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Hsinking, May 22.

An Outer Mongolian plane, one of

OBITUARY SHANGHAI

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H.M.S. Tamar

The death occurred at the Naval Hospital yesterday of Mr. Alfred |William Matthews, Warrant Master- at-Arms of H.MS. Tamar and Fleet Mail Officer.

The late Mr. Matthews, who was

A bachelor, he is survived by his

PAPER PROTESTS

Shanghai, May 22. The American owned Shanghai Evening Post-Mercury Company, publishers of the Ta Mal Poo, which the Municipal Council and

the

sent a message to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, as follows:

"Our Chinese morning edition was

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suspended by the Shanghal POPE PIUS XII" MARITA, ESTELLE COWAN

a flight of bombers, was shot down 43 years of age, had been in the French Concession banned last week, | by Manchukuo machine gunners on Navy for 26 years and was prom May 20 after it had flown over Man-led to Warrant Omeer in 1938. Hic chukuo territory, according to an had been in the Colony for only twa official report released here to-day, months,

The Incident is stated to have

foreign authorities for publishing a occurred in the vicinity of Lake mother, who is in Portsmouth. Barner. All the occupants of the Full Naval honours were accord economic problems before the Na- speech by Chiang Kai-shek on machine are said to have been killed, ed at the funeral which took place flenal Production Council on May 15. but the number Involved is not dis-in the Protestant Cemetery In the closed.

afternoon. Rev. D. V. Edwards offi- Generalissimo were published. The

the Only

exact words of the Friction between Manchukuo and clated; and about 200 men, repre- issue was clearly that of quotation Outer Mongolla is reported to have senting every unit of the Fleet, were of the head of the recognised Gov- been increasing lately. The alleged present under the charge of Lieut. ernment of China. Such publication Bight Outer Mongolian planes over R. L. Boddy,

contravened neither the letter nor the Manchukuo is reported to have been

The

Royal Marines Band of spirit of American law preceded by another frontier viola-H.M.S. Kent was in attendance, and policy.

or foreign tion, this time by Outer Mongolian among those present were Comdr. troops. They are alleged to have W. P. McCarthy, Warrant Officers) any pretence of legal procedure by "We were penalised for it without crossed the Khata River to the east Cooper, Greenwood, Hobbs, Deocon, authorities who are not subject to of Lake Barnor on May 15 and to Webber, Duffy, Christopher, Wex- American Jurisdiction. We appealed have started construction of fortifien-ham and Foley. Commodore E. B. tions

on Manchukuo

to the American Consul General, territory.C. Dicken was represented by His who indicates the case will be re Neuter.

Flag Lieutenant.

ferred to Washington. MINOR ENGAGEMENT

Following the service, a Bring "We are and always have been art party from

H.ALS. Falcon and enterprise of 100% bona fides here. over the grave after which a bugler authorities, arined police picketed our H.M.S. Gannet Bred three volleys By order of the local foreign from H.M.S. Kent sounded The premises to forcibly prevent egress Last Post" and "Revellle."

of our Chinese language morning

Hallar, May 22, A strained atmosphere continues to prevall along the Manchukuo-Oute Mongol fronter as the hostile patrois facing ench other at a short distance Wreaths were sent by Commo-edition since May 19. We protest. were

still engaged in sporadle hos dore. Hongkong; Omeers and men of against this misuse of Shanghai's tilities.

H.M. Ships of China Station: Com- splendid foreign police, to oust the Reports reveal that on Saturday missioned and morning, 200 Outer Mongol regulars H.M.S. Tumar; Commodore, Omcers, its jurisdiction.

Warrant Opicers, United States Court for China out of appeared to the south-west of No- and Ship's Company, H.M.S. Tamar: APPEASEMENT OPPOSED monhon near Lake Bulr, 65 miles and Commissioned and Warrant south of Hallar, and opened fire oneers, H.M.S. Medway.

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"In doing this, the local authorities Press as an appeasement sacrifice to may think they are offering only the Japanese encroachment, but we be lleve it will be obvious to you that by creating such a precedent, they are actually surrendering cxtra- territorial rights in China, not to China, but to please an chemy of China,

This unfortunate action was taken

were

the Manchukuo and Japanese out- LORD MERRIVALE DIES AFTER poels,

ELEVEN THOUSAND CASES Following one hour of spirited,

London. May 22, fighting, the combined Japanese and Lord Merrivale, the great divorce Manchukuo forces claimed to have judge, died to-day. Between 1011 repulsed the Outer Mongol forces. and 1933 he tried more than 11,000

With the arrival of reinforcements, divorce cases.-Reuter Bulletin. about 400 Outer Mongol troops again! Henry Edward Duke, a journalist! advanced to the height at Balshagal who became a judge and 1st Baron; to implement a policy which was 1855. After some time on the staff locally misconceived. Even if the The Japanese

and Manchukuo of a Plymouth paper he went to prehensions prompting it forces resolutely counter-attacked London and continued his journalistic justified, we protest against this the Mongolians and finally succeeded work. He studied law and in 1885 policy because I nullifies American in beating the Invaders back. Domel, was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. laws in a way calculated to camou- He possessed all the best qualities of floge a sacrifice of important Amer- HSINGKING CONFERENCE the advocate, quickness of thought, lean rights.

deliberation in speech, an unfailing! "We therefore respectfully request Hsinking, May 22. In view of the current international memory and the power of converting you to authorise

a tangle of Joose talk into an orderly Shangha! American Consul General crisis, much significance was seen in array of cold facts. These gifts immediately to take the most effec the conference of Japanese consuls carried him forward rapidly, es- live measures at his disposal to halt in Manchurin which convened at the pecially in jury cases. Becoming this conspiracy

of local Shanghai Japanese Embassy here this morning. Recorder of Plymouth and Devonport authorities to deprive Americans in With General Kenkichi Uyeda, in 1897, he took silk in 1809. A China of their right to be tried be- Japanese Ambassador to Manchukuo year later he was returned to Partia fore they are penalised, and to be and.

Commander-in-Chief of the ment as Conservative M.P. for Ply- tried by American jurisdictional Kwantung Army, in

mouth. Chair, the the

tribunals. established here for that conference was attended by represen In 1016 he became Attorney-purpose."United Press, tatives of the Foreign Office. Re- General to the Prince of Wales and presenting officials "on the spot also did very valuable work in con- were the Consula at Hainking, Har nection with problems arising out of bin, Mutanklang, Hunchun, Mishan, the war, chairman of the Royal: Sultenho, Manchoull and Rollar. Commission on Defence of the Realm

Mr. Ando, of

of the Eurasia Burenu Losses and other bodies. From 1910 to of the Foreign Office, explained the 1018 he held the difficult office of current International situation, while Chief Secretary for Ireland,

the

Major

Ogoshi, of the Kwangtung, Knighted on resigning, he was. Army, delivered a lecture on the made a Lord Justice of Appeal-an situation relating to the Soviet Union, appointment rarely made direct from

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It is believed that British ships,

the Bar. A year Inter he became in common with those of other coun- President of the Probate, Divorce trics, will be refused clearance papers and Admiralty Courts. Not only did unleas they have the requisite he undertake a vast amount of the Japanese naval parses. work falling to that division of the The Customs Department has pro- High Court, but he was also noted mised to Issue a that of the Clilnese for the candour of his criticisms of ports affected at a later date. the divorco, juws and or the United-Press." "manoeuvres" adopted to take ad- vantage of them. He was made Baron Merrivale of Winkhampton In 1925.

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