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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

CHINESE FORCES RECAPTURE MENGHSIEN

Japanese Stronghold

On North Bank Of

Yellow River

Four Transports Damaged

Loyang, September 30.

Removing the threat of a Japanese crossing to the south bank of the Yellow River to cut the Langhai Ballway. Chinese forces recovered Menghsien, enemy stronghold on the north bank of the river in northern Houan, yesterday.

Chunkyichen and Katanchen, north of Menghsien, were also re- captured by the Chinese.

The Japanese troops in Menghsien, which have been besieged by the Chinese in the past few days, yesterday, forced their way out of the Chinese cordon and fed northward to Tiinyang, The Chinese entered the town immediately after the Japanese retreat.

CLAIM FOR RETURN OF CHEQUE

Money Won In" Lottery

A claim for the possession of a

HANDED $3,057

BY MISTAKE

Mr. E L Traverner, of the |Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, made a report to the police on Thursday that a woman. |who presented a cheque for $202,50, was given the am of $3,057 by mistake.

The woman, named Chung

cheque," amounting to $33.57, was Ying. was closing her account. heard before the Acting Pulse" Judge, Mr. Justice E. H. Wuliams.

at the Summary Court yesterday. FR. JACQUINOT

when Wan Ng, woman, residing at Nc. 83 Parkes Street, being the plaintif. Defendant. Chan Kwal- sing, did not appear in Court, Mr. CA. Sutherton Russ represented

plaintiff.

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'Before I left, I was approached by one of the Chinese Municipal Councillors, Mr. Yu Ya-ching, and Mr. Russ said that the plaintiffa few other. Chinese gentlemen and some others had won a prize with the view of forming a Com- In a lottery. In consequence ofmittee to look after the interests that Ng Shing received a cheque of their poor. distressed country- made out in his name, and handed men. it to the defendant to dispose of

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1938. --PAGE

PLYMOUTH

GIN

THE

NAVY'S CHOICE"

The withdrawing invaders were counter-attacking Wuchth, east of intercepted by the Chinese at Wenhsien in northern Hona.

The restilt is that the Central Chungyichen and Kutanchen, Several bayonet charges were made north of Menghsien. In the ensu by the Chinese, inflicting heavy Defendant and some other women has come into being This Asso- to the successful prize-winner. Association for Shanghal Refugees ing battle, 400 Japanese were casualties on the Japanese. The killed.

Chinese also suffered considerable allegedly four in all asked the clation is supported nancially by plaintid to let them see the che all the local guilds, and it will A desperate battle was raging losses. yesterday at Talyuan, northwest of Japanese guns in villages nearque, and when plaintif complied werk hand in hand with the the request. defendant | various other bodies already exist- Men halen. It is learned that the the Pelping-Hankow Railway on with walled city of Taiyuan and Feng-the north bank of the Yellow River satched it and ran away withing to combat this refugee ques-

tion until it has been liquidated.” menkow, to the west. were both in Houan shelled Chinese positions the others

river above Anking, early yesterday

Plaintiff, as a result, was unable encircled by the Chinese.

It is to report to the Chinese Meanwhile, Chinese forces are Central News,

to get it back and Mr. Russ ap- authorities upon, what has been, plied for the return of the cheque and is being done, in Shanghai for remarking that whether the money the refugees and to discuss men-Things should improve bit by bit.! Won. was in the eyes of the sures to establish a centre in Hat-provided there is no scare."- defendant, legal or otherwise, it now that Father Jacquinot is pro-

TONG SHAO-YI MURDERED

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under the Mancnus. For a long time, he was private secretary. t: General (later President) Yuan Shih-kai when the latter Chinese Imperial Resident int Korea. That was in 1883, Seven- teen years later, he

assisted. General Yuan suppressing the Boxer distor- bances in Shantung Province and, in 1901, he was sent to Tibet as Special Envoy of the Imperial Government, The, fol- lowing year saw him Junior Vice-President of the, Board of Foreign Affairs and, a few months later, Director- General of the Shanghai-Nanking and "Lu-Hari Railways,

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In 1907, Mr. Tong was appoint-

Seplor Vice-President of the Board of Communications and about the 'end of that year. was måde Govers of Penghien. Asi

MR. TONG SHAO-YI

special envoy, he went to W8h- ington, D. C., 1908, to convey the thanks of the Chinese Govern-. raent to the United States for waiving part

Boxer of the Indemnity to China. In 1911, ne was appointed President of the Board of Communications.

NO NEW TRENCHES

TO BE DUG IN.

LONDON

London, Bert. 30. In connection with the com- pletion of precautionary mes- sures in London, It is АП- -nounced, that all trenches at" present being dog should be completed and protected from the weather. No new trenches will be dag. Warnings have posted asking the people to take good care of respirators which have been issued to them. It is also hoped that boxes will be issued shortly for storing the respirators.

Thirty thousand men have been enployed day and night digging the trenches. The work had been assigned to a number of contrac- tors who are doing the work at east with no profits for themselves.

Reuter Bulletin...

C.N.A.C. MEMORIAL

SERVICE

Shanghal Sept: 30.

A memorial service to the late Mr. and Mrs. Sydney H. Y. Yang, who met their death when the

to day.

was not up to her to decide.

His Lordship gave judgment for: the plaintiff with costs. and made an order for the return of the cheque.

OPIUM

FOUND

ON SHIP

ceeding to Hunkow.

Father Jacquinot, however, emphatically denied that he häd been summoned hurriedly by the Bankow authorliles. He stated that it must not be construed that his trip has any relation to the general trend of hostilities along the Yangtze Front, Ho Wing, 26-year-old native of nor is he at present aware that Shanghal who claims to have been there is any urgency in the situa formerly a drug-store employee. tion at Hankow.

Kowloon was convicted at the Court yesterday of possession of 1440 taels of raw opium and of doing an act preparatory to ex- port of this opium from the Colony. on. September 1, by the 3.5. Mare chal Joffre.

The oplum was found on board the ship

in the baggage of the defendant.

Mr. K. M. A. Barnett passed sentence on Ho of twelve months' hard laour.

Mr. H. L. Kwan appeared for the defence.

3.000 JAPANESE CASUALTIES

Honan.

.

TO MAKE REPORT

“I am going to Hankow merely to make a report," he said, "and to keep in touch in regard to re- habilitation work. Of course the opportunity will be taken to dis- cuss the idea of a similar safety zone there should it be necessary in the future, but no one knows the Yangtze." the outcome of the fighting along

"Just now the situation in Shanghai seems to be rasing little,” he continued, which has made it possible for me to go to Hankow as I had long planned.”

'Discussing the situation in Shanghal again, Father Jac- quinot stated that there are still about 80,000 refugeers In the International Settlement and the French. Concession, in addition to the number" still cared for in the Nantao zone.

"In this what may be called 1

Sole Agents:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

ALARM EXPRESSED

Asked if the information that

the Japanese hold on Shanghai regions is not as tight as" before, was correct, Father Jacquinot did not answer directly but expressed ; his alarm that should any surprise attack by guerillas take place in the vicinity of Shanghai it would not make it easy for his collabora- tors and himself to carry of their reller work.

I placed before Father Jacquinót certain newspaper reports of the heavy losses that the Japanese are said to be suffering at the front. and asked him . to make up" for these icsses the Japanese had withdrawn troops substantially from the Shanghai area.

Again, however, Father Jacquinot He said that the lasses were pro- did not answer my main question. bably suffered more on account of epidemics of cholera, malarla and dysentery rather than due to actual losses on, the batterfield,»

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AIR

RAID ALARM

TESTED

The new air raid.alarm siren, on top of the new Wanchal Market. was tested at 230 pm.yesterday.

After the test, it was stated that

Cheerful, bright-eyed and vigor- ous despite his age, this. Freach Jesult priest, who discussed his work. Oct. 7:-No. 13 Platoon, Nos. without dwelling on the personal and 2 Sections. H.Q. 5:30 p.m. side but always stressed the need E.G.D. Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, carried out in the near future.

of the suffering and the necessity H.Q. 5.15 p.m. for Part 1 M.G. at

of looking to the future, struck me Kennedy Road Bange.

No, 14

1the location was not so favourable

and that a further test would

STRENGTH-DECREASE

Pte. M. V. F. Neves. A.A. Coy. Reserve, 1:9.38.

Sigman, H. F. Sommiers, N.G.

Hankow, Sept. 30. Launching .heavy counter-

as a shining example of Christ- Platoon, Nos. 5 and 6 Sections, Pte. D. E. Santos, A.A. Company... attack, Chinese troops this morn- C.N.A.C. plane in which they were ing reached the north-west out-

like devotion to duty and to hu- HQ. 5.30 p.m. Prepare for Part 1,1211,37. en mute to Chungking from Hong skirts of Shangchen in south-east

manity, which befits him as a 'ser-M.. Nos, 7 and 8 Sections, E.G.D. Sigmn. 8. Hazara Singh. Corp's kong was maching-gunned by

The Japanese 13th and

vant of the Church.

No. 15 Platoon, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. In-Signals, 145.38. Japanese planes on August 24. 16th divisions are making an at

Father Jacquinot leaves for Can.dication and recognition.

Sigman. J. D. Minhinnet. Corps was held at the Chinese. Y.M.C.A.tempt to hold up the Chinese transitional period," he said, "we"

Signals, 14.5.38 ton this morning by the 58. Fat-

Portuguese Companies Sunday, Oct. 2. Stonecutters, He will spend a few days advance and suffered 8.000 casual- are trying to find employment for shan. The Young Brothers Banking ties in a three-day slege.

these people. In Nantao, work is in that city, inspecting the damage Rifle Table B. Launch leaves Corporation is raising a memorial

The "royal column" at Loshan just starting again and shops are caused by the bombings, and wil Queen's Pier at 8.30 am and Kow. fund-Reuter.

north of Shangcheng under the beginning to reopen. There are also take the opportunity of re- lop Police Pier at 8.45 am. Range Signals, 15.9.38. command of Prince Haruhiko re- few troops around now, and newing his friendship with Gov- Officer: 2/Lt. F. V. V. Ribeiro. Rifles Pte. J. Milton, No. 3 M.Q. Coy., chief

emor Wa Te-then-"a very ane must be drawn from HQ. Stores 19.9.38. Southern delegate to the treated within the city gates and things are, what might even be

STRENGTH-INCREASE interip, peace, conference.

the are expected to dislodged called peaceful considering what man he is!" says the Father-be- before noon on Saturday, Oct. 1.

conditions were some months back.

Spr. R. 8. Capell, Engineer Coy... fore departing for Hankow. He

Tuesday, Oct. 4. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Antu Government's (Peking) chief momentarily.-International,

expects to retura in about a week (1) No. 5 M.G. Company. NCOs.-D.EL. Section, 28.9.38. delegate being General Wang Yế

or ten days.

Spr. W. M. Gittins, Engineer tang.

Part 1, M.G. (1) AA. Company, Coy, D.EL. Section, 26.9.38. [N.C.Os, and trained men-Armas Pte. George Chew, Pte. W. Y WORLD-FAMOUS and foot drill. Recruits-6.10 pm. Leung, Pte. 8. T. Lim, and Pie. N. for Kennedy Road Range. Mus-8. Leung-No. 3 M.G. Coy., 26.9,38, ketry_practice.

Pte. A. A. Remedios, No. 5 M.G.. Coy.. 21.9.38.

In 1921. Mr. Tong was ap pointed Minister of Finance in the Canton Miltary Govern- ment. In order to win him over to the Peking side, the North- erners appointed the veteran statesman Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs but he declined both offices. Later, he becaine High Adviser to Following the outbreak of the the, National Government at Nan-

PEACE DELEGATE

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1.

revolution, he was sent to Nanking

king.

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE In order to devote himself to his home district and to set an ex-

" as delegate of the Imperial Goy- einment to negotiate with the re- volutionary leaders for peace. That conference led to the abdica. ample to other high officials in the

be

More Japanese Officials Abandon Posts

•PORTFOLIO OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEFT VACANT BY GENERAL UGAKI KONOYE TAKEN OVER BY PRINCE

denied. Transocean.

KONOYE, SEES MIKADO

W

EVANGELIST

COMING

Revision LA. Remainder-Practice

Machine Gun Signals Oct. 3, HQ. 5.30 p.m. Subsection A-Signal training, Atting respirators. §. ́.

Pte. J A. Marques, A.A. Coy.. box 29.9.38,

Pte. H. B. Joseph, No. 1 MG. Subsection D-D/R training, .at-Coy, 29.9.38.

Travelled Through ting box respirators. Sigmn. Yee

Many Lands

Mr. Edwin Orr. the well-known revivalist, 14 expected in the Colony on October 12, and will conduct meetings here...

and Wongtape are detalled to drive signal lorry.

5. F. HEDGCOE.. Måjur, Adjutant, HLKVDO. AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment H.K.VD,C,

Lecture:-The next lecture on Oct. 7. HQ 5.15 p.m. for Murray First Aid will be given by Professor Parade Ground. Subsection DL. T. Rine at the FWD Offices on-

Oct. 4, 5 and 6, D/Rs. as detailed for riding instruction.

Mr. Orr has had a remarkablé |Riding. career. A young Irishman from

Army Service Corps Company Oct. 6, H.Q. 5.30 pm, LG: train-

Tokyo, September 30. Count Hiros! 'Saito, former Ambassador to the United States, Count Hachiro Arita, former Foreign Minister, who were both re- cently appointed Diplomatic Advisers to the Government, and Mr. Tadao Matsumoto, Deputy, Foreign Minister, have also resigned.

Rumours persisted last night | Yonal, Minister of the Navy, Mr. tion of the Boy Emperor Hsuan hope that they, too, would spend that Mr. Seihin Ikeda, Minister of Ikeda, Minister of Finance, and Tung (now "Emperor Kang Ten their years of retirement in trying finance also tendered his resigna- Admiral Buetsugu, Minister of the Belfast, he felt called of God to of Manchukuo") and the establish- to improve local administration intion, but this was subsequently Exterior, are all strongly in favour a ministry of Revival. This was ing.

their home districts, Mr. Tɔng ae- ment of the Republic of China,

of remaining in office,

about five years ago. He lett When Dr. Sun Yat-sen gave up cepted the post of District Magis-

Japanese circles discount the Ireland with a bicycle, and half a the Provisional Presidency and trate of the Model Chungshan Dis-

Tokyo, Sept. 30. theory that General Ugaki's re-crown, and in the months that P.esident Yuan Shin-kai became trict in 1929 and served until 1934, President, Mr. Tong was appoint- when he went to Nanking to take The Premier. Prince Konoye. Signation is a victory for the Army, followed he travelled 10,000 miles ed fust Prime Minister and High up duties as High Adviser to the went to the Palace this morning and say that his adamant stand through Britain.

National Government and as a and conveyed the "resignation of on the China. Bureau Issue reflect- General ed his personel view rather than member of the Central Supervisory the Foreign Minister, and Central Executive Committees gaki. He also reported his own the attitude of the Civil Service as

whole... of the Kuomintang and a member concurrent assumption of the port-

Some quarters blame General of the Southwest Political Council folios of Foreign and Overseas Ugald for the fact that the Anglo-

During the past two years, he Affairs. hak lived in retirement in Shang- The regular session of the Japanese negotiations have not

Cabinet, scheduled for this morn-made better progress-Reuter., Ing. was postponed until the af

Adviser to the President.

Three years later,

∙he denounced Tuan Shih-kxi when the latter attempted to betray the Republic and have himself crowned Emperor. Fol- *Tówing Yuan's downfall,

ne was appointed Minister of For- eign Affairs but, for health reasons. declined to take up office.

OUTLAWED

hal, though

| strenuous efforts have 'been -made by the puppet "Reformed

Government” in Nanking to' persuade him to become Prime -- Minister."

ternoon.

over

reached a circulation of OTHER MINISTER STAY 300,000 copies, making him, as Oficial circles assert that Gen-has been said, "the most talked-of era Ugaki's resignation is not the evangelist of the day.

for

|| Medical Section Oct. 5, P.WD. Offices, 6.30 p.m. Lecture by, Capt. Lewis, E.AM.C.

Pay Section Oct. 7, HQ 5.30 p.m. Construction Section, R.O.D.C. Oct. 6, HQ. Miniature Range, 8.30

*The story of this journey, "Can God?-10,000 Miles of Miracle in Britain" had an amazing sale, and p.m. Musketry. was one of the most popular books of the year,

Friday, October 7 at 5.30 pm; Rocky

Attachment. The undermen tioned were attached to Military Hospital, Hongkong for training during the periode shown ----Mrs. B. Stoker and Miss L. Buchanan. September 12-19, 1938, Mza, D ́E Hole and Mrs; & McKelvie, Bept 19-28, 1838.

Btrength-Decrease: Mrs. M Trail and Miss J. Langley, 30.9.38. -

Strength-Increase:--The follow- ing enrolled on 23.9.38 Mrs. --M. Pte. EA. R. Newton. Pay Sec-Berrier, Mrs. E L. Britton, Mas P. tion, Bergt, 30,9.38,

REMARKABLE TRAVELS Since then Mr. Orr has con- tinued his "miracle" Journeys In Europe (penetrating even to. Mos cow)," in Canada and the United states, Australia, New Zealand 2nd and South Africa, in all over

world

100,000 miles 'round the

From 1918 to 1920, Mr. Tung wua outlawed by the Peking Govern In a statement issued to the result of any change in Japanese Mr. Orr is coming to the Colony Over 50 countries have been visit- ment because he joined Dr. Sun Shanghal press, Mr. Tong ad- foreign policy, and the main ques-from Australia, where he has beened and large crowds have gather Yat-sen's Military Government in mitted that he had been approach-tion arising out of the resignation holding revival meetings

ed to hear him wherever he has Canton and later became one ed on the subject but denied that was whether the entire Cabinet Beveral months, and expects to

spoken." of the seven High Administrative he had any intention of becoming might follow suit.

proceed to West China In com- Directors elected by the Southern a Japanese slave."--Renter and Parliament. In 1919, he served as Special,

It is now learned that General pany with Mr. Andrew Gih of the Itagaki, Minister, of War, Admiral Bethel Bands.

His books, telling the atory of his remarkable travels, have (Continued on Freylous Col.)

PROMOTION

TRANSFER.

PL

Baldwin, Miss. H Brewer, Mrs. D. Booker, Miss J. Booker, Miss M. Booker, Miss C. Bone, Miss E R. Capt. J.-H. Lawrence, A.A. Com Boulton, Miss E. M. Clewer, Mrs. pany, Reserve of Officers, 1.0.38. L. Cartwright, Martick

Pte. A T. Godfrey, MMG. Fl. shanks, Miss P. Everest, Miss M, M

Battery. 22.9.38. Tpr. G. K. Chadwick. M.G. Troop. MacFayden, Miss E. Grifin, Eardley, Miss 4. E. Fisher, Miss M. 2nd Battery, 26.9.38.

Miss M. Gidley, Miss B.. Hallowes, Miss A. baihovetsky, Miss & Helle- Bdr, H. B. Neve, 1st Battery, R. well, Miss D. V. Holloway, Mr... K. Section, 12.9.38-11.9,39,"

Hume, Mre V. M. Heam, Miss E. Pte. R., F. K. Jones, No. 1 M.G. Irving. Mr. Nora Lee, and Min E Coy., 26.0,38-25.9,39,4

LammertGELA Pte. W. T. Bilson, Medical Sec..

17.9.38-16.9.39.

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(8gd) MRS. & M. BECKE Commandant, Narsing t Detachment, HKVDC

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