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Hongkong Telegraph.
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- No. 15866
五拜的十三月六英港香
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1939.
Japanese Tail Is Again Wagging
The Dog
日四十月五
TOKYO NEGOTIATIONS
TORPEDOED
British Sailors Land At
BY ARMY
BLOCKADE WILL BE INTENSIFIED JAPAN'S TAIL is again wagging
the dog.n
Forty-eight hours before the Anglo-
Foochow Japanese diplomatic negotiations, for a
Consul Requests
Protection
SHANGHAI,
June 30.
AN undetermined fuumber of bluejackets but reported to be -have beert landed at th Britches Coas
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Foochow from H.M.S. Grasshopper to protect British life and property.
The Grasshopper was specially ordered to go to Foochow from the Yangtse delta because of its ability to sail, up the shallow Min River on which Foochow stands
Twenty-six Japanese warships are now said to be concentrated off Foochow. Reuter,
The "Telegraph" understands that the bluejackets were landed at Foochow at the request of the British Consul there.
The situation at both Foochow and Wenchow remains quiet. No Britons have yet evacuated Foochow.
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settlement of the Tientsin crisis were due to commence in Tokyo, Japanese Garrison Headquarters at Tientsin made a bombshell announcement that, irres- pective of diplomatic activity; the blockade. of the British and
reach Concessions would not only det_con-
ined but Ald intensified
murrow.
COMPLETE BLOCKADE
Commencing at 6.a.m., no persons what- soever will be permitted to enter the Concession either by day or by night. Persons will be, permitted to leave the Concessions only after search.
From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, a rigid curfew will be imposed on both departures and arrivals, and all seven -barriers will be- completely closed and electrified....
In making the announcement, the spokesman of Garrison Headquarters made it evident that, whatever Japanese diplomats thought, the militarists would place no reliance on negotiations.
NO FAITH IN DIPLOMATS
he declared.
“We cannot expect much from the Tokyo negotiations," "Therefore, our determination to continue our task in Tientsin will not be shaken until our objective is achieved."
The Japanese objective was outlined in a four-point Note issued shortly after the Tientsin blockade commenced.
It claimed the return of the
H.M.S. Thanet and H.M.S. Scout are still at Swatow, where the position is also unchanged. All British steamers calling at the port are met by H.M.S. Scout, which, if necessary, takes four persons suspeeted by the! off passengers and mail for con-Japanese of complicity in the veyance into the harbour,.
tiso
Monetary Bill May Lapse
SOVIET MANOEUVRES
assassination of a pro-Japanese:
puppet laut April, the surrender of Chinese silver bullion stored in
THE AXIS
AND THE
the British Concession, appoint H. K. V. D. C.
Iment of Japanese police and) "suppression of subversive cle- ments,"
According to "Domel," various Japanese organisations in Tien-
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THIS EXCLUSIVE photograph was taken off Swatow shortly after down on Wednesday morning last week. It shows japaneso trans- ports and warships lying off the harbour of the Kwangtung treaty port, which fell into Japanese hands about cight hours later. Other photographs on inside pages.
Fantastic Tokyo "Victory" Claim: Soviet Air Losses Said 283!
TOKYO, June 30. - OFFICIAL REPORTS received by the War Office on Thursday show that Japanese air forces encountered a total of 560 Soviet machines near the Manchoukuo-Outer Mongol frontier from May 20 to June 27.
The losses sustained by the Soviet forces during the period under review totalled
LATEST
U.S. MISSION DEMOLISHED
SHANGHAI, June 30-The pro
perty of the American Board of Com-
missioners for Foreign Missions, situated on the onstskirts of Foochow, was hit by thres bombs, including ono incendiary, during a Japanese air raid yesterday..
The incendiary bomb set fire to the property, which WIS completely
289 of Situation Worsens, Says Reuter Message razed
which 261 planes were downed in air duels, two made forced landing, and 30 were demolish- ed on the ground. Japanesc forces lost 9 planes in the same period.
Soviet planes downed near Nomon- han included one on May 20, one on May 21, 3 on May 22, 3 on May 20, 9 on May 27, 5 on May 28 and 37 on May 31 One Japanese plane was forced down.
Lako Bulr Fights
Poles Take Oath, Will
Defend Danzig To Last
WARSAW, June 29.
MILLIONS OF Poles to-day took a solemn oath throughout the nation that "The United Polish people Soviet losses in engagements near swear on Sea Day that they will never allow themselves Lake Buir included 69 downed on June 22, one downed on June 28, one to be cut off from the sea.” VOLUN-forced down on une 24, 16 downed
The people assembled in the market places of all towns and hamlets and cities at 1 p.m. and repeated the oath after their civic leaders.
to the estimates, According
the
A
the
They discussed the Pollsh Financial Mission's difficulties in negotiating a
There were no casualties. Japanese planes commenced their ralds by bombing outlying villages near Foochow, but later concentrated on the outskirts of the city itself. Reuter,
War Danger
PARIS, June 30. France, Britain and Peland have made every effor with short, formal, diplomatic notes to warn Hitler that an attempt to seize Danzig will make a world war Inevitable.
High diplomatic quarters here aro
Joint demarche to Hitler saying that Britain and France intend to support Poland and digit ovat the annexation of Danzig.
urging Britain and France to send a
However, they have decided at pre-
British loan and credit purchases of sent that the wirest course lies in raw materials and armaments. pubile sinterients such as those mode
It is also believed that they ex-by M. Daladier, Mr. Winston Chur- changed views on the Danzig situa- chilli, Mr. Chamberlain, the British tion.-United Press,
Foreign Minister and the Polish President, all seeking to impress the Sports Moot Cancolled Gormans with the danger of war, LONDON, Juno 20-The Essex Semi-oficial reports, from Ham- County Cycllar sad Athletle Ar-burg,, Berlin and Rome to-day have sociation has adopted a resolution jeonfirmed the acceleration of Germon saying that it is advisable "under preparations in Dunzig and they existing clraumstances" to pandel inention open talk among German their Anglo-German meeting on circles of imminent action.
Defence works at Danzig are being August 20-United Press.
hastily erveled,-United Press,
t
NEW YORK, June 29-The Ad- ministration is reported to have in- formed leaders of Congress that it prepared to allow provisions of the tsin are supporting the attitude TEERS ever go to war, their on June 26 and 90 ascertained to have
trousers will be held up by axis been downed and a believedly down monetary bill to lapse rather than of the military authorities.
ed on June 27 and 30 demolished on seek an immediate extension.
Joint petitions have been for-[buttons and buckles!
the ground on June 27. The report adds that the Adminis-
Meanwhile, a Hallar message says tration would then endeavour to have warded to Tokyo, stressing the
that between the night of June 23 relating to
of the "necessity provisions
effecting a Hongkong tax-payer will provide
In Warsaw, 200,000 people as- fund re-enacted, but stabilisation would forgo the power which the thorough-going settlement of the $30,500 this year for uniforms for and the morning of June 24, the Outer
members of the Hongkong Volunteer Mongol and Soviet planes which sembled for the oath taking.
bombed Hichangchunmino in Mon-
Sea Day this year was observed Defence Corps and the Hongkong President now enjoys to devalue the concession issue."
chukuo border, dropped gas bombs.
·Naval Volunteer Force. dollar. further than nine' cents.---
Complete precautions taken by the particularly solemnly because of the
present political tension over Router.
You would think that this money-Japanese and Manchukuo forces and Danzig question-United Press. The petitions have been signed by the Japanese Residents' Association, not inconsiderable amount in view the distance between their field camps
"Something In Progress" the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, of the fact that new enrolments pro- and the places where the bombs were
BERLIN, June 29-Oficial quar- the Japanese ex-Service-men's As-bably will not exceed four hundred-dropped, prevented the gas bombs MOSCOW, June 29.
Polish Stand sociation, the Japanese Press Associa- would be spent on British materials, from affecting the Japanese, and
Probably most of it is.
Manchukuo forcte, the message adds.ters strongly deny that German The annual Sovjet military
troops or officials have been Introduc- and the National Defence tion
ed into Danzig, or that a Free Corps brated Sea Day with naval and mill-
GYDNIA, June 29-Poland cele manoeuvres, scheduled to be held in Patriotic Women's Association.
But in the possession of the
is being formed. September and heretofore held in
are a buckle and Cables have been sent to Premior Telegraph"
It is admitted, however, that Dan-tary demonstrations, while the Presi button from a uniform issued to 3
zig is strengthening its peace force dent promised the nation that Poland within legal limits, employing only would cling to its foothold on the Volunteer this month.
Baltic "because it is as vital to us as On the button is stamped the
Danzig citizens. words "Our Own Mako-Made In
The reason for this move is ascribed sun and air."
LONDON, June 29. The President, in his nationwide Germany", On the buckle ond
to the "Impudent and irresponsible
described |broadcast,
the Polish
ADDRESSING the Empire word is stamped. That word in Prices in most groups of the Lon- behaviour of Polish officials and Corridor and the Polish sen-const na Press Union conference to-day, "JAPAN".
don Stock Exchange were marked others in the Corridor.
a Hongkong The "Telegraph" was informed-at down to-day owing to operators' News from Danzig through official the fundamental bases of the nation's Mr. J. Chen, Volunteer Headquarters: "Uniforms nervousness concerning the European sources suggests that something is entire political and economic in- tor Volunteers are now suppled by situation.
certainly in progress there, and the dependence, because three quarters Journalist, said that there they Johannesburg and the Continent altuation, if anything, has changed for of Poland's entire foreign trade pass-felt the question of Tientsin or ed through Gydala and Danzig. Shanghal was merely a prelude the Military. They are altered to At
sold Kafirs, while Parls sold olis, the worse. recruits by Indian tallors."
Ile emphasised that, Poland desired "It is but local realisations' were only very Rumours of German troop redistri- A military spokesman said:
butions are, as usual, impossible to not only peace, but to co-operate to similar attacks on Hongkong. Incorrect to state that we
If any substantial conccasions supply small.
with all nations, uniforms for the Volunteer Corps. Speculative selling of silver do- verify-Restor
However, he said, Poland was were made to Japan, then In- Their supplies come from some olier pressed the market further by one
Poland Socks Crodita living in times of armament races jevitably the next push would be
Ho Farthing, but a steadier undertone
larged tho necessity against the rights of the Pros The Telegraph" understands that was noted at the leaver level..
LONDON, June 20-The Polish weak-Reuter Minister visited Lord Halifax at the strengthening the nation's tiny feet in such a typically British colony, nn Indian tailor in Hunkow Rood is Wall Street was
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. lone of the chief contractors..
Special.
ing Hongkong Itself—Reuter,
the Ukrain, will be held this year intranuma, the Foreign Minister, the the Leningrad uren.
Foreign sources here interpret this War Minister, the Navy Minister, the is being a gesture to the Baltle States. Chief of the Army General Staff, and -United Press.
PLEASE. Turn To Page 4.
DEFENCE CO-ORDINATED
LONDON, June 29.--Replying to Mr. Arthur Henderson in the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister declined to disclose details of the defence discussions in Singapore, which he said, were satisfactorily concluded,
Asked if arrangements had been made for the fullest possiblo co-operation between the British and French forces in the Far East In the event of an emergency, the Premier said that that was one of the objects of the discussions-Reuter.
[source,'
Europe Tension Upsets Markets
London, June 29.
Foreign Offee at 3 pm, to-day,
DANGER TO HONGKONG
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