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WITHDRAWAL OF ITALO-GERMAN FLEETS

TOKYO'S NEW CABINET

Prince Konoye Receives

Royal Command

ARMY AND NAVY HOPES

Tokyo, June 1.

The Emperor summoned Prince Konoye, President of the House of Peers, to the Palace and commanded him to form a Cabinet.

Both the Army and Navy circles volce the hope that the new Cabinet will be a strong national one in the true sense of the term. The same desire was also expressed by financial and in dustrial circles.

Prince Konoye, who is forty-six years old. 1s solidly supported by military. financial, political and other circles who believe he will be able to form a powerful national cabinet which will last two or three years. thus stabilising the political ⚫situation

Prince Konoye accepted the Pre- miership after lengthy persuasion by the Lord Privy Seal who stress- ed that the whole nation was call- Ing on Prince Konoye to pilot the ship of state through the present critical period.--- Benter.

FLEET AT

WEI-HAI-WEI

The following ships of the China Fleet, under the command of Vice- Admiral Sir Charles Little, are to

at Wel-hai-wel, arrive

the rest base of the fleet. on June 3: Cruisers Cumberland and Suffolk: minelayer Adventure; alrcraft carrier Eagle; escort-vessel Fal- mouth; and destroyers Denny, De- fender. Dainty, and Diana. Thes should meet there the cruiser Danae and the destroyers Duncan Delight, and Duchess..

CHINESE INTEREST

Shanghai, June 1. The resignation of the Hayashi Cabinet is featured in the Chinese press to-day, which gives it greater prominence than the Deutschland incident or the Ameria bombard- ment, and other developments in the Spanish situation.

Premier Hayash! is considered to have been, too vacillating-to en- force a strong China policy, but a new Government is expected to be firmer, to the impairment of

'no-Japanere relations- Reuter.

BELGIAN CONSULATE

The offices of the Belgian Con- sulate-General were removed on June 1, from Pedder Building, to second floor, French Bank Build- Ing. During the absence on fur- lough of Mr. H. Vanderstraeten. this Consulate is in charge of Mr. G. Van Wylick, Architect and Manager

Foncler d'Extreme-Orient, whose offices are situated on the Fourth Floor of the same building.

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A typical Race Course picture taken during an Extra Race Meeting

Man With

"Iron Lung"

The courageous night. being ping was suddenly afflicted with the

waged by young Mr. Fred Bnite disease. Completely paralysed be-

with all the help possible froin his wealthy American family and the

low the neck, the American was unable to speak one word during

latest medical science against in the first hundred days. fantile paralysis, will be continued Four "Iron lungs" are being used. use in Peiping from

In the United States. Mr, Snite is. One is in

en route from Pelping to Shang-where. Mr. Snite was expected, to

hai from where he will travel to leave on Monday, travelling by America.

special train to Shanghai where another "iron lung," or artificial breathing apparatus, will be brought into use.

For over a year, Mr. Fred Snite, who is 25 years of age, has been lying on his back within a ine

President chanical respirator or "tron lung" The Dollar uner upon which he is entirely depen- Coolidge, on which the patient will dent for life, He was one of the travel from Shanghal to America, passengers an" board the Empress 19 due to-morrow morning from of Britain Inst year and while Manila and another "ron lung" travelling from Shanghai to Pei-

(Continued on Back Tago)

TEMPORARY GAP CREATED

CONTROL SCHEME

IN

NO WATCH ON SPANISH EASTERN COAST

London, June 1. An extremely difficult situation in regard to the work of the Non-Intervention Committee has arisen in" consequence of yesterday's incidents which culminated in the announcement of tempor- ary withdrawal of the German and Italian representatives from participation in the discussions of the Committee and withdrawal of the German and Italian fleets from their share of's duties...

supervisory

The position was reviewed last night by the Chairman's mb-committee of the Non-Interven-" tion Committee and it was left to its Chairman, Captain Euan Wallace, to call a further meeting when he thinks it appropriate. Meanwhile the need for restraint has been enjoined through diplomatic channels on all parties concerned and the question of measures which would serve as a guarantee against repetition of any such incidents as those which have given rise to the present situation is being actively pursued.

A further question that is eri- cast of Almeria, ceases, to be gaging close attention is that pre-watched by patrol vessels whose sented by the existence for the duty it was to verify that incom- time being of a gap in the control ing merchantmen of "the non- scheme.

intervention states were carrying International observing ouicers and

The withdrawal of the German and Italian fleets from their supervisory duties means that the Spanish eastern coast which was divided Into the Italian zone, stretching from the French fron-. tier to Cape Oropesa, and the German, zone, stretching from Cape Oropesa to Cape Gata some "miles

HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Italy Behind Germany

Will Not Recall" Her Warships

Rome, June 1. Signor Benito Mussolini returna from his holiday to the capital to- morrow to take charge of foreign

To Be Opened By palley in the present situation.

Dr. Wellington

The opening ceremony of the new Precious Blood Children's Hospital, Castle Peak Road, will be performed by the Hon. Dr. A. E. Wellington, C. M. G. (Director of Medical Services) on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. This will probably be the last oficial duty that Dr. Welling- ton will perform here as he Is leaving the Colony, on retirement, on June 11, aboard the Empress of Japan, accompanied by Mrs. Well- ington.

It is understood that Italy will not recall her warships from Spanish waters as the result of her withdrawal from

the

control

had complied with the other re- quirements of the non-interven- tion scheme. It is hoped that this may prove to be only temporary.

Meantime it is noted with satis- faction that Germany has indicat- ed that she does not intend to dissociate herself from the policy and practice of non-intervention and that her merchant vessels will continue to comply with the re- quirements of the supervision *scheme... British Wirelzan

HONG KONG

INFANTRY

BRIGADE

Constitution Announced-

EARLY HONG KONG

Interesting Talk By Sir

Henry Pollock

WHEN MIXED BATHING WAS DANGEROUS INNOVATION!

One day over forty years ago a young man strolled into the Supreme Court Bailding (where the China Building now, stands) to see how a criminal case was conducted. The prosecution was In the hands of the Attorney General,

The Attorney General was the Hon. Sir (then Mr.) Henry Follock, E.C., and the young man the Hon. Dr. (then Mr.) R. IL Kotewall, CM.G. -

These two distinguished citizens of the Colony sat beside each other at table yesterday at the weekly tin of the Hong Kong Roary Club held at the Hong Kong Hotel Poof Garden;

The speaker of the day was Sir Henry Pollock and bla sub- ject "Some Early Memories of Hong Kong"" recalled many inter- esting reminiscences of days gone by,,

In thanking Sir Henry for his address, the Hon. Dr. Kotewall remarked, "We are proud of him. I wish at the same time to express to him our gratitude, for having so materially helpedt in making the history of Hong Kong."

The President (Rotarian W. N. Į Thomas Tam) presided and in The President expressed regret at

MAJ. BRAMALL troduced Rotarian R. Plowright, the impending departure of Ro~~ of Shanghai, and Rotarian C. Ttarian Major F. M. Bramall, R.M. Leach, of Townsville, Australia. Other guests introduced Included Capt. C. L'Edwards, R.M. Capt. R.D. Barnett. Messrs. Gunther Stein (Tokyo), Ged 8 Ward (Washington 103 I 1 Ros Schmid W. Reinhold (Brisbane), D. H. Bake, H 8. Chu

LOCAL ESTATE “

James Bowyer Kidman Whittall, late; of No. 18 West Hill' '81, For 1938 the newly constituted Leonard-on-Sea in the County of Bussex England. retired marine scheme, but on the contrary she Hong Kong Infantry Brigade will will send more ships it she con- be made up by the 2nd Battalion, Insurance manager, who died at siders reinforcements necessary. The Royal Scots, from Lahore, the Buchanan Hospital St. Leonardi. It is presumed that the warships; 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Re- on-Sea on January 21, 1837, left will continue their control in the giment, from Singapore, the 1st local estate sworn under $29,800. sense of preventing the passage of Battalion. The Seaforth Highland-An application by George Gwinnett war material to Spanish: Govern-ers," and the 1st Kumaon Ribes, Noble Tinson,, solicitor, the lawful ment ports and will hold them now in garrison,

attorney, for, sealing certified copy 'selves free to fire on any planes

The brigade's new barracks are

of probate of the will and codicil they regard as threatening them.

to be built next year. One British

of the deceased has been granted Italy's absolute solidity" with battalion is in permanent buildings by the Supreme Court, Germany over the Spanish altua- and two are in temporary accom- tion The Precious Blood Children's thoritatively and the destruction

has been emphasised au-modation. The building plan pro- vides for a fourth British battalion. Hospital, is the first hospital in of Almeria fortiñcations is being the Colony erected solely for chil-regarded as a perfectly legitimate dren and as such should prove a act of reprisal.- welcome addition to the Colony's Reuter's Bulletin Service. fighting machine against sickness.

NEWS INDEX

The new building is of three storeys and has been built at ana estimated cost of $60,000 which was falsed entirely through the

Amusements efforts of the Hospital Committee.

Cables ..... headed by Mr. Tse Yung Kwong, Finance...... with Mr. Chan Wal Chuen as Hon Leading Article Secretary. The architect is Mr. Local Diary..... J. Caer Clar

Mail Notices The foundation stone was laid | Radin Programm last year by the Vicar. Apostolic. Shipping Bishop E Valtorta.

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June 1 London silver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow:— part

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