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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CANTON WAR FRONT

Complete Reorganisation Of 22 Guerilla Units

Japanese Western Drive To Kwangsi A Threat

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT),

CHUNGSHAN, Jan. 15.-To strengthen the guerilla forces in Kwangtung with a view to harassing the Japanese rear and cut-. ting their communication lines, there will be a complete reor- ganisation of the 22 units and their commanders, who are to be replaced by seven district administrative officers. Gen. Li Hon- wan."Chairman of the Kwangtung, Provincial Government, is to be Commander-in-Chief of these units,

(The National Government, Ju A mandate, says "Central New," has appointed Gen. Li to be concurrent Peace Preserva- tion Commander of Kwangtung Province).

WIDOW SUÈS PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

LOS ANGELES.-Mrs. Clen L. Musick, widow of the commander

CATHOLIC

PROPERTY

IN AUSTRIA

Inventory Will

Be Taken

BERLIN, Jan. 15 (Reuter-An inventory will be taken of Catholic property in Austria.

The news has been received with much apprehension in Catholic circles in Germany. It is recalled that measures against Jewish pro- perty originally began in precisely the same way.

Austria's churches and mona- steries have large estates and ex- tremely valuable artistic proper- ties. though the number of monks have greatly been reduced.

Moreover, Austrian church in- While the past engagements terests were formerly closely bound were skirmishes, a general offen-with those of the State. Conse sive may be launched shortly in quently, it does not to-day hold view of the emergence of a Chinese the same position of independence air force which is being brought up and self-sufficiency which exists in to full strength and which bombed Prussia and is less able to defend and wrecked Japanese positions in itself. Bocca Tigris and the outskirts of Canton..

It appears that. for the moment, of the Samoan Clipper, which was the Japanese troops in Kwangtung Jost last January 11 near Pago are only holding their own, and Pago, has filed suit against Fanthe western drive towards »Kwangs! American Airways. Company tors at its best only a threat. $300,000 damages.

week.

The

ASSISTANCE FOR

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THE JEWS

What America Can Do

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At present the only activity, is on the part of Japanese planes, which She charged that the company are reconnoltring over Chinese was careless, negligent and reckless lines and ascertaining where new in operating the flying boat and Chinese air bases are situated.

The following letters from cor- asserted ahe belleves Capt. Edwin Shekki was bombed three times respondents appeared recently in C. Musick, was lost because the tast

electric power the "Christian Setence Monitor" Clipper was defectively designed station has been damaged and the

Why cannot nations who and constructed:"

town has been in darkness for longer desire the. Jewish residue. several nights. Chuchow and give them time to and a new Hengyang. In southern Hunan abode, let them take their hard- JAPANESE FLEEING were heavily bombed on January earned belongings and depart in

12. and Kweilin. provincial capital, FROM LIULIN

of Kwangst, was also severely rald- LOYANG, Jan. 15 (Central)-A-ed on the same day. Anti-aircraft ter sustaining heavy losses, the guns at Ewellin kept, the Japanese Japanese at Liuiin, 15 miles south- bombers at a high altitude. east of Kwelteh In northeast Japanese troops made an at-

Hanan.

retreating toward tempt to drive northward from Hwalyang to the southeast under Shengkang. 20 miles north of Cap- the esecrt of aircraft, according to inn, over the week-end but. after Chi- encountering Chinese resistance, a message from the front. nese forces are pursuing them.

are

the thrust was abandoned.

Development Of Anglo-

Italian Friendship

Spain Key To Solution

ROME, JAN. 15 (REUTER)-A' COMMUNIQUE ISSUED before the visit of the British Ministers ended declared that frank ex- changes of views between the statesmen have been marked by the greatest cordiality,

The statesmen decided to develop relations between Britain and Italy in the spirit of friendship and the Anglo-Italian Pact. The wish of the two countries to pursue a policy of effec- tively aiming for the maintenance of peace emerged more during the conversations.

HELIUM GOES UP-IN

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peace?

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In America we have, thousands of acres of desert that could be cultivated into productive lands, as the Mojave Desert, has and Is proving. Many Jews have turned out to be good farmers.

A TEMPORARY MEASURE?

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CABLES

BURMA-YUNNAN ROAD A MONUMENT TO CHINESE

DETERMINATION

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter)—Ing an "editorial on the Burm~ Yunnan road, "The Timés" saya It' la a monument-and should prove a lasting one-to the 'resource and determination of the Chinese people.

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Its significance is inescapable but it would be ridiculous to predict for it a „drämatic future.

Referring to the application of the half million sterling export credit for the purchase of lorries for this road," The Times" says that the Chinese may be excused if they find the ways of the West

INCENDIARISM IN

JERUSALEM

JERUSALEM. Jan. 15 (Reuter)— The house of, the British superin- War Memorial

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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939.-PAGE 9

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; EXPULSE BAY HOTEL;

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACK HOTEL; HOTELS

LIMITED.

In marociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons ↑its. Peking.

in this Instance a little puzzling. tendent

They should indeed be grateful Cemetery, which is the property of for the funds which assist them the Imperial War Graves Commis- to open a crade route which bene-sion, was set on fire by incendiaries Hockey fits both Powers through whose last night.

Various army territory it runs, but it can hardly

units operating RECREIO DRAW WITH fall to strike them as odd that this throughout the country for the

KUMAON RIFLES assistance, which is on an incon- past two days searched over 20 siderable scale, should have been Arab villages and seized a quantity. withheld until the road for which of Arearms. A number of suspects they badly needed help had been has been detained. completed by their unalded efforts.

Both Whitehall and Rangoon have been curlougly slow. to grasp the possibilities of the route which thanks to Chinese Initiative may one day enable Britain to offset on the Irrawaddy, at least some part of her losses on the Yangtze and elsewhere.

ALLEGED SHOOTING

INVESTIGATED

THE HAGUE, Jan. 15 (Reuter)— in-

24-HOUR CURFEW

(BY J.H.F.)

HOME FOOTBALL

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In a friendly hockey match at Luton King's Park yesterday Club de Re-Tottenham

} crelo, felding a depleted side, held Fulham JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-a Battalion team" of the Kumaon Burnley

twenty four hour curfew in the Rifles to a draw both sides sharing W. Ham Old City of Jerusalem, excluding six goats. The game was fast and Chesterfield the Jewish quarter, began this Interesting and the final score was Bradford moming.

This is the military commander's

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a fair indication of the run of play. | Millwall

The home team quickly settled Plymouth reply to the Arab declaration of down and took the lead within the Southampton 25 6 8 10 32 45 21 a strike in protest against the arst, ten minutes. The hopes of Bury number of executions following their supporters received a lip Notts Forest 24 5 6 13 30 55 16. when another was stored shortly after this,

Stung by these early reverses the

side Army

tock the Initiative and netted three times to take the lead in the first half.

military court sentences,

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GERMAN MINISTER

IN JEDDA Preliminary results of the

15 vestigation into the alleged shrot- BERLIN, Jan.

(Reuter) Ing incidents it the German King. Ibn Saud of Saudi-Arabia Legation have been reported to the has given his assent to the ap- German authorities, who have ex-pointment of the first

German pressed confidence in the Dutch Minister in Jedda. He is to be Dr.

Grobbta. who will present investigations.

his Final results of the investiga- credentials later in the morth. tions are awaited before the in- cidents can be declared closed.

JANET GAYNOR ENGAGED

NEW YORK. Jan. 14 (Reuter)

I do not think that the fact that Janet Gaynor, the film actress, and we have 12,000,000 people unem-Gilbert Adrian, the famous Holly- ployed is sufficient reason for not wood costumier, admit that they helping out the Jews and other are engaged to be married: oppressed peoples.

I believe we should widen the circle and let these poor people in. before it is too late. The schemes to form settlements for these peo- 'ple in different "parts" of the world are fine, but intl these plans are

| complete, mv plan is this:

1. Every town la the United States to take one family and care for them until they can find ways

of making their own Iving. Larger towns perhaps more than one family,)

2. This to be a temporary mea- sure; that is, those that cannot ad- Just themselves at the end of a year to be moved to one of the!

settlements prepared for them. I belleve Lower California and an island off Australia, etc., have been

BARCELONA. Jan. 15 Reuter-suggested.) Disappointment at the results of; the Rome talks is expressed by the "Vanguardia," semi-official Re- publican newspaper, which states: Mussolini has not renounced his determination to obtain sub-

TOY BALLOONS mission of Spain to his planes. If

One solution to the hellum use problem, which has been bothering Government and lighter-than-air officials, has been discovered by a New York woman.

Italian and German imperial am- bitions succeed, Spain. is destined for terrible political and economic colonisation."

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ROADS CHOKED BY TONS OF FROZEN TREACLE

Miss Helen C.. Warny is selling "Numbers must compensate for the While the treacle

IN THE

Norwich

Tranmere

THIRD

יד

After the change-over, mid-feld play ensued both sides having a Barnsley

share of the exchanges. Southport fair Towards the closing stages of the Bradford C.

Crewe game Recreto netted the equaliser.

Doncaster NOMADS CONCEDED WALK-OVER

Stockport The Hongkong Hockey Associa- Hull tion Tournament fixture between

Oldham

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DIVISION~~NORTH

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LEAGUE COUNCIL

the University and the Nomads Chester GENEVA, Jan. 15 (Reuter)-Two Hockey Club was not played the Brighton 24 10 5 9 38 40 25 main questions which will be in the former conceding a walk-over to agenda for the League Council their opponents. meeting on Monday are withdrawal of foreign volunteers from the

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Spanish Republican Army and LEGAL

China's

appeal against Ja- pan, which has remained on the agenda at China's urgent request.

WORLD'S NEWS

AFRICA

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Barrow

Rotherham Rochdale Wrexham

'COMEDY Darlington

Halifax

OF ERRORS' Lincoln

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Carlisle Gateshead 23 York

Conviction Quashed Hartlepools

What was described as a "comedy for errors" was referred to recently. when the Court of Criminal Ap- ipeal quashed the conviction of

M. Guy La Chambre, reviewing James Samuel Joseph Leste: at his first year as Air Minister, told London

Sessions for

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Accrington

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23 10 Aldershot

Leceiving Newport

Crystal Pal. Sir Harold "Kittermaster, Gover- the press that the plan drawn up stolen goods:

Mr. Justice Humphreys, giving Brighton nor and Commander-in-Chief of by the higher Air Council will be Nyasaland Protectorate since 1934, wholly realised. The cutput of judgment, said that, although the Reading died at the age of 60. Sir Harold planes is now 80 a month, and from indictment contained counts alleg- spent most of his life in Africa the beginning of Spring it will be ing larceny and receiving a bicycle, Northampton 23 12 3 8 37 32 27 23 11 4 B 45 36 26 where he started his career in the possible to produce 200 warpianes Lester was tried and put in charge Transvaal.

a month.

of the jury on the count of larceny. only. But the jury acquitted him

BRITAIN

The Count de Salls. formerly of the British Diplomatic Service, died in England at the age of 75. Educated at Eton, John Francis Charles de Salis entered the For- eign Office in 1887.

Swindon

Notts C. Cardiff

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Watford Bristol C. Exeter Port Vale

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The King and the Duke of Glou-of stealing and found him guilty Queen's P.K. 22 8 7 7 44 29 23 cester entertained a party of of receiving. friends for the shooting at Sand- Tingham. The Queen, Queen Mary. Princess Elizabeth and the Duchess of Gloucester

present at lunch.

were

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The Mediterranean squadron of The British Fund for relief of the French Fleet and part of the Atlantic squadron will hold folit

off exercises

Casablanca this month.

distress in China now amounts to over £163,000, Dr. Gordon Thomp- son, secretary of the Fund, states.

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Nobody seemed to have real- ised until then thal Lester had not been put in charge of the jury on the receiving count, and the assistant chair- man, Mr. A. W. Cockburn, K.C., admitted that he had not directed the jury on the law about that matter. He refused, in the circumstances, to accept the verdict, and ordered a new trial.

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Mansfield

Ipswich

Bristol R.

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Zeebrugge, the Belgian port and holiday resort, is wondering what

That came on at the next Ses- Making a test fight preparatory UNITED STATES

sions, and Lester was charged with Commenting upon general mobl-to" do about a glacier of "golden to inauguration of a regular high lisation.

that Hangers the newspaper says treacle eft: thick.

Colonel Jacob Ruppert, owner of receiving. Counsel argued speed service, Imperial Airways' remains liner Fortuna flew the 500 miles the New York Yankees, winners Lester had already been convicted Aberdeen 200,000 cubic feet a year of Uncle eenmy's superiority of materials. frozen there is no danger. But from Croydon to Zurich, Switzer- of the World Series, died after a on this charge, and entered a plea Hearts Sam's noninflammable ting gas | Men, not materials, will ultimately when a thaw sets in thousands of land, in 153 minutes.

long illness. It was Col. Ruppert of autrefois convict.

Falkirk Average Liberty is something ton of sticky liquid may cause a speed was 200 miles an hour.

who paid $125,000 for Babe Ruth. The chairman accepted that, but,Į Queen O'S much of which is going to waste decide war.

which all Spaniards bold dear, and great deal of damage..

whom he bought from the Boston taking the view that the previous Celtic Braves as a pitcher and made him conviction still stood, bound Lester Kilmarnock into. a. $30,000 a year batsmari. over.

Hamilton

on the Texas prairie, for use in toy and parade balloons.

The helium, as Miss Warny sells it. Is packaged in metal cylinders feet each. Each of 200 cubic cyEnder hold enough gas for about

which

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we would therefore call to service Recently the treacle, everyone between 12 and 80 I had just been unloaded from the CANADA'

London steamer Athelmore, necessary."

freed by all burst in the walls of

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KEY TO SOLUTION

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WD8

overturned

one

in another

Described as an ex-Bulgarian

pleaded guilty here to-day to the of Scarlett O'Hara in the film ver-been detective chief, Stanley Zlateff has been chosen to play the part phreys "The law seems to have Partick

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"It seems to have been a comedy Hibernian An English actress, Vivien Leigh, of errors.” said Mr. Justice Hum-Motherwell BERLIN, Jan. 15. (Reuter)-The one of the storage tanks if which

consistently disregarded. Clyde 500 balloons and sells for around dispute between Italy and France was placed.

The first 4200 tons. all in

illegal possession of narcotics. It slon of "Gone with the Wind." the There is no crime in the calendar St. Johnstone 28 10 $26. plus a

impossible to realise the $10 deposit on the makes

was stated in the course of the best-selling novel by Margaret Mit-which requires more careful direc-Third Lan. cylinder. This means that each aims which the British particularly tank, rolled out and

trial that a quantity of oplum was chell. The other chief parts are: tion as to the law than that of re- St. Mirren 28 8 5 13 39 53 21 tons when Alled, contains desire, namely imitation of arma- further 2200 about six cents' worth of gas.'' ments, humanisation of, war and tank, and 150 tons of creosote close seized when Zlateff was arrested Rhett Butler-Clark Gable; Ash-ceiving."

and it is believed to be a "sample" ley Wilkes-Leslie Howard,, Mel- Lord Hewart, Lord Chief Justice, Miss Wärny's best customer is a friendship between the four great b

sent as a preliminary to the dianie-Olivia de Havilland. department store in New York City European Powers, says the Rome

posal of £80,000 of narcoties. whose annual Thanksgiving par- correspondent of the

balloon.

ade is one mammoth helium-filled furter Zeltung." balloon after another.

balloon business skyrocketing.

"Frank-

between France and

OVERTURNED WAGONS

The waves

of treacle pushed down the rallings round the tank DENMARK The correspondent adds: "The The World's Fair with its balloon key to the solution lies in Spain side, upsetting wagons filled with area and rolled into the road out- displays and its releases of thou- It has been revealed that the other cake until it became frozen solid died in Copenhagen at the age of Prince Valdemar of Denmark sands of balloons for advertising questions

The Chief of Police stated that 80, Prince Valdemar was the uncle purposes also promises to send the Italy will be more easily settled if a complete crossroads outside the of King Christian of Denmark and French policy in support of Reworks was blocked by the treacle. great uncle of King George the publican Spain is ended. Musso.

"I have men guarding it, so Sixth. lini has doubtless asked Mr. Cham- berlain to give the French a good that no children can have a free meal on the treacle and nobody and urgent piece of advice."

can walk on it," he said. NOTHING KNOWN

"But I do not know what we PARIS Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Nath can do when the treacle thaws

ADMIRAL BEST RETIRES

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Ad-

FRANCE

A least 100,000 Germans des- cribed in their own country as non-

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Ayr U.

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'and Mr. Justice Charles concurred.

Arbroath

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기

Raith R.

| Albion

Mass Killing In Wanhsien: School Building Bombed

CHUNGKING, JAN. 14 (Central)~One of the most: callons mass killings of the Japanese air force occurred at noon to-day In Wanhsien, important upper Yangtze city in east Szechwan, when nine planes swooped down on the 'Kwangtsi Primary School, destroyed the building and burled underneath at least two scores of young children.

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SCOTTISH RUGBY

TEAM

LONDON, Jan, 15 (Reuter)—The

| following will represent Scotland In the rugby match against Wales at Cardin on February 4

Roberts (Watsonians): J. B. Craig (Heriots School), Vacrae (8t Andrew's University), Forrest

miral Sir Matthew Best has retired ing is known, say French diploma- I do not see how we can stop it Aryans crossed the French frontier children were in the midst of their pitals for treatment have since (Cambridge University), Renwick

tie and military quarters, of any from moving on."

concentration of Italian troops near the French Bomaliland fron- tier.

Shaw

The massacre occurred while the the victims. Many rushed to hos- at his own request in order to

during the last few months; de class. One of the bombs scored a died of their injuries.

(Edinburgh University); factitate the promotion of young-

clared, M. Bonnet. French Foreign direct hit, shattered the school

(Glasgow High School), A. N. er officers.

A false burglary alarm at Har-

Minister, at the first meeting of structure, which caved in, trapping

In addition to the Kwangtsi her: G, H, Callie (Edinburchan), Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Hen- It had previously been reported Mingay Stadium, Green-lanes, the French Refugee Committee. the students in a horrible shambles school, which was singled out as R. W. Sampson (London Scottish); derson, who was Flag Captain on that Italian troops were massing Harringay, which caused police to

of charred and twisted woodwork one of the objectives of the attack, W. Purdie (Pedforest), Horsburgh „H.MS. Hawkins and Chief Staff not only on the borders of French search the stadium, was followed

the raiders, also bombed buildings (London Scottish), Roy (Waterloo). France gave hospitality Officer to the Commander-in- Somaliland but also of British & few hours later. by a false fire 3.200,000 foreigners and 200,000 re- Efforts were at once made by at Takiao, in the west suburbs, and Young (King's Hospital), 'Duff Chief, China Station, from 1919 to | Somaliland, and that natives were alarm from a call box · near thefugees, and no other country has rescue parties and the frantic along the First, second and Third Glasgow Academicals), Crawford

Avenues In the city. 1921, has been appoluted Admiral. | being called to the colours.

done so much, sald M. Bonnet. parents of the children to extricate

stadium

to and masonry.

$

(United Services),