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RUSSIA WELL PLEASED

Moscow, May 16. Approval of the Anglo-Turkish agreement is expressed in the Gov- ernment newspaper Izvestia, which

that the declares

Anglo-Turkish mutual assistance agreement which in being prepared is a step towards the creation of an effective peace front and a link in the chain which is the only effective means "ggression.

Jewish Strike

Planned

Jerusalem, May 15, The publication of the Brilishi White Paper is to be answered by an immediate strike of 600,000 Palestine Jews, it is announced here .la Jewish circles to-day. Following a strike of 24 hours the Jews will adopt passive resistance.

The Palestine Post declares that the Britisk plan will pro- vide for a transition period of 10 years. In addition to 50,000 Jewish Immigrants who will be admitted to Palestine durlug the next five years, the paper states that 23.000 refugeen, musily children, will also be allowed into tho country... Trans-Ocean.

of preventing Royal Visit To Canada

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Owing to her strategie importance, Turkey has long been the objective of the usurpatory appetites of aggres- sive countries. Turkey has acutely felt the danger and this has acce- lerated the favourable results of the Angio-Turkish negotiations.-Reuter.

RUSSIA WELL PLEASED

Moscow, May 15. In a further comment the Izvestia declares, "It must be noted that Tur- key had to consider Intimidation by aggressors, who are striving to pre- vent her from joining the front of Powers realsting oggression.

the

of the for advice unasked Diplomatische Korrespondenz, which recommended Turkey not to nego file with the democratic countries, hinting at the bad consequences for her should she do so.

King And

Queen

Near Quebec

Quebec, May 15.

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TOKYO REJECTS CHUNGKING

RAID PROTESTS

TOKYO, May 15.

WELL-INFORMED quarters understand that the Japanese Government will reject the British, French and American. repre- sentations on the Japanese air raids on Chungking.

A spokesman of the Foreign Office admitted that the British, American and French Ambassadors have made representations along identical lines, but denied that they are the na- ture of protests,

Informed quarters disclose that the grounds on which the Japanese Government will allegedly reject the Powers representations, will be:

(1)-Chungking is the seat of the Kuomintang Government and it is not an open town.

LATE KING GHAZI

Mourners' Ceremony Has Political Character

Baghdad, May 18.

(3) It Is to be regretted it any damage has been done to the foreign of King Ghazi, who was killed in a On the 40th day after the death consular offices In Chungking as a result

of Japanese nir raids, but motor car accident, the national Japanese raiders were compelled to mourning in Iraq concluded yesterday respond to heavy anti-aircraft fire with a ceremony which was attended coming from the anti-aircraft guns Transjordanla

by delegations from Syria, Palestine. installed close to the premises

and Egypt, The of addresses of the leaders of foreign foreign consulates.

delegations emphasised Arabian unity, thus giving a highly political character to the ceremony.

(3)It is up to third Powers to request the Kuomintang Government to remove the Chinese property so us to avold possible damage. Domci,

INADEQUATE DEFENCE

May 16, 1939.

1.R.A. Activity.

London, May 10.

After the receipt of threaten- ing letters, believed to be from the Irish Republican Army, the normally unarmed Royal Marine Police guarding the Royal Dockyards are now armed with revolvers.

The Police will closely scru- finiso all civilians entering the dockyards and tilt and Inspect motor cars, even Uliore of naval- officers-United Press.

VILLAGER KILLED

Grass Cutting Dispute Loads To Fracas

A serious fight between rival vil- lagers in Aplichau, Aberdeen, about 1.60 p.m. yesterday, resulted in one of the attackers, Lau Chau, 40, being killed, and nine persons, including a to the Queen woman, being sent men and Mary Hospital. Sixteen two women are being detained by the Police for inquiries,

is in Sergeant A. F. Estall, who charge of the Aberdeen Police Sta- tion, arrived on the scene soon after the fight had broken out, tind picked up the dead man from the seashore. Deceased had been chased into the water, and had cut on the head which appeared to have been laflicted with a bamboo pole.

during

SUMMER |SOCKS

Mr. K. A. Bidmead, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Chlef De Inspector J, C. S. Fender, Inspector tective Inspector M. Murphy, Chief

also present for investigations.

the afternoon

arkeen between the rival

The Aghting appeared to have villagers over the, trivial matter of cuiting gross of the Sum Wan village. It ap

the pears that four women went to Village on May 11 to cut grass and were chased away, while a girl who went to Apllchau on Sunday for pig wash was in turn, assaulted by the villagers.

The Prime Minister of Iraq stated that mourners should now no longer It is officially announced that the

weep for King Ghazi

but should employ all their energy to realise Empress of Australia, at 9.30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, Was D1G

Shanghai, May 15.

Arabian unity which had been the miles from Quebec and was proceed- "In this connection one must recalling at full speed. 2 off Quebec al } defence of Chungking appearing in evlogised King Ghazl as un instigator w. Mair and Sergeant J. Allen were

Bitter comments on the alleged in-volley of the late King. The liner expecia

adequacy of the passive and active The leader of the Syrian delegation to reach the anchorage

Tuesday, midnight on Tu

the China Weekly Review, American of the movement

for liberation of The Canadian Paciile liner Duchess owned magazine with marked sym-Arabia from foreign bondage and for of Yurk, which called from Liverpool pathies for the Kuomintang regime, the assertion of Arabian rights. The a day earlier than the Empress

of attracted wide-spread attention here. objective of the struggle, the Syrian Australin, left Quebec for Montreal

The weekly says that a review of delegate concluded, was to eliminate on Sunday, Passengers reported that the reports thus far published in the frontiers which now existed be- the Duchess ran through a dicates grave defects in is prepare tween Syria and Iraq.

ing against air raids of which enormous icebergs, some of which "practically leaned" on the ship has been ample, general warning and

The representative of the Arabs In The ship took the northern route in

against which

preparations had Palestine declared that the whole order to avoid larger iceßells and

allegedly been going on for months Arabian nation has put is. hopes in "One Fathers that the air raid Iraq and that the late King Ghozi's heavy fog-United Press.

alarm was not sounded either until warm sympathy and interest in the the raiders were actually over the fate of Palestine Arabs would never cily or until a few seconds or minutes be forgotten by them. Trans-Ocean. before they arrived," the Journal says.

"This advice received a suitable rebuff from the Turkish press and nublic opinion, which declared that Turkey would not tolerate outside in- terference in her foreign policy.

"The Soviet has always welcomed every effort at organizing real de- fence for the cause of peace. With all the greater satisfaction, therefore, the Soviet appreciates the steps taken In this direction by Turkey, with whom she is on friendly terms,

"This friendship has recently found expression in consultations between the two governments, which have established a community of views on the present International altuation and the

need to strive for even greater solidarity between Turkey and the U.S.S.R. in the interests of peace.

ts

LAND SIGHTED

Aboard the Empress of Australla, May 15. Land was sighted on the northern horizon at 10 a.m., G.M.T., which was earlier than expected owing to speedy night's run and a morning-United Press,

sunny

ON WEDNESDAY MORNING

London, May 15.

The King and Queen ure expected to arrive at Quebec on Wednesday morning. The Empress of Australia, after passing the icefoes, is speeding

for Canada,

"Public opinion in the Soviet, as well

that of all sincere well- The streets of Quebec, Ontario and wishers of peace, will regard the con- Oilawn are filled with sightseers, and all available accommodation is re- clusion of the agreement between

booked or alled. Turkey and Britain as a contribution ported to be to the cause of peace,

Reuter Bulletin. which the Soviet Union has always consistently defended."-Reuter,

TURKISH CONTRACT

Istanbul, May 15.

LAND ON wednesdAY

London May 15, The Empress of Australia Ahould arrive at Quebec early on Wednes- The Government has granted Bri-day and Their Majesties will disem- tish firms a contract for 300 railroad bark at 10 am. trucks valued at £500,000 following a recent order for £1,000,000 worth of locomotives,-Heuter.

London Watches

KULANGSU SITUATION

London, May 15. Although there is no comment the newspapera Five prominence Japanese doings in Kulangsu.

to

The gravity of the situation is fully recognised, both in official and busi ness circles, especially as it will be the thin end of the wedge for similar action in more important foreign settlements and concessions elsewhere if the Japanese Army succeeds in enforcing ila claims at Kulangsu and is not resisted,

It is understood that the Cabinet

on

It is stated that ice conditions have been the worst experienced in this part of the Atlantic for 20 years.

"And what of the Chinese air force of whose rejuvenalion reports have been constantly appearing lately?

"Chinese raiders rose to battle against the raiders only when, they were over or very near the city, Surely the raiders should have been

Intercepted long before,

Singapore's Second Defence Gift

of

"Why are not scout planes con- stantly in the air far from Chung- king to advise the air defence hend-

Singapore, May 15 quarters when the bombing squadrons The Sultans the Federated were approaching? It would seem Maloy States have proposed a special that the Chinese air force needs re- contribution of four million Straita juvenating otherwise than by adding dollars as a freewill offering to the new machines.

Imperial Defence Fund. - "Organisation and initiative are]

The resolution le being considered lacking. Without these the best ma by the Federal Council chines are just so many masses of ex- Lumpur on May 18.

at Kuala pensive toys. And what became of the allegedly well-outworked

The draft of the resolution' states plans to evacuate the population of Chung- that the gift is "the Sultans wish." king to the countryside and cut fire- United Press. breaks through the inflummable city?

"Evacuating began only after the) raids, while the fact that fires burned for two days Indicates that little has! been accomplished in establishing Arebreaks," the journal Domei.

Three sumpans containing about 30 to 40 Sun Wan villagers returned to Aplichau yesterday, and tried to at- tack two men, who took refuge in the Ho Hing boat sheds. The doors the sheds were smashed in during the attack, and others who tried to separate the attackers were also bad-. ly injured,

The three sampans are at present being detained by the Police.

Election Peace Cry

Conservative

Candidate's Letter From Premier

London, May 15. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville PLACED BEFORE COUNCIL Chamberlain, to-day sent this mes- sage to Sir Harold Webbe, the Con- Singapore, May 15.

servative candidate λ resolution granting £467,000 Abbey division of

from his own Westminister: towards Imperial defence will be "The Government's peace policy adds placed before the Legislative As- sembly of the Federated

measures taken to make it Malay

the effective constitute

supremo States to-day--Reuter.

issue before the electors, and on this PREVIOUS GIFTS

issua I appeal for overwhelming

other-by-elections-this-week-

the

The St. Lawrence is normally oper to navigation in mid-April, but the first ship to reach Montreal this year

MASS EVACUATION arrived on April 20, and ships have to the ex- been advised to change

Central News adds that about treme southern course taken by 250,000 refugees evacuated Chung-t Last_month_a_contribution of one liners to avoid Ice.—British Wireless."["king on May 5, 0 and 7 alone, ac-million pounds from the Straits | ......

cording to n responsible official. Settlement for the same purpose was are also expected to test the Govern-

MESSAGE TO COLONY

In reply to the telegram of good- will wishes sent by 11E the Governor for the Colony of Hongkong to Their Majesties on board the Empress of Australia, the following reply has been received:

Your telegram has been laid be- fore His Majesty the King who de- sires that an expression of sincere thanks may be conveyed to you and

all communities in Hongkong for

the message."

Miners' Clash

Fears

ers State Troops To Protect

Non-Union Labour

is taking a keen interest in the Far East and will probably consider the

incident Kulungsu

weekly at lis menting

Wednesday. Members of the House of Commons

China Committee are expected to raise the question in the House and to urge the landing of British blue packels at Kulangau In order not to allow any Japanese attempt to monopolise the policing of the Settlement to go uncontested.

It is taken for granted that Amer- ican naval authorities would readily tke the same action-Reuter.

BRITAIN WILL PROTEST

Landon, May 15.

Sir Robert Craigie, British Am- bassador in Tokyo, will make a pro- test to the Japanese Government against any forcible interference with the International administration of the Settlement at Kulangau by the Japanese troops.

More have left by boats provided by announced. the Government since then.

SOUTHERN ATTACKS

men's support.

The week-end's In 1926 the Federated Malay

developments, States gave £2,000,000 towards the tone, ere belleved to have greatly especiaily Mussolini's conciliatory cost of the

Singapore Naval Base, and two years ago gave £410,000 strengthened the Premier's prestige craft. In all, towards the purchase of service air- and to have bolstered the British lead has now British Malayn has, in the peace front which during the past 20 years, contributed been extended to the Dardenelles twenty million pounds towards Im- United Press.

A Japanese Air Base, May 15. Operating in northern Kwangtung, Japanese Army ale units on Friday located 70 moving Chinese trucks and Yungyun. The Chinese fuel depots perial Defence. blown up.-Domei.

smashed 08 of them south-east of

in Yungyun were also bombed and

SWATOW BOMBED

Swatow, May 15. More civilian casualties were caused by three Japanese planes in a raid yesterday morning when they dropped a number of bombs over the busy sections of the city. Central News,

KIANGSI TOWNS RAIDED

Shanghai, May 15... On Saturday, Japanese naval air units attacked the Yushan airfield on the north-eastern border of Kinngsi, Kangshuangkul and Hotsun to the south of Nanchang, Pengtse and Papengise on the Yangtse south-west of Anking-Domel.

AIRPORTS BEING BUILT

the

Will Serve Again

Quezon Limits Term To Eight Years

Manila, May 15.

MeNutt And Presidency

Shanghat, May 15,

Mr. Paul McNutt, High Com- sioner of the Philippines, asked about his chances in the 1940 Presidential election, said: "That lies in the laps of the gods."

He refused to talk politics and said In response to an Assembly move-

that his trip into North China was ment secking amendment of the merely for pleasure. Ly term as constitution to permit his re-election High Commissioner of the Philippines as President, Senor Manual Quezon was the most pleasant and most in- made a speech before the Assembly feresting two years I have ever spent. asserting that under no circum- It was o

stances would he serve more than for me very satisfactory experience eight years.

Harlan, Kentucky, May 15, Soldiers are guarding 10 Harlan county coal mines. Thousands of Union pickets have organised them- selves to prevent re-opening of mines.

Nearly 000 National Guardsmen

Senor Quezon's present six-year term expires in 1041. It is stated armed with machine guns stand pre-

Shekki, May 15. that if constitutional convention pared for any eventuality, while the

The erection of an aerodrome in shortens the present term United Mine Workers' Association the outskirts of Pakkat is pending years, he might consent to seek re- to four oficials say they are ready to station completion.

election In 1039 for another four- between 0,000 and 1,000 pickels It is also stated that another air-year term. around any mines attempting to open held is under construction in tho without a Union contract.

The county appears to be calm, despite the atmosphere of tension. The sherliT's office has announced to the miners that Creed Batey was shot and killed in Cancy, Kentucky, last night during a drunken brawl. It way. also said that the miner, The troops

made many

Elmer Clark was shot at and wound- arrests and are searching people in ed on a Harlan street by the deputy the streets unwarrantably. The sheriff, who stated that Clarkt at- right of search and arrest is a pre-tempted to stub him.-United Press. rogative of the Administration of the International Settlement.Britfal Wireless.

have

BRITISH PROTEST

London, May 15,

Lord. Halifax has instructed the

British Ambassador at Tokyo, Sir

Leaders Are Arrested

Lapaz, May 15.

The Bolivian State President, Lt.-

Robert Craigle, to protest to the (Col. -Busch, continuing the political Japanese Government at the landing (purge, ordered yesterday the arrest

The President has requested 1 suburb of Konginoon. Chinese constitutional amendment reviving civilians are compelled to work for the Philippines Senate and abandon- the Japanese-Woh Khu Yat Po.

ing the present unicameral legisla- live system.-United Press,

CHANGCHOW RAID

Foochow, May 15. Heavy civilian property losses were caused by eight Japanese planes on Saturday when they severely raided Changchow, in south Fukien. More than 50 bomba were dropped.

and Halleng. Chlumel, Tungan Sungyu, on the coast east of Chang- chow, were also raldel.Central

News,

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Wellington, May 15. The New Zealand Government is making arrangements for 800 skilled workmen to enter New Zealand as settlers. One hundred will leave England this month.-Reuter Bui-

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of Japanese troops at Kulangsu, of a number of leftist politicians, This city has launched what is be-

Wellington, Máy 16.. According to information · reaching most of them were immediately sent | lieved to be an entirely new Indus- The New Zealand Goverrunent-is the Foreign Office Japanese troops to an island in the Lake of Tilcaentry. It is the manufacture of but-raising an Internal loan of £4,500,000 Interfered with the administration of to be tried before a special court: tons, front black walnut shells. They for public works and capital: ex- the International Settlement

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