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OPTOMETRIC METRICS-No. 2
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Who never could see eye to eye His approach to each topic Became so myopic
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938.
FATEFUL DELIBERATIONS
Four Leading Figures
Of Europe Confer At
Fuehrer's Residence
ITALIAN AND GERMAN FOREIGN
MINISTERS ALSO TAKE PART
Munich, September 29.
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the German Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler. the French Prime Minister. M. Daladier. and Signor Benito Mussolini, began their fateful de- Ilberations at 12,45 p.m. British Standard Time (8.45 p.m. Hongkong. Ţiine) to-day.
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THE FOUR LEADING FIGURES OF EUROPE, who are torether for the first time, went into conference in the study of the Fuehrer's house, which is one of the latest of Munich's new Naxi edifices after a buffet lunch lasting less than three quarters of an hour,
Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, and Herr Joachim yon Ribbentrop. German Foreign Minister, also took part in the discus- sjons
The spacious corridors of the morning states. "Forty-nine na- Fuehrer's house wore thronged tions are watching with anxiety the development of the crisis and with diplomats.
Signor Mussolini and the Fuehrer are convinced that its differences arrived in Munich in the same can be settled by peaceful means.", train at 11'a.m. the Fuehrer having-Reuter. gone to Kufstein, on the Austro- German border, to meet Il Duce.
M. Daladier landed at the airport
at 11.15 followed by Mr. Chamber-
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
Munich, Sept. 29. The conference adjourned at 215 pm to allow the Minis- ters to take a short rest. Ao- cording to German sources the conference will be resumed at 5 pm-Reuter.
lain at 11.51 o'clock. Both Prime Ministers were met by M. Poincet, French Ambassador, and Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador, respectively, and other German
officials,
.:
M., Daladier and Mr. Cham- berlain disembarked from their planes to the strains of the Marseillaise and the British National Anthem and tremen- dots cheering of the crowds. present.
The British and French Prime Ministers each reviewed & guard of honour provided by the Black Guards.
The Prime Ministers later drove to their respective hotels through streets which were a sea of das and peopled by the biggest crowd ever seen here.-Reuters
HOPE IN GENEVA
Geneva.. Sept. 29.
Hope reigas unchallenged in
London, Sept. 29. Great hopes are expressed in the British press that the Council of or tour nations will find a just and peaceful settlement of the bitter racial dispute in Czecho- slovakia removing Czech fears and German grievances...
"The Times" adds that this council have it in their power, f also in their will, to set Europe at last in the way of timely and orderly reconstruction
The Dally"Mall” says that if it succeeds in the main task, none of the other dangerous problems confronting Europe should be unsoluble by the same means.
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MUNICH
DEFENDERS OF NAMOA ISLAND
Chinese soldiers seen lying in ambush in "the outskirts of Namoa.
(Photo: CM.P.5.).
GENERAL UGAKI RESIGNS
Warm Dispute Between Army And Foreign Office
PROJECTED CENTRAL BUREAU-
#Tokyo, September 29.
GENERAL KAZUSHIGE UGAKI, who succeeded 'Mr. Koki Hirota as Japanese Foreign Minister several months ago, has resigned."Gen. Ugaki, who was born in 1869, was Governor-General of Chosen from 1931 to 1938.
The Foreign Minister's resignation is the outcome of a virtual rupture in the protracted negotiations to settle di warm dispute be-{.. tween the Army and the Foreign Office.'
MERCURY'S FLIGHT
FORBIDDEN
London, Sept. 29. In view of the international situation the proposed at- tempt on the record long dis- tance fight by the Mercury from Dundee to Capetown kaa 'been forbidden by the Air
Ministry in the meantime,
If there is a distinct im- provement in the situation Dy Friday the ban may be re- moved. In that event the. flight will be proceeded with as soon as weather sonditions permit.
If the situation is still ert- tick on Friday afternoon the Right will be postponed and both planes of the composite craft will return to their base zt Southampton. y× British Wireless,
Reaction To Crisis In Colony
MANY INQUIRIES AT SHIPPING OFFICES
Reaction of local foreigners to the European tension during the last few days was reflected in the numerous inquiries made at shipping offices on Tuesday and Wednesday regarding sail- Ing movements,
One Japanese firm received in-. quiries from four foreign nationals on Wednesday, but, so far as can be ascertained, there has not
Questions regarding freight, as {distinct from passage, have also
The dispute concerns the scope of authority in the functions of the projected Central Bureau to handle Japan's affairs in China.
The establishment of the Bureau are on Hines wanted by the Army which the Foreign Office considers will seriously impinge its own yet been any unusual exodus. diplomatic field.
SINGLE' COFY, 18 CTS.
Price PER MONTH, $1.
CHINESE HOLDING
POSITIONS SOUTH
OF MAHWEILING
Fierce Fighting Breaks Out Along Railway
JAPANESE SUFFER
HEAVY CASUALTIES
H
Tehais, September 29,
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS' 'respite during "which" only sporadic skirmishes were reported, fierce, fighting has brokenɛont anew along the Nanchang-Kinklang Railway with the defenders firmly ` holding their positions south of Mahweiling and north of Tehan.
The new Japanese assault, began with an infantry attack on the morning of September 26, broke into full fores on the following day when the invaders threw their combined land, naval and air forces into the struggle.
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The Chinèse stronghold" at very heavy proportions during the Huszetsul bore the full brunt of last few days. the onslaught. Cleverly hidden While stubbornly holding their behind machine-gun posts in their ground. Chinese troops made re-
into entrenched positions, the defenders | peated excursions
the repulsed numerous charges, Inalet- |Japanese occupied areas And ing large numbers of casualties. inflicted many casualties at Kwelt- The Japanese wasted quantities g. Yuchingshan, and other of ammunition in their repeated points around Kuling.
During
Chinese unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the Chinese. Since the morning soldiers were assisted by heavy of September 28,. It is estimated artillery and the air force which they have hurled several thousand has been exacting particularly shells into the Chinese line. In ad- heavy toll from the Japanese.-- dition to more than 500 bombs Central News. dropped by their planes.
Strong mechanised units were repulsed with heavy
The loss of men killed and winded on both sides reached
one or two SECRET LEAGUE
It is recalled that | been asked and In "An extraordinary meeting of the indisposition. The "News-Chronicle," in warm: Cabinet was summoned to discuss the resignation of Japanese Minis-cases foreign residents have sent jy welcoming the development re-the situation.
ters is often preceded by a sudden to Shanghal heavy baggage and vealed in the Prime Minister's Rumours of the ministerial crisis departure to the country on a plea other things likely to impede rapid speech, comments on the marshall-caused a slump in the stock market of Illness.
departure.
There was a noticeable lessening Ing of those moral factors through this afternoon. out the world which preceded Negotiations to settle the dispute Nodumasa Suetsugu, the stormy of activity yesterday following the met with a snag when General petrel of the Japanese Navy, has announcement of the Four-Power Ugaki expressed strong disapproval interrupted his tour in northern Conference to be held in Munich, shipping offices of the draft compromise worked Kyushu and on instructions from a round of the
Hitler's invitation and which are ultimately decisive. It calls for a solution settling the matters in dis- pute by fair dealing and leaving Czechoslovakla within its redrawn frontiers secure and adequately guaranteed-British Wireless. -
HUNGARIAN OFFICIAL AT - CONFERENCE
-Munich. Sept. 29.
An official of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry few from Buda- pest to Munich in connection with the conference-Reuter Bulletin. "GOOD OLD CHAMBERLAIN " London, Sept. 29.
The Home Minister, Admiral
by the Army, Navy and certain Prince Kondye has returned to
cials in the Foreign Office.
The compromise was to be dis- cussed this morning at a con- ference of five Ministers, and was expected to be approved but the meeting was suddenly cancelled..
REFUSAL TO ATTEND The reason for the cancellation of the meeting is believed to be General Ugati's refusal to attend.
Lending credence to the rumours, that. General Ugaki intends to re-
A small crowd cheered the Prime sign if his objections to the com-
Tokyo by air.----Reuter.
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
PAGE 2.-Mountaineering talk "40.000 heroin pills found.. PAGE 3.-Women's interests. Con-.
fide in Faith Prior,
revealing only one case of what
might be termed as an emergency Inquiry.
The Transocean News Service yesterday. emphatically, dented that there was any truth in local vernacular papers to the effect that the Service had re- ceived secret orders, from the German Government to leave Hongkong within one week and return to Germany.
No such orders had been received
German Government or from the
was stated. The Transocean News
SESSION
No Agreement Reached
Geneva, Sept 29.
The League Connell met this morning at a secret ression "in another attempt to draft a resolu- tion on the Sino-Japanese dispute. formuls was Late last night a agreed to between the Belgian delegate and M. Pollas, of Greece, who is an expert. at drafting formulas to meet difficult situa- tions.
the aftacks,
NO INTERFORT
. CRICKET.
The Committee of the Hong- Kong Cricket Club regret that 'In view of existing conditions, it a considered Inadvisable to proceed with arrangements for sending an Interport Cricket Team to Shanghai next week, and with much reluctance they | „have = notified - the. Shanghai
Cricket Club accordingly.
TIENCHIACHENG ENTERED
Terrific Battle, Heavy Losses
Geneva this moming that the Minister. Mr. Chamberlain, as he promise were not met was his de PAGE 4-The Service. Christians' by · Transocean either from the before the Council strong object Leed peitions supported by the Munich conference will lead to left Downing Street for Heston atr-parture this afternoon for his villa
peace.
sympathy for China. Sub PAGE 5. Chaplin's Arst im da
marines exercise in secret. at Kunitachi on the outskirts of port. this morning.
Workmen who were putting up Tokyo. He had previously held a
Crossword covered,
Cinéma A suggestion, widely canvassed
interview with the
notes Diary of local events. here, is that the Sudeten territories sandbags round the windows of the 24-minute will be almost immediately evacu- Foreign Office stopped work when Prime Minister, Prince Koneye.
Before proceeding to Kunitachi, PAGE6House of Commons cheers the Prime Minister, passed and
Mr. Chamberlain. ated by Czechs and occupied by British, French and Italian troops greeted him with cheers. saying General Ugaki told newspapermen
Good old Chamberlain," and that he was suffering from stomach PAGE 7-Women's, page:
kong Chinese Women's Club Keep up the good work, mate."--
Inaugurated. Forthcoming, wed- Reuter Bulletin.
"I will not; discuss the China dings announced. Bureau to-day.
Arts in War..
on the lines of the occupation of the Saar during the plebiscite.
A resolution which will be placed before the League Assembly this
(Continued on Page 9)
HARBOUR SWIM WINNER
LIONEL ROZA PEREIRA, of the V.B.C., photographed after he had won the harbour race yesterday afternoon. He was successful in this event in 1930, 1921, 1832 and 1933--(Photo, A. A. Kahn).
(STORY ON BACK PAGE)
trouble and intended to rest in his villa.
Hong-
Shanghai, Sept. 29. Tlenchiacheng, "on the Yangtze, "When the draft resolution came 90 miles to the east of Hankow and dominating the last of the forti- tion was taken to it.
natural defences of the Yangtze, German Consulate in Hongkong it
The resolution had been drafted is claimed to have been entered Service is carrying on work as to meet the arguments of the Bel- by the Japanese to-day.
. The Chinese still have a series usual, and no special preparations glan delegate that only the" "As- jare contemplated for leaving the sembly was entitled to condemn of "fortified and boomed positions
Colony or closing the office.
Japan's act of aggression and it between Tenchischeng and Han- It was further denied that a was not for the Council to pass akow but none of these are aided conference had taken place at the resolution containing such con- by hills and other natural forti
fications such as at Tienchiacheng. German Consulate on Wednesday demnation.
The entry of the town was the evening. No such conference ‘ever
A contrary view was taken by climax to a terrific battle. Both
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As a matter of/FAGE 8.-Leading article: Creative/took place, and none is planned. M. Paul Boncour. M.. Lítrinoff aides suffered heavy casualties, the
fact, I do not know when I can PAGE 9-Foreigners in Hankow
take the matter up again," he re- marked
"
The Foreign, Minister is belleved to be suffering from diplomatic".
prepare for slege,
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General Ugaki also announced PAGE 10-Home football forecast and league tables to date. Eri- that he would not see anyone at
trlea "for Eighth Extra Race his villa
meeting. FAGE 12-Financial page. Bin-
gapore stock quotations. PAGE 13.- Radio programmes. China to build 11 railways. PAGE 14 and 15-Shipping news
and directory.
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AIR RAID-WORK
COMPLETION
URGED
London, Sept. 29. Statements on emergency mea - xures were issued by Ministers last night.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secre- tary, emphasised the need for all air raid precautions' work to be pushed on to completion.
POTSDAM NOT CALLING AT SINGAPORE
It is stated that German. re- sidents in Hongkong are carry- ing on their work as usual, confident that a settlement. will be reached in Europe with- out hostilities breaking out.
THREE JAPANESE PLANES SHOT
: DOWN
Kunming, Sept. 29. The Japanese air force paid·· the price of three planes för their first rata on Kunizing, capital of Yunnan, yesterday morning.
Dr. Wellington Koo who contend Japanese placing their figure at fed that the Council was entitled 5,000 and the Chinese about double.
to take such action, No agree
To the north of Hankow, the
ment was reached and the Council adjourned until after the meeting Japanese are still 100 miles distant or the Assembly when another effort will be made to reach an agreement-Reuter..
FINE ISSUE.
and in the past two days they mercilessly bombed Chinese posi-. tions on the Pingshan Railway, at Sinyang" and Kwangshuf. Their troops are still held approximately 30 miles to the east of the Rail- The Council eventually solved way and north of Hankow'a the difficulties by adopting a re-natural defence barrier, the Tapieh'' port and not the resolution, which, Mountains.--Reuter. while making clear that sanctions i are applicable against Japan, leaves open the question as to whether States should decide, col- lectively or individually. that Japan is the aggressor.
The whole 'question turned on a rather fine issue of League Juris
The report la to be presented at to-morrow's public meeting of the Council
The air raid alarm sounded at Singapore, Sept. 29. 9 am when nine Japanese ma. The German Unex Potsdam, chines were sighted heading for which is expected to arrive in this city. Shortly after the raiders prudence. The Secretary for War express Singapore to-day, is not calling at broke into the city limits. ed appreciation of the way in this port
They were challenged by Chinese
The question of whether the which the anti-aircraft and doast The ship is carrying a consider purnuts and in the ensuing dog- defences had been made at full able number of British passengers Aght three enemy planes were Assembly or Council is competent strength in a few hours-British for Bingapore and Hongkong-shot down. The rest few hurried- to condemn the aggressor is chua Wireless.
Reuter Bulletin.
ly away-Central News.
avoided. Heuter.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK:' '29-9/16. T.T. ON LONDON: -11⁄2 27/84,
London Silver
London, Sept. 29. London silver prices today were up, 9/16 as follows:
Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Bpot...18-2/4 19-5/16.
10-3/16
(Our Own Core A
Forward.....18-5/8