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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1939.

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"WE STAND FIRMLY ON OUR RIGHTS IN FINAL SELECTIONS FOR KUNMING SPEECH BEING THE DANZIG" - COLONEL BECK

CAREFULLY

STUDIED

IN LONDON

German Reaction

Awaited

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-Col, Beck's speech is being carefully studied

London. No oficial #announcement is yet available though it is known the impression left is most favourable. It is felt in diplomati quarters, says Reu- ter's diplomatic correspondent, the speech was distinguished by its moderation In sirmness. These quarters are waiting to see what the German reaction will be.

The fact two Danzig leaders, in- cluding Herr Grelser, the man who

COLONEL BECK

"cocked a snook" at the League DEPRECIATION OF

Council are at present

Berchtes-

gaden rather suggests that, Ger- many'a response will not be de- ∙layed.

Their presence is held in some

F.R.B. NOTES

Free City Not Invented By Treaty Of Versailles

NO GROUNDS FOR RESTRICTING OWN TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY ・・・ WARSAW, MAY 5 (REUTER)-COLONEL JOSEF BECK, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER, REPLIED TC HERR HITLER'S REICHSTAG SPEECH OF APRIL 28, IN THE POLISH CHAMBER THIS MORNING.

The Polish Foreign Minister declared that the re- sults of the weakening of collective international in- stitutions had in recent months reached the borders of Poland.

"Very serious events have taken place. I refer, in the first place, to Poland's agreement with Britain.” sald Col. Beck. "Neither Britain nor Poland has any aggressive intentions but they are determined to defend certain basle principles of international life." Herr Hitler used the agreement | to denounce the Polish-German

Reich: he added, decided to. denounce the pact, without con- sulting either Britain or Poland.

quarters to have very special signi- British Authorities" non-aggression agreement. The

Acance if the analogy of of Czecho- glovakia is recalled.

Action In Tientsin

Although he invited the Reich

Col. Beck's remarks on unilateral

TIENTSİN. May 5 (Reuter)- denunciation of the Polish-German while the Chinese puppet authorl- non-aggression pact will doubtlesa give food for thought to those states ties in North China are seeking Ambassador to visit him when he means to remedy the situation (Col. Beck) returned from London whom Germany is

offering now

offer until to-day. similar agreements. It is pointed arising from the depreciation of he did not avail himself of this Federal Reserve Bank notes, the out in diplomatic circles.

authorities in the British conces If the Reich had to interpret the sion took action to-day to check Polish-German pact as one meant the fall in value of its own revenue to isolate Poland, Poland should by the slump in the Japanese fos-always reject this interpretation. tered currency.

FRENCH MOVE TO AID CHINA

They decided to mark all debit

Haiphong To Be Made notes as from to-day "sublect to

A Free Port

LUNGCHOW, May 5 (int")- It

35 per cent, surcharge." Similar. action has been taken by the tele- phone administration.

measures

**As regards the Danzig, the population is predominantly German but its livelihood and prosperity depend on Poland." declared the Polish Foreign Minister.

"We stand armly on the grounds

men

not only a profound knowledge of "general and· political problems in Europe but also such an attitude to- wards Foland as permitted him to discuss all vital problems with frankness and confidence and without any reservation or doubt.

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VALLEY TO-DAY

BY "LAST QUARTER" RACE 1 (2 P.M.) Hectic View... Forgotten Star ......................... 2 Rose Emily..

RACE 2 (2.30 P.M.) Rose Jane. Celtic Star Scenic View

3

RACE 6 (4.30 P.M.) Criffel...!

Blandford

Aztec

RACE 7 (5 P.M.)

This Time

. Dekko

Strathbannock

RACE 3 (3 P.M.)

Lucky Lad

· RACE 8 (5.30 P.M.) Bruno

Strathroy

Sydney Lad

2

Lancashire Chips"

3

Baffin Bay

3

RACE 4 (3.30 P.M.)

RACE 9 (6 P.M)

Rose-Queen

Milleaye

1

Bright View'

2

Guinness Time

2

3

Whalsey

3

RACE 5. (4 P.M.)

DAILY DOUBLE

Bistre

Some Hope

Bressay Green Bay

Hundreds Leaving Swatow

SWATOW, May 5 (Reuter)—Alr raids continue. The English and French Missions were showered with splinters. The death roll is heavy all the victims being civi

&

The English Mission is tending to

Col. Beck announced that the lans Polish reply to the German Memo- randum would be handed to Ger-147 wounded. many to-day.

POLISH TRADE

In his reference to the Danzig, Col. Beck explained that the tree elty was 'not invented, by the Ver-| sailles Treaty. German merchants in the Danzig had assured the de- | velopment and prosperity of that town, thanks to Polish, oversensį trade. Over and above this de-j

d'etre the city was formerly due to the then decisive fact that it was situated at the mouth of Po- land's only great river, and now, to its position as the main water- way of the railway line connecting Poland with the Baltic.

"This is the truth which no new

formulae can change, declared

The populace 'ara leaving Swatow In the hundreda,

SOME HOPE and

THIS TIME

SAGRES SEIZURE"

LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)- Questioned in the House of Commons yesterday about the Japanese seizure of the British Vessel Sagres, on April 8, "Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary" for Foreign Affairs, stated that representations had been made to the Japanese authorities in China and to the Foreign Office in Tokyo for the "release of the vessel.

BANK MYSTERY Human Hair Found In Currency Consignment

A STARTLING STORY has been received from the special correspondent in Kunming of the "Ta Kung Pao " in regard to the mysterious loss of a quarter of a million dollars in Chinese National currency. which arrived in that town consigned to the Farmers' Bank there from their head. office.

The consignment comprised 518 cases of Chinese currency bank notes. Among these were 51 cases which were stated to contain five-dollar notes.

The cases reached Kunming on April 24 last and on their arrival in the bank it was discovered that One of the cases seemed excep tionally heavy.

On being opened it found to contain a millstone, some human hair and;a book. The total amount of currency missing is stated to be $250,000.

The authorities were immediate. ly informed and are vigorously in- vestigating the loss,"

BRITISH ENVOY EXPRESSES HIS DEEP SHOCK AT THE

AT THE BOMBING

Women And Children

Die In Fire

CHUNGKING, May 5 (Reuter)—

The British authorities describe of our rights, overseas trade and velopment was the very raison is reported that Mr. Jules Brevle.

Indo- their action as a "temporary mea-maritime policy in the Danzig. the Governor-General of China,

periodical re-As to the corridor, we suggested an has proposed Lo the sure subject to

The Hai- vision."

puppets are French Government that

most extension of the present facilities over-the-slumpto-road-transpor, but we have no phong be turned into a free port concerned"

F. R..B. for the benefit of Chinese transient in

notes. · "They ‹ are grounds for restricting our sover holding informal talks with eignty over our own territory. The goods to the interior.

to proposal mentioned by Herr Hitler At present goods designed for view to devising' China via Haiphong are subject curb speculation in F.R.B. notes in his speech for a 25-year non- to French colonial tariff, with the which they regard as one of the aggression pact was not put for-

main reasons for the slump.

ward in any definite form before- | Col. Beck who stressed that Poland The story of how more thanx result that such importa are again,

hand," he added.

had purposely never endeavoured hundred women, and children were subject to another tariff when they Among the reach Chinese customs stations

Hitler's proposal to recognize as to exert any influence on the free burned to death within sight was

The move to turn Haiphong In

concession the existing Polish national, idealogical and cultural told by officials of the German frontier would have been development of the German ma- Embassy.

Steadily advancing the flames a recognition of Poland's indis-jority in the free city.

"We were asked whether the putable property.

had driven these women and questions present to-day were the freedom of the German population children to the base of the 30-feet high city, wall which forms the' ་་ not "Two conditions are necessary in the Danzig which

measures suggested are, firstly, exterision of the ilst of goods subject to export control; a free port was proposed by the secondly, Increase in FR.3, foreign Chamber of Commerce there. exchange fund so as to make it The embargo on export of available to wider circles; thirdly, mineral products and scrap-iron manipulation of FR.B. notes in to Japan la being put into effect. the exchange market; and lastly,

TWO CONDITION'S

German

►

The women and children scream.

It was originally estimated that free remittance on F.R.B, notes to for peace to have any real mean-menaced or that of prestige or outer wall of the German Embassy. the amount of scrap iron for Japan Shanghal through the Huabsing

Bank at par)

was about 20,000 tons,

́GENEVIEVE TOBIN IN COLONY

Genevieve Tobin, the flim actress, and her director hus- band, William Keighley, photographed (on-1

or arrival 1 here esterday morning in the Empress of Japan.

ing. Firstly, peaceful intentions that of barring Poland from the and, secondly, peaceful methods of Baltic but Poland won't let her- action. If the Reich is guided by self be barred." he said. these principles all conversations respecting the matters I outlined are possible. If such conversations materialize, Poland would not re- fuse her very good will. We in Poland don't know the conception "peace at any price.' One thing without a price is honour," said Col. Beck.

He added he would like to encourage publie opinion to know that he found in London on the part of British, states-

BRITISH DIPLOMATIC MISSION MAY MOVE CHUNGKING, May 5 (Router) The fire on Biao Liang 'Tre, main | street In Chungking, which start-

ed last night was still raging late | this afternoon and threatening the offices of the "Central Dally News," official mouthpiece of the Govern ment

The reman are greatly handi- capped owing to the Interruption in water supply also to the fact that the fires spread so rapidly and extensively and are in widely scat- tered areas

It is reported that the British Diplomatic Mission and British Consulate afe considering moving their offices to the south bank" of the Yangtze River opposite Chung- | king owing to the damaged state of the present Consulate bulidings, but no omcial confirmation, la yet available.

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

PAGE 2-Training gallops..

Rifle association prize win- ners. Lawn Tennis league. G. It starting' times.

· PAGE, 3.—Home football league

tables. Radio programmes. PAGE 5-Cinemás.. Crossword puzzle. Diary of local eventa, PAGE 6-Chinese charity ball in London. Menn Cowan and Balley are back. PAGE 7--Shumchun Rural Welfare centre. Chinese girl wins claim. Po Leung Kuk Tewards meeting. Bench hawker.

PAGE 8 Teading article: In="

sidious propaganda, Hello and goodbye.

PAGE 10.-Church news and

announcements. Volunteer Corps orders. The Bervices. Weather report. PAGE - 11--China's post-war and policy. Share market repart

PAGE 12-Finance and com-

merce.

PAGE 13-Quetta -rises from its ruins. Alr race round Africa Imperial Airways progress.

season

PAGE - 16.—Baseball

opens to-day, Tennis anals this week. £1,000 goir

Lourney.

OF

CHUNGKING CITY

"Always Have Chinese Dead On Conscience"

SHANGHAL MAY, 5. (REUTER)-"I SHALL AL- WAYS HAVE THOSE CHINESE DEAD ON THE TENNIS COURTS IN THE BRITISH - CONSULATE COMPOUND ON MY CONSCIENCE, I ORDERED THE OPENING | "OF THE GATES TO THEM DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN THEY BEGGED TO TAKE REFUGE THERE”

With these words Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, indicated to the Chungking cor- respondent of the "New York Times" how deeply shocked he was by the Japanese bombing of the city. According to latest information | ́RADIO OUT OF ACTION

ed in terroT as the flames ap-from Chungking several bombs It is known that Chungking's sole proached nearer the city wall were dropped in the compound of radio station has been put out of which they could not-scale,

the British Consulate-General action, while the oficial Central They were enveloped in the rag-where the Ambassador was staying News Agency's building suffered a |ing inferno, all dying.

causing. "considerable damage." direct hit, their-radio-not-having been heard from since yesterday. SECRETARY HURT

Chinese dead in the British Con- Mr. John Tahourdin, Private sulate compound is estimated to be Secretary to the Ambassador, was 25 and the wounded-50 {"slightly injured by falling bricks," Mr. Tahourdin was infured while

From: a. nori-British source it is circulating brandy among the learned that fires caused by the wounded and assisting in first aid alr raid continue to rage, to-day and treatment.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 1, 2, 11/104 İT. ON NEW-YORK: 281

From Our Own Correspondent throughout the city, which is large- FRENCH CONSULATE HIT

London, May by composed of wooden houses and SHANGHAI, May 5 Reuter)-It that Mr. Tahourdin was rescued is reported, though no official con- London sliver prices to-day were

from the Consulate-General by afirmation la Byailable that the up 1/18 for Forward and un-Joint party of British and Ameri-French Consulate was also hit in changed for Spot as Tellows:-

Spot....... Forward

can sailors from gunboats who the Chungking raid while a fire is May 4 May 5 fought their way through the blaze stated to be at present threaten- 20-1/4 20-1/4

to carry him to HMS. Falcon for tug the German Consulate. 20 20-1/18 treatment.

(EARLIER NEWS ON PAGE 9)

ROUTE OF THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA

ALBERTA

00, 2.

THE ITINERARY for the visit of the King and Queen to Canada is indicated in the above Reference to the key on left will show the mode of travel on different sections of the route, and dates of arrival and departure have been inserted at various cer Their Majesties are

Halifax, Nova Scot

at Quebes on May 15 and their 8,000-mile journey is planned to end

on June 15.. Their Majesties are due back in Eugfsud on June 22.