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三拜禮辦二月二英港香
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
2, 1938. 日三初月正
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CHINESE
REPORT
VAGUE TALE OF Both
DREADFUL DEED
SENT TO HANKOW
Latest Version Reports French, U.S. Men Shot, Women Beaten to Death
AMERICAN MARINE OFFICER INVESTIGATING AFFAIR
(Special to "Telegraph")
Hankow, Feb. 1.
According to a letter from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to the Foreign Office, received to-day, Chinese military authorities have obtained information
that three American missionary teachers, one man and two women, were killed by Japanese sentries at Shoyang,
in Shanai, late in December.
Shoyang is on the Chengtai Railway, 35 miles east of Taiyuan.
The bodies, so goes the Chinese version of the story, were thrown into a cesspool and were only discovered much later.
Subsequently the Chinese appar ently pieced together what evidence they could discover, and according to the letter from General Chou En-lai, reporting the tragedy, this is the tale -of-the-end--of-these-missionary.
teachers:
Their names unknown, the three went in company to pay a visit to the French Misston in their town ol Shoyang. As they walked through the streeta they were challenged by Japanese sentry, shortly after
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leaving the French mission and when on their way home. The man was; unable to give the password and the him. The women sentry red on apparently stood still.
Coming closer the sentry perceived
he had killed a foreigner.
He then shot the
two wumen, i presumably to Ket rid of
eye- witnesses. That is the Chinese story.
It is now learned that Coplain Evan S. Carlson, of the United States Marine Corps, nt present là Shansi,
Is on his way to Shoyong to investi- tale. At present the
gate
this
New Warship
Leaves
For Hongkong
Loudon, Feb, 1.
HMS. Birmingham left Ports-, mouth to-day for Hongkong, where she will be attached to the China Squadron,
The new cruiser is departing for the Far East on her malden commission, under the command of Captain E. J. P. Brind. She is the first of the new D,000-ton cruisers to be sent to the Far East-Renter.
Chinese authorities here are endea- NEW CHIEF
vouring to discover the names of the slain missionaries.
Message From Carlson Later, another message came through from the Eighth Route Army wireless in Chinese, I was shown to the United Press representative here and purported to come from
Carison, Captain
dated January 30,
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was
It stated Captain Carlson had Interviewed the Magistrato at Yul- sien, north of Shihchishuang, on the Talyuan Railway, who stated that on December 19 at 8 p.m. an American man and two women at Yangchuan, not Shoyany, 65 miles from Talyuan. had attempted to mediate in a quarrel between the Yangchuan- station- master, a Frenchman, and blo Japan- ese wife.
Japanese
The attention of the soldiers in the vicinity was aroused and they shot and killed the French- man and American and beat the two women to death,
The American Embassy's only knowledge of this episode comes from the Eighth Route Army's telegrams.- United Press.
PARIS "INSULT” TO GERMANY
DRAWS PROTEST
OF NAVAL
STAFF
Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse Named'
FOREIGNERS
SLAIN
Sides Advance in Different Sectors
DESTRUCTION AND DEATH.
Japanese air raiders continue to blast the railway towns of Kwangtung, among others. Many planes" were active during the New Year holiday and Chinese reports tell of many attacks on lines of communication. The above scene, in Honam, close to Canton proper, shows ambulance workers taking wounded from the debris of a bomb-shattered dwelling.
Van Zeeland's Post-War Babies
Plan Praised
Now In Army Of Insurgents
Chamberlain Experts Government Will Seek Implementation
London. Feb, 1.
The Premier, Mr. Neville Chamber- lain. paid a tribute to M. Paul van Zeeland, the Belgian economist, ot question time In the House of Com- "mons-to-day.
The Prime Minister praised M, van Zeeland for his masterly economic re- port which, he said, the British Gov- Terminent would study as an urgent
matter.
Mr. Chamberlain said that be did not doubt but that the report would be followed by steps to bring about the co-operation arged by the Belgion expert. There was no question of definite action being taken by one government alone, and Mr. Chamber- inin deprecated the expression of any government's view publicly before it had heard the views of other govern- ments.
He therefore preferred to swalt the result of preliminary soundings, but thought that the primary responsibl lity for the next move lay with the British and French Governments,
Salamanen, Feb. 1. General Franco has called to the Insurgent colours men who were born in the first quarter of
1919.
not These youths are normally due for military service untji 1940.
All men in Nationalist Spain between the ages of 18 and 21 years are already serving in the Insurgent army.-Renter.
Refuse To Load Cargo For Japan
Stevedoros' Boycott Spreads In Britain
London, Feb. 1.
Italian Ships
Help Franco,
JAPANESE SMASH WAY
Spain Claims TOWARDS PENGPU BUT
CHINESE AT TSINING
London, Feb. 1.
A note handed in to the British Forelan Office by the Spanish Ambassador to London aceuses Italy of giving General Fran- elsen Franco the destroyers Aquilia and Falco, which now sall ander the haines of Velasco Cculo and Velasco Melilla.
Thic nole alleges that the destroyers Aleffandro, Faerio and Queliolinopepe, and two sub- inarines, have also been handed over to the Insurgents by Kaly. -Renter,
Shelled Out of Tikiang, China Forces Counter-Attack And Drive Japanese to Ships
Shanghai, Feb. 2. Breaking the stiff resistance of the Chinese, which had held up the Japanese drive along the southern section of the Tientsin-Pukow railway, Japanese troops have occupied. Linhwaikwan, 25 miles by rail from Pengpu,
Polar Camp according to Japanese press reports. Pengpu is an
Adrift On Tiny Island
important town, strongly defended, and the objective of the present Japanese thrust.
Six-Day Gale Cuts Off Base Camps
Moscow, Feb. 1. The Soviet North
Polc meteorological expedition re-
To offset this alleged success, the Chinese army despatches claim one of five columns attacking Tsining has actually reached the city walls. It is stated the Japanese are preparing to abandon this town, which has changed hands numerous times during recent severe fighting.
The Chinese admit, however, that following an
ports that as the result of a intensive bombardment by three Japanese warships and severe cyclone which lasted six a number of bombers, Chinese troops evacuated Tikiang, days, the drifting ice-floe on 35 miles above Wuhu. which the expedition was camped
has
cracked, marooning the
party on an ice island measuring Soviet Navy
300 by 200 yards.
They are cut off from their two bases and the storehouse. Nevertheless, M. Papanin, the
Ready For
leader of the expedition, begs Any Attack
Moscow not to worry in aj radio message telling of the occurrence.-Reuter.
FISSURE UNDER TENT
M. Papinin reported that a fissure appeared under the expedition's tent, forcing the members to move into their snow house.
Very Strong In Submarines, Minister Reveals
After the evacuation the Japanese. landed marines, but the Chinese were prepared for this mave, counter- attacked and forced them to return to their ships. The Chinese then re- occupied the town-Reuter,
Japanese Reconnoitre
Kwangtung
Canton, Feb. 1. Eleven Japanese planes to-day re- connoltred over a wide area in Kwangtung, including the cities of Tungkun, Chungshan, Sunwul, Tol- shan and Po-on. No bombs
were dropped.—Central News.
Planes Raid Yushan
Nanchang, Feb. 1. Three Japanese bombers conduct-
Moscow, Feb. 1. Details of the growth of the Soviet Navy and coastal defences in recent They were able to save everything, years are given by M. Smirnov, the including fuel, general stores, and newly-appointed Commissar for the even the tent, before the fissure Navy, in an article in Pravda, semi-ed a rald on Yushan in eastern Kiang-
officiul organ.
Thames stevedores were urged at a which had asked M. von Zeeland mass meeting held near the Royal widened Into a channel. undertake the enquiry.-Reuter.
LEAGUE'S PRINCIPLES DEFENDED
British Support Not Diminished
Dock gate at Silvertown to-night tal refuse to handle Japanese goods and to join the Southampton and Middles borough boycott.
M. Smirnov in his article says that Under the circumstances the party | the Soviet navy has grown immensely is in no great danger, and is still in quality and quantity, especially as
regards submarines. attending to its scientine work.
In addition battleships have been Nevertheless, the relict expedition faily modernised. Fortified coastni Is hurrying preparations, and leaves areas are three times greater for Murmansk to-morrow, The lee five years ago, while artillery arma- breaker Taimyr, loaded with a numments are one and Mal times ber of aeroplanes, is ready to sail greater. Immediately for the locality of the
"The Soviet navy is ready to repel Maru, lee-loc, which has drifted from the
Reuter.
It is expected that after this week the dockers will refuse to deal with | Japanese cargoes.
The N.Y.K. 1ner Haruna
thun
which is in Royal Albert Docks, pre-north pole six hundred miles towards any attack," the Commissar said. sents a scene of inactivity. Steve Greenland-Reuter. dores refused to work her yesterday' on arrival from Antwerp.
One striker said that a barge loaded with bar iron was lying alongside the Haruna Maru. "Whether it was for armaments or not, we decided this fron would not reach Japan (hrough. our hands," he said.
Geneva, Feb. 1. In a spate of oratory in the Com- mittee of Twenty-eight to-day, M. Paul-Boncour, the Chief French delegate to the League of Nations, N.Y.K. officials in London deciure strongly defended the principles of that the metal la soft and strong iron collective security and Article XVI from Birmingham for anchor chains
of the League. He pleaded for the for the company's own ships. Intangibility of the provisions of Covenant
The Haruna will embark passengers
Senor Del. Vaya, representing for Singapore, Hongkong and Japan, the Spanish Government, said and will sail on February 4 according Spain, though disappointed at its to schedule.-Reuter, trentment by the League, favoured a maintenance of the entire Covenant. The Canadian Government repre- sentative said that Canada favoured every praclical effort to attain a sub- stantial universality of the League, Viscount Cranborne, summing up the discussion for Brilain said that ADMIRAI, LORD CHATFIELD
on all sides there had been evidence London, Feb. I.
of the continued attachments of na- Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse has tons and people to the principles of been appointed Lord High Com-the Covenant and he was convinced in his bellef in the essential import- missioner of the Admiralty and
RETIRING
Police Board Rajputana, Hunting Thief
U.S. Cruisers Welcome To S'pore Base
"Daily Telegraph" Comments
11*
London, Feb. 2.
INCREASE NAVAL PATROL
British Admiralty Acts Following Endymion Attack
London, Feb. 1.
(Continued on Page 1.).
STOP PRESS
JAPAN PROFESSOR DRAWS ATTACK
Tokyo, Feb. 2.' Dr. Kotaro Tanaka, Professor of Commercial Education at the Im- perial University, is in the lime-light result of severe criticism given his book, "The Law of Religion and Social Life," by Viscount Keiko Mimurodo Konkyyukal.
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In the course of a plenary session of the Upper House, the Viscount pointed out the Professor had said in his book: "It is not good to make a nation as
whole shrines. The best method would be worship at the to discontinue the habits of elemen- tary schools which worship the shrines in groups." Terming the
As a result of the torpedoing ning counter passago BAT
run-
to The aptrit of The Daily Telegraph in an editorial of the British steamer Endymion national policy, the Viscount urged to-day concerning the opening of the in the Mediterranean, the Hon, the Government to mein out proper Singaporė naval base says:
Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, Secretary treatment to the Professor. The Home "It is an entirely happy circum- of State for War, announced in ton both promised to take the proper Minister and the Minister of Educa- stance that that notable occasion will the House of Commons to-night steps after making careful investiga- be further signalised by the visit of three cruisers of the United States that the British Government was tion-Reuter, Navy. Those ships have just left taking steps to increase Its naval Sydney after a friendly stay amid a patrol in the Mediterranean.
The Endymion wna allegedly A messago from London states that tumultuously cordial send-off and the collective Chief of the Navy Staff, in success-ance of maintaining The German Ambassador to Paris, ion to Lord Chatfield, who will retire system of security. He emphasised detectives boarded flie P. & G. liner their reception at Singapore will not torpedoed by a Spanish In-
be less warm. Count von Welzeck, has protested to in September.
that the British Government did not Rajputana at Plymouth when she
surgent submarino. the French Government against the
Intend to weaken ils support of the East recently.
arrived from Hongkong and the For "Whatever dissatisfaction may have] anti-Nazi exhibition now being held Lord Chatfeld, who has served as League and suggested that a report of
been manifested ideally it does not Blavan lives, including those gaard at the official registration cere- In Paris,
First Sea Lord for Ave yenie, was the cussion be submitted to the in London-regarding frequent thefts the country, which regards the the Swedish non-Intervention
An inquiry was subsequently held rofleet official or public opinion in of the captain and his wife and mony at the Palace yesterday after-
[noon.-Reuter. The exhibition, has been-alrongly, due for retirement-on--January 21, Assembly..... Feriticised in the German press and but in continuing In office...unuli · It is uxported that the Committes of jewels and money from passengers courtesy valt of the United . States
(Further Stop Press News an has been denounced se an insult to September at the express wish of the will adopt the proposal tomorrow on the her outward and home runs an optionally welcome Control Officer, were lost.
Page 12.) E the Cherman people-Reuter.
Government.Rendering funny, and then adjourn sine, diewicencer;) ward, voyagendado
and timely event."--Ruler dames Reuter.
Paris, Feb. 1.
ROYAL BABY NAMED Soestdijk, Feb, 2. Princess Juliana's baby has been named Beatrice Wilhelmina Arm-