Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 22, 1939.
OUR CANTON CORRESPONDENT
IS
CAPTURED
Chinese
Fire
On
Launch, Then Demand Death of Foreigners
FIVE FOREIGNERS, including the Canton Corres- pondent of the "Hongkong Telegraph", were captured by Chinese bandits last week, according to a message just received from our Correspondent.
The incident occurred whilst the foreigners, four of whom were. Americans, were en route
to the United Brethern Mission in Sialam.
to the "Tele-
A Look Through
BY BANDITS
Motor Ambulances
In H.K. Harbour
FIVE LARGE ambulance carn were loaded on Junks at the Connaught Road praya Inst night, to be transshipped to a steamer in mid-harbour,
The ambulances were donated for work in Kwangtung by various Chinese socleties.
In addition to the ambulances, a large consignment of winter clothing and mediclue has been Ioadedi.
Raid On Colony
Protest
"Tele-The "Telegraph" To Local
In addition graph's" correspondent, those concerned in the outrage were Rev, and Mrs. C. W. Shoop, Dr. F. Oldt and the Rev, E. W. Raetz.
The Europeans had narrow escapes from death, firstly when the Chinese opened fire on their launch from far bank of the river and, secouully, when they were threatened with execution for living a Japanese fen-cent bank- note in their possession.
Live VAT
50 YEARS AGO
Feb. 22, IMO.
Although the year 1950 will be!
Consul
France And Franco
Recognition Likely To-Day Says Report
H.K. Censors Busy
Chinese Press Report
Of N.T. Bombings
Suppressed
DESPITE THE FACT that the Government censors in Hong- kong were instructed two years ago to confine censorship of Chinese newspapers to a mini- mum, newspapers published this morning were prohibited from making any reference to the Japanese bombing of Hongkong territory.
PARIS, Feb. 21. OFFICIAL CIRCLES stated to-day that Wednesday would see the conclusion of the nexo- All reference to the violation tiations between Senator Berard of British territory was rigidly and Count Jordana, and the re- suppressed in this morning's is cognition by France of the in-sue of the Leankokan, a morning surgenta.
newspaper which is being joint- It is stated that M. Berard andy published by the Chinese General Franco would hold a final Newspaper Owners' Association inseting at Burger "under god during the suspension of or dition"
divisible by four without a remainder, SHUM CHUN DEATHritten guarantees covering the with- it will not be leap year. Twelve years must elope before the interesting ROLL MOUNTS event taken place; 12 was junt the me that was a senp year, and the year 2000 in Tine and 1700, but not in 1804, for,
will be a bean year also, Why, thin| should be is a problem. To explain in understands that the "
detail would be a tiresome tank, but it
The outrage occurred after the launch left Canton. When or minutes per day exists between |
inches from Mes.
to huyo been an invention of Julian
ΤΗΣ "TELEGRAPH”
FRANCO'S REJECTIONS
the
Other circles expect that France dinary publications over nd Brits.n will grant recognition of lunar New Year holidays. the Franco Covernment by the end
Censorship of the report of the the week without obtaining border air
raid was so rigid that approximately one column of news drawal of Italian and German volun-
a result, this eers, or clemency in the Loyalists suppressed. As
morning's issue of the Leunhakan United Press.
contained several blank spaces where lyps had been lifted.
The censors, however, permittel the newspaper to fully report bombing of Shum Chun, confining delctions to reference to the violation of Hongkong territory and to the Inges sustained in this Colony.
An example of the censorship of a "Reuter" message from London. published in the two English news- papers this morning, the message
Rome, Feb. 21.
Lives
roses on the principle that a difference Colonial Secretary, Mr. N. is reported that General Franco the launch approached Fuime), rifle aeful time and calendar time. Thus L. Smith, personally saw there the French proposals fur to abstain from any military fire was opened from one of the river year is rampated at are Acting Japanese Consul alliances *• 1 k
Totalitarian banks, one bullet hitting the side of being days long and the
¡Powers,
atud also to abstain from the launch x
fourth year 31 days. In fact, the year General in Hongkong, Mr. da 345 days, & hours and 45 minuten
joining the anti-Comintern Pact. Shoop.
Fm ar 11 minutes short of 65, May IT. Oda,
The Munich newspaper The Rev. Mr. Haciz took his 1:1 The leap year every four rats in violation of Hongkong ter- Leon Becard's mission to Burgos
regarding the
"Voclicis cher
Beobachter" characterised sur's To allow for this difference ritory by Japanese planes a "cold shower bath for your was dropped very hundred years, yesterday morning.
France," it "eannat b adding
be understood that hare how the democracies may dare try to gain the
of fusur- sympathies Rent Spain, when even today they are only encouraging the Loyalists in foolish and criminal resistance. The whole responsibility for bloodshed which will occur in Spain will fall
in his hands when he bravely stood up on the bows of the launch and waved his hands in an effort to stop
the firing.
The missionary shouted to The concealed bandity, in Chinese and was ordered to bring the launch along an,
the bank.
of eleven minutes per year, one leg
sur-
But this was found not to be exart, and Pope Sirvitory XIII in 15×2 made nýj Im-¦
A vigorous protest will also provement and decreed that every con- be lodged in Tokyo to-day on incial year divisible by four should be behalf of the British Government a hope yarn. Than By omitting the When the coxwain of the launch terring it remain as usast on the fourth, Craigie.
Trop your for three centurial years and by the Ambassador, Sir Robert compled the ship was boarded by a centurial yeur, a system is obtained nos! gang of heavily-armed men.
elos that it would take thousands of It is understood that an interview Jupon the democracies."--United The Europeans, together with the years to make up another day'y differ between the Hon. M. Smith and Mr. Press. Chinese crew of the launch, werence in time. The calendar time in Oda lasted for
Sume considerable
lined up on the bank of the river change will be transmitted the Hongkong protest to lill of exact, mathematically, but as tine. Mr. Oda is understood to have Three indits kept then constantly!
years, it will not fall to the share of covered with their rifles and amator the present generation to correct the his superior officers. pistols, while the remainder of the discrepancy. gang ransacked the Jaumehi,
The Europeans, including Shoop. were then methodically searched.
Mes.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 22, 1914. army estimate sued, £210,000 in
In a supplementary There was much excitement when which has just been the Japanese 10-cent uute was dis-ot oride for aviation. covered on Mr. Rartz, and some of What is probably record in nuts-
ratatives of Messrs. Chivers and Sous
His Exerileney the Governor was at Fanling Lodge when the Japanese air raiders enme over Hongkon į territory. Also at the Ludite were Lady Northcote and Mr. J. Northcote.
WITNESSED BOMBING
With his son and A.D.C., Capt.
London Food Controller Resigns
.
London, Feb. 21.
As the outcome of views expressed
controllership for London and the Home Counties.
read:
the
As
"The British Ambassador in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, has been instruct ed to protest against the bombing of British territory on the border of Hongkong this morning.
"News of the bombing has been confirated in London, but full details are not yet available."
In the censored version published in the Chinese newspaper, the words British territory were deleted from the "Reuler" mesange. Taken with the unexpurgated text of the report of the bombing Shum Chun, the "Renter"
message published in the Chinese newspaper appeared to indicate that the British Ambassador was protesting against
the bombing of Shum Chun!
of
In 1930, following revelations in the "Telegraplı" of the extent of censorship of Chinese newspapers, the Government censors were in structed to cut censorship to mini-
(a) anything subversive to the
British Empire;
the gang instantly demanded that the mobile travelling has been made in the Batty-Smith, His Excellency actually entire party should be put to death. South of England by one of the repre- saw the bombs dropping in British in the House of Commons, Sir Ne
The missionary, however,
col3, the Jaan mukern, who has covered Lerritory from the rout of Fanling ginald Ford has resigned the food, mum, and to confte deletions to: vinced the bandits that everyone in over a hundred thousand miles in los Canton was forced to use the Japan-than four years, in a single car. The and after a long whole of this distance he has driven
him off. and excited.
munaged to calm them down.
After remaining in the hands of the bandits for over two hours the party was released.
ese paper-e
The launch was ransacked of all the medical supplies which were be ing taken to the missionary hospital
In Sialam. The party did not pro- ceed with the voyage, but immediale- ly returned to Chutan,
German's Lies
the
In London Police Court
10 YEARS AGO
Feb. 22, 19220, The Pastmaster Generid stated in the
that
in
Lodge.
During the attack on the train travelling between Fanling and
Sir Reginald Ford resides in Brus- Lowu, Japanese bombs dropped sels, and the matter of his domicile enly two miles from the Governor's was recently the subject of several resklence, where the detonations questions in Parliament. I was con- were eleads avalible,
tended in some quarters that it takes longer to reach London from Brus- sels than from parts of England.
Casualties in British territory are House of Commons to-day 128, 100,000 letters originating in this ved to be 12 killed and
About 15 injured. country were carried by air mail.
A "Telegraph" representative visit-
A notable accean was achieved by
the Hongkong Amateur Dramatle Clthed Shum Chun early this morning when the first performance of Frederick and reported that Shim Chun mar- Landsdale's satirical play, “On Appro-ket was a shambles.
Val
This afternoon, Mr. Oliver Stanley told the House of Commons that Sir Reginald Ford had informed him that he was particularly disturbed by the suggestion that his tenure of office under the existing circumst There are but four charnetern, and it! speaks well for the A.B.C. that its mem-
unces might net as a handicap to
to the national service recruiting campaign, hers entrusted with the respective roles gave such excellent portrayals of those the Shum Chun casualties alone are As, however, he had definitely de- characters. To take the order of the over 300 dead and 80 injured.
cided to remain in Brussels, he wish- chat appearing on the progenMNIO, Dozens of civilians were buried ined in
in national interest
resign to
5 YEARS AGO
SHUM CHUN SHAMBLES
Estimates on the
spot state that
(b) anything likely to damage Hongkong's relation with friendly Powers;
(e) communistle" doctrine; (d) matter likely to incite breaches of peace and goed order IR Hongkong:
(e) Indecent matter in contraven- tion of Ordinance No. 15 of 1914,
censers. the
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London. Feb. 21. Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the
Scientist Drowned Board of Trade, stated in the Houss
In Bermuda
the Duke of Bristol was played by Mr. the ruins of their hemes and the work immediately his position which car- M. M. Mann, Richard Halton y Mr. R. 1. Seton-Winton, Marin Wislick by Mrs, of searching the debris was still pro-ries with it a retaining fee of 250 F. Davidson, and Helen Hayle by Mr. ceeding this morning.
quincas a year, plus travelling ex- Latey Greenxinith,
Ten
bombs fell around the Chinese pences between London and Brussels Maritime Customs slation. There which had been granted to Sir London, Feb. 21.
were no direct hils, but three or four Reginald Ford-Reuter Special, Describing the evidence
bombs fell within three yards of the Feb. 23, 1934. us 3 "Lissue of les," Mr. Dunnett, Bow! If Sir Henry Pallock really thought building. Although the walls re- Street Magistrale, lo-day sentenced, that work in the proposed new Mental main, the station itself has been rem
hud bon German Jew, Herr Sigfrid Hospital
begun. he was duced to a shambles, quickly disillusione at Gembicki, to six months' imprison-meeting of the Pinence Committee of heavy steel safe into the
Wednesday's The force of one explosion litted n ment.
air and. the Legislative Council. Chhappily moved it nearly ten feet, Gembleki hud asserted that he was although the need in a pressing one, a German Anancial adviser, and that the project has not yet been put in Mr. T. Turner, who is in charge of he had been beaten in
hand. All that has been done is to earthe Shum Chun customs station, concentration camp. The papers wrote of "Financier Tortured" and
Refugee Bears Marks of The net result is that this site is now customs staff were "carrying on." "Whipped Lashings
tying abrolutely idle, as it in likely to When Mr. Dunnett heard the case, remain for a very long time, and com- It was proved that Gembicki was mencement on the school building haw) never smuggled out of Germany-seen quite needlessly delayed.
11
German
he had alleged and that his recent
trip to England had been made with
DEFENCELESS CITY
Bermuda, Feb. 21.
Dr. A. G. Jacques of the Rocke- for the purpose of the new build-escaped injury yesterday. This teller Institute was drowned hero the site which had been originally morning, despite their terrifying ex-yesterday
evening, and Dr. prepared for the Central British Schoul.periences 24 hours
Muric ago, the entire Lebour of the Marine Biological
Laboratory at Plymouth,
England, was rescued by a bridge-keeper.
The two geientists started about $ pan local time in a small dinghy to dredge for specimens in shallow water. It is believed they were eaught by the current. the Dr. Lebour, who is a sexagenarian. Japanese with machine-guns and was brought in by the bridge-keeper rifles
hours Jater, Ho Incorrect, two
a Danish passport. Nor was it porable No Foreign Trade
that he had escaped from 21 402-
centration camp, for he had been travelling all the time.
Medical
evidence also revealed that there
were no marks of Hogging.
Signs In Italy
Rome, Feb. 21.
In passing sentence, Me. Dunnett
The Government, has given Italian Baid: "The man has never been establishments six months in which flogged, and the whole evidence we to abandon all forel trade names, have been able to investigate has which must be replaced with Italian
tissue of les.”—- proved to be a Trans-Ocean,
Weather Report
names.
The Press Ministry has circularized all pubile halls, theatres and ball- rooms that they will be closed in n month unless the order is carried out within six months-United Press.
The P. & O. ner
It is emphasised that the Japanese attack on Shun Chun was entirely unopposed.
02 the
Reports that members Customs staff · had fired an
are entirely
Wis
since the customs atuff Is nosa prostrate condition when rescued. entirely unarmed. An order for Router."
the withdrawal of arms was made only last week, the "Telegraph" and repented the attack before re- understands.
turning to Chinese territory.
No regular Chinese troops are stationed at Shum Chun, and the city has no A.A, defeners.
OFFICIAL REPORT
CASUALTY LIST
Those wounded in British territory in the bombing yesterday were: Li Al-mui, 69, female; Man Sang, 54, stated that no reinforcing measures Cheung Lal, 51, femate. All of them An Army nuthority this morning male; Liu Luk, 47, female, and
were being taken by the military at were injured in Lo Wu. the frontier and no anti-aircraft guns Soudan left.
Amongst those wounded brought in were being positioned with orders to from Chinese territory were: Hui Sol, use them if necessary.
The manoeuvres of Japanese aero-Leung Shu-luf, 20, female; Wo Siu- 0, male; Leung Pik-chan, 19, femule; planes over British territory were chan, 22, confirmed by this official, who said Mun Lok, &, male; To Pat, 24, female; femonie; Leung To, 0, male;
Pan-pang, 27, male; Fong
Yesterday's maximum temperature reached 37 degrees, while the minimum was 50. At 10 o'clock this Shanghai yesterday and morning the thermometer registered 60 degreen, while humidity was *02 [here to-morrow at about 6 p.m. per cent.
No rain fell during the past 24 hours, and the year'a total rainfall is now 1.12 inches as compared with an average of 2.58 Inches."
Spelling
clue
Bee three lanes circled over British Man
The Royal Observatory weather How many of these words are report issued this morning stated) correct and what is torong with that a moderate anti-cyclone covers the others? China; it is increasing lightly
The depression has passed into the
in stittlebuck
Intensity, and moving eastward.
Pacific to the cast of Japan.
Local forecast:North-cost
Chan male; toms Station, two of the three part- cinntinst in this attack while the other Chow, 44. female: Chan Yin, 1, went over towards Lowu Camp and male; Chan So. 8, male; Ll Au-met dropped bombs. One of the two 40. mnie: Wong Sat, 20, male; L planer attacking the Customs Station Sv. 47, male; Chung Hol-cheung, 28, machine-gunned Lowu Station and male; Chun Wan, 63, temaic, long then apparently noticing the train Tak-cileung, 20, male; Lau Fong- further down the line, went after keung, 32, male; Toug Wal-ping, 21, male; Lau Sam, 40, female; Ho Son, After machine-gunning the train, 43, female; Chan Melaan, 40, male: this neroplane circled round-it once and Ng You, 65, male.......::
pneumatiic Acriopagus Argonaught stigmatic
pockelty English Oxford Dictionary apoli- | that. east winds, moderate to fresh; ings of these words will be found on aloudy.
page D.
and
of Commons to-day that Lord Sem- pill, during his recent lay in Bucharest, did not conclude a com- mercial treaty on behalf of the British Government elther with the Rumanian Government, or with pri- vate firms.
pill will shortly return to Bucharest Mr. Stanley added that Lord Sem-
lo continue his negotiations--Trang- Ocean.
·WILL FIGHT ON
Toulouse, Feb. 21. A group of Loyalist Spanish start officers and members of the Cortes left by nir for Valencla to-day.
They said they were determined to continue the fight until Spain has re- covered her Independence.--Reuter Special.
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