Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGGRAPH
October 25, 1939.
THRILLING FATSHAN RESCUE TOLD
IN
VIVID INTERVIEW
Wantchee Catchee
Their Babies
Four Chinese women res- cued from the Fatshan carried huge bundles with them when they were transferred to the British gunboat.
They willingly acquiesc- ed in being ferried across to the Kinshan, but as soon as their bandles were safe- ly aboard the relief ship they vociferously refused to desert the warship.
**ETC, what's with these screamin' wini- min? Why won't they go aboard the Kinshan with their bloomin' luggage?" an A.I asked a Chinese bystander.
wrong
"Four piecee woman say they wantchee go hack Fatshan catchee their bables!" the bystander replied.
PUBLICITY
IN ORIENT
Splendid
Work
By The Navy
HOW THE RESCUE OF THE 1,800 PAS- SENGERS ABOARD THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER FATSHAN DEVELOPED INTO A RACE BETWEEN A SHALLOW. DRAUGHT BRITISH GUNBOAT AND THE RECEDING TIDE WAS TOLD TO THE “TELE- GRAPH" LAST NIGHT IN A VIVID INTERVIEW WITH A HONGKONG LADY WHO WAS A PASSENGER ABOARD THE WRECKED STEAMER.
As exclusively reported in the Final Edition of the "Telegraph" yesterday, the Fatshan struck a submerged object near Lantau Island, and took in water at such a rate through a gaping hole in her bull that she had to be hurriedly beached on Lin Tin Island.
Magnificent assistance in res-Steamboat Company has agreed to cuing the 1,800 people aboard place its Kinshan, which rescued the Fatshun's passengers yesterday, at the was rendered by the British disposal of the Cinn Navigation
navy, which successfully trans- Company and approval for her sub-
In Canton.
ferred the entire personnel stitution sought from the authorities
Approval Expected
Britain's Viewpoint In without mishap.
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"Nobody took any notice when we hit the submerged object," the lady passenger told the "Telegraph."
"As a mailer of fact, we didn't
TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Domei) realise that the slip had been crip- Fatshon will hold good for the Mr. H. de Vere Redman, who was recently appointed assistant | Mebells. director of the Far Eastern within ave minutes of striking Bureau of the British Ministry the object, the Fulshan took in six of Information, told reporters feet of water.
"Captain Whyle headed the ship on Tuesday that his primary for Lin Tin Island, which, I believe, work would be to facilitate dis-is occupied by Japanese, and a few tribution of photographs and minutes inter we grounded in six
feel of water.
news.
The headquarters of the Far Eastern Bureau is established at Hongkong with Mr. R. H. Scott ng the director.
Mr. Redinon eald that he and Mr, Scott would visit various countries in the Far East and establish contacts with local British communities.
The section of which Mr. Redman,
Stores and parcels aboard were well
.
Daring Attempt
Break
Prison
To
Fails
A DARING and almost successful attempt to escape from the Remand Cells at the Central Police Station--an attempt that involved leaps over one,wall forty feet high and another 15 feet high-falled this morning only through bad luck.
The prisoner was captured in Wyndham Street. His pursuers were able to arrest him because he tripped and fell over a two inch gutter!
In order to escape from custody the prisoner-who was to have appeared at the Central Magistracy this morning-broke out of his cell, jumped forty feet from the roof on to an archway over the steps, leading to the Magistracy and then, after running along the top of the wall, jumped a further fifteen feet into Arbuthnot Road,
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Before the alarm could bo raised
he was almost half way to Wind- ham Street.
A number of Indian warders and policemen set off after the man, who disappeared into Wyndham Street.
His undoing canic when he Attempted to leap across a small Kulter leading Into a laneway of Wyndham Street.
Stumbling over the gutter, the man fell heavily, twisting his ankte. He was unable to run any further and was caally ro-captured by the panting warders, who arrived a minute or so later.
The man will face an additional charge of allempting to escape from custody when he appears in Court this afternoon.
Confidence In Shanghai $ Returning
NEW REICH WARNING
TO NEUTRALS American Navy Secrecy
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 24, | (UP), — The German Ambas- sador here to-day delivered a note to the Argentine Foreign Minister in which he stressed the danger of citizens of neutral countries travelling on British or French merchant ships.
The note also admonished neutral vessels to abstain from suspicious nctivities.
If they are detained by German warships "the German Government would regret it citizens of neutral
consequence of mich netivities," the note sold.
Interesting Reaction To countries were injured in battles in
Latest Moves.
U.S. Ship Movements SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
This approval is expected to be readily forthcoming, in which event the Kinshan will leave shortly for Canton. Passengers, bookings by the
until officers quietly pled
eameloshan. around and told us to put on our Under the agreement with the Jupanese the Futshan did not carry any cargo, so thut the water which SHANGHAI, Oct, 25 (neuter) entered her holds caused no damage.--Referring to a small but con- forward and are believed also it lave stant stream of selling orders WASHINGTON; Oct. 24 (UP).-- escaped damage,
from 21 comparatively large The Navy Department sald there number of Chinese, the "Finance would be complete silence regarding and Commerce," lending finan- all future ship movements
Hawaii.
They said it would be against their local exchange market during
polley to announce any movements the past week, states:
except from West Coast stations to Apparently confidence in the future West Coast navy yards for overhaul, announcements of the dollar is returning, and the hence only routine steady, even if small, upward move-will be allowed. ment during the past week seems A report was circulated in non- to have convinced the Chinese that omelal elezies that some ships of the the time has come to bring out their Hawailan detachment may be order
the West Coast for gold and get back to legal tender" ed to return
Everybody Was Jolly
"Not For nway was a Japanese cruiser, which either didn't realise
we were in difliculties or disdained
to take any notice of us.
Everyone
There was no paule. beard was jolly: we had a few beers while we waited for our rescuers to arrive, and chatted or played bridge.
Pres. Madison clal weekly, in a review of the
To Be Sold
American Mail Line Ro-Organisation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
around
is in charge includes Jupan, China, between strangers, even aboard ship. SEATTLE, Wash. Oct. 24 (UP),
"The customary reserve you. And
Whether their judgment is sound, annual overhaul, wherefore a Com- Thailand, French Indo-China, Nether-
the paper adde, only time will tell.mander may direct a sumciently completely broke down, and I'm sure Innds East Indies and Malay States.
Puget Sound District was But it was significant of the firmness early departure, to enable the men to that, amung-the many people I met The Pictorial Magazine
for the first time, I've made several assured another American flag line of the market last week that the spend Christmas ashore with their
to the Orient as a result of the action Hongkong and Shanghal Bank was families. "At present I am studying the pos- delightful friends for life.
able to buy, and tild so at 4d with- sibilities of starting
The European ladles aboard offer- of Federal Judge John G. Bowen in nagazine such as published by the ed to help the ship's officers in taking confirming the reorganization of the out causing the slightest nervousness
American Mall Line and simul- or trace of disturbance, whereas pre British Government at the time of care of the Chinese
taneously empowering the Directors viously whenever the bank started to the Great War," Mr. Redman said,
to sell the Liner President Madison buy, sellers discreetly disappeared to "lo Sr. Jose Cojtiängro, a Manila"" mer="{awalt"events.~-
chant, for $350,000.
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pletoriol
women and
jchildren passengers.
**T.cre was only one European
" "The fact," that relations between Thrillad To Bits ~**** Japan and Britain have considerably
improved after the signing of the Sovjet-German
that the
Ficot Manoouvros Some oficial circles said that such development is entirely possible but declined
Indication. any poslilve Meanwhite.preparations_are_pro......... ceeding on a minute to minute basis Poculiar Reaction
for the annual feel manoeuvres Sr. Cojuangco's agent said that the non-aggression part child aboard—a boy of five. He was vessel would likely be used to trans-
Turning to the prevalent peace although the exnet location has not is also very encouraging," he can thrilled to bils at the Incident. "When the Kinshan arrived
rumours, the "Finance. and Com-been made public, the port sugar to the Pacific Cost and finued.
merce" declares that they had, no It was originally believed, although He denied the report as without British gunboat, whose draught was New York.
The American Mall Line's trustee, effect on exchange, but it was Inter- not officially confirmed, come foundation that £3,000,000 had been shallow enough for her to deposited in Japan as a fund for longside the Fatshan, commenced Mr. If. E. Warner said that the re-esting to note the curlous influence manoeuvres will be held in the Pac- British propaganda enterprises in the taking off the Chinese passengers, and malning four ships will be traded to upon domestic bands of the Japanese fle area since it was held last year the Maritime Commission for lem report that in Tokyo the Minister of in the Atlantic and Caribbean areas. transferring them to the Kinshan.
evon- the porary vessels envisaging the
War had issued peremptory orders Navy spokesmen refused to confirm "The tide. was receding and
that the Sino' incident should be this general supposition, In fact, evacuation beetime a
against tual purchase of modern vessels from
settled forthwith.
some usually well informed circles the Commission. did so with fealing that England, we were told ut first
time.
"To most Western minds, such an claimed to have basis for belief that that we would not consider any German pro would have
order would have been interpreted there might be a sudden switch in stay aboard all night.
as a signal for the renewal of milit- the plans and hold the annual posals for peace. After ler's and Mr. Chamberlain's speceles, But the British sailors worked so
ury operations on a wider scale more manoeuvres in the Atlantic, possibly aggressively than ever, but the Chin- | off the mid-Atlantle States to re- I am more convinced that this will magnificently and so quickly that they
ese apparently regarded it as a bull-'assure the nation that the defences point for peace, and domestle bonds are sufficient. However, this survey on the average rose immediately by is speculative as yet, 35 cents," concludes the journal.
Far East.
"When I left England after being) appointed to
by present position,
be a very long war."
ferr ilt-i
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EMIGRANTS
For Reconstruction Work In China
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race
had the 1,800 Chinese transferred in plenty of time to allow us to leave before the tide left the Fatshan al- most high and dry.
Safely Boached
Though badly haled when she struck an unchartered rock off Lantau
German Radio Defends Mr. Churchill
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEG}APH"
Now York Exchange
NEW YORK. Oct. 24 (Reuter);—– Sterling strongly advanced in a thin
Island yesterday morning, the Fat-] LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter)--Des-market in which offerings were hard shan now lles safely beached in the pite heavy jamuning, the German to obtain. mud on Lin Tin Island eight miles "Freedom" station from Castle Peak and is in no danger, sharply attacking Dr. Goebbels's dollar basis.
can be heard
The franc was also firm on the
It is hoped to have her sufflefentay Urade against Mr. Winston Churchill. The yen has not affected the mar- turn Journey to Ilongkong.
Three Days In The Sea
repaired within 10 days for the re- The announcer said the "speech het since the new rate is approxim- German Airmen's TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Domel)-Oyel 20,000 young men coliccted through- Two tugs, the kuo
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carried our memory back to the days utely on the present levels, Dockyard when the Nazis, foaming and boiling out Japan will be sent to the Con-|Company's Taikoo and the smaller with rage, started the persecution of tinent next summer for training in harbour tug Hsin Shameen, are now their opponents at home by setting Japan Popularising
the reconstruction works in Man-attending the Fatshan, the smaller the Reichstag ablaze. They now bes chukuo and China,
tug being of sufficiently light draught Heve they can use the same methods
China Railways
The number will double thut for to work close to the benched ship. Al against the Western Powers. this year. An appropriation of Yen big hole has been torn in the forward "Dr. Goebbels has imputed to the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" will be earmarked for starboned part of the hull, but it has British what the Nozis would have 2,000 000 chrrying out the plan by the Educa-] been found that the damage can be done in their place; he has imputed tion Ministry in its estimates for the worked on conveniently and tempor- to Mr. Churchill what the Nazis have, coming fiscal year,
ary repairs will be quickly effected, in fact, done. The youths volunteering for labor- When she returns to Hongkong the "You tany say whatever you like loua Bervices on the Continental Flatshan will go into drydock and will against Mr. Churchill, but one thing frontlines will include students and probably be out of service about members of young men's associations month. In the meantime the Macau, you cannot say that he uses Nazi
д
metlioda," concluded the announcer,
Experience
LONDON, Oct. 24 (Router). The two German airmen land- jed in England to-day may be the men who were seen to get into TOKYO, Oct. 25 (Danci)-An boat when a German plane was through traffic agreement between forced into the sea during Mon- Japan, Manchukuo and "Puppet":
The day's raid over the south-cast Chinn has been concluded, agreement comes into force in June, const of Scotland.
If their account of "three days in It provides for discount tickets for the sea" is taken orally, however, next year through and round journeys between they may have taken part in Satur- Japan, Manchuria and occupied day'a nituck on the British convey and China by land, sea and air and other had been too crippled to get home. measures to promote transport_taci-;
No further information is yet lities between the three countries. available as to where and when the Participating in the arrangements machine containing the two men, OLDENZAAL, Halland, Oct. 24
are the Japanese Ministry of Rail-who landed in Denmark, came down. (UP),—Travellers from Germany re-
ways, the Korean and Formosan
There may thus be an addition of port that Polish prisoners, who have Railway Bureaus, the South Manchu- thus far been confined in concentra- ria Railway Company, the North and one or two planes to the 10 Nazi uir- craft known to have been brought tion camps, will henceforth be used Central China Railway Companies, down last week, to assist the fnemers in field work. the N.Y.K. and the O.SK, the East, Several thousand Poles have al-Asta Morine Trampert Company, the ready been suread over the West- Japan Airways Company, the Man- to be phalian farmlands.
chukua Air Transport Company, and the Central China
NAZI DISTORTION OF OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter)A statement on the subject of gas warfare in Poland has been made by a medical expert of the University of Basic to the Basle correspondent of the "Times.""
resort to gan warfare,
This he strongly declares He says that he examined some German soldiers who were suffering, untrue. from gas poisoning. **.
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*SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" use of poison gas by the Toirs. Berlin by a patient and while there
Telegraph” to Indicate nows which Browder, Secretary, of the United He told the Timea" correspondent he could not very well refuse the PARIS, Oct 24 (Reuter)-Paul is strictly copyright under the pro-States Communist Party, was releas- that although he found men suffering request by the University of Berlin Schunex, a German engineer from slatons of the Telecommunications ed on $7,500, bail supplied by the from Yellow Cross gas pooning, to investigate the case of poison the Saar, was sentenced to life penal Ordinance, 1930. Such news as bears Society matron, and member of the - Mra. servitude for explonage by a court the Indication. "UP" is received in International Labour Defence, ho found no evidence to indicate how ing In Poland, WA WANA
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