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#Hongkong Daily Press”—April 24, 1939,

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1939.

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BRITISH NATION MUST DEVELOP ITS MAXIMUM

EXTRA

ADMIRAL ON CHINA

STATION

Rear-Adml. A. J. L. Murray has been appointed to the "newly created post of Bear-Admiral in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron as from 'April 14.

He was in

of the command Signal School at the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, from Ab- gust, 1937, until some weeks after his promotion to Dag rank in January of this year. He has commanded the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla and was decorated for ser- vice in North Russia in 1919, when he was wounded.

The Fifth Cruiser Squadron is the nucleus of the British Naval Forces on the China Station, of which Vice-Adml. Sir Percy Noble ls, Commander-in-Chief. Another flag officer is already maintained on the station in the person of Rear-Amtra R V. Holt, who is Senior Officer on the Yangtze.

Rear-Adml Murray's post is an additional one, created with a view to relieving the Commander- In-Chief of some of the growing administrative work. His flag wili doubtless be hoisted in one of the Ave ships comprising the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.

FIGHTING CAPACITY IN MINIMUM TIME

SECOND FRENCH AIR CRASH

IN 24 HOURS

PARIS, April 23 (T/Ocean). -A serious air crash, near Tours, cost the lives of nine members of the French Alt Force on Saturday.

Two bombing planes collid- ed at a low altitude as both were about to land at Saint Symphorien Aerodrome and crashed in flames. Nine, pas-- sengers, including two Lien-⠀⠀ tenants were killed in the crash or burned to death be- cause although both planes fell upon the landing field, the beat was so fierce that the aerodrome personel Was unable to approach them.

This is the secand serious crash during the past, twenty- four hours, a bombing plane with fire passengers having crashed late on Friday night Dear Beauvais,

Determination Of All Shades Of Public Opinion To Face Seriousness Of The Hour

VESTACK

3 DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE MAY BE

BROUGHT TO BEAR ON POLAND

NEW STAMPS being issued in Canada to commemorate the Royal visit. That above, bear- ing portraits of the King and Queen, is red · and' black in calour; the lower, with portraits of the Princesses, is green and black

SOVIET NAVAL

LONDON, APRIL 23 (REUTER) THE FIRST ROUND-

UP OF HEAT IN THE POLITICAL FIRES WHICH SEEM LIKELY TO CHANGE THE FACE OF EUROPE ANEW-not. necessarily in the territorial aspect of the democracies have their way-shows no sign of cooling off. The realization of this weighs heavily in the British press on

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NEW YORK SCOUT AT, RALLY

THE COLONY CHIEF SCOUT, H.E. Sir Geoffry Northcote, photo- graphed in conversation with Patrick Donohue, of the New York Boy Scouts, at the Prince of Wales' Banner Rally held at the Diocesan Boys' School on Saturday afternoon. The ABP. Offleer, Wing Commander A.H.S. Steele-Perkins, is on the extreme right. Mr. Donohue only recently arrived in the Colony.

this St. George's Day. The serious attention devoted to the Chinese

situation in all its complex aspects, despite the absence of surprises since President Roosevelt startled the world with his message to the dictators, is eloquent proof of the steady determination of every shade of public opinion to face up to the seriousness of the hour..

While the democracies and the IMPORTANT ASPECT axis powers are popularly seen, 23 engaged in something of a race to

Journalistic Censure

- ALARM RAISED BY PLUCKY FOKI

Wanchai Chase In Early Morning

FARMER ROBBED IN PINGSHAN The latest of a number of armed robbers in the' New 'Territoring, was reported from Pingshan yesterday. A farmer, Chan Ying. 51, and a widow named Tang, Chin-hei, who by Admiral Leitshenko and Chier matic picture may vary in detail to mutual protection against the Legislative Yuan and one of Wang men who attempted to rob “*

JEWISH STRIKE HAIFA, April 23 (Reuter)-A occupied unnumbered hats in the Jewish strike Was proclaimed district, had all their clothing throughout the city as a protestolen when their abodes were en- against the authorities for having tered by armed men about 1 am, ordered to sea two Greek steamers yesterday morning. which had arrived with four fun- dred illegal immigrants.

Disturbances occurred in Haifa this morning during which police

were stoned.

MANOEUVRES HELSINKI, - April 23. (T/Ocean) -The spring manoeuvres of the Soviet Fleet began in the Baltic on Saturday. They are directed

Soviet.

!

Following representations from Dealing with another important newspaper circles in many parts woo the smaller powers before Fri-aspect of the growth of the anti-of the country, the Central News day when Herr Hitler is due to aggression front-the obscurity of Agency, a semi-official organis- reply to Mr. Roosevelt there is relations between Rumania and tion, has discontinued the supply ***Sunday Times" of news to the "South China Daily acknowledgment in plenty that Poland-the

diplomatic. correspondent points News," focal vernacular morning THREE MEN CAUGHT this does not complete the present

out that conditions have changed | paper.

An early Sunday morning chase picture.

The paper is edited by Lin Pel-in Lockhart Boad resulted in the As the Sunday Times" observes since the alliance between the two

former member of the apprehension of three out of four. in an editorial, however the diplo- countries was framed with a view sheng.

Ching wel's secretaries, who was furniture dealer's shop. The correspondent adds that the of Staff of the navy, M. C. Galler, from hour to hour one thing is not changing and that is the present

About 3 a.m. yesterday, the Taoi wo

Road (some time ago and in con- Cheung furniture store was entered are aboard the battleship necessity for the British nation to Rumario-Polish treaty, therefore severely attacked in Des Voeux

ne needs to be brought up to date. M. nection with which the assallant by the four men, two of whom Marat.

Gafencu, the Rumanian Foreign was sentenced at the March Cri-

were armed with daggers. While Minister will be able to explain in minal Sessions to 15 years' hard what progress have been made in

the shop was being searched, one London-where he is due to-day labour.

plucky foki, however, managed to Owing to its reactionary activi-run out of the premises and blew tfes, the paper has already been his police

whistle, banned from circulation in China.

The would-be robbers became: The present step is described as alarmed and bolted, but Were a measure of censure by the chased by the fokis and neigh- Chinese journalistie profession,

bours attracted to the scene. One man was caught near, the Bowington Canal Road, and two others were later arrested by the police.

develop its

maximum

Among other units,

a large capacity with the minimum time. nuraber of submarines, the air-Thus the issue of conscription is The two robberies are apparently craft-carrier stationed near Kron- being raised anew in same journals committed by the same men, but standt, as well as the coastal bat- how many robbers there were stertes at Kronstandt and Lenin-

are taking not known. The value of the miss-grad ing property is over $10.

manoeuvres.

REVOLUTIONARY part in the MEASURE

CHINESE ON OFFENSIVE IN KIANGSU

ROBBERS ENTER

PREMISES UNDER PRETEXT

Oranges Used As Gags

"I have brought something from Tim Sha Tong" stated a... volce that 18-year-old Yip Háu-chan heard from outside of 12, KNg Kwong Street, Arnt floor, about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Yip, who had a relative living at Tim Sha Tong, opened the door to admit three men, all strangers. The men carried a bundie...

AND CHEKIANG

Units Driving Toward Hangchow And Kashing

KINHWA, CHEKIANG, APRIL 23 (CENTRAL) ——THE

CHINESE ARE ON THE OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH KIANGSU AND NORTH CHEKIANG. Three Chinese columns are advancing toward Nanking and Chin- klang by the Nanking-Hangchow highway while an- other column is pushing toward Wuhing, famous silk town on the south bank of the Talhu Lake.

Chinese units which have crossed the Chientang River are driving toward Hangchow and Kashing. BREAK INTO KAIFENG mines near Tokou station. The train arrived and struck the mines. LOYANG, April 23 (Central)- The locomotive was destroyed and Within a few minutes, Yip, ber For the third time, within a fort- five armoured wagons were derail- grand-aunt Yip Poon-8001, 66 night, Chinese troops broke into ed. years of age, and an amah, Leung Kalteng in an attack early on ATTACK ON KAOÀN Ah-tan were bound and gagged Thursday morning. with the oranges that the bun-

thrust into a rear cubicle.

Despite the vigilance of

the

STUSHUI, KIANGSI, April 23

die mentioned contained, and Japanese, the Chinese smashed (Central)-The Chinese continue)

into the city and set fire to many their counter-attack on Kaoan, military establishments. Over 200 about 40 miles south-west of Nan- Japanese were slain in street night-chang. The right wing has reach

`ed Tasotsun, only a mile from the Chinese withdrew after town, while the central column is

at Wulipal.

Led by the "Observer" they affirm that the matter is being raised at the meeting of the again Cabinet to-morrow and give fur- ther currency to reports in the past forty-eight hours that France has made a new plea for the intro- duction of what, to this country, will be a revolutionary peace-time

measure.

this direction.

Whether or not the Far East will enter into the Anglo- French agreements with the Soviet is still a matter for con- Jecture but reports from Parks do not support those despatch- ed yesterday. EARLY STATEMENT

Commentators expect that," with | the return of the Soviet Ambassa- dor, M. Maisky, to London, the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, will be in a position to make a statement on the progress of Inegotiations early this week.

The aim of British policy in the Balkans is seen by the diplomatic correspondent of the "Sunday Times" 35 an en-

Speculations on the attitude deavour to promote" a neutral bloc of countries (no doubt in- that Herr Hitler will take up on eluding Bulgaria) pledged to Friday are now beginning, but come to each other's assis- Uttle that is concrete emerges from tance.

these, with the exception of the The importance of the Anglo-belief in Polish-German circles in French negotiations with Turkey Warsaw which understand that in connection with the eastern strong diplomatic pressure will be Mediterranean is underlined by the brought to bear on Poland to diplomatic, correspondent of the dissuade her from binding her ." Observer!"

fate with the Western Powers.

The robbers were armed with a rusty automatic pistol," and with kalves. They stole a $200 diamond þing.

The ring, other jewellery tó a value ofe $125, and $223 in money,

dawn. Tiam Hok, 14 year old cousin of) The Japanese Command in North

"Chinese troops crossed the Chin Yip, returned home at 4.30 p.m., China has ordered the suspension when he also was bound and gag of passenger service on the Peiping-River and attacked the Japanese ged. The robbers stayed at the Hankow. Railway and the Chengtai on the north bank yesterday. Several points were retaken and a three weeks to flat for more than an hour, left Railway for shortly after Tiam's return. facilitate the transport of puppet quantity of Japanese military sup-is

troops from Manchuria to Talyuan piles seized.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

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and Kalteng as reinforcements, CHINESE DAMAGE ARMOURED TRAIN

DYNAMITED

HIGHWAY

Soviet Co-operation With

France & Britain

PARIS, APRIL 23 (TRANSOCEAN)--FOLLOWING A CONVEE- ́SATION WITH THE FRENCH PREMIER, M. BALADIER, ON THE SOVIET PACT PROPOSALS, THE FOREIGN MINISTER, M. BON- NET, RECEIVED ON SATURDAY THE SOVIET AMBASSADOR, M. SURIEZ. BUNDAN

The Ambassador is understood to have emphasized the neces sity for a speedy reply to the Soviet proposals.

ANOVER

Nothing was stolen from the furniture shop.

NORWEGIAN SHIPS DETAINED BY JAPANESE

CHUNGKING, April 23 (Central) Two Norwegian, ships, have been detained by the Japanese in Mamol harbour in Fukien, says Shanghal report,

It is learned that the Norwegian.

ALARSTEI) Jonsulate-General in Shanghal MAGPIE

With apologies to the Hongkong Rifle Association.

THE HUDGET"

MORE BURDENS

The Paris evening papers, particularly the "Intransigent, ON TAX PAYERS

continue to believe that the Soviet proposals for collective security obligations could be solved by the signing of a Tripartite Pact between Paris, London and Moscow, in which bi-lateral, or even one-sided guarantee pacta concluded by France and Britain could be included.

FRESH CONVERSATIONS

and French initiative to buttress peace in Eastern Europe.

LONDON, April 23 (Rester)= | The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, will present the Budget In the House of Commons on Tuesday,

M.P.s are at present so occupied.| LONDON, April 22 (Reuter)-It It is understood that suggestions

believed that Anglo-Soviet made on behalf of the British with the International situation negotiations are nearing a satis- Government that as part of the that there is little. speculation as factory conclusion, Bir William security system, Russia should ex- to the contents of the Budget, but Seeds, on instructions from Lon- tend to neighbouring states an it is generally expected that fur- don, again saw M. Litvinoff to-day. offer of assistance in a form ac ther burdens will be laid on the

ceptable to them to resist aggres-tax payers, LONDON VIEW ICHENG, HUPEH, April 23 (Cen-

sion, have been carefully examin- CHUNGKING, April 23 (Central

CHENGCHOW, April 23 (Central) trai)-After heavily damaging the LONDON, April 22 (BWB)-Aled by the Moscow Government, -Nanahih, in the Chinese city in Japanese armoured train was Tienmen-Taaoshib highway in cep- semi-official statement says that and that that Government's obser- Tientsin, was in a state of emer-dynamited near the Vikon station trai Hupeh, a Chinese guerilla unit negotiations in Moscow between vations on these suggestions are gency yesterday morning, states a on the Peiping-Hankow Railway ambushed a Japanese column of the British Ambassador and the being carefully studied in London Tientsin message, »

in Honan, on April 11, resulting in 300 men on the bank of the Ying Soviet Foreign Minister are being and Paris. While the cause of the Japanese the heavy damage and some 120 River on April 20. In a two-hour actively pursued, and the progress GOOD PROGRESS

and engagement two Japanese officers so far made encourages the hope vigilance was not ascertained, it casualties.

that was rumoured

another Acting on information that the and 11 soldiers were killed and that they will result in Russia be Japanese soldier was murdered by train was going from Simslang to seven cases of ammunition and coming associated in the efforts umknown assailants.

Changteh, Chinese troops laid other military supplies were seized, which are being made on British

Good progress is also being made in the Anglo-Turkish Consultations which are pro=

ceeding through diplomatic channels in Angora and Lon-

don.

They have made apparent the identity of views which for many years past has existed between the two Governments on major inter- national lasdes.

{will ́protest-to the Japanese Con-

sulate General, and request for

their release,

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

PAGE Z-Third Extra Race meeting at Valley, South Ch'na "A" win "Daily Pres cup. Boftball results. Home football,

PAGE, 3-Radio programmes.

The Bervices. PAGE 5 Cinemas. Crossword

puzzle. Diary of local events. PAGE 8-women's page. New-

settes.Menu

Scou Fan

PAGE 7Hongkong honour St. George dress ball success. Concert

St. Stephen's Girls Colle Hongkong doctor censtre Berious Macao explosion. PAGE 8. Leading articles China's Bouthwest Develop ment. Hello and goodbye. PAGE 10-Lawn Tennis Leag

Axtures. Hockey, ju PAGE 11-Racing results. PAGES 12 and 13-Finance

commerce.

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