1938-06-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29, 1938

BRITAIN GRANT

ASKED TO

LOAN

CHINA

Sir John Simon Says Issues Are Difficult

SAVAGE AMOK AMOK IN YAUMATI:

EARY MORNING ATTACK

Police are investigating what

appears

to have been a savage

amok at the Lai Shun Shirt Co. at 22-26 Ki Lung Street, Yaumati, in the early hours of this morning.

As the result of the attack, which occurred at about 3.30] this morning, Lui Wu Hang Min, 60, married woman, and Wu Yui- ha, 59, accountant, were killed with chopper wounds about the head and body, and two young girls, Li Sui-ho, 19, and Li Sui- so, 16, are lying at the Kowloon Hospital. One of the sisters was seriously injured, but the other was less severely hurt.

According to the official police re port, the alleged assailant for rea- his sons unknown, attacked Wu, uncle, on the ground floor of. No. that 24, Ki Lung Street and after went to the first floor of No. 26. He is said to have knocked at the door. and told his father that a foki on the ground floor had been murder ed.

door The father opened the but, on seeing his son with a chop per in either hand, he ran away. The assailant then launched attack on his aged mother and, it is alleged, despite the intervention of his sisters, who were both in- jured in the struggle, he killed her. The murderer is still at large. The motive of the crimes are still ob- scure, but it is believed that family trouble was the cause.

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No arrest has yet been made.

JAPANESE ADMIT MURDER OF PRIESTS

PEIPING, TO-DAY...

IT IS NOW ADMITTED, AC-

CORDING TO ‘AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES, THAT JAPANESE

The

The Precedent Of Turkish Loan Quoted

London, To-day.

ADMIRALS OF THE SILENT SERVICE

Shanghai,, To-day.

Both Admiral Yarnell, comman-.

Mr. G. Le M. Mander, in the House of Commons der-in-chief of the U.S. Asiatic asked if Sir John Simon would consider the ad-Fleet, and Vice-Admiral Le Bigot,

naval commander-in-

where

visability of guaranteeing a loan for the supply the French

chief, were uncommunicative fol- of military material to China on the basis of lowing their return from an inspec- the precedent set in the case of Turkey and in tion tour of the Yangtse, pursuance of our obligations under the League they investigated conditions at first

hand. Covenant?

Both admirals visited Nanking and Wuhu.

Replying, Sir John Simon referred Mr. Mander to Mr. R. A. Butler's reply to Captain MacDonald on June 14, in which Mr. Butler stated that the Government had done its best within the limits imposed by the situation, and was continuing examination of the question which raised many difficulties.

i

It will be recalled that Admiral " Sir Percy Noble made the trip. re- cently and it was hinted, following his report, that "the British Gov- opening of the Yangtse to shipping.

ernment were likely to demand re-

The trip of Admiral Yarnell and Vice-Admiral Le Bigot preliminary to a joint Anglo-American-French were well known representations. Reuter, It was then asked by Mr. Man-consideration der if there were not important to Mr. Mander and "the rest of British interests at stake, apart us," and said he could not add from anything else, to justify ac- anything to the present answer, tion on these lines?

-Reuter.

"Sir John Simon replied that the

JAPANESE RAIDS IN HONGKEW

Shanghai, To-day, Accompanied by the wail of air-raid airens, Japanese gen- darmes co-operated with Ja- panese marines and Consular police--carrying-out-raids- throughout the Hongkew dis- trict for three hours yester- day. :

It is reported that more than 100 were taken into custody, including 80 Chinese, several alleged Red Russians and a number of Japanese.

According to Japanese sources the purpose of the raid was to root out all undesirable elements owing to the terrorist activities in the International · Settlement and Concession.

• Reuter.

U.S. GUNBOAT OFFICER KILLED

Hankow, To-day."

Captain F. H. Gilmer, of the

SOLDIERS WERE RESPONSIBLE United States gunboat, Tutuila, FOR THE DEATHS OF THE

was accidentally killed while bath DUTCH BISHOP, MGR. SCHRAVEN, AND EIGHT CATHOing at Ichang on Monday. No de- LIC PRIESTS, WHO WERE KILL tails of the tragedy have, yet been

received.-Reuter. ED IN CHENGTINGFU LAST OCTOBER.

Admission,

it was stated, was CHINA FOREIGN

made in a exchange of notes be- tween the Japanese and the French authorities.

Complete details of a settlement are unrevealed, but it is understood

OFFICE CHANGE

Hankow, To-day-

Mr. Yang Tung-chi, formerly

the terms include the erection by Chinese Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, the Japanese of a monument near has been appointed Director of the the scene of the tragedy bearing Asiatic Affairs Department of the Chinese characters expressing the Foreign Office, replacing Mr. Kao

Taung-wu, who has resigned. regret of the Japanese army. Reuter.

-Reuter,

SWATOW QUIET

Swatow, To-day. Swatow breathes more freely as Japanese planes have not come over in the past two days.

NEW ITALIAN AMBASSADOR

Hankow, To-day..

The Marchese Maria Taliani de Normalcy is being gradually re- Marchio has been appointed Italian stored and many shops which were Ambassador to China in the place boarded up on account of the re of Signor Cora who is returning cent raids have opened.

for a new post at the Royal Court. There are now 12 Japanese war- The new Ambassador has been ships off the Swatow-Chaoyang | Italian Minister in the Hague since.

1932--Reuter. coast.-Central News.

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