THE
HONGKONG
Japan Warns
Powers
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
to Refrain
From Action in Southern War Area
Chinese Must Not
Not Be Allowed To Occupy Foreign Property
PRINCE KONOYE,
despatched an
TOKYO, Oct. 13.
Premier of Japan, has official Note to foreign diplomats in Tokyo recalling Japan's difficulties in Shanghai and Kiukiang in protecting Third Power properties because the Chinese had constructed defensive works nearby.
not
He has therefore requested to lives and property of nationals foreign governments to ade-of third Powers in the above-men- tioned area as a sequel to the Sino- quately and effectively en-
Llaut. Commander C. R. V. Puck, R.N., helps his bride, daughter the Japanese Japanese hosillitles, deavour to prevent the Chinese Government made certain requests.
nts of tongkong's Colonial Secretary, to cut the wedding cake after the making similar moves in the Third Powers concerned were asited ceremony at St. Andrew's Cathedral In Singapore this week (Story on
Pare 1.) present South China hostilities, to instruct their respective nationals and has urged foreigners to re- or caretakers of property belonging to them in the affected aren, firstly, frain from actions tending to into advise
ners and foreign foreigners dicate they are favouring the vessels to approach Chinese Chinese.
military establishments in the said ការច He has also appealed to area; secondly, to display ciene marks foreign governments to refrainn foreign property in the said eren and promptly to communicate such as far as possible from moving markings to the Japanese authorities; vessels, troops and aircraft thirdly, not to allow Chinese troops within Chinese territorial waters to utilize or approach auch property as otherwise the Japanese forces between Swatow and Pakhoi.
would be compelled to attack such It requested that foreign govern- ments should notify the Japanese ten properly, for the protection of which e Japanese forces could not assume days in advance when moving troops. Prince Konuye has also ruquented
responsibility. Third Powers not to allow the
Chinese to use their properties, and that foreign vessels should not ese military establish- approach Chinese ments. He has asked that Third nerial Jund-
rovide
Powers should rovertica
marks of foreign
It is stated that in the even of Chinese occupying forelan proper- Lica tho Japanese
uitack kitast
ed
them, and It is suggested that foreigners leave the zone of hos- tilities in order to prevent unfor- tanate incidents,
200C5.
the
Japanese Government had no
The statement declared that the
tention to impose its request on third Powers, but it was highly desirable!
of unfortunate for the prevention incidents that foreigners should with draw to safety from the sald aren If possible.
WASHINGTON VIEWS
Washington, Oct. 12. Diplomatle and political observers believe that Japan's surprise in- vasion of South China Is endeavour to crush the conflict.
Hongkong Newspapers Comment on Invasion
13, 1988.
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THAT JAPAN'S INVASION in South China Do Mr. Wilkes at home in his own has long been expected is the general opinionbar-parlour. Presented by S. E. Rey- expressed by the leading Chinese papers in nolds and Pascoe Thornton. Hongkong in their editorial comments on the Japanese landing at Bias Bay yesterday.
The paper also opines that the invasion
nims at compelling the Chinese to recall the Cantonest soldiers fighting on the Yangtze front to defend their own province.
The Ta Kung Pao points out that | Czech problem. Japan's attack on Kwangtung has a dual purpose. On the one hand, the hopes to crush China by closing her present main outlet to the outside world and hence the stoppage of foreign supplies. On the other hand, she aims at ousting British Interests and Influence from China's south- west.
The China Evening News says that white Japan's South China operations are purported to divert the Chinese strength from the north, they have niso a diplomalle siguificance in that
By dominating Ching and eliminat- aning British influence, Japan hopes to
realise her dream of hegemony in they are intended for compelling a Far East, the paper saya,
periain country" to mediate in the hostilities.
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The Shun Pao attributes Japan's
This paper opines that in order to South China adventure at this junc ture when her drive on the Wuhan frustrate Japan's, aums in China, the extension of the sphere of war trom elles has met with backs the following reasons: Saans and the Yungize to Kwang-of a small party of castaways, Lady The extension of the hostilitles to up roang ships in Europe owing to Firstly, she attacks South China in tung is not only necessary but also production by Howard Hose.
to
Britain is chiefly concerned be- cause of her heavy investments In the vicinity. However, the United States attitude to the Orient altuation will probably remain unchanged.
It is pointed out that Britain tied recent European crisis, but is the expected now to send part of the dect to Singapore and Hongkong gesture of firmness.United Press.
JAPANESE COMMUNIQUE
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Japanese hostilities to that part of The following statement was issued
to
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Canton-Kowloon inevitable. Central Neon order to cut the Railway to stop the flow of foreign milltary supplies into the interlor.
Secondly, Japan has learned from the recent Czech lastte that Britain will not likely inite strong stand in the event of a South China Inva-
sion.
It is recalled that the Notes despatched on June 20 last designut-
the possible danger United Press.
OFFICIAL NOTES RECALLED Tokyo, Oct. 12.
South China Just announced calls to mind the offical notes addressed on June 20 of this year to the foreign diplomatic representatives in Tokyo. These notes drew attention Ühe of the Sino- extension probable the Chinese territory south of the yesterday by the spokesman of the
Iver and cast of Stan, capital Foreign Office, Tokyo. Yellow River
in of Shensi Province, of Ichang In
"Operations just undertaken nce, Hengyang, in Hupch Province,
In Hunan
unan South China by Imperial Japanese Province and Pakhol, on the Tong forces are purely milltary operations king Gulf, and asked the foreign for the purpose of intercepting the Powers concerned to take appropriate principal route of arms and muni measures for the protection of the tions supply to the Chinese forces lives and property of their nationals and destroying important points of
hostile machinations against Japan. The spokesman of the Foreign "The policy hitherto pursued by Office in this connection Issued a
the Japanese Government of respect statement that with the expansion of
Ing the rights and interests of Third the Sino-Japanese incident there was grave danger that the hostilities Powers remains unchanged.
"Although best efforts will there- would spread to that part of China fore be exerted for the prevention south of the Yellow River and cast
of any damage to them in the present of Ichang, Hengyang and Pakhoi,
operations, it is earnestly hoped that with the exception of the territory Third Powers will understand the already under Japanese occupation, real intentions of Japan and extend of the foreign Concessions and of co-operation to the efforts of the placed as Commander-in-Chief of the foreign Lensed Territory.
Japanese forces and thereby preclude The statement said that prompted | the by the desire to minimize damage to incidents."
resident in the stated areas.
Occurrence
any
Lastly,
WASHINGTON COMMENT
Washington, Oct. 12. Official naval commentators said to-auy that the Japanese thrust in South China
further
Thirdly, the Japanese navy which has hitherto been in u subordinate position to the Army in the present hostilities, wants to distinguish it- self in а South China campaign.
Meanwhile opinion is expressed in the Japanese militarists
orus; Fox-Trot-Love Ain't want to stimulate the war-sentiments diplomatic and poutical circles that of the Japanese people by a Southient is gun on the verse Nothin' But The Blues....Frankie being the chief trouble centre in the Trumbauer and His Orchestra with international picture, in view of the Vocal Refrain; Cherry... The Big threatenta clash of Japanese mu- Chocolate Dandies with Vocal Re- tary actvilles and Briush trade in-frain: Waltz-One Kiss In A Million; terests in the Hongkong and Canton Fox-Trot-Love, Please Stay.. arca. Naval authorities drew atten- Henry Jacques with His Correct tion to this in connection with the
Dance Tempo Orchestra, problem of future: United States and 11 Close Down.
China invasion.
The Wah Kiu Yat Po believes that China Invasion is en- the South couraged by the weak stand of the democratic nations In the recent
war that the Czar finally forgave his
cousin.
When forgiveness was granted, Cyril was named an Admiral and untoward mperial Marit.me guurd. This was a corps d'etite, destined to form the framework of the war deel. He re- mained in that post throughout the war, until the Revolution.
Heir to Russian Tsar
Dies in Paris
PARIS, Oct. 12.
The Grand Duke Cyril, head of the House of Romanoff, who has been lying in a hospital in Paris suffering from a grangrene leg, dled to-day. The Grand Duke is an uncle to the Duchess of Kent.-Reuter Bulletin.
A grandson of Emperor Alexander a staff officer on the battleship Petro- III and a cousin of ill-fated Czar pavlovsk which was torpedoed in the Nicolns 11, Grand Duke Cyril ronds of Fort Arthur in December Wladimirovitch proclaimed himself 1004. chief of the house of Romanoff and "curator
us
Boris
chronicles
were
MARRIED AGAINST CZAR'S VISIES
A few years later, Cyril's marriage
Cyril never had made an effort to hide his liberal tendencies. In 1910, he sent a letter to the Czar warning him against the influence of Rasputin and insisting upon the necessity of reforms. There was no reply to the letter. Six months inter, Rasputin was murdered; eight months later the Revolution broke out.
When a committee of the Douma proclaimed February 25, 1017, the collapse of absolutism, Cyril spon- taneously led his regiment of the Guards to the Douma and with a wide red sash across his breast, he placed
at the disposition himself the new authority. After the fall
of
Philippines relations.-United Press.
LONDON PAPERS COMMENT
London, Oct. 13. This morning's London newspapera give prominence to the Japanese invasion at Blas Day, prospects which have been closely canvassed but among Far Eastern circles, naheris litle comment is availabic.
of
The News-Chronicle diplomatic correspondent, after stating that the invasion so often predicted seems to to the have come as a surprise Chinese, points out that the Canton ese are among the best fighters in
China,
The correspondent is in doubt how much the Cantonese army and arm- amenta have
the been sent to
men.
Highlanders
In Incident In Shanghai
Shanghal, Oct. 13. Only a few days after their return from Hongkong, the Seaforth High- the first Ianders were involved in This time a Chinese police constable, incident with Japanese yesterday.
acting as mediator and interpreter came to the rescue of both parties.
that the
An argument between Japanese and Seaforth sentries at the Garden Yongtse front, but he says that until they reach Welchow, the Japanese Bridge arose, it is understood, over
over difficult the regulation of traffic. will be advancing
The Japanese stated of the Kerensky provisional revolu- territory, which could be held it
adequate supplies of Seaforths were hampering them in there were tionary government, Cyril migrated
machine-gung, and a few well-checking all vehicles entering Hong- in Koburg trained men to fire them. of the throne," from his Cyril and his brother, Grand Duke and took refuge firstly
kew. Neither party could make the to France and
took a Saint Brieuc cottage in exile in Boris, swam in the icy waters until then came
picked up by modest villa in the Brittany fishing
a
Milltary experts point out that other understand what he was saying. Brittany, July 22 1922, and on August they
of the port of Saint Brieuc,
there are two lines of hulls after with the result that there was tome 31, 1924, proclaimed himself successor torpedoboat, but 1.100 men
well дв 13 werg drowned crew
After he had obtained proof of the Bins Bay and on extensive tangle of feeling and much gesticulating. to the long line of Romanoft Czars admiral Makaroft and the celebrated murder of the Czar and bis family, rivers and creeks cust of Canton, and The Chinese constable, understand-
"Emperor
of all the Russian."
and after the death of Grand Duke they recall the estimate of General-ing EngUsh and Japanese, soen fixed Famous for his tempestuous youth painter Werestalaquine.
Nicolas and other Romanos, Cyrit in issimo Chiang Kai-shek's German up the gaurrel and smiles shortly in St. Petersburg-the, nightly orgies
the 1022 proclaimed himself Chief of the military advisers that the Japanese, replaced frowns an
diMculties Dukes and feasts of Grand
Cyril and
Romanoff house and curator of the will need at least 100,000
to melted away.--Reuter. are atill famous In the
throne. He waited two years
capture Canton.. of pre-war gay life in
Urrore proclaiming himself Emperor.
But In view of the enormous de- Russia, Vienna, Berlin, Paris and against the desires of the Czar Not all the Russian legitimista follow-
mands of the Hankow defence it is other continental capitals he was caused great commotion at court and ed him, however, and to them and to doubled wint frst-line troops and NEW OPPORTUNITIES also famous for his participation in set the Romanofs in rival camps. the famed Almanach Gotha, he re- the Russian revolution, marching After a wild youth, Cyril suddenly moined Grand Duke
equipment are available for the do-
IN TERRITORIALS going to
fence of Canton. under a red flag at the head of his announced that he was
Victoria, a
His proclamation, however,
It is learned that Germany, at sallors in the streets of St. Peters- marry Grand Duchess
London, Oct. 13. the Young Russian but British princess by birth
the supported by burg, in 1917.
Japan's request, nas stopped supply- (Mindorossy party whone pro-
The War Office to-day announced Born at Tzorskole-Selo, the divorced wife of the Grand Duke of Romanoff summer caulio, on Septem- Hesse-Darmstadt, who was no other gramme seeks to realize the welding ing munitions, to China, but recently
quantities of rnitway material wider opportunities for territorial ber 30, 1876, Cyril was the son of then the brother of Tsarinn Alexan of the Russian revolution and the contracted to supply her with large the detalls of a scheme for providing
monarchist Idea. In emigree circles, Reuter.
army officers to be trained for staff Grand Duke Wladimir Alexandro-dra Feodorovna, wife of Czar Nicolas
Cyril was half-jokingly called the
duties, vitch and Grand Duchess Maria II.
"Soviet Czar",
Fifty captains or senior lieutenants Pavlovna, who was the Duchess of At the insistence of the Taarina,
Grand Duchess Victoria, wife.
LOCAL ESTATE
will be trained annually for staff ap- Mecklembourg was of German origin Nicolas formally forbid the marriage, died in 1936, They had three child- Grand Duke Wladimir was the ton but Cyril disregarded the ruling of ren, Grand Duke Wladimir, born at
Local estate valued at $20,300 was potatments in the event of mobilisa- of Alexander III.
the chief of the family and married Haiko-Borego, Finland, August 17, left by the late Mrs. Maria Antonia i tion. Att Cyril opted for a naval career and the woman of his choice. She was a 1917, who is now the Romanoff heir: de Souze Freire Corle Real, formerly As most officers in the territorial was graduated from the Russiannister of Queen Marie of Rumania, Grand Duchess Kyra, born in Paris of Bhenghial, who died there on Oce army are civilians, most of the train-
mother of the present King Carel. in 1909, and Grand Duchess Marie, tober 18, 1937.
Ing will be by correspondenes course, naval academy in 1005 to make a world tour
Letters of administration, with the but officers will ipend a fortnight at aboard warship As a result of the marriage, Cyril born at Coburg in 1907, now married Russin. He was a Captain when the and Nicolas were estranged and it to Prince Charles of Leiningen, will annexed, have been granted to the Staff College for practical work.
M. P. M. Hodgson, Russo-Japanese war started and was was not until the start of the world United Press,
the
His
Cyril.
was
Reuter.
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