1937-12-23 — Page 25

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

DECEMBER

23, 1937.

China Being Forced

CHIANG KAI-SHEK WOULD PREFER AID FROM BRITAIN,

U.S.

MILLION LABOURERS NOW RUSHING ROADS WHICH WILL LINK TWO NATIONS

Shanghai, Dec. 22.

Observers are convinced that China is marching to the Left, although it is not indicated whether the Chinese

To

CRAZY REVUE

ARRIVES

"Hello Hongkong"

Scores Hit

Turn To Russians Give him something

JAPANESE NOW POUNDING AT

HANGCHOW DEFENCES.

Bolsterous, brrezy, witty, huniorous and musical, the much publicised crazy revue "tello Hongkong" gav a keenly attentive audience last night handsome entertainment for nearly three hours at the China Fleet Club, striking a new note in loest stage-Reuter, board productions.

One could have wished for a little more polish and Bnish to some of the numbers, but this defielency was kely due to first-night nervousness, more than lack of rehearsal. Most of the turns, though, were remark ably good, and provoked constant ripples of mirth from the nuditorium,

ERADIO BROADCAST

Christmas Dinner Talk By Sabrina

CHILDREN'S

HOUR

(Continued from Page 1.)

60 miles Tientsin-Pukow railway, from Pukow. In a determined drive throwing their main against. Hsuchow, Japanese troops are sinted to be weight along the Tientsin-Pukow ralfway sector. Chinese troops de- fending the railway area are reported

Radio Programme Broadenst by to have completed the work of erect- ing a new defence line near Pengpu.ZBW on Wavelengths of 355 metres | (045 k.e's.): 31.49 metres (0.52 m.c's),

5.0-8.05 European Programme. 8.05-11.0 Chinese Programme, 5.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

1. I've got my heart set on you:

4 Jam Sessions.

JAPANESE BURN TAICHI

Hangchow, Dec. 23. Taichi, a small town on the highway Hangchow-Naaking north-east of Mokanshan, was burned to the ground following Swing is here to sway; 3, So Rare;

5.15 Interval of recorded the occupation of the area by comedy song "Almost A Lady," and Japanese troops yesterday, ac-muste from ZBW, showed a distinct flair for burlesque cording to a telephone message whispers in the Dark: 8, After you. 5.20 5, Lovely unc; 6, Smurly; 7,

5.35 Interval of recorded dance of the best music hall type. There relayed to Hangchow through were some amusing interpolations by Wukang. Shortly after the music from ZHW.

5.45 0. Night Over Shanghai; 10,

Charles Gill was a big hit with his

dance

Soviets will obtain control of the Chinese Government Charles Owen and Edward Talbot Japanese entered the town theyCause my Baby says it's so; 11, You

now or soon.

Chiang Kai-shek still wishes for Britain's and America's active support, but Russia is the only foreign nation which has so far given concrete aid, while the Chinese Reds have given their complete co-operation to some members of the Chiang Kai-shek, compared to Kuomintang, who are urging him to cease resistance to Japan.

of the Chinese The complete re-organisation Government's Central Military Council, including arming the Chinese Reds for guerrilla warfare, demoncratisation of the Government, and destruction of Japanese property have already been accomplished or are under way.

The Communists are very anxious a that Chiang Kai-shek should remain

dominant, due to the fact that they WAR REFERENDUM

recognise that he is the only leader the able to

cohesion in ereate "Chinese plate of sand". Moscow, therefore, refuses to support the Chinese Soviets and other groups if they seek Chiang's removal or pre- cipitate a civil war.

NOT POPULAR

Washington, Dec. 22. Senator Key Pillman, conumenting on the Landlow Referendun Bill said: "It would be the first step, and a fatal

towards

It is pointed out that Pai Chung-step, in my opinion,

the

si, LI Chung-jen and Feng Yuh-destruction of a republican form of hslang, with others, have long urged Government."

Its suggestion is that

but the cleverest items were

Owen.

"

set fire vignette "Between Dances" by Owen systematically

to the Can't run away from Love: 12. Lady and Peggy Walker, and a dumb show buildings, razing every struc- who could'nt be kissed. "Gestures" by Thomas Barlow and ture within the town limits. 6.00 Studió-Children's Hour.

7.00 Choruses. The Japanese have mounted

Shenandoah (Sea Shanty) (arr. Rio (Sea Desmond Martin put the company number of heavy field pieces at the

with the audience bus station at Taich! on a precau- Terry) Grande, Billy Boy Thre on good terins early in the show with some splen-tionary measure against a counter- Ravens (arr. Kennedy Scott); The didly spun yarns, and Owen, Gough offensive by Chinese forces,

(Harris)......John Goss and Barlow figured in a glorious Several hundred Japanese plein-Boatmen little satirical sketch The Old Man" clothes-men have

ve appeared in (Baritone) and the Cathedral Male Volce Quartet: John Peel (Tradi- "The Crazy Parade" opened the number of villager just behind Mo- secoral part of the programme on kanshan, the famous Chekking mouth-ional)....Harold Williams and the an original uole, and a "melodram-tain resort, Chinese troops are be- BBC Male Chorus. meg which was nicely canceled, ing rushed to that area.

7.15 London Relay Sporlamen The same report adds that furi-Talking: Lord Burghley, M.P. but dragged a little through want of

7.30 Closing local Stock Quotu- spontaneous "pagging," made a fitting ous fighting is in progress at Miao-

hst, but details are not available at tions & ilongkong Exchange Market end to this variety programme.

present-Central News,

Report. Rosemarie Gambler and Erik Nelson, and the orchestra did much to en-

Enjoyable songs were sung by

bance the general standard of the show.

A further performance will be given" to-night.

The Players

HARASSING JAPANESE IN

CHEKIANG

Hangchow, Dec. 23. Chinese mobile units operating over a scattered front in Cheklang are harassing the Japanese forces LA. Edward Talbot (Medway), Lt.along the Nanking-Ilangehow high- Desmond Martin (Medway), Sub-1. way in the vicinity of Isitsun and Charles Owen (Westcott), Sub-Lt. Chingshanshih. These forces have Christopher Gough (Decoy), Sub-Lt, seriously handicapped the Japanese Thomas Barlow (Medway), Rose-nush towards Hongehow during the marie Gambler, Peggy Walker. Inst two weeks.-Central News.

PLANES ATTACK LANCHOW Lanchow, Kansu, Dec. 23. A fleet of 18 Japanese bombers carried out two raids over Lanchow,

Guest-Artistes-Erik Nelson, P. O. Charles Gili (Medway).

Accompanist-Pay. Cadet Michael ! Collins (Cumberland).

Charles

7.35 Variety.

Orchestra Dance HIL....New Mayfair Orchestra (With Vocal Re- Sketch-Father frain); Humorous Christmas (J. Henry)...John Henry assisted by Gladys Horridge.

7.46 Studio 'Christmas Dinner' a talk by Sabrina.

0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Forecast and Announcements.

8.05 Chinese Programme.--Studio Concert.

11.00 Close down.

p.m. B.05-11.0

European Pro- gramme from Z.E.K. on a Frequency of 010 Kilocycles. 8.05 Variety.

Vocal Duct-Arlene (Seymour & Organiser. Sub-Lleut.

Pollock); Waltin' At The Gate For that war plans should be identical the country should ballot before Owen (Westcott).

and Jolinstone; Dance Orch. The war is declared. with the Red programme.

Asst. Stage Manager, P. G. John-capital of Kansu province, an De-Katy (Kahn & Whiting)..... Layton lesid that less than half of the son, (Westcott); Buck-Stage Stants in the westem section of the Med

cember 21, killing seven hon-comba Ballyhooligans Make Whoopee

The Bolly- Fox-Trot. ... Medley would express themselves Messrs. Richardson, Luke, Turneri people

During the secorid. raid Chi- Med

Vocal rent Master of the Foyer, C. P. 0. Gould, y

hooligans;

Quartelte Muske- referendum. The through a would be influenced by "violent (Westcott): Commissionaire, P. Onese planes took to the air and drove

Musketeers; Orchestra 'Happy misrepresentations."

method Tunber, (Westcott); Programme Sel the invaders away. No bombs were teers Melodies (No. 1). .... The Four

Memories Selection. would delay action where immediary lers, Messrs. Finlayson, Kirvan, dropped during the Inst attack.- was necessary, and it would encour-Littlewood, Evans.

Mayfair Orchestra. age every military power bent conquest to continue encroachment on the liberty of the American citizens and their rights, to a point whery

Support On Big Scale Wide-scale indirect support by the

China Soviet of

'Is increasingly evident with Russian planes and aviators, together with the reported

guns "token" shipments tanks.

Chinese reports state that 1,000,000 Chinese labourers are constructing a

of

and

The

on

The Orchestra

Conductor, Mr. R. E. Compton;, Leader, Bandmaster T. B. Turner;

new road 3,000 miles long from China Physical resistance would imevitably Band Corporals, Dixon and Whitney;

to

Russia, through Kansu and Chinese Turkestan, with a branch to

eventuate.

Central Newz.

New

8.30 London Relay-At The Black

in his own by Pascoe

Dr. Wilkes at home

bar-parlour. Presented Thornton.

If All The World Were Mine (Parr-

STIFF FIGHTING NEAR HANGCHOW

Shanghal, Dec. 23, A Japanese Army spokesman ad-

0.0 Gracle Fields. Band Boy, Clark; Musicians: Wikle, mitted to-day that there were many Mr. Arthur Vandenberg sild the Johnson, Holiler, Trussler, Susans, Chinese troops behind the Japanese

rather than less war jeopardy."

Dodds, Combes, Agnew, Lerwill, Nanking. Many bod surrendered. Buick. Lorentsen, Streets, Ray, Ho- but many more continued to harugs ward, Wallace and Vaughan of the the Japanese, Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Cumber

The Chinese "seem very hungry" be added.

Urge, through Ninghsia, replacing referendum would "make for more. Foley, Dawkin, Handford, Allan- tines of action, between Shanghai and Davies); Your Dog's Come Home

the Urga-Kalgan route, which the Japanese have cut off.

In

Majorland.

Again (Harrington); You And The Night And The Musle (from 'Stop Press')

9.10 Jazz Piano-and-Turner Layton- (Vocal and Piano).

Meanwhile Representative Louis Ludlow has selected 20 prominent directors as a commitice for the

headed by Referendum,

The Revue was held to raise funds

There is heavy fghting in the

Dinner For One Please, James (M. General William Rivers (Ret.); who had disagreed with the Administra-

elty the Naval Chaplain's. Fund for vicinity of Hangchow, which

Carr)... Turner Layton; Is for plan

Seamen's Walfare, comprising the the Japanese hoped to occupy before Romantique (Da Costa); Jazz Goblins tion's contention that the

Royal Naval Hospital Recreation the year's end, He said he hoped the (Da Costa).

Rale Da Costa; Fund and the Dockyard branch of Chinese would withdraw and permiteart Of Gold (from 'All alright at the Ministering Children's League: the city to become a safety zone, he Oxford Circus'); Alone (flim 'A night and also to assist Toe H in their work cause the Japanese appreciated at the Opera')..... Turner Layton;

The construction of these new highways may be compared to the building of the Great Wall of China. Shipments will be possible fortnight instead of several months. Many Chinese engineers from Ameri-impracticable.-United Press. can universitles are engaged on the task, which, however, will not be completed for several months,

Forced Into Communism

is pointed out that making the Chinese Government Communist has so far not been desired by the ruling groups in China, but that it is being forced on China by Japanese aggres- slon, which thus operates against Japanese aims in combating the Sovietisation of Asia.

BEGGED FROM POLICEMAN

who

A mendicant, Lai Yan, 38. persisted in asking a uniformed Eur-

opean

was

military cra.

It is believed that it will only be possible to raise 100,000 Outer Mongolians, trained in the Soviet Inspector Baker said after being Army,

which it is believed that brought to Wanchai Station, the man Itussia will not permit, because she continued to beg from, a European does not desire to weaken Com-Sub-Inspector. munism's defences when the Japanese The man was remanded Army has roughly 1,300,000 men on amination.

for ex-

Waltz

he would choose himself from

MACKINTOSH'S

Men's Wear Specialists

The WHISKY

Spey-Royal Scotch Whisky

And the nest Whiskles ALL OVER TEN YEARS OLD

Buried and Unbrakond try

Mis Agilbey

Chem Bory Plottery.

士披来()威士忌

for the Salyingpun Chinese Boys' Hangchow's beauly And historic Sweetmeat Joe. The Candy Man WHAT A SENSATION !

Club.

BRITAIN WATCHFUL OVER H.K. WATERS

(Continued from Page 1.)

All Possible Protection

(Cons.) who put a qucation to him Mr. Eden assured Mr. A. Graham

on the subject, that all possible pro-

value and did not wish is destruc (Croom-Johnson): A Cavalcade Of lion. Hangchow, it is recalled, Is a Martial Tunes. greal Buddhist centre.

numerous

borough.

Patricia Russ-

The spokesman sald

9.30 London Relay The News. 9.50 Mozart Concerto In E Flat Chinese soldiers are still facing the Major, K.271. Japanese across the creek in the

Walter Gleseking Played

by southern part of Wuhu,-United

(Piano) and Members of the State Press,

Opera House Orchestra, Berlin, Con- ducted by Hans Rosbaud.

10.20 Violin Solos by Yehudi Merakin.

That's

Asked

for Again

Sole Agents:

THE CENTRAL

TRADING CO.

Bank of Canton

Building.

You MUST see what the privileged fow saw last night

IING McLTO JONG K°26!

Sarabande and Tambourin (Leclair-TO-NIGHT 9,15 at the CHINA FLEET CLUB

constable for money, charged at the. Central Magistracy this morning with begging in Lock- hart Road. Police Constable M. K.

SPOKESMEN'S reporTS Foreign milltary authorities think Rass said he was standing in the aware there had been any change in that due to sparseness of the popu- rond when Lal twice approached and tenancy of posts held by Britons,

Shanghai, Dec. 23. lation of Outer Mongolia, the Mongols asked him for 10 cents, in English.] Replying to Lieut-Comdr. R.T.I.

A Japanese military spokesman have not forgotten the resentment He told the man to go away, but Fletcher (Lab.), Mr. Eden sald he said that on December 20 Japanese Sarasate); Danse Espagnole ('La Vida they have against the Chinese Gove persisted and was arrested.

understood that it was not the case | troops occupied Chanpaling. 22 Breve') (Do Falla-Kreisler); Mins- ernment's misrule in the Pelping Defendant denied that he had asked that pending the result of negotia-kliometres north of Hsubslen, and on trels (Debussy); Flight Of The the constable for money, saying he tions, the Shanghai Customs was de the 21st they entered Shoopalchen, Bumble-Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov- only asked for a match to light his facto controlled by the Japanese, 20 kilometres north of Yangchow. Hartmann) elgarette.

The Chinese left 100 bodies on the 10.30 Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano) feld in the course of the two eng- Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Ingements. No definite reports had of New York.

been received from Hangchow.

Siegfried Idyll (Wagner).... Orch. by Arturo Toscanini: A Swan, Cond A Navel spokesman said Japanese Op. 25, No. 2 (Ibsen, trs. Henzen- tection was being, and will be afford-raided Nanchang yesterday and des- p. 23, ed British trade and interests In South troyed twelve Chinese planes which Grica); Et Hab, Op. 26, No. 1 (Paul- China, but he had no information he were in an air field and shat down son-Grieg)....Kirsten Flagstad with could properly give the House,

17 out of 20 others. Most the Piano accomp. by Edwin McArthur; Replying to Mr. A. C. Morcing planes were of Soviet make, although L'apprenti Sorcier (After a ballad by (Cons.) regarding the regulationsa few were Curtis-Hawks, he said. Goethe-Pau! Dukes)....Orchestra, stl remaining in force concerning

It is estimated the Chinese have Cond, by Arturo Toscanini. access to British-owned property, lost 000 planes since the beginning of Mr. Eden said that while the position hostilities, of which 60 or 70 are London, Dec. 22. shows some slight-improvement it is tussian. According to the spokes- Four hundred and ten South Wales still unsatisfactory. The British man, China possessed 400 planes niners, singing hymns and playing authorities in Shanghai and spared when hostilllies broke out and she cards in the glow of safety lamps will no efforts to secure relaxation of the has since Imported many more. spend Christmas in a sit-down strike conditions imposed, but hitherto these Observera estimate that China has a for higher pay. This will keep 000 had been unsuccessful. He had con maximum of 100 left.-United Press.

Instructed Sir Robert men idle, while workers in eight) sequently other colileries are considered to be Craigie to make representations to

on the Japanese Government go sympathetic and may also

matter-Reuter, irike.--United Press.

the Asiatic mainland.

However, possibly the figure of

and

1,300,000 is an exaggeration Tussia may be willing to permit the Outer Mongolians to try their metile it the Japanese attempt to drive a wedge deeper to the west of Suiyuan province-United Press.

WELSH MINERS STRIKE

TEMPERATURE STEADY

on

this

Must Be Prepared

Washington, Dec. 22.

STEAMER DELAYED

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED

Leung Wing-nin, 26, salesman and shroff of Wesson and Co. Ltd., was charged before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning with having embezzled and convert- The messageries Maritimes Incred to his own use the sum of $20.82. d'Artagnan__which was scheduled to

Regarding continued reports in the salt for Shangla and Kobe on Sub-Inspector Whant's request for a December 25 has been delayed and week's remand was granted, and de- newspapers of a naval display,

COMMENDS TWO THIEF CATCHERS Two men, Lam Kam, a marine collector, and Ip Chuen, a carpenter, were commended by Mr. It. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning for their good work in arresting a thief who had snatched a handbag from

Mins Lau Sau-ching, a tele- phono operator, in Gloucester Road

is reliably learned that the Navy at will arrive here on Sunday, Dectin- fendant was allowed ball of $100 in yesterday morning.

present is confining itself to putting her 20. She will sail for Shanghai cash or securities. Inspector A. Baker said Miss

the fleet Into proper condition to meet and Kobe the same day. Lau was walking along the road A temperature of 85 degrees was whatever calls may be made upon it when accuard

came from behind, recorded by the Royal Observatory in the future. snatched her bag and ran towards at 10 a.m. to-day, compared with the Naval authorities state that the Fleming Road. She raised the alarm, maximum of 683 degrees the previous fleet at present is about 85 per cent. responded to her shouts, day. The fotel rainfall since January efficient, but many hulls need scrap- and Lam and with the assistance of Ip, secured 1 is 82.40 inches against an average ing before the fleet can make defendant and took him to Wanchal of 84.87 inches.

The following ships are expected cruise. lengthy

Also there is the Stalion. The men had done a very

The weather report for to-day reads scarcity of fuel ships and supply to be in wireless communication with good plece of work, he thought.

as follows: The anti-cyclone con-ships which must be remedied before the Hongkong Radio Station: Turbo, tinues to move eastward, and pressure action such as is speculated upon by Muinam, President McKinley, Shin- is now highest over Japan. Forecast: the newspapers could be undertaken, kyo Maru, Alexla, Ranpura, Houtman East winds, fresh; cloudy.

and Swartenhondt.

und

His Worship ordered that defendant be remanded a week to see if he was nt for a caning.

|--Reuter,

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