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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GERMANY DENIES MOVEMENT OF TROOPS ACROSS
ACROSS FRONTIER
CHIEF DANGERS OF CZECH CRISIS OVER
Reconstruction Of Prague Government
BUDAPEST, March 12 (Router)-It is learned bere that throughout last night consultations were going on between the Slovak leaders and Prague, in which Dr. Most of the Tiso is stated to have participated. Czech troops and Gendarmes have withdrawn from the streets of Bratislava and order is being maintained by the police and a few Hlinka Guards.
All roads leading to the city; are guarded by Czech troops and gendarmes and during the night parties of Hlinka: Guards from the provinces were turned back..
the
events In Bratislava, denoting strong, sympathy for the Slovaks. "The First Vic- tim of the Czech Terror" la one of the many piscards.
JAPANESE THREAT TO SOUTH
CHINESE READY UNDER GEN. TSAI
From Our Own Correspondent
CHUNGSHAN. Mar. 12-In view of the persistent Japanese threats to land in Southern Kwangtung, Generals
Traf Ting-kal and Chang Yen, of the famous 19th Ropte Army, which defended Shanghai against the Japanese in 1931. of the are now in command militia to enrage the enemy should they invade those. southern provinces.
Gen. Tal was recently summ-
CABLES
WEDDING IN KOWLOON
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Coulson, photographed after their wed- ding at Union Church; Kowloon, on Saturday, The bride who
Was formerly arrived from Vancouver on Friday Donaldson. (Photo, Z. Z. Chang).
A later message from Berlin. moned to Chungking to accept an that "Prague administrative post in the Military There were no demonstrations however, states this morning and Dr. Bidor, the action against Slovakla is ar - Affairs Commission, but, in view i
fringement of Slovakia's autono-n the alarming situation in South NAVAL SHIPYARDS nous rights committed in the Kwangtung, Gen. Trai again spirit of Dr. Benes, and is causing volunteered for active service. He
Czech Deputy Prime Minister (not the acting Slovak Premier) appeal- ed to the Hlinka Guards to avoid
Incidents.
The opinion is expressed that two! of the most seriqus dangers appear
to have been averted, namely, armed resistance by the Slovaks and intervention from outside.
A message from. Berlin states that the reports that German troops have crossed the fron- tlar or are intending to Cross are denied.
THREE DEAD."
national situation."
CZECH COMPLAINT
IN AMERICA
Con-
4 renewed darkening of the inter- knows those districts well owing WASHINGTON, Mar. 12 (Reuter) to his garrison duties there years -The U.S. Under-Secretary of Bgo."
State, Mr. Sumner Welles, at a In the Canton area"the Japanese press conference, stated that the The above is stated to be an in-troops have been quiet over the State Department heartily favour- spired statement which was made
week-end. They made several id the authorization of United to the foreign press and adds efforts to push northwards into States naval shipyards to that the Czechs have declared the lines held by the forces under struct warships for the Latin- that such infringements are re-General Yu Hon-mon, but were American Governments. The ne- garded in a friendly way in Paris repulsed in every advance. Tal-cessary legislation, he said, wes and in London and complain that kongling. 40 miles north-east of under discussion, under which the supporting Canton, was occupied several times navy yards would be open to all
by the Japanese only to be driven Latin-American countries. out by the Chinese forces.
British Prague.
Are papers
PRAGUE, Mar. 12 (Reuter ELEMENT OF UNCERTAINTY The tali of yesterday's disturbances, LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter)—The in Slovakia is three dead. com-hope of the formation of a new prising two Hilnka guards and a Government under M. Sidor to end German woman. To-day Bratislav the Slovak crisis is expressed by 18 orderly. Czech troops are correspondents
Central patrolling the streets and carloads Europe though it is admitted that
from
of prisoners, mostly officers of the Germany's Indeterminate attitude Hlinka Guards,
introduces an element of passing through the streets,
certainty.
are to be zeen
POLITICAL MOVES
**
un-
EAST RIVER VALLEY
Miss Janet
COVENT GARDEN PREPARES
GALA SHOW FOR "MARCH 22 LONDON. Mar. 12 (BWS)-Tbe. interior of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden will be trans- formed for a gala performance on Mar. 22. when the King and Queen Mr. Welles added that America's will entertain the French President cwn defence requirements should and Madame Lebrun, A Royal Box be paramount and that the work is being constructed for the King for other nations should be so co- and Queen and the President and ordinated as not to impede the his wife in the centre of the Grand
In the East River valley," the command of troops is said to be in the hands of Gen. Mac Pel-ban. His duty is to ward off another US Navy expansion. Japanese invasion, in view of the arrival of enemy reinforcements in Tsengahing, north of the East River.
A
MORE BASES NEEDED".
tier, flanked on either side by two other special boxes, one for the Ambassadors and Ministers and inessage from Charleston, their ladies and the other for South Carolina, states that Mr. members of the Cabinet and ex- A communique of the 12th Army Swanson, Secretary of the Navy Prime Ministers, with about fifty The more confident views is held Group stated that all Japanese Department, before leaving for the guests in each. Dr. Sivak yesterday informed in Whitehall of a prospect of a warships in Swatow waters left on West Indies to recuperate from Queen Mary, the Duke and the Central Government in Prague European settlement unaffected by Saturday, while the transfers of his long illness; stated that the Duchess of Gloucester, and the that he does not wish to be Prime the sudden crisis, says the diplo-enemy troops in Sherkang and recent naval manoeuvres in the Duke and Duchess of Kent will be Minister. He is now in Rome formatic correspondent of the "Obser- Taipingchang, north of Canton, Caribbean Sea "had confirmed the among the 25 members of the the Coronation of the Pope. Dr. ver.” adding that evidence re-were carried out in routine man opinion of our naval experts that Royal Fambly sitting with the King Sokol. President of the Diet, ar-ceived in London did not suggestner.
bases for aubriarines, destroyers and Queen and it is expected that rived in Prague by air. and ex- that the former Slovak Pame In Hainan Island, the Japanese and aeroplanes are needed in the Lord Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd pressed confidence that the crisis Minister, Dr. Ti50's attempted are unable to penetrate further | Atlantic."
George will sit in the Cabinet Box would soon be settled, perhaps coup was the result of any imme-into the interior owing to the stiff to-night. Dr. Sokol drove to seedlate German encouragement. Dr. Hacha.
made
*
stand of the Self-Defence Corps The correspondent goes on to under the Kwangtung Provincial Gen... L Hon-wan,
Government.
Official quarter deny that Ger-say that indeed there is evidence chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- many has
any demands, to suggest that Dr. Tiso had proved present more German than the Germans It is thought that the crisis may lead to .some struction of the Prague Govern-Herr Hitler and Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop. the German Foreign
ment.
A later
recon- and
caused
message from Prague Minister. states that the new Slovak Cabinet
embarrassment
to
By appealing "direct to Berlin.
was appointed under the Premier-Dr. Tiso raised a further issue to ship of Dr. Sidor, the Czechoslovak Germany's central European "po- Vice-Premier.
PRAGUE ATTACKED
ley at a time when Herr von Rib- bentrop would rather not have raised it.
In the meantime, a message from Vienna states that M. On the one hand, therefore, the Durcansky renewed his radio Vienna broadcasting station was attack against the Prague Gov-Instructed to support the Slovak ernment, declaring that Prague's separatist issue while German In- action
dismissing the Tiao fluence on the other hand help to Cabinet was illegal, because the bring about 3 quietening Cabinet could only be dismissed emotion,
in
A
of
11 the Blovak Diet adopted a In one sense the Bratislava in- motion ut "No Conddence." The cidents are regarded as merely Tiso Cabinet was, therefore, en-emphasizing the underlying argu- titled to carry on."
ment for a change from jitters to
M. Durcansky also sharply cri- confidence. ticised the House in connection with the detention of the Hlinka Guard leader, Gen. Tuka, and Chlef of the Slovak Propaganda Bervice. Dr. Mach.
MERELY INTERESTED
L
vincial Government, has instruct- ed the garrison commander, Major-Gen. Huang I. to carry out Li's guerilla plans to harass the enemy and to exhaust them."
RIPOSTE TO JAPAN
BRITISH LOAN TO CHINA
SHANGHAI, Mar. 11 (Reu- ter)-Comment on the British loan of 25.000,900 to China was made on Saturday by Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead, the well- known expert on Far Eastern affairs.
Mr. Woodhead dismisses APPEAL TO SLOVAKS
"sheer eyewash" the view express ed in London newspapers that the TO CARRY ON FIGHT
VIENNA, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-A
new. British loan is not connected with any financial measures which leading oficial of the Nazi Party the Japanese have attempted, and in Vienna is leaving to-night for that it has no political purpose, Bratislava but no explanation is
*The British loan,” he says, "is
SPANISH IMBROGLIO
Communist Disturbances: Food Shortage: “A War Within A War"
MADRID, March 12 (Reuter)-After their head- quarters had been bombarded by artillery, the Provin- cial and Central Committee's of the Communist Party surrendered unconditionally to Col. Casado's forces" shortly after noon..
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RESULTS
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RACE 1
"The Lo Wu Handicap " Mr. MH.T.'s Dlogenes, 161 lbs.
(Mr. G. We Hook) Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin's
Ebony Idol, 163 lbs.
1
(Capt. Gilbertson)
2
SANCTITY OF HOLY PLACES IN JERUSALEM
LONDON, Mar, 12 (BWS)—-- Individual acts of violence which still occur in Jerusalem have
enhanced for precautions
maintaining the sanctity and decorum of holy places.
necessitated
Not long ago the preacher of E Agsa Mosque was murdered in the Mr. Dobson's Three Farthings,, City of Jerusalem and British
158 lba....... (Mr. E. Dobson)" 3 Won by 3 lengths, 4 length behave been fired upon by terrorists tween second and third.
Time: 24.5.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $13.
Places: $5, $5.70.
*
Betting
Diogenes........... Ebony Idol
Win Place. 165 81
233
110
Three Farthings...
11
17
Zero
81
46
Total
490
254
troops outside Haram Eah Sharif
within the sacred enclosure.
While no British troops of any description have been stationed in Haram Esh Sharif it has been found
Also ran:-Zero, 160 lbs. (Mr. M. necessary to obtain the permis
slon of the religious authorities of F. Haynes).
| Haram to locate a small police post in a room rented for the purpose. This room is at the disposal of the Muslim constables on "duty in Haram Esh Sharif and is also used by the British police official on supervisory duty. But every pre- caution is taken to ensure that policy officers, both British and Arab, observe all proprieties suitable for the sanctity of the locality and police are entirely withdrawn at the time for Friday prayers.
RACE 2
The Melbourne Cup" Mr. W. E. Grieve's „Teviotdale, 171 lbs... (Mr. W. E Grieve) Mr. B. A. Fargus' Spectrum, 168
No British soldiers have at any Ibs.................. (Mr. Fargus).
time occupied any, mosque Matr Oliver's Sea Urchin, 161
lbs. ... (Mr. T. W. Chattey) 3Jerusalem, whether inside or out- Won by 2 lengths, many lengths side Haram Esh Sharli. between second and third.
Time: 4.58.2.
Pari-mutuel:-
Win: $9.70.
Places: $6,60, $11:80.
2)
Also ran:-Cape York, 152 lbs. (Mr. Eyre); Iroquois, 152 lbs. (Mr. Treverton).
Calleptito
44
33
Charcoal
60
47
Fairchild
14
-20
Geordle
203
160
National Barvicę....
141
112
Old Fashioned
64
85
Betting
Tiger Eyes
96
07
Win. Place.
225
83
Total
762 .615
23
37
23
"32
43
40
260 166
572 358
Cape York Iroquois .... Sea Urchin" Spectrum ... Tevoltdale ge
Total
RACE 5
"The Oldtimers' Handicap "
Dr. Lee Shlu-kee's'
ན
Royal Highress, 158 lbs.
(Mr. V. V. Needa) RACE 3
Mr. Lan's Plain View, 155 lbs. Governor's Cup
(Mr. Y. T, Fung) 2 (Winner a Cup presented by Mr. L.W.FFș Gold Sovereign, 151
HE. the Governor)
lbs. (Mr. S. C. Liang) 3 Mr. J. G. Whittaker's Mortmain. Won by length, 2 lengths be-
(Mr. W. E. Grieve) 1 tween second and third. Mr. E. Dobson's Clowner,
Time: 2.11. (M. E. Dobson) 2 Pari-mutuel:- Mr. J. P. Murphy's
Win: $18.60. Jack O'Lantern,
3
(Mr. J. P. Murphy) Won by 2 lengths, 3" lengths be- tween second and third.
Time: 2.55.4. Pari-mutuel ———..
Win: $10.50.
Places: $7.10,-$12,70,"' $18.10. Also ran:-Arabian Cat (Mr. G. LA W. Hook); Ike (Mr. M. F. Haynes); Malolo (Mr. T. W. Chat- tey); March Brown (Mr. A. H. R. Butcher); Public Hero No. 1 (Mr. P. P. Hemans) Punch (Mr. Gil- bertson); Widnes (Mr. J. Barrow). Betting
Places: $6.70, $6.30, $6.80. Also ran:-Charybdis, 148 lbs. (Mr. Cooper): Cuban Love, 140 (Mr. Hoo); Emergency Call, 148 (Mr. G. W. Hook); Good Morning, 145 (Mr. Chiu); King's Parade. 140 (Mr. P. Wel); Tribute, 140 (Mr. Yuen),
او
Betting
Charybdis ...... ย Cuban Love................
8 Emergency Call... Gold Sovereign.....
Win. Place.
13
·14·
7
18
204
115
Good Morning..... 79
52
Win. Place.
King's Parade
233
44
Plain View
185
159
Arabian Cat Clowner
6
14
24
56
Royal Highness....
182
126
Tribute
76
58
Ike
12
36
Jack O'Lantern...
14
33
Total
769
599
Malolo
26
36
· March Brown Mortmain..pose
273
168
299
200
Public Hero No. 1 2 Punch.......................... 61
13 55
Widnes
The Communists had tele- Migja's junta, which has the sup- phoned for several tanks, to port of the press and still controls meet the attack, but these the wireless station-one of the were unable to reach their principal Communist objectives
goes so far as to accuse the Com- headquarters.
munists of complicity with Gen. At the end of an hour's fighting. Franco, because their rising has several Communists appeared at weakened the Republican camp at the door of the building and, And-a moment of the greatest stress. asing themselves faced by Republican The Communists, on the other soldiers, threw their arms down on hand, make capital out of the the pavemèrit. This, however, does affirmation that Col Casado in- not signal the end of "the war tends to surrender territory still within a war? and vigorous action held by the Republicans to the is still being taken against the Nationalists. Communists entrenched in vari-
URGENT NEED FOR FOOD ous other buildings. BERLIN. Mar. 12 (Heuter)-No given regarding his mission. Mean-
The need of food is urgent, for diplomatic moves in connection while the Viennese wireless station intended as a riposte to Japan..:
The Republican troops reyesterday there was no bread. with the Slovak situation have s broadcasting every half-hour and must be regarded as only the
captured part of the Salaman-
Moveover, the Communists seized a announced by Berlin appealing to the Slovakian popula-first move in an economic war
ca quarter and also re-occupied
convoy bringing in, milk for chil- official circles, who merely em- tion. In their own language. to against Japan if her policy of over-
the Calle de Alcala, which
dren and old people. Yet the food famous thoroughfare is now phasise the interest with which carry on the fight against the riding the rights and interests of
rationing is amazingly normal, con- they are watching the affair and Prague Government.
The broad-third powers continues,"
scarred by trenches and dotted
sidering the transport difficulties the fact that Germany, as guar-casting also accuse the Prague DR. KUNG'S APPRECIATION with bloodstained machine-gun in the dangerous zones. The antor of the Vienna Award, is Government of provoking the CHUNGKING, Mar. 11 (Central) emplacements,
respective forces are storing sup- crisis.
An announcer spoke to--Appreciation of the extension by
plles under the very noses of their BATTLE LOCALIZED
opponents, who are unable to dis- night of concentrated Czech troop Great Britain of a £5,000,000 loan movements on the German-Slovak to create a joint stabilisation fund
While snipers are still busy, the tinguish, until it is too late, the frontier.
for the Chinese, currency was ex- centre of the city is calmer as the destination of the food lorries. pressed by Dr. H. H, Kung. Prest-battle is now localized in the east Military control over the streets,
Mr. dent of the Executive Yuan andern quarters, where the Calle de and even the buildings' may be concurrently: Minister of Finance Alcala enters the capital. Senor divided.
yet been
more or less directly concerned.
of
the
The front pages evening papers are: covered with sensational headlines on
KING'S PROGRAMME U.S. "WILL STRIVE in an interview with the "Central FOR PEACE AND FAIR DEALING"
ALTERED
LONDON, Mar. 12 (Reuter)-It
| News" yesterday.
Dr. Kung said that the loan
would greatly help, to stabilise the
ESPIONAGE CHARGE
EVACUATION OF CHUNGKING
Total
EACE 6"
March Consolation Scurry
14. Primos' Calientito
(Mr. P. P. Botelho). Mr. J. P. Murphy's
Jack O'Lantern
713 "520
RACE 4* The Newcomers' Plate "-/ E.B.K.'s Tiger Eyes; 158 lbs.
(Mr. Y. T. Fung)
#
Mr. G. W. Sewell's Geordie, 155
lbs.
(Mr. P. Wel)
Mr. W, K Yeung's
National Service, 158 lbs.
* (Mr. L. B. Chao) 3) Won by 2 lengths, length
tween second and third.
Time: 0.31.03.9. Pari-mutuel:
Win: $34.
Places: $7.90, $6.80; $7.50.
(Mr. T. W. Chattey)
Mr. Kia Ora's Arabian Cat"
(Mr.“ G, W. Hook) 3 Won by short head, neck be- tween, second, and third.
Time: 1.02.2
Pari-mutuel
Win: $14.500
Places: $7.60, $1, $19.80.
Also, rad-Malolo (Mr. 8. C. be-Liang). Old Fashioned" (Mär. V. V. Needa): Three Farthings (MrE, Dobson),
ls omcially announced. that His PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 12 (Reu-Chinese currency. It evidenced
CHUNGKING, Mar 11 (Reuters concern with LOS ANGELES, Mat. 11 (Reuter) Police, gendarmes and the Three Majesty the King has postponed ter) The Lima Pan-American Great Britain's
Corps were on Tuesday to the Conference was a "constructive China's financial and economic-Mikhail Gorla, manager of the principles Youth his visit
"local office of Intourist, the Boviet mobilised early this morning for £10,000,000. Government Munitions factor of value" in future relations conditions
The success of the negotiations travel agency, and Hada Salich, a enforcement of compulsory eva- Factory at Chorley, Lancashire, with the American Republics, de-
of Chungking by the and to the aircraft factories inclared President Roosevelt, in a for the establishment of this joint naturalised American citizen, were cuation
message to the Conference on stabilisation fund, Dr. Kung added, to-day convicted under the populace.
Also ran-Black Diamond, 152 New-on-heath, Stockport.
Pan-Americanism at the Univer- manifested the far-sightedness of Espionage Acti
Gorld's
wife. It is understood that to-day's. lbs. (Mr. 8. L' Yuen); Callentité, The King will carry out these sity of Pennsylvania.
the British politicians as it would Natasha, was acquitted. we programme mainly aims at the 160 (Mr. P. F. Botelho); Charcoal, "Our ecpntry will strive for benent both China and Great engagements on Mar. 31 after the
and - fair-dealing among Britain......... visit to London by Mon. Lebrun. peace
Britaing stated that the Chi- transmitting to Gorin and Gorin refugee camps outside the city 10, 186. RC Weld The omcial announcement states nations and the welfare of human that the King has found it neces- beings and Lima has marked yet nese Government and people were to his superiors in Russia, dats limita
It is expected that at least 2,000 sary to alter his plans for the another milestone of this common most thankful to the British Gov- concerning Japanese espionage
́endeavour,” he" concluded. coming week.
ernment for this act
activities and sabotage plans, ** will be thus Bvacuated.
Salich was found guilty of
rounding up of all unemployed 152 (Mr.. 8. C. Liang); Fairchild persona," and "sending them to 152 (Mr. P. L. Chiu); Fashion-
Betting
Black Diamond
WinPlace.
60
Betting
Jack O'Lantern
Malolo
Old Fashioned
Three Farthings... Callentito Arabian Cat
528
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