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Hongkong Daily Press.

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VANKENTPAIN ###AHEET HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1938. *A***** Price

MADAME CHIANG IS SURPRISED AT LOCAL REPORTS OF VISIT

HERE TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE AND SHORT REST

PLEADS FOR

TRADITIONAL HOSPITALITY

Madame Chiang Kai-shek is astonished at the nature of the statements published in the local press concerning her visit to me Kous, says the Central News.

There is, she says, nekler warrant nor expuse for the speculations published or the rumoun «circulated. Iter, visit has no political purpose or ŝigriificance, nor is there any mystery' about It.

-Madané · Chiang took advantage of the Generalissimo's tear of inspection of the Northern front to secure medical advice and a brief rest.

That being the object of her visit she hoped that traditional hospitality would be accorded her, (Note: In the “Dalip Press“ report of Madame Chiang's visit here, only the facts of her arrival were stated and no conjecture for speculation was placed on the nature of the trip —Ed.) It was learned that Madame Chiang, who, had changed her residence a few times since her arrival, had yesterday. moved to the Kowloon Tong home of General. Chaston Wong, and that whilst there she consulted a few we“- known, local physicians.

GRIM SHANGHAI DRAMA

Baroness Falkenhausen, personal attache to Madame Chiang also accompanied China's Arst lady on her trip here; it. was gathered yes- terday, The Baroness is very well-

* known in foreign circles: she is re-

sident at the Gloucester Hotel.

NO ABANDONMENT

. Hồng Kong, Jan. 1. ***Ching under the leadership of Marshal Chlang. Kai-shek does not for a single moment contemplate abandoning national resistance of Japanese invasion," was the de- claration made here yesterday by circles closely associated with the Marshal's wife,~~~

JAPAN ONLY WANTS CO-OPERATION!

British Police Officer Seriously Wounded

SHOT GOING UP STAIRS:

Shanghai, January 14. - Sub-Inspector John McPhee of the International Settlement Police Force is lying in hospital seriously injured with a bullet, In the head and another in the lex as the results of an attack by gangsters who are providing..Shanghini with a “Sydney Street af- fair."

Sub-Insp. McPhee who was slightly injured when a bomb was thrown during the Japanese victory parade on December 3 was leading four Chinese constables into a hide in Kiaochow Road. "in the western district of the Settlement, suspected of harbour-" ing gangsters, He was Just going up the stairs when he was struck by bullets and fell.

Risking his life, Sergeant - WIL-

Ham Arthur Nicoll dashed into the

house through the back door and dragged out S. L."McPhee' who was sent in an ambulance to hospital where a blood transfusion was or- Tokyo, Jan. 14. An outline of Japan's funda- dered in an attempt to save his mental policy in the China profe. Sugt Nicoll was unscathed. blem as decided by the Imperial Conference on January 11, will be revealed in söme form before the

newspaper.

Police bent dût a general alarm and about two hundred Chinese and British police went to the scene, Searchlights.were trained on

POLICE TRAP GANGSTERS-

A slege an

SUCCESSFUL SIEGE; TEAR GAS USED

the house which was cordoned off.

Shanghai, Jan. 14. The gangsters and the police: be house ended after 90 minutes when a Kmochow Road gan to exchange shots the police police, who had thrown trying to throw in tear gas bombs. tear-gas bombs, rushed in and The occupants of all the neigh-captured an undisclosed number bouring houses rashed out ten of gangsters and seized a Mauser fied. watching the grim drama pistol and a cigarete tin bome.. from a distance lauter

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ALARMIST OPENING OF REPORTS ABOUT SINGAPORE HONG KONG

No Sound Reason For Fear

The Hong Kong General Cham- ber of Commerce yesterday" issued the following correspondence for publication:

HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

8th January, 1938. Bir-Information received from other parts of the world makes it evident that exaggerated and alarmist reports of the alleged. perlious conditions 'prevailing bere may injure the trade of the Colony of Hong Kong and cause needless anxiety to relatives of residents.

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That such reports are unfounded

NAVAL BASE

Fleet Gathering For Ceremony

Lohdon. Jan: 14. ... Ärrangements for the format opening next month of the Binga- pore Naval Base "are well ad vanced"

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cruiser

His Majesty's ships that will be present at the opening will include the cruiser Norfolk, fagship of the East India Squadron Commander- in-Clues Vice Admiral Bir Alex- ander RamaLY and the Emerald of the East India Squa.

Indus, Hindustan and Investigator: dron; The Royal India Navy sloopa.

the cruiser Dorsetshire, aircraft carrier Eagle, Submarine Depot of the China Squadon with at- ship Medway, and ten submarines

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JAPAN'S IMPORTS WILL SHOW FURTHER RISE

Government Plans Restriction

„Tokyo, January, 18

With the expansion of her heavy expenditure on the hostili- ties in China, Japan's Imports in 1988 will show a furthep-ins crease while her exports will remain at the same level as for 1937. Such is the "view of the Japanese experts concerning Japan's foreign trade this year.

Imports of raw cotton, wool, wood pulp, synthetic dye ätürts," lumber, and crude, rübber, which constitute the bulk of Japan's imports other than goods related to the munitions industry, are. subject to official restriction by regulations governing exports and ports promulgated last year

is well known here and the Hongtendant destroyer Westcott for minor scale will suffer for direct Keng Ocneral Chamber of Com-

troyer. Fotilla consisting of HMS. restrictions, will tend to help big submarines; also the Eighth Des-ration, with success in the import

uncan and four destroyers under the command of a Captain British Wireless Service.

merce suggests that Government might do much to allay apprehen sion elsewhere by making a public statement on the subject.

If Government, agrees with this suggestion the Chamber of Com- meres would propose to publish. this letter together wh· Govern- mert's reply.

I have the honour to be, Sir.

Your obedient servant,

M. T. JOHNSON,,

Chairman.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary.

- Hong Kong

(Continged on Black Paro),

HAN FU-CHU TO BE | COURT-MARTIALLED

Control Of Shantung In New Hands

Shanghai, Jan. 14.

The "Evening Post and Mercury

says confirmation has been receiv- ed of the report published yester day to the effect that Gen. Han Fu-chu; Governor" of Shantung,

REINFORCEMENT was arrested for the weakness of

FOR US. FLEET IN FAR EAST

his resistance to the Japanese. It "says that Gen. Han will be court- martialled in Hankow, whither he has been taken.— · Reuter

The Japanese Government intends to restrict the imports of raw cotton to such an extent.as to curb the consumption of cotton for the manufacture of home consumption goods by twenty-five per cent. Japan intends to restrict the import of. lumber, pulp, rubber and so forth by establishing juridici asso- ciations to ration such imports among the manufacturers. Under this system merchants On the other hand, if Japan's

tissues, rayon tissues, and other and industrialists of medium and exports of cotton goods, woollen

gain, Japan will be obliged to res- "goods do, pot show any remarkable trict further the import of raw cotton, wool pulp, lumber and other goods in proportion with the increase in her munitions importa As a rise in Japan's total Imports thus seems only a matter course, strenuous efforts will be necessary to promote exports. It is feared, however, that despite the export. encouragement^ plans, now con- ceived by the Japanese Govern- ment, exports this year may not observation is based on the post- increase much over last year. This

bility that, Japan's import restric-

industrialists to monopolise the supplies of raw materials. D

Judging from the progress of the Japanese Government's scheme for

expansion of production since 1937,

and the outlook for the digestion of the "China Emergency bond issues totalling Yen 2,500,000,000, the import of munitions mater Jals in the first half of this year will probably prove larger than during the corresponding

period. 1937. Moreover it - the

and

Chlua Emergency is protracted ions will not only entail a rise ing

the expenditures increased, internal production costs, but, also these imports will rise proportion-provoke retaliatory acts on the ately.

part of other countries. Heuter.

INDIAN CAVALRY "TO BE MECHANISED

London, Jan. 14.

NEW APPOINTMENTS Washington, Jan. 14.

Hankow. Jan. 14. The American cruisers Trenton, The "Bao Tang Pao" fextures a It is learned from a reliabic Milwaukee and Memphis which are report that the Chinese Govern source that the mechanisation of attending the inauguration of the ment is appointing General Yuthe British Army is proceeding completed Singapore base will re- Hsueh-chung (ex-Chairman of the apace. main. In Far Eastern waters after Hopei Provincial Government) The latest move in this direction the ceremony as reinforcement for and Admiral, Shen Hung-lieh (Ma- is that four Indian cavalry regi cording to reliable. although un military and administrative affairs with, with tanks and armoured the United States Aslatie Fleet ac-yor of Tsingtao) to take charge of ments are being mechanised, forth- official quarters.-

in Shastung Province respectively cars Transactan News Servic Retter

-Renterr

Sergeant Mernée, aged 30. a SUNGKIANG A CITY OF

Diet which re-meets on January 22, Locarding to the "Chugal. Shogo," a leading commercial dally What Japan wants from China, It says. 15 co-operation and nothing more, therefore we don't believe that Japán's terms will be 80 rigorous as to ruin China."

In order to attain her object, namely to establish lasting peace guarantee for China's co-operation in. the Far East through co-ópera- } withi Japan. tion between the two countries, The paper says that all the mesangsters. His wite was notified Japan, the paper says, may posunderstanding, and misgivings now sibly demand a guarantee against harboured by the foreign Powers recurrence of any unfortunate in 'will be dispelled. If they take the cident as in the present case, but trouble of tracing Japanese rela- it will be demanded as a mere tons of long standing Route

IRISH TRADE PACT WITH BRITAIN Support For De Valera

London, January 14. -' Without minimising the importance, which - Mr. 'Eamon de Valera is known to attach to a comprehensive trade agreement with Great Britain, political circles in Dublin and Belfast n'gree, that he is this time seeking an all-embracing agreement with Irish anity uppermost" in his mind. He is prepared to fight the partition issue most tenaciously.

and even a larger unionist majority is expected in the forthcoming elections, notwithstanding the number of unionists recently tiring. of Lord Craigavon's seventeen" years of administration.

A message from Dublin states (recent events strengthened the that political circles are not dis-determination not to sever con- mayed by Lord Craigavon's decision nection with the United Kingdom to dissolve parliament. They hold that Lord Craigavon represented a more weakening and disturbing in- fluence la the Empire than Mr. de Valera who wants a strong, and united Ireland helping Great Britain while Lord Craigavon's at- London political circles do not titude menne partitioned, and expect ari early solution of the weak Ireland, always threatening partition lesue and point out that trouble. The anggestion is even Mr. Malcoin MacDonald last year canvassed in Dahlin that Lord stated in the House of Commons Craigann fight have been elected that any change in the relations president of United Ireland if of the two Trish Governments

•partition;was ended with full safe- | would require the consent of both. guards for Ulsters Rug

. . .. . Government. It is contended that

On/he other hand a Belfast nothing has happened in any way

„d states that if anything. ] to alter that position.- Autor:

married man with one child, is at present undergoing blood trans- fuston after being" wounded. by

and hurled to the hospital. A Chinese constable was slightly wounded- Reuter

FANLING -RACE TIPS

(BY "DERBY")"

The following are the final selec- tions for the Fanling Hunt and Race Club's January meeting to be held at Kwanti to-morrow after-

moon:---

BACE 1--245 p.m.

Glorious Star

Saltire. Rosalind

RACE

2

King's Parade Festival Eve

Jack O'Lantern

RACE 3

THE DEAD

DOGS FEEDING ON CORPSES

Shanghai January 14.

A foreigner to-day visited by car the walled City of Sungkiang which is thirty mlies south of Shanghai. Sangklang, which was the original headquarters of General Gordon's ever-victorious army, and was a thriving city on the Shanghai-Hangchow Bill- way, presented a scene of indescribable desolation and destruc- tion, Acres of land were laid waste as the result of aèrla! pomb-. ing and hardly a building is left standing which is not gutted by fire. The smouldering ruins were deserted and presented an beris spectacle, the only living creatures being a few dogs, unnatural- ly fattened through" feeding on the corpses.

In the whole of Sungkiang, which ened runs, and burnt out farms should ordinarily contain a densely guarded over by gruesomely fatten packed population of approximate-ed dogs. ly 100,000, the visitor saw arily dys Considerable bodies of Japanese Chinese who were old men, hiding. troops who were returning to in the French Mission. They were Shanghai were passed on the road. in tears, half-starved and begged These presented a strange ap to be taken back to Shanghat pearance, being loaded up with piles The condition of Bungklang sf Tbot from the countryside, In typical of the state of affairs many cases rickshas, containing throughout this densely populated trunks and suit cases were hitched delta between Shanghai and Nan- behind cavalry homes and the ing, and testifles what may have Japanese soldiers were riding on been one of the greatest mass donkeys, calves and even buffaloes, migrations of population in history. collected from the countryside, No one was able to answer the Live pigs were tied to the artillery question, what has happend to the limbers and chickens were carried hundreds of thousands or rather which were taken from farms, millions of Chinese who have miles from the road visited by the literally disappeared from this foraging parties. ares? The whole of the thirty At one point on the road was a mile route between Shanghai and huge concentration of Japanese Bungklang is like a desert with the supply wagons, and several bat- rice crapa ungathered. There is teries of held artillery There were nothing in the delds (as far also. thousands” of cases of beer as the eye can sea. The traveller which were consumed by the Miss Lots Fearon's Mount passes a continuous vista of black troops. Reuter,

Renerti

Widnes

Estover

RACE Nebular Star Jan Stewer Hergs

RACE SA Gold Sovereign Widnes Facing Strain

RACK 6.

THE DOLLAR

TT ON NEW YORK: 36-15/16 T.T. ON LONDON: - is: 7/88.

London Silver Market

London, Jan. 14. London-silver prices to-day were down 1/16 for "Spot" and unchanged for "Forward," za fol- low:-

Jan. 13.

Spot...... ...19-7/8. Forward... 19-1/2

Jan. 14. 19-13/167 19-1/2

FATHER AND SON PHOTOGRAPHED

In the above photograph are seen Mr. Lan: King-ising, Hon. Adviser to the Overseas Chinese, Commission of the Republic China, and his son, Master Lau Kul-yuen.) See story