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JAPANESE PRAISE ALLEGED TERRORIST
STARTLING
REVELATIONS
IN SHANGHAI
Assassin
Confesses
Murder Ordered By Pro-Japanese Chief
NEWSPAPER SCOFFS AT
SETTLEMENT POLICE
Shanghai, Aug. 18.
Chinese Guerillas Recapture Vital Centre
BRITISH
Further startling revelations regarding the recent terrorist activities in the International OFFICER
Settlement were provided to-night with the KILLED arrest by Municipal Police of a self-confessed assassin.
FURTHER OUTRAGES
IN PALESTINE The terrorist, who was arrested in the International Settlement, confessed to the police
London, Aug. 17.
to the joined that he had
To-day's telegram a secret society-the
Palestine) its head-Colonial Office from
states that the British officer! "Huangtao Society"--which had quarters in a hotel in the Japanese portion of the killed by a land-mine which ex- ploded under a military lorry in Settlement, Hongkew. This hotel is also the the Aere district was Lt. R.
Manchester headquarters of the "Reformed Government" Grifiths of the
Regiment. officials living in Shanghai.
Later,
At first, said the terrorist in his confession to the police, he was paid $30 a month as a “Third Class" member of the organisation. after he had committed a murder under orders from the society, he was promoted to the rank of "second class" member, at a salary of $50 month.
The terrorist also revealed that the head of the society was a notorious Yoh-King. ex-convict named Zang
an enormous 22-stone Chinese who
is alleged to have personally given j the orders for assassinations and aets of terrorism.
To-day the Japanese newspaper Tung Shanghai Mainichi publishes a eulogy of the activities of Zang under the heading "Zang Yoh-tsing, Father Goes Government, of Reformed
in the PERCO
Chinng Overthrow
Ahead to Establish
Orient and to Kai-shek."
Scoffs At Police
NEW UNIT
FOR H.K. DEFENCE DUE SOON
a
Mighty Little War Craft To Guard This Port Probably the first of several
Two soldiers of the same Regiment
were injured by the explosion, which completely wrecked the lorry.
FIRST TO ANSWER CALL for emergency duty in Shanghai in the recent war anniversary crisis, were the men of the Armoured Car Company and the Russian Regular Detachment' of the S.V.C. They did effective work in the Louza and Cen- tral Districts. In this picture the patrol is stretching its legs after hours of riding through the rain, which, incidentally kept mischief-makers indoors with the bulk of the population.
COLONY MAY FACE ONE OF DRIEST
YEARS OF HISTORY
Unless an abnormal amount of rainfall comes during the next three months, 1938 promises to be one of the driest years in the history of Hongkong.
To date 40.39 inches of rain have fallen in the Colony, but normally it can expect only another 16 inches during Shortly before mihight yesterday the remainder of the year. If this normal rainfall is a party of armed men, estimated at
thirty, penetrated the Nablus not exceeded it will probably be the driest year since was 55,758 urban police station and stole four 1901 when the total rainfall for the year rifles and some ammunition.
Simultaneously, the jail Labour inches. camp at Athlit was attacked by a inspector
gong, witich abducted a Jewish police
and his wife and three children and his mother-in-law, and stole two rifles.
a British During the allock
Arab warder pector and wounded-British Wireless.
DUTCH TUG OVERDUE
So far 1938 is 21.43 inches below the average.
In making comparative figures, it in 1933 is interesting to nole that ins-only. 40 inches of rain fell up to the end of August, but there was an last abnormal rainfall during the
of the year, #2 inchies
were
The Secretary of the Netherlands Harbour Works has reported to the the tur: Harbour Ofee here that Reinier is many hours overdue in Hongkong.
The Reinier is cominunded by Captain de Schipper, a Dutchman, After scoffing at the Shanghaif
and carries a crew of ten Chinese.
She lett Municipal Police for their desire to
here at midnight of Interview Zang, the paper gleefully'
August 16 for Bocca Tigris and was declares: "Zong has not been seen
duc back at dam. yesterday with a presumably in south of Soochow Creek since the spring and he is not likely to appear such vessels for this station, carge of limestone,
one of the British Navy's fast tow. there again."
A statement issued by the owners motor torpedo boats is already said: The 40-ten tug Reinier of the la 24 hours overdue in of Its arrival is not yet known.
Hongkong from a trip to Bocca
The Municipal Police are (Continued on Page 7.)
now
following up a new clue with the dis-1on its way here, though the date Neds Harbour Works, Co., ofi
MUTINEERS MAY MOVE
"Doomed Battalion"
Worries Shanghai
Shanghal, Aug. 10.
The naval authorities announced Tigris. It is thought that Japanese
three istered as compared with being
the normal 16 inches. It should be pointed out that the maximum rain- fall during one year is 119.715 inches, minimum 45.835 and the normal,
inches.
the 15.
5.150
The
Yesterday 03 of an inch was re- corded, while maximum temperature was 87, and the minimum last night 79. This morning the temperature was 81 and humidity was 85 per cent. Royar Observatory Weather stated report issued this morning that a weak anti-cyclone covers the China and Pacific to the east of Japan. de pression covers south Hongkong, The typhoon is over moving north-north- cast, north Korea,
Locat forecast fs:-South-west winds, moderate; cloudy, showery.
New Flying
to-day that this little fighting craft warships are responsible for the Boat For
was aboard a merchantman, bound delay.
here, and that it was possible others It will be remembered that some
would be despatched In the near five months ago, the Reinler was Empire Routes
future.
stopped by a Japanese destroyer but Manned by a crew of two officers was later allowed to proceed.
and eight men, these torpedo boats weigh approximately 15 tons and are all-weather verscis, capable of a
speed of over 40 knots, and of doing ROYAL COUPLE
A very effective job against bigger
ships, according to
to their designers.
Members of the mutinous "Doomed Sixteen of them can be built for
Battalion" may shortly be removed cost of one destroyer.
They
the
ore
to another site inside the Inter-shallow draft bonts, and consequently national Settlement in an effort to can skim over minefields. curb activities such as those which
and
IN EGYPT
Flights Across Atlantic In Octobor
Big Calendar For August
Criminal Trials
JAPANESE GARRISON ABANDONS TSINAN AFTER LONG BATTLE
Railway Service Disrupted by Roving Shantung Bands
Shanghai, Aug. 18,
Chinese reports state that Chinese irregulars have reoccupied Tsinan, capital of Shantung province, and junction of the important railways leading to Tientsin, Tsingtao and Hsuchow, says the United Press.
Severe fighting has been proceeding in the neighbourhood for over a fortnight, during which times the irregulars succeeded in entering the walled city of Tsinan-which in normal times has a population of over a million-at least twice. Now, apparently, the Chinese have driven the Japanese completely from the city.
JAPANESE SUFFER REVERSE
Chinese Forestall
Eastward Push
Malweiling, Klangsi, Aug. 18. Chinese troops at Hsingtze on the west share of Payang Lake defeated the Japanese at Kulang, less than 25 kilometres south-east of Kiuklank, in
Berce counter-attack yesterday, killing more than 100 Japanese and capturing about ten strategic hills in the vicinity.
It is said that the Chinese had learned of the Japanese intention to push from Kutang to Hsingtze und thence turn eastward to cut the
Railway Nanchong-Kiukfang
south kilometres Tchun, 53 Kiukiang, and struck Orst before the out their invaders could carry scheme.
JAPANESE
ARREST FRENCH
at
of
of
No oficial confirmation, of course, can be obtained of the Chinese re- purls, but it is significant that yester- day's train from Tientsin to Tsinan was forced to return to Tientsin,
During the Battle of Taierehwang nd the subsequent battle for Hsu- chow und the Lunghai Railway, Tsinan was the headquarters of the
panese
command. Through t the entire Japanese northern
reinforcements
army
supplies.
and
war
Recently, guerillas in Shantung, who ate said in some quarters to now number almost half a million men, captured Japanese supply train en route from Taingiao to Tsinun, gaining a haul of supplies and ammunition that led to renewed (Continued on Page 7.)
STOP PRESS
GERMAN TRADE GAINING
London, Aug. 10. The unfavourable indications of German economic conditions have been somewhat relieved by the for- showing cign trade returns for July, exports of Greater Germany for that month to amount to 470,000,000 marks, representing an increase of 33,800,000 marks over June.
The Japanese have now been re- enforced and are counter-attacking A total of eleven cases are with the support of a number down for trial at this month's bombing planes.-Central News. Criminal Sessions, which com- mence at 10 a.m. on Monday, Among the cases is August 22. that of a European police lance- police constables, who are charg- sergeant and three Chinese ed on two counts of conspiring to commit an offence punishable by law. The cases for trial are: Chan Hing-kong, and Lau Shing, charged with conspiring to commit an offence, two counts of uttering counterfeit coins, and one count of possession of counterfeit coins;
Lau Lau, and Li'Kel, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm;
Charles Hossack Telfer, Leung arrested by Japanese soldiers in importa la mainly in Chi, Mak Kong-lu and Sun Kul, the Legation Quarter before charged on two counts of conspiring dawn yesterday. to commit an offence punishable by law;
SOLDIERS
Two
Despite
Imports totalled 472,500,000 marks, a decrease of 13,100,000 marks.
Greater Germany's unfavourable rade balance has thus been reduced from 49,400,000 in June to 2,600,000 marks in July.
Finished goods dominated the in- Peiping, Aug. 18.
crease in exports, with a rise of The decrease in French soldiers were 34,700,000 marks.
foodstuffs,
a request by the Im- LA Hon, alles Li Hon-gang, charged French Embassy for the with unlawful posucssion of arms medinte release of the two men, and amanuntulen;
Au Kam, charged with unlawful they were still held at 6 p.m.
Why they were arrested by possession of arms and ammunition;
Ng Kwan-yuen, charged with 08- the Japanese is not yet known.——
United Press. soult with intent to rob;
Chu Ching, charged with robbery by two or more;
New Cruiser Is Due Here
London, Aug. 17. It is expected that the "Cabot" the first of eight stream-lined Empire flying bonts now in construction for
Wong Lol, allas. Wong You, Wong Calro, Aug. 17.
of Imperial Airways will emerge from
Man Ylu, Wong Hop allas Wong The Duke
Duchess and
the Short Aircraft factory in the near
Chuen, and Sbum Wing, allas Sum Gloucester arrived at Alexandria by future.
Wing, all separately charged with They carry multiple machine-guns airplane from Port Said to-day, en The "Cabot" and her sister ships breach of a Deportation Order.
can be loaded to a gross weight of culminated in the recent haul of arms and two eighteen inch torpedo tubes route for their holiday in Kenya.
0180 carry depth Shortly after their arrival they can Iammanlilon during a raid on the and they muy
charges,
called on King Farouk and took 53,000lbs., 12,000lbs, more than the standard Empire dying boats now in
the Tasman Sea
The city class cruiser, HMS. Powered by three 12-cylinder afternoon tea at the Palace. cais understood that the Shanghai
use between England and Australia, service and over the
re- between Australia and New Zealand. The new machines may be After spending to-night at
H.M.S. obylating
relief for thus
The "Cabot" is scheduled to make Cardiff, which is on the way to Muulcipal Council authorities favour Napler engines, each of 500 horse-
return flights between England and Hongkong as a moving the prisoners to another con-power, the little Hornets are easily British Embassy, where the Acting
manoeuvred.
Premier attended a dinner in their fuelled in mid-air,
New York, going by way of Foynes, Capetown, which recently sailed for centration camp.
The famous racing driver, Mr. honour, the Royal couple are leaving landing stages on the flights to the
The now flying' boais will be Dotwood and Montreal, before the England, is expected to arrive in the
Colony on August 20. When the move is completed the
employed on the commander of the Battalion, Hsia Herbert Scott-Paine of the British for Kenya to-morrow by Imperial For East and Australia.
trans-Atlantic end of October-British Wireless. Ching yum, is likely to be returned Power Boat Company, Southampton, Airways regular passenger plane to
Kenya-British Wireless. is the designer and builder. to his unit.---Reuter.
It
raw materials and semi-finished goods increased. though purchases pi These figures, however, are not con- warrant the sidered suicient to supposition that there is a change in the general tendency for imports to increase and exports to contract on contractions of the world market. Router.
FIVE CASES OF CHOLERA
The cholera epidemic in Hongkong Avo Cases were reported during the past. 24 houre, making the total for the year 336.
continues. A further
The 800th ease of dysentery was notified yesterday, and one case of enteric fever was also reported.
(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)
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