1939-04-06 — Page 27

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CHINESE OFFICIAL IS 100 TO-DAY

Mr. Ma

Ma H Showered Congratulations

Hsiang-po

With

CHUNGKING, April 6.

MR. MA HSIANG-PO, State Councillor, is celebrat. ing his 100th birthday anniversary in Kwangsi to-day.

The National Government yesterday issued a mandate highly commending the centenarian for his distinguished services for the country at the present orisis despite his advanced years.”

Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, has sent

a message of congratulation to Mr. Ma. Other high Govern- ment leaders, including Dr.

President H. H. Kung,

of

the Executive Yuan, General Ho

Chien, Minister of Interior, Dr.

Wang Chung-hui, Minister for Foreign Affairs, General Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War, Dr. W. H. Wong, Minister of Economics, and Mr. Chen Li-fu, Minister of Education, have also sent similar messages to him."

Celebrations in Chungking for Mr. Ma's birthday will be held at the Bankers Club at five o'clock this afternoon.

here to-day

All

papers

issued

special supplements in celebration of

the occasion.

CENTENARIAN'S CAREER

A Native of Chinktang, Kings Mr. Ma was born in 1839.

and Inter to

Iraq Regret Expressed

Bitter

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April, 6, 1939. forary, Suprowz

British Loan Is Criticised

Shanghai, Apr. 5. The "Mainichi" to-day cri- ticised Britain's aid to Chiang

Feeling FROM H.K. Kahek which, the paper said.

Against C. W. Wang

Takes 5 Passengers

The California Clipper took off from Ke Tot 9.10 this morning with passengers and mall for San BITTER feeling

Wang Francisco, vice-prent- Ching-wel, the expelled dent of the Kuomintang, In prevailing

against

Mc

On board were Mrs. Mary in Chungking after the disclosure of Cintock who is jaluing her husband the allegid teeret agreement between at Mumla; derone J. Beatty on a Weng and Baron Hitanuma, Japan's tour to collect muterkil for the art

Mr. Beaty is stopping Premier, for overthrowing the Chicles which have made ness Central Government, it is learn- well known. ed from usually well-informed Chi- over á Mama und gelling zff the plant at foliu to take a trip to the Fiji Islands.

ne: efrètes here.

Evidence of the existence of the secret agreement, according to the same source, is in the hands of the intelligence service of the Central Government.

Murder Of British is believed shortly pronounced

Consul At Mosul

LONDON, Apr. 5. THE GOVERNMENT'S pro- found regret at the tragic death of Mr. Monckmason, the British Consul at Mosul, who was stoned to death by an Iraqi crowd of mourners following the nouncement of the death of King Ghazi, was expressed by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons to-day...

an-

Mr. Neville Chamberlain also ex- pressed the House's deep sympathy over the death of King Ghazi (in connection with which tags were all public flown at half-mast on

It is believed that a very severe by the Chungking authorities, against Wang Ching-wei for his betrayal of the government and his nation.

name

Mr. B. Buxton, another passenger, is Pat-Anzerican Airways meteoro logical expert en the Guam-look- kong section of the line. After mak- ing the trip regularly for months he the has now been transferred to. New Zealand run but is returning to San Francisco first.

Mr. M. S. Polin, representative of Douglas aircraft in China, and Mr. N. Allman, well-known Shanghai lawyer, are going to Manila on busi-

Wang's Tollowers who participate in subversive activities in Hanoi, ness. Hongkong, Shanghal and Nanking are said to be taking great precaution against attacks on their lives by Chi- nese underground patriotic societies,

It is reported that a certain official who was formerly connected with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has just arrived in Hongkong after a secret mission to Tokyo on behalf of Wang Ching-wei.

Baby Dies In Q.M. Hospital

The death occurred In the Queen Mary last night of Jacqueline Mavis, the the 32-year-old daughter of Inspee- tur W. A. Russel, of the Police Department, and Mrs. Russel.

He went to Shanghai with his parents during the Boxer Uprising and attended St. Ignatius College at Siccawel, study-buildings in London to-day).

Mt. Chamberlain said there was ing philosophy and other subjects.

After

he raduation,

entered not the slightest foundation for the Government service and served as allegations of agitators that secretary for foreign affairs to British Government was in home way Viceroy L Hung-chang

responsible for King Ghazi's death.

The child was admitted to hospital was cominjoned

The Iraq Prime Minister had in-a few days ngo. She was the only successively Korca, America and other countries. formed the British Charge d'Affaires daughter, and had two elder brothers, The funeral will pass the Monument He was the founder of the Aurora

public expression of regret and Fuh Tan Universities in Shang would be passed by the Iraq Parlia at 5 o'clock this afternoon.

and ment; bal A well-known Chinese

that Mr. Monckmason would Latin scholar, he is author of many be necorded a public funeral with full works, the best known of which is honours, and that a suitable grant death states: "History of Ning Hsing" (History of would be made to Mr. Moneknuson's

The serach was purely accidental. dependents,

reparation and

I therefore, have decided to close the Spiritualism).

damage caused to the British Govern-ense, as there is no suspicion of a

feriminal act." ment's property-Reuter,

Accidental

The incgistrate examined

In spite of his advanced uge, he is still in sound health and energetle in public service and authorship.

He was appointed State Councillor, of The Nutional Government

January, 1937.--Ceutral News,

In

that

for

Baghdad, Apr. 5. passengers who were in the car at In bis published Andings, the the time, and who are now in hospital 'magistrate investigating Kiny Gluzi's suffering from injuries.-Reuter,

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is only serving to lengthen the war and increase the sufferings of the people.

The article said: "Britain has do other object than a purely utiharian ambition to devour China for her own benent, rather than assisting the Chiang Kai-shek regime.

"While in the

eyes of the Soviet there is absolutely nothing, no China, no regline, no Chiang, nothing except

Sovietisation of China.

the

"Britain and the Soviet have been dreading friendly co-operation be- twen China and Japan from the outset. By interfering with Japan's policy towarda China they have been preventing Japan and China from establishing friendly relations. United Press.

Nazis In Tibet

New York, Apr. 5. The New York "World Telegram" in un interview with Theo S. Bernard, who is alleged to be the only while iniliated Buddhist monk of one of the Holy Issais Sacred Lamosseries, suld San Francisco, Apr. 5.

that Tibet. has become another of the The Honolulu Clipper landed here dictators' goals, which fact inay soon from Hongkong -to-day an hour vitally influence history.

head of schedule.

Mr. Bernard said six weeks ago a Aboard were 14 passengers, in-Nazi expedition entered Tibet on a

Jimmy tour of painstaking surveys. eludin Cromwell, the tobacco heiress and her Also he suld that Japanese husband, who visited Hongkong a few filtering in und are practically years ago-Reuter,

memorising the country."

Italy is sending continuous stream of men "ostensibly on selen- Life work" Into Tibet.

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Anti-Italian Order In Malta Claimed

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This he said, is strategically, im- portant, because the airlines to the west fall conveniently across Tibet, which has plentiful natural sources.--United Press.

League Covenant Not Forgotten

London, Apr. 5.

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Rome, Apr. 5. The "Correspondence For Vatican Information" announced to-duy that the British Governor at Malta had issued an order, according to which

In the House of Commons the birth, baptism or death certificates!

the House in the Italian language will no longer Prime Minister assured be recognised by the civil registry that the obligations under the League offices.

Covenant would be fully borne in Is violation of the rights of mind in the present negotiations with Catholic Church," writes

other Powers-British Wireless. the "Correspondence," adding "for the Ile priests to make out these docu- civil law of Malta authorises Catho- ments and all marriages solemnised before a Catholic priest are valid by law without further formality. But

the language of the Catholic diocese. of Malta has been Italian, for hun- dreds of years."

the

The newspaper expects that the ecclesiatical nuthorities will not fall to raise a protest against this alleged violation of their rights-Trans- Ocean.

French _Seaman Buried Here

Able Seamon Eugene Berthou, 25, who died on board the French sloop Tahure, was buried at the Catholic Cemetery this

morning.

The sloop having left port earlier in the morning the chief mourners were the Vice Consul General for France, M. C. Renner, and the Chief of the Medical service of the French Navy in the Far East. The French Naval Chaplain, M. Escalere, oficial- ed.

Wreaths were sent from the French Consulate and the sloop Tahure,

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