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MANILA AS POTENTIAL CENTRE OF FAR EAST

Roosevelt And McNutt To Discuss Possibilities

Mr.

THE HONGKONG

Anglo-Irish Trade Pact To Be Sought

Conversations Show Promise Of Rosults

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MANOEUVRES ON SMALL SCALE HERE

The eustomary annual combined manoeuvres will take place in minia- Euro In Hongkong this year, It is learned. Only small part of tho Colony's defence

forces will take part compared with hst year and the whole operations will not ex- tend over 40 hours.

FRIDAY,

FEBRUARY 25,

1938.

Japanese Close Famous University

America's Gift To China Now Used By Soldiers

London, Feb. 24. British political circles anticipate

Felping, Feb. 25. that the Anglo-Eire discussions will

The Ministry of Education has an- The manoeuvres will take place be- result in a trade agreement unham- pered by political difficulties. It is tween March 18 and 22, the exact nounced that the Tsinghua Univer-

by gathered that there

means two days not having yet been desity la, definitely not re-opening. any solution 10 the problems of elded, and they will mostly comprise This is regarded here as the logical climax to what appears to be a de- partition and defence in sight, but a test of the New Territories de- is thought that a trade agreement is fences. The 1st Battalion, Seaforth finlie compaign to eliminate this un!- a Highlanders, will conduct a con- versity, which represents America's near, and will be treated us separate issue, apart from political trolled attack and the Rajputana greatest cultural gift to Chinn, and is one of the most important in- Rifles will play an important role in

the billy area und the stitutions of modern China. defending frontier.

Washington, Feb. 23. Omell sources indleated that, one subject sheduled for discussion in between the serels of conferences President F. D. Roosevelt an Poul McNutt, High Commissioner for the Philippines, is the commerelni potentiality of the Philippines, in- clusive of the possibility of the pro-considerations. motion of Manila as the Oriental trans-shipping centre.

Mr. McNutt indiented that he would Inform the White House that the Philippines was of polential im- portance to the United States as the Oriental "Jumping off pluce.

Other sources indiented that Mr. the McNutt was likely to suggent advisability of the United States co- operation in the development of Manita as a Far Eastern entre-port. especially in view of the commercial und international Shunghal.

uncertainties

Mr. McNult declined further ex- planation of his views regarding the development of Manila, but it is belleved he will present a complete report on the project.

to businessmen

interest to

The Irish delegation has at present return to tentatively arranged to

The Volunteers will play their Dublin on Saturday and to resume

usual role at the beaches, but the ute discussions on Thursday next. Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy Mr. Eamon De Valern will be busy

will only assist with the few units in Dublin on Monday and Tuesday they will have on the Station at the in connection with the election of the time. Since most of the fleet is at new Senate, and he will return to Singapore or on routine patrol, in- Lundon on Wednesday.

cluding the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. North Ireland members of ParliaEagle, the exercise will be a millory ment, who saw Mr. De Valera to-day

one in the main. made a statement to him in which they told Mr. De Valera that one third of the countries in North Ireland desired union, The Belfast Governe the discriminated ment

against Catholes, the British Government beint primarily responsible for this situation. Mr. De Valera promised to bring the attention of the British

Y'S MEN'S CLUB GIVES DINNER FOR LADIES

The monthly "Ladies' Night" of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club wa held at the Chinese Merchants Club, China Building, last night under the chairmanship of Mr. Peter H. Sin. when an attendance of 40 members and guests sat down lo a Chinese dinner, the meeting being deviod of the usual speech-making."

It has been occupied by Japanese

last

The October. troops sinco beautiful campus and well equipped buildings are to-day in a sad state of dilapidation, and even ruin. The buildings and equipment, valued at approximately

$20,000,000 drawn

from the American Boxer indemnity, would require many millions to re- store and to put in a condition for

use.

until

the now

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0,0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Muste. Fox-Trot-Toodle-00. Throwing Peanuts To The Moon....Brian Law- rance & His Lansdowne Orchestra; Tongos-Fireflowers; Moonlight On Heinz Huppertz The o Grande. & His Orchestra: Fox-Trois-Cara- van; I'm Feelin' Like a Million (lim ..Nat "Broadway Melody of 1038"). Gonella & His Georgians; Waltz-If You Only Knew (from 'Crest of the Isn't It Wave'); Quick-step Why You? (from 'Crest of the Wave').... Henry Jacques and His Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra; Fox-Trol-So Rare

....Roy Fox & His Orchestra.

7.25 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.

7.30 London Relay-Food for Thought'.

Three short talks on matters of topical interest.

7,50 Studio-Colonel Irwin, ns.c.. M.C.. ..D, 1; a talk on 'Black Out,' 8.0 Time, Weather and Announce-

by Elvie 8.03 Studio-Recital Yuen (Soprano) with The Very Rov. Father Rigantt at the Piano.

inents.

1. Son Pochi Flori ("L'Amico Fritz-Mascagni); 2. On Wings of Song (Mendelssohn); 3, The Lotus Flower (Schumann)....Elvie Yuen; (Schumann) ....Father Riganti; . In quelle trine. campus-morbide (Manon Lescaut-)

-Puccini); 0. Ebben? Ne andro lontana ('Lo Waily Cotolani).

Yuen. ...Plvle 8.25 Russian Programme with Rulli Litvin (Plano) from the Studio.

Doublmushka (arr. Rimsky-Korsa kov); Polovtsi March ('Prince Igor Borodin). London Symphony Or- chestra cond, by Albert Coates; Song Of Prince Gallisky (Prince Igor' Borodin): In The Town Of Kasan (Boris Godounov-Moussorgsky)... Theodore Chalinpine (Bass); The Lark (Glinka-Balakiref); Serenade

Nominally in charge of a special committee of 15 Tsinghua University representatives and six Provisional Government appointees, the whole of the unverslly plant is directly con- trolled by Colonel Renya Mutaguch!. former Embassy guard commandant. between It has been accupied by MAY BECOME GREAT AIR DEPOT

300 and 500 troops the whole time It is known that the ligh Com-Government to these facts-Reuter.

and it has been found necessary to missioner was much interested in the

mbre MALCOLM MACDONALD AND

occupy more and

buildings recent trip of Manila businessmen to

members at DE VALERA TALK

the Shanghai in an attempt to Shanghui

Tsinghua Committee and Ministry of 4. Blumenstuck, Op. 19 London, Feb. 24.

Education must secure special per- Manila. Mr. McNutt, LLS well

mits even to enter the Following further talks among the us many Oriential observers, Is con-

Unitari. Press. vinced that the development of Anglo-Irish officials on the question Malcolm of trade and finance, Mr. commercial trans-Oceanic flying will

fur the Secretary reduce the former geographical dim-MacDonald,

with Dominions, had an Interview culty to Manila, and will make it of

which Mr. Mr. De Valera, after increasing importance as a tranship-

that there pinit port. Many consider that most MacDonald announced express

will in the future travel would be no plenary meetings of the сагко

two delegations to-day. by air, and as a result, Manila has potential importance as an air depot, and would alsu influence the routes of ship cargoes.

Experts also stressed the strategic importance of Manila a mercial gateway to the East Indies. Commercial heads drew attention to the fact that if commercial quillity returns to Shanghai It would restrict Manila's potentialities, but it commercial the Japanese establish restrictions in Shanghai and other- enterprise. wise discourage foreign Manila's chances are much better.

com-

Later the full team of Ministers, apart from Mr. De Valera, parti cipated in further trade talks the House of Commons.

Four Nationalist leaders from Northern Ireland called on Mr. De Valera to press the case against tran-purtition-Reuter.

Mr. McNult announced to-day that he would confer with Filipino mem- bers of the joint committee on Friday morning. He said the Filipinos ind asked for a meeting to discuss the present aspect of the Philippine. of Oriental situation in the light developments, on which Mr. McNutt had reported to President Roosevelt.

United Prcan.

Gun Battle In Streets Of Shanghai

SERIOUS BREACH BY CAR DRIVER

TOLD MAN HE STRUCK

NOT TO REPORT

A fine of $25 was imposed on Lo Ha-chi, driver of a public car, when he was summoned before Mr. R. A.

An excellent programme of music contributed by Signor E. Fellegutti was enjoyed after dinner, items being in several cello solos, and Mrs. Sylvia Choy and Messrs. Stephen Burns, Li Char-chi and C. Sipitsky in vocal numbers. Mr. William Geall contributed, several comic songs and kept this humorous stories which audience in fits of laughter. Professor E. Gualdi was the accompanist of the evening,

Another

26 Cases

Of Smallpox

A further 26 cases of small-pox

the year to 843.

were reported to the health authorit- Mr. Wm. Yinson Lee. Director oties yesterday, bringing the total for the Y's Men's Clubs in China, on the thanked behalf of the Club. guests for contributing to one of the pleasontest meetings yet experiented.

BOAT PEOPLE

PUNISHED

Charged with the unlawful board-

D. Forrest at the Central Magistracying of the Van Heutz yesterday with- this morning for failing to report an out the permission of the master or accident in Des Voeux Road West on officer in charge of the vessel, Kwok January 29,

Pak-tung and Li Shing were fined $10 each or ten days' imprisonment when they appeared before Cmdr. G. F. Hole in the Marine Court this

morning.

Thirteen of yesterday's enses were reported from Victoria, eleven from Kowloon, and one each from Should

wan and the New Territories.

In addition four cases of dysentery (one from Victoria, two from Kow- Joon and one from Shaukhwan); two cases of meningis from Kowloon and one case ef. Mensles from Kow- loon were reported to the authorities,

SNATCHER BUMPED

INTO TREE IN PANICKY FLIGHT

Trafile-Sergeant M. Clark said Lo knocked down a Chinese, but instead of taking him to a police station and reporting the accident. he told the man to go to the station and say lie Three Chinese boat people were was injured-through-slipping-in-the- street. The Sergeant investigated fined $10 each when they pleaded A young bug-snatcher, Lo Chung- guilty to mouring their boats at ayee, 19, was charged before Mr. R. the matter following a report by distance of less than 100 yards from 4. D. Forrest at the Central Magis- outsider that he had seen # mon

tracy this morning with the theft of law water mark at the sea wall near being pulled from underneath a

a handbag containing $10, a cigarette wharf at the Cheung Chau Ferry

case and other articles from motor cur in West Point.

woman, Wong Tak, 36, at Wongnel- Summoned for driving his car with-10.15 p.m. yesterday.

the steam Cheung For, coxswain due

and

chong Road last night. saution

launch Kwong Shun, was fined $5 out

оп January 31, D'Aguilar Street Wong Kam-hung, public car driver, for towing two vessels of over 1,500

capacity each through was fined $20, Traile Sergeant G.piculs Your sald he was going down Wel- Suuthern entrance to Yaumat. by-ington Street on his motor cycle, phoon Shelter at about 10 am. yes-

anki was about to turn into D'Aguilar terday. Street when he heard a horn being blown. He stopped the left of the

Shanghai, Feb. 25, A dramatic gun battle followed the bombing of the oai Mei Wan Pao last evening. Immediately the bomb exploded, three Chinese police- men and u plainclothes detective opened are the two terrorists. After an exclunge of fire one of the terrorists was shot dead. Four standers, Including a woman, found wounded by stray bullets.

Wiid excitement reigned during the engagement as pedestrians dashed for cover.

were

The force of the exploding bomb which landed inside the vestibule of the newspaper oflice blew out the glass in the doorways and caused oflice, considerable damage to the which is now guarded by about dozen Chinese policemen.-Reuter. Later.

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

Mr. Yuan, who received a number of threats from territorists, ict Shanghul recently for Hongkong. Reuter.

Stock Market Depressed

London, Feb. 24.

The London Stock Exchange was quieter, but the undertone was antis- factory. Industrials provided several bright features, but git-edged hold- ing and most other sections quietly irregular,

Commodities and whent

were

were

Armer

on continued demand, bu. copper was depressed by offerings of Electrolytic from America. T cased and weakened further owing to profit-taking.

Wall Street foreign exchanges were undertone disappointing, the trane

forth- being nervous pending the coming foreign affairs debate in the

carc

in

the

Police-Sergeant H. Danbrowsky said that the woman was wallding Ty-near the Hongkong Sanatorium about behind, snatched her bag, and ran up p.m. when defendant came from the hillside. The cries for help of the victim attracted the attention of an electrician, Ll Kuen-chl, who chasexi

chase, defendant. During the

the snatcher crashed into a tree, and suf- fered an injury to his eye. REALITIES SAYS

Li took him into custody, and back to where

woman waited.

road, and saw defendant come around BRITAIN MUST FACE

the corner at too fast a speed. He altnost collided with the Sergeant.

Dr. S. P. Lee, of 2 Tramway Path,

was fined $5 for causing an obstruc- JAPANESE NEWSPAPER

Tokyo. Feb. 25.

tion with his car in D'Aguilar Street at 3.50 p.m. on February 8. For a similar offence in Queen's Road Cen- tral on February 10, Mr. A. R. "If Britain faces actualities in the Colquhoun, of the Royal Artillery Far East and comes to understand Mers, Lyemun, was fined $4. Japan's position in the Orient, read- justment of Anglo-Japanese relations would not be very difficult" declares the commercial daily

the Chugai Shoguo.

SUSSEX BEAUTY

SPOTS TO BE PRESERVED

paper,

The wisest way for both countries to readjust mutual relations, the paper continues, is to "conduct a free exchange of views as to their respec- tive intentions regarding the status of the Shanghai area where Britain of has huge interests. This inevitably In would result in an early rapproche- Sussex between Eastbourne and Sea- ment between the two countries."--r ford will be preserved, against build-Reuter.

London, Feb. 24. Approximately 12,000 ncres downland and water mendows

ing development for all time, necord-

ing to on announcement by the Minis-

try of Health to-night. This results

from the approval given by the Rumanians

Minister to a planning scheme mode

by the local councils and covering on Favour New

area of some 10,000 acres. British Wireless.

RUSSIAN ARTISTES AID REFUGEES

The well known Russian vocalist, Profezzar V. P. Biohin. basso, recently arrived at Hongkong. He is going to give a concert in all of the Emergency Council for Refugee on Sunday, February 27, at the audi- Lorium of the Chinere Y.M.C.A., Brkiges Street, at 8:00 p.m.

He in to be assisted by Mme.

Chamber. Whil Street was irregular.Lubimova, a soprano of rare sweet- -Reuter Special.

LORD PERTH ARRIVES IN LONDON

London, Feb. 24, The Earl of Perth, British Ambaa- andor in Home, arrived in London this evening to receive his instrués tions with a view to the opening in

· Romid, -on- kia return, of the Anglo- Italian conversations British Wire

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Tickets are obtainable al the Peter'a musle house and at the Chinese YMCA office,

FALLS OFF LORRY

Constitution

Bucharest, Feb. 24. Rumania held a referendum on the new Constitution on Feb- ruary 21. The valing was com- pulsory, voters being Instructed to declare orally, "Yes" or "No"," whether they approved of the Constitution.

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Provisional figures show that 88 per cent, voled, only Insignificant number answering in the negative. For example, In Bucharest, 220,501 voted for the Constitution, and 277 against. -Reuter.

the

I was commended for his action, and Lo was remanded for three days for a medical examination to ascer tain his fitness for a caning.

BURGLAR HELD BY TENANT VICTIMS

"I was invited by two thieves to what Ng go in the house," was Kong-shiu, 41, said from the dock in answer to a charge of burglary in Jervofs Street at 4.30 am, on Wednes- day, before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Detective-Sergeant D. Davies and that Chan Chiu, an electrician, the complainant, was awakened by the searching of a rattan basket by de- fendant. Chan chouted, cousing fellow tenants to awake, and defen- dant was caught.

The prosecution declared that en- trance to the premises was gained by breaking a thutter, and one of the men managed to get in and opened the street door to admit the other two men, who complainant alleged were with defendant, but mannged to

escape.

Sentence of three months' hard Inbour was passed.

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CRISIS IN TOKYO UNIVERSITY Tokyo, Feb. 25. Following the rejection of his pro- posal to the Economic Faculty of the Tokyo Imperial University that detained recently three professors,

be on suspleton of being radicals,

the from immediately dismissed faculty, the Dean, Shigyoshi Huld- kata, has resigned his post.

The professors in question Hyaye Ouchi, Ilfrom! Arisawa Yoshilaro Wakimura. They arrested earlier in the month on sus pleion of having been involved in a Popular Front movement. Professor Huklkata, who is a noted Rightist, demanded that the three men be dis- missed, but the rest of the Economic Faculty refused until the chartes hind been substantiated.--Reuter Special.

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London, Feb. 24. The Prime Minister had an audi- "The trouble with many fat man ence of the King at Buckingham a his daily doesn't" shya comic Palace this evening. Another Minis paper. Undoubtedly the daily dozen ter, who had nudienco to-day was help to keep down fat, but it bothers Lord Halifax, who is at present in many people to do them. To all charge of the Foreign Offee, and who Rich, Pinkelles are a blessing. As was at the Palace na Lord President gently as nature they establish regu-of the Council for a meeting of the larity of the daily habit so essential Privy Council held this morning.- If you are to feel fit, fresh and cheery Briffal Wireless. to meet the day,

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