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February 25, 1939.
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CHIANG WILL RAZE A Look Through THIRD OF CAPITAL
CHUNGKING, Feb. 24. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER China's war-time capital has been provided by Nature with an invaluable ally against Japanese bombers.
Fog and mist are the ally. Several times Japanese planes have attempted to break through the impenetrable wall of steam that covers the city perched two hundred feet on the top of the Yangise gorge.
Only once have they really : succeeded in bombing the city itself.
But with the approach of
summer and the dissipation of the fogs, Chungking is facing a the terror even grater than menace of high explosive.
Incendiary bombs may pierce the Achilles heel of Szechuan's famous from the city which, 1,350 miles mouth of the Yangtse, is safe from the menace of Japanese warships.
CITY OF WOOD
Chungking is a city of woolen buildings. It is probably the most Inflammable city in Chian.
For this reason, Generalistirno Chiang Kai-shek and his military council have decided that Chung- king must be partially razed, not by the by Japanese bombs, but Chiness themselves. Proposals are being considered for quarter of the the demolition of
buildings in the city.
A hundred thousand filmsy wooden tenements will be pulled down if the proposals are carried into effect.
:
GREAT FIRE BREAKS Great Are-breaks will be created throughout the city by entirely clearing wide areas of buildings.
Chungking, which before the war had a total population of less than twa one million, to-day has over million people living In its confines. If the new plan is put into effect these people will be moved out into p the mountains.
and
Whatever happens, a new modern Chungking will arise after the war. If the city is not built and modernised by the Chi- nese themselves it will almost cer-
re-
Cupid's Bullet
in this morning's paper of the wedding of Mr. George Peregrine Young, second secre- tary in the Diplomatic Service, to Miss Elizabeth Knatchbull- Hugessen, elder daughter of Sir Hughe and Lady Knatch- bull-Hugessen, is an unusual story.
BEHIND the announcement
wont to
Mr. Young, 30-year-old son of Sir George Young and Lady Young, of Formosa Fishery, Cookham,
Miss Knatchbull Hugessen's aid when she was accidentally wounded by a bullet from a rook rifle fired by a Chinese sportsman.
The bullet entered Miss Knatchbull - Hugessen's head She was dis- above the eye. covered by Mr. Young. then Third Secretary of the British Embassy in China, who ex- tracted the bullet with a long thin key and took her back to Pekin by car.
Mr. Young is now attached to the Foreign Office in London.
Sir Hughe was Ambassador to China until wounds caused by Japanese airmen forced him to vacate the post.
The "Telegraph”
50 YEARS AGO
Feb. 26, 1880. Republican demonstrations are being made on such a vast scale in Spain
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WALT DISNEY
Sunken Ships GUAM BILL NOT DEAD
In Barcelona
Thirty-One On Bed Of Harbour
BARCELONA, Feb, 24. THIRTY-ONE sunken ships harbour, Barcelona in according to Engineer Lieut- Hardly a detall was wanting to make Colonel Lius Santoma, chief of the Masonic Ball, rire last night in the committee attempting to the City Hall, one of the most perfect Luetions which have been held in the salvage ships. Caluny. Eleven hundred inventions had been sent out, and there was scarcely
that the authorities have forbidon all toxsis of this description it poitical are bouquets.
He added that 80 ships had
on absented. The principal guests, of been aunk around the coast of course, were, ILE. the Governor and Lady des Voeux, and Vice-Admiral Sir Spain. Nowell Salinon, Lady Sainion, and Miss Salmon. Elaborate preparations
hel
The trans-Allantle liners Uruguay
been made for their reception, the fol- and Argentina, and the motorships lowing being the order of ceremonial-Villa and Madrid, as well as ollier Ent tho entrance the Platriet Grand!
vessels, were sunk" in Master, the Hun. C. P. Chater, attended foreign
by the District Grand Swordhaarer and; Barcelona harbour.
nmbers of the strict Grand Lodge;
at the foot of the staircase the Knights: Templar, in their white robes, forming at
A fresh cargo of foodstuffs arrived
Barcciona from Italy 10-day
an arch of steel with their crossed including 2,000,000 tins of inent, 200 nword, the members of the Royal
Arch Chapter, St. John's Lodge, Bluel tons of biscuits, and 250 tons of soup Lotge. Mark Judge, Ross Crulx, &c. and paste.
lluing the staircase. The effect was The German ship. Origon also
very fine, the Knights Templar ascend-
in
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food cargo of
the bearing
from
sign:
STOCK MARKET REPORT
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The Senate, however, has power to re-insert the vote and if the House of Representatives again rejects it, the money may be appropriated by a joint sliting of both Houses.
Despite the Administration's reverse on the proposals to strengthen Guam, the passage of the remainder of the Defence appropriation is regarded as a reverse for the Isolation group,
Only four members of the House opposed passage of the remainder of the vote.
Japanese Cut Off At Yoyang
280 Engagements Near Shanghai
Shanghai, Feb. 24.
Aurora Borealis Seen In Britain
London, Feb. 24. The Aurora Borealis, er Northern Lights were seen to-night Over A large uren in Britain.
When first seen early this evening It formed a large are from which arose a reddish curtain.
The display lasted in some places for many hours, and was brilliant, but Londoners were denied a glimpse of the remarkable spretncle owing to cloudiness until a late hour, when several
the listeners telephoned B.B.C. confirming it had been seen in some districts.-Reuter Special..
Refugee Ship Held At Constance
Constance, Feb. 24. A Greek steamer carrying 1,000 Jewish refugees has been detained at Constance,
The British consul is examining the nboard in order to assure that pupers
all the passengers have the necessary permits.
It has been revealed that hundreds of refugees have been arriving in the port, which they are using as stepping-off place to effect easy and unauthorised entry into Palestine.
Child Killed In Street
a
She was knocked down by a car the as she attempted to run across road and although the driver made every effort to stop the vehicle passed
ind at the head of the procession and brought re-forming the arch of steel in St. Portugal George's Hall as the principal guests "Portuguese social aid to Barcelona passed through and the link wen de brothers". United Press. clared apened by the District Grond taster. The decorations awed much of their effect to their simplicity. Every-
Japanese garrison in Yoyang, im- thing was Masonic, even to the gas-
A millary spokesman admitted to- cily on Canton-Hankow portunt shuccs. The chief display was on tho
A young Chinese girl, aged about Railway, has been entirely isolated by day that there have been 200 cng- central facade, over the entrance, where
troops ten years, was killed in a traffle ac- A large star flickered in the wind. At
Chinese capture of railway between jagements between Japanese tho
and Chinese guerillas in the Shang-eldent in Caine Road yesterday, the head of the winircase wire
Yoyang and Wuchung. emblems of the craft, the Eyo squaTO
Further north, the Chinese have hal area since the beginning of the Ntars. *c.. compares,
The Hongkong Stock Exchange re-entered Wuchil, west of Peiping-year
All these clashes have taken place Siluminated device. The walls of St. George, and St. Andrew's Halls were weekly report issued at 3.30 p.m. Hankow Railway, and the Jap within 25 miles of the International hung with vogrossed charters, lets of yesterday, says: olcers, portraits, &c., in the weat be-) The week has been too short toure now retiring in two columns to-
Maluantien and Shuwu. Ing the altar of the Rose Croix, sar-
The Japanese column retiring to rounded by renes. Supper was faid in allow of a regular report. Business the theatre, which was quits sight. during the past two and a half days Maluantien suffered several casual-
by The Military Affairs Committee of The tables for the distinguished guests has been spasmodic und restricted, ties when it was ambushed
the U.S. Senate to-day unanimously were on the stage, which was set with an Arcadian scene, and a really sumptuous
Bitter Gghting is raging on the approved a Bill authorising the ex- men was provided. The strict Grand
south Shansi front, particularly along penditure of $100,000,000 during the Master proposed the following tunats:
the southern section of the Tatung- next four years for acquisition of Many such "The Queen and the Craft," and "The
persent Prince of Wales, the Most Warshipful
Puchow Railway. The Japanese have strategie raw materials. new offensive apparently raw materials must at Grand Master Mason in England, and
opened a with the object of members of the Royal
establishing a imported, says Router. the other Family." District Grand Tyler Grimblo
fresh line of communications parallel proponed "All distressed Masons, wher
with the railway, with Antsch, ever they be, by land or sea, may they
Fowshan and Yicherg as focal points. resistance is being encountered have health, wealth, and prosperity, and
Fowshan has been lost to
a speedy return to their own country! if they desire it." At the refresh-
tainly be destroyed by Japanese the highways, and that the houses ment buffets, amoklar rooms, &c., every shouid, to a certain extent, be bonib-detail which could add to the comfort, incendiary bombs,
proof,
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BI EVACUATION PLAN
He ordered that all big banks, Chungking, Feb. 24. stores, post offices, telegraph ofitees, 15 reliably reported
that and schools should be evacuated to Generalisimo Chiang
Kai-shek the suburbs, and he also ordered yesterday ordered the Executive Yuan that the Supreme National Defence quickly to carry out the evacution of Conseil should take direvi control of all elvilians in the three big cities in the evacuation. the interior--Chungking, Chenglu, |
mayors and Kwelyang.
of the three cities mentioned to com- He also ordered the banks to be plete all plans for evacuation before encouraged to build new houses along March 10-United Press,
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of the guests had been thought of nothing was wanting. The dances were] varied: the airs were not quite so hackneyed as at previous balls, and they were fairly well played by the band of the alat Regiment, the con- cluding calon ending at "neven bells": WAR Vary rione, and Bushed faces were andet. from the Harbour. The night the fashion, but ices and cool Moselle) modified this drawback.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb 26, 1914, Renter's correspondent nt Sydney states that the aviator, Mr. Hawker, with the Governor General, Lurd Den- man, as poenonger, reached a height of 3,000 feet on night, in the presence) of 15,000 spectators.
wards
prices showing jittle change, but the guerilins. tendency remains steady.
Business done during the week: Hongkong Bank 81,930, $1,440 Dank of East Asia $05 Canton Insurance $220
Union Insurance $103, $470, 340719, $470 China Underwriters 61 cts, a cis.' Hongkong Fires 10
Providents (Old) $635, 40.45
Hotels. $534. $0.05
Lands $30
Tramways ex div. $103,
Electrics 337
Dairy Farms 8234
Govi, 450 Loan 3% prem.
Changes (3.30 pm. closing quotallone,
Bayeri
ILK. Realties $3.15
China Lights (Old) 8.30 Watsons 37% Wing On (HK) 141 Mariano (HK) 3/9
Hellers China Underwalters $0.03
Sales Conlon Insurance $220 Union Insurance 70/75 IX. Tramways $10.00 Waisons $7,70
Billings Refused A Pardon
re
Sacramento, Feb. 24. The State Tardon Board has Owners of cycles in Kowloon who
pardon for have season tickets on the "Star" Ferry fused to recommend a bave long appreciated the pravision Warren K Billings, who has been in which has been minde for them by thʊ' erection of a shed where they can leave prison for 16 years on charges for is heir machines while they themselves: Which most people belleve he are in Hongkong. That fact is shown Innocent.
by the large number of residents who mate use of the sheit.
10 YEARS AGO
Feb, 2, 1029. Presiding at the annual shareholder's meeting of the longkong Telephone Co., Ltd., held at noon today, Sr. J. Scott farston stated that defalte pro- greas had been rande in connection with the change-over to the automatie system, which should be la operation early next year. Further important statements made by the Chairman weru! to the effect that:
The Company is in communication with the Canton Government with n
Billings was convicted with Tom Mooney as a participant in Uie 1016 Valentine Day 'massacre.
Mooney, who was innocent, spent 23 years in prison before he was re- leased two inonths ago.
Baby Kidnapper To
Die To-day
Miami, Feb. 24.
The three Appeal judges have re- ylew to co-operate in the projected fused to unhold the appeal to stay trunk telephone system between Hong- the execution of Francia McCall, kong and Canton:
confessed kidnapper of five-year-old
The new exchange building at Kose-James Cush. loon will be designed to provide ac The Cash Infant was stolen from commodation for 10,000 subscribers its parents' garage while the mother lines. with an ultimaty expansion to was away shopping. The body was 20,000.
subsequently found.
5 YEARS AGO
Feb. 25, 1934. One of the biggest Derhy fields for many years Inced the starter this after- hooo in an atmosphere of considerable uncertainty among backers,
McCall will die after midnight to- night in the Florida State Prison.
"Maximum Weight For Letters
Thirteen ponies went to the post,! Britain atill Thu with Sohler of favourite. He failed to uphold his re- being putation, however, a fine taco
As from March 1 the heaviest won by Hydroplane, ridden by Mr. Proulx, who repented his Trial Plate letter one may post in Hongkong for success. The winners
tany destination will be 4 lb. length ahead of Bright View, with Until now the limit has been 5 lb., New Star a similar distance away third but the Governor in Council ha
notified
amendment regulations as stoled.
came In
11 Excellency the Governor has approved the relinquishment of Lieut
An
of
the
R. R. W. Ashby, Hongkong Naval His Excellency the Governor has Volunteer Force, as hla Honorary nominated Mr. J. A. Fraser, M... 89 Alde-de-Camp. Acting Sub-Lieut. Ta Member of the Court of the Uni- M. Parsons, Hongkong Naval Volun- versity of Ilongkong during the teer Force. hina been appointed absence from the Colony of Mr. M. Honorary Aldo-do-Camp.
H. Turner.
Settlement.
over the child. She died immediate- ly.
The body is now In the public mortuary, awaiting identification.
be
The
C. In C. For Macao
Commander-in-Chilet,
Sir
nt Percy Noble, will depart for Macao
Portuguese the Wulipu, in the western suburbs of in H.M.S. Falmouth on Tuesday, on
an official visit to the Japanese, but attacks on Antsch have Kingshan.
Governor. been repulsed.
In-central. Hupch,
the
In South China, Japanese artillery Japanese yesterday shelled Kamlee, opposite have captured Tienmen. Stiff Chinese Mahow on the West River.
The Commander-in-Chief will re-
turn on the following day.
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