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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LATE NEWS
CONTROL OF SHIPPING
In
Nine-Power Pact
Abrogation Suggested By Japan
August 28, 1939. Quiet On H.K. Border Retreat By Japanese
Officially Denied
was
Enquiries from police stations along the border yesterday reveal that everything along the frontier la quiet. The Japanese were maintaining their Following announcement · of the
positions, but little activity Tokyo, Aug. 27.
notierd. application to
the Hongkong of
It is understood that the Govern- Powers (Colonial De- Emergency
Rumours had spread during the Japanese han week-end that the fence) Order in Counell, the Heng-ment is contemplating taking an early opportunity to notify the Government has published the following notification, the first to be of jis intention to abrogate the pact This was contradicted by Mr. F. E. signatories to the Nine Power Treaty withdrawn inland from the border. issued under the new Act:
F. Booker, Assistant Superintendent that The Miyako Shimbun saya 1. It shall be unlawful, excepting since the Government refused to
of Police, under the nuthority of the Board of
Week-end reports stated that the Sha-ng-chunk. Trade, to transfer or mortgage, or to parts the conference of the
Powers at Brussels in 1937, Japanese occupied transfer any morigage of, any British it has generally been assumed in this terminus in Chinese territory of the ship registered in the Colony or any country that the pact is a dend letter By this occupation the Japanese com
Taipo-Sha-ng-chung Ferry Service. share in such a British ship; and if to all intents and purposes,
on the effect any any person purports to
There have been increasing signs pleted their blockade line transfer or mortgage
which
border. is un-
It is also reported that fighting lawful by virtue of this pera of late, however, that Britain, France nrc still then, in addition to, the grapli, and the United States
promoting the den that the treaty broke out some miles north of Shum- shall be should be the basis for discussiort of chun on Saturday afternoon between mortgage belog vold, he
..
the Japanese and Chineze guerillas. guilty of an offence against this re- various problems in the Far East.
Japanese warships, armed trawlers It is
and gulation punishable as provided
recalled that Britain
and motor-boats are still anchored in 84 published in Notification France protested to
the regulation
Japan No. 703 of 20t
20th August, 1939,
end of last year regarding Japan's Blas Bay where considerable military Notwithstanding anything in netion in China on the strength of activity was observed.
Japanese Divisions section 53 of the Merchant Shipping the Nine Power Treaty. Japan is
Kwellin, Aug. 27. Act 1894, an
application nude understood to have yet to make direct
Reliable reports state that two (whether before or after the coming repli
are being because it was more Japanese divisions into force of this regulation) for the replies to the British and French
representations, transfer
of the registry of a British thought that the Japanese Govern- sent to Kwangtung from Formosa shup registered in the Colony shall ment had already clarified its attitude, and Osaka, including cavalry units not be granted
inted excepting with the in its
in its reply to a similar note from and tank corps which are expected in Canton before the end of the month. Amerien, approval of the Board of Trade.
Japanese reinforcements in Canton Nothing In section 48 of the The recent deadlock in the Anglo-
already increased by 5,000. Merchant Shipping Act, 1804, as Japanese negotiations in Tokyo for a are fumended by section 53 the Merrellement of the Tientsin dispute is Large numbers of rubber boats were It is believed that chant Shipping Act, 1906, shall apply understood to have led to the revival seen in 'Swatow.
elation to any alterations of a of the moves for convening a new this is a preparation to attack British ship registered under the first conference of the Signatory Powers yang
Another report stated that among mentioned Act which, in pursuance to the Nine Power Pact on the For the
Shumchun) Japanese troops in of direction given by or on behalf of
Eastern situation.
Following
abrogation of the Cum- near Hongkong are some European
with offers.-luternational. Never a story so different-Never a drama so close to the heart! the Board of Trade, are made on any
eras on for the purpose only of pre-merce and Navigation Treaty virling in the
additional space or Japon and recent presentation of re-
stores. cargo,
presentations
4171 the to Tukyo Accommodation" passengers or crew, provided that alleged anti-American movement in Such particular alterations as may be China, the United States Is prescribed by the Board of Trade are, understood to be sponsoring the pre- w.this rock time after the compic-posed conference of the Signatory dins of the alterations an may be so Powers.
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In Japan have been trying to sound George Washington, is ninde in out the Japanese Government as to
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Girl Swims Channel tula for the settlement tie by the Imperial Airways liner the proposed international conference a letter carried across the Ailan- Caribou and received recently DOVER, Aug. 27 (UP)--MISS Sally Hauer of Sweden
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Whisky Ages Into Nothing
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Some circles indicate that the he is the only man in America who
HUNTINGTON, Ind. possibility of a head-on cullision be has played cards with Queen Eliza tween
Germany on the one hand and beth. Henderson, secretary of the In 1875, H. Groupe Inscribed his
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name and the date on a time plate, chamber of cominerce
nearby Gl still growing.
Burton, says he played cards with fastened it to a bottle of whisky, and Competent observers point
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while France is keeping pace when he was quartered with Scottish Ing. Recently workmen razed the with Britain in negotiations with Ger- troops during the
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IN NOW apparently Glamis Castle. Incing the breast of the critical negu- tations with Herr Hitler.
The only hope, if there is any at 11, depends on further negotiations Letween Britain and Germany.
altitude It is pointed out that the of Britam and France is considerably that shown in the stronger than previous crises in connection with the Sudeten and the Zzecho-Slovak issues.
Provisions Cards Issued In Germany
re-
BERLIN, Aug. 27 (Domel).-The German Government to-day pro-
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