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No. 15411

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MONDAY,

JANUARY

10, 1938.

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POLICE FIGHT RIOTOUS S'PORE CROWD

ANTI-JAPANESE China's War Loss Twice

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.

The Inspector General of Police and the Secretary 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-rlat «qunda were called out when thousands of Chinese clamoured before police headquarters demanding the release of those ar rested. The road was finally cor- doned off.

Six Police Injured

Six policemen were injured by "bricks and bottles-hurted-by-the

crowd.

It is confirmed that more than 100 of the 2,000 to 3,000 demonstrators were arrested.

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

The anti-riot squads were armed when they went out to meet the thou- sands who clamoured outside pollee headquarters.

After the proclamation had been Issued forbidding assemblies of pro- cessions, the demonstrators continued to parade until midnight--United Press,

Bomb Thrown At Italians In-Shanghai-

Shanghai, Jan. 10.

A tobacco-tin bomb, one of the home-made variety which Injured two American children and two French detectives yesterday, was hurled into a post of the Savoy Grenadiers to-day.

The post is in the Italian de- fence sector of Shanghal.

There were no casualties and the culprit escaped-Reuter.

LADY CLARA HO TUNG MOURNED

Prolonged Hostilities Necessary

To Subdue Chinese Anti-Japanese Elements.

Tokyo Cabinet

Decision

A sortion of the huge throng of people who attended the funeral of 12 de Chara He Mups this morning can here be seen at Wing Pit Ting Chapel where the coffin was taken for tradi- tional obeisance to be made before its removal to the family vault at Chiu Yuen, Mount Davis.-Staff Photographer.

STRIKING TRIBUTE PAID LADY CLARA HO-TUNG BY COLONY

Mile-Long Procession Takes Tokyo, Jan. 10. An agreement that Japan's Noted Resident To Graveside Jonly course was to resort to prolonged hostilities in order to

One of the greatest mass manifestations of grief at obtain the original objective, namely the total elimination of the death of a beloved benefactor of Hongkong was seen the anti-Japanese regime in on the occasion of the funeral this morning of Lady Clara U.S. MARINE China, was reached at a three- Ho Tung, wife of the well-known Chinese millionaire and

hour meeting of the Cabinet

philanthropist, Sir Robert. yesterday.

of

IN FIGHT

TO DEATH

Shoots Notorious

Polish Criminal

Pelping, Jan. 10.

the American Embassy Guard, shot

tion will be taken at an extraordinary which Prince Konoye, the Premier.

A formal decision in this connec- Thousands of persons attended in the procession and session of the Cabinet 10-day, after at the Wing Pit Ting Chapel while masses of flowers and will go to the Palace to obtain Wreaths, silk scrolls and traditional offerings of silk Imperial sanction of

blankets, candles, couplets and paper symbols bore The necessity for declaring war eloquent testimony to a deeply-felt loss.

decision.

the Cabinel's

against China and launching a more Intensive campaign was emphasised |

JAPANESE STABILISE CURRENCY Aggravated Finance

The earluge, over a mile long, corn- : by Admiral Suctsugu, the Home prised sotne hundreds of cars and Condition To Blame

inister, who also urged taking effec-imposed a severe strain on the sup A belated report has just been steps to prevent the import of ply of public conveyances and trafic Issued that Second Lieutenant nellive

the route. Starting from Tokyo, Jan. 10. Wolf Schatzel of the United States munitions to China, thus giving along

"The Falls," Peak residence of Sir Ostensibly the yen has been Marine Corps and Provost Marshal China n final milltary blow.

The Ralway Minister, Mr. Yadanj Robert Ho Tung, the procession stabilised with a rate pegged at and killed Josef Stanishewksy. Nakajima suggested that Japan should wound its end course along Stubbs 1/2d in terms of the pound sternotorious Polish criminal on January watch developments for some further Hood, Wongncicheong Road, Percival ling, but in the opinion of ex-U. Stanishewsky was implicated in period unt should then cautiously Street, Johnston and Hennessy Road

the necessary decisions to Queen's Road and Pokfulam. ports the fact that the market armed jewel, robbery at the make

Family mourners wore white, es of Buddhist has been stabilised is clear evi-Legation quarters on December 21.

The robbery was effected by four LEADERS IN AGREEMENT

did also the students

their dence of an aggravated aitun- masked men, who tied up the Chinese

Tokyo, Jan. 10.

Schools who practically owe tion.

watchmen in the Legation storehouse. A liaison conference was held yes-scholastic existence to the generosity They also ralded three Chinese terday morning between members of The market, it is said,

is simply Jewelry Arms, allogether, stealing the staff of Imperial Headquarters | 22, their co-religionist, the deceased These students carried incense lady. the Japanese from $100,000 to $500,000 is bullion. and leading members of the Cabinet, and others bore towers and banners. being controlled by Government. Lant January

and other jewelry. pearls

when, it is understood, they reached The staffs and Inmates Import Government introduced an

Later the authorities arrested Per-a final agreement on Japan's "funda- charitable institution's were repre- exchange permit system requiring man Lazotta, and after his arrest two mental policies towards China." permits for remittances covers American Marines were "pped off"

The conclusions mad decision of the sented.

Behind the hearse were the family exceeding 30,000 yen. Shortly after to search the house of Gene Lainb, conference were explained at an ex the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese | in American explorer.

traordinary session of the fall Cabinet mourners, Sir Robert Ho Tung. Major affair.. this limit was cut down to

and at which views were exchanged for Ho Sai-ini, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. P. S. K. They raided the Y1,000. The limit was again lower-

shoot Stanishowsky tried to

Licut. three hours. The session was report-Ho Tung, sons, and other members ed to Y100 last December.

Schatzel, who fired in self-defence, ed to have reached a complete agree of the family.

meni "on measures to destroy entirely and was therefore exonerated,

fold

(Continued on Page 4.) The raid yielded a haul of

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In Introducing the permit By- 1037 the then tem beginning in

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Finance Minister intended to put bars, jewels and pearls, including a and to #peculative Imports "coffee can full of pearls the size of which had been stimulated by peas and hazelnuts." publication of Japan's big budget and

It is understood that Lamb was not consequent Increase in imports. Des- pite the enforcement of the system the arrested, but merely questioned and released. Lamb salt he was intro- Imports in proportion to the advance duced to Stanisiewsky a few days in commodity prices and the Govern-

Ing.-United Press. ment was obliged to make larger, when he wanted room and lodg

.gold shipments than originally anti- .cipated.

HUGE SHIPMENTS

OF GOLD

Neuter,

Two Raids On! Railways

of my

HUNDREDS AT CHAPEL

19th Route Army May Fight Again

Tsai Ting-kai To Load Force Of Famous Namo

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of

That Of Japan

ENORMOUS COST OF HOSTILITIES SEEN IN PRESS ESTIMATE

American Experts

Experts Discuss Future of China Silver

Shanghai, Jan. 10.

The vernacular newspaper, the Eastern Daily News estimates that war costs to China have been $14,000,- 000,000 and to Japan $6,000,000,000.

The expense bill to China includes: Military $200,000,000; buildings and other property destroyed $10,000,000; losses to industry, commerce and taxes $800,000,000; decreases in personal incomes $3,000,000,-

000.

The cost to Japan is estimated as follows: Military expenses $3,000,000,000; military property $1,000,000,000; buildings and machinery $1,000,000,000; industrial__and commercial losses' $1,000,000,000.-United Press.

DISCUSS SHANGHAI POSITION Chamberlain Meeting -Experts-At-Onco-

Silver's Future Discussed

New York, Jan. 9. Messrs. Hondy and Harmon's re- view of the sliver market says that the U.S. Treasury's silver stocks on |-December-31-totalled-2,170,000,000. 11 result of purchases aggregrating

ounces

COUNCIL WANTS throughout the year

GUIDANCE

London, Jan. 10.

317,300,000 ounces.

The review says that the trend of the market throughout 1037 was "the narrowest on record" with only u 2

Mr. Neville Chamberlain recent difference between the high and

low levels, turns to London to-day, says the

It adds it is impossible to forecast diplomatic Telegraph's Daily

the future trend of prices "because correspondent, and he will re- this is dependent on the Treasury's view the latest incidents and daily buying rate which is admitted developments in the Far East to be on a 24-hour basis.

However, it continues, "past event. with experts at the Foreign Office.

have suffélently demonstrated the Hitherto no official report has been unfortunato results consequent upon received at Whitehall of the Shanghat the constant advancing and declining of the price and this fact has been incidents of last week.

It is

is expected Instructions will recognised by the Treasury in the Consul General concerning the reply January 1030. The reduction of the shortly be forwarded to the British buying programme as pursued since to be made to the Shanghai Munici- price of domestte silver will be the pal Council's request for guidance, fore-runner of a lower foreign price,

and we earnestly hope that such and these are likely to indicate that decline will be gradual and orderly. any new and special measures found The Government has the power to to be necessary should be expressly control the situation-and we assume on a temporary basis and without it will continue to prevent sudden and prejudice to permanent arrangements wide fluctuations." which would affect other Powers

the Settlement- with rights in Reuter.

STOP PRESS

THOSE WHO DO NOT SURRENDER WILL BE SLAIN

The review estimates that the Silver Purchase Act obligea the Treasury (o make "additional acquisitions of about 1,113,000,000 Ounces."

The Treasury's purchases for 1937 are enumerated as being 69,900,000 ounces from domestle ores,30,000,000 from the nationalisation of the metal, (Continued on Page 4,)

JAPANESE OCCUPYING TSINGTAO

Shanghai, Jan, 10. Chinese reports state that General Chen Ming-shu has reorganised the 100 Route Army, famous for the fighting that body of men Shanghai in the 1932 trouble, inter

Tsingtao, Jan. 10 (3.55 p.m.). The Japanese handbills dropped on disbanded after the part it played in

Tsingtao to-day asked the populace be 100,000 The new army will the abortive Fukien revolt.

to "kindly advise" neutrols not to l ILA officers will strong.

Include

approach danger areas and specified) General Teal Ting-kal, who com tocalities where safety was assured.

Tsingtao, Jan. 10 (8.40 p.m.). manded at Shanghai. All the rest of

It advised all Chinese bureaux to

The Japanese are taking over the former senior officers of the unit ny a white flag and to instruct police and military parties to concentrate in designated areas and elect repre- the administration of Tsingtao the local to-day. sentatives in be sent to

While five Japanese destroyers Japanese shrine to negotiate with the Јаралекс.

The handbills promised that any steamed into Tsingtao Bay to one who surrenders will not be persupplement the Japanese fleet

but add that anyone secuted,

already gathered there, seven officially

that planes flew over the city and Japanese planes bombed villages on dropped handbills urging the the outskirts of Tsingtao this morning Chinese populace poncefully to

1.M.S. Dorsetshire, H.M.S. Grimsby A Report was made to the polica Kowloon Hospital, that a small clock sent at Taingtao to afford protection tion, and omphasising that the yesterday by Sister Balley, of the and U.S.S. Murbichead are at pre-acquiesce in the Japanese occupa

was to fore in nationala-Reuter.

rights and interests of noutrals {Further Stop. Preis News On will be respected Reuter, in an oak case, valued at $9, tween 11.30 a.m. and 12 pati

Page 12.) stolen from the Sisters' Mesa Le-

Long before 11 am., there was a will servo, with the exception large concourse of people who had General Shen Kwang-han, who was not taken part in the funeral pro-killed in the fighting arquad Shang-

their hal last October, cession but had come to pay

Ho Lung, the noted Communist respects at the Wing Pit Ting chapel. This building had been dressed with teader, upon whose head Nonking black and white cloth in a dignified once put a price, la also included in style, the pillars being covered and the oflcers' list, it is believed.

will be assigned The army long drapes depending from the cell

defence Canton Canlon, Jan. 10.

ing ending in huge black and white the

is reported-United Press. According 10 omeist reports rosetic knots. Japanese planes carried out three raids in the vicinity of Canton to-day.

The passage for those who came An employes of Talkoo Dockyard, Yu Tung-hoi, was sentenced to three! Two alarms were sounded. this to bow before the coffin was defined a red carpet extended from the dom Shortly after the outbreak of the months hard labour at the Central morning and one early this afternoon, by black and white covered rails and Chinn altair, the Government decid- Magistracy this morning, when be but no machines were sighted, od to maintain the yen at 18. 20: at admitted a charge of theft of 10 lbs. The railway tracks in the Ying Tak to the altar. On this alter were

(Continued on Page 4.) All costs. 14. Kaya, the Finance of lead before Mr. Forrest. He had Station area were slightly damaged. candles and long burning loss sticks

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