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OPIUM ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST Canton Road BRITISH JUNK ATTACKED DECISIVE WEAPONS To Be Bombed GARRISONS
BY JAPANESE DESTROYER
Crew Left Without Food And Water
By a determined and ruthless attack on Chinese Ashing craft which, according to one source, was doing nothing more than sall-
ing by, a Japanese warship, des-
AGAINST CHINESE
POPULATION
Sensational Revelations In Geneva Paper
cribed variously as destroyer No. 16 FRUSTRATION OF CHIANG'S PLAN
and Destroyer No. 18. yesterday
signified a revival of the acts of wanton destruction of defenceless Junks, which some time ago horri- Acd the world.
In this case the junk was not sunk, nor were her crew harmed, but the latter were threatened by the men who boarded her, accord- ing to the story they told, and the Japanese colifiscated the Junk's cargo and after heaving overboard anything they could lay their hands on, thoroughly disabled the vessel before leaving. This dis- ablement consisted of systematic chopping down of the masts, shap ping of pars and casting adrift of the rudder. They then left the crew without any food or water.
First report of the incident reached Hong Kong by the 3.5. Tai Hing. of the Hong Kong-Canton Macao Steamboat Company's feet. This steamer met the junk some distance out of Canton and in reply to distress signals the master hove to and took the helpless craft in tow, intending to bring it into (Cominced on back Page;
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TO FIGHT DRUG
Geneva, January 18..
That the League of Nations did everything in order to pre- vent the production and sale of opium in China la revealed in a statement of the League's Oplum Committee published this morning.
The efforts of that body failed insofar as it could establish no control on territories occupied by Japanese.
Circles close to the League plainly voice the opinion that Japanese military commander's in China promoted not only the production but especially the sale of opium in China in order to demoralise the Chinese civil population, states the "Tribune de Geneve" in making sensational revelations In this connection this morning.
Based on reports of prominent (flaged Japanese agents distributed experts regarding Japan's oplum oplum even before the war. war against China, the paper de- clares that Japan had realised the importance of fighting General issimo Chiang Kai-shek against oplum and therefore herself start- ed the production, of oplum in. the Tientsin region. The paper refers to undisputable statistics reveal ing that at Tainan. capital ofly frustrated, Shantung, 5,000 politically camou-
50 MINUTES OF HELL
ON "PANAY"
How Survivors Escaped From Jaws Of Death
JOURNALIST'S GRAPHIC TALE OF TRAGEDY WHICH SHOCKED WORLD
A graphic description of the bombing of the ill-fated U.S.S. runboat, Panay, by Japanese airmen which created a world- wide sensation recently, was given by Signor Luigi Barzini, special correspondent of the "Corriere della Serra," one of the survivors of the tragedy, at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday.
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At 1.30 in the afternoon of Sunday, December 13, the Panay lying in the Yangtse of Honsleri, All around her in the river were oll-laden and other ships. On board the Panay were a large number of members of the US. Embassy from Nanking who had recently evacuated from that city, and several British and foreign Journalists, among whom were: Mr. Roy Squires of Manila and Seattle: Mr. Norman Alley, a Hollywood Universal newsreel cameraman; Mr. Weldon James of Green- ville: Mr. James Marshall of Seattle, and representative of "Col- ller's Magazine, Mr. Norman Hoong of Honolulu and the "New York Times" and Mr. P. J. Broderick of Socony.
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One of the first measures of the Japanese during the present con- fict, the Tribune de Geneve" says was to close all hospitals where opium addicts were treated. eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's six- year plan for the fight against optum had thereby been practical-
Official Warning
All vehicles using the road from the border of the New Territories of Hong Kong to Canton do so ai their own risk as the Japanese authorities intend to keep it under bombardment, according to an at- clul communique issued by the Co- lonial Secretary, Hong Kong, late yesterday.
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The Japanese authorities have informed His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Tokyo that they in- tend to keep the road from the border of the New Territories of Hong Kong Canton under bom- bardment, and that all vehicles using the road do so at their own risk.
British subjects who, for very urgent reasons,; may require to traverse the area indicated may in-
IN EGYPT
Negotiations For Extension
Cairo, Jan. 15. Extension of the Anglo-Egyptian military pact to permit England to establish garrisons at different im- portant points in the western de- sert district of Egypt is the sub- ject of negotiations which are at present going on between the two countries, it is revealed here to- day by the War Ministry.
According to the existing agree- ment England is permitted to es- tablish garrisons only along the Suez Canal but in view of the Italian activities in Libya have the necessity of extending fortifica- tions.-
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form either the Colonial Author PROMOTION FOR
ties of Hong Kong or His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Can ton, who will use their discretion whether or not to inform His Bil- tannic Majesty's Ambassador at Tokyo with a view to bringing speclic cases to the notice of the Japanese authorities.
The British authorities, however, accept no responsibility in the matter.
WAR MATERIALS FOR CHINA
Japan was attempting to infect What Passed Through
vast Chinese
territories with
optum. Any eye-witness could no- tice that in Tientsin along the streets oplum cabins were to be found where the potson was sold at one penny,
In conclusion, the paper praises the unparalleled measures of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek for fighting optam and stresses the testimony of the League's Oplum Committee that oplum represented one of the most decisive weapons of Japan against the Chinese population in the Sino-Japanese
war.-
Trance News Service.
CELEBRATIONS
AT SYDNEY
150th Anniversary
Sydney, Jan. 18.
The 150th anniversary celebra- tions of Sydney opened to-day when a Queen Anne Union Jack was dn- furled by the Governor of New South Wales (Lord Wakehurst, K.C.M.G.) who read a document relating to the settlement in New South Wales by Captain Phillips who landed on January 28, 1778, with eight hundred convicts and settled in New Boutz walen
The Governor-General of Nortn- sent a telegram of congratulations ern Ireland (Duke of Abercorn,
to New South Wales, stating, “We are proud as an integral part of escape the British Empire to do honour-
Also on board were Mr. Colin going about seven miles an hour Malcolm McDonald, representing with no possible hiding place or the London Times": Albert, Bos, the possibility of Jumping into the Chinese Secretary to the Italian water, is a great experience, sald Embassy: Luigi Barzini and Signor Barzini. Sandro Sandri Italian journalists. There was no question, he con- Everything was quiet and calm. tinued, of fear. None of them felt Suddenly Japanese planes appear-fears One felt fear when pursued ed overhead and kept on bombing by a bull in an open field and one the gunboat for fifty minutes until was running for one's life, or even she zank. The scenes on board as when one was trying to bomb after bomb exploded in all from bandits or such" people. But parts of the frail Uttle craft can on the Panay, during the Sfty tons." be imagined. These scenes Signor minutes she was subjected to the Barzini described yesterday, in a fury of bombs, there was no fear. foreign tongue, in language that All they could do was to wait for was a credit to any English fate to decide. It was like a journalist.
tragic lottery, waiting for one's number to be drawn. There was nothing that could be done to save yourself.
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GREAT EXPERIENCE To be bombed in the middle of a wide stretch of water in a craft
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JAPANESE PAPERS GIVE FIGURES
MAJOR DIBB
LT.-COL. ANDERSON ALSO IN LIST
Prayers Offered For Peace
Memorial Service -
For Fallen Chinese Soldiers
TWO AMBASSADORS PRESENT
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JAPANESE DEFENCE WORKS BOMBED
Chinese Nearing Hangchow
Hankow, Jan. 18. Eraving rain and bitter cold, twelve Chinese planes flew over Hangchow before dawn this morn- ing and bombed Japanese defence works there as well as in Chien Bridge and Kung Shen Bridge.
Another squadron flew to Yu- hang, Fuyang and Linan to sup- port the Chinese forces in storming Hangchow. The air force safely retired to their base, after dawn-
Hankow, Jan. 18. Hundreds of Chinese and foreig- nera crammed the local Catholic Cathedral at 9 am. on the occa- sion of a Solemn Mass in memory of Chinese soldiers killed in the war. During the service which conducted by Monsignor Marius Zanin Apostolic delegate to China, prayers were also offered for peace. Large spotlights had and artillery are, the previously been constructed inside troops
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Chinese batteries opened from the south bank of Chien Tang River at Hsiaoshan on the lakeside city, where the Japanese positions were greatly shattered by the Chinese barrage are.
With the support of air force
Chinese--
were reported to have the Cathedral to accomodate the reached this afternoon the out- army of photographers who hop-skirts of Hangchow where heavy ped about throughout the service fighting was going on making "shots.”
Another Chinese colum is mov- The click of cameras heard during up from Yuhang to Shanghal, ing the periods of silence made a Wakang and Chingteh to envelop weird contrast with the solemnity Hangchow from the north and to of the Mass.
cut of communications between
The many friends here of Major G. X. DIED, M.C., RA, wil be
Floral wreaths with mourning pleased to hear of his promotion
Inscriptions sent by many Chinese prominent citizens and public or- to the rank of Brevet Lieut-ganisations were displayed in the
Colonel, the announcement to this being included in the London Gazette, published in the "Times" of January" 4. NA
Major Dibb who was stationed fn the Colony for a number of years left for Home about a monta
ago. After his leave he is going
to India.
Captain (local Lieutenant-Col) R. C. B. Anderson, M.C., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, has been promoted to the rank of Brevet Major. He is the Commandant of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Tokyo, Jan. 18.
HALF-YEARLY BREVETS figures of imports of war materials
The Japanese papers have given ]
The full list of half-yearly to China which passed through Brevets are given hereunder and Hong Kong during the past two other promotions and appoint months.
ments will be found on page 7 of this issue.
The Hong Kong correspondent of une Tokyo paper states that the supplies included 54 planes, 100 cases of motor car parts, 4,500 tons of, explosives, 2,500 tons of rifles and machine-guns.
Of the 4,500 tons of explosives, 2,000 came from Italy.
Reuters Bulletin Service.
The following promotions are made (Jan. 1):-
To be Bt. Col
Lt.-Col and Staff Paymr. A. 8. N. Herbert, M.C., RAP.C. To be Bt.-Cols.
Maj. C. F. Burton, M.C.R.AMO. (Continued on Back Page),
SMALL-POX OUTBREAK REACHES
EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS
VACCINATION URGED BY LOCAL
HEALTH AUTHORITIES
The outbreak of small-pox has reached epidemic proportions and the Government Health Authorities, strongly · recommend that every member of the community who has not yet been vaccinated should be done immediately.
For the 24 hours ended at midnight on Monday, a total of eight cases was reported to the Health. Authorities. Six of these were from the Victoria Registration District, one from Old. and New Kowloon, and one from Aberdeen and Rural Hong Kong.
THE WEATHER The report issued by the Royal
to another member of the Domin-Observatory yesterday indicates
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Reuter's Bulletin Service,
THE DOLLAR
that at 10 a.m. yesterday the tem- perature was 83 degrees, with hu- midity at 93 per cent, whilst the barometer was 30.11 inches.
tuberculosta.
The returns, for the week ended at midnight on Baturday, show that there were 26 cases, with 23 deaths, for that period: Other cases of notifiable diseases for the same period were:-cholera 1 (fatal); diphtheria' 4" (2 deaths); enteric fever 6(1 death); measles 2: chicken pox 1; cerebro-spinal Yesterday's maximum and mini-fever 7 (2 deaths); dysentery 18 mum temperature was 64 and 02 (7 deaths); and 91 deaths from degrees respectively, the reading being taken at 4 pm.
"The maximummagemperature on Monday was 63 degrees, with a night minimum of 82:
The rainfall recorded during the 24, hours ended at 10 am. yester day was .02 inch, bringing the total rainfall since January 1 to 25 London. Jan. 19.
prices to-day Inch; against an average of .44. north-eastward Into the Sea of
The anticyclone remains over the Japan. Pacific to the east of Japan. Jan. 18.
East winds, moderate, cloudy Pressure is moderately high to the wita occasional drizzle 20-1/16 north of the Yangtze Valley, whilst rain, probably improving, is the or light
19-3/4 the depression is moving east- local forecast for to-day,'
T.T. ON LONDON: 1. 7/8d. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-15/16
London Silver Market
Before the bombing began, went on Signor Barzini; he was on the after-deck chatting with some, American newspaper friends when some one remarked: "This is a very peaceful place in which to anchor!" (laughter) That remark had hardly been passed when the first plane was sighted. This was were up/1/8 as follow:- followed by "the explosion of a
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