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1939. 日六十月二:
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 三拜禮 號五月四英港香
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ALBANIAN INTEGRITY MUST REMAIN INVIOLATE
BRITAIN'S WARNING TO MUSSOLINI
PARIS, APR. 5. DIPLOMATIC
ADVICES FROM AL-MAPS TELL
BANIA REPORT THAT THE NEWS ITALIAN TROOPS
WILL POSSIBLY LAND IN ALBANIA TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW.
The report states that the Albanians rejected the original proposals by Signor Mussolini that the country should be peacefully occupied.
INDO-
OBANTU
{BANGTE
KRLIYANG
HENGYANG
KWELLIN
Since then, however, King Zog is stated to have withdrawn his ob-i jections.-United Press. help of Russian engineers Chiang
BRITAIN OBJECTS
DESIGN FOR
WAR: With the
Kal-abek has built thre lines of Fortifications to break the Japanese advance up the valley of the Yangtse. They make his wartime capital,
gorges, accessible only from the air.
IRAQ
LONDON, Apr. 4. Chungking, up beyond the Yanzise Great Britain has in- directly warned Italy that any infringement| of Albania's integrity! would violate the 1938 Anglo-Italian friend-
ship agreement. - United Press.
RECIPROCAL PACT
WITH POLAND
LONDON, Apr. 4. || COLO NEL JOSEF BECK'S visit to the Foreign Office to-day lasted until lunch time.
Although particulars are as yet unavailable, it is expected that Colonel Beck intimated that Poland would consider it a moral obligation to make the guarantee reciprocal.
The Jewish emigration ques- tion was very likely raised by Colonel Beck so that Jews could be covered by the evacuation scheme as was being worked out for Germany.
After lunching with Viscount and Lady Halifax, Colonel Beck was due to see Chamberlain in the House of Commons at 6 o'clock to-day.
Talks at the Foreign Oflee were
attended on the British side by Viscount
Halifax, Sir Alexander Cadogan, Mr. Orme, Mr. Sargent and Mr. William Strange, and for the Poles by Colenci Beck. the Ambasta- dor, Count Raczynski, and M. Potocki of the Polish Foreign Office.
Quito Satisfactory
"Quite satisfactory progress" is the description in official circles of the Anglo-Polish conversations which lasted most of the day, and-which will be resumed to-morrow,
Colonel Beck, accompanied by the| Polish Ambassador, had a canveran-
ARABIA
PERSIA
INDIA GWADOR(Oman)
MUSCATE
British Protectorate
of ADEN
ADEN ligy 400
GobD NEIGHBOURS; India and Britain have signed a trade friend- ship and navigation treaty with Oman, koy independent Sultanate in the Persian Gulf oil area. It succeeds -a-first-trouty-signed-In-1891, ————
India sells rice to Oman. Laites dates and pomegranates in return.
JAPANESE FORTIFY WOOSUNG
CHINESE
SHANGHAI, Apr. 4.
REPORTS here. that the Japanese state authorities are proceeding with plans for huge fortifications in the Woosung areas,
They 60y lorge quantities of materials have already been shipped to Woosung which will take at least three months to complete at a cost of more than 3,000,000 yuan.
· Foreign observers here have linked this report with similar rumours during
past months,
However, no signs of construction being in progress have been seen at Woosung by ship travellers.
It has also been pointed out that the fortifications could not be very powerful if only a few months were necessary for their construction.
Attention is also drawn to the low cost making first class fortification
Franco And The
lion this morning with Viscount impossible.Untied Press. Halifax
and Foreign Office officials.
entertained Viscount Halifax Colonel Beck to lunch, the guests in- cluding the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Mr. Winston Churchill, and Mr. Anthony Eden.
Afterwards, Colonel Beck had near- ly two hours in conversation with Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax at the House of Commons.
Dmetal retirence is maintained re- garding
the nature of the discussions. anfety curtain has been dropped, and will not be liftet be- tween nets," it is explained in authoritative quarters-Reuter.
Anglo-Fronch Talki
London, Apr. 4. Closer co-operation between the Briush and French air forces was the subject of the conversations which the French Air Minister, M. Guy Lach"mbre had to-day with Sir Kingsley Wood and a number of high officials of the British Air Ministry, -It is believed they discussed * points of policy regarding "y the despatch of an expedlisontry force to France in the event of war, as well ae arrangemonle for, an interchange (Continued an Page 4.)
Nazi. Front
BERLIN, Apr. 4---An official an- nouncement of Spain's adherence to the anti-Comintern Pact is imminent, according to a statement by well- Informed quarters to-day,
At the same time, the text of the treaty signed at Burgos between General Franco and the German and Italian Ambassadors will be publish- ed.-Trans-Ocean,
spanish deMOBILISATION BURGOS, Apri 4. An offcial bulletin was issued to-day; decreeing the demobilising and demilitarisation of the war ministries within 30 days. -United Pros8.
"THE ENGLISH KILLED OUR. KING”
IRAQ MOURNERS ASSASSINATE BRITISH CONSUL
A SHOCKING aftermath to the news of King Ghazi's death occurred at Mosul, Iraq A.
yesterday, when the British Consul, Mr. C. E.
C. Monckmason, was assassinated by four men, following agitations by a crowd of mourners near the Consulate that the King of Iraq had been murdered by the British.
A "Reuter" message from Baghdad says that Mr. Monckmason died from bullet wounds. Revolvers were fired at him during a demonstration following news of King Ghazi's death.
Afterwards the British Con- sulate was set on fire.
Martial law was immediately NEW CLASH
proclaimed in Mosul, and order was restored a few hours later,
Agitators At Work
Official London quarters state that agitators worked up a (crowd of mourners in the neigh- bourhood of the Consulate into la passion by declaring that King
English. {Ghazi had been murdered by the
Four mon then allegedly fired re-
ON BORDER
Frontier Patrols Exchange Fire
**
TOKYO, Apr. 4.
EVERYTHING
STOPS
FOR
TEA
If ever a re- volution broke out in England, It would cer- tally be inter- rupled for the tea hour, thirika Lieut. Colonel George Vanier, now Canadian
Minister to France.
He told the Canadian Club in London:-
I have seen in Trafalgar- square meetings of protest and denunciation of all kinds. I havo heard vociferous speakers as three o'clock-- and soon them lose their audiences at the tea kour.
"I cannot imagine 1 TCVO- fation here, but if one ever, dk take place. I am sure any ex- plosive used would be tea-and- tea,"
INTERNATIONAL PEACE FRONT TO BE SET UP
LONDON, Apr. 4.
BRITAIN IS CONSIDERING a plan for strengthening the peace front by a system of strategic military consultations with nations.
other
The Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, revealed in the House of Commons to-day that the British General Staff is entering into consultations with France, Poland and other countries entering the anti-aggression bloc with the effect of creating an "international military Board of Strategy."
U.S. TO DOUBLE ARMY AIR FLEET
WASHINGTON, Apr. 4.
LAUNCHING the Air Corps programme to-day, the Army Department has set an immediate objective for the delivery of the Army planes within two years.
The President yesterday sign- ed the National Defence Bill expanding the Army Air Corps to 6,000 planes.
The Army Department said that the fastest of the new types ordered would be capable of 4uu miles per flour.
ane War Department's. Mr. Louis Johnson has announced that contracts
will be
awarded for 530 combat planes immediately after. The Pre- Budent's signature to the War Depart- ment Appropriation Bill--United Pre84.
(Opinion-Page six)
U.S. Neutrality
WASHINGTON, Apr. 4,
PACIFIC DEFENCES
Canadians Seek Alliances
Mr. Hore-Belisha told Brigadier General Edward L. Spears that the Govern- ment was calling on 16,000 reservists to receive train- ing in new weapons and tactical formations, to en- able them "to meet imme-
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diate requirements in the event of emergency." POLISH OFFER
The London developments in- cluded Britain's acceptance of the Polish Foreign Minister's offer to turn the British pledge of aid to Poland into a two-way pact designed to strengthen the anti-aggression front.
Secondly, Britain is scheduled to join in talks with Rumania in accordance with King Carol's fresh instructions regarding Britain's offer of a pledge to aid
Ottawa, Apr. 4. THE CONSERVATIVE Mem-Rumania, ber of Parliament for Vancouver, Thirdly, the President of the Mr. Howard Green, has advised Board of Trade has announced the Canadian Government to that a British Trade Mission will Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of seck immediately defence alli-proceed to Rumania within the Senate Foreign Relations Com-lances between Great Britain and fortnight in, an effort to offset JAPANESE REPORT that-mittee, has announced that Mr. Henry the United States for British the prospect of German economic fresh clashes have taken place Stimson will be the first witness call- (volver chats at the British Consul.on the Manchukuo - Soviet
dling him. They were Inter ar-borders. '; "ested and wili be tried by a speciali Court.
The Prime Minister of Iraq called on the British Clurge d'Affaires in Baghdad during the afternoon and expressed the Iraq Government's re- grets.
Incident had
to himself
He added that the Jeen, a terrible shock Reuter.
STONED TO DEATH
Cairo, Apr. 4.
It is now understood, that Mr. Monckmason was stoned to death the steps of the British Consulate at Mosul, while attempting to pacify the angry mob.-Reuter.
Succession Mystory
Calro, Apr. 4, it is by no means certain, accord- ing to latest despatches from Iraq, that the four-year-old son of King Ghazi will succeed his father, who eldent. was killed to-day in a motoring ac-
The choice may fall on Emir Zeid, the youngest son of King Hussein, and the unde of King Ghazi.
Emir Zeid, who is said to be pro- British in his political outlook, wás ut Jone time Iraq Minister to Berlin. His son was recently named as the most likely candidate for the throne of Syria in the event of the realisa- tion of British and French plans in this direction.---Trans-Occan.
Four-year-old Son To Reign
---- Twenty-threeTM Soviet soldiers are stated to have entered Manchukuo and fired on frontier patrols, who returned the fire.
Committco Appointed.
a-"delusion-and-a-snare." u
and political domination. to the Commitice's hearings on possessions in the Pacific.
Fourthly, the British Secre Wednesday when proposals for the He described the present policy of amentment of the American Neu-making no military commitments as tary for War has announced Įtrailty. Law_will be heard.,
that Britain is creating a new Mr. Bernard Baruch, the political economist and financier, will be called He said Canada should have parti-mechanised fighting corps, pre- na witness on Thursday.United cipated in the recent Pacific Defence (sumably for use on the Contin- Press;
Conference with New Zealand be-font in the event of war.-United cause she is partly dependent upon Press, the Singapore base and the fleets of her sister dominions for protection in Washington, Apr. 4. the Pacific-United Press, The House of Representatives { After three hours of fighting the Foreign Affairs Committee hasi Russlans were stated to have retired,jappointed a sub-committee of seven The next day the Soviet attack o consider a possible amendment to was reported to have resumed on a the Neutrality Act. larger scale, and both sides are now said to be facing each other, and the atmosphere is described extremely tense.
Later Soviet troops were reported to be reinforced by about 40 soldiers with two machine guns.
hearings, and Mr. Sumner Welles, the Tho sub-committee will begin. re-
as assistant Secretary of State, js expected to be the first witness Reuter.
Manchukuo guards are said to have Buffered casualties.--Reuter,
Hudson Back
In London
Another Protest
To Japanese
time in a fortnight, the American
PEIPING, Apr. 4-For the fourth) Embassy here has protested to the Japanese authorities against China by Japanese warplanes.
The protest referred to the bomb-
Lebrun May Be bombing of American property
Re-elected
Paris, Apr. 4.
the
in
ing of the American Catholic Mission at Loting on February 25, when the building was badly damaged,
and
LATEST
NAVY MANS A.A. GUNS
A sensational report is issued by Trans-Ocean" to the effect that when the naval propaganda flim was shown
President Leburn, who has been Father Kennelly was wounded on board the aircraft-carrier Royal
Hints At Successful only one opponent, since the former
Tour Of Europe
LONDON, Apr. 4. Mr. R. S. Hudson, head of the overseas department of the Bri- tish Board of Trade, returned by air to London to-day from his visits to Warsaw, Moscow, Stockholm and Helsingfors.
Baghdad, Apr. 4. The successor to the late King Ghazi, who was killed in on auto- Ho hurried back as 6000 as his mobile accident to-day, was pro-business in Stockholm was concluded, claimed to-night to be Crown Prince in order to meet Colonel Beck before Felsal, four-year-old son of the King, the Foreign Minister's departure from
London.
who was born on May 2, 1935.
The new king will reign under the name of Feisal.
persuntled to put his name forward;Reuter. Jagain for the Presidency at the elec- tion on Wednesday, is likely to have,
President of the Chamber, Mr. Bouis- son, has withdrawn, leaving only Senator Justin Godard.
HINES ON BAIL
New York, Apr. 4. James Hines, convicted on charges
It is possible that Senator Godard of political graft, has been allowed will also make a last-minute without on ball of $35,000 pending his
appeal against the verdict-Reuter, drawal Trans-Ocean.
RADICAL CHANGES IN ARMY DESIGNATIONS
LONDON, Apr. 4.
| Oak yesterday evening, a large num• ber of seats reserved for officers were received vacant became they, had dramatic orders at the last moment to, stand by their anti-aircraft guna "prepared for anything that might happen"
The report states that guests aboard the Royal Oak for the film perform- ance were startled by an announce- men: made by Lord Stanhope, First Lord of the Admiralty, that a number of guests could not attend because shortly before he had left the Ad- miralty. It had become necessary, to issue an order for all anti-aircraft gune in the navy to be manned and
od for anything which might. Lord Stanhope further declared
cautionary measures, and was ́ al- ways prepared.
MR. LESLIE HORE-BELISHA announced in the House of that the navy, always takes pro- Commons to-day that in view of the fact that all regiments of In an interview with press_repre-
cavalry of the line were being re-equipped with armoured vehicles. At the time Lord Blanhope made this announcernent, many seats which sentatives at Croydon, Mr. Hudson with the exception of the Royal Dragoons, the Royal Scots, and Prince Abdul Rah has been, op said that during his long journey he the Greys, It had been decided to associate the 18 mechanised re-
had been reserved for haval oflocrs pointed Regent.
The Iraq Council of Ministers de had conducted no political negotia gular cavalry regiments and the regular and territorial units of
at the 017m performance wero empty.
The officers were at the tiersæ»- tions. However, it was a mutier of cided to place the exercise of
manning their anti-aircraft stations. sovereignty rights in the hands of course that in meeting leading-men the Royal Tank Corps in a new Corps,
Although the statement created a the National Assembly until the final of the countries, he had discussed
The new Corps will be known, the British army from foreign na- sensation among the sudience," the of the the international political situation. regulation of the terma Regency is known.
as the Royal Armoured Corps, tionals would, in suitable cases, be performance continned sccording said that everywhere The Council of Ministers have also he found keen interest in Britain's and will take precedence im- applicants had had previous military Later, the Press Association Inform
considered, more particularly If the schedule.. ordered 40 days of national mourning. re-armament efforts, and he also re-mediately before the Royal training, and could speak English: ed all iter ollents that in "national
ferred to the industrial delegations Regiment of Artillery. from Finland
Asked whether Viscount Gort | interesis," Lord Stanhope's slatement and Sweden- "which
no circumstances, would shortly be visiting England,
Cavalry regiments would retain would pay a visit to Warsaw and should," in In this connection he was con-itogal xanh Corps would be re- had no statement to make at the
their existing designation, and the Moscow, Mr. Hore-Bolitho said ho published. Trans-Oceani vinced the present moment was par-designated the Royal Tank Regiment, i present on any further visits to ticularly
Trans-Ocean.
"
JACK BENNY SENTENCED
NEW YORK, Apr. 4 Shamefaced and flushed, Jack Benny the radio and screen star, pleaded guilty in the Federal Court to the
of jewel smuggling..
harge de received a suspended sentence of a year and a day, together with a fine of $10,000-United Preis."
Mr.
Hur
try and improve her trade relations and uniforms.
appropriate for Britain to All units would retain their badges foreign countries..
with the Scandinavian countries,
He Intimated, that during the next
24 hours, detalls as to the success or
Foreign Legion?
Informed;
Asked whether It was not desle- able that conversations should not take place with new allies as they came Into Ene, Mr. Hore-Belisha-
everything is under
fallurs of his malou would be made the House at applications to join considérailon-Reuter, known, to the public Trans-Ücean.:
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