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Wednesday "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 21, 1938.
PAKHOI HEAVILY BOMBED BY JAPANESE PLANES
Extensive
Operations
In South China
Middle Of December
SHANGHAI, Dec. 21.
All further steps will be taken, und [ { }FFICIALLY CONFIRMING for the first time in!
where mallee is proved.
Offensive
As Soon As
goods, stamp albuns, picture boots, River Freezes
and many other appropriate gifts for Xmas presents, For sale at Gruen Co., 10 Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
Chungking, Dec. 20,
A heavy snowstoran is reported in
Dishonest Builder the-west area, ending a spell
Caught In Act
of unusually warm winter weather, which has bem holding; up the freez- ing of the Yellow River.
It is believed that the advent of A dishonest building contractor the cold weather may beraki major the Yellow was fined $300 at the Central Magis- military operations on tag this morning when he admitted Biver front, where the Japanese are a charge of using defective materials Waiting for the ler-bound Yellow In the construction of a building in River in order to kumch an invasion
on the north-west.--Renter, Kowloon,
The man wen Tung Fook, of 210. Yu Chau Street.
trol according to plans, a fine of $100 was imposed.
Tang appeared before Mr. I. A. D. Forrest.
Pay More Taxes
Isinking, Dec. 21.
current hostilities, a communique issued by the Japanese Naval authorities revealed that Pakhci, im- portant port on the southwestern coast of Kwangtung, was attacked by Japanese naval aircraft between December 15 and 18.
NATIONAL REGISTER DEBATED
Voluntary Service Is Commended By Mr. Ernest Brown
recommendation that the
complete jaformation on all services,į
According to the communique, var- icus military establishments in the harbour as well as the Chinese de- fence works at Kwantowkok, gate- way to Pakhoi, were bombed and greatly damaged.
Unemployed Demonstrate In London
-RADIO-
"Unto Us a Child is Born:" the Plann; Spanish Berenade (Hey-
A Pageant of Christmas
NEW VARIETY
Radio Progranine Brezulenst by ZBW on a Frequency at 845 k.eʻs. and on Short Wave from 6-11 pm on 0.52 m.c's. per sreonil.
11.1.T.
kenal; The Child And His Dancing Dall (Heykena)....with J. Samch- tini (Cello).and J. Byfeld (Piano).
8.43 Webster Booth (Tenor) and Esalo Ackland (Contralto),
O Peaceful England (from "Mer- Screnata rio England"--German); (trugia)....Ensle Ackland with Or chestra; Sweet Melody Of Night (Alm 'Give us this Night'); My Love 10 Bach-Sonata No. 3. In E.
Aru
J (film 'Give us this Night').... with Orchestra; Areth okte Menges (Violin) and Harold Webster Samuel (Pluto).
Sanctuary (Hewitt)....Essle Ack- G,JT A programme + English ford with Organ accomp. by Herbert Music.
(Daino
LONDON, Dec, 20.
Dawson. WHUILE thousands were busy
0.0 London Relay-Empire Ex- The Wrecker---Overture Christmas shopping In Ox-
change. ford
Street this afternoon.
Ethel Smyth). Dane Ethel Smyth
Drity Symphony Points of view by travollers from numerous
conducting the :- unemployed monstrated at the
time Orchestra; Dream Children, Op. 41, the Dominions and Colonies. same
9.15 Regimental Hand of EL. M. laying themselves on the street
No.
2 (par)... London Symphony
Lawrance Col. Girenadier Guards, Orchestre cond. by despite the dey cald, in protest against inadequate reflet inea-
Bigwood under the supervision of sures. The traffle was held up temporarily.Trans-Ocran.
FRANCE'S DESERT DEFENCES
New Maginot Line Between Tunisia And Libya
renert from Tunis,
Silver Trumpet-Grand Proces-
Acclamations
Sle Edward Elgar; Patrol March To onai March (Vivianl-arr. Godfrey): The British Grenadiern (Grr. Stan- The Grenadiers Waltz (Waldteufel ford Robinsone
The B.B.C. Arr. Winterbottom); Theatre Orchestra and Chorus; Crown Imperial
Rovs
Waltz (Waldteufel)....conducted by (Walton)
on), Capt. George Miller.
9.30 London Relay-The Newr 9.50 New Variety,
Dance Orch-A Gipsy Told Me--
The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestral Londucted by Sir Adrion Belt withi Berkeley Mason (Organ); England, My England (A Pageant of National Tox-Trot (film 'Happy Landing'); Songs).... Massed Symphony Or-When They Played The Poikn-Fox-
Horace Hciuit and Walter Trat.
HIS chestras cond. by George
Brigadiers
Vocol with Dennis Noble (Baritone) andi Alemite
with
Organ.
chorus: Vocal-Love's Longing (Bin 6.45 Lenden Relay-"Unto Us A The world belongs to the young")..
Joseph
Schmbit (Tenor) Child Is Born."
with Dance Orch. Retinib-
Dans Ses Quoin-Solell
Claret).... Damia with Wal-Berg
and His
Yeux (Gaston
Orch; Humorous She WDE
10.30 London
Relay--In
Town
Extensive operations of the naval air units in South China in the past week are also revealed in the sano communique, which says that since
A Pageant of Christmas. Devised Orch.; December 15, Japanese naval alr
and preduced by Robin Whitworth. Tango; Lorenzo-Tango....Orquesta units have attacked Youngkong on
With BBC Chorus and Orchestra. Tiples Francisco Canaco; Vocal-Ou the southwestern coast of Kwang
7.30 Closing local Stock lung, Shulkowhu on the West River, and Shakowkan on the Haukow
7.32 Musical Comedy Selections. Canton Railway in northern Kwang- }
"The Girl Friend"Voen Gems She Was, She Was (Miller); Just In Paris, Dec. 20.
"Peggy (Rodgers);
Ann-Vocall Fun (Miller)....
..Max Miller; Dance The fanding stages in the harbour LONDON, Dec, 20.
Revelations concerning the French Gems (Rodgers) ..Light Opera Orch-A Little Kiss At Twilight IN the House of Commons to- bombed and destroyed, while Chin Libya were made by the "Intran ley... Rule
of Yeangkong and Yengchun were Marino! Ling between Tunisia and Company; "Sunshine Susie"-Med- Fox-Trot (film 'Give me a Sailor');
Da
nine Costa
Gosi Ол Harry What
Here day Mr. Ernest Brown said the ese barracks and military establish-geant" this evening in
In My Heart-
Sailor') a special Jacobson (Pkino Duet): "Viktoria Fox-Trot (film 'Give me a most welcomed of the Governments at Lukfung were also badly
Gems
as and His Orchestra Her Hussar Vocal
Dick
ck Jurgens and damaged. mcnt's decisions, was that to
The publication of these facts ob- ¦ (Abraham)..........Light Opera Com- with vocal In the are east of Shulkowhu on
Vocal-Red refrain; a direct rely on voluntary services in res- the West River, one Chinese gunboat viously bear
connection pan
pany; The Big Broadcast-Selection Maple Leaves (Kennedy-Grosz). with the forthcoming visit of the ...Debroy Somers Band with the Belly Driver with Orchestra: Male another Chinese military ship was
French Premier und War Minister, Carlyle Cousins and Dan Donovan. Volce-Woodcutter's Song (Knot, On a second charge of budding Manchukuo To pect to national service, and the was bombed and disabled," white
8,0 Time, Weather and sunk. One Chinese gunboat was also. Daladier, to Corsica and Tunis.
An-Herce)...Comedy Harmoulsts, with tional scheme be reviewed by bombed and sunk near Shluhing According to the report vast nouncements,
Pinno; Vocal- am a Voice (Igel- 8.03 Debroy Somers Band,
hoff-Schwenn)....Zarvih Leander Parliament at the end of March. (Koyiu) on the West River and the stretch of desert and mountains be
Horatio Memories Of
Nicholls; with Orchestra, He referred to the fact that the na-Chinese military positions near the twen the French and the Italian
porscosions has been elty
Mc criss-crossed Ballroom Memories-Waltzes; were severely bombed. tional service register would contain! Tracks were severed at several with a system of trenchies which are And My Giri--Selection: What's To-night". both military and civilian, in which places to the south of Shakowkan adapted to the desert character of Yours?-A Convivial Medley
on the Bankow-Canton Railway in jured.
Debroy persons may enrol.
Fortifications and machine-gun chorus. Amongst the services mentioned by northern Kwangtung, the communi-
que indifcater,
bases have also been constructed at Mr. Brown was the "Women's Land} Army." He sald that no further ex-e great activity along the main
Japanese martue forces also show-regular intervals. planation of this classification need channel of the Pearl River in the defence system is extremely effec- In the opinion of the writer, this
past week beginning December 14, tive and invaders would the communique says. The surviv muny battalions to break through the require ing Chinese fortresses along the main lines. Added hindrance is the desert chanel were practically wiped out character of the land which would as 17 pill-box fortresses Linchwa and Fulien were methodic- bodies of men extremely difficult.
between render the manoeuvring of large ally bombed and erased.
That the French military authori- The feet foftes operating on the iles have maintained Yangise continued mine
great secrecy sweeping, in the construction of this defence extension of the waterway, removal system is evident from the fact that his will, under which she is the sole of various obstacles, and
attacking
the work was carried out to a large beneflclary. the remnants of Chinese troops on it only in the night and the both banks of the River, water receding, the mines laid at the to their place of labour.
With the workers were transported blindfolded At dawn river-bed are coming up to the sur-
sur- they were again bindfolded and and blown by the wind soon iterated the lorry tracks.
addition to the fortifications the French military have also reorganised the forces in authorities, according to the writer, Tunis, camel-riding detachments and motorized
troops.
Inspector A. Brookshank, of the in ander to cover the Budget deficit, Pubile Wirks Department, said that the Manchukuo Government has de- defendant had usul welded iron jelded to increase taxes and the price bars for constructing a beam to port the fluors of a house that was inder construction,
up the Ministry of Finance announced jot oplum in the coming scal year,
to-day.
This was noticed during one of his routine visits to the building.
"Had I not noticed the incident, the work would have been coveréd," the Inspector sald.
of 15,400,000, yunn while revision of tional incume of 3,200,000 yuan. the opium prices will raise an addi-
Increases in taxes will yield a total
Itens of the taxation to be in- A heavy pennlly was requested, increased, include corporation tax, view of the seriousness of the act. and special consolidated tax. Domel,
NOTICE
For the convenience of Christmas Shoppers, business hours of the undermentioned Stores will be follows:-
DECEMBER 21st From 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. 22nd From 9 a.m, to
9 p.m. 23rd From 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 24th From 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
On Christmas Day all our Stores will be closed, but will be RE-OPEN on December 26th As Usual.
THE WING ON CO., LTD. THE SUN CO., LTD. CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD. THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
Don't let the
Children miss the... FANCY DRESS PARTY
ON
DECEMBER
AT THE Y.M.C.A.
29.
KOWLOON FROM 3 TO 6 P.M.
it's going to be the jolliest party with heaps of fun.. Clowns... Mickey Mouse Cinema
Lucky Dips... Fish Ponds... Raffles... and ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR. Tickets are only $1.50 (including tea) and are on sale at Moutrie's, Anderson's, Tsang Fook and at the Dairy Farm, Kowloon,
The proceeds will be devoted to dosritura rafugee children possible, roma little ray ... to give as many of thom of happiness during our Festive Season. The 'grown-ups will also enjoy themselves. YOU MUST make a point of coming!
be given.
Mr. Brown emphasised that in war the industrial front would be the key to the defensive front, and said that it was not now a question of service uniforms only, but of dungarees Router.
SERVICES DESCRIBED·
In
ob-
to the construction of
(arr. Introducing unusual storica from Sumers)....with vocal every walk of Ke, flushes from the news of the week, and 'Standing on 8.30 Albert Sauler (Violin). the Corner (Interviews with the Allegro (Florco, arr. Bent and man in the street) Produced by C. F.
Kreisler)....with O'Neill); Pale Moon (Logan, arr. Mechan.
Jack Byfield at 110 Close down.
RACKETEERS ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE CHINA UNEARTHED
(Continued from Page 1.)
-MAY LOSE $20,000,000 Investigators fear that 13,500 stock-
$20,000,000 through" mal-administra- tion of the company.
The list of arrests in the case have strown with the arrest of John Cantor, reportedly in connection €0, of Montreal, taken into custody,
with
the
A running phases of Muslen's no- thrities.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. India T.T. U.S.A.
T.T. Manlle T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok Т.Т. Заідоп T.T. France
T.T. Germany. TT. Switzerland T.T. Australia
.10. 234 18. 2% 170 Nom. .53% 100%
London, Dec. 20. The House of Communs this even ing resumed the debate on national service on the Government's revised The House recognising that motion, the taking of measures to protect the Ives and homes of people at fare. the communique further says, transnorted into the city wille the holders in the drug firm will lose.
The Japanese naval air forces times transcends in importance all Party differences and welcomes the operating in North China attacked the decision of His Majesty's Govern Chinese guerillas near Chefoo, Teng- ment to rely upon the voluntary ser- chow and in the area southwest of
in Shantung viers of the people but recommends Feiyuntal that results of the scheme for an- December 11 and 15. Villages in
between Honal service be reviewed by the fested with Chinese stragglers were House at the end of March". Sup- also severely attacked.
Units of bluejackets, accompanied porters of government, critical of its
Cantor was formally charged with proposals for national service,
A military expert, Generat Bara- who
by
180 troops of the Chinese peace tier, recommended last March in the tences.
obtaining money under fulse pro- tabled had
amendment
preservation corps, rounded up the "Temps" Cavouring
Chinese guerillas in the area south of tachments should be placed in the years aming the spectators at that motorised light de- Re Wis arrested after being Chefoo and secured control of the territory south of the Mediterranean, the McKesson and Robbins investiga- area on December 16, the communi-
The district of the so-called adds-Domet.
southern
Maginot Lina lies north of
Meanwhile one of Musica's sisters, Gabes
where the hill chain of Chotts Mrs. Robert Geux, was found em- Becessary to sustain them.
Melghir and Djerid constitute #ployed at the Fishkill, NY, estate The in-natural barrier against Libya, dustrial front in a folure war would
of the Secretary of the Treasury. An hotel which was bulid by a Mr. Henry Morgenthau. Morgenthấu the air. Gabes oasis has been confiscated by on his
desert in the¦ had hired her husband as a gardener the French military authorities for
estate. defence reasons. Trans-Ocran.
Subpoenas have been Mrs. Geux and another Musten sister. Simultaneously one Republican and Two New Medical Officers
wild national register,
the motion.
have
of
The Minister of Labour, opening the debate, described the national servies} quide which will be delivered to all! householders early in the New Year.
--
It would give particulars of all serbe the key defensive services in the French group in the vires for which volunteers were needed, including armed forces, their field, on the sea, and in reserves and uxiliaries, as well as well as to sustain the civil various branches of civilian defence of community. They must see to --police. and auxiliary polier, Sre therefore that they retain in Industry trigudes, auxiliary fire brigades, and agriculture all those whose skill various branches of air raid pre-war vital to the maintenance of Pare caution service, nursing, Orst aid services. services, services in connection with
the
ITALIAN PRESS CRITICISM
Rome, Dec. 20.
TION ACK,
Issued for
one Democratie politielan from Con- necticut were subpoenaed,
COMPANY AS BLIND Federal agents report increasing
.83
28%
.67%
...53 .149 109
.10,90
.714
12734
1/04
BUYING
4 m/s L/c London
.1/3%
4 m/s D/p do.
1/8.5/32
4 m/a/c U.S.A.
.29%
4 m/s France
11.00
30 d/s India
.04%1⁄2
U.S. Cross rate in Lon. ..4.0015
APPOINTMENTS
For Hongkong
Mr. Arthur Greenwood for the The French Foreign Minister's un- the evacuation of children from dan- Opposition complained that the sug-talsukably clear affirmation that
The following are among the fatest gerous areas, Women's land army and Restions so far put forward by the France will never consent to cede a evidence that the Musica brothers
promo- war service for mercantile mariner Ministers for the organization single inch of her territory to Italy
used the McKesson and Itobbins com- appointments, transfers and Mr. Brown emplared at the antiosel service did not constitute is considered by the "Glornale pany as a blind to run guns to Bolivia ons in the Colonial Service:
To be Medical Officers, Hongkong. effect of the government was direct coherent or comprehend whole, and d'Halla" to be susceptible of satisfy and Spain and to bootleg and adulter--Dr. L. J. Honeywill, F.R.C ed to preserving the essential battere be icserved the attitude
ing French public
ate drugs. lic opinion, but not which the new conditions required Labour Party until full details of the of serv.on the cause of "European becoming of such magnitude that the
1.1.C.P.; Dr. S. Tomlinson, M.D., The romifcations of the case were DCH, B.A.0. Setween the defence services them- Government's scheme were disclosed. pence or 'True Justice."
To be Nursing Sister, Hongkong. selves, and the industrial services British Wireless,
The paper cally M. Bonnet's de- Attomey General's office closed public Miss A. M. Harington. claration intransigent, and says that secret testimony Involving
hearings in the case to take
Mr. W. R. Hillyer (Chief Junk although it may, perhaps, be useful Dat someone concerned had supplied Master, Mercantile Marine Omlee. charges Inspector), to be Deputy Shipping for demagogic purposes, It is useless arms to Bolivia in the Gran Chaco Harbour Department, Hongkong, for diplomacy, and "dangerous for a palley of
nation."
Dr. Tomlinson will arrive in Janu- ary and Dr. Honeywill early in The paper reiterates the argument Witnesses in the state Attorney February. that the Franco-Italian agreement of General's Investigation created the These appointments are the first of 1935 relating to Tunis is no longer renation of the week by identifying a number of medical staff increases valid, and that consequently every- George Vernard, representative of under the 1839 estimates. The thing must be regulated anew be the company's Canadian and English estimates provide for an expenditure tween Parks and Rome. "beginning agents, and George Dietrich, assistant of $1,743,580 as ogalast $1,531,091 in with the satisfaction of Italian rights treasurer, as Arthur and George 1938.
Detective Accidentally Discovers Heroin Factory In N. T. Village
MAN SENTENCED AT SESSIONS
While on a visit to Yee PeiChun Village, Tsun Wan, to make inquiries into a robbery, a heroin factory in full swing was found by a detective. This story was told to Mr. Justice Lind- sell at the Criminal Sessions this morning when Chin Pui, a youth, pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of the drug.
Accused's contention
war in the hope of commering the Bolivian quinine market.
to colonial compensation."--Trans- Musica. Ocean.
WOMEN CADETS
FANTASTIC SCANDAL The story of the fantastic scandal,
London, Dec. 16. perhaps mory bewildering in ko The removal of the restriction on found to have given way to another ramifications Un any other crime the admission of women to adminis-
tenant.
Revenue Ofierr A. Stephens and Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government
the Monopoly Analyst, and inter
THE DEFENCE
story in American history, was fea-trative staffs of the Dominion's_and tured in newspapers throughout the Colonial offices, was announced by country to-day. Editors of the Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary ten biggest stories of the year to Colonies, in the House of Commons nited Press revised their list of the of State for the Dominions and
Include the McKesson and Robbins yesterday.—Router, euse, which was rated above the Tüchard Whitney stock manipulation confession in news value.-United ANOTHER ARREST
Philadelphia, Dec, 20,
Preas.
Was
He was charged with possession of, arvested him and took him to the next preter at Tsun Wan Police Station a quantity of pinit mass and 44,000 house where the factory was and testifled. pilis at the village on November 6, there detained him unt. Sergt. A.
The jury comprised Messra. A. R. Banks arrived. F. Itaven (Foreman), Chu Kal-yuf was that he was from Macao anti In a statement from the dock. and N. Morgenstern.
was staying at his aunt next to the accused sale he was standing by his
an Investigation in the report that the Mr. J. Wyatt, Assistant Attorney factory at the time,
house when the detective enme vp
Chiang Kai-shek Government General, prosecuted, and sold a Delective Yung Fal corroborated) and said he was going to search the
the foreign Power necking to pur- Chinese detective had arrived in the the opening statement and denied house. Accused asked him if he had
chinae 2,000,000 Lẹc Enflied rifles from village to make inquiries when three that he went to another house with a search warrant and the detective A myserious telegraphle tip led to Coster, men boited out of a nearby house. the prisoner,
then become angry and arrested him, the arrest of a young man to-day, War Department officials said that Il suspicions aroused, the defee- SLAPPED FACE ACCUSATION taking him to the next house until who is identified as Richard Mittman, Coster never purchased rifles from live arrested accused, the last of the
The authorities have ordered him the United States Government Sergt. Banks gave evidence and the European Sergeant arrived.
for men, and took him back to the house denied that he slapped accused's ; After the Judge's summing up, the to be held on $25.009 ball.
re-sale abroad. in the cockloft of which heroin face. There was a woman, whom Jury retired for a short consideration factory was in full operating order he gathered was a relative of accused, and then returned a verslet of gullly, with the drying chailles burning. In the vicinity at the time and she Accused was sentenced to two and The other two men escaped,
followed witness into the next house a half years' imprisonment His Lord- When charged, accused said he had when he inspected it to see if it had ship saying that apparently
there no statement to mako but sub-any connection with the factory. He were no depths to which he would sequently at the Magistracy, he raid found no evidence there and when not sink to earn a living, even if it| he came out of his house to watch prisoner later asked for this woman meant the degradation of his country- the commotion and the detective to be brought as his witness, she was men.
Detectives. sald that he is believed Army records show that the mi=" to have been involved in Coster-thorities
1,020,000 Lee possessed Enfield rifës at the end of the world ́ Musica's gun-running activities.
However, G-Men and Customs war, of which 20,000 were sold to the officers refuse to divulge the informa- Philippines Commonwealth, and tlon obtained-United Press,
59,500 were disposed of elsewhere in America. ARMY INQUIRES
Washington, Dec. 20. U.S. Army authorities to-day began
The authorities still possess 1,025,- [000 rifles.--United Prest.