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U.S. Fears To Press Mexico For Payment

Fascists Might Got Into Power If Cardonas Quits

Washington, Mar, 31. Owing to feara at Fascist regime may superveno in Mexico if President Cardenas is forced out of office, the United States Government is resisting suggestions to intensify pressure on Mexico over the expropriation of the oil companies. Mr. Cordell Hull is confronted with the a very delicate aluation. On one hand tho United States' rights must be upheld and on the other, the United States Government

Liberal determined to encourage a Government Latin-Amerlen, even at the expense of American Intereste. -Reuter.

SEAMAN ASSAULTS

OFFICER

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drinking he was not unwore what he was doing.

TROUBLE WITH FIREMEN

"First of all there was trouble with two firemen, then he tried to attack Mr. Mites wao was sitting on num ber four hatch. A few minutes later Mr. Miles heard a commotion

raw the defendant struggling with the chief officer and striking him with his fists. It took severni people to pull in off, su violent attack," said Me, Nigel,

was the

"Ten minutes later. Mr. Miles again heard a comminution while in his cabin, and on rushing out saw the chief officer In mid-air, falling from the lower bridge to the deck below. The defendant rushed down the ladder and seized the chief ofl- eer by the neck, and I was necessary for Mr. Miles to use force and with the help of others to pull him off agains.

was

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most

"The second assault STATEMENT CAUSES SURPRISE brutal attack, as the chief officer was injured at the time the defendant Mexico City, Mar. 31. rushed at him. The chief ofleer is at Government offelals are surprised

present in Kowloon Hospital with a by Mr. Cordell Hull's implication that fractured ankle, and # may be pos- Mexico must pay for lands seizedible to have him rent back to the under the agrarian programme us ship this afternoon." well us for expropriated oil holdings. Economists believe Mexico will be unable to meet the demunds with sound currency,

At a convention of the New Party of the Mexican Revolution, composed of workers, peasants and soldiers, former Mexican Ambassador, Senor Majern rald: "Mr. Cordell Hull reegg- taisen Mexico's right to expropriate the oil companies." He also referred to Mr. Hull's statement demanding adequate compensation for such ex- propriation.

There is no indication, as yet, of President Cardenas' reply to Mr. Hull.

ACUTE DISTRESS With the country suffering increased industrial distress, the Ministry Finance has instructed government

of

HOOVER MAINTAINS U.S. MUST CONTINUE FRIENDSHIP WITH ALL DICTATORSHIPS

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tinguished from war credit countries. They should be encouraged to use the money owed to the United States in the extension of education and the exchange of students and scientific

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information. Among

there coun- Iries, Mr. Hoover Included Poland, Delgium, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary,

Rumania and Jugo-Slavio. national mission is to keep departments to stop machinery puralight the lamp of true liberalism" chases.

Delegates of 15,000 Rayon mill said Mr. Heover, and added that both Communism and Fascism sprang workers conferred with the Minister

from infected soils, observing <«f Labour on the acute situation

our own no-called planned economy brought about by lack of business

is not an infection from the original owing to heavy imports and the addi-

stream of Faseirm, it is n least a tional reports of a curtailment in oil remarkable coincidence." United operations.

It is reported that President Cardenas has called a special Con- gress for April 13 to consider legis- tation for the oil and silver situations.

United Press.

Presa.

THE HONGKONG

PROGRESS AT ANGLO- ITALIAN PARLEYS

Partial Agreement In Principle

Halifax Talks On Policy

Home, Mar. 31. It is understood that an agreement on the reached in principle was questions of Palestine and the Red Sen at to-day's Anglo-Italian con- versations.

'It is believed that the Suez Canal question has not yet been bronched.

The experts are meeting again to-morrow, and Lord Perth, British Ambassador, is seeing Count Clano, tallan Foreign Minister, on April 2

--Reuter.

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HALIFAX DEFENDS POLICY

London, Mar. 31. Viscount Halifax, addressing the Foreign Press Association at lunchcon to-day, declared that there was nothing weak in the spirit of toleration, or a desire to avoid war by exhausting

every

of means diplomacy and offers.

The British nation intended to be strong and to go on bullding up her strength in order to make her voice more powerfully heard In the Councils of Europe.

It would be a very serious and a very dangerous error to think that there was any fundamental cleavage between the Government and people of Britain on matters of foreign

policy-Reuter,

INSCRUTABLE ENGLISH

London, Mar. 31.

The Foreign Secretary, addressing the Foreign Press Association at # the luncheon in his honour, said average Englishman's outlook foreign affairs was apt, not infre- quents, to be rather a puzzle to the inhabitants of the Continental coun- It often ceemed to many toreigners that the English were rather inscrutable, and in times of crisis he thought they must be more Inscrutable than usual, because such

tinies they were apt to keep a strict rein on their emotions.

at

HOOVER OPPOSES ALLIANCE

But, he ventured to

the think Washington, Mar. 31,

English attitude to foreign affairs was Addressing the Council of

રી perfectly one process of guided by Foreign Relations on his return thought and reason. In Britain they NEW COMPLICATION

from a European tour, ex-Pre- had come to adopt certain standards Washington, Mar. 31. Increasing concern for good sident Herbert Hoover advocated of conduct, and of the relations be- tween individuals which they were neighbour policy has spurred Ad-absolute independence in politienie

inclined to regard as of general ap-

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ministration officials' efforts to settle action, and adequate prepared-plication. These standards sometimes the Mexican crista. Observers fore- 'ness as the best means of keep-tailed, and were discarded as unsuit- saw increased pressure on Mexico to ing out of another war.

propose an equitable settlement by simultaneously suspending the tered C.O.D. mall to Mexico.

regis Officials stated that this was routine mensure, due to the fact that Mexico had

suspended Insurance money-orders being made payable in the United States.

It is claimed, however, that this is not related to the crisis, but observers point out that it is the suspension of sorvicajnited

unother PTCES.

normal

OIL COMPANIES SEEK COURT ACTION ·

Mexico City, Mar. 31. Seventeen oll companies have un- nounced that they are seeking a court to set aside the seizure decree issued by the Government,-United Press.

Peak Homes Burgled

Two residents on the Peak suffer-

ed heavy losses Jewellery when thelr

in

money data

and

were

burgled some time during the early

hours of yesterday morning.

188 The Peak,

of Plat 4, No.

able for political

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CHINA'S MECHANISED ARMY ATTACKS

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break the entire Japanese detachment way annihilated.

The runway sinilen at Taterchwang was cleared of Japanese troops after No a bloody engagemen yesterday, .ower than 1,000 Japanese were' slain and 17 tanks were taken,

Chinese tanie units and planes are effectively assisting in the "mopping up" operations.-Ceural News.

Two Towns Recaptured

Tunglu, April 1, Chinese guerillas which crossed the Chientang River have recaptured Halyen and ifaining, according to the teal reports received here.-Central News,

Japanese Troop Train Attacked

Tsingyang, April 1.

A Japanese troop train which was stopped at Yangkiatu on the Wulu- Wanchin sector of the Nanking-Wuhu Railway yesterday morning, is a re- sult of damage done to the track, was attacked by Chinese forces,

Emerging from hiding, the Chinese troops peppered the train with heavy machine-gun fire. killing

many Japanese soldiers,

About 200 metres of ralls have been torn up at Yangkistu.-Central News,

Honan City Taken By Japanese

Chengehow, Apr. 1. Chuntsen, on the eastern section of the Taukou-Chinghun Railway, was taken by the Japanese troops on March 30.

Reinforced by 1,000 troops from Changleh, equipped with 12 field pieces, the Japanese forces renewed their attack. The old city walls were battered down at many places, and large numbers of houses were ruined. To avoid unnecessary losses the Chinese forces broke through the Japanese cordon and withdrew Nelhwarg and Puyong.

Fighting is still going on al Tankou and Hwahislen.-Central News. Volunteers Active

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In Manchuria

Hsuchow, Apr. 1. Taking advantage of the dispa'ch of large numbers of troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army to the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, Chin- ere volunteers are reported to have renewed their activilles in Man- churia.

The Kwantung Army Is taking strict precautions-Central News.

Chinese Victory At Kwangtch

Huschw, Apr. 1.

Describing Europe as a rumbling nglish were apt wheney and the the Chinese forces at Kwangich on

that oscurred,

to be horrified and shocked.

"At such moments," continued Lord Halifax, voices are raised, clamour- ing that

that we alwuld intervene in 11 disordered world and put everything

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dif- straight, and change an order

ferent

A signal victory has been won by the Antwel-Cheldang border. They Bicting some 4.000 ensualties. repulsed a fierce Japanese at'ack, in-

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APRIL 1, 1938.

Still Strive To Maintain Neutrality

Non-Interventionists Meet Again

London, Mar. 31, The first meeting of the Chair- man's Sub-Committee of the Non- Intervention Committce since Febru- ary 3, was held in the Foreign Onco this afternoon. Lord Plymouth pre- i siding. opened the proceedings by voicing the regret of the sub-com- miller

at the death of the Danish Observing Offeer, who was killed on duty in the British cleamer Stonwell, and he proposed asking the secretary to convey a message of regret to the Danish Minister.

Lord Plymouth, nutlining the pre- sent position of the non-intervention scheme referred to the two chief ain difficulties remaining after accept-

unce in principle of the British for- mula by the French, German, Italian, The first was the basic figure of the Portuguese and Soviet governments.

formula, and the second was the date of restoration of observation.

Regarding the second His Majesty's Government proposed that observa- ton on land frontiers should be rez- tored on the earliest both

commissions

day

which they

011 reported would be ready to start and that it should be automaticall

Start counting, suspended if the withdrawal had not actually begun on the 55th day after the final adoption by the full commit- tee of the resolution, or alternatively if, in the initial stage the withdrawal sehen were to fall more than 10

days behind the agreed time-table.

respective

Other representatives spoke, in- cluding M. Corbin of France, who stated at some length the position of the French Government. The sub- committee then agreed that all re- presentatives on the sub-committee and the main committee should at once submit to their

HOV- ernments

the proposals made by Lord Plymouth, together with a re- port on

on the discussion which had ensued, with request for instruc- tions at the earliest possible moment.

classification Regarding the volunteers the sub-committer agreed that the governments should be

ding the

made sulted regarding

con-

in the secretariat's moposals on

The practicnbillly af

for foreign volunteers by the purpose of withdrawal. The

further

agreed, after sub-committer the the secretary had called attention to the dimeult Ausncial position of the observation scheme.

to submit

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memorandum thercon to the gov emments with request for early in- structions.British Wireless.

BESIEGING ARMY HAS FOOD FOR LERIDA

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war machine, Mr. Hoover said that he found most of the nations in

After this defeat the Janinese re- that Europe convinced

America would be inevitably drawn into the

in the Talhu Lake area. Chinese treated toward thing and Chanching! next war, as in the last.

forces have damaged the highways at Some people build a confident hope

by 15,000 Loyalists in the centre of on this, but every phase of this pur-hit from our own into something Chiapu to sever their communication

which we could recognise as English. and are advancing vigorously

e Lerida iront, who enticed the ture should harden the American re-

These voices are extremely loud Changhing and Liyang.

Insurgents into a trap. They per mitted 40 tanks to enter the town solve togheep out of the others' wars,

times and are, I believe, sincere, but Szean, also on the declared Mr. Hoover.

Anhwei-Che-which despatched messengers ad- they are not a dominating factor akiong border, was recaptured by the Chinese forces after a night-long engagement on March 23.-Central News.

Warning the United States that jotning the other democratie powers

of Britain and France would involve America in

alliance directed

Italy and Germany, and all agatellites they could collect, Mr. Hoover sald that Britain had her own national and imperial problems and policies, and any commitmentt of the Unlled States would mean America would be dragged into those policies. "If the world is to keep the peace, then we must keep peace with dieta- torships as well as with the popular governmentą".----Reuter,

19 New Cases

Of Smallpox

Only nineteen cases

of smallpox

our foreign relations."

British

LOOKING AHEAD

that He went on to say foreign policy as he understood it. was not directed so much for to to-inorrow, as to a later day, of which sometimes there were outlines, but which have not ns yet taken deunite shape. Therefore the British Government did not rush in with

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LITTLE BOY RUN OVER

AND KILLED

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ulso was injured. Both were taken to the Queen Mary Hospital.

The two cars were damaged.

vishing that the main force in the city had evacuated. They also per- mitted aircraft to ay over without Aring anti-aircraft guns, after which the remainder of the Insurgents entered the main square.

The hidden Loyalists then fred from windows and doorways, and grenaded and machine-gunned the panicky Insurgenis, whe retreated Laving several damaged tanks and auny cusubities.

After this engagement, the In-

commenced extensively surgents

to encircle Lerida.

quick and hastily concocted remedie: it thought it wiser to allow natura. processes to do their work-doing what they could to preserve their standards at home. This attitude was bared on sternly practical considera-

LITTLE BOY HURT tions. The English people had never

A Boven-year-old boy, remained, and could never

remath, am, was knocked down aloof from what was happening į europe. They had moments or mond.axicab driven by Chan Ping-cho! in Yenchuw Street, Shumshuipo, yester in which they liked to persuade trem-

Jay, nnd was taken to the Kowloon selves that they would like to keep out of it, but when it came down to

ospital with injuries to the fore- iend. hard facts, they were far too sensible

remain.

Mr. A. Somparted the theft of were reported to the health authori- to let those moods colour their judg-

£87 worth et Jewellery and $199 in tics yesterday. This is the lowest nuncy, while Mr. T. G. Paterson, daily total since early. In February.

of Flat No. 106 The Peak. had money, jewellery and

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between

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Ton cases were reported from dressing Victoria, right from Kowloon and one gown, worth $303 altogether, stolen. from a junk in the Harbour,

The thefts accurred

Shaukiwan. Aberdeen

and

the free from notifiable disease.

One ease of scarlet fever occurred

Kowloon,

pan. on March 30, and 10 ara. yes New Tereltories were again terday.

Chler Engine-ronny Artifeer W. Griggs, of 11.M.S. Cumberlanti, rin ported to the police the thest of 541 worth of clothing from a lecker in the China Fleet Club.

Mr. W. A. Mackinley also reported to the pollee the loss of a wrist watch valued at $100 between Salisbury Road car park and the Kowloon Star Feny Wharf.

DIG BURGLARY IN KOWLOON

meat.

BU-une Wouk.

SOMETHING TOUGH ·

ABOUT ENGLISH One thing English people disliked and distruster, and have any success who tried it with them, was to be told too clearly what was going to happen in advance. No matter how cogently one might argue, he would never convincu

to a point of action.

English

do not say he would always be wrong or the English people woul

#fnet."

Fine Week-End always be right. But I think that is

Promised

Hongkong will probably start its first nine week-end for over u month Major G. S. Bawstorne, uf the to-morrow. Seaforth Highlanders, has reported a costly burglary from his residence, i

Spring weather, which replaced overcast and drizzly conditions last Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong,

Monday is expected to Thieves got away with jewellery companied by fresh easterly and continue, ac- valued at $5,288, Including a pearl north-easterly winds. necklace worth $1,010 and a ruby

Humidity, at 47 per cent., dropped and diamond ring, in platinum, cost- to its lowest level since Inst October ing $010.

Entry was made to the dwelling by culling out a pane of glass in the front door.

MORE PAY FOR NAVAL MEDICAL OFFICERS

London, Mar. 31.

It was announced to-night in the House of Commons that Medient officers in the Royal Navy, whose case was reserved for further con- sideration, are to receive marriage allowances under the same conditions recently urinted to other naval officar--British Wireless.

at 10 o'clock this morning.

Maximum temperature was 70 de- grees compared with 72 degrees yes- terday.

LEFT LOCAL ESTATE ESTATE

i

the some-

Lee Man- by a Blue

Lam Chuen, 12, a girl, was injurce wien me was knocked down by

private car in Connaught Road Cen

al. Sae was taken to the Quven Mary Hospital.

Mr. E. Landau, of Jimmy's Kitchen. reported that nis motur-çar, No. 1640, was stoten trom 11 city CAL-PUTA.

esternay,

NEW GOVERNOR FOR GIBRALTAR

SIR W. E. IRONSIDE RECEIVES APPOINTMENT

suc-

A later message from Burgos says that the Insurgents have surrounded -grids-United Press.

Loyalists Stage A.

Big Attack

Madrid, Mur. 31. After a very heavy artillery pre- paration, Loyalist forces attacked to the

north and north-west of is claimed they Guadalajara. It captured their objectives,

It is believed the offensive was designed to draw off the Insurgents Who IT' attacking Catalaniu.e Renter.

TYNESIDE GIVEN ORDERS FOR NEW DESTROYERS

The

London, Mar. 31. Admiralty has decided to place orders for eight destroyers of the 1937 programme with the fol-

H.M.S. lowing firms:

Larne and

In conclusion, the Foreign Secretary suid:

"There is something more than

reasonableness in sweet

London, Mar. 31, English character. There is

The King has approved the appoint thing a good deal tougher, and more ment of General Sir William Edmund robust, and something that will al-Ironside, to be Governor and Com-

ays have to be reckons understood. ceeding Sir C. Harington in October Lively with Cammell Laird, Biking reasonablencas There is, I think, nothing weak in next. Ceneral Ironside was appoint-head. Legion and Lightning Parsons Marine Steam the desire to avold war by exhausting Troops in Archangel in October 1918,

with the ed Commander-in-Chief of the Allied

Turbine Company. Wallsend every means diplomacy offers. There

Tynt, with the hulls by R. and W. should be no misunderstanding how and fater commanded the Ismid force

Hawthorn, Leslie and Company. The ever. I do not believe there is any in 1820, and the North Persian force

Lookout and Loyal with Scotts Ship- in 1921. He served as Commandant misunderstanding. This allons of the stair college at Camberley in building and Engineering Company, day intends to be strong, and to go of

Greenock. The Laforey and Lanco He was Quarter- on building up its strength in order 1922 to 1926, le

with Yarrow and Company, Scots- that it

it may make Its volce heard master-general in India from 1933 to powerfully in the councils of Europe. 1930, and in 1038 he was appointed toun-British Wireless. No other country suspects us of any

General CMeer and Commander-In- Dggressive Intention, but it is no

Chief of the Eastern Command.— British Wireless. doubl right to make clear that we should never be indifferent to aggres- alon elsewhere.-British Wireless.

The late Mrs. Feliciana Nem Har- battle, formerly of 12 Somerset Road,

BANISHEE RETURNS Kowloon Tong, and who died at Kowloon, Hospital on February 10 For returning to the Colony before last, left local ratole valued at the expiration of his ten years $12,100. Letters of administration to banishment term, Liu Muk-churn, the estate have been granted to Mr. 37, was sentenced to ten months' im- Allan V. Harboltle, wireless technic. prisonment at Cohtral Magistracy to- lan.

day.

BALLOON ASCENDS 89,300 FEET

Boston, Mar. 31. A weather balloon to-day nscended 89,800 feet, which is the highest alti- tude yet reached. It recorded a lem- pornture of 60 degrees below zaro.- United Press:

CHACO FRONTIER REVOLT FAILS

La Paz, Mar. 31. It is announced that Colonel David Toro attempted to incite a revolt in the village of Villa Montes, among; | the garrison on the Chaco frontier, but when he was un«undorid, he fed

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