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DISSENSION WITHIN

REBEL CAMP

Nanking Troops Expected To Occupy Sianfu

UNSUCCESSFUL COUP STAGED

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Nanking, Feb. 4....

Owing to dissension within the rebel camp in Shensi, Nan- king troops in Tungkwan expected to occupy Sianfu to-day.

Some radical elements within Marshal Chang Hsuch-lang's army refused to submit to the Cental authorities and staged an unsuccessful coup d'etat yesterday in which General Wang I-chih was killed. Chaos and apprehension have been prevailing in Siant since Tuesday night,

It is reported again, that Gene- ral Yang Hu-cheng, the rebellious leader. is weakening and will call of the defiance.

A conilleting report stated that the radical elements will secure control of Shensi and oppose any compromise with Nanking. Union New -

MURDERED IN BED

Shanghai, Feb. 4. General Wang I-cheh, one of the most trusted lieutenants of General Chang Hsueh-llang, was killed by rebels at Sianfu for refusing to countermand his order for the

withdrawal from positions taken prior to the present truce.

General Wang, who distinguished himself in the fighting against the Japanese in 1931, following the. Mukden incident, was murdered as he lay in bed.- Heuter

CITY NOW QUIET

Shanghai, Feb. 4. Recent fighting in Blantu has been very fierce and resulted in many casualties It caused a panic in the city which, however, is now qulet

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British Army Keeping Fit And

Ready

Queen's Royal Regiment keeping their machine-gun ready for action under difficult conditions. An incident in the new Gatimont- British film "O.H.M.S.," "which shows troops on active service against Oriental bandiku

CHRISTENING

Baby Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. R. Grainger

JAPAN'S PALPABLE

INSINCERITY—

The B-weeks-old baby daughter SEE LEADING ARTICLE, PAGE 8.

of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grainger. of No. 198. Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, was christened at St. Andrew's Church yesterday after- noon. The baby was named Jean. The Rev. J. R. Higgs' oficiated. The child was born on November. 29, 1936.

HEALTH RETURNS

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony on Wednesday.

"Don't Be Too

Cocky!" Says Allen

Adelaide. Feb. 4." At the close of the Fourth Test match to-day when Australia dis-

have enjoyed yourselves as much as we have.”

G.O.B. Allen, England's captain, missed· England's batsmen to win replied: "I want to congratulate by 148 runs, which gave two vic- Australia and Bradman for his tories to each side, there was the great play. I believe we shall have. usual mad scramble for souvenir luck at Melbourne and the result there will be different. Bo don't stumps.

be too cocky," Reutor:

Don Bradman, Australia's cap- tuin, said: "The result was la doubt right until to-day. I hope you

(Report on the match appears on

·Page 8).

FUTURE OF SINO-JAPANESE

RELATIONS

Ambassador Kawagoe Admits Failure

Of Past Policy

'INFLUENCE OF GENERALISSIMO! WILL CONTINUE TO GROW"'

Shanghai, February 4. Ambassador Kawagoe gave an interview to the Hochi correspondent future of Sino-Japanese relations. He emphasized the necessity of finding a new policy towards China.

ou the

"It is essential that Japan study China; and gain" an insight into things Chinese," he declared. All of China is studying Japan. This country is to-day in a new era and is steadily unifying its structure with definite racial and national consciousness. Whatever may be the con- sequences of the Slan revolt, there will be no change in the central political situation!

"The coming session of the People's Congress is. Ikely to be ruffled, and reconstruction of the Government {s predicted, but; whatever the changes, China's foreign policy will be unaltered. It will in all probability_continue" to include resistance to Japan and salvation of the nation, with a view to unifying and controlling 'the country, The influence of General-

·issimo Chiang will continue to

grow.

SEAFORTH'S BAND

At King's Theatre

the

The rumlitary band OL 1st Battalion or The Seaforta High anders will, by kind permis- Blon of Lieut-Colonel J. Muirnead, MC., and officers, make their first appearance in Hong Kong at the King's Theatre to-night, under the conductorship of Mr. E. G. Baker, A.R.C.M. There wil also be display of Highland dancing.

The programme is being given

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DEATH OF A FAMOUS

JURIST

Sir Frederick Pollock's Great Career

FAMILY LINK

WITH HONG KONG

The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, Bart, B.C., who died at his home in Konden on January 18, was a cousin of the Hon. Bir Heary Pollock, K.C., one of the oldest and most distinguished lawyers of Hong Kong. Both are grandsons of the Lord · Chief Baron Pollock, the first baronet,

The late Sir Frederick, who was in his 21st year, was perhap the last representative of the "old broad culture. His career was great and his achierements memorable.

The late Sir Frederick was also a cousin of the late 'Viscount Hanworth, the Bishop of Norwich (Dr. Bertram Pollock) and Sir Adrian Pollock, formerly City remembrancer and now City chani- berlain,

Sir Frederick had been gradually ber of the Rabelais Club. In ad- of the compromise terms between falling since he saw a little gather-dition he was well read in philo-- Nanking and Marshal Chang.

ing of his friends on his 91st birth- | sophy, and was a respectable. Sino-Japanese trade is now day last month. Just before that mathematician. He was more of a better, and I expect it to continue he had advised Sir John Simon on celebrity in Europe and in the Many contemplated Chinese the form which the Abdication Act United States than here. Nor was enterprises are saltable for Japan should take; he wrote then from a he merely a jurisconsult. He sel- ese investment but economic co-sick bed, and relied on his memorydom appeared in the Courts; but operation must be based on con- gental political relations. greatly to be regretted, however, presentative of the "old broad cul- Pollock was perhaps the last re-

that the future of the

Binture." To take only his literary Japanese negotiations is completely recreations, he easily, and habi-

"Japan's policy toward China has been a failure in the past and it will continue to be so unless there is more than mere emphasis on friendship between Japan and China. At any rate, the future of Sino-Japanese negotiations is strewn with difficulties. Japan has arrived at a point where it must fix a new policy from a different angle.

"I do not think that Nanking in the dark.”.... will tolerate Communism, as part | Union News,

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Singapore Defences Impregnable

Coastal Defence Batteries Repulse Invaders

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

It is

Tridium In Hong Kong

Hong Kong's part in the 33rd International Eucharistic Congress took the form of a Tridium which began yesterday evening in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Calne

Singapore. Feb. 4. Singapore has justified the re- Road. 4

putation of being impregnable in the course of the comprehensive land, sea and air manoeuvrea just concluded....

conjunction with the gala screening of "Hearts Divided," (Marian Davies and Dick Powell) at the 9.30 p.m. session at the King's Theatre.

The programme will open with the National Anthem, played in mlitary style, and then will follow the overture to "Euryanthe," the patrol "Wee MacGregor," High- land Parade, followed by Highland dancing, and special dance music, comprising "Sing, Sing, Sing," "King's Navy," "Paddy," and "I Trovatore."

The band, pipers and Highland dancers have won a great reputa- tion at other stations, and there: will doubtless be a large audience to greet them on their initial ap- pearance in the Colony. It is of interest to note that the work of the conductor of the band is all done from memory,

CANTON THEATRES

RE-OPEN

Tax Reduced

Canton. Feb. 4. Twenty-two cinema theatres and other places of amusement in Canton closed their doors. Monday last, as a protest against the imposition of an Amusement Tax, their petition to the Finance Department for a reduction of the tax having been refused.

However, after repeated efforts. and through the intercession of the representatives of the different social bodies, it was, at last ar- ranged that the theatres should reopen, periding the decision of the Government

To this the various theatres agreed, and after the hardships due to depression, had been ex-

The Rev. Fr. F. Spada officiated at the benediction, during which he delivered a sermon and briefly dwelt on the meaning of the Eucharistic Congress."

Large numbers of faithful at- tended the evening, service which will he repeated to-day and to-

The supposed invasion by an imaginary independent state pos- sessing a small but efficient feet alr arm and modern equipped morrow.

landing parties falled to carry the defences.

Aerial attacks were beateg of. enemy warships were heavily bom- barded as they approached, and attempts to land forces were re- pulsed by coastal defence batteries, The weather was fine and clear for the final assault last night, but dawn this morning found the situation stabiilsed on all fronts. Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Glasgow World Exhibition

£614,000 Guarantees

Gun Practice Warning

Gun practice with live ammuni- tion will be carried out simultane- ously from Stonecutters Island and Belchers Battery, West Point, on Sunday next. 7th instant, between the hours of 2 p.m., and 9 p.m. Firing will be directed westward over Ares "E" as defined' in 'the Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1936.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: is, 2ąd.

T.İ. ON NEW YORK: 30.5/164.

London Silver Market

London, Feb,- 4.

The Guarantee Fund of the Em- pire Exhibition' (Scotland), 1938, which is to be held at Bellahous- ton Park, Glasgow, now, stands at the figure of 2614,000. This total has been achieved in three months.

"Whle appreciating the sym-}· From Our Own Correspondent). pathy and confidence underlying the response already made the £814,000 represents the largest exhibition guarantee: fund - ever raised in Scotland—the Exhibition authorities feel that there are still many bodies and individuals Spot. who will be desirous of expressing Forward their approval of the project: in tangible form by coming forward with guarantees.

alone.

the solicitors who did consult him in sufficiently abstruse problems Csuch as those of constitutional or

international law) not only found him one who was baffled by no tually wrote verse in Latin, Greek, condict of principles or tangle of French, German;' and Itallan, he | facts, but also a sagacious man of was a brilliant parodist of the affairs. For instance, he did im- English poets from Chaucer down | portant work for the Government to his friend'Swinburne (as in his in regard to the Venezuela com- well-Iriown "Leading Cases"); and..plications of 1895, which required he "hind" quite a fair acquaintance: | gratermanship as well ON legal with Persian and Sanskrit Be Lerudition. was an active and prominent mem- (Continued as DR Fago)

Coronation Preparations

Parliament Square, Londen, showing a portion of the stand accom

“modation to be provided for 85,000 people.

MR. PELHAM VISITS CANTON

Canton. Feb. 4.

Mr. George Clinton Pelham, British Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong, arrived here this morning at the invitation of Mr." Liu Wei-chi, Commissioner of Re- construction, who will give a luncheon`at Nan Yuan Restaurant to-day in honour of the official.

It is learned that Commissioner Lia will discuss with Mr. Pelham concern'ng 'Sino-British trade and industrisi activities in Kwangtung. Mr. Pelham will also call on

London silver prices to-day were Mayor Tseng Yang-fu concerning down 1/8 for "Spot"; and 1/18 for Union News

a similar project- ""Forward" as follow

Feb. 3 Feb.: 4 20-1/16 19-15/16 19-15/16 19-7/8

NEWS INDEX

shorty, and it is hoped by the

· A further appeal is to be issued authorities that those who have Amusements

plained, the Finance Department agreed to reduce the tax from five per cent to three per cent. N

Accordingly, it was finally de- cided that all theatres and places of amusement should reopen for business to-day, a circular notice high average

not already done so will make a | Cables ready response and enable the

Court: Cases desired total of £1,000,000 to be

Financ reached...

Local Diary Mail Notices.. to this effect having been insured guarantees will not deter those

Radio Programmes by the Theatres Union, for general who may be considering guaran➡ Information

teeling mall amounts from doing Shipping

Chinese Evening Pren,

The authorities trust that the amount of the

Sports

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London Voluntary. Hospitals

Considerable Expansion In Beds And Equipment

London, Feb. £.

In a statistical review on the work and finance of London volun-TM tary hospitals in 1935 issued last night, it was shown that the bos- pitals have not only fully made up the ground lost in war time but have expanded both in beds and

equipment at an unprecedented

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Generalissimo's

Leave Extended

Generalissimo

Bangchow, Feb. 3. It is reported that Generalissimo

and Madame Chiang Kaliek has been granted? Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Hang- two weeks extension of sick leave, chow from Fenghua yesterday, and and it is hoped that he will then be able to return to Nanking in were welcomed by the local officials, time to attend the Third Plenary He will remain In Hangchow for Bession of the Central Executive a few days and then return to Committee Fenghus to recuperate.

Chinese Evening Press,