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WEEK-END DEVELOPMENTS IN SHANGHAI

CATHAY HOTEL HIT: PEACE PARLEY BREAKS DOWN.

Nanking, Jan. 31, 9.04 n.m.

The 6th regiment of the 78th 19th (Cantonese) Division, the army bore the brunt of battle, fosing 000 il Reuter, Two Theatres Burned, Down

THE HÒNGKÒNG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1932.

MANY INJURED IN STORM.

WOMAN KILLED ON VOYAGE HOME.

Glasgow, Dec. 22.-

A story of the berolam of a pantry steward when, in mid-At A Chineлo chaulleur from antica, British liner was swept

by a huge wave, which killed woman passenger and Injured others, was told to-day.

It in officially reported that there garage who was on his way home were 1,000 Chinese ensualties in the and who ran away frightened by fighting in Chapel, up to Saturday the patrol, was shot dead. Several

others were killed on the possi morning.

bility that they might be guilly" of sniping. A number were injured. At least two foreigners have been beaten up for Interfering the ill-treatment of against Chinese. Shangbal, Jan. 31, 930 1.1.

Japanese reservist activities are Friday's huge conflagrations In Chapel have died down after the extending westward of Soochow destruction of over 1,000 houses.Creek,

United States marines have tories, and dising damage amount-arrested 27 armed Japanese re- Ing to more than £1,000,000, but servisis in their sector. another huge block on the North Szechen Rond

a number of warehouses and fac

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AKKOTT

on

The ship is the Anchor liner Tuscanin, 17,000 toas, and ale enrly thin arrived at Glasgow morning from New York 80 hours late, after a buffeting by a violent storm last Wednesday.

The coolnes an courage of the crew averted a panic among the 700 passengers, including many

women and children.

LOCAL CRICKET.

CRAIGENGOWER MAKE BOLD BID.

By defeating the Kowloon C. C. on Saturday in the First Divialon

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RECORDED MUSIC.

of the Lengue, Craigongower have| EUROPEAN PROGRAMME OF considated their position, and are now favoured for the Lengua Shield. They have played one much more than their rivals, the Indians, who are also in the race: but Craigengewer have played the stronger teams up to date, while the Indians have still tes Kowloon and the Hongkong Club.

FIRST DIVISION.

meet

Craigengower Defeat Kowloon

on Home Ground.

On the home ground, the Craigen- power C.C. defeated the Kowloon C.C The passenger killed was Mrs.by three wickets.

Rodgers, aged 65. of Sarah Corraghan, Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland, and seven of the 35 pan- Rengörs hurt were injured serious

W. Hung treated the spectators to n fine display of hurrienne hitting, ten 11 es

gathering runs in about

then he had the mis minutes; and fortune to sit on his wicket. collected 20 runs in one over from Abbas.

Jersfeldly.

BETTER FOOD REPORT. Adequate Supplies for

Japrtese marines have Including the tablished sandbag post Often Cinema, the Kwangtung Robinson Road. in the Theatre

several palatial area. Reuter. residences were rutted last night.

Chinese eyewitnesses that the

was started by Japanese marines with kerosene, to which the Japanese Consul General replied: "Should it have was intended to been the ense it wipe out snipers who have proved our Bendly Dark soldiers, Reuter,

to

Shanghai, Jan. 31, 11.54 a.m. Seventeen seaplanes, eluding

Treark tortárs there. Japanese, bambing in repits.

marine

Some

Cabins Flooded. These seven were in the ship's hospital until her arrival in port. The Tuscanin left New York December 12 in fine weather, but after two days ran into storms, and was three times have-to.

lo a violent storm on Wednesday night she was struck by a huge

the deck and rushed down the wave, and a torrent swept along

alley-ways, flooding the passengerat cabins and saloons. In some parts of the vessed the water was walat- deep,

By Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 355 600-7 5.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.00-10.30 p.m.

European

Pro-

ramme of Columbia Records.

7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations, Muil Notice, etc.

7.05-8.00 p.m. A Concert. Band-Robin Adair-With Variations

(Hartmann).

Band-The Old Folks at Home-With

Variations (Rimmer).

St. Hilda Colliery Prize Band. 2347R. Vocal Duet-The Little Irish Girl

(Teschemacher and Lehr). Voent Duet (a) To my First Love

(b) You'd Better Ask Me (Lover and Lohr).

Dora Labbette and Hubert Eindell. DB:31.

Piano Solo-Threo Daneca in Syncopa- Hution (Mayerl) (n) English Dance (b)

Cricket Dance (c) Harmonica Dance,

The other batsmen after Hung offered no resistance to the bowling of Omar, who ran through the side, and returned the splendid figures of eight wickets for 31 rus.

Craigengower started badly, and had six wickets down for 67 runs, when Hamson and Abban pulled the

game out of the fire.

Hamson return-

ed a catch to Burnett after he had R. Lee was undefent. scored 25 rune, ed with 36 rure at the close of play.

SECOND DIVISION.

Kowloon Seconds Turn Tables On Cruîgengower Seconds. Playing en the Kowloon C. C.

junior ground, the Craigengower were badly defeated by the home team byby ten wickets,

Come. Time to

Shanghai, Jan. 31, 8.28 p.m. The Settlement Municipal Coun cft this afternoon decided to en- force curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 m. from Monday night.

enroliters appoin- Emergency six bombers, were circling the ted by the Council report that the [}} Kuod supply of Chapel and Santo Settlement has Settlement,

food. Ment supplies are guar- this morning.

Alarmed passengers scattered for kented

200 anteed and there is enough rice to The Japanese Chinese snipers in the roof of the Rupply all the Chinese in the safety, and officers and erew strove

two weeks, and to allay their alarm,

Those Ritz Theatre, on Haining Road, a Settlement for

Many women fainted. still coming in Construction. vegetables are folding

under

were belching from the country in good quantle injured were rushed to the ship's are ties, the markets belag well sup-hospital. The doctors and nursing

staff were on duty all night. piled.

Mrs. Rodgers was dished the water against the steel wall of an alleyway. She was

saved |from drowning by the loom pantry steward, Mr. Thomas Shanghai, Jan. 31, 6.03 p.m. Brown, of Glasgow, but died from This afternoon all the Japanese | injurios on Saturday. She had rents in that section of the bees in frail health. Settlement which the

Foreign

F. S. W. Smith (32) and C. F. Wood (35) enabled the K, C, C, to pass their forces are guarding received orders to withdraw ti

When the wave broke aboard," | opponents" total without the loss of a Tongkew area, which the Japanese are holding. Maid Mr. Brown, he donrs at wicket. When time intervened, the for seven Even the Japanese correspon-the rear and of the alleyway burst... had 12 runs

wirkets. its operating in the Settlerwent are included in this order,

It is estimated that the damage done by fire amounts to 50,non,aiso thels, for thien Corrosjonsent, PEACE EFFORT FAILS. Shanghai, Jan. 31. 7.18 p. A meeting of the Consular Body, and Comel delegates with Mayor this W and Admiral Shin-awK

Count Cumber, morning, in Insting Toom 10 năm. de 1290 p. failed to agree to the creation of a neutral zone.

They resumed discussions at 3 p.m., and at 6 p.m. adjourned.

understand that the Bion was that the Japanese should withdraw, returning to the North, Szechuen Bond billets, and the Chinese rentain 2,000 metres out.

boundaries. However, n ide the agreement was reached. for the British Consul General, Mr. Bre

interviewed, sinted that the trare stands.

nan.

The inmates of the Mental Ward į at Hannen Rond were evacuated

adequate

Pater-

The Council has an mumber of volunteers for gency work,- -Renter

Japanese Leaving.

The reason for this step is un-

not

Sniping started at 4.45 pan, in the Sottlement and French Concession Reuter,

tho

JAPAN'S WARNING.

Probable Danger to the Settlement.

Steward's Story.

open and a flood of water came sweeping down with a roar.

HOW

Overy was the cause of the collapse of the Craigengewer batsmen, bowling splendidly to return the analysis of five wickets for eight rùns. Sourbulis alone faced the bowling with con fidence, gathering 20 runs. They were all dismissed for 65 raNA,

POKFULUM MATCH.

University Defeated By Recreio.

At Pokfulum, the Club de Recreio defeated the University by 62 runs,

The torrent swept us of our feet, and when I struggled to my feet the water was up to my waist,

"I heard # scream, and Mrs. Rodgers falling over. She was in danger of drowning, and I dashed along the alleyway to her

Recreio were in a bad way when rescue. She was lying half-atan seven of their wickets had fallen for ned against the wall, and I only 47 runs, but Figueiredo came to dragged her to the companion-their help with a bright knack for 55 way and fetched a doctor," Tokyo, Jan. 31.

undefeated, and changed the complexion of the

game. Recreio "Unless the Chinese stop their

eventually totalled 154 runs for nine accommo- | reinforcements or withdraw

A steward in the first-class wickets, P. H. Carvalho was undefeat. diated in the gaol in Amoy tad safe distance, not only will the psi- diuing saloon said: "It was the ed with 21 runs.

astion of the Japanese Marines, but worst experience The Cathedral compound

J have had Catering and barbedals of the International Settlement during my 20 years at sea with become a wire dump for internal defence,

itself, be exposed to danger af a The situation is ugly. The are very grave nature," solemnly de

telling has reached the Settlement, and eared Mr. Yoshizawh, when is now behind the Mental Ward.

correspondents the gist of foreign his conversation with the British, Ambas- American and French

at 6 p.m., and are now

Our then Correspondent.

The conference broke up, low-

to R

Worst for 20 Years.

the Anchor Line."

Captain Rome, commander the Tuscania, said:

runa

against the steady bowling of Fereira,

The Univerally batsmen Failed

Guterres and Figueiredo, and were all of [ dismissed for 9% runs. P. L. Tan (25 not out) and Yaya@hoy (24), however, offered some opposition towards the

"I don't mind telling you that I had a nasty feeling when

the end,

ing this aminous trace to continuesadors, whom he summoned to the wave burst on board. The women "until somebody breaks it."

Reuter.

for and children were in a state of Foreign Office this afternoon

crew the purpose of removing misappre-hysteria. The officers and

behaved splendidly."

hensions and misunderstandings, Garden Bridge finder Fire..

Two concerts were organised, and requesting them to ask their Shanghai, Jan. 31, 9:02 pm

respective governments to take the but it was not until morning that heen busy in matter up and use their induence ealm was really restored. There Snipers have

with-were many Casex of hysteria various parts of the Settlement to persuade the Chinese to

during the night. and French Concession this after-draw.

A second woman died on the

поди.

A DRAWN GAME.

Ronan's Splendid All-Round Work For Borderers.

Time only saved the Civil Service from defeat at the hands of the South Wales Borderers, on the Civil Service ground.

The Borderers totalled 145 runs, to wards which Pte. Ronan contributed

Japan would welcome the voyage, but the Anchor Line state Many residents in outlying dia- tricts who have come in to the pointment of a League Commission that she died from disense; and 43 not out, and L/Cpl. Addison 32. Cathay Hotel for safety were to investigate Shanghai, as she when a sniper a bullets wants the League to see the true startled

declared the Foreign aplatteres on the hotel walls this position. afternoon. However, the Municire spokesman, though he intima

their ed that Japan would not be able to pal Police have increased vigilance, and the trouble is not recognise the binding force of the

spreading.

recommendations,

not from shock. She Was Mrs. Aleshire, of Kirkcudbrightshire.

A stowaway named Robert Mahon was to-day fined £7 10s. Mrs. Rodgera was returning home for Christmas after being in the

United States for 30 years. The

A Japanese warship lying in the In emphasising the imminent dan-body was landed at Belfast, where river off the Band opened fire with ser, Mr. Yoshizawa declared that the the funeral took place yesterday a

milles Gardenly, hope of averting it in that the few

from where Mrs. 1 machine Kun apan

Bridge.

to which connects the Hong Chinese will accesle to British, Ameri- Rodgers had hoped

and Christmas,] New district with the Settlement,can and French joint pressure

on the pretext that the bridge was

The snipers. kiding

warship bullets killed three Chinese refugees who were entering the Settlement-Router.

Casualties.

withdraw.-Renter

"If the Powers Fail."

spund

to

The Civil Service batsmen collapsed against the bowling of Ronan (ỡ for 10), and at the close of play had nino wickets down for 82 runs.

FRIENDLY MATCHES.

Pearce and Hancock Trounce Howlers.

The annual encounter on the long- kong Club ground between members over thirty and members under thirty ended in a win for the veterans by 29 runa. "Tam" Pearce and R. Hancock saved the veternus by scoring 32, runs and 41 runs each. "Mr. Extras" yiekted 30 runs. The Over Thirtles totalled 177 runs. The Under Thirty members managed 148, Richardson getting 67 runs and J. Barrow 26. Mirehouse bowled well to capture. seven wickets for 20 zu16

Royal Navy Outplayed.

At King's Park, the University drew with the Royal Navy, time sav-

Billy Mayerl. DB46. Vocni Quarlette-Olaf TrigwnBon

(Reinsiger). Veen! Quartette-Song of the Volga

Boatmen (Kedraff).

Kedro Male Quartette. 9344. Violin Solo-Minuet (Beethoven). Violin Solo-Chant Hindon (Rimsky-

Korankow and Kreisler).

Bernard Relilie. 3086. Song-Jane (O'Reilly and Barker). Song-Phyllida (Fisher).

Eric Greene (Tenor), DR640. Flute Duct-Pizziento Pierrette

(Gennin).

Jean and Pierre Gonnin with the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. DB261:

Finne Solo-Andante and Rondu Capriccioso (Mendelssohn).

Irene Scharrer. DB304, 8.00 p.m. Lozal Time and Weather Report

8.04-8.10 p.m. Opernile.

The Wreckera.Overtire (Danie

Ethel Smyth).

Dame Fihel Smyth conducting The British Symphony Orch. DX287. The Magic Flute The Manly Heart

(Mozart)

Miriam Licette and Dennis Noble. 0503. Maritana-Selection (Walince arr..

Blincoe).

Bert Halton and His Havana Band. 0111. Lohengrin-Lohengrin's Narration

(Wagner).

William Heseltine (Tenor). 0127. Carmen-Entracte (Bizet).

The Band of the Garde Republicnine of France. 9504. 8.30-9.03 p.m. Orchestral, Norman-Overture (Bellini).

Milan Symphony Orchestra. DB74. Waltzes from Vienna-Waltz Selection

(3. Strauss).

London Theatre Orch: Serenade (Cosin).

DX286.

Spanish Serenade (Margutti). Circolo Mandolinistico Giuseppe Verdi of Leghorn. 3984. 9.03-10.28 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-Just One More Chance, Orchestral-Viktoria and Her Hungar-

Pardon, Madume. Albert Sandier and His Orch. DB085, Song Faithfully Yours,

Song-Moonlight Saving Time.

Ruth Etting (Comedienne). DB671. Guitar Solo-1 Bellere in You.

Cultar Solo-For You.

DB680.

............ Lon. Fillis Vornl Duet-Makin' Faces at the Man

in the Moon.

Voel Duet-Heartachen.

Layton and Johnatone. DBG84, Old-Time Medley-Vesta Victorin.

Vesta Victorin and Chorus, DX200, Song-Body and Soul. Song-What Have I Done?

DB73

Marie Burke (Soprano). Quartette-King Arthur. Quartette-The Old Sow.

Gotham Comedy Quartaite, DB77. Old-Time Medley-Harry Champion.

Harry Champion. DX238. Yodling-Tyrolean Yodler. Yodling-Cuckoo in the Wood.

Friedl Lusser, DB542. Humorous Sketch-Clapham and

Dwyer's Fairy Tales.

Clapham and Dwyer, DBG31. Band-A Musical Comedy Switch.

Delroy Somers Band. DX264. 10.28 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press News,

10.30 p.m. Close Down. All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

NAZI BARRACKS IN BRUNSWICK.

MANOEUVRES ALLEGED.

Mr. Yoshizawa, who made no British Ambassador at Tokyo, in- attempt to conceal his anxiety, pre-formed the Japanese Foreign axed his warning with a chronolo Minister on the 30th inat, that he gical narration of the main had received instructions to call developments since January 21, his attention to the dangers Shanghai, Jan. 31; 9.30 am.

and asserted that both the initial which the lives and interests of mortar Eight Stokes

shells. elash on January 28 and the viola- | British subjects wère exposed by

Berlin, Dec. 22. Apparently Ared by Chinese

The Socialist Party of the State troops at the North Station, follton of the truce on January 30 the recent Japanese action in

of Brunswick have drawn the at- into the Settlement yesterday with were precipitated by the Chinese Shanghal, and to protest against the use of the International Set-

Lention of the Chancellor to a Nazi the result that one Chinese was opening fire.

ilement as a base for attack.

Storm Delachmont (S.A.) Barracks killed and one Japanese volunteer Stating that the reports indicat- "ile also requested the Japan- Ing the Navy from defeat. The Uni-established at Krelensen in a die- was wounded, while a Portuguesed that Chiang Kai-shek was con-ere Government to use every en-versity batsmen took full tell of the

factory, used arma

from .youth

was alightly. injured by centrating 30,000 troops in the shrapnel and a dozen people in-vicinity of Shanghai, had ordered tions at the earliest possible mo- 42: A. M. Rodrigues, 50; E. Lags flying.

deavour to restore normal condi-bowling and declared with two wickets chimney of which a huge swastika jured by stray bullets. Up to the four squadrons of aircraft to pro-ment. present there have been no British ceed to Socchow, and was plan-

Gosano.46, not out and Ride 33 not out. The factory was bought by the "The Japanese Foreign Minister The Navy had 65 runs for nine wic-Nazi Party, and the Socialists casualtics. Reuter.

ning to launch an offensive na assured Sir Francis Lindley that kets when time intervened. A Baker allege that £9,000 worth of arma soon as reinforcements had ar- JAPANESE AT HONGKEW. rived, Mr. Yoshizawa declared of the British Government and Anderson four for 14 runs.

he fully appreciated the anxiety took four wickels for 12 run that Japan was obliged to consider that averything possible would be Take Over Complete Control what steps she should take to cope done not to endanger British lives with the emergency. The army would probably be compelled to and property, and that the Inter- despatch troops if the Powers fail national Settlement would not be

with-

of Aren.

Shanghai, Jan. 31, 9.40 a.m. The Japanese have taken over to induce the Chincao to the complete control of the long-draw, na Japan is not prepared to ter. kew area of the International rink the annihilation of her Settlement from Boochow Creek northward. The functions of the Marines, he stated,-Reuter.

municipal police have been large- ly usurped by Japanese plain clothes "reserviste" wooring brassards and armed with ra volvers, bayonets, swordsticks, and even tomahawks, who hold up! all motor cars, and pedestrians:

PROTEST TO TOKYO.

Ambassador's Note.

London, Jan. 31, 6.54 a.m.

down for 200 rurs. Anderson, scored

and

The

the

8

were acquired at the samo time. The new barracks were dedicated Drawn Game At Sookuńpoo, by Protostant pastor.

The S.A. men Playing on the military ground at

men appear constantly decree

cree of December Sookunpoo, the Royal Army Service in uniform in public, though the used as a base for attack."---Rev. Corps contested a drawn game with emergency ring of political-

the Indian R. C second eleven. The forbida Indiana batting first totalled 15% runs, uniforms. About 160 men from The Lytton Mlusion.

towards which A. R. H. Esmall con- all

are said to be at concentrated

and con. Geneva, Jan. 31. 2.89 a.m. 'tributed 56, A. R. Suffled 29 and A. M. Parts of Germansen, a

propbaed Rumishn 35 not out. The military stantly trained in manoeuvres. Lord Lytton ins the Manaldo had scored to rans for the loss of They are accused of adopting that the members

three wickets when stampe word highly provocative attitude to the churinn Commission shall use the

Match Postponed. Trans-Siberian Ballway to enable them to reach the Far East from

10 to 14 days earlier than by the A Foreign Office communique Atlantic and Paciße staton that "Sir Francis Lindley, Router.

routes.

drawn.

The Langue Match between the Indian 1st XI and the Royal Artillery I was postponed.

local workmen.

It will be remembered that the Brunswick police depend for their orders upon a Nasi Minister of the

Interior

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