1938-02-21 — Page 43

LULL ALONG HWAI RIVER

Invaders Hunt For Food; Chinoso

Hunt Invaders

(Special to "Telegraph")

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.. MONDAY,

BRITISH SHIP HELD BY JAPANESE AFTER SEIZURE NEAR COLONY

The Hongkong steamer Asian, seized by the Japanese and taken to Bako, in the Pescadores, has been released ck as a result of strong protests by the British Government. The Asian will arrive in Hongkong to-morrow morning, after being detained for over a week.

corrcs-

Hankow, Feb. 21, Cabling from Hsuchow, Belden, United Press wor pondent says: "I have just come back from No-Man's Land along the twal River, where over 400 years ago the Mongols attacked the Sung dynasty. I have seen incendiary shells from the southern side of the river pop- ping into small mud-hut villages, have ascended; but I have seen no Oghting, for there is none.

and obout me white columns of smoke

"A small force of Korean troops only remains at Little Pengpu, ncross the Pengpu River. They are foraging for food and terrorizing the little free-engroved villages telling the peasants: We are the illegitimate You ате our children of Japan. illegitimate children. Villagers told

"They hurl knives at uB we dodge they kill us: if we don't dodge they don't kill us.

me:

If

There is a probability that further protests may made to Japan when a full report of the seizure received from the Master of the vessel, Captain R. Creer, a British subject.

The Telegraph has been informed from a reliable source that, despite strong protests by Captain Creer, the naval boarding party which look possession of the Asian lowered the British flag flying at the stern of the the Japanese ship and substituted novel fing.

Although the protests were rel- terated, it is said, in the strongest also terms when Captain Creer found that a Panoma and French shilp,

were allowed to under detention, 4,000 CHINESE CASUALTIES retain their nailonal flags, the "Hundreds of peasants are return-Japanese authorities refused to re- ing home as the Japanese retreat. hoist the British flag until at least All bridges south of Kucheng, and 80 five days after the Aslan arrived in miles south of Hsuchow were blown up by the Chinese during the Japan- ese advance a week ago. The sturdy steel trusses flopped completely in the water and railway traffe has

walked been stopped, I

over so miles, and saw where telegraph poles have been chopped down and carried away. Small stumps inc tracks the tracks. For miles the have been torn up, the ties being scattered like salt.

port.

LAY IN WAIT

It is believed that the Japanese received definite information from an unknown source in Hongkong (Continued on Page 4.) that the Astan was leaving this port, for Japanese warships were waiting for the British ship at Gop Rock. She was taken, without further ado, port. to the Japanese

Any doubts regarding the nation- ality of the Aslan were set to rest as General Yu Hsue-chung's 59th soon as the Japanese boarding party General Yu.examined the ship's papers. In Army has withdrawn. at headquarters 60 miles south of addition to Lying the Union Jack Hsuchow, told me that 4,000 of his from the stern, the Aslan also carried ensigns painted prominently on her ten were killed and wounded dur- ing the recent fighting: He said he port and starboard sides. had covered a line 70 miles long, which was entirely too long for two divisions.

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The Asian, which is owned by the Ling Nam Steamship Co. Ltd., was formerly the Hwah Chong. She is of 2,602 tons gross, and she was at one

Co. of Shanglinl.

Change of ownership was effected last year.

Japan Lauds U.S. For Neutrality Non-Aggression. Pact Proposed

FEBRUARY 21, 1938.

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Tokyo, Feb, 21,

Radio Programme Broadcast by 846 k.c'2. The conclusion, of a Japanese-ZBW an Frequencies of

6.52 m.e's. per second:

5.0-8.05 European Programme. 8.05-11.0 Chinese Programme: 5.0 Relay of the Danco Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Bong- kong Ituiel The proposal, which was enthusias (a) I never say never never tically cheered, and expressed grati-again; (b) Belleve it beloved; (c)

6.15 Interval of recorded efforts to deepen Japanese-American C.de for America's stand, and pledged The Snake Charmer: (d) Ebb Tide.

understanding and good neighbourli- music from 2BW. ness, was unanimously passed by the gathering.

be

is

17 Accidents

Week-End

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Traffic Toll

It is learned from the police that seventeen traffic accidents, mainly of a minor character, occurred in Hong- kong and Kowloon during the week- end. Many of the mishaps were due to alight collisions with vehicles and other objects, but no persons received any serious injury.

A report was made to the police yesterday by Mr. H. Atorr, who stated that while he was driving his car along Morrison Hill Road and near Leighton Hill Road, he knocked down

girl, Yuen Yuct-shun, 14, injuring her legu. The girl, who lives at No. Leighton Hill Road, was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital for treat- ment.

ACKNOWLEDGE DONATIONS

American non-aggression puct was proposed at a mass meeting at Hibiya Hall, which was called to voice appre- ciation of America's neutrality in the Sino-Japanese dispute.

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6.20 (n) My cabin of Dreams; (b) The Dancing under the staro (c)

eyes; (d) girl with the dreamy Spanish Memories.

6.35 Interval of recorded dance

from ZBW.

5.40 (a) So many memories; (b) The Dream in my heart (c) By the waters of Minetonku; (d) blue Skies.

The text of the resolution which was immediately cabled to President Franklin Roosevelt, Mr. Cordell Hull and Congress leaders at their Wash-music Ington addresses lauding the United was made by Mr. Kanki Kuchi, Japan's John Galsworthy, and Toyo hiko Kagawa, Internationally-known Christian social-worker, and Vice-Admiral Shigetoshi Takechi.--

Reuter.

POLITICAL PARTIES ABOLISHED

King Carol Creates Dictatorship

also

6.05 Interval of recorded music from ZBW..

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0.0 (a) Delyse; (b) Sidewalks of New York; (c) The Gay 10's.

0.15 Interval of recorded dance music from ZBW.

0.20 (a) There'll come a time; (b) Swingin' the Jinx away; (c) I'm gettin' sentimental over you.

6.39 Closing local Stock Quotations. 0.38 For The Children.

When I Was A Lady (Traditional-

Wood); Broken Chalmers

arr.

Bridge's Falling Down (arr. Chal- mers Wood)

.Chalmers Wood's

Orchestra; Nursery Rhymes...Uncle

George's Party.

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7.45 Organ Misle.

Bucharest, Feb. 21. King Carol has proclaimed the nbolition of politicni Dartles, stablishing in effect a royal dictator ship.

"the

Symphony No. 4-Andante Cant- been ablle (Widor)....Guy Weitz playing new constitution has

on the Organ of Westminster Catho promulgated and will be submitted

on Thursday, dral, London; Fantasie The Storm ....Harry Goss-Custard (Lemmens)

His motive, be declares, is rescue of the Fatherland,

A

to plebiscite probably before law

The Director of St. John Ambulance It will guarantee time owned by the Nelson' Steamship | Association and Brigade has the hon-of all people of other races who have Playing on the Organ of Liverpool

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FEW JAPANESE ABOUT After the Lukouchino incident, the 50th Army under the former Tientsin Mayor, Chung Tze-chung, moved across the raliway into place along

CLAIM MAY BE MADE- the Hwai River, while the 13th army,

The Telegraph understands that under Yang Gen-po, the defented

rushing the owners are considering the ucl- hero of Nankou Pass, is through Anhwel. Reports of fighting visability of rendering a claim for

the 18th demurrage in connection exaggerated. Only

of the Japanese Japanese Division is in the central illegal detention Aniwel vicinity, while another divi-authorities of the vessel.

A slon is further south.

French ship, the Tin Seng, cap. time by the fured at the same Japanese, is still detained at Bako.

Of the two Panama ships captured in the Canton River delta a fort- night age, one, the 3.6. Panama, foundered at sen. The other vessel, the s.3. Peru, has been confiscated as a prize of war by the Japanese; and the Master and crew have been re- turned to Hongkong, The Master of the Pantimo, Capt. Luther Hammann, was also Master of the Tchekam when that ship was captured by the Japanese-soing-time--ago.

About 100,000 Chinese to the north and couth of the Hwai River, with the small, wiry Kwangsi troops under Li Chung-jen furnishing evidence of Chinesa unity, are co-operating with the raw-boned, red-checked sons of Manchuria under Yu Hsus-chung. Slightly to the north of the river, regimental commander told me: "We aro nt present neither attacking nor defending, but are sending out re- connoitring patrols."

LOOSE CHINESE defence Only the smallest trenches are dug and no defence works

built arc

across the fiat Aahwel plain, which YOUNG SNATCHER

offers an excellent field of fire. One

regiment cast of the railway is cover-

on Rumanian Cathedral,

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather and new representing Report and Announcements.

0.05 Chinese Programme. 110 Close down. Sir Elly Kadoorle and Sons. $500.00 farmers, workers and professions. Mr. J. E. Joseph

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Small-Pox

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Kwan Wal Chulen) Mr. Chan Chow Hing .. (Per

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10.00

10.00

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZEK on a Frequency of 040 kilocycles.

0.05-11.0 p.m.

8.03 Debroy Somers Band. Overture, 1914-A War March Somers); Memory (arr. Debroy

Shipmates O' Mine--Descriptive Ballad (arr. Debroy Somers)...with Raymond Newell and Chorus: The

Port Fleet's In

Again-Fax-Trot (from 'O-Kay for Sound'); There's A New World-Fox-Trot (from 'O- Kay for Sound').

3.25 Songs by Keith Falkner

Thirty-seven cases of small-(Barone. See Thy Horse's Foam- pox were reported to the healthing Mane ("Hungarian Folk Songs" 3.00 authorities during the week-end. Korhay): Had A Horse (Hungari- The total since the beginning of thean Folk Songs-Korbay); A Song Miss Kwan Wal Chuen) .. 2.00year is now 727, a fifth ot these Doesn't Care (film 'Blayfair Melody'). Per Nestles and Anglo Swiss Con-occurring during the past seven days. 8.33 Leopold Stokowski and the densed Milk Co-2 Cases of Milk-for-Twenty-two of the week-end cases Philadelphia Orchestra. New Territory Clinics,

The Fire-Bird Suite (Stravinsky were reported from Hongkong, the

(b) remainder being distributed in Kow-(a) Dance of the Fire-Bird: loon (12), Shnukiwán (1) and the Dance of the Princesses; (e), Dance New Territories (2).

King Kastehel; (d) Berecuse. Prelude In A Flat (Szostakowicz, trans. Stokowski).

FOR RELIEF WORK H.K. International Relief Associa- Lion-1 Care of Sticking Plaster: 2 Chinese Emergency Relle! Com- mittee (Honolulu)-4 Cases contain-

ing a distance of 17 miles, which GAOLED, WARNEDs of bandages.

means one man to every 18 or more yards, which is an exceptionally loose

Chased by mon who saw himing Portable X-ray set. defence. The present Chinese forces

rees snatching a pair of gold earrings are strung in a semi-clrete, the from a woman in Nathan Road on northern troops being east and west February 19, a youth named Yip across the railway

and near the Ming. 17, was arrested. Admitting river, and the Kwangsi forces south, the theft before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- north and west of Tinstyuan. There

fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy

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gap between, which General Ton to-day, Yip, who has a previous con- Gen-po's troops may fil.

viction, was sentenced

The Japanese emerge in the day-months' hard labour. time to courch for food, but the Chinese operate mostly at night time, searching for Japanese Koreans, dressed In peasants clothing make wandering, dangerous as it is difficult to distinguish an enemy.

I saw three armed men cuptured. and nobody could understand their language, so they were sent backs to

headquarters-United Press.

Fine Weather To Continue For Races

to

three

DANISHEE KEEPS RETURNING

GAMING HOUSE KEEPER CAUGHT

A rald by the police in Hollywood Road last night resulted in the arrest of several Chinese.

com-

Colder weather this week may see a substantial increase in the number of cases.

of

9,0 London Relay-Empire change'.

In addition to the 37 cases of small- pox, the following notifiable diseases were reported during the week-end. 0.16 The Band Of H. M

Victoria Kowloon | stream Guards.

Diphtheria

Typhold

Relapsing Fever

Chicken Pox

Mening His Dysentery

PRISON FOR THIEF

Ex-

Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.

Cold-

Policeman's Holiday One-Step (Ewing); Wee Macgregor Patrol (Amers);

'Floradora-Selection

(Stuart),

9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Sea Shanties.

The Sailor Likes His Bottle-O; Clear The Track, Let The Bullgine

Run

(arr.

Chan Fong, 20, unemployed, was

arr. Terry); Sally Brown; Hang- (arr. charged before Mr. R. Edwards at

ing Johnny; Whisky Johnny the Central Magistracy this morning

Terry); Storm Along; Rell The Wood- Seen trying to sell a quantity of Pile Down (arr. 5. Taylor Harris): Sentence of 12 months' imprison-with keeping the address is ment was passed on Kwan Yu, 50,

mon gaming house, and was fined $25 metal door fittings in O'Brien Road,...John Goss (Baritone) and Cathe- unemployed, by Mr. R. Edwards at with the alternative of three weeks' Wanchal, Wong Shing, 27, unemploy-dral Male Voice Quartet.

10.0 London Relay-A Recilat by imprisonment, the Central Magistracy this morning

ed, was questioned by a detective as Fourteen were charged with gam- to where he had obtained thein and Arthur Bandford (Plano) Old and for returning to the Colony before bling at the establishment, of these admitted having stolen them from Modern Dance-Rhythm the expiration of his ten years banish-five prezent, were fined $3 cach. The No. 22 Morrison Hill

10.20 New Light Symphony Charged Road.

Orchestra. ment imposed in September

with the theft before Mr. R. A. D. Kwan had three previous convictions absentees had their ball estreated.

Detective-Sergeant D. Davies pro- Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morning. Wong was sentenced to four weeks' hard labour.

1936.

for Breach of the Deportation secuted.

Ordinance.

DUTIABLE WINE

A fine of $10 with the alternative of a month's hard labour was in-

Fine weather experienced to. flcted on Tal Mul, 50, a widow, at

day is likely to continue.

the Central Magistracy this morning. when she appeared before Mr. R. A.

Yesterday's maximum temperature D. Forrest, charged with the posses- of 57 was already exceeded by noon slan of four gallons of dutiable to-day, and weather generally has Chinese wine at Holy Crosa Path, been perfect.

Salwanho. yesterday. Inspector A.

Minimum temperature last night, Wright said the wine was being ear- as recorded at the Royal Observatory, eled in a large jur.

was $1. Twenty-one points of rain were recorded up to 10 a.m., bring-" ing the total since January 1 to 5,01 inches, exactly double the average.

Ometal forecast for the next 211 hours is: Fresh north-easterly, winds; fus generally...

"Extermination. Corps" Sends Out Warning.

Tokyo, Feb. 21.

Mr. Yu Ya-ching, well-known Chinnan leader of commerce, and -prólikión, las received a threaten- ing letter from an organisation Storibing tseit: "an: the" "Blood And Tron Trailer: Extermination Copa!– warning him to Avoid esianator alitamess with the

Reuter:

SHOWED INDECENT PICTURES

men, Chan Fuk. 22, and Two Yeung in, 20, were each fined St by Mr. I. A. D. Forrest at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, for ex- posing indecent pletures to the pubile at Hollywood Road. An order was also made for the confiscation of the pictures. Sub-Inspector E, K. Whelan prosecuted,

Japan's Trade Balance Unfavourable

Tokyo, Feb. 21. Japanese trade for the second ten-day period of February re- sulted in an adverso balance of Y5,192,000, the Finance Ministry announced last night.

Imports for the period totalled *Y93.043,000, while exports reach-

ed Y58,541,000, the total unfav-. onrahle balance since January 1. being Y43,681,000,-Neuter.

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Manila, Feb. 21.

the former Chief of Staff of the

RESCUE IN HARBOUR

In

Raymond Overture (Thomas); Incidental Music To Mary Rose (O'Neill)-Prelude and Call, Call of the Island and Interlude.

10.36 Dance Musio." Fox-Trots--Anything Your Little. Heart Desires; I Could Be

Sanders

His Heaven...Joe

and

Bohr's Argentine

Tango Orchestra; Fox-Trots When A Wo- man Smiles; Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye....Jack Hylton and His Heautiful Love..........Victor Young and His Orchestra.

A 20-year-old Chinese, Leung Sul-Orch; Tangos Twilight; Jingle Bells king, jumped overboard from

the

ferry Night Star yesterday, but was seen by à senman, Lee Kwok-hung. and a passenger, Mr. Beng Kan Orchestra, Waltzes A Perfect Day: yin, of Bonham Road, who both dived into the harbour, and cffected a the rescue. Leung was taken to

ferry's on the Kowloon Hospital arrival at the Kowloon pler.

11,0 Close down.

R.

12 STROKES OF CANE

·STOLE CHILD'S PURSE

Leung Kan, 26, unemployed, ap- peared on remand before Mr. Admitting the theft of a purse Edwards at the Central Mogletracy containing a handkerchief from Ng this morning charged with larceny Yau, a 13-year-old girl, at Hoppy of a handkerchief from the person Valley racecourse on Saturday, Lal of Teal Shek-ying, married wornan, Fuk, 28, unemployed, was remanded at Des Voeux Rond Central, near for 48 hours to ascertain his finess The Sun Co. Ltd., on Thursday a caning. Police-Sergeant H.nfternoon. Sentence of four months' Danbrowsky said a district watch hard labour and 12 strokes of the man saw defendant put his hand into cane was Imposed, the girl's pockel and, extract the purst,

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FALL PROVES FATAL

BITTA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION.

ADMITS THEFT CHARGES Admitting three charges of stealing

A son, was born at 0.30 am, to-diny

The following ships are expected to slectric wiring from Nos, 9 Woliop

be in wireless commuutenilon with

Radio Station Hongkong Street, and 11. We lop Street, West to Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, wife of

An unknown Chinese man, aged the Point, Yu Chi, 20, unemployed, was sentenced to a total of nine weeks' United States Army, who is at pre-about 80, suffered injury to his head fienvenue, Muinam, Helios, Nord- hard labour on appearing before Mr.sent President Manuel Quezon's mill- when he slipped and fell at Des mark, Siom, Chungking, Shantung, R. A. D. Fortest at the Central tory adviser. It is reported that Voeux ftond West yesterday. He Canton, Anshun, Woolgar, Ischia, MadHirany this morning Inspector bell the mother and child aro well. was taken to the Queen Mary Asian, Michigan, Shinhwa, Prestilent

Sun Hospital, where he died

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