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JAPANESE EXCESSES

IN NANKING

Lack Of Discipline

London, January 28.

The Daily Telegraph " stars a long authenticated report of Japanese excesses in Nanking and the failure of the Japanese authorlties to repress them. Increasing attention is given by all papers to this subject, confirming the belief of a lack of dis- cipline between the Japanese. It is generally opined that the Chinese comeback is embarrassing the Japanese more than they care to admit, and evidences of the increasing Sinė-Russian in- timacy exclio vary wide interest.

Business circles point out that the legality of Japan's claim to -censor foreign cables is more than doubtful and it is expected when Parliament re-assembles the Gov- ernment will be pressed to take a much farmer attitude in this con- nection.

£3,000,000 worth of treasure from the Chinese people in the war į zones, mostly silver coins. Some articles have been sent to England for safety.

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Silver shipments from Kong to date are estimated st thirty million sterling, about, two- thirds of which has been converted Into gold, part of which had been spent on armaments though very little in England, most of it going to the Continental armament

Doubts regarding Japan's finan- cial stability is evidenced by the increasing charges made for dis- counting Japanese bills. The P. & O. 4.4. Raopura arrived at Fly- mouth yesterday, and brought | firms.--(Router).

POPULARITY

·OF MACAO

Heavy Steamer Bookings

that

Steamer bookings show Macao is more popular than Can- ton at this time for holiday tourists from Hong Kong than in previous years.

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Inquiries at the offices of the various companies reveal that bookings to Macao are unusually heavy. The Hong Kong, Canton "and Macao. Steamboat Company are running two excursion trips. one on Sunday and another on Monday. New Yera's Day, by the 3.4. Kinshan. The boat leaves Hong Kong on both occasions at 9.30 a.m. and returns from Macao at 5 p.in.

CHINESE RECAPTURE TWO TOWNS

JAPANESE SEEK

BRITISH CONSUL Manifesto

PROTESTS

JAPANESE CENSORS

REGULATIONS MODIFIED

Shanghal, Jan. 28. The British Consul-General, Mr. Herbert Philippe, has sent three written protesta to the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Okamoto,

The protests are against the pro- posed censorship of commercial telegrams and says that His Ma- testy's Government does not admit of any Japanese, right to censor such telegrams: against the sup pression of a Reuter telegram and the second suppression of a tele- gram sent by Mr. H. J. Timperley,

both on January 21 and against the deletion, by Japanese censors, of 90 words from a telegram led by Mr. Timperley to the "Manchester Guardian" on January 27.

It is understood that the Ameri- cans are also taking up parallel lines with the British in the matter of censorship of commercial tele- grams.

AMERICAN PROTEST

Shanghai, Jan. 28.

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ANOTHER BOMB

OUTRAGE

Issued By

EXPLOSION

SETTLEMENT

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Sugiyama

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Tokyo, Jan. 28. Japanese War Minister. General Sugiyama today issued a manifesto to the fighting forces stressing that the current China situation was gradually assuming Important proportions and fast developing In gravity." The said, Japanese Government, he had recently clazided Д firm immutable policy to meet It and the path the nation should follow to face the emergency.

Outside Japanese Censors Office

Shanghai, Jan. 28. Another bomb outrage was com- mitted by unknown perpetrators

the centre of the International: Settlement on Friday morning.

The, bomb, which had been de- posited outside a building contain- ing Japanese censorship offices for Chinese newspapers, 'in Nanking Road, exploded with a violent detonation, causing considerable" material damage.

Fortunately no person was burt as there was comparatively little

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CHURCHILL CRITICISED

Japan Public Sentiment Against Britain

"HIGHLY INDIGNANT "

Tokyo, January 28.

"Public sentiment in Japan is highly Indignant against Great Britain," says the "Japan Times" in a leading article in which it criticises a recent article in the "Evening Standard" (Lon- don) by the celebrated British statesman, Mr. Winston Churchill. Mr. Churchill, says the "Japan Times" plans to make a catspaw of the United States.

"Great Britain," the paper deciarod, “is afraid to take any action alone. Therefore, Mr. Churchill advocates that America does her dirty work.” The impression that relations between Japan and the United States are greatly, strained is erroneous, the Journal goes on. It déclares, “It is true that there is tense feeling between Great Britain and Japan because England has been slandering Japan, alding China and trying to' interfere with Japan's actions. Pablle sentiment in Japan is highly indignant against Great Britain."-(Reuter).

Declaring that the Japanese objective was far distant, General Sugiyama stressed the necessity little trafic in Nanking Road, NOT JOINING

which

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thoroughfares in the International one of the busiest Settlement.

to prepare for a protracted con- flet, but it must be done. with a strong will Strict discipline and national spirit must be pro-

The explosion occurred at an moted and the people's support early hour.-(Transocean). of the army and navy stabilised to attain the objective of the

It is understood that the Japan-present "sacred war."Reuter). exe, are modifying regulations governing censorship of commercial

TO TAKE OVER POWER CONTROL telegrams. They will accept coded

New Company With Huge Capital

Tokyo, Jan. 28. · Japanese power interests are organising a "new Central China Electric Company" for the pur- pose of taking over the Chapel Power Company in Shanghai and absorbing the Shanghai Power Company, declares the. "Industrial Daily News"

also

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telegrams from British Arms who obtain a certificate from the Bri- tish Consulate and will not demand to see private codes..

A Japanese Embassy spokesman announced that a protest has been received from the American Con- sul-General, Mr. Clarence Gaum. concerning the new regulations (Reuter).

REWARD FOR GALLANTRY

Capitalised at 45,000,000 yen PRESENTATION TO

and with the head office Ic

GUNNER OCKWELL

Shanghai, the new concern. the newspaper adds. will. assume management of al existing power

Gallantry shown by Gunner H. companies in." cities between V. Ockwell during the typhoon Shanghal. Nanking and Hang-last September was rewarded yes- show and will later merge with North China Electric Power. and watch at a small ceremony in the terday by the presentation of a Development Company of Tien-private office of Messrs. Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.. agents of the journal adds that Mr. British India Steam Navigation Co., Euchi Okabe managing director | Ltd.

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FALLS BRIDGE COLLAPSES

New York, Jan. 26. The Falls View Bridge over the Niagara, at the tabt, of the fails, which buckled under the heaviest fall of snow in 30 years, collapsed suddenly today,

"Crowds on the banks saw the bridge go down in the short space of a few seconds.-(Reuter).

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KAWAGOE SAILS

FOR JAPAN".

Sixth Anniversary: Of Sino-Japanese 1932 Hostilities

Shanghai, Jan. 28. As a sequel to the Japanese Gov- ernment's decision to Lever re-

of the Tokyo Electric. Light Com- Making the presentation. thelations with the Chinese National pany is at present in Shang Honourable Mr. M. T. Johnson. re Government, Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe,

condurting

negotiations.sident partner of Messrs. Mackin-Japanese Ambassador to China.

non Mackenzie and Co.. related sailed for Japan on Friday. Mean how, during the typhoon which while the skeleton staff remaining passed over the Colony in the early at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo hours of September 2 when the 1s winding up business and will

Hankow, Jan. 28. After several days lull in opern- tions on the southern sector of the *Tientsin-Pukow Front, the Japan- ese resumed their offensive rather unexpectedly on Friday morning.

hal Chinese positions or the northern. (Reuter). bank of a small river which runs between Mingkuan and Linghal- kuan were subjected to intensive bombardment While Chinese re- gulars are pushing forward to- wards Chaofoo, irregulars recaptur- ed two towns south of the Tang- tao-Tsinan Railway from the

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FUNERAL OF MR.

J.F.H. CASTRO

The funeral of the late Mr. Joe Japanese on Thursday.-(Transo- F. Hendricksen Castro, who died in Manila on January 24, took place yesterday at the Roman Catholle Cemetery in the presence of a large gathering of friends.

13 SMALL POX CASES

was

steamship Talamba

blown from her anchorage in Junk Bay and grounded at Lyeemun Pass, Gunner Ockwell risked his life to swim off to the ship in a danger ously rough sea in an attempt to convey a line from the shore.

"In recognition of your gallant the directors of the British India action I have been instructed by

Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., The late Mr. Castro,was 46 years to tender to you the thanks of the Thirteen cases of small-pox, two of age and was a member of the Company and, as a concrete evid- of diphtheria, one of cerebro-spinal stati of the Asiatic Petroleumence of their appreciation, to pre- fever and three of dysentery were Company in Manila., He died sud- sent to you this watch," said Mr. reported to the local Health Au-denly, his body being enbalmed Johnson. thorities during the 24 hours ended and sent" back to Hong Kong for at midnight on Thursday.

TURNING

burial

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Gunner Ockwell suitably replied. Those present included Captain D. J. Sinclair of the 5.5. Talamba, Mr. F. A. Spencely Chief Officer. Gunner R. Ford and Messrs, T. G. 5. Alexander, Dr. W. MacEwen and A. W. Hay-Edie..

Page-2-Judgment against land- Page 9 Japan's trade. difficul- TO FOREGO NEW YEAR

lord. Volunteer orders. Posses-

sion of arms. Missing girl found. Japanese charged. Fage 3-Church news and notices

Theosophical Society lecture. Fage 4-Radio programmes, Boviet

and League.

Page 5---Cinema notices. New style

dancing as Gloucester Hotel. Fage" (2–No" designs" on ‘Hainan. Dead dumped on roads. Japan's 5,000,000 yen war budget, Page 7—The Services, New ... Ad-.

miral' afriving. Lawyers exchange

passages.

Page 5-Leading article: Japan and America. Wholesale prices in Colony. Forged notes allega- tion, Badminton resulta. Per- sonal paragraphs.

ties, Naval race in. progress. China will not forget. Boviet airman aboard Chinese bomber. Page 10-Sporting news and notes. faze 11-Golf features of 1937. Page 12-Financial news. Dally share quotations. Philippine Mining News.

ENJOYMENTS

Hankow, Jan. 28. Pubile bodies are organising a movement to contribute the money ordinarily spent for the Chinese Now Year festivities for war fands. Mass meetings and public lecturės

- Page 13.—Entries for third day of

Annual Race Meeting: HK are to be held today under the Sharebrokers' Association quota-suspices of the Hankow Kuomin-

tions

tang to observe January 2 as being

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leave for China in a few days after sealing up the Embassy premises.

Chinese flags in Shanghai and elsewhere in China were down, at half-mast on Friday on the occa- sion of the sixth anniversary of the

commencement of Sino-Japanese

hostilities in Shanghai in 1932-

Reuter).

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 7/8d. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 31.

London Silver Market.

(Our Own Correspondent).

London. Jan. 28. Landon giver prices to-day were down 1/8 as follow:

Jan. 27. Jan. 28. Epot.............20-1/4 - 20-1/8 Forward........ 20/-

19-7/8

ASSISTANCE

FOR CHINA?

Vieneva. Jan. 28.

NO ARRESTS MADE

Shanghai, Jan 28. An attempt was made this morn- ing to throw band-grenades through a transom into calces oc- cupled by Japanese censors, super- vising newspapers in the new Hardoen Buliding. The bombs hit the woodwork, rebounded and ex- ploded gutside the doors. There were no casualties and no arrests have been made.

PROVISIONAL

GOVERNMENT

Mr. Tong Shao-yi's Denial

"MACBETH" AT UNIVERSITY

Rose Pau Excels In Leading Role

The Hong Kong University Arts Association staged a production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in the Great Hall of the University Inst night. Among those present were HE. the Governor and Lady North-

Shanghai, Jan. 28. A denial of the reports recently circulated to the effect that he may shortly join the so-called "pro- visional Government of Pelping" cote and was made by Mr. Tong Shao-yi, | China's first Republican Premier.

Interviewed by Renter's corres- pondent in the French Concession. Shanghai, today, Mr. Tong, sald:

is noteworthy that consora supervising Chinese newspapers operate separately from the censors of foreign cables in the building.-"I think the Chinese people now (Reuter).

Chancellor.

Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice-

Miss Rose Fau as Lady Macbeth was an outstanding-player- She delivered her lines with steady con- Adence, unmarred by the fault of accent or most of the cast, and entered generally into the char- acter which she was portraying with fine ability.

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GOVERNMENT'S THANKS

my record and my character well ITALIAN SECTOR INCIDENT"...

enough: to make it quite unneces- sary for me to speak." He em- Shanghai, Jan. 28. phasised that never in his long Macbeth was played by Mr. Two hand-grenades were thrown political career had he ever taken Cheung Wing-ngok. who. gained from a railless tramear in the the trouble to correct mats-state- | immense success as the Tiger Glen- Italian defence sector in the Bet-ments about his political intentions

eral in "Lady Precious Stream.". tlement after nightfall and exploded or actions. between the gates of a Japanese He characterised the Japanese cotton mill and Italian sentries reports about his possible participa belonging to the Savoy Grenadiers. tion in the "provisional Govern- There were no casualties, -(Reu.ment" as complete nonsense. He ter).

said, 'I only have a few years of life before me and I have one am- bition only—to go back to my home | telegraphically expressed thanks in Tongkawan, Chungshan district, to President Roosevelt for his Kwangtung."

kindness in instructing the Ameri- can Red Cross Society to raise G$1,000,000 for relieving Chinese refugees in the war zones, it la learned from official circles today.

Central News).

ANOTHER SHANGHAI

BOMB

Shanghai. Jan. 28.

Mr. Tong, however, has been ad- vised that it would not be safe for him to return to his home as the A hand grenade exploded this native district is subject to Japan- morning in the French Concession ese air raids and he therefore is Chun, a retired outside the home of Mr. Chen remaining in Shangha! for the time who in 1927 was virtual mayor of school teacher

Shanghai, but has since not taken part in politics-Reuter),

CHINA CLIPPER

DELAYED

Air Mail Due Here On Wednesday

Hong Kong residents will not receive their air mail from Ameri- ca until Wednesday, February 2 owing to the China Clipper being held up in, Henoulu. Originally due to arrive today, the flying, boat experienced a slight all leakeage and had to return to Honolulu for repairs. She is due to leave Honolulu this morning, and will arrive here on Wednes- day. She will stop overnight in Hong Kong and take off on her outward flight the next day.

The Hawaiian Clipper is due in Hong Kong on Saturday, Febru- arg 5, and will leave the next morning.

The CN.AC. plane which left Kal Tak Airport yesterday morn ing for Chungking was forced by

Dr. Wellington Koo, Mr. An- bad weather to stay overnight at

Pages 14 and 15.-Shipping news, the anniversary of the opening of thony Eden. M. Delbos and M.Kwelin. It is expected that the advertised sailings; arrivals: the Sino-Japanese hostilities in Litvinoff are holding a conference trip will be resumed today. The vessels due; in radio touch, | Shanghal

here. It is expected the Counell plane carried the following passen.

Weather and tides. Directory. The Hankow Kuomintang is also will be asked, to approve the re-Ber

Page 16-Fanling golf starting issuing today a statement urging solution encouraging members of Messrs. O Wilke, M. 8. Polin, P. times. Jean Batten honoured. the populace to support the Gov-the League to individually assist L. Tong, D. C. Yeung, Pang Kum, "Keen football match.

ernment in resistance.—(Reufór),

China-(Reuter)

KL-Woo and Chan Yung.

being.-(Reuter)."

CHINESE. PLANES NOT DESTROYED

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Hankow, Jan. 28.

Hankow, Jan. 28. The Chinese Government has

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ROSENMEYER KILLED

Frankfurt, Jan 28. Bernard Rosenmeyer, the famous German racing motorist, was killed this morning while attempting to set up a new record on the Reich'

The claim made by the Japan-motor track.-(Transocean).

that three Chinese planes

were destroyed on the ground, and on the airfield the Japanese planes seven others shot down, in aerial immediately went up behind à combat by Japanese machines | cloudbank where, after a brief 'en- during the rald on Nanchang on gagement with Chinese pursuit Thursday morning is denied here. planes they they left.

The Chinese aviation headquar~ The Chinese side suffered no iters in a statement today says: casualties and no planes were "Because of the low ceiling pre- damaged. With the exception of valling Japanese planes few very a amall house which caught fire when bombing Nanchang | no damage was' done он the aerodrome. After dropping bombs ground-(Reuter).

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IN SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

Three officers of the Chinese Army in service of their country

In the hostilities in the North.