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COL. R. C. B. ANDERSON LEAGUE SECRETARY Chinese Air RUMANIAN BEAUTY CANTON IS NOT STIRRED

PRESIDES FOR LAST.

TIME AT CORPS DINNER

Successful Year Reported: Over 270 Recruits Enroll

CHINESE E COMPANY IS FORMED: GOVERNOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO. DEPARTING COMMANDANT

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R.C.B. ANDERSON, M. C., The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was appointed in 1936 as the first Re- Kular Commandant of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and who is leaving the Colony in July, presided for the last time at the annual dinner and presentation of prizes of the Corps held at the Volunteer Headquarters last night.

There was a large" atiendance including many distinguished guests, among them being His Excellency the Governor, Slr Geoffry North- cote., K.C.M.G.. Honorary Colonel of the Corps, who distributed the

· prizes, and Brigadier F.W.L. Bissett.. D.S.O, M.C.

IN HIS SPEECH IN WHICH HE GAVE AN INTERESTING and comprehensive survey of the Corps activities during the past twelve months, Colonel Anderson said tha: on the whole it had been a suc cessful year for the Corps. It had certainly been a very busy one for 214 new members had been enrolled and two new units formed, a Chinese Company and a Corps Pay Section. The creation of a Chinese Company, said the Com nandant, was an innovation in the Courts but he was glad to be able to say that it had already proved a successful one.

Referring to recruiting Colonel Anderson remarked: "I know that there are a large number of men this Colony who are not averse to volunteering but who cannot make up their minds to take the plunge. It is to them and to them only that I wish to appeal this evening".

A recent picture of M. Josef Avenal, Secretary-General of the League of Nations.

Clashes Usher In Czech Elections

HERR HENLEIN TO MEET AUTHORITIES NEXT WEEK

The

Prague, May 20.

are municipal elections taking place on Sunday. Tension is being felt in the Sudeten dis- tricts while minor clashes are re-.. ported in some towns.

Aces In New Exploits

PENGPU AIR FIELD BOMBED

Hankow. May, 20.

While the two Chinese bombers which raided Japan this morning were landing at the Hänków zero- drome, two more bombers took off at noon to bomb Japanese con- centrations la the vicinity of Pengpu: Chinese reports state.

Madame Lupesca, influential Due to bad weather conditions Rumanian figure and close friend

of King Carol.

clouds and thick

the Chinese bombers could not locate the troop concentrations, 'so they bombed the Japanese nerodrome at Pengpu, alming their missiles at aeroplanes on the landing field and also on the hangurs.

It is also reported that 10 Chl- nese pursuit planes this morning encountered over 30 Japanese air- In the en- craft over Lanteng. suing engagement the Chinese planes, although said to outnumbered, fought well,

Aviation headquarter here are

the waiting further details of battle.-(Reuter).

BY JAPANESE TALK OF ATTACKING HANKOW

Calm Situation Reflected In Decline Of H.K. Dollar

(FROM OUR OWN CÜRRESPONDENT)

Canton, May 20,

Japanese talk of attacking Hankow, thereby removing the im- portance of Canton, as credited to Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, spokesman of the Tokyo Foreign Ofice, and former Consul-General here, has fall- ed to create any stir here today.

There were also reports of an attack on this city, but these threats are not seriously taken in well-informed quarters, although as an emergency measure the Grinding Knife Cate and Ngai Gats, be tween Tolshan and Chungshan- districts, are closed to shipping.

Blocking of these two waterways does not affect river traffic be- tween Canton and Macao or other water routes. The closing of the two deltas was inade as a result of manoeuvres by two Japanese war-

Foreign residents are taking no

The calm situation is reflected

Foreign Office ships off the coast on May 17 Talk Watched Interest

With

be far LORD HALIFAX SEES

FRENCH MINISTER

JAPANESE REPORT

Pelping. May 20.

OF JUSTICE

London, May 20.

by the gradual decline of the Hong chantes during the air raid alarms, Kong dollar, which is worth about since Japanese planes deliberately $1.80 today as compared with: $2.02 | bombed the city several times on on May 17, while the prices of rice places admittedly of no military are correspondingly going down. Importance or value. General Wu Te-chen, Chairman, of

the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment, has put into effect his plan

of lowering the value of Hong Kong

REPORTS UNFÜUNDED

Canton, May 20. Alarming reports appearing in

currency and that of hiported rice. overal local papers saying that Air raid alarms have not been Japanese bluejackets had made a The French Minister of Justice.heard here for the past two days landing at Yangklang and Taimen

which made it dangerous for tung are without foundation. The Executive Committee of the of the Chinese Air Force were shot England in connection with the Japanese planes to carry out their

Ten Soviet manufactured planes M. Paul Reynand, who is visitinging to cloudy and rainy weather, Ngalmoon) in southwest Kwang- Reports that about 30 Japanese Sudeten German Party is meeting down early this morning by Jap- annual congress of the Alliance raids. The weather this morning warships and several transports in Prague tomorrow but their anese airmen

in a battle near Francaisé", at Leeds, called this leader, Herr Konrad Henlein, is at Lanteng on

the Lunghal Rall- morning at the Foreign Office was unfavourable, and the Japan-were sighted of Blas persent in Germany where he is way, according to an omncial Jap- where he had a long conversation pilots may have to take an-

anese report Router).

with Lord Halifax, British Foreign other day off. Bankow, May 20. Secretary. be no meeting between Hert Hen- Military quarters here announce No oficiali statement "concern- Col. Anderson, in proposing the ten and the Czechoslovakian the severe bombing of a co-ing the conversation has been coast to "Our Guests," said:

Government until next week-luma of Japanese troops (Recter),

In conclusion, Colonel Anderson "paid tribute to all those who had helped him' in his task, and aid that he owed a very special debt of gratitude to his predecessor in command, Colonel H.B.L. Dow- alggin. O. B. E. "

SERIOUS FOOD SITUATION IN

MADRID

ཤ་བམ—

Strict Rationing Instituted

· Madrid. May 20. The food situation in Madrid Is becoming more and more serious,

After a conference today between the Mayor of Madrid and the Valencia authorities, it was an- nounced that the daily food ration for adulis would be reduced to 100 Frammes of bread and ... 400 grammes of potatoes or rice.

Shopkeepers raising prices have been threatened with severe pun- lahment.-(Transoccan).

"DAY OF SOLIDARITY" May 29 will be celebrated as "Day of Solidarity with Spain" throughout Italy and her oversea territories, according to announcement Issued today. (Transocean).

An

VILLAFRANCA TAKEN

Salamanca, May 20. Although bad weather continues on the Teriel front and ten cen timetres of snow fell, Nationalist Spanish troops consolidated their positions today from Vilafranca del Cid to the a point north of Albacar and advanced about eight kilometres, capturing the impor- tant village of Villafranca del Cid.

(Transocean)."

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(Continued on Page 9)

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Pags 3-Church news

nouncements.

and an-

Tago 4-Service news. London

Gazette.

Pare 6-Anglo-Italian agreement

attacked de

# trade returns. Solicitor as plaintiff. Volun

Page 7-Colony

teor Corpe orders.

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Page 8-Leading article:

speak

Before 1 commence to about the principal events of the I desire, on behalf of all Year

members of the Corps, to welcome HE. the Governor, our Honorary Colonel on this the first occasion he has honoured us by attending our dinner and to thank him for consenting to present the prizes this evening.

(Continued on Page 2).

pending his holiday.

It is understood that there wil

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H.K.--CANTON

TRUNK SERVICE Telephone service between Hong not" been Kong and Canton has restored. The trunk line was cut on Thursday..

The damage was in the Chinese section but the use was not

known.

KILLED IN ACTION

Picture shows répresentatives from the Chinese army offering condolences to the relatives of the late General Wang Ming- chang. Commander of the 120th Division, who was killed in action

at Tenghalen. (Photo, C.M.P.S.).

GOVERNOR DOES NOT WISH TO BE AN ALARMIST, BUT —

Hong Kong Must Be Prepared

"Hong Kong will not have six months in which to organizə its Page 9-Chinese

Japan. Latest news from the forces at the outbreak of war; it will be lucky if it has six days", de- clared His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, when various fronts.

GERMANY'S VIEW

Berlin, May, 20. north issued since, as is carefully stress-

The National Zeitung, which of Mengcheng by a Chinese aired on both sides, the French expresses General Goering's views, squadron yesterday morning. | Minister's journey is "of a purely commenting on the breaking-off Heavy losses were claimed to have private nature."

of Franco-Italian negotiations, been indicted on the invaders.

Political circies, however, attach said in uncompromising language (Central News).

great importance to the talk be-today that Germany and Italy will tween the two statesmen at a time not permit the frontier between when the British Government is France and Spain to be opened to making efforts to bring about the let French and Soviet war materia. resumption of the Franco-Italia enter Spanish Government terri negotiations.

tory.-(Reuter),

FULL DETAILS OF CHINESE AIR VISIT TO JAPAN ON PAGE 9

Chinese Bank Manager Murdered

TIENTSIN. CRIME CAUSES STIR

Hankow. May 20.

Mr. Keng Hai-meng, manager of | the Tai Hing native bank in Tien- tsin, was murdered by two un- Identified gunmen in the French! Concession of that city on Tiles- day evening, according to dis- | patches reaching here today.

Great significance, is attach ed to the case us the partners of the bank are General Sung Cheh-yunn and some of his sub- ordinates, including General Liu Ju-min, former Chairman of the Charhar Provincial Government.

General Bung was in command of the 20th Route Army and it was to him that the Japanese ultima-| tum was addressed after the Lu- koushiao incident.

NO ARRESTS MADE After committing the crime the gunmen fled in a motor car Bear- ing the licence number 405, accord- ing to the report, which adds that! the ear in question is owned by Hu Bin-ming, chairman of the so-called Advisory Council of the puppet regime in Felping.

The French authorities have 60 far made до arrests--(Central News).

when the call comes in thèse parts nt aur defences which have been entrusted to the Corps no placa will then be found unfiled":

Although he did not wish ̈to be, ap alarmist, said Bir· Geoffry, he arged upon every British mbject In Hong Kong who was in a post-

Page 10.--Home cricket results. peaking at the anDual dinner of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence". tion to do so, to join up now with |

League tennis. Billiards.

Page 12-Financial news

Pare 13-Week-end" radio

DTO-

grammes.

Pages 14 and 15-Shipping News

Page 16 Training gallopa.

bowls teams.

Corps last night...

An island fortress such as Hong Kong could not in these modern days expect to have any but the shortest possible warnings before it found itself. under attack.

one, of the Volunteer Forces,

"I urge upon every firm in this Colony, to give every opportunity. indeed every inducement, to men

“It in vibally necessary,” remark- [training that with the least possi-l of serviceable ags, to join up and Lawned air Geoffry, "that the Corps bie notice every man will be in his to do their training," said His B-

should be complete in numbers and place and moreover, that 'f and cellency.

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AMOY BEFORE INVASION

A panoramic view of Amoy Island and Kulangsu (foreign settle- ment taken just before the Japanese attack on the port. (Photo,

CMP.S.).

FIFTH EXTRA

FINAL

RACE MEETING ***

SELECTIONS.

By Last Quarter”

BACE 1 (2 PM). Handicap Evé tà Pinfarthings Expression Time-

2

RACE 6 (4.30. PM) Vixen Tor Lucky Lad Aztec

BAGE 2 (2.30 P.M.) Strathroy Courting Evé Electroni

2

RACE 33 F.M.) Bcenic, View

1

Rose Queen King's Lead i

Deido

RACE 4 (1,80 PML)

Election Time Final Triumph;

MS RACE 5 (4 PM) Hamdrum Eve

"Potentate

New Star

RACE 7(5 P.M.). Mac's Second Venture.. Stymie

Split Hand

RACE 8, (5.30 P.M.) Laughing Buddha: Smillig Thru K Soldier of China

RACE 9 (6 PM)

Estover Racing Boy Diogenes

DAILY DOUBLE

· Humdrum Eve

alando

Mac's Second Venture

Bay are erroneous. There was only waė Japanese destroyer 12 miles below the Bocca Tigris forts yesterday.

(International),

·BRITISH AIR

MISSION

Confers With Officials In Canada

Ottawa, May 20 The British Air Mission is con- ferring with the Ministry of National Defence of Canada. Fuz- ther discussions with American aeroplane manufacturers is ex- pected to take place in New York during the week-end.

It is understood that a number of factories are ready to`submit tenders for bombers for the RAF. The Mission, fiowever, emphasises that it has no power to place orders but is only investigating conditions with the view of pur- chases in the future.-(Reuter),

GENERAL WU THANKS RELIEF DONOR

Canton, May 20, General Wu Te-chen, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov- ernment, has written to Mr. Hộ Tae-ting, a prominent merchant here, thanking him for his generous donation of $10,000 for the reller of war victims.--(Central. | News),

NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIPS

London, May, 20.

Two battleships are provided for In the British naval programme for 1938, and construction will com- mence next autumn, m

The tonnage, of each of the ships writes the Daily Telegraph's naval": correspondent, will be over 65,000 and possibly attain" 45,000 tons,mmm (Transocean),

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 304. TT. ON. LONDON: 1. 2.13/182..

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent). London May 20. London aliver prices today were up 1/16 as follows:—

May 19. May: 30... 18-11/16 18-3/4/ 18-7/16 18-1/2

Spot

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