Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 14, 1939.
Highlights From The China War Fronts
Important Neutrality Proposals
Committee Votes Six Clauses
MERCILESS BOMBING OF CHINESE CITIES HEAVY FIGHTING
SHANGHAI, Junç. 14.
'JAPANESE naval-air-units continued their far-flung operations in North, Central and South China during the past days, according to a communique issued by the Japanese Fleet Headquarters.
Fighting In North Hunan
Asslating mopping-up operations, bombs. Some ten civilians were kill- of the Japanese land forces in south-ed and wounded. Central News, eastern Shantung. the raiding nir units on June 10 and 11, bombed, and machine-gunned the Chinese fortifi-
Pingklang, Hunnn, June 14. catlons, troop concentrations, velii-
Chinese forces attacked Liushukang. clea and boats
near Chucheng,
on the Chuhsien, Shihkluso, Nanhutsi, Jih-Haitang and Lungwanklao
Slesiang River north bank of the chno and Antungwel.
south of Yoyang, on Monday morn- Three successive raids were made ing. They occupied the heights south IGNORING threats of a filian June 12 on Klan, the Chinese of Liushuktang and Lungwanklao, buster in the Senate, the House strategle centre in western Klangs!. Japanese counter-attacks in the
Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, by a Party
of
WASHINGTON, June 13.
vote of 12 to 8, lo-day favour- ably reported on the Neutrality Bill along the lines of Mr. Cor- dell Hull's recommendations.
Firstly, to repeal the mandatory arms embargo,
Secondly, to bar American owned ships and American nationals from war zones designed as such by the President.
Thirdly, not to allow the foreign
Intense anti-aircraft fire was directed afternoon from the northern and western parts News.
of the city.
Talho, another Chinese strongholdj
were
repulsed-Central
2,000 Japanese Casualties
Loyang, June 14. The Japanese "mopping up" cam- severely bombed by Japanese naval paign in Shantung has met with re- planes on June 12. Defence equip verses. Japanese troops converging ment and notorized transport units on Mengyin, important town in cen-
to the south of Klan, and Kanchow also
in
were Bouthern Kingst
German-
Japanese Trade Pact
...... BERLIN, June 14. WELL informed circles hero state that the now Gorman - Japanese trade, treaty will be signed in Ber- lin early in July.
to
Thoy stato that the Japanese Ambassador Rome is at present in Berlin, conversations carrying on
with the Japanese Ambassa- dor to Berlin--United Press.
in and near the city of Talho were tral Shantung, have suffered over "Good Mother Paul”
bombed and damaged. Anti-aircraft 2,000 casualties. fire was met from the southern sector
Kehkouchen, north of Lini in south' of the
the city Separate units attacked the Chin-Shantung, has been regalned by the purchaser to hold the title of goods ese positions near the mouth of the Chinese.--Central News,. shipped to belligerents,
Ooklang River, the forts and bar-
Fourthly, re-enact the ban on loans racks at Chinpelmenin southern and credits to belligerents.
Cheklang Province on June 10, in-
Fifthly, to provide close regulationflicting heavy losses on them.-Domei. of the pollcltation and collection of funds for use by belligerents.
Sixthly, to re-enact the statute providing The present Munitions Control Board.
Japanese Planes Raid Foochow
Foochow, June 14.
Chinesa Victory
Sian, June 14.
In an encounter in the villages north of Pinglu on the north bank of the Yellow River in south Shans! a
few days ago, Chinese troops klied
more than 300 Japanese, and captured our mountain guns, a trench mortar and three machine-guns-Central bren Netes.
The of depot of the Texaco Oll Co. In the southern suburbs of Foo- chow was reported to have damaged when six Japanese planes staged a raid carly yesterday morn
Two other Japanese planes few
President's Powers
The Neutrality Bill a reported upon to-day does not apply to any ing. American republics.
The President, by proclamation, up the Min River, machine-gunning|
could restrict the use of United States Se
ports to foreign submarines and arm- ed merchantmen.
The President would also be autho rised
to the ban
on loans and Credits and, under certain restrictions, to provide for the extension of com- mercial credits and short time credits to "protect commercial and other in- terests of the United States and its citizens."
The Bill requires that the President every three months shall make publie such exceptions he has granted.
Before House Soon Representative Sol. Bloom, Acting Chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee to-day said it is expected that the Neutrality Bill will come before the House within fort-
night:
clamation of May.1, 1037.
Staff College For Guerilla Leaders
Chungking, June 14. One thousand young men
H.K. MASS
IN HER MEMORY
Chinese Claim
Victory Scored In South Shansi
THE MONEY ·· IN THE ZOO
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the menus of snakes and other tro- pical creatures.
·
--Even lie water for the aquarium has to be brought specially from the For some strange Bay of Biscay, reason, artificial sea water is useless. even though it is perfect as far as its chemical composition is concerned. Fish: that were placed in artificial, sea water frat went blind, and then died.
The experts now declare that real sen water contains mysterious cle- ments, equivalent to our vitamins, which the scientist cannot introduce no matter how much he tries.
The other important Item is, of of the animals themselves.
the Zoo keep-
course, the put its
up Its stock of
by system
But
and
of exchange with other zoos. animals have to be bought, too, stiff prices are asked for the rare Ming, the baby Glant species.
but this
Pando, cost the Zoo ved one of
amazing creature has
the greatest bargains ever.
Ming has drawn such extra crowds that she is reckoned to have paid for Some elephants, herself already. too. are paying propositions. One is reputed to have earned the Zoo some £5,000 during the years in which its broad back has carried many Passengers.
thousands of
But there is
side to the
experienced heclic women аге receiving training in Mother day yesterday, Four raids were Huson in guerilla warfare tactics to Paul"-who died slaged over the city. Four planes be leaders of mobile units operating recently. took part in the first raid and six behind Japanese lines. machines each in the second, third They are divided into seven com- and fourth ralds. More than fifty panica. The first four are composed French Convent Chanel on the occaspended on maintenance and up-keep bombs were dropped indiscriminately, entirely
-Central Netos.
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It-is-adaptable..in shape, and can be worn just as you wish, many men preferring it "pork pied".
In shades of grey, brown, fawn,
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Loss 10% Cash Discount
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strongly feel that she is not in need of our prayers, but we must give her the joy of knowing that we remember her." These words were spoken by the picture. A few weeks ago death Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta in deprived the Zoo of Mukiri, a the course of a brief panegyric female bongo, which was valued at £200. Yet this rare animal pro- this morning in eloquent tribute bably attracted less attention than a und to the memory of the late Rev. monkey costing £3, and there are Paul-"Good Mother many other rare exhibits sharing the in France same mengre publicity.
Now add to these bills the cost of fuel for keeping delicate animals" The panegyric was delivered at the warm, the money that has to be ex- ofleers sion of a Solemn Requiem Mass for of the various buildings, and the im- army of regular
It is mind. picked to lead future guerilla activi- the repose of the soul of Mother Paul, mense variety of other items which tira behind the
lines. The who was in Hongkong for 18 years, immediately spring remaining three companies are made first as Superior of St. Paul's Hos- not difficult to see that, inking every up of students and political workers, pital and later as Provincial of the thing into consideration, the Zoo does
Community of
of St. Paul, when she very well to provide such a show on Millo, Hunon, June 14.
both men and women.
combined both offices. Evidence of a yearly income of £113,000. Thirty-six Japanese planes flew
cir three months' training, com During their into west Hunan yesterday
after-they
arc taught military science, the love and esteem which she won Half of the attacked Chang guerilla tactics, political work, cs-here was contained in the large af- (ch, releasing fifty bombs, while the
Fr. L. Vircondelet, The Very Rev. ather
Taoyuan, lonage and counter-espionage, and tendance of religious and laity. halt hended for
the Japanese language. Spesial tec-
General Procurator of the French tures on international affairs, political Mission, was celebrant, with the Rev. theory, economies, and party prin-
Fr. A. Vignal as Deacon and the Rev. ciples are also
Sub-Deuce Mas- After their graduatlon, they will Fr. Moreau as be sent to places behind Japanese Very Rev Fr G. M. Spada was Mas-pasture, thousands of miles of
of Ceremonies. The attending re- lines where they will lead guerilla trious furluded the Procurator of the forest land, cheap electric power
close co-operation with
Dominicans (Rev. Fr. Noval), Fathers from the rolling rivers, and The regular troops. The purpose
noun.
Hunan Towns Bombed
where they dropped more than forty bombs.-Central News,
Former Foreign Ministor Wounded
Chungking, June 14
Pao Kuan-chang, fermer Minister in
The
"IF ONLY WE CAN STAY NEUTRAL...
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The Committee adopted the amend- ment for containing the existing munitions Ilcences.
They also adopted the President's definition of "arms, ammunition and of Foreign Affairs of Manchukuo, was of this class is to bring about beller Byrne and Kelly (Jesuits), brothers small populations. Implements of war as per his pro-wounded in a bomb explosion in a co-ordination between the two from
Joseph's Col- La Salle and St.
All three countries, Estonia Theatre In Chinklang on the Yangtze branches of the fighting service. The leges, priests from the French Mis- River, 43 miles east of Nanking, on graduates will be sent to the native sion, and-sisters of many orders. The especially, are fine holiday.coun-
tries for English people. June 3, states a Shanghai report,
provinces and districts in order to Bishop presided,
At the close of the Mass the Bishop There are fine sandy beaches, Pao recently returned to Chinking, secure the
maximum emelency in
pronounced the final absolution over safe bathing, grandiose pine
the ncatafalque reposing before allar. This absolution and benedic-forests; good eating and drink- according to Jing-and a little nervousness. tion was pronounced, custom, in the place where the de-Nerves on edge because of the ceased
laboured, and even attractiveness of the country to person though Mother Paul died in France
The amendment prohibiting the arming of merchant ships troding with belligerent countries was also adopted-United Press,
Weather Report: It's Hotter
his native place. from Manchuria. their work.-Central News.
He was entertained by Japanese and puppet officials at o dinner party and then invited to see a play at Ta W Thi theatre.
exploded near A bomb suddenly his seat, wounding him in the left Several other Japanese and uth.. "puppet" officials were also injured. Japanese soldiers and police arrested more than 30 suspects on the spot. The following day a house-to-house search was conducted in the town.- Central News,
Increased Sugar Quota Proposed
London, June 13.
the presence of her body was repre-a nation lacking the eggs and sented this morning by draped coma the milk and the butter which surrounded by palms and lighted are here in superabundance. around by eight toll candles.
Now across the Baltic to Helsingfors, capital of Finland, which has an area of 149,586
Bishop's Tribute
Although the weather this morning)
In his panegyric Bishop Valtorta square miles and a population of was bright and sunny, the Royal
The International Sugar Council Railway Bridge Dynamited Observatory predicts cloudiness and
discussed an executive proposal to said it was right and just that they less than 4,000,000. Please do local showers later in the day.
Chungking, June 14. increase the British Colonial quota should gather to pray for Mother The temperature this morning was No. 31 bridge on the Shanghai- to 153,285 metric tons; one method of Paul. It was not so much an obliga-not think of this capital as a tion of charity, but a strict duty of wooden village in the back of much higher than that recorded yes-tangchow Railway was dynamited meeting the shortage. The Council justice and of gratitude. The Re- beyond. It is a great modern terday morning. At 10 am. yester on the night of June 10 by Chinese then adjourned until Wednesday verend Mather had lived, worked, city, day, the temperature was 80 degrees,
any communique.
of the
and suffered in
in Hongkong, even after
Sweden, I find, is quietly put six degrees lower than recorded this guerillas, according to a Shanghai re- without
jort. Japanese troops rushed to the
It is that part of
being stricken by the illness which morning.
brief encounter Cuban delegation is strongly opposed was to take her life. The Chapel in ting her house in order in case The humidity at 10 a.m. this morn-spot engaged in a
on the grounds that the Cuban avali- which they were assembled, built in the Baltic storm breaks. I was ing was 70 degrees. During the last with the guerillas-Central News.
able surplus adequate to meet
24 hours only 0.07 inch of rain fell.
Wrecked Planes Found
Chungking, June 14.
The
and
The coolest
store in town
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aluation. It is believed that Great her time and at her Instigation, was interested to learn that her "All The Fun Of The Fair"
monument to her.
Britain might rally sufficient support
She had the esteem and deep after-Foreign Minister taught himself The weather report from the Royal
her. On her Finnish so as to speak more Observatory reads: A weak anti-
wreckage of two of thai to secure the necessary three fifths tion of all who knew
return to France she continued to live easily with his opposite number cyclone is stationary over the Pacife Japanese planes brought down by maforlly-United Press,
for them in prayer, offering to God in Helsingfors. to the South East of Japan. A de- Chinese anti-aircraft fire during the
Perth Bappears to be forming over raid 'on Chungking on June 11 has
East China, and a shallow de-been found. One of the wrecked pression to the south of Japan 1s, machines was located in the suburb moving north-eastward. An area of of Chungking and another int law pressure cover Tongking and Changshou on the Yangtze River South West China,
below Chungking-Central News.
Kiangsi Towns Raided
Klan, Juno 14. Kian and Kanhisien, Kiangsi towns, were again ruided by Japanese planes yesterday,
Six machines attacked Kanhsien.
Tel-Aviv Curfew
Jerusalem, June 13. The curfew has again been imposed authorities following the recent bomb-
Stock Exchange Report
London, June 13. An early weakness on the Stock Exchange was followed by a rally which imparted a steadier closing tone throughout.
Kars, however, opened excep- tionally firm and subsequently were
her sufferings on behalf of the in- Norway, like her poighbours. stitutions she
she had left in Hongkong.
Concluding, he said: "Let us pay gets ready while hoping for the to her this debt of justice and grat best. No fear anywhere on the tude and pray for her. I strongly northern shores of the Baltic, feel that sho is not in need of our but quiet preparation. prayers, but we must give her the joy Yet, whether it be on the of knowing that we remember her. But we know that only the absolutely northern shores or on the south- stainless con enter Heaven. So let ern side of the Baltic-but more us, following the plous custom of the particularly on the northern Catholle Church, pray for her soul, side-eyes turn to Great Britain and let US also, following her
on Tel-Aviv by the British military Four bombs were dumped in the out- further strengthened on Cape, Paris! example offer to God our sufferings," and her sca power. It is a legend
ing incidents, The Inhabitants are sits, Inficting more than-ten-casual- and local buying. forbidden to appear on the streetsties and wrecking
between 8.30 p.m. and 4 a.m-Trans- Ocean.
New German Cruiser
Berlin, June 13. The fifth German 10,000-ton cruiser launching will be at Bremen on July 1-Reuter Bulletin.
*
Mass Sung By Orphans
grown out of the never-forgot- ten past,
number of Gilt-caged securities and home
Jutland, remember, was An interesting feature of the Mass elvilian houses.
ralls recovered the majority of their Nine machines flew
was that it was sung by a choir of battle fought in the very near Over Kian initial losses, where they released more than ten -Wall Street was irregular.--Reuter.about 90 sisters and Chinese orphans, neighbourhood.
conducted by Sister Henry and ac companied by Sister Mary Patrick The children sang with easy
Buckner Case: Accused
Protests Innocence
NEW YORK, June 13.
THE FRAUD case neslant William Buckner and Br. Buencambito has again been dolayed. An official of the District Attorney's oflee said that the selection of the fury would start next Wednesday.
Sr. Buencamino told the United voluntarily, without request and MEXICO CITY, June 13-The 1,000 Spanish Loyalist refugees who Press, "On the eve of the trial, without process, at my own expense, disembarked at Vera Cruz comprise destro to reiterate to my friends that travelling some 14,000 miles.
"I am ready to answer any charge 600 peasants, 400 workers, 50 intel- I am Innocent of any wrong-doing | lectuals and 600 women and children, in this case. When I learned that that may be laid against me and They will be sottled; in the States of my name had been mentioned in am confident that I shall be acquitted Vera Cruz Puebla, -Michaocan, connection with this matter, 7 im and exonerated in every respect Hidalgo and Maxico Trans-Ocean, mediately camb to the United States United Press-
con-
fidence yet every word of the Latin Polish Economic
liturgy had to ho taught to them
orally.
Mother Saint Xavier, Superior
and the Sisters of St.
Paul de Chartres of the Causeway
Mission
Warsaw. June 13. The Polish economie mission head-|
Bay Convent record their thanks to those who responded to their appealed by the former Finance Minister, to attend the Mass and pray for the left for London to discuss the ques repose of Mother Paul,**
tion of financial co-operation between. Poland and BritainReuter Bulletin.
PARIS, Juña 13-Sultan Sidi
LONDON, June 19The death has Mohammed of Morocco arrived in Marseilles on Tuesday with his family occurred of Mr. A, EL 1, G. (Harry) to make a lengthy stay in France in Symington, a partner of Symington
rubber brokers.-Reuter, residences, put at his disposal by the and Wilson, well-known Arm Government-Trau-Ocean.
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