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Thetis Tragedy

PRIVATE INQUIRY TO BE MADE

Relatives' Grief

London, June 6,

A naval inquiry into the Theils -disaster will be held at Portsmouth. The investigations are certain lo be private, but the Andings are expected to be issued later by the 'Admiralty.

The inquiry will not begin until the salvage

is completc,-- Reuter.

work

Preliminary Inquiry.

London, June 5. A preliminary inquiry on the scene of the Thetis wreck took place carly yesterday before Rear-Admiral Fraser, Third Sea Lord. Later in the day In company with Captain Oram, one of the four survivors of the disaster, he returned to London. A full inquiry is being held as zoon. us practicable.-British" Wireicas.

Explanation Offered

London, June 5.

Mr, IL. S. Johnson, Munaging Director of the Cammel Laird ship- yards at Liverpool, which built the submarino Thetis, ctated to pressmen at noon to-day that the catastrophe was probably due to damage caused to the fifth torpedo tube and to the Davis rescue

Jung chamber being imperfectly htened. He added that water thus fled the foremost two chambers of the boat.

The fact that the manager of the shipyards has made a statement to the press surprises experts and public alike, because the Admirally report Is to be published this afternoon.

Mr. Johnson admited that the shipyard and not the Admiculty was responsible for the rescue work, since the Thetis had not yet been officially handed over to::the naval authorifles-Trans-40eunt.

In

70 Dead Cinema Fire

Mexico City, June 5.

It is feared that 70 are doad and 150 injured in a fire, and the panto 'which followed, at a wood-bullt cinema in the amall town of Zacatepec in the State of Marelos.

Many children were trampled to death in the first mad rush for the doors. Tiero wero nearly 800

800 people in the cinema hall when the alarm was given,

The flames meßt through the holding and In seven minutes spread to the wooden shacks nearby,razing 200 28.the ground. -Renter Special..

Japan And Axis Alliance

"Tokyo, June 5. China Affairs Association

Speaking at the meeting of the Sattar- day. Mr. Kumataro

Honda, former Japanese Ambassador to Germany and a well-known diplomatie com- meraator, urged immextinte conclu- sion of an alliance with Germany and Italy.

Vhat I have in mind is not military liner but one far more comprehensivėj Mt. Honda

t'ote tinued,

He added that those who are pru mully well versed in international affairs, hold that Japan can conclude

alliance with Germany and Italy provided it is aimed at the: Soviet blon only. Ale believed that these circles will object to which might be directed at Britain ony alliance and the United States as well,

"I am decidedly against this sort of opinion which is not rational, for who can readily think It possible that we may one day be fighting with the Soviet Union on the one hand

and shaking hands with Great Bri- tain and the United States on the other.

Britain. Is now trying to shutte hands with the Soviet Union. Some of our intellectual people are afraid of Britain, because she has Einancial incans, If money can dictate term in international dealings, why should we not hear of many more power- ful countries than we used to do: The Board of the Admiraty mat For instance, wo ought to have heard this morning in connection with the faf Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Thetis diander.

and others' being ranked among the Ad-called big Payers,

Admiralty Meeting

Lomion, Jurie 5:

Captain Oram visited the miralty, bail de «ther three W10 escaped from the sunken vessel ale s13 in hospital-Reuter, Bullatín.

Question 01 Salvage -

London Jur. S. honay take two days or twoweekt und the Thesis is raised, and pos sibly the may not be raised, at all. stated Mr. E. Johnson, Managing Director of ears. Commel- Laird, according to the Dally:Express this morning. Tranz-Decan,

Grief Of Relatives'

· Butentend, „Nimesh

"We have not enough to live on as a nation. Thứ is why I say that all flave-nots" should band itham- selves together lin Joint fron! against the "have."-Domri.

Now Policy Confirmed

*Tokyo, Jime Ki Imperial zunction was arconded this afternoon for Japon's new policy toward the European situation, which was upproved by the Five-Minister Conference in the morning. Premier Hizam was received by the Bru- peror in the hoperial Palace in the afternoon when detalled reports were Widows of the victims of the suo-submitted to the Throne on definite

measures to materialise the fonda marine-Thetin, of which at least are expectant mothers, want; the mental jakley letermined

on May submarios: to remain at the bottom 20. as a step) coffin for their loved ones, and thus to eliminate the necessity of painhi Inquests, Mentifications and funerals with naval honours.

Mrs. Morin, 21, mald, "I could not stund it. Heaven only knows how

I got through the week-end!" An- other widow said: “We have somu Iden of the; derrible sight those men must be

It was "Black Sundas" at Birken-

head, with ships flogs at half must and the churches packed with sal-;

The measures will be confirmed to-morrow morning by, a joint con- ferezce batween Cabinet Ministers |and Chainm :Conscilors-Domei

HELP FOR BRITAIN

Tuesday,

The War. In China

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Both Sides Claim Successes

SHIUHING, June 5.

Concerted counter-attocks by the Chinese on the West River sector claim a number of minor successes in the past week.

On June 2, the Chinese smashed their way intó Samkeng, north- west of Samshui, and killed scores of the Japanese garrison. Their booty included three machine-guns and two trench mortars.

Chinese attacking Sainam, on the Liulinchen on the western border of Canton-Samshul Raliway, t the Shans, 100 miles west of Talyuan. same time, recaptured Lutsun on The Japanese opened their opern- June 1 and ore advancing rapidly on ilong on June 1 to break the lull Sainam, fighting having broken out which prevailed in western Shansi on ita Immediate outskirts.

for the past several months. By Kunylu, fighting miles north-west|Sunday, the Japanese reported to

Canton, 15 now

encircling of love cumplated

of the Japanese. A Japanese attack atremnant Chinese.-Domel. Samkong was repulsed,

cleared

Malow, on the outskirts' of Sam- shul, was subjector to a daring raid by Chinese on the right of May 30,

Chinese Resistance

Slan, June 5.

The Japanese barracks there were all i The centre of gravity has been

Ishifted burntCentral News.

oast

June 6, 1939.

U.S. Ready To Greet Royalty

New York, June G. Columns of articles and photographs

tho United Slates newspapers give pro- mise of the acclamation awalt- ing Their Majesties.

An elaborately detalled pro- gramme lins been worked out for the vialt to the World's Fair. Sixteen cars will form a“pro- cession which will tour the chief exhibits and pavillons Every foot of the route will be heavily guarded.

Forty thousand wives of policemen and firemen will be the envy of New York as ther will have the privilege

La view Their Malcales proceeding to the World's Fair

Along

the elevated highway closed to the general-public.

If the weather is not too hot, the mean at Mrs. Roosevelt's royal plenio on Sunday will definitely include "hot down."-- Reuter.

New Service

On Macao-Canton

Run

14

to western Shansi where more, than 10,000 Japanese, who re- Throat To Shiukwan

cently massed in the Lishib-Chung- yang area, are launching a westward Shekki, June 5.

drive to Liulin and Kuntu, important The threat to Shiukwan by ad-Yellow River crossing, in fresh vancing Japanese from South Hunan attempt to invade Shens). and. Klängst is removed owing to the Sanchinochen, It is learned, hus Japanese failure to make any pro-allen into Japanese hands. Kress south of Yochow and south of Fierce fighting has been raging in. Nanchang.

the vicinity of Lulin and Wannien. Fighting has continued in Tsungla, pao, where the Japanese have, mude Fayun (north of Canton), Tungkun, slow progress.

Macao, June 5. Tsengshing (cast of Conton) and

Great Interest is attached to the Meanwhile, in south Shansi, the departure of the Shing Cheong for Hokshan (south of Canton), buti neither side can claim any substantial Japanese have suffered serious

re-Canton to-morrow, on the first of verses

around Yicheng,

of what is expected to be regular Kuwo. The situation in Swatow Is agulo

weekly service, leaving Macao cach reported to be critical following the ensualties sustained in the recent Canton to Macao every Friday.

It is estimated that the Japanese Tuesday for Canton and sailing from Appearance of three destroyers and series of flerce two transports off the harbour. It is about 1,000.

combats sumber Bookings are expected to reach the alloiment of 800. It is stated that that battleship even reported

The Chinese, staged a night attack over 600 have applied for arrived

Swatow

yesterday south-east of Karwo recently

paysage. morning but informed circles here inflicted heavy losses-Central News. a service by a new steamship of The Japanese are also conducting bellove that it was the saine cruiser which held up the Ranpura.

Particularly attractive lines, with the Evacuation of the elvil population

object of stimulating interest among is almost complete as a result of the

the Chinese in Canton as a business severe bombings.

More than 500 Japanese were slating advantage of these new services centre. The number of persons tok- Japanese destroyers also recon-by Chinese forces in a seven day shows that the Chinese are returning moltred off Bins Bay yesterday struggle near Taying, a small north- to Canton in increasing numbers.-- Special.

east Shansi village just inside the Dur Own Correspondent.

progress.

ner

Heavy Japanese Losses

Ja Racent Battle

Japanese Setback

Great Wall, last week

Slun. June

and

Czech Gold

Questions On Huge Súm In London

The protracted encounter Is de- scribed as an important success for Ichung, June -5.

the Chinese, who seized 200 rifles. Apparently exhausted from their machine and sub-machine guns, recent spurt in north Hupch, Japan-one feld piece, two teach mortara, ese activities along the central Hupeh over 100 hores, front on the Hankow-Ichang highway The Chinese adopted " clever during the week-end were confined funking movement and succeeded in to busy troop movements.

throwing a strong cordon around the Numerous truckloads of wanded enemy in the vicinity of Tutoutze,

London, June 5, Japanese were moved to the rear outside Taying, after which the trap- The Prime Minister is expected to Between Chukow. Lahanshihped Japanese were mercilessly mow-make an announcement on the trans- thirty truckloads of disabled soldiers ed down. Only a few escaped the fer of £6,000,000 in gold, deposited. were sent to the rear in a single day. Chinese ring and fled to Taying by the Czech National Bank with the Strong Chinese.units have penetrated¿ Central News.

Book

and

into the rear of the Japanese line and worked havoc with Japanese

| transports, Central News,

Defence. In Changsha

Nanchang, June 5. Japanese milltary pilots report that the Chinese defending Changsha, cupital of Human, wrecked the western section Df the Cheklang-Klaurs! Railway between Fengcheng and Pingslang 150 miles long, in n desperate attempt to check the Japanese-Domici,

Co-operatives

Credits For Farmers In Szechuan

of England, and claimed by the

Bank for International Settlements

on instructions from the Czech Na- tional Bat

consider

The opposition does not the Government's previous explana- dons satisfactory. The Government wilt.

declare that neither the probably British Treasury nor the Bank of England were entitled to dispose of the money, but only the Bank for In- ternational Settlements. This point of view has been voleed in several semi-oMcially. — Trans-

Chungking, June 5. With the assistance of a mutual-quarters aid organisation known as the "Co-Ocean. operative for Soldiers' Familles,” the familles of Szechuan men who are Nghung at the front are continuing

their farming.

Axis Magazine

Kiangsi Fighting

Kaoan, Klongsi, June 5,

Tokyo, June 5.- Copies of the first issue of the cul- The tide of the battle on the north Kiangst frant in

The organisation was formed by a tural magazine Berlin-Rome-Tokyo, the vicinity of special committee of the Szechuan issued in accordance with the culturní Fenghsin, 23 miles west of Nanchang Frovincial Government. has once again turned in favour Chinese barks have willingly extend and Italy were

Leading agreements between Japan, Germany the defenders, Phoenix Hill and ed financial aid to it.

received here from Crow's Cliff, two important heights

Berlin to-day. The magazine is commanding Fenghsin city, are re- In the cities of Neichiang, midway chim von Ribbentrop,

published in the name of Herr Jox- ported to have been taken back from between Chengtu and Chungking, and Foreign Minister.

the German the Japanese.

Tzechung, to the west of Nelchinng,

"The first issue is devoted to In- where are located branches of the troductions of the capitals Bank of China, co-operatives have three Axis Powers. The second issue of the diready been functioning for over

Chinese forces in north Kiangal are rapidly encroaching on. Hwalan and Hwaiyin, important sister towns on the bank of the Grand Canol.

The Kooyu-Hwalan highway, one of the main Japanese, transport lines, has been cut by guerillas."

The Japanese at Hwalan, it is said,

vage workers when short servicer New Zealand "Would are completely cut from reinforce-

Not Be Found Wanting"entsCentral News.

that

were held. It is annoumeed memorial services will be hald af Portsmouth, Devonpert and Chathum next Wednesday; also at the ane of the disaster the submarine is not raised in the meantime,

Meanwhile, Mr. R. E. Johnson, Director of Clamma-Lairds said: may take two days; two weeks to raise the Thetis aml it may never. be-ruised. A tot depends weather conditions. "I have heard nothing to give me reason to suspect -sabotaire."--Unitat Proos.

Gas Poisoning

London, June 5. Naval Suthorities are agreed that chlorine gas, resulting from the sea

Wellington, June 5.

Chekiang Attack

The New Zealand Minister of Pub-

Shanghat, June 6. Auponese naval aircraft on Satur- ||lic Works stated to-day that if it is necessary to send men oversens to

day attacked the Chinese near, Ningpo stand by the Mother Gountry, New in northern Chekiang near the Zealand would not be sound-avant-estiary of the Chientang Piver. ing.,

Chinese defence equipment and The Minister asked the men to join were severely bombed and damaged. muallions stores on the river bank the New Zealand defences, but he -Domel. (said ho could not give any guarantee they would not be sent overseas. The decision was a matter for the Govern- ! |:ment--Reuter Bulietko

Act

Military Training

London, June 5.

on

and of these

Chinese Defencos

will

three months among soldier families will be devoted to Italy and the third In rural centres, of Szechuan, where to Japan, Premier Hiranuma other branches of the Bank of China, write, the Jending article in the Japan the Farmers' Bank of Chino, or the number.-Domei, Szechuan Provincial Co-operative Bank,are located, similar organisa- tlons are springing up.

POLICE SUSPICIOUS

Reasons for Thefts Of Wanchai Cats

These co-operatives are exclusive- ly made up of families of Szechuan soldiers. Members are organised indo working teams for seed sowing, ploughing and harvesting. Member- this sites are paid in terms of rice,

The disappearance of a large num wheat or other palace of the land ber of domestic pets from Wanchai residences during the past few weeks Members of a cooperative may inled the police to keep a watch for loans far having farming implements, rested near Wanchal Road in posses- the name of their collective organis the thieves responsible. On Sunday tion apply

to the bank for credit LI Ching, 32, unemployed, was ar- COWB and carts, scads and other sion of fully grown cat, which he necessities. Such loans are repaid admitted stealing from a flat nearby. again in farm products.--Central Li was charged before Mr. R. A News.

D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday and was fined $0; or three weeks' hard labour

·

TO REFUGEE CAMP Self-Confessed Thief Not Wanted by Police

Kinhwa, Aune.$. The Chinese have further streng- thened their defences on the south bank of the Chientang River. Re- maining structures of the ·glant wator,corating in contact with the Final gures show that these who Chicntang Iron Bridge were blown acid in the batteries due to the neuto registered under the Military Train-up, frustrating any Japanese attempt

Saturday angle at which the submarine was ing

numbered to steal a crossing. resting, caused the death of the men 210,904. It is estimated that there

Chinese gerilla forces along the entrapped.

Also they are of the are just over 300,000 young men in Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, who

the age group 20-21 opinion this something, probably

se have recently intensified their open- Giving his name as Chan Tak dead body, had blocked the Davis about 50,000 were exempted from lions, smashed into Kashing, Escape Apparatus outlet, thus trap-registration because they are in the northern Cheklang near the Kiangmu foto the Mongkok: Police Station yes- in shiny, a 36-year-old Chinese walked regular forces or wero enlisted be-border, in a relentless attack on June terday morning and startled the off- ping the others.

fore April 27, 1939, in the reserve, or 3 An Admiralty spokesman hus an-" nounced "ated hawsers are being Territorial Army, or were included

nuxillary forces. including

cer of duty by stating that he was The Japanese were dispersed the fifth man concerned in the rob- placed around the Thetis, but it will in other limited exempied classes, following flerce strect combats. The bery Shanghai Stren on Tucs be some days before she is brought such as the blind.

Chinese, however, retired from the day, May 30 and 'hod come to give to the surface."----United Press.

Allowance must also be made for town shortly afterwards-Central himself up. persons who are registering by post,New for seamen and fishermen who regis- tered at the Mercantile Marine Offtées, and for persona unavoidably pre- vented from registering

Fund For Relatives

London, June C. The Lord Mayor is storting fund for the dependents of those who last, their lives in the Thetis.

Local subscriptions have also seen hospital. started at Merseyside-Reuter · Bul-' | latin.

REV. G. E. ARROWSMITH

the

Japanese Operations

Hangchow, June 6.

He was taken to the Waumati Police station, where he was examined, following which he was sent to n refugee camp at Kam Tin. Itop- yesterday, Japanese Army units on June 3 pears that he was destitute and Atcll as those at sen, sick or istorted a fresh offensive against would rather be dead than continue

6,000 Chinese entrenched in the in that condition.. Taking there into account, it is mountainous region to the north- clear that the response was practical west of Wukang, about 30 is running gun battle between the Ave It will be recalled that during tlie By complete-British Wireless.

north-west of Hangchow on the northern border of Cheklang Pro-bers, two of whom escaped, and the Pollen, a woman bystander was

thought

that by admitting ticipation in that crime the would meet the supreme penalty and end,

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Inspector Baker said the cat was stolen while it was outside the open door of a fiat. Defendant déclared was his intention to rear the animal.

Inspector Baker added that the police had their suspicions regarding animals were put. the purpose to which the stolen

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