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JAPANESE SALMON

Convertible Label Said

To Be Customary

In the House of Commons, Mr. T. Johnston drew the attention of Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, to tins of Japanese Balmon stamped with the word "can" and with a convertible label carrying the words "Foreign Produce," and "Empire Produce."

Mr. Stanley, replying, said he un- derstood that where unlabelled tins of foreign produce bear "the word "can" at the time of importation, they were not released from Customs charge unless an indication of origin was also fixed. It was customary to sell both the foreign and Empire produce under the same brand or trade mark and the type of label re- ferred to was doubtless intended to fucilitate the labelling. No objection could be taken to this practice so lons as the only indication of origin visible to the purchaser was the cor- rect indication. He suggested that Mr. Johnston furnish particulars if the practice led to n doubt in the purchaser's mind regarding the origin ut the goods-Renter.

Thetis Inquiry

Evidence Depends On Salvage

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Bordor Fighting

Manchukuo Willing To Begin Parleys

Hainking, July 12,

The 10-day-old hostilities along the Manchukuo-Outer Mongol frontier on the right bank of the Khalhn River have now resulted in the occupation by Japanese and Manchukuo forces of all important positions on the right bank of the border river by Tuesday, the Kwantung Army Head- On July 11 the quarters announced. Outer Mongol and Soviet forces near Balshogal and Noro. heights werc routed.

Since the first Nomonhan incident up to July 11 520 Savict planer were definitely shot down in air duels. to this figure those planes Adding which were believed to have down, the Sovlet and been shot Outer Mongol losses amount to about 500, the communique claims.

Soviet units suffered crushing blows About four brigades of mechanised

while tanks and armoured cors de-

stroyed or burned are given as 300.

The Russians abandoned at least of prisoners, including 1,500 dead on the battlefields. Scores a battalion commander, were taken. Booty seiz- ed Included about 20 tanka and armoured enre, three howitzers, and in score uf feld-pieces,

Minor clashes will probably be re- peated between the contending forces hereafter, but the general situation has already definitely been determin- ed and quiet will gradually return to the border.Domei,

Nogotiations Probable

Isinking, July 12.

A strong warning to the Outer Mongol authorities against further incursions Inla Manchukuo territory Incross into the Khalha River ni the instigation of Soviet agents was

Thursday,

Regulating Work

Berlin, July 12.

Field Marstal. Goering bas. agreed that he personally in future will decide what building projects are "politically import- ant to the State" and henco, he will be entitled to compulsory allotments of labour.

It is expected that ibis decrco will ensure sufficient labour by checking the corpanaing surge of Reich building plans "which have recently assumed inadmis sable proportions."

At the KRITIO timo Field Marshal Goering has ordered their compensation - equalling normaal earnings to be paid to all persons commandeered for pro- Jectà important to the State.-- United Preht."

Papers' Reactions To Mass-Flight

London, July 12. Commenting on The Ruccessfui Bight, the Dally Telegraph Boys, "When the position of the Axis tary strategy, the advantage Powers if viewed in terms of

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Tientsin

Fresh Milk

For The Concession

Tientiin, July 12.

Another Chinese was found elec- trocuted this morning on live wires in the northernmost boundary of the British Concession.

This is the third Chinche known to have lost his life in this manner since the official announcement that the wires surrounding the Concession would be charged with electricity- Reuter.

No Connection

Tientsin, July 12. Asked at a Press conference to-day whether there was a possibility of repercussions locally of the threaten- ed blockade of the French Conces- sion in Hankaw, a Japanese spokes- man slated that there was no connee- |

tion between the incident in Hankow

and the local situation-Reuter,

Foreign Office Comment

Tokyo, July 12. At a Press conference to-day, the Foreign Office spokesman said that the agenda of the Anglo-Japanese of n

conference will be deelded only after central position for the transfer of

Sir Robert Craigie meets Mr. Arita, troops from front to front is gen probably next week, when it is cx

In air strategy, erally recognised.

first place express however, the central position is noted Mr. Arita will demand that willingness to maintain strict necessarily, in advantage, since it is Britain in the difficult when bombers may come

neutrality in the China Incident. from any side to remove their ab-

The spokesman dissociated the Ja- panese Government from the present Jectives to any secure position.

anti-British campaign, throughout Jupan.

Points In Germany and Italy, which the distances flown yesterday show to be by no means innecesalbie from British boscs, could be rench- ed with even grenter ense from bases in allied territory. It is our hope that flawless performance illustrated by more than 100 British machines will be repeated frequently in peace- time--and only in peacetime but grimmer possibilities which underlie such an experiment should not be ignored.-British Wireless,

issued by Mr. Mank! Hoshinn, Secre- tary-General of the Manchukue Gov-mass flight

in the course of the proceedings the Attorney-General mude a state- ment relating to evidence available from divers who went down to theerament. submarine at the time of the rescue efforts. He explained his reasons for proposing that such evidence should not be brought forward at present. It was inconclusive evidence which might become irrelevant if the sub-

Future Flights

London. July 12.

It la understood, that a goodwill Royal Air Force bombers to Poland is now contem- plated.

The sinking official says that the

Other countries on the Baltic Sen Manchukuo Government is ready to co-operate in the settlement through and also these in Eastern Europe to which Britnin has Blven her negotiations.

guarantee, such as Rumanin, may Recalling that the Menchukuo Gay-also be included in an ambitious plan under consideration.-United marine were salvaged. It indicated, ernment had protested against viola-now moreover, that there had been certion of Manchukuo territory four Press. Lain damage to the fore-end of the times on May, 15 and 29 and June 18 ship which would make it inadvisable and 19, the statement reveals that the to draw Inferences regarding con- Mongol Government had never re- ditions before slie struck the bottompiled

the representations. On from what the divers found, until itJune 9, Urga authorities presented a could be more closely investigated. unilateral protest to Hsinking thus

Sir Donald Somervill agreed that showing no signs of reconsideration. French Press to the fact that sev-

in the event of it proving impossible to salvage the wreck, the evidence of the divers should come before the tribunal-British Wirel

Could Not Report Mishap

London, July 12. At the resumption of the inquiry Into the Thetis disaster to-day, the wireless operator of a tug which followed the Thetis declared that conditions were so bad that he was unable to get contact by wireless with a land station. When asked by Licut, Coltart to communicate with the Noval authorities informing them that the Tholls did not come to the surface after the dive, he could not get a message through,

Divers to-day found the first ls- tress buoy sent up by the submarine, -Reuter, Bulletin.

Anglo-Soviet Pact

Still Talk Of Halifax Going To Moscow

London, July 12. The possibilty of Lord Halifax, British Foreign Minister, going to Moscow to Inject new life into the moribund Anglo-Russian negotiations

minster.

.

that they share the pessimism pre- valent among Parliamentary circles.

Germany Unimpressed

Berlin, July 12. The "excursion" of the British bombing planes to the continent and the excessive publicity given by the

Asked whether it can be assumed that the Japanese were fomenting an anti-Brilish

campaign

Japanese-occupied

in the areas in China, the spokesman retorted that the question was insulting. He added that he had no information on su minor cases as the recent incidents at the British Consulate at Tsingtao.

The spokesman also said that had no information regarding Colonel Spear, and he did not know whether the British authorities at Pelping has been informed of the Court Martial or whether British representatives were invited be present-Reuter.

Fresh Milk Received

Tientsin, July 12. Tientsin foreigners received their first supply of fresh milk for a week when Soviet dairymen drove in two truck loads, after which Japanese sentries halted two other truckloads. -United Press.

July 13, 1939.

Polish Recruits

Warsaw, July 123

All men between 20 and 30 who have not yet undergone native servies in the Pollsh Army, have been ordered. Lo report for examination at certain dates between July 15, 1939, and July 15, 1940.

After the examination they will be nesigned to various unlia According to their special quali- ficsilons, Older men affected by this new measure, which is ob- viously taken in order to facil- fato in eventual mobilisation, are mostly men, who served in the German or the Russians armies but not in the Army of the Polish Republic-Trans- Oceani.

STRIKE UNSETTLED

Printers Fail To Reach

An Agreement

and

The strike by compositors printers among Chinese newspapers and job printing Orms in Hongkong entered is third day last night with- out A solution being appreciably nearer.

matter unreservedly in the hands of The employers have placed the

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and are willing to abide by his decision.

One of the Union's spokesmen has written a letter to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs suggesting the name of a prominent local resident to act as arbitrator to the dispute.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs full con- sideration.

is giving the matler his

Yesterday, several of the news- papers followed the example set the

of photographing previous day by the Wah Kiu Yat Po printing the paper from blocks. In his way a number of journals issued especial strike editions.

General Grasett Leaves

Tientsin, July 12. Major-General Grasett has left for Welheiwel aboard H.M.S. Fal-a moutti-United Press,

It is quite evident in view of his-eral German cities also le within torical facts and the actual cand the range of the bombers, are inter- tions prevailing on the spot" that preted in the German Press as an HONGKONG STUDENTS the boundary in the Nomonhan area open provocation and are denounced is the Khaiha Niver.Domel,

High Officers Killed

by this morning in the strong-Report by Secretary Of

est terms.

that nction

The Victoria League

the

news and

It is alleged that this resulted in several threatening letters being received by the block, makers, who are urged to stop making blocks immediately and join the strikers.

Some, compositors are said to have visited their employers privately and expressed a desire to return to work, but fear to do so lest they be the victims of reprisals.

Efforts to involve other guilds in the strike have met with no success.

The Chinese Engineers' Guild was- approached by several cording to rumours.

people ac- Apparently the Union is financial for it is providing meals to the men supporting its action,

Some instances of picketing were again reported yesterday, mostly of

minor nature, but a fairly serious

incident occurred at the offices of the Tal Chung Po, of Li Yuen Street, East.

About 40 men who had gone on

strike entered the premises and re-

fused to leave until they were paid

month's salary.

The firm refused the request but agreed to pay the men up to the date they had worked. This offer was refused, and when the situation aspect the

"Paris is asking for it. Does she Hainting, July 12.

desire to make the acquaintanceship

The Hongkong Commliice of the Infantry Colonel Kiyotake Yoshi- of the German Air Force?" writes

assumed a threatening organ Victoria League, under the chairman- maru, Cavalry Colonel Mon Ouchi, the official National Socialist

Voclincher Beobachter in citing the ship of the Colonial Secretary, in- Police were sent for.

Even after the arrival of Police and Infantry Colonel Tailo Kawa-

of students from

It took the mura were killed during the recent statement of the Parts Midi that the vestigates cases

a radius of Hongkong proceeding to England who the men refused to leave. could ensily Include wish to avail themselves of the as-officers over two hours of persuasive hostilities along the western border British bombers have of-Manchukuo, the Kwantung Ay-Nuremberg, Leipzig and Hamburg sistance offered by the League-in effort to clear the building.

London, says a communique issued Hendquarters announced

to the Press yesterday. This assis Donsel.

tance is gratultous and takes the form of meeting students, finding quarters, advising

educational matters and, as far as possible, help- ing in regard to admission to the Universities.

Protest To Moscow

to-day-

Tokyo, July 12.

The Deutsche Allgemeine veitung gives un even more outspoken re- tort by declaring that the German Air Force, which has been brought

It was authoritatively understood to the highest degree of superiority, that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Has capable of including every French elty and all of Great Britain in its chiro Ariin, Instructed the Japanese Ambassador at Moscow, Mr. Shi-scope of action.-Trans-Ocean,

generi Togoh, to lodge a vigorous protest with the Soviet Government regarding the Soviet attitude towards the Japanese oil and coal concessions in North Sakhalien.

The Japanese Government has de- nanded the Soviet authorities to sus- pend oppressive measures against legitimate Japanese interests.

It is pointed out that the Soviet District Court in North Sakhalien or- dered the Japanese oil and coal con- cerns there to pay 700,000 roubles as compensation for the failure to sup-

side.

FAILED TO OPEN

Parachute Jumpers Escape At Fair

following:

on

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CHAPEI FACTORIES

Japanese Rejection Of British Protest

Shanghai, July 12.

in

The League also gives faclitics for visiting places of interest and gener- ally in bringing students into contact with Engilah social life. The League reports on the health of students and will, if so desirext, act as guardians. The Japanese authorilles Datly re- Students are furnished with per-jected the British protest regarding sonal introductions to prominent pro- the wiring off of three British-owned ple, and are given the opportunity factories situated in Chapel, north of of visiting the House of Parliament, Soochow Creek, an Army spokesman Hurlingham, and Ranelagh besides announced. attending many large receptions. Of the three plants, the, spokes- dunces and parties. The League will man referred only to the Zoongzing furnish personal reports on students and the Chungtah cotton mills, with- under its care for the benefit of out discussing the case of the China New York, July 12. Twenty thousand persons watched parents and guardians.

Car and Foundry Company. The report of Mr. A. G. Moritill, is again belag talked of in West-ply necessary goods to workers in for five hours at the World Fair a 250

Japanese authorities early 1937 and 1938, whilst the supply of foot parachute jump by the polo Joint Secretary for the Commitice November, were requested by British While Government, warned by goods to workers were hampered by player, 3. Cornelius (Cokie) Rath- which concerns itself with students authorties to allow 40 Chinese work- previous disappointments, refuse to Sovet interference with the transpor-borne and his wife, who were first half of 1938 contains the cleaning machinery and issued neces- from Hongkong and Malaya, for the ers to procced to the plants for forecast a date for a conclusion of any kind of pact, it is understood ton of goods from the Japanese pended 100 feet in the air due to a anng in the pulley. Firemen and

sary passes. On November 28, the rescue of the

Report from London

Japanese authorities informed the Despite the Japanese protests in police aided in the

Rathbornes, who were nonchalant

British that they were ready to allow British. Cabinet Ministers still be- the past, local Soviet authorities in

affair

"The students as a body are pur- mill-hands to proceed with work pro- in the

in their usual vided the mill owners abided by five lieve that an arrangement satisfac- Sakhalien continued illegal pressure throughout the

were rescued at suing their studles

cheerful way and most of them will conditions: namely, that workers ad- tory to both countries will be arriv-against Japanese interests. The So-parachute. They

vlet authorities recently threatened 4.40 a.m.

make a success of them. There is here to the designated routes travel- ed at in due course. Before this la achieved, however, the necessity may to seize Japanese properly unless the Two steeplejacks were lowered still, in spite of propaganda, a ten-ling to and from work, that workers arise for further strengthening of compensation imposed by the Soviet from the top of the tower and work-dency for half educated men to come

do not wander off the roads or plants, the Briti negotiations in Moscow.law court was paid by July 19. ed for 45 minutes at releasing the over before they are qualified to enter that owners do not build bridges or

University. It cannot be repeated transport workers It will be recalled that Mr. Cham- The Soviets further threatened pulley.

by junks, that berlain has already rejected the idea that the Japanese interesto deposits

too often that such men have great workers permits be secured through that Lord Halifax should go to Mos-in the Soviet Far Eastern

dificulty gaining admission and Bank cow to expedite the talks. It is no would be withdrawn to the amount

to the necessary standard. It is only when militarily necessary or when the British Consulate, that the Ja- should complete their education up panese authorities revoke

permits 'secret that Stalin would be flatter of 40,000 roubles to pay the costs of

ed by such a visit. The British, the judicial proceedings-Domel,

fair to point out that of the two re- however, are stili piqued by Stalin's

Universities one came over in de reply to the Japanese proposals, while tent cases of students sent down from the owners violate the conditions.

The British authorities did not refusal to allow the Sovici Foreign Minister to go to Geneva-Unitéd

flange of the advice tendered to him mills began operations, workers being "The steeplejacks unscrewed the by the Victoria League and the other ferried across the creek, by junks. Press.

parachute'n guide wire, on which was brought over by his own head- the pulley Jammed, leaving the master without consulting the League. Consequently the Japanese Bu parachute at an angle of 30 degrees. Owing to the action of the Lengua thorities ordered the wiring off the Fifteen firemen suspended life nets Committees these cases are fewer approaches to the plant, the spokes- under the parachute during the than they used to be."

man said. He pointed out that only The Hongkong comunities consists 40 workers were authorised by Ja- Mrs. W. J. Carrie, who has assumed The crowd cheered tremendously of the Colonial Secretary (Chaleman)panese authorities to proceed to the the office of President of the "Busy on the couple grounded. Bus drivers the Vice-Chancellor of the Univer plants.

Mrs. Rathbornosity (Vice-Chairman), the Secretary blew their home. The only passenger aboard the Bees" during the absence from the

Ferrying workers across the creek, Blue Funnel steamer Deucalion when Colony of Mrs. N. L. Smith was the smiled and waved her hand weakly, for Chinese Affairs, the Director of the spokesman declared, constituted The anils from Hongkong this after-hostess at her residence 152, The Before the affair was completed, Education, Dr. S. W. Tso, Hon. Mr. an abuse of Japanese generoalty." on will be Mr. G. Campbell, Peak, on the occasion of a Bridge and Mrs. Rathborne told one of the T. N. Chau, Miss Alice Kwok, the The British protest was without former Chief Engineer of the Chinn Mahjong Drive on Monday,

mechanics who was helping, "I al- Senior Inspector of Schools (Joint grounds as Drillsh mill owners them- | Merchants Steam Navigation Com- Many "Becs" and their friends ways believed that if your parchute Honorary Secretary), and Mr. Ta'o selves ignored the Japanese stipula pany. He is going home to Dumbar participated in an enjoyable after does not open you can take it back Tsun On, (Joint Honorary Secretary). tions. ton, Scotland, but 42 years of life in noon and St, Dunstens and the local where you got it, but here is one the Far East have made the Orient Charitlers in which the "Busy Bees" that did not open, I can't take the perhaps as much his home, and heare interested will benefit as a result damned thing back." admits that he is likely to retum if of the Bnancial success, the funds Rathborne said, "I don't care if we living in Dumbarton no longer satis- being, augmented to the extent of stay here all night as long as we get

$100.

down safely."-United Press.

"THE BUSY BEES"

42 YEARS IN ORIENT Bridge and Mahjong 'Drive

Augment Funds Mr. G. Campbell Sailing

Bez him.

For Scotland

Mr. Grover Whalen, Director of the World Fale, walled throughout the affair and then went to the ambul anco which took the Rathbornes to treated for shock, later leaving for a first aid station, where they were

their home.

rescue.

Such persons na may wish to avail "Such abuses may cause the Ja- themselves of the assistance of the panese military to reconsider fts League should apply to one of he recent relaxation of the rules affect- Honorary Secretaries, with a view to ing third-party nationals in the oc- obtaining a letter to the Secretary of cupled areas," the spokesman warned. the League in London,

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