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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 7, 1939.

By Walt Disney

PROTESTS IN COMMONS AT STOPPAGE OF SHIPPING

LONDON, Feb. 6.

THE JAPANESE HAVE alleged that they are conducting military operations which would be impeded by the movement of third-party ships, replied Mr. R. A. Butler in the House of Commons to-day, when asked by Commander A. Marsden under what rule of international law the Japanese were preventing British vessels using the Pearl River.

CHAPLIN'S NEW FILM Satire Aimed At Dictators

IIOLLYWOOD, Feb. 6. CHARLIE CHAPLIN, has broken his silence about his new film "The Dictators," in which he is to have a talking role for the first time.

The story and dialogue are finished, he said, and screening will begin on

Asked by Mr. Arthur Henderson whether the

Government proposed to make any response to the

request of the Chinese Government for assistance, Mr.

Butler declared that certain Chinese proposals for

economic assistance were under consideration, but he was unable to make a detailed statement at present. YANGTSE BLOCKADE

Asked by Commander A. Marsden whether he had received any statement from the Japan Government on the question of the re-opening of the Yangise River, Mr. Butler said that no statement had been received subsequent to their note of Novem- ber 14 last.

Further evidence of Japanese trading on the Yangtse had

been communicated to the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs March 15. 3t is hoped that the film by the British Ambassador to Tokyo on January 13,

W!! be ready for release in the

autumn.

The story naturally. is concerned

with dictators, but primary purpose

in to make people laugh.

"The present political situation makes an exceptional vehicle for

clared the film stor.

Mr. A. V. Alexander (Lab.): Is the British Government

acquiescing in the policy of holding up British shipping?

Mr. Butler: No-Reuter.

JAPAN'S "RIGHTS"

SHANGHAI, Fob. 6. REPLYING TO QUESTIONS,

comedy. People with an over-abun dance of dignity and an over-supply of power always, in the end, have firstly whether the Japanese been the targets of laughter," de navy claims the right to stop any vessel in the China Seas, second- Chaplin plays the dual role of diely, if the vessel's papers es- tator and the inmate, of concentra-tablish a third Power ownership, tion camp resembles him exactly whether the Japanese navy will reimburse losses suffered by the vessel during the seizure, a Japanese naval spokesman to-day said that the Japanese navy reserves the right to stop vessels under the! proclamation issued more than six months ago.

Reuter.

Anglo-German Coal

Agreement

This was due to the fact that there had been numerous instances where

CREDITS START TO FUNCTION

U.S. Shipping Goods To China WASHINGTON,

A CONSTANT

Feb. 6.

stream

Chinese vessels illegally flew foreign of freighters is crossing

the Pacific,

flags, he declared.

MAJ, GEN. TELFER SMOLLET

SHANGHAI COMMANDER DEPARTING

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LONDON, Feb. 6.

Currency Bill

London, Feb, 0. No question of any change in monetary policy was involved in the new Currency Bill, declared Sir Joha Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, moving the second reading of the

The Bill was read a second time without division.

LONDON WAS AROUSED to-night when itill in the House of Commons to-day. was made known from an official source that plans had been discovered, showing the police station in Bow Street was to have been blown up mechanism, and he recalled that the during the night.

Scotland Yard was informed of this plot by telephone late this afternoon, whereupon all necessary precau- tionary measures were taken.

Entrances to Bow Street police court were strongly guarded by detachments of

police.

They made n tour of inspection through all parts of the building every half hour, as it was feared that per- sons who had attended the trial of the

Palestine Officer To 12 Irish republicans might be ablz.

Come To China

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6. MAJOR-GENERAL TELFER- SMOLLET, commander of the British troops in Shanghai, is sailing for England on February

11.

He will review a guard of honour on the racecourse on the morning of his departure.

At present Major-General Telfer Smollet is the guest of honour

on leaving the building, to conceal a time-bomb somewhere.

MUSEUM GUARDED

Numerous precautionary measures are now also being taken at the British Muscum.

All visitors are required to onen their handbags and attache cases,

The pollen cmpliosised that this was merely a precautionary measure and that no Indications had been received that any attack on the British Museum was contemplated. .

at numerous receptions and farewells, Nevertheless, every person enter- at which he is receiving a numbering the building is closely scrutinised, of mementos from local social and and strangers are followed about tc political groups-United Press.

Museum during their visit.

NEW APPOINTMENT

London, Feb. 8. The War Office announces that taking the Colonel F. K. Siminions, M.V.D., O.B.E., In reply to the second question, the U.S.$25,000,000 worth of M., at present G.S.0.1 in Palestine, LONDON, Feb. 6.

jans been appointed Commander of spokesman said they had received no NO PARTICULARS have demands for compensation.

goods which China has the British forces in Shanghal, in He admitted that the Shanghai already purchased

succession to Major-General Telter- been published yet con-

Smollet. cerning the Anglo-German was detained at Amuy far the purpose result of the credits granted

The appointment becomes effective on June 5-Reuter, of investigating its status-United by the United States.

steamer Ada, owned by

agreement that is to serve Press. as a basis for the creation of the projected European coal cartel.

However, it is pointed out that in the quota question, Germany proposed that the exports of 1987 should serve as the starting point of the discussions, while England wanted to use the average export figures of the Inst

Hungarian,

DETENTION OF ADA

Tokyo, Feb, 0, Detention of the s.s. Ada, by the Japanese naval authorities at Amoy! was confirmed by the spokesman of the Japanese Fleet in China Waters

to-day.

as a

The Jonn was extended to China, with the approval of the U.S. Government, by the versal Trading Corporation.

Uni-

4,000 Refugees In Shumchun

The recent outrages have alleeted under- the numbers travelling by ground, and more people are noticed using motor buses.--Trans-Ocean.

ROYALTY NOT GOING TO IRELAND

London, Feb. 0.

It is olclally announced that the Duke and Duchess of Kent, who had accepted an invitation to pay a few days official visit to Northern Ireland next month, have, on the advice of the Government of Northern Ireland. postponed their visit un later in the year-Reuter Special.

HOLIDAY CAMP FIRED Among the purchasts are materials

London, Feb. 6. Mr. Hau Shih-ying. Acting Chair- for the construction of munitions man of the National Relief Com-

A big holiday camp, with amuse- He stated that her ownership was factories, trucks, ogricultural up-mission, inspected the Chinese re-ment facilities, was involved in an being Investigated under the terms plances, etc.

fucces #t Shumchun

in Liz- across the extensive fire at Skegness of, the Japanese naval proclamation It is reported that the major por-British border yesterday afternoon, colnshire to-day. blocking he Chinn coast against tion of these goods have already been He found there are still about 4,000 | Chinese shipping, which was issued shipped to China,

When fire brigades reached the refugees in the care of various Ben-

About Camp, ut which only a skeleton staff on September 6, 1937-Domei,

1 Between 1,200 and two thousand kong charity organizations.

motor trucks, which are included in 98 per cent, of them are women and is kept during the winter, they found the purchase, will be uti noti chlidren while practically all able-he concert hall, costing £20,000, and transport the interials from Burma to belied men have returned to their the adjoining £10,000 Beer Garten the interior.-Domel,

Inative villages-Central News.

The freinen prevented the flames from spreading to 2,000 sleeping chalets nearby.

10 years. Finally it was agreed New Admiral For

that the average exports for the last five years should be adopted

as the basis.

This would give Britain a quota of¦ 52 per cent, and Germany 30

cent, of European export.

Gibraltar Base

London, Feb. 0. Rear-Admiral Norman Wodehouse

per has been appointed Rear-Admirat in Chorge, and Admiral-Superintendent of 11 M. dockyard at Gibraltar, in

However, these figures cannot be succession to Admiral A. E. Evans.

taken as either Anal or

-Trans-Ocean.

official.-

He is to assume command about May 24-Reuter,

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Machine-Gunned Peasants

Arrive In Macao

MACAO, Feb. 0.

CONSIDERABLE excllement’wan evidenced in the main street of Macao, Avenida Almelda Ribeiro, shortly after six o'clcok this evening when a large molor ambulance of the Chincan Red Cross halled near the Central Hotel.

The occupants were

some of the

victims of the machine-gunning of Guam A. D. C.

defenceless Kei Kwan motor-buses by Japanese aircraft at Sam Mun Kin}" yesterday morning. The Injured con-į sisted of three Chinese peasant). women and two small children who

resented

Coming Here

A brief message from Manila this

a pitiful snectacle. The morning states that Lt. Cmdr. G. W.

In

head of ons of the children was onor of Guam, is due to arrive

af Johnron, Alde-de-Comp to the Gover- most completely swathed in bandones. These unfortunate persons are a few Hongkong on Thursday.

Lt. Cmdr. Johnson, who is accom- at those who were wounded. In yes- terday's raid and had been consider panied by his wife, is proceeding to ed in a ft condition to make the Japan for a vacation."

He arrived in Manila by the V.3.S. | Journey to Macao for further medical Gold Siar last week.

treatment.

It is learned from the ambulance "Black Legion" In

driver, Rev. H. A. Wittenbech, that there is no hope for the life of one of

The camunities who muslained 'a' shale.

|tered thigh bone and could not-port-

hly he moved. Hair reported that,

Ontario

Sudbury, On!, "

Police are seeking a "mysterious

a machine-gun bullet had pierced the letter-emider who has warned three right lung of the driver of a Nam-V4, men' to "get out of town.” The lat- Clarens motor-car. Mr:-Wittenbach, tors warned that the Black Legion" an Australian is engaged in rellet would take adire actions. If the work for the Chinese Red CromISTE PADEATH!warning was not handed,

COURIER

TELLS KULING PEOPLE TO LEAVE

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6.

Sir John added that the Bill, con- cerned certain details of the monetary

Exchange Equalisation Fund had been increased from £150,000,000 to £500,000,000 in order to check undue ductuations on the exchanges,

Recent events made it opportune to introduce the Bill. Over long period, ending last spring, gold stocks had continually increased, amounting on January 31 last at the market price, to £835,000,000. In the follo wing six months there was a con- siderable exodus of gold which repre- sented refugee enpital, gold stocks felling to £689,000,000, of which £151,000,000 was in the Exchange Equalisation Fund, the rest being in the Issue department of the Bank of England.

STERLING SPECULATION That tendency had

continued ring the rest of the year. Some of

during

the gold loss was due to repatriation

of Frisch funds, and some was due

A JAPANESE SPOKESMAN 10 undesirable speculation against the said to-day that information Pound, from Kiukiang indicated that The Bill was entirely justified and mode no difference to the funda- foreign residents at Kuling had mentals of currency, but was a more been informed of the necessity accurate statement of facts. There for evacuating.

and

was no trace of luflation or deflation in the proposals, One effect of the However, he could not explain how revaluation would be the liberation this was to be enforced

by of approximately £5,000,000. The whom.

Chancellor said that he did not pro- Jie said that he assumed a courier pose to treat that sum us revenue, had been despatched, or would be but as unrealised capital apprecio- despatched to Kuklang to negotiate ton, which would be passed to the Equalisation Account, with the Japanese authorities details Exchange

where it would constitute capital The spokesman odded that the reserve-Reuter. Japanese had not changed their plun: to attack Kuling after February 10.

CHINESE ATTITUDE

of the evacuation arrangements.

were

Tulelling, but

again driven back after bitter ighting-Central

They had no information concern- New3. ing the Chinese attitude, or whether the Chinese guerillas would attempt

CONTACT ESTABLISHED Contact with the foreigners at Ku- to prevent foreigners from evacuat-Bing has been established by HMS.

Ladybird, now at Kiukiang. ing Kuling.

also said that he knew nothing

The Japanese threat has brought a of negotiations betwe:n the Japanese, storm of condemnation from numer-

who Kuling residents

were British and American authorities in our

brought out previously, and are now liankow concerning the evacuat.on.

However, the spokesman adm.tied residing in Shanghal.

They said that mony of the

people that Japanese troops had already been activs in the vicinity of Kuling, now in Kuling are aged or very sick although as yet they hnd not launched individuals, and cannot be evacuated. a major attack.-Unlied Press.

"It will mran death to those per- cons if they are forced to undertake descent of Lushan mountain," one former resident said.

ATTACK REPULSED

Wanchintow, Feb. 7. Two successive assaults launchedi

The British and American Consul by the Japanese on Kuling, famous Generals in Shanghai have referred summer resort in north Kiangai, c0]the problem to their Home govern... Sunday morning were repulsed by m-nts.

The Japanese warn that they plan the Chinese, according to field dis

to blast between 4,000 and 5,000 Chl- patches,

The first attack was made by about nose guerillas who have been holding 300 Japanese troops against the Lushan mountains for months. The Chinese entrenched at Changling-Japaneso added that they will not be chuch and Taisailao, southwest of responsible for anything that may happen to foreigners at Kuling after It was repelled after two-hours' Friday. Aghting. Soon after with the aid of The foreigners at Kuling Include 37 Incendiarism is suspected.—Reuter | reinforcements,

Japanese na-Britons, twelve Americans, Dino Special.

saulted the Chinese positions at Germans and seven others.

a mass of flomes.

Kuling.

the

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