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The
SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 15603
FOUNDED 1881 WEW-1·30045 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1938.
ANGLO-JAPANESE TALIANS PARLEYS END IN DISAGREEMENT
Efforts to Re-Open Pearl River for British Ships
•
OVERCOME
AT CHANGSHA
CANTON, Nov. 23. NEGOTIATIONS BE- TWEEN the British and
HOLOCAUST Japanese authorities in
Chiang Kai-shek's
Canton have broken down.
Message of Sympathy As a result, the de-
CHUNGKING, Nov, 23. parture of the British
A TELEGRAM EX-
PLAINING
the circum- steamer Kinshan, which
stances leading to the
recent conflagration in
was to have left for
Changsha, provincial Hongkong, has been
postponed indefinitely,
The
nature
the of not been:
capital of Hunan, and measures for rehabilitating the city after the disaster has been received by Dr. difficulties has H. H. Kung, President of revealed. the Executive Yuan, from Negotiations have Generalissimo Chiang Kai-proceeding shek for transmission to the British National Government.
been between the authorities on Shameen and the Japanese military and naval au- thorities for some time.
The Generalissimo said in his dispatch that he was deeply
It will be recalled that overcome by the widespread destruction and the tragic death the British Commander-in-
of so many lives when he per- Chief, Sir Percy Noble, sonally visited the devastated
area.
visited the recently Japanese Commander-in-
He revealed that he had ordered Chief, the call being subse- the severe punishment of the officials responsible for the fire and the appli- quently returned in Hong- cation of measures for relieving the kong.
sufferers and restoring order in the It is hoped that negotiations
city-Central News.
REFUGEE CAMPS ESTABLISHED
Changsha, Nov. 23.
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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
France Forestalls Belligerent Rights For Franco
HOME, Nov. 22.
THE ITALIAN AUTHORITIES have ordered Frank S.
Mothers of the "Chicago Eastern correspondent, to leave the month.
Daily News," former Fur Rome before the end of
The expulsion is due to the "unfriendly tone" of his despatches, particularly those concerning ratification of the Anglo-Italian agreement,
It is noteworthy that he is the tenth newspaper corres- pondent to be expelled this year.---United Prons,
15
Group of ship's officers and relief workers who left by the China steamer Wuchung ihis morning for Canton,-Staff Photographer.
Navigation Company':
First "Blackout" Set For
9.15
To-morrow
A PRACTICE
PARIS, Nov. 22. THE POSSIBILITY OF General Franco getting belligerent rights out of the Franco- British conversations in Paris appeared to have been definitely forestalled on the eve of the arrival of Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax.
It is believed M. Georges | Bonnett was able to give assurances in this sense to Sen. del Veyo, who came to Paris to sound French before the discus- sions with the British Ministers begin.
LOYALISTS
out the RETREAT FROM
SAGRES
The French Government's in- tention to stand by the terms of the London non-intervention agreement, and not to agree to the granting of belligerent rights before all volunteers in Spain have been withdrawn,
Insurgents Claim Pressure Relieved
PARIS, Nov. 22. REPORTS FROM THE was Franco-Spanish frontier
publicly announced last night by M.
Leon Blum, speaking at the Paris State that according to the meeting of the International Pence Insurgents the bridge at the Campaign.
head of the Sagre River
M. Blum, who had previously seen
M. Bounet. said: "The Foreign sector near Seros, which has Minister told me there could be no been seriously threatened
question
of granting belligerent rights
to General Franco."
he was revealing any Government
during recent days, has M. Blum suld he did not believe been completely freed from scerci in making the statement, und pressure as 1 result of that the Cabinet position operations by the Navarre
Divisions.
ndded
(Continued an Page 4.)
LATE NEWS
S'hai Trade
Night Controlled By
CHUNGKING “BLACKOUT" will EDEN SEES
have not ended in complete ASSASSINS
failure, and that the Kinshan may be able to get away during the coming week-end.
of about 2,000 refugees of the recent It is understood that thel
EXECUTED
commence automatical- at 9.15 p.m.
morrow.
to-
No air raid alarm will
fre disaster have been established Japanese authorities are plan- Two Murderers Face be sounded for this
Веге.
ning every inducement to urge!
Three of them were established by Cantonese, now taking refuge in Chinese relief workers, one at "Hongkong and Macno, to return Catholic Church and another at an
to Canton. (Continued on Page 4.)
Firing Squad
CHUNGKING, Nov. 22.
before
WITH INDIA guarantee for their return. were executed a firing PROGRESSES
Five Nations
Shanghai, Nov. 23.
The Loyalists, it is reported, were forced to abandon several important redoubts on the right bank of the river which were, believed to be besicged as bases for attacks on the Lerida-Fraga road.
In a battle in this position yester- day, the Insurgents, it is reported, took 1,200 prisoners.
Activity became Impossible inter account of the bad yesterday on weather, but the Insurgents profited by the calm,
and effected several reconnaisance expeditions into Loyal-
Five countries to-day control al-1st territory.
GLOOMY FUTURE 90 per cent. of Shanghai's
FOR EAST
Forecasts Hard Days For Trade
foreign imports, white all the other
Bad weather also prevented fight-
countries share little more than ten ing in the Ebro region.-United Press, per cent. of this trade, detolled analysis of the Chinese customs trade returns for October reveals.
These five countries are the Jap- anese Empire, the British Empire, the United States, Germany and the Netherlands Indies.
Iraq Accepts Conquest Of Abyssinia
form him that in future his country will regard self as "accredited with His Majesty King of Italy, and Em- peror of Ethiopia."--Trans-Ocean,
It will ter- exercise.
Japanese easily lead, their share of local
for October Imports
being minate at 11.15 p.m.
LONDON, Nov. 22.
slightly more than one-fourth com- MR. ANTHONY EDEN,pared with pre-war days, when Jap- Chinese now in Canton, how- Chao Tao-ksien and Wang)
The "precautionary
Rome, Nov. 22. ever, are not allowed to leave Teh-yu, two culprits responsible period" which commenced speaking in the House of Com- anese Imports held third place, being
mons to-day, described the bout 17 per cent.
The British Empire is second with The latest country to recognize city unless the Japanese for the murder of Mr. Hou Shu-
cease to Anglo-American trade agree-22 per cent, compared with first place Italian sovereignty over Abyssinia Is TRADE PACT tuthorities are in possession of tung, member of the People's on Monday will
ment as by far the most impor- prior to the war, while America is Iraq, her Minister in Rome having the most adequate material Political Council, last month, night at midnight.
During the practice "black-tant trade event of the year, third with 10 per cent, whereas be visited the Italian Foreign Minister, out" to-morrow night, the He said it was a step in the right fore the war she was second, and farCount Galenzo Ciano to-doy, to in-
ahead of Japan-Rouler. United Press.
squad yesterday morning.
general public are asked to direction, and he hoped others The inte Mr. Hou, it will be PRESS REPORT OF MEDIATION
extinguish all illuminated ad-jwould join in that way. remembered, was murdered by an vertisements and signs; ex- Tokyo, Nov. 22,
armed
It was all the most Important as Lang nt his house in
tinguish or obscure all domestic Britain's trade had so many difficul- Informed political quarters, con- Negotiations for a new trade agree-sider it possible that the British Am-Chungking. The geng entered his
lighting, so that no light is ties in other directions, ment with India have renched bassador, Sir Rober! Craigle, in house on robbery purposes, and when visible external to the building; ex- advanced stage.
In the Far East one used to regard pursunnice of the King's speech Hou raised an alarm and resisted. tinguish all street lighting; lower all The whole matter is at the moment which
expressed Hls Majesty's under the consideration of the solicitude for the return of peace be- the gang killed him and decamped. blinds of railway carriages; darken China as the one great expanding Government of India, as result of tween Japan and Chinn, has sounded | Chao and Wang, later identified as ships in or entering the harbour; market left in the world, but what- and Internai ever else happened, there was going extinguish headlights recent discussions with unofficial out the Japanese Government to members of the gang actually taking lights of all motor vehicles and other to be great impoverishment.
their attitude regarding possible part in the crime, were arrested and types of transport, including rick-
the side "They have one through untold In giving this information in the mediation.
suffering, and when it is over I think now executed, while other two cut-laws and bleycles; dim
rear lights of all vehicular House of Commens to-day, the presi-
The "Yomiuri Shimbun", declares prits, Halung Hou-san and Jen Yiu-n
will not be better than when it cloth,
egan," concluded Mr. Eden-Reuter, "blackout" practice gorded as Exercise 1.
advisers.
London, Nov. 22.
Wuchang Leaves Harbour On Mission of Mercy
After supplies had been loaded all night, the Wuchang
dent of the Board of Trade added that at the British Ambassador, neting reo, are still at large.--Central News, raffle with two tileknesses of dark the position of the Western notions cleared from the Douglas wharf at 7 a.m. to-day on her mission
he hoped active negotiations would
en instructions from his Home Gov-
less.
(Continued on Page 4.)
be resumed shortly-British Wire- ernment, proposed on November 1 to
German Newspapers Warn
No British- Czecho-Slovak
Britain About Colonies Trade Treaty
BERLIN, Nov. 22.
THE PRESS to-day sharply warned Britain not to use the former German colonies to shelter refugees.
London, Nov. 22.
bluc
The
When it ceases at 11.15 p.m., light- restrictions will not be enforced, Ing but it would be unwise for the com- munity to relax their Hghting restrictions to any great extent. They
Non-Stop From
will be called upon London To
ther lighting
for Exorciso
which consists of two phases.
No. 2,
of mercy to Canton.
She will be preceded up the Pearl River by a Japanese warship.
It is expected that the ship wit reach Canton before 6p.m., with
AUSTRIAN
SPECIALIST OFFERS SERVICES
Wid
Dr. Bauergarten, who La dis the $200,000 worth of stores and tinguished Austrian specialist, now a
offered his services.. clothing, a quarter of which has been refugee,
the Lord Mayor's Recently Cardinal Innetzer subscribed by Fund in London.
treated in the doctor's hospital in There we There were two ambulances aboard Vienna. the ship, one gift from the
It is pointed out that the Hongkong Kwangchowan Overseas Rellef As- sociation. Passengers aboard the Emergency Relief Counell has nd- pay for the ship included doctors and mis-vanced $130,000 to On the occasion of the visit of the sionaries: They were; Dr. Kennedy, ntores on the Wuchong, and it it
The Ume and date of the first Vancouver
phase will not be made publie; but
the period is thirty minutes.
The time of the second phase will
London, Nov, 22.
The President of the Board of be two minutes after the expirallon | King and Queen to Canada next year. British fin Wagner, American: Dr. be able to repay this amount,
minutes,
Traffic to Censo
Dr. Bauergarten, hoped that the local British fund will Meanwhile the camps have swelled with irrigation work, and the regula~!
stap flight from London to Vancouver, Rose, British; Father Orlando, Ita- The Wuchung was loaned without according to a proposal made by the
Father Han,
Cairns, with new arrests and the Aryanization tion of the river, and at Mau-Trade told the House of Commons at of the first phase and will last twenty the Royal Air Force is to try a non-Austrian; Dr.
American; charge by the China Navigation of Jewish business.
thausen, in the Upper Danube, for question-lime that no trade nego
lintions with Czecho-Slovakia were in
Canadian Government to the British
McDonald, British: two Company and free wharfage was Father Some of the papers state that on Jews of a "more criminal type,"
Air Ministry.
Roman Catholic Sisters, Canadian given at the Douglas pier. A motor anti-Jewish campaign will be intro-well as at Buchenwalde, where "un progress, or in contemplation, and
It is of great intercal to note that
(Sister de la Misericordie, and Sister truck, donated by Messrs. Dodwell's, 0,400 The distance is
nautical Peter) very desirable anti-social elements" will when further questioned repied: "Hnd duced," Into Cretho Slovakia
Various other it been likely we could have made the main difference between the two
Mrs. Rose, fitis, is now at Shameen. shortly, where the "Nuremberg Jew be kept. laws will soon be adopted.
A Vienna report, states, that in wit{# zuccessful treaty with Czecho- | separate "blackouts" is that in the milez, úr 600 tiles less than the mesiped social worker); Midi Helen gifts, and; stores- were given by dif
Slovakia, no doubt we should have first practice "blackout," the date long-distance world record flight MAMAile the authorities have ex-comps the Nazis have introduced the eng so, but I do not think there and time of the commencement of from: Egypt to Australia recently Anderson, Aniurican; (Trained Nurs- forent organisations including the tablished new camps at Atmarchogg racial principles of separating Jews
Nursing Bliter), British. on the German-Slovak border, the from non-Jewish prisoners-United any basis, for such a treaty-British the exercise I known beforehand established by IAF filers Trans-ins Slater) Mi Green (Trained Chung Bing Benevolent Association,
4 Viralesk.
(Continued on Page 4) A *quantes » reportedly being 'occupied1 Pres.
which gave large bales of cloth, **,