1937-08-12 — Page 19

BURGLAR ENTERS CHINESE

SCHOOL

CAUGHT ON THIRD VISIT

summer

was sen-

FORTIFYING

CHAPEI

(Continued from Page 1)

Just north of the International Settle- inent and east of the Chinese city of Chapel, all a part of Greater Shong- lol. Just outside the harbour pro- per, in the direction of Woosung, are twelve more Japanese men-o'-war. supplies have been landed from the A huge quantity of munitions and warships and 4,000 Japanese marines are now in Shanghal.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT

COOLIE INSTANTLY

KILLED

One coolie was killed and another seriously Injured as the result of a trafle hecident, whien verurred Hennessy load, near Percival Street, ahoutp.m, yesterday,

Mr. R. A. Stride, of Lage, Craw ford's, was driving car T343 when, The Japanese allege that 100,000 after passing Percival Street,

two Chinese troops are within a 50-mile

coolies crossed the road, carrying a radius of Shanghai and that 10,000 plank. The car struck

the Chinese militiamen are in the city plunk, which fell on Pun Lok. 36, one of the coulies, killing him instan- taneously.

itself.

A burglar whose third visit to the Kowloon Junior School, Cox's Road, (closed for the

holidays) praved unlucky for him, lenced to three months' hurd labour by Mr. E. Hlinsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.

He was Lal Ming, aged 20, who found the school's messenger and a roulle wail- ing for him on his third visit.

Detective Sergeant James Forrest sold that on July 30, and again on August 9, the Kowloon Junlar School was broken into, on both necnsions entrance being gained by the removal of a pane of glass in window.

In the first burglary, a wall clock, an electric iron, we tea cups and saucers and glass inkstand were taken, and chopper was left on the window ledge. On the second occasion, 17 framed pletares stolen, and a knife left behind.

The messenger and the coolie then decided to keep a watch rach night, und shortly after midnight, Wednesday morning, they caught Lai on the school grounds, fe had in Intends To Refuse Demands his possession n sharp le danger and

who is now in the Queen Mary to

The injured coolle ts Lo Kan, 30,

The Japanese are apparently de- termined to use force if the Chinese do not agree to withdraw their all-pital. works of the Chtarse city. If a clash flamen and demolish the defence occurs the Japanese are expected to rely mainly upon air attacks, using the planes from the aircraft carrier now lying within 30 miles of Woosung The presence of this vessel in the Shanghal area the Japanese appar- fact has been revealed that the car- ently wanted to keep secret, but the Orier is close at hand-Router.

were

Shanghai, Aug. 12.

(12.46 m.). The Mayor of Greater Shanghai, Me. O. K. Yui, following a conference with

a putty knife. Taken to the Yaumati Police Station, he admitted the two burglaries, and sild he had sold the clock, worth $20, at the Yee Sang Pawnbroker's, Mongkok Rund, for $2. The rest of the property, except a cup and saucer and the inkpot, were recovered from an unlicensed marine store dealer in Kitung Street, where defendant said he had sold them oll for $1.40. The total value of Flolen goods were $43.

Asking that the clock be returned broker, Sergt. Forrest sald the pawn-been lauled from the warships which broker had received a circular about steamed into the Whangao yester the stolen property, and yet had not day afternoon and are now anchored reported to the police when the eluck there.-United Press. was sold to lim.

China Will Strike Back

the

STREET BOY CATCHES THIEF COMMENDED BY

MAGISTRATE.

Wo Hing, it young married woman Aroused by sluts of "Stealing!", went out to the verandah of her house at No. 318 Queen's Road West, first floor, on August 8, and found cotton singlet, which she had left out a pair of pongce silk trousers and a

dry, had disappeared.

ing

night, indicated to the United Press

Japanese naval ofleers tatto that he would not accept the Japan-glanced

Rushing down to the street, she ese demands for the withdrawal of

a pawnshop on the med into the Peace Preservation Corps from

of ground floor, and saw a man pawn- Shanghai, and the destruction of the the alarm, and the man was chased She raised in the missing articles. city's barracks and other defences, and arrested by Lo Shi-wan, a mein- within a twelve mile secretary of the Mayor declared that

rudius. Theber of the 'Street Boys' Club,

Brought before Mr. W. Schoteld at on a change of Chan Yau

this morning

without compensation to the pawn-1 2.000 Japanese marines had already the Centrul Mareny, the thief,

The Magistrate granted the request. Mr. H. L. Kwan appeared on be Half of the marine store dealer, Liu Sun, 57, who Was charged with doing business without a licence, and sked for a remand of 24 hours, as he had just been instructed.

The dealer was accordingly remani- ed for 24 hours.

HOUSEBREAKERS

and

27 was sentenced

to two months' hard labour. his action, and asked Inspector W. His Worship commended Lo for Mair, who prosecuted, to bring the incident to the notier of the in- spector General of Police. Officials at the Foreign Office heredant had three previous convictions. Defen- told the United Press that if than Japanese start trouble In Shanghal the Chinese will retaliate.

Nanking, Aug. 12.

(12.54 5.m.)

The Foreign Office has denied the earlier report that the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Japan has commenced, hut added, however, that such a move might be made soon- United Press.

Two Japanese Demands

Shanghai, Aug. 13. Despite the threat of hostilities in consequence of the Hunging Incident, both sides appear inclined towards a settlement. if What is

H

possible.

OPIUM IN HEELS

OF SHOES

OLD SMUGGLING RUSE REVIVED

A. W.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1937.

WAR IN NORTH SPREADS

(Continued from Page 1)

(see map). They were repulsed at this point also.-United Press.

RADIO BROADCAST

BRITISH PRECAUTION | The Twilight Serenaders:

Shanghal, Aug. 12 (1.03 .01) despatches from Tienisin, early yes- According to Domet News Agency

French terday afternoon the British and ionary measures in the concessions Authorities took precau- due to tension following a belef out- burst of firing in the direction of the Race Course, two miles Tiental.

south of

London Relay CHILDREN'S CONCERT

2.13.W. on Wavelengths 355 metres Radio Programme Broadcast by

(845 .c's) 31.49 metres (D.52 m.c's). 8-11 p.m. Chinese Programme, 5.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Hoof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

It is suid tension Was further reappearance of Chinese plainclothes 4. heightened due to the reports of the2.

snipers and men of the 38th Division between Tientsin and Toullechen United Press.

Peiping Caution

Peiping. Aug. 12. The Legation Quarter is still being clearly guarded dur to the Soviel Embassy's fear of trouble.

troops

AL conference of foreign guard only British and American commanders to-day it was decided stainld guard the Soviet Embassy at present, since it is located in their defence sectors, and they have a bility of inter-guard accidents, common language, obviating the pass-]

Editor Threatened Japanese soldiers surrounded the

Jumped the wall and fled. premises of the Chinese newspaper Ti Shin Pao to-day and the editor

Mud House. 1. When the Poppies Bloom Again; Bye, Bye, Baby; 3. Star Dust;

5.15-5,20

dance musle from Z.B.W.

Interval of recorded

of

5.20

My tile Buckaroo; B. Little Old Lady: 7. Summer Night; 6. Listen to the Mocking Bird.

5.35-3.45 Interval

recorded dance music from Z.B.W. Wake up and live; 11. It's Swell of 5.45 9. There's a Lull in my Life; 10.

You: 12 Blue Bells of Scotland.

6.00 StudioChildren's Concert. 6.45 Gilbert and Sullivan Excerpts. 'Telanthe'

'B.M.S. Plano- fore-Selection. The B.B.C. Theatre

Overture; Orchestra directed by Stanford Ro- binson; The Gondollers-(a) From The Sunny Spanish Shore: (b) In Enterprise of Martial Kind: (a) O Hapture When Alone Together; (b) There Was A Time; Henry A. Lytton, Hertha Lewis, Mavis Bennett and Arthur Hosking.

7.10 Stock Quotations change Market.

and Ex-

7.15 London Relay The Twilight Serenaders".

Japanese gendarmes, accompanied by interpreters, began an exhaustive Clarence Wright and his Four Play- A fantasy in music and story, with house to hause search to-day, includers. The story told by Ian Grant. ing the liome of General Chang Tze- Production by F. II. C. Piffard. ching, who opened the gates to the m a few days ago. The searchers were polite but thorough, servants report, remaining for hours.

They also visited the Pelping- Sulyvan

Railway administration trying to establish contact with Sui- oflees, which have recently been

yuan statium, and removed the tele- graph and radio instruments-United Press.

NEW CENTRE FOR INOCULATION

uľ

Though attempts have been made to secure doctors to join the Gov- ernment Medient Departinent tem- porarily and aid with the inoculation of the populace, the number of doc tors secured has been small, since private practitioners already have plenty to do.

A charge of housebreaking Larceny was preferred against three youths, Chau Son, Li Fuk-chten and Leung Kwan-wing. when they peared on remand before Mr. Sup

W.

Smart Schufteld at the Central Magistracy

work ou the Chinese Revenue Ofleer led to the

part of

(Continued from Page 1.) this morning. They were charged with breaking into No. DO Jaiter

appearance of Au Sing before Mr. K.be done by the limited number Keen at the Central Magistracy this detors available. Road, third flour, between

morning on a charge of possession of 5 am, on August 1, and stealing a diplomatic

am and

two turks of raw oplum. gold finger ring, 15 pearls and white metal wrist watch from

Senior

Revenue Offeer TOR Sill-won, & young woman, and General in Shanghal, called on Mr. opium was found inside the heels of

Griminiti saicl defendant Mr. Okayama, Japanese Consul-searched in Wing Lok Street and the suits of black slik clothing and a pair Yu Hung-chun, Mayor of Greater his shoes. Apparently this method of trousers from Lui Funk-ping," an amah.

Shanghat, last

evening and

held of smuggling oplum was being re- The case had been adjourned to a three-hour conversation, during vived, he added. have seconti defendant medically which Mr. Okayama verbally pre-

Defendant, who said he carried the {u have sented two demands, namely. The

but withdrawal of the Chinese Peace pium for a friend, was fined $100,

or three months' imprisonment. Was not Preservation Corps from the Shanghai

granted in the case in which Yu

A werk's formal remand

sior of 8 lbs. of heroin. Lin-song was charged with posses $10,000 was fixed, and the case is for Ball of committal.

examined, as he claimed been assaulted by the poilce. this morning he said he

feeling well on Tuesday, when the area and the demolition of all the

Detective-Sergeant

A. F.

fat

defence works in the same region.

case was first brought to Court, and did not know what he had keen say-

Mr. Yu Hung-chun, in reply, said IDA.

he was not in a position to accept who prosecuted, said the

Estall, these demands, but expressed the entered in the early hours

was hope that the incident night be morning on August 1, by means of a

the amicably settled through diplomalle sky-light being reinoved

channels, after a thorough investi- with screw-driver.

gation. The property

men- loned was staten, and nothing fur-

The Consular Body in Shanghai ther was heard until August 3, when communicated identical memoranda Chinese

to both the Chinese and Japanese

detective-sergeant

C203. Tsai Yee, received certain information is at Shanghai yesterday concerning second and third defend calling their attention to the necessity ants, and arrested them. The two for measures to ensure the safety of Youths gave Information which led foreign Hie and property in the event to the recovery of the gold ring from of hostilities-ina Nan News.

a pawnshop in Yaumati, and arrest of first

len

the

defendant. Chau in

turn took the police to another pawn-

shop in Yaumiti, and a suit of cloth-

ing was recovered. The other

perty could not be found.

Chinese Mobilise

Was

Guns Go Up

To Scotland For Grouse

London, Aug. 11. Shanghai, Aug. 11. There was a big rush for Scot- Chinese military mobilisation land to-day for the opening, of the pro-around Shanghai Ex proceeding, grouse shooting which takes place to following the concentration ofmorrow, the "glorious twelfth."

A large number of extra passengers It is reported that one division of is being carried on age, had four convictions rack Chinese troops is being des trains and many more are travelling Scotland-bound for serious offences against him, and patched to Shanghai from Cheklang by motor car.-Reuter. was also a police supervisee. Third Province and that they will take up

defence

All defendants had previous con- fapanese warships here. victions, added the Sergeant,

second accused, although only

years of

and

18

recently been

defendant had only bound over.

Chau and Li were each sentenced to six months' hard labour, and Leung was sentenced to three months had labour on the present count, and was further red $10, or a month's hand Inbour, for breaking his bond.

HAWKER

ACCUSES

CONSTABLE

ALLEGED

DEMAND

FOR MONEY

Allegations that he

this

was arrester

were

position at Lunghua, Many

Chinese fighting planes are massed JAPANESE GUNS BLAST at the Iungjoo Aerodrome/lud Nun News.

No Swatow Landing

Swatow, Aug. 12,

NANKOW PASS DEFENCES (Continued from Page 1.)

preparatory 10 after a further bombardment.

entering Nankow Thus far many of the five-inch howitzers which I saw moving up from Changing yesterday morning have not been used. They are pro- Nanbably intended for the bombardment

The Municipal Government has isstrect a statement denying the rumour that a number of Japanese marines have landed in Nán-Ow District, opposite Swatow.

The Government advises the po- pulace not to be misled by rumours, being spread by traitors.-ifun News.

Nanking Parleys merely because he had refused to Rive tive cents to the constable

Nanking, Aug. 11. made by Chan Keng, 77,

Chinese Government leaders have hawker, at the

licensed hek many conferences during the Central Magistracy past twenty-four hours for the pur- before Mr. K. Keen with obstruction with the situation at all the danger morning when he was charged pose of formulating measures to deal by putting

two fruit stalls footpath

on the spots, including Shanghal, where rison Street.

Fet Queen's Road, acar Mar Sino-Japanese hostilities appear in Giving

evitable, evidence. Bahr Singh, Constable B521, stated that about ference, of It was almost unanimous

It is learned that at the latest con- p.m. yesterday he warned defendantly agreed that China's patience had about the obstruction and asked him been exhausted and that existence of to take away the stalls. When he China ng a nation could not be main- returned shortly afterwards, he found tained by any, means except by re- the stalls were still there. and he ac-sorting to war. Even cordingly arrested defendant,

the most Defendant alleged

ardent that he had peace" have given way. It is stated "temporary ust come back with the fruit and that one speaker who argued mainst any sale, when the war until China is more adequately

ad not made

constable came and asked him for prepared

Ave

advocates

WOB

cents. He refused, whereupon Itud Nan News.

e was kleked twice and arrested.

The case was adjourned until to-

norrow for

vitnesses.

defendant to

COMING WEDDING

produce

of

shouted

down.

11.

POTATO GROWERS SCARED

London, Aug Potato growers of Great Britain The forthcoming wedding is on- Kave a afgh of relief ounced of Mr.

when they Derelt Nickson, learned that the reported discovery anager of the Hongkong Hotel, to of the Colorado beetle in Essex, dend Alas avelling here by the P. and O. liner a myth-the Insect found was a big, I

Vears, liest enemy of the potato farmer, was

queen ant-Router,

orfu

די י

Joan Mary Bonnar

o! the upper reaches of Nankow Pass if they are needed.

to two

Returning to Changping from the front I gave Jift

3

young Japanese Buddhist missionaries, at- tached to the Japanese Army, who had sat disconsolately watching the shelling of Nankow."

black branches and gray spats, the One was clad in a sun helmet, other in a sports shift and shorts. They carried knapsacks. Asked what they thought of the shelling one re- plied, shaking his head.

"It is an evil thing."United Press,

RUSSIAN CALL 1915 DRAFT TO COLOURS

(Continued from Page 1)

Suspected of suffering from cholera man named Chan Sze-po was re-

He was found sick in moved to the Kennedy Town In- fectious Diseases Hospital yesterday. Road West.

Des Voeux

Ten further cases of cholera were notifled during the 24 hours ended at noon fu-day. Eight were from the Victoria registration district and the others from Kowloon.

PURGE IN ASIAN

REPUBLIC

MANY BIG OFFICIALS DISMISSED

7.35 London Relay The Thames," À mosule of words and music, 8.00 The Weather and An-

nouncements.

8.03 Chinese Programme. 11.00 Close Down.

From ZEK, On a Frequency of GIG 8-11 p. European Programme

KUocycles,

8.03

Choruses.

Die Nacht (Schubert) Wiener Schubertbund (Male Voice Choir of Vienna) Unaccompanied; Der Tanz (Schubert) Wiener Schubertbund With Vienna Stalé Opera Orchestra Cond: Viktor Keldorfer; Morgenblat ler-Vocal Waltz (Strauss Op. 279), 1.B.C. Wireless Chorus and Orches- tra. Cond: Stanford Robinson.

8.20 Boston Symphony Orchestra. Symphony No. 102 In B Fint Major (Haydn). Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 8.45 Alfred Corlot (Plano). Impromptu No. 1 In A Flat Major In F Sharp Major On, 30 (Chopin); Op. 20 (Chopin); Impromptu No. 2 Ballade In A Flat Major (Chopin, Op. 47),

9.00 Hawaiian Music

Tropical Hulas: intro: My Honolulu Hula Girl: My Tropical Hula Girl: Tomi, Tomi; On The Dreamy Moann Shore. South Sea Islanders.

(With Vocal refrain); Samoan Love Song (Film Taboo'); Nohca I Muolau Lant. Andy fans and his Islanders (With Vocal refrain); Mauna Lon; Aloha Beloved. Kanul and Lula- Hawallan Novelty.

9.15 Feter Dawson (Bass-Bari- tono).

There's A Bridle Hanging On The Wall (Carson Robison); Song Of The Grateful Heart (Ord Hamilton); Life and Death (Coleridge-Taylor).

4.30 Relay London News and An- nouncements.

9.55 Varlety and Dance Pro- graminic.

There's A Small Hotel (Film: 'On Your Toes') Bebe Daniels (Soprano) and Ben Lyon (Tenor); Sing Some- thing In The Morning (Cochran's Coronation Revue "Home and Beauly'). Bebe Daniels (Soprano); Moscow, Aug. 12 Fox Trot-Moon Over Miami. Roy

Smeck and His Serenaders; Waltz A laconic coinmunique in thorough "cleansing" of Turkmenistan ning An

an Song Of The Islands. The Monna Ashitabad newspaper discloses p Serenaders; Humorous Sketch-Run- branding as enemies of the people, of Knock, Who's There? The Rocky Republic, with the dismissal, and

Omce. Harry Tate and Company Poor Dinch; Knock,

many principal Government leaders.

Mountaineers accompanied by the dent and nine members of the Central Turner Layton; Rumba-Two Hearts Those dismissed include the Presi- Sophisticated Lady: Song Solitude. Bunk House Boys; Piano Solo...

Executive Committee, the Premier

Rumba Creole in Cuba:

Lady. (M. Alabate) and the Vice-Premier Ambrose and His Orchestra; Songs (M. Sakhatov).

Underneath A Western Sky (Film. Turkmenistan is the last of the Song of the Saddle') Riding The Sky. Central Asian Republics to be purged. Novelty Accomp; Songs-C'est Une The HI Billies with Their Own |--Reuter.

Valse Musette Sous Les Ponts (From Toris qui brille), Mistinguett With Chorus, Accordeon and Orchestra; I Live For Love (From 'I Live For Love'); Where Am I? (From 'Stars Over Broadway'), Little Jack Little and His Orchestra; Fox Trot-Sugar Plum (Film. "Thanks a Million); Slow Fox Trot-The Morning Afler (Film. Hands Across The Table). The B.D.C. Dance Orchestra directed, by Henry Hall.

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POST FOR WOMAN

Mosene, Aug. 12. The Presidium of the Central Exe- cutive Committee of Russia Proper has appointed Marit Shaburova as Commissar of Social Welfare. She is the first woman 10 hold such a post-Reuter.

POPULAR RADIO

London, Aug. 1).

Close Down.

BYCHANGE

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The total number of wireless re- T.T. London ceiving Heences in force in the United Kingdom at the end of July T. T. Shanghai

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