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~"Hongkong Daily Press"-April 20, 1939.

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SHANGHAI, APRIL 19 (REUTER)

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OFFICIAL

"PROGRAMME

ANNOUNCED

LONDON, April 19 (Reuter) -AN ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN-The official programme for ABOUT 200 CHINESE GUERILLAS the visit of the King and AND ONE OR TWO SCORE JAP-Queen to the United States is

TROOPS OCCURRED now announced. ANESE DURING THE NIGHT IN THE

The King and Queen will VICINITY OF HUNGJAO, AERO- DROME, ON THE WESTERN OUT- spend two days and one night

SKIRTS OF SHANGHAI.

in Washington as the guests RIFLES of President Roosevelt at BOTH SIDES. USED AND MACHINE-GUNS AND THE White House.

CLASH, WHICH. LASTED FOR AN

THE THE

STRONG OPPOSITION

ESCAPED IN RAIDERS DARKNESS INTO THE COUN

TRYSIDE

WITHOUT BY

NEIGHBOURHOOD PASSES WERE. ARRESTED JAPANESE FOR QUESTIONING.

IN CASE BROUGHT UNDER OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT

Kuling Still

In Chinese Hands

SEVERE FIGHTING. IN PROGRESS

CHINESE SUCCESSES.

Alleged Sale Of Highly Confidential Plan Of

An Ordnance Factory To Germany For £30

BRITISH RAID.

IN TIENTSIN CHUNGKING, April 19 (Can- tral-A Japanese sectes organ in" the British Concession In Tientsin was raided by the British authorities, according

to a report from the northern port city. Five pistols, it is stated, were discoveredt

AMERICA TO BUILD UP TIN RESERVES

LONDON, Apr. 19 (Kṭuter) -Preliminary discussions are reported to be taking place between the United States Government and the Inter- national Tin Committee for the sale to America of tin as war reseEVE.

GENERAL LABOURER

CHARGED: INTERVIEW

WITH GERMAN CONSUL IN LIVERPOOL: CODE WRITTEN ON PAPER, FOUND BY THE POLICE

SECRET DOCUMENT STILL MISSING

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LONDON, APRIL 19 (REUTER)—A SENSATIONAL SUBMISSION BY THE PRO- SECUTION THAT A LABOURER EMPLOYED AT THE ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY AT EUXTON, LANCASHIRE, HAD SOLD A HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SECRET PLAN OF THE FACTORY TO THE GERMAN SECRET SERVICE FOR £30, WAS MADE WHEN THE HEARING OF CHARGES UNDER. THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT WAS CONTINUED AT CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, TO-DAY.

Joseph Kelly, aged 30, general labourer, appeared on remand charged with steal- ing a site and progress plans of the factory,

CHUNGKING, April 19 (Reuter) A Chinese dispatch from Kiang- al claims that Kuling is still in Chinese hands though admitting When Their Majesties_pass that the Japanese, after the arri HOUR STARTED HALF-A-MILE the border, at Niagara Falls, val of reinforcements, are at pre- FROM THE AERODROME AND into the United States they rent launching a determined as- ENDED IN THE AIRFIELD IT will be met by Mr. Cordell sault on the Yangtze mountain SELF.

Hull, Secretary of State, and resort where severe fighting is said ENCOUNTERING UNEXPECTED an official delegation.

to be in progress halfway up the At Washington station, they hill. will be welcomed by President arid,

with Mrs. Roosevelt

SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuter) whom Their Majesties will Hardly a day passes now without ALL CHINESE FOUND IN THEl drive in State to White House.further claims of Chinese succcases

The programme in Wash-on the various fronts.

a garden Among the latest assortment is

Mr. G. R. Paling, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said that Kelly was em ington includes party, a "dinner at the British one alleging that Chinese van-

ployed on constructional work at the factory but was in financial straits and there was no doubt that he conceived a method for augmenting his income. Embassy and a banquet at guards have reached a point ave miles from Canton from where it

whom Kelly corresponded, as White House.

German

Service Becret

agent Their Majesties will spends stated the Japanese are con-;

Well-informed circles, while not sel. "was to sell secrets of the

Kelly crossed into Germany on According to another dispatch denying the possibility of such Ordnance factory to a foreign

March 17 meeting the German a day and night in New York sidering evacuation.

trainie on the Hauchow-Pengpu talks have no knowledge of 25,000 power. There is, evidence to show

agent who passed him through the section

the of

Tientsin-Pukowtons having been mentioned,

that, in order to carry out his puc-

LONDON, April 19 (T/Ocean)- frontier and the two of them then Raliway has been disrupted and It is generally known that the pose he, with the help of the Ger-

instructions and the Japanese have been forced to United States has been endeavour-man Consul in Liverpool, placed Another bamb explosion occurred went to Cologne, where Kelly re

in communication with at the Woolwich arsenal this morn-ceived drop supplies of food and ammunting. for a long time, to build up himself

and Kelly was alleged to have been the German Secret Bervice for the ing injuring one worker don to the garrison at Henchow. her own tin reserves and the

authorities, controlling the tin purpose of selling all information causing a fire which, however, was paid £30. JAPANESE AMBUSHED It is claimed that 3.000 men be-market, are believed not to be and material which he could ob quickly extinguished by the fac

averse to such a scheme. provided tain by any means he had in history's are brigade. longing to the Konove mechanized the United States Government power, detachment were ambushed near

agree to proper safeguards regard- Pengpu and a large number were ing the released of tin from such killed while five more towns in

war stock. southern Shansi, says another re- port. have been recaptured by Chinese troOPS.

were

The Australian naval manoeuvres successfully concluded yes- terday. Further exercises are contemplated in the near future, says a Reuter massage from Mel- where they will visit the

World's Fair. bourne.

10,000 - TON H.M.S. EDINBURGH FOR CHINA STATION

LONDON, APRIL 19 (REUTER)-NAVAL AND FAR EASTERN CIRCLES ARE MOST INTERESTED BY THE ADMIRALTY'S ANNOUNCEMENT of the re- call of the 22-year-old cruiser H.M.S. Cardiff to be re- placed by a larger vessel. Some predict that H.M.S. Edinburgh (10,000 tons), now completing her trials and outfitting, is due to enter the Service in a few weeks" and will be the ship selected for China.

Confrmation cannot be abtained but Reuter un- derstands that it is certain that it will be a ship of

་ class. the Southampton

It will be remembered that H.M.S. Cornwall is al- ready en route to the China Station.

Changes Expected In

Australian Cabinet

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A strong Japanese detachment is stated to have been routed in the vicinity of Wuning; in north Klangsi

SOVIET AID

A Chinese dispatch from Hong- kong quotes well-informed circles for the news that an important agreement is being reached be- tween Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, and the Soviet these Government for continued Russian changes, it may be observed that help for China, adds that china old ships like HM.B Emerald and is receiving 30 high-speed planes

East from Russia every week. H.M.B. Enterprise, of the Indies Squadron, which is based on Trincomalee, were recently re- called.

In conjunction with

H.M.S. Manchester has already replaced one and HMS. Liverpool is en route to replace the other, while H.M.S. Gloucester is on her

DEATH OF MR. C. REMEDIOS

of the East Indies Colony Resident For

MELBOURNE April 19 (Reuter) way to replace HMS. Norfolk as -Drastic changes in the Austra-Flagship lian Cabinet re anticipated when Squadron. Mr. R. G. Menzies, former Attor-

Owing to the Washington Treaty

ney General, is elected leader of limitations, Britain has never yet the United Australian Party.

been able to bring up the China

Many Years

THE DOLLAR .T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 2td. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 281.

London Silver Market From Our Own Correspondent London, April 19.

unchanged as follows:-

"That method," continued coun-

INTERVIEWED CONSUL "Sometime towards the end of last year, Kelly apparently decid- ed to attempt to earn more money by carrying information to Ger- many. He went to Liverpool and there interviewed the Consul." said Mr. Paling.

German

BOMB EXPLOSION

AT WOOLWICH

Assistance to an greatest enemy bombing squadron who might desire to bomb the

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where

He also told of a woman with whom he was corresponding and the name and address, were written on a plece of paper found upon Kelly when he was arrested.

Kelly, added counsel for the prosecution, returned to Manches- ter on March 20 and on the same factory: Counsel continued that as a re-day he was stopped by police off- salt of the correspondence a meet-cers at Bolton station, and, on ar-

Kelly, no doubt, gave the Gering was arranged in Germany the rival at the police office, Kelly spat man Consul his native address and money for Kelly's fare being sent a plece of paper onto the pave- as a result of that interview Kelly by post.

Mr. Paling alleged that Kelly

Mr. Paling. sald that on

ment.

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that.

London silver prices to-day were received a letter which the pro- then broke into the factory and paper was the code given to Kelly

Spot

while in Germany. April 18 April 19

20-1/18 20-1/16 Forward 19-7/8 19-7/8

STERLING SERVICE

RECOGNIZED

secution would produce later."

Mr. Paling, added that one of the plans was recovered but the other was still missing.

This was a highly confiden-

and tial

document secret which could

the prove of

RESTORATION OF

Mr. Wong Ping-shun INDEPENDENCE OF

A presentation of a gold watch

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

and chain from Messrs. Mackin- non, Mackenzie and Co. to Mr. CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuter)---- Wong Ping-ahan, J. P., who re- Dr. E. Benes, former President of bas accepted tired from the compradoreship of Czechoslovakia, that arm after 45 years' service, leadership. of the International

stole, two plans. He applied, the following day, for a passport which was subsequently issued with a German vira.

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CROSSED INTO GERMANY · Counsel described the man, with

Chinese 12 Miles From Canton

took place in the compradore Movement for the restoration of ENCIRCLING MOVE

department yesterday.

the independence The resident: partner. Major slovakis. H. V. Wilkinson, D. 8, O., pre-

The death occurred at his resi-senting the gift to Mr. Wong, also

It is expected that he will as-Squadron to pre-war strength, but dence, No. 589, Nathan Road, last handed him a letter from Sir sume the Premiership of the Com-now that new and powerful vessels night, after a long liness, of Mr. George Campbell, of the Home monwealth in succession to the are being continually completed, Carlos Eugenio dos Remedios at office eulogizing the sterling ser- vice which Mr. Wong has given they will progressively replace the the age of 58 years. late Mr. J. A. Lyons.

Born in Hongkong, the late Mr.to the firm." Sir Earl Page, Minister of Econo- older ones, enabling a marked im-

On Mr. Wong Ping-shun's re- mies, who is acting Prime Minister, provement in the British naval Remedios was formerly Chief Clerk

in the Russo Asiatic Bank

tirement, his son, Mr. Wong Chi- is expected to resign to-day and position in Far Eastern waters.

He is survived by his wife, apo; has been appointed com- he will recommend to the Gov- Experts point out that in the ernor-General, Lord Gowrie, to event of emergency the Ave new son, a brother, Mr. J. J. dos Reme-pradore to succeed his father.

Mr. Wong is the holder of the send for Mr. Menzies to form a cruisers named could combine to dios, of the Kowloon Docks, and a

brother-in-law, Mr. L. M. Xavier. Certificate of Honour and a mem- form a homogeneous squadron, " Government.

ber of the District Watch Com- mitter.

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH taken on the occasion of the presentation of a gold watch and chain from Messra. Mackinnon." Mackensie & Co. to Mr. Wong Ping-shun, J.P., who retired from the Compradore Department yesterday. Mr. Wong is succeeded by his son, Mr. Wong Chi-po. (Photo by Kwong Ngal Studio).

of

Czecho-

Counsel said that he had simple evidence, some of which would be heard in camera, that Kelly stole, the plans with the intention of selling them to Germany.

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SPANISH MISSION

TALKS WITH FRENCH

AUTHORITIES

RABAT, April 19 (Reuter)-

A mission of high Spanish off- cials have arrived here from Spanish Morocco to diseas with the French authorities the relations between Spanish and French Morocco.

IN PROGRESS CHUNGKING, April 19 (T/Ocean) - Fierce fighting has been going on in the Canton neighbourhood of

Rabat is the capital of the during the last few days, ac- French zone of Morocco and has a

GUIDE TO THE NEWS cording to Chinese war news. population of 33,000. Fez in the

PAGE 2-Softball notes. Sports notes and views. Training gallops. Featherweight title fight. Lawn bowls teams. PAGE 3-Radio programmes.

London Gazette, PAGE 5 Cinemas. Crossword

prizle Diary of local events PAGE 6-Wedding at Registry. **Women's page, an PAGE 7. Murder trial at the. Criminal Sessions. Peace Pledge Union address, Bad weather delays air mails Funeral of Fate Mr. Wong Kai-ming... PAGE 8-Leading article; No

Surrender.

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PAGE 9-Generalissimo Chiang

Kai-sher's statement. PAGE 10.--The Services. Good- ich exhibit at World's Fair. PAGES 11, 12 and 13, Finance

and commerce de PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping

news and directors, PAGE 16-Bwo League semi- Anal Eastern football tour,

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"It is claimed that the Chi-North and Marrakesh in this Bouth nese troops which recaptured are the old capital of the Bultans, Kuasin Cirantien, near the Canton-Hankow Railway," are now only about twelve miles from Canton. Another column which has been engaged in the task of encircling Canton has got to within twenty miles of the town.

At the same time it is admitted} that violent nghting is taking place in the rear of the Chinese advance, particularly south-east of Cantón, in the vicinity of Shilung.

Chinese "irregulars are said to have carried out a successful on slaught upon the Japanese air base near White Cloud mountain.“.

The Japanese are continuing to rush reinforcements to the front in Central China, particularly inj the district near Hankow and Tungting Lake. These comprise the Twentieth Division which has hitherto been stationed in South Shanal

The Chinese claim to have halted the Japanese advance along the Han River.

MEDWAY DANCE POSTPONED

Captain" "S" and the Wardroom Othcers, H.M.S. Medway and the IVth Sub marine Flotilla; very much regret that it has been found necessary to alter the date of their dance, from April 28 to May 5.

New Invitations will be

issued only to those who we unable to accept for the ori ginal date:

Any guests who ready accepte

they are; not free are requested to signify thir to their resp