JAPANESE MASSING TROOPS
Steady Stream Of Transports Going Up Yangtse
DEMANDING JAPANESE APOLOGY
Major Takahashi Expresses Regret
London, Aug. 10. Following the incident neur the Hankow, Aug. 16.
Japanese Embassy in which a mem- Chinese airmen reported to-ber of the staff of the Embassy natched China Campaign Committee day that the Japanese are booklets and pamphlets from Miss continuing to transport troopa Sheridan-Jones, salstant organizer
Commitice, of the
#121 she was up the Yangtse in the direction of Kiukinng on a large scale.
The Chinese airmen observed over seventy Japanese vessels steaming upstream near Matang.
It is believed that the Japanese intend to land strong reinforcements renew neur Kiuklang in order to their advance in a westerly direction on Hankow, 140 miles away. offensive The Japanese Hwangmel, on the northern bank of the Yangtse, has been brought to a complete standstill owing to Roods, -Trans-Ocean,
COMPARATIVE LULL
distributing them in the streets, the
secretary of the Committee states that the matter will be reported to the Foreign Office,
al
THE HONGKONG
BRITISH GENERALS RETIRE
One Formerly In Hongkong
London, Aug
WEDNESDAY, TELEGRAPH,
BOMBER SHOT
DOWN
Chinese Gunners Surprise Raiders
1988 AUGUST, 17,
RADIO BROADCAST
Gretchaninoff Trio From
The Studio "POSTMAN'S KNOCK" One of the twelve Japanese planes 1.
Radio Programme Broadcast by which bombed the Cunton-Hankow railway shortly after noon yesterday ZBW' on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. was brought down by Chinese anti-and on Short Wave from 1-2.10 p.m. aircraft fire when the raiders, recon- and 8-11 p.m. on 9.62 m.c's. per noltringe
over the Canton-Samshul second. railway after their destructive mis-
A further stage in the operation of the new conditions for Army officers, announced by the Minister for War, Mr. L. Store-Belinha, in the House of Cominona on July 20, was marked in the London Gazette announcement to-day of Staff Omcers.
the
retirement of 13 Generation, were
6.0 Bralims-Symphony No. 3 In suddenly freeted by F Major, Op. 90,
Played by Willem Mengelberg and anti- unexpected and vigorous
anu-
6.30 Brahms Bongs, aircraft shells, according to local His Concertgebouw Orchestra,
ports from Canton.
An Die Nachtigall, Op. 40, No. 4 Chinese press reports
Taken entirely by surprise eleven of the Japanese planes climbed up (Holly); Verrut, Op. 103; No. 3
Alexander (Lemcke) inmediately and escaped, while the badly damaged bomber fell in the
Kipnis
vicinity of Chongpin vilinge, Namho! Plano with Gerald Moure at the
the include Major General G. T. Raikes, auhorities, who proceeded to thej (Kalman)....Edith Lorand and Her
The Ching Campaign Committee will ask for an apology from the the Einlassy, Japanese
Through Foreign Office, and will also protest to the Japanese Ambassador.
Informed was Renter near
Japanese Embassy that the question of any action in the matter has not Major been considered. yet Takahashi, the Japanese Military Attache who was involved in the incident, has already expressed his regret at what he did in the heat of the moment.--Rruter.
Shanghai, Aug. 17. A comparative lull exists on the Yangise front, and Japanese activity has largely been confined to air force operations.
OFFICER RELEASED
London, Aug. 15.
the Major Takahashi,
Military Apparently the Japanese Army incessant
Attache at the Japanese Embassy, was command hur ordered an aerial bombardment
Chinese questioned at the Marylebone Police of
the Station to-day regarding the incident
outside the Embassy. navals
of
positions
both Bide
of Jand ant
Yangtze in preparation for
sumpton
operation-Trans-Ocean.
LINDBERGH AND WIFE WILL TOUR IN RUSSIA
Moscow, Aug. 16.
IL'-
Major Takahashi was alleged to have struck Miss Sheridan-Jones in the face as she was distributing China Campaign Committre leaflets outside the Embassy.
The offteer was released after be- ing questioned by the pullee.-United
I'vali,
Noted Plane Designer Passes Away
district. The airmen were found in the wreekage by the local
General Sir George Jeffreyn and General Sir Harry Knox retire and Lleutenant-Generals Sir Hugh. Elles, Sir Sir Walter Pitt-Taylor, and
ras Reginald Illdyard become Generals. General Sir Hugh Elles retires on Gen
0.46 Light Orchestral Selections. promotion.
The Countess Maritz-Potpourri reuring General OMeers who are
dead
Viennese Orchestra; Die Fledermaus spot. who was in Hongkong until 1931 05 Offeer Commanding the South Wales
(Granados).... It is also reported that one Japan-The Dat)-Waltz (Johann Strauss): Borderers. Others reilring are Licu-
Danse Espagnole ese pursuit plane crashed from Edith Lorand and Her Viennese Or- tenant-Generals Sir Henry Karsiake,
great height, probably owing to a Sir Arthur McNamara, Sic Geoffrey
fire, at Kwongkachi, in the Nomhot chestra.
7.00 Closing local Stock Quota- Sir Bertie Fisher, and Howard,
district at one o'clock Monday, The
tions. Major-Generals E. O. Lewin, R. J.
wrecked plane was transported to
7.08 B.B.C.
Recording - "FORI- Commings. 11. A. Lewis and A. Fatsinn for exhibition yesterday,
Knock." Ransome-Reuter.
and the Japanese pilot was buried.
A
Di original Musical new Comedy written by Claude Hulbert, Paul England and John Watt; with music by Harry 5. Pepper, played by Sydney Baynes and is Band; The play produced by John Watt in the London Studios of the British Broad- ensling Corporation. Cast:--Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell, Percy Parsons, Anona Winn. Harry Long- hurst, Cyril Smith, Philip Wade, C. Denier Warren, Jane Carr.
AIR FORCES OF EMPIRE CO-OPERATE
London, Aug. 16.
For the first time in history a unit of Dominion air force has be come allied to a unit of the Royal
Air Force,
of
The Air Ministry announces that His Majesty the King has approved of No. 21. "City of Melbourne," Squadron of the Australian Citizch Air Force being allied to No, 000, "City of London," Fighter Squadron of the
Air Lord
is honorary Air Com- modore of the London squadron while
Governor Lord Huntingfield, Victorin, is honorary Air Commodore Milan, Aug. 16. of the Melbourne Squadron., Romeo.
The Australian Citizen Air Force Nicola
Imous Italian
organisation composed On their flight across Europe they
motor-car and aeroplane designer, is will halt at St. Inglevert for luncheon
died here to-day-Router Special. Volunteer airmen who, in time of and will stay overnight at Warsaw,
Nicula Romeo WRA personal war, could be called in for internal Col. Lindbergh is visiting Russla
friend of Mussolini, who admired the defenec.-Reuter, annual primarily to witness the Soviet aerial display at Tushing Air-wit and capability of the smart port. He is expected to arrive there Neapolitan engineer and motor-car
magnate, on Wednesday.
Col. Charles and Mrs. Lindbergh have left Lympne Aerodrome in Eng- land on an extended tour of Soviet Russia.
After witnessing the aerial dia play, Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh wit spend reveral days in Mosen and will then make flights to various parts of the Soviet Union.
During the entire stay in Russia. Col. Lindbergh will not be bother- ed by either Soviet or foreign cur- respondents. The Soviet Govern- in ment has forbidden interviews deference to the American's wish- United PreRD.
SLOVAK LEADER
IS DEAD
Born at Sant'Antimo, April 28. 1876, Romeo graduated from the University of Nuples as an engineer and at first started teaching muthe- matics. Ambitious as all Neapoli- tans, he soon abandoned his scholars and went to Milan where he opened invented and produced a factory and an electric perforator which Was large scale during the work used on on the tunnel of the Sempione, the under the longest railroad tunnel Alps. Soon after he built his est motor-car.
At the outbreak of the World War, factories und Romeo enlarged his transformed them into military ur- senals, building tanks, trucks, planes and machine-guns. After the pence of 1918 he continued building alr- the for A Jurke Italian government.
[{2}- tity of the arms used during
the Italo-Ellopian conflict the
were ducts of Nicola Rumeo's factories.
planes and mael
machine-gung
pro-
car
an
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ALTERS WATER CONNECTION WOMAN HAS OPTION
OF GAOL OR FINE
A fine of $25 with the alternative of two weeks' hard labour was im- posed on a woman, Wat Ching, of Gloucester Road, for altering a ser- vice connected to the waterworks supplying filtered water to No. 78 Morrison Road, without per- mission of the Water Authority "bo- tween June 8 and July 18.
Big Aircraft Factory For Manchester
craft
London, Aug. 16.
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maan's
0.0 Tisne Weather and Announce- ments.
Humorous
A new £1,000,000 factory for the 8.03 Russian Programme.
Russian Folk Dances (Lindow) — construction of the latest types of
Christmus aircraft will be entrusted to Messrs.1, Religious Chant; A. V. Roe & Co., the well-known air-Carol-Kolyada Maleda; 3. Plaintive Song-The Newton Melody; manufacturers, eath, Manchester, according to an Buzzing and Bitlag of the Gnatel announcement to-day by Sir Kingsley Leopold Stokowski and the Philadel
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London, Aug. 17. British acroplane works at Newton London Symphony Orchestra
daeted by Albert Coates. Chanson Heath, near Manchester, will be in- Inoue (Song of India-"Sadler"--
to double their reared
present Rimsky-Korsakov
Amelita Gaili next twelve Curci (Soprano). Doubinushka (Arr. capacity within the months, according to the Secretary Rimsky-Korsakov) ...
phony Five thousand workers are already Coates. for Air. Sir Kingsley Wood, employed in the wurks.
Orchestra.
London Sym- conducted by Albert
Melodie Russe Alexandre Kou-
In addition, a second large aircraftssorgsky,' with Orchestra con-
factory is to be erected at Manchester ducted by Elle Cohen,
at
Ocean.
cost of £1,000,000.--Trans-
China Customs Office Will Operate Here
Beginningt uft next Monday dutiable articles carried by passen!!!» ers of the China Aviation Corpora- tion or Eurasia planes for China will be subject to Chinese, Customs duties, the local office of the according Chinese Aviation Corporation.
Upon instruction of the Ministry the Chinese Customs of Finance authorities have decided to open an offee in Hongkong to levy these dulics.
Mr.
A. I.
1. Cash, overseer of the Waterworks Department, said that a cross connection had been made to the flush system in the premises. In the present case, the offence had been committed more or less in ignorance, but it was important that water-pipes With another engineer named Alfabe laid in accordance with the regula he devised his famous racing
It is pointed out that the new re- for the con- ulation is mainly Alfa-Romeo which has reaped laurelations
Cheng Kwok-sang, of 78 Murrisonvenience of passengers whose duth on European racing tracks for the
Hill Ro
Rond, was summoned for alterable articles were formerly subject to Jast six
yours. He gave large rums for relief working or permitting to be altered, a customs duties upon their arrival in
and hospitals service connected to the waterworks opened schouts
Altered water to hio throughout the nation. Although he
supplying did not lead a political life, Nicola premises between June 0 and July 18 Thousands of peasants from the reighbourhood waited patiently out-Romeo was an ardent Fascist and was without permission of the Water Au-
Prague, Aug. 16. Father Andrej Hlinka, leader of the
Peoples' Catholic Slovak
Far (Slovak Autonomists) died to-night.
A mediant bulletin issued an hour before his death stated that he passed a quiet night, but that continuous loss of strengh had severely taxed his re- sistance.
side the presbytery of the little town of Rosenberg, awaiting news of the leader.
Following Father Ilinka's death the Czech Supreme Defence Council d a 30-minute meeting, but decided that the situation did not call for any special measures.-Reuter and Trans- Ocean.
British Army Lorry Hits Land Mine
Jerusalem, Aug. 17.
and two officer A Brilish soldiers Vere killed yesterday when mlillary lorry which was Icading a group of four vehicles struck a land mic and blown to pieces,
A
Was
of д Following the shooting British officer on the highway be- tween Jerusalem and Bethlehem Last week, 35 Bedoulas allegedly implicated in the ambush have beeri arrested.-Trans-Ocean.
TWO COLLISIONS
IN KOWLOON.
Two collisions between vehicles occurred in Nathan Road yesterday.
in
A car driven by Mr. F. C. Tregillus collided with another driven by Chung Kee near Prince Edward Road.
one of the passenger Chiu Fong, 37, was slightly in- cars jured on a result, but refused to go to hospital for treatment.
A
and
A second summons against him alleged that he had wilfully misused filtered water.
made a Serator by Mussolini in 1929.thority. He was extremely proud of the fact that Mussolini almost always drove an Alfa-Romeo.-United Press.
Temperature Highest Since June
The highest maximum temperature since June was registered yesterday,
Inuched. when i was
Last night the minimum was 79, and this mor- the thermometer recorded 83, with humidity at 81 per cent.
A negligible amount of rain fell during the past 24 hours making the year's total rainfall 40.30 inches, compared with on averages of 01.33 inclies.
The Royal Observatory weather re- port, fasued this morning, stated that the anti-cyclone remains in the Pacifie to the cast and north-east of Japan. Pressure in relatively low over China.
i
Mr. W. C. Hung, of Deacons, up- peared for Cheng, and pleaded not guilty to both summonses, They were accordingly adjourned to 2.30 pan. on September 13.
HEIR EXPECTED IN ALBANIA
Tirana, Albania, Aug. 16. Court circles state that Queen Geraldine is enceinte,
The birth of an heir to the throne of Albania is expected early in 1930.
United Press.
-Queen Geraldine married King Zog of Albania early this year.
H.M.S. KENT ON
HER WAY HERE
HMS. Kent, Bagship cruiser
China,
TWO INJURED. IN FIGHTS
8.35 Studio Gretchaninoff Trim Lewis (Violin), Ettore Pellegatti (Ceils) and E. O'Neil. Shaw (Piano).
9.0 Orchiesical.
Dance Of The Tumblers Snow
Maiden"-Rimsky-Korsa Storm Music ("Ivan The Rimsky-Korsak)
("The
London Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Albert Damnation Of Contes.
Faust (Beriloz, Op. 24); Rakoczy March Samson And Delilah Bacchanale
Philadel (Act 3-Saint-Saens) phin Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski.
9.17 Negro Spirituals.
I'te Been Buked; Gwina Lay Down Go My Lite (Art. Edna Thomas) Down, Mases (Arr. Edna Thomas)
Edna Thomas (Soprano) with Piano. Negra Spiritual Medley- Intro: I'm a rolling and Sing-a-Ho!! Hall de Crown; Joshua nt de Battle ob Jericho; I got a robe; Oh Lord done; De Gospel Train; Black Sheep; Heav'n bells are ringin'; 'il hear de Trumpet sound; Swing low; Walk Paul Robeson together, children..
His Hylton and (Bass) and Jack Orchestra.
9.30 London Relay-The News, 9.50 Varicly And Dance Programme. Fax-Trots-I'm Happy When You're (From 'Hide and Seek); Happy
Lovely (From "Hide She's My and Seek'). Ronnie Munro and vocal refrain. Is Orchestra with
Govern- Penny On Humorous--Mr. ment Service (M. Molsetwitsch) Richard Goolden: Doris Anthony Eustrel: Rani Waller; Glynn Suffering from an injury to the Jones. Fox-Trot-1 Saw A Ship A- Greatest Mis- Salling: Waltz The eye inflicted during a light yestertake Of My Life .. Henry Jacques day, a 15-year-old boy, Kong Ping, was taken to the Queen Mary Hos with Ills Correct Dance Tempo Orch. Vocal-Roses In December (From pital.
'Life the Party'); Waterlilies In The Moonlight (Pease, Rose, Stock)
A man, Sit King-chuen, 37, was taken to the same hospital with an injury to the scalp sustained during a fight with several other persons at
an oil store in Tokwawan.
of
1).
and the neighbouring sens, and the. the China Fleet, now on her way out typhoon is moving slowly northward to the Far East following re-fitting. has arrived in Singapore, and is ex- into the Yellow Sea.
is:-South-west pected in Hongkong about September Local forecast winds, modernte; fair generally, local 5, showers.
From here HIM.S. Kent will pro- ceed to Weihalwel, where she will take over the Commander-in-Chief's. Dag from H.M.S. Cumberland.
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1 p.m.
- 2.30 p.m.
PROGRAMME
Spanish Lustspiel. Ouverture Keler-Bela
1.
So
2. My Dream, Waltz Olav Trygvason
The Moon (From A Day at the Josephine Baker with
Sunset In "Vienna Sunsel')
Burglars were active in the que 1938); A, Message From The Man In ters of the European staff Taikou Dockyard yesterday.
Mr. Grunburg, Club Chambers, Races') reported that jewellery and money Orchestra, Fox-Trots You're Look- I'm Looking For to the value of $112 was stolen from ing For Romance,
Vienna
(From his room between midnight and Love:
Brian Lawrance A similar report was made by Mr. and His Lansdowne Orchestra with Brian Lawrance. The Pictures McColgan, also of Club Chambers, vocal chorus, by who had a cigarette case, a razor and Sketch —
Going To & West)
The Two 'Reynell
and a fountain pen, valued at $15, stolen (Reynell
Cockney Kids (Ethel, Gracie
West). Fox-Trots Bluc Hawell (From 'Waikiki Wedding'); Sweet Is The Word For You (From Walkiki Wedding') Eddie Carroll and The Casani Club Orchestrn with vocal refrain,
front hlm.
WORKMAN DIES AFTER FALL
While at work in a godown under construction at Lalchlkok yesterday, #70-year-old workman, Mong Tung, with fell from a scaffokling. He was taken
11.0 London Relay-Hunted by Kurdy.
A talk by Commander O. Locker Lampson, D.5.0., M.F. 11.16 Close Down.
HIT BY TAXI
New York, Aug. 18. The Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Atholl was alightly damaged above
The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication the water-line to-day when a liston occurred with a freighter. the Hongitong Radio Station to-day: to the Kowloon Hospital, where he
The Duchess of Atholl was en route
Pierre Loti; Forafric; Behar; died. New York trom Montreal with Tibadak; Chongte; Hailee; La Plata Another workman, Mong Tim, 10,
Maru; Aramis; Ping Wo; Tingsong; was injured while at work at Waglan A youth, Wong Ho-lin, 18, was Another collision occurred near the over 700 passengers aboard when the
He was brought knocked down by a taxi driven by Yochow; Emoress of Canada; Chitral; Island yesterday. Kowloon Motor Bus Company build-collison occurred. There were ing, when a motor bus and a private casualties.
Queen Mary Hospital with a frac- yesterday. car were involved. No-one was in-i
tured wrist.
Queen Mary Hospital. jured.
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