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- AT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6,
1939. 日八十月二十
HONGKONG
SIX MEN SAVED FROM DEATH IN ROMANCE: FLOOD THREAT LIVING TOMB: 81 PERISH
IN AMERICA
CINCINNATI, Feb. 5.
THE OHIO RIVER has risen
THE
above its flood mark, and it is now anticipated that, owing to thawing snow, it will reach a level of 59 feet by Tuesday.
This places hundreds of square miles in danger, and the Red Cross have established four emergency stations along the river in anticipation of the flood.
Sub-freezing temperatures have increased suffering among families forced to leave thair homes in the lowlands of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsyl- vania, and Kentucky.
The flood-stage of 52 feet was reached at 5 a.m. to-day, and at 3 p.m., the level of the river had risen to 53.8 feet. owing to the melting snow. --- United Press,
RESCUE DRAMA OF Japanese
THE DOOMED SUBMARINE 163
-Jano's Fighting Ships.
LOST SUBMARINE
(Special to "Telegraph")
Copyright, by the United Press, Telecommunications Ordinance, 1939. 12.35 p.m. Published 350 p.m.
TOKYO, Feb. 6.
Received
HONGKONG SIX MEN ARE STILL ALIVE in the sunken LINK WITH
Japanese submarine I-63, which lies in several hundred feet of water in Bungo Straits, between BRAVE MAN Shikoku and Kyushu.
This fact has been revealed, following the establish- Awarded Medal Forment of contact with the doomed vessel by divers.
The six men are in one of the compartments. They Palestine Galantry have remained alive in their living tomb for HONGKONG HAS a link with hundred hours. the story of a brave man,
Now their meagre supply of oxygen is tokl in
21 recent "London diminishing, Gazette."
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The man is Lance Corporal Harold Mend, of the 1st Battalion, the Royal
Scots.
He has been awarded the Military Medal for exceptional gallantry on the field in Palestine.
According to the official report, Lance Corporal Mead was attacking rebels in orange grove when one of his section was morially wounded and lay in the - open exposed to enemy fire.
to
Lance Corporat Mead went
him.
and was himself severely wounded in the armı.
resenc
BROTHER IN HONGKONG Enquiries by the "Telegraph" this morning reveal that Lence Corporal Muud has a brother with the Second Battalion, the Royal Scots, In Hong- kong.
He is Company Sergt. Major Mead. Interviewed at Murray Barracks this morning, Sertg. Major Mead re- vealed that he was with his brother In the 1st Battalion until his transfer
to Hongkong inst October.
"We were not in the same Com-1. pany, but we used to see quite a lot
over a
rapidly
Feebly, they tap out messages with hammers on the steel walls of their tomb. Divers, standing on the deck of the sub- marine, which lies firmly embedded on the bottom of the sea, are
way.
Launch
Kuling Attack
WANCHIAFOW,
the
Feb. 6. WITHOUT WAITING for their ultimatum to foreigners at Kuling to quit before next Friday, Japanese have commenced artillery bombardment of the Chinese guerillas on the slopes of the Lushan Moun- famous health sanitorium. tain, on top of which is the
About fifty shells
were
fired by the Japanese to-
day.
consulates in Hankow have sent word to their nationals at
The American and British
LONDON
WEDDING
A SINGAPORE Chinese girl,
who met and fell in love with a Chinese in Hongkong, will shortly be going to London to marry him.
She is Miss Wu Lai Ching, a Chinese-educated, 24-year-old girl, daughter of a silk mer- chant. She first met Mr. Leong Ah Yu, proprietor of a laundry shop in London, while he was spending his leave in Hongkong.
Since that first meeting four years ago, the two have kept in constant touch by cor. respondence.
While Leong had returned to London to carry on his business, Miss Wu had come to Singapore.
Recently she had applied to the authorities for permission Leong, and a few days ago she to go to London and marry learnt that permission had been granted.
She has bought her ticket and will leave as soon as she receives her passport from the Chinese Consulate - General, Singapore.
WARSHIPS LEAVING
-
Kuling, requesting them, for FOR S'PORE the Japanese demands. their own safety, to comply with
ANGLO AMERICAN DEMANDS
Big Exodus To Start Soon
At the same time, the British and American authorities are demanding that the Japaneco guarantee that A LARGE-SCALE EXODUS of
to return to Kuling in the event of
ships of the China Station succeeding in their plans for
the guerillas in the vicinity. in the next few weeks Former Hongkong residents, some prepare for naval
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Terrible Air Raids
THOUSANDS DIE IN NEW MASS TERROR
THOUSANDS OF CHINESE civilians have died in the 'greatest mass air raids by the Japanese since the beginning of the year.
Terrorist bombers, which commenced last week-end after a period of quiet relieved by only sporadic raids, were continued and intensified yesterday.
Kwangsi, Kwangtung and Hunan provinces were the principal sufferers,
Jahan, a large town north-| west of Liuchow, was almost completely razed when it was bombed by eighteen planes.
A large percentage of the seventy bombs rained upon the town were incendiaries,
They started huge fires throughout; the town. The flames were fanned! by a stiff easterly wind, and swept from one end to the other,
CIVILANS BURN TO DEATH . Many civilians, trapped by debris in the wrecks of their homes. were burnt to death when the fres swept over the wreckage..
centre were also consumed.
"OBSERVER" SEES NEW ITALIAN DEMANDS
"Moonstruck" Western Democracies
LONDON, Feb. 5.
the
The entire eastern area of the town THE APPARENT FALL of was razed. Rows of buildings in the Catalonia brings one stage nearer the next Italo-German In Kwangtung, the
Japanese diplomatic offensive, launched a heavy air attack on Linh-
is sien, seat of the Kwangtung Govern-opinion of diplomatic quarters ment-ainee the transfer from Canton. here.
BIG FIRES RAGE
Although Saturday's Faselst Grand Explosive and incendiary bombs claims against France, it is believed Council falled to enunciate Italy's dumped indiscriminately that at its next meeting on Friday. the heart of the capital and, here the Council may mark the beginning also, fires completed the devastation. of a more active attempt by Italy to The fires in Linhsien raged for over obtain concessions in Tunis, Djibouti 24 hours, and were still not under and with the Suez Canni administra- control Jast night. The entire tion. southern end of the city has been wrecked.
were
of
Japanese reports admit that in the rald on Linheten their machine-gunned concentrations people below, but claim that these were Chinese troops.
HUGGING ILLUSIONS
This pessimism in diplomalle circles planes is reflected in an article by Mr. J. L. Garvin in the "Observer." in which he says that the Western democracies would be blind and moonstruck if they hugged illusions About the diplomatie ordeal before them.
That ordeal may be shorter or of Canton, and Shluhing, on the longer in coming to its issue, but it
I
KWANGTUNG SUFFERS Shaokwan, about 120 miles north
answering the messages, telling the six men that help is on its foreigners will be allowed to Singapore will take place West River, also suffered severly In may be on any moment by
87 MEN ABOARD
The submarine had a crew of 87 aboard when it foundered after colliding with a destroyer whilst participating in fleet manoeuvres off the south-western coast of Japan.
The remaining 81 members of the crew are believed to have perished, as efforts to establish communication with other unflooded compartments have failed.
Rescue ships are standing by over the position of the wrecked submarine, preparing tackle with which they will attempt to hoist the vessel to the surface.
JAPANESE SEIZING STEAMERS
High-Handed Action In Amoy Harbour
of each other," Sergt. Major Mead FOREIGN SHIPS in the
told the "Telegraphy"
while before my brother,
younger than I am,
who is
Amoy harbour are being
"I joined the Royal Scots a long seized by the Japanese, according to a "Reuter" report received in Hong kong from Shanghai this morning.
"He has a wife in London."
Swatow, Feb. 0.
No Japanese warships are now
These seizures are alleged by found off the coast of Siatow. The a Briton who has just returned five vessels which previously anchor-to Shanghai from Amoy. ed of here have steamed nway.-] United Press.
Meanwhile, the small coastal ship,
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1,000 JEWS ARRIVING Biggest Influx Due In H. K.
A REPORT WAS received in Hongkong this morning that
a further thousand Jewish refugees will pass through this Colony
by the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Blancamano.
This is the largest number of refugees to leave Trieste since the Anschluas in Austria.
S.O.S. TO WORLD
The Shanghai committee has cabled all parts of the world, asking for The arrival of this number of money collected for aiding the ro
every nadistance. Every cent of the refugees in Shanghai, will raise the fugees in the northern centre has total number there to three thousand. been spent, and the committee is now
without funds,
The report is stated to be causing A homo la housing sixty and feed- concern to the Jewish Refugee Relief Ing about 200 refugees, most of the Comuniites In Hongkong and ele-others being lodged in private houses,
usually several to one room.
where.
Very few, if any at all, of the refugees will be able to land in Hongkong, as the position in this Colony is already acute.
16,000-MILE RANGE Although launched at the Sasebo Naval Dockyards twelve years ago, the doomed vessel is of modern de-
ping
And
1f
and
to raids. Japanese reports claim that Mussolini he considers the hour in paricus health, are included in the under the Commander-in-Chiefs headquarters of the Fourth War Zone.
exercises the objective at Shaokwan was the has come to
break his own 65 foreigners at present in Kuling. of the East Indies and China raid on Shiuhing, dropping about 10
Seven machines participated in the d significant silence, prolonged Among the fore.iners Standard Station.
to formulate his claims on France. Mr. A
Mackenzie, of the
Two of the most bombs, each of which exacted a heavy
MAY NOT WAIT Vacuum Company in Hongkong, Miss modern cruisers, Manchester and toll of civilian life.
It is not likely that he will wait Dorothy Razavet, also of Hongkong, Liverpool, will be among the 26
until General Franco has conquered Mr. and Mrs, J. Berkin (British), Mr warships taking part.
Tienpa and Yeungkong,
coastal Central and Southern Spain, because and Mrs. L. Duff (British),
towns in south-west Kwangtung near he would risk trouble with Britain f Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Wupperfeld (Ger-
No large-scale combined operations the French Indo-China frontier, were
he kept his troops in Spain alter the ma), Mr. R. Allgood (American), with the Army and Royal Air Force subjected to another series of terrific end of the Civil War.
raids. Casualties are believed to be Mr. and Miss B. Arndt Mr. and Mrs. Massey (British), Dr. be carried out in the vicinity of the brought down by Chinese anti-Majorca and the Spanish mainland,
(German). planned during the visit of the
he
claims now, he naval vessels but naval exercises will
heavy
presses his H. G. Barrie
A Japanese heavy bomber was will be able to threaten France from The Japanese demand that all island.
Manchester foreigners must evacuate Kuling by
aircraft fire near Chungsinng. The without breaking his promise to Mr. and Liverpool next Friday, after which intensive
vessels of 9,000 tons displacement captured.
are seven members of the crew have been Chamberlain to withdraw from Spain when the war is over.-United Press. artery and aerial bombings wil.
which have only recently joined the East Indies Squadrons at Trin- comalee, Ceylon. They carry 12 six- nch and right four-inch guns and three aircraft. The cruisers similar to the Birmingham, which is stationed in Hongkong.
Commence.
(British).
According to "Jane's Fighting NEW BORDERİ
Ships," she had an
enormous sea
radius, and was believed to be capable of travelling 16,000 miles without re-fuelling. This, It is polnied out, would permit sub- marines of
class-Japan possesses about a dozen-to cruise to the United States and back again without re-fuelling.
The submarine is propelled on the
INCIDENTS Soviet-Japanese Tension Grows
Pre
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fast
with Manchester
AMERICAN LOSSES
Chungking, Feb. 6. A brief telegram from the Qan- hsien office of the Devongehr Com- pany, received by the company's Chungking office, confirmed
to-day
LATEST Big Chinese Air Raid
un carlier report that the offices of Indles Station, Vice-Admiral J. both the Oevongehr Company and F. Somerville, will be aboard the the Wernel C. Smith Company t cruiser Norfolk when it arrives at
Wanhsien were destroyed yesterday Singapore
and during the disastrous Japanese bomb-
Cuangllag. Feb. 6. Liverpool on March 13, They willing of Wanhsien.
Chinese aircraft staged a surprise remain until March 24.
Both companies arc
raid yesterday on the Japanese air American firms, which have prospered during base at Yunchen, in south Shanal, the past 25 years in the wood-oil Japanese planes
According to Chinese claims, 40 were demolished,
which were stored huge quantiles of cireles claim that the bombers ap- and ground structures were severely The combined offices at Wanhalen, damaged, with their respective warehouses in wood-oll were all burned on Satur-peared above the airfield in the after- Information from Chinese aviation
surface by two sets of Diesel engines,
HONGKONG SAILINGS HSINKING, Feb. 6. From Hongkong the cruiser Kent, and is capable of nineteen knots." NEW BORDER INCIDENTS With the flag of the Commander-in- She was armed with a 4.7" gun have given rise to fresh tension Aam.ral Sir Percy Noble, will arrive Chief of the China Station, Vice- and eight torpedo tubes.
Foreign naval circles, state "United" between Japan, Manchukuo and on Mar. 17 with the cruiser Suffolk, Press," are surprised at the number, Soviet Russia..
the escort vessel Falmouth, the air- of men in the crew. Revelation of According to
craft-carrier Eagle and the destroyer despatches from Daring. They will stay until Mar. the size of the crew is surprising, a border outposts, Soviet forces crossed 30. message states. It is belleved, how-the Manchukuo frontier three times ever, that extra hands were aboard on Friday, firing at the Manchukuo and the submarines, Regent, Rover, The submarine depot ship Medway the submarine when It nank for patrols. training purposes.
The
Orpheus. Pandora, Proteus, Rorqual Japanese reports claim that the and Forthian, will arrive on Mar. 11 Soviet altacks Were repulsed and leave again on Mar. 22. Domel.
After visiting Penang and. Port
SIX RESCUED
TOKYO. Later, Earlier incidents were reported Swettenham the destroyer Westcolt
The Ministry of the Navy an-
last week, when troops on both sides and the submarines, Grampus, Odin nounced that the six men who were into Manchukuo territory near Meng Mar. 17, staying five days,
were killed wheh Japanese crossed and Otus will come to Singapore on alive in one of the compartments of kosili, sixty the sunken submarine have been Manchouli, In
miles north-east ΟΙ rescued.
#nother Incident near the Amur River, Avo Japanese
It is belleved that the remaining Biwere killed and a Sovies omeer was United Press.
of the personnel have perished-wounded.
Japanese Take Customs Posts
Another
DIET TO VOTE ON SOVIET DISPUTE
Tokyo, Feb. 6.
In view of the situation arising
Various Balayan noets will he visited between February 25 and March 22 by the destroyers Dan- can, Delight, Duchess and Diamond. The escort vessel Grimsby will ar- rive at the Naval Base for reat on Feb, 20. The destroyers. Defender and Decoy, have been refitted at Sin- gapore in the past few months.
from the Soviet-Japanese fishery dis- Dictators' Ideology
pute, Interested members of the House of Representatives have de
Studied
: cided to introdites in the House SHANGHAI, Feb. 6. shortly a vote urging the Govern- A building, capable of accommodat-
ment seventy Japanese and nation to safeguard Japan's Ing about 1,200 people in barrack officials are to be appointed to rights and Interests in Soviet ter-opened a new "laboratory" course in style, is being remodelled and will be the Chinese Maritime Customs
ritoryDomel ready for occupation next week. as a rosult of a re-organisation
trade.
day.
It is said that it is hard to ven for their raid and had a clear and ioon. They had beautiful westher tare an estimate of the loss, but
Yuan.
that it must be over half a million Details of the losses in property are not mentioned, but apparently (Continued on Page 12.)
unobstructed view of their objective, After releasing their bombs, which set fire to the aeroplanes and hangars, the planes all returned safely to their base "after the most successful raid so far this year."~~~~Reuter.
ROUND-WORLD AVIATOR Wife Seeking London Divorce
SQUADRON-LEADER A. 9. C. STUART - MACLAREN,' Icader of the British round-the-world flight which touched at Hongkong on July 1, 1924 and later ended with the crash of the Vickers Vulcan seaplane in Alaska, is being sued for divorce by his wife, Mrs. A. N. Stuart-MacLaren, whom he married in 1915.
The petition is undefended,
two companions, Squadron-Lender Hisari-MacLaren Plenderleith and Sergeant Andrews, Flying-Oficer arrived in Hongkong after surmount- anying he as following their flight lag several obstacles, which included with great Interest, the total wrecking of bis ortzinai mā”. chize
LOS ANGELES.
LANDED IN HARBOUR The University of California has
at Barra, A new machine was shipped by on kong, thay landed in the harbor of When the airmen arrived in Hong- the techniques and ideology of modern American destroyer, the U.8.9, Paul Stonecutters Island. It took sevin dictators.
Jones, to the aviator and hals com- bours to fly from Haiphong to Hong- A few of the refugees already in brought about by the Japaneso
FIRMER STAND
pantons, and the fight was continued kong, a distance of just over 500 hanghai oblain moans from abroad;
Government to take a firmer stand, Tokyo, Teb. 5.
to Alaska, where the Britons crashed miles and the airmen described the It is stated that only a few of the others are selling their jewellery to military authorities. refugees already in Shanghal have avoid having to ask for the com- The. Japanese authorities in Toky nahery Issues, representatives of the resolution is expected on Februs Bight was heralded as a refnurkabla kong, Squadron-Leader McLaren and
Japanese reports state Dist in view through diplomite channels, ing 12.300 miles the most ruling part
ensuring Japan' "renty rights at Komandoraki Islands, after covare night from Bangkok to Hongkong a been abia to find employment, mittee's assistance. However, pro- have already commenced selecting political parties in the Diet bave deary 7, when the bargaining comhaohlavamen
of the aggravated Soviel Japane It is said that a formal decision on
At the ime, the finished part of the During their mort stay in Heng-- although much has been done with a bably over ninety per cent are officials who will be appointed to the cided to present in the current Diet mitters of the various parlen mester 30 17 ke gurs of $150,000 by Sir Victor Sassoon. penniless.
Shanghat posts-Domel.
K2 MT two companions-visited Clovern sosalon, a résolution urging the United Pressiteaduskunnan Batarak ken
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