1938-04-26 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

APRIL 26, 1938.

ANGLO-IRISH' FINANCIAL

AGREEMENT COMPLETE

(Continued from Page 13

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange official_summary issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says:

The market continued steady with buyers willing to increase their offers for some of the public utility coun- but with little response from holders of shares.

and Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, will make a zintement in the House of Commonsters, to-morrow, and the necessary Bill will be passed as soon as possible.

It is understood the Premier play- ed a big part in bringing the agree ment to fruition.

Goes Far Beyond

Expectations

The significance of the agreement is that it goes far beyond the con- tents expreted, and a new Anglo- Irish atmosphere, as well us a new era of friendship and co-operation In matters of common concern has been created.

With regard to defence, it is ex- pected the Eire Government will now take over more seriously than in the past, the qucation of defence of the principal Elre ports.

Irish offcial circles welcome thei agreement as a big step towards a more complete accord in the future, and it is felt that with new goodwill on all sidea the portica will concentrate efforis in remov- ing "Partition,"

the which a

Anal only remaining obstacle to conciliation of the two peoples, and Irishmen in North Ireland WIH por- telpate in the work of appeasement. Britain Has Nothing To Lose

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The Irish Delegalian's view is that Britain has nothing to fear and everything to gain from a free and independent Ireland. The point has been repeated in the declarations of Mr. De Valera that Eire will not be permitted to be used as a base to attack Britain, and Elre will defend her sovereignty against all comers.

It is pointed out that the question of defence not a question of paper bargains, but cach country is acting Paris, for its own interests, which are Joint Geneva. interests. As result of the handing Berlin.. over of the ports, Eire will formu Athens Inte her own policy of defence, Milən though it is possible there will be Oslo some consultation or co-ordination | Copenhagen.

Cope with Britain.

Stockholm. circles regard the friendly ifelsingfors.. Irish interest of the United States as an Shanghai

Sa York. important factor in making the New agreement possible, and they pay a Vienna tribute to Mr. Chamberlain, without Amsterdam. whose help no agreement could have Prague been made, and to Mr. Malcolm Madrid. MacDonald, without whom the nego- | Lisbon. tiations could never have begun.

An interesting event in connection Dombay with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Montreal Brussels. Agreement was when Mr.

Neville

Chamberlain presented Mr.

Apr. 22.

JAPANESE ADMIT

WITHDRAWALS

Hankow, Apr. 25.

The Chinese military authorities admit that Chinese troops evacuated Tancheng, 30 miles south of Linyi, yesterday, but announce that following the arrival of Chinese reinforcements a counter-attack took place immediately and the present situation is obscure.

of

.They announced that, with the exception Fengchiu, opposite Kaifeng on the north bank of the Yellow River, where 2,000 Japanese troops are stationed,. the entire north bank of the river in Honan and Hopei

rovinces has been cleared of Japanese troops.

The Chinese troops have, recap- tured nil these cltles-Taingfeng and Nanlo, in the south leg of Hopel, and Menghisten and Wenhsien, on the north bank of the Yellow River, opposite to Loyang in Honan pro- vince.

the

'GREY OWL"

IS DEAD

Military headquarters revented to

"Grey Owl," the Canadian Indian United

that General lecturer, Preas

died

Albert, at Prince Sugiyama's trip to China resulted, Saskatchewan, last week-a month firstly, in a change of high command after telling reporters that "another of Japanese forces in China, second-

whoso lifo шля Owi," ly, the early capture of Hauchow is month of this lecturing will kill me."

"Grey the key to the Japanese success in

wrapped up in the forents, devoted the entire China adventure, and, himself to trying to save the wild life thirdly, that in order to occupy

Не uf Canada.

Was opposed to Hauchow as early as possible theuris

Christen,sution of the humong ол thielr attacks must be made from both the northern and southern sections of the ground that it destroyed

awn code

code of morality, justice and art. the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway.

Forty-four years of age, the sun These decisions resulted in with-of an Apuche Indian woman and a drawal of the Japanese troops in Scotsman. "Grey Owl" (whose other Shansi, Honan, South Hopel to the name was Kennedy), north Tientsin-Pukow sector ant trapper, and he gave up this means transportation of Japanese troops in of livelihood and decided to become the Shanghal-Nanking-Hangchow the protector of animals. For three triangle to the south Tlentein-Pultov years he almost starved, but eventu- nily he was discovered by the Cana- sector.

dlan Government, who gave him the work of research into the habits and of wild animals. He was

was once

21

TROOPS FROM JAPAN The most accurate military intel:- 18054 have only increased their forces by 21.71% 10 divisions on the south and nort: 12.404 Tientsin-Pukow fronts, two divisions 547% out of these fresh troops coming D4 from Manchuria and the rest from 10.90 Honan, Shansi, 22.40 Chekiang

Apr. 25.ence so far states that the Japanese / mened chief conservation officer

of the 10,000 square mile Prince Albert National Park in North Saskatchewan; and there, surround- ed by his animal friends, the majority of them beavers, he and his Indian wife lived in their simple log cabin. Tall and dark, and with lank black The Japanese military authorities hair from which projected an

was reinforcemen's feather when he. busy fre

rushing

a public Owl" made several

Klangsu

ELTHAT

on

from Japan proper in order to de- platform.ingham, He lectured Į

tend cities such as Peiping, Tientsin, visits to Naniting and Hangchow.

10211

21.09

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.547%

.D4

.19.90 .22.40

.10.40% 220k

19.404

1/1%

220 1/13%

4.931

4.0938

20

201⁄2

8.96

143

Hongkong

Nom.

110A 1/2

/0.1/32

are

1/212 1/0

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5.017

29.55

Do Yokohama

.1/2

.217

67714 .2014

Valera with a pair of field-glasses, Belgrade. which the Eire leader handed over Bucharest.

Montevideo. when surrendering bla garrison to the British troops in 1910. Mr. De Rio de Janeiro... .218 Valera surrendered the glasses to 3 Silver (Spot)

8.00

143 The total forces of the Japanese Nom attackers in Shanlung and Antwel with another 110

300,000, 11 200,000 men waiting to reinforce

1 them in case of adversities.

1/2

about

There are 500,000 Chinese troo

North 20.6214 concentrated in

Kiange, South Shantung and North Anhw 217 to meet the direct Jupanése attack 07714

on Huchow and another 500,000 20% walting as reinforcements.

military them Reuter.

.10 officer who recently

sent Silver (forward). 10% the Prime MinisterWar' Loan.......103

---British Wireless.

THE

E

Three divisions of Chinese troops 1074

from the far province of Yunnan 1816

have ulso been rushed ta Die 101% Hsuchow front to participate in the war, according to high military quarters.

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MRS. NELLIE MOLLER

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to-day that the Japanese troops have sident of the elly for over forty

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north of Pihsien, in north Kiangsu, years, the deceased was the widow 14 miles from Lunghai Rallway and of the late Mr. Osen Muller, pro- 18 miles south-east of Tolerchwang minent share broker, who died three The kindly disposition of Chinese troops are counter-attack- venrs ago. ing the advancing Japanese spear- head, but the position at Pihsien s Mr. Moiler won her friends of man

yeurs standing. Among the natives definitely tense-United Press.

of Soochow, Henl! and Quinsan she JAPANESE CAPTURE VILLAGES was well known, having made many trips there to bring much needed Shanghai, Apr. 25. medicines and herself administering A Japanese army spokesman

on-

rellet to the

suffering prople. nounced to-day the capture by Following a brief illness the deceased Japanese troops of two villages north died at the Paulum Hospital lost of Yilisien. Both the villages, he Thursday evening. She is survived aid, were to the south of the Shon- by a sister of 82 years, Mrs. Barbara ung-Klangsi border which Japanese Weir, of San Francisco. The remains

Shantung crossed roops from

on were cremated. April 21.-Reuter.

JAPANESE DRIVE CHECKED Hauchow, Apr. 25. The Japanese drive from Tancheng southward towards the Lunghal rail- way has now been definitely check-

ed.

The capture of Tancheng on the evening of April 23 by Japanese troops is admitted in military re- ports reaching here to-day. It is stated, however, that with the ne rival of fresh Chinese troops who have launched a heavy counter at- tack near the north-west gate of the city, the Japanese advance has now been halted.

The main force of the Japanese invading army, pushing on towards Pihsien, twenty five kilometres south- east of Talerchwang, is challenged by strong Chinese defence troops at a point ten kilometres north of the city.

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and gangster American slang films. Those in lighter occupa tions are inclined to prefer the British type of picture.

Films dealing with sport, whether it be football, cricket, boxing, dog or horse racing are on the danger list...

I had a letter from a woman

which

de- in Wolverhampton' monstrates this point..

"All the week," she wrote, "I' have to listen to my husband talking about football. Thank goodness when Saturday comes force attacking Pihsien, it is learned, ho goes to his blessed football

The strength

of the Japanese

is about a full divisionCentral and I can go to the pictures.

News.

EDUCATIONIST MOURNED

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London, Apr. 25. Lord MacGregor Mitchell, Rector

of St. Andrew's University, died to- day while presiding at a meeting of the University Court-Reuter.

Lord Mitchell was the son of Mr. and was Robert Mitchell, solicitor, born at Perth. He was called to the

Scottish Bar in 1014 after practising as a solicitor in Perth for a number of years, From 1923 to 1024 he was Liberal-Member of Parliament for the Perth Division. He was made King Counsel in 1924 and had been Chairman of the Scottish Land Court since 1934, since when he was also a member of the St. Andrew's University Court.

"So will you tell me what on carth possessed you to send a football film to Wolverhampton? Don't do it again.”

I won't.

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