HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
TO CHANGSHA FIRE
SEQUEL TO
Three Garrison Officers DR. TAGORE MAY
Sentenced To Death
GEN. CHAN CHI-CHUNG DISMISSED HIS POST
Changsha, November 21.
Meting out atera punishment for those responsible for the five- day fire at Changsha, the Central authorities have ordered the execution of three important garrison officers of Hunan, and the dis- missal of General Chang Chi-chung, Chairman of the Hunsa"Provin- sial Gorerament, who was one of the heroes in the defence of Shanghai last year.
The three officers chiefly responsible for the disastrous con- flagration, General Feng. Tl, Garrison Commander of Changsha; Gen- eral Wen Chang-tu, Chief of Chantsha Pulice; arid Colonel Hsu Kan, Commander of the, Second Hunan Garrison Regiment, were sxecuted hetore a firing squad yesterday morning, after having faced a court martial which condemned them to death,
IMPORTANT ·
KUOMINTANG
CONFERENCE
Chanrklar, Nov. 21. MABY Kuomintang leaders are antiring shortly in. Chung- king for the forthcoming in- portant session of the 'Central Executive Committee, which opens on December 15
VISIT JAPAN
Promotion Of Friendship
Chungking. Nov, 22,
Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the famous Indian poet may consider | visiting Japon provided he has an opportunity to promote Sino- Japanese friendship, but he is afraid the Japanese authorities would restrict his freedom of move- iment and so hind his mission,
says a Tokyo messagu.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1938. -PAGE 9
DISASTER ||Successful
SETTLEMENTS
FOR JEWS
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Board Of Deputies Meets In London
London, Nov. 21.
After hearing a long state- ment by Mr. Neville Laski, its President, the Jowish Board of Deputies, meeting in London yesterday, passed a revolution expressing gratitude for the reneral support given to the proposals that larger opportun- Ities shall bë riven in the E- pire wad Palestine for refuges settlement.
A friend proposed a visit to Japan in a letter sent on Septem- ber 26, a day after Professor Yone The Board appealed to the Gov- Noguchi had received from Dr. ernment to use its good offices for Tagore a letter expressing nati- the amelioration of the position of Japanese views,., Professor Noguchi 'Jews in Germany, and trusted that and Dr Tagore, friends for more in the forefront of any approaches General Chang Chi-chung. al-than a quarter of a century, had made by the British Government to though dismissed from his post, is taken opposite sides in an epistol-the German Government may be allowed to retain his duties and to jary debate on the China ingident. placed the necessity of permitting attend to rehabilitation measures The answer to the proposal of a intending emigrants to remove | in Changsha.--Central News. visit reiterates the poet's affection their property with them.
AFTER THE CONFLAGRATION for the Japanese masses but atates Addressing the Jewish Board of Changsha, Nov. 21. that he would hate to have false Deputies, Mr. Neville Laski sald Changsha, after the disastrous interpretations placed on a Visit he there was ample proof that the fire, is steadily returning to normal might make to this country. He whole action against the Jews in conditions under the direction and adds that he would like to come Germany has been camfully and supervision of the local authorities (despite poor health, - Interna-systematically prepared by the and public organizations.
Nazi Party
A sum of $200,000 appropriated
by the Central Government, and another $300,000 by the Hunan Various important issues at pre- Provincial Government, have help- sent confronting the Chinese..Gov-ed the financing of various re- ernment and the Kuomintang habilitation Party will be discussed.
The Government & planning to publish official daily newspapers in Kwellin, Kunming, Chengtu and Lanchow. It is stated that the object is to acquaint the populace of the interior
with the latest situation in connection with the and international affairs.— War Reuter,
APOSTOLIC
DELEGATES
Not Diplomatic Representatives
measures.
General Chen Cheng and General Chang Chi-chung are now in full charge of relief measures.
A special relet commission has been formed, represented by the Provincial Govemment, the Gar- rison Headquarters, the municipal government, and the Police Force,
Two nerugee camps have been established in the city, accom- |modating 250 people. Free por- ridge is offered to more than 500 people by these two camps daily.
"Excellent co-operation between the civilians and the soldiers is i evidence everywhere..
tional.
:
FUNERAL
OF KEMAL
He was firmly convinced that the
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Nazis were bent upon the entire PLANE MYSTERY
destruction of Jews in Germany, even if the Paris assassination had not occurred.
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OFFER FROM PALESTINE
ATATURK An offer to find homes in Fales-
Scenes Of Great
Poignancy
Ankara. Nov. 21:
tine immediately for 5,000 Cherman- Jewish refugee children, and a fur-" ther 5,000 a month later, subject to the permission of the British Government, has been received by the Jewish Agency in London from. the Jewish National Council 173 Palestine.
The cost of transportation would Scenes of great polgnancy mark- be borne by the Zionist organisa ed the funeral of the late President tion in Palestine and the rest of of Turkey. Kemal Ataturk this the world-Reuter morning.
Rain began to fall as the cortege left Parliamentary buildings for Another refugee camp, which will the Ethnographic Museum where accommodate refugees and wound-the President was temporarily laid ed soldiers alike, will be establish- to rest pending the construction of ed very shortly-Central News. a special mausoleum.
ANGLO-ITALIAN
Mourning
thousands lined the route and weeping women cried out, "Ataturk, Ataturk, where are you?"
FATHER LOBBE IN CHENGTU
Chéngtu, Nov. 21.. Father V. Lobbe, (Lei Ming-yuen), naturalised Chinese citizen of Bel- gian birth, formerly Managing Director of the Tientsin Social
CLEARED UP
Briton Arrested In Soviet Union
WIFE DETAINED
London, Nov. 21,
The mystery surrounding the fate of 2 British vagineer, Ryan Grover, who secretly left Stockholm in a private plane for an unknown destination .. about one week ago and 'who' had since vanished has now, according to the "Daily Tele-- graph," been cleared up. The paper states that Grover, in an attempt to go to the assistance of his wife, who is detained by the Soviet authorities, landed in the Soviet Union and promptly arrested on arrival.
way
The paper goes on to say that for the past twelve months Grover
AGREEMENT as she walked behind the gun car-Welfare and now a Commander of had valaly sought. obtain for his
Mr, Chamberlain's
Econ.
Union.
London. Nov. 21. An agreement, it is stated “by the Rome correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," has been reach-
The President's sister also wept ed between the British Govern- "ment and the Holy See under the
riage. The dull boom of guns and the North China Field Service Wife, who was apparently in trou. terms of which the Holy See will
part with the roar of aeroplanes overhead Corps, arrived in Chengtu by plane ble with the Soviet authorities, henceforth be represented in Great Mussolini in effect gives it Duce also marked the procession's pro-from Chungking yesterday after-permission to leave the Foret Britain by an Apostolic delegate a free hand in Spain. The French gress. as it is already represented in frontier is to be kept closed. The
Father Lobbe will shortly retum In despair, Grover resolved to America, Canada and other coun-
grant of belligerent rights to represented "King George and the the North China front by way take a daring step to call attention tries.
General Franco gives him the British delegation also included
of Shens. to direct field service. to the case. Grover, accompatted The Apostolie delegates are not puwer to starve out the men he Admiral Sir Dudley Pound and 200 More than sixty members of Father or an English plot, named Rich- diplomatic representatives ac- cannot defeat in the eld marines with the band from HM.Sarrive here from Chungking in the London on November 9 a small Lobbe's corps are also expected to mond, landed at Stockholm 'from credited to the heads of the What to sp disturbing in the Malaya. States but represent the Holy See whole, situation is the eagerness
next few days.-Central News." Klemm Swallow machine with only wih the Episcopate of the country of certain clements in
a 170 h.p. engine.
L
Field-Marshal
Lord
Birdwood
Countries throughout the world British were represented at the funeral.-~
Reuter.
to which they are sent-Trans-politics to see the Fascist Generals win in Spain, without any const- deration of the exect this will
ocean.
HEAVY JAPANESE
LOSSES
(Continued from Pare 13
bave on the strategic position of
this country.
Still more serious is the effect on France.
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BODY. IN ANKARA
AL
Antara, Nov. 21.
MORE BIRTHS IN
A
ITALY
Rome, Nov, 21.
PILOT ABSENT
On the morning of November 15. during the absence of the pilot, Grover climbed into the plane at Bromma Aerodrome, near Stock-
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PERSECUTION OF
CATHOLICS IN
1
GERMANY
Petition Placed- Before Shrine
London, Nov. 21.
A petition signed by 30,000 Catholics
protesting against the persecution of Catholics in Germany was placed before the shrine of Our Lady in Walsing- ham, in Alippen Cathedral, Walsingham, Norfolk, yester- day.
The signatories included Car- dinal Hinsley, Archibishop of West- minster-Reiter.
RIGHT OF CATHOLIC PARENTS
Berlin, Nov. 21. A pastoral letter from the Catho-
PRINCE PAUL ON VISIT TO LONDON
Will Discuss Trade And Politics
London, Nov. 11. Prace Paul, senior Regent of Yugoslavia, is expected to arrive in London to-day, accompanied by Princess Olga, sister of the Duchess of Kent.
The visit is said to be private but in Tugoslavis, Prince' Paul's" visit to London à regarded to be of importance in view, "of Ger- many's efforts to increase trade with "Yugoslavia.
Yugoglaw circles declare that during the visit Prince Paul will discuss politics, and trade-with leading British Ministers.--Revier,
census held on October 31 him, and few away. Grave tears lic Bishop of Berlin was read yes- | YUGOSLAVIA'S shows that Italy has a population were which
entertained for his safety terday in all Catholic churches
The richest elements The comin containing the re- in French politics appear to wel-mains of Kemal Ataturk, come the idea of Fascist guns on arrived here yesterday by special of 43,982,000, including the four since weather conditions were bad protesting against the recent re- To the southwest of Yunchenk.the southern frontier as a mean train em Istanbul, was carried Lybian coast provinces.
and Grover had little experience of quest to parents in a certain dis- the Japanese troops in the ad- of intimidating
From January to October 1938, lying. He democratic in precision to Parliament bulid-
further Juked the trict in Berlin to sign a form stat- Joining districts of Yusiang have France to accept Fascist controlings. where It now lies in state.
births exceeded death by 350,000. necessary charts and instruments. ing that they would send their abandoned their outposts and
and so prevent the demand for !
In the corresponding period of last Thousands of people Aled past year, the number was only 307,628, less, succeeded in getting to within
The adventurous filer, neverthe children to lay schools. withdrawn to the city limits of
sacrifices from these powerful the cofin yesterday. Yustang.
Since nearly 10,000.000 Italians 100 miles of Moscow Anancial interests.
H.M.S. Malaya has arrived at live in foreign countries, the total forced to land at Stariza where he but was Ankara for the funeral of the late number of Italians is nearly 55,000. was taken into custody.. Turkish president-Transocean!
About 700 men, supported by four field pieces, are now de-. fending the town from an im- minent Chinese attack.
ANCIENT
A unit of Japanese forces, which TREASURES
was cornered at Wangyukow north
of Changtien, has made several
abortive attempts to break through IN CELLAR
ni
the Chinese cordon. Barring the arrival
reinforcements, the enemy unit is facing annihilation. --Central News.
TSAOSHIN RE-ENTERED
Nanyang, Honan. Nov, 21.
A military telephonic message
Verona, Nov. 21 Treasures
inestimable of value were found here when excavations in the cellar of an old house were carried out. An ancient terra-cotta receptacle which was dug up contained about
from the front this morning re- 1,000 coloured pearls, one large ports the re-entry by Chinese
cross of gold ornamented with Into 'Tsaoshih
small town a niteen miles west of Yingcheng Dearis and rubles, a chain richly along the Hankow-Ichang high-adorned with precious stones, a way, after the routing of the golden amulet set with rubles. sapphires, chrysopases and "pinis, Japanese there..
Remnant Japanese" forces. re- treating in disorder, have fled eastward to Yingcheng, the mess- age states.
Both Hwingchuan, thirty miles
west
45
000.-Transocean.
Guerillas Active On
Outskirts Of Canton
That Chinese guerillas in Kwangtang are troublesome to the Japanese was admitted by Vice-Admiral Koichi Shiozawa, in com- mand of the Japanese fleet operating in South China, when he visited the Coldny last week to pay an official return visit to Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, says "In-
ternational News."
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RIFLE FIRE HEARD IN SHANGHAI
Chungking Now: 21.
J
The letter stated that all Catho-
Concordat to send their children le parents are entitled under the
to Catholic schools, and it is their The "Daily Telegraph adds that duty to insist on this right-Reuter
the Boviet Foreign Corumissariat
has informed the British Embassy
of his arrest and that Grover will be prosecuted for landing in Soviet territory without authority. Transocean.
ITALIAN TROOPS LEAVE CHINA
ECONOMIC
RELATIONS
Paris Nov, 21. Special importance is attach ed in French diplomatic circles to the visit of Priace Bo- gent Paul of Yugoslavia to Lon don which is regarded as evt dence that Yugoslavia desires „to consolidate the ties uniting
her to England and France. It is pointed out in those circles that complete economic dependence on Germany and Italy would hot " be advantageous for Yugoslavia and that the laser, therefore, wishes to develop her economic re- lations with the Western Powers.
It is further emphasised that the Prince Regent's visit is not only Nothing is known regarding their connected with economic questions destination, although it is presum-but also with the development of ed that they will first go to Italy cultural relations with Western to see their families prior to re-Europe.-Transocean. Shanghai, Nov. 21. turning to Abyssinia, whence they According to information from a sailed for Shanghai.
} private source, the Japanese Consul Meanwhile, about 200 officers and
Han River Closed To Navigation
Shanghai, Nov. ti. About 800 officers and men of the Savoy Grenadiers, who arrived in Shanghai in Sep- tember last year, are leaving by the Conte Verde on Novem- ber 28.
REFUGEES IN COURT
in Hankow has notified foreign men from the Compagnia San Four Chinese, among the several Consuls that the Han River, which Marco, who are at present station-who appeared at the Kowloon joins the Yangtze just above. Han-ed in Tientsin, are expected here Court yesterday on charges of leg- kow and which is an important either to-morrow or on Wednesday ging for aims, claimed that they trade artery towards the interior, to take over temporarily the Ita-were refugees from the war zies. has been closed to navigation and|lian defence sector here.--Reuter,
Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen, the that foreign ships are not allowed
Magistrate, bound the four re- NO OFFICIAL FORs on a sum of five dollar to be of good behaviour for a year, MOSCOW
sending two to the refugee camp Chungling. Nov 21. at Kam Tin and silowing the other
Chinese guerillas are active on the outskirts of Canton, along the East River Valley, and several parts of the province.
All former general officers of the 19th Route Army are now taking rings, and clasps, all set with gems, up arms for the defence of Kwang- The treasure, which was taken tung as commanders of guerlas. into custody by the civil authorities General Tsai Ting-kai, who led the of Verona, is believed to have be-fight against the Japanese In the longed to the time of the Lango Arst Shanghal war of 1932, is in According to a Shanghai report, bard domination of Northern Italy charge of guerilla units along the rifle are has again been audible of Hankow, and Lishan,
West River. thirty miles east of Sinyang in
in the western districts there dur- to use the river unless they receive In view of the Chinese countering the past few nights, indicating special permission from the Jap- south Honan, have been evacuated
offensive for the recapture of Can- that Chinese guerillas were active anese authorities. by the Japanese forces after
ton, Japanese aerial scouts are on the outskirts of the metropolis.. This means that the Han River thoroughly looting the town.
active dally, observingTM- Ohinese Practically no one now dares to now belongs to the game category Rumours have recently gained | two a dollar, each from the Poor Hwangchuan according to the
IN PARIS
troop movements especially in the travel along the Shanghai-Tsingpu as the Yangtze and the Pearl River currency among foreign circles to Box to pay their passage money to report, was set to fire by the Jap-
Paris, Nov. 21, northern and western anese on the night of November
districts. | highway, it is stated. The Japan- as regards the prohibition of for-the effect that a high onidial of Swatow,
аге The new Italian Ambassador to Reconnoltering can be carried out ese taking precautions at eign shipping.. 20 and the entire town is now in
the Chinese. National Government along Great Western The upper reaches of the Han is shortly leaving for Moscow by circles indicate that such rumours smouldering ruins. The aerodrome Paris, Sig. Guariglia, and his wife in the day, while Chinese troops Hungjao,
in Paris yesterday move usually at night-Inter-Road and in Rubicon Village. River, however, are still in the plane on a mission
| are entirely without foundation, national.
Central News,
hands of the Chinese-Transocean. Investigations in well-informed Central New.
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ITALIAN ENVOY
there was completely destroyed.- arrived Central News...
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