HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
JAPANESE USE DUMMY
IN EAST HONAN
Chinese Farmers Rise
Up In Arms In Large Numbers
Mikado's Officers And Men Growing Tired Of War
Loyang, August 2.
Dummy, soldiers and cannons made of rubber and other mate- rials are used by the Japanese in east Honan, according to Colonel Sung Keb-pin, Administrative Commissioner and concurrently Peace Preservation Commander for cast Honan, who arrived here recently from the front.
After the transfer of large contingents to the Yangtse River froat, there are now only between 5.000 and 6,000 Japanese troops, of the Isoral Division in east Honan and most of them are stationed at Kweitch, Lanfeng and other towns along the Langhai Ralway, Colonel Sung sald'
Bitter fighting has taken place Deprived of their homes and possessions through recent opera- at Yucheng. Hsiayi. Tocheng and tions the farmers in east Honan, other points. Both Yucheng and Colonel Sung asserted, are rising in arms in large numbers against the Japanese. About 5.200 are under his personal command.
Taking cover In the tall green plants, these. irregulars have launched constant sudden attacks on isolated, units of Japanese troops, inaleting heavy casualties upon them.
German After Commercial Air Record
SEAPLANE SETS OUT ON WORLD FLIGHT.
Halayi have now been re-occcupied by the Chinese irregulars whilst Tocheng is closely besieged.
Though nominally under Jap- nese occupation, the Chinese Gov- ernment is still exercising control over the various districts in east Honan. Magistrates are executing their duties and collecting taxes as usual, Colonel Sung revealed:
The
morale of the Japanese
CABLES
SOLDIERS SOLDIERS AND CANNONS
EX-PREMIER'S BIRTHDAY
NATIONALITIES BILL CRITICISED
Sudetens Dissatisfied. With Second Position To Czechs
Prague, August 2. Sudeten German headquarters has published a reasoned critic- ism of the Government Nationalities Statute and Language Bills, declaring that the Government proposals -"practically consist of a modification of the existing conditions but do not bring material relief to the situation of the non-Czech peoples.
They are based on the principle of the Cxech national state in which other nationalities only have secondary rights, it is claimed.
The memorandum puts the res- ponsibility for the present tense
situation on the Czech Govern- WUHAN DEFENCE
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, K. G. ment for its alleged abuse of the | today celebrates his 71st birthday. [power of the State in every way He succeeded the late 'Mr. Ramsay for the advantage of the Czech MacDonald as Premier in Junë people and the repression of other 1935 and after the General Elec-nationalities,
tlon in Nuvember of the same year; A- communique Issued after a continued as Premier with the re-four-hour meeting of the Sudeten
Palestine Casualties During July
NOT AFFECTED
BY REMOVALS
Hankow, Aurust, 2. Removal of government offices
puty General Executive of the Knomintang, in a press interview yesterday.
constructed Ministry.. He retired leaders recognises the importance from Hankow does not mean the from the Premiership and received of the visit of Lord Runciman to abandonment of the Wuhan area. Prague as a manifestation of Bri-declared Mr. Wang Ching-wei, De- peerage in May 1937.
tish good will in favour of the set- tlement of the nationalities pro blem of Czecho-Slovakia and the consolidation of European peace.
Replying to the letter from The removal, Mr. Wang-explain- Herr Kundt. Chairman of the ed, is for the purpose of centralis- Sudeten German Parliamentary ing government machinery in
Dr. Hodza. Chungking, present seat of the group, the Premier. promises to furnish a considered National Government, thereby in- reply to the Sudeten's memoran-creasing efficiency, and will in no dum of June 7 and declares that way affect the scheme for the de- the presence of Lord' Runciman fence of the Wuhan area.
It will also speed up the scatter.. ing of the civilians as. despite government warnings many still choose to stay when they see the presence of so many government offices (Central News).
Colonel Sung said. is low. Tired of OVER 200 DEAD: would affect the procedure, and
the war.
many Japanese army officers and soldiers have commilt- ted suicide. (Central News),
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$10,000,000.
FROM SALE OF DEFENCE BONDS
From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton, Aug. 2. Port Washington, August 2. The German seaplane, Nordby General Wa Ta-chen, Governor As a result of the energetic drive wind, took off at 7 am. New York of Kwangtung. the sale of the National Defence .Bonds today yielded over. $10,000,000 and the total amount of $15,000,000 will be subscribed by the end
of the month.
Time, for Portugal, via the Azores, with Captain Hans Bertram aboard,
He is planning to make a re cord-breaking 2,400 mile circuit of the globe in 19 days 21 hours, using only scheduled commercial planes. (Reuter).
EMPIRE MAIL
Bydney, August 2 The Quantas Company's plane, Carpentaria, left for England at 7 a.m. today with the first five-penny Empire air mails.-(Reuter)
HOME CRICKET
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DERBY v. WARWICK Derbyshire beat Warwickshire by
by an innings and 28 runs.
CI
Warwick: 187 (Dollery, 113)
162 Copson 6 for 36).
Derby: 377 (A. Pope 103).
BATTLE OF THE ROSES
450 WOUNDED
IN CLASHES
Jerusàlem, August 2. Two hundred and eight dead and more than 450 wounded are on the casualty list of Pa- lestine clashes during July. The number includes 148 Arabs and 60 Jews killed, and 256 Arabs and 201 Jews wounded.
Fresh incidents occurred to- day.
An Arab police constable was found seriously wounded near the Damascus "Gate at. Jerusalem.
1.
Two bombs were thrown in Haifa wounding, two Circassians and one Amb.
negotiations.-(Reuter)..
FIRE DESTROYS JAPANESE ARMS DEPOT
Sian, August 2.
A disastrous fire broke out in a Japanese ammunition depot at Wofuwan, a súbarb of Tatung in north-east Shan- sk on July 29 and lasted the whole night.
The building and storage dumps were completely des- troyed (International).
REFUGEE RELIEF
WORK
MAN WHO BEAT THE U-BOATS
War-Time Inventor
To Retire
Prol. J. T. MacGregor-Mor- ris, inventor of the directional hydrophone for detecting sub; marines, which played such an important part in defeating the U-boat menace during the war, is about to retire from his Loridon, August 2. position as head of the De- The International Committee ap- partment of Electrical Επ pointed by the Evian Refugee Con gineering at Queen Mary Cal- ference will meet on Wednesday in leg,, Mile End-road, E. London and will be presided over Experiments which he conduct- by. Lord Winterton. The main sub-ed in 1915 in conjunction with Mr. ject of the first meeting will be A. F. Sykes.
then
a research the appointment of a Director who student, and which led to the in- A mine also exploded ander will have to continue the relief vention. were described by the passing goods train on the Jaffa - work.
professor. Haifa Railway but caused no damage.
Arab irregulars attacked a Gov "Except during the exodus of
ernment bullding at Hebron but people to the country owing to in- tensive air raids, the sale of these withdrew after a short exchange bonds is proceeding as smoothly of shots with the police. as expected. Certain allotments An attempt was made in the districts have been made. Lydda-Hair railway line where a and country officials are ordered goods train was derailed" to make collection Immediately.
GOLD DEMAND IN LONDON
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In this connection the paper draws particular and the presence here of the American attention to
Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Henry Morgenthau.-(Transocean). FRANC RATE MAINTAINED
Yorkshire defeated Lancashire
by an Innings and 200 runs.
Lancashire: 133 (Robinson 5 for
57) and 120 (Hedley Verity 5 for
for 21).
135. Nutter 5 for 68).
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The High Commissioner of Palestine has confirmed the death sentence passed on a Jewish au- xlary policeman for the assas
It is expected that an American will be selected. (Transocean).
C.M.S. STAFF CHANGES
The General Committee of the
sination of an Arab policeman-Church Missionary Society recent (Transocean).
FRENCH BANKERS" LEAVE FOR SOFIA
Paris, August 2.
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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
NOTICE
The Railway Administration's attention has been drawn to the fact that persistent efforts are still being made to induce merchants to purchase wagon space, notwithstanding the advice issued in previous notices that cousignors should make direct application.
The Administration therefore appeals to bona fide mer- chants to apply direct giving particulars of the class of cargo they wish to ship and producing definite proof of ownership.
The Administration will welcome any information giving names and addresses of persons offering space at enhanced rated. Consignors are therefore warned to refuse all offers made to them for the sale of wagon pace and to pay only those freight charges which are correct according to the regulations.
Examples
Class 1 cargo, Class 2 cargo, Class 3 cargo, Class 4 cargo,
40-ton car-load 40-ton car-load
40-ton car-lond
40-ton car-load
40-ton car-load
Class 6 cargo.
Class é cargo,
40-ton car-load
To Wa Chang
To Chang Sha
HE$2,01360
$1,972:60
1.53080
1,496.0
1,258.40
1,227.60
1,01000
986.80
767.60
750.00
552.00
$40.40
In the event of two or more classes of cargo being conveyed in the same wagon the cargo is charged at the highest
class.
Particulare a to classification may be obtained on application at Kowloon Station
lat August, 1998.
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JAPANESE PLANES RESUME RAILWAY BOMBING
Canton, Aug. 2.
Fifteen Japanese planes resumed their bombing raid along the Canton-Kowloon railway this attemoon.
MOSCOW AID DENIED
By Communist Leader
Taking off from their base off the Chungshan coast. theralding planes followed their usual course by flying over Po-on, Shumchun. Bocca Tigris to cut the railway at Earl Browder. General Secretary Changmuktow where they dropped of the Communist Party in the a number of bombs on the open United States, reviewed a series of field, causing little damage.
charges which he said had been The raiders then proceeded along made against his Party and replied. the railway northward and released to them. several more missiles at Sheung- ping and Wanglik stations. Some
"We used two head-'phones and a pail of water in my room at this college," he said. "After initial tests we moved to a sink in the laboratory, then to a large tank, research, we were granted the use and, after a few months' further during the winter of a swimming-four o'clock. (Central News).
The raiders Anally departed at bath next door.
ly appointed as financial secretary Mr. Oliver Turton, a chartered ac- countant, who after considerable
"We placed little buzzers in tin business experience in India and London, proceeded to Uganda for cans into the water, and we as. special service in the CMS. Miscertained at what distance the
sound
could be heard and its direction indicated.
"Bo successful were these ex-
sions in East Africa. A manager of French Bankers
The committee also appointed to London, August 2. will, it is announced, leave for the post of physician and secret- vousness in regard to the situation negotiate for the opening of pri- H. G. Anderson, who has been a tend them. On a cold day in Any Idea that continental ner-Sofa within the next few days to ary to the Medical Committee Dr. periments that we decided to ex- in Central Europe was allayed byvate credits destined to finance the missionary on the staff of the West April, 1916, we set out by taxi for Yorkshire: 453 (Maurice Leyland recent developments was rudely placing of Bulgarian orders with China Union University from 1928 the Elstree reservoir; where, using
shattered this morning when an Freach industry. Essex defeated Worcester by avalanche of gold buying orders
The committee received with two boats 100 yards apart. I, with A semi-oficial communique great regret the resignation of Co- my eyes closed, was able to defect descended on the London bullon stresses that this is solely a matter lonel Sir Cusack Walton, who has the direction of the sound with Worcester: 151 (Kenneth Farnes 6 for 43) and 248 (Farnes for
of private initiative and that there held the post of secretary for in-remarkable exactness." demand for gold. which is no question of any credit to be dia at the CMS. headquarters th 76).
the French Govern-London for the last four years.— emanated from all the principal granted by European countries, reported to,ment to Bulgaria,—(Transocean). (The Times). include Germany. resulted in a turnover at Axing exceeding
£1,500,000,
four wickets.
Essex 200 (Howorth for 58) and 200 for 6 wickets. (Reuter).
LUNCH SCORES
market.
-The
London," August 2. There was no play at Swansea
It is noteworthy that while the before lunch today in the match British authorities readily suppli- between Glamorgan and the Aused all the metal required at fixing trallars. At the close of play yes- they subsequently turned off the terday, Glamorgan had scored 148 tap. nevertheless.
for the loss of five wickets.
Other lunch scores were: Gloucester 233 and 32 for 0 Somerset 501 for 7 declared.
Northants 351 v. Leicester 352
further gold | changed hands at varying prices up to 2141 10s. which is two pence above the day's official quotation Coincidently with the demand for gold foreign exchange brokers report widespread buying of dol- Surrey 447 v. Notts 443 for Bars which some opine was ac (Reuter Bulletin).
and 132 for 5.,
SITUATION IN RANGOON
centuated by nervousness · result- ing from the latest developments in the Far East
The French authorities are rigidly maintaining the franc rate by absorbing all offerings in con-
and dollars-(Reuter). nection with purchases of gold
EGYPTIAN DENIAL
Cairo, August 2.
I'm
PUPPET POLICE CHIEF HELD BY JAPANESE
SUSPECTED OF INSTIGATING REVOLT AGAINST REGIME
Shanghal, August 2. Suspected of having instigated a revolt against the Japanese controlled Tatao Government and having plotted with a Chinese guerilla band to occupy Pooting on August 13, the first anniversary of the Shanghai war, the Tatao Chief of Police was arrested by Japanese police officials last night.
THOUSANDS USED
Subsequently, in conjunction with the Admiralty, trials were made in the open sea in a drifter. There was evolved a directional finder three times as scusitive 28 anything hitherto known. Before the war ended thousands of them were in use, and 'special train- ing schools were established for instructing men in their
Thla was Prof. MacGregor- Morris's great contribution to the défence of his country, but he re- gards it as no more than an in- cident in his career.
length of tracks and a number of sleepers were damaged at both of the places."
..
It is not true, he said, that the Commanists in the United States receive instructions or financial aid from Moscow, 'ur that they seek to stir up strikes and Industrial disorders.
In his testimony before a joint FRENCH SECURITY
legislative committee holding hear- ings on law enforcement, he ac- POLICE STRENGTH knowledged that his Party was Paris, August 2. afliated with an International The Republican Mobile Guard organization," which Constitutes 2 kind of He denied that when the Party French security police, and may stopped calling itself a "section of" be employed both in peace and the International Communist Party war for maintaining order in the lat Its convention last month and interior of the country, is to be substituted
term aliated almost doubled in strength states with" it did so as "a cover-up to ocean). a report in Le Matin-(Trans-soften the attitude of the Ameri- can people toward the Party," as suggested by Senator John J. Me-
the
BRITISH MILITARY Naboe, committee chairman.
MISSION
Lisbon, August 2 The British Military Mission which has been staying in Portu gal for several weeks past left on Monday night for Faro to inspect the south coast of Portugal. The
"The change was made to get closer to established use of the language," Mr. Browder said..
COLONEL BECK IN OSLO
British military delegates are The Polish
"Oslo, August a Foreign Minister.
being accompanied on this Colonel Josef Beck arrived here journey by a group of high yesterday on an official visit. He Portuguese Army officers-(Trans- will be received today by King ocean),
Haakon VILA
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
THREATENED
The visit is believed to bear a direct relationship to the new Polish policy of emphasising Po land's position as a strong Baltio The supply of electricity to power while maintaining strict He has played an important Christchurch is threatened by a neutrality.--(Transocean). part in the development of the serious leak in the intake tunnel cathode ray oscillograph, which from Lake Coleredge. Auckland, is employed in television'. and | which carries the water for the
JAPANESE TROOPS
WITHDRAW
Hankow, August 2.
Several members of his family Communication between Poo-acoustics, and is used for record generation of hydro-electric power. Rangoon, August 2. Owing to disquieting reports re-
and 20 Chinese officials of the tung and Shanghai has been prac-ing heart beats, the performance Mr. R. Semple, Minister of Public bogus government were also taken tically cut off with the result that of internal combustion engines, Works, describes the construction Mutinies by Mongol and Man-: ceived from the district around
into custody. Tharrawaddy in the Pegu division
engineering chukuoan troops north of Shan- It le declared that a complete
a severe shortage of food is making the steering of ships, and tech of the tunnel as an
haikwan have resulted sh the nological problems, such', as the blunder of the first magnitude. of Burma, troops have been des-
itself felt. arsenal was discovered in the home
measurement of lightning flashes;
withdrawal of a part of the patched to reinforce the local gar-Rumours of the forthcoming of the police chief, ⠀⠀
Rumours that the Japanese in the study of high voltage corona the department of electrical en-Japanese troops from north rison. It is feared that disorders devaluation of Egyptian currency. With the approach of August 13, tend to draft Chinese peasants for and, surges in transmission lines. gineering in what was then a Bhansi.. ke Ma which have been suppressed in were emphatically denied by the a tense atmosphere has developed, the campaign against Chinese
Prof. MacGregor-Morris was as- technical school in Mile Eng-road) The border fighting in Kirin Rangoon and Mandalay may now Premier, Mohamed Mahmoud particularly in Pootung,, and the guerilla bands have caused a great sistant to Prof. Ambrose Fleming He has seen the school develop has added tension to the situa spread to Tharmawaddy, (Trans-Pasha, during a brief sitting of the Japanese have taken extensive pre-influx of refugees into the French at University College. London. until it has become an important {tion in Manchuria (Interna- ocean).
Chamber today-(Transocean), cautionary measures.
Concession,-(Transocean).
when. 40 years ago, he took over part of the University of London: İtional).
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