1937-12-04 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937.

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Nanking Road Area Under Japanese Martial Law

ALL FOREIGNERS EJECTED: AMERICAN IN INCIDENT

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Shanghai, December 3: Following the bomb throwing incident during the Japanese march through the International Settle- ment, the Japanese troops have cordoned off an area of roughly a square mile around Sincere's and other great department. stores, In Nanking Road. They have ejected all foreigners ex- cept the police and have mounted machine-guns and are patrolling the streets with fixed bayonets. No one inside the 'buildings are allowed to leave.

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A number of persons are marooned and include a party of Britons who had lunched in a Chinese restaurant in Nanking Road. The area is more or less under Japanese martial law. Meanwhile, further troops have poured in the zone.

High Settlement police officials. Japanese officers and Em- bassy officials are conferring in the street. The whole scene re- calls pre-war Hongkew or Chapel after the anti-Japanese in- cident.

A bespectacled American. V. Read, who objected to being push- ed back by Japanese soldiers was struck in the face and given a bleeding nose. He was attempting to give fight when other foreigners wishing to avoid a serious incident drew him away from the scene.

The man who threw the bomb is dead. He received four shots two of which went through his chest.

He died as he lay on the pavement. It is officially stated that the Japanese casualties in the bomb

throwing incident were one private seriously injured and two slightly wounded. A Japanese Consular policeman who was escorting the marchers was seriously Injured.- Reuter.

CHINESE HURLS BOMB AT TROOPs

Shanghai. Dec. 3" Long before the Japanese troops were due to enter the western de- fence sector for their six-mile

march through the International Settlement, British. Chinese and Sikh police began to Bine the route. At the same time three riot vans turned out ready for any emer- gency which might occur.

Questioned this morning at a

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JAPANESE WITHDRAW

Shangha, Dec. 3: The Japan- est withdrawal from the zone around Sincere's, which is now completed, followed an agreement between the Commissioner of Po-

lee, Mr. F. W. Gerrard and Colonel Kusumoto representing General Matsui. The agreement, the terms of which have hitherto not been divulged, was reached at a pave-

ment conference near Sincere's

held under street lights-

"Reuter.

SCOTCH SERGEANT LEADS

Shanghai, Dec. 3.

A woman and her children receiving treatment at one of the local hospitals following the Japanese bombing of Honam and Canton last week. (Photo, Central News Agency).

Japanese Loot Chinese River Craft

The first figure the people saw when the Japanese procession hove into view was a mounted Scotch sergeant belonging to the InternationaĮ Settlement Police.

Shanghai. Dec. 3. Behind him came six be-turbanned Crowds along the Bund yester- horse-backed Sikhs. At the bord-

day witnessed another day q er of the western perimeter the

systematic searching by Japanese crowd that walted for the Japan-troops for Chinese launches and men, cameramen, foreign sightseers ese to enter included newspaper-junks, which were carried off as and a group of Japanese men with the women brightly dressed in

Kimonoes, who arrived by lorries,

As the Japanese column, headed by horse-backed

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Brigadier- General passed the border the press conference, a Japanese mill-Japanese waved their flags and tary spokesman said the purpose shouted "banzal." The last man of the march was "to transfer

In the parade passed over Garden troops from Jessfeld to Honkew."

Bridge to Hongkew just before 2 Telephoning from Nanking Road,

p.m. one from a score of men covering the Japanese march for Reuter 'said: “All the Japanese buildings throughout the Bettlement are flying national flags, and numbers ot Japanese are lining the route march carrying Japanese, flags in their hands. Crowds of Chinese have also begun to line the route which is being heavily patrolled by police."

FOREIGNER CREATES INCIDENT

prizes from among the packed mass of small vessels moored along the pontoons and jetties.

Four motor sampans and a somali steam launch full of armed Ja- panese soldiers carried out the search. carefully inspecting laun- ches and Junks which were not fying foreign dags.

The day's seizures totalled be- tween twelve and fifteen vessels.-

leuter.

OFF TO AUSTRALIA

London, Dec. 3.

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Cane Or Birch For Naughty Boy?

The question whether juvenile offenders should be caned or birched is being discussed by panels of magistrates throughout Britain.

It is being suggested that autho- ¡rity should be given to Juvenile courts by Parliament to order not more than six strokes with a cane on all boy offenders under 15 years of age for any offence.

The suggestion is that a police officer

the should administer punishment, and that the offender should not be tied up or have his clothing removed.

Owing to the increase in the number of cases, "approved

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THIS IS

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OUR FINE SELECTION. OF"

VINTAGE BURGUNDIES

THE QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE OF THESE WINES

BEING UNSURPASSED IN HONG KONG

CALDBECK'S

General Chiang Pao-li, special Chinese envoy to Germany, who is at present in Hamburg. (Photo, Transocean).

schools" are full, and naughty boys CHINESE TROOPS MAY

get remanded again and again.

Magistrates have rather a pre- RETURN TO SHANGHAI Judice against ordering the birch, and some of them feel that a good caning might do a young delin- The Imperial Airways' plane,quent more good than sending him Centurias, left Southampton in away. rainy weather on her fight to The Australia and New Zealand.

An incident occurred between the section of Nanking and Szechuen Roads, one of the busiest corners in the world, where a foreigner snatched a paper flag from a Japanese spectator and broke the

across his flagstick

knee. The Japanese civilians raised a tre-flying boat will cross the Tasman mendous bue and ery and chased Sea and she carries a crew of "the foreigner who was seized by six one of whom had crossed the

the Settlement Police and rushed Atlantic in the survey fights.— The big Japanese parade (at into a Chinese shop where he is Beuter's Bulletin Service 12.25 p.m.) is now wending its way being held until the police take through the Settlement. The mar-him to the Station unmolested. chers crossed the border of the The Police refuse to

hand over British-manned western defence the man to the clamouring Japan- sector and Japanese occupied 'ter-

ese or divulge his name.- ritory promptly at 11 o'clock.

Reuter:

"NOTHING UNUSUAL”

A mounted British police ser- geant and four sikh troopers, who were waiting at the border led the way.

This was nothing unusual, as it is always done when troops parade through the Settlement. The procession itself was led by a lorryload of Japanese infantrymer with machine guns, and a line of cars containing Japanese officers.

SHOPS CLUSED

BOMB BULED AT TROOPS

Shanghai, Dec. 3. A small bomb exploded in Nan- king Road, near the Chinese de- partment stores while the Japan- ese parade was passing. The Japanese soldiers Immediately broke ranks and ran in all, direc-

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It is reported that two"Japan- ese soldiers were seriously wound-.

All Chinese shops along the routeed and one slightly hurt by the march, including the big depart- in Nanking Road, closed their doors and put up the shutters.

ment stores

bomb explosion which occurred op- posite Sincere's where the pro- Jectile of unknown origin killed and injured hundreds last Septem- ber.

BOMB THROWER KILLED

The bomb was thrown. by a Chinese who was immediately shot dead through the heart by a Chin- ese constable. A Briton was struck by a fragment of the bomb and. was slightly injurea.

The parade was marked by an influx of the largest number of Japanese civilians seen south of Soochow Creek since pre-war days. Enthusiastic Japanese men and women gathered along the route with Japanese flags in their hands. When the Japanese coluran en tered the western defence sector, a guard of the Loyals Regiment pre- sented arms in accordance with regular military practice. A small group of Japanese civilians who The body of the bomb-thrower watched the entry shouted is lying on the payment outside “Banzai," Motor cycle police pro- Sincere's. The Police here cordon- ceeded ahead of the procession, ]ed off the area, keeping back the and the paraders entered the Set- curious throngs. The Japanese are tlement proper at St. George's retaining a company of soldiers at Cafe, Bubbing Well Road, at 11.35 the scene of the bombing where Japanese officers and Embassy officials are holding an inquiry.

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• Long before the approach of the Japanese procession, Nanking Road was crowded with milling throngs, Japanese residents from Hongkew, men women and children turned out in full force, going on foot, hlcycles and motor cams to wel- come the paraders. They carried flags and banners.

INQUIRY HELD

The Briton injured was De- tective Sub-Inspector J. McPhee who was only slightly hurt and a Chinese constable was also slightly injured. Both belong to the set- tlement Police Force.

The Japanese claim that the bomb-thrower was a Chinese stu- Among the spectators in Nanking dent but the police, who have Road were a dozen White Russian examined the body, say he looked "taxi" dancers, who waved Japan- | like a Korean — ese flags.

Beuter.

STILL ALIVE

Shanghai, Dec. 3 (4.15 p.m.): The bomb thrower is still alive. He had been pronounced dead by a doctor and was left lying on the pavement, Someone brought a sheet and covered what was sup- posed to be a corpse but later when the Japanese, officers removed it they found the man was still breathing.

Japanese troops have cordoned off the area, all around the de- partment stores, not allowing in grese or egress and most of Nan- king Road closed its trafic.

CUSTOMS SITUATION IN SHANGHAI'

No Further Information

ance

Shanghai, Dec. 3. The Chinese in Shanghai are quite convinced that the reappear

of Chinese troops in their midst is now, only a matter of a few days. It is stated to Chinese circles that a big Chinese counter offensive was launched on Wednes. day south of Taihu Lake, and this has led to the recapture by the Chinese of Kwangtek These auc- Shanghai, Dec. 3. cesses, which were disputed by the Discussions are continuing be-

Japanese, were gained by fresh tween the Japanese authorities and

troops from Szechuen. These the Customs authorities in Shang- troops were thrown into battle hat but no further information with the object of preventing the have been received from Mr. Okamo. He said that Japan does not want the Customs revenue in Shanghai to be used by the Chinese Government for the purchase of war supplies. The spokesman said that verbal reply had already been given by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, to representations from the British and American Ambassadors and a written reply, will be given shortly- Reuter

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That the Chinese people are by foreign hospitals, doctors and deeply grateful to their foreign nurses again have our deep ap- friends for timely financial and preciation. Their sacrifice of time, other a'd given to unfortunate effort, personal comfort and, in Chinese refugees rendered desti- many instances, even their per- sonal safety will always be re- tute by the hostilities, was de- clared in a radio address by Mrs.membered, They have cared for the wounded soldiers and civilian D. K. F. Yapp. Mrs. Yapp is a

victims of bombing raida. When prominent Chinese clubwoman, in Shanghai, who is active in both the cholera epidemic broke out i

the refugee camps our friends dia- relief and social work.

played unsurpassed ability In her address the speaker said: "Regarding this unprecedented coping with the situation.

"Then there are the missionaries crisis of horrible suffering inflict- ed

Chinese by the who, despite their government's advice to evacuate from China, Japanese invaders, I need add no words as your newspapers have chose to remain because they feel that their presence here during given you suficient information.

the Japanese Invasion is needed I wish to say, however, that for

even more than in time of peace.. the many and various ways in which

you have been help This noble gesture of sacrifice and! our war refugees" and lofty spirit of brotherhood and wounded

Christian service highly commands. soldiers, our govern-

our sense and people

of indebtedness and ment

feel

admiration. appreciation and gratitude which we cannot fully express in words..

gallant The

assistance, both

upon

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moral and material, which you have been giving our people since the Sino-Japanese hostilities be- gan, merits our highest praise."

Japanese capture of Wahu, above Nanking, and thus preventing” an encirclement of the capital.

Chinese airmen which appeared | ing suddenly over Shanghai on Thurs- day, dropped leaflets in which the Chinese population was exhorted to await with fortitude the retur of Chinese troops. This had the effect of strengthening the belief that troops are now on their way to Shanghai, and have already reached Soochow and Quinsan. This belief has taken such a firm hold that vouchers to be resold on LAWYER INTERROGATED

the entry of Chinese troops, at ten Shanghal, Dec. 3.

times their present price are It is definitely confirmed that

readily sold. the person responsible in the fag

Probably with the object of incident is a Briton named E T.

combatting these rumours, General Maitland, who is middle-aged and

The French Mandatory author | Matsui has announced that, after practising as a lawyer in Shanghai,ities took extensive precautions the Japanese parade through the He was educated at Charterhouse against the outbreak of disturb-International Bettlement, he will and Cambridge. He is now being ances when, the Syrian

move his headquarters to some met and at a stormy place west of Shanghal, probably interrogated at the offee or the ment

the rejected Police Commissioner, who is also session!

Banjak Scochow.- Statute. Wild attacks were burled | Transocean Nima Service.. a Briton,

against Premier Famil Bel Mar- dam, who is at present in Paris trying to get the Franco-Syrian Treaty ratified. Aš a stipulation in the treaty the recognition of the Sanjak, the Sanjak, Treaty is de- clared null and vold in political circles.

Meanwhile, six Japanese officers lled at the Central Police Station and are waiting for the result of the investigation-- Router

BARRICADES REMOVED

Shanghai, Dec 3. Ou leaning that the Japanese were erecting barbed wire barri- cades near Mohawk Road, Colonel C. F. B. Price, Commander of the

Beirut, Dec. 2.

| Fransocean Newsi Service.

BURNING VESSEL - REACHES PORT

Parila-

London, Dec. 2..

for

those

REFUGEES HELPED

HEARTFELT THANKS

"The numerous foreign charit- able institutions and associations,

·women's clubs, business firms and other circles also have rendered help which will ever live in our memory.

"At the outset of this invasión,

"Those of us in Shanghai mar- hundreds of thousands of refugees,

vel at the efficiency of the Shang- deprived of their homes and their hai Municipal Council and French worldly goods in the outlying dis Municipal Council Administrations tricts, Bocked into the Settlement during this period of extraordinary and Concession for safety, For emergency. Among other things, with nowhere to 80 their task has been not only in numerous camps were established

housing and feeding thousands of and maintained for their temporary refugees and rendering medical relief; of these camps many were service, but also at solving the supported by funds from our tremendous food problem of this foreign sympathizers. Then 25 city in which approximately 90 cold weather approached appeala per cent of their residents for winter clothing for these poor Chinese. and needy again met with ready response.

are

"Last but not least our govern- ment's

and people's heartfelt thanks go to the League of Nationa. the British Empire, the friendly powers for their technical United States, Germany and other

assistance against epidemics, and liberal donations in both medicat and material supplies...

DELBOS ON TOUR

Paris, Dec. 3: M. Delbos, French Foreign Minister. left Berlin to-

"Recently, when the Chinese day

Warsaw to

army made a second withdrawal, begin a seventeen-day visit to Central more civilians were compelled t European capitals. The visit to leave their homes and flock into Warsaw is reportedly in connec-

the Bettlernent for protection. tion with the Franco-Soviet Pact

Members of the British forces, Reuter'e Bulletin Service.

braving the rain of Japanese shells. and bullets, gallantly assisted them across the bridge, carrying "All the aforementioned help the refugee bables, aiding the which you, our friends, have rep- women' and helping the ageddered us in our hour of distress, kindly and emciently. Their acts deserve our highest ealogy. touched every Chinese heart. Through these humane acts you Consequently, when the news have shown us your goodwill and came that four of these Royal friendship. ・・・ The kay to the Ulster Riflemen were killed by Japanese shells, it was a severe shock and indignation ran high: HUMANITY BEFORE SELF "The invaluable help rendered

NO INTERFERENCE TOLERATED

| Fourth" US. Marines, informed The fishing steamer "Thomas "them that they were encroaching | President,” which sailed 140 sea- on the American defence sector miles with burning coal bunkers,

Brussels, Dec. 3. and suggested their immediate arrived at Aberdeen on Thursday. The new government has been withdrawal. The Japanese omcer | The steamer left Grimsby on given a vote of, confidence by the said that he was not aware they Wednesday morning and was well | Chamber by a large majority, only were encroaching on the American out at sea, when fire broke out thirty-two voted against it. The sector and apologised and there- The crew battled against it for Foreign Secretary, Spaak, says that fore immediately ordered the men 20 hours in vain but the harbour Belgium will never permit inter- to remove the barricades and with fire brigade in Aberdeen were soon ference with the integrity of ber drew to Thihet Road.-

able to extinguish it—

colonial possessions, Reuter,

Fragiocean News Zervice,

Reater's Bulletin Service.

realization of peace, security, and co-operation is not the force of arms, but friendship and under- standing which you have no clear- ly demonstrate