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一拜禮 號一廿月八英港香 MONDAY,
AUGUST 21, 1939, 1七初月七
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THREAT OF OVERLAND Hongkong Government
BLOCKADE HEIGHTENS
Crisis Heightens
Cabinet Prepares For Worst
VITAL MEETING ON TUESDAY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 19 (UP),— A meeting of all available; British Ministers, presided by Mr. Chamberlain, is scheduled to be held on Tuesday when, it' is expected, it will be decided to place Britain on an extended de- fensive war footing, including calling more naval reservista to the colours, and also the full manning of anti-aircraft bat- teries, plus the advisability of reaffirmation of Britain's de termination to support Poland.
Reliable sources reaffirm that Italy
is cool towards Gefany's intentions
in Poland and Danzig.
German Mobilisation Diplomatic sources here have heard)
are stationed thut 1,000,000
within
striking distance of Poland.
in Enst Of this total 300,000 are Prussia. 400,000 between the Corridor and Polish, advance while 300,000 more Arc between Silèsia Slovakia.
and
H. K. Nurse Escapes From Japanese
The report What the Hongkong nurse, Miss Lam Kin-lung, who has been missing for three or four days, is safe at the St. Jolin Ambulance Brizacte hospital in Namiau, walling to. be released by the Japanese, is entirely un- true, the Telegraph" was au- thoritatively informed this morn-
Ing.
Actually Miss Lam, after two or three days of unpleasant ex- periences, managed to escape from Namiau and is now in hid-
ing in an undisclosed pisec, walling to be rescued by friends. She is still on the Chinese side of the border, but is said to be safe and well, but in her own In- tercats, her whereabouts cannot. for the present be divulged. There are strong hopes that she will reach the British side of the frontier to-day.
BRITAIN'S NAVY IS READY
War Footing Possible
Within Fow Hours LONDON, Aug, 20 (Reuter)
Japanese Cordon Off Entire Frontier
More Troops Land
THERE WAS EVIDENCE in plenty
And
Blockade Threat
THE HONGKONG Government has no observation to make on the reported statement by a Japanese spokesman in Canton during the week-end, threatening a possible blockade of the Colony, declared a Government official this morning in response to enquiries by the "Telegraph".
It is unofficially stated that the occupation of the border by Japanese troops is not regarded as a blockade threat to Hong- kong, but a normal military action in view of the conditions prevailing in China to-day.
The alleged declaration by the Japanese spokesman in Canton was extremely blunt. He averred that if Britain con- tinued to assist the Chiang Kai-shek regime the Japanese Army would be obliged to effectuate interception of the Chinesc transport route, even if it entails isolation of Hongkong.
The report that the Japanese also envisage a naval block- ade of the Colony,is, however entirely discredited, and there Is no indication that any move of this nature is contemplated.
The Tokyo Negotiations
on the border yesterday that Japan's Official View On
threatened blockade of Hongkong over-
land had already started, when I dis- British Attitude
covered, writes a special representative of the "Telegraph," that the Japanese military authorities, who had hitherto made no effort to prevent the move ment of civilians across the border, yesterday not only applied a strict ban, but in two or three instances went so far as to shoot and kill Chinese who endeavoured to cross into British ritory.
*you'll know it by its teeth-
UNLOP PORT
TYJ
GERMAN-
SOVIET TRADE
PACT
MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (Reuter). It is officially announced that a trade and credit agreement was signed in Berlin yesterday between the Soviet Union and Ger- German many porviding credits to Russia of 200,000,- 000 reichsmarks for seven years at five per cent. in- terest.
The credits are for the purchase of German goods within the next two years.
The agreement also pro- vides for the sale.of Russian goods to the amount of
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-A statement by the British 180,000,000 reichsmarks to
made towards an agreement on police matters, refers to the
Germany within the next two years.
Foreign Office in regard to the position of Anglo-Japanese discus- ion, after remarking that considerable progress has been Japanese proposals including enforcement by the British authorities of regulations prohibiting the use of Chinese National currency with Concession of Tientsin, and the removal of the silver following
v
The Foreign Office statement says
the scope of these proposals is not confined to the purely local issues of Shanghai Shooting Tenisin but is related to other econ-
omle and financial features present in situation in North China and ter-including certain measures of restric
On tion in exchange and trade. these matters the views not only of the British, but of certain other
had already
Japan. to
careful of
result
been
As
scru-
The screams of a dying man who had been bayoneted Governments. to death a few hundred yards from the bridge across the communicated Shumchun river, where sentries of the Middlesex Regi-tiny the position became clear that British Government ment were standing by, was the signal yesterday of the event tightening measures adopted by the Japanese on the other bilateral agreement which might af side of the frontier.
The Royal Navy is now in a state of greater preparedness than Hitler is reported to have demanded
time of peace, from the Hungarian Foreign Minis- ever before in
garrison greater even than in 1914, writes ter that a German "token' be allowed to take
up stations on the naval correspondent of the Hungarian soil.
"Sunday Times."
He continues: "It would be no! No Change In Situation LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). The exaggeration to say that if war return of the Prime Minister, Mr. should break out, the entire Neville Chamberlain, to London 24 maritime defences of the British hours before he was expected, does Empire would be on a war foot-the Japanese troops had not, not deny any sudden change in the ing within a few hours. There interfered with the move- Internatinai Altaation. However, in would be no delay, no shortage ments of Chinese civilians view of the tendency and tempo ef events both in the East and West, of stores in vital positions, or across the border, providing with regard to the meeting of Minis-improvisation of defences in any ters which was arranged for Tuesday part of the world where conflict they were
and which was expected to be a com-
୩
paratively small gathering with
"amight conceivably arise.
Merchant Navy Confident
limited programme, it is now probable that in accordance with the policy fallowed for some time past of being
Until yesterday morning
carrying no parcels, principally because the number of soldiers operating on the border was Speaking of the feeling of coinsufficient to carry out મૈં ready for all emergencies and fondence of the Merchant Navy, instant
the 11 recessary. action majority of Ministers will attend and correspondent says its safety depends complete blockade.
be will
the
programme
prehensive.
coin-
on the defence of ports and shipping the high seas, and it is known in the OU
Reinforcements Landed
Widening
Anti-British Movement
Effort To Extend To All East Asia
the
wished to, it could not conclude
fect the position of other Powers without the consent of the Therefore, the British
intimated to the Japanese Govern- ment that ne discussions of economie
JAPANESE PRESS OUTBURST
Limits Of Patience Reached
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Official Announcement "Trans-Ocean" adda: Tho announcement has been made: "The negotiations which have been going on for some time between Germany and Russia concerning the extension of trade between the two coun- tries have been successfully con- cluded in a trade and credit agreement which was signed on behalf of Germany by Dr. K. Schnurre of the Foreign Offco and by M. E, Babarin, Deputy Director of the Soviet Trade Agency.
The agreement provides for a can- mercial credit of 200,000,000 reichs- marks which Germany will grant the Soviet Union for the purchase of German goods; the agreement more- over stipulates that the Soviet Union
two
years, SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 (UP).shall within the next
deliver to Germany, Russian commo- proposals by the latter can in their IN a front page editorial todities to the value of view, lead to any useful result on a day the "Tairiku Shimpo," com-reichsinarks. purely Anglo-Japanese basis but they menting on yesterdays shooting. are willing to examine the position incident involving Sergeant niresh provided that the interest of Kinloch, says: "Japan has gone It is stressed here that the new
all parties can be safeguarded.
neessary
to
180.000,00U
To Resuscitate Trade BERLIN. Aug
to the extreme limits of patience (German-Soviet
1 18
20 (Tranz-Décan).
and credit trade
trade Third Party Consultations In view of the Anglo-Japanese jagreement will resuscitaten For this purpose it is presumably conversations in Tokyo, but it is which was considerable a few years It is said that the Soviet will buy that both Governments exhausted now and further re. ago but which has since dwindled. consult third parties, and the Britisit course to mere diplomatic mostly special German machines in Government indicated to the Japanese
an armed connection with the Soviet industrial Government that they have no desire negotiations to meet
the Shanghal programme. Germany will receive shelve the
raised, challenge from questions
and perhaps coiton and fodder. and realise that these matters will Municipal Council authorities raw materials such as Umber, ore, oll require to be fully discussed in any would only detract from the au- The supplementary nature of the Royal Navy that practically every On Saturday and again yesterday.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" It is, therefore, probable that Mr. Important port which is likely to be however, further reinforceraents.
ultimate settlement of the present thority of the Reformed Govern- two countries la stressed by business
who say Germany
needs Chamberlain accelerated hls return affected by hostilities, have already variously estimated at between three PEIPING, Aur. 20 (UP)-PEI-dispute in China.
ment and the Japanese Govern- circles
Russin's raw materials, and Russia to London in order to give the con been provided with the most modern and five battalions, including 300 PING'S anil-British
campaign re- They had already informed the ment's sense of Justice, sideration to the fuller agenda and if forms of defence, while all measures cavalry, were landed at Namiau and ceived a shot in the arm to-day with
will for many years require the The incident has raised one of the industrial products of Germany. necessary, to consult some of his for defensive equipanent on merchant made
their way into Shumchun, the formation of a "Felping Citizens Japanese Government on January 1
most important political questions colleagues an Monday.
ships were recently reviewed and ex- They are all Formosana.
Anti-British Grand Association" in that they were prepared to consider of Viscount Halifax,
At six o'clock this morning,
Japanese with regard to a modificatermined measures by the Reformed Foreign Minister, from Yorkshire to-
The corespondent stresses the fact ther operations were started with the Which teachers, journalists, labourers; any constructive proposals of the here in a long time and calls for de- and farmers merchants
tion of the existing treaties but they Government and Japan." day, may be noted as indicating the
consider it essential that ail parties absence of any immediate urgency but there is, in general, n very con-object of cordoning off the entire presented.
Now Allegation from a situation which continues to siderable acceleration in the speed of frontier. An area from Shumchun
The Association to-day re- be viewed calmly in the highest warship building which is well in ad- to Shatakok was taken over by the that political circles.
vance of schedule, and adds that sup- reinforcements, and it is known plies of oil fuel are now stored in at least three Chinese yesterday were affirmed the original proposals nearly all the strategic centres of the savagely attacked, and that one man for an anti-British boycott,
According to the Chinese press the world and are virtually iminune from was shot as he desperately endea-
Provisional Government execute
The return
R.A.F. Plane
Missing
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter).
-A Royal Air Force plane with two officers and four men aboard
pedited.
fur-
are
UP
pir attack, while particular care has voured to cross the border by swlin- lenders will be enabled to ask the should be equitable for all concern-ared the first shot in Saturday's
been taken in supplying centres with ming the Shumchun river.
the smaller types of anti-aircraft ummunition.
All fleet supplies are sufficient to Just several months.
is reported by the Air Ministry British Give
to be missing on a flight over the North Sea.
The machine left yesterday morn- ing and should have returned to its buse by 1.30 p.m. the same day but there has been no trace of it.
A message has been broadcast to shipping warning all to keep a sharp look-out and throughout the day air- craft have been searching a wide area of sea,
Britain's "Broken Pledges"
Blas Bay Landing
It was also reliably learned yester-
од
the Association's decisions.
ed.
Germany And Slovakia
of the Nine Power and other Treaties
20 SHANGHAI, Aug. shall be enabled at the appropriate time to express views and make Japanese Army spokesman to-day governing the situation in China, contribution to a settlement which asserted that the Municipal police
shooting affray. Japanese Statement
He said the police fred, pre- sumably in revenge for the shooting The Association's aim is to enlarge
Tokyo, Aug. 20, (Reuter).—A Jap-of Mr. H. P. Krogh on Friday. anese Foreign Office statement with day that Japanese iroops effected a the anti-British move in all countries
regard to the Anglo-Japanese negotia- new landing at Blas Bay yesterday in Asia.
tions declares it is unwarrantable to from 15 transports and warships.
Premier Caricatured
regard the nature of the Japanese The forces were landed at Ou Tau and they pushed to Tamshui,
now being currency and silver demands as be Cinema patrons are
of the conference. divided into two columns where. they one pushing westward towards the treated to anti-British cartoons on yond the scope Kowloon-Canton Railway, heading the screen prior to the show. One Nor is there any justification for the theatre features a caricature of Mr. attempt to ban them as the subject for Lungkong, and the other eastwards towards the East River Neville Chamberlain holding a bag of an Anglo-Japanese agreement. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** and Walchow, which is an important of gold in his hands while a fire rages PEIPING, Aug. 20 (UP). The
last year and subsequently panty,
The British here save face by en- tiations, the Japanese Government "Hain Min Pao" reports that the Bri-50 tish have agreed to give up the Chao-evacuated and captured by the Chin-
tering the theaires fifteen minutes cannot but point out that they could ese guerillos. tso mines on August 21,
However, Walchow has not yet late when the cartoons have ended. never admit such an attempt which The Construction Cominissioner of
would only serve to doiny and com Honan province, Mr. Yue Chin-chiao been retaken by these forces.
Other impeccable reports state "As a precaution the British Emplicate the questions?*** that the Japanese are building roads bassy cars and trucks and private on the Chinese side of the border British cars in Peiping have removed
Tokyo Statement": with forced Chinese labour,
for the British flags which they have
TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Domel).--- which they are paying the workers hitherto flown. The latest develop In Japanese currency,
ment is a threatening letter to the Clarifying the altitude of the Japan- new milltary alliance servants and Chinese employees of ese Government regarding the Anglo- been
Up Mines
strived in Pelping to-day to announce the result of the negollations,
Military Talks Interrupted
MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (Reuter),—THE Anglo-French and Soviet Stair talks have now been interrupted for three days and there is still no sign of their taking resumption.
"ure the Brigh Government is Fast River city, taken by the Japan-1 on the posterior, of the Premier's to here in an attempt to seck
More Worries For Poland
Invite the intervention of Third
party Powers in on
a favourable conclusion of the nego-
No Military Pact Signed Yet
BRECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
BERLIN, Aug. 19 (UP) The official German news agency to-day denied that a
LATEST
INTENSIVE AIR RAIDS
CHUNGKING, Aug. 21, (Central), Open towns in Klange, Hunan and Kwangtung were subjected to fierce bombing attacks by Japanese planes esterday, with considerable losses in civilian lives and
Railway
Shaneko, on the Propelangs nivelarge number of high casualties, and
In east Kinngel, was twice. and incendiary, bombs were dropped causing some: 100 civilian
wrecking
of
an equal of houses. cheng and Changshú, south
"were: olsa bombed. Nanchang
Slangton, on the west bank of the
River
south of Changsha in
bombers. More than a dozen Hunan, was attacked by two Japan- civilians were killed and wounded.
Passing over Changsha, The raiders machine-gunned the city for seve
Has minutes. concluded between
: Thres
Con
several
es aircraft participated in the -Yangyun, Lemping and and other towns in north Bo far two-casualties
the British Salvation Army. The Japanese Lungotiations for a settie. Germany. and Slovakia, Shiukwan. -
letters threaten to kill the Chinese ment of the Tientala dispute, the if they work for the British and Foreign Office issued the following explain that they have been given statement this morning: meng fair warning.
The official announceïtient - main phasises that the negotiations the Slovakian Government rugan the “protective ares.” In:
Duros the Japanese air raid over Yeungkoor, South Kwangtung 'cous- Germany, can creat fortifications at a town southwest of Bunning, last any lime under the agreement of Friday, over 10 civilians were killed March 25, have been concluded, and wounded. The announcement also says the
Aug. 20 (Trans- SHANGHAI, Ocean)"With this brutal murder England has broken her pledges
"The Anglo-fapanese conference given in Tokyo," declares an official
has been opened in pursuance of the Japanese communique on the new
British desire. The Japenge Govern Shanghai incident.
WARSAW, Aug. 20. (Trans-Ocean).
ment, considering. It necessary first Conferences have been
All-day between the Municipal The British and French military-The anu-British attitude of between to the Poles,
By the release of number of the of all to obtain: the understanding authorities, the Nanking Government delegates conferred yesterday, it is 7,000,000 and 8,000,000 Ukrainians, on
the fast-named are believed in order to formulate reports whom a number of raids resulting in prisoners, the Poles are thought to of the British Government regarding demanding drastic, methods to sup-be their respect to teenie, and to the general questider, which for the reports abroad are as absurd of those the discontented background of the Tientsin situation, a few weeks ago saying thai Germany members of Ukrainian standing with
to a third State.. press the anti-Japanese attitude of plaining the cause of the delay which leading
PLEASE Turn To Page 4. the Settlement which is governed by competent quarters attribute to a nationalist organisations, have been minority which only recently demand started negotiations for the purpose had planned to hand over Slovakia
difference in opinion.
Imade by the police, is causing anxiety ed in Parilament complete autonomy, British influence."
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