THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, "THURSDAY, JULY 7,
1938.
EPIDEMICS
COST H.K JAPAN MAY HALT
$50,000
As Well As Over
3,000 Lives
cholera Hongkong's disastrous
when 1,082 epidemic inst year, victims died, and this year's smallpox epidemic, which claimed over 2,000 lives, coat the Hongkong Government over $50,000,
In the draft Appropriation Account for 1937, tabled in Legislative Couti-
cil this afternoon, items totalling over $35,000 are attributable to the cholers epidemic.
They include such recounts as in- creased number of coffins required for destitute cholera victims, cast of burying destitute victims of cholera, post mortems. Increased number of increased fumigation, etc.
The Medical Department required an extra $302 for purchase of enives,
used for the production of
lymph.
Vaccine
Transpart of cholera vietions by He Tire Brigade Ambulance cost $1,1
Pension Bill
AT HANKOW
TO Tenant Claims
EXPECTED TO
Heavy
CONSOLIDATE Damages From
Landlord For
HER HOLDING Trespass
Invaders
May
Strive
To Take Nanchang,
Far Beyond To Cut Hongkong Line
Estimate
Hongkong's Governmen perkt bill for $937 which, as stated in the Telegraphs yestertiny, hund rearland the $2,559,809, www. 'all-time record of $350,800 above the estimated exper
"Civil
Service Pensions Retno Allowances and Gratuities, which were expertest to cost Government $1,500,000. were under-estrated by $302
lture.
wad
$54.952
2.470. thir total being $1,802,470 Police pensions reached the reesid of $444,952 which excess of the anticipated exposudilice
Cost of
Widows and Orphans' Pensions Was $312.385, which was only $2,380 almve the estimate the other hand, elvil servennis tributed
#lear $400 000 uver Balaries to the Fund, the surplus g ing to Government revenue,
of
Can
Typhoon Cost H.K. $388,507
cost
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Direct
Uረ: disastrona September 2 typhoon to the Hong- kong Government was $388,507, ac- cording to the Draft Appropriation Account for 1137, labled in Legisla tive Council this afternoon).
Damage to Government property. on the island cost $213,993, in the New Territories $80,437, Kowloon $29,208 and in New Kowloon $31.034. $31,034
Damage to buoys, etc., in the hars hour and to Government Jamekess and other craft cost $13,142, exclu
KAUNODE. to the ing the damage which was completely wrecked
Additional expenditure of $7,025 had to be met by the au bour De- partment in providing tugs to visit Lighthouses,
The Police Department meludes thus sum of $2,008 In its appropriations (21 account of the typhoon
HONGKONG REDUCES ITS DEBT
The Draft Appropriation Account for 1937, tubled in Legislative Council this afternoon, reveals that the Public Debt of the Calany was reduced by $720,010 last year.
cent. Sinking fund on the 4 per Conversion Loan was Increased by $105,910
while 3% per cent. Dollar Loan bands to the value of $500,000
were redeemed during the course of
320,
the year.
Interest payment on outstanding loans during the year totaled $644,-
making the total charge on ac count of Public Debts $1,371,230.
The estimated total charge Was $1,371,231-a difference of two cents between estimated and total penditure!
ex-
European Hit By Taxi
taxi
the police
Shanghai, July 6.
Future developments in the Sino-Japanese War form the subject of lively discussions in international circles in Shanghai on the occasion of the first anniversary of the commencement of hostilities.
It is pointed out that the Japanese now Occupy approximately one-third of the Chinese Republic, including some of the most important industrial and commercial sections.
Further evidence was heard al the Summary Court this morning in an action brought by Lo Kwai-fong, trading as the Sun Man Sewing Factory, against his landlord, Tong Ying- cheung, for $1,000 damages for
AUSTRIAN
TITLES ABOLISHED
Discrimination Shown Against "Province"
Vienna, July 0.
abolishing all
The Austrian law titles of nobility in Austria has been confirmed by a new decree, issued to-day, which states that no distinc- tion can be made in this respect be- tween members of the former reign- ing House of Hapsburg, who are to be enlied by their family name of Hapsburg-Lorraine, and other per- sons who belonged to the hereditary Austrian aristocracy,
in the rest of the Reich the titles been of the nobility have never abolished and the new deerce warns that the law concerning titles will eventually be unified to apply to the whole of Germany.
It is added that some ime will clapse before this uniflention becoines effective. Trans-Ocean,
trespass, wrongful entry and No Tear Gas
assault on April 29 last at plain- tiff's premises,
It was alleged by plaintiff that the defendant forced an entry into 25, Tung Tau Street, on April 20, and threw the goods and chattels in the premises into the street.
Plaintiff's assistants were also allegedly assaulted and thrown out. any legal notice to quit, which the the plaintiff through Messra. Deacons,
Plaintiff denied having received
defendant claimed had been sent to
saligitors.
Mr. C. A. Sutherlon Russ repre- rented the plaintiff, and Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for defendant.
A counter-claim was brought by the defendant against the plaintiff
as money month and five days, St.18
for electre light consumption, owing for $14. being arrears of rent for one
and mesne protis up to the day of
WILN
of the premises pet Lession
platnum This morning. the cross-examined at length by Mr. Silva
Lu 11. machinery, goods and furniture.
The plaintif said that if he had would have looked for new premises,
regarding the amount of damage al-
egedly caused
received proper notice to quit,
he
Apart from Jehol and Charhar, which were occupied by Japanese troops previous to the outbreak of war, the Japanese now claim to occupy the provinces of Hopei, Shansi, Shantung, which he would have gone Kiangsu, Anhwei and parts of Chekiang, Honan and Shensi.
The Japanese have advanced trons, mutube: of dean and wounded is con- the north to the Yellow Hiver, fram erivatively estimated at at least half the cast for the western border of
To this must be added a mibust thousands of civilians, killed in ufr Anhwel, while in a southerly direc tion they have penetrated as far as raids. dead of larvation as refugees and "huldated" by the Janpnese as Itanggehow.
"anti-Japanese elements." Hundred, of others have been drowned, while thousands more are faced with run and starvation,
cottie
OPTIMISM SHORT-LIVED
is stressed, however, that opera- tions have practically standstill in the north owing to the Yellow River floods.
On the other hand, in the Yangtze region the Japanese have Hiver reached Hukow, which is only about 125 miles from Hankow
International eireles the are inclined to the belief that the mom
10 holy of Japanese troops operating in the Yangtse Hiver region wil artvance along the river basin, but will turn south in an attempt to seize Nanchang, and thus isolate Bankows from Hongkong and Canten.
Titl
to see the landlord and asked for an
on
extension of time, as he had done in
that December last year. On
fur vasion, the plaintiff asked extension of time and also offered to pay an increase of rent, but the defendant gave him no reply
Tsang Sheung, a young cook em- played by the plaintiff, said he was in No 25 Tung Tau Street, ground floor, on April 20 last when a gan of men, led by the defendunt, forced Inta the factory. The entry plaintiff was away at the time, und plaintiff's son was also out, Witness tried to prevent them from entering. men pushed 11/23 but of the
A year ago, when the hostilities aside, slapped him on the face, Plingan, the Japanese freely talked thre
threw him out of the house.
They
and They
eta dedised incident in which three also seized all the goods in the far- on four divisions, each of some 10,000tory, and removed them roughly into
Witness did not re the backyard. men, would be involved lies ea that they would quickly com- Turn to the factory until his master's plete the severance of North Chtrin, retora from the country the next day,
cout atines, from China The case is proceeding. and that that would be the
Proper
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HARASSING JAPANESE
Herr, important military developi ments may soon be experted, and the opman is expressed in sume quarters! that the fall of Hankow will take place in about six weeks' time. winch Should the provinces still unoccupied by the Japanese Gral particularly Kwangtung Kwangst remain solidly behind Generalishinu Chiang Kai-shek, it is internationał ecles here that the struggle
indefintely, continue
despite probable loss of Hankow. probib
ל!
conviction of
and
will the
The view, however, is put forward that in the event of lankow falling. the Japanese will concentrate their
efforts on consolidating their gains,
IN HONAN
Chengchow, July 7. Whilst the major theatre of war has been shifted to the Yangise River
HONGKONG MINE
YIELD
Nielson & Co, Inc Managers for the Hongkong Mines, Limited, report 3.630 short dry tons of ore trended for the months of June; from which 610 dry short tons of lead con- centrates were produced, averaging 714 per cent, lead and 18.23 oz., silver per ton.
valley, Chinese troops and peasant | SHIP
attempls lo
cost Honun arc now corps furthur territory.—Trans- caergetically engaged in "mopping
up" the Japanese there.
and will desist fron Occupy Ocean.
OCCUPIED TERRITORY
Tokyo, July 0.
under Chinese territory now Japanese occupation totals 700,023 square miles, an area about twice that of Japan, according to a report issued to-day.
The Chinese population in this area is estimated at 100,000,000 people.
extend The war fronts in China about 1,400 miles, compared with the 400 miles Western Front in the Great War of 1914-18 and 145 mlle front in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. --Router Speetal.
MARKING THE DAY
Shanghai, July 7. To-day marks the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, which started with the Letkouchlao Incident on a Midsummer night on July 7.
AGROUND WITH BULLION ABOARD
Ottawa, July &. intelligence reports state that there Goki to the value of £300,000 was unloaded off a British about arc
10,000 Japanese troops secretly marooned in the flooded areas, most steamer in the St. Lawrence River of them being in Kwellch, Lanfeng ufter the vessel grounded. and Kaifeng, along the Lunghai Rall-!
way.
Constant surprise attacks by the Chinese have exacted a toll of some 4,000 Japanese tives during the unst month.
The gold was destined for London, from the Bank of Canada. It was transferred to another liner.--Reuter.
SHIPS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
The highways linking the various districts, together with the bridges,
The following ships are expected to have been leavily damaged by the Chinesc. Owing to disruption of be in wireless communication with cominunications, the marconed Jupan-Hongkong Race Station to-day:
Alhos 2. Haiyang, Kutang, Haitan ese units are sold to be running short
of the
Verde,
these have been the
For Colony Police Yet
the
Planu to equip the Hongkong Police Force with tear gas apparatus have been deferred, the Telegraphi was informed this afternoon.
Acting on suggestions by Colonial Office in London, the Hong. kong Government planned to pur- chase tear gas equipment for the Colony's Police Force last year, and the sum of $1,500 was included in the Police Department estimates for this purpose.
Since then, however, the Hongkong Government has been informest that experiments are being made in Eng- land with a view to producing more of British sausfactory
apparatus manufacture and the Police Depart- ment has decided to await the results of these experiments.
Insurgents Repulsed
E
Barcelona, July 0. A communique Issued by Loyalist
states that headquarters
violent fighting is proceeding in the Campillo sector of the Levant front, where the offering determined Loyalists redistance to the insurgents.
Insurgents, supported by attacked Villa Vieja in the Beebi were repulsed. Several sector, but Insurgent tanks were captured. Insurgent planes bombed village of Barraca.Trans-Ocean,
FLEET CRIPPLED
tonks.
Rome, July 6.
the
A report from Saragossa states (hat the Loyalist Beet was "completely crippled as the result of un Insur- gent ale bombardment off Cartagena.
The report asserts that the cruisers
Libertad, and Miguel de Cervantes
and the destroyer Almiran Tevaldes were struck by bombas repeatedly, all f being severely damaged.-United
Prese.
OLD MAN'S TALE TOUCHED HEART OF POLICEMAN
A 62-year old-man, who was stated to have induced a Police officer to give him $3 by falsely telling him he had lost his whole familly and pro- perty through the sinking of his junk, was sentence to six weeks' hard Inbour by Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of stealing Aberdeen.
Sergeant Estall, who prosecuted. said the defendant stole the sumpan Some weeks be- from n fish dealer. fore, he had given defendant $3 when he told him of the loss of his family.
# sampar
PEAK HOME ROBBED
ει
of the Capt. Masterson Emitlı,
the Royal Scots, has reported to Police
the loss of $100 worth of jewellery from his residence at 107 The Pleak.
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their dead and by eating nothing but took the Japanese guards completely eipnised to clelllang by their Morris Minor 8h.p., 2 Door
ALL
$775,00
of provisions, arms and ammunition. Sulsang, Potsdam, Conte
The Japanese trapped to the west fianchi, Hosang, Empress of Canada,
floorl Yellow River
are Donnu, Kidderpore. Hungry especially in dire distress. and haggard, they are roving about trying to dodge the flood and Chinese, first time since the Chinese Republic
USED CAR SALES had been born beame united in the attacks.
A fleet of 20 Japanese army trucks determination to offer real resistance Austin 7 h.p.. Tourer $285.00 loaded with milltary supplies was to the Japanese. That unity appears
$700.00 Mr. T. Parkinson, of the H.K.V.D.C.,
Chinese, both in China and abroad, ambushed by a Chinese guerilla unit to have hardened with every day of Opel 10 h.p. Tourer was admitted to Queen Mary Hos-
are marking the day by keeping on the highway linking Suitsien and the war--largely as a result of the Humber 12 h.p., Tourer $200.00 pital laat night after being knocked
three-minutes slience in honour of Techeng on the night of July 4. They Japanese methods of warfare. Prin Hillman 12 h.p., Tourer $200.00 down in Gorden Road, by n
driven by Lau lung.
vegetables throughout the day.
by surprise. The Japanese fied. deaths The taxi-driver told
the molestation by
by their raids, the
Saloon In Japan, there will be one minute's leaving come ten dend and wounded alr
soldiers of that Mr. Parkinson was crossing
women wherever they have Garden Road near Volunteer Head-silence, during which the Nation will and several damaged trucks behind.
offer prayers for Japan's war dead Central News.
advanced, and the "grorched Earth Ford V8, 4 Door
Saloon quarters when the accident occurred.
of the and the continued success
To-day the Japanese are understood pelley of razing whole villages in an Mikado's armies, fighting through to have one million men in the field effort to combat the guerilla menace. floods on the plains of Central China, in China Proper, excluding naval As a result, the Chinese Army
units. In addition there are some to draw on almost limitless supplies CHARITY GRANTS
CASUALTY ESTIMATE
300,000 men In
In Manchukuo, watch-of-man-power.
Politicians HIT HIGH MARK Accurate figures of the losses on ing the Soviet frontier.
As far as positional warfare has talking of the
gone, the Japanese love won one the two sides are unprocurable. It is in Tokyo are now Principally owing to the Sino- generally accepted in Tokyo, how-bution lasting doused by the fact victory after another, but none has ful sales we charge you 5%.
been decisive. Moreover, their Japoneso War, Hongkong's Govern- ever, that the Japanese losses too
ur. "fecters" to ment grants to charitable services approximately 40,000 kiled and 140,- that, contrary to precedent in recent various attempte
years, China did not stand still and
South China have proved Vialtors state that watch this latest attempt at further entirely abortive, principally owing Go wounded.
to The principal increase was to the who has not a relation or Intimate Alice Memorial and Affliated Hos-friend either killed wounded.
Or There are hospitals all over the pitals..
country packed to capacity.
Inst year exceeded the estimate of
182,927 by $31,093.
A total of $5,331 was also required for repatriating destitute persons, in- cluding several Europeans,
has been
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able
$1350.00
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Demonstrations Arranged→→→ Dial 31034.
Let us sell your car.
Success-
No Sato - No Chargo
there is scarcely a family in Japan alleration of her territory with only the strain of the campaign in the LAM'S GARAGE
a "face-saving" show of realstance.
UNITY HARDENED
Casualties on the Chinese aldo, of The opposing groups in China put course, have been far heavier. The inatde their differences and for the
North and the efficient defence pre- in the parations by the Chinese South.
After a year, the end of the war does not appear yet in sight,--Reuter.
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