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TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,
JAPANESE EXPLAIN ENGLAND'S
ATTACK ON BRITISH SHIPS
(Continued from Page 1.)
though there was a dense fog on the morning of December 12, the com inander of the Japanese forces at Wahu discovered after a while that four large steamers were anchored about three kilometres to the north of the city,
ORDERED "CEASE FIRE" About 0 um. some shilpa suddenly beştin rending up black smoke whereupon the commander, deciding that the enemy was trying to hide behind a smoke screen, ordered fire to be opened and shells were seen to hit the forefront of the first and second stlps. As they drew near the Brith flag was recognised und the commander ordered the guns to ccase fire. When the ships were alongside it was discovered that one was LMS. Ladybird,
FINANCES ARE SOUND
London, Dec. 28.
Increasing Armament On Mindanao
Canton, Dec. 20. Apparently as a result of the sink- The Exchange returns show, with
ing of the U.S.S. Panny, the U.S.S a week to go before the end of the Mindanao, the only American war- third quarter of the financial year, ship on the West River, is at presenti It increasing the that total ordinary revenue amounts busily engaged in
effectiveness of her armaments. to £460,812,853, compared withi The number of machine-guns on £443,578,000 at the corresponding board is being Increased from cight date last year. A sum of C00,- to fourteen, Including several with 211,000 in income tax been collected | speelai mountings giving a wider and out of £280,350,000 estimated for the more effective range against aircraft, whole year and compared with £73.-
The old gunsights are also being 022,000 at this time a year ago.
readjusted for the same purpose.
Ammunition supplies are being kept at hand on deck.-United Press.
Total expenditure,
self- balancing iteins is £837,367,614 com- pured with £578,618,003 at the cor- responding date of 1936. The total floating debt outstanding on Decem-
with £851,310,000 on December 20,
SILIPS IN WIRELESS ' COMMUNICATION
About 10 am, the statement de-ber 25 was 1903,040,000 compared clares, onts shell was Bred by mis- 1930, and represented a net increase to be in wireless communication with take at a ship flying the British Box of 281,910,000 since March 31-ihe Hongkong which was proceeding downstream. British Wireless.
When the shiny
Was
came alongside it
found that this vessel #ናኔና H.M.S. Bee.
EXPLANATION MADE Rear-Admiral Holl, Mr. Prideaux Brune, the British Consul at Nan- king and other British officials met the Japanese commander, who said that the British flags could not be dis- cerned owing to the fog and smoke, so the Japanese believed the British ships to be enemy vessels,
Furthermore, the statement as- serts, it was the duty of this Japan-- ese detachment to sink all enemy vessels on the river, while the Japan- ese did not dream any third-power vessels would be in such a dangerous fighting area. The statement further ards that the vessels seemed to be Jandling Chinese on the river bank, and concludes with the observation) that the firing was entirely uninten- tional, at it was an unfortunate!
Tair and sincerely regretted by the Gapanese command-Reuter.
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
New York. Dec. 28.
S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of yesterday's markets;
The market is now almost at the lowest level since 1835. The Street ascribes the decline to the following factors: (1) The Washington "Trust: Busting" atlitude. (2) Indications that the lows will be made more stringenes with large surpluses. (3) especially with 'regard to companies The Department of Agriculture report urging nationalisation" of
"MARLENE DIETRICH in "ANGEL" timber-lands and Federal regulation
A Parisian Romance with
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of the lumber industry.. (4) The reported "lay-off" of workers by the General Motors Corporation.
Curb stocks and bonds, including: Government issues, were lower, but business was somewhat more active.
Wall Street Journal morning com- ment.
-The Journal"-says that there was some general liquidation yesterday and also some switching from motor shares.
Investors feel that the railroad situation is too clauded to permit any buying in this group.
Brokers reported continued invest- ment demand for American Tele- phone shares.
The Street expect a renewed re- form drive during the regular session of Congress.
Dow Jones Aver.
30 Industrials
20 Raits
20 Utililles
Dec. 27. Close
123.45 111.93
30.19 28.91
20.56 10.07
40 Bonds
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STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Slock Exchange offelal summary, issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says:
There is nothing of interest to re-
port in the market.
Douginben $48
Buyers
11.K. Gleamboats 30.20
China Lights Might $4.10
Electrics 2004
Entertainmente $3
Belters
Providents (New) $0.20 Hongkong Mines 10.13
Bales
Union Insurance $005
II. Tire Insurance #235/230 China Light Rights $4,30/20
BRITISH NAVY IS HEALTHY
"London, Dec. 28.
The high standard of health in the British navy was exempiled in the new low record for invalidity at tained la 1935 for which an analysis of the complete health statistics have Just been published.-British Wire- less.
The following ships are expected
radio station.—Sul-
Toynma sang, Agapenor,
Maru, Scharnhorst, Burdwan. Ben Nevis, Empress of Russia, Minoo Maru, President Coolidge, Houtman and President Grant,
COURAGE REWARDED
Hsuchow, Deć, 20, For his courage in driving back five locomotives upon the fail of Tsinon, an engineer on the Tientsin- Pukow Railway has been nwarded $1,000 by order of the Shantung military authorities.--Central News,
STOP PRESS NEWS
MANY ISLANDERS REPORTED SLAIN
Canton, Dec. 20,
GOING TO POST IN PEIPING
Dairen, Dec. 2.
Many Chinese Inhabitants were Yen Tung, former director of the killed and large quantities of pro-Peiping-Mukden Railway, who is visions were seized by the Japanesej here at present, will shortly go to troops yesterday upon their landing Peiping where he is slated for at Wongcum Island, near Macau, Important post in the "provisional according to a report received here. government," according to a Japans
Central News,
|ëse report.--Renter.
WATER SERVICE NOT AFFECTED
Paris, Dec. 20.
un
It was learned late last night that the water service in Paris will not be affected by the municipal workers' strike, but buses and tubes will be stopped in sympathy with the walk- out of other municipal workers.--- Reuter.
TWO GUNMEN ABROAD
Two men armed with revolvers entered an unnumbered hut at Tseng Tsun Wal, near Ping Shan, some time Ground midnight yesterday, and after Shick- hokding up the occupant. Li
ling, 34, a bean curd multer, escaped with $85.40.
1937.
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nighly successor to Erich Remarque's notable "All Quiet On The Western Front", With yesterday's battles over, millions of brave men found themselves Jobless and then a new batile began for life and love.
A HERO WHO HAD TO SHOOT TO LIVE — OR STARVE !
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