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HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH

December 19, 1938.

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HONGKONG WILL GET its first glimpse of Pan American Airways' giant 72-passenger Boeing Clippers early in February, according to information released this morning.

Government tests of the new machine have been completed and the first experimental flight across the Pacific, from San Francisco to Hongkong, is scheduled for eight weeks' time.

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

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Mother and

Father Die In Kowloon

Swift Tragedy Comes

To Local Family

SWIFT TRAGEDY has robbed a well-known Hong- kong family of two sisters and three brothers of both

Stalemate In War In their parents within twenty-

No English Mail China Still Continues

which is now at San Francisco, Until To-morrow

will fly non-stop to Washington next week for its dediention ceremony, possibly by President Roosevelt himself.

It is believed that the plane may be christened "Cathay Clipper."

Another two machines of the saine type are now rendy for commercial testa. These two

machines definitely scheduled for use on the as soon 05 trans-Paciferoute

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they are ready for service. probably March, the first Boeling which is to make the experimental fights February will be withdrawn for ex- perimental fights across the Atlantic.

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Pan American Airways has ordered six of these glant Clippers, two for the trans-Paclile service to Hongkon two for the proposed trans-Atlanile service and two for a projected ser- vico between Honolulu and New Zealand.

It is understood that the projected; service to the, Antipodes will, like the trans-Atlantic service, be operated Jointly by Pan Amerleun Airways and Imperial Airways. Negotiations have already commenced for a franchise to operate the joint service to Australia instead of New Zealand.

Rangoon, Dec. 18.

plane

The Imperial Airways Delphinus is expreted at Kal Tak

at 5 p.m. to-day with Australian mails.

The United Kingdom mall has and been delayed another day will not reach longkang uni to-morrow at 5 pm. The planes Delia and Dardanus will bring the Home mail.

The last, all from England arrived in Hongkong on Thurn- coming to- day and the mali

beliind elayst morrow is three

barest only schedule. Though Information has reached long- kong, it is possible that there might be a small quantity Home mall with the Australian load on the Delphinus. How- ever, the mal mall will come to-morrow.

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Big Increase In Smuggling

SHANGHAI, Dec. 18.

JUDGING BY THE LATEST REPORTS received here to-day, the situation on the various fronts mains virtually unchanged.

Japanese forces, are mostly holding the same positions which they held several weeks ago. It is believed, however, the Japan-

Japanese

ese High Command is expediting Abandon

preparations for a new offensive

ir north-western China, with

Sian, capital of Shensi, probably East River

as the first main objective.

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already areas

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four hours.

Following the death in Kow- loon Hospital yesterday morning of Mr. James S. White, former chief engineer of the steamer Fook On, Mrs. White, his wife, passed away suddenly at the same hospital carly this morning.

Mrs. White died of shock, She was visiting the hospital yester- day when she collapsed."

Her condition, after her husband's death, became so serious that alte

Ise was admitted as a patient.

Her strength did not rally and, almost 24 hours to the minute after the death of her husband, she passed

away.

The death of Mr. White yesterday morning was totally unexpected to

He the family.

was admitted to WUCHOW, Dec. 19:

Kowloon Hospital only three days The Japanese forces in Central and

LATEST MILITARY despat-ago, and his condition on Saturday South

apparently China are making special efforts to advance, and ches from the front state that night did not appear to be serious,

The husband and wife are survived are concentrating their endeavours the Japanese forces have by three sons and two daughters, Mr. occupiert, while a considerable num-practically completely abandoned w, J. White, Mrs. M. Berroux, Mr. ber of Chinese irregulars have been the East River front and, in George White, Miss Gertrude White extremely active of late, harassing retreating, suffered large num-nnd Mr. V. H. White.

Mr. White was 3 years of age and bers of ensualties and loss of the Japanese by frequent raids,

Mrs. White 57 years of age. In view of the vast extent of the ammunition to the advancing couple have resided in Hongkong for territories nominally held by the Chinese,

trany years, and were married in this Colony. Japanese, the presence of the guerillas is making the task of the Japanese ull the more difficult.

Shanghal, Dec. 18.

Furthermore, it is impossible for Authoritative circles here reveal a great increase of opium smuggling the Japanese to isolate these terri- into Shanghai during the first halftories from the Chinese main forces. and a result of their contact with of December.

the main forces, the Chinese irregu-

sources-Trans-Ocean.

Burma Takes Firm is declared that between 50 and lurs are constantly receiving arms, 200 pounds of opium are imported ammunition and men from these Anti-Riot Stand daily, while formerly 20 pounds was regarded as an extreinely high figure. During November Police confiscat- In order to meet the threatened cd 800 pounds of opium, and arrested 100 people mostly farmers coming civil disobedience campaign, the from the interior with small quanti Government has issued a communiqueties, while a search of incoming ships announcing its decision to take "all resulted in several large hauls. necessary ineasures effectively check the present campaign of civil disobedience and general towicza ness."-Reuter,

to

of

captures of opiùm have while amounted to 500 pounds.

The number of preventive officers the Customs authorities. and French Concession and the Inter- national Settlement police has been half of Increased, and a minimum of two Arrests during the first December have exceeded the number smuggling cases are henrd daily in of apprehensions during November, the Chinese courts -Trans-Ocean.

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The funeral services will be held

Following the recapture of Tamshal and Pingshan, the reports Hay simultaneously at the Colonial Ceme- Chinese forces have now.. reached

tery Chapel at 5.15 p.m. to-day, and Astow, the liny village on the sandy the well-known couple will be buried, where tize side by side. beach of the Blay Bay Japanese first made their landing on October 12.

Cheungning, Fektin, Suntsoktong, Ngankong, Hucheng und Leungtayun, all strategic points in the East River area, were successively retaken by the Chinese yesterday. Describing the Chinese success, a despatch from Shiukwap stutes that over 1,800 Japanese were killed and wounded and a quantity of military supplies stized.

Mussolini Dedicates New Town

Rome, Dec. 18. Japanese forces, the dátch says, Signor Mussolini left Port Gaeta are steadily shortening ther tinean board the cruiser, Bolzano on with the main army concentrated at Saturday evening for Sardinia, where Canton, Feverish preparations are he will perform the ceremony of made to strengthen the defence of dedicating the new "mining town" the city and Its Immediate vicinity. of Carbonta.

Among those accompanying the the Another report states that Chinese Duce was the Secretary of guerillas on the outskirts of Canton Fascist.Party, Signor Storage, the have reached Kongtrun, ten miles Minister of Education, Signor Alfieri, north of Canton on the

of Corporations, Conton- and the Minister Hankow Railway.

Signor Lantini.

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In on address delivered by Il On the West River, Japanese forces Duce to-day at the formal inaugura- have bren increased to over 3,000 tion of the town of Carboula, which men at Samshui, Hohow, and Salam has been built for miners employed on the Canton-Sumshui Railway. in the coal mines of Sardinia, Asicle from erecting defence works, Italian dictator failed to make any

the

foreign reference to

acute little activities are noticed.

political problems such as the Italian Claims on France.

A report from Szewal states that several hundred Japanese made cautious advance from Yeungmal and Keelong northward along the high way to threaten points on the North River on December 17, but were checked by Chinese vigilance- Central Newa.

Corsica Acts Against Italians

the

Mussolint merely spoke of the economie problems of Italy, and of the creative and organising genius which the new Italy displayed in the solution of her dliflcult problems.

Political quarters here declare that it is by no means surprising that 11 Dues made no reference to forelgu affairs, since Italy has not ye! given formal,

of diplomatic notice or claims on which world interest has been focussed for some weeks.

Italion

It is pointed out that ofcial notice of Italy's claims at the present mo-

BASTIA, Dec. 18.ment would merely be grist to the STRICT SUPERVISION of mill of Italy's enemies, and would only make more dimeult the mission

the activities of Italian agents of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who is

OFFICIALS ACCOMPANY.

in Corsica was demanded in a visiting Rome in January-Trans- resolution passed by the Com- Ocean. mittee of Action and Defence,. which was formed here following! the recent Italian, claims,

Other resolutions demind: withdrawal of the right of Italians to shoot gume:

strict control to ensure that migration is "not exceeded":

and

IT DUCE

Rome, Dec. '18. Accompanied by an Important retinue of Ministers and high offell, visited, Sardinia Signor Mussolini und inaugurated the new coal- Carbonin, mining town christened im-to-day.

The "Coal city," has been built on modern lines.

which During a brief speech, in the he made no

reference to foreign

all

Immediate enforcement of uxisting milltary forces creation of new naval and air bases affairs, Signor Mussolini declared

on the island;

that a new centre had arisen where previously malarin reigned. He an assurance of proper food sup-claimed that the town would soon

plies;

double its population, which at pre-

un energetic demarche to Reme sent is 12,000-Reuter.

to end the anti-French campaign;

reinforcement of speelul police,

the number of which is considered French Cabinet To

Inaumcient;

suppression of the Italian newspaper "Nuvra"

exclusion of Italian labourers from public works construction on the island, nad from the local ad ministration;

supervision of Italian residents and the immedinte expulsion of all suspicious characters.-Neuter,

Speed Estimates

Porls, Dec. 18. The French Cabinet, continuing its cfforts to speed the budget debate. will on Monday discuss the foreign affairs estimates.

The estimates of the Ministries of Air, Marine and Whr were passed

yesterdayReuter.

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