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China To Defend Nanking At Any Cost

REMARKABLE

WAR FILM

A Universal” Achievement.

One of the most remarkably .striking uncensored war films that has ever been screened is now be- ing shown at the Queen's Theatre eight times daily until Thursday. Mace and produced by the Univer- sal Film organization of America, this picturization of all the "ghast- liness and horror of the Sino- Japanese undeclared Wit consti- tutes factual evidence of the most recent and most terrible of human blunders.

MURDER AND

ROBBERY SUSPECTED

Eight Junk Folk Missing

Put ashore from a boat at potnt near Cape D'Agullar, Ma Yan Sau, 18. fisherman, went to the police station where following a report made by him. Criminal Investigation Department officers began enquiries into a case of suз- pected murder and robbery.

The young fisherman told the police that he was a member of the crew aboard Class IV" fishing From the Marco Polo Bridge to boat No. 14676L and that on about 9 Pelping to Shanghal, with all the p.m on Sunday while sailing off

-Ya Tau Man; his craft was board-" hideousness, of Bloody Saturday."

eight robbers who were within a space of less than half aned by hour, the story of what misery armed with guns and daggers and pain and suffering imperialis- The robbers came alongside in a tic aggression run riot by mill-small Hokio boat. Ma told the po- tarists bring to a peaceful. lice, and immediately opened fire. Industrious people is vividly de- Eight persons are stated to be picted.

missing.

can

This film should be seen by everyone. As propaganda in the righteous cause of peace it is more potent than whole libraries dovot- ed

anti-war propaganda. It to would be difficult to imagine any-

had witnessed body who Alm not feeling revulsion loathing Brst of all for those who make wars and secondly for those who maintain them.

this

and

The Universal Film organization has performed a great service to civilization and humanity by the production of this remarkable film. One word more in its praise the excellence of the aim is consider- ably enhanced by the vigour, pre- cision and completeness of the commentator.

ANGLICAN PASTORS

115 Galer In Germany

Berlin Nov. 15. Anglican pastors imprisoned in Germany now total.115. Five Ger- man communists were sentenced to imprisonment of a five-year-old. charge of attacking Storm troop- ers one of whom was killed.-- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

K.K.R.A. MEMBERSHIP PASSES 570 MARK

Only ten days ago we stated in these columns that the individual membership of the Hong Kong Rifle Association had passed the 300 mark; we now understand that membership has passed the 570 mark and is fast approaching the 200 mark, proof indeed, if any need by wanted, of the vitality and nness of this local sporting or- ganisation.

They are: Ma Chuen Lee, mas- ter of the fishing boat; Ma Kam Lee and Lau Kam Sau, all men:, Wu Kiu. Fung Ying, both women. and two girls, Ma Kam' and Ma Sau, aged three years.

It is not known whether they are dead or not.

Ma Yan Sau was put ashore at a place near Cape D'Agullar about midnight on Sunday.

10.000 MORE JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

Quinsan, Nov. 15: Ten thousand more Japanese reinforcements ar- rived at Shanghal from Japan in 11 transports yesterday and to- day, it is learned from military sources.

The transports

also brought many armoured cars, tanks, and heavy artillery.-- ... Central New».

NEW THAMES TUNNEL

London, Nov. 15. A proposal to build the new Thames tunnel duplicate of the Blackwall tunnel at a cost of £3- 088,000 will come before the Lon- ́don County Council to-morrow.——

British Wireless.

NEWS INDEX

Cables ...

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Finance

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The Services

Chinese buns being prepared for the refugees as part of their food.

DEFENCES OF CAPITAL STRENGTHENED

SEVENTY JAPANESE WARSHIPS CONCENTRATED IN YANGTSE

JAPANESE SEIZURE OF CENTRAL POST OFFICE IS DENIED

NANKING, NOVEMBER 15: THE JAPANESE ARE NOW CONVERGING FROM THREE SIDES OF SOOCHOW WHICH IS NOW STATED TO BE "ONLY PARTLY IN RUINS.

IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT NANKING IS THE NEXT BIG JAPANESE OBJECTIVE AND A NUM- BER OF FOREIGN OBSERVERS. PREDICT THAT THE JAPANESE WILL BE AT NANKING BY CHRISTMAS. DEFENCES, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, ARE RAPIDLY BEING STRENG- THENED. REUTER.

Nanking. November 15: Chinese forces are desperately holding on the north bank of the Yellow River in an effort to stem the Japanese advance on Tsinanfu the Chinese centre along the Tsinpu Rallway in the vicinity of Tenchen ten miles north of the Yellow River. The Right Wing is in the vicinity of Chiyang right on the north bank of the River. The Left Wing is in the vicinity of Chiho also on the north bank. Meanwhile, the Chinese forces in Tamin south of Hopel have withdrawn to a point south-east of the city. Japanese planes are severely borobing the Yellow River at ferry crossing points.-Reuter.

Nanking, November 15: Dur.ng the past thirty hours Japanese planes rained more than 700 bombs on Soochow which is now in ruins. Telegraph and telephone communication between Soochow and Nanking have been interrupted since yesterday. Since the Government are determined to defend Nanking at any cost the heaviest exodus of the populace is going on chiefly for points up river, crowding steamers and buses to capacity but Government officials are remaining-Beuter.

Tokyo, November 15: The recent successes of the Japanese troops Iri Shanghai are reported here by extra editions of the papers. It is stated that, with the imminent fall of Soochow, one of the most carefully planned defence Unes of the Gil We Army would be broken-Transocean.

Shanghai November 15: The Japanese clalm that

the result of the advances

since the Chinese forces withdrew from the western front is that now there are no Chinese troops within -a-radius-of thirty miles-from--Shanghai.

According to Chinese reports seventy Japanese warships are at present concentrated in the Yangtse to the west of Tsunming Island.

The Japanese assert that the Whangpoo, above the now damaged boom. is still unsafe for deep draught ships because of the presence of mines.

Japanese naval officers this morning visited the Central Pos Office on the north bank of the Soochow Creek in the Settlement in order to make sure that there were no Chinese military estab- "lishments on the buildingTMTM

Rumours that the Japanese seized the Post Office spread throughout Shanghai but were em- phatically denied by a Japanese spokesman,

Steady advances to the west along the whole line is claimed by the Japanese." They state that Changsitu, near the Yangtse, on which the so-called "Hindenburg Line" pivoted, is now being at- tacked. In the centre the Japanese forces advanced three miles byond Quinsan the fall of which the Chinese admit. In the south the Japanese, claim the capture of Kashan on the Shanghai-Hang- chow Railway and say they are now moving on to Kashing-Reuter.

TWELVE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS CRUISERS SEIZED

Shanghai. Nov. 15: Japanese warcraft have seized. 12 Chinese f Maritime Customs cruisers anchor-

the ed in

Whangpoo off the French Bund. The Chinese and foreign crews were allowed to go ashore without molestation-Reu- ter.

H.K. RIFLE

ASSOCIATION

H.E. Sir Geoffry Northcote Is New Patron

We are officially informed that Ht. Excellency the Governor, Bir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.MG, has notined the President of the Houg Kong Rifle Association (Major R. D. Walker, M.C.) that he has honoured the Association by ac- cepting the invitation of the Coun. cil to become ita Patron in suc- cession to the former Governor. HE air Andrew Caldecott, KCMG., C.B.E.

JAPANESE desire OCCUPATION OF HAINAN ISLAND

SALE OF POPPIES

Indications Of New Record Total

London, Nov. 15. News received in the Colony last

There are

already indications night from * usually reliable

that last year's record säle of source indicated that included in poppies on Armistice Day, amount- the Japanese "ambitious plan ", is ing to £544,312, will be broken desire to occupy Hainan when full results of the sales last Island which is a larger area than Thursday are received. Formosa and which is very rich in

the

natural resources,

Substantial increases from sev-

It is stated that Hainan Island, cral sources are already reported.— would be an ideal spot for Japan British Wireless Service.

to send her surplus population.

It is learned that the Japanese

hope to turn the Island into a

commercial air base but Chinese RED CROSS

informed quarters oplie that the

•1 object would be to fortify the Isiand "on a military scale and o to use it was a base for fight- ing machines.

JAPANESE H.Q.

TRANSFERRED

Shanghai, Nov. 16. The Japanese Headquarters have been transferred from Klangwan

Nautau. Sixty Japanese marines occupied for the first time Members of the HKRA. have Shanghai's main post office to the already heard of the great personal north of Boochow Creek. The interest that HE Sir Geoffry marines were subsequently with- Northcote has taken in rifle shoot- ing and it can be well understood with what gratification they will learn that Sir Geoffry will be watching their activities on the ranges.

It was due to Bir Geoffry's keen- ness that a team of British Gula- na's riflemen went to Bisley for the first time this year.

drawn from the post office, but the incident nevertheless caused con siderable excitement in the Inter national Settlement,

Sixty-eight Japanese warships are now anchored at the mouth of the Yangtse near Nantung, and it Is surmised that more Japanese troops will be landed there Transocean

STATION

BOMBED

Crater And Leg Marks Spot

Nanking, Nov. 15. Foreign reports from Soochow state Japanese bombing caused enormous damage. An Austrian, Dr. E. T. Tinger, who is in charge of the Red Cross Hospital there stated "One Red Cross dressing station, struck by a five hundred kilogramme bomb, completely dis- appeared and only a huge crater: in the ground and one leg marked the spot

Early this morning orders were issued to remove all wounded from Nanking to the interior. ALL wounded were en route within five

hours. The doctors and nurses are leaving to-morrow morning.— Beuter.

U. S. SENTIMENT ALMOST SOLELY PRO-CHINESE "But Will Not Interfere"

INTERVIEWS WITH AMERICAN POLITICIANS

"Sentiment in the United States to-day is almost entirely pro-Chinese."

"Japan wants the Philippines: but she will Jolly well have to fight for it."

These are two significant remarks made by the Hon. Harry B. Hawes, United States Senator who is returning to America after a tour of the Far East accompanied by Mrs. Hawes in con- versation with a representative the "Daily Press" last night on board the President Coolidge.

Reputed to be one of the keenest į legal brains in the United States and author of the Philippines Independence Bill, Senator Hawes, although now retired from active politics, is recognised as a man who is probably better able to in- the terpret public opinion in United States than any of his contemporaries. An "elder States- man he is particularly interested in Far Eastern affairs and has followed the Sino-Japanese hos- tilities with the keenest interest.

Senator Hawes is on his way

to

after America

two back months' holiday in the Philippines which he described as the "happlest country to live in." and added: "Yes. Japan wants the Philippines but she will jelly well have to fight for it.""

"I have been away from America for four months," he continued, "and naturally, I was not there when the present war began, but.

will be very surprised if 90 per cent. of the sentiment there is not pro-Chinese."

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AMBULANCE WORKERS

WHEREABOUTS NOT KNOWN

No report has yet been received of the work of the small group of first aid workers of the St. John

Such a statement, coming from such a statesman at the present time when the eyes of the whole world are focussed on the US.

egarding the conflict in the Far. East. will be received with hope by millions of people.

was

Also on the President Coolidge another prominent United States politician in the person of the Hon. Byron B. Harian. U.S. Congressman, who is returning to Washington to attend the opening" of Congress.

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POISONOUS

SCORPIONS

Left By Professor In Taxi

Paris, Nov. 15. A broadcast warning was given to taxi drivers that six poisonous

scorpions had been left in one or-

Ambulance Brigade who recently left for North China to render ser-

the taxis in the city. The profes- vice in the present condict. "

sor who brought the reptiles safely A representative of. "The Daily

all the way back from Africa left -Press-approached - Mr. Alfred

them in the taxi on his way home, Morris, Director of the Ambulance The taxi driver who subsequently Brigade yesterday, hoping to get returned the reptiles evidently did some news of the workers up North.not hear the broadcast as he did

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THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-13/16. TT. ON LONDON: 15. 2.7/8d.. London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, Nov. 15.

prices London silver

to-day were down 1/8 as follow:-

Nov. 13. Nov. 15. Spot........ 19-3/4 19-5/8 Forward...

..19-11/10

not know the contents of the haversack in which the scorpions were kept.

Reuter Bulletin Service.

TYPHOON

The following typhoon warning was issued at 3 p.m. yesterday?—

Typhoon in about 137 deg. long E, and 8 deg. lat. N., moving west- 19-9/16 ' north-west.

Refugees preparing their own food.