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PAUL RENNET'S

SALE of

"CB" Corsetry

NOW ON

COMMUNIST SEIGE OF YUNNANFU NOW CONSIDERED IMMINENT

20,000 REDS MASSED IN YUNNAN

The installation of M. Walory Slawék (above) an Premier in ex- pected to be

of the next mave Marshal Juset Pilsudski in the extension of his. Fakeist› dictator- ship over Poland.

EUROPEAN

GENERAL YUNG PREPARES

CITY DEFENCES

GENERALISSIMO REPORTED ILL AT KWEIYANG

PROVINCIAL GARRISON

HANDICAPPED

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, To-day.

With Yunnan garrisoned by less than 15,000 troops, a Communist seige of Yunnanfu is im- minent. Local reports state that there are at least 20,000 Communist troops in Yunnan, which means that the Yunnan forces are outnumbered.

Although some of the Reds are now stationary at Puan- hsien, in Western Kwelchow, a column has advanced from Lo-

With war chunds hovering over the Rosso-Japanese relations, the celebration of the Soch unni- versary of the great victory of the Japanese over the Bussians at Mukden was accompanied by an- ̈ tiofal galety in which the Emperor joined. This in one of the most Informal photographs of the "Bon of Heaven" ever made, showing him (centre) flanked by his tro hers, Prince Cnichibu (left) and Prince Takimatsu (right), while Prince Kanin (back to camera) chief of the staff, reads the tommemorative address..

ping in Eastern Yunnan, towards Yunanfu. Tunnan possesses US. RELIEF FUND MASSES FOR

some 30,000 soldiers, but about half of the total strength was drafted to Kwelchow in the early part of the month.

Nanking troops in Kweichow were reported on Saturday to be marching out from Shihfeng towards"Yunnan, while Nanking bombers are daily attacking the Red positions in Yunnan and delaying their movements,

ON TRIAL FOR

MANSLAUGHTER According to Japanese reports. General Chiang Kai-shek ig lying ill in Kweiyang, his indisposition being due to over-work during the recent Red drive on Kweyang.. Kwelyang official re- ports deny that the Generalissimo is seriously ill..

TWO STATEMENTS OF ACCUSED

NOT UNDER INFLUENCE.

OF DRINK

Still Dogged By Bad Luck

constructed.

ALLOTMENT

Roosevelt Outlines Principles

APPEAL TO NATION

PEACE AT

LOURDES

Sermon By Cardinal Pacelli

REDEMPTION AND THE CHURCH

'army" general

ANTI-PIRACY

MEASURES

BY CANTON

Cruiser Patrols To

Be Instituted

FLAGSHIP TO BE SENT TO BIAS BAY

[From Our Own Correspondent)

Cantos, To-day.

For the prevention of piracy, flagship Hai Chi of the Wha cruiser squadron will be Bay for permanent the other two Shen and Chao Ho, Swatow and Haibow;

it was reported on Sate

JAPAN'S EMPEROR Whampoa for more than

34 TO-DAY

LOCAL RECEPTION

ROYAL SALUTES FIRED

BY WARSHIPS

These three warships light cruisers and have been anchored on the Pearl River at two years. Their service is noti needed on the river. Being light cruisers they are well suited to coastal patrol.

The Hai Chi is the largest of the throo cruisers and has

about 200 marines on board. These marines will be

Representatives of the Gov. landed to search the villages

ernment and the Consular body, nearby for pirates. Lourdes, To-day. were present at the residence of The gunboats Fook Yau and.

Washington, To-day: President Roosevelt, in a broad. General Yung-yun, Chairman cast on Saturday, outlined the aix JEAN BATTEN AT of the Yunnan Provincial Gov- fundamental principles for the Three days' continuous Masses the Japanese Consul General, Hai Fu will be sent to patrol ernment, is recalling his troops allotment of the rellet, fund. for peace, attended by thou- No. 7A, Conduit Road, this morn Tong Ka Wan near Macao DIJON

for the defence of Yunnanfu,

Relief projects, he said, should sands of pilgrims from every part ing. when a reception in honour where amuggling is going on and where fortifications are being be useful. A large proportion of the world, culminated yester of the 34th, birthday of His Im the gunboats, it is hoped, will

should be spent in wages and a day in the imposing procession perial Majesty, Emperor put a stop to the tram To stop the Communists from considerable part of the cost should to the miraculous Grotto, headed, Hirohito, K.G., G.C.B., G.CV.O.! Other smaller gunboata - will besleging Yunnanfu is difficult be returned to the Federal Govern by Cardinal Pacelli, the Papal was held

be used to cruise up and down owing to the smallness of the ment.

Legate, with boys and girls A royal salute of 21 guns was the Canton district. The main provincial garrison, but the Redu

The money

for each project carrying a vine, a wheatsheaf fired from the Japanese river purpose is to scatter the war. themselves are liable to be at should be spent during the next and an olive tree, the latter be- gunboat Saga, which was replied Craft in different parts of the tacked from Kwelchow.

fiscal year.

Such projects shoulding sent by the Pope as a sym- to by the British cruiser Corn province instead of concentrating

bol of peace.

wall.

them near Canton. The river give employment to persons now on relief and should be located in

THE RECEPTION

flotilla and the Whampoa squa relief areas, in relation to the sermon, denounced those who ception were Capt. R. F. Walter, the command of General Chen Among those present at the re-dron are now combined under number of workers on relief.

rejected the idea of redemption. A.D.C., representing His Excel- Chi-tang with the rank of full

"Whether they disguise their lency the Governor, Sir Willam Admiral.

PERILOUS FLIGHT IN FOG FROM LYONS

Mr. Abraham Edward Ains- worth, the European, inspector of the Star Ferry Co., who knock- ed down and killed a Chinese man, Ma Ho Tal, on February 1 of this year, appeared before His Hon- our the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Macgregor and a jury in the Supreme Court this morning to

Dijon, To-day. answer a charge of manalaugh- Bad luck has continued to dog | ter. He pleaded "Not Guilty."the New Zealand airwoman, Jean The jury empanelled compris Batten, who arrived here at 9,23 ed: Messrs. J. Smith (Foreman), a.m. to-day having left. Lyons at

Ma Kwok Hang, Sverre Odland, 7.15 a.m. She said that she had

G. F. Santos, W. M. Bitter, G. W. a terrible time between Lyons and Stewart and C. L. 'Rocha.

Dijon, where she just crept along Mr. J. A. Fraser, the Assistant and had to fly dangerously low Attorney-General, is conducting the over mountainous country owing to case for the Crown, while Traffic a thick fog. Inspector Nicholls ant throughout

Her blind flying instrument was the ease with Mr. Fraser. Mr. H. out of order when the fog was still C. Macnamara, instructed by Mr. J. at ata thickeat over the hillé along M. D'Almada Remedios, appeared the rest of her road. on behalf of the defendant.

FORBES MISSION LEAVE FOR SOUTH Leader Flies To: Canton

Reuter.

Shanghai, To-day.

OPTIMISTIC NOTE

ambitious economie

+

pro-

a

Cardinal Pacelli, in a closing

A later message stated that Pre- rejection," he said, "under some Peel, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., Sir Thomas sident Roosevelt followed the outline form of social revolution or whe Southom, K.B.E, C.M.G., Colonial of the relief scheme by an appeal ther they are inspired by a false Secretary, Commodore, C. G. Bedy- Part of the American economic to the public to make one of the conception of life, being possess wick, D.3.0. R.N., and Mr. Sadg ed by a superstition of race or wick, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon mission, including the leader, Mr.most. J. Cameron Forbes, left for Can-grammes the world had ever seen

blood, their philosophy rests on Mr. E. Taylor, Hon. Mr. R. M. ton by air this morning.

principles fundamentally opposed Henderson, Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, The re-genuine success. mainder are leaving to-morrow.

He then outlined the legislative which the Church refuses to Shenton Kt., Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, to the Christian faith, over Kt., K.C, LL.D., Hon. Sir William programme for the remainder of the bargain with them at any price. Representing all trends of mac session of Congress, the main items dern' commerce, the American being the extension of the National Jean, whose machine needed OVER SPEED LIMIT

economic ralision to Chine, is Recovery Administration, the eli-j her arrival, composed of a galaxy of business-mination of In order to clarify the case in the slight repair on

unnecessary utility minds of the jurymen, Mr. Fraser awaiting improved weather

con-men and experts whose records of holding companies, the enactment of briefly stated that on February 1,

ditions before resuming her flight. achievement make them one of a new banking bill, and the passage Mr. Ainsworth was driving a car

She is still cheerful, despite the dia- the most interesting and one of the of the economic security programme. in Nathan Road. He was driving appointment of failing to break her most outstanding committees ever The President concluded by say at a speed of about 45 miles per own record of 16 days for the out-to ykit China, hour when he passed. Wallace Harward fight-Reuter.

per's garage, but, before entering

the controlled area, he had reduced

his speed alightly by taking his foot WESTMINSTER'S NEW

off the accelerator. He was still

travelling at a speed greatly in ex-

cess of the 20 m.p.k. limit.

ARCHBISHOP

To-day

As he drew near to the junction Dr. Hinsley Enthroned

of Jordan Road he saw

a.

pedal

cyclist in front of him who WOA about to turn into Jordan Road, A

pedestrian was also crossing Nathan Doctor Arthur Hinsley, the new Road at the same time at a position Roman Catholic Archbishop, will approximately in the centre of the be enthroned at Westminster Cathe

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GENERAL HO LEAVES

·· FOR TSINAN

To Inspect General

Han's Troops

Peiping, to-day.

tirul te-day.

It is understood that the Pope may create him a Cardinal at the time of the canonisation of the

Venerable Thomas More and the Venerable Bishop Fisher, now fix- ed for Sunday, May 19. There is no certainty about this

Mgr. Hinsley's many admirers hope that before long he will re- ceive. the Cardinal's Hat, but they are careful not This

General Ho Ying Chin, Chairman to mention his name in

of the Pelping Milltary Council, connection. It is well known that left for Tainan by train yesterday the Pope discountenances such evening to Inspect General Hani Fu|"prophecies,” On several occï- Chu's troops there. Sansions the premature announcement General Ho may also be visiting has spoiled a candidate's chance of Tsingtao, returning to Peiping in a receiving honours or advancement. week's time. Reuter.

Continued on Paro 18):

ing, "Fear is vanishing and confid- The Mission is headed by the jence is growing. Never since our Honorable W. Cameron Forbes, inauguration have we felt so unmis whose biography is a record of ac-akably the atmosphere of recovery," complishments,

-Reuter.

Astrool scena in Hara w the police and marines break up mob which formed; while the Cuban headquarters of the Ameri 'tas powder:concern burned. #Her (a) rumirkablež new / netion photograph.

-Reuter.

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EUROPEAN LADY BITTEN BY DOG Child Scratched By Pekingese

A black dog belonging to Mr. L.

H. C. Calthrop, Assistant Superin

tendent of Police, which was kept by Mrs. Parkes of No. 4 Albion

Terrace, Kowloon Docks, has been

EXTRATERRITORIAL RIGHTS IN CHINA Move For Abolition

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO Herr H. Gipperich, Consul General STUDY ENTIRE QUESTION for Germany, Mons. R. Soulange- Teissier, Consul General for

Nanking. France, Mr. D. Burlingham, In-

The Committee for the Retroces) spector General of Police, Mr. Csion of Judicial Rights, which was G. Perdue, D.C.I.D., Mr. T. Kohri, recently organised by the Ministry Vice-Consul for Japan, Mr. Manuel of Justice, for the purpose of study- Rivera Iglesias, Consul General for ing ways and means to end the Peru, Mr. F. Alegre, Consul Gen-system of extraterritoriality. In

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China, will formally start fume tioning early next month.

· JAPANESE EMPEROR'S

BIRTHDAY

The Committee will be composed [of 14 members, including nine of: cials from the Ministry of Justice,

All warships in port are de- one from the Judicial Yuun, cons sent to Mataukok for observation as corated to-day in honour of the from the Ministry of Foreign Af4 the result of biting Mrs. J. J. R. thirty-fourth birthday of the fairs, two legal experta and one Humble, of No. 8 Tatallion Terrace, Emperier Hirohito of Japan.

Chairman.

Kowloon Docks, at Taiwan Beach on Saturday.

Mr. J. J. Richards reports that Jon Friday his B-year-old daughter, Josephine, was scratched on the Dose by a Pekingese dog belonging to Mrs. D'Assia, of No. 15.Haven Street. The dog is under observa-

PEER PASSES

Lord Gladstone Of Hawarden

tion and the child is being treated LONG CONNECTION WITH EAST

at the Government Civil Hospital.

WEATHER REPORT

London To-day.

The deaths announced of Lord Gladstone of Hawarden, aged 88 Reuter.

It is understood that Mr. Hung Lob-tung, Vice-Minister of Justice will act as Chairman."

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ELECTRIC TAX IN- MACAO

Protests Voiced By Residents

Protests against the electric An anticyclone hag" formed over

tax are being voiced by the rest The late Henry Neville Glad- dents of Macao. The residents north China and Manchurig and is stone, LL.D., was the third son it fe learned, have threatened to extending southward. Adepres of the famous politician, the Rt.Juse kerosene or gas lamps'inates sion is moving eastward to the Hon. William Ewart Gladstone of electricity if the Macho south of south-west Japan. Pres- He had a long connection with ernment insists on imposing sure is relatively low over the the East, being senior partner tax.peta Western part of the China hea. The of the Gillanders. Arbuthnot & The tax varies from local forecast for to-day, as lasued Co. of Calcutta for 30 years, and cents per annum on ever by the Royal Observatory this was residentin Calcutta from candle power, while morning was east winds, moderate: 1874 to 1879. He was raised to $1,000 is said to have cloudy, mist and rain, cooler, the peerage in 1982

lon every electric lift.