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TROOPS MASSED FOR SOUTH

CHINESE CUSTOMS

BUT CENTRE OF HOSTILITIES MAY AGREEMENT BE SHIFTED TO WEST OF PROVINCE

Japanese Vanguards Clash With Chinese At Point Near

Near Feichen

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HANKOW, MAY 3.

TEARLY 800,000 CHINESE ARE MASSED IN SOUTH SHANTUNG FOR THE BATTLE WITH THE JAPANESE, ACCORDING TO AN ESTIMATE MADE BY A FOREIGN OBSERVER ARRIVING HERE FROM THE FRONT.

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THE OBSERVER REPORTED HEAVY EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF TROOPS ALONG THE LUNGHAI RAILWAY, SAYING THAT HE 'COUNTED AN AVERAGE OF THIRTY TROOP TRAINS DAILY.

Passenger traffic was subject to serious delays because of these troop movements, the Hsuchowfu¬ Chengchow run, normally taking ten hours, now occupying three days.

He was deeply impressed by the "healthy, cheerful and youthful appearance of Chinese troops.“

With the fighting in South Shantung producing no decisive re- sult, the centre of hostilities in the province may be shifted to West

MURDER IN Shantung is the belief in Chinese circles bere. The Japanese. It is

SHANGHAI

FIRED

SHOTS

IN FRENCH CONCESSION

Puppets Believed Responsible

Hankow, May 3.

The French police authorities in Shanghai are searching for mysterious guaman responsible for the murder of. Mr. Li Kwang in a small restaurant in the French Concession yesterday evening.

It appears Mr. Li and his wife were attending a party in the restaurant "when suddenly an unidentified man, in a remote corner of the hall, drew out a pis- tol and fired three shots in rapid succession at the victim. Li died almost instantly.

The gunman made good his escape.

The victim, who

pointed out, are pouring reinforcements into West Shantung.

Japanese engineers are reported to be busily constructing a motor road connecting Lipsing and Lincheng, on the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- way, with the east shore of Lake Welshan.

The Japanese, it is believed in Chinese quarters here, interid to try to cross the lake for a drive towards the Lunghal Railway, west Hsuchowiu.

Large bodies of Japanese relaforcements are reported to be pushing southward from Felchen, about 22 miles west of the Tientsin- Pukow Rollway. for the town of Talan. Vanguards of the Japanese are stated to have clashed with Chinese troops at a point south of Feichen.

· Crack Kwangsl divisions, under Commander Li Ping-hsien, are moving' late West Shantung to cope with the situation. Troops are also being moved in an attempt to check the advance of a Japanese column movlar westward towards the Langhai Railway from north-east Klangsu.

Chinese and Japanese troops in this region are reported to be facing each other between Shanking and Tenchen at a point rough- ly "90 miles from the Lunghai Railway.-(Reuter).

JAPANESE THREAT BELITTLED

Chengchow. May 3.

The threat of the Japanese. authorities of an imminent at- tempt to cross the Yellow River at Fengklu in north Honan to menace, Kaifeng is given little credit" by informed quarters here:

Military inteligence reports reaching here state that aside from

the fact that only a small force of some 500 Japanese troops now stationed at Fengkiu, little activities were seen along the northern bank of the Yellow. River to indicate a renewed crossing attempt."

A large force of Japanese which arrived in Fengkin several days was formerly ago, it is stated, were promptly transferred to reinforce the Japanese

China Mer- garrison in various places in Shantung~(Central News). on the star of the chants Steam Navigation Com- pany, is believed to have been a member of a patriotic organ.

Beveral motives were advanced for his murder, but it is generally believed that Li was killed by hired agents at the instigation of the puppet regime in Shanghai- (Central New):

THE DOLLAR ·

TT. ON NEW YORK: 39-13/18.

T.T. ON LONDON: 1s. 2.27/324.

Loudon Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, May 3.

London silver prices today were down 1/16 as follows:-

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May 2.

May 3.

Spot.18-11/16

18-6/8

Forward.........18-1/2

18-7/16

Picture shows a Japanese tank ́çaptured, by the Chinese at Tal- erchwang. (News Photo Service).

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NEWS

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2.--Family dispute Supreme Court,

PAGE 3-Company's capital re- dticed. 10-ton stamp library cold

FAGE 44-News about the Services.

London Gazette.

PAGE 5.-Cinema notices. Diary.

PAGE 6-Anglo-Italian agreement Custonas payment

attacked.

agreement.

'PAGE ~ 7—-Ambulance work in

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Hong Kong. Naval plane in mishap.

PAGE 8-Leading article: Pity

the poor spokesman.

PAGE 10.-Home football results, Empire billiards champlonihip. PAGES 12 and 13-Financial news, PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping direc

tory.

Fighting in progress, on the outskirts of Talerchwang, Photo Service).

London, May 3.

All the papers give' prominence to the Chinese Customis agreement, Though the announcement was made too late last night for com¬. ment the city is favourably in- pressed

The Chinese Customs loans ad- vanced substantially today and ananciers are of the opinion that the arrangement besides support- ing Chinese credit 13. likely to beneft the Chinese in other

ways.

The Manchester Guardian re- calls in contrast to the present situation a warning by the Chin- ese Minister in Hankow in Febru- ary that the loan service might have to be discontinued owing to the smallness of receipts.-(Reu-

ter).

SHANTUNG

BATTLE

KING GEORGE OPENS GREAT EMPIRE EXHIBITION IN PRESENCE

KING GEORGE

Japanese Seize British Sergeant In Shanghai

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Shanghai, May 3.

THE British military authorities in Shanghai issued the following statement today: “About 8.20 this morning

a lorry, containing British naval stores, driven by a Chinese and escorted by a British naval rating, arrived at the Brilish Consulate-General Band entrance from the direction of the Garden Bridge.

"Seated in the lorry beside, the driver was a member of the Japanese military police, who ordered the lorry to be driven back to the bridge, at the same time calling sentries down from the Bilder. **

The Japanese tried to persuade a sergeant of the British guard at the Consulate-General to accompany him back to the Garden Bridge and, in trying to compel him to do so, twice seized the British sergeant-by the arm. The latter refused to accompany him, whereupon the Japanese returned to the Garden Bridge."----(Reuterì.

JAPANESE TO FILE PROTEST

Shanghai, May:3—Following the statement made by the British military authorities, a semi-official Japanese state- ment says that the Japanese authorities will file a protest with the British authorities against the "attempt to trans- port ammonition into the Hongkew area without any pre- vious notification.”—(Reater).

WISHBONE KETCH ON HOMEWARD JOURNEY

Ma On Shan

Built At Cost Of $31,000

First leg of a long saling trip Home from Hong Kong bị vây Để Singapore, Capetown and Rio de Janeiro, is now being undertaken. by Squadron-Leader G. Francis in the Ma On Shan, a wishbone ketch of 30 tons, balli to his order by the Wing On Shing Shipbuild- Ing Yards at-Shamshuipo,

Squadron-Leader Francis left Hong Kong on Friday with his (wife and a crew of two Chinese | boys and expects to make: Sings- 1pore in 18' days.

The owner with his wife, will Hve on the Ma On Chán du được the remaindi¿ of his tour of duty in Singapore and afterwards will sail the craft Home with an amateur crew of officers from Singapore.

The Ms On Shan, which, lạ nt- ted with a 4-cylinder. 14 h.p, petrol and, paraman Morris "navigator" engine, is 57 feet over all, has a beam of 18 feet and water line of (News | 42 ft. 8 in.

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PLANES OVER SHANGHAI

Shanghal, May 3, Chinese planes, carry out obser- vation fights over, Shangh most every morning but no bombs.

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OF MASSIVE THRONG

SPIRIT SYMBOL OF VITALITY ON WHICH RESTS CONTINUED PROSPERITY OF SCOTLAND

London, May 3.

HIS MAJESTỶ THE KING, ACCOMPANIED BY THE. QUEEN, today opened the great Empire Exhibition at Bellahonston · Park. Glasgow, in sunny weather and in the presence of hundreds of thou- sands of visitors.

The Exhibition comprises over a hundred individual palaces and pavilions.

His Majesty wore the uniform of Admiral and was surrounded on the Royal Stand by"offiefal representatives of the Dominions and other parts of the Empire.

The King, in his opening speech, "Just as men and women have referred to the magnitude of the gone

out from Scotland in the Exhibition and described it as a past and found new homes in remarkable achievement. He said countries overseas, so I hope that that despite the fact that plans this Exhibition will attract to for the Exhibition were prepared Scotland many visitors from these when Scotland was still under the distant lands," added King George. clouds of a long industrial depres- slop. “Scotland was undaunted, for that has never been her way.”

"I see in the spirit in which the Exhibition is built a gymn-' bol of the vitality and initia- tive on which the continued prosperity of Scotland must rest." remarked His Majesty.

EMPIRE SUPPORT The King proceeded that with out the generous help and support of the rest of the Empire the Exhibition would not have been possible:

CONFERENCE

OF LITTLE

The ceremony opened with the well-known Scottish song. "Ye Gates Uplift Your Heads on High” to the tune of Bh George's Edinburgh, followed by a prayer offered by the Moderator of the Church of Scotland (Right Rey, Dugald Macfarlane, D.D.)

A speech by Lord Elgin, Et., CM.0. Chairman of the Develop- ment.

Committee. followed, to

which His Majesty replied.

A salute was fred and planes * * dipped at the conclusion with the breaking of all Empire flags only m

Their Majesties ··subsequently"> made a day-long tour of the Ex- hibition. The Queen wore a 'sum-. mery trock of pale grey and belge. -(Reuter).

MANY PALACES.

ENTENTE The Empire Exhibition will be

held until October and a minimum attendance of 15,000,000 is expect-

Prague, May 3. The conference of the Little ed... Entente in Sinaia, Rumania, which The Exhibition is backed by a is scheduled to begin, on May 4 guarantee fund of nearly £750,000. will, it is expected here, deal in The Exhibition" .comprises" the

with the first place

economic following:-Tower, Palace of Arts, questions but an important part Concert Hall, British Government · will also be blayed in the discus Pavliton, Scottish Pavilions, Do-.. sinns by political problems arising minions Avenue, Colonial Avenue, out of the anschluss and 'any per- Falace of Industry, Palace of cussions on Central and south-Engineering... ·and - Amusement eastern Europe.

Park:

The organ of the Czech agrarian The Exhibition stands on an party. Venkor, believes that island site bounded by two arterial among the economic questions roads and two railways, under discussion. will be those re- A conference hall, capable of droplating to communications and to seating nearly 2,000, is available consequences to Danubian States in the grounds. and smaller halls. 'from the Introduction of Reich with seating capacities ranging | currency into `. Austris.—(Trans- from 100 to 300 are at the dis-

ocean):

posal of smaller conferences.

It is believed that the visits of the Chinese planes are to detect Japanese troop concentrations and to inform the guerilla fighters harassing the Japanese troops in that vicinity...

Chinese guerillas are very active. around the outskirt of Shanghai. in the western part of the city the rattle. of machine-gun and rifle fire could be heard every night.-- (International),

OFFICIAL VISIT

«Vien-Admiral Le

COLONY ESCAPES FIRST TYPHOON OF SEASON

Junk Capsizes In Saiwan Bay During Squall

The Colony experienced its first typhoon threat of the season yesterday when at 8.88 am the No. 1 signal, indicating that a do- pression or typhoon exista which may possibly affect the locality, was hoisted at the Royal Observatory. The position of the fistur. bance was reported, as being in latitude 18 N, longitude 112 E, mov- tog north

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Bhortly after midday the typhoon was reported to be on a northerly track heading for the Colony and st. 12.05 p.m. the No. 7 signal was holsted, signifying that a chle was expected from the north-east.ne

PROGRESS OF THE A 7m the Royal Observatory [state that the typhoon was 120 TYPHOON 1 mile south-east of Hong Kong Monday, 533 pm-lat. 16 N., and gravelling in a north-easterly Long: 111 E., stationary or very direction.

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Enquiries, made at the Royal

- Tuesday, 8.38 m/let 13 N., Observatory last night elicited the

Long, 112 B., moving, nurth. Lotal},

signal No. 1 "hoisted.g

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SIGNAL CHANGED '/

No. 7, signal was lowered at 10.10 last night and in its place No 5 signal....... (gala expected "-the "north-west) was

12.05 Local signal No. Choisted.

LAB BIL-ALMs. 201N,Dong, 114 B., moring north-east

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official visit abound the” fagship Lamotté- Pisquet.

“south-east of Hồng Kang, moting north-east towards Formosa Char- nél.

hoisted

Naval Forces in the

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