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DISASTROUS
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1940.
BY JAPANESE
PLANES ON HANOI - KUNMING RAIL
BRIDGE: MANY FOREIGNERS AMONG
100 CASUALTIES British Sailors Help In Rescue Work
KUNMING, Feb. 2 (Reuter) - Twenty- seven Japanese planes carried out a dis astrous raid on a bridge on the French- owned Hanoi Kunming Railway, 82 kilo- metres from the Tonkin border.
There were over 100 casualties, including more than 10 foreign passengers and railway employees. Traffic is completely at a stand- still owing to the wreck blocking the tunnel.
BRITISH SAILORS FROM THE GUNBOATS H.M.S. "GANNET AND H.M.S. FALCON, STATIONED AT · CHUNG- KING, WHO WERE ON THE TRAIN SOUTHBOUND, EN- GAGED IN RESCUE WORK..
A Shanghai message by Reuter states that according to a report, the train, which was en route from French Indo-China to Kunming, was hit, resulting in several casualties among the passengers.
Hitherto, no details of the damage have been received. SHANGHAI, Feb. 2 (Reuter) The Japanese naval spokesman, at this afternoon's press confer ence, confirmed the report that the Yunnan Railway was bombed yesterday by Japanese planes, stating that the Japanese planes, on their arrival in Kwangsi Pro- vince yesterday, resumed the raid of the Yunnan Railway.
Yonai Will Tell Truth Sometime
TOKYO. Feb. 2 (Reuter)-Ad- miral Yonal. the Prime Minister. was asked in the House of Peers today regarding the peace terms agreed upon between the Japan- ese Government and Wang Ching- .WM
of planes bombed a point between "Just before dusk, a detachment
Mengtze and the Indo-China were seen rebuilding bridges, bordez where Chinese workmen
"The Chinese brought anti-air- craft guns into play while three
In reply, Admural Yonal declar- Chinese planes attacked the Jap
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CHINESE STEADILY ENCIRCLING
JAPANESE IN SOUTH:
BATTLE IMMINENT
Operations In Kwangsi: Attempt To Recapture Town Of Kuitang
CANTON, Feb. 2 (Reuter)---The Japanese are expect- ing the severest battle in South China to take place soon around Kultang, where the Chinese are putting up a very stout resistance since the Shanghai war," declared the Japanese military spokesman here last night.
The spokesman broke a long official silence over the operations in Kwangsi. He announced that on January 28 an "annihilating campaign" commenced.
The purpose of the cam-
paign was not the occupation AMERICAN S
of more towns, but the crush- ing of Chinese troops around Kuitang, where more than twenty divisions were moving southwards from Fingyang. These troops were reported to
JOURNALIST CHARGED
SEVERE
NOMINATED FOR PEACE PRIZE
LONDON, Feb, 2 (Beuter) Mr. George Laïsbury has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
COLD SNAP: be concentrating for an atomcially announced tha; Mr. James disputes by peaceful means: and
He has been devoting his life to efforts in getting heads, of goy- TOKYO, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-It la ernments to settle international tempt to recapture Kultang. Russell Young. Far Eastern repre-visited many leaders of European
sentative of the American Internations in this connexion.
3 P.M. 60: 2 A.M.
43.8
THE COLONY IS EXPERIENCING ANOTHER SEVERE COLD SNAP.
THE TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE ROYAL ÓBSERVATORY AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING WAS 43.8, A DROP OF NEARLY 20 DEGREES SINCE YESTER- DAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE READING AT 3 P.M. WAS 60,0,
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the temperature was 57 and 4 p.m. 60.7. By 10 pan. it had dropped to 47.3 fall ing a further two degrees an hour later. The temperature at midnight was 44.5.
Heaviest Shanghai Snow all
Special to the HK. Dally Press SHANGHAI, Feb. 2 (Havas)~~ The heaviest snowfall seen here for many years made Shanghai
ed that it was his intention to anese aircraft. The Chinese resemble a Russian city. and an early opportunity to tell planes were, dealt with and the
With a cold north wind blow-
the truth regarding the concrete fald was successful," the spokes-ing steadily, bewildered Shanghai development of plans for the dis-man concluded.
posal of the China Incident, namely, the peace terms with the
new Central regime which will
"shortly
China"
come
inte being
in
ARITA - CRAIGIE
LI
MEETING
TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuter)-AC- cording to a Foreign Office state- ment, a further meeting between Mr. Arita, Foreign Minister, and the British Ambassador, Sir Ro- bert Craigie, in connexion with the Arama Maru incident took place this morning.
Rhine Sector
On Western Front Active
PARIS, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-The Rhine sector of the Western Front, which for months has been the. quietest sector of the line, was awakened into activity recently and has been the main centre of opera-
ons for the past 24 hours.
residents awoke this morning to see their city clad in white.
This was the worst day for Shanghai's legion of homeless and about 100 bodies, of which 80 per cent were children, were picked
p dead of the streets.
The snowfall is considered a
At 1 a.m. today the thermometer read 433 remaining at that figure for the next hour.
JAPANESE TACTICS
With the aid of maps, the national News Service, who was spokesman demonstrated Japanese arrested on Jan. 1 in Tokyo has tactics to encircle and crush the been charged with violating Article Chinese forces, which, he said, had 3 of the Army Criminal Code set out to encircles the Japanese, which provides that anyone giving SPIRITED FIGHTING [false" reports regarding military SHANBI, Feb. z
affairs in zime of war, or em- (Central)
to the vicinity of Kingshen, ahout Spirited Aghting continues imbated ergency, is liable to a sentence not exceeding three years' imprison- miles north-west of Hankow, in Central Hupeh.
Several salient points have been captured by the Chinese, In an attack on Bungho, the Chinese in ficted beavy casualties on the enemy.
conference.
BIGGEST RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED
A
DETAILS REVEALED Detalls of the charge were HELSINKI, Feb. 2 (Beater) revealed by a Foreign Office After an all-night battle, the big- pokesman at this morning's press rest Russian offensive made in many weeks on the Karelian Isth- Mr. Young, the spokesman said, mum has been repulsed. is charged under the BREAK INTO KAIFENG
Army The battle was preceded by a Criminal Code with the following six-hour Soviet artillery bombard- CHENCHOW, Feb. 2 (Central)ofences: In a lightning raid; Chinese units
ment after which the Russians at- broke into the Kaifeng railway and elsewhere in China, between sledges, which are a new "surprise Firstly, sending from Shanghai, tacked with tanks and armoured
station on Monday. The Japanese. Oct. 18 and Jan 1, to the Inter-weapon. who were thrown into utter con-national News Service head ofice February is 384 which was onfusion, suffered serious losses. A in the United States, newspapers ed in front of tanks, are occupied These sledges, which are push- February 5, 1901.
Warehouse was set on Are.
3 am -
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The coldest day of this year was January 24 when a temperature of
43.3 was recorded at 7 a.m.
The record minimu for
COAL, COKE SHORTAGE
and magazines in Japan, some 38 by machine-gun crews. The ob-". JAPANESE LOSSES
"extremely islanderous news items jest is to penetrate with this SHTURING, Feb. 2 (Central) regarding Japanese forces operat-weapon as far as is possible into Japanese positions at Mahow, sixing in various parts of China," and the Finnish lines. miles south of Sainshul, were at-
Secondly, with spreading fabri-
HAIL OF BOMBS tacked by the Chinese on the cations and rumours regarding One hundred and thirty planes COPENHAGEN, Feb. 2 (Reuter) morning of January 31. A part China among many Japanese and ped a half of bombs on Finnish actions of the Japanese forces in assisted in the offensive and drop- Ice dificulties is causing a serious of the Japanese shortage of coal and coke. In Den- wiped out,
foreigners at the Imperial Hotel, lines and fighters swooped down mark, 500 Danish railway trucks Four Japanese warships steam-Tokyo, and elsewhere between Jan, machine-gunning the line. are standing empty while in Ger- ed from Sunwul to Kuchen in
6 and Jan. 19.
The Russians. were met with many, the Germans have been un-Chungshan District on January 27vestigations are still going on and and artillery.
The spokesman added that in-withering fire from machine-guns able to deliver coal supplies be- and fired many shells ashore. cause of the ice-bound rivers.
that he is unable to say at pre- The Russian air raids of Cen- sent whether the trial of Mr.tral Finland were continued today
All ferryboat trafic between Zea-
passing phenomenon caused by land, on
the weather conditions in Siberia
NO INTENTION
!
TO STARVE OUT BRITISH IN TIENTSIN
situated, and Funen, have been which Copenhagen is
cancelled.
For the first time within memory, even ice-breaking steamers and large ferryboats are unable to cross the Vore Bela,
LIFEBOATMEN SAVED 1,300 LIVES
troops were
DEATH OF SIR Young will take place as a civil and hundreds of bombs
G. MORGAN
GREAT RESEACH CHEMIST
were
court or may be transferred to a dropped. Neutral correspondents military court.
stated that the Soviet airmen made no attempt to bomb military [objectives,
JUNK ROBBERY
AT KAU KAU: LONDON, Feb. 2 (Beuter) The HAR: ONE MAN
ARRESTED
Helsinki was again raided yes- terday, and today the alarm was sounded, but no planes appeared. AID ASSURED death occurred today of the great
HELSINKI, Feb. 2 (Reuter)--Bir research. chemist,
Gilbert Sir
Walter Citrine, head of the labour Thomas Morgan, Et., O BE
delegation visiting Finland, said LONDON, Feb. (Reuter)-Le-F. E. S., D.Sc. (Lond.), LL.B. boatmen have rescued more lives (Bizm.), Sc.D. (Dublin), F. L. C.
Twenty-four Chinese passengers can be assured that all possible aid in Helsinki today that the Finns of a small boa, who were travelling would be given to Finland in her Bince 1925, the late Bir Gilbert from Shataukok to Yim Tia were struggle against the Soviets, a jej during the five months of the war than in two years of peace.
had been Director of the Chemical robbed by armed pirates who stop- During the five months 1,300 Research Laboratory, Teddington, ned and boarded the boat at Kau British and American aircraft are It can now be confirmed "that The Japanese Embassy spokesman lives have been saved and last Department of Scientific and In- Kau Har about 9 am. yesterday. taking part in the Finnish air revealed that the Japanese Con-month 372 were rescued from the dustrial Research, BATCH-General in Tientsin 'called on sea which is the largest number may in beter and a boat No. 3724P, owned by 32-year- proved the efficiency of British air- The boat concerned is Class VI attacks and recent raids have few of his many publications are old. Shek Cheung.
the
Casements on both sides of the river have been busy exchanging bursts of machine-gun fire.. There JAPANESE REPLY
has been some artillery activity but | LONDON, Feb. 2 (BW8)-It is machine-gun fire provided understood that the Japanese major share of the flare-up and Government's reply to the recent lasted for a very long time. Brition Note up the Asama Maru incident was received by the Bri-
tish Ambassador at the Japanese ANOTHER
Foreign Office, yesterday but the text has not yet been re-ved in London..
In the meantime, it felt here
OF MEN FOR
SAYS JAPANESE SPOKESMAN
"J
SHANGHAL, Feb. 2, (Reuter)
the British Consul-General, Mr. during any January. Oswald White, on January 21 and informed him that it was not the
FRANCE
Intention of the Japanese to starve out the British Concession.
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-An-
has
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that the Prime Minister's refer-
tive."
The Japanese authorities
ences to the incident in his speech on Wednesday will have helped other batch of men from England seen with surprise and regret" to put it in its proper perspec- 1g going to France. They are the shortage of foodstuffs in the
members of the Home Defence Concession. Battalion whose ages range from
The Japanese Consul-General is 33 to 50.."
said to have added that the re- They will be used for guarding electrification of the wires around the lines of communications and the Concession was not connected ammunition dumps of the B. E. Fwith the Asama Maru Incident in France.
and the abrogation of the Ameri- They have been doing this Kind. can-Japanese Trade Treaty." of work at home and as so many.
KING RECOVERS,
FROM COLD.
LONDON, Feb. 2 (BWB)-His Majesty the King has almost en- tirely recovered from the slight had asked to serve abroad the War Whilst walking in O'Brien Road cold from which he is suffering. Omce decided to allow them to go on Thursday, Ho Chi-chiu, a six- Today, His Majesty was able to to France. Most of them were year-old child was struck with a receive the normal official visitors disappointed when It was made bamboo pole” which fell from a including Sir John Reith, Minis- clear that they will not serve in house, and died on admission to ter of Information:
the front lines,
hospitál
Crossword puzzle Prize days Murder trial Newsettes
Leading article Church bews Finance, commerce Softball programme Week-end football
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The robbers craft. as follows-Inorganic Chemistry: approached in a small unlicensed A Survey of Modern Developments boat, 1936; Organic
Compound's ot Four men, two" of "whom Arsenic and Antimony, 1918. He was also editor for the Chemistry Section, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1929.
Sir Gubert Morgan was Knight- ed in 1938.
SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION
זייי
SWEDISH EFFORT STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2 (Reuter). Another magnificent effort to give brandished revolvers and an-financial aid to Finland will be othera dagger, climbed made on Saturday when 23,000 re- aboard" Shek's vessel and sys tail stores throughout Sweden will:" tematically relieved the passen
contribute.10 per cent of their gers and crew of money, clothes
takings on that day towards the and other personal property of
Finnish funds. ** a total value of $60 in Chinese:
After the robbery, the men rowed ashore and disappeared into the hilla
The victims also went ashore and walked to Shataukók, ka
By a stroke of luck, the boats master and a passenger recognised
It is estimated that £1,000,000 will be raided.
CREDITS GRANTED
ARGENTINA 2
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (Reuter) The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey bas acquired the rights for production of synthetic
Special to the HK. Dally Press rubber from the Igfarbenindus
The Exports and Imports. Bank WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Hayas) trie, Germany, and has offered to man in the Chinese side of has granted Argentina credits ag- Ucence rubber companies here to shatzakok as one of the robbers and gregating $875,000,000 for the utilise this material for their te- had him arrested. The others have purchase of American railway quirements,
equipment
et been located.