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"Call Me Mr." Said Beggar
To Police
Described as a professional beggar,|-
a 05-year-old man named Au, with;
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1938.
COMMONS Photographic TO DISCUSS Competition DEFENCE
Attracts Many
LONDON, Oct. 16.
A large number of people visited long flowing hair, was charged be-THE QUESTION as to the most the opening to-day of the exhibition Love Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central į suitable form to be given to of prize-winning and other selected Magistracy this morning with beg-national service in view of the entries in the Eighth Annual Tele- ging at Johnston Road yesterday.
graph" Photographic Competition preparation against the oven-held in the Board Room of the South Inspector A. V. Baker said Au had tuality of war, will immediately China Morning Post, Ltd. Admission
"free. $10.47 In his possession when ar- engage the attention of Parlin- |is| rested and refused to give his full ment when it re-assembles in name to the police, insisting that he November.
be called Mr. Au.
Defendant, who was on bail of $5,
was fined that amount.
STOP PRESS
Safety Zone Proposals
In an interview this afternoon the Japanese Consul General in Hong kong, Mr. T. Nakamura, gave the
The opinion generally expressed to-day by visitors is that the standard of entrica is even higher than that
it has only been possible to show a of last year. All voted that the Ex- hibition is a great success, although
selection of the entries.
speech from the Throne, with which According to press reports, the
Parliament will bc opened on November 3, will .contain on announcement of emergency legisla-
The quality of the pictures is ex- tion designed to give Government the cellent and there is a wide variety of subjects. A marked improvement power to draw up a national register is shown in the composition generally. of all voluntary workers, including
If any criticism is to be expressed, Preparations for drawing it may be noted that none of the up this register are already being pictures would have been improved made by the Ministry for the co-if they had been cut down, that Je to say, foreshortened or trimmed at either alde to improve the balance of the photographs.
women.
ordination of defence.
It is expected that labour exchanges and the professional organisations of the intellectual classes will be re- The entries are divided into sec- quested to
co-operate, and that a tions-still life, general pictorial, soliciting campaign from house to story telling pictures and entries lieved that a new government office house will be organised. It is be-from the children, will be created to deal with the there are fine land and sea scopes. In the general pletorial section
It is believed that a new As usual, many of the competitors
following statement to the Telegrant office will be created to favoured scenes of junks and sam-
"A few days ago I had a talk with deal with the organising of voluntary pans, but it is especially noticeable the Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtorta and Brervice, other than military, and that that this year a great many more Rev. Bishop Hall, reprenenting the the former Governor of Bengal, Sie entries of nude studies have been Hongkong Emergency League Coun- John Anderson, will be appointed received. cil.
There are fewer entries than usual "On that occasion they conveyed their intention to me to establish o Sately Zone for Chinese riugcen
head of that office.
It may be recalled that Sir John in the Children's Section, but the was entrusted, during the recent quality is, on the whole, much higher
than
last year. in the vicinity of Shum Chun, and crisis, with the organisation of
It is requested that compelliers made the proposal that the Japanese measures for the evacuation of the
apply for the return of their entries forces should refrain from attacking Daily Mail states that large-scale civilian population of London. The
as from Monday, October 24, the said Safety Zone
The exhibition will close on Thurs- "I referred
plans are now belag drawn up for day evening. thie matter to Tokyo and gave the answer to-day to their Providing bomb-proof shelters in the proposal to the effect that the in- entire London area, at an estimated perial Japanese Army and Navy cost of £1,000,000.-Trans-Ocean,
any
have no ntention of attacking purely non-combatant establishment, as announced repeatedly ly the
Government.
on 0
Therefore, the Japanese military! authorities are of the opinion that it is not possible or necessary to give any particular undertaking particular zone for the safety of re- The genuine effort motivatest by humanity for establishing such
Zane will, however, surely be, well- rewarded."
fugees.
3 Stowaways
Had Total Of
Ten Cents
HEAVY FIGHTING IN YANGTSE AREA
Hankow, Oct. 17. Japanese forces on the south bank of the Yangtse, under cover of severe artillery bombardment on the tight of October 15, penetrated the Chinese laes in the vicinity 01 Yungwushan, Chinese reports admit. Japanese warships are said to be concentrating b the vicinity. of With only 10 cents between the Staatshan, while Japanese artillery three of them, Chow Kun, 20, 16 units are stated to be taiting up Lan, 22, and Kung Tin, 27, appeared Sisalshan.
positions at Slaowanshan, cast of
MISSION BOMBING before Mr. Himsworth at the Kow-
The
DELIBERATE?
Hankow, Oct. 17.
loon Magistracy this morning on "
Heavy fighting is reported to be in
Yataotsien, charge of stowing away on the Kut- Shangchen, in south Honan, where
progress at
south of sang from Singapore to Hongkong Japanese forces from Shangehen on They pleaded that they had been October 15, launched a vigorous at Lutheran United salen moneyless and friendless in Singa- tack on the Chinese positions, Station hospital at Kieshan. 10 miles pore and so, in desperation, had de-
Kwanshan, south-west of Huang- north of Isinyong, was twice deeded to come to Hongkong
chucn, which the Chinese recently liberately bombed on October 13, and been discovered the day after to have fallen again into Japanese Sergt. Davies said the defendants claimed to have recaptured. is said cording to Mission reports.
The Kishan Mission is outside the
Singapore. hands. city wall and is on a hill visible for
Chinese troops are stated at pre- ten milles in
in all directions. marked by twelve American flags, two of which are 25 by 12 feet.
the Kutsang had left Deck fare was HK$20.
It is A fine of $20 or one month's hord sent to be engaging the Japanese In
Inbour was imposed on each of the the vicinity of Wenchuhsu, defendants.
west of Kwanshan.-Neuter.
It is understood that the American authorities had given the Japanese) snaps of this Mission-United Press,
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE CONFIRMS REPORT
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The communique states that the railway wag severed at several points carly this morn- Ing.
It is understood that the points alluded to pre between Cheungmuktau in the north and Pingwa in the south,
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