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"Hongkong Daily Preas"-May 3, 1939.

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KOWLOON RESIDENTS MEET TO POLAND EXPECTED TO MAKE

DISCUSS VARIOUS PROBLEMS

COUNTER-DEMANDS ON

SINO - JAPANESE CURRENCY WAR SECOND ROUND

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Homuntin Flush System,

Inadequacy Of Police,

New Venture Doomed Noises, A.R.P, Matters

To Failure

The decision of the Kowloon Residents' Association to convene quarterly open meetings, so that members might have more frequent opportunity to discuss ques- tions affecting the peninsula, was fully justified when, „* at the first of such meetings held in the St. Andrew's Church Hall yesterday, a number of issues were raised and earnestly examined.

Major C. M. Manners, president

the bulb type 12 years, ago, and thought this might be dons in the Colony.

In a leading article, the local WHICH OCCURRED IN THE "Ta Kung Pao" describes the in- EMPRESS HOTEL. CON-auguration of the

Japanese- NAUGHT ROAD, YESTER-fostered Hua Hsing Commercial DAY.

Bank in Shanghai as the opening ACCORDING TO A POLICE RE- of the second round of the Sino- FORT LAST NIGHT, TWO WO- Japanese currency war, of which MEN, ONE AGED 28 AND THE China's legal tender notes have of the Association, took the chair, OTHER ABOUT 18. AND BE- won a convincing score over the and among those present were Mr. LIEVED TO BE SISTERS WERE spurious Federal Reserve Bank Lam Ming-fan, vice-president, the FOUND DEAD IN ROOM NO. notes in North China in the first Rev. R D. Rosenthall, honorary 324 IN THE HOTEL.

round.

secretary, and Mr. R. H. Wong, THE ELDER WOMAN HAD BEEN A LODGER AT THE EM-Chinese legal tender note will be

The paper prophesies that the honorary treasurer.

The meeting voted in favour of PRESS HOTEL AND HAD REGIS-able to repeat its victory. To cope a member's suggestion that, in

THE NAME OF LU with Japan's latest move to un-/order to encourage more general new thoroughfare. He complained

the discussions; dermine the crèdit of the Chinese participation dollar, three counter-measures are and so as not to embarrass or pre- advanced by the journal.

judice any matter brought forward, the names of speakers should not be published in the newspapers. HOMUNTIN FLUSH SYSTEM

TERED IN CHUN

SUICIDE IS SUSPECTED,

NORTHERN

IRELAND AND CONSCRIPTION MEASURES

Lord Craigavon To See Chamberlain

First, the foundation of the Chinese dollar must be further military

| strengthened;

second,

"A resident of Prince Edward Road hoped that when the new arterial read, Argyle Street, was completed. at least half of the number of buses now making use of Prince Edward Road would be taken over to the

of not being able to get sufficient sleep owing to the buses running till after 2 a.m: and resuming again as early as 4 a.m.

A.E.P. MATTERS

The question of individual house-

activities along the lower stretches A member from Homuntin drew holders being allowed to build of the Yangtze should be inten- the attention of the Committee to dugouts and gasproof rooms was sified to check the infiltration of

the fact that, although the au-also raised. Some members stated thorities had been approached that landlords would not give per- the bogus notes into the interior:

many times, permission. to install mission for this to be done. and third. Chinese and foreign

flush systems in. houses in the dis-

that One speaker ärged banks in Shanghai must be asked trict had not been granted.

the government should pass a law to co-operate to boycott the note

Continued on Page 9 issue of the Japanese bank.

He said that it was very unfair, as Homentin residents and house- The paper points out that owners pald just as much in taxes

Japan's economic strength is sadly to the government as people living Mass Bombing

deteriorating. As long as the cre-in other localities. LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)-

The member also mentioned that | Lord Craigavon, Prime Minister dit of the Japanese yen is not

failure.

POLICE

Of Foochow

GOODWILL FLIGHT

The German Junkers plane which arrived at Kai Tak yesterday afternoon from Germany en route to Japan on a goodwill fight.

Robbers Search Bag Then Say, "No Dollars"

EUROPEAN LADY ATTACKED

After three Chinese bad snatched a handbag from European lady in the Kowloon Tong district yesterday after- пооп and bad thoroughly exnaminédits contents, they exclaimed · English, ・ ・ “No. dollars!"

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ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR H.K.

MANILA May 2 (Reuter) Playing in their second football match in artificial light at the Rizal Memorial Stadium to-night.

Hongkong were defeated by La

similar

score

GERMANY

Economic Rights In Danzig

WARSAW, MAY 2 (REUTER) -POLAND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE COUNTER-DE- MANDS ON GERMANY WHEN THE POLISH FOR- EIGN MINISTER, COL. BECK, GIVES THE POLISH REPLY TO HERR HITLER'S REICHSTAG SPEECH, Poland's latest tactics are also Indicated in a prepared statement, issued by the Polish Minister In New York, which adds that Po- land will demand economic rights in the Danzig and German assurances to safe- guard Polish rights there.

PLENARY POWERS

Salle Club by three goals to one.

WARSAW, May 2 (Transocean)-~- It will be recalled that on Sun-decided on a Bill to-day empower- The Polish Council of Ministers day Hongkong lost to Manila by sing the President of State for the in the Interport period of time until the next match in the first five minutes of ordinary session of the Sejm to which Lee Wal-tong, the Colony Issue decrees on economic and Captain and centre-forward. Was financial questions as well as with injured

regard to the country's defence. The Interport dinner will be

Plenary powers do not, however, held on to-morrow night and on extend to the question of currency. This was revealed in a report Thursday Hongkong S play An enabling Act will be passed by made to the police by Mrs. Hagainst Yeo Athletics.

the Sejm before the close of the Colony team will visit present session and will then be in Kimberley Road. who narrated that about 4:15 pm. she was with where they will play an exhibition which the Sejm will probably be her five-year-old son and a friend, game.

convoked in the autumn. Miss Davies, sitting above the tunnel.

They were facing Kowloon Tong.

The

of Northern Ireland, arrived here higher in the international market the situation regarding the flush to-day from Belfast at the in-than the Chinese dellar, whatever system at Hamuntin was to be

concocted vitation of the Prime Minister, financial Jugglery

by deplored. The Association had FOOCHOW, May 2 (Cen- the taken up the matter on previous tral)For the fourth time Lord, of No. 4A Armend Buildings, gagiuo mountain resort on Friday force until the next session for Mr. Chamberlain, and the Home the Japanese authorities in Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare.

occupied area will be doomed to occasions with the authorities, in two weeks, Foochow was

but would pursue the Lord Craigavon is seeing the

matter heavily bombed by Japanese Premier in the House of Com-

vigorously.

planes to-day, reducing sever- mong this afternoon to discuss

al parts of the city to ruins. the application of conscription

With reference to the question- At a late hour this after- measures in Northern Ireland.

of inadequate police, the Chairman said that the Association was in noon, the casualties list had with the police not yet been completed. It is department. The strength of the estimated that in the four force in Kowloon, said the Chair-raids on April 21, 25, May 1 man, was certainly insufficient, and and to-day, about 1,000 have

been killed and wounded, an increase was overdue.

KOWLOON NOISES

To-day's air attack was The disturbance caused, parti-particularly atrocious as the cularly after "nightfall, by un- raiders chose crowded busf- necessary, motor noises was also ness sections of the .city for discussed. Members complained of their targets.

Lord Craigavon, before leaving Belfast, said that any differentia- tion in Northern Ireland regard- ing conscription from other parts of the Dominion would be re- aented

PLANE CRASH IN MELBOURNE BAY: THREE KILLED

- MELBOURNE, May 2 (Reuter}~-~~ A Royal Australian Air Force plane crashed to-day in Melbourne Bay. The crew of three were killed.

Kho Sin - kie Shines At Bournemouth

LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)— Kho Sin-ide, the China Davis Cup player, entered the third round of the British Hard Courts tennis championship at Bournemouth to-day when he defeated Gaus Mohammed, of India, by scores of 6-3, 18-11, 6-1

communication

the tooting of horns in the Austin Road area by taxi-drivers and also

of the noise of buses, as well as

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T.T, ON LONDON; 1s."2, 11/164. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 281 From Our Own Correspondent London, May 2. London silver prices to-day were-

The Chinese player was always the type of horn used on certain more accurate and his ground private cars. shots were far superior despite Major Manners said that the the Indian's rally in the second matter of noise had been brought HEAVY FIGHTING [set.

to the attention of the traffic de- IN NAZARETH

Kho Bin-kle is the holder of partment. The noise abated for the Hard Courts singles title some time. but apparently it had JERUSALEM, May 2 (Reuter) having defeated H. W. Austin by now again caused annoyance. The up 1/8 for Spot ang 1/18 for For- Невут fighting fo: Nazareth three-sets to one in the final last Automobile Association, he stated, ward as follows:- occurred last night when police year.

|was doing something in the mat- billets were raided by an armed Another Chinese success was ter, and he believed that repre- Kank. The police replied and gained in the second round to-day sentations had been made con- -firing lasted till midnight. There when W. C. Choy defeated C. cerning the blaring type of horns were no British casualties. A police Malfroy, the New Zealand Davis on vehicles. arznoured car frustrated a raid Cupper, in four sets, winning by One, member stated that Cal- on a bank by an armed. Arab gang. 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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about 200 yards west of the Kow- loon-Canton Railway, when they were approached by three Chinese men who were coming down the hillside: Each man carried knife.

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One of the men went up to Mrs. Lord and pricked her right arm with a krilfe and then removed from her left arm a gold wrist watch with gold links band at- tached, valued at $45, and her gold wedding ring from her finger. While this was in progress the other two men stood guard over Master Lord and Miss Davies from

CHINESE SUCCESSES IN MILITARY OPERATIONS

....

OUTSIDE NANCHANG

.. CHANGSHU, KIANGSL, MAY 2 (CENTRAL)-THE THUN- DEROUS BOOM OF ARTILLERY AND RATTLING OF MACHINE- "GUNS INDICATE THE CONTINUATION OF SEVERE MILITARY..

OPERATIONS IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF NANCHANG.

On the Fenghsin sector, on the north bank of the South Liao River about 23 miles west of Nanchang, the Chinese launch- ed a fresh offensive on the Japanese yesterday. Following a fierce battle. they re-occupied several important points in the suburbs and are now pushing towards the city.".

A Japanese squad of some 70 men was defeated yesterday during

southwest of Nanchang.. The Chi- nese captured more than 60 rifles.

an engagement at Hsiehtowshih BARRICADES ON

GIBRALTAR

CHINESE SUCCESSES

MILO, HUNAN, May 2 (Central ROAD REMOVED

-A Chinese unit attacking Yang-}

whom, however, they took nothing

After ransacking Mrs. Lord's bag the marauders, exclaimed in Eng- lish, "No dollars!" and threw the bag to the ground.

20-1/18 hillside in the direction of Sham-yang: broke into the railway The land barricades on the road. station yesterday. Hurling their from Gibraltar to Lalines which handgrenades, they killed many had recently been erected, follow- Japanese.

In the concentration of Epanish

They then decamped up

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the lowsze, 37 miles northeast of Yo- GIBRALTAR, May 2 (Reuter)-

GUIDE TO THE NEWS PUPPET MAYOR'S One hundred casualties were in- troops near the frontier, have

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PAGE 2-Inter-school sports. 8.C.A.A team to tour south. Lawn bowls teams. Bellios sports..

PAGE 3-Radio programmes. Landon Gazette. The Ser- vices. Crossword puzzle. PAGE S-Cinemas, Diary of

local events.

PAGE 6-Wedding at Registry and announcements... New- settes.

PAGE -Rotarians surprised.. Dressmakers' claim for pay-- ment. Not able to attend work.

PAGE 8 Leading

Danzig Danger.

PAGE 10 Chinese

article.--

student movement. Refugees in the Colony,

PAGES 11 and 12-Fmance

and commerce..

PAGE 13.-Wounded pilot de- corated. Leakage of British air secreta. Holland purchas- ing attack bombers, PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping

news and directory.

DEMANDS UNANSWERED

Official Japanese

Support Given

icted on the Japanese reinforce-been removed. ments dispatched from Yoyang and The British cruiser Ramilies. Linslang to engage the Chinese three British and three French who recaptured Pingshulpu, a destroyers left Gibraltar, to-day station west of Tanglowe, during travelling east.

a Chinése ambuscade on April 30.

BAIDING PARTY CHUNGKING, May 2 (Central)........ Heavy havoc has been wrought with the Thokot-Chinghua "Rail- way in north Honan now under SHANGHAI, May 2 (Reuter)-| Japanese occupation by a Railway The Japanese authorities to-day Ralding Squad during the past announced

official support for year, VERN the unanswered » demands which Forty-eight locomotives and

Fu Slao-en, Mayor of the Japanese- fostered Municipal Government of Greater Shanghat, had presented to the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Consular Body on March 29.

277 military, passenger and freight wagons have been damaged. In addition, rails and ^ sleepers have been res "peatedly" blown up and tele- graph and telephone wires and poles torn down.

DEATH OF VICE ADMIRAL SIR B HENDERSON

Was Formerly On

China Station

LONDON, May 2 (Reuter)--The death has occurred of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Guy Hannam Hen- derson, K.C.B.- Organizer of war- time convoye, in his fith year.

He was Third Sea Lord an- Con- A joint written statement by the So effectively, has the squad car-troller of the Navy since 1934 and Japanese army and naval authori-ried out its destructive work that in 1920-21 was Fieg Captain in tles describes Fu Slao-en's repre- for the past year never has through HMS. Hawkins and Chief Stam sentations as being of urgent im-trafic been operated smoothly on Officer to the Commander-in-Chiet portance and "we hereby declare the lines It is said that many Jap-China Station

our support for those representa- anese soldiers prefer to negotiate He commanded the fr tions in their entirety and will the distance on foot to taking the rier, HMS Furious, from 1828 watch subsequent developments trains which have been virtually 1928, and was Naval ADO: to: with the deepest concern"

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