HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
JAPANESE AMMUNITION
DEPOTS SET ON FIRE
Surprise Guerilla
Guerilla Raid
Nanchang, September 23.
A Chinese guerilla raiding party stormed the Japanese garrison at Kaokang and Chentsun. 20 kilometres north of Singtze on the west shore of Payang Lake, and set fire to their ammunition and provision depots on Monday.
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The Japanese, numbering 200 men, were taken by surprise! Between 60 and 10 were killed whilst the rest were dispersed. Two thousand piculs of rice and other foodstuffs and a large quantity of ammunition were destroyed. The fire burned for the whole day.
To avoid a Japanese counter-
SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN
· Geneva, Sept: 28. The League Council agreed at its meeting here Yesterday to the application of Article 16 of the Covenant against Japan in the present dispute with China. The Article pro vides for the imposition of sanctions.
The Council decided, how- ever. to leave jindividual states to take what action they think
attack the guerillas voluntary JAPANESE PLANS -Reuter.
withdrew from Kaokung and Chentsun yesterday mornlug.
bringing with them 26 plculs of)
provisions, 50 army blankets and
a quantity of other military sup- alles which
Central News.
they had saved.-
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JAPANESE GENDARME FOOLIED
Hankow. Sept. 28.
A Japanese gendarme was "dis- armed. and given punishment of kneeling by four Chinese guerillas at Tungklatu. Pootung. recently.
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IN LONDON
Preparations For
Evacuation
Tokyo, Sept. 28. Japanese residents in London to-day organised an emergency committee In order to cope with the many grave situations which may arise from the pre- sent acute European tension. states a Domei dispatch,
The Japanese was walking done i when the guerillas suddenly came
The first action taken by the to him and torced him to follow
committee was to prepare for the them at the point of a pistol. As! he was caught unprepared, he vacuation of women and chlidren. falled to pat, up any resistance.
CABLES
FATAL END. TO FIGHT IN STREET
Manslaughter Charge
Hearing of committal pro- ceedings against Wai Yuen, 33-year-old engineer, charged with the manslaughter of in- other engineer, Li Kau, was commenced at, the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen,
The prosecution, represented by Det.-Sub.-Insp. C. Mottram, allege that Li died as a result of injuries received in a fight with Wai in Cheung Lok Street on the evening
VERITABLE RUN of September 10.
ON BANKS IN
SHANGHAI
Worst Rush Since August Last Year
Deceased was employed by Chau Leung-wan, proprietor of the Duro | Engineering Company in Cheung Lok Street, defendant WAS an employee of Lam Fu, proprietor of an engineering shop next door to Chau's shop.
Chau and Lam were friends, both being former employees of Mr. W. S. Curtis, who was the pro- prietor of the former Duro Pump- ing and Engineering. Company in Nathan Road. On Mr. Curtis' company winding up its business, they had opened their own begineering shops.
Shanghai, Sept. 28. Scenes reminiscent of 2 veritable" run, on the banks were visible In Shanghai to- day as apprehension regarding the European situation came more, general.
en-
Sino-banks and exchange shops were Mr. Curtis had not paid Lam a
a dealing out foreign currencies, es-sum of five dollars.
pecially American dollars as fast! Chau, L. and two other men as they could.
were sitting, engaged in a game of
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.--PAGE
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THE NAVY'S CHOICE'
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Detalls have been left in charge [of the Consulate General, which
On the evening of September 10, The guerillas led him into an is now" headed by Mr. Suemasa Throughout the day all leading it is aleged, Mr. Curtis visited empty house in a small village. | Okamoto. Consul-General in banks were filled with customers Chau's shop. When he had left, After disarming him, they ordered Shanghai at the time of drawing out money while both the Wai Yuen came over to ask why CITY MAKES him to kneel down and blindfold the outbreak of the ed him with an old coat.
Japanese hostilities there Believing that he was going to year ago. be shot. the Japanese kept in his Four vessels have been tentati kneeling position for a consider-vely designated as refugee ships. Customers thronged the coun- mahjongg Chau it is alleged. CONTINGENCIES- able time. But noticing everything They are the Terukuni Maru, the: ters at the banks six deep through- told Wal that he should have asked The deceased. so quiet in the room he ventured Suwa Maru and the Akagi Marn, of out the banking hours and it took. Mr. Curtis himself. to take on the coat and found the the Nippon Yusen Kalsha, and the anything up to an hour to get a
Li Kau. spoke to Wai in stratlar guerillas had gone. He later re-Kiñal Maru, of the Osaka Yusen; simple cheque put through. One ported the incident to his head-Kaisha. They are due here in man had to walt five hours
early October.-Reuter.
before quarters-Central News.
he was able to convert £50 Into American dollars,
JAPANESE ANNIHILATED -
Nanchang. Sept. 28. Synchronising with the success of their comrades on the Juichang- Woning highway, Chinese forces in the Stngtze-Tehan- sector scored
NO PASSAGE FOR
..
There were no actual queues or panke but a bank clark remarked. I wiping his brow at the end of
FOREIGN TROOPS the day. It is the worst rush I
ar important gain on Monday Belgium To Defend
when 1,000 Japanese troops
of |
the 101st Division were annihilated in a fierce battle for the posses- sion of Sanchuenchien. strategic! Fill east of Chinlungfeng, accord ing to field, dispatches.
Failing to capture Chinlungteng.
on
Her Territory
have seen since August 13 last #year."
terms.
Giving evidence yesterday. Chau related how Wal he alleges, had taken objection to Li speaking to him in the same tone as Chau. They went out into the street to night.
They were eventually separated, Later. Li collapsed twice, and he was sent in au ambulance to the Kowloon Hospital.
Many Arms and individuals are
There his condition became transferring their accounts into critical on September 11, a dying American banks while one. Ger-deposition being taken from him man arm is known to have a cn the following day. He died on proached the Japanese in an effort September 13.
to have its property registered as Medical evidence was given yes- Japanese rather than German-terday by Drs. G. V. A. Griffith and Reuter.
E L. Gosano, of the Kowloon Hos- pital.
SOVIET ARMY. Singtze-Teban German and Dutch Governments
tio.
the
CONFERENCE
have been elected chairmen of the
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PRIME
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London, Sept. 28.
Under
the shadow of grove political events the activities of the city are concentrated on mak- ing an effort to prepare for con- tingencies,
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The bullion market experienced further large unloading of gold mostly from continental hoarders. Offerings were again absorbed chiefly by the authorities. To- day's price of 147s, is is. lid, be- low the dollar parity at the time of fixing, assuming the war risk Insurance rate is still 5s. per cent. Sterling again came in for heavy pressure as the rush for dollars was continued. Sporadically, con- siderable amounts were transacted.
Mr. H. R. Lynevitch, of the again. the equalisation fund being com-
Cathay Ceramics. Ltd.. and Mr. A. pelled to retreat from 1.67 to 4.60 H. Delacourt, of the French Bank ness claimed, again passed him at At Argyle Street defendant, wit-
DANGEROUS DRIVING ALLEGED
and then to 4.62.
dant attempt to overtake him.
Defendant passed him before reached" the Alhambra Theatre only to slow down allow complainant to pass him
European Charged they
At Kowloon
Brussels, Sept. 28, + The Belgian Government has issued a decree on the control of exports from the country. The Prime Minister has inform- which commands an important ed representatives of the British, position
the highway, in repeated attacks, the of the measures the Government Japanese made a bid for, San- has taken. chuehchien. They climbed up the The Prime Minister told the
Moscow, Sept. 27. steep hill to attack the Chinese. nation that it has been intimated The "Red Star," organ of the Red
When the enemy ascended al- that
great Powers which Army, announces that M. Voro- most to the top of the hill, they guarantee Belgium's security will shilov and his deputy M. Makhlis
(Continued from Page 1) ma- live up to their obligations. greeted them with intense chine-gun and rife fre and He added that Belgium will de-conterence of political commissars considerable anxiety to the British territory and will not of the Soviet Far Eastern Army, Government. Early in August, we showers of, hand-grenades, whilst fend her "other Chinese troops entrenched allow. it to be used as a passage which opened at Khabarovsk received reports of military pre lower down opened an arc of fire for foreign troops.-Reuter Buile- yesterday. Marshal Bluecher is not parations in Germany on an ex-
mentioned.-Reuter:
tensive scale. The British Am- from behind-Central News.
bassador in Berlin, Sir Nevile Hen- derson, was instructed to point out that these abnormal measures could only be interpreted abroad as a threatening gesture towards Czechoslovakia who might be com jpelled to take precautionary, mea- sures and thus the chance, of suc- cessful mediation by Lord Runci- man might be destroyed.
"Herr von Ribbentrop." German Foreign Minister, replied, refusing to discuss military measures and expressed the opinion that British to the overnight American buying Majestic Theatre. he saw defen-The treatment of war gases - efforts-in-Prágue-only-served to and good domestic Inquiry for increase the Czech Intransigence. English.otherwise, like the stock consequence · of information exchange. little attempt was made about the movement of several for business and most of the prices German divisions. France, at the ruling are nominal.--Reuter.
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TYPHOON REPORTED SOUTH OF FORMOSA
Malay Pon.
100
120
Shanghai
30
..Wenchow
Foochow f
Amoy
Swato
TONG KING
Hanoi
100
Bornen
Fort
10
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1:30 The Royal Observatory reported yesterday morning that a typhoon was within 120 miles of latitude 22 N, longitude 120 E moving west-north-west. It was situated near or over south For- ma
At 2.49 p.m. the typhoon was reported to be within 120 miles of latitude 22 N, 119 E, moving west-north-west. At 2 pm, the disturbance was situated about 120 miles west of south Formosa, moving west-north-west. -
In
end of August. took precautionary
measures summoning the reserves for manning the Maginot line.
STRONG WARNING
difference. Dealings on the for- ward market were at a standsun.
and
The frane weakened to below Bullding, appeared as defendant a high speed, 179.0 in London irrespective of the and complainant, respectively," be- Mr. Barnett, after hearing this fact that the Bank of France. is fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the evidence, said that it would be
Kowloon Court yesterday, still holding the rate in Paris at
Mr necessary to measure some of the 178.56 because owing to the uncer-Lynevitch being charged with dan distances along the journey, ad- tainty of delivery arbitrageurs are gerous driving along Nathan Road Journing further hearing of the unwilling to take advantage of the at about midnight on Tuesday, case to 11 am on Friday.
Mr. Delacourt, In evidence,
Sergt. J. Hemsley took charge of stated that about 11.15 p.m. on the case. Tuesday, he was driving from the Star Ferry towards Nathan Road;į
bend Into Among the commodities, wheat when, rounding the opened sharply higher. rubber Nathan Road, by the Peninsula weakened but steadied when the Hotel. he was overtaken by Mr.
Dr. LA Shiu-fan gave an interest- Committee announced that no Lynevitch, driving at a speed of
ing lecture at the Headquarters of" dealings would take place below approximately 30 m.ph. |7jd.. sugar dealers raised their Witness, proceeding along Na-St. John Ambulance Brigade yes- prices further but buyers showed than Road, sax defendant stop his terday afternoon before a class of
ttle Inclination to follow for the car on the west side of the road. Red Cross, workers. present, tin firmed up in response
driving: past the The subject of his address was
RUBBER WEAKENS
FRENCH FLOTILLA
LEAVE MANILA
Manila, Sept. 28. Cancelling all engagements, the French flotilla at present visiting Manila suddenly weighed anchor
"On August 31. Bir Neville Hen- derson gave the German Secretary of State at Wilhelmstrasse a strong personal warning regarding the possible attitude of Britain in the event of German aggression in at midday and steamed off for Czechoslovakia,
"an unknown destination.” particularly If France was compelled the Inter- vene. On September 14 a critical situation developed, and Czecho- slovakia was compelled to mobilise even at the risk of provoking Ger. many invasion.
The flotilla consisting of the cruisers Lamotte Picquet an Primauget and Primauget and two submarines, was scheduled to remain until October 3-Reuter.
Then I resolved to go to Ger- ALIENS FINED many myself and soon became aware that the situation was mich Roger Priami, Frenchman, was more urgent than I had realised, fined $10 by Mr. H. R. Butters at Herr Hitler declared that rather the Central Court yesterday when than walt for the Sudetens" to he pleaded guilty, to the charge for | achieve self-determination he was failing to register his presence with
prepared to risk: a world war, He, the authorities within 48 hours of however, said he was willing to his arrival in the Colony on Sept. discuss ways and means of effect- | 17.
Ing self-determination if I gave An American, Paul Buergin, was the assurance that Britain accept | Aned $15 for a similar offence. ed these in principle.
"I.. undertook to consult my colleagues if he would refrain from
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Talhang has remained binding ever since." Headquarters, -Reuter.
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