THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 15, 1939.
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SUDDEN BLOCKADE OF AMOY BY JAPANESE Three Warships Stop Supplies To Kulangsu
FOOD SHORTAGE
FEARED
Amoy, To-day.
Kulangsu's overcrowded population of 50,000 faces a precarious situation in connection with a food shortage as result of a blockade by three Jap- anese warships.
The warships are stopping all supplies from the
mainland to the foreign Settlement.
The Japanese press yesterday announced that the sending of firewood, charcoal and vegetables to Kulangsu is prohibited.
According ti the Japanese
spokesman the intention is to "bring the Municipal Council to their senses"-in other words, to agree to the Japanese demands.
The blockade was instituted des-
pite the Japanese assurance that they could co-operate with the
PREMIER TO SPEAK ON NEW MINISTRY
London, To-day.
The Cabinet sub-committee yes- terday considered certain 48- pects of the question of forma- tion of a Ministry of Informa- tion, in preparation for the Prime Minister's statement on the mat- ter in the House of Commons to- day.
Present indications are that the Ministry will not be formed at present.Reuter Bulletin.
King Sets Foot On Canadian Warship For The First Time
CHARLOTTETOWN,
TO-DAY.
FITNESS OF BRITAIN'S NEW RECRUITS
London, To-day.
Of 17,856 men examined medi- cally between June 8 and June 12 under the Compulsory Military | Training Act, 15,081 or 84.5 per cent., were passed as fit, and only 413 or 2.3 per cent. were classed as definitely unfit for training.
of
Commenting on these figures in their bearing on the results of post-war developments in the na- tions health service, Mr. Robert Bernays, Parliamentary Under- Secretary to the Ministry Health; speaking in Edinburgh, said they were encouraging and represented a great improve- ment since the medical examina- tions of wartime recruits 25 years ago, when the numbers placed in category three so dis- turbed the conscience of the na- tion.
on 80-
Post-War expenditure cial services, Mr. Bernays_de- clared, great thought had been, abundantly justifying it-
British Wireless.
Council in suppressing subversive THE KING AND QUEEN, WHO ARRIVED HERE AT 4.25 A.M. Was self. (G.M.T. CROSSED THE NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT
activities.-Reuter.
NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN
Amoy, To-day. Diplomatic negotiations between the Japanese and the Kulangsu Municipal Council regarding the Kulangsu dispute have completely ceased following the departure last week of the Japanese Consul-Gener- al, Mr. O. Uchida, to Japan.
The Japanese naval and military authorities at Amoy have now taken the matter in hand and are picket- ing all craft plying between the island and the mainland with the result that. Kulangsu residents are faced with an acute shortage
of
foodstuffs.
FROM CAPE TORMENTINE IN THE CANADIAN DESTROY POLISH AND
ER SKEENA, WHICH ESCORTED THE EMPRESS OF AUS-
TRALIA ON THEIR MAJESTIES' ARRIVAL IN CANA- TURKISH OFFICERS
DIAN WATERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOUR.
It was the first occasion that the King set foot on one of the Royal Canadian Navy's ships.
CROWDS DRENCHED
All along the route to the Pro- vincial Building Their Majesties were given an enthusiastic welcome by hundreds of spectators.
were heavy
as
Many of the spectators drenched to the skin by a
day downpour earlier in the they were taking up their position. The Premier, Mr. Campbell, read
against the Criminal Code. Every sentence will be one month.-Reuter.
ROYAL PARTY SOAKED
reduced
Cape Tormentine, To-day. Their Majesties the King and Queen experienced the first really bad weather of their tour when they embarked yesterday morning on the Canadian destroyer Skeena (1,387 tons) for Charlottetown
After acknowledging from the
IN LONDON
London, To-day. The War Office announces that Polish and Turkish missions re- presenting the three defence ser- vices are now in London" and "are" engaged in technical discussions concerning war material.
The Polish mission is headed by General Rayski, and the Turkish mission by General Orbay.
The General programme for the to the missions includes visits Fourth Division at Colchester, the School of Artillery at Larkhill and to an armoured division.
The Polish and Turkish officers
Tattoo next Saturday.
the address of welcome in the his-train the cheers of a crowd stand- will also attend the Aldershot toric Confederation Chamber, ing in a downpour of rain, the King were and Queen were obliged to walk the several hundred yards to the pier
and the destroyer.
where in 1864 the first steps It is learned that further restric-taken towards federation tions are contemplated by the Ja-Canadian colonies. panese naval and military officials, who are acting on their own initia- tive..
ULTIMATION RUMOUR
They are planning to adopt a similar attitude towards the Inter- national Settlement as against the foreign Concessions in Tientsin,
HOPES TO RETURN
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The King, in Admiral's uniform, was protected by his cloak and the same Queen in a waterproof escaped the sat, rain, although as regards the rest and of the Royal Party several were
soaked.-Reuter.
The King, who used the table at which the delegates expressed the hope that he the Queen might be able to pay a return visit to Canada with the Princesses.
The King said: "We have much
enjoyed our visit to your lovely KING AND QUEEN
TO BROADCAST
province, and share your hope that Tension and anxiety reigns among at some future time we may be the population on the island, and able, accompanied by
our daugh- rumours state that the Japanese ters, to visit you again."-Reuter.
have sent the Council an ultimatum demanding that the Japanese pro- posals, in connection with the re- organisation of the Council, be ac- cepted in full.
GOOD NEWS FOR PRISONERS
The War Office also announces that a British technical mission arrived yesterday at Istanbul, and is to proceed shortly to Ankara- where it is to study defence ques- tions of mutual interest. The mis- sion is headed by Brigadier O.M. Lund. British Wrieless.
PREMIER WILL NOT BE DRAWN
London, To-day. both The King and Queen are ..
Asked in the Commons for a fur- broadcasting farewell speeches ther statement on the progress of from Halifax, Nova Scotia, which negotiations with the Soviet Gov- will be relayed by the B.B.C. from ernment, the Prime Minister said: Daventry. Ottawa, To-day.
"The only fresh information I can The speeches will be heard at 1.15 give is that Mr. Strong was due to On the eve of Their Majesties'
morning, 5.45 am arrive in Moscow this morning, It is understood that the Council departure from Canada, the Royal to-morrow have sent a strong note to the Ja prerogative of mercy has been ex- to-morrow, 10.25 a.m. to-morrow, bearing full instructions sent to the 2.45 p.m. to-morrow, 6.45 p.m. to-guide His Majesty's Ambassador panese naval authorities protesting tended to every prisoner in
sentence of morrow and 11.30 p.m. to-morrow in the future conduct of negotia- against the illegal blockade.-Our | Dominión serving a
tions." British Wireless. Own Correspondent.
three months or more for offences (all Hong Kong Time).
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