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H.K.-Canton American Missionary's Story
Of Detention By Japanese Gendarmes In Kongmoon
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD
OF RESUMPTION
The story of the detention of an American missionary by the Japanese gendarmerie at Kengmoon, about 45 miles south of Canton, was diralged recently with the arrival from Canton of Rex Hay, 45, belonging to the American Southern Baptist Mia- slen. reports the Minila Hufletin.
Mr. Ray came in on the American zunboat, USS Min- dansa.
Inquiries at the 0.8.. yesterday! elicited the information that the i Sh'ragano Maru, originally sche- duled to arrive hère on Wednes- day, is still in Canton and that there was no further news as to! when she would be making her
Mr. Ray was detained at Konz- gendarmerie 'headquarters anet first trip since the closure of the moon about six days while en asked them to telegraph American Pearl River some time ago
route to Hongkong from Wachow consular authorities in Canton of There appears to be Httle Itkeli- to arrange for the evacuation of Hongkong about my case. bood DI efther the Shiragano his wife and four chlidren to the told not to call any more and Maru or the British-owned Fatshan United States in accordance with they would notify me if there were resuming the Hongkong-Canton the recent instructions of the any newa "
I was
no-
Tan unless the restriction of 100 State Department. "Ray wald "On Nov. 2, having heard passengers per trip is lifted, or American consular authorities at thing. I visited the headquarters unless the ·steamers are allowed Canton had formally protested to again, and was to'd that if I wrote
to carry cargo as well as passen. gers.,,
CALLING HERE
ONE WORD
WUXIA (LIX · “Abáut ... daylight on Nov. 5 the world Japanese- gandarmerie chief cailed
the Japanese about his detention.
a letter containing no complaint FAMILY IN ILE.
whatever they would send it to Ray's family is living in Hong American consular people in Can- kong. His wife, whom he marton. Later that day, while going "WASHINGTON” NOT ried in 1920, the year he came to to dinner.
I met the interpreter, China, was formerly Janet Gilman, who said I would be allowed to daughter of American missionaries leave on Nov.
she was born | The Daily Press have been in.who at the time formed by the Arrierican President were operating on Hainan island. Lines that they are in receipt of She was the first white. a radio message stating that the born there, came into the American evacuee ship Washing in an old deserted temple, the ony and said one word: "Go. I pack- ton is definitely not calling at place where the then hostile Japed up and he drove me five miles Hongkong
enese authorities allowed
ner to the river where he put me in parents to live.
charge of the crew of a motor boat. Again he said ‘gol" "I wila then taken to Canton, where I "I reached Kongmoon on
the arrived the same day, and went The following is the Return of afternoon of Oct. 28 and tried to to the American consulate gen- notifiable dleases 'notified as arrange a passage to Macao on eral. where I was told that one having occurred in the Colony dur- tiver junk, but had no luck so of my runners had brought news ing the 24 hours ended at midnight went
to Japanese gendarmer of my plight the day before on. Nov. 20%-Chicken-Por two headquarters and asked how to they had taken up the matter. cases: Cerebro-Spinal Fever, one get there
"I also called on the Japanese case: Dysentery, six cases: Tuber- culos's, 21 cases.
HEALTH RETURNS
WEATHER
REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory
10 a.m., Nov. 21. Barometer, (at sea level), 30.09
ins,
Temperature, 77 F.
Humidity, 63 per cent Wind Direction. N.N.E Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday
81 F.
Temperature; minimam last night
71. F.
Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th
today, nu
Total rainiall since January lat
11732 ins Against an average of, 83.65 ina, Bunse; tonight, 5.38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6.40 3.0
4 p.m., Nov. 21, Barometer (at sea level), 29.99 ins. Temperature. 78 F.
Humidity, 58 per cent.
Wind Direction. ENE Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature, 81 F. Minimum temperature, 71 F Rainfall, nu.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
from 22 to 28 Nov. 1940.
HIGO WATER.
Bong
Kong
Days of
Week
Data of
Month.
Standard
Timo.
Height. [
Haight.
LOW WATER
Hong
Kong
Standard Time
Fri. 22
1 บว. 00 50
h. in.
ek in,
71
+855
1891
1900
Sat. 23
1204
€ 8
04 68
1859
54
21 36
47
Sun 24
+358
5 2
1083
:
17 39
59
23 35
11
Mon. 95
03-06
39
1143 26.
10 4
Tues, 28
00.48 3
1869
EARLY IN JANUARY, 1941.
Wed. 27
6 8 07 44 15 €
01:40
可
Thur. 28
1939, 7, 4 0848-58
13 10
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MR. RAY'S STORY This is Ray's story:
And
"I showed them my American consul general at Canton and re- passport and other, documents to counted my experience and asked establish myself and then return- for an explanation. They offered ed to my hotel. On Oct. 30 I found 'none. All they said was we are I could go to Macao overtand, and very so sent for a baggage coolle, but in- stead the chief of the Japanese' gendarmerke showed up with mterpreter, also Japanese. took me to the beat room in the hotel and informed the manage-. ment that I would be staying there"
an her
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Fong, 25 Ashley Road, from Shang- ha;' Chung Hing Co., Holland "Later I called the Japanese House, from Kobe.
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