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FAR EAST MOTORS - 59101

No. 15414

FOUNDED 1801 四拜禮 號三十月正英港香

THURSDAY,

JANUARY 13, 1938. 日二十月二十

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JAPAN'S HOPE OF PEACE NOT ABANDONED SURRENDER BY Air Raiders Continue to Harass Kwangtung

CHINA ONLY POSSIBLE BASIS

Press Not

Not Optimistic And Alternative Plans Completed By Cabinet

Tokyo, Jan. 13.

Much speculation continues regarding the decisions taken at the Imperial conference on Japan's future policy in China. Well-informed observers declare that Japan has not abandoned her hopes of peace on the basis of "virtual and unconditional surrender".

BRUTAL

GANG MURDER

Man And Girl Accosted; Money Demanded

12

Held For Questioning

Outside the well-known Club-) house of the Hongkong Football Club, a young Chinese collapsed and died shortly before mid- night, victim of a brutal gang! who tried to force money from him when they discovered him with a girl friend in the grounds of the Club."

dozen men are held this morn-

Although the decisions of the conference are stilling by the police for questioning but

secret it is known that the meeting decided on the policy to be pursued if Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek accepts

the Japanese terms or China turns them down.

China's political conditions, in the opinion of the

i no arrest has been made.

The dead mat is Tam Ki-sun, of

a Tigh Street. The hippy sur

vivor of the affair is Tong Put- heung, 18 years old and living at No.

10, Heard Street.

She says that she met Tam by

Japanese press, prohibit the Generalissimo from accept-pointment by the Wanchal Fire

ing the Japanese terms.

A public statement of the decisions of the conference is now being draft- ed, and will include in it a forecast

of the withdrawal of the Japanese And TC- Ambassador from China cognition of the "Provisional Govern- ment of the Republic of China" at Peiping as the legitimate Chinese Government--Reuter,

Pilot Burned To Death

Evidence Of Four- Year-Old Tragedy

Hudson, Mont., Jan. 12. The Mineral Airways transport plane piloted by J. S. McCoy lost a wing and crashed near North Pinesi to-day. The pilot was death-United Press.

burned

WRECKAGE FOUND

to

San Diego, Jan. 12. The rusted wreckage of an vero- plane's fuselage, in which a human

FRANCE

FACING CRISIS

Finance Minister

May Resign

Money Flowing From Country

Paris, Jan. 12.

France is facing labour and

0x *L

political troubles, as well financial crisis as a result of

heavy drains on the Exchange

Equalisation Fund and strong

skull was wedged, was washed ashore pressure

against the franc,

near here 10-day. Reports indicate which is attributed to large ex-

it is probably the wreckage of a small ports of capital owing to fears craft, a Great Lakes Naval Training plane, which was lost four years ago.

United Press,

PLANES GROUNDED

Washington, Jon. 12.

situation, of M.

regarding the social

in view particularly Camille Chuutemps inability to' salve the industrial unrest.

about 9.30 p.m. and they strolled to the Football Club ground and sat in the stands for some time. When they were leaving the ground about midnight, four men come up to them in a menacing way and one of them, says the girl, produced a revolver. The others had knives and they seized Tam, demanding money from him. This Tam refused to Blue. The girl was held by one of the men but both she and Tom ut- tempted to break away.

JAPANESE BOMBER DOWNED

Canton

This Japanese bombing plane ended its career in the

River, shot down by Chinese gunners, its crew killed.

HONGKONG CLIPPER BURNS: CREW DEAD

Oily Seas And Wreckage Tell Tragic Story

Earlier reports that the Samoan Clipper, formerly Suddenly Tam gave a shout of pain the Hongkong Clipper, had been located and that the crew

and staggered away. He had been stabbed in the stomach.

ile ran towards the Club House where the

was safe, were quickly contradicted when distressing men did not attempt to follow him-information reached-Pan-American-Airways officials, und collapsed, at the Same time shouting for help. The girl went to a garage and telephoned for

the

police and when they arrived, Tom

was lying dead by the Clubhouse door.

A cordon was thrown round the are and a number of men detnined.

were

STORMY DEBATE ON LYNCHING

Senators Criticise Government's

New Bill

£3311

FOREIGN HOMES IN TUNGSHAN SHAKEN

Canton Again Warned To-Day

Of Bombing Expedition Vicinity; Highway. Damaged

In

Canton, Jan. (10 a.m.).

The usual morning air raid alarm is on at present, three Japanese planes having been sighted over news from Canton-Kowloon Tongkwan, but later Railway officials state the planes have not visited the railway this morning.

According to Chinese sources, three Japanese planes dropped bombs on a funeral procession on the outskirts of Tungkun near Sheklung, during yesterday morning's air raid.

Several people are believed to have been killed.- Reuter.

AUSTRIA, HUNGARY MAY QUIT

LEAGUE

Express Sympathy -For-Italian Point Of View

Budapest, Jan. 12.

Four Kwangtung Raids

Canton, Jan. 13. Twenty-eight Japanese planca staged four raids over Kwangtung yesterday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and also indulged in the third can- secutive night raid on Canton. The city was plunged into darkness be- tween 6 p.m. and 8

p.m.

Despite the very bright moonlight which left the planes visible, it is reported they struck up the loop-line Hankow-Kowloon the connecting railway, the explosions from their bombs shaking the German Club and other foreign houses at Tungshan.

In the three other raids in which 14, four and six planes participated respectively, they destroyed the Can- tan-Kowloon highway bridge near Tungkoon and also caused destruc- tion in the vicinity of half a dozen stations on the Canton-Hankow- Kowloon railways. In addition tele- phone wires at Shumchan on

the

to be damaged.

It is stated that three Japanese air-

ot

through the United States Navy Department, that the Clipper had gone up in flames after making a forced landing, and that the entire crew of seven was dead.

A communique issued at the close Wreckage of the ill-fated Clipper, which suddenly of the conference between represen- Hankow-Canton line were reported vanished yesterday after reporting that she was turning tatives of Italy, Germany, Austria back to Pagopago which she had left but a few hours and Ilungary says that the Austrian

and. Hungarian representatives ex-craft carriers are off the const before in the course of the first "pay mail" flight from pressed sympathy with the scheme of America to New Zealand, was discovered by the aircraft alo-German tender, Avocet, and Pan-American Airways officials feel of peace and reconstruction. no doubt concerning the fate which overtook the crew of the big plane, well-known in Hongkong. Identification Satisfactory

*San Francisco, Jan. 12. The Honolulu Navy Radio Station reports that it has picked up messages Avocet, from the aircraft tender, which rushed to the scene of the Washington, Jan. 12. Hongkong Clipper's disappearance, There was a storm in the Senate stating that the ship was salvaging the debate on the Anti-wreckage of the missing Clipper 40 The Department of Commerce has It is stated that M. Georges Bonnet, during

walch passed the miles west of Pagopago. No men- ordered North-west Airlines to Finance Minister might resign. HowLynching

The United States Navy Depart- ground all lis 14-S Lockheeds pending ever, he is withholding his resignation House of Representatives last April, tion was made of survivors.

informed the Pan-Ainerlcun further investigation of the recent for 48 hours pending the outcome of making ignching a Federal offence,

imposing heavy fines and prison ment crash at Bozeman when nine were M. Choutemps efforts towards bring-sentences on sheriffs and constables Airways that "oll slick" had been

ing employers and workers in agree- ment with the "Permanent Labour Permitting prisoners to be taken from discovered 12 miles west of Fagopogo

custody and

and that a navy launch was recover. killed. Senators fra the North and South ing parts of the wreckage which It is understood that M. Bonnet is strongly criticised the Bill. Southern made "identification satisfactory"

The report said that on unsigned of the opinion that the settlement, in Senators Harrison and Byrnes

message had been received by the which more than 5,000,000

understood by Pan-American officials

killed.-United Press.

BUDGET'S

ESTIMATES

TOO SMALL

U.S. Requires More Money For Relief And Defence

Washington, Jan. 12, There is a growing belief that larger appropriations will be neces- sary for defence, agriculture and re- llef, and it is strongly indicated that the Government will be forced to spend at least $350,000,000 above the budget forecast,

Statule."

and

ac-

Trude cused the Northern democrats of Unionis's are threatening direct pandering to the negro vote by pro- Navy Department, and this prac. is action, might stop the

capital from France.

exodus

of mising that the Federal Government to mean that the wreckage is that

should Invade the South and put of the missing plone. down lynching forcibly and in de-i

Most observers are agreed that the flance of the rights of local govern- resignation of M. Bonnet would re-iment. They added that if the

Death Is Proved

sult in the collapse of the Popular Northern Senatora peralsted in this Mr. Juan Trippe, President of Front, and there Is speculation, the Democratic Party would be badly Pan-American Airways, states that whether M. Edward Herriot would be split.

It has been "definitely established" Invited to join the Cabinet.- Southern. Senators declared that that the crew of the Hongkong

United PreEE.

lynching was virtually extinct and Clipper is dead. alleged that no efforts were being Mr. Trippe said that on the basis made to end the much more serious of the radio reports from the United menace of gang rule in the North States naval station at Samoa, It Reuter.

had been determined that the crew was killed when the Clipper was "destroyed by fire", the origin of which was not known-Reuter.

JUDGE TOO ILL TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Jan, 12.

SIX DEAD IN VILLAGE FAIR RIOT

Similar To Amelia Earheart Tragedy

Pagopago, Jan.12.

PIONEER AVIATOR PERISHES

collaboration which was a new and important guarantee

Austria and Hungary re-affirm their

to Communism, opposition greet the Italo-German anti-Comin- tern Pact with, sympathy, and can- Com- firm their decision to fight munist propaganda in their respicċ- tive countries with all their powers. are noting Austria and Hungary the grave, but just reasons for Italy's withdrawal from the League, and, having considered the profound con- sequences the decision has had upon the composition. aims and possibili- ties of the League, declare that the League cannot, and should not as- idealogical sume the character of grouping.

Austria and

In this eventuality Hungary reserve the right to sub- Ject their relations with the Lengue

to further examination.-Reuter,

LLOYD GEORGE

TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

London, Jan. 12. Newspapers all display great in- terest in the golden wedding cole- brations of Mr. Lloyd George, which will take placo quietly on January 24 on the Rivlern where the war line Premier and Dame Margaret are at present on holiday. EDWIN MUSICK -

They were recently joined by their their Gwely, and man, Son of a hardware

Edwin Bon, Major Musick wartborn in St Louis in daughter, Misa Megan Lloyd George, CallBoth of whom are members of the Congressional sources are sold to

The aircraft tender, Avocet reports 1894. His parents moved to that she has found pieces of the formla when he was nine. Young House of Commons, of which Mr. aldent might seck $100,000,000 to

Clipper's wreckage about 18 miles Edwin had progressed as far as the Lloyd George is "Father," and in $200,000,000 above the estimated de to-day to receive President and Mrs.

Belgrado, Jan. 12. fence needs. Some members of the Roosevelt, who paid an unexpected

north-west of Paropago in the midst second year in a Los Agneles high which he has served continuously for schoot when he went to watch the nearly 50 years, so that in some Administration admitted that

Six were killed, 12 dangerously in- of heavy oil slick. relle vilt Mrs. Roosevelt left flowers.

fured and many others were less The machine was destroyed by Are Dominguez ale races. Enthralled, he months, he will also be celebrating might exceed the estimates unless there is a business Improvement. Dr. Earnest announced that Justice seriously hurt in a Bosnian village and all members of the crew were and his friend attempted to build a his first election to the House of piane, a Dimry contraption which got Commons as another "golden" event. Cardozo's condition was "not quite fight at Omarahka, following a killed.

The Avocet is searching for bodies, nine feet off the ground, pancaked Fifty years continuous service tri without direction. Ender quietly into a puddle. "Ed" Musick the House of Commons le so good, after he had had a con- dispute over a piece of land. sultation with three specialista far and developed into

*The quarrel begon at the village The Clipper'a

a riot became dead at 8.27 9.ff. on Tuesday retained his absorption in aviation precedent in Parliamentary History

British-Wireless,~ United Press, 20

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have received hints that the Pro- Mr. Justice Cardozo was too

It is estimated that at least $200,- 000,000 additional to the budget Agiren will be necessary for relief, United Press

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