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一拜禮·姚三十月三英港香 MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1939. 日三廿月正
Chinese
TOKYO BELIEVES EUROPEAN
"SHOW-DOWN' SET FOR MAR. 26 Envoys In
IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT
PREPARED BY
BY MUSSOLINI
TH
ROME, MAR. 11. "HE STRAINED ATMOSPHERE OVER THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL SITUATION WILL, IT IS BELIEVED, COME TO A "SHOWDOWN" WHEN THE FASCIST GRAND COUNCIL MEETS ON MARCH 26 TO CELEBRATE THE TWENTieth annIVERSARY OF ITS ORGANISA- TION.
Climaxing the recent large-scale mobilisation of troops, Premier Benito Mussolini is expected to make an important declaration on Italy's diplomatic polici és vis-a-vis the civil war in Spain and colonial problems.
COLONIAL LEADERS IN ROME
Back here on urgent summons of Premier Mussolini, the Viceroy of Abyssinia, the Duke of Aosta, Marshal Italo Balbo, Govrnor-General of Libya, and Marshal Badoglio, who recently reviewed the Italian forces in Libya, on Friday night attended the Supreme Military Council at Palazzo Venezia.
Important measures to counter-act the reported
GERMANY'S TURN TO WORRY discussed at Friday night's conference, which
personally presided over by Premier Mussolini:
movement of British troops.in Egypt and the mobilisation
of French forces in Africa were understood to have been
Wave Of Armaments Come Over World
BERLIN, Mar. 12. WHAT GERMANY needs at the present time is peace,
Was
The Duke of Aosta arrived here from Ethiopia by
aeroplane at 3 p.m. on Friday. Following the military conference, he is returning to Ethiopia in the next few days. Marshal Badoglio and General Balbo arrived here from Libya on Friday,
declared Admiral Raeder, ad- dressing n big audience, which Meanwhile, the Fascist Grand included Herr Adolf Hitler, at Council, which was originally
the Opera House celebration of scheduled to meet on March 20, GAVE NEWS
Heroes' Memorial Day.
"There are signs that mischievous was officially declared postponed hands are at work to undermine this until March 26 on Thursday. An new peace which we obtained. A official announcement says that wave of armaments has come over the postponement has been
gigantle extent of
TO WORLD
the world, connecellent with respon necessitated by the progress of H.K. Cable "Scoop" sible war agitation, might kil or the military, mobilisation and Recalled By Visit
seriously jeopardiso all that has been-other-Internal-affairs- achieved with so much trouble.
"DON'T BLAME US"
Increased.
beyond our frontiera."-Reuler.
stands
400,000 MOBILISED
another
grave
crisls
relations on
of the
Mr. T. E. Pearce has been appoint- Mr. S. H. Dodwell has been ap- ed Unofficial Member of the Legis-pointed Unofficial Member Jative Council during the absence of Executive Council during the absence the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
of the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
25 WARSHIPS IN TEST OF
SINGAPORE DEFENCE
made in 1808.
Kowloon
MR. C. T. WANG, recently Chinese Amhazsador to the United States. photographed at his bome in Kowloon. With Mr. Wang is Mr. 8. Y. Usu, who was Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo until his recall by tho Chinese
Government.
PALESTINE WARFARE
45 Die In Outbreak In Trans-Jordan
HAIFA, Mar. 12.
AT LEAST 40 Arabs were killed and wounded in yesterday's action which was the first major engagement
Trans-Jordan.
in
ENEMY DISPERSED Later information shows that the
killed."
Mass Murder
At Loyang Japanese Bombers On New Excursions
Slovak Crisis
GERMAN POLICE, CZECH SOLDIERS IN BORDER CLASHES
PRESSBURG, Mar. 12.
A. NUMBER OF incidents between the German voluntary police service and Czech soldiers occurred during Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Some time after midnight,
a Czech military car drew CORONATION
up in front of the head-
quarters of the German CEREMONY
Party. Several shots were
fired from the car at.
German voluntary policemen Half-Million People
standing on guard in front of
the building.
The German
guards replied with fire, where- upon the Czech military car!
drove off.
Pack St. Peter's
VATICAN CITY, Mar. 12. OVER HALF A MILLION Altogether about people were packed in St. Poter's eight shots were fired, though Square, and down the new half nobody was injured.
Some 70 persons were arrested in the River Tiber, when Pope Pius mile road reaching almost to Pressburg, Including three Reich
Germans, who were acized on Satur- XII was crowned supreme day night by Czech police and taken Pontiff on the outside balcony into custody despite the intervention of St. Peter's at midday to-day. of the German Consul-General
PRESSBURG OCCUPIED
It was first time since 1840 that the Pope had been crowned in public. Government headquarters in Press- the world listened to a description of Millions of the faithful all over burg were also occupied on Sunday the edremonies broadcast in seven morning by Hlinka Guards and the languages, German voluntary police. Flags of
the Slovak autonomists and the the coronation began at 8 a.m., and The ceremonies connected with Swastika waved from the buildings.were conducted with the solemn
The provisional deputy Minister, M. Tepiansky, acting before
Frime splendour of centuries-old tradition the formation of the Sidor Cabinet,parts of the world were among the Diplomats and princes from all held a telephone, conversation with
the Prague Foreign Minister, Mworshippers who packed the great Chvalkovsky as a last act before
Basilica to capacity, during high mas leaving office, when he demanded the
Reuter, disarmament of the German volun- tary police force to Slovakia. How- ever, the voluntary policemen have refused to be disarmed.
THANKS TO LIN' SEN
CHUNGKING, Mar, iz. Pope Pius XII has cabled his thanks to Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, for his In view of the continual arrests of congratulatory message on iho eleċ- Slovaks and Germans in Pressburg, tion of His Holiness to the Papacy
CRISIS INTENSIFIES
said by this time to number several Central News.
hundreds, and in view the dis-
quieting reports of now incidents in
the provinces, excitement among the population here has mounted to fever heat, and in the opinion"of foreign observers, might at any time result In a further intensification of the
the consequence of which could not be foreseen.
The Pressburg headquarters of the German Party were surrounded this afternoon by Pressburg police, who also occupied neighbouring houses, and a whole series of buildings behind them. The police took up their positions in front of the headquarters while 'armed German Party and
Hlinka guards axed their bayoneta. demanded the surrender, and evacua-
This afternoon the Hlinka, Guards
tion of the Hurban barracks.
Reports from the provincini towns LOYANG, Mar. 19. indicate that Czech soldiers are' oc- After a mid-week respite, cupying all the important bulldings, This afternoon, 'n great demonstra-
und
The enemy suffered heavy casual- | ceived 400 houses were the next 24 hours.. Likewise during
LATEST
Leftist Putsch Rumours
Reichenberg, Mar. 12. Rumours of a Leftist pułach to take
On the Government side, the, casualties included one MEET THE American news British officer killed, one seriously wounded, and four crisis, and may possibly have results "We deny nobody the right to take tween 100,000 and 400,000 troops East's greatest news scoop of members of the Arab Legion
Informed quarters estimate that paperman who scored the Far mensures for security, but we cannot have been affected by the recent the nineteenth century, remain inactive if Germany is repre-
Fighting began in the hills," sented as solely responsible for the general mobilisation. gigantle armament measures, or if it
He is septuagenarlan Edward Eight miles cast of the River suggested that Germany alone has the cluding in the coming fortnight, correspondent who now follows the pipe-line, near Zemel:
With the military measures con- Walker Harden, former newspaper Jordan, and south of the Iraq Intention of attacking her neighbours. Premier Benito Mussolini is believed more sedate occupullon of stock and
"Germany's work of reconstruc- to make definite pronouncements on bond brokerage. don needs many years of quiet! the European aituation of the forth-
Over 15 air force bombers and development.
Mr. Harden is revisiting Hongkong, Jordan frontier force and the Arab fighters co-operated with the Trans- "When the hope of real appeasecoming Council session. ment arose in the past year, the
41 years after he lodged a cablegram Legion. Describing the forthcoming state- In this Colony telling the first story armaments pace of others only ment by Premier Mussolini as "a of Admiral Dewey's victory in Manila the courage of Sergeant Coggins, of An Incident in the encounter was "Where we have achieved a lead bombshell declaration, some circles Bay.
the R.A.F: who was piloting a plane in armaments, shall be held. express the fear that on the situation
where Colonel Chrystal! Where there is deßelency, develop in connection with the strain- veteran correspondent is making hit several times, and Coggins was wanton massacre from the air ton was held. In Prescow, 11 mem- place this week are current among
fram will Accompanied by Mrs. Harden, the directed operations, The plane was shall be made up.
"Germany is the protector of alli cd Italo-French
the air trip around the world, duplicat seriously wounded. He became faint Germans on this side of And border of Tunis-Domel.
ing at a faster pace a journey he from loss of blood, but stuck: to the was once again resumed by the bers of the Hlinka Guard were re-followers of the dissolved Czech controls, and brought Colonel Chry- Japanese air force yesterday ported to have been wounded. Leftist parties, according to messages stoll back to safety. *** SAW BATTLE
morning when sixteen planes, in
from Prague. PREMIER'S BROADCAST two groups of seven and nine,
The aim would be to bring ex Mr. Harden was aboard onc of Dewey's ships during the Battle of
and his group to bombed Loyang...-
Prime Minister Sidor broadcast President Bones Manila Bay and his 50-word message enemy
The Japanese alrinen chose as allaying the excitement caused by the backed by leglunnaries and a part of
this evening with the, intention of power again."--
The putsch plans are said to be to the New York "World" and the organised pursuit units of the Arab sections of the city, where they police would be withdrawn, thus the General Staff.
were finally dispersed by their target crowded residential assurances that Czech soldiers and Chicago Tribune" was the first authentic account of the battle to Legion. The Government is in com- dumped at least eighty missiles, quieting the more radical elements. The planned coup would also ex- reach the United States, six days after plete control of the situation, and causing the death of over forty the battle. But his message arrived calm prevails.
civilians. About:
The Premier said he had given an tend to Slovakia. Trans-Ocean. a score others reorder that Czech gendarmes six hours ahead of Admiral Dewey's.
police should leave Slovakian within More EXPENSIVE CABLE.
tles, a number of their chieftains demolished by the enemy missiles. the next. 26 hours all Slovak priests, The cables between Manila und being among the algin
that Duo Hongkong were cut before the battle
to the timely warning given by party leaders, Himka Guard About 25 warships of the China and East Indies Stations began, on Sunday, May, 108, ter infantrymen, co-operating with the the air defence authorities, the houses manders and all district leaders and cruisers, destroyers, submarines, an escort vessel and an air-the battle, Admiral. Dewey despatched terrorists near the Jerusalem-Jaffa arrival of the raiders, which account-
air force,, captured 58 identified were quickly evacuated before the officials should be released, Pcraft-carrier-will take part in manoeuvres of the coast of Correspondent Harden was aboard railway- to-day,They were ined for the relative small number of had been sent to Moravia after their Two hundred and fifty persons who a ship to Hongkong with his message. that ship
possession of gunpowder, and appar.
casualties in proportion to the houses arrest would be brought back within atly intended to blow up the railway destroyed.
the next 48 hours, and set at liberty. They began last week when the Rover, Pandora, Rorqual and Parthian newsman wrote a brief account of the
Arriving at Hongkong, the young track.
MANY BURIED ALIVE
* "STANDING GUARD": destroyers Duncan, Delight, Duchess reached Singapore on Saturday.
Numerous other incidents resulted: First aid corps were immediately battle and marked it urgent." At in the death of a number of terrorists on the bombed places giving medical Premier Sidor declared that the COMPULSORY BLACK-OUT
that time the rate was $33a" word, at the hands of Brilish troops in relief to the victims. Good excava- first Council of Ministers of the now three times the ordinary rate. Ad- various parts of Palestine-Reuter tion work was done and a number Slovak Government would meet to- The naval exercises will culminate China Station, and Suffolk, the escort accuracy, and as a result Harden's
miral Dewey sent what is known as Special, The cruisers Kent, flagship of the a
of people buried alive under the de-night and deliberate on an immediate "repeat" message, for greater in en "attack" on Singapore carly on vessel Falmouth, the aircraft-carrier message reached the States ahead of
bria of wrecked houses were dragged course of action. Friday morning, during Singapore's Eagle, the destroyers Daring
Miss Lau Cit-man has been ap-out and sent to hospitals for treat The President of the Slovak Diet
ment
had asked the Czecho-Slovakian Pre- first compulsory black-out.
and the admiral's. Seletar warplanes and troops of Singapore on
Westcott and the Otus will reach
we pointed as a Puble Vaccinator. A message from Tungkwan reports aident to postpone the next meeting The New York, "World"!" and other
that the garrison will take part in the
of the Diet until March 20. a number of small villeges in Sidor would then submit to the Diet on Friday.
newspapers within the syndicate for
Shens, including exercises.
Early on the morning of that day which Harden was working had the and the Order of the Carabao. Ho rumintrun, Slamingisun, Wangkaling
Wangkinchuan, the programine of the new Govern- all the naval craft will take part in news of the American victory on was in the Philippines six months in and Shagyang were also bombed by ment, and at the same time make a CRUISE TO STRAITS PORTS manoeuvres which
1896.
NEUTRAAL the Japanese air force yesterday, pilshed by the Government.
report of the work already.. accom The four destroyers are making a form of an attack will take the Baturday morning. May 1
on Singapore.
The Hardens arrived in Hongkong Thirty-six machines were seen to cruise to Malacca Stratte porta. "Enemy" carrier-borne, planes will fly ~ MADRID. RUMOUR. []by_Clipper on Friday, and from here
The Premier ended His apooch with - The four destroyers will return to over Bingpaore during the attack. Before the cables" were, cut, the will proceed" by plane to Bangkok Pass by Tungkwan in the morning the words: “We are standing guard | 40 gamounts, to 10,410,000,000 Singapore
to-day when the cruisers when Singapore's first compulsory Spanish forces in Manila had sent Calcutta, Alexandra; Athens, Rome, River Celirat Nach
heading westward along the Yellow
Yellow for Slovak Interests. We will build ym. Manchester and Norfolk from the black-out will be in operation.
message to Madrid saying that there Paris and London, On; their return Singapore From Rangoon and the marines will leave for Hongkong on matter of det Daway, lost now ship: World's Fair C
American ships were destroyed. Ard Mrs. Hardens will all the New York submarines Orpheus and Proteus Mar. 22. The East Indies Station Harden udenpalch wall the first Mr. Harden is valor partner or caused by the Japaness air raid over will! niso arrive after carrying exercises in the Malacca Straits, Mar-34 and the cruisers Kent and reach the outside world.
gout cruisers will sail for Colombo on authentic ecoinko Fthe battle to the firm of Baker breaks and Harden, Chiang On, on the west bank of the cruise of Netherlands Siffolk and the escort venel. Fal Horden kept his darly, change, and quires that's the Radio and half miles north of Samshul. members of the N "York Block Ex North Alver in Kwangtung, about 15 the depot chip Medway Math will end their, Singapore-stay connectloftswith the Philippine by Corporation prolenserica cand ath
Remus Regent on Mar 30
Lover 20 bombs were dumped on the hips in Tile Manda. Bay Club Nátionii, Broddeful Co
Singapore this month during which the fixed defences' of the fortress will be tested.
and Diamond manoeuvred stealthily without lights, In Singapore waters,
after their arrival from Hongkong..
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Japan's Record Budget
TOKYO/Mar. 1232
JAPAN'S BUDGET for 19894
up an Independant national life in It includes the ordinary RAID Blovakia. There is now not going Carunities were Trans-Ocean?
Theshimu wis orivo all. azenway, una her broad at had been a battle in which several to New York about:38ay:1, Mr.
and N.
Mar 12 back, Slovakia muat go forward!" Budget at 3,604.000.000 yan,"
PROVISIONAL
A and B, éxtrac
PROVISIONAL COMPROMISE
The last 48 hours
Slovak PASAND
Bud