1939-04-19 — Page 18

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Mediterranean

Warships Maintain Vigilance

Gibraltar, Apr, 18) Over a dozen French warships kept up steam and the crews returned to the ships at sunset after two hours of shore leave.

The harbour entrance was closed at dusk, two destroyers patrolling the bay. Steel-helmetied British troops

Britain

REACTION TO PEACE APPEAL

London, Apr. 10. Well informed sources state that in the Mr. Neville Chamberlain statement he will make this after- noon in the House of Commons on the attitude of Britain regarding Pre-

wiii skdent Roosevelt's message,

For-. daily welcome the action of the United States President and an-

Wednesday.

New Australian Party Leader

Canberra, Apr. 18.

Mr. R. G. Menzies, former Attorney General, was elected leader of the United Australian Farly and prospective Com- monwealth Prime Ministerin succession to the late Mr. J. A. Lyons.

the Menales defeated Mr. Wartime Prime Minister Mr. Huglies by a narrow majority. -Reuter Bulletin,

nounce the readiness of the British Germany Government to assist the 25-year an for international appeasement- Trans-Ocean.

Interim Of Peace

London, Apr. 18.

So for no reason has been vouch- nafed for Herr Hitler's delay in re- plying to Mr. Roosevelt until the which could be Reichstag meeting, constitutionally called

in a shorter

but newspaper observers in Britain and France regard the in- terim na guaranteeing a lull after a period of tension. There is only very vague speculation as to the nature of the Fuehrer's response,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

M. GAFENCU ARRIVES IN BERLIN

von

Shanghai

Japanese Hits British Woman

Shanghai, Apr. 18.

The Japanese wife of Albert O. Davis, a British subject and former

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Court reporter, alleged sho Was slapped by Japanese Corisular policeman on Garden Bridge when she revealed that she was a British subject after the Japanese sentry had pulled her into the police hut and naked her why she falled to bow low enough.

Mrs. Davis sald she told the sentry the Was Brilish subject because she had married a Briton, whereupon she alleged the Japanese policeman slapped her face and pushed her," Jerying out "Do you think if you are British you are God? Do you think the British are superior to the Ja- panese? What right have you to be- come British?"

April 19, 1939.

Defence Expert

In Hongkong:

"Naturally I can't talk about my work in Hongkong," sald Brigadier G. B. O, Taylor, who Is on the War Office staff, on hla nerival In Singapore from Hongkong in the Bige Funnel liner Antenor.

on

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Brigadier Taylor, a specialist

£4 fortificationE, Inspection tour of Britiah garrisons in the Far and Near East. He spent a short-time in Hongkong, will be in Singapore nine days, and will visit Pales- tine on his way home,

China

Kuomintang Denial Of Split

Chungking, Apr. 18.

In a statement to Reuter the Cen- tral Committee of the Chinese Com- munist Party states that neither itself nor any local organisation of the Party has any, connection with the distribution of leaflet in Shanghai and French

Berlin, Apr. 18. sentry duty at the frontler gates

The Rumanian Foreign Minister,

Albert Davis said that he had not which are elased, while the road to

Grigor Gateneu, has arrived in Ber-

acked the British Consulate to pro- Gibraltar from Spain is barricated.

lin.

understood that he is relative strength of the The

On Wednesday M. Gafencu will be test. It is Anglo-French Mediterranean

and

received by Chancellor Hitler, who fling suit against the Japanese Con-

-United Press. German-Italion flects respectively

The Thues says it would be another is returning to Berlin on Wednesday sular poilce, claiming 05,000 you.

murning. After luncheon at Here damages. -- are: Battleships eight, two; pocket

Ribbentrop's residence the

SHANGHAI PAPERS RECEIVE battleships 0, 2; submarines 44, 118; delusion to imagine the axis Powers murr

have less to lose from a war thun Romanian Minister will visit the De- DISTURBING LETTERS aircraft carriera one, one seaplane

or ore less likely to be

Shanghal, Apr. 10. carriers one, one: destroyers 71, 59; the rest,

against Threats of violence

two cruisers 10, heavy

seven; light overtaken by defent or collapse. The puty Party Leader, Minister Rudol! will be given it the

British-owned and two American-criticising the British cruleers nine, 14; torpedo bonis six, British Govrenment, like the Amerless, on Wednesday afternoon and 1

attitude in China and threatening a 71; motor torpedo boats six, 43.can, would be more than willing to banquet

welcome negotiations to re-establish Rumaninn Legatlon on Wednesday owned Chinese language newspapers United Press.

to arrived at their offices this morning, Communist break with the Kuomin- genuine peace. If Hitler has construc- night.

Great importance is attached

lang unless an anti-British and anti- tive counter-proposals the British

the conversations between the Fuch-Purporting to come from the "Chin-

French front is formed. people will await to test them in

rer, Herr von Ribbentrop and the ese Youths' National Salvation AG-

sociation," that spirit

Rumanian Foreign Minister, in view

The letters threatened the use of of the recent international develop bombs and bullets and the "patriots" ments and one-sided British Guaran

Political circles said they have no objections dying ed, but because its purpose is neither believe that in addition to questio is together with the staff when carry- These are only Chinese papers cell-regarding nor aggressive it can resulting from the recent Germain out the bombing.

which the pre-well become an instrument of post-Rumanian commercial agreement, the

are strongly pro-Chinese, The of Rumanian for- All reporta concerning sence of German troops in Libya and tive peace when all its members have general tendency on the Egyptian frantier were denied concrete proof of a new security in eign policy will be discussed. It is American-owned papers the tent here to-day by the Egyptian Premier, which all can put their confidence, expected that the Rumanian visitors include the To Me Wan Par, Chinese Until that day arrives it will not re-wil be frankly informed of the Ger- edition of the Evening Post and ter- tax a lot of its resolution or vigilance. man standpoint, which considers any cury, and the Hiwa Mei which prints

editions. The British participation in the British encircle-prints two ----Reuter.

ment manoeuvre as a hostile act owned papers include the Standard, Ta Yin Ya Pao, Leader and Yih Pao. ngainst the Relch.-Trans-Ocean.

Both the Standard and Hwa Mei re- ceived two letters because they pub-

lsh two editions

GERMAN SQUADRON

Berlin, Apr. 18. A German naval squadron, which is beginning its spring manoeuvres near Spanish watera, left Germany to-day-Reuter Bulletin.

EGYPTIAN FRONTIER

Cairo, Apr. 18.

Mohammed Mechmoud Pasha,

This declaration is nécorded un- usual signißeance in politien) clrcles because it removes one of the most important grounds for the anti-Ger-

which man press propaganda been going on during the past few weeks. Trant-Ocean,

PREPARATIONS CONTINUE

Calro, Apr. 18.

wor

The peace front has plain recogni- tion of the necessities behind it and determination which is deep-found-tee to Humanla.

and

peace front

Premier to Sprak

London, Apr. 18. The inclusion of Turkey Russia in the gigantic neared conclusion as Parliament re- Defence Bloc

Neville hear Mr. assembled 10 Chamberlain and Lord Halifax re- port on the general situation.

A number of ships with

It is understood that Mr. Chur- material have arrived at Port. Suld, berlain will announce formally Bri- necording to Egyptian press reports tain's full adherence to Mr. Roose- the vell's peace plea, and also intimate to-day. Contrary to custom. ships were not unloaded by Italian that he hoped the Turkish-Russlan would be completed dockworkers but by Egyptians negotiations

this week. Trans-Ocean.

London Preparos

Raid Sirens And Food Supplies

Two

--- London, Apr.-18. ~~~ hundred extraordinarily powerful air raid sirens are being installed throughout the entire Lon- don area.

They will be nudible over an area of 200 square miles-United Press.

FOOD SUPPLIES

London, Apr. 18. Wer time plans for rationing and controlling the nation's food supplies by the Ministry of Food, which work through 18 regional would offices and 1,400 local committees, are practically complete. Plans are based on the Government's proposal to become the sole purchaser of all Imports and home supplies In the event of war.

There are reports of agreements having already been effected by both Turkey and Russia, but British, Rus- slan and French sources here de- scribe these as premature.

Agreement Reached

With Soviet

The leaflet is described as "ridicul- Dus und absurd." Its contents are

sald to be entirely contradictory to the policy of the Chinese Communist party "which aims at an united front In the anti-Japanese resistance,"

The basic policy of the Chinese

Communist Party, the statement de- clares, "aims firstly at co-operation ese Communist Party as a foundation between the Kuomintang and Chin-

of a united for the establishment front to drive Japanese out of Chinn and also to establish an independent and prosperous new China.

"Secondly it seeks to secure co- operation of all nations sympathetic The police y

placed

to the Chinese nation, particularly guards and detectives at all offers

Britain, the United States of America, concerned. They gave similar pre-France and Soviet Russia." tection last year which was removed in recent months.United Press,

NEWSBOY KILLED

Shanghal, Apr. 18. Assassins Just night killed Chow Kuo-tung, husky six footer rhief of the newsboys of the Ta Mel Wan Pao, edited by the Shanghal Evening Post and Mercury, on Taku Road.

The gangsters bullets killed Chow and also the ricksha coolie who was him, wounding two pedestrians including one woman.

Police believed that the murder was the result of revenge, due to the fact that Chow held an important position, mapping out all delivery and controlling scores of newsboys. United Press.

Paris, Apr. 18. French authorities state that Bri-pulling

Mr. Ivan Malsky, Soviet Am-tain and France bassador, left for Moscow by the re- gular Dutch service air, liner at, 8.45 a.m.-United Press,

New Zealand

Advised To Be Ready For Emergency

Wellington, Apr. 18.

bave reached an agreement with Russia regarding the use of the latter's aerial power in the event of further aggression in Europe.

United Press.

Muliary Alliancs

London, Apr. 1B, The Soviet Union la understood to have informally agreed to guarantee the Independence of Rumania, in re- will turn for which Great Britain

und other guarantee Poland, Turkey countries bordering on the Soviet Union.

BARBARA GILMAR

To Sing at Concert By Massed. Naval Bands

Some circles predlet that an agreC- Barbara Gilmar, Hongkong opera- ment providing for general co-opera- tie soprano, has returned from tlon and mutual assistance between Shanghat where she appeared an Great Britain and the Soviet Union, puest artist with the Shanghai Muni- virtually tantamount to Anglo- cipal Orchestra under Macstro Mario Soviet military alliance, will shortlyPad.

Maisky Leaves

An appeal to every man up to the age of 50 to be prepared to defendments.--Domel, the country in the event of emergency was made by Mr. M. J. Savage when he spoke at a State funebron to the delegates of the Pacific defence con- ference.

The Pranter said that day may come sooner than they thought, and then they might have to go to war. It would be New Zealand's job to Implement as far as possible the best means of keeping its end up.

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The sintement continues: "It is clear that the contents of the leaflet lo no represent the views of the Chinese Communist Party but those of Japan and Chinese traitors.

Commitice of the "The Central Chinese Communist Party wishes to point out that the recent anti-British movement was inspired by Jupan in occupied areas and these leaflets dis- tributed in Shanghai Japanese attempt to arouse Anglo- French comity towards the Chinese resistance: but we are confident that e British and French Governmenta

sec clearly through will methods.

indicate i

such

"Meanwhile attempts to create internal dissension among Chinese and also to create ill-feeling between

and the Kuomintang

the Chinese Communist Party are bound to fall," the statement concludes.-Reuter.

United States

U.S. Shivers In Freak Storm

Chicago, Apr. 18.

be signed between the two Govern- In her first concert she gave a the in classical programme and second she sang in twa 18th Century works the sacred cantata "Stabat London, Apr. 18. Mater and the oratorio "Resurrec- M. Maisky, The Soviet Ambassador tien of Christ" which is by Lorenzo to London, left to-day by air for Perosi These two works were given

and repeated Moscow, to where he has been re-an

on Good Friday called in connection with the con Easter Saturday by a company of A freakish storm of snow, sleet versations with the British Govern-ve soloists, in chorus of 150 voices and freezing rain which swept the

In the and the Municipal Orchestra. ment.

Middle West, is now headed for the The Prime Minister had a conver-Oratorio Miss Gilmar sang the part East towards the Ohio River, which ation with Lord Halifax this morn of Mary Magdalene.

has reached flood levels from the ing, while another caller on Mr.

to present plans, Miss heavy spring rains. According

the in originated Chamberlain was the Secretary for Gilmar is to sing at an Orchestral

The storm Concert by the Massed Bands of the Rocky Mountains and whipped the War.

The Turkish Ambassador called at | Fleet, which Is contemplated for

in Colorado snow into deep drifts

blizzard would the Foreign Office.--Reuter Bulletins presentation at the Chian Fleet Club and Wyoming, reaching

in May, and is to broadcast

proportions in western Nebraska and Amicablo Progress

operatic programme over ZBW.

northern Iowa. London, Apr. 18.

It is likely that she will return to Negotiations between Turkey and Britain arising out of the guarantee Shanghal for another series of con- to the Balkan countries are proceed-certs in July, ing amicably, it is stated authorita- tively to-day. It is unlikely that the Premier will announce guarantee to Turkey to-day.

The

Wholesalers would purchase sup- plies from Government and would

Mr. Savuge endorsed the view that operate strictly in accordance with

it is better to hold a conference be- the Food Minister's orders. Retail traders

a war than after it. There are would be registered

and

tore

all disagreements, and licensed by local committees, pur- redsens for chasing from wholesalers at prescrib- until they are abolished ed prices regular weekly supplies to never get the "superstructure

wanted.

the In

meantime, meet their customers' demends.

Immediately on the outbreak of however, they could not carry pious war, five staple commodities would resolutions and await results, but be rationed, namely, butchers' meat, had to prepare for other things that butter and margarine, bacon and might happen.-Reuter Special. hain, lord, dripping, and other cook- ing fats, and sugar,

A register of carrier pigeons for use in wartime is being compiled by the Air Ministry.

Pigeons would be carried in R.A.F. machines and used to convey mes-

one

every-

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King Zog May Go To U.S.

Landon, Apr. 18.

Ambassador, Dr. The

Budapest, Apr. 18, brother-in-law of Queen

It is coating north and central Wisconsin with lce, resulting in hall and heavy rains in Illinois.

From Humbold, Iowa, is reported the worst blizzard for the year. the sterm Meteorologists expected

to bring showers in the Wabash River- Valley, Indiana, and the central Ohlo Valley, where it is estimated that 2,000 persons have been forced to evacuate lowland homes.

The storm floods have cost at least Ave lives, which in addition to 40 deaths from the tornadoes in the

AUSTRALIAN-FLEET.

Sydney, Apr. 18. Manoeuvres of Australian noval

Bulgarian Minister la London units began on Monday at midnight, left London to-day for Sofa for a the New Zealand flagship Neander consultation with the Bulgarian also participating. Eight squadrons Prime Minister-Reuter. sages if wireless apparatus were out of the Australian Air Force are

The Dardanelles of action. Since the war the RAF taking part in the manoeuvres which

The Turkish has maintained a pigeon servico 'and,

the most extensive as a result of offers of pigeons from are described as

great war.

Rustu Aras, visited the Foreign Geraldine, the Hungarian landowner southern states during the past three private fanciers, it is expected that slace the about 500,000 birds will be available

is the Office at 12.30 p.m. to-day. It is Anderas Bagby, succeeded in speak-days, has brought the total for the The "Blue" fleet, which

understood that he discussed with ing over the telephone carly on nation to almost 50,--United Press. to play a part in national defence. aggressor, is composed of the cruisers

of the Tuesday with the Queen's lady-in-

Rochung, Neander and Adelalde, together with Lord Halifax the position

in Britiali Wireless.

the anti-aggression waiting, Baroness number of armed commercial Dardanelles in steamers, while the "Red" feet confront, while he was informed as to Larissa, Greece, where the Queen and alsts of the cruisers Canberra, Syd- the present stage of Anglo-Soviet her party are now staying. ney and Hobart, as well as three des- negotiations.-United Press,"

NATIONAL SERVICE-

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London, Apr. 10. The exemption conditions in the compilation of the national register troyers and two convoys. are to be revised, according to press It is officially announced that In reports this morning, because of a the first attack the defenders beat off. storm of protest from various quar- the attackers, theoretically destroying lers against the recrulling system one enemy cruiser and crippling an- amounced in January..

other.Trans-Occan.

According to the original plan about half of the able-bodied men in ten 0,000,000 and 7-

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CHINESE DOCTORS MEET

At the annual general meeting of dustry. This fact has proved to be a the Hongkong Chinese Medical Ass serious obstacle to recruiting volun- cintion the following teers for the civil defence organisa-office bearers for the year:

were elected

HEALTH BULLETIN

The Week's Toll Of Tuberculosis

Two cases of Diphtheria, two of Typhoid (one Imported), 13 of Measles, one of Chicken-pox, three of Dysentery and 24 of Tuberculosis were reported on Monday, De

During the week ended Saturday

The Baroness stated that Queen Geraldine and her son Alexander are doing well, and would leave with King Zog for Turkey in four or fiver days time. The Baroness added that u visit to London was not envisaged, and that King Zog's future plans are still uncariain. It was, however, possible that he might travel to the United States where he has been in- vited to make a lecture four.- Trans-Ocean, i

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It was also announced this morning Sun; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, deaths, 10 of Typhoid with four the others? that

Mensics with 22 deaths, the Dr. T. P. Wu; Council Members, deaths, 44 of decision regarding Ostablishment of a Munitions Minis Drs. Chau Bik-nin, Li Shu-pul, two of Chicken-pox, 17 of Menin- try will be made during the present Tscung Fat-im, Phoon Beck-wah, D. gitis with 12 deaths, 21. of Drven week, and that, the regular Wednes-K Somy, Lee Hah-llong, N. P. tory with three deaths, one of Puer-English: Oxford Dictionary · spell- day meeting of the Cabinet will deal Karanfla, and C. W. Lam; Hon. peral Fever and 185 of Tuberculosia inge of these words tolll be found on with this question.—Tranz«Ocean, Legal Adviser: Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. with DD deaths were, reported.

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