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“Hongbong Dally" Press”--August. 16 1080 Temperature: Max. 92, Min. 75; Humidit~~

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Hongkong Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 1939.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT MAURETANIA COMES TO TOWN (BUT ONLY JUST) MAY TAKE TIENTSIN

CASE TO HAGUE COURT

LONDON, AUG. 15 (REUTER)-REUTER LEARNS THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDER- ING TAKING THE CASE OF THE FOUR CHINESE PRISONERS IN TIENTSIN TO THE HAGUE COURT, on the ground that surrender will be a breach of Chi- nese rights under the Treaty of Tientsin since the Japanese-controlled courts in North China cannot be 'within the mean- regarded as "Chinese authorities ing of the Treaty,

"Conciliatory Attitude"

PARIS, Aug. 15 (Reuter)-Commenting

On the proposed.

handing over of the four Tientsin suspects the "Paris Mid!" attitude in trying to. pays tribute to Britain's, "conciliatory solve the Tientsin incident by pacific means" and adds that are encouraging despite this the Japanese military leaders anti-British demonstrations.

CHINESE DEMONSTRATE BEFORE BRITISH CONSULATE IN SWATOW

SHANGHAI, Aug. 15 (T/Ocean) the Consulate through the rear Shouting "Burn down the British entrance and to put it on fire. The Consulate" and "Take vengeance Consul was abused by the crowd

on the murderers of our com and threatened when he tried to At last patriots." 60 Chinese students as calm the demonstrators. sembled before the British Con-Japanese soldiers appeared and sulate in Swatow while a second dispersed the crowd. group of Chinese tried to storm

COMPENSATION

IN £20,000 LONDON, Aug. 15 (Renter). It is learned that the Iraki Government is to pay £20,000 compensation to Mrs. Monck- mason, widow of the British Consul in Mosul, who was murdered by an Arab mob last April.

Burckhardt

Not Going To London

41

Just before the incident occur- red the Consul had made repre- sentations to the Japanese Consul in regard to a recent incident at Kakchlao and"

had protested against the Japanese authorities opposition to the landing of a British naval detachment.

The Japanese Consul rejected the protest on the ground that in view of the anti-British feeling. among the Chinese population, the Japanese authorities had thought it advisable for British naval forces to land...

EMBARGO ON U.S. WAR MATERIAL TO JAPAN

"On

not

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (T/Ocean) -The Imposition of the so-called moral embargo

export. et American war material to Japan is reported to-day to be under con- templation by the State Depart-

LONDON, Aug. 15 (T/Ocean)-ment. Professor Burckhardt, League In giving considerable promin- Commissioner for Danzig, will not ence to this matter this morning, come to London it is declared in the New York press says that well-informed London quarters. there would be nothing new about Prof. Burckhardt, who is reported a measure of this sort as export of to be in Danzig at the moment, aeroplanes to Japan has been sus- had been expected to come to Lon-pended by an embargo, founded on don on Wednesday to confer with the same standpoint, since the the chairman of the Committee of

State Department had exerted Three for Danzig, Lord Halifax,

moral pressure on all American

It is authoritatively declared in aircraft factories and succeeded in London that the British Govern- this way in stopping the export of. ment had been informed by Prof. machines to Japan without having Burckhardt on the conversations recourse to legislative measures.

last Friday. It is added that the It is presumed that similar League Commissioner's report, methods will now be employed to which outlined the trend and prevent export to Japan of scrap contents of the conversation. 15 iron and other war essential raw regarded as confidential by the materials.

British Government. The League Commissioner for Danzig, it is admitted, had not consulted the British Government before setting cut for Berchtesgaden but had merely informed the British Gov- ernment last Thursday of his in- tention to see the German Chan- cellor.

Authoritative quarters deny that the British Government had re- ceived any suggestions for solu- tion of the Danzig dispute.

NO INFORMATION British Wireless, reported that in! view of the many misleading re- ports that are current, however, it may be stated that the High Com- missioner did not ask for the ap proval of His Majesty's Govern= ment before flying from Danzig to Berchtesgaden, His Majesty's Gov- erament know nothing of the re- ported intention of the High Com- missioner to visit London The particular function of this oficial is to deal with questions arising between Dands and Poland. He in close contact wit Polish Povernment through the medi

the Polish Commissioner

announced Prof Burgkhardt

On Other-

Pages

PAGE 2-Interport and League tennis. Colony swimming championship heats. PAGE 3-Radio programmes. PAGE 5 Cinemas Crossword

puzzlet

PAGE 8 Newsettes Menu.

Duke of Windsor singa. PAGE Hongkong-Manila-

Chungking radio-telephone. service inaugurated. PAGE B-Leading article:

World Awaits What? PAGE 10. Rotary Club Iuri- cheon, Police Court cases.

$110 and 12-Finance

Britali's policy in ast Fighter

and

182-shipping

With only a fost or two to spare on either side. The new. Mauretania, daughter of the Grand Old Lady of the Atlantic, en- tering the King George V Dock at N. Woolwich on August 6. Largest liner ever to enter the Thames, her stately progress was watched by thousands. Everything made way for her. Tugs, barges, "tramps," and motor and 'rowing-boats went scurrying out of her way at the first imperious blast of her siren.

Scrap Iron Shipment To

Japan Blockaded

Chinese Servants Strike Succeeds In Vancouver

LONDON, Aug. 15 (Reuter)The Vancouver cor- respondent of the Daily Telegraph" reports that several thousand, Chinese houseboys and servants staged a sit-down strike throughout the week-end on a wharf around a steamer which was waiting to food scrap iron for Japan.

Sympathisers continually supplied with drinks and

sandwiches.

The blockade of the ship ended triumphantly yes- terday the dock owners agreeing to prohibit the ship- ment of the iron.

THE DOLLAR T.T. ON LONDON: 1. 2. 18/324. TAON NEW YORK; 28;. From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug 15 London silver prices to-day were up 1/8 as follows

PROF. ROGERS KILLED

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (Reuter) Professor James Harvey Rogers killed in an air crash at Ro de Janeiro on August 13.

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Price Per Month: $300.

INDIGNITY:

AMERICAN WOMAN IS SLAPPED, DETAINED IN SEARCH BOOTH Carried U.S. Identity Card Also That Of Japanese Vice-Consul

TIENTSIN, AUGUST 15 (REUTER)—A SLAPPING INCIDENT INVOLVING AN AMERICAN WIDOW, MRS. RICHARDS, AGED 59, IS JUST REVEALED.

IT TRANSPIRES THAT MRS. RICHARDS was endeavouring to enter the French Concession through the Asahi Road barrier about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon with a large parcel of vegetables, including one pumpkin.

MRS. RICHARDS CARRIED AN IDENTITY CARD from the American Consulate and was armed with a personal card from the Japanese Vice-Consul whom she knew personally.

In the searching booth, Mrs. Richards produced both cards.

BATTLESHIP, but the Japanese sentry ABYSSINIAN

wanted to keep the card of Vice-Consul. She endeavoured to recover it

REFUGEES whereupon the sentry slapped RETURNING

AUSTRALIA the Japanese MODERNISED her on the side of the head.

CANBERRA, Aug. 15 (Reuter)-

Mrs. Richards was then detained

NAIROBI, Aug. 15 (Renter-A

The Australian Defence Minister, in the searching booth for about hundred Abyssinian refugees who Brigadier G. A. Street, declared one hour when another Japanese fled across the border into Kenya sentry came on the scene. The

during the Abyssinian War have to-day that work was being un-

after investigating the

agreed to be repatriated to their dertaken to modernise the battle- latter, ship Australia which includes | affair, Anally permitted the Amer-own country on a guarantee by- among the improvements; her fir- can lady to go with her vegetables the Italian suthorities that there ing power. Work on the cruiser but minus the pumpkin which she will be no reprisals.

As there are a few thousand Canberra will also be taken in was not allowed to take with her.

It is understood Mrs. Richards Abyssinian refugees in Kenya the hand soon.

complained to the American Con- return, at present, of a hundred will be treated as an experiment

SALVATION ARMY

HIGH COUNCIL HOLD MEETING

ELECTION OF NEW GENERAL

For the third time, since the foundation of the Salvation Army

by General Booth in 1865, the High Council of the Army met yes- terday in order to elect a General The meeting which is being held

la-necessitated, by the retirement

sul.

Following this the Japanese will be

Vice-Conlwhose cart she, cari

ried apologbed to her also to the INTERNATIONAL

American Consul

It is not known whether the in-

cident is ensidered closed.

OFFICIAL VISIT TO

RUBBER REGULATION COMMITTEE

MEETING IN

SINGAPORE SEPTEMBER WILL

BE IMPORTANT

The next meeting of the inter

in the London suburb of Clapton FRENCH GOVERNOR LONDON. Aug 15 (Reuter) next. October of General Eva TO SEE NAVAL BASE national Rubber Regulation Com Booth, daughter of the founder, for SINGAPORE, AUGUST 15 (REDmittee will probably be held c the reason of advancing age and TERIT 18 ANNOUNCED THAT September 7 according to wel failing health.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF informed circles in London. T The election arouses much in FRENCH INDO-CHINA WILL PAY Chairman of the Committee, E terest since reform of the Army's AN OFFICIAL CALL ON THE John Campbell, is at present organization, advocated in some STAUFF CATMENTS, SIR holiday

Special interest, attaches to quarters, may depend on its result. SHENTON THOMAS, NEXT WEEK.

The Army is still governed by Con- THE FRENCH GOVERNOR WILL meeting since the Committee stitution given it by its founder VISIT A NUMBER OF PLACES IN doubtless consider the question and which confers absolute power MALAYA INCLUDING THE NEW the supply of 80,000 tons of rube

PRERNA Anglo-American Barter Agree on the General in all matters. to see these powers limited and the A Transocean message, reporting kimmed on June 24

Advocates of reform would like NAVAL BASE AT SINGAPORE, to the United States und General's authority, confined to the on the visit, states that new Anglo- purely religious sphere while the French military discussions have administration would be entrusted been fixed for next week The to a Special Council presided over Governor-General will arrive in Singapore on August 23 on board by the General-(Transocean)

the armoured cruiser Suffren to The Committee has the meet the British military an-discussing means for rele

horities.

necessary additional

RADIO-TELEPHONE SERVICES OPENED A full report of yesterday's Inauguration "of the Badlo- telephone services between Hongkong - Manila - Chungking by HE the Governor,, will be found on Fago:

WANG DESCRIBED AS CHAMELEON OF WORST ORDER *SHIUKWAN, Aug. 15 (Central)-

understood to be engaging tha

The Agreement

attention of the Brithh ernment

At the conclusion of the visit until this is arranged the French Governor will leave for to how and where France on board the President tonnage shall be sec Doumer.

be settled.

GEN. CHIANG CONCERNED

OVER CHINESE

IN THAILAND

THE

fdent than ever in rimmi anal victory.

Better restment

The Gener belief that

foreign gov

sident

CHUNGKENG AUG 15 (CEN- conclusion TRAL) CONCERN OVER REPORTED PERSECUTION OF treat the THE OVERSEAS CHINESE BY THE THAILAND GOVERNMENT WAS EXPRESSED BY GENERAL- ISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK IN A the Wang Ching-wel's "peace" broad- MESSAGE TO MR. LIU HOU-WU, cast was given another merciless MEMBER OF THE KUOMINTANG

SUPERVISORY COM attack by Gen. Hon-wan Chair- CENTRAL man of the Kwangtung Provincia! MITTER. Government in a speech to the Mr. Liu recently remitted to people yestarda,

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