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No. 24733.Ħ¶Ã¤¤ ¤¤ÃET HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1937. 叁拜雞 日登月弍拾年佰玖仟登英 Price)
BIG KOWLOON FIRE
Timberyards Destroyed
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
$40,000
Damage, believed to be to the extent of $40,000, was caused as the result of an outbreak of fire in a timberyard in the Talkoktaul district yesterday evening. The conflagration assumed alarming proportions and at one time threatened ne less than ten yards where large quantities of wood were stored. As it was, three yards were destroyed by the fire.
From enquiries it was learned, ber establishments, the Wu On that fire broke out in the kitchen Lun and the Put Hop Lung. of the Lee Yuen Lung timberyard where food was being prepared for the evening meal. The alarm was raised shortly before 6 pm. The flames soon gained ground and spread to the adjacent tim-
'QUEEN MARY IN ACCIDENT
Hits Wharf When Ducking In New York
London, Nov. 30: The Klant
Cunard-White. Star Maer Queen
Appliances from "the Kewicon Fire Station and Terminus Station were rushed to the scene as well As two freñoats.
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TEA EXPORT QUOTA IS RAISED
Mary had an accident when deck. Surprise Caused By
ing at New York yesterday.
She
hit the edge of the wharf damaging the corner of it
Brute Bulletin Service.
LATEST IN STRIKES
Grave Diggers Have Their Turn!
New York, Nov. 30: Burials in New York have been held up owing to a strike among grave-diggers. Police are guarding the cemetery.Į gates us
the grave-diggers have threatened a sit down strike in the grave-yards.--
Bester's Bulletin Service.
AIR DEFENCE CHIEF
Nanking, Nov. 30. The Air Defence Commission in Kwangs! to-day petition to the Central Government for the ap-. pointment of General Hsia Wel as the Commander for Air Defence. International News Agency.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON-NEW YORK: 30-15/16 IT. ON LONDON: 1s. 27/8d.
London Silver Market"
(From Our Own Correspondent). London, Nov. 30.. London a'lver prices to-day were down 1/8 as follow:-
Nov. 29. Nov. 30. 19-3/4 19-5/8 19-1/2
Spot..........
Forward
19-5/8
Announcement
London, Nov. 30. Owing to the recent rate of in- crease in the United Kingdom stocks compared to that of a year ago. tea circles are somewhat sur.... prisedat to-day's announcement that the expert quota will be raised by five per cent.
It is pointed out that the 1- crease releases à further 10,000,000 pounds of tea which, when taking Into account the 20,000,000 pounds. still outstanding from last May's increase, means that during 1936 and 1939 the market will have to absorb an additional 60, ta 70
million pounds.
Many well-informed quarters are of the opinion that the additional tea available during the coming year should result in lower retall prices especially for the commoner teas thus giving a flip to con- sumption which has latterly tended to fall off.
At the opening of this morning's London sale. Ceylon tea-dealers displayed caution pending further consideration of the quota an- nouncement. Prices moved erra- tically but was generally easier to the extent of half-penny penny per pound.— Reuter,
R.M.A. DORADO
R.M.A. Dorado arrived at Kai Tak yesterday with one passenger from Penang and 375.544 kilos of mall.
BIRCHING SEEMS CALLED FOR BUT-
NAUGHT
CHINA
From the Eulletin"
"NANKING WILL DEFEND ITSELF
TO THE LAST SHOT".
DEFENCE LINES CONSOLIDATED
CHINESE NEWSPAPERS PROTEST AGAINST JAPANESE CLAIM TO CENSORSHIP
Hankow, November 30: "Nanking will defend itself to the last breath and to the last shot," emphasized a spokesman of the Chinese Government to a "Transocean News Service" representative. Chinese defence lines near Nanking are being further consolidated and strong Chinese forces are concentrated there, the spokesman declared. Although the Government had left the capital, Nanking would not be abandoned. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek had passed the watchword that * China loses everything if she yields to Japan but wins everything if she resists." Japan, being technically stronger, China will protract the war in order to exhaust the Japanese.
The situation at Nanking is described by the spokesman as being now rather quiet again. The exodus has slowed down; there was no food scarcity and all commodities could be purchased. The situation at the front was serious but not hopeless.
The statement made by the Japanese Commander, General Matsui, that the Japanese Army would march as far as Chungking, a city far beyond Barkow In laner China on the Upper Yangtze, was characterized as "bluff" by the Chinese spokesman since this would be entirely impossible. China's resistance would remain unshaken.
"China ́ls to-day more than ever before determined to fight as long as a single Japanese soldier stands on Chinese soll." the spokesman concluded-Transocean News Service.
Shanghal November 30: A meeting of representatives of Chinese papers in Shanghai decided to suspended publication of a number of papers aa à protest against the Japanese claim to right of cen- sorship over the Chinese press. Four of the leading papers, namely, the “ Shün Paa” “Sinwen Pão," Ta Kung Pao" and the "Eastern Times" will. however, continue to appear but probably not in Shanghai.
The Ta Kung Pao" has already removed: Its offices to Hankow and it is believed that the Shun Pao" will shortly follow.
The papers, "National Herald" and the garded as the organ of the former President of the Executive Yuan, Mr. Wang Ching-wel, have " ceased publication.
Central China Daily News," of which the latter is re-
It is announced that the two Chinese papers registered at the United States Consulate will con- tinue to appear and political circles consider that international complication is possible in the event
of these two papers refusing to submit to Japanese censorship—Transocean News Service.
行米
Mrs. Wang holding out a waistcoat while soldiers were donning these gifts.
PRICELESS ART TREASURES
REMOVAL FROM -NANKING
CHIANG KAI-SHEK IS WELL SATISFIED
Nanking, Nov. 30: It is learned from an authoritative source that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, spent the day inspect- i ing the defences around Nanking and expressed himself very well Antigded.
Nanking Is Now An
Armed Camp
Nanking. Nov. 30: Nanking has become an armed camp with barbed wire barricades ready to block the streets Buses have ceased running, while, outside the city. trenches and other defence works are being built. A tour of the city revealed that a great part of the poorest inhabitants are re- maining as they cannot afford to leave...
TOO POOE TO LEAVE In the hope of averting à holo- caust if the warfare spreads to Nanking, the International Com- mittee are proceeding with plans for a safety zone to which the Japanese authorities have hitherto shown ne disposition to agree.-
Bruter.
NOT LIKELY TO ATTRACT RUSH
Regulations Set By Japanese
FOR SHANGHAI RESIDENTS
Shanghai Nov. 30: A Japanese army spokesman to-day announc ed that the Hongkew, Wayside and Madame Chiang is also remain will be reopened to foreign ex- Yangiazepoo districts in Shanghai
Nanking Nov. 30: To prevent them falling in Japanese hands the Chinese authorities have begun removing China's priceless art treasures to an undisclosed destina- tion in the interfor. The treasures { ing in Nanking.--- include the collection exhibited at | Heuter." Burlington House, London, in 1938, The treasures are packed in 15,- 000 cases and the most valuable are being sent first because it may not be possible to remove all the cases owing to transportation dir-.! aculties. Reuter
JAPAN'S BUDGET
FOR 1938-39
AUSTRALIA WILL PLAY HER PART Cordial Relations With United States
xcaldents from December 15, but numerous regulations governing their return are not likely to al tract a rush.
The regulations, inter alia, are that residents must have ident!" Acation papers from their "own Consul which must then be stamp ed by the Japanese Consular and military authorities.
Curfew must be observed from 8 Canberra, Noy. 30: At the open- (p.m. and houses must be blacked- ing of the Federal Parliament to-out at sundown after which re- day the Governor-General of Aus-sidente must not "wander about." Tokyo, Nov. 30: The Japanese tralls said that the Government of Cabinet has approved of the bad-Australia would welcome cordial get for 1938-39 which shows a relations with the United States slight reduction in expenditure for and added that Australia will play fighting services which amounted her part if her interests were to 12,000,000,000 yen.---
safeguarded Reuters Bulletin Berosca.
Reuters Bulletin Service.
Visitors from south of Soochow Creek must have special passes.
Chinese servants must have cer- tificates bearing the seal of the Japanese Consalate "and must not go, odt necessarily."- Bouter
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TWO BOMB OUTRAGES Missile Hurled Into Shop
In Connaught Road
TEACHER AND WIFE
INJURED
IN SHAMSHUIPO
Two sensational bomb explosions in the Colony last night, one on the Central prays, and the olker in the Shamshulpo district, are engaging the attention of officers of the Criminal Investica- tion Department.
In the latter instance, two Chinese were removed to the Kow- loon Hospital and one was stated to be in a serious condition. Yeung Yan, aged 40, manager of the Wang Kee Arm of stevedores and shipchandlers of Nos. 35-36 Connaught Road Central, reported to the police authorities that about 7.30 p.m. last night a Chinese male threw a Mills bomb into the ground
ITALIAN TUGS
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floor of the premises. The bomb exploded. Three employees, who were on the premises and fortun- ately were not hurt, only managed to catch a fleeting glimpse of the, culprit.,
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OUR SILENT ALARM
Hong Kong was on the alert at 10 am. yesterday for the test of the system of slarins, including the firing of maroons, but the consensus of opinion was that if the system tried yesterday is to be used in cases of emergency, then indeed Hong Kong will be la a sorry, pight.
street sounding a "hooter" but that was almost drowned by the "phus phut" of his cycle!
Shanghai, Nov. 30: The Italian There were some people who Consul-General has strongly pro- heard the maroons being fired but teated to the Japanese Conan that was all, and apart from those General, Mr. Okamoto, against the who were near the central part of seizure to-day of the Italian tes, the town, nobody seems to have. Romolo and Lido, moored off the heard the police and warship French Band The Japanese haul-sirens, although one motor cyckat ed the Italian flags and hoisted was observed riding along the Rising Sun dags and towed the tuga down river. The incident oc- curred in full sight of the Italian cruiser Raimondo Monteencooli At East Point there was distinct- which did not interfere, Mr.
ly no sign of anything unusual, Okamoto reportedly expressed his and if the system is going to regrets and promised to investi- prove successful it will have to gate the matter. The tugs first of all undergo considerable allegedly belonged to a Chinese | improvement. One other very Italian registered firm after de- concern which sold them toam
striking feature was that though the trial was announced för 10 claration of the Japanese block- m. there was some delay before ade. It is recalled "that the the first maroon was fired. Japanese reserved the right to
While on this subject it would seize all Chinese ships sold to pertinent foreign firms after the blockade.
to ask it an Tugs flying-Portuguese flags are also alleged to have been seized Reuter.
ANOTHER INCIDENT
U.S. Consul-General Lodges Protest
be
arrangements have been made for are contemplated) to warn the people im the New Ter- ritories of any impending emergency. Furtherinore districts ke, Mongkok, West Po'nt and Wanchat require special attention as it is likely that the poorer parts of the Colony are more likely to panic than the more prosperous districts,
NEWS INDEX
Shanghai, Nov. 30: The United States Consul-General, Mr. Cla- rence Gauss, has protested to the Japanese Consul-General against the action of Japanese naval authorities lowering the "Ameri- can flag and setzing a steamFinance launch, moored off the French Leading Articles
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