1938-05-10 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY

1998.

BRACKEN

Japan Plans To Extend Armed Operations

"IMPORTANT

TO

AT

WORLD LARGE",

Prince Konoye Makes Startling Prediction

PEACE PROPOSALS FROM MARSHAL CHIANG WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE

Kyoto, May 10.

Declaring that the new war situation in China was "objectively more important than the occupation of Nanking," Premier Prince Ayamaro Konoye yesterday predicted major military developments within the course of the current month.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese Prime Minister told newspapermen on his arrival here from Tokyo to attend memorial services for Emperor Komei, great grand-father of the

JURY HOLDS BLINDNESS PREFERABLE TO DEATH

Baby's Eyes Must Bo Removed

Chicago, May 9.

ETHIOPIA'S DELEGATES

RADIO BROADCAST

GENEVA The BBC Recording Of

ACCEPTED

AT

After a secret session lasting

three hours, the League Council

Genova, May 9,

"Monsieur Beaucaire"

LONDON RELAYS

decided that the Ethiopian dele- Radio Programme Broadcast by

9.52 m.e's, per second.

Boyer 6.0 Luclenno

A medical problem which allgation would be allowed to beZBW on Frequencies of 845 k.z's. (Boprano) America has been discussing present at the table of the was decided to-day by a jury of Council when the Ethiopian and Orchestra Mascotte.

Wiener Burger-Waltz (Zichrer) twelve doctors, scientists and question was being discussed, on elergymen, who agreed on the condition that the presence of....Orchestra; Idylle Passionello desirability of an

the delegation would be without Waitz (Georges Razigade); Souvenir immediate operation on

Mata-(Hands prejudice to the question of De Mona Lisa-Wallz (J. Schebek) a five-weeks-old

To Orchestra; principle, and subject to the Across The Table)....Chanson; Mon baby girl, Helaine Colan.

Ami Le Vent Chanson....Lucienne The baby girl has a growth in the validity of their credentials.

Boyer; Walizes Of The World-Fot- head which is slowly moving towards

A statement at 11.30 am. by Lord pourri (arr. Carl Robrecht).... her brain. Cure can be effected only Halifax, the British Foreign Minister Orchestra; Viens Danser Quand by removing her eyes, thus present who is leading the Empire delega Meme (Jamblan and Delettre).... ing a problem whether death would tion, will be followed by

A long....Luclenno Boyer; After The Ball not be preferable ilfelong blind-speech by Dr. Wellington Koo of Waltz (Harris); Songs D'Automne

..Orchestra, China on the general situation in the-Waltz (Joyce).... Far East.

ness,

The baby is stricken with retinal

hlioma concerous tumour which creeps along the optic nerve to-

wards the train-in the left right eye probably similer manner.

eye, with the Impaired in

The League Council has decided that the Chinese appeal will be heard in public to-morrow.

0,30 Variety Programme - Vocat and Instrumental.

Orchestra-Out Of The Rag Bag- Medley....Harry Roy and His Orch. from The Mayfair Hotel; Vocal Without an operation, the child It was also decided that there Nothing's Blue But The Sky (New- would have lived for only five should be no resolution or recom-man-Spina): I'll Bet You Tell That on the Bubicat of To All The Boys (Tobias-Stept).... An operation mendation months at the most. would necessitate severance of the Abyssinia, but only declarations by Lea Bermon with Orch.; Piano optic nerve, with resulting blindness. Individual members of the League Solo Streamline-Plano Selection The distraught parents, a young Council, aeting within their sovereign (Ellis); Streamline-The First Waltz

Vivian Ellis (Eills).....

(Piano); Chicago dentist named Herman rights.

Orchestra-You Never Looked So Beautiful (From "The Great Zeig- feld'); You (From "The Great Ziegfeld'), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra: Vocal-Im A Fool For Loving You (Lewis and Wendling); Turner Au Revoir (J. G. Gilbert) Layton; Piano Duct with String Bass and Drums Rumbas On Toast. Arthur Yoiling And Reginald Forsythe.

Colan and his wife, threw the onus

This procedure was adopted when

came before the Council.-Router.

of making a decision on the jury; the question of Italian nggression after whose decision the baby's left

eye was to-day removed.

A Committee of eight X-Ray speclaists will now examine the baby to determine the course of

ETHIOPIANS PRESENT

Geneva, May 9. A private meeting of the League Council, which lasted half-an-hour,

treatment for the right eye which, if too far affected, will also have to be removed if the baby's life is to be adopted the agenda for the session. saved.--Reuter,

present monarch, who ruled from 1848 to 1867, Labour May

may "sue for peace" as a sequel to Japan's new military action.

The apparent deadlock in the Sino-Japanese hostilities, Prince Konoye asserted, had been reported in an "exaggerated" manner abroad. As a result, he continued, the new Japanese operations would have "important significance" in the world at large.

Should the regime under Gen. Chiang Kai-shek sue for pence, the Prime Minister sald, Japan would not be able to accept any proposals because of her declaration of January Hankow 16 not to deal with the government leader.

Marshal Chlang, Premier Konoye went on, may "reconsider" and attempt to establish friendly relations with the new Chinese government,

Under such circumstances, the Prime Minister believed there would be no alternative left for the Kuo miutang regime than to be merged Into the new Chinese government, with which Japan has announced her intentions to co-operate under the anti-Comintern banner,

The Prime Minister further fore shadowed the fusion of the "Nanking and Peiping regimes early next month as a sequel to the predicted startling milltary developments.

The Reformed

Provincial ord Governments have agreed to merge when through traffle is restored on the Tientsin-Pukow and Lunghal rallways--Domel.

Predicts Change In War Situation

Kyoto, May D. Prince Konoye, the Japanese Premier, in a press statement to-day emphasised that the military situn- tion in Chiria was developing exact- ly as planned, ond was now assum- ing as importance probably greater than that attached to the occupation of Nanking.

even

Despite "great exaggerations" of the situation abroad, the Japanese Premier predicted a considerable change in the situation before the end of the month,

Japan was proceeding slowly with its policies towards the now Chinese and Pelping. regime in Nanking There may be some friction in the Cabinct and with Councillors, but

eventually everything would

smoothed over.

"Japan is

determined

be

to

COTM

be

operate with the new China," declared.United Prest.

No Territorial Ambitions

Tokyo, May 10. Mr. Koki Hirota, Japan's Foreign Minister, to-day said that the fact that occupied areas in China were permitted self-government showed that Japan was without territorial

ambitions.

31-Year-Old Financier Heads Stock Exchange

New York, May 9. The New York Stock Exchange has formally elected Mr. William Martin, Jr., who is only 31-years old, na Chairman of the Board.

Twenty-seven Governors were also elected unopposed.United Press.

IN RADIO RANGE

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with Hongkong Radio Station to- *'day;

Petronella; Kumsang; Tibudale; Tweedbank: Canton; Anubis; Corth- nge; Wuchang; Gneisenau; President Doumer; President Harrison; Les- sang; Conte Blancamano; Empress of Canada; Suisung; Felix Roussel; Burdwan; Memnon; Corfu.

ese 'conflet.

"Western Powers understand the real intentions of Japan in China. and I do not believe, therefore, that any third Power is willing to take the Initiative towards a settlement

of the dispute."-United Press.

Gain Another Commons Seat

Colonial Secretary Goes To House Of Lords

The two Ethiopian delegates were i 7.13 Closing local Stock Quota- unexpectedly present es observers, tions. but did not attend the secret meeting

7.15 of the Council which fallowed.

Fiction."

London Relay-'Detectives In

The second of a series of drama- Lord Halifax will make a Etate-

tised detective stories. Each pro- ment at to-morrow's initial pubile grammo in this series will deal with meeting regarding the Anglo-Italkan la different detective in action whose Agreement, after which the question exploits have made him famous. No. of the Spanish appent will come be-2---Hercule Poirot The Incredible fore the Council-Reuter,

ETHIOPIA NOT SUBDUED

London, May 0. Emperor Haile Selassic, who is fighting to obtain continued League recognition of his claim to the Ethiopian throne, Issued a statement in London to-night.

Lndon, May 9. The death of Lord Harlech on Sunday will necessitate a by- Revolts and resistance, he declared, election in the Stafford Division have prevented Italy from establish- of Stafford, which is held by the military control to at least three fourths of the lotul area of Ethiopla Secretary of State for the

Italian domination was confined to Colonies, Mr. William Ormsby-areas of a 30-mile radius around vil- Gore, who now becomes fourth lages and towns-United Press. Lord Harlech, and is automati-

ally elevated to the House of

Lords.

The new Lord Harlech has been in politics since 1910, and was Part- umentary Under-Secretory for the Colonies in 1922-23, and from 1024 He was appointed Post- master General when the Arst

1920.

Roosevelt's

Re-Armament

National Government was formed in Programme

August, 1931, and became First Com- missioner of Works, with a seat in the Cabinet He become

me Secretary of State for the Colonies in the Baldwin Government. The Stafford by-election may re- suit in the loss of yet

In November the same year.

to the National Gove other scat

Congressional Support For Big Navy Plan

Theft; from the story of Agatha Christie, Adapted and produced by Leslie Stokes.

7.55 Musical Interlude.

"Tond Of Toad Hall"-Selection (H. Fraser-Simon),... New Mayfair Orchestru with vocalists.

8.0 Locul Time Signul; Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 G. Charpentier-Impressions p'Italie.

Played by Orchestre Symphonique

sous la direction de Gustave Char- pentier.

8.20 Alfred Cortol at the Plano, Impromptu No. 1 In A Flat Major, Op. 29 (Chopin); Impromptu No. 2 In F Sharp Major, Op. 38 (Chopin); Fantaisie Impromptu in CSharp Minor, Op. 66 (Oeuvre Posthume) (Chopin).

8.38 Lina Paglioghi (Soprano) and Jussi Bjorling (Tenor) in selec- tions from Opera.

༣ Purlinni-"Qui la Voce tuo sauve" (Bellini)....Lina Pagliugli 0 Paradisol "L'Afriennn"—Act 4 (Scribe Meyerbeer); Cielo E Mar! "La Gloconda" Act 2 (Bolto Ponchiclll)....Juss! Bjorling: Rigo-

Aria: Caro

nome (Verdi); Mignon lo son Titonio' (Thomas)....Lina Pagliught; Recon- dita Armonia-Tosca". -Act. (Glucosallica Puccini....Jussi Bjorling.

tetto Gilda's

Made in Glasgow

SOMETHING REALLY NEW IN SHIRTS FOR

SPORTS OR OFFICE WEAR

Made from a cool spongy fabric with the

collar attached and full length sleeves.

The absorbency of the cloth eliminates the necessity of wearing an undervest- one garment less to carry about these hot, humid days.

Neat speckled designs or mora sporty checks in blue, maroon, canary, grey, brown and groen.

At $17.50 the price sounds high but time

alene will show their worth.

Sizes fifteen to sevenicen

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Nere's Luck!

DRINK

EWO

Mrs. Branson Leaving Post

Will Be Missed By Charity Workers

the

BEER

Soldier Wins Discharge

Alibi Upsets Police Allegations

was

The monthly meeting of

Accused of burglary at the Neptune Women's Auxillary of the Society Bar, Gloucester Road, on the evening for the Protection of Children was of May 6, Pte. Hugh Kilpatrick, of held this morning at the Helena May the Royal Scots Regiment, was found Institute, with Mrs. C. A. Middleton- not guilty by Mr. 11. R. Butters at

the Central Smith in the Chair.

Magistracy this morning, The minutes of the last meeting and discharged.

Kilpatrick were read, approved and signed.

nileged by the The Chairman and that Mrs. V. C. police to have gone into the Neptune Bar about 11 pm on May 6 and tu Branson, the Honorary Treasurer, was retiring. Her untiring co have later passed bottles of liquor operation had assisted in the smooth to other soldiers who were waiting working of the Society. (Applause), in the backyard of the bar, There being no volunteers to fill the

Yesterday, witnesses gave

evidence vacancy, the matter was left for the for the

the defence.

Liu Kwal-chun, next meeting.

cabaret girl employed at the Queen's Arising from the minutes was the Dance Hall, said she saw Kilpatrick matter of the telephone. A letter in the Hall about :0 p.m.

and he had been written to the Secretary of hour after midnight. She could not dunced with her for about half an

the Hongkong Telephone Company,

and his reply had been recolved. He say whether he stayed in the dance the hall from 1p.m. to after midnight, finances of the regretted that the J,

iren without leaving. Society for the Protection of Children made it impossible for his Company

Washington, May 9. The joint conference between Four have

been lost this the Senate and House of Re- already been

9.0 London Relay 'Escape'—3, year, and if the swing towards

First-hand accounts by Prisoners of Labour is suffelent, Stafford may presentatives has agreed to the war. Through the Camp Sewer, A become another Labour gain. In the Naval Expansion Bill provisions, talk by Ernest Pearce. 1935 elections, Mr. Ormsby-Gore's and has drastically modified 9.39 London Belay--The News. majority in a 20,000 poll wis only

9.50 Senator Vandenberg's amend- 3,061,

United Press.

Chungking

Fire Casualties

B.B.C. Recording — “Mon- sicur Beaucaire."

Connel.

11.0

Close Down.

In the Stafford electorate Labour ment, limiting battleship tonnage A musical play adapted for Broad- holds three, and the National Govern- to 35,000 unless President casting from Booth Tarkington's novel ment four of the seven divisions. Roosevelt obtains specific evi- and the light opera libretto by

dence that other nations are Frederick Lonsdale, by Gordon Me- planning to build larger ships. Lyrics by Adrian Ross; Music by The joint committee has re-instated Andre Messager; Produced by Gor- in the Bill the House of Represents- don McConnel and Rex. Haworth. tlyca* provision authorising the construction of three 35,000-ton battleships If the President finds such, in the interests of National defence. Meanwhile, Admiral Leahy told The Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives that $28,751,000 naval buliding pro- gramme is necessary to provide ad- At the Marine Court to-day two Equato skere stations for the pre-old Junk mistresses, both over 70 sent navy, without regard to any years of age, were fined $2 each for expansion st

date having used grappling irons for the United Press.

purpose of lifting articles from the sea-bed off Kellett Island, Victoria Harbour.

Wang Keh-min Returns Still Mounting

returned 30,000 PEOPLE

Pelping, May 10. Mr. Wang Keli-min, head of the Government, Provisional here from Tokyo by air foal night.

Whilst In Tokyo, Mr. Way Inter- viewed mest members of the Japan- ese Cabinet on such subjects Rs economic co-operation, the union of the Felping and Nanking Provisional Governments, the Japanese recognl- tion

of the two

Reuter.

HOMELESS IN BIG

CONFLAGRATION

Chungking, May 10. Casualties in Sunday's great

future

A

Governments--fire, which devastated one of the Ex-Serviceman

Japanese May Use Poison Gas

Hauchow, May 10.

It is learned from usually reliable sources that the Japanese military authorities in Tokyo have given

poorest quarters of the city, now exceeds 100 dead and injured.

Seven thousand homes have. been destroyed by the flames,

and,

OLD JUNK WOMEN

IN TROUBLE

•

They were Wong Lin, 70, and Kwok Yan, 74. Also charged and similarly fined was Leung Fo, 38, All defendants plead- ed guilty.

| Junk mistress, Goes To House

and 30.000 people are homeless Of Detention

The fire begon at 2.30 .m. aided by a slight breeze, the flames

"It's no good. They know per- fectly well they are not allowed to do it," commented the Marino Magis- [trate, Commander G. F. Hola. raced through the district from build at the Central Magistracy this morn-was fined $10, with the alternativa

Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards

Cheung Kam Saul, junk-mistress, the couth Shantung front to use inhabitants before them in an large scale.

nt-

The important thing is that the permission to the Japanere forces on ing to buikling, driving the franticing, Frank Wain, 22, picnded guilty of ten days in gaol, on a charge of polson gas and other chemicals on a tempt to seck safety within the city Colony. He was committed to the having made fast her boat to the

Chinese and the Japanese must get together peacefully, economically and socially."

Mr. Hirota expressed the belief that Soviet Rusala would soon ecase rendering assistance to China, he cause they would and much assistance fruitless,

of

Foreshadowing an extension Japanese activities in China, Mr.

·Hinota told the forelim press that the new Chinese Governments must con- trol more territory than at present before Japan would grant recogni- tipp.

He denied that Great Britain had offered to mediate in the Sino-Japan-

-

walls.

to

I very

7

to a charge of being vagrant in the

Kong Ning which was under way in House of Detention,

the Southern Fairway on May & with- Lance-Sergeant Loughlin said that cut permission of the master.. the defendant had purchased his dis- charge from the Service, thinking he could get another position, but had not been able to do so.

Linchiangmen, which has this narrow gate, was the scene of des-

perate

the struggles ns. terror- stricken crowds jostled and pushed escape the terrifying heat and Names,

A number of people, especially An Indian, Atma Bligh, 30, charged children, were trampled to death in with being in Hongkong without a the bitter struggle to get through the valid passport, said he would refuse, gate.

to go when told an expulsion order Domage is estimated at $2,000,000. would be made against him, and was Fifteen bodies, inve so far been re-fold by Mr. Edwards that if he spoke covered. Seventy people are in like that in Court he would be com- | hospital.-Reuter Spécial,

mitled to prison.

The Chinese Command ls tokinz adequate measures against threat.-Central Newt.

Poison Gas Allegedly Used In Shantung :

- Genova, May 6. Dr. Wellington Kon has sent a Note to the League of Nations, allog Ing that Japanese forces are using watson gas on the Shantung front United Press.

TYPEWRITING AND COPYING

OFFICE

Gestetner

PHONE 19394) (SELLA VOLENCESTLE AKAR !

Wong Kon-chau, manager of the

to instal telephones at all the Centres. dance hall, said he, also saw Kilpa- The Boys and Girls' Club bad, he trick at the Hall about 9 pm, and said, offered to instal one for the uso he was still there when the Hall of the Society, which would make closed at 1 a.m.

Defendant was not contact with the Inspectors of the in uniform, and witness did not uce Society simpler and quicker. After any bottles of drink about. Witnesa some discussion it was decided to could not say whether defendant left accept this offer.

the dance hall or not in that time. Pie, J. Ellison, Royal Scots, wald he met Kilpatrick at the dance hall about 10 pm. and they remained together until 1 a.m,

Replying to Detective Sub-Inspec- Miss Helen Yu tendered her re- for W. N. Darkin, wilo, prosecuted, signation from the Committer, as she witness said there was another. found that she no longer had the soldier with them. During their stay leisure to give the Society her full in the dance hall, they ordered-coffee. co-operation. Her resignation wi accepted with regret,

It was also decided to write to the Salvation Army Home and ask if it would be possible for someone to at- tend Police Courts and report to the Soclety thereon,

Plc. Coyle, Royal Scots, said he was the third man in Kapatrick's The Hon. Treasurer reported that a company, and defendant did not leave profit of $2,302 was made on the the dance ball while witness Ball held last month. An amount with him. of $185 had also been donated by L/Cpl. S. Huntley Royal Scots, "Dolly Varden's" from the proceeds said he saw Kilpatrick In the Queen's of the Spring Fashion Show.

Dance Hall, Witness left nhout 11.55 Mrs. W. Park consented to act as p.m. nnd shortly before that, a fght. Honorary Secretary to the Creche occurred between omg soldiers. at West Point.

Kilpatrick started over to separate. It was suggested that knitted coats the fighters, but witness pulled him be made by the Committee during back and told him to sit down. De the summer so that they would be fendant, sald witnees, was under the ready for the poor children when the influence of drink, Kilpatrick had cold weather set in. Wool for this arrived at the dance hall a little be- purpose will be purchased and avail- able at the next meeting.

Lore

10

p.m.

The meeting adjourned until June sald he was not prepared to

1. Cavaby filo declaion, his. Wict

14, at 10 a.m. at the Helena May defendant, not only in view of the Institute,

WORKERS. SATISFIED

evidence given for the defence but In view of the most unsatisfactory nature of the evidence given by the witnesses from the bar, The only man whose evidence bore uny, weight among them was the manager. Thero were considerable contradictions; in... the evidence of the two Chineso, Defendant was accordingly charged,

GARAB BÜLER'S SON, .. WELCOMED TO JAPAN

The two-month-old strike' at the Chung Hwa Book Company plant was satisfactorily concluded to-day when 1,344 men went back to work." They included 706. recalcitrant strikers who had hold out for moral · Mohamedana, residing near here" money when their colleagues had al- | turned out en maire "lust "night to ready returned to work after a "brict {groet Prince Husión," third'són of the' walk-out.

No further trouble is expected us the men now seem perfectly autisted with conditions.

Tokyo, May 10.".

King of Yemen Arabin, sa ho arrived

to oftend the 'Wettication ceremony of

| Tokyo's first snoique, on May 12,----

Dömét.