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SURPRISE PREDOMINATES IN

BETWEEN REICH CHINESE IN

NON-AGGRESSION SOVIET UNION AND

Many Regard Move As Attempt To Ginger UP Lagging Moscow Talks

Up

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuter)-Official circles have hitherto been silent on the proposed German-Soviet non-aggression pact but the morning papers reflect the surprise with which the news has undoubtedly been received in informed unofficial circles.

The "Daily Mail" says that if the report is con- firmed. It will mean the end of the Franco-Russian" treaty for mutual assistance in the event of attack, and will also cancel out the anti-Comintern Pact.

Cabinet Meets

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reu- ter) The Cabinet met at 2. p.m. to-day.

Following strong repre- sentations by both Oppos ition parties there is now a great possibility that both Houses of Parliament will meet on Thursday.

So far as is known in London, the tripartite talks in Moscow are con- tinuing, but Reuter's Mos- cow correspondent reports that there was no meeting of the military experts this morning.

Registration Of H.K. Women And Children

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

BROADCAST

The Daily Herald " says that such a pact can repre- sent at this moment only an incentive to Germany to con- tinue her campaign against Poland-almost an Invitation on Russia's part for her to take whatever action she wishes.

FAVOUR OF

NEW PACT

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter) -Chinese opinion, official and unofficial, in London, halls the news of the Basso-German -- Pact with satisfaction because it will give the Soviet Union a free hand in the Far East

Following on the America denunciation of the trade agreement with Japan and the British refusal to discuss the silver and currency quest'ons, It constitutes, in the Chinese view, a triple rebuff for Japan. compelling her to revise her whole policy.

BERLINERS GASP

BERLIN, Aug. 22 (Reuter).The The paper calls for the imme dlate recall of Parliament because people of Berlin gasped with as- opened "the issue of war or peace may tonishment when they well be decided within the next newspapers. in which. news of the | non-aggression pact were printed few days."

with hige red and black heads ines.

The news was published without mystification of comment to the

NEPHEW

Nevellina: “Thank goodness old Mother Parliament goes on holi- day in a formulght. We can have such lovely fun with the boys!"

{"Daily Herald "). "

SHANGHAI BRITON SENT

OF WANG

WANG CHING

CHING-WEI

KILLED IN HEART OF

CITY: FACE HACKED

ALLEGED JAPANESE SPY

Firing Heard But No Eye-Witness Of Crime

MAJOR SENSATION WAS CREATED IN HONGKONG

A MAISONS BY NIYAARING SLAYING IN WINDG

HAM STREET OF SHUM SOONG, ALLEGED SPY IN THE SERVICE OF THE JAPANESE AND NEPHEW OF WANG CHING-WEI, former high Chinese Government official who was expelled from the Kuomintang Party last year for connivance with Japan.

TO GAOL FOR 6 MONTHS presumed that shum was traffic duty at the head of Fedder

"Almost Hounded Into It,

Declares Judge: Accused Half- Crying Tells Story

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Reuter)—“Yours is the hardest case Indeed. You have almost been hound- ed into it," declared Assistant Judge P. Grant Jones in HM Supreme Court to-day in passing sentence of six months' imprisonment on Henry Cyril Davis, former employee of the Shanghai Gas Company, who pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifying the Company's

accounts.

POLAND UNIMPRESSED Warsaw's oficial reaction to the

The Nazi Party, organ 'Voelkische proposed pact is hitherto not avail-Boebachter" carried two red head- able but it is understood that the unies, eight inches high, under- announcement did not cause any lined in black across the entire particular impression. The Polish front page. view seems to be that the news shows firstly that the Soviet Union

Davis told the Court that does not wish, as Poland always the people who are anxious to in the latter part of 1937 he believed, to intervene in European learn what caused the Third Reich

was informed that his ser- affairs, secondly that it considers to make such a complete volte face vices would be retained only Poland strong enough to face Ger and it is with, serious faces that if he agreed to accept a re- man aggression with the backing they rode into town to work.

duced salary of $300 as the Already received, and thirdly that

Political circles, however. arc Germany, for her part, is still car-well pleased with the pact which Company could easily obtain the services of a younger has "taken lawares."

rying on a "war of nerves."

Poland has several times ex- pressed the view that she did not reckon on Soviet help and consl- ders her present relations with the Soviet to be sufficient. Ils em- phasised in well-informed Warsaw political circles that the official Polish attitude as regarda Danzig: fs unchanged.

FARIS SURPRISED While oficial comment is not yet available in Paris, the

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It is not expected that Herr Von Ribbentrop will fly across Poland when he goes to Moscow.

Shock To Japan

TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuter)-The

PIG

The exact circumstances in which the murder wäs committed could not be established, there being many who heard gun shots and cries but not a single eye-witness.

From facts known it was and Constable D220, who was on

to walking down Queen's Street, found Shum still alive and Road Central when he was groaning when they rán up to the scene. They stated, as also did cornered by men, who were following him or waiting for two chair coolles who were awalt- woman, Leting ing "fares and a him, at the mouth of the Sam, who was sleeping at the door- narrow lane leading out from way of a barber shop on the oppo the South China Morning afte side of the street, that they Post" printing room and saw three men, one in dark cloth directly at the King's Theatre mg and two in white, dashing up- dress circle exit,, and there hill. attacked and killed.

The constable, as 20011 28

he

murder occurred about 8.50 observed these men, started to stre

Hacked On Face

člogs. One man wooden

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Was

When Wyndham Street was chase, but lost sight of them, as fairly deserted except for a few he approached On Lan Street,

chair pedestrians,

coolies

and which branches of east

Wyndham Street.. street sleepers.

On the pavement at the corner, however, two brand new choppers Two shots were fired, one enter-were found as well as a pair of ing the dead man's head near the left temple and emerging from the back of the neck. Shum was siso noticed to halt for a second and remove his clogs before he resumed hacked on the face by a chopper his bid for liberty. The crime must have been accom- plished without loss of time, as

The commotion very soon et-. people who heard the shots and who rushed immediately to the tracted a large crowd. The first spot, saw the victim staggering un intimation to the police was given certainly for one or two paces and by telephone by Mr. E L Strange. Secretariat · librarian. collapsing while, at the same time. Colonial The accused also informed the

three men who are thought to have Sgt. J. E Jessop, who was officer "Pun Ying, a pig dealer of Shek committed the act were seen to on duty in the Central Police Court that he joined the Company in 1915 and had always been Ha in Chinese territory, made a be at least 40′ or 50 feet away and Station charge room, inmediately. honest and given satisfactory report to the police yesterday that neeing up Wyndham Street.

man.

DEALER ROBBED

· SIX ARMED MEN BOARD JUNK

work. He received advances till six armed robbers stopped his

he was earning $500,

Half-sobbing, the accused de- clared, "I bave a family to sup- port. I have to live and eat. Instead of a raise I got a $200- decrease."

MONEYLENDERS

junk about midnight on Monday off Pak Hok Chau and carried off

Soldier On Scene Private H. Spinks, of the Royal

Police Called

called out the Emergency Unit and notified other officials.

Police oficials who were on the

his cargo of pigs as well as robbed Scots, who was on his way to pur- spot conducting investigations "in- chase a ticket for a cinema show, him of $64, Hongkong money, o

Pun was saling from his native. village to Un Long, and his cargo of five pigs was valued at $214. The robbers were in a small ɛam- Davis went on to relate how he pan, he said, and seemed to come got into debt with Indian money-from the direction of Shatau lenders who pestered him.. How-

The following official announcement came as a complete news that Germany and the nouncement was made in the surprise to unofficial circles, One Soviet had agreed to conclude a course of a talk, broadcast of the chief personalities behind non-agression pact did not come from ZBW last night, by the the impending pact is believed to altogether as a surprise to in- Postmaster General, Mr. E. I have been Herr von Papen, who formed Japanese quarters.

ls understood to have conferred ever, it is an get too early to sum Wynne-Jones:-

It is well-known to everybody with Herr Hitler in the presence of [up the Japanse reaction.

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that the recent registration of British male subjects resident in the Colony was instituted largely because the present state of ten- on throughout the world has

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S.M.C. REJECTS

naturally, and obviously, led Gov-"ULTIMATUM" BY

ernments and Authorities general-

ly to make preparations to meet PUPPET MAYOR

any emergenry that might arise:

Observers comment that Japan, in any case, has learned the bitter lesson that the spiritual bond of the anti- Comintern pact has no weight

in relation to Hitler's realistle

policy."

Japan. they say, will continue to build up "the New Order in

and it is the duty of Governments SHANGHAI, Aug. 22 (Reu-East Asia," while maintaining re- and Authorities, to come to, the ter)-The Municipal Council lations with Italy and Germany assistance of the public at large replied late this evening to and watchfully taking advantage in various ways.

the protest made by the Jap-of events in Europe, It is now desired to obtain as;

controlled Shanghai complete a register as possible of the names and addresses of all City Government in con-

anese

In passing judgment. Judge Grant Jones said, "It is an unfor- tunate thing if all our employers say we can get a younger "mani than you to do your job at half the salary. I trust such is not the practice in Shanghai. You, Davis, have almost been hounded into it. The least I can sentence you to is six months' imprisonment and I do impose it."

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 1s. 2."19,32d. STT. ON NEW YORK; 28. 7/16 From Our Own Correspondent

London, Ang. 22. London silver pricea to-day were 7/8 for Spot and 15/16 for Forward as follows

DISCOURAGED LONDON... Aug. 22 (Reuter)— British born women and children nexion with the shooting on Japanese official circles are re- the proposed Soviet- in the Colony, le women and Saturday which involved a ticent on children born in any part of His British police officer, Sergeant German Non-Aggression Pact, and

Japanese businessmen, who gen Those whose R. W. Kinloch. Majesty's Empire. husbands and fathers are mem- "The Council's reply states that rally dislike the pro-Axis agitation, that Japanese eyes have 'bers or His Majesty's Forces in the responsibility for the incident y Hongkong, or members of the rests upon the police of the Jap been opened to the falsity of the local Volunteer or Police Forces anese controlled administration, German propaganda which has and no blame can be attached to hitherto been 100 per cent, success- Sergeant Kinloch, whose punish-ful in Japan, first directing public ment was demanded in the protest, feeling against Russia and then

Sgt, Kinloch, It is stated, was switching over to concentrate it pletely by surprise and appears to fired upon and wounded, entirely against Great Britain,

have had the most depressing effect These observers say that the upon them. without provocation, by members

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of a "Tatao" police party, while Boviet-German pact has complete Ambassador Oshima conferred others trained their rifles on him. ly exposed the Reich's "duplicity" with the principal members of the It was only then that he loaded and may well cause a revulsion of Embassy until early in the morn his gun and fired in self-defence. feeling in Japan towards the ing and then sent off a lengthy

The Shanghai Municipal Council bygone days of Anglo-Japanese cable to Tokyo. has lodged a counter-protest friendship.

Japanese in Berlin are of the against the behaviour of the The Berlin pact took the Jap- opinion that the anti-Comintern #Tatan" police.s

anese in the German capital com-Pact has now become worthless,

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PAGE 2-American tennis finalists. Butelife not turn- ing amateur, ·Soccer season starting. Lo Tak Kuen Cup League tables. U. S. baseball results.

PAGE 3-Radio programmes.

The Services: PAGE 5-Cinemas, Crossword

puzzle. Coming events. PAGE 8. Newsettes. Nazi bribe oferto publisher. Memi, Woman doctor wins appeal,

PAGE 7 Criminal Sessions

from trial. 33, deaths cholera. Tokyo talks dead-. lock Embezzlement alleged. Weat of Typhoon forms Balintang Channel. PAGE 8-Leading article:

Tientsin Silver Reserves." PAGE 10.-Licensing Board meeting. Refugees in Colony. Airport news.

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PAGES 11 and 12-Finance

and commerce.

PAGE 13-Latest Canton pro-

clamation

the "Giraling earth by air, Bilencer for motor plane. Aeronautical

Congress.

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Habeas Corpus Arguments Heard In London Court

COUNSEL PROTESTS HANDING OVER OF FOUR MEN TO “USURPER'S COURT"

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)-Sir Walter Monckton, K.C., and Mr. Geoffrey Bing appeared for the appli- cants when the summons for a writ of habeas corpus in respect of the four Chinese prisoners in Tientsin came before Mr. Justice Cassels in the King's Bench Division this morning.

Counsel contended that there At the outset it was an-] nounced that the proceedings was nothing to show that the au would be heard in open court. Ithorities in Tientsin had inherite the Treaty rights of the Chines An atidavit by the Earl of Lis towel, as President of the China and there was authority for Campaign. Committee, contended Proposition that the British that the intention to hand over ernment had Jurisdiction in the four men to the Japanese matter though it had no

torial rights. Government was wholly unlawful

“STILL EXISTS”. and unjustified.

The British authorities were not Sir Terence O'Connor, entitled, under the Treaty of Solicitor-General, appearing Tientsin, to hand over the men to Lord Halifax argued that the Japanese though the men Tientsin Court still existed might be handed over to the operated.. Chinese authorities.

The

application for the prod Sir Walter Monekton maintain- tion of the men here is little shor ed that as there was do properly of a fantasy and I cann constituted Court of the Chinese what percentage Republic in Tientsin it would not Fleet might be neces

be right to hand over the men to such

ausurper's Court There

doubtless be a properly constit Chinese Court in Shanghai the request va

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