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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938.

House Disturbed by Inaction Over

NO OTHER GREAT

POWER WOULD TOLERATE RAIDS

Churchill Cuttingly Critical of Policy

London, June 23.

Mr. David Lloyd George, the veteran Liberal leader, made one of his now infrequent interventions at question

LEAGUE WARNED OF OPIUM MENACE

Japanese Controlled Arcas In China Responsible

Geneva, June 23. The Opium Advisory Com- mittee of the League of Nations has passed a resolution calling į the attention of the Leagua Council to the seriousness of the situation in the Far East a re-

present session.

time in the House of Commons to-day when the bombingvealed by the debates during the and sinking of the British steamer Thorpeness and the sinking of the Greek steamer Sunion were raised by the Conservative Member for Norwood, Mr. D. Sandys.

Replying to questions, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that the British Government was asking for an early explanation of the bombings from the Burgos Government.

Mr. Lloyd George asked whether the British protest was boing sent to those to whom the bombing machines belonged, or whether the Prime Minister was confining his protest to the Franco Government, when it was taken that the planes belonged to the Italian and Governments.

said:

German

The Committes requests the League

council to take the most

meusures to remedy the

solution, which cleclared

energetic situation.

and draws attention to fast year's re- that the situation in China showed the efforts Chinese Government had of the brought an improvement, while the in the regions under situation Japanese control had deteriorated to on alarming extent.

This, said the resolution, stituted a situation of very

con- real

dinger to the peoples of these regions, as it did to the whole world, and

Countess von Haugwitz- Reventlow.

Heiress Keeps Custody Of Little Boy

"Pending Subsequent Litigation"

London, June 23.

It is expected that Count von could not be allowed to continue. Haugwitz-Reventlow, husband of the Reuter,

former Barbara Hutton, American hetress, will return to his home in Hyde Park Gardens to-day, after a long absence, to discuss the future of |their two-year-old son, Lance.

Bombings Occasional

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The Limit: The Pretty Little Patch- Geneva, June 23.

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When the Oplum Advisory Com-

Versatile Five with vocal refrain: Slow Fox-Trois-Tears In My Heart; Imittee opener to-day's session the The Daily Mail stated this morn-You're A Sweetheart (From the Prestent submitted a draft resolutioning that the Countess has obtained Film) .Carroll Gibbons and the at Court order for the femporary Savoy Hotel Orpheans with vocal arising in moderate words the Commitice's discussions.

erstody of the child, "pendlug sub-chorus: Waltz-On The Sunny Side Messrs. Fuller and Sharman and

sequent litigation.

Of The Rockies....Ronnie

Munro Nind, the United States, Canadian Lance is n Danish citizen, like bls and His Orchestra with vocal refrain. and indian delegales, strongly object-father, and the Danish Consulate 7,63 Gllbert and Sullivan Excerpts. ed to the resolution, Mr. Fuller main issued a statement this morning.

Plates Of Penzance" Stop The Pirates le maid I might be legal fortaining the draft misquoted the tenor saying that in the event of a dispute Ladies, Pray....N. British ships to go into Spanish porta, of his statements. He insisted that the mother would be granted custody but it was not expedient of the pre- the resolution stress

that

China's of the Infant.-United Press. sent time.

situation was worse.

Mr. Chamberlain

These Gallery were hustled out of the House machines must be considered exactly by attendants.--Reuter Special. in the sume categories as other arms

and equipment--supplen from foreign Legal, But Not Expedient

.countries to both sides in Spain.

Mr. W. Wedgewood Heun (Labour, Dudley) asked the Prime Minister to receive the lwo captaina of the .bombed ships, who were In the precincts of the House. Me. Cham-- herlain agreed.

Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the Labour Opposition, gave notice that he would move the adjournment of the House to draw alication to yes- terday's attacks on British shipping and "the Government's refusal either to afford adequate protection ur to Lake measures to prevent {+ «currence."

Mr R. A Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, wound up the debale.

"We will protect British ships on the high sean," Mr. Butler declared

Mr. Butler added that the Govern- ment

proposed to continue in examine the suggestion that safety zones and free ports should be pro- revided, and Britain wan now engaged!

In discussing with the Burgos authorities the subject of free ports,

The Canadian delegate pointed out that the draft resolution submitted by the President was milder than the resolution passed last year, when the situation was already grave.

SITUATION MUCH WORSE Dr. Nind, supporting the Canadian Following Mr. Wedgewood Bena's

delegate, said that Japan was not giving any signs that she was clearing request, the Prime Minister w the

The Opposition motion for the

up the situation, which, while grave captains of

steamers adjournment of the House was de-last year, was much more so this year, the British Stanwell and Stanhope, and was feated by 257 votes to 141.-

He observed that the Japanese dele- shown extracts from the logs of the Reuter,

gate had not refuted criticisms, but ships, and photographs of the damage

had only repented promises of action done.

and collaboration. The Indian dele- gate insisted that the resolution should express the Committee's dis- satisfaction.

The Stanhope was attacked teen times, seven times in Barcelona and eight times in Valencia, despite the fact that the deckhouse of the ship was painted on the top and sides with the British colours, and the name of the vessel in six-foot letters was printed on the ship.

The two captains answered various questions regarding the number of planes and the dates of the bomb- ings.

Laconic Report

Salamanca, June 23. The Insurgents made their first re- ference to the air attacks on shipping in Valencia on Tuesday night in to- night's communique, referring to the sinking of two British aleamers.

The comintunique states that on the night of June 21, raids were rande on the ports of Valencia and Barcelona, "In which our planes attacked ships lying at anchor, sinking one and hit- fing another, cousing explosions and

Are in the latter."

Intolerable Treatment

i The communique adds: "Yesterday, } During the debate in the House of Commons on the bombing of British saling ship loaded with petrol was salps in Spanish waters, Mr. Winston bombed at Sagunto. The vessel was Churchill declared that he believed it set afire and sank."-Reuter,

to be true that no other great naval Law Breakers Encouraged.

Power would tolerate such treatment

15

hind

"That is n most grave Reuter.

fact."....

Asking Explanation

London, June 23. "The last two attacks on British shipping appear to us on the evidence

London, June 23.

Russel Pasha, the Egyptian delegate, declared that no resolution was better

than a weak one.

The meeting thereupon agreed in the resolution amended criticism-Reuter,

after

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IN CONFERENCE

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Paris, June 23.

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Bricreliffe, Walker, D. Oldham and Chorus of Giris; Oh! Is There Not One Malden Brenst... D. Oldham, E, Grin and Chorus of Girls; What Shall I Do?.. Derek Oldham; Climbing Over

Nellie Rocky Mountains....

Brier- his mother, and Mr. F. L. Hutton, Girls: "Iolanthe" Iolanthel From Thy Haugwitz Reventlow, cliffe, Nellie Walker and Chorus of the Woolworth heiress's father, con- Dark Exile....Bertha Lewis, Nellie ferred to-night in the Hotel Ritz, Briercliffe, and Chorus of Girls; Good Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow Joined Morrow, Good

Mother in the conference by telephone from

Leslie Rands London.

When All The conference was presumbly to discuss Lance, the two-year-old non Vain To Us

Sydney of the Count and Countess, and fun-Walker, Allee Moxon, Derek Oldham, cial Investments. However, no state- Darrell Fancourt and Chorus of Girls;

ment was issued.

and Chorus of Girls:

Night Long- Granville (Bass);

You Plend. Nellie

Four bodyguards accompanied the Chorus Of Men.

Loudly Let The Trumpot Bray.... Count--United Press.

7.28 Closing Local Stock Quola- tions.

7.20 Songs by Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano).

ROMOURS OF PROCEEDINGS

London, June 24. Countess Haugwitz - Reventlow has (Goethe-Schubert);

It is persistently reported that Nabe Des Gellebten Op. 5 No. 2 Lachen Und her husband, apparently in the form Schubert); Nacht Und Traume, Op. commenced legal proceedings against Weinen, Op. 59, No. 4 (Ruckert~-~

of Summons Court proceedings in-45 No. 2 (Collin-Schubert); Selig- stead of a warrant for his hrrest, as keit (Holty-Schubert), has been reported in some news- papers.

7.40 Thought'.

London Reláy-Tood For

is understood that the dispute Three short talks on matters of refers to the custody of Lance, their topical interest. two-year-old son. However, Ameri- 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce. con banking circles in Paris statements.

-

that the dispute partly concerns the 8.03 Studio-A Plano Recital by Count's differences with Mr. Hutton, Doreen Ma. Countess Haugwitz Reventlow's 1. I'm Alwys In The Mood For father, regarding her

American You; 2. Medley: 3. Foolin' Myself; investments. It is reported that the 4. Dedicted To You; 5. I'm Gonna Count desires to invest money In Put You In Your Place; 6.' Mama, England and the Continent, United That Moon Is Here Again. Preas.

8.20 London Relas-The Second

Countess Hougwliz-Reventlow, as Cricket Test Match-England heiress to the famous Woolworth Australia. fortune, la reputed to be worth

£10,000,000.

INSPIRED TALES OF

UNREST

Peiping, June 24.

Local newspapers during the past been two days have been printing numer-

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commentary on the closing overs before lunch, and a summary of the morning's play by Howard Marshall from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

8.95 Studio-Rov. C. B. I. Sargent -37th Series Of Opera.

"Covent Garden 1938."

9.15 London Relay.The Second Cricket Test Match England v. Aus- tralia.

A commentary during play by

Marshall Howard

from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

0,30 London Relay-Tho Nows, 9.50 Choruses,

been meted out to Britain. "Japan, Italy, Germany or the "Does my Right Honourable friend, United

States

would not tolerate this the Prime Minister, realise that the treatment month after mouth," Mr. fallure of Great Britain to offer any Churchill declared.

resistance to these unlawful acts of "Moreover, no force in the world violence is an encouragement to law-

London, June 23. would dare offer such treatment tu breakers, not only in Spain, but all Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of any of those countries.

over the world?"

State for Air, announced to-day This question was asked by Mr. new drive to increase the Royal Air Duncan Sandys,' a back-bench sup-Force strength by more than 40 per porter of the Government, during this cent afternoon's debate in the House of The Air Ministry is seeking, before Commons on the subject of further | Murch, 1930, to rescruit 2,100 pilots, attacks on British ships in Spanish | 550 observers and 20,000 tradesmen waters.

and unskilled workers. Mr. Chamberlain replied: "The The increase equals the entire so far at our disposal to clearly come polley and position of His Majesty's strength of the Royal Air Force prior under the category of deliberate Government has been fully

to [X-

The expansion attacks," declared the Prime Minis-plained."

United Press. ter after Mr. Clement Attlee, "Labour Describing the sinking of the two leader, had moved the adjournment British ships Mr. Chamberlain said: of the House.

"At 8.50

June p.m. an

21, the altitude Mr. Chamberlain udded that the British steamer Thorpeness, whcih deliberate. British Government had requested was lying three-quarters of a the Burgon authorities to give un from Breakwater Light, off Valenein, explanation of the attacks which, "on the face of it, were entirely incon-fertile and sank in seven minutes.

was struck from the air by a pro- sistent with the nasurances and pro-

10.00 London Relay-Music-Hall, regret to say that one member of ed that nothing could be done. This All the articles carry local, date- With the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra fessions they made to us previously. the crew, a British subject from 15 D

is a really extraordinary position: lines. These clairvoyant reports Conducted by Charles Shadwell Pre- "The British Government takes a Hongkong is belleved to be missing, the powerful British Navy can not state that Kwangtung and Kwangsi sented by John Sharman. serious view of these last attacks, but otherwise there are no casualties. assure protection or exact immunity are seething with incipient revolt 11.00 London Relay My Best ond ins instructed Sir Robert "At 3 am. on June 22 an attack for Britleh shipping from General against Generalissimo Chiang Kal-News Story'-. Hodgson, the British Agent of Burgos, was made on the British to asic for an explanation without

steamer Franco, whore naval forces are shek, with pamphlets Appearing The Battle of Neuve Chapelle" by Sunion, which dolay.

was also lying in relatively negligible." "

every night on the streets of Canton W. L. Andrews. Valencia Ronds. It is understood Mr. Attlee recalled that the Prime denouncing the "Scorched Earth" The British Agent has been that a warning bomb was dropped, Minister had insisted that the attacks polley. directed to return to England as soon and that the crew were in the boats must be regarded as being made by

The newspapers report that Generat | as he receives this explanation, in when the ship was hit. There were planes and pilots under the control Yu Ban-mou, Commander-in-Chief order that the British Government no casualties, and the vessel sonk at af General France and argued that of the Kwangtung Armies, fold might consider, in consultation with

9 a.m.

In thint case the position him, the situation resulting from the

was foreign correspondents that "to safe- "His Majesty's Government is simplified, for if the Government look guard the country we must not pro- terms of the reply from the Burgos asking the Burgos Authorities for an action no complications could arise fract the war, since hostilities affect authorities."

carly explanation of these attacks." with any other Power-least of all, foreign countries as much as China," No Change In Policy

Two sea skippers-Capt. Llewellyn he suggested, with any other Power The reports add that Central Yu and Capt. "Potato" Jones--who were represented on the Non-Intervention Han-mou is "indignant over ship Mr. Chamberlain asserted that the at the House of Commons to-day and committee, which must share the ments of British and French arms British Government did not intend to whose ships are among those which British feeling regarding these at to party

Worning had been attacked by insurgent nero-tacks on merchant ship opera a split between the change the terms of the

Other loc

stories give lengthy Issued to British ships, and was not planes were received by the Prime within the provisions of th going to change the policy announced Minister in his

the House Intervention system, and under the Kuomintang and the Communists with regard to Spain.

of Commons, immediately after une surveillance of Non-Intervention United Press. શું trust it is not too late for end of question time.

Great Bass Ballads: Intro:-Chorus Gentlemen; The Midshipmite; Ho Jolly Jenkin; My Old Shake; They attacks on British ships and latest also regarding the Central Govern- with Plano. mile "This followed a long series of other situation in Hankow and Canton, and Line....Norman Allin and Chorus ous articles claiming to show the true All Love Jack; A Sergeant of the British protest in Burgos." Mr. Attlee ment, said. "Yet the Prime Minister declar-

incidents," Mr. Currence.

In moving the adjournment of the

Non-

officers.

"I cannot understand, therefore

no

it. A British ship is as much part

NO NEW CHOLERA Cases

11.20 Close Down,

CARRY CREWS TO SAFETY

London, June 23. convey the crews of the two British The British destroyer. Isis will ships sunk off Valencia, yesterday, to

Marseilles..

Confruntion also had been re celved in London of the incident In which the British Steamer African General Franco to issue Instructions

Trader was intercepted on the High Sean by a military aeroplane, which to provent a

of these House of Commons to call attention why the Prime Minister says the

circled round and ordered the captain to the attacks on British ships Mr. Government can do nothing about With regard to the future, the Clement Attlee sold there was

to proceed to Palma. Prime Minister naked the House to doubt at all that these ships were of British territory as Gibraltar, and

The African Trader altered her No new coses of cholera or small- wait until the Government had engaged in n perfectly legitimate a British sailor is just us much a pox were reported in Hongkong dur-course, at the same time sending a received the reply and had an oppor- trade. They lud non-intervention British subject as any other person, ngi the last 24 hours, but there were for stanico.

message to British destroyer Imogen tunity of considering it

Observers on board-in one case

The Prime Minister must be more four additional cases of diphtheria, Lively scenes occurred during the French omelal and in the other case specifte if he wants this House to six of dysentery, tires of enteric The destroyer arrived and escorted debate and three men who shouted a German,

believe be cannot defend them."—{fever, and two each of mensies and the African Trader towards Gibraltar. Interruptions from the Strangers' *The attacks were delivered at low British Wireless,

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