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conformity with the principle of the League.
He added that when negotiations were complete the Government would communicato the result to the League,
Viscount Halifax emphasised that the Government held strongly to the ideals of international collaboration of which the League was a symbol.
M. Donnet insued a statement in similar terma.-Reuter,
Within Framowork Of League
Geneva, May 23.
Great Britain and France to-day took the first step towards bringing the anti-aggression front within the framework of the League of Nations when they formally notified the Lea- gue Counell of their pledges to the East European nations.
Both the British and French for- el ministers stated that their guarantees conformed with the spirit of the League Covenant and promised to communicate to the League any new security accords when they are completed.
The Committee of Three 10-day instructed the "Danzig High Com- missioner to return to Danzig to report on the situation.
Slace Germany wants the League to withdraw Danzig, the High Com- missioner's return may give Poland a bargaining point to offer to secure withdrawal from the League in ex- change for German concessions safe- guarding Polish rights in Danzig.
At the secret session of the League Council to-day a resolution was decided upon expressing moral sup- port for China, but due to both British and French insistence the Chinese requests for concrete were rejected.-United Press.
ald
Rumanian Opinion BUCHAREST, May 23-Quartera
the close to
Government to-day stated that Rumania has informed London that Rumania does not object to a guarantee by the Soviets, but
out that
the nt present points guaratee has been given en bloc to all Russia's western neighbours with- out mentioning any particular coun- try.--United Press.
Wednesday,
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CHOLERA EPIDEMIC CLAIMS 200 LIVES
This Black And Tan Terrier
Knew His Sausages
FOUND: A Black and Tan terrior who "knows his onions," He wandered into the Dairy Farm headquarters at the top of Wyndham Stroot this moming.
Answers to any name, and has expressed himself, by medium of his tail, as more than agreeably surprised at the quality of Dairy Farm sausages.
So much so, in fact, that ho's decided to make the Account- ant's Office his headquarters.
Latest reports are that ho's curled up, asleep, behind the Accountant's desk.
So if he belongs to you, will you sond along and collect him?
WAS ONCE WOUNDED IN RUSSIA
ADMIRAL TAKES OVER CRUISERS
Recently appointed Rear-Admiral of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, China Station, Rear-Admiral Arthur J. L. Murray, 0.1LE, D.3.0., arrived in Hongkong by the P. & O. liner Ranpura to-day.
He Was met by Captain Hammill, Flag Capt, and taken direct to his flagship, H.M.S. Cornwall, in his barge. Ho will not make any official cails until after Whitsun.
Rear-Admiral Murray has been in the senior service since 1903 when he was appointed a middy, He was lieutenant and lieutenant-commander in the Great War, serving throughout the conflict, and was promoted captain in 1927. He reached dag rank last
year.
While in Russia with the Dwins River flotilla in 1919 Rear-Admiral
Was
Murray was severely wounded in the was recovering for the purpose of explosion of an enemy mine which he rentting work in which ho the D.S.O. and mention in despatches. very successful and which won him Previous to that he had served in
and in H.M.S. Agamemnon
also Dardanelles, his service there gaining him mention in despatches. the His war services also won him O.B.E.
the
This is not Rear-Admiral Murray's first term in the Far East. He was The here from 1935 to 1937 as Comman- appointment of a Rear-Admiral to der of the cruiser Dorsetshire. the Firth Cruiser Squadron la an old appointment revived in connection with the Far East naval forces.--
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CANTON, May 22.
A CHOLERA epidemic is raging in Fatsban.
So far there have been over 200 deaths since the disease broke out a fortnight ago, many of the victims being Japanese.
As soon as the first case was discovered in Canton a week ago, the Japanese authorities began a strenuous city-wide inoculation campaign. The results have been most gratifying as no further: cases have been reported.
All civillans passing Japanese gen- produce try posts are obliged to cholera inoculation ecrüificates. Failure to do so involves mediate injection on the spot.
Flight From Canton
an im-
The intensity of the campaign
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of Chinese to this sort of treatment.. has had the effect of further re- ducing Canton's meagre population.. Hundreds are running away to the villages. Arrivals in the city. have declined considerably in recent wecka.
too,
Owing to the lack of a proper water supply, public health conditions In Honam are appalling-Our Own) Correspondent.
KULANGSU CRISIS
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Passengers Tell Of Ship Thrill As Japanese Board P. & O. Liner
party departed the Ranpura went lighthouse when she was approached |
full speed ahead and, travelling at by the Japanese vessel.
24 knots, entered British waters
within five minutes of resuming head-
way.
A sensational report, not yel|
Curious Passengers
The decks of the liner were crowd-
the first time, were
officially confirmed, is that a Japanese ed with curious passengers, many aeroplane circled the Ranpura fifteen of whom, for minutes after the hold-up. This coming in actual contact with the plane would have to violate Hong-war In China. kong territorial waters in order to carry out this operation.
Passongors Stories from the Gulf of Tonkin. The total number of foreign warships,
Passengers aboard the P. and O. excluding Japanese, now off Ku-Kanpura told a dramatic story after. the finer had docked in Hongkong langan is ten, Following his conversation with the this morning.
Not content with signalling the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Japanese Uchida to-day communicated a new Ranpura by Aags to heave to, the
ADMIRAL'S PROTEST
The "Telegraph" spoke by sub-Continued From Pag
marine telephone to an official at the lighthouse on Waglan Island, Ho said:
"We saw nothing of the incident There
ese cruiser was signalling to the liner to stop.
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The liner was then not far outside territorial waters and going at slow "The Ranpura passed Waglan, en speed. After the firing the captain
ordered the engines, to be stopped.
"There were two British destroyers route to Hongkong, at 8.50 a.m. nearby, but we have seen nothing of the Japanese vessel."
protest to the Consular Body,
cruiser, when about half a mile from The landing of British, American the liner, fired two shots across her and French marines on Kulangsu not bow. Later, when the warship had constitutes an unfriendly get to drawn within a quarter of a mile of only
The lighthouse official said that the wards Japon, but tends to encourage the Ranpura, she furiously sounded
incident probably would not be anti-Japanese elements in the Inter- her siren, and the liner hove to.
Passengers were just preparing to visible from Waglan it it occurred at national Settlement," he claimed.
The drcumstances arising from go to breakfast when the incident 8 a.m.
• Admiral Aboard the landing of foreign marines has
"stretcher" pre-breakfast given rise to a situation which is occurred. Several, who were enjoy
ing
Among the passengers aboard the being viewed with grave concern around the decks, ürst
Japanese cruiser when she was about Ranpura was Rear Admiral A. J. I by the Japanese authorities"
The Murray, whose appointment to the Mr. Uchida Uereupon enumerated two miles from the Rangura. the following counter-proposals for cruiser was slightly ahead of the newly-created post of Rear Admiral, liner, and she was seen to make Fith Cruiser Squadron, was announc- ed only last month Rear Admiral spurt towards the steamer.
Murray in en route to Hongkong to take over his new appointment. Ho
a seitlement of the dispute:
1.The Kulangsu Municipal Coun-
Fired Two Shots
saw the
After reducing the distance to half
a
will helst his flag in ILMLS. Cornwall. Admiral Murray's post is a new one on the China Station, and be is the
first incumbent,
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Also on board was Commodore A.1
The Ranpura camo gradually to a halt on a motor boat was lowered from the cruiser and put away to- wards the Ranpura.
A pilot's ladder was Bung over the forward port side and throe signaller ascended. officers and a One of the men on duty came from the bridge to cacort them to the captain, who was then on the bridge. It is understood that the captain had by this time wirelessed news of the encounter to the novel authorities in Hongkong.
Many Questions
Speaking in broken English, the number of questions and required Japanese officers naked the captain a him to show them the ship's papera The procedure took about 20 minutes; after which they left the Ranpura and returned to their own ship.
The whole affale waż
cruiser slopped and M. Peters, who is to relieve Com- pleasantly excliing by med an
the
cil to institute effective control in the Settlement in view of the danger that it may become the base for hos- tile acts towards Japan. Council and the Municipal Police to the Ranpura's bow and a few minutes 2.The structure of the Municipal a mile the cruiser fired two shots past later ran up a flog signal for the liner reformed. The offer to employ to heave-lo. twelve additional Japanese polico
When about 400 yards from the officers in rejected on the grounda that they would be insufficient to Ranpura, the
however, who had merely wondered cope with prospective developments lowered a boat containing three modore E. B. C. Dicken in Hongkong.people on board. There were. some,
officers and a number of ratings. The
Another passenger aboard' was at the stoppage and were incredulous! in Kulangsu.
3--Formosans to be given the pinnace came alongside, and the three
Cohen, refuming when they learnt in Hongkong that officers, together with a rating board-General Maurice
from a vacation the Singapore.
a Japanese cruiser-and challenged them. Vacancies. created by the abed the liner.
They remained. for about 20
Strong Protest sence of the three Chinese Members of the Kulangeu Council to be filed minutes, and just as the Ranpura got
The Telegraph" understands from by Chinese nominated by the Amoy under way again, a British destroyer,
a reliable source that a strong pro- Peace Maintenance Commission (a the Duchess, arrived on the scene.
Just before this, passengers were test la to be lodged with the Japanese Japanese-controlled body on Amoy
given a thrill when an R.A.F. plane authorities regarding the incident. which happened to be reconnoltring
Iranchise.
Island).
Must Not Recodè
One woman marked: "Perhaps the most thrilling sight of all was the appearance of the British destroyer, steaming after the Japanese ship Just. Ds we sailed ́away."
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5-Closer co-operation between the Municipal Council and Japanese in the area, autdenly loomed up and
flow over the Ranpura and the Jap-ery in murata,, ThioOSTRIJAVITEĽA Consular police.
anese cruiser.
At the time of the incident, quito a number of passengers were below themselves for preparing TOKYO, May 24 The Japanese decks
When they DEW the press continues to feature tho alleged breakfast. "delicate" Issue at
their port- Kulangsu”, Japanese cruiser from notably the Anglo-American, Franco-holes, they believed it to be a British Japanese conference aboard HMS. warship come out to welcome Rear- Birmingham, and the Japanese decl- Admiral A. J. L. Murray, who was sion to
intercept traille between aboard the Ranpura, and little or no Kulangau and Fukien province, thus notice was taken, leolating Kulangsu from all outside It was not until some time later points except Amoy.
that several passengers realised the The Asahi Shimbun" declares ship had been held up and inspected that if Japan's reasonable demands by Japanese. are rejected and the Powers enden. vour to intimidate Japan by joint action, Japan must not recode, but must push her polley unflinchingly
---Reuter,
to
When the Ranpura docked in Hongkong, an effort was made Interview Captain L. Paratt in com- mand of the Ranpura, but all be would say was: I have given full Information to the naval authorities, Turn For Worse
and I can make no statement."
Some of the passengers declared TOKYO, May 24-Informed quar- ters understand that the Japanese that after the Ranpura had again authorliles holding that the present resumed her journey towarda Hong- bean kong, a Japanese plane, suddenly Kulanget "'- situation has procipitated by the "unnecessary appeared overhead, but after circling landing of the Powers' 'bluejackets" for a few moments, 'withdrawal of the Japaneso marines the horizon..ked into
12.
The Ranpura ¿ was ⠀ approaching remaining in the International Bettlement is likely to be delayed Wagian Island, preparatory to pass- under the existing circumstances ing the customary signals with the
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