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No. 15424
五拜雞號六十月九英港香
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CALLS
RESERVES
TO THE COLOURS
WAR WOULD HIT
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood, Sept. 15.
Motion picture studios gre speeding up productions in chicla English actors appear, fearing that a war in Europe woul Jarce weithdrawal of some actors,
It was learned that last month the British Government secretly instructed reserve oficers to pre- jare instant nation.
Warner Brothers
wonli
ha hardest hit because it is now fiming a story about the Royal Air Force. The actors include Basil Rathbone, David Manners, Donald Crisp and Michael Brook, alt British reserve oficers,
CZECHS
UP
CALL TROOPS
Prague, Sept. 16. HE action of the Prague THE
Government in calling
66
'Big Four" See
His Majesty: Commons Called
A
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the Cabinet, which will be held at No. 10, Downing Street as soon as the Prime Minister returns from Germany to-day, will precede the immediate convocation of Parliament-the first time Parlia- ment has been called for a special session since the Abdication of King Edward VIII, and the third time since the Great War.
Since his return from Balmoral Castle, His Majesty the King has received the Big Four of the Cabinet. They include the Minister for Defence, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
A general exodus of Czechs from the Sudeten areas, up reservists has already and of Sudetens from the Czech areas, has commenced in assumed large proportions, Czecho-Slovakia, indicating the increasing according to the German regarding possible hostilities on a general scale.
nervousness
News Agency, which states
that many industrial con-
cerns have been deprived of
50
per
cent. of
their
EARLIER REPORTS ON THE CRISIS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 7.
employees.
The action of Czecho-Slovakia in
The calling up of reservists!
affects all conscript classes from
calling up
1894 onwards. In some parts Reservists has already assumed large proportions, streets are impassable because according to German reports. All conscript classes from
of long columns of motorised 1894 onwards have been called to the Colours. detatchments. Almost all roads
and bridges of importance are
Tension has grown with the issuing in Prague of
closed and occupied by the miili-warrants for the arrest of Herr Henlein and other
tary.
On all roads vehicles are being Sudeten leaders, who will be charged with Treason.
held up and subjected to search and
many lorries and buses, besides WAR RISKS TERMINATED
numerous private
earn and cycles.
have been requisitioned. In the
Sudeten arcas schools are, almost without exception, closed following
London, Sept. 16.
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
16, 1938. 日三廿月七閏
Taxi creed Czechoslova HERE are opponents of the
kia's Sudeten Gorman area, and many of them arc Germans. Clenched fists in this picture were raised by Social Democrats de- monstrating at Chodau, Western Bohemia. They showed their resentment of Konrad Honicin and "Hitlor interference" and braved a clash with Nazis.
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DUN
LOP
SO YEARS OF GROWTH /
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
Tragic Death Leap
By Ship's Fireman
Colony's Biggest Drought Causes Concern
Chinese Finance Mission
Washington, Sept. 15.
Omicials here understand that a, financial mission is on His way here from Chins for conversa- flous with American monetary authorities. However, they state that they have no official informa- tion..
This may well explain the four mysterious Chinese passengers who this week have flown across the Pacific in the Pan American Airways clipper.-United Press.
100 MILLION
A meeting of Lloyds underwriters has decided to give CHINESE
the refusal of parents to send their 48 hours' notice of the termination of all contracts cover-
children to them,
Posters, according to this mes- sage, bearing mobilisation orders have been sent to the burgomasters of nearly alf towns and larger villages with instructions lo refrain from wing them for the time being. -Trans-Occan.
Streams Of Refugees
Prague, Sept. 10.
of the Czechs over the present situation is evidenc ed by the arrival here of thousands!
The nervousness
ing war risks,-Reuter.
Warrant For Henlein
Prague, Sept. 16. A warrant for the arrest of Hør
Ilenicin, Konrad
leader
the of Sudeten German Party, has been Issued by the Czecho-Slovakian Government in Prague.
All other leaders of the Sudeten Party are being similarly treated, and warrants have been issued for many the of the leading figures among Sudetens
of Czech officials and their wives and According to an official statement
will be able to serve the warrants.-- Trans-Occan.
ARE WAR
Parliament Assembling REFUGEES
London, Sept. 16.
It is learned that Parliament will: re-assemble as soon as Mr. Chamber- lain returns from Germany in order to hear from the Prime Minister a report on his mission.-Reuter.
London, Sept. 16.
King Jas given
Arens
JUMPED DOWN FUNNEL
on
THE suicide theory
the death of Lee Shing, Hongkong Chinese, whose charred body was found in one of the boiler pits of the Empress of Japan, 18 days after the victim was report- ed missing, has now been accepted.
Reconstructing Lee's supposed actions, Mr. Herbert James Owen, chief engineer of the Empress of Japan, believes, the Chinese must have climbed to the base of the middle funnel and jumped into the boiler room, a drop of 80 feet.
The plunge, which accounts for the broken left leg of the vietirn, must have stunned him.
The heat in the enclosure which rises up to 255 degrees Fahrenheit when the engines are in motion, did the rest, according to the boar officer.
Mr. Owen asserted that foul play could not have been the case in the death of the Chinese, as it would be Impossible for anyone to carry Lee. climb the smokestack and drop his body into the pit.
He said also that Lee could not have been pushed into the pit be cause at the time of his disappear-
HONGKONG is facing its greatest drought in forty ance he was off duty. one years as a result of the continued lack of rain, and unless a further twelve inches of rain falls before the end of December, 1938 will go down as the driest year in the Colony's century of history.
Increased water restrictions on both island and main- land are certain unless copious rain falls within a few weeks.
The year 1933 was the driest for
36 years, when a total rainfall of
02.345 inches was recorded. In 1933, MONEY
however, the-end of September found the rainfall had accumulated to 52
Inches. whereas to-day, half-way SHARKS
the
year's total
through September. is only 45.90 inches,
even ú There
possibility that the 1897 figure of 57,025 will be lowered. The average rainfall for this time of the year should be 72.82 inches, which means that Hongkong Is al- most 27 Inches below.
REBUFFED
Puisne Judge Tells Of Decision
The most the Royal Observatory local can promise is showers, the forecast being:East winds, fresh; An announcement which will fair cry.
probably revolutionise the The
report issued this morning stated that there is little money-lending system was made! change in the anti-cyclone, which by Mr. Justice E. II. Williams, covers China, Manchuria and Japan. Acting Puisne Judge, at the Pressure is highest over Manchuria, Summary Court this morning and is relatively low over Indo- during the weekly calling over China and the Pacife between the list of eages. Philippines and the Carolines.
Increased Water
Restrictions?
:
His Lordship said: "In future in any of these money lending cases which come before me I shall inquire) into the ense, and if I find that the
Lee had served as fireman since
and September 13, 1031
he was never known to have got into trouble with any one aboard ship. he sold.
Chol Lee was last seen alive by Lim, another fireman, at about 11.20 a.m. on August 24, one day before-
in Honolulu. the ship dropped anchor He was given up for lost with the presumption that he had jumped overboard, so the ship's Commander. Captain L. D. Douglas, ordered the victim's belongings to be turned over to his family in Hongkong.
The discovery of
of the body made shortly before noon Iast Sun- day when the boat captain ordered the engines stopped and the boiler rooms cleaned after the ship docked In Manilu. Go Hei, another fireman, made the discovery,
War
The body was brought back 10 Hongkong and delivered to the family at 125 Peking Road, Kow- loon,
STOP PRESS
Japanese Ships Near Paracels
Tokyo, Sept. 16. Chinese refugees from the war-stricken
in China have reached 100,000,000...
This represents one-quarter of King Receives Ministers the total population, according to information reaching reliable Since his return from Balmoral sources on the basis of figures If Hongkong continues to be ruin-note has been signed for double the children, who have evacuated the explaining the soon, the Prague
that Herr Castle tho
are amount, I will only give judgment Govern-less, further water restrictions Sudeten areas despite the radio ex- Government consisters
remain at Henlein and other German party audience to the four leading British compiled by Chinese
Canton, Sept. 10. leaders exceeded their rights in
Works, the Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender- consider as a reasonable rate of
interest.
It is learned by telephone from Issuing a proclamation which advised Ministers. They are Sir John Simon, ment officials at Chungking certain, stated the Director of Pubile for the actual amount lent, plus what
son, this morning.
"I would also like to say that my Chungshan that two Japanese war-. continued the Sudeten Germans to resist Czech Lord Halifax, Sir Thomas Inskip and Domei.
But the D.F.W would not Kay
the Paracels on yesterday attacks.
when those additional restrictions brother Lindsell agrees with me on ships left for numerous Heavy sentences face Herr Henlein
would be imposed, or what form they this suggestion and he will in future Wednesday,
also carry on this practice of giving would take.
Omeials generally concede that the judgment only for the actual amount
lent" (Continued on Page 4.)
hortations
their posts,
for them to
The run on the banks throughout the country and it is expected that smaller banking institutions have to close their doors general moratorium is declared.
Prices of foodstuffs
will unless a
and his associates, but no announce. ment of their arrest has been made to and, in view of the situation prevail- continue
ing throughout the Budeten areas, it rise as the shops are Hterally storm-seems unlikely that the Czech Pollce
Publie Indignation against pronteering 13
ed by panic-stricken
among
and oficial action has been
by a number of
of papers. ists are sold to be active!
the workers and are urging them to take an armed stand against 'any, Czechs who declare themselves
⚫ in favour of the granting of a
plebiscite.
DS
It is also reported that the military the Red organisation known Defence has permitted. Its members to be absorbed into the ranks of the police and gendarmerie as auxiliaries,
-Trans-Ocean.
Reservists Called Up
Prague, Sept. 15. It has just boen learned here that twsofasste of reservists have been summoned to the colours during the past two days.
Arany orcials declared, however, they the coding up of reservists was comedy a? dotúnsive action and he (Continued on Page 5.).
Sir Samuel Hoare-Reuter.
an
800,000 Chinese Troops Czech Parliament Dissolved
Tokyo, Sept. 16. Prague, Sept, 10. There are at present about 800,008 The President of the Czech Re-Chinese troops deployed in and public, Dr. Edouard Benes, has dis- around Hankow, according to in-
(Continued on Page 4.)
formation received here to-day from the front.
The report states that 300,000 troops
the ntong are stationed Kwangchow-Shangcheng line, north of the Yangtse River; about 400,000 are in Western Klangal Province, and around Telan and Nanchang; u further 100,000 ure. retained near Hankow-Domel.
Proclamation
Sudeten
Calls For
Autonomy
Eger, Sept. 15.
Church Worshippers Put
'Dud' Coins In Plates
European church-goers are among the greatest offen- Offensive On Kwangchow ders in passing counterfeit ten-cent coins, a survey by the
Telegraph indicates.
Kuzhih, Sept. 18:
on
Rim"
It is officially staled among Chinese circles that "this may be Japanese preparation for anti-French action in the event of a European war;
One Japanese aircraft carrier is at present stalloned in the gulf of Tonking."—United Press.
1
25 FOREIGNERS
ARRESTED
IN KOBE
Tokyo. Sept. 16.
It is officially announced that two Britons and an American have been arrested Jatha Kobe district on of muggling silver and charges engaging in other activities affecting Japan's war-time edononiy,
It addition to the Betions ⋅ and
Konrad Henlein, in a radio address which was picked up all over 20 miles west of here, field dispatches January 1, a total of $58 in counter that the counterfeits are so remark- | American; 18: Rumians,, four Chinaso
| stated.
"We want to go home to the Reich, In this hour of German
The Japanese forces advancing An official of ane church told the being counterfeited in considerable need I step before the Sudetens, the Germans and the entire world
Detection of counterfelt "Security and declare we want to live as free Germans once again, we want along the highway from Kushih Telegraph: "At one stage fully ten numbers, it is believed.
yesterday evening launched a gen per cent, of the total collections com-
colns, is impossible without offensive
Kwangchow,prised dud ten-cent' coins." peace to work for our homes, and may God bless.our just fight," eral
minute inspection. Another church official said; "Since passionately declared the lender of the Sudeten German Party, Herr strategically important town about
One banic official told the Telegraph
Germany.
Sunying, only 1 miles south-east felt ten-cent coins has been placed
rietecting them 15 to use a magnet, to on the game charges--Reuter, of Kwangchow, was captured by the in the collection plates of this church able that the only sure method of and twoʻlapszem have been arrested
which they will not react,
(Further Stan Press News on In the realisation of my responsibili In Prague, shortly after the address Japanese forces yesterday evening.
Now "Security Rim" ten-cent coins,
Government has offered a reward
Page 12.) non of $250 for information leading to the ties, I declare before the world that had been delivered, the Government With this position taken by the
and conviction of tho the Czech system of oppression has announced that it was taking action Japanese forces, & section of the which were claimed to be
În Üse'inftar pari-nt fark yenu, nes pesaleunterfeiters.- reached its high-point, and to-day regarding the proclamation, but did immediate defences of the walled counterfeitable when they were issued detention
(Comiimited or Page 5) (Continued on Page 4.3 living together with the Czechs. In
י
"As bearer of your confidence and one state has become impossible."
alone."