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DEVELOPING H.K. AS AIRPORT

THE HONGKONG

BRITISH

VESSELS SEIZED

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935.

CHINA FACES WORST

CRISIS SINCE

SHAI WAR

(Continued from Page 1).

give an aerial demonstration over

RADIO BROADCAST

the city to-morrow (June 13). Banjo and Piano Recital

MIGHT BE TERMINUS HELD BY JAPANESE Police have warned the population

OF OCEAN AIRWAY

WARM APPROVAL GIVEN EXPANSION PLANS

FOR QUESTIONING

CLOSED PORT ENTERED

calm. Midnight hog remain passed without any overt action to enforce the ultimatum.

According to additional

ports

re-

this received here inte

From the Studio

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From ZIW. on a wavelength of evening. the Sino-Japanese altan- 356 metres (845 kilocycles). tion is now more serious than 5.7 m. Hongkong Hotel Dance ever. The growth of tension fol-Orchestra. Takao, June 13. lows upon additional Japanese-de- 7 n. Local Stock Quotations, The 8., Christina Moro, 800 tons, mands upon China, which are a 7.03-7.30 pm, Light Orchestral towing the 700-ton, Salvador from sequel of the vigorous Japanese Munic. Hoilo to Shanghai for repatra, en-protest to Nanking over the de- At the Tachaillavsky Fountain tered the closed port of Kaikao, ration and imprisonment of four Caliph of Bardud-Overture

(Urbach). South-West Formon, owing to Japanese "special service men" at

(Boledieu), water shortage yesterday.

Changpel, Charhar, and the alleg Amoretten Tana Waltz (Gong).' |ed anti-Japanese movement there. After an examination, the mag Japanese military authorities Waltzes from Vienna-Medley,

Bien Aimes Valse (Waldieufel).

7.30-8 pm. Jazz Banjo and Pinno jeet, and of the crew, five of whom Chinese reply to the latest de Recital be Fred Carpio and Julian

are British and forty Chinese, themands by midnight tonight. The Silverio. From the Studio, port authorities announced that the Chinese Government has reported- 8pm. Time and Weather Report.

8.03-10.30 p.m. reasons for the ship having put in-ly warned General Ho Ying-ching,

Chinese Stulio Con to Kaikao were unsatisfactory.

cert. Minister of War, now in Pelping, The steumers have been ordered in refuse to comply with this now transferred to Takao for further ultimatum. examination, The Salvador ja wihout a crew. Both ships are of

Further support for a policy aiming at the full development of Hongkong as an airport is forthcoming in replies received to a questionnaire which the Tele-ter, who is reportedly a British sub-are reported to be insisting on a graph has circulated to a number of prominent in- dividuals and interests asking whether they favour action on the lines of the three following points:

(1) Facilities being offered to Pan-American Airways with a view to making Hongkong its western terminus on the trans-Pacific Service;

(2) Landing rights being granted to the China National Aviation Corporation for the purposes of linking up with the American Service;

ritish registry, it is understood.

itentur,

(3) The same facilities being extended to air-QUETTA'S HEALTH borne traffic, irrespective of nationality, as are now accorded to sea-borne traffic.

Below we give the views already expressed in reply to the points raised in the questionnaire.

MR. CASSIDY APPROVES

SOME QUERIES

GUARDED

BUT SALVAGE STILL IMPOSSIBLE

London, June 12.

MAY

BE FIGHTING

If the Japanese insist upon obedience, fighting my com- mence in North China at any moment.

the meantime,

Chinese leaders are ennferring without in- terruption seeking ways nud means to meet this new threat. Some sep En alternative but acceptance of the test demants, from Japan though they consider them pro founilly unreasonable, while others are reportedly urging the Govern- I was agreeably surprised to

ment to abandon Communist sup- learn from Mr. A. Eddy's article

With the transfer of the wound-pression wars and endeavour to that there is every possibility of 11th instant, while I agree it is, ed to hospitals in India, the health seek a reconciliation with Russia. Hongkong berouting the terminis desirable that songkong in utility stringent precautions Thorbject is to institute joint of the Pan-American Airways be made to make

Sino-Russian artion to deal with trans-Pacific service, I cannot imastopen airport, if we allow Ameri- against the outbreak of an epide the Japanese menace,

service paying its lean aeroplanen to make use of the mic are still essential and authori- way for many years to come but Hongkong Aerudrome is Amerientes ELITE tackling energetically the schome shows remarkable prepared to allow us reciprocal problems of sanitation both

in the Philippine falands Quetta itself and in surrounding enterprise which is deserving of rights

'Kine such

seems

Sir.--With reference to your leading article in the issue of the

districts,

Administration.

CLOSE WATCH

Developments in North China

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

recorded

(ZE.K. Programme). 830-10 pm. European progromme from Z.E.K. on a fre- quency of 640 kitoryclés,

838-9 pm, Excerplx from Graml Opeth. Grand Fantasia on "The Meister-

engers of Saremburg" (Wagner).

Symphony Drefenten. Aria Tristan and Isolde"- Isolde's

Song (Warner). Nanny Larsen-Todsen (Soprano), Orchestral--Dance of the Hours ("În fiiconeda") (Ponchell). Aria "La Boheme"

Ting hand,

Lava

+

is frozen (Precini};

Heddle Nash (Tenor). 9-9.33 p.m. Variety. Pinao Sulos - Butterflies in the Rain. Fino Solos- Everyone says "I

Love yon

Rain da Costa,

Song- Smoke gets in your eyes.

THEN Rollin' Honir.

Layton (Tenor).

You

Easy.

In the Shade of the old Apple Tree.

Aces.

have aroused the greatest interest Se Four A All Ways

Sonde und the Blur Horizon.

Jeanette Mnebenald (Soprano). Orchestra Whistling Rufus, Orchestra-Steamboat Bill.

9.33-10 33.11.

Band Music. War March of the Priests

(Mendelssohn).

success. We have, the assuranen jand elsewhere? of Sir William Teel that the ques- If China insists upon maintain-

in London and the authorities are attitude not to tion of putting Hongkong on the in her present

villages Riving the situation their closest air map has been under considera allow aeroplanes of foreign air around Quetta has improved rapid-attention,

to fly over her territory, ly from day to day. In the in- There is no immediate threat tion for some time past but ines

a pity that Imperial Air. Imperial Airways might wish to terrata of public, health Quetta to British interests, at least one ways have been so long in extend make use of Manila as a part of remains closed under guard of is envisaged at the moment, saya. ing service from Singapors to rail between Singapore and Hong military and police and no indica Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, Softly Awakes my heart ("Samsung Hongkong even as u trial venture.kong.

tion can be given at present ag to and whatever may be the ultimate Further, IN China adhering when I realise that there are political

it will be possible to re outcome of the present Japanese Semiramideveriare (itsini).

Deliah") (Saint-Saens), didiculties in the way but they stand that the C.N.A.C. aeroplanes Those whose property is buried in tion at

strictly to her policy? I unders¦commence salvage operations, action it appears there is no ques The "Champion" March Medley. cannot be insuperable.

present 01 any treatyold Folks at Home and in Foreign Unofficial opinious from this end which operate between Shanghai rains are assured by the Govern. breach.

Landa (Roberts). are hardly likely to earry much and Chungking are run by a comment of India that vigilance of Indeed, as China's Government weight in Whitehalf but my re-pany in which the Chinese have authorities for the protection of itself agreed to the demilitarisa- per cent, of the shares and private property will not be relax-tion demand by apan, the ques- plies to all three of your questions

Pan-American Airways 49 are in the affirmative.

Sir Norman Cater. Agent totion mart at present he considered per fed. airline between the Governor-General in Baluchissa

primarily domestic one be with the views expressed in your rent, yet the leading article and as one who is Shanghai and Canton is run en-tan, has arrived at Simla to confer tween Japan and China.

of keeping tiredly by Pan-American Airways, with the Government of India on strongly in

I am open, the situation.- -British Wireless. Hongkong a free port for ship in Americas concern.

(however, to correction on this ping and trade 1 consider that all facilities should be accorded to pint. aircraft without distinction nationality.

favour

I

P. S. CASSIDY.

MR. M. K. LO'S SUPPORT

+

I may be the policy of the Bri- tish Government to sit tight and keep other air lines than British from making use of Hongkong na an airport until. permission for Imperial Airways- to do so has been granted, but there is another factor which must not be gost Hongkong na an airport because sight o". Aeroplanes making use feel that I have not sufficient data

I confess that I have not given much thought to the question of

of arrodromes licensed by the Air

for any comprehensive study of Ministry have to conform to the

NOVEL AERIAL

BROADCAST

ACROBATIC FLYING

REVEALED

Lundon, June 12. Que novel feature of this year's

the subject. But, as a resident gules and regulations laid down amual Royal Air Force display, to who is keenly interested in the in the International Air Conven-be held at Hendon June 29, will be future prosperity of the Colony, 1tion to which neither China nor a description broadcast by a pilot entirely endorse the viewpoint America are signatories. There-engaged, in acrobatic flying. summarised by you towards the fore, it is possible that their arro-

With microphone attached to end of your able editorial of June planes, although airworthy aerard- 11. do not think that my pro-ing to their own standards, might his head, he will describe every sent views can be better expressed at be according to those of the movenient he makes--when he is when he de- Ministry. An than in the following words of Air

aeroplane lying upsidedown, your leading article:", as is landing at Hongkong, therefore, erately stalls his machine, when the case, we welcome ships flying might not be allowed to proceed he is diving to earth at a fabulous the flags of any nation, there seems to its destination, if, in the opinion speed, and what he due to revert no logical reason why we should the Aerodrome Superintendent, from these dangerous and in it did not conform to the Air orthodox positions-British Wire, not adopt the same stand in regard

regulations. Such re- Ministry to air-borne mails, passengers and freight. Looked at from this latious, I agree, appear to he irksome, yet at the same time they have been the means of building Air Lines re- up for British

angle, the moment would appear to enll for reconsideration and pas-

aible revision of previous conceputation second to none. tions regarding Hongkong's aerial

I hold no brief for the apparent role. A short-sighted policy now "dog in the manger" attitude might lose us a wonderful oppor-adopted by the Air Ministry, but tunity."

it seems to ine, there must be more

iensi

RAW RUBBER

LATEST SINGAPORE

PRICES

My answers to your three ques-behind it thou that, and it might Messrs. Benjamin and Patts re- tions are therefore as follows: e that although the Hongkong reived the following Straits currency (1) Yes. (I assume that such aerodrome is supposedly being de-quotations (buyers) from Singapore facilities will not militate against veloped as a civil aerodrome, the day for raw rubber: the future, extension of the Im~| Air Ministry desires perial Airways of Hongkong). solely as a service station.

(2) Yea. (3) Yes.

M. K. 10.

(Chairman: Hongkong Rotary

Club).

CONSULAR VIEW

to keep it

F. A. SwOFFER,

Arnhold and Co,

Spol

July/Sept. Oet./Dec. Jun./Marel

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Reports

circulating are

in London with regard to prepara- tions to remove the British Em- bassy to Nanking but these appear be completely uulauded.--

Renter.

BOUND BY TRUCE

10 pm. Prész Bulletins, 10.05 p.m. (lese Down.

NEW EXECUTIVES

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IN PICTURES

the

New York, June 12. The four owners of the United Artists Pictures Corp., Miss Mary Pickford, ME. Charles Chaplin. Mr. Douglas Fairbanks and Mr. -New-York, June 12. Sunnel Goldwyn, to-day announced The belief that

the replacement of certain secrel

Mr. Joseph protocols attached to the so-called Schenk, as supreme bend of Sino-Japanese Tangku Trure of corporation by Mr. A. L. Lichtman May, 19, was expressed fo-day and Mr. Maurice Silverstone. in a report to the Foreign Policy. Association from Mr. T. A. Hinson, who notes diplomatic quarters in Peiping as being of the opinion that these protocols embody the substance of Japan's famous

twenty-one demands."

|

He denied

Mr. Lichtman, a Hungarian, and vice-president of the corporation since 1926, will be in charge of the United States', end und Mr. Silverstone, present managing- director al London, will have charge of the British end.- This view, serording to Mr. Reuter. Bisson, would go far in explaining the importance attached to the Kalgan to-day and was interviewed Tangku Truce by the Japanese by the United Press. authorities, and the otherwise in-that Japanese troops who had ad- explicable references to this Traceyanced to a point midway between which accompanied the recent de Kayuan and Dolonor had with mands would al reason for Nanking's long list of They had been on monoeuvres, ennenssions to Japan since 1938, he said, and when these

These concessions include re-finished they had only withdrawn vision of tariff's in Japon's favour; a few miles, but were still in restoration of through railway Charhar. traffe

Peiping between

General

Takahashi, Tan Mukden; resumption of postal | Japanese Military Attache at the communications with Maneliukuo, Embassy here, arrived at the same time 45 General Chin-Custed

etc.

tiply The drawn into debol.

and

In constantly referring to the Press. Tangku Truce, the Japanese au- thorities, under this interpreta- tion, are in effect demanding the fulfilment of additionaj pledges which Nanking has hitherto been unable to carry out.-Reuter,

CHARHAR TROUBLE

were

STRANGE CHARGE

Changebun, Jun 13. A strange statement, charging the Charhar military authorities with causing the detention of three Japanese stall members of the Special Affaira Bureau at Dolonor for a day, was made by a spokesman of the Kwantung Military Head- quarters yesterday.

The statement said that on May 30 the three Japanese set out on a Journey to Changpei from Dolenor. Their whereabouts were unknown

Tientsin, Jane 13. Lieut.-Col. Matnui, Japanese DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF resident officer at Kalgan, has been hurriedly summoned to Tientsin LET HIM WHO NEGLECTS TO RAISE | Mesars, Carroll Bros. are in receipt by General Uematsu, for the osten. The receipt is acknowledged' or THE FALLEN, FEAR LEST, WHEN HEjot ndviers that the Anlamok Gold-sible purpose of reporting upon until June 6, when the. Japanese

FALLS, NO ONE WILL STRETCH OUT fields Mining Company has declared the arbitrary arrests" at Kalgan dividend of 20 per cent, 12 centavos your letter of June 11, 1935, ud |]]]5 11AND TO LIFT HIM UP-Stadt, per share), payable on the 30th in- on June 5 of four civilian em. Special Affairs Bureau at Dolanor stant. Books will close on the 24th ployees of the Kwantung Army was informed that they were de- black kauze trousers from 247, Holly-

Convicted of the theft of a pair of instant.

travelling in unlicensed lorries. Lained by Chinese troops at Chang- They were arrested by Chinese pal and had been imprisoned, for wood Road, second floor, the property

twenty-four hours. troops under the command of

The Kwantung authorities re- General Sung Chch-yuan, Governor gard this action on the part of the Chinese in Charhar as unwarrant- Although they were released the ed-Central News,

dressed to Consul General Charles

L. Hoover, who is temporarily absent from the Colony, in regard to Hongkong's future as an air- port.

to

of Charhar.

is highly intensed at the arrests which are regarded-an symptoma-

of Chan Cheong, aged 37, carpenter, Brought before Mr. Macfadyen at Personally I can answer all three unemployed Chinese, Mai Yee, was the Central Magistracy this morning. of your questions in the afirma- sentenced three weeks' Jard Fung Kwai-on, aged 29, a Farmer tive. Even officially I should na- tabbur batrani erning stealing a bug of dried passion fruit, following day, the Kwantung Army

country, was charged with this turally be inclined to answer in Central Magistracy t

the

property of Ito lici, a travelling the affirmative the questions in re

Leung Kwai, aged. 42, street coolic, tragler, on board the steamer Tung gard to granting landing facilities

was charged before Mr. Macfadyen Ou. Complainant and defendant had nad rights to aviation companies at the Central Magistracy this travelled down on the same boni, In which American copital is in- morning with the theft of one tin of while complainant bud boon absent volved.

coffee from the Wah Cheung

a while, defendait took the fruit. The article and editorial which

The matter

the op. 27 Des Voeux Ronding

Was reported to you sent to this Consulate General Inspector Smith, prosecuting, stated compradore of the ship aml defendant that defendant took the tin off the was suspected. This suspicion was

MOVING EMBASSY

Nanking, June 13, It is learned-in relable-circles the of the strong anti-Japanese that the Americas Government is

enter sentiment throughout Chirhar.—auriously considering the removal

L. H. GOURLEY,

- U, S, Consul,

stealing, and said he took the tin as with the bag of fruit, which he thought it contained biscuits, valued at $2.00. Sentence of

two! Defendant was bound over in the sum weeks hard labour was imposed. of $15 for a period of six-months, | Inspector. A. W. Smith prosecuted.

WAS

STILL IN CHARHAR

Peiping, June 12. In the event of its removal, the Japanese troops are

in one battalion of American infantry still

stationed in Tientsin and the Charhar.

'guards General Chin Teh-chun, China's American Legation

will for Peiping

ba evacuated.-- Civil Affairs Commissioner Charhar, arrived at this elty from Central News.

to Legation of the American Nanking after its elevation to the status of Embassy.

In

have been read with much interest front of the shop, und was arrested confirmed when he was seen leaving and your work in keeping this matter before your readers is by a district watchman. lle mitted the ship on its arrival in the Colony sincerely appreciated.

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PROGRESS

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DEVEALED

London, June 12.

For the first time on record, the number. of borrowers exceeded 1,000.000, Share Inventore and

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