1939-03-23 — Page 36

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 23, 1939.

LATE NEWS

Nanchang Is

Objective

Chungking. Mar. 23

It is now clor that the Japanese

KAI TAK RUMOURS

Anglo-French Agreement

drive has Nanchang as its immediate Planes "Lost" Near France Gives Britain

objetlive.

This famous city has never been

entered by an invader in over eight H.K. Airport?

hundred years.

the

A "Blank Cheque”

Paris, Mar. 23, Nanchang is the capital of Kiangal

According to the London, Cotrcs- RUMOURS THAT the inade- Province.

of The Japanese are now pushing to-quacy of the radio beacon instal-pondent of the Havas News Agency,

an agreement on the necessity wards the clty in alx columns, with lation at Kai Tak Airport were France and Great Britain checking the main body of their army attack-causing considerable difficulty Germany's attempt at a hegemony in Ing in the Yunghsiu sector.

Central Europe has been reached at The fighting front extends from to pilots of incoming machines a meeting between Mr. Chamberlain, Tuchong, on the cast shore of Lake in attempting to obtain their Lord Halifax, and B. Bonact (the Poyang, to Wuchen, on west bearings were strengthened this French Foreign Minister, who is in shore of the lake and then continues afternoon, when an Air France London with Fresident Lebrun) westward through Yunghsul, Chlutsin, Jahsl and Wuning-Router,

plane was temporarily "lost."

of Commons, Owing to weather conditions, the Hlavas states that h. Bonnet gave plano experienced considerable dim- the British Ministers a written under-

Warsaw, Mar. 23.

Captain Dusour told a "Telegraph" | parilelpate, without restriction, in What is interpreted here as a hint to dy only three hundred feet above tian.

Reporter that the plane was forced any form of Anglo-French co-opera- to Germany that Poland would con- sea-level while it was approaching The HavaS Correspondent also sider an extension of German in the Colony, this height being the states that reciprocal Auglo-French fluence in Lithuania beyond Manel "celling."

engagements in the event of Germa

The meeting was held at the House

Poland Warns Reich culty in landing at the Airport, taking that Franes was prepared to

as confleuing with Polish interests is Ho #nid: "1 think that the aggression were clearly defined at the contained in a statement by ameiat inadequacy of the instruments at the meeting. quarters emphasising that Poland Airport must have been partly These engagements would be nu- considers the Baltic region to be a responsible for our delay in landing tomatically enforced even in the region where the direct interesi 18 here."

eventuality of an Indirect attack by concerned.--Reuter.

CONFERENCE AT AIRPORT way of Holland, Belgium or Switzer- Immediately after the plané land-land. ed the pilot and crew, as well as It is not stated that the only ques- officials of Air France, conferred tton to be considered is the drawing with the Superintendent of the Air-up of a similar defensivo system in re-port, Mr. H. A. C. Mosi. The con- castern Europe.--Router. -

Inference lasted over half-an-hour.

Liths Arrested

Kaunas, Mar. 23. A number of Lithuanians are ported to have been arrested Memel-Reuter.

COUNCIL MEETING

It has been rumoured for some time that complaints have been made by other. International air ilno com- panles using Kai Tak. According to reports, the Boeing Clipper had con-, siderable dimeulty in locating the Colony on its initial trip to Hongkong, and was an hour overdue when it;

finally landed in Kowloon Bay.

Governor Indisposed,

FLEW OVER BIAS BAY Does Not Attend. An Imperial Airways plane flew to Due to the indisposition of His the east of the Colony a fortnight Excellency the Governor, the Hon. ago and was over Bins Bay before the afternoon's meeting of the Legislative when these rumours were brought to Mr. N. L. Smith prealded at this pilot got his bearings, Council.

Jew Baiting Starts

Prague, Mar, 23-It is announced that all Jewish employees will be dis- missed throughout Bohemia,

Jews have also been excluded from the new Employers' Association.

A number of permits for Jews to leave the country, which previously are now being had been refused, granted.

Jews are allowed to cross the tically suspect. Airport officials refused to comment frontler provided they are not poll-

On the motion standing in

the their attention by the "Telegraph": name of the Colonial Secretary, the last week. Council adopted the report of the Finance Committee.

The Attorney General moved the First Reading of the following Bills: "Bill to amend the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1931."

"A BIL to make better provision Tor the prevention and punishment of endeavours to seduce members of

His Majesty's forces, or any member of any local Nava), Military or Police their force, corps or reserve, from

nilegiance to His Majesty."

"A Bill to amend the law relating

to the professional qualifications re-

quired in the case of Judges of the!

Supreme Court and Full Court."

The Merchants' Guild has issued a region where the direct interest is Ten passengers arrived by the Air non-Jewish shops-Reuter. France plane to-day.

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"A Bill to consolidate and amend

the law relating to the taxation of Hydrocarbon Olls."

"A Bill to authorize an undertaking for the reclamation of an area of sca bed to abut the Jubilee Street Ferry Pier approaches and Connaught Road

to the Eastward of such approaches between Queen Victoria Street and Pottinger Street and for construction of a pier extending seawards from

reclamation such

and also for the construction of a temporary pler be tween the said reclamation and Douglas Wharf."

"A Bill to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1938."

"A BI to make provision for the Colony's yearly contributions to His Majesty's Government for defence."

The Attorney General moved the Second and Third readings of

"A Bill to amend the Dangerous Drugs Ordinnner, 1935,"

"A Bill for the repeal of the Government House and City Develop- ment Scheme Ordinance, 1034, and for the appropriation to the general of the Colony of Any balance standing to the credit of the Fund

ak the Treasury established

revenue

under section 4 of that Ordinance."

"A Bill to amend the Prevention of Eviction Ordinance, 1038,"

"A Bill to amend the Evidence Ordinance, 1889."

"A Bill to amend section 45A of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance, 1065, as enacted by the Offences Against the Person Amend- ment Ordinance, 1035,"

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