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"CHINA INCIDENT”

France Is Fortifying

Slovak Crisis

GERMAN POLICE.

BUDGET APPROVED BY DIET Camranh Bay CZECH SOLDIERS

ENRICH EMPIRE,

PEERS INFORMED

TOKYO, Mar.. 12.

JAPAN'S BUDGET for 1939-40 amounts to

10,410,000,000 yen.

It includes the ordinary Budget at 3,694,000,000 yen, and extraordinary Military Budget for the China Incident of 4,605,000,000 yen, and a supplementary Budget for the Navy and War Ministries of 910,000,000 yen.-Reuter. DIET APPROVES BUDGETS

TOKYO, Mar. 13.

The extraordinary military budget amounting to Yen 1,605,000,000 designed to finance the military operations in connection with the China Incident from February, 1939, to January, 1940, which was approved by the House of Representatives on.Thursday last, was passed by the House of Peers this morning.

Supporting the budget, Mr. Tongo Tatebe (Doseikai) said that adjustment of internal ad- ministration formed П requisite for the execution of the plan for prolonged recon- struction.

"SPIRIT MUST BE ENHANCED"

H.K. MAN DOOMED BY DOCTORS

But Hiked Way Back To Health

"HAIPHONG"

HUNG

Cam-Ranki

SIAM

BANGKOK

A.R.P. EXHIBITION WAS SUCCESS

Over 15,000 Hongkong resi- donts visited the recent A.R.P. Exhibition at the Peninsula Hotel.

It is thought that another exhibition of a similar kind will be held shortly.

KIUNGONOW

TOKYO, Mar. 13. THE

FRENCH AUTHORITIES have started construction of fortifications In Camranh Bay on a large scale with a view to transforming it into France's largest military base in the For: East.

Camranji Bay -las known to the Japanese as the port "where the Russian: Battle Fleet touched on its way to the Japan Sea to engage in a fateful battle with the Japanese Test In 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War.

The press micmage says that following the approval of the 30,000,000 francs defence budget for the French Far Eastern colony, the Government of French Indo-China ́has applied its land appropriation act extensively to areas

surrounding Camrank Bay.

The French authorities recently prohibited entry (of all vessels other than French men-of-war into Camranh

Bay-Domel.

PALESTINE warfare

45 Die In Outbreak In Trans-Jordan

HAIFA, Mar. 12.

AT MEAST 40 Arabs were killed and wounded in yesterday's action which was the first major engagement

Mass Murder in Trans-Jordan.

At Loyang Japanese Bombers On New Excursions

· LOYANG, Mar. 13. After a mid-week respite, wanton massacre from the air Japanese air force yesterday was once again resumed by the few morning when sixteen planes, in two groups of seven and nine,

In order to attain this object, Mr.) Tatebe pointed out, the spirit under- lying Japan's national polity must be enhanced. "The basis for an expedi~

DOOMED BY DOCTORS five tion abroad lles in internal politics and civil affairs must not be neglect-years ago, told he had a ed for the accomplishment of mill-months to live, Sergeant Jack lary affairs, Mr. Tatebe continued. Scott, stationed in Hongkong bombed Loyang.

Urging the Government to effect in-in 1030 with the Argyll and

on the basis of na-Sutherland

ternal reform

has

their target

crowded residential

On the Government side, the casualties included one British officer killed, one seriously wounded, and four

members of the Arab Legion killed.

Fighting began in the hills, eight miles east of the River

Jordan, and south of the Iraq pipe-line, near Zemel.

Over 15 air force bombers and fighters co-operated with the Trans- Jordan frontier force and the Arab Legion.

JAPANESE DEMANDS

Puppets Tell S.M.C. What They Want

Was

An incident in the encounter wast the courage of Sergeant Coggins, of the R.A.F. who was piloting a plane from where Colonel Chrystall

SHANGHAI, Mar. 13. directed operations. The plane was The Japanese airmen chose as

hit several times, and Coggins was A five-point demand seriously wounded. He became faint made to Mr. C. S. Franklin, from-loss-of-blood, but stuck to the Chairman of the Shanghai controls, and brought Colonel Chry Municipal Council, under the date of March 10 by the Greater Shanghai Special Municipality under the jurisdiction of the Reformed Government, it was {revealed.

ceived wounds.

Highlanders, tional spirit, Mr. Tatebe declared hiked his way back to health,

He has just finished walking 31,-acetions of the city, where they that it was-a-wise decision-that-the

across three continents. causing the death of over forty dumped at least eighty-missiles, present Cabinet has appointed Prince 000 miles Konoyt, President of the Privy Wearing kills, socks, tam-o-shunter civilians. About a score others re- Council, to attend the Cabinet Coun-he looked hale and hearty on the completion of his North American cil as Minister without Portfollo.

walking tour recently.

More than 400 houses were "I hereby support the present

He is crossing Canada with the demolished by the enemy budget placing confidence the

missiles, intention of embarking on the Cabinet," the representative of the

cast Due to the timely warning given by coast to return home by way of the the air defence authorities, the houses Doselkai declared in conclusion,

Allantle, Also seconding the budget bil un

were quickly evacuated before the When he left London in October, arrival of the raiders, which account- behalf of the Koecikal, Baron Michi-1933, for Cape Town he could walked for the relative small number of tomo Iwakura sald that measures to enrich the Empire and strengthen her only a short distance without stop casualties in proportion to the houses defence consisted in the completion of ping to rest his gassed lungs and destroyed.

in

Now he walks about 20 undles

a national unity on which all see- blistered feet. tions of the nation would elect close co-operation-Domet.

Colony's Water Supply Down Drought Empties The Reservoirs

a day with a 60lb, pack on his back, his lungs "In fine shape," On Scott's first journey he hiked through France and Ituly,

crossed to

to Malta and Tripoli, then on

He earns his way by lecturing and

Cape Town, writing articles.

Indian Congress Supports Gandhi

MANY BURIED ALIVE

First old corps were immediately on the bombed places giving medical relief to the victims. Good excava tion work was done and a number of people buried alive under the de- bris of wrecked houses were dragged out and sent hospitals for treat- ment.

A message from Tungkwan reports that a number of amall villages in Shensi, including Wongkiachunn, Fuminisun, Sinmingisun, Wangkialing and Shaoyang, were also bombed by the THE SCARCITY of water re-

Japanese air force yesterday. Thirty-six Tripuri, Mar. 12.

machines were seen to serves in Hongkong is vividly The plenary session of Congress pass by Tungkwan in the morning shown in the water returns for to-day passed a resolution expressing heading westward along the Yellow February when there was only confidence in Gandhi by an aver-hiver-Central News. 904 million gallons compared to whelming majority and amid shouts

of "Mahatma Gandhi Jai" (Victory

1,2oz millions in reservoirs on for Gandhi), the island a year ago.

The session also passed a resolution On the mainland the position is for self-determination after rejecting

an amendment suggesting a

were

KWANGTUNG RAID.

LINHSIEN, Mar. 12. Thirty civilian casualties much worse, returns showing a drop months ultimatum to the British Chiang On, on the west bank of the six caused by the Japanese air rald over. of from 1,375 mullion gallons com-

Government.

North River in Kwangtung, about 15 pared to 2,259 millions in 1938. This

The three-day plenary session of and half miles north of Samshui. is a drop of 900,000 gallons,

National Congress concluded Over 20 bombs were dumped on the During the period under reviewe consumption actually fell from 37.8 after passing resolutions disapproving village. Central News,

and dissociating self from the Bri-. gallons per head per day in 1938 to tish foreign policy. "which 21.1 gallons this February.

sistently aided Fosclat Powers,"

con-

stall back to safety.

ENEMY DISPERSED Later information shows that the enemy were finally dispersed by organised pursuit units of the Arab Legion. The Government is in com- plete control of the situation, and Calm prevails.

The enemy suffered heavy casual ties, a number of their chieftains being among the sloin.

A Jerusalem message says that Infantrymen, co-operating with the. air force, captured 58 Identifled terrorists near the Jerusalem-Jaffa rallway to-day, They were

In possisalan of gunpowder, and appar- ently intended to blow up the railway. track.

Numerous. other incidents resulted in the death of a number of terrorists at the hands of British troops in various parts of Palestine.-Reuter Special.

ARABS FLOGGED

The Ave, points as requested by the Chinese government to the Municipal Government are:

(1) Strengthening of policing measures In the International Settlement by strict census taking.

of (2)

Dolico Restoration stations on extra Settlement roads. district (3) Transfer of the court in the Settlement to the Chinese Municipality.

·(4) · Return of land-books to the Municipality.

(2) Frohibition of flying of White Sun in the Blue Sky flags in the Settlement-Domei,

JAPANESE REPORT DENIED

Shanghai, Mar. 12. French police, commenting on "Domel" story that the French Con- Jerusalem, Mar. 12.

authorities hod ordered After the introduction of corporal cession punishment in Palestine a few weeks Chinese Nationalist flags to be taken ago, the first sentences of flogging down, denied that such an order was were passed to day by the British given. authorities on two Arab boys aged 14 the International Settlement, Nation- Throughout French Concession and and 12 years.

alist dogs are at half-mast to-day The 14 year-old youth was sen- commemorating the 14th anniversary tenced to five years Imprisonment jot Sun Yat-sen's death-United and 12 lashes, and the younger boy Press, was sentenced to six lashes.<

IN BORDER CLASHES

PRESSBURG, Mar, 12.

A NUMBER OF incidents between the German voluntary police service and Czech and soldiers occurred during Saturday night early Sunday morning.

Some time after midnight,

a. Czech military car drew

up in front of the head-

GERMANY'S quarters of the German TURN TO WORRY Party. Several shots, were

fired from the car at Wave Of Armaments German voluntary policemen

standing on guard in front of Come Over World the building.. The German guards replied with fire, where

BERLIN, Mar. 12.

upon the Czech military car WHAT GERMANY needs at drove off. Altogether about the present `time` is

pence, eight shots were fired, though declared Admiral Raeder, ad- nobody was injured.

dressing a big audience, which

Some 70 persons were arrested in included Herr Adolf Hitler, at Pressburg, including three Germans, who were seized on Satur-Heroes Memorial Day.

Reich the Opera House celebration of

day night by Czech police and taken into custody despite the intervention of the German Consul-General

0%

"There are signs that mischievous jhands are at work to undermine this new penco which we obtained. A wave of armaments 'has come over the which, in connection with Irrespon

world, the gigantic extent of

"DON'T BLAME US"

PRESSBURG OCCUPIED Government headquarters in Press burg were also occupied on Sunday morning by Hlinka Guarda and the sible war agitation, might kill or German voluntary police, Flags achieved with so much trouble.

seriously jeopardise all that has been. the Slovak autonomixis · and the Swastika waved from the buildings. The provisional deputy Prime Minister, M. Teplansky, acting before "We deny nobody the right to take the formation of the Sidor Cabinet, measures for security, but we cannot held a telephone conversation with remain inactive if Germany is repre- the Progue Foreign Minister, M. sented as solely responsible for the Chvalkovsky as fast act before gigantic armament measures, or if it leaving omce, when he demanded the suggested that Germany alone has the disarmament of the German yolun interrtion of attacking her neighbours. tary police force in Slovakia. How-

"Germany's work of reconstruc- ever, the voluntary policemen have donneeds many years of quiet refused to be disarmed."

development

CRISIS INTENSIFIES

In view of the continual arrests of Slovaks and Germanis in Pressburg, Bald by this time to number several hundreds, and In view of the dis- quieting reports of new incidents in the provinces, excitement among the population here has mounted to fever hent, and-in-the-opinion-of-foreign observers, might at any time result In a further Intensification of the crisis, and

and may possibly have results consequence of which could not be foreseen.

the

The Pressburg headquarters of the German Party were surrounded this

*hen the hope of real appease- ment arose in the past year, the armaments pace of others only increased.

"Where we have achieved a lead in armamenta, ii, ahall be held. Where there is a deficiency, it shall be made up,

"Germany is the protector of all Germans on this side of, and beyond our fronlicas”—Reuter,

LATEST

afternoon by Pressburg police, who VON CRAMM FOR

AUSTRALIA? ·

Cairo, Mar. 134Von Crami, German

also occupied neighbouring houses, and a whole series of buildings behind them. The police took up their positions in front of the hoodquarters, while armed German Party and tanals ace, napounced will participate Hiinka guards sxed their bayonets. In Unistates and Australiën tennia This afternoon the Hlinka Guards championships if those countries née demanded the surrender and ovacun- | corded- him vimes, daid hữu notIOUSLY tion of the Hurban barracks.

considering taking up professional Reports from the provincial towns tennie career, but had received no offers Indicate that Czech soldiers

yot, says "Router." Von Gramm added that he wouldn't play at Wimbledon. cupying all the important buildings.

"I will play olsewhers as an indivi- This afternoon, a great demonstra- dual and not as a German Davis Cup tion was held. In Prescow, 11 mem-].representativo. I have no intention bers of the Hlinka Guard were re-giving up my German nationality." ported to have been wounded:

re oë

PREMIER'S BROADCAST

Sabotage Aintree

At

Prime Minister Sidor, broadcast this evening with the intention, of allaying the excitement caused by the a

assurances that Czech soldiers andį "Router" report from London statos police would be withdrawn, thus C.LD. Investigating attempt to flood

Aintres

Grand racecourse, where quieting the more radical elements.

National will... raced on March 24. The Premier said he had given an Bronch made in Liverpool Canal flooded order that Czecli gendarmes and extensive arns, and water came within police should leave Slovakia within A mile of jumpa. Engineers erecting the next 24 hours. Likewise during wall of sandbags and flood under can- the next 24 hours all Slovak priests, trol this morning. Na explosives found, party leaders, Hlinka Guard -com- manders and all district leaders and officials should be released. v; **

Two hundred and fifty persons who had been sent to Morayis after their arrest would be brought back within

Two other your.g Arabs were sen- Cheerful Conductor the next 48 hours, and act at liberty. tenced to death

All the sentences were passed for Receives A Legacy

carrying arms, and were imposed by the Jerusalem military court.—Trans-

Occdn. Other resolutions expressed cor- "Poor Relief" For

- Last month, there was only 60,000|

gallons of water in Tylum byewash Idence in Gandhi, demanded self-

compared to 2.9 milion gallons In determination for India, voiced ad- Mrs. Tommy Atkins

1038

INCH OF RAIN DURING WEEK-END

An inch of welcome rain fell dur- ing the week-end,' 'a' quarter of an inch being recorded during the 21

Ingbringing the year's aggregate to

2:72 inches, which is just about an inch below average.

"Officers' wives get pudding and

|miration for the courage and deter- mination of the Arabs in Palestine, and expressed anxiety regarding the "rapidly deteriorating position of pics, Empire. Reuter. Indians overseas, especially In the

Wewoka, Okla.

'Soldiers' wives get

15. Die In Fire In Hokkaido

at Matsukazecho, Hakodate City

More than six years ago Mr. and Mrs. Wink, of Currie, near Edin- burgh, fell into. casual conversation with the conductor of a bus in which they were travelling home from the city.

This began a friendship, which was cemented by the cheerful, neigh- bourly ways of Adam Millar, the bus conductor.

He was always ready to render

Then Mr. Wink lod. His widow *** found the friendship of the Millara

Nothing at all except parish relief.

Hakodale, Mar. 12. Fificen persons including 7 Uttle services, and would spend hours ending at 10 o'clock this morn-Game In Back Yard

At least this is the allegation of the Derby, Publlo. Aksistance. Com- a fire broke out in a dry goods store them with their garden

children were burnt to death when some of his free time in helping mittce, who aro protesting to the

A COMFORT. ⠀ War Office against paying rellef to SHATOO TAWeather report indicatesyard is the culmination of an dan soldiers. The Comraliten feel it is 1. Six hauses were destroyed and one great comfort in her loneliness, and

A game preserve in his own back the wives and families or serving Saturday night, continuance of cloudy weather, ac James H. Mulkey Wewoka real the responsibility of the Army other was partially destroyed before companied by fresh cast winds.

estate man, has had for years. The authorities and not the local autho-the Bre was put under control:

strong gale hampered the efforts. of preserve is located at the Hagen lake south of Wewoks and preuples about The Association of Municipal re-fighters-Domet, and Pearce has been appoint one and one-half acres. Mulkey has Corporations to be requested to ber of the Legis collected numerous species of fah urged the Government to amend the ring the absence of and frogs, wild." "Weare, quail and rule denying marriage allowance to

Blanks Padler who marry under 10. Sa

Mugs Lau Chi-man hár- boen potníed as a Pubilés nécinat

often visited them."

Last November, Mrs. Wink led when, her will was produced Adam Millar, now afty-five years old, found in acknowledgment of his kindness that she had left him a £1,000 hollow,

and courtesy when she trayciled on,

“STANDING GUARDE QUERY Premier Sidor declared that the first Council of Ministers of the new Slovak Government would meet to- night and deliberate on an immediate course of action.

„Sen"- Back_„Page" "For Further Lato #Nows

Soviet Troops Across Border

The Fresident of the Slovak Diet Hot Engagement

With Japanese

had asked the Czecho-Slovakian Pre- sident to postpone the next meeting of the Diet until Murch 28, Premier Sidor would then submit to the Diet

TOKYO, Mar. 12:-- the programme of the new Govern- ment, and at the same time make' a

NEWSPAPER DESPATCHES. report of the work already accom- from Hainking allege, that Soviet/

the words: "We are standing guard Seventy Red troopers crossed the plished by the Government.

| troops invaded Manchukuo for The Premier ended his speech with the third time in eight days. for Slovak interests. We will build

up an independant national-life in border in the vicinity of the trentier Slovakia. There is now no going marked and allegedly took up back. Stavaltia must go forward positions thilde Manchukuo, but Trans-Ocean.

were dislodged by the Japanese, afler a-hot tengagement lasting; an hours:

inances are terassed to have. been

PROVISIONAL COMPROMISE

The last 48 hours has not made thesis

London, Mar. 12.

Slovak problem, much cleare, to the

(Continued on Part 1)).tag