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SPANISH DIPLOMAT PROTESTS

Non-Intervention

Plan Not Being Applied

London, Aug. 31.

In a conversation with Lord

THE HONGKONG

HONGKONG CRIME,

INCREASES

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against Ave in 1930. Order was made

In one of them. In Kowloon these summonses numbered Ave on against four in 1936. In one of them order was made.

in

The year under report marked a fresh high level in the number of

court both persons before the

Hongkong and in Kowloon; 10,391 and 31,100 respectively as against 37,074 and 20,172 in 1930.

In Hongkong revenue and expendi- Halifax at the Foreign Office to-ture again show increases, while in day the Spanish Ambassador, Kowloon last year's tendencies are Senor Azarate, strongly protest-reversed; revenue has risen and ex-

penditure declined. ed against the delay and the apparent shelving of the Spanish question.

He urged the Immediate convenio of the Non-Intervention Committee

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TYPHOON DRIVES CHITRAL ASHORE

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hit Tokyo at a velocity of 70 miles

an hour.

Veering towards the north, the galo later was reported to have passed into the Japan Sea,

SEPTEMBER 1, 1988.

THURSDAY,

CZECHS FIRE ON GERMAN PATROL

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HÒNGKONG BANS ÁLL COLLECTIONS

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a programme which the Czech Gov-kl, 19, Lau Yin, 19, and Li Ping, 17, charged with having collected, on be-

ernment cannot accept,

In the Czech conception, Sir John half of the Newspaper Peddlery ite Simon must have known of the new lief Association, money for charity Czech proposals for A

basis for without permission.

hits beennegotiation before c made

speech.

Up to 0 o'clock this morning, one person was known to have killed and 0 Injured. Over 30,000 houses have reportedly been flooded.

Donel

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The defendants and that they had been asked to do what they did, and they did not know whether permis- sion had been granted.

Meanwhile, German men of mobl- lisable age continue to receive cards telling them when and where to

Det.-Sergeant C. T. Byron said that Similar report in case of neeemily, cards have been issued for several yesterday morning Fung was seen in

Pelho Street, Kowloon, waving months past.

banner which sald something about Several foreign familes, nervous over the continued tension, have the War Relief Association, Mon- either left or are preparing to leave

KOK Branch.

A number of ather Berlin for France and England.newspaper hawkers were also mak- ing collections on behalf of the same Association and among them were the other two defendants. All three of them wore cloth badges.

EARLIER REPORT

Tokyo, Aug. 31. The worst typhoon since 1906 struck Tokyo, Yokohama and other parts of eastern Japan The following sub-heads show im-carly this morning. portant increases; simple larceny, in- The wind reached a velocityUnited Press. creased by nearly 1,000 eases; steal of 70 m.p.h., causing extensive

LARCENY INCREASES

to discuss the situation created by from the person; robbery; re-damage to crops and probably ceiving and unlawful possession

what he termed General Franco's retrade mark infringement; food and jection of the British plan for the drug offences; offences against

public withdrawal of volunteers from Spain, health and street hawkers offences. Senor Azarate declared that the In Kowloon, increases are shown not Spanish people, especially the Liberal only under the heads of larceny and

disappointed element,

with receiving but under obstruction, begs Great Britain and what they con- towards sider her weak attitude General Franco.

It is understood that the Ambassa der told Lord Halifax that Britain was rapidly losing her inporal influence in Spain.

reported to have Press.

King and offences against public henith,

Decreases in both courts appear in opium and strug offences, returning from banishment, trame offences (except in Kowloon) and dog

monses.

кита-

reaching the proportions of a national disaster.

Yokohama and other towns have been plunged into complete darkness and all street lights in Tokyo are eut of action.

Many houses collapsed and the roofs of others were ripped off.

Railway and other traffic services are threatened as the steadily rising-Reuter,

rivers

re

TOKYO IN DISORDER

Tokyo, Sept. 1. At daybreak the streets of Tokyo were littered with glass and debris and live wires were a menace to

traffic.

It is understood that the entire police force has been assigned to rescue work, pending an accurate survey,

Lord Halifax is stated to have

A very large proportion of the in- replied that non-intervention remains crease in receiving and possession is the only method of preventing more {accounted for by the numerous cases deplorable developments.

of unlawful possession of tree wood, Barcelona is not opposing non- | brought from September, 1937 un-

Barcelona Intervention.

merely wards, after the typhoon. wants it applied," the Ambassador is In the Juvenile Courts, similar replied.-United | trends can be observed, in the in- Creuse of offences against property SEEK EXCHANGE OF

and of hawkers' offences, principally PRSONERS OF WAR

bawiting newspapers without Toulouse, Aug. 31,

Hence, which has since July atnost The tree members of the Brist superseded the selling of vegetables Commission for the exchange of

as the

the mainstay of the child Spaalah prisoners-of-war arrived in winner. It even seems to have at- Toulouse to lay and will continuetracted the young tobacco sinugglers their tank here

of arranging exon the water front, for defendants in change between the Insurgents and such cases have sink from 30 to force. lashed the

Da Loyalists.

and the same decline

occurred in Bosc. Kowloon where, however, Inveenies Thousands

At the height of the typhoon a fire in the Kanda district destroyed the Nagai Textile Company's dwelling.—

United Press,

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Diplomats Active

London, Aug. 31. Diplomatic activity in London con-- tinued throughout tö-day.

In addition to conversations be tween the Prime Minister and Sir Nevile Henderem, before the Am- bassador departed for Berlin, and interviews with the American French Ambassadors, Lord Halifax had calls from Mr. Winston Churchill, the Czech Minister and the Polish Charge d'Affaires.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo was in Court and suld that he was eling on behalf of the Hongitong China War Relief Committee. He explained that he thought that the hawkers received their money tina from a certain in- and iitute and then went to the Relief Committee to have them sealed up to assure honesty.

The tins were later returned to the Association and the money collected would be em- Lord Halifax and Mr. Winston ployed for useful purposes. The Churchill conversed for 40 minutes Association's Committee for the re- on the Czech and central European lief of refugees was maintaining an sltuations generally.

orphanage in Un Long, he pointed From the Polish Charge d'Afaires, | out, and whatever money obtained Lord Halifax is presumed to have would be used for lawful purposes. obtained the outlook of the Polish Government, which is intimately concerned with the Czech problem.

After Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy. American Ambassador, had called at the Foreign Office, he saw the Czech Minister at the American Embassy Feuter.

Will Not Retreat

Berlin, Sept. 1.

ASKS FOR LENIENCY

If Mr. Macfadyen, continued Mr. Lu, dreided to convict the defendants he would suggest that instead of a fine being: Imposed, a strong warning: should be given them not to repeat the offence, because any fine that would be paid would be

tuked out of the cash boxes. The Association he represented would The typhoon, which was of terrifiederson, the British Ambassador, who tins be returned to them for the It is expected that Sir Nevile Hen-appreciate it very much it Mr. Mac- fudyen would order that the money Yokosuka Naval returned by pinne from London yes- Two special delegates will remain

terday, will call at the Foreign Onlee proper purposes. revellers were In the Spanish capital to negotiate and hawking offences have also de-marooned in Tokyo, and took refuge

to the fo-day and make known

Saying that the defendants had German directly

Government the with the authorities-clined. Girl hawkers, who number in office buildings.

present committed a technical offence but British attitude in the Czech pro- that probably they had thought that United Press.

19 out of 10 girl offenders, have in- Hundreds of houses are flooded in

blem. creased both sides of the harbour. the Omeri suburbs.

they were acting within their rights, maintain considerable

German newspapers continue to Mr. Macfadyen said that he would reserve re-remand them for 24 hours for them garding the new plan prepounded by to bring to Court the person who had! the Czech Premier, pending oficial authorised them in their undertak- confirmation of rumours.

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REMANDED ON GRAVE CHARGE

On a charge of having enticed a 10-year-old Chinese girl out of the Colony for the purpose of prostitu- tion, Tang Kwon was remanded for 48 hours when he was taken before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow-

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SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected

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The first known casualty was a girl of eighteen, who was killed when her home collapsed.

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screamships in Tokyo harbour

out the distress signal on their sirens. Their identity not yet known.

Apparently the storm followed a marrow patch, and arose in the south, sweeping along the Boso Peninsula and lashing the Isu Islands.

The Observatory reports that an- other typhoon of unknown intensity in forming in the South Seas United Press.

MISSIONARIES GIVEN MORE FREEDOM

Ing.

Comments by German newspapers Before the remand was made, Mr. and by pullical leaders, however, Caltrop said that owing to the pre- leave no doubt that any measures sent state of the Colony these collec- which fall to fuln! the Sudeten de-tion could not be allowed. Tha mands for unlimited autonomy will Commissioner of Police had gone to be rejected by the Germans.much trouble over the matter and Trans-Ocean,

the Governor had decided that all such collections are to be banned.

EVERYONE WARNED

Close Collaboration

In one or two Isolated cases, said Mr. Calthrop, permission had been ranted for collecting campaigns, but it had been given to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and his per- mission

hnd vensed on August 10.

Paris, Sept. 1. The British Charge d'Agaires was received by the Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet. yesterday afternoon, and communicated to the French Government the decisions reached by the British Cabinet on Tuesday,

It is reported from London that All the people concerned had been the French Ambassador, M. Charles warned about this.

to

Corbin, likewise communicated Lord Halifax the decisions arrived at by the meeting of the French Cabinet on the same

Shanghai, Sept. 1. Foreign missionaries in Japanese foccupied areas of China are now al- lawed greater freedom of moveinent by the Japanese authorities to under from their stations in the interior. to information reaching here.

erording

it is reported that a group of thirty missionaries,

mostly Americans, were recently given permission to

proceed to the cities Kinotsi Rallway,

day.

After receiving the British Charge d'Affaires, M. Bonnet had a prolong- conterence with the Premier, M. Edouardi Daladier.

The impression prevalls here that tension has relaxed to some extent. Newspapers again stress that the British and French Governments are

closely collaborating with respect to

along the Czeclio-Stavakia.--Trans-Ocean.

Mure frequent movement of mis- sionaries with stations in Central Chlaa is also Reuter

being requested.—

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Concluding, Mr. Calthrop said that the police were taking a very severe view of such cases, and were trying to reach the organisers behind the sellers.

The 24 hours' remand was thien made.

Five other summonses, also con- tion of money, were adjourned to the cerned with the unauthorised collec- afternoon of September a for heur- ing.

and Mr. Hin-shing Lo will defenti Mr. Lockhart Smith will prosecute,

ficctised,

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TIENTSIN

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M. Pierre Cot, former French captured Talyuan, west of Tsinyang terday by M. Krefta, the Czech by the Japanese on August 27. Foreign Minister, was received_yes- in northern llonun, which was taken

Foreign Minister.

This is the fourth time that

Chinese.

It is not believed that any sign-Tslyuan has been recaptured by the ficance attached to the meeting- Trans-Ocean.

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Sir Nevile plans to call upon Baron von Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister, this morning,~~~Trans-Ocean.

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Following up their success, Chin- ese forces also recovered Huang-

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of Taiyuan.

With the recapture of Tsiyuan, the Japanese menace to the Yellow River crossing in north Houan is removed. A report just to hand reveals that Tsinyang was also retaken by the Chinese but this cannot be confirmed. -Central News.

Floods Receding

Hankow, Sept. 1, Floods which caused a stalemate in the Hwangmei fighting some weeks nito, are now apparently, receding. Vernacular papers report 2,000 Japanese troops in Hwangmel are attempting to

push westward to Kwangsi.

and artillery force Kunglungehen, it is stated, which is drove westward from

mid-way between Iwangmet and Kiukiang,

Charged with making counterfeltesterday coins, possessing conterfeiting moulds and counterfeit coins, a 25-year-old man, Li Chi-shing, was remanded for a week when he appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Det.- .Sergeant C. Mottram asked for the

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