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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937.

EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS FROM SIANFU AREA MARTIN JOHNSON

EXTENSIVE MILITARY

PREPARATIONS

EURASIA PLANE RETURNS

TO SHANGHAI

Shanghai, January 13.

A Chinese report states that 70 foreigners" including Britons, Americans, French, Germana, Italians and Belgians reached"Lo-, yang from Stanfu via Tung Kwan on the Shensi-Honan border by motor-bus. Consular and missionary authorities here lack Information on the subject but doubt if evacuation is now feasible except by sir in view of the disruption of road and rafl communications.

A Eurasta plane returned to Shanghai via Bianfu this afternooh i and Mr. F Walter, manager of the Company, inter-

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technical DUTCH AIR LINE

viewed, said that he saw extensive EXTENSION

military preparations proceeding in

the neighbourhood of Sinntu with CONTEMPLATED

roads crowded with soldiers and

entrenchments being hastily dug.

He added that the plane stopped British And

only long enough to discharge

Chinese passengers.

Hitherto, the Eurasia Company had not been asked to attempt the evacuation of foreigners. It is also suggested that the foreigners who arrived in Loyang may be refugees from other parts of Shensi and Kansu instead of Siantu as a pri- vate letter received in Shanghai in- dicates that foreigners in Slantu are virtually prisoners as the re- bels have commandeeered all forms of transport and refused permits to pass the heavily guarded gates of the city.. lieuter.

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ARRIVAL OF FOREIGNERS FROM LOYANG DENIED

Pelping. Jan. 13. Telegrams from Loyang deny the arrival of foreigners. It is under- stood that Mr. Lovat Fraser, the British military attache, at present in Loyang Has received a promise of the safe conduct of foreigners from Sianfu from Yang Hu Chen who is at present devising means of evacuation probably by motor- bus-Reuter...

MYSTERY PLANE

EXCURSION

Shanghai, Jan. 13. A giant Eurasia aeroplane, left for Nanking from Changchow in Honan this morning, after a brief dash to Stanfp, according to a telegram received by officials "of the Company here.

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"Australian

Governments

Approached

("Hong Koor Dälly Press" Special,

Amsterdam, Jan. 13,

Desiring to extend its present service to Australia, the Royal Netherlands Indies Airways re- cently induced the Dutch Govern- ment to approach the British and Australian Governments for the making of tentative proposals.

The British Government was asked to

KILLED

Plane Mishap In California

The

Los Angeles, Jan. 12. wreckage of An Birliner from Salt Lake City, in which Mr. Martin Johnson and his wife, fas mans big game hunters, were pis- sengers, is reported to have been found in the hills Ave miles from San Fernando, Cal

Rescuers are racing to the spot, and it is still unknown whether there are any survivors.

There were ten passengers and. three members of the crew aboard the plane.- Reister

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PASSENGER KILLED

Los Angeles, Jan. 12.

IMPORTANT

MANOEUVRES

Several China Station Units To Participate

THOUSANDS OF TROOPS WILL

BE EMPLOYED

Singapore, January 13. The most important ses, land and air manoeuvres yet, under- taken by British Forces in the Far East is being held on a very near date, which has not been disclosed, ...

It is officially stated that the primary object of the mansen- vres will be to test the fortress and Naral unfts under situek.

.......... Twenty-six units from the China Station will participate in the extensive operations and sir squadrona are expected from Iraq. Several thousand troops will be employed including the Malay Bertment and the Punjabi Infantry,--Reuter,

It is now reported that one of SILVER CYPRUS

the passengers in the Western Air Express Transport liner which crashed near here early to-day, ia dead. Mr. and Mrs. Martin John- son, big game huntera, each suf-

·ON FIRE

fered a broken leg. Mrs. Johnson Vessel Expected To

was still unconscious when dragged from the wreckage. Most

of the others aboard were only slightly injured.- keuter.

Los Angeles, Jan. 13. Mr. Martin Johnson died from his injuries Kruter.

Be Total Loss

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Iloilo, PL, Jazi, 13. Fire, which broke out in the generator system of the 7,000-ton British motor veasel, Bilver Cyprus, spread to such an extent and with

Mrs. Martin Johnson is out of such rapidity that the Master of

danger.-

Zeuter.

KNOWN HERE

Both the late Mr. Martin Johnson

and Mrs. Johnson were well-known in Hong Kong. Many of their ex- citing travel files, including "In Darkest Africa," "Baboon" and

the vessel decided to beach his command to-day. The ship is be- lieved to be a total loss.

Bound from New York to Mani- the liver Cyprus carried a rumber of passengers. All are ze- parted to be safe →

Her crew, too, is safe, ashore.

COPPER MARKET

NO

CLIMATE

AFFECTS ITS

TONIC EFFECT

Severe changes in climats do not spoil the bigh quality and dry tonic Ravour of Booth's High and Dry Gin. 15 is specially prepared to travel from England safely all over the world. N'katpaits quality and favour even when Iced-and makna nil, appetizers more appetising.

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Temporary Removal Of Restriction

London, Jan. 13.

The copper market was to-day again plunged into a state of in- tense excitement following" "the official announcement that restric- tion would be temporarily removed. The price of copper after opening at £53 in three months fell to £52-5/8 subsequently rallied sharply on good trade apeculative demand closing at £54-1/4. The market opines the view that with. a sustained strong world'· wide' "demand which shows no signs of abatement or abandonment, the

consent to the airline Others, were screened in the local Only her captain is still aboard restriction is hardly likely to pro-

from Amsterdam to Batavia being continued to Port Darwin, while the Australian Government was requested to permit the Dutch airline use of the aerodrome there.

The proposals, as far as it con- cerns the British Government will be considered at the hext meeting

cinemas.

SHIPBUILDING RETURNS

the burning ship,

The vessel has been beached at Buena Vista, Guimaras, and the crew brought the passengers here this morning.

The ship is expected to be a total loss, says a message, from Marilia.

duce immediate results On the other hand it is pointed out that the recent phenomenal rise has already caused many high cost mines in the United States to re- sume operations, with others doubtless following. Even so, col- lapse to price level is considered

of the British Cabinet while the Lloyd's Figures To The re broke out at 3 a.m. to- unlikely as according to to-day's

Australian Government will.con- sider its attitude at an early date.

It is, however, pointed out that

a proposal of a similar kind was made in 1938 but at that time it was negatived by Australia' which was contemplating the installs tion of its own service to England.

The attitude in Australia has however changed since then. 80, that it now appears дя though the Australian Govern- meat attaches great importance in collaborating, with the Royal The aeroplane, wish took a num- Netherlands Indies Airways ber of Chinese passengers of un- ordar thát the time taken known of Chinese passengers of for the trip from London to Aus- unknown identity to Slanfu from tralia' might be shortened to five only three minutes before return-days at the earliest possible date. ing to Changchow.

It is not known whether the machine 19 bringing back any pasengers, but this is" regarded as unlikely in view of the brevity of Ita stay at Sianfu.·

Among the passengers on board the machine which left Shanghat at dawn 'yesterday morning via Nanking, was Mr. R. Walter, the technical manager of the Com

pany.

leuter.

BRITISH MISSIONARIES

EVACUATED

Pelping, Jan. 13. The Government plane which left Nanking yesterday for Bian 1s expected to return to Nanking to- day with some British mission-- aries. It 1s understood that if the trip is successful further trips

in

End Of 1936

The highest total of shipbuilding

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day and soon after the Silver communique all members are un- Cyprus had left, Hollo. where she animous

under on, conditions had arrived yesterday, with a car-

which restriction in be re-intro- go of fertiliser.

duced if necessary. The fire was followed by a series

Peuter.

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in Great Britain and Ireland from of explosions in all three holds shown in and It is stated that the fire is September, 1830. es Lloyd's returns to the end of 1936 still raging. le 963,600 tons, as compared with Reuter. 220,000 tons to the end of 1935, 42.3 per cent of the world's total of 2,251,221. The leading “coun- tries abroad were Germany (408,- 465), Japan (203,148), Holland (150,850); Sweden (123,796), USA. (110,956), and Denmark (75.350);

The "Financial Times” comments that 45 per cent, of German bulid- ing for foreign order probably in- dicates the endeavours of Ger-

Next June, the line from Amster- dam to Batavia will be flown re- ¦ many's creditors to liquidate assets gularly in four and a half days. frozen in that country-

TENSION ENDED

Should the British Government ¦ Reuter. give its consent to the scheme, collaboration between Holland and Australia would be assured by means of a pool agreement be tween the Royal Netherlands Indies Always and the Australian Quantas line,

Transocean News' Service.

PLEA FOR

INTERNATIONAL

CO-OPERATION

London, Jan. 12.

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A plea for international operation was made by the Bri-

Berlin, Jan, 12.

LONDON MAN MISSING

BUSINESS WORRIES THE CAUSE.

Wife On Way To China

Unaware that her husband is There is further evidence of the missing, that her beautiful country ending of Franco-German tension home at Aldbury Common, near in the report that Dr. Hjalmar Tring, is closed, and that her three Schacht, Minister of National younger sons are being cared for Economy, intends to visit Paris by relatives, the wife of a well- shortly, and ostensibly to inspect known London business man is now the German section of the forth on the high seks on a visit to her coming Paris Exhibition.

son in China. ·

However, business circles expect

She is Mrs. Parker, wife of Mr. J. he will discuss Franco-German M. Parker, transport manager of inancial and economic problems the West African feet of constål while in Paris, and ther eare even steamers owned by the African and rumours of a Frenh loan to Ger-Eastern Trade Corporation, Ltd. many, for the purpose of assisting} Worry over his financial post-

REMOVAL OF COPPER RESTRICTION

London, Jan. 13.

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FIGHT BETWEEN.

STRIKE-PICKETS

·AND · POLICE

Flint, Mich., Jan, 12. Governor Frank Murphy, Just It is officially announced that giment of the National Guard of elected to office, has ordered a ré- the copper restriction will tem-

Michigan State to proceed immedi- porarily be removed as from toately to this tense industrial cen

morrow. Beuter.

CHILD WELFARE

IN INDIA

Big Social Problem

liamentary government and any- "you can talk of socialism, par thing you like, but until people learn to keep their houses clean, their children hearthy and their women not dying in chilld-bed, talk of nationalism is nonsense," said Major-General Sir Frank Connor, Surgeon-General, presiding over the health propaganda conference on maternity and child welfare at. Madras last month.

will be made to evacuate them all tish Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anner purchases of raw materials-tion is thought to have brought / Member opened the conference at

Heuser.

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS

SURPRISE.

tractive young players as Thelma

thony Eden, when speaking at a dinner of the Foreign Press Association here to-night.

"SAFE CONDUCT". PASS'

Paris, Jan. 12.

He said the British Government

The French Blitary Attache at warmly reciprocated the senti-Tangler, Capt. Luiset, has

been ments expressed by Herr Adolf granted a "safe conduct" to travel Hitler, German Chancellor, in his freely In Spanish Morocco, includ- statement to the diplomatie corps ing Mela and Ceuta, by Colonel the day previous urging real Beigbeder, acting High Commis- understanding and reconciliation somer of the territory, among nations.

This decision of the Spanish rebel authorities has given great satisfaction to France.-- Reuter.

That is the task, said Mr. Eden, to which we must devote ourselves during the coming year. And so far as the people of Britain are concerned, he assured his hearers. SUSPECT ARRESTED bend their most earnest and most it was a task to which they would

umnited endeavours.

Women's Tour Cancelled

The Australian Lawn Tennis Association has decided not to send a women's team abroad in 1937 after all, although berths had been tentatively booked for this purpose. The decision has aroused considerable opposition in the Australian Press. It is felt that a team composed of such at Соупо Joan Hartigan, Nancy Wynne, and Ently Westacott would prove most popular over-

Referring to re-armament, Mr. seas, and draw good "gates"!!

Eden said that Britain, 1 neces At the offices of the Lawn Ten- nia Association in London it was Bary, would show as stubborn a stated: "The suggestion of a tour determination as any other nation came from Australia, and they in re equipment which they re- would therefore be entitled to garded as vital to the national make such a cancellation, but we safety. But that was not the road have received no word whatever they wished to travel, he declared. that the tour is one tab There was a better way,

A guarantee of £250 towards expenses had been made by the ITA

Cleburne, Texas, Jan 12 A middle-aged man, whose name le not revealed, is being held by the police on suspicion that he was involved in the kidnapping of little. Charles Mattson, done to death by his abductors. Heuter

working for the appeguament of Europe to secure that others may We definitely prefer butter to have butter in a world which does gums, and are prepared to do our rot need gons."— best by economic co-operation and i Rinfer

about Mr. Parker's complete ment- äl breakdown.

Leaving his three sons at home, bo wont away from his house 'over a week ago, two days after Mrs. Parker salled for China. He has not been heard of stuce. His creditors met in London to consider the attuation Brought about by Mr. Parker's failure to make payments due under a deed

of assignment.

WATCH ON PORTS

One of the trustees appointed by the creditors, Mr. Ashby Gower, chartered accountant, said:

"I fear that his financial, troubles have affected him badly.

Air... Charles Souter, Revenue

which Lt-Col. Ganapathi, Director of Public Health and chairman of the reception committee, stressed the importance of propaganda and instruction on matters affecting this problem.

"When I tell you that something material like 200,000 or more deaths occur yearly in India con-

nected with 'child-birth and, this

mortality is greater than that caused by some of the gravest epidemic diseases of India," said Bir Frank Connor "you will rea- lize the immensity of the problem facing and typ

air Frank urged that local bod Les should co-operate with the profession in n effort to reduce. maternal and infant mortality.

But now he has disappeared the position has been complicated" again."

that had dealings in produce. His "He was a director of a company

business transactions involved him in a loss, and six years ago a deed of assignment was executed. W

"Mr. Parker undertook to pay of his debts out of his salary, and we Close, watch is being kept on did all we could to keep that ar- ports, as the missing man has tra rangement going...

e yelled extensively abroad and "The instalments have not friends belleve that, in his distress, been kept up, and we have no hy may set out to try to join his option but to act against him, wife and son.

tre to prevent a repetition of last night's`fighting between police and strike-pickets, in which 23 were in- Jured.ON

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Sit-down strikers, in possession of the Fisher Motor Body factory

BITTER COLDI

Denver, Jan. 12,... A bitter cold wave is sweeping the west and south-west of Ame= rica to-day. N

· Temperatures range between 15. parts, causing at least 20 deaths. and 20 degrees below zero lix some

crops from frost is estimated at Damage to the California citrus

$10,000,000- Heuter.

| still, started the trouble when they | towns and work in the Fontiac: rushed the company guards' in or- motor factory, where workers re- der to prevent them interfering fused to strike, has also been su- with · relatives and friends who | spended. There are now 'no Ge- were bringing them food. Polles neral Motors assembly lines which | throw tear gas bomba, pickets are not affected by the strikes.

jumped into the fight and pre- "It is estimated the 170,000: arei sently police were firing into the

crowd.

idle throughout the nation owing: to the motor and maritime walk

forced by strikers from other enter

The pickets are now being rein-outs.-

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