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SAD A WEDNESDAY, MAY. 17, 1939.
日八十月三 $30.00 PER ANNUM
Special Cabinet Meeting
Approves In
Principle
The Provincial Parliament, building of : the Province of Quebec, at Quebec. Their Majestica the King and Queen arrive in the capital this afternoon, and will be prosented with an Address of Welcame in Parliament, which has been specially summoned, to- morrow. They will then leave on their trans-Continental tour of Canada,“
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Japanese Air Raid On Swatow
U.S. SHIP HIT, 2 KILLED-REPORT
INFORMATION was received in Hongkong this morning that, in the course of an air raid on Swatow yesterday, Japanese planes bombed and later machine- gunned an American vessel.
PLAN FOR
LONDON, May 17.
PACT Foreign
Affairs
ACCORDING TO reliable sources GERMAN DEMAND Debate
the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Cabinet has approved the new Note to Russia, accepting in principle an Anglo-Soviet mutual aid pact.-United Press.
SOVIET IMPATIENCE
Earlier, Soviet Russia indirectly warned Britain not to further delay Anglo-Soviet negotiations by notifying the Foreign Office that the Soviet Ambassador to London, M. Maisky, would represent the Soviet at the League Council at Geneva, instead of the Soviet Vice Foreign Commissar, M. Potemkin.
This was considered here to be a manifestation of
FOR COLONIES
SYLLIUM
the Soviet's displeasure at the British delay in decepting Exchequer's
the Soviet proposals for mutual aid. SPECIAL CABINET MEETING
Huge Deficit
London, May 10. Exchequer returns show that total Jordinary, revenue, amounta to
Liberal Leader To Open
VIENNA, May 16. "HERR HITLER is not
LONDON, May 16. unfriendly to Britain, but
MR. DAVID LLOYD his colonial demands must GEORGE will open the be met," declared Herr foreign affairs debate in the Ritter von Epp, head of the House of Commons on Reich Colonial League, in a Friday for the Liberal speech to the League to-day opposition, and Sir Archi- He added that the former bald Sinclair will wind up German colonies will be re- for them. turned, maybe in one year, maybe in ten years.-Router.
To Define Positions
Berlin, May 10.
The Government will be ques- tioned on the progress of the negotiations with Russia, while Turkey, Greece, Rumania, and
It is understood that both Count Poland will also be discussed. Chino and Killer will make important
The Prime Minister and Mr. R. A. speeches here on Monday, when the Butler will be the chief Government, |German-Italian military pact is sign-speakerA
ed.
speak early in the debate.
The Prime Minister is expected to
Mr. Clement Attlee, and possibly Mr. Arthur Greenwood will be the It is expected that Hitler will de- principal Labour speakers. clare that the German-Italian forces constitute a single unit supporting their diplomatic programme, United Preez,
Italian Air Station TURIN, May 16-It
The Foreign Affairs committee of the Cabinet mat for two hours this evening and examined the Russian reply as a preliminary to Wednes-
Soon after this notification, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British Cabinet held-aff unexpected meeting, late this afternoon. It is understood they 982,181, compared with 212,000,913 thoritatively stated that Mussolini day's meeting of the Cabinet-Reu-
considered concessions to Russia.
a year ago.
less.
correa-
.
Tour Of Frontiers LONDON, May
Intends to station a big force of war ter. planes at the new Mario Beltrami atr Foreign Office experts had already prepared sugges- ing items is £135,725,040, compared
Total' expenditure, less self-balanc-fleld which ha inaugurated yesterday, The airfeld is situated 25 miles tions for a British answer which, it is understood, with £111,470,352 at the
ponding date of 1933-British Wire-designed to protect Turin's industrial from the French frontier and is considered concessions to the Russian viewpoint. According to the report, two members of the crew of
area-United Press. the American ship were killed.
A full Cabinet meeting will be! called for Wednesday and it is Efforts to obtain confirmation north of Amoy, were also raided, as expected that the new Note will of the report are unavailing. A was Naman and Changpu, south of be approved and sent to the "Reuter" message, which carries
Contradicting their previous reports British Ambassador to Moscow the story of the raid, does not that military operations on Hainan for submission to the Soviet mention any attack
In Island had succeeded in ending Foreign Minister. 'American ship.
The belief is expressed here, that, The American Consul General in initied-to-day that air-raids-had-beca [ir-Mr. Chamberlain makes a gesture i
out on Namfeng and Nedal, favourable to Russia, M. Potemkin Hongkong sald: "We have no report two towns in the western section of will still attend the Lengue Council the "Domei" and "Trans-Ocean" News Agencies this SENSATIONAL reports were broadcast by both Router" Report
of any such incident."
The "Reuter" message states: "Three seaplanes ralded Swatow this morning, bombing and machine- gunning the city.
"A direct hit was scored on the Bank of Kwangtung building, lesa than Afty yards from foreigners living in Customs Terrace.
"There were Chinese casualties,
but all foreigners ure safe,"
"Domel" confirms the raid on
Swatow, stating that Japanese naval
the elly.
Chinese resistance, the Japanese ad-
German, Japanese News Agencies & Kulangsu
the laland. "Chinese milltary estab-mecunt was reported that Franco morning regarding possible British action to counteract
lishments were damaged, and Nam- feng was set adre," the report adds.
“MYSTERY” MISSION
German's Race To
would offer Britain and Russia compromise. on the mutual proposals.
aid the Japanese threat to the Kulangsu and Shanghai
The French Premier and Foreign Minister will hold a conference with the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, in Paris next Saturday-- United Press.
Guarantee Soviet Western Frontior
plants bombed the city, "scoring hits Catch Scharnhorst information is circulating in Parlia
on the Chinese munitions depots and military. establishments, os well as u bridge
Widespread Raids According to "Domel", Japanese ralds on China were of a widespread nature.
A MYSTERIOUS visitor flow into Hongkong by the Air France carly this afternoon.
He is believed to be on an im-
LONDON, May 16-Unofficial
mentary lobbies to-night that the new British Note to Russia, while PLEASE Turn, To Pago 4.
portant mission to Tokyo for the SUCCESSES
Bombing operations were carried German Government, and it is out in four provinces and Hainan known that the N.D.L. linor Scharnhorst to-day received in-
- Inland was also a target.
In Fuklen, Japanese planes bomb-
ed the Chinese fortifications on Hai-structions to delay sailing for men Island. Aolow and Shintangsho, Japan, if necessary, in order to
Soviet Naval
Preparedness
New Regulations Are Issued
allow the mysterious agent to connect with hor...
When Herr C. Hinzel stepped from the Air France plane at Kal Tak shortly after noon to-day, he was asked by Telegraph"
reporter what his business was.
He replied: 1 can't tell you. It £ private
Herr Minzel hurried away to catch the Scharnhorst which le due to leave
CLAIMED
Heavy Fighting In Central China
JAPANESE
DEMANDS REJECTED Kulangsu Council Replies To Note
AMOX, May 17.
International Settlements.
A "Trans-Ocean” messago from London, issued late last
Murder At Cheung Chau
A brief report was received from Cheung Chau Island early this morn- 10-Both Herring regarding an armed robbery and Hitler and Signor Mussolini toured murder aboard sampan lying in one their fortification lines to-day along of the bays of the island. the French frontier,
The celice took place in the early hours of this morning. Further de A Rome message says that Musso-tails are lacking. lint left Turin early in the morning and visited the Shu valley, dominated. by Mount Cents and Mount Chader-
{maintains the highest battery in
Europe. ton, on the summit of which, Italy
Afterwards, Il Duce visited the cavalry school at Pinerol.
A Berlin 'despatch says that the
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
LATEST
night, stated that the British SOVIET MEN European Dead
Government Was considering
plans for landing naval forces on
Kulangsu
Such
step, states the "Trans-
IN COLONY
Ocean" masage, would be a reply to Nine Officials Here,, ment by Japanese Marines
the recent occupation of the Settle-
"The view prevails in London poli- tical circles that the British Govern-
Won't Talk
In Harbour
The body of a Europeant was
floating in the harbour near the Kowloon Godowns this morning. by the Water Polica."
Death was due to drowning.
The man was fully dressed and his age is estimated to be about 38 years. Nothing on the body was found to
ment cannot tacitly tolerate Japanese NINE SOVIET Consular offl- occupation of the Settlement, because cials, whose ultimate destination In that case Japan might possibly feel
is Chungking, arrived in Hong-assist the pollen in identifying it, but undertake military prompted to
Warship Concentrations.
SHANGHAI, May 17. CHINESE REPORTS claim additional victories north-west of Hankow, following the re- occupation of Yokow,
The reports stale that reinforced the Municipal Cottnail, Mr. Karatachl, many
The "Domel" message" refers to 1. Control of anti-Japanese alleged concentrations of British,
With regard to the proposed ap-Amoy and in Shanghal.
is already in force.
French and American warships at
pointment of Japanese to the staff of A check up in Hongkong reveals
Soe Back Page For Further Late
IT IS authoritatively understood that the Kulongau Municipal Council has rejected the five-point Japanese occupation of all other international kong by the Empress of Asia the name of the maker of the man's He also had a white leather band representation for the settlement of settlements in the Far East," continues this morning. None of them shirt was /mnd to be Phillip Jones, the situation in Kulangau created by the Trans-Ocean" report.
would breathe a word of the round his left wrist. "The British Government is at
"It:£s believed that the man was in the International Settlement. the landing of Japanese bluejackets present in consultation with the nature of their mission.
drowned after failing into the far- Following an emergency
session American Government, because it
The party I headed by Mr. N. T. bour off a ship, ... held at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, the desires to proceed jointly with the Tarabarin, formerly Soviet Consul in
Nothing was found to talicate foul' Municipal Courell, it is understood, United States in this matter." Hankow, who is accompanied by his play. has replied the Japanese Consul-
wife. Mr. Tarabarin said that the The body is now lying in the General's note of May 13 to the fol
party had come from Hankow and Kowloon Mortuary. lowing effects:
Joined the Empress of Asia in Shang- hal. They would probably go en to Chungking in about a week's Ume.
Others of the party said that they
going home. in the Japanese With Mr. Tarabarin are Mesare. at 4 p.m. for Shangi ni and Jagan. Chinese troops have surrounded, te appointed Deputy Police Commis- Agency's It was later learned that the liner Japanese troops at Tienmen, north-alone, and five other Japanese police- Dome!" refers to the fact that the Pouchin, Teburekoff, A. Serebinskov, V. Iverakol, Kravhbenke N/A. MOSCOW, May 16.
had been Instructed the German west of Hankow, where severe street men are to arrive at Kulongau from Commander-in-Chief, Sir Percy Reshetov, S. Zalunin, and Ai Vallav
Formosa at Government to await Herr Ilinzel'aighting occurred after guerilias, csume their new dulles. The pro- H.M.B. Birmingham,
osa at the end of May to as Noble, has arrived in Amoy aboard Mr. and Mrs. Tarabarin are stay for coming in Hongkong.
operating with regular troops, filtered
Callinging at the Peninsula Hotel. - service in the Red Navy, includ-
It is understood that Herr Hinzel's into the city and suddenly attacked posed appointment of a Japanese
It is noteworthy, however, that ing cancellations of exemption destination is Tokyo, but it was im the Japanese sentries at the Japanese the chairman of the Municipai the Commander-in-Chief's itinerary was published in the "Hongkong already granted, are announced. possible to discover the nature of his headquarters.
***** | Council' has been turned down by a Those formerly exempt on the business there, although it is belleved Further, they claim that Chinese vote of 3 to 2 on the ground that the Telegraph" three or four days before
never derelicted his the Japanese landing at Kulangsu ground of having a secondary school br is representing the German Gov-ares are battling with the Jupe duties in the past
eriment.
troops on the outskirts and threatening to occupy Tlenmen before
3-Regarding the proposed fran-
Medway's Ghost nightfall. The Chinese geurilla in galations stipulate that no persons British submarine depot au
chise
for Formosana, the Land Re- Domel" further -reports:" ""A Pilot Horo
side the city set fire to the Japanese except those of an original nationality fotilas of submarines, and destroyers The terms of active. service In-Another Interesting
barracks and blew up n munitions elude five years for personne afloat, aboard the Air France was Herr Eported to have begun a retreat to the possible revision of the Land Re- destination."
passenger dump. The Japanese troops are re-are entitled thereto. The question of also left Hongkong for an undisclosed and four years for persontiel on Rathje, pilot of the Eurasin plane cast although their
which was forced down by Japanese silmy resisting the Chinese attack, coastal defence.
rearguard gulations should be dealt with by the i only submarine depot ship on
the the Personnel may re-engage for machines close to the Indo-Chino
Consular bodies
China Station is H.MS. Medway, Well armed Chinese guerlilas of not less than three years. terms of
border a few weeks ago.
the filling up of 4-Concernlar the aro
up of which is still in port in Hongkong, It is stated that the object of the Limping slightly, Herr Hathje sald garrison at Kashan, on the Shanghal payers, the Land Regulations pu rubmarines in the East, and they are reported to have shelled the Japanese positions vacated by Chinese Tate-There is only one Rollin of Brush new regulations is to enhance the that he was recovering from preparedness of the navy, and to trus wounds received during the incident, May 13, when the guerillas wiped out shall fit the fedtioning the As announced by the "Telegraph"
the Hangchow rallway, on the night of late that the Citja: magistrate also all in Hongkong. prove the training of spicciolists-- and that Ee, expected shortly to re- laume his duties as a pilot for. Eurasia. Neuter Special.
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NEW REGULATIONS
or higher education are now to be conscripted with workers and pea Wounded German
sants.
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POLISH TROOPS MASS ON DANZIG FRONTIER
WARSAW, May 16.-Il is reported that Poland has mobilized 700,000 troops In view of the strained relations with the Reich.
The German Polish frontier: altuation is highly threatening, with the concentration of troops continuing unabated. Polish troops to-day continued to proceed to the frontier from adynia' to the north of Danzig.
Increasing congestion: The Polish authorities are taking nii possible The only railway between Danzig and Germany is presenting
precautions, including expulsion of unruly Germans,-Domet,
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