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IN ALL WAYS

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Bigger in both exterior and, Interior

dimensions

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Hongkong Telegraph

TOUNDED 1881 No. 10110

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日四廿月二

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TURKEY WATCHES LATEST MOVES

THE CHENG HO

Cheng Ho Afire On Afire On Round World Trip

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL" Mar. 31 (UP).—The contem-

plated Allied measures are absorbing Turkish attention.

While the Soviet Foreign Minister's speech and Italy's denial of the existence of an Italo-German-Soviet accord have not passed unnoticed, official circles, here are interested in the Allies moves to bring victory

The resolution of the Supreme War Council recalling British and French-it is reported from Ankara that the French Minister is returning to Paris-diplomats from the Near East and the Balkans, is seen here as the com- mencement of a vast diplomatic German influence in the Ballcaps FRIENDSHIP WITH ALLIES

overcome

No cause for anxiety is seen in the Allies action because, as one' authority puts it, "the Allies are the only

ret

Powers who nourish no aims in the Ballins

The forthcoming action of the Allies is. therefore; watched with sympathetic cycs.

M. Molotov's statement regarding Bessarabia

and Turkish relations with the Soviet was welcomed

AFIRE AT SEA in the Gulf of Tomini, the Hongkong but his statement that the Allied forces in the luxury junk Cheng Ho, which left here on Boxing Day Near East constitute a danger provokef oncern in had a narrow escape from destruction Inst month, according to information just received in the Colony.

MR. J. FANT

Funeral Of Mr. Savage

100,000 Line Route To Pay Last Respects

The Cheng Ho left Randangan

certain quarters.

However, it is not believed here that Russia will commence an adventure in the Near East;

TWO-YEAR

Kiver on February 25 and was and the press here has given PLAN FOR

well out to sea when the switch board in the engine room short- circuited,

Seven auto-gas fue exlingurshers) wire dropped down the engine-room ventilator in in offort to cope with the outbreak.

As B appeared at one stage that; the Hars might gain the upper; hand, all the Junk's personnel not! alding in combating the outbreak

little prominence to M. Molotov's speech.

Neutrals Are Puzzled

VICTORY

An Anvil, A Fire. And A Hammer

LONI di

A two-for viewry is

were put off in one of the up' Cannot See Force Of Mr. given by "Ecnomist," which-

motor boals,

The Junk. thick smoke pouring) frran ils engine-rorgn, had meanwhile| inchored in seven fathoms of water,

Outbreak Quelled

with which, when the time comes, we

FRENCH TOWN GIVES BANNER TO RUR.S

THE INHABITANTS of a French town have presented a Regimental hanger, hand-worked by the people.

of the town, to the Royal Ulster Rifles' (the Second Battalion of which was stationed in Hongkong before the war), in recognition of the esteem" iit' wiilch the Regiment is hefdl.

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The Battalion recently gave a party to the children of the town, with Which lins had previous Ro- gimental association's.

The photograph above slows the Colonel inking the salute. With him is A Great Wir, now in charge of the local. A.IP-British Official Photograph.

LISBON NEGOTIATES ON MACAO

MACAO INCIDENT

SPÈCIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

LISBON, Mar. 98 (UP). Tlf official nokesman of

the Portuguése Foreign Office stated to-day:

"Problems resulting from the AMERICANS

Decupation by. the Japanese forces of islands and Chinese territory in the Macão region are the objects of negotiations between the Portuguese and Japanese authorities at Macao, "Negotiations, are also taking Place Between the Lisbon Land Tokyo Governments.”

BLAMED

Nazi Press Indignant

At "Revelations"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

WESTERN FRONT

Machine-Guns V. Leaflets

Big Artillery Duel In No-Man's Land

PARIS, Mar. 31 (Reuter).- BERLIN, Mar. 31 (UP).- There has been considerable The morning papers declare that activity again between the Sanr Latest Macao ̈Report the German White Book reveals and the Vosges, artillery fire- Churchill's Argument, says that three things are

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY-

the influence of American Jews being heavy at certain points. | needed-an anvil, a fire, and a

31

·MACAO, · · Mar, ("Tele in bringing about the war.

in Upper Alsace, the Germans yes- STOCKHOLM, Mar. 31 (Reu-hammer.

graph" Special Correspondent). | The "Boersen Zeitung" carried the anti-British propaganda by means of terday continued their pacifist and ter)-Political circles cannot sec The anvil is the Alled blockade; -Investigations here reveal that banner headlines "Emigrants and streamers, placards, etc. the force of Mr. Ultimately, the crew succeeded in

Churchill's suggestion that neu-truth; and the hammer, militas,force demands on Macao are doubtful,d: "Secret Report Irom Polish Am-)

Winston the fire. propagatiua in the use of while reports of actual Japanese Jews Warmongers while the The French repiled with machine-

"Voelkischer Beobachter's" headlines gun fire. quiling the outbreak by knocking a hale through the after bulkhead and trals are supplying Germany lean strike.

A most delicate situation prevails bassador to Washington uncovers to the weather, but there were a few There was little air activity pwing utting a hose through. The engine raw materials to prolong the All three are in existence and the in the Portuguese Colony.

Jews will to War." room was literally flouded with

feconnaissance flights by the French water. war.

proposed plan does not involve drastic

The Portuguese, authorities are be- The excellent precautions taken by

and Germans over "Several dokuntents reveal that the enemy territories.

the respective the designer of the junk, Mr. T. F.

It is pointed out that it has been changes, of course, but it does require

Hieved to be soft-pedalling objectious the blockade, Kilkenney, tundoubtedly

Paris, to the Increasing Japanese encroach-American Ambassadors in only reently that such significance more ruthlessness In

London and Warsaw were at the very:

Air Forces Active ments. hip from more serious damage. In has been attached to the export of more energette mobilisation of

PARIS, Mor, 81 (Reuter).-TO- resources and that the peoples of the Swedish iron ore.

head of the war party," it adds. addition to fire-proofing, the Cheng)

It is learned, for instance, that a

day's communique says that there Japanese It is added that prior to the out-world should be told that inactivity

craft actually entered He was therally equipped with re-break of war, this export trade to does not mean impotence, caution or

"The background of this attitude is was fairly intense activity of both Macno harbour two weeks ago whilst explained in a report from the Polish air forces. lighting apparatus.

Damage to the engine-room, how-serumlary importance.

chasing a Chinese junk, on which it Ambassador in Washington. it re- Germany was considered only of

fired inside the harbour limits.

veals the inner political network of ever, was fairly substantial.

The Portuguese authorities have these warmongers, particularly the Included in the personnel absurd

accepted the Japanese explanation role of Influential Jews in the United that the Incident was

uninter States, who are working for war Inj tional."

'revenge against Germany.

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saved

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He are two ladies, Mrs.

Paris Approval PARIS, Mar. 31 (Heuter)-Mr.

cowardice,

· "We Have A Plan”

our

the old, Washington zociety Churchill's speech has been received will have an anchor for our hopes

It should be stressed that "we have a plan." Progress should be mode public month by month so that we and Nazis may see a steady approach us of their end.

The paper makes number

woman and one of the two sponsors with full agreement in officlul circles of the expedition, and Ms. Fairchild.

Captain J. Fant, well-known in here where it is regarded Hongkong, is captain of

vigorous and up-to-date statement of Vessel.

the

of

be

com-

LATEST

BIG DOG-FIGHT

Another incident occurred when

"All these documents bring before. several Japanese soldiers; armed with revolvers, visited a Macao, our eyes the knowledge that United States ambassadors systematically at- gaming house and forcibly

BERLIN, April 1 (UP).—BIG the Allies position towards neutrals suggestions in connection with demo-

pelled the croupiers to eratic advances, some of which may

accept tempted to convince the governments DOG FIGHT OCCURRED SUNDAY non-belligerente

to which they were necredited that ALONG WESTERN FRONT BE Japanese military notes. The speech is specially welcomed have to be held up during war-time

Other Japanese soldiers are stated German had aggressive intentions TWEEN THIRTY-SIX FRENCH for uncompromising clarity on two but which should nevertheless

to have partaken of an expensive"

rainst them. points, firstly that the enemy is Ger-planned now for peace.

banquet at the New Central Hotel, "The English, French and Polish WARPLANES AND TWENTY. many, and sccondly that the Allies do D.

subsequently refusing to pay for word aggression which was given German communique claims that

by FIVE MESSERSCHMIDTS not want war with Russia unless It is

governments took this up ch

forted on them.

them

by the United States ¿mbassa-seven French planes were downed. dore, and they tried to make capitali "There were no German losses,"

of this slander."

the Nail-communique ndds.

Mr. T. F. Kilkennicy, to whose designs | the Junk was constructed, is in large of the expedition. Ife is

accompant by his nephew, Mr. Fenton kenne AUCKLAND, Mar. 31 (Reu-

is under.tood that Mr. ter). The funeral of the inte Hubrecht, who joined the Junk in Mr. M. J. Savage, the Prime Hongkong has left the expedition.

The Cheng Ho was the biggest craft) Ministér, took place to-day at the to be launched from the Ah. Kang old Fort Bastion overlooking; slipways, Auckland Harbour in the pre-

sence of 200,000 people.

Maori and Roman Catholic rites Student Kills

were observed at the ceremony,

The body of Mr. Savage was brought here yesterday from Welling- ton where it had lain in stute Parliament House for four days.

Impressive Spectacle

in

Over 100,000 people lined the route to pay their last respects to their

dend lender as the most impressive

Gestapo Agent

Death Sentence For Alleged Assistant

- PRAGUE, Mar. 31 (Reuter).

funeral procession In New Zealand's The Gestapo is still looking hlatory passed through the main for a Czech student who is said streets of Wellington.

to have shot a Gestapo ngent The Governor-General, Viscount ten days ago and to have killed) Galway, headed the

the procession which included the High Commissioners of two Nazi frontier guards twof the United Kingdom and Canada, the, days later. Governor of Fiji, Consular represen~ tatives, Maoris and Samoons.

tite

Brains Can Win The War LONDON, Mar. 31 (Reuter).—— Brains can win the war, says Colonel Wedgwood, the Labour M.P.

Intensifying Blockade

He belleves, he says, that this will AMSTERDAM, Mar. 31 (Reuler).

Mr. a long war in which we will sit -Polileal circles here regard Churchill's speech as foreshadowing down and watch each other. It will Intensification of the Allied be won not entirely by men and machines but by with, new ideas, and. | blockade..

They expect a sharper control offerlicism which has freer play in a exports to neutral countries with the free country than in a dictatorship,

This recalls the recent statement object of ruling out the possibility by Mr. Lloyd George that the. Inst that the goods are being forwarded to war was won by ctiticism. Gerninny.

Scavengers Strike

Serious Situation In-

Calcutta

their meals.

Schools Searched One source states that Japanese gendarmes have Instituted searches of schools and colleges for alleged knew nothing. of these activities, of anti-Japanese students.

Bullit, Kennedy and Biddle. We

Mr. Cordell Hull maintains that he

The Japanese are stated to be de must take note of that but also add mandantung

the surrender of an unnom- the question-Whose policy are the ometal who is a re- United States ambassadors purguing?"

estimated that there

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are 80,000 Chinese refugees in Macao, all of whom have arrived as a result of the latest Japanese drive in the Chungshan district.

It

ADMIRAL BYRD ON WAY HOME. Portuguese Antarctic Expedition Is A Succoss

So, Back-Pago For Further Late Nows

TRANS ATLANTIC SUB- STRATOSPHERE FLIGHT

k

that there is some understood basis in

in the

the report that Uue Japanese have requested the withdrawal of

PARIS, Mar. 31. (Reuter).A secret commercial flight be- from Eantal and Lapon.

Tolands s

over which Macao tween France and Rio de Japcird was recently carried out by a claims jurisdiction.

French sub-stratosphere plane, It is now revealed. . - The Fortuguese authorities. ro reported to havo, already with- -The crew of four, were not out to jan altitude above main climatic dis- drawn their troops on the under break records but to prove that inen turbances) has shown a region be- SANTIAGO,- Mar. 31 (Router),—

standing that thin Japanese make, without * speelal *quipment • could tween 20,000 and 30,000 feet (31⁄2 10: Late on Saturday night, the special

no further CALCUTTA, Mar. 31 (Reuter).- Admiral Richard Byrd, who has been

encroachments on make-long commercial lights in soal-511⁄2 miles) to be the most promising. Macao territory court in Prague passed sentence of Ten people have died here as a lending an expedition to the Antare It. to confirmed that the Japanese 60,000 feet,

ed cabins at heights of from 40,000 to

Siratosphere proper extends from death on the man who is said to have result of a strike held by the Muni- tic, has arrived at Punta Arenas warned the sludent and to

The crow tulalled their mission and six iniles to about 37 miles above have occupied the Chinese Maritime have elpal scavengers:- The strike began (Chile). helped him to escape, while another on March 26,

the plann has now been handed over earth's surface, 'Lower · region in He said that he was very, satisfied Customs station at Chingthon.

to Air France, for trials on a North known as "troposphero".. with man was sent to gnol for ten years Disregarding their religious laws with the results of the expedition

Atlantic route."

boundary region between called for withholding Information from the which forbid the higher casts to dea and that a very wide region had "BAGHDAD, Mar. 31 (Reuter) Police,

Mr. A. van Byner, of No. 7, Juffer Special croplands with premure "tropopause." fle themselves by sweeping refuse, been covered by air to gather meteo-Toad, Wanchal, bag reported to the cabins designed for sub-stratosphere The Iraq Cabinet has resigned and]

Record fights into stratosphere are: a new Cabinet has been formed people believed to possess informa- are indus, are organising banda.failed 7,000 miles by his ship, North one broke into his fat and stole ments on the Atlantic route.

Many arrests have been made of the cliizens, the majority of which rological data.

Police that between March 17 and flying have been under preparation in Dy plane, Lieut.-Colonel Pezzi (Italy) Admiral Byrd added that they had March 25, during his absence, some France for the past year for experi-in 1938 to 10 miles; by balloon, under Rishid All. Gailani with thej ilon about the student,

Malor Stevens (USA), 1038, 13.0 Foreign Minişler, Seyid Nouri Es- So for the Nazi attempts to And The striking scavengers are de-Star, without encountering ship or clothing, money, pletures nud other Research into the possibilities of air|miles. Unmanned-balloons hatt

the student have not been successful,manding higher wager.

articles to the total value $521.60. routes "over, the weather" (Le., at riten more than 10 miles.

New Iraq Cabinet

Sold.

voluntary scavengers,

land.

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