THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, MAY
20,
1938.
Transports Reported Heading For South China
SHANGHAI MILITARY
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EXPERTS EXPECT
ATTACK IN SOUTH
Shanghai, May 30. Foreign military sources believe that the long-awaited Japanese invasion of South China is imminent.
Thirty-eight Japanese warships and trans- ports are already concentrated off the mouth of the Pearl River. Many are just outside the waters. This is Hongkong territorial largest concentration of Japanese vessels off Hongkong since the beginning of the Sino- Japanese conflict.
It is believed to be only the nucleus of a Japanese armada which will be concentrated in South China waters within the next few days. Several Japanese transports are stated to be en route to South China now to join the warships concentrated there.
This large concentration of war vessels, coinciding as it does with the intensified Japanese raids on Chinese shore batterics, airports and railways throughout South China, makes it appear certain to military experts here that Japan is about to commence her invasion of the South.
Such an invasion would tend to relieve the Japanese forces operating in the Lunghi aren of the pressure from overwhelming Chinet forces under Generaflsskine Chiang Kai- Nick.
would I{
additionally divert Chinese warplanes, which are con- stently harassing the Japanese on the Lunghai front, and would put an immediate stop to the reinforcement of the Chinese in the Lunghal gren with fresh well-trained troops from Kwangtung, Yunnan and Kwangal
It is believed in foreign militery sources here that Ue Japanese have gravely over-extended their lines in the Lunghal area, and will not be able to withstand the tremendous al- tacks faunched by the Chinese, us instanced by the collapse of General! Dotharn's offensive in the direction vf Lanfeng and Kalteng. United Press.
30 Bombers In Raid
Shanghal. May 30.
A Japanese
CZECH ELECTION GOING SMOOTHLY
German Factions In Sharp Clash
The
Prague, May 29,
the second phase of Czecho-Slovakian elections in being held in 2,700 districts
during the week-end.
Cold and wet weather is pre-
Canton. Hanków
SHAMEEN
GOVERNOR'S
OFFICES
POWER HOUSE FITH
Rivor
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TUNGKWAN
MILITARY SCHOOL
Honam District
THIS SPECIAL "TELÉGRAPIг“ MAP shows the areas in Canton bombed by the Japanese during the week-end. Over 1.000 civilians were killed, and as many were wounded during the five raids on Saturday and Densely populated residential areas around Wongsha Station, Sunday. terminus of the Canten-tankow Railway, were the principal sufferers. The bombed area is only a few hundred yards from the Anglo-French Settlement on Shameen Island, and foreign residents watched the one- sided battle from roof-tops on the Island. Bombs were also dropped on the Governor's Offices and the Tungkwan Mary School, shown on map above,
Foreign military sources In Shanghai believe that the intensifica. the long-awaited Japanese tion of activity in South China presages attempt to invade Kwaugtung. Thirty-eight warships are concentrated between Hongkong and Marue, in the Pearl River delta, and a number of transports are said to be enroute from the north,
Spain Seeks Unregistered
Safeguards
Visitors In
Against Raids Local Courts
On Civilians
British And French Intentions Questioned
Hard Barcelona
Hit By Bombs
London, May 29. The Spanish Government has mubtary communiquevailing throughout the country. sent notes to the British and states that 3 Japanese bombers and so far there have been no French Governments, asking if participated
on incidents between Germans and Canton.
¡Czechs.
Banday's raid
the
rail-
they intend to adopt appropriate measures to stop the bombing of A number of Sudetens and three open towns by Insurgent planes. seriously Reuter, German Socialists were Injured in a disturbance this muTIL- ing between these two factions in the
village of Richenberg. In north-west Czecho-Styęvakia.
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(a) Whistle while you work: (b) With a smile and a song: (a) Little Heaven of the Seven Seas; (d) Mama I wanna make Rhythm.
Duchin
6.14 Recorded: That Moment Of Moments Fox-Trot: Words Withoud Music-Fox-Trol and His Orchestra vocal refrain by
Lew Sherwood; Poor Little Angeline Fox-Trot: Sacile Your Blues Tu A Mustang-Fox-Trol...Jay Wik
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Vera Georievna Iwanchenko, a 23-year-old unmarried woman, was fined $16 by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy to-day for a breach of the Registration Ordinance, by failing to register Wilbur and is Band with vocal re- herself with the police within 72 hours of her arrival in Hong kong from Shanghai on May 20. Arriving here, the defendant resid- ed at the Kowloon Hotel, and later Following police enquiries on Sntur- left for the Helena May Institute. day morning she was charged.
Acting Sub-Inspector J Edwards prosecuted,
6.21 (a) Afenid You're My dish; (e) I never knew; (a) Blue Skies.
6.35 Recorded: Truckin'-Fox- Trot (From 'Colton Parade'); Cotton Fux-Trot (From Cotton Parade') ....Duke Ellington and His Orches- tra, vocat chorus by Ivy Anderson: Stop Look And Listen-Fox-Trot; Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town
Fox-Trot
Joe Venuti and His Orchestra with vocal chorus.
6.44 (a) Whispering; (b) Lady in Red; (c) China Boy; (d) Harbour Lights.
The
The communique claims that Wong- sho Railway Station, (the terminus of the Canton-Hankow Railway), the
RADIO ENGINEER FINED Kwanglung Government Offices,
EIGHT RAIDS IN Cantonese Army He
Herkuarters,
Leo gur, 23, described as 'wire- TWELVE HOURS
less engineer, was fined $30, by Mr.
7.0 For the Children. way cars and milltary godowns were Were
Childhood Memories (Arr. Somers) Edwards for having entered the heavily damaged by Japanese bombs.
Barcelona, May 29.
Palladium Orchestra Order was restored by the Czech
....London A direct hit was scared on one authorities after seventy-five persons
Barcelona suffered eight air Colony on May 28 without e valid
passport.
conducted by Richard Crean; From Chinese anti-aircraft battery, situated
been detained. The German raids in twelve hours to-day.
Det.-Sergeant Loughlin said that
the Studio Serial Story-"Sering on top of the Government sugar
Market Politeness; The prefect of the district is
The Empire"; But damage was slight, and the defendant had come down from factory in West Tungkwan.
When
We Were Very battery was silenced and the factory into the affair-Reuter.
there were few casualties. Im-Shanghai on the instructions of his Square (From
Young-A.A. Milne and H. Fraser- was set on fire,
GERMANY PREOCCUPIED proved
defences firm. anti-aircraft
The defendant said that he had in- Simson)....George Baker (Baritone) Berlin, May 29, the raids returned to their bases safo- Calmness was noticeable in politica. kept the invading Insurgent quired about his passport in Shang- accompanied by the Composer.
7.10 London
Relay Green hai, and his employers had told him ly, despite intense anti-aircraft fire. | circles to-day. In contrast last bombers at a great height.
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Alicante was less fortunate when that they would take care of it. Thoughts In A Green Shade". Sunday.
An unthology of seventeenth- The Berlin newspapers seemed pre- it was raided on Saturday, and re-
vised estimates of casualties
century verse, prose, and songs about Gecupled with subjects entirely un-
gardena and gardening. Compiled by ,connected with the Czech elections. place the total dead at 378.
-Reuter,
further twenty-seven bodies were extricated from the ruin to
Jonquil Antony-Produced by Leslic Stokes. TROOPS WITHDRAWING
day. Fifty-three wounded people Vienna, May 29. were also recovered.
All Japanese planes participating in
Untied Press.
Qtber Centres Bambed
Shanghai, May 30. Canton was not the only sufferer from week-end ralds.
A Japanese military communique
grave condition.—Reuter,
now!
to
also
MERCHANT FINED Edward lohan Gittinger, 31, was fined $50 for a similar offence. An
order expulsion
made against him.
Det.-Sergeant Loughlin said that the defendant came here on April 30 and went direct
Contan. He returned to the Colony on May 7, and on calling on the passports oMee be was informed that he could not remain here without a valid passport. He promised to leave, but did not de so, and was not able to give a reason as to why he should remain. The be case The Insurgents celebrated the occa Sergeant asked that the of an easing, at least on the surface,sion by capturing a pass south-east treated
of Teruel, commanding two railways of the tension in Europe.
Issued this morning claims that heavy It 14 reported that Czecho- At least a hundred injured are in u raids were carried out on other air-Sovakian troops are withdrawing ports and milltary objectives in from the frontier in the Pressburg Kwangtung; Nanbakang, Kwangchang, reglon-Reuter. and Kanhsten in Klangst; Ningpo and Chuki in Cheklang, and on Fouchow. capital of Fuklen.
Chengchow, Inland terminus of the railway to Amoy, was also hemily bombed-United Press.
INSURGENTS CELEBRATE
Burgos, May 29. LONDON RELIEVED
Insurgent batteries on all fronts London, May 20. The quiet with which the second fired a volley of 21 rounds at 11 am. phase of the Czecho-Slovakian elec in honour of the Italian "solidarity tions passed off was received with with Nationalist Spain." rellet in London as a further proof
Defence Preparations
Tokyo. May 30. It is believed that the quietness of and the road to Valencia-Reuter. The National Government is the elections should facilitate the ported to be planning to move large negotiations between Chinese forces into Kwangtung Premier, Dr. Milan Hodzu, and the Province from Kwanga, Yunnan, Sudeten lender, Herr Konrad Hen~
Hunan and Klangsi Provinces in Jein-Reuter.
order to consolidate defence against
possible Japanese attack on Canton,
In this connection the report stated
that General Chen Cheng, Cotuman-
the
Czech
TROOP MOVEMENTS DENIED
Prague, May 29.
It is officially denied that there
with-
der of Defence Headquarters in have been any movements of Czech Wuhan, is to be appointed Comman- troops, either in advance or der-in-Chief of the Chinese forces drawal, on any part of the frontier. In South China to replace General-Reuter.
Ho Ying-chin.Domel,
Cumberland Sails North
Deginning of the China Fleet's summer cruise to Welhaiwel, H.M.S. Cumberland, Ongship of the Com- mander-in-Chief, Sir Perey Noble, left harbour this morning for the north.
sub- HMS. Medway and the marine dotilla also leaves for Wel- halwel to-day, while on June 3" the Destroyer Flotilia is expected to sull for the north.
ILMS. Adventure left on Friday Inat for Shanghai, taking with her reliefs for the Yonglao patrol, other vessels to leave the harbour are the Cicala and Westcott.
and
It is believed the Clean has gone to Shameen where the Moth and Terontula are alrendy stationed, These ships will be prepared to deal with any emergency that many arise consequent upon the Japanese, Inten- Rifled activity at Canton.
HENLEIN GETS GERMAN VOTES
Prague, May 29. Preliminary returns in the muni- cipal election Indicate that a large majority of the German volca, estimated at over 80 per cent., have gone to the parties led by Herr Henlein.
The German Social Democrats, the only Czech-Germans ofposing Hen- lein, have suffered heavily in the elections. They share the remainder of the German votes east with the Communists.
The Czech United Party has been successful everywhere in the clec- tions.-Reuter,
DOCK-WORKERS'
French Air Experts On England Visit
London, May 29,
A French Air Mission headed by General Valliemin, Chlef of the French Air Staff, arrived at Croydon to-day in a French; Air Force plane.
The Mission is visiting RAF. squadrons and depois at the Invitation of the British Govern- ment-Reuter,
MURDER HEARING
DATE SET
seriously, and mentioned about the dificulty of locating such If the defendant had gone persons. to the Consulate in Canton with a good
explanation, he would have obtained a proper vlsa on his travel- ling document to return to Hong- kong.
The defendant said that he did not leave Hongkong because he had a good deal of valuable cargo stored in local godown for transhipment,
and for which he was hell respon- sible.
Heavy Fine For Failing To Pay Taxi-Fare
7.45 Marck Weber's Orchestra.
Entr'acte Menuett (Beethoven); Gavotte ("Mignon" Thomes); The Hermit (Impression from the picture! by Arnold Becklin-Clemens Schmal- atlch); Forest Idyll (Esslinger).
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Forecast, Announcements and Clos- ing local Stock Quotations,
Cricket
8.03 Rate Da Costa At the Plano, Parade Of The Minutes (Rees &
Blue Myers);
Agnin (McHugh): "King Of Jazz"--Medley. 8.15 London Relay Middlesex v. The Australians.
A commentary during the second doy's play by Howard Marshall from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
8.30 London Relay-Empire Ex- change', change
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
8.45 Selections from Light Opera.
Rose Selection The Damask (Chopin themes, adapted G. H. Clut Form)....Court Symphony Orchestru: The Beggar Student (Millocker-Zeli Gence)....Hans Fidesser (Tenor) with Orchestra of the German State Opera Conducted by Prof. Robert Heger: "The Maid Of The Moun- (Frazer-Simson) tains" Selection ....The Londen Palladium Orchestra conducted by Richard Crean; "Pati- .The (Sullivan). ence"--Selection Band Of H.M. Coldstercam Guards conducted by Lieut. R. G. Evang.
01 9.13 Bizet Tho Fair Mald Ferthi Suite.
Played by the London Philharmonic
SEAMAN IN COURT Orchestru conducted by Sir Thoman
A fine of $50 was imposed on Engine-room Artificer G. A. J. G. Fuchter, of H. M. S. Medway, when he appeared before Mr. II. It. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing, charged with falling to pay the fare for hire of a public vehicle.
The police gald that defendant had| Edwin Moreland Dwyer, 10, sea-been involved in a similar incident mun of H.M.S. Dorsetshire, appeared at No. 2 police station before. On on remand at Central Magistracy is this occasion, defendant had sold he morning, charged with the murder had been robbed by the car driver of of Leading Sceman Robert Dickinson $7, a story which the pollee did not Kingston, Jamaica, May 20.
from believe. Dock-workers returned to work aboard ship while on the way
The fare in this case was to Hongkong. He was remand- $2, and the defendant had refused this evening, after accepting news another weeks
point blank to pay. rates of pay.
June 7, 8 and 10 have been set asi A representative in Court, sold dates for the hearing, and the cano that the defendant's record had been
STRIKE ENDS
The concessions were outlined to
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9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.30 Alfred Cortot at the Plano. Impromptu No. 3 In C Flat Major, Op. 51 (Chopin); Valse In A Flat, Op. 09, No. 1 (Chopin); Tarantello, Op. 43 (Chopin).
10.0 London Relay In Town To- Night'.
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