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Japanese Protests

To Be Made

London, July 4. French circlen in London confirm Occupation of the Paracel Islands, reported by Domet,

It is pointed out that the Islands nee Intimately connected with Hal- non, which the French generally con-

French skter a

protectorate. The Inland might be used as a scoplane base, though at present there is no permanent settlement there,

The reason for the occupation is stated to be reports of Japanese ac-

ivity in the region of Hainan.

are within easy As the Islands Dying diatonice of the coast of Indo- China. It is a matter of strategle importance that they should not fall inle the hands of another Power.

The British Government has been notified of the oreupatton.-Reuter.

Japanese Protest

Tokyo, July 4,

TUESDAY,

JAPANESE LANDING IN SOUTH

Canton, July 4.

even

It was the state of the weather that kept the Japanese Airmen idle all yesterday. Not

a scouting plane took off. Seizing the oppor- Government ran many tunity the trains throughout the day, and trucks crowded the highway up the North River with mliltary supplies and car- goes for private Arms

Making up for the Innetivity of the nir force, the Japanese navy were the unusually busy, clashing with coastal defence forces at four places on the Kwanglunit coast. Once

ashore at landing party tried to get ash Halmen in the county of Walyang. Six warships had come up at 1 nm. and after playing their Genrchlights on the shore for half an hour, they for

opened up with their big guns

There was a brief res- two hours. pite until 5 am. when the firing was resumed. At dawn seven fishing boats, carrying nhout 100 marines Approached the shore.

JULY 5,

1938,

Big Dope Ring Unmasked In Shanghai

Shanghai, July 4.

SECRET PACT WITH SOVIET

Tokyo, July 3,

The secret agreement reportedly Two of the principal agents of the concluded between the Chinese Na- dope ring which supplied American tlenul Government and the Soviet sailors an the U.S.S. Chaumont on Union is confirmed by instructions four occasions were convicted to-dey given by Mr. Chou En-lai, political Chinese Communist in the First Special District Court, leader of the following the summing up by Mr.Party, to the Canton branch of the the Party regarding Thomas S. Lea, Municipal Prosecutor. Communist

handling of the Sino-Soviet secret The confessed ring lenders, Tzu Zal-dong, inflor, and Hü Ping-seng, agreement, according to reliable in- Jeweller, were each sentenced to fiveformation reaching hero.

The years imprisonment for selling opium

instructions issued by Mr. for the purpose of export to the Chou En-lai say that it is not oppor- United States. A third accused, une to reveal the full text of the Wu Ping-ngoh, shop assistant, was Sino-Soviet Agreement but it is none given three years, and fourth, the less necessary to give the people Zung

a hint of the existence of the ngrec- ment. guilty.

Ling-seng,

was

found

not

It was disclosed that the trio, with two others not in custody, had sup- plied 40 tins of opium to Seamen Robert Pinson and Andrew Horvath, of the Chaumont, in' December 1930, 60 tins in July last year and 5 tima, in September last year.

on

Further, the instructions state that the circumstances which are making the reigning Powers rise against

action Jupunese military

must be explained to the people who at the sume time must be guided so as not

too much to depend

foreign nssistance.

Referring to the inadvisability of Soviet assistance to Chinn for fear of stimulating British anxiety, the Instructions

the counsel branch of the Communist Party to give due publicity to British assist- ance to China from time to time, together with the Soviet assistance.

-Domci,

The Japanese protest against the night but went Into action some time April this year Pinson und Horvath making exaggerated propaganda over

The fairly inrge coast defende guns, of Hutmen kept silent during the

after 6 o'clock, They did no good until the landing party came within of the shore. Shells hit and sank two of the fishing boats. A Hight these small boats as they come

right of third Stales to occupy an island belonging to China or to make any use whitever of such an island,"4.000 metres declared the spokesman Japancan Foreign Office yesterday,

The spokesman added that the Jaward, but it was not struck. As soon as dianster overtook the two vessels panese Government had not been in-

carrying the marines, the signal was formed of the occupation by French

given to retire. Over 20 marines or Annamite troops or police of the Paracel Islands but the Japanese

went down with the fishing boats, dret would watch these operations which sank immediately they were Joh. attentively in order to profret

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Tokyo, July 1

Оп 11li occasions the seamen escaped detection, but on a fourth In

were arrested in San Francisco when they tried to snuggle 84 tins into America. Their arrest led to an in- vestigation in the Shanghal Settle ment by the pollen and the arrest of four Chinese on June 15.

Tzu confessed that he had made contact with the scumen on various hod

the procured Occasions ond

Nantao. He was in posara- opium sion of an American naval pass with which he visited the transport, while she was at Shanghal.

At first the trio denied huving been Involved in big scale dope smuggling evidence forced but incriminating them to make a complete confession during their detention at the police slution.

Canton

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange, official summary 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says: The market after the holidays is

In the forts two soldiers were killed. in Hlx ог seven villages Japanese shells fell, and upwards of 100 hours were demolished. These villages haci been cleared of all It is understood that no offelal re-dwellers, being within the fortifled

reached the Japanese

zone, states the Tat Chung News.

This is the first big seule Sino-quietly steady. regarding

press

disturbed by from

that London

the

American dope ring to be broken by Yiuping was again

Seven of the local police force for many years. French Government has informed Japanese naval vessels.

It la understood that several other Great Britain of the French occupas of them, which had been there since

Chinese und Americans, including some 2,000 marines who had landed tion of Paracel Islands.

were expelled by the Chinese mlit-ex-servicemen, are involved in the tary recently, discharged 33 shells. One was a first-class battleship that brought her largest guns to bear on the constal defences.

From avaliable information, how- ever, gathered in Tokyo it appears that a number of Amminile police- ment recently landed on one of the Paracel Islands on which there were about 20 Japanese engaged in Üshing. Chim Mountain was the target in and gathering seaweed.

Up to the present those Japanese have apparently not been interfered with by the Annamite policemen,

Incidentally it is recalled that dispute has been going on between

this case.

After the 2,000 marines had left, it was decided to heavily fortify this mountain, and this fact had come to the notice of the Japan- But though nine shells came close, the Government claims none

ese.

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regarding tille to the Paracels, but

any of the gun emplacements. How- the Japanese Government holds that

ever, hall. a it back of Chim Moun- the Islands belong to China, there-tain if shells burst within the village fore the Japanese Government inay of Hung Tung, and 160 of the 200 possibly muke representations to the houses in this settlement were des French Government in this connee-troyed. Happily, nobody was living in Hung Tung, though it had been tion, especially in case the Annamito policemen interfere with the activi- ties of the Japanese residents in the occupied up to the time the marines

landed. Paracol.

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also opened Japanese navy, which must protect Japanese war vessels

fire on the Chinese trenches, but the those Japanese residents, will be

was of short duration. In the Annanite firing compelled to disarm policenien in such an eventuality.nelther case did the Chinese reply, Dumci,

the Tai Chung report also states.

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Gunmen Strike Again

Shanghai, July 4.

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same ring.

The American amen arrested in San Francisco were convicted seme time ago in America.-Reuter.

Shipbuilding Boom In Colony's Yards

were

During the quarter ending June

of shipping 30. 2,820 tons tons were completed, and over 30,000 launched from locul shipyards, 1,901 10nn were building.

All the ships launched were from the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck were the Company's yards. They Wingsang of 2,500 tons, the Daisy of 160 tons, and the Heather of 100 tons, were the The ships completed Liwo, 707 tons, and the Matuto, 300 tons, at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, and the Hoogly, 404 tons, and the Lakatol, 400 tons, at the Taloo

Buyers Union Waterboats $9 HI & K. Wharvey $12415

K. Docks (Old) H.K. Ducks (New) D Providents (Old) $1.40 Providents (New) $314 Venz. Goldfield $ II. & 3. Hotels $0.35 EK. Landa 4 Dob. $1025 Humphreys $9.30

1.K. Realties $3.00 HK Tramways $17.10 Peak Trams (d) $35

Cling Lighta (Did) #11

H.K. Elecirles $30

Watsons $0.40

Consol. Chinn Piov. (Old) $6.00 Consol. China Prov. (New) $0.50

Sellers

T. 9. 1otein 0.40 IK. Tramways 917.0 Star Ferrion $32

Bates

Hongkong Bank $1,486 Unton Bisurance 15021 Providenta (Old) $3.40 Providents (Now) $3 H. & S. Hotels $0.40 H.K. Lands $34%

1.K. Realties $311⁄2 H.K, Tramways $17 Star Ferries 304

China Lights (Old) $11.20 Consal, China Prov. (Old) $0.00 Consol. China Prov. (Now) $8.50 Antambka 3334

Bagulo Gold 21 Consolidated Mines 2039 Demonstrations 275 San Mauricio 441

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Dockyard and Engineering Com-DUTCH AIR ROUTE

pany's yards.

in-

The ships under construction clude the Taisang and Wingcang, Jardine 3,500-ton sisterships for Matheson and Company, the Talsang being ready for launching and Wingmang

for fitting out; the Surigeo, 000 tons, ready for launching, for Waviers Fillping; the Elcano, 1,200 tons, keel laid, for the same company; the Matatele, 300

TO AUSTRALIA

MARRIAGE EXPERT IS ON HONEYMOON

old

Mr. Twenty-four-year George Wingfield, auditor to two hotels at Rene, America's city or - easy divorce, has arrived in

London-on honeymoon.

"And," said he to a reporter, "bla marelage ought to be a success, be- cause a man learns a lot about mar ringe at Rena."

Reno will grant divorce to a man whose wite Insists that her pet dog As long as sleeps in his bedroom. the victim has lived six weeks in Reno. It calls that judicial cruelty.

TACTFUL.

About 3,000 people get divorce. decrees overy year at Heno. Unhappy marriages yield the elty a substantial part of la annual revenue.

Mr. Wingeld said, "The managers. of our hotels are probably the most tactful men in the world. We deal with broken-hearted men and women who arrive either bowed with sor row or almost hysterical over the wreck of their marriage.

"Our managers task is to make these people feel that they have reaubed a sanctuary rather than an hotel. No hotela in the world take such measures as we do at Reno to ensure their privacy.

"But we prefer to speak of Reno as the place where there is no income there to Ko tax. More people

then to escape taxes escape marriage.'

FORMER HONGKONG JOURNALIST DIES

The death occurred suddenly, at the age of 58 years, on Monday Jast weck, in Shanghat, of Mr. Herbert Hugh Farmer In his home at 23 Ruc du Consulet. Mr. Farmer first arrived in the East over a quarter of seventeen n century ago and for some

years had occupied an especial and niche in the

in unique

business edueniton world in Shunghol

England, in

Born in Surrey, January, 1880, Mr. Former came out.

Far East just before the War, the

to

at the age of 33, and his speed and undoubted ability at sherthand soon distinguished him In Hongkong. From 1917 to 1921, Mr. Farmer wOB on the editorial staff of the Hongkong. Telegraph.

In 1921, he went to Shanghai and for the next four years was principal of the Remington Typewriter School, In 1925, however, he left that school and started a business college for

young ladies which has probably

turned out more accomplished and finished stenographers during the past twelve years than any similar establishment, states the N. C. D. News.

Surviving him in Shanghai are his widow and his two sons, Bert and Hugh Farmer, while he is survived In England by his father, mother ani, sister.

'Jack Spratt Baby Lives

The baby who, like Jack Spratt, tan eat no fat is recovering from an Port Darwin, July 4.

illness in the Hospital for Sick Chila- Inaugurating the new Amsterdam- the

Kenneth Hope, aged one year and Sydney air mall service, a Nothern, Great Ormond Street, London, lands air liner arrived here at noon ten months, was taken to the hospital to-day from Batavia, bringing as a from his home in Dartford, Kent, a representative of the few weeks ago, and placed in an oxy- passenger Netherlands East Indies Government.

gen tent. The official is en route to Canberra, The tent costs from Bd, to le. on the capital of Australia, to arrange hour to maintain.

Kenneth's food consists of assev for a visit of the Governor General

tons,

Striking once again with deadly accuracy, terrorists accounted for * another Chinese suspected of being a traktor to his country this afternoon. This time the shooting was respon-plated, for Hurns, Philip und Com- sible for the killing of Chow Nun-pany; the 283 (Taikoo) a tanker of jen, Vice-Chairman of the Nantao 330 tons for the British Admiralty; Sino- the 291 (Bailey's Slipway) 548 tons, Co-operative Society,

plated, for La Naviera Filipina; the Japanese concern.

793 (Hongkong and Whampon Dock)

for The murder is believed to have 100 tons, launched,

William been carried out by the same elever already

Harmer and Company, a sister ship and well-organised gang

being bullt at the

same yard for the responsible for the killing and infur ing of a long list of alleged traitors. same company; the 277 and the 275 (Taikoo) 10,000-ton freighters, the Father Burrows was 56. He had

Chow was just leaving a restaurant frst framed and the second part been a member of Campion Hall

situated in the Sincere Department plated, for Alfred Holt and Com- since 1923, and in 1925 he accom-

Store in Nanking Road when the

pany; the 282 (Talkoo) 1,000 tons, 19 to Kish panied an expedition

him and

S.S. framed, for the Straits Com- epigraphist. He was also a member gunman crept up behind

ared several shots, one of which

pany; the 284 (Taikoo) of 360 tons, of the joint expedition. of the British

preparing, for the Asiatic Petroleum and Museum and University of Pennsyl- fatally hit him in the back.

Within vanin to Ur in 1926-30.

two minutes squads of Company; the 804 (Hongkong

Whampon Dock) 2,300 tons, prepar- police, who are continually on the

ing, for Burns, Philp and Company, watch for terrorists in action in this crowded district, were on the scene, clean but the terrorist made a escape, although he threw down hla revolver, which was seized by the police.

He was educated at Felsted and Keble College, Oxford, becoming Jesult priest In 1818. He was member of the Royal Asiatic Society.

PROMINENT PEOPLE

Recent Deaths Reported From London

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The terrified Chinese crowds stampeded at the doors of the build- ing and no one could be seen excopt the motionicas body, when the police arrived.

Scores of pairs of shoes were left behind on the pavement artside the store by the Chinese in their anxiety to get quickly away from the scene. Reuter.

London, June 24. The following deaths were report- ed during the past week:

Mr. W. E. Jordan, Vice-Master of Selwyn College, Con

Cambridge, from 1013 to 1936, at Saxmundhom, Suf- folk, at the age of 68.

Mr. Cecil Chapman at his home. The

His Cottage, Roehampton. death

conselentious and kindly magistrate who for 25 years administered justice in various

Mrs. Anstey, widow of Colonel parts of the metropolis until his re-

Thomas Henry Anstey, R.E.. at Beau Urement in 1924. Coeli Maurice Chapman, who was the son of Henry fort Gardens, S.W. She was Chro Chapman, of Woodford, Essex, wasilne Allela, daughter of Albany de

Grenler de Fonblanque. born on June 24, 1852,

removes

a missionary In Africa, nt Birming- hum, at the age of 81.

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