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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

GABLES

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1938-PAGE 9

FLOOD RENDERS

RENDERS OVER MILLION PEOPLE

PEOPLE HOMELESS

Yellow River Inundates

Fifteen Districts

Over $50,000,000 Damage

Chengehow, September 20.

Nearly 1,250,000 people have been rendered homeless and desti- tute by the Yellow River, flood which has inundated 15 districts, with an aggregate area of 23,279 square il, and caused damage to property amounting to $33,244,000, according to reliable figures.

The 1.227,000 refugees are from the following districts: Chengchow. 85,000: Chungmow. 98,300; Yushih, 159,000; Kaifeng 80.000: Tangsu, 90.000; Fukaw. 200.000; Tenling. 37,000: Sihwa, 117.000; Luyl. 80,000: Talkang. 65.000; Twalyang, unknown; Cheniju, 34,000; Shenkiu, 90,000; Chihslen. 90,000; and Kwangwu, 2,000.

The affected, districts together | mow, $4.925,000; Yushih, $7,930,000; with their respective inundated Kalteng. $3,750,000; Tungsu, $4,430, areas are as follows:

000; Fukow, $9,600,000; Yenling. Chengchow, 1.440 square H; $1,015,000; Sihwa, $6,350,000; Luyi, Chungmow and Yushih, 2,650 $1,000,000; Talkang. $3,250,000 square Kaifeng., 2,100 square Chenliu, $191.000; Shenkiu, $3,180,

Yenting, 350 square ; Sihwa, 000; and Chihslen, $373,000. 2.713 square ; Luy!. 1.560 square It is learned that altogether 1: Talkang. 1.200 square : Hwal-$370,000 has been distributed yang. 4,800 square 11; Cheallu, 330 among the refugees. This sum square ; Shenklu, 1,650. square : includes $300,000 from the National Chlhsien. 90 square 11; and Kwarz- yn, 268 square 11.

Rellef Commission, $50,000 from the Horan. Provincial Relief Com- mission, and $20,000 from Madame Chiang for the district of Sihwa.-

The property damage of $53.244, 000 's distributed as follows:

Chengchow, $4.250,000; Chung-Central News.

ROTARY TIFFIN

(Continued from Page 15 ..

were responsible, for the organisa -

ADMIRAL SEIZO KOBAYASHI

Formosa Governor

tion of the Safety Zone in Narking Returns To Tokyo

duding the hostilities.

Mr. "Smythe informed those pre- sent that amids the gathering was

Shanghai. Sept. 20. Admiral Selão Kobayshi. Gover~ | the Chairman of the Nanking Re-nor of Formosa, has returned to) He Committee in the person of Tokyo to make a report of the Mr. J. M. Hansen..

conditions on the Island. Chinese here reported that the anti-war sentiment is prevalent among the Formosans, many of whom were drafted into the army and navy.

FALL OF NANKING · For the first six weeks after the fall of Nanking, said Mr. Smythe, nobody was allowed to leave the city, nor were they permitted to

It is reported that Admiral Ko- send out any uncensored letters. bayashi, who served under the late Some foreigners lett Nanking. Admiral Togo In the Russo when the six weeks had lapsed, in- Japanese war, mapped out several cluding the Chairman of the Com-plans for the invasion of South mittee who was "ordered" to pro-China, but owing to the policy of ceed to Germany by the firm Se General Ugaki Foreign Minister. was connected with. On his ar-the plans have been temporarily rival in Germany he was imprison-shelved.-International.

ed for two days for "relating his experiences in Nanking,"

Some books had been published.

INDIAN MEDICAL MISSION-

GROUP PICTURE taken during a visit of the members of the Indian Medical Mission to the Sun Yat Sen Medical College on September 17,

Institute Of Commerce Examination Results

1

SUCCESSES REGISTERED BY WAH TAK SCHOOL STUDENTS

The Local Examination Committee of the Institute of Commerce. England. have received news of the successes of the students of the Wah Tak School of Commerce, Kewloon, at the examination held in July, 1938.

Following are the results:-

Kam

خوام

THE INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE,! respondence. Shorthand. Bustriess

BIRMINGHAM

Knowledge. Geography. (Becond Daniel Yau Boon" Lap-(First Class) Arithmetic, English. Class)

Yuen Typewriting, Arithmetic,

Class) EFirst English, Correspondence.

Typewriting. Arithmetic. (Second Law Shung Yan-First Class) Class) English, Book-keeping, Cor- Typewriting. Correspondence. (Se-respondence. cond Class) English.

Lam Po Wah First Class) Type- Ho Tak Wing-(First Class)

Shorthand, writing.

Business Typewriting. Arithmetic, English, Knowledge, Geography. (Second Shorthand, Correspondence. (Be-Class) Correspondence: cong Class) Business Knowledge. Lai

Cheng Yuk Wah-First Class)

Swedish Ship Boarded By Japanese

That while on s' trip from Japan to Hongkong his ship was stopped and boarded by officers of a Japanese destroyer was revealed by Captain B.A. Brandt, captain of the Swedish Fast Aslatie Line's new pas- senger freighter. Ningpo, ON arrival here yesterday...

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

TIME TABLE

N.B-For timings of Shuttle Service between Taipo Market and Fanling, please refer tàuctables saħibited at stations.

STATIONE Local

UP TRAINS

Local

Local Long Lost Local "Ken Local

H

#

Kowloon Dep. 830) 8,26 8,40) 9.11 | 0,64 11.161819 1.08 1,25, 287 418 5.20 6.087,58 Yaumati Dep. 4.38 *... [8.6]) ... (1001) 11,2019,20|| ... 1,33 3.06| 437 5,31:

Shatin...Dep D

Talpo Dep 7,03)

Talpo Market,

ས་

་་་

***8,00-

0.08 ... 10.1811, W13.92] ... [1,44 3.18 4,40 5:49| |9.10|| ... ||10.37 11.85/13,46-... | 1,57 | 8.32 434 5.56|

8.37

F

9.35.10.32 1208/12,52

747

... 20, 3,49) 5,08) 6,02 9.36 0.43 13.50 1.02 1.42 2.12 3.53 5.176.12

*** 8,95 ... 18.47

8.30

Der 718 Fanling.... Dep.7.19) Bheangshal...

Dep. 7.24 0.01| 9,40) 9.5) (10,48 13.55 1.07 1,48/217) 3.58| 5.2% 8.17 Shumahan.Arr. 7.30 9.07 9.46 9.87 19.54 12.41 1.18 1,522.85) 104|3,28|0.33| 6.408.38

Canton ....dr.

According to Captain Brandt, the destroyer frst tried to over- take his ship but. falling in this." they fred a shot across her bows, and stopped her, boarded her. subjected the captain to a series: Canton

of questions.

When they were satisfied with the nationality and the nature of the |cargo carried by the Ningpo, they left. Before doing so they asked Captain Brandt what report he would make to the naval author- ties in Hongkong.

CHIUTAH SALT COMPANY

New Factory In Szechuen

The

Chlutah

Salt Company.

which was first estabitshed im Tangku in 1915, is erecting a new up-to-date factory in Szechuen Province, which will be completed in about four months..

During the period of the Tangku Truce, the Company: in order to escape the restrictions imposed by the Japanese. started another factory in the Tapu salt area.

The original factory was seized after the Lukpuchiao incident, and the second was destroyed by Japanese bombing.

Chi Keung-(First Class) TRAIN CRASH

Typewriting, Book-keeping, Cor-

Typewriting. Arithmetic, English, respondence.

Shortland. Book-keeping, "Corres- Business Knowledge. pondence,

Cheung

Wah-(First Kwong Class) Typewriting, English, Arith- Geography.

Chan Kit Sun-(First Classmetic, Correspondence...(Second Typewriting. Arithmetic, English, Class) Book-keeping. Book-keeping, Correspondence, Tong Hung Kwan-(First Class) Shorthand. Business Knowledge, Typewriting. Correspondence, Geography..

Shorthand.

Kwok Hon Kee--(First Class!

Chong Ka Sum-(First Class) Typewriting, Arithmetic, English. Typewriting. English, Arithmetic, Geography. Correspondence, Busl- Shorthand, Book-keeping, Corres-

(Second Class) ness Knowledge. Book-keeping, Shorthand.

pondence, Business Knowledge.

sald the speaker, by Europeans who with the Mission Hospitals. Dr. had experiences during the fall of McClure took the speaker to Nanking, and these books could Changchow, where, upon arrival. now be procured. There really was they saw the results of Japanese nothing for him to say, concluded bombing.

Lam Hoy-(First Class) Type- Hung Ping Yan-(First Class) Dr. Grey stayed in Changchow the speaker, for "various reasons." one of them being that Rotary In for three months and worked with writing, Arithmetic, English, Short- Arithmetic, Correspondence, Geo- (Second Class) Type- graphy. Correspon- ternational did not believe in dis- the Italian

Cross Society.band, Book-keeping,

English, Book-keeping. dence. Business Knowledge, Geo-Writing. cussing controversial topics.

Many wounded soldiers were ad-

Shorthand Business Knowledge. graphy. REFUGEES CARED FOR mitted from surrounding military

Ho Kwai Sum-(First Class)

Hoi-(First Pun Yau hospitals and the North, and werc

Typewriting; English.". Shorthand, I Arithmetic, English, Book-keeping. Book-keeping. "Correspondence. | Correspondence. (Second Class) Business Knowledge.

Typewriting.

Red

•

The International Relief Com-in need of immediate treatment mittee was still functioning in Another surgeon had, in the mean- Nanking and thousands of refugees time. arrived in Hongkong ap- were being cared for, although no pointed by the New Zealand Red more fighting is going on. The re- Cross Society, on March 7. covery of Nauking was very, very slow and the Committee could not

on.

CHANGCHOW - BOMBED

Dr. Grey said 'that while he was

publish anything that was going in Changchow he assisted the League of Nations Red Cross Bo- elety for a short period, after which he left for Ichang.

Mr. Smythe concluded by saying that he was bound for Chengtu.

SPEAKER INTRODUCED

In May he again went to Chang- Introducing the speaker of the chow shortly after the town had day, Dr. Li said that Dr. Grey was been very severely bombed, as a re- a representative of the Euro-St.sult of which the hospital there John Red Cross and New Zealand to be transferred to the out- Red Cross Societies, and had just skirts of the town where they had returned from the North where he to carry on their work. rendered" valuable services to the carry on their work. wounded and refugees.

.:

DYKES BREACHED Continuing, the speaker said that fortunately, the dykes of the Yel-

Class)

William Ling Chun Wah-(First Stanley Ng Kwok Keung-(First Class) English, Typewriting, Arith-class) Arithmetic. English... Book- metic, Book-keeping. Correspon-keeping, Correspondence. Second dence.

Class Typewriting." Lee J: Hok-(First Class) Type- Ip Yat Chow-(First Class) Cor- writing. English, Book-keeping. respondence, Shorthand, Geogra- Correspondence. (Second Class) phy. (Second Class) Typewriting. Arithmetic.

George Lee (First Class) Arith- Woo Shing Chung-(First Class) metic. English, Shortharid. Busi- Typewriting, Arithmetic, English.ness Knowledge, Geography. *Se- Book-keeping, Correspondence, cond Class) Typewriting. Book- Shorthand. Business Knowledge, keeping, Correspondence. Geography.

Lee Chun Man-(First Class) (Second Class)

Ng Shew Man-First Class) Correspondence. Typewriting, Book-keeping. Cor- Typewriting.

Lee Ping Wah--(First Class) English. (Becond Class) Typewrit- Ing. Shorthand.

a

KILLS SEVEN

Forty Injured In U.S. Tragedy

STATIONS

Dep.

Shuuchun Sbeunghai Farling Talpo Market. Taipo Shatin Yeumati

Kowloon

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|

DOWN TRAINS

Down

Blow Localized Local Local

N'K'T

Down

4

9,00

5.50

Dep. 6.3 7.06 7.83 7.85 0.68|12.17|2:38|8.80|6,40| 7.18 8.13 Dep. 6.37 7.13. 8,08 10.0613,24 236) [6.47 7.29 Dep. 6.41 7.187.48 8.10.10.10122 244 8.30 6.51 7.37 Dop. 8.62 7.29 7.58 8.2110.26 12,41 2,38 601 7.01 7.51 Dop, 7.03 7.33 8.03 8.2610.2012,47 3,04 6.067.06 8.00 Deji. 7.17 | 7,43 8.17 8.4010320| 1,01 3,18 8.15 7.19 8.15 Dep. 7.34 3.026 88,62103 1,14 3,316,31 7.31 8.81 Arr.40 8,088.38 8,58 10.37 1.203,376,37 7.37 8.37 8.68

B-Sundays and Holladays, Firni clans only. aturdays only (First class only?. Further information may be obtained at the Hallway Odiyan, Kowloon, or Canios, frem Krasts. Thos. Cook & Ben, Lid., Hong Kong, The American Express Compary, Han, Xong. The China Travel Bervice, 6. Queon's Road, Hong Konga, Mware. Wlog Ca Co. Lit. The China Emporium, Ltd. The Travel Advisera, 115, Gloncester Building, Hong Kong, and Troas The Hong Kong & Shanghal Hotela Co., Ltd.

By Unde

ES. CARTER, Manager.

-Goods Tram (Curries no passengern.

THE

HONG KONG

KENINSULA HOTEL;

XONGKONG HOTEL: BEPULAH BAY HOTEL

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS LIMITED,

In association with the Grand Hotel de Wagons Lita, Peking.

DR. R.B. JACKSON BOMBING OF

which

brings

CIVILIANS

Declared Illegal

In Resolution

Geneva, Sept. 20. Captain Euan Wallace, Financial

(Continued from Page 1) Los Angeles, Sept. 10. Seven persons were killed and Since you came to this Colony least 40 injured when two some eight years ago as its mala- Southern Pacific crack passenger riologist, after ten years of good trains collided at Tortuga, Call-service in the Medical Department fornia.

of the Federated Malay States The driver and fireman are Government, there has been a known to be among the dead and steady reduction locally of the It is feared that the death-roll incidence of malaria, a disease Secretary to the Treasury, on be- many disastrous half of Britain, recommended that may be higher..--Reuter.

aliments In Its train; for this the the League Assembly adopt a re SWITCHED IN ERROR

community owes to you a great solution declaring: Los Angeles, Sept. 20.

debt of gratitude. The collision was between the. Malariological work, however, is

firstly, that bombing of civilian train from Los Angeles to Chicago for the most part, done out of populations was illegal and the other "from New Orleans sight and its effects are gradual secondly, targets aimed at from to Los Angeles and occurred when

and negative in nature although the air must be legitimate objec- the latter stopped at a siding into the benefits which It brings are tives capable of identification; which the first was switched in

most positive: for those reasons thirdly, that any attack on a crror. They met headon and the your patient and devoted labours legitimate objective must be made engines and several coaches over- are, perhaps, less well-known than in such a manner that the civi turned-Reuter.

they deserve, and the success with lian population in the neighbour- which they have met is too little hood will not be bombed through recognised.

carelessness.

MINOR INCIDENTS DISTURB PEIPING

Bankow, Sept. 20. Several minor, incidents dis- turbed the Pelping's peace on the occasion of the "seventh anniversary of the Mukden Incident on Sunday, according to a report from the ancient capital.

He shot

that its

The appreciation of your good Captain Wallace sald

customs and services which His Majesty has humanitárian shown by this appointment is. usuges in war on, land and sea. therefore, the more welcome and I which has grown intè án inter- am happy in having the privilege national law, has taken time to of investing you with these In-develop. The problem was to ex- signia of officc.

tend to uerial warfare the same humanitarian considerations.

LABOUR LEADER'S LETTER TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN

London, Sept. 20.

CHINESE PROPOSALS Proposals for an embargo on the supply of planes and of to Japan and the sending of a heutral com- mission to China for a general

Mr. Clement R. Attlee. Leader of conference on aerial and gas war- the Labour Opposition, in a letter fare were made by the Chinese to Mr. Chamberlain, stated: "It delegate.-Reuter.

is reported that the proposals

On June 9, word was received Dr. Grey in a brief address said that the Japanese were about tal. In Your weeks' time the Kan Yiu Bun-First Class) Cor-

A pistol shot was heard near the that at present, in Central China, fifteen "miles from the town, so the cholera epidemic had reached the respondence. Shortband. (Second there were two Red Cross Societies. hospital bad to move back to town

residence of the former manager 400 mark.' 'Luckily, at this stage, Class) Typewriting. These two were those which he A Canadian missionary rendered a the League of Nations came for Andrew Yung Chun

of the bogus Federal Reserve Bank, Pong-

but no casualties were reported. represented. At the end of last tremendous amount of work in the ward and assisted them in dealing | (First Class) Arithmetic, English, year the people of New Zealand | hospital.

At Halchihmen gate, a pedestrian with the situation...

(Second Class), Typewriting, Book-

was arrested by the police 10 were hearing reports about Nan-

When he left Changchew,ut the keeping. Correspondence. king and Shanghai and decided to

and of August, continued the Lam Kwok Yu-(First Class) possessing a revolver.

submitted to Czechoslovakia.com- Hongkong Chinese pharmaceu- contribute money to

bimself. relieve the

speaker, the epidemic had almost Arithmetic, English, Book-keeping.

While the police were conduct plete the dismemberment of, thetists' will hold patriotic sale at East sufferings in China. As a result, a low River were in time destroyed finished. Lonyang and Siyang had Correspondence, Shorthand, Busi-

and to- joint council was formed combining and the Japanese were unable to

the dictation of the ruler of Ger-morrow and the money collected the St. John and New Zealand Red 'reach Changchow.

the cholera epidemic as well, but ess Knowledge. (Second Classing searches at Tienklao. several sovereignty of Czechoslovakia "at Bonham Road to-day

shots were Bred by an unidentified many and involve this country in will be handed over to the Wo not so serious as in Changchow Typewriting. Cross Societies.

in the crowd-Central- Other epidemics, such as malaria

giving guarantee on future con- men's Comforting War Relief Asso- tinental frontlers.

clation to be forwarded to the and typhoid, were also prevalent, he said.

I feel that before Britain is Central Government. Collection committed to this grave departure (boxes will be opened in the prem of the declared British polley sence of the public under the Parliament be consulted without auspices of the Comforting Assd- further delay."--Reuter.

ciation.

.

PROMPT RESPONSE

As the amount of woundca soldiers became less, the work was | An appeal' was issued and the concerned more or less" with the reply was very prompt and en- flood refugees. The Magistrate o couraging. On the call for volun- the town asked him (Dr. Grey) it teera, the speaker responded and he could do anything to relieve the Jeft New Zealand on January 11. sufferings of the flood victims, as He arrived in Hongkong and saw a result of which the speaker pro- Mr. Alfred Morris, of the St. John needed to Hankow in order to raise Ambulance, Brigade.

funds

After a few days in Hongkong. Refugee camps were opened on Dr. Grey accompanied by Mr. July 5, and from this date to Beddow, proceeded 10 Canton August 23, something in the region where they interviewed the medi- of 13,000 people had been cared for cal authorities there. The speaker in the Camp. Work among the proceeded to Hankow together with food refugees was at times' dis Dr. Maxwell, the Secretary of the heartening, said Dr. Grey, as they International Red Cross Society, could not spend their time on in On arrival in Hankow, the speaker dividual cases, and it was not possi met Dr. McClure who was in charge ble to admit as many as ghould have of the work in Honan province.

JAPANESE BOMBING

Dr. Grey mentioned that the í International Red Cross Society of

The speaker concluded by ex- pressing appreciation to the people" of Hongkong who assisted him and his colleagues in their work mentioning in particular Mr. Alfred Morris and Mrs. Beddow.

"

Won Hon Ping-(Second Class) Typewriting, English, Book-keep- Ing. Correspondence.

Tang Kam Hing-(Flost Class)

(Second Book-keeping.

Class) Typewriting.

Wong Hel Man-(First Class) Engilsh, Book-keeping, Correspon- dence, Shorthand, Business Know- ledge, Geography."

Leung Pink Kwan--(Second Class) Arithmetic, Book-keeping.

Lai Kim Fung-First Class Arithmetic.

Wong Kai Yu-(Second Class) English. Be

person

News,

ALLEGED GRATUITY

DEMAND

(Continued from Page 1) Revived by the constable, the two proceeded to the United De-

ivery Co. There the delivery-boy BRITISH WOMAN LEADER

telephoned to his firm's accoutant, Lo Chak-yan

First reports of the incident contained no complaint against

gratuity.

SPEAKER THANKED:

Professor W. 1.. Gerard who was called upon to thank the speaker. said that he considered 11 an hum- our to do so. Dr. Grey was "ene of that courageous band" that have Ng Hon Kwong-(First Class) Dallp Singh of his demanding, a collected from various parts of the Arithmetic, Book-keeping, world and have come to China to Leung Iu. Kuen-First Class) help relieve the sufferings.

Shorthand, English, Correspon- "He comes from that little coun- dence, Book-keeping, Business been admitted. Those in mme.. try called New Zealand, which has Knowledge, A. diate need were attended to chiefly supplied moze medical officers for this work than any other country I know of," concluded Prof. Ger

* FIRST CHOLERA CABEZ On July 17, the first case of Central China worked in affiliation cholera was admitted to the hospirard,

Wong Wad Kwong-(Firat Class) Book-keeping, Arithmetic.

Wong Chin Kwai (First Class) Arithmetic. Book-keeping.

Mr R H E Marks. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, cidered further investigation Izto the inrident. It was during this in- vestigation that a complaint was registered on the gratuity charge.

The hearing wee adjourned to tomorrow at noon."

GUEST AT RECEPTION

Mrs. Charlotte Haldane, wife of Professor J.B.S. Haldane of Lon don University, left for Canton yesterday by the ss. Fatshan to meet Chinese women leaders and to visit scenes of Japanese air bombing there.!

Mrs. Haldane was honoured at a reception held by four Hong- Kong Chinese women's organisations at the St. Francis Hotel yer- terday, reports Central News. A large number of prominent Chi- 'nese women were present, notably Madame Liao Chung-kal, who..

présided.