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No. 15794
APRIL
12, 1939.
日三廿月二
KING GEORGE RETURNS TO LONDON FOR AUDIENCE Mosquitoes As
STATEMENT TO-NIGHT
WITH CHAMBERLAIN: VITAL
BRITISH WARSHIPS MASS NEAR GREECE AS PARLT.
LONDON, APR, 11.
UNDER STRICT ORDERS TO DOMINATE
BE
STRATEGIC POINTS, THE BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS ARE REPORTED TO MASSING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN..
His Majesty the King has returned to London from Windsor Castle, and the Prime Minister has given His Majesty a full report on international developments and Britain's defence preparations.
It will be recalled that in September last year, the King returned to London specially to sign the fleet mobilisation orders.
STATEMENT TO-NIGHT British and French war- ships are reported to be massing off the entrance to the Adriatic Sea while Mr. Chamberlain is seeking a last minute deal with Mus- solini.
It is believed that if an agree- ment with Mussolin! proves im possible. Mr. Chamberlain will announce in the House of Common at 2.45 p.m. on Thursday (10.46 p.m. H.I.T.) that the British Gov- ernment is prepared to enter into full defensive alliances with Greece and Turkey.
It is also forecast that the Govern- ment will denounce the British- Italian friendship pact, which pro- vides for the maintenance of
Mr. Chamberlain is reported to be seeking an arrangement status quo in the Mediterranean.
The Admiralty has refused
the
to
whereby Italy's occupation of divulge any information regarding Albania would be accepted if Fleet movements.-United Press. Italy firstly, gives firm assur- ances against an
attuck on
Greece and, secondly, promises to immediately begin withdrawing Italian troops from Spain.
MUSSOLINI
TO CHOOSE NEW KING
ROME, Apr. 11. INFORMED POLITICAL circles understand that after King Zog has been deposed, a new King of Albania will be chosen from the House of Savoia.
Warships Off Creece
SKOLPJE, Apr. 11-Reliable re- ports from Greece say that several Bellish warships are lying in the Harbour at Argostolion and at Astake. United Press.
Audience With King
London, Apr. 11.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain had an
ham Palace to-day. It lasted 80 minutes.
MEETS
QUEEN GERALDINE
Albanian Queen Stricken
Fears For Life Of Zog's Wife
ATHENS, Apr. 12.
audience with the King at Bucing QUEEN GERALDINE of Albania, who was forced toto flee from Tirana three
The Prime Minister returned
was cheered by big crowds.
Windsor.
Downing Street about 6.20 p.m. and days after giving birth to The King returned immediately to King Zog's heir, is reported It is understood that the sole to be in a serious condition. She is suffering from puer- reason of the King's visit to London
to learn first-hand of the inter-peral fever. national development, and at the same time to save the travelling to Windsor.
Premier
When the Italians suddenly invaded Albania, the beautiful It stated that the House of Queen whose photograph is Lords will meet at 3 pm. on Thurs-
reproduced above was forced to flee Viscount Halifax will make over torturous mountain paths.
Big City
Project Revealed
Praya Width To Be Doubled
THE START of a scheme which may eventually double the present width of the Hongkong. Bund between the Vehicular Ferry and the Naval Dock- yard and V.R.C. has been put in hand by the Public Works Department.
Surveyors and other experts are now making layouts and borings as the preliminary work to reclaim land between Jubilee Street Pier and Pottinger Street, the first part of the scheme.
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A total of $585,000 is to be spent reclamation this preliminary work, which is expected to be finished at the end of next year. This year $150,000 will be spent. ·
It is hoped that the reclaimed land will be used to relieve the present
of the most crowded spots in the city district.
congestion at the Vehicular ferry, one
New Ferry Piers
New ferry piers, larger parking
spaces for buses and private cars will be provided when the new land has been reclaimed.
After the completion of this work, it is expected that the re- clamation will be proceeded with gradually until the whole of the Hongkong Bund past the present Star Ferry to the Naval Dockyard has been widened.
North Point Work
day, when The Duke of Aosta, statement in reply to a question by She was so weak when she crossed
The Public Works Department is present Viceroy of Ethiopia, Lord Snell, inviting a statement on the frontier that she had to be car-
the international situation, with ried to her hotel on a stretcher.
at the same time engaged in another is mentioned as a likely particular reference to the Mediter- A leading gynecologist was rush-extensive reclamation project in the
ed to her bedside this morning. candidate for the
North Point area. new ranean area.
The House of Commons will meet Later she became worse and has throne.---Domei.
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GREAT CHINESE DRIVE: HONAN CAPITAL MAY BE CAPTURED
KAIFENG, the Hunan capital, may be the first provincial Spanish capital to revert to China since the beginning of the war. The Morocco. Japanese admit that the remarkable Chinese counter-offensive, which is meeting with considerable success in five provinces, has carried the Chinese troops to the suburbs of Kaifeng. The Kai- feng railway station is now in Chinese hands and the city is in Imminent danger of proving a Japanese death trap.
-PAGE
INTEREST in the Mediter News Summary
ranean situation has suddenly
shifted across the inland sea to
Morocco
A total of $400,000 is being spent over a period of years, and the tole of land are re-sold by the Govern- mont at public auctions. Some of the land is sold at $2.20 square foot. The average price is near $1.50.
Eventually it is hoped that the water-front, except for the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, will be along a straight highway over the present facing French reclamatian worlt.
Mother On $2,500 Bail
-PAGE THREE
CRAWFORD, JOAN
the well- known film star, has secured a divorce from Franchot Tone.
-PACE SEVEN ACCORDING TO 11 Japonese claim, Tokyo has now displaced Lon- don as the second largest city in the With a baby in her arms, Tam world. With a population of nearly Oi, 30, widow, was charged before 7,000,000, it is clumed to be second Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon unlawful Magistracy to-day with only to New York.
PAGE FIVE possession of heroin pills. She was of East Africa. France fears invaders back to their ships but has SEVERAL IMPORTANT subjects remanded for a week on balt 'Italian motives and has sudden- also trapped fifty men in a nearby were discussed at the monthly meet- $2,000.
Revenue Officer Ahern asked for ly sent large forces of troops to town. The Japanese carried out an ing of the Committee of the Kowloon
the remand and said that Tam was air raid ten miles from the Hongkong Residents Association. Morocco.
frontier this morning.
PACE FIVE arrested on the Mongkok Ferry THE ENTIRE COUNCIL of the Wharf yesterday with PAGE TEN
about 5,000 nid Peiping puppet government was heroin pills in her possession. SEVERAL COMPANY reporta
CONSIDERABLE BRITISH has been forthcoming to China for massacred as the members were issued this morning. They are the construction of the new railway holding a meeting in Kalteng yester- published in detall on.
Chinese guerillas operating which will ini Burma with the -PAGE FIVE....
surtle into interior. China 18 making new car the capital made
the city and completely surprising "THERE WILL be no war in purchases of materials in London.
-PACE SEVEN the Japanese guard, entered the Europe." This confident declaration'
Connell Chamber and killed the en- tire Council,
PACE THREE
is made by Lord Beaverbrook, owner MOSLEMS. DENOUNCE the Italian of the world's greatest newspaper: conquest of Athania, and call upon the London "Daily Express," HIB vlows are given in an exclusive compatriols throughout the world to
denounce Fascion. Interview,
—PAGE SEVEN
wero
New Tientsin C. In C. Arrives
Tientsin, Apr. 12. -PAGE TEN Brigadier Sir John Laurie, Bart., BULGARIA has suddenly moved the new Commander of the British against lie. Nazi element. The troops in the Tientsin aren, arrived -PAGE THREE National Socialist movement has last night from England.
Ho commanded the Second Battalion the Sonforth Highlanders from 1934 to 1938-Reuter,
NAMTAU has been recaptured by: MORE ITALIANS are belloved to been suppressed and the leaders in- the Chinese, whose reinforcements have gone to Spain, Franco is terned.
engaged In fortifying
PAGE TEN not only drove the bulk of the actively
Witnesses Unique Exhibits At Kowloon Court
Each containing xoveral angrily buzzing mosquitoes, Roverat Jam boilies were Ex- hibits in Sanitary Department summonses heard by Mr. E. Ilimsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. One of the boliles contained mosquitoes which had come to life over- night.
About 23 viltagers were sum- mone for having failed to comply with notices served on them necessliating their ecasing to use wafer-logged land on their properties, such lands be Inr favourable for the breeding of mosquitoes.
Nearly all the offenders are water-cress cultivators. It Is necessary for them to abolish this practice and fill up their lands for dry cultivation in order to prevent mosquitoes breeding
Lau Fong and U Tak-kee were each fined $5 for falling to abate the nuisance. They were given another week to clear their lands of water and warned that if they failed to do this they would be more heavily lined next week.
Big Noise In City
CITY WORKERS will hear a terrific, organised wail between 2.15 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. on Fri- day.
It will be a new type of air-rald warning siren which is being tested in the city for the first time by the A.R.P. authorities.
The test will consist of a signal to be given for an air raid warning-a fluctuating or warbling note of three minutes' duration-followed at 2.25 pan. by the "raiders passed" signal- n steady blast also extending over a period of three minutes.
The first signal will indicate that an air raid might occur within a few minutes.
Black Out To Follow
The second signal will indicate that hostile alrcraft have left the area, or that the threat of a raid Is no longer Imminent.
The tests are being applied to the Island area only.
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FEVERISH BALKAN ACTIVITY
THREE NATIONS CALL RESERVES TO THE COLOURS
POLAND, FRANCE and Italy are mobilising their Reserves.
A million men are now under arms in Italy, where the 1911 and 1912 classes have been called to the Colours.
Poland has called up six Holland must show, not only in words classes, the men of which but in deeds, ita firm determination. to defend its independence and main- are aged from 22 to 28. tain neutrality under all circum-
stances and in all directions. France has mobilised "Our relations with all Powers are about 400,000 reservists. good."-United Press.
The French Government has called in naval specialists.
All Easter leave for the Army bus been cancelled.
Jugo-Slavia's Course
Belgrade, Apr. 11. The belief is expressed in authori- tative circles that Jugo-Slavia's The French Cabinet has met to con- course will follow whatever lead akter the international developments, England and France give.
of
their
Marshal Petain, French Ambassa- It is believed that the Jugo-Slave
the helplessness dor to Spain, unexpectedly arrived feel from Burgos to-day to confer with geographic position and are not in the French Foreign
Minister-clined to assert themselves without United Press.
British and French support.
Meanwhile 700 Albaniana here have volunteered to fight the Italians, although many of them are fugitives. from the Zug regime.
Italian Mobilisation
ROME, Apr. 11. AN OFFICIAL communique states that the full classes of 1911 and 1912 have been called to the colours,
The full classes of the 1917 and part of 1918 and 1919 are also under the colours,
"Although we opposed him, wa pul ourselves at the disposal of Zog's Kovernment in order to fight the itallan attackers," said their leader. -United Press.
German Warning
Berlin, Apr. 11. Sources close to the German It has been learned from un Foreign Office state that both Ger- officiul source that no further classes many and Italy will refuse to tolerate will be called unless "the political British nul French interference in situation worsens."
the Balkans.
men are
More than one million now under arms.-United Press.
Million Under Arms
ROME, Apr. 11.
It is estimated, on the basis of an official communique Issued to- |
now over night, that Italy has 1,000,000 men under arms.
The communique confirms that more reservists have been called up but states that no other classes will be called up unless exceptional Renter circumstances Special.
occur.
Poland Mobilisos
WARSAW, Apr. 11.
belonging
RESERVISTS
to
slx
If they are satisfactory lightning classes from 1912 to 1917 are being "air raids" will be made on Hong-called to the colours to-day. kong sometime in the near future by The men concerned are listed as
unfit for normal military service.
They are called up annually
I.A.F. planes.
Residents will be required to ob serve stringent lighting restrictions
for
not
in on endeavour to make the Colonyauxiliary service, but usually As invisible as possible from the air before the autumn-Reuter Special, during the dark hours.
London Casino
Is Bought
Mr. Alfred Esdalle, managing director of the Prince of Wales Theatre-twenty years ago he was n £3-a-week light comedian on pro- vincini music halls-announced re- cently that he is head of a syndicate who have bought the London Casino, is Mr. His partner in the deal is Charles Clore, West End property
to
the financier. They hope reopen Casino in a-monlli's time. It has been closed since the beginning of the year. A liquidator was appoint- ed and 250 employees were put out of work.
sold: Mr. Esdufle
"We changing the Casino's type tertainment."
are of
not
cn-
The Casino was built eight years ngo for £450,000 as the Prince Ed- ward Theatre.
Russian Attitude
The British Foreign Secretary was
in conference with the Soviet Am-
To-day's Press sharply criticised the democracies, and anger is rising, farticularly against Britain, due to (Continued on Pape 4.)
LATEST
CHINESE
ENTER KAIFENG
Chinese forces under the command of General Sun Tong-kang, have broken futo Kalfent, provincial capital of Honan
Bitter street fighting is now raging
It is learned that the Chinese forces,
bassader in London to-day regarding in the walled clty. the Russian altitude towards the about two divisions strong, entered latest developments.
the city through the south-western
A high British official stated that gate. arrangements have been completed
The railway station outside the city by which Turkey
Japanese re- will attack has been captured. Bulgaria if Bulgaria, with or with-inforcements are reported to be rush- out Italian aid, invades Rumania or ing to the area in treo directions Greece.
from Shantung, Kiangsu and Arhwei It is estimated that the French to check the Chinese counter-attack.
SEE STORY PAGE 10 normal Cabinet has called 400,000 men to the colours, in addition to the 050,000 armed forces.-United Press."
Bulgarian Position
SOFIA, Apr. 11.
It is reported that Great Britain
French Fears Of Franco's Troops
LONDON, Apr. 12-The Bordeaux
states
is maiting a last minute attempt to align Bulgaria with the Balkan bloc opposed the German-Italian Axis. Correspondent of the "Daily Tele-
that the
French According to diplomatie circles, graph"
the the first overtures have met with authorities are closely watching the reported situation created by little, if any, success-United Press.
presence of large bodies, of Spanish troops at Santander and other places In the neighbourhood of the Franco- The Prime Minister of the Nether-Spanish frontier.
Reports from Spain during the past. lands in radio broadcast to the few days suggest that important con- nation and Dutch colonies to-day
Dutch Precautions
The Hague, Apr. 11.
centrations arc occurring in tho
Reventlow To Bring briefly explained why the Govern- guise of "demobilisation."Reuter.
Up Son
ment last night called up further battalions for frontier defence.
"Nobody must see in this measure Da indication that the Government fears a direct atinck,on Holland," he
A joint application was made by the Count and Countess Haugwitz-suld Reventlow to Mr. Justice Bennett in chambers recently regarding their three-years-old on Lunce.
"It is simply a precaution in view of the general tension In Europe, It is understood that Mr. Justice which might lead to a sudden out- Bennett approved the agreement break of hostilities, in which case made between the count and countess decreeing that, in accordance with the seperation agreement, the count is to have the custody, care, superinten- dence, and control of Lance.
He will also control his religious Instruction, education, and upbring- Ing during his minority. The coun- tess is to have Lance in her care during the periods mitcified in the separation agreement.
The P. and O. liner Corfu Tofi Shanghal yesterday and is due here 10-morrow at about 3 p.m.
Sco Back Page For Further Late News
AVALANCHE HORROR:
22 CHILDREN BURIED
BERNE, Apr. 11.-Children in a boarding school were whelmed by hn avalanche near here to-day.
over.
Five bodles have been recovered, and 17 are uncrstood to be Entombed.
Rescue parilcs worked ceaselessly, but there is no hope of bringing out alive those who are buried.-Router.
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