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June 19, 1939.

FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY

Patron Saint Honoured At West Point Church

Throughout Saturday. the Club Room of St. Anthony's Church, West Paint, offered a very pleasing sight

American Interests the passerby, it was revealed that

Affected

the amall boys were preparing flags, bunting and other requisites to make the feast of St. Anthony a success.

Early the following morning WASHINGTON, June 18.-In fin ful began to pour into the Church to | #i editorial to-day the Washington Star pay tribute to their Heavenly Protec- declares that the situation "provoked for. They thanked him for the way by Japan's blockade of the British he had assisted them during the past and French concessions in Tientsin in year, and implore his help for tho TIENTSIN, June 10-The British one affecting American interests in coming year. Consil-General, Mr. Jamieson, culled ardly a less degree because, on its 11. Valtorta, celebrated High Mass at outcome, depends the future status His Lordship, the Rt. Rev. Bishop on the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Tashiro, at noon to-day and made of all foreign economic interests in 8 a.m. During the morning there fresh representations regarding the China". Japanese mensures to isolate the Bri-

were several Masses at which faithful The editorial The

says Tokyo has

attended, and in the course of the ish Concession, It was authoritatively plainly decided to make Tientsin the day thousands of Catholics from all revented.

showdown of the western Powers' parts of the Colony went to pay It is understood that the British readiness to challenge the "new order tribute to St. Anthony. Consul-General called attention to in Asia, in which lies the root of the

Towards the evening the fervour of the fact that the Japanese authorities undeclared war in China,"

the people assembled reached its are discriminating against British It says it is problematical to what climax, and the Church was unable nationals in enforeng the restrictive extent the United Sintes will support to contain the big crowd. The pro- measures and requested that British in parallel purposes the drasle men- cession began from the Chapel by the nationals should be treated equally sures threatened by Britain,

way of the playgrounds. It was a with other foreign nationals,

It points out that recent polla very impressive and colourful sight, The British representations were of

of public opinion have "clearly The School Band rendered sacred further understood to have requested manifested America's state of mind muste and the people sang appro relaxation of the retrletion of trans- towards Japan's depredations in China priate hymns. port of foodstuffs in view of the and new cynical contempt for After the procession, the Very Rev. shortages of vegetables, meat and international righrowing sentiment in very eloquent encomium of the life by disclosing a Conego Moraes Sarmento gave a

mk in the Concession.

widespread and

Replying, Japanese Const-General favour of a boycott on Japanese of St. Anthony, the Wonder Worker." Tashiro reiterated the Japanese goods, plus a strict embargo, on the The elans that the present measures have shipment of war materials to China's The speaker dealt at length with the been taken in self-defence and that invader and oppressor",

miracies which St. Anthony per- formed during life and after his the Japanese authorltles would Further the editorial declared that death, proceed with the establisated policy. Ambassador Joseph Grew's presence -Domel,

in Washington is most timely and enhances the prospect for wise decisions-Unitead. Pres.

Body Found In Reservoir

More Warships For Far East?

The body of a’young mon, believed to be an Indian, was found floating! in Tytam Reservoir this morning, NEW YORK, June 19-The "New There is reason to believe that the York Times states that a plan is discovery solves the mystery of the reported which envisages the co- disappearance of Kishin Chand operation of Great Britain, France Chelaram Samtani, a 20-year-old

The service ended with Benediction of the Most Holy Sacrament, after. which the visitors witnessed a Kymnastic

display by the small boys of the St. Louis Industrial School, to the accompaniment of the Band.

The Salesians offer their grateful thanks to all who helped to make the feast a success.

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In his note Somtani said: "I am) The State Department, however, cession in contravention of a police going to the path of God. I have denies It report that Britain and

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Hongkong Events

TIENTSIN, June 18-Mr. R. H. Dennis, Chief of Police in the British Questioned regarding reports that Concession, to-day revealed that the British warships Inay break the Chinese members of the police force Japanese blockades of Kulangsu and have received letters from the |Tientsin by landing foodstuffs,

their with violence and death unless threatening Japanese gendarmerie

The Rev. A. McLellan will be the they resign..

speaker at the weekly meeting of the The families of 500 Chinese mem-Peace Pledge Unlon, to be held on bers of the Force Ilving outside the Wednesday in the Challenge Book- Concession have mostly moved into shop, at 5.30 p.m. the Concession over the week-end.

the Telegraph" this afternoon: "We Kave no information. In Hongkong on the subject."

the

It is worthy of note that the Police The following forthcoming wed- Force is practically in hereditary job dings are announced: Hubert Francis and many of the older members were Phillips, banker, residing at in the Chinese Labour Corps which Peninsula Hotel, to Rosaleen Bertha went to France during the World | Terrand, who is staying at the same War.-United Press.

Hotel: and Huynh Thien thính engineer, Morrison Hall, University of Hongkong, to Ida Young, student, residing at 3, Seymour Terrace, Hongkong.

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