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30, 1940,
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Temperature: Max. 71; Min. 58.
WEATHER FORECAST:-E. AND N.E. WINDS, FRESH; FAIR.
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UNCHARTERED SUNKEN REEF WAS IS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
CAUSE OF DISASTER TO LINER
PRESIDENT
QUEZON: FULL
STORY TOLD BY CAPTAIN
Blizzard And Violent FORCED TO
North-West
Wind
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONGʻDAILY PRESS TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Havas)-"A sunken reef, not indicat- ed by maps, was the cause of the disaster to the President Quezon off Kyushu," said Captain J. C. Onrubla, Filipino skipper, after his arrival in Kobe with 13 other passengers and 99 members of the crew on board the Japanese liner" Ukashima Maru.
WALK TO WORK
SEVERE WEATHER
IN BRITAIN.
. LONDON, Jan. 29 (Beuter)— Nation-wide traffic delay is being caused by the severe weather.
Irived at their offices today to find Many London businessmen ar-
"Ablizzard and violent. north-west wind was raging and visibility was nil when a shock made all stumble ordered the engines to be stopped immediately but the first hold was already Inundated and Hold Four was lost an hour later," he continued.
"Water poured into the engine room and I ordered the S.O.S. by radio and flares, and the ship was anchored.
58TH BIRTHDAY
Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States since 1933, today celebrates his 58th birthday. The son of Mr. James Roosevelt, President Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy in
that the mails have not been-de- Ilvered. Post Office officials said that deliveries might be extraor- dinarily inte.
Thousands of Chy workers ar- "Amidst the rolling and rived late to office and many pitching of the rough seas suburban shop were unable to everybody met on deck and open until long past the normal were ready to face death. time. many assistants being fore- Lifebelts were handed τό
ed to walk to work.... everyone, and lifeboats were
Owing to the weather the launched when we saw a Jap-appeal to the public not to travel "Southern Railway has issued an anese vessel emerge in the unless compelled as the services grey dawn blowing a long call have been heavily curtalled, Train on her siren.--
compartments, usually modating 10, carried up to 22.
"The nightmare ended when we found ourselves again in the first class dining room of the Ukashima Maru, where we were given soup. and hot baths.
"I am at a loss to find words to thank the kind Japanese sallors who even entered the icy water to drag us aboard their vessel."*
The survivors spent the night at the Seamen's Mission, Yamato Hotel. Oriental Hotel and other places in Kobe and they plan to return to Manila by the President Cleveland sailing from Kobe this afternoon.
LOST ALL BELONGINGS them lost all their belongings they
· Despite the fact that most of 1913 and Was Governor of the expressed relief and gratefulness State of New York from 1929 to for the efficiency of the rescue 1932.
work and the kindness of their saviours.
Hitler Will Not Talk Today
It is confirmed that only one... life was lost. The American cok Edward J. Walker, aged Continued, on Back · Part
accom
ENTITLED TO REFUSE DUTY IN ONE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES?
OF
THE CHINESE YOUTH SOCIETY
Hongkong students representing the Kuo-Min, Canton, Chinese YMCA. and Shangbai Students Society, Oversea Chinese Union, left yesterday for Chungking by steamer,
MURDER IN HUNGHOM
Kowloon Docks Woodworker Stabbed
open
School Master Sets.
Sets A Poser For Compulsory
Service Tribunal
IS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR ENTITLED TO REFUSE "TO DO DUTY IN ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES?
"This was the question which the Compulsory Service Tribunal, which was in session yesterday, had to decide when Mr. E. C. Thomas, B.Sc., F.R.G.S., senior mas- ter of the Diocesan Boys' School, indicated that he would appeal against the Tribunal's ruling to assign him to one of the Essential Services in the Colony.
"The Tribunal consisted of Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell (president), Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., Capt. S. Buro, Commander W. P. McCarthy, E.N., and Mr. H. V. Wilkiņ- son, D.S.O., with Mr. C. B. Burgess as Clerk to the Tribunal. Of 66 candidates who ap-! Mr. Thomas: in the last war I peared before the Tribunal, 38 was a combatant.
The president then enquired Group, 20 to the Essential whether Mr. Thomas could not see Services, three were exempt-hoto of elastine A., R. P. or ed, the decisions on two were
Food Department, IN HANKOW within the Ordinance while at combat the war, I regret to say deferred, two did not come Mr. Thomas: If the authorities
MR. NELSON were assigned to the Key-Posts
JOHNSON
·FULL PROGRAMME
are relying on people like me to was that it is against my principles.
President: But you have not applied for a Key-Post assignment
his own request, one assigned to the Combatant Group.
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ARRANGED
To a question by the president as I have no alternative but to HANKOW, Jan 29 (Reuter)-Mr. serve in one of the Essential Ber- Essential Services. You can place to whether he was prepared to assign you to category C of the Resentment alecinin remarks. Ambassador to Chins, arrived here years and medical category "C" (who is in charge of the Essential Nelson T. Johnson, United States vices, Mr. Thomas, whose age is 46 vort lews before trBoundeld which developed it an quarrel, is believed to be the mo- U. S. 8. Luson after an uneventful jector. I would rather, if I may, keeping with your scruples.
at 1135 this morning on board the replied, "I am a conscientious ob- Bervices) and ask for a post in TRANSPORT HOLD-UP
tive for the murder of a Kowloon trip... Transport hold-up, the worse in Docks woodworker by a bean curd Kving memory, contined today. dealer in Hunghom last night
Mr. Johnson's it. It is stated, fore, to be registered as a conscien-would appeal against the decision not help in the war. I wish, there Mr. Thomas then stated that he Expresses to and from London
The murder
will be curtalled by one day and tious objector." were lucky if they were able to p.m. in Gilles Avenue, near Siu morning of January 31,
occurred at 8.40 he will return to Shanghal on the
and the president informed him average 10 miles per hour while Lan Street, which is a
President: But there is nothing that he would have a week's time suburban trains either are not run-locality at Hinghom at the time. arranged for Mr: Johnson today an emergency.
busy
to prevent you from doing your in which to do so.. A well-alled programme has been duty in the Essential Services in ning at all, or hours late.
ASSAILANT FLEES The woodworker, named Lam American missionaries, a private help.
which included. & tea party by
Mr. Thomas I would rather not Hing. 33, residing at No. 71 Ma-reception to the foreign tauwel Road, second floor,
Mr. A. 8. Alison's "application for President: The Ordinance only transfer from Essential Services to stabbed several times with a dag-can Consulate-General,
munity and dinner by the Amer- provides for a conscientious ob the Key-Posts Group was duly ger. He collapsed immediately.
Jector no, to be assigned to the allowed in view of the fact that he Chatham Road in the direction of while his assailant fled along
Combatant Group--- Faumati
held an Important post in a big tea export firm in China.
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Travel conditions in London are chaotic and thousands are walking to work. Some of the London suburbs have been cut off by rail and road.
Several trains are: bringing back parents who have been visiting the week-end. Many were strand- their evacuated children during
was
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Cum-
KEY-POSTS GROUP the Key-Posta Group:
The following were assigned to
H.
Police, who had information as JAPANESE THRUSTS ON Mr. G. Bales, of Busterheld
to the identity of the murderer.
ed and railway waiting-rooms were pursued investigations right away. actually used as dormitories.
no arrest had been reported. but up to a late hour last night.
Many of those who eventually managed to get back to London were without food or drink for 20 hours. Steam trains are now re- placing electric trains in order to relieve congestion.
DARING BID FOR LIBERTY
YOUTH JUMPS
Dramatic Arrest Of Gang INTO HARBOUR GOEBBELS SPEECH Of Armed Robbers At Kam Reter) Toi Hotel, Loot Recovered
ALSO CANCELLED
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BERLIN, Herr Hitler has passed over the celebrations for the anniversary of the Nazis coming into power on January 30′ and his usual speech will not be delivered.
and Swire, had appeared before Continued on · Pare 8
CENTRAL CHINA FRONTS REPULSED BY CHINESE Asama Maru
CHUNGKING, Jan. 29 (Central)-Many test thrusts by small units of Japanese forces on Central China Fronts dur- ing the week-end, following their inactivity in the recent | cold spell, were repulsed by Chinese resistance.
"...
In South Hupeh, Japanese forces at Tungshan opened up a severe artillery barrage on the Chinese positions at Kuling, Fuling and nearby points. Ar infantry charge fol lowed, but was beaten back with heavy losses by Chinese
·
Incident
that Japan is likely to make a fresh protest to Britain over the Asama Maru incident, He said
FRESH PROTEST
TOKYO, Jan, 29 (Reuter)—The
LIKELY A youth, who had been arrest-machine-gun nests in the hilly regions. ed for larceny from the person,
Foreign Office spokesman reveal- and was being charged at the der, the Japanese, at Tung-fenders.
On the Hupeh-Hunan bor-encounter with, the Chinese deed, at today's press conference, Wanchal Police Station. made a. THE LAW WORKED SWIFTLY ON SUNDAY IN THE p.m. last night when he leapt
daring bid for liberty about 7 Cheng, lost some 100 men in AIR-RAID PRECAUTIONS. EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, WHEN, AFTER MID- from the prisoner's dock in the across the river, on the even- Work on the large air raid abelter that Japan may demand the sur-
an attack on Pachioshan SHIUKWAN, Jan. 29 (Central) NIGHT, A THICK CROWD OF CURIOUS SPECTATORS charge-room of the Station, ran ing of Jan, 25. The Chinese in the eave of a undisclosed hill-render of the 21 Germans who witnessed the dramatic developments in the arrest of a out Into Gloucester Road and forces succeeded in isolating, shlukwan District Government. gang of armed robbers at the Kam Toi Hotel, near the Ma- jumped into the harbour.
side has been completed by the were removed. jestic Theatre, by Lance-Sergt. Macpherson and a Chinese
and inflicting severe punish-
The spokesman stressed injury A Chinese detective. No. c54.ment on an advance unit.
The new shelter. detective.
thoroughly to Japanese pride was occasioned and an Indlan. Police Reservat,
ventilated and With a police car and two taxis hurriedly parked at Ham Din dashed after the lad Japanese drives from the bank of gency, is able to house at least velling between two neutral ports,
On the North Kiangsi Front, two may be lighed in time of emer-Kince the Asama Moru "was tra-"..
reinforced, and by the British action, particularly crazy angles on the street, three bewildered criminals, all and jumped into the water after the Chin River on Kaoru were re: 2.000 peoples how handcuffed together, and a dazed woman were seen being yards, and a struggle, they man-used artillery and gas bombs, but ber of smaller shelters have been pointed out a corollary that the
him. After a swim of about 30 pulsed on Saturday. The Japanese In addition to the cave, a num
SPOKESMAN EVASIVE ¦... When a neutral correspondent quickly bundled into the waiting vehicles, while more po-aged to catch him and brought failed to dislodge the Chinese de dug in both the east and west frequent Japanese: protests lice reinforcements arrived to cordon the hotel, as a force him ashore, where he was secure-fenders. ad.
of detectives was making a thorough search of the pre-fly placed in custody... mises. All the foot was recovered.
suburbs of the city to accommo-France regarding munitions. pass- Named Ying, the youth was
date refugees in time of need. SHIUKWAN, Jan. 29 (Central) A large wooden floating bridge Justifled, the spokesman was eva
ing through Indo-China were un- only 18 years of aku
Two Japanese attempts to drive will be thrown across the stream that the British action was legal into the centre of Hatman Jaland separating the city from the
sive and maintained, however, from the southeastern coast were eastern suburbs as an frustrated by Chiriese resistance precaution measure to ensure the he had no information about the additional The spokesman declared that In the early part of this month free exodus of the urban populace according to a belated report.
It was planned that Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Minister for Propagan- da would make a speech which will be broadcast to the German nation but this also has been cancelled.
In previous years, Jan 30 mearis the hanging out of flags, under orders,
Reichstag meeting. torchlight parades and an dress by the Fuehrer to the Ger- man nation.
This was in sequel to a rob-four robbers, sensing danger, de-
Swiss Police bery committed on Saturday camped by a side door, when the
Arrest German Spy
The
a few hours before, midnight detectives gave chase, firing ai by a Chinese quintet, two of they ran at the fugitives. whom were armed with re-
criminals eventually sought refuge volvers.
at the Kam Tol Hotel, No. 359 Na- than Road.
The desperadoes, held up six Tokis of the Luen, Fat money-
FINAL DISCOVERY ·· Special to the HK. Dally Press changer's shop, No. 75 Nam Cheong Close co-ordination between the SCHAFFHOSE Jan 29 (Havas) Street gagged them, trussed them officers at the Shamshuipo Police -The Swiss police have arrested up with wire, and then demandedStation and the detectives on a German spy, Catonel von Jallaz, the keys of the grille from Ng patrol resulted in the final dis- who was about to cross the front-Chun-sang, manager of the estab-covery of the criminal hide-out. ter into Germany. Another, Ger- lishment, whom they also tied and man, who is employed in "a local gagged:
Acting on the information of a textile factory, has also been ar÷
"squealer the detectives descend- While they were looting the safe ed on the gang. catching them trested.
of about a hundred dollars, two with the goods--consisting of $39.90 Jallaz was a member of a alert detectives on patrol, surprised in ten-cent and ave-cent pieces. broad pionage organisation and and arrested an armed robber sad in $1 notes and two 45 notes, had been under police surveillance (look-out on guard outside the along with one revolver and five for some time."
shop. In the meantime, the other rounds of ammunition.
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JAPANESE SETBACK
to the country.
On Jan. 5, a Dart of the JD- anese Karrison at Manning, In- BREAK INTO KWANYUN. portant east Hainan city near the SOMEWHERE. IN NORTH coast, opened a drive on Feng-KIANGSU, Jan 29 (Central)- kaling, a Chinese stronghold to Chinese units broke into Kwan- the west, with the support of ava un south-east of Halchow, in
to
reported intensification of the
blockade of the British Conces "s'on in Tientsin.
AIR RAID ALARM ON EAST COAST
The Air, Ministry announces that LONDON Jan 29 (Renter)
sconding planes. The Japanese North Kiangau, through the east were ambushed in the hilly paths and north gates last week. They the air raid warning was sounded and the remnant had to retreat set Are the Japanese barracks in the north-east coast area be back to Manning.
and ammunition depots and the tween 19 am and 10 am."
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at Alhsien, chief south Hainan city, started a
similar drive" on
On Jan. 3, a Japanese company offices of the bogus organisations The communique ends by may-
NORTH HONANDORA
ing that coast and inland towns LOYANG, Jan. 29 (Central)-A| heard the strens but did not hear Loktung along the highway with Tananese thrust at Postangchen, gustire, However, no planes were west of Tsinyang, in North Henan, Continued on Back Page
two planes The Japanese were beaten back after several hours
seen And
d the people fook cover without any excitement.