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Monday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Warplanes Sold By Fraud
ISTANBUL, Jan. 8.
'The alleged purchase of 50 American and Canadian wor- planes on the Turkish Govern- ment's account through forged signatures, and their sale to the Loyalist Government Spain, uppears in the newe- papers to-day.
ת!
An official of the Turkish Foreign Ministry bi stated to be under arrest at Ankara, and tha! another Turk has been detained in France-Reuter.
R.A.F. Mission For Australia
London, Jun. B.
It is announced that, on the invita tion of the Australian Government,
Duke As Actor In Amateur Film
London.
The Duke of Connaught in to take part in a Alm with boys of the Royal Albert Orphanage, Camberley. The film, which will show the work of the orphanage, is being made by mem- Windlesham Camera bera of the
Club, of which the Duke is patron. The Duke has been President of the arphanage for more than 30 years.
REFUGEE PROBLEM American Ambassador And Mussolini
Washington, Jan. 7. In answer to a question on the mubject the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Sumner Welles, made a sintement concerning the conversation that the American Ambassador, Mr, William Philips, had with Mussolini in Rome last week,
a mission from the United Kingdom Mr. Sumner Welles confirmed the
report that
January 9, 1939,
Prince Paul In Rumania
BUCHAREST, Jan. 8. PRINCE PAUL of Yugo- Slavin arrived at Transylvania to-day on a visit to King Carol, who is with a shooting parly there.
ex-
Foreign diplomats expressed the bellef that King Carol and Prince Paul are eager to change views on matters re Inting to the coming visit of Count Clano to Belgrade.
It is believed Italy will seek to be the referee or pencemaker between her friends-Hungary on the one hand, and Yuge- Slavin and Rumania on the other hand at the expense of Germany-Reuter,
Grover Brings Wife Home
Moscow.
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will visit Australia in the near future
the conversation con-i
LONDON, Jan. 8. for the purpose of examining in concerned the problem of emigration of
the
Brian Grover and his wife aultation with representatives of Jews from Germany, but refused to Australian Government, the possibi furnish any further particulars. arrived in London to-day, com- lity of the creation of the further Mr. Welles emphasised, however, pleting their journey capacity for the production of air that Mussolini had shown a "con- craft in the Commonwealth, and tocilintory attitude." prepare a scheme for the considera. tion of both governments.
The inission will consist of Hardman Lever, who was a member to Canada, of the recent mission Colonel Sir Donald Banks, and Air Marshal Sir Arthur Longiore.
In
The mission will be assisted by Ocean. experts, and w.Il proceed to Australia! shortly.
to
Co-ordinating Committee
it is Grover's former employer stated vireles well-informed declared that the American Am-to-day that his job had been kept for
Mussolini him-Reuter. Sir bassador submitted
Grover is the Prince Charming of further details of the plan for settle ment of Jewish refugees in Aoys fairyland come to life. Recently he sinin, and intimated that the United flew to Moscow without a passport Slates would be prepared to assist or visa, after these had been denied inb financing this project-Trans-him by the Russian authorities in London, in an allempt to free his Russlan-born wife, whom he had not seen for four years, and whom, he I London, Jan. 7 The Co-ordinating Committee for understood, was in prison.
When he was Indicted before a net up five years ago,
the It is learned that the object of the Retugees,
enteringt a scheme which now has Lord Hailey as its Russian
a passport, mission is to establish simlar to the Canading plan. How- Chairman, is malting arrangements country without ever, it is pointed out that the con- for grouping of various refugee or an impasstened appeal, vowing that was motivated by struction of aircraft in Canada is gunisations to whose varied efforts it his adventure purely for the supply of aircraft to seeks to give a unified direction in nothing but love for his wife. As a he was freed, his wife allowed Great Britain, whereas the Australian one office building in Central London. result he was
Lord Among scheme will be purely for supplying
assistants is to renounce her Russian citizenship Hailey's planes for the Australian air force-Sir Henry Bunbury, former Control and released from prison, and the two ler and Accountant General to the permitted to leave the country to Reuter.
Post Once-British Wireless.
return to England. This they did during the week-end, travelling vin Warsaw.
LATE NEWS
Australian Plan
Canberra, Jan. 7. Australia is making preparations to protect herself against an influx of undesirable emigronts fron Europe, according to a statement made to-day by Mr. John McEwen, Home Minis- ler of Australia.
A net of migration offices is to be opened in co-operation with welfare for fugitives. All associations
court
for
he made
Swiss Air Liner Crash: 5 Die
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Paris, Jan. 8.
Five persons were killed and 12 emigrants wishing to receive per-
Swiss alr Iner mission to seltie in Australia are to injured when undergo in these offices an examina-crashed near Senlis to-day.
Among the injured was Captain tion by trained Australian Immigra-
tion officers as to their suitability as J. K. Mathew, who had recently been
serving in Palestine.-Reuter. Australian sellers.
Australin thus hopes to keep out! those who would fail to be me use-
Heavy Air Raid On fui citizens.Trans-Ocean.
Spanish Seaport
Madrid, Jan. 8.
Five Savolas planes bombed the Many centre of Valencia to-day. are dead and wounded, while much damage is reported.
the
the During
raid, same machines bombed the prison at San Miguel Reyes, where
numerous prisoners are detained.
A later message says that 30 bodies have been discovered in the city ruins-United Press.
JAPANESE BUILDING Half a Million Tons Now Under Construction
MEXICAN PAYMENT Britain Receives Sum For Oil
Mexico City, Jan. 8. The Mexican Foreign Minister to- day handed to the Danish Minister: Tokyo, Jun. there, who is acting on behalf of the Japanese shipping companies are British Legation, a cheque of Bel- building 04 vessels, aggregating 521,000, compensation in respect of 740 tons, which will be launched and tish oil interests expropriated during revolutionary period in Mexico, completed within the year.
the
A further 15 vessels, aggregating representing an annual instalment due 114,100 tons will take the water next under the Joint Claims Commission
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Pirates Hold Up Junk
Near Hongkong Waters
SAILING IN CHINESE WATERS off Sha Tau,
year, while 1041 will see five more exleo is thus up to date with near Tung Kun, a fishing junk in charge of Cheung
boats, aggregating 12,500 tons, put into commission.
Noteworthy
regard to her obligations, at present. amongst those under Cheques were
also handed to the Kan, 37, was held up by two other boats, containing 14 construction are the three new ships French and Italian representatives in men in all, who fired a number of shots at him. which the Nippon Yusen Kalship Is settlement of the Mexican Govern now building in the Mitsubishi dock-ment's indebtedness for the current yard at Nagasaki, These 16,500-ton-quarter-Reuter.
ners, the Nitta Maru, Yawata Maru
and Kasuga Maru, will take the water next June. Developing a speed of 21 knots, they will be placed on the European run.
Brazil
The Argentina Maru and Maru, under construction for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, will be launch!
boat
Insurance Fund Rolls Up
San Francisco. California's system of requiring
Forced to heave-to, Cheung
was forced to sail with the COMBINED SERVICE pirates to Ha Kong Chung, where he was robbed of 140 piculs of rice, valued at $560.
Local Anglican And Methodist Churches
After the pirates left, Cheung
A plcturesque procession headed sailed to Castle Peak, and laterpy the St. John's Cathedral and St.
notified
with their congregations, left Statue Square at 8 pm. yesterday for the a place called Pak Kok.
theCathedral, where a combined service He immediately
Ly the Anglican and seven men. was held police, who detained Twenty-four bars of rice were re-Methodist Churches of Ilongkong and
1129 dis-Kowloon. covered, and one rifle covered in one of the two boats.
ed in June and put on the South employers to put money into a State/ discovered the pirates' vessels inAndrew's and Christ Church choirs, American line, each being of 10,000
fund to insure their workers against tons, with a speed of 20 knots.
for injury or death in the course of their Another new passenger the Nippon Yusen Kaisha will be duty is rapidly developing into "big completed in 1941 and commissioned business." There is already $17.000,- on the San Francisco line. She will 000 in the fund and the State Com- be of 27,700 tons, with a speed of 24 pensation Fund this year declared a
dividend of $3,500,000. knots-Domci,
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MONDAY,
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CANADIAN VISIT
Council of State To Be Set Up
Yesterday's "Combined Service of Witness" was presided over by the Bishop, the Righi Rev. R. O. Hall, and la the culmination of a week of prayer which commenced on Monday, January 2, when the Cathedral was open for Private Prayer and Medl- tation for half an hour before and after cach
service. Among the clergy taking part in London, Jan. 1. the procession were the Iteverends During the absence of the KingJ. I. Higgs, A. Rose, H. D. Rosenthall, from England while touring CanadaJ. C. L. Wong, F. Short, MacKenzie and the United States in the Spring,Dow, J. E. Sandbach, and Eric More- his place as ruler of the country willen. be taken by a specially appointed
Council of State.
According to the law enacted in CAR RUNS OFF ROAD
1937 this Council of State will con-
sist of the nearest relative of the Occupants Have a Narrow
Escape from Death
absent ruler, including wife or bus- band, respectively,
Since Queen Elizabeth accompanies Lee Slu-fong, assistant manager of King George, and the children of thelle Wing On Bank, his wife and two Duke of Kent and of Princess Mary children, were involved in a iramic are minors, the State Council in thlanccident yesterday and narrowly ense is to be made up by the Dukesescaped death or serious injury. of Kent and Gloucester, Princess Lee was driving to Kowloon from andringshan when the steering gears of Mary
(Countess Harewood)
the car went out of control near the Princess Arthur of Connaught.
to enactment of the 1037174 milestone, resulting in the car Prior
an absent King ofgoing over an embankment, 20. ft. Regency Law England was represented by thehigh.
None of the occupants of the car Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor
Another Mishaps
and the Archbishop of Canterbury, was seriously injured.
This was changed because the political equality of rights accorded A cor.
collided with a free In
when
to the Dominions disallowed a Minis-Robinson Iload on Saturday ter of the home country to exercisethe driver awerved to avold knock- one was in- Royal functions over the Dominions.ing down a boy. No -Trans Ocean.
jured.
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