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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

Japanese Destruction Of A.R.P. ORDERS U.S. Campaign GRAF SPEE'S

American Properties.

CHUNGKING (By Mall): It is learned from authoritative sources that there have been over 150 cases in which American properties in China have been attacked by Japanese planes since the outbreak of war in 1837 Following are. 39 of the glaring incidents of Japanese viola tion of American property and nationals:

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Aug. 22, 1937-United Chria- tian Mission Society Hospital at Nantungobow, a north-bank town at the Yangise estuary, bombed. Two US. nurses killed. Oct. 24-American defence sector in Shanghal bombed. Four U. S. officers and men killed

Dec. 5--American godown Wuhu, above Nanking, wrecked

Dec. 12-U. S. S. Panay bombed

Sept. 17-American hospital at Wuchow, Kwangsi, badly damaged.

Oct. 15.—Lutheran Brethren Mission at Tungpo, Honan, damag- ed. One American missionary lady injured.

Nov. 3-Covenant Missionary Society" at Kingmen, Rupah, destroyed.

Jan. 15, 1939- American Reformed Presbyterian Mission at Loting, Kwangtung, partially damaged."

Mar. 7-Baptist Missionary Society, in Stan, Shens, bombed. of Hohslen in Anhel Fifteen Mar. 7-China Inland Mission at persons killed, wounded. Ship Pingilang, Kansu, partially damag- machine-gunned Ey Japanese ed. troops aboard steam launches Mar. 9-American Church Mission before sinking.

at Ichang, Hupeh. Partially damag- ed.

Jan. 1. 1938-American mis. alon school in west Canton destroyed.

Feb. 10-American mission: in Lanfeng, east Honan, destroyed. One missionary lady killed.

Mar. 14-American Church Mis- sion bombed. St. James School totally wrecked.

Mar. 14-Kuling American School

hit.

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Feb. 10 One American mission- Mar. 18-Unidentified American ary killed in Tenghsjen, Shantung. mission at Chengchow, Honan,

Feb 14-American mission in attacked. Chengchow, Honan, hit.

(A.R.F. Orders by Wing-Com- mander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, OBE. Director of Air Raid Pre- cautions).

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

Greetings:-The Director of Air Raid Precautions wishes all mem-; bers of the AR.P, Services a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.

AR.P. Exercise (December 17,1939) Many lessons of practical value were learnt and the Director of Air Raid Precautions wishes to convey his appreciation of the manner in which all‹ARP, Per- sonnel responded to the novel situations with which they were confronted.

The spirit of co-operation and enthusiasm which pervaded all personnel augurs well for the future.

Appointments

The following appointments are notified for the ARP. Establish-

ment.

To Assist Finland

$100,000 SENT TO FINNISH PREMIER NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (Reuter) Mr. Herbert Hoover, former Pre-

FATE

SEVERE BLOW

TO GERMANY

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20. (Reuter) -The fate of the Graf Spee is a severe blow for Germany, says the

Berlin correspondent of the Dag-

sident of the United States, who quarters in the capital are very bladet, who declares that official is now head of the Finnish Rabitter regarding the refusal of the lief Campaign, yesterday cabled the Finnish Prime Minister the the battleship an

Uruguayan Government to allow extension of sum of $100,000 contributed by Americans for the relief of non-time in order to enable the neces

sary repairs to be made.

combatant victims,

STATEWIDE MOVE

Telegraph and telegram accep- tances have been received from people in fourteen states, who had been requested by Mr. Hoover to start a statewide campaign. These people will appoint chairmen of local committees to co-operate with 200 daily newspapers parti-

NAZI NEWS MUZZLING METHODS

Hongkong: Mr. H. Y. Tso-Dis-cipating in the scheme, trict Warden, Western Division.

Mr. Hoover hopes to have ac- Kowloon: "Lt. Col. E D. Mat-ceptances from other states by the thews Deputy District Warden, end of the week Tsimshatsui Division, Mr. Ld Ying Cheung-Deputy District Warden, Tsimshatsu Division. Mr. J. E Noronha-District Warden, Mong- kok. Division" Mr. C, L Rocha - District Warden,” Mongkok Divi- Mar. 18-Covenant Missionary ston Mr. J. Fasco-District War- Society at Shasl, Hupeh, hit. Three į den, Mongkok Division. Mr. J. L

Youngsaye-Deputy District War- den, Mongkok Div. Mr. Ma Kam District Warden, Kong-Deputy Mongkok Div. Mr. Shek Yuen Kuen-Deputy District Warden, Mongkok Div. Mr. Kwan Yew Kwen-Deputy District Warden, Hunghom Div. Mr. Wong Shul Ming-Deputy District Warden, Hunghom Div.

May 13-One American mission building in Chengchow. Honan, xilled.

attacked

Fall

May 24-American Presbyterian Mar. 20-Lutheran United Mis- Mission, South at Halchow north-sion at Fancheng northwest

Hupeh, damaged. east Kiangsu,attacked.

Oct. 24—American defense setor Mar, 29-Unidentified mission at Mission, South, at Haichow.Wanhslen, Szechwan, partially northeast Klangsu, again attack- | damaged.

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April

4-Charch Missionary June 12-St. Hilda's School for society in Changsha wrecked. Girls of American Church Mission.

April 21-American mission Wuchang, hit.

June 15-Primary schoo! of hospital in Foochow badly damag- Southern Baptist Convention At

4-Friends M138ion in

ed.

May

Pingtu, west of Tsingtao, destroyed.

June 15-One mission school for Chungking burned down.

May 29-Baptist Church

giris in Canton attacked.

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June 17-One mission building in Shiukwan. north Kwangtung. Foochow bombed.

demolished.

June 17-Campus of Lignan June 11-West Chins

Union University (formerly Canton University

campus In Chengtu Christlar College) in Canton damaged.

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bombed.

July 12-One mission building m Wachang hit.

Aug. 18 American mission at Yeungkong. Kwangtung, (believed July 12 Sanitarium of American to be Presbyterian Mission, North)

hit... Mission in Wuchangs attacked.

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The Women's A.R.P. Unlori. Lower Albert Road, will be closed as from December 23 to January 2, 1940:

NEUTRAL PRESSMEN

WARNED

BRITISH PRESSURE: They accuse Uruguayo, a dagrant breach of international law and declare that the matter will not be forgotten by Germany.

The allege that Draguay submitted to British - pressure and that, therefore, their ac- tion in sending the Graf Spee out of Montevideo "in a state of disrepair" was not in con- formity with strict neutrality.

NAZI CONSOLATION The correspondent adds, however, that there is still consolation in Germany that the Deutschland and Scheer can still harrass British shipping and that Eritish warships will still be obliged to operate far away from their home bases.

The Berlin representative" of the Tidningen says that mourning for the Graf Spee is combined with gratification that the battleship did not fall into British hands.

The British counted

cheap victory, says the German press, but Herr Hitler fooled them by his order to blow up the vessel.

LONDON, Dec. 20 (Renter)--The German authorities have devised a new method of preventing news

The newspapers unite in de- about Germany reaching the out-claring that the end of the Graf side world, despite the boast of Spee was an honourable one and not imposing censorship.

LATEST MOVE

It is already known that neutral Shamshuipe Division Meeting correspondents are liable expulsion of Divisional and District War-if they send out unfavourable newa. dens, A Meeting of Divisional It is now stated that these cor- Wardens and

District Wardens responder.ts- have been warned will be held at the Chinese Public that if their colleague in neutral Dispensary. Yee Kuk Street, on countries outside Germany send Thursday. December 28 at 6.45 home unfavourable news, the cor- respondent in Germany will be prevented from working.

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*TRAINING

Forthcoming Lectures:—

Practical Course in English for Warden Instructors will be held at the Director of Air Raid Precan- Aug. 24C. N. A C. (Sino- Sept. 21-Southern Baptist Con-

Latchow, south tions Office, Lower Albert Road, "American concern plane "Kweilin" vention attacked at Cheungklapin, Chung- Kwangtung facing Hainan Island, as follows:-

badly damaged (Central News).

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BURMESE GOODWILL

MISSION

CHUNGKING, Dec. 20 (Cen- tral)The Barmiese Goodwill Mission will fly to Chengtu tomorrow morning.

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This afternoon the party will attend the inaugural meet- ing of the Sino-Burmese Cul- tural Association at the Inter- national Club.

BURMESE JOURNALIST

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Six Men Run Villa "Monastery"

Six young men, none of whom is aged over 22, have formed, in a very typical 20th-century London suburban villa, a monastic order that the Middle Ages would have found hard to beat,

The house is in Springdale-road, Mr. U.Ba Choe, a member of the Stoke Newington, N. There these mission, who is Dean of the Bur-six young men do their own cook- mese journalists and editor of the Ing, housework, and pool all their "Deekok," was entertained by the resources, even sharing each other's Chinese Newspapers' Joint Com-clothes. mittee at damer on Monday.

One of them, Basti Savage, a He expressed profound admiru- Civil Servant, appeared before the tion for the spirit of the Chinese London Conscientious Objectors' Fourth Estate and said that closer Tribunal and revealed the com- relations should be fostered be-munity's existence. tween the Chinese and Burmese He mentioned that one of his fellow members was wearing some newspapermen.

of his clothes at that moment.

He was registered as a conscien- tious objector on condition he secured agricultural work

CLOSE RELATIONS

In response to his suggestion. the Committee has written a letter to be brought back by him to the Burmese Newspapermen's Union.

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For Men On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.45 p. mencing January 9, 1940.

SOVIET WARSHIP REPORTED. SUNK-

in conformity, with the traditions

of the German Navy.

Significant Changes Due In Europe

THE RUSSO - FINNISH CONFLICT

STOCKHOLM, Dec, 20 (Beu- ter)—The opinion is growing in Berlin that the Russo- Finnish war will shortly cause LONDON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)---The

changes in significant

the Soviet warship reported to have Lee-been sunk off the Finnish coast

political position of Europe, says the Nyheter's Berlin turer:-Mr. R. P. Dunlop, B.Sc. was the large battleship October

For Ladles:-Wednesdays

representative, and Fridays, commencing on January 10, 1940 at 5.45 pm. Lecturer:- Mrs. E. F. Dunlop.

Instructors wishing to attend any of these classes are requested to send their names to the A.R.P. Department.

Practical Course Examination:-

Revolution, according to reporta from Helsinki.

The battleship was shelling the coastal batteries and standing off outside their range when the Finns brought up some heavy howitzers and scored, a direct hit with the first salvo, disabling the craft.

They then pounded the doomed

The attention of candidates is ship until she sank within an drawn to the fact that this hour. examination will be held on Dec.

,

No omdial claim has yet been

TERRIFIC SALVO

28 and 29 at King's College, Bon-made, but the Finnish authorities ham Road, at 5,30 p.m. and not stated that "It is quite likely." on December 20 and 21 as pre- viously stated.

A.R.P, Examination: An examin- for Wardens and Warden Instructors will be held at the Club Lusitano and the Wah Yan Col- lege on Dec. 27, 28 and 29, at 5.45 pm.. as follows:--

ation

The correspondent adds that Finland has been able to expose that both the Soviet and Ger- many are in an awkward pos-

tion.

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Germany is obliged to realise that nobody now fears her Rus slan Ally and even the economic support that Berlin anticipated from Moscow has hitherto proved non-existent.

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Finland's opposition, too, haa proved. Soviet military aid to be an illusion.

NO CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

HELSINKI, Dec. 20 (Reuter)—A report of the sinking of a Soviet battleship asserts that the Russians knew that the range of the biggest

There will be до further guns of the Finnish batteries was examinations for entry into per- only about three miles. They ac-manent Civil Service until after Dec. 27-Wardens General and cordingly kept their warships just the war." Instructors' Part 1 Dec. 28-In-out of range. " structors' Part II-Paper. Dec. The Finns, however, brought up 29 Instructor Part I-Paper, bigger and better artillery and A.R.P. Classes (In Chinese). when a battleship was cruising Yaumati Government School, within four miles from the shore. Nathan Road, Kowloon-Tues, and they fired a terrific salvo which Fri., 7.30 p.m. Commencing Dec. hit and, it is believed, sank the 22. Lecturer:-Miss Lo Wai Man. | battleship. \.". LAGI

Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Connaught Road, C.-Tues, and Fri, 7.30 p.m. Commencing Dec. 22. 1939. Lecturer:-Mr. Fung Yam Leung, LARPS.

"We got to know each other at Peace Pledge Union meetings," Mr The letter states the close re- Savage said. "When we devised this lationshiu between China and idea of living together our parents Burma, and expresses the hope were sceptical, but we carried on. that the journalists of the two We took this house over when countries will pool their efforts to war broke out, Our ages range from Confucis Society. Hollywood Rd. overthrow the Japanese militarists, 22 to 18, four of us are Civil Tues, and Thurs, 7.30 p.m. com- who are the common enemy of Servants, and another, who is out mencing Dec. 21, 1939. Lecturer

of work now, does the cooking and Mr. Francis Wong. LARPS. housework. All of us, when the Baptist Church, Aberdeen -- time comes, will object to military Wed and Sat, 7.30 pm. com mencing Dec. 23, 1939. Lecturer: FORMED

"We live here with no quarrels. 1 Mr. Luten Hơng Lok, LAGI.

H. W. LEYDEN,.. SHANGHAI, Dec, 20 (Renter)-If one did crop up we should deal

Warden Instructor. Having been approved by the War with it by talking it over. There is Ministry, volunteer corps are being no chief spokesman or head. We December 20, 1939. organised in Tenchu and Kwel- are all equat.

East Asia.

VOLUNTEER CORPS

service.

MONEY POOLED

"Our money is paid into a pool,

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FURTHER RAIDS EXPECTED

HELSINKI, Dec. 20 (Reuter)— Soviet planes yesterday raided the outskirts of Helsinki in a renewal of their aerial assault on the Fin nish capital Eighteen machines took part, but only four managed to get near the city.

The first alarm was sounded at 11.20 am.. the "All Clear being sounded at 12.15 p.m. «

A little. later Soviet planes raided Viborg, one being shot down by anti-äircraft' fire. 'There" were no Finnish casualties.

The raiders approached Belsinki

chow, according to Chinese reports here. Between 600 and 700 able- bodied men are said to have al-out of which a little is drawn each pool. I am allowed money out of in scattered formation from the

week by the members for their own} the pool for my comforts,··· ready joined.

personal comforts. The balance, it

HOUSEWORK AT NIGHT any, will be used to help other outer outside members,"

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DUTCH DEFENCE

LOAN

Mr. Vivian Petty, aged 18. is the cook and "housewife."

“We are all vegetarians," he said," THE HAGUE, Dec. 20 (Reuter)-- The Prime Minister, M. de Geer, "It makes cooking more difficult announced that almost 100,000,000 I do the shopping, attend to the guilders had been "subscribed by tradespeople, the washing-up, and Netherlands De-as much cleaning up around the the public to the Nesterday, in house as I possibly can, head It is my contribution while I am not earning money to pay into the

addition to 60,000,000 guilders sub- scribed by public corporation.

horth and anti-aircraft guns went into action, two planes being shot "At night the six of us put dnal down when they tried to bomb the touches to the cleaning, as we do ¦ airport. not employ any woman.?

Further ralds were expected in "For recreation,” Interjected Mr. | view of the clear weather- now Savage, "we read and talk. We prevailing. have quite a lot to discuss. *

"This is our modern Utopia. It is. anarchy, but we do not grow beards or carry bombs our pockets,

we are trying to potent this community. When peace comes we hope to have other places"

The death occurred in London suddenly on Dec. 18, of Mrs. A, W. Burkill, wife of Me W. Burkill, Director of Messrs. A R. Burkil and Bons, Shanghai, says Reuter.

Lord Stanhope, Lord President of the Council, dealing with a point raised by the Earl of Midleton in the debate in the House of Lords, said that anyone who is appointed. will be subject at the most to a month's notice and, in some cases, to a week's notice.

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Mr. W. J. Brown, General - Secretary of the Civil Servants' Clerical Association, said that he considered the

entire suspension of competitive ex- aminations to be 2 Ereat mistake. "It was done in the last war," he said, "when temporary staff were taken on in place of norinal ́re- cruits, When peace came these peo- ple had established such substan- tial 'squatter rights that, in effect. there was no other course open than to admit them into the per- manent Civil Service,”

The Association is officially to oppose the policy.

PRO- JAPANESE CHINESE TROOPS KILLED SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Reuter) More than 200, pro-Japanese, Chi- nese troops were killed during severe street shooting in Canton between a party of mutineers and pro-Japanese troops, according, to Chinese press reports here.

The headquarters of Canton Garrison Commander, the captors

allege, was destroyed by fire which was started by the mutineers.

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