Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 18, 1939.
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NEWS PAGE FORCE
American
Warning
To Japan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UF)-Senator Wiliam Kug to-day warned that Japan's adherence to the Axis military alliance would “allenste all pos- sible sympathy that considerable sections of American opinion might have."
Te sald It is necessary to re- cognise that it is inevitable for Japan to co-operate with Lic Axls, but added that a definite military commitment would present a "new situation,"
Fate Of The Four
Tientsin Suspects
APPEAL AGAINST JUDGMENT
-
Ichang Bombing
"BLANKET" DENIAL BY JAPANESE
Shanghai, Aug. 17.
A blanket denial of the Japanese bombings on August 0 on Ichang which allegedly set fire to British ships, and during which bombs al- Jegedly
sedly exploded on British proper- ty, was issued by the Japanese Army to-day through Mr. Yoshlaki Miura, the Japanese Consul-General, reply- ing to the British notes of August 6 and August 7 concerning the damage allegedly sustained by British pro- perty and vessels,
IS USED IN DANZIG
To Japanese
"The Times" Re-Affirms New Approach
Country's Desire For
A Peaceful Settlement
The determination of Great Britain and her allies to Intervene in the event of attempts by other parties to settle the question of Danzig's return to the Reich by force, has been re-affirmed by The Times which is regarded as a semi-official mouthpiece of the British Government especially now that Parliament is in recess.
London, Aug. 17, they stress that it could only take The Times in a leader to-day re-place with full participation not unly jaЛrmed that any attempt to selle of Poland but also of the Soviet The Japanese Senior Contander the Danzig question by force would Union-Trans-Qocan,
above Ichang for about 10 immediately send Britain and other stayed minutes after bombing to observe the effects of the attack but didnt-aggression nations to war.
11301
observe
pro-
erve any vessels which were Sunultaneously
the newspaper inoored nearby catch fire as the re-ald there was no European sult of the bombardment,
blem which could not be solved by negotiations, including the question of Colonies."
"Therefore, if any British vessels were burnt or gutted, it is presumed that the ship was set on fire at some other moment owing to some other I bitterly denounced what it call- cause which would have nothing to fed the mentrous betrayal of Ger- do with the Japanese bombard-many's word at Munich.
Lombs
"the"
British Pledge
London, Aug. 17.
that Britain has decided to Intensify their Polish dented guaranice to assist Poland if commitments by giving an unprece-
they object to economic penetration by any foreign Power."
It has been learned
This pledge will coincide with a formal alliance which, it is hoped, will be signed in London next week
It asserted that disarmament must and which will operate in the case of
ment of the
convenient
Frontier Closed
Prague, Aug. 17.
Demand
London, Aug. 17. British experts kro consider- Ing A new approach to the Japanese demand for suppress- ion of the Chinese dollar bialde the Tientsin Concession and at least implicit support for Japan- ese-sponsored money in North China.
to
The British are weighing the advisability of proposing Tokyo the appointment of s neutral specialist to investigate on the spot and report to the Interested Governments, espeel- ally Japan, Britain, the Uniled States and China. The specialist might be an American or, if this unacceptable to Japan, possibly Swede The plan 15 still in its Infancy and may be frustrated prematurely.--United Press,
Japan And Axis
Important
Conference
Postponed
be
that
Determination of definite measures, according to well-informed quarters, further will be postponed until
Ishiwatn.--Domei.
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ment," the Japanese note stated.
Admiting the possibility that dud
be part of any European agreement, a nation, such as Germany, attempt might have landed in the Shanghal, Aug. 17.
Particular dignificance attached, ing to impose economic domination open area south-east of the Asiatic
attached 14 this editorini, Acting on instruction
Petroleum Company Installation, the because The Times frequently in Poland thereby threatening her don, Mr. II. A. Recks and J. R. mde expresses regret for such ov-|
F-independence and compelling her to Jones, reprezentatives of Elk and currence as well as the possibility of fleets and even anticipates the Goy- forcibly resist. Hays, have Lelegraphed their agents juring the crew of the British ves-crument's pulley, and secondly, be- in Tientsin to get in touch with the sel
cause Parlkument is in recess, hence the ease of indireet aggression and it The alliance will also operate in four Chinese prisoners with a view
The Times eotald be a "However, if it were true, all this to obtaining authority to represent would be attributed to the fact that sounding-hourd for an authoritative struc a German invasion of Lithu
is assumed that Warsaw would con- them.
Besides appealing against the jede furees were allowed to be situated
millary structures of the Chinese statement on British policy.
arin, possibly even Hungary, as Į Despite previous reports ment of Assistant Judge Grant Junes,
Thirdly, it is important because of threat to Polish independence.
there will
3 session 10- they intend to lodge a fresh applica quite close to the British property in reports that the Di azi High Comfnounced that Britain will refuse to to-day that the Five-Minister Cun- Meanwhile authorities have an-morrow, it was authoritatively learned tion for a writ of habras cores to disregard of the repeated requests by missioner tas returned to Danzig the Full Court-Reuter,
Japanese authorities ariel rident must have happened unavoid conversations with
the deeply depressed as a result of hi participate in any International conference will not yet meet to deter
Hiler-United
feree unless Poland and Russla are mine measures for materialisation of Summary Of Judgment ably," the note dechired, asking that Press
invited-United Press,
Japan's policy towards the European Shanghai, Aug. 17. proof would be presented that
situation. The following is the get of the British vessels were set on Are #s
Suggestions Denied judgment given by Assistant Judge.
result
of the bombardment.
London. Aug. 17. Grant Jones:
The August 6 attack was launched Counsel has
Suggestions for a four Power con- The frontier between Poland on not submitted the against the
& nerference over Danzig, have bech much the one hand and Bohemia, Moravia developments in the situation. names of the prisoners and I doubt cumulated at Potaho, 4 kilometres canvassed in the foreign Press in the and Slovakia on the other has been. It is revealed that following the whether a writ could be issued in south-east of chang
session of the and also the past few days. It can be stated that closed by the Polish authorities since ergency incomplete a form as is here con- wharves south-east of Ichang- no plan for such a conference as re- yesterday, according to the Maerisch Cabinet on August 8,
the Foreign templated.
Domel.
for- A writ of habras corpus
commended in these reports has been Schlesische Landes Zeitung,
Arita, Minister, Mr. Inchiro which not No Compensation Likely confined to British subjects but, ap-
officially brought
mulated a tentative plan for develop- to the notice of appears in Maerisch-Ostrnu. Shanghai, Aug. 17. London, where the inclination is to plies to all persons under the pro-
The paper states that the Polish been shown to the Premier, Baron ing the Europe policy' which has fcction of the Crown, whether alien calmer meant that no compensation campaign
Asked whether the Japanese disregard the reports as incidents in a authorities justify this measure by Hiranuma, the War Minister, General friends or allen enemies. It is not for the loss of the ships would be maintain tension and divert atten- exists between. Poland and the pro- Yonat and the Finance Minister, Mr.
of rumour designed to
to the
argument that no convention Hagaki, the Navy Minister, Admiral essential for the application for the writ to proceed directly
Japanese army spokesman tion from the incontrovertible facts Lectorate regarding frontler traille. from the Pat prisoner. Denial of arcess
to the replied, "This cannot definitely be of the situation. German pressure on Concerning the Czech inhabitants prisoner with consequent absence of stated, but it is to be assumed that Poland, the mobilization of the Ger- of Olsa district which was ceded by Instructions from him constitutes
110_such claims will be entertained." an Army and German encourage the former Czecho-Slovak Gover- aReuter. condition precedent to the application
Danzig Senate in its nient to Poland in the antumn of Russo-Japanese ciprocal demands, figure no less prominently 1938, the paper asserts that these friend.
among these factors than do the re- capable of bearing arms have been
undertakings Peace Front Powers.
among the invited to form a Czech Legion, whose duty it would be to fight on the Polish side in the event of war. Yesterday's preliminary conversa-Trans-Ocean. tion in Danzig between the Polish Commissioner General and the Presi- Paris, Aug. 10.
dent of the Senate, following which, A message protesting against the M. Chodacki went to Warsaw, to con- British decision to hand over the four suit his Government, also takes Its Counsel (Mr. H. A. Recks and Mr. Chinese suspects in Tlenisin, was place in the events of which, as dis- J. R. Jones) did intend to suggest at sent to Lord Hallfax, the Britisi tinct from rumeurs, note is taken the hearing of the application that Foreign
Minister,
the here. the prisoners were so coerced as to International
to-day by the be incapable of making an affidavit, which opened here yesterday
Students'
Conference but there is no allegation
is The Times notes that it would, of to that
attended effect in their joint affidavit by which
by students of 35 countries, course, be beyond the province of The the application is supported. An insist that the British
message says the students these officials, who holds posts within afidavit is absolutely
Government the framework of the present Danzig necessary should not hand over the either from the party who claims the prisoners to a phantom government. cations, for it
system, to discuss officially any sug- Chinese writ or from some other person so Such action would be contrary to status of the Free City. That larger
As the Japanese firmly rejected the Press that "information from foreign a modification of the 13 to satisfy the Court that he is so British justice, for it would signify assu
Soviet offers, a Soviet woman who coerced as to be unable to make it.recognition by
it remarks, raised by Herr
The situation however, is still so served for a while under the Japanese colleagues at Wuchang sald that des There is before me no such amdavit, League of Nations of an aggresor ed
Hitler, could only usefully be discuss- a member of the
Rome, Aug. 17.
strained that it is impossible to open offelal, suddenly resigned, saying cholera in the Wuhan area, particu- plte Japanese efforts to control General Quiero de Llano, Chief of negotiations for an amleoble settle that she must remove to a different by the plenipotentiories but merely an affidavit by counsel Power and would have grave interna- countries concerned-in the first in-taly, has embarked at Barcelona for
of the the Spanish Military Mission
to ment.
place: for applicants, made of their own in- tional consequences."-Reuter.
demic was rampant,
in the outlying districts, a new stance Poland and Germany.
A Nicht Nichi Shimbun correspon- She invited her former Japanese It is stated that Wuchong has been dent considers that all pending employer to a farewell banquet late by questions must be referred the Italian Press in commenting upon settlement to the arbitrament of the party without suspicion and gave the numerous coses there. Most Chinese for in the night. The latter attended the completely quarantined. There are the impending visit of the Mission, sword.
Soviet woman owing to
Signor the fact that
parting gift. A are not permitted to pass in or out Mussolint and General Franco
If the Soviet Union concentrates Soviet militiaman and a member of of the city, while foreigners are sub- resolved to give a pronounced milits energies in the Far East, the
the local Soviet labour union imme- jected to a completo "bath" of dis-
called correspondent alleges that the Soviet
diately afterwards
the infectant,
They said that even the Japanese Japanese and forced him to sign a two parts, thus endangering the
of the inroads of diseases.
Meanwhile they understand that a The Japanese clerk was committed serious outbreak of scarlet fever has
on his behalf, even by a relation or formation, knowledge and belief as The rule here sought on behalf of to the facts on which the application four Chinese is by persons who, in is founded, my opinion, are inere strangers or The application must be dismissed. volunteers. The present applicants -Reuter,
Students Protest
have not been shown to have any authority to appear on behalf of those prisoners the right to represent them.
New Aircraft Carrier
Launches
Herself
LONDON, Aug. 17.
In no circumstances can useful dis-
cussions be imagined at which Poland is not fully and formally represented --British Wireless.
Democracies Ready
Rome.
Spanish Mission To Italy
Great significance is attached
arc
Friction
Amicable Settlement Impossible
Tokyo, Aug. 17. Quiet prevails on the border be tween Manchukuo and Outer Mon- Kolla,
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protest with the Soviet
formal Government.
Local Soviet authorities allegedly exerted constant pressure on a Japanese clerk of the North Sakhallen Coal Mining Company, urging him to espionage in favour of the Soviet
from Union, according to reports North Salchallen.
Д
on
WUHAN CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
Chungking. Aug 17. Foreign sources
Informed United
the history of the place, Worst
ury character to the future diplomatic Union will eventually be split into deposition alleging that he attempted Army was "in a bad way" as a result
Britain's latest aircraft carrier, the £4,000,000 For- now await Hitler's next move with Staff talks than by exchange of views that he is mystified at the Moscow for trial in a local Soviet court and occurred in the Central China Col midable, was involved in an alarming incident, resulting
in the death of one woman ́and injuries to 20 people, at
her launch at Belfast to-day.
Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Minister, accompanied by Lady Wood, had
Scramble For Safety
calm.
Diplomalle circles believe that Hiller's "war of nerves"! have reach-
diplomatic
Incidentally, the correspondent saya attitude concerning the Soviet aerial bombardment of Fularki and Halunarshan, two open towns in the Interior of Manchukuo.
Fularki,
sentenced to penal servitude for five lege of Hsichow in Yunnan. It is years, on a charge of rape, on July 26. said that most of the 200 pupils, who were removed from Wuchang last While the Japanese Embassy lodged year, are now suffering from effects a protest with the Soviet Government of the disease.
Moscow on an important station on at the International Railway in western Japanese defendant appealed to the at present, which makes the outbreak August 13, the There are no doctors at the college Manchukuo, was bombed by Soviet Bisher court against the sentence. more serious United Press. fllers once, but Halunarshan, the His public trial at the higher court western terminus of the Manchukuota scheduled for August 20, Railway, was visited bombers several times.
Paris, Aug. 17. After further exchanges of views relations between the two countries. between M. Bonnet, French Foreign Minister, and Lord Halifax, British conditions better and more effective,
It is argued that under present foundation of the Socialist Republic, to attack the Soviet woman.. Foreign Minister, London and Paris results can be achieved by direct regard to Danzig with unruffled through the ordinary channels.Trans-Ocean.
Commissioner For Morocco
ed a maximum, but huve failed him
Burgos, Aug. 17. just arrived at the launching plat-
General Carlos Asensio has been in his purpose to repeat the Septem- form, when pleces of timber were)
Belfast, Aug. 17, Five persons were injured and a opinion, and therefore Berlin must
her coup by intimidating public appointed High Commissioner for seen to be breaking away from the major
Morocco,-United Presa. disaster narrowly cradle supporting the vessel on the when the 23,000-ton aircraft carrier
averted enter into direct talks with Poland slips.
Formidable broke
of effecting a away before the as the only means Hundreds of shipwrights below the launching, ceremony
and Iaunched settlement on
Issue,
Paris, Aug. 17. vessel ready to play their part in the herself.
apart from war,
The Spanish Government has in- launch ran
The Soviet Government, through the Soviet higher court refuses to for their lives, while
Dozens of workanen scrambled for
formed, the French authorities pieces of timber from the broken safely as the vessel tore
Paris and London are not over the French prisoners of
that its official news agency, categorically acquit the Japanese. the huge favourable to cradle crashed around them. All got cradle to pieces and moved down the national conference, but suggest that against whom no charges are being
and dealed attacks on the open towns.--- an eventual inter- French civilian prisoners in Spain Damei. clear without serious injury.
slipway unsupported. threatening to rules for such Pieces of timber and fron nuts and topple over on thousands close under first be settled with the fullest con- letin
conference must made will be released-Reuter Bul- bolts fell among the thousands of her sides. The vessel, however, sent of Poland.-United Press. spectators
accommodated in the safely reached the water. special enclosures at Harland- und Wolff's shipyard.
Lady Kingsley Wood, who arrived
as the Formidable broke away, lnd Tugs standing by to take charge just enough time to smash a battle of the Formidable after, the launch of British Empire wine against the when they saw the ship entering the bows.--United Press.
water had to proceed at full steam
abend in order to escape.
Officials
realised what was hap
pening when the vessel began to move and on their instructions Lady Wood broke a bottle of champagne on the vessel's side and named her the Formidable.
Miraculous Escape
the free city
·Rome Conversation
London, Aug. 17.' The British Ambassador in Rome. Sir Percy Loraine, was instructed by the British Government to-day have an immediate conversation with Count Ciano, and it is presumed that
to
Releasing Prisonars
4var
HOLD UP IN STREET
Three Men Rob Stroller Of Watch and Money
London, Aug. 17.
Leung Wah-shun, 18, Wan Loi, 23, aircraft carriers under constructioning as to the purpose of the con-wrist watch and a pocket knife from The third of the seven British noon. No information is forthcom-charged with stealing $1.15, a metal a inveting will take place this after-and Wong Kim-chau, 18, were was launched at Belfast to-day.
So Chun-on, 41, on August 14, when they appeared before Mr. Q. A, A. Although nothing is known here Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- about the decisions taken in tetracy yesterday,
The Secretary for Air, Sir Kingsley Wood, and Lady. Wood flew to Belfast
A religious ceremony was carried for the launching,
water.
For started to enter
versation.
by Sovlet
It is understood that the Japanese; will take further vigorous action it
Tenso Border Situation
Warsaw, Aug. 17. Fresh fighting of a severe nature has occurred at the Mongol-Man- churlan border, according to reports) from Moscow.
A Japanese clerk of certnin Japanese shipping
at company Vladivostok also fell victim to a similar Soviet plot several years ago. -Domei,
Fishing Rights Issão
Tokyo, Aug. 17. Commenting on the Soviet pressure
The situation In the Far East is brought to bear upon Japanese Ashery extremely tense. The trans-Siberian Interests In Northern walers, the rallway is
BO overburdened with spokesman of the Navy Ministry to military transport work that passen-day said that Soviet pressure was Trans-Ocean,
er traffic has had to be suspended.-
increasing with the advent of the fshing season.
Japanese Imprisoned
The spokesman pointed out as a "ludicrous instance of Soviet mea- Tokyo, Aug. 17.
aures the recent Sovlet assertion that out after the vessel was safely in the The aircraft carrier, named the course of Count Ciano's recent con-
Yet another case of the alleged the haul stipulated by the contract An official of Harland and Wolff water
the ferences at Salzburg and Berchtes- Sergeant Baldwin said complainant dents in North Sakhalien is reported, Ashes, and can together.
Soviet plot to aflet Japanese resi- should be determined by weighing the as Lady Kingsley Wood gaden, the question of a possible in-was walking along a path above the this time involving a Japanese com- stated that the vessel took to the had reached the stand and managed ternational conference on Danzig co.- Kowloon Mortuary when the three mercial clerk who refused to act as a water safely before schedule time, to break a bottle of wine over her tinues to be discussed in British poll-men forced him to submit to a search secret agent for Soviet authorities agree to the Soviet proposal it fish Ridiculing the Soviet argument, the and before
the ship left the ways bows. The Formidable broke away tical circles.
spokesman said that Japanese would Lady Wood was able to perform the from the cradle holding the vessel
and robbed him.
despite their constant pressure. launching ceremony. There was no and slipped into the sea on her keel,
Defendants admitted the charge
were caught together with cars. He Informed quarters deny all know-and were sentenced to nine months" The matter danger that the vessel would collapse She miraculously took to the water ledge that such a conference is de- hard labour, with a recommendation diplomatic issue as the Japanese Am-mentioned, his clothes would not be has now become a added that when a man's weight is sideways--Reuter Special,
without mishap-Reuter Bulletin. sired anywhere, but at the same tin--for banishment,
bassador at Moscow has lodged a included-Domel,
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