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HONGKONG,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1939.
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MUSKETRY CHAMPION
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OF POLICE
MEMBER OF KUOMINTANG KIDNAPPED BY
JAPANESE AGENTS
Victim Believed To Be
Mr. Shao Lih-tze
DRIVEN TO APARTMENT HOUSE IN HONGKEW
SHANGHAI, JANUARY 27 (KEUTER)—A HIGH CHINESE OFFICIAL, DECLARED IN SOME CIRCLES TO BE MR. SHAO LIH-TZE. a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang and until recently Director of the Central Publicity Department, was kidnapped by Japanese agents yesterday morn ing." says the "Shanghai Evening Post on the basis of "meagre Information obtained this morning,"
asserts that a number of The "Shanghal Evening Post" Japanese in Chinese gowns, accompanied by ten' Chinese, enter- ed a Chinese dwelling in the International Settlement where they roused a man and made him dress. They then drove him to an apartment house in North Szechuen Road in Hongkew.
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The paper adds, "It is known could confirm the report in the
Shanghai Evening Post." that several high Chinese officials
visit
on
Shanghal
From 1918 to 1926, Mr. Shao' occasionally
managing editor of secret missions. Whether Mr. Shao Lih-tze was Lih-tze is one of those officials the "Republican Dally News" (Min uo Pao of which paper Mr. Yeh could not be discovered."
It may be recalled that Mr. Shao Chu-tsung, present, Director of the Lin-tze was Governor of Shenst Central Publicity Bureau. was his!
collaborator.
was a
Mr. Shao during the Sian coup in which,
Mr. strong follower of the late Dr. Sun however, he had no hand.
Yat-sen and later he became one Shao has always been one Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek's of the Generalissimo's staunchest
staunchest supporters.
uf
"We have no information" was:
supporters.
At one time Mr. Shaa held the Beting Secretaryship-General of the reply given by a Japanese the Kuomintang Central Executive
at this spokesman
Later
WU PEI-FU RUMOUR
SHANGHAI, January * (Reuter) — An unconfirmed Japanese report from Nanking claims that Marshal Wu Pei- fu, famed ex-warlord, has ac- cepted the position of "pre- sident of the pacification com- mission " to be established in Kaifeng. capital of Honan, which is under Japanese occu- pation.
Support For Statement By Generalissimo
the
RESISTANCE ABOVE
EVERYTHING" CHUNGKING, Jan 20 (Ret ter)-The Executive Committee of the Chinese Democratic (ex- Communist) Party telegraphed its congratulations on opening of the Kuomintang Conference here by supporting Generalissimo Chiang Kal- shek's statement in which he emphasized that China must not in any circumstances com- promise with or gurrender to Japan. Declaring that "resistance must he put above everything else, and is victory," the telegram concludes. "Co-operation between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Party and national Communist unity, are inseparable. When there is unity there is no obstacle we cannot overcome and there is no enemy we cannot destroy."
afternoon's Committee.
became he press conference when asked if he Director of the Central Publicity unity
Department which post he relin quished only a few months ago.)
Mr. Shao, who is aged about 52, is a native of Klangsu Province his home town being in the vicinity of Chinklang.
EXHIBITION OF
PAINTINGS
The Hongkong Working Artists
Guild announce that an exhibition of old Chinese paintings extending trom the Sui Dynasty (A.D. 53) to
CHAMBER MUSIC
·CLUB
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ACTING POLICE SERGEANT PERKINS, Champion of the European Musketry and Revolver competitions, is seen recalving
Comunisaloner of " one of his many trophies presented by the Police.
ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH
"T.B." REPORT
"Boom Period" In Store
For Local Doctors
At the suggestion of the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, tuberculosis was re- cently added to iba list of ̋ noti fiable diseases.
As a result, local registered medical practitioner may look forward to a "boom period" for it is understood that, for every case of "T, B." reported, the dactor concerned will receive a fee of one dollar,
Tuberculosis.
TWENTY-SIX CASES
IN ONE DAY.
TWENTY-SIX CASES
OF
SHANGHAI RATEPAYERS
UP IN ARMS
"Building Boom" Soars To
New High Level
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Shanghai, January 28.
A few days ago ="group of five robbers calmly walked into the offices of a Bluza Boad coal hong and carried away $30,000 in a wicker basket. Settlement police are said to be hot an their trail
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• Privately, many ratepayers are declaring themselves anxious that the bandits should be promptly rounded up--they want to elect them to the Shanghai Municipal Counell!
One local wit enlivened a drawing room yesterday by re- marking, “With those light fingered gentlemen in power, we would know where we stand, and then, too, they probably have a-imit."
The ratepayers indignation has nearly a page to letters roundly again risen to a high pitch over criticizing the Council the new salary grants, providing
"PIVOT BOYS" for increases as high as $1,800 to The theme of this journal's "A" contract department heads editorials appears to be that, 1 and something like $15 for low salarles are required to be raised. paid foreign workers, voted by the it is the men in the lower brackets Municipal Councillors...
who deserve the increases, Possibly for the first time in the
Meanwhile, the councillors and In- entire history of the Council the the big benefactors at the
now re-named "pivot councillors and themselves with- creases,
A local out a vestige of newspaper support, boys," are sitting tight
radio news commentator has One newspaperman.. publisher of
declared for publicly
that nothing a weekly, has offered to pay the rent of a hall in which to will be done "because to call a stage # protest meeting. Even ratepayers' meeting under such the conservative old "North-China circumstances would set Daily News"
is daily devoting cedent."
Chinese Gain registered Successes On
All Fronts
This means that doctors can proceed to obtain a¦. dollar for each T. B. case they report to the authorities And that Some of them will reap an enormous harvest. It means
also that the dollar is to be JAPANESE pald simply for notifying the authorities and not for the cases.
treating
than
SUFFER
B pre-
And from across Soochow Creek, echoes of gudaws in kimono aleeves continue distinctly audible.
The incipient building boom of a month ago bas now reached large proportions with numerous and two-storey structures going up in the International " Settlement and the French Con=" cession Also, in the Wester District many industrial buildings are now under construction
one
The chief benefactor of this. boom has been the lumber bual- BIG LOSSES
ness. Bome 8,000,000 feet of TUBERCULOSIS WERE
Pacific Northwest square boards REPORTED IN THE SHORT
It 19,
CHUNGKING, Jan 27 (Beu » belleve, well-known We
and planks has arrived within the RESISTANCE STRONGER
SPACE OF 24 HOURS.
"ter)--Chinese military dis. that, in ngkong more
past two weeks and another 12,000, CHUNGKING, Jan 27 (Reuter) This information, contained in fifty percent of the Chinese
patches claim successes on all
000 feet is on its way here. "The "frents. -Generallesimo Chiang Kai-shek the daily Health Returns, should working-classes auffer from tuber-
lumber business is always the first has telegraphed to the Interna- induce the public to follow.care-culosis in one stage or another. If A telephone message from Shan- to get started," a local merchant the Ching Dynasty and will be
League, fully the appeal, mads recently by a dollar is paid for each of these, si states that the main body of said recently "and other businesses Anti-Aggression The third concert of the newly- tional held at the Board Room of the formed Hongkong Chamber Music which is meeting to-morrow, as the Medical authorities, to refrain the dollars to be paid will reach a Japanese forces comprising the usually begin to pick up when it
20th Division pushing westward gets underway." "South China Morning Post" Build-Club was given last night in the follows: "There is no limit to from the bad habit of expectorat staggering figure. ing from January 30, to February Fung Ping-shan Chinese LibraryJapan's aggression but China's re-ing upon trams, buses and in the! After all, who is going to foot into Chungtaoshan in an attempt Illegal benefactors of the build- 1, from 10a.m. to 6 pm. His of the Hongkong University. Theresistance grows stronger as the war streets, and to do all they can to the bill? Of course, the taxpayers to clear up the Chinese forces com- ng boom are the corps of local Excellency the Governor. has con was a large attendance, among goes on. We hope you will carry help these concerned with Oghting Surely the medical practitioners centrated in the mountains trick thieves" Their business sented to attend on Monday. those present being the on your work and, in co-operation this disease which is taking such have a duty to the community and West Shansi, were driven back by consists in establishing sinart off-
A Joint Exhibition of Chinese Governor and Lady Northcote, the with China, eliminate this menace heavy toll in Hongkong.
instead of looking for compensation, the Chinese after a heavy battle ces, with attractive stenographers. paintings" by Cheung Shin-shek Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell and to world peace."
Seven cases of dysentery were would it not be better to appeal at Seven Mile Hill where the Jap- and selling bricks to local Chinese and calligraphy by Tse Hi, both | Mr. D. J. Bloss,
also included in the returns as to them to perform this in the anese suffered heavy losses. building contractors. Their supply well known in Canton, will be held
The dispatches claim that the of bricks is obtained by “buying" were also five of measles, two interests of the welfare of the each of small-pox, chicken-pox Colony
Japanese fell back on January 25 from certain inauential people in rather than encourage, and cerebro-spinal fever and one them to look forward to com- the direction of the Tungpu Hongkew clearance privileges on
The Chinese also claim pieces of land in the war devastat each of diphtheria and
enteri: pensation
It is to be hoped that the the recapture of Chingshan in west ed
They then obtain authorities will amend, the re- Hupeh after a whole day battle on Japanese passes for their coolies, WOOD SHORTAGE gulation so that it will be ob- January 25. The messages assert who gather the bricks and trans-
IN COLONY
ligatory for medical practitioners that the Chinese are at present port them to the yards of the pur- to report. T.. B. cases. In this advancing towards Tsaoshih
chasing contractor. The fire-wood shortage in Hong-way, a large saying will be effected LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuter)--Mr. kong is soon to be remedied by and taxpayers will have less com- C. Rogers, of the Bank of England, imports from Fuklen, says a lead plaint for being "stung
ing local fire-wood merchant. arrived to-day from China. He
The artists taking part were
at the St. John's Cathedral Hall Mr. M. Tonoff (violin), Mr. Hans
Ofe
from February 3 to 6, from 10 am Meler (violin), Mr. E. Peilegatti FULL REPORT
to 7 p.m. (Bunday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.? | ('cello) and Prof. Harry
Show of Neptune Products at the programme.
The Guild is also sponsoring a (plana). Mr. Meier arranged the ON CHINESE Board Room of the" "South China The next concert will take place, FINANCES IN
Morning Post" Building from Feb- ruary 6 to &
also at the Fung Ping-than Library, on February 17.
STONE-BREAKER KILLED BY SHOT IN QUARRY
District Watchman Gives Evidence At Inquiry
A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at an in- quiry held at the Kowloon Court yesterday into the death of Ip Kun-kan, 35-year-old stone breaker who was shot in the left tem- ple when a district watchman fired a round from his revolver to slop the advance of a crowd of Hakka quarry workers who he believed were about to assault him. --
PREPARATION
fever.
was unable to make a statement on Negotiations have now been com MR. MORGENTHAU his progress but it is understood pleted between Hongkong import- he is preparing a full report ouers and the Chinese Chamber of Chinese finances and will also have Commerce in Fuklen, and a num- consultations with Bir Frederick ber of freighters are being char- Leith Ross, Mr. Montagu Norman tered from Hongkong for trans- and the Export Credits Depart-porting fire-wood to the Colony.
ment.
on
The question of resumption of Chinese Customs payments loans continues to have close at- tention. Confidence is not diml nished that China will agree to an arrangement for the resumption of payments but it is widely felt that an early announcement is de- strable to clear the air and pave
both in credits and money.
Mr. E. Himsworth sat as Coroner man who was belleved to be legal and the jury comprised Messrs. Aly in possession of á quantity of the way for assistance to China E. Coates (Foreman), Wong lu-sun, dynamite. Advancing toward this and To Shing-chung. Mr. C. Ajman, the three district: watchmen Sutherton Russ held a watching demanded that be surrender a brief on behalf of the deceased's bundle bound with bamboo that he widow and Acting Sub-Inspector G. was carrying in his hand. Mottram was present for the police. Kong King caught hold of the Dr. Rhys Jones testified that man's atm.. Other quarry workers death was caused by a gunshot assembled and one woman caught wound in the head.
Chan Chung. District Watchman No. 88, stated, in evidence, that he had been a district watchman for 12 years and a district watchman detective for the last. four years.
hold of witness's arm.
The other two watchmen ran
away.
Witness blew his police whistle and then told advancing workers At 11 am. on December 21 he to stand off as he was a policeman. " left the watch house in Canton He had taken out his revolver and Road with two other district watch he warned them that he would fire. men, Kong King and Bin Kam- As they continued advancing, he chuen, by bus to Taikoktsui, where red one round. He took no aim an informer took them to the and he did not know where he had quarry where he pointed out a fired.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 18. 2.7/81. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28.15/16 London Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent)
London, Jan. 27. London silver prices to-day were down 3/16 for Spot and 3/8 for
"
Forward as follows:-
Spot Forward
Jan, 28 20-1/8
Jan. 27 19-15/16
19-13/16 19-7/18
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
PAGE 2-Cricket notes. Soft- ball notes. Lawn bowls at H.K.C.C. PAGE 3-Radio programmes for week-end. London Ga- zette. The Services. PAGE $-Cinemas. Crossword Puzzle. Diary of local events. PAGE 6-Women's page.
dismissed. PAGE 7-Appeal
Broadcast by Bir Henry Pollock, Volunteer Corps orders.
PAGE 8-Leading article:-- and Crisis feared. Hello Goodbye,
PAGE 10-Church news, and
announcementa.
„PAGES 11, 12 and 13-Finance
and commerce. PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping news and announcements. PAGE 18-Macao race meeting entries. Fanling golf start- ing times.
TO EXPLAIN". WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (T/ Ocean) The Army Committee of the Senate has decided to sum- mon the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, before the Committee and ask him to explain why
of the representative French Air Ministry, M. Paul Che- midiin, a member of the French air mission now in the United States, was allowed to take part in the trial fights of the newest and latest type of American bombing planes.
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The fact that, M. Chemidlin made the trial flights with these bombers, which are equipped with the most up-to-date technical de- vices," became known through a crash of a Douglas bomber near Los Angeles on Monday in which the pilot was killed and M. Che- midlin was injured. The Douglas works at first refused to reveal M. Chemidlin's identity."
ARMY MANOEUVRES
ENDED
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BRITAIN SHOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH RUSSIA Solid Democratic Front Will Banish War
By ALEC GREAVES ·
THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR would be rendered re- mote and the totalitarian menace would disappear if Great Brit- ain could see fit to collaborate more wholeheartedly with Soviet Russia to form, together with France and the United States, a solid democratic front, Is the considered opinion of Mr. P. K Chu (Chu Shao-ping),, Chinese journalist and general secretary of the World's Chinese Students' Federation.
MR. CHU, who shortly after the Revolu- tion served as secretary to Dr. Sun Yat- sen' and was also editor of the Shun Pad" and other. papers, is at present in Hong- kong, having recently returned from Europe where he attended the International Labour Conference at Geneva, the International, Red Cross, Conference in London and the Conference of the Peace Campaign in Paris,
Mr. P. K Chu
"All Europe is preparing for sent time, one alde is trying to war," Mr. Chu declared in convex-out-race the other, but the com- sation with me yesterday. "The petition is so exacting' that a halt The first full manoeuvres of the present armarnents race is some- will have to be called some time. Hongkong Infantry Brigade as thing deplorable, but it seems that "Germany and Italy may choose. much, which commenced on Wed-the democratic powers are deter to try conclusions quickly while 'ned to beat the totalitarians at the others are not so perfectly nesday in the New Territories north of Kowloon Peak, ended their own game, yesterday.
men and resources,
(Continued on Pazā b);
It is a test of At the pre-