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Opium Addicts Are Warned

CHUNGKING, June 4.

All opium smokers in Chungking will have to give up the drug imbit

the

Кно The Royal Observatory weather before July 1, under the regulations report says that a weak anti-cyclone announced by General Ho

city. covers the Pacific to the south-eastikwas, Mayor of

Even addicts possessing limited of Japan and a ridge of high pressure

moke purchase and to extends from it to south-west China. licences

this ure now. forbidden A depression is moving eastward opium

privilege under the new laws which over south-west Manchuria.

remains relatively low form part of the nation-wide drive Pressure over central Indo-China and the to rid China of opium smoking

within a year.-Reuter. northern part of the China Seo.

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This time silence greeted their tap- pings and they had to wait until the next tide before anything further

could be done.--Reuter.

to

As Chinese Spy!

X

PEIPING, June 1 (Delayed).

A JAPANESE spokesman "admitted this afternoon that the Japanese army authorities at Kalgan had been holding Licut.- Colonel Spear, the British Military Attache since May 26. The mine Is believed to have! He said that Licut.-Colonel broken loose from the Chinese mine Spear was expected from Chung- flelds in the Min River and is being

king at the end of May. Swept to sea,

On press carried the story of al mysterious foreigner, claiming to be a third Power Military attache, being arrested north of Kalgan on May 26′and taken to Kalgan.

When last sighted, by the Master of the steamer Muinom, the

mine was floating three cables north-east of the Swatow bar channci.'

In addition the mast of a wreck was showing from the water on a sixty degree bearing from that post-

tion.

THE SWEDISH Government has temporarily withdrawn its plan for the fortification of the Aland Islands. ernment of the loyal and non-partisan alm of the planned fortifications. To-day's papers emphasise that it would be useless to attempt negotiate with the Soviet Union because this would be tantamount to Full Investigation

abandoning the Swedish-Finnish LONDON, June 6--Mr. Geoffrey plan.-Trans-Occan. Shakespeare, Under-Secretary to the Admiralty In un interview with the

Daily Mail" to-day said: "1am Opposition will demand an explane making a long statement regarding the Thetis disaster in the House of tion of the Thetis disaster. Commons on Monday. It will be us

Lord Stanhope, First Lord of the complete as possible under the cir- Admiralty, is expected to make a cumstances.

statement on the House of Lords, but rest assured that the the Government will be harder full investigation is being made and pressed in the House of Commons, that the publie will be kept fully in- where Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, formed. Nothing will be hidden."-Parliamental Secretary to the Ad- Reuter.

miralty, is expected to reply to tlong from Mr. Art H.K. Personnel

Arthur Greenw

Wood 'No' to aggression, tyranny, fanatielsm Details of the curecrs of the eleven concerning the large number of men and brute force, and "Yes" to all naval officers who died in HM.S. aboard the sunken vessel, the lack efforts for loyal collaboration and all Thetis were published in the "Times" of an escort for the submarine on that may bring about a revival of this morning, says "leuter."

trials, the slowness in attempts to

economic exchanges and a more The

"Times" Glates

the fol- cut a hole in the stern when it was equitable that

distribution of row six served on China Station; clear of the water, the slowness in materials. lowing

Cindr. R. G. B. Hayter, formerly sending salvage vessels to the scene comununder of H.M.S. Proteus in and the lack of a diving beil, Hongkong. He took up submarine duty as a sub-lieutenant in 1924. His commands in this branch included 11-24 and L-19.

"You can

Lt. Cmdr, R. N. Gurnett; Lt. Cmdr, T. C. C. Lloyd; Lt. 11. Chapman

Lt. (E) C. M. H. Henderson, form- erly of HIM.S. Capetown:

L. A. G. Jamison. In addition to this list, it is known that

China the following were on Stalion!

LH G. Woods, formerly H.M.S. Osiris,

Engr. Cmdr. Gleen,

Lt. L. E. Green.

Parliamentary Inquiry

Sir Robert Gower, member for Gillingham, has announced that he is asking for a Parliamentary inquiry into the disaster.

"There should have been some method of sound signalling between an escort vessel and the submarine,"

he contended.

Naval authorities are ogreed that of chlorine gas, resulting from the sea water coming in contact with the seld in the batteries due to the neute

E. R. A's Creasy, Dunn, French at which the submarine was resting, causing the death of the men and Arnold are known to have ser entrappedt. Also they are of the ved in Hongkong.

opinion that something, probably a dead body, had blocked the Davis Escape Apparatus outlet, thus trap- ping the others.

Britain Mourns Deaths

London, June 4. Britain to-day mourned the death of 30 men aboard the sunken sub- marine Thetis."

An Admiralty spokesman has an- nounced "steel hawsers are being In village churches and eity placed around the Thetis, but it will

abourd cathedrals and

warships, be some days before she is brought

to the surface. special prayers were offered.

A special signal from the Com-

"A Court of Inquiry will be held mander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, as soon as it is practicable,” Admiral Sir Charles Forbes, called spokesman added. 30,000 naval ratings to n special memorial service aboard every ship, and all noval shore establishments nt, Porta

Survivors In Hospital

the

All the survivors are at present In hospital.

The morning newspapers are al- most unanimous in demanding an ex-

A religious service was held at the| spot where the Thetis lies by those si present who participated in the planntion. attempt to save the lives of the crew.

-Reuter.

King's Sorrow

The "New Chronicle" has head- lines. The Thelis-Why?"

The "Sunday Referee" asks: Could we have saved them?" while the LONDON, June 4-The King has "Empire News" asks: "Why this

disaster." sent a message to Lord Stanhope| The

"Pictorial News" wants to stating:

know: "Who is to be blamed?"; the

The Queen and I ure greatly "Sunday Express" demands: "Could distressed to hear of the disaster of these men have been saved? Why -the -Thetis,-witch-has-been-attended

couldn't we do what-the-United

by the sad loss of so many Hives, Please conver our deep sympathy to Slates did?"

Queen Mary also sent a message of heartfelt sympathy to the relatives

their of those who lost Reuter.

lives

SOVIET REPLY TO ALLIANCE PLANS

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"

The Executive Committee approved the Government's home and foreign polley, and unanimously expressed confidence in the Government to ensure the defence of the country. Reuter.

4.-"Tho

Dangers Of Conflict WASHINGTON, June underlying strength of the world must consist in the moral Bore of her citizens", declared President Roose- vell in a message to meetings being held in Britain and the United States celebrating the first anniversary of moral re-armnument.

President Roosevelt said that the movement cannot fall to lessen to

Tuesday the Japanese Exchange At

A Glance

Lieut-Colonel Spear was known to carry a passport, but no admission by the Japanese that they had been holding the Britisher was made until to-day.

Lo

of In explaining

arrest Lieut.-Colonel Spear, the Japanese spokesman said that anyone coming from the Chinese lines was treated as a spy-Reuter,

FIVE SHOT IN CITY

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ed. The other two had bullets in their legs.

The pedestrian who was wound- ed in the first fusillade of shots) from the gangsters was also hit in the leg.

Detective Succumbs

It is now confirmed that Detective Wan Man, who was shot by one of the gangsters, has succumbed to his injuries. He is stated to have been shot through the lungs.

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man of the War Office Committee on One of the gangsters is also dead. Wireless Telegraphy in 1912, The detective who brought down)

Alded War Wounded only recently joined the Tsung, Ho dangers of armed conflict, but such three of the gangsters, was Del. Tam

He was a member of the Inventions a programme, to be

most highly detective force, and has proved one panel of the Ministry of Munitions, effective, must receive support on a

in the of the most brilliant men

and established with Lady Norman, world-wide basis.

Chinese corps.

at Wimereux The Intended victim of the rob-the British hospital

was on employee of the Sine-which between 1914 and 1915, treated bery w

3,000 officers and men. Dispensary,

wing German

He became a Stal Captain in 1916 the rank of Street. He had just cashed a cheque and

was promoted to the Oversen for $500 at

Chinese Major in 1017, and after the war lie Banking Corporation and was con-was hon. secretary of the Budget

He Wireless

Commlitee Telegraphy veying the money to his firm. walked up Queen's Road Central and appointed to draw up a complete was about to turn into Leo Yuen wireless scheme for the Empire. Street when he was attacked.

After that he was always closely

and tele-. The first time he suspected of being associated with wireless followed was when three or four graphic communications men passed him and looked at him ments, and in 1923 was a member of queerly. The

had evidently the Broadcasting Committee. acer him cash the money

President Roosevelt's message, was transmitted by radio-telephone from the National Assembly here to the meeting held in London where the movement was launched in 1938 in celebration of the 60th birthday of Mr. Frank Buchan, the Oxford Group leader Reuter Special.

Hongkong Benevolont

the relatives of those on board." In its editorial the "Express" says St.

Britain's citizens are determined to why the rescuers were know separated from the trapped men by only a thin steel wall....The Ad- miralty must incur a measure of criticism, A screen was held over our cyes

salvage during the attampts."United Press,

Statement In House LONDON, June 4-Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Fin- ancial Secretary to the Admiralty, will make a statement in the House of Commons to-morrow on the Thetis) disaster. Renter.

Hitler's Condolences BERLIN, June 4.--Herr Hitler to- day telegraphed his condolences to His Majecty King George VI with regard to the Thetis disaster.

Hitler's message was sent in the LONDON, June 4-When Parlis-name of the German people.-United

on Monday the Press.

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