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POLICE FIGHT RIOTOUS S'PORE CROWD

ANTI-JAPANESE DEMONSTRATION

CAUSES CLASH

Hundred Arrested And Several Policemen Hurt By Missiles

Singapore, Jan. 10.

More than 100 Chinese and Indians have been arrested following an anti-Japanese demonstration here, in which between two and three thousands participated. The majority of the police were called out.

The organisers of the demonstration claimed they intended to link up with India's China Day celebration, which was yesterday.

Chinese Rush Troops To Stem New Drive

TRAGEDY OVERTAKES WEDDING GUESTS

In which 11 persons, including Grand Duke George of the German rayati house of Hesse, and four membcas of his family, were killed at Ostend. Belgium. Indications were that th

The Inspector General of Police and the Secretary TRAGEDY-Wreck of the airplane for Chinese Affairs held conference with the Governor, Sir Thomas Shenton Thomas, and afterwards issued a communique warning that police had been instructed to prevent unauthorised assemblies or processions, and to disperse demonstrators.

Later anti-riat quads were called my pasta de a

when thousands nf Chinese elamoured before police headquarters demanding the release of those ar- rested. The road was finally cor-| doned off.

by

Six Police Injured Six policemen were injured Bricks and bottles hurled-by-the crowd.

It is confirmed that more than 100 of the 2000 to 3,000 demonstrators ( were arrested.

The demonstrators maintain they wanted to demonstrate Indian and Chinese solidarity.

The anti-rlot squads were armed! when they went out to meet the thou-| sands who elamoured outside polirej headquarters.

After the uroclamallon had been issued forbidding assemblies or pro- cessions, the demonstrators continitird to porade until midnight. United Preas.

JAPANESE STABILISE CURRENCY

Aggravated Finance Condition To Blame

Stiff Notes To Japan's Consul

In Shanghai

Shanghai, Jan. 10. It is learned that the British Consul-General 011 Saturday stut the Japanese Consul-tiearr-

21 strongly-worded written protest against the man-hanall- ing of British Municipal palier-

men.

Mr. Herbert Philips also sent a full telegraphle report of the fair to London.-United Press.

Soviet Money For War Mercy Work

Cheque To China's Red Cross

The new

Hankow, Jan. 10.

Ambassador

Soviet

10.

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pitot attempted to land in a for after the Grand Duchess Cecilia prematurely gave birth to a child. The child's body was found in the wreckage. The passengers were their way to a royal wedding in London,

DISCUSS SHANGHAI POSITION

Chamberlain Meeting Experts At Once

COUNCIL WANTS

GUIDANCE

London, Jan. 10.

STRIKING TRIBUTE PAID LADY CLARA

SUNG CHEH-YUAN LEADS BIG ARMY TO VITAL ZONE

Struggle to Prevent Japanese Cutting Lunghai Railway

Hankow, Jan, .10.

In view of the Japanese threat to the Tsining sector of the Lunghai railway front, Chinese forces, under the command of General Sung Cheh-yuan, former Chairman of the Hopei-Chahar Political Council at Peiping, whose troops are at present stationed on the Shantung-Honan border, are rushing towards the east in support of the Chinese line at Tsining in order to prevent the Japanese attempt to cut the Lunghai railway west of Hsuchow.

HO TUNG BY COLONY conference here and was one of the most enthusiastic and

Mile-Long Procession Takes Noted Resident To Graveside

One of the greatest mass manifestations of grief at the death of a beloved benefactor of Hongkong was seen on the occasion of the funeral this morning of Lady Clara Ho Tung, wife of the well-known Chinese millionaire and philanthropist, Sir Robert.

Thousands of persons attended in the procession and at the Wing Pit Ting Chapel while masses of flowers and wreaths, silk scrolls and traditional offerings of silk Mr. Neville Chamberlain re-blankets, candles, couplets and paper symbols bore turns to London to-day, says the eloquent testimony to a deeply-frit loss. Daily Telegraph's diplomatic

The cortege, over a mile long, com- correspondent, and he will re-

tried some hundreds cL cars and ! view the latest incidents and unpred a severe s rain on the sup- developments in the Far East ply of public conveyances and traile with experts at the Foreign along Oflice.

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Hitherto ao official report has been received at Whitehall of the Shanghe mextents of last week.

the

trom route. Starting The Falls," Penk residence of Sir Robert Ho

procession Tung, the- wound its sad course along Stubbs toad, Wongnichicong Road, Percival Street, Johnston and Hennessy Road

Queen's Roid and Pokfulam. Family mourners wore white, as did also the students of Buddhist Schools who practically owe their scholastie existence the generosity of their co-religionist, the deceased lady. These students carried incense

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It is expected instructions will shortly be forwarded to the British 10 Consul-General concerning the reply China, M. Luganets Crelsky will preto be made to the Shangai Munici sent his credentials to Mr. Lin Sen, Council's request for guidance Chairman of the National Govern and these are likely to indicate that ment at Chungking on January

any new and special measures found Ostensibly the yen has bean where he is expected to arrive will be necessary almuld be expressly and others bore flowers and banners.

the Soviet Military Altache and

without The staffs and Inmates of many stabilised with a rate pegged at secretaries who arrived at Hankowon a temporary basis, and

prejudice to permanent arrangements charitable institution's were nopre- 1/2d in terms of the pound ster-on December 26 from Lanchow,

Powers sented. ling, but in the opinion of ex-

Meanwhile the Red Cross and the which would affect other

with rights In the Settlement. "Fed Crescent Society

Tokyo, Jan. 10.

گردی

the

perts the fact that the market U.S.S.I have sent a cheque of $336.-1 Reuter. has been stabilised is clear evi- $42 to the Chinese Red Cross Society dence of an aggravated situa- to purchase medical supplies for

those who have suffered Trom tion.

war."-Reuter.

The market it la said, is simply being controlled by the Japanese Government.

Last January the Government introduced an Import exchange permit system requiring! for remittances or covers

pening 30,000 yen. Shortly after

the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese affair, this limit was cut down to Y1,000. The limit was again lower- ed to 100 last December.

sys-

In introducing the permit tem beginning in 1937 the then Finance Minister intended

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Participating In Rome To Rio Flight

STOP PRESS

AMBÁSSADOR'S ALLEGED WORDS MUCH RESENTED

Shanghai, Jan. 10.

Behind the hearse were the family mourners, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Major Ho Sal-lai, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. E. S. K. Hu Tung, sons, and other members of the family.

HUNDREDS AT CHAPEL

come

Long before 11 a.m., there was a Burge concourse of people who had not taken part. In the funeral pro- cession but had come to pay their respects at the Wing Pit Ting chapel. This building had been dressed with black and white cloth in a dignified pillars being covered and style, the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs at tong drapes depending from the cell- Hankow has Instructed the Chinese ing ending in huge black and white Embassy at Tokyo to make strict rosetie knots. enquiries at, the Japanese Foreign to put

Office regarding the recent statement to bow before the coffin was defined

The

passage for those who attributed to Mr. Shigeru Kawago by black and white covered rolls and Japanese Ambassador, in which he a red carpet extended from the dom agitated

for the Japanese withdrawal to the altar. On this aller were National candles and long burning loss sticks the Central Govern- of China, Hay Chinnse reports, and sortional offerings of fruit been completed for Go

The Chinese Embassy it is stated, ment was obliged to make larger flo de Janeiro fight this month, the in andered to make a protest, aliould gold shipments than originally anti-fight to be made by three high speed enquiries establish that such a state-

Mr. The cartege arrived shortly after cipated.

ent was actually made by machines.

noon when the final ceremonies wore One of the planes will be piloted by | Kawagoo. OF COLD

the the family vault at Chlu Yuen on Instructor.

such remarka, coming from Shortly after the outbreak of the The route will be by way of Rome, Japanese, Ambassador in China, cons- Mount Davis,

Wreaths were sent by thousands of China affair, the Government decid-Dakar, Nutal and Brazil, with the titute a grave breech of international

people,

social work. Institutions, ed to maintain the yen al is. 2d, at intchinés "flying in formation across law and etiquette-stouter, -

official bodies and unofficial' bodies, all costs. Mr. Kaya, the Finance the Sahara and

(Further Stop Press News on

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an end 10 speculative Imports which had been stimulated by publication of Japan's big budget and consequent Increase in imports. Des pite the enforcement of the system the imports in proportion to the advance Bruno

Plans have

Rome, Jan. 1.

in commodity prices and the Govern-Dictator, to participate in a Rome to

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CORTEGE ARRIVES'

Major Bisco, Il Duce's former flying Chinese circles emphasise that commenced prior to the Interment in

Reuter.

South Atlantic.

14-Year-Old Girl Runs Gaming House

Twelve Chinese wonen u two men were this morning each Bined $2 by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy for gambling

house In Gilles Avenue, Kowloon, Saturday.

The keeper of the house was a 14-year-old girl who was dealt with in the juvenile court.

The sum of $8.65 was put in the poor box.

BRITISH NEWS OF TERUEL

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Two Labour M.P.s See Loyalists

Re-Organising

General Sung recently attended a high military

optimistic leaders at the conference regarding the future outcome of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

10th

19th Route Army-May- Fight Again

Tsai Ting-kai To Lead Force Of Famous Name

Shanghai, Jan. 16.

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General Sung's forces at present total approximately 120,000 men.

In order to consolidate and co- ordinate the operations of the Chi- nese guerilla units, at present real- tered in the Taiban mountains on the Shansi Hopei-and-Homun-borders, the Chinese Government has

appoint- ef General Chang Ying-wu as Com- mander-in-Chief of the volunteers.

General Chang was Peiping garri- con comenander when General Yen Hai-shan was in control of the Pei- ping-Tientsin area.

Chinese and Japanese forces pre facing each ollier between Tenthslen and Tsoulsion on the Tientsin-Pukow allway front. Japanese troops have Chinese reports state that Generatecupied Tsoulsion south of Yang-

left wingt the

are holding Chinese Rout Chen Ming-shu has reorganised the and north of Lincheng. On the Army, famous for her positions in the vicinity of Tsi- feiting that body is men Shanghal in the 1932 trouble, latering grand canal, while reinforce-

muls

are taking up positions ot dibanded after the part It played in Chengwa and Touhsten in south- the abortive Fukien revolt.

western Shantung. will be The net army

100,000 strong. 115 aflcers will include who com- General Trai Ting-kal. manded at Shanghai, All the rest of the former senior offivcrs of the unit will serve, with the exception <{ | General Shen Kwang-han, who was killet in the "ghting around Shang- hai Inst Oetober.

Communist Ho Lung, the noted leider, upon whose head Nanking once put a price, is also included In the officers list, It is believed.

The army will be assigned o the Canion defence sector, Is reported.-United Press.

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devastated Arguelles suburb. They also attended a play at the National Theatre in the evening being enthu- slustically cheered by the audience. During the interval the orchestra played the British and Spanish National Anthems, the British M.P.s standing and saluing with clenched

fists.

Chowsion Cleared Of Japanese

Hsuchow, Jan. 10. Japanese cavalry units which a few days ago had advanced to Chow- (Continued on Pape 4.).

H.K. LAWYER NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH

Pony Killed By Train: Rider Thrown Clear

Mr. G. R. Strauss, greeting' the audience on behalf of the working class of Britain declared that the "whole Labour Party, from Mr. A remarkable escape from death Clement Attlee down, are wishing was described to a Telegraph repre- you to win this war as quickly as sentative by Mr. Peter L. Sin, well- possible for world democracy."known Hongkong solicitor, when Reuter.

Interviewed this morning,

Hevere

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Mr. Sin, a keen horseman, Involved in a railway level crossing accident near Shatin, on Saturday

afternoon.

INSURGENTS REDOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS

Teruel, Jan. 9. The Loyalists state that while the Madrid, Jan. D. Insurgents at Celebas, ten indies A first-hand report of the condi- north of Teruel, indulged in

"I was cautering the pony towards tions in war-torn Teruel was given artillery barrage, their infantry made the level, crossing when I heard the yesterday evening by two Labour a futile attack north of Teruel, being train approaching," Mr. Sin sald.

"As we went down a steep embank- Members of Parliament who arrived repulsed with heavy losses. The In- there yesterday. They are members surgents are said to have redoubled ment towards us railway lines I of a party of nine British

their strength on the Concud and attempted to pull up the pony. M. who are visiting Republican Celebsus sectors. However the res- "It stumbled and I was thrown, a

are practically un- Spalu, and in the evening, they telepective lines

few feel from the line, The pony swerved to the left as the train came colleagues in changed. phoned their soven

A military

spokesman of the up and for a few seconds ran along Madrid, of the fact that they were then in the captured city, adding that Loyalists claimed that the Govern the permanent way, parallel with the completed mopping-up engine. Then it swerved ruddenly they had found the military, sanitary ment had and food supply services organised operations In Teruel. However, and attempts to run in front of the by the Government forces in full other sources indicated that scatter train, but was struck by the engine, operation and working smoothly. ed groups of Insurgents were still It was killed instantly.

Tho Madeld party yesterday visit resisting in the old quarter of-the-was-fortunate enough to escapo

with nothing but a shaking." ed the former Royal Palace and the city-United Press,