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Burma Road Agreement Alleged

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Tokyo, May 3. An agreement has been concluded between Sir Archibald Clark Kerr the British Ambassador to China, and the National Government Chungking for session of the western part of Yunnan to Burma in return for-the-construction of the Burma- Yunnan highway and railway with

Britain

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Many Questions In House Of Commons

Landon, May 3.

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Mr. Neville Chamberlain was asked a number of questions in the House In regard to of Commons to-day denunciation of the Anglo-German that the naval agreement by Germany.

The Premier declared Government did not regard the as- to Poland surances

recently given were in any way inconsistent with the provisions of the naval ogree- provisiona ment. There were permitting either Government denounce the validity of the agree British funds and materials, newsment. He was not sure if Herr Hit- another treaty ler's proposal for paper reports from Shanghal say.

The reports any that

the ceded would be negotiated, but the Govern- reply area includes Tengchung and Lung-ment was considering what lng, west of the Lu River.

hould be made,

Mr. J. J. Llewellyn, Civil Lord of Upon completion, the Durma-Yun- nan highway and railway will be the Admiralty, told the House that no decision has yet been reuched placed under the management of an Anglo-Chinese joint commission, In-whether to scrap or retain the two cluding alx Brish and five Chinese battleships of the Royal Sovereign members. The commission will be class carrying 15-inch guns, as the headed by the Chinese Railway result of denunelation of the treaty, Minister, Mr. Chang Kla-ngau.- Domel.

HIGHWAY DESCRIBED

Chungking Mny 3.

The Yunnan-Burma -highway was described to the American pubile in a radio broadcast made from Chung- king by Dr. Francis K. Pun, Director of the General Affairs Department

CABINET DISCUSSION

London, May 3. The Cobinet held its usual weekly meeting this morning at which the progress of the negotiations with the Soviet is understood to have been discussed,

Thursday,

New British Battleship Launched

London, May 3.

Thousands watched the laun- ching of the 85.000-ton battle- altin Prince of Wales, sister ship of King George V. by the Prin cess Royal at Birkenhead to-day. The vessel was completely in the water one minute after a bottle ol champagne amashed on its how.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Shanghai

CHINESE IGNORE JAPANESE WARNING

Shanghal, May 3, Chincze newspapers in the Inter- national Settlement are practically issued by the ignoring the warning WAR

Shanghal Municipal Council against subversive propaganda.

publishing the decree of the

The Prince of Wales is the first two of five battleships now In course of construction. Her main armament consists of 10 14-inch cunt,

and her secondary armament of 10 54-inch guns

numerous smailer guns. Great attention has been paid to protection against gunfire, aerial bombs and mines. The battle- ship is one of the fastest in die world-Renter Bulletin.

TERRIBLE RAID ON CHUNGKING

Dozens of Fires Break Out

Chungking. Muy 3. The densely populated rections of it is reported that Russia wants n triple aillance between Russia, Brl- the city were subjected this after- the tain and France with military con-noon to severe bombing of the Ministry of Communications,ventions attached-Reuter Billetls. Japanese for the first time this year. The explosions started many fires recently. Dr. Pan sald in part:

and the casualties are believed to be heavy-Reater.

"Attention has been directed late

ly to the three international high-

Border

to Bhamo 01:

"The

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- BRITAIN READY

Mr. Butler said that no steps were British rantee given tumania and Greece

reciprocal.

What

parachute.

Female Counell, veruncular nows-

papers actually violated it in separate columns declaring that May is tite most appropriate month of the year for Chinese people to observe a num- ber of "national humiliation days."

In defiance of orders banning the fying of Chinese Nationalist Dags, the White Sun in the Blue Sky emblems were still prominent ut many places in the Settlement and Concession.-Domel,

REORGANISATION REQUESTED

Tokyo, May 3,

It is understood that reorganisa- tion of the administrative system in the International Settlement was proposed when Mr. Renzo Sawada, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, received the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigle, and the American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Grew, this afternoon.

The communication which was made orally, was understood to have followed Inter-Ministerial consulta tions between the Foreign, War and Navy Ministries. Both the British and American envoys promised to convey the Japanese desires to their respective home Governments.

The communication follows: "The administrative structure and systems of the Settlement are defce- tive In many

rendering respects,

on

May 4, 1939.

Customs Union

Rome, May 3.

A Customs Union has been formed between Italy and Albania under the terms of the agreement concluded on April 20, and was published here lo- day.

According to that agreement Albania will at the earliest passible dale givo nollee of termination of existing com- mercial agreements between herself and other countries,----- Trans-Ocean,

Philippines

Independence Desires Are Decreasing

Manila, May 3.

In a half hour speech on the floor of the Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Carlos Tan, although just returned to China. urked, "re- for a trip examination" of political relations with the United States, and cited the of Ethiopia. Czecho-Slovakia, fate Austria, Albania and China.

Mr. Tan said he saw terrible devastation in Shanghai and recalled the present Congressional movement to set the Philippines free in 1942.

Mr. Tan said, "Suppose we get our independence now and to-morrow a powerful fleet appears in Manila Bay? What must ever come under any nation, I prefer thousand times to remain under the United States. I sincerely believe we should open our eyes to reality and act necordingly."

we do? If we

It is noteworthy that the speech

Ways in the North-west and South-being taken to make the

them wholly unsuitable to the present was made in view of the fact that HUGE FIRES RAGE

situation, including the land regula- most Assemblymen remain discreetly Lan- west of Chinn, First la the

Chungking, May 3.

tions on which the administration of silent on the Independence question, and in the face of the apparently chow-Bam!-Tihua the Soviet

and

Dense clouds of smoke with flames the Settlement is based. Border highway. Then in the south,

In reply to a question by Arthur

The provisions of the Land-Regula-growing popular conviction that the the Islands sought Indo-China Kwellin-Nanning the

some freedom which Henderson, M. Chamberlain said shooting in many places to 100 feet elly this

tlons now in force, save

the for nearly 40 years could be wisely third high that in recent statements he made in the air overhung the highway. The

of firemen minor points, remain exactly in the Yunnan-Burma highway, it quite clear that there is no founda- afternoon as hundreds

Regula delayed in view of world unrest. way

cm Kunming via Tsiang-tion whatever for the charge that the and coolles sought to stem the con- same as those of the Lond Funn running frem

tions of 1806.

Coincidently, the Assembly's com- yuen and Paoshan to Anting. There British Government have adopted a flagrations from the air raid.

Observers report that 45 Japanese

"Several years ago, the question

stion militre on the revision of inws un branches to the north ihe highway River to President Roosevelt proposed

policy of encircling Germany. and planes took part in the rald, but that of reform of the Municipal Council animously reported a bill providingg understood only 22 managed to reach Chungking, was discussed in the Press in Shang that by October 1 a constitutional that from what Mr. Chamberlain

an amendment and is Anuing to Lash 0, 130 miles, and that Herr liftler to offer wins an exchange the rest being intercepted by Chinese hai. It was then pointed out that convention prepare

the system of election for the Muni-to the constitution in order to per- of assurances from Anting to Bhame 110 miles. ut

non-aggression, pursuit planes down river.

the three cipal Council was undemocratic and mit The Chinese estimate that

re-election of President sections are in Hoth

in Burmese terri- rather than a Kuarantee on a re- 1ory. Direct communication 1.4

allahla from Lashlo and Bham ciprocal basls such as was recently Japanese bombers were shot down, that the British menopolised im-Manuel Quezon in 1941, due to the of which the United Press corres-portant offices in the Municipal belief that Mr. Quezon is the only to Liven to Poland.

The British Government is cer-pondant saw one and two Japanese Council and held an overwhelming leader adequately experienced to lead the Commonwealth through the by

Foreign majority in the Council.

years. United voice of the Japanese com- prospective difficult tally ready to consider proposals landing

declare that one reciprocal as-observers for an exchange of strances with the German Govern- Japanese plane was shot down and munity, despite the enormous Japan- Press.

the Prime Minister two Chinese pursuit muchines brought est interests there, is not given a

THE TYDINGS PLAN ment," said Reuter.

down in un dogfight starting over due and fair expression in the ad- the city and continuing up river.

ministration of the Settlement.

Washington, May 2. "New regimes distinct and separate The Japanese unloaded mostly in-

While

Senater reports thut Kal-shick regime from the Chang cendiary and light demolition bombs,

Tydings carly Independence projects and are starting seven separate

fres Includ- have come Into existence ing a quarter mile area of the river functioning. It is most desirable, for the. Philippines somewhat mysti- Bu fled members of the Bureau of front. The only foreign property hit therefore, that the Settlement

Insular Affairs regarding the future thorities should was the Franco-Chinese Navigation

closely.

Im-legislative events, Philippine officials "Some measures must be Company which was destroyed by a

taken. mediately

Consideration were precautionarily carefully analy direct hit.

The streets present Д

mass of should be given to the position of the sing the arguments which will likely be advanced pro and con such a bill, of Justice existing Chinese Court debris and tangled wires and the air

and undertook an appraisal of the grants is thick with smoke. All light and within the Settlement. The telephone services were cut off when of land registers held in custody by probable attitude of the various groups in the United States and the Council

Ho the main wires in the business area the Municipal

Philippines. ended the streets were clogged with were shattered, When

the raid speedily settled,

"The Japanese Government cannot unnoticed the rampancy of masses of Chinese swarming to the pass banks of the Yangtse and the Central elements or hostile to Japan or the Park carrying belongings, saved from new Chinese regimes who are-taking

advantage of the Settlement." the-fire-swept-arens

Rangoon, the capital of Burma.

Yunnan-Burma highway's construction was begun in August, 1937. Not until recently, however, were finishing touches udded, such

and surfacing the

necessary

of

and roadbeds strengthening bridges, thus bringing the entire highway up to war requirements. However, Improvement work is still being kept up in the hope that even during the rainy season, now fast approaching, the road may still be used for transportation.

ENGINEERING FEAT

the

King & Queen Dine With Commissioner

"For the building work the Gov- ernment used 200,000 engineers and

London, May 3. labourers, to whom is credited successful completion of a highway Mr. Vincent Massey and his wife at The King and Queen dined with whose engineering frats were almost unequalled in history. Just imagine the Canadian High Commissioner's Lnking dip from an elevation of London home last night. A trooper 7,200 feet down to 2,500 feet level to of the Northwest Mounted Police cross a suspension bridge and then lood-guard at the door of Mr. almost immediately ascending an equal trade up to 7,500 feet. You are virtually playing hide and seek or looping the loop in the clouds.

a.

Massey's residence.-Reuter Bulletin

OLD CEREMONY

London, May 3.

arrives the ancient ceremony of At Portsmouth when the King handing the keys of the fortress to the King will be enacted at the Guildhall. 10

The liner in which Their Majesties will make the journey will be ac- companied by the cruisers ampton and Glasgow-Reuter Zetin.

"To cover the entire highway takes five days. One goes over 280 bridges which have a load capacity from 10 to 16 tons, and 1,959 culverts. The roadbed has a surface of nine to feet. The highest elevation reached is 8,520 feet above sea level about 60 miles from Hsinkwan, a city

Initial miles from, Kunming. The cost of construction was around five to six million dollars, Chinese cur- rency. A sum of over $10,000,000 has been added to cover expenses for Improvement, equipment and opera-

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South-

Bul-

WILL VISIT FAIR

Loulon, May 2. The Dalty Mirror says "It is kely that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

ich is yet

to be done. Trees will visit the New York World's Fair

during the late summer, necompanied by a party of British and French personal friends."United Press,

to be planted, side roads to be added, and

a chain of service sta Lions, rest houses and hotels must be established. Many more millions of

MINISTER IN CANADA dollars will And useful employment ail along the highway, where there

Washington, May 2. Personal friends said that Mr. are populous cities, trading posts and even rich mineral resources worthy Roper would probably retain the of exploitation. Here is an oppor- Ministership in Canada only during tunity for economic investment and the visit of Their Majesties to that peaceful pursuit of life. China at country, after which he would re- present, as she has in the past, con- turn to Washington to practice his sistently welcomes foreign co-opera-law business-United Press, flon and shall continue to adhere to the policy. Because she is confident of her ultimate victory glorious future, China invites you to visit the Yunnan-Burma highway, n monument of new faith and undying courage Central News.

and of a

NELSON T. JOHNSON Ambassador Believes Wor Will Continue Years

French Ban

On Japan's Goods

Paris, May 3.

the

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FURTHER DISTURBANCES IN CONCESSIONS

Some Filipinos opined that the preponderance of arguments would compel the United States administra-

tion to actively oppose immediate Independence and it is doubtful whe ther any of the Philippines faction could actively support the Tydings plan along the lines that it might take, during and including the possibility of independence In 1942,- United Press.

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.. QUICKLY OVER The raid was evidently deliberately designed to wipe out the city, as the

Shanghal, May 3. then from up river swept over the raiders flew over the city twice and

Police reserve units were called bridge holding the business and re-

out this afternoon to Bubblingwell sidential area,

unloading all the and Yates Roads following a minor bombs in less than two minutes and clash between the pollee and shop of the latest currency 'developments, not attempting to bomb the Govern- keepers over the Chinese insistence both in Central and North China, Finance nud Commerce, leading ment areas. During the bombing on dying the Chinese national flag.

The police of the French Conces weekly financial paper, states, "The

the the Japanese machine-gunned

exchange many slon were seeking two foreigners of only alteration in population and the air was ilmes filled with shrapnel from anti-unidentified nationality, but who are market was a slight weakening of

who shot kent

bat forward notes. aircraft guns and machine gun bul- believed to be tussians, wounded

a Chinese

"Under normaal lets. The Yangtse was filled with and seriously

were constable who attempted to search would be interpreted as evidence of debris when several sampans

the hitting destroyed, the bombs

One dropped long sharp some lack of confidence, but the them.

fleeing from the scene. changes are so small that it would knife when river edge.

estimated

be absurd to attach any particulari at Both etish owned Chinese news-:

out that China's Import Pointing 500, including 100 dead, but details

surplus for the first quarter of the will not be available until the fires paper to them." subside and the debris is uncovered. suspended publication

rather than appear without

усаг was almost £10,000,000 the f Some reports place the casualties to-day

"The cause for remarks, at 1,000, because a bomb buried n Chiang Kai-shek's May Day speech,

paper refugee building in which there were which, it is alleged, the British Con- wonder is not that there should be u sagging tendency for forward quo- 300 refugees, but it is now known sulate forbade. Publicate will be

but resumed to-morrow. whether all were killed.

that confidence Four newspapers

the The

Chinese American owned

The casualties are

including

The

voluntarily

conditions

this

in

tatty should have maintained its

Ta Kung Pao, Hein Wat Pao, and papers carried voluminous reports of present remarkable level. Of course, Ilsin Su Poo, Szechuen dally, were Chinng's speech. United Press. struck, the latter being unable to resume publication soon because the plant was destroyed,

North China;

Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchango, Inc., Montreal. New York Coffco and Sugar Exchange

Manila Stock Exchange

Hongkong Sharobrokers Association Shanghai Stock Exchango..

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE Cable Address: Swanstock.

the control fund holds the cash rate and although it may be at 8%d, POLICE EMBARRASSED

compelled to sell heavily on occasion Shanghai, May 3.

who had earlier there is little doubt that it can de- A demolition bomb hit

Police officers, the air

Chinese storca to remove tend the position for a long time to defence headquarters where large caused

come." stores of gasolene and oll in a Chinese flags on Yntes Road, became

Turning to Tientsin, Finance and Commerce declares, "There would godown were set on fire and quickly highly embarrassed when over 300

youthful Chinese girl students march

be far more excitement. became an inferno.

The attack proved the efficicacy of ed en masse Into the Chengtu Road appear to

and demanded the than contusion in Tientsin." built Police Station

Referring

GUNBOATS RETURN to the new air raid shelters

railway, steamer order to make it valueless, but the 1,000 right for the Chinese to fly Chinese throughout the city, as even

fares or customs duties, the paper proposals at Osaka show that they

Cricket and Scorpion casualties may be taken as very low flags at any time.

The students did not protest at the concludes, "Obviously it cannot be were thiniding more along lines of considering the population. It also

Back from Hankow proved the efficacy of the Tew water police action in Petticoat Lane, but suggested that introduction of these trade advantages in the first pince

notes meant prosperity for than of financial reform."--Reuter, volunteer Are at the effort of the police to lower bank atorage tanks and

the controry is the

FEDERAL CURRENCY

Shanghai, May 3. corps which checked the fires des- the Cheng Chik School, dog.

The British gunboats Cricket and The police asked the school's case.'

Tientsin, May 3, principal to lower the flag, but he

WRONG ATTITUDE, Federal Reserve Bank currency Scorpion arrived in Shanghal to-day with 63 foreigners, refused, saying that the ting was the property of the girl students, where- Briefly summarising Japanese at-In North China registered another from Hankow

HMS. Scorpion carried the fing of Commerce the Chinese National dollar being Rear-Admiral R. V. Holt, Rear- in China, Finance and slation. The girls followed." upon the police took him to the tempts to introduce a new currency small drop to-day, the premium on mostly British, aboard.

Admiral on the Yangise"". The Cricket After questioning is also left | financial nuthorities will have to, ad-

principal, he states. "Sooner or later the Japanese 34.5 per cent.

Thus it took 134% Federal Rehas made her last trip, as she will be was released. The

mit that it is impossible to establish serve Bank dollars to buy 100 Chl shortly sold for breaking up, to and lowered the flag.

currency in a foreign country nese National dollars. Yesterday it gether with her sister ship H.M.S.. Three detachments of Russina 2

Mantis, at present on the Yangtze volunteers icok up positions along which has no basis of value beyond took 134 Reuter.

PURCHASE OF THE

but soon to make her last trip to Yates Road and the pollen again that given by its own regulations.

"Judging from the decisions_reach-

Shanghai, May 3 Shanghal-Reuter, The Federal Reserve Bank dollar to the police mission of the consulate oficials. It sh and poultry stalls were open arrested and taken morale,

to the public. These stalls Mr. Johnson said it is amazing to is declared that permission will be

situated on the group, floor, and it station, where Uicy were told that more, nothing has been learned is still officially declared to, be on

bo detained they would

until the from the experience of the Federal as not long after openlify before shops lowered the Dags. the granted without dimculty for sük the discipline which

Reserve Bank notes in North China, par with the yen, and it was possible this currency to-day, although thin Reuter adds that the measure industry.

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were clusion that circulation of the present ing attack, He predicted that when

legal tender in: Central China was currency: to-day, although this was peace comes China will not become presumably taken for furtherance of trade agree- Franco-Japancee

To-morrow, the meat stails on the at which those arrested

Jensed/United Press," Communist, Nazi. Fascist or a de-the

trat floor will be opened, and on qu

hampering Japan's China policy and done with considerable dimculty, In mocratie Sute-terms meaning very ment now being negotiated in Japan.

It was regarded therefore as quile order to buy yen noter, however, it the Tokyo Friday, the vegetable and fruit stalls According to Ilavas,

reasonablo that

Reformed look, about $125 of the Federal Ho little to the Chinese people.but purely a Chinese form of Govern-agreement will effect a considerable on the third floor will complete the the whole

Government should exert strong serve Bank to purchase yen 100 ment based on agrarian economy-adjustment of France's unfavourable business occupation of

building.

pressure on the existing currency in Reuter. United Press.

A... trade balance with Japan.

San Francisco, May 3. The United States Ambassador to China, Mir, Nelson T. Johnson, stated before his departure on Friday that ho is returning

A ueneral embargo on the import plto the rapid headway.-United of Japanese goods into France and Press. French possessions was announced yesterday morning in the official gazette. An exception is made for NEW MARKET OPENED goods shipped before a certain date,

Fish and Poultry Stalla Opened for Business

to Chungking. He or for deliveries accompanied by a believed, he said that the conflict permit issued by the French Consul will last a long, long time owing to in Japan.

fuck of a peacemaking basis and the

the fact that the Chinese are amply

In other words, Japanese goodn

may in future bo sent to France and

Trade commenced in tho. New

equipped and have built up a high her possessions only with the per- Contral Market yesterday when the refused to do. Eight of them were ed by the Osaka Chamber of Com-

watch

are

Chinese people 'show under a bomb-articles and camphor.—Tran-Deranie market resounded to the humo. Later all the Angs were lowered The Chamber came to the cons to buy demand drafts on Tokyo with

MONEY SITUATION.

Shonghal, May 9. Reviewing the Shanghai Exchange market for the past week in the Ught

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