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No.24634號伍佰陸仟肆萬弍第 日月年丑丁 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1937.
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HAS TAKEN POSITIVE ACTION"
KOWLOON BOMB
SENSATION
CYLINDRICAL PARCEL EXPLODES: FOUR PERSONS HURT
Mysterious Outrage: Reward Offered
**A BOMB OUTRAGE, SENSATIONAL AS IT WAS MYSTERIOUS,
·OCCURRED IN THE KITCHEN OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF NO. 6. TUNG FONG STREET, IN THE VICINITY OF THE CHINESE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING, WATERLOO . ROAD, SHORTLY BEFORE 7.30 P.M. LAST NIGHT. FOUR PER- SONS WERE INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY.
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UNKNOWN MAN SOUGHT
Details of the crime, as divulged in a police report, disclose that Ng Ping Kam, aged 36, master of the household, was in the kitchen with friends and was opening "a cylindrical parcel" when it exploded. Ng Ping Kam was injured in the stomach and eyes and is now a patient in the Kowloon Hospital where it is reported that hls condition "might be serious.
The parcel was brought to the house by an unknown Chinese male, aged about 26 years, thin and dark complexion, and "for in- formation leading to the arrest, and conviction of this man the Hon. Inspector General of Police last night authorised the issue of a rem ward of $250,
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Police arrived on the scene.shart- ly after the crime occurred and the occupants of the house could assign no reason for the outrage.
According to a police report, in which the master of the house, Ng Ping-kam, aged 38, is described as a retired merchant, about 7.40 p.m. yesterday an unknown Chinese male called at the premises and handed a small cylindrical parcel, about one foot in length, to two boys who answered the door.
One of the boys, Ng Kam-nam, handed the parcel (which had been signed for) to his father, Ng Ping-kam who took it to the kitchen. -While commencing
REST FOR KING AND QUEEN
AT BALMORAL
to
London, August 5. After months of Coronation and other public ceremonial the "King and Queen, who are now at Bal- moral, have ahead of them six weeks of rest and relaxation in the Scottish scene they both love so well. Their leisurely drive from Aberdeen to Balmoral yesterday made in an open car gave great pleasure to the inhabitants of the villages through which they passed and even isolated farms and cot- tars houses flew flaga. At Aberdeen the King and Queen" asked the Lord Provost about the progress made with the new inarmary, there which the Queen, as Duchess of York, opened last September and expressed pleasure that Aber- deentans had since then raised £100,000 required to free the Institution from debt/-- British Wirelear.
open it a loud explosion was heard. resulting in five persons being in- jured.
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Ng Ping-kam received injuries to the right arm and right eyebrow, while his left hand was lacerated and there were a few punctures in his stomach. The four others, Ng Sze, clasman of the merchant. Ngal. Sek-pul, Ng Chiu-kwong, nephew, aged 13, and Ng Kap- nam sustained superficial injuries. They were sent to the Kowloon Hospital where the merchant was detained and the others were allowed to proceed home after treatment.
Members of the Police Emergency Unlt were sent to the scene.
SIR WILFRED JACKSON
British Guiana Governor Coming Here
"
After a vacation in the Neder- land East Indies, Sir Wilfred Jack- son arrived in Singapore last week. Bir Wilfred, who is accompanied by Lady Jackson, is on his way to take up the Governorship of British Gulana,
Str Wilfred was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Mauritius since 1930. He has also served in various Government positions in Uganda, Bermuda, Bahamas, Gold Coast and Trinidad
.
Sir Wilfred succeeds Sir Geory Northcote who has been appointed Governor of Hong Kong in succes sion to Sir" Andrew
Caldecott. Governor-Designate of Ceylon in succession to Sir Edward Stubbs, a former Governor of Hong Kong..
DECLARES CHANCELLOR OF SUN YAT SEN UNIV.
PEOPLE SHOULD RALLY ROUND
THE GENERALISSIMO
WILL GO TO WAR IF DRIVEN TOO FAR
ACTION
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“CHINA -HAS TAKEN DEFINITE AND POSITIVE RESIST JAPANESÉ MILITARY AGGRESSION IN NORTH CHINA AND IT IS NOW UP TO THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS AT NAN- KING," | DECLARED DR. CHOU LOU, CHANCELLOR OF THE SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY AT CANTON, WHO ARRIVED HERE YESTER- DAY FROM CANTON
DR. CHOU IS LEAVING WITH A PARTY OF OTHER OFFICIALS AT 12 O'CLOCK TO-DAY ABOARD THE R.M.S. EMPRESS OF JAPAN FOR SHANGHAI EN ROUTE TO NANKING WHERE HE WILL ASSIST THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES IN THe programME OF NATIONAL SALVATION.
"GENERALISSIMO" CHIANG KAI-SHEK HAS MADE KNOWN TO THE WORLD, THROUGH HIS FOUR-POINT PLAN, WHERE CHINA STANDS AND WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LUKOUCHIAO INCIDENT DR. CHOU ADDED, **THE PEOPLE SHOULD RALLY AROUND HIM AND ALL WORK TOWARDS SAFEGUARDING - OUR TERRITORY AGAINST JAPANESE AGGRESSION."..
DR. CHOU EMPHASIZED THAT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAD DEFINITELY DECIDED TO GO TO WAR WITH JAPAN IF SHE 18 DRIVEN TOO FAR ENOTES
THE VETERAN KUOMINTANG LEADER WHO IS GOING TO HÉMAIN AT NANKING INDE- FINITELY, WAS MET BY A LARGE GROUP OF FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WHEN HE ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY MORNING.
Feiping: The gates of Pelping remain closed while prices are soaring. The city witnessed the imposing spectacle of a modern war machine when a Japanese, motorised column, consisting of four hundred vehicles, including thirty tanks, eight field guns and to thousand men traversed Felping en route from Fengtal to Tungchow. The troops were enthusiastically welcomed by the Japanese re- sidents while the Chinese crowds looked on in silence. There were no incidents. Fighting is reported to have occurred in North Nankow Pass but detalls are lacking.-Beater.
WAITING FOR ZERO
HOUR
Tientsin, August 5.
The Japanese army of occupation at Tientsin is now 40,000 strong. swollen by recent re-inforcements from Yukwan and Tongku.
All points along the Pelping- Hankow Railway are being 're.. inforced, and both armies watching and waiting for hour.
are
zero
The troops of General Feng Chi- an are stationed in readiness at Panting, and waiting for the orders of the Chinese Higher Command........... Chinese Evening Preti.
APPEAL TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
London, Aug. 5. Mr. Listowel, Chairman of the "Friends" of Chinese People" has sent a letter to the "Manchester
Sir Wilfred and Lady Jackson Guardian" emphasising the "dan- w: remain in Singapore for a gerous implications in the renewal week and will then proceed to British Gulana via Hong Kong and China and deep concern for the of Japanese aggression, against Canada.
inaction of the British Govern- ment" declares that it is in- creasingly clear that the Japanese militarists are pursuing a policy of indefinite expansion which would clearly provoke a world war. It was essential for the British Gov- ernment to support any appeal to Chinese Government make under Article Seventeen and calls on the British Government to summon immediately a conference of the Nine-Power signatories to consider situation and re-establish peace on an equitable basis-Beuter,cha
Chapel In Memory Of American Soldiers
London, August 5. General John J. Pershing, G.C.B., formerly Commander-in- Chief of the United States Army, will on August 15 dedicate the Chapel in the American War Cemetery at Brookwood, near London, erected to the memory of 588 American soldiers who died in England during the war. The United States Ambassa dor, Mr. WBingham will preside and other distinguished Americans will give, addresses. Mr. W. A. Duff Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty" will speak as representative of the British Government-British Wireless,
LEADERS EXCHANGE VIEWS
Nanking, August 6. General Liu Halang, Governor of Szechuan, and Governor Lang Yun of Yunnan, are due in Nan- king this afternoon to Join the military leaders who are exchang ing their views on the North. Ch'na
tuation Reuter
JAPAN GOVT. POLICY
BIG VOTE FOR
NORTH CHINA
Gen. Sugiyama's Statement
WAR EXPECTED
Shanghai, August 5. The situation between Chíus and Japan having reached a elimax, and war between the two countries now being considered a certainty, It is reported that both sides are hastening preparations for hostili- ties on an extensive scale.
It is reported that over 200,000 Japanese troops have already ar- rived in China, thoroughly armed. with most modern implements of
war.
Tokyo, August 5 An all-parties conference here
China is also arming and pre- to-day decided to submit a "Joint paring for the coming confillet, and resolution, to the House of Repre- her armles are concentrating and sentatives on August 6, (Friday) | proceeding northwards to meet the upholding the Japanese, Govern-
invaders. ment's policy in North. China and Hostilities are expected at any urging the Government to seek a moment, It stated.-Chinese fundamental solution to the North | Evening Press. China problem
SIGNIFICANT VISIT
Shanghai, Aug: 5.
During the debate on the second. supplementary budget in conner- tion with the North China in- cident, General Suglyamna, War
A Moscow message received here Minister, told the budget Commit- to-day stated an addition of 40,000- tee that it was problematical whe-Soviet troops will garrison Eastern ther the Japanese troops in North Siberia along the Manchukuo China would be able to continue border. In the event of a major their present attitude in the face Sino-Japanese war. more Boviet of steady advance of Chinese troops will station at Vladivostok. Central Government troops to North China,
It is estimated that, expenditures in connection with the North Chins incident total 517,000,000 yen including about 10,000,000 yen defrayed from the reserve fund of about 97,000,000 yen provided by the second supplementary, bill which is now before the House of Representative.
Reuter
HOOEY
Under this beading the Editor makes certain comments on various phases of Japanese propaganda in his Leading Article on Page 8.
Although the visit of Admiral H. E. Yarnell, Commander-in-Chief of the UB Asiatic Fleet, to Vladf- Vostok aboard Augusta, is said to be of no diplo
his flagship
matic significance, this is the first visit of the fleet to that Eussian port for many years.
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PROPAGANDA?
Anyway Thanks, Japan!
It is often said that Japan is a poor band at propaganda, and sometimes it appears to be true. for instance, has issued a com- The Japanese Embassy in Paris,
munique to the French pressin which the Charge d'Affaires al- leges that Nanking has concen- trated 200,000 troops in Hopeh, this huge army, now occupying strategi- cal positions from which it “3 capable of. annihilating the “Japanese troops stationed there.”~ The Frenchman, who prides him- self on his logle, will ask why, In that case, the Chinese army did not launch a determined attack days ago. He will reach the answer that it must be because China is not provocative but seeks a peaceful settlement of the in- cident. And that is hardly the im pression the Embassy seeks to con- vey. The Chinese Embassy could "4" scarcely have made out a better case for itself,
Safety First
HORK on a fully aware of the danger of a cholera epidemics and the Medical Department is already doing everything possible to warn and safeguard the public,REA
In a short Interview accorded to our representative, by Dz Smalley, the Acting Director of Medical Services, be stressed the "Im- portance of avoiding every kind of. uncooked vegetable. He stated that in his opinion all green salads should be absolutely barred from the table at present. All vegetables must be cooked, and all soft trait should be 'stewed and not served
With regard to milk there is little fear of cholera infection, and It is hardly necessary to boil it but If there is any doubt, whatever about water it should be boiled.. It is also unwise to put ce in drinks unless it has been made in
the home refrigerator,
The oficial notice with regard to cholera inoculations will be foundi
on Page 7
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CHINESE CASUALTIES
Much Cooler
A report issued by the Royal Observatory yesterday states that 0.68 faches of rain was recorded during the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m yesterday. The year's total since January 1, 1 53.62 Inches. against an average of 55.57 inches. Wednesday's maximum tempera ture was 91 degs with a night minimum of 81 degs Yesterday at 10 a. the temperature was 84 degs. The maximum temperature yesterday was 88.5 degs, the read ing being taken at 4 p.m.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-11/18 ST.T, ON LONDON: 1 213/164.
NEWS INDEX
It is signncant that the visit is made during the Sino-Japanese tension when Soviet Ruzsis cannot
Shanghal, Aug. 6. be indifferent to what is going in
The casualties of the Chinese North China, In the opinion of 29th Route Army amounted foreign circles bere. It is note 5,000 dead and wounded,, Including to worthy that Moscow is building the Second-in-Command of the warships in American shipyards Army Corps, and the Commander
Amusementa Beuter
of the 132nd Divison, according to Cholers Précaution
Cables an announcement from authorita- tive sourcen.
JAPANESE LOSSES
Tokyo, Aug. 5: the Japanese losses in North China The War Ofics announces that from July 7 to August 4 are 384 killed and 869: wounded - Reuter
Finance The high number of losses is Local Dairy
Leading Article
to the impossibility of concentra due to the long line of defence and Mail Notices ting troops in time and to Japanese Brillery and aeroplanes Transocean News Sermon
Radio Programme Shipping
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