MASON'S
DELICIOUS
TODAY'S WEather forECAST:- East Winds, Fresh; Cloudy, With Some Drizzle And Mist.
For the Ronghong Jaily Press, 2
Khumor
Library, Supreme Court
Hongkong Daily Press.
O.K.
SAUCE.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General
Post Office in the United Kingdom.
!!
ESTABLISHED 1857
No. 24830. AS+AÛX HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 24,
MOST
IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENT IN
Brilliant Welcome Prepared Today For Governor Of Macao
SEVENTEEN GUN SALUTE TO MARK LANDING
:
Formal Greetings On Noon Arrival At Blake Pier
AN OFFICIAL PROGRAMME of welcome, according with the high office and popularity of our distinguished visitor, has been pre- pared for His Excellency the Governor of Macao (Dr. Tamagnini Barbosa), who will arrive in Hong Kong at noon today. GIVEN FINE WEATHER, the spectacle awaiting His Excellency will be a brilliant affair, with a military guard of honour and re- gimental bapd drawn up on Connaught Read," and the presence at the landing stage on Queen's Pier of His Excellency the Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G., K.B.E), the Commodore, the Chief Justice, Church dignitaries, His Excellency the Major General and officers of the two Services, members of the Executive Councils, and representative Portuguese residents.
-
PROGRAMME DETAILS Details of the arrangements in connection with the visit are given
The greeting will be to no new Governor. Dr. Barbosa has been here before; he has administered the Government of Macao for two below: terms and is now officiating as į TODAY— Governor for the third time.
Noon: Accompanied by his staf It goes without saying that his the Governor of Macao arrives. relations with Hong Kong are both Customary salutes given and re- cordial and intimate. Those returned. Salute of 17 guns on ar- lations are not only of an official Mival at Blake Pier. Governor of character, but by his genial per- Hong Kong welcomes Governor of sonality, tact and goodwill he is Macao, followed by formal intro-
ductions. also widely known to the British, foreign and Chinese communities in this Colony, amongst whom he has made many friends.
The official ceremony commences Immediately upon the arrival of the Portuguese cruiser Bartolomeu Dias, on board of which His Ex- collency travels today to Hong Kong.
Guard of Honour and regimental band in attendance at Blake Pler. Playing of the Portuguese Nation- al Anthem and inspection of the Guard.
1.15 p.. Official Luncheon at Government House.
Consul for Portugal at the Club 6 p.m. Cocktail Party by the
Lusitano.
For the next two days Dr. TOMORROW→→ Tamagnini will be the guest of
1.15 p.m. Guest of Bir Vandeleur honour of the Governor of Hong Grayburn. Kt., at luncheon at the Kong. After that, according to Hong Kong Hotel, when His Ex- present arrangements, he may re-cellency the Governor of Hong main in Hong Kong until Monday. Kong will also attend. when he takes his departure to Macao.
Alarming
Small-Pox
Death Rate
(Dr. Tamagnini's Career-See Page 11)
LITHUANIA HAS RIGHT TO HER OWN POLICY
TENANTS AND COMPLAINTS
The attention of Kowloon residents is drawn to the notice of the Kowloon Resi- dents' Association appearing In this issue of the Daily Press in connection with the rents question,
All those who have saswered the KRA's questionnaire are requested to call upon the Rents Commission st the Urban Council Chamber, Post Office Buliding, on Saturday with full particulars and docu- ments relating to their cases,
LINCOLNSHIRE IS WON BY PHAKOS
London, March 23, The Lincolnshire Handicap was run today and resulted as follows:
1. Phakos (8 to 1);
2 Zaimis (100 to 7);
3 Kyles of Minard (33 to 1). There were '27 starters.
Phakos won by three-quarters of a length, a head separating second and third (Reuter).
COUNT CIANO TO VISIT LONDON
Il Duce's Offer And Demand
London, March 23.
It is intimated here that Count Clano, Italian Foreign Minister, will shortly pay an official visit to Lon- don, probably in April.
According 10 several London newspapers, which have apparently obtained this information from official quarters, the object of this.
visit will be to sign an Anglo-
Warsaw, March 23. final outcome of the present Rome Italian paet of friendship as the The alarming fatality rate of The Foreign Minister, Colonel aver 81 per cent in respect of small-Josef Beek, discussing the Lithuan- conversations. pox cases reported during the week lan dispute in the Senate this ended midnight, March 19, is shown morning, declared that it in the latest returns.
Of the 236 cases reported during the period, there were no less than
192 deaths.
was
Lithuania's right to have its own State and conduct its own policy... provided, however, that this policy really was her own and "would be' The majority of cases continue welcomed with genuine satisfaction to come from Victoria district, 134 in the establishment with Litu- cases being reported in this area, ania of relations based on good- Kowloon had, 94 cases, Shaukiwan. Will and mutual respect of rules five, Aberdeen two and the New and customs governing Interna- Territories one case,
tional life."(Reuter).
An
During the 24 hours ended mid- night Tuesday, 24 cases were re
interesting lecture on ported, 16 coming from Victoria,ronomy was given at the Kow- five from Kowloon, one from Shau-foon Union Church Hall fast night kiwan and two from Aberdeen,
by Mr. L. Starbruck A fairly
In the same period, two cases of large audience listened to an able measles and one case of cerebro- and entertaining account of the spinal meningitis were also re-various stellar bodies ported.
stratosphere.·
TURNING THE PAGES
Page 2-Kowloon assault
and the
case.pondence. Vice Admiral
Percy Noble in Canton.
Nathan Road tragedy. Criminal Sessiona
Sir
sentences. Hillside Page 8-Leading article: China chopper attack.
must be assisted.
Page -Aragon front offensive
continues. Latest cables.
land will fugees. Page 5-Cinema notices. Diary of Faze
local events. Commercial air
12-New York Quotations. Hong Kong Block Exchange.
Count Ciang
The Daily Mail learns that Mussolini is prepared to withdraw Itallan volunteers from Spain and even to declare that Italy will in future demand of Spain nothing.in the way of economic or territorial concessions.
Fago 3--Food page.
In return, Il Duce will insist on Page 4.-Franco will fight. Eng-Page 10-Sport news and noten.
British recognition of the con- quest of Abyssinia, a demand, guard against TO-
Page 11-Career of Governor of which in the opinion of this paper,
Macao,
{ls still fraught with difficulties.
In any case, the matter will be examined in its entirety by the Page. 18-Radio programmes. | British Cabinet in the near future. Page 6 The Bervices. Pilots for Page 14 and 15.-Shipping news.
Fleet Air Arm.
Arrivals and Clearances. Direc- It is apparent from statements Page: 7-Increased
tory.
in this morning's Landon press 16-International hockey that feelers have already been tournament.Eifle shooting re-stretched out in this direction—
service conference.
profit
for Realty Company, Taxi dancer | Page. accuser, foster mother... St. Corres- Paul's College sports.
suits.
(Transocean).
الى
SPEEDING UP DEFENCE PROGRAMME
SIR THOMAS INSKIP
London, March 23. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chai- berizia.. and the Minister for Co- ordination of Defence, Sir Thomas Inskip, are meeting the General
the Council of
Trade Union Congress tonight, the Government having decided that thers must be further acceleration in the de- fence programme....(Renter)
Demand For Non-Party Government
1/
Paris, March 23. The Federation of French ex- servicemen has now made itself spokesman for the French people in demanding a non-Party' Govern-
ment...
The Federation adopted a resolu- tion which declared:
In the course or ten years we have had no fewer than 23 Govern- ments and the exercise of power has thus become practically im- possible. The conduct of public affairs must now be taken over by a Government on a broader basis.
The Federation then recommends various measures including revision of the constitution and announces its willingness to co-operate un- selfishly in a non-Party Govern- ment-(Transocean).
ECHO DE PARIS WILL CEASE PUBLICATION
AFTER 54 YEARS
Paris, March 23. The Right Wing organ, Echo de Paris, will cease publication on Saturday after 54 years' existence.
Since the editorial conflict Last
15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Central
G.P.O. Box No. 1,
1938.
肆拜禮 日肆廿月叁年捌佰玖仟登英 Price
SINO - JAPANESE
merni klanaga
SUN- GLASSES
LAZARUS
OPTICIANS ·
the place for the scientifically ground article.
Single Copy, 10
(Per Month. $3.
HOSTILITIES
GENERAL PEI CHUNG-HSI COMMANDS
TROOPS IN BIG COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Japanese Fail In Attempt To Cross Over The Yellow River At Fengchiu
Several Battalions
TRE
Reported Annihilated
Hankow, March 23.
THE CHINESE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IN THE SOUTH OF THE PROVINCE OF SHANTUNG APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING INTO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIONS IN THE WHOLE OF THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR, ACCORDING TO REPORTS RECEIVED HERE. THE REPORTS STATE THAT AFTER GENERAL FEI CHUNG-HSI, WHO IS REPUTED TO BE THE BEST CHINESE STRATEGIST, TOOK OVER COMMAND OF THE NORTHERN SECTOR ON THE TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAY FRONT, CHINESE TROOPS COMMENCED A FRONTAL AT- TACK ON THE JAPANESE ADVANCING SOUTHWARD ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RAILWAY,
The Japanese advance was brought to a standstill at Shakaying while, on the other hand, attacking Chinese regulars and irregulars in the neighbourhood of Tenghsien menaces the Japanese communications with the rear. Other Chinese detachments are stated to be moving from Taining towards Yenchow which is about 60 miles north of Shakuying.
Chinese Buy Plane For Country
The Kwangtung Provincial Government has just received word from the Chinese Lega- tion
Cuba stating that Cantonese residents in that country have contributed $140. 000 for the purchase of an airplane and that the fund has already been remitted to" Canton.
Chinese residents In San Francisco have contributed $270,000, of which 2100.000 were remitted to Canton yes- terday. The remittance of the remaining $170,000 is expected to be made today.
Archduke
Ferdinand
Arrested
Vienna, March 23, It is announced that Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Tuscany has" been placed under "preventive ar- rest" at his residence in apper Austria for making insulting re- marks about the National Socialist Party which, it is added, created videspread indignation among the inhabitants of the district. —
Transocean).
year which resulted in the birth MR. A. STEVENSON
of the new paper, Epoque, the Echo
de Paris had to contend with steadily increasing financla) dif- ficulties.
Some time ago it was acquired by the Editor of the paper Le Jour. From next Sunday the memory of Echo de Paris will live only in the sub-title of Le Jour with which it has been amalgamated.
RETIRING
དང་ང་ད་དང་ཉི་་་
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF HARD WORK Reference to the sterling work put in by Mr. A. Stevenson on be- half of the Dairy Farm, Ice and
It is declared to be uncertain whether the well-known efitorialist | Cold Storage Company, Ltd., was of Echo de Paris, M. Pertinax, will foreign affairs as Editor of some continue to write, his comments on other Paris paper when the Echo de Parta ceases publication.--- (Transocean),
Japan After Mexican Oil
Mexico C.13. March 23. The Japanese Government is studying the possibility of Importing the production "of Mexican offelds, according to messages from, Tokyo,--(Ben- ter);
Chinese Irregulars Active
Military circles here, are of the opinion that the position of the Japanese in this sector of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front is fast becoming antenable and that their early retreat may be ex- pected since the entire hinterland of the railway is in the hands of Chinese irregulars.
20 The latter are likewise stated to be very active in the Hang- chow-Nanking region.
It is reported that the in course of severe fighting near the town of Anchi, on the border of the provinces of Cheklang and Anhwel, several Japanese battalions were practically annihilated by Chinese irregulars.
"
Nothing new is reported from the Langhai front, and this is ascribed here to the removal of a large number of Japanese troops to south Shantung.
An attempt by the Japanese è a Fengchiu failed.—(Transocean),
General Pei Chung-hs.
JAPANESE EFFORT TO BREAK
DEADLOCK
Hankow, March 23.
cross the Yellow River near
the Chinese will be shortly launch- (ing general offensives in the area in an attempt to turn back the parallel Japanese drives on Hau- chow and Chengchow.
The Chinese right wing is now vigorously attacking Japanese post- tions east of the railway at Yon- chow, Tenghsien, Lincheng and Kwanchlao while the left wing has reached Sunshihtien, between Yenchow and Tsining and is at present advancing towards Yen- chow with the intention of cutting the rear of the Japanese forces.
At the same time the Chinese are active on the section of the railway south of Hauchow near Pengpu and claim the occupation of the Shaochang-Paling Railway stations.
It is reported that 50,000 Japan- ese landed at Nankingchow, it is believed, for the purpose of a north-west drive inland to com- plete the encirclement of Hsu- In an effort to break the dead-chow.-(Reuter). lock at the Tientsin-Pukow Ball- way where they have been held up for four days north of the Grind Canal, the Japaness have concen- trated another body of troops north of the Yellow River opposite Kalleng.
NON-AGGRESSIÓN
PACT SOUGHT
Warsaw, March 23. According to the Kurier Poravny, Under cover of heavy artillery political and military circles in bombardment, which is audible as Kevno are now seeking to conclude. far as Kaifeng, the Japanese are a non-aggression pact with Poland. now trying to cross the Yellow Elver.
Chinese reinforcements are con- tinuing to arrive at the Tientsin Pukow front and it is forecast that
PETITION TO LEAGUE
Jews Ill-Treated In Austria
made by Mr. B. W. Bradbury last evening when members of the European staff of the 'Company gathered in the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel to make a presentation to Mr. Stevenson on the eve of his departure from the Colony on retirement after 35 years' service with the Company.
Mr. Stevensón was presented with a silver tea service and a silver salver bearing the following
Geneva, March 23. Denouncing the ill-treatment of inscription:-
Jews in Austria, the "executive Presented to A. Stevenson Esq-committee of the Jewish World manager of The Dairy Farm, Ice Congress has petitioned to the and Storage Co., Ltd., by the League of Nations, invoking the members of the European staff Treaty of St. Germain in regard as a token of esteem and respect to the rights of minorities gua- on the occasion of his retire-ranteed by the League, and ment from the Company. March asking for the application of an 1983.
emergency clause.-(Reuter Bullé- Min)
(Continued on Page 7)
It is hoped that negotiations for a pact of this kind will be opened without delay when, following the mutual establishment of legations. in Kovno and Warsaw, the military attaches will put themselves in touch with the respective military. quarters-(Transocean).
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 11, 2-13/168. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-5/8.
1
London Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, March 23. London silver prices today were down 1/8 for Spot". and 1/18 for "Forward," as follow
Mar. 22 Mar. 23... Spot............20-7/18 20-5/16 Forward.. .20-1/14 20
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.