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Hongkong Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1938. ****

ONE MILLION GUERILLAS HARASSING JAPANESE IN NORTH CHINA

Havoc Wrought With

Communication Lines.

INVADERS TRAPPED AND KILLED IN MOUNTAINS

the

OVER 1,000,000 CHINESE GUERILLAS ARE HARASSING Japanese in North China, according to a guerilla leader who passed through Hongkong on his way to the interior on Saturday.

In the suburbs of Peiping and Tientsin, this chief of Chinese partisans who prefers to remain anonymous further revealed, there are no fewer than 50,000 guerillas" presenting

# menace

the Japanese.

to

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Politital Crisis Averted

'Prague, Nov. 13.

The threatened political crisis over the election of new President is understood to have been' averted by decisions taken at the full Cabinet meet- ing yesterday.

COMMON

BLOC FOR

15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Central

GP.O. Box No. 1.

HEAVY XMAS

AIR MAIL

London, Nov. 13.

It is estimated that about

500 tons of Christmas mail will be borne along the Exi pire air routes in the next

DEFENCE ave weeks. Something like.

Balkan Entente Meeting

· Ankara, Nov. 12.

A meeting of the General Stanis of the Balkan Entente will be held in Athena on Thursday. Great importance is" «nfläched "to the meeting in view of recent happen- ings in Central Europe, ›

The National Assembly will be made within a fortnight.

It is pointed out, that, in view Agreement appears to have been of the failure of collective security, reached as Dr. Chvalkovsky will be the view of the smaller states is the only candidate for Presidency that they must remain united to General Syrovy will probably be constitute, their forces into a com- promoted to Field Marshal and mon bloc for the purpose of de- will be succeeded in the Premier fence. ship by Dr. Czerny, who was Min- ster of the Interior in Dr. Hodza's

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ADMIRAL NOBLE

IN CANTON

Constant attacks have been launched by the guerillas on Shih- chiachwang, Pacting, Tinghsien, Talyuan, Tainan and other cities along the railway lines which are now under Japanese occupation:

The purpose of such attacks. he parts and then trapped and at-government-Reuter. explained, is not to recapture tacked them. Inflicting thousands these cities, but to harass the of casualties. enemy forces and seize their arms The Shansi-Chahar-Hopel and ammunition to replenish the der government, he asserted, is guerillas' own supplies. Usually ably directing guerilla operations

Canton, Nov. 13. after quick raids, the guerillas in North China. While the Japan-

H. M. S. Seamew, with Vice- withdraw swiftly to avoid being ese are controlling the communi-

the big clutes Admiral Sir Percy Noble and the attacked by heavy. Japanese rein-cation lines and forcements armed with superior along rural districts.: Magistrates new Commissioner of Customs as a number of prominent appointed by the government are well as

aboard, Apart from raiding the cities un-in charge of administrative affairs Hongkong business men der Japanese occupation. the in various hsien,

arrived to-day at 4.45 and were guerillas have wrought havoc with

welcomed at the British Steps by the enemy's communication line, he The border government has Captain Flynn, Senior Naval Officer added Heavy damage has been established several weaving fac-West River) and Mr. A. P. Blunt, done to the Tatung-Puchow, Pel-tories, army uniform factories and British Consul-General, while a ping-Sulyuan, Pelping -Tientsin arsenals. The arsenals are manu-guard of honour of bluejackets was Peiping-Hankow,

Tientsin-factuzing mines, hand-grenades, drawn up as the Commander-in- Pukow Rallways.

weapons.

and

As early as in July: Chinese guerilla activities in North..... China were extended lato Jehol. Buch activities are, still 'carried on in that provice, süd efforts are being exerted to establish contact" between Chinese guerillas In North China and Chinese volunteers in Manchuria.

WEAVING FACTORIES

and ammunition and repairing Chief went ashore at 5.15 p.m. and. light and heavy arms proceeded to the Consulate where

To rachitate the circulation of he is the guest" of Mr. Byunt.- currency a bank has also been es-Reuter.

tablished. It has the power of note issue. Banknotes issued by

this new bank as well as those Issued by the Central Bank and the Hopel Provincial Bank are circulated in the rural districts now under control of the. border

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REQUIREMENTS" OF YOUTH

London, Nov. 13. The King has donated 80 acres Referring to the recent opera-government, but banknotes issued of land adjoining Windsor Castle tions in the Wutal Mountain by the bogus Federated Reserve to the local corporation. The land ranges in Shanal, he stated that Bank are banned.

known as Hoe Park, overlookizig the guerillas there purposely Concluding, "he said that the north terrace of the Castle, abandoned Wutal to induce the tional consciousness is growing and has been used as a children's Japanese into the mountainous

Chinese people in playground. North China. Under the guidance; In asking the local corporation of the border government a peo-to accept the gift, the King states ple's mobilisation committee has that they should bear in mind the been formed in each village, and requirements of youth.--Renter."

KING CAROL TO

among

the

VISIT GERMANY close co-operation is maintained

Bucharest. Now 18..

EARTHQUAKE

between the troops and the pro- Its officially confirmed that ple.-Central News. King Carol who is now en route ; "to London, will spend a couple of days in Germany when returning home. He will stay at Sigmaringen as guest of his cousin, Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern,

Suggestions that King Carol will meet Herr Hitler at a shooting party are neither condrmed nor denied in official circles.

King Carol will also stay in Paris during his homeward Journey.-Reuter.

London, Nov. 11.

FUNERAL OF HERR

VON RATH

Paris, Nov. 13. The French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, attended the funeral of The earthquake which last night the late Herr von Rath at the shook the world's seismographs to Lutheran Church. A detachment unprecedented oscillations, had its of Cardes Republicaine iri full epicentre in the Pacific Ocean, dress formed the guard of honour. south of Alaska, according to the After the service the body was 'Air Ministry.

conveyed to Germany-Reuter.

The record at Kew indicated the disturbances occurred 5.100 miles away, bearing N.N.W.-Reuter..........

DALADIER APPEALS FOR

END OF CIVIL DISCORD

Hour At Hand For Frenchmen To Co-operate In Recovery

Paris, November 13."

A warm testimony to the spirit of Army unity "in the French colonies was uttered in a speech by the President of France, SL Lebrun, at a banquet last night. He praised the discipline with which the recent partial mobilisation was carried out and said that if necessary our army will again be capable of dealing with all eventualities but there are weaknesses in our armour.”

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Loyal messages from the colonies peace they wanted. demanded, as during the crisis had aroused a much, moral force as war itself certain amount of surprise beyond and "required productive effort the French frontiers where there. (which France had far from attain- had been doubts about the sin" fed, k cerity and loyalty of the. French From 1920 to 1937 national pro- native inhabitants.

duction had increased 17 per cent.

"The French empire is in mag-In Germany it has increased 25. nificent unity and has all the per cent, and in Britain 30 to 50 elements necessary for recovery. per cent. Such a situation cannot It is for us to make them fully be allowed to last without endan- effective," declared

gering the independence of the existerice of the "country" - The The Prime Minister, M. Daladier, hour had come for all Frenchmen In his speech, appealed for the end to co-operate in recovery by. Gof all civil discord because the money and work-Reuter.

MORAL FORCES E

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Page 2--Three' gunners killed.

· Fokt fatally wounded. Armistice Day in Macao. Page 3.-Macao Race, results," Training, gallops. Governor plays lawni bowls,

Page: 4.--News about the Ber-

vices. London Gazette. Page 5-The cinemas. Cross- ...word puzzle. Diary of local

events. Musical review The week in Macao.ay Page 8.4-Royal reunion" follow-

ed by motor drive. 'nationals indemnified by Mexico, ̈ Kinhwa "heavily. bombed. .Guerillas raid Hangchow, and

U.S.

Page 7Women's page. Wed- - dings,

Page 8. The leading articles: UB, Elections; Wanted-a ‚ new Queen's College. Hello

and goodbye. Page 10-Home and local football Ladies hockey. Rugby

Page 11 Radio programmes." Pages 12 and 13. Finance and

commerce.

Pages 14 & 13.-Shipping news

and directory.

The reconstituted Turkish Ca- binet includes the Premier, Deizl| Bayar Bey, the Fance Minister. Fuad Bey, Defence Minister, Zekal Bey, and the Minister of the In- terior, Baydam Bey, who remains in their respective posts-Reuter.

URGENT APPEAL FOR AID FOR REFUGEES

An urgent appeal for warm clothing and quilts for the Kam Tin refugee

camp is made by the Emergency Be- fugee Council,

During the past few days Over 2,000 referees have arrived ai: Kam Tin fueral hundreds "coming only a you

A number of refugees care in great distress having spent several weeks hiding in the hills where they were robbed of their belongings..

°17,008,500 letters are expected to leave Southampton by fly- Ing boats,

To cope with the task Inn- - perial Airways are pressing sil available aircraft into service, and several great airliners have had their passenger Kaloons dismantled to in- crease their mail-carrying ca- pacity, British Wireless,

Violation Of Vatican Concordat

Rome, Nov. 13.

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The official organ of the Vatican, "Observators mano," commenting Italy's new racial laws draws *attention to the decree pro-

hibiting

marriages. between Italians citizens of Aryan race and persons belonging to other TRCOL.

Concordat.

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HZ huma

TENORS!

Your

see" as clear.

as your High C? -Blind bards are an out of fashion a carelessly corrected vision is UNHECEMATY in the face of modern ¡science;

See what we msan'at

Lazarus

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COMPENSATION FOR

MURDER OF GERMAN

EMBASSY SECRETARY

Jews Ordered To Pay One Milliard Marks

SPECIAL PROPERTY TAX

Berlin, November 13. GERMAN" JEWS HAVE BEEN ORDERED to pay one millard marks compensation for the murder of the German Embassy Third Secretary, "Herr Ernst von Kath.

The compensation will be lexied in the form of a special tax on Jewish property. This property is valued at approximately ten' mil- liards, so the tax will be a rate of about ten percent.

These decisions were taken yesterday at a conference presided by Field Marshal Hermann Goering, others present being Her: Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister, Dr. Wilhelin Frick, Minister of the In- terior, Dr. Guertmer. Minister of Justice, Count von Krosyck, Minister of Finance, and Dr. Funk, Minister of Economy.

A number of most drastic mea- sures against Jews were later an- nounced

From January 1 next, Jews willi not be allowed to engage in re- tail trades, export businesses, commercial offices or independent handicraft businesses,

and

A further complication is the order that Jews" must repair y the damage to their property in this week's rioting, which alone will impose a colossal burden on them.

The question asked whether will the

Government expecta Jewa

As

far

not be permitted to act as man-abroad to help pay the money, "Observatore Romano" declares,agers.

also whether the Government may "Recognition of civil effects of re-

Further, all ligious marriages in Italy was laid through'

damage "caused expect to expropriate Jewish pro- the indignation down in Article 34 of the Vatican people over international Jews on payment.

of the [perty to cover any deficit in the In order to prevent November 8, 9 and 10" must be

made good by the Jewish occupiera Jewellery, real estate, are concerned 83 bank accounts.

or Jewish businesses, derived by German this could be done comparatively Jews as com-jeanly, but it would be dislenlt to pensation Troia Insurance com-sell the large number of shares in partes "will" be confiscated for the Jewish shkres within, a short timis

without causing serious distur bances on "the Bourse-Reuter.

people believing, we are not terested in this grave problem, we think it is opportune to state that

we will deal with it fully on later occasion.”

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for

The Vatican will make a protest benent of the Reich, €0 Italian Government through Farther drastic measures diplomatic channels concerning driving Jews out of Germany's the alleged violation of the Con-economie life and elimination of cordat-Reuter.

provocative conditions will shortly be taken in the form of laws and decrees...

NAZI STANDPOINT

ON JEWISH QUESTION

New Laws Do Not Apply To British, Americans

Berlin, November 13.

The fine of a milliard marks on Jews in Germany works ont at the rate of £136 per head. including "women and children. Invalids and the aged.

PROTEST, MADE

New York, Nov. 12. A protest against the anti-Jewish atrocities in Germany was made to-day by Mr. Thomas Dewey, the District Attorney of New York State.

Mr.

Dewey stated that all civilised mankind stood appalled

There are about 400,000 Jews in amount of explanation by the at the brutal persecuton, and no

A

German Propaganda Ministry could clear what he described as the "bloody pogrom."

old Germany, and about 600,000 In Greater German Reich. large proportion of them are in no way wealthy. Many are small shopkeepers and tradespeople Mr. Dewey added that it was whose shops and offices have been not only a challenge against the smashed and who from January Jews but against the Catholies. 1 next will no longer be allowed to Protestants and everyone in the carry on business.,

warld-Reuter.

The wealthier Jews, such as

FEW BRITISH CASES inwyers, doctors and bankers are no longer permitted, to carry on

Berlin, Nov. 13. their professions, their source of few cases of British Jews whose It is understood that there are income has also ceased. while innumerable Jews taken to con anti-semitic disturbances and these property was damaged during the centration..camps cannot · attend. personally to payment of the in-

"The events in Berlin in the last few days are nothing but the symptoms of infection which crep luto the body of the German people and indeed the body of all the nations of Europe and be yond," declared Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Minister for Propaganda, in an .demnity. exclusive interview with Benter explaining the Nazi standpoint on the whole Jewish question.

In the circumstances, there is much speculation here in regard to how the sun will be raised.

BANK ACCOUNTS

There are blocked mark accounts;

cases are being closely investigat- ed.

If the claims are substantiated to the German Government by it is learned that representations

the British authorities will follow as a inatter of course.

Hundreds of Jews are besleging

Dr. Goebbels said that whether the present series of laws will finally settle the Jewish problems depends on the Jews themselves.

Will the new inwa apply to Bri- necessity." said Dr. Goebbels. In tish, American and other foreign comection with the new laws be of Jewish refugees on which the the British and American Consu- Jews?" naked Reuter.

ing planned for Jewish businesses. Government could draw, while lates in Berlin in an endeavour Dr. Goebbels replied, "No. Bri-Dr. Goebbels emphasised that in bank accounts could be confiscated, to secure visas. Arrests of Jews tish. Amerkan and other Jews are 20 Way will foreigners · be harmed All Jews were some time ago continue in Berlin. The number for us members of the British, or foreign-property attacked-ordered to make a return of their is unknown but they must amount American and other nations Reuter.

to several thousands-Reuter. though their nationality is for us

to decide and not for others.

"We are not taking the present measures out of revenge but of

KING OF SIAM FETED

Singapore, Nov. 13. The young King of Biam, Ananda Mahidol, was guest of the Governor of the Straits Settlement, Bir Shepton Thomas, at lunch yester- ¡day, atter which he visited the naval workshops and saw the Em- pire Eying boat and had his first flight in an -R. A F. plane.

The King is returning to Bang- kok for his coronation. He bas been staying in Switzerland most of his life, for reasons of health Reuter.

property to the Government.

ARMISTICE DAY CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH

TEAMS REPRESENTING THE Hongkong Football Association (left) and the Combined Services, which took part in the charity football match on Armistice Day when the Association won by twa gonds to one. (Photo."AA"Kafari);