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No. 105333

五拜禮 辦四廿月六英港香 FRIDAY,

JUNE 21, 1938.

日七廿月五

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DUNLOP

TYRESH

make every road

a SAFER road

DORSETSHIRE MURDER VERDICT NEAR

COUNSEL

CONCLUDE

ADDRESSES

Defence Asks Jury For Acquittal

When the Court adjourned for luncheon to-day, both Counsel for the prosecution and defence had concluded their addresses to the Jury in the Dorsetshire Murder trial.

At 2.30 p.m., when the Court re-assembled, the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Lindsell, commenced his summing up.

The Jury was expected to retire at 3.30 p.m. No evidence was called for the defence when the Court re-assembled at 10 o'clock this morning and, as is customary under such circumstances, the Crown Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt, opened his address to the Jury. Mr. Whyatt concluded at 10.50 a.m., and was followed by Counsel for the Defence, Mr. Leo D'Almada, who spoke for an hour and 35 minutes.

In the case, which has lasted! For four days. Seaman Edwin! Moreland Dwyer. 19-year-old j former student at Cheltenham College, was charged with the murder aboard H.M.S. Dorset- shire on the high seas of Lead-¦ ing Seaman Robert Dickinson.

Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Coun sol, conducted the prosecution. Mr. Leo D'Almuda. Jr.. instruct- ed by Mr. G. S Hugh-Jones, apearing for Dwyer. Forty-two- witnesses were called by the Crown.

FRANCE BOUND TO GUARD HAINAN

Would Intervene To Stop Invasion By Japan's Navy

The Special Jury of SURVEIL comprised Messrs. 1. H. H. Priestley (foreman). A. M. L.

Paris, June 24. Soares, D. W. Munton, J. M.

Should Japan violate the Noronha, . W. Shewan, Chau Shlu-ng and Li Tse-fong.

Franco-Japanese Agreement defence why the

1907

and attempt suggests that Humphreya' fabricated is, submit, in order to occupy Hainan Island, France establish that Dwyer was in a side

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story

of

Chinese

"KRISENG

Recover

KAVEITCH

CHENGCHOW

TUNGSU BUIKKIEN

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CHRIKANG

JOSIFING CHERCROW

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JAPANESE WARNED OF WAR WITH SOVIET

·

Many Strategic Cities

CHOW

CHINKIANG

& HOTEL

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KUSH

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Posters Exhort Nation!

To Prepare

Tokyo. June 24.

Huge coloured posters exhort-

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KWEICHIA

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Pole sega te

MANTUNG

HAISTEN

HANG CHOW

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SPECIAL TELEGRAPH" MAP of the new Chinese lines which have been formed for the defence of Hankow. The second line of defence, on which the front line will fall if the initial Japanese attack is too strong, is regarded as impregnable. It is situated in the mountainous regions where Japanese mechanised units cannot penetrate and is a virtual Maginot line of pill-boxes and forts.

DISASTROUS FLOODS THREATEN HANKOW

Hankow, June 24.

Hankow is now threatened with a repetition of the

jing the Japanese people to pre-disastrous 1935 foods.

pare for an inevitable war

with

Soviet Russia suddenly made Continuous rain west of the city created a critical situation along the Siang River, which flows into the Yangtse through the great Tung Ting Lake.

their appearance in many parts of Tokyo yesterday.

The appeal calls for a mass move- ment to undertake a punitive crusade

It to declared, cannot

Successfu!

galust Soviet Russia. The war in

China to carried to a

party when the ship was entering will be compelled to inter- Sydney

harbour, and therefore had!

had no opportunity of saying to venc.

Dison.

Till pid something through

This dramatic

A heavy volume of water is flowing along the Siang, be and the rapid rise in the river is causing anxiety to the

conclusion

Repented frontier violations by Soviet

at the Soviet system is destroyed authorities in Hankow, which is only 100 miles east of international treaties have shown that Russian troops and infringements of the lake.

The Yangtse River has already Soviet Russia is the world's enemy. broken its banks in the vicinity of Placards have apparently been Huku and Kwelchih, and it is fear- announce-Issued by the Japanese Imperial Party | ed that if the rains continue the low- and by the Japanese proples Party.¡ying arens of Hankow may be

Trans-Ocean,

flooded.

The higher levels of the elly itself, however, are not likely to be flooded at present. Reiter,

sak Mr J Whyatt, summing the Crown case in the Dursetshire

Mr. Justler ment was made last night by murder trial before, Lindself and a special Jury Edwin bed, is charged with the a spokesman of the French

murder of Lrading Seamun Robert Foreign Ministry, who said Dickinson aboard the British cruiser,

"I submit that Humphrey's story that the island came under in its essentials is true, the essentials

RUSSIAN General sɛIZED

Hsinking, June 24. The capture of General Ushakoff,

Director of the Far Eastern Political

Bureau of the Commissarlat of the

being that Dwyer inviind him to the the terms of the 1907 Treaty. Interior of the Soviet Union.

boy's lurker Bat for an immoral pur- pase.

"Do you think that these sordid detalls were just inventions? 1 kub- mit that Humphreys was not saying Anything untrue. What motive had he in giving false evidence, especially when he has admitted that he was friendly with Dwyer?

"Humphreys has further stated that Dwyer showed him some live rounds of ammunition, and if his story is false (Continued on Page 2.)

Planes Over Canton

Apparently Hunting Chinese Hangars

-Trans-Ocean.

Was

announced to-day in Japanese re-

ports.

on

BORDER TOWN BOMBED

General Ushaltoff was enptured by Munchukua police at 5.30 am. Conton, June 24.

June 13.

the on

Soviel- eastern Paklungmat, in the vicinity

Manchukuonn border. Tunghing on the Kwangtung-Annam

The Soviet tender, who is described porder, was raided by n bomber which took off from an air- as the youngest member of the craft carrier off the coast of Hainan U.S.S.R. hierarchy, is said to have Island at 4 o'clock yesterday after-een captured at Chientao by two noon, according to local military police inspectors.

Kiu Yat Po.

Japonese

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World Wheat Crop Gains

4,075,000,000 Bushel Yield Estimated

Washington, June 23. The Department of Agriculture

The bombing, according to the part in the 1917 revolution, was Soviet Russia, the two greatest wheat

SUSPECTS FREED; DUE HERE

Ordered Never To Return To China

Honkow. June 24, Dr. A. O. Croft and Dr. A. J. Colin, who have been imprisoned in Hankow for eight months on suspicion of capionage, were released yesterday,

IMPORTANT GAINS IN SHANTUNG AND HONAN OFFENSIVES

Troops Wade Through Flood to Objectives

Hankow, June 24. The Chinese claim to have recaptured Chungmow and Yushih, in the flood areas south- east of Chengchow.

The Japanese were routed when simul- taneous attacks were launched by the Chinese, who waded through the flood waters of the Yellow River to reach their objectives.--Reuter. CHINESE CLAIM RECAPTURE OF CITIES

Shanghai, June 24. The recapture of eight important cities in central and south-eastern Shantung by Chinese guerillas is claimed in Chinese despatches.

The cities include Taian, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, scene of severe fighting in April, just before the Japanese captured Hsuchow.

Activities of the guerillas are said to have completely disrupted traffic on the Tientsin-Pukow and other railways in north China.-Reuter.

JAPANESE MASS IN SHANSI

Troops Continue To

Leave Honan

Precarious Position Admitted By Japanese

Peiping, June 24.

A fairly large foren of Japanese troops marooned by the Yellow River floods near Weishih, 30 miles south- west of Kaifeng, is now receiving all ite supplica by aeroplane.

the s

This admission was made last night by the Japanese spokesman, who admitted that the floods had greatly hammered the Japanese military plan. Chinese troops are now attacking marconed Japanese forces, the Hankow, June 24.

spokesman declared.

Another

large force of Japanese Ten thousand Japanese troops trapped at Chungmow has almost all have been transferred to Shansi been evacuted. Those who have not Province during the past few been able to leave Chungmow are days, says a Chinese communiquej (Continued on Pape 4.) Fissued this morning.

Houmu,

These troops have been with- drawn from the Peiping-Hankow and Lunghai railway areas.

at The Japanese forces west Shanghat, have also been rein- forced by 2,000 men,

The Chinese atill

to continue besiege Chuwu.-Reuter,

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TROOPS MOVING

Pelping. June, 24. Railway employers state number of Japanese troop trains have passed through Tlentnin during the past few days.-United Press.

and have entrained for flour Rubber Made

under Chinese police escort,

They have been ordered never to return to China.

Of Carbide Japanese Discover New Process

Osaka, June 24,

STOP PRESS

Peak Murder Case Continues

Dr. G. H. Thoinus was recalled by Mr. II. R Butters in the Senior

this afternoon Magistracy

In the continued hearing of the case againat Lam Chun former coole-boy, charged with the murder of Mrs. Sybil Ruby Challinor at her residence Peak on the morning of May 6:

on the

From May 5 until June 10 accused was under inedient attention and hud no signs of leprosy, was perfectly rational except during the first three tinys when he

was apparently very upset due to his injury.

Sergeant T. G. MacKay, Police Photographer, gave evidence of his

sources. Three bombs were drop- Sering the Soviet officer loitering estimates that the world production ped by the invading machines, but about on Manchukuo territory, the of wheat this your will be from

is alleged that the Chinese no damage was done, says the Wah Inspectors directed n constable to 4,025,000,0000 to 4,075,000,000 bushels,

mnke Make a report

to headquarters, compared with 3,827,000,000 bushels authorities suspected Dr. Cohn of esplonage on behalf of Japan, bot Military observers here pointed out Couccaled by an early morning mist, last year. that Tunghing is the nearest point in they were able to upproach to withi Stocks of old wheat stored through- admit that they have insuficient Kwangtung to the French Colony, 150 feet of the Soviet leader.

out the world total 650.000,008 proof to detain hit any longer. being separated from the Infter only

At the time of his capture, General bushels, compared with 550,000,000

During the past eight months,

The Industrial Experimental Station having photographed scenes at the by a river, and that so far there was Ushalqir, who was born at Odessa of bushels last year.

nithe ugh a prisoner of the Chinese, here announces the succcmful manu-house of tragedy. no military establishment in the dis-Jewish parents and who played stocks and production in China and

These estimates do not include Dr. Cahn naú rendered medleni ser- facture of synthetic rubber from cor-. Wong H, defective attached trict.

to vice in caring for wounded soldiers, bide, the supply of which la inex- Gough Hill Police Station said that wearing three of the

whenever summoned 10 do so by haustible in Japan, highest

about 4.45 am, on May 5 ho received military observers, was apparently Soviet decorations.

producing nations of the world the military authorities,

It is claimed that the artificial instructions to proceed to No. 400 an act of dedance in answer to the

United Press.

He nationally is not know in rubber made by the Experimental The Peak, with another

detective, Since his appointment to the Far French concentration off the Hainan Eastern post, General Ushakoff is

The estimated wheat crop for the tankow, but he has a Turkish paks- Station has better durability and On the way they met the house const.

current year alleged >

is the greatest since port, and to believed to be of German elastlelty then natural rubber but that coolie and gardener who reported to to have been most active 1935, when the total for the world, here

extraction. POSITION WON'T BE ALTERED

Its non-conductivity is inferior. them. Then the whole party pro- in directing communist operation in Including Soviet Russia, was 5,170,- Manchuku

At the time of his 000,000 bushels.

Dr. Cohn is believed to be married,

The cost of production is far lower carded to the Challinor home. Parks, June 24.

The lights were on in the house capture about 15 Soviet coldiers were

his wife residing in Shonghal. He here than in Germany, the United Plans for the construction of a deployed in the vicinity of the border, 1935 crop

The British Empire share of the hopes to proceed from Hongkong to 6tates or the Soviet Union, although and they rang the door bell. Witness

of 5,170,000,000 bushels second rallway from French Indo- while about 50

more were

natural rubber. In this connection it saw the shadow of a figure crouching planes arrived

on the outskirts of in any way aller the existing situa

Australia and New Zealand produced

is confxtently expected that with on the roof over the front door. As On the following day, two Soviet 144,000,000, Canada 272,000,000 und Canton from the direction of Swalow,tion, à French Foreign Office spokes-guards are alleged to have entered British India 300,000,000 bushels.

mass production the costs may be he flashed his torch the figure apparently reconnoltring.

man sald last night.

Manchukuoan

brought down below those of natural territory to surrender It is thought that the recorinaia- If France

Soviet Russle is the world's great- The loss of clothing, and various rubber.

(Further Stop Press News on so desired, she

could themselves, while at 12.30 p.m. on est producer of wheat, the 1936 crop other articles valued at $38 from his sance Aights are for the purpose of supply China with munitions by June 10 two artillery shots were fired being 1,144,000,000 bushels. Chini,

The Mitsubishi Mining Company

Page 12.) searching for Chinese planes on the means of the

ene na been reported to the police is now plonning the commercialisation existing rallways into Manchukuoan territory across with a total production of 704,000,- by C. E. Gahagan of the Hongkong of this groundUnited Press.

new synthelle rubber.- the border. Reuter Special.

Electric Company.

Domel.

Canton, June 24. The air vold alarm was on from 7.30 to 0.35 titis morning.

A total of 24 Japanese planes, both bombers and pursuits, new over the outskirts of the city but no bombs were dropped.

Leter an additional

1 Japanese China to the Chinese interior will not | by in trucks further behlanding was 804,000,000 bushels, of which Shanghal to join her.-United Preas. It is still a bit higher than that of flashed his torch on to the roof and

Trans-Occas.

000 bushels, wox next.

EUROPEAN'S LOSS