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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
TIENTSIN CHINESE APPEAL FOR BRITISH ASSISTANCE Chinese Message Addressed To
Sir Archibald Kerr
Comes Home
To Die
Poignant Drama On
The Changto
Clark Kerr
CHUNGKING, Feb. 7.
A JOINT LETTER voicing the loyalty of the Chinese people TWO YEARS DEO Ah Hore, in North China to the National Government and their hopes of having just reached man's allotted positive British assistance to China was addressed by 420 influential span, came home to China to die. Chinese residents in Tientsin to Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, He came too soon. A fortnight British Ambassador to China, on February 4 during his visit to the once more, but this time he came port city, according to a Tientsin message.
ago he started out from Australia
too late.
The spirit of Ah Hore went to join | those of his ancestors R
tew hours after he was carried, gravely ill, on board the Changte at Towns- ville. His body was embalmed, and, Government and Generalissimo
The letter declares that the short Chiness people in North China
continue to support the National Arabs Prepare
as he desired, will be buried in China. Chiang Kai-shek and are ready
Ah Here was 72 when he died, to stand whatever hardships for He may be remembered in the village
Their Case
London, Feb. 0. The Arab High Committee dele-. gates orc busily engaged in last→
of Chock Sau Yuen, in the Chung China's war against Japanese shan district, which he left many aggression. They will never years ago to go to Austraila, where surrender to the invaders nor he worked as a cook.
He came home two years ago, but recognise the bogus govern-minute preparations of the case they felt that death was still some way off menta, and returned to Australla. Death
but
will present at the London Palestine As a clear demonstration of their conference, was closer than he realised. He was patriotism, generous donations, carried aboard the Changte at 6 pm letter says, have
the Briefly the case will be:
firstly, been remitted on January 23 and died five hours monthly to the National Government independence; secondly, replacement ted recognition of Palestine's complete later. In that time he could not give since the beginning of the Sino- of the mandate by treaty; thirdly, any information regarding himself, Japanese hostiles.
jt believed that he has many last month alone as many as 120 re-fourthly,
Even in the abolition of the Balfour Declarauon descendants in China,
immediate cessation of mittances were made. These, however, are thought to be
Jewish immigrants, and land sales. Denying the current "peace move- unaware of his death, for
The question of a possible con- no-one ment" in North Chinn, the letter re-federacy has also engaged attention, Walted to greet An Hore when, for veals that it is entirely sponsored by but it is felt that this subject could the last time, he "came home" again the Japanese. Having been forced be best broached after signature of this morning.
to engage in a war which threatens a treaty with Britain. the very existence of the state, the Chinese have no alternative but fight
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February 7, 1939.
Japan's $1,000,000 "Peace Bell" For
World Fair
TOKYO, Feb. 7.
$1,000,000 "Peace Bell" has been completed and is ready for shipment to New York where i will be displayed in the Japan Hall at the World Fair opening on March 30,
The Peace Bell is madelled after the Liberty Bell, now hanging In the Philadelphia State House. It is one-third of the size of the origleat, but with the Liberty Bell crack reproduced.
The bell is of silver, studded with 11,000 pearls and 360 diamonds. The crack of the bell is represented by fancy pearls. Silver bars, studded with white and black pearl-oyster shells support the bell.
The inscription on the bell is "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
Mikimotos, flie famous cultured pearl makers manufactured the bell. The name of the steamer which will carry the $1,000,000 bell across the Pacifo is a secret. The bell will be taken from San Francisco to New York In an armoured ear, escorted by G-Men- United Pres3.
LATEST HONGKONG- RANGOON AIRWAYS PLANS REVEALED
CHUNGKING, Feb. 6. OFFICIALS of the China National Aviation Corporation are busy preparing the inauguration of regular mail and passenger flights from China proper to Burma.
It is tentatively decided that while Imperial Airways will in- augurate the Rangoon-Hongkong line via Kunming in Chinese ter- ritory, C.N.A.C. are planning to operate a regular line from Chungking to Rangoon.
It has been tentatively decided to make one double journey each week between Chungking and Rangoon. Il is stated that on the journey to Ran- Chungking to England will be taken, passengers and mails from
while on the journey from Rangoon, mails and passengers from England will be carried..
It is stated that the CN.A.C. planes will wait at Rangoon and thus meet the Imperial Airways planes gularly every week.
re-
Another "Puppet" Murdered
Third Assassination In Shanghai In Three Days SHANGHAI, Feb. 7. AN ASSASSIN fatally Chow Chi-tang, 37
On the other hand the Imperial Airways are opening a branch to the London-Melbourne trunk line from shot and possibly Hanol.
and go to Hongkong via Kunming, year-old Counsellor of the Oficials of the C.N.A.C. sald to- Nanking Reformed Regime's day that a giant American Douglas salt administration near the stream-lined plane was ceheduled to
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MUFTI'S ATTITUDE STIFFENS The High Committee delegates Ah Hore is not the only Chinese to the biter end. It states.
reecived numerous cables who has died aboard when en roue
from The letter goes on to say that after bodies in Egypt and Palestine. Two death. There are several simillar 10 months of the war, the Japanese particularly insisted that the Defence deaths in the records of Australian are occupying the communication for themselves, and that the High
Party ahips.
delegates should speak only lines and the principal tow
towns while These same ships frequently carry districts beyond the communication Committee should solely represent to ancestrol burial places the bodies lines are still under Chinese control. Palestine. The cables have tended of Chinese decessed in Australia. Huge Chinese armed forces are stili Party towards the Defence Party, The Changte carried one such body actively harassing the Japanese in and the possibility of on this trip-listed, with technical North China. accuracy, but without disrespect, as cargo
As a further indication of Japan's rapprochement Innblilty to control the "occupied Arab delegations now seems to be areas, the letter adds, circulation of remote.
Support for the Arab demands the banknotes issued by the bogus came to-day from the Muslim League BRITAIN'S BIG CLAIMS Federal Reserve Bank is Emited to
the railway towns, In places only al of India through its London repre FOR LOSSES IN CHINA few miles beyond the railway lines, sentatives. A inanifesto sympathis-
they are not accepted at all,
ing with, and augmenting the Aral The letter expresses the hope that this evening. A copy was placed in
Cialis
of
Independence was issued for the sake of justice, humanity, the hands of the Marquess of Zet- be exported from Tsingtao when the world peace as well na her own exports had been Ananced through interests in the Far East, Greated to convey the contents to the Secretary for India, who pro- foreign bankers by means of the sympathy for and extend positive Britnin with monl test greater Chinese national currency, and whe-
Government.
WOULD CO-OPERATE ther sucks a refusal had been extended assistance to China. to any other ports in China.
Concluding, the letter regrets that Defence delegation, in an interview Fakhri Nashishibi of the Arab under present Mr. Butler, in reply, sald that there Chinese are unable to openly extend with "Reuter" lo-day sald he felt
clrcumstances the which the Japanese authorities at Ambassador upon his first visit to real intention of finding a solution hearty welcome to the British certain the Brillsh Government had Tsingtao nd refused
ine would be opened about the some to permit North China but hopes that if he and to establish peace in Palestine, exports, elther on the ground mentioned by Mr. Morgan, or without comes ugaln after two or
The National Defence Party would years, he will see the Chinese national eventually to independence of Paies-- accept any proposition leading ila holsted everywhere and will be at
warmly received by the Chinese.
Line presentations on this matter to his Tientsin to Peiping yesterday will sents at least 15
Sir Archibald who proceeded from
He claimed that the Party repre- Japanese colleague, who
per..cent. of the pleaded military necessity as justification for stay in the old capital for a week. material interests in Palestine, and
He will then go to Chinwungtao over 60 per cent. in numbers. The matter had also been taken up beat to return to Shanghal.-Central would do what
where he will board a British gun-
Whatever the result, the delegation by Sir Robert Craigie in Tokyo,
was. just for the The system of export permits was News,
country without regard to personal recently extended to Chefoo and Wei-
ambitions. The Defence Party would hal-wel, where the situation was be-
co-operate completely with the man- ing closely watched, declared Mr.
datory Government to find a solution. Büller-Reuter.
had been enses In recent months in
assigning any reason.
The British Consul-General Tsingtao had made frequent re-
the action taken.
JAPANESE REJECTION
Last week the Japanese Govern- ment announced it it would reject American, British, French and other
three
Recruits Flock To Join R.A.F.
London, Feb. 6. The Air Ministery announces that
year.
com-
Reuter.
British Royalty To Visit Warsaw
Rangoon on the first trial dight, re-quarters to-day. turning to Chungklug the day after it arrives at Rangoon. The second
The victim was riding in his
trini fight is scheduled for February rickshaw when the assassination 18, and officials expect the line to be was carried out. operating early in March.
He is the third Nanking omelo to They said that it was expected Im-be assassinated in three days, and su perial Airways Rangoon-Hongkong for no arrests have been made.
ONE SHOT FATAL
time.
Mr. Hwang Pao-hslen, chief man-
Chow was killed with a single shot ager and director of the C.N.A.C., ar- | rived here from Kunming to-day in the back of the neck. However, after
conferring with a representa- he was rushed to the Paulun Hospitai tive of Imperial Airways there on the before it was realised he was dead..... opening of
of the new lines.
The sole assassin escaped. The victim was en C.N.A.C. officials said that the Im-
route to perial Airways representative, who was scheduled to come here to meet the Chinese authorities. may penin postpone his trip owing to technical business on the spot.—United Press,
Medical Aid Rushed To Quake Victims
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 6.
to the
his
Sinza Road office from his Seymour Raad residence, and was killed in Gordon Road,
It is noteworthy that the crime was committed in circumstances almost identical to yesterday's assassination of Chien Wa the Japanese-controlled administration censor.
Chow had also served in the Nan- king Regime's Jos Money and Tax Bureau In Cheklang and Klangsu→ United Press.
OFFICIAL KIDNAPPED
Chungking, Feb. 7. Tung Wen-yuan, secretary of the bogus Shanghai municipal govern- ment, was kidnapped by two armed men yesterday morning, according to
Shanghai report,
claims to indemnity for losses suffer- 1,080 recruits jained the Royal Air ed in the Chinese-Japanese war.
Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita pared with 358 in the corresponding
Force during the past week,
Warsaw, Feb. 0. made the announcement to the Dict, period last
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, it saying that "in principle" Japan in- This brings the total neceptance of on February 21 on n visit to Count Is announced, will arrive in Poland tends to refuse to indemnify third-pilots, observers, armen and boys, Przezoziecki at his estate at Voro- power losses sustained during the since April 1 last year to 27,002, com-
A Flying Fortress arrived to-day Japanese invasion of China.
via the Panama and Lima, carrying Japan will respect "as far as pos-ponding period of the previous year. visit Warsaw, where they will be Chile Red Cross.
pared with 13,254 during the corres-
payɛvo.
The Duke and Duchess will also were delivered immediately
3,000 lbs. of medical supplies, which sible third-power rights and Inter-
Tang was waiting for a bus near the Garden Bridge in -Reuter. in China, but nevertheless s
the Inter- received by President Micścicki, and not prepared to meet their indemnity
The Commander, Colonel Haynes national Settlement to go to his offler where the Foreign Minister, Colonel in a claims, Arita said during Diel inter-
Book will give a gala dinner in their
"The United when two men a statement said:
armed with pistola peilations.
States is deeply shocked to learn of came up and forced him into a car. honour-Trans-Ocean,
the terrible disaster which has be- The men claimed to be former police- fallen Chile. I hope our visit will men of the bogus government who demonstrate our readiness and desire were dismissed,--Central News. - to place the latest medlum at the dia- posal of our neighbours for the re- lief of suffering."-United Press,
csis
Arabs Killed In Military Action
The foreign minister's blunt state- ment evoked widespread comment in both Japanese and foreign eireles, particularly in view of the storp warnings the United States, Great Britain and France have made re- garding alleged violation of their in-two armed Arabs were killed, and terests in the Japanese-occupied seven arrested, while firearms were seized in a village in Samaria, where
zones of China.
Jerusalem, Feb. 6. During a military netlon last night,
4
Flogging For Terrorists
on
London, Feb. €. Sir Thomas Moore, moved An inspired articlo distributed by well-known terrorists lived.
amendment in the House of Com- the official Domel
mons to-day that the committee stage nows agency In addiilon four rifles and other of the Criminal Justice Bill be con- quoted authoritative sources as re-licit equipment were captured in a sidered by the standing committee vealing Japan believes third-powers, village near Jerusalem. in China should be on
this week, prescribing flogging 03 The roaming bands were dealt with one of the penalties for those found status as Chinese property owners, on a road running northward from guilty of participation in bomb out- who must bear their own war losses. Jerusalem.
the same
Russian Guard Caught With
Smuggled Opium
|rages-Reuter Special.
PLEA TO AMERICANS
President Liner
Not Coming Here On Outward Trip
Stock Market Very Bright
London, Feb. 6. On the London Stock Exchange to-
Rails day, Home
the provided brightest feature on maintenance of The American President liner the Southern Railway dividend of President Monroe is omitting Hong-five per cent on preferred and ordin- kong on the present outward voyage ory stock, while other railway holdings sympatholically Improved. The liner, which sails from New
Gilt-edged securities benefited by York on Friday, will proceed to San Invstment support, and elsewhere. Francisco, and from there will sail foreign bonds were harder, while
to the Far East.
Aid to Japan is War on China direct to Manila, omitting all way among industrials, motors were beller
CHUNGKING, Feb. 6. Shanghal, Feb. 6.
THE CHINA-BORN American social service leader, the French Concession detectives to- Rev. George Fitch, who during the time of the fall of Nanking. day caught R. Kovalchook, a 19- acted as director of the safety zone for Chinese refugees, and year-old Russian guard aboard Jar- who is at present here as secretary of the National Committee dine's ss. Shuntlen, which docked at French Bund, when he attempted of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., to-day addressed 400 men and women.
to bring ashore bundle containing when he said that though inerchandise.
raw Amorican manufacturers. had He added that a few Americana
eight and n oplum.
half pounds of
Kovalchook did not resist arrest," definitely stopped supplying still export such materials only but he sold that a Chinese passenger Japan with munitions, such raw through ignorance and for profits. handed him the bundle, promising materials as cotton, iron, and war United Pres him 30 yuan if he took it ashore,
| necessities lika gaiolena were still The French police also arrested a going to Japan in big quantities,
Mr. Bilch recently returned to the Orient from America, when he was pamenger, who admitted that he He and that this was tantamount warned not to touch Japan or ang bought the oplum at Tientsin for 032 to China Sghting two Powers, namely Japanese-controlled arenin, China, A yuan, for the purpose of selling it in Japan and America, and he hoped otherwise, he would be arrested by Shanghal, where the current
Press exportation low Japan; of such fexpostires at the tape of Nanking,
ports,
On the trip from Manila, however, the ship will call at Hongkong and will proceed from here to Singapore and thence through the Suez Canal,
The revised Itinerary provides 43 days for transit from New York to Manila, and 21 days from San Franciscu
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