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六拜體 號七月一英港香 SATURDAY,

JANUARY 7. 1939.

ON

ARTILLERY

FIRE

HUNGARY'S FRONTIER

CZECHS ACCUSE BUDAPEST OF

Ruth Etting's Ex-Husband Imprisoned

HOLLYWOOD), Jun. 0. COLONEL MARTIN SNYDER, former husband of Ruth Etting, the well-known "torch singer,"

to-day sentenced to "not more than 20 years imprisonment,"

Wis

He was found guilty of at- tempting to kill Myrt Alderman, Ruth's present hesband.

A motion advanced by the defence for a new trial was denied.-Reuter.

GENEVA TASK FOR FAREAST

STARTING

BATTLE

BUDAPEST, Jan. 6.

THE HUNGARIAN News Agency asserts that a tank, trench-mortar and machine-gun were captured on Hungarian territory in the course of the frontier incident.

A broadcast this afternoon declared that the view taken in Budapest appears to be that it must be regarded as more than a local incident.

İs noteworthy that

Mukacevo, the scene of the fight-STERLING CRISIS ing, was formerly in Ruthenia, and was transferred to Hungary by the Italo-German arbitration, following the Munich agreement.

Artillery fire was still in progress on the frontier in the evening. according to a news agency report from Mukacovo,

The official agency report says that. the attack was directed against the town and repulsed, Czech forces

are stated to have been thrust back across the frontier.

report

The

dds that

neither

Fiduciary Issue Up £70,000,000

Hungarian armoured cars nor artillery IT IS

LONDON, Jan. 6. OFFICIALLY

AN-

I have as yet been used in the fighting. NOUNCED that in connec- Meanwhile an examining mugis-tion with the re-transfer which trate, travelling with an officer by car to discuss settlement with two took place yesterday from the

EDITOR Czech offleers, is reported to have issue department of the Bank

LONDON, Jan. 6.

MR. EDWIN HAWARD, for- mer editor of the "North Chinn

machine-gun re en route meeting place-Reuter,

been wounded in the head by of England to the Exchange tu the Equalisation Account of two hundred millions sterling gold, START OF INCIDENT

namely £350,000,000 at the Budapest, Jun. 6. current price, the Treasury, on Czecho-Slovak regular troops and Daily News", and who has been Ukrainian irregulars yesterday at the representation of the Bank, contributing important articles tacked the Ilungarian frontier town and in conformity with the on the Far East situation in of Munkaer, which was ceded by Currency and Bank Note Act of

Czecho-Slovákla to London papers recently, has ch

Hungary last 1928, has made a minute in- year. been appointed the British

An onlelgi Hungarian statement creasing the fiduciary note issue member of the information claims that the invaders, who had to £400,000,000, section of the League of Nations three gumoured curs at their disposal, This minute, in accordance with the Secretariat, with permanent re-enter

entered Hungarian

vidence in London.-Reuter,

he was educated at Reading School and King's College, London. He

territory

men. Hungarian police and tier

cara

Nine Hungarians-four officers and

sale.

日七十月一十

Wang Ching-wei to Call

Kuomintang Meet in H.K.?

CHUNGKING, Jan. 6.

THE CHINESE, official newspaper stated to-day that it is intended to issue a call summoning the Kuomintang's central executive committee to meet in Hongkong in the middle of January, This would conflict with a similar meeting of the central executive committee of the National Government called at Chungking.

It is believed this is an attempt to establish a japanese- supported "Puppet" Central Government, headed by Wang Ching-wel, with Wu Poi-fu and Chow Fu-hai as deputies, and also including those supporters of Wang Ching-wei who are now in Hongkong.

However, should such a meeting materialise, it is not expected to affect the Central Government's united front.-- United Press,

TOM MOONEY TO

TOM MOONEY

PREMIER'S VISIT TO MUSSOLINI

GAIN HIS FREEDOM

"Dreyfus" Of America

San Quentin, Jan. 6. TOM MOONEY, sen- tenced 21 years ago to life imprisonment, was in high spirits to-day, packing his belongings in readiness to begin a new life of freedom.

He has been informed that he will receive a par- don,

Discussing his plans for using his freedom, he said: "I am going to dedicate the rest of my life, if necessary, to freeing Warren Billings, who was sentenced under similar circum- stances to me."

It is expected that Mooney will be taken to Sacramento to-morrow to receive his pardon at the hands of Governor Olson-Reuter,

Mooney, known as "the American Dreptus" was one of the workers' lenders in a serious labour dispute which led to rieling at San Fron- cisco in 1816.

On "Preparedness Day" a bomb outrage was committed with the result that ten persons were killed and 40 injured.

THE AMERICAN DREYFUS Mooney and a fellow-leader named Billings were arrested and charged with murder.

Mooney called evidence to show that he had nothing to do with the outrage and that he was not even near the scene.

pontient of the Ploneer on the Peiner of Munkuez. According to Inhabit-against the £200.000.000 golds Neville Chamberlain and Vis-court believed them.

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

130.00 PER ANNUM

Whiteaway's

End of

Season SALE

Begins on Monday A splendid opportunity to save.

AMERICA BACKS WARNING BY

ITS PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has backed up his warning to Europe's dictators by officially proclaiming a permanent Atlantic Ocean defence squadron of 35 warships.

For the first time for years the fleet is divided into two sections-Atlantic and Pacific units. Each will be charged with definite areas to guard against any possible encroachment.

The new squadron includes four battleships, eight first- class cruisers, eight of thei newest type of destroyers, 15 old-type destroyers, and an unrevealed number of sub- marines and planes.

High Administration indiented that this

OF

Enlisting In Britain Progresses

LONDON, Jan. 6. MARKED PROGRESS in re

oMelals Was only the nucleus of a larger saundron to be established In the Atlantic in a year connecting President Roosevelt's decision to make the United States the world's No. 1 se power.

cruiting for the three fighting The $2,000 million naval defence forces is shown in a report now programme submitted to congress available. The advance is led culls for the early completion

under

ol

more than 100 new worships now by the Royal Air Force. two battleships, two cruisers, eight to December, show that the pro- construction, an additional Figures for the period from April

two gramme of air force expansion an- soyers, eight submarines,

tenders, and one repair nounced by Sir Kingsley Wood Jast ship.

June, involving an increase of 31, The proposed new battleships, it is 550 men during the year, is about 450 will be 45.000 tonners-United Press, reported in authoritative quarters, men phead of schedule.

DEFENCE MESSAGE

Washington, Jan. 6. conference to-day that he was mak- President Roosevelt told a press

Ing progress with the special defence message which will be given to Con- gress early next week, Reuter,

GUERILLAS ACTIVE IN INTERIOR

CHUNGKENG, Jan. 7. DESPITE freezing weather, with frequent rain and snow, Chinese guerillas on the various lines are relentlessly continuing fronts and behind the enemy's

their hit-and-run tactics against the Japanese according to ports gathered from scattered places.

Fe-

widely

The accumulated losses on the part of the Japanese are understood to be

Only 400 short-service commission pilots of the proposed 1,700 remain to be found before next April, com-

Roynt Air Force. for any year in the history of the pleting a record intake of such pilots

The army has enlisted 28,300 men since April,

10,000 compared with for the corresponding period in the previous year.

culty

The navy experiences some dim- En getting skilled mechanics, but has

a waiting-list of 100 boys wishing to enter other branches of the service.

Estimates for the current year provide for a naval strength of 119,- 000. Recruiting for the new fleet alr arm began on January 1-Reuter Special.

LATEST

Exchange Fund Assets Increase

Act, will be placed before Parliament, Orgsave, in the neighbourhood of Munkacz followed by lorry loads of The Government intends to intro- Mr. Haward served as editor of the men.

fron-duce legislation when Parliament "North China Daily News" for nearly eight years. Fifty-four years of age. guards, although their number meets to amend the above Act of

was only small, trapped the and captured the occupants, where-1928. "Reuter" understands. upon the Czecho-Slovak

The purpose of the transfer is to artillery, joined the staff of the Civil and M stationed on the heights overlooking strengthen the Exchange Equalisn- tay Gazelle in 1800, became imager Munkaez, opened fire on the town. Account, which should now have in 1918, and held the joint post of Severut shells struck the more elevat-icient means to meet any con-1 manager and editör in 1920.

tingency cd buildings. He was correspondent for the

The simultaneous increase in the

To Leave London Pioneer and the Times (London) ale the headquarters of the Government Ave soldier were killed up to last duelary issue from £200,000,000 to

On Tuesday of India from 1921 to 1925, at was night, while the bodies of five Czecho- £400,000,000 may principally be re- editar of the Pioneer. Allahabad from Slovaks and Ukrainians were dis-Karded as a book-keeping transaction.

it In

LONDON, Jan. 6. it by only £170,000,000, Increasing 1928 to 1028. He was speelal corres-covered in the immediate vicinity

But the prosecution called witnesses IT IS ANNOUNCED that Mr. who swore to the contrary and the of Wales! totar in Bombay

and ants, however, several dead and the Bank of England reverts to the Rajputana in 1921, and in Waziristan wounded have already been remov-position prior to December 6, 1938, count Halifax will leave en route

Mooney and Billings el

sch- in 1923, for which he reived a by the Czecho-Slovaks.

when in connection with Christmas for Rome January 10.

tenced to death, but the sentence was Several private houses in Munkaez currency demand, the fiduciary issue

They will take tea at the Qual soon afterwards commuted to impri- commanded machine-gun and the hotel Zum Sern were hit by was temporarily expanded by £30,- D'Orsay with M. Daladier and

it

sonment for life. volunteer battery in the Punjab riots shells and severely damaged,

000,000.

Bonnet and wili have a brief con- Mooney, though one of the Labour Known to be a man of high ideals, for which he received the thanks of niunicipal - theatre sufferai consider-

The action of the authorities should versation with them. the Secretary of State.

cause surprise in the City, not by

"radicals" or extremists, had many The final Rome programme is now sympathisers in high positions, thou- nture of the measure, but its size. available. It shows that the party sands of Americans believing him to

During those six months the Certi- It had recently been mooted that the will arrive in a special train at 4.30 be innocent.

On Wednesday the Chinese irregu-flentes of Indebtedness: outstanding Bank of England would transfer some p.m. on January 11, and will be re-

fars, staged a surprise raid on the amounted to $101,034,887 which is the £30,000,000 gold to the Equalisation ceived by 11 Duce in the evening..

Japanese at Kiangshanping during a equivalent of £11,014,000 nt the afterwards dining with It Duce.

heavy snowstorm. About 80 Japan-{middle market rate of June 30 Inst, The immediate Impact of the news;

An effort was made at once to ese were killed and eight Japanese compared with $102,319,502. and of the Bank's gold sale on foreign Enumanuel on January 12, and in the agitation on his behalf was continued.

They will lunch with King Victor secure a new trial, but it failed. The horses were captured. Major Wu £11,304,000 on December 31, 1017. exchanges was a strengthening of the evening will take supper with Count however, and in 1010 President i commander, was Kwang-ching, a

battalion- It is further stated that 73.05

per per cent, of the Fund's assets on June 4.0732 as bears rushed to cover. at

Wilson appointed an inquiry com- On the same day

medat.

He

From 1928 to 1830 he was Informe-

Meer at the India Ofice, and int 30 he became editor of the "North

China Daily News".

Stock Market Still Quiet

London, Jan, B. The London Stock Exchange was qulet to-day, and mostly tending; wards slightly lower levels.

able damage.

COUNTER-ACCUSATION

The

PRAGUE, Jan. 6.

The Hungarian Charge d'Affaires

has made

demarche to the Czech Foreign Oftee, placing responsibility for the frontier incident upon the Czech Government.

A communique issued here.

Fund

M.

were

AGITATION CONTINUES

Assets of the Hongkong Govern- heavy.

ment's Exchange Fund increased by The northern sector of the Canton-nearly £700,000 during the first six Hankow line, extending from months of lost year, according to Wuching to Yoyang and now understatement in the "Gazette" to-day, Japanese occupation, is subject to which shows that assets of the Fund constant harassment by the Chinese at June 30 last were £13,012,872, os guerillas, who are particularly active compared with £12,313,038 around Yoyang, Linsiang, Puchi and December 31, 1937. Sienning.

001

a Japanese 30 Inst were held in gilt-edged

| sterling-dollar rate from 4.8450 10 Cinno, following a gala performance mission which reported strongly in transport unit was waylald at Kang-securities. 26.01 per cent. were on

nouncing

that frontier fighting was Renter. continuing at 5 p.in, accuses the Hungarians of starting the incident by attacking a patrol of three Czech to-endarmes, without reason, and the communique adds that the gendarmes opened

ned fire. Subsequently Hungarian troops opened well-organised firing against the Czech milliary posts.

Gill-edged securities rallied after an ently weakness. Kaffes opened firm on Cape and local support but gains were not fully held, as indus trials were subject to a little prot- taking.

On the foreign exchanges, dollars were offered fairly heavily at the out- set, following the reimposition of the embargo, but subsequently they quletened. Reuter Special.

Diplomatic Valise Incident Inquiry

London, Jan, G.

the Opera.

Mir.

Neville

for

any

In order to remove any misappre- The Government reserved a reply hension, the Foreign O8lce desires to to the Hungarian protest until inves- make clear that there is no question Halifax, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald trial for Billings, tigations had established which side of any British diplomatic mall bag and Sir John Simon met in Downing was to blame.

having been involved in the recent Street this morning. The Hungarian Charge d'Affaires incident at Irun. was also informed that a high Czech (Continued on Page 4.)

JAPAN TO FLOAT LOAN

re-

per cent.

were in

wangchtao, about six miles south-deposit in London at call or short east of Yoyang. Some 50 Japanese police, and .01 lost their lives. Five Japanese army

silver. lorries were damaged and a quantity of ammunition was seized by the Chinese.

See Back Page For Further Late News

U.S. Reprisals "Act Of War"

The visitors will have an audience favour of reopening the case. But with the Pope on January 13.

the Governor of California refused to Mr. Chamberlain will leave

for take

step to that en

end. London at midday on the 13th.

The Law Enforcement Commission The social engagements will leave appointed by President Hoover with ample opportunities political G. W. Wickersham as chairman later conversations--Reuter,

described the conviction as "shock-

Trafie on the Hwainon Railway in ing to the sense of justice," DOWNING ST. PARLEYS

Anhwei has been disrupted as a re- But successive. Governors declined suit of the destruction of rails and London, Jan. 6. to pardon Mooney and in 1930 the

sleepers by Chinese guerillas near Chamberlain, Lord State Supreme Court refused a

Hofel. All bridges between Shih- lichino and Chiuliting on the PERJURED WITNESSES

Kashing-Pinghu highway Last night Mr. Chamberlain and the chief witnesses against Mooney

Meanwhile, it had been proved that Cheklang have also been damaged, The courier service, whereby the Lord Halifax had a discussion

Another

attnek sudden British Agent at Burgos, under ar- their forthcoming visit to Rome.

on had perjured themselves and that launched by Chinese mobile units on

the case against him hud rotted rangement agreed upon between the

the The Premier will go to Chequers away.

Japanese garrison.at Lingkialtas Government and the Burgos au- this afternoon to spend the week-end,

on the Hangchow-Fuyang highway thorities, communicates with the returning on Monday to prepare for parole.

In 1931 Billings was released on recently, Fox Hill and Carp Hil

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Foreign Offer, is in no way affected, the journey to Rome, Reuter.

A similar offer was made to were both

both recaptured.

SENATOR BENNETT CLARK The Jaquiry which has been in-

(Continued on Page 4.)

Under cover of darkness on the to-day predicted that Con- stituted by the Foreign Office Into

night of January 3 Chinese guerillus gress would prevent President stole near Tsinghunchen, a rural town cast of Yusiong in south Shan- Roosevelt undertaking any eco- si, and fired at the Japanese.

About nomic reprisals against aggres- forty of them were killed.

In north Shans! Chinese guerillas,

damaged the railway

Huge Sum Required to Continue War the Irun incident and the subsequent

TOKYO, Jan. 6.

The Government will float- more than 7,000,000,000 yen of loans during the coming fiscal year to cover the extraordinary budgets and other emergency expenditures by various Ministres, Informed quarters stated,

The extraordinary military expen-[of various Ministries, Including the diteres in connection with the China expansion of productive capacity, will Incident will amount to about 0,000,- total 272,000,000 yen. 000,000 yon, which will be mostly. China Incident Bonda" totalling covered will bonds, while the deficit 400,000,000 yen will be issued to-day covering bonds for the ordinary throughout the country, "Budget äre estimated

Sold at the rato at 98 yen versus Loans to finance special enterprises be rude in face value, the loan will

redeemed by April 17 Domela

Jon

official

detention of the British pro-Consul at San Sebastian, will be concerned with the local arrangement whereby correspondence, от other matter, was carried from the vice- Consulate al San Sebastian to thei British Embassy at St. Jean de Luz, --Reuter,

AIR MAIL DUE AT 4 O'CLOCK

bola is experts at Kal Tak at 4 pm. The Imperial Airways plans Dené, today, with muff from all countries, Delia Ehringing heavy load of i K., mail to-morrow

CHINA MUCH STRONGER

was 66

sors..

It would, he claimed, con-

Chiang Kai-shek Reiterates Faith track between Ningwu and Sohsien, stitute an "act of war, to which

CHUNGKING, Jan. 7.

CHINA'S SITUATION this year is even better than last year, declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in a press inter- view. yesterday.

Militarily, Generalisalmo Chluag: Generalissimo Chiang reiterated resistance, smoothly and the morale resistance to Japanese aggremion re sald, China is carrying on the war of that the national polley of continued of the Chinese forces is excellent. He mains unchanged me also discussed is the diplomaille: Tiun- E-Paying artibule to the pateletlen

4

Central Neiga.

I am vigorously opposed, unless. STREET FIGHTING

we are prepared to go to war" Taiyuan, Jan. 7.

In support of such a polley, he re- A doring counter-attack. was called the economie repitsala againat Inunched by Chinese guerilla forces ilred: Italy during the Ethiopian Binslang on on Muluanilen, key towa, south of invasion;; which Mussolini atinolipced,

January 3, Railway in northern Hohan on

the Peking-Hankow be considered an act of war !!. The Senator added: astou

can't

wa ke Dalated reporta, reachin". here any