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SATURDAY,

MAY 27,

1939. 日九初月四。

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PRESS AIDS

CLAIMS

BERLIN

JAPANESE

Berlin, May 26.

The GERMAN press has Magic Hands May started to back Japan's claims Never Play Again

on the international settlements in China.

Berlin papers are openly telling the democracies that they should accept the Japanese standpoint with regard to the creation of a new order in the Far East, instead of placing obstacles in the way.

A "Trans-Ocean" message quotes "Voelkischer Beobachter," the central organ of the National-Socialist Party, which, in a front page article, comes out in support of Japanese demands for the extension of Japanese sovereignty over international settlements on Chinese soil.

After describing the measures recently taken against Japan by

Britain, France and the United $16,258,000

IN HAND

Colony's Reserve

HARD UPON the

THE MAGICAL hands of Ignace Paderewski, the Aincomparable pianist, may never again thrill public audiences.

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WHITEAWAY'S

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Arms Can't

LONDON, May 26,-"We recognise that the troubles of to-day cannot be cured by arms and, armaments.

"We have to go further and deeper, and I have no doubt there will be a wide response to the Church's call for prayers".

This declaration was made by the Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, when addressing the general assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh to-day, The Premier described himself as a man who was striving day and night.

in spite of many discouragements, to keep the peace of Europe.

Mr. Chamberlain said that he sought to do something more than peace -to remove the fear of the danger of war and the sense of insecurity which were oppressing the hearts of millions of people throughout the world. Reuter Special,

AMERICAN LINER UNHINDERED

JAPANESE DEFER FURTHER ACTION

FEARS THAT the American President liner Paderewski, who in addition President Coolidge would be made the subject of a to being a musical genius, was further Japanese naval demonstration were set to rest one time President of Poland

Poland's this morning when the ship arrived in Hongkong at 8.30 fand is known as "George Washington", collapsed a.m.

from a heart attack shortly Apparently, no further action before he was due to give n is being taken by the Japanese concert in New York last night,naval authorities on the lines says "United Press." Friends suggested in the threat issued in fear that he may never play Tokyo. again.

His physicians warned him last night that owing to the extremely high rate of his pulse, playing his concert programme might bring on a fatal heart attack.

Paderewski casily ranks as the most brillant planist of modern times, He has had a remarkable career, in the course of which he indulged in politics with the same facility and success as he performed on the plono,

Jebut.In Films

It is emphasised, however, that the Japanese blockade does not commence until next Thurs- day.

and the FC-

TRIPLE ENTENTE Japan Suspects Far East Clause

LONDON, May 26, GREAT BRITAIN has sent

Rumours wern strongly current last night that the British French naval authorities in Far East contemplate strong prisals IT any further. Japanese action on the lines of the recent Moscow complete proposals for a hold-up of the Ranpura and Aramis tri-power mutual aid pact.

It is understood they have Inform

Slates, Poland. These reprisals, it is rumoured, willed, the United take the form of refusing clearance Rumania, Turkey and other govern papers to Japanese ships using British ments of the substance of the pro- and French parts for treble or posals which the French Government quadruple the time British or French has approved. ships are held up.

taken.

Attempts to obtain verification of these rumours in official quarters are unavalling.

The British Foreign Secretary has instructed the British Ambassador to Moscow to deliver the note to the Soviet Foreign Commissar or Vice- Commissar at the earliest possible opportunity.

The note is a compact draft of 400 words which has become the text of a formal alliance provided the Soviet accepts, which the British are con- ndent they will do.-United Press.

States, which are seen by the

Apart from the fact that he has paper to be direct or indirect

given thousands of concerts since his backing of Chiang Kai-shek,

debut in Vienna in 1887, Paderewski, emphasis is laid on the way in

two years ago at the age of 76, made his first full-length film, when he which the Japanese Government

starred "Moonlight Sonata", which has all along insisted on its sole

in shown of was heels

Hongkong some and elementary right" to set up

months ago. the recommendation for income

In this picture he sent Hongkong a new order in the Far East.

with delight

C.-in-C. In Foochow This, it is contended by the tax in Hongkong comes the music lovers delirous

The British Commander-in-Chief, Rhapsody". and

the German commentator, does not announcement in the "Govern- with his playing of "Polonaise"

Sir Percy Noble, arrived in Foochow mean the exclusion of foreign ment- Gazette"- to-day that the "Hungarian

When the Alm was finished, the in HIM.S. Birmingham this morning It is believed that he will leave for Powers from the field of econo- Colony's financial credit balance "Moonlight Sonata."

at the end of April had touched great genius declared: "It is

Apply To Far East? mic activity in Eastern Asia.

The British Ambassador, contrary

TOKYO, May 27.-The scope of the London, Paris and Washing-the new record figure of $16,-tremely unlikely I shall ever make Shanghai this evening or to-morrow. given its premiere in Paris, Podere to expectations, has not remained in ton, he says, would be well ad- 258,310.90, which is an increase another." When the picture

Kulangeu. wsk! was too ill to attend.

understood to have transferred to Britain, France and the Soviet Union vised to accept this Japanese in one month of $904,629,

Total revenue for April was

H.M.S. Birmingham as soon as he will eventually be extended to the standpoint, instead of trying to

Amazing Vitality

arrived in Amoy In H.M.S. Cornwall, Far East, despite the assurances given place obstacles in the way of the $3,530,050.51 and expenditure

Challenging Paderewski's sheer and is now proceeding to Shanghai by those Powers, locul Japanese news-

papers unanimously assert, Japanese whenever they see a $2,626,021.29. chance of so doing.-Trans- |

Revenue under all but three heads skill as a pianist is his prodigious in the flagship.

vitality, which even at the age of Ocean.

increased over that for the corres 78, has enabled him to continue to concerts. He has ponding period last year, the total give platform Increase being $209,814, while aggre- never failed to fill the world's largest

Greetings To

Queen Mary

·Present From Duke And Duchess

LONDON, May 26.

EX-

худа

.

Sir Archibald Kerr is tripartite agreement between Great

Navy Talks Fail

May SHANGHAI,

27.-United

gate revenue for 1030 up to the end auditoriums, and his exquisite, play-States Naval authorities understand of April was $14,649.618.51, which ing has been the source of inspiration that the Anglo-American Franco- Japanese naval negotiations at Ku was $2,477,330 more than for the to countless thousands.

Paderewski received his first langsu have been terminated without same period last year.

It is presumed that the diplomatic the Government has already collect-three. Two years later he started officers will now take up the negotia-

with the year but four months old, lessons from his mother at the age of an agreement. ed 40 per cent. of the estimated re- composing.

Ever since music has been the tons.

Meanwhile "Dome" from Tokyo

venue.

The "Chugal Shogyo says that the so-called anti-aggression front will apparently be limited to Europe for the moment but that the Far East will eventually be included in its scope with further developments in the situation

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Groat floods which have burst both banks of the Rhine ware reported last night to

for 26

men

SUBMARINE SEALED PORTSMOUTH,

May 26. WITH 26 MEN sealed in the flooded compart- ments, the sunken sub- has marines. Squalus now become a salvage

have flooded the famous Ger-job which may take days, or perhaps weeks, man Siegfried Line.

These defences, which are the German counterpart of Franco's Maginot Lino, ́al- though believedly not quite so Herr Hitler during last Septom impregnable, were built by

bor's crisis.

A

An official spokesman in Borlin last night, says "Router mossage", denied the reports that the floods had ontered the fortifications.

The floods are the greatest experienced along the lino within living momary.

ASSASSIN RUMOURS

It is a job that must be done before there can be any explanation of the fatal

a routine dive. plunge to 40 fathoms during

All the evidence at present in- dicates that a main air induction valve was open when the sub- marine was semi-submerged.

who

However, Alfred Prien, a seaman, was on duty at the control board, insisted that even when the Squalus tilted stern first at an angle of 45 degrees and plunged stern first to the bottom "I could still see the control board and could see all the lights glowing, which meant that all valves were closed."

Raising The Ship

The plan generally being discussed is to send down divers with hoselines to attach to valves on the hull of the vessel. Air will be pumped down to the closed boat to force the water the Squalus to rise under her own bouyancy.

Life Of Il Duce Two Attempts On from the flooded chambers and enable

PARIS, May 26. "It is u grave self-contradiction on

THE "Soir", in a report from the part of the Powers championing in the cause of Democracy that they should institute collaboration with Nice to-day, said there have the Soviet Union to. antagonise the been two attempts recently to Rome-Berlin combine, the paper adds,

assassinate Mussolini.

greatest influence in his life. The Land Sales Boom

entire world has listened enthralled reports that the Japanese authorities me,

his playing for the lost 52 years, have condemned the termination of Lund sales form the main feature and the possibility that he will never the naval negotiations, which they

Duties

10

Famed Surgeon

Dies In U.S.

Members of the royal family called month, producing but $592,104.43 Founder of Mayo

Gardens Of Flowers`.

London, May 20. Queen Mary remained confined to her room for her 72nd birthday.

Her Majesty-received more, flowers to-day than she has done for many

the

Institutions

day

At Lourdes

The first attempt was made on

May.

The report asserts that in both

the instances

assailants. were executed almost Immediately. The second assailant refused to

Otherwise she will be raised with the old of pontoons, ten of which are PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.

LATEST

Invitation To Soviet

that

shifting to the shoulders of the Con- sular Corps the responsibility for the virtual deadlock in the negotiations."

LONDON, May 27-It has been Belated Chinese reports here to-

LOURDES, May 26.

learnt from official sources state that Japanese planes

Great Britain has invited the Soviet Fred Suite, the American boy who at demolished Д British church is a victim of infantile paralysis, lay identify himself or his supporters, Defence Minister, M. Voroshilov, to Changpu, in Fukion, on May 14.

They also badly damaged British in an iron lung through two early despite severo pressure.

morning masses to-day, despite a However, he said that several Personally attend the British Army primary school at Peyuan und the bitterly cold wind, and prayed for hundred people have taken the same manoeuvres in September.

No arrangements have been made, Womens' School at Yangst.

and oath as himself "To rid Italy of an however, for the British War Minis- The reports sald two British priests "those poor Engilsh, Belgian

ter. Mr. Hore-Belisha, to visit the Soviet. are at present on route to Kulangsu French invalid pilgrims beside me in oppressor and I hope to report to the British authorities the grotto", while he gave thanks for succeeds."

there. United Press.

from Rome

one of us

sald the

Reports Ministry of Press. Progopanda has denied that there have been any attempts on Mussolini's life recently.

United Press.

£1,000,000 Loss For London

Unofficial quarters express the be-- lief that Mr. Hore-Bellsha will pay a return visit and attend the Red Army headquarters-United Press.

China Blockade

BIRTHDAY greetings to on the revenue side of the account again be heard on a public platform interpret as "a dirty trick aimed at Stricken Boy Prays April 27 and the second early in Queen Mary are pouring in to and it is notable that up to the end seems unbelievable.

of April the estimated total for the Marlborough House from all whole of 1930 had been exceeded by $457,872. Land sales for the year over the world.

The family luncheon party, which up to April 30 smounted to $1,207,- Is usually the chief feature of her an-1872.73, and during April they pro- niversary celebrations, was cancelled duced $120,302.35. In April 1938 to-day owing to the fact that the land sules amounted to $01,147.91, Queen Mother has not yet recovered and for the first four months of that from the effects of her motoring year were $151,013.03.

were

ore down during last

fc-United Press. accident. personally and sent messages, and compared with $772,839.31 for

Consular Parloys

BERLIN, May 20.--It is announced there was a long cable to her from same month last year, but the total

that the visit of Prince and Princess Their Majesties in Canada.-Reuter for the year to date shows an in- crease of over $400,000. Licences in-

CHICAGO, May 26. to

Amoy, May 27.--Diplomatie negotia- Paul of Yugo-Slavia beginning on Special.

creased last month by $100,000

THE DEATH has occurred at tons regarding the proposed reform June 1 will last a week, during which $1,015,734.13, but both the Post Offer and Kowloon-Canten Railway were the age of 73 of Dr. Charles of the Kulangsu Municipal Council time he will be lavishly entertained

have been understood to down, the former being $256,533.78

Herr Joachim von. Ribbentrop and who, resumed when Mr. Goro Uchida, the by Herr Hitler, Dr. Josef Goebbels, Hermann Goering Japanese Consul-General, received Field-Marsial compared with $270,160.30 and the Horace Mayo, one of America's were

with his brother, founded-many Mr. L. 11. Hitchcock, acting Chairman individually-Reuter letter only $69,133.50 against $116 most famed surgeons, 357.50 in Aphil last year.

However, miscellaneous receipts important medical institutions of the Municipal Council, at 3.30 p.m.

yesterday. in the United States-Reuter. A present from the Duke and

It was understood that measures Powers proposals for the joint with Duchess of Windsor arrived this showed the substantial increase PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

Dr.. Mayo, American surgeon who

general drawnt or reduction of the landing To Bear Full LOSS that no United States ship has been morning-United Press.

with his elder brother William found for amelioration ed one of the best equipped medical situation and the Qve-point Japanese forces at Kulangru

The Japanese authorities reportedly Institutions in the world, was born es proposal to the Municipal Council Rochester, Minnesota, in July, 1885, were discussed: Mr. Tiltchcock is desire to continue conversations be and educated at the Northwestern reported to have promised to reply to tween the naval commanders of the University where he took the M, D. the Japanese proposals in a few days, Powers concerned side by side with after consultation with the Municipal the diplomatic negotiations.-Domet. degree in 1800,

French Protest His father was an English doctor Council authorities.

Meanwhile, the Japanese authori- tles are of the opinion that-the quez« PARIS, May 26.-The Frencli who was born at Eccles, Lancashire, his career-at-Rochester,

Dr. Mayo joined his elder brother jackets by the Powers should be commanding the French Asiatic ficct liner Paris have decided to pay "the King has the tour. In the bag.".

surgeon and associate chief of staff at tween the naval commanders of the halting and searching of the Franch the liner, namely 96,000,000

francs. The King's affable and demo- give their enthusiastic subjects in practice in that city and became settled through the negotiations be to protest to the Japanese against the the company total insurance on

the Mayo Clinle which had been Powers concerned, while the problem liner Aramis.

The Government is also studying.

It is understood that the cratic-bearing has gone a Jong an opportunity to see them.

with

through diplomatiethe question of the Japanese block- towards achieving success, Saveral departures in the larger founded by their father and William, of the Municipal Council should be

ado. The final attitude will be taken London market will bear almost -way-1 but what has won the hearts of cities have bech delayed hours for and was kept thoroughly up-to-date dealt

this purpose, even on the long journey in equipment and treatment negotiatona,

In a few years the brothers ranked It is revealed that the deadlock in in conjunction with Britain, who is

oporation.Reuter, the Canadian is the way in which across the prairies, when the King

force its rights-United Press, Their Majesties have repeatedly has left the train at wayside stations among the most famous medical menihe: naval, conversations has resulted reported as being determined to cn- the entire expense of this

from the Japanese rejection of the PLEASE Turn-To-Pago 4. PLEASE Turn To Page 4: altered arrangements in order to

years.

ROYAL TOUR EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS

OTTAWA, May 26.-The royal tour is proving successful

of

of the

Of Paris Fire

PARIS, May 26. THE Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique stated to-day

20 Tho WASHINGTON, May, State Department, to-day said they are still ometally unaware of any blockade of China' ports.t

They drew attention to the fact

halted and also, that the Japanese have not even drawn, the United States attention to the matter un- officially.

The State Department is said to be watching very closely the progress of the President Coolidge, which ar rived in Hongkong, unmolested, at

beyond all expectationa, In the words of the man in the street, but went to America and moon of the disembarkation of blue-Government has ordered the Admiral that the Insurers of the sunken-130 mm-Untied-PresTI

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