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TUESDAY,

MAY 16, 1939.

日七廿月三:

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Soviet Insists On Tri-Power Pacts

PLAN

CHAMBERLAIN REJECTED BY

BY U.S.S.R.

H.K. LITIGATION FOR LIQUIDATION OF SHIPPING CO.

LITIGATION which may have wide-spread reper- cussions will open in the Hongkong Supreme Court to-morrow, the “Telegraph” is reliably informed.

The Supreme Court is to be asked, in effect, to support a recent decision of the Chinese Law Court at Chungking, which, on February 21, found that the Ching Kee Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., should be liquidated.

The Chinese Court is alleged to have granted applica- tion for liquidation on the ground that the Company "disturbed peace and order by attempting to transfer its vessels to the 'enemy'."

The Hongkong Supreme

MOSCOW, May 15.

THE SOVIET Foreign Minister hand- ed the Soviet reply to the British proposals to the British Ambassador at midnight to-night.

The interview with the Ambassador, which was quite cordial, lasted half-an-hour.

It is understood among authoritative circles that Russia promptly rejected Britain's counter proposals.

The Soviet described the British plan as being inadequate" and stood firm on the original Soviet sug- gestion.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Chamberlain gave the first intimation that Britain will pursue the negotiations at Geneva.

Court is now being asked "Initial Stages Of War"-Gayda by a "liquidator" appointed by the Chinese Court in Chungking to confirm the liquidation.

The matter will come before the Hongkong Court in the form of a petition for the winding-up of the company, presented to the Court by Shiang Kee, otherwise known as the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company Ltd.. a shareholder in the Ching Kee Company.

"Dome" sintes that the court pro-

"holders residing in Manchoukuo,

North and Central China.

ceedings will be of interest to share-

Dictators Look Over Frontier Defences

KULANGSU, tho Inter- national Bettle- ment at Amoy, is shown in the foreground of this excellent photograph, taken from the Island.

Japanese Draw S.M.C. Protests Illegal Arrests In Settlement

Lord Halifax, he said, will attend the League Council

SHANGHAI, May 16. THE CHAIRMAN of the meeting and contact the Soviet representatives there..

Shanghai Municipal It is understood that the Council, Mr. Cornell Soviet note to Britain in Franklin, has protested to sisted on a tri-power pact the Consular bodies against for mutual aid, a tri-power the Japanese army arresting convention and tri-power Chinese inside the Interna guarantees to protect the tional Settlement. small nations in the Baltic

He said this was a violation of and Black Sea against the Council's authority and con- aggression.-United Press. trary to the Council's agreement LONDON, May 15. The with the Japanese Army, under Russian reply to the British which only the Municipal Polico counter-proposals reached Lon- are permitted to operate inde-

to-day and is

being pendently inside the Settlement. deciphered.

It will be studied by Viscount Halifax and Foreign Offee "experts" on Tuesily, and is expected to come before the Cabinet on Wednesday.—Renter,

PARIS, May 15.

WHILE MUSSOLINĮ is within a few miles of the French border, carrying out an inspection of the frontier fortifications, Hitler, accompanied by his General Staff Officers, is in the Saar for the purpose of inspecting the Siegfried Line:

Six of the ships owned by the

Mussolini inaugurated a mili- Ching Kee Company-the Shengli, Maoli, Fengil, Yingli, Sinil, and tary airfield during his visit to Anli--are at present laid up in the Turin region which will pre- Hongkong harbour, where they were sumably be used as a base for brought for protection at the out-possible operations against the break of the China Incident in 1937. French

"Dome!" asserts that "representa- tives of the steamship company" on United Press. February 10 applied to the Hong- PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

Japanese Sub. Base Near H.K.

Hainan Island Port Rumours Aired

WIDESPREAD REPORTS throughout the Far East that the Japanese were building naval bases in Formosa, the "Minorca of the Far East," were mention- ed in the House of Commons yesterday.

Alpine

operations.

"Between War & Peace"

talin under the heading:

peace,

09

ANTI-AXIS NATIONS

don

The Municipal Council hus not re- leased the text of Mr. Franklin's protest but released the following statement;

New River Gunboats

from America

from

EACH

WHITEAWAY'S

A NEW mine-layer and two new gunboats are scheduled to arrive in Hongkong from Eng- Jand this month, it was revesied this morning.

The new mino-layer is the Rodstart Bhe is 4 Coastal vessel of 458-toris.

The new river gunboals are the Dragonfly and Grasshopper, each of 585 tons. They have a complement of 74 men and carry 4-ln. guns.

Both arc on their maiden - voyages to the Far Basi.

The aircraft carrier Eagle. which has been in dry-dock in Singapore earlier this month, is scheduled to return to Hong- kong this week. She will be accompanied by the escort vemel Daring.

JAPAN'S DEMANDS IN AMOY Mainland Bombing Raids Continue

KULANGSU, May 16. IT IS understood that the British Chairman of, the Kulangsu Municipal Coun- cil, Mr. J. M. Morhaus, has formally acknowledged re- ceipt of the Japanese demands.

The demands have been for- warded by Mr. Morhaus to the "Interested Consular Repre- sentatives." The most interested

HONGKONG parties are Great Britain, the

BAD LAST Only Centre With

-No-Radiophone----

United States and France.

The

British Commander-in- Chief, Admiral Sir Percy. Noble, Is scheduled to arrive off Amoy to- day In HLLS, Birmingham. It is presumed that the Admiral will confer with Mr. Morhaus and the

·Chief "Secretary;-MEZGI 1. „Bass. MLC.

Britons Must Rosign

"The Chairman of the Municipal Consul, has drawn the attention of Council, in a

letter to the Senior the Consular body to the arrest

WITH THE inauguration on May 9 of five Chinese by Japanese service between British Malaya that both Mr. Morhaus and Mr.. Bass

on June 1 of a public radio-telephone

One of the Japanese demands is Barrage In Commons

gendarmerie in the Foo. Lal LONDON, May 15-Replying to a Restaurant in Kwangse Road.

and North America, Hongkong should resign their positions and be number of questions seeking informa-

will be the only important centre replaced by three Japanese. Mr. tion on the Anglo-Russian negotia-

High Handed Action

in the Far East that is not link- Morhaus is Chairman of the Munici- tions, Mr. Neville. Chamberlain sald

"The letter draws attention to the ed with any part of the outside he was awaiting a further com- fact that all the authorities are world by radiophone.

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. munication. from Russia,

and could

co-operating with the Municipal

Hitler May Recall not amplify his previous statements. Police and scrupulously

His Ambassadors

"Shame"

abstaining

action in understanding recently

may functian

no

LATEST

U.S. Missions Bombed

Japan has direct communication by He added that Viscount Halifax from interfering with their functions, radiophone with all parts of the HOME, May 15.-Explaining the

hoped to have an opportunity of politient background of Mussolini's

"It is further pointed out that the world. Shanghal is in communica- pursuing conversations with the

tion

with the United States and speech at Turin on Sunday, Signor

Soviet representative at Geneva.

constituted Gayda, writing in the "Giornale

BERLIN, May 16..

breach of the Under a barrage of supplementary

tly Europe. Manila is in direct com-

with San munication HERR HITLER is believed to questions, Mr. Chamberlain mainiain-polthed, funky; n independently in through which access is led to tele- "Be-

Francisen, tween War and Peace,"

maintains be preparing a strong declarationed the position that negotiations were the International Settlement,

phone subscribers throughout the that the state of affairs prevailing against nations aligning them-not facilitated by discussions at in throughout the world at the present selves with Great Britain and give further particulars.

"The Chairman states that on

world. termediary stages and he refused to

Batavio moment cannot be described

occasion

communicated directly has police assistance been

CHUNGKING May with the Netherlands and with Aus- American Embassy has notified that refused, when requested for the pur trails. France, according to unconfirm- ed reports from Berlin.

pose of investigating alleged acts of

Japanese planes bombed, the residence "Rather Is it the Initial stages

terrorism or examining persons ne-

Only Hongkong is isolated.

and school of the American Lutheran of war, set on foot by Anglo- These sources claim that the Ger- question, that the Spanish Govern-rorist activities.

Mr. Butler announced. in reply to cused of being connected with ter

Cables Schemo

Mission at Tungpeh, In south-west Baxandom, with the air of the man dictator is preparing to with-ment had invited the British Am-

Honan on May 2, banking world and customs bar-draw his diplomatic envoys from the bassador to attend the victory parade given to the Municipal Police before uuguration of a radio-telephone ser-

"In this case no information was A scheme is under way for in- In addition the Japanese bombed riers, and primarily

the directed capitals of all countries accepting in Madrid, and that the invitation had the arrests were made and those who viec between Hongkong and other May

Lutheran Mision in Tangho on against the idea of nationhood na

4 instanced by the persecution assurances of assistance from Britain, been accepted." -

were arrested have not been handed parts of the Empire, but negotiations It is recalled in this connection Italian nationals carried out by the or in any way aligning themselves The statement evoked the cry of over to the Municipal police custody." are still in progress between Messrs. Dat the three-year-old baby of Mr. French Government," he said,

Shame" from the Labour benches,United Press.

Cable and Wireless, sponsors of the and Mrs. Arthur, H. Nyhus was and a sarcastic query from the Com

scheme, and the Hongkong and killed last October when Tungpch munist, Mr. Galfächer, asking whether

Imperial governments.

was raided.-United Press, the British Government would con- sider handing over Gibraltar as a triumphal gif.

of

with the democracies,

Italy Wants Peace

peace," he writes,

Itafo-Corman Pict

Mr. Noel Baker asked the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether "Italy wants

Replying to mumerous aupplenien-

It is semi-officially reported that his attention had been drawn to re-and would like to belleve in n pos- the Italo-Gorman military and poli- ports that the Japanese were excavat-sibility of this kind, but the present tical alliance will be signed in Berlin ing a base for submarines at Yulin- state of affairs justifies every doubt. on Saturday. The signatories will be tary questions, Mr. Butler explained kan, Formosa's deepest and biggest "None of the big outstanding pro- Count Clano, the Italy Foreign Minis- that other accredited representatives harbour a few miles north of the blems reilly bear within them thoter, and Herr von Rubbentrop,, the route between Hongkong and Singa-seed of war. It is only necessary to German Foreign Minister.

pare.

hold fast to three principles, namely, vital national needs and

Mr. R. A. Butler admitted that he respect for

The King and Queen of Italy will and almost immediately afterwards pay

labour,

had seen a report to this effect, but national honour, equality in posses- an official visit to Herr Hiller so far had received no confirmation slon of means to ensue each nation United Press. from official sources.

-----Mr. Baker asked whether

Independence in the of

the and that each nation should have its!

British Agent would be instructed to rightful enquire into the matter.

it to develoce in the world, to enableĮ

Croat Problem

its trade and Interests. BELGRADE, May 15-Prince Paul The question of taking steps to The conflict which marks this of Yuro-Slavia, together witht is at present under consideration, epoch, however, can be described as Princess Olga, left Italy to-day.

· Investigate the truth of the report

PLEASE Tum To Pago 4.

SPANIARDS ENTRENCH

Cholera In Peers To Inspect Hongkong

Eight Cases Are Reported

South China

Defence Gift

SINGAPORE, May 18-The un- federated Malay State of Kelantan has given $100,000. Siraits: for im- KOBE, May 16-—A“ group of mem- perial Defilee. This is regarded as a bers of the House of Peers 'beaded particularly find gesture, as Kelantan by Viscount Toyomaru Tatom left is not a wealthy State-Reuter, here at noon on Monday aboard the 0.5.K. liner Teknchibo Mart on an Inspection tour of Canton and Hai- nan Island via Keelung in Formosa.

EIGHT CASES of cholera in-Domel. Hongkong during the past ten

Activity In Neutral days, with at least two deaths

Zone At Gib. GIBRALTAR, May 15-It is

a class-fight between nations. Those the Under Secretary replied,

It is stated that they will receive. Russian Fleet Fortions which possess more than Dr. Matthek of Croatia within the their aharo should make sacrifices next ten days to discuss the solution Yulinkan is the only deep-water for the sake of greater solidorily. of the Croat problem. harbour on the island of Hainan. It was used by the Russian Firet as a halting station on their fateful ren- dezvous with the Japanese Navy in 1004.

•

The "Have Nots"

The Russians set out from Yulinkan parts of big empires. There has Princo. Paul And Hitler

resulting, indicate that the sum- mer scourge is again threatening. the. Colony.

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Further Late News

FAMOUS FILM STAR COUPLE STILL COMING

Seven of these eight cases were from Victoria, The eighth from It is also announced that Prince reported that since this morning Kowloon,

TYRONE POWER and Annabella's honeymoon flight Paul will leave for Berlin on June 1 100 Spanish soldiers have been The health bulletin for the past 24 Pan-American Clipper to the East has not been abandoned. "It is not true, that the have-not for an official visit, which will last digging trenches on the neutral hours also indicates that nine cases nctions have access to uninhabited two days.—Trans-Ocean.

ground half a mile from the of measles were notified, together has merely been postponed. | Gibraltar frontier.-Reuter

with six cases of dysentery, 30 of This is the latest information on the have contracted to make stage`ap- and shortly afterwards mot complete been talk of the redistribution of

LONDON, May 15 tuberculosis (total for the year 1,511) well-known Hollywood film stars, pearances, later in the year. They disaster at the hands of Admiral raw materials, but nothing has been

four cases each of diphtheria and Tog

dono in this direction, A general

Prince Paul plans to visit Herr Commons to-day, denied that fresh two of small-pox.

ROME: May 107—It is reported that Butler, speakinit-in. the House of enteric fever, three of meningitis, on whose non-arrival by Clipper-carlier will adhere to their' originál "plan of and this month disappointed the Hongying to Hongkong and then proceed. A Chinese who has vislied

Hitler during the first week in June. Italian troops find been landed in

Being to Australia by steamer, vin the kan told the Telegraph Yul share-out la lllusory.

Philippine Islands.adu harbour is a beautiful one- "Recent utterances made by Mr. United Press.

There have been 030 notifications kong publie Spain since April 10 B of measles during the year, 359 casca The honeymoon was suddenly cans The couple were married a Uporno host, in the Far East Chamberlain and M. Daladier leave).

The British Government had no of dysentery, 349 of meningitis, 181 celled, says an Australlän report this indith, Annabella 1425,

5, and her But it would be some years before no room for doubt on those bolnia, is

information to. tale effect, he said, of small-pox, and 250 of enteric when Tyrone Power was recalled by husband I a your yquantifie It could be turned into an effective and accession. That in truth, is the stolen from a car belonging to it. He of Italian troops had been repatriated, During Their real intention is oppreston| A radio set, valued at 50% was but that on they contrary, a number fever, con

his studio to commence work on "The Power was recently basema “Ithug: therefore---whatever

the week-ending May 13, no Rain Combo and Annabella newspaper poll: Annabella is the LADEM "America's King of movies in a big is inconvenience in the future a small ultimate object of the policy of en- Wab, of Nathan Rood, outiled: hit although it was imposible to give less than 333 notifications of diseases Power said: relevance, to present world affairs.” PLEASE Turn To Page 40 house yesterday.

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