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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1938.
U.S. DIPLOMAT "COULD HAVOC WROUGHT BY AIR RAID
HAVE BEEN SHOT"
Sentry Was Doing His Duty, Says Japanese Spokesman
MR. ALLISON ALLEGED TO · HAVE CALLED POLICEMAN “IMBECILE”
Shanghai, Jan. 28.
In a statement today a Japanese Army spokesman declared that Mr. John B. Allison, Third Secretary of the United States Embassy, Was accompanied by an American, Mr. Charles Riggs, of Nanking University and Japanese gendarmes, investigating 'the alleged rape of a Chinese women in American property, and entered the grounds of a Chinese building "which is being used as barracks for the Japanese.
Mr. Allison, and Mr. Riggs were both struck in the face when they refused to live.
Asked if the sentry responsible would be punished the Japanese spokesman replied that he was only doing his. duty and added that anyone disobeying a Japan-
cse sentry was liable not only to be slapped but also to be shot. He said that, Mr. Allison "could have been shot."
Asked why the Japanese com- mander apologised if the sentry was in the right, the spokesman replied that this was "a gesture of courtesy."
The spokesman said that the Japanese military authorities took a serious view of the case on January 25 when Mr. Allison shook his fist and called 3 Japanese military policeman "imbecile." when he tried to board the diplo mat's car as escort.
The spokesman stated that this was only one example of Mr. Alli- son's "insolent attitude.”
300-YEAR-OLD
VILLAGE TO BE
RECONSTRUCTED
Beauty Spot Of The Cotswolds
The interesting experiment of reconstructing the whole of a 300- year-old Cotswold village without losing anything of its ancient
charm is to be undertaken shortly.
The village is Cornwell, which. les between Chipping Norton and Stow-in the-Wold, and is one of the most picturesque spots in the
Cotswold
district. Plans for its reconstruction have been passed by the local authorities concerned and the work will be started at once.
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TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
Two sentor Japanese officers are
flying to Nanking from Tokyo to
investigate conditions. One
of
Damage caused by a recent Japanese air raid near Canton.
them is, Major-General Homma, former Military Attache in Lon- CHINA WILL NOT don, who was a member of Prince Chichibu's staff during the visit of Prince and Princess Chichibu to Europe last year.—(Reuter)..
NO COMMENT YET
Washington. Jan. 28. The State Department has de- clined to comment on the assault on Allison until the official report. of the matter has been received from Allison himself.
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Except the Hearst papers, the American Press gives the incident comparatively (Reuter).
(Earlier reference-Page 4).
11tle attention.-
SOVIET AIRMAN
FORGET
Aid In Her Hour Of Need
Hankow, Jan. 26: The Chinese Government has addressed + message .to the American Government expressing warm appreciation of the paign by the American Red Cross, with President Roosevelt's sup- port, to raise funds for the reilef of Chinese sufferers from the hostilities.
JAPAN'S TRADE DIFFICULTIES
Barter Agreements Sought
Tokyo, Jan. 28.
Mr. Yoshino, Minister of Com- merce and Industry, announced to- day that he would negotiate re- ciprocal trade agreements with the United States and Germany,
Me declared that with every market in the world enclosing it- self, within high barrier walls,
Dr. H. E, Kung. President of Japan had no alternative but in the Executive Yuan. has sent $ message, through the Amertean Embassy, expressing thanks
to
ROSE'S LIME JUICE
33
ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME'S
NOT HALF AS SWEET OR REFRESHING·
SOLE AGENTS:
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
STOPPAGE OF PARCEL POST
BY SOVIET
Official Information Lacking
concluding barter agreements
Tokyo, Jan. 28. A Foreign Office spokesman de- According to semi-officialclared that the Foreign Office. had
ABOARD CHINESE President Roosevelt for his appeal moare marked progress is being no official information regarding
BOMBER
Japanese Spokesman Shows Evidencë
to
Shanghai, Jan. 28. Japanese naval spokesman today showed Press correspon- dents evidence purporting Drove that a Soviet airman was aboard a Chinese bomber brought down in Nanking on January 26. This evidence consisted of a pistol bearing an inscription in Russian, "made in Russia," also a docu- ment given to the airman by the Chinese authorities bearing a Chinese flag and number 519.
The spokesman produced what Was a piece of a parachute burnt ut the edges which bore in Russian the following inscription. "Serial No. 1. US.S.R. parachute factory No. 7. Type No. 4. No.
Cornwell stands on land recently bought by Mr. Anthony Gillson, who, after seeing the condition of some of the cottages, decided not to pull them down. but to demon-72816, September 8, 1938." strate that the beauty of old
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The spokesman had nothing to English cottage architecture is announce while the army spokes- not incompatible with modern than
described ininor clashes standards of hygiene and comfort. westward of the Chuhsten and It is hoped that when the work Mingkwang section of the Tien- Is completed it will have been tsin-Pukow Rallway.-(Reuter). shown that a great deal of the destruction of old cottages at pre- sent going on is unnecessary.
The delicate task of making a modern "ideal home" within sixteenth contury framework is being done by Mr. Clough, Wi- Hams-Ellis, the architect, who has Interested himself in measures for the protection of the countryside, He proposes to give Cornwell a
STOLE LETTER
to the American people to help Chinese civilian victims of the war. Dr. Kung states: The ex- pression of the American humani. tarian spirit and traditiona friendship for China at the first hour of cur national trial and
tribulation is deeply appreciated and will be gratefully remember- ed by us." (Reuter).
made by Mr. Yoshino's subordin ates in preparations for the es- tablishment of an Economic Affairs Bureau within the Ministry.
Staffed by officials of the Mir Istries of War, Navy and Commerce and Industry, the Bureau will de-
vote attention to ensuring smooth distribution of munitions and war materials. (Reuter).
INTER-SECTION HOCKEY FINAL
A tense moment during the inter-section hockey final between the Rajputana Rides and K.LT.C. which the former won by two goals
to one (Cheng Studio).
MAJOR HO SHALLAI
U.S. PROTEST TO JAPAN
the stoppage of the parcel, post by the Soviet authorities thởugh"it is understood that the Soviet author- itles had communicated with the Japanese Ministry for Communicu- tions in this connection.
Soviet plane incident on December
The spokesman declared that thê
19, was mainly between Manchukuo. and the Soviet. He said that in any case it was most dimenit to deal with the Soviet for it "needs patience to deal with hysterical giris," and in any case the postal issue was of no great importance.
LADYBIRD INCIDENT Continuing the spokesman said that he had no information regard- ing the Allison incident at Nan- king on January 26, and declared that he had no intention at pre- sent to publish the full text of the USS. Ambassador's protest of January 17, "which may be answer- ed-soon."
The spokesman concluded that the Ladybird Incident had been cleared up.-(Reuter).
PARCEL POST SURPRISE
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
BONGKONG HOTEL, BEPOXY BAY HOTEL,
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; FALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED..
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lite, Poking,
NAVAL RACE IS NOW IN PROGRESS
Japanese Navy And Foreign Press Reports
Tokyo, January 28.
Commenting on the naval race which is apparently on, the "Yomiuri Shimbun” says that the Japanese navy bad denied the foregin press reports that Japan was building a superdreadnought. Nonetheless, Britain and America were apparently pushing the scheme of constructing superdreadnoughts against the phantom boat which they imagined Japan was building.
The "Yomiuri Shimbun" suspects | naval expansion in the near fu that the case was possibly the re- ture, the Japanese navy cannot verse and that Britain and Ameri-yield and therefore will build yigo- ca had already decided to con- rously."-(Reuter). struct
and superdreadnoughts. blame Japan for the new situation simply because she had seceded the naval treaties.
PETROL PRICE DOUBLED
Barcelona, Jan. 27. The retail price of petrol in Republican Spain has been doubled by order of the Government. From now on the price charged per litre
Incidentally widespread interest attaches to the pronouncement of Tokyo, Jan. 27.
the Navy Ministry yesterday on the The Ministry of Communications budgetary debate in the House of received official announcement of Representatives in which Mr. the temporary suspension of the Yonial said that "If a third power parcel post service from Moscow or powers should carry out a great is to be 24 pesetas,—(Transocern).. this afternoon, and expressed great. Washington, Jan. 27.
surprise at the unexpected Russian The United States Government | action which affects about 600 has handed a protest to the Ja-packets monthly. panese government through Mr. The Ministry treats the matter Grew, the Ambassador at Tokio, as of minor inportance though Major Ho is a graduate of Wool-against the treatment of United they plan to negotiate for a re main drainage system and a water Chan Wing. 34, unemployed, was wich, L'Ecole d'Application d'Artil- States nationals in the Japanese sumption very early-(Reuter).
areas sentenced to 12 months' imprison- lerie at Fontainebleau, and the occupied supply laid on in every cottagement by Mr. H. R. Eutters at the Command General Staff College (Reuter).
Kowloon Magistracy
two innovations which are consi-
Then Changed Contents
yesterday,
Major Ho Shaf-lai, son of Sir Robert Ho Tung, left yesterday morning by plane for Hankow. He has just received his orders to proceed North to join the Eastern Front..
at Leavenworth, Kansas, and has
dered by the villagers to constitute when he was convicted on a charze served more than 10 years in the
a benefcent revolution.
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND RADIO
of theft of a letter from a letter Chinese Army.
of China.-
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TO IMPROVE TRADE
MEDICAL RELIEF
following
box at No. 386, Laichikok Road, on Since the outbreak of hostilities. | INTERNATIONAL January 16, and two counts of de- he has endeavoured to see active service and now he has just been appointed a Senior Staff Officer of
certain Route Army.
In addition. every cottage will manding money on forged docu- have electric light and wall pluga ments.
for wireless. Etairways will, by more convenient, windows
made
It was alleged that defendant will where necessary, he enlarged, and put it back again the following stole a letter from the letter box and damp walls will be remedied day, after having altered the con- Gardens are to be laid out, tents to request the adressee to allotments will be available for pay a sum of $25 to a messenger, the villagers and a disused. school who would be calling with medi- is to be turned into a village hall.cine. The adressee's friend, Leung Yet when all these improvements [gul-kwal, suspected the tone of have been completed Cornwell will the letter; and when defendant retain all its outwardly. pictures- carne in the afternoon, detained que and ancient aspect.
him and called for the police.
GREAT SCARCITY CAUSED BY SHIPPING HOLD-UP
(By Air Mail)'
Hankow, Jan, 25. Shipping between' here and
Much of the work is being done On hearing of defendant's -ar- under the Housing (Rural Work-rest, Leung Suk-wan, of No. 91, Tchang is stil nourishing but no ers) Act, by which grants up to Prince Edward Road, reported to
all shipping between Shanghai and £100 can be obtained for recon- the police that he had given a
Hankow is at a standstill, business structing country cottages,
messenger $15 on December 7,
here is extremely dull. The people of Cornwell will live when he came to deliver a quan- There is a great scarcity of many In their redesigned homes for tity of pilla, purportnig to have of those commodities to which we rents which will not exceed 5s a'been ordered by his sister-in-law are used ---(Our Speciál Correspon- week.
through a doctor.
deat).
donations
The gratefully acknowledged:—
Mks F., Steel Rev. H. W. Baines Miss Bascombe
D.M. Biggar .............. W.T. Stanton............. Miss E. G. Kemp (10). Messrs. L. Dunbar & Co..
are
Capetown, Jan. 28. South Africa is trying to improve her trade with South America and has established a Consulate t 25.00 Buenos Aires to look after South 5.00 African trade affairs in Brazil, the 5.00 Argentine and Uraguay-(Reuter), 50,00
20.00
159.24
100.00
$384.24
SITUATION QUIET
Shanghai, Jan. 28. The situation at Tientsin-Pukow From American Friends Medical point of the Japanese advance froin rallway is quiet with the furtherest supplies to the value of 0.8.$850. the north at Llanghsitien and the From Mesara, Bayers, Ltd. Medi-south at Mingkwan. Chinese des- cal supplies to the value of HK patches state that the Japanese are. $1,000.
not attempting further progress at present as their hands are tuli From a friend 130 roller ban- dealing with Chinese guerilla
operations—(Renter),
dages.
THE WAR HAS CAUSED THIS
This woman and her children, Uke many thousands of Chinese, have been rendered homeless by the Japanese war of aggression on Chine.