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Six-Day Gale. Cuts Off Basc Camps

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British Admiralty. Acts Following Endymion Attack

London, Feb. 1. As a result of the torpedoing of the British steamer Endymion

FEBRUARY

Refuse To Load Cargo For Japan

Stevedores' Boycott

Spreads In Britain

London, Feb. 1. Thames stevedores were urged t mass meeting held near the Royal Dock gate at Silvertown to-night to refuse to handle Japanese goods and borough boycott.

Moscow, Feb. 1. The Soviet North- Polo meteorological expedition re ports that as the result of a severe cyclone which lasted six in the Mediterranean, the Hon. to join the Southampton and Middles- days, the drifting ice-floo on which the expedition was camped cracked, marooning the party on an ice island measuring 800 by 200 yards.

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They are cut off from their two bases and the storehouse. Nevertheless, M. Papanin, the lender of the expedition, begs Moscow not to worry in a radio message telling of the occurrence. Reuter.

FISSURE UNDER TENT

M. Papanin reported that a fissure appeared under the expedition's tent, forcing the members to move into their snow house.

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Nevertheless, the relief expedition is hurrying preparations, and leaves for Murmansk to-morrow. The lee- breaker Tayr, loaded with a num- iromediately for the locality of the ice-floe, which has drifted from the north pole six hundred miles towards Greenland.--Reuter.

No Stain On Character

Charges Against Partner Withdrawn

Appearing on behalf of Mr. Chan Tsze-hung, partner of Messrs. Ballen and Company, of China Building. Mr. G. K. Hall-Brutton withdrew the prosecution against Mong Wing shun. 40. managing partner of the firm, who was charged with the

conversion alleged fraudulent $1,000 and embezzlement of $4,000. Mr. Brutton asked permission to withdraw both of the charges against: accused.

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Mr. P. H. Sin, for the defence, the said he had no objection to withdrawal, and remarked thut the With prosecution had done the wise thing. He further asked that defendant be discharged and allowed to leave the Court without a stain on his charac- tert

Ilis Worshly granted the applica tlon, and discharged defendant.

25 New Cases Of Smallpox

Vaccine Flow Here

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Twenly-five new cases of small- pox were reported to the local health buthorities during the Chinese New Year holidays, bringing the total since the beginning of the year to 151.

With the end of the New Year celebrations, and Chinese antipathy towards vaccination Just before this important holiday, mass vaccination is now proceeding at an accelerated pace.

It is revealed that 25 pounds of smallpox vaccine was rushed by air mail to Hongkong, arriving here by the Daedalus on Monday. The vaccine left Bandoeng on Friday morning by K.L.M. plane and was transhipped to Imperial Airways

plane at Bangkok.

Shipment of the vaccine by plane resulted in a saving of six days in transit.

Italian Ships Help Franco, Spain Claims

London, Feb. 1.

A note handed in to the Brilish Foreign Office by the Spanlab Ambassador to London socuses Italy of giving General Fran- 'elico Franco

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destroyers Aquilla and Falco, which now mil under the names of Velasco Ceuto and Velasco Melilla,

The hain alleges that the destroyers Aleffandro, Poerio and Quellolmopepo, and two sub- marines, have also been handed over to the Insurgents by Italy. -Reuler.

ROYAL BABY NAMED

Soestdijk, Feb. 2.

Princess Juliana's baby has been Arm- named Beatrice. Wilhelinina

gaard at the official registration cere- mony at the Palace yesterday after- noon-Reuter,

It is expected that after this week

Japanese cargoes.

Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, Secretary of State for War, announced in the House of Commons to-night the dockers will refuse to deal with that the British Government was taking stops to increase its naval patrol in the Mediterranean,

The N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru, which is in Royal Albert Docks, pre- sents a scene of Inactivity. Steve- dares refused to work her yesterday In-on arrival from Antwerp.

The Endymion was allegedly torpedoed by a Spanish surgent submarine.

Eleven lives, Including those of the captain and his wife and the Swedish non-Intervention Control Officer, were lost.

Reuter.

SPANISH STATEMENT

London, Feb. 1.

The Spanish Embassy has cate- gorically denied that the Insurgent forces have any submarines of their own "since all these craft remained in the power of the legal government at the

outbreak of the rebellion. Although it must be clear to the whole world what submarines committing these acts of piracy in the Mediterrancan

feel bound to express amazement thut In Spain has foreign intervention

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bren permitted to the extent of allow- the rebels to receive whole im- portant units of a foreign fleet."-- United Press.

BRITISH WARSHIPS FOR PORTUGAL

London, Feb. 1. The battleship Nelson, battle- cruiser Repulse and five destroyers are due at Lisbon to-day as part of the programme of official visits of ships of the British Fleet, prepara tory to the arrival of the official Naval and Military Mission to Portu-

The Mission is due at Lisbon on February 20. It will study the de- velopment of the ancient British alliance with Portugal, United Press.

STOP PRESS

READY TO HALT "BOMBINGS

Paris, Feb. 1.

The Premier, M. Chautemps, has announced that the Spanish Gov- ernment has agreed to halt air bombings if the insurgents will re- elprocate.--United Press.

One striker sald that a barge loaded with bar iron was lying alongside the Haruna Maru. "Whether it was for armaments or not, we decided this iron would not reach Japan through.

our handa," he said,

N.Y.X. oficials In London declare that the metal is soft anti strong Iron from Birmingham for anchor chains for the company's own ships.

The Haruna will embark passengers for Singapore, Hongkong and Japan. and will sail on February 4 according to schedule.-Reuter;

Van Zeeland's Plan Praised

Chamberlain Experts Government Will Seek Implementation

London, Feb. 1. The Premier, Mr. Neville Chamber- lain, paid a tribute to M. Paul van Zeeland, the Belgian economist, question time in the House of Com- mons to clay,

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The Prime Minister praised M. von Zeeland for his masterly economic re- port which, he said, the British Goy- ernnment would study as an urgent matter.

Mr. Chamberlain sald that he did not doubt but that the report would be followed by steps to bring about the co-operation urged by the Belgian expert,

There was no question of definite action being taken by one government alone, and Mr. Chamber. Jain deprecated the expression of any overnment's view publicly before it Had heard the views of other govern- menis.

He therefore preferred to awolt the result of preliminary soundings, but thought that the primary responsibi-

lity for the next move lay with the British and French Governments, which had asked M. von Zeeland to undertake the enquiry-Reuter,

JAPAN PROFESSOR

~DRAWS-ATTACK

Tokyo, Feb. 2. Dr. Kotaro Tanaka, Professor of Commercial Education at the Im- perial University, is in the limelight As a result of severe criticism given his book, "The Law of Religion and Social Life," by Viscount Keiko Mimurodo Konkyyukal.

session Viscount

In the course of a plenary of the Upper House, the painted out Big Professor had sald in his book: "It is not good to make a nation as a whole worship st shrines. The best method would be to discontinue the habits of elemen- Lary schools which worship the | shrines in groups.”

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Terming the passage ning counter to The spirit national policy, the Viscount urged the Government to mete out proper treatment to the Professor, The Home Minister and the Minister of Educa- tion both promised to take the proper steps after making careful investiga- tion-Reuter.

Post-War Babies Now In Army Of Insurgents

Salamanca, Feb. 1. General Franco. has called to the Insurgent colours men who were born in the first quarter of 1919. These youths are not normally duo for milliary service unul 1940.

All men in Nationalist Spain between the ages of 18 and 21 years are already serving in the Insurgent army-Reuter.

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Fire broke out at the Appearing on remand before Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistracy Petroleum Co., service station, this morning, charged with the theft 250 Ilennessy Road, yesterday about

1 p.m. of $50 belonging to Station Officer

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Mr. Oliver Stanley Informed the A. J. Cash of the Central Fire House of Commons at question umo Station, Wong Yuk-ming, 25, a coolto circuit of a wire in the air-compresser to-day that the British Ambassador employed by the Single Officers of storied the fire, which was subdued in Washington, Sir Ronald Lindsay, the Station, was bound over in the the Fire Brigade with only slight would be one of the British delegates sum of $25 to be of good behaviour damage done, for the negotiation of a trade agree for a year, and ordered to pay $2.14, ment with the United States.

which was found in his possession, Detective-Sergeant A. Souter pro- The rest of the delegation would to Mr. Cash as part compensation.secuted, leave London for Washington short-

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