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五拜禮 號四十月二英港香

1939. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24.

LORD HALIFAX

DEFINES

ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS

A Shanghai rugby player makes a bold, but unsuccessful attempt to intercept a pass during the match against United Services, will the Services won, and his opposite number just manages to grab ile ball. An exciting incident during a match packed with thrills.-W. Chenng

BOMB OUTRAGES

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Amazing Evidence In Bow Street Trials

LONDON, Feb. 23.

·

Quotation From "Mein Kampf"

LONDON, Fab. 23.

VISCOUNT HALIFAX, replying to questions in the House of Lords to-day on Anglo-French relations, said it would be a profound error to suppose that any mental reservations of any kind accompanied Mr. Neville Chamberlain's words of solidarity with France.

The declaration, he said, was clear and unmistakeable.

"If I may translate it into terms of a homely parable, it was in the nature of one of those signs we now sec in so many places in the country at danger points-"Halt Major Road Ahead."

Viscount Halifax added that that was its purpose, There was no difference in view on any subject between ourselves and France. Accordingly, neither in France,

nor in this country, was any verbal reassertion of our solidarity required.

AIR BASES ON ISLANDS IN PACIFIC

Anglo-American

Co-operation

LONDON, Feb. 23.

s

日六初月正

BIG BOEING

EN ROUTE

HONOLULU, Feb. 23. HRIEKING SIRENS greeted

the new $1,000,000 giant Pan-American Airways 500- plane. Boeing Clipper, when she arrived here to-day in the course of making her malden

SINGLE COFY 10 CENTENAR-

$38.00 PER ANNUM

U.S. Defence

Tyre Leadership

has culminated in the

DUNLOP Fort

Tyro with 2000 tooth to bito the road!

Ensuring the maximum of comfort, -durability and, above all, safety.

GUAM AIR BASE SCHEME REJECTED

test-flight from San Francisco Sensational End To Debate In

to Hongkong.

The seaplane, luxuriously equipped, includes a honey- mcon suite. It maintained a steady 150 miles an hour.

Honolulu was gaily de- corated for the occasion, and crowds gathered round as the Clipper Tanded, and presented bouquets to the crew.---leuter..

SHANGHAI ROUND-UP UNDER WAY

Police In Armour On House To House Search

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. SQUADS OF MUNICIPAL

House of Representatives

THE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to-day rejected a proposal in the naval air base Bill to spend $5,000,000 on the improvement of Guam harbour,

Under the rule of the House, however, there is still a chance that the decision may be reversed,

The action was taken after at stormy three-day debate on what was practically the only con- troversial item in the Adminis- tration's $552,000,000 defence Bill,

With the Guam provision

deleted, the $48,800,000 val air base Bill was passed on to the Senate by 368 votes to four.-; Reuter.

police, wearing bullet-proof vests, accompanied by the Russian Regiment of the Shang- WORLD WAS

hai Volunteers armed with rifles, bayonets and machine-guns, started a house-to-house search

"Before long we shall have an in the department store area of

opportunity of emphasising that solidarity when we welcome the

Nauking Road to-day, which has been the scene of several shoot-

head of the French Republic.g (Cherry),

013

and bombing outrages against Japanese. "It has been the case that mise- They searched through a maze of presentations in certain quarters have lodging houses, opium and gambling alleyways which stand cheap forced this country jo state in predens and

ressively more emptic and unam-believed to be

ten houses which biguous termy what has long been criminals,

as true by the peoples of our countries,

are

the hide-ouls for

The bit Chinese hotels which also

"It is not only our geographical usually harbour the more important ituation that threw us

clover to criminels are included in the same Franer, but also an identity

arca, but as yet no discovery of arms interacts

has been made. However, several people were detained for questioning. --Bolted Press.

and

1 completeness

DEALING IN the House of understanding. Commons Lo-day with supplementary estimate

of

in

Japanese Dead In S. China

the

BEST GUARANTEE for i

"These factors, therefore, are the T and best guarantee against the danger. in some minde, that there might be a certain risk in certain tempted to subordinate its polley U stances that one country might be that of the other. That danger does not exist

circum-

ITALO.FRENCH TENSION Dealing with Halo-French differ-

Viscount Halifax said: "I

The report said the ushes re- presented those killed in action, and those who had died from illness due- ing that period.

HOAXED

Torpedo S.0.S. Said Ghostly Joke

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.

THERE IS EVIDENCE that

someone either in south-east

Atlantic, southern Europe, or at the Azores, has played a ghostly joke on a nervous world.

is reported that freighter Tulsa heard the alleged SOS. torpedo message mysterious ship Free,

It

the only

from the

xpertx

believe that it is inconceivable that

Diplomatic and marine

71 submarine of any Power has torpedoed a merchantman at se,

Washington naval and radio officina expreszed the upinion that the messaute was hoax,

JAPANESE BURNING NAMTAU Terrorism Policy Put Into Effect

ON WEDNESDAY the "Telegraph" exclusively re- had issued an ultimatum to ported that the Japanese

all districts south of the East River, giving magis trates and village elders until to-day to comply with certain demands.

In the case of Namtau, this ultimatum expired at

noon yesterday. At 6 o'clock this morning the Japanese pro- reed to put their threat into effect.

LATEST

Customs Officers Leave

However, ruilios all over the workt have tried frantically, but without A party of four hundred result, to make contact with, and to Japanese soldiers' have re- 3.0-14.000 for colonial

discover the identity of the mysterious entered Namtau and, according Middle Eastern services, Mr.

vessel, of with no trace has been to reports received by the "Tele- Malcolm MacDonald referred to

found, despite the exhaustive search by the Empress of Australla,

graph" at 10 a.m., have coni- the sum of £7.500 required for

records have not revented menced the destruction of the the Gilbert and Ellice islands.

15. Shipping

identity of the vessel, and the city. Chungking, Feb. 23, call-letters PECC have not bern He explained that the development

The Kwangtung Provincial Gov-assigned to a ship since 1936, whens

A meeting of the village elders o air services in recent years had i

Viscount Halifax emphasised that

reported

on Wednesday decided to ernment

Ignore Chungiting the to brought into prominence soine islands mean, and had never

Anglo-French solidarliy fid

trawler Flondria was sold to l nat yesterday that for a period of 40 French interests, and was assigned

(Continied on Page 4.) which had hitherto been considered mortitute, any menace of any sort the ashes of 3,200 Japanese soldiers intended to days, from January 1 to February 10.

new letters, of comparatively title importance, to any third party. The record of were transported back to Japan from and which it was now anticipated both governments, and the efforts of South China. might have a great ure as inter-hoth governments to maintain peace mediary landing-places in the trans-was, he honed, sufficient evidence of Pacifle air services, including Christ- the truth of that statement. A DOCUMENT REGARDING arms aboard H.M.S.s fand and Canton Eland. President, a training ship moored in the Thames near "There are thee islands which might important in connection

It was added that another brigade Blackfriars, was mentioned when 18 men re-appeared at with the development of the trans- eners,

of Japanese troops was transferred Bow Street to-day in connection with the recent alleged sequently we sat her offcials from they don't primarity, and I emphasise Innied on the Ishind.--United Press. Pacific al services." he said," "Can-one sense it is a case that whatever from Canton to flainan last week to might be Italo-French differences, reinforce the Japanese troops which Irish Republican Army homb outrages in England.

Jour calonal government and this sum

of £7,500 is required to my the cod the word primarily, concern this The prosecuting solicitor sail of establishing them in the islands, country, that the document stated: "The the last two years.

and of varrying on their work during

"But in unother sense they concern it immediately and closely, because President hus 3,000 rifles, ant!

we have relations, of which I have Equipment for 3,000 men, I

been speaking, and we are also glad With regard to Canton Island, the Italy, and are anxious to maintain to have repaired our relations with not in use for training".

trition is as follows: Not only the then on the backs of a complete British Government, but the Americordiality as we cab."

Moscow, Fel). 23, The prosecution alleged that they can Government claimed the island, abo found a plan in a magazine in and as Anglo-American agreement point out that neither the French nor celebrated its "coning of age".

Viscount Halifax proccected tu The Soviet Hed Army to-day tytle Part: giving Information e-waste hed comparatively recently Italian governments had shown they garding power stations, and detailed!at we should hold, the island in were anxious for third party media-army anit nuvy, from commanders The day was marked by the entire instructions for the blowing-up of Joint trust for a period of years.

|tian; and of course, nothing of that down to the rank and file, taking a Since then, discussions have been sort could be expected unless, and new oath, under which each soldier The 18 mun, charged with

proceeding between the two govern- until, both parties desired it.

Yows to be honest, con-ments regarding details of adminis

courageous, piracy, were accommodated in

At the present time, the Italian disciplined, and vigilant". special dock like a boxing ring out the trust."

tration, and the details of carrying Government hul not formally in- Each

1 took the wath dicated what it thinks of the precise individually, and later signed a paper. The court was again heavily guarded,! and everybody who entered

(Continued on Page 4) searched.

14,000,000

YUAN SPENT is looked after by 12 men, when

ON RELIEF

Welfare Of China's Victims Of War

CHUNGKING, Feb. 23. IT IS OFFICIALLY revealed, that the National Government spent nearly 14,000,000 yuan on relief for war victims in. China

Dugenium.

11

Was

JOINT ADMINISTRATION

Mr. MacDonald hoped negotiations might be concluded in the near future. At present, there were Bri-

The nerused were remanded for a tish and American representatives Week-Reuter,

on the island-Reuter.

during the first 18 months of the Italian Spies

Sino-Japanese conflict.

Lie

The exact figure is stated to 13,807,090.15 yuun, and of this amount 55 per cent, went to ciner-

In Djibouti

gency relief, seven per cent, to the French Authorities

Yellow River dyke-break relief Inst

May and June, five per cent, to war area students' relief, five per cent.

to war orphans.

Round Up Gang

Baden Powells' Birthdays

Nairobi, Feb. 23.

Lord and Lady to-

Soviet Army 'Comes Of Age'

--Reuter.

BEDAUX "ARRESTED" BY S. AFRICAN SHERIFF

JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 23.

THE SUPREME COURT to-day reserved judgment on the petition of Mr. Charles Bedaux, prominent American efficiency

Lily Baden-Powell on expert and friend of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, asking

Birthdinys respectively by attending the Girl Gulde celebrations at the Government House of Natrobl,

The Chief Scout was in excellent ispielts-Renter.

PARIS, Feb. 23. THE NEWSPAPER "Figaro","

However, 25 per cent. was used for publishes a report from Djibouti

productive purposes, such as promote ing handieratis, small industries, and the building up of refugee cofontes

in the interior.

It was stated that as time goes on

that the French have discovered an Italian spy plot, and as a result arrested eight people.

New Syrian Government

for the order to be set aside, that was made by Judge Solomon in the Supreme Court last Friday, authorising the Sheriff to attack his person.

Meanwhile, a Berlin report rays! that the German newspapers are! ridiculing the whole affair. One paper regards the 5.0.S. as a fake,

The Telegraph" was informed and the "outgrowth of war dilation

this morning that Chinese Marilime Lin 1 United Stales"

adding "presumably this mysterious torpedo drawn from Shehow, the customs

Customs officers have been will incident unther Mars affair, bom station about a mile south of Namtau. of war hysteria which is growing in the United States"-Urted Press,

Burying The Dead In Shum Chun

St. John Ambulance Belpole bas been requested to send a burial party to Shum Chum market city to assist in the work of burying the dead,

Many bodies are still being re- covered from the debris of the city and burial is being carried out im- mediately they are found, in order to prevent the outbreak of disease.

The Hongkong St. John Ambulance Brigade is also performing this task Shum Chun. Yesterday, the

Namiau officers were willedrawn some time 359. Shehow Is In Drep Isay, the waters of which are British territory.

Sea Back Page For Further Late Nows

Defence Tests On Frontier

bodies of eight people who were kill-Passive Precautions

On Maginot Line

In

ed and around the Casino were burled, in addition to the bodies of five other prople who died from nutural enuses.

PARIS, Feb. 23. AT THE CONCLUSION of the blackout test and passive"

Treason Law defence precautions at Metz and

In Eire

Dublin, Feb. 23.

Lyons, General Gamelin to-day returned to Paris to report to the_permanent committee for The second reading of the Treason national defence, presided aver Mr. Dednux also asked that the, publicity had been given to the pra- Sheriff be ordered to return the £800 ceedings, he could only conclude that Bill was passed in the Dall today by by M. Daladier, which is to meet

70 votes to 10.

at the Ministry of War to- which Mr. Bedaux deposited in a reputation had been criously

Mr. De Valera has asked for its morrow. Injured. In the circumstances he pursuance of the court order.

desired to have the proceedings set unanimous acceptance in order to Mr. Bedaux in court, said that he side as soon ng possible, so that the safeguard their freedom. The coun-ordination

At the same time the periodic co-

conference

*North or was totally unaware of the claim harm done, right to some extent be try was peaceful, he said, but if there African military chiefs will be held until the Sherif presented him with repaired.

were signs ahead which might indi in Algiers to study the Mediterraneati Damascus, Feb. 23. a warrant directed to the attaching

An order for attaching the person | cale troublous times, they wanted of his pereon,

of Mr. Bedoux was made on the powera to deal with the possible and African problems generally.

Both conferences will study reports names Mertino ns he was entering har formed a new Government, one been afforded an opportunity of Chesney, an

contractor ter in the outgoing Syrian Cabinet, He submitted that he should have urgent application of Robert Me- dimculty. the italian Consulate.

engineer, The Judgo The Congrave opposition accepted of further reinforcement of Italian. jot whose first tasks will be to dent dealing with such a claim before any ordered the release of Mr. Bedaux on the Bill in priuclpic, but the Labour camps along the borders of French

espoolally south The natives involved in the plot with the confused state of Gyrlo's legal steps were taken against him, his giving a satisfactory security for members, and some Independents, Somaliland,

Djibouti United Press, have been deported.—Unltyd "Press." | relation with France--Reuter, and he anid that as considerabló, costs.--Reuter.

voted against it.---ātruter:

The authorities discovered, photo- graphs of plans of a new nerodrome:

expenditure for refugees' productive and military equipment in box Mr. Laufil Haffar; Finance Minis

enterprises is expected to increase and a revarao proportion will be spent in ontergency 'rellet-United Preis. ****

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