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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY

1988

Parliament Condemns Military's Action

NO RIGHT TO TRY

TO DISCIPLINE MEMBER OF HOUSE

Chamberlain Considers Breach Not Deliberate

London, July 11.

The House of Commons, without division, adopted a motion by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, agreeing to the recent report of the Committee of Privilege that a breach of privileges had been committed when Mr. Duncan Sandys, M. P. for Norwood, was summoned by a military Court of Inquiry to give evidence with regard to a matter which had arisen in connection with his Parliamentary duties.

SURVEYING ATLANTIC .AIR LANE

Imperial Airways Pushing Plans

Washington, July 11.

It is understood here that Imperial Airways will commence the first of nix survey crossings of the proposed Atlantic nir route at 2 pm, on Tuesday.

Department

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of

According to the Commerce,

however,

regular trans-Atlantic service may be post- the poned until the spring, due

to

Isot that Pan Amerlein Airways and Imperial Airways have not completed tests with their new equipment. Untied Preas.

HONGKONG STILL

Replying to Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the Labour NEEDS RAIN

Opposition, the Speaker of the House ruled it out of order to discuss the action of the Secretary of State for War, Mr. L. Hore Belisha, in connection with something for which he had no responsibility.

Any Betion taken by the Secretary lur War with referuime to the in- eldent in question could, ruled the Speaker, be disesued on the appro priate Supply vote, or possibly when the report of the Select Committee came up for debate.

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Herbert Morrison, Ladour

Member for South Hockney, declared

th

the action of the Military Court

of lnquiry was at flagrant defiance of the authority of Parliament

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Winston Churchill, who is Mi. Sandys father-in-law, expressed that Mr. Hore Belisha estonishment had not appealed to be allowed to stand between this subordinate Mil-

the tury Court and directed at the

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The Prime Minister wald that the report meant that the Military Court | had committed n technical breach He did not consider that they had deliberately attempted to challenge the authority of the House,

John pointed out that the debate was

PROBING NARCOTIC TRAFFIC

British Suspicions

Of Stimulation In Manchukuo

Questions Asked

In Commons

Sir John Simon, winding up the

London, July 11. debate, protested against the imputa- In a written reply to Mr. V. on that Mr. Hore Belisha was try McEntee, Labour Member for ing to shirk his responsibility, Sir Walthamstow West, the Under- confined to a question of breach of Secretary for Foreign Affairs, privilege, and emphasised that the Mr. R. A. Butler, said he could Secretary for War would do his_part|not, on the information he when the report of the Select Com- mittee was discussed-Reuter.

SWEDISH MISSION BOMBED

Staff Shelters In Dugout

According

Sian, July 11. to baluted udvises

reaching Slan, the Swedish Mission at Ishi, situated in south Shans! the bend of the Yellow River fifty miles north of Tungwan, was bombed on June 30.

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possessed at

present, say whether there had been an in- ferense in the sale of dangerous | drugs in the International

Settlement in Shanghai.

With regard to sources, it was be- leved, added Mr. Butler, that oplum seized during 1937 came from both north and south China, while heroin, it was thought, came mostly from the north.

Replying to Mr. J. W. Banticid, Labour Member for Wednesbury, Mr. Butler stated that 255 persons had been arrested in 1037 by the police force in the International Settlement for being concerned in the sale of

and other pare oplum

narcolle drugs. Of these, 144 were Chinese, 97 Koreans. Butler added that he had no informa 13 Japanese and one Latvian. Mr. tion regarding arrests by the guilce force

report.

the French Concession, Replying to Licut-Commander Rt. T. 11. Fletcher,

her, Labour Member for Mission premises were hit twice i and were practically demolistice. Nuneaton, the Under-Secretary for Fortunately, there were no casualties Foreign Affles sald that he believed ng the Mission staff took refuge in the Foreign Office had called on the bomb-proof dug-out, above which the British

consular authorities for 3 bombs exploded.

The Ishi Mission is occupied by In a written reply to Sir Ernest Rev. J. S. Erickson and his wife and Graham Little, Nationalist Member Infant,

all of Swedish nationality. for London, Mr. Butler said he would The Mission belongs to the Swedish certainly consider the suggestion that Mission of China, which is associated an official report should be obtained with, the China Inland Mission. from any British representatives in Headquarters are at Stockholm Manchukuo regarding the extent to which the traffle in narcotics wus being stimulated at present-Reuter.

Reuter.

Chinese Repulsed

Shanghai, July 11. Repeated Chinese attacks on the Japanese positions north of Hofel, in central Anhwel, wero repulsed, according LO Japanese report. Trans-Ocean.

Bombers Active

Shanghai, July 11.

Great activity was displayed by the Japanese air force tu-duy, according to reports reaching here.

Japanese planes bombed the town

Torpedo Boat In Hopeless Lake Battle

Shanghai, July 11.

A Clunese torpedo boat on Lake of Sinyong, 185 miles north of Poyang, the 4,000 square mile stretch Hankow, on the Pelping-Hankow of water neur Klukfang, was engaged Railway, dropping most of their by a number of Japanese warships missiles on the aerodrome outside the to-day.

elty,

The Chinese torpedo boat, after Chinese positions near Tionkischen,fighting against hopeless odds, was on the Yangtze above Kiuklang, were Anally forced to run nshore on the also subject to severe nerful attacks. bank of the inke.—Trans-Occan.

Trans-Pecant.

FLOOD THREAT

TO TOWN

Kobe, July 11..

Anxiety in fell for the safety of Mishiomiya, midway between Kobe and Osaka, owing to rising flood waters.

WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT OF MACAO PASSES

Macho, July 11.

Mochudo

Mrs. Silvin Sliving

Ang nahort mess.

The Heavy rains have commenced Mondonen died this morning, follow-

again, and the Bulto River is running ni flood, height,

The populace of Mishiomlyn is moving to high ground, United

The deceased was, a lady, of very kindly disposition and was very popular. She is survived by an KunsOur Chon Correspondent,

Another 24 hours kave passed with

out rainfall in Hongkong, The year's total precipitation is 32.00 Inches no compared with an average of 42.77

inches,

The maximum temperature yester- day was 89 and the minimum last night 79. This morning 82 degrees were registered, while inimiiity stood at 85 per cent.

The Royal Observatory weather

report

kucil this morning stated that

weak nall-cyclone covers the Pheifle to cust of Japan, und a ridge of adrentely high pressure extends from it to south-east Chint. The de- pression over north-east China is nearly stationary. Pressure is re- latively low over Tongling and 403 the east of the southern Philippines Istrends.

Lues forecast:-South-east winds.

moderate; fair.

CHOLERA IN BIAN

Sian, July 11. Cholera is rife in Sian, and ult foreigners have been inoculated.

Kenter.

King Still Attending To Business

Influenza Attack

Not Sorious

BRITONS' HOLDINGS MENACED

Japanese Juggling With Chinese Railway Finance

London, July 11. It is understood that His Majesty the King, who contracted

London, July 11. Bight attack of gastric influenza during the Mr. 1. C. Hannah, Conservative Men- In the House of Commons today. week-end, is progressing favourably. ber for Bilston, drew attention to the

Sir Jolin Weir and Lord Dawson of Penn, His Majesty's

fact that the Japanese Government did not see the King again to-night. has presented basle shares in railways Another official statement regard-in north and central China Japan- ing his condition will be issued to-ese charter companies, the value of

the shares being 38,000,000 yen.

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physicians,

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The King to-day attended to number of State papers brought down from London and also received In sumber of telephone calls from

members of the Royal Family- Reuter,

NO POSTPONEMENT OF PARIS TRIP LIKELY

London, July il Her Majesty the Queen returned to Buckingham Palace this evening Competent authorities repeat that the King vently not necessitated that it probably further postponement of the Royal visit to Paris-Trans-Ocean.

CHARGES ITALIANS PLAN TO DECEIVE

London, July 11

to

The Member urged that the British. Government protest against the trans- action, in view of the fact that such shares would hat

have priority over British capital invested in the rail- days

In question.

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Butler, replied that the Japanese charter companies would not be formed untli October, and quoted a Japanese press report that. the draft articles of ther provided for the Japanese Go

association

Govern ment subscribing 175,000,000 yen and 50,000,000 yen, bait the total custral

China companies respectively.

of the north China and

Of these amounts 30,500,000 yen for the central China charter company would be in the form of railway rolling stock-Reuter.

AUTOMATIC LANDINGS POSSIBLE

New York, July 11.

U.S. Ariny engineers have per-

stated, is

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ing system which, it is General Franco, It was proposed to "absolutely fool-proof". transfer to

to Italy "some 10,000 men, mostly incapacitated and sick," and the remainder of the

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Spanish Foreign Legion 15 volunteers, and passing them AN Spaniards, under It is predicted that the device will assumed names,

| virtually revolutionise military uvia- tion. The system will also be made available to commercial interests. United Press.

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