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HONGKONG 15 Countries

PRISONS Ready To Aid CROWDED Refugees

Accommodation Taxed

Severely

Beds Set Up In

Corridors

Last month women prisoners, at Lalchikok were sleeping three and four in cells built for one inmate; they even slept in rows

Generous Response To U.S. Invitation

re-

London, Apr. 0.

replied Fifteen countries have favourably to the Invitation of the United States Government to con- eert methods for providing assist- sance to political and Jewish fugees from Austria, according to a statement by Mr. R. A. Butler in the House of Commons.

These countries include tho Argen-

Colombin, Dominica, the, Belgium, in the corridors. At present the France, Guatemala, Hall, Mexico, Peru, Salvador, prison contains 200 women-Nicaragua, Paraguay, Pe double the number it was built Sweden, and Uruguay.

Mr. Buller added that the Govern- for.

Yeaterday's roll call at Stan-ment would make the best possible

of this opportunity of answered by operating with the United States.- ley Prison was 2,086 malo prisoners, Stanley Reuter Special. Prison was built to hold 1,500 in- mates. At present they are sleeping three in a cell and 200 cells are still without locks. The prison was opened nearly two years ago.

Lise

HOUSE OF COMMONS STATEMENT

co-

London, Apr. 6. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr. R. A. Butler answered several questions in the House of These facts are indicative not so Commons to-day about refugees from said that 15 much of growing crime in the Colony Austria. Mr. Buller

the namely countries,

Argentine, the as of the frequency of prison sen

Brazil, tences us punishment of drug and Belgium,

understood Dominican forestry offences. It is

that

Rep. Colombla

plans to extend Lalchikok | Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Mano

Prison are tentatively being consider

but this does not apply to the men's prison which, in its present form at Stanley, was expected to be adequate to house all the male offen- ders of the Colony.

An official stated yesterday that he did not think the influx of re- fugees to the Colony had anuch effect on the prion population which was mainly drawn from people convleted of stealing wood and having unlaw- ful possession of drugs,

Peru, Salvador, Sweden Paraguay, and Uruguay had replied favourably methods for consider

providing in the United States invitation to assistance to political and Jewish re- fugees from Austrin.

States

It was part of the United

should be undertaken by emigration proposal that financing of emergency private organisations in the respec- tive countries. Mr. Butler also said that the British Government would of this A few weeks ago there were 200 make the best possible use inmates of Laichikok Women's Prison opportunity of co-operation with the

United States. The British Govern und special_ertempementa for sleep-

beds being laidment would naturally be sympa

thetic to any proposal for Jewish ing had to be

immigration into Madagascar, which along the corridors. The number is now down to 200 and the prisoners ad the approval of the French Gov- contemplate ure now sleeping in cell.

ernment, but did not approaching the French Government

the matter.

The position at Stanley Prison is much as it has been for months. The roll cnil was 2,980 yesterday but a few weeks ago it was over 2,500-n thousand inore than the accommoda- tion limit intended.

It will be reeniled that the Laichi kok Men's Prison was closed over a year ago and Victoria Gaol has been closed for some months.

STILL STUDYING PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM COAL

on

G.

on

Mr. Buller hoped to make an early the question of Austrian statement of

of refugees receiving the protection the League of Nations. The British pari Government was ready to do its in such international action as was possible for dealing with the problem of refugees from Germany, but did feasible steps to secure not

consider for racial minorities in Germany full negotiations or throu

civil liberties elther through direct

or through the machinery

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

JAPANESE SHORT OF MUNITIONS

Chinese Confident Of Victory At Taierchwang

THURSDAY,

APRILAG

1988,

Navy's Married

Officers To Get Benefits

To Suffer. Bachelors But No Complaints

London, April 0. Replying to questions in the House of Commens regarding the effects of Bauchow, April 7.

the proposed scheme, Mr. A. Dull- Chinese counter- fecund The

north Tientsin-Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty, to the olfchsive on the

suld that orders will be issued

an increase Fleet on April

to provide an PUROW HeWay tront has renpéu tan- gible results, declared a high Chinese with a Central News war correspon- naval officers, which will be payable in certain instances to ensure that no iniillary commander in on interview in the rate of marriage allowance for dient yesterday.

the innreled officer ashore will suffer. The

predicted commander

A White Paper will be issued as early total annihilation, of the Japan-

soon as possible. ese troops around Talerchwang, who ammunition are running short of Launchtig by Chinese

At the beginning of the second general counter-offensive, the com-

The only ones who will be worse mander revealed, the Chinese forces purposely withdrew southward to off are the bachelors, and it is to their the Grand Canal to entice the Japan-credit that not a single complaint has

come from them-Router ese troops farther into the Interior and then enveloped them from their sides.

The counter-offensive was slowed down several days ago by the arrl- val at Shangcheng and Laniingehen of several thousand Japaneer rein- of forcements from the west bank the Yi River in south-east Shantung, as as part of the Chinese forces had to be diverted to cope with these new commander rc- enemy units, the counted.

In a series of attacks the Chinese forces have now practically wiped out these Japanese reinforcements and "mopping up" operations against the remnant around Talerchwang are progressing apace. He estimated that no fewer than 10,000 Japanese troops had been slain at Taierchwang since the second general counter-offensive was started on Murch 24-Central

News.

Japanese Dead Number 4,000

10,000

Every married officer afloat will be better off under the scheme than be- fore, and no married officer ashore or afloat will be worse-off.

Ogpu Strikes In Paris

TAXIMAN - GENERAL WROTE 'MY KILLER IS-J'

Paris.

The mailed Ast of the dreaded Soviet Oppu has again struck at the White Russian colony in Paris.

Recently the French police came to In the the conclusion that Alexis Teltimerine ---59-year-old Army of the Czar and latterly a Paris

body driver-whoso taxicab taken from the Seine, was strangled by Russian agents and flung into the river.

was

cx-general

was

According to the letter, Tchimerine "great dated was to reveal to them a wan letter The secret."

he Con In his letter January 17. tinued:

"Confidentially at the underground station Ternes (in Paris) you will drive the car because I fear some-

of the League of Nations, as suggest~ | range fighting with the Chinese the thing will happen."

ed in one question.

The Colental Secretary Mr. Wil- Blom Ormsby Gore, answering

similar subject, said he question on nad no information and other parts as to how many Jews from

Vienna of Austria had landed in Palestine, since or any mandated territory March 12, but the conditions of im- migration into Palestine were well- known, and applied to Austrian jews In the same way as to Jews in other parts of the world.-British Wireless.

London. Apr. A brief debale took place in the House of Lords en the recommenda- tions of the Falmouth Commission, the which recently reported various methods of extracting oil from coal. The Lord Privy Seal,

for Warr,

the La Eart

De

other with Government, agreed speakers regarding the vital In- 10 the the question nation in a time of war, and also in a time of peace. He was unable to say what steps the Government pro- posed to take regarding the Com- mission's recommendations..

crests

of

He recalled that the committee did of the pro- nny not refuse to consider cesses of extracting oil from coal pro- viding they had reached a stage from which it was int he added that possible to draw ccono- mic conclusions, the Government had the whole ques-

не tion under serious consideration, and

British

Workers to. Help Asked Spain Loyalists

The

the

re- Minister for Defence, of

10

London, Apr. 6. Amalgamated Engineering Union representatives, which

met cently

Co-ordination the was at the present time taking action Sir Thomas Inskip, have Issued their and was examining a number of

appealing manifesto a go into

to work voluntary overtime members methods, but he could not details.

on behalf of the Spanish Government. Referring to the suggestion that the The manifesto, which is a long decu- country's oil supplies were no betterment, suggests that workers who con- not afford to give money, should give than they were a few months ago, Earl De La Warr assured the House their time, work and skill, to make that not

up, but wily had service stocks gone | things for Spain.

the government had been diving attention in conjunction with

the

all companies, to increasing the Eivil stocks. Aeat deal of con- sideration also had been given to the rationing of oil in time of war.

on all these gress had been made questions. British Wireless.

REMOVAL OF ARMS EMBARGO URGED

The Foreign Secretary, Lord Hall- for Lax, and the Under-Secretary Pro-Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, met members of the General Council of at the the Trades Union

Conon.

The Foreign Office this

put for

forward Congress members suggestion regarding the removal at the embargo on the despatch of arms and munitions to the Spanish Govern- ment. A general discussion of the Spanish conflict in all its aspects then toole place, and Lord Halifax ex- plained In detall the British Govern- ment's point of view.--British Wire- less.

BRUTAL GUARDIAN SENT TO PRISON Appearing on remand before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magis tracy this morning on a charge of assaulting LI Fook, her seven-year- old nephew, in Shelt Kai Lane on Tuesday, Wong Yee-mul, 37, kept four sentenced woman, was months' hard labour.

His Worship remarked that the condition of the child showed that he had been grossly ill-treated. The boy bore cane marks on his body and legs, as well as bruises on the Colonel Muirhead, answering In the checks and stomach.

to

7,100 CIVIL PILOTS IN ENGLAND

London, Apr. 6.

for Air,

The Under-Secretary

Isuchow, Apr. 7. Attacks and counter-attacks have

He had been missing from his home been going on with undiminished violence around Taicrchwang on the

for more than a month. north Tientsin-Pukow Railway front

Among papers found in his pockets a sealed letter addressed to the during the last two days, resulting in

Russian alarming increases of casualties on

Metropolitan Eulogios (a

meeting was both sides.

Competent military observes be-priest), in which Heve that the casualties on both sides arranged for January 18 with the present head of the White Russians, M. Erbely, and General Denikin. at Taierchwang are the heaviest at any single point of contention along the Tientsin-Pukow Raliway.

"A GREAT SECRET" It is estimated that since. the Chi-

Taunched

the general nese troops counter-offensive on March 24, about

Japanese

troops have pald with their lives to elicek the Chinese the Inst two onslaughts. During days alone, more than 4,000 Japanese troops have been slain in close-

Crack Chinese troops command of General Tank Enh-po and Sun Lien-chung won yesterday. In a series of charges from early morning to even- ing the Chinese routed some 3,000

north-east troops Japanese

of arms Taferchwang. Quantities and ammunition were seized.

counter-offen- furious Though in

fighting Japanese, sive a force of. desperately, succeeded in breaking through the Chinese cordon, it was Chinese immediately surrounded by Ch reinforcements which rushed

up. On the night of April 5 Chinese "dart-to-die"

broke troops

Into the Japanese defence lines under cover their band of darkness. grenades, Confused

On a card in the 'dend man's pos another ket was written:

"I am going to work: It is neces-

significant victory over the Japsary I should look

up

They

of

over

my car.

me. In any case when I return I Perhaps a trap is being prepared for shall leave a note Indienting that my room has been searched during my absence. But no one has called. It is very mysterious." 2 MURDERS

According to the police, it would take a month for Tchimerine's body to float down the Seine from Paris to the Sevres Bridge," where it was found,

It is thought that Tchimerine's

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1.50 Songs by

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0.03 Chinese Programme-Studio

11.9 Close Down.

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8.03 Light Variety. Comedian within A Paradise For Orchestre. Two (From the Film); When You Hear Music (From 'Para- Jack Hulbert; dise For Two').

Berlin Irving Orgon Cinema Memories. Organ of Paramount Theatre,

the London: Vocal-Must I Then (Foik Song); How Can It Be (Folk Song). Comedy Harmonists; Dance Ain't Orch.---Hot

Lips-Fox-Trot;

Quin- Misbehavin' Fox-Trot, lette Of The Ilot Club Of France- Django Reinhardt (Guitar), Stephano Grappely (Violin).

Al Bollington at the

8.30 London Relay At The Black Dog

Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar-parlour. Presented by Pascoe Thornlon and S. E. Reynolds.

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Savoy

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Vaudeville Theatro Ellis). Orchestra with Donald Stewart cond. by Dennis van Thai.

many.death is connected with the recent the 2

colony, place. kidnapping of General Miller, former and killed by head of the White Hussion Japanese were

vanished from his office who own comrades. their own

whose body is believed to have been According to reports from the front.

n Soviet sent in a packing-case In

Exactly 7 years till inte last night many isolated Japanese units around Talerchwang ship to Moscow. had been elther wiped out or dis- previously General Koutievoll, cod persed and the main body of the of the White Russians before General

in villages Miller, disappeared similarly. Japanese were massed north-east and north of the town.--- Central News.

Chinese Re-Take Village Tunglu, Apr. 7. Chinese forces recaptured a village near Tsungteh, north of Changan on the Shanghai-Hangchow Rallway, yesterday morning.

More than 100 Chinese women and children refugees in the village were escorted to places of safety after the recapture.

EDUCATED MONKEY "KNOWS HIS STUFF"

San Francisco. Mike, a South American monkey at the local zoo, hus learned to smoke and will put his footprints on any contract calling for his photo and a capilon reading: "I find a brand) relaxes me,"

(nume

It is reported that following a fierce battle, in which bayonets were freely used, the Chinese captured Lion Hillbombed the pontoon bridge and other Japanese military establishments in the vicinity of Sinkino, north of

around Tsinan yesterday. The rald

the Fuyang, yesterday. As a result, the

city the added nervousnces to Chinese troops now command

Central News. highway between Hangehow and Fu-

It is also learned that having gained Chinese Haiyen, a foothold at querillas are now vigorously pushing towords Pinghu, north of Chapoo.

Altogther eight Japanese warships are now anchored off Chapoo, three of them destroyers-Central News. Chinese Pushing Northward

Lini, Apr. 7.

Japanese Ambushed

In Anhwei Chengyangkwan, April 7. Several Japanese units have been ambushed by Chinese forces at points east of Tingyuan In Anhwei during the past few days.

20

CATE

A

9.15 London Relay World Affaira'.

A talk by H. Wickham Steed, 9.30

London Belay-The News.

9.50 Mozart Symphony No. 29 In

Major.

Played by the London monic Orchestra

Thomas Beccham.

Philhar-

conducted by Slr

10.15 Songs by Maria

Maller

(Wagner); I'm Treibhaus 10.24 Light Orchestral, Variety And Dance Music.

11- Sulte, Op. Orchi-Karelia Intermezzo (Sibelius) Alla Marcia. London Philharmonic Orches- ... MOT

Gochr: by Walter tra

conducted Vocal-The Sunshine Of Your Smile Derek Oldham (Cooke-Ray): Come Sing To Me (Thompson).

Skles Orch Southern (Tenor);

(Kotscher). (Kunneke); Red Lips

Barnabas Von Geczy and His Orch; Orch-The First Time You-Fox Trot (From Toast Of New Yor

York'); Gone With The Wind- Fox-Trot (From the Film)..... Roy vocal re- Fox and His Orchestra,

Denny Dennis; Orch-It's frain by The Natural Thing To Do-Fox-Trot (From 'Double or Nothing'); The Moon Got In My Eyes-Fox-Trot.

Saw

Hoy Fox und His Orchestra,' vocal refrain by Denny Dennis.

11.0 Close Down.

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On April 2, more than 200 Japan- est troops and 20 armoured passed through Hauenchintien, near After repulsing a Japanese on- Chungching. Chinese soldiers lying slaught yesterday, Chinese forces at in ambush there descended on them the Lini sector are now rapidly push- and at the same time exploded mines. ing northward.

About 80 Japanese soldiers were Four wounded, Throughout yesterday, the Japanese killed, and

Washington, Apr. 6. directed gunire at the Chinese posi-Japanese tanks were damaged.

Mr. John N. Garner, United States About 40 Japanese soldiers were tions in that sector, but the Chinese House of Commons to-day, said that Mr. H. W. Fraser, attached to the on January 31, there were approx- troops stubbornly stood their ground. also killed and 10 tanks destroyed vice-President, has named Senator on April 3 in another Chinese am- Arthur Capper and Senater Lynn. J. bush.

Frazier to take the places of Senator Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, pro-imately 7,100 flying members in sub- sidized flying clubs under training.

A Japanese attempt to cross the

Borah and Senator McNary on the Recuted.

Some £40,000 had been provided as

from Slakouchien Joint committee to investigate the Yangist River

Administration. n subsidy payment during the present

Volley opposite Wuhu was frustrated by Tennessee financial year to plots of light

Chinese on April 5-Central News. The latter retuned to serve,--United aeroplane clubs.-British Wireless.

Japanese Casualties

DIVAN KEEPER CONVICTED Arrested following a raid by re- venue officers In Tal Nem Street last week, Tang Chi, 22, unemployed,

on charges of the, was convicted possession of 1.7 toels of prepared oplum and 51 heroin pilla and also on a count of keeping an oplum divan, by: Mr. Qà A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day,

He was fined a total of $100 or Oficer: Warden présecuted, fo

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FORMALITIES

Shanghal, Apr. 7. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, British Commander-in-Chief in the China waters, who arrived hero on April 3, paid a courtesy call on Vice- Admiral Hasegawa in the flagship, Izumo. yesterday morning. His call was returned 20 minutes later aboard Cumberland Reuter.

--Central News.

Chinese Troops In Tsinan

Heuchow, April 7. Tension is reported to reign Tsinan as a result of the arrival of a column of Chinese troops in the suburbs,

The Chinese troops pushed up to Tainan by way of Changtsing on the south bank of the Yellow River.

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Pelping, Apr. 7. Reliable British sources at Chefoo,

The Japanese garrison stationed at point six miles southwest of Tsinan confrm that there was fighting on was routed by the Chinese troops on April 2 and 4. They stalo that the April 4, and the railway station at Japanese casualties were 'heavy,

It is added that the Japanese Palmashan about three miles from Tainan was once retaken by them. warship arrived too lato on April

5 to render practical assistance squadron of Chinese planes heavily.

Vfour-months' hard labour. Revenue Str Percy Noble's flagship, H.M.S. Assisting the Chinese: advance, a limited Press,

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