1937-10-26 — Page 31

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 26,

1937.

Chinese Tenaciously Hold Tazang

HURL

BACK

ATTACKERS

Big Swords Swing In Hand-To-Hand

Engagements

2,000 CASUALTIES ON JAPANESE SIDE

Vast Increase

In Business

Studebaker Official Visits Hongkong Tells of Firm's

Expansion

A general increase in the business

in the Far East for the first eight

months of this year as compared to

NO HOPE

FOR 19 MISSING SEAMEN

Survivors On Way Here Aboard S.S. Nanning

RADIO BROADCAST

Orchestra of the Conto

Verde from ZBW

Broadcast by

A STUDIO RECITAL Radio Programme Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (845 kc's.) 31.49 metres (9.52 m.cz.).

H.K.T. No further news as to the fato

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Speclai last year of 72 per cent. is reported of the 19 members of the Chinese

12.30 euracaouth Municipal Or- by the Studebaker Export Corpora crow of the s.8. Kaltangata, Service from St. John's Cathedral.

chestra. tir, the Vice-President of which, which sank 180 miles south- Mr. Dewey W. Smith, is now in the west of the Colony yesterday

Stradelle-Overture (von Flolow- Bretonne (J. Colony en route to India. Passenger following a disastrous fire on arr. Balfour); Idylle car business has increased 40 per cent. while track business has increased board, has been received, but Gennin); Fluttering Birds (J. Gen- 155 per cent.

the expected arrival to-day of nin)....Orchestra; The Merry Mid- dies (B. Brooke)....Xylophone Duet in Studebaker the 4.8. Nanning and H.M.S. by W. W. Bennett and Ernst Slaney Constant gains trucks, which form a major part of Thracian, which took part in the accompanied by Orchestra. the Corporation's exports, are taking rescue, indicates that hope for place throughout the world, and in America the business shows an in- them has been abandoned.

HI.M.S, Thracian is scheduled to crease for the first eight months of 100 per cent, as against a general in-arrive at 2 o'clock this afternoon, 105 been re- of but no information crease throughout the industry

ecived from the 5.5. Nonning by her only eight per cent.

[agents, the China Navigation Com- The sturdiness and quality of pany, although she is expected to An official Chinese communique issued early this

questioned since the introduction of

Owned by Messrs. Williamson and morning states that the Chinese forces are still holding Studebaker products have never beet rench here sometime to-day,

ugo, which were mainly used for the under

the Standard to Tazang, 3,000 metres south of Miaohong, and Nan- the Studebaker way in Company, the s.. Kaitangata was ziang, 10 kilometres west of Tazang on the Nanking-trip West to the California gold elds Vacuum Oil Company at the time of chestra Nascotte.

year, Studebaker will intro- the tragedy, Brst intimation of which Shanghai Railway,

Shanghai, Oct. 26.

Thirty Japanese tanks covering the advance of a big infantry column pounded the Chinese positions yesterday between Tahochiaochia and Huchiachia and although they broke through several times they were finally driven out.

Chinese troops used their big swords when the East within the near future. Japanese infantrymen came within close range and according to official reports over 2,000 Japanese were killed or wounded during the encounter.-Central News.

Chinese Officer Killed.

Near Yenchiawan

Shanghai, Oct. 26.

It is oftelally announced that Gen- eral Nla Sheng-ting, commander of n company, was killed in action on October 21 at Tenchiawan south of Wen Tsao Creek.-Central News.

Japanese Wharves In Shanghai Repainted

Shanghal, Oct. 26. Fearing further night raids by Chi- have the Japaneso

nese bombers,

painted black the Japanese-owned

the News.

the

Chinese Mill Badly... Damaged In Shanghai Shanghai, Oct. 26.

western

district, was

STAMPEDE TO BUY IN NEW YORK

Short Interests,

in which shertage

stocks,

Are Caught

ten

Far

charter to

12.50 Dennis Noble (Barlione), She Shall Have Music (Brandon and Murray); Just Me An' Mary Passing. By (Parr and Murray); (Herrick and Purcell).

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report

1.03 Concert Waltzes. Wallz Of Russinn Melodies (Com- Beauty Waltz Unknown): poser

..Russlun (Composer Vakuown)...... Golden Hain (Waldteufel)......Or

1.15 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. With Sword And Lance-March Marietta-Film (Starke); Naughty

Mississippl- Selection (Herbert); Film Selection (Rodgers); Dixen llits 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; No. 2.

Forecast and An- Local Weather

Novelty Orchestra; Sweetest Of All

duce complete new line of passenger cars, new bodies, new interlors and was received by the Naval nuthorities about 2 a.m. yesterday. Fortunately, new type of headlamp. Prices, how the Nanning was nearby, and together ever, will be increased on both cars with H.M.S. Thracian, which was and trucks because of the incre despatched to the scene later, rescued and raw materials, the European officers and 24 members such as rubber, steel, textiles. in Inbour cost

It is confidently expected by the of the Chinese crew. However, 19

dis are still unaccounted for and their nouncements,

1.40 Variety. Corporation that there will be

known. and fate is not

Piano with Orchestra-Monte Carlo' tinct boom in both the trucke

At the time of the Are, the sup passenger car business in the

hind on board 27,000 cases of gasolene,Medley (Robin, Whiting and Har which made her into a veritable ling); Whoopee-Medley (Khan and inferno before those on board had Donaldson)...Rale Da Costa nasist- time to realise the danger. She ed by the Night Club Kings; Novelty sank at 6.15 p.m. yesterday, after sheThar's Gold In Dem Thar Hills had blazed furiously for more than (Connor and Lisbona); Headin' Homie

the Band'). (film Here Comes

MY 18 hours.

The Billles; Vocal-Lost

My Rhythm, Lost My Music, Lost Man (Dim Soft Lights and Sweet Loving Muale'); I'm A Fool For

Dinah You (Wendling-Lewis).... Miller, Banjo Joy Dance (Kirby).

Vocal Jones

The The *...Ernest

(Warner

Dar and nell); Sally The Circus Quéen (Weston and Lee).....Warner and Darnell: Orchestral with Chorus] Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones (Yacich); Wah Hoo! (Friend) The Original Hoosier Hot Shots. 2.15 Cluse Down 4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m. European Programme. 7.00 Variety.

TRIBUTE TO DEAD SOLDIER

Impressive Funeral For Young Irish Rifleman

Shanghal, Oct. 26, Shanghai turned out

maste yesterday afternoon for the funeral by a of Rifleman McGowan, aloin Japanese airman, which was a very impressive ceremony.

at

It was learned later that the Nanning will probably arrive 2 p..

Air Legionaires Air

French Base Bombed In Minorca

Paris, Oct. 25. The

passenger airline base, belonging to the Alr France Company at allnorca, was bomb- ed by an ualdentified seaplane

black Malleso cross bearing

The repair ship was struck several times, and one bomb_act it blazing fercely.

No loss of life has as yet been reported.--Reuter.

.

Orchestral Flor Gilana (Ferraris) ....Dos Rico And His Gypsy Girls Orchestra; Novelty Daybreak At A Birds and Animals; Surrey Farm... Vocal-On Top O Buss (11da- Carr-Arden); We Agree. Perfectly Len Bermon; Vocal (David-Coots)...

They Can't Take That Away From Me: Let's Call The Whole Thing Off ...Hilde- (Film Shall we Dance').... Garde: Comedian-One Good Tune Deserves Another; I Think I Can (Alim Brewster's Millions')....Juck Duet Viennese Plano Buchanan; and Landauer)..... Rawicz Landauer. Waltz Medley (Strauss-ar Rawicz

New York, Oct. 25. Leading stocks sky-rocketed to

The cortege passed through streets Whangpoo and O.S.K. Wharves alanday as much as from five to

district-Central dollars in frenzied mid-day trading thickly lined by Chinese, many of Yangisepoo

faced with buyers,

whom were carrying banners extoll- al offerings,

Merallying the bravery of fileman Me- stampeded in an effort to acquire Gowan:~

Detachments of troops and naval all the more units, of every nationality in Shang- The advance was

present included The Chinese-owned Ming Sung dramatle in view of the weekness of hat except the Japanest, attended,

the market at the opening, but as while officials

DESTROYER SENT Cotton and Spinning Mill situated in soon De the shert interesis attempted Admiral Sir Charles Little, Admiral Admiral

Marseilles, Oct. 25. The greatest Harry Yarnell, U.S.N, badly

to cover they found

Lebigot, Commander-in-Chief of the damaged yesterday during the course dificulty in buying.

The French destroyer Milan Jeft of Japanese bombing over the area.

The rally started after an order French Asiatic Fleet, Major-General The exact extent of the dainage for 5,000 Chrysler shares had been Telfers-Mollett, G.O.C. of the British for Fornell, Minoren to assure the has not been ascertained but it is be-

France base on the Air lleved that the material loss is received, and it had been found that troops in Shanghai, Ceneral Beau-safety of the Air France line from no sale could be arranged. It was mont, G.O.C. of the American troops Marseilles to Alglers, following an at- heavy.

nearly an hour before the transac-in Shanghai, Colonel Graham, Comtack During the raids between Tazang tion could be completed, and then mander of the Shanghal Volunteer Fornell this morning by an unknown

$3.75 above the Corps, Colonel Peretti, Commander plane, in which the repair ship wasket Report. and Nanziang Japanese bombers re- only at a price

of the French troops in Shanghai, bombed and set on fire. There were only Mr. Herbert Phillips, British Consul no fatalities.-Reuter. leased over 300 high exploɛlves on previous sale.

DESTROYER SQUADRON FOR General, Mr. Franklin, American

TOULON the Chinese positions. It is claimed,

Chairman of the Municipal Counell, however, that little damage was

and other foreign Consuls and many) done

defence works. to the Central Newa.

FRANCE ROUSED

Sinking Of Ship Starts Hunt For Aggressor

The turnover to-day was 2,340.000 shares.-Reuter.

LONDON MARKET DULL

London, Oct. 25.

The Stock Exchange opened weak-Chinese officials,

Wall Among the hundreds of wreaths ly to-day in sympathy with Street, in view of the less satisfactory was one from the "Girl he helped to political outlook and as a result of shelter".-Reuter, continental offerings.

However, the market closed above the lowest prices, the carlier selling having subsided, with Paris turning into a small buyer.

WILLING TO PAY COMPENSATION

Shanghal, Oct. 20. It is learned that the Japanese Government is prepared to malce Wall Street was weak, then rallied compensation to the British authori- briskly, losses up to five points be-ties for the Keswick Road Incident, ing quickly converted into corres-in which Rifleman McCowan ponding gains.

killed.

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The Japanese Command is conduct- Commodities and maize were firm

into the of a starlinging strict investigation following reports

export of the affair "with a view to taking neces-i reduction In the

sary measures in regard to the air- Argentine's surplus holdings.

Metals, alter a weuk opening, men concerned." rallied, RS did cotton-Reuter's

Paris, Oct. 25. The sinking of the French Special. steamer Quedmella has aroused considerable indignation here.

A detailed investigation has. been ordered with a view to discovering: the nationality of the aggressor.

the

When this bús been determined

4

Labour May Control Senate!

Government will decide what In Australia

measures it will take,

The Captain of the Ourdmella told the press upon arrival at Port Vendro with 22 of the crew aboard a French destroyer, that two acoplanes with black crosses on their wings bombed the

ship, although the Ouedmelia was flying the French flag and French colours were painted pro- minently on the decks-Reuter's Special..

Government Holds Majority Among Representativos

Meanwhile the German Consul has drawn the attention of Mr. Okamoto, the Japanese Consul, to the fact that two. Germans were fred on by the Japanese plane at the time of the incident, and that one of them was. Injured when he was thrown off hir horse into dilch-Reuter

at

Perpignon, Oct. 25. A communique states that a war- ship is en route to Minoren.

Meanwhile, it is reported that a destroyer squadron has left the orders for the Mediterranean loaded with munitions.-United Press.

and

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- Lockhart 7.35 Studio Helen (Contralto) and A. T. Lay (Piano).

1. Mellande in the Wood (Gocty); 2. Ships that pass in the night (Stephenson); 3. Calm as the night (Bolim)....Helen Lockhart; 4. Re- verie d'Amour (York Bowen)....A. T. Lay; & Take, O take those lips 6. Dream Valley away (Quliter);

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Japanese Say Poison Gas Used In North

'A

Claim Chinose Offensive Met And Repulsed

Peiping, Oct. 26. Japanese communique

Negro Loses issued yesterday stated:

His Appeal

Another Phase Of Scottsboro Case

.Helen Lockhart. 0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

Tree (Quilter)....

8.03 New Mayfair Orchestra, 'Words And Musle-Selection (Noel Coward); Tunes Of Not-So- Long-Ago-1921.

8.15 London Relay Beneath the Green Willow."

An episode from Izaak Walton's The Compirat Angler, adapted by Jonquli Antony. Produced by Lesile Stokes,

8.45 Studio-Orchestra of the AL B. Conte Verdo' with E. G. Pellegati (Cello)Leader: M. Bearello.

1. Canzoni popolari (De Michell); 2. Danza (Marsaglio); 3. Stellinna-

4. Guglielmo Serenata (Berce);,

5. (Mascagni); Ratelif Sogno Fiorentia (Cardoni); 6. Passione Estte (Rull): 7. Amorosa-Canzone Zinga:I-Intermezzo (Panizzi); 8. (Leoncavallo); D. La Donna per- 10. Romanza (De duin (Pletri); Curtis).

D.30 London Relay Tho News The Chinese at Kainchow, and Aunouncements. Shans, after sustaining several 9.54 Three Songs by Turner Lay days of continuous Japanese ton.

Moon Over Tin (Lesile and. attacks,, this morning suddenly Burke); He's An Angel (Hodges); counter-attacked.

Dirty Face (Hillier, Van Zollen and The Chinese artillery used legon).

the shells, but

1000 Light Orchestral and Bo-. poison gas Melbourne, Oct. 25.

Lo Japanese, who were weating gas prane Bolos working With

(Murillo-Miranda); 0 comfortable

Pestora House of

Washionton, Oct. 25.

masks, repulsed the attack.

Zingarella (Paisiello)....Conchita majority assured in the

Federal Gov- The United States Supreme Court Representatives," the

"The Japenese are very angry at Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano); Cupid's ernment's chance of retaining a hot rejected the appeal of Heywood

(Continued on Page 41 majority in the Senate now appeura Palterion, one of the negroes in this illegal conduct." It is announced Parade, Fantasy (Rivell Dwarf's to depend upon the voting in South volved in the celebrated Scottsboro that reinforcments have been brought Australia,

case, against a 75 years imprisorunent into the Japanese Press department, The Intest election figures indicate scatence imposed on him by the Als-which is expecting a rush of business when the big drives on Talyuan and A nolice issued by the Naval Authorities state that trials involving that Labour is likely to make a elenn bama Court.

The Supreme Court took the Tinpu oro started-United Press. JAPANESE DIE IN WRECK the release of gas in sufficient sweep of the Senate seals in all the

unurial course of stating that the re-

Peiping, Oct. 20. quantities to produce un unpleasant other States.

Commenting on the possibility of cently-appointed Mr. Justice Black

Several Japanese, soldiers were effect will be carried out by H. M. Ships on Thursday, October 20, in a Labour majority in the Senate, the had not participated in the considere- the vicinity of Mirs Day, if weather polliical correspondent of the Sydney tion of the case, thus precluding the among the killed and injured in a

Morning Herald, anys this will pro- possibility of a challenge to his post- Tsinghuayuan railway smash, conditions are suitable.

the tlon as a former member of the Ku the Japanese authorfies refuse to |bably precipitate a cruals when

revent the number.Rautor. new: Senate meets in July-fauter. | Klux-Klan.-Reuter's Special.

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