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Charang, Supreme Court
Hongkong Telegraph
TOUNDED 1881
No. 18649
四拜禮 四十月英港香
H. K. HEAT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938.
SINGLE COPY 15 CENTS
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1938
DUN (LOP
| SAYLANE DI ÜRO WAY.
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyra with 2,500 Teeth
WAVE TEMPERATURE
Ship SOARS IN COLONY
Drama
BATTERED
BY
STORM and typhoon, the Hongkong two- master schooner, Kiakia,| 58 tons, which left here recently to serve as a hospital ship in the
been forced
Highest
October
Recording Since 1901
South Sea Islands, has TWICE THIS MONTH yesterday and on seek Tuesday last —— Hongkong has experienced shelter in Manila.. its highest record temperature since 1901.
Hungary
Under the command of The present temperature is almost twenty Threatens
Captain John Cummings," the ship
ran
into bad degrees above the normal mean temperature for weather shortly after leav- the month of October.
across the China sea, the
ing the Colony. Half-way Yesterday's maximum reading of 90 degrees was only less than four degrees short of the October record, which has existed since October 12, 1890. In 1901, the temperature soared one October day to 91.4.
frail craft was overtaken by a typhoon and had to change her course and head for Manila Bay.
The radio apparatus went out
of action and Captain Cumming PLEA FOR
was unable to receive typhoon warnings.
With supplies running low, the situation on board became desperate as a Chinese member of the crew fell ill. On arrival at Manila, he was rushed to hospital, but later reported to; be in fair condition.
After securing fresh provi- sions in Manila, the Kiakia sail- ed for the Gilbert and Ellice!
VIGOROUS SURVEY
Unpreparedness In Britain
LONDON, Oct. 13. Sir John Simon, Chancellor of
speaking the Exchequer,
at
Islands, a British Colony in the Sheffield to-night said that the
South Pacific.
She will serve
Cooler weather, however, โค
Action
BUDAPEST, Oct. 13. AN OFFICIAL
SOURCE has stated anticipated in the official forecast, that Hungary expected
issued by the Royal Observatory
at 10 o'clock this morning. North the four Munich powers casterly winds, with fair weather to act quickly in the generally and cooler temperatures settlement of the Hun-
are expected.
Colony's discomfort. The simorphere
Humidity is also adding to the garian boundaries in was within ten per cent, of saturation Czecho-Siovakia, other- point yesterday, when 90 per humidity was recorded. This is 18 Wise Hungary will have
to take steps herself.
cent.
per cent, above the annual mean for October.
By 10 o'clock this morning, bow- ever, humidity had dropped to 71 per cent.
flongkong appears to have settled down for another
ether. Yesterday was rainless and spell of dry Government had at once entered the total rainfall for the year, 54.07 hospital into a vigorous, complete, re-inches, is approximately 20 inches ship to the 34,000 inhabitants morseless and urgent survey of below the average. of the islands occupying 208 the whole position in the weight square miles of ocean,
of experience during the recent emergency.
First Dollar Liner In Six Weeks Due
It was just as well our preparations had been tried out under the actual
There conditions of a crisis.
was
uch to Imve, and they now had an opportunity of correcting errors and ling omissions.
HOT WEATHER
BRINGS CHOLERA
The cholera epidemic has made a decided upward movement during the last fortnight, chiefly as a result of the hot weather which followed the typhoon threats.
Since the beginning
of
Czech persecution of the Hungarian minority is alleged, but it is added that at present Hungary will delay full mobilisa-. tion of her forces.
A crowd of thousands to-night the Czecho-Slovak shouted down police which are strongly guarding the Czecho-Slovak legation-Reuter, WHY DEMANDS WERE UNACCEPTABLE
Front Page News On Other Pages
Britain and the East The London "Daily Express" hints that the British Cabinet will decide soon to increase the British Naval Squadron in Hongkong..Page 7 Central Europe
Negotiations between Hungary and Czecho-Slovakia have ended in a deadlock which is giving rise to un- easiness elsewhere in Europe.. Page 7 The Yangtse Front Although the Chinese have scored a notable victory at Taian, the Japanese pushing are still relentlessly to- wards Hankow Page 5
Kwangtung
Earlier reports of fighting on the Bias Bay battle-front are given on Page 4 Prize-winning entrios in the "Telegraph" Amateur Photographic Competition are given on Page 3.
ALIENS CHARGED
Komorn, Oct. 14. The reasons why the Hungarlan demands to Slovakia were unaccept- able to the Slovakian delegation were October explained to the press by the chief of there have been 20 new cases, malding the press department of the Slovak Sir John Simon emphasized that the total for the year 460. Another delegation, M. Emo Bohum
He declared that the Slovakc delega- nevertheless there was no comparison five cases were reported yesterdation had expected discussions over a between our unpreparedness of 1914 including two ench from Victoria
period of about two weeks, and was and the forethought and thorough- Kowloon, and one from Aberdeen.
For the first time for many weeks therefore surprised at the continual ness of the present arrangements.
Referring to the question of the no new cases of dysentery were noti-pressure brought to bear for speed. Being the first Dollar ship to call at Hongkong: for a record period of orderly use of man-power, he said Bed yesterday, but the enteric fever The Slovaks, being six weeks, the President Coolidge is that he, and other Ministers had incidence was increased by six, while only 2,500,000,
alsa two cases of examine more carefully than larger missionary, was fined $5, while Vladi- expected to reach here on October been deeply impressed with the in- there were
letters
peoples all questions concerning the mir Elias Zokandin Forkrete, I as scheduled.
numerable
received offering diphtherin.
cession of their territory. -con-Russian musician, had an expulsion services to that State.
(Continued on Paoe 10.)
order made against him. "I am not entering a controversy between volunteering and compul- sion" he said, "though I may observe thing
organisation. But how
Only In strike-time has there been longer absence of Dollar ships from the Colony,
The President Coolidge is to con- that compulsion la not the tinue to operate on the same schedulo
same
and allounent of
as it in following at present. The much more valuable these voluntary names of the three President liners offers of help would be if in each
conjunction ense the choice which will operate in with the President Coolidge in pro- rasential national work had been viding fortnightly sallings to Sun made beforehand. There is a wide- Francisco will be announced later.
spread realisation that the organisa-
Choir Boy Who Sang At King's
Coronation
On the eastbound schedule from tion of man-power is a very compli- Staying in Hongkong for more Manila the Coolidge will call atcated task. We must not wait for than a fortnight in August, on Eton
Yokohama Hongkong, Kobe,
and this organisation until a crisis re-choir boy was an apprentice aboard Honolulu before going to San Fran- curs. In whatever may be the mast the freighter Silveryew. cisco and Los Angeles.
appropriato form, we must do it now."; Now at Singapore, the choir boy, ~Router.
William Denia Harper, aged 16, made a radio broadcast from there this weck.
TO BROADCAST
NEW ILBC. CHIEF'
London, Oct. 13.
PEACE GIFTS POUR INTO CHINA FUND
new
In response to numerous requests
London, Oct. 14. from Individual listeners the Director-General of the B.B.C., Mr. "Over" £2,000 "Thank-offerings for F. W. Ogilvie has agreed to speak our prace," have reached the London at the microphone during the news headquarters of the British fund for Bulletin next Monday-British Wire- the relief of distress in China during lean.
the last few days-Reuter,
Parachute Saved Life Of Chinese Girl in H.K.
Two aliens were charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Mag- istracy this morning with entering small people of the Colony without valid passports. were obliged to Gilbert Karl Wenger, 32, American
A VIEW NEAR LACHUNG in Blas Bay, where the Japanese landed,
this week Photo by courtesy Sing Tao Jih Pạo.
BIAS BAY WAR
Heavy Fighting West Of River
MUCH GREATER OPPOSITION is now being
encountered by the Japanese forces who are attempting to cut the Canton-Kowloon Railway between the Hongkong border and Cheungmutau.
Heavy fighting is raging west of the Taikong River, which the Japanese succeeded in crossing this morning after the fall of Tamshui, "Gateway" to the railway.
Another Japanese force ap- However, most of the able-bodied pears to be operating north of men are remaining with their forms, Tamshui and is apparently con- vastin until the fast mnus of ntending to defy the Japanese in- verging on Walchow, from where
Interviewed by' a reporter, one of highways radiate to Hongkong, the women refugees suu; "in my Cheungmulau and Canton.
village not a single able-bodied Over a hundred Japanese planes man has evacuated. All of them again participated in eir raids on the ve iad down their mattocks and sector gost of the have enlisted in the army, taking hwangung Canton-Kowloon Railway, where the with them whatever firearms they fighting is
Is in progress.
POSSESS." Chinese sources report that
way
one
The refugees came from districta bomber which was bombing the high-car enough to Blas Bay to permit. between Cheungmuktatt and hem to view the Japanese fleet con- While crossing Walchow was brought down in fomes centration there. by anti-aircraft fire. The machine over a hill in the New Territories, fell into the village of Taingchuen.
they saw 150 large and small Japanese
ese bombers have met with Japanese vessels in the Bay, and considerable success in their bomb- about 250 Japanese infantryinen and Ir operations on the Canton-long- nearly 100 cavalry moving on the
and on
on the Canton-store. kong highway
No sooner had the refugees cross- Kowloon Railway.
than com-ed the border at Shatatikok (Continued on Page 10.)
As a result all methods of 52,munication between Hongkong and
are now severed, several: Canton. vital bridges being blown up.
The Hongkong Refugees Relief Commission, at an emergency meet- Ing held this morning, has allotted relief. The $1,000 for emergency
money is to be entrusted to the local Salvation Army for providing ridge to refugees arriving at the fighting from the British frontier arca,
London Concern At Palestine Strife
THE
LONDON, Oct. 13.
HE CRITICAL SITUATION in Palestine is giving rise to increasing concern in Government circles He sang in a Victor Celeste Trio session, his items being "Angels here who confess that they see no immediate solution Guard Thee" and "Orpheus and Euridice."
Though the boy was unnoticed in other than by force. That the Cabinet is by no means Hongkong. It is revealed that he agreed upon the Palestine policy is evident newspaper sang, In the choir at Westminster Abbey at the coronation of King comments. George VL
Big Deficit In Belgium
Brussels, Oct. 13.
One group apparently supports the polley which can only be based on orginial partitioning plan which the partitioning plan. would divido Palestine into
three
The Dally Express argues that the parts under Arab, Jewish and British control, while another advocates the only solution for England is to with- retention of the present mandato draw entirely from Palestine and to system with use of the mailed Ast to their own destiny. The founding of leave the Arabs and Jews to settle keep down the insurrection
and clashes between Arabs and Jews.
indicated to day that the present to what is the best solution of Bri-
tairi's est serious problem
REFUGEES CROSS BORDER
por-
STOP PRESS
Japanese Ultimatum
Refugees are commencing to stream
Canton, Oct. 14. increasing across the frontier In
Thousands of Kwangal' troops are numbers. Over two hundred, were
passing through
all the city In interned at the Government concen-directions. Most of them are coming tration camp at Kam Tin last night.
and
A Peoples Mobilization Commis-down the West River in Junks,
launches, sampans
every son, which will undertake publicusvaliable river craft. Disembarking investigation, fund raising, refuge
are being the Canton-Kowloon formed in Canton.
Station Railway work and medical work, has been hurried tond, then
for the fron!. The possibility of Chinese mit Trucks carrying food and fuel and leaders in South China detaching other necessities have been continual themselves from the Chunki uly, passing the Slangen Bridge ernment and entering info separate thorughout the day, 4 km negotiations with Japan is envisaged
The wind of heavy glans was again
in political circles in Shanghai.
It is claimed that Kwangsung and audible in Canton this morning, it is Kwangal have always been antagonis-believed from direction of Bocea
Tigra
It is rumoured that the tie to the Central regime:
A Trans-Ocean meango states that it is believed in Shanghal that planes dropped pamphlets giving the the Japanese army which is now notice in which to surrender. If this Kwangtung authorities 24-hours: marching on Canton will shority
of
EVACUEER
receive Instructions to halt in order was not done they would carry out s an Arab-Jewish State with British
to, Kernist opportunity for negotia large scale bombing of the city. - The tions between the Japanese and reported ultimatum, expires at dayn The News Chronicle writes that the control would, in the opinion of the
to-morrow-Router" paper, settle the conflict.
the South China military landers. MISS LEE YA-CHING, aviatrix and only woman member of
The Finance Minister of Belgium Government is entirely undecided as
Looking at the situation from the
REFUGEE INVASION
MORE TRANSPORTS the exclusive American "Caterpiller" Club, left for the
at the materialistic point of view, the paper
The expected "Invasion" of the United States on the Pacific Clipper this morning.
FOR BIAS BAY Anancial year would show narcis present inomapt. The paper points points out that Palestine has no New Territories by Chinese refugees of about 754,000,000 frames (approxi- out that even if it were possible to particular signicance for England started In
earnest yesterday, when to swim mately £6.400,000), Only those flyers who have made the sea. Though unable use of their parachutes to save their she remained afloat despite her heavy The Minister cdded that he was gain the approval of the British and is not even of a strategical im several large batches
Ten Japanese, Areissporía: kott lives when making a forced'jump are harness and was rescued after 20 faced with the prospect of obtaining public for the polley of military supportance. It is merely a bliter obli- from Slukwel and Kweichong, near
100,000,000 franes from 1Lw taxation, pression of the revolt which is doubt- gation that England has nartamed, and | Tamahul, wera' (aten erorking - to-day, Thète Castingtics eligible for membership of the Cater-minutos in the water.
Miss Les Yo-ching, who has been piller Club,
The Government had decided totul, this solution would not be per- having in spite of the mounting border at Shataukok
hitherto to difficulties
fulalled this
For the most part the refugees to be either: Bias Zie Four years ago Miss Leo was delegated by the Kwangtung Joint increase the tax on football pools to marent, or would it bring peace
They wire thrown out of a stunting plane over Committee for Medical Relief will 15 per cent, and to raise the cost of the Holy Land. Nor can tranquillity obligation, the Ume has come for were women and children, who had River.
policy, been sent post-hasie, for vibe. HongA San Francisco Bay, and although co-operate with the American Redlcences for radio sets, while there be rostored by an onssided suppress England to reconsider, her never having made a jump pro-Cross while in the United States. would also be an extra charge of Ave ion of the Arabs alone. The task of since valuable Arlush troops are now kong border when the ondrous sound and three dat
(Continued on Page 10,)
villages around Tamahui, 27 viously, had the presence of mind She will then go to Europe and the centimes on letters and postcards the Britian Government, according being used for a purpose which does of heavy gun-tring wait heard ih ine
to the paper, is to pique a far-BIETYLOGİ sto open her chute and descended in Soviet Union.
zaji Rouler Special.
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Bwatow, Oct.
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