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WIELDS. A CLUB

BRITISH

SOLDIER

FRIDAY, JUNE. 26, 1936.

日八初月五

SINGLE COPY 14 CENTS $15.00 PER ANNUM

DUNLOP

TYRES

make every road

a SAFER road

GUESTS OF THE GOVERNOR

During the disturbances in Pafen: tine, British soldiers are frequently culled upon to disperse mobs. Thej de their work with the aid, of such scraporn on thin Highlander in hold- ing, which are more effcetual Man bayouts it close quarters when the

'ahiret in not to kill.

SEAMEN CONTINUE STRIKE

OWNERS REFUSE

AGREEMENT.

GOVERNMENT

DEFIED

Marsellies, June 25.

As a result of the ship owners'

ANOTHER EVEN THE PRIESTS WEAR GAS MASKS CANTON'S

KILLED

Fierce Fighting

In Palestine

SIX ARABS

SLAIN

Jerusalem, June 25,

A lance-corporal of the Sen- forth Highlanders was killed in action with Arabs to-day.

Six Arabs were killed and four injured in the same engagement.

There was flerce Sghting between, the British roops and tho, Aralis when they met いか the Nablus-Rannah

Rond.

One engagenient, in which most of] the casualties were suffered, occurred; near the villigy of Kabalan. It lasted) for five hours,

P כסיויו

And police Afterwards searched the adjacent hillstie vilinges for arms.Reuter,

PROTECTING ARADS

London, June 25,

The Colonial Secretary was asked

in the Ilouse of Commons what wero the intentions of the Govenament as the passing of Palestine over to the Jews for the purpose of establish- ing a free and independent Jewish

nation.

Mr. Ormsby Gore replied that His Majesty's Government had na inten- ilo uf taking colgtenanchg any|· · Bellon inconsistent with the terms of the mandate, or with their responsi

refusal to sign the agreement rench-bility for safeguarding the rights of

ed between the Seamen's Uhions and the Government yesterday, the ship

ping strike here will be continued.

The owners fully declined to put their names The Government.

to

inspired agreement, in spite of Gov-

ernment orders.

Thousands of wenien cheered the decision to continue the strike.-- Renter Bulletin Serpire,

DOCK WORKERS IDLE

Oram, June .

All shipping in this part of Algeria

at a standstill, dwing to the strike

of 2,000 dock workers,

Some vessels have been "occupied” by the strikers-Router Bulletin Ser- vice,

STUBBORN STAND

Marseilles, June 25. The continuance of the Marseilles strike was announced, dramatically at a meeting of 3,000 seamen, carrying red and tri-colour tings, outside the Seamen's Union offices. The Secre tary-General of the Union, just back from Paris where he had been in negotiation with the Government, xaïl the seamen's demands dind been graut- ed, but work would not be resumed un til the ship-owners signed the con- tracts providing that there would be no virumisation of strikers,

The Union is demanding that men paid off from reels during the strike be re-employed, that they be paid during the strike, and that bonuses he given for overtime..

A message was received from the owners agreeing to all except the last condition. Is the Secretary said, he would order resumption of work only when the CANners surrendered coni- pletely-Reuter Special.

FATHER CARABELLI PASSES

at the

YEARS OF SERVICE IN SOUTH. CHINA

Many residenis will learn with deep regret of the death, which occurred at the St. Francis Hospital Inst night, of the Rev. Father Joseph Carabelli, at the age of 62 years. :

The deceased, who was

born

to Carnage, near Milan, "canie Catholic Mission in Hongkong in 1807, and was appointed to the dis- trict of Namtno, in Kwangtung, where he reninined for about twenty years, He was then for ting, Director the St. Louis. Industrial Sclipol Jongkong, now under the care of the Saitsian Bathers: In 1929, he was sent by the Holy See to Linion na Spiritual Director of the newly- established Seminary for Foreign

of

All inhabitants of Palestine, irrespec- tive of ruce and region-British Wireless:

LONDON CHEERS NEGUS

EMPEROR GOING

TO GENEVA..

SYMPATHY OF BRITAIN

During the great Air Defence manourves in Japan recently priest and soldier, school children and housewives, Inbourera and tusiuvasmen all had a taste of the discomforts which war will cause. They Shad to carry gaa minaks with them all day and frequently, when algrins were randed, put them on. Th the above illustrations several priests are seen at the head of a gaz-masked and helineted parade of citizens marching out of a “gassed" quarter.

FACTIONS

FIGHT

Claim Soviet

AT CONVENTION Troops Fired

DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE

PARTY PLATFORM

Philadelphia, June 25,

On Patrols

Tokyo, June 25.

The Home news service, Hemi- official Japanese organisation, reports that Søvler troops fired on Japanese patrols on the Manchukuo frontier on two occasions in the present month, June. 11 and June 14.

No casualties are mentioned,

Police were called to restore order at the evening meeting of the Democratic convention here when Rod- sevelt and Al Smith supporters came to blows.

Smith's henchmen were ejected after a lively fist chukan borders on June 21.—United light.

The Democratic Party's platform, described by Senator Robert Wagner, who is in charge of its draft- ing, as "the greatest Democratic platform ever pre- sented-to-the-people-was-placed-before-the-national-i

convention later.

**

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to whom it was telephoned at Washington, approved the platform, which contains no direct proposal for a constitutional amendment..

The platform declares thai, it is self-evident truth' that modern Gov. Jernment has three inescapable obliga.

tions to its citizens:

Firstly, protection of the family and į the home;

Secondly, the establishment of n "democracy of opportunity;"

Thirdly, to nid thomovertaken by disaster.

FOREIGN POLICY

Opposed To

Philippines Independence

ISLANDS

It is also claimed that a Russlan plane flew over the Korean and Man-

Freun

ISLANDS'

SEIZURE REACTION

WHITEHALL MAY. TAKE ACTION

U.S.

OCCUPIES BRITISH SOIL

London, June 26,

Pacific, namely Baker,

London, June 25, Amid eries of "Good luck" and "God bless you," from a cheering

A curious situation has arisen as crowd to which he responded

a result of the United States claim. with dignity, Emperor Huille With regard to foreign policy, the JAPAN WOULD SEIZE

ing three British islands in the Selassic,

Jarvis and fugitive ruler of platform manifesto advocates continu-

Howland Islands, barren, coral forms. ince of President Roosevelt's "good Ethiopia, departed from Victoria

policy," reafirmation of the

tions, administered by the Colonini. neighbour Station for Gievu to-day. Kellogg-Briand poet, maintenance of

Office but lensed to an Australian Philadelphia, June 25,

Arm of merchants and ship-owners. At the moment of his departure he neutrality in the disputes of others,

It pledges the nation to work for Senator Lewis of flinois issued n

The islands are important to the conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the pence, to take no profits from war statement at the Democratic Conven- United States for the development of British people for their strikingist nad to guard against being drawn by tion to-day strongly opposing inde- their Pacific air routes. manifested sympathy.

political commitments, international pendence for the Philippines..

It is reported that an American The Ethiopian Legation, in a state-bunking or private trading into any

He demanded that the United States American school boys from that mid- cutter, from Honolulu, landed twelve ment on the Emperor's interview War which may develop anywhere.

"speedily correct the blunder of voting Facile port pan the desolate te with the British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Cordell Hull's reciprocat trads "I am in favour of holding the hoisted the American flag, The foreign trade plank endorses the islands independence." Mi Anthony Eden, on June 23, men-

islands and that these boys have tions that the Emperor intimated his treaties and pledges continuance of Philippines under the American flag

Whitehall is now considering the tion with them Japan will undoubted- turers against dumping.

The budget plank declares: "We ly enter the scene and grab the lar ngainst Italy, an nggressor nation are determined to reduce expenses of lands under her imperialistic folds."

TROOPS MOVE ON HUICHANG

60 Miles Within Kiangsi CHENGCHIANG OCCUPIED

Nanchang, June 26.

It is officially announced that a large force of Kwangtung troops is approaching Huichang, which is situnted' about sixty miles inside Kiangsi Province.

One battalion has already ar- rived at Chengchiang, about twelve miles from Huichang- United Press.

Hulchang (or Hwelchung) is ap- proximately 75 miles from the Im portant southern city of Kanchow.

Yesterday it was reported that Kwangsl troops had attacked leng- in Hunan, and that two days

- they had driven in the out-

of the Nanking forces stationed at Kiyong. These reports would indicate that the forces of the two Kwangs are moving in two lines of march which are slowly converging upon one another,

Explanation Requested By America

JAPANESE MOLEST

NATIONALS

INCIDENT AT PEIPING

Sir Frederick and Lady Letth-Born,, who arrived in the Colony thly mora- ing, on their way to England and scho will be the guests of H. E. the Governor until their departure las

morrow.

ECONOMIC EXPERT ARRIVES

SIR F. LEITH-ROSS GOING HOME

WON'T MAKE STATEMENT

When Sie Frederleit Leith-Ross, economic adviser to the British Treasury, arrived in Hongkong this morning on the P. and O. liner Rawal- pind on his way back to England after some months, in China us special adviser, he declined to make any further statement than that released on Iris departure from Shanghai.

2)

"The statement is a very full one, and I am sorry but 1 cannot say any- thing further,,", sald Sir Frederick this morning.

He did briefly explin, however, that his advice that the Chinese at-tariffs-by-roduced-in-the-face-of-ex- tensive smuggling in North China would have to be followed very, care- fully.

Washington, June 25, The State Department announced to-day that the American Embassy Piping had requested the Japan:sy Military Mission there to explain the mistreatment of the United States Embassy staff officer, Captain R. S. Jernigan and an unnamed during the recent parade of Japanese troops.

In the event of the request not

satisfactory yielding a format protest may follow-United Press.

wowan

answer a

It was reported yesterday that the French authorities in Pelping bad forged a similar protest over the min- treatment of a Frencir woman who was, allegedly, threatened with bayonet by a soldier.

Weekly Trans-

ગ્

Ocean Service

By Big Planes

Alameda, June 25,

The Pan-American Airways to-day

the anununced

Inauguration of a weekly schedulé across the Pacifie

starting July 8.

intention of vigorously protesting, to protection to farmers nad manufac-he said, "for if we never our, connus question of diplonintle action. Ren Ocean, between Alameda and Manila,

Geneva against the raising of safe Bons and urging strenger measures. Reuter Hullejin Service.

SUPPORT BRITAIN

Geneva, June 26, A number of nations, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, havo decided to support the British stand on sanctions at Geneva, making action almost certain to-morrow. "United Press,"

́SENATE APPROVAL.

Paris, June 25.

Government, to balance the budget and reduce the national debt at the earliest possible moment,"

The currency plank. states: "We approve the objective of a permanent-

platform of the committee dealing Senator Lowis appeared on the

with foreign relations, United Press.

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CRICKETERS ENTERTAINED

London, June 25. Lady Willingdon, wife of the re

ly sound currency so stabilised an to Banished for ten years from August

event the former wide fuctuations 28, 1928, Chan Kam-ho, 26, was cently retired Viceroy of India, gave gold, silver or War debts, in value." There

no mention of sentenced to nine months' hard labour party at the Ritz Hotel, London, by Mr. J. H. B. Lee at the Central to-day to members of the all-India The civil service plank calls for Magistracy this morning. immediate extension of the civil

ericket team-Reuter Bulletin Servier, service principle to all non-policy- making positions in the federal ser- vice.

CONSTITUTION

With regard to the constitution, tho The Senate to-day passed a vote of manifesto states the New Deal will confidence in the Government's foreign suck" clarifying amendment," If policy with a vote of 185 to 58 practice shows the problems of the Reuter

country, such 28 drought, floods, minimum wages, maximum hours, child labour, working conditions in unfair business Missions, but after a few months he monopolistic and

practices cannot be handled adequate. returned to Hongkong, owing to illy by state and federal legislatures health. He Was then appointed within the Constitution as it now Director of the local Seminary, but stands. for the past three years, owing to

The platform was adopted without sickness, he had resided at the St. Francis Hospital, Atill remaining Y dubateReuter.. work. He passed away at 110 Inst night.

The funeral takes place at the Catholic Cemetery this evening, paɛK-` ing the Monument at 6.30 p.m.

RULES, AMENDED

Philadelphia, June 25, After an all-night sitting, the Rules

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WIFE CLAIMS CAPONE'S

LIFE IN DANGER

Alcatrez Prison, June 25.

Al Capone, the notorious ex-lender of the powerful, Chicago underworld gang, stabbed in the back in a fight with ,a fellow conviet here, still lies in a hospital bed.

His wife is planning to appeal to tigerist temper. When Jim Lucas, the authorities for his removal to an- bank robber, stabbed Capone with a other prison, claiming his life in scissora blade, the one-time beer baros constantly in danger in Alcatres. whirled upon him, and with one blow Capone has been ntinoked three of a leaner, bardèr arm'flattened the times since he was incarcerated, and Texas "bad man." while on the two previous occasions He would have continued to pound he did not put up a flight, being fat Lucus, bust guards intervened. and anft, this lust time saw him in alUnited Press,

Up to now the service hus beek irregular, but from the unnounced date the big Clipper planes will hop off every Wednesday.-United Press.

FAIR WEATHER

An anticyclone is situated in the Pacific to the cast of the Bonins and pressure is relatively low over Indo- China and In a drough extending eastwards to the Caroline Islands

forecast:-S.E. winds; derate; fair generally,

Local

MG-

STOP PRESS

Tsingtao, Juno 26. The Japanese Consul kere has pro- tested, to the Chinese Cutóina authorities against the firing upon the steamer Moeki Maru, uff Tsinglao, on June 21...

The Consul alleges that this act was an insult to the Japanese Nag- United PresK,

"You would have to reduce them with the smallest possible loss of revenue," said the adviser.

He would not explain further what he had already written in. his state- ment and what his tariff reduction plan was aimed at.

During his stay in Hongkong, unlif noon to-morrow, Sir Frederick and Lady Lelih-Ross and Sir Frederick's secretary will be staying at Govern- ment House, the guests of H. E, the Governor.

TREATIES. WILL BE MODIFIED

BRITAIN ALTERING HER POLICY

London, June 20, Negotiations to effect modifications of certain trade agreements with foreign countries in order to prepare for change contemplated in Britain' #gricultural policy, will shortly be undertaken..

This was announced to-day by Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board

of Trade, in the House of Commons.

He was asked whether it was hia. intention to give immediate notics of termination of all trade agreements which could be terminated by the end of the current year by giving alx months' notice. Replying, he said he presumed the question referral to agreements ffecting import facill. Clos accorded in the United Kingdom. to certain foreign agricultural" and fishery products.

The Government proposed to open negotiations with the countries con cerned with a view to modifying these agreements. The primary object would be to runder possible certain changes in agricultural polley at the earliest practicablo date."

The Government Intended to pro- cood with negotiations as rapidlý, as possibile as mon as necessary pre- paratory work could be completed. Meanwhile denunication of existing agreements would be prematuro amél unnecessary, British Wireless. ́ ́