1938-01-11 — Page 31

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1938.

Virtual Isolation Of Hongkong Predicted

TSINGTAO

JAPAN EXPECTS OCCUPIED

SOUTH CHINA

INVASION

Imperial Conference Will

Decide To-day

Tokyo, Jan. 11.

Details of the future Japanese policy. in China have not been revealed, while plans were yesterday completed for convening an Imperial conference at 2 p.m. to-day.

In Tokyo it is believed that serious matters are to be discussed. Some are convinced that the conference will deal with peace terms to be offered to China: others are certain that Japan plans to sweep South China and to capture the Canton area, virtually isolating Hongkong, There are many other surmises, but positive information is lacking.

conterence

is the The imperial Afth of its kind in the history of Japan. The first two were hold dur. ing the Sino-Japanuse war of 1994, the third during the Russo-Japanes war, the fourth in 1914, when Japan declared war on Germany.

The conference is expected to act Konuye, Mr. Hirata, the Foreign speedily with regard to the various Minister, General Sugiyama, the War

Yonai. problems, and to announce its de-Minister, Vice-Admiral cisions imediately. Meanwhile ap- Navy Minister, Admiral Streisigu parently every Government depart-the Minister pant Mr. Kaya, ment counsellor in pledged to secrecy, the Finance Minister, representing

According to one prominent opinion the Cavinel-Reuter, the conference will decide to indulge in relentless warfare in the event of China failing completely to accept the Japanese terms, with the intention of continuing the hostilities until the Nanking faction is out of the picture and the Priping Government Nim cognised and supported, financially and otherwise,

The conference will be a sulema alfair, at which the Emperor will pre- ske personally.-United Press.

Peace Talks Rumour

Tokyo, Jun. 11.

Peace talk rumours have been rew vived by the German Ambuisador. Herr von Dirksen, calling on Mr. Hirota, for what is described as on important conversation.

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the is understood

WITHOUT STRUGGLE

Germans Inform Japanese City Not Defended

Tsingtao, Jan. 11. When the Japanese took over Titan yesterday, they were met by a German delegation comprising Herr W. Ohlwein, Herr P..Hess and Herr F. Navert, who encountered the Japanese marines about 400 strung 15 mites from the city. They informed the Japanese that Tsingtan was not defended and escorted them to the city.

HONGKONG MAY BE MENACED

German Newspaper Says 'Britain Armed Too Late

Berlin, Jan. 11.

RADIO BROADCAST

'London Pride' and Other Relays from London

ROTARY SPEECH

Radio Programme

Broadcast by

Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.e's. 9.52 m.c's. per second.

The Japanese occupation of

6.00-7.00 Chinese Prograinme. Tsingtao has made a deop im- 7.00 Dance Musle.

Fox-Trots-Let's Put Our Heads pression in Berlin, particularly

Gold Diggers of Calm in view of the fact that the son- With Plenty Of Money and

Together port was once a German colonial You (0lm Gold Digters of 1937).. possession.

Roy Fax and His Orchestra; Sweet Political circles s.ro wondering Leilani (from Waikiki Wedding"); Billy Colton and His Bond; 1 whether this occupation will be a The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down prelude to far-reaching and decisive activity of the Japanese fleet, which Saw A Ship A-Salling, Brian Law- insy involve a menaco to Hongkong.rance and is Orchestra.

Stock Quota- The newspaper Angriff says: " the British watch with folded armn

7.15 Closing local the loss of the tremendously I-ket Report.

tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar- Hongkong? the pertant regions around entering (152 Barines posted patrols, That is the most critical question in white the Japanese Consul, Mr. Otaka International politics to-day.

Creat Britain's re-arinument waited on board' a Japanese warship until arrangements had been com-came too late. America's has come at his Coronation A talk by pleted for him to go ashore and to still later," this newspaper usserts

Reuter. jake up his post.

Immediately Japanese

they

7.20 Landon llelay-All Kinds of I'coplo-1;

'My Memories of the Tsar Nicholas Colonel E. SL. C, Pemberton.

7.33 Varlely.

Returns

Vocal-Look the And Lau NO COMMENT IN U.S.

Medley: Film Waltz Songs-Medley The first, Japanese ofleer to arrive

....Gucie Fields with Organ Ac- !m Tsingtai was Miyamoto, resident

Washington, Jan. 10.

Vocal and Instru naval offleer, who chatted for half an

The State Department does not companiment: Army General Staff, Pence Fishing,bour in the City Government building comment on the sccupation of Tsing-mental-Blaze Away (Kennedy m

Holzmann); Many Happy Ret of the foreign volun- with members of General St Chief of the Navy

that Americans in Shantung in motor car Lieut-General Taria, Vice-Chief of teers. He carried a Japasiers flag by the Japanese except to obser The Day (Dubis and Turke)... Eddie recent werks have been urged fre- Peabody (Vocal) playing various in- struments: Comedian-You Can't Go the Army General Staff, Viec-Ad-and soon afterwards

the Navy arrived fed with Japan flags which

Away Like That (Miller); Weeping Miller; miral fata, Vice-Chiết

Du im were hoisted on various buildisas,quently to evacuate.

However, unofficially, the opinio Willow (Miller)......Max General Staff, representing

throughout the city. «Iruter. Premier

is growing that Japass faces a perial Headquarters,

Novelty-Basin The Trial (Samuels. JAPANESE THANK FOREIGNERS struggle in China if China attempts Whiteup and Powell): Twilight On

hold out.

The Trail (ln The Trail of the Tsingtao, Jan. 11.

The critical Evening Star in a Lonesome Tine')....The Hill Billies. Mr. A. R. Hogg, a Briton in com-

editorial says: "China is plaindy set!

8.00 Loent Thine Signal, Weather for a long haul, to which she ha! Report and Announcements, mand of the foreign volunteers, and

8.03 Variriy continued. members of his staff went to the been persuaded despite the sacrifice

wher German Clu

Vocal Place. in Your Heart Captain Shiraishi and Major Negat and suffering it entails, Sooner or dr Ling a Foust to the Emperor or later it will bring her triumph. Her (Sam Carlow): The Very Thought Sam Cosłow tituci commands work ad-or You (Ray Noble).....

Band-- Japan.

(Tenor); Piano-Accordeon Captain Shiraishi sald in Japanese: miration."

The paper adds that Japan herself Au Revoir (J. G. Gilbert): A Waltz The Japanese navy arrived here į

realises and anticipates a gendut Was Born In Vienna (Crooker and and feels much obliged to the difer-task ahead of the army, as indicated Loewe)....London Piano-Accordeon ent nationals in Tsingtao for taking by Prince Konoye's plans for care of the city for the time being four-year Campaign 171 China-

to negotiate with the rited Press. highest Chinese authorities here,"

Mr. Hogg responded suitably. Signalling the Japanese occupation of Taingtao, a Japanese Bag was Posted over the castle-like Munici- pal Buikling at 2.30 p.m. yesterday.

Chlaese

Japanese tany

carrying dogs were present when the foreign volunteers formally handed over the maintenancy of peace and order to the Japanese at 4.30 p.m.--Reuter.

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Undergrounds Of London Over-Worked

"Staggered" Hours To Relieve Congestion

London, Jan. 10. The so called staggering of work-!

Cabinet is contemplating the recalling hours is discussed in the annual

!

intend

of Mr. Shigeru Kawague, the Japanese report of the London Trale Advisory PRESIDENT'S Ambassador from Shanghai in con- Committee in relation to the formity with its policy to exter-it would afford during the acute peak minate the anti-Japanese regime. of traffic on the London underground

An Imperial conference has been railways, which, besides causing dis-

SON DIES IN

convoked for 15-day to be attended comfort to travellers, is slated to be AIR CRASH

by the Emperor for the first time

-Heuter.

wasteful and uneconomic,

-during-the-present-Emperor, Kastaling-heavy.capital.costs upon.

Aim of Conference

Tokyo, Jan. 1.

the provision of railways and rolling stock of maximum capacity, although that capacity may be fully used for! less than half an hour daily.

URUGUAY TRAGEDY

Buenos Aires, Jan. 10, Eduardo Justo, aged 27, youngest report agrees that as many son of the President of Argentina and hours of work was among seven persons killed in an air trash during a storm over

The Premier, Prince Konoye ob-i The tained the Emperor's sanction for the are interrelated

Uruguay.

700,000 To

Boycott Japan Goods

Important Decision By London Body

London, Jan. 10. In connection with the London Co-operative Society's decision to ingeti-Japanese goods, it is pointed buyers had out that the Society's previously instructed not to purchase when alternatives Japanese goods were available.

The new decision rules ut all those except purchases opening of the very important Im- are closely related it may not be

Japanese

citelty authorised by the mana perial conference in the presence of practical generally to slugger work- the Emperor at the Imperial Palaeojing hours in this way,

committee of the Society. 1. how- yesterday afternoon.

ever, suggested that some relief dur

The London Co-operative Society, The conference is "designed wim

Japanese carry out the Government's Chinese! peak hours would be obtained by dent's A.D.C. The party was re. representing 700,000 members decil-

e to cease purchasing appropriate adjustments of starting policies to meet the new situation."--tunes in the case of establishments ring from a meeting between the goods as a result of representations

Reuter.

Conference To Confirm Policy Decisions

Tokyo, Jan. 11. Following the Imperial conference, to-day, the Japanese Government is kely to issue an important state- ment,

It is understood that the conference i

employing large stafts, and secondary and technical schools, where starting times new materially add to the prak Inads on certain sections of line-British Wireless.

Still Trying

will take place at 2 pan. today to To Stop

confirm the decision reacted by the emergency Cabinet meeting youter- day afternoon regarding Japan's! fundamental policy vis-a-vis the China situation.

Spanish War

London, Jan. 10.

The rest of the dead were army leers, including the Chief of the Military and Household and the Pre-

Band.

8.15 8.15 London Relay London Priile.

A Programme in praise of Landon compiled from the tributes of visitors through the centuries, Devised and written by D. F. Aitken. Produced by scue Tharnion.

8.55 Short Concert by Claudia ! Muzio prano) and Casals (Cello). La Bob They Call Me

Mimi (Puccini); Cavalleria Rusticana -Mother, you Know the story (Mas- Moment cagni), Claudia Muzic. Musical (Schubert);

Cygne Apres (Saint-Saens);

Reve Uni (Faure) Chanson Villageoise (Pop- per-Op. 62, No. 2).... Casals.

9.15 London Relay-Rabb Wilton as Mr. Muddlecombe, J. P. In "The Court of Not-So-Common, Please!

Written by Robb Wilton on nn ori- ginal idea by Barry Bernard Present- ed by Max Kester.

9.34 London Relay The News. 0.50 Beethoven-Symphony No. 4- In 3 Fial, Op. 60.

Felix Weingartner cond. the Lon- don Philharmonic Orchestra.

10.19 Songs by Jussi Bjorling (Tenor).

Alda,

*Alda' (Verdi)-Heavenly devine Aida: La Boheme' (Puccini)

Your tiny hand is frozen. 10.28 Light Variety Concert, Orchestra-Pucha Digo (Pesent!): Cara Mis (Broadszki, arr. Pager) A. J. Pesenti and His Orchestra: Presidents of Brazil

ind Argen-

It also draws Vocal-I'm In The Mood For Love from many quarters. tira The plane, caught on fire after the fact that the Cus (Mellugh. Fields); I Wished On The the crash-Reuter,

Parker)....Lanny operative Wholesale Society, repre- Moon (Ranger, senting 8,000,000 members, is being Ross: Orchestra-Rise And Shine

Selection....

.Sydney Kyte and Ha asked to take similar action.

"We are distressed at the Indis- Piccadilly Hotel Band: Vocal Swing that criminate

Chinese (alm Public Netsance No. 1'): Me plane wamen and children, and have And My Dog (lm Pubile Nuisance addressed Mr. Anthony Eden, Lord No. 1)....Frances Day (Soprano); Cranborne and Geneva, voicing our Orchestra-What's Yours?-A Con- vivial Medley (arr. Debroy Somers) notire... indignation." Buys

.....Debray Somers Band Reuter.

Vocal Chorus).

DEATH ROLL NOW NINE

Huenos Aires, Jan. 10. It is now officially confirmed all nine persons aboard the were killed-United Press.

STORM BLOWS FROM CANADA

Vancouver, Jan. 10. The storm centre in Alberta and

bombings

the

of

TRADE UNIONS UNDECIDED London, Jun 11. The meeting of the leaders of the Trade Union Congress renched no detinite decision regarding the ques- an official embargo on in of

Yesterday's emergency meeting ef the Cabinet re-affirmed the decision reached at yesterday's Joint confer At a meeting of the Chairman's ence between the Cabinet and Im Subcommittee of the Non-Interven- Saskatchewan has moved southward Japanese gomis, but it was deelded Labour Movement to Continental pertal Headquarters and also at the tion Committee at the Foreign Office carrying show and colder weather to refer the attitude and views of the

into the north central United States Cabinet meeling which followed the to-morrow, the protiininary drafi

theerting in Brussels on Jarmary 15. conference.

resolution, embodying results of the Which suffered the winter's most Labour and trade union leaders at a

temperature during

This is a Joint international meeting. It is understood that the decision examination of the technical sub-extreme

ing problems

week-end.

It depends that everything will de- lays down that the Government pur-committee of outstanding

Wausau, Wisconsin, was 20 below pent upon the attitude of the Con- City eight below, Des Moines Tour below. Madison, Wis, was four de grees above and Chicago, the Windy City, was 20 degrees above.

the anti-Japanese regime in China, The subject

sue a vigorous policy to eradiente will be under discussion.

matter of the draft zeru, Iowa Falls, 16 below, Siouxinental labourites-Reuter. unless Generalissimo Chiang Kai- resolution falls under three heads shek and his administration manifest namely: proposals for the resume and reconsider action with sincerity. Ition of contret plans, for the with- The Imperial conference is being drawal from Spain of Non-Spanish held at the Imperial Palace in the combatants, and the question of the presence of the Emperor and attend-granting of belligerent rights,—British ed by Prince Kanin, Chlef of theireless.

HUNTING FIELD DEATH

OF SPORTING PEER

London, Jan. 10.

The 83-year-old Marquis of Abergavenny, Lord Henry Nevill, was killed whilst out hunting to-day near Groombridge, Sussex.

Wis

Temperatures ure nearly normal 41 Fresh Weather

the Pacife, Allantie und areas-United Press,

southern

SHOP-LIFTER CAUGHT

To Continue

Weather Outlook: Fresh north- easterly winds, and generally fine. Rough weather along the coast from Shanghat to Singa- pore.

A roll of woollen cloth, valued at

Only seven degrees separated $62, stolen from the Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co. by Wong Fel, Wong the maximum and minimum was stopped at the entrance by the temperatures recorded at the Indian watch amm and the cloth was Royal Observatory for the 24 fund hid was under his over coat,

Before M. R. Edwards at the Cen-eurs ended 10 n.m. to-day. tral Magistracy this morning, Wong

The minimum of 50 degrees re-

Ho

participating in the phew.-Reuter.

sald that he came from Shanghai to corded in the early hours of this four degrees higher Children's Meet at the famous Erlage The country seat of the Aberga-look for a friend, and was unable to morning was

the locate him, with no money return than the minimum recorded yester- Hunt, when his horse caught a foot venny's is Eridge Castle, set In in a strand of wire and threw thepleturesque surroundings of the Shant he was forced to committ day. Humidity, as well as tempera- Marquis heavily on his head, break- Sussex village of Eridge, near Tun- the theft.

ture, is also slightly higher, although Init his neck.

bridge Wells. The estate comprises Det. Sergeant Feely prosecuted, it is all more than 20 per cent. 30,000 acres, and the Eridge Hunt, of stated that $16 was found in defen- lower than the humidity recorded! which the Marquis was M.F.H., was dant's possession. A fine of $25, with last week

No rainfall has been recorded in one of the best known in the South the nliernative of a month's impr- ne-of England.

lionmont was imposed.

Hongkong since January 5,

The Marquis had been married three imes, and he leaves no son, the Rile going to Mojor Guy Temple Montaculo Lanarch-Nevili, hla

11.00 Close Down.

(with

Old Soldier Successor To Capt. Westlake

Captain (Quarter-Master) Henry Westlake of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Curps, is retiring in a few weelts and his place will be taken, it was learned from Headquarters this morning, by Mr. T. Parkinson, at present Regimental Sergeant Major of the Corps,

Capt. Westlake joined the Corps in 1022 as Sergeant Major and in 1930 was promoted Honorary Lleutenant and Quarter-Master, receiving his last promotion in 1936: He expects to leave for Home at the end of February.

Mr. T. Parkinson is in the Harbour

Department of the Government but has been connected with the Volun- teers for some years and prior to that spent a long period in the Regular

Army.

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