Wednesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN CONCESSIONS TIGHTENED UP
SPOKESMAN MAKES CLEAR
COL
JAPAN'S DEMANDS Tientsin Makes Preparations For An Emergency
PEIPING, DEC. 20.
*OLONEL SHIGEYASU, SPECIAL STAFF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, IN THE COURSE OF A LONG INTERVIEW WITH FOREign press cORRESPONDENTS TO-DAY, CLARIFIED THE JAPANESE ATTITUDE TO THE CONCESSIONS.
He said that foreigners with passports were permitted to enter and leave the Concessions by day and night.
The object of the searches at the boundary was merely to check were black-listed for their connection with Chinese, Communist and
the passage of undesirable Chinese, and also of certain foreigners who
other anti-Japanese organisations.
orities an trally.
i
He said that recent cases where co-operation by the Concession auth- any "scheme to place restructions on
departure from neu- foreigners."-Reuter. foreigners were refused transit were due to sentries exceeding their or- ders, since it was not intended to interfere with foreign residents and travellers,
Askerl whether imprisonment or expulsion of anti-Japanese elements by Concession authorities would be He added that the searching was considered co-operation, the Japanese being undertaken because the Jap-spokesman sald: "No, imprisonment anese were dissatisfied with the or expulsion is not enough. The cul- practical results of previous repre- prits must be handed over to the sentating to the foreign authorities Chinese police."-United Preta to cont of nuti-Japanese activities in the Concessions, to which the foreign authorities agreed in principle, but the results were not as desired.
Hence the Japanese were compelled to resort to stronger method. Japanese-controlled territory.
on
Asked why food supplies had been prevented from entering the Conces slon, the spokesman stated that the Japanese never gave such orders, which were against the principles of
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TIENTSIN
PREPARES
Tientsin, Dec. 21. Sepeal Sino-Japanese measures on the borders of the British and French greas continue unchanged, with evidence of them being tightened up, Theil delivery of the "Piping and Tientsin Times outside of the con- cussions was prevented.
residents are calmly
humanity. Posably the sentries again making justeraun, ** investigation i
Swiss Police
Break Up
December 21, ́ 1938.
Mayor Guardia Has Eye Blacked
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.
A TALL, stocky, grey-haired man named Jimmy Hagen
Big Spy Plot plunged through the crowd to-
Montreux, Dec. 20. Swiss police operations carried on near the French frontier yesterday, were concerned with a "ble espionage conspiracy," was announced to-day.
A large number of refugees trying to cross into Haute and Havole from Geneva were later- crpted. A former dancing girl of Italian origin and four men were arrested,
Whether the alleged espionage was on behalf of France or Italy, is not knÖWII,
Many documents were seized. -Renter,
Japanese Bonds Sold In Hawaii
U.S. Authorities May Take Proceedings
HONOLULU, Dec. 20.
HOT CRITICISM BY "NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS"
Shanghai, Dec. 21. The "North China Dally News" in an editorial to-day says: "Mr. Arits deceives himself if he believes for one mument that the latest state-change Commission repre- ment concerning Japanese polley in China carries any d conviction. Sentative, Mr. Roger Kent,
rendered entirely rucaningless by the
are
"Whatever may be the Japanese
"If it is believed that Mr. Aria's
day and struck and knocked down Mayor La Guardia, as he was mounting the steps of the City Hall.
Mayor La Guardia grappled with the man, and hung on to his legs. while a policeman hit the man on the mouth,
Four men then carried Hagen into the ante room of the Mayor's office, where Mr. La Guardia asked why he hit him. Hagen replied: "You're putting the badge
Inc. You know this stuff that goes on un the radio all the time."
On
The man was taken away in an ambulance to hospital. Later it was revealed that Mayer La Guardia was not injured, except for a bruise under the eye.
It has since developed that Hagen has been under treatment ns Q neurotic for months. He will be observed at a hospital for ten days, and it is believed will afterwards be charged with assnull and mis- demeanor-United Press.
Big Drop In Hongkong's
THE SECURITY EX- Temperature
There was a distinct change in the
hours as
compared
the minimum 63, compared with 65.
The declaration consists of words, has announced that an temperature in Hongkong during the facts, which are all too well-known, investigation disclosed that Monday, the maximum recording and which cloquantiy deny the state an estimated 500,000 yen being 2 degrees, as against 78, and ments he makes.
worth of unregistered The cooler weather continued this Government's declared intention, the Emergency Japanese Bond morning, and at 10 o'clock the ther- facts show that they, or their agents, issue has been sold in mometer registered only 65. though
hent upon a policy of definite
humidity remained high at 85 per Concession resident
exploitation of China, its people, and Hawaii, in violation of the cent for emergency its resources.
S.E.C. laws.
The Royal Observatory weather report issued this morning stated He stated that an agent of the that the anti-cyclone Japanese Government in Hawaii had decrease
continues to In Intensity. Pressure Is highest over South Manchuria, and offered the b
An issue of about 1,000,000 yenis relatively low over the Philippinca was originally offered.
and the Loochoos. Mr. Roger Kent said it was not Local forecast Is: North and deckled whether to criminally
winds, pro-north-east
fresh: cloudy secute the persons selling the bonds. generally. However, violation of the law carries with it a maximum penalty of a to $5,000 fine, or five years Imprison-
measures.
at a
exceeded their orders.
into food stocks, though foodstuffs gentle bandishment is likely to stem He said that Chinese employed by
are still coming in in fair quantities the rising tide of indignation which foreigners could obtain passes from the Japanese military headquarters.
Colonel Hitaks, the Japanese army Reverting to anti-Japanese activi- spokesman from Peiplug was bom is being felt in many quarters, then
disappointment must follow. ties, Colonel Shigeyasu said that barded with questions
press
"An accumulation of the wrongs guerilla organisers were sending in conference
He declared committed by Japan against British structions, money, arms, and also that the situatay
bears a political interests is leading to a very proper nature, hence
unable to stiffening of
attitude by the British answer the questions.
Government. The same is happen- Admiral Sugiyama, accompanied ing in the United States. by General Doihara, inspected the "It is necessary for Japan
radio transmitting sets to the troops. When approached by the Japanese the foreign authorities demand actual proof
of anti-Japanese activities, which the Japonese were unable to give since they had no control over the Concession police.
The Japanese tried to get evidence quiside ef the Concessions, but mean- while terrorism and arson had in- trensed.
he was
Japanese garrison and barricades on realise that there ire limits the Concession borders on Monday, foreign patience."-United PreJS, →Router.
"ORDINARY PRECAUTIONS"
Shanghai, Dee. 21.
the
New Ceremonial Dress For Army
to ment
The Bond offer was to expire in the New Year.
Czechs Deported Man "Wanted" By Nazis
Prague, Dec. 20.
Mr. Kent in known to have sup- poened at least six people, and the A declaration that the measures,
hearing which started on Monday is continuing. He said that no official Quesioned regarding the Japanese taken by the Japanese military au- '
| agencies offered the bonds, which
It is offelally reported that the Interpretation of "neutrality" us,thorities on the borders of
supposedly...
Czechi distributed by were
Government has deported affecting the Concessions, the spokes. French Concession and the Special
| Japanese societies,
Peter Forster to Germany, charged mun said that while the Concession Administrative Districts in
Ilan-
London, Dec. 20, Meanwhile other sources indicate with murdering a sentry at a concen authorities were copying the attitude kow, were only "ordinary precati- The King at Buckingham Palace that large sums of money have been tration camp at Welmar from where of other countries, this was not pos- tions in view of the presence of anti-this morning inspected the suggested flowing from Hawall to Japan during he attempted to escape recently. sible in China due to the geogra- Japanese elements", was made by new ceremonial dress for the army, recent months, representing patriotic It is recalled that Forster fied to phical fact that the Concession was Japanese military spokesman yes A party of soldiers wearing the new donations to the Wor
from Ministry. Prague,
where the Czech In the middle of Japanese-occupied terday.
dress went to the Paluce where the lowever, some of them undoubtedly | Government refused to deliver him arcus. Owing to this geographical The spokesman aled that neither King spent some time looking at were for covering the bonds to the German authorities--United tact, the Japanese did not considerat Hankow nor Tientsin was there uniforins.-British Wireless,
United Press.
Press.
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