THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, MAY
1938.
Japan Now Aims At Hsuchow From South
CABARET PERFORMER
BUT SUFFERS
HEAVILY IN SUED FOR
SHANTUNG
Repeated Attacks Fail to Penetrate Chinese Defences
DAMAGES
by
Alleged Breach Of Contract
SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH GRAVE OFFENCES
One Man Sentenced For Receiving Stolen Liquor
RADIO BROADCAST
"In Town To-night" And Other London Relays
HOTEL ORCHESTRA Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 045 k.c'a.; 0.52 m.c's per second.
9.0 Rolay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong-
0.15 Interval of recorded Dance
Hearing of the action brought
the Emporium Ballroom Stressing that the case should be against Hung Kook-lan, des-treated seriously, Sub-Inspector W.Kong Hotel.
(u) I humn Waltz; (6) My eyes cribed as a cabaret "star" per- N. Darkin, referring to a soldier who former, claiming $600 liquidated was charged before Mr. H. Rt. Butters have told you so; (e) The tattooed Ing, said that people like the defend- damages for alleged breach of at the Central Magistracy this man-hy contract, was continued before ant were taking advantage of shop-Music from Z.B.W. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the keepers, and that if a lesson were not
taught them they would not dealss. Summary Court this morning.
The
Ense concerned Pte. David Mr. H. L. Kwan appeared
the Royal Scots Flemming of plaintiffs, and defendant was repre-Regiment and he was charged with sented by Mr. M. A. da Silva.
was that the larceny of a bottle of whiskey, re-chestra. The plaintiffs' case parties signed a contract, dated March celving stolen properly and attempted
$100. The
for
wan
Shanghai, May 9. Continuing their drive northward towards Hsuchow and the Lunghai Railway, the Japanese officially claim to have captured Siukiao, where the Hieh River crosses the Tientsin-Pukowate railway, and 30 kilometres north of Pengpu.
Further east a supporting column is stated to have completed the occupation of Fowning.
Siukiao and Fowning are proximately 60 miles south of the Lunghai Railway, the former due south of Hsuchow and would advertise her appearance the evidence to prove that he had been
I was
enbarels
6.20 (a) The loveliness of you; (b) The big apple; (c) Little old lady. Dance 0.30 Interval of recorded Music from Z.B.W.
arr.
0.35 Continuation of Hotel Or- 7.0 For the Children. Lubin Loo (Traditional, arr. Chal- Miller (Tradi- mers Wood); Jolly
Chalmers Wood).... for the
the Emporium for one month at The defendant admitted the re- tional,
Wood's Orchestra with 14, whereby defendant was to work burglary.
contract, however, a charge but denied the other Chinimers
by A. A. sot fulfilled, defendant having gone elving his denial of the burglary vocal refrain: "Now We Are Six"
charge was accepted. The larceny (Fraser-Simon-Poems
Milac); (n) The Engineer; (b) Wind of the clouses one to work for the Capitol Ballroom, and according to
In The Hill; "When We Were Very Wps 10 pay $20 liquidated count was also withdrawn,.
(Frasimon-Poems by Detailing the attempted burglary Young" damages a day for the breach,
King's Break- Further cross-examined this maru-charge. Sub-Inspector Darkin said A. A. Milne); ing, Fung Slu-ting, Manager of the
the No. 1 toy of the Neptune Cafe A Story Read by Uncle Peter Frum Ride-A Emporium Ballroom who had fiven thei at 2 n.m. on the morning of May fast. Mimi Crawford (Soprano); his evidence-in-chief at the previous of Gloucester Road saw two soldiers the Studio The King's Daughter Of
Nursery Night the
(Crowley).... standing on the roof of the premises. Frunce": hearing, admitted that
Funtasy invariable praction of
with backyard, and from there went into Bram Martin and His Bund from the both ap-versa rood performer, alle de They jumped from the roof into the Bedtime
Restaurant, London, was Holborn The accused fendant, two or three days before s an alleyway.
He met defen-
7.30 Closing local Stock Quota- fondant, t was due to appear.
told her he arrested but there was not enough vocal chorus. dinat
and March 18 01
one of the mire seen on the roof.
7.32 Variety Programme. The bottle of whiskey had been the
Dance Band-Me And My Girl-
Band llowing day, which he did,
Somers Mr. Siew: If you story that de
start
on rtalen from the same Cafe on
...Debroy Scieption. work fendant agreed to
This man had enter-
with vocal chorus by the Rhythm you night previatis. distra't
Change March 14. Is true why
Bros.: Vocal-Don't Ever text a locker room while the bar was advertisement twu publish three days before that" On March open and hul tulen bottles of brandy (From "Rhythm in the Clouds'); Once 13 1 communicated with the adver- and whiskey while he passed to com-in A While (Green & Edwards)....
with Orchestra; Dance Les Allen companions waiting in the backyard, but nobody tising campany
The defendant was one of those Orch. Rosalie--Fox-Trol (From the unul the following evening, when it
waiting persons, and on receiving Film); In The Still of the Night-- Was ten daste
be of whiskey he entered bur of Fox-Trot (From 'Rosalle')....Car- the Cafe and with threats told the roll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel bartender at the waiters to leave Orpheans with vocal chorus; Orches- tra-Drinking Songs (Arr. Williams) him alone.
the latter due south of Haichow, terminus of the line-Reuter.
2,000 Japanese Slain
Taferchwank, May 9. More than 2,000 Japanese troops are estimated to have been slala in etion by Chinese force at Yuwang- shan on the centre of the suutl Shantung front during the last three days.
the Repealed night attacks Chinese line at Yuwangshan, which the commands strategle points in
גות
of Taerchwang. hilly terrain ensi were repulsed with hravy lusses. nd the On the evening of May
the Japanese following morning, forces launched six attacks and lust The Chinese more than 300 killed. subsequently attacked the Japanese flank and forced the invaders to turn from the centre.
A
RUSSIAN SUSPECTS ARRESTED
And yet you could put in the ad- vertisement inte in the evening of UTY the March 18 for publication following day?t was not in charge of the advertisement,
Jaz Fung
10
Cafe and enter
on the
Jack Hylton And His Orch, with vocal refrain.
8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- 8.05 London Relay-Topical Ga- A fortnightly review of things at Home,
8.35 London Relay Empire Ex- change".
Points of view by travellers from
Con 8.50 Mendelssohn-Violin the Dominions and Colonics.
Played by Fritz Kreisler (Violin) certo in E Minor, Op. 64. dueled by Dr. Leo Blech. and The State Opora Orchestra con-
Sub-Inspector Darkin then painted oul to Mr. Rutters why the case should Japanese Report
PHOTOS ON DISPLAY
he considered as a serious one. Terrorist Group
When asked, the defendant saidments. further questions, answer
that there was
at he had nothing to say.
hard zette'. months* stated Seized In China
Sentence of two a big board outskie the Ballroom, an which photos of the "stars" were Jabour was imposed.
Kilpatrick, also of the Tokyo, May 9.
Hugh The reason why defend-
Pie. displayed. Eighteen Soviet citizens and ant's was not posted up un March Royal Scots Regiment was charged with burglary was because she did not before Mr. Butters unrevealed number of 13 or 14
He denied the charge. Early yesterday morning, Japanese
Sub-Inspector Darkins said that at it to you that put Mr. Silva: artillery in the vicinity of Linchwang. Chinese, who had penetrated into supply him with one. Fangchwang and Traochwang, to the Japanese-occupied territory in the interview which you alleged to 11 pm. on May 7 the defendant was cast ot the rallway. opened
ກ room China allegedly to disturb the have occurred at the Hetei Cecil on alleged to have gone into the Neptune barrage on the Chinese positions.
nitack was Infantry
rear of the Japanese forces, have March 12 did not take place at all? subsequent
Wonk
himself in. Kam-tung.
The room was used for anbeen arrested by the Japanese, it did and at the time defendant mezzanine floor, and to have locked
9.18 Irene Scharrer at the Plano. repulsed by the defenders after
liquer. The defendant was
Andante And Rondo Capriccioso hour's encounter.
10 defendant danced for fun almost said to have let the Cafe and to (Mendelssohn); Rondo Capriccioso At Hsiehchwang. in the vicinity of the Tokyo Asahi, a leading daily,
Between February 25 and March storin
returned later with other (Mendelssohn); Etude In A Minor every night with this Wong?--I did have
soldiers. They went into the room (Winter Wing-Chopin, Op. 25, No. Did you not see her dancing at the that he had entered earlier. The 11); (n) Etude No. 1 in F. not see them all these times. Emporium on February 25 and made other soldiers went to the backyard (Trois Nouvelles Etudes Chopin};
D Flat Major ner for the and received bottles of liquor passed() Etude No. 3 In
out to them by the defendant. (Trols Nouvelles Etudes Chopin). an appointment with
9.30 London Relay The News following day?—Yes.
Isn't it strange then that she should
9.50 Song By Elizabeth Schumann have told you on February 20 that
(Soprano). she was not feeling well, though she The recent series of terrorist was dancing only the night before? attacks against Japanese in Shanghai-It was surprising. was laid at the door of this group.
This sensational charge was con-
Pihsien, the Japanese Hashimoto reported to-day. Regiment suffered a crushing defent yesterday when the Chinese furres stormed the numerous blockhousestained in a Shanghai dispatch which and succeeded in killing and wound-has not yet been confirmed. Ing 1,000 Japanese.
The Japanese ure now rushing reinforcements from Chungfang and Matouchen.
The Hussions and the Chinese, the paper said, had engaged in espionage and had also succeeded in destroying A general lull prevailed on most of the south Shantung sectors yester-Japanese military telegraph lines. day-Central News.
Chinese Closing On Yuntsi
Tungkwon, May 9. Crushing the enemy on their way. Chinese forces in south-west Shansi are rapidly closing In on Yuntsi, north of Fenglinglu.
was with one
In evidence Lau Chi-hung, shroff!
of the Cafe, sald that he heard and saw the defendant kicking in the door of the room on the mezzanine floor.
Wong Fuk, walter, said that he saw the defendant in the room holding
Chinese and Soviet wont.
bottle of wine in each hand. among Asaki alleged, were taken into custody.--Donnel.
I say she was not sick at all, and the that you made this allegation in those order to justify the delay from February 20 to March 147---Wong, who was always with her, told me she way sick.
Did you threaten her with a law suit on March 18 if she refused to work for you? Why should I since military she agreed to rejoin us on the follow-
"FOOL OR A LIAR"
Minar
Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen, Op. 120 (Chezy-Schubert).
10.0 London Relay-In Town To. Nili!.
10.30 Light Orchestra Variety.
Desire-Film Orchestra-Heart's Selection....Cine Studio Orchestra; Orchestra-Za Zoo Za; Sunday On The Swance... Herbie Kay And His the Melodies (Arr. Henry Hall)....New Orch.; Orch, & Vocal-Jerome Kern Mayfair Orchestra with Vocalists; remaining Theatre Memories-No. -"The
Somers Galety"....Debroy
a.m.,
the
1.10
Close Down.
Testifying, the defendant said that he went to the Neptune Cafe about 0.30 p.m. on the night in question, 10 RUSSIANS HELD
and had walked straight into the Shanghai, May 9. A flerce battle took place north of
Soviet Russian and Chinese Com-
backyard to use the latrine. He then Yunts on the night of May 7, result- ing in the killing of more than 300 munist "sples", reportedly taken into
left the premises and went to Queen's Dancing Hall, there from 10 p.m. to custody by the Japanese Japanese.
closing time, ife had six witnesses And Chorus. Meanwhile, to the south of Yuntst, police in the last few days, are being ing day.
to prove that he was in the dance a Chinese column has re-captured a held in Hongkew, in the International nearby village and is vigorously Settlement, the Shanghai Nippo, a
But in your evidence-in-chlet you hall during the hours he had stated: pressing northward. AL another Japanese language daily here sold
The rose was then adjourned for Russians said she refused?-i did not. village to the south of Yunisi, the to-day. The number of
His Lordship then looked up 24 hours for these witnesses to be Chinese surrounded the Japanese air-held, originally reported as 18, is now feld, where between
und 60 reduced to 10,
notes and said that Fung did say it entled. Five hand grenades and one bomb When Fung again insisted that lie Japanese are facing annihilation.
Chinese guerillas in the vicinity of were found in Hongkow on Thursday did not. His Lordship commented, Yunts are assisting the regular troops and Friday, the Nippo said, blaming "You are either a fool or n liur, I in damaging the Japanese the alleged "Communist Centre for don't know which at present." Fung munication lines and threatening the the placing of these missiles, Hong- then explained that it was after rear of the enemy.
kew is populated mostly by Japanese, March 18 that defendant told him she would not come. He did tell her be would take netton if she refused, but did not mention the amount of damages.
50
com-
One column of Chinese soldiers is-Doméi, now advancing on Yungho, north of Linising in Bouth-west Shansi- Central News.
HONGKONG'S NEW STAFF OFFICER'
to
It is announced that Captain C. H. R. Hyde, of the Manchester Regiment, is now on his way Hongkong from England to assume the duties here of Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, which means that he will supervise the Military Police in the Colony.
is
SPOKESMEN UNINFORMED
Shanghai, May 9. Japanese military and naval spokes- His Lordship: Do I gather then men to-day denied knowledge of the that on March 18, at the Capital, reported arrest of Soviet and Chinese defendant agreed to go back and Communists by the Japanese military work for you? Yes. police in Hongkew on suspicion of
Then why didn't you say so the terrorist activities.-Domel.
last time?I was not asked whether or not she agreed to go back and work on that date.
MASS KIDNAPPING
French Shipping Strike Extends
NORMANDIE MAY
BE INVOLVED
Band
Japan Plans New Deal With Italians
Trade Agreement To Include Manchukuo
Tokyo, May 0. Moving towards the materializa- tion of a tri-partite barter trade agreement between Japan, Italy and Le Havre, May 8. Manchukuo, negotiations belween Four more ships of the Com-the visiting Italian Economic Mission, "DON'T TALK SUCH NONSENSE
You pagnie Generale Trans-Atlan-led by Senator Ettore Conti, and Don't talk such nonsense.
yourself. tique Line are now involved in Japanese and Munchukuo represents- should be ashamed of OF CHINESE
When, then, did defendant make the the strike of stowards, which tives, were opened here to-day.
The proposed accord, 11 learned statement that she was getting better commenced in the Ile de France,
en good authority,. provides for un Tunglu. May 9, pay at the Capitel and was going to Colomble and Champlain.
two-way trade between Japanese troops in the vicinity of work here?-At the Capitol.
The new ships involved. In
the one Japan and Manchukuo, on Hangchow, Fuyang and Yubang re-
the Paris, Kwan Pak-ylm, accountant of the cently have kidnapped more than Emporium Ballroom, testified to hav- sirke are 1,000 children to be shipped to Japan. Ing accompanied Fung to the Hotel Indiana and an unnamed cargo ship. hand, and Italy and her newly-nc- The world's largest ship, Norman-quired East African possessions, on Ceell where they saw defendant,
000,000. Military Ileadquarters pro- Pathetic scenes were witnessed Fung
took with him two contract die, which is also owned by the Line, the other, of a total value of Y30,- mulgation issued this morning, states when the frightened children were unke blunks of which he filled is due to arrive at Le Havre to-day
In exchange for Manchurian soya that at a recent court martial, Sapper forcibly taken Bway from their with the exception of the date and from the United States. The decision
is awaited beans and Japanese sperm oft, Italy Leslie William Luff, of _the_Royal [parents-Central News,
terms. Those were filled by defend-of her stuff of stewards
will supply agricultural machinery Engineers, was found guilty of steal-
ant, who made a line or dash, and with anxiety-Router.
for large-scale forming, mercury, then signed the forms.
plaster and anlt, the latter from Eritrean stores.
SAPPER GUILTY
OF STEALING
A
ing property under military inw, and was sentenced to 28 days' detention.
POLITICAL CRISIS and kidnapped more
the annual Washington,
JAPANESE DENIAL
Shanghai, May 9.
In answer to Mr. Silva, witness
when patrons bought more Chinese reports alleging that Japan zaid Fung Alled the forms before was ese troops along the Chientang River handing then to defendant. Between tickets in order to gain her favour.
Re-examined, witness said that on The agreement is expected to be than 1,000 February 25 and March 10 defendant
at signed in Tokyo, children to be shipped
official Japan," danced quite often in the Emporium the average defendant earned
night, of which hall went The Mission, the second IN EGYPT were again emphatically denied by a and appeared to be in perfect health least $30 a
Japanese spokesman here to-day. She told him, however, she was not to the Emporium. The occasion she Italian group to visit Japon in two on brought in over $1,000 was when she months, arrived here on Saturday. "What would we do with a thou-feeling well when they, met Cairo, May R.
was elected Queen of the Emporium Yesterday a members paid courtesy All Maher Fasha, Chief of the and Chinese chlidren?" he asked. February 20.
EARNED $1,000 IN NIGHT sometime in May last year, and calls at the Imperial Palace, the "We have a population problem al- Royal Cabinet, has tendered
ready without having to draw on Though, the scale of curnings was patron gave her 31,000 worth of Palace of the Empress-Dowager, and the residences of various Princes of resignation to King Farouk,
our troubles. $10 an hour, defendant had brought fickels.
the Blood-Domel, The resignation has not yet been China to inerento
Domel,
In over $1,000 in five hours. This The case is proceeding. accepted. ----Støuter.
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