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HONGKONG TELEGRGAPH
October 18, 1939.
LATE NEWS CHILD FALLS TO DEATH
H. K. V. D. C. REGULATIONS
The General Officer Commanding the Troops, with the approval of the Governor after consultation with the Commandant of the Hongkong Volun~ leer Defence Corps has issued, in a "Gazette Extraordinary" published this afternoon, an amendment of thej Volunteer Regulations ns follows:
Porograph (1) of Regulation No. 3, IN deleted and the following para-| | graph is substituted therefor
(1) The corps shall consist of the following units, auxilary units and milated unit and their respective unit reserves.
Corps Unit
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dillacarion, of No. 1 Chung Ning Street, Tokwawan, lost their five-year-old daughter Virginia (Gene) In |tragle circumstances this morning.
Virginia was lying ill in bed until 2 năm. to-day, when sho apparently became delirious and left her bed. How the accident actually occurred has not been established, but it seems certain that the fell from the window of her house into the street below.
She was picked up shortly afterwards and rushed to hospital, where she shortly afterwards died.
The funeral will take place to-morrow.
Mysterious Turn To Parleys
MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (Reuter),—An nir of mystery surrounds the Turko- Comps Headquarters: 1st Battery: Soviet negotiations in Moscow which 2nd Battery: 3rd Battery: 4th Battery: are offelally stated to have reached 5th (Anti-Alreraft) Battery (the the end of the first stage
Negotiations are expected to com- above comprising Corps Artillery) tinue to-morrow when the Turkish Field Company Engineers: Corps
Signals; Armoured Car Platoon and Minister of Agriculture arrives here Motor Machine Gun Platoon (com-for the Russian Agricultural Exhibi- prising the Mobile Coluinn); No. tion. Company; No. 2 Company (Scottish);
No Agreement
Swallowed Stolen Earring
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No. 3 Company: No. 4 Company MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (Router).—Mr. AN X-ray photo showing an (Chinese); No. 5 Company (Portu Sarajoglu, the Turkish Foreign carring in the stomach was Huese); No. 4 Company (Portuguese): Minister. lett for Turkey at midnight. produced by Inspector A. V. No. 7 Company (Chinese); Air Arm;| It is reported that no agreement has Baker at Central Magistracy Amy Service Corps Company; Field so far been signed. Ambulance; Pay Section; Reserve of The Tas Agency" issued the this morning, when Lau Lam, Officers; Training. Cadre.
following statement to-night; Mr. 24, was charged before Mr. Auxiliary Units comprise Rallway, Sarajoglu's visit provided in oc- Forrest with larceny of a pair Operating Detachment Cadre, Special casion for a comprehensive exchange of earrings from Yu Ho, 30, in Guard Company, Fortress Signal of views between the Turkish and
Company and Stanley Platoon.
The Amilated Unit Is, as at present, the Nursing Detachment.
The following new paragropli is ndded:
Soviet governments regarding the Johnston Road, on October 13. relations between the U.S.S.R., and Turkey.
"The exchange of views was con ducted in n cordial atmosphere, con- Notwithstanding anything contained In the foregoing paragraphs, during rming the friendly relations of the the period of any War between His efforts to maintain peace.
two countries, and their cuinmon Majesty the King and any foreign Country the number of drills and in- "The two government reached the struction parades and the number of conclusion that it was desirable to days and nights for attendance maintain contact In the future for a camp may be increased at the dis-joint discussion of questions of in- cretion of the Generni Ofeer Com-terest to the U.S.S.R., and Turkey.
the Troops, with the Irreconcilable Proposals l'approval of the Governor after con-
sultation with the Commandant, and Group of the People's Republican Speaking to the Parliamentary such increases shall be notified as Party, the Turkish Minister said the required in Corps Orders,
Typhoon Disaster
in
reason why an agreement had not been reached in Moscow won that the USSR. hnd presented M. Sarujoglu, the Turkish Foreign Malster, com pletely new proposals which were TOKYO, Od. 18 (Domel).-Thirty irreconcilable with Turkey's obliga- ure known dead, 12 are injured and tlons to England and France,
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
Regarding the Dardanelles, Turkey
inspector Baker said Lau snatched mouth. He denied the charge ot the earrings, and put one Into his the station, and was sent to the Queen Mary hospital to be X-mnyed. Lau was remanded for 48 hours to
see if he was fit for caning.
Wrist Watch Snatching Epidemic
wrist watch snatching in Wanchai A considerable number of cases of
was revealed by the Police following the arrest of three men who appeared before Mr. Forrest at Central Magis tracy this morning.
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Michael Whalen Jaan Rogers
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31 are missing as the result of a The guarantees offered to Turkey typhoon which swept the southern did not compensate for the obligations districts of Kyushu on Monday night.[they were asked to incur.
Lam Po, 32, admitted snatching The typhoon, which awept in fram
wrist watches from Yu Fong and Mok the Loochoo Islands, razed 427 build-considered it essentiel not to bind Sum-ku at Hennessy Road on Octo- ings, warhed away 78, damaged 600 herself to stipulations other thon ber 15 and 16 respectively, while TOMORROW and inundated 9.312. Torrential rain those provided under ter Inter-Wai Mul, 22, and Chan Kwong, 19, accompanied the cyclone.
national engagements of *
general admitted alding and abetting him on Heavy damage is also feared in the order.
October 15. Loochoo Islands.
Det-Sgt. J. Bentley sald Mok was Turkey To Sign Pacts standing near the Hennessy Road ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 (Reuter) tram stop when Lam seized her According to a telegram from A-wrist, pulled the watch off, and ran
two kara, It is understood In well-in-away. The other SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
defendants from giving MANILA Oct. 18 (UP).-Four big formed circles, Turkey is signing prevented the woman Philippine organisations, including, mutual assistance pacts with Britain chase. Wal and Chan were chased the American and Phillippine Cham- and France before the week-end. by a district watchman and arrested, bers of Commerce, have cabled Mr. Cordett Hull, urging maillßeation of
Manila Protests
| the Neutrality Act to peril! Ameri-
can shipping to call at Hongkong NEUTRALITY ACT
and other poris.
Von Papen Mystifies
AND U.S. SHIPS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ANKARA, Oct. 1 (Reuter),—Herr} WASHINGTON, Oet, 17 (UP),~A{| von Papen. Nazi Ambassador to a Press conference this morning. Pre-- Turkey, left last night for Berlin with ident Roosevelt said that he had had a suddenness that astonished well-tivd informed circles,
Mediation Seen
recent conferences with Mr. William Gibles. McAdoo. Chairmen of the Board, concerning the efforts of
while Lam was later arrested.
There had been five or six larcenies of wrist watches in the streets during
the last four days, said Sgt. Bentley.
All defendants
were
Friday for sentence.
remanded
Losses From Residences
the American President Line to con- Mr. G. Itobinson, residing at Room tinue Its worldwide operations,
No. 1 Dina House, lost money and LONDON, Det. 18 (Reuter)—Ac-| He said that Mr. McAdoo was, of jewellery valued at $123 between 1 cording to reports froin Helsingfors, course, must anxious that the newland 0.30 mm, yesterday, the Nordic Conference will nak Pre-Neutrality) · Blli would make the sident Roosevelt and Signor Mussolini world girdling operations impossible, to assume the role of peace mediators between Finland and the Soviet.
Nazi Merchantmen Germans Fire On
Seized
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQNAPyo
Dutch Planes
THE HAGUE, Oct. 18 (Reuter).~
A pair of binoculars, jewellery and money to the value of $130 was stolen from Mr. R. Johnson, at No. 3 Cheung Chau Reservation, October 8,
City Office Theft
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