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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1301

No. 16977

一拜禮 號二十月五英港香

MONDAY,

MAY 22,

1939.

日四月四

Mutual Defence Pact Reached By Britain, France, Russia

COMPLETE ALLIANCE WITH U.S.S.R.-OFFICIAL

5-CENT STAMP WORTH $3

HONG

FIVE CENTS

THIS IS A reproduction of the 5-cent Hongkong Duty Stamp. now withdrawn from circulation, which is worth 2s. 6d, in an unused condition purely as a result of it being used for eleven days last year for postal purposes..

Used coples of the stamp with the cancellation marks visible are worth 53. They are being freely sold in Ilangkong at $3 cachi-an increase on face value of 6,000 per cent,

The duty stamps were "used as postare stamps in January last year, when supplies of postage stamps of 5-cent denomination became exhausted.

Philatelists all over the world are now irring to add the stamp to their collections.

TURKEY WILL ALSO JOIN

LONDON, May 21.

Canadian Memorial Unveiled

OTTAWA, May 21..

DINGLE COPY, 10 CENTS.

$30.00 PER ANNUM

Half a contury of Tyre Leadership has culminated in tho

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2000 tooth

to bite the road!

Ensuring the maximum of comfort, durability and, above all, safety.

Hungarian Film Star

von Csorba has arrived in Hongkong

Poles

In Clash

Storm-Troops Start Trouble WARSAW, May 21.

· UNIFORMED storm- troopers are alleged to have attacked a Polish customs post at Piekle

EN ROUTE ↳ Hollywood, Klara at 5 o'clock this after- across the Pacific. She has achieved latest reports. considerable fame for her film work to catch the Pan-American Clipper noon, according to

can be no enduring peace, IT HAS been officially confirmed WITHOUT freedom there that Great Britain has agreed to enter and without peace there can on the Continent,

be no enduring freedom," a defensive military alliance with Russia, was the striking climax to THE RAIN

A BOEING CLIPPER IN HONGKONG

Pan-American Airways Make Air

History With Inaugural Flight

LONDON, May 21.

DIPLOMAT REGULAR air-mail ser "CAR MAD"

ACTIVITY

Halifax Confers Paris, Geneva

GENEVA, May 21.

VISCOUNT HALIFAX, fresh

vices across the

Atlantic.

became an accomplished fact to-day when the 74- Įpassenger flying boat Yan-

kee

STUDENT

Clipper arrived at Two Victims Pay

Lisbon with the first official mail from north America.

Paris last night, saw M. Maisky, will

the Russian Ambassador to Lon-Ireland, to-morrow don, for an hour and a half this ing.

morning.

Bail And Fine!

.

war

thus ending the two the King's speech in unveil-

national months' deadlock whiching the has prevented the de-memorial here this morning. The King had called attention |velopment of a Euro- to the symbolism of the memorial, saying: 'Surmounting the arch through which the

I

pean peace front.

France will be a party to the alliance. It is also in-armed forces of the nation are dicated that Turkey will be Pressing onward, are the figures

of peace and freedom. brought in.

As a result of the British decision the Soviet will probably enter into an alliance on the following

terms:

Not by chance do they appear side by side, Peace and freedom cannot long be separated. It is wie In one of the world's capitals a visible reminder of so great a truth."

Earlier in his speech the King de

ed. "It is given me to-day to

recall Canada's part in the conflict. 1-A tri-power arrangement to be Fortunately my tusk is already largely concluded on the basis of complete performed, for the beautiful work of reciprocity-meaning that If any of art I have unvelled is a vivid and the three countries are attacked, the enduring expression of the spirit of othera will render immediate assis-Canada... lanec.

2-Instead of assuming the add-

"The Respanta”-

tional burden of guarantees to other "The memorial speaks to the Canada's heart; Its Siales, the three powers would agree, world of even if any outside countries were symbolism is beautifully adapted, The attacked, to lend ald with all their and it has been well näfied armed forces when defending Response. One sees at a glance the country which has resisted aggres answer inade by Canada when the sion and has asked for assistance world's pence was broken and free- United PreIR.

dom threatened. For this 60,000 Canadians gave their lives, and a still larger number safered impairment to body and mind..

the

Troop Train Disaster Guerillas Explode Mine In North

Nanking-Shanghai

Rallway,

cause,

a message

IN LIVING TOMB

Six Rescued In Kennedy Road.

The reports state that the inspectors barricaded them- selves in their office, and telephoned for help.

It is stated that the attackers had earlier attended a parfy rally in Danzig territory.

The.

The Polish Commissioner inform- ed the Danzig Senate to-night that the Government demanded that the Senate should immediately take the

free necessary precautions to Polish omcials at Pickle.

Polish circles say there is no doubt the other attack which was made on SIX PEOPLE

the customs post at Kulthof was pro- vocative, but it is not certain whether buried alive under hundreds of the provocation came from the Danzig tons of sand and rubble were Senate, the local Nazi Party organisa- rescued from a living tomb, by ilon, or from within the Reich,

The clretes allege that five Nazis. firemen this morning, little thewho, it is stated attacked the vice- worse for their experience.

Commissioner's

damo Marienburg in East Prussia.

Their escape

who

were

15

deally from attribuled to the fact that their home. wus constructed of brick.

It was completely burled in a tall of earth opposite 140 Kennedy Road, The incident occurred shortly after

a

Separations Domand

from

A Berlin message says that Herr Arthur Greiser of the Danzig Senate has handed a memorandum to M. Marian Chodacki, the Polish Minister, demanding reparations in connection One of the occupants of the build-with the Kalliot Incident, alleging that by the tune the vice-Com- ing, Cheung Tak, said:

missioner's car arrived on the scene, the anti-Polish demonstrations had ceased, and that an innocent Danzig eltizen named Gruebler, who was returning from Marienburg was shot dead as he stepped out of his car on being dazzled by the headlights. of the vice-Commissioner's car-Reuter.

"We had just awakened when we heard a rumbling sound above us.

"The next minute the roof fell in. "We were pinned beneath the roof "Everything went dark and the air was filled with dust.

"It seemed 1 long Ume before we heard picks and shovels digging us out, but we found out afterwards that we had been buried for only fifteen minutes.

Europeans Assist

20,000 Sec King "The memorial hos for all generations in all countries." Two hundred thousand' were present ut the most important official cere- mony which the King performing during the tour."

His Majesty spoke in a clear, firm volce, his de

his delivery being the most

Included in the rescuers were Mr. In any speech yet made impressive

H. S. Lau and members of his house- on the tour.

Huge crowds began to collect near hold of 140 Kennedy Road, and Mr. the A. J. Dennis, of Messrs. Dodwell and at dawn, and memortal

the

д

The six occupants, Cheung Tak and his wife, Wong Pak and his wife and Lin Mui and wife, were and extricated by firemen, police Europeans.

Robinson Rd. Blocked

Chungking, May 22. A YOUNG student who was

More than 100 casualties were The Yankee Clipper com-described in Court as being "car suffered by the Japanese soldiers and trans-Atlantic mad" appeared before Mr. Hims-six passengers were wounded when from his three-hours talk with pleted the

two querillas at Henglingchen station, on local time was heralded by pro- tracy this morning on M. Daladier and M. Bonnet in light in 26% hours. She worth at the Kowloon Magis- a train struck a mine laid by Chinese arrival of Their Majestics at 11 a.m.Company.

longed cheers. depart for Foynes, charges arising out of a collision about 14 miles north-west of Wusih.

morn-in Sampak Road on Saturday. Japanese troops cordoned off the The youth admitted taking a car area iramediately after the accident belonging to Dr. GS. Rutherford, and conducted an extensive search.

permission. owner's the

The Japanese killed and wounded the without of With the arrival

later conveyed to Wusih Clipper in Foynes it will be Whilst he was driving the car he were M. Maisky himself had seen M. Daladier in Paris yesterday afternoon, Possible for letters to be sent collided with a vehicle driven by Mr. Central News.

entirely around the world by air. en route to Geneva.

The same will apply to passen- also saw M. Viscount Halifax Burchardt, the League High Com-gers next month, after five missioner for Danzig, and he took tea crossings of the Atlantic on a with M. Avenol.

This evening he is seeing M. San-non-passenger basis have been:

made. dier, the Swedish Foreign Minister.

The talk was described as exceed- ingly cordial.

V. A. Garton.

Was

Raid

Japanese S. China Towns

Szowul, May 22,

nearly

the

Gorman Version

This is the German account of the incident at Kalthof, as despatched by "Trans-Ocean":

During Saturday night a Danzig citizen named Gruebner of Kalthof PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

LATEST

12 Arrested

In Shanghai

on

Guardsmen, in scarlet tunics, and

The collapse occurred as a result the of last night's "heavy rain, holding banners 14 feet high, formed

guard of honour round

as Kennedy Road retaining wall behind at Mr. Mackenzie the building caving in, memorial. They stepped aside

SHANGHAI, May 22,--Although His Majesty, King's invitation, spoke the final Another collapse is reported from

Robinson Road and, as result, police and other officials are reluctant words of dedication.

has been to divulge the results of Friday's comb-out, it is learned from usually Barcheaded, the crowd joined in traffic along this street An extraordinary feature of the

the singing of, "O God Our Help In partially blocked.

The fall occurred between Seth's reliable sources that twelve Import- case was that ball of $50 for the

Ages Past," after which His Majesty

All those arrested are stated to be and Mr. Mackenzie King pinced Corner and Conduit Road, in the int arrests have been made. student, Asa Thor Hoyem, aged 17. *♬

vicinity of the Japanese Consul was provided by Mr. Garton, while

political agents engaged in organis- wreaths' on the memorial. of $20. Inflicted by the

General'a residence. a fine

ing anti-Japanese activities Inside pald by Dr.

Wild Enthusiasm

the foreign areas of Shanghai Magistrate,

9 Inches Of Rain

behalf of the Chungking Govern- Rutherford,

Scenes of wild enthusiasm followed Hoyem was charged with driving

A week-end of rain and thunder-ment. A passenger from London will then

It is understood that eight arrests licence and with driving Suikai, south of Limkong in as Their Majesties moved unrestrain- be able to travel to London via India, without Report To Coverruments

nine inches of rain in 40 were effected in the French Conces

International Both Viscount Hailfox and M. Singapore, Hongkong, Manila, San a car without the owner's permis or the Luichow Peninsula, was edly among their subjects for half an storms produced, among other effects,

Their Majesties circled the me-

Berlous prehended several and lying areas, Francisco, New York, Newfoundland. Traffic Inspr. Scrim old that Dr.

Road, Kowloon City, at 8.50 p.m. on planes on Saturday. Flying low, morial's plinth, greeting veterans and ours, flooding in many of the out- slon, the remaining four being op Saturday. It was taken by Hayem!

Pass road which completely blocked during the comb-out in the French of "We want our King and Queen,"

territory. Reuter. missiles in the town." by the youth, collided with a car

Pakhol, Important coastal town they walked to greet the people mass the highway for some hours.

It was the biggest "atay-at-home" driven by Mr. Carton. Both cars west of the Lulehow Peninsula, was ed, behind the lines of police, and for

week-end for many months. sustained slight damage.

raided three times by Japanese air a time were lost to sight.

The memorial towers over a square,

The benefits, however, were.con- craft last Friday. Heavy property

enlarged by razing.dozens of nearby siderable. Most of the island reser damages were caused. "Hoyem was taken to the police! Simultaneous with the aerial ni- buildings. It faces the newly broad-voirs are full to overlowing the Japanese warship heavily aned Elgin Street running south from Shing Mun container is rapidly fill-

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. station. His ball or $50 was paid tack, a by Me. Garton, with whose car he shelled the town. It lowered two Parliament Hill. Built of granite, had collided.

Jaunches which steamed near the and costing £200,000, the remorial Hoyum pleaded guilty to the shore and machine-gunned the town. is situated in an impressive position. charges.

The naval attack lasted over an hour with the Beautiful Laurentian hills

for a background. This steming of cars is being aCentral News. nuisance and rather a serious pro- blem in Hongkong," said the Magis- trate.

Malaky later reported to their respec- and across the Atlantic.-Reuter and Rutherford left his car In Kalyall'again bombed by 12 Japanese hour before leaving."

tive governments.

It is unlikely there will be any further development until after the

United Press.

iri

meeting of the British Cabinet on fof the Boeing Clippers on the lung.without permission and; whilst dr the raidors rained mére than 20nurses, and then in response to crles, landslides, Including one on. Customs Settlement, where, they took refuge

May 24, to attend which, Viscount

Halifax will leave here on the 23rd.

The Yankee Clipper is a sister-ship kong-California route..

The greatest discretion is being ob- served regarding the position," and Anti-Alrcraft fring practice will except that the atmosphere is. bebe carried out from. D'Agullar be- Iloved to be more favourable, any cir- tween the hours of 0 a.m. and 2 p.m.

to-day PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

SOVIET RUSSIA WON'T ABANDON DEMOCRACY

MOSCOW, May 21-In the hours of Fascist aggression, Soviet Ruggia, loyal to its obligations, will not abandon the demo- cracies, declares a book on the future of war published for mass circulation by the military publishing house.

Serious, Problem"

should impose a very serious. penalty, but in view of your youths I om going to let you off with a fine of $20, I think I am erring on the side of lenlency in doing so

✓

Speak To Princoïsos.

Big Fire Rages In After the unvelling Their Majes

Tokyo Suburb

TOKYO, May 21. More than twelve persons were Na A.R.P. lecture will be held at seriously injured and 130 houses According to the story, the Soviet Noto Ice House Street this after completely or partially destroyed, in The book contains on Imaginative

ale force repulses the Gorman attack, noon. Those usually attending these fire which broke out last night in account of a German attack on France and then bombards their air bases, lectures, are requested to attend Omori, a Ward of this city.

After reging for an hour and a half, and the Soviet, which is described in anally smashing the Gorman forces. Instead a demonstration at the Gas a three-column review in the Tho defeat results in a revolution in Chamber at the 1.V.D.C. Head the flames were brought under.com- "Pravda pas very realistic, and Germany, and the organisation of a quarters, which will be held between plete control by the local fire brigade,

4.30 and 5.10 p.m. -

21 Domel. ? Popular Front in France-Reuter. approximately the truth.

fies left for Kingston, Ottawa, at 0.36 p.m. G.M.T. . .

Another Ottawa message says that the King and Queen, spoke this morn

by trans-Atlantic telephone to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose Reuter

Trapping The Colours

Ottawa, May, 20, The Canadian Brigade of Guards

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4, carried out the age-old ceremony of

Soo Back Page For Further: Late News.

DEMOCRACY LEADS IN AMERICAN APPRAISAL

WASHINGTON, May 21.

WHICH OF Europe's two great combinations of powers is the stronger?

A composite appraisal of the major power of Great Britain, Germany, factors in all-around war-waging France and Italy in five principal effectiveness, made by three wall categories of military effectivenos qualified military experts, gives the army, navy, air force, industrial pro- #mall duction and general resources Alilance Franco-Britlah margin er superiority, ever the Home (maney and vital materiklayın

DATE SPIKA RIGiving live points for No. 1 ren These experts rate the relativele PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. Berlin Axissem