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Wednesday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 1, 1939.
SUPREME CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE
DEFENCE Total Death Roll Will ALHAMBRA
COUNCIL
Full Scópa For New Chinese Organ
CHUNGKING, Jan. 31. HIGH MEMBER of the Kuomintang Central Execu- tive Committee told the "United Press" that the establishment of a Supreme National Defence Council forms the liaison organ
Reach Fifty Thousand
SANTIAGO, Jan. 31.
EARTHQUAKE ORPHANS received first attention as Chilean Chamber Deputies met in an extraordinary session to-day to formulate the gigantic rehabilitation
task.
The Radicals and Conserva-)
between the Kuomintang and tives united in a resolution pro- CIVIL WAR the Central Government, roviding for the State directly to sembling a Central Political assume the rearing and educa Council, but with wider powers. tion of the homeless children,
"The new Council is both
deciding and directing organ, with
"making them the responsibility
THREAT BY
scope covering political, military and of the Government until they NEW REBEL
ing.
party affairs, responsible only to the were able to become self-support- Central Executive Committee, and aimed to co-operate all activities for n anal victory."
The spokesman said that member ship would include the political, military party, and cultural leaders of the nation, and was not limited to. members of the Kuomintang.
As a result the Communists Mau Tse-tung and Chu Teh, as well as leaders of the Young Chlon Party, the Chinese National Socialist Party have been invited to join the
Connell.
It is noteworthy that It provides that all the Council's decisions and orders must be cheyed by all poll- theal parties and all milltary organs, and that only the Central Executive Committer can object to them United Pre38.
Caning And Prison
Old Offender Snatches Woman's Handbag
Mrs. L. Moore, of Camille Apart- iments, Beltran Road. Kowloon, was complainant in a handbag snatching ense before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when
Conditions are still chaotic In the six devastated provinces, where, it is feared, the death roll will reach 50,- 000.
Marshal Wu's Defection To Pro-Japanese Forcos
PEIPING, Jan. 31. MARSHAL WU PEI-FU to-
The single piece of encouraging news, came from Coronel, which m other destructive 'quake struck on Monday morning. Persons returning from Coronel said that none was day received foreign correspon- killed in the new tremors, although dents in his house, which was 20 were wounded. The harvest has strongly guarded by Chinese already been ruined, and more build-
shown on aft
ings collapsed as a result of the new and Japanese guards.
He failed to make his position 'quake,
Schor Aguirre-Cedra, the Chilean clear, when he urged the bene- President, has issued a mankesto to the nation, exhorting it to take heart fits of peace,
He went on to say that he had been "coin the solidarity sides," and it said that new prospersed by his Chinese and Japanese ous cities would arise over to-day's friends to come out and lead the pence movement, "but to succed, I 7134: bavo real power and the ability to enforce peace."
No doubt, if I
this movement will be a satisfactory re- werd."
Judging by the somewhat favourable Japanese reactions to his remarks, Wu Pei-fu has not yet
ruins.
MEN CONSCRIPTED In the stricken cities, where many dead are still unburied, emergency orders have been issued forbidding any able-bodied men to leave if they could still be used for relief work. and all classes of men between 18 and 45 years of age have been called to the colours within the earthquake zones.
been won over.
come out,
un-
Reliable sourees state that his de-
Emergency warehouses are hand-mands include the formation of a ling food distribution.
Lou Sang, 25, unemployed, pleadedCongees are congregating.
not guilty to the charge. After evi- dener, he was sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane and one year's imprison-
ment.
She
Mrs. Moore said that about noou on Monday she was walking along. Chatham Road and turning into Austin Rond, when she felt her hand- bar snatched, and turning round she saw defendant running away. She pursued him, but he got on to a blcycle, and was about to ride away when Mrs. Moore, who had caught up by this time, got hold of the rear wheel and held"
It, threw the bag away and Defcudant rode on, but was arrested by an In- dian policeman who was attracted by Mrs. Moore's shouts,
The handbag, which was recovered,
at $59. was valued
Evidence of arrest was given by Indian Police constable Noor Khan.
Defendant denied that he had snatched the bag, but claimed that be had accidentally bumped into
Mrs. Moore while he was riding on
the
bicycle. He said "sorry" to her
in Chinese, but apparently she did not understand and tried to catch hold of him. He ran away not because he
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At Concepcion, the authorities said his command, and the return of real
ex-power in China to Chinese hands. that sanitary conditions were
Indeed, one translation of Wu Pel- tremely bad.
Compulsory
vaccinations against fu's stalcinent this morning definitely
have been includes and typhuld
The latter suggestion. for all entering or leaving Reuter. order pux
Valparaiso and other cities TO DESTROy opposing forcES TO - MORROW
Peking, Jan. 31.
20th C. Fox United
Asked by a newspaperman as to the States Ambassador, Mr.
Picturc Norman Armour, returning by plane practical measures for launching the from Concepcion and Chillan, said peace movement, Marshal Wu Pei-tu the damage to both cities was "in-declared that the troops who would describable-no one seeing the ruins support the principles of national salvation and peace would be gathered con comprehend it."
but that those who would oppose la them would be destoryed.
Rescuers are still digging bodies from the wreckage-United Press.
AID FROM JAPAN
Tokyo, Jan. 31. Japanese steamship lines including the Nippin Yusen Kaisya and the Kawasaki Kalsya, engaged in Latin- to America services, have offered
of relief make free transportation goods to Chile for the earthquake victims.
Replying to the question of what would be the most effective way of realizing peace, Marshal Wu said that.
consisted in the overthrow of Chiang Kai-shek and the suppression of Communists.
He hoped, that he could go to his new feld-headquarters at Kalleng as soon as possible, but was unable to The relief fund is mounting with indicate any definite date. He said the that the more troops he commanded, popular contribullons, while
with the better he could deal donated has Tokyo municipality
altuation.
10,000 yen.
A seismograph has been contributed to the meteorological observatory at Santiago, ut Its request.-United Preas.
the
would
Diet Member Says admitted that the principles to guide
had tried to snatch the bug, but be Premier Unpopular
cause he thought Mrs. Moore would
hit him.
Defendant had three previous con- victions, one in 1827 arid another in 1032, when he was rentenced to serve a term of two years on a charge of harbouring a child. In 1935 he wan sentenced to three yents for a similar offence.
Remarking that defendant was a Har and that he did not believe one word of his story, the Magistrate Im- posed sentence.
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For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m-Feb. 3. Imperial Alr- ways
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For Chungking, Slan, etc.: Eurosin and C.N.A.C. service indefinite.
For U.S.A., via Manlia, Honolulu, Guam: Clipper 8.30 a.m. Feb. 1.
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HATRY LEAVES GAOL After Spending Nine Years In Maidstone
Clarence
.London, Jan. 31. Hatry, former well- known city financier, was released from Maidstone Prison last week. and is staying in a Mayfair flot where he intends to live for some years.
Hntry received a sentence of 14 A years penal servitude on January 24, 1980. The judge told him, “You stand convicted on your own cone fession at the most appalling frauda which ever disfigured the commercial reputation of this country "Bauter, Special
and
Querled regarding the future of the Chungking Government, Marshal Wu said that pubile sentiments would gradually abandon it and li eventually be forced to collapse.
While refusing to exprem any opin- lon with regard to the projected new Central Coverament, Marshal Wu co-operation between Japan China were suficiently explained in the statements Issued by Prince Tokyo, Jan. 31. Konoye and Mr. Wang Ching-wel.
Meanwhile, It is believed that A member of the Seiyukai Party in
Diet the
to-day urged Baron Marshal We will go afield about April Eliranuma, the Japanese Premier, to jor May to assume personal command Kaiteng- revise the Cabinet, which at present. of the Pacification campaign from his ented unpopularityributed this he alleged, was "enjoying unpreced-feld-headquarters. at
The speaker
un- the
the fact that popularity Hiranuma Cabinet was "oaly an ex-
to
tepsion of the Konoye Cabinet, whl
already forfeited Jupon's esteem, had and had failed to formulate a pro- grammo
designed to win national | support."
Baron
Hiranuma replied that
although following Prince Konoye's
Domel.
Hoover To Discuss Roosevelt Policy
New York, Jan. 31.
It is revealed that Mr. Herbert
on
Hoover in a speech before the Foreign Cabinet policy towards China, this Relations Council in Chicago did not mean the new Cabinet would Wednesday will discuss Mr. Franklin follow Konoye's other policies. Roosevelt's foreign policy-Untied United Press.
Presa.
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