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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 15, ` 1939.
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SHANGHAI
SETTLEMENT
WITH
HINT MEETS CONFERENCE ENDS
Monroe Takes
WITHOUT DEMANDS
DEMANDS 204 Refugees
BEING ADVANCED To America
America Is Watching
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SHANGHAI, Sept. 14 (UP).—IT is authorita- tively stated that at the meeting of the defence commanders, the Japanese Navy representative said the Shanghai defence plan is outdated since it was intended to serve against outside Chinese aggression against the Settlement, which tho Japanese Army had removed. The Japanese then asked for suggestions, but there was only an icy silonco.
Following a short recess, suggestions were still not forthcoming, although the British agreed that some revision was possibly necessary and agreed that the Staff officers should negotiate.
Racing Fixtures Are
Cancelled
LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reu- ter). The "Racing Calendar" states that the Jockey Club, information after receiving that no racing was possible before October 16 at the the earliest, had cancelled remaining fixtures of the sea- son, including the Cesarewitch. When the authorities grant permission, new programmes will be arranged.
(in the last war racing was suspended from August 6 to August 26, 1914, and was resumed at Gatwick on August 28, and continued to the end of the season. A number of war time meetings were hold at selected centres 50 that transport of horses arid the public was reduced to the minimum. Substitute
races
for the Derby, Oaks and St. Leger were run at Newmarket, where extra meetings were held.).
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Kaur
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UP). -TWO hundred and American refugers have been ccacuated from Genoa by the Pre- Amerkan President Iner sident Monroe,
In order to take off the re- fugees it was necessary to con- ver the President Monroe from
Iner A cargo to a passenger within a few hours, The re- fugees comprised 118 women and children and 86 men.
Becauлo ilere were Hot enough sailors aboard the Pre- Aident Monroe to comply with the U.S. Navigation Regulations for passenger ships, all the men passengers were signed on the Ahip's articles, and were assigned to various tasks.
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They were signed on at wages of US$82.50 a month, which is equivalent to half the cost of the trans-Allantie passage.
"I enjoyed my work but broke a lot of dishes," he confessed.
Walter Weinzheimer, Mr. millionaire taipan of the Calam- ba Sugar Corporation in the Later, the
as a Philippines. Japanese spokesman |
served steward. sald that the conference resulted in, the unanimous agreement that there is need for a revision in the existing defence plans, and that the Japanese Naval landing party be entrusted to the tank of drafting the revised de-
basin for future negotiations at an unspecified time.
He said that there were
de- mands nor concrete proposnis made and that the conference was purely for the discusalon of principles and referred to no particular area of the Settlement.
ICY
REVISION SILENCE
Chief Justice Deals With Robbers, Returnod Banishees And Attempted Murder At Sessions HEAVY SENTENCES
FOR CRIMINALS.
SEVERAL cases were disposed of by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the criminal sessions which opened at the. Supreme Court this morning.
Lenient treatment was meted out to Leung Fuk and Yeung Yip (female) who were charged with abandoning a child. The case had been partly heard and the Chief Justice said he would hear medical evidence on one point.
His Lordship said the only difficulty he had was that the child was abandoned soon after the woman had given birth.' He asked whether it was reasonable to suppose that the giving of birth had unbalanced the woman's mind.
Dr. Cotrell; It is quite possible.
His Lordship: Each of you has been in prison since May 9. I hope your experience there has been sufcient, I therefore impose a sentence of a month's hard labour on you to date from August 18, which means that you will be released in a few days.
Banishers Return
I convictions and was cent to prison Tam On pleaded guilty to return- for two years with hard labour.
Cheung Fu pleaded gulity to re- M. J. banishment. Mr. ing from
from bonishment. The turning Abbott, Assistant Crown Solicitor,
Culef Justice in rending him to Bald the accused had four previous prison for three years, described his convictions for almilar offences, plus record as
a shocking one. It was
four other convictions, two. for sten)- ing, one for Jultering and one for stated that Cheung had 13 previous possession of house-breaking imple- convictions, seven for returning from ments. His criminal record went banishment and six others, mostly of the larceny character. His criminal back to 1928.
Accused admitted the previous record went back to 1925.
Imprisonment Eighteen months' was passed on Man Wan, allas Man Wan-fan for returning from banish- ment.
There were six previous con- victions, four under the Deportation sly Ordinance, one for keeping a
Man brothel and one for larceny. began his path of crime in 1923.
fence plant which will serve as a Vivid Experience Of Warsaw Raids
America Watching
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UT)- Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, told the press that the United States is closely watching the developments) at Shanghai. (Including the meeting held there yesterday).
ther
Japanese Diplomat's Wife Describes Holocaust
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Domei). — VIVID first hand
In response to a query as to whe-accounts of the German bombings and the great confusion 1er President Roosevelt had in that ensued in Warsaw for the first five days of the war, formed Japan that the United States and of the hazardous flight of the families of the Japanese would oppose any unilateral change
for
the
the
"When
"A seemingly endless procession of Nazi bombers, filed past through the sky overhead.
Prison For Gangster
Yeung Wni Pan, Cheng Cheuk Wuh and Chan Kwong pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and possession of arms and ammunition. Asked what "[ they had to say, one answered: do not know whether our leader had
ment for these rifles and revolvers. licence from the Chinese Govern-
three years on the first charge and Our leader was killed." Sentence of
one year on the second was passed.
Chol Choon Furig Cheok were
and
at No. 5, Catchick Street, third floor, in Shanghai's status, Mr. Hull did Embassy staff from the Polish capital, are given in the charged with robbery by two or more not think the matter had reached that "Asahi Shimbun" by Mrs. Itoko Sako, wife of the Japanese on June 15. It was alleged that they $110 in Hongkong currency and He said he did not wish to stage.
$7 in Chinese currency, a woman's comment on any of delicate Ambassador at Warsaw, following her arrival at Moscow stole $110
until phases of the situation
wrist watch, a gold finger ring, a the from Poland, United
pendant and some other goods Jude Representatives re- States ferred the developments to the Stnic Mrs. Sako and her little boy, air raid on the city.
from Fung Sam and Tong Suk-wan. The first accused said the idea of accompanied by other refugees
robbery was not his. He had been Department. He said that the United States Representatives had a range
example, from Warsaw, are shortly leav
inspired by somebody else. He had for of initiative which,
even been reluctant to start, but having would permit Admiral Hort to at- ing Moscow en route home by
"Our driving was rendered more diMcult because we were not once gone into it was obliged to tend such a conference as was held the Siberian Railway, In Shanghal.
war appeared Imminent. permitted to use our headlights for carry on. Mr. Hull said he had received ad-we were urged on Augusi 25 to fear of attracting German bombers. The second accused said he had vance information that the meeting evacuate Warsaw," Mrs. Sako begint. To add to the confusion, the roads always been an honest business man would be held, but no detalls re-we wives of the Japanese Embassy were crowded with Polish troops in Hongkong until this lapse. "How ever," he added, "I was not caught garding the Japanese proposals have offlelals, however, were determined to marching towards the fronts.
red-handed. I went with the in- State De- yet been received at the
stay by our husbands' sides and risk
"Although originally we expected foriner to the Police Station and was partment. Meanwhile, observers re- whatever fate might be in store for called Mr.
to arrive at the border about 5 o'clock arrested. And it was as the result Hull's statement lostus despite the repeated advices given Wednesday morning on September 6, of any statement that the Police were in discussing the Shanghai by Polish authorities.
sald situation when he
that the
"A day or two later, our Minister we did not reach our destination until able to bring this case-up. I usk-
for leniency. finited States had "not modifled its in Sweden, Mr. Shigeru Sugiyama, more than 12 hours later. American Liners in the Orient. Observers re urged us to come to Sweden where enlled last United States we still have chances of sailing for note on this mutter expressed at home on the Yasukuni Muru which
the changes in opposition to any
was standing by. In China status of foreign powers except by negotiations and confer-
More Vessels Torpedoed
Aid In Rescues
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
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week
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UP),ences in which all the powers con- -Two American liners weli cerned, including China, should be
represented. known in Hongkong-the Presi- dent Roosevelt and the President Monroe-participated in the rescue of the crews of two British steamers sunk by Ger- man U-Boats yesterday.
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The American President President Monroe participated in the rescue of the crew of the steamer
Influence, which was torpedoed off Cobh. The 83. Manhattan also raced
Doubted If War Would Come
Foot-5log To Border
"After spending a night at a hotel near the border where all slept well, since we had had to sleep for the past 40 hours or more, we set out on "We were still reluctant to leave, foot at 11 o'clock the next morning. however, because we still doubted, it
"Following the footpaths through there would be any war after all as we heard that Anglo-German nego- groves and pastures, it took us an a peaceful settlement had hour and a half to reach the border. tintions for a
There we were met by two members been
This
was the state of affairs in of the Japanese Embassy staff from Warsaw until 9.30 on the morning Moscow. How glad we were to see of September 1. In a minute or two, them. however, the science was shattered
Saigon Team Lee resumed
Arriving
At Week-End
It was
"A short time later, we were un
His Lordship said the first accused was not fit for flogging. He would be sent to prison for three years. The second was sentenced to two years and nine months' imprison- inent and twelve strokes of the cnt.
A third alleged accomplice is ill with typhoid in the prison hospital and will be brought up for trial at
subsequent sessions.
Bag-Snatching Sequel
"Why did you do this," asked the Chief Justice of Chan Hol who had snatched a handbag from Mrs. Emily Wood, of Embankment Road.
"When the Japanese occupied Can- by shrieking sirens all over the city: the train for Moscow where we ton I came here as a refugee," said We rushed into the Embassy grounds arrived 24 hours after We left Chan. "Since then I have
bad and counted 30 German planes high Nesvish, the Polish border town."
to was unable nothing to do, in the air with their silver wings
maintain myself and was obliged to I do this. I had no food. gleaming in the sunlight.
**In another moment,
of dozens
I
Graphic Description
"You will get your meals for the Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Reuter).—The wife of Mr. Suto the Japanese Am-next two years," said His Lordship. On August 21, when Mrs. Wood batteries immediately bossador to Poland has sent a graphle
was walking along Waterloo Road this also took to the air to engage the of Warsaw in the early days of the and snatched-her handbag. arrived the crew were picked up by week-end and will play the Eastern Invaders
steamer Vancouver City, Before she which was due to arrive in Hongkong went into action, while Polish planes; description of the German bombing Chan attacked her, slapped her face
a Dutch tanker.
to the rescue of this ship, whose crew, that the friendly soccer match, ar-bombs sailed down from the blue
announced this morning however, was picked up by the Norwegian steamer Ida Bakke. ranged for Sunday, between Eastern
The President Roosevelt raced to and St. Joseph's has been cancelled. sky and burst out all about rescue the crew of the 4,055-ton:
The reason is that the Saigon tean, Anil-aircraft last week, will now be here A.A. in the first of the three matches arranged for them in the Colony on Sunday. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ On the following Saturday, the pinyers will meet the LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).-It Solgon learned that convoy vessels bound for Combined Chinese and on Sunday Scotland successfully eluded two they will be opposed by the Rest of enemy submarines which were about Hongkong.
Successful Convoy
to attack, and arrived safely in port.
It is stated that the movements of the submarines were detected some
distance from the convoy and nee Tribute To Patriot
tive action was taken by the escort vessels.
Bankers
"Our mold saw two German planes crash in Sumes after they were hit by Polish anti-aircraft shells. Bom- bardment was resumed by German planes on the following day.
Popper war, to the "Asahi Shimbun."
was also thrown at her face, but it Mrs. Sato says that the Nazis first did not get into Mrs. Wood's eyes. bombed Warsaw on the morning of Chan was caught by a cook before he September 1, when she saw 30 planes could escape. fying at n great height over Polish capital.
A moment later a
dozen
the
Wong Wun-chung alias Wong Yu- Embassy Violently Shaken
kong pleaded guilty to four charges. "On the morning of September 3,
bomba These were robbery In Wanchat Gap about 48 hours after the first rald, were dropped and Polish anti-aircraft Road on July 25, robbery in Kennedy to two Road on July 28, attempting our residence in the Embassy com- guns replied, bringing down pound was violently shaken ns if by German planes.
murder an Indian constable, Salok- han Singh by shooting at him on an earthquake when a huge bomb exploded in the yard of the American The rald was resumed each day, July 28, and possession of an auto- Embassy villa, only a short distance and on September 3 the Japanese matic pistol and five rounds of am-
Embassy
shaken Was
by bomba munition" without a licence. Away
It was stated that while the con- "We were frightened and ran into which landed on the United States Another Ship Torpedoed NEW YORK, Sept. 14" (Reuter) —— PHILADELPHIA (U.P.)-Philadel- the courtyard fearing that our own Embassy only a short distance away, stable Salokhan Singh was going up Monmouth Fath a boy ran towards The 4.935-ton British steamer phia recently unveiled a tablet in houso might also be lift. The next
On September 5 officials and their him and shouted "Snatching, match, Vancouver City wirelessed at 11.12 honour of the Ninety-seven patriots" day we were told once again to leave
.. British Standard Time that she who founded a bank to purchase the threatened city with children, families in the Japanese Embassy ing!" The constable saw the accused During a We finally decided to evacuato and left for Russia, and even as they left running down the path. attacked in the Atlantic supplies for Washington's army. The and that the crow were taking to the bank was founded July 17, 1788, on September 5.left Warsaw just be the raids were still in progress, and chase Wong pulled out a pistol and endless fired and the shot just missed Balok- after the fall of Charleston, S. C. fore sunset in three automobiles and what appeared to
procession of bombers Alled the ban Singh. The American President liner and the memorial will contain the a truck.
"We have been allotted just enough aky. President Roosevelt, which went to
names of the founders.
gasoline to reach the Polish-Soviet the rescue, later reported that the
frontier. Our party consisted of-16 crew of the Vancouver City had been
persons including the families of the picked up by a Dutch tanker, assisted
will have appreciably declined by military attache and the secretary by an aeroplane.
the end of October.
of the Embassy, myself and my boy There were seven children Hideo, among us. We had to buy milk for our chlidren on the way.
had been
bonts.
Gorman Submarines Sunk
bo дл
Mr. Abbott, Assistant Crown Soll- cilor, said Wong's record went back to 1035. There were two convie-
Ring Lost 7 Yearsons for larceny, two for loitering
Found
two against the Deportation Ordinance. Mr. Abbott said that a fow of the stolen articles had been recovered.
Three Of Crew Killed SPECIAL TO THE “TELEORAPH"
MT. CARMEL, Pi. (UP) ——While His Lordship: Your previous PARIS, Sept. 14 (UP)OMcial; SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Raid During Evacuation looking in a carnation patch for a senterices don't seem to have taught reports here state that the Allies have; LONDON, Sept. 18 (UP)-It is
of the "The roads, flied with evacuees, ring lost by the daughter of some you any sense. Now I will give you sunk at least one, possibly two, stated that three members
longer, term. I will do my utmost THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. German unter that between 20 and City, were killed,
torpedoed British steamer Vancouver, were narrow, rutty and bumpy, friends, Mrs. John Mitchell founda. It is estimated
making it impossible to drive fast. wedding ring she lost seven years ago. to give you a little of the fear and 25 German submarines aro.at.present! The remainder of the crew were Even as we left the battered Polith She lost it while she and her husband in that you:30: callously. gave the cat and two years' imprisonment at large. If the present rate of picked up after being three hours, capital in gathering dusk, German were pulling weeds from the patch, others. You will get 18 strokes of
Aircraft were carrying out another which then was planted with onions,
on each charge. destruction is kept up, the number affoat in open boats.
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