained in the resolution: of the workers of Be Stalin motor ear factory:
"Let the hides of the Japanese-frel the michi and strength of our father. Iand."
The Commacks: "Our
sabres are ready."
Tractor drivers:
horses and
Are pre-
pared at any moment to leave the
tractor for the tank."
Railwaymen: "Let the
pay dearly for every drop of Soviet blood they have spiled."-Renter.
Litvinoff Is Firm
ITALIANS
SIDE WITH JAPANESE
Saving Chinese Civilisation
Rome. Aug. 1.
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Japanese A strong attack on the Soviet was
Gayda In Taunched by Signor netiele in the Giornale d'Italia to-day, which says that Italy views the move. who have ments of Soviet troops Moscow, Aug. 4.
not under imperialism, territory The official version of the interview occupied, in a spirit of aggressive
MI. Litvinor and
MSoviet jurisdiction, as n fresh element Shigemits declares that the latter of disturbance in the already con- emphasised that the Japanese Gov- ernment always desired a peaceful fused and dangerous situation exist solution of the conflict and a discon-in in the Far East. Unuance of hostilities in favour of diplomatic negoilutions.
between
Italy is definitely opposed to the violent and destructive expmusion of the communisin in the world, for whether M. Livinol replied that
Chinese, it comes 10 it be Spanish or Japanese Government intended solve the cumlet peacefully it would frum Moscow, and shows itself more
Violated thre have
Soylet und more to be among the other Im never
Hind forces, frontiers with urined attacked the Soviet border post at mediate threats of world peace. night.
it Japan censed to attack Soviet territory and recalled the remainder of her troops, the Soviet troops would then have no cause to continue military operations. The roud would then be cleared for diplomatic dis- cussion of Japan's proposals,
Shigemitsu Dissatisfied
The Japanese Government must respect the Soviet borders on the: basis of the 1880 treaty.
The Japanese Ambassador replied that he did not intend to renew the dispute over the frontier, adding that' neither Munchukuo nor Japan had ever seen the map in question, and be unjust to therefore it would
decide the dispute on the basis of
to
FLS
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7.05 Songs
(Baritone).
by Keith
practice fight and lost their way-Fox-Trois--Rolf's Em The streets are almost deserted al
boarded up and enter. Shops realy only the pourest people, who have
remantlik. the way of escape, une
The Japanese are 50 miles north,, fachug formidable Chinese positions i inally and very difteult tentory but the city of Naocha Ivars rapture is intent
Travellers from the month report they have the area through which
by cheese clock nely many of whom have been civilians. maen-gunned by are they 11 A group of thirteen when left Kuting last week was attacked, and
four
Nanchang only
reached Hated Press,
i
Divan Keepers Caught
Well-Known Author Passes Away
Captain William B. Maxwell Wrote Prolifically
To
Falkner
A Song Doesn't Cure (From "May- Belly Diego Tale
Melody'): Sun (From Mayfair Melody'); Without The Moon (From "Mayfair Melody'). 7.15 Albert Sandier and Ills Or- chestra,
Tell Me To-night (Theme Song Where The Me Tu-night");
Are Green (Brodszky-arr. Wouds
Butterflies l'ay Weninger):
Jonny (Jonny Heykens); Fairy Tale
You Only
Knew (From Heykens Landon, Aug. 4.
Sinter Street The (From The death is announced of Captain "Crest of the Wave"); Halfway To Willian Babington Maxwell, Jate Heaven Chairman of the Society of Authors Waltzes From Theatre-Land; Intro: and of the National Book Council,Love Wi Find A Way; My Hero; Just for a While; Glamorous Night; and a prolife author-Reuter.
Willian Babington Maxwell, novel-Deep in My Heart; Dear; I'll see you Arrested in possession of 803 heroin?
7.43 Closing local Stock Quota- pitla at an address in Merces Street, 1st, inherited his literary gift from his again; I'll follow my sceret heart;
mother who, born in 1837, became The Desert Seng.
Relay Bullding London sentenced to six months' hard labourne of the most popular novelists of
7.45 the Central the 19th century in her maiden name tions. by Mr. R. Edwards at
of Miss M. E. Bridon. His father Cheung Chun, 30, unemployed, was
The City'-2. was John Maxwell, the publisher.
talk by Rachel of 1.1
'Manchester-A Charged with possession Magistracy this moralag.
Brought up in a circle of people
Ryan. taels of prepred opium and keeping
in the arts, polities und
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather an oplum divan in Queen's Rond famous
celebrities of the day, Report and Announcements. West, Kwan Chi,
imprison- most of the
8.03 Gershwin-Rhapsody in Blue ned $55 or six weeks, was society. Maxwell knew early in iffe
Tat a party with Robert Browning, and "Forry and Bess" Selection.
Rhapsody In Blue ....Boston Or- [ment for the first charge, and $50 or To mention only a few, he had sat und introduced 10 Parnell six weeks for the second charge.
Porgy Plano; Convicted of keeping a large oplum been
I, M. Sanroma at the divan in Temple Street, Tse Fung, lunched with Walter Pater and Oscar chestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler HU, unemployed, was fined $150 or Wilde.
Ample money being at Maxwell's And Bess--Selection; Intro-Sum
mertime; Bess You Is My Woman; months by Mr. Q A, A. Macfad-
It Ain't Necessarily So; I Got Plenty the Kowloon Magistracy, disposal, he had no need to think of
There's a Boat yen at Revenue Ofleer E. T. Warden salda career for his livelihood. For
p.m. while he showed some inclination to Nuttin'; found
20 become an artist, but devoted mich Leavin' Soon for New York.... Car- he had raided the place at 8.45
less time to art studies than to hunt-roll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans (Vocalists: Anne Ziegler and Webster on Wednesday and hud
hug and leading the life of a youngooth).
Dawson Peter by smokers. One and a half twels
Wearying
Songs man-about-town. Arrested in pussession of prepared plum had been seized,
1037 ftaels of prepared opium at the Kawally of the social round, he began to (Base-Baritone).
Plantation (From the loon Itailway Station last night, write articles and short stories. Some
Cotton Club Parade"): The Silver named Sul Pul was charged, be of these artracted the attention
In- fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Grant Richards, the publisher.
Recital by 8.30 Studio-A Plano Kawloon Magistracy
wviting Maxwell to lunch, Richards Patrul (Slevier and Thayer).
important pareon Ma possession of the drug. He was fined urged him to try more
all the
Il's The Dreamer In Mc; 2. work, declaring that he had
of navelist. Maxwell
well Please Be Kind; 3. Jealousy; 4. Don't The oplum was found in one-tael making at the wetting of a story Be That Way: 5. Rockin' Chair, ting which were concealed in a basket protested that
to a volume WUS beyond his 8.45 Quentin Maclean at the Or- of fruit.
capneity, but Richards persisted and gan. before the talle ended Maxwell had:
It Was So Beautiful (Freed and signed a contract to supply a novel. Barris); The Clouds Will Soon Roll Setting to work at once, he wrote By (Woods and Brown): Cinema "The Countess
ters of Maybury' which Memories: Theme Songs from: Or- had such an excellent reception when phans of the Storm; The Four Horse- published in 1801 that Maxwell was men of the Apocalypse; Way Down convinced that Richards's judgment East; Dorothy Vernon of Haddon way sound.
Inll: La Rosita; Robin Hood; Charlie The Gold Rush: In the next 12 years he wrote 12 Chaplin's Theme:
Down Fast; The Covered more novels. Then came the war, Way during wilch he served as a captain Wagon; What Price Glory; The Sing-
On the other hand Italy has always Japanese the resolute consideredi action in China as a courageous move, directed not only towards guarantee ing the vital and legitimate interests of Japan on the Asiatic continent, but also towards saving Chinese civilisa
threat the ilself from tion Bolshevik exploitation.-Renter
DROVE WITHOUT LICENCE OR PERMISSION
Fines totalling $35 were imposed
the map. The present problem was on a young man named Chung Philip, discontinue military operations 21, by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the status existing Kowloon Magistracy on a charge of driving a motor car without a licence
and to restore the
before July 11,
Traffic Sergeant
A. Bethell said
four
to-day,
seven
$300 or six months' bard labour.
ABORTION "HOSPITAL” SUSPECTED
(1
evenu-
8.25
Old
Dat's
M. Litvinost demanded that the yesterday, ami driving the ear with- : present map form the basis for nego- out the permission of the owner. fiations regarding the frontiers, and emphasised that the occupation of Manchukuo by Japan did not give that he was travelling in a motor car
of the Royal Fusiliers and gained ing Fool.
0.0 Selections from Light Opera. mention in dispatches. Resuming Japan the right to demand frontier in Nathan Rond when he noticed
The Land Of Smiles--Selection that a car in front of him was being
1: changes,
1918, Maxwell published authorship The defendunt was Lo supply badly driven.
novels annually for M. Litvinaf offered
many years. (Lehar)....London Theatre Orches by Ernest Irving: Japan with a copy of the map, but the driver of the vehicle and said
Among his works are "The Ragged tra conducted question) that it belonged to him. added there could be no
unusual charge of offensive Messenger." The Guarded Flame," "The Gelsha"--Vocal Gems (Jones);
Cure", "General Mullock's Intro:-Opening regarding the frontiers, which were was found that it belonged to a friend
of his and that he had taken it in exhibition was preferred against a "The Rest thoroughly established,
the absence of this person and with-woman, Wong Min-hon, 35, described Shadow", "Spinster of the Parish", Jack's the Boy: Amurous Goldfish out his permission.
the Central Magistracy this
Russians Adamant
Offensive Exhibits In Window
Later, it
An
The Russian Foreign Minister add-i ed that if the situation before the Japanese attempled to seize the dis-French Foreign Minister, that Russia
restored. und the expects the border fighting to sub puted hill-top were remainder of the Japanese fprees side and that diere will be no actual withdrawn from Soviet territory, all war. He said that Tokyo reports military operations would cease, as were exaggerating the extent of the the Soviet did not desire Manchurian clashes between Itussinn and Japan- territory and had never crossed its ese forces.--United Press.
Union The Soviet border. own would never agree to the presence of foreign troops on any portion of Il soll, and as long as Japanese soldiers remained, the Soviet would reserve freedom of action.
pro-
The Japanese Ambassador mised to report the Soviet viewpoint to his Government-Reuter.
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B 30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Latest Dance Records. Fox Trots-Georgianna; Night Time In Cairo....The Six Swingers directed by George Scott Wood;
Telophone Lines Cut And Train Services Interrupted
over
King & Queen Royal Welcome
Thousands Cheer. In Streets
London, Aug. 4. The King and Queen, and the two London, Aug. 4. princesses arrived this afternoon by they Aberdeen where at Exceptional sea of A thunderstorm
dicemburked from the Royal Yacht alowly moving intensity
Victoria and Albert on their way to southern England from west to east, has left a trait of destruction due to Balmoral Castle for their holiday on lightning and torrential rain. Train Dee-side. services were interrupted and many roads are impassable on account of floods,
Chon
Kino; the Cent Muratney stone children of the Night", "The Emo-Chin Coin Conlon
"Jacob's Lad- We're going to call on the Morquis; Act 2: Toy Monkey; She was alleged to have exposetional Journey"
toder." In January, 1838, he pub- Opening soul; Jolly young Jacks; the public view articles of a revolting lished a very interesting volume of Star of my and offensive nature,
the preserved ed."
Opera Company: A Country
(Lionel Monckton) Selection glass furs vontaltung numely, three reminiscences entitled "Time Gather-Jewel of Asia; Loval Love!...
London Theatre Orchestra; Marliana Wallace); Vocal Gems (W. V. remains of human embryo at a house reant W. W. Williamson in Henessy Rond yesterday,
Crown-Sergeant W.
Intro Turn on Old Time; In Happy Moments; Pretty Gitana; Angelus said he say the three jars containing
Serena, Francis Russell, Clara the embryo exhibited in the window
Dennis Noble and Chorus with Or- of the house, which baro a sign stat-
chestra. was the Chu Mul Hospital. ing that Tokyo, Aug. 5.
He seized the jury next day on a Japan made proposals to the Soviet warrant, and on a search being made Union for censation of hostilities in inside, another similar jar was found. tlie eastern frontler region when Vice-Wong claimed to be n doctor, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr. room uppeured to have been fitted Kensuke Horinouchi, received the
the out for abstetric purposes. She was "The police are picking up Have You Ever Been In Heaven? Soviet Charge d'Agaires, M. Con- not registered as a nurse, midwife, bodies every day of the week," (From 'Manlinttan Music Box') .... sinutin Smetanín, nt the Foreign doel
doclor or a qualified, obstetrician.
Vocal Chorus. Office yesterday morning, the Foreign There were instruments found in the declared Inspector F. T. J. Por-Mantovani and Ills Orchestra with prosecuting J 10.0 London Relay 'Saturday Omec spokesman aunounced
house, but they were not of the type tallion used in midwifery.
Cham-Night Sing-Song', street-sleeper, Young In spite of popular feeling in o'clock Inst night.
With Reginald Foort at the B.B.C. Asked if she had any explanation sang 45, before Mr. Macfadyen
B.11.C. and The Soviet Russia against the Japanese,
He revealed that
Japanese the foreign observers here do not believe
Vice-Minister anked the to give, Wong sold sho had merely
the put the bottles in the window for at the Kowloon Magistracy this Theatre Organ the Soviet Government regards war Foreign
Shadwell, transmit to OH an inevitable consequence of the Moscow
to his home exhibition. She claimed to be a morning with abandoning the Variety Orchestra, Conductor, Charles by lightning and large numbers of honour furnished by the Seaforth Japanese proposals
graduate of the Hackett Medical body of his 18-month old son. Sharman. present incident.
The child had died of bronchial- College in Canton...
His worship remarked that defen- The spokesman said it to hard to dant appeared to have used the placa pneumonia. forecast what kind of nititude the for abortion.
A fine of $100 was imposed and Soviet Government will take reward- ing "these reasonable proposala" of an order was made for the jars seized the Japanese Government, Domet. to be confiscated and destroyed,
War Not Inevitable
The
situation,
Moscow, Aug. 4.
however,
undoubtedly serious-Beuter.
Tokyo Exaggerating
Paris, Aug. 4.
envoy
is Government promptly and
The Soviet Ambassador to France has advised M. Georges Bonnet, the
the latter's reply to them.
at
obtain
when
by
flooded
to
At Exmouth, the main streets were Reports axic depth.: describe leaden skles, vivid lightning and torrents of rain and -huli,
Motorcars had to use licndlights at midday. Many houses were struck animals were killed in flelds by lightning.
Presented
John
11,0 Close Down. Tsul. On examination, it was found A constable had noticed Young to contain the body and Yeung was
on Wednesday arrested.
A carrying a parcel
fine of $5 or 15 days' hard vacant plece of ground in Tai Kok labour was imposed. night and saw him leave it on n
for
Aberdeen was gay with flags and bunting and in brilliant, sunshine thousands of people cheered the royal party an they motored through the streein of the city.
The royal party were given a very cordial recepilon by a large crowd when they arrived at Balmoral.
(uard The King inspected a Highlanders-British Wirelcas.
.of
The depth of the storm bell and its slow progress eastward have re-ed, and farmers have muffered a sulted in thunder, lightning and rain rovere loss in crops flattened by bail. continuing aver each place visited In Devon and Cornwall alone 70
twelve
and houra
more. telephone exchanges are isolated.- Telephone services have been affect--British Wireless.
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