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AMAZING FLIGHT

COLONY'S TRADE WITH BY 200 PLANES

CHINA: BIG

Neutrality

HONGKONG TRADE

DECLINE

with China declined in BRITISH WARSHIPS TO

remarkable fashion dur-

ing the first six months TOUR MEDITERRANEAN

ro-

European Flare Up Imminent with a "Telegraph" re-

of 1939, according to official statistics leased by Government sources in an interview

Grave Warning In Official Circles

WASHINGTON,

July 19.

porter this morning,

The decline since the first six months of last year, in fact, totals almost $100,000,- 000.

It is almost entirely attribut- able to the Japanese capture of GRAVITY with Canton and Kongmoon and to

LONDON, July 19.

MR. GEOFFREY SHAKESPEARE announced in the House of Commons to-day that British warships would shortly pay a number of courtesy calls in the eastern Mediterranean.

- Following their recent visits to Athons, the British war- ships will call at other Greek ports, while carly in August the Commander-in-Chief aboard his flagship would go to Istanbul.

Several other warships would simultaneously visit Smyrna. Ne arrangements had yet been made for the warships to visit Russian, Rumanian or Bulgarian ports, but the question of such visits was, under consideration.---Frank-Ocean.

Britain And The European Crisis

AWAITING THE HARVEST

LONDON, July 19. MORE THAN 200 Royal Air Force planes carried out a mock raid on French territory to-day, some flying to the Mediterranean round trip of more than 1,800 miles.

on

а

More than 500 men were involved in the manoeuvres and the planes ́ carried full war loads.

Each detachment had its objective given shortly before the start of the flight, simulating actual war conditions-in every respect.—United Press.

Visits To Continuc

LONDON, July 19.-Visits by Rail Blockade

British bombing aquadrons. to

foreign countries will be con-i tinued, announced Sir Kingsley Wood in the House of Commons to-day.

Asked whether

Warning

practice fights Japanese Threat To

British Goods.

would be made to Poland, Rumania and Turkey, the Air Minister de- elined to state the destinations of the planned flights.

SHANGHAI, July 20.

American Constrictions on the China Soviet May End Japanese Rights Jars, and facing the growing Sir Kingsley Wood replied: "urrent operates all important railways

THE which official circles view the situation in Europe was indicated in no uncertain terms to-day by Mr. Stephen Early, Secretary

to the White House, in a statement to the Press..

This decline does not include the

considerable loss of trade rendered Swatow, and blockade of other ports certain by the Japanese occupation of in Fukien and Kwangtung provinces, effective until this month.

since these blockades did not become

Other Trade Increases

and China declined to a serious ex-

The total visible

trade of the

Chamberlain Hopes For Early Moscow Alliance

LONDON, July 19.

The information available to Whilst trade between Hongkong the President, sald Mr. Early, tent, the Colony's total visible trade indicated that the prospects of with all other countries has increased., whether the Moscow talks would be concluded in time to "I HOPE so," said Mr. Chamberlain when asked escaping a European crisis with- in the next few months were Colony (treasure excluded) for the make an announcement before the House went intò recess distinctly not good,

frst six months of the current year Was $570,080,240, compared with on August 14. $812,908,240 in semester lust year.

the corresponding

"We certainly have no agree- | Total visible trade with China only ment yet," the Prime Minister during the first six months of this added, when asked by Mr. Hugh

$167,266,400, so9.833,238 was with ports in North

of which Dalton whether they were any China, all of which are under Japar-carer agreement as a result of ese occupancy.

the frequent new instructions This is how Hongkong's trade with and transmissions. China has declined since the beginning! of last year:

There was every prospect, he de- clared, that ifte world would be faced with a European flare-up be- fore the end of summer. "I am certain of one

thing." he declared, "President Roosevelt will pray, as he has never prayed before In his life, that the grisis will not come to Europe until Congress CONNERES,”

Disappointed

tour of the West.

01

vettr

First half of 1938 Second half of 1938 First half of 1939.

Mr. Chamberlain repiled in the $200,371,147 negative when Mr. Wedgwood Benn $203.620,659 asked whether he had any informa $167,255,440 ton regarding a proposal for-lean-ta. Hussin from Germany of £25,000,000, Reuter.

LONDON,

19.Reuter's".

Talks In Tokyo Communique On -Negotiations

the issue to the country, the Opposi- (Swabue, Swalow, Amoy and Foo- Government.

considered by the British situation was again discussed, and the

LONDON, July 19. WITH a European war crisis Air Ministry was considering a plan In reply to a question whether the widely predicted after Germany's to station part of the

A WARNING that the Central British air China Railway Company, which Japanese challenge, Britain

"That Central China under Japanese more conerete occupation, may refuse British goods in view of the wounding of a railway watchman by British soldiers nt the Great Western Road crossing of the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway on Monday, was issued by the Rail- way Company authorities to-day.

is a different matter entirely". He is pondering over the effect of a refused to give n possible collapse of the Moscow answer.-Trans-Ocean. parleys on potential adversaries and political opponents at home.

It is believed that Britain will

do its utmost to keep the Tokyo Swabue Under

a breakdown Bombardment

conversations going, because it is believed that

would be the signal for an inten- Japanese anti-British

sified

campaign.

The railway crossing is at present occupied by a detachment of British troops. In a statement, the Central China Railway Company, a Sino- conduct of the British troops tended. to "prejudice peace and order in Central China,"

Naval Action At Japanese concern, charged that the

Treaty Port

HINGNING, July 20.

Information has apparently reached responsible circles indicating Ger- many's collaboration with Japan re-

The Company reserves the right to garding anti-British moves, and this

make demands for the injuries sus- has further reduced faith in the out- come of the Anglo-Japanese conver-ed a terrific naval bombardment: Domei..

SIX Japanese warships direct-tained by the rallway watchman at the hands of the British soldier.~ gutions.-United Press.

at Swabue, south of Hoifung and about 70 miles northeast of Hongkong, on Tuesday,

Simultaneously,

from

Poland's Armed Force PARIS, July 19-French dispatches Warsaw sald that general Smigly-Rydz told General Ironside that Poland has 750,000 men under arms, while all munition plants and aycraft factories are working day and night.

The

eight Japanese planes circled over the town, drop- ping bombs at the densely-populated areas and spraying muchine gun bullets.

The navel-and-aerial-bombarments" were intended to cover un attempted lunding of Japanese marines.

Chinese land forces fired buck and succeeded in silencing the Japanese naval guns. Two Japanese warships. believed to have been hit by Chinese shells, coparted later-Central News,

LATEST

Shameen Radio Service Ends

Mr. Early made no secret of Pre- sident Roosevelt's disappointment and

S. China Decline anxiety regarding the decision

newspaper "Intransigeant Congress not to proceed with a re-

state. that General Smigly-Rydz said: Comparative figures show that im-

TOKYO, July 20. vision of the neutrality legislation.

"We will do everything possible to ports from South China (Canton.

Report Received Despite the President's anxiety, Mr. Hothow, Keugmoon. Wuchow, Kiung-

THE Japanese Foreign Office settle the Danzig question peaceably, Early doubted whether the issue chow and Yunnan) declined

July

but if Germany persists, and plans to issued a communique after yester-forre a union with Danzig, we will would be carried to the country $60,824.005 the first half of 3938 that the report received from Moscow which lasted eighty minutes.

fram diplomatic correspondent understands day afternoon's conversations, night, even if we have to fight alone during Mr. Rousevelt's forthcoming to $24,860,464 in the first half of the trom Sir William Seed regarding his

without allles.. The whole nation is

The radio service between Hong- current year,

The communique stated that the agreed on that."Untred Preas.

Shansi War Situation

kong and Shameen, which has been # President Roosevelt does take

conversation with M Molotuff has general background of the Tientsin Imports from Middle China been

in operation almost continually since Flurry Of Rumours

CHUNGKING, July 20.--The main the Japanese occupation of Canton tion will match him," said Senator chow) rose from $0,270,783 in thei

meeting adjourned "to give time for

theatre of war in south-east Shansi last October, has been suspended. Hiram Johnson, one of the strong first half of 1038 to $11,002,855 In the It is unlikely, however, that any

consideration,"

BERLIN, July 19.There has been has now been shifted to the Chang- proponents of Isolatiou, in an Inter Arst half of 1939. All this trade will reply will be despatched this evening Japanese news agency stated that it past few days, and this has created

As from to-day, all irame between Following the morning's talk, aing the Dunzig situation during the combats are proceeding.

ja Burry of confiteting reports regard-shih-Taincheng area, where ferocious Hongkong and Canton and Shameen cease in the second half of this year, or indeed, until the French Govern-

will be routed through the rew due to the Japanese blockude an-nent has been consulted regarding was "authoritatively understood that an obscurity in which it is most dim-

Changchith was lost to the Japanese Japanese military-controlled stallon nouneed this month.

its standpoint.

Sir Robert Crugle Informed Mr. cult to trace a clear pattern.

on July 13. The Japanese are con- in Canton, Imports from North China (Mun-

Arita clearly of the stiff attitude pre-

tinuing their drive southwards from Cable charges from Canton vailing in Britain, but in view of his into categorica, one of which stresses

The reports can be roughly divided resistance.

the town, encountering stiff Chinese Shameen to Hongkong are being quoted in Japanese currency, the rate there was no reason for pessimism.”

Another Japanese column which being 24 sen per word in plain English After the second meeting, the same mbyro stage, and the other stressing and Yangcheng is now pushing to letter words.

has captured Tsinshui, Tungfengchen and 12 sen per word for Chinese four- news agency stated that it was in Dunzig itself and in the Reich.

the increasing military preparations wurds Tsinchong. thoritatively understood that there was no change in the atmosphere.

The best evidence is

The rear of the Japanese striking at Tunku from Hungtung along the "Sir Robert Craigie maintained a situation has not been materially Hungtung-Tunku highway has been concillatory aliliade, but stood firm altered; namely, that military pre-cut by the Chinese. on Britain's claim"--Reuter.

parations are going ahead and that the prace plan reports may be cal- culated as an airing of everybody's PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

View to-day.

"We will go to the country, too, with the slogan that this country does not want war,

Later lo-day, the President's Shuria, Chinklang, Chingwanglao, It is expected that the delay in Secretary announced that, in the Chefoo, Dairen, Hankow, Hurbin, sending a reply will be very brief. own manifest desire for conciliatiort,some sort of "peace plan" in

event of war in Europe, a speela session ol Contress would be called to take appropriate action. United Press.

British Disappointment LONDON, July 19.-The post- ponement of the revision of United) States neutrality is a deep disappoint- ment to London which feels Britain) and France have been deprived of a strong weapon.

The Liberal newspaper "The Star" says: "It is useless to disguise our dlo- appointment at President Roosevelt's failure to persuade Congress to amend the Neutrality Law."

Welhaiwel, Wenchow and Yangtse Ningpo, Shanghai, Tientsin, Tsingtao, Ports) increased from $52,481,700 16 $71,237,334.

Imports from all poris declined from $119,876,558 to $107.420.433.

Big Decline In Exports Exports to Chinese ports showed an even more remarkable decrease,

-Router.

Russo-Japanese Dispute

MOSCOW. July 19. Japanese sources indicate that the dispute over the Japanese oll and coal concessions at Sakkalin is dasuming more serious proportions than the recent border fighting. On July 11 a Russian Court fined

the total for the first half of 1939 the Japanese concessionaires $112.000

obligations to Russian workers.

Appoasemant?

the "Nichi Nich!" the British Am- TOKYO, July 19. According to

the following three points during hi second conversation with Mr. Ärita] to-day:

($59,845,947) being only 30 per for their failure to make good their bassador, Sir Robert Craigie stressed cent, of the total ($140,694,580) for the corresponding period last year, Exports to South China porls during the first half of the current year were almost non-existent, the The issue of freedum or tyranny lotil being $11,621.883, compared with concessions, the answers to be de-friendly has been posed as a question that $88,083,065 the world as a whole must answer period of last year.

ponse forevey".

is safe to assume Congress would ask

for Isolation, upon which the decid-

Ing question has now, been

post-

poned"-United Press.

Special Sassion

WASHINGTON, July 19-The de-

cision to postpone consideration of

In the

corresponding

Australia Flying Nation

Canberra, Australia.

tiens to Russin demanding answers Japan thereupon made representa- to a series of inquiries regarding the Ilvered by midnight yesterday,

companies involved face the

Cancel Concessions

of

threat

say

2.-That England would take into consideration the changed situation]

that

the

the

DEATH OF MIDDLESEX CORPORAL

Rifle Besides Body In K'loon Barracks

THE BODY of Corporal Alfred

at

1-That England is willing to give)

consideration to *11 the Japanese demands connected with and America cannot shirk its ros- Exports to Middle China rose from The deadline for the payment

the Sino-Japanese' confilet, m con- $17,056,841 to $10,088,100, while ex-the fines expires at midnight to-day tion that everything is avoided that Lord Beaverbrook's "Evening ports to North Ching declined from and Japanese informants say

might give the impression that Eng- Standard" says: "If war occur», k $37,355,083 to $28,535,904.

the land was giving way to Japanese of confiscation if they do not pay. pressure.

The Japanese authorities Japan considers the dispute direelly Involving Japan's prestige in North China by deciding for her- Thomas Borrow, of the Mid- and that they might be "forced to self the practient measures to bejdlesex Regiment, was found in Lake serious measitres" after deadline-United Press.

the taken for a settlement of the various his rooms

disputed points, t

the Hankow Barracks shortly after 8 o'clock 3That the putting forward of this morning. forced to call a special session of in no way flighty, show that Austra-Government is considering whether ons,

MOSCOW, July 10-The Soviet avoided during the present negotia- anyone-sided demands must be Congress in the event of a European Hans take more flights per capita than to cancel the Japanese conccasions

A Service rifle was lying be- crisis developing between now and any other people in the world. In

hind the body. One shot had January, according to Mr. Stephen the year Just ended there were on Soghalin Island.

The paper adds that Mr. Arita told been fired. Early, who told reporters that all in- | 0,440,010 miles flown by 08.400 This step would make it possible of course, insist on the demand that Sir Robedt Craigle that Japan must, formation from diplomatie repre- passengers out of a total population of to eliminate Japanese observers from England cease all actions which were yet available from the Police, No details of the tragedy are sentatives and intelligence servicesù few million.

the Soviet part of the islend.hindering or detrimental to Japanese into whose hands the matter has Indicated the possibility that such a

military operations. In China..

Mr. Arila siressed that compromise

been placed by the military au- was going to take neutrality issue to Morrison revealed in the House of

proposals or mutual concessions such thorities.. the country during the forthcoming Commons to-day that considerable day received Dr. Ingram at Buck-discussed during discussion of fun- LONDON, July 19. The King to suggested by England could not be --western tour, Mr. Early saldı."I am

It is understood, however, that certain that from the time Congress additions were recently made to the Ingham Palace, Dr. Ingram is re-damental" principles.

a Coroner's Inquiry will be held. country's wheat reserves,-Reuter tiring from his unice na Bishop of Japan wanted a clear Yes or No Corporal Borrow was to have Special.

London-Reuter.

satled for England to-morrow.

the neutrality legislation has meant] Statistics prepared by the Civil that President. Roosevelt would be Aviation Board, and declared to be

Lerisis might develop,

Asked whether President Roosevelt.

LONDON, July 18-Mr. W. S.

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Trans-Ocean.

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pushing into southeast Shans! from Meanwhile, the Japanese column northern Honan along the Po Al- Taincheng highway now held at bay. It has suffered severe losses a a result of Chinese flanking attacks. Following a fierce battle with the Chinese al Tungyangkwon, the column advancing into Shanal from Shehslen, in the northernmost part of Honan, are now pitted against the Chinese defenders.-Central News.

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KING INSTALS BROTHER

AS PREMIER MASON

LONDON, July 19. VISITING Freemasons frem Hongkong and other Colonies and the Dominions helped swell the total which thronged. Olympla to-day to 11,000.

The occasion was the installation of the Duke of Kent as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.

The installation ceremony was Masonic activities when he proceeds

the Scottish Constitution, and is now alvo affair. The richly embroidered carried out by His Majesty the King to Canberra later this year. who, before his Accession to the

Grand Patron of the English lodges. gold collars and blue clothing of the Throne, war himself Grand Master of To-day's ceremony was an impres

The Duke of Kant succeeds the Grand Lodge, together with the light Duke of Connaught, who has resigned blue collars and aprons of Master owing to ill-health, as Grand Master Masons, provided a brilliant colour of the United Grand Lodge of Eng

scheme. land. The new Grand Master, who The Duke of Connaught, who was Commonwealth of Australia, is ex-held the office for the longest term Governor General-designate of the installed Grand Master in 1902, has pected to take an active part in 'of any head of the Order.--Reuter,