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一拜禮,號一月七英港香 MONDAY, JULY 31, 1939.

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Wide Divergence In Viewpoints Britain's Biggest Manoeuvres Since

TOKYO PARLEYS ARE CANCELLED: DEADLOCK SEEN

TOKYO, July 31.

THE MEETING of the joint Anglo- Japanese committee which was original- ly scheduled to open at 9 a.m. has been cancelled.-"Domei.”

BRITAIN ADAMANT

LONDON, July 31.-The "Daily Telegraph" diplomatic correspondent understands that so far the Government has not drafted further instructions which must be given to Sir Robert Craigie enabling him to deal with the latest questions raised by Mr. Arita.

The correspondent adds that it is clear, however, that Britain will not be able to meet the Japanese wish for various measures designed to transfer British support from the Chinese to Japanese currency, which the invading armies are seeking to establish in the occupied areas in China-Reuter.

Flood Disaster Feared

May End In Deadlock

TOKYO, July 31. The Anglo-Japanese confer jence is being resumed to-day. The sub-committee of four will consider Japan's demand that Britain recognise the currency of the Federal Reserve Bank, and hand over the silver held by the Chinese banks in the British Concession at Tientsin.

According to Japanese news-

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WARSHIPS

FOR TEST OF

RUMANIAN-HUNGARIAN

BORDER INCIDENTS

BUDAPEST, July 30.

AN INCIDENT took place on Saturday night on the Hungarian-Rumanian frontier at Tecsa, according to a semi-

official announcement,

It is stated that Rumanian frontier guards shot at Hun- garian raftsmen who were on the river Theiss.

They fired about 60 shots, and several of them, hit the Hungarian customs house and a nearby Inn.

The Hungarian frontier guards fired blank shots in reply. However, no injuries resulted from the shooting.— Trans-Ocean.

Six Planes In Raid On Hongkong Border

ATTEMPTS BY the Japanese air force to prevent the entry of perishable foodstuffs into Hongkong via the border still continue.

Between $

3.11.

A FURTHER heavy bombing rak] : was carried out near the Hongkong ! border this morning.

nix and 0.10 Japanese planes dropped over 40 bomba along the Canton-Kowloon Railway between Shum Chun Market and Pingwa.

It is believed that the Japanese objectives were, la addition to the line eelf, the dozens of small hand- broken sections of the railway in order to bring perishable foodstuffs to Itongkong.

Min River Flows papers, the British delegation frollers which are used on the un-

Across Country

opposes handing over the silver on the ground that it is an en- tirely different matter from the maintenance of peace and order

the other

CHENGTU, July 31. EIGHT days' continuous in Tientsin.

The Japanese, on

Shum Chun fiself was not bombed.

The explosions were clearly audi- ble at Fanting and other parts of the New Territories border regions.

The rald caused another mill influx

Bord

In Panic

eaux

Air Raid Sirens Short-Circuit

PARIS, July 30. NEARLY 300,000 inhabitants

Review

Of World

Half a century of

Tyre Loadership

has culminated in the

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with, 2000. teath to bite the road!

Ensuring the 'maximum of comfort,

durability and, above all, safety."--

The Great War

MASS

WILL

DEFENCES

BRITAIN'S

LONDON, July: 30. defensive strength on

sea and land is to be tested during

August with an intensity unparalleled

in peace time.

Position The first step is to be taken to-morrow, when

12,000 reservists, including retired officers and EUROPE RACKED | pensioners, join their depots and man the reserve fleet, preparatory to its inspection by the King at Weymouth on August 9.

BY STRAIN

LONDON, July 30. THE coming week takes us into August, the appoint- ed month for the crisis to start.

So far there is no conclusive evidence that there will be a crisis, or at least when it will break.

But to-day there is no repose in Europe, which is racked by the multiple stresses and strains of obvious danger.

By awinging the spotlight over Europe it will be found that Britain; No. 1 anti-aggressionist, is being harassed both at home and abroad

at home by the Irish Republienn Army and abroad by the difcuttiès

the Moscow negotiations.

with Japan and through bitches in

Position Improved

However, the British position has improved on all three fronis.

President Roosevelt's denunciation

normat."

Americu

Was

The men will report at Portsmouth, Devonport, Chatham and Gosport, and manning of the fleet will | be carried out on a new plan and at record speed. ARMADA OF SHIPS

At the royal review there will be an array of 123' ships, including three battleships, four cruiser squadrons, five destroyer flotillas, aircraft-carriers, submarines escort, and patrol vessels not manned by the reservists.

This will be the first time for 15 years that the reserve feet, with its commander, Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton aboard the flagship Ellingham, has been brought out in full strength. READY FOR ACTION

Reserve Fleet vessels have been considerably modernised in the past three years, and when seen by the King, they will be rendy for action.

to Portland, After inspection, the vessels will proceed Rosyth and Invergordon to carry out exercises in August and September.

Meanwhile, 135,000 territorials large- this week will engage in scale manoeuvres all over England: -another-long-distance-masà flight.of. air force bombers is planned for lio near future,

of the Japanese-American com- The Home Fleet has already mercial treaty HRS.

materially begun to move to Rosyth and In- strengthened the British stand.

vergordon, where the biggest· It is worthy of note that at the Inception of the British Government considered 20 years will be stationed.

the Tientsin blockade fleet seen in northern waters for of Bordeaux were seized with a various measures for economic re- panic early Sunday morning tollation against Japan, but they ell rain has caused the upper hand, contend.that the mainten-t-of-refugees-into British-territory..but some-time-ago-in.-the-United | Japan's trade with

similar to that which broke out appeared to be ineffective as long as stretches of the Min Riverance of peace and order cannot the situation was described at 10.30 States when, as a result of a The implication at the United to overflow its banks, flood-be settled until the question of am. as "quiet."

A notice report says that only five radio play, it was believed that States economie reintions will expire ing large number of the silver is disposed of planes participated in the rald.

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the military inhabitants of Mars at the end of six months unless Japan districts in west Szechwan, Renter.

Casuallics or damage are unknown. hnd landed in the United States. is back inside the treaty makes the British threats of economic rc- In Bordeaux a vast air-raid siren prisals

The for more imposing. YESTERDAY'S RAID had been set up on the beach, and it British preas is now urging for Yesterday a large monoplane caused began to howl at two o'clock in the stronger and more courageous action. considerable excitement along the morning as a result of becoming

Parallel Action ? entire border area when it flew short-circuited after

An authoritativa Whitehall source Mesurely from the Deep Water Bay storin. area to Shatoukolc,

Mountain freshets, tearing No Now Instructions down in mighty torrents, turned thousands of acres of farmland LONDON, July 30.-"Reu- into sheets of miniature lakes.

ter's" diplomatic correspondent The Paoping embankment on learns that no observation. has the lower reaches of the Minyet been sent. to Sir Robert River has already collapsed at Craigle in Tokyo, and it is con- several points, while the dykes at sidered unlikely that any will be Slangpitze are in danger, being sent to-day. buffeted by the terrific pressure

The same correspondent says that of the flood waters,

further reports have been received from Sir Willums Seeds from Conservancy authorities in Moscow, and are under examination Szechwan are doing all they can in London.-Reuter. to prevent further disasters.-- Central News,

"Ultimatum", Says Italy ROME, July 30-The denunciation of the Japanese-American commer- clul treaty is described as a real ultimatum to Japan by Signor Gayda writing in the "Voce d'Italia."

The plane circled over Shum Chun, and preparations were made there to evacuate people from the refugee hospital if an emergency arose, the vicinity of Tokuling, near the Linmahang Mines.

The machine was also sighted in

Later the machine flew out to Shu- ha, where several

bombs were dropped.

Shalin is about ten miles from the border, on the K.C.K.

Floods Worsen

Loyang Again Bombed CHUNGKING, July 31, Torrential rains have worsened the

LOYANG, July 31.-Ten civilians food situation in Hopei province, ac-

He professes to be convinced that were killed and wounded and about cording to a Tientsin report.

the denunciation was the result of a 100 houses were reduced to a The Grand Canal near Tungehow, manoeuvre between London and shambles when nine Japanese planes east of Pelping, overflowed its banka Washington, with the object of staged a severe air raid over here

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MACHINE-GUN MURDER BY JAPANESE TRAWLER

POSITIVE EVIDENCE of the deliberate machine-gunning of the helpless crew of a fishing junk was provided with the arrival in Hongkong yesterday of the French steamer Jenn Dupuis

yesterday,

Altogether, 54 bombs were dumped

by the raiders inside the town.-

·Central News.

B heavy roin

The population seriously believed that an enemy air attack had started, and after other air-raid signals in the town took up the warning, thousands rushed for the air raid shelters.

It was not until some time later, when the police went from cellar to cellar that the people would emerge, --Trans-Ocean.

Excursionists Get Thrill Drunken Driver In Charge Of Train

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On the night of August 9, a great black-out in London and the 28 southern countles of England will give the civil defence its biggest test as yet---Reuter.

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LATEST EDWARDS TRIAL SENSATION

A sensation was caused by Mr. J. the

Whyatt, Crown Counsel, in Criminal Sessions this morning, when he announced that. Un Shui-ki, Police interpreter, who was originally in- dicted with Sub-Inspector Joseph Herbert Edward Edwards on a charge of demanding money with menaces,

Mr. Whyati asked the Chief Justice, had offered to turn King's evidence. Sir Atholl MacGregor to grant him a conditional pardon under the circum-

Summer Leave Ends LONDON, July 29.The British to-day revented that should the Home Fleet ended its summer leaves Tokyo negotiations collapse Britain to-day and departed from ports on will follow up with parallel action the south coast for "war stations" stances.

Mr. Whyatt said he would like to to that taken by the United States off the Scottish coast, as 55,000. ter-

and France ritorial soldiers went to camp and make an application with regard to Menawhile, Britain

to send Great Britain began a programme of Un who had turned King's evidence. which The procedure, he said, was govern- have made up their minds

thus unprecedented preparedness military missions to Moscow, for coincides with the 25th World Wared by Section 104 of the Procedure

meeting the Russian demands carly staff talks.

Britain and Franco wanted to make simultaneous announcements in Lon-

con-

Anniversary week.

Ordinance, 1899, which enabled the Twelve thousand naval reservists Court to consent to the Attorney don and Paris that an agreement had have been called up for the "crisis General's request to grant been reached on most of the points months." They will report on Mon-ditional pardon, the condition being under consideration and that military day to man the reserve fleet. tonversations would now begin. However, the Soviet Foreign Minister

is reported to have been unwilling to

subscribe to such a plan.

It is believed that M. Molotoff aces

play at home

o reason to help Mr. Chamberlain to an international audience on the eve of the adjourn-

that prisoner gave truthful evidence..

Addressing Un, His Lordship said:

Half England will be blacked out Counsel for the Crown has made an on August 8 and 0 in the biggest upplleation to me that I grant you a air raid test since the Germans conditional pardon, the condition be- bombed London in May, 1918. |ing that yoti nt this trial give fuil and !truo: evidence of all facts which are

In your knowledge.

Royal Roviow

That conditional

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pardon may be withdrawn if I am satisfied that you

have withheld evidence or given false evidence. the You can go.

King George will review the feet ment of Parliament, as long us Mr. on August 9. Afterwards the fleet WARSAW, July 30,

Chamberlain is holding out on the will proceed to sea and join Week-end excursionists had point of indirect aggression, which Home Fleet to participate in the first The charge against Edwards wa 23 at Hunghom an exciting experience when a M. Molotoff considers most important, combined exercises since July 1914. that he on April

By Sunday night 135,000′ territorials with menaces did demand $120 from Hupch Towns Raided

crowded train passed the

1.R.A. POSITION BETTER will be encamped,

Lou Hei-yuk' with intent to steal the FANCHENG, July 31. Nine Olkush station in the Polish dis-

same. To this chorge, Edwarda Japanese aircraft bombed Icheng, on trict of Dombrova without stop... has improved na a result of the H.M.S. Rodney, the battle cruiser was defended by Mr. H. G, Sheldon, Led by the temporary flagship, pleaded not guilty in a low volee. He The British position regarding the the west bank of the Han liver ping at a speed of 50 miles

cruiser passage of the drastic Anti-Terrorist H.M.S. Repulse, and the southeast of Slangyang in

north

K.C., Instructed by Mr. G. 6. Hugh- hour.

Law and the flight to Ireland of num- H.M.S. Edinburgh (which was recent Jones, of Wilkinson and Grist. Hupeh, yesterday, dropping over 40

Fearing disaster, the guard pulled vers of IR.A. sympathisers.

ly delivered from the bullders) the The following Jury was empanelled: missiles. More than 10 houses were wrecked.

Although it has not been officially Second Battle Squadron, accompuni Messrs. J. F. Robinson (Foreman), the emergency brake, Shortly afterwards, nine machines When the train stopped a mile past stated that there has been German ed by destroyers, four submarines W. H. R. Schmidt, G. S. Rodger, flew over Kwanghwa, northwest of the station, the driver and stoker assistance for the I.R.A., the British and smaller craft, to-day steamed Kwok Yin Yiu-yo, Koo Hong-tean, press says so, and the international through a Channel fog from. Ply- DA.O.D. Barretto and William Kong Siangyang near the lonan border, were found to be completely drunk.

route to luvergordon. Po-choi. Both

Immediately significance of the trouble is demon-mouth.en men were and released some 20 bombs in the

Opening the case, Mr. Whyatt." No casualties were report-arrested, and the train was finally strated by recalling that before the where the flagship 11.M.S. Nelson will cutskirts.

driven to the terminus.by a retired World War the Kaiser thought that arrive next week for the transfer of said Edwards was a member of the ed.-Central News.

engine-driver who happened to be on serious Irish troubles would keep the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral alongkong Police Force, having nt-

Britain' from the Continent. the train-Trama-Ocean,

The evidence was provided by the junk, Including women and children, body of Cheung Li, who died aboard overboard. the ship from

While the nino people were machine-gun, bullet wounds.

struggling in the water-some could not swim--the Japanese opened Shum Chun Untouchod Two other men aboard the ship

fro with their machine-gun.

It is emphasised that the Japanese were removed to hospital, also with

Wong, Lou and Cheung managed made no attempt to bomb Shum Chun machine-gun bullets in their bodies to struggle towards the junk's sam- or Shum Chun Market during this

They are:

pan, but wero again machine-gunned. morning's raid, Wong Chung, owner of an un-They Jumped. Into the water again numbered junk, now in Kowloon and, although all three were hit by Hospital;

Lau Itang, suffering from machino-

the riddled sampan,

the bullets, managed to sheller behind DEMONSTRATION

IN TUNIS

gan wounds and exposure, now the Junk, In Kwong Wah Hospital. According to Wong, the fishing junk was overtaken by a Japanese trawler at 3 p.m. on Friday.)

A Thrown Into Water

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Sir Charles Forbes.

tained the ronk of Sub-Inspector, and at the time of the alleged offence he Franco Strengthened

The aircraft carrier H.M.S. Ark was omeer in charge of the Hunghom Swinging the spotlight to France Royal, the cruisers Aurora and Glas- Police Station. we find that the French Premier gow, and the destroyer Somali abo strengthened his position materially left Portsmouth for Rosyth to-day. when the Prealdent signed the decree, previously approved by the Council) CHUNGKING, July 31,-Beginn-of Ministers, prolonging the current.

Due Coupons Discounted

Portland Rendezvous,

The allegation against him was that on April 23 he demanded with monaces $120 from a man named Lau Hel-ruk. That allegation was fram- The mine-sweeper Brumele lofted in legal phraseology as it must

demand for sister ships Salamander, Seagull and amounted

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aqueeze

The was burnt

after setting fire to to the

ing from-to-day, the Central Bank of parliament for two years until 1942.

France is also preparing to sendPortsmouth for Liverpool, while her be, but in vernacular language It Chinu, the Bank of China, and the water's edge, departed,

HOME, July 30-Strong criticism Bank of Communications in Shanghai a milliary mission to Moscow, probab-Niger proceeded to, Portland, where from Lau on condition that no charge. Wong and Latt dragged their more!

the Reserve Fleet will rondezvous would be preferred against him. The mission will be honded Dynoxt Saturday.

Such an allegation" Was doubt- seriously wounded compatriot back is voiced in the italian newspapers of will accept coupons of the Consolida-ly in the coming week. into the riddled sampan as soon as new anti-Italian demonstrations Intion Loan due July 31 for discount

agatast cash, according to a report General Doumenc, who kept com-

munications and transport open to The arrival of the reservists wil less grave for Edwards, with the Japanesà had leff, and the three Tunis.

It's reported that a crowd took up from Shanghal,

offer one of the biggest tests of staff It is understood that the French organisalónnoxt Saturday. The Sea Bick. Pagy, For hostile attitude when 200 Italian The measure was approved by the Verdun in 1917. schoolchildren aboard the Citadi Ministry of Finance, upon re Mission will be headed by a General keymen are already arriving ot

National Loan

Further Late News Palermo landed in Tunis on a holiday mendation of the

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PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. Commission-Central News. trip/Trana-Ocean,

| Burvivors of the outrage drifted help. lessly until yesterday, when they The Japanese, took off the fishing were picked up by the French gear and a cargo ́of kerosene, and ateamer, then threw the nine occupants of the Cheung died en route to Hongkong.

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