Friday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 18, 1939.
Exclusive Reports And Pictures Of Japanese Border Operations
JAPANESE IN CONTROL OF
WHOLE OF
These exclusive pictures taken pesterday by our staf photographer itepict (above) the British frontier post at Lown, with the Japanese outpost a few yards away. Japanese soldiers (71 cernible beyond the wire barrier. In the other picture a British tommy is supped ELA he cheerfully prepares tiffin for the outpost.
Hearing Of Dies Committee
din-
Fritz Kuhn Questioned
· WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (UP).-- During the hearing before the Dies Committee to-day. Fritz Kuhn volunteered the information that Mr. Frank Murphy, now Attorney General, addressed the Bund af Detroit in 1930. He said, "He was
THE
VARYING REPORTS OF
WAR FRONT FIGHTING
Invited and he came there and spoke have been reported.
Varying versions of fighting in the war front
for about ten minutes."
Kuhn said that the topic was about
FRONTIER
OF
DESCRIPTION
CONDITIONS IN SHUMCHUN
THE HONGKONG Border Police this morning confirmed that the Japanese had successfully extended their opera- tions along the border as far as Shatau- kok. The manoeuvre was carried out yesterday and completed about half past nine last night.
According to a report received at Taipo, some three or four hundred Japanese entered Chinese territory close to Shataukok last night. There was no fighting, and.
according to Shataukok reports, no influx of Chinese has yet taken place.
n Customs offleer, who declared that
A "Domei" report avers casualties was definitely refuted by that Japanese field officers he personally saw three Japanese announced occupation of the soldiers enrried Into Shumchun
on
One of the men had lost
wound in his side.
border territory up to Sha-wounds.
Wednesday night suffering from bomb. tankok on Wednesday even-both arms, and a second had a bad ing, and that the entire The bomb was apparently dropped frontier came under Japan- from a Japanese machine. 48 only ese control two days ago, during the operations."
one bomb fell in that particular area)
but this claim is not substan- tiated by observers on the British side of the border.
An all-day visit yesterday to United States the border by a special "Tele-; graph" representative revealed that the Japanese operations had cut off one quarter of the food, supplies coming from Kwang-| tung into Hongkong.
No Boycott Of
Reports Said
To Be Fabricated
While a large number of the refugees which streumed into the New Territories on Wednesday! had returned to their own dis-i
TOKYO, Aug. 18, (Domel)-ON- tricts yesterday, some 2,500 re-einl circles, on the basin of careful mained, and it was officially re-inquiries on the spot" categorically ported that a big self-supporting denied the rumours that al-Ameri group of refugees from the can movements have been launched Shumchun Swastika Club was China along with the anti-British demonstrations, especially following occupying trains at Taipo.
the
announcement of abrogation of Although they wished to remain in the Treaty of Commerce and Navi- A "Domei" message claims that the area of their headquarters at the Shunchun gation with Japan. the German element in general. over 30 square kilometres northwest of Suihsion Casino, the Japanese refused them Pol
Political observers declare that the permission. However, their flag was reports have been fabricated by Murphy prated the Burd, sold, in northern Hupeh Province has been cleared of still visible from the burder, dying agents including those of the Chung-
Kuhn
from the Casino,
king Government with a view ta Chinese troops as the result of the latest Japanese No restrictions were placed on the alienating the United States from
movements of Chinese peasants across to mopping-up operations, which have been carried
Inquiries carried out by Japanese and to outward appearances things authorities show that the radio broad- Bund with the German Nazi Party, out during the past fortnight.
were fairly normal.
vast on August 6 from a San Francisco Forced Labour Imposed station alleging Chinese mobbing of Chinese coming from
Shumchun American churches and missionaries into British territory told varied at Kaifeng, capital of Honan Pro- stories of what was happening in the vince, was without foundation. Chinese city since its occupation by
Groundless Report
***"
Kuhn persistently objected questions seeking
to connect the
clalaning that they were not fuir.] Chinese Troops are said to have Rep. Dies finally cautioned the Com-left 450 bodies during the Japanese mittcemen to be more careful in attacks. Japanese troops also enp- framing their questions.
tured 135 rifles.
Following conclusion of the spec-
Kuhn said he favoured a united! front for the Bund, similar to the tacular drive against Liu Ju-ming's organizations "you call them Fascist,
I call them patriotic." Hermy in the urea northwest of Sin- the German-American yang in southern Honan, the Japan- groups in the United States have ese forces started their campaign in been "pertecuted" since 1832,
but charged
Associates of Mr. Murphy assumed that the talk to which Kulin referred was delivered
during his Guber-
natorial campaign or shortly after his election. Mr. Murphy is at pre- sent absent from the city.
northern Rupeh through the western edge of the Tapich Mountain Range on August 1.
Chinese Claims
Indian Sympathy Enlisted
the border at Shumchun yesterday, Japan.
front
driven Shumcliun and to
the
Another report that an American to one Imant Japanese Reformed church at Yochow in north- money was already being circulated en Hunan was destroyed by a Chin- Others told of how they had ese mos and American missionaries there, been rounded up for forced labour, fave been expelled, is also ground- carrying stores and ammunition for en
less, Japanese authorities point out. the Japanese.
The church premises have never been One wealthy merchant complain-penetrated by would-be demonstra- ed that he was robbed, the Japanese tors, and American missionaries are leaving him only one dollar with continuing their usual work at Yo- which to come into British territory. chow. From Sion "Central News" reports
CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Central). He said he w
Japanese authorities on the spot that a Japanese combined force of The Mohammedans in Bombny, village close
made have been greatly surprised to hear about 1,000 infantry, cavalry and India, bave addressed a message to how low to all the Japanese of a report that the property of the urtillery, which launched a counter the Chinese People's Foreign Re- sentries, who returned the salute. Standard Vacuum Oil Company ot offensive a Fanhsien and Chaocheng lations Association, expressing sym- According to
to this man, the majority
Chenlingeld in Hunan Province was in West Shantung a few days ago, pathy with China in her herole re- of these soldiers are Formosans occupied by Japanese bluejackets on was put
to rout by Chinese defend-Fistance to Japanese oggression. While business was carried on as July 1. ers. The Japanese are said to have
usual in
in Shumchun yesterday, pre- Oncial circles scout the possibili- The message says that all Moham datory raids on Chinese stores in the ties of the anti-British movements in suffered considerable losses,
medons willi be rallied to voice city by Japanese soldiers were report North China developing into anti- A Loyang report states that Mo- apposition to Japanese atrocities.
ed. One foki said that in the store American demonstrations. A Norweglan
seaman, Heman naneken, a town at the foot of the
The message is a reply to a recent where he worked, soldiers come and
Complate Boycott Johann Essau, was charged before Chungtino Mountain Range in south circular"
cablegram sent to all helped themselves to $1,000 worth of Mr. R. Edwards
Central Shansi, 13 miles south of Chlôisten, | the
KAIFENG, Aug. 18, (Domel)—The Magistracy this morning with being which was lost to the Japanese on Mohammedun organisations in the rice, and made him take it to their Honan Anti-British Campugn Com
world by the Chinese People's quarters.
mittee has decided to enforce a com- a vagrant in the Colony. Sergeant August 14, has been recaptured by Foreign Relations Association on be
Another refugee came across the half of the China Mohammedans border with the story that most of plote boycott of British goods in the province on October 1, after dispos- spendinging of all goods now in stock by the three days ago from Haiphong, where of Chungsinng in Central Hupch, a ping the donor postcu, proper equipment, and one of the soldiers to announced
At Changshoutlen, 20 miles north National Salvation Association, ex- the Japanese troops were
wanton destruction of the day busily cleaning their rifles and he was paid off. He took a ship to three-hour engagement took place on ties by Japanese warplanes in Chins. had informed him that they expecter Hongkong in the hope of obtaining August 15 when 300 Japanese troops
to move off in three days time for into practice, all goods discovered at action elsewhere.
VAGRANT EUROPEAN
at
P. H. Laughlin prosecuted.
Essan said he arrived in the Colony
the Chinesć.
a job here.
Defendant was committed to the House of Detention, until he is able to find a job.
Ichang Bombings:
launched an attack on the town. The Chinese finally repulsed the in- yaders by a flanking attack, killing and wounding more than 100.
Martial Law
What Pictures Show In Chungking
SITANGHAI, Aug. 17 (Tring- Ocean).--Aerial photographs were
CHUNGKING. Aug
17 (Trans-
Csaky Mystifies Central Europe
BERLIN.
AUG
have
pica
that after the boycott has been put It is announced by the Committee
any place will confiscated.
Loyang, Sian Bombed By Japanese
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Hamilton Fish's Scheme Of Armistice Approved
OSLO, Aug. 17 (Trans-Ocean)That the Inter-Parliamentary Union which is holding a conference here approves, the suggestion... of the American, Representative Hamilton Fish, for a 30-day armistice in Europe, is indicated by an address delivered on Thursday by the President of the Norwegian Storting, M. Hambro.
Gen. Sugiyama..
Blames Britain
(UP),~-~- Supreme Japanese
PEIPING, Aug. 17
Sugiyama, General Commander of the Forces in North China to-day reiterated a former statement saying that Britain alone is to blame if the situation worsena and anti-British measures
strengthened.
can
be
He said agreement reached only upon the handing over of the silver in Tientsin and the banning of Chungking currency.
He asserted that the Tokyo paricys have not faliex and that the Japanese Army is "ready to consider dispatching represent- atives to Tokyo."
Record Motor Car Output
LONDON, Aug. 17 (British Wire- less)Exports of British motor curs and chassis during the seven months ended July 31 reached a record total of 49,234 vehicles. There were 8,388) trucks, buses and tractors also export-; ed. The total value of the motor export trade during the period was over £9,000,000.
Lowu Restrictions Apparently only at Lowu have re- strictions been imposed upon pede- strian trame across the border. Both the British and Japanese authorities have imposed ban, and there is
is no (Reuter), 17 Mystication has been created by the movement from one side to the other. On the British side of the frontler conflicting unofficial and offelul a barricades of barbed wire have been nouncements regarding the activities erected, while the Japanese of Count Cunky, Hungarian Foreign piled up banks of sandbags, which Minister, in Germany.
practically hides them from observa-
CHUNGKING, Aug. 18 (Central): produced to-day by the Japanese Ocean)Martial law has been de accounts of Count Caky's visits to.
Notwithstanding the clrcumstantial |tion. authorities in order to substantiate clared in Chungking from 11 pm. Herr von Ribbentrop, German For
There was nothing warlike about Loyang and Sjun, walled cities in their claim that they are not respon- Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday in order eign Minister, the Ministry of Pro-
the atilinde of the Japanese soldiers Honan and Shensl respectively, were albic for the bombing of the two to allow the authorities to check on paganda this afternoon denied that
at this post. A great many of them rocked by heavy explosions of bamba lolled about in a partially dressed in terrife raids staged by Japanese British vessels at Ichang,
the domicile of present Chungking the two statesmen met.
warplanes yesterday, according state, and others were Been in- inhabitants. While showing that the British
dulging in such domesito tasks as reports received here.
A feel of 19 machines roared over
WARSAW, Aug. 17 (Trans-Ocean). Usually reliable sources in Munich vessels are not actually hit by the It will be recalled that August 12 and Salzburg report that Count Csaky
washing their clothes,
-Several hundred Ukrainian leaders ...... | Loyang, raining a total of 87 bombs. The sentries offered striking con→ bombs, the photographs reveal that was announced as the dead-line for this afternoon had a long, interview trast to the Britis
East Galicia were arrested on More than 20 civilians were killed in soldiers, who several bombs exploded within a few people without passports to
One photograph Chungking. yards of them.
reported. The number of Ukrainians leave with Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden. stood stiffly to attention, and carried and aame 40 others wounded. Rows Thursday by Polish authorities, it is
of houses collapsed. The order is being The meeting Is shows considerable clouds of smoke instituted to lessen the death roll publicly in Germany and subsequent on the barrack square.
mentioned out their guard duties as if they were
Stan was attacked by nine enemy now in custody is said to be 1,451, machines.. Over a dozen bombs this including 10 priesta. Tho pri- hovering over, the vessels so that from Japanese air raids and to ensure ly an officially inspired statement
Thrdo Casualties
were dropped, inillating a number of song in East Galicia are so crowded it is impossibld to ascertain whether that all the remaining residents will from Berchtesgaden denied that the The Japanese claim that Shumchun casualties and wrecking scores of' that an empty factory in Stry), basi they are actually burning or not. be accommodated in dug-outa.
meeting took place.·
was taken without suffering any houses.
been requisitioned.
not
to
Ukrainians Arrested
Denouncing the generally prevail- ing idea that the four large European powers England, France, Germany and Italy are alone competent to jsettle European controversies, he de- clared: "The Inter-Parliamentary Union is not interested in supporting new humane peace and we shall net unge the great Powers to solve ..uropean conflicts."
The Bulgarian delegate M. Gove daroff, described the situation in the Balkans and the still unsolved pro-
of Bulgaria's
claims
against
blem
Rumante, Following the Balkan wars Rumania demanded the Dobrula district in 1912 as a means of restor- ing the balance
the Balkans.
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To-day he stated Rumania is four times
large formerly but nevertheless refuses to relinquish the Dobruja, Bulgaria, he declared, is willing to co-operate in solving this problem through negotiation.
The Fish proposal will be debated on Friday by the Council of Inter- Parliamentary Union.
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