JAPANESE ENGINEER
MONOPOLY
Commons Questions On Hankow Trado
LONDON, Apr. 10 (Router)—A the Import trade, in question on Hankow was raised in the House of Commons to-day by Major General Sir A: W. F. Knox who asked whether Mr. Chamberlain was aware that to an increuaing extent that city's import trade was being mono- polised by the Japanese,
He asked what steps Government
MARRIED
Mr. James F. Barron And Miss A. R. Duckworth
The Union Church, was the Kennedy Road, scene of a pretty wedding yesterday when Miss Agnes Rose Duckworth became the bride of Mr. James F. Barron,
was taking to restore and protect THE BRIDE is the younger British trade China.
of
i
in the interior
Trado At Standstill In replying, Mr. R. A. Butler sold that according to the latest informu tion available, trade in Hankow was practically at a standstill, and what little trade remained was in Japan- ese hands though a few shipments of wood-oll on American account had
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
INCREASING U.S. ATTENTION TO ORIENT AFFAIRS ·
FROM PAGE ONE
to carry out the normal Philippi e neutrality patrol.
Philippines And D.E.I. Meanwhile Philippines quarters are interested in Mr. Cordell Hull's statement regarding the D.EL.
Some believe it may have indicated will the attitude the United States probably take in the event of the Philippines being threatened after the declaration of independence.
Supporters of this view draw. al- daughter of Mr. F. F. tenton to the fact that if the United States is interested in the welfare of Duckworth, of the Hongkong the Dutch Colony, it would be reason- Electric Co., Ltd., and Mrs. able to expect she would show even
Sho wore Duckworth.
an greater concern for the welfare of a ankle-length white satin crepe Colony she has spent 40 years pre- gown with three-quarter length paring for independence. veil of white tulle net with silk embroidery, which was held in place by a tiara of orange blossoms. White carnations composed her bouquet. wald, of drawing the attention of the
Miss Margaret Munro, as brides. Japanese Government the import-
afrock in Ice-blue ance which is Majesty's Govern-maid, wore ment attached to the relaxation of moire taffeta, with blue net mittens, the existing restrictions of British and carried a posy of mixed pink trude.
and blue flowers.
tairen place.
No opportunity was being lost, he
British Ship Torpedoed
After Escaping From
Nazis In Narvik
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Neuter)—The British 5,000-ton_steamer. Swainby, was torpedoed off the north Scottish coast yesterday. The crew af 38 mnde and in their own boats.
The Swainly
WHA engaged in shipping iron ore and had reached Narvik a
a few hours after the German occupation. She was accompanied by the steamer Nyanza,
The latter's captain was suspicious of the pilot who looked a German. The pilot took the Swanby in first und no further news of received until to-night.
Meantime, the Nyanzo was warned by a Pollsh destroyer and departed.
her
The bride was given away in marriage by her fulher. Her mother also attended the ceremony in flowered lambskin with navy blue accessories.
at
The bridegroom, who is electrical engineer of the Hongitong Electric Co. Ltd., in the son of the
Mr. late
und Mro.
of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Barron
The Rev. Mr. K. MacKenzie Dow officiated at the ceremony, while Mr. |G, E. Longyear was at the organ. Mr. J. Ruscoc, of the Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd., duties of best mun.
undertook the
The reception was held at the Hongkong Electric Recreation Club, after which Mrs. Barron changed in- to a dress of green morocain with brown accessories. The honeymoon is to be spent in Canada,
Registry Ceremony
at
tho
German Planes Attack Convoy
LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)- German bombers attacked 31 British convoy on Wednesday off the south-eastern coast of Beot- land, but British warships' anil- aircraft gunfire drove them off, Brilisit Oghters from shore ziations also took to the air.
Earlier to the German attack two air raid alarms were sound- ed in the Orkney Islands, but no German planes were sighted.
April 19, 1940.
Congress's 'No'l To Dominion Status
Position Deadlocked In India
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Router). In the House of Commons to- day in a debate on the extension of the time limit of proclamations giving-executive authority to the Governors of those Indian' provinces where the Congress and Ministries had resigned. Sir
Abortive Raid Hugh O'Neill declared that the
On Shetlands
Heinkel Chased Off By Fighters
Islanda tilk
provincial government in India hnd not broken down and that the provinces, which were work- Ing themselves, comprised one- third of British India.
"His
Millions of people in India had been staggered and deeply disappointed as a result of the conference between the (Reuter).AViceroy and Mahatma Gandhi eni
ing in a deadlock, he said. afternoon. the Heinkel
Complete Independence
added: Sir Hugh O'Neill No bombs were dropped and the Majesty's Government cannot, of warning lusted only 22 course, accept the Congress demand for complete independence. They minutes.
About 100 anval survivors arrived
note with profound regret the re- at a north-west Scottish port to-night. Jection by Congress of the Dominion
were wearing Nor-
Status." Many of them wegian caps.
Japan's "Grave Concern" TOKYO, Apr. 18 (Reuter)."The Japanese Navy feels grave concern for the maintenance of the status quo in the Dutch East Indies because any
LONDON, Apr. 18 change, of the status quo in those. islands us a result of the European Heinkel plane flew over part of the war would mean expansion of the Shetland' conglet to this part of the world," Fighters went up and said a Navy Onice spokesman to-disappeared. day this, the Japanese Navy husair raid the strongest objection, particularly in view of Japan's national policy of standing out of the European war.
"If the United States feels sollei
the tous for maintenance of the status quo in Greenland, there is no wonder why Japan feels so concern- ed over the fate of the Dutch East Indies, because American interests in Greenland cannot stand comparison with Japan's vital Interests in the Dutch East Indies."
ence
Washington Theory
and
R.A.F, Lossos LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-It is learned that between April 7 April 17 the Air Force lost 22 planes as announced by the Als Ministry, According to figures compiled from
He added that compliance with the demand would mean the complete tion with the rest of the Empire and severance of India from all assoclu-
the banishment of the Crown from
any place in the Indian Constitution throwing overboard the obligations to the Muslim community and other
offcial and reliable neutral reports, minorities and Princes had made it
during the same period, at least 28 German aircraft are known to have been destroyed and n further 19. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Apr. 18 (UP), Mr. so badly damaged that they probably Cordell Hull's warning took preced-did not reach their bases.
This does not include any German over European news in the "Herald-Tribune.' "Mr. Arita's planes downed by the Fleet Air Arm statement is interpreted in Washing-bur the great number of machines ton, not as a genuine suspicion that that must have been damaged the United States and Britain are stroyed during the Air Force raids on about to take some action, but rather Stavanger and the fleet bombard- BB an excuse for possible action by [ment of it. the Japanese In conceri with the Germans," states the paper.
"AS Washington views it, the
The wedding took place Was
Registry yesterday, before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Mor- riages, between Sapper George Swin-Japanese are thinking of occupying the Dutch East Indies simultaneously burn, R.E., and Misg Amparo Yvonne
with a German attack on the Nether- Lavadia,
The
LINER BREMEN: NEW RUMOURS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
de-
Government's
The Viceroy, he
that 11 clear
WRS
the policy to give full Dominion Status at the earliest possible moment and to enter into an examination of the whole constitutional sphere with mli parties and interests in India.
Advanco Rojected
None of their advances had met with any response. If civil dis- obedience were to be resorted to the Government would be bound to take full measures to counteract it.
The orders of the Government must be carried out especially in time of war and he believed that the themselves must LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter).-Over recognise this,
2,250,000 AIR
RAID SHELTERS Congress leadern
of
The bride in the daughter of the lands New York Thines" states; in quarter of the people in England now have private A.K.P. "The promptness with which Mr10-day Hull moved to clarify the position of shelters, announced Sir John Ander- Home Security and Minister In the United States in the light of Mr. Fun, Home Secretary, Minister Arita's statement gives rise to the the situation in the Pacifle is harden- belief that American polley toward Charge of Air Raid Precautions, in
the House of Commons yesterday,
Nearly 2,250,000 steel shelters had ing"
been delivere:i
red capable of apcom- modating 11,500,000 people from public
sheiters
in reinforced cellars, basements, private offices and houses, he said.
lilies.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Swinburn, of South Lin- colnshire, England.
inte Mr. and Mrs. C. Lavadin, Nogu, Canarines Sur, Philippine Islands. She wore a gown of French LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)-Accord-satin crepe, and carried a bouquet of ing to a Norwegian survivor of the British steamer Stancliffe, which was sunk earlier this month, the German super-liner Bremen was sunk with 1,500 German troops aboard while the liner was in Norwegian waters.
The survivor, Mr. Engvard Olsen of Rydningen, decinred to press repre- sentatives
Ives to-day that he learned of the Bremen's file accidentally from the Commander of a German marine which rescued survivors.
He, also, asserted wegian athorities have since
sub-
Mr. A. F. Noronha gave the bride away and Mr. George Pemberton undertook the duties of best man.
The reception
held at 22 Jordan Road, Kowloon.
was
that the Nor-¡MORE BRITISH TROOPS
LANDED IN NORWAY
sent
back to Germany a prépared telegram which was found in the Bremen's captain's pockets saying that be hatt arrived safely.
British naval circles decline to comment on the report.
FROM PAGE ONE raids on the air felds at Stjørdal and
Varues near Trondheim.
stated that seven Germant
ADMIRAL SCHEERre destroyed and a direct
hit was scored on a
petrol, dump
apart
Not Socking Protection TOKYO, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-The Foreign Office states that the Japan- ese, Minister to The Hague called on the Netherlands Foreign Minister und A very high percentage of the city asked the Netherlands' attitude re-dwellers Now have il protection garding the Netherlands East Indies. against air raids.
The Minister replied that the sought, nor Netherlands had not would seek any other country's pro- tection of the East Indies,
Wants Precautions Taken AMSTERDAM, Apr. 18 (Reuter). The Fatherland Club, the largest nationalist organisation in the Dutch
petitioned
overnment
VICTOR RETURNS during Tuesday's_raid ou Trondheim.local_Nazi movement_and_says that
Advance On Narvik
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).---The in the north, another British force submarine Spearish entered port to-
is reported to be advancing on Nar- day, Her crew told of their success.
vik, part of which still appears 10 Jui attack on the Admiral Scheer.
The Spearish endtired nightranrebe in German hands.
41 An observer, who accompanied experiences earlier in the day and Norwegian dejaciment which was did not expect anything like the w
frontier, forced over the Swedish wonderful opportunity presented to stated that a large body of British them when the Admferd Scheer was
including
ski troops.
Canadian spotted.
parties, landed at a fjord north of The attack lasted only A fow
Narvik, from which there are good Jinutes. As the Spenriish was escaping the impact of the torpedoes communications to the south,
The British had artillery, which
to luck.
on the German warship were dis-the Germans in Narvik are known
timely audible.
Province,
evacuation
Civil Disobedience
Threat In India
NAVAL GUNS GO INTO ACTION
>> FROM PAGE ONE
out at sea and methodically poured a hall of heavy-calibre shells into the German positions.
The aerodrome, which is some inlles from the city of Stavanger, is on a plateau facing the sen.
The only buildings, in the im- nedinte vicinity are hangars and
omers.
One of the planes of the Coastal Command co-operated with the Navy in the bombardment of the airport, actib
His "spotter". for the warships signalling by radiophone as each shell burst:
WARDHA, Apr. 18 (Reuter). After four days deliberations, in which Mahatma Gandhi purtlelpated. the Congress Working Committee has their target by fires which were The warships were able to ind East Indies, has
the called to Congress Committees to take precautions throughout India to prepare for a
earlier started by incendiary bombs gainst foes from within.'
declaration of "Satyagraha" (Civil dropped by British planes.
The bombardment lasted alto-
bers of Congress who are unable to
the British warships were shoulder the burden of struggle under steaming away after the bombard- the disciplined guidance of Congressment ended they were attacked by to resign their executive positions, German
Onc British of cruiser was hit by a bomb and was and again emphasises, fulfilment Gandhi's conditions for the civil slightly damaged. It managed to disobediance campaign.
It emplusises the dangers of the
Nazi sympathisers may be found tong the authorities of the Dutch East Indies themselves.
Arita's Statement Queried LONDON, Apr, 10 (Reuter)-Mr Hachtro Arita's Dutch East Indies tatement was the subject of ques- tions in the House, of Commons this afternoon.
Captain Alon Graham sought an assurance that the Government did not intend to leave solely to Japan the maintenance
in the
of Peace
non-conmends_ment--
Fether for 80 minutes.
As
bombers.
continue home without help.
Earlier, K.A.F., machines bombed Trondheim aerodrome, dropping
Join The Pioneer heavy bombs and starting a Bre. All
Corps Appeal
LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuler).-An
adjoining Nazi seaplane base also bombed.
waters of the Netherlands East Indies peab to men between the ages of MISS in the event of the Netherlands them-30 and 50 to join the Pioneer Corps [HIS**" { was made yesterday by Major- selves becoming a theatre of war, General Beith, Director of Public
Mr. It. A. Butler, Under-Secretary relations at the War Office. for Foreign
replied that as
More and more men will be needed as time goes on. Nearly a million soldlers were to-day in British France, he sai
Some were in the Near East and some in Norway. Where next they would be needed no one could say,
would be needed somewhere
was
FLORRIE FORDE
DIES
FROM PAGE ONE
She rapidly became a popular favourite and toured London and pro- vincial music halls.
Royal Command Performance She took part in the first Royal
She was a robust woman and for a
BELGIUM RUSHES
No Clear Picture LONDON, Apr, 18 (cuter)-News
far as Lord, was aware, the NEW DEFENCES
of Aghting in Norway arrived in London to-day from many sources, Japanese Government made no claim EUGEN, Apr. 18 (UP). Belgium but there is still no clear picture, to be solely responsible for the main is rushing ahead with a considerable especially as many of the messages tenance of peace in these waters.
In a statement to the Press, Mr. extension of the fortifications on the jare based on hearinY.
Japanese eastern border of Llege
Apparently there has been little Artta had said that the necessitating The
of change in Southern Norway where the Government could not but be deeply but one thing was certain that they variety show in London lu 1912. numerous Inhabitants and the blow-Germans are making small progress concerned at any development con-
around Oslo. Indeed at present they sequent upon the aggravation of the freedom was to be restored to the long time her weight was not below ing up of houses obstructing sites. which has resulted in the closure of seem 10
consolidating their
war in Europe which might affect quo in the Netherlands positions,
the status several roads.
The
area affected runs from the There are no reports regarding Enst Indies. Luxemburg frontier to the Eugen
Bergen. district fncing Aix-la-Chappelle.
In the centre, the Germans are try- Approximately 400 people have ing to establish themselves al Trond- been evacunted from the Eugen heim to control the railway to the district alone.
Swedish frontler.
Super-Warships
Of 52,000 Tons
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). -Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, addressing the Scnate Naval Committee to-day, anid that America contemplates build- Ing super-dreadnoughts of 30,000 to 52,000 tons as an answer to Japan's reported construction of 43,000 ton ships.
At the same time, anid Admiral Stork, the United States Navy has renewed its efforts to obtain Con- gress approval of the construction of a large submarine and oir base on the island of Guam.
be
North of that, most of the micsenger are concerned with Narvik, where they report much activity.
There is no indication of any battle | front being formed as yet in that area.
U-Boat Prisoners Landed
LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter). Forty U-bont prisoners were landed
sy
Similar Views
world.
Warships Versus Aircraft Lesson
it
15 stone. But in. 1020 she decided to take a course of elimming diets, at which her
expressed alarm managers declaring that with the loss of weight she was losing her personality. She then dropped all idea of alimming.
In October 1035, she appeared at
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In 1934 she made one British film
Mr. Buller udded: "I neod hurdly that ол this question His
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Majesty's Government holds similar
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (UP) the Command variety performance views.
Mr. Robert Morgan asked whether Admiral Harold Stark, Chief of Naval and shortly afterwards appeared in
pantomime of "The in case of further developments in Operations, xaid: "Germany's position the
In Norway appears to be still very Thieves" at the Lyceum, the war affecting the Far East Mr strong, with her line of communien- Chamberinin would give an assur-
tion between Bergen and the south ance that the Government of the United Stater would be consulted and well maintained.
"As for as the Navy knows only whether the adoption of a mutually one warship-a British destroyer agreed policy was possible.
"Mr. Rutler replied that it was the
the European war started and air- practice of the Government to keep craft have accounted for only 1 per formed on all matters affecting our cent, of the shipping losses. common interest in the Far East.
the United States Government jn-
The question of future American
at a north-west Scottish port to-night. policy in that region, however, was
Slates one on which the United Government must naturally be the
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-Atsole arbiter. Birmingham yesterday Their Mujes ties the King and Queen visited munition factories in the surround-
entitled "My Old Dutch,"
has been stink by ait bombing sinco Stock Exchange Is
JAPAN AND P.I. IMMIGRATION
Irregular
LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter),—----On the Stock Exchange to-day, Eastern bonds declined one to two points on the international stresses.
Elsewhere trading was in small SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
movements and irregular, TOKYO, Apr. 18 (UP), The
The cotton company, J. and O. Foreign Ofee Spokesman, Mr. Suma, Coats, reports a profit of £2,180,000 staled: "The Government is paying | compared with £1,535,000 of the
Wall Street was irregular. keen attention to the Philippine Im-previous year."
Trade Mission For Sale AF. exercises and innls on hope to-day that in the interests of migration Bill. Its passage would be
Moscow
BELGRADE, Apr. 18 (Router)-A Yugo-Slavian trade mission is leav»
Roosevelt's Hope WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter). ing area. They also watched farge-President Roosevell expressed the peace the statris que in the whole Pacifle could be maintained.
He was commenting on Mr. Cordell Hull's declaration.
trial monoeuvres,
LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter).—The Hon. Norman McLeod Rogers, Cana-
a great blow to Japan since 1, un- fairly hits 2,800 Immigrants a year who contribute towards the prosperi- ty of the Philippine Islands,
LONDON, Apr 10 (Reuler).—Ad- ing here soon for Moscow to discuss | dian Minister of National Defence,
CANBERRA, Apr, 18 (Reuter),— ¦ miral Str Edward Evans, belter a trade treaty between Yugo-Slavin arrived in England to-day to discuss Australian shipyards are working at known perhaps as "Evans of Broke", and Soviet Russia,
with members of the British Govern- maximum capacity bullding anti-has been appointed na Naval Attache The news of this has come is
ment the various features of Canada's I submarine trawlers suitable for mine-to Scandinavia. He is also regional surprise to the, Yugo-Slavian people. war effort,
sweeping in British waters.
A.R.P. Director in London.
Nazi Sentenced For Espionage
GHENT, Apr. 1B (Reuter)--The Belgian Military Court here to-day condemned a German, Werner Miethe, a former racing cyclist, to years detention for explonnge.
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