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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
GUERILLAS
CABLES
ACTIVE CHINESE ENVOY TURNING POINT IN THE
CANTON CITY
IN
Attempt
Censorship Likely:
To Breach Japanese Consulate
Steamer Passenger Service May Be Resumed
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Canton. Dec. 3. Evidence of the fact that the Chinese ruerilla forces are active in Canton was the closure of the streets of the elty to Chinese and foreigners alike to enable the Japanese to conduct a city-wide search for armed irregulars. Nobody. was allowed on the elty streets excepting the Japanese armed forces and their ronin.
Rifle and machine-gun fre con- Kwangtung tinued throughout the night and all day yesterday and all, last night it could be heard from Sha-
meen.
Apparently an attempt Was made by the forces to make a breach into the buliding formerly occupied by the
Provincial Govern-
which the Japanese
ment and the Department of Education, now occupy as their Consulate and other offices. Bombs are reported to have been thrown at this struc-
vicinity.
INTERVIEWED
Dr. C.T. Wang Back
From U.S.
Dr. C. T. Wang, retired Chi- nese Ambassador to Washing- ton, arrived in Hongkong by the P.AA. plade Chins Clipper on 'Saturday at 12.15 p.m.
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PALESTINE TROUBLE
ARAB LEADERS TO CO-OPERATE WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Jerusalem. December 4.
What in the opinion of authoritative circles may prove to be the turning point in the Palestine trouble is the coming forward of 25 Arab leaders. at the risk of their lives, in order to denounce the former Mufti and offer to co-operate with the British Government.
Com-
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In association with the Grand Rotal des Wagons Tits, Paking.
WORLD'S
group of friends and acquain- tances, Looking very ft. Dr.
The leaders, representing 45 Wang will shortly leave for
APPEAL TO PEOPLE villages and 70,000 villagers spoke Chungking to call
heatedly against the methods of On the
TO BE CALM Central authorities.
the exiled Mufti and of the plight Kwellin, Dec. 3. of the Arab peasantry. Interviewed by press correspon- | A manifesto was issued yester- dents. Dr. Wang was reticent on day by Generals Li Tsung-jen and Major-General O'Connor,
The delegation of leaders saw many questions put to him
but Fal
Chung hsd. declared that during the present Chlef and Deputy Commander-in-and expressed their fullest con-
Commander-in-mander of the Seventh Division, IN THE crisis, every Chinese, whether in Chief of the 5th Route Army, tondence in the British military. China or abroad. should strive to all the Kwangst people urging support the war agalhst Japan to them to be calm but prepared in
In an interview with Reuter's the last.
Dr. Wang was asked to express of South China.
the face of the Japanese invasion correspondent the leaders refuted the allegations of atrocities com- his opinion concerning the United
The BRITAIN Before hostilities are extended mitted by British troops. States Neutrality Law. He said to the province, all the people, the
leaders belleve that greater security there are points for and against manifesto
resulting from should do their
Arm British the Law but he did not find him-work energetically in order to in-pressions of moderate Arab views.
measures will result in further ex- self favouring It.
A number of foreign correspon- should help the government
crease the power of resistance and
questions. were met with the terse ables.
says.
dents, bombarding Dr. Wang with clean up all traitors and undesir to
tral News.
Reuter.
NEWS
|ITALY
It has been officially announced Italian journalists are forbidden visit to Rome will be from January eign newspaper and agencies af- that Mr. Neville Chamberlain's to act as correspondents for for-
ter January 1. according to a new decree.
11 to 14 instead of this month
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Lord Numeld has given £10,000 towards the central fund of the Air Defence Cadet Corps of the British Empire Air League.
considered sufficiently satisfactory The Pope's condition is. now
for him to resume als rulf pro- gramme of audiences and all his
JAPANESE LOSSES reply that he belloved it would be As soon as hostilities break out
Changkungtu. Kangs. Dec. 4. Chinese guerilla ture and at other buildings In the better not to say too much!-Cen-In the province, they should all! A Chinese raiding party, assisted rally under the government for by more than 400 militia men, en- defence. Conscripts should in-gaged 200 Japanese in the vicinity MASONIC BOWLS mediately Join the Army while of Tyukiac, near Yungsin south The charge that General Franco ordinary activities.
[non-conscripts should the student of Tehan, on December 1. in-is silently usurping belligerent amy, or the guerilla force, or the flicting heavy losses on the enemy rights in the Mediterranean and | médical service. Central News. -Central News.
The Japanese Consul here belleves that malls shortly will be censored.
In
MATCH
Scotland Beat. England
PIROW IN AMSTERDAM
He furthermore thinks that re- Amsterdam, Dec. 3. zular steamship passenger ser- Although it is ocially em- vices between Hongkong and Can- phasised here that the visit of the ton will very likely be resumed in South-African Defence Minister is the near future. Within a week. purely private in nature, Govern- 'It is expected, there will be a mail. ment circles admit that he will delivery service for all Canton. probably visit Premier Hendrikus 30 far, there are no Japanese at Collin as well as the Foreign Min- the Custom House but no good: siftutional Ister and the War Minister this are at present being examined. morning.
Captains of vessels carrying pas- sengers to and from Hongkong are taking note of all dutiable goods tually duty will be collected on and it is thought likely that even-
stich goods.
In view of the delay caused by the reception tendered by King Leupold of Belgians, the South African Minister did not arrive in The Hague until 5.34 o'clock..
He was accompanied by the South African Ministers in Brussels:
BODY IN RIVER and, in The Hague, A banquet in
The body of a Chinese male. honour of Firow was held in the aged about 30, was found floating South-African legation yesterday in the Shum Chun River near evening at which both, Premier Lokmachau Road. Callin and Foreign Minister Patljin will be present.
He is expected to depart for England to-day noon Transocean.
The
It was badly decomposed. ears and thumbs were cut off and the throat and right side of the face were also cut.
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
TOURNAMENT
Nomads, Recreio, Radio And C.B.A. Successful
(By: "LH.F."')"
Four matches in the Hongkong Hockey Associatlon "Tournament were played during the week-end, wins being recorded, by the Nomads Hockey Club, Central British Association, Club de Recreio and the Eadio and Postal S.C..
At Boundary Road on Saturday the Nomads Hockey Club beat the Folice "B" by five goals to nil in the Hongkong Hockey As- sociation Tournament. The winners were easily the better side and were never extended at any stage of the game which was played at a fast pace.
the Masonic Inter-Con-
Lawn Bowls played at the Kowloon Bowling match.
Green Club yesterday. Scotland beat England by 100 shots to 138,
Tibetan Homage To China
Chungking, November 22
Fourteen representatives of the troop-relief and comfort corps of the Tibetan race of the 108 temples of Lapuleng (Hsiaho in Kansu and one on the border of Chinghai Province), Huang Cheng-chi,! Liu Ke-jang and others, arrived herë yesterday afternoon, SCOTLAND:-F. E, Channing, In an interview, Mr. Llu Ke-Jang. ganda work against the Jap- A. Jillott, W. J. Burwing. S. Eccle- Informed
the newspaper "Hsin anese invaders in Tibet and shall (skip) 26; A. Calman. E. S. Shu Pao" that the 108 temples
India. There is also an Anti- Carter. T. Coleman, J. Fraser (skip) are scattered over the provinces
Japantse Association 14: W. M. T. Smith, J. P. White. of Kansu, "Chinghal, Tibet and puleng, and, after the Chines
at La-. J. C. Polson, F. Cullen (skip) 13; C. Kanting. The largest temple is Dowman, F. Hillon, L. A. Collyer, situated in the district of Hslaho,
victory of W. Seath skip) 15; A. Stevens, W.
Talerehuang, F
E. Howel, W. K. Way. C. 5. Rosselet all the temples is about 100.000.
parade was held there to cele Kansu. The total population of
brats the achievement. A skip) 34: W. S. Glendinning. W.
drive was also launched for funds and winter clothing. Fitzgerald, W. Orr, J. B. Logan Since the outbreak of the war, the (skip) 25; J. Revie, J. G. R. Hum-occupants of the temples have ble, J. Kempton, J.C. Brown (skip)
been working hard for national 15; H. Gittins. J. Elliott. D. W. Waterton, J. A. Selby (skip) 18. Total, 160.
There are three schools and two
the Straits of Gibraltar is made MEXICO
The worst air crash
recorded
by a number of London newspaper correspondents, who estimate that between 12 and 15 vessels charter for several years occurred on Fri- ed by British companies or car-bound for southern Mexico, crash- day when a Pan-American plane,
rying cargo that is partly British are at present detained at Cadiz, burst into flames, killing Ave pas- ed into the mountain-side and Ceuta and other Nationalist Spasengers, and three of the crew. nish ports.
RUMANIA
The Croydon Corporation has been held legally able for the
The internal situation is causing typhold epidemic which swept the district a year ago and caused 43 some anxiety, and the Royal Palace Negligence which caused and all lines of communication contaminated
are heavily guarded. water
Rumanian supply
fasciats have sworn to avenge the has been conclusively proved, read
deaths.
a
the judgment of Mr. Justice Sta-shooting of the Iron Guard leader.
Codreanu.
ble.
The London County Council win SPAIN shortly begin construction of a elementary schools there, in which Thames in place of the present new £3,000,000 tunnel under the some 800 students have been help-, Blackwell Tunnel. At a conference held in Septem- ing enthusiastically. Theres & ber, it was decided to send repre- Tibetian Cultural. Association at
salvation.
The Vice-Chairman's Committee
than 100 were injured when Na- At least 83 were killed and more
tionalist planes raided the neigh- bourhood of Barcelona or Satur day,
Over 5.000 volunteers will have
ENGLAND:-V. C. Labrum, H. H. sentatives to pay tribute to Pre-Papuleng, and a branch at each set up after the Evian Refugee Mundy, A. W. Brown, W. E. Hol-sident Lin Sen, and the General- temple is being established with Conference has convened a meet- left the Catalan Zone in Republi- lands (skip) 17; W, Campbell, D. D. issimo and offer banners to the the defence of the country as the ing to be held in London in mid-can Spain by the end of this week, January to discuss practical mea-states the International Military Jewish" refugee problem. surea for a settlement of the
Commission appointed by the Lea- gue of Nations.
T.
Crawley, E. G. Post. A. B. Allan various war-front commanders, chief object. Bongs and plays will (skip) 21; W. Mulcahy, J. Purvis, and comforts to the troops at the be revised to meet local needs. R. Duncan, T. W. 'Carr (skip) 21: front
Relations with the Central Gov- S. M. White, A. Wright, A. F. Pane,
The representatives left Tasze!ernment are very close. A school Armstrong (skip, 15: L. the large temple) on October 15 has been founded by the Central Skinner, E. M. Raymond. H. F. by horse and arrived at Lanchow Government with Harper. A. Nissim (skip) 11; J. 8. seven days later, where they pre- which comprises
R curriculum GERMANY Howell, V. Walker. J. S. Beach, A.
public health Brooksbank (skip) 13; B. A. Man-Shao-lin. At Sian, they distributed
sented # banner to Geb. Chu education, and agriculture. sell, W. Naif, G. Stephens, G. Dun comforts to the troops and visited
Mr. Lh Ke-jang is a graduate can skip 17: E. A. McNay, T. the hospitals. They also presented Yenching, University and is married G. Brayfield, S. Deacon, G. C. Moss a banner to Gen. Chiang Ting-wen to a Tibetan lady.
the school of Journalism of (skip) 23. Total. 138.
After a stay of six days, the party left for Chengtu, where they visi ed Mr. Tai Chi-tao, and Generals Teng Hsi-hon and Wang Tsan-hau, WILL VISIT FRONT
CHINESE GUARDING SOUTH BANK OF SIU RIVER
Nanchang, Dec 3.
It is proposed that, after meet-
A delegation sent by the popu-ng President Lip Sen and other lace in Nanchang to comfort the high officials, they will proceed
of
JAPANESE LINE WAVERING
Kwangtung, Dec. 3. The Japanese line at Taiping- Kiukiang Railway, front found yes- comforts to the troops and payed to be wavering as a result of An Interesting game was seen terday the defenders stili guard-tribute to the Generallastmo and the vigorous
Chinese counter ing the south bank of the Stu Gen. Pel Chung-hsi.
offensive. Heavy fighting is still raging there.
The Nomads led by two goals in INTERESTING MATCH Chinese troops on the Nanchang-to the various fronts distributing chong, south of Tsungfa, is, report- the first half through S. A. Reed
and after the change-over added another three through H. Gubbay
42 and R. J. Reed:
UMPIRES FAIL
TO APPEAR
An incident to be deplored occurred on Saturday when no official umpires appeared for the Nomads Police "B" match at
(BY QUIZ).
at King's Park yesterday when the River. A lu was prevalling. Central British Association
beat
the KIT.C. by five goals to tour Mr. Chu Yu-chien, Mayor of 'Nan- The delegation was headed by in their Hongkong. Hockey Asso- clation Tournament fixture. There
chang-Central News. was every indication at a drawn game but a last minute goal by G.
Fowler gave the C.B.A. their first CLAIM TO TUNIS win of the Tournament.
Leading by three clear goals in Boundary Road. the Police kind-the first half the C.B.A. allowed ly supplying two deputies.
their opponents to draw level at 'It is suggested that the Um-
four-all in the second half and pires Board look into the matter towards the closing stages of the for this is not the first time that game G. Fowler scored the win- such derelletion of duty was als-ning goal; played.
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Regarding Saturday's matel
it was ascertained later that the responsible body was informed five days previously of the fix- ture. The other occasion was on October 30 when the Nomads (by a strange coincidence) played the Royal Air Force at Kai Tak, only one offtetal umpire putting in an appearance.
For the
winners, the Fowler
According to Mr. Liu, who is the head of the mission, the 108 temples organization has conducted strenuous propa
Italy Seeking Revision Of
Laval-Il Duce Agreement
Paris, December 4.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD that the Italian Foreign Minister. Count brothers and T. 5. D. Whitley were Clano, told M. Francols Poncet, French Ambassador, yesterday that. prominent in the forward line the Italian Government did not take responsibility for Wednesday's while Partab (3) and Pyara Singh demonstration in the Chamber and that Count Clano stressed that (1) combined well and were seen only the Italian Government's diplomatic actions mattered in foreign In several good movements.
WIN FOR RADIO
affairs,
It is learned that Count, Clano also told M. Poncet that there was The Royal Air Force and the nothing in his speech to which the Radio and Postal 8.C. met in their French Government could take ex- Hongkong Hockey Association fx-ception. ? ture at Kai Tak yesterday, the latter, winning by four goals
Standing in drizzling rain, Dr. Goebbels. and General Goering, Air Minis- Propaganda Minister,
in a collecting money on behalf ter, took part on Saturday in Ber-
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YOYANG NOW A RUINED CITY
Changsha, Dec. 3, Yoyang, on the Contoh-Hankow
of the Winter Help Campaign. Railway in north Hunan is now a Jews were, by 'decree, forced to ruined city, according to refugees. remain indoors for eight hours. who fled to Changsha from there.. They alleged that after the Thirty thousand people heard Japanese troops entered the city. Chancellor Hiller make his final they burned down rows of houses. Reichstag election speach at Rel- The city is practically deserted chenberg. In the Sudetenland. on by Chinese civilians. Even the vil- Friday.
Jagers living within five milles in the outskirts have fled.
Central
General Goering's portrait is un- News. seizable in satisfaction for a writ of execution for a debt because it has a "spiritual value," according Chinese troops are active on the to a decision of the lower court of
COLONY HEALTH northern sector of the Canton- Neubrandenburg. The judgment Three cases of enteric faver, two Kowloon Railway. Japanese rein- added: "Germans jive in
a dysentery and one each of forcements have been sent from leader state, which reate upon diphtheria, measles and puerperal Walchow, Tamshu and Tseng- the 1qyalty of Germans to their fever, were notified to the Health shing to engage them Central leaders. It is therefore necessary authorities on December 2. News,
to cultivate and promote leader consciousness.”
BRIDGES DESTROYED
LITHUANIA
FAR EAST HEALTH The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending Novem- ber 26 Is as follows:-
Cholera: Calcutta 41 cases, Hong- kong 7. Amoy 7, Shanghai 2.
Small-Pox: Delhi 3 cases. Cal-
Owing to the far-reaching de- mands of the Memel. Germans and the serious situation in Memel, it is expected that several changes cutta 18. Madras 62. Rangoon 1,
Nanchang, Dec. 3. All bridges on the northern sec- tor of the Nanchang-Klukiang Railway now under Japanese oc- cupation have been damaged by will be made in the Cabinet. Shanghai 144.
Chinese raiding parties sent to the Japanese rear:
··are Dow
"Time Has Arrived For Union Jack To Say We Won't'"
SIR ABE BAILEY Capetown, December, 4. "England' must hear in mind that if South-West Africa and Tanganyika are returned to Germany, not only will South Africa be affected but Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesta as well, and may mean the beginning of the, breaking up of the British Empire," declared Bir Abe Bailey, the 74-year-old millionaire sportsman and farmer, " when interviewed by Reuter to-day.
Angered by the destruction, the 667 The success which Italy con-down many villages in the vicinity Japanese troops allegedly burned siders she achieved as arbiter at Munich and Vienna, her confidence as a reprisal. As a result, large
numbers of villagers in German support and the feeling homeless.-Central News. of security given her by the com- Although the Italian Goverripletion of the Anglo-Italian Agree- to ment" disavows responsibility Reu- ment will combine to make Italy At King's Park yesterday Club one.
ter de Recrela beat the University
was informed that French set a high price for resumption of Changing over on equal terms diplomatic circles feel that Italy is Franco-Italian talks-Reuter, Hockey Club by three goals to nl Radio "put on pressure in the seeking revision
NINGSIANG BOMBED of the Laval- In the Hongkong Hockey Associa-įsecond half and netted another Mussolini
Agreement tion Tournament.
governing
Changsha, Dec. 3, The under-three without reply from their op- the status of Italian Tunisia.-—- grads were disconcerted by the ponents.
Ningslang, about 30 miles west Reuter,
Support for Italy's claims against or Changsha, was ralded by six bumpy nature of the ground and The goal scorers were G. Bingh
CHIEF CLUES
France was voiced in an article in Japanese, aircraft in two groups could not settle down to any con- 131 and M. H. Hassan for Radio
Rome, Dec. 4. structive play.
the newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" yesterday morning. and Froude for the RAF.
Italy's claims to Tunis is regard- which adds: "It is wiser for both lians were killed and more than Eight civi- Recreio took the lead in the first Grogan and Stickley gave stered as one of the chief clues on countries to give due consideration ten wounded by bombs released by half through N. Beltrao and H. Ling displays in the winners' de- which the chances of her sinking to the question of reaching anthe raiders. A number of civilian Ozarlo, the former netting the fence while the home were beat her differences with France de-amicable settlement by reasonable houses third goal late in the second half. served by Dawson and Bartlett,
pend.
JAPANESE SUPPORT'·
measures,"--Reuter.
Tokyo, Dec. 4.
News.
were wrecked-Central
Bir Abe Bailey continued, "South Africa is the only country when the Union Jack must say we won't." which can afford to defend these, territories. The time has arrived "England is vulnerable, She was not prepared a few weeks ago but that is no reason why we should be downhearted. We must have faith in ourselves and the Commonwealth which is united to-day as It never was before."-Reuter.
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