1939-04-13 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1939.

-GERMAN

NAVAL

EXPANSION

Rome, To-day,

The Italian proms gives authori- tative figures of the German naval. building programme for ·1959-40,. which includes 28 submarines, equalling Britain's numerical strength.

It is also disclosed that the new capital-ship laid down by Ger- many will be of 40,000-tona.

BRITAIN LEADS IN SHIP BUILDING

Hamburg, To-day.

Some 716 merchant vessels of a total tonnage of 2,703,667 tons were under construction at the end of March, 1939, at the world's ship-

KAIFENG MUTINY BEHIND WHOLESALE MURDER OF PUPPET COUNCIL

Peiping, To-dan

It is disclosed that the murder of six members of the Honan Pacification Commission at Kaifeng on Sunday was carried out by units of the Japan- ese-organised Pacification Army.

It is this army that the Japanese wished Marshal

JUNE

WEATHER IN APRIL

Page

London, To-day. Temperatures above normal for mid-June were experienced in Lon- don yesterday, 74 degrees Fahren- heit being recorded, early in the afternoon compared with 68 de- grees oh Tuesday---British Wire- less.

ITALY'S

Wu Pei-fu (veteran war-lord who has snubbed ASSURANCES

the Japanese repeatedly) to command.

The remaining three members of the Commission TO GREECE

Among

escaped as they were not present. those killed was General Hu Yu-kun, former subordinate of Marshal Wu Pei-fu.

building-yards (inclusive of Soviet- OCTOPUSES AS

Russia), compared with 704 mer- chant vessels of a total tonnage of 2,668,864 tons at the end of Decem-

"

ZOO'S POPULAR

ber, 1933, according to statistics EXHIBITS

published yesterday.

Meals of Live Lobster

Simultaneously, 2,000 guerillas at facked Kaifeng from outside, and fighting was still going on Tues day morning," according to Japanese reports....

Rome,. To-day.

The Italian assurances to Greece

:

are featured by the Roman press,

It is pointed out that the assur◄ ance.confirms the clearly defined aims of Italian policy.

"Giornale d'Italia" stresses that after the Italian troops have oc Japanese official reports do not cupied Albania and established a confirm the mutiny but do not deny new regime there, Italy has no in- it, a spokesman saying: "Something tention of threatening the neigh must have happened."

bouring countries.

An unconfirmed Chinese.

report

Britain heads with 129 ships of about 597,000 tons, followed by Germany with 125 ships of about 381,000 tons, the United States with 104 ships, Holland with 103, Japan the London Zoo recently from Maese.hands. with 66, Italy with 35 and Norway with 55.

A hostile attitude by neighbour- Two octopuses which arrived at saya that Kaifeng is now in Chin-about a change of Italian policy.

ing countries could alone bring

Of the ships under construction 227 are steamers, 423 motorships and 66 sailing ships and crafts.-Trâns-Ocean.

deira have become the most popular exhibits in the Aquarium.

They measure 4ft across outstret- ched tentacles, and, as they cling to smaller the rockwork at the back of the tank, can be seen changing colour from a greyish-brown to a pinkish hue when alarmed.

ITALO-POLISH TRADE

Rome, To-day.

A

SHANTUNG CLASH

Hence it is quite superfluous for England and -France to endeavour

south Shansi. and south Shantung Greece new guarantee pacts.“

to represent the situation as dan- Guerillas were also very active in

gerous for Greece, or to offer yesterday.

A few miles north-east of. Taier- unambiguous assurance

The paper adds that after Italy's chwang, 2,000 men of the 8th Route "insurance policies" are necessary, Army attacked the large Japanese which would only be calculated to The octopuses share their tank garrison and fighting lasted for ten disturb the political atmosphere.- with the lobsters on which they hours, according to a Japanese re- Trans-Ocean, feed. About every other day one port.

of them will suddenly seize a lobster

charges, and it is believed casualties made 30 bayonet

were heavy on both sides. Reuter.

and completely envelop it. When Each side The Polish Trade Minister, at the meal is over, an empty lobster present in Rome, yesterday confor- shell is all that remains, red with the Italian Foreign Trade Some of the octopuses acquired by Minister, Sig. Guarneri, on the the Zoo refuse to eat in captivity, possibilities of developing Italo-but these newcomers have fed regul- Polish trade relations.

Ocean.

Trans-Jarly since their arrival. As they PRETENDED

NAZI

.

INVITATION

appear to be in good condition, it is

hoped that they will live for two or TO BE IN

three months, which is considered

to be a good ufetime for an octopus THE ARMY

in the Aquarium.

no 'new

AFTER TWELVE MONTHS

A heavy loss of jewellery by European. resident was mentioned before Mr. E. Himsworth to-day when Chan Kwok Yan, alias Chan Reval, To-day,

Lok Wing, 25, odd job electri- Chap Shum, was committed for The chief of the Estonian Gen- Ribbentrop, will attend the cele clan, was charged before Mr. trial in March for possession of a oral Staff, Lieutenant General brations of Hitler's birthday in T. J. Houston this morning, with revolver faced further charge. Beek, on the invitation of the Ger- Berlin, according to an official all-not serving in His Majesty's hard labour and 6 weeks, the sen wearing military uniform, while He was sentenced to 6 months" man. Foreign Minister, Herr von nouncement to-day.-

-Trans-Ocean.

Forces.

tences to run- concurrently...

Inspector A. E. Carey said de- It was alleged that defendant, in fendant had, on April 15,- 1938, a Chinese gunner's uniform, with stolen from aboard the s.s. Ran- two others, went into premises in pura, lying alongside the H.K. and Des Voeux Road West, and stole Kowloon Godowns Wharf, jewellery four opium pipes, a few days ago. and other articles to the value of Sentence of one month's hard £250, the property of Mrs. H. E. labour was imposed on the first Parkinson, and again on June 3, count, and of another three months 1938, stode a portable gramophone for the theft.

from No. 13 Observatory Road, top

Detective Sergeant R. Mcvey pro-floor, the property of Mr. N. Stock-

socuted.

ton, at present residing at the Ar lington Hotel.

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