"Hongkong Daily Press"-Jan. 9. 1940.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1940.
CHINESE CALL ON AMERICA
TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS
SENATOR KEY PITTMAN
BURMESE MISSION'S GREETINGS
CHUNGKING J, & (Central)...
The Burmese Grodwill Mission. which concluded in tour of Chima last December, he arrived back in Rangoon.
In a cable message to the Sino- Burmese Cultural Relations Asso- clation 'n Chungking, Mr. U. Ba Lwin, Head of the Mission, sends
AGAINST JAPAN
CHUNGKING, JAN. 8 (REUTERY — IN VIEW OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN TRADE TREATY SOME TIME THIS MONTH AND ITS IMPOR TANT BEARING ON THE FUTURE OUTCOME OF THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR, CHINA IS AT THE PRESENT MO- BILISING EVERY EFFORT TO WIN AMERICAN SUF- PORT.
AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN CHINA, CHINESE FUBLIC- BODIES AND CHINESE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ARE SEPARATELY SENDING APPEALS TO AMERICAN FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS URGING THEM TO TAKE STRONG STEPS TO CHECK JAPANESE AGGRESSION IN CHINA.
The Harvard Club, of which Mr. T. V. Soong is President,!
last night sent a telegram to Senator Key Pittman, Demo- crat of Nevada.
The message stated: "We Hope. that the present session of Con- gress will suspend such trade with Japan as may help or prolong aggression in China.
"All means, short war but powerful enough to halt Jap- anese aggression. should be utilised by America at the pre- sent moment.
We appeal to you in the name of humanity and civilisation."
GERMANY AND
NEUTRALS
Special to the B.K. Daily Press
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8. (Havas)-- It is rellably reported from Berlin that the German War Counchy is meeting today to establish Ger- many's final attitude towards neu- trais.. Important decisions are ex- pected.
MR. T. V. SOONG
15-19 Marina Homa, Queen's Road Central.
G.P.O. Box No. 15
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PERPETRATION OF
INGENIOUS $10,000 BANK FRAUD
DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Belisha Bids
Farewell To His Staff
LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter)-M, "Lealle Hore-Belisha, today.... sald farewell to his staff at the War Onice.
Cheque Made Out In Name
Of Fictituous Drawer
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
While Hongkong was in the throes of Yuletide festivi-` ties two weeks ago, an ingenious fraud was perpetrated, as a result of which a great banking institution in the Colony paid out nearly $10,000 on cash cheques before it was dis- covered that the cheques were not worth the paper they were written on!
Reuter's Parliamentary corres- pondent learns that there is no question at present of an earlier recall of Parliament to discuss the
There has been some concer expressed by Labour leaders lest These facts now reach the)
"Modern banking procedure is so the resignation lead to the aban- public for the first time as a thoroughly emcient," a well-known donment of some of the reforms result of inquiries conducted city authority told our reporter, when questioned, "that the per- introduced during Mr. Hote by a reporter of the Hong-petrator would have had to obtain
SMUGGLING-resignation
OF COPPER
COINS
CHUNGKING, Jan, 8 (Cen- tral)-In order to check the exodus of copper coins and prevent their being collected by the Japanese, the National Government has made smug- gling of copper coins for profit punishable by death, it is learned today.
Belisha's tenure of office but it is
happened."
pointed out that these decisions kong Daily Press, in the face the help of an accomplice within were taken by the Government as of the strictest secrecy main-the bank to achieve his objective. a whole not by individual Mint tained by all concerned, in and this is undoubtedly what has ters. consequently, 110 major the matter...
It is hinted that a third "bogus" changes are to be expected
This is how the fraud was per-cheque drawn to the credit of an NEW MINISTERS. Petrated. It transpires that a cash account, in another big bank in the cheque for nearly $5,000 was paid city gave the Police, who were in- BEGIN EARLY 1out by the bank on December 23. vestigating the matter, a clue as LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter)-Sir and that a similar cheque" for ap to the perpetrator.
the new proximately the same amount was Before an arrest.could be made, The revised provisional regula-Andrew Rae Duncan. tions governing punishment for President of the Board of Trade, likewise paid out on December 27, however, the bank on which the actions detrimental to the na-is living up to his reputation for before it was discovered that the fraud was committed was recom
first cheque was made out in the pensed for the full loss. It is un- tiorial currency stipulate that beginning the day's work early.
He arrived at the Board of Trade name of a fictitious drawer who derstood that no further action is be punishable by either death, life before 10a.m. and immediately had no account with the bank, and being taken.
Repeated inquiries made by our sentence or penal servitude of began the task of taking over the the second in the name of a cllent
*** whose account was closed long 380 reporter at the “bank” elicited only duties of his new office.
Sir John Reith, newly appointed The cheques, it is understood, non-committal replies. One of the Recently, it is pointed out, the
been Japanese have
collecting Minister of Information, also at were made out on leaves from a bank officials told the pressman. not a matter for the large quantities of the Chinese rived at the Ministry before 10 cheque-book which had been re- "This is
Press." TWO MORE JUNK ROBBERIES, ONE ATTENDED BY copper cent at the high price of o'clock to take up his new duties, ported to the bank as being lost. A KILLING IN BRITISH WATERS, HAVE BEEN REPORT: $0.85 per catty, which is three ED TO THE POLICE.
JUNKMAN SHOT DEAD
smuggling of copper coins shall
BY
not feas than seven years.
his New Year greelings and thanks PIRATES IN MIRS BAY:
the Chinese authorities for extend- ing them all faciles during their stay in the wartime capital ana other Chinese "cifia
·U.S. - AUSTRALIA RELATIONS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Reuter) -The United States and Austra- ltan Governments announced the establishment of diplomatic rela-
tions.
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New Zealand thus the only British Dominion without a direct
representative at Washington.
Mr. Richard Cisey, Minister of Supply, will be the first Australian Ministe- to the United States while the Arst United States Min- ister to Canberra will be named "shortly.
MR. CLARENCE GAUSS Special to the. K.. Daily Press
$8,800 CARGO STOLEN
times higher than the legal value of the coins.
...
The Central Bank of China, 1 is understood, has issued large numbers of small denomination
Cheung Chun-shing, aged 49, master of Class IV boat No. 2320W told the police authorities that at midnight on December 29 whilst at anchor at Nam O, Mirs Bay. a gang of seven or eight men, armed with rifles, boarded the craft. subsidiary notes-1-cent and 5-1 They shot dead his brother, boats appeared, one on either side, cent-in the war zones to replace Cheung Kam-shul, aged 32, and ordered the cargo boat to stop the copper coins which will be proceeded to search the crew Some of the occupants of both withdrawn from circulation, and decamped with $450 in boats then boarded the craft. Hongkong currency.
Cheung Chun-shing and hia father were detained ashore for
Two of the men were armed with rifles.
Lau Kul and the others on board'
ve days before being released, were locked in the hold and at 2 The deceased was buried at Nam o'clock on Sunday morning they were ordered to come out when they were searched and told to go back into the hold.
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The robbers were between 20' and 30 years of age and were dressed
STEERSMAN'S REPORT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Havaa)-in dark clothing. It is authoritatively stated here! that Mr. Clarence Gauss, at pre-|
A steersman, Lau Kül, 42, on sent American Consul-General in Shanghai, might be appointed as board cargo beat No. 3208, in a the Arst U.S. Minister to Australia report to the police at Talpo. Sta-
boat to
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BRITISH
SOLDIER WILL
U.S. CIVIL
BEGIN FIGHT FOR LIFE AIR REPORT
S'HAI COURT
IN
TODAY
SHANGHAI, JAN. 8 (REUTER) — A SEAFORTH HIGH- LANDER, PRIVATE DAVID ECKFORD, native of Kirk- caldy, Fifeshire, begins the fight for his life at the British Supreme Court tomorrow when he faces the jury on a charge of the murder of Lance-Corporal James Davis, also of the Seaforths, on Nov. 4.
This will be the first mur- der trial of a British subject in Shanghai since the case of the Indian, Atma Singh, three
Goering's First Task As Economic years ago.
Dictator
DEVELOPMENT OF AIRFIELDS
Special to the HK. Daily Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Havas) The Civil Aeronautic Authority's first annual report to Congress re- of
the number
that Private Eckford reserved his de-vealed fence when he was committed for licensed pilots will reach 40.000 trial at the conclusion of the pre- before the end of the year. liminary hearing at the British Police court early in December
AT SENTRY POST
The Committee demanded an »
CARGO STOLEN Shortly after the marauders left
when an eye-witness description of appropriation of $125,000,000 for It will be recalled that Atma the shooting was given by Pte. the development of airfields in the with the cargo "they had stolen
Singh was sentenced to death for stirling. of the Seaforth High- United States. killing a fellow-Indian and was Landers,
The report emphasised that comprising of 100 tins of wood oil,
dramatically saved from the! valued at $5,000 and 55 sacks, each.
passenger transport increased by tion, stated that at 3 a.m. on containing 30 catties of wolfram
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 8 (Reuter? gallows when the rope broke while
|54.9 per cent., over last year, goods The Berlin correspondent of the he was being hanged in the Ward Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Saturday be left Nim Shan, Chi- ore, valued at $3,800.
He said that on the evening of transport by 40.7 per cent. and has sent a circuar telegram to all nese territory, with a crew of Lan Kut salled his
Goering's first task as economic The sentence was later com-Nov. 4 he was on duty at the sen-mail transport by 125 per cent. Party, Government and military tour and four passengers on board, Shatin where he arrived at noon Politiken says that Field-Marshal Road Gaol.
the and a cargo of wood all and wol- yesterday and, after informing the dictator is to secure fresh funds muted to Hfe imprisonment by the try post on the border of the Inter- The report pointed out that the organizations throughout
carga master of what had happen for war purposes and adds:
British Ambassador, Sir national Settlement where the Jap building of new aerodromes will country to push the students' fram öre bound for shain.
territory At 11 o'clock that night. when ed, proceeded to Talpo Police Sta- Last war cost Germany 35 milliard Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, and anese-occupied
adjoins be az important addition to the military service campaign during
the United the impending vinter vacation.- near Pat Mun. Mira Bay, two smallition.
marks yearly and the present war now Atma Singh is serving the the sector manned by the British defence system of
Continued on Pize 6 will cost about 50 milliards, ex term at Mooltan, India. clusive of ordinary. state and
JAPANESE DESPERATELY HOLDING OUT AGAINST THE BESEIGING
CHINESE FORCES IN NORTH KW ANGTUNG
JAPANESE LOSS
IN NORTH KWANGTUNG
·NORTH KWANGTUNG." FRONT, Jan. 8 (Central)-- About 1,000 Japanese troops, beaten back from their ad- YUNGYUN, KWANGTUNG, Jan. 8 vanced posts, are desperately holding out against besieging (Central-It& announced that Chinese forces at Lfenkenghow, 14 miles south of Yingtak, during the Chasse counter-attack on the Canton-Hankow Railway. on Yangyuu, mwa and Tachen
The Japanese have their retreat completely cut off on the last week of December, and are stated to be facing annihilation.
troops under the command of Gen-
and expressing their personal amity towards the Chinese, while others were sullen and quie:..
| municipal expenses.
The then
The customs and other ordin- ary revenues yield 23 milliards! yearly but now 50 milliards has to! be squeezed out of the population."
Enumerating the reasons
of the higher cost of the pre- sent war. the correspondent mentions that the soldiers' pay
Is now 170 marks monthly compared to 35′ marks in the last war.
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He adds: The present war of economy is based on only a short struggle in Poland with 50 per cent, increased in income tax and) increased taxes on spirit and to- bacen.
"During the was in Poland called up were
men
In low spirits and with long hairs 2,500,000 on the Japanese forces eral Yu Han-mou, Commander-in- Chief of the 13th Army Corps, ac right wing which captured on their faces, about 300 prisoners whereas reliable calculations in- counted for more than 3.000 Jap- Samwa and Tsingtong, south forming the firs: contingent ar-dicate that 4500,000 men are now anese casualties
of Yungyun, have retreated rived here under armed escort. under arms.” About 100 Japanese motor trucks to points south of Shatien, Some of them were cursing their! were destroyed by Chinese artillery leaving behind hundreds of militarista for prolonging the war and three Japanese heavy suns, dead and quantities of mil- and numerous heavy and light itary equipments machine-guns were seized.
SHIUKWAN, Jan. 8 (Int1) PARIB, Jan. (Reuter)-A War Japanese troops who started the communique states that it was a offensive to capture this town on quiet night on the whole front. Christmas Eve succeeded in reach- There was patrol acitivity in the ing bere last night not as conquer- region west of the Vosges,
ing heroes but prisoners of war,
The prisoners belonged to. 18th, 104th and ont unidentified divisions. They were re-c’2661- fled into detachments bearing the names of nine regimental Continued on Page 5
BOMB EXPLOSION IN STOCKHOLM. BERLIN, Jall. 8 (Baran) The D. N.. E. German Agency reported that a time-bomb exploded in the premises of stockholm's Com munist paper Nydag. Only ma terial damage was caused,
States..
Aged Village Elder Testifies In Taipo Murder Hearing: Two Men Sent To Sessions: Death Of Widow
On a charge of the murder of a 61-year-old widow, named Lam Po, at Ap Ma Liu Village, Sai Kung district, New Territories on November 5, 1939, two men, LAU TIN- YEUNG, 32, and LAU TAU, aged 41, were committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions by Mr. J. Barrow, District Officer North, when the lower court proceedings were con- cluded at the Taipo Police Court yesterday. The prosecu- tion was conducted by Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor.
1 Giving evidence, Acting the table. Sub-Inspector C.
.
Mottram. The dead woman was lying on attached to Au Tau Police the foor behind the door. Her Station, declared that the dis-trousers were loose at the waist coveries made in the course and minus a girdle, Her hair was of his examination at the disarranged and there was a little a blood scene of the crime could, in blood on her throat and his experience, be associated stain below her ear.
Closer examination of the body, with a robbery having been said A. S. L. Mottram, revealed that committed. The bedroom and the deceased's hands were clench- cockloft were in a state of ed, her right eye closed and lett
an eye opened.... disorder, he said, and electric torch was found on (Continued on Page 5)
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