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HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1938.

No.28059, 玖拾伍零仟伍茄弍第

日製廿月拾年資戊

PINGSHAN RECAPTURED:

TAMSHUI AND

CHINESE FORCES STORM TSENGSHING

FOR $10,000 BRIGADE WORK IN TERRITORIES

As the result of an appeal by Professor W. I. Gerrard, O.B.E, Assistant Commissioner of St. John Ambulance Brigade, the British Fund for Relief of Distress in China (Hongkong and South China Branch) has granted 310,000 to the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Asso- ciation for its work in connec tion with refugees in the New Territories.

In his letter to the Hon. Mr. M. KLO (Hon. Secretary of the Fund), Professor Gerrard pointed out that all the St. the main- John clinics on land are dealing with the huge numbers of refugees and the Medical Department of the Hongkong quested' all possible assistance. New treatment centres are being established at Namtau. Shatzukok and Shumchan, at the request of the Government Medical Department.

Government

FIRE CHECKED IN TIME

Eurasia Office

Blaze""

A small fire which only time- ly discovery and prompt action prevented from doing serious damage broke out on Saturday evening in the offices. of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation, King's Building.

YELLOW RIVER FLOOD

Two Thousand Casualties

Shanghal, Dec 18. The Yellow River, which during the summer caused such havoc to Chinese clvillars and considerably held up the Japanese advanes on Hankow, is once again pouring its flood waters across the Central Chinese plains, according to Chi- nese reports.

It stated that autumn rains have waters to burst from the new channel they made for themselves this summer across open country, inundating some 300 square miles.

caused the Yellow River

The waters are now reported to

have flowed right into the Hwaj

River, which as a result has be

come seriously swollen,

No accurate figures are available regarding casualties, but Chinese reports place these at 2.000.~~ Reuter.

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XMAS SUPPLEMENT

The "Hongkong Daily Press" Christmas Supplement is being distributed gratis with to-day's

paper.

WARNING TO BRITAIN

SUN KAI

SUN KAI REACHED, 15

MILES N. OF CANTON

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Changshan, December 18. Following the recapture of Tamshui and Pingshan, north of Blas Bay, the Chinese troops to-day stormed Tsengshing, a town on the north bank of the East River, which is now enveloped. The troops under Lieut-Gen. Chang Jui-kwai are taking part in the drive on Tsengshing and have been ordered to retake it before Christmas. A Japanese report saying that this division was annihilated is absolute- ly without foundation.

Despite Japanese threat to push up the West River towards Shiu- hing and Wachow, the stalemate remained unbroken during the week-end. It is believed that the Japanese are waiting for more reinforcements from Formosa before starting a fresh venture, as they realize that their present strength is not sufficient to penetrate to Kwellin, or Nanning.

BRITISH

Another report stated, however, that some of the crack units in

LEGION Kwangtung have been sent to the

AND GERMANY

Real Friendship Seems Lost

London, Dec, 18.

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northwest in connection with pre- sent preparations to attack Lan chow and Blan; the object being the severance of Sino-Soviet land communication.

An American dispatch stated that some of the troops operating in Kwangtung were sent from "Manchukuo" following the dis- "All the British Legion's achieve-missal of Marshal Vasily Bluecher ments in trying to establish real from his post as Commander-in-

German friendship with

Chief of the Soviet Far Eastern forces. Servicemen seem to have been

Gen. Pat Hsung-hst, the Kwangsi bren lost, declared Sir Frederick Maurice, in a speech at Durham. leader, is now in charge of military Sir Frederick Maurice alluded to operations in South China. He is be Legion's efforts of many years reported to be in Shiukwan over to create good understanding with the week-end, having arrived there Germany. Distinguished delegations from Kwellin. Three divisions of of German ex-Servicemen were the Fourth Fe Army, six divi- received with the utmost friend-sions from Gen Hsieh Yoh and ship and cordiality in Britain. Re- some Kwangsl units are under Gen. presentatives of the British Legion Pal's command in the present

counter-offensive. had frequently been to Germany.

One Chinese report stated that' Recently there had been natural expressions of indication at the the Chinese troops reached Bun brutal treatment of Jews in Ger-Kal on the Canton-Hankow Rall-

These many. in Germany by tacks on British soldiers those serving under

were

$12,261 RAISED AT CHARITY SHOW

Shanghai, Dec. 17. The sum of $12,264, raised at a charity performance, of the film "Alexander's Ragtime Band" on December 1, will bo distributed among chil- dren's establishments in Shanghai by Lady Clark-Kerr, wife of the British Ambas- sador, who #ponsored the showing.

This information is contata ed in a statement of accounts rendered by Lady Kerr herself yesterday.

In the statement, she de- clares: "I am happy to be able to inform you that after pay- ment of $2,743.50 for hire of the Grand the

Theatre, balance of $12:281 remains for distribution among homes and camps for Chinese refugees children.

"I shall make it my duty to distribute this money myself." The showing, which was at- tended by approximately 2,000 persons. was one of the most successful single bencfi; show- ings ever held in Shanghai- Reuter."

JEWS' DAY OF PROTEST

Voluntary Levy For Stranded

London. Dec. 18. An emergency conference of

of Jewish community Britain has decided to claim Sunday, January 29, as

the

pro-

"a day of public protest, me- ditation and self-denial.. for every Jew and Jewess.

All Jews have also been called

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Hutton Struck On Head

By Fast Ball: Suffers

From Slight Concussion

Johannesburg. December 18.

Leonard Hutton, the young England and Yorkshire batsman, was struck on the head by a ball from a fast bowler when playing for the M.C.C. against Transvaal yesterday. The ball hit the wicket so But- ton was bowled out...

Hutton was rendered uncons clous "and was taken to hospital » where it was announced that he was suffering from slight concus. sion.

LEONARD HUTTON

GOLF TITLE AT FANLING

LISSAMAN BEATS KEY IN FINAL

A. E Lissaman, who won the Colony golf title in 1936, yes- terday won the championship of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club at Fanling when he beat W. J. S. Koy by 8 and 6 in the final

Lissaman" won the first hole and Key the second. Three halves followed. Lisaman, however, waa three up at the turn and never again lost the lead and was three üp at tin.

He lost the first hole of the

Transvaal scored 423 for eight wickets declared Viljoen (07) and Langton (58) added 130 runs for the seventh wicket.

. Wilkinson took four wickets for

78 and Kenneth Farnes four for 93.

for

At the close of play the M.C.C.. had scored 238

six wickets. Leslie Ames was, undefeated with 104 Edrich made 38, Paynter 5," W. R. Hammond 24. N.. W. D. Yardley 13 and Bartlett 25. ►

Transvaal As the

team will probably provide seven or eight players for the first Test, the match is regarded as a trial.

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It is reported that Hutton is in

la excellent condition and longer suffering from concussion. -Reuter.

LIMA

HOPES SPANISH WAR WILL END

Lima, Dec. 18. The Cuban plan favouring media- tion by the American Republica in Spain has been rejected from the agenda of the Commission of the Pan-American Conference.

The Commission, which is composed of the presidents of " various delegations, will prob- "ably favour the proposal sub- mitted by Argentine, Uruguay and Chile, which is limited to expressing a désire In general answered way about 15 miles north of Can-

terms that the two sides in atton. The proximity of the Chinese violent

Spain should end the struggle. not troops to Canton was indicated by for a voluntary levy of at least afternoon but then won four holes

The proposed declaration, which cir- the frequent bombing of Chinese the cost of a day's food to provide in a row to make the match safe

obtained the assent of the Lissaman's two rounds were 77 has the no man's land on the German- awakened by the smell of burning would stand by Italy in the case cumstances of exceptional dim-troop movements, near Tsengshing money for children stranded in and finally won by 8 and 6.

and Tsunghua.

His game was very ac principal delegations cannot, it is and 76. Polish frontier.-Reuter.

curate and he was hitting the ball claimed, hurt the susceptibilities of great distances with no visible either Burgos or Barcelona.-Rev- effort.

ter.

Berlin, Dec. 18. What virtually amounts to a

African war.

IMPORTANT TOWNS RECAPTURED

Shlukwat

WICKED FOLLY

London, Dec. 18. The Archbishop of York' and the Bishops of Bradford, Chiches- Tamshul 10 miles inland from ter and Bristol, in a letter to the

Kwangtung. Dec. 18..

About 9 pm, the office boy was warning to Britain that Germany only

articles. Beeing that flames were

of an Italo-French conflict over culty in Palestine but even on creeping up along a wooden parti-Tunis is contained in the "Frank- soldiers serving in the South tion. he acted with great presence furter Zeitwig" which writes of mind and appiled the fire ex- that in comparison with the cum-

"It is useless going to Germany tinguisher which was at hand, with bersome deliberations regarding the the result that the blaze was degree of British obligations in the on missions of appeasement wher checked and only about five feet case cf a conflict over Tunis there the. German press and towns are of the partition and a typewriter is one point in fact that in the placarded with vilifications of our and table were damaged.,

relatians between Germany and comrades." declared Sir Frederick, Blas Bay, and 30 miles south of chairman of the Jewish Board.ofi adding it was our great hope to be Walchow, and Pingshan, 2 miles Deputies, declare that they are con- not Italy no such deliberations are The cause of the fire has

able to return to our task of ap- southeast of Walchow, were re- vinced that any anti-Semitic move- been ascertained, The Eurasia necessary.. "We know our relations easement to recover some of the captured by the Chinese last Fri-ment in Britain must be hindered by

day.

the sense of justice, the humour offices, however, are carrying on towards one another." the

path we lost.-Reuter. business as usual.

ndds--Reuter.

These are the third and fourth and the kindliness of the people. Important towns in the East River The letter says that the vast arca retaken by the Chinese dur-majority of Christian English ing the last fortnight. Walchow, people feel that anti-Semitism re- 19 miles north of Tamshul, and mains a wicked folly, and assures Poklo on the north bank of the Jewish fellow-countrymen of the East River 11 miles northwest of fullest appreciation of the con- Walchow, were re-occupied by the tribution they have made to Chinese earlier in the month' national life. Reuter.

Japanese Bar Food From Tientsin Concessions

paper

Tientsin. December 18..... Japanese military and Chinese police took rigorous precautions yesterday morning, searching all vehicles and pedestrians entering the British and French Concessions and delaying businessmen their way to office.

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Rickshaws which were mostly parked outside the Concessions during the night were forbidden to enter, while gardeners bringing in vegetables were similarly stopped at the Concessions' boundaries.

Residents of the former German be cut off, though fair quantities Concession are also, experiencing of flour and rice are stocked in difficulty in procuring foodstuffs, godowns in the Concessions, which

situated in are independent of as most markets are

lighting facilitics-Reuter. the other two Concessions.

Residents fear that their sup piles of vegetables and meat will

HITLER RECEIVES CHINESE ENVOY

Berlin, Dec. 17.

re-

Hitler Yesterday afternoon

water

and

THE NAKED TRUTH

Shanghai, Dec. 17.

As if inspiredly explaining the Tientsin situation, the Japanese newspaper. "Shanghat Nippo," de- clared yesterday!

"As the opportune time has not ceived the new Chinese Ambas-yet arrived, and as the "provisional not enough sador, to Germany, Mr. Chen government", has Chieh, who presented his creden- power to solve the problem of the foreign. Settlements in Tientsin.. tiple.

Mr. Chen Chien earlier had been the authorities have decided to requested, to remove certain pass-liquidate the Settlements gradual- ages referring to Japan frm 'his is by effective application of re- gulations, already adopted to con- address to Hitler.

Hitler's reception of the Ambas-trol foreign exchange funds, by sador removes a Chinese complaint evacuating Japanese and by sun- of several weeks standing, as pre- dry other means to lessen the viously the Fuehrer had refused to prosperity of the Settlements”— see him.-Reuter.

Reuter,

‘LAST QUARTER'S

RACE TIPS

I Dally press, our racing cor IN SATURDAY'S ISSUE of the

respondent, "Last Quarter" up- ped five winners out of eight in the final Race Meeting of the year. He also correctly forecasted 11 place ponies:

The first race of the day, the Hongkong Autumn Champions, resulted as tipped by "Last Quarter," Silkylight winning. with Confusion Bay and Bear Claw filling the places.

Notes by, "Last quarter" en. the Annual Race Meeting will appear from time to time in our Sports Pages.

Pursuing the retreating Japan- esc from Poklo, a Chinese unit has occupied Hinkong, 16 miles north- west of Poklo, and is now pushing

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towards Lungwall and Maifay GUIDE TO THE NEWS

to the north. Flerce fighting is said to be raging around those places.

Foreshadowing a further south- ward drive, Japanese reinforce- ments are reported to be arriving in the Kowkong area in large num- bers from Hohow rear Samahut and the surrounding areas-Cen- tral. News.

BRITAIN STRONGEST INFLUENCE. BEHIND CHIANG REGIME

Tokyo, December 18.

Britain is described as the strongest foreign influence behind the Chiang Kai-shek regime by the newspaper, "Asalil Shimbun," com- menting upon the proposed American loan of £5,000,000 to China and the reported impending British loan.

"It is problematical," says the paper, "whether America is ready to draw chestnuts out of the fire for Britain.

"The proposed loans serve only the ill-conceived purpose of stimulating Chiang Kai-shek's so-called protracted warfare against Japan by extending him assistance which is more moral than materi-

al."

The Asahi Shimbun" accepts the US. move as a demonstration against Japan in connection with the demand for reterition, of the open door in China-Reuter.

Раке 2,13th Extra Race meeting results. Charity football

match. Local league soccer. Yachting. Page 3- Radio, programmes. News about the Services. London Gazette

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Page 5-The cinemas. Cross- word. Diary of local events. Page 6-Women's page. Big-

society wedding.

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Page 1-Jury return verdict of murder. Mixed doubles final. Kiddies day at K.B.G.C. Macao sweep tic- ket forged. Page -The leading article:- Mr. Chamberlain for Rome. Industrial centre for re- fugee women. Relief work Hello in the Territories. and goodbye. Pages 11, 12 and 3-Finance

and commerce. Pages 14 & 18-Shipping news

and directory. Page 16-Bunday cricket mat-

"ches. Yachting race,

Japan Spending More In Further Penetration

Linhsien, Kwangiang, December 18.

"IT IS EASIER FOR JAPAN to enter Kwangtang Province than to get out," declared General Wa Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung. In an interview with the "Central News" on the effect of the removal of government machinery from Canton to the interior of the province. The Japanese militarists." General Wu said, "have now found this out to their sorrow, and that is why they have announced their war budget for the coming year as amounting to six billion yen, bat they will find they have to spend much more as they go further inland."

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General Wu continued: "China The contrast is especially felt. has had a very dificult time, and by those students who have been her predicament cannot be worse trained in foreign countries and than it is now. But we are confident who have carried on their pursuits, we will overcome our difficulties in the treaty ports. Now, circum and emerge as a stronger and bet-stances have made it imperative ter nation, because we are going for the really patriotic Chinese to inland to train ourselves to endure become really acquainted with the hardships and difficulties in actual conditions in the rural dia- the same spirit that enabled our tricts, where China's natural re- forefathers to lay the foundations sources are still untouched.

"Our readiness and determina- of our nation.

"Circumstances now force us totion to remedy past weakness will develop our natural resources to be an important factor in rebuild- the fullest extent so as to build up ing the Chinese nation and in-. a strong and modem nation, which directly benefit mankind” will be able to fght for its own existence without having to depend mainly on supplies from abroad- when blockaded, The Invasion of our territory by the enemy has in- stilled a fighting spirit in us which will spur us on to rebuild a new

nation.

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CHINESE CREW LEAVE SHIP

London, Dec 17,|| The Chinese crew of the ship

Wyvern," in the Tyne, yesterday left the vessel, which was recently sold to the Japanese Government; BACKBONE OF NATION

when they found she was going to "Daring recent years we have Japan, with a cargo of scrap Iron, modernized cities, but in so doing to be broken up. we have paid too much attention An Indian crew was signed on to the welfare of the minority, the but according to the "Daily city dwellers, forgetting the fact Herald," representatives of the that the backbone, of the nation,China Campaign Committee Last the rural population, has been night approached the crew with a denied the enjoyment of modern telegram from the India League in facilities and comforts of modern London appealing to them not to. selence.

man the vessel Renter.