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"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FUKIEN SENDS

GOODWILL

DELEGATES

FOOCHOW, Feb. 6 (Cen-.. tral)--The Fakien Provin- clal Government. has organis- ed a goodwill mission to tour the South Seas and explain to the Chinese residents there China's present resis- tance and Fuklen's plan for defence

reconstruction. and

ORDERLY OFFICER INCREASING

TO THE KING

HONOUR FOR, H.K. INDIAN

Among the passengers #ho 4.3. left the Colony by the

WILS Rajputana on Saturday Subedar Major Rahim Al Bahadur, O.B.I.. 1.0.M, 5/6th Rajputans Rifles (Napler's).

TENSION IN

SYRIA

CAIRO, Feb. 6 (T/Ocean)-In- creasing tension in Syria is re- ported in dispatches from Damas- сия Disorders and strikes arc dally occurrences. The opposition headed

1$ by Dr. Shabonder, supported by students and 13 gradually growing in strength.

Beparatist

CABLES

AUSTRALIAN SYMPATHY FOR CHINESE

CHUNGKING, Feb. 6 (Can- of tral) The China branch the International Peace Came paign has just received a mes- sare from the LP.C., South Australian Council, expressing sympathy to the Chinese pea- ple. The message, signed by Mr. K. Arscott, secretary of the LP.C.. Druz territories directed against South Australian Council, is as fol- ballon the Government of Mardam Fey. lows:

This Indian officer is on his way to England, having been selected. as one of the four King's Indian Officers for the

The mission, composed of 30 Orderly men and women members headed | season,

by Mr. Tsai Chi-tien, counsellor He has served in the

Provincial

Moreover, a

muve-

orming ment in the Alaquite and Djebel

"

Is spreading. Goy for of the Fukien

over 23 years. During the ernment. v resort to dramatic Great War. he B3W Jervice

The in music and other methods to carry

cut their work.

It will take to the South Seas

2,000 pictures 'de-" more than

picting Fuklen's political, Econo- mic and cultural reconstruction exhibition during the

for

sent wor.

pre-

The mission is expected. to leave: here within a few days, and its tour in the South Seas will last about eight months.

OFFER GOLD

CAMPAIGN

IN KUNMING

KUNMING. Feb. 8 Centrab)-

Highly satisfactory results

were

obtained in the first day of the France, Egypt, Mesopotamia and

our

**Please convey

deepest Syrian Government

ad-sympathy to your people in their dressed a note to the French High¦struggle against the aggressor, and Commissioner stating that Se-express to them our profound ad- paratists in the Alaquite territory miration for their fortitude, calm- recently resorted to armed attacks ness and courage, displayed 80 on police posts and that Separa-nely in face of such tremendous tists, led by Suleiman el Murchid. disaster and distress. attacked entire villages. the in- habitants of which did not agree of the sorrows of your people there with the Separatists.

"We do express the hope that out

shaji come a nation, united in its happiness and in its endeavours to create all that which has been and is being destroyed, and that in the great rebuilding there shall con"

SPANISH WAR the people of China that 'peace

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PERPIGNAN, Feb. 6 (Reu- ter) Five hundred Cara- beneros crossed the frontier yesterday evening and thon- sands of others are expected shortly.

which shall be everlasting and which shall surpass all under- standing.

"We shall do our best to endes, vour to bring people and the na tions to realise once again that there is yet a better way than that of aggression and that all of our problems can still be settled by

new Offer Gold campaign which Palestine. He was wounded in General Modesto's army of the such a body as our new insign was opened "here yesterday after- France and was awarded the In-Ebro, which was defeated, and his beant' League of Nation"

dlar Order of Merit for gallantry three army. corps are expected to:

noon.

Numerous commercial houses and devotion to duty in Palestine. pour inso France pringing guns and individuals gave handsome! On the return of the battalion and tanks, which will be interned ALL-DAY BORDER contributions to the National to India, after the Great War, he Five thousand foreign volunteers. Chest, among them the largest again saw service on the North-are massed three miles from the donors were the Feng Heng and west Frontier...

frontier awaiting arrangements to Halang stores and Mr. Chang Hou-

Readers may remember that he cross. an of the Industrial Development was invested with the Insignia of Two hundred and forty, mostly Bank. They gave $1,000 each.

the Order of British India by His Portuguese, have already crossed. Excellency the Governor. In Octo ber last,

THREE-YEAR PLAN FOR CHINESE ARMY

YENCHING

STUDENTS

DYNAMITING BRIDGES

DETAINED bleins,

BATTLE

Czech-Hungarian Clash

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1939.-PAGE

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BUNGO STRAITS DISASTER

81 Men Feared Doomed

Admiral

TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Reuter).The Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonal, announces that there are six survivors of the I-83 submarine disaster, which occurred) On February 2 in the Bungo

Straits.

BUDAPEST, Feb. 6 (Reuter) Czech troops and Hungarian froniler guards fought a 24- hours battle near the frontier

Despite the most strenuous rescue villages of Gereny yesterday.

work by the Japanese Fleet, it is The Hungarians engaged in the stated that the fate of 81 men clish are ensconced in Gereny, are at present unknown, and the] while the Czech fire allegedly worst is feared."

It is understood that the Per- pignan authorities have requested the Nationalists to advance to the frontier immediately in order to The "Ta' Kung Pao" influential

cope with the urgent refugee pro- Chinese dully, recently proposed a three-year plan for the present, war

The Nationalists replied that against Japan, in which China CHUNGKING, Feb. & Central)~~

they were advancing as quickly as should train 3,000,000 soldiers. The "China Press," Shanghai, in a

The Journal supports the Gov-recent issue. reports the detention possible but they were being ham-[] ernment's decision to appoint a higher four students of the Yenching pered by the Republicans dynamit-comes from a concealed position. military leader, to take charge of University by Japanese authorities bridges. tning fresh troops in Szechuen in Pelping.

and welchow provinces, and also Quoting the Shangh branch of

to create a Military Service Bureau the Yenching Alumni Association

" to "co-ordinate the work of con- as the source of the report, the

sription

men.

LOYALIST CABINET

IN FRANCE

It is estimated that nearly 13,000 | Republican troops have crossed the frontier and a number of guns and

PERPIGNAN, Feb. 6 (Reuter)- "China Press" declares that one All members of the Spanish Repub. The Ta Kung Pao," however. of the ur students detained hastean Cabinet are now in France that better treatment be since been set free, after third de- according to Information from the UTKE given now recruits and their faml-gree methods had falled to elicit frontier. les as well as wounded officers and kny Incriminating information

from him,

One of the students was arrested by the Japanese while recuperating aeroplanes were brought over.

a hospital on December 22 last. AB

efforts by the university authorities to obtain the release of the detained students have failed. says the repert.

AT HANYANG

JAPANESE TROOPS

CHÚNGKING, Feb. 6 (Reuter) Chinese-dispatches report a con-

centration of Japanese troops at Hanyang near Fenlingtu, crossing northward of "the Yellow River bend.

"

Chinese artillery on the west bank of the Shens side of the Yellow River Is shelling the Jap... anese positions, whose artillery is replying.

MYSTERIOUS

"S. PLAN"

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the plan and it was quite clear from the document that the or

ganisation

England.

Was

in the mountains:

The Hungarian military com- mander in the district has pro- tested at "the provocative Czech action" and a Czech communique states that 25 heavily-armed

the frontier Hungarian "terrorists" approached

and started firing ave heavy machine-guns. -

The "terrorists" were covered by Hungarian troops. Fighting wis contiquing yesterday evening.

Reuter learris from military

This follows the removal of air sources that Hungarian and Czech barricades consequent upon the de-alson officers agreed to meet to cision to permit unrestricted entry day for an investigation of the

Incident. of troops and refugees.

Between 140.000 soldiers are, es- timated to be coming and they Re being sent to concentration camps in Argelos, Barcares and risewhere after being disarmed.

Repubilean forces covering the retreat are making a fight to the

CHIANG'S NEW HEADQUARTERS CHUNGKING, Feb. 6 (Central)-finish stand behind Seodeurgel. Following the winding up of the Generalissimo's Provisional Head- quarters at Chungking. 'new pro- visional headquarters for Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is being establish- nd at Chengtu. the provincial capital of Szechwan.

The inauguration of the new pro visional headquarters is tentatively very active innxed for the middle of this month.

General Ha Kuo-kwing, former.] The document began, "In crder director of the Chungking head-

maximum world

quarters, is the director, of the new carried organ, and has practically com-

to exercise the

effect, diversion must be

out at a time when no major warpleted arrangementa, for the In-

or world crisis" is on, but if it is auguration

carried out when trouble is anti-

cipated the jumpiness and zer-

vous expectations of the Govern

ment as

ell as the nervous INDIA DEMANDS

potential panic of the people can

be exploited to the fall.”

The document mentioned that an ultimatum was to be delivered in England demand. ing her complete evacuation from Irish territory.

of

RIGHTS

means

1

commerce, promising

to

a

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BRITISH SAILORS KILLED LONDON, Feb, G (T/Ocean) -Forty persons were killed, In- cluding two British sallors, de- cording to iepuris not yet con- Ormed, when Nationalist planes yesterday bombed-- Cartagena, the last important harbour re- maining in the hands of the Republican Government....

NEGRIN IN FRANCE PARIS, Feb. 6 (Reuter)- Dr. Juan Negrin, Spanish Pre- mity, crossed the frontler' into ' France at 3.45 a.m. to-day, EC- cording to the Havas corres- pondent at La Ferthus.

NATIONALISTS PUSH ON

POSTAL SERVICETM

RESUMED

BETWEEN COLONY, AND CANTON Postal remittances between Hongkong and Canton, which have been suspended since the fall of the latter elty, have now been resumed following nego- tiations between the respective postal authorities,

Only Hongkong currency is ac- cepted by the Hongkong General Post Office for transmission to Canton, and the charges are 25 cents., for each $10 or 55 cents., for every $30 Money oders pn Can- ton will be paid either in Chinese National currency or Kwangtang currency.

Money orders on other Japanese

occupied areas in Kwangtung are also available but in view of the unsettled conditions in these areas,

Catalan Federal Government, and genor Jose Antonio de Agurre, Pre- stdent of the Basque Federal Goy-. FRONTIER ZONE

errment, have arrived in France, the PARIS, Feb. 8 (Reuter)-A Joint and have asked for diplomatic All- French-Spanish conference at.La passports to allow them to remain.

Meanwhile, dx Perthus has decided that after all-

President Manuel

'HOUNDED FROM

NATIVE LAND'

Leniency For Jew

Mr. Herbert Metcalfe, the Old-| street magistrate, said, recently thai he would be as lenient as possible with a Stateless Jew, who fled from Austria faced with the prospect of a concentration camp. The man was undoubtedly of first- class antecedents and respectability. He had been tounded from his native land.

Making a formal recommenda- tion for deportation. Mr. Metcalfe] remanded the man оть ball to

when required.

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Japanese Troops In Mutiny

CHUNGKING, Feb. 6 (Cen- tral)-The mutiny of 3,000 Japanese troops at Taku, near Tientsin, on January 22 as a protest

against headquarters* orders for their transfer, to Shanst was reported in dis- patches from reliable sources received here yesterday.

CONFIRMATION

Japanese Advancing Towards Shumchun?

Rumours were current yesterday to the effect that the Japanese troops were once again advancing towards the border town of Shum chun in the New Territories and were about twenty miles away;

On inquiry from Eheung "Ohut Police Station, the officer-in- charge atated that there were Describing the mutiny the re- rumours but they lacked confirma- ports state that the 3,000 troops❘tion. were those who had served in There were; however, no, re-

and South Central

China andfugees coming in and that was due for home leave. They a very good sign.

report to the Allens Department! were

were sent back home from Shang- It is also learned that there are. The man, Josef Brefer, 34. a hal on January 21 but while on fewer refugees pouring into the buyer, of no fixed home. Was their way to Japan received fresh Colony than usual charged as an alien of ascertain orders from Tokyo to retum to

nationality. with having landed China to serve in Shansi.

In this country without leave.

P. C. Lawrence said that Breler's wife and 11-year-old son were in this country, the wife on a Ministry of Labour permit.

Mr. Maurice Abrahams, defending, saki that while Breler was living in Vleans.. his shop his only means of Uvelihood--was taken from him without comperisation.

"

ORDER A SECRET

The commander of the troops until the kept the order secret

the transports arrived in Taku next day. Discovering that they were not sent back to their home

the troops became restive and de-

10,092 LIVES LOST

near

SWATOW, Feb. € (Intl)-As a result of brutalities committed by

in or Japanese warships manded an explanation from the Hongkong waters, about 874 fish- commander, whose revelation of ing junks were damaged or sunk · the order from Tokyo, however, either by burning of gun fire dur failed to appease them. In October there was a round-up

ing the past fifteen months (from of Polish and Stateless Jews, and

Arguments quickly led to riot September 1937 to January 1939), Breier Red to Hamburg. where he by the disgruntled men and for a causing the loss of 10,092 lives hid. Eventually he came to England time utter confusion reigned in and property valued at more than the ships until the rioters were $3,000,000, according to an estimate after suffering severe privatión.

Brefer" had a brother in America, quelled by four war vessels nearby, by the Fishermen Affairs Associa

which were ordered" to keep ation. and there was every likelihood of his being able to emigrate there Mr. Abrahams added,

BOMBS FOUND IN STORES

LONDON yeb. 5 (Henter) Incendiary bombs are believed to have caused' outbreaks of fire in four Coventry stores last night.

Not less than 2000. fishermen strict watch over the transports.

The dissatisfied troops were

| have taken refuge in Swatow änd finally pacified by a strong force Hongkong, having arrived from of Japanese gendarmes and es-the war-stricken areas for fear of corted to Shans!.

Japanese horrors outside of the territorial waters.

CZECHS MAY JOIN ANTI-COMINTERN FRONT

STUDENTS TO STUDY

„IN INTERIOR

IN CATALUNIA BURGOS, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-The funds that cannot be delivered will Nationalists are advancing in all be returned to senders, JALPAIGURI Feb. 5 (Reuter)-sectors in Catalonia and command The Bengal Congress political practically all communicationis conference to-day passed va

through the Pyrenees, They claim solution affirming India's right to have captured Seodeurgel, the The document referred to aabo-to frame her own constitution main Republican base eight miles

of - a

Constituents from the frontier. taging of aeroplane factories and by

reiterating uncom- stores, public services, such as the Assembly,

opposition key industries banking, shipping, and ordinary Federation, and urging the

PRESSBURG, Feb. 6 (T/Ocean)— Industries, of cotton milla, grain, India Congress to give

The Hongkong Committee for The probability that Czechoslo tobacco and spirit stores, 'motor, months' ultimatum to the Bri- civilian refugees at the frontierzana is proceeding to Paris.

tish Government in which to have been cleared, troops will be Twelve Spanish Loyalist chaser

vakia would leave the League of Student Relief will give a reception tyre stores and timber yards,

The large circulation of the reply categorically. to "India's allowed to enter after laying down planes Janded near, Carcassonne

In each case, an early discovery Nations and join the Anti-Comin to-day at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. their armN, They will be sent to to-day, and the French authorities

tern front was indicated by the Kowloon, to 100 Chinese students English press was described as the national demand."

prevented serious damage. the reply is not forth-a-concentration camp at Argelos. Immediately took charge of them.

Slovak propaganda chief M. Mach, who are going to study in the in- "last target." The document alsb

The fires occurred within

The studenta will receive All the lorries containing 800

mass! terior. speaking last night at a The entire region between: Per- systems, coming or mentioned telegraph

short space of time, and in each meeting In Richnovice.

travelling expenses from the Com- be free to re-pignan and the frontier will be cases of art treasures, bound for radio, and broadcasting, cables and Congress is to

case show that the action of an sort to whatever action it con- made a military zone. Civilians Geneva, crossed the frontier un

Karl Murgas, the leader of the mittee. water..

the will not be allowed there without damaged to-day. *:

Incendiary device was employed.

Slovak Hlinka guards, speaking Mr. Hau 8th-ying, weting Chair- Referring to Government offices. siders necessary to enforce

Įspecial passes.

Over 100,000 refugees have enter-

Following the discovery of the after Mach, demanded the ex-man of the National Relief Com- the document stated that where a demand.

Ulster 'document, to which the The resolution called

clusion of Jews and Czechs from mission and honorary adviser to It is understood that the Loyalisted France in the past few days. sympathetic Government employee

Investigation Depart Blorak public life.

the Committee,.will speak. was available nothing was more creased stidening of attitude by Government intends to establish The frontier was opened this even Criminal

The 100 students were selected Ing for military refugees, to whom ment is said to have placed con- simple, than the depositing of a Congress towards the Federation Itself at Valencia.

SPANISH OFFICIALS, CROSS It had been previously closed. Three siderable importance, arms have

from a large number of applicants emergence suitable form of Incendiary unit as a result of the

· FRONTIER

thousand immediately crossed the been issued to members of the cials and police officials has in-and form the first group to study. of a Leftist influence, following: In cupboards or elsewhere.

discovery of in the interior with financial help- Bose PARIS Feb. 6 (Reuter)Senor border, and were sent to the Ar-special branch of Scotland Yard. creased following All the defendants were re- the re-election of Dr.

from the Committee. Luiz Companys, President of the gelos concentration camp.

Vigilance on certain state om- the document. President. manded in custody,

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