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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939.
LORD HALIFAX DEFINES ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS
A Shanghai rugby player makes a bold, but unsuccessful attempt to intercept a pass during the match against United Services, which the Services won, and his opposite number just manages to grab the ball. An exciting incident during a match packed with thrills.-Mer Chrung,
BOMB OUTRAGES
Amazing Evidence In Bow Street Trials
LONDON, Feb. 23.
A DOCUMENT REGARDING arms aboard H.M.S. President, a training ship moored in the Thames near Blackfriars, was mentioned when 18 men re-appeared at Bow Street to-day in connection with the recent alleged Irish Republican Army bomb outrages in England.
14,000,000 YUAN SPENT ON RELIEF
The prosecuting solicitor said that the document stated: "The President has 3,000 rifles, and equipment for 3,000 men. is looked after by 12 men, when not in use for training".
It
Quotation From "Mein Kampf"
LONDON, Feb. 23.
VISCOUNT HALIFAX, replying to questions in the House of Lords to-day on Anglo-French rolations, said it would be a profound error to suppose that any mental reservations of any kind accompanied Mr. Neville Chamberlain's words of solidarity with France.
"
The declaration, he said, was clear and unmistakeable.
日六初月正
BIG BOEING
EN ROUTE
HONOLULU, Feb. 23. HRIEKING SIRENS greeted
the new $1,000,000 giant- Pan-American Airways sea- plane, Bocing Clipper, when she arrived here to-day in the course of making her maiden test-flight from San Francisco to Hongkong.
The seaplane, luxuriously. equipped, includes a honey- moon suite. It maintained a steady 150 miles an hour.
Honolulu
dc- was gaily corated for the occasion, and crowds gathered round as the Clipper landed, and presented bouquets to the crew.--Reuter,
SHANGHAI ROUND-UP UNDER WAY
Police In Armour On
"If I may translate it into terms of a homely parable, it was in the nature of one of those signs we now see in so many places in the country at danger points-"Halt-House To House Search Major Road Ahead."
Viscount Halifax added that that was its purpose, There was no difference in view on any subject between ourselves and France. Accordingly, neither in France, nor in this country, was any verbal reassertion of our solidarity required.
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GUAM AIR BASE SCHEME REJECTED
Sensational End To Debate In House Of Representatives
THE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to-day rejected a proposal in the naval air base Bill to spend $5,000,000 on the improvement of Guam harbour,
Under the rule of the House, however, there is still `a chance that the decision may be reversed.
The action was taken after a stormy three-day debate on what was practically the only con- troversial item in the Adminis- tration's $652,000,000 defence Bill.
With the Guam provision deleted, the $48,800,000 naval SQUADS OF MUNICIPAL air base Bill was passed on to the
wearing police,
bullet-proof Senate by 368 votes to four.-- vests,
the Renter accompanied by Russiau Regiment of the Shang- hai Volunteers armed with rifles, bayonets and machine-guns,
started a house-to-house WORLD WAS
AIR BASES opportunity of emphasising that Nanking Road to-day, which has
ON ISLANDS IN PACIFIC
Anglo-American Co-operation
for
"Before long we shall have an
solidarity when we welcome the head of the French Republic.
(cheers).
"It has been the case that misre- presentations in certain quarters have forced this country to state in pro- pressively more emphatic and unam- biguous terms what has long been acespied as true by the peoples of both our countring
"It is not only our geographical | situation that threw us closer to France, but also an identity of Interests and completeness In understanding.
in the department store area of
been the scene of several shoot- ing and bombing outrages against Japanese.
They starched through a maze of alleyways on which land cheap lodging houses, opium and gambling dens and tea houses which are believed to be the hide-outs for criminals.
and
rivance notice being Issued. ended at 11.30 p.m.
However, they refused to reveal ammunition was found, or if any whether any guns, hand grenades or men were arrested.
The big Chinese hotels which also usually harbour the more important criminals are included in the same LONDON, Feb, 23.
area, but as yet no diseovery of arias DEALING IN the House of
has been made. However, several people were detained for questioning. with the Commons to-day
BEST GUARANTEE estimate for
RESULTS NOT SHOWN supplementary
colonial and
These factors, therefore, are the £3,044.000
The pollee authorities announced! Middle Eastern services, Mr.best guarantee against the danger,
in some minds, that there might be that the search in the Manking road Malcolm MacDonald referred to la certain risk tu certain circumares started at 10 p.m. without an the sum of £7,500 required for stances that one country might be tempted to subordinate its polley to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands,
He explained that the development that of the other. That danger does of air services in recent years had no! exist."
Viscount Halifax emphasised that brought into prominence sone islands
Angle-French solidarity dirl not which had hitherto been considered
Intended to of comparatively little importance, mean, and had never
anticipated constitute, any incnace of any sort and which it was prow might have a great use as inter-to any third party. The record of mediary landing-places In the trans-both governments, and the efforts of Pacille air services, including Christ-both governments to maintain peace was, he hoped, sufficient evidence of mas island and Canton Island.
"There are three islands which the truth of that statement. might be important in connection with the development of the trans- Pacific air services," he said. "Con- sequently we sent them officials from our colonial government and this sunt of £7.500 is required to pay the cost ef establishing them in the istands and of carrying on their work during the last two years.
ITALO FRENCH TENSION Dealing with Italo-French differ- enees, Viscount Halifax said: "In one sense it is a case that whatever might be Italo-French differences. they don't primarily, and I emphasise the word primarily, concern country.
this
Eye-witnesses said they saw men ken into the police vans, but on this the police refuse to comment.
However, some of the officials who participated in the raid seemed to be satisfied. The results of the search will probably be officially announced within a few days-United Press.
Japanese Dead In S. China
HOAXED
Torpedo S.O.S. Said Ghostly Joke
NEW YORK, Feb. 23, THERE IS EVIDENCE that someone either in south-east Atlantic, southern Europe, or at the Azores, has played a ghostly joke on a nervous world.
JAPANESE
BURNING NAMTAU Terrorism Policy Put Into Effect
ON WEDNESDAY the
"Telegraph" exclusively re- ported that the Japanese had issued an ultimatum to all districts south of the
East River, giving magis- trates and village elders until to-day to comply with certain demands.
In the case of Namtau, this ultimatum expired at noon yesterday. At 6 o'clock this morning the Japanese pro- ceed to put their threat into effect.
It Is reported that only
A party of four hundred
soldiers have freighter Tulsa heard the lrged Japanese S.0.5. torpedo message from the entered Naminu and, according mysterious ship Pecc.
to reports received by the "Tele- However, radios all over the world graph" at 10 a.m., have com- have tried frantically, but without menced the destruction of the result, to make contact with, and to
the
discover the identity of the mysterious city. vessel, of which no trace has been found, despite the exhaustive search by the Empress of Australia.
Shipping records have not revealed the identity of the vessel, and the call-letters PECC have not bezn assigned to a ship since 1930, when the trawler Flandria was sold to French interests, and was assigned new letters.
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Diplomatic and marine experts believe that it is inconceivable that submarine of any Power has torpedoed a merchantman al ́sen.
Washington naval and radio officials expressed the opinion
the message was a hoax.
that
Meanwhile, a Berlin report says "But in another sense they concern
that the German newspapers arc JOINT ADMINISTRATION
One Chungking. Feb. 23.
ridiculing the whole affair. "With regard to Canton Island, the it immediately and closely, because position is as follows: Not only the we have relations, of which I have
The Kwanglung Provincial Gov-paper regards the 5.0.S. as a fake. British Government, but the Ameri- been speaking, and we are also glad
reported to Chungking and the "outgrowth of war agitation to have repaired our relations with ernment
the United States", adding can Government claimed the Island, Italy, and are anxious to maintain yesterday that for a period of 40 In was reached comparatively recently cordiality as we can." and an Anglo-American agreement them on the basis of os complete days, from January 1 to February 10. "presumably this mysterious torpedo the ashes of 3,200 Japanese soldiers incident is another Mars affair', barn that we should hak the island in
Viscount
Hallfax proceeded to
were transported back to Japan from of war hysteria which is growing in
the United States",-United Press. jolut trust for a period of years.
re- The report said the aches "Shce then, discussions have been point out that neither the French nor South Chira. proceeding between the two govern-allan governments had shown they Welfare Of China's instructions for the blowing-up of ments regarding details of adminis- were anxious for third party medla-presented those killed in netion, and tration, and the detalls of carrying tion, and of course, nothing of, that those who had died from Hiness chur-
sort could be expected unfess, and ing that period. out the trust."
It was added that another brigade The 18 men, charged with con- Mr. MacDonald hoped negotiations until, both parties desired 1.
At the present time, the Italian of Japanese troops was transferred Government hall not formally in- from Canton to Hainan last week in dleated what it thinks of the precise reinforce the Japanese troops which
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landed on the Island.-United Press
Victims Of War
CHUNGKING, Feb. 23.
The prosecution alleged that they also found a plan in a magazine in Hyde Parks giving Information re- garding power stations, and detailed
Dagenham.
might be concluded in the near |spiracy, were accommodated in speelat dock Eke a boxing ring future. At present, there were Bri- The court was again heavily guarded. tish and American representatives
entered was on the island.-Reuter, i and everybody" who
searched,
The accused were remanded for a
IT IS OFFICIALLY revealed that the National Government spent nearly 14,000,000 yuan on relief for war victims in China week-Reuter. during the first 18 months of the Sino-Japanese conflict.
to bo The exact figure is stated
of this 13,607,000.15 yuan, and amount 55 per cent. went to emer- Kency relief, soven per cent. to the Yellow River dyke-break relief Inst May and June, five per cent. to war areo students' relief, ave per cent, to war orphans.
However, 25 per cent, was used for productive purposes, such as promot- Ing handlerafts, small industries, and the building up of refugee colonies In the interior.
Italian Spies In Djibouti
French Authorities Round Up Gang
1 PARIS, Feb. 23. THE NEWSPAPER "Figaro" publishes a report from Djibouti
It was stated that as time goes on that the French have discovered
New Syrian Government
Damascus, Feb. 23.
Mr. Laufti Haifar, Financa Minis- tor in the outgoing Syrian Cabinet. has formed a new Government, one et whose first tasks will be to deal with the confused state of Syria's relations with France-Reuter.
THE NEW CABINET
Damascus, Feb. 23. After 11 unsuccessful attempts to form a new Government, the revised Syrian Cabinet was announced to day, and is as follows:
BEDAUX "ARRESTED" BY S. AFRICAN SHERIFF
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 23.
Burying The Dead In Shum Chun
St. John Ambulance Brigade has been requested to send a burial party In the work of burying the dead.
Many bodies are still being re-
to Shum Chun market city to assist
covered from the debris of the and burial is being carried out Im- mediately They are found, in order to
re-
A meeting of the villago elders on Wednesday decided to iguore (Continued on Page 4).
LATEST
Soc Back Pago For Further Lato Nows
Defence Tests On Frontier
Passive Precautions, On Maginot Line
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prevent the outbreak of disease.
The Hongkong St. John Ambulance Brigade is also performing this task
PARIS, Feb. 23, Yesterday, the AT THE CONCLUSION' of THE SUPREME COURT to-day reserved judgment on the in Shum Chun.
bodien of eight people who were kill- petition of Mr. Charles Bedaux, prominent American efficiencyed in and around, the Casino were the blackout test and passive expert and friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, asking burled, in addition to the bodies of defence precautions at Metz und for the order to be set aside, that was made by Judge Solomon Ave other people who died from Lyons, General Gamelin to-day in the Supreme Court last Friday, authorising the Sheriff to natural causes. attach his person,
46 DEAD FOUND
returned to Paris to report to the permanent committee for Forty clvillans have so far been national defence, presided over Mr. Diedaux also asked that the, publicity had been given to the pro- Premier and Education Sheriff be ordered to return the £800 ceedings, He could only conclude that found to have been killed on the by M. Daladier, which is to meet.
Louf Haftar
whlelf, Mr. Bedaux deposited in his reputation had been seriously Chinese side of Shumchun as a result at the Ministry of War to- infured. In the circumstances he of the Japanese ruthless bombing Interior and Defence A pursuance of the court order. desired to have the proceedings set raid on Tuesday, according to Col. Morrow.
Nazhar Pasha
ordination conference of North Foreign Affairs and Finance
Mr. Bedaux in court, said that hasside as soon as possible, so that the Teeng Tze-yu, police chief of Shum- At the same time the periodic co- be hald: Fayez Khouri was totally unaware of the claim harm done, might to some extent be chin.
However, it is feared that when the African military chlete will until the Sheriff presented him with repaired. Justice
An order for attaching the person heaps of debris are cleared away, in Algiers to study the Mediterranean
and African problems generally. Nesalb Bakri
a warrant directed to the attaching of his person..
of Mr. Bedaux was made on the more dead will be found.
Mr. Hau Bhih-ying, Acling-Chair- Both conferences wiff study réports. National EcoMOKAY LEKAR
He submitted that he should have urgent application of Robert Mc- Sollm Jeanbarl Two of the Ministers are Christian, been afforded as opportunity of Chesney, an engineer. The judgeman of the National Relief Commis of further reinforcement of Italian The Canadian Paclic liner Empress
comfort and rollove, the Somaliland, especially south”, of Political circles here do not believe dealing with stigh a claim before any ordered the release of Mr. Bedaux on sion, again visited Shumchun yasters camps along the borders at Freuch ̈
DjiboutiUnited Press. of Canada arrived at Shanghol on
refugees ---Central News, Thursday at 2.50 p.m. and left at 10 The natives involved in the plot the new Ministry will survivo, very legal atapa were taken against him, his giving a satisfactory security for day to
and he' aid that as considerable costs.—Reuter, a.m. to-day.
I have been deported—United Prits, long.—Trans-Ocŝan."
expenditure for refugees productive an Italian spy plot, and as a enterprises is expected to increase, and a reveres proportion will be result arrested eight people. spent in emergency rellef.-United Prest.
The authorities discovered photo- graphs of plans of a new strodrome and military equipment in a box
Ilallan carried by an
contractor
named Merlino as ho was entering the Italian Consulate,-