HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SITUATION IN PALESTINE
REAL
DETAILS OF MILITARY
MEASURES TAKEN
Baseless Allegations Of
British Troops' Atrocities
LONDON, Jan. 18 (B. W. S.)-IN. A STATEMENT ISSUED LAST NIGHT THE WAR OFFICE says it considers that in view of the absolutely baseless allegations being broadcast by persons and or- ganisations unfriendly to Britain of atrocities by British troops in Palestine, it is desirable to make public a description of the real situation in that country together with details of actual mea- sures being taken to deal with it.
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"Although there la af"the present; whose destruction would cause the time an armed rebellion in pro- rebellion to collapse. gress in Palestine, the War Office There are moreover, dednite strongly emphasizes that there signs that as the grip of the rebels is no organised rebel army in the on the countryside is weakened accepted sense against which by military action the situation troops can act to the exclusion of will be further complicated by the remaining peaceful citizens.
CABLES
IS DESCRIBED
RETREAT AT CRICKET CLUB
PICTURE TAKEN during the Retreat played by the Royal Scots Band at the Hongkong Cricket Club ground yesterday evening. A large crowd was present including H.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy
Nable. (Photo, AA, Kahn).
the emergence of Arab anti-rebel 2,100 MILES BY
The total number of permanent gangs who wish to take revenge active rebels in the whole coun-on, those who have supported the try does not exceed 1,000 to 1,500 rebel terror: One such gang is al- men, split up in bodles under the ready active near Jenin
command of various leaders.
These
and
"BUMPING OFF"
men are all under arms,
In urban areas there are twoj often operate in uniform form the permanent nucleus of principal rebel elements-the more
the gangs.
PRESS GANGS
educated effendi class who are engaged in organising supplies. onances and general maintenance The methods by which such and administration of the gangs. reinforcements are obtained vary. running rebel courts and similar In parts of the country where activities-and the lower class rebel sympathies are strong and terrorist thugs who by assassina- organisation is best, defnite vi- tion. abduction and intimidation age detachments with leaders and of all sorts maintain a' grip of arms are in existence." Elsewhere, terror on the town population as villagers are pressed into service effective as that of the armed by permanent gangs for a fixed gangs on the villages. perlod and are provided with arms.
Practically every village in the country has at one time or other harboured and supported rebels and assisted in concealing their identity from the Government forces. While in many cases this was done from sympathy, in the remainder the same result has been achieved by terrorism.
Although the effendis have' In the main supplied the ad- ministrative capacity they have not gained any real control of the fighting leaders, and in fact they continue to be ter rorised by fear of being "bumped off."
They may give advice but they cannot give orders, which come There is no central command direct to the gangs from the Mufti or organization of rebel bands. and his associates,
CAR IN 13 DAYS
From Chungking To Burma Frontier
LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter)~~~ The United States Ambassador to China," Mr. Nelson T. John- son. drove over the new road from Chungking to the Bur-
frontier mese
en route to Europe, says the "Times," Fis was accompanied by the mili tary attache, Major Macflugh, and a Chinese mechanic.
The party left Chungking on De- cember 12 and arrived at Rangoon on December 29 thus covering 2,100 miles in 13 days without a single serious delay, and without a punc- ture. It was the Arst private car to traverse the road,
ITALIANS.
RIDICULE
ITALIANS
PARIS. Jan. 10 (Reuter)— Italians ridiculed their fellow' countrymen's claims to" Tunis, Corsica
and Djibouti when members of the huge Italiän agricultural colony in South- western France, which num- bers nearly 1,000,000 persons. staged a protest meeting yes- terday.
At the same time, a resolu tion appealing for brotherhood hetween the French and Italian peoples and protesting against Fascist intervention in Spain, was passed enthusias- tically.
Mr. Johnson, when interviewed, JAPAN ECONOMIC
pointed out that the entire road was surveyed, and built by native labour without a single piece of
road building equipment,
the local leader, WARM SEND-OFF
their
The general policy is more or less In Juffa, Abdul Rabim Aret directed by the Mutu
and the Razzim and Higher Arab Committee, but with- Hassam Salameh, all have -In Palestine the fighting leaders own agents working for them and
are practically independent in.
extorting money from the town. their own areas.
with the result that quarrels over division of "spoil and allotment of fleecing are continuous.
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PRINCIPAL CHIEFS
most broken out between them.
is a
FOR BRITISH MINISTERS
SITUATION
Becoming More.
Difficult
CHUNGKING, Jan. 10 (Intl)—|
CZECH BORDER INCIDENT
Polish Consulate Stormed
WARSAW, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean),
The latest incident on the Czecho- slovak frontier occurred yesterday when, according to an official Polish report, a group of demon- strators from the Carpatho-Ugral- nian military organisation "Sicz' stormed the Polish consulate build- Ing in Sewijusz breaking most of the windows.
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The Polish Charge d'Affaires IN THE
submitted a formal protest in Prague and has demanded satis- faction from both the Czechoslovak and Ukrainian, Governments.
VOLOSHIN REGRETS CAUST, Jan 10 (T/Ocean).- According to the Ukrainian version of the incident in Sewljusz yester- day, a small group of noys and young man demonstrated before the Polish consulate while a crowd was assembled before the town hall and when the group was finally dispersed most of the windows in the consulate had been, broken.
The head of the Carpatho- Ukrainian Government, M. Vclashin expressed his regrets to the Pollsh Vice-Consul over the incident and ordered a thorough investigation, as well as the punishment of the culprits.
CZECHS BLAMES
The
HUNGARY
in
PRAGUE, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean).---
Minister Czechoslovak
handed to the Budapest to-day Hungarian Government a lengthy memorandum giving details of the
Munkacz frontier incident from
the Czechoslovak viewpoint assert- ing that the Hungarian Govern: ment is to be held responsible for
the occurrence.
WORLD'S
AFRICA
three officers and one soldier on
NEWS
A French military plane with WINTER RELIEF board crashed over the aerodrome PROGRAMME
of Clomb Bechar, North Africa, on Monday. Two officers were killed instantaneously while the (WA) other occupants were seriously in- jured.
AUSTRALIA
The Civil Avlatlon Minister, Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, has left Sydney by flying boat for Singapore or a combined health and business trip Не intends to inspect the base and examine the methods of building used in defence con- struction with regard to the pro- jected development at Darwin.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
IN CHINA
CHUNGKING, Jan. 10 (Cen- 'tral) -Sperlile Instructions re- garding winter relief have been issued by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to associations for the promotion of the New Life Movement in various elles. Generalissimo Chiang is him- \ self the founder of the New Life Movement."
The associations are ordered to.
Refugee Relief Commission and Co-operate with the Emergency
various other reller organs in ex- tending aid to refugees, including their distribution, accommodation, management and employment. Sir Herbert Emmerson, the Com-
They are also ordered to help missioner for refugee questions the nation-wide drive for winter appointed by the League of Na- garments for soldiers and refugees. tions, has arrived in Prague in
The responsibility of reorganising order to discuss with the Czecho- slovak authorities, as well as with the multifarious charitable or the private organisations, the pro-ganisations in various places and blem of the German emigrants increasing their efficiency is als living in Czechoslovakia,
MUNKACEVO NEUTRAL EGYPT
ZONE PLAN
10 FRAGUE Jan,
• Beater) Czechoslovakia and Hungary have
A London report quoted polities agreed to settle last week's border circles as saying that all dispatches incident by creating a neutral zone
in the Munkacevo sector. from Tokyo tend to prove that the economic situation In Japan is be- coming more and more difficult and that Japan's position in China is not as strong as the war com- maniques wish to make out."
following
CIVIL DEFENCE MEASURES
Emir. Feisal Second son of Ton Saud, king of Baudi-Arabia, will ar- rive in Cairo to-day to confer with Egyptian officials on the forth- coming Palestine Conference in London to which he is a delegate.
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entrusted to them.
The associations abroad are in- structed to intensify the drive for funds from overseas Chinese for refugee relief and other charitable and patriotic purposes.
CHINESE SUCCESSES IN NORTH HUPEH
FANCHENG, HUPER, Jan, 10 A 24-hour curfew was imposed claimed by the Chinese in a series (Central),----Successes have been
PALESTINE
in Jerusalem on Monday, follow- ing the shooting of a Jew in the of counter-attacks on the Japanese morning.
to the north of Vingshan, about 175 miles north of Hankow, during
the past few dayɛ.
Seal
PARIS
The principal leaders are Abdul Rahim el Haj Mahomed, titular MILITARY MEASURES
(Continued from Page 1) comunander-in-chief who operates
Having thus described the cir- completely private character, ac- induinaria, and Aref Razzik, who cumstances in which the action of cording to Qual d'Orsay circles. commands rebel bands numerically the armed forces to suppress the which state merely that Mr. Cham- almost as great in the same area. rebellion has had to be taken, the berlain and Lord Halifax will "have These two leaders are on such bad War Office statement explains the tea with M. Daladier and M. Bon-
Therefore, the British Foreign terms that on more thar one character of military measures net "in the Foreign Ministry. Office 13 contemplating joint LONDON, Jan. 10 (Reuter)—Sir occasion open hostilities have al adopted under such headings as The detalls of the meeting have Anglo-American retaliation against John Anderson, Lord Privy
trade searches, demolitions and collective already been discussed by M. Ben-Japanese
A number of strategic villages, Abdul Rahim is a man of good punishments,
the and Minister for Civil Defence, to- net and the British Ambassador to failure of the recent Anglo-Japan-day defended the Government's Bonnet, will visit Geneva next Sa- and Shaochiatlen, were recaptur A
Sanlitien, The French Foreign Minister, M. including Traichinho, family and some education, and Regarding demolitions it says Paris, Sir Eric Phipps.
ese parleys in Tokyo. more honest and genuine that much use is being made in
measures and stated that provisions turday to be present at the meeted. The Japanese "there retreated FRENCH MEMORANDUM It was pointed out that the re-for fire fighting units to be coming of the League Council. patriot than the majority of the propaganda of the demolitions of
PARIS. Jan. 10 T/Ocean)-The actions in America towards Pre-pleted in 1941 has been speeded up. rebels. He maintains an attitude houses by troops, and the im-French Cabinet met this morning sident Roczevelt's message to Con- and wilt he completed by the end ot considerable independence to pression is being given that whole-
to discuss foreign political ques-gress is mild and that the majority of the year. orders from the Mufti, frequently sale demolition of houses of in-
tions in addition to drafting the of the American people sense the refusing to carry them out when nocent Arabs is being carried out, agenda for the Parliament session menace of the totalitarian Powers defence are almost up to require they offend his principles
Aref Abdul Razzik is a man of is not the case.
and adds emphatically that this
beginning this afternoon. The The vulnerability of Japan to re-ments and there is only a small much lower origin and less educa-
Prime Minister. M. Daladier, re-tallation through trade channels, It gap. He is going on with recruit In the great majority of in- ported on his journey to Corsica. is said, make emcacious economic ing in order to have a reserve force, tion than Abdul Rahim, and is
stances individual selected houses Tunts and Algeria, and the Foreign action the only means of obtaining Sir John said he has not ruled only are demolished for
Minister, M. Bünnet, explained the equitable treatment for British out deep bomb proof shelters and general foreign political situation interest in China.
the question would be considered. they the of connection with the imminent
He concluded: "We are taking
entirely unprincipled. Starting as
a very minor leader 12 months following reasons: ago he achieved his present posi-
the
He added that recruits for civil
RUSSIA:
Serious clashes between dissa-
towards Yingshan.
JAPANESE BIZIL, XIANGSI FRONT
CHANGKUNGTU, NANCHANG, 10 Central)--The Japanese
the south
tisfied workers and GPU oficials Jeans of the Biu Rires occurred in Leningrad. According in north Kiangsi again shelled the to reports, 473 workers were ar- rested and sent to the Lubljanks Chinese positions on prison.
bank yesterday.
Upwards of one thousand per- sons, more than one half of them
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tion by a career of utter ruthless-whown active rebel leader who anglo-Italian conference in Home: This issue will be anally decided necessary precautions in view of women, were arrested in Moscow GUERILLAS
complete confidence of the rebel leaders outside.
or
expect war."
ness, and implicit obedience to the is absent from his village with The Cabinet formulated Mufti's orders whatever they in-
a Minister. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the risk of war in the near future volve. He consequently enjoys the gangs, or houses from which rememorandum to be submitted to and the Foreign Secretary, Lord but that does not mean that wo
other resistance has been the British Ministers to-night at Halifax, from Rome. directed, or houses in which arms. the Quaf d'Orsay outlining thei ammunition and equipment has reasons why France declines Bri- Thus, in addition to there being
concealed been
which or
are tish mediation concerning the standing armed rebel: force)
proved to have been used for rebel | Italian claims in the Mediter- against which troops can act.. there is no central organisation Purposes as court houses, billets ranean and the Red Sea.
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COSTER-MUSICA
ATTEMPTED
ARMS DEAL
New York, Jan. 10 (Reuter) -An attempted deaf in BEINS with "China or another for- eign power," by Phillp Musica, alia Donald Coster the`EX-CON- vict head of the chemical, arm of McKesson, Robins, is re- ported by the Authorities.
etc.
on the reasons
NO MEDIATION PRESS SATISFIED
PARIS, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-French | LONDON, Jan. 10 (T/Ocean) authorities reiterate that there is The statement made by the War no question of British mediation Orice
Franco-Italian dispute for the in the
Rome measures
newspaper taken by the British though the' troops in Palestine is unreservedly Tribuna" still talks of the possi approved by the entire Englishbility of Mr. Chamberlain acting as press to-day.
The "Daily Mail" emphasises that the British forces in Palestine dre GENOA, Jan. 10 (T/Oceani-The not fighting a normal enemy but Central railway station is being organised prepared for the official reception
were
mediator..
ROME PREPARATIONS
Koreans And Formosans Fighting For China
on the Russian Orthodox Christ-
CONTINUE
ACTIVITIES
mas day, on Saturday last. Most of the arrested persons were wor- shippers who were unable to find room in the few over-crowded churches still left open and who were consequently obliged to stand outside in order to participate in machine-guns, more than 30 Ja- the service as best they could.
CHUNGKING, JANUARY 10 (CENTRAL). HUNDREDS OF JAPANESE
KOREAN AND FORMOSAN voluniters äre fighting side by side with the Chinese troops on various fronts.
Korean volunteers announced their organisation on October 18. 1938, in Hankow. They are temporarily confined to political work. They mainly prepare propaganda material in the Japanese language. When night falls, they creep across no-man's land to distribute hand- 'bilis specially designed to arouse anti-war feelings among the Japan- ese soldiers. At the Chinese headquarters they serve as interpreters whenever Japanese, captives are brought in for examination,
JERUSALEM, Jan. 10 (Reuter)-| A special Italian Government de- Į
Another ingenious method of South China, for this would open a fertile field to now their Summing up for the prosecution, legation to meet the British guests propaganda they employ is to play
revolutionary seeds.
up against an "gangster system."
MURDER TRIAL
of the Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- berlain, and Lord Halifax, due here to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock..
p.m.
Formosan volunteers also serve
COTDS
PLANES RAID
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panese rifles and three bicycles were seized by the guerillas.
GUERILLAS AROUND
WEIHAIWE
LOYANG, Jan 10 (Central)- Months after its capture, the đàn panese at Wehalwei are still cam
CHUNGKINGazed in consolidating their post-
CHUNGKING, Jan. 10 (Cen- tral)--Eleven Japanese planes, taking off from their base at Hupeh, conducted an air at- tack
on Chungking at 11 o'clock this morning. dropping a number of missiles on the outskirts of the city and caus- ing damage which has not been ascertained.
|tions against the Chinese guerillas, according to reports received here.
Since December 18, sporadic nghting has taken place in the cutarts between the Chinese mobile fighters and the Japanese troops assisted by irregulars in their employ. At least 200 casual- ties have been suffered by the lat ter, who are said to be calling in reinforcements from Tzizgino and
噩
JAPANESE WORRIED
SHANGĦAL Jan. 10 (T/Ocean). Further particulars about the
A preliminary report from the Crown Counsel submitted that pre-at the Genoa station will arrive gramaphone records of Japanese Federal Bureau of Investigation, meditated murder had been proved here to-night. The train will stop love songs especially those with a which is conducting the Investi- against all four British police con-at the Genon station for 10 minutes strong dose of nostalgia, and let as political workers and work in gation into the affairs of McKes-stables who are standing trial on before leaving for Rome where it the wind blowing in the direction the army medical service
As soon as it was learned that a Chefoo, son, Robins, disclosed that Coater a charge of murder of an Arab is due to-morrow afternoon' at 4.30 of the Japanese lines bring the some of them have sneaked back Japanese squadron was beading used the allas of "Mueller" in try-prisoner,
melancholy music to the ears of to Formosa to sprend anti-westward from Hupeh to attack the already homesick Japanese Japanese propaganda. They call Chungking, an alarm was sounded ing to sell two million rifles and The Crown contends alternative- some two billion cartridges from ly that if the accused testimony WAR PLAYS WANTED
soldiers.
on their compatrióts not to pay
at 10.40 o'clock. The all clear was the Government's surplus stores to that they shot the prisoner while
When their numerical strength taxes, to refuse to be Japanese given at 12.30 p.m.
extent of Chinese reistance” south China or another foreign power. escaping were believed, Police Con- CHUNGKING, Jan. 10: (Central) is sufficiently creased, these spies, oppose military service, des- At the same time that Chung-of the Yangtze were made known The Bes were Lee Enfields stable Mansell used undue violence-The Social Education Depart Korean volunteers hope to engage troy Japanese establishments of king was raided. eight other by Japanese-quarters yesterday owned by the United States Gov- for which he is guilty of murder.
form ment of the Ministry of Education in actual fighting against the production and
corps of Japanese planes attacked Luhsen.acconting to which, between ernment.
The prosecution submitted that is advertising for Chinese plays Japanese, '
armed volunteers to assist China in 100 miles above Chungking on August and December, Japanese Attempts to negotiate the deat, both P. C. Crossley and his brother bearing on China's war of reals- Recently ther pricked their the war.
the Yangtze, inflicting negligible forces between Bhanghai and Nan- however, according to the report, were guilty of attempted man-tance.
ears when they heard that the
damage to the place. They subsc-king, were forced to fight no reser collapsed when the Government slaughter and P. C. Wood was given for each play chosen.
Japanese government intends
quently joined the planes at than 302 encounters with Chinese placed the ammunitions and rifies guilty of premeditated murder be- Play's submitted müst not have to migrate 700,000 Koreans into
Chungking and returned to their irregular in order to maintain lu reserve.
cause he fared the fatal shot. » been published before,
North China and 400,000 Into
base in Hupeh.
supremacy over this territory,
A prize of $250 will be
Many Formosans have given - berally to China's war chest. One Formosan in Fukien alone conated $8,000.