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JAPANESE THREATEN TO OBLITERATE CHINESE FORCES?

ANOTHER DEMAND FOR THEIR

WITHDRAWAL.

"EXTREME MEASURES"

ICE COFFINS.

Grim Relics of Eskimo Land Tragedy.

UNLESS CHINESE COMPLY ESKIMO VILLAGES WIPED

BIG SCALE OFFENSIVE EXPECTED

London, Yesterday.

British anxiety, in regard to the dangerous potentialities inherent in the landing of Japanese troops in the Settlement at Shanghai, is denoted by the flaming headings under which the news is printed in the daily newspapers.

HUMILIATING.

News from Geneva says, that the situation is acknowledged to be not merely alarming, bot humiliating; particularly in view of Japan's "Outrageous" demand for the retirement of Chinese troops twenty miles from the Settle- ment.

A correspondent to one of the papers dis- cusses the possibility of the withdrawal of Am- bassadors to Japan, and says that Britain will not be able to take such action, without a Cabinet de- cision, and Sir John Simon's return to London is interpreted as evidence of the desire to have the fullest authority for any decision he may have to take when he returns to Geneva later in the week.-Reuter.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, To-day.

WOOSUNG FORTS NOW USELESS.

Competent foreign and military experts be- lieve that no immediate attempt will be made to occupy the Woosung Forts, inasmuch as the latter's offensive value has been obliterated which is evident with the safe passage of the Japanese “Armada” through the fortified area at the mouth of the Whangpoo river. Not a single shot was fired at the nine transports bearing the precious cargo of seven thousand regulars reinforcing the local army, excluding the mixed brigade already landed. JUST AN ASIDE.

Saturday's heavy bombardment by land and naval ordnance, and the advance across Wentso- -pang into the Chinese entrenchments, appears to have been launched solely to cover the arrival of the transports.

OUT BY TIDAL WAVES

(Reuter's Special Service).

Nomes, Alaska, Yesterday, Human bodies, encased in sheets of ice, are the sole grim relics of seven Eskimo villages which have been wiped out by severe floods east of Nelson Is- land in the Bering Sea.

The tragedy, it seems, occur. red just before Christmas, but the news of the disaster has only just reached here. This is due; to the fact that there is no dir-! ect communication,

BRITISH PREMIER'S

EYE TROUBLE.

Great Care Must Be Taken in Future.

3 WEEKS' REST ORDERED.

London, Yesterday.

H.K. BROADCASTING STRANDED MAILS IN

COMMITTEE.

Monthly Report for January, 1932.

Actual hours of transmission to- talled 262 of which 164 were devot- ed to European Programmes and

European Chinese

Trans-

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has 108 to Chinese Programmes, as fol- been ordered three weeks' com-lows:-- plete rest by specialists, who have told him that his sight will Morning require greater care in the fu- ture than it has been receiving in the past.-Reuter.

ARMED ROBBERY CASE.

Dagger Found in Prisoner's Belt.

Chan

King,

missions includ- ing Commercial Nowa

a nd Church Relays 52 Evening Trans-

aniesiona

40134

Monthly.

164

- 422

662

108

Percentages!~-~~ 58.78

41.22 During the monk the following items were broadcast:- Dance Programme .. The whole district, Nelson Island to Cape Romanoff, seem-

was arraigned Running Commentaries the Puisne Judge ingly, was flooded by tidal waves, before

on European Studio Concerts which trapped the Eskimoes, three counts, namely, (a) Chinese Studio Concerts who perished by the score. As robbery by two or more at 225 Lai-European Relays the waters were subsiding, heavy chikok Road on January 16 last, Chinese Relays frosts descended, thus many of (b) receiving stolen property and European Readings

Chinese Lectures the victims have been found im- prisoned in ice coffins..

AT GENEVA,

China to Insist on Assembly Meeting.

JAPANESE TO PROTEST.

Geneva, Yesterday. Dr. Yen declares that he is de-

for a special meeting of the termined to pursue the appeal League Assembly, if the Council declines to take the initiative. been clearly defined. They will oppose the action on the ground of procedure and protest against the transfer of the dispute to Article XV.

The Japanese attitude also has

The Japanese delegation denies the League, if the Assembly is

that it has threatened to leaval

convened, and point out that it is a matter for the Japanese Gov-

enment to decide, if and when

a decision regarding the Assem- bly has been taken.

FAIR.

The Royal Observatory's re- port issued this morning states:-

The anticyclone is centra! N.E. of Ichang and nearly stationary.

The depression is central about 200 mile East of Oshima, moving N.N.E.,

Forecast:-N. winds, mode- rate; fair.

Rainfall

Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 am, to-day 0.01 inch. Total since January 1-1.78 inchies against an average of 2.29 inches-deficit .51 inch.

Temperature.

Hong Kong

57

Macao

54

Pratas Island

67

Manila..

70

Foochow

54

54

85

36

Amoy Chefoo Shanghai

PERSIA.

Camels Now Being Used to Transport Them.

TORTOISE THUS WILL BEAT THE HARE.

(Reuter's Special Service).

IRISH ELECTIONS TRAGEDY.

Outrage Committed by Terrorists.

TWO PERSONS SHOT DEAD:

London, Yesterday.

The comparative placidity with Teheran, Yesterday.

which the election campaign had The old fable of Tortoise and been proceeding in Ireland was the Hare seems applicable to the disturbed to-day at Foxfield, fate of six hundred sacks of for

eign mail and ten tons of inland county Antrim, where terror. shot dead Detective mail stranded midway between ists

McGreehan' and Kazvin and Resht.

the Dail Mem- As other methods of transport ber, Mr. Reynolds, a Govern attempted, so far, have failed, the authorities are now sending fifty ment Party candidate, both of camels to bring the malls into whom were witnesses at the in Teheran.

quest last week on the Republi can leader, when' allegations were made against the Civic Guard.-- Reuter.

SESSIONS.

8.

ARMS CASE AT

2.

4.

4.

10.

-5.

Three Years' Hard!

2.

2.

things, seizing the goods of his own accord.

Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector Elston said there was a restraint warrant On the charge of possession of a on the flat, and that the man appest. revolver and four kindsofed to think he was entitled to sel ammunition, Tang Tal pleaded the goods, thinking his company

'It was

European Children's Programme 4. Chinese Children's Programmes 4.

New Licences issued during Jan-gulity in the Criminal Sessions had a claim on them.

intimated that Mrs. this morning, before the Puisne uary, 1982-137,

Judge (Mr. Justica Lindsell), and Carvalho did not wish to proceed was sentenced to three years' hard with the second charge against the

frat defendant. labour.

Studio Transmissions During January, 1932. 4th, Board of Trade London Let-

tera.

6th Chinese Children's Pro- gramme.

7th. European Children's Pro-

· AMAH HELPS, HERSELF. TO

* PROPERTY IN LIEU OF WAGES.

Both defendants were bound over.

gramina; Chinese Studio. Concert Chinese amatr, an STOP PRESS.

8th, The 1st of a series of lec-

tures on "Infant Welfare" by Dr. Lan, was charged, this morning, at, K. S. Shin, M.B., B.S.-"Breast the Kowloon Magistracy, before Feeding."

Mr. J. A. Fraser, with the theft, on

10th, Futera's Hong Kong Hotel February 4 from No. 9, Wing Lok Band.

18th, Chinese Children's

gramme.

Buildings, of four pieces of cloth- Pro-ing, a table cloth, a pair of shoes and a quantity of kitchen utensils, 14th, Chinese Studio Concert. property of Mrs. Britto; also with 18th, Planoforte Recital by Miss the theft of a coat, property of Mrs. Laba Pecker.

F. Carvalho, who resides at the 20th, Chinese Children's Pro-same address. A foki, named gramme: Board of Trade London Kwok Piu, was also charged with Lettera.

stealing a statuette, à pestle and 21st, European Children's Pro-mortar and a honing stone from the gramme; Chinese Studio Concert.

same 'flat.

22nd. The 2nd of a series of lec- It is alleged that, when Mrs. tures on "Infant Welfare" by Dr. Britto received a telegram frem K. S. Shin, M.B., B.S.-"Substitute Saigon, informing her of the death "eeding."

25th, European Studio Concert. 27th, Chinese Children's Pro- gramme.

of ber husband, she left the flat. While she was away, the first de fendant seized some goods in lleu of wages. Second defendant, who 28th, European Children's Pro Hendy singing with guitar); and Company, which Company owns gramme; "Surprise Item" (Mr. is a foki employed by the Wing On the premises, and who is employed Chinese. Studio Concert.

at an office in the building, went around and also helped himself to

Reuter's representation also learns that there is no truth in the rumour that Dr. Yen is being induced to withdraw his applica- (c) possession of a dagger.

Chan King pleaded guilty to the tion or to reduce his rights, at- A JAPANESE WARNING AND DEMAND.

Chinese circles are apprehensive of a big drive though he has been informed that first count, and on the application being launched either on Tuesday or Wednesday, his letter yesterday cannot have of Mr. Whyte-Smith, the other two

"An Extremely Sad Case." in being indefinitely. inasmuch as the Japanese military headquarters the effect of keeping his rights counts were not proceeded with.

Before the Chief Justice and jury, Relays During January, 1932. A private meeting of the has issued the unambiguous warning demanding

Brd, St. Joseph's Church Morning League Council has been fixed this morning, Li Min was charged that the Chinese forces withdraw from Shanghai, for February 15, and there will, with an offence said to have been Services

a child, only eight 5th, Rotary Club Tiffin Speech- including Chapei and Nantao, pending which it will probably, be a public meeting on committed on

years of age. The Assistant At Mr. J. D. Bush on "The Promotion be considered that the safety of the Settlement February 16.—Reuter.

torney-General, in opening the case of Agriculture in the New Terri- continues to be menaced.

for the prosecution, described it torics." as "an extremely sad one" for, said he, as a result of the offence, the little girl had been seriously ill.

The case is proceeding.

EXTREME MEASURES THEIR MEANING.

Unless the Chinese comply, extreme measures are likely, which, Foreign observers construe, as meaning a total obliteration of the Chinese forces.

NEUTRALITY OF THE SETTLEMENT VIOLATED BY JAPANESE

TROOPS LANDED IN AND MARCHED THROUGH SETTLEMENT AREAS.

Troops for Woosung,

(Reuter's Pacific Service.)

Shanghai, To-day.

INDIGNATION "CHORUS.”

Complaint by French Dancers. ·

Protests against the employment of British girls in Parisian thea- trical spectacles are being made by French dancing girls, who complain

that many French chorus and danc- Ing girls are unemployed.

UGLINESS CONQUERED.

Ugliness is a disease which

8th, Ko Shing Theatre. 10th, St. John's Cathedral Morn- ing Service.

12th, Rotary Club Tin Speech- Doctor M. Bercovitz on "The Pos- sibilities of the Development of Hainan Island."..

12th, Ko Shing Theatre. 16th. Running Commentary on can be easily cured, according to the Football Match, between the

surgeon, Dr. The British girls are employed in the French

Royal Navy and the Kowloon Foot- Paris for every French artiste ap- Dartigues. He said:

ball Club pearing on the British stage, ac "It is the worst disease man-

17th, Union Church Morning cording to the protestors.

kind knows, for it gives no re The french girls contend that spite. No one need be agly these Service; Organ Recital from the some sort of quota system should be days when modern surgery is Union Church, introduced. They suggest that as serving a real utilitarian pur 19th, Rotary Club Tiffin Speech- many of their own nationality shall pose. When I have finished a The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenen on The Institute of Pacific Relations.” be given employment in Britain as plastic operation, I feel that I there are British girls appearing have created a real happiness for and Ko Shing Theatre, in Paris.

the Individual."!

In spite of promises to the Consular Authori- in the empty houses evacuated by refugees. They ties that the Japanese would not land troops in the also unloaded some cavalry, tanks, howitzers, and Settlement, seven Japanese transports, yesterday, light and heavy field guns.

tion, 2.000 the Japanese Ninth Division on the Japanese wharves at

through

Settleme

to Hou

nore

ops were landed at

20th, The Four Opening Speeches of the Debata on "Municipal Trad- Ing from Y.M.C.A., Kowloon.

23rd Running Commentary on interport Players and the Royal

the Football Match between the

24th, St. Joseph's Church Morn ing Service St. Paul's Church the Morning Ser

Theatre,

thedra e Mark

Tokyo, To-day.

Mr. Yoshizawa has invit ed the British, American, and French Ambassadors to meet him at the Foreign Office this afternoon, when, it is understood, he will ex- plain reasons for the des patch of troops to Shanghai, and the necessity for driv ing back the Cantonese 19th Army to a safe distance, if

fail they

to withdraw voluntarily.

An Imperial Ordinance has been issued sanctioning the flotation of bonds to the value of 84,000,000 yen to cover the expenses Involved in the Shanghai campaign.→→→ Reuter's Pacific Service.

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