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EDITORIAL

The Baily Press Shipment Of Goods Abroad: COAL MINE

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HONGKONG, JANUARY 15, 1940

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM

IT IS A TRUISM that when or

wars

Economic Ministry Clarifies

Latest Requirements

As some doubt still appears to exist in the minds of traders and others toʻthe requirements of the Ministry of Economic Warfare in regard to Bills of Lading, the Ministry feels it may be desirable to clarify the position by issuing a further state- men't.

DISASTER

92 KILLED IN

EXPLOSION

"Hundreds of rescue workers"have been trying to penetrate a half mile of blasted rock and reach the entombed men.

BARKLEY {{(WEST VA), Jan, 13 (Reuter)-It has now been estab- lished that 92 minars were killed There is a prima facie presump-¡dom, Elre, or France nor with Bills in the coal mine disaster here.

to any shipments

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goods whether countries

from outside Europe attaching t wil

Sixty-seven miners were trapped originating within or without the whatever country the goods may by the terrific explosion which Empire, consigned to any Euro-have been shipped. There is, there- blocked the mine tunnel two days

other than the fore, no objection on the part of, ago, pean consigned United Kingdom. Elre and France' the Ministry to Bills of Lading on Bills of Lading which do not made out "to order" in these cases. show the name of the actual buy- In guarded despatches from

possible er, not being a Forwarding Agent Berlin, examining the

other Intermediary, of the course of events in the next few

ATTEMPT ABANDONED goods. Such gooda are consequent months, many correspondents of Today the mine owners nanour- great Continental

Iced that the attempt had been rend Europe, political boun-ly liable to seizure as prize and American newspapers on Jan. daries cease to exist and only to the delays consequent thereon suggested that Germany will try abandoned as hopeless.

RECOGNIZED PROCEDURE to break the present "deadlock" by Twenty-five' bodies of other men. strategic frontlers remaim

In order to avoid the commercial making a savage aerial onslaught have been recovered in what was Under these conditions, the

cases, where Bills of Lading are on Bri.ain.

the worst mine disaster in the of

"Indications are," said the Berlin United States in 12 years tlie smaller existence

made out to the actual buyer, the like where, States, except

Ministry is prepared to recognize correspondent of New York Herald Switzerland, they have ex- the following procedure.

Tribune, "that whatever prepara- tremely formidable natural 1, Bills of Lading may be made tions are being made, will be com- CORRESPONDENCE

no1 later than March, defences, becomes dependent out to the order of bankers, pleted

or which is one of Hider's favouritę) on the whim of the belligerent shippers, forwarding glants. The wars of Charles others. provided they bear the months for pulling surprises.

"The German offensive foreseen V, and of Louis XIV, the Inscription "Noilly A B (name of Thirty Years War and the buyer". They muss not, however, for 1940 is expected to rely heavily

on air attacks." campaigns of the French Re- be made out simply to order volution and the First Empire: all had this result. During the first World War, Belgium was invaded, and in the pre- parations for the second. Spain was ravaged and Aus-

Bgent

2 The name of the buyer so notified must" be the name of the actual buyer of the goods and not of a forwarding agent or other intermediary,

BUYER'S

In the New York Times. Otto Tol'schus, writing from Berlin, also

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NEW THREAT BY. GOERING

ZURICH, Jan, 18 (Reuter)— Naxi" Economic Dictator No. 1, Field-Marshal Hermann Goer- ing: has threatened to con- tissate German Industrial concerns if the industrialists to not show clear signs of meeting the demands made on them by the Nazi Govern- ment.

Nazi Gospel Of Force

LABOUR LEADER'S STRONG SPEECH

LONDON, Jan. 14 (B.W.S)— Major Clement Attlee, Leader the Labour Opposition, in speech yesterday afternoon, said that Nazism had no gos- pel. except the worship of force, which exalted brutality, cruelty and intolerance, cor- rupted and enslaved many of the German people and sought to bring others into the same position.

Com- Speaking of Russian munism. Major Attlee said it was superior to Nazism. be- cause it was inspired with the ideal of freedom for workers.

PEACE AIMS Speaking of Babour's

Dcopis

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1940:

CHINA RED CROSS SOCIETY MEETING

The 23rd Joint conference of the executives and supervisors of the China Red Cross Society was opened at Kowloon yesterday after- noon with Dr. C. T. Wang, President of the Society, presiding.

Others present were Mr. Tu Yueh-sen, and Mr. Lda Hụng-sheng. Vice-President, and Mr. Wang Hsiao-lal, Mr. Lin Kang-hou, Mr. Hsu Shin-ying, Mr. Y. M. Chlen, Mr.. Yeh Kung-cho, Mr. Huang Hsten- chih, 'Mr. Kwan Chlung-chih, Mr. HY. Mch, Mr. Tarig Fei-fan, Dr. Liu Jui-heng. General, Chu Tze-chino (represented by Mr. Li Tzu-- hsun), Mr. Wen Lan-ting. Mr. Yuan Lu-teng. Mr. Chu. Heng-pl. Mr. Wang Chen-chuen, Mr. Feng Fing-nan (represented by Mr. Wang Hsiao-la), and Mr. Chu Yin-kwanz, executives and supervisors.

Dr. C. T. Wang reported on the finance and work of the Society. He said that the receipts and ex- penditure from July 1, 1937 to Dec. 31, 1938 were over $4,6568.100" (Chl- currency) and $1,321,700 (Hongkong currency) while those for 1939 were over $4,018,000 (Chi- nese currency) and $1,417,400 (H.K. currency).

nese

ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED Dr. Wang revealed that from January 1, 1938 to Dec. 31, 1939 contributed articles received in- cluded 206 ambulances. 1,999 boxes of quinine pills, 17,957 suits of uni- forms, cotton-padded clothes, and old clothes, a large quantity of rice, biscuits and milk and also medie) eine, serums. X-ray apparatus.. and other medical instruments.

froin'

These contributions were Hongkong.. the South Seas, the United States, Canada, Britain. France.

the

JAPANESE TRY TO SOOTHE AMERICA PEIPING, Jan, 14 (Reuter) -The North China Com- mand Issued. the following statement yesterday: The Japanese Army in North China has no intention of engaging In any activities leading to an anti-American or ideas in any movement respect,"

Popular Move

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In Britain

LONDON, Jan. 13 (Renter)---The Switzerland, Postmaster-tientral became one of

BORDER MEDICAL RELIEF APPEAL-

[To The Editor,

Hongkong Dally Press. Sir-In spite of the many

the Netherlands. Burma, SHILLING TELEPHONE Philippines, Panama, the! stated that an offensive was ex-ganisalons which are appealing

RATE RESUMED occasion

Netherlands East Indies, Australia. | present pected to take the form of persis- for help, the

Geneva, Sweden, Germany, Cze- ten: efforts to bomb British ports, may seem inoppor.une to launch

peace choslovakia, Poland, ships, factories and railways in an an appeal for assistance to DECLARATION

the hospitals and į atrasy. Major Attlee said: "We Norway. Belgium, India, Mexico, the most popular men in Britain 3. In the case of a B so made attempt to cripple Britain militari-, habilitate

yesterday when he announced cliriles which, previous to the oc- seek a Britain built on the princi-Africa and other places. tria. Czechoslovakia. Poland out (as in the case of all other ly and economically.

Dr. Robert Lim then reported that the skilling telephone rate by cupation of the border the pin of the right of every indivi- and Albania have been re-bills for inward cargo to European

"EGG" BOMBS legated from a status of in- Neutrals) a declaration from the This bombing. i is assumed Japanese forces, operated at Shum dual citizen to a freedom of life on the work of the Medical Service for any distance after

with charts showing the distribu- which was cancelled at the begin- be un- Chun, Nam Tao, Ping Wu and that his country can give and a dependence more or less real buyer named in the Ell in the here," he stated. "will

tion of its medical units in various aing of the was, will be re-intro- with small incendiary Sha Tau Kok (Chinese Territory),, new world where every nation and

parts of the country.

duced next month to the position of forward term approved by the Contraband dertaken

Chun race will be able to make a con- These

The hospitals at Shum are Alled with

Twelve proposals submitted to bners for mightier politico- Committee and obtainable from bombs.

or

So popular was the scheme that some

similar and Nam Tao have been denuded tribution to the common good."

the meeting were referred to a military organisms.

Bri Ish Consulates abroad signed. thermite.. before and attested by a British substances, which are most difficult of all equipment and supplles, He hoped the German WHERE ENGLAND HAS

except the would throw off the yoke of Hit-proposals examination committee there was nearly 14,000,000 such Consul." should be forwarded to to extinguish. Good bombers are nothing remaining

composed of Messrs. Wang Hsiao calls a year during peace-time, proceeded tỏ been a party to wars on the this Ministry before the arrival of said to be capable of carrying up bare walls-beds, blankets, in-lerism before war

lai. Hsu Shih-ying, Y. M. Chien. The restoration of the night-rate Continent. her adversaries

struments, clothing &c., valued at extremities and that the people of the cargo at a Contraband Con zo to 10,000 of them."

Yeh Kung-cho, Lin Kang-hou, Chu will be particularly welcomed by have always attempted. frst Base excep. In the cases mention-

men and women in the forces and The Germans, he said, 'now' several thousand dollars. all have Soviet Russie would be true to Heng-pl, and Liu Jui-heng.

Chun has their Socialists principles and of all, to secure possession of ed in paragraph 5 below.

insis.ed that it was unnecessary to disappeared. Shum

The conference will be adjourned by those who have been evacuat- with the Democractes Skeleton stand the Low

this afternoon.-(Central News)... ed a long distance from home. Countries. The 4. In the event of its being prov- seize Dutch or Belgian aerodromes been re-occupied and a

enemy~-- Netherlands fell first to ed to the satisfaction of the to reduce the flying distance to staff of nurses is in residence against their common

Hitlerism pursult Equipment will be sent in as soon Spain, then to France. In the Ministry that such a declaration is Britain and to enable

The Opposition Leader conclud- course, of Holland's brief for any reason unob.ainable from planes to accompany the bombers, as the preliminary formalities are!

ed by saying that only by the ap- declaration Germany, they explained, was completed.

ΩΙ Socialist principles career as a great independent the buyer, a similar

fleet of new pursuit mercantile

It will interest ming to know plication Power

the must be made by the person to building a in seventeenth century, she her-whom the Bills of Lading are made plates meeting all requirements of that throughout the recent hosti-rould Britain be brought through

lities a mobile medical unit- self was at war with Britain: out and a guarantee given by him speed and armament,

- has been or on his behalf that the goods will

**They also claim," write the cor- doctor and nurses Napoleon tried to make of

ultimately reach he person named respondent," "tha; the armament working in the immediate proxi-į Holland and Belgium а as the buyer in the "notify" clause which received credit for the my of the fighting lines, render- springboard for an attack on on the Bill

alleged victory of the Mes- ing valuable and much needed;

K.C.C. TOURNEY the British Isles, The Kaiser.

serschmitt fighters over the British assistance to the sick and wound-

"Twenty-four couples participated invading the latter country. The above conditions do not bombers is machine cannon ed for the immediate purpose of apply to Bills of Lading covering aring explosive 20min. shells at a Hospital supplies and funds are in the American Mixed Doubles a flanking movement against raw cotton shipments to Spain rate of some 150 per minute. This urgently needed. Material may be tennis tournament played at the France,

the undersigned, Kowloon Cricket Club yesterday. had similar aims. which may for the time being be cannon is claimed in Berlin to be consigned to

arma China aeroplane

Relief Association. And through the centuries, made out "to order" without being revolutionising

c/o The winners were: Ladies: 1. Mrs. Par Acciden; Station, 2. Kella, 2 Mrs. Tribble, 3. Mrs. Old. England herself has more suspected of enemy destination. In ment. being superior to anything Haw

all case of

shipments

Mea: 1. Mr. Wellwood, 2 Mr. than once engaged her chief

to the Allies possess (Dally Tele- Hysan Avenue. shipments other graph).

Zulauf. 3. Mr. J. Douglas.. ALFRED MORRIS rivals on this soil. Blenheim, Portugal and Fontenoy. Waterloo. Ypres than raw cotton to Spain, the

over

the

Mon 1.

COTTON SHIPMENTS

derstood that compliance with the above conditions merely removes the prima facie presumpilon of enemy destina- tion attaching to Bills of Lad-" ing which do not show the name of the actual bayer, not being a Forwarding Agent or other intermediary, and in no way exempts the goods from seizure if other grounds of suspicion exist.

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7. The Ministry further wishes to make clear that it is not concerned

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the present crisis and deal with the problems that peace would bring

BELT TIGHTENING IN EUROPE:

TSINGTAO BERTH FOR THIRD POWER VESSELS TSINGTAO, Jan, 14 (Reuter)- Another shipping berth in Tsingtao Harbour and also two godowns have been, made available for use of

It is added that these facilities

RATIONING SPREADS

TUNG OIL CHIEF EXPORT THROUGH CHUNGKING

CHUNGKING, Jan. 14 (Central) Tung oll was the chief, product exported through Chungking in

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CHINA WAR NEWS

Continued From Pare 1

Chinese mobile unita..

Canton-Hankow Rallway, 17 miles menta rushing there have been north of Canton, on Friday. The intercepted and beaten back by railway there was cut,

After suffering reverses, Brownd Japanese

Tsungia, miles northeast of Canton, withdrawing southward by Taungfa-Canton highway.

the Strategic suburban points, in- 38 pluding Chinagchlakang, Fushing- are chal, Tangtsepo, Lulkutun, Yuchia- the ten and Tentun, have been re-

gained by the Chinese.

FIGHTING CONTINUES

The Japanese have abandoned FANCHENG, HUPER, Jan. 14 many bodies on the field.

Spirited fighting on the Ching- (Central)-Wulipu and Shihllpu, two vantage points east of Bui- slang-Kingshan highway in cen- hsien, in North Hupeh, were re- tral Hupeh, More than 3,000- gained by the Chinese last Friday. Japanese launching an attack on

The Japanese at Kunshan, Sul Kaopo near Tangtuchen, north–.. hsien's outer defence point, are cast of Chungsiang, with the surrounded. Contact between the support of over 20 tanks have Japanese at Kunshan and But been hurled back Hand-to-hand hsler has been severed."

combats took place in the im-

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name of the buyer must appear on and Mons are but the greatest the Bill in accordance with condi of many narries.

DURING THE PRESENT 6. It must be clearly un CONFLICT, both Belgium and Holland have tried by

In Central Hupeh fighting cer- mediate neighbourhood of Yang- every means in their power

tres around Yangtzuchen, north- tauchen on Thursday. The Jap- to maintain neutrality, but

east of Chungslang, A part of the anese are alleged to have resort- this is not likely to avail them

Japanesa, troops at Wangchiatang ed to the use of gas, if Hitler and his Generals

surrendered near Yangtzsuchen

The Chinese have heavily shell- MEATLESS DAYS

ed Tsienkiang, about 95 miles decide that they alone offer

after being closely besteged, IN SPAIN the desiderata indispensable

Several truckloads of Japanese above Hankow, destroying the LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)-A 1939.

troops driving westward on the Japanese barracks and supply de- for au aerial Blitzkrieg against Britain. Their inde-

third Power vessels from today, brief talk on rationing in Europe

During the past year, no less Hankow - Ichang highway were pots.

IN SHANSI 65,219.03 quintals (one attacked at Chaochlachlao, east of pendence and territorial in-

according to a statement issued by today was given by Sir Roland than

15 equivalent to 100 Talcnklang, about 95 miles above LOYANG, Jan. 13 (Central)-In- tegrity must thus remain in

Mr. D Kato, Japanese Consul Davison, in a broadcast from, the quintal B.B.C.

kilograme capital to other parts of Hankow. After three hours #ght- "creasing pressure is being exerted deadly and ever-present dan-

General,

PETROL SCARCE

of the nation and to foreign coun-ng, 150 Japanese were annihilated by the Chinese on Changtse. in ger so long as the war con-

Neutral countries are suffering tries.

while only four made good their southeast Shans. More important tinues.

in any way with the form of Bults would not be suspended unless

points to the west and north of With a total export of 4.963.197 escape. THE FLIGHTS OF GER- of Lading covering shipments of military necessity obliges or proof from the same economic needs as

Heavy damage is reported to the battle-torn town have been goods inwards to the United King-exists that such vessels are com- the belligerents, Sir Roland said. quintals, hog bristles were the MAN AEROPLANES ..

been inflicted upon the regained. municating with the "enemy or Rumania, "for instance, is the only second largest item in the 1939 ex- have

A Japanese contingent rushing Llege and the ominous con-

had taken action beneficial to the country with a little petrol to ports from Chungking. Relatively Japanese in Tenklang by Chi-

to Changtse has been surrounded centrations on the Dutch

enemy."

ispare elsewhere and the civilians smaller quantities of cow hides and nese artillery bombardment,

JAPANESE LOSSES

and decimated at Shihchihcher frontier indicate that the im- as they are at present, his Only those firms and individuals can hardly get it.

sheep-sixing products were export- Holland and Switzerland have. ed. mediate menace to the Low Government will have the havirig permission from the Jap-

PINGKIANG, Jan. 12 (Central) and Kiptal nearby. cars on Sundays, thus

-Heavy losses are reported to Several Important points hear Countries is today no less same miserable career and anese Wharf Company may uillise banned

putting a curb on pleasure driving.

have been inflicted upon the Jap- Hahsien, including Makowta, than in November. Their the same inglorious end as his, these facilides.

All the countries are strug-

anese as a result of the Chinese and Nanfanchen southeast of actual invasion will in all predecessor's.

gling for foreign credits .or

three-day enveloping attacks on Kawo, have all been recaptured. probability mark the passing. THERE IS ANOTHER POS-

YUNNAN STARTS foreign exchange and no one of the battle of the titans in SIBILITY, however. Although

LONDON, Jan. 13 CReuter)-Ger- Tungcheng, Tashaping, Shinchang- seems to be able to get enough Western Europe from the the Admiral does not belong

CAMPHOR

of it. Foreign exchange 'is present passive stage to the to the extreme section of the)

used for guns, the prime desire orgy of destruction that the Japanese Senior Service, he

in Europe today. DISTILLERY world has so long anticipated certainly shares the desire, and feared.

common to all its sections, to

KUNMING, Jan 13 (Central) open at long last the Naval The Ministry of Economy, in con- innings of Japan's expan-junction with the Yunnan Pro- sionist drive. Should Hitler vincial Governmens, has decided ADMIRAL YONAI who, it invade Holland, rich to establish a large camphor dis- he succeeds in forming a Netherlands East Indies may tillery at Fuhal, important cam- producing town in Cabinet, will be Japan's next prove too tempting a balt for phorwood Prime Minister, has spent the this old sea dog and his lik, southwestern Yannan near the best part of forty years on and the financial Interests Burma border.

Broad principles 10g the active service in the Navy, that stand behind them,

establishment of the distillery have

ADMIRAL YONAI

the

BRITISH SHIP BOMBED

bombed and man aeroplanes machine-gunned the British steam- er Pitwines (932 tama) off the

wan and other points in south Hupeh.

Throughout last night the Japanese were busy transporting

KWEICHOW TO HAVE NEW UNIVERSITY KWEYANG, Jan, 13. (Central) Establishment of a Kweichow University was discussed Cat; a luncheon party given in honour of Mr. Chen Li-fu, Minister of Education, by the Kwelchow.

* SOUTH KWANGSI KIWEILIN, Jan 13 (Central) Japanese troops on the south bank Feople's Political Council yester- of the Wat River launched coun- day. 199

It was decided to Arst estab ter-attacks on Wednesday, encoun¬

stubborn resistance" tering

In the sphere of food rationing, Yorkshire court yesterday. The coffee and tea, strangely enough, crew took to the boats and a dead and wounded to the rear..

Some 500 corpses were sent to the and not butter, are the first to be were saved: the steamer was taken north of Tanglowtung on the The bombing, could be Canton-Hankow Railway 38 miles, rationed. These are, more or less. in tow, luxuries and have to be imported heard from the Yorkshire cliffs for north of Yoyang, for cremation from the other side of the world. nearly an hour.

Neither Italy nor Hungary serve coffee except in meagre rations.

the other hand, "THE PROFESSOR In England, on butter, sugar and bacon is ration-

FROM PEKING" ed, but they have all the tea arıd coffee they want.

The Hongkong "University Arts Various countries have meatless Association will present,

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lith a College of Agriculture and

A chance encounter took place Engineering The Initial and

ward to occupy a position pire on the Continent may be ions to the company's capitaliza off, as she is still suffering from HE the Governor 8. L Hsiung's Nanning on Tuesday, The Japy the Ministry of Education Now he is being pushed for- Thwarted ambitions of Ein-already been mapped out. Subscrip- days. Spain is, perhaps, the worst the distinguished patronage off at Tangpao, 23 miles south - of /maintenance funds will be borne

that

while the Kwelchow Provincial neither the extreme sublimated in a new drive for tion will be invited, and large the effects of her own war. "The Professor from Peking" on anese troops suffered heavily.

"Government will be responsible Army leaders of the type of Empire in the Southern Sea. scale production will be started as Even that highly desired person, Friday, January 19 at 8.45 pm..in

CHINESS ATTAGE Araki, nor the political par- Such a development would, of soon as the necessary equipmen the tourist with foreign exchange, the University Great Hall,

FANCHENG HUPEH Jan 13 for construction work. ties, nor the financial big-course, have its bearing on is installed,

is often unable to get what he A special performance. for (Central) Chinese forces are

During October order to the wigs-want to take. If the the future of all Third Power

needs

schools will be given on Thursday attacking Buthalen, on the Yun "Immutable.. policy of the interests in the Far East Notice of a receiving order on a Although it is difcult to get at at 7 pm The proceeds from both River 34 miles west of Tingshan, value of over £38,000 were placed in Britain by the New Zealand Empire" really remains un- which depend first of all debtor's petition against James the exact ngures, concluded Sir performances will be given to the in North Hupeh,

Intense Chinese shelling has set Government these ficluding con- changed, that is, if the cross on oceanic communications, Casey, better known as Jimmy Roland it is obvious that "in the Chinese Medical Reller Fund. currents and contradictions Hongkong, being prominent James, the comedian, was given in Afth month of the war, Europe Beats can be booked at the a number of places inside the treets for steel work Post Office

town adre, that characterise it remain among them.

Is tightening the belt."

King's Theatre

Japanese reinforce conveyors, machinery and Erőfeum.

the London Casette.

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