1937-12-20 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937.

Effort To Obtain Release Of H.K.Man Expected

RICHARDS STILL IN

PRISON..

China Reluctant To Release Spy

Suspect

Efforts will probably be made by the British authorities in Canton to secure the release to-morrow of Joseph J. Richards of Hongkong, detained by Kwangtung military authorities .on auspicion of espionage.

The

Chines authorities.

LOYALISTS POUNDING

TERUEL

Claim Insurgents Face Annihilation

Madrid, Dec. 19.

The War Office at noon to-day announced that from 50,000 to 70,000 troops had begun a final assault on Tercul, wiping out the last positions of the trapped Insurgents.

PROFIT OVER $951,000

FOR PAST YEAR

(Continued from Page 1.)

Mr. 1. N. Murray (Deputy Manuger) and Mr. Noel Braga (Secretary).

Other shareholders present were Mesara, Wang Wat-chlu, La Puk-hen, Quan Luong-sl, Mrs. Quan Sunn Messrs. Fullerton (attorney for Mr.

Felix A. Joseph), S. M. Bander, A.

BRAVERY

PRAISED

Man Who Caught Armed Robber

The courage of a Chinese watch- S. Ellis, H. Summers, J. J. Edgar, man who braved death in the course Mak Kiu-fan, Ezra Abraham, J. M. of arresting a thief was warmly cum- Jack, J. A. de S. Alvares, C. M.mended by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at Silva, K. C. Mark, Kung Cheong, the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday Fung Wing-hing, P. C. Polls and when he passed sentenced of, five Chua Song-choo

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

Following the reading of the notice convening the inerting by the Sceret ury. Mr. Braga, the Chairman read

the following report

months hard labour'on a mon named Chun Lin, 32, unemployed, charged with larceny of 40 feet of rope from the Chung Tal timber yard, To Kwa Wan,, on December 12,, posses- with son of an offensive weapon intent to use it to wound the watch man and assault with intent to pre- vent lawful apprehension.

RADIO BROADCAST

Brahms Concerto in B Flat Artur Schnabel

HOTEL ORCHESTRA

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 k.c.'s.) 31,40 metres (0.02 m.c.'s.)

H.K.T.

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 Peter Dawson (Bass-Barl- tone).

The. Bullder (Foley-Cadman); Fret-Foot (Bartan-McCall); The Sen Call (Ramon),

Artillery has begun the des truction of Tereal, and it is ex- Richards was arrested #t Shum pected that the first of three} INCREASED PROFITS Chun on December a whilst on his columns would enter the place The Directors of your Company

Seeing defendant attempting to 12.49 Hawalan Musie. way to Hongkong by the Kowloon before dawn. This would sig- dve factory account of the watchman, Wo Lo-ng, went up Lane's Hawaiian Orchestra.

are glad to have been able to place steal the rope from the timber yard A ekoki (Lizzie Alchiken)....Nui Vocal Canton Rallway.

Aloha British Consul-General innal the greatest victory the the past year's working and it will to arrest the man, and was threatened refrain by Lopez and trio. Canton, Mr. A. P. Blunt, informed a Loyalists have yet enjoyed. be seen that the net profits have with death by defendant who drew Beloved (Howard-Long-Canfield); "Kanul and Telegraph representative yesterday Madrid is led with rejoicing increased from $885,037.45 to $952.-out a knife to keep him at bay. In-Mauna Loa (Dale). that no official information had been crowds at the prospect of the anni 104.54.

fent on carrying out his duly Lo gave Lahu; Hilo Hunakuhi

(Hulekalen) t received of the detention of Richards. hilation or capture of 80,000 rebels. 1 am sure you will wish me to no heed to the danger and went to Walkiki Stone-Wall Boys; Sweet Unofcially, however, the matter hus

A truce was terminated at noon thank our Manager and Staff (both wards defendant who raised the knife Hawaiian Dream Girl-Waltz (Green been brought to his notice, and it is

and Williams); Underneath The Blue understand that certain representato permit 12,000 civilians to flee to European and Chinesey for their in a threatening gesture. Holding on tions have already been made to the Sagunto. However no one took - unsparing efforts to further your to the knife-hand Lo struggled with Hawaiian Skies (Wasserman)....The

vantage of this truce and It is be-interests. I would specially mention defendant until an Indian constable Hawalian Marimba Players.

1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- lieved the Insurgenis arc holding that most arduous work resulted me on the scene and rendered help. from the unprecedented typhoon in the struggle through the presence of

The constable come to know ofther Report. them a holagen,

Cantemes reveal band-to-hand | September but all difrullies were mind of a woman named Wong Tai 1,03 Barnabas von Geezy & ils Orchestra and Kitty Masters (Vocal). battles, and the capture by the successfully overcome.

Triste (Sibelius): Hindu anel

Valse Loyalists of trenches, artillery

In view of the continued increase! tai, who on reving Lo und defendant

struggling with the knife in a dunger-Song (Sado-Rimsky-Korsakov); several military objectives. Mean-in the demand for electricity, your us pusition called an Indian watch-

Gipsy Wine (Ritter); Free And Easy to Directors felt that it was prudent man who in turn informed the con- while the Insurgents

(Porselmaan) Orchestra; When broadcast that they repubed the as-to construct at this time a larger stable,

The Swallows Nest Again (Stevens sault. However, General De Lang power house than was at first con-

On rentencing defendant Mr. and

Edmund); Sweetheart, Let's baci The Loyalists The question of rights of British admitted that

the installation later on of further ng for his courage.

Grow Old Together. (Bratton and In tackling Edwards).......Kitty Master; Cura unique m in the ease of the way, and that in Loyalist tanks and generating plant as required. With violent and armed thief, and the woo (Zuiden); Monika- detained man. It is admitted in several hundreds of troops had suc- the power house which we are now man Wong Tai tai for her prompt-Tango (Kotscher); Serenade (Drigo) Chinese circles that Richards et cetine, but that 2,000 Loyalists additional plant with very little in-fag help.

filtering into two Insur-building, we shall be able to instal moss and presence of mind in summon- be brought to trial in Chinese gent positions,

}¢}}/3. It is believed, however, that had been

convenience and court.

and practically

dis Inspector W: Russell of Hunghom the Chinese will insist that any

reported that General France turbance to the plant operating in district was in charge of the case for foreigner suspected of espionage is alarmed at the imminent all of the building. behalf of a country at war China should be forced to submit to the jurisdiction of a Chinese inflitary tribunal.

Enquiries from Chinese semi- official sources in Canton substantiate the story of the arrest of Richards. who is still alive and in good health. It is believed that the Chinese oro reluctant to

unless release Tata guarantees are forthcoming that the British authorities will take suitable action against him.

continue

subjects is said to be involved in a seized the Saragossa and Pereal hi/templated, h. order to provide for Barnett warmly commiendest Wo Lo-

a

1.

It is

easy to

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with Terrul, fearing that it will affect the stand that to have budintier- the Police,

DANGEROUS PRECEDENT The Chinese claim that the release of Richards without trial would estab

a dangerous precedent, for In- sistence by the British authorities of extra-territoriality rights for subjects suspected of espionage would pave the way for wholesale espionage by: subjects of foreign countries enjoying extra-territorially, who would be secure in the prolection afforded by their nationality.

The Telegraph understands that

OJICTA-

morale of the Insurgents. He has tions going on an an extension to nj despatched General Emillio Solchaga power houses in which we have to attempt a Tercyl counter-offensive. | valuable and delicate machinery in

operation is highly undesirable. -Untied Press.

U.S. MAINTAINS DETERMINED ATTITUDE

.

(Continued from Page 1) opinion to authorize joint action, but

THE NEW POWER STATION As my predecessor, in the Chair mentioned, orders were placed last

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In order to provide funds for our expenditure in connection with the

seemed power station it

new

OX-

Eight Perish

For Treason

Russian Purge Continues

Moscow, Der, 20, Firing squads have executed, eight

the Chluese authorities will he will with the risk of further incidents not i pedient to offer to shareholders at 35 high officials for high treason, in-

out as long as American ship and troops remain in China, it is the proportion of one to nine, and sador to Turkey, M.Yenukidic. kong authorities will take fiction impossible to predict to what extent similiar to that which would be taken the American attitude might be modi-e sure that this will have had your if an allen were suspected of espion-fied by further assaults on American

lives and treaty rights.-Reuter.

approval. It was decided to call up

$2.50 per share at the present time: the remalabig $2.50 per share will be called up when required but it is not anticipated that this will be earlier than the end of next June.

age in British territory in war-time. It is understood that no such action can be taken by the Hongkong nu- Silence Everywhere thorities. If Chinese alterations that

Tokyo, Dec. 20. Bichards is guilty of explonage are

It is understood that the American

The pures you have before you correct it appears that the only action that can be taken by the Hongkong Ambarsatier, Mr. Joseph C. Grewing a dividend of 50 cents per share. justify your Directors in recommend- Government is under regulaton delivered a supplementary note in which prohibits subversive activities connection with Panay incident to Mr. In doing this, I should like just to say against a nation friendly to Great Koti Intota, the Japanese Foreign that, whilst we see no reason to think Britain. The maximum penalty, it Minister, tate on Friday evening, but that we shall not be able to maintain is understood, is two years' imprison- the United States Embassy and Japan- this rate of dividend, yet in times _ment_with_hard labour,

ese Foreign Office refuse to confirm so full of uncertainties it is well that The Telegraph teams that Richards the report, and the Japanese press is shareholders-should-realise that a falling off i our earnings would is the third British subject to be ar- silent.

the to reduce make it necessary

rested in Kwantung in recent months Newspapers feature the fact that on suspielen of espionage. In the the Emperor gave audience to the two previous coses, in which Indians Prime Minister, Prince Konoye al were involved, relense was effected 8,30 p.mn and again at 10.40 on Satur- Immediately upon representations be- day. It is understood the Premier ing made by the British Consul-

reported very fully on the funda- General in Canton.

mental policies concerning China which were unanimously adopted at Saturday's meeling of the Cabinet which lasted all day.

JAPANESE TO PRESS CAMPAIGN

(Continued from Page 1.)

brief position-testing

engagements;

Chinese

Prince Kenoye also submitted President Roosevelt's request for as- surances of safety for U. S. nationals to the Emperor.-Reuter.

Ambassador Tries

dividend,

...Orchestra.

1.30 Reuter and

Rugby Press; weather and Announcements.

1.10. Variety. Ochestral-Wiener. Burger-Waltz (Ziehrer) ......Orchestra Muscotte. Dance Orchestra-Fortuna-Tango; Firetlowers-Tango...Robert Renard Dance Orchestra. Piano-A Message From The Man In The Moon (film *A

No More

You Day at the Ruces'); (Towers-Grundland)... Gerry Moore; Plano and Vocal-Paris Is not The *): Singing Sume (Marvell-Strachey); For You (Hackforth)....Leslie fut- chinson. Orchestral-Sunshine In Spring-Waltz (De Curtis-Baumann); Land Or Love-Fox-Trot (Melichar- His Heyne)....Eugen Wolf and Orchestra. Dance Orchestra-Merry- Round-Fox-Trot; Saxophone Go Fireworks-Fox-Trot....Eric Harden Dance Orchestra.

2.15 Close down.

In

8.05-11.00. Chinese Programme. 5,00. Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel

Secretary of the Central Executive Committee, M. Ugucherman, Chief of the Near East department of the Foreign Office, M. Steiger, Protocol

1. Do I Love You; 2. Smoke Chief Foreign Omeer in the Voraske- lashuell region, and af. Larin, Com-Dreams; 3. My little Grass Shack;

4. South American Joe: munist leader.

5.15 Interval of recorded music from Z.B.W.

5.20

5. Another perfect night is Doin' the Suzi-Q; 7. ending: 0.

On the Beach Lonesome Guitar; 8. of Bali Bali,

5.35. Interval of recorded dance music from Z.D.W.

This brings the total number of executions in the latest "purge" to 1,300. I is announced that all eight were tried by

a secret military collegium and pleaded guilty. United Press.

י

10.

dance

-5.40—9—1-was-anying-to-the-Moon;-

POLICE PRAISED According to the Tars Agency, the eight ofeinls pleaded guilty to "treason against the. Fatherlund, ter- Turistic activities, and systematie espionage for the benefit of a foreign Waltz. Power".

Malihini Mele; 11. It Don't Mean a thing: 12. Easy on the Eyes. 0.00 13. A Song in your Heart; 14. Sweetheart Medley; 15. Strauss

music

AMPLE SUPPLIES 11 occurs to me that it will no-

6.15 Interval nt recorded bably interest shureholders to know

Meanwhile, in connection with the music from Z.B.W. that this Company is in the fertunate 20th anniversary of the formation of 8.20 16. They Can't take that position of having ample suppiles of the Soviet secret police, the Govern-away from me; 17. They all Laugh; coal both in stock and to come. ment congratulated this department 16. Let's Call the Whole Thing off:

now propose that the Report and on successfully "ferreting out

allyle" and at the you.

the 10. I'm Getting Sentimental "over Accounts as presented be adopted and enemies of the people, pussed, that a Dividend of 50 cents same time announced

the completion 0.30 Children's Records. per share on the "old" shares and of the double track of the Trans-

37.47 cents per share on the 1036-Siberian Railway between Karums Issue shares be declared in respect kaya and Kjabarovsk, for which work of the Anancial year ended 30th 10,000 political prisoners were given September, 1937. and that the an amnesty.-United Press. undivided profts, after the transfer

of $80,000 to Reserve re General Managers' Rights, be carried forward.

at half a dozen points where large-

To Sooth U.S. scale drives are likely to break out as soon as the groundwork for the

Washington, Dec. 19.

SOLDIER SLAYS campaign is completed.

White the State Department was ELECTION OF OFFICERS According to

Mr. S. M. Bander seconded the reports, expecting a formal note guaranteeing

PASSENGER FOR Japanese troops which crossed the the safety of Americans, Mr. H. Saito, proposal and resolution. both of Yangise at Chinkilang and captured the Japanese Ambassador, broadensi which were adopted unanimously. LIGHTING MATCH Yangchaw, launched an attack a message to America to-night and

Proposed by Mr. Fullerton and against the Chinese forces north of promised that Japan would take steps seconded by Mr. J. Edgar, Mr. J. P. (Continued from Page 1.) Yangchow. The objective of the to safeguard foreigners and foreign Braga, OBE. and Mr. L. Kadooric

were re-elected-directors for the pre-plone. Then anti-craft guns barked Japanese troops is said to be Kaoyu, interests in China.

Mr. 45 miles to the north of Yungchow.

Saito observed: "Our au- sent усаг. The elections

were in the distance, and a few soldiers Meanwhile, on the Tientsin-Pukow thorities hnd not thought that such a unanimously approved.

excitedly let off their rifles and re- The re-election of Messra, railway front the Japanese forces are blunder could have occurred", the

Lowevolvers. There was

more danger stated to have staged several raids on "blunder" referred to being the bomb-Bingham and Matthews, and Messrs. from falling shrapnel and the indis- the Chinese lines near Wuyi with the Ing and sinking of the Panay.- Linstead and Davies as nuditors for criminate shooting than from the intention of testing the strength of Reuter.

the present financial year was pro-200-lb. missiles on the undercarriage posed by Mr. J. M. Jack and second-of the invisible enemy.above. ed by Mr. K. C. Mark, and was

rather than fear is the unanimously approved.

the

Chinese forces in that sector. An-

other Japanese unit is operating north of the Yangtse according to other Chinese reports, preparing for

Officer Dismissed

first

the

Chairman

enemy

Happiness; Mission; In the fashion; Halfway Down; Hoppity: Growing Up When We Were Very Young' A. A. Milne, Fraser-Simson); More Very Young Songs (A. A. Milne- Fraser-Simson) Binker; The Hums [Of Pooh' (A.A. Milne--Fraser-Sim-

son). George Baker (Baritone).

0.45 D'Indy-Suite For Flute, Vlo- | Iin, Viola, Violoncello And Harp, Op.

91.

Played by Quintette Instrumental De Paris.

7.02 A short concert by Oldham (Tenor) & Essle (Contralto),

Derek

Ackland

Regimental Song ("The White Eagle' Friml); One Day (Hans May).... The Fairy Tales of Derek Oldham; Ireland (Eric Coates): Gentle Zephyrs (Jensen)....Essie Ackland; Love, I Give You My All ("Luana'-Besly); Waltz Song (A Waltz Dream'-Her- bert-O. Straus) .Derek Oldham. 7.20 Stock Quotations and Hong- transcend emotion. The

kong Exchange Market Report. At the conclusion of the meeting. approaches the dull roar becomes a

7.25 Variety. Dividend warrants were to be a crescendo of sound as the planes pass

Orchestral-Going Greek Selec- overhead.

.New Five minutes pass. Then the first tion....l Mayfair Orchestra; bomb is dropped, to burst with a

Vocal Fine Romance; Bojangles shattering detonation that rocks the Of Harlem (film 'Swing Time') .... earth.

Three others follow in quick Foolin' Myself-Fox-Trol.....Herry

Fred Astaire, Dance Orchestra- succession. The four missiles com- pletely missed their objective, but twelve civilians crouching in a hug were blown to pieces.

announced

Washington, Dec. 19. Mr. H. Saila, the Japanese Ambas- a drive along the Hweinan railway. This force, which crossed the Yang-sador, to-night briefly spoke over

the radio tse at Wuhu, is said to have gained a up," and this was probably the on application at the Hend Onice. foothold near Yuchikow, Hanshan und Hahsien on the river bank. The time any diplomat has been included in a commercial programme. Mr. main objective of this army is the

Salto virtually made a publie apology atrategie elty of Hofel, located some for the Panay incident which he said 90 kilometres Inland.

Japanese troops are at present con- the Japanese Government and people was a "shocking blunder, for which solidating their positions at the southern terminus of the railway be were grieved beyond any expression

of words."

tore nunching a drive towards Hofel. Chinese troops are reported

to have blown the railway.

TEMPERATURE

UNCHANGED

Temperaltire at 10 Royal Observatory to-day

that

0.11.

at The 63 wha

GONE FROM SICHT

Almost before the reverberations

Continuing the Ambassador said: degrees, the same as the correspond- up all bridges along Acting on instructions, I offered uning reading yesterday, and humidity censed from the car-splitting detona-

official expression of regret to your was 72, elhit per cent, bigher.

most Constituting a separate field, the too anxious to make amends and our eastward to the Bonin Islands; the kind, the ront of the warplanes faded

Government. All Japanese are only The antl-cyclone has extended ion of 800 pounds of the

powerful explosive known to man. Japanese military operations in the Government has already declared its depression is situated to the east of into the distance. Chekiang and Anhwel areas are be intention to pay Indemnities.

Hokienido. Heved likely to be the scene of a

A rustling and a rising murmur Local forecast:-N.E. winds fresh; of sound indicates the relief from ten- bitter struggle between the Chinese "The material ons is hardly of and Japanese forces when the Japan-moment. What Is Impossible to re-fair.

deem Ja the low of life. Our ese drive gets under way—Reuter,

glon amongst the buddied crowd be- authorities had no thought that such

Jow. n blunder could have occurred, and

There in almost comedy in the onli- Urey are doing their best to assure

climax. For away a dog barks. Its that there will be no repetition. The

bark suddenly becomes A howl naval oMeer in command of the air-

pain as a well-directed kick or brick craft aquadron at Shanghal has been

demands silence from animals as well dismissed and recalled home, and all famous war-lime German military as humans. other necessary steps are being taken leader, who has been seriously i It is another two hours before the to guarantee that safely will be for overal weeks, 'has suffered aj frain is allowed to proceed, And assured all foreign persons and in-sudden lapse, and in a dangerous! Canton, was in total darkness when terests."-United Press,

The Won

der Boy

BOBBY BREEN of Song I. BASIL RATHBONE

MAKE AWISH

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LUDENDORFF SUFFERS

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Munich, Dec. 20. General Erich Ludendorff, the

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wo arrived, shortly after midnight.

of

Roy and His Orchestra; Vocal-Good- night To You All (Denby-Watson); You Needn't Have Kept It A Secret (O'Connor-Sliver-de Murcia)...... Morton Downey. Cinema Organ

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