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MANCHUKUO BORDER TENSION GROWS

TOKYO HOPES Guerillas Now Control Shantung Peninsula

FOR LOCAL

DOWAGER

SETTLEMENT QUEEN OF

Gendarme Killed As Soviet Troops Rush Into Disputed Area

Tokyo, July 18.

Negotiation on the spot is predicted by a press message from Keijo, Korea, between Japan and the Soviet authorities for a settlement of the current border incident.

The message says the Japanese military authorities are likely to demand that the Soviet military command at Novokievsk evacuate the troops from Changkufeng.

RUMANIA PASSES Influenced Destiny Of

Nation

Won People Reward

Bucharest, July 18. Downger Queen Marie of Rumania, is dead.

Death came to-night as the grand-daughter of Queen Vic-

toria lay unconscious following severe haemorrhages of the liver that persisted throughout the day.

Hope was given up for her the recovery when she left

sanitarium in Dresden last Sun- day for the Royal Palace in Sinaia where, cleven years ago, her husband. King Ferdinand als died.

THE LATE DOWAGER

QUEEN MARIE

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

LOYALISTS

BURST the

Meanwhile another press message from Keijo reports active troop movements in Soviet territory near Changkufeng.

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, Bulletin stated that she had had a severe relapse after persistent haem- morrhage et the liver.

The message says about 300 Soviet soldiers are now engaged in the construction of defence states Trans-Ocean, when in ufficial works from Novokievsk to Fatash, while several tanks have also been called out.

that several; = The

adds BELGIC tomhed Soviet cavalrymen are als operating near Changlingtze,

On Sunday, a later message states.! the Soviet commenced to send relu- forcements to the territory in dispute! Large Soviet! to wag of Possiet Bay.

they are now being transported to! Vladivostok ! from Not Bay

report says.

war warships, the

PERIL AND PEST TO

FROM TRAP

Cut Way To Safety At Mediterranean

TERRIBLE RAID ON HANKOW DISTRICT

Incendiary Bombs Crash Into Heavily Populated Districts

Pursuit Planes Strafe 'Drome

Hankow, July 19. Twenty-seven Japanese

bombers, appearing to-day over the Wuhan area in three squadrons, rained over 150 bombs on Wuchang, Han- yang and Hankow in one of the biggest raids yet ex-| perienced by the city and its suburbs.

The first alarm was sounded

CHEFOO, WEIHAIWEI

ONLY REMAIN IN HANDS OF JAPAN

Fierce Battle Raging North- West Of Loyang

Peiping, July 19.

Reports from reliable American sources disclose that Chinese guerillas are now in control of the entire Shantung Peninsula with the exception of the city of Chefoo and the territory of Weihaiwei.

The Chinese guerillas are well trained and well- disciplined, and they do not indulge in looting.

They number approximately 30,000 men and are under the command of General Chang Wei-ping, whose headquarters are at Wengtenghsien. Chang Wei-ping was formerly Chief of Police in Weihaiwei.

The guerillas are armed with rifles and do not appear. at 8.20 a.m., and nine bombers to be supplied with machine-guns or artillery. They are appeared from the south-west

BURGLARS ACTIVE

Fierce Fight Rages

twenty minutes later, hurling permitting foreign missionaries and supplies to pass over fifty bombs into the heart through their lines unmolested.-United Press. of densely populated Wuchang

The clouds of smoke and dust were still in the air from the first blow when another nic FAMILY AT BEDSIDE

bombers appeared over Hanyang, Hucharest, duty 18.

Morr than 15,000 desperate raining another fifty missiles on Ellenbeth, King Carol. Princess

Loyalists who were trapped In a the city in an effort to hit the and the Premier Prince Michael,

1210 "death pocket as a result of the arsenal which, however, escaped Patriarch were present when Queen Insurgent victory in the Morn de

unscathed. Marly died, as well as a number of Rubielos salient, smushed through the doctors and the German specialist Insurgent lines and escaped to the who had travelled to the Summer Mediterranean. Palace at Sinata from Dresden when

COMMUNITY The Queen was first taken ill.

Reveals Gendarme's Death Acting Chief Justice

darme,

Tokyo, July 15.

Asked by a foreign correspondent, whether the present barder incident in serious or not, the spokesman of the foreign Offers instead of replying! disclosed that one Japanese gene,

Corporal Matsushima, has

the been killed by

Soviet troops while he was reconnoltering on the Chankuteng hill nove in question.

The spokesman said the gendarme was accompanied at the time by two comrades.

The spokesman

further revealed)

Sentences Woman Heroin Dealer

F

Hendaye, July 18.

Thousands of Loyalist troops are A Council of Ministers is now meet-pooring through the gap at Yeriva ing at the Royal Palace in Sinule to in the hope of reaching the Govern discuss the programme for the latement's new defences at Segorbe and

Sagunto, Queen's funerui.

The Prime Minister has ordered aitį authorities to 10 intes mourning, Theatres were closed last night, and shops will remain closed on the day of the funeral.

Private houses are already draped

Peril and pest were the words used by Mr. Justice R. E. Lind-with funeral flags. sell, Acting Chief Justice, describing heroin pills, the pos- session of 20.000 of which led Lee Sam, 28-year old woman, to

sentence by him of eighteen |

The body will be in State at the Royal Palace in Bucharest, probably Thursday. The burial will (Continued on Page 7.1

that on Sunday exching the Foreign months' hard labour, at Criminal Rumours Of

instructed the Japanese

Olce Charge d'Affairs, Mr. Haruhiko Nishi, to repeat Japan's protest to the Soviel the border Government regarding Incident and also to lodge a serious protest against the killing of

(Continued on Page 7)

Cor

Bonnet Busy On Eve Of Royal Visit

M. Bonnet,' spent an

afternoon on

Sessions this morning.

Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown prosecuted, and the following com-l prised the Jury: Messrs. A. J. Manton| (Foreman), Yee Khin-sinen, Li Lati- sang. V. M. Hammond, A. H. Madar,' W. Funck and J. N. Wong.

The woman, according to Mr. Whyatt, was arrested on June 24 on the fourth floor of a block in Desi

following Vocux Road Central, raid by Revenue Ofleer

J.

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Philippines Neutrality Exploded

ON PEAK

Resident Surprises

House-Breaker

Burglars are again active on the Peak.

Many of the bombs wern incendi- aries, starting three fires which are sti ruging.

Simultaneously with the raid on Hankow airfield, which disappeared Hanyang, nine bombers flew over the in a cloud of dust as fty bombs fell almost simultaneously around it.

Police believe burglars were 11129 Meanwhile, General Franco

The bombers kept at an altitude called 30,000 reserves from the in- of 10,000 feet during their raids, disturbed when trying to enter urgent rest areas for a final attack remaining high to keep out of reach the residence of Mrs. J. Hall, No. From her house on the Teruel-Sagunto highway, and of the vicious anti-aircraft fire which 9, the Peak. has succeeded in driving within ten greeted them.

they took a ladder to No. 13, the Most of the bombs apparently miles of Vuvers,

Loyalists in the north-west launch-hopped in an attempt to blow up residence of Mrs. H. V. Wilkin ed a desperate counter-attack in an the Hanyang arsenal fell in close son. There they were evidently effort to force General Franco to proximity to the densely populated disturbed again.

They then proceeded to No. 19, the withdraw his forces from the Teruel-banits of the Han River,

Four Chinese planes circled the residence of Mr. Ray. Sagunto sector.

Hankow Airport at low altitude

After police had been called to during the bombing and made no Mr. Ray's home they heard a dis- attempt to fight the raiders, all of turbance at No. 13, but by the time

house which

apparently succeeded in re-they had reached that turning to their base unmolested. burglars had vanished. MILLION DEAD IN SPAIN

Following the raids three Japanese

In the meantime the burglars op- pursuit planes which formed part of Burgos, July 18.

gave a Peak. Mr. F. P. Franklin WIN Tre an interview with United Press, the escort for the bombers gaveparently proceeded to No. 34 the General Franco summarised the past specfocular display of recklessness awakened there about 3 am.. by u General For bloodshed in Spain by

of within a hundred feet of hangars,

Two raids on Barcelona wercked fourteen buildings. There were no casualties, United Press.

charging that the "criminality"

Loyalist leaders was responsible for

the

Hankow, July 18. Chinese and Japanese forces in the vicinity of Yuanchu, G5 miles north-west of Loyang, have bem engaged in a fierce battle since July 1. according to a Chinese cont- minique.

The

report adds that Yuanchu l'ell on July 15. The Chinese forces ||rc

10 suid

be still

occcupying the hills near the town, and claim to be flicting heavy losses on the Japanese. The Chinese spokesmart expressed confidence that the Chinese will frustrate the reported allempt by the Japanese in east Shansl a the western terminus of the Tooching Railway to effect a Junction with the Japanese (Continued on Page 7.)

STOP PRESS

Withdrawal Demanded

Tokyo, July 19. and dating us. power-diving to noise in the hour of his bedroom Korea, reports that the Korean- and a Information from Koijo,

the

they strafed the anti-aircraft gunners noticed a man crouching down and Manchukuo frontier guard au-

and fleeing aerodrome attendants for gazing into the room. Mr. Franklin

their fleet-United Press.

the prolongation of the conflict.

He estimates that 1,000,000 lives in minutes before they rejoined immediately rushed at the intruder thorities yesterday demanded. but by the time he had reached the the immediate withdrawal of upstairs hallway from his room, the burglar had vanished.

have been lost in the war.

The wor

is virtually

"The Insurgents have

over,

he

virtually

Washington, July 18. A broadcast yesterday by President claims. rty. Inside the rear Miquel Quezon of the Philippine cubicle, which she found in earthenware

and

Stephens and party occupied, was Islands on the Philippines' attitude

GERMAN TRADE BALANCE NOT FAVOURABLE

!

BRITISH SHIPS'

DECKS WON'T SHED BOMBS

London, July 18.

Mr. Franklin aroused his guest,

Mr. R. S. L. Paterson, who was just

in time to observe two men rusling over the garden, and disappearing into sinde of the hillside.

An investigation revealed that the place had been ransacked, that smail sum of money had been taken from a cont pocket, and a jade dish, containing studs and links, had also disappeared. This was subsequently If Europe becomes involved in an-discovered in the garden, together other war, Spain has proved that with various papers which had been British merchantmen will be

abandoned. The only really valuable victims, states the London Daily, loss was a pair of gold cuff-linler, Herald. The decks of Britisif mer-

The burglars guined entry to Mr. chant ships, unlike those of other Franklin's home by way of a ladder nations, have not been designed to reaching to the nursery window. meet aerial attacks,-United Prcas.

Soviet troops from Changku- feng, which was occupied by the Sovlets on July 11.

The demand is accompanied by a strong warning that if the Soviet authorities fail to comply with this demand, determined action will be taken.-Domci.

Negotiations Virtually Broken Down

a tin, towards the Far Eastern situation is on the war by land, sea așd gir,” he added. "Industrially and econ- in which were packets of heroin pills, regarded in Washington as a stales-omically it has not yet ended, be She admitted the articles belonged manlike declaration, definitely dis- cause of the spirit of criminalty of Paris, July 10. to her and that she was the principal pelling all thought that he went to the "Red" lenders, who do feel that Japan last month to discuss the possiblood is being uselessly poured out, of The French Foreign Minister, M. tenant of the floor.

and because of the obstinacy When formally charged, she said ble neutralisation of the islands. Georges Bonnet, will leave Paris for

to sny,

but when she Offcials draw attention to the fact Russia, which is making every effort Boulogne this morning, accompanied she had nothing

war over Europe.”~~ by the British Ambassador, Sir Eric was taken before the Magistrate ten that Fresident Quezon stressed this to unloose

days Inter she stated the jar and tin point in his broadcost, since the ques- United Press. Phipps, and the military and naval belonged to her husband, who had ton of neutralisation is not within attaches of the British Embassy, to returned to his village to offer his the province of the Commonwealth, welcome the King and

Queen of services to his country.

but is strictly a problem for the England on their arrival in France,

Revenue Officer Stephens und Re-United States to solve. extremely Monday.

venue Officer H. J. Millington gave! Alter

Wallington effelals are especially with the Turkish Am-evidence of the raid, after which Mr. gratined at President Quezon's ex- exchanging bassador letters relating to the settle- D. E. Davis, Acting Government planation regarding national defence ment of the France-Turkish debts Monopoly Analyst, testified that the in the Philippines, which, he said, was intended for the morale of the agreement, he received the Czech pills contained heroin.

It is now reported that the Minister and discussed with the latter In a statement from the dock, entire people and the training of the the latest developments in the Czech prisoner said that although she had youth of the islands.

Berlin, July 18.

Manchukuo-Sovict negotia- admitted the things were here shel President Quezon's question.

statement that

Germany's trade balance for the

Peiping, July 19. Later M. Bonnet had another con- did not in fact know what the con- it would not be worth any nation's

the tions for an amicable settle thut The first visible "eigh Pelping, July 19. ference with the U.S. Ambassador, tents were. They were left behind time to attack the Philippines is re- Arst six months of 1938 shows a sur-

according to The Inner Mongolla dvernment "Open Door" is being closed appears marks, discussing with him, it is believed, by her husband, who had returned garded as especially important as a plus of reports over exporte

announces the closing in its territory in the formal announcement of the ment of the Changkufeng 10 relating the currency to the country to join the volunteers, declaration of simple policy which 114,000,000 matters

21 Sino-Mongol- Without retiring, the Jury found tends to establish tho Philippinca official figures released to-day. question.

Imports, totalling 2,097,000,000 of four agencies of the Bank of Inauguration of M. important

and in sentence, policy in Far East on beals marks, wore nine per cent. higher China, and two agencies of the Bank Japanese petroleum company, where hill incident have virtually conference, with the British Foreign His Lordship, sald: "You have been of counlity of treatment and trade. Secretary, Lord Halifax, is scheduled convicted on the clearost podble Other sources commented on Prest than in the corresponding period last of Communications, which have been in the autonomous Inner-Mongolian broken down.-Domei.

right to import and sell petroleum to begin on Wednesday, received the evidence of possesion of this form dont Quezon's tactful references lol year, while experts, valued at 2,583, attempting to carry on in "enemy" Government in vested with the sole This leaves the Mongel. Frontier products in the Government's ler- Fresidents of the Senate and the of pilt which is a peril and prat to the Sino-Japanese situation, which 000,000, were three per cent. less in territory during hostilities.

concern, ritary, which include the Pingsut Chamber and gave the latter an out the community. You may not be one were carefully confined to expressions value and ten per cent. less in volume ling of the basis on which negotiations of the major actors in this frame of hope that the hotties would then in the corresponding period Inst Bank, a Mongol-Japanese

| Joar,--Reuter Special.

the solo bank in that aron-Reuter. Railway zonu.-Router. would be conducted-Trans-Ocean, but cleatly are, one of the actors terminate soon United Press.

of

BANK OF CHINA AGENCIES CLOSE

"OPEN DOOR" NOW SLOWLY CLOSING

Hsinking, July 19.

(Further Stop Press News On,

Page 12.)