1938-05-25 — Page 19

Executors Of $34,000 Estate Disappear

An netion asking for the replace- ment of the trustees and executors

GERMAN PRESS REVIVES ANTI- CZECH ATTACKS

(Continued from Page 1).

DETAILS STILL AWAITED

London, May 24. Details of the opening tallen be tween Dr. Hodan and Herr Henlein

are still awaited In London.

Such reports

have been recrived indiente that the results of the first meeting of the two leaders are be lag viewed with satinfuction In Prague.

cellent effect on the development of the minority problem, although it is pointed out that it is naturally Im- possible for details of the Nationalities Statute

by which German minoritica in Czecho-Slovakin will be given greater political and economic free- of her husband's estate, for the Im-dom, to have been discussed between pounding of benefits held by one of them, since this is their first inter-

vlew.-Reuter. them under the will in order to cover alleged defalcations and for accounta taken of them, was brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Gregor at the Supreme Court this morning by Au Cho-shi. Defendants were Au Wing-id and Au Wing-yun. For the plaintiff, Mr. H. C. Mac- namara, instructed by Mr. H. K. Woo, sald his client was a benefelary under the will of her husband, Au Tuak, alica Au Cheuk-man, who died on 1020. Plaintiff was a September 21, concubine and there was another con- cubine, who was also entitled to a half share of the property. De ants, together with one Cheung Sum- were the who had since died, trustees and executors of the estate, and as far as was known they had disappeared and could not be found. Under the will, defendants, as trustees, were entrusted with the ad ministration of $34,000 and two houses in On Lan Street, As far as the money was concerned, it did not exist defendants had misappro- priated it. The second defendant was entitled to extensive benefis under the will and plaintiff now asked the Court that his Interests in the property be impounded in order to enver the defalcations.

Wow,

As the

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Defend

the

Defendants had falled to furnish necounts, despite repeated requests. although there was an arrangement whereby plaintiff received from them $200 month, subject to certain deductions.

Continuing, Counsel aald his client asked the Court to have defendants replaced as trustees and executors of the estate by Mr. S. Hampden Ross and Mr. W. L. Alexander; to have

of accounts defendant, luken in eon- nection with rent from the messunges; And t to hure the interests in the of second defendah? - in- unded.

WIN

Mr. H. K. Woo testified that he had neted for plaintiff and defendants | on different occasions.

Since April. 1930 he had been collecting on behalf of plaintiff rent and profits from de-

The last payment fendants, made in January last, and since then nothing had been forthcoming. A search had been made for defendants, were in business, but they could who not be found. The business had ctured down and defendants could not he lounted in any of the addresses furnished him.

1La Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff, with costs, and granted the orders asked for.

Two Die In Alcatraz Prison Riot

Warder And Murderer Succumb To Wounds

San Francisco, May 25. R.C. Cline, the prison warder who was attacked Thomas Limerick, James Lucas and Rufus Franklin in attempted break from famed

Island Alcatraz

in prison Francisco Bay, has died from his injuries.

an

San

The three men gained possession of a heavy hammer in the woodworking shop and slugged Cline as they at tempted to fight their way to free

dom.

Limerick and Franklin were wounded by shots from other guards, who quickly ended the attempt. Limerick, who was serving a fe sentence for kidnapping, has since died of his wound, a bullet plercing his brain.

The warder died in hospital on the mainland, to which he was removed after the uprising

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lo London, 15 leaving for

the

The Czech Minister Dr. J. Masaryk, Prague on Thursday to acquaint Dr. Edouard Benes, the Czech President, and the Premier, with the trend of events and feelings in Great Britain,

discuss and also to generally situation.

Observers in London attribute the Czecho- tension In ensing of the Slovakia not so much beenuse of the attitude adopted by any one Power bul because of the genera) natt- restraint shown all-round In trying and, inflammable circuns-

tances.

The

It is felt in London that Germany, France and Czecho-Slovakia, as well as Poland and Hungary, made real contributions in this direction, and It was this calmness und self-control which rendered possible the relax- ation of tension-Reuter,

FRANCE MAINTAINS CONTACTS

Paris, May 24.

Informed quarters connected with the French Foreign Offee empbasleed Oils afternoon that the French Gov- ernment will continue to maintain close roninet with London and Prague.

It is added that the French Gev- vernment sees in the opening negotiations between the Czech Premier, Dr. Hodza, and the lender of the Sudeten Germans, Herr Hen- Jein, signs of a welcome and success- ful outcome to combined efforts at mediation made by France and Great Evitain,

In the opinion of responsible French dreies these negotiations- the aim of which, it is stressed, the transformation of Czecho- Slovakia Into a "nationuities state" in which not only the German minori- Ules, but the Polish. Hungarian, Ruthenian, Lithuanian and, if neces- the Slovak minorities, will re- celve equal rights--will take a long the to accomplish.

It is pointed out that the constita- tion of Czecho-Slovakia demands a two-thirds majority in Parliament before

can bc altered.--Tran- Creon.

GERMANY INTERESTED. BUT STILL SCEPTICAL

Berlin, May 24. The Berlin Foreign Office is deeply Interested in the conversations be- tween Dr. Hodza and Herr Henleln in Prague.

However, it is sceptleul of results-United Press,

PROGRESS TOWARDS

AUTONOMY

the

Rome, May 24. Commenting on the situation in Czecho-Slovakia, the Rume news- paper Popolo D'Italia observes that the movement alming at the complete union of all the German elements in that country has made enormous progress. This has

served to strengthen

demand the

of the minorities for complete autonomy.

The Milan

Corriere newspaper Della Sera stresses that signs that tension is lessening are manifesting themselves, and points out in this connection that the conversations be- tween the British Ambassador, Lord Perth. and The talian

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1938.

FURIOUS STRUGGLE

EAST OF LANFENG (Continued from. Page 1.3

tions are understool to have sustain- ed heavy casualties too.

Large units of Japanese troops are reported to be massing north of the Lunghai Railway presumably with the intention of effecting junction with their comrades in west Shun- tung who are all attempting to drive southward. A major battle is expected in the region on the Shan- tung-Honan border-Central News,

Chinese General Slain

Tokyo, May 25. The Minister of War, General Gen. Sugiyama, reporting on the hostilities in China to the Cabinet yesterday, said that over 20 divisions of Chinese iroops were now encircled by Japanese forces south of the Lunghal Railway,

He confirmed that Information hus reached the War Ofee to the effect General Chang Tee-chung, that former, mayor of Tientsin and Con- mander of the 30th. Division of the Chinese 20th Army, was killed in action at Ilsuchow-Domel.

Japanese Claim Victory

SECOND LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, some-one has chris- tened this man, Major John Bagot Glubb; but actually he is a peace-maker, and is striving to keep the Bedouin tribes from war on the frontiera of Trans- jordanin. Like Lawrence he has the respect of the Araba; unlike him, his mission was pri-heavy losses in Q bloody battle marily one of peace.

Not Enough Courage To Steal

BUT WANTED TO

DO SO

Admitong Thant he intended steal- FAR.

not

suficient compage to do so, Chan Fuk, 20, un- employed, was hard $250 three montbind Empleonment by Mr. It R. Butter at the Central Magistrney This morning. He was charged with Joitering of Leighton Bill Road 4.45 m

22 on May Detective Sergeant Bentley secuted. Two detectives, he snw defendant acting in a suspicious

manner

Shanghai, Mny 25. The

Japanese army spokesman stated to-day that Chinese forces five miles cast

Lanteng suffered

Saturday.

"The Japancre forces have de livered

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7.0 Compositions of Liszt Including

1 In E Flat Major,

serlous blow to the Chinese Concerto No. In D Flat Major..

48 Division, which includes crack froops of Chiang Kal-shek, and the survivors fled in a westerly diree Hon," the spokesman declared.

Concert Study ....Egon

Solo);

Petri (Piano Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1.

1....Berlin Prof State Opera Orch. cond. by Hermann Abendroth; Concerto No. 1

(Piano) and The London Symphony Orchestra

cond,

Sir by

Lindon Ronald; Soiree De Vienne No. 6.... Wilhelin Barkhaus (Piano Solo).

1.32 Closing local Stock Quotations, 1.35 Variety Numbers.

He added that the Japanese tellin E Flat Major....Mischa Levitzki wing on Sunday routed 4,000 Chinese, 700 of whom were left dead on the battlefield. Twenty locomotives and 71 freight cars were among the booty captured at Lanfeng, he said.

Mopping up uperations were tinued and around Lanfeng yester- doy the spokesman added.

cutt-

of

Accordeon Band--SIX '' The Day...Primo Scala's Accordeon Band with vocal reirulu; Vool Duet

crossed-Tricky Little Tune (Aler MrG); A. More Or Less Volga Boat Song (Alex McGill)..........Major And Minor. (Alex McGill and Fred Yule); Vocal -The You're in Love'); Our Song (From "When You're In Love')

Grace

A Japanese voltung which the Yellow River on Sunday bad now consolidated its position north of Lanfeng, considerably strengthening the Japanese lines.-United Press.

Chinese Troops Bombed

Shanghai, May 25.

naval Japanese

spokesmon stated this morning that Japanese planes yesterday bombed remnants of Chinese forces on the Lunghai Rallway and north of the line.

pro- suid,

A

being

that morning. On stopped and searched, a chlael was found in his possession.

LOYALISTS

ATTACK

STRONGLY

(Conttuned from Puge *.)

of Tremp from the Insurgents, ne- cording to reports from prisoners und war correspondents yesterday.

Tremp is the principal source of supply of electrle power in Catalonin and therefore the Loyalists used all available men in a supreme effect, For the

this purpose a large number of aeroplanes and tanka which had arrived only a few days previously, were thrown into action. The pri soners state that the attack was led by General Rojo.

Principal Bghting was directed against the bridge head of Balaguer where, after an artillery bombard- ment, tanks attacked. The attempt, however, failed-Trans-Ocean.

INSURGENT CLAIMS

Barcelona, May 24. An Insurgent communique claims that General Franeo's forces have occupied Pedras, capturing a large number of prisoners and considerable quan- tities of war materials. Foreign Scerotury, Count Ciano, undoubtedly contributed to bring about a return to normalcy.

the remains

The Turin Stampa, after noting with satisfaction that complications which might have resulted In a European wor have 50 50 far been avoided, emphasises that situation was suppressed.

none-the-less He was one of the oldest warders in abnormal, since hostilities may break the famous Federal prison.

out any day as a result of a frontier incident. "Even

If irmediate danger

has been averted, greater force will still be required to bring about a definite peaceful settlement of the numerous thorny problems and to create atmosphere favourable tv inter- national co-operation."

Franklin and Lucas were under- going a 30-year sentence for an at- tempted bank hold-up. Franklin's gunshot wound is not serious and, with Lucas, he will face trial and possibly execution in San Francisco's how lethal gas murder of Cline,

chamber for the

Lucas, it will be recalled, stabbed Al Capone, former leader of Chicago's underworld, with a pair of scissors in 1936 while in prison.-United Press.

BIG SOVIET FLOATING

DOCK DUE

(Continued from Page 1) Soviet freighter Kharkov 300-ton Typhoon,

and tho

An unusual feature of the journey is that two tugs and two large steel lighters are being carried to Kami- tchatka aboard the dock.

Built at Nicolaeff Island in the Black Sea at the same yards on the other dock which passed through Hongkong for Vladivostok last year, the dock left Odessa on March D.

Good weather has resulted in ex- cellent progress being inaste with the tow.

On the dock itself nearly 80 men are living in specially constructeri cobina.

CLIPPER HELD

AT MANILA

an

Stampa eriticises the French polley In regard to Spain, and says that the cause af peace is not served by encouraging the "Red" Government

Barcelona to further

useless resistance.

in

"Those who add fuel to the flames

in Spala cannot be surprised if one day sparks from that fire should Ignite the European powder magazine," the Turin newspaper warns Trans-Ocean,

POWERS MAY INTERVENE IN CHINA

(Continued from Page 1)

people in Britain had been impress- ed by the new life and organisation In China, by the greater security and prospects provided in that country and by the rising standard of living. Brillah exporters were beginning to look to this immense market. as a possible solution of many of the export dimculties of Britain other western countries..

and

The effect of

of the Sino-Japanese war upon hopes of that kind was Immediate and disastrous,

Colton exports to Japan for the Owing to bad weather, the Pan-first quarter of 1938, compared with American Airways Clipper will not the corresponding period last year, leave for Hongkong to-day. She will had fallen from 354,400,000 yen to probably take off to-morrow morning: 73,700,000-Router.

In the San Corneliu sector, the Insurgents claim to have occupied the mountains overlooking the town. Loyalist attacks in the Corbainn sector, where General Miaja is per- sonally conducting the Government affensive, still continue. Insurgents claim, however, to have checked the Loyntial advance, although General Franco's headquarters admit that the Insurgents took up new lines behind those formerly held.

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A large concentration of Chinese were bombed in the Lake Hungize ression, and banks were dropped on the walled towns of Yingshang, Hwaitin, and Fowynug where Chi- nese troops

were also said to be concentrating

Iletays of plones bombed the area north-west of Hatchow, where about 5,000 Chinese troops are concentrated.

United Press.

The

Chinese Withdraw

war

Chengchow, May 25. situation in northern Honan again comes into the limelight us the Japanese forces there are vigorously pushing south towards the Yellow River.

On May 23, a column of about 1,000 ccmy troops frons Tsiyang launched feree attack on Wenhsien to the south-east. They were assist- ed by artillery.

For strategie reasons, the Chinese In Wenhsien have been withdrawn outside the city to take up new posi- flonsCentral News.

Recapture Of Yuncheng Imminent

Chengchow May 25. Chinese forces surrounding Yun- cheng, northeast of Chichsien in south Shansi, have occupied its neighbour- ing villages, thus tightening the Iron ring around the city.

night of May 23. The Chinese made Fighting raged throughout the considerable progress.

south

Conditions in Juicheng, in Shansi, which was recently retaken by the Chinese, are gradually re- turning to normal-Central News.

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11.0 Close down.

The Loyalist attack on H 1633 Japanese Attack Sunchiapu investing Chengchow have succeeded

was repelled, and Insurgents claim to have captured H 1990.

оп

Tunki, Anhwel, May 25.

in crossing the Yellow River:

The capture, of Lanfeng was the re-

In the Madrid sector Loyalists A Japanese column is driving to-sult of a manoeuvre in which a large

heavy attack Iaunched a

wards Sunchlapu, the

small townforce of Japanese circled south of the University City, but were repelled. southeast of Hsuencheng in east An- city, reappearing on the

Four Loyalist bombers were shot

Lunghai hwel. The town was recently re- railway between Lanfeng and Kal- down during air battle

uver

occupied by the Chinese.

feng and then driving eastward. Madrid, The Insurgents lost one. Japanese warships in Yangtze River Simultaneously, another column at- pursuit plane.—Trens-Ocean.

laid a heavy barrage on Tikang,tacked from the east, both converging south-west of Wuhu on May 23 to

on Lanfeng at the same time for u LOYALIST AIR RAID

Barcelona, May 24. Loyalist bombers carried out

an

air raid on Samunto yesterday after- noon, destroying a large number of buildings-Traus-Ocean.

REBELS ESCAPE

Paris, May 24, The Loyalist news agency at Hendaye reports that one thousand Insurgent troops have revolted and. broken from the Insurgent prison- stronghold at Fort San Cristobal, in Pamplona, where they were incar cerated after they had rebelled ugainst serving side-by-side with Italians.

Civilians are stated to have alded

the prisonera'to` escape.

No confirmation has

yet been

received of this Loyalist report United Press.

PORT BOU BOMBED,

Ferplenn Máy 24, Forty Insurgent, bombers, pre- sumably from Majorca, carried out a rald on Port Bou at 8.40 p.m. to-

day.

Due to the fact that the frontier

Cover the landing of some 100 dawn attack.

marines. The attackers pulsed,

were

Engagements between Chinese and Japanese, units of the former vary On the saing day, three Japanese ing from a few hundred to several planes bombed Chiutisten to the thousand, are occurring continuous- nortli-cast of Tikang. Investigation ly over a wide aren south-east, south shows that nearly half of the houses and south-west of Hauchow. In the town were wrecked-Central Newr.

Lanfeng's Fall Again Claimed

Pelping, May 24, A Japanese spokesman claims that Lanfeng, important town on the Lunghal Railway between Kalfeng

Kweitch, and

wns coptured by Japanese forces this morning, follow- a dawn allock from the cast and ing a weat

Very few of the aix Chinese divisions defending the city escaped, the spokesman declared.

The Japanese are now advancing on Kalfeng, 40 miles from. Ute Junction of the Tunghai and Pelping Hankow railways at Chengchow, and are now stated to be close to that elty of 250,000 people.

Considerable pressure being

in closed, the extent of the damago | applied on Chengchow from, the and the casualties are not Ascar- north, the spokesman declares. Ho tainable.-United Press,

refuses to reveal whether the troops

The Japanese claim to have cap- fured enormous quantities of way materials in their drive westward from Hsuchow, nlong the Lunghal Railway, where hundreds of laden trucks have been abandoned - United Press.

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