1938-10-26 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

DEVELOPMENTS IN WAIYEUNG

CHEUNGMUKTAU BATTLE

TOLD IN LATE REPORT

WAICHOW PUPPET REGIME

THE FIRST REPORT OF A BATTLE between

the Chinese

and Japanese near Cheungmuktau, and other developments in the Walyeung district which paved the way for the capture of Canton The city was received from our Canton correspondent yesterday. message was dispatched last Wednesday," two days before the Jap anese entry into the Kwangtung capital.

Canton, Oct. 18.

How long before Canton will be besleged is the 4estion of the hour. "A day and night's march could bring the Japan- ese right up to the outskirts if there were no hostile troups in their path.

Things have not been going well along the East River. Last night employees of the Canion-Kowloon Bailway were paid off, for the

JAPANESE EXPRESS

REGRET

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Tokyo, "Oct. 25, The Japanese Government has. it is stated, conveyed to the British Ambassador. Sir Robert Craigie, an expression of its deepest regret at the bombing of the British gun- boat HMS. Sandpiper at Chang- sha and has promised a full investigation of the circum- stances under which this incl- dent occurred.-Transocean.

Chinese have blown up the Shek- lung Bridge which the Japanese Air Force so many times tried fruitlessly to destroy.

By sheer perseverance, despite the, shooting down every second or third man, the "Japanese worked their way up the side of Mount Wutung. which overlocks Cheung-

muktau

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Disregarding their own losses." the Chinese crawled back up the opposite slope and regain. ed the crest. but the "Japanese tutook the mountain later in the day and held I overnight. The Chinese lost 1,000 officers and

men.

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When the "Japonese tried to gain the north bank of the East River above Walchow they were not suc- At 10 cessful. That was at 3 am. jo'clock, planes came over, bombed the Chinese troops on the north bank. and 2,000 Japanese then went across the river on raits.

Hastening to Poklo. they were retarded by the defenders, but by one o'clock the last Chinese regiment had withdrawn and the other side was in the town, which was by then almost blown to smithereens. 40. Japanese planes having dropped bomb after bomb.

The Japanese that had landed at Blas Bay divided Into two columns. One vas dispatched to Pingwu, on the railway, the other going towards Cheungmuktau, with the result described above.

In Chen Chiung-ming's old home town of Walchow. his ex-supporters have organised * "provisional government.” Heading it is one Lin, who was at the head of one of General Chen's brigades, with one Xip. who was the General'a secretary, in the next highest office.

For failing to apprehend more of the Walyeung County traltors and also because of his weak de-, fence of Waiyeung. General Mok

CABLES

NOW

CONVERSATION PIECE

REVEALED

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN at the Ninth Extra Race meeting at the Valley on Saturday. Mr. T. E. Pearce, the well-known "cricketer and racehorse owner, is seen on the extreme right. (Photo by

Leica),

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KAM TIN CHANGED FROM AERODROME TO CENTRE FOR CHINESE REFUGEES

Camp Dwellers Encouraged

To Work On Land

KAM TIN IN THE PAST WEEK has been changed from an Aerodrome to a small basy community of Chinese refugees,

This new shelter, which the Bitish Government and charitable Contributions have provided for the frightened, destitute and weary Canton war zone refugees, is an outstanding example of humane feeling.

Volunteer workers from school and the scout organization have erected administration quarters, kitchen and dining hall, sleeping ac- commodations and sanitary necessities for these fifteen to eighteen hundred war refugees.

Well-known Father J. Ryan is the Camp Administrator and the supervision is under the direction of Mr. K. Cheng.

The feeding and kitchen work is Hongkong and it is hoped that

JAPANESE RENEW Hei-tak has been reprimanded by being catered for and is carried se people will and shelter and

`REQUEST

Foreign Ships Asked new

To Remove

Shanghai, Oct. 23.

A renewed request to foreign

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out in clean quarters where food.esistance at Kam Tin. the Chinese High Command at

including rice, vegetables. and The Chinese guratered in the Hankow. General Mok was early

meat, is in abundance.

Refugee Camp are not idle They this month put ir. command of the

the The dining hall is well-furnish-are encouraged to work on 164 Army, consisting former Paoantul and gendarmes.ed with crockery and eating uten- 'land. assist in the maintance of slls, and there is space.available the camp, and there is, plenty of Our own correspondent.

ter all the refugees in the camp. time for conversation and visitors. Long wooden tables and benches The attitude of these people a are provided for these people and week ago, when the centre opened, was a bit suspicious, as they fear- here are regular meal hours.

Several large matsheds are set 'ed regimentation and being forced aside for sleeping purposes, the into a life not agreeable to them. men and women being separately Soon this was proved to be in- kidged. Electricity light these correct and at the present time quarters after sundown. Each they co-operate with the autho- person is provided with a sleeping rities and are happler and more section and is given a quilt before calm than upon their arrival.

shipping to remove ten miles up: $7,000 ROBBERY

stream from HaLow. has been made by the Japanese Navy which saya that numerous junks with Chinese troops aboard are swarm- ing in the vicinity of neutral ships anchored along the Hankow water- front.

The request adds, "In view of the intensive character of the hostilities now being carried on

REPORTED

Five Men Armed

With Revolvers

Armed with revolvers and dag- for the capture of Hankowit is gers, dve men carried out a daring difficult to give, assurances that robbery early yesterday morning Chinese troops who thus: take at the Chung Lan Import and

advantage of the presence neutral vessels will not

attacked."--Reuter.

REQUEST REFUSED

Shanghai. Oct. 25.

Export Company. No. 19. Con-

of

be

naught Road West. Jewellery and money to the total value of $7,045 were stolen.

The office premises, situated on the second floor of the building, British naval authorities have were occupied by three fokles. again refused the request of the The robbers broke into the house. Japanese authorities to move ship-bound and. threatened the fokis. ping at Hankow-Reuter.

MRS. C. HÄLDANE

Mrs.

. British

AT KUNMING

Kunming, Oct. 25. Charlotte Haldane, noted

The keys to the safe were found

and the premises were ransacked

by the intruders.

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ABOVE, LEFT. Is the refugee camp sleeping quarters at Kam

It is reported that nine $500. Tin and on the right is the kitchen. four $100, elght $10 bank notes.

were stoleni.

There

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GERMAN

COLONIAL

DEMANDS

MR. PIROW MAY SEE HITLER

Marseliles, Oct. 25. Sir. O. Pirow, K.C., Minister of Defence of the Union of South Africa, who is on an im- portant mission in connection with the Colonial issue, at- rived here this morning from East Africa and left imme diately by German plane for Lisbon.

Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Pirow said that he would discuss with the Portuguese Government the ques- tion of former German colonies after which he is going to London for the purpose of informing the British Government of the result of the conversations...

He added that it was not im- possible that he might decide to go to Germany to discuss the ques- Hon with Herr. Hitler before re- turning to South Africa,--Reuter.

ANGLO-JAPANESETM RELATIONS

London. Oct. 25.

The new Japanese Ambassador,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1938-PAGE

Mr. Shigemitsu, who has been ap- pointed to sucreed Mr. Shigeru Yoshida, arrived in London to-day, Mr. Shigemitsu said that it was Idle to pretend that recent events | had not given rise to ̈ misunder-

remove these

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; BEPULAE BAY HOTEL;

&

SHANGHAI

ALTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Graad Hotel des Wagons fits. Peking.

ISLAMIC GOODWILL

MISSION

Being Sent By League

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To The

Near East

WORK WILL BE TO ENLIGHTEN

MOHAMMEDANS ON WAR

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The League of Nations Union in China is sending out an Islamic. Goodwill Mission to the Near East, headed by Mr. Yu Aka and Mr.

|standings but it was his duty to Orbék F. L. Ma, who passed through the Coleny yesterday on their misunderstandings way to Mecca. Their itinerary, which sovers India, Arabia, Iran, between Britain and Japan and Turkey and other countries, will cover a period of nine months and cultivate closer relationship their work will be to enlighten the Mohammedasia' senttered all over between the two countries.

the world (whose numbers are equal to those of the Raman, Catholics) with regard to the various phases of the Sino-Japanese War.

to

Reuter.

FAR EASTERN PEACE

Paris, Oct. 25. It is not so much bewteen Japan and China as between Japan and Britain that Far Eastern peace will have to be signed, comments "Jour Echo de Paris"

Members of the Islamic Goodwill Islamien first came to China Mission are, armed with bags of when the Propålet was still alive,”.... mesages, including a message When his maternal uncle came to from Generalissimo Chiang Kai- the Celestial Empire as the PE shek; an article by Gen, Belphet's personal representative, De Chung-hsi the noted Kwangs was kindly received by the Chines leader, who is himself a Mohamme-government, who granted, hip per- dan; an open letter to Moham- mission to build the Hwal Sheng medans in the Near East by Gen.Remember-the-nly) Mosque - in Ho Yao-Tsu, formerly Chinese Canton. As the road of Islame Minister to Angora; and writings faith was slow at the beginning, from the pens of Dr. Chu Chia-hua Mohammedanism did not make

in China?"-til- the and others.

any headway Mr. Yu Alsa, who is only 31 years Yuan Dynasty (1277—1367) á old, is a great friend of the "Four the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) Horsemen of China. "At the be- when the light of Allah sbone ginning of the current year he was brightly throughout the land. It touring the north-western pro-was at this period of time that the vinces of China, when General- followers of Mohammed first welded issimo Chiang Kai-shek wired him themselves together to form the return and requested him Chinese Mohammedan body politie.

The paper adds that that is what makes it necessary for a European settlement at any price and

explains the haste, with which certain legotiation are being conducted.

The paper declares that in for- mulating peace terms Tokyo is recting the ground for measuring the reactions of Britain and the white Powers generally-Reater.

ARAB DELEGATION

undertake leadership of the Fromm the last days of the Ming FOR LONDON

Goodwill Mission. Mr. Aisa is gen-Dynasty to the last days of the Cairo, Oct. 25. erally mentioned as the man of to- Citing Dynasty (1644-1911) the A delegation of the Pan-Islamic morrow in Sinkiang. He has a Muslims in China had a lean time. Palestine conference which, two charming personality, with plea-but, when the Republic of China' weeks ago, declared itself to be sant manners, and is conversant in came into being in 1911, 48, 104, 240 sitting in permanence, left for Mandarin and other oriental lan-Muslims in China were given ze- for London on Tuesday under the 'guages.

ligious freedom and equal statne

dent of the Conference.

to

to

Mohammedans are found was every part of China, and with the

leadership of Aluoba Pasha, Presi- Mr. Ozbek Ma is a cousin of the with the other peoples of the Chin-.

Prince of Aksu of Sinklang. Whene nation. It is stated that the delegation he was offered the principality would suggest to he British Gov- of Aksu, he declined. He ernment mediatory action" Jin Falestine and the initiation educated, in Peiping University, exception of the north-western and has been to England and provinces and especially Sinklang, Japan. In addition to speaking his where the inhabitants are almost own mother tongue, he speaks all Mohammedans, they amount to English, Japanese, Mandarin, and one-tenth of the entire population other oriental languages.

of the provinces in China.

of

Anglo-Arab negotiations.—Trans- ocean

YUNNAN'S WATER

CONSERVANCY

Kunining, Oct. 25. After protracted negotiations; an agreement for the extension of a $1,500,000 credit loan to the Yun- nan Reconstruction Department by

concluded,

and a quantity of "diamond rings retiring. These quilts. which were How long this shelter will be

donated to the camp, are checked | avaliable it is not known, though the Farm Credit, Bureau "has been The report was made to the out to each refugee at night and the border is now closed. woman journalist, was police after the robbers had gone, collected in the morning. This is are" many hundreds of refugees welcomed here yesterday after-when the fokis were able to free a large task to perform for over Iving in the Colony and its noon.

one thousand people. but it is territories, in need of assistance Addressing the gathering, Mrs. In the premises later police handled by volunteer workers in and care. A few men are engaged Haldane expressed her conviction

satisfactory and

systematic in great work at Kam Tin, assist- that final victory will be China's found a toy pistol, a scissors blade a

ing their fellow-men. who are if her 400,000,000 people unite and and a dagger on the staircase.

being given the necessitles of life, contribute their combined strength

protection and thoughtful care.

to the country-Central News.

SCIENCE INSTITUTE

IN KWEIYANG

Kwelyang, October 25.

The board of Trustees of the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity has decided to appropriate $70.000 for the establishment of a science In- stitute in Kwelyang.

Another $50,000, it is learned, will be allotted for the opening of a Kwelchow"Middle School here.- Central News.

MEETING AT NO. 10

Lord

themselves.

AUSTRALIAN

al

manner.

TEST and

CRICKETERS RETURN

Bradman Fully Recovered

Melbourne Oct, 25. The Australian Test cricketers returned to Australia to-day.

Don Bradman; captain of the triumphant touring side which retained the Ashes, declared that

has so far been required.

The money, it is learned, will be used exclusively for the develop- ment of Yunnan's water conser- vancy and agriculture. Central News,

Members of Colonial police

Private Wind Tunnel For

High Velocity Air Tests

F

London, October 25.

The biggest private wind tunnef in which large aircraft models may be tested for Hit and drag in air streams of high velocity was' ́opened yesterday at the Fairey Aviation Company's new "research station at Hayes. In addition to a wind tunnel containing a power plant which forces an air stream through at 145 m.p.h., the Station Includes a complete laboratory of metallurgical chemical and aerodynamical apparatus.

After watching a model under

CHANGES · AT. "MODERN SANITATION Modern sanitation is provided

POLICE COLLEGE The office of the Refugee medical aid through the Emergency Committee is located British Government is on hand in the Gloucester Buliding first forces are included among the 15 test. Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Minis JAPANESE whenever necessary. However, the floor. Depets for food and cloth newcomers at Hendon Police Colter, who opened the Station, was authorities at the camp are glad ing are now established at St. lege, where a new term opened re- to, say that no medical attention John's Cathedral Hall, St. Andrew's cently. Others who have entered the guest at Inncheon. In a sub- GOVERNMENT

Church, the European Y. M. C. A. are civilians or serving officers of sequent speech he said that one of

the greatest benefit for mankind BONDS TOTAL and St. Paul's Hospital.

the Metropolitan Police.

Tokyo, Oct. 28. There have returned to the col would be the discovery of some

Futy milion yen worth of to defeat the effective means leve, after summer leave, more

bomber. Many people were : en-¡Government bonds in connection than 30 young men who have completed their first year of train-gaged on that work and he did not with the "China incident" were Ing. Assuming they pass, they despair that the dealred result issued to-day according to

announcement, by ⠀ the Finance 11 become juntar station inspec- would be reached.

In aeronautical affairs a great Ministry. This brings the total tora next July,

This term the college has

deal of progress had been made vahe of Government bonds issued new "Head" in Major J. F. Fer- as the result of free interchange to date in eunnection with the

brought of ideas and suggestions, between "China" feldent" to "Juss- und guson, one of the men Into the Metropolitan Police five

the various research organizations 7.000,060.000 emberi

this country. Arrangements years ago by Viscount. Trenchard t

Kam Tin is under strict supervision. No outsider can' enter the camp section with- Obi- out proper credentials. nese wishing to visit relatives quartered there may do so by special pass only.

ROAD WALKERS?

LICENCES

London, Oct. 25.

No refugee is required to re- As part of the new road safety. he had fully recovered from the main in this camp. When they scheme

for children, "road his recent injury and will be able express the desire to return to licences" are being awarded to to play in the match between the their homes and villages in the children at Wembley and the first north. the authorities provide of awards were presented last Test team and the Rest of Austra- them with an escort to the border, Iright by the Mirister of Transport, when he was Commissioner. Ma- were in hand for making full use London, Oct. 25, lia at Melboume on December 9.

for Ferguson has replaced Lt.-Col Bradman said that in the next five miles away. They are given Mr. Burgin. The Foreign Becretary

In presenting them he Солт- G. H. R. Halland, the college's first Halifax and the Home Secretary. Test sexies to be played in Austra-rations for a three day period and

mended the idea of teaching chil-Commandant, who is now an In- Bir Samuel Hoare were present at ila serious opposition was expected sent on their way.

Many refugees have returned to 'dren how to be good users of spector of Constabulary. a meeting of the committee of from England as she has many

Bupt. Hugh Young, one of the He their homes. The population at roads. The Wembley scheme was the Cabinet which the Prime promising young players.

the breaking entirely new ground in instructors, has gone also, to be- Minister attended at No. 10 added that he thought that ave the camp is changing in

However, educating walkers-British Wire- come one of the "Big Bix" at Scot- Downing Street this morning days was long enough for a result hundreds every day.

and Yard, British Wireless.

in one Test match.-Renter... there are many refugees stul in lesa.

CLEARING MINES"

of the increasing facilities for re-

Japane search at the constructors works.

Another step was to subsidize | the Pearl River and further research on materials for mines do the way TER aero engines, and the new tunnel singha halfwa represented a real contribution to and Canton, the country's résearch facilities—munique issued British Wireless,

ZAVY

the Japanese