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FOUNDED VO+л- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
No. 15804
24, 1938. 日三夜月十
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Japan Warns Hongkong of Property May Five Pirates
Imminent Warfare Along New Territories Frontier
Communique Confirms Reports of Campaign Near Colony
IN A COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED to the British Consul General in Canton, Mr. A. P. Blunt, the Japanese military authorities have informed the Hongkong Government and the British authorities of the commencement of operations between the East River and the British Colony.
The communication states that it has become necessary for the Japanese military authorities to extend their operations to the vicinity of the Leased Territories of Hongkong.
BLACKOUT SET FOR TO-NIGHT
No Warning Will Be Given
Every Japanese soldier,
however, has been strictly
instructed exercise NAVAL
to
MEN
specific care not to violate TRY TO REACH British integrity, and no will
occurrences which
bring the Japanese troops into unexpected contact with the British will be per- Imitted.
Reminding the British authori- of that the disclosure THE FIRST "BLACKOUT", ties which is in the nature of a impending military operations in
KULING
Anglo-American Officers On Hazardous Trip
KIUKIANG, Nov. 24.
ESTABLISH about 200 army at a tactical disadvantage, foreigners marooned at Kuling No air raid alarm will be sounded due to fore-knowledge by the summer resort at the top of party of for this exercise and the lights must Chinese of imminent Japanese Lushan Mountain,
British Naval be dimmed automatically.
Private supplies of electricity and moves, the Japanese authorities American and
the hope that the officers left here at noon to-night's "blackout" and, therefore, British authorities will take know- Wednesday. responsibility for darkening will rest ledge of the on every individual having under his co-operation control any form of lighting.
practice exercise, will commence the vicinity of the Hongkong SEEKING TO
contact with
at 9.16 to-night and end at 11.15 frontier placed the Japanese p.m.
gas will not be discontinued during express
of the the best of "blackout."
"The object of to-night's "black- out", he explained, "is an endeavour
to discover whether the Colony can be peen by aircraft and whether
sincere atlitude of displayed by the
Japanese confidence,
26,000 NOW ON
on
Lieutenant C. P. Caulfeld, execu- tive officer of the U.S.3. Monocacy, and Lieutenant J. B. Cox, executive:
Be Confiscated
CANTON, Nov. 24. JAPANESE
TIES
AUTHORI.
are expected to announce shortly that the property in Canton owned by overseas Chinese who are carrying on antl-Japanese movements abroad, should be regarded as belonging to the "enemy" and subject to confiscation.
Inquiries were understood to have been started through various organs abroad into the activities of overseas Chinese. Domel,
Captured In
H. K. Waters
THE STORY OF A DRAMATIC STRUGGLE between a pirate craft and two junks, which culminated in the handing over to the police at Castle Peak of five men, alleged to be pirates, was told by Yip Tai-pak, 38-year-old master of a Hongkong cargo junk, when he returned to
the Colony last night.
MEMBERS OF THE DECONTAMINATION SQUAD of the Hongkong A.R.P. unit, protected from blistering mustard gas by their rubber suits and gas masks, demonstrating how the Colony would
be freed of mustard gas after an air raid.-Staff Photographer.
Stalemate In Warfare On
Northern Front
CHUNGKING, Nov. 24.
JAPANESE PLANS for the occupation of the entire Canton- Hankow railway line, and also for the control of the Siang River after the occupation of Siangyang, have been frustrated by the
Yip, who is master of Junk No. 308Y, said that he was sailing from Tai Ning, in Chinese territory, to Castle Peak with a cargo of salt water grass when the incident occurred.
When his junk was off Yung Long Wan, a small sailing boat came out from Deep Bay in Bri-. tish waters.
A number of shots were fired: at the Hongkong junk and Yip was ordered to hove to.
Instead, he sailed towards a larger Junk nearby and when he came with- in hailing distance, still hotly pur- sued by the pirate craft, he called for jaid.
The occupants of the larger Junk Ared on the pirate vessel and over- took it when it turned to flee.
The pirate Junk was boarded and the pirates were overpowered after a short, sharp struggle.
One pirate was hit in the exchange of shots and bis body fell overboard.
It was not recovered,
An automatic pistol, a revolver and 28 rounds of ammunition were seized on the pirate ship.
The five alleged pirates were taken to Castle Peak, where they are now in police custody.
LATE NEWS
BARCELONA: WORST
V. Holt, Commander of the British Chinese counter-offensive, declared a Chinese military spokesman RAID SINCE MARCH November 4, Yonge Flotilla,
Wing Commander Steele-l'erkins,
It is understood that the Japanese officer of H.M.S. Cockchafer, under- in charge of Air Raid Precautions in the Colony, discussed the various communication was made in response inok to lead the hazardous mission to recent requests by the Hongkong after arrangements have been con-
to Col. Y. In an interview. to-day.
Japanese milltary Ishino, cluded with the exercises
Hed that every member Government
Japanese resident officer in Hongkong. and consular authorities. public co-operate to
It is recalled that the step was dis- cussed between General Shunroku Uieir ability in the News of fighting-Page Two
the Hata, Commander-in-Chief of
Force in Expeditionery Japanese Central China, and Rear-Admiral R.
1n Hankow OTI
Holt then paid a Rear-Admiral "I hope to bave reports from the
consideration It is oficially announced that the courtesy call to the Japanese Com and then con
mander-in-Chief. air on this un
Between 5,009 and 8,000 Chinese will be given to camouflaging any of number involved in the Valenciennes
An-engineering strike has risen to 20,000. troops are still infesting Lushani these points which show up.
Forty works have been occupied Mountain. Fears that these Chinese other problem we are most anxious
guards remnants might loot Kuling for food to solve is whether traffic may be and gendarmes and mobile
the storca Kul
increased permitted to run without danger of are being used to compel the evacua- and
tion of the works, according to the solicitude towards the fate for the giving the Colony's position away.
"That is the reason for having two Instructions of the Government.
colony. phases in Exercise 2 (the surprise) 'blackout')."
there are any outstanding landmarks STRIKE IN FRANCE which give the Colony away.
Paris, Nov. 23.
Thirty-four Americans, mostly It is expected the works will be cleared by
the evening-Reuter missionaries, an unknown number of Britons, and about 51 others are ilving in the colony, it is learned.- Domel,
MACAO GOVERNOR IN HONGKONG
Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins Special. intimated that he was desirous of dis- covering at what speed the essential services (ie. Fire Brigade, Decon- tamination Squads, etc.) could move during these blackout" restrictions.
The Governor of Macno, When this is known, they can be spaced throughout the Colony so that Barbosa, arrived from Macho
of any moming on an unofficial visit to the they can reach the scene
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Colony.
Senhor this
Battle Royal In Harbour But H.K. Did Not Mind
While the Colony slept in the early hours this morning, a vigorous naval attack was creating enormous damage of ship. ping in Hongkong harbour.
yesterday evening at a press conference.
SEEKING REFUGE FOR
THE JEWS
Committee Hastens Search For Homes
7.
There are indications, the spokesman added, that the Japanese are attempting to cut the Sino-Soviet com-
munications by invading the
Military Operations
north-west, but "China has To Continue already massed strong
forces there and is guarding
the Yellow River."Reuter. Itagaki Comments On
NO MAJOR FIGHTING
Current Situation
Changsha, Nov. 24,
TOKYO, Nov. 24. LONDON, Nov. 23.
Excepting skirmishes, there has
RE-AFFIRMING THE THREAT TO MR. GEOFFREY LLOYD, been practically no fighing in north
|GOVERNMENT'S statement of Under-Secretary of State for Hunan.
The Japanese at Tuolin to the November 8 following the fall HOMES OF Home Affairs, announced in the
House of Commons to-day in southeast of Yoyang are strengthen- of Hankow, the War Minister, ing their defence works in anticipa-Lieut-General Itagaki, declared in in a press interview to-day that All Japanese naval vessels FILM STARS reply to a question that a scheme tion of a Chinese counter-offensive,
discon- had been agreed upon by the In-
Tungting Lake have been withdrawn. Japanese would never Committee to The Chinese forces guarding the tinue her military operations be- ternational Aid Brush Firos. Raging In eliminate delays in the issue to neck of the lake are taking vigilance fore the objectives set forth in against further entry of Japancee the declaration have been com- Jowish children in Germany. Wide Area
As far as the British Government vessels into the lake. was concerned, educational facilities would be granted under the care of the committee. Reuter.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28. BRUSH FIRES, one of which is threatening the residences of prominent film players, are being Two of the invading destroyera were sunk and one was dis-strenuously fought at Malibu abled.
•
Beach, San Bernardino Santa Monica.
More than twenty enemy warships, pletely fulfilled.
The War Minister said that a turT)- steam launches and armed trawlers are anchored in the Yangtze Rivering paint in the current incident may between Yoyang and Chenglingki to be witnessed at such a Ume the north of Tungling Läke—the Chiang Kai-shek regime has Central News.
WUSHIENGKWAN
CHINESE KECAPTURE
Wushengkwan, strategic
when
NO U. B. ACTION
re-cust
personnel and the Washington, Nov. 23.
machinery of the Kuomintang govern- Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of
ment, or when it has been absorbed and State, made a statement to-day em-
in China in future. phatically denying reports to the
the long-term Questioned as Chungklag, Nov, 24. is invading Hongkong--- The fire has already destroyed a effect that the United States Govern- The invading warships gained en-, morning,
pass on reconstruction and how the pro- trance to the harbour through the sorry, Redland-from the North, and score of homes and cottages at Santa ment intended to voice its misgivings
the gateway leading 10
War Minister in China, the north set up in western channel, where they launch-are now firmly held up on a line over- Monica says one report. it raced against die return to Germany of the Honan-Hupeh border, which is jected Central Government, will be wns recaptured by the said that peace and order are steadi- ed an attack with great determina-looking Tide Cove and Tole Harbour. from the mountains towards Malibu her former colonies.
The Invaders are using gas in Boach, threatening several movie Speaking at a press conference, he Hupeh, tion" after a similar attempt to force Lyemoon. Paas had failed..
their attack on the mainland, the stars homes, including those of said that these reports were utterly Chinese in a smashing attack only returning to the distelets under
Tuesday night, necording to milltary | Japanese occupation.
He believed that the foundations of Fortunately, it's all a garde of make communique avers
Madelein Carroll, and Director Frank without foundation,
He also replied in the negative on advices. And that, residors, in all we can Lloyd.. believe, and it isn't really. Hongkong i
A strong Chinese column forced its the new regimes in Pelping and TOU about the mandoutros that The Santa Monica hospitals are questions whether America would thel's being invaded it's Redland.
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(Continued on Page #.) are making place in Kongkong: at carrying an undetermined number of regard possession by Germany of way from Plagchingkwan, another Nanking are being consolidated with present.
(Continued on Page 9.)
(Continued on Page 9.)
The Blueland forces, according to s commienique famed to the Pross this
tell
Barcelona, Nov. 23. Eight Insurgent seroplanes bombed Barcelona to-day in the worst rold since March.
So far 41 civilians are known to be dead and 70 wounded.
A further raid later in the day was carried out, in which ten were killed and 30 injured.-Reuter Special.
(Further Late News on Page 12.)
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