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POLICE INSPECTOR GETS PRISON TERM
THE dramatic trink of Joseph Herbert Edwards, charged with demanding 3120 from Lau Hef-yudi with intent to steal, ended late this morning when the jury, after a retirement of only five minutes, returned a unanimous verdict of guilty. Edwards was sentenced by the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, to nine months' imprison- ment.
Chinese Floods Increase
Many Villages Submerged
CHUNGKING, Aug. 2. THE FLOOD. areas in Hopei are widening, accord- ing to a Tientsin dispatch.
As a result of the overflow of the North Grand Canal and the Tze Ya River, a large number of villages at Peitsang and Isiku, both near Tientsin, are submerged.
Refugees are gathering at. Tientsin-Central News8..
Floods In Japan
KOBE, Aug. 2. Torrential rain temporarily interrupted traffic and inundated about 3,000 houses in the district of Kobe in Western Japan yes-
terday afternoon.
Over 101 milimetres of rain fell between 2,00 and 0.00 o'clock in the
logical Observatory.
The concluding stages of the trial, which has attracted wide- spread attention, was packed with drama Mr. H. G. Shel- don, Counsel for the accused, endeavoured Lo convince the Jury that the evidence of Un.
formerly charged with Edwards,
King's but who later turned Evidence on the promise conditional pardon, was that of a"lar, and a rat.”
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Mr. Wyatt, in his summing up for the Crown, contended that although Un's evidence had been rightly attacked, it re- mainded unshaken and he sub- mitted that the Crown had completely proven their case.
The Chief Justice; I senten- cing Edwards, said he had been guilty of a heinous and despica- ble offence, and by Jada acton had lost tlie police force some of the public's confidence in its Integrity and honesty,
(Full Report on Page 7)
Premier's Critics
Suspect Motives In Moscow
THE
LONDON, Aug. 1.
Foreign Affairs
afternoon, according to the Meteoro-Committee of the British No loss of life is reported. After Cabinet considered the Far the rainstorm censed, traffle has been Eastern situation and the fully restored. Western Japan hasi
seen no rain during the past two Moscow negotiations to-day.
months-Domel.
Impersonated Policeman Chinese Heavily Fined
It is expected that the British Military Mission will proceed to
Paris on Wednesday to meet the
French Mission before going to Moscow.
Meanwhile, the announcement re- garding the sending of the Mission to Moscow has failed to quieten Mr. Chamberlain's critics.
Tokyo-Sponsored Movement Gets Out of Control
ANTI-BRITISH
AGITATION:
AMERICA WARNS JAPANESE
German Military Preparations Near Completion
TOKYO, Aug. 2.
THE AMERICAN Charge d'Affaires called at the Foreign Office yesterday
DANZIG SITUATION TENSE afternoon, and described how the anti- AS ECONOMIC WAR STARTS into an anti-White movement, imperil-
North
FRANCE
'SWITZERLAN
ITALY
WHEN WAR ISN'T WAR
Japan Urged To Get Belligerent Rights
Balti
EMEL
TUGOSLAVIA
TOKYO, Aug. 2. JAPAN should formally in-] Labour Liberal and dissident Con- form the Powers concerned, of} servative lenders suspect that the the existence of belligerency Mission is designed to impress"Illtler" and to melllly Chamberlain's political between Japan Lnd China with a opponents, while, actunily, negotia-view to requesting them to ions in Moscow will be protracted. observe strict neutrality in the Sino-Japanese conflict, according to Dr. Shinobu, authority on
law international
and legal
-United Press.
neilon.
Parallel Action
parently did not expect at the outset
on such a large scale."
A fine of $100 or two months' hard labour was passed by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning on Wong Ki-kau, 28 unemployed, who pleaded guilty to a charge WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.--The de- adviser to the Japanese Navy. of impersonating a police officer mocracies' moves and International in Chung Sau Street, West Point, politics, although Independent, a Concluding a serial In the "Nichi- generally viewed us harmonising inichi Shimbun," Shinobu points out yesterday.
Inspector W. Mair sald that the general pleture with parallel Bat the Japanese Government ap- Chinese was asked by his brother,! who was employed on board the Britain's decision to send a military of the Sino-Japanese hostlitics that steamer Taishan, to deliver a parcel mission to Moscow is designed pri-third Powers would extend assistance! of tobacco to an address in Chung marily for the mutual protective ob- to Chiang Kai-shek "so openly and Sau Street. After obtaining the jectives in Europe, but Indirectly it parcel, the mon went to the Street, will have a far-reaching effect
The best and simplest way of stop-| but was stopped before he got to the Japan, In view of the fact that Japani house by Wong, who said he wanted will probably go to Germany's aid, in ping such assistance to China, in the the event of a general European war, opinion of Mr. Shinobu, is to "make to search him.
third Powers formally recognise the The Chinese submitted to the and will attack Russia.
It is believed that the Moscow existence of belligerency between search, but the crowd which gathered attracted the attention of a district milliary conversations may have two Japan and China, which will also
purposes-io give Russia serve to terminate watchman, who enquired what was major
the hostilities the matter. On ascertaining from powerful western alles in the event speedily." the Chinese that Wong had searched of a western attack and to leave her him, he took the man into custody. comparatively free, in such an event, By recognising belligerency, third Wong had two previous convictions to devote most of her attention to the Powers would be obliged to observe Far East, which is regarded as all obligations for neutrals, Mr. for larceny,
particularly important from the view- Shinobu declares. point of Britain and the United
An alliance between Russia and
Downward Drift On States.
Blockade Extension
Warsawa
LITUBANI
WARSAW, Aug. 1. GERMAN military pre- parations at Danzig are well in progress, according to reports reaching here from Polish sources.
Troops concentrated in the
POLAND Free City comprise three police regiments, 1,500 infantry, and
Cracow
GAR
RUMANIA
Secret Mission To London?
LONDON, Jus 26. Much cemment and a great deal of curically were roused in polki- cal.quarters to-day wills the arrival of two well-known Ger- man diplomats, Herr Vorezach, former Ambassador to and Herr Eisenlohr, Minister to Prague,
about 1,000 men of the German S.S. corps.
The Danzig defence forces are equipped with 13-centimetre Neid- picces and 37-milimetre anti-aircraft Runs, 30 tanks guns, 30, Infantry- pieces, and a number of coastal de- tence guns. They have already been unsigned to various strategie boses.
Barricaded Fields
A1 Important roads and frontier districts are provided with anti- tank trenches, while barbed-wire barricades have been erected over the fields.
The road leading
from East
Prussla to Danzig has been im- proved and enlarged. . ·
British agitation in China had turned
ling American residents in China.
He asked the Japanese Government to exercise full control of anti-foreign activities in China.-Reuter.
PEIPING INCIDENTS
PEIPING, Aug. 1.—Some Chinese and foreigners to-day tore down many of the anti-British posters, with the result that many of the signboards in Peiping are mutilated..
Several fights have been reported between Japanese citizens and foreigners.
The Chinese police look the other way when they see foreigners destroying the posters.-United Press. BRITISH PROTEST
TOKYO, AUG. 2-The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigle, made représentations to the Japanese Government on the anti-British agitation in Japan and North China when he was received by Mr. Kate, Japanese Minister-at-Large to China, at 6.15 p.m. yesterday.
Pointing out that the reported Pentoon bridges have been con- agitation would not encourage un
structed with iron bonts over a cer-
the
tain waterway, while dozen meatmosphere favourable to free chanical boats which can con-and frank discussion of
be verted to torpedo-boats are cruising Tientsin issues in Tokyo, the near the port city-Domel,
BERLIN, Aug. Tokyo,
former
Both are known to have close connections with the W91- helmatrose, And it was report- ed. though not confirmed, that they have been catrusted with
They Eecret mission here, are expected to contact the Ger- Herbert man envoy here, Dr. von Dircksen-Havas.
AMERICAN PROTEST
Another Mission Station Bombed
Fresh Tension
IA strained atmosphere, reminiscent of that in September last year, prevalis throughout Germany
Os
British Ambassador requested the Japanese Government to control the movements in Japan and North China,
Meanwhile, Mr. J. L. Dodds, German Counsellor to the British. „Embassy.
Prohibition Rioting
Police Fire On Tax Protestants
BOMBAY, Aug. 1. THE Inauguration of pro-
Polish relations are threatened with has called on Mr. Kurihara, Chief ofhibition produced rioting-here- serious deterioration over the Danzig the East Asialle Affairs Bureau of the to-day. issuc.
Police were forced to fre upon a Foreign Oflce. The substance of; Rubber goods are running short in the half-an-hour interview that en-crowd of rioting Moslems who were the marching on a protest against domestic markets in Germany, while sued was not divulged.--Domei,
Government's extra taxation. levied as compensation for the loss in liquor
the sale of petrol has again been drastically curtailed.
German newspapers declare that Poland has declared an economic war against Danzig as the result of the
MAJOR SETBACK
prohibition of import of synthetic FOR ROOSEVELT
bulter from Danzig. They assert that the step constitutes a violation of the
between economic agreement Poland and the Free City.-Doniel.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1, President Roosevelt sustained another major setback to-day when the House of Iepresentatives, by 103 votes to 160, refused to consider the Administra tion's lending bill.
revenue.
Five of the demonstrators were in- jured, two of them seriously.
Simultaneously, 20,000 women and 50,000 textile workers, most of them
the Hindus, paraded
sluma of Bombay, singing anti-drink ballads. Altogether 1,100 policemen were called up for extra duty-United Press.
Curfow Imposed BOMBAY, Aug. 1.--A curfew was The Senate passed the Bill after imposed on the northern quarter of £500,000,000 to Bombay following this afternoon's disorders in connection with the pro-
Stock Exchange the European democracies would have Japan must respect the rights and the hospital and killing six Chinese German cruiser Koenigsberg was to would cost the taxpayers a
..
LATEST
Hitler May Visit Danzig WARSAW, July 26Hitler may visit Danzig on August 25 or 20 .en route to East Prussin, where he is PEIPING, Aug. 1.
going to attend celebrations on the cutting it from anniversary of the historic Tannen- £323,000,000. THE American Embassy has berg Battle, it was rumoured here to-
This decision incons that the bithibition law.
A crowd gathered, in order to pro- Is probably killed, at least for the protested to the Japanese against day.
While some quarters believed Herr present session-Reuler.
test against the property tax imposed the July 26 bombing of the Lutheran Mission at Kiohsien in merely an opportunity for new de-
partly to meet the deßelt consequent Hitler's trip to Danzig would prove
upon prolilbition. Roosevelt's Disappointment Honan.
monstrations of its desire to return to
The latest estimate of the casualties This is the thirty-third bombing of the Reich, others sa'd more serious WASHINGTON, Aug 2-Shortly in to-day's disorders is 50-Reuter, American Missions in Ave months, developments might be awaited. after learning that the House of Re-
These latter political Six bombs were reported to have
quarters presentatives had killed, is lending landed in the Lutheran Mission com-pointed out that during the same bill, President Roosevelt stated at aj pound, one scoring a direct hit on week, though slightly earlier, the press conference that the action good visit the Free City. a powerful Influence on Japanese Interests of third Powers provided patients and wounding one other.
This vait is, many hundreds of millions of dollars. LONDON, Aug. 1-The absence activity in the Far East.
they maintain striet neutrality, the The Mission was previously bomb-scheduled for August 22. of buying Interest was responsible Although they have made no public legal expert says, while Japan willed on October 13, 1938.-United
They volced fears that during his 'It would mean a large number of for a downward drift in most secilons comment, authoritníive circles here be entitled to extend the blockade Press.
brief zofourn in Danzig. Herr Hit Industrial factories would not have ler might Issue
a prociamation Useir production increased and the of the London Stock Exchange to-privately regard reassuring Mr. of the China Coast to third-Power
whom the tantamount to day, under the lead of glit-edged| Chamberlain's statement
the Free City's in-additional thousands to that the shipping and seize those vessels
programme would have given em- SHANGHAI, Aug, 2.-An omcial corporation In the Relch. boldings.
United States and British foreign carrying 'contraband goods.
If such action were taken, they ployment, have to remain on rellez. Industrials, however, resisted owing policy objectives are generally
There is no necessity of declaring communique Issued by the Japanese
Congress had a perfect right to set to the July unemployment Agures similar-United Press.
war, but it is urgently necessary to Fleet Hendquarters states that Japan- believed that Fuehrer would promise
rights, in- as it did, and he was not going to being the best for ten years,
communicate to third, Powers the ese naval aircraft on Monday raided respect of main Polish
criticise it, but those affected by the then enforce Among commodities, sugar ensed Il Piccolo," commenting on
ROME, Aug. 1-The newspaper Japan and China, the writer asserts.1ang Government, and wellin, tho
i series of measures of those who voted against the special capital of Kwangal [the]—Domet.
gradually to suppress the Free City's rule, whereby the House would have on the absence of buying Interest, British and French military missions
One of five Chinese pursuit planes independence.
to consider the measure, and they together with some August liquida- to Moscow to-day, says:
which rose in Chungking to engage Danzig passports, it was said had a right to know where the "In this method, pursued by Bol-
Japanese bombers, was shot down. would be, exchanged for German responsibility lay-Reuter. Military barely steady-shevik Russle, England agrees to
establishments and thoones, the German mark and Ger- Chinese alrfeld at Kwangyangpa on man stampa would come into, cir- discuss the military aspects of eventual collaboration before the po
Kafirs were also firm on Paris sup-
port.
tion.
Wall Street was Router.
&
Italian Opinion.
Heavy Opium Taxes iitical pact is definitely concluded."
On Peasants
Kweilin Bombed
existence of a sinte of war between Chungking, the seat of the Kuomin- cluding free necess to the pork
The Danzig authorities might action had a right to know the names
Death Of Famed Pilot Announced
Senate May Bo Dissolved
"Mere Speculation"
Dn
the eastern outskirts of the city were culation, and other similar stepal weeks ago from the facade of the bombed and damaged..
would be taken by the administrā- A squadron led by Lt-Commander tion.
Senato buildings-Havas. The newspaper recalled that Lord MOSCOW, Aug. 1-Local news-
report the death of M. Irish launched a surprise attack on Baldwin, when Prime Minister, kaldpapers the British frontier was on the Rhine. Alexelov, the famed Soviet fler who Kwellin In northern Kwangst at 3
The munitions The Senate might even be dia- BERLIN, July 20Mere specu- WUYUAN, Aug. 2-The Japanese "Now Chamberlain leaves it to be holds a world record for the altitude pan on Monday,
stores in the north-castern part of the solved and the Nazia would then Intion," German politlent quarters are collecting a heavy tax from understood that the English frontier fight.
He died in a crash, according to city were bombed and fires were openly take over control that they declared to-day in commenting poppy-planting in the districts of a on the Vistuin, in Rumania and in
started at four places in the city now exercise in fact, though covertly, Warsaw reports that Fuehrer Adolf Paolow, Saratsi, Tokoto and other Grence and Turkey, to any nothing of local newspapers.
The Chinese ground batteries show- Political observers expressed . With a load of 1,000 kilograms, he towns in Sulyun.
the Hitler would visit Danzig on August China ..
and even that is possibin
that Danzig's fncorporation 25 or 26, when he would be pass- The peasants were forced to plant in this new situation," the paper do- reached an altitude of 12,695 metres ed Intenas fire. Five guns were fear
installed to the west of the'railway with Germany would thus being through en route to on November 1, 1920-Domei. poppy in the spring this year and clares.-United PresË.
ntation; Ave others at Kwangyang in carried out smoothly, without any Prussia. now, when it is ripened, the Japanese
the onstern suburbs of the city, and a pulsch, and that there would be no have imposed a tax of $39, $50 or $70)
Roreign intervention to prevent it. They added that plans for the for every mow, which is much too)
Mr. C. Smith, ot 12 Grenville number of others in the airfold.
As confirmation for their uneasi Fuchrer's visit to East Prisala were high for them, to gala \any/profit,
BERLIN, Aug. 1-The official Ger-noad, has reported that her hardbag No Chinese plane was sighted on
All Japan-ness,
thoy pointed out that the not yet established anxi, moreover, Peasants have abandoned their man News Agency to-day sued containing money and, keys valued at the Kwellin aerodrome. felds and moved to other places, sharp criticism of Mr. Chamberlain's $32.30 was stolen from a perambu- cte planes safely returned from the name "Senate of the Free City of he was likely to travel by sea and
distant bombing flight-Doral. PLEASE Turn To Pago 4...
[Danzig" had been removed three not overland-Javas. lator in Kowloon yesterday.
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