HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
CABLES
CHINESE NOW CLOSING IN ON CANTON
Japanese Occupation. Army Pressed
SAMSHUI
RECAPTURED
BY KWANGSI TROOPS
非
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
All signs point to increased pressure of the Japanese army of occupation by the Chinese forces. No longer needing a route to the ocean through the East River watershed, the Japanese are giving up the roads by which they came to Canton, or at least the parts of those roads a considerable distance beyond this city.
The Chinese troops are hanging on their heels as they give ground, foreigners who have lately tried to get to Hongkong by motor car testifying to these facts. They got to the outer fringe of Japan- ese controlled areas and then had to return, as otherwise they would have found themselves between two firing unes.
. DOWN THE WEST RIVER too the Chinese are pouring, and on the afternoon of October 6. Samshul was lost to the Japanese, it being retaken by Kwangsi troops. Resis- tance has stiffened to such an ex- tent on this front that all day long one sees Japanese troops being taken cri board small steamers from Osaka. Nagasaki, Shimonese- ki and Yokohama, and sailing up the West River.
Less has been heard of what 15. going on along the Canton-Han- kow Railway. Some stations north of Canton have been taken by the Japanese, it is known, but there is no definite information as to how far north the Japanese military are in control.
It is clear, however, that the guerillas have been active in that
sector.
Order has been restored in Can- ten Proper. For quite a few days the few left in the city bad preci- ous little to eat, but now they can get vegetables, pork and even beer,
"OCCUPATION NOTES"
What they want the Japanese take, but they are paying for it all. They give "Army of Occupation Notes." based on the yen, and it is because they know they will be obliged to accept these notes that the merchants are reluctant to do business. Necessity undoubtedly will drive quite a few before long.į however, to open their shops.
now no more.
Little of Shap Tsat and Shap Pat Po is left. The beautiful silk shops of Ha Kau"Po are The most des- troyed district is in this area, and including factories that were blown up by the Chinese, it has been estimated that the property loss for all Canton is not less than U. S. $100,000,000. NO MAILS
EVERY GERMAN ONLY CHANCE OF
A SOLDIER
Dr. Ley Warns The Easy-Going
Over amion and B hali workers can be produced to supply the German labour shortage if the
DURABLE PEACE
Assembly Of All Great Nations
:
London, Nov. 12.
"The only chance of a just and durable peace is an as-
SILENCE MORE
REAL
The military authorities state that the Armistice Day silence was everywhere more real than in previous years. and wish to thank the pubile and the various transport and utility concerns la the Colony for the ready response to their appex issued last week.
trades and professions are combedsembly of all the great nations CALVES BORN AT
out for superguous and unsuitable persons. This estimate" was given; by Dr. Ley, leader of the German Labour Front, when he addressed la meeting in Berlin recently...
There were still thousands of men, he declared, who wasted their time instead of giving their fuli working capacity to the nation. I have heard of places where 15 yards of questionnaire have to be filled when an application 19 made." he said.
with these forms were wasting The 50 people required to deal
far has reached Hongkong since the day the Chinese closed the their time. river boots.
The postal authorities tried hard enough. Sixty catties of postal matter was given to a number of runners, and they went across country from one post office to another. Some got farther than others, but invariably unsurpassable ob- stacles were encountered and letters from Canton are scat tered all over the countryside awaiting the day when these runners can continue to Shek- ki from where postal matter can be conveyed to Macao and then on to Hongkong.
1
to discuss without reference to past experiments or present irleologies the best means of securing it," said Mr. Lloyd George in a broadcast to the United States last night,
is the stateman who will take this Mr. Lloyd George asked: "Where
project in hand and can press it through? His forever as one of the greatest bene- name will endure
factors of mankind.
"Unless
measures are taken
DAIRY SHOW
མཁས་མ�ག་འཆན་
First Time In 60 Years' History
reared in Buckinghamshire.
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 14, 1938. —PAGE
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE HAY, HOTEL;
SHANGHAI
ACTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Tits, Poking.
GAS SUBSTITUTED
FOR PETROL
An important development in history of road transport is taking place in Glasgow.
A gas-driven bus, using home-produced fuel, is being tested to provide data for the manufacture of gas producer plants for road vehicles the ultimate object being to use gas instead of petrol in times of emergency, thas conserving petrol sapolies for military and ciher purposes.
an oversize
The supreme cattle championship of England was decided recently at the Dairy Show: Earl's Court, in favour of a beautiful Jersey.
of nations to secure a better un- toldly and promptly by the rulers
.cow, seven years old, bred and The owner of this the champton, Pea- Every German, declared Dr.
derstanding and a saner temper,celands Elleen 10th. Is Mr. J. W
clash is inevitable on.. Ley, was "a soldier of the
a scale C. McCallum. which will precipitate, a catas Fuehrer," and as such must
The reserve champion was ព trophe which will bury the work. Sharthorn cow from Mr. W. J. give his highest working ca-
of centuries in ruina. paelly in useful work. We
Wheeler's Oxfordsire herd. For have no use for the easy-going
"Negotiations for pacts to pro-final inspection points both these
The subject of a substitute for power loss is not more than 25 per sort of person in the Germany
pitiate the dictators might effect animals were beaten by Mr. Joseph Petrol for road vehicles is being cent, while a special engine can be of to-day," be cried.
postponement of the ultimate con- Barnes's cow and also by an Ayr-vestigated by the Department of fitted with a performance equal to Alet. but there will only Be an
shire sent from Scotland by Mr. Scientific and Industrial Research that of a petrol vehicle. Such an "Nobody is too old to learn to arming peace which will paralyse
Alex Watson, but the tests are The employment of solid fuels engine ts, however. ruin the needs of the nation, no industry and social amelioration severely practical, and milking re-
on motor vehicles includes wood, medel, and this may involve cer- one is too old to learn a com-and will shatter the nerve cords decide the supreme awards charcoal and coke. The gas is tain disadvantages. pletely new occupation."
civilisation.
rather than show points in the generated from the producer plant As Dr. Ley made clear in his
It was observed that in easy "To secure
carried on board the vehicle. Essen speech
permanent peace, ring this means that world pacification is essential."-
scuntry with only" mild gradients Another method that has proved there was little difference between the first time since its thousands of petty officials, clerks Reuter.
foundation 60 years ago three successful is the compression of the adapted and similar persons will be dis-
vehicles and the calves have been born during the methane, the principal constituent special gas vehicles, all attaining a charged from their present em-
Show..
of natural gas. to 3.000 lb. per high maximum and average speed. ployment and made to lea.n some
square inch in cylinders. new trade regarded as nationally
Ou hilly routes, however, the Cars, and particularly motor lor-special vehicles" showed a marked res have been driven on cotton-superiority. seed oil and palm oil A five-ton larry has done 8.71 miles to a gal- is hoped to economise in petrol lon on this oft fuel. In this way it:
supplies to thousands of gallon a day.
the amount of many
The new Shameen electric power station has been completed. and the "Juice" is on: Fortunately Shameen has its own water supply important. too. In the city' water has to be Dr. Ley mentioned. .coalmining, carried in buckets from the river, though it seems doubtful if the or taken from wells, and little can average. German be done about fire-fighting. Al- though the Bund power plant es- caped destruction by Are, the dynamos were purposely smashed beyond hope of repair. Until the hundreds of electric lines that have fallen in the many fires are repaired, service cannot be given to the city, even if the station were in operation.
PHONE SERVICE CRIPPLED Because there is no power, tele- phone service is almost at a stand- still A few phones, most of them In Shameen. are connected up, po- wer coming from batteries, but one can only get through to the few others whose phones also. are so connected.
NO FOOD SHORTAGE
must begin in
Instruction in occupational work
ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA
ده
London, Nov. 12. It is understood that the King minor official and Queen will leave in H.MA. Re- would make a great success of this pulse from Portsmouth for Canada kind of work.
In the second week in May, with a small suite consisting of schools, Dr. Ley went on. Everyone
ten the elementary persons from the Household. must strive to bicome the master of his craft, but the period of ap- prenticeship must be reduced from four years to two. owing to the labour market.
REPRISALS
Minister will travel with the King. It is not likely that any British
an interlude during the Canadian tour, and will probably be confined The United States visit will be
to Washington-Reuter.
CANNOT BE
JUSTIFIED, SAYS PRIMATE
Cruelty, Destruction In Austria And Germany
Landon, November 12
There is no food shortage so far: In Shameen. The authorities wisely lald in a big supply of provisions The Japanese are in no hurry to and also of fuel. There is a herd open up communications with of cattle on the island, and plenty Hongkong. If and when they have of fresh milk, as well as a limited completed their milltary opera- supply of Lingnan University fresh A better from the Archbishop of Canterbury appears in "The tions, they have advised the Con-vegetables. House' boys go into the Times this morning on the subject of the deeds of cruelty and suls, they will let ships pass up and city or to the suburbs for Chinese destruction in Germany and Austria." down the river. Today the U. S. 5. vegetables. and for meat and fish. Mindinao is despatching a boat. Not a bit of ice is to be had. Two riven by the deplorable act of a single irresponsible Jewish youth, The Primate states that whatever provocation may have been with Japanese permission. to Chinese compradore shops have a reprisals on such a scale and of so fierce and vindletive a charac-- Hongkong. We all thought malis plentiful supply of groceries, and ter, cannot possibly be justified. were getting through, and now they are selling at a very reason- learn that not a single letter thus able price.
Counter-Drive On Tsungfa Steadily Gains Ground
Yungyun, Kwangtung. Nov. 12. The Chinese counter-offensive aimed at the recapture of Canton
is making further progress.
gaining ground.
Sinister significance is added by
the fact that the police seem to
have either acquiesced or to have CHESS TOURNAMENT
been powerless to restrain them.
"It is most distasteful to write į
these words when there is in this Alekhine And Czech
strain.".
mere
Germany,"
The Archbishop concluded:
Player Draw
Amsterdam, Nov. 13, In the fourth round of the Avro Tournament which
was
For
i
YOUNG FARMERS' CONTEST Great interest was shown in the final stages of the young farmers' cow-judging competition. The County Championship Durham, with Northumberland as the runners-up.
went to
As regards fuels and fuel consumption, there was nothing to choose la performance be- tween those using wood as fuel and the charcoal-burning types.
Two of the youngest entrants. John Nicholson and Philip Twee- dle, showed such skill for Durcham
STARTING TIME that they brought their team fo
In any efficient plant 12 lb. of Tests with motor vehicles using charcoal, or 22 lb. to 24 lb. of dry the top... Nicholson, who is 14, had Enod-gas and charcoal-gas plant! wood, give the same mileage as one
his first experience as a judge as a member of his County team the 1937 Yorkshire Show.
CROWD WAITS FOR SUICIDE
A
Holiday Resort
Drama
under service conditions have been
atmade with light cars. light forries, Ballon of petrol. Engine wear would bu no more than normal with a passenger bus and several heavy!
suitable supervision. lorries. The mileage covered by the trials included average motor-i ing country, with a number of fair 13, steep hills.
1-
Where petrol was employed for starting. a practice main- ly confined to private cars on charcoal, the starting time usually was reduced to 2 to 3
minutes.
The gas-driven bus in Glasgow has been running in the Highlands. The purpose now is a month's' ex- periment under town conditions., The bus has a normal petrol en- gine, but carries a small gas-pro-¡ ducer plant and generates its own fuel from charcoal, coalite, etc.
BOTTLED GAS
"Bottled gas" was used instead All: the wood-burning vehicles of petrol in a number of road started directly on gas. generated vehicles during the last war. At by means of small blowers driven Birmingham a public from the battery, the auxiliary service has been operated in this carburettors in these cases being way for some time.
sealed.
motor-bus
suggestion that, if he must die, the proper place to do so was on the battlefield, ... staved off a'spectacular, sul- elde at the picturesque Kegon
Chesterfield has opened up the After halts from 10 to 15 minutes arst public filling station for gas- Falls, near Nikko, recently, A Japanese young "man named the gas stored in the pipes.
or less starting was instaneous on driven vehicles. Birmingham, Lin- Cho Takayangi, despondent aver
dein, Wallasey and Newcastle-on- Lighting up from cold was effect Tyne will follow. -health, made his way to a juted by holding the flame of a paral- ting rock directly over the "falls in or petrolsoaked wick to the air
Soon there will be a chain of. and announced his intention of let for a few seconds. In the country. Here it will be possible gas-filling stations covering the leaping several hundred feet to tests. 70 to 100 miles were covered to purchase suitably prepared and destruction in the abyss below
There were many spectators of sacks of fuel for a further 100 miles, ling will be carried out at any con- on one Alling of the generator, and bagged wood or charcoal. Refuel- the prospective suicide, since the
carried without serious en-venient time, as it will merely in-
Regon Fills is a favourite holiday
resort in the autumn maple sea- son: and they tried to dissuade Mr. Takayanagi from his purpose. HOUR'S SUSPENSE
croachment on the payload.
OVERSIZE MODEL
volve removing a lid and tipping in the fresh fuel. The process does As regards the power question, it rot Occupy more than three was found that a normal engine niinutes, and it is not necessary to car usually be modified until the stop the engine,
Recapture Of Canton Will Be Difficult Task
country a general desire to be on friendly terms with says the Primate, but there are
The suspense about his inten times, when
tions persisted for more than an instincts of humanity make silence impossible..
hour. Two opperators of the lift In addition to Poklo. 11 miles northwest of Walchow, Fatshan,
"Would that Hitler's Reich could Chess
which brings passengers to the top 6 miles southwest of Canton, Talleung. 23 miles south of Canton,
realise that such
of the falls climbed to a point excesses and Sunkal 193 miles north of Canton, the Chinese have now re-
hatred
of played in Groningen the Ameri- within earshot of the wavering and malice put taken Tamshal. 10 miles inland from Bias Bay, Fahsien, 25 miles
upon,can Fine defested the friendship an almost intolerable world champion Euwe in 44 moves. touched & responsive chord when former suicide. One of them apparently north of Canton, and Lungmoon, 70 miles northeast of Canton.
Chinese counter-drive on under Lieut.-General Chang Jul- trust that in our churches on Bunas Capablanca und, the Russian The Czechoslovak Flohr and the
he should: The
a. Chungking, Nov. 13. "I world champion Alekhine. 38 well
"If you are
The task of recapturing Canton would be tremendously diff- Japanese man Teungfa, 25 miles northeast of kwel With the recapture of this day and thereafter, remembrance champion Botwink drew their is an honour for you to kill your- why don't you think of dying on
calt, in the opinion of a foreign observer, who recently made a Canton, is meanwhile steadily town the Japanese communica- may be made in our prayers for games
the battlefeld? "Do you think it.
flight over the Hongkong area near the British-Chinese boundaries. Braving continu- tion between Blas Bay, the main those who have suffered this fresh, the Estantan Keres and the Améri-
Stating that the Pearl River is "swarming with Japanese war- while, the game between ous rain, three columes of Chinese base of their operations in Kwang- onset of persecution, and whose can Reshevsky was adjourned with that this an extraordinary time."
self at such a place as this?. Know
ships," the observer said that all the feet which had previously troops have been advancing vigor-tung, and the inland has been cut. future seems so hopeless."
been lying in Blas Bay have moved to the river, including numbers ously toward the city. The central Lungmoon was abandoned by
the American holding a slight intention and was
Mr. Takayangi then gave up his
of warcraft whose runs protected the city. Another letter, from
Lord advantage. 7 miles northeast of the city, the The Chinese "re-entered the elty Times" on the German pogrom.
rescued with
According to yesterday's Chinese "The jeft wing Shekkonghu, 124 miles shortly after, their departure.
After four rounds Fine still has perch which he occupied. It is as "stable"
some difficulty from the precarious reports, Canton situation is stated east of the city, and the right;
Chinese troops are Many Japanese
a clear lead with three and a half said to be the Brst time that any-making progress in their drive soldiers were wing Ngmashan, 12 miles north of taken prisoners and a number of
points, being followed by Alekhine one had reached such an exposed southward down the railway, and Lord Rothschild states that re-with two and a half points and place without actually plunging reports declare that with the Jap the total of nearly $70 was the loot the city.
Japanese tanks were captured by ports from Germany that Entrenched in the hilly regions the Chinese at Fahsten when the pogroms were spontaneous demon-points
the Botwinnik and Capablanca two into the falls. aroundTrungfa, the Japanese city was re-occupied
each. Euwe, Flohr and strations by the German people Keres have one and a half points up stia resistance These Chinese troops who recap-are the grossest damnation of the and Reshevsky half a against the Chinese advance. How-tured Fahsien are now advancing character of the German people as Transocean ever, being well-trained in hillon Canton by the Canton-Fahsien a whole.
column has reached Taishektung, the Japanese on Wednesday night. Rothschild.
have
put
appears in
GROSS DAMNATION
ighting, and knowing the coun-highway simultaneously with Chi- The German people are very tryside well, the Chinese have suc-nese units from other directions. much like the British in that they. cessfully outmanoeuvred them and The Japanese occupying Sam-detest persecution of innocent nflicted no fewer than 500 casual-shuf, on the West River, about 27 people.
les on the Japanese during the miles west of Canton, are creating Lord Rothschild says that the ast three days.
Meanwhile, another 'Chinese column is pressing on toward Tsengsing, 35 miles east of" Canton, and 30 miles northwest of Walchsow, on the north bank of the East River. The vân- guards have reached Wunhon-
point.
CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES
DARING ARMED ROBBERY
Gold ornaments and money to
anese swing to the hills for a taken by Ave men, who carried out rearguard action in which both daring, armed robbery at 261... sides are said to have lost heavily. Castle Peak Road about 8.45 pm. HOUSING FOR FAIR An unconfirmed report states that on Saturday
VISITORS
Walchow. Important city east of
Just before closing time, the Canton and the first strategic victims, inmates of a Chinese shop. Surveys Indicate that visitors to point to have fallen into Japanese were threatened by robbers at the the New York World's Fair in 1939, hands in their advance from Bias Point of revolvers. The marauders will be able to obtain agreeable ac-Bay, has been retaken by Chinese ushered the inmates into a small gained entrance by surprise and commodation, at any price range troops.. in New York City and its environs
A Chinese column from Tseng-room at the rear where they were during the period of the Exposition. cheng is stated to have reached
searched There are 133.334 hotel rooms in Yunghanshu-Reuter
After nearly afteen minutes the the city: hostelries in suburban communities in the metropolitan -
robbers made their escape towards. the hills area have 50.000; Y. M. C.: A. club- ' houses and similar semi-public, In-
disturbances in the surrounding writers of letters he has received districts Fighting is taking place from Germany from rympathisers
London. Nov. 12.. According to figures made public at Palaha, Kowlam and other with the Nazi regime stated that by points.
the Ministry of Agriculture, they abhor the persecution of the there has been an increase over A report from Keaprchow Bay, Jews,
the last 12 months of nearly 1,000 French leased territory states that Lord Rothschild adda: "We acres in land under glass for the eleven Japanese warships
are equally abhor the beating-up of purpose of cultivatiori of tomatoes,stitutions provide 40,000 rooms, and cruising off the southwestem Cardinal Innitzer or the 'pro- salads and vegetables. Market those in apartments and rooming
hd to the north of the city.Kwangtung coast. Many Chinese tective detention of that brave gardeners have sunk an additional houses and 120,000 more." Tamshut is understood to have fishing funks have been chased and and good man, Pastor Niemoller 500,000 of capital in these deve- en recaptured by Chinese troops molested-Central Newa.
Reuter.
lopments.-British Wireless.
Thus, the total transient accom- modation is 343,334 rooms,
CONQUEST
RECOGNISED
Cairo, Nov. 13. It is, officially announced that Egypt, will recognise the Italian conquest of Abyssinia Reater,
ROYAL LUNCH
Paris, Nov. 13. The Duke and Duchess of Gon- Cester left for London yesterday after lunch, following their meet ing with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Tenter,