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Friday,

HONGKONG TEL EGRAPH

May 26, 1939.

13 Lonely Britons Arrive To-day

JAPANESE BRITISH

Gift of Plane to China

RELEASE VESSELS

In an informal ceremony at Washington, D. C.. Miss Hilda Yen, the Hongkong aviator, receives a 'high-wing monoplane from the hands of Col. Roscoe Turnar, Miss Yon acted as representative of the Friends of New China, and the plane's name is The Spirit of Now China.

CRITICAL SITUATION IN AMOY

KULANGSU TALKS END: C.-IN-C. GOES

THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, Sir Archibald Kerr

Wives and other relatives of thir- teen British marine officers and en- gineers who have been blockaded in the Pearl River at Canton since the Japanese occupation of the city jast October will have a happy re-union this afternoon.

The Japanese-naval-authorities have released the four British vessels which have been tied up in the Pearl River for exactly seven months.

The four ships-the Tung On, Tal Lee, Tal Ming and Choun ing. are jexpected to leave Canton this morn- ing and will arrive in Hongkong to- night.

The British officers aboard the ships

Tung On: Captain A. W. Muir, Mr. S. J. Carter (Chlef Ofcer), Mr. A. C. Piko (Chief Engineer), Mr. J. Lewis (Second Engineer).

Tal Lee: Captain J. McCool, Mr. E. M. Gellie (Chief Officer'), Mг. A, J. Walters (Chief Engineer), Mr. A. van Langenberg (Second Engineer).

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Tal Ming: Captain D. Morgan, Mr. dc Q. Myler (Chief Officer). M. J. C. Saunders (Chlef Engineer),

Cheun Hing: Captain W, J. Collom, Mr. J. Whitelaw (Chlef Engineer).

To Carry Cargo

CANTON, May 26. Mr. Okasaki, the Japanese Consul-General, in- formed "Reuter Today that the Japanese authorities were allowing. the remaining four British merchant vessels, which have been bottled up in Canton since the Japanese oc- cupation, to proceed to Hongkong to- day:

Negotiations have been going on for the past few months between Mr. Okasak! and Mr. A. P. Blunt, the British Consul-Generä), for the release of the British vessels.

"Reuter" WAS further informed that the vessels would be allowed to carry down cargo which cannot possibly be used for warfare, but other types of cargo must be treated

Egypt Plans

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THE Egyptian Government are considering building, an oll pipe line from Suez to Cairo. The Government and the Shell Company have refineries al Suez for treating crude oil obtained from_the_ollfelds at Hurghada and Ras Gharib, on the west coast of the Red Sea, The Ras Gharib well, only recently dis- covered, is NOW producing # heavy yield, and the present method of transporting the all to Catro along the ciguity-mile desert road from Suez by lorry may soon be taxed to capacity.

Poland Obtains French Credits

PARIS. May 25.-Poland is to re- of 60,000,000 zlotys

as contraband and must be discharg-ceive a credit ed before the vessels can proceed to from French banks. It was announced Hongkong-Reuter.

here to-day in connection with the. visit of M. Rose, Poland Under- Secretary of Commerce.

H.K. Consul For Johannesburg

Senor Alvaro P. Laborinho, the Portuguese Consul-General in Floor- kong, has been appointed Portuguese: j Consul-General al Johannesburg and wl leave the Colony on June 3.

Many friends In the Colony, specially in the large Portuguese community, will, greatly miss Senor Laborinho who is a

a very populari

figure In'social circles.

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It Is stated that this credit will be Applied for the electrification of the so-called Polish "Triangle of Security" on the German frontier- Trans-Oeran.

Heavy Fighting At Kongmoon

Shluhing. Kwangtung, May 28, Fighting rages unabated in the

Clark Kerr, arrived at Amoy in H.M.S. Cornwall at 8 suite in charge of the Core Sung-Kongmoon sector in Kwang

o'clock this morning, the passage from Hongkong being completed in 15 hours.

Salutes were fired by Ameri-

Kulangsu obtains proctienily : its ean, French and Japanese war-food supplies from the mainland, and ships in the harbour, whilst the existing stores will rapidly become new flag of the Rear-Admiral of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron, Admiral Murray, WAB also

saluted: Admiral-Murray-took up his appointment after arri- ving in Hongkong by the Ran- pura on Wednesday.

Considerable significance is be- Beved to be nitnelied to the arrival in Amoy of the British Ambassador,

Negotiations End

The negotiations between, the Bri- fish, French and Japanese Com- mander-in-Chief and the U.S. Com-, modore were broken of yesterday. The French Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Decoux, has already jeft Amoy in his dogship, Lamonte Pic- quet, for Shanghai, and the British Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Percy Noble, is leaving this afternoon in H.M.S. Birmingham for Shanghai, via Fouchow.

H.M.S. Cornwall will remain ni Amoy, It is not yet known whether the Ambassador will transfer to the Birmingham ar remain in Kulangsu

With the ending of the naval negotiations, diplomatie negotiations were re-opened this morning when the Japanese Consul Gentral, Mr. G. Uchida, met Mr. L. H. Hitchcock, Acting Chairman of the Kulangsu | Municipal Council.

Blockade Foars

According to Japanese sources, the conversations between Mr. Uchida and Mr. Hitchcock are likely to mork a new turn in the situation.

The Japanese blockade of Kulangsu became effective at 5 p.m. yesterday, after which time no vessels, under pain of severe reprisals, are milled to trade between the Seitle- ment and ise mainland without Japanese naval permit.

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The Immediate effect of this de cision, which was conveyed by Pro- clamation signed by the Japanese Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Kon- do, will be a food shortage on the istand,

Spaniard Troops Arrive In Rome

ROME, May 25.-Three thousand Spanish troops will leave Spain for Italyon Sunity wurthe15,700 Italian legionaries.

The Spaniards will herd a milltary review In Naples before the King of Italy.

Ninety Russian officers who fought in Spain are now in Italy on their way home to Russia-Reuter.

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The continuous arrival of Japanese reinforcements has so far failed repulse the Chinese counter-offensive, Heavy casualties are understood to SHANGHAI May 20-The yen weakness continued this morning, have been inflicted on the Japanese buyers paying 05 National cents during the engagements at Tongha for one yen compared with 95% near Kongmoon on Wednesday.-- yesterday afternoon.-Router.

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