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Australia's Unofficial Sanctions Against Japanese
ANOTHER HONGKONG LINER TIED UP BY BOYCOTT OF JAPAN
Watersiders Refuse To
Ships Affected By Strike
THE E, & A. 1 linee Nellore, first f-assenger ship to be held up by the un- official strike in Sydney, was scheduled to ar- rive in Hong.
Load Iron Said For
Use In China War
UN
[NOFFICIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN, ADOPT-
ARE ED BY AUSTRALIAN WORKERS,
RAPIDLY
kong on Janu-SPREADING.
Ary 4.
The Tanlag was scheduled to arrive here
on January 9.
The Taiping, like her sister ship Changte,
Following a long list of shipping tie-ups which Envolved freighters, Australian waterside workers have now tied up Australian passenger liners en route to the East.
The first vessel to be affected was the E. & A. liner Hongkong ship Nellore, scheduled to sail from Sydney this week for
Hongkong and Japan.
yards.
-built
in
Other pasÖN- ger abips which may be affected by the unofficial strike are the Tanda, Nankin and Neptuna.
Yesterday, the watersiders decided not to load the Australian Oriental liner Taiping, which was scheduled to sail for Hongkong this week.
The watersiders are re- fusing to load iron ore into jany ship destined for the Far East, on the grounds that consignments are ulti- mately destined for Japan, where they would be used
THE 21-PASSENGER CONDOR awash in Manila Bay after its crash on a flight from Toy to Manila. The plane was within sight of the Cavite airport when two of its engines suddenly died. The crew of six escaped.
Chamberlain
as munitions against the Who Started
Chinese.
Although E. & A.. liners in- elude Japanese poris in their schedules, the Taiping and Changte, of the A.O. line, do not proceed further north than Hongkong.
Bul Australian watersiders allege that iron ore and scrap iron shipped to Hongkong are re- shipped from this port to Japan.
2 ITALIAN PRIESTS ON SPY CHARGE
CHUNGKING, Dec. 14.
A SENSATION has been
SALVAGE WORKERS stan ling on the wreck of the German caused in Chinese circles here by Condor, which crashed in Manila Bay on n flight from Tokyo to the publication in all Chinese Maniin.
QUEER PASSENGERS
BY HONGKONG PLANE
newspapers of a lengthy des- patch; carried by the official "Central News" Agency from Lachoku, concerning the alleged arrest of two Italian priests on a charge of carrying on espionage nctivities on behalf of the Japan-
-14,000 MILE JOURNEY.
The Story
LONDON, Dec, 13. Enquiries at the Chinese, Japanese, United States and French embassics here, as well as at the Admiralty, elicited the reply that no confirmation was forthcoming of the alleged shooting down of Japancag and aeroplanes by American French gunboats on the Yang-
S
The report is said to have been published by an American news agency.-Trans-Ocean.
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 14. The Japanese naval nuthori- ties here described as "pre- posterous" the report which is said to have been received in London and broadenst by Trans- Ocean to the effect that three Japanese bembers were shot down near Hankow by French and American gunboats.
Inquiries regarding the re- port were also received on Tuesday by British and Ameri- can news agencies here which, however, have not released the report for publication.
One inquiry
USS. Luzoned that the
down one Japanese bomber. The Luzon Apply to joyõudis uj pɔapun last following a crufte down the Yangtse-Domel.
U.S. Navy Bases In Pacific Waters
....
WASHINGTON;
Dec. 13. INFORMED CIRCLES understood that the Philip- pine Mission may suggest to members of Congress that the Administration consider naval reservation options with the view to the possible establishment of United States naval bases in the Philippines.
Philippine officials emphasised that the naval reservations queз- tion was entirely a matter for Congressional determination and they would not press the matter I Congress and the Administra- tion were unsympathetic.
However, it was indicated Philippine ofeinla have abandoned
ir previous opposition. One official indicated that the Philippines might co-operate in the construction of a dry-dock in Manila Harbour for the use of both naval and merchant vessels.
that
Philippine offelals said that a naval base was not incongruous to political Independence and pointed to the United States base it. Guantanamo. Cuba,
They said that such a base would be stilt another link in associating Philippine and United States destinies within the framework of political Independence.-United Press.
Boycotted LATE NEWS
By Nazi Envoys
LONDON, Dec. 13.
HERR HITLER'S special envoy, Herr Gottfried Aschman,
as well as the entire corps of Nazi newspapermen, boycotted
Mr. Neville Chamberlain's dinner speech before the Foreign Japanese Air Raid
Press Associution last night.
The incident is regarded as a dis-cupies of the speech were circulated tinct rebuff to the Premier and Bri- under a sent uf confidence. tish Government leaders
the fact believe Comment la direc.ed 10 there are possibiles of a serious; that diplomalie action was taken re- diplomatic ineldent.
arding the text of a speech which The action followed the reading was confidential. until it was by the Germans of an advance copy livered. of the speech, in which Mr. Chamber- Ian criticised the Nazi press attacks as anti-British, particularly vennric- ing on the allusion to Mr. Baldwini as a "gutter-snipe."
One carrcxplained that
he thought it 1
to nvold public Incident-United Press,
Lundon, Dec. 13.
The German Ampassudor, Here
Over Shekki
A
CHUNGSHAN, Dec. 14. Japanese planes singed two raids over Shekki yesterday morning..
After de
circling
over Shekki, squadron of four planes dropped a bomb in the suburbs shortly after 7 an. A cane-sugar factory, and two civilian houses were demolished and four persons were killed and wound- cu.
What Is Noise?
They later flew to Wongmoon, and
damage was done.
Court. Hears Point released three bombs. Not much
Argued In Appeal
Around 9.30 am. three planes ap- peared over Shekk! again. They machine-gunned the southonstern part of the town. One civilian was at the last minute to refrain from t- dismissal by a magistrate of a killed and three others wounded. One of the wounded was an old woman tending the Foreign Presa Associa-summon against Frank Gray, who was immediately rushed to tlon banquet to-night..
of the Majestic Caburet, for hospital.--Central News..
ven Dielsen, and London representa- AN APPEAL AGAINST the tives of German newspapers, decided
Exception was taken to parts con- tained in the press copy of the text creating a nuisance with his of Mr. Chamberlain's speech at the dance band, was heard before Mr. banquet.
Justice R. E. Lindsell and Mr
Len
A copy of the speech had also been Justice E. H. Williams at the sent to the German Ambassador, whe Supreme Court this morning, had been invited to attend as guest
Filches Appellant was Douglas of honour.
who, at the hearing of the summons, The text of the speech gave specific had complained of alleged excessive instances by the German press of the noise of the band, as heard by him in evident lack of understanding of the his flat at the Post Office Building. British standpoint
Mr. J. M. Abbott, Assistant Crown Objection was taken to this charge Solicitor, assisted by Mr. J. Whyatt, In view of the fact that the British Assistant Allorney General, conduct- Prime Minister made it at the mo-ed the appeal, the Hon. Mr. ment and on the occasion when ise D'Almada being instructed by Mr.) was the guest of an organisation, M. A: da Silva for the respondent
Mc. which includes representatives of
Abboit submitted that the the German press.
Magistrate's decision that the Miscel- 1933. the laneous Licences Ordinance, The German charge speech contained passages which were modified Section 13 of the Summary These Offences Ordinances, 1032-under According to the Chinese
uncalled for and offensive. were pasangca
which agency, suspicion was Arst aroused
Mr.which the summons was brought- SHANGHAI, Dec. 14.
(Continued on Page 4.) against the priests when police ar-
Chamberlain rejected the totalitarion THE CHINESE PRESS re-system, both for himself and for his rested two Chinese on November 26. who are alleged to be implicated ports that the Chinese Govern- compatriots, and which spoke about with the
the Italians. Following a raidment has an extensive railway the subjugation of the individual to
A SHIPMENT of African ladybirds has passed through adds, are holding mass meetings de- Hongkong en route to Honolulu from Kenya Colony.
They arrived here from Ale Yunnan Buffer
xandria by an Imperial Airways plane and were transhipped to a Pan American Airways clipper for delivery to the experimental station of the University of Hawaii at Honolulu.
State For Britain
Tokyo, Dec. 14. England is planning to make the South China province of Yunnan into
Shimbun".
The
report adds that the and French
governments
Me. A. B. Melville, of the Kenya British Department of
The Lachoku popuince, the agency
manding the severest punishment of the priests, and compelling the mill- lary authorities to take special pre- enutions to protect the Italians from mob violence.
newa
Large Railway Projects In China
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In
that
SANDAKAN LIGHT COY.
Pays Dividend after Lean Years:
ing for a bewiculture, search- desire to include Chiang Kai-shek reports, demonstrated on Decemberton, while the rest are contemplated, authoritarian State were also objected Light and Power Company (1922). Ltd. at the sixteenth ordi«.
coffee merlybug, found/ creanon of this buffer State, which i the priests within three days, second-|
A dividend of 15 per cent. was declared by the Bandakan nary yearly meeting of shareholders at the Bank of East Asia Building yesterday. This dividend, at 75 wats per share ou 50,- 000 shares, represents a payment of $37,6 Tony
Altogether, the ladybirds travelled interference zone between Bum 20, which, it is alleged, resulted in
a buffer Stale in order to creato on the Italian church on November building programme in hand, the State, in which he added that the State in reality was "only the means 14,000 mics over desert, Jungle and and French Indo-China on one side. the discovery of a complete wireless, which includes the construction of those who commanded the State ses and they are now busy reducing and territory claimed by the Japonest, transmitting station, as well as arms, of ton lines.
for the time being." the number of menlybugs that atluck states a report in the "Nichi Nicht the priests are said to have confessedl.
Other sentences in which the Prime pineapple crops in Howall.
The Lachoku populace, the agency' The first four are under construe- | Minister Indulged in critician of the
The new lines will connect Yunnan to by the Germans, Insect which himself to take the initiative in the 10, demanding Bratly deportation of
LONDON COMMENTS preya on the
then full the same functionly the handing over of the church with Burma, Kwangs with Indo- that also a specimen of ladybird
and affairs to Chinese China, Hunan with Kwangi, Szo-
London, Dec. 14. preys on the pineapple mealybug. as Slam, which is a buffer State be property
The decision of the German Ho caught several of them and tween the British and French ter- ricals, and thirdly a public an- chuen with Kwelchow, Kwangst with nouncement by the Italian priests of Kwelchow, Yunnan with Kwelchow,
Mr. A. L. Shields, chairman of the H. T. Buxton, K. C. Mark, J. shipped them in special containers ritories.
their "erime."
Chengtu with Chungking, Paochi Ambassador not to attend the Foreign
Press Association dinner at which company, presided, supported by his Braga, and S. M. Bander (for Mrs. with Chengtu, and Brochuen with Chamberlain spoke, has evoked fellow directors, Meara J. P. Braga, Amy Bunder), and the secretary, Mr. by impecial Airways from Nairobi to This suggestion crannates from a
The Italians, thereupon, the Alexandrin, a distance of 2,844 miles correspondent of the newspaper, who
considerable comment, mys Rexley's on.x, and 8. M. Churn, Messrs. 1. A. A. Botello, were also pre They were, then transferred to an declares that he received the in-agency alleges, addressed the same Siklang,
After their completion, the total jumpruimte correspondent, who adds W. Shewan, N. V, A., Croucher, H. The Blatement of accoun East Bound flying-boat on the Aus formation from foreigners who had day a letter to the Public deputation
** (Continued on Page trelan route, and carried the 6,109 journeyed from Yunnan to Singapore. promising to leave China within one length of these lines will be 3,600 ha so the correspondents could at Dreyer, 3. Dick, C. W. L. Cole, H. P. year ended June 30, 1998, d
(Continued on Pepé 4). milles.—Trans-Öçesin.
tend the dinner in comfort, advance Balley, X. J. Tavares, J. P. Pereira, l Trans-Ocean. (Continued on Page 4)
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