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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939.

15-YEAR-OLD GIRL STRANGLED

TO DEATH ABOARD BOAT

Crime At Cheung Chow: Mother In Hospital

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A 15-year-old girl, Lo Ho, was murdered yester- day when three robbers, about 3 a.m., commandecred a boat lying off the wharves at Cheung Chow Island, and ordered the two occupants to row them out to a certain spot outside the inner harbour limit.

The boat bad hardly been rowed outside the inner harbour, when one of the robbers seized the murdered girl's mother, Cheng Tal-tal. 37. by the throat, and another robber covered her mouth with his hand. The third robber seized hold of the girl and. It is belleved, strangled her to death.

SPECULATION IN LONDON

Soviet's League

Decision

LONDON, May 17 (Reuter) -The Cabinet at its weekly meeting this morning con- sidered the Russian reply to the British Government's counter-proposals and the British reply thereto is ex pected to be sent to Moscow very soon.

ROBBERS RAID NUNNERY

IN TERRITORIES

During an armed robbery carried out by four men of the Kwang Chi Tong nunnery. Fing Shan in the New Territories about 3 a.m, yesterday, a 12 year-old boy was shot in the leg..and a woman, Au Kwal-ho. suffered injuries to the face when she fell down while running away from the nunnery to summon aid.

The rubbers

took $5.60 in money, all escaping. Two rounds of live and two of spent 38 When the body was sent to the ammunition were found by the Kowloon Public Mortuary, there police later at the scene of the was a red tartan scarf about the robbery.. deceased girl's "neck."

The mother of the dead girl. ADMIRAL NOBLE

who was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from a bruised left eye" and a broken upper den- ture, was pressed down to the deck by the two robbers, and in her re-: port of the incident she stated she heard her daughter call out in a

fant voice "a man."

Both mother and daughter were bound and gagged, and. although there were several other boats in the vicinity, not one seemed to be aware of what was going on."

After the robbers had left with

The Cabinet also considered the Borict Government's decision to send M. Maisky, Soviet Ambassador about $100 worth of jewellery and in London, ta Geneva for the other articles, Chen untied herself of M. and then her daughter, who she League meeting instead

TO REMAIN AT AMOY

Japanese Demands Rejected

LONDON, May 17 (Beuter)-- Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Chins Station, has postponed his de- parture from Amoy in order to watch developments. Two more British destroyers have arrived at Kalangsu while

Potemkin, Vice-Commissar for For./found was dead. The boat had two. American warships are there i

eign Affairs.

has

change The

caused speculation in London where it was expected that M. Potem- kin would have conversations with the British, and French Foreign Secretaries, Lord Hall- fax and M. Bonnet, respective- ly, when they meet at Genera. When Lord Halifax passes through Paris en route to Geneva

been abandoned by the two rob- bers at a big stone off "Pak Kok about a half hour's Journey from the harbour.

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FRANCO TO SEE MUSSOLINI

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MADRID, May 17 (Reuter) -

'next

- on Saturday he will confer with National celebrations to end the

the French. Prime Minister Mwar will begin

Friday. Daladier and M. Bonnet to talk on General Franco will visit Signor soon 요천 be can. the French plan which will be a Mussolini bridge between the Soviet and This will be the first meeting be- British suggestions.

tween the two men.

CHINESE ADVANCE: HUPEHTM

FIGHTING: JAPANESE

and a French destroyer is en route.

Meanwhile the Japanese state that their landing party on Ku- langsu has been reduced to a minimum following the arrest of suspected anti-Japanese terrorists. The Japanese authorities report that the Kulangsu Municipal Coun- cil has rejected the Japanese de- mands.

FRANCE V. CHINA IN DAVIS CUP

Kho Sinkie Will

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Play First Tie

RUSHING REINFORCEMENTS The matches are as follows:

FANCHENG, MAY

17 (CENTRAL) — FURTHER CHINESE PROGRESS IS REPORTED FROM THE CENTRAL HUPEH FRONT.

After the recapture of Wamlaotsi and Yokow, north-west of Hankow, the Chinese are assaulting Tienmen, soath of Kingshan. The Japanese have fal- len back into the city, which is now besieged. Tsao- shih, north-east of Tienmen, is also being attacked by the Chinese.

STAN, May 17 (Central)--Heavy reinforcements have been sent to

week.

GUERILLA DAMAGE CHUNGKING, May 17 (Central)

the various sectors in Shanai by Chinese guerillas tore up many the Japanese during the past rails and destroyed a number of telegraph poles at Langfang, on the Pelping Tientsin Railway, mid-. way between the two cities, on the

More than 10.000 Japanese are learned to have concentrated at Yangchuan, in east Shana:“

More than 3,000 Japanese troops night of May 9, states a Tientsin have arrived in Linten from Tal-report. yuan. Owing to the damages on

Communication on the line was

the Tatung-Fuchow Rallway be disrupted for a considerable time,

Japanese troops which arrived

tween Hwobslen and Chaocheng, most of the Invaders moved to Lin-later searched in vain för, gueril- las. Venting their wrath on the At Fencheng, Wananchen and villagers, they allegedly slaughter- Heilungkwan the number of Jap-ed some sixty of them.

fen on foot

anese troops has increased to, over 1,000

thrust westward A Japanese

CHINESE VICTORY CHUNGKING, May 17 (Central) from Tawu, north of Lishth in west-A-Chinese guerila unit emerged Shansi, was repulsed by the victorious in a clash with more than 100 superiorly-equipped Ja». panese at Antunchen in the dis- CHINESE ATTACK A KINHWA, May 17 (Central)trict of Pahsien, south of Tientsin, Kashan. on the Shanghai-Hang-on May 10, according to a Tien- chow Rallway, was the scene of tsin report.

Chinese.

severe fighting on the night of The guerillas killed some forty May 13, when Chinese forces open- Japanese and wounded. Afty and ed a fierce attack,d)

acized a heavy and two light

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A Japanese unit attempting to machine-guns and scores of rifles. Intercept the attacking Chinese Only a few Japanese escaped.·' at a village south of Kashan was?

defeated.

into

CHINESE ATTACKTM IN

SOUTH HUPEH Chinese artillery swung action and deveral fires were start- PENGKIANG, HUPEH May 17 ed. Japanese resistance was des- (Central)-Over 100 Japanese were cribed as feeble.**

killed yesterday morning during The rails and a bridge in the a Chinese attack on Bhihcheng- vicinity of Kaahan were badly wan, north of Tungcheng in south

Hupeh damaged by the Chinese,

On Saturday the remaining two singles matches will be played damely,

Destremean v. Choy: Boussus v. Kho.

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TREMENDOUS WELCOME AS KING AND

QUEEN STEP

STEP ON CANADIAN SOIL TO

The scene as

the Empress of Australia was pulled from the.. quayside at Portsmouth, the King and Queen, with a member of their suite. watching 'from the liner. Their Majesties arrived in Quebec yesterday and were accorded a tremendous welcome.

COMING EVENTS

The "Hongkong Daily Press" has pleasure in announcing the introduction of s new feature, entitled * Coming Events," This will deal ex- clusively with events which are due to occur within a month or so of publication. Readers are Invited to co-operate in making this, column a success by sending in items for inclu- sion. In this feature) No in- sertion charge will be made.

YANGTZE KEPT CLOSED TOO LONG

COMMENCE STATE VISIT

Special Message Of Thanks To Chairman Of The C.P.S.

LONDON, MAY 17 (REUTER) KING GEORGE VI

AND QUEEN ELIZABETH LANDED THIS MORN-". ING AT WOLFE'S COVE AT 10,30 LOCAL TIME TO BEGIN THEIR STATE VISIT TO THE DOMINION OF CANADA to be followed next month by a State visit to Washington where Their Majesties will be the guests of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt at White House.

The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie King, and all the members of the Cabinet welcomed the King and Queen this morning. The weather, was 'quite cold though the sun shone brightly. A Royal salute of 21 guns was fired.

His Majesty the King wore the full uniform of 'Admiral of the Fleet while the Queen was in mauve. Both were smiling happily as they acknowledged the cheers from the crowds who gave them a tremendous welcome.

Women's hats had agriculture,] not to say horticulture, beaten to a frazzle.

..Canadian French soldiers in

NEEDLESS CASES OF le uniforms with red stripes

JAPANESE BLUFF

China Association Annual Meeting

CHINESE SOUTHERN Clared Mr. Warren Swire,

DRIVE

Police and piping were present, wore black uniforms with white hats and gloves.

The King and Queen motored in aspecially-made maroon-colottred

There was a deafening rose - of motor horns as the Empress of Australia moved to mid- stream from the Island of Or- leans escorted by four WII- ships. The weather was bright and clear with. hardly a ripple · on the water.

The liner passed the citadel and

car along. a route, which lay for the bells of Quebec churches peal- two miles on the Abraham Plains, liner was Aighted.

[ed a joyous welcome when the

The Empress of Australia docked

"I personally look on the to Quebec. On the way the Royal question of the Yangtze as a visitors passed the memorial to the symbol of Japanese success late General Wolfe, hero of the at Wolfe's Cove at 9.52 (2,52 p.m.

Battle of Quebec in 1759.

B6T) after the river steamers had...... or failure in their attacks on

whistled shrilly on her approach.‚“ our position in China," de-

SLOW. "DRIVE

A guard or honour, formed by From the quay the King and the Canadian" Grenadier Guards Chairman of the China Asso- Queen drove at eight miles per marched to their position at the ciation, at the annual meet-hour thus giving the vast throng quayside with colours flying and ing, and it is a question a good chance to ste Their bards playing. whether they need have been Majesties who smiled constantly.

The dais erected in the open air allowed to keep it closed so Mr. Mackenzie King and mem- on the quayside was banked with long.”

bers of the Government reached flowers and, hung with red, are SHIUHING, KWANGTUNG, May Mr. Swire welcomed the Quebec from Ottawa last night in two small thrones. All ships in

the King the river are beflagged. - 17 (Central)-After defeating the China Currency Stabilization readiness to welcome

The Canadian Prime Minister,' Japanese at Tongha, northwest of Fund as a much

needed and Queen..

War veterans attended at the accompanied by Cabinet Ministers Kongmoon, Chinese troops APC driving vigorously toward Kongesture in showing the Chi- quay wearing blue berets and sing-and their wives, took their places

nese, British sympathy, and ing old war songs. moon itself by the Ronit is evidence that the Fatshan highway,

FIGHTING ROUND WEST RIVER

From Our Own Correspondent British Government appre-

on the quayside.

PARIS, May 17 (Reuter) The Davis Cup draw between France

COMMANDER OF EMPRESS LINER and China will be played on

CHUNGSHAN, May 17-Japanese clate the directness of our Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

troops who made a third attempt concern in the war.”

RECEIVES VICTORIAN ORDER to attack Hokshan, 40 miles Bouth. Destremeau

"It is to be hoped that the Kho Sin-Ida: Christian Boussus v. W. C. Choy; West of Canton, were driven back Government will bold fast that

flerce Chinese view and to the best of their ability QUEBEC, May 17 (Reuter and BWS)---The concluding Petra and Pelliza T. Kho Bin-kle Yesterday in a

stages of the Royal liner's voyage to Canada was counter-attack. Heery fighting la resist all Japanese encroachments and Ho.

the triumphal progress up the St. Lawrence: River and still going on in the south bank of on our interests in China. There

as the Empress of Australla came to her anchorage have been too many needless cases the West River delta.

Japanese warships are patroll- of their being bluffed by the Jap

below the Isle of Orleans a blaze of welcome went up ing the eastern part of this county, anese," he added..

from the bonfires on both sides of the river. indicating an imminent landing, With reference to the currency

·This morning she is completing The message says, “We and the Chinese, forces are ready trade restrictions in North China, the remaining few miles to Quebec passed fog which kept us Mr. Warren Swire said. "As long where the honour of receiving the immobile for three days, Enemy forces from Kongmoon

as the British Empire and the King and Queen on their first and we passed through an made another attack on Tachak United States continue to purchase landing on Canadian soll is warmly icefield, which, I believe, is on the Sunning Railway on May China products, acquired under appreciated by the people of pre- 15, but encountered strong oppo- such conditions, there appears to dominantly French blood, language unprecedented for this time sition. The Japanese objective is be no reason why Japan should not and tradition. to drive along the south bank of

recuperate a large amount of her The prospect that lies before the the West River for an attack on war expenses in this manner, and King and Queen is being looked Kwangst. There are many dim- culties in the way, and the pm at the same time, effectively re- forward to as keenly by Their here on Monday, but in the

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

PAGE 2-Kotewall Cup final. Lawn Bowls notes. Yachting. Home US. baseball resulta. cricket. Tennis lengue. FAGE 3-Fadlo programmes.

The Services. PAGE 5-Cinemas. Crossword “puzzle. Diary of local events. PAGE 6-Wedding at Kowloon. Women's part in N. Y. Fair. Forthcoming weddings. Menu. Newsettes.

Sessions. PAGE 7-Criminal

FK Society for Protection of Children, Robbery at village. Gang fracas sequel Oratorio at China Fleet Clus Dráma of the alums.. PAGE 8 Leading article: Well done, St. John's. Hello and Goodbye. Children's charity fair. Jockey Club donations to charity. Oplum raid on hillside. PAGE 10. Eseball notes. Training gallops. Weather report. Swimming season stage set in England, LaBukk PAGES 11 and 12-Finance

and commerce, PAGE: 13.—Child of Indian.

mutiny dles. Britain's pros- perons little man. Cabaret hostess in Court. Il-treat- ment of lions. PAGES 14 and 15.-Shipping

news and directory.

for action.

Ject may be abandoned.

NIGHT ATTACKS Japanese troops at Fuho were forced south-west to Chunghsin after several continuous night at- tacks by Chinese detachments. Fuho, north-west of Tsengcheng, 15 being attacked by Chinese forces in their counter-offensive.

The situation in Bwatow has somewhat eased by the departure of enemy warships, but there is

move foreign competition from Majesties as by the people of North China.".

Canada who from east to west are preparing a great welcome for them.

Mr. Swire added that he an-, ticipated a renewal of the de- mand for an embargo on the Import in Britain of goods from North China unless ac companied by Consular. certi- ficates that they were pur- chases in the open market with a free exchange.

He hoped that the Government.

no relaxation of military precan-would view the proposal more tiona"

favourably than a few weeks ago.

Mr. Warren Swire was re-elected

as Vice-Chairman.

YOUNG BRITON Chairman with Mr. A. W. Burkill

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SHOT DEAD BY ARAB SNIPER

JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuter)———- A young Briton, Michael Clark, sun of the well-kndwa novelist and playwright, Christine Joper- Inde, was shot dead by an Arab sniper in Jerusalem,

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It is also reported that Orthodox Jews have been ordered by rubble to fast to-morrow following the publication of the British final policy in Palestine to-night.

THE DOLLAR

GALA PARTY

All on board the liner were in high spirits last night and Their Majesties gave a gala dinner party to mark the occasion:

Afterwards the commanding

of afileers

the escorting craisers, H.M.8. Glasgow and K.M.S. Southampton, were re- ceived and many of the ship's company were presented to the King and Queen who distribut ed personal gifts bearing the Royal Crpher.

The commander of the Empress of Australia, Capt. Melkle, was pre- sented with the insignia of Com- T.T." ON LONDON: 1 2.23/324. mander of the Royal Victorian T.T. ON NEW YORK; 28. 11/16. Order (C,V,O.). From Our Own Correspondent | KING'S MESSAGE

London, May 17, London silver prices to-day were unchanged as follows----

Spot

Forward

of year. The highest praise is due to the captain: who did his utmost to get us

execution of his duties' (as a sailor I can' appreciate this fact) he made the safety of his ship the first consideration."--

VIVE LE ROI"

French-Canadian farmers on the Inland of Orleans in oxen-drawn carts were the first to hail the liner crying vive le roi, vive is reine as the Empress of Australia prepared to draw her anchor for the final rum to Quebec harbour

The liner lay at anchor through- put the night with mounted police patrolling the shore and the war- ships keeping watch

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MORE BOMBS ON SWATOW BWATON, May 17 The King, on the completion of Two Talde have been car the voyage, sent to Bir Edward since this morning. Gropped Beatty, Chairman of the Cana- borbs wer May 16 May 17 dian Pacific Line, a message of English Merion in the 20-1/8 20-1/8 thanks for all that had been done compound. Chinese civiltan

tles total 30. 19-15/16 19-15/16 for their comfort and safety.