1
OVERNIGHT NEWS PAGE
Burma Road Agreement Alleged
Tokyo, May 3. An agreement has been concluded belween Sir Archibald Clark Kerr the British Ambassador to China, and the National Government
Britain
POSERS FOR PREMIER
Many Questions In House Of Commons
London, May 3.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain was asked a number of questions in the House of Commons to-day in regard to denunciation of the Anglo-German naval agreement by Germany.
to
The Premier declared that the Government did not regard the as
recently given Aurances
to Paland were in any way inconsistent with Chunking for session of the western port of Yunnan to Burma in return the provisions of the naval agree
ment. There were no provisions for the
Government construction of ilie Burma permitting either highway and railway with denounce the validity of the agree- Yunnan British funds and materials, news-ment. Ife was not sure if Herr Hit- trenty paper reports from Shanghai suy,
for another ier's preotiated, but the Govern the ceded The reports say that
would be ares includes Tengchung and Lung-ment was considering
whnt reply ling, west of the Lu River,
should be made.
Upon completion, the Burma-Yun- n highway and railway will be placed under the management of an Anglo-Chinese joint commission, in- cluding six Brush and five Chinese members. The commission will be
Chinese hended by the
Railway Minister. Mr. Chang Kin-ngau.---
Domel.
HIGHWAY DESCRIBED
Mr. J. J. Llewellyn, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, told the House that no decision has yet been reached whether to scrap or relain the two battleships of the Royal Sovereign clan carrying 15-inch guns, us the result of denunciation of the treaty.
CABINET DISCUSSION
London, May 3,
The Cabinet held its usual weekly meeting the morning at which the progress of the negotiations with the Soviet is understood to have been discussed.
Thursday,
New British Battleship Launched
London, May 3.
Thousands watched the laun- ching of the 35.000-ton batile- shin Prince of Wales, mister shilp of King George V. by the Prin- cess Royal at Birkenlica: to-day, The vessel was completely in the water one minute after a
bolilo of champagne smashed on its bow.
The Prince of Wales is the first two of five battleships now la course of construction. Her main armament consists of 10 14-Inch guns, and her secondary armantent of 16 514-Inch rung and numerous smaller Kuns, Great attention has been paid to protection against gundre, aerial bombs and mines. The battle- ship's one of the fastest in the world.--Reuter Bulletin,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TERRIBLE RAID ON CHUNGKING
Dozens of Fires Break Out
Chungking. May 3.
Shanghai
CHINESE IGNORE JAPANESE WARNING
Shanghal, May 3.
Chinese newspapers in the Inter- national Settlement are practically Ignoring the warning issued by the Shanghai Municipal Council against subversiva propaganda.
May 4, 1939.
Customs Union
Rome, May 3. Castoma Union has been formed between Italy
and Albania under the terms of the agreement concluded on April 20, and was published here to- day.
According to that agreement Albania will at the carliest possible date give notice of termination of existing com- mercial agreements between herself and other countries- Trans-Ocean.
While publishing the decrce of the Philippines Municipal Council, vernacular news- papers actually violated it in separate columns declaring that May is the most appropriate month of the year for Chinese people to observe a num- ber of "national humiliation days."
In deflance of orders banning the flying of Chinese Nationalist dage, the "White Sun in the Blue Sky" emblems were still prominent at many places in the Seittement and Concession.---Domei,
Independence Desires Are Decreasing
Manila, May 3.
In a half hour speech on the floor
REORGANISATION REQUESTED of the Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Tokyo, May 3. Carlos Tan, although just returned
It is understood that reorganisa-for a trip to China, urged, "re- Lion of the administrative system inexamination" of political relations the International Settlement was with the United States, and cited the proposed when Mr. Renzo Sawada, fate of Ethiopia, Czecho-Slovakia, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Austria, Albania and China. received the British Ambassador, Sl
the Robert Craigle, and American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Grew, this
afternoon.
was
Chungking May 3. The Yunnan-Burma highway was described to the American publie in a radio broadcast made from Chung-
The densely populated sections of It is reported that Russin wants a king by Dr. Francis K. Pan, Director triple alliance between Russia, Bri-the city were subjected this after- of the General Aftairs Department toln and France with military con-noon to a severe bombing by the vey the Japanese desirea to their in thousand times to remain under the Sapinnese for the first time this year. The explosions started many fires and the casualties are believed to be heavy.-Reuter.
of the Ministry of Communications, recently. Dr. Pan sold in part:
"Attention has been directed late-
ventions attached.-Reuter Bulletin.
BRITAIN READY
The common follows:
saw terrible Mr. Tan said he devastation in Shanghai and recalled the present Congressional movement to set the Philippines free in 1942. The communication which made orally, was understood to have Mr. Tan said, "Suppose we get our followed Inter-Ministerial consulta-independence now and 10-morrow a tions between the Foreign, War and powerful fleet appears in Manila Ministries. Both the British Bay? What must we do? It we Navy and American envoys promised to ever come under any nation, I prefer
respective
Governments.
United States. I sincerely belleve we should open our eyes to reality "The administrative structure and and act accordingly." systems of the Settlement are defer- tive in many respects, rendering It is noteworthy that the speech them wholly unsuitable to the present was made in view of the fact that situation, including the land regula-nost Assemblymen remain discreetly tions on which the administration of silent on the independence question, nud in the face of the apparently the Seltiement is based.
The provisions of the Land Regula- growing popular conviction that the the Islands sought tions now in force, save on some freedom which
exactly the for nearly 40 years could be wisely minu points, remain same as those the Land Regula-delayed in view of world unrest.
Coincidently, the Assembly's com- "Several years ago, the question mittee on the revision of laws un- of reform of the Municipal Council nimously reported a bill providing was discussed in the Press in Shang- that by October 1 Chungking.
a constitutional An amendment Bal. It was then pointed out that convention prepare the system of election for the Muni-to the constitution in order to per- cipal Council was undemocratic and mit the re-election of President Manuel Quezon in 1941, due to the that the British monopolised Im- Council and held an overwhelming leader adequately experienced portant offices in the Municipal belief that Mr. Quezon is the only lend the Commonwealth through the majority in the Council
voice of the Japanese_com-prospective difficult years. United munity, despite the enormous Japan- Press ese interests there, is not given a due and fair expression in the ad- ministration of the Settlement,
ly to the three International_high-
Mr. Butler said that no steps were ways in the North-west and South- being taken to make the British
HUGE FIRES RAGE. west of China. First is the Lan-guarantee given Rumania and Greece elow-Haml-Tihua and
the Soviet reciprocal.
Chungking, May 3. Dense clouds of smoke with flames Border highway. Then in the south, In reply to a question by Arthur
Indo-Chinn the Kweilin-Nanning China Henderson, M.. Chamberlain said shooting in many places to 100 feet city this Florder highway, The third high-that in recent statements he made in the air overhung the
afternoon as hundreds of Bremen way is the Yunnan-Burma highway. it quite clear that the charge that the and coolles sought to stem the con- running from Kunming via Ting- tion whatever for the
There
Bagrations from the air raid. yuen and Paonian to Anting.
British Government have adopted
Observers report that 45 Japanese the
highway
branches to the north
pulley of encircling Germany. What
proposed to Bhamo on the Irrawaddy River to Prezident Roosevelt
took part in the raid, but that and planes understood only 22 managed to reach Anting and is 10 miles, that from what Mr. Chamberlain Anting to Lashio, 116 miles, and that Herr Hitler to offer was an exchange the rest being intercepted by Chinese
110 miles. of assurances of
oursuit
planes down river, from Anting to Bhamp
non-aggression,
The Chinese estimate that three Both sections are in Burmese terri-rather than a guarantee on a re- -tory, Direct communication sviprocal basis such as was recently Japanese bombers were shot down,
of whic
which the United Press Case available from Lashio and Bhamo to given to Poland.
"The British Government is cer- pendent saw one and two Japanese Rangoon, the capital of Burma.
ainly ready to consider proposals landing by parachute.
Foreign "The Yunnan-Burma highway's
declare observers
that for an exchange of reciprocal as- construction was begun in August, 1937. Not until recently, however.surances with the German Govern- Japanese plane was shot down and added, such ment," said the Prime Minister. two Chinese pursuit machines brought were finishing touches
down in on dogfight starting na the necessary surfacing ond
the city and continuing up river, of strengthening
roadbeds and
The Japanese Jucas
ese unloaded mostly In- bringing the entire beldges, thus
cendiary and light demolition bombs, highway up to war requirements.
starting seven separate fires includ- However, Improvement work is still
ing a quarter mile area of the river being kept up in the hope that even
front. The only foreign property hit during the rainy Reason, how fast
was the Franco-Chinese Navigation approaching, the road may still be
Company which was destroyed by a direct hit. used for transportation.
ENGINEERING FEAT
"For the building work the Gov- ernment used 200,000 engineers and labourers, to whom is credited the successful completion of a highway whose engineering feats were almos! unequalled in history. Just imagine taking a dip from an elevation of 7.200 feet down to 2,500 feet level to
bridge and almost imme
ascending equal grade up to 7,500 feet. You are virtually playing hide and seek or looping the loop in the clouds.
cross a
then
Reuler.
King & Queen Dine With Commissioner
one
over
tions of 1860.
regime
While
to
THE TYDINGS PLAN
Washington, May 2. "New regimes distinct and separate
that Senater reporta from the Chiang Kai-shek have come into existence and ore Tydings curly independence projects functioning. It is most desirable, for the Philippines somewhat mystl- au-fed members of the Bureau of therefore, that the Seitlement
Insular Affairs regarding the future should closely,
Im-legislative events, Philippine omcials Some measures must be mediately taken. Consideration were precautionarily carefully analy should be given to the position of the sing the arguments which will likely Chinese Court of Justice
be advanced pro and con such a bill, existing within the Settlement. The grants and undertook an appraisal of the various of land
- Council
must be Kroups in the United States and the
Philippines. speedily settled.
The
Japanese Government cannot Some Filipinos opined that the the rampancy of preponderance of arguments would pass unnoticed elements or hostile to Japan or the compel the United States administro- new Chinese regimes who are taking tion to actively oppose Immediate advantage
Settlement independence and it is doubtful whe- Domel,
ther any of the Philippines faction could actively support the Tydings plan along the lines that it might takte, during and including the possibility of Independence In 1942- United Press.
The main wires in the business area the Munele held in custody. by probable attitude of the
The streets present 4 mass of debris and tangled wires and the air is thick with smoke. All light and telephone services were cut off when
ended the streets were clogged with were shattered. When the rald masses of Chinese swarming to the banks of the Yangtze and the Central Park carrying belongings saved from of Mr. the fire-swept areas.
London, May 3, Mr. Vincent Massey and his wife at The King and Queen dined with
1 canadian High Commissioner's London home last night. A trooper flood guard at the of the Northwest Mounted Follee
Mussey's residence-Reuter. Bulletin.
door
OLD CEREMONY
London, May 3.
At Portsmouth when the King arrives the ancient ceremony of handing the keys of the fortress to
eracted The the King will be
Guildhall
10
"To cover the entire highway takes five days. One goes over 280 bridges, which have n load capacity from to 15 tons, and 1,950 culverts. roadbed has
of nine to foot. The highest elevation renched
surface
10
257
QUICKLY OVER
The raid was evidently deliberately designed to wipe out the city as the raiders flew over the city twice and then from up river swept over the bridge holding the business and re- at the sidential area, unloading all the bonus in less than two minutes and ment areas. During the bombing the Population machine-gunned the
of
the
FURTHER DISTURBANCES IN CONCESSIONS
Shanghal, May 3. Police reserve units were called out this afternoon to Bubblingwell and Yates Roads following a minor clash between the police and shop
The liner in which Their Majesties not attempting to bomb the Govern-keepers over the Chinese insistence
will make the journey will be ac- is 0,520 feet above sea level about go companied by the cruisers South- miles from fisiakwon, a city 2 ampton and Glasgow-Reuter Bul
Com Kunming. The initial tetin, miles from cost of construction was around five
to six million dollars, Chinese cur- $10,000,000 rency. A sum of over
has been added to cover expenses for improvement, equipment and opera- tion.
WILL, VISIT FAIR
were
and the air was times filled with shrapnel from anti- bul- aircraft guns and machine gun lets. The Yangtse was filled with London, May 2.
debris when several sampans
hitting The Daily Mirror says "It is likely destroyed, the bombs
the that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor river edge. "Much is yet to be done. Trees will visit the New York World's Fair have to be planted, side roads to be during the late summer, accompanied added, and a chain of service sta-by a party of British and French Lions, rest houses and hotels must be personal friends." United Press. established. Many more millions of dollars will find useful employment
all along the highway, where there
are populous cities, trading posts and
MINISTER IN CANADA
Washington, May 2. Personal friends maid that Mr. the
even rich mineral resources worthy Roper would probably retain
AERTEX CELLULAR
SPORTS SHIRTS
COMFORTABLE FOR EVERY OCCASION
DRINK
NEW styles
NEW qualities
Prices range from
$7.50 to $11.50
Less 10% Cash Discount
OSH'S
MACKINTOSH'S LTD.
MEN'S WEAR
SPECIALISTS
EWO PILSNER
of the latest currency developments, in both in Central and North China, Finonce and Commerce, leading on flying the Chinese national flag.
The police the French Conces weekly financial paper, states, "The
of
exchange alon were seeking two foreigners of only alteration in the many
unidentided nationality, but who arc
market was a slight weakening of believed to be Russians, who shot forward notes. and seriously wounded a Chinese "Under
this normal conditions constable who attempted to search would be interpreted as evidence of them. One dropped a long sharp some lack of confidence, but the knife when deeing from the scene. changes are so small that it would Both escaped.
be absurd to attach any particular The British owned Chinese news- | significance to them."
Pointing out that China's import paper Leader and also the Yalı Pao suspended, publication voluntarily
surplus for the first quarter of the to-day rath
than appear without year was
almost
£10,000,000 the Chiang Kai-shek's May Day speech, paper.
remarks, "The
for which, it is alleged, the British Con- wonder is not that there should be sulate forbade, Publication will be
angging tendency for forward quo- resumed to-morrow.
but- tations,
that confidence Jn owned
Chinese stability should have maintained its
The casualties are estimated at 500, including 100 dead, but detalls will not be available until the fires subside and the debris is uncovered, Some reports place the casualties at 1,000, because a bomb buried a refugee
Ing in which there were building 300 refugees, but it is now known whether all were killed.
Four newspapers including the The American
of exploitation. Here is an oppor- i Ministership In Canada only during Ta Kung Pao. Hain Wah Pao, and papers carried voluminous reports of present vol fund holds the cash rate|
the policy. Because she is confident of her ultimate victory
and of
u
glorious future, China invites you to visit the Yunnan-Burma highway, a monument of new faith und undying courage!"-Central New
NELSON T. JOHNSON Ambassador Believes War Will Continue Years
French Ban On Japan's Goods
Paris, May 3,
plant was destroyed.
the
new air raid
the
alr
remarkable level. Of course,
at Bad, and although it may be compelled to sell heavily on occasion there is little doubt that it can de- end the position for a long time to Turning to Tientsin, Finance and declares, "There would be far more excitement
come."
Dine at the
At The Prince's Cafo
Parisian Grill
Good Food
Fine Wines
DINNER & DANCE MUSIC by
The Blue Danube Trio
Swan Culbertion
Opon | Hill: -1a.m.
Frith g
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
mana
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchango, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montroaf. New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchango.
Hongkong Sharobrokers Association Shanghai Stock Exchange. ·
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE Cable Address: Swanstock
to railway, steamer order to make it valueless, but the fores or customs duties, the paper proposals at Osaka show that they concludes, "Obviously it cannot be were thinking more along lines of suggested that introduction of these trade advantages in the first place
notes bank North China; the contrary. Is the
meant prosperity for than of financial reform."-Reuter.
FEDERAL CURRENCY
funity for economic investment and the visit of Their Majesties to that Hein Su Pao, Szechuen dally, were Chiang's speech.-United Press,
China at country, after which he would restruck, the Intler being unable to peaceful pursuit of life. present,
as she has in the past, con❤ turn to Washington to practice his
POLICE EMBARRASSED resume publication soon because the
Shanghal, May 3. sistently welcomes foreign co-opera- Inw business-United Press.
had earlier tion and shall continue to adhere to
Police officers, who A demolition bomb lit
to remove large caused Chinese stores defence headquarters where stores of gasolene and, oll in a Chinese flags on Yates Road, became godown were set on fire and quiddy highly embarrassed when over 300 became an inferno,
youthful Chinese girl students march-Commerce The attack proved the efficicacy of ed en masse into the Chengtu Road appear to
and demanded the than confusion in Tientsin."
GUNBOATS RETURN bullt Police Station shelters
Referring throughout the city, as oven 1,000 right for the Chinese to fly Chinese casualties may be taken as very low flags at any time.
Cricket and Scorpion considering the population. It also The studenta did not protest at the proved the effiency of the new water police action in Petticoat Lane, but are at the effort of the police to lower
Buck from Hankow atorage tanks and volimteer
Shanghai. May. 3. corps which checked the fires des- the Cheng Chih School flag.
The police asked the
school's case.
The British gunboats Cricket and the rapid headway-United
Tientsin, May 3. pite
principal to lower the flag, but he Press.
WRONG ATTITUDE
Federal Reserve Bank currency Scorpion arrived in Shanghai to-day refused, saying that the flag was the San Francisco, May 3.
property of the girl.students, where- Briefly summarising Japanese at-in North China registered another from Hankow with 53 foreigners,
police took him to the tempts to introduce a new currency small drop to-day, tno premium on mostly British, aboard.
H.M.S. Scorpion carried the fog,of- The United States Ambassador to
In Chino, Finance and Commerce the Chinese National dollar being Rear-Admiral, R. V. Holt, Rear- Chino, Mr. Nelson f. Johnson, stated
Upon the station. The girls followed.
After questioning the principal, he states, Sooner or later the Japanese 34.5 per cent.
Admiral on the Yangtse, The Cricket before his departure on Friday that
Thus it took 184% Fedoral Rehas made her last trip, un slio will be Fish and Poultry Stalls he is returning to Chungking. He
was released. The girls also left financial authorities will have to ad- and lowered the dug,
mit that
it is impossible to establish serve Bank dollars to buy 100 Chi- aliortly sold for breaking up-to- belloved, he said that the confilet
Opened for Business
Threo detachments of Russian
currency in a foreign country nese National dollars. Yesterday it gather with her sister ship H.ME. will last a long, long time owing to
Reuter. In other words, Japanese goods, Inck of a peacemaking basia and the
Trade commenced in the New volunteers took up positions along which has no basis of value beyond took 134-
'PURCHASE OF YEN the fact that the Chinese are amply may in future be sent to France and
only with the per- Central Market yesterday when the Yales Road and the police again that given, by its own, regulations.
Shonghal, May 3.. equipped and have built up a high her possessions
refsed to do. Eight of them, were Judging from the decisions.reach- mission of the consulate officials. It sh and poultry stalls were opened arrested and taken to the police ed by the Osaka Chamber of Com-
The Federal Reserve Bank' dollar morale.
to the public. Theso stalls Are Mr. Johnson said it is amazing to is declared that permission will be situated on the ground floor, and it stallof; where they were told that merce, hathing, has been learned is still officially declared to be on
from the experience of the Federal the granted without dimculty for silk
par with the yen, and it was possible watch the discipline which Chinese people'shów, under a bemb-ärtleles, and camphor-Trans-Occan. I was not long after opening before they would · bà detained until the Reserve Bank notes In North China to buy đêmand drafts on Tokyo1with |
"The Chamber camo, to the con- Reuter adds that the measure is the market resounded to the hum of Later 'all' the flags were lowered. Fusion that elreulntiori of the present ils eurrency 'to-day, although, Kits! the at which those arrested were re-usion that circulator of China wet currency to-day, although this was hampering Japan's China polky and done with considerablo, difficul. In
Holes, ́ ́· MÓNEY SITUATION O
however, It it was regarded therefore a qulle order to buy yen Bhinthal, MAY 3.
Teasonable that the Neformat toolt about $128 of the Fedora Re- Reviewing the Shunghil, Exeliange Government should exert alrong serve Bank to purchase (yenidade segura PENSADA ALCOMFORTABLE market for the past week in the light pressure on the existing currency In Reuter,
A general embargo on the import of Japanese goods Into France and French possessions · was announced yesterday morning. in the eMetal gazette. An exception is made for NEW MARKET OPENED goods shipped before a certain date, or for deliveries accompanied by a permit issued by the French Consul in Зорал.
ing attack. He predicted that when
of Industry. peace comes China will not become presumably taken for furtherance
trade agree
To-morrow, the meat stalls on the Communist, Nazi, Fascist or a do- the Franco-Japanese mocratic State-terms meaning very ment now being negotiated in Japan Arst floor will, be opened and, an to the Chineso peoplo-but According to Havas, the Tokyo Friday, the vegetable and fruit stalls purely a Chinese form of Govern agreement will effect a considerable on the tiled floor will complete the ment based on agrarian economy-adjustment of France's unfavourable business occupation of the whole}
trade balance with "Japan;}js
building. United Preek.
Hitle
shops lowered the flags.
leasedUnited Press,
|
but soon to make her last trip to Shanghai-euter,
Mantis, at present on the Yangtse.
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH $6
CENTRALI SOTHO
CLEANTERA