1932-02-09 — Page 7

む

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1932.

GENERAL EXODUS FROM SHANGHAI

"MONTE CARLO OF THE EAST NOW

AN ARMED CAMP.

BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL: REFUGEES POURING INTO HONG KONG.

At the outset of the Chinese Japanese clash in Shanghai refugees were content to soak aholter in the International Bottle- mont, but the continuation of hostilities which have so far shown little signs of abatement, has led to, gofuge farthersfield bṣing sought by those who are in a position to get away from Shanghai. Over the week-end large numbers were brought into the Colony from Shanghai, the Empress of Russin, arriving yesterday carrying over 1,300 passengers, while the Prusident Grant, which came in shortly after 9 p.m. was filled to capacity. The President Van Buren als had all available space filled up at Shanghai and it is understood that all available accommodation on boats from Shang- hai to Hong Kong is anpped up and the demand for accommoda. tion cannot be met.

Some of the arrivals telt graphic tales of the hardships which the population of Chapoi bave hail to endure. Their fight to the International Settlement and the resistance put up by Chinese soldiers was what most of them were anxious to talk about on their

# arrival here,

As was to be expected, the commercial life of Shanghai is at a standstill and practically all business is paralysed. The situation within the settlement can best be guaged by statements in an interview which a representative of the Daily Press had with Mr. E. Nissim, a prominent business man of Shanghai, who arrived in the Colony yesterday on the Empress of Russia.

? !

ALL LOCAL HOTELS FULL UP.

The urge to Beck a safer refagistep was both becuase of the fact apparently became irrepressible that business was at a standstil!! when the fighting became intensiñed and that most of the members of towards the end of last wenky In the Stack Exchange were Volan- 'stand of "proparations for celebrat-toers, who had been called up ing the New Year on Saturday, There has been no sacrifice sale of thuse who could do so packed their shares. The property market in belongings and made their way to Shanghai also wis dead and the two President boats and the business was being done... Empress to get away from the in- essant booming of gues which was heard from the Settlement. The Purser of one of the boats which arrived yesterday stated that he could have taken a couple of thou sand of passengers had he had room na, his boat.

1/

The palive banks closed down a few days before Chinese New Year, but they opened up again before the New Year in order to facilitate The European banks castoners. carried on as usual, there being no ran on their resources. Some of the native banks tried to draw heavily on the foreign banks but the lacter:

wouldn't have it."

FOOD SHORTAGE.

SHIP'S OFFICER'S

ACCOUNT.

Soon through, binoculars, the fort woomed, to be níuch as hunt, an the guns appeared to be in pics tion. Many Chinese were sech in the vicinity of the fort.

L

Captain James anid that the food problem might at some future date, become acute, as none was being obtained from the Chinese farmers, and the only remaining source of supply was by steamer.

SWATOW QUIET..

SCHOOLS POSTPONE

REOPENING,"

SMALL DEMONSTRATION BY

·LABOUR UNIONS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)`

SWATOW, Feb. 6. To-day the town appears quiet | "but some excitement still prevails

The streets

One of the senior officers on board the s.s. President Grant said in an interview that they arrived A Shanghai on Friday, February "On Thursday, the Japanese had During the ship's stay in port. bombarded the Woosung Forts from expicsions could be heurd, but it warships which were lying some could not be determined whether saven miles down the river, The they were caused by guns or by Japanese silenced the forts but did bombs. The sky at night was lit not take it, as Chiness soldiers by the glare of fires in Chapui, amongst the misinformed and nur

row-minded plasses, could be seen from the vessel. Soms and Juponese bombing planes wer' of the guns in the forts were lying frequently to be seen overhead are not so crowded as during the Inat for days. Many persons have upside down and others were visibly during the daytime.

since returned to their homes in daraaged. The town. (Woosung) It was quito correct, said Cap- itself was fired on the next day tain James, that crowds were bothe contral residential area, though some, continue to go inland or to and was burning very fiercely. seiging the shipping offices, but so "Our informant said that it was reported that the Japanese had landed troops at Woosung bat wore ropulsed. This was not confirmed so it is not known whether the in formation is correos

On the same day à bomb dropped some two hundred feet away from one of the U.S. destroyers which Divers was lying in the river.

far as Europeans were concerned Hong Kong. Most of the shops are the only, signs of a general exodus open to enable those, who are stay- was on the part of the women and ing back, do their China New Year children: all the "taen-most of shopping,

The political situation has cer- whom of course were members of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.tainly upset all calculations, for the So far no Powervelebration this year." There is sure were remaining. had given any order for its na to be a lack of enthusiasm amongst the womenfolks, who have not tiouals to evacuate the city.

sought refuge elsewhere. To an outsider it would appear that Swatow is prepared for war with a good number of the population gone and houses deserted. The Chinese persist that fighting will what frightens bake place, and them, most of all is an neriat bom, Mr. McCain, another resident of bardment, similar to the recent Shanghai, who was a passtager to Shanghai attack. "

"Shanghai," remarked Captain

I were sent down from the destroyer James, is full of conflicting rum recover this bomb and when ours, and it is impossible for any. brought up it was found to be of one to forte any opinion based in Japanese origin. The opinion incurrent statements,"" official quarters was that it was 'nu accident, it being thought that the bomb dropped out from one of the Japanese planes.

ON DUTY AS VOLUNTEER.

*

long Kor 011 the President Gruut, said that he was a member

Anti-Japanese Parado.

NO. HAIR-CUTS OR LETTERS!

of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Some two hundred members of Business is absolutely at a stand and right up to the time of his combined labour unions held an still in Shanghai, The Chinese doparture for Hong Kong the anti-Japanese parade yesterday afternoon, going through the in- people wont go to work because Volunteers were doing duty

thoroughfares,

"Down they want to stay at home and four-hour spells. They had barely portant

and protect their goods and property. time for food and sleep, and wars with Japanese Imperialism"

Owing to the fact that the tele-quartered in the district under Down with the Japanese" were phone lines are always engaged, it their control. Mr. McCann's Com shouted by these unruly elements

is extremely difficult to get a sail pany bad as their quarters a Chiwhen passing "enemy territory." through, and sometimes one has toese temple near the North Railway wait some thirty or forty minutes Station, and from their posts tiny before a call is answered.

could aos numbers of dead Chiness lying in the atroots.

guzi.

Nothing untoward happened, how. ver, as "armed policemen would have been able to cope with any eventuality. Rain was responsible for the anal turnout,

The Students.

The opening of the schools after the winter vacation, to-morrow, har been postponed partly on account of the Chinese New Year and large-

The, officer said that in Shanghai

To the best of Mr. McCann'a most barbers are Japanoss and as they have forsaken their business knowledge, the Volunteers had been; in action but puce during the: dia. "Anxious crowds of relatives and

lind taken to arms, it is almost im friends awaited the arrival of both

possib's to get a hair-cut. These turbance, and that at the very be the Empress of Russia and the Pre-

barber-soldiers do street patrolling guning of the affair. On that be. duty in addition to a little sniping casion a number of rounde wore sident Grant yesterday and there was an animated scene daring the As regards conditions in the when occasion demands. No Chin-fired from a Lewis "gun, but howly due to the present political situa The question has been ask- whole day in the quay in front of Settlement, the shortage of food can be persuaded to go to the many casualties were caused he tion.

ed: What about the student-volun- not could not say. the Hong Kong and "Kowloon uppers to be the great concern of Post Office for letters, for

teors, where were they during the The International Settlement is recent critical moments and why Wharve and Godowa Companymany. The price of rice jumpedwo hundred yards from this buila

ing there is a Japanese machine blocked with Chinese fleeing there haven't they offered their services The passengers from the Empress From $11, a picul to more than $20.

for protection. The question of for what they are worth? They are ixat took several hours to disembark Mr. Nissim said he had heard it

food supply was at first thought to always the real trouble-makers but and just as the process was com- rumoured that as much as 840 to

"By the way, added the spraker, be a serious one, but it is now shirk after an international topis plated, more arrivals came on the 900 a picul had been paid, but he

"the Chinese have one very fine considered that any unxiety on that has been raised.

account is needles, as the latest wharf to greet passengers from the did not believe such rumours to be fighting planes in Nanking and view of those in a position to know President Grant.

why they dont take these down is that a serious shortage of foun

is unlikely to develop," No Japanose aro SUBS in the Shanghai absolutely defents

There is, said Mr. McCann, no was quickly taken up by the new Settlement except in Hongkow, said At ons time there were as many general exodus of women and child- arrivals and even space in Chinese Mr. Nissim. The fow that are in as seventeen Japanese bombors at ren, though of course a low are NEW BILL TO BE INTRODUCED

arding houses is becoming scarce.the Settlement are apparently in work, though one of these was leaving. On the other hand, large numbers of Chinese are leaving Available Many of thous who arrived yester hiding. The. Chinese had goneally brought down. In some quar-Shanghai by day made their way to Canton by through great sufferings in their ters it is thought that it was hit steamer.

by one of the anti-aircraft guns the night boat. Others are putting flight, added Mr. Nissim.

while others think that the lone up with friends and relatives in the.

Chinese plane that was sent up Calony until

was responsible for this. In arrangements can be made.

All available hotel accommodation

true,

·

One of the first questions put by Mr. Nissin to our representative The was, What is the latest move from

permanent

mu,

every There are three Japanese aircraft carriers in Shanghai, a small one. The and, two large modern craft. Japanese are establishing.

ground

distance outsice my aerodrome some

the city, and a number of land planes are already stationed there

large number of vacant blocks on Shanghai.When told that the opinion it was the combined work situation had not abated, but had of the Chinese plane and their the Reclamation in Wanchai pro-

rather intensified, Mr. Nissim anti-aircraft guns that did the mises to fill up quickly if the exodus from Shanghai to quietly asked where a newspaper damage.

culd be bought and whether it would contain the latest telegrams ¦

Colony continues.

BUSINESS AT A STAND- STILL.

the

HUGE DAMAGE.

A CHINESE VERSION.

1.

1

RIGHTS TO SMA

71

A BT is to be introduced in the Legislative Council to amend th Foreshores and Sea Bed Ordinance,

1901. "

of

The objects and reasons state, in part:

Sub-sections 2 and 3 give the!

power to Governor in Council award compensation in Cas special damage and loss of value concerning which no provision was made in the principal Ordinance. A Chiness passenger Qu

the Bubsection 4 recasts the second President Grant, who is a promin proviso to section 3 of the princi- ent business man in Shanghai, told pal Ordinance, by substituting the our representative that there was words "rights of sea access, if any, nothing doing in that port at the specifically granted to the holder of present. There was practically no any lot, abutting directly on the business transacted as the Chiness seu er on any lot, abutting directly employees are keeping away from on the son or on any tidal river or the offices on account of the fact channel connected therewith, by any that they want to guard their Crown lease "for the words "speci In conclusion the speaker said homes while the foreign staff are oral rights of sea access, if any, of

think, and most people in He (the speaker) said there was noder a Crown lease."

Volunteer duty in the Settlement any holder of any lot, holding un home in the Hongkew district be: Shinghai do, that the reason why need for alarm regarding the re-

Section 3 of this Ordinance simi.

One of the passengers, who stated Our representative was told that that he was an eyewitness of the the damage done at Chapel was Mr. A. Nissim, a well-known basi-fighting a Chapei, said that the estimated at $100,000,000 and that pince has been thoroughly razed was from a conservative point of ness man of Shanghai, who was

and that the damage would run into interviewed at the Peninsula Hotel

many millions. by a Daily Pax representative, stated that the business life in

stili and that both business firms

And the big stores have closed down.

Some offices are still carrying on.

Another Chinese, who had his

view!

+

CHINESE TEMPLES

ORDINANCE.

Shanghai was at a complete stand fore the outbreak of the present there is so much uneasiness ihero at porled food shortage. There waslarly recasts the proviso to section tilities, said that practically present is because they are afraid quite an ample supply in Shanghai 5 of the principal Ordinance which, nino out of every ten bouges in that that when the trouble comes to an ably.

although prices had risen consider though worded slightly differently to the second proviso to, section a as are a number of small shops from arch are vacant.,

end, there will be a re-action in the The damago done to the Chapel of the principal Ordinance, appears which purchases could be made As evideues of the quick nature of minds af. the Chinese which will district was such that it would be to have been intended to have the through half closed shutters. the departare of many of the steer-turn them against the foreigner that was regretted by all who

hard to name a figure and one thing same effect. From his place in the Internation-nge passengers, it is only recessary That is why so many people are followed Chinese literature closely al Settlement, Mr. Nissim said the boom of the guns could be heard. to give a description of the luggage sending away their wemenfolk and was the loss of the Commercia: farge numbers of refugees from the carried by them. The majority children and it is thought that volumes of ancient Chinese literary Press factory and with it many stricken areas have gone to the showod great concern over one par that is also the reason why they work.

The draft of a "Bill is published laternational Settlement for shel-

Tin the Government Gazette to Thaie Eer. These wern searched before ticular article-the blanket

are bringing all the foreign troops According to this gentleman, the being admitted.

article was evident everywhere, the

there."

Japanese made two attacks on the amend the Chiness Temples Ordin- Woosung Forts." The first time

ance, 1959, The Chineas are putting up a refugeus taking care to include it

Under section 7 (1) (a) of the they landed fpur hundred marinez very good show," explained Mr. among their luggago; even though

but none of these returned to the principal Ordinance, the Chinese Nissim, who went on to say that a large Japanese seroplane was they had to give up other things by

Staff Captain James of the Em ships. The next time they sent members for the time being of the Legislative Council are ex officio brought down by the Chinese who so doing. Many come to the Colony press of Russia, said that when the with the same fate?

seven hundred men but these mut members of the Chinese Temples

Committen.. are resisting tooth and nail with only a small bundle, a fow Nissim said that most of the pieces of clothing hastily done up.

ship was passing the Woosung The speaker enid that when the The Chinese member of the Ex resistance was from the Southern

One Chinese family of the well-to. forts on her departure from Shang-trouble started, the general opinion eoptive Council was until recently (Canton) troops.

do class travelled down en bloc hai on Saturday morning, bodies was that it would not last a wock alas a member of the Legislative but at the present rate it was go- Council. The main object of the The Shanghai Block Exchange over thirty members of the family had closed down, stated, Mr. Nissim taking passage from Shanghai and could be clearly seen on the banking on, it would be a bold man in-amendment is to enable him to re in answer to a question put by our carrying with them about 180 pieces of the river, although the tronches dead" who would try to forecast how main ex officia a member of the

were still occupied by Chinese, and when it would and,

Committee. representative. The reason for this of luggage te

WOOSUNG FORTS.

We are showing an exclusive range OVERCOATS in variety of materials. Distinguished by

а

smartness of out which reveals the current season's style, the man who takes pride in his personal appearance will find exactly the conf" to suit” him at-

A

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

19

10, Ice House. Street

Agents for

Jaeger Overcoats, Gloves, etc.

18

COLUMBIA

11

COMPACT

MODELS

Columbia

TRADE.

MARK

RADIO

PRICES FROM $200

(LESS 10% DISCOUNT FOR CASH) CALL AND I ́EAR THEM AT-

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.

Jen House Street.

Tel. 21922

Stepping into Spring

From the

Ladies' Salon

of

Faille afternoon

Shoes at $16.50,

Glace kid walking

Shoes at $17.50:

4,

Black suede

Shoes at

*$25,00.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.