1939-05-12 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

PREMATURE JUBILATION IN BERLIN OVER RESULT OF ANGLO-SOVIET TALKS

Barrage Of Questions Fired At Premier In Commons

BERLIN, MAY 11 (REUTER)-THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN RE- LATIONS ARE THE CHIEF PREOCCUPATION OF THE NEWS- PAPERS HERE. THE PREMATURE JUBILATIONS based on the belief that the Anglo-Russian talks have reached a dead- lock were countered by a sober article in the "Hamburger fremdenblatt," which says that the negotiations will unques- tionably be continued and that it is too early to forecast the probable outcome.

The significance of the Russian announcement consists in the fact that it reveals fully the extent of the dangerous aspect of the en- circlement manoeuvres of the Bri- tish Government.

"It must be realized," continues the writer, "that the Soviet, in its official statement, have in no way refused to give Rumania and Pa- land guarantees and did rot 'op-

pose. as such, the British demand

that Russia should engage in the supply of military aid to Britain and France in case of an East European conflict."

BARRAGE" OF QUESTIONS

LONDON, May 11 Reuter- At the conclaslön of his state- ment in the House of Com- mona yesterday on the Anglo-

DR

BRINKMANN RETIRES

:

Soviet negotiations, a number of 'questions were fred at the Prime Minister from the Op- position benches, but Mr. Chamberlain declined to be drawn.

CHINESE OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH

ORDER TO SPEED

UP ATTACKS · From Our Own Correspondent CHUNGSHAN, May 11-It is re- ported to-day that Chinese troops have

recaptured Sanwal on the delts of the West River after be- seiring it for over a week and are now pressing on to Kongmoon in the north.

Gen. Pat Hsung-hst, "Commander- in-Chief of the 4th War Zone, has arrived in Shiukwan to give in- structions to the divisional com- månders. In an interview, 'Gen. Pai stated that the Japanese troops in Kwangtung are unable to make a further advance and find that their retreat is cut on.

It is believed that Gen. Pal As to the detalls of the nego- orders for an attack on the Japan- came all way from Kwellin to give tiations, the Premier assured Mr.;

Lese positions in Canton from the C. R. Attlee. Leader of the Labour north in Opposition, that the British Gov-

order to check the Japanese drive. was keeping in close the West River. Hitherto,

to 'Kwangs!. via touch with the French Govern- slow progress has been made by very ment continuously during the negotiations.

ernment.

GREATEST IMPORTANCE Answering Mr. E. Thurtle (Lab) Mr. Chamberlain said

the Chinese units north of Canton along the, Canton-Hankow Rail- way, and the presence of Gen. Pal In Shiukwan will speed up matters. JAPANESE THREAT

that he regarded the conclu-Other sion of the negotiations as of "the greatest importance and urgency."

an-

Japanese columns are said to be making attempts to re-occupy Po On county, near the New Territories, and Mr.

to invest Arthur Henderson (Lab Chungshan county. asked if they could take it that this threat, the

Because of Portuguese the British Government had not thorities in Macao have adoptel finally closed their minds to the special precautions to cope conclusion of a military alliance refugees and stray soldiers.

with with Russia, Mr. Chamberlain re- Dr. Brinkmann, Secretary of plled that he could not answer in, Kwangtung has yielded no While the Japanese campaign State of the Ministry of Economics hypothetical questions.. and Viet-President of the Reichs-

progress, the Discussions, he said, were pro-trying to develop Yulamkong,

Japanese navy is bank, has been placed on the re-ceeding on certain lines and he South Hainan Island, as a naval tired list. He was appointed to hoped they would soon result base, which will enable - Japanese the Reichsbank post in January satisfactorily. when Dr. Hjalmar Schächt gave

warships to harass shipping be- Archibald Sin-tween Europe and Asia and even up his connection with the bank, clair. (L). Mr. Chamberlain, said to Australia. Such a base will be

-health is given as Dr. Brink that what the negotiations were a mann's reason for retirement, says contemplating was an act of ag- American and Dutch colonial pos- threat to British, French.

session in this part of the world.

Reuter.

Answering Sir

gression.

"OUR PEOPLE WILL NEVER CEASE STRIVING FOR HUMAN JUSTICE

"ATTENTION

HAS BEEN DRAWN...

Mr. Butler Replies To China Queries

* LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)-In

AND WORLD

PEACE"

GENERALISSIMO CHIANG'S REPLY TO GOODWILL MESSAGE

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CABLES

FAR EAST CONFERENCE?

SUGGESTION IN COMMONS TO END

JAPANESE AGGRESSION IN CHINA

LONDON, MAY, 11 (REUTER)-IN THE HOUSE OF COM, MONS YESTERDAY. THE REV. R. W. SORENSEN (LAB) ASK- ED WHETHER IN VIEW OF THE RECENT DECISION OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT not to enter into a fuller alliance with Italy and Germany for military or other purposes, the Prime Minister would take immediate steps to propose to the Japanese Government the cessation of its aggressive action in China, the withdrawal of her troops and the immediate hold- ing of a Far Eastern Conference between all the powers affected with a view to securing agreement on non-aggression and equi- table economic co-operation.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- plied that Lord Halifax bad only seen the newspaper reporta.... of such a decision. The views of His Majesty's Government had been fully set out in their note of Jan. 14 to the Japanese Government.

Population To Evacuate Chungking

Seat Of Government Not To Be Moved"

CHUNGKING, May 11 (Trans- occan)-The Chinese National Gov-| ernment on Wednesday Issued an order for evacuation from the war- time capital of the entire working population, above all of women and children.

non-

Those people remaining in Chungking, including the foreign. ers, will receive residential per-

U.S. HIGH COMMISSIONER LEAVES THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA, May 11 (Reuter)--- After two

in years

the Philippines, the United States High Commissioner, Mr. Paul McNutt, accompanied by his wife and daughter, left at 10 3.m. to-day on the U. S. S. Chaumont for Shanghai, where. he will transfer to the Presi dent Coolidge en route to the United States to report to Pre- sident Roosevelt. President Manual Quezon and

mits, which have to be applied for, a huge military, naval and social

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Not Of Pure British Descent

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SALISBURY (South Rhodesia), May 11 (Reuter) -Intention to organize the whole of the Colony's |man-power by means of a National WAS announced by the Minister of Defence during the Budget debate in the Assembly,

SINGAPORE. BOYS WHO VOLUNTEERED Reister

FOR RAF

LONDON, May 11 (Reute In the ilouse of Commons 'yes- terday, Mr. Creech Jones (Lab) asked for information in re- gard to two boys from Singa- pore, who had volunteered for the Royal Air Force and had been rejected because they were

not of

pure British déscent on bath sides.

Sir Kingsley Wood; the Minister

at the Foreign Office, in case of gathering assembled to wish them or Air, in a written reply, said the foreigners.

that. It had not been possible to This measure was! "God speed.". adopted in crder to reduce the Mr. McNutt's return to the Identify the cases mentioned from number of casualties in the event Philippines is uncertain and there the particulars given, but the re- of further air attacks,

is speculation that he may stand gulation was that applicants for as a candidate for the Presidency. enlistment in the Air Force must On this, however, Mr. McNutt was be of pure European descent and non-committal

also British subjects and sons of! The Financial Adviser will parents who were both British officiate as acting High Commis-subjects. He did not think it would Stoner during his absence,

be desirable to modify that re- Mr. McNutt and his family wer-gulation.

spectacular

The seat of the National Government will not be moved" to Chengtu, it is stated au- "thoritatively here. It is merely being considered to remove a few important offices to the neighbourhood of Changking..

- A

send-off

The evacuation of civilians, in given the meantime, is "proceeding ac- this including military and naval FLAG DISPUTE

cording to plan, also the recon- aerial displays. The official plers struction of the quarters destroyed were gally decorated with flags during the last Japanese air and flowers, while a fleet of small Ettack.

seaplanes escorted the Chaumont Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek from the harbour. and other high officials visited the

stricken areas to comfort the Dont- tation. The shops of the city are still closed except for provision: dealers The activity of the press

LEAGUE COUNCIL is gewise very restricted.

MEETING

Opportunity For Four-Power Contact

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IN SHANGHAI

UNSETTLED

He added that the economic, life of the Colony would also be or- ganized and that the Government would not hesitate to recommend compulsory service if the need arose, but that it would be prema- ture to do so at the present time.

Progress Of Royal Voyage

WEATHER STILL OVERCAST

LONDON, May 11 (Reiter) Renter's special correspondent on board the, Empress of Ami- iralla states that the liner in- creased her speed to 183 knots. At noon yesterday she was 630 miles east of Cape Race, the easternmost point of Newfound- land, and was pushing ahead in weather which was still overcast, but considerably calmer when the speed of the ship was reduced the previous night:

תקלין

The captain hopes to clear the fee-felds during daylight to-day..

MURDER OF BRITISH CONSUL

IN MOSUL

CHUNGKING, May 11 (Central) COUNTY CRICKET. Dissatisfaction with the measures for settling the Bag dispute in the SCORE BOARD

International Settlement and the LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) French Concession in Shanghai is The first meeting of the Produc- follows:----

Latest cricket scores" are

contained in notes to the British, French and U.S. Embassies by the tion Committee, which had been planned for a long time, took place 4; Lancashire 228 v. West Indies

Cambridge 239 y. Notts 160 for Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry insisted that the on Wednesday. It was attended by 141 for 6: Middlesex 67 tor 2 v. Chinese residents must have per- 200 delegates from all provinces Essex 403; Northants 62 for 2 v. fect freedora to holst the national under Chinese" sovereignty..

Hampshire 500 for 9 dec.; Surrey flags. 396 v. Worcester 127 for 8; Sussex PRESENT DIFFICULTIES The Commander-in-Chief of the 173 and 10 for 1 v. Somerset 250. PARIS, May 11 (T/Ocean)-The German forces who has been visit-

Replying separately to the pro- LONDON, May 11 (Reuter)---In "Intransigeant" asserted yesterday |ing Italy and Lybia during the past

- COPSON 10 FOR 21.

test of the Ministry, the British the House of Commons yesterday, that Poland, the Soviet Union, ten days returned to Berlin yester- sity by 163 runs.

Derbyshire beat Oxford Univer-and French Embassies explained replying to Mr. Noel Baker (Lab); France and England will hold a day, says Reuter. The French Am-

the difficulties involved in the car-who asked whether inquiries had CHUNGKING, MAY Four-Power Conference during the bassador in Rome saw the Italian and 72 (8. Pether 5 for 7): Oxford: Settlement and the French Conces murder of the British Consul in Perby: 210 (Machindoe 4 for 85) rent situation in the International been made to ascertain if the recent whether the attention of the (REUTER)-IN REPLY TO forthcoming League Council meet Foreign Minister, Count Cann, pes- 72 (Copson 5 for 12) and Japanese Government had been THE GOODWILL MESSAGE ing at Geneva.

47 sion, and stated that the Chinese Mosul was the result of subversive called to the difficulties being ex- SENT TO HIM ON MAY 6

terday. Some Interest is shown in (Copson 5 for 9,,Alfred Pape 5 for residents are allowed to holst their propaganda by the "agents of the The League meetings are now be the meeting although nothing is 30). The wicket was damaged by national flags on eight national Government of another European perlenced by the Municipal Council in preserving of the House of Commons, diplomatic contacts.

Shanghai by four peers and 32 members ing regarded as a favourable op-known of the result of their talk. rain.

commemoration days. portunity for an establishment of law and order in the Settlement congratulating China on the regards it as certain that M. Bon-

country, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under- The paper

Secretary of State for Foreign owing to the chaotic conditions

Affairs, stated that he understood prevailing in the Japanese-con-against the Japanese and ex-will meet the Soviet Russian De- of the offensive net. Lord Hallfax and Col Beck

that no connexion had been trolled districts surrounding the

established between the individuals Settlement?

tending their best wishes for puty People's Commissar, M. Po- Mr. RA Butler Under her success in her present temkin--at Geneva during the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in struggle against aggression, forthcoming League Council meet- s written reply, 'stated that the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-ing and it points out that the aftention ΟΙ the. Japanese shek to-day despatched the League Council meeting will pro- authorities had already been following message:

the House of Commons yesterday. Sir John Haslam (Con) asked

drawn to these difficulties/

“VIGOROUS” PROTESTS

Commons Questions On Chungking Bombing

LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) In the House of Commons yesterday, replying to ques- tlong in regard to the bombing of Chungking, Mr. R, A. Bat- ler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that in the course of the air raid on May 4, an explosive bomb was dropped in the native staff

success

peace.

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vide moreover an occasion for con-

Naval Chiefs East Of Suez To Meet In Singapore

JAPANESE HARD

BRITISH PLANS

MORE JAPANESE

arrested and, sentenced for the murder of Mr. Monck-Mason and the agents of any foreign...'power.. but both the requl and the British Governments were-watch- ing the question with close con- cern.

WEATHER REPORT HONGKONG ROYAL"“'

OBSERVATORY

PRESSED

AIR RAIDS PINGKIANG, HUNAN, May 11 "On behalf of our people I tacts with the representatives of (Central) Continuing their mo-

HINHWA, May 11 (Central) assure you that we deeply ap- Scandinavian States.

Turkey, Rumania, Greece and the bile activities around Slenning,

Three Japanese heavy bomberą

raided preciate the expression of

Kinhwa, LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) severely Important south Hüpeh town on

The

Cheklang, yesterday your belief in us.

"Daily Telegraph's dumping 43 explosive and tacen- morning, The approaching meeting of the Our people

the Canton-Hadkow railway 54 will never cease, striving for deal with the new Chinese appeal forces

League Council will also have to miles south of Wuchang. Chinese

naval expert... understands

diary missiles. A wide area with human justice and world for practical Bnancial, economic Ave miles to the north, and killed Officers and their staffs of all

recaptured Hungkowkio. that a conference of Flag 20 houses was devastated.

10 a.m., May 11. Ningpo, important Cheldang Barometer (at sea level), 29.69 tng. that we may prove worthy of

"Our most urgent desire is struggle against Japan,

and military assistance in the about 100 Japanese on the mom- British Naval Squadrons east coastal city, was also bombed by Temperature, 75 F..

ing of May 9,

of Suez may be held in Singa-seven. Japanese aircraft yesterday. Humidity, 95 per cent. At all events the first contact be- the confidence you and others tween M. Bonnet, Lord Halifax, north-east of Sienning, was at- bring up to date the co-ordi-levelling about 40 houses to the Wind Force (Beaufort), 1.

Chingniuchen. a small town pore in the near future to Some 15 bombs were released, Wind Direction, W. so warmly accord our cause by Col. Beck and the Soviet deputy tacked by Chinese forces at the nation of Far East defence ground. exerting, to

Temperature; maximum yesterday, the uttermost, Commissar, M. Potemkin will be same time, when the Japanese measures in the event of an

82 F. our strength to secure the made on Sunday.

CHUANCHOW BOMBED garrison force suffered more than ends which are shared so

emergency.

SWATOW, May 11 (Central)- 100 casualties. Communications The writer says that a similar Chuanchow, coastal town in Pukien. heartily by all who cherish truth and order.".

between Chingninchen and Ho-conference has been held at re- was subjected to an air raid by 13 shenklao were completely dis-gular intervals in recent years, but Japanese planes on Tuesday, rupted.

that the one pending promises to Blenning city itself; which be particularly Important. changed hands twice during the past week, is again besieged by clude Admiral Sir Percy Noble,

The officers who may attend in-HARBOUR EXPERT TO

the Chinese forces.

Commodore. Drew and Vice-Admir al James Somervilles.

ITALO - GERMANTM MILITARY TALKS ROME, May 11 (T/Ocean)-The Commander-in-Chief of the Ger- man Army, Gen, von Brauchitsch,

FRENCH CHAMBER

MEETING

2

ADVISE

AUSTRALIA

Temperature, minimum last night.

73 F.

Rainfall for 24 hours ending 10th

today, 3.76 ini.

Total rainfall since January 1st.

24.39 ins.*

Against anaverage of," 14.04 ins. Sunset to-night 6.54 p.m.

Sunrise to-morrow, 6.45 am,

4 pm. May 11..

PARIS, May 11 (Reuter)-The Chamber of Deputies will meet this evening when they will hear a tatement from M Lebrun in

COLONEL'S COUP connection with his re-election to

Col. Ling-fa, battalion com- The writer also adds that the The Defence Minister announced Barometer (at sea level), 29.59 ins. the Presidency of the Republic of mander of the Chinese forces Commanding Officers of the Austra that Sir Leopold Saville, the well- Temperature, 77 F.

CANBERRA, May 11 (Reuter)--

quarter of the British Con-arrived at the Italian military France. The Council.or. Ministers operating in south Shansi, who lian and New Zealand Squadrons, known harbour engineer, had been/Humidity, 9 per cent.

late and he much regretted

that two Chinese members of the staff had been killed and eleven wounded.

Pariani.

harbour of Spezia yesterday, ac-have previously approved of the companied by the Commander-in- Chief of the Italian Army, den.. statement.

A statement from the Prime Lord Halifax was now await- Following the Inspection of the read and a debate on foreign Minister, M. Daladier will also be ing a fuller report on the general harbour, Gen von Brauchitsch results of the raid and His Ma-visited the industrial plants at affairs will follow.

jesty's Ambassador in Tokyo had Melara and was present at an been instructed to protest vigo artillery practice, rously to the Japanese Govern- After lunch in ∙ment.

the omcers Casino, Gen. von Brauchitsch took Williams leave of, Gen Parian!, expressing

SOVIET ENVOY TO U.S.A

Replying to Mr. Tom (Lab) Mr. Butler gave an sa his gratification for the opporta- MOSCOW, May 11 (Reuter)-M. surance that. sentiments against nity thus presented of becoming Constantine Unmansky has been the raid as such had also been personally acquainted with Fas appointed Soviet Ambassador to expressed.

cist Italy,

the United States.

was forced to join the "Manchu-Rear-Admiral Custance and Com-engaged to visit Austraila im- Wind Direction W. kuo" army when his troops lostmodore Rivett-Carriac may also be mediately to advise the Governo Force (Beaufort), 5.- contact with the main Chinese present. turned to the Chinese.

ment on the building of a dry Maximum temperature, 81 v army early last spring, has re-l

dock No Knowledge

to accommodate

Minimiza, temperature, 73 F.. capital

Rainfall, 041 ships: SINGAPORE, May 11 (Reuter)- Col L has issued a circular The local naval authorities have telegram from Lintsin in south

no knowledge so far of any naval Shansi, where his troops are sta-conference here as suggested in tioned, announcing his coup.

the Daily Telegraph."..

REPORT SCOUTED ?

A gramophone recital of Brahms

Japanese forces which raided Fo M. Leon Bluth, who has been in on and Nard Tam, within a short London the past two days confer-distance from British territory, ring with M. Attlee and other Lawere repulsed on Wednesday night bour leaders left for Parts by air by the district guards and the two yesterday morning, says Reuter. towns are now normal again. "The

in the West Lounge of the Euro- LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) - During his visit M. Blum also saw enemy forces have retreated to pean YMCA last night given by The report of a contemplated M. Winston Churchill, in his co- Sacheng where nighting was in Mr. E., O'Neil Shaw attracted annaval conferefice at Singapore is try home in Kent, and Mr. Anthony progress yesterday morning---(In- attendance of about 25 persons.scouted by the Admiralty.

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ternational),