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conformity with the principle of the League.

He added that when negotiations were complete the Government would communicato the result to the League,

Viscount Halifax emphasised that the Government held strongly to the ideals of international collaboration of which the League was a symbol.

M. Donnet insued a statement in similar terma.-Reuter,

Within Framowork Of League

Geneva, May 23.

Great Britain and France to-day took the first step towards bringing the anti-aggression front within the framework of the League of Nations when they formally notified the Lea- gue Counell of their pledges to the East European nations.

Both the British and French for- el ministers stated that their guarantees conformed with the spirit of the League Covenant and promised to communicate to the League any new security accords when they are completed.

The Committee of Three 10-day instructed the "Danzig High Com- missioner to return to Danzig to report on the situation.

Slace Germany wants the League to withdraw Danzig, the High Com- missioner's return may give Poland a bargaining point to offer to secure withdrawal from the League in ex- change for German concessions safe- guarding Polish rights in Danzig.

At the secret session of the League Council to-day a resolution was decided upon expressing moral sup- port for China, but due to both British and French insistence the Chinese requests for concrete were rejected.-United Press.

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Rumanian Opinion BUCHAREST, May 23-Quartera

the close to

Government to-day stated that Rumania has informed London that Rumania does not object to a guarantee by the Soviets, but

out that

the nt present points guaratee has been given en bloc to all Russia's western neighbours with- out mentioning any particular coun- try.--United Press.

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CHOLERA EPIDEMIC CLAIMS 200 LIVES

This Black And Tan Terrier

Knew His Sausages

FOUND: A Black and Tan terrior who "knows his onions," He wandered into the Dairy Farm headquarters at the top of Wyndham Stroot this moming.

Answers to any name, and has expressed himself, by medium of his tail, as more than agreeably surprised at the quality of Dairy Farm sausages.

So much so, in fact, that ho's decided to make the Account- ant's Office his headquarters.

Latest reports are that ho's curled up, asleep, behind the Accountant's desk.

So if he belongs to you, will you sond along and collect him?

WAS ONCE WOUNDED IN RUSSIA

ADMIRAL TAKES OVER CRUISERS

Recently appointed Rear-Admiral of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, China Station, Rear-Admiral Arthur J. L. Murray, 0.1LE, D.3.0., arrived in Hongkong by the P. & O. liner Ranpura to-day.

He Was met by Captain Hammill, Flag Capt, and taken direct to his flagship, H.M.S. Cornwall, in his barge. Ho will not make any official cails until after Whitsun.

Rear-Admiral Murray has been in the senior service since 1903 when he was appointed a middy, He was lieutenant and lieutenant-commander in the Great War, serving throughout the conflict, and was promoted captain in 1927. He reached dag rank last

year.

While in Russia with the Dwins River flotilla in 1919 Rear-Admiral

Was

Murray was severely wounded in the was recovering for the purpose of explosion of an enemy mine which he rentting work in which ho the D.S.O. and mention in despatches. very successful and which won him Previous to that he had served in

and in H.M.S. Agamemnon

also Dardanelles, his service there gaining him mention in despatches. the His war services also won him O.B.E.

the

This is not Rear-Admiral Murray's first term in the Far East. He was The here from 1935 to 1937 as Comman- appointment of a Rear-Admiral to der of the cruiser Dorsetshire. the Firth Cruiser Squadron la an old appointment revived in connection with the Far East naval forces.--

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CANTON, May 22.

A CHOLERA epidemic is raging in Fatsban.

So far there have been over 200 deaths since the disease broke out a fortnight ago, many of the victims being Japanese.

As soon as the first case was discovered in Canton a week ago, the Japanese authorities began a strenuous city-wide inoculation campaign. The results have been most gratifying as no further: cases have been reported.

All civillans passing Japanese gen- produce try posts are obliged to cholera inoculation ecrüificates. Failure to do so involves mediate injection on the spot.

Flight From Canton

an im-

The intensity of the campaign

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of Chinese to this sort of treatment.. has had the effect of further re- ducing Canton's meagre population.. Hundreds are running away to the villages. Arrivals in the city. have declined considerably in recent wecka.

too,

Owing to the lack of a proper water supply, public health conditions In Honam are appalling-Our Own) Correspondent.

KULANGSU CRISIS

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Passengers Tell Of Ship Thrill As Japanese Board P. & O. Liner

party departed the Ranpura went lighthouse when she was approached |

full speed ahead and, travelling at by the Japanese vessel.

24 knots, entered British waters

within five minutes of resuming head-

way.

A sensational report, not yel|

Curious Passengers

The decks of the liner were crowd-

the first time, were

officially confirmed, is that a Japanese ed with curious passengers, many aeroplane circled the Ranpura fifteen of whom, for minutes after the hold-up. This coming in actual contact with the plane would have to violate Hong-war In China. kong territorial waters in order to carry out this operation.

Passongors Stories from the Gulf of Tonkin. The total number of foreign warships,

Passengers aboard the P. and O. excluding Japanese, now off Ku-Kanpura told a dramatic story after. the finer had docked in Hongkong langan is ten, Following his conversation with the this morning.

Not content with signalling the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Japanese Uchida to-day communicated a new Ranpura by Aags to heave to, the

ADMIRAL'S PROTEST

The "Telegraph" spoke by sub-Continued From Pag

marine telephone to an official at the lighthouse on Waglan Island, Ho said:

"We saw nothing of the incident There

ese cruiser was signalling to the liner to stop.

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The liner was then not far outside territorial waters and going at slow "The Ranpura passed Waglan, en speed. After the firing the captain

ordered the engines, to be stopped.

"There were two British destroyers route to Hongkong, at 8.50 a.m. nearby, but we have seen nothing of the Japanese vessel."

protest to the Consular Body,

cruiser, when about half a mile from The landing of British, American the liner, fired two shots across her and French marines on Kulangsu not bow. Later, when the warship had constitutes an unfriendly get to drawn within a quarter of a mile of only

The lighthouse official said that the wards Japon, but tends to encourage the Ranpura, she furiously sounded

incident probably would not be anti-Japanese elements in the Inter- her siren, and the liner hove to.

Passengers were just preparing to visible from Waglan it it occurred at national Settlement," he claimed.

The drcumstances arising from go to breakfast when the incident 8 a.m.

• Admiral Aboard the landing of foreign marines has

"stretcher" pre-breakfast given rise to a situation which is occurred. Several, who were enjoy

ing

Among the passengers aboard the being viewed with grave concern around the decks, ürst

Japanese cruiser when she was about Ranpura was Rear Admiral A. J. I by the Japanese authorities"

The Murray, whose appointment to the Mr. Uchida Uereupon enumerated two miles from the Rangura. the following counter-proposals for cruiser was slightly ahead of the newly-created post of Rear Admiral, liner, and she was seen to make Fith Cruiser Squadron, was announc- ed only last month Rear Admiral spurt towards the steamer.

Murray in en route to Hongkong to take over his new appointment. Ho

a seitlement of the dispute:

1.The Kulangsu Municipal Coun-

Fired Two Shots

saw the

After reducing the distance to half

a

will helst his flag in ILMLS. Cornwall. Admiral Murray's post is a new one on the China Station, and be is the

first incumbent,

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Also on board was Commodore A.1

The Ranpura camo gradually to a halt on a motor boat was lowered from the cruiser and put away to- wards the Ranpura.

A pilot's ladder was Bung over the forward port side and throe signaller ascended. officers and a One of the men on duty came from the bridge to cacort them to the captain, who was then on the bridge. It is understood that the captain had by this time wirelessed news of the encounter to the novel authorities in Hongkong.

Many Questions

Speaking in broken English, the number of questions and required Japanese officers naked the captain a him to show them the ship's papera The procedure took about 20 minutes; after which they left the Ranpura and returned to their own ship.

The whole affale waż

cruiser slopped and M. Peters, who is to relieve Com- pleasantly excliing by med an

the

cil to institute effective control in the Settlement in view of the danger that it may become the base for hos- tile acts towards Japan. Council and the Municipal Police to the Ranpura's bow and a few minutes 2.The structure of the Municipal a mile the cruiser fired two shots past later ran up a flog signal for the liner reformed. The offer to employ to heave-lo. twelve additional Japanese polico

When about 400 yards from the officers in rejected on the grounda that they would be insufficient to Ranpura, the

however, who had merely wondered cope with prospective developments lowered a boat containing three modore E. B. C. Dicken in Hongkong.people on board. There were. some,

officers and a number of ratings. The

Another passenger aboard' was at the stoppage and were incredulous! in Kulangsu.

3--Formosans to be given the pinnace came alongside, and the three

Cohen, refuming when they learnt in Hongkong that officers, together with a rating board-General Maurice

from a vacation the Singapore.

a Japanese cruiser-and challenged them. Vacancies. created by the abed the liner.

They remained. for about 20

Strong Protest sence of the three Chinese Members of the Kulangeu Council to be filed minutes, and just as the Ranpura got

The Telegraph" understands from by Chinese nominated by the Amoy under way again, a British destroyer,

a reliable source that a strong pro- Peace Maintenance Commission (a the Duchess, arrived on the scene.

Just before this, passengers were test la to be lodged with the Japanese Japanese-controlled body on Amoy

given a thrill when an R.A.F. plane authorities regarding the incident. which happened to be reconnoltring

Iranchise.

Island).

Must Not Recodè

One woman marked: "Perhaps the most thrilling sight of all was the appearance of the British destroyer, steaming after the Japanese ship Just. Ds we sailed ́away."

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5-Closer co-operation between the Municipal Council and Japanese in the area, autdenly loomed up and

flow over the Ranpura and the Jap-ery in murata,, ThioOSTRIJAVITEĽA Consular police.

anese cruiser.

At the time of the incident, quito a number of passengers were below themselves for preparing TOKYO, May 24 The Japanese decks

When they DEW the press continues to feature tho alleged breakfast. "delicate" Issue at

their port- Kulangsu”, Japanese cruiser from notably the Anglo-American, Franco-holes, they believed it to be a British Japanese conference aboard HMS. warship come out to welcome Rear- Birmingham, and the Japanese decl- Admiral A. J. L. Murray, who was sion to

intercept traille between aboard the Ranpura, and little or no Kulangau and Fukien province, thus notice was taken, leolating Kulangsu from all outside It was not until some time later points except Amoy.

that several passengers realised the The Asahi Shimbun" declares ship had been held up and inspected that if Japan's reasonable demands by Japanese. are rejected and the Powers enden. vour to intimidate Japan by joint action, Japan must not recode, but must push her polley unflinchingly

---Reuter,

to

When the Ranpura docked in Hongkong, an effort was made Interview Captain L. Paratt in com- mand of the Ranpura, but all be would say was: I have given full Information to the naval authorities, Turn For Worse

and I can make no statement."

Some of the passengers declared TOKYO, May 24-Informed quar- ters understand that the Japanese that after the Ranpura had again authorliles holding that the present resumed her journey towarda Hong- bean kong, a Japanese plane, suddenly Kulanget "'- situation has procipitated by the "unnecessary appeared overhead, but after circling landing of the Powers' 'bluejackets" for a few moments, 'withdrawal of the Japaneso marines the horizon..ked into

12.

The Ranpura ¿ was ⠀ approaching remaining in the International Bettlement is likely to be delayed Wagian Island, preparatory to pass- under the existing circumstances ing the customary signals with the

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