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一拜雞 骏十二月二十英港香 MONDAY, DECEMBER

20, 1937.

日八十月一十

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Hongkong Telegraph.

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the SECURITY and DURABILITY

of

DUNLOP FORT '90

GAS MASKS NOW ON SALE IN HONGKONG

EFFICIENCY

UNDERGOING

HARD TESTS

GOVERNMENT. CAUTIOUS AND WITHHOLDS ITS FULL APPROVAL

Locally manufactured gas-masks, suitable for pro- tection against all but the virulent forms of mustard gas, have made their appearance in city shops.

These masks are manufactured by the Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory Ltd., of Shaukiwan, largest rubber goods factory in the Colony,

.

The company will produce up to half a million gas masks as soon as Government certification that the masks provide adequate protection is forthcoming. Government, so far, has withheld its approval, as it is not considered that the filters comply with anti-gas regulations. Preliminary manufacture of gas masks was undertaken for experimental purposes by the Fung Keong Rubber Company at the request of the Hongkong Government. Although experiments are still being carried out in order to find a suitable filter, the Company has already placed its masks on sale to the general public, and they can be obtained from any of the company's depots at prices ranging from $7.90 to $13.

company.

It is understood that practically the entire plant of the which formerly manufactured tennis shoes, hot water bottles and other rubber requisites, will eventually be given over to the manufacture gas masks. It was originally intend-

rubber

ed to manufacture only the portion of the masks in Hongkong, importing the filters from England." | But owing to the overwhelming de- mand in England for filters for local usc, English manufacturers

at present all overseas orders.

cannot

Further Experiments

An official of the local Air Raids Precautions Committee told the Telegraph this morning:

"Government approval of the local ly manufactured gas nraaks will be given as soon as certain dificulties connected with the filters are over

JAPANESE

FLAGSHIP

U. S. Maintains Determined Attitude

PRESIDENT HOOVER IS BREAKING UP!

SOLDIER SLAYS

PASSENGER FOR

NOT SUNK LIGHTING MATCH

Mutsu Confused

With Nagato

Tokyo, Dec. 20.

STRICT PRECAUTIONS ON

Admiral Osami Bagano. Comman- CANTON-KOWLOON TRAINS

who was recently reported abroad as der of the Japanese combined fleet. drowned "when the flagship Nagato sunk in the Yangtse," to-day received

DY STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

Japanese and American newspaper- Kowloon Canton Railway have taken place since the

One hundred and thirty-eight bombings of the

come. The Fung Keong Company is men and said that it was not the conducting further experiments with Nagato, but the Mutsu which was

this object in view.

sunk. Neither his flagship nur hin- beginning of Japanese aerial hostilities against South

"Unless private firms are able to self had been in China waters, but China. But the Japanese have failed to achieve their import gas masks from Europe, it is with the fleet either in home waters

the general or in Japanese ports,

major objective-destruction of the two main bridges highly improbable that public will be able to obtain other

He deeply regretted the Panay Sspanning the Pearl River. than locally manufactured masks which, subject to overcoming cer- affair and said he tain Alter defects, should provide Japanese naval men would join in

the must virulent blister gases.

"Government is importing gas

was certpin all

the

The giant luxury liner, President Hoover, is reported to be breaking up. She piled up on a reef on December 11 and her passengers were landed on Japanese soil, Hoistoto Island, just beyond the reef. Two American destroyers, the Empress of Asia, the President McKinley and other vessels raced to her aid. But they were not needed. The above photograph was taken shortly after the grounding from the shore where her passengers were camped.

No Japanese In Sight Of Tsingtao Yet

mcx-

Shanghai, Dec. 20. The American Consulate in Shanghai has received a sage from the Tsingtao Con- sulate, Umed at 7 am to-day. raying Tsinglas passed through a "quiet night."

No damage to American Ilven property has occurred and Americans are safe, No Japanese forces are in sight, the message added.-United Press..

and

ali

The permanent way is spitted and scarred from Shum

adequate protection against all but that expression of regret. He added Chun to Canton. Craters in rice-fields adjoining the

that the Japanese investigation Into the incident would be prompt and line testify to the destructive power of Japanese bombs. thorough, and he hoped that cans between the United States But traffic still continues, and the total lost time in stronger, because they hoped that transit between Hongkong and Canton is not relatively

the event of

masks, but these will be distributed to personnel Civilian and otherwise likely to be employed by the War Department in emergency in this colony.

"Members of the Hongkong Volun- teer Defence Corps and civilluns 11- · (Continued on Page 4.)

Two Chinese

Generals

Executed

Other Officials Dismissed

and Japanese navies would be even

any their American friends would under- stand the depth and genuineness of Japanese sympathy.

Shanghul, Dec. 20, The Chinese press announces that the Central Political Couneli has been

abolished in n

large.

I was a passenger in an express The Admiral stated that he had train bombed during the week-end. There was no need to tell the 800

not heard of a report of Japanese sur-passengers aboard what to do when face craft bombing and bearding the the train jolted to a sudden standstill | Panay.-Unlled Press.

and the lights went oul. There was an inmediato exedus 10 adjoining padi-delds.

Keeps

France

Firm Friends

Paris, Dec. 19. Mf. Yvan Delbos, French Foreign Minister, expressed him. self very satisfied with his tour of Central Europe when he arrived in Paris this morning From Prague. He was enthusİAM- tically received by large crowyda at the railway station.

The general opinion is that the

alewed

that France's alliances and friendships were as strong and as valuable as over, and that M, Delbos hind enhanced France's prestige--Reuter.

tour drastic Government Klinke-up, Butomatically stripping Wang Ching-wel, Chang Chun, Ho Ying-ching, Hsiung Shih-sul, Chen King-po and Kwang Shao-halun of their ports.

•

Most of the Chinese accepted the situation stofeally, and few were in- elined to panic. But they chattered in low undertones, us if their very voices would indicate their presence to the bombers above.

A third class passenger

who thoughtlessly it a clgarette was shot without compunction by a soldier.

A woman with baby strapped to her back cried softly.

An octogenarian Chinese, who has probably seen many wars but was experiencing for the first time, this

new and terrifying western method of wholesale destruction, sought

protection by squatting beneath his

umbrella!

HOUR TO WAIT

Profit Over $951,000 For

Past Year

ALLEGED POISONER

ON TRIAL

Three People Died

Of Arsenic Dose

JAPANESE TO PRESS CAMPAIGN

Propose To "Punish"

China Thoroughly.

Tokyo, Dec. 20,

In a dramatic two-hour nocturnal audlence on Saturday night, Prince Konoye, Premier of Japan, reported

to the Emperor the

determination to "punishi

the Chinese nations

The report embodies

natration.

decisions

Roosevelt Commands Situation

Policy Leaves Nation Facing Japan Alone

Washington, Dec. 19.. The State Department marked time aver the week-end, pending the out- come of the United States naval in- quiry into the Panny incident, and the Japanese reply to the American Note.

Whilst determined not to close the Incident until Jopan gives precise guarantees of full respect for Améri- can lives and Interests in China in the future, the Department declines to involve itself in any speculation as to what may happen it Japan's reply is unsatisfactory.

One reason for this is that Presl- dent Roosevelt is in command of the situation and nobody knows what is in the President's mind, except Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary

for State.

President Roosevelt possesses the means and the ability to rally public opinion towards stronger action than the mere despatching of Notes it necessary, but the dilemma in which the Administration now ads Itself vis-a-vis publle opinion at home is well expressed in on urticle in the New York Times, which declares that the United States refusal to act jointly with other Powers in the Far East as long as her interests are not affected, now leaves her facing Japan alone, with 1 major incident settle.

Chestnuts. In Fire

to

The newspaper continues to observe that whenever recently there has been any talk of a common Anglo- American front in the Far East, cries have arisen in the United States that London wants the Americans to pull the British chestnuts out. of the fire, but now, says the paper, "we have some chestnuts of our own roasting in China."

The comment adds that the Panay Incident has shown that foreign. policy based

on United States neutrality is no foreign polley at all. It is the consensus of opinion in America that even the Panay Inci- dent is insuficient to stir public (Continued on Page 1).

STOP PRESS

JAPANESE BEATEN BY ANGRY MOB

reached at a meeting of the Cabinet A Japanese, believed to be an

the held in afternoon to formulate official of the Japanese Con- Japan's forei

policy towards China aulate-General, Hongkong, was the fall of Nanking.

following

The Arahi Shimbun states that the yesterday attacked and badly Government's policy provides for a beaten by a Chinese mob on the "thorough

chastisement"

the frontier, it is learned on good

national administration through the authority.

adoption of an "attitude of endurance

in the true sense of that word."

control."

Two British officers, belleved to

The Cabinet is reported to have be attached to a battalion stationed decided that hostilities will continue here, went to the rescue of the "In view of the Chinese Government's Japanese. They were also atineked, failure to reconsider its attitude, and but escaped injury. They succeeded its Intention to resist Japan at a

in getting the Japanese to safety, moment when it is reduced to the The attack occurred at Shataukok, status of a local military organisation it is stated. The Japanese is said to Alleged to have put arsenic in a with four of China's largest cities have crossed the frontier with a family rice bowl on October ins a Shanghal, Nanking, Tientsin and camera and to have been seized and beaten seriously before intervention result of which three persons died, Pelping out of

The Asahi Shimbun belleves that arrived which probably saved his life. Ld Fok-yue, unemployed villager of Toishan, was tried on the capital the Government will continue the

Criminal charge ut

HANGCHOW NOW Session this "punishment" of China by military morning.

action "until the National Govern-

THREATENED ment surrenders and shows its shu- He pleaded not guilty to the mur-cerity by reconsidering is attitude." der of Tang Kom, alihs Tang Yee-

Hankow, Dec. 20. The newspaper adds that although linngchow, one of the most modern kam, married woman.

determined to sever diplomalle re- and most beautiful cities in China, in The ease opened before Sir Atholl 1ations with the Chinese Government, threatened by Japanese troops, whose

the Cabinet saw no need for a hasty MacGregor, Chief Justice, and the Declaration of a profit of some following jury: Messrs. R. Pestonji announcement of that decision. "With Vanguards have captured Chingchan-

shih. Gunfire is now nudible $08,000 more than last year, and the (Foreman), Chan Tak-chlu,, S. M. view to meeting the Chinese Gov-

Hangchow. ernment's threat of protracted resist approval of a dividend of nifty cents All G. A. Vas, Fung Sul-leung, Goance, the Cabinet is considering a

In the meantime Japanese troops per shore, were made at the nine- Shing-kalm, Lam Kwok-tool.

general mobilisation of the nation's are continuing their push northwords teenth yearly meeting of shareholders Mr. E. 11. Willlama, Assistant At-resources, national Anarices

from the Yangtae along the Tientsin- Pukow of the China Light and Power Com- torney General appeared for the pro- other maiters," says the newspaper centre is said to-be advancing along railway by three routes. The pany, Ltd., which was held at the accution and was assisted by Mr. W. Reuter. Company's head offee, St. George's

China Light And Power To Pay Good Dividend

bullding yesterday.

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Grand Canal and the left wing along the railway, the right wing along the the Hwainang road.

Shaftain, Assistant Director of Crimi- JAPAN ARMY QUICKENS nal Investigation, and Detective Ins- It was over an hour after the alarm

Mr. A. H. Complon took the chair, Pector E. A. Carey. Mr. 11. C. Mac-

WAR'S PACE -

The rear Chinese forces at Chu- | before the dull roar of the approach- and was supported by the following namara appeared for the accused and

chow are being withdrawn to Change- General Tsai Chin-chung. CX falled to maintain troop discipline and proximity of death those waiting Mr. J. P. Braga, O.B.E., Mr. Law of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Mas- ing raiders brought realisation of the gentlemen; Sie Elly Kadoorle, K.B.E., Was instructed by Mr. H. N. Chau,

Shanghal, Dec. 20. Commissioner of Public Safety in talling to preserve huge quantities of below.

paoling owing to the throath of a Japanese forces quickened the danking movement by the daskrineu Shanghal has been executed with arms and ammunitions which fell

rence Kadoorie, the lion. Mr. M. K. ter

pace of military preparations. In left wing oftesteyde General Yang Hu, on charges of fall into the hands of the Japanese faint rear of the approaching Japanese Lo, Mr. D. W. Munton (Manager), the evidence, as was common in pol- they engaged the Chinese forées, ji tergurtha,

În his opening, Mr. Williams said Cheklang, Klangru and Anhwel 44 FEL AZBENOLIER VORES ing properly to defend Naniao, having| United Press.

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Deathly silence greeted the first

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