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FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881 四拜禮號四月五英港香

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939.

日五十月三

No. 16417

A FEW NOTES ABOUT

THE LUNAR ECLIPSE.

THE MOON kept to the "time-table" of fast night's eclipse and entored the earth's shadow punctually at 6.20 p.m..

A few minutes later the obscuring shadow crepi over the bottom left-hand Uml, of the moon and I was entirely, in the shadow at 11.11 p.m. and theoretically totally eclipsed;

Hongkong, however, saw nothing of the eclipar although 11 became evident that something was afcot by the blackout.

.. Clouds completely obscured the moon during the entire period

of cellpre, and attempts to witness the proceedings failed.

A "Telegrapli” reporter, assigned to "cover" the eclipse, writes: "I didn't see the eclipse. Nobody saw the eclipse. But I don't think

11 mailers. All the Royal Observatory officials and astronomers know exactly what was happening, anyway!"

SHANGHAI CRISIS

JAPAN PRESENTS DEMANDS

TOKYO, May 4. PROPOSALS FOR a drastic revision in the ad- ministrative structure of the International Settlement in Shanghai were presented f yesterday to the Ambassa- dor of Great Britain and the United States by Mr. Sawada, vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.

In the proposals Japan com "plains inter alia, that the elec-| D tion system to the Shanghai| • Municipal Council was undemo- cratic.

Ho contended that the British monopolised the important offices and tended to act in ati "oligarchical" manner,

Mr. Sawada added that essentiai; lund regulations must be brought up to date to meet new conditions, nad the Municipal Council must be re- formed to represent mare fairly the various interested nationalities, par- ticularly must Japonese representa- tion be increased.

Am-

Mr.

The British and American bassadors Bre conveying Sawada's views to their governments. -Reuter,

BOYCOTT

OF JAPAN

Startling Action

By France

PARIS, May 3. The French Government decree to-day published a banning all Japanese imports with the exception of silk and camphor.

The decree will become effective on May 10.-United Press.

Totalitarian Agreement

JOHN BARRYMORE

MOVIE THRILLER: PART VIII

SYNOPSIS: John Barrymore, fiftyseven-year-old four-times married actor, belloves his fourth wife le jealous of him. He is married to Elaine Barire, 22-year- old pouty-lipped

who hoped to su

succeed where three

other women falled,

They quarrel, start innumer. able divorce proceedings, patch it up.

They chase each other across the countrysideTM In "efforts at ~·· reconciliation. Now read ou—

TO-DAY'S instalment of this thrilling serial comes as hot news from a "United Press" correspondent in New York,

Royal Jack to-day asked the New York Supreme Court to give him a legal separation from his dark-eyed wife,

Meanwhile, Barrymore is seeking refuge with his trainer, Ken Kelly According to reports, he refuses to gobuck to Elaine on bent knees to promise he will be good, declaring the habits of a lifetime are not going to be subdued to the whims of a school-child.

"Great Lovor"

Elaine only recently, dropped her own divorce proceedings in which she alleged the middle-aged "great lover" of a number of things, including:

1-Inhuman conduct and extreme mental cruelty.

Germany And Italy and opprobrious names;

To Announce Pact

TOKYO, May 4,

2. Calling her Indecent, profane

3.--Threatening to kill or inaim

and

her;

4. Striking her at a party, In her petition, Elaine asked for temporary alimony-John is already THE "ASAHI SHIMBUN," quoting paying £170 a month to his third information reaching Tokyo, declares wife, Dolores Costello and undis

Germany and Italy will closed amounts to the other two-of

that

announce over the weeft-end conclu-$10,000,

sion of a military alliance in retalia- tion against the encircling polley of

Martyrdom

茕

Great Britain and France in league She dropped her oir of martyrdom with the Soviet Union.

when asked who was to be her next While doubtful as to whether the Calaban. forthcoming alliance will be directed"Don't tell me life is made up of a against Great Britain, France and series of those," she snapped. the Soviet Union, the paper osserta In his counter-petition to-day, that is a natural outcome of the John reeks an tense European situation which pre- cipitated the differences between the Axis Powers and the Demoerngles,—— Domei.

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LITVINOFF RETIREMENT

CREATES

MOSCOW, May 3.

A SENSATION has been created in diplomatic and political circles in London at reports that the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M. Maxim Litvinoff, has resigned.

The report is confirmed by the official Tass News Agency, which reports that M. Litvinoff has been "released from his post as Foreign Commissar at his own request."

M. Litvinoff will be succeeded by M. V. M. Molotov, President of the Council of Peoples' Commissars.

"Full reasons for the change have not yet been explained," says the "Tass" report.

After the Bolshevika gained power in 1917, Litvinoff be. came their unofficial representative in England. One of the most interesting episodes in his career occurred when, a few months later, he was exchanged-almost as a hostage of war- for Bruce Lockhart, the unofficial British representative in Mos- cow, whom the Bolsheviks had arrested,

When the returned to Moscow, Litvinoff was almost immediate- ly made Foreign Commissar, andi has retained the post, for over 20 years.

His wife was an English- woman, Ivy. Low.United Press.

No Information

Moscow, May 3

Authentic information regarding the reasons and implications of M.

withheld.

SENSATION

M. LITVINOFF

NO INTERFERENCE BY BRITAIN

POLAND MASTER OF OWN DESTINY

LONDON, May 3. THE BRITISH Government will leave Poland

Litvinov's resignation is nt present completely free hand in her dispute with Germany, and

will make no attempt to influence the Polish Govern The announcement was made in the following form in a Tass comment's decision as to what is considered "vital Polish munique:

"The presidlum of the supreme interests," according to the Diplomatic Correspondent Soviet has appointed the chairman of of the "Daily Telegraph.”—Trans-Ocean.

the Council of Commissars, M. Molotov, to be concurrently Com-

missar for Foreign Affairs, and hus PLEASE Turn To Page 4,

EXPULSION MANIA

Germany Retaliates Against Britain

BERLIN, May 3.

SIX BRITISH subjects reai- dent in Germany have received orders from the German Govern- ment to leave..

The expulsions are direct reprisala for the expulsion of xlx Germans from Great Britain,

The British Embassy has been in- formed that all the expelled Britons must leave by May 24,

are

Those expelled

Mr. H. C. Greene, chief correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," a businessman,{

an engineer, a language teacher, und two directors of companies.

Further Threats

It is made clear that further "un- justifiable expulsions by Britain would be followed by further Ger man reprisals,

Government circles told the British Embassy that the expulsion of Mr. Greene implied no imputation against his work as a correspondent, or against the policy of the paper, but was merely a reprisal for the ex-

| pulsion of the London correspondent]

of the "National Zeitung."-Reuter,

Belgium joins In

Stupid Radio Hoax In Reich

"GERMAN TROOPS have occupied Danxiş".

It looks startling enough in print, but that hardly expresses the reselions of thousands of Germans in Berlin yesterday when they heard the announce- ment through their wireless sels,

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**Trans-

Immediately listeners rushed to the telephones and rang up Radio House for confirmation, butA

It was not forthcoming. "It's a hoax"; they were told by officials, who were just as bewildered as the radio listeners as to how such a wireless piracy was affected.

According to

the Ocean"

an" report, there was temporary lull in the Berlin programme during Wednesday morning, when, without further preamble, a voice was heard to announce In German that at 10.35 10.35 German troops had occupied the free city of Danzig. The voice added that further actails would fellow, but none were forthcoming.

WAS

AP-

The interpellation parently achieved by a secret wireless stalion which £10 authorities are now feverishly trying to track down.

City Bombed As Admiral Noble Arrives

Brussels, May 3. The Belgion Government has ex- accounting of spelled a German journalist, who is

SWATOW, May. 4. $300,000 fortune held jointly in his und Elaine's names.

also head of various German or- EIGHT SEAPLANES bombed ganisations in the country-Reuter, Swatow this morning in the

Goobbols' Tirado

vicinity of Black Bridge.

names

of

He has coupled the Elaine's parents in his suit.

(To be continued}

New Air

Service

HANƆI, Mụy 4-To meet the in- TOKYO, MAY 4-The German creasing demands at home and Junkera JU-52 monoplane piloted by abroad, Air France is inaugurating Baron von Gablenz, director of the on July 1 this year a new air service Lufthansa Aircraft Company, which linking Wlengtiane, capital of Laos, stayed here, overnight, hopped off at via Khorat, with Bangkok, capital of 3.00 am. for Tokyo to cover the last Slam D stage of its flight from Berlin.

A regular weekly service will also The plane will reach Tokyo at 2 he opened on July 1 between Hanoi,

Wiengtlane and Salgón ---Domel. pan Domet,

Berlin, May 3. We shall pay back doubly and trebly", declares Dr. Josef Guebbels

in the newspaper "Angriff", referring

Many people were killed wounded.

and

POLAND'S MIGHT

WARSAW, May 3.

BRITAIN STUDY OF STRENGTH OF SOVIET MACHINE

LONDON, May 3:

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT is studying detailed reports of Russia's military strength concurrently with the negotiations to include the Soviet in the anti- aggression bloc.

Such study is aimed, frtly, to

assure the British Government

that Russia is not over-rating PACTS FOR

itself when it insists that its

the

present

own wider proposals should prevail during negotiations.

Secondly, BQ that the British Government may have an answer

i ready to its many doubting supporters regarding the value of Russia is an ally

Thirdly, to use figures to persuade Poland and Rumanta as to the necessity of including Russia's mili- tary might in the anti-aggression front.

Expedito Parloys

PEACE - Britain Ready To Give Assurances

LONDON, May 3.

IN RESPONSE to. Mr. Arthur Henderson's question in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain said the British. Government would be ready to

Meanwhile the belief is growing consider giving Germany re- among political circles that a more ciprocal assurances

expedite method of conducting

of

non-

negotiations with Russia must be aggression. found to eliminate the cumbersome The Premier denied that Britain paper work.

has adopted a policy of encircling

Obviously answering Germany's German

11 am. to-day is expected to approve

Although the Cabinet meeting at Germany.

stood that the reply will only be in Chamberlain declared that the British the latest reply to Russia, it is under-casonse for denouncing the Anglo- Naval Agreement, Mr. the form of further instructions to

the British Ambassador In Moscow assurances for the protection of for his conversations with the Soviet Poland in case of attack were not in- Foreign Minister.

consistent with the naval accord.- United Prest.

Cabinet Discussion

German Offer

London, May 3, It is understood that the position

BERLIN, May 3. of the Anglo-Soviet negotiations was It has been learned from reliable alscussed at to-day's Cabinet meel-sources that Germany has offered mutual non-aggression pacts to

apparently

No

With a million troops massed ing

to-day celebrated their Constitu-have so far been sent to the Brush elming-at-neutralising Germany's tion Day with elaborate parades Ambassador in Moscow.

entire northern flank in the event of It is understood that exchanges of war. and manifestations of national

views regarding the negotiations are unity.

on the German frontier, Poland, British reply to the Soviet proposals Esthonia. and Latvia,

instructions regarding the Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland,

Crowds along the parade shoulet "Long Live Poland! With Aggressors!"

It has been officially announced

at present taking place with the that Germany has agreed to Sweden route French Government-Reuter,

Down

Festivities In the Corridor were especially tense. At Gdynia, the port which almost adjoins Danzig, coldiers! and the crowd shouted

"We

to defending Poland's sea with

blood."-United Press.

access

Rothermore's Warning

Counter-Proposals

are the

reply. The certain

LONDON, May 3.—The British Cabinet has decided to

de- counter-propomis to MoscOW, signed to bring Russia into Ale non-aggression pact as soon 18 British France has approved the

send

London, May 4. Poland's attitude regarding Danzle

is regarded here half anxiously, half, admiringly.

The British hold the view that Poland is well able to judge its own. vital interests in the matter of Danzig and the Corridor.

The Polish Foreign Minister LA considered to have a "cool head," hence it is foreseen that his statement on Friday, while being firm and resolute, will be conciliatory.

The press generally deprecates the reports that Poland will demand the PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

Tokyo Agrees On New Policy

Important Step Regarding Europe

British proposal includen reservationa oft mutual defence.United Press.

Another Car

Stolen

Yot another case of car-theft from Hongkong streets has been reported

to the police.

It involves the car of a Member of the Legislative Couneli and pro- minent Hongkong taipan, Hon. Mr. S. II. Dodwell.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.

LATEST

German Plane Arrives In Tokyo

Tokyo, May 4,

The German Junkers JU-52 pas- senger monoplane, piloted by Baron Von Gablenz, which is on a good will flight from Berlin, landed at the Haneda Aerodrome in the suburbs of Tokyo at 2.03 p.m.

of the

The first tangible result German Biers efforts will be seen when a regular air route will be

Mr. Dodwell's car was parked oul- storied between Berlin and Bangkok side the Hongkong Club last night, in June. The line will be extended and was stolen some time between 11 to Tokyn next year.-Domel. p.m. and 11.30 p.m.

A police search was immediately instituted and the car was later re- covered in Connaught, Road, west of the Harbour Office.

The petrol tank was drained.

In The Commons

Soo Back Page. For

Further Late Nows

CHINA PROMINENT IN SERIES OF QUESTIONS

LONDON, May 3.-Sir. Arnold Wilson asked in the House of Commons to-day whether the Chinese Government was building a railway to the Sino-Burmese frontlor, and whether the Under- Secretary for Burma could give an assurance that no railway construction in Burma was contemplated, to connect with the Chinese railway, and that no such project would be entertained without the fullest previous public enquiry, and the assent of the Burmese Parliament,

TOKYO, May 4. THE "YOMIURI SHIMBUN,” leading Japanese dailynews- paper, declares that an agree ment of views has been reached among the Cabinet members on | Japan's policy towards the European situation as the result of the series of conferences The objective of the attackers was during the past weeks. to the expulsion of Germans from believed to be the rice godowns. Great Britain.

The paper understands that the The paper adds:

were Five-Minister Conference including "London! Noto Kilyang and Chaochowfu that our patience is exhausted in this also visited-Reuter,

the Premier, the Foreign, Finance, matter also. We shall reply to the

War and Navy Ministers will formal- expulsions in the only way possible.

Admiral Arrivas

by approve the polley in the near Colonel H. H. Muirhead said he had system had been contemplated from Nobody shall come then and reo-

***** | néen reports that the Chinese Govern-time jo-lime on many occasions duri proach us,

** SWATOW, May 4-Admiral Sir Yesterday, discussions continued ment had already begun preliminary in the last 40, years, The "Angrif attributer the ex-Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of between Premier Hiranuma, Foreign work for a railway from Kunminge assured Sir Arnold Wilson that pulsions from Great Britain to a the China station, arrived in Swatow Minister. Arita, War Minister Itagaki towards the Burma frontier. The nothing would be done in Burma Jewish Liberal influence Reuter tha morning aboard ILM.9. and Navy Minister Yonal, the paper project of a Chinese railway con-without dua consultation with all the Special.

Falmouth-Reuter,

necting with the Burmese railway PLEASE Turn To

future.

revenis,-Domel,