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DUN LOP
YEARS OF GROWIN,
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyra with 2,000 Teeth
HAVE YOU DONE YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING YET?
FAITHFUL CHINESE SERVANTS BRING STRICKEN PRIEST TO
Victim of Paralysis Is Carried from Sheklung
HELPLESS WITH PARALYSIS, FATHER MANCINI COURAGEOUS
BELGIAN PRIEST IN CHARGE OF THE LEPROSARIUM IN SHEKLUNG, IS BEING BROUGHT TO HONGKONG BY FAITHFUL CHINESE PORTERS.
Sheklung is 35 miles from Canton, nearly sixty miles from the Hongkong frontier.
Along this hazardous route, infested with guerillas and bandits, Father Mancini is being brought to Hongkong on a stretcher, the only available means of transport.
The journey has already taken the party three days. The venerable Belgian
arms his stretcher, his legs. priest lies absolutely helpless on
and face completely paralysed.
Runners have brought details of the journey down the Kowloon-Canton Railway, the latest information being that the party, which started out from Shellung three days ago, is about 25 miles from the border city of Shum Chun.
An ambulance is standing by at Sheungshui, six
SNOWSTORM tile
HALTS WAR IN SPAIN
Europe's Winter Blast Rapidly Spreads
BURGOS, Dec. 20. GENERAL FRANCO'S head- quarters reported to-day that fronts. all was quiet on the Violent #now storms withi accompanying drifts had halted: the thrust on the Catalonia front, where visibility was zero.
However, it was stated that the
al fronts would be. resumed as soon as atmospheric con-
advance on
dillons improved.
Juniours.
The Radio Nacional at Burgos to-j day denounced mediation and truce Loyalist circles announced to-day that a mine exploded in University City, destroying a network of Insur- gent machine-gun nests, and a system retaliated by shelling Mudrid, and a combat ensued for a short time.
from the border.
It has been waiting there since Monday, and will proceed to the border as soon as news is brought that the priest and his faithful carriers are nearing the end of their journey.
Lepera from Hongkong, in addition to those from Kwang- Lung, are sent to the Shekhung leprosarium, where the un- fortunates are tenderly cared for by Catholic priests and sisters. When the Japanese occupied the city, the priests and sisters refused to abandon their charges.
The leprosarium, cut off from the outside world, run short of food and medical supplies,
Soon conditions became desperate,
1
Leaves Colony
Ten days ago the climax was reached, when renegade Chinese troops looted and sacked the "Friend Of Macao" buildings. The looters took everything of value, including blankets, clothing and furniture,
Macao, Dec. 20. Father Mancini and the French After 10 years' residence in Macao! Mission sisters were not molested by na English
minster in the Pedro Commercial School, Mr the renegades, and immediately the Nelasco
vet about George Rayner left this afternoon looters decamped, they
for Hongkong. Mr. Raynte baz ré reorganising their charges.
ceived an appointment as Senior Father Mancini
de-Professor in the University of Man-
RECORD BABY TOURIST LOOKS OVER HONGKONG
ELAINE WAALER, aged six months, of Copenhagen, is running up a record for sea travel.
When Elaine was a month old she and her mother were Laken aboard the Danish freighter Hoegh Silverstar by her father, Slipper E, R. Waaler.
Elaine is shown above with her father. She has crossed the Atlantic four times, visited the United States and South America, and recently came in longkong and Manila,
the Society Wedding at St. John's Cathedral To-day
A BRILLIANT SOCIETY WEDDING will be solemnised
of trenches 100 metres long. The sperately ill for several weeks, but kow, which is now in Kading, neurat St. John's Cathedral this afternoon when Miss Phoebe Anne
Insurgent artillery
Deserters again reported growing defeatism with the insurgent ranks.
Untied Press,
been WAS
repeatedly refused to leave his post. Chungking.
Mr. Rayner may well be called "Dodwell will become the bride of Mr. Oliver Egerton Christo Then, a week ogo, he was stricken. friend of Mneho," having been pher Marton. with paralysis. His condition be-ren
popular especially among extremely came serious and the sisters decided the younger members of the various popular in local society circles, is The bride, who is well-known and that he must be removed to long sections of the local community, the eldest daughter of the Hon. Mr. kong at once,
| Present cadets of the British Civil|S. 11. Dodwell and Mrs. Dodwell, ofj
Service as
well as those who have al-301, The Peak; Hongkong, and off sccured important the posts, will recall thei association with Mr. Raynes.
HOLLAND CRIPPLED
Chinese employees at the lepro Amsterdam, Dec. 20.
to curry The extremely cold spell which has atium volunteered settled over Europe has badly crip-stricken priest to the British Colony, pled transportation throughout Hol- and set out on Sunday. land, which depends to a great extent on her waterways.
The Zuiderzee is frozen over, and communication with the islands of Terschelling and Ameland is main- tained only by neroplane, since the ice is not yet strong enough for traffic. Canal and river shipping is also interrupted with the result that many upon towns which are dependent water transportation are practically isolated-Trans-Ocean.
H. K. U. Old Boy To Wed Saturday
of
The Catholic sisters are remaining, alone with 000 lepers, in Sheklung Father Mancini has been at Shel:- lung ten years,
Czech-Hungarian Parleys Continue
Prague, Dec. 20.
Negotiations between Tiungary and
Czecho-Slovakin over the demarca- tion of the frontiers of the two countries have not been broken off. The Slovak Government, however,
an interest in yachting.
Mystery Of A
* writestoom in the Lieut. Col. 1. Q. Martin, C.M.G, D.S.D.,
SON
ociate at the ceremony.
will Wear
Canton Couple Married
A wedding of interest to Can-
the Miss Nino Quin was
Diplomatic Valise bis daughter way, whilst the duties bridesmald, and wore
STALEMATE IN
WAR IN CHINA
Japanese Officers
H.K. May Be Recalled
DEATH OF LADY
CHUNGKING,
Dec. 20. QUARTERS CLOSE to Chinese military
| NORTHCOTE'S leaders foresee the pos
sibility of Japanese
MOTHER army and navy officers
in Central China being
made last six
IT IS WITH DEEP recalled owing to lack REGRET that
progress the of
the to during "Telegraph" has announce the death of weeks. Those W.
mentioned Adams, Mrs. J. mother of Lady North- Lieut.-General Hata
Vice-Admiral Oikawa. cote, who passed away in London on Monday after a long illness.
Mrs. Adams, who was 88 years of age, was the wife of the late Rev. J. W. Adams, v.c., sometime a Chaplain General to His Majesty's Forces and Chap- lain to His Majesty King Edward VII.
are
and
It was stated that the changed international situation as a re- sult of the American and British loans to China may force Japan to change her military strategy in China-United Press GENERALS CONFER
PEIPING, Dec. 20. CHINESE POLITICAL circles aver that General Kita and General Doihara are now co- It will be recalled that Lady operating in a political pro Northcote left Hongkong on gramme which will make its bow. January 30 this year by Imperial following a conference of the Airways plane to visit her united council on December 24, mother, whose illness then be- when "it is hoped that the Chukuchui," or National Salva- came serious.
Lady Northcote arrived in tion and Peace Society, will be England in mid-January and inaugurated.
According to some circles, the remained away from Hongkong | for four months, by which time Japanese military chiefs are con- templating trying to induce Wu Pei- her mother had shown remark-fa to accept the presidency of the jable signs. of recovery.
Society,
but they have not yet start- Following a
Several engagements entered into ed to negotiate with him. by His Excelleney the Governor and
meeting of the United
of
Lady Northcote for the balance of Council, a representative this week have been cancelled in council sald that the Society would view of Lady Northcote's bereave- be Inaugurated probably about th
close of the year with the aim of planning a new Governmental form
ment.
in accordance with Japanese deci-
sions.
Lady Northcote will not be present at the wedding this afternoon of Miss 1. A. Dodwell and Mr. O. E. C. Marton. His Excelleney the Gover- Reputedly relinule Japanese sources nor will attend the wedding cere-state that a peace movement is being mony, but will not be present at the pushed at the instigation of a large
reception. subsequent
group of Japanese, who are anxious Lady Northcote will not be present to know when
the
will be end- war ut the performance of the pantomime ed, and also what the Government
leve this end. "Ciniterella" at the European is doing to achleve Y.M.C.A. to-morrow night, and both According to this Japanese source, the group, which mainly comprises His Excellency the Lady Northcole will not be present big busitiess men, threatened non-
Governor and
at the St. Andrew's Society Ball at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday night.
Nazis Concede U.S. Demands
contact
A keen sportsman, Mr. Rayner was late of the Royal Artillery, and Mrs. ton residents took place this
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. President of the Macan Iliking Club Marton, of New Romney, Kent. morning at St. John's Cathedral,
Eliminating one of the lesser from its inauguration, and has taken| The Very Rev. Dean Wilson will when Miss Brunhilde Slater points of friction between Germany Mr. Rayner was the guest at a dip-! The bride will wear a smart gown Rolfe became the bride of Mr. and the United States, the German The Charge d'Affaires has notified M. ner given by a number of his friends of white and silver brocade and will Leonard Arthur Scopes, yesterday evening and many well-carry a bouquet of white chry Rev. Cyril Brown officiated at Sumner Weller, the Assistant Secre- that all inheritance tary of State, wishers gathered at the Steamboat santhemums.
The ceremony.
Americans on the Co.'s wharf to bid him farewell on
and The Misses Diana. Patricia
The bride, who is the daughter of credits due to and
tu the Hongkong.Our Penelope Dodwell, Betty Fair liis departure for Own Correspondient.
Peggy Humphreys, will be present Colonel Victor Emmanuel Rolfe, and estates of persons deceased in Ger-
Mrs. Rolfe, of Shameen, was given many would be transferred #15 bridesmaids. They
away in marriage by her father. beneficiaries in full.
The Charge d'Affaires' call on Mr. white chiffon gowns.
She wore a smart sult in Windsor-
German direct diplomatic Mrs. Dodwell, the bride's mother, blue, wool, with in off-the-face hat Sumner Welles was the first U.S.. will, wear .ព stylish gown brand accessories to tone. gundy velvet.
only since the Ambassador, Dr. Dleckhof The Hon. Mr. Dodwell will give
a frock of left for Berlin in November.
It is regarded as the Arst German step to clarify some of the problems | of best man will be undertaken by nuvy face, with hat and accessories
to match.
relations. U.S.-German disturbing The engagement Is announced
London, Dec. 20.
Mr. R. G. Gee,
The bridegroom is the only son of Diplomalle circles belleve, however, be Mr. Foo En Lin of Messrs. Henry)
The mystery of a diplomatic valise The wedding reception
Mr. Arthur Edward Secpes, jurna
that resumption of normal relalluns
unlers Waugh & Co. Ltd., Ipoli, FMS., lale has demanded this gesture as a pre-
lis, and Mrs. Scopes, of 99 Armon
Germany of the Hongkong University, and Mis test against the grave frontier In- (the nature of which is not disclosed) held at the longkong Club.
Road, London, SE. 6., England. He is not to be expected ont the Hungarian-Slovak is revealed in an authoritative state- that a package containing
States notes,
rasit www educated at Cambridge. He has repiles satisfactorily and soon to both Leong Chee Yoong, eldest daughter cident
| border,
where Hungarian soldiers ment of Mir. Leong Siew Chee, of Ipoh,
two Slovak criminating matter was found by
Bruce Seen As New . M. Consular Service is recent United States The wedding will take place at the jare said to have shot
Antwerp and Saigon, and is at pre-seeking satisfaction on the Austrian debt question, and the atcond re- Registrar's Office on December 24 and frontier offeints, and wounded one the Spanish frontier authorities at Irun in a consular bag despatched reception will be followed by
at civillon.
from the British vice-Consul at Sun Australian Premier sent Vice-Consul at Shancen.
Mr. Erik Hutlemeler undertook the quiring assurances that there will be no discrimination against Americans the New Celestial Dance Hall, Ipoh.
duties of best man. The demarcation cominisalon is Sebastian to the British Embassy at
de Luz
London, Dec. 20. continuing its labours, as the Prague St. Jean
Later a reception was held at the in Germany su account of the race
ereed. Reuter. A full Investigation is being mudo the gesture Government considers
The possibility that the Australian operation and full assistance of the S. M. Bruce, may succeed Mr. Joseph Lendun, Mr. Bruce played a leading Inopportune.
London, Dec. 20. This does not, however, mean that British authorities on the spot,
A. Lyons as Prinic Minister of Ausrole in Australian polities, it la re-
In the House of Commons to-day, Although Mr. Harold Goodman, Czecho-Slovakia has relinquished
Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the her demand for satisfaction. Czecho- the vice-Consul at San Sebnation was trait is expressed by the "Eveningarded as likely that he may be ask-
ed in step into the breach. Standard" to-night.
Itumours of the impending re- "The Evening Standard" intimates Exchequer announced that the tem-- Stevalda official quarters here ex-himself carrying the package re peet that the Hungarian Govern- ferred to, no suggestion is made in ardment will take steps to prevent any quarter that he was otherwise in ignation of Mr. Lyons oro by no that tension has been developing in porary relaxalluns made on restric
withdrawn-Reuter, future any way personally implicated In the means new, und in view of the fact the Australian Government for some tions of foreign lending had been before his appointment Intime. --Trans-Ocean, Incident.--Itcuter. similar Incidents in Trans-Occan,
wini
Prison For Fascist suggested by the Slovnik Government by the nutherilies with the co-igh Commissioner in London, Mr. Cloucester Hotel. Who Incited Riots
Tunis, Dec, 20.
An Italian resident, who is the Fascist leader, has been sentenced to
imprisonment -three months' fined 800 francs on a charge of in-
iting to riot-Router Bulletin.
the
that
the
payment of
of the new taxes should the Government not push peace plans.
It is said that the Japanese mill.
authorities aro tary
doing their utmost to dissolve the group, but non-military Government circles fear repression and over- that both Indulgence is likely to lead to dim- culties.
Meanwhile, peare propaganda, with an anti-foreign trend, is continuing (Continued on Page 1.)
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