Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Special Court Colonies Give Anti-American LETTERS
Trials Bill
Generously
Gifts In Cash & Kind
An
Sentiment
Demonstrations At Nanking & Hangchow
Shanghai, July 24, Anti-American sentiment among Japanese in North China Is growing and several demon-
·strations have been staged. Missionary sources declare that
anti-American meeting
Criticism Produces
To War Effort Amendments
LONDON, July 24 (Router). LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). In reply to a question in the The House of Commone to-day House of Commons to-day, Mr. resumed consideration in com- G. H. Hall, Under-Secretary for mittee of the Emergency Powers the Colonies, stated that since Defence Bill, which provides the outbreak of war a large held at Nanking on Monday, when powers for the trial of offences number of generous and valuable spe were made denouncing by special courts in certain gifts, both in cash and kind, had America as an obstruction to the new Ilangchow in the past As the Bill stands at present, it is been made by Colonial Govern-order in East Asia, and that at three week Japanese army trucks trans- laid down that the proceedings of nents and private individuals meetings
and organisations both to His ported the demonstrators around the Euch courts shall be subject to no review.
Criticism had been advanced in this Majesty's Government for the city and aided in the posting of anti- respect and to-day Sir John Anderson, prosecution of the war and to American placards. the Home, Secretary, declared that it various war charities. was never in the mind of the Govern- ment to exclude a review in the case of prerogative of mercy.
areas.
Right To Appeal
In cases of capital or lesser sent. tences, everyone had the right to appeal to the clemency of the Crown and in the case of death sentence, be fore I could be carried out, a review was made by the Honie Secretary as a matter of course irrespective of any appeal.
He suggested that Insertion of the anicadments on the report stage would go a long way to meet mis- givings.
Sir John added that he was quite willing to propose insertion of words to make it quite clear that provision must be made by regulation for secur- ing that no death sentence shall be carried out until the question of re- pritve bus been duly considered.
Third Reading LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). The Emergency Powers Bill was read third time to-day in the House of Commons without a division,
Conscription In India
Bill Has Limited Application
Cash gifts, including louna free of Interest but not including gifts in kinda. amounted, he said, to over
£9,250,000.
Evacuee's Lotter
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir,I am forwarding extracts from another Evacuee's letters for publication if you consider them nlright.
July 25, 1940.
Y. M. C. A. Water-Polo Victory
Eastern Trounced 6-0 In Fast Game
My wife was evacuated with Ave of my family including a boy thirteen paralyzed in both legs and where
her letterE In a very fast gamo in the X.M.C.A. "we" is mentioned in
Eastern pool yesterday evening, means her married daughter and two children and a neighbour and OveAthletic Association were trounced children who happen to still be al- by six goals to all by the European all Hongkong born.
together, also my eldest son's wife Y.M.0.A. senior team.
Letter dated July 8th
yesterday at 10 am. It is very nice
Are
We arrived at Fort McKinley here the Officers and soldiers The missionaries reported that the very kind and helpful. There are bables, trucks carried the demonstrators to Red Cross nurses to attend the homes of virtually all American there is also a night nurse in case residents where they shouted anti- of emergency. Doctor comes around slogans. There is no twice a day soldiers, (natives) to American
carry babies whils! the mothers have American consulate in the city.
which their meals. We are in the Recrea- The list of these gifts is very long
the sourcES According to and includes
ultu money
from reported the Nanking and Hangchow tion Room and all have beds: somo Colonial Governments and individuals demonstrations, the meetings passed spring, and others camp with sheets previously mentioned in "Reuter's" resolutions demanding that the new and blankets. We have our cans for Japanese Cabinet remove American drinking and food in good; served: influence from the Orlent.
on aluminium plates, young children Domet 20,000 Bottles Of Rum
has moved its Shanghai have a bottle of fresh milk coch and Among the items not previously Chinese staff Into the Japanese- fruits at meals Mavis still has a recorded are over 20,000 bottles of controlled Honkew area, apparently severe cough and I have reported it rum for His Majesty's forces from as a precaution against retaliation by to the Doctor before some
Central War Assistance Chungking agents for the assassina grumblers do; no we have quite
them, I Jumaien
of Samuel Chang, lot of them, nothing suits Commillee, £i 12s, from the Swahili tion on Friday
wish to kick some of them in the community of Eldama Ravine, Kenya, veteran newspaperman.
Tanganyika tribes have presented Questioned on the reports to-day pants,
Leller 2. 15th July money and in some instances a pro-n Japanese navy spokesman declared portion of each person's harvest of that such meetings would not occur coffee and maize for the use of their each incident were settled in the King's African Res.
Kervices.
and
the. Government in view of the local standing,etting. the
financial situation.
These are only examples In a prehensive list which does not clude gifts, hospital supplies
rien's
tra
voluntary
organisations practically all colonies and depen-
Non-
arc Sorry to
of the
"
Eastern were handicapped by A NEW
strict interpretation of the rules and were frequently pearlised, holding, drifting and infringement of the two.
yards area being their greatest faults: LEISURE
The game was extremely fast, but the marking on both sides left much to be desired. Eastern, defending the deep end in the first half, throw away. two glorious oppertunities in the shallow end when unmarked players attempted shots right away instead of wimming in with the ball Y.M.C.A. passing was never very reliable and the forwards had often to move a yard or two to get the ball.
Railton opened the scoring for the! home team when he swam through on the right wing and found the not with n backhander which completely de- Soon after reived Woo Tao-kim. Chater added the second and C. Gold. man completed their tally before the Interval with a snap goal
In the second half Fowler increased the total when he cleverly defected a high shot from Chater and C. Goldman repeated this. Shortly before no-side Chater added his second from close range, unmarked,
EARDLEY GOOD
Eardley, in goal for the home side, was in brilliant form and effected several clever saves, and Benn and May were outstanding in defence, May in particular putting in a tremendous amount of work.
Chator and Fowler were the pick of the forwards, C. Goldmon being very slow off the mark and rarely, if ever. chased his mnr.
Tommy Kew was the pick of the Fastern team, but lacked support. Lee; Fook-keo was a hard-worker, but too often infringed the rules through, ignorance.
We are moving to following address proper way, apparently again invit-to-morrow at 2 p.m. We have heard The inhabitants of Tristan ding Col. de Witt Peck, Commandant it is very nice there. We had three Cunha have sent a large parcel of of the American Marines, to apologise pinces to choose from Baguio, this place and a place in the town. We woollen comforts made by themselves, for the July 7 incident.
The chiefs of the Northern Pro- It is understood that Col. Peck has did not want to go to Bagulo as so Fort vince of Nigeria are making a volun- sent a note to the Japanese Carsul many people were going there. We five per cent. General, Mr. Miura, emphasising that McKinley as it is such a nice place
leave here tary contribution of of their salaries, but it is noteworthy the Marines were merely making an
pleasant surroundings. Ad- that an offer of £200 by the Oron effort to protect General Niahlo when very 130 V. Mapa Sta; Mesa motive administration of Calaba they arrested the plainclothes gun-dress.
misunder-Manila. men, Provlace, Nigeria, was declined by
Letter 3. 18th July. the Japanese do not Address. 94 Furtune. Pasay Rizal. consider this reply entirely satisfoc-
P. I.
Y.MC.AH. Eardley; E. W. Railton, com-tory and want an outright apology.
We arrived here yesterday p.m. Be-. A. Benn; G. T. May: C. Goldman, in-
Journalists Message
G. f. Fowler, L. II. Chater, and
Eastern-Woo Tso-kim; Kwok Fung Mr. Hallet Abend, New York Times fore we came here we were sent to
sun, Lee Fook-kee; T. Kew: Chu knitted comforts forwarded by wo correspondent, and other American Mapa: when we arrived there we were.
told we should not have been sent Cheuk-yau, Na Chor-kim, Lul Sek- rewspaper correspondents on
there as the boys were too big. They kwan. king black list have addressed allowed us to stay the night during
to President Roosevelt message asking that he inform Japan she will the time they found this place. We they were sending us away be held responsible for the safoly of thought Americans in China because the on account of the boys but since that we have found out they weeded out Nanking regime la under her contil the Hongkong wives and families; They also ask him to adopt retu now we can see they wanted the tory measures against Japanese news- paper correspondent in the United place for the so-called pure British. I expect some of the ladies objected States it American journalists to us Hongkong girls. We are quite Shanghai are ill-treated.
happy
the food is good and we here, As a precautionary measure,
we have Shanghai Municipal Council has sup-feel like being at home, plied aimed bodyguards to all the three servants to serve us and a day and night.nurse all the time in the CAIRO, July 24 (Reuter).-
threatened correspondents A communique reports further American Marines have reinforced house. We are much happier-no blue eyed old ladies to watch over us and talk about mixed marriages enemy losses of lorries and guns patrols near the fort of Capuzzo, Libya. sector.
The Japanese Embassy spokezan, and breed. We have a lovely bath- The communique continues: "In
denied that ont room, geyser, plenty of hot water and Somaliland
by Mr. Tsurumi, nctive patrolling
the American movement was growing.no fighting for a bath now. and detachments
He said it was merely an unfortunate Somaliland Camel Corps continues.
"Many Italian frontier posts have coincidence and that the numerous now been successfully raided and incidents should be regarded separate selenilous objectors who will be indentifications and information have ly. The Nanking demonstration was not against anything or anybody and Hlable for civillan service only.
SIMLA, July 24 (Reuter).dencies. A compulsory principle for the recruitment of European-born British subject in Indin for work of national importance is embodied in an Ordinance being Issued to-morrow.
Domiciled Europeans are not affect- ed by the Ordinance which provides for service in the armed forces or in
a civilian capacity.
No Radical Change
FIGHTING IN LIBYA
Moro Enemy Losses Reported
Apart from the element of com- pulsion, no radical change is made In the existing procedure as laid down In the National Service Bill passed by the Central Assembly last April
Tribunals will be established to-motorised hear appeals with regard to availabi- lity and other questions.
Provision is also made for con-
PAY FOR FRENCH SOLDIERS IN ENGLAND
LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).----In
the House of Commons to-day, Sir
been obtained.
"On other fronts there is nothing to report."
` ANGLO-POLISH AGREEMENT
LONDON, July 24 (Reuter),--An
initialled between
ini
the
thean orid
defence American In the
ww
It is in the papers here that the Naval and Militery Families are We are all following directly after- leaving on the 20th for Australia, wards. We are like outcasts here
he had no information on the long-with the Hongkong people, what will chow report.
it be like when we get to Australia,
Mr. Tsurumi sald the appeal by I want to come home, why can't we the American Association to Washing- come back when there are so many the women and children still in Hong- ton for a strong attitude and
Roosevelt by kong message to President American newspaper correspondents, Indicated that anti-American senti-
ment-was-growing.
the
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary issued yesterday says:
Prices were higher to-day, but the turnover was negligible owing to the absence of sellers.
Buyers Unions Ine: $340 Docks (old) $16.00 Docks (now) $15 Providents $3.80 Lands $32.50 Trams $15.00
China Lights (old) $0.50 China Lagi China Lights (new) $3.50
Electrics $30.60
Telephones (old) $22 Telephones (new) $8.30 Cements $14.75 Dairy Farms $18- Watsons $8.50
Sellers
Hotels $3.70
China Lights (old) $0.75 Telephones (old) $22.50
Sales Providents $3.75/4 Lands $32/33
Telephones (old) ̄$22,25- Cements $15.
Constructions (old) $1.00 Constructions (new) $1
(Finish extracts of letters), By the extracts you will see that conditions are not too bad but why. When these incidents occur one the apparent discrimination between very the Hongkong girls and the so called the after another and the climute Edward Grigg, Under-Secretary for agreement War, said that negotiations were pro- British and Polish Governments, re-hat we must keep our heads quite pure British, Are they all so sure if ceeding with representatives of affirms Anglo-Polish political and cool," he declared. "It is the duty their antecedents were traced back. General de Gaulle as to the rates and mallitary co-operation on a new basis, of correspondents to have a calm and My wife's father when alive was pure British and was one of best res- the cool nititude. The emoluments to be fixed for the pay-
rearms agreement
his the pected men in Hongkong, also ment of French volunteers.
alllance and the necessity to continue the struggle for final victory, and Mayor, Mr. Fu Shin-ben, has sent a father before him, whom my father-
the note to the American Consul-General, in-law brought out from England. forms solid foundations for
requesting that
the om
British so I don't think establishment of a Polish army in Mr. Butrick,
them pure authorities deport American
there can be a great deal of absence Britain.
Americans on Nanking's block-list. the
of the pure British in my family. Mr. Butrick has taken no action and Apparently when they go to Australia It is believed he will ignore the re- there is going to be A certain aniount quest.
of discrimination again, as all British cow. This
In the meantime, advances had been issued to them on a provisional Ecale.
Similar negotiations were pro- ceeding with Poland. Advances had been made to Polish troops and also to the Czechia.
In the case of Norwegians, Dutch and Belgions, payment of these troops had been undertaken by the governments concerned own rates.
at their
THE NEWS
LONDON, July 24 (Reuter)-In
REPATRIATION
OF NAZIS
LONDON,
July 24 (Reuter)
Reliable
Fources
say that
BRITAIN & RUMANIA
FROM PAGE ONE
Indicates
that the re-
the House of Commons to-day,. Mr. descendants of Germans from East Sympathized with the fact that they afford even the cheapest rate so I cussion at Salzburg will be the recti-]
century ago.
Mr. Tsurumi declared Nanking had in Hongkong are not inipans and do lations between the two countries je legal right to deport Amerleans, and not get big wages, therefore many improving. whch naked if Americans had lost will have to be content to live at the It is regarded as being particularly their extrality privileges, pointed out poorest rates, probably in the poorer significant that the acceptance was Belween 75,000 and 80,000 Germons that the Mayor had asked Americans districts as well. Why? We did not i received just a few hours prior to PEOPLE TO GET from Besserabia and Northern Buka- to carry out ce deportents of the ask the Government to send our wives the departure of the Rumanian de
vina are being re-setlied in Germany, whether the correspondents on
Auf list could feel cool and calm, he re- and families away, although it may legation to Salzburg in response to a
love according to
τα the "Dienst
piled it was psychologically natural have been done with all good inten- summons from Hitler.
I know some of the husbanda he tions.
It is understood in official circles. Deutschland."
would be
and uncasy
in Hongkong will not be able to this morning that the principal dis- The paper says that they are the they
He declined to reply to a question whether Japan would suppose the Government will assist fication of the Rumanie-Hungarion frontier based on the exchange of A. Duff-Cooper, Minister of Informa- Prussia and Southern Germany who were worried.
circies stated The same tion, was asked whether any arrange- settled there about
guarantee the safety of the deportees. but to what extent? Just the bare
Mr. Tsurumi said on investigatlan living and not one penny to buy a po there will be a general discus-] ments had been made. In the event
That into the incident on Saturday when stamp to write a letter to their bus- of any region of Britain being cut off
band? I know there are many hus- FINED masked
sion of the South-eastem European during an enemy invasion, to secure the distribution of newspapers on the
Abend's apartment and assaulted him bonds in Hongkong who are as lucky situation especially regarding the Japanese as me and have good wives who were friendly exchange of goods between widest scale possible.
The Minister of Information replied. By answering a summons at South-had revealed that the
waiter, Louis Put- authorities were blameless and there-born in Hongkong and have good the countries in this region that he understood that adequate end a German arrangements had been made both by zinger, of Wardour-street, London, tore the incident had to be consider families and feel this discrimination means of maintaining peace and be- the national and provincial news-W., became liable to internment un-ed us an ordinary criminal case. very much and would prefer to have cause of the complete tie up of trans- take a chance with them rather than It is further indicated officially papers on their own account to secure der the order relating to East Const United Press.
feel they are unable to give them a that the Rumanian delegation at distribution should such a period of districts.
will formally reaffirm He had visited Canvey Island, a emergency arise.
Ten pairs of shoes, valued at $26,,square deal owing to small wages and Salzburg protected area, on April 22 without
have to trust to the Government's Rumania's adhesion to the Home- and the summons was have been reported stolen from the Rave
Berlin axis.: MEXICO WELCOME issued before the regulation came into Bata Shoe Company, No. 35 Nathan All I tuoi is, let all be treated fuir, force for the Southend area. He was Rond, by Chlu Chan-hung, manager. FOR EVACUEES fined 6, and escorted to a London The shoes were missed on the night
of July 21.
MEXICO CITY, July 24 (Reuter). -After discussions with the Mexican Government, the Britian Consul has Issued a statement that any British children evacuated froth Britain fo the United States or Canada would be welcomed in Mexico It brought by parents or well-intentioned societies.
If homes and maintenance were assticed, normal-restrictions for im migrants would be waived.
The Press announces that a plan has been made to receive 500 British children.
GERMAN
train.
.
Зврапево
entered
BATA SHOES STOLEN
NARVIK BATTLES COST NAZIS 9 DESTROYERS
Mr.
LONDON," July 24 (Router)-That the following seven large German-destroyers were sunk in the second battle at Narvik was revealed by the Admiralty to-night:
Diether van Roder, Hans Ludle-
their wives and families here, and oceanic trade."
nak
All irrespective of whether they are born in Hongkong or Timbuctoo. wives and families are dear to their husbands, rich or poor,
HONGKONG BRITIBLES,
Official Representative With The Evacuees
09
Replacing Sacked Canal Employees
.
The CAIRO, July-24 (Reuter).-T. newspaper,. "Aimo Kattam," reports that the Suez Canal Company has re- quested the Egyptian Government to nominate 200 Egyptians to occupy Sir, I whole heartedly support the posts made vacant through the the suggestion that the official repre-dismissal of enemy nationals. sentative sent to Australia with the A London report states that if this evacuees, should be a senior Govern-is accurate, it is thought by those in ment Servant. A man whose voca- cluse touch with the Canal Company's man en- would liivolve a number of Italian mann, Wolfrans Zenker, Bernd bontain gave orders to abandon ship, 50 tion in life is to serve the people who affairs that the dismissals referred to Arulo, Erich Koellner, Herman or 60 wounded men were left to die employ him. Above all, in Kunne and Erich Glese,
in the burning bull. Eighty or 100 dowed with sympathy, tact, ability-oficials occupying minor posts. At least 2,000
080 German sailors"
a were escaped overboard, but many perish in short, a diplomat. The task is a LONDON,
ed, in the cold before reaching the dimeult one. I have not the pleasure of knowing the Dean, but although I JON, July 24′ (Reuter)The killed.
In the first b
battle
of Narvik, the shore, Treasury has placed a ban on bank-
She lay on her side with names command his willingness to under ers making payments or transferring Asten Schmudt and Wilheim Heid-
Issuing from every port-hole. Sud- take the job, I feel that Government gold securides on instructions re- kamp were sunk.
tenly there was, a sheet of fame as should not pass on its responsibilitys ceived from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania" or any corporation
A description of the end of the one of the magazines exploded and to an unoficial, trolled from these states,
Erich Giero says that when the Cap-she went to the bottom..
It is pointed out that many Spanish children have been refugees Mexico since the Spanish civil war.
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