1932-02-16 — Page 13

A SPECIAL SHIPMENT

Or

BATHROOM FITTINGS

has just arrived. Prices are modorate, and the the rango faithfully reveals the trend of modern bathroom equipment.

C.E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

Chine Buliding.

Tel. 20209

Dollar on Demand:—18, 6-7/2@naver TT. on New-Yorkekong Telegraph"

20ing Post, Ltd.,

Low Water 3ysjam Street, Hongkong,

The S -

FINAL EDITION

Supreme

Hongkong Telegraph.

DUNLOP

FOUNDED 1821

NO. 13.2

二拜禮 BATCE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932. ·B-THE BANGLE COPY TO CENTS

PER ANNUM

{FORT

"South Chian Moraing Post Bldg.” Tal, 24584.

DAY OF JAPAN'S GREAT OFFENSIVE AT

A remarkable picture taken at considerable risk, showing light field-pieces in action, firing at simast point. Blank range into the Chinese paritions on the Chapel Front.

CHINA'S RIGHTS MILL-HANDS. INVADE OFFICE

DISCUSSED.

QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

PEACE FAILURE.

London, Feb. 15. Several questions relating to the Far Eastern situation were answered by the Foreign Secre tary, Sir John Simon, In the House

. of Cominona.

་

OF CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE.

CHINA WINS OUT POLICE RUSHED

AT GENEVA.

THE ASSEMBLY TO MEET.

There had, he said, been fittle AN INEVITABLE

change in the situation at Shang-

Eni in the last few days, except

for the arrival of Japanese refu-|

forcements.

The British Minister in Chinaj

reached Shanghai last week and,

OUTCOME.

Geneva, Poh, 15,

A special meeting of the League

In accordance with instructions, į Assembly, called on the demand of

TO SCENE.

TROUBLE FEARED.

(Our Own Correspondent). Shanghai, Feb. 16, 10 a.m.

Apprehension that the in- flux of refugees and the widespread unemployment

Among the Chinese will lead to serious internal complica- tions in the Settlement, were nearly realised yesterday. Approximately

thousand

lived, lavaded the offices of the

Citizens Emergency Committee.

TREMENDOUS ACTIVITY IN BATTLE AREAS.

INTENSIVE PREPARATIONS BEHIND. SCREEN OF SENTRIES.

MILITARY BRAIN DIRECTING

CHINESE DEFENCES.

FAMOUS GERMAN WIRE SYSTEM.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

SHANGHAI, Feb. 16, 10 a.m.

THE DAY OF THE JAPANESE GENERAL OFFENSIVE ON THE CHAPEI AND KIANGWAN FRONTS IS UNDOUBTEDLY AT HAND..

Neither

Preparations for a great drive are proceeding within and behind the Japanese lines, the utmost secrecy being observed. foreigners nor Chinese are permitted anywhere near the Japanese sphere of operations, but the feverish activity on the landing of fresh forces, their quick despatch to the scene of impending hostilities, give an inkling as to the weight of the blow it is intended to launch.

In their turn, the Nneteenth Route Army, which is being heavily reinforced, fresh troops and guns having arrived from Nanking, is preparing to put up stub- born defence, and the nature of their defensive preparations indicates that there is a sound military brain directing the defence scheme.

on Szechuan Rand, yesterday NEXT FEW DAYS Afternoon and demanded roller in the forin of money and food WILL DECIDE. sumplies,

had been exerting himself in every | an. W. W. Yen, the Chinese deloz'unemployed mill-hands, it is be possible way, buth by using his good offices with the Chinese and gate to the League of Nations, is Japanese authorities, and by consnow regarded as inevitable, sultation with the representatives į There is, of course, no founda of the other Powers, including lia for the suggestion that it will the United States, with a view to be herrssary to postpone the Dis. securing an agreement for the armament Conference during the Cessation of fighting.

session of the Assembly as there Sir John Simon deeply regretted will be no difficulty in holding that these efforis had not replenary sessions of both the Dia- borne fruit but they were helug armament Conference and the

sembly at the same time.

continued.

China's Rights.

American quarters flatly deny the rumour that the United States

REFUSE TO LEAVE.

BE SENT.

J

HAND.

AMAZING REPAIR

FEAT BY N. Z. AVIATOR.

DANGLING FROM A STRAP.

UPSIDE DOWN IN RAINSTORM.

(Reuter's Special Service).

Wellington, N. Z. Feb. 15.

The annals of aviation. carry few records of feats more remarkable than that noted accomplished by a New Zealand air-pilot to- day.

Hanging with his head down- ward for over an hour, while one [of his passengers was clinging to a strap lashed to his heels and a follow-pilot WNB hending bla machine through a driving rain storm, an airman named Black- more successfully completed amaz- ing aerial repairs.

Blackmore, with his colleagues, was participating in mass formu tlon flying over New Plymouth and when attempting to land bumpod heavily.

WHEEL-BOLT BREAKS.

The shock caused one of the Bolter on the landing whools, to break and immediately realising {the park) of àlighting, the practical cortainty of a smash, Blackamore opened the throttle and re-ascend- ed again, shouting "I am off to Hamilton."

In the course of the flight to Hamilton, where Blackmore's home

aerodrome was aitunted, he carried in mid-air, and landed safely. out repairs to the damaged wheel

A whole series of lines, strongly sandbagged trenches and barricades, have been constructed, every obstacle to infantry in the way of barbed wire entangle He was hanging upside down for ments will be-presented to the Japanese attacks, their over an hour, with a slender strap most serious test being an amazing network of taking his full wolght! stacheldrat, which increases the belief that the Chinese Command have the assistance of German mili- TEN YEARS FOR tary experts.

SCREEN OF SENTRIES.

ACID-THROWING.

The invaders took possession of MORE JAPANESE

building, paying no regard to Asolicials, and refused

the persuasive efforts of the

TROOPS MAY to leave until monetary

assistance was: Forthcoming

The police were sent for urgent

Tokyo, Feb. 16. There is clearly no prospect of As to the Chinese appeal to the will participate in the meeting ofty and a large squad was rushed

SESSIONS CASE The Minister for War, meeting the Chinese forces withdrawing famous stacheldrat in hundreds and The Chinese have strang the League, Article XV of the Coven-the League Assembly,

to the building from the Central members of the Press late last voluntarily and in fact the Japanese hundreds of rows, all the way from

CONCLUDES. ant provided that a dispute sub-j The Council of twelve met this Police Station.

night, indicated that the despatch have always proceeded on the ns Jukong Road to the blockhouse on mitted to the Council shall be reafternoon and will probably meet

of further milltary reinforcementssumption that the big drive would Honnn Read.

Describing the offence as a dis- KIOT THREAT. ferred to the Assembly at the re-

to Shanghai might be necessitated necessary.

gustingly revolting crime, Mr. quest of either party to the dis.again tomorrow morning-Reuter

The unemployed continued to as it had been reported that the

These "tanglefonts" are strung Justice Lindsell, at the Criminal issue threats after the police arriv- Nineteenth Route Army was being throughout the whole of the Yang sections, Aupported by chaira, tables Chinese to ten years' hard labour In the direction of Kiangwan and in and out from posts in the middle Sessions this morning, sentenced a ed, declaring that they would re-strongly reinforced and preparing tezepoo district, there is tremend- and other suitable barriers. turn and wreck the Committee's a stubborn resistance.

for throwing corrosive neid on a olders unless a scheme was de- The War Minister, who sub-ous Japanese activity, velled by a

Such EL defence barrier young foki of a stall. vised for affording assistance to sequently saw Mr. Yoshizawa, the screen of sentries, who have strict absolutely impregnable. Infantry Evidence was given by a Chinese the distressed workmen and their Foreign Minister, intimited to the orders that not a single observer wire-cutters are helpless against sergeant and Inspector K. W. Au- families.

Press that the developments of the is to be permitted to pass into the it, Eventually they were prevailed next few days would decide whe-art of war preparations. upon by the police and members ther further reinforcements were of the Bureau of Social Affairs necessary,― Reuter. who happened to be present to

ule, provided the request made within 14 days after the submis- sion of the dispute to the Council. The Chinese representative made the request before the four- teen days expired, and consequent-¦ ly. If he so desired, the dispute was automatically referred to the the The report to Assembly. Counell by the officers appointed : to investigate the causes and con- tinuance of the dispute,

together with the subsequent report, which reached Geneva, formed now

had

part of the nintarial collected fori the consideration of the Council.

AN APOLOGY TO

AMERICA.

MANHANDLING OF MRS. YOUNG.

(Our Own Correspondent). Shanghal, Feb. 16, 10.00 a.m..

It

is understood that the

retire without causar a serious 6,000 LANDED DURING

disturbance.

It was not necessary for the

police to employ fares to disperse

the demonstrators.

Another portion of the material

Although the matter passed off would be statements by the parties Japanese Consul-General has ten-quietly, however. the in-

Mr. Cuncident is giving rise to the dispute and the Article dered apologies to

to consi- provided that the council mayningham for the manhandling by derable anxiety. This is the direct their publication.

Japanese ronins of the American second attempt by the unemployed

Arthur Ringwalt, mill Consul, Mr.

hands to obtain relief by demonstration in the course of a and. Mrs, Young. He would urge that the docu- Mra. Young's seven-year-old week. mentu should be made publicly daughter, Peggy, is said to be still available at the earliest moment. In her mother's house, which is The gravity and urgency of the near the Japanese lines.

Publicity Suggested.

matter were in the minds of all members of the Council and ho trusted there would be better nows

without much longer delay.

How soon the Assembly could meet and what it could do when,

E

met were questions demanding

careful consideration. The Coun- cil was still sitting and he hoped to return there no saoy as possible.

British Wirelcas.

CREDIT EXTENSION BILL PASSED.

AMERICA'S FINANCES.

Washington, Feb. 15. The House of Representatives this evening passed the Credit Extension Bill-Reuter.

SHANGHAI “WAR”

COSTS.

LAKH OF TAELS FOR VOLUNTEERS.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb. 16.

It is revealed that the existence of a State of Emergency la costing the ratepayers of the International | Settlement approximately оле

hundred thousand, tacls weekly. taken up by the cost of mobilising The majority of this sum. le

and feeding the Shanghai Volun Leof" Corps.::

YESTERDAY.

MORE MEN ARRIVING TO-DAY.

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb. 10. The Japanese transports which

(Continued on Page 7)

And an infantry attack would drew that prisoner (Tsui Pun)

just lead to appalling losses un-as dressed In clothing of a

| lens the stacheldrat was first re-yellowisheshite colour, when ar- jmoved.

rested but when his Lordship ask-

PAOSHAN. NEEDS.

PASSES IGNORED. Passus, no matter by whom they

ed for the clothing to be produced are signed, are simply ignored.

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, for the No-one is allowed to pass.

Crawn, stated he did not know As fast as they are coming in, sufficient to blow it to picces, ae-

Only by a terrife bombardment, what had happened to it. the Japanese troops are being companied by tank uction, is like- very extraordinary that steps were His Lordship remarked it was placed in position, awaiting the ly to make possible an advance not taken to keep such a very im- order to attack.

Chapel and the North Station on or across Paoahan by the portant part of the evidence. districts were comparatively, quiet

Japanese possible.

Tolling his story from the wit- this morning, and both sides are

Investigations reveal that the neas box, prisoner sald on the oven- more concornod with Retting Chinese positions at the North Ing in question he first of all smok- Station and the north sector of ed opium and then went to the everything in rendinees for the real showdown than with any slight the line as far as the Klangwan Ko Shing Theatre, which place he damage that can be inflicted now, racecourse, behind the railroad, loft after eleven o'clock, returned.

have been heavily reinforced, and home and went to bed. He said tremendous preparations for the he could give no explanation defensive are in progress.

regarding the finding of the The order is that the Chinesa bottle in his room nor of the forces are to resist to the last evidence giyen against him that ho was soon walking hurriedly from the scene of the acid throw. ing, and complainant's identifica- tion.,

-Japanese marizes bringing fairly heavy guns into action on the Chapel lines from Hang

man.

THE NIGHT STRAFE. Shanghal, Feb. 16. 10.27 a.m. All night long, the Japanese prisoner stated that as the clothes In reply to his Lordship, artillery at Hongkew Park and he

arrested was wearing when other pinces of vantage, bombard-wers torn, he changed into an- ed the Chinese lines, the, Chinese other suit at the gaol and threw roplying at times.

This morning, however,

was a further lull.

Further Japanese troops

the torn clothing into the gaol there rubbish heap.

Giving evidence on prisoner's are behalf, his father stated that

expected to-day bringing the total prisoner returned to the houso, at

up to 80,000, with the bluejackets shout eleven o'clock and went to and the marines alrendy ashore. bed. He did not go out again It is understood that the newly ar- until the police arrived.

rived troops aro proparing to en-

tor the Chapot fizes as soon

ponible.. In order to reflave the have now landed sixteen tanks marines and blunjackets, who have ten of the large variety and six been on duty continuously

more than Fortifits

Or

of the whippets true,