1934-08-18 — Page 11

મા

H.K. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

ORDERS BY LIEUT.-COL. H. B.

L. DOWBIGGIN. OBE." COM- MANDANT, HX.V.D.C.

1.-PAKADE

August 17.

اذ

(a) Corps 1st Battery- .. All N.C.O,'s will parade at Head- quarters for instruction under Sergt. Evans on Thursday, August 23" at 5.30 p.m.

The Battery Training Season will commence on Thursday, Septem ber 6, 1934. It is expected that every member will do his best to attend on that date.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934.

NEWS FROM CHINA

CANTON NOTES

Preparing The Budget

REDS IN CHANG TING

Big Increase In Numbers

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton. Aug. 17.

Conditions

Canton, Aug. 17.

South-western

SALE OF THE C. E. R.

Moscow Accuses

Japan

Moscow, Aug. 11. The Soviet press to-day claimed that Manchoukuo and Japan were trying to force Russia to sell the Chinese

ITALIAN CONSUL ENTERTAINED Marshal Li Chung- Jen Plays Host

On last Thursday evening (18th), Commander "A. Bianconi, "the Italian Consul General in South China accompanied by his secre- tary Mr. John S. Waan, Dr. G. Lavagni, (Legal adviser to the National Government in Nanking? Miss V. Lavagna, Capt, G. Facet, of Breda, the famous aeroplane manufacturers, were the guests of honour at A banquet given by Marshal and Madame Li Chung Jen of Kwangst in the Aviation the railway are;

meang

of

Any deftelencies in Uniform and which the Canton-Hankow Rail-military authorities of the two pro-bin, Mr. Rudy, has reported that club, at Tung Shan, Canton. At

Equipment should be reported to B.QMS. H. T. Buxton now so that there may be no trouble re- garding dress when the Training

Season commences.

(b) Corps Engineers.

TROOP

Monday, August 20, 1984:~Squad Drill for N.C.O.'s-Dress Mufti. (c) Corps Machine Gun Battallon: Parade at Troop Stable at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday. August 23, 1934 ARMOURED CAR AND MOTOR CYCLE SECTION Car Section: Parade at Head quarters on Monday, 20th" inst. at 5.30 b.m. for Machine Gun, In- struction.

Eastern line of the Eastern Railway by Fukien bordering on Kwangtung terrorism. have given some concern to the

vinces. According to 迄 report from Lieut-General "Huang Jen Huan, commanding officer of the first independent division of the First Group Army, the Red troops in Chang Ting. Western Fukien, are increased by 3,000 under the command of "General" Pang Ten Hual.

The Russian manager at Har- conditions on alarmingly worse for the period the Banquet, Commander Blan- from June 17 to August 6. In that conl, after a speech which was wrecks, 43 bandit raids, two mur- the Inspector General for Foreign time, he says, there have been 12 interpreted by Dr. Kan Chia Hau.

ders. 24 employes wounded, 14 Affair of Five South-western Pro- robberies, 28 damages, to stock and vinces in Mandarin, presented a roadbed and 9 cases of sabotage picture of Signor Mussolini to in telegraph stations,

Marshal. Li Chung Jen. Marshal Li replied and his speech was in viser to the Marshal terpreted by Dr. L. Chow, the ad-

Linking of the proposed Canton- Swutow Railway with the Canton- Hankow Railway will become an accomplished fact when the Arst From Our Special Correspondent) mentioned Ilne to be completed. The Canton terminus of the Can- ton-Swatow Railway is to be lo- cated at Sai Chuen, a western in- 'dustrial suburb of the city, through

way passes and which will be the connecting point of two lines.

A planning committee is in charge with mapping out the line and the constructon work. A sur- vey of the entire track will be com-. pleted by the end of the year. The Provincial Department of Recon- struction is in charge of the en- tire project and will secure a por- Why the Communists tion of government funds for con- creasing their struction expenses. Overseas Chi-Ting is not clear, but the fifth forces at Chang nese are asked to invest in thi: Cantonese air squadron are mak- railway,

ing observations of the Commun- ist movement in Western Fukien.

Two additional regiments are being rushed from the East River valley to

the Kwangtung-Fusler borders. Strategic points along have been well fortified and guard-oles. Kwangtung-Fuklen, frontier

NEW STAFF FOR C.K.R. Mr. Wong Hon Wal, former sec- tional chief of the Canton Muni- cipal Government, is appointed traffic manager of the Chinese

are 13-

Negotiations for the sale of the dragged since June 26, 1933, when Russian share in the railway have

the Japanese undertook to pur-

Among the guests present be- chase the road and thus eliminate sides Commander Blaneont were: the last vestige of Russian 10-H. E. Chairman Lin Yun Kai, of fluence from Manchoukuo.

Kwangtung Manchouko, first offered 50 000.-ment, Mr. Chow Lu, president of Provincial Govern- 000 yen for the share of the rail--the National Sun Yat Sen Univer way, and Soviet countered with asity and member of South-western Motor Cycle Section: Parade at

demand for 250,000,000 gold rou Folitical Council, Chief Judge Tsia Headquarters on Monday, 20th

Subsequent negotiations inst. at 5.30 p.m. for Machine Gun the new managing director of the protection of this province, several offers and demands were kept a

narrowed this gap slightly, but Ting Chow, Mr. Tan Tsak Tu railway,, Mr. Wong is a graduate battalions of the first independent secret. The matter of price was Political Council, Dr. Li'Lu Chau. member of the South-western of the University of California, division have guarded Yung Ting sald by the Japanese to be the newly appointed Managing Direc

*Instruction.

Parade at Miniature Range Headquarters on Wednesday, 22nd Inst. for Musketry Instruction..

No. 3 ANZAC) COMPANY Rifle practice will be held at the Miniature Range on Thursday, August 23, at 5.30 p.m.

2. VOLUNTEER AIR ARM Members of Flights should tele- phone to the Time Keeper, Kal Tak Aerodrome (Tel. No. 58812) and book starting time for Flying instruction on Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning.

Pte. D. R. Ryde. No. 1 Company, is appointed to "A" Flight,

3.- RESERVE COMPANY The Reserve Company will carry out a reconnaissance on Sunday, September 2. 1934.

Rendezvous: Queen's Pier, 2.30 Dress: Optional. Probable hour of return. 7 p.m.

4.-LEAVE

2nd Lieut J. K. Bousfeld, M... A.SC. Cadre granted three weeks leave as from August 14 to Septeèm- ber 3, 1834.

5.-STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH Having Completed Three Years

Service

No. 1545. Pte. C. Jackson, No. 7 Platoon-No. 2 Company, as from January 1, 1934.

6.--STRENGTH

section of the Canton-Henkow Hallway. Like Mr. Lee Luk Chiu.

where he took 越 M.M., degree. Among other changes in the staf are a new cashier and a new secre- tary. ."

No date has been set for the en- forcement of the new agreement signed at Hong Kong

J

it

the

ed for some time. To ensure the

and Shang Hang border towns in Fukien for some months at the request of the Central Authorities.

General Chiang Kai Shek, Chair- man of the Military Affairs Com- mission, according to vernacular Press reports. has sent two tele- grams to General Chen Tsai Tong. De-Commander-in-Chief of the South-

Route

real issue at stake, but there are other fields involved.

፡፡

On July 25. of this year, the Japanese made what was termed their final offer" for the railway, and have been awaiting a reply from Moscow to this proposal which the foreign office sald Russia must either accept or re-

this reply will depend whether or forces.ject. Tokyo considers that upon

not there is a speedy settlement of the final sale contract whether Russo-Japanese, relations. ate dangerously strained.

anti-Communist, asking him to move his troops in Fukten farther up in preparaton for the coming offensive or Chang

THE BUDGET PROBLEM Officials of the Provincial partment of Finance are busy in drawing up a new budget for the hext fiscal year. Four committed members of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Government are assisting Ting. in the work. At the same time," other government offices are asking the first column anti-Red unit, ed to form their new budgets to has returned to his headquarters

General Yu Han Mow, command

or

A rupture, would leave Russia, in the same position, having a half

tor of the Canton Kowloon Rail- way. Mrs. Kan Chia Hau, Dr. and Mrs. 1. Chow, representatives of General Chan Chat Tong and many others

FIGHTING THE REDS

Strong Measures

Taken

Foochow, Aug. partment of Finance for approval. be submitted to the Provincial De-in Tal Yu, Southern Klangsi, and share in the railway which Man-

General Chiang Ting Wen, Com- General L Yung Ching, command-choukuo, (and Janan) covets, but mander-in-Chief of the Eastern ing the second column, has left

the Japanese spokesman declared Route Bandit-Suppression Forces,.. on an inspection trip of Eastern

that this "final offer was "very arrived here from Amoy yesterday Kwangtung. General Pat Hsung generous," and he believed that it and immediately convened a mili Hs the well-known Kwangst lead would be acceptable to the Soviet, tary conference at the Provincial er, is accompanying General LA | The Japanese foreign minister Government House. to inspect the defence works of Koki Hirota is acting as mediator offensive on the "Reds" who are A general that part of the province.

on behalf of the conferees, and retreating along the Min River was "after consultation with Manchou-launched last night. kuo" banded the final proposal to

The entire 87th Division under Ambassador

Yuraney, who pre- Lieut General Wang Ching Chin

DEVELOPMENT OF HAINAN Following his inspection tour of Hainan Island, Mr. Hu Chi Hsien, a member of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Government, is drafting a plan for the development of the Island and for the relief of the economic distress there.

Many people dread to go to the Island for fear of contracting dis- eases, hence more hospitals and medical service are necessary, There is not enough agricultural production in Hainan. RS the well-to-do people have to eat im- ported rice. The land there is fertile, and after proper irriga- tion it is possible to grow more rice, fruits and vegetables..

The Island is poor. Readjust-

PARTY AFFAIRS mised a reply after communicating

with Moscow.

*

has already reached the front. Like Letter "T"

Government troops have been de. The Chinese Eastern Railway,alled between Shlukow and Pais-.

-

On Sound Footing formerly owned jointly by Russia ha respectively 67 and 30 miles

Hankow, Aug. 8. General Liu Chih, Chairman of the Honan Provincial Government

No. 2140 Pte. J. F. Stein, Mustard ment and rehabilitation of public and concurrently Director of the

& Co., Anzac Co., 13.8.34.

No. 2141 Pte. J. F. Hickman, Mackintosh's, Ltd., MMG. Bec, 13.8.34.

(Sd.) P. 8. M. Wilkinson Captain.

Adjutant, HK.V.D. Corps

SOVIET CITIZENS.

EVACUATE

Manchukuo War Scare

Harbin Aug. 17. More than 1,500 Soviet residents at Imienpo, Muling, Pogranitch- naya, Taltalitar, Pokotu and Man-

chull. left recently for the U.S.S.R., according to Press reports here Reuter

Anance are necessary. The many excessive and minor taxed will be abollshed.

BANDITS INVADE

MUKDEN

Kaifeng Pacification Headquarters. arrived here from Kaifeng yester- day in the company of General Chang Fang, Vice-Commander-in Chief of the Main Reserve Units of the Bandit-suppression Forees (for the provinces of Klangsi, Kwangtung, Fuklen, Hunan and Hupeh).

and China, is shaped like a letter north-west of Foochów.

and drains the whole of Under the personal direction of northern and central Manchoukuo, Lieut. General Wang Ching Hsfu strategic importance It is of immense commercial and Garrison Commander of the Min

between Russia and China before Lerday.

and its River, a fierce attack on the control was a pawn in the contest "Reds" was staged at dawn yes

Japan stepped into the Manchuri- an picture.

owned

Assisted by airplanes of the 3rd squadron, the Government troops hours of nghting. The defeated the "Reds" after four suffering heavy casualties, retreat

marauders

It joins the Japanese South Manchurian Railway at its southernmost terminus as Chang: chun, (Hsinking) and proceeds north, through the commercialed from Shiukow, Huangtien' and capital at Harbin, to Esitalhar. Kuków towards Yukikow. Here the western line. branches. Further Government reinforce They called on General Chang crosses the Great Khingan moun-ments reached the front last night

Liang, Vice-Commander-

talns serves the valley of Barga, Another severe assault was launch- and eventually reaches the Sovieted by the Government troops un-

Ksueh

But Driven Out By in-Chief of the Bandit-suppression frontier, at Manchouli. It con-der the protection of airplanes

Troops

Tientsin, "Aug. 7. According to a report received here from Makden to-day, a large band of bandits totalling about 500 strong, including over a hundred Koreans, invaded Mukden at mid. night of the 5th and succeeded in gaining admittance through a side gate of the West Gate of the city.

Forces for the provinces of Honan," nects here with a short spur of this morning, Hupeh and Anhwel, and General Ho Cheung Chun, Director of the Hankow Pacifcation Headquarters. following which they sailed for Kinklang last night en route to Kuling to see General Chiang Kai

Shek

the trans-Siberian, to make con- nection with the chief artery a

JOINT EFFORT Besides personally, "supervising few miles north at Chita.

the campaign at Yenping, strategic The eastern lide, upon which city in northern Fukien, General the terrorism is claimed to be Wet Li Huang, Held-Commander taking place, branches castward of the Eastern Route Bandil-sup from Tsitsihar, and roughly pression Forces, has ordered the Interviewed, General Idu. "Chih parallels the course of the Amur 39th Army under General Liu Ho stated that banditry in Honan

river, reaching the Borict frontier Ting to move gastwards toward A war scare arose on Saturday

province has been wiped out. The

at Pogranichnaya, whence it is at Buitenho where Soviet women

remnant outdaws have fled towards only short journey to narkow, to effects & joint enveloping Kutien, 23 miles north of Shiu- began to evacuate following the As soon as their presence was dis- the Hupeh-Anhwel border where |

st, and thence to Vladivostock. capture of three Japanese, four covered the entire Japanese force they are being subjugated by Gen- would give Japan, in conjunction troops sepjast the "Red" Gen Complete control of the railway movement with other Government Chinese and a Russian by a stationed inside the wall was attral Li Chen Hua, Commander with the strategic South Manchu Liu's men reached the city of marauding Mongol USSR. cavalry once mobilized and a fight ensued in-Chief of the Bandib-suppression rian Railway, complete economie Kutten on Thursday night. detachment in the vicinity of between the invading bandits and Forces for the Honan-Eupeh and strategic control of all of Lake Dalatpor. Later, evacuation

Reports that Kutler has fallen of Soviet citizens began at Imien.

to the "Red" are untrue. po, in the vicinity of which bandits

The surprise attack on Shlykow had repeatedly committed train

A reign of terror and death ex-by the Reds, it is learnt, was 1sts along the Chinese Eastern aimed to break the siege of the outrages.

Railway in Manchouku, according Government troops on Shinchang to official reports made public in and Julkin, "Red" strongholds fr

south-eastern Kianga, and Chang ting, Red" lair in western Fu- kien, Kuo Min

i

A NEW RAILWAY

the defending Japanese.

Anhwel border.

Flood Situation

troops, the bandits acattered them- Overwhelmed by the Japanese selves in different directions and

The food situation in Honan is plundered and set fire on a num.not severe this year, therefore it ber of shops, making away with is expected that a 70 per cent total cash sum of about $20,000, harvest will be reaped. Despite their strenuous efforts, the of the million dyke Joan Japanese troops succeeded In three-fourths have been expended rounding up only about thirty at on the strengthening of the dykes the bandite, while the rest all of the Yellow River and the bat escaped. Investigation after thence for the construction of high incident disclosed that three pedes. ways. trians were killed during the fight.

: 4

|

Manchoukuo.”

MOSCOW'S VIEW:

Moscow...

The official newspaper Pravda was quick to make the editorial Interpretation that this might be Hankoy, Aug. 8.

the result of Japanese authorities General Liu Halang. Command

deliberately refraining from enfor- er-in-Chief of the Bzochuen troops

cing order along the rallway, in and actual ruler of 8zechuen, he afgned a contract with a certain The Japanese are now taking more placed on a firm and sound footway for a figure less than they Party affairs in Honan are now to sell their interests in the rail

the hope of foreing the Russians French firm for the construction precautionary measures and maring, since their readjustment by were worth, of a railway between Churguing tial law is being enforced through Mr. Hung Lu Tung, Special Party and Chengta in Brechten. The out the city at 10 o'clock in the Affairs Commissioner for Ronan amount of the loan has not been night.

he added

disclosed:

Kuo Min.

Kuo Min

threats in the Japanese prese - An official report of the Russian director of the Chinese Eastern

carried on in the region traversed murder and sabotage were being Railway charged that wholesale

by the road. The editorial warned Japan that Forty-six persons the Soylet OTPEnment CRU'S BEER officials, bullied into decrinding the railway: 192. persons wounds either by ndir terrorism of year along the

The Cruel PAIN

and

ITCHING

OF

11

Be free from plice, that terrible complafat with its swollen protrusions at the bowel extremity, hours of torturing pain and often less of blood. Try Zam-Buk Oint ment! This great barbal healer has cured thousands of sufferers. even when operation seemed their only escape..

Zam-Buk brings wonderful soothing relief from the awful burning and itching. It eases the congested veins and checks blood- ing. Zam-Buk causes the pro- trusions to gat gradually smaller until finally they disappear. Don't suffer a day longer start your **** cure with Zam-Buk!

PILES

HÆMORRHOIDS

SOON ENDED BY

Use Zam-Buk also "for healing cuts, bruises, burns" and other injuries, and for curing eczema, ulcers, bad feet, boils, itch, aches, gains, etc.

• •

Law-Bak du vill ju handly dezes printed directione ara maizand in mary package

ZAM-BUK

HERBAL OINTMENT

Warn. Gilempar & Co., Sidi, da Der Vorax Road, Hong Kong,

IP

WOODWARDS CELEBRATES

XWW.39-|

only every mother knew

Tears cease and baby's pain is soon soothed away with a teaspoonful of Woodward's Gripe Water. Woodward's checks fermentation and ensures complete digestion. It removes the cause of discomfort in a natural way. Woodward's contains no opiates, and is safe to give babies of any ag

WOODWARDS GRIPE WATER

KEEPS BABY WELL

ODWARD LIMTTRE,

For Better Printing

CONSULT

The Hong Kong Daily Press.

All kinds of Job Printing, Stationery, Book-binding, etc.

Undertaken

at Moderate Prices.

Please Phone or Write to

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS 'II, Ice House Street.

Tel: 30261.

AL