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DRUGS TRAFFIC IN

CHINA DENOUNCED

"Purposely Fostered By

Japan

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SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS...

London, November 22.

Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., M.P., at a demonstration organised by the Glasgow Trades Council, denounced the drugs traffic in China which had been purposely fostered by Japan for many years to undermine the Chinese morale.

Drawing attention to the importance of Japan's trade to Great Britain. the Colonles, and India, Sir Stafford urged that active measures be taken to ebeck Japanese aggression.

SOLDIERS IN

COURT

Face Charge Of Forgery

$50 BANK NOTE

Lau Kui, room boy at the Nan- king Barracks. Shamshulpo. to- gether with Lance-Corpora? Ar- thur Goodge and Private Robert Rundle of the 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, appeared be- fore Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Police Court yesterday on a charge of possession of a forged $50 note of the HB. and S. Bank.

Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared for the Orst defendant while Mr. M. A. dr. Bliva represented the sec- and defendant.

Private Rundle pleaded guilty to the charge.

The prosecution was conducted by Detective Sub Inspector Cun- ningham. "Outlining the

Inspector case Cunningham told the Court that about 9 pm. on October 29. Private Rundle was brought into his office in the Yaumati Station. Rundle produced a forged $50 note, and made a certain report to him con- cerning it. As a result of the Information a warrant was issued for the arrest of Lance-Corporal Goodge, in whose passession a let- tep. written in penell, was found. Both the soldiers were detained in military custody.

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"I see the Bir Stafford said shadow of murders' of women and children not, only in China but coming over Great Britain if we allow the present temper to rule the International world."

The meeting passed a resolution urging the British Government to prohibit the export of war material to Japan.- Reuter.

WEDDING BELLS

Dunbar-Dimond

St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon

Tong. was the scene yesterday of a wedding of wide local interest when Miss Mary Patricia Dimond Was joined in marriage to Mr. John Campión Dunbar.

JAPANESE PLANE CRASHES

IN FLAMES

FIRST AERIAL COMBAT OVER

NANKING SINCE OCTOBER 12

Nanking. November 22: Two air raid alarms this morning brought no Japanese planes bui shortly after the third alarm at 1.30 p.m., seven light Japanese bombers appeared at a high altitude. Within a few minutes, one of the four Chinese pursuit planes, which took to the air to engage the raiders, spectacularly dived through clouds and shot down its prey-one of three Japanese planes dog-fighting over the centre of the city. The raider crashed in flames in the grounds of the Central Military Academy. The two survivors fought on steadily losing height until a few hundred feet from the ground and then sped away and vanished from sight while the other machines disappeared in light clouds. This was the first aerial combat over Nanking since October 12—

Shanghai, November 22: The Japanese forces are steadily pushing their advance but hitherto there is no official confirmation of the Japanese press report that Wusth has been occupied.........

To the south of Taihu lake, Japanese forces are laying seige to Wushing, an important slik pro- ducing centre from which the Chinese population evacuated during the week-end.

Wushing is the ancestral home of many Government officials including Chen Kno-fu and Chen Lih-fu, regarded by the Japanese as heads of the so-called CC. Groop and also Chu Chia-hua, Governor of Cheklang.

The Japanese claim to have reached Siahsih, on the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, a town about thirty miles from Hangchow.

Japanese warships" to-day subjected. Longshan or "Mountain Wolves" to heavy bombardment apparently as a prelude to landing on the north bank of the Yangtse in order to attack Kinngyin from the north-Meanwhile-bundreds of shells were pumped into Kiangyin to which the Chinese-are- holding despite attacks from the land and river-Reuter,

HONG KONG IN LIMELIGHT

JAPAN KEEPING STRICT WATCH

Tokyo, Nov. 22: An anti-British mass meeting held to-day at the Hibiya Park Hall unanimously passed a resolution inter alla. to discard pro-British principles and abolish all pro-British societies and Institutions throughout

The bride, popularly known to her many friends as "Pat," is the sister of Mr. A. K. Dimond, manager of the Peninsula Hotel Her parents are in Sydney, Aus- tralla. The bridegroom is on the staff of the Hong Kong Electric Japan: demand maintenance of Company. and is a lieutenant "of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

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strict watch on Hong Kong which is the British base for sup porting China: and permit no in- terference by Britain or any other Dower in connection with the Sino conflict.

Attired in an ivory lacquered satin gown, with a tulle vell and pearl Julfet cap, and carrying a

A small deputation presented bouquet of tuba roses, the bride entered the church on the arm of the Counelllor at the British Em- her brother-by-whom she wasbassy with a manifesto_calling on the British Government to recon- given away. She was attended

the Sino- by Miss Veronica Allen as brides-sider its attitude in mald, who wore a powder blue Japanese confllet-

Reuter. taffeta dress and a coronet of blue leaves, and carried 3,, bouquet of sweet peas. Mrs. Rosie Well was matron of honour, and was clad in a dignified black velvet dress.

and Masters Leslie Williams Bernard Weill, wearing ivory satin blouses and velvet trousers, acted

as pages.

Mr. H. G. Williams

best and the man

Rev. Father A. Granelli performed the marriage service.

was

A reception was later held in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel, where a large number of

good wishes. The honeymoon is being spent la Fanling.

ANTI-COMMUNIST PACT

Poland Declines To Join

London, Nov, 22. ...

GENERALISSIMO URGED TO SURRENDER

MESSAGE DROPPED

IN NANKING.

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Shanghai, Nov. 22. Japanese plane piloted by Lieutent Nango, leading Japanese air ace, dropped a message in

Nanking this afternoon urging Generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek to surrender. No bombs were releas-

ed.

It was the first visit of a Japan- ese plane to Nanking in weeks.

Shortly afterwards a squadron of Japanese planes appeared in the sky and were engaged by Chi-- nese planes.

series of dog Aghts ensued during which one plane, the na- tionality of which is unknown, crashed while one Chinese plane

was forced back to the base.— Reuter.

"BROSTER" A NEW WORD

A new word has been suggested The Warsaw correspondent of as an addition to the English the "Manchester Guardian" states | language. that Poland, despite strong pressure by Japan, Germany and Italy has hitherto declined to join the Anti- Communist Pict fearing thereby to

Britain with whom, for economic and political reasons, it is now a vital part of Polish foreign polley to keep on good terms.-- llauter.

The word is "broster, to mean "brother and sister."

Professor E Earl Ward of the English department at Manches

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CORONATION

COMMENTARY”.

Duke Of Windsor's Action Settled

LORD HEWART ON FOUL AND CRUEL LIBEL

London, November 22: The Ubel action brought by His Royal Bighness, the Duke of Windsor, against William Heluemann, pub- lishers of the much discussed book, “Coronation Commentary" and the author, Mr. Geoffrey Dennis, was mentioned before the ' »Lord Chief Justles, Lord Howart, in the King's Bench` Division, to-day when settlement was announced.

The book, which contained chapters headed “Edward VIII” and "Abdication," was published in April last year and had a wide circulation. On April:26; Mr. A.“ G. Allan, the Duke of Windsor's” solicitor, stated that if the book was not withdrawn and a suit- ablo apology Issued a libel action would certainly follow.

To-day, in the King's Bench. Division, it was announced that - the defendants were paying a large sum of money as damages

which the Duke intends to divide among charities.

Mentioning the case for the Duke challenged. One such suggestion 'of Windsor, Sir William Jowlit. | was that the lady who was noW KC., who was Attorney General in the Duchess of Windsor had been

the the Labour Government from 1929

Duke's mistress before his to 1932, said that the utterly marriage to her. That was en- groundless allegations · was the tirely untrue. It could not be sup- fact which necessitated the Duke ported by a shred of evidence and taking proceedings In order the defendants did not seek to that false and misleading zug- | Justify it. gestions should not be left un-

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CABLE SERVICES. DISRUPTED

Inquiry yesterday morning

UNCHECKED ellelted the information that cable

150 CASES AT CROYDON

· London, Nov. 22. la connexion with the launch-- ing of the new Japanese cruker, Tone, the "Daily Telegraph" navaj expert, Hector Bywater, draws at- tention that both the Admiralty

communication between Shanghai' and Washington were completely

and Hong Kong is still disrupted. in the dark regarding Japanese

Two lines are still down, and warship construction from the

the local cable companies have end of 1936. All that is known is

received, it was learned, no in- that she is spending in all mil-

formation as to the cause of accl- London, Nov. 22. Hons of sterling on Afty-five new

dent from the Shanghai ouice. The typhold epidemic at Croy-It is expected, however, that re- warships, and five naval bases.

don is unchecked bringing the total pairs will soon be effected, She speat £4,250,000 on the naval air force above the normal naval number of cases hitherto to 150 of fatal. In a budget but the tonnage and size which seven were

of the guns is a mystery. If it is Kensington family, Ave were af- Zound that these exceed the imitsfected of which the father and of the London Treaty of 1936. it mother has died-

is anticipated that America will Reuter's Bulletin Service denounce the Treaty. Bywater

says that large defence works are being constructed in Formosa Reuter.

ITALO JAPANESE COMMERCIAL TREATY

Tokyo, Nev., 22. The new Italo-Japanese 'com. mercial treaty is expected to be formally signed before the end of the month and will simultaneously

friends gathered to express their pair her relations with Oreat ter College said that the word be announced in Tokyo and Rome.

had, been suggested by a former the "Hocht" says. student.:

The phraseology of the agree- Most languages have a word toment has been tentatively decided mean both brother and sister but by the Cabinet, the paper reports, the English tongue is devoid of a and will be submitted to the Privy single word that expresses: that Council for approval and Imperial meaning.

| sanction shortly.—

International News Agency.

Miss Eislo Soong and Mrs. Wang (behind Miss Soong) dis- tributing cotton-padded waistcoats to Chinese soldiers on behalf of the Chinese Women's Club.

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DEATH OF SIR

CHARLES BRIGHT

Pioneer In Use Of Wireless

London, Nov. - 22. Bir Charles Bright, famous as an expert in cable communications and pioneer in the use of wire- leas died on Saturday, aged 73. He was the son of Sir Charles Telston Bright who laid the first Atlantic cable.-.

British Wireless Service,

VALERIE BROOKE

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MARRIED

London. Nov, 22.

INTENSIVE

GUERILLA

CLOUSTON BACK TO HIS DUTIES

"London, Nov. 22.

WARFARE Flying Officer Clouston who with

In North Shansi

Mrs. Kirby Green completed the flight to Capetown and back in -5 days 17 hours on Saturday has su - fered no ill effects from the strain of the record-breaking journey and returned to-day to his duties at the Royal Aircraft establishment at Farnborough.—

Slan, Nov. 22. Intensive guerilla warfare broke out in North Shanai when the 8th Route Army, combined with tha| British Wireless Service. volunteers, made a sudden attack on Pingtlekuan, North-west Shansi on November 18.

A small Japanese force was al- most annihilated by the surprise Miss Valerie Brooke (Princess attack, and the volunteers secured Baba) youngest daughter of the machine guns, lorries and several Rajah of Sarawak ar Charles armoured cars by disarming the Brooke, was married "to

rest of the unit. Robert Gregory, the well-known

Another Chinese detachment is wrestler, at the Maryleborne Re-reported to have captured Pai Shui gister Office, to-day, y

village near Pingtichuan, Reuter.

International News Agency.

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LAST NIGHT'S BADMINTON

Results of two matches played in the "A" Division of the Bad- minton League last night were:- Hong Kong University best 8t Andrews 9-0.

Chinese YMCA beat King's College 7-2

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Orders For New Flying Boats

London, Nov. 22.

Imperial Airways have, it 13

The cable between Manila and Hong Kong is also broken, as a result Df the severe typhoon which struck--Mariia-last week. Communication is expected to be restored shortly.

Cables

stated, already placed orders for a Finance

number of flying boats for the Leading Article British

trans-Atlantic service

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