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Chan Chai-tong Says
Armed Resistance Must Be Continued
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FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph
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No. 16007 四拜禮 號七十月八英港香 THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939.
日三初月七
BRITAIN TO INTENSIFY POLISH COMMITMENTS
New Pledges Given
SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, August 17 (UP).- IT has been learned that Britain has decided to intensify their Polish commit- ments by giving an un- precedented guarantee to assist Poland if they object to economic
pone- tration by any foreign power.
This pledge will coincide
with a formal alliance
which, it is hoped, will be
the "Strong Man" of Kwangtung and which will operate in
KAKAMUI
#AN ЗАУ
SANKOWAT
ETXON
INAHTAO
SHUMCHUN GHAMU KRYSTIN
SHATROKOK
INCKGBONG,
DEEP
DAY
ANY
HAMŠKE
THIGHHAde
tween BaĘKING
THANO KONGHAFON
SHEWNGSHUI
FANUNZ
TAWO
•NIHWAN
MAIWAI
TO LA HRADA
TRIPO 2D
TATITYAN
Border Quiet: No Threat To
BUIKA
TOLL
Hongkong Supplies
was
Japanese Denude Canton Roads
Scramble For War Materials
CANTON, Aug. 16, (Our
Own Correspondent)-Evi- dence is not lacking that the Japanese are running short of materials.
Gangs of labourers are digging up the streets here and removing Iron water pipes, which are to be shipped to Japan or Formosa. Iron and wooden poles belonging to the Tele-, phone Company are being removed.
Moreover, flagstones in the streets
ONLY are being torn up. These are being; sent to the front-line posts,
buildings, nothing is being cone about
Although streets have been pretty well cleared of debris from fallen
alling in rafs and holes.
Since so many streets are being dug up for pipes, the elty is now in a the advent of the Japanese.
THE BORDER this morning GENERAL Chan Chai-tong, signed in London next week quiet, although it is believed that the until July 1936 when he was com- the ease of a nation, such as Japanese forces will resume their operare pelled to leave Canton for Europe Germany, attempting to in- tions before the day is out to extend their control on the Chinese side of the frontier as far as Shataukok.
after failing to force the Central) Government to embark immedi-pose economic domination ately on
a direct anti-Japanese on Poland thereby threaten policy, emphatically denied in ing her independence and view that he intended joining compelling her to forcibly
the course of an exclusive inter-
Wang Ching-wei's "peace move- ment" in Canton.
resist.
Indirect Aggression Considerable attention has the case of indirect aggression and The alliance will also operate in been paid to General Chan by it is assumed that Warsaw would Chinese well
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as foreign construe a German invasion of Lithu political observers since Wang aula, possibly even Ilungary, as a Ching-wei's recent arrival in threat to Polish ladependence. Canton, as it was alleged in Meanwhile authorities have some quarters that the experien-refuse to participate in any announced that Britain will ced military leader would co- operate with Wang's group. international conference unless "It is ridiculous to suggest such Poland and Russia are invited.
nonsense," declared General Chan
Chal-tonz, "and only those who are Kowloon Shooting
enemies of the united front of the
Chinese rumours like this."
Nation could
fabricate
"I have not altered my attitude i towards the national wirs of my country.
support now, as I
I
advocated so strongly then, armed
against
the Japanese
resistance invasion until we *secure freedom
and equality of the nation.
"Why should I turn against my
poiler
when it has been successfully carried
own
out for more
Accident
Air Gun Wounds
Pedestrian
In the meantime it is very reliably reported that the Japanese authorities have imposed a curfew on the border between 6 pan. and 6 am, nightly and are preventing any sort of movement across the border either to or from the Chinese side. The police| authorities in the New Territories could not confirm this report, and contented themselves by stating that the situation on the border at the present is completely quict,
Japanese Navy Not To Blockade Hongkong
However, it is a fact that on the Hongkong side of the frontier, it is: impossible to reach the border, pollec cordons preventing access therto.
Refugees Return
on the
number
of
people who fled into British territory
yesterday hove since returned across the border.
state-far worse than before
Japan's Y730,000,000 In New Taxation
Revenue Next Year
Of Y3,300,000,000
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SINGLE COPY 50 CENTS
$36.00 PER ANNUM
LADIES' TENNIS SOCKS
White & Blue: 2.50c. pr. COTTON VESTS
Opera Top
SUSPENDER BELTS ..$1.50
KLEINERT'S SANITARY
BELTS
otc., etc.
A T
.$1.25
50c.
WHITEAWAY'S SALE
Glenorchy Launched
This striking picture was taken by our staff photographer st Taikoo this morning whet the handsome new Glen liner, Gle- narchy was launched by Mrs. W. H. Lock. The Glenorchy is the sister chip of the Breconshire, and both are the biggest nesaels ever to be built in Hongkong. Our photograph shows the Glenorchy sliding down the slipway into the harbour waters.
Chief Justice Rejects Defence Submission
LAUNCH AND M.T.B. COLLISION CASE CONTINUED
A SUBMISSION by the defence that they had no case to answer was rejected by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor in the Supreme Court this morning, when hearing of the claim for $20,000 damages brought by the Commissioners for executing the Office of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, against the Hongkong
Government was continued.
Shanghai Shares Drop
TOKYO, Aug. 17, (Do- The refugee congestion Canton-Hongkong road has now been mei). — JAPAN'S internal relieved, and quite a
revenue in the 1940-41 fiscal year will amount to 3,300, 000,000 yen as the result of Mr. Todd Says No Threat
the projected taxation re- TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Domei).-
form, which will yield an To Supplies ASKED by a foreign correspon- dent whether Japan plans to
additional income of 730,- Fears that the Japanese operations 000,000 yen. blockade Hongkongor
on the border would seriously affect,
The action arose out of n cut off it not completely stop food supplies the communication between the from Kwangtung to Hongkong, were to reduce the Estimates for the next Boat 08 and Harbour Department The Ministry of Finance is planning Collision between Motor Torpedo Crown Colony and its hinterland, scoffed at by Mr. R. R. Todd, chair-fiscal year from Yer 7,000,000,000 as Launch No. 10 near the Royal the spokesman of the Navy man of the Urban Council When demanded by various Ministries, to Naval Yard Camber, Kowloon, on General Chan's appearance, how-Anne joining Ililiwood and Aus-that the Japanese Navy has no
AN air gun discharged in the Ministry declared this morning interviewed by the "Telegraph" this about Yen 5,000,000,000, of which November 25 Inst. changed in three years.
morning.
Yen 3,300,000,000 will be covered by Instead of the Commander-in-Chief's in Road, Kowloon, yesterday intention of blockading Hong-gards vegetables is quite normal. In Yen 2,000,000,000 will be met from coxswain of the launch,
Не declared: "The position as re-
interunt revenue, and the remaining The defendant was Lau Pui, uniform which he wore for eight afternoon caused an injury to a kong. He added that there is no fact during this last week supplies public bonds.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" years in Canton, now he puts on Chinese who was passing by.
Capt. J. Moody sat with His SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (UP)-Ewo necessity for taking such have been, if anything, above normal. neatly tailored European style white
The Estimates for the different Lordships assessor. Mr. H G shares dropped one yuan this morning The unfortunate man wasi gabardine suit. His hair, instead of Pun, 32, a knife sharpener of Temple
Tsat action.
"The operation on the border will Ministries which total Yen 7,000,000,- Sheidon, K.C., instructed by Mr. E. S. on the Shanghal Stock Exchange as PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
The spokesman said that it was supplies to Hongkong from Kwang-budget, and Yes 3,500,000,000 Whyatt, Crown Counsel, assisted by Hongkong despite a Japanese spokes-
have no effect at all upon vegetable 000, include Yen 3,500,000,000 in the C. Brooks, of Hastings and Co., ap- the result Street. He received a peilel in the far from
of rumours that peared for plaintiffs, and Mr. J. Japanese are planning to blockade head and fell down bleeding some-naval authorities to provoke any
the intention of Japanese fung."
for new enterprises to be carried out what profusely, A
However, sald Mr. Todd, if
in the next fiscal year. crowd hastily fresh international complications in Japanese invade the Chungshan dis- gathered and the police were sum-Ching, especially since the Japanese trict, then
the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R. N. man's statement yesterday that the (Retd.), Harbour Master. was for the intended merely to cut off the alleged New Territories border patrol is moned. The man was taken 10 blockade of the China Coast was supplies will be affected for a
the Colony's vegetable Habeas Corpus Writ
defence. hospital where it was found that the bullet had enused little more than
being successfully tightened.
days.
thin two years, and when the time
of our ultimate victory is nearer?"
ever,
hos
Obstacles For Japanese
Making Kwangtung Occupation Difficult
an
a superficial wound and he will be was started with a view to inter- discharged to-day.
Inquiries at the police station elicit ed the fact that the person who Bred the gun had not yet been traced.
Mawchu-Mongol Border Quiet
CANTON, Aug. 16 (Our Own Correspondent). In every pos- sible way the Chinese Govern- ment is trying to
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" prevent Chinese from going
TOKYO, into
Aug. 17 (Domel) QUIET prevails on the site of the Japanese occupied territory. recent severe hostilities near Nomon- Particularly anxious is the Gov-han on the border between Manchu ernment to keep people with kug and Outer Mongolia following money away so as not to allow series of severe clashes during the business to revive.
past several weeks, Hsinking
according to the correspondent
the The latest method of discouraging"Nichinichi Shimbun.” people from returning is this:
of
The situation between the two con Currency has been chopped with tending forces, however, is still so anti-Japanese slogans so that the strained that it is impossible to open Japanese will punish anyone with any negotiations for n such money in his possession,
Work against the Japanese and
save the country" and "Carry On thie War with Japan" are two of the
^ slogana chopped on the money,
meble
the
few
IC-
Motives Of Operations The motive of the Japanese ecupation of Shumchun Is believed PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
The Canton campaign last autumn cepting the Chiang Kai-shek regime and its forces transport routes to the including the Canton-Kowloon and the Hankow-Canton fallways.
Admitting that the communication loon are designed to liquidate between Hongkong and its hinterland Chinese guerillas and bandits in the has been cut off as a natural result border area witch forms part of the Japanese occupation of Canton, Kwangtung Province the spokesman said that the present not included in the British operations near the border of Kow-Territory.
the
Why It Was Rejected
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
of SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (UP) and which is Assistant Judge Penhryn Grant Leased Jones of the British Supreme Court here to-day dismissed the Habeas Corpus application for The four accused Chinese in Tientsin.
JAPANESE OFFICERS
EXECUTED
The peitition was dismissed on the grounds that the petitionera were not in
position to make an application.
Message is Dolayed By Consor
SHANGHAI, Aug. 17 (Reuter).— Judge Grant Jones has rejected the application for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with the four Chinese prisoners held in Tientsin in connection with the murder of a pro- According to the Hongkong omce of "Reuler" this message was delay- Handicapped by having too many placed on the support of Chinese ed by the censors. loyal Chinese troops with their ex-contingents. pedition, it is doubtful whether, even
For Failure In Shekki Attack CANTON, Aug. 16 (Our Own Correspondent).—It is reported here that several Japanese officers of the force which moved against to take the Chungshan City.
settlement of the frontler dispute, the Shekki have been executed or otherwise punished for their failu minent Chinese "puppet" oficia!
correspondent further reporis.
Transportation Agreement
the
At the outset His Lordship suggest-dow of war supplies to China from ed going on board a Harbour Depart-Hongkong. ment Launch from Tsimshotsul round | to the end of No. 5 pier and later on on M.T.B. in order to test one or two paints made by Lieut. Boddy in his evidence.
Mr. Whyatt agreed with the sug- gestion and said that steps would be taken to carry it out on Saturday morning, if possible.
Licut, R. L. Boddy, who was in command of the MTB. at the time of the collision, was re-examined by his Counsel. He said that one factor which confirmed his estimate of the necidont having occurred approxi- mately 1,000 feet from the pier was; that a vehicular ferry was nearby and had only to make a slight altera- tion of her course to come to their assistance.
LATEST
Tokyo Talks May Resume
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Saw Lt. Boddy Wave Arms TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Domei)-Sir Lieut. J. Harris testified that Onsador, held on interview with Mr. Robert Craigic, the British Ambas the day of the accident he was follow Sotomatsu Kato, Japanese Minister ing the MTB. in another M.TB: at Large, at 12.20 this afternoon at The M.T.B. involved in the accident the residence of the was on a course approximately
Vice-Minister and his was about half a cable astern.. West
for Foreign
Affairs. Witness noticed the Lunch when offelais discussed the possibility of It was understood that the two his bout was about level with tie resuming the end of the pier. The launch was on gotiations for the settlement of the Anglo-Japanese ne- a course just east of north, practically Tientsin dispute. notes have been so chopped; even-Negotiations for the purpose of re- the
Не That reason, fi is said that the Pearl
right angle to his boat. SAW Hongkong and other foreign curren-gulating railway transportation be- ground before the counter-offensive again in order to conceal the move-announced that at the invitation of port side. He did not notice any
local units broke and gave River will be closed for a few days
Lieut. Boddy wave his arms when the cles have been similarly marked. tween Germany and Slovakla begun of the Chinese national troops.
BERLIN, Aug. 16 (Reuter)-It is launch was getting fairly close on the Already, it is claimed, the scheme in Haraburg last week cover Customs
ments of the attacking forces. had the desired
effect. Chinese foreign exchange, passport examina-
the Soviet Government, Germany has reduction of speed both by the Two of the Japanese now speak of relatives who have tion, inspection of frontier zone
warships sent an official, deputation to the MTB. and the launch, A renewal of the attack on Shekki fred on Shekki on August 10. More agricultural exhibition in Moscow. been prevented from coming to activities and the management of is said to be imminent. Part of the lian ten sampan people were killed
Mr. Sheldon: Did you notice the Centon because all the money they frontier railway stations.
This marks the latest stage In launch turn to port? with these
garrison at Kangmoon and Sanwulby shells exploding on the river. have is marked
economic negotiations which have
Mr. Whyatt objected to witness anti- The agreement has reached the has been borrowed for the purpose, Japanese, slogans.
Three shells fell Inta a canal just been proceeding between the two answering this question as it would | point of initialling by the two parties, and this time no reliance will be outside the city, killing two men,
countries for some montha.
PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
ha
Hongkong Notes "Chopped"
Not only Kwanglung and national
if no mistakes had been made, the The attack is expected to BERLIN, Aug. 10 (Trans-Ocean). movement would have succeeded; for place at the end of the month
New Attack Imminent
For
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