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HONGKONG

Warships To Visit Manila From Colony

Ching of the wurships Nine Squadron of the Royal Navy are visiting Manila within the next three weeks, on annual cruises to various ports in the Far East.

H.M.S. Otus und Odin, of the sub- marine dotilla, have already arrived at the Philippines capital, and will re- main there until Tuesday.

H.M. destroyers Duncan, Defender, Dainty and Diamond will arrive in Manila on March 4 and remain until March 12.

The alreroft carrier Eagle and H.M.S. Diona will call at Manila be- tween April 3 and April 12.

TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

Alteration In H.K. Air Mail Schedule

FEBRUARY

25, 1938,

Gun Battle: ALHAMBRA

-In Streets Of Shanghai

Shanghal, Feb, 25. The introduction of the Empire.

the route from

followed "A dramalle gun battle Flying Boats on England to Singapore has necessitated the bombing of the Iwal Mel Wan

the Hongkong- an alteration in Bangkok service and

Pao Inst evening. Immediately the next week, owing to the change over, two planes bomb exploded, three Chinese police- nich and a plainclothes detective will leave Hongkong for home.

on the two terrorists. The Delphinus, which is at present opened fire

having arrived last Monday. After an exchange of. Are one of the will leave according to schedule on Sunday. The Doedelus terrorists was shot dead. Four by-" will arrive with inward mails on standers, Including a woman, were Monday and will leave on the return found wounded by stray bullets. trip to Bangkok on Tuesday.

The

Wild excitement reigned during the Daedelus will return here again on Friday and leave on Tuesday, the engagement as pedestrians dashed

Thereafter that for cover. following week.

here.

the old

The force of the exploding bomb

which innded inside the vestibule of

In addition to the visit to Manila, other ships of the Chinese Squadron will be the regular service arriving now on tour will call at various cen- on Friday and leaving on Tuesday tres. II.,M.S. Medway, and the sub- | each week, marines Regent and Regulus are due The introduction of the new air at Sourabaya to-day and will re-mail scheme whereby all first class the newspaper office, blew out the doorways and caused office, main until March 3. They will be mall matter between England and glass in the followed by the destroyer Westcott Singapore is carried by air will not considerable damage to the and submarines Orpheus and Proteus effect Hongkong yet. Letters for which is now guarded by about.a Letween March 8 and 14.

England will continue to travel all

The destroyer Hotla and sub- marines Rainbow and Grampus are visiting French Indo China until next Monday.

der

TARANTULA TO VISIT MACAO

IN PORT FOR THE CARNIVAL

Maeno, Feb. 24.

the way by steamer unless sent air dozen Chinese, polliemen-Reuter, mail at the surcharge rate.

STOP PRESS

CHINESE ATTACK

INTENSIFIED

Kwangtch, Feb. 25. The Chinese counter-attack on Wu-

Under the command of Comman-

Cunningham-Grahame,

H.M.S. Toruntula will be visiting Macao thing, ou the southern shore of the Lake, has been intensified during the coming week-end, The Talhu British warship will be arriving from following the recapture of Tsingshan- Canton on Saturday morning and the shih, a strategic point 20 kilometres Wushing, on February 23, usual official calls wil be exchanged. south

The officers of the Tarantula will according to information from mill- be the guests of Mr. F. J. Gellion.jtury sources. British Vice Consul for Macao, and

Besides strengthening their defence Mrs. Gellion to dinner on Saturday works around the city. the Japanese evening. Commander Cunningham- Grahine is being accompanied by troops at Wushing have damaged the Thighways and bridges in the vicinity. Mrs. Cuningham-Grame. TheCentral News. ollicers will also attend the Carnival celebrations which are being held in

the Macho Club on Saturday night.

On Monday afternoon, calcers and

L

men will be present at the soccer match which is being played between the Islington Corinthians ond an all- Macuo cleven.

II.M.S. Tarantula will leave the part Du Tuesday morning-Our Own Correspondent.

SOFIA LEADERS ARRESTED

GEN. HAN FU-CHU'S RELATIVES SLAIN

Later.

Almost at the same time as the hoal Mel Wan Pao was bombed last night, a hand grenade was thrown at the home of Mr. L. Z. Yuan, Chinese the American-owned of editor Shanghai Evening Port and Mercury. Very little damage was done and no one was injured,

Mr. Yuun, who received a number of threats from territorists, left Shanghai recently for Hongkong.- Reuter.

Girl Prisoners

Released

After British Consul Intervenes

The Telegraph understands that the Japanese authorities at Tangku have released the two Chinese giri Union students of the Pelping

seized Isuchów, Feb. 25. Medical College who More than 70 relatives of the late aboard the B. & S. steamer Yochow General Han Fu-chu, former Chair-at that port. man

were

of the Shantung Provincial) Government, at his native village The girls, Misses Sia and Liu, were Hanchlaisun in Pashien, Hepel, were passengers aboard the ship, when it recently ruthlessly slaughtered by was searched by Japanese gendarmes. irregulars under the uotorious bandit! chieftain Liu Kwel-tang, allegedly in the employ of Japanese,

Gen. Han's mother and wife, who had left for Lanchow, luckily escaped the carnage-Central News.

JAPANESE PLANES

DESTROYED

Solla, Feb. 24. Fifty prominent party leaders, in- cluding seven former Ministers, were urrested this evening at a secret meet- ing in the house of the ex-Minister.

Chengchow, Feb. 25. M. Vassilcit. They were discussing

A squadron of Chinese planes made alleged terrorism by the present re-

ime in connection with the election, a surprise rald yesterday on and preparing united protest which aerodrome at Hsinhalang, Junction of the Peiping-Hankow Railway and Was to be delivered to the King.

All of the arrested men were pro- the Taokou-Chinghua Railway, which pective candidates in the elections now under Japanese military oc- cupation, destroying four Japanese planes on ground.

Router.

NEW OPPONENT FOR LOUIS

-

New York. Feb. 24. The Joe Louis v. Jimmy Adumick

cnncelled

because ight has been Adamiek's manager refused to agree to the contest. Instead Louls will be f-hting Harry Thomas on Marcir 1 in Chicago.

Thomas recently lost to Adamick on paints. Louis is receiving 40 per cent of the receipts, and Thomas 2, -Reuter.

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are

•

expected

the

They were detained beesuse, it is alleged, they were in possession of literature to which the Japanese took exception.

it is

Release has been effected, stated, upon representation by the Bellish consul in Cheloo.

RUSSIAN ARTISTES AID REFUGEES The well known Russian vocalist,

V. P. Blohim,-- bus90,- professor recently arrived at Hongkong. He is An ammunition train at the railway going to give a concert in aid of the station was also effectively bombed Emergency Council for Refugee on

Sunday, February 27, at the audi by the Chinese raiders, though the torium of the Chinese Y.M.C.A.,

Bridges Street, at 8:00 p.m.

extent of the damage cannot be as certained.

All Chinese planes returned to their base antely-Central News.

JAPANESE MAY BE LEAVING TSINING

Hsuchow, Feb. 25. Taining city, 30 miles south-west of Yenchow, which has changed hands several times during the last few weeks, seems now to be avoided by both Chinese and Japanese forecs. The Japanese troops, according to military reports, withdrew to the cast

He is to be assisted by Mmg. Lubimova, a soprano of rure sweet- ness.

at the Tickets ate obtainable Peler's music house and at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. office.

R.A.M.C. DANCE TO-MORROW

of the city on the night of February It was incorrectly announced this

23 in the face of a fierce counter-morning that the .A.M.C. Associa- offensive by the Chinese torcea, but tion dance would be held at the In view of the dimculty of defending Peninsula Hotel to-night. the city after the demolition of all

It is the Garrison Annual Ball which

to be in wireless communication with defence works during repeated cng is being given this evening. the Hongkong Radia Station.-Somall, rement, the Chinese forces have not

Nordvind, Ninghal, Nancy Moller, yet entered it. Central News.

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