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No. 15057
二拜禮门號十二月六英港香 TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1939. 日四初月五
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WHITEAWAY'S
Barrier of Death Stretches For Thirty Miles
Blazing Ship TIENTSIN CONCESSIONS In Harbour NOW ELECTRIFIED ZONE
ONLY PROMPT, frenzied action by the crew prevented the Norwegian freighter Utsire from becoming a mass of flames when a fire broke out as the vessel lay at a West Point buoy this morning. There was half an hour's anxious fighting in choking smoke before it was certain that the ship was safe.
U.S. CONCERN
America Offers Its Services
WASHINGTON, June 19.
The Utsire, a Norwegian
steamer of 4,441 registered
tonnage, arrived from Calcutta on Sunday and began unloading a cargo of over 6,000 tons of coal for the Hongkong Gas Com-
pany. Discharging proceeded smoothly until this morning,
when conl
was being busily
poured into four junks alongside.
About 8.20 a.m., with a suddenness that was almost explosive, fire broke out in the cabin of Chief Steward E.
to-day smo) under the fore part of the
MR. CORDELL HULL, the
deck on the port side and Secretary of State,
and flame immediately welled formally expressed the United into the small alley outside. No-one States concern over the "broader was in the cabin or in the adjoining rooms at the time, but the thicken- aspects" of the developments in ing smoke was noticed almost at once Tientsin, and revealed that the and Captain Carl Johnsen and his good offices of the Consul in crew attacked the flames at once. Tientsin had been offered for the purposes of mediation.
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The text of Mr. Hull's statement read:
"This Government is not concerned with the original incident in Tientsin relating to the requested delivery of four accused Chinese.
"It is concerned, however, with the nature and significance of the subse-
developments in their broader
quent ove
Doors and ventilators were shut lo provent a draught and the thick portholes. were smashed so that water could be poured into the
Choking
Emoko blazing cabin. rushed through the broken por- tholes, but the men Blood their ground.
Fire Enter Saloon
Dry is tinder after the hot journey
A WALL of pulsating and invisible death, fed from the giant generators of the Tientsin Electric Power Station, now surrounds the British and French Con- cessions in Britain's Mafeking of the Far East.
Sharply at 10 o'clock last night, the Japanese authorities fulfilled their warning issued by proclamation nine hours earlier, and threw in the switches that sent 240 volts of death through. thirty miles of barbed wire surrounding the two
Concessions.
SWIFT DEATH COMES
Although the Chinese populace in the Japanese Concessions and native cities were warned by posters and loud-speakers that the barbed-wire entanglements were electrified many, apparently, did not realise the signifi- cance of the latest move.
BLOCKADE COMPLETED
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Electrification of the barrier of barbed wire has effectively completed the isolation of the two Concessions. It is virtually impossible now for any person to leave or enter the Concession without submitting to indignities at the hands of the Japanese. Yesterday only three hundred passed the aspects, coupled with other past and from Calcutta, the ship offered casy persons present acts and utterances in other fuel for the dames, which devoured barriers, compared with the all the Chief Steward's possessions,
and wood
Practically every factory in ruined metal articles, and 5 swept into the passage beyond the the two Concessions is now idle, cabin door. They blackened and and tens of thousands of Chinese bilistered the walls of the passage, who formerly commuted to tered the door of a pantry on the other side, and also leapt into a pas- work from arcas adjacent to the senger's cabin forward of the ste- British and French districts are, ward's cabin.
as a result, out of employment,
parts of China.
"This Government, therefore, Teduced his cabin to a mass of charred normal flow of over 100,000.
observing with special interest related developments in China they occur from day to day."
--No Evacuation -
the
all
Mr. Hull explained that the Ameri- can mediation offers related only to the
Your controversy DYCE Chinese, and were made before the blockade.
The forward porthole of the pas- He added that no plans were being senger's cabin was smashed and water made in Washington for the evacua-was poured into the cabin; but not tion of American women and children before the ceiling was blackened and blistered and the bunk, settee, and in Tientsin-Reuter.
other Attings had been set on fire.
Meanwhile, the dames had passed
Meanwhile, Japanese-inspired agl- tation amongst the masses outside the Concessions is proceeding with un- abated vigour and a Japanese report claims somewhat gleefully this morn- taken a distinct turn for the worse.
ing
Colonel Casseville, Com- mandant of the French forces in China, who arrived in Tientsin yesterday to take charge of the situation in the French Concession thero.
CRISIS IN THE COMMONS
Halifax Sees Envoy, Makes New Proposal
LONDON, June 20.
White Russians To "Invade" Concession
TIENTSIN, June 20.
THREE THOUSAND. White Russians, belonging to the "White Russian Volunteer Corps" and led by Lieut.-General Pastouxin, will parade through the British Concession bearing arms on Sunday, according to an announcement. made by the White Russian Anti-Comintern Commission to-day.
Gathering at the square in front of the German the
Japan And Consulate-General in
Britain
First Special Administra- tive District at 6 o'clock in the evening, the Russians will march into Victoria
Outspoken Interview Road in the British Conces-
By C. In C.
sion.
was
The White Russian Anti- PEIPING, June 20, CominternCommission THE JAPANESE authori- formed some time ago, allegedly ties have no intention of in order to co-operate with the recovering the foreign Con-Japanese and Chinese in "con- cessions yet.
structing a new order in East
They will proceed, however, Asia."-Domei.
firmi in accordance with a
Tientsin Consorship? policy until such time as Great
All traffic to and from the British Britain recognises the new Concession has ceased with the elec- situation in the Far East and trification of the barbed wire decides to co-operate with tanglements which stretch for thirty miles around the areas occupied by Japan in "constructing a new Britain and France, order" in East Asia.
newspapermen
BA-
This is one of the few meagre mes-
First Edition of the "Telegraph" went
13
believed here that a strict is now being exercised by
HOPES ROSE here for a settlement of the that anti-British sentiment has Anglo-Japanese conflict after Lord Halifax 19-Admiral through a door at the forward end joint committee of pro-Japanese to-day submitted new proposals to the Japanese papermen that the most im- barbed-wire
Yarnell Arrives
TIENTSIN, June
Yarnell arrived here to-day from Pelping.
Не was met by United States and foreign consular officers and military leaders,
of the passageway and were racing various plans for continuing anti-
across the saloon
bodies has been set up to prepare
sentiment amongst
the captain's British cabin on the starboard slde.
The fire in the saloon was checked He will review the United States only when a green curtain veiling the Marines to-morrow, and afterwards entrance to the Captain's cabin was will be the guest at a luncheon of alaze and by that time heat, smoke, the American Chamber of Commerce, and water had damaged much of the The victims of the blockade henrti-Captain's properly, including at least ly welcome the arrival of Admiral three sults. His private radio, locnt- Yamell-United Press.
Washington Roady To Mediata?
jed in the saloon, was in the path of
the flames and was destroyed.
Chinese.
feature
the
Hongkong Agitation The return of all foreign Conces- sions and Settlements to Chinu forms prominent part of the programme. In this respect, not even long- kong
exempt from the plans of the new
new organisation, which the Јаралева пор
10 the hope to extend entire occupied area. A noticeable
of anti- The fire fighters, to the number of i about 30, worked feverishly, but foreign agitation during the past 24 Tokyo, June 20. there was a moment when it seemed hours has been the sudden inclusion The Yomiuri Shimbun" and the that the bridge deck must catch fire, of France in the trades spread by "Nichinichi Shimbun
understand This was when flames belched from that Mr. Dooman, American Charge the aft doorway of the little com- d'Affaires, on Monday morning communication passage and from the municated Washington's readiness to portholes of the Chief Steward's mediate in the Anglo-Japanese dis- cabla and caught hungrily at the pute in Tientsin if it was agreeable flooring of the bridge deck. to both parties.
Mr. Dooman called on Mr. Yoshizawa, Director of the American Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Offler on Monday morning.
Official circles, however, deny the Press reports, stating that the con versations only related to pending questions between Japan and the United States.-Domal,
Information Exchanged
Tokyo, June 19. The American Chargo d'Affaires, Mr. Eugene Dooman, called. on Mr. Yoshizawa, Director of the American Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Office, at 12.05 p.m. to-day,
During the course of a 40-minute interview, the American and Japan
officials were understood to have exchanged information regarding the Tieftain Concession issue-Domel..
480
The fighters tackled this now threat promptly, but patches of pitch on the decking above were beginning to melt before they had suppressed the dames.
agitators and pamphlets,
There was a mass demonstration outside the French Concession in Hankow-the only remaining Foreign Concession in the Wuhan cities-dur- ing which agitators stirred up the mob to demand that the "Frenchmen should be thrown into the Yangtse."
Ambassador to London.
British
This was part of a state-ages received from Tientsin since the ment issued to Japanese to Press.
11 to-day by consonnese on all messages leaving General Sugiyama, Supreme the Commander of the Japanese Tientsio
One message received by the "Tele- Expeditionary Forces ingraph" states that large numbers of people who previously established North China.
communication with the General Sugiyama told news-Settlement by crowling through the entanglements under portant problem facing the cover of night have been frustrated.
Death In Darknots Japanese Army at present was the Tientsin Concession issue. It is feared that many of these The Japanese Commander-in-Chief people, unaware of the fact that the charged Britain with pursuing a policy Japanese have applied an E.M.F. of 240 volts to the barbed wire, may of assistance towards the Chungking Government by permitting the British have been electrocuted after the Concession in Tientsin to be used as power was applied at 10 o'clock inst a base for operations.
"If such is the case, the Japanese Not only had anti-Japanese ter- rorists been provided with shelter in censors are taking care that no news the Concession, he declared, but will circulate to the outside world.
The only News Agency from which No Statement
attempting
received In Hongkong since 10 LONDON, June 19-A conversa- Federal Reserve currency and peace Tientsin messages have been freely tion between Mr. Shigemitsu, the, and order in North China" had been o'clock this morning is the Domei Japanese Ambassador and Viscount, tolerated within the Concession.
Agency. Halifax at the Foreign Omee this "The measures we have taken in evening lasted for an hour.
examining and searching all persons Concession Both sides were reticent regarding entering or leaving the the result of the talk-Reuter.
The new proposals did not mention the possibility of reprisals, but emphasised British cagerness for an amicable adjustment of the dispute.
Lord Halifax suggested that the British and Japanese authorities in Tientsin should re-open negotiations while the British. Ambassador to Tokyo has been instructed to urge the same solution on the Japanese Foreign Minister-United Press.
HONGKONG TRADE
Promler's Statement LONDON, June 19-The barrier restrictions at Tientsin continue, said Neville Chamberlain when
Mr. making a statement on the Far
activities
10
disturb
are calculated to remove, the causes' of these evils," the General declared. -Domel.
Big Gang Rounded Up In Genoa
night.
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LATEST
Imports From Japan Soar, Empire Declines A DECREASE of exactly one Anglo-Fronch Action million dollars was recorded in Eastern situation in the House of Considerable interest is attached to the imports and exports of mer- Commons to-day.
Tinkler Verdict the visit to the Japanese Commanderchandise in Hongkong during All British subjects held up at the
MILAN, June 19-Eighteen mem- In Tientsin of Colonel Casseville,
barriers he adder, were rigorously It is sumcient tribute to the Commanding the French Forces in the month of May as compared
oged in foreign currency smuggling quest into the death of Mr. A. E.
Tinker subjected to indignilles.
concluded to-day. The that a of Captain and crew North Chinn, who arrived in Tientsin with the same period lastpared searchod, and in some cases were bers of an international sang eng- SHANGHAI, June 20--The in-
an obviously dangerous fire from Shanghai yesterday to take
Most of those arrested are of Coroner returned a verdict that death half out out in little more than charge of operations in the French according to official figures re- The entry of perishable foodstuffs were arrested in Genoa to-day.
leased late this afternoon.
into the Concession were delayed by: Greci or. French nationality, and was due to abdominal wounds, and half an hour, had it extended to Concession.
rigid search, and their entry con" totalled the hot, dry coal cargo the are
across have smuggled Imports and exports.
tho was also accelerated by the fact that they Col. Casseville was accompanied on
tinued to be spasmodle,
other countries, Tinkler did not receive Immediate could not have been checked. As his visit to the Japanese Commander $108,305,091; compared with $109,- Normal supplies were reported to Italian frontier to It was, no great damage was done by Capt. Catellano Gonzaga, Com-391,450. in the corresponding month bo
be reaching the markets adjoining the foreign currencies to the total value attention-Reuter. French Concession.
of $12,500,000. and repairs will probably not af- mander of the Italian naval forces in last year.
When the luggage of one member fect the walling of the ship, which China,
Although Imports last month de No special arrangements appeared is expected to leave Hongkong on It is believed that the discussion clined to $59,113,307, (compared with to be called for as yet, but further of the gang was searched at the Friday,
centred around the dangers that $63,205,102 in May, 1038), cxports.in Information on the subject was being railway station, one of the bandbags might, arise to ́all foreigners increased from $40,100,354 to $40,201,-
Dollar notes to the value of about China if Japan persisted in tha pre- |·784.·. sent attempts to stir up mob pas Imports from Japan show
Buk Mr. Chamberlain mentioned that 1,000,000 lira Trans-Ocean. gfantial intresse 3,313,282. as on the morning of June 10, two British Warships
compared with 32,100,001 in the British coasting steamers, went up- corresponding period in 1938, while river to Tientsin without stoppage British naval authorities in, Hong-
but he said that," generally kỏng this morning stated" that "no
Imports from the Brillan Empire or search,
speaking, British tugs - and lighters movements of British warships in
Half is declining.
had been stopped and searched, North China were contemplated at Imports from the United Kingdom
Protests had been addressed by the present
declined from $5,377,180 to $4,309,343, Consul-General In Tientsin and the The only British warship at Tien- what imports from the Dominions PLEASE. Turn To Pago 453
PARIS, June 19.—Cows with false teeth were the sensation, tain is H.M.9, Lowestoft, while H.M.9. and other British possesions declin- usual at this time of the year, how total decline in Imports from the Ear, China, imports from that country are
the Moscow Agricultural Fair, which opened to-day,
an Is at Chinwasgloo. As: ised from 30,725,597 to $5,360,689. The' Decoy
A... It is declared that the dental work yrformed by a veter over, à considerable part of the China pire during May was therefore ap- still being maintained fairly well surgeon on thros cows represents an important advanon in vete and the submarine und destroyer dollars. Squadron mcluding H.Mugle froximately two and a half million Imports during May totalled 820,175; aclence, and that the experience of the surgeon was of national
-,,"、 782, a decline of only $1,820,054 com- interest."- Trans-Ocean: PLEASE Turn To Page 4. Despite the Japanese blockade of pared with May, 1938.
the
Wallem and Company are Hongkong agents for the Uttire, which is owned by the Norwegian Trygve Eriksen, Company, of Hùuga- sund; She is under Norwegian in-
surance cover,
Mine Disaster The conge of the outbreak is not
known, but an electrical short circuit ST. CHARLES, Vo June 19s suspected. Falling alate in the main entry of the" Kammerer Coal Mines crashed into
An elevator currying 30 miners to LONDON, June 19-Fire broke out at the Impariat Airways marine the surface,
The elevator was partly crushed, base at Hythe 10-days believed and the number of casualties cannot that the tames reached one of be ascertained until the debris is flyingboats before they were ex- cleared up United Pres.
tinguished-Reuter Special,
sions.
SERRANO laboht from the authorities, on the was found to contain Pound and
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RUSSIAN COWS NOW HAVE FALSE TEETH!
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