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日卷初开党拾年寅戊 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER
24, 1938. REFFAO
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SZECHWAN PROVINCE ALONE
FIGHT JAPAN
CAN
Mme. Chiang Reiterates
Confidence In Victory
Chungking. December 23.
"JAPAN'S POPULATION 18 ONLY 70,000,000 while that of Sze- common determination chwan alone is already 70,000,000. With a and joint efforts just the province of Szechwan is capable of resist- ing Japan." declared Madame Chiang Kai-shek, In a recent address before the Chinese Women's Association at Chanrking.
After reiterating her confidence in China's ultimate triumph. Madame Chiang urged the women in Szechwan to do their part for the country. She said they could, among other things, help to im- prove the living conditions of the wounded soldiers, assist in the street cleaning campaign and public health work.
JAPAN IS AFTER
HONGKONG.
Chungking. Dec. 23.. Representing the view of the milltary faction, the "Kokumin
Relating the heroism of Chinese
XMAS HOLIDAYS
The "Hongkong Daily Press" wishes its readers and adver- disers à terry Christmas,
The offices of this paper will be closed on Christmas Day and will re-open as usual on Monday, Boxing Day. There will be no issue of the paper an fonday, the next issue ap- Dearing on the following morn- ing. Tuesday, as usual, Adver- tisers are kindly requested to send in their copy as early as possible on Monday. Contribu- Lors likewise are earnestly asked to co-operate by sending in their copy early.
BOVE IS A picture of the hélt presented the winner of the Bantamweight title of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots, Open Individual Boxing Championship on Thursday night. It is a belt won by the Lightweight Champion of Scotland. Sgt. Evans. Captain (Q.M.), champion in 1912, 1913 and 1914.
now
WEDDING BELLS ST. ANDREW'S BALL IS
girls. Madame Chiang said that AT CATHEDRAL
18 girls were sent to the country- side near Changsha to do rural service work shortly after the Chi- withdrawal from Hankow. nese
No sooner had they arrived at their destination, three were blast-
Shimbun." Tokyo paper. ined to pleces and three were wound-
an editorial yesterday adve- cated the retrocession of Hongkong and other territories leased or ceded to foreign Pow ers, according to a report re- ceived via London.
The Tokyo paper hinted that
should retrocession
be the made by the "Nanking puppet regime," which means that. Japan is after these colonies and concessions.
This report has created a "mild sensation in British circles in London. although the editorial is at best a teeler-International,
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ed by Japanese alr bomba.
One girl who had both legs severed altered the following words upon dying: My work hasn't started "yet. I cannot
die'in peace."
Popular Couple Married
HEWITT-McLAY
A wedding of great interest in local social circles was solemnised
St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon when Miss Margaret Mignon" Montgomerle McLay, daughter of Mr. R. M. McLay,
of
National City the Manager Madame Chiang continued, Bank of New York, and Mrs. Me- There was another girl in the Lay, became the bride. of Mr. same. group who had one arm William Hewitt."
Dean of the Cathedral, wounded and
who
The
BRILLIANT
SUCCESS
Distinguished Gathering, At Peninsula Hotel
TARTANS MINGLED WITH TUXEDOS, and FOTICous evening creations of the ladies against a backround of clan shields form- ed a brilliant scene at the Peninsula Hotel last night when the annual St. Andrew's Ball, the leading social event of the season in Hongkong, took place. In traditional manner amid time-honoured ceremonial, Hongkong Scots foregathered in large numbers to do honour to their patron Saint..
His Excellency the Commander-Chief of the China Station. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, K.C.B., and Lady Noble attended and the speech of the evening was given by the Chieftain of the Hong- kong St. Andrew's Society (Mr. W. Kay) who proposed a toast to ""The Floos and Immortal memory of St Andrew."
needed 9.11 amputation. I comforted her, Very Rev. J. L. Wilson, officiated saying: Although the Japanese at the ceremony.
The bride, who was given away have made you an invalid, you
by her father, looked charming in
Regret was expressed at the still have a sound spirit and a sound mind which will enable you white satin brocade with a full
She unavoidable absence of His Ex- to continue to serve your country course train and tulle veil
carried a bouquet of white carna-cellency the Governor and Lady. Without any complaint, she re- tions and was attended by Miss Northcote, owing to the death of piled: 'After I'm well I con- Madeline Archbutt as bridesmaid Lady Northcote's mother last week sald:- tinue my patriotic service."-Gen with Miss June Iisley and Master A Christmas Charity Fancy Dress tral News. comic football match between the Chinese and Europeans will be played at Caroline Hill to-morrow at 4 p.m.
CHARITY SOCCER
TO-MORROW
| PEASANT PARTY
The Chinese alde will include]: Lee Wal-tong, Wong Kl-leung, Lam; Yuk-ying, Wong Shiu-wa, TSO Twai-shing, and Ng Kar-chuen. who will captain the team.
The European side will be skip pered by H. Pelham, R. E
A noted personage will Kick-Off:
at the commencement of the game, and a well known Chinese film actress will present the 'Cup & Medals after the match.
The admission will be $2, $i and
50 cts.
Miss Lucy Lal-ying Chow "was married at the Registry yesterday to Mr. Lemuel Chin-chuan Jen. Following the ceremony a recep
held at the Gloucester tion was Hotel.
HALIFAX, BUTLER FOR GENEVA
London, Dec. 22 Lord Halifax, Foreign Sacre- tary. w represent Great Bri- tain at the next meeting of the League Counch at Geneva January 16. He will be accom- Un- panied by Mr. It. A. Butler, der Secretary--British Wireless
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Juliu Maniu, leader of the Party in National Peasant Roumania, who has presented to King Carol a memorandum for a claim of a constitutional parliamentary regime and the re-introduction of the de- mocracy.
ROME REPUDIATES 1935
John Hole as train bearers.
The best man was Mr. T. E. Mc- Mullan.
The entire front of the hotel was flood-lit and most striking was the white statue of St. Andrew which was mounted on the foun
CHIEFTAIN'S SPEECH
Mr. W. Kay, the Chieftain.
Your Excellencies, Ladies Gentlemen.
and
In the name of Hongkong St. Andrew's Society I bid all guests Welcome to the Ball. Special
Mrs. McLay, the bride's mother, tain. looked very attractive in a dress The ballroom was most taste. greetings are extended to His Ex- of black marocaine with a black fully decorated with thistles and cellency Vice-Admiral Sir Percy velvet picture hat.
the coats of arms and shields of Noble and Lady Noble, to Hu After the reception (Hongkong the various clans. The omcial dais Excellency Major-General Grasett Hotel Roof Garden at which Moore the coat of arms of Davidson and Mrs. "Grasett and to Colonel 1. H. Taggart proposed the health Clan (Mr. W. Kay), and on the MacDougall and the officers of the of the bride and bridegroom, the opposite wall was the coat of arms 2nd Royal Scots at this, their couple left on the s.a. Conte Blan-uf, the Clan Morrison, to
Andrew's Ball in which first commono for their honeymoon the Vice-Chieftain of the Society Colony.
which is being spent LO the
belongs. 3tralts Bettlements.
TYRRELL-WHITE
-Aanther wedding at Bt. John's Cathedral yesterday, at which the Rev. J. L. Wilson, Dean of the Cathedral offi- clated was that between Mr. Artbur William Thomas White and Miss Winifred Amelia Tyrtell.
The bride, who is the daughter 01 Mr. and Mrs. F. Tyrrell of Stony Stratford, Bucks, England, was given away by Mr. J. G. Hooper, and was attended by Miss Marian Hill and Mrs. A. C. Sin- tom.
The bridegroom is the eldest son cf Mr. and Mrs. A. W. White of Kingswood. Torquay. He was at- tended by Mr. V. Benwell as best man
The bride was attired 'in A straight gown of white chiffon velvet with a stand-up duchess collar. A twisted girdle formed the waistline. while a white
TREATIES WITH FRANCE shoulder vell over a small white
"Paris, December, 23.
It became known last night that Count Clano, Italian Foreign Minister, recently told M. Francols, Poncet, French Ambassador, that the Italian Government no longer considered the Franco-Italian agreements of 1935, which relate mainly to Tunis and North Africa generally, as valid and, therefore, never operative,
M.
velvet toque completed the cos- tume.
A reception was later held in Cafe Wiseman, the newlyweds leaving in the evening for their honeymoon in Bagulo.
Mr.
WOO-TSANG
Bt.
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Japanese Reported
Advancing On
On
the
Shiuhing, Dowshing
Recapture Of Tsengshing By Chinese Expected
(FROM OLE' OWN' CORRESPONDENT)
Changshan, December 23.
After weeks of preparations, Japanese troops at Samahul and Salaam, on the West River, are reported to-day to be advancing, towards Shinhing and Dowshing, with Wuchow as the point of at- tack in conjunction with imminent Landing operations in the vicinity of Pakhol, where about ten warships and several transports are moored,
It is not clear exactly whether be Japanese movement is to harass the Kwangsi authorities or to occupy certain points - In Kwangsi. To show that they meant business in the threatened at- tack, however, Japanese aerial scouters yesterday recognoftred along the West River and dropped several bombs on Wuchow.
GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED
Woo Pak-yung, well-MURDER
known solicitor of the thêm of Mesra. Woo 'and' Woo, was mar- ried to Miss Mary Taang, popa- lar young member of the Chin- ese social set, at the Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday,
ji
Sheklung, an Important town on the Canton-Kowloon Rallway, 's denuded of Japanese troops, who are now concéntrated farther.. acrth at Shektan, on the rallway.
saine
A Chinese report stated that ·
that Bonnet, French Foreign considers.
the agreements Minister, Inst night received the liquidated the differences between British Ambassador, Sir Bric❘ the two countries.-Reuter.
DALADIER'S VICTORY
Los Angeles, Dec. 23. Tengahing may be recaptured Phipps, and it is understood that
Paris, Dec.. 23.
- Colonel Martin Snyder, former within a few days, as the advan- they discussed this development.
Political circles here, however, M. Daladier secured his second
husband of the alm and radio cing Chinese forces are but ten consider that France has shown vote of confidence in the Chamber
singer, Ruth Etting, was convict miles to the East. The counter- herself faithful to the spirit and last night when, in a vote on a
ed yesterday of attempting to mur-attack is intensified owing to the letter of the agreements and made clause in Article Two of the
although the town is fortided by Mr. Woo is the son of Mr. H. Ker her present spouse, MT Alder shift of Japanese units to the west,
mad. appreciable concessions with, the Finance Bill regarding the margin
Bentence up to 20 years' impri-new defence works cluding three- view of restoring Franco-Italian of immunity to be allowed to work Woo, who has been in legal prae- friendship.
ers for payment of a two cent, levy tee in Hongkong for many years. sonment can be imposed on 8ny-inch guns and howitzers. The official French view is be on earnings, he won a victory by and his bice is a danger of der, who was found not gulity lieved to be that it is for Italy to 322 votes to 286. There were 23 the late Mr. Tsang Toy, merchant on other charges, including the both Ruth Etting and their daugh take the next step since France | abstentions.—Reuter
charge of attempting to murder iter, Edith Snyder-Renter
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Shanghai. December 23. JAPAN WILL SOON BE UNABLE TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO # CHINA, according to an analysis published by a special welter in the "Tal Mei Wan Pao."
In 1928, Japan's total population was 64,000,000, and, in 1938 it was estimated by the Japanese authorities to be 71,200,000. · Of the total, 35,700,000 are males. Of the total number of males, only 12.306,-` 000 can join the army within the are bracket of 18 and 44. Of this figure, the writer says there are many who are physically too weak and many more needed to keep factories operating and railways running.
BRITISH AND
AMERICAN GOODS PROHIBITED
Ningkuo, Anhwel, Dec. 23. Reports received here re- veal that the Japanese. are prohibiting the sale of British and American goods In the Hanchow Bay area.
In Kashan, on the Shang- hal-Hanchow Rallway, on the Klangsu-Cheklang border, even
American British and
ciga- rettes are on the list of pro- hibited articles.
Violators have been severe- ly punished by the Japanese. -Central News
ARMY CRICKET SELECTIONS
The following will represent the Army in the Triangular Tourna- ment match against the H.K.C.C. on the latter's ground on Monday and Tuesday:—-—...
Capt. Godby, Major
Baker,
He estimates therefore that the total number of men in Japan available for enlistment is around
8.520.000.
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From July 7, 1937, to October 10,
1938, Japan mobilized 1.645.000 men
because of the military operations in China, he estimates.
The writer estimates that 500,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded. In action or died from diseases or invalided during the 16 months of war.
Granting that Japan can mobi- lize a total of 2,145.000 men, she to can send another 505,000 men [China. This number will last at.
most for another year.
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Meanwhile, China has a 2,200,000- men standing army, including 1,00-" 000 ex-Communist troops. At least 47,600,000 men can be mobilized in China to carry on the war.
Review Of H.K. Naval Forces
Major. Swyers, Capt. Lawrence, Lt. SIR PERCY NOBLE Sergt: Painter, Cal Webb, Dry. Lo- TO TAKE SALUTE
Marr. Lt. Weedon, P.&M. Paterson,
gan, Pte. Hatdeld. Umpire Cpl. Rogers.
ROYAL BIRTHDAYS TO-MORROW
Her Royal Highness the Duch- esa of Gloucester will cele- brate her 37th birthday to ZIDITOW. She was Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott, third daughter of the former Duke of Buccleuch, and was married to the Duke of Gloucester um November 6, 1935.
To-morrow-is-abo the birth- day of Princess・・ Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Chris- tabel, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. She will be two years old.
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
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Page 2 Hockey notes. Soft
ball
Inr programme
the holidays. Triangular Tour- nament rugby match.. Page 3-The Bervices. Pare 5-Medical relief work in Kwangtung. Cinemas. Cross- word puzzle. Diary of local events, Pare 0-Women's page.
·Page 7-Larceny by trick..
Noted generals commended. Jews pour into Shanghai. Page 8. The lending, article:
Christmas, ́1938. Page 10 Church announcements. Pages 11, 12 and 13-Finance
and commerce.
news and
Paros · 14 and 15-8hipping
news and directory.
The annual frispestion... of. the Royal Naval and Royal Marine landing parties by the Comman- der-in-Chief, His Excellency Vice- | Admital Sir Percy Noble, will take place at Happy Valley on January 4, at 10 a.m.
Three seamen battalions and one Royal Marines battalion, compria- ing approximately 1,000 officers and men, will be on parade under Capt.. E. J. P. Brind, of H.M.S. Birming- ham.
The ships taking part are HMB. Kent, HMS. Cardiff, K.M.S. Bir- . |mingham, HMS. Medway and Sub- marines, H.MS. Eagle, and 8th Destroyer Flotilla, besides - Royal - Marines.
The Commander-in-Chief will arrive at the racecourse at 10 a.m. and inspect the Brigade in line. The Brigade will then march past in column followed by a march past in close column, after which they will form a hollow square; în front of the saluting base and be addressed by the Commander-in- Chief.
At the conclusion of the Inspec-.. tion, which will be at 10.45 a.m., Commander-in-Chief, who be mounted, will head column off and proceed.
the
wii the
to another saluting base in Fen- wick Street, Wanchal, where the Brigade will march past,
Rehearsals are being Held in con- nection with the Inspection, and a full dress rehearsal will take place on January 3.
PASSENGERS,
CARGO FOR
CANTON
Macao, Dec. 23. "A"Japanese vessel left here this morning for Canton, carrying Chinese passengers and some cargo for Canton. Very few Chinese travelled, on board as their home have been occupied by Japanese soldiers or burnt,
The vessel arrived here yesterday from Canton with very few passen gers and no cargo Chinese travel- ing to Canton are required to se- cure passes from the Japanese Consulate in Hongkong and are subject to inquiries.
The next ship will come here on Christmas Day and will return to Canton on Monday. Hereafter, the service will be once every five days. This is to compete with the` gun-“ | boat service between Canton and
Hongkong. International.
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