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FIRST EDITION

Court

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1031

No. 10709

五拜禮 號三月三英港香

FRIDAY, MARCH 3.

1939.

日三十月正

CARDINAL PACELLI

ELECTED PONTIFF

Papal Secretary Of State Takes Highest Office In Roman Church

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 2.

CARDINAL EUGENIO PACELLI, former Papal Secretary of State, has been elected Pope in succession to the late Pius XI.

It is announced that he will be called Pope Pius XII,

His election to-day was announced by Caccia Dominioni, one of the Curial Cardinals.

A few minutes later, Cardinal Pacelli himself appeared on the balcony to the sound of the Papal March played on silver trumpets, while the crowd in the square shouted "Long Live The Pope."

Three lines of soldiers kept the crowd away from the steps of St. Peter's, but there were several accidents, and in the rush many women fainted and were lifted to the back over the shoulders of the crowd.

FIRST BENEDICTION The new Pope imparted his first Papal benediction and the crowd cheered him wildly,

EXCITED CROWD

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 2, Whate smoke, indicating the elec tion of a new Pope emerged from the chironey of the Sistine Chapel of

3.00 H

to-day.

freomendous excitement among the huge crowd which had gathered in Piozza San Pietro, more sa since it was without pree:dent that

new! sovereign Pontt hat Leen elected on the dirt day of the Conclave, ayi un- such an early te it was wholly expected.

The announcement of the name of the new Pops was awalted with in-! tense eagerness, but over half an hour elapsed before Cardinal Cacem Dominioni. in his capacity as senior Cardinel, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's to proclaim the election of Cardinal Parelll.

The announcement was received with thunderous applause by the) dense crowds in the square-Trans- I Ocean.

As he retired from the balcony. the great bell of St. Peter's begin!

to peel, the lights in the square were

THE NEW BOEING CLIPPER

POPE PIUX XII

40-Ton Clipper Leaves Manila

For Hongkong: Due Here Midday

hit, and the crowd began to asp PALESTINE

The conclave of 62 Cardinals bad!

elected the Pope with their third! Enllot-Reuter

INVESTING NEW POPE

As soon as the necessary two-thirds! majority had been obtained in the Vatican Conclave, the ceremony chị investing the new Pope with hist robes of oflice began.

Cardinal Derai Granito di Bel- monte advanced to the tirane occu- pied by Cardinal Pacelli, and asked

his reasons for choosing this name.

lions.

PARLEYS

Arab Proposals Examined

LONDON, Mar. 2. A CLOSER EXAMINATION

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COLOSSAL BRITISH

DEFENCE

Peace

Time Budget Record

LONDON, Mar. 2.

SIR JOHN SIMON, the

Chancellor of the Exchequer will be faced with an unprecedented |peace-time total expen- diture exceeding £1,- 250,000,000 to be found in the coming year when he introduces the bud- get next month,

As the Government has decided to raise £350,000,000 of the sum under the De- fence Loans Act, the amount for which the taxpayers will be responsible will be reduced to something over £900,000,000, or, in all probability, rather less than the total ordinary expen- diture for the current year, which is estimated at £945,000,000.

EXPENSES

WHEN IS A WAR NOT A WAR?-COURT QUERY

LONDON, Mar. 2,

"IS THERE A WAR between Japan and China?” The question was raised by a case in which the Court of Appeal gave its decision,

Planes Can Lay

Now

Mines

GERALANY's latest sea wen- pon is the minelaying airplane, Two types of planes have been perfceled in this new duty, big airboats that tip mines Into the sea while they taxi, just like normal mine layers, and speck type bombers that drop mines while they fly.

The latter type, it is claimed. can lay a mine field while travelling al more than 100 m.p.b.

£250,000 Hongkong

Deal

Entire Ore Stocks Said Purchased

LONDON, Mar. 2. THE RECENT GRANTING For this reason, it is regarded of wolfram agency rights by the As certain that there will be Natiount Resources Committee income-tax increase in 1939. of the Chinese Government to a

With the Royal Air Force Peiping syndicate is the chief estimates published to-day.

the topic of conversation amon

total for the fighting services has

reached £510,000,000, but the total London dealers.

-for defence services, including civil defence for the coming year

The arrangement strikes them us

is extimated in a White Paper on particularly interesting because lust defence at £580,000,000.

autumn, Japan openly avowed her

Civil expenditure totals £535,000, intention of pressing on to China's 000, or about £445,000,000 after half-antinony mines, balancing items have been excluded, The entire stock In Hongkong is while an additional £10,000,000 mwy be required for supplementary civil

Calling Kai Tak, Hongkong, Calling Kai Tak, estimates. Hongkong...

In this dramatic fashion and with all the elements of a Hollywood aviation picture, one man to-day is telling the world of one of the most amazing flights of all time.

J. E. Weesner, First Radio Oficer of the Boeing Clipper, is

flashing out news from the 40- Oil Companies Seek ton steel monster as it chariots Mexican Concession

its way through the air towards

its

of

I to this is added debt charges, which may total £230,000,000, the total budget of £1,205,000,000 is | reached-Reuter,

ANOTHER PROTEST

Britain Objects To Tientsin Barricades

reported to have been purchased by the syndicate, which. !?

ཙཱnt would involve well over £250,000,

Last May, Mr. Justice (now Lord Justice) Goddard, held that a state of war existed in the sense in which the ordinary commercial man would use the word war, "without going into the niceties of international law."

of

The court heard an appeal by the Kawaski Kisen Kabushiki Kaisin, Kobe, against the judgment of Lord Justice Goddard that the Banthaz Shipping Company of Cardiff was entitled to cancel the The chartering of the steamship Nailsen Meadow to the Japanese company in September, 1937, because a clause in the charter-parly permitted conce)- lation "if war breaks out involving Japan".

the the

to

NO WAR, SAYS BRITAIN Sir Stafford Cripps, for Japanese company, said that Foreign Ofee, in a letter answering a query by the company's solicitors. decued that "il Majsy's Govern- ment was not at present prepared that in its view war ex.as", In giving judgment for the respon- depig and dismissing the appeal, the Master of the Rolls sait that Lurt Justler Guddard Wil mrinifestiy

"War might break out without the British Government recognising

." he said.

would these days "Hedbady. In have the temerity to suggest that war cannot exist without a declaration of war."——Reuter.

LATEST

Imp. Airways Plane In Kunming

Kunming, Mar. 3.

It is pointed out that the German barter. agreement will automatenlly expire, and therefore the recently reported suspension of operations by the "Hapro" German trading agency In China for wolfram, tung oil, etc..

appear to be in the nature of A big crowd greeted the Imperial Would intelligent anticipation.

Airways Atalanta plane at the acro Reports that the Chinese are pro- drome here when it arrived yester- ducing in areas which. have passed day murning from Burma on a trial under Japanese control are believed light,

around

11.46

to be erroneous, though transport to After circling over the city it mate

probably will

prove a perfect landing | diMeull-Renter,

o'clock.

Five persons were on board. the machine. They were the captain, vice-captain, radio operatur, mechanie

Dublin's Move To and a visitor. Bouquets were Suppress Sedition

:

Mexico City, Mar. 2. him bi Latin whether he accepted of the Arab counter-proposals Hongkong at 176 miles an hour. the election, to which Cardinal indicates that far from being a The plane hopped of from Manila Mr. Donald Richberg, representing Pacelli replied in the affirmative.

LONDON, Mar. 2. then asked compromise, they constitute a at 7.39 am and should circle the elty the Standard Oil Corporation, arrived Cardinal Pacelli was

here to-Guy to begin talks with the THE BRITISH GOVERN-¡ what name he had selected, to which re-assertion of the original Arab of Hongkong at about 11.30 a.m.

The world's largest commercial Government with a view to retling MENT has instructed its Consul the Cardinal without hesita demands at the opening of the transport plane, on completing

replica tion that it was Plus Tweltth, and talks, and there is little hope of 11,000 mile test flight from the the oil crisis resulting from the General in Tientsin to lodge a presented, in a short Lith address their acceptance by the British Treasure Island base in San Fran- expropriation of the properly protest with the Japanese

Dublin, Mar. 2. cisco will be handed over to small foreign oll companies.

authorities against the erection Moving the second reading in the In the meantime, two Cardinals on Government.

army of mechanics, experts, greasers.

of the Dail

Offences Against the either site of him bud withdrawn

It is reliably learned that Mr. of barbed wire fences, charged state Bill, designed to deal with the Their practical effect would be, to Careful checking and calculating will from the throne as a sign of rever-erente immediately an independent be made of the plane's performance. Richber has also been retained by | with electricity, around

the Irish

Republican Army, Mr. 1 ence, and at the conclusion of the State in Palestine, with an Arab The following is a list of the crew British interests.

international Concession,

Rutledge, Minister of Justice, said Pope's address, the Cardinals left

and technical experts aboard, there

It is stated that similar pro-t

Dhat it

the ins well-known that Pessimism prevails here regarding their places to group themselves majority in complete control.

were the RA possessed arms, and around him and to offer congratula- The procedure suggested is that being no passengers:

Captain W. A. Cuthe, Captain F. J. the outcome of the talks, as it is con- tests have been made by

trained to use arins, and got money a constituent assembly, consisting of Loland as First Offleer, Second Oleer at issue between the parties is un-

sidered that a solution of the points United States and French rom BURNING THE BALLOT

from outside the country. both Arabs and Jews proportionately E. C. Blerrer, Third Officers S. Teely.

governments.

The country was quiet now, but Cardinal Decan then opened the to the population would elect a

The British Consul has also been In view of post history, and certain door of the Sistine Chapel and nd-Government to take over immediate cters and It. C. Howard, First En-

ginger J. E. Prunty, Second Engineer According to latest Indlestions, Instructed to ask for information evidence they had, it might not mitted the Secretary of the Sincred control of Palestine, and to draft J. F. Weener, First Radio Onter J. Mr. Hurley, another representative concerning the reason for this remain quiet, and whlist the Govern- College, Monsignor Santorio, and the scheme for the election of a ieris-C. Smyser, Second Radio Oferr S. of the oli companies, will not measure.

ment did not fear that force, they Prefect of Ceremonies, Monsignor lature in which the Aruba undoubted- Cummins, First Steward R. Don-participate in the tulks.—Reuter, Reports from Tientsin have created wanted to deal with it should the Remphigl, who uncompanied the newly would have a majority.

ham, Second Steward I. Ter, Third

a certain amount of nervousness in recessity arise. Ponun to the sacristy of the Chapel,

Steward 11. Chanco.

believe political circles, which

il It is proposed that the constitution where three sets of white robes had

They would permit nobody to use Technical

II. Experts: Mr. should be drafted and adopted in

flight of force to secure political or socialį been laid out.

possible that the alleged certain anti-Japanese elements into aims, and the Dill was aimed at pre- During this time the balloting cards Palestine by Araba and Jews, and Foneet, Boeing Service Representa

the International Concession may venting the country from drifting | the tive, W. E. Beall, Boeing Project and straw were being burned in the then probably submitted

furnish a pretext for Japanesë inter- into civil war,-Reuter, Chapel to announce that a new Pope British Government, not for approval Engineer, F. W. Welgand, Wright

vention. for amendment, but in connection with Acronautleni Company Engineer, J. Returning to the Sistine Chapel, the Anglo-Palestinian treaty, which Caffrey, Wright Service Engineer, A. Pope Pius XII was conducted to the It is hoped would follow the formu- Gray, Pan American Airways Com- provisional altar beneath the central ton of in Independent State inmunications tapestry where he ascended to the Palestine,

had been chosen.

Prelate throne. Led by

Cardinal

Decan, the Cardinala then flied pust

to

COUNTER-PROPOSALS

D.

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Volunteer Corps For Samoa

Wellington, Mar, 2.

The Japanese are said to be bulid- thu The Government is making pro-ing a new wide route around Oficer, T. Ramsey, visions to estabilsh a Volunteer De Concession, and also a new bridge P.A.A. Assistant Operations Manager, fence force for the protection of over the Peiho River with, it is Pacific Division, Andre E. Prlesler, Western Samoa,

assumed, the object of isolating the P.A.A. System Chief Engineer, W. Mler and J. Boudwin, Civil Aero- it is explained that the Govern- Concession. Trans-Ocean, him each kissing his right foot, and The counter-proposals constitute a nautics Authority, and Mesara. F.ment is merely extending to Western

and J. G. Lossow,

Samoa an organisalion now existing first act of veneration for the new posals for a round-table conference,

Before Pontif.

which the Araba regned as un-plane will circle the harbour. It is

This is declared to be in accordance This concluded, Cardinal Cuccin necessary und -dilatory.

understood that none other than the with the provisions of the mandate. Dominioni preceded with two Masters! There is considerable interest m 250 invited guests will be allowed to of Ceremony to the Benediction the attitude of the neighbouring look over the plane this trip, though Only white timbers of the Loggia of St. Peter's to announce the Arab States, whose delegates active opportunity will always be available inhabitants will be enrolled in the

ly participated in the drafting of the for members of the public to see beginning-Reuter,

Our proposals, but it is thought over the machines at The Papal, cross was borne at the

of none

them other flights. head of a amali procession.

then embracing him, this being, the rejection of the main British pro- Stephaninding at Kal Tak the for the New Zealand territorial force.

name of the new Pope.

APOSTOLIC BLESSING

that

the

end

of

Ambush In Palestine

Jerusalem, Mar. 2.

lec

No More Czech

pre- ented to them upon their arrival,

Both the China National Aviation Corporation and the Eurasia Aviation Corporation here gave receptions in their honour.

The plane in returning to Rangʊon to-day-Central News.

Sco Back Pago For Further Late Nows

Arms For Russia 24 Die In Big

Prague, Mar. 2. Arms and munitions are not allow- tu leave Czecho-Slovakia for Soviel Busala after April 1, necord- ing to reliable information.

Czecho-Slovakia is at present send-

Halifax Fire

HALIFAX, Nova

Scotia, Mar. 2. Twenty-four persons are- re- A Britisis constable was wounded in ing supplies to the Soviet under con- ported to be missing as a result an ambush of three armoured cars tracts concluded before September a fire which completely des un the Nablus-Jerusalem road to- last. day.

Armaments factories are working toyed a hotel hore to-day.

The number of dead is not will be shown over the plane at 2.45 A patrol of the Royal Dragoons at great pressure day and night, and Fifteen minutes later Pope Plus participated in the formal conference GOVERNOR TO SEE PLANE

p.m. and invited members of the successfully engaged on brined. Arab oven on Sundays, in rder to all the known, but 20 people were taken XII himself appeared in the Loggin yesterday when the Palestine Arabs

The Governor, Sir Geoffry North- public will be shown through atter Hang near Haifa, Indieting casualties, contracts as completely as possible. to the hospitalReuter bestowed an apostolic blessing Router.

submitted the counter-proposnia.-

Reitter. cole, and other government officials warda. ** (Continued on Page 4.)

and

Reuter.