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Biggest Manoeuvres Since War Round-Table Conference to Follow Postponement of Talks

BRITISH NAVAL

MIGHT TO MASS

LONDON, July 30. BRITAIN'S defensive strength on sea and land is to be tested during August with an intensity unparalleled in peace time.

The first step is to be taken to-morrow, when 12,000 reservists, including retired officers and pensioners, join their depots and man the reserve · fleet, preparatory to its inspection by the King at Weymouth on August. 9.

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

of 123 At the royal review there will be an array 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 fleet, with its commander, Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton aboard the flagship Elrigham, 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 -ready for action.

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

September...

BRITONS RECEIVE ORDERS

First Batch Called Up For Examination REGISTERED letters were received this morning by the first members of the public af- fected by the Compulsory Service Ordinance, telling them to re- port for Medical examination at the Garrison School in Garden Road on Wednesday morning.

The Home Fleet has already begun to move to Rosyth and In- vergordon, where the biggest fleet seen in northern waters for 20 years will be stationed.

territorials

Meanwhile. 135.000 this week will engage in large. scale manoeuvres all over England: another long-distance mass flight of air force bombera s planned for the near future.

NO

FURTHER

CONCESSIONS TO JAPANESE DEMANDS

WOMAN WITH $382 WHO PREYED ON EUROPEANS

A PROFESSIONAL woman beggar who was arrested by the police in the Central District last night was found to have $382 in her possession when she was taken to the Central Charge Room.

The woman, who is 68 years of age, is Ho Mui, alias Loung Yun. She was charged before Mr. T. J. Houston with begging at Queen's Pier.

"I only asked for one cent to buy a bowl of congee," defendant told the Magistrato, when charged.

"Defendant is a professional beggar who preys upon Europeans," sald Sub-Inspector A. Kirby...

In addition, it is dangerous for a woman of her age to be carrying such a large sum of money around with her,

Ho was fined $25, in default one month's imprisonment.

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, e

A FURTHER heavy bombing raid was carried out near the Hongkong

Between 9 and 9.40

border this morning.

six

Japanese planes dropped over 40

bombs along the Canion-Kowloon Railway between Shum Chum Market and Pingwo

the Japanese

It is believed that objectives were, in addition to the line itself, the dozens of small hand- trolleys which are used on the un- broken sections of the rallway in order to bring perishable foodstuffs lo Hongkong.

On the night of August 9, a great

Shum Chan itself was not bombed. black-put bit London-and-the-28The explosions were clearly nudle ble at Fasling and other parts of the southern counties of England will

biggest New Territories border regions. Riva ile civil defence His text as yet.--Reuter.

The raid caused another mild influx of refugers into British ferrllory, but the situation was described at 10,30 a.m. as "quiet"

Summer Leave Ends LONDON, July. 29.-The British Home Fleet ended its sunnier leaves to-day and departed from perts on the south coast for "war stations"

ritorial soldiers went to camp and Great Britain began a programme of unprecedented preparedness which coincides with the 25th World War Anniversary week.

It is understood that those in re-off the Scottish coast, as 35,000 ter- veipt of the notifications were Britons with surnames beginning with the

"B" and "C". letters "A",

About 80 persons will be examined on Wednesday.

It is understood that in addition to Britons at present not undergoing milliary training, all members of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps ure to undergo medical examination. The Examination Board consists of eight members-officials of the Navy the Army, the Government Medical Department and three clvil practi- tloners.

Twelve thousand naval reservista have been walled up for the "crisis

A police report says that only five planes participated in the rald.

Casualties or damage are unknown.

YESTERDAY'S RAID

The plane circled over Shum Chun, and preparations were made there to

MILITARY MISSION

Premier To Announce Departure

TOKYO, July 31. Review CANCELLATION of the meeting of the Anglo-Japanese sub-Committee, ori- Of Worldginally scheduled to be held at 9 o'clock

Position

EUROPE RACKED 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 swinging 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 Republican Army and abroad by the difficulties with Japan and through hitches in the Moscow negotiations.

Position Improved However, the British position has improved on all three fronts.

of

President Roosevelt's denunciation

the mercin!

this morning, was due to the fact that neither side was prepared.

Following cancollation of the meeting, a con- ference was held at the residence of the Vico- Minister for Foreign Affairs. The conference was attended by Sir Robert Craigio, Major General Piggott (British Military Attache), Major-General. Muto, and Colonel Tatsumi. NEW PROCEDURE

The conferees are understood to have discussed the procedure to be adopted in the light of this morning's can- cellation.

They decided that the sub-Committee should not meet again until sufficient arrangements could be made between the two delegations.

A round-table conference will, however, be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon, to discuss the previous arrange. ments on the basis of a British understanding of the situa tion at Tientsin.

Mr. R. H. Dennis, the British Chief of Police who flew from Tientsin to Tokyo yesterday, will participate in this afternoon's meeting.

Premier's Declaration

LONDON, July 31.

The Diplomatic Correspondent

com- Japanese-American

treaty hns materially of the "Times" referring to the strengthened the British stand.

new Japanese demands, says It is worthy of note that at the that the British Government inception of the Tientsin blockade

America Japan's trade with normal.

was

LATEST

BIG CREDITS

FOR CHINA?

the British Government considered entered the negotiations on the

CHUNGKING, July 31-Question- various measures for economic re-understanding that they were ed regarding reports circulating in

Russia LONDON, July 30. tallation against Japan, but they all concerned solely with the Tien-Shanghal that Soviet MR. CHAMBERLAIN is ex-appeared to be ineffective us long as tsin blockade and its associated granting China export credits to the value of 750,000,000 roubles, Chinese problems.

10 offer any. official circles refuse Mr. Chamberlain declared that

comment. "the beginning"ofile"talks-and-he pected to announce in the House

"They declino-lo-either confirm --os of Commons--to-morrow-fourThe implication that the United days before the scheduled States economie relations will expire

is likely to repeat it clearly to-day deny the reports.

circle. de- that Great Britain is not going One usually informed adjournment of Parliament at the end of six months unless Japan

to reverse her foreign policy at the clares: There is something in the that a military mission composed is back inside the treaty makes the

behest of another Power.

wind." and adds that such a credit is of Navy, Army and Air Force primals more imposing,,

More than that, Great Britain is not "ikaly"-Reuter. British press now urging for officers will be sent to Moscow.

stronger and more courageous action,going to cease from the policy which

'Parallel Action ?

The Mission will probably leave London in the middle of this week In order to start discussions with the Sovlet General Staff.

al economic British threats

far

months." They will report on Mon- day to man the reserve fleet.

Half England will be blacked out evacuate people from the refugeef mira), because Britain's parilelpation | meeting the Russian demands

on August 8 and 9 in the biggest ale raid test since the German bombed London in May. 1918.

Royal Roview

:

TC-

The

she has set herself. To accede to

wider Japanese demantis would mean

Clearing The Air.

and

Mr. Chamberlain may be expect

U.S. To Australia In Four Days

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Pan American Airways has promised a mile 4-day service over the 0.000

the United States route between and Australia.

ed to clear the air of many doubts

The application to commence the Civil and misunderstandings that have service will be filed with the arisen out of the Angle Japanese Aviation Authority on Monday and

Chinese An authoritativo Whitehall source dropping all support for

on which depends the to-day revealed that should the currency

Chinese

export trade and' which Yesterday a large monoplane caused The discussions are designed to

Tokyo negotiations collapse Britain will follow up with parallel action would affect many countries, includ-. considerable excitement along the draft plans for joint military action in

Great Britain, America to that taken by the United States.ing entire border area when it flew the event of a major confilet,

and France France. liesurely from the Deep Water Bay

The Premier is expected to reveal

Meanwhile, Britain

to send area to Shatqukok.

Moscow, thus the composition of the Mission, which have made up their minds

for will probably be headed by un Ad- milliary missions to is mostly naval, General Ironside, early staff talks. hospital if an emergency arose.

The machine was also sighted in however, has been suggested as Britain and Franco wanted to make

Tokyo formula, simultaneous announcements in Lon possible lender."

Great Britain will stand loyally by operations will begin as soon as the Mr. Chamberlain is also expected don and Paris that an agreement hind the vicinity of Takuling, near the Linmahung Miner.

Later the machine flew out to Sha-to refer to the United States denuncia- been reached on most of the points it as a formula that established facts Government has approved the appli- tlon of the commercial treaty with under consideration and that military are to be faced in North China during bombs were

now would

begin.a difeuft and probably transitional tonversations ha, where several

Japan.

Given the same loyalty by the A debate of the Foreign Affairs However, the Soviet Foreign Minister time. dropped.

Shaba is about ten miles from the Committee of the Cabinet will follow is.reported to have been unwilling to Japanese commanders, it could be the

the announcement.

subscribe to such a plan.

basis of a modus vivendi-Reuter. border, on the K.C.K.

The Labour Party plans to stage a It is believed that M. Molotuff sees

Bulk Of Silver Specio Hold In further foreign affairs debate next no reason to help Mr. Chamberlain an International

Franch Concession

The total mileage would be 7.952 Friday with the motion for adjourn play at home to ment while two such debates are audience on the eve of the adjourn

TOKYO, July 31-The spokesman and the flying time 40 hours, in- scheduled in the House of Lords en ment of Parliament, as long as Mr.

Office told foreign cluding the day's layover at Honolulu Chamberlain is holding out on the of the Foreign

that and overnight stops at Canton and The State assembly of Parliament point of indirect aggression, which correspondents this morning Tuesday and Thursday. will probably take place on October M. Molotoff considers most important. 48,000,000 yuan worth of silver specio Noumea.-United Pres 3-United Press

King George will review the fleet on August 0. Afterwards the feet Immediately medical examination will proceed to sea and join the is concluded, those affected by the Home Fleet to participate in the first Ordinance will be called upon to combined exercises since July 1914.

Loyang Again Bambod appear before the Compulsory Ser- By Sunday night 135,000 territorials

LOYANG, July 31.-Teo civilians vice Tribunal.

will be encamped.

were killed and wounded and about Led by the temporary angship, H.M.S. Rodney, the battle cruiser

Repulse and the cruiser shambles when nine Japanese planes STATUE TO KING HMS Edinburgh (which was recent-

staged a severe niz rald over here yesterday.

LEOPOLD

ly delivered from the builders) the Second Buttle Squadron, accompani- ed by destroyers, four submarines stenmed Liege, July 30.-King Leopold of and smaller craft, to-day the Belgians to-day unveiled a 40-through a Channel fog from Ply- foot high statue of King Albert at mouth

ca route to Invergordon,

the entrance to the new Albert Canal where the flagship 11.M.S. Nelson will arrive next week for the transfer of nour Liege.

He proceeded to the site in a yacht, the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral and the programme included a review Sir Charles Forbes.

100 houses

reduced were

to

a

Altogether, 54 bombs were dumped by the raiders inside the town. Central News.

·

serious Irish troubles

is held by Chinese banks in the Bri-

catlon.

The planes used will be sister ships to the Atlantic Clippers and the from San Francisco to route

Canton Honolulu, Angeles, Istand over the Fiji group to Noumea › In New Caledonia and from thence to Auckland, New Zealand.

Los

“TERRIFYING ATTACK"

tish and French Concessions in Tien- 1.R.A. Position Bottar The British position regarding the 1sin.

The bulk of the silver is held by IRA. has improved as a result of the Newspaper Manager passage of the drastic Anti-Terrorist the Chinese banks in the French Hupch Towns Raided

Law and the flight to Ireland of num- Concession and only 14,000,000 yuan

LONDON, July 30-Police precau- worth is held by Chinese banks in Arrested |bers of II.A. sympathisers. FANCHENG, July 31. Nine

Although it has not been officially the British Concession, the spokes-1lons were further strengthened to- day when Scotland Yard received an Japanese aircraft bombed Icheng, en

message Asked by a foreign_correspondent anonymous

maying: "A the west bank of the Han River

CHUNGKING, July 31-Mr. Ching stated that there has been German man revealed. seutheast of Slangyang In north such-cheng, former manager of the assistance for the II.A., the British

the trouble is demon-thorities would be asked to surrender A. history in a terrifying attack on of over 100 yachts, including 25 from The aircraft carrier H.M.S.

significance Ark Hupeh, yesterday, dropping over 40 Hwa Mei Morning Post," was arrest-press says so, and the international whether the French Concession au battalion of 500 men will make I. R A boolng and jeering mob watched Britain, which are participating in Royal, the cruisers Aurora and Glas- missiles, More than 10 houses were ed by police members of the Shang-strated by recalling that before the the silver specle, the spokesman said England." the internationl "Pavliltan Dor" now, and the destroyer Somali also wrecked.

hal Municipal Council.at his apart.

would keep Britain. He could not say, whether eight LRA, mon depart from Euston Uree-day rally-Renter.

lett Portsmouth for Rosyth to-day.

Shortly afterwards. nine machines ment on Avenue Edward VII on the World War the Kaiser thought that that Japan was now conversing with

France would be requested to sur-station to-day, each guarded by two flew over Kwanghwe, northwest of evening of July 28.

render the allver held by Chinese detectives. Portland Rendezvous

Sungyang near the Honan border,

Mr. Ching's arrest, it is understood. Britain from the Continent.

Franco Strengthened banks in the French Concession in

The police selzed a newspaperman's camera saying: "These men are not and released same 20 bombs in the was at the request of the Japanese

Swinging the spotlight to France Tientsin.Domel,

heroes, we don't want their pictures cutskirts. No casualties were report miillary authorities in Shanghai. The

reasons behind the move are un-we find that the French Premier

Appeal To Chamberlain

in the papers!" ed.-Central News

strengthened his position materially divulged,

press continues to openly. MANILA, July 31-The Philip The "Hua Mel Morning Post" was when the President aigned the decree, THE Japanese planes concentrated one of the most outspoken papers previously approved by the Council pines Chinese General Chamber of charge that the IRA is being in- LONDON, July 31.-That a general The arrival of the reservists will attentions this morning on Ping Wu against the Japanese.

Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, Mr. reports that many Germans attended- parliament for two years until 1042.

Eden, election will be hekt in November le

-Sir Archibald Sean Bunsel's meetings in America, now taken for granted in political offer one of the biggest tents of staff and Tong To Ha, both railway cen-nether report states Mr. Ching of Ministers, prolonging the current Commerce has sent cables to Mr. spired by Germany, and there

France is also preparing to send Anthony next Saturday. The tres, Tong To Ha is the headquarters has been escorted to Hongkew.- organisation

at of the Magistrale.

a military mission to Moscow, probab-Sinclair, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Mr. to which they contributed money. circles in London.

Mr. Malcolm United Press. Winston Churchill, mentions Keymen are already arriving

Casualties are unknown but are The "Daily Express"

ly in the coming week.

The mission will be headed by MacDonald, Mr. Noel Baker November 10 as the probable date, Forismouth, Chatham and Devonport. adding that it will take place then "They are expected to be medically feared to be heavy.

A seven-year-old boy, A. Robert-General Doumene, who kept com-Lord Ceell.

"Representing 150,000 Chinese in Shameen Blockade the world situation permits"Trans-examined, outfitted and sent to their

S.. C. Faber, living at 7 Draga Cir- ships within 12 hours-United Press.

the Philippines we urge Britain to CANTON, July 31-Japoncio re- Ocean.

cult, reported to the Police that anson, living at 173 the Peak, was bitten munications and transport open Italian Manoeuvres

It is understood that the French stand firm and to continue to uphold instituting strict searching of all itinerant scissora grinder absconded by a dog yesterday. He was treated Verdun In 1017. ROME, July 30-An official stato yesterday with two knives and a pair by Dr. Black, and the dog was sent

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ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER?

The mine-sweeper. Brumele left Portsmouth for Liverpool, while her sister ships Salamahder, Seagull and Niger proceeded to Portland, where the Itcserve Fleet will rendezvous next Saturday.

Bordor Raid.

Central News.

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