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Peking, Jan. 5.
THE HONGKONG
CORRESPONDENCE.
Toc H in Hongkong
To the Editor, Hongkong
Telegraph.
APE FRIDAY,
JANUARY
"WEEK-END MURDER"
(Continued from Pago 3).
dato with Flour Stoner early this afternoon-"
"You, might know sho'd have her
À DUCK IS NOT PARTICULAR
Sir, Since our arrival in Hong-hooks In him!"
"And he'd thought he might kong, Mr. Chappell and I have thousand refugees encountered much curiosity, both simply check his bag at the station from Shanhalkwan have already concerning the present-day work and go up to town later. He'd arrived here, while it is reported Inga of the Tec H movement and noticed the inn across the road the possibility of there and had meant to stop there that many hundreds of thousands concerning
Iteate anything and digesta t have flowed in to Chinwangtao. establishing a definite group in this for lunch without bothering us."
Thoughtful! And Mr. Shaugh- without trouble. Human digestive All the refugees toll torrible tales Colony.I nak for the hospitality of nessey we know about so that's organs are not quite so adaptable.
May of the hell, which broke loose dur-
should be if they ing the Japanese bombardment. your columns for the purpose of that! And now we must think of How happy we
that an each one separately, Tom-what were. There are few people who do It is estimated that at least three informing all concerned thousand civilians were killed at attempt will be made to satisfy he's said and done, over since he not at some timab experience a period of liverishness, or biliousness. Every public curiosity at a meeting to be arrived. We'll start Shanhalkwan.
held in Messrs. Jardino Matheson
said now and then the foodways need a rood cleansing. This romover any and Company's Board Room, at
was accumulation of waste matter, tones 5.80 p.m. next Tuesday, January
im-up the organs and has an all round 10. His Excellency the Governor
stimulating effect. The best way of has kindly agreed to preside. The
accomplishing this is an occasional moeting will be for men only.
F. E. FORD.
"Scores of houses are now no thing but brick heaps or smoulder- Ing ruins, with dead lying heaped In the streets.
official So far there is no estimate of the military casual- ties.Reutor.
Chinese Fears.
Peking, Jan. 5. Chinese circles consider the con- tinuod dispatch of Japanese troops from outside the Great Wall to Shanhalkwan regions an indication of an carly Japanese bombardment of Chinwangtoo.
protest against the Japanese occupation of Shanhaikwen.
"We'll start with Pratt," Tom grimly. “After all, bo there and that seems fairly portant."
"It is indeed," agreed Linda, "Don't think I entirely bar hira out. But remember, too, his room la nearest Cousin Amos' and it's perfectly possible he heard me fall. And anyone who really had tried to strangle me wouldn't have walled while you awam in, ran across the lawn and came upstairs." "Ho might stay from bravado, would think report the just because no one incldont to the ho would. Anyhow, we have that League Council, as well as the on him definitely and we have fact that Japan was solely respon-nothing on any other."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent another telegram to the Chineso delegation at Geneva, In- structing them to Shanhaikwan
sible for the affair.
-
Chinwangtao is defended by only one Chinese regiment unler com-
The Foreign Office has also "Ob, yes, we have. On one other mander Liu who has expressed do-
drafted a declaration addressed to man." termination to offer resistance.
(To be continued.) General Ho Chu-kug has tele- the Powers, which is expected to graphed to Marshal Chang Hauch-be issued to-morrow. It is under
this statement linng that his troops are fortifying stood that positions between Chintangtas and phaolees that the part played by troops was one of Chang Li, which is situated south the Chinese
self-defence, and that respons!- of Chinwangtao.
bilty for the incident should rost with Japan.-Reuter.
Railway communication between Poking and Chinwangtao resumed since yesterday afternoon.
Praise for Ho Chu-kuo.
Poiping, Jan. G.
Demands in Protest,
of
the
Col-
KOWLOON BLAZĖ.
PAWNSHOP AND RESIDENCE
BADLY DAMAGED
The ground and first floors of Nanking, Jan. 5. No. 2, Canton Road was badly Demanding the withdrawal of damaged by a fire which broke out Full praise for General Ho Chu-Japanese troops from Shanhal-at 10.45 o'clock last night. The the prevention of prompt appearance of the Kowloon kite, Cantonese Commander of the kwan and Fengtlen Forces which for many similar occurrences in the future, Fire Brigade prevented the blaze months resolutely held
Japanese from spreading to the adjoining Л dan-punishment gerous position at Shanlikwan 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 reparation for before the alarm was raised but this year against overwhelming rights to claim
a strong pressure of water Was forces and equipment, has been damages.
These are the main fentures of quickly available. given and is voiced unanimously by the press and the public in the Chinese protest despatched
The first floor was occupied by late last night to Mr. Ariyoshi, Yau Sang, a pawnbroker. The second floor was used as a residence. Japanese Minlater.
Insurance details were not avall alable Just night.
Horth China.
and carried out in a most method!-sin, Feiping and Jehol at any mo cal manner-Router.
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT,
Nanking Allegations Against Japan's Designs.
ment they like an eventuality fraught with even more grave consequences,""
The Chinese Government there. fore is of the opinion that the Longue should lose no time in taking very affective measures to check the Japanese aggression. Meanwhile, Chinese forces will continue to resist to the best o their ability, further aggression by Japanese troops.-Reuter.
It is pointed out that General Ho, who acting on his own initia-
Moanwhile, the Chinese Govern-
this afternoon tive, several times, saved dan- ment Issued gorous situations and avoided un-lengthy statement showing that pleasant developments with the the Japanese operations at Shan- Japanese at Shanhaikwan, recently hnikwan had been premeditated tendered his resignation to Gene- ral Chang Heuch-liang, owing to what is generally regarded as un- just criticism against him at the recent Third Plenary Session of the C. E. C. at Nanking. He did in not hesitate, however, to jump the broach when the Japanoso launched the attack on Shanhai- kwan on January 1 and rushed
Nanking, Jan. 6. back from Peiping by special train
After reviewing the events of
hostilities, to his post to resume command of the Shanhaikwan the forces which were making a
Chinese Government statement dasperate and heroic effort to de- Issued this afternoon declares the fond the walled city. The gallant Japanese allegations concerning action deserves a record with the the events before the Japancac pages of Cantonese military attack are "old tricks, habitually
Nanking, Jan. 5. heroism written during the Shang-resorted to by the Japanese mili-
The Chinese newspapers, in hai War.
tary and familiar
to the whole their first publications after the General Ho is at present at world."--
New Year, indignantly denounce Chinwangtao handling the
The statement further charges the Japanese occupation of Shanhai- the Japanese military with pur-kwan and urge resistance against situation which has arisen as a result of the fall of Shanhaikwan posely selecting the
Bow year, further aggression. The indeperi. ints the hands of the Japanese when the Lengue was in adjourn-dent organ Hein Chin Jih Pao Baya military forces.-Reuter.
ment, to carry out their preme that two facts emerge. ditated plan. The League, in Hue-
China's Protest
new
Nanking, Jan. 6. The Chinese Government late last night sent to the Japanese
Minister, Mr. 'Ariyoshi, a strong
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"Firstly the Japanese aggres- cessive sessions, adopted resolusion in China will continue until 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 as Instructed from there.--Rou
ettlement of the Manchurian and tor's Special. Japanese Government.
Despite these resolutions and other outstanding Issues,"
"Secondly, their
Marshal Chang own undertakings,
no desire to Japanese are constantly extending Hsuch-liang has their sphere of military aggres- fight"-Router sion in China, the statement de-
Acting Under Orders. clares. "They have now taken
Peiping, Jan. 5. posacssion by a surprise attack of
The official attitudo here ap-
the
a most strategic paint south of
the Great Wall, bordering Man-pears to be that the Marshal is churis, from whence they are in acting under Nanking orders and n position to descend upon Tient- in the present instance will act
Wang Ching-wel May Return Nanking, Jan. 6. Mr. Wang Ching-wel has wired his friends here from Germany expressing the strongest Indigna- tion at the Japanese occupation of Shanhaikwan, saying that he might expedito his return to China, al though he is far from recovered from his illness-Router,
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