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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

GIANT CLIPPER'S

EPOCH-MAKING TRIP

JAPANESE MASS EXECUTIONS IN CANTON

Canton, To-day.

A vigorous campaign against lawless elements in Canton has been launched by the Japanese authorities.

The Japanese have strengthen- ed military street patrols, have intensified the searching of pe-

destrians and are conducting surprise raids in various parts of the city.

Over 100 arrests are reported to have been made during the past few days, and nearly half of these have already been executed. After a parade in military trucks

through the main thoroughfares, 41 of those ar- rested and subsequently found guilty either of armed robbery or looting, were shot a few days ago in the first mass execution since the occupation.

POLICE TAX

INFORMAL

Arrives An Hour Late: Clouds Force TALKS ABOARD

Her To Go Back

H.M.S. KENT

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Over an hour late owing to bad visibility in the

neighbourhood of Hong Kong, the giant UNDERSTANDS THAT IN- Boeing Clipper, settled gracefully on the FORMAL TALKS WERE HELD waters of Kowloon Bay at 1.10 p.m. to-day, completing an epoch-making flight from San Francisco, inaugurating a new phase of trans- oceanic air travel.

IN H.M.S. KENT THIS MORN- PEARL RIVER SHIPPING ING CONCERNING THE ISSUE AND THE GENERAL POLITICAL. SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA AS IT AFFECTS

HONG KONG.

Chief

When the huge 42-ton machine, with her handsome

cleancut lines which seemed to belie her known Major-General Tanaka, Chief size, first made her appearance over the Kow of Staff to the Commander-in- loon Dock region at about 1 p.m., the news was South China, who was accom- of the Japanese Forces in shrieked out by an electric syren installed at Kai Tack and spontaneous cheering broke out from the crowd of about 750 thronging the aerodrome.

She was seen to be flying very, Kong and were forced to turn back low towards Kai Tack, but near- until we were able to find a hole ing the airport, she swung away in the clouds." circled Kowloon Bay and part of "We were in close touch with the Kowloon Peninsula, and then, Kat Tack throughout the flight approaching from over the Cen-from Manila and they gave Us Meanwhile, the authorities an-tran British School made a per-directional bearings." nounce the imposition of a "police fect landing, opposite the pier at The trip from Manila began just tax" for maintenance of the Kai Tack. city's growing police force.

Each shop and store will have to pay according to the nature and volume of business. The larger the turnover, the heavier the tax.

According to figures issued, payments will range from 20 sen a month to several yen.

WOMEN THE SAME- Chinese women are receiving no more consideration than their menfolk in the present Japanese drive, for they are being as tho roughly searched by Japanese sentries as males,

Some of them can often be seen forced to empty their pockets for inspection Reuter.

JUNKERS PLANE TO FLY. BERLIN-TOKYO

Shanghai, To-day..

All who made the trip from San Francisco expressed them selves as delighted by the new Clipper's performance.

Mr. Andre E. Priesler, the P.A.A. system Chief Engineer, said that the ship's performance was all that was expected of her.

SISTER SHIP READY- He added that another plane, sister to the magnificent ship just in from Manila, had been delivered in San Francisco in the last few days and would soon be speeding along the trail blazed on this flight.

Captain W. A. Cuthe, commander of the big Boeing, in an interview on coming ashore said: "The plane is the tops. We had perfect won- ther until just outside Hong Kong and averaged 160 miles an hour at 8,000 feet.

SEARCH FOR HOLE IN CLOUDS Į

We were delayed for over an hour by the poor visibility round Hong

Tokyo, passing through Hanol, over the Luichow Peninsula, to Taihoku, Formosa, and on to Japan.

For the first time in Far East- A request for permission to ern history a foreign aeroplane touch at Taihoku has been under has been granted permission by discussion for some time in Tokyo the Japanese Government to and, now, it is learned, the Japan, landat Formosa, using the ose Foreign Office has granted the island's largest air-port at Tal-necessary permission through the hoku.

German Ambassador.

It is learned that a German No date has yet boon fixed for Junkera machine of the J.0.52 type the proposed flight, Our Own will shortly fly from Berlin to Correspondent.

after 7.30 a.m. and should in normal weather conditions have been completed by 11.30 a.m.

Some 500 Chinese and over 200 Europeans were gathered at Kai Tack to witness her arrival.

panied by members of his staff and Mr. Oda, the acting Japan- ese Consul-General, met Vice- Admiral - Sir Percy Noble and

Major-General AE. Grasett, who was accompanied by Col. Neville, G. S.0.1.

The talks, were purely inform al and Major General Tanaka afterwards stayed in the flagship to tiffin with H.E. the Comman- der-in-Chief.

HE. TO INSPECT At 2:45 this afternoon, His Ex- cellency the Governor and party will inspect the Clipper, following

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