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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER

24,

1937.

London Not Alarmed By Shanghai Situation COTTON

ACTIONS

JAPAN

NOT CONSIDERED

HIGH-HANDED

SETTLEMENT · BELIEVED COMPETENT TO DEAL WITH EVENTUALITIES

London, Nov. 23.

Opinion in London is not unduly alarmed at the situation in Shanghai. The Japanese demands to the Municipal authorities of the International Settlement are not regarded as high-handed because it is realised that the Japanese, now that they have gained pussession of the Chinese city, are averse to seeing the Settlement made the centre of anti-Japanese activity.

Mother Sent REUNIONTM

To Prison For Cruelty

Heated Tin As Gag

To Stop Crying Because her little daughter would not stop crying, Chu Sze, 22, married woman, heated a cigarette tin and clamped it over the child's mouth to stop her. This was revealed at the Central Magistracy this morning when the woman was charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest with lil-treating the girl, Leung Nui, aged four, al No. 370 Hennessy load, first door. She admitted the offence.

mouth by

OF WAR VETERANS

Italian Delegation In London

RADIO BROADCAST

"World Affairs" and Other Relays from London

ITEM FROM THE STUDIO

London, Nov. 23. A delegation of italian exservice-

Radio Programme Broadcast by nien now vialling London at the in-Z.B.W. on wavelength of 355 metres vitation of the British Legion were (845 kc.c's.) 31.40 metres (0.52 m.c's.).

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. received at the War Once this after- noon by Mr. Hore Belisha who sald 7.00 Bongs by Peter Dawson (Bass- that as Secretary of State for War it Baritone).

was a special privilege for him to pay tribute to the courage, tenselly and endurance of Italian soldiers during the years of the great war.

The Wor Secretary

referred

The Admiral's Broom (Bevan); A Jovial Monk Am 1 (La Poupco Andran); The Shepherd Boy's Song (Pepper).

7.10 New Mayfair Orchestra. In 'Balalaika Seleclion (Ponsford); particular to the distinguished record Cavalcade Of Martial Songs (arr. 11. of the Bersaglieri in which Signor Nicholls)...(Vocallst-George Baker) Carlo Delereix, leader of the delege- The Cat And The Fiddle-Selection llon, and Sipier Rossi, Chairman of (Harbach and Kern).

7.30 Stock Quotations and long- the Italian National Organisation of Ex-Serviccton both served, Signor kong Exchange Market

for receiving

valour the 7.35 Variety.

Vocal-I'll Sing You A Thousand Mr. Delisha observed which was equivalent to the British Vic-Love Songs (alm Cain and Mabel'); toria Cross, The Minister commented Serenade In The Night... Marc Henri on the warm reception the British The Roaming Troubadour); Orches- delegation had met with in Rome tral-To-morrow Is Another Day (Alm last April and said he thought the film 'A Day at the Races')! I Was

friendship Anything But Sentimental making and renewing of between men who had experienced Take My Tip)....Carrail Gibbons the herole tragedies of the great war (Piano) and His Boy Friends: Come- on whatever side they fought, must dian-When I'm Cleaning Windows: be of service to the cause of peace Keep Your Seats Please (from the Alm)....George Formby with his and goodwill-British Wireless.

Ukulele und Orchestra; "Organ-The Whistler And His Dog (Pryor); Fras quita Serenade (Lebar)....Robinson Cleaver.

Sub-Inspector 1. W. Fraser, ut- tached to the Secretarint for Chinese Affairs, said he had received in formation from Miss Anderson, of the Society for the Protection of child was children, on Monday that a being ill-treated at the Hennessy Road address. He went to the flat Russi

and together with Miss Anderson, there save the child weeping with pain. It had been burnt around the the mother, who had placed lighted puper Inside cigarette Lin, and then held the tin over the child's mouth. When the child was seen, the wound was open, and blood and water was coming out The woman was asked to nccount for the marks, and she admitted burning the child with the cigarette tin, which she produced from under- spector that it was the custom in her native village, to use a heated tin to prevent children from crying. The girt

was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital for medical examination,

It is pointed out in this connection hat there are about 1,000,000 Chinese inhabitants in Settlement, and it is now up to the Municipal authies to find a method of complying, to a reasonable degree, with the Japanese demands, without forfeiting any of their long-neath her bed. She told the In- established rights.

Should some question affecting the f agreement between Chinu and the foreign governments established

the Settlement arlos, it would have to be referred to Europe, otherwise matters affecting local arrangement with the Japanese lie within competence of the magicipal authori Hes.-Reuter.

the

No Action By U.S. State

Department

SECRET TRIAL BY TRIBUNAL

Italy Trying Alleged Spies For France

Rome, Nov. 23.

Ulmost secrecy has accompanied the latest trial by special Tribunal for the

Defence of the State.

CARE FOR CHILD

The woman's husband was in Annam, where he was employed as a baker. She received maintenance from him from time to time, and be sides the girl, had a son two years old. Inspector Fraser said he had been instructed to ask for imprison- ment for the woman. The future of the child would be dealt with by the [S. C. A.

RECEIVES KING'S PRIZE FOR POETRY

London, Nov. 23.

Mr. W. H. Auden went to Bucking ham Palace to-day and received from the King the gold medal for poetry awarded by His Majesty. Mr. Auden was presented to the King by the Poet Laureate, Mr. John Masefield British Wiseless.

present receiving treatment at the Queen Mary Hospial..

the

Washington, Nov. 23. The Slate. Department has not yet taken

consideration

the of up

The child, which was carried into Japanese demands regarding the In-

Court, presented a pitiful Agure.

His Worship, addressing tornational Settlement in Shanghai,

She appeared to be fill, and was

woman said: "Whether I t the but has left the matter to the Ameri-

custom in your native, village or not, can authorities on the spot. Reuter.

suffering from a septic complaint on right eye was closed, and a circular the head, which was bandaged. Its you can't do that in Hongkong, and you, as a mother, should have some Close Collaboration

mark, more nollerable around the care and kladness in your heart for Nothing is allowed to Washington, Nov. 23.

and side of the mouth, appear in upper lip

nny child, mere so your own child.

to You will go is showed where she had been burnt. no information State Department oficials have the press and

prison for four Indicated close collaboration between available about the number of accused It was stated that the child was at months with hard labour." the foreign Powers interested in the charges preferred against them, Shanghal concerning the Japanese but it is understood they are charged attempts to direct the International | with spying on behalf of France. Settlement. However, the State Department has left the American Consulate in Shanghai wide powers of discretion, as it is felt the situn- tion there so far does not warrant special instructions.

It is not even known whether the sentences will be published.

During the past two months a special tribunal has sentenced nearly

100 ugitators for subversive propa-

The offelals indicated that develop-ganda--Reuter. ments do not reveal the lengths

Japan proposes to go for this control ALLEGED ESPIONAGE

The American Consulate-has-in-

formed State Department of the

proposed measures to curb anti- Japanese activity in the Settlement,

The Department makes no comment

.

BY GERMANSTM

Moscow, "Nov. 23. Two Germans have been sentenced]

on this, which indicates that it does to long terms of imprisonment of o

authorities.

fre. allegedly

They agents of the Nazi Secret Police.

not consider the proposals excessive charge of espionage by the Soviet under the circuinstances, although the United States and other interesi- ed forviga Powers will almost cer- ininly and emphatically object to any attempt to seize active control of the Settlement.-United Press

EXPECTS NO RESISTANCE

4

Washington, Nov. 23.

In un editorial to-day the Washing ton Star says that Japan's demand for the Shanghai Settlement "in some respects constitutes the supreme Japanese effrontery to offend the western world."

Attention is drawn to the control of the Customs for which Japan bas asked, which affects the funds guaranteed to amortize foreign bord holdings,

"Once red-blooded refusal to bend the knee to such pretenalons might.

It is reported they entered Russla disguised as tourists with forged pass- ports and were instructed to destroy

tanks, and

oll property-Renter.

railway

CONGESTED FREIGHT IN HONGKONG STARTS TO MOVE NORTHWARD

New Godown Space Here Now Provides Storage for Big Incoming Ocean Cargoes

When the Sino-Japanese war began seriously to affect North China ports and trade some three months ago

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

8.03 Boys.

Studio The Moana Beach

1. Under a Moana Banyan Tree; 2. On a little bamboo bridge; 3. I'm contessing: 4. The one Rose; 5. Aloha means I love you; 6. Hawaiian Memories.

8.23 Songs by Lifan Harvey (60- prano),

Fantasy From Film Black Roses'; To-day I Am Happy Waltz Song (Alm Black Roses').

8.30 London Relay-Variety. Including Issy Bonn, Comedian and and Compere: Rosamond, Freda, Bobbie, The Happy Three; Wordon Sup- and West, Two Old Women. ported by 11arry Gordon and His Band.

9,0 London Relay World Affairs,' A talk by J. L. Brierly, 0.0.F. Chichele Professor of International Law, Oxford.

9.15 London Itelay--Dance Musta. 9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Haydn Quartei In D Major, Op. 76, No. 4.

Played by the Prisca Quarlet. 10.09

Songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor),

O Song Divine (Arthur St. Iver Gordon Temple); Good-Bye (Whyle- Melville Tosti); Killarney (Fol corner-Balle).

10.20 Regimental Band of H. M Grenadier Guards.

(Williams); The Guards Patrol Coronation March And Hymn (Ger- man-arr Godfrey): Marche "Lor- raine (Ganne); Belpheger, Quick March (Brepsant).

10.32 New Dance Music.

Fox-Trois-Oh, They're Tough- Mighty Tough In The West; Ten Pretty Girls, Nat Gonelin and His Georgians: Quicksilver; Cat And Mouse. .Herbert Kuster and Hils Piano Orchestra; Runnin' Wild; Chicken Reel... Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots in 'Drumnasticks': Your

Broadway And My Broadway; Yours

And Mine (film Broadway Melody of 1838')....Harry Roy and His Or- Good-Bye....Brian Lawrance

it caused the diversion of many steamers from Shang-chestra; I'm Gonna KLAS Myself hai, and local firms with vessels calling there regularly

Man And Wife three to four times a week withdrew their ships from

Expelled

Came Without Valid Passports

the run.

His Lansdowne Orchestra.

11.00 Close Down.

MARINERS WARNED

and

Big shipping establishments like Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company Ltd., local agents for the Indo- China Steam Navigation Company Ltd., and Messrs. Naval mooring lighters will be working by day for a period of about Butterfield and Swire, kept one to two of their steamers three weeks from December & in the Channel between Cape have been expected, but in the light Gustav Otto Teppers and Mrs. E on the Northern route even during the height of hosti-Collinson and Slope Island. of the supine history written recently Teppers came before Mr. R. Edwards In China it is feared that Japan will at the Central Magistracy this morn-litics, but now, with the quietening of affairs in Shanghai have the weapon of her burglarious without with entering the Colony they have resumed full service to that port. Some other firms have done the same and this improved state of arrived from Manila on board the shipping conditions between the Colony and the North Conte Rosso on November 22 and had is slowly but surely doing much in relieving Hongkong company that their passports were of its cargo congestion, which at one time threatened to not valid in Hongkong. He further stated that their passports were good reach an embarrassing level.

from inception a valid passport on Novem- "enterprise," observes the paper-ber 23.

United Press.

!=

Full Status For "Terriers"

Britain's Gesture To Volunteers

+

London, Nov. 23: * Measures' designed, to recognise the full status of the Territoriul Army as uri integral part of the defence system and to emphasise the fact that the Territorial Army now lay claim to the same source of standard instructions as the Regulur Army, were outlined by Mr. Hore Belisha, Secretary of State for War, in the House uf Commons to-day.

The changes nifeel the principles of appointments to the Higher Command and also administrative details.

Teppers sold that he and his wife

not been informed by the shipping

The vessels will display a red flag by day, and if remaining on the site at night will show anchor lights.

All vessels are requested to give them a wide berth and to

go słow when passing.

MC KESSON'S SHAVAMI

Brushless Shaving Cream not greasy. for India and Bombay.

This congestion was caused when this remaining materials and provid-

or sticky, lubricates Del-Sergeant Russell said that the cargo meant for Shanghal had to be ing space for Incoming, lonus.

It has also been ascertained that defendants left the steamer on the kept here owing to there being few

available for day in question and knowing that it vessels

reshipment, another 10,000 tons of Shanghal goods the skin, delightful. here shortly Will not clog the ra- would leave the same evening for through the high rates of war insuris expected to arrive Shanghai,

ance, the danger to ships and cargoes, from Singapore,, where it was de- and the inability of, consignees to posited by consigrices who feared zor, mild, empllent! The defendants were cautioned and take delivery.

hat Hongkong would not be able to and healing effect. an expulsion order was made against Early In October the godowns of meet with their space requirements. diem.

the Colony were filed to capacity These new consignments with machinery, automobiles, iron find shelter here, for apart from room bars, old rubber tyres and other left over by the cargo already sent non-perishable materials and the out, there is a new godown on the need for space to store these goods site of the old timber yard at Jor-Me Kesson's became so great that every available dan Road which is capable of taking foot of storing house was bocked, from 9,000 to 10,000 tons of goods. and timber yards, open spaces, and This godown, with a floor area of 20,000 square feet, was built by the even a hangar of the Kal Tak Air- port, were turned into warehouses. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Go- down Company and was only recently completed.

Lord

Halifax'

Activities Questioned

London, Nov. 23.

It was then estimated that there was approximately 70,000 tons of cargo here awaiting conveyance to Shanghai, and enquiries made two An enquiry would be made into

days ago revealed that about 10,000 the general administration of the Mr. Clement Attlee, Lender of the tons of this amount has been cleared Territorial Army with special refer- Opposition, questioned the Premier for the North, However, if there are ence to the organisation and finance in the House of Commons respecting every-day clearances there are also of county associations and the simpli- the visit of Lord Hollfax to Germany, every-day arrivals, but the lessening Acation of administration between the The Premier asked Mr. Attlee ta of pressure of demand for space War Office and county associations and repeat the question to-morrow when caused by the dispatching of even also between county associations and the roped to make, u statement.—some of the cargo has afforded no- units, it was, announced...-Reuter. Reuter.

down keepers tline for sorting out

can now

With all these improvements It would seem that Hongkong will roan be safe from further congestion, but walk through the Kowloon Godowns, apen spaces along the Kowloon-Canton Railway reclama- tion, at Kal Tak, Kennedy Town, Shauktwan and other places,

will show that it will be a long time yet before the waterfronts of the Colony can present a normal appearance.

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