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KIDNAPPERS FOILED

IN NEW TERRITORIES

Per

CABINET MEETS ON BANK HOLIDAY FOR

THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS

Crowds Cheer Ministers DOG-FIGHT Missionary On Leaving Number Ten OVER HOPPO

PARLIAMENT SUMMONED FOR NEXT THURSDAY

LONDON, APRIL 10 (REUTER)-ALL BUT TWO OF THE TWENTY-TWO MINISTERS WERE PRESENT AT A MEETING OF THE BRITISH CABINET at 11. o'clock this morning-the first held on a Bank holiday for several years-to hear a report from the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, on the events since last Thurs- day and to consider the Opposition request for the re call of Parliament. Absentees from the meeting were Lord Runciman, Lörd President of the Council, who is Abroad and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald (Colonial Secre- tary) who is indisposed.

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ADMIRALTY DENIAL

Additional police were drafted to control the large crowds, who watched the arrival of the Ministers at No. 10 Downing Street, in bright sunshine. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- berlain. presided at the meeting and Capt. David Margesson, Chlef Government Whip, attended for twenty minutes. His presence sug- gested that Parliament would be recalled.

LONDON, April 10 (Rëuter)—— The Admiralty categorically deny

JAPANESE PLÄNES

DRIVEN OFF

WUCHOW, April 10 (Central) A fast and furious dog fight between Chinese planes and Japanese machines took place over Hoppe, 20 miles north of Pakbol. at 10:32 o'clock yesterday morning. The enemy airmen were, finally overwhelm- ed and took to fight, ... with several of their machines badly damaged,

on Hoppo

machine guns.

when

Doctor Murdered

In Canton

Vain Attempt

To Save Life CANTON, April 10 (Reuter)

Stolen

A church is the last place where a robbery would be thought to occur, but St. John's Cathedral authorities have discovered that thieves make no distinctions.

A safe kept in thế crypt 'Was broken" sometime on Sunday night and a sum of about $600 in cash, | constituting the collections from

Easter services, was stolen,

ADMIRAL SIR

STANLEY COLVILLE DEAD

Farmer's

Successful

Bid For Freedom

..

NEW TERRITORIES KIDNAPPERS WERE FOILED on Sunday night when a farmer, named Cheung Kl- lap, and his wife, who had been forcibly taken from and were being marched to captivity across paddy. flelds, made a courageous and successful bid for ..freedom.

The couple live in an annumbered hut near Lok- machau. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, they were aroused by six men who gained entry by breaking dowa the door. Four of the men carried revolvers, while the remaining two had torches.

Police Officers Commended

They forced the farmer's wife to give them the keys to her boxes, ". Dr. 0. L., Eaton, of Christ-

from which they stole about $50 church, New Zealand, aged 30

and some'. small articles. They The Japanese planes were

Principal Naval

then compelled the couple to conducting a second bombing raid years, of the Presbyterian

Mission, Kongchuen, was shot |

leave their dwelling. A.D.C. To King Chinese the

After going for some distance machines suddenly swooped down dead by bandits last night.

Sgt. E J. Stewart has been from thick banks of clouds and Three Chinese nurses gave LONDON, April 10 (Reuter) across the fields, the men released commended by the Commissioner- engaged them in a terrific fight. their blood for transfusion in Admiral Hon. Sir Stanley (Cell hold of the couple who, taking of Police, for zeal and devotion to Taken by surprise, the Japanese a valn attempt to save the James) Colville, G.C.B. G.CM.G.. their chance, ran for their lives in duty while undertaking a search airmen were badly cutmanoeuvred. life of the missionary.

|G.C.V.O., RN. (Retired), who was the darkness and hid in a bush In the first rald' on Hoppo, the A Japanese guard, who was Vice-Admiral of the United King- which their knowledge of the for suspects after an attempt had been made to rob a motor. lorry enabled them to Japanese planes dropped eight about 200 yards from the dom and Lieutenant of the Ad- countryside

carrying the payroll of the Hong- bombs and sprayed the town with Mission, was totally unaware intralty, died here to-day in his locate.

kong Mines at Linmahang. New After making sure that their Territories, on October 20 last.. of the incident until inform- 78th year. ed, although more than 20 He was the second son of the would-be captors had gone, the Sgt. Chu Wo and Constables shots were fired by the 11th Baron Colville of Culross and couple went to the Lokmachau pé-Chan Chi and Tang Ka have been in 1902 married Lady Adelaide lice station and reported their ex-commended by His Excellency the bandits. DEATH OF SEN

The body is being brought Earl of Clanwilliam.

Jane Meade, daughter of the 4th pertence.

As the Ministers left Downing prepared" is the keynote of the PARIS, April 10 (Reuter)—“Be

J. H. LEWIS back to Canton for burial.

Sir Stanley Colville served in Street they were clapped and

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuter) to-morrow. cheered by large Bank holiday the Italian invasion of Albania.

Paris press on the aftermath of

the Zulu War (1857), Egyptian BATTLE RAGING party under, Sat. Stewart. Found The late Eaton was Campaign, Nile Expedition: Don- -The death has occurred of crowds waiting all morning. Lord

Senator James Hamilton Lewis, well-known in South China gola Expedition (severely wound- Halifax. Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha- |

This is no longer the time for who Commissioner of the and was married only lasted), and, during the Great War. (Secretary for War) and Lord declarations but for military mea-War Department in the Great War. Christmas. Chatfield (Minister for. Co-sures to ward off any eventuali- ordination of Defence) were par- ties." writes "Le Matin,” which ticularly cheered.

adds that direct diplomacy and There will be a meeting of Min- separate agreements are prefer- isters (not a Cabinet meeting), atable to spectacular demonstra- 4 p.m. Mr. Clement Attlee, Leader tions.

The Cabinet sat for. two-and-a- -quarter-hours.

of the Labour Opposition, will see Mr., Chamberinin at 2.30 p.m. to discuss the situation.

a report abroad that the Mediter- ranean Fleet is concentrated at Corfu and the Grecian coast line.

"BE PREPARED".

ADVANCE CONTINUED.

ROME. April 10. (Reuter→→ Present Indications are that Italian troops are continuing their Parliament will be summoned to advance on Albania and have oc- meet "next Thursday afternoon cupled Argyrokastron, a few miles which will be preceded by a Cabi- | from the Greek frontier, and net meeting the same morning. Berat, 40 miles south of Tirana.

BULGARIA AS AXIS PAWN

LONDON, April 10 (Reuter)—According to the Rome correspondent of “The Times," well-informed Italian circles consider Bulgaria will be advanced on the diplomatic chessboard as a pawn of the axis coun- tries who will urge her acceptance into the Balkan Entente and who will then sponsor Bulgarian demands for a free port at Salonika.

If this is done a corridor to the Aegean Sea will be demanded

which, unless effectively opposed by Britain and France, would lead to

KING ZOG AND

the demand on Rumania to hand QUEEN ON: WAY

over Dobruja on the Bisck Sea.

DANZIG CRISIS" IMMINENT "The Times" Washington corres- pondent reports that cfficial US. opinion appears to consider the Al

TO GREECE

Junk Master Wounded When Resisting Robbers

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Armed men shot the master of a Hongkong trading nk when he resisted their attempts to board his craft "early yesterday morning.

Leung Lin, who later entered the Kowloon Hospital for treatment, and eight fokis were asleep in their junk, No. 739V, moored off Ching I Island, near Lan- tau, when they were disturbed by the "noise of men clambering over the side of the craft.

Aware that the intruders were robbers but not knowing that they were armed, Leung and his men sprang to their feet and grappled with them. In the struggle, the junk master was shot and wounded.

The junk was loaded with a cargo of granite, which could not be taken away, but money, amounting to $120,

stolen, also some clothing.

WAS

MEMORIAL SERVICE

CHUNGKING, April 10 (Central)

SHOT DEAD

INSIDE CINEMA

Two Killed In Tientsin

The Central Party Headquarters TIENTSIN, APRIL 10 (REUTER)

and the National Government held ––– CHEN ** LIEH - SETH, LOCAL an enlarged weekly memorial ser- DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL

was with the Grand. Fleet. From 1916 to 1919 he was" Commander- in-Chief, Portsmouth, and from 1919 to 1922 was First and Prin- cipal Naval AD.C. to the King.

Sir Stanley was placed on the retired list in 1922. He knighted in 1912,

CHINESE ADVANCING

ON CANTON

ON KAOAN SECTOR

on

CHUNGSBU, KIANGSI,- ADË. 10 (Central)-After a week-end respite, fierce fighting has

the again. broken out Was

Klangal front, along the Nan- chang-Wangtsai highway near Kaoan, and to the north in the vicinity of Fengsin, at Tacheng.

Governor for their courage ‘tu connection with the search.

Three men were arrested as the result of the pluck of the search

guilty of attempted murder at the November Kriminal Bessions, the men were each sentenced to ten years" hard labour.""".

10 PORTUGUESE SHIPS HELD BY JAPANESE

SHANGHAI, April 10 (Renter)

The Japanese at Tacheng have A Japanese naval spokesman at been reinforced by more than 2,000 & press conference this afternoon the detention of 10 men and four heavy tanks. Sup- admitted Dorted by a large number of field steamers, of which practically all pieces, the Japanese mechanised were flying the Portuguesa flag, columns lumbered down southward of Woosung, at the entrance to to converge on the highway but met Shanghai. with stiff rebuff from the defen- The detention of these vessels, ders this morning.

the spokesman declared, followed Chinese forces, taking advantage doubts as to their status. Recent of the hilly terrain in the vicinity, investigation by the Japanese, he are maintaining their strong posts added, showed that many ships fying third Power flags were at points about three miles north desperate attempt to check the of Kabyushih, three miles north-actually operated by their old Chinese owners while the crews Chinese - advance southward, wis east of Kaoan.

were also pald wages by these the

Japanese Expect A Siege

From Our Own Correspondent CHUNGSHAN, April 10-T

Canton - Hankow Railway. To the north of Kaoan, Chinese Chinese.N Japanese" troops in Taipingchang launched à furious counter-attack One vessel flying a third party and Shepkang 23 miles north-west Fengain and approached the dag. the spokesman stated, wast of Canton, launched an attack city limits on the night of April 8. found not to have registration northward against the Chinese Later they were forced to retreat papers. The vessels would be de- positions where a fierce combat to the northwestern outskirts when tained pending further inquiries was raged on March 6. **

large numbers of Japanese arrived, as to their status The Chinese defenders eventually

: vice this morning with more than RESERVE BANK, was shot dead repulsed the invaders, 300 of whom SALONIKA, Apr 10 (Reuter)-300 members of the staff of the last night in a cinema which was were killed. The Chinese casual- Headed by King Zog, Queen two organs attending.

showing the picture "Ganga Din. tles were over a hundred. Geraldine, with members of the Mr. Lin Ben, Cháilman of the

The

banian episode as only the first of Albanian Government, proceeded National Government, presided over A Swiss engineer, Charles Gla-enemy left behind over 100 rifles GUIDE TO THE NEWS

a series of grave events, and that rum Florina by train towards the gathering, while General Hoser, was also shot dead as the and several light machine guns.

a Danzig "crisis" is imminent.

Chinese troops are reported to

Larises, on the railway line, to Ying-chin, Minister of War, dell-ssailant a Tartar, "named Man- have reached. the outskirts of

Athens, without stopping here.

People.

souroff, grappled with him.

Mansouroff had to be removed

Canton following their capture of Bunkat, on the Canton-Hankow

"The Times" in a leader on the

vered the pitncipal address, on the situation, dismisses Italian pretexts A message from Athens states | Chinese national spirit and Dr Sim that the Invaders were invited by that King Zog and Queen Geraldine Yat-sen's Three Principles of the to hospital and his condition is Railway, and of Ts Lan, on the uppressed Albanians and adds that will leave Greece very soon.

said to be serious. one of the immediate motives was that it was time for Italian pride to be gratified. The journal cons!- ders that the invasion, can only be for strategic reasons in order to provide a bridgehead to the. Bai-

kans..

APPEAL TO DUCE

ROME, April 10 (Reuter)—Wire- less stations broadcast a speech in "Tirana by the President of the Al- banian, Administrative Committee In which he appeals to the. Duce to form an Albanian Fascist Party.

"IF WE DO NOT HAVE A WAR" WASHINGTON, Apr. 10 (Reuters President Roosevelt has returned after a holiday at Warm Springs where he told the crowd at the station, Tll be back in the autumn. if we do not have a war,”

Special Cheers Were For Them

HORE-BELISHA

LORD HALE

West River, near Samshul - The enemy in Canton is manning the pill-boxes and other defence worką fa anticipation of a alege.n

On the East River front, Chinese forces have renewed their attack both on Tsengshing and Chuchów. which is north of Sheklung, Thé Chinese attack on this point is to prevent the possible transfer of the 6,000 Japanese troops to the Kong- moon front. As Chuchuen is, west of Tsengshing, the Chinese forces will shortly be able to isolate the latter towns

A military report stated that the Japanese loss of Sunkal on the Canton-Hankow Railway, en- talled the capture of 23 soldiers. eleven horses, fifteen heavy ma- chine guni," and other provisions," The war prisoners were taken back behind the Hines where they are well treated. Beveral prisoners wara lieutenants and captains, ani two are believed to be

feutenant colonels

PAGE 2-Second Extra Race meeting. Kotewall Cup foot- ball, Hockey. "FLK. Rifle As- sociation.

PAGE 3.Radio programmes.

The Services,

PAGE 5-Cinemas. Crossword puzzle. Diary of local events. PAGE 8-Law on side of true Newsettes love.

Round

about. Menu. PAGE 1-Dr. K. L... Reichelt's address at Tao Fong Shan retreat. Oberlin scholar sem lected. Stowaway sets up re- cord

PAGE 8. Leading article:

"Squeeze" in the Colony, PAGE 10-Screaming aliens in alr Liner Bentor League soccer. New natal motor boat

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PAGE 11-Englard's man of mystery, Japari” has⠀⠀ “spy: mania" Malaria research unit for Bast PAGES 12 and 13-Finance.

and commerce PAGES 14 and 16-Bhipping

news and directory.

PAGE 16 Race meeting re-

The

Portuguese Consul In Shanghai, it was revealed, called on the Japanese Consul-General to-day to discuss the matter

FLOOD VICTIMS FLOCK TO LOYANG

LOYANG, April 10 (Central)—— Large numbers of last summer's flood victims, with their last store of provisions exhausted, are daily flocking to Loyang" for relief. adding considerably to the burden of the local authorities

At Chengchow, Hsuchang, Chow- kow, and other places, this victima are creating a tremendous problem for the tree kitchens established by the authorities at each of these places.CHANG

At Changchow alone, the number of people catered by the free kitchens has exceeded. 20,000.

CHINESE LAUNCH OFFENSIVES ON MANY FRONTS CHUNGKING, Apr. 10 (Reater) Chinese forces, according Chinese dispatches, are at: prese

Launching a counter-offensiv many fronts in central Hupch north Kiangat also southeast Kwang Klangiu province