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FIRST EDITION Beetle

Hongkong Telegraph.

No, 15513

二拜禮 號九十月七英港香 TUESDAY,

JULY

19, +1938.

日二月六

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DOWAGER QUEEN OF RUMANIA

INFLUENCED DESTINIES

OF NATION

Remarkable Career In Politics Won Her People Reward

Bucharest, July 18.

Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania, is dead. Death came to-night as the grand-daughter of Queen Victoria lay unconscious following severe haemorrhages of the liver that persisted throughout the day.

Hope was given up for her recovery when she left the sanitorium in Dresden last Sunday for the Royal Palace in Sinaia where, eleven years ago, her husband, King Ferdinand, also died.

King Carol, Crown Prince Michael and other members of the Royal family were at the Queen's bedside as she passed away.--United Press.

Hope for Queen Marie's recovery was virtually abandoned yesterday, states Trans- Ocean, when an official Bulletin stated that she had had a severe relapse after persistent haem- morrhage of the liver.

FAMILY AT BEDSIDE

Bucharest, July 18.

King Carol, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Michael, the Premier and Patriarch were present when Queen Marle died, as well as a number of doctors and the German specialist who had travelled to the Summer Palace at Sinaia from Dresden when the Queen was first talten II.

A Council of Ministers is now meet- ing at the Royal Palace in Sinain to discuss the programme for the late Queen's funeral.

The Prime Minister has ordered all authorities to

mourning, go Into Theatres were closed Inst night, and shops will remain closed on the day of the funeral.

Private houses are already draped with funeral flags.

The body will lie in State at the Royal Palace in Bucharest, probably until Thursday. The burial will (Continued on Page 4.)

POLAND SHOWS CONCERN

German Claims Of Czech Frontier Action Disturbing

Warsaw, July 18. Reports of concentrations of Czecho-Slovaltian troops in the border districts have aroused great interest in Poland.

Polish newspapers see in the new developments symptoms of increasing tension in Central Europe.-Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN PRESS-VOCIFEROUS

Berlin, July 10 Increased Czecho-Slovakian mili- tary activity near the German frontier is continuing to be reported in German newspapers.

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$1.10 and $1.55

CAN-U-GO An Interesting game

which fairly grips you

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$3.00

WHITEAWAY'S

DEAD

Manchukuo-Soviet Border Tension Gaining

THE LATE DOWAGER QUEEN MARIE

of Rumania, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, who died at her Summer Palace home in Sinaia.

INSURGENT DRIVE ON VALENCIA

Fighting Spreads Along Wide Front

were

CIVILIANS LEAVING FRONTIER HOMES AS RUSSIANS APPROACH Japanese Accuse Moscow Of Trying to Fulfil Old Ambitions In East

Tokyo, July 18.

Tension is increasing on the Manchukuoan-Siberian border, according to Asahi, and Koreans and Manchu- kuoans are evacuating their homes in villages at the base of Changkaofeng Hill, occupied by Soviet troops last week.

The Japanese and Manchukuoan troops are keeping a close vigil on the Soviet troops, who are alleged to be

constructing defence works at Changkuofeng during the Gandhi Makes

nights.

Soviet soldiers on the western slope of the hill

number about 60 to 70, but larger numbers are believed

to be concentrated on the opposite side.

It is reported that large Soviet forces are massed at Hungshangtung, 15 miles east of Changkaofeng.

desire of

New Threat

Passive Resistance May Be Employed

Passive

CROSSED ATLANTIC IN ERROR

American Airman

Asserts

Set Compass Incorrectly

Dublin, July 18. The trans-Atlantic flight by 33-year-old Douglas Corrigan, who landed at Baldonnel Airport in Ireland out of the blue at 2.30. p.m. yesterday, may go down in history as the most remarkable ever made.

Corrigan claims that lie flew the Atlantic by mistake!

Last week Corrigan made a non- stop light from Los Angeles to New York in a ten-year old seroplane which he purchased for $800:

After advising, field attendants at the Floyd Bennet Airport in New York that he was taking off on a return flight to Los Angeles, Corri- gan took to the air in his battered machine at 5.17 a.m. yesterday.

in

"I left the Floyd Bennet Airport New York to return to LOR Angeles," he claimed in an Interview with United Press in Dublin to-day. "Due to an unfortunate mistake I set my compass wrong when I got mighly above the clouds.

"Visibility was very bad from the

London, July 18. the resistance,

The report states that strong Soviet "Soviet Russia is attempting to detachments are deployed along the full a long-cherished entire eastern frontier of Manchuktio.

Changaofeng Hill rises 1,300 feet seizing the hill by taking advantage economic weapon employed success- to dominate Yuki, Tumen and the of the hostilities in China, in the fully by India last decade, is again moment I took off and I was dying fortined zone of Rashin in Korea, in bellef that Japan will find her hands threatened by the Mahatma Gandhi. through a dense fog for some time..

British and Indian circles heard before 1 became aware of the fact Gandhi addition to commanding a view of full."

tell the

that I All-India Congress

was over the sea. Possiet Bay,

that passive resistance may be em- "When I discovered my mistake I

to dissat

dissatisfaction

with did not know where I was. My Government system petrol was low and I was compelled to keep on flying in the direction I. had first taken.

Renewed Protest London, July 18.

Old Ambition

Despatches from Hsinking state ployed

the

Federa While Insurgents and Loyalists

that the Manchukupan Government the to-day celebrating

"Since the days of the Czars the has ordered its Foreign Affairs Com-embodied in the India Act.

is asseried that the seriousness renewed

West second anniversary of the Civil Russians have tried to seize this hill, missioner in Harbin to fle

but have always been forced to with- protest

the Soviet Consul of, the position accounts for the pre- War in Spain, General Franco draw because proofs of Chinese General over the alleged illegal in-sence in England of the Viceroy of dis advance on sovereignty have been presented vasion of Manchukuoan soil by Soviet India, Lord Willingdon, and several

whenever disputes have

ferees near Changkaofeng-United Governors of Indlan

United Press. states the Asahi report.

Press

Million Paid continued

By Chinese

Valencia.

An Insurgent report claims that the stronghold of Mora de Rubielos has fallen, and fierce fighting is now

On Boxer Loan proceeding on a 22-mile front.

Shangital, July 18.

Despite persistent and most heavy Japanese avriat bombbigs, the Canton-Hankow Railway made a net profit of $4,000,000 during the fiscal year ending Jane 30.

al-

One million dollars has ready been paid to the British Boxer Indemnity Fund Trustees, as Interest on the loan for tho completion of the last section of the Railway, a Chinese spokes- man aimounced to-day.-Reuter.

JEWS BEAT OFF ARAB RAIDERS

Attackers Leave Six Dead Near Samaria

Jerusalem, July 18. American Jews repulsed a band of 100 Arabs attacking the Jewish settlement near Samaria. The marauders fled, leaving tix dead.-United Pross.

REVOLT PROPAGANDA

Jerusalem, July'18. A police raid on a house in Tel- a-Viv led to the discovery of several thousand pamphlets, printed in Arabic, English, German and Hebrew, Inciting the

populace to revoli against the British authorities.

A number of persons, including:

women,

were arrested. An official statement says that the The border correspondent of Ukr Blatt gives specific accounts of theralded house was one of the most | Importan; ... centres of anti-British where new fortifications, machine-gun propaganda in the Near East-Trans- nests and tank traps are under con- struction.

number of centres on the frontler

one

Ocean.

SHIPS EXPECTED IN RADIO COMMUNICATION.

The Inhabitants of Rochlitz and Harrachadorf have been informed that they must be prepared to billet

The following ships' are expected Holdiers within the next few day.

Czecho-Slovaklan

to be in wireless communication with troops near the radio office: Sauerland, Hui Oberwuosteglersdorf and other places Lee, Illram, Van Houtaz, Kum Sang, on the Silesian border have been re- Conte Verde, Rawalpindi, Felix- Inforced or parily replaced, by much Rourel, President Claveland, Nestor, atroliter urilis,.-Trans-Ocean.

and Potsdant

war

The Insurgents

аге celebrating the anniversary of the

with parndes, bull-fights, religious services and speeches.

with less The Loyalists, content elaborate arrangements, are merely decorating their towns and citics, and organising visits of civilians to the fronts and visits to soldiers at centres behind the trenches,-Reuler,

"IMPREGNABLE" LINE CRACKS

Hendaye, July 18.

arisen,"

WESTWARD

with

ADVANCE ADVANCE

NORTH OF YANGTSE PAINFULLY SLOW

Shanghai, July 18.

The Japanese advance westward on the north bank

in a terrifte anniversary offensive, of the Yangtse is proceeding very slowly, according to

the Insurgents have succeeded In

smashing the so-coiled impregnable latest reports. mountain defences protecting Sagunto and Valencin.

Following the capture of Tsienshan a few days ago, The Insurgent Infantry advanced the Japanese are now marching through central Anhwei so speedly that urtillery often lagged towards Taihu, about 30 miles north of Hukow, the

behind.

The Insurgents are now on the Yangtse River port. outskirts of Vuvers, from where they

It is claimed that in this action

can roll across the plains to Sagunto. The Japanese spokesman to-day admitted that the 25,000 Loyalists were killed, wound-Japanese troops, are still between Tsienshan and Taihu, although the distance between the two towns is only

ed or imprisoned.-United Press.

SEE VICTORY IN YEAR

Burgos, July 10. General Franco, in a statement to Reuter to-day, predicted that the (Continued on Page 12.)

Japanese Note Fails to Clear Atmosphere

Washington, July 18;

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, Indicated to tlay that Japan's Istest Note on United States' rights in China had not settled the issue to the satis- faction of the U.S. Government. Mr. Hull mid thaí a scrutiny of Chalua tokdents that affected American interests and the sub- wequent Japanese representations. thereto showed that the muiter In^In many of kin aspects a son-i tinuing discussion..

As some phases were cleared up"and", climated, now. phases appeared, Mr,' Hull... declared.

short.

Foreign observers believe that the mountainous conditions as well as stiff Chinese resistance are considerably, impeding the Japanese advance.-Trans- Ocean

No Japanese In Poyang Lake

Klukdang, July 10. So for no Japanese worship has succeeded in forcing an entry into Poyang Lake, according to military advices.

provinces.

"PRO-FASCIST" SECTION OF H.M. CABINET UNDER FIRE

Lord Strabolgi's Accusation

"I was sure surprised to and myself

over the coast of Ireland.""

ONLY 30 GALLONS LEFT. When Corrigan landed at the Baldonnell Airport only 30 gallons (Continued on Page 12.)

STOP PRESS

BURGLARS ACTIVE ON PEAK

Burglars are again active on the Peak.

London, July. 18. During the course of the debate in the House of Lords on Police believe burglars were the disturbed when trying to enter the second reading of Anglo - Turkish

(Armaments the residence of Mrs. J. Hall, No. Credit Agreements Bill, Lord 9, the Peak From her house Strabolgi said it was now known they took a ladder to No, 13, the that there was to be no loan to residence of Mrs. H. V. Wilkin- China.

son. There they were evidently The Labour Peer asserted that it disturbed again. was in Great Britain's interest, to

to support her

against struggle aggression more ensily ihan she couver, that present. Apparently,

pro-Fascist

give a loan to China to enable her

They then proceeded to No. 10, the

residence of Mr. Roy.

After police had been called to Mr. Ray's home they heard a dis turbance at No. 13,, but by the time, burglars had vanished.

had reached that house, the

the Cabinet was more friendly to Japan than to China.

Lord Stanhope, leader of the In the meantime the burglars ap- Government in the House of Lords, parently proceeded to No. 34 the said he was at a loss to know what awakened there about 3 am by s Poale. Me. F. P. Franklin was

end shining a to six made several visits to Kiu- Lord Strobolgt meant by the pro-noite in the house

Fascial section of the Cabinet, as he,

bedroom klang. Besides bombs, they dropped was unable to place any of his torch on the door of his a number of leaflets. Three machines

noticed a man crouching down and colleagues in that category, flew to Slaochlahkow, opposite K{u-

The sole reason why the British gazing into the room. Mr. Franklin kiang, and released many bombs and Government was unable to assist immediately rushed at the intruder machine-gunned the streets. Many China as it had assisted Turkey was but by the time he had reached the civilians were killed or wounded because, unfortunately, the position upstairs hallway from his room, the

burglar had vanished. Central News,

Warships Repulsed

of China was entirely different to the position of Turkey. The whole agreement with Turkey was founded Hankow, July 10. primarily on financial and economic Four Japanese warships, accom-considerations. number of motor panied by a

The Bill passed the second reading launches, appeared in the vicinity of without division--Reuter, Wangchiapa, seven miles from Kiu- klang, on Sunday afternoon, accord- Ing to a Chinese communique. and

The report adds that the warships shelled the Chinese positions on the Lion south

Japanese retired when Chinese

The Japanese vessels anchored near Shoe Hill at the entrance of the Inke were withdrawn yesterday.

However, four Japanese warships steamed from Hukow up-river to island in the Chungchlachow, an Yangias River below Klukiang, and shelled Sinkang, east of Kiuklang Chinese land batteries replied ropulsed them.

Over 100 shells were fired ot

Mr. Franklin aroused his guest,

Mr. R. 3, L Paterson, who was just in time to observe two men rushing over the garden, and disappearing into shade of the hillside.

An Investigation revealed that the place had been ransacked, that a small sum of money had been taken from a coat pocket, and a jade dish,

Governor Opens containing stude and links, had also.

Hill and Great Prince Temple by the bank of the Yangtse, and the New Cevlon Dock with various papers which had been

concentration of Japanese warships batteries at Hukow.

TWO.

fire. opened

Colombo, July 18.. Japanoso gunboats, escorted by Sir Andrew Caldecott, tho Throughout the day Japanese air- plants, attempted on Sunday aftor- Governor of Ceylon, opened the craft were active along the banks of noon to force an entrance Into Poyang Colony's now Heaving dock in the Yangtze River, dumping more Lako, but, according to the Chinese Colambo harbour to-day. than 100 missiles at various points. report, they "ware repulsed by the

"Japanesö planes in groups'of three shore batteries.--Router.

The new dock cost £100,000.

Reuter.

disappeared. This, was subsequently 'discovered in the garden,

together abandoned. The only really valuable `loss was a' pair of gold-cuff-Unks.

The burglars gained entry to Mr. Franklin's home by way, of a ladder reaching to the nursery, window,

(Further Stop Press News on

Page 12.) Red