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TUESDAY, 二拜禮 號六月二十英港香
DECEMBER
6, 1938.
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"Scorched Earth" Policy
KINHWA, Dec. 6. BESIDES BURNING down the villages on both sides of the railways, the Japanese have ordered that all trees and shrubs along the Nanking- Shanghai and Shanghal-Hang- chow Lines be cut down and mud walls be bullt at vantage paints to protect the track.
SECRET PARLEYS FOR Japanese PEACE REVEALED BY CHINESE AMBASSADOR Japanese Proposals Rejected As Not Acceptable: Chiang's Feeler
Envoy's Daughter To Marry
Miss Enzabeth Knatchbull-Hugossen.
LONDON, Dec. 5.
TRIJ
(Special to "Telegraph")
<Copyright Telecommunications Cardiomice, Iran, by United Premi Aatoctation,
Received 12.30 p.m. Published 3L
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.
DR. HU SHIH, Ambassador to Washington, revealed to-day that China made informal and indirect peace offers to Japan after the fall of Canton and Hankow.
However, the Ambassador declared, counter proposals were offered by Japan which could not be accepted honourably and which resulted in a quick decision to continue war.
EUROPEAN FINED $50 IN COURT Sequel To Death Of
15-Year-Old Boy
MR. J. WHYATT, Crown Counsel, prosecuted in three trafle summonses against E. M.
The Ambassador compared the present conditions in China
as similar to those facing the
American colonies in 1776.
FIRE GUTS
"Our armies are undergoing SQUATTERS'
hardships and trials in China's Valley Forge.
As certain as the superior condition and strength of armanents of his fees
SLUM CAMP
In Kowloon
were no match for the indomitable 200 Rendered Homeless courage of George Washington and the spirit of the Colonial troops and Congress, so certainly will the Japan- ese man power and the mechaniza-
FANNED BY A STIFF tion of her armies prove no match
national spirit WIND, fire this afternoon com- against the courage,
demolished between and sacrifices which are inspiring the pletely Chinese, armies in their fight to thirty and forty slum buis erect- and a grent culture."
These additional precautions are understood to have been taken on account of the in- creasing rampancy of Chinese guerilla activities-Central News.
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Konoye Seen As Japanese Dictator
TOKYO, Dec. 6.
JAPAN'S POLITICAL LEADERS ARE BELIEVED to have paved the way for the
CHINESE INTERNEES BEING REMOVED TO the new Concentration Camp in Kowloon City this morning. The men were taken off the steamer Li Hong this morning-Chinese Inte rues Threaten Hunger Strike-Page
2.
Road, in prevent the crushing of a great nationed at Taikoktsui by a number of HONGKONG ||15-Year-Old
Watts of Carnarvon the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
refugee squatters.
He revealed the dimkulties of con- veying supplies over the 3,000 mile Four engines were turned out by road from Indo-China and said that the Fire Brigade in order to quell the new road connecting the beleayur-the blaze. cd part of China and Burma which has been completed and will be in use before the end of December, is oinmunition supplies
Watts was accused of driving a private car in Chatham Road in a manner dangerous to the public driving at a speed in excess of 30 miles an hour in the built-up area of Kowloon, When proceedings opened Mr. Q.easing the
Magistrate, A. A. Macfadyen, the sald that he would like to hear the facts of the case before he took de- fendant's plea In order that defen-
at the rise that led up to the No. 2
THE ENGAGEMENT is an-dant could know exactly what was
nounced between Mr. George alleges against him.
The summonses said Crown Coun- Peregrine Young, of the
sel, arose out of a fatal accident in diplomatic service and Elizabeth, Chatham Road on the evening of eldest daughter of Sir Hughe November 6. The mishap took place Knatchbull - Hugessen, former Railway Bridge, a youth being killed. British Ambassador to China, who was shot at and seriously injured by a Japanese bombing plane early this year.
It is stated that the marriage will take place in March next.~Reuter.
Mr. Young, who is 30 years of age, and was born at the British Embassy in the United States, is the son of Sir George Young, Bart., and heir to
his brother were walking in Chat- ham Road towards Youmail.
The clder boy, 15 years old, and
the rise of the road they decided
Just prior to reaching the top of
to cross the road.
VERY FAST SPEED
They began to do so, the elder boy walking about four or five feet whend of his brother, who noticed that a
situation.
Chinese casualties, said Dr. Hu, were more than one million men killed.
ile added that there are more than sixty million refugees and war victini
A few hundred yards away was the Aslatic Petroleum Company's in- tallation, where hundreds of thou- Lands of gallons of inflammable oils) are stored.
MARINERS END LONG VOYAGE
The oil installation and adjoining A JOURNEY of over 12,000
properly were not at any danger however,
miles was completed by Cap-
The blaze commenced shortly be-tain V. G. Madsen, Mr. A. C. fore one o'clock in one of the several Morgan, and Mr. J. C. Gardner when they stepped from the "China has no right to expect, communal kitchens where the nor seeks to have one single Ameri-fugees were cooking their midday Changte after she berthed from
Australia this morning.
can risk his life in the defence of conger. China," he added.—United Press,
Mistook U.S. Professor For A Chinese
car was coming from the direction of Novel Japanese Excuse Hunghom at a very fast speed.
the car was so far away
For Sentry's Shots
CANTON, Dec. 6.
It spread with astonishing rapidity through the dry and rotting Tags which constituted the homes of about |200 refugees affected.
The huts were entirely burnt out within half an hour of the commence- Iment of the blaze.
CONDOR OFF TO MANILA
Tachikawa, Dec. 8.
However, the baronetey. He was educated at that time that the inds continued Westminster and Christ Church, Oxto cross the road.
The Cundor monoplane which last ford. He Was appointed Third
Just as the youths passed the en- It is revealed thut on December 1, week established new world records Secretary to the Foreign Mee intre of the road, the younger brother Japanese soldiers fired over the land for the flight between Berlin and 1931, transferred to Berlin in 1933 became aware that the car was of Professor H. C. Brownell, an Tokyo, hopped off from the Tachi- most immediately on top of them American tutor at Lingnan Univer-kawa Airfield, Tokyo, at 5.37 a.mi. and sent to Peiping in 1935.
(Continued on Page 11.)
route to Manila, sity, while he was investigating the Tokyo time, en
Canton Fire Film Goes Round
World Back To H.K.
THE SCREENING at the Queen's Theatre as from to- day of the dramatic news-reel record of the burning and Japanese occupation of Canton represents a triumph of modern methods of communication.
hazardous
Japanese sentry post on the campus
of
the American properly, which was
outside the fence, and which possess
ed no identifying flag.
Domet
Professor Brownell, it is stated, | German In
protested to a Japanese aller, who Indmitted the mistake, but claimed that Chinese soldiers were reen there on
on November 30. To the United Presa Professor Brownell said yesterday: "They could casily see I was not Chinese."— United Press,
More Burglary Cases Reported
Court For
Visa Breach
A German subject, Paul Stefan Loesmandi, residing at the European Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon, was summoned before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Mugistracy this morning for entering the Colony without a valid passport.
Literally, the films now on ex-, days later. Chibition in Hongkong have From New York the films were travelled right around the world, rushed by plane across the American Francisco, after When A. T. "News-Reel" Hull continent to San
being developed and printed. arrived in Hongkong from Canton on
Detective-Sergonal P. H. Loughlin November 4.
after
In Sen Francisco, the developed
said that Loemandi arrived in Hong- Journey through Japanese and Alms were placed aboard an out-
The theft of jewellery, money and kong on November 10, and immedi Chinese lines, he was mortified to ward Cilpper and despatched back clothing valued at $272 from his re-ntely went to the Registration Omen learn that the Pan-American Clip to Hongkong for screening,
sidence at 5 Caine Road has been re-į to register himself; per had departed, six hours earlier for Ban Francisco.
Mr. Hull was notified by cable from ported to the pollee by Dr. H. L. Lee.
Ills passport contained no Britists New York that he had secured П Wong Wing-cheung, Messrs. H. vias, although Locamandi had since Ills precious fini were despatched four-day "scoop" over all competitors Cornell and Company, agents for the obtained one. to: London next morning by an Im- in the United States.
China Gading, Faported map of troun Finnkow via Haiphong, and was perial Airways plane.
The Initiative of the distributors dozen rubber heels, valued at $130, not aware of the new regulation that They arrived in London Just In RKO Radio, ensures a similar "beat" had been stolen from the stock some-Austrians and Germans were re time to connect with the French in Hongkong, where the films have time during the past two months. quired to have British viess before Maker Normandie, which landed the returned after their 24,000 trip. The loss was discovered yesterday, entering the Colony,
when aɛcheck was made..
He was cautioned. Polimeristic record in New York four around the world.
U.S. Mechanical Company,
master,
They were respectively chict engineer, und wireless operator of the 750-ton dredge Nunkia on her
from Hongkong
recent voyage
Davenport, Tasmania.
In
The voyage was just another in- cident l
the life of the Nankin. which has fulfilled commissions ts far afield us Europe,
It was undertaken on behalf of thei
Com- Netherlands Harbour Works pany, which secured the contract for deepening and
and widening the Daven- port Harbour,
When that work is completed- about
Girl Shot By Game Hunter
MR. A. VANNINI, of 141-
143 Electric Road, has reported to the police that while out shooting game at Sha Kiu, Pingshan dis- trict, in the New Terri tories, on Sunday, he accid- entally shot a 15-year-old girl named Li Ting-lin.
The girl was not seriously injured, and was treated at the Un Long Dispensary.
N. China Puppets At Loggerheads
AC
institution of a Totali- tarian system in Japan, with Prince Konoye as virtual dictator of the nation.
The political leaders of finally the country have worked out definite plans for "enlisting" all public bodies in the country into "an organisation for the general mobilisation of the nation in the proposed re- construction of East Asia.
The plans were approved at u conference of eight Ministers of the Government on Monday and will be made public throughout the Empire, in the near future.
According to the present plans, Prince Konoye will become the Pre- sident of the new organization, while the Home Minister Mr. S. Suctsumi and another prominent Ogure from civilion circles will be appointed Vice-Presidents.
A Board of directors, in which will be enrolled representatives of various public bodies, will participate in the new
movement.
Subject to the jurisdiction of the chairman of the board of directors an administrative bureau will be ap- pointed. It will consist of general affairs, thought, cultural, economic. agricultural, national life, youths and other departments.
BOARD OF ADVISERS
A board of advisers will be ap- pointed. It will comprise all mem- bers of the Cabinet except the Premier and the Home Minister, the President of the House of Peers and the Speaker of the llouse of Repre--- sentatives, chicts of political parties and the Cabinet Counsellors.
of
Vlez-Ministers of the Government Departments, secretaries-general of political
and Parties,
leaders varlous public bodies, will form a board of counsellors. Each Prefee- (Continued on Page 11.)
LATE NEWS
Macao Takes Precautions
In view of the tension in Chung- shun District following the fall of Kowkong, the Macao military authori ties have ordered the defences along the border to be strengthened.
Barbed-wire and sand-bag barri- cades have been erected, and the PEIPING, Dec. 5. a year hence--the company
border guards have been increased. will seek other contrne's in Tasmania i CCORDING TO CIRCLES
The frequent cruising of Japanese before deciding whether to bring the who believe that General naval vessels off the coast and the Nankin back to Hongkong or invite
reconnaissance of Japanese offers for her purchase in the south. Doihara will be appointed head daily
Asiatic Development increased the tension in Chungshan have further warplanes are sald to The Nankin, according to Mr. Mor- of the gan, met only one unusual situation Bureau, the emergence
of the District, on the way down.
of Manchukuo" is
Chang Wel-cheung. After calls at Manila and Ambon,
mander of guerilla units of Chung- In the Celtbes, she put in at Towns-only being delayed because the magistrate and concurrently ville and at once became one of many Japanese have not yet decided shan, has ordered the armed forces ships jed tip by the prevailing on the exact organisation and in the district to take strict pre- Australin-wide coal strike.
It was a month before the Nankin powers of the new Government. cautions against any Japanese invas- lon. General Chang has returned could obtain coal and in that Emne, The rame circles state dat Wong from a trip to Macao where he con Like the engines in the skeleton train Keh-nin is definitely considering referred wills the circles concerned on service being conducted in the Cum-rigning should Wu Pel-fu be given the relief of war refugees Chung monwealth, she had to resort to burn-power without obligation to use the Ing wood for her lighting and other present offelals of the Provisional
More elvilians are leaving Shekki. domestic needs,
Two Months' Trip
"Lawrence
Government.
General
shun.
comTM
Government officials hint that such The buses leaving Shekkt for Macau a resignation is a possibility, but they Japanese planes have been making are fully pucked with pussengtes At length coal was obtained from
tate intent that Major-General Newcastle, about 1,000 miles away, Srichi Kita is still likely to holdshekki-atacas highway during the SHĮdaily reconnaissaner f'għk ører the and the ship maled for that same considerable power, even though the port. There she bunkered again und speint military mission is absorbed last few days. sailed direct to Davenport.
into the Astate Development Bureau, The trip tool approximately two
to late Kit is a close friend of tieneral months from Inte August October.
Suniyama, the new commander of Three of the Nankin's seven [the North Chlin forves, who will Europen officers and the Chinese pathly be willing to bark Kita
The reynst vint within ben days crew joined the Changle in Mol- poltiten) schemes bourne for the return telp.
It is significant that Inpanese between the commandre, WCBN? DE Mr. Morgan said that the Nankin circles are not unanimson in the the China Szumiran. Sy Percy Robin, was 'ven a rousing reception at opinion that Qourral Bahar han gud" the Japanese Crema Bokep Davenport who hit the town to been chosen for the politicst key for Chief, Admieni Dikawa, occurrent intr
out to great her. the deacchett
Home Ropanage circles agree with Admiral risted Adu Davenport
Place purtala the |
The what we saw of assises love and but we can circles that Live Kitami Okans about Wh Pusun, the
equent drive from Davenport to trying to postigne dietinelem of the 17.1.3.MANDADO Zäunenators as even Javeller.
The consumtiona lasted approxi- presidency unill the conference of It was his first trip to Austraile the United Court on
•23, majely two hours- and Tasmania and is found it & when the presidin Lin, CẾN pleasing, refreshing, experience,
chine will be star war
Diticinia assert that Major-Curral BRITISH C-IN-C.
ABOARD IDZUMO
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