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GUERILLAS REPORTED Former Colony

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IN NANKING

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Chinese troops where they thought there were none.

The Chinese bury the Japanese dend and the Japanese are also bury- ing their own deud,

Plance Use Machine-Guns

Japanese planes used muchine-guns near us lo-day.

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in lectures to the Chinese troopa commanders have told the soldiers not to be concelled, that they only doing their duty and that the biggest battle has yet to come. On the eastern line the fighting is bigger than the Talerchwang fight and the Jasses on both sides have been op: proximately one-third of the total Iroops engaged. The casualties have probably stopped the Japanese attack and they are now awalting reinforce

ments.

General Retreat

on

Resident Dead

Mr. H. F. Carmichael Dies At Worthing

THE HONGKONG

H.K. Naval Volunteers Inspected

In H.M.S. Cornflower last evening His Excellency the Naval Commun-

40 Years Spent der-in-Chief Vice Admiral Sir Percy

In Hongkong

Old residents will learn with regret of the passing, on May 3 at Ardsheal, Worthing, Sussex, of Mr. H. F. Carmichnet, founder of the local firm of consulting engineers, Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke.

Noble, ..., c.v.o.. inspected the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.

Commodore E. B. C. Dicken, omt,, D.A.C., arrived at 5.55 p.m. and with Commander J. Petrie, D.B.C., Com manding Officer of the Force met His Excellency on his arrival at 0 o'clock.

The "General Salute" was blown preparatory to an inspection of an armed guard of Chinese Volunteers Born In Oban, Argyllshire, Scot-under the Command of Sub-Lieut.

H. E. Stephenson. Innd, on September 20, 1800, Mr. W Carmichael had spent the best part Thereafter His Excellency proceed. ed to the poop and boat-deck and was of forty years in Hongkong. He re-introduced to omeers and instructors tired in 1017, und went to Worthing, of the Force following which he in- where he became a Town Councillor

of Chinese and subsequently Mayor of the spected the watches

volunteers. Borough.

Actdressing the Force, His Excell- ency stressed the Importance attached to the Force. He had received re- ports of the keenness and efficiency of the unit. The time given up by volunteers to training was realised and appreciated. 1le was impressed by the smartnem of the musier and gratulated the Force on the work His Excellency Inspect- There

Mr. Carmichael was born, to use drendful his own words, with

As soon as thirst for knowledge."

1

Hsuchow, May 7. The Japanese troops are ling back further on the south Shantong front, according to military advices.

Routed by the Chinese, the Japan

he left school he was articled to the ese south-west of Tancheng started a

fameus firm of Steele and Company, general retreat yesterday morning The Chinese have recaptured Feng-murine engineers at Greenock, where he remained for about five years. yao, which is the key position in chlayao,

Immediately on the completion of his the Tancheng aftuation.

"It slated

that the Japanese, re- upprenticeship he went to America, that at the age of 19, but finding inforced by 1,000 infantrymen and 200

country then behind the times In cavalry men and supported by tour tanks and eight field pieces, inunched marine engineering, he decided to return to his native lord and start the a counter-offensive

Chinese

pentafresh. After a

a bitter positions on May 5

day and a night, engagement lasting a

After two more years at home he early the Chinese counter-attacked

during Curry went to sea for five years, yesterday morning. The Japanese, which time obtained his engineer- whose vigour had been spent, were ing certificates. He then turned bis

ith heavy losses. Under attention to the East, and beaten back with

in thin a protective barrage they began to connection it may be of interest to withdraw. Chinese batteries Intense-reenil an Interview which he granted ly pounded their rearguard while to the Worthing Herald some yours Chinese Infantry units gave pursuit, age and in which he was quoted as At Yuwangshan and Chialingssu, saying: "China is the most wonder- world. Its ple- strategle points on the Lincheng ful country in the Tauchwing branch railway, which turesque charm and its anetent cus have been the scenes of annguinary tors and legends would take volumes

dnya. fighting in the last few

the

to do justice to. The climate beaten Japanese were also

back Hongkong, where I spent the yesterday morning. The Chinese part of 40 years, Is delightful closed in on the enemy at Yuwang winter, but in the summer the heat is indescribable. They have terrible shan from several directions and shattered their lines. Some 800 typhoons there, and on one occasion dead and quantities of arms and eight ships in the harbour were des- ommunition were left by the Japan-troyed and over 10,000 fives lost." csc. The Japanese vanguards at Hungwawulun are reported tu withdrawing northward.

he

Break Through And Retreat After on abortive night affnek, the Japanese at Chinglingssu were surrounded yesterday morning by the Chinese. They broke through the Chinese cordon and retreatext westward.

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WASHED OVERBOARD

hand

ed the ship.

The units mustered were: Three watches of offleers under the charge of Lieut-Comdr. R. J. Grieve, Lieut- Comdr. J. C. M. Grenham, and Lieut. Dulley.

fatluxe (Starboard Watch) Licut. H. J. Vernall; (Port Watch) Lieut. L. D. Kilbee.

Senior officers in attendance were Lieut Commander S. Paymaster Hampden Boss and Commander W. N. Kingdon R. N. (Retd.) Officer

tar Instructor.

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In the same interview he also told of the most exciting occation in his remarkable enreer-how he Was saved from a watery grave by the merest chance and the comrade. He was Chief Engineer in a ship loaded with a sugar cargo, homeward bound from the planta- tions, when they were caught in typhoon. The only thing they could

CANADIAN VETERAN NEW G.O.C. FOR CHINA

[Continued from Page 1.)

the operations on the North West Frontier for two years, during which timme he was appointed Colonel He Waziristan 1010-21 received the medal and clasp and the Waziristan

1023-24 clasp.

Appointed General Staff Oficer, 2nd Grade at the Staff College, on May 1, 1923, Mejor General (then

Graseli Colenci}

remained there until 1026, when he was appointed 4.5.0.2 at the War Omec,

In 1931 he was appointed to the

af highly important post General do was to put out the sea anchor and Staff Officer, 1st Grade. Indin, re ride the storm as best they could, The steering gear, however,

bruke

maining in that position until Decem- under the strain,

while Mr.ber 27, 1934. He was appointed and Carmichael With repairing the G... I at the Staff College at Com- damage, a tremendous wall of water berley on January 19, 1935, a post- washed him overboard. As the ship on he will continue to fill until his settled into the trough of the wave new Hongkong appointment becomes he was sinking for the third time effective on November 1. when the second engineer down and, reaching over,

grabbed him by the leg and hauled him to safely.

On the Yihsien sector the Chinese troops made un advance of sume seven miles yesterday. The situation south-west of Yihsien was for a tirne extremely critical. More than 10 villages there were occupied by the Japanese, However, before they could Arm foothold, eruck Chinese reinfo.ements inunched a counter attack under cover of night on May 3.

series After

of engagements lasting three days, the Japanese lines were noticeably weakened.

Reinforced by fresh troops, the Japanese attempted to ᎠᏆᏙᏅ. the Shortly after this, Mr. Carmichael situation. They made four flerce set up for himself in Hongkong as a onslaughts on May 4, but were inch consulting engineer. "Hard work Ume repulsed.

and don't spare yourself" was his pre-

On the night of May 5 the Chinese, and how far he lived up to it

zil-

had complete mastery of the situa tion, having recovered all the lages lost, and occupied the high | level ground, which commands the countryside. Encouraged by the success, the Chinese made a further attack and drove buck the enemy about seven miles yesterday.

About 1,000 Japanese tronpa were killed in action, Chinese casualties were high, too. Brigadier-Commun-

is shown by the following quotation from a historical and descriptive bock published by Macmillan, of London, on the seaports of the Far East:

"Closely connected with the mư- Hongkong vellous development

About three years ako Major General Grasett married Miss Jon Mary Foster, daughter of the late Mr. J. K. Foster, of Egton Manor, Yorlts. A daughter was born in 1936.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY

LANDING REPULSED

Japanese Attack Near Macao

Масао, Мпу 6. Sounds of artillery are audible here,

The Chinese are opposing the landing of Japanese on Ballast Island, south-west of the western extremity of Lapp: island.

The

The Japanese are employing one warship and several launches,

but they have been effectively held at bay-Our Own Correspondent.

Fall to Land

Macao, May 0 Japanese were apparently unable to effect a landing at Lappa Island owing to Chinese opposition nightfall, leaving at least 20 killed and also the low tide, They left ni against the Chinese losses of three soldiers killed and some wounded.

Many refugees ore entering Macao. -Our Own Correspondent.

Withdrawal of Warships

Canton, May 6

aircraft carrlers

Three Japanese are now in the South, a late addition of two. One is stationed about where Taishan and Sunwui districts

Chungshan. But over ten Japanese join, and two are off the county of warships have gone to Formosa, de- creasing the total naval strength in the South.

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7.

1938,

RADIO BROADCAST

Orchestra of Conte Verde

From the Studio

LAWN BOWLS TALK. Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.c's. 0.52 m.c's. per accond,

H.K.T. 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service from St. John's of Intercession Cathedral. 12.30 (Bass).

Of To Philadelphia (Temple and Hayness); A West Country Courting (O'Reilly and Sanderson); When Song Is Sweet (G. Sans-Souci).

12.40 Light Orchestral. Gold And Silver-Waltz (Lehar) Orchestra; An Bohemin ...The American In Paris (Gershwin) .... New Light Symphony Orchestra with George Gershwin.

Songs by Norman Allia

In F

1.00 Time and Weather.

Beollibven-Souala 1.03 Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata”).

Played by Artur Schnabel (Piano). 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Announce- and Weather Forecast ments.

1.40 Songs by Lucienne Boyer (Soprano).

La Voyageuse Chanson (Maurice Aubret Jean Delettre) D'Amour En (Leo Lelievro— Amour-Melodie

Et Vire Jean Delettre): Tourne In-(Jean Tranchant).

Since it

reported an vasion was imminent, however,

nuthorities got busy preparation for resisting 1, and Marshal Li Chal-sum is to be the leader directing military opera

und tions for Fuklen, Kwangtung, Kwangsl. The Tat Chung agency confirms the appointment, adding that Marshal LI was in Canton at the end of April, then going to Kwangs for the purpose of getting more troops from that

province down Into

Kwangtung.

Beginning Wednesday 10,000 soldiers from Kwangs! got under way. They Are heading for the southern counties of Kwangtung. Halnan Island is entirely under Kwangtung control, and the const batteries are manned by Its gunners too, but back of the line along the const in all the southern counties, all military positions are held by the troops from Kwangsi.

HONGKONG YACHT MISSING

Fears For Safety Of

Ma On Shan

Squadron-Leader G. Franels of the Singapore Royal Air Force and his wife, who lefi Hongkong on their ketch-rigged 52-foot yacht Ma On Shan on Friday last for Singapore, are feared to have met with difficul ties in a typhoon.

Last night, the local broadcasting station, Z.W., announced over the

1.50 Dance Music. Tango Responso Malevo-(Juan Polito); Re-Fa-Si (Enrique Delfine) Juan De Dios Flberto y su Or- questa Portena; Quickstep--With A Banjo On My Knee (From 'Banjo on my Knee'); Blues-Where The Lazy River Goes By (From 'Banjo on my

Knee') Teddy Foster And His Kings Of

Swing with vocal refrain by Teddy Foster; Fox-

Fox-Trots Thank- ful (Cahn, Choplin) Swing That

Armstrong) Music (Gerlach, Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra Armstrong: vocal chorus by Louis Slow Fox-Trot-In The Chapel In the Moonlight (li); Waltz-Golden Heart (Denville and Michaelson)

Henry JacqUES (Britain's Cham- |;

plon Dancer, 1934-36) With His Cor- rect Dance Tempo Orchestra.

2.TB Close Down.

0.00-7.00 Chinese Programme.

Brahms-Symphony No. 8

7.00

In F Major, Op. 10.

Played by Willem Mengelberg And His Concertgebouw Orchestra,

7.35 Closing local Stock Quota-

tions.

7.38 Brahms Songs and Plano Compositions.

Vier Ernste Gesange, Op. 121, No. 4. ....Alexander Kipnis (Bass) with Gerald Moore (Piano); Variations On An Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1.

Wilhelm, Backhaus (Piano); Fol- deinsamiceft(1) Nachtigall; (2) Standchen..Elena Gerhardt, (Mezzo- Soprano) accomp. by Coenraad V. Bos (Piano).

8.80 Time, Weather and Announce. ments.

8.03 Musical Comedy.

"New Moon"-Vocal Gems (Ham- merstein 2nd and Romberg) Light Opera Company conducted by Na- thaniel Shilkret; "Music In The Air" -Selection (Hammerstein 2nd and Kern) New Mayfair Orchestra. 8.20 London Relay London Lor 8.30 Studio Orchestra of the

M...

air that the sidventurer and his wife M. S. "Conte Verde”...... Leader: were feared to have met difficulties Boareita with Ellore Pellegatt in the typhoon squall on Tuesday. ("Cello).

I asked all listeners in const ports 1. Marecchiaro (Tosti); 2. Fan- and elsewhere who have any news tanelle (Savino); 3. Maduma di of the Ma On Shan to communicate Tebe (Lombardo); 4. Serchain di as soon as possible with the Officer Primavera (De Michell); 6. Canzone Commanding, Royal Air Forct, Kai d'Amore (Ferraris): 0. Ciclo Napo-

letano Tak.

(Leonardi); 7. Danza Sa- voiardu (Moretti); 8. Bolero (Turrl); 9. Spagnolata (Rosati); 19, Con- zoniere (Del Vecchio).

0,20 Studio-A Talk on "Lawn Bowls" by C. B. Hosking.

The yacht is believed to carry a

VATICAN CLOSES CULTURE CENTRE WHILE HITLER'S PARTY IN ROME

Vatican City, Moy 0. are its firms of engineers and ship- His Holiness the Pope has ordered builders, whose admirable methods of the Vatican Museum und Picture

afford operation

to (1) concerned Callery to remain closed to the public small wireless receiving set only. facilities which were, until compara- for the duration of Herr Hitler's visit tively recent years, only obtainable to Rome.-Reuter. der Wang Chih-Ilang was severely in Europe and America. One of the wounded and o a number of battalion best-known of these Arms is that of and

commanders

Carmichael and Clarke, company killed or wounded.

whose reputation for high-class work AMBASSADOR LEAVES There was no change yesterday on

and the conscientious and expeditious The Pihalen sector. The Chinese] way in which all their contracts are lines there are reported to be steady, executed render a brief outline of the

Hankow, May 7. history and valet features of -Central News.

Dr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese business essential to the completeness | Ambassador to London, is leaving of our review.

were

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The Hongkong Stock Exchange weekly report, Issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, reads:

The market during the week ruled generally quiet but steady, and on the whole, prices remain unchanged with the exception .of Providents an Electrics which show some im- provenient.

Business done during the week: Jongkang Dark $1,005, 81,580, 1,880,

$1.385, $1,300

Bank of East Asia 100

Union Insuranco $327

Steamboat $22 $225

Wharves $107, 138, $13519. $130, $230 $1371, $139

Blocks (Ex. Nights) $20%. #2191, 122,

$221

Docks (Ex. Righini (New) $314, Providents (Old) $3.65, $3.70, $3.15 $3.00 $3.94

Providents (New) $303,

$3.85

$350,

Messrs.

the

FOR GENEVA

the British capital for Geneva this evening to attend the meeting of the Council of the League

mecting Nations. The

opens Monday-Router Special.

EXCHANGE RATES

BUSINESS ESTABLISHED "Its nucleus was formed in 1896 by Mr. H. F. Carmichael, M.J.N.A., shipbuilder. In 1800 he MJ.ME, as consulting engineer and was joined In partnership by Mr. B. J. Barlow, known us and the concern became Carmichael and Barlow. In 1901 Mr. Barlow retired from business, Paris. and, the partnership being dissolved, Geneva the former name of H. F. Carmichael Berlin. was resumed. In February, 1003, Mr. Harold Clarke, the assistant af Milan Mr. Carmichael, was admitted partnership, and the present designa-oper

Clarke died in August, 1904, und the¦ business was resumed under the sume name with Mr. Carmichael as sole proprietor, and since then the firm's

New York. operations may be said to have an New evolutionary process of development Amsterdam. From building small harbour

Into

Athens

Oslu

lon of the business

established, a

Shanghel

Vienna

$1.00, $3.05. river steamers, the trin has gradually risi

#3.70, 722 134, 137715, $3.8215. Fotels $7,30, $75. #7.05, $135 $7.45, $740,

$7.35

Lands $37.33

Realties 18.03, $0.10, $6.20, $0.40, $0.30 Tramwayn #17.30, #1955, 31718, $17,20, $174. 07.20

Star Ferries $801⁄4%, 80014, $7.

Chian Lights (Old) stádo, $12.20, $1544. R1235. $12.30

Electries 601, 48135, 80134

Macan Electrick (17);

Telephones (Old) 37.00, $27.80, 327.50

Telephones (New) $10.90, $11

Leinents $10, $184, '$18.40, $10.33

Ropes 14

Dairy Farmas $25, $20

Kauba_$10, $10.10

FW Coltons ex. div. §, $12.00

China Govt, G. 4. Honda 54%

Marmant Lon) 11/0

Maracana · H.K. (4/5)

.3.13 p.m. Changes Closing Quotations

Hotals $7.25

Ferries

nyer

China Lights (Old) $12.30

Electrics 4019,

Marxmans HK 4/3

HALOR

1.K. Banks $1.385

Providenis (New) 1.814/05

isataka 58/40

Trame $17.20

Ferries 107

Dairy Farmna #2544

Markmans EX/4/5

extended the scope of their work to the repairing and atting-out of large Lisbon. ocean steamships, in which direction Hongkong, they have been extremely successful." Bombay

Montreal Yokohama When Mr. Carmichael left Hong- Belgrade. kong 1917 he went to

Worthing, Bucharest.

WORK IN WORTHING

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On Wednesday, anxiety was first felt for the safety of Squadron- Leader and Mrs. Francis. It was then indicated that the course the yachtsman had set was unknown. If the yacht had picked up any news of the typhoon on its railio, magy have found shelter at some spol.

No further Information was ob- tainable up to a late hour last night.

Hotel Manager Injured

Mr. Matti Breaks Leg While Playing Tennis

DAZE D4% Friends of Mr.A. Matii, actingt 19.00 Manager of the Peninsula Hotel, will regret to learn that he is a. patient in the Kowloon Hospital, suffering from a broken leg.

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.10.07 following account from the Worthing Buenos Aires Herald isows:

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Mr. Matti, was playing tennls with 1/0

his wife at the Kowloon Cricket 4.99 Club yesterday afternoon, when he 2012 slipped on a hall and fell heavily. 8.974

His condition is reported to be 1433% satisfactory.

SHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

The following ships are expected to be in wireless communication with 6774

Hongkong Radlo to-day. 10

of Wellington; Belmoira; City 19.01%1⁄2

Allee Mailer: Apocy 211 Nellore 184 Hongsheng; Sagres; Santhie; Chang- on; Conte Verde; Corthuge; Holhow; Telena; Kumsang; Bontekoe; Corfu; Talyunn; Isolami; Sirdhann.

"During his short tenure of once Silver (forward). 1 Councillor Carmilchuek has imply de- War Lunn

1011 monstrated the manifold advantages i

Rio de Janeiro...211. Silver (Spot)....185%

181 101

British Wireless.

to be derived by a rapidly expanding | -------

borough like Worthing from having

nt the heir a nar who by birth, and things, he has a warm heart and education and curly training, is not generous nature."

Mr. Carmichael was luler Mayor only entitled,, but fully capable, to

1929 unth 1931. fake ednimand whenever, a firm hand of Worthing, from

Councillor Carmi As recently as February last, when he la needed chael is outstanding for his youthful was still on the Town Council, Mr. vigour and tremendous energy, which Carmichinel was reported to have or-

in harnessed to the dour determina- ranged to present every member of tlon, cool head and business neumen the Council who had held the office invariably associated with the of Mayor since he joined in 1923, Scullish race, and like the majority with a badge to commemorale, of mon who have seen much of honour.

mcn

the

VILLAGE FITTED FOR GAS MASKS

London. The entire town of Beckenhamn, Kent. is being Stted for gas maske.

The town has been divided into 200 sectors for He alr·raid. precautions scheme. The alzes needed in each faintly neo fled. Iri, an emergency officials will know the size of mask to give to each resident.

0.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel

Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

0.65 (a) Thanks for the Memory

(b) Mamma that moon is here again (c) You took the words right out of my heart (d) Now they call it swing. 10.10 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

10.15 (a) Olvidata Pa tu bien (b) Adios Argentina (c) Tabu (d) MI Sombrero.

10.30 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

10.36 (a) Vieni Vieni (b) Boo- boo (c) Smoke gets in your eyes. (d) Night and day.

10.50 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

11.00 (a) Waltz of the Gipsles (b) The Moon of Manalcoora (2) Dream of love (d) Medley of old Fashioned Waltzes.

11.16 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

11.20 (u) Silhouetted in the Moun- Hght (b) I'm like a fish out of water (c) I've hilched my wagon to a Siar (d) Let that be a lesson to you.

11,35 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

11.45 (a) In the still of the night (b) Ronlic (e) Old King Cole (d) Goodnight, Sweet dreams, Goodnight.

12.00 Close, Down,

TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMMES

Mozart Symphony in D:

. Ifalle Orchestra

"FAUST”—ACT 3

10.0-11.0

a.m. Relay of Morning Service from the Catholic Cathedral (Chinese).

(Continued on Pape 5.)

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