OVERNIGHT NEWS PAGE
KING AND QUEEN IN ICE FIELDS
Empress of Australla, May 10. A sudden cold nip in the air shows that the Empress of Australia bas renched the ico zone,
When the liner reaches the centro of the ice zone the Captain intends to slacken speed and will take chance-Reuter,
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QUEEN DONS FURS Empress of Australia, May 10. The sudden cold snap forced the Queen to don grey fur cont and the men of the Royal party to don heavy overcoats and sweaters.
At the Queen's suggestion, the stewards and other members of the crow eagerly crowded Into the main dining salon where the Royal party witnessed a movie show, including Walt Disney's "Polar Trappers." United Press.
CUNFIRE PRACTICE
London, May 11
Yesterday afternoon, the King saw un exhibition of gun-fire by the en- corting
crubers, HMS. Glasgow und Southampton. The cruisers also hind anti-aircraft practice-Reuter | Bulletin.
McNUTT OFF TO AMERICA
Manila, May 11. One of the largest spontaneous de- monstrations in the history of the Philippines was accorded High Com- missioner Paul McNutt to-day as, accompanied by his wife and daugh
ier,
he left for Shangħal on the American transport_Chaumont.
Hundreda lined Dewey Boulevard and cheered as the McNutt family motored from their home in Pasay to the pier. As the automobile passed the ruins of the historie fort San Antonio Abad, where the American flag
was firat holsted in
the Philippines, cannon boomed n 19 gun salute.
BECK- POTEMKIN INTERVIEW Much Speculation
In London⠀⠀⠀
London, May 11. Colonci Beck's interview with M. Potemkin the first he has had with the Soviet Minister since he went to Moscow in 1934-is given prominence In the British and French press. lain's cinrification The development runs Mr. Chamber- of the Anglo-
to
Soviet consultations a close cocond In the news columns. The cordiality of their talk, following as it does M, Potemkin's roundabout retur Moscow from Ankara via Sofa, Bucharest and Warsaw, emphasis ed, and it la widely assumed to have. an important bearing on the current anti-aggression moves in Europe, in which Britain, France and the Soviet, leading Eastern European States, are taking so large a part
Friday,
HÔNGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Spanish Threat
Faria, May 11.. I le understood thas the Spanish Nationalist leaders 'threaten to break off relations with France on the ground that France, is unduly delaying tho falliment of the agreement pro- viding a baits for exchango of Ambasadors, The threat is made both to Marshal' Pelain, French Ambassador, and, › In- directly, to the Duke of Alba in London.—United Press.
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Freedom Of
Thought For Varsity Men
London, May 11.
In his charge to graduates after The Daily Herald Warsaw corres- don University for degrees yesterday, the presentation of students of Lon- pondent reports that Poland is ready the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Robert to conclude a separate alliance with Pickard, commended to them the Bie Soviet providing directly
for advice of the French philosopher "to Soviet as well as British and French act as men of thought and think as help in the event of aggression. may have been reviewed during the
The bellet that Baltic
men of nelion," problems
Proceeding, he said, "We are at & Warsaw talks does not escape
the stage
in the history of European attention of the London press. In civilization when the face of mental this connection it is interesting to freedom is in the balance, and it note that some diplomatie correspon- there is one thing that universities dents, speculating upon the Soviet's and their graduates should strive reply to the British counter-proposals, for, it is mental freedom. Without feature the belief that Russia wishes It humanity and Civilization will for an extension of guarantees to her perish. Daltie
Physical servitude is car- neighbours, Estonia and Latvia.
particularly able, and we are all in bondage, Mr. Vernon Bartlett in the News fellows,
to the state, to our more or less,
und to our own respon- Chronicle does not belleve any such sibilities. But mental servitude, request will be rejected out of hand even with physical well-being, iz by Britain.
death in life. the
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L'Epoque commenting tightening rapprochement between | "I trust, therefore, that all of you Warsaw and Moscow, says that in as men and women of science and order to be transformed into on learning will fight to the last for | alliance. It Is simply necessary that mental liberly and academie, free- Britain, France and Russia agree to-dom, and take your share in mak- gether.
ing it possible to pass on this, your Finally, with the conclusion of inheritance, to mucceeding genera- Anglo-Turkish negotiations Im- tions.”—British Wireless, mluent, the Delly Express carries a report that Turkey has agreed to pecept Russian milltary aid for do- fence of the Balkans.
Colonel Beck proceeded to Moscow in 1934 to sign the extension of the Polish-Soviet non-aggression pact to 1945.-Reuter.
S'hai Expects 20,000 Jewish
Refugees
Shanghal, May 11.-
ATTACK IN STREET
Soquel To Affair Near Bank Of Canton
the Bank of The fight outside Canton, Des Voeux Road Central, on May 3, which resulted in the removal of a coolle to the Queen Mary H0
pital with a fractured skull, had a sequel at the Central Magistracy yesterday,
esto, 38, coolle, was charged before Mr. E. Edwards with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to dis@gure, malm, or disable Lam Mun, and assaulting him and causing grievous bodily harm.
Thousands crowded the pier in an unprecedented bon voyage gathering. President Quezon as well as hua- dreds of prominent American and
Sir Victor Sassoon told the press Filipinos being present. Every ves- sel in harbour shrieked its siren as to-day details of the dire financial the Chaumont steamed away, while condition of the European Jewish Re- overhead 18 American army planes lief Committee which Is spending dipped their wings in salute.
$95,000 monthly. He said that at The press in general described Mr.least 20,000 German Jews and other MeNuti as the most able and popu-refugees are expected In Shunghni
Sgt. Scott said that about 9.45 a.m. Jar American official ever sent to before the end of the year. At pre he went to the Bank and found the the Islands. Although being Repub- sent 7,210 refugees are registered pavement covered with blood.
lean politically, the American-own- with the Committee,
while
picked up the fragments of a bottle ed Manila Bulletin said: "His grasp others are living independently. and at Central station, saw Wong in of the Philippine altuntion and the Sir Victor said that he was not the dock, a chopper and a bamboo Far Eastern crisis is such as to ar- making an appeal for funds from gue against his leaving the Commiapte in Shanghai, since it is realis Flonership at the present time aled that there are limits to monetary though it is readily admitted that he donations which a single town can is peculiarly desirable, from the endure, and therefore the Commit- Philippine-point of view, for the American Presidency."
Disembarking at Shanghai, Mr. McNutt plans to visit North China for a brief period then to board the President Coolidge at Shanghal, or riving at San Francisco on June 23 to visit the San Francisco Fair be- fore continuing eastward,
to
Mr. McNutt is not expected present his resignation to the Presi- dent until late in the summer after he completes his conferences with Washington officials regarding Philip- pine affaire-United Press.
Yangtse River Congestion
Tokyo, May 11.
Оле million Japonese troops operating in Central China north and south of the Yangtse River Bre entirely dependent upon the River for subsistence Rear-Admiral MassO Калазаша, Bureau
1,800
pole.
He
The hearing was adjourned to Thursday,
"FIGHT OVER GIRL Three months' hard labour was tee is making efforts to obtain funds imposed on. Chang Chung-hung,... 28, from Jewish groups abroad So far hawker, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest of London, New York and Egypt donat-the Central Magistracy yesterday for wounding Tain But with a chopper |ed £1,000 monthly
in Jardine's Bazaar-on May 8
sald the men had
In the meanwhile, Mr Michael Sgt Cashman Speelman, French financler, one of the leaders in Shanghai who headed the Committee, salled for the United States to-day in an effort to obtain the necessary funds-United Press.
YUNNAN MINING
known each other for three or four years and had had a quarrel over a girl. Tsin received Injuries to the hand and fingers. Chang admitted a previous conviction for a similar offence but no record could traced."
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WOMEN IN SQUABBLE
Fung Ha, 34, and Fung Kam-mul, 10, her niece, were charged before Mr. Q. A: A Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with disorderly conduct in Kansu Street. Inspector Wright said that at 10.30 p.m. on Wednesday he was in his quarters at Youmail when he heard. the noise of women screaming and quarrelling and saw
defendants struggling. The elder woman had the other by the hair. The girl said Kunming, May 11. she had refused to marry her adopted brother-in-law. in mineral re-
Rich Mineral Resources
"Yunnan is rich
Chief
lef of the Publicity sources. Its in mines are especial- Fung Ha was bound over in $10 reau of the Navy Ministry, de-ly murvellous," stated Mr. Hu Shao-to keep the peace for a year, and the clared in an interview with foreign stang, representative of the over-girl $5 for a year. correspondents to-day.
This accounts for the congestion of the Yangtze River with Japanese transports. It is no easy task to feed, clothe and equip one million troops.. He asserted that no ordin- nry merchant-vessel is permitted to Ball the Yangise River where only Japanese military transporta conveying provisions and ammuni- tion to the forces.
The restrictions will be ameliorated when Japan attains her objective of overthrowing the Chiang Kai-shek regime-Domel,
FRENCH ADMIRALS Changes in Far Eastern And Indo-China Fleets
seas Chincen industrial magnate Mr. Aw Boon-haw, after a trip to Meng- tz and Koklu.
Mr. Hu who was formerly in Malaya said that the tin mines there are far inferior to the Koklu mines in Yunnan.
Mr. Hu regretted that primitive methods are still employed in Yun- nan whereas scientifle methods may speed up production enormously,
Japanese Threat To Ambassador
Another handicap, Mr. Hu point-
Tokyo, May 11. ed out, is the inadequacy of water A threat to the personal safety of supply at Kokiu on account of the the British Ambassador to China, mountainous country. The present Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, in con- practice Is to keep summer rain tained in the Kokumin Shimbun, re- water in reservoirs which is hardly puted to be the mouthpiece of the sufficient for the whole year's use. Japanese army.
According to Mr. Hu, there is
LATEST SHANGHAI DECREE
Concessions To Be Strictly Neutral
Shanghal, May 11.
A threat to expel or deny sanc- tuary to persons engaged in political activities is contained in a proclama- tion issued to-day by the authorlifea of the French Concession and Inter- national Settlement,
The proclamation ayos that associa- sons ot political nature cannot be allowed to operate within the foreign areas. Tho continued nelivities of such associations would be inconsis tent with that secure neutrality which it is the object of the authorities to preserve for the benefit of the whole community.
A warning is given that the autho- rities may at any time, without fur, her notice, take any steps deemed necessary to ensure preservation of Jaw and order, including the impoal-
lon of drastic curfew regulations.
Finally, the proclamation asserts that the authorities, intend to take the most drastic steps within their power to punish any person who commits any uct projudicial to the preservation of peace and order and good government. Reuter,
CURBING TERRORISM
May 12, 1939.
By Election Result
London, Bay 11.
The result was declared Jate last night of the polling in the - Hallam Division of Sheffield þy- ·
election as follows:
Rt. Jennings (Conservative) 16,033; C. Darvill (Labour) §- 939-British Wireless.
The figures at the last poll 'wero · Bir; L. W. Bidih (Con- sorvativo) 81,208: Misu G. Col. man (Labour) 20,340,-
CURRENCY CONTROL IN CHINA
Tientsin, May. 11... Despite foreign Press reports of the failure in the currency scheme in North China, the Federal Reserva Bank is claiming steady progress in the execution of the Provisioont Government's policy to concentrate foreign exchange in the new bank.
16. 28.
Reserve
During the period from March 11 when the new exclunge policy was enforced, to April 30, the Federal Reserve Bank purchased £200,000 of export exchange and $170,000 Shanghal, May 11.
American currency. On May 10, two The International Settlement and months after enforcement of the the French Concession have lasued a new policy, the export exchange Joint proclamation to the effect that purchased by the Federal any person participating directly or Bank totalled Yen 5,000,000 corres- indirectly in activities of a patriotic ponding to £300.000 at the rate of character may be denied sanctuary in the Settlement and Concession Besides the purchases by the from which they will be liable to Federal Reserve Bank, the Yokohama expulsion.
Specie Bank
exchange registered This is based on the theory that the contracts valued at Settlement and the Concession are pound sterling.
£300,000 in neutral only owing to the presence of foreigners whose main objective
On the basis of these figures, the is to maintain order,
authorities of the Federal Bank are The
of the Municipal Couneli spokesman confident that the position said that the proclamation is directed Federal Reserve currency as the mainly against anti-Japanese organi- trade measure has greatly been con sations and probably will not inter-solidated. fere with the flying of Chinese flags.
The action le considered a conces sion to Japan-United Press. CHINESE PROTEST
Meanwhile, the Flance Ministry of the Provisional Government to- day announced that the term for ex- changing the notes of the Hopeh Provincial Bank_for those of the Shanghai, May 11.
Federal Reserve Bank has been ex- Chinese
reports from Chungking
tended from May 10 by another two state that the Ministry of Foreign months with a view to preventing Affairs has lodged verbal and writ-losses on the part of the general ten protests at the British and French public-Domei, Consulates demanding freedom of the press and freedom to halst flogs
ADOPTING STERLING BASIS in the Shanghai International Settle-
Hsinking, May 11 ment and French Concession. The
A complete understanding has been protesis point out that the decisions reached with the Reformed Govern- the Shanghal foreign authorities ment and the Ministry of Economics allow only nine legal flag fying days of the Manchukuo Government is to
a year. The Chinese Government adopt sterling as
as the
measure for the unable to consider this as a Hnol export of soy beans and bean alle solution of the problem. The protests Central and South China. request adjustment of the British at- titude towards the suppression the
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Chinese language press Shanghai-United Press.
Exchange banks in Manchukuo to- oday were ordered by the Govern inment not to buy export bills for Central and South China unless they CHUNCKING ANNOYED
nro drawn in sterling quotations. Because of the depreciated value of Chungking, May 11. the Yen in Shanghai traders have Dissatisfaction with the measures suffered doubly from cheap exports for settling the flag dispute in the and high imports-Domei. International Settlement and the French Concession in Shanghai is contained, in aoles to the British, French and United States Embassies
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
Ministry Insisted that the Chinese residents must have perfect freedom to hoist national flags.
Replying separately protests of the Ministry, the British and French Embassies explained the dimcuities involved in the current situation and stated that the Chinese
10
previous
revious
residents are allowed to hoist their national flags on eight national com- memoration days,
It is understood that the Ministry has also asked the British Embassy to lift the censorship imposed on British-owned Chinese papers in the International Settlement. Central News.
Chiang Replies To British M.P.s
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OFFICIAL RETIRING
Chief Sanitary Inspector Mr. P. D. Wilson to Sail On
Retires To-day
Carthage. To-morrow
Chungking, May 11. Thirty-two members of the British House of Commons and two members of the House of Lords sent a message to Chiang Kai-shek
After 28 years in the Sanitary De congratulating
After having been in the servico of him on the successful offensive of the partment, Chlef Sanitary Inspector the Government for almost 20 years, Chinese people and army in their
Alexander Keith Taylor will leave Mr. Percival Douglas Wilson, Assis united struggle for national Indepen- on the Empress of Japan to-day on kant Director of Public Works, will dence. It expressed. the British leave prior to retirement. He will leave on-retirement by the Carthage people's appreciation of China's part be accompanied by Mrs. Taylor. to-morrow. in the world struggle against aggres- sion and the defence of peace in
Mr. Taylor was born on July 31, Born in 1087, Mr. Wilson came to Europe, and expressed the belief that 1882, and arrived in Hongkong in the Colony in 1913, when he was ap China should be included in any pact August, 1905, when he joined the pointed Assistant - Engineer of the of the democratic nations.
Police Force. During this period he General Works Onice. Since then he General Chlong Kai-shek has now was also n member of the Fire
has held a number of posts in the days was Public Works Department, including sent a message in reply stating, "On Brigade, which in those behalf of our people I assure you equipped with hand drawn engines. that of Executive Engineer in charge. that we deeply appreciate the expres- He was appointed a Second Class of Drainage Office, Roads Omlet, and slon of your bellet in us. Our Sanitary Inspector In March, 1911 Waterworks Construction Office. people will nover cease to strive for and was promoted through the grades human justice and world peace. to his present rank in January, 1934, tant Director of Public Works in May,
Mr. Wilson became Acting Assis Our most urgent desire is that we Tokyo, May 11.
may prove worthy of the confidence Mr. Joseph C. Grew, the American you and others so warmly accord Ambassador to Japan, held on Inter-our cause, by exerting to the utter- view with Mr. Hachiro Arita, the most our strength to secure the enda Foreign Minister, at the Foreign which are shared heartily by all office this morning.
who cherish truth is understood that measures for United Press, expediting the settlement of various pending issues between Japan and
U.S. Efforts For Peace
and order."—
Mr. Taylor is the holder of the 1933, and after a brief period as head Jubilee and Coronation medals, and of the Waterworks Construction was recently invested with the Omce, was appointed Assistant Direc M.BE. conferred. In this year's New for of Puble Works, Kowloon and Year Honours.
New Territories in 1937. Mr. Taylor is a keen lawn bowler, and was a member of the Police the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Mr. Wilson, has been a member of Recreation Club and Kowloon Bowl-Corps, in which he holds the Long ing Green Club.
Mra, Taylor was formerly asso Bervice Medal with clasp, and a pro-
China in connection with the China THIEF'S, COOL ACTIONlated with the Government Civit minent member of St Andrew's Sp
Afair were discussed.
The Nicht Nichi Shimbun says that Victim Afraid of Crowd Hospital and the Hongkong and clety, having acted an oficial-piper
Mr. Grew is leaving Yokohamaa on May 10 aboard the Empress of Canada en route to Washington on leave. He will return to Japan in December.
The paper expresses the hope that the Ambassador's frat, brand Informa- tion will contribute toward the pro- motion of understanding in Washing- ton of the Far Eastern situation and Japan's position and alms-Domel.
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OBITUARY Former Treasurer Of Philippines Jesuits
Nows mached Manila from. New Thomas A. M. Shanahan, 8, J. York Inst week of the death of Rev.
Of Friends
Shanghai Hotels. During the influx the of refugees from Shanghal at commencement of Sino-Japanese hos- tilities in Shanghai in August, 1037, That he had snatched a watch and
she was matron in charge of the calmly walked away, although he had Jockey Club Refugee Centre. Shei been scen, was the allegation made is the sister of "Blacker," "Muscle," against Lo Kang-chtton, 30, unem and "Bob" Watt, all former Govern- ployed, when he appeared before Mr.
ment servants. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Magia-
The tracy yesterday charged with larceny stay in the Colony, have won a wide couple, during their lengthy
WHEN YOU ARE FEEDING
P
BABY
It's after the birth of a
of the watch from Wong.Ying-lung, circle of friends, including many baby that the mother needs
printer.
Mr. careful 'attention most. Her
Inspector Rogers said Wong was among the Chinese community. watching an olive hawker at the Taylor speaks Cantonese Buently Junction of Boundary Street and Prince Edward Road when defendant snatched his watch, called to several friends and walked away. Fearing arrest him because of his friends,
Wons followed them until he met
Police Reservist who arrested La.
TOKYO CHINESE
strength has been severcly taxed and when she is feeding the baby she needs extra and easily digested food. Primary School Opened In Doctors throughout China
Japanese Capital":
Authentic Information reaching river, the Yuan Kiang, flowing to Japanese circles reveals that the the south of Koklu where water British Ambassador's activities in may be conducted by a channel to Chungking aro Intended to facilitate the mines. But since the river is
British help for Chiang Kai-shek approximately 100 kilometres away against Japanese resistance. Hanoi, May 10. considerable expense will be involv Vice Admiral Le Bigot has beened in digging the channelCentral paper alleges, accompanied General Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the
Lo, who pleaded guilty, was sen-
have recommended Horlicks replaced as Commander-in-Chief of News.
tenced to four months" hard labour. ¡ and Madame Chiang Kai-shek when the French Far Eastern Flect by
for years as the Ideal, food Tokyo, May 11 they left Chungking by air on May
* GEAR-LING SNATCHER···
AEE Vice-Admiral Decaux, while Vict
branch institution of the for both expectant and nurs 6. thus utilising his position to protect Admiral Petit, Commander of the ANOTHER CHOLERA CASE their lives. This, the paper, asserts,
Sentence of six months hard Asia Development Academy which labour and eight strokes of the cane was recently established in Tokyo ng mothers. It is invaluable. French Indo-China Fleet, has been
has highly incensed replaced by Vicedralral Terraux. One case each of Cholera and Japan.
was passed on: Cheung Liu, 23, by by Lieut-General Ruhachiro Banzal, when the digestive powers are censed public opinion in The
two new naval cammanders Chicken-pox, six of Diphtheria, five
Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon retired, a primary school to educate Concluding with a warning to the arrived at Saigon on
aboard of Typhold, 10 of Measles, two of British Ambassador, the paper states arrived in Manila with
In July 1922 Father Shanahan Magistracy yesterday, for larceny of Chinese children in Tokyo was open weak. It stimulates faded the M. M. Liner President Doumer Meningitis, eight of Dysentery, and that if be continues to enter a war American Jesuits to teach in the Chah Street, Shamshulpo.png
a gold car-ring from a woman In Yuced at Kyobashi, In Tokyo, yesterday, appetites, and promotes sou
Misses Wang Jisino-shan" and. and received their seals of office 10 of Tuberculuit were reported on zone freely in future and misuses his Ateneo de Manila. He taught in the Inspector Nolloth said Cheung at Wang, Hsino-ying, two sisters who
leep and from their predecessors aboard the Wednesday.
diplomatic privileger, it would be collegu for a time, but was on made tempted to steal both earrings but graduated from the Tokyo Normal consti Lamotte Picquet,, dagship of the i The total of Cholera cases this year. Impossible for Japan to guarantee his the Treasurer of the Ateneo, a post could secure only one.... He was chased School for Women, are attached to French Far Eastern Fleet Domel is now four, Ana
kafety-Reuter, Adrien er for lygus the: held for five years 955541 and arrested by a market foki. the new school Doniel, favor
May
Father Shanahan Jeff Manila for the United States-in March, 1938, because of ill health, after spending. 17 years in the Philippines. He was born on January 18, 1886, in. Sam- merville, Mass.
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