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FIRST EDITION RAVELS

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDIR-a Wƒ MONDAY, DECEMBER 19; 1938.

No.

72-Passenger Flying Hotels for Hongkong

BIG BOEING CLIPPER DUE IN FEBRUARY SWISS

Regular Pacific Service

HONGKONG WILL GET its first glimpse of Pan American Airways' giant 72-passenger Boeing Clippers early in February, according

THE DOEING CLIPPER

72-passenger Arab Loyalty to King:

to information released Remarkable Display

this morning.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 18.

Government tests of the ·A COLOURFUL AND IMPRESSIVE spectacle was new machine have been provided when 3,000 Arab villagers, demonstrated their completed and the

first loyalty to the King and Britain on the hillside village of experimental flight across Yatta, south of Hebron. the Pacific, from San Fran- i

cisco to Hongkong, is scheduled for eight weeks' time.

The first flight will not be made in a commercial capacity. and no mails, freight or passen- gers will be carried.

The 41%-ton flying hotel, which is now at San Francisco, will fly non-stop to Washington next week for its dedication ceremony, possibly hy President Roosevelt himself.

Mussolini

Dedicates

New Town

Rome, Dec 19. Signor Mussolini left l'orl Gaeta on cruiser Bolzano on board the

Saturday evening for Sardinia, where he will perform the ceremony dedicating the new "mining town"

of Carbonia,

..........

Unfurling of the Union Jack wani accompanied by a trumpeter sounding the general salute, and

an outburst of applause.

Major-General O'Conner, and other

¡

prominent officials arrived in convoy of cars escorted by Shellths į astride horses and cemels, through typically "ambush country."

Gakri, Bey presented many Shelkhs to Major O'Conner, and one bearded Sheild, who claimed he represented

60,000 people addressed the gather- of deploring murder, losting and

destruction, and thanking the mili

breaking the

tary fur gangs."

"criminal

He said he considered the British were messengers of peace.

Amonit those accompanying the Duce

of the was the Secretary Fascist Party. Signor Släruge, the It is belleved lint the plane may be Minister of Education, Signor Alderi,

and the Minister of Corporations, declaring that the army would con- christened "Cathay Clipper,"

tinue to suppress the rebellion, and

¡Signor Luntini,

a

WARNED

BERLIN, Dec. 18..

A WARNING 10 Switzerland, that if she wants to be regarded as neutral Power, she must ecase agitation and propaganda against Ger- many, is contained in the "Volkischer Borhachter"", which says:4

"Shameless agitation has been going on for years against the internal policy of Germany, and it has reached intolerable proportions since the tak iny over of Austria and the Sudetenland.

HINGES COPY 10 CENTS

AUSTRALIANS

MET HERE TO

FORMULATE

DEFENCE PLANS

$30.00 PRATAONTUMA

1938

DUN LOP

50 YEARS OF GROWTH

DUNLOP Fort

This Tyra with 2,000 Teeth

Germany Turns

Attention To

Ukraine

AUSTRALIA'S FEDERAL PARLIAMENT Houre at Canberra, where a ́new £60,000,000 Defence scheme has just been announced.

Switzerland must be Stalemate

told, in a decided manner that it isn't the least bit like neutrality when all the pro-German elements. in the country are per- scouted and proscribed, while the worst agitators. against the Reich, con tinue to function with impunity."--Renter.

Mother and

Father Die

In Kowloon

Major O'Conner briefly replied, Swift Tragedy Comes

To Local Family

SHEIKH SHOT DEAD

Jerusalem, Dee, 18.

Another two machines of the same

fit an address delivered by In this connection he hoped for type are now ready for commercial Duce to-day at the format inpugura- the assistance of the villagers. tests. These twp machines are Lion of the town of Carbonin, which Reuteṛ, | definitely scheduled for use on the has been built for miners employed trans-Pacific route and as soon as in the coal mines of Surdinu, the they are ready for service, probably Italian dictator failed to make any to the acute foreign in March, the first Boeing which is to reference February will be withdrawn for ex-claims on France. perimental Rights across the Atlantic.

China

In War

Still

In

Continues

SHANGHAI, Dec. 18.

JUDGING BY THE LATEST REPORTS received

LONDON, Dec. 18:

A DEFINITE MOVE- MENT is to be launched soon for the inaugura- tion of an independent Ukrainian state, includ- ing Ruthenia and extensive regions in Poland, Russia and Rumania, states the Berlin correspondent of the "Sunday Times.".

A confidential Ukrainian bureau has been opened in Berlin by Dr. Nikola Suschko, believed to be a former officer of the Ukrainian army, and all "state-less Ukrainians" have been asked to register.

The Warsaw correspondent of the "Sunday Times" declares that Polish political circles are jastonished at the haste of the Nazi authorities in organising 40,000, Ukrainians, resident in Germany.

here to-day, the situation on the various fronts re- Dr. Rosenberg, Hitler's chief lieu-

mains virtually unchanged.

Japanese forces are mostly holding the same positions whicht It

they held several weeks ago. Japanese

is believed, however, the Japan- ese High Command is expediting preparations for a new offensive ir north-western China, with.

Abandon

Stan, capital of Shensi, probably East River

as the first main, objective.

The Japanese forces in Central and South Chinn are apparently. out malting special efforts to advance, and

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up

aircas

WUCHOW, Dec. 19. LATEST MILITARY despat-

have

make the expertinentul flights in political problems such as the Italian Murod way shot dead to-day their parents within twenty-the Jonanese to isolate these terri-Actaw, the tiny village on the sandy

are concentrating their endeavours hea from the front state that

the cleaning

Japanesi forces already occupied, while a considerable num-practically completely abandoned ber of Chinese Irregulars have been the East River front and, in extremely active of late, harassing retreating, suffered large num- the Japanese by frequent raide

bers of casualties and loss of In view of the vast extent of the ammunition to the advancing SWIFT TRAGEDY has territorien nominally held by the Chinese,

Jananese, the presence of the guerillas robbed a well-known Hong-lo making the task of the Japanese all Following the recapture of Tamshul

and kong family of two sisters the more dimcult.

Pingalian. the reporta say. Sheikh Arkali, a preacher in the and three brothers of both

Chinese forces have Furthermore, it is impossible for

now reached | within the old city:

tories from the Chinese main forces, beach of the Blas Bay where Mussolini merely spoke of the

He was one of the group who four hours.

and as a result of their contact with Japanese first made their landing on economic problems of Italy, and of recently invited British troops to

Following the death in Kow-the main forces, the Chinese irregu- October 12. the creative and organising genius inspect, the Mosque precincts when it

ammunitic and men from Pan American Airways has ordered which the new Italy displayed in the was alleged that snipers were hidden loon Hospital yesterday morning lars are constantly receiving orme,

there.-Reuter. six of these lant Clippers, two for solution of her difficult problems.

of Mr. James S. White, former

sources. Trans-Ocean. the trans-Pacific service to Hongkong, Political quarters here declare

chief engineer of the steamer two for the proposed trans-Atlantic that it is by no means surprising that

Fook On, Mrs. White, his wife, service and two for a projected ser-Il Duce made no reference to foreign

8LX GIANTS ORDERED

vice between Honolula and New airs, since Italy has not yet given Big Crowd Watches passed away suddenly at the

Zealand.

formal, or diplomatic Italian claims on which world

It is understood that the projected interest has been focussed for some service to the Antipodes will, like the weeks.

trans-Atlantic service, be operated jointly by Pan American Airways

It is pointed out that offcial notice

Soviet Funeral

Moscow, Dec. 18, Ifundreds of thousands' assembled

and Imperial Airways. Negotiations of Italy's claims at the present mo-

ment would merely be grist to the in the Red Square for the funeral have already commenced for #t franchine to operate the joint service mill of Italy's enemics, and would of M. Chkalov, prominent Soviet

only make more diflcult the mission official, to-day..

to Australia Instead of New Zealand.

Big Increase In Smuggling

visiting Home in January.-Trans- past the coffin. Оссап

OFFICIALS ACCOMPANY

IT DUCE

To-day, the urn

same hospital early this morning.

Mrs. White died of shock.

She was visiting the hospital yester- day when her husband died.

She collapsed, and her condition became so serious that she also was

admitted as n patient.

Her strength did not rally and, almost 24 hours, to the minutë after

away.

thene

Girl Of 13 Stabbed In Street

1.

the

Cheungning, Foktin, Suntsøktong.) Ngankong, Hucheng and Leungfayun.] all strategle points in the East River area, were successively retaken by the Chinese yesterday. Describing the Chinese success, a despatch from Shlukwan states that over 1,000 Japanese were killed and wounded]

tenant for Ukrainian affairs, has created a specioł Ukrainian depart- ment to co-operate with the bureau in Germany for the organisation of milltary training in special achoble.

One of these,

for officers, bas nlready been opened in Danzig.

Poland has sent a sharp protest to įPrague against anti-Polish Ukrainian

propaganda

Czecho-Slovakia.-

Reuter,

In

LATEST

No English Mail

and a quantity of military supplies Until To-morrow

Belzed.

not

Japanese forces, the despatch says, The Impertat Airways plane Del- are steadily shortening their line phinus is expected 1 Kal Tak at 5 of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is For two days many thousands filed the death of her husband, she passed

with the main army concentrated at

jp.m. to-day with: Australian malls. Canton. Feverish preparations are delayed another day and will

The United Kingdom mail has been containing .the The death of Mr. White yesterday ELEANOR Brady, aged 18, made to strengthen the defence of reach Hongkong until to-morrow at 5 cremated remains, was carried from morning was totally unexpected to of Fairview, Cleethorpes the city and its immediate vicinity. p.m.

planca Della and Dardanus will bring the Home mail. Trade Union House to the Red Square the family. He was admitted to (Lincs), was stabbed by an un- Anollier report states that Chinese by M. Stalin, M. Molotov and other Kowloon Hospital, only three days known man after she had alight-guerilias on the outskirts of Cunton in Hongkong of Thursday

Tuc last mail from England arrived Rome, Dec. 18. Soviet leaders, where orations were ngo, and his condition on Saturdayed from a bus.

and the Accompanied by an Important delivered, and then, amit a salute, night did not appear to be serious.

have reached Kongtsun, ten miles mail coming to-morrow is three days retinue of Ministers and high officials, and the strains of a

She was walking towards her home north of Canton funeral march,

behind schedule.

only Though The husband and wite are survived Signor Mussolini visited

Canton- Sardinia the urn was carried to the Kremlin by three sons and two daughters, Mr.

when a man ran up behind her, and

barest information has reached Hong- and Inaugurated the new coal-wall, where it was placed in a niche. W. J. White, Mrs. M. Berreux, Mr.

she left a push in the back. The man Hankow Railway,

kong, it is possible that there might mining town christened Carbonia,

The last saluto was given by lo-day.

bombers and light fighting planes, George White, Miss Gertrude White great increase of oplum smuggling The "Coal city," has been built on which flow over the Square-Reuter, and Mr. V. H. White.

Mr. While was 63 years of age and into Shanghal during the first half modern lines.

Mrs. White 57 years of age. The couple have resided in Hongkong for many years, and were married in this Colony.

Shanghai, Dec. 18.

Authoritative circles here reveal a

of December.

During a brief speech, in which

he made no reference to foreign

It is declared that between 50 and affairs, Sigmor Mussolini declared 200 pounds of oplum are imported that a new contre had arisen where daily, while formerly 20 pounds wm|previously regarded as an extremely high figuro, Felälmed that the town would soon During November Police confiscal | double Its population, which at pre-

malarla reigned. Ho

ed 800 pounds of opium, and arrested sent is 12,000-Reuter.

100 people mostly farmers coming

from the interior with small quanti

WEDDING

GUEST

ties, while a search of incoming ships Burma Takes Firm INJURED

resulted in several large hauls.

Arrests during the first half of December have excorded the number

of apprehensions during November,

while captures of opium have amounted to 500 pounds.

Anti-Riot Stand

Rangoon, Dec. 18 Da Mile End ballroom terently a

URING, a redkiing reception in

The funeral services will be held simultaneously at the Colonial Ceme- tery Chapel at 6,15 pan. to-day, and the well-known couple will be buried side by side.

Students Take Health Pledge

ran away,"

оп

the

On the West River, Japanese forces be a small quantity of Home mall "I did not see his face, as his cap have been increased to over 3,000 with the Australian load on the Del- was pulled over his eyes, I think he men at Samshul, Halow, and Sainam phinus. However, the main mall will was wearing a navy blue coat." on the Canton-Samshut Railway.comg to-morrow.

The girl did not realise that she had Aside from erecting defence works, been stabbed unill she reached home, little activities aroʼnoticed, when her brother saw blood on her coal.

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A report from Szewul states that A doctor found a yound one and several hundred Japanese made three-quarter inches long and half an cautious advance from Yeungmal and inch deep. Ho expressed the opinion Keetong northward along the high- that if the girl had not had her hands Way to threaten points on the North In her jacket pocket the weapon River on December 17, but were would have penetrated her lung.

checked by Chinese vigilance. CHILTRI Nee

Drouth Hits KansasTM

Drivers Have Bad Day

Toronto, Ont..

*Topeka, Kas. Austin, Tex

S. D. Flora, federal meteorologist, Forty members of the Latin-Ames has announced a new all-time record A..now record is the number of rican Club of the University of Texas! for fall drouths had been established summonses – Issued, to automoblie [have joined in a pledge to undergo; in this part of Kansas. The only drivers in one day in Toronto was set dequate medical tests before mar part of the state in which there has here when 920 operators received ¡¡rlage, Dr. R. F. Voyer, general direc- | been a normal amount of rainfall f« tickets. More than 60 per cent, af

in order to meet the threatened fece of plaster fell from the ceiling The number of preventive officers civil disobedience

campaign, the of the Customs authorities, and Government has issued a communique of the guests, “

n to the head of Mr. J. Hodgins, one French Concession and the Inter- announcing its decision to take "all national Settlement police has been necessary meunaren effectively to Mr. Hodging, who pushed his wife Increased, and a

of two check the present campaign of civil to safety, was cut on the head, and tor of the Texas Social Rygieno asso-southwestern Kansas, which in years those summoned kept the magistrates' stuggling cases are heard daily in disobedience und general lawless-the reception was suspended while a clation, called the pledge the first of past had been included in the dust court clerks busy by nieading qulity the Chinese courts--Trans-Ocean, ness."Reuter.

Idoctor attended to his injury.

its kind in the United States.

and paying fines."

minimum

bowl."

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