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"No. 25074 號肆拾零仟伍萬弍第 日柒拾月亞拾年眞戊 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1939

SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTED BETWEEN TRIBUTE PAID TO MACAO RACES

CZECHS AND HUNGARIANS ON BORDER

TOWN: BOTH SIDES

SUFFER CASUALTIES

Artillery Used: Houses, Hotel, Municipal Theatre Are Damaged In Munkacz

VIGOROUS PROTEST IS LODGED IN PRAGUE

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DERLIN, JANUARY 6 (REUTER)—A SERIOUS' INCIDENT IS RE- D PORTED BETWEEN CZECHS AND HUNGARIANS. ACCORDING

TO A BUDAPEST MESSAGE.

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IT IS REPORTED THAT CZECH FORCES ATTACKED TOWN RECENTLY CEDED TO HUNGARY AND ARTILLERY WAS USED BY BOTH SIDES WHICH SUFFERED CASUALTIES.

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BUDAPEST, JANUARY 6 (TRANSOCEAN).—CZECHOSLOVAK REGULAR TROOPS AND UKRAI VLAN IRREGULARS attacked the Hungarian frontier town of Munkasz early on. Friday morning, ac-.. cording to an official statement issued here at noon. It will be re- called that Munkaez was ceded by Czechoslovakia to. Kungary last year conformably with the Vienn arbitration award. A statement issued here "affirms that the attak began at, 3.45 o'clock on Friday morning and that Czechoslovak tops and Ukrainian irregulars re- mained on Hungarian soll till 10 o'clock.

According to another offici il statement the Hungarian Gov- ernment immediately informed the German and Italian Ministers of the incident while at the same time lodging a vigorous protest in Prague in which the Hungdrian Government "declined all responsi- bility for confiets which might arise in connection with these events."

An official Hungarian statement, concerning the incident at Mun- kacz, relates that the invaders. who had an armoured car, entered

and

Czechoslovaks.

THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN at the Thirteenth Extra Race meet- ing held recently at Happy Valley. (Photo by Lelen).

SPANISH WAR

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REPORTS

Surprise Thrust By Loyalists

PARIS. Jan. 6 (T/Ocean), Great importance is attached in Barcelona: according to re- ports reaching here, to the sur- prise thrust made by the Re- publican forces which led to the capture of Valequillo, a small town situated 12 kilome- tres north of Penarroya.

Over Thousand Fishermen Killed

A total of 1.603 Chinese fishermen and their folks were allegely killed by Jap- anese marines while fishing at seay from June 1 to Novem- ber 30 last year, according to recent investigation made by the Hongkong Fishermen's Gulid, says, "Central News.” Many women and children were among those who lost their lives

The number of fishing veryela destroyed by the Japancse during the five months, under review is given as 218. involving a loss of $3,000,000.

MR.

CALDER MARSHALL

British Interests

In Far East

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LONDON, Jan. 6 (Reuter).The energetic and able work dorie by Mr. R. Calder Marshall, C.B.E. Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, in keep Ing British interests at home re- gularly informed of changes in the local situation was warmly tributed at the annual meeting of the China and Far Eastern section of the Manchester Chamber of Com-. merce by the chairman. Sir Ken. neth Stewart.

Reviewing the hold acquired by the Japanese in China' of every entrance and exit of commercial importance and every transport facility. Sir Stewart said that of increasing concern is the position which will arise when the confilet ends.

"It has been the constant en-1

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deavour of your executive to sup- FAMOUS diamond

port every effort to insist on main- tenance of British trading rights in China.

Close working contact, there- fore, has been maintained with a Chinese also committee in Lon- don consisting of representatives of the Chinese Association, the Federation of British Industries. and the Chambers of Commerce of London. Bradford and Manches- ter," he added.

KONOYE AFRAID

TO STAND UP at Thi Ao. Taing Crow TO MILITARISTS

The atrocities were committed mostly Ling Ting. Manshan, Sam Moong Kwan Islands in the vicinity of. LONDON. Jan. 6 (Reuter)—The "Birmingham Fost" says that Hongkong territorial waters,

Prince Konoye goes

as

TO BE SOLD

LONDON, Jan. 6 (T/Ocean). -A very well-known firm of jewellers here has been "In- structed to sell the famous 250 carat diamond, "Star of Egypt," which 50 years ago belonged to the Khedive of Egypt. and is now estimated to be worth €50.000 to £70, 000,"

RANPUR RIOTS

Briton Beaten To Death

Premier: The

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of Ciecho- slovakia, who is participating in economic negotiations with Germany.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MOOTED

To Settle Disputes Over China

U.S. SENDS NOTE TO TOKYO

(FRUM OUR OWN CORRES- PONDENT)

SHANGHAI, Jan, 6-The suggestion that an internation- al conference should be held to settle disputes over China, has been made by the United States in a Nute to the Japan-

ese Government.

By ordering this offensive Gen. Maja, Commander-in-Chief of the Republican forces. has sought to are stated to have been dis-

elleve the pressure on the Catalan covered

immediate Ju the

front just as in July. 1938, Gen. vicinity of Mankacz. According to evidence of in- France's advance against Valencia Hungarian territory at Orgszveg habitants, however, several dead was held up by action of the Cata- in the neighbourhood of Munkacz, and wounded have already been lan forces in crossirig the Ebro. Hungarian police

The region at which Gen. Maja

The Note was delivered last week frontier removed by the

LONDON, Jan. 6. (T/Ocean) to the Japanese Foreign Office by guards succeeded in trapping the Investigations show that numerous is striking is rich in natural re-

British political agent in the American armoured car and capturing its Ukrainian Irregulars had already sources especially in copper, tin.

Ambassador in because he refuses to take res" Orissa. Major Reginald Louis Tokyo, Mr. Joseph C. Grew, and occupants penetrated Thursday evening lead and phosphorous ores. It is

pants whereupon the Czecho-intu the frontier village of Orosives reported that the Republican 'QUAKE SHAKES ponsibility for the consequences of Bazalgette, was beaten to death was an answer to the Japanese as the militarist plans and stays as with sticks by Indians during ply to the American Note of pro- QUETTA Minister without portfolio because sanguinary riots at Ranpur last test of October 6, 1938... he literally is afraid to stand up night.according to reports received

After bluntly reiterating that the "CALCUTTA, Jan. 6 (Reuter). An to the militarists.

here to-day.

United States could not be satis- earthquake shock shook Quetta The new Cabinet is prepared The disorders were mainly of a fled with the Japanese reply and this morning but no loss of life or to back any and every Bill at political chara@ter" and assumed that she intended damage to property has been re-home an abroad signed by soldiers larger proportions after members traditional support to the sanctity to give her ported.

and sailors, If Japan wins in of the Praj Mandal o.ganisation, of treatles, the Note says that the China certain; if Japan falls the reaction tave population an adequate share toward unilateral settlement of

a totalitarian Japan lawhloh wants to secure for the na- United States is not sympathette...

will produce a Socialist, even Com-n Government affairs, were ar- Chinese problems. - munist, Japan, and it is not a nice rested after the authorities, had choice for democracies," the paper banned the concludes.

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heights overlooking Munkaqz open where they concealed themselves forces have succeeded in cutting off ed fire on the town.

until Friday morning when the ad- the railway communication be| vance on Munkacz began.

tween Belinez and The continued their advance into Hun- Machine-gun fire and bursting garian territory.

of shells were still to be heard in Munkacz on Friday morning. The Aring paused at 10 o'clock but was resumed ten minutes later.

SEVERE DAMAGE

DELIBERATE MURDER LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter) "Al the evidence in our possession in dicates that the bombing of Bar celona on New Year's Eve was

GREAT DIFFICULTY The official statement goes on to say that, according to latest re- ports from Munkacz, further Cze-

In the early hours of Friday after-deliberate attack on human life choslovak.troops have been unable noon it was possible, according to with bombs' designed for that pur- to cross the River Latorca which Hungarian reports. to form an idea pose." declares the report of the separates that town from Oroszvezof the damage caused in Munkacz. British Commission of Investiga- The attack had only with great several private houses and also the tion of air bombardments in Spain, difficulty been brought to a stand- still thanks to the fact that officers of the Frontier Regulation Com- mission in Munkacz voluntarily

caine to the assistance of the shail

local garrison.

Further reports from Hungarian

sources concerning the 'clash be- tween Czechoslovak troops and Ukrainian Irregulars on the one hand and Hungarian troops on the other at Munkacz state that fight- ing is still going on.

Nine Hungarians-four off- cers and Ave soldiers—are said to have been killed up to now while the bodies of five dead Czechoslovaks and Ukrainians

CHAMBERLAIN STERNER THAN EDEN

If Italy Shows

Bad Faith

(Continued on Page 9)

SOUTH AFRICA TEAM FOR THE

THIRD TEST

Issued by the Foreign Ofice.

$80,000,000 DONATED BY OVERSEAS. CHINESE

CHUNGKING, Jan. 6 (Central)— JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 6 (Reuter) The total amount of funds re- South Africa's team for the third mitted to China by overseas Chi- nese for the relief of wounded soldiers and refugees and for other charitable and patriotic purposes since the outbreak of 13 conservatively

Test match at Dugban, on Janu- try 20. is as follows:-

aze-

Melville, Mitchell, Nourse, Van Der Byl, Dalton, Viljoen, Gordon, the hostilities Langton, Wade and Davies, The estimated at $80,000,000, in cleventh place will probably be port on the activities of Chinese filled by Rowan or Harry Sparks, abroad during the past 17 months of Orange Free State, who have just fasued by the Overseas Chi- been invited to attend at Durban.

nese Affairs Commission,

The report states that the first overseas Chinese was received on July 22, 1937, J. days after the "Lukouchino - In- cident...

MR. JOSEPH GREW donation from

RECALLED

U.S. Envoy. To Report

SHANGHAI, January 6 (Int'l).— The American Ambassador

TOM MOONEY FREED.

to SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 8. (Reuter) PARIS,

(Reuter) The Japan, Mr. Joseph Clark Grew, will-Everything points to the libera- Jan. 8 belief that If Italy were to show shortly proceed to Washington on tion of Tom Mooney to-morrow. bad faith Mr. Chamberlain would recall to make a report on the He will be atted with a 'hew sult show himself to be sterner than Japanese situation following the lot his own' choosing for his journey Mr. Eden is expressed by the reshuffle of the Cabinet. By the to Sacramento to see Governor "Figaro" in discussing Mr. Cham-time Mr. Grew reaches Washing- Olson. berlain's visit to Rome.

ton, the American Ambassador to His wife, Rena Mooney, said: "I Describing him as a man with- China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson will will go and fetch him at Sacra- out illusions and religiously loyal, also have arrived at the American mento and bring him right home.". the "Figaro" says that he will go capital. He is at present flying Mooney was sentenced to Imt-

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a long way to appease Italy but from Rangoon to London en route prisonment in 1910 in connection

In the event of any failure on to the United States.

Italy's part Mr. Chamberlain will

be obliged by pressure of British and American public opinion to take up a firm stand."

with a bomb throwing incident on President Roosevelt wants an ac- Preparedness Day 11 San Francisco.. curate account of the situation of He appealed against sentence a the Far East through the two Am-number of times but on each oc- bassadors.

casion his appeal was rejected.

Quetta is now practically rebuilt after the severe earthquake of 1935 which destroyed the elty.

THE

DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 1s" 2.7/88. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 284. London Silver" Market (Our Own Correspondent),

London, Jazz 6. London silver prices to-day were down 1/8 for Spot and up 3/18 for Forward:

Spat

Forward

Jan. 5 "JOT, 6. 20-8/8 20-1/2 19-15/38 20-1/B »,

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

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PAGE 2-Softball programme for week-end. Junior cric- ket League opens. Fanling bunt notes. Rugby. PAGE 3.-The Services. Radio programmes for week-end, PAGE 5. The cinemas. Cross- - word puzzle. Dlary of local

events. PAGE 6.-Women's page. Wed-

dings and engagements, PAGE

7. Lawyers found guilty in Swatow Lane case. European lady tells Court of orden. Jewellery theft case. Colony water storage.» Naval' funeral. Photographic ex- hibition.

PAGE 8.-Leading article. Prince Konoye's resignation. Hello and goodbye. PAGE 10-Church news and

announcements.

PAGES 11, 12 and 13.-Finance

and commerce.

PAGE. 16.-Annual race meet- ing programme for 'second day. Macau racing pro- specta.

legal."

organisation

IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS MAY

BE MADE

Beck's Talks With Fuehrer

PARIS, Jan. 6 (Reuter),The bellet that Col." Beck, Polish For- eign Minister, will be obliged to make important concessions In the Berchtesgaden talks is stressed in newapaper comment,

Madame Tabouls, writing in "Louvre," believes that Germani | negotiators are particularly satis- fed with the conversations and Herr Hitler appears to have obtain- ed assurances regarding Poland's foreign policy.

M. Leon Blum, in Le Journal;" writes: I think that Col Beck did not obtain all the satisfaction that he sought and was forced to choose between, a policy of colla- boration with Germany and a pro-

Soviet policy."

MEETING AT NO. 10

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Recalling former international conferences called to settle Far

GUERILLAS NORTH OF SHANGHAI

CHUNGKING, Jan. 6 (Cen- trai)-Reports from Shanghai reveal rampant Chinese gue- rilla activities recently in the Woosung-Wentsaopang area, north of Shanghai. Isolated Japanese units have constantly been attacked by the par tisans.

The latest rajd, on a Japan- ese unit of about 300 man, was carried out

on Wednesday, The Japanese were surrounded and suffered heavy casualties. The guerillas retired upon the arrival of large numbers of Ja- panese reinforcements.

Eastern problems, the Note states that the United States is willing to undertake fresh International consultations if Japan is agree-

able.

DJIBOUTI RAIL BOYCOTT

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuter).-Reports from Djibouti declare that the Ita- Han boycott of the railway has greatly affected the business of the line.

Hitherto, the dally freight of 400 tons has been reduced to 30 while Abyssinians have been forbidden to travel on the rallway.

Even French nationals living in Abyssinia have to obtain a medical certificate stating that they are too ill to travel by road before they are allowed to go on their journey by rail.

M. DALADIER IN ALGIERS

ALOERS, Jan. 8 (Reuter).-M. Daladier arrived here this morning and was given an enthusiastic wel-

GUERILLAS ENTER come. During his day's stay the

KWEISUI WUYUAN. SULYUAN, Jan,

6.

Premier will attend an important conference attended by the heads

of the three military services.

He is returning to Toulon on the conclusion of a triumphal tour.

LONDON, Jan. 6 (Reuter).—Mr. (Central)-A recent arrival from Neville Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, Kwelsul stated that Chinese guo Mr. Malcolm MacDonald and Birlas in east Sufyan broke into John Simon met at No. 10 Down Kwalsu city in a surprise raid on ing Street this morning. Last December 31 last year and killed night Mr. Chamberlain and Lord ja number of traitors there. ACTRESS DIVORCED Halifax had a discussion on the Large and small posters, signed CHICAGO, Jan. 6 (Reuter)-The forthcoming visit to Rome,

by General Fu Tso-yi, chairman film actress, Constance Talmadge, The Premier is going to Chequers of Bulyuan, are cisplayed in many has been granted a divorce from this afternoon where he will spend conspicuous places in Kwelaut. her husband, Townsend "Netcher. the week-end returning on Monday greatly heartening the Chinese She had been. twice previously to prepare for the journey to Rome, people there, the Indormant sald. divorced.