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THE

HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH.

17, TUESDAY, AUGUST

1937.

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TENNIS TACTICS'

A wonderful demon- strailon of tennis ability

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SETTY FURNESS

TED MASY JANIT BETCHER OS DEDE SIDNEY

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by FRED PERRY, who was formerly the World's Amateur

Tennis Champion.

It reveals his different features of play that

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NATIONS ACTING IN SELF- DEFENCE

Hurried Moves To Protect S'hai Interests

Paris, Aug. 16.

In the absence of the Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbog, the General Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, M. Alexis Leger, sum- moned the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Wellington Koo, to express the grave concern of the French

CHINESE BEAT ALHAMBRA

OFF JAPANESE

AIR ATTACKS

RAIDERS DEFEATED IN

TANYANG

DOG-FIGHT

Nanking, Aug. 17.

Seven Chinese pursuit planes successfully averted Government over the bombing three attempts of six Japanese bombers to attack Nan-

of the French Concession in Shanghai,

Dr. Koo explained that the explo sons were a result of a Japanese Chinese plane and enusing the bombs

shell hitting the bomb-racte 011

to fall.

He said his Government could not

very well protect the foreign conces slons until the Japanese warships were withdrawn from them.-United

Press,

WASHINGTON CONFERS

Washington, Aug. 10. President F. D. Roosevelt conferred with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, over the Shanghat crisis to Mr. Harry Woodring. Assistant Secretary for War.

day. Later he planned to talk to

The Navy Department, meanwhile, annaunces that Admiral Yarnell has ordered the destroyers Edsall and

Parrott to proceed from Chefoo to Shanghai.

king early Monday morning.

The Chinese were

forewarned of the approach of the enemy aircraft and flew to intercept them. They engaged the Japanese before they reached Nanking.

Screaming sirens warned the populace of the approaching raiders at 6.15 a.m. 7 a.m. and again at 10.30 a.m. But the aircraft failed to get close enough to Nanking even to attract the fire of the anti-aircraft bat- teries.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has promoted all the Chinese pilots participating in the defence of Nanking, Hangchow and other cities. He has also raised their pay, and has given a $20,000 reward to Chow Ting-fang, lender of the Chinese squadron which fought eleven Japanese planes at Hangchow Sunday.

Meanwhile, Madame Chiong has remained on duty all day long, and

Mr. Hull says he discussed with the President every aspect of the Shang- hal situation, after which the Pre-personally reviewed the air forces sident conferred with General Malin here, following its success Craig and Admiral James Richard- ing Japanese attacks. son on steps to be emergency Increases in seriousness. -United Press.

taken if the

INVOKING NEUTRALITY?

Washington, Aug. 16. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, held a conference with Presi- dent Roosevelt to-day on the Far

Eastern situation.

Mr. Hull refused iD divulge whether the Government planned to Invoke the Neutrality Act im- mediately.

After the interview high Army officers Saw Mr. Roosevelt-Reuter.

DUTCH WARSHIP SENT

Amsterdam, Aug. 16. -

The Government announces that the destroyer von Galen has left Batavia for Shanghal, where it due on August 23, It will protect Dutch, interests there.-United Preas. U.S. MARINES FOR S'HAI

Manilu. Aug. 17. A company

of United States Marines has been ordered to proceed to Shanghai.-Reuter.

REFUGE FOR GERMANS

Berlin. Aug. 16.

The liner Oldenburg, which is now on its way to the Far East, has been ordered to stand by off Woosung to take aboard German refugees from Shanghai.

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kong---Renter,

MORE U.S. TROOPS?

Washington, Aug. 16. The War Secretary, Mr. Woodring. Pre- was among the callers on the sdent to-day.

It is understood that the President and Mr. Woodring discussed the possibility of sending an additional: regiment of infantry to the Phillippines or direct to Shanghai; or, possibly, the transference of the 15th Infantry Battalion down frem Tientsin.

It is stated that the Administration is following the advice of its officials on the sput, but is prepared for any emergency-Router,

AMERICANS LEAVING

Nanking, Aug. 17. The American Embassy has advised women and children tu American evacuate to safer places up river. They number fifty in all. Twenty- five women and thirteen children sailed at midnight for Hunkow, aboard the 5.3. Wusung-United

Press.

TSINGTAO JAPANESE

Teingtoo, Aug 17, Voluntary evacuation of Japanese women and children is taking place by boats leaving dalty. A service is being installed whereby a ship will leave for Moji every day, Humours state that compulsory evacuation will

DARING STORY OF MINUTE-MEN IN WHITE be enforced 300n.-Reuter.

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MORE CREDITS FOR CHINA

Prague, Aug. 16.

It is announced here that Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinn's Finance Minister, has concluded arrangements with the famous Skoda munitions works for the extension of £10,000,000 of commercial credit to China.

The credit is for the purchase of "Industrial goods" from Czecho- Slovakia-Reuter.

KUNG IN Vienna

Dr. H. H. Kung visited Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, the Austrian Chan-

returned to Vienna.--Reuter.

Printed and Published: for the Proprietors by BENJAMIN WT cellar, to-day, at Salzburg, and then at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,

resist-

One

Chinese stated that It officially engaged the Japanese in a dog- Aght at Tanyang, where two Japan-

down. C50 planes were shot Chinese plane was damaged.

Or the cleven planes which bombed Yangehow, Kashing and Chekiang, seven were shot down by the Chinese-United Press.

ROYALTY IN SCOTLAND

OPIUM EXPORT PROSECUTION

DECISION DUE ON SATURDAY

The case against Charles David Evans, aged 37 carpenter on the motor vessel Javanese Prince. who an act pre- is charged with doing paratory to the exportation of opium and possession of 1.000 taels of pre- oplum on June 18, was cun- ded before Mr. K. Keen at the Centrul Magistracy this morning, when Judgment was reserved unul Saturday.

Wong Yau, alias Wong Kwal-shun,

61. boarding house

in conjunction with Evans appeared on the same charges.

Mr. W. M. Thomson, Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports, prosecuted, while Mr. W. A. to Balmoral by motor-car-Router Mackinlay represented Evans, and Bulletin.

London, Aug. 30. The King and Queen, with the two Princesses, have concluded their stay at Glamis Castle, the former home

of Her Majesty, and have returned

akedo

runner,

Mr. J. T. Prior represented Wong.

SABOTAGE PLOT INVESTIGATED BY

CANTON MILITARY

Canton, Aug. 16.

Charged with attempting to destroy the Canton-Hankow Railway, two men and a youth, who are all' northerners, were view to examined to-day by the military authorities with a securing facts concerning their principals and accomplices.

The Chung Shan Yat Po stated to-day that some of the agents are women, to whom the police and gendarmes are pay- ing the greatest attention. According to an intelligence report, these women were active in North China for some time and are now hiding in boats on the Canton River.

or

The

Mr. Toyolchi Nakamura, Japanese ed a resolution not to buy any more Consul-General, to-day informed his Japanese goods. This example will consular colleagues of his impending be followed by many gullds. departure from Canton. His secre- measure is said to be purely volun- tary, Mr. T. Fuglyama, also informed tary. Some shops having Japanese of the Consul goods in stock have sealed them up Chinese officials

and pledged themselves not to dis- General's departure to-morrow Wednesday. The Consular Body re- pose of them.

Restaurants are still serving sharks' grets Mr. Nakamura's leaving, as he

Sino-fus and awabl, principal imports ♫ better worked hard for

from Japan Waltresses are wearing Japanese understanding.

clothes made of Japanese materials. The boycott is to bo strengthened Executive members of the Canton gradually in the absence of Chamber of Commerce to-day pass-organlaed movement.-Special,

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