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Toc H in Hongkong
(To the Editor, Hongkong"
Telegraph.
"WEEK-END MURDER"
(Continued from Page 8).
dato with Flour Stoner early this afternoon!
A DUCK IS NOT PARTICULAR
"You might know sho'd have her Sir-Since our arrival in Hong-hooks in him!" kong, Mr. Chappell and I have "And he'd thought ho might thousand refugees encountered much curiosity, both simply check his bag at the station from Shanhaikwan have already concerning the present-day work and go up to town later. He'd arrived here, while it is reportedings of the Toe H movement and noticed the an across the road, that many hundreds of thousands concerning the possibility of there and bad. meant to stop thero have flowed in to Chinwangtao ostabilshing a definite group in this for lunch without bothering us." All the refugees tell terrible tales Colony.
Thoughtful! And Mr. Shaugh without trouble. Human digestive It eats anything and digests it of the hell which broke loose dur- May "I ask for the hospitality of nossey we know about so that's organs are not quite so adaptable. Ing the Japanese bombardment. your columns for the purpose of that! And now we must think of How happy we should be if they It is estimated that at least three informing all, concerned that an each one separately, Tom-what were. There are few people who do thousand civilians were killed at attempt will be made to satiety he's said and done, ever since he not at some time experience a period Shanhaikwan.
public curiosity at a inccting to be arrived. We'll start...”
of liveriahnoss, or billousness. Every Scores of houses are now no and Company's Board Room, at Tom grimly "After all, he was accumulation of waste matter, tones beld in Messrs. Jardine Matheżon "We'll start with Pratt," said now, and then the foodways need a
good cleansing. thing but brick heaps or amoulder-5.30 p.m. next Tuesday, January there and that seems fairly im-up the organs and has an all round ing ruine, with dead lying heaped 10. Ills Excellency the Governor In the streets.
has kindly agreed to preside. The
stimulating effect. The best way of So far there is no official meeting will be for men only.
accomplishing this is an occasiona! dose of estimate of the raflitary casual-
F. E. FORD. ties.-Reutor.
Chinese Fears,
+
portant."
"It is indeed," agroed Linda, "Don't think I entirely bar him out. But remember, too, his room is nearest Coushi Amos' and' it's protest against
perfectly possible be heard me the Japanese fall. And anyone who really had Peking. Jan. d.
occupation of Shanhalkwan, | tried to strangle me wouldn't have Chineso circles consider the con- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs waited while you swam in, ran tinued dispatch of Japanese troopa has sent another telegram to the deras the lawn and came upstairs." from outside the Great Wall to Chineso delegation at Genova, In "He might stay from bravado, Shanhalkwan regions an indication atructing them to
report the just because no one would think of an early Japanese bombardmont Shanhalkwan incident to the he would. Anyhow, we have that of Chinwangtao.
League Counell, as well as the on him definitely and we have Chinwangtao is defended by only fact that Japan was solely respon-nothing on any other." one Chinese regiment under com-sible for the affair.
.
(To be continued.)
mander Liu who has expressed do- The Foreign Ofice has also "Oh, yes, wo have. On one other termination to offer resistance. drafted a declaration addressed to man."
General Ho Chu-kuo has tele- the Powers, which is exported to graphed to Marshal Chang Isueli-be lasued to-morrow. It is under- Hang that his troops are fortifying stood that this statement om- positions between Chinwangtao and phasises that the part played by Chang Li, which is situated south the Chinese troops was one of of Chinwangtao.
self-defence, and that responal-
Railway communication botween
Peking and Chinwangtao resumed uinco yesterday afternoon.
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bility for the incident should rest PAWNSHOP AND RESIDENCE
with Japan-Router.
Demands in Protest.
BADLY DAMAGED
Praise for Ho Chu-kuo.
Pelping, Jan. 5. Demanding the withdrawal of damaged by a fire which broke out Full praise for General Ho Chu-Japanese troops from Shanhat-at 10.45 o'clock last night. Tho kuo, Cantoneso Commander of thewan and the prevention of prompt appearance of the Kowloon Ponglion Forces which for many similar occurrences in the future, Fire Brigade prevented the blaze months resolutely held a dan punishment of the Japanese from spreading to the adjoining gerous position at Shanhafkwan officers and men starting the dis-four-storied buildings. and which fought magnificently turbance and finally, reserving the
The flames had taken a firm hold this year against overwhelming rights to claim reparation for before the alarm was raised but forces and equipment, has been damages, given and is voleed unanimously
These are the main features of quickly available.
a strong pressure of water WIS by the press and the public in the Chinese protest despatched North China,
Inte last night to Mr. Ariyoshi, Yau Sang, a pawnbroker.
The first floor was occupied by Japanese Minister.
The second floor was used as a residence.
The ground and first floors of Naoking, Jan. 5. No. 2, Canton Road was badly
It is pointed out that General Ho, who acting on his own initia
Meanwhile, the Chinese Govern-Insurance details were not avail- tive, neveral times, saved dan ment Issued this afternoon alable last night. gerous situations and avoided un-lengthy statement showing that pleasant developments with the the Japanese operations at Shan- Japanese at Shanhaikwau, recently hatkwan had been premeditated tendered his resignation to Gene ral Chang Hauch-lang, owing to what is generally rogarded as un- luat criticism against him at the "ecent Third Plenary Session of The G. E. C. at Nanking. He did not hesitate, however, to jump in the breach when the Japanese 'aunched the attack on Shanhai- kwan on January 1 and rushed
ack from Poiping by special train After reviewing the events of
and carried out in a most method-Jain, Peiping and Jehol at any mo- cal manner-Reuter,
ment they like-an eventuality
now
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT.
Nanking Allegations Against Japan's Designs,
Nanking, Jan. 5.
fraught with even more grave
consequences."
The Chinese Government there- League fore is of the opinion that the #hould lose no time in taking very effective measures to check the Japanese aggression. continue to resist to the best of Meanwhile Chinese forces will
by Japanese troops.---Reuter.
Chang Hsueh-lang's Desire for Pence
Nanking, Jan. 6. newspapera,
The
Chinese
da
to his past to resume command of the Shanhaikwan hostilities, their ability, further aggression the forces which wore making a Chinese Government statement tosperate and heroic effort to de- iesued this afternoon declares the fend the walled city. The gallant Japanese allegations concerning action deserves a record with the the events before the Јарансве images of Cantonese inilitary attack are "old tricks, habitually heroism written during the Shang resorted to by the Japanese mili hal War.
tary and familiar to the whole their first publications after the General Ho is at present at world." Chinwangtae handling the
The statement further charges the Japanese occupation of Shanhal New Year, indignantly denounce situation which has arisen as a the Japanese military with pur-kwas and urge resistance against
sult of the fall of Shanbafkwan posely selecting the 'nto the hands of the Japanese when the League was in adjourn-dent organ Hein Chin Jih Pao suya new year further aggression. The indepen- military forces.-Reuter,
ment, to carry out their
preme that two facts emerge. ditated plan. The League, in suc- cessive sessions, adopted resolusion in China will continue until "Firstly the Japanese aggres- tions against any further aggra vation of the situation, and such this country submits uncondition- resolutions were agreed to by the ally, to Japan's terms for the settlement of the Manchurian and Japanese Government.
Despite these resolutions and other outstanding issuca." their: own undertakings, the "Secondly, Marshal Chang Japanese are constantly extending Hsueh-Hang has по desire to their sphere of military aggres- fight."-Reuter, alon in Chin, the statement de- clares,
"They have now taken possession by a surprise attack of
-
China's Protest
Nanking, Jan. 5. The Chinese Government late last night sent to the Japaness Minister, Mr. Ariyoshi, a strong
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