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ЗЯАЗУ Є ЯЭТЧА ЈЈАЧИМОС

zzimaid 1900

JAPANESESVOJ ATTACK IN TH N. CHINA OT

Perping

Japanese troops have launched the fiercest attempt so far to force the hitherto impregnable Niangtzekian Pass, on the bor der between Hopei and Shang- hai

A Japanese military communi- que states that a general at- tack against the Chinese posi tions has begun, and that vigor-- ous fighting is progressing in the fog shrouded mountains on both sides of the Pass.

Meanwhile, the Japanese drive on Taiyuanfu from the north is also in full swing, and a semi- official Japanese report claims the capture of important Chin- ese positions in the Hsinkon Hills after aerial bombing. Renter

MADRID

PREPARES FOR BIG ATTACK

Thick black smoke completely envelopes the Williamson steamer Kaitangata. This picture was taken not long before the stricken vessel plunged beneath the waves and shows one of the lifeboats pulling away from the scene of the isaster towards the B. and S. Nanning

Chinese Mayors

Thanks To London

London, To-day.

The Lord Mayor of London has received messages from the Mayors of Shanghai and Nanking expressing deep gratitude for the efforts be ing made in the City of London and Urgent measures are being taken throughout Great Britain to raise to strengthen the defences of funds for relief of distress in China. Madrid in view of the big attack-British Wireless. which the Nationalists are expect-

Madrid, To-day.

ed to make within the next few front. days.....

It is realised here that the capital is confronted by a serious menace, as the Nationalists will be reinforced by the troops who hav been fighting on the northern.

THE

Evacuation of the civilian popu·· lation is bein speeded up by all possible means.

All leave for troops has been cancelled."

For civilians who are compelle

WORLD GOES BY

By “ULYSSES

Madman Again

W

existing system of ranks should be abolished, and the force composed

In

my

E have received another letter of Chi Pong and Kong men.

from Madman, who recently order, too, to enable the senior offi- put forward suggestions as to how cers to exercise more complete con- entries should be made in various trol over their subordinates, coloured inks in policemen's case friend, who is completely mad, sug-

gests that beats" should be tirely abolished, and their place taken by "rounds" composed of se ven or more Chi men-standing in

books.

“Sir. My

who is com throwing himself

en-

pletely mad, energy into his circular formation in prominent

with the plans for the reorganisation of the places, under the direct control of a lice, which he anticipates will Pong man who could be personally receive the most enthusiastic sup-responsible for the proper affixing port in Government circles. As of the necessary chops once every prominent member of the Associa-two hours.

and

tion for the Painless Asphyxiation "To prevent any tendency to- of Performing Fleas, he is confident wards cheating in the acquisition of receiving great sympathy

of points, my friend believes that help from all like-minded persons. it will probably be necessary to pass "My friend meets the objections a short Ordinance making it an on the ground of expense by point-offence for any public officer to ing out that the cost of the 27 offer any pecuniary reward to any- to be bottles of coloured ink required is one to induce such person- less than the monthly expense of arrested without proper cause, and one inmate in Stanley Gaol, while a few alterations in nomenclature the only other expense, the salaries can be carried out at the same time. of the seven assistant Superinten-For instance, the Society for the dents of Police required; is really Propogation of General Gush, Bun- extremely reasonable, and indeed, if kum and Uplift, have been strongly Chief Inspector were to take over urging that the stigma of the term the pre checking of the Petty prisoner" should be removed, and Cash, the services of one of the that they should in future be

sistant existing

Supe

certified mmates, while

dents could become available for it is believed that the express the scheme, thus reducing the numThe Grand Stanley Peninsula. ber of new appointments necessary

to six

"It is interded that the whole

er-

faithfull MADMAN

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GRENADIER KILLED

Shanghai, To-day.

A Savoy Grenadier, Antonio Pa- dula, from Stanoso, Italy, was kill ed by an anti-aircraft shell al- leged to have been fired during a Chinese air raid at 2:40 this morn- ing.

Padala was then on duty in the Italian defence sector between the British and American sectors. Reuter.

LORD MAYOR'S FUND FOR

London, To-day.

The Lord Mayor's China Relief Fund has now reached £28,000.

The executive is spending £10,000 on drugs, dressings and instruments for immediate despatch to China, for which the Blue Funnel and Glen Lines have offered special facilities, freighting the supplies free.

by their duties to remain in the capital, bomb-proof shelters have! The sum of £5,000 will be cabled been built to accommodate 27,000 to the Ambassader's committee, of the Governor of Hong Kong Construction of fresh shelters which

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DOWNFALL AFTER 31 YEARS Chief Petty Officer Dismissed The Royal Navy

CHARGE OF WRONGFUL CONVERSION

Pleading guilty to charges of fraudulently con- verting to his own use a sum of $81.36 entrusted to him to be delivered to the Accountant Paymaster, being the equivalent of £5 for a cash remittance on behalf of C. E R. A. Wilson, of HMS. Seamew, and failing to deliver same to the Accountant Pay- master, C.P.O. Writer Grigg, of H.MS. Tamar, was this morning sentenced by a court-martial on board H.M.S. Medway to be disrated to the rank of Writer and dismissed His Majesty's service.

been able to do so.

The court was comprised of Capt there was no opportunity of sending C. B. Barry, president, Capt. A. Ethe remittance list home for a fort- M B. Cunningham-Graham, Capt night and by this time I hoped to be in a position to replace the money and E. G. N. Rushbrooke, Comdr. EM no less or inconvenience would have Loly and Comdr. R. M. Dick

been caused to Wilson or his wife had Deputy Judge Advocate was Pay- master Comdr. H. G. Oswin, Defend ing Officer Warrant Writer Braine and Prosecuting Officer Comdr. Coffice and forgot all about it. I went to the drawer on rare occasions and D. Arbuthnot, of HMS Tamar

The following facts were set out in the circumstantial letter.

I made out the remittance list at

the time I received the money and then placed it in my drawer in

the

did not discover the list until early in

October when unfortunately I was not in a position to replace the money. On the August 14 the Accused was! PUNISHED SUMMARILY serving in MS. Tamar and was On August 12, two days before I ac- borne on the books of that ship. He cepted this money from CERA WI- is still serving in HMS. “Tamar” son, I was punished summarily for of

On that day, Chief Engine Room Ar-fences in connection with the running tificer First Class Arthur Percy Wil-of Tombola on board HMS. "Tamar son, of EMS. "Seamew", called at the and deprived of my Long Service and Ship's Office HMS. "Tamar, to draw Good Conduct Medal and Three Good At the same time his Naval Pension. The sum of $408.20 Conduct Badges.

was paid him by Paymaster Lieuten-the Commodore informed me that he ant J. O. Britton, Royal Navy, the As- intended to report the case to the sistant Accountant. --C Officer HMS Commander-in-Chief with a view to my “Tamar”, in his office.

non-continuous Service Engagement being terminated.

PAYMENT TO WIKE

-Chief Engine Room Artificer Wilson I do not wish in any way to suggest than asked the Accused, who was in that the punishment I received for the Ship's Office, and the senior ac-these offences was harsh or unjust but countant rating in that office, if he came as a great blow to my pride could remit 25 of his pension money because up till then I had borne an to his wife The Accused replied unblemished record throughout my ser- "Yes". The Accused then made out a vice and I possessed a service certi- form.

ficate of which I was justly proud. ·

Chief ER. A. Wilson signed the form and handed $81.36 in Hong Kong currency to the Accused. The official rate of the Hong Kong dollar Tas then 1s. 2%d

VERY DEPRESSED

RUDOLF HESS

LEAVES FOR ROME

Aunich, To-da Rudolf Hess, Herr Hit-

left by the night ex- for Rome to `at- Inssolini's person- "annual endahra- cist March on

Rome

He

panied by deputations and Party leade Trins-Ocean.

HUNGARIAN IN TROUBLE

Ivan Martonfalyz, aged

engineer, native of Hungary, this morning charged before R. Edwards at the Central Magis- tracy with entering the Colony with- out a passport and with failing to notify the Pplices of his change of address from Hotel Cecibe to the Tung Wah Hospital and thence to the Luk Kwok Hotel

Sub-Inspector Edwards said de- fendant was sentenced to four points be taken into consider. (1) I joined the Service as a Boy months' imprisonment in Shanghai Writer on May 21, 1906, and was for embezzlement în August but was pensioned after nearly 25 years released owing to the war His

(2)

service on the April 11, 1931. Dar-

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ing the whole of this time my passage was paid by the Hungarian character was continuously Very Consulate at Shanghai to Trieste Good and I received the highest and he arrived in Hong Kong by assessments permissible for ef the Conte Verde which went ashore ficiency. I rejoined the Service on

the June 3 1936, and until the during the last typhoon. He was to lapse which was dealt with on the have continued his yage by the August 12 1937, my conduct,

Conte Biancamano but he went to again exemplary.

SEVERE PUNISHMENT

the agents and there obtained a

I feel my present position very refund of the passage. keenly, particularly as in the clos- Defendant said he was wounded ing years of my Service I am 46

years of age I have not lived in Shanghai and was promised a up to the position in the service 1job in Manila He was remanded have held for so many years and for 24 hours so that a report might must in consequence lose the res- be obtained from the Medical Officer pect of many officers I have had

the privilege of serving. Further, of the Tung Wan Hospital East the stigma which my indiscretion where the defendant had been may bring on my family, more es- patient. pecially as it comes at a time when !

CHINESE CASUALTIES ESTIMATE

Shanghai, To-day

I have one son in the Royal Air Force and another about to join the Royal Navy in a month or so. I have played the game during my time in the Service apart from the lapses already referred to so that when the time came I could en- courage my sons to follow my ex- ample and to spur them on to do even better. The fact that I can

A Japanese spokesman estimates no longer hold myself up as a mo-

Chinese casualties on the Shanghai del to them is indeed a severe form of punishment; to me. front until October 23 at 250,000, I would earnestly beg the Court of which 67,000 were killed on the when deliberating on my sentence to

field of battle. bear in mind the points which I have enumerated above and the already se He estimates that between 500,000 vere punishment awaiting me when I and 600,000 Chinese troops are now eventually return to England and have in the triangle formed by Linho. to face my family.

After evidence had been heard re-iShanghai and Soochow Reuter garding accused's character and service record read, sentence was pass- ed as above.

his

I have never really recovered from this blow and as a result of this and the trying conditions prevailing in Hong Kong during the summer months, The Accused, saying that he "would I became very depressed and seemed to give this money to the Paymaster lose interest in things. While in this right away", left the office ostensibly frame of mind I foolishly yielded to to do so. After a short absence he re the temptation to take the money, and turned and said to Chief Engine Room in my then abnormal condition I sought Artificer Wilson - That is all right, solace in living on shore at a rate it will be forwarded by the next Air higher than I could afford Mail and I will send on your receipt. I wish to express to "CERA, WI- On September 23, Chief ER. A son my deepest regrets for the trou- Wilson received a cable from his wife ble and inconvenience to which he has asking him to send her £5 so that she been put through my foolish action might settle her district rates. Chief and it is now my intention to make ton Barracks, has reported to the ERA Wilson had not then received some slight amends by refunding the the remittance receipt referred to in money at the earliest possible oppor paragraph 3, nor has he received ittunity. since.

་

SOUGHT LOAN

PLEA FOR LENIENCY- In appealing for the leniency of the On the morning of Wednesday, Octo-Court I would beg that the following ber 13, Accused approached Lieutenan W. E Davey, "Tamar" and asked him for a loan of one hundred dollars, re- presenting that unless he could pro- duce that sum within a few minutes, disciplinary action would be taken against hum Lieutenant Davey re! plied that he would give his decision in ten minute's time.

By this time, Paymaster Commander Henderson had obtained confirmation

in writing from the Commanding Of- ficer HMS. “Seamer" of certain per- tinent facts and sent for the Accused. In the absence of a satisfactory explan- ation, Paymaster Commander Hender- son directed Paymaster Lieutenant Britton to take the Accused before the Officer of the Day.

On his way to the Police Office after seeing the Officer of the Day, the Ac- cused passed Lieutenant Davey and said to him. "It is too late-now sir they've got me almanya

ACCUSED'S PLEA

Accused pleaded guilty and the fol- lowing letter was read to the court in mitigation:

On Saturday, August 14, 1 accepted the sum of $8136, being the eq

of Five Pounds Sterling for

rerit

HRMIS

nce from C

favour

C/Cpl. Parker, RE, of Welling

Police that money and jewellery to the value of $84 was stolen from him at the barracks on Monday night

FAIR WEATHER

The Boyal Observatory reported this morning that the anti-cyclone has increased farther in intensity, and is moving into the Pacific the East of Japan.

Local forecast:-E winds, по- derate; fair.

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Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 27, 193

STOPPING JAPAN

even

the repetition of such in ats of neutral rights and will stimulate the forth- Nine Power Conference irmer determination to ap heck In this connection. d-Forster, whose is well known In some interest- a letter to the ardian.” He I

utary, action, including on of aggression, on non-recognition

close working hàn-

the United States,

of Ambassadors from ra radical change

He would therefore haveus

The need for international style of diplomatic relations, and action which would have the

enerous scheme of assistance effect of compelling Japan to to China. But Mr. Arnold Fors pause and exercise some rester then faces the dimcnity that, traints in the conduct of her un-if any sort of joint boycott of official war with China is given Japan is suggested, we shall, an- further emphasis by the Kes-less we are careful, have the wick Road Incident and the sei-United States thinking that we zure of the Hong Kong steamer, intend her to pull the chestnuts Tchekam. The circumstances in out of the fire for us. which Rifleman McGowan lost his life were such that Japan's high original and quick act as far as possible through witted apologists have no word the League without formally to say in extenuation. In perfect making our action contingent weather and visibility, with a upon the United States following railway line as an unmistakable suit, and he proposes that the boundary-mark, the attack which League Powers should refuse ex terminated in the death of Rife ports from Japan probably man McGowan and several Chin without making this continge ese, the wounding and injuring upon previous American assu of others including several forces of similar action? eigners of several nationalities, It is a question of the risk of bore every hall mark of a deliber war. The risk varies according ate act. The target was a Brit-to the measures adopted; to re- ish military post and so plainly fuse to receive exports would does it seem that the act was not involve the same risk—which premeditated and intentional is not to say that there would that suspicion will undoubtedly be no risk-as to cut off those revive as to whether the mach-supplies without which Japan ine-gumming of British Embassy could not indefinitely continue to cars was altogether a "mistake." make war. But if there is any Seizure of the Tchekam comes risk of war there is only one within an entirely category, but sound rule: that, as in the Med- nevertheless raises important iterranean during the "sanctions" issues of interna, onal import-period, all the nations that might lance. It is, perhaps, obvious be affected by an attack from that the Tchekam was sailing the Power restrained and this under the Panaman flag largely would include the United States, for purposes of convenience, but for "effective restraint is im- should that does not alter the fact that possible without her" she was under the Panaman flag bind themselves to go at once to This and that that flag entitled to one another's assistance. respect by the Japanese Navy, would apply to the Pacific, and, whose government is or has been to be candid, it would apply all on friendly relations with the the more from our own point of Pagaman Government. Registra-view because we are in the Paci- ton of the Tchekam in Zanama fic, what we were not in the appears to have preceded the Mediterranean, weak in a milit.... Japanese declaration of blockade, ary sense. We are weak there

.

so that even were the blockade also (much weaker than in the. legally recognised (which it is crisis of 1931-2) because the not), Japan cannot confidently state of Europe would not, now argue that the registration was permit us to detach forces to the made to defeat the blockade on Far East, and also because any technical grounds. Seizure of a extension of the war in the

neutral ship and detention of Fast would invite the Far

foreigners apparently mean enemies of peace to make a move. nothing to the Japanese Navy, As Mr. Arnold-Forster points which ordered the Tchekam, still out, there are still some who, fying the Panaman flag to For-even after experiencing the con- mosa. They are presumably in-sequences of Sir John Simon, tending to detain the ship as a argue that it is safer not to fry "prize of war." Of the war which to divert the course

is not a war Hong Kong's at-history as titude, incidentally, annot be authors of the

one of en

ship was

stock, to Hang

of foodstuffs,

Hong Kong

registered

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