THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1938.
Japanese Pickets Cannot Pass U.S. Lines
PARTY DISARMED ON U.S. MUST ATTEMPTING ENTRY OF FRENCH CONCESSION
Japan's Forces Expected To "Climb Down" Rather Than
Provoke Serious Issue
HAVE BIG NAVY, SAYS ROOSEVELT
ADEQUATE TO PROTECT BOTH COASTLINES
of
of
of naval defence on one coast, since
Collective
Corrective
Advocated League Sociatios Try
To Extend Boycott
London, Feb. 18.
Two resolutions on the subject of China were passed by the Council League of Nations Societies during of the International Federation of the the course of a three-day conference
BRITON SAVES VILLAGE FROM MOB
PLUCKY SINGLE-HANDED
ACTION IN INDIA
way
to
Washington, Feb. 15.
London, Feb. 16. America's defence experts be-
Facing single-handed an in- lieve that the United States
furitated mob of several hundred must have a navy adequate to in London.
Hindus, James Ferguson, the protect both the Atlantic and ference from fourteen countries.
Delegates were present at the con- Polico Superintendent at Sitapur, Pacific coasts, stated President The first resolution called on mem- saved the whole Moslem village Roosevelt at to-day's Press Con-bers of the League to declare their from destruction to-day. ference.
willingness to take nli necessary When the susceptibilities of the The President said that experts measures diplomatic, financial and Hindus had been offended by were of the opinion that the country economle to stop Japanese aggression, sacridice of a cow by the Moslems tho on condition that collective could not rely on the concentration was sufficient to render these mea- village and were on their
action they burned down one Moslem there was always the possibility of sures effective.
another village, when they wero an attack from both the cast and the urges all members to give China
In the meantime the conference stopped on the road by Ferguson.
The Police Superintendent levelled The polley of secrecy concerning aggression, and to assist in the relief to shoot anyone offering resistance,
possible
support in resisting his gun at the crowd and threatened the progress of construction of United States warships already laid down food, medicine, etc.
of the civil population by supplies of Mr. Ferguson arrested 56 persons and was found to-day to have been put report for January omilled for the into effect. The U.S. Navy's monthly tension of the boycott of Japanese
A second resolution urges an ex-dispersed the rest of the crowd, goods.-Reuter. rst time since 1923 the table of work remaining to be done to every vessel under construction.
Shanghai, Feb. 16. Negotiations are in progress for the settlement the incidents arising over the emphatic refusal American Marines to allow Japanese pickets to patrol the United States defence sector in the International Settle-west. ment.
It is understood that the American authorities have taken the view that the maintenance of peace and order in the United States' sector is entirely their business and they have decided to remain firm in consequence and refuse to allow the Japanese to share their duties.
The Japanese are expected to
"ellmb down" rather than provoke
a serious issue. But it is recalled
that in the past two days they
percentages showing the amount of!
Only the number of vessels under construction in each class has been shown in the report.
19
It is understood that the omission part of the policy of generally American nasy
have tried three times to penetrate LETTERS TO THE tightening up information by the
the American area and have each time been halted.
Entered French Concession
to
It is also learned that some Japanese pickets entered the French concession and attempted out patrol dutles there. But they were promptly disarmed.
carry
EDITOR
To The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph,
The episode has received no
Sir-Your editorial in yesterday's publicity heretofore by mutual agree- Issue sounds a timely warning, In ment. It has been "hushed up." the last three weeks I have twice:
Meanwhile, it is learned that con- walked through one of the finest far from stands of pinewood in the Colony, ditions in Nanking are normal. Foreigners are stili con- which is to be found in the gully aldering it too dangerous to move which runs from Beacon Hill to a well-known point on the Taipo Road freely in the streets.
The only British oficials in Nen-near Shamshulpo where there is an king, two Consular officers, are virtual open air laundry. prisoners in the Embassy, as they find It discreet to keep within the grounds. At the same time the crews of the small British gunboats in the area are men are anxious to stretch their legs confined to their chips, although all
ashore.Reuter.
Italy Claims Damages
Hankow, Feb. 16.
or
Omcials explained that the omls- sion to "in lie interests of public welfare.-Reuter,
CRISIS IN POLITICAL INDIA
every
Kidnapper
Sent To Prison
Woman Ploads Poverty Drova Hor To Crime
the
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"I commited the crime on account of poverty," sald Wong Fung, 35- Rumours that the
Jardine, year-old woman, at Criminal Matheson & Co. river steamer Ping Sessions this morning when sheWo was fired on by the Japanese pleaded guilty to a charge of kid- napplag a nine-year-old girl named Li Yip-hol.
were flatly denied to-day when it yesterday near Bocca Tigris Forta
Mr. J. Wyatt, Assistant Attorney in the proper manner that firing on was stated that the ship was warned General, said prisoner had. twice the forts would take place and she been convicted for larceny in 1920, accordingly returned to Hongkong.
when she was niso banished for ten
The
firing was not even dangerously years. It must be sald, however, that where she was questioned by
close, it was the
stated. Police she gave every assistance she ships will again attempt the passage other The Ping Wo along with could to recover the girl.
Passing sentence of two years' this morning. Incidentally, H.M.S. hard labour, the Chief Justice. Sir Moth will be returning to Canton Atholl MacGregor, sald the offence about the same time having been in was a cruel one, depriving a mother dock here. She will relieve ILM.S.
that the woman kidnapped the girl of her child.
It was stated in the Lower Court under the pretext that she had been
Ing in a faclory at the time.
After
Governors May Take. Over Administration On both occasions, four five groups of people cutting timber
Haripura, Feb. 15. boldly, were observed. That their activities
A first-class were unauthorised was
constitutional when any interest was displayed in of the resignation of the Con- obvious by the way they made off crisis has developed as the result them. An Indian policeman was also noticed on the road near the gully gress Ministry at Bihar, and the once, but he did not seem interested Cabinet of the United Provinces, sent by her mother, who was work in the clearly-audible sounds of chopping..
It is believed that the resignation having been locked up in a house for The right to claim damages has
The trees in the gully, which of the remaining Congress ministries several days the child was put in been lodged with the Foreign Office average 30 feet or more in height are is now only a matter of time.
a motor car and driven to a village here in a memorandum from the first stripped of their branches, then
The resignation was caused by the near Shum Chun, where she Was Italian Embassy, calling attention to ring-barked and when moribund refusal of the Governor to allow the later recovered. the Chinese air raid on Fengpu on either cut out at the roots or cut off release at Congressional request, February 12, in which a bomb dam- leaving a stump. The degree of
On of political prisoners, aged the Italian Catholic Mission.
thinning out that has taken place The issue may precipitate a long- The memorandum requests the between my two visits is painfully threatened split between the right Chinese Government to prevent-a-re-apparent, and soon this beautiful area and left wings of Congress." currence of the Incident.
will be reduced to a barren eyesore, It is anticipated here that the Chinese circles are bitterly point-such as has been made of the hill-Governor will meet the situation by Ing out that when an Italian journ-side between Kowloon Tong and a Proclamation under Section 03 of alist, Signor Sandro Sandri, was kill-Lion Rock where the stumps show the Government of India Act, which ed as a result of the Japanese attack what a fine lot of trees
formerly permits them to take over the on the US.S. Panay Italy did not grew there.
administration of the provinces them- even protest to Japan.-Reuter,
It Is indeed to be hoped that the calves.-Reuter, new Director of the Botanical and Forestry Dept. will institute a more rigorous programme of timber con- servation than has been carried out in the past, which has been done chiefly by enthusiastic amateurs who like to spend their week-ends roam- Ing through the Colony's beauty
No Subsidy For Italian Merchant Ships
Capetown, Feb. 15. The Union Government has decided not to renew the agreement granting a subsidy to Italian shipping lines.
This was disclosed by the Minister
of Commerce in a reply to questions
In the House of Representatives
said that agreement.
YOUNG CHINESE
STEALS STORES
PRISON TERM-
INCREASED
Robin which is at Canton.
nothing but passengers and general cargo now, though their papers are still exaamined by Japanese officers.
River steamers plying between here and Canton fre carrying
ARTILLERYMAN'S GALLANTRY RECOGNISED
"In Command Orders on February 11, tribute is paid to an act of gal- lantry by a member of the Mountain Battery.
The Order states: The General At present undergoing 12 months' hard labour for eight similar offences, Officer Commanding desires to place L Chiu, 20, was given a further three on record the following recent act of years' imprisonment by the Chief gallantry displayed by Sjt/Ärt A. E. Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the D. Philips, 2nd Mountain Battery, Criminal Sessions this morning, when Hongkong Brigade, Hongkong Singa- he pleaded guilty to three charges of Pore Royal Artillery. house-breaking.
In
On January 13, 1038; the 2nd Mountain Battery, was in action lit Tai Lam Valley.
spots. It seems that during the week OF R.A.O.C. MESS Nathan Road; and (3) entering the ammunition box became ignited and
when these people have their own work to do, the thieving completely undisturbed.
gocs оп
SAVE OUR TREES.
Two Killed In Collision
Two Chinese, a man and a woman,
hind Improved trade between South are dead as a result of a warbour
The charges were: (1) entering the house of Mrs. Elvira D'Almeida Austin Avenue; (2) entering the
Owing to the back blast from the residence of Mrs. C. Chesterman in breech of the gun, a cartridge in an
house of Mr. J. P. Whilefeld at the camouflage netting and surround- Carnarvon Buildings. In each
ofing scrub were set ablaze. SL/Art. these he stole a clock or a watch. Philips at great personal risk crnwled
ond, pro- up to the gun
having pulled clear the remaining ammunition, put out the blaze with sand and earth.
en-
Picading guilty to a charge of farceny of two tins of marmalade,
It was stated in the earlier of margarine, afteen ceedings that prisoner gained two pounda pounds of beef and two Uns
of trance into the houses by the pretext tomatoes from the R.A.O.C., mess at of having been sent there by either Kowloon City, a man named Young the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., Ful 18, was fined $100 or, in default, or by the landlords. will serve two months' hard labour, when he came before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
Sergeant B.O. Guild said that the SOVIET AIR CHIEF defendant worked as a waiter for the
The General Offeer Commanding directs that entry be made in the Regimental Conduct Sheet of St./Art. Philips in accordance with King's Regulations, 1933, paragraphs 1675 and 1680 (xvil).
Royal Army Ordnance Corps at Ma NEW PURGE VICTIM AIRWAYS GIVING
Tou Kok, Kowloon City, and that
cook, On seeing that they were bo-
Moscow, Feb. 15.
Africa and the East and West coasts collision yesterday afternoon. of Africa with Mediterranean ports, The sleamer Chuen Chow and a yesterday evening he was seen to but the Union Government had now sampan were involved in the colli- leave the barracks carrying a rattan decided that all shipping companies sion, which occurred in the southern basket and in the compare bee Soviet Air Force has been confirmed, The removal of the Chief of the should be allowed to tender for the fairway. service.
ing followed by Sergeant F. Evans although no reason has been divulged According to a report by Captain and Corporal G. Smith, the defendant for the step. The agreement with the Italian T. Brown, Master of the Chuen and the cook broke company and ran He was a member of the old shipping lines, which beger period, Chow, the vessel was under way away in different comporry Bolshevic Party, which was formed
when it struck the sampan. provided for a Government grant of
the defendant was arrested and he before the 1917 revolution--Reuter. £180,000 sterling per annum to two into the water, the sampan sinking Tam Kwong Road where the rattan The seven occupants were thrown took the two soldiers to a ditch in Italian shipping companies. Reuter, almost immediately. Two of the oc- basket had been thrown during the SUFFOLK COMING and Investment Co.
cupants, Shing Fong, a male aged 38, chase.
in March,
and Sung Mul, died from injuries. In reply to Mr. Barnett, Sergeant The remaining five were picked up Guild sald that apparently, thefts of and conveyed to hospital, where one a similar nature had occurred for has been detained, suffering from Imseme time past.
INVESTITURE OF PRINCE CHICHIBU mersion.
Tokyo, Feb. 15. Elaborate ceremonies in connect-
ing with the investing of Prince Chi- NO FOREIGNERS
chibu with the Office of President of
the Japan International Exposition
of 1940 will be held in Hibiya Public
Ball on April 24.
The Exposition will be held in connection with the Tokyo Olympic Games-Reuter.
JUNK SUNK IN COLLISION
HURT IN RAID
COUNTERFEIT GANG GAOLED
unlawful
purposes,
ten-
BACK TO-DAY
11.M.S. Sufolk is due in harbour to-day from Welhaiwel.
The light cruiser U.S.S. Marble head left harbour this morning for Manila.
The US.S. Tulsa is leaving to-day for Swatow.
FREE EXHIBITION OF FILMS HERE
A most interesting photographie. exhibition has been
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The collection comprises innumer able photographs of various types of aircraft used
sed by Imperial Airways Limited in their air-routes to out- points in the Empire and also given an insight Into the routes and the country as seen from the air liner In transit.
tranait The exhibition will be от view for one week. Imperial Airways acknowledges its indebtedness to the London Times for agistance in gathering this unique collection.
The exhibition has been seen by thousands in other parts of the world, Singapore, United Kingdom, Egypt and South Africa.
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DR. H. H. KUNG Charged with making counterfeit] colna, possession of il moulds sull-RETURNS TO HANKOW in Hankow, Feb. 10.
table for Apart from the unknown fate of
and the foreigners connected with the Possession of 118 counterfelt
Hankow, Feb. 16. Lunghal railway it is believed, on cent coins, Lam Yiu and Lam Tim Dr. H. Kung, President of the Hood authority, that there were no were, ench sentenced to four years' Executive Yunn
and concurrently foreign casualties during the Japan- hard inbour by the Chief Justice, Sir Minister of Finance, returned here ose raid on Chengchow on February Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal from Hongkong by plane yesterday.
Sessions this morning, 14.
During his brief stay in the British The following ships, are expected || The United States Consular Accused,
who admitted the Colony Dr. Kung ronferred with the to be in wireless communication Four occupants of a motor Junk officers here stale
two
American charger, were arrested at a hut in managers of the National Govern with Hongkong radio station to-day. were thrown into the harbour at women, Mirzes Murray and Strib Lyemun Village on December 14, ment banks on measures to cope with North Point last night when
Biruntung: Lori Cochrane; Hell thele bling, were fast reported leaving following a rald,"
the recent organisation of the. -ken; Hongalang: Bangalore; Kulmer- vessel, which collided, with the launch Changchow for some point further Halu Shameen, foundered,
Mr. J. Whyatt, who prosecuted called Federal Reserve Bank by the land; Africa Moru,, Pingwo; Minco Kowloon Works Inland. Dr. S. E. Ayers, of the said the moulds wete, crude and bogus government In Peiping. He Maru Kaisur 1-Hlid, The crew of the junk, which was Bapilat Mission, will Insured for $1,600, were rescued remain in Chengelow-Reuter the new issue.
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