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六拜禮 十三月七英港香

SATURDAY, JULY

30, 1938.

日四初月七

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LOST

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WHITEAWAY'S

MID-PACIFIC

Chamberlain Admits Possibility of Aid to China

RUSSIANS CROSS

DR

_pener" telc-

en Soviet soldiers

aded Manchukuo ter-1 a mile north of

by the Soviet forces last week.

The Soviet troops opened fire on the Manchukuoang guarding the frontier, the fight lasting for over an hour.

Six passengers-five of whom were en route to Hongkong--and a crew of nine are aboardangkufeng, which was seized the Pan-American Airways 25-ton Hawaiian Clipper, lost at sea between Guam and Manila.

Ships and planes this morning commenced a wide search over the area from where the radio operator of the Clipper, M. McCarty, sent out his last message at noon yesterday, stating that the ship was circling to the south to escape a tropical storm, and was fighting strong head winds.

The position of the Clipper was given in this report as latitude 12.27 North, longitude 130.40 East.

Passengers for Hongkong aboard the missing flying boat are:

Major Howard French, of Tacoma, Washington, a member of the U.S. National Guard, en route to Hong- kong:

K.

China Claims

Mr.

Pacifie A. Kennedy. Divisions Traffle Manager for Pan- American Airways. en roulo to Manila;

Dr. Earl B. McKinley, of Washing- } ton, D.C., noted leprologist, en roule to Hongkong;

Mr. Fred C. Meir, of Washington. D.C., U.S. Department of Agriculture official, en route to Hongkong:

Mr. E. E. Wyman, Vice-President of the Curtis-Wright Aircraft Corporation, en route to and thence to London by Airways:

Hongkong

Imperial

Mr. Choy Wa-shun, of Jersey City, N.J., en roule to Hongkong.

Members of the crew, all of whom are well-known in Hanthong, are: Captain Leo Terletky, First Offleer M. A. Walker, Second Offer G. M. Davis, Third Omeer J. M. Sauceda, Fourth Offer J. W. Jewett. Engineer- Omcer Cox Hadio Operator Asst. Engineer- Omcer T. . Tatum, W. McCarty, Flight Steward Parker,

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The US. Iransport Meigs, which! was ordered to make full speed for! the lucality, arrived there at 10 p.m. last night and radioed that she had commented a zig-zag search for the missing plane,

Admiral Yarnell, Commander-in- Chief of the U.S. Aslatie Squadron

Planes to Search

Bombers Sank Big Warship

Hankow, July 30,

A Squadron of Chinese bombers took off yesterday' and bombed

concentration of Japanese warships in the vicinity of Hukow.

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Chinese aviation headquarters claims that at least one large- sized Japanese warship was sunk, while several others were hit-- Reuter,

BRITISH FUNDS TO PROTECT REFUGEES

Safety Zone For Hankow Needed

London, July 29.

The Russians subsequently withdrew across the frontier. Casualties are not reported.-- United Press.

BRITISH POLICEMAN STRUCK

Complaint Against Japanese Sentries

Shanghai, July 20.

A twenty-eight-year-old Slinghal- born British Municipal Police Officer. named W. W. L. Hamlyn, has Aled a protest with the British Consul as a result of an incident on the Gar- den Road Bridge, in which he was struck twice by Japanese guards.

Hamlyn declares that he Inter vened when he

Japanese Marine refuse to

foreign EL allow

whereupon three Japanese soldiers,

a saw

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THIS IS WERE THE WAR IS being fought most intensive- ly. At Klukiang the Chinese suffered a reverse, but to the south, towards Nankang, resistance is stiffening.

ADJUSTMENTS MADE IN PAY OF NAVAL, R.A.F. OFFICERS

London, July 29.

The Admiralty announces that as a result of inter- woman to pass along the Bridge. Departmental discussions, in which all three fighting important decisions affecting two with fixed bayonets, surrounded forces participated,

emoluments and conditions of service for officers of the Royal Navy have been made.

him and struck him twice.

Hamlyn was eventually taken away from the serve by a motor car full of foreign policemen who happened to be possing at the time.

-jenter.

Visit Prague

All Planned

London, July 29.

Among the benefits accruing to officers as a result of the decisions will be provision for those temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own. They will receive full pay and if captain's rank or below will also receive a provision and marriage allowance where applicable.

In future, Flag Officers, if their further employment Lord Runciman departs for Prague is uncertain, will receive six months' full pay and six on August 2.

He will be accompanied by Lady months on two-thirds' pay, after which they will go on to

Geoffrey Peto, half-pay. Ituneiman and Mr. Conservative Member of Parliament. The party will be preceded by Lord Runciman's private secretary, T. A. Mr. R. J. Stopford, Mr. F.

Mr. Ashton, and Mr. G. Watkin. Watkin has been seconded from the

has ordered Admiral Meyers in The British Ambassador's Com- Mantin to utilize all available ships mittee of the Lord Mayor's Fund in Foreign Omee at Lord Runciman's and plants in the search.

Shanghai has cabled to Mansion House in London, stating that Han-request for the duration of the Me kow is urgently asking for £20,000 sion, but will have no communica- The Army is installing extra tanks sterling in view of the projected tons with the Foreign Omee during in three Martin bombers, which are formation of a large refugee safety expected to hop all at dawn and join zone. several destroyers in the search.

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The appeal adds: "This money is One of the destroyers is carrying urgently needed."

The Committee of the Lord Mayor's an amphibian plane, which will be launched as soon as, the ship reuches Fund us immediately sent £6,000

the Treasurer, the last reported position of the and

Thompson. is sending Clipper.

Dr. Gordon

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the Mission.

Mr. Stopford was private secretary to Sir John Simon when the latter was Chairman of the Indian Statutory Committee.--Reuter,

NEW RULES FOR R.A.F. PAY AND PROMOTION

London, July 20.

I

Senior officers will be retired when

OTHER MEANS THAN

LOANS TO ASSIST INVADED NATION

European Position Plays Part in East's Future

London, July 29.

In connection with financial guarantees by the Export Credits Department for China, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Labour leader, asked in the House of Commons to-day whether the Prime Minister would assure the House that the Government will consider the question of China in relation to the special position existing at present and not merely as an ordinary trans- action.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain replied that the matter was at present under consideration.

£

Mr. A. V. Alexander, Labour M.P. for Hillsborough, asked if there were other alternatives than a loan or grant under export credit. Mr. Chamberlain answered in the affirmative.-Reuter.

JAPANESE WARSHIP

SUNK

Nine Damaged By Chinese Bombers

Hankow, July 30. Chinese aircraft wrought havoc on 30

European Position

London, July 20. : The ability of western Powers to piny any effective part in Chinn would depend preliminarily on a relaxation of the tension in Europe, declared Sir Frederick Whyle, speak- Ing to-day at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford.

have done Great Britain might more to protect her own interesis and assist the Chinese, but British Inter- vention on a large scale was not to bc

the Long a3 expected, nor us American people remained in their present isolationist mood was it ikely that the United States would intervene effectively.

The time a concentration of more than

will certainly come Japanese warships In the Yangise when both Britain and Amerien will River between Hukow and Matang have a definite purt to play.

"What the two Governments must yesterday morning, sinking one and

make sure of is that the financial severely damaging nine.

Zooming over the Japanese vessels, resources of London and New York out the Chinese machines dropped many are not employed to assist Japan

of her One of them was seen to

own diffleulties, without bombs. capsize under the terrific concussion definite political undertakings which guarantee both Chinese and The Japanese will crew dived into the river and many Anglo-American Interests," he declar- of the explosives.

ed. Reuter. were drowned.

Nine other warships were severely rest immediately

damaged. Some of them suffered direct bits. The

steamed downstream,

A squadron of Japanese pursuit plones inter arrived and challenged the Chinese planes,

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fred

All through the raid anti-aircraft it is certain that no further employ-guns on the Japanese vessels

heavily but ineffectively. ment can be found for them.

The triumphant Chinese planes decided to returned safely their base.-- The Admiralty has terminate the practice under which Central News. Rear-Admirals und Vice-Admirals get slep rank, and although unen- ployed in their new rank, qualify for retired pay at the rate appropriate to the higher rank.

new

The result will be that the retired pay scales for Fing officers) will be identical with these for gen- eral and air ofleers, the rates being 2000 per annum for a Rear-Admiral, Vico-Admiral, £1,300 £1,120 for

the Amount FINANCIAL PACT House of Commons yesterday by the for an Admiral.

It is understood that six patrol £5,000. This, plies, brings the

bambers now at Midway Island will be available to continue the search westward.

search.

spent on medical

amount sent to China to £120,000.

Calls on the Fund, says a statement issued in London, practically ex-

SUCCESSFUL

As a sequel to the statement in the Secretary for War, Mr. L. Hore- Bellsha, the Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. William Balfour, has announced improvement in the scales of pay for Squadron Leaders, Wing Commanders and Air Commodores..

In the two latter rinks, command be withdrawn, and the pay will allowance granted to Station Com-

The new rules, however, will not become fully effective for executive officers with Flag ranit, un the taincles and reach flag rank-Reuter. officers have been promoted to cop-

NEW APPOINTMENT

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POLICE FIRE ON RIOTERS

Rangoon Controlled

STOP PRESS

FIGHTING

ON FRONTIER

Moscow, July 29. An official communique states that two detachments of Manchukuoan troops crossed the Soviet border south of Vladivostok and at- tempted to seize a strategic Military police fired on rioters hill one and a half miles north to-day, wounding six persons in of Changkufeng, four different parts of Rangoon.

Bitter fighting ensued, and

Manchukuoan

By Troops

Rangoon, July 29.

forces

The Navy Department has notified

Paris, July 29. from Gunm that U.S.S. Pigeon is hausts all available money and Mr.

Henry Morgenthau, US. avaliable there to participate in the further help is greatly needed to save Secretary of the Treasury, who is at had con- the terror-stricken people of Hankow, present visiting France,

London, July 29, Alameda, Callfornia, from

The slatement adds that only in a versations recently with the French M. March-

In consequence of the expansion where the Clipper took off four days safely zone controlled by British and Minister for Finance,,

A Government communiquej tripartite manders in aid of official entertain of the anti-aircraft divisions of the ago, Colonel Young, Executive Ofoer other foreign interests can thousands undeau, regarding the of Pan-American Airways, sald: of unhappy refugees, mostly women monetary agreement.

Territorini Army, Major-General J. refers to a more systematic dis- the "There is still plenty of reason to and chlidren and old people who Bed

It is oflletpily stated that the con- ment expenses will be extended."

In future, promotion of flying H. Marshall-Cornwall, Chief of the position of strong forces of believe that the plane might have to Hankow from all parts of China's versations showed perfect agreement ofcors in the General Duties branch British Military Mission to Egypt, British infantry and Burma were repulsed, with casual- found a haven and made a safe land- war areas, and any measure of as regards the application of

trusting to Flight Lieutenants after two years has been apppointed Deputy Chief of Rifles, and adds that all importies on both sides.

(A.A. ing along the eastern coast of

service in the rank will be the the Imperial General Stad

It is announced that the Defence), with the rank of Llouten-tant parts of Rangoon are now Philippines. It is possible that light

standard practice,

ant-General,

protected

rloting. Agrinet. Major-General Marshall-Cornwall Assaults, however, have not yet Government has instructed served in the Shanghal Defence Corps been effectively checked. in 1827-Router..

Router.

sing might have struck close enough

to the Clipper to have burned off the

security.Reuter,

trailing radio aerial er burat out the EARTH TREMORS

transformers without damaging the

ship liselt,"United Press.

GOVERNOR OF MALTA

agreement in a spirit of collaboration--Reuter.

EMBASSY TO MOVE

Washington, July 20.

Officers unemployed during In- tervals between appointments will in future receive full pay and allow IN NEW YORK.

ancos, except Vice-Air Marshals and Mr. Cordell Hull Secretary of higher ranks, who will not receive

U.S. allowancos. announces that the State, Now York, July 20. New York shook to two earthquake Ambassador to China, Mr. Nelson tremors at 844 d.m., Eastern Sunder Johnson, will evneunte Hankow on Mr. John Adams Hunter, of the Time, to-day.

August 1 and will then establish the Colonial Administrative Servico in The shocka... were

ka... were particularly Embassy at Chungking. The U.S. Malaya, has been appointed Lieutens heavy in the Bron: Hand Westchester Consulate at Hunkow will, ant-Governor of Malta Reuter County United Prear

London, July 20,

romain, opon,--United Press,,

. The normal maximum age for retirement of Air Chief Marshals and Air Marshals will be reduced from 65 to youre, but Wing Comman ders and Squadron Leaders will be

raised from 18 and 18 years to 50 and 10 years respectively.

PICNIC CANCELLED

Retired pay for Vice-Air Marshals and Air, Marshals: will be improved

The launch picnic arranged by and the maximum retired pay for Group Captains will be increased to Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, for

this afternoon has been cancelled. 2760,-Kcuter; }|{

the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo to make a “resolute protest against new provoca- tions on the part of Man

(Further Stop Prega News on a

Pode 16.)