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No. 18754

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四拜禮號二月三英港香

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1939.

日二十月正

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTO

80 MILLION

PARLEYS COMMENCE

INCIDENT

ON

H.K. FRONTIER

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Japanese and Hongkong Governments met in conference at the Colonial Secretary's office this afternoon.

The discussions have been opened on the subject of the amount of compensation to be paid by Japan for damage to persons and property sustained in British territory during the incident on the border on February 20.

In this incident, in which | “Japanésë' planes raiding Shum Chun crossed into British ter ritory and bombed the neigh- bourhood of Lowu, twelve

were killed.

The Telegraph" understands that the Hongkong Government is being represented in the discussions by the Colonial Secretary, the Itor!. Mr. N. L. Smith.

The Japanese Government is being Majur General

by

NAZIS "HEIL

##

HITLER, BUT-

It Should be 'Heil -Schucklgruber'

HEIL Schuck/gruber!

How does that sound to you?

Not so good?

Eighty million Germans can't be wrong... but that is what

they ought all to shout,

For Hitler's real name Schu

His grandfather, sociologist reveals American Professor 3. Kirkpatrick, in a "United Press" niekkage changed his name because he thought it Founded better.

Fire Prevention In Motor-Cars

London, Mar. 1.

question 13 the Replying to a House of Commons to-day, Captain for 1. 1, Balfour, Under-Secretary

Air, said he was not satisfied with the condition of fire prevention in cur- buretters,

Brist de, Imperial Airways, and the Royal Aeronautical Establishment were collaborating in experiments for a better development of such m ice prevention.--Reuter Special.

"Loyalist Revolt": Burgos Claim

PERPIGNAN, Mar. 1. THE BURGOS RADIO station to-day announced

Spring Dresses

NOVELTY BUTTONS, FANCY BUCKLES, ZIPPS & ZIPP PULLS.

In a fascinating range of colours, sizes and designs.

WHITEAWAY'S

DEATH ROLL MOUNTING IN

AWFUL OSAKA EXPLOSION

Powder Godown Blows Up

MORE THAN 8,000 ARE HOMELESS

OSAKA, Mar. 2. Ten persons were killed, 32 seriously in- jured, 440 slightly in- jured and 25 people are missing as the result of the conflagration which started in the military

ANY SPARE PANDAS?

If you have two or three baby giant pandas snuffling around your home, Major V. E. Duclos, Canadian Government Trade Commissioner, would like to hear from you.

Major Duclos badly noads them. Thay mustn't be adult pandas. They must be babios. And they must be healthy,

too.

You sco, Major Duclos endeavours to fill the requirements of Canadians who cable or write to him.

And he's just received a cable from Toronto.

"Can you secure me two or more healthy baby giant pandas for shipment to Toronto?"

the sender implores,

So far, only seven pandas have been Two have since brought out of China alive. died so that, in the zoos of the world to-day there are only five pandas. Two are in Now York and three at Whipsnade,

Major Duclos doesn't want to have to organise an expendi-

warehouses at Hirakatation to far-off Szechuan to fulfil his latest order. So, if you have in Osaka on Wednesday those pandas, will you give him a telephone call? afternoon.

Eight hundred houses have been totally, and 100 others partially, destroyed,

The number of people render-

Tanaka, Chief of Staff of the Com-that a revolt had taken place in the Republican Spanished homeless as the result of the

represented mander-in-Chief in South General Ando,

China,

Major General Tannku arrived in Hongkong yesterday evening by the transport Chitose Maru.

CALL ON GOVERNOR This morning, the Japanese General called

Excellency Li Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and expressed General Ando's dzepi re grets and apologies for the Lowu in- cident.

1s Excellency the Governor re- plied that he was highly appreciative of General Ando's ackon in rending his Chief of Staff on this mission,

fleet at Cartagena.

BOEING CLIPPER

PROGRESS REPORTS

40-Tons Of Steel Speeds To H.K.

The report added that a court- martial stopped the revolt by sentencing several leaders to

death.

It was also added that General Franco had held back his armies from Madrid while the Negrin Cabinet debated whether to con- tinue resistance-United Press, NEW LOYALIST PRESIDENT

Mudrid. Mar. 1.

to-day The Republican Cabinet elected Senor Martinez Barrio of the Cortes to be President of the Spanish

disaster is given as 8.313.

Seven thousand five hundred suf- in Osaka ferers are accommodated and 813 others are taken to Kyoto.

"Started at 240 p.m. on Wednesday

Big Hongkong Estate Left By Ship-Owner

LOCAL ESTATE valued at $744,300 has been left the fire contin to rage until this by the late Sir John William Anderson Bell, formerly of

morning.

the Government and military auth-

Urgent efforts are being made by 10, Cumberland Terrace, Regents Park, London, and was disclosed this orities and other quarters concerned 122 Leadenhall Street, London, it to rescue the strictcen people and reafternoon.

abilitate the affected area.

A War Offee communique stated that although detailed circumstances surrounding the disaster were stil under investigation, it was under-; stood that a miscarriage the hamill- ing of powder was responsible for the fire.

Vice- Lieut.-General Yarawaki,

Sir Geoffry Northcote added that

BIG NAZI SPY RING

he was glad to know that the in-

cident had been disposed of

concerned.

Sir John, who died at Grove

Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent on August 21 last, was a partner of Messra, Gray, Dawes and Co., East India merchants.

He had been a

i

FRENCH

WARSHIP

FOR HAINAN

PARIS, Mar. 1.

THE FOREIGN Minister, M. Bonnet, announced be- fore the Foreign Affairs Commmittee of the House of Deputies to-day that French warship will be sent to Hainan Island.

A

The island was recently occupied by Japanese forces. Characterising the action as similar to that taken by the United States, which dispatched a warship to Hoihow following the Japanese occupation, the Foreign Minister added that the French Government accepted the explanation given by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mr. Arita, that the Japanese action was taken as a tem-- porary measure during continuation of the current Sino-Japanese conflet. -Domei.

to

LATEST

Brawl In Dutch Chamber

The Hogue, Mar. 1. A brawl in the Chamber to-day led the suspension of the situng. M. Van Tonningen, National-

used Socialist,

unparliamentary language and refused to leave when ordered.

miles from STILL 3,000

v'clock this Republic succession to Dr. Manuel Minister of left 1 factorily by the tira cuvernments ariant 7-passenger Real win Juss ficially refined in company with a number of other Mexicans Strike At Bengal Love Comber of the The Catholic Member, M, Rutver

Hongkong 8 Boeing Clipper is scheduled to United Press.

Major-General Tanaka also made and in Kowloon Bay at noon to-

official calls on Vice-Admiral Sir

Percy Nobic and Major-General A. morrow.

E. Graselt this morning.

Forly tons of rivetted strel, the

The calls were returned later, new Clipper is speeding along the Cupt. S. 11. Botty-Smith representing trans-Pacifle air-line towards long- kong at an average speed of 135 miles His Excellency the Governor.

It is

underslood that Major- per hour. General Tanaka is staying with Mr.

The plane is now in short-wave

ITALIAN WARSHIPS

Oda, the Japanese Consul-General. radio communication with the Pan Cruise Cancelled

FRANCE IS FIRM

Will Not Surrender

Any Colonies

American airways station at MacND and with the Hongkong Airport at Kai Tak.

She reported by radio that she had left Guam at 6.10 am. Guam

ing, and at noon to-day was within 400 miles of Manila.

The Clipper expecta

ta

lunu

at

Manila at 4 pan.

officials of the War Ministry to co- operate in relief measures and in- quiries, the communique added.

FACTORY WRECKED

The fire broke out in the military warehouses at Hirakata at 2.10 p.m. ned the blaze is still raging at the time of reporting..

Following Incident of the explosion.

German Espionage

dian Council of State, and also served Rs President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce,

Van Tonningen rushed at Rutyer and blows were exchanged, several other Members intervening.

M. Van Tonningen was finally ex- pelled from the Chamber-Reuter Special.

Premier's War Warning

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 1. STRIKING AT a purported

At one time he was senior partner of Messrs. Mackinnon,

Mackenzie Nazi espionage plot, it is learned

His widow, Dame Williamina Eliza that the Minister of the Interior and Co., agents for the P. & O. Line. has arrested Paul Garbinsky, Dell, Sir Willium Crawford Currie, Passengers in moving trom-car Polish-German Jew, and has and Messrs. George Finch Hotblack Daniel Mackinnon. Hamilton near the scene of the fire were in-

of the

Ottawa, Mar. 2, were appointed executors jured by fragments of window panes detained Baron Hans Heinrich and

estate.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King in- which were shattered by the impact von Holleuffer.

tervened sharely in protracted de- The Baron is a brother-in-law of

An application by Mr. Harrie Vau-fence debate to urge need for haste. Telephone and tram-car service Count Welt von Helldorf, President

"We may be called upon at any Navigation Co., for scaling certified moment to consider questions for THE SEVENTH ITALIAN In the affected area was interrupted of the Berlin pollee, and a close friend Elan Wilkinson, of the F. & O. Steam

of Her Hitler.

copy of probate of the will and codi- tariter than any we have discussed

said. It is stated that Baron von cll, has been granted.

yet," he Holleuffer was arrested at the pointį of

but tho pistol,

was Inter released. The German Legation states that the Berlin Foreign Office had been Informed.

TROOPS CALLED

Time (0.10 4.m. H.K.T.) this mor Naval Squadron, which was to for some time.

The first official announcement. have arrived in Hongkong from issued by the Osaka Prefectural South America in mid-March, | Pollen at 11.40. p.m. put the total has abandoned its world cruise, number of sufferers at 5,800, while about 800 houses have been guiled. The Squadron was suddenly re- HERE TO MORROW

called from Panama a fortnight ago, Early to-morrow the new plane, after several incidents there. It is with 24 people aboard, will take off stated that these incidents included from Manila on the last stuge of its the pelting of the Italian Admiral as fest flight across the Pacific.

he was motoring through the streets M, GEORGE BONNET has In order to arrive at Hongkong of the capital, and the shouting of told the Senate Foreign Rela-on schedule the plane is due at noon anti-Fascist slogans at sailors on the tions Committee that the French to-morrow the speed will be throttled warships.

m.p.h. less down to 116 m.ph,, 95 Government will refuse to part than the speed her four Wright

cupable are cipate in any conference de-Cyclone engines signed to force France to make producing. concessions to Italy.

PARIS, Mar. 1.

TO CIRCLE CITY

After

through

proceeding

the of Panama Canal, the Italian warships were to have come to Hongkong via Japan,

He added that the maximumn Con- Before landing at Kat Tak, the cessions France would make were Boeing will circle the city and Kow- -contained in the 1935 agreements. loon, so that everyone residing in the These made minor border adjust-Colony will be able to witness her ments in North Africa and arranged actual arrival. for the safeguarding of the Italian minorities.

Pan American Airways have been swamped wih requests for permission to board the Clipper after its arrival to-morrow. So had as-

many applications and have been received that it has been

It is reported that M. Bonnet suld

Nationalists the Spanish sured France that German

Italian troops would be repatriated to

at the end of the civil war.

It is understood

that Mardhial

The ships are now re-crossing the Atlantic, returning to Italy.

Envoy's Body In Cruiser

one asking for on invitations Roosevelt's Gesture

everyone one.

On the present light no passengers being carried. The Boeing will three leave Hongkong on Saturday on the return fight to California, and is scheduled to arrive back here on

Petain has accepted temporary Am-are bassadorship to Spain for months-United Press.

Police Reserve Meeting

Thanks to the Indian Company for their goodwill and loyalty during the

Call were recent Emergency pressed by the Chairman, Mr. Feroz

CX-

HEAVY BOOKINGS

told the "Telegraph" this afternoon

To Japan

The Central Japan Defence Head- quarters issued a communique nt 8.10 o'clock last night, announcing that

Baron Holleuffer has been a mer- chant in Mexico for 15 years.

INCREASED

AIR SERVICE

"considerable damage" was belleved The police said they expected Eurasia Manager

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to have been caused by the fire in the military warehouses which started at Garbinsky knew about a secret short- 2.40 p.m. and continued to rage until wave station communicating directly with Germany, but which had not p.m.

Through this Immediately following the outbreak yet been located. of the fire, a battalion of troops was station, it is suspected, Carbinsky had called out from the Fourth Division sent to Germany details of the secret of the Army in Osaka, while a mill-forlications at Magdeline Bay and tory engineer company and four Apapulco United Press. rescue squads were rushed to the scene to fight the raging Eames.

Gendarmerie and local police were and mobilized to maintain - peace order and rescue sufferers.

About 1,000 police and 170 fire- Bghters were dispatched by the Pre- fectural Government. Reinforce- ments of police and fire-fighters were

Tells Of Plans

pray that will not come to pass, but every newspaper reader knows of the situation and we would be well advised to get along with our parliamentary business as rapidly as we can."--Reuter Special.

Boeing Sets Record, Lands At Manila

Bacing Clipper landed at Manila al 2 pm. covering the 1760 miles from

Icft THE EURASIA AIRCRAFT Guam in 54 hours. Plane Corporation has applied to the Guam at 4.30 am. and averaged 175 French Indo-China Government mph, record for the trip. for permission to run a thrice- weekly passenger and freight service from Hanoi to Chung-

$7 Dividend king

Proposed

A.R.P. Plan In Britain

also sent by the Kyoto Prefectural Wharf & Godown in the Colony from Hanoi by Air provement in output and quality. Government, Domel.

GORDON AROUND

Itescuers Bro

the heat is

Intense, hampering the workers.

Company Report

months.

This information was revealed at Sir John Anderson, Alr Minister, Kal Tak Airport this afternoon by predloted A.B.P. plan would be com- Herr P. Holtz, Operating Manager pleted this year instead of 1941. He of the Corporation, when he arrived promised a steady progressive_im.

France plane.

Dealing with problems of transport from docks in wartime Sir John said Herr Holtz said that the Corpora- he had had to face the possibility that tion's oxisting twice-weekly service enemy action might render nisons- WRECKED AREA

THE DIRECTORS of the between Hanol and Chungking had sary considerable diversion of sca WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.

Tokyo, Mar. 1. extricating bodies Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf proved totally inadequate. Bookings borne traile. This problem has been were so heavy that passengers were subject to continuous sindy “fër March 23 for the inaugural passenger PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT from the burning munitions depot, and Godown Co. Ltd. will recom- forced to walt several weeks for ne- night.

has offered to send a 10,000-ton having partially controlled the con- mend, at the forthcoming meet-commodation.

Definite orders have been placed cruleer of the American Navy flagration, although

ing of Shareholders, payment of Herr Holtz added that it was hoped for the creation of a reserve of eles- Pan American Airways officials to Japan to escort home the re Casualties are possibly 100. How-a final dividend of $7 per share that the Eurasia Corporation would trial apparatus for replacements if that there had already been large mains of Mr. Hiroshi Saitoh, ever, the number of people within for the year 1938, making nbe able to participate in the new ser- electrical grid system subject to number of bookings for passenges formerly Japanese Ambassador the depot when the explosions oc- total dividend of $10 per share vice between Chungking and Burma, ciny allack, on this flight. The ship can carry to Washington who died incurred is not known.

Meanwhile troops have thrown a for the twelve months.

Evacuation Plan 74 passengers.

cordon round the area over a distance. So far, the new Clipper is a plane Washington on Sunday last.

The amount at credit of Profit and Informed of the offer by Mr. Wells, of two kilometres. without a name. In official docu-

The Osaka-Kyoto railway section Loss Account is revealed at $1,505,- Coincidentally with this report, a Lord Portal has sccepted · Chair Assistant Secretary of State, this Clipper No. 1"

China Government is selling up for- Eng- However, 1 is likely to be Japanese Ambassador, immediately impossible to communicate with the iributed as interim dividend, leaves king states that both the

$1,295,373 now available for distribu- National Aviation Corporation and land, Wales to deal with caDED pro christened Cathay Clipper before communicated the matter to his home irnkata village,

At the Japanese Ministry of Munition, the start of the

the Eurasia Corporation are suffering blems with respect to evsenation In Government, Dassenger

The final dividend of $7 will absorb from a shortage of passenger planes. wartime. It was announced in Lon flight.

It is recalled that when the late lons, the air is a closely guarded This will be on the completion Mr. Edgar Bancroft, former, Ameri- ceret and detailed information is not $630,000 and it is proposed to transfer $500,000 to General Reserve Account,

The message states that CMA.C. of the rotura "lest flght" fromican Ambassador to Japan, died in btainable.

Renewal at present have only four. Douglas The police are also maintaining a $102,708 to Repairs and Hongkong on Saturday, the cere- Japan in July, 1025, a Japanese

very strict ban on Information Account and to carry forward $262,- machines, while the Eurasia Corporas mony probably taking place in San cruiser escorted his remains from United Press.

tion has only two Junker planos. 077. Francisco.

Yokohama to San Francisco.--Dome}, {

experimental flights for which are now being carried out by Imperial Airways.

All, at the annual meeting of the ments It is referred to as "Booing! afternoon, Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, has blown up, and at present 1 is 373 which, less $270,000 already dis- "United Press" messago from Chung- } manchip of Pablla. Corporation which

H.K.P.R. yesterday,

At the meeting it was stated that a bathing pavillon would soon be voll-

able to

of the company on incibors Carlie Peek Road.

Officers elected for the year were: Chairman, Mr. Feroz All,

Vlec-

chairmen, Meskra H, Singh, F. Klinn, K. B. Sheikh, Hon. Sec. Mr. C. Singh, Hon, Treau, Mr. A. Ghani.

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