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FOR KING AND QUEEN

London, Nov. 7,

The King and Queen returned to Buckingham Palace this morning after spending the week-end at Wind- For Castle,

HOLDERS will be hold at the Head Office of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, on WEDNES. DAY, 21st December, 1938, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directora

ALL TIMES,

Herr Ribbentrop's Boast In Foreign Policy Declaration

Confirms Franco-German Rapprochment Pact

BERLIN, NOV. 7.

During the week Their Majesties for the fancial year ended 30th THAT A FRANCO-GERMAN PACT is in the offing was have a number of publle engagements September, 1938, 14:1 electing

to full.

Directors and Auditors.

To-morrow the King will attend the State opening of Parliament, THE TRANSFER BOOKS AND white on Wednesday Their Majesties | REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS will be present at Command Per- formance at the Coliseum Theatre.

On Friday the King will attend the service at the Cenotaph, and in the evening he will be present at the British Legion'a festival of remem- brance at the Albert Hall-Reuter,

Franco-Reich Declaration

London, Nov. 7.

A German-French declaration on the lines of the Anglo-German "No War" declaration, signed by Herr Hitler and Mr. Chamberlain al Munich, is expected before the week is out, says Reuter's diplomatic cor- respondent.

The French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, in understood to be anxious that such a step be completed as soon as possible, and, It is stated, it awaits only the final agreement by Berlin-Reuter,

will he closed from Friday, 25th November, 1938, to Wednesday, 21st December, 1938, both days Inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

NOEL BRAGA,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 8th November, 1938.

BOER CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Amsterdum, Nov. 8. The Netherlands Government has charged the Minister of State, Bee- larts van Blockland, with the re- presentation of the Government at the Boer Centenary Celebrations.

The Minister will travel by special plane to South Africa In December.

Trans-Ocean.

Infantry Battalion Lands At

Barracks In Parachutes

Berlin, Nov. 7.

The spectacle of a whole infantry battalion making their entry into new barracks by parachutes was enacted at Brunswick to-day.

They had flown from Stendal in a number of large aero- planes, flying in formation, and when at a height of abuot 360 feet, man after man jumped with a parachute, and landed in front of the barracks.

Later they were presented with the Fuchrer's flag, in- scribed: "If you don't risk your life you never win."-Reuter Special.

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officially confirmed by the German Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop here to-day, when he spoke before the Foreign Press Association.

Complimenting the foreign press on the favourable trend of reporting from Germany during the past weeks, but re- gretting that some Governnients had not seen it, during the Czech crisis, to compel the press to write a greater degree of objectivity, Herr von Ribbentrop referred to the recent war scare in America as an example of the effect publicity can have, especially when it is a case of American war-psychosis brought about by the press,

"It would not have surprised him, declared the Foreign Minister, if eye- witnesses had described the monsters from Mars that were sup- posed to have landed on the Ameri- can Continent

dressed in the National Socialist Brownshirt uni- forms.

Charged With Violating U.S. Laws

Shanghai American To Stand Trial

Denying that National Socialist policy was one of acquiring power by force, the speaker declared that National Socialist foreign policy is dominated by the desire of uniting all Germans in one strong Relch, and the fact that the Fuehrer hos succeeded in unifying the country in six short years is not the result of

Shanghai, Nov. 8. a polley of brute force but of herole

The Huthorities have arrested resolution and self-sacrifice on part Frank Arthur Simon, an American, of the German people, combined on a charge of conspiracy against with faith in the Fuehrer.

the laws of the United States."

NOW AND FOR ALL TIMES INVINCIBLE

It is alleged that Simon attempted

INVINCIBLE"

HUMA

When a school of whales seemed Intent on upsetting his bout, Dr. E. Allen Petersen, 37-year-old osteopath, wished he never had started crossing the Pacific in a frail Chinese fishing junk, with his California-born Japanese bride, Tane. But after 85 perilous days from Yokohoma he and his crew of two young Russlabs arrived in Los Angeles, as obove,

Elaborate Plans

To Welcome Italian Goodwill Plane

Flight's Three-Fold Object

route to Tokyo on a goodwill flight.

The Italian Embassy here on Mon- that the Goodwill plane plans to day afternoon officially announced

arrive in the army airfeld at Tachi-

80 Quakes Rock Japan In Two Days

Tokyo, Nov. 8. to handle Chinese business under and civilian circles in Tokyo to welcome the Italian plane which is Elaborate preparations have been completed by Government American laws, thus keeping clear leaving Rome at 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning (Tokyo time) en "Germany is now and for all times)

of the Japanese authorities. invincible," declared Herr von Rib- It is reported that he organised an bentrop, "and augmenting the American-Chinese Corporation and strength of our awn 80 million then, allegedly, issued a false pass- people is the friendship with Italy port to one of his employees and at and Japan, as well as 'he cordial re- tempted to register a number of lations with Poland, these standing junks which he did not own. an foundation stones of German for- It is said that the plan met with a kawa, near Tokyo, at 3.20 o'clock on eign policy."

hitch when Chinese

businessmen Thursday afternoon, Nov. 10. Referring to the recent Vienna ar- complained that the registry papers

The Air Attache of the Italian bitration

meeting. Herr von Ribben of Simon's firm, and the registration Embassy called on the offeinis of trop

stated: "Vienna cleared the

of the junks were found to be false the War Office on Monday afternoon path for a new perlod of co-opera-

after Chinese businessmen had, it is and made necessary arrangements tion and peaceful development in spid, paid Simon 710 yuan. south-East Europe. The decision The case is a highly important regarding the plane's arrival. handed down there fixed definitely ne, since it will test the legality The Air Attache also revealed that and finally the

..

frontier. between of American firms which have been the Italian Goodwill fight has a Hungary and Czecho-slovakia

reaping a rich harvest in recent threefold object, namely, to convey is months due to their handling Chinese to the Japanese nation ethnographic principles.

1 message proves that following

of business under the Amerlein flat from the Fascist party. solution of the

expressing the Sudeten question, Germany bears

United Press.

warm friendship Lowards Japan. no feeling of rancour or hatred

secondly, to return the visit to Italy against the Czechs, but indicates

of the

Asahi Shimbun's "Divine the Reichs Government

Wind," and, thirdly, to establish f endeavouring to secure in a just

posible a new world record, shor- manner the Interests of both the

fening the distance between Rome and Tokyo and thereby bringing Italy and Japan into closer tles relationship.

that

on

uiso

Hungarian and the Czecho-slovak |

state.

Should Czecho-Slovakia be will- ing to follow the Bnal demarcation of her frontiers and take into account the changed situation and revise her foreign policy as regards Germany, an understanding with that State and an ultimate reconciliation between the two nations wil be possible."

Japanese To Surrender

S'hai Varsity?

Shanghai, Nov. 1.

was

of

ex-

The Italian Goodwill plone peels to arrive at Hanoi about mid- night on Wednesday and to reach Talloku (Formosa) the following morning at 7.15 o'clock, with Tuchi- kawa, the final goal, being reached at 3.20 o'clock (Tokyo time) the same afternoon.-Domei,

REFUGEE'S MUI-TSAI

Another Flight From Canton Invasion

TOKYO, Nov. 8. The earthquakes ceased yester- day after 48 hours of distur- bances, though genile tremblings continued to be recorded.

Officials in Tokyo sald that seismograph recordings showed 50 separate earthquakes, whils the to instruments recorded 80.

Omcials have now begun to study the extent of the under- sea disturbance. United Press.

U.S.

In what is believed to be the first step towards the restoration of the NOT FRANTIC REARMAMENT

University in Shanghai to the legal owners, the Japanese military The speaker expressed surprise authorities have permitted a group of over the fact that the result of the ten faculty members and missionarles Munich Agreement was a frantic to visit the battle-scarred property Fearmament, accompaniest in some of the college. nailons by feverish warmongering, This is the first group of owners' He also declared that German representatives to visit the American Colonial creles had taken note of the Baptist institution since it

gitation in the African press against evacuated during the hostilities Germany, the motive evidently be around Shanghai last year. ing to dissuade any of the Govern Continued occupation ments who might feel inclinded to grounds by military and naval units fulfill Germany's demands for a re- was made the subject for a shorp turn of her colonies.

protest on June 1, when the Ameri- Referring to the future relations can Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Crew, of the Reich to the two nations of presented a note to the Japanese yesterday with keeping an unregister- Dec. the London-Paris Axis, he declared: Government on the instructions of ed mui-isal, named Kwok Mul, aged

"It

may bo expected that in Mr. Cordell Hull. the American 18. Defendant was bound over In course of a further development of Secretary for State---Reuter.

$50 to be of good behaviour for a year.

the path laid out by Germany and England in Munich, now pordibililles! Improving the relations between Germany and France will ariso and will be formulated in the appropriate Manner.

ап

Ger-

"For this reason the wish expressed by the French Ministers for honourable co-operation with many is endorsed by cently confirmed rapproachment be-

us. The tween Italy and England moves in the same direction."

rc-

Herr von Ribbentrop concluded by declaring that the attitude

of the

Local Divorce Decree Is Made Absolute

The

decree nisl

granted three

Kwok On-pung, 26, married wo- man, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy

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ELECTION IN POLAND May July

responsible statesmen in London and her petition for the dissolution of Smigly-Rydz Government

of months ago to Anna Charrington In

Paris gives rise to the hope common-sense will triumph

that her marriage with Herry Charring- warmongers in the Western

over ton, was made absolute by Mr. mocracies, Germany, he declared, Court this morning.

De Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Supreme Mr. G. She,

Has Huge Majority

Warsaw, Nov. 8.

Government

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peared for petitioner.

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WHIPPED TO DEATH Murder Charge Against Step-Father

Tulsa, Nov. 7. The District Attorney has prepar-

a plebiscite ed a murder charge against Leon L. OF SNATCH THIEF

determine political Ideology. Scribner, 23, Like the 1035 vole, all opposition admitted whipping his two-year old who is sold to have Miss Pingust, of 2 Somerset Road.ted Press.

boycotted the election. Lep-daughter to death because she

refused to obey' an order.

In answer to the charge, Scribner

King George VI has conferred the was the victim of a match-thief order of the Garter on King George yesterday. She was walking along of Greece,

Kal Tak Road about 0.30 p.m. when been received, the trend of the pollkill her. I guem I just lost my rea- Although full results have not yet said: "Of course, I didn't mean to The Greek King was the guest of a Chinese the British Royal Family on Monday snatched her handbag, which con- Master, M. Slawek, has falled to had whipped her,

approached her and Indicates that the former Prime 200 I left her on the bed after 1 at luncheon-Trans-Ocean,

tained $12.50, and escaped.

be re-elected-Trans-Ocean.

I thought was sleep."-United Press.

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