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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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H.K.-Canton American Missionary's Story

Of Detention By Japanese Gendarmes In Kongmoon

LITTLE LIKELIHOOD

OF RESUMPTION

The story of the detention of an American missionary by the Japanese gendarmerie at Kengmoon, about 45 miles south of Canton, was diralged recently with the arrival from Canton of Rex Hay, 45, belonging to the American Southern Baptist Mia- slen. reports the Minila Hufletin.

Mr. Ray came in on the American zunboat, USS Min- dansa.

Inquiries at the 0.8.. yesterday! elicited the information that the i Sh'ragano Maru, originally sche- duled to arrive hère on Wednes- day, is still in Canton and that there was no further news as to! when she would be making her

Mr. Ray was detained at Konz- gendarmerie 'headquarters anet first trip since the closure of the moon about six days while en asked them to telegraph American Pearl River some time ago

route to Hongkong from Wachow consular authorities in Canton of There appears to be Httle Itkeli- to arrange for the evacuation of Hongkong about my case. bood DI efther the Shiragano his wife and four chlidren to the told not to call any more and Maru or the British-owned Fatshan United States in accordance with they would notify me if there were resuming the Hongkong-Canton the recent instructions of the any newa "

I was

no-

Tan unless the restriction of 100 State Department. "Ray wald "On Nov. 2, having heard passengers per trip is lifted, or American consular authorities at thing. I visited the headquarters unless the ·steamers are allowed Canton had formally protested to again, and was to'd that if I wrote

to carry cargo as well as passen. gers.,,

CALLING HERE

ONE WORD

WUXIA (LIX · “Abáut ... daylight on Nov. 5 the world Japanese- gandarmerie chief cailed

the Japanese about his detention.

a letter containing no complaint FAMILY IN ILE.

whatever they would send it to Ray's family is living in Hong American consular people in Can- kong. His wife, whom he marton. Later that day, while going "WASHINGTON” NOT ried in 1920, the year he came to to dinner.

I met the interpreter, China, was formerly Janet Gilman, who said I would be allowed to daughter of American missionaries leave on Nov.

she was born | The Daily Press have been in.who at the time formed by the Arrierican President were operating on Hainan island. Lines that they are in receipt of She was the first white. a radio message stating that the born there, came into the American evacuee ship Washing in an old deserted temple, the ony and said one word: "Go. I pack- ton is definitely not calling at place where the then hostile Japed up and he drove me five miles Hongkong

enese authorities allowed

ner to the river where he put me in parents to live.

charge of the crew of a motor boat. Again he said ‘gol" "I wila then taken to Canton, where I "I reached Kongmoon on

the arrived the same day, and went The following is the Return of afternoon of Oct. 28 and tried to to the American consulate gen- notifiable dleases 'notified as arrange a passage to Macao on eral. where I was told that one having occurred in the Colony dur- tiver junk, but had no luck so of my runners had brought news ing the 24 hours ended at midnight went

to Japanese gendarmer of my plight the day before on. Nov. 20%-Chicken-Por two headquarters and asked how to they had taken up the matter. cases: Cerebro-Spinal Fever, one get there

"I also called on the Japanese case: Dysentery, six cases: Tuber- culos's, 21 cases.

HEALTH RETURNS

WEATHER

REPORT Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m., Nov. 21. Barometer, (at sea level), 30.09

ins,

Temperature, 77 F.

Humidity, 63 per cent Wind Direction. N.N.E Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature; maximum yesterday

81 F.

Temperature; minimam last night

71. F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10th

today, nu

Total rainiall since January lat

11732 ins Against an average of, 83.65 ina, Bunse; tonight, 5.38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6.40 3.0

4 p.m., Nov. 21, Barometer (at sea level), 29.99 ins. Temperature. 78 F.

Humidity, 58 per cent.

Wind Direction. ENE Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature, 81 F. Minimum temperature, 71 F Rainfall, nu.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

from 22 to 28 Nov. 1940.

HIGO WATER.

Bong

Kong

Days of

Week

Data of

Month.

Standard

Timo.

Height. [

Haight.

LOW WATER

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Fri. 22

1 บว. 00 50

h. in.

ek in,

71

+855

1891

1900

Sat. 23

1204

€ 8

04 68

1859

54

21 36

47

Sun 24

+358

5 2

1083

:

17 39

59

23 35

11

Mon. 95

03-06

39

1143 26.

10 4

Tues, 28

00.48 3

1869

EARLY IN JANUARY, 1941.

Wed. 27

6 8 07 44 15 €

01:40

可

Thur. 28

1939, 7, 4 0848-58

13 10

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MR. RAY'S STORY This is Ray's story:

And

"I showed them my American consul general at Canton and re- passport and other, documents to counted my experience and asked establish myself and then return- for an explanation. They offered ed to my hotel. On Oct. 30 I found 'none. All they said was we are I could go to Macao overtand, and very so sent for a baggage coolle, but in- stead the chief of the Japanese' gendarmerke showed up with mterpreter, also Japanese. took me to the beat room in the hotel and informed the manage-. ment that I would be staying there"

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Fong, 25 Ashley Road, from Shang- ha;' Chung Hing Co., Holland "Later I called the Japanese House, from Kobe.

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