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報西 ESTABLISHED 1857
No. 25261
世登拾陸佰弍仟伍离弍第
孖
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939.
LARGE JAPANESE FORCE MANS BORDER AS TOKYO MAKES PROVOCATIVE CHARGES
AGAINST AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG
QUESTIONS
Advance From Namtau QUESTIONS
From Namtau
To Shumchun In 10 Hrs.
AGREED NOTICE GIVEN
LATE
Special to the "Hongkong Daily Press" VIOLATING THE UNDERTAKING THEY GAVE' LAST NOVEMBER TO GIVE THE HONGKONG AU- THORITIES 24 hours notice of intention to advance to the Border, the Japanese completed their second oc- cupation of Shumchun at 10 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, a little more than twelve hours after notifying the Colonial Government.
At that hour, a force of 1,000. men which started its march at 2 am. after landing at Namtau arrived at the Lowu bridgehead. Their advance was covered throughout by planes which machine-gunned every- thing moving on the roads but, contrary to some re- ports, did not do any bombing. In the absence of Chinese regular forces which evacuated Shumchun late last year, the opposition offered to the advance of the heavy Japanese columns was negligible. Their aircraft therefore confined itself to mercilessly straf- Ing defenceless refugees fleeing towards the Border. Shortly after 2 p.m., two door as the Japanese entered by British staff officers, one of the front. whom was Capt. C. R. Boxer, conferred" with the Japanese that the beds in the Casino, 200 in number, are now occupied by commanders. Maps were
Japanese wounded, though it is
It is understood from one source
produced defining the fron-believed that the invaders en tiers of the Colony,
countered little opposition.”
FIRST HEARD
FOR THE COLONY
1. Will the Japanese stay
on the Border?
2. Is the next step the in-
vasion of Chungshan?
3. Is the object of both the encirclement of the Colony?
food
4. Will the manipulation
of Hongkong's supplies be the next step with which the Japanese will test the india-rubber patience.. of Mr. Chamberlain?
5. Are the Japanese mov- ing into position as part of the general strategic preparations of the Axis?
CHUNGSHAN INVASION IS THREATENED
Dishonest & Sinister Accusation
""
According "to Reuter, the accusation that the British authorities in Hongkong are co-operating with the Chi- nese military in operating an arms supply route across the border from the colony to the Kwangtung hinterland. was made in a Japanese field dis- patch announcing the cecu- pation of Shumchun.
#18-19 Marina House, Quin's Road Central.
POLISH GUARD SHOT
G.P.O. Box No. 1
DURANKARRERTEK
WARSAW, August" : 16 (Reuter)-A Polish fron- tier guard was shot in the early hours of this morn- ing, apparently by a Dan- zig guard. The Warsaw version gives the name of the wounded man and the place where the incident occurred but the Danzig version of the affair says that the Polish guard was fifteen yards inside Danzig territory.
Shooting Incident
This "fact" is given as the In Kowloon
reason for the renewed mil- itary movements along the boundary.
The police are conducting in quiries relative to a shooting inci-
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GERMANY MAY TRY TO MAKE DANZIG TEST OF SOLIDARITY OF ANGLO- FRANCO-POLISH FRONT
Reuter reports from Warsaw that according to the Berlin correspondent of the "Gazeta Polska" it is ex- pected that Germany will attempt to make Danzig a test of the solidarity and preparedness of the Anglo- Franco-Polish alliance within the next fortnight.
It is also announced that; President Moşcicki, after the German "authorities have reviewing the troops at Wilno stopped traffic and telephone yesterday, declared, in a brief communication between the speech, that the Polish Army Opole and Rybnik districts of will, accept any challenge, and the German-Polish Silesia. resist all forms of pressure.
New German Manoeuvre Towards Bloodless Conquest
PARIS, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-The visit of the League Commis- sioner for Danzig. Prot, Burckhardt, to Berchtesgaden is seen by. Pertinax, writing in "L'Ordres a new German manoeuvre to- wards a bloodless conquest of the Free City. Pertinax says, “We believe an appeal to Prof. Burckhardt's services only indicates a new attempt to obtain without war, the profits of war." AXIS PEACE FROGRAMME "
(Renter) BERLIN, Aug. 16
The dispatch announces that a dent yesterday afternoon outside Germany's, willingness to solve the
fresh clean-up campaign against
included. In. the term tions Chinese regulars and gueriñas in No. 109, Austin Road, Kowloon, Danzig problem and other ques
when a hawker or, it is believed, *revision" by peaceful means s the area is now under way.
PANDIT NEHRU WELL MEET
Last November, 1 states, the a knife-grinder, was wounded by again stressed in the Frankfurter CHIANG KAI-SHEK Japanese evacuated the Border to
a pellet fired from either an air-Zeitung" which says, "Germany avold international complications. Now they are "compelled" to act gun or an air-pistol agalp
and Italy continue to have a pro- ductive peace programme,
the
It is believed the pellet was European peace programme which Chungking Prepares
The dispatch gives the location
sion and, therefore, must insist of the Japanese landing as a pointed from an upper-storey of one wants to remove the causes of ten- in Pe. On oppost Castle Fear of the apartment houses over from the sense of responsibility Looking the scene of the incident that overdue solutions are not According to reports from Kowloon
man was taken te **Readers who have followed The wounded
postponed." Macao, approximately ten Japanese planes were seen Japanese methods will recognize the Kowloon Hospital, but flying in the vicinity of the the aim of such accusations. They condition is reported as not serious. tain Berlin papers city yesterday morning.
Throughout the day. Japanese reinforcements continued to come.
The Japanese were first seen, or up. by road and by. hand-trolleys from the direction of Pingwa, rather, heard, over Shumchun at
It was also learned that: where a column advancing from 3.30 a.m., when's number of planes,
1,500 Jap-| Namtau had reached the railway circled overhead. They came over approximately
when they anese marines and soldiers earlier in the morning. The Jap-again - about 5.30, anese force now concentrated at machine-gunned the station but entered the territory south of
at 2,000 not the hospital opposite.
Canton near the Hongkong: Shumchun is estimated
border.
men. Others are scouring the countryside
Late yesterday evening Chinese between Shumchun were being allowed to move freely' fairly large in and around the market. and Shatankok, a
High military authorities stated force starting in the direction of Shawan, where the Chinese gue-last night that the situation along rilla forces in the area are pre- the border was quiet. sumed to have retired.
Ten to fifteen Japanese naval craft are stationed at intervals along the coast of Chungahan.
The population in Macao 'was The men calm and business- went
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as
of the Middlesex Regiment and usual, though there was great in- Besides the units coming from the Rajputana Rifles, which had terest as to Japan's next move. Namtau. a small Japanese force been sent out to man the posts advanced, on Shumchun from Po- along the border, remained on
on along the highway. It was ac-duty together with extra police Tour Shows
companied by a small detachment which had been sent to the area.
of cavalry which did reconnoltr-
Ing duty.
5,000 REFUGEES
The number of refugees enter-
All Quiet On Border
The Japanese first occupied the ing the Colony during the day is Shamchun Market. They then ad-authoritatively estimated at 5,000. vanced to the border, holsting Few actually came
across the
A. correspondent who made a their flag on the Casino, Police bridge, the majority crossing a tour of the border after news of Station, Custom House and wire-various polita between Namtau Japanese operations reached less station. Their most advanced and shumchun. All entries to the Hongkong reported that every- post early yesterday afternoon New Territories were kept open thing appeared to him to be very was 20 yards from the Low and free admittance was given to quiet, there being no unusual bridge: The bridge itself was bar- persons seeking shelter in the Co scenes of distress, panic or destruc- ricaded with barbed wire and on lony.
tion such as attended previous the South side stood
a British
Japanese incursions-into the area,
sentry.
JAPANESE CYNICISM
A company of the Middlesex Regiment and another from the Rajputana Rines was on duty at! the border. One Hongkong police officer was also seen at the bridge.
The two British stan omcers, The cynicism of the Japanese atrived early in the afternoon when dealing with a British lady Crossing the bridge they were met, officer, of the St. John's Ambulance made desperate who just in front of the Customs In-1 Brigade spector's shed, by a Japanese efforts to cross the Border to as- officer. The conversation was certain the safety of three patients! left behind in the Casino was told. carried on in Japanese.
that
AMUSING INCIDENT
last night by an eyewitness.
The lady first approached Cap An amusing incident took place tain C. R. Boxer, who informed Just before the Japanese negotia- tors came up A number of Jap her that he had instructions to let no one go over the bridge anese soldiers suddenly appeared from nowhere dragging a trolley without special permission She which they laboriously upset so inatated, however, that he trans- It effectively blocked the mit her request to a Japanese track just North of the bridge. officer who was standing by.
When this was done, the Jap- Why they did this it was imposs sible to tell. The only possible anese replied: "She is welcome to reason would be to prevent a tram come, but we will not allow her coming across the bridge from the to go back." He also stated that British side. There was a train the patients in the Casino, were there, full of peacefully resting not being interfered with which was very doubtful, considering the soldiers of the Rajputana Rifles.
fact that the building had been The Japanese are quartering themselves inside the Casino, changed into a barracks.
which they entered about 9 am The evacuation of the Casino
The Prime Minister. Mr. Neville
(used by the Et. John Ambulance Chamberlain, is returning to Lon
presage blackmail in the best Tien- Esin tradition.
Picture taken at the border yesterday when Chinese refugees flocked into the Colony following the Japanese occupation »of Shum chun..
NO JAPANESE AT SHATAUKOK
Up to a late. hour last night "I was unable to get across into there was no change reported from Chinese territory," reports the Bhatankok correspondent, as Japanese were It is reliably stated, however, nying the territory right close that Japanese troops are advanc- to the border an they indicated ing in the direction of the village that no entry would be permitted. and that its early occupation may
(Continned on Page 9) be expected.
Imperial Airways Liner Near Maginot Line: Six Warning Shells Fired
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuter) Six warning shells were fired at the Imperial Airways liner Fortuna when she flew close to a prohibited area near the French. -border while en route from Zurich to Croydon with nine British passengers. The first shell burst some distance in front of the plane and within a few minutes five more burst close to the liner causing the: pilot to change course.
In response to wireless enquiries the pilot, Strasbourg replied.
that the anti-aircraft battery com- mander thought the Fortums was flying too close to the Maginot Line, a prohibited area.
The French message added, Very sorry." Ten minutes later the Fortuna pilot was asked by
as a hospital), and the entry of don from Scotland on Tuesday wireless from Strasbourg whether the Japanese were almost simul according to plans made before he the "shooting was good?” The for a fahing holiday in pilot replied, "Yes, far too good for taneous, as the last stretcher-left
our liking." bearer was going out by the back Scotland, says Reuter.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 18, Z. 19/3d. TT. ON NEW YORK; 281 From Our Own Correspondent London, Aug, 18, London silver prices to-day were down 1/4 as follows:--
Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Spot
$17-5/16||-17-1/16
16-3/4
Forward
Warm Welcome
BOMBAY - Aug 18 (Router) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehti leader of the Indian National Congress, A different line is taken by cer- is to leave for Changing on August 21, it is learned here to- day." He will make the journey þy ''WARSAW⋅ DEMAND
sir, via Bangkok and Hanol In DANZIG, Aug. 16 (Reuter) The Palish High Commissioner this Chungking he will visit Yenan, headquarters the Indian medical morning interviewed Herr Greisner, unit now working with the Chinese President of the Danzig Sehate,
forces. for fifteen minutes. It is under-
According to reports received
stood that the dispute concerning ihere from Chungking, elaborate the Polish Customs officials WES
plans are being made to give the discussed.
Indian leader a warm welcome... Warsaw has demanded the A special committee has been lease of the three Polish customs formed to make all necessary ar- officials who were arrested a week
rangements for his stay..
ago, it is alleged, for distributing" Pandit Nehru will meet the anti-Nazi pamphlets.
Lord
leaders of the Chinese Government including Generalissimo, Chlang Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Kai-shek Leader of the Labour Opposition, $ has a fifty-minute conversation yesterday morning with
The Douglas Aircraft Co. report- Halifax at the Foreign Office and ed in San Francisco that Japanese outline of develop interests had paid a substant al was given an. ments in the International situa-deposit for 42 passenger planes for tion since he last saw the Foreign juse la connexion with the com- Secretary a week ago. Lord Hall-mercial lines of Japan, says Reu- fax left for Yorkshire yesterday ter. It is added that the planes but will return on Monday, cannot be converted into military (Reuter).
machines.
DEMOLITION. ORDER SEQUEL
REFUGEES
PETITION TO
H.E.
THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL FOR RETENTION OF THEIR BUILDINGS
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PAGE 2-Baseball and Lawn Bowls notes, US baseball. results
PAGE 3-Radio programmes. PAGE SCinemas. Crossword.
Coming, events.
PAGE 6 Registry weddings.
Menu Newsettes.. PAGE -Harbour Department Bued. Funeral. Interesting "claim." "Airport" news, bet PAGE 8 Leading article:- Closer Links Forged, Hello and Goodbye.
tennis PAGE 10-Interport
concludes, London Gazette. The Bervices, PAGES 11 and 12 Finance
and commerce.
PAGE 13 British troops móve
to Malays
PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping
news and director
Three Chinese refugees, owners of buildings erected on agricultural land in Kowloon City, have petition- ed His Excellency the Governor-in-Council, craving. permission to retain the buildings, demolition of which was ordered at. Kowloon Court recently following summons taken out against the owners by the Public Works Department.
The petitioners submit that ordinarily demanded for agricul they had purchased the land tural land.
The petitioners point out also. in Survey District 1, Kowloon City, after being informed by that many of the houses erected the owner of the particular had been permitted to remain on lot purchased and also this agricultural land without any building contractor, one Li action, being taken by the Public Kau-kee, that 30 or 40 houses Works Department for as long, in
some cases, as 10 months, Had already been built on (Continued on Back PaED). various portions of this agricultural land without per- mission having been obtained from the Building Authority relative to changing the char acter of such agricultural land into building lots,
It is further submitted by the petitioners that a price had been bald in purchase of certain lots of this agricultural land that was far in excess of what would
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