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FOUNDED 1001 一拜禮 號九十月六英港香 MONDAY, JUNE 19. 1939. 日三初月五
No. 18036
FIENDISH TORTURE
SEVEN CHINESE IN
Gordon Hall, Tientsin'
THE GORDON Memorial Hall in Victorin Road, Tientsin. This hall was named after General Gordon of Khartoum who, eighty years ago next August, necom. panied Lord Elgin's expedition which stormed the Takú Forts at the entrance of the Halho River and captured Tientsin. General Gordon planned the present British Concession. The British Concession in Tien- tain comprises about 950 acres. The Hund along the river is a splendid esplanade. On it are Joented the British Consulate, the Chinese Maritime Customs, the Hongkong & Shanghal Bank- ing Corporation, Tientsin Club, Butterfield & Swire, Jardine, Matheson's and other fine build- ings.
The French Concession, which adjoins the British Concession, comprises about 250 acres.
LATEST
BRITISH REQUEST REJECTED
TIENTSIN, June 19.--The British Consul-General, Mr. Jamieson, called on the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Tashiro, at noon 10-day and made
fresh representations regarding the Japanese measures to isolate the Bri- tish Concession, it was authoritatively revealed.
It is understood that the British Consul-General called attention to the fact that the Japanese authorities are discriminating
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KILLING OF TIENTSIN
EIGHTEEN MEN ROASTED FOR
TIENTSIN FEARS MOB UPRISING
TRYING TO RUN BLOCKADE British Army
FORCING THEIR VICTIMS to re-
main in the broiling mid-day sun with "BE COURTEOUS TO ALL&
empty kerosene tins tied over their heads, Japanese troops in Tientsin were responsible for one of the most fiendish torture slayings yet brought to light in the current hostilities.
Eighteen Chinese who were seized whilst attempting to enter the British Concession in Tientsin with foodstuffs were, states a “Central| News" message, victims of the torture.
They were stripped of their clothes and forced to kneel naked in the direct heat of the sun, the temperature of which even in the shade has hovered between 90 and 100 degrees for the past five days.
The hands of the eighteen victims were tied behind their naked backs.
INTENSE AGONY
Then, to complete the torture, the Japanese tied
empty kerosene tins over the heads of their victims.
NON-BRITISH PEOPLE”
-JAPANESE TROOPS TOLD.
"THERE IS NO difference between Tientsin and the front line trenches in the fight against Chiang Kai-shek's influence.'
"
A Japanese Commander is stated to have made this declaration to the Japanese garrison this morning.
A "Damoi" roport, quoted by "United Press", states that Japanese troops surrounding the British Concession have been ordered to "act in the same spirit as they would if they were in the front lines."
Sentries have been ordered to "be curteous and helpful towards Chinese and other non-British nationals.”
BRITAIN READY FOR ACTION
Extreme Gravity Worries London
LONDON, June 19.
The agony of the sufferers cannot be imagined.
AS THE Japanese blockade of Tientsin enters its The direct rays of the sun keated the tins unbear-fifth day, the British Government is making no effort to
minimise the extreme gravity of the situation. ably, and seven of the victims were literally scored to death,
The remaining eleven are suffering a fate that is even-worse than death,
Their faces have been baked by the intense heat. They are blinded and, in some instances, completely insane.
The shrieks of the victims aroused horror amongst hundreds of Chinese who watched with sickening horror the torture and gradual death of their compatriots,
The incident occurred in full view of a queue lined up in Chiushan Street.
The eleven men who did not die were later dragged away, presumably to a merciful death.
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REMAINS INCINERATED
The remains of the seven victims were dragged to the cremation grounds, where they were incherated.
Two other Chinese killed by the Japanese during the week-
end had a much more merciful New Apparatus
death. They wore shot dead as
against British they were attempting to crawl To Aid Subs.
notionals in enforeng the restrictive
measures and requested that British nationals should be tronted equally, with other foreign nationals,
The British representations were further understood to have requested relaxation of the retriction of trans- port of foodstuffs in view of the shortages of vegetables, ment milk in the Concession.
Replying, Japanese Consul-General Tashiro reiterated
Japanese
the
and
claims that the present measures have been taken in self-defence and that the Japanese authorities would proceed with the establļsated policy. --Domel
See Back Pagó For Further Late Nows
Reich Troops Concentrate PRAGUE, June 19-Gorman, troop movements towards the Slovak border were reported to be continuing during the week- end, large numbers of tanks, armoured cars and transport. vehicles passing through here eastward.
Nearly ton divisions arò stated: to be concentrated on the border," mainly near Ostrau-Router:"
through the Japanese barbed- wire barricades.
"Central Newe" reports that the Britain Interested
In Invention
situation in both the British and French Concessions is rapidly deteriorating. An ironie feature the blockade is that Japanese citizens and merchants are suffering
BELGRADE, June 18. equally with other nationalities, as A NEW apparatus which, it is both the Japanese Concessions have claimed, makes the rescue of the bulk of the share of the business crews from sunken submarines with the isolated foreign areas.
lying at depths up to 200 The food situation in the British metres, absolutely certain, has Concession is rapidly worsening. been constructed by a. Belgrade engineer named Dushan Kuz- manowitch,
Ocean.
Diplomatic quarters see only one small ray of hope -the fact that Japan has not sent London any official note incorporating the demands which the Japanese spokesman made in Tientsin on Wednesday-
Warships May Aid
| Acute Food Shortage At Kulangsu
If Japan is willing to keep the Issue on a local basis, it is be- lieved that the problem can be solved.
If, however, Japan decides to raise a broad issue involving the status of forelyn Powers then Great Britain has declied to be ready to defend her position.
The blockade has kept both Lon- don and Paris diplomatically active throughtout the week-end.
No Sacrifices
It is understood that the two
SHANGHAI, June 19. AUTHORITATIVE circles here state that the food situa- Governments have decided that under tion at Kulangsu is worsening to no circumstances can they sacrifice such an extent that supplies will their Concessions to Japanese force.
landed on the Inter. Such a sacrifice, it is believed here,
cracies.
May
Navy Run Blockade
JAPANESE VICTIMISATION and terroris-
ing of Chinese seeking to enter the British Concession in Tientsin has had the desired effect.
As compared with the normal flow of 100,000 pedestrians, which was cut down to 30,000 on the first day of the blockade, only 320 persons passed the seven barriers into the French and British Concessions yesterday.
The torture and killing of several Chinese who attempted to run the blockade is believed to be responsible for the complete 'success of the Japanese campaign.
The blockade has now completely paralysed all factories and business establishments in the two Concessions.
FACTORIES CLOSED
Among the factories which have suspended operations is the British American Tobacco Company.
All cotton-mills have also been brought to a'standstill. The British authorities are believed to be contem- plating drastic measures to alleviate the food position, which is becoming desperate. "MAY ̃ ̃BREAK BLOCKADE-
It is believed in some quarters that the British military au- thorities will be asked to repeat Saturday's successful running of the blockade, when seven military lorries loaded with vegetables were brought from the Italian to the French Concession with- out hindrance from the Japanese. Each of the lorries was guard- ed by detachments of the Durham Rifles.
Although naval authorities In Hongkong are uninformed, Tientsin reports still persist in stating that the British Govern- ment has ordered the Commander-in-Chief to provide warships for carrying food up the Peiko River to the British Concession if the blockade persists beyond the danger point.
Anti-British sentiment, fanned by the distribution of over a million handbills and pamphlets during the past week, and by mass meetings addressed by puppet agitators, is definitely increa sing in the Japanese Concessions and native quarters, and is be lieved to be seriously perturbing the authorities.
probably be limen island from would risk the collapse of the entire Japanese are doing their utmost Tientsin constitute the poover clogs It is almost certain that the The majority of the Russians in of foreigner, prices have sky- to make cats-paws of the Chi-rocketed to such an extent that they British warships.
The return of the Japanese It is authoritatively stated that nese, and the authorities are ap- are existing now on bread (of which, Consul General, Mr. G. Uchida, whatever policy Britain adopts with prehensive that attempts may fortunately, there is an abundance)
and salted herrings. from Tokyo, is believed to fore-regard to applying economic pressure be made to over-run the conces
Intonio Heat shadow new developments at on Japan (assuming the latter con-
tinues the Tientsin blockade), France sion if the mobs are sufficiently
Only a few of the stalls in Amoy.
will give her fullest support.
inflamed by the "Down With
markets are open, however, and in France has already assured
the Britain" and "Take Back the this respect all foreigners aru is still not prepared to give way on British Government of its firm sup- Concessions" campaigns which experiencing considerable hardships
of any decision reached for any of the five demands made on port the Municipal Council. Japanese meeting the Japanese threats officials are reported to consider the French security in the Far Eant Council's reply of June 8 "out of the United Press, · · question."-United Press.
It is believed, however, that Japan
almost non-existent.
the
to the Japanese are so assiduously in obtaining food. Vegetables are
cultivating.
The intense heat is adding greatly A more subtle and dangerous form to the discomfort, especially as for- of propaganda, which boa
more elgners are unable to visit the Cou- Britons Must Not Starva
kelihood of success, is now being try Club, which is outside the Nogotiations To Bo Resumed
used by the Japanese. Handbills barricados. The small swimming LONDON, June 19.There is more AMOY, June 19. Blockade Brakon
than one way of making the Japanese distributed throughout the Chinese pool in the British Concession has d WITH THE return yesterday of lose "face", Just as there is more than quarters blame the British authorit-
queue of hundreds,
Only Germaris and Italians are be- But the British
Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Uchida, one way of exacting economle retries for the fact that over 100,000 men authorities It is reported that the British Ad-from: Tokyo negotiations for
thrown out of working exempt from the humillating thebution from Japan for the unjustified have been succeeded in alleviating the positio:miralty has telegraphed Kuzmanow-settlement of the Kulangsu situation pressure Aho
the is endeavouring to through the closure of mills in the searches and examinations at slightly on Saturday when they itch to go to England to demon will be resumed shortly.
barriers to and froin the Concessions. declares the "Dally Tele-Concession. exercise, broke the Japanese blockade by strate the efficacy of his invention).
: Wave Of Hate
The Maritinid": Customs - Head- Rear Admiral Mido, chief of the running woven milltary trucks info
In Hints that the present anti-British quarters, which were situated on the that the beleagured inhabitants the Italian Concession on the other Both British and French Admiral Amoy Omce of the China Affairs Stats essential, meanwhile,
to wave of hate. may be extended to French Concession Bund, has opened side of the river, filling them with ties on former occasions declined to Board, also returned here yesterday. Tientsin shall not be allowed
France are contained so a report that an office in the Japanese Concession, vegetables, and returning them to adopt a Yugo-Slav, Invention-Trans It is understood that Consul-General starve", the paper adda,
Messages from Unitedi Press; and him Uchida has brought with
Either the Japanese must diploma the Japanese spokesman in Tientsin, Instructions from his
Domeling home tically be persuaded to relax the has warned that France by no means at the Spain To Join
British warship.
Japanese reports state that attaches to the farth- American as well as British citizens French Concession is harbouring Totalitarians?
between the coming negotiations
ure involved, and the arrival of Ad-|ngents of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- BURGOS, June 18-Although it Japanese Consul-General, the foreign miral Horry Yarnell may prove to shek, and warn that unless subversive
radio Is claimed that the relations between consular body and the Municipal be the turning point of the local tactics, including the use of bootleg
transmitters, is prohibited, ROME, June 18. The First Naval Saying that there is no excuse for things may become nasty for the Squadron, under Rear-Admirat, Rie- “United Press" siales that in Spain and Italy are so cordial that Council, which will still centre on the crisis view of the continued Interference they could hardly be strengthened by five-point Japanese proposal for the
cardi, will leave Naples to-morrow with Belfish subjects, expeclifly any further pact, the possibility reorganization of the international yielding the concessions at the pro-French
sent Ume, the paper: added: The The shortage of foodstuffs in the for a fortnight's exercises off Spain," ladies, the British Consul General exists that the countries will con-administrative system--Domel.
Imperialism of the Western Fowers British and French Concessionsis, Portugal and Morocco. -bas¡clude a non-aggression pack. In Tientsin, Mr, Jamieson,
may have driven some hard bargains affecting all nationallues,
The exercises, are described as warned. all Britlah subjects to re Collaboration between Italy, and
chief normal training."- Lisbon, June 18.with the Chinese, but Japanese im Somewhat ironically, the frain from allempting to leave the Spain, it is added, will take the form
The squadron:`consista», of two British » Concemion, unless on of; collaboration, between Portugal
The Atlantic Clipper arrived here perisilam does not, drive a bargain at sufferers among the foreigners are
the White Ramiana, many of whom batilēships, ten cruisers, 20 destroyeri), matters of extremo urgency, and Spain, in which a pact of friend-at 3.46 p.m. to-day, completing the all. Its object is to exploit the re-
are secretly supporting the Japan-and an unknown number of sub- Mr, G. A. Smith is still being ship: and non-aggression existe 2,239, mile fight in 22 hours. 50 sources of China and lier man-power,
marlaes-Reuter Special minules-United Press,
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.*.* detained, despite British-protests, Trans-Oceani
the British Concession The trucks were despatched to and from the Italian · Concession, under -armed-escorts provided-by-the-Dur
ham Rifles. The Japanese deelded and made no efforts to Interfere. discretion was the best part of valour
nement regarding the settlement blockade, or food must be sent in a "has a clear blik of health,"
Italian Naval Manoeuvres
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