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Hongkong Daily Preas”—July 4, 1939

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No. 25224

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Hongkong Daily Press.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1939.

CHINESE

非佰弍仟伍离式第

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S STORY AT PUBLIC

INQUIRY INTO LOSS OF H.M.S. THETIS

NEW "DAILY PRESS" Evidence To Be Heard From Four

FEATURE

Beginning 02 Friday, the "Hongkong Daily Press" is to add

пет feature which

should be of great interest to stamp collectors. This will -appear every Friday. The first article will des! with "Ten- tsin: Its Posts and Stamps."

Britain Awaiting Considered Reply

Survivors On What Happened At Time Of The Disaster

Belated Protest

LONDON, July 3 (Reuter)~~At the opening to-day of the public inquiry into the loss of the submarine Thetis, which was lost on June 2 In Liverpool Bay, the Attorney-General, Sir Donald Somervell, KC, MP., representing the Admiralty, said that he proposed to call evidence in the following order:

1. The evidence of survivors, numbering four, on what happened at the time of the disaster:

2. General procedure with regard to the trials of vessels built under contract; the previous trials and history of the Thetis;

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台肆月华软拾卖佰玖千查英

ATTACK ON

SUNWUL

FIERCE BATTLE

· NEAR CANTON

Chinese

SHIURING, ́ ́KWANGTUNG, July 3 (Central) forces are vigorously attacking. the city of Sudwof; alx miles from Kongmoon...

In the meantime, a "mop" ping up” campaign' is in pro...... press against the remnant ́ ́ Japanese units in the suburbs. The Japanese are rushing large numbers of reinforcements ta Sunwi. They have damaged the Ningyeing Railway to impede the Chinese advance.

On the Kongmoon sector," the Chinese have re-occupied A number of important points us" a | result of a series of smashing

attacks

In a fierce battle at Shilow, near

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American and British war vowels have defied the orders of the

Japanese authorities at Swatow to "stay out."

CONFLAGRATION AT KOWLOON REFUGEE CAMP: WOMEN IN PANIC

....

CANTON BRITISH LAUNCH seized CANTON, July 3 (Reuter)---| The British Consul-General, Mr. A. F. Blunt, to-day lodged a strong protest with the Japanese authorities against

3. The Davis Safety Apparatus Thetis, with its two escape cham-Tsengshing, 35 alles northeast the "seizure a month age of and the actual drill and instruc-bers to be used with the Davis of Canton, last Saturday, the the launch Dohlera, flying the tion in its use aboard the Thetis: escape apparatus. --Ļ

Chinese badly defeated the Jap- British flag.

Sir Donald revealed that at the anese and forced them to retreat 4 Evidence of witnesses from The vessel, which is re- the tag which accompanied the time of the disaster the Thetis was. Inside Tsengshing.

engaged in her acceptance trial Two Japanese war vessels ported to have left Hongkong Thetis;

prior to being taken over, and that steamed near Hokshan and Kulo, PROGRESS OF on June 2 with a cargo of 5. Steps taken when the sub-there was evidence which may or opposite Kongmoon, last Friday kerosene alleged to be con-marine failed to come to the sur may not have importance that on and trained their guns on the CONVERSATIONS signed to the Chinese Gov-face and vessels and planes were the morning of Junell, there was two towns Last Friday. They ernment, was seized by "the sent to search for and assist her; some discussion as to the trim she steamed away shortly after- IN MOSCOW."

Japanese navy off Kelou 6. "The actions of the rescue was in.” Island, at the mouth of the vessels when the submarine was The Attorney-General said that

A few minutes after thel Pearl River, on, June 3.

located;

the Thetis gave the signal that LIUHUANG, July 3 (Central) conflagration broke out about U.S. SAILORS JAILED 7. Evidence from the Admiralty he was proposing to dive. The As a result of a Chinese counter-Į The two American sailors regarding its policy in effecting the tanks were slowly flooded and the attack on July 1, Japanese Navy 45, the refugees showed viet talks, Mr. Neville Cham who were reported to have safety of these serving in sub-submarine was found to be light southeast of Kitvang have with panic and women, fearing the berlain, Prime Minister, said been jalled by the Japanese marineserve observed forward: When a marine was drawn to their warships Areas op spread of fames to their own Trouble Flares

LONDON, July 3 (Reuter). Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the So-

that the British Government | was now awaiting a con- sidered reply from the Soviet following Saturday's conver- sations in Moscow.

on July 2 for striking a Jap- anese sentry have now been released on bail; :

"I do not think it is German Arms

advisable to make any further statement at this stage of the negotia. tions," said the Premier.

Replying to a supplemen-

tary question, Mr. Chamber-

な

For China

wards.

Japanese Withdraw

Only absence of strong wind and prompt action on the part of the Kowloon Fire Brigade prevented extensive damage by fire at the Refugee Camp in King's Park last night.

The blaze, as it was, destroyed one of the prin- cipal sheds the centre portion of which was used to. store bedding and it is believed that the fire originated from here.

Mongol Border

Sir Donald Somervell observed on trial she was without the com- the west bank of the Han River quarters, were seen to "throw that he need not say what anxious, plement of torpedoes and in order are now reported to be cleared of their children over the careful and repeated consideration to trim the vessel it was not un-Japanese troops.

barbed wire fencing which was given to the matter of the best usual to flood the torpedo tubes. Tenghai, 12 miles north-east of surrounds the Camp, as a JAPANESE ARMY method of saving lives from sun-

Bwatow, remains quiet.

means of escape. ken submarines where possible.

Three fire appliances were des- ORDERS OFFENSIVE. SASHIH, HUPEH, July 3 (Cen-patched to the scene to combat the DAIREN, July 3 (Reuter)—— embodied in the structure of the opened the test cock of No. 5 tor-tral)) - Chinese plain clothes fames which were visible for The Japanese Kwantung

The results of that policy were

BARTER PACT SHIPMENTS

ANOTHER ESCAPE "ATTEMPT AT

lain said that he hoped to LONDON, July 3 (Reuter)-The

WATER POURS IN -- Lieut. Woods decided to see ́II' five or six tubes were flooded. He

Chinese Raid

men smashed pedo tube and saw no sign of

into Talenkiang. several miles around.

Army, Japan's permanent south on the

bank of water through the test cock but, as

The flames were under con- the

trol by 10.10 p.m. Fortunately,

fighting force in "Manchu- the door was opened, water poured Man River in southern Hupeh, ona

kuo," announced that June 30 and showered the Jap-there were no casualties. into the compartment. *

Lieut. Woods, said Bir Donald, anese with hand-grenades, Many Also on the scene were the Hon. offensive had opened yester- of Hulunbuir Director of Medical Services, Chief day south of the enemy were killed. was so certain that the safety cap

Inspector M. HL Hourihan, Mr. Aagainst the Soviet and Mongol was on the tube that when the

I. R. Moss, Superintendent of Ka|| forces alleged to have crossed was some fracture,

Mongolia "early in June.”

give a more definite and con- "Dally Herald" and Dally Express MA TAU CHUNG water poured in he thought there BRITISH SHIP'S Tak Aerodrome, and Mr. T. B. the frontier from Outer

clusive statement on Wednes- this morning both carry reports "day if the considered reply from Singapore stating that large

was given by then.

LENGTHY REPORT The Foreign Office is now considering long report from the British Ambassador

that there will be further. conversations before long.

shipments of German shells, car- tridges, explosives and revolvers, bound for China, had arrived there recently by the steamers Bertram. Rickmers and Hans Rickmers and

the Hamburg-America liner Lever- kusen, all from Hamburg.

Military Guard Called Out

There was another attempt

Sir Donald Somervell ob- served from the rate the water

OFFICER IN

entered there was an indica- JAPANESE HANDS

tion that the cap, in fact, was орел.

The men escaped from the com-

to escape from the Ma Taupartment with difficulty and it was

Reported Missing Since Sunday

-The

TIENTSIN, July 3 (Reuter) Germans - yesterday evening reported to the British police that they had seen a foreigner in the hands of a party of Japanese outalde a cafe in the Japanese occupied

Wilson.

The building was not used as living quarters and besides the

Fighting is stated to be on Orge of bedding in the centre a scale greater than any dur- section, one end was used as a ing the past few weeks, with handywork shop while the other tanks, armoured cars, artil- end was a classroom.

lery, cavalry and aeroplanes The cause of the outbreak is as in action on both sides. yet unknown.:

in Moscow, Sir William Seeds, It is reported that the supplies Chung Internment Camp last thought that when the men en-

Japanese field dispatches on the progress of the Anglo- have been transhipped to a Chi-night which resulted in the deavoured to close the bulkhead water entered the next compart-

claim that the enemy has Soviet talks.

nese steamer which has left for detention of four internées.

"POLAND WILL NOT been driven back to the The report deals with con-Rangoon.

It was learned that the inter-ment and, as a result of the flood- versations

The "Dally Herald" quotes a re-nees attempted to escape by using the ship hit the bottom.

GIVE UP ANYTHING Khalkhin Gol river, and state on Saturday in

Indicator buoys

and smoke

that some 20 Soviet tanks Moscow and it is expected port to the effect that China and planks of wood which they placed candles were released.

THAT IS HERS” Germany recently signed a £5,- on the barbed-wire fencing - and

were captured about 15 miles It was found impossible to blow 000,000 barter agreement by the climbed over, while others tried to any of the main tanks and the

WARSAW, July 3 (Reuter)-A west of Nomenhan. Japanese terms of which China supplies rush the gate,

Follah official spokesman declared artillery and aircraft are now only way to get the bow off the

that the country could not be reported to be furiously bom→→ wolfram and bauxite to Germany

Special police and the Emer-bottom appeared to get rid of the In return for aeroplanes

The foreigner was protesting, utilised by another state as living barding the Outer Mongol gency Unit were summoned as the water in the two flooded forward saying, "You cannot arrest a Bri- pace. munitions.

situation became serious. Military compartments. This could only be

positions on the opposite tish seaman

Regarding Poland's only two bank of the river.. guards were also called out, and done it the near door commun-

A Japanese

spokesman this seaports he added, "There was the internees were

eventually icating with the sea could be morning confirmed that a for- only one answer. Foland will A recent Soviet com- forced back into the Camp at the closed.

eigner was arrested:

never give up anything that is munique stated that Soviet point of the bayonet.

hers.!! Indications are that the for-

and Mongol troops had occu- pied positions, along

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