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· SHUMCHUN BOMBING RESULT

. THE CHINESE WOMAN pictured above is now a widow as the result of the Japanese bombing of Shamchun on Tuesday, She is weeping beside the coffin of her husband.

Railway Camps Reopened.

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To Shelter 2,000 Refugees

After Border Incident

On Tuesday afternoon the two railway camps, -north and south of Fanling Station, were re-opened by the Government Medical Department to shelter some two thousand odd refugees who had been accom- modated previously to the border incident in the Shum- chun Refugee Camp.

On the following day a third camp was re-opened by Government at Gill's. Cutting.

These camps now hold a total of 2,567 persons.

I Approval of Government, has REFUGEES IN THE teen obtained for a fourth camp

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which is new in course of erection along the Man Kam To Road for The following list of refugees some 2,000 or more refugees at and destitutes accommodated in present without shelter in that Government Camps, etc., in Urban neighbourhood. and Rural Areas have beeri sent

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LONDON PRESS INDIGNANT AT

JAPAN'S DEMANDS FOR MORE CONTROL IN S'HAI

Over Hundred Casualties In Bombing

JAPANESE RAID ON PINGSHANHSU

SHIUKWAN, Feb, 23----Flying'. in three flights, ning Japanese bombers dropped OYET one hundred bombs on Pingahan- Kin. in Walyang district, on the East River on Feb. 21. Over 100 persons were killed or wounded, and more than fifty ·· houses were destroyed.........

Japanese forces at Shentong. about 30 miles north-east of Can- ton, launched another attack on Taikongling farther to the north- east on Feb, 20. Cantonese troops of the 12th Army Group vigoronaly repelled the attack.

The enemy left behind about 80 casualties. A previous infantry attack in the morning was re- pulsed.

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The Chinese · casualties were about 30 including injuries to a platoon commander and three Don-commissioned officers, states 1 12th Army Group communique.

PLANE CRASH IN JUNGLE

KARACHI, Feb (Reuter) Three people were killed in anŽ: air crash when an air-Kiner be- Observers were impressed with longing to the India Airways

Karachi, en route to a jungle, 32 miles

in for publication by the Medical the orderly way in which the re- crashed "Department. The figures are only fugees travelled from the border north of up to Feb 18 and do not include to the Government refugee camps, Lahore. those who flocked into Hongkong and tribute is due to the Police after the bombing of Shumchun.

Department for the excellent or-

Urban Areas (Civilians)-King'ganization in this respect. Park 1,393 against 1,425 on Feb. 11.

Ma Tau Chung-621 against 534 on Feb. 11.

On the day of the incident some!

wounded were ad- sixty-seven mitted to the hospitals in Kowloon (not including seventeen who were treated as out-patients), only one Urban Areas (Balders)-Lal Chicase being admitted to the Queen Kok Hospital (Upper Ward-17 Mary Hospital. against 21 on Feb. 11.

North Point-1,802 against 1,618 on Feb. 11.

Ma Tau Chung-780 against "782 | .on Feb. 11.

Kam Tin-2.583 against 2.584 on Feb. 11

BOMBING VICTIM LAID TO REST The funeral of Sartar Singh, the Indian constable,who met his death at the bombing cutrage, Shumchan took place yesterday at the Indian Crematorium.

Three of the cases admitted to hospital had been wounded in British territory. The re- mainder were, from the neigh- bourhood of Shamchun Sta- tion, the Casino and Refugee Camp and Shumchun Village. Many were transferred from the St. John Ambulance Asso- clation Hospital and First Ald.

Post in the Casino and from

the First Aid Post manned by the, Hongkong Red Swastika Society.

MAGNIFICENT WORK OF SETTLEMENT POLICE

Japanese Maintain Own Terrorist Organizations

LONDON, FEKRUARY 23 (REUTER)~NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ALL REVEAL INDIGNATION AT THE JAPANESE PRETENSIONS FOR GREATER CONTROL IN THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT IN SHANGHAI, emphasizing that the Japanese themselves are primarily responsible for the murders by the breakdown of law and order in general in the absence of control of the bad lands.

"The Times", says that the Japanese, alarmed and disconcerted at the death-rate between their hirelings who are naturally regarded as traitors by patriotic Chinese, are now making dire threats to the Shanghai Municipal Council which they accuse of incompetence and insincerity. The latter charge, The Times" adds, is ironic seeing that the Japanese maintain and Instigate within the International Settlement, their own organiza- tion of Chinese terrorists.

5.M.C. DENIAL · S'HAI, Feb. 23 (Beuter)—The -Shanghai Municipal Council has officially denied the report, carried in the "Asahi Shimbun** in Tokyo resterday that the Jap- anese request fine Codesali. contained shy: reference, to' and increase of Japanese "members of the Couneli ar to fundamen- txi reorganization of the Shanghai Municipal Police.

Royal Scots Win Inter Unit Novices Boxing Championship By 3 Pts.

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Picture above shows the Boeing Clipper NO 16882, of "Pan American Airways, which will arrive in the Colony on March 1. (Wednesday) on a shakedown flight' with mail and sir “express.

•Story on Page 7.

GUERILLAS NEAR NANKING

DEATH OF LORD

· BRABOURNE CALCUTTA, Feb. 2 (Reuter)-

CHUNGKING, Feb, 23 (Reuter}~~ Chinese guerilla activities around The death has occurred of Lord Nanking are keeping the Japanese Brabourne, G. C. 1. E, Governor troops busy. Japanese reinforce- of Bengal since 1937. Aged 43, the ments called la from Shanghai to late Lord Brabourne, who was relieve their troops in Nanking educated at Wellington College were intercepted by the Chiness on and Woolwich was Parliamentary the way.

They extricated them- private secretary to Bir Samuel selves after hours of fighting. Hoare, Secretary for India, for a

short period. GUERILLAS ON HAINAN ISLAND Lord 'Brabourne was Governor

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of Bombay from 1833 to 1937. Ke YINGTAK KWANGTUNG, Feb. recently underwent an abdominal 3 (Central) The Chinese troops operation. at Hainan Island are continuing

their guerilla warfare against the STOLEN CAR FOUND

The paper goes on to say Japanese, making full use of the

A car, No. 2257, which was re- that it will be recalled that hilly terrain on the island.

Įportet stolen from Statue · Square on more than one occasion

Eleven. Japanese warships are re-by Mr. H. N. Howell, of Malcolm officers of the Imperial Army ported to have appeared off the and Company, between 2.30 and both in, uniform and in dis- coast of Hoppe, north of Pathol. 6.30 p.m. yesterday, was found in guise had broken in the Set They have frequently lowered down Brnham atrand at 12:15 o'clock tlement and committed acts pinnacles to cruise around.

of hooliganism.

It is greatly to the credit of the Shanghai Municipal authorities, who at no timehed received, co- operation of the Japanese, that the murders are sporadic and not wholesale.

If the Japanese took over control of the International Settlement, Shanghai would be In a state of chaos within a week.

MAGNIFICENT JOB

The "Manchester Guardian” says | that the Municipal Council can in no way be blamed and their police, who are "tough and experienced as any in the world", together with i the volunteer force, have done 'a magnificent job in preventing riot- ing and strife.

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"Numbers of Japanese disguised as Chinese terrorists acting as pro- The 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, vocative agents have been discover- won the Inter-Unit Novices boxinged and returned to headquarters championship by beating the 1st with the polite request to keep out Bättalion, Miclesex. Regiment; by

Two games in the second round 24 points to 21 at Nanking Bar of the Settlement," says the paper. of the tournament for the Colony racks, Shamshulpo, last night. Chess Championship were.com- On the whole, the fights were of menced at the Gloucester Hotelja fairly good standard, there being yesterday evening, neither game several bright moments when the novice boxers displayed excellent being played to a finish.

each

To send Japanese soldiers Into the Settlement to act as police would certainly cause a serious crisis,” the "Manchester Guardian", concludes.

bombing

The "Daily Telegraph says that At the adjournment, Dr. M. of technique. Each bout was of three in the protest in connexion with Among those present, were Mr. C. Six of those wounded in Chinese prster held a slight positional ad-rounds of one and a half seconds the Hongkong border G. Perdue, Chiet Inspector 3. C. B. territory died after arrival at the vantage over To Yu-la, both play-

which the British Government Fender, Mr K: W. Bidmead, ASP., Kowloon and Kwong Wah Hospl-ers having the identical pieces P His Excellency the General Om may be expected to make, it is to Mr. L.A. Searle, A.B.P., Bergt, Baker, tals, and this number of deaths Zimmern's position was weaker cer Commanding, Major General A be hoped that it will not be for- Sergt. Moram, and about 100 mem- has to be added to the twelve who then R 8. Harrison's, the latter E. Granel, D80. M.C., presented gotten that more than 10,000 men, bers of the Indian contingent, 20 were killed or died of wounds in player also winning a slight ad the trophies at the end of the women and children from the fish- Chinese and 20 European members British territory in the neighbour-vantage in exchanges that left him evening. of the Police Force.

hood of the British post at Lowu with a rook as against a biop Wreaths were sent by the Com-Bridge.

and a passed Dawn mlationer, Officers, and members

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There remain at the moment

of the European Contingent, Sabhu some twenty-six wounded under Singh, Sgt. Periding and Sgt. Fryer, care at the Kowloon Hospital, Mrs. R. Scott, Razin Singh, and Mr twenty-four at Lai Chi Kok Reller Hospital, three at Kwong" Wah Hospital and one at the Queen Mary Hospital, making a total of fifty-four."

STABBED WHILE /

SLEEPING

A 29-year-old hawker, pamed Special measures are having to Kwan Bo-kong, was stabbed in the be taken to prevent the introduc= neck while he was sleeping in the tion of small-pox into these terri- doorway of No. 76. Nam Cheong tories as a number of cases of the been discovered Street Shamahnipo, about 2.30 disease have

a.m. yesterday The wound appear amongst those crossing into the ed to have been caused by a knife. New Territories from Kwangtung.

Kwan, who was admitted to the

Kowloon Hospital in a serious con- dition, told police that he had no enemies and did not know who had stabbed him MSM

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BODY HANGING

FROM TREE Villagers at Pingshan, New Tex- ritories, going to the Zelda to work yesterday morning discovered the body of a Chinese about 30 ye

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON LONDON: 1s 23/4d... SITON NEW YORK: 28 3/4:

London Silver Market ̈(Our Own Correspondent)

London, Feb. 23. London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 for Epot and uncharged

of aze hanging from a tree. The for Forward as follows

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Forward

GUIDE TO THE NEWS (Midd.) beat Pie. Manderson; Bn be an additional affront to the

PAGE 2-Manila football tour. was success," Rifle shoofing. -Home football forecast by

#Telescore."

PAGE" 3.--Women's interests, Connde in Falta Prior. Chi- nese fashions.

PAGE 5-Cinemas.~ Crossword

puzzle. Diary,

PACE 6-Women's page. New-

settes. Menu.

PAGE 7-Anal Race meet- ing prospects for fast day K.RA. annual report, Record Derby sweep prize Giant Clipper due

PAGE 8.—Leading article, POS

calls the kettle back." PAGE 10 Radio programmes. PAGES 11 and 12-Finance

and commence PAGES 14 and 15,- Shipping

directory.

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ing population of Horigkong have been reported killed and over 800 The full results were Bantamweight: L/C. Brown

British-registered funks destroyed during the Japanese blockade, ·: (R.B.)' 'beat L/C. Jones.

When these facts are remember- Featherweight: - Pte. Donnered, the paper adds, there seems to

Edzu (RA), best Pte, Cooke latest Japanese demands to exer- Lightweight: L/C, Morley (RS) cise greater control even than they beat Pte. Frenchin; Pte. McElhat do at present over the other great ton (Midd.) beat L/C, Locharie: settlement of western nations: in Pte. Dry (Midd.) best Pie, Glasser Shanghal

Welterweight; Pte. Cavanagh (RB) beat Cpl. Freshwater Pte. Gallaghan (RS.) beat Pte Izzard¦ Pte. Allen (RB) bear Pte. Burke, Pie. Manson beat L/C Morgan

There will be up willing sur- render of what remain of the International Settlement to conditions which Japan has "allowed to grow up in the ad- jacent districts of Greater Shangha

Middleweight —Pte. Moore (RS) beat Pte. Roberts; Pie. Enggenson, RAP ON KNUCKLES (Midd.) beat Pte. Wallace Pte, LONDON," Peb, 23 (T/Osean)- Emery (dd) beat Pte. Dunlop. The Times as well as the "Dally Light Heavyweight Pie Mc- Telegraph" this morning devote one Gougal (RS.) bent Pie. Godcard. of their editorials to the bombing

"Heavyweight: Pte. Fawcett incident at Hongkong. (Midd) beat Pte. Alexander.

"The Timas declares that the bombs on Tuesday, were obviously meant

Tap on England's which is dis- of the

Mesars. L1 Ying-lin: We Fing and Chen Ping knen. Chaa Lingnan, Kuo Min had Canton versities, left Hongime for Chungking this week to

Conference

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this morning,

OUR ADVERTISEMENT COMPETITION

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AND SOLUTIONS: MANY COMPETITORS TOO LATE

The "Hongkong Daily Press" desires to thank the many readers who took part in the M.-G.-M. Marie Antionette advertisement competition. We extend our congratulations to the winners and to the losers we would suggest that they should not be discouraged as the "Daily Press" will conduct more competitions when those who were, not successful, or whose replies falled to be among the first ten correct solutions received, may have better luck next time.

The winners were;—

B. Y. Lee, China Assurance Corpn. M. De

Miss Whitehead, · British Military Hospital.

Leslie

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Many of the unsuccessful con- testants sent in correct answers but, unfortunately, theirs were not among the first ten correct replies received. Readers must, therefore, send in their replies as early as possible next time as it is a case of first come, first served in these competitions, in which we can assure everybody that absolutely

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"NEW COMPETITION

In co-operation with the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, the Hongkong Dally Press has much pleasure in announcing that it has | decided to start a new competition, to be known as The Grand Waltz Competition, which will begin"; to- morrow and end next Thursday.

Considerable interest was taken in our arst and second competi- tional

Fiva different questions are to published daily from until Thursday next

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