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Japanese Given No Rest In Shantung Area

JAP. WARSHIPS

CLOSE TO

LANTAU ISLAND

Macao, To-day.

Coincident with renewed reports of the possibility of an invasion of South China by the Japanese, pas- sengers on incoming Hong Kong- Macao steamers report Japanese men-of-war about eight miles west of Lantau.

On of these was a fairly large cruiser and another was a des- 16, troyer, of squadron No. which was anchored, off Lantau.

Further off, towards the La-

dronne

Islands, five

could be seen.

warships

three seaplanes tenders, anchor-

New Threat From HONOURS FOR

South Not Viewed Seriously

Shanghai, To-day.

Although General Li Chung-jen is withholding fur- ther large-scale offensive operations for the present, the Japanese are not being permitted to rest and consistent attacks, pin-pricking, are being made along the entire South Shantung front, keeping the Japanese constantly on the move and giving them no chance to consolid- ate.

Meanwhile

pouring in

BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS

Washington, To-day.

The Senate yesterday passed to

the White House a Bill authorising

President Roosevelt to present de-

corations to four British naval

officers for help given in rescuing

the Panay survivors.

The four officers are:

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

MEDALS Rear-Admiral Vesey Holt, and Captain G. E. M. O'Donnell.

NAVY CROSSES Vice-Admiral “ L. G. E. Crabbe,

and

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Lt. Comm. H.-D.

èuter.

SOME SHOWERS

The Royal Observatory reports

Pacific to the East of the Bonins;

These are two destroyers and Reports of Japanese difficulties are

hourly, but are met with wholesale denials by ed off San Kok Island, three

the Japanese authorities, whose only state- miles off Chung Chau Si, two of the group forming the Ladrones. Į ment is, "The Chinese have not been able to dis-that the anticyclone remains in the

Apart from naval movements,

lodge the Japanese troops. The positions of

pressure is relatively low over considerable activities are also

both forces are the same as yesterday."

China generally and a shallow de- observed among their seaplanes. to

Korea and the between twenty

mobile 'pression covers Chinese In spite of the new Japanese Every day

seas. Forecast:-S. thirty machines head for Canton threat, trying to advance on Hsu- bands are also active in the Nan- neighbouring and other points from the direc-chowfu from the Nanking area, king area harassing the Japan- winds, moderate; cloudy generally, tion of Lappa, presumably on no concern is felt in Chinese, ese. Our Own Correspondent. probably some showers. bombing excursions, and return military circles, it is learned. later to their base on Sancho Fresh troops from different pró- Our Own Correspon- vinces are arriving daily in the

war zone and are being despatch-! ed to West Shantung and to the Taierchwang sector.

Island.

dent.

4.

MACAO PROMOTION Chinese, reports state that the

Macao, To-day.

A telegram from the Minister of the Colonies in Lisbon announces

that Mr. Rafael Gastao Borges has been promoted to first Class Officer in the Public Works Department.

His numerous friends and rela- tions in Hong Kong will no doubt associate themselves with the con-

Chinese are capable of holding the Japanese who are pushing northwards along the southern section of the Tientsin-Pukow Line, and that re-inforcements. will not be necessary to defeat the invaders.

gratulations extended to himh, by KING

his friends in Macao. Our Correspondent.

Own

SOVIET'S BERLIN AMBASSADOR

KING LEOPOLD TO BE GODFATHER

Amsterdam, To-day. King Leopold of the Belgians is to stand godfather to the daughter | of Crown Princess Juliana of Netherlands and Prince Bernhard when their child is christened, ac- Moscow, To-day. cording to an announcement just

·M. Merekalov, assistant People's made.

The Crown Princess and her 'con- Commissar for Foreign Trade, has "been appointed Ambassador to Ber-sort asked King Leopold to accept

lin in succession to M. Yureneff, this responsibility. who is reported to have been ar-will take place on May 12, at the rested in Russia last November. Hague and will be attended by

King Leopold.—Trans-Ocean.

Reuter.

The ceremony

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