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Hongkong Daily Press.

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ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 24649. BAMOGEĦAX±0. ⠀ĦĦAX¶ET HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1937. CЯD HA+Ƒ#£##ĦAF* Price

CONFLAGRATIONS

FRENCH BATTALION FOR SHANGHAI

R. A. M.C. Men Also Leave

Aboard the Messageries Maritimes liner Sphinx from Salzon. was a French regiment, Bataillon de Marche de Chine, comprising 650 strong, of French and Annamlies, under the command of Com- mandant Andeguis and Capitaine Marguèron, en route to Shanghai, to reinforce the French Army there.

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Also proceeding to Shanghal aboard the same ship were number of Royal Armý Medical Corps ranks, under the command of Major F. C. Tibbs, to reinforce the Medical Corps in Shanthat.

The following is the R.A.M.C. list, J. Crosbie, T. Llewellyn, É. E. Wil- for Shanghai:

son, E. G. Smart, W. J. Selvey.

Rev. E. D'A Staunton, MA., CF., Lt. (Q.M.) A V. Heggle. M.BE,

R.A.M.C.

'Misses L. M. Pickering, M. J Cunningham. P. Hogan, M. C. Heaton four sisters).

Cpls. W. Millington, R. Sprank In, Ptes. F. W, Allport, J. R. Balk- w, D. A. Baxter, W. Battersby, P.

The Sphinx is leaving for Shanghal at 8 a.m. to-day.

Troops in Shanghai at present include the Loyals. Royal Welch Fusiliers (from Hong Kong), Royal Ulster Rides (from Hong Kong). US Marines and Shanghai at Volunteer Defence Corps all doing duty in the International Settle-

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SINGING, SMILING SHANGHAI RICE

REFUGEES

Scenes At Kowloon Station

There were scenes of great animation at the Kowloon station last night when the various "specials arrived from Canton with their thousands of travellers.

Not all by any. manner of means, were refugees: It was most noticeable that there was a goodly number of tourists who reported that "all was quiet on the Canton front."

Price Limit Fixed

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Shanghai, Aug. 22: As a mea- sure to discourage pronteering among provision dealers IA” this city, the local control commission for provisions has set the limit for the price of rice sold in the city at $14.50 per plcul for the polished variety generally consumed. Deal- ers are absolutely forbidden to sell at any price above this.

It was reported a few days ago that certain rice dealers in the In- ternational Settlement had taken advantage of the dificulty in securing rice, selling, at prices as

What a bewildering assortment high as 80 cents per catty or $80

of humanity, household utenalla per picul.--

and livestock! Obviously many "of | Central News

the people had been, feverish in

their haste to depart from their

towns and villages, and conversa-

tions with many of them indicated that it is indeed most unfortunate that so much attention is being pald by the poorer people to groundless rumour which have obviously created considerable con- fusion where none needed to have been.

Yet the great bulk of the re- fugees were in decidedly genial mood. Some were singing and playing mouth-organs; most were smiling. They seemed to be im- pervious to adversity. Certainly these refugees are demonstrating the very significant fact that "they can take it."

As they streamed out of the station, the noise and the corifu- sion actually conjured-up memories of some of the unimated scenes at London stations when the cup- final excursion trains pull-in with their huge loads of enthusiastic humanity.

One of the most outstanding features was the number of people who assembled to meet the trains, Obviously many thousands of Chinese are being well cared-for by their friends and relatives in Hong Kong. It is a fine national characteristic, and will help-cub a lot in the present crisis.

SIR WILLIAM HORNELL

A bulletin regarding the condi- ilon of Sir William Hornell; issued yesterday morning, "states:---

"The general improvement lo his condition has been, maintained but Jung complications have azisen."

It was learned last night that his condition was much the same.

CHINA HAS WILL TO WIN

SWEEPING

FURIOUS FIGHTING CONTINUES IN EASTERN DISTRICT

Nanking Aerodrome Air Raid Statement

500 CHINESE CONVICT EVACUEES RELEASED

Shanghai, August 22: Chinese planes made a few brief appearances this afternoon and drew the usual fire from ever vigilant Japanese warships in the harbour. The Chinese planes dropped several bombs in Japanese occupied areas but none of them tried to blow up the much-covered Japanese flag- ship Idrumo.

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Ningpo bound refugees.going down the river in two. British steamers were terrified when Japan- ese warships intensified their attack on Pootang.

Meanwhile furious fighting continued in the eastern district of the International Settlement as the Chinese troops teled to drive back the Japanese to the river. The Japanese resisted stubbornly. It is the first time the Chinese used tanks in this section and the Japanese claim they have put two of the tanks out of action-Reuter.

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Nanking, Aug. 22: A statement issued by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Headquarters to-day stated that six Japanese bombers and six pursuit planes took part in yesterday's rald on the Nanking Aerodrome. Huge holes were blown. In the centre of the landing fleld but otherwise no damage was accomplished by the raiding Japanese planes. After leaving Nanking, the Japanese planes Bew to Kwangtch Aerodrome in Anhwel Province, where they also dropped a number of bomba in the vicinity without damaging the aerodrome, buildings or machines housed in them.

The Chinese claim that Chinese planes which pursued the raiders from Nanking brought "down one Japanese plane in flames-Beuter,

FREEDOM FOR CHINESE PRISONERS

Shanghai, August 22: Escorted by motor cycle police, armoured cars, and riot vans, a batch of 500 Chinese prisoners from. Ward Road Gaol, forming the first evacuees were taken in a fleet of buses to the west of Shanghai where they crossed the defence sector held by British troops. There was no Chinese authority to receive the prisoners so they were released and each man was given a rice cake. The prisoners' first action, was to publicly las 43 their prison garbs and wear their own clothes.- Beuter.

Shanghai, Aug. 22: Buses returning to the north of Soochew-Creek for a further batch of Ward Road Gaol prisoners were turned back by Japanese sentries. Consequently evacuation was halted.

Six thousand and five hundred prisoners remain in the goal which is in danger of shells and fires, The Japanese Embassy spokesman vigorously denies that any British, American or other foreign Broperty is occupied by Japanese. He stated that eight hundred Japanese refugees are in the Astor House and are there by agreement with the management-Beuter.

Shanghai, Aug. 22: The Chinese claim to have prevented an attempt by Japanese troops to land at Woosung. The attempt was covered by heavy barraro from Japanese warships some of which specially went down river. Chinese artillery, however, let loose a severe bombardment making the landing impossible. 'Another attempt, this time at Footung was similarly frustrated. The Chinese assert that no Japanese troops managed to land anywhere on the Coast.

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The Italian gunboat Lepanto arrived from Tientsin. A machine-gun unit from her landed and are doing duty with the British defence sector in the West of Shanghai-Beuter.

RIFLE FIRE AT INZUMO Shanghal, Aug. 22: This morning 4 party of plain clothes Chinese reached Jardine's. Shanghat Hong- kew wharf and fired with rifies at the flagship Idzumo but the Japanese claim that they dispersed them. Meanwhile a Settlement fireboat extinguished a Are at the wharf caused by a shell from Chinese guns it the vicinity of North Station which, was heavily bombarded. In the Japanese Con- sulate damage to the wharf was not serious.

area.

LEADING ARTICLES

On, Page & will be found the Editor's comments on the most re- situation. The leading article en- cent phases of the Bin-Japanese

titled "Keeping The Faith" ap- peared in "The Dally Press" special Sunday edition.

this morning the | CATHOLICS

GIVE $100,000.

FOR REFUGEES

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CHINESE VANGUARDS REACH NORTH SZECHUAN. ROAD Shanghai, Aug. 22: (4 p.m.)—The vanguarda of the right column of

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SHANGHAI

GEN. WU TE-CHEN MAKES STIRRING APPEAL

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Salvation Depends On People's Spirit

UNITED STAND WILL BRING CHINA FINAL VICTORY

Canton, August 22: An appeal to the 35,000,000 people in Kwangtung province to have faith in their government, to sup- port their leaders, to maintain strict order and to exert every effort to resist Japanese argression, was made by General Wu Te-chen, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, in a circular made public to-day, The following is a free transla- tion of General Wu's statement:

"Our country and people to-day face a crisis unprecedented in his- tory. We must exert every effort to weather this crisis in order to preserve our country."

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up through hard effort

and we will never permit another country. to take it away from us.

"The

in Deople should, therefore, not attempt to the country

seek temporary peace which wi Jeopardize our national existence; "The present war of defence is a we should sink all personal dif- matter of Life and death to China.ferences and opinions If the entire nation does not adopt operate to preserve the nation.

and co- united front and co-operate

"A war closely, our country will pass into

to-day is a struggle oblivion

which affects the entire nation and people. The object of our enemies is not merely to crush aur troops at the

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"A nation is an organization on which people depend for their existence and

protection. Our forefathers have strived for several "thousand years to build a country which has a glorious past, Every inch of our territory has been built!

REFUGEES

S.O.S. MESSAGES

8,0.5.

messages broadcast by ZBW yesterday included the fol- lowing requests:--

Miss Molly Parsons to phone

58881.

Miss Gladys Clark to phone her mother at the HK. Goyt. Refugee Centre, Happy Valley. Tel. No.

34181.

Mrs. Pape to phone 57406. Miss Alice Tompkins to phone 28971.

It was also announced that a

the Chinese force advancing travelling wardrobe and spare sult- steadily south from the Chapel

case belonging to Mrs. C. W. Gor- sector, have occupied the inter-

don, who was a passenger by the section of Jukong and North Sze-

Empress of Russia, had been acci- chuan Road near the Iris Theatre.dentally taken. Their return is according to an announcement made by

requested. the Chinese military headquarters this afternoon.

Following the retreat

REFUGEE FOUND of the Japanese in that area, the main body of Chinese troops from Hung- Jao moved rapidly forward during last night to reinforce the van guards who are now pressing north towards the Japanese Haval Land-

ing Headquarters.

Another unit is moving east and west to "mop up" the remnant Japanese north of the Boochow

Central News

During the night machine-gun bullets whizzed over buildings on the Bund including the Asiatic Shanghai, Ang. 22: Catholics in An Interesting visitor to the co- Fetroleum Company's behind which | Shanghal bave contributed $100,- lony at present is Mr. K. Todd, of the Cable Building, including Reu-000 which is to be used to open a Honolulu, who arrived here by theters, is situated..

refugee camp ss. Tihembang. Mr. Todd, who Router.

on the campus of Creek Aurora University-Central News: belongs to the teaching profession, went to Pelplig on an educational tour and he was in that city dur- ing the height or the trouble.. Education with a vengeancel

Having studled the situation on the spot, Mr. Todd is of the opinion that the Chinese have the will; the nerve and the power to emerge victorious from this underclared war in North China.

BRITISH PROPERTY LOSS

AS RESULT OF WAR

Estimated At £6,000,000

Shanchat, Aug. 22: With the first defluite reports coming in the loss of British property in Shanghai damaged as a result of the war- fare is now estimated at between £5,000,000 and £6,000,000. Only one British firm hitherto has been found, covered by war riak insur- ance. It had £59,000 of cargo destroyed by fire, Damage is continu ally mounting. Thirteen large separate fires are now blazing in the affected districts. One is burning close to the Imperial Chemical Industides warehouse.Reuter.

Shangbal refugees relaxing on the deck of the s.s. Hajputana which arrived from the North a fow

days 250.

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Mrs. Pissarevsky, 2 Shanghai refugee. who taken 1 on landing on Friday and was taken to a private home or hospital, was found in the Matilda Hospital yes- terday. The lady's mother, Mrs. Moale, is residing at the Jockey Club Refugee Centre.

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front, but dampen the spirit and destroy the property of at the war front and the people. our people as well. The soldiers

(Continued on Back Page).

TSINGTAO

SITUATION

CRITICAL

here following the killing of a Tsingtao. Aug. 32: The crisis

Japanese marine early last week, since the evacuation of the 2,000 has reached a "most critical" turn Japanese men, women and child. ren from the city yesterday..

All Japanese "firms and business houses have closed.

The Tsingtao Municipal Govern- ment has organized a food control committee to prevent the export of foodstuffs and to discourage profiteering among the city's pro- vision merchants. All markets and rice shops in this city have been ordered by the Municipal Govern-*. ment to remain open as usual

Central News.

MİDDLESEX REGT. DUE TO MORROW

Enquiries from the Command Headquarters yesterday elicited the information, that the Middle- MORE CENTRES

sex Regiment, under the command It was learned that the Centrul of Lt. Col. O. E. Tidbitry, M.C., Is British School is being used as a expected to arrive here aboard the Refugee Centre and that approxi- Blue Funnel liner Menelans to mately 30 Shanghai refugees were morrow, from Singapore.. billeted there last night.

A further Refugce Centre is be- ing established in Shamshulpo to night.

AMERICAN CITIZEN

SOUGHT

(To The Editor, The "Hong Kong

Daily Press.")

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-3/8 İ.T. ON LONDON: 1. 2.7/84.

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondents.

London, Aug. 21 London silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:-

Dear Sir-I bave received an Inquiry from Washington regard Ing the whereabouts and well be- |ing of Morton' I.. Davis, azi Ameri- can citizen, who is reported to have arrived recently at Hong Spot

Aug 20, Aug. 21. .19-15/16 19-15/16

Kong on a British vessel. Mr. Forward........ 19-15/16 18-15/10 Davis, or anyone having knowledge of his whereabouts, is requested to communicate with the American Consulate General at Hong Kong

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