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"GHASTLY RECORDS"
Japanese Drug Traffic In China
PUBLICATION OF GENEVA
REPORT URGED
disease is freely spread by the needles from one addict to an- other."
ARMY. ADDICTS
London, Oct. 15. "Ghastly records" of Japanese drug traffic in China is the subject of a letter to the "Times" from
Sir Abc Bailey who states that reports were made at Geneva by
Sir Abe Bailey adds that Russell the Advisory Committee on the. Pasha also reported that "during traffic of oplum and dangerous the last two years there has been drugs on June 1 and 2, but were
Ir. Harbin many Japanese addicts not issued to the Press. Sir Abe especially soldiers and officers of Balley urges the publication ofthe Japanese Army," which state- these reports in pamphlet form
adding that these ghastly records will show the world as nothing else can the fate which awaits countries conquered and ruled by Japanese armies."
Sir Abe Bailey states that Rus- sell Pasha, the Egyptian repre- sentative, quoted an eye-witness as saying that words "falled him when he attempted to describe the re- volting and terrible conditions in
·dens in the Japanese-Concession in Tientsin. "The dens are dark, the alth is revolting and the scenes ghastly. Chinese, Russians and foreigners le about on drly woodon boards. There are also children two and three years of age already idiot drug addicts with swollen heads and thin. transpar- ent bodies. Injections are done with dirty syringes often home- made, the needles are never wash- ed. disinfected or changed and
LIBERTY BOND CAMPAIGN
T.V. Soong Answers Japan Criticism
Shanghai. Oct. 15. Answering Japanese charges that the Liberty Bond campaign was not going too well and that lew wealthy and well-to-do Chinese subscribed towards the Loan, Mr. T. V. Soong. Chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee said, "more than £250,000,000 hus been subscribed in China at par. The sale of the bonds is a pleasing contrast to the situation in Japan where the 'Sluo-Incident' bonds, are forced down the throats of Japanese bankers whose portfolios are already overladen, with Gov- ernment bonds thus creating. a 'red ink bond' problem and ac- celerating the collapse of Japan's Τη economic currency structure. Shanghai alone more than $10,008 000 have been subscribed by wealthy persons in blocks of $50,000 and upwards in addition to indirect subscriptions through their business interests.
There has been no attempt at publicising subscribers. Reticence also exists regarding private" en- deavours
wounded for
soldiers which has been of late the subject of criticism. For example, I am maintaining at my own expense the first and second Tienjen for wounded military hospitals sold'ers to Shanghai and I am establishing a third unit in Sou chow. No mention of th's has been, made and none would have been made publicly if it had not been called for in answer to the Japanese charges. In the face of the gallantry of our soldiers who are giving their life and Umb for the country to talk of any, service" towards them would be bragging,"
he concluded.— Reuter.
RISE OF HAN
RIVER
Serious Damage
Canton, Oct. 15. Serious damage, was done by the rise of the Han River in Eastern Kwangtung as a result of heavy rain. The water everflowed the upper and lower reaches of the river and caused widespread havoc, the most terrific in ten years.
Crops were submerged in most places, while the death to cattle was countless. The damages to live stock and crops are estimated to be about $10.000,000.
Telephone and telegraph wires and poles were also damaged by the Inundation, while the highways were impassible. The water, how- ever, is receding, and the highway traffic was resumed to-day.- International News Agency.
ment was endorsed by the French
representative. Sir Abe Bailey de clares that friends in touch with the For East had informed hin that the Japanese armies raised their revenue in China from oplem traffic in order to be more hde- pendent of the financial and poli- tical control of the Japanese Government. "The real trouble in the Far East lies in the Japanese Government's utter inability to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937.
Prince and Princess' Chichibu returned to Japan after a
seven
months tour of England, Europe and America. They were met by members of the Royal family and high Government officials. Reuter Bulletin Service.
NINE POWER
J
TALKS
control its soldiers who are mad Japan Might Take
with the lust for power but can- not destroy China but may end by destroying.Japan."
#
Abe Balley opines that the Japanese Government, expressing the feelings of the Japanese people,
Parl
Tokyo, Oct. 15.
TROOP TRAIN FIRED ON
Carrying Royal Sussex Regt.
AUTHORITIES" DENIAL
Jerusalem. Oct. 14.
A troop train conveying the Royal Sussex Regiment to Egypt was ambushed and red on from the Judean hills, but there were no casualties. J
The fresh trouble which has flared up throughout the country bears undoubted s'gns of an of ganised effort, and the declaration to be the of martial law seems Government's most likely reply.
Various acts of violence and sabotage, are reported ra ng from Belsan to Beer-Sheba.
Police occupied the strategic points of the city to-night, while tenders. mounted with Lewis guns. patrolled the deserted streets.
A detachment of the King's Royal Rifles scoured Arab villages in the vicinity of the train wreck near Kalkiljeh.
Eye-witness reports of the train explosion confirm that the engine overturned. Injuring the driver and Bremen, but not hurting the passengers.
A party of armed Arabs ned the embankment and some enter-
The spokesman at the Foreigned the trair. hunting Jews, where- Office confirmed the report that upon an English and an Arab constable, fred, killing two Arabs and wounding a third. The re- mainder were routed..
is seriously perturbed at the doings | the Belgian Ambassador has ten- of its soldiers. I do not believe tatively approached the Vice- the Japanese Government desires Minister for Foreign Affairs re- the demoralisation of China by its garding the possibility of Japan agents," the letter concludes.-
accepting the invitation to the Reuter.
Nine Power Conference which will be held in Brussels.
ATTACK ON EMBASSY CARS
"NOTE OF PROTEST.
Tokyo, Oct. 15: Acting on in- structions, Sir Robert Craigie. British Ambassador, this evening handed a Note to the Japanese, Foreign Minister protesting against the Japanesc planes machine- gunning of three British Embassy ears, in one of which Flight-Lleut. S. S. Murray, Assistant Air Attache, was an occupant, while the vehicles were travelling from Nanking to Shanghai on Tuesday,
Sir Robert Craigle and Mr. Koki Hirota, Foreign Minister, exchanged views on the matter. It is opined here that the incident will be settled as quickly and as amicably as possible on the basis of the Japanese expression of regret with the statement that the Japanese planes were too high to observe the flag markings on the motor cars. -Reuter.
MORE TROOPS FOR LIBYA
Rome, Oct. 14. It was announced here on Fri- day that two further ships trans- porting troops. Argentine and Lombardia, left Naples late on Thursday evening for Libya, bring- ing the total number of men who
salled for that destination in the course of Thursday to 8.000.— "retumucesta.. Nev- Service.
POTATO HARVEST IN GERMANY
Berlin, Oct. 15. The Ministry of Food reports that this year's potato harvest in Ger- many promises to be a record one such as has never been known in the country.
Lonnaireas News Serving
Japan has not yet answered the invitation but the spokesman agreed that Japan might attend, However, the possibility of Japan attending is remote, especially as she is branded the aggressor, "and in any case Japan still waited for information regarding the agenda for the qpference.
Asked if the Japanese naval au- thorities along the China coast ʼn blockade to favoured war and prevent third Powers from sending munition to Chins, the Spokes
man
declared that the opinion might prevail amongst certain naval officials but the matter, had not yet "been discussed amongst the higher officials.--- Reuter.
U.S. PRESSING FOR MEDIATION
ነ፡
New York, Oct. 14.
The American delegation to the Nine-Power Conference. headed by Mr. Norman. Davis, is salling on Wednesday aboard the ss. Wa- shington, according to the Wa- shington correspondent of the "New York Dally, News." The pa- per adds that Mr. Davis has been instructed to press first for media tion in the Sino-Japanese con- flict and then to sit back and walt and see what transpires- Heutero
SHOULD BE CALLED
BY BRITAIN"
·Reno, Nevada, Oct. 14. Discussing the Nine-Power Con- ference,
Pittman, Senator. Key Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee told Reuter:
"I personally belleve Britain should call this conference, în vir- tue of her fallure to co-operate with America in 1932, and the fact that she has a far greater in- terest in China than any other country."
Authoritative circles deny that the troop train carrying the Royal Sussex Regiment was fired ori. Reuter.
NANKING RAID
Takes Populace. By Surprise
Nanking, Oct. 15: Seventeen heavy Japanese bombers bombed of Pukow. Chuchow, north-east The invaders passed the Chinese capital and bombed Chuyung to the south-west
BRITISH MALT, BRITISH HOPS,
THERE'S. NO FAULT
IN
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH TO THE CORE, IT NEVER LOSES
ITS
"HEAD"
CALDBECK'S
CENTENARY DINNER OF
P. AND 0.
Amazing History.
London. Oct. 14. Twenty-seven Peers, the Chinese ard Japanese Ambassadors, mem- bera of the Cabinet, and numer- ous other distinguished personages attended a dinner at the Savoy the Hotel to-night to celebrate centenary of the P. and. O. Steam- ship Company, -
Sir John Simon, in paying a tribute to the romantle and amaz- ing history of the company, re- called that in the past century the company had found it necessary of Nanking, where
to seek a new chairman only on many bombs were released. After
four occasions. a" period in which 'Cruising around Nanking the in-
there had been 19 Prime Ministers vaders left. The visit of the in- and 32 separate British Govern- vaders took the populace by sur- prise as rain and a low ceiling usually prevented a raid since fly- ing low would expose the raiders to anti-aircraft fire.
Reuter,
ments.
Lord
Craigmyle expressed the shipping industry's gratitude for the subsidy which was a warning to the world that Britain would never allow cargo ships or great liners to be put out of business by foreign State-fed competition.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE RAY HOTEL
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagona Lita, Peking.
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS -AGAINST JAPAN
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EFFECTIVE FOR PROTECTION
OF FOREIGN INTERESTS
IN CHINA
Shanghal, Oct. 15: The Chinese Chinese soll Buch a state-of
Rt. Hon. Oliver Stanley, M.P., said the receipts from shipping in Chamber of Commerce here has affairs, according to the Chinese conference, 1936 contributed £85,000,000 to in-requested the International Cham-Chamber, is sa great a menace to ber of Commerce of Shanghai to foreign as well as, to Chinese 'to- take energetic measures to support terests. The Chamber affirms that the boycott of Japanese goods. The economic sanctions against Japain Chinese Chamber bages Its request ) would effectively protect the inter- on the assertion that the Japanese ests of foreign countries in China are endeavouring to obtain the and promote the prosperity of the
whole world.— monopoly of the Chinese markets
Trontosan News Sarrice and of exploitation of riches of
was vital.
LEGALLY JUSTIFIED Referring to President Roose- velt's advocacy of inviting China and Japan to the Senator Pittman said: "I Japan visible exports, so that even in continues to be obdurate and peacetime the shipping industry arbitrary all the governments and helped Britain, while in wartime it signatories to the Treaty would be morally and legally juślified in re-
AMBASSADORS APART fasing to have dealings with her. Such determination would not
The Chinese and Japanese. Am- Involve them in war unless Japan bassadors were not close to one saw fit to attack all such govern- another, one being among the ments, which is an absurd proposi- guests on the Chairman's right, tion.
the other ..on the "The United States Government Jeft could. in my opinion, successfully continue, u war under such de- termination."
Arguing that the United States had no treaty involving her in the affairs of any country except China under the Nine-Fower Pact, the Senator said: "Our obliga- tion towards China seems com-
!
If the Nine-Power Treaty were plete. If we are deterred by not carried out the world will have cowardice and dishonour, we will, taken a retrograde step. bowing to the right of conquest by the powerful.
in my opinion. måke it impossible for any further peace efforts for the whole world.”- Reiter.
Houses demolished In Tung Wah Road, Canton, following Japanese «ir ralds.
Chairman's
At no time during dinner were the Ambassadors in a position to converse with each other.-
·Reuter.
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
Coastguard Cutter To Rescue
OVER 150 KILLED
Shanghal, Oct. 15. It is now estimated that over 150 persons were killed or wounded, including three 8ikh constables, by stray shells and bombs inside the International Settlement and French Concession yesterday. -
M
Chinese planes visited and re- vislled the Japanese positions at Yangtzepoo and Hongkew from @
until 5 p.m.
2.10. each #tme drawning an Intensive fire from anti-aircraft guns.
The Japanese claim that one Chinese plane was shot down (în dames at Pootung, "
OFFICIAL REPORT
One of the most dangerous areas was Szechuen Road, where ap- proximately 25 shells penetrated The Chinese official description the roofs of homes and office of the raid 8978 a number of buildings or burst in the street | Japanese planes at the Yangtze- causing panic among the people. poo airfield were destroyed, the
Among the buildings hit was the ammunition dump blown up. and ' Navy Y.M.C.A A shell penetrated |other military establishmentė: the roof and wrecked the lavatory | effectively bombed, on the sixth Boor
More than 20 Chinese planes, Nanking Road, from the Sincere forming the biggest fleet yet to de- Company store to the Bund, also ver a night attack at Shanghai received a share of shells splin-are stated to have participated. ters. It was therefore closed to The Chinese communique adds än traffic.
unconfred report that two Japan- èse warships were hit and damag- ed.-
"euter.
San Francisco, Oct. 14. An 8.0.8. has been picked up from the freighter Phyllis Boto, formerly the Chetopa, which was A French family residing. In the recently sold to a Chinese buyer¡ Concession had the narrowest es- The 80S. states "fourteen hun-cape when a projectile pierced the dred miles south-east of Honolulu, roof of their home, landed in the Leaking badly. Four feet of water dining room while several persons in hold Pumps not operating. were at table. The impact of the Please ask coastguard cutter to shell wrecked the room but the stand by."—
projectile; failed to explode, thus Reuter.
unquestionably allowing the occu- pants of the room to escape with their lives-
ruter
New York Oct, 14. The coastguard cutter is racing to the rescue of the ss. Phyllis Soto but la expected take three days to reach the vessel which is now stated to be sixteen, hundred miles north-west of Honolulu.--- Reuter.
Messages from the Phyllis Soto said that she was making three knota to Honolulu, and was ap parently out of Immediate danger.
--leuter.
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"BLOODY SATURDAY”-
Shanghai, Oct 17 After one of the most hectic days. since "Bloody Saturday." Shanghai was kept awake all night by terrific rumbling of artillery, the rattling of machine-guns and the thunder of anti-aircraft fire.
Japanese warships were kept on. the alert throughout the night as
TRACKS DESTROYED
Pelping. Oct. 15. Bimultaneously with an attack on Hweihua and Sulyuanfu from the south and east, a
smal Japanese force cut the railway to the west, destroying a section of the tracks. .......
Japanese reports from Suiyuan- lu state that the Chinese have been routed by a fierce artillery -bombardment, The Chinese, at
tempted to cover their retreat by the use of tear-gas bombs, but t is cla'med they were completely demoralised when the Japanese: artillery opened are across the line of retreat to the west or Kwe'hun
Beuter.