1938-04-01 — Page 12

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL

1938.

ALL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

TO

GUARD AMBASSADOR ALHAMBRA

SAILS FOR CANTON IN TARANTULA

M.

Japanese Naval

And Air Forces

Are Notified

Extraordinary:

precautions

to

have been taken by both Chinese and Japanese authoritice ensure the safoty of the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr on his trip to Chungking, where he will present. his credentials to the Chinese Government on Monday next.

The complete itinerary of the Ambassador's trip, from the time he boards H.M.S. Tarantula at 11 o'clock this morning for Canton, until his arrival in Chungking by special plane, has been notified to tha Japanese Government.

Ambassador

To China In Hongkong

Leaves For Canton By Gunboat This Morning

The British Ambassador to Chinn, j Sir Archibald Kerr

Clark Kerr, arrived in Hongkong this morning! from Shanghai aboard the P. and O. Iner Naldera. Sir Archibald, ac- companied by Lady Clark Kerr and hit staff, will sail at 11.30 for Canton on the river gunboat ILM.S. Toran--- Luka.

Having suffered from a severe cold during the past week, and consider- ing the prescht part of his ycynge is in the nature uf n

the A holiday, Ambasador

excused himself from interviews this morning, particularly as he will have a vrey busy day.

During the morning Sir Archibald In visiting Government House where will mee; II. E. the Governor and V-Admiral Sir

Percy Noble, sailing

shortly after Cumberland for Shanghai,

12

C-in-C

in

ILM.S.

the

The Japanese Government in turn, has notified its naval and air forces operating in South China of Ambassador's itinerary.

The Ambassador arrived in Hong- kong from Shanghai at 7 n.m. to-day by the P.

P. and O. liner Naldera, and was abluted by Blackhead Fort,

It is understood that he conferred at length before his departure HM.S. Tarantula with His Excelleney the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and with the Commander in Chief, Sir Percy Noble,

When Sir Archibald enburks in Tarantula the gunboat will break

the Ambassador's hug, which will be

saluted by H.M.S. Cumberland with 19 guna.

Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr

STOP PRESS NEWS

BIG BURGLARY IN KOWLOON

of the

VQLUNTEERS ACTIVE

IN MANCHURIA

Hsuchow, Apr. 1.

Major G. S. Rowstorne, Seaforth Highlanders, has reported a Taking advantage of the dispn ch costly burglary from his residence, of large numbers of troops of the Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong. Japanese Kwantung Army to the Thloves got away with Jewellery Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, Chin- valued at $5,208, including a pearl ere. volunteers are reported to nave necklace worth $1,040 and a ruby renewed their activities and diamond ring, in platinum, cost-churie.

in Man- ing $640.

Kwantung Army is talking Entry was made to the dwelling by strict precautions-Central News. culting out a pane of gloss front door.

the

HONAN CITY TAKEN

BY JAPANESE

field

CHINESE VICTORY

the

AT KWANGTEH

Huschw, Apr. 1..

who is

After holding an "At Home" at the

gram British Consulate at

ale at Canton on Saturday afternoon, the Ambassador will leave by train for Hankow on

Saturday evening and expects to

; Chungkin:

arrive in Hankow on the morning of April 5. On April 9 he will proceed

and after

Aslay of four or five days will return Hongkong, vlu Hunkow. He will probably come by ale and expects to arrive about April 20. After a few days in Hongling he will return to Shanchal.

Accompanying Sir Archibald and Lady Clerk Kerr are Mr. W. GA Graham, Private Secretary, Mr. W. thro Secretary to the Embassy, Colonel W. Fraser, Military Attache, Wing Cem-

mander Kreby, Air Attache, Com-! mander Overesch, American Military Attache and Colonel Sabuttier, French Military Attache,

Aircraft Makers Fight Sabotage

LII

London, Mar, 31. Representatives of aircraft companies, responding to uret Government warning conferred secretly to find nieans `of fighting sabotage among Royal

Air Force planes.

It is understood they dis- cussed the organisation of secret "Sabotage Squads" in armament factories to combat the entry of saboteurs into the factorles, United Press.

A signal victory has been won by

CHINESE LAUNCHI Chengehow, Apr. 1. the Chinese forces at Kwangleh on Chunhsen, on the eastern section of the Anthwel-Chekiang border. They

NEW OFFENSIVES · the Trokon-Chinghua Railway, was repulsed a fierce Japanese attack, in taken by the Japanese troops on Bicting some 4,000 casualties.

(Continued from Page 1) March 30.

After this

defeat the Japanese re- Reinforced by 1,000 troops from

bloody treated toward thing and Changhing

engagement yesterday. No Changtoh, equipped with 12

in Taihu Lake

area. Chinese Lewer than Luud Japanese were slain pieces, the Japanese forces renewed forces have damaged the highways at and 17 tanks were taken. their ntfack. The old clty walls were Chiapu to sever their communication affectively assisting in the "mopping Chinese tank units und planes are battered down at many places and and

vigorously advancing large numbers of houses were ruined. Changhing and Liyang.

To avoid unnecessary Josses the Szean, also on the Anhwel-Clic- Chinese forms broke through the klang border, was recaptured by the Japonese cordon and withdrew to Chinese forces after a night-long Neihwang and Puyang.

engagement on March 28--Central

Fighting is still going on at Taokou News. und Hwahsien-Central News.

are

INGENOHL'S

GRAND

on

up" operations.-Central News.

TWO TOWNS RECAPTURED

Tunglu, April 1. Chinese guerillas which crossed the Chientang River have recaptured Haiyen and Halning, according to the

utest reports received here.-Central. News.

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