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LONDON, DEC. 20.

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1938 DUN LOP

50 YEARS OF GROWTH,

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

DEATH OF LADY NORTHCOTE'S

Army Officers May MOTHER

Be Recalled For

JAPAN Lack of Progress forty

THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE of BRITISH BUSINESS - MEN WHO CON- FERRED WITH SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR

RECORD BABY TOURIST

IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET that the "Telegraph" has to announce the death of Mrs. J. W. Adams, mother Lady North- cote, who passed away Dec. 20.

in London on Monday QUARTERS CLOSE after a long illness. to Chinese military Mrs. Adams, 88

CHUNGKING,

GRAND JURY AND VICE-ADMIRAL SIR PERCY NOBLE IN LOOKS OVER HONGKONG |leaders foresee the pos- year of ligms, who was se

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. ACTION WITHOUT PRE- CEDENT in the annal of United States medical history was taken by a Federal Grand Jury to-day.

It has indicted the Ameri can Medical Associatlan, three medical societies and 1 in- dividual physiclons, charging them with viointion of the Sherman Autl-Trust Al.

The jury specifically charged the Association and others with presenting physielans and co-operative medlent assoel- atlons from supplying medical services, by refusing member- ship in medical societies to ນາຍາ individral physicians Joined such groups.

American The

Medical

Association is on recard as being vigorously apposed to Governmental attempts fes socialise medicine.-Rinter

SNOWSTORM HALTS WAR

SHANGHAI LAST WEEK-END ARE REVEALED BY THE DIplomatic CORRESPONDENT OF "THE TIMES" ON THE BASIS OF A PRIVATE REPORT RECEIVED IN LONDON.

The Correspondent says that the committee unanimously agreed that a policy of laissez faire, passive resistance or co-operation with the to British Japanese would bring destruction interests as its only result.

They advocated retaliatory action. They themselves did not touch on denunciation of the trade agreement, but whatever the Government intended to do they declare must be done quickly.

Should the Japanese establish a puppet federal government, the businessmen felt their ditheulties would only increase. for, arcording to their information, the Japanese would use such a government for eliminating foreign interests.

Finally they requested immediate and definite advice as 20 the British Government's plans.

The Correspondent says that Mr. Arita's statement yester- day is being carefully considered at Whitehall. On the face of

il the statement seems bleak and uncompromising, but further details are awaited from Tokyn.—Renter.

IN SPAIN British, French Envoys

Europe's Winter Blast

Rapidly Spreads

BURGOS, Der. 20.

Call on Japanese

TIENTSIN. Dec. 20.

MR. J. B. AFFLECK, the British Consul-General herg, and GENERAL FRANCO'S head- M. Lepissier, the French Consul here, called on Mr. Shigenori quarters reported to-day that i Tashiro, the Japanese Consul-General, at the latter's office here all was quiet on The fronts. at noon to-day.

with Violent

storms BROW accompanying drifts had halted the thrust on the Catalonia front, where visibility was zero.

However, it was stated that the

would advance on all fronts resumed as soon as utmospheric con- ditions improved.

Further Japanese demands from] The British and French officials!

understood to have posed the French authorities at lankow, it Ware queries regarding the strict precau- was revealed to-day, include the tions that have been enforced by the deportation of all Chinese interned 10, Japanese authorities on the borders in the concession after October between the foreign and the Japanese second a search of all houses in

French Concession and the deporta Concession.

ilon of all anti-Japanese elements. Explaining the steps taken by the thirdly the entrance of the Japanese the Japanese Consul-military into the concession at any Japanese, The Radio Nacional nt Burgos to-General claimed that "anti-Japanese time. day denounced mediation and truet pro- Communist

established their bases in the British Severe measures are at present be- | Loyalist errcles unnounced to-day and French Concessions, and alleged ing taken by Japanese sentries, who that a mine exploded in University at the, uthorities of the British and are searching all carting into French: City, destroying a network of Insur the French Municipal Councils had Concession, as well as foreigners, In- gent machine-gun nests, and a system so far failed to co-operate with the cluding women,

Japanese in suppressing subversive of trenches 100 metres long.

by elements, retaliated Insurgent artillery shelling Madrid, and a combat ensued for a short time.

rumours.

The

Deserters lugain reported growing) defeatism with the Insurgent ranks.. -United Press.

HOLLAND CRIPPLED

Amsterdam, Dec. 20,

-elements"

ad

The prices of foodstuff and ather articles are three times higher than The Japanese official confirmed in any of the other concessions, with that the precautionary measures eggs selling at 10 cents aplece. would be enforced with unnbaleŭ vigour in pursuance of a "rm policy:"

Assurances were given by the Japanese Congul-Ceneral, however, that conveyance of foodstuffs and The extremely cold spell which his other daily necessarica to the British settled over Europe hus badly crip- und French Concessions would not be pled transportation throughout Hoi-prevented,

The Interview lasted

land, which depends to a great extent about one hour, on her waterways.

The first snowstorm of the year In Hankow to-day enhanced the al- ready very uncomfortable living conditious-United 'Preas.-

Mystery Of A Diplomatic Valise

ELAINE WAALER, aged six months, of Copenhagen, is running up a record for sea travel.

When Elaine was a month old she and her mother were taken aboard the Danish freighter Hoegh Silverstar by her father, Skipper E, R. Waaler.

Elaine is shown above with her father. She has crossed the Atlantic four times, visited the United States and South America, and recently came to Hongkong and Munlla.

General Elections May

sibility of Japanese of the late 'Rev. J., W. army and navy officers Adams, v.c., sometime~ a in Central China being Chaplain General to His [recalled owing to lack Majesty's Forces and Chap-

of

madelain to His Majesty King progress

jduring the last six Edward VII.

weeks.

mentioned Those Lieut.-General Hata Vice-Admiral Oikawa,

It will be recalled that Lady are Northcote left Hongkong on and January 30 this year by Imperial.

Airways plane to visit her mother, whose Hiness then -be- came serious,

It was stated that the changed international situation as a re- sult of the American and British leans to China may force Japan to change her military strategy in China-United Press GENERALS CONFER

Lady Northcote arrived in England in mid-January and remained away from Hongkong for four months, by which time her mother has shown romark- able signs of recovery.

Several engagements entered into

PEIPING, Dec. 20. CHINESE POLITICAL circles aver that General Kita and by His Excellency the Governor and General Doihura are now ec-Lady Northcote for the balance of operating in political pro-} this week have been cancelled in gramme which will make its bow view of Lady Northwote's bereave- following a conference of the

junited council-on December 24, men.

when "it is hoped that the Lady Northcote will not be present Chukuchal," or National Salva-at the wedding this afternoon of Miss tion and Peace Society, will be P. A. Dodwell' and 'Mr. O. E. C inaugurated.

circles,

According to some Japanese military chiefs are

the Martun.

con-

His Excelleney the Gover→ → nor will attend the wedding cere- templating trying to induce Wu Pei-

fu to accept the presidency of the mony, but will not be present at the Society, but they have not yel start-subsequent reception.

ed to negotiate with

Following a meeting of the United

Alm

Council. 21 representative of

the

Lady Northcote will not be present

coumel said that the Society would at the performance of the pantomime be inaugurated probably about the "Cinderella" close of the year with the aim of Y.M.C.A. to-morrow night, and both

planning a new Governmental form

at the European

in accordance with Japanese decl-His Excellency the sions.

Governor and

Lady Northcote will not be present Reputedly reliable Japanese sources at the St. Andrew's Society Ball at state that a peace movement is being

LATEST

pushed at the instigation of a large the Peninsula Hotel on Friday night. group of Japanese, who are anxious to know when the war will be end- ed, and also what the Government is doing to achieve this end.

According to this Japanese source, comprises mainly the group, which

threatened big business inen,

Follow Cabinet Schism

of the new taxes should

payment not push peace plans.

and over-

LONDON, Dec. 20.

It is said that the Japanese mili

are doing their authorities tary SERICUS DIFFERENCES: opinion within the British Cact will lead to an early election, according to the "Evening utmost to dissolve the group, but

that both repression News" to-night, which states that such a step by Mr. Chamber non-military Government circles feur lain would clarify the political atmosphere, and also strengthen indulgence is likely to lead to dif-

culties. the position of the Prime Minister and his main collaborators.

The growing Cabinet crisis was the main topic of discussion

to-day in political and press

circles.

An increasing amount of criticism is being directed at the Secretary for

the. War, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisis. "Evening News" writing: "The pre--

Kaiser's Grandson

Marries Commoner servation that Orientais are now

Berlin, Dec. 20:

RAILWAY DISRUPTED

of

Meanwhile, pence propaganda, with an anti-foreign trend, is continuing in the Chinese press. For instance, one review of the year's work of the Hsin Min Hul, lauds, Sino-Japanese friendship, concluding with the ob-

of the reconstruction proud Oriental culture and the new order uffer 100 years of pressure from the Prines Alexander Ferdinand' of Westerners-United Press. vuiling Impressiory in that Hore-Prissia, grandson of the ex-Kaiser, Belisha will go. The accusation In view of the policing measures

Pelping, Dec. 20.. levelled against him is that while he married a commoner, Fraulein Reg-

Rellable sources report a new dis- The Zuiderzee is frozen over, and enforced by the Japanese authorities

London, Dee, 20. mukes confident speeches and ins

gard Weygand in the Dresden regis-! eye, conumunication with the islands of against the people entering and

kept himself in the, public

uption of railway traffic on the Pel-$ been done In histry office to-day.

ping-Mukden line due to heavy troop Terschelling arid Ameland is main leaving the British and French Con-

The mystery of a diplomatie valise nothing has tained only by aeroplane, since the cessions, the British, French, Ameri-

The groom is the only son of the imovements. ice is not yet strong enough for traffic. can and Italian consular authorities, (the nature of which is not disclosed) Ministry."

The report states that during the since Monday, have been issuing

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. fourth sun of ex-Kaisar Wilhelm, affected

was attacked all who has been

an active National-ast few days, five Japanese divisions Canal and river shipping is also identification cards to the foreign and revealed in an authoritative state-

have moved from North to Manchu- incriminating matter was found by W. 5. Morrison

generat afternoon by the Interrupted with the result that many Chinese residents in the

the Spanish frontier authorities at Ipswich this

Union, which Socialist since post-war yearz, and kuo, reportedly due to towns which are dependent

Irun in a consular bag despatched National

situation. water, transportation are practically Isolated-Trans-Ocean.

from the British vice-Consul at San passed a resolution expressing dis-2nji yr great popularity among the nervousness over the Russo-Japanese Shanghol, Dec. 20.

Sebastian to the British Embassy at appointment over "Mr. Morrison's Cierinun people.

attempts to occupy himself with Referring to the Japanese militarySt. Jean de Luz:

agricultural problems."-- Trans- restrictions at the entrance and exit

A full investigation is being made Occan. and tankow, a Japanese apokesman by the authorities with the co-

upon districts-Domel,

Prison For Fascist Who Incited Riots

Tunis, Dec. 20.

MILITARY NECESSITY

of the foreign concessions in Tientsin.

ment that a package contulning

stated that they were a milltary operation and fall assistance of the

necessity to ensure that no arms or British authorities on the spol. ammunition were smuggled into or out of the concessions.

Although Mr. Harold Goodman,

the vice-Cunsul at San Sebastian wAK

Farmers'

London, Dec. 20.

Thes: Torces were drawn from Shun- His mother is Princess Alexandra tung, south Hopei and Shansi, and Victoria of Achleswig-Holstein- consequently the projected Japanese Senderburg-Clcucksburg, who, after drives north-westward to cut the. In diyores and re-marriage to Prince Russian supply route to China la not

materiallaing-Reuter, Wilhelm, IM How August

again

STALEMATE CONTINUES divorced from him.

Shanghai, Dec. 20. With the stalemate continuing on all out further cleaning-up (Continued on Page 4.)

Prince Alexander Ferdinand waa

In the House of Commana to-day, He said that scores of costs of himself carrying the package re- Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the An Italian resident, who is the Fascist, lender, has been sentenced to Bhenghal grenades had been found ferred to, no suggestion is made in Exchequer announced that the termen in 1913, and is now a lieutenant the fronts, the Japanese forces have

carrying-poles, while any quarter that he was otherwise in porary relaxations made on restric- months' imprisonment and in bamboo

Incident. Reuter.

withdrawn.-Router. Gined 600 francs on a charge of in-pistols had been hidden in cabbages any way personally implicated in the tons of foreign fending had been in the German air force.-Trans-carried

and ammunition sawed in bedding. elting to rio-Reuter: Bulletin.

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