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Wednesday HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 14, 1938.
Wounded Men "OPEN DOOR" PRINCIPLE
Stagger Into H.K.
Inseparable from China Integrity
THREE CHINESE SOL- DIERS, all severely wounded,
CHUNGKING, Dec. 13. staggered over the border into "THE PRINCIPLE of the Open Door is inseparable from Hongkong yesterday after more | Chinn's integrity and complete independence" states Mr. Li Ti- than a fortnight of nightmare, tau, Director of the Publicity and Intelligence Department of wandering through Chinese ter- the Chinese Foreign Office in a special article appearing in to- ritory, and evading Japanese | day's Takung Pao. soldiers.
The article goes on to state: "Only | The three men, who were lo a state in an Independent China
will the of exhaustion, caused by loss of blood and lack of food, were rushed to the Open Door be possible." Kowloon Hospital, where they are now receiving treatment for their wounds.
Mr. Ll regrets the fact that the American Note of October 0, and also Lord Plymouth's statement in the House of Lords on December 7, "though being weighty Indictments of Japan's discrimination against the Powers' interests in China, falled to atresa the basic condition and prin- ciples of the Open Door, which are the complete independence of China."
Christmas Holiday For Fortification Labourers
Berlin, Dec. 13.
They told a story to the authorities of how, after being wounded in a fight with the Japanese near Po On between November 20 and November 30, they were cut off from their comrades. Until
yesterday they had roamed through parts of Kwangtung, dally running the risk of being caught by Mr. Ll, who is the recognised the Japanese, and with their unat- spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Yuletide will bring a fourteen day tended wounds becoming more and Office, refutes the Japanese conten-pause in the work of constructing more painful as day succeeded day, tion that Japan's conquest of China Germany's powerful new ilne of All three goldiers bore marks of will not affect the Powers' interests, fortifications in the west, according the manner in which they had at He polonted out that "seven years of to newspaper reports, templed to resist the Japanese invn-Japanese occupation of Manchuria slun.
has proved conclusively that there is One man had his face and neck no possibility of trade expansion for severely cut by a sword, while an- foreigners in an area under Japanese other had a bullet wound in his ankle occupation. and leg, and the third a bullet wound! In his right arm.
The men
Thousands of workers engaged on this gigantic task, it is stated, will be given their Christmas vacation from December 21 to January 4.
Incidentally, it is reported that the task of completing these forlife- Mr. Li emphasised that a "strong aliona la now sumelenlly advanced to are members of the and Independent China will not re-enable a large proportion of these former 153rd Regiment, which took suit from closing the door In Ching, workers to resume their normal part in the defence of the Kowloon- since she must rely on foreign cop!-occupations Gn December 15.-- Canton Railway,
tal, machinery and technical assist-Trans-Ocean. Jance for her economic development."
He declared that closing the door by China was "neither necessary, nov
Germany Demanding possible Levy By To-morrow
Berlin, Dec. 13.
The first instalment of the milliard
Burglars Smash Lock Of Flat
After discursing in detail the his- torical evolution of the Open Door Įdoctrine, Mr. Li stated that the main- tenance of China's independence and integrity imposes an Open Door con- at $44.50 was stolen from yesterday. Money and Jewellery to the value mark levy imposed on Jews must be
He further pointed out that in Nathan Road, Arst floor, paid by December (5.
Jews must deposit by then all their the treaties concluded since
according to a report made to the shares and securities with German preservation of the principle of the police by Clan Cho-hing, an anah. wanks entitled to deal in foreign cur-China's integrity had always been broken to gain entry.
Open Door and the maintenance of The lock of the front door
rencies.
Jewish owners are not allowed to withdraw from safe deposits, or to dispose of any of their belonginga whnout a permit.
cept,
1900,
mentioned together, the latter being 1 Breessary prerequisite of the
former..
CHIANG'S PILOT HERE
Was
The new decree stipulates that the Powers to apply immediate effective In conclusion, Mr. Li urged the instalment must be in cash.
Mr. Ruyal Lconard, formerly per- but where that is impossible; the bank as to maintain the sanctity of their Kat-shek
measures to curb Japon's aggression, Isonal pilot for Generalissimo Chinng nust hand to the authorities shares city obligations, lo
Indi now attached to ulicient to meet the obligation, such conditions of pener
picserve the C.N.A.C. returned to Hongkong by shares to be held by the Prussian area, and to protect their rights and Mr. Leonard was recently married in in the Pacific Pan-American Clipper this morning. State Bank as trustee for the Ministry interests in China.--Reuter. of Finance.--Reuter Special.
Hongkong
Export Guarantees The War In South China
By Britain
tu
London, Dec. 13, Exports China cligible for giturantees under the Export Guaron-! tees Act of 1937, and certain applica tions for guaranties in connection! with some exports, are
under con- sideration, stated Mr. R. Hudson, re- plying to questions in the House of Comnions to-day.
Mr. Hudson added that it was not
the practice of the Export Credits and Guarantees Department to publish.in-
with individual countries,-Heuter,
formation as to the business done
SCHOOLBOY'S BICYCLE IS STOLEN
The theft of his bicycle, valued at $27, from his garden yesterday, has been reported to the police by A. Baxter, a schoolboy residing at No. 203 Prince Edward Road.
Situation Develops In Favour of Chinese
CHUNGKING, Dec. 13.
THE SITUATION in Kwangtung seems to have developed to the advantage of the Chinese, according to Chinese reports from the front, received here to-day.
Following the capture of Poklo, maintain military control of towns and Waichow, cast of Canton, situated in the Interior of Kwangtung, but are concentrating their efforts on the Chinese are reported to have the coast and railway lines. advanced on Taengcheng. 26. miles west of Poklo.
Two Japanese divisions are report- ed to have arrived, near Pakhal in #11 attempt to capture the clty. The capture of Poidło by the Chinese reports however, emphasiso Chinese seems, however, to be only that all previous efforts of the Japan- of minor strategic importance, since ese to take Pakhot have been un- the Japanese are hardly attempting to successful.-Trang-Occan,
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PRETORIA, DEC. 18.
CELEBRATIONS of the great trek, when thousands of Boers fled northward from the Cape to escape British rulo 100 years ngo, opened to-day in brilliant sunshine at Canvas "Voortrekker City" camp.
The camp was thronged with great ampitheatre to a congregation picturesque crowds which will con of many thousands-Renter Special iinue until Friday, when over 100,000:
will attend the unveiling of the
£130,000 Voortrekker Memortal
Most of the men are wearing beards Eden, Roosevelt In
White House Chat ⠀
Washington, Dec. 12.
of four months' growth as a tribúto to their pioneer ancestors. Many are dressed in old voortrekker modes, with floral waistcoast, black Jackets, corduroy trousers, and shoes of un-
Mr. Anthony Eden arrived from cured leather.
New York this morning, and later, The women mostly are wearing accompartled by Mr. Humber Welles, long print dresses and keppers (pake the Assistant Secretary of State he bonnets).
Isaw President Roosevelt at the White Relays
of torch-bearers, each cover- House for 45 minutes, but it is not ing one mile of the 1,004 miles from revealed what subjects they dis Cape Town to Pretoria, are now cussed.
speeding towards Canvas elty, where Mr. Eden waid: "Although I expect the final runner will arrive on Friday. to see numerous officials Informily The oficial programme begins to-, I have no official busindua to pin iden night with a religious 'service in the --Reuter, "
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