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No. 15003
WEDNESDAY, 三拜禮,號四廿月八英港香
AUGUST
Hongkong Telegraph.
24,
1938. 日光廿月七
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1938 DUN LOP
YO YEARS OF GROWTH,
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2.000 Teeth
JAPANESE FORCE DOWN H. K. AIRLINER
COOL PILOT Japanese Storm Troops Suffer Severe Defeat
LANDS IN
WEST RIVER
14 Passengers All Safe; Gunboats Off To Rescue
DRAMATIC RADIO MESSAGE CAUSES TENSION HERE
"Japanese planes are chasing us."
This highly dramatic message was flashed to Kai Tak this morning at 8.35 o'clock by the pilot of the big Douglas airliner of the China Aviation Corporation, who was carry- | ing 14 passengers from Hongkong to Wuchow.
Three minutes later, while airport officials held their breaths, a second call came through from the airliner:
"Forced to land in river. All safe."
These were the first incidents in the most colourful and exciting chapter of the C.N.A.C.'s history.
The Douglus DCS lett Kai Tak at 8.04 m.in. 10-day with 14 passengers and quantity of mall and express Chingising vit freight bound for Wuchow. At 0.35 um, the pilot, Mr. H. L. Woods, an Americam, rautoed the message: "Japanese plants are chasing us."
Reports from the United Press indicated that at least * score p Japanese planes were flying over the this morning. Canton Delta early and it is evident that a squadron of these intercepted the airliner out of and bore her down to the Hongkong ground. Although the large plane is a land machine, it has a retractable undercarriage and it is possible to make a fairly good landing un smooth
water.
Foreign
Gunboats
to
May
Give Help Farcign gunboats have since been asked to safeguard the airliner.
Meanwhile, the Kwangtung Gov
send ernment is being pressed soldiers to the scane of the incident Yuctshing, 42 miles from Canton, und a short distance only from Maeno.
It is understood that a
a British gunboat is leaving Canton to pick up the stranded passengers and mail.
It is feared that Japanese
the
the planes may return and bomb machine, at present lying in shallow
water.
Inaccessible Spot
A search of the map reveals that Yuctshing is inaccessible prdinarily
INSURGENT ADVANCE
IS SWIFT
Many Prisoners In Tagus Drive
Saragossa, Aug. 23. The Insurgent army, advanc- ing at great speed, has occupied 260 square miles of territory in
three days on the Tagus front.
A large number of prisoners, In- cluding many officers, surrendered to the advancing Insurgents. Among the prisoners are the Headquarters Stuffs of three Loyalist divisions. Reuter.
PAID HEAVY PRICE
FAMOUS
- AIRMAN KILLED
Frank Hawks Dies After Crack Up
New York, Aug. 23. Frank Hawks, known as "The Human Bullet," died in hospital hero to-day after a plane crash.
He and a friend, who was critically injured, hit a line of telephone wires
feld near and spun into a Aurora-Router.
Enst
YOUTHFUL OFFICER DECORATED
Repulsed Besiegers Of Frontier Post
London, Aug. 23. To-night's London Gazette an- Barcelona, Aug. 23. nounces that His Majesty the King A Loyalist communique numita ahas approved of the award of the "slight Rebel advance" in the Ebro Military Cross to Lieutenant Godfrey sector but claims that this has cost Lerwill, of the 2nd Royal Battalion of the Ludhiana Sikhs, 11th Sikh "incalculable losses," including dozen Insurgent warplanes.-Reuter, Regiment of the Indian Army, for gallant and distinguished service in FIERCE FICHTING CONTINUES action on the Northwest Frontier,
Lieut. Lerwill was in command of and the sole British officer present
the front.
Bilbao, Aug. 23,
SHOPS CONTRIBUTING TO CHINA'S CAUSE have flown such banners as these, with their donations in banknotes attached to them, for several days past. L'olice propose to put a stop to the display of political slogans and placards which are likely to inflame feeling among Hongkong Chinese-Staff Photographer.
British
Trade
Pact with U.S. Now Certain
London, Aug. 23. Authoritative quarters in. Lon- don now consider that the Anglo-American trade negotia- tions are certain to come to a successini conclusion,
Some weeks, however, may clapse before the agreement takes final shape-Reuter Special.
AMBUSHES TAKING HIGH TOLL.
But Police Neatly Turn Tables
in
armed
London, Aug. 23. A Jew was killed and another seriously injured when a cart which they were trundling along the Jaffa highway was ambushed this morning. The Insurgent advance on the in the isolated Datta Khel scout post At midday a police patrol near by plane, and river or gunboats wilt Toledo front is making rapid pro- from May 10 until relieved on June Belsan was ambushed by an be requird to rescue the passengers.gress, according to reports from the 0. Between May 27 and June 6 a gang, but the police neatly turned
It not known whether
ia OL
large number of tribesmen attempted the tables on their ambuishers and with the Japanese Was General Saliquet's army advanced to besiege the post.
killed four of them. The pollee sus- encounter Wut it is thought the
the three miles yesterday in the Puente Two night attacks were made tained no casualties.
Argobispo seelor.
under cover of heavy rifle fire, but Shortly before midnight, Captain they were repulsed. Lieut. Lerwill, Oakley, of the Royal Scots, was The Ebro battle is also continuing though isolated and despite large killed by a innd mine explosion un with undiminished violence, and ap-numbers of the enemy in the vicinity.der a lorry in which he was travell palling Loyalist losses are claimed conducted a vigorous and skiitut de- ing near by the Insurgents:
fence, causing inany enemy ensun!- All villages behind the Loyalist ties.--British Wireless. lines are crowded with wounded. Further divisions are being formed in Barcelona for despatch to the front. -Trans-Ocean.
pursuit planes may have suspected that Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yunn and at present in Hougkeng, was among the passengers Actually, the passengers were mostly minor Government officials, very few of whom appeared on the passenger -list under their own names.
Interviewed
morning, ∙an official, representing the CN.A.C. Bald:
this
05
"I have no statement to make yet. We are awaiting instructions from Chungking where the head office la situated before we can release (Continued on Page 7.)
$20,000 Bail
In Heroin Case Set
Bail of $20,000
was allowed to Choung Lam, 18, unemployed, by Mr.
TELEVISION SETS COST MUCH LESS
RECONCILIATION NOT SOUGHT
Tulcarm
h. After travelling for about. the train was brought to mile,
D
V
DALADIER WORKING ASTUTELY
Anxious To Avoid Clash With Labour
Paris, Aug. 24.
M. Edouard Daladier's con-
HURLED BACK FROM CHINESE POSITIONS NORTH OF YANGTSE
But Claim to have Advanced In Southern Region
Hankow, Aug. 24.
The Japanese forces at Chianshan, on the north bank of the Yangtse, were repulsed after heavily shelling the Chinese positions and attempting to storm them yesterday, according to Chinese reports.
A large number of suddenly withdrawn Susung in the direction
Hungary's Treaty Applauded
Brings Stability To Mid-Europe
London, Aug. 24. Solid satisfaction prevades all editorial reaction in the London templated measures to modify the accord reached by Hungary morning papers with respect to the present 40-hour working and the Little Entente, by which week in France during the Hungary, at a critical mement "emergency period" are ex-
pected to be taken by simple in her history and the history of Europe, bidy fair to achieve
decree.
Thus the Prime Minister will avoid friendly relations with three of the necessity of Introducing and her neighbours for the first time debating a bill. Nor will there be since the Great War.
Japanese troops have from Hwangmei and of Taihu.-Reuter.
Fighting Near Juichang
With the Japanese Forces on the
Yangtse Front, August 24. Fighting their way through strong Chinese fortifications in the mountainous reglon south of the Yangise, Japanese forces advanced to within one kilometre of Julchang yesterday afternoon.
The Japanese advancing from the Aurth
rth continued their offensive on the walled town of Julchang all last night. The Chinese forces are now dropping back to their last lines of defence in the Juichang sector.
In sweltering heat, Japanese troops the marched through the hills southern side of the Yangtze yeater- day and broke through the Chiritin (Continued on Page 7.)
on
PRESS
STOP MINDANAO LEAVES FOR CNAC PLANE
Complete mystery surrounds the
the fate of the C.N.A.C. plane which was
any major departure from the principle of the 40-hour week The Daily Telegraph expresses the statute. But modifications of that opinion that I cannot be altogether statute, to allow French labour to an unintended coincidence that the work longer hours, would be con-agreement was revealed while trolled by competent authorities. Regent, Admiral Horthy, is being forced down by Japanese pursult
It is thought this
procedure, paid high honour by Germany.
pinnes this morning. which, according to Government
Since the second message, Intimat- circles will guarantee the entire The immediate consequences shoulding that the plane had landed and all
the influence maintenance of social reforms, may favourably
Czech-aboard were safe, was received, Kai allay the
the Sudeten German negotiations, the Tak of
has radio station apprehensions
Airport's Socialists and Communists.—Reuter. | Telegraph holds.
heard nothing from the machine,
From дл authoritative source,
IRON RULE ON CZECH FRONTIER
Fear Of Disorders In Sudeten Cities
ΟΤΙ
of
The Times describes the agreement
as another invaluable contribution to however, the Telegraph understands: In south-castern that China. National Aviation · Cor-. peace and stability, Europe. The methods by which poration is in communication with Germany had achieved the absorp- the machine via Canton. tion of Austria had helped to under- In this connection it is probable
that mine confidence, but insofar as the
the battery
operated radio. agreement has assisted in the reduc- transmitter which the plane would tion of local enmities, the Indirect have to use once it landed would be consequences may have been good- of insufficient power to reach Hong-÷ Reuter,
kong.
a
BIG FRENCH LOAN FOR CHINESE
+
U.8.8. Mindanao - sent out s call at 8 o'clock, thin afternoon for all officers and men, to re-embark and at 4 o'clock weighed unchar and left for the scéns of the forced
and last Aboard the Mindanao, “the Prague, Aug. 23, Early this morning a goods train
graph
understands, ......are Mossip, designed to Siringent measures bar-
Delaney and Tye, of Pon-American from Lydda was held up by a
the
Alrway and C.NAC respectively ricade across the tracks eight miles prevent political disorders
have frontier
been imposed by
reach from Jerusalem. · An
The Mindanao is expected armed gang.
Police on the town! of
the scene after nightfall to-night. shooting and killing the Arab State a of
the
escort, forced the Warnsdorf.
Fifteen passengers are aboard the policeman
Shanghai, Aug. 24. Similar
It is believed, measures, crew to alight from the train, and
The Hwatung News Agency, plane. Dr. Sun Fo intended to con set it in motion backwards down the will soon be applied to other parts of
tho Sudeten arca bordering the which is belleved to be closely nect with the plane but the Telegraph established at p.m. that although German frontier.
connected with the National he and his entourage checked out of London, Aug,2 23. standstill by the automatic vacuum Measures include prohibition of Government, reported yesterday the Peninsula Hotel at 6 o'clock this Count von Haugwitz-Reventlow brake.
political comments. in restaurants, that & 150,000,000 frane loan morning, Dr. Sun's staff is, at least,
still In the the above, Incidents offices or factories, prohibition has given the quiolus to reports,
Colony Reports of
Dr. Bun Fo's secretary
told the widely circulated since he met his were received at the Colonial Office political salutes by gesture or words, contract has been concluded be
Barbara wife, the former
Sun and the display of flags, pictures or tween China and France. Hutton, to-night-British Wireless,
Telegraph "Dr.
not For did heiress to the Woolworth fortune, on
Tother political symbols.
The report reveals that loan not leave by folther CNAC, OF the Venice Lido during the week-
Particularly stringent penalties are negotiations have been conducted in Eurasia plane, this morning, de has end, that a reconciliation was pend-
provided
in cases of exploitation of Paris between a representative of been reported. He is still in Hong
kong, and will not be proceeding; to n statement issued on behalf of ALSATIAN ATTACKS employees or dependants for political ME, T. Soong, Chairman of the
purposes or for exerting pressure China National Aviation Corporallon, Chungking for a few days, w Cheaper television sets will be an the Count declares that both parties
and agents of the French Banking Central News Agency // message Violations are punishable by fines Corporation.
from of Radio intend to seek a Danish divorce by EUROPEAN CHILD for poll gain.
Fo The object of the loan is to con- that. Dr. Olympia, which opens to-morrow,
arrived the An Alsatian dog owned by Mrs. E, ranging from 10 to 8,000 kronen--
struct a Arnold; of Duke Btreet, was sent to Trans-Ocean, ·
In the Eurasia plan
after Mataukok for observation yesterday,
Of the total, 128,000,000 francs will Hongki after it had bitten Enid, the daughter of: Mrs. Watson Boundary Str
ry Street,
be granted in rallway material The Eurasia, plane credits, while 30,000,000 francs. will by Kaly Airport of the Incident zi A Ens of $250 with the alternative on the left
ald in casha
to the ONMAC plane of ten weeks' imprisonment was child was treated at the Kow- rubowed on Tam fuis unemployed, joon Hospital F Brad Captain D. N. C. Tufnell has been The loan is secured on China's rail- en route to Hankos Mr. Fu Rdwards at Central,Magia. A spaniel owned by Mrs. Arnold, appointed Naval Attache to the Bri-way revenue and Bait Gabelle. Jook-out was kep
mto-day for potsession of ave which had come into contact with TULA Mbaisin in China, and Jroab, Beating interem of per cent, per mtchines
pim at the Can- the Almatian tent to the quarters in Tok 12 Demeline SPIRITY (e. (surcher Phil
kyus am from annum, the loan will be redeemed in I sightedralesetak ter karinale fox, ob
outstanding
London, Aug. 23.
feature
Some television sets will be priced H. Edwards at the Central Magistracy as low as 24, which compares with this morning, when he was charged 10 hitherto charged for, sets with possession of heroin pills and capable of receiving both sight and heroin powder af a house in Ateunton sound.
- Over: Kathousand workmen are sonroximato, working all richt. foʻnight, complet..
000;| ing striptísti
ing.
mutual consent--Reuter.
CAUGHT WITHÌ ÒPIUM
The
[NEW NAVAL ATTACHE
London, Aug. 23.
and Raliway between Kweichow | In
Hank Coort, however,