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JAPANESE PRAISE ALLEGED TERRORIST

STARTLING

REVELATIONS

IN SHANGHAI

Assassin

Confesses

Murder Ordered By Pro-Japanese Chief

NEWSPAPER SCOFFS AT

SETTLEMENT POLICE

Shanghai, Aug. 18.

Chinese Guerillas Recapture Vital Centre

BRITISH

Further startling revelations regarding the recent terrorist activities in the International OFFICER

Settlement were provided to-night with the KILLED arrest by Municipal Police of a self-confessed assassin.

FURTHER OUTRAGES

IN PALESTINE The terrorist, who was arrested in the International Settlement, confessed to the police

London, Aug. 17.

to the joined that he had

To-day's telegram a secret society-the

Palestine) its head-Colonial Office from

states that the British officer! "Huangtao Society"--which had quarters in a hotel in the Japanese portion of the killed by a land-mine which ex- ploded under a military lorry in Settlement, Hongkew. This hotel is also the the Aere district was Lt. R.

Manchester headquarters of the "Reformed Government" Grifiths of the

Regiment. officials living in Shanghai.

Later,

At first, said the terrorist in his confession to the police, he was paid $30 a month as a “Third Class" member of the organisation. after he had committed a murder under orders from the society, he was promoted to the rank of "second class" member, at a salary of $50 month.

The terrorist also revealed that the head of the society was a notorious Yoh-King. ex-convict named Zang

an enormous 22-stone Chinese who

is alleged to have personally given j the orders for assassinations and aets of terrorism.

To-day the Japanese newspaper Tung Shanghai Mainichi publishes a eulogy of the activities of Zang under the heading "Zang Yoh-tsing, Father Goes Government, of Reformed

in the PERCO

Chinng Overthrow

Ahead to Establish

Orient and to Kai-shek."

Scoffs At Police

NEW UNIT

FOR H.K. DEFENCE DUE SOON

a

Mighty Little War Craft To Guard This Port Probably the first of several

Two soldiers of the same Regiment

were injured by the explosion, which completely wrecked the lorry.

FIRST TO ANSWER CALL for emergency duty in Shanghai in the recent war anniversary crisis, were the men of the Armoured Car Company and the Russian Regular Detachment' of the S.V.C. They did effective work in the Louza and Cen- tral Districts. In this picture the patrol is stretching its legs after hours of riding through the rain, which, incidentally kept mischief-makers indoors with the bulk of the population.

COLONY MAY FACE ONE OF DRIEST

YEARS OF HISTORY

Unless an abnormal amount of rainfall comes during the next three months, 1938 promises to be one of the driest years in the history of Hongkong.

To date 40.39 inches of rain have fallen in the Colony, but normally it can expect only another 16 inches during Shortly before mihight yesterday the remainder of the year. If this normal rainfall is a party of armed men, estimated at

thirty, penetrated the Nablus not exceeded it will probably be the driest year since was 55,758 urban police station and stole four 1901 when the total rainfall for the year rifles and some ammunition.

Simultaneously, the jail Labour inches. camp at Athlit was attacked by a inspector

gong, witich abducted a Jewish police

and his wife and three children and his mother-in-law, and stole two rifles.

a British During the allock

Arab warder pector and wounded-British Wireless.

DUTCH TUG OVERDUE

So far 1938 is 21.43 inches below the average.

In making comparative figures, it in 1933 is interesting to nole that ins-only. 40 inches of rain fell up to the end of August, but there was an last abnormal rainfall during the

of the year, #2 inchies

were

The Secretary of the Netherlands Harbour Works has reported to the the tur: Harbour Ofee here that Reinier is many hours overdue in Hongkong.

The Reinier is cominunded by Captain de Schipper, a Dutchman, After scoffing at the Shanghaif

and carries a crew of ten Chinese.

She lett Municipal Police for their desire to

here at midnight of Interview Zang, the paper gleefully'

August 16 for Bocca Tigris and was declares: "Zong has not been seen

duc back at dam. yesterday with a presumably in south of Soochow Creek since the spring and he is not likely to appear such vessels for this station, carge of limestone,

one of the British Navy's fast tow. there again."

A statement issued by the owners motor torpedo boats is already said: The 40-ten tug Reinier of the la 24 hours overdue in of Its arrival is not yet known.

Hongkong from a trip to Bocca

The Municipal Police are (Continued on Page 7.)

now

following up a new clue with the dis-1on its way here, though the date Neds Harbour Works, Co., ofi

MUTINEERS MAY MOVE

"Doomed Battalion"

Worries Shanghai

Shanghal, Aug. 10.

The naval authorities announced Tigris. It is thought that Japanese

three istered as compared with being

the normal 16 inches. It should be pointed out that the maximum rain- fall during one year is 119.715 inches, minimum 45.835 and the normal,

inches.

the 15.

5.150

The

Yesterday 03 of an inch was re- corded, while maximum temperature was 87, and the minimum last night 79. This morning the temperature was 81 and humidity was 85 per cent. Royar Observatory Weather stated report issued this morning that a weak anti-cyclone covers the China and Pacific to the east of Japan. de pression covers south Hongkong, The typhoon is over moving north-north- cast, north Korea,

Locat forecast fs:-South-west winds, moderate; cloudy, showery.

New Flying

to-day that this little fighting craft warships are responsible for the Boat For

was aboard a merchantman, bound delay.

here, and that it was possible others It will be remembered that some

would be despatched In the near five months ago, the Reinler was Empire Routes

future.

stopped by a Japanese destroyer but Manned by a crew of two officers was later allowed to proceed.

and eight men, these torpedo boats weigh approximately 15 tons and are all-weather verscis, capable of a

speed of over 40 knots, and of doing ROYAL COUPLE

A very effective job against bigger

ships, according to

to their designers.

Members of the mutinous "Doomed Sixteen of them can be built for

Battalion" may shortly be removed cost of one destroyer.

They

the

ore

to another site inside the Inter-shallow draft bonts, and consequently national Settlement in an effort to can skim over minefields. curb activities such as those which

and

IN EGYPT

Flights Across Atlantic In Octobor

Big Calendar For August

Criminal Trials

JAPANESE GARRISON ABANDONS TSINAN AFTER LONG BATTLE

Railway Service Disrupted by Roving Shantung Bands

Shanghai, Aug. 18,

Chinese reports state that Chinese irregulars have reoccupied Tsinan, capital of Shantung province, and junction of the important railways leading to Tientsin, Tsingtao and Hsuchow, says the United Press.

Severe fighting has been proceeding in the neighbourhood for over a fortnight, during which times the irregulars succeeded in entering the walled city of Tsinan-which in normal times has a population of over a million-at least twice. Now, apparently, the Chinese have driven the Japanese completely from the city.

JAPANESE SUFFER REVERSE

Chinese Forestall

Eastward Push

Malweiling, Klangsi, Aug. 18. Chinese troops at Hsingtze on the west share of Payang Lake defeated the Japanese at Kulang, less than 25 kilometres south-east of Kiuklank, in

Berce counter-attack yesterday, killing more than 100 Japanese and capturing about ten strategic hills in the vicinity.

It is said that the Chinese had learned of the Japanese intention to push from Kutang to Hsingtze und thence turn eastward to cut the

Railway Nanchong-Kiukfang

south kilometres Tchun, 53 Kiukiang, and struck Orst before the out their invaders could carry scheme.

JAPANESE

ARREST FRENCH

at

of

of

No oficial confirmation, of course, can be obtained of the Chinese re- purls, but it is significant that yester- day's train from Tientsin to Tsinan was forced to return to Tientsin,

During the Battle of Taierehwang nd the subsequent battle for Hsu- chow und the Lunghai Railway, Tsinan was the headquarters of the

panese

command. Through t the entire Japanese northern

reinforcements

army

supplies.

and

war

Recently, guerillas in Shantung, who ate said in some quarters to now number almost half a million men, captured Japanese supply train en route from Taingiao to Tsinun, gaining a haul of supplies and ammunition that led to renewed (Continued on Page 7.)

STOP PRESS

GERMAN TRADE GAINING

London, Aug. 10. The unfavourable indications of German economic conditions have been somewhat relieved by the for- showing cign trade returns for July, exports of Greater Germany for that month to amount to 470,000,000 marks, representing an increase of 33,800,000 marks over June.

The Japanese have now been re- enforced and are counter-attacking A total of eleven cases are with the support of a number down for trial at this month's bombing planes.-Central News. Criminal Sessions, which com- mence at 10 a.m. on Monday, Among the cases is August 22. that of a European police lance- police constables, who are charg- sergeant and three Chinese ed on two counts of conspiring to commit an offence punishable by law. The cases for trial are: Chan Hing-kong, and Lau Shing, charged with conspiring to commit an offence, two counts of uttering counterfeit coins, and one count of possession of counterfeit coins;

Lau Lau, and Li'Kel, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm;

Charles Hossack Telfer, Leung arrested by Japanese soldiers in importa la mainly in Chi, Mak Kong-lu and Sun Kul, the Legation Quarter before charged on two counts of conspiring dawn yesterday. to commit an offence punishable by law;

SOLDIERS

Two

Despite

Imports totalled 472,500,000 marks, a decrease of 13,100,000 marks.

Greater Germany's unfavourable rade balance has thus been reduced from 49,400,000 in June to 2,600,000 marks in July.

Finished goods dominated the in- Peiping, Aug. 18.

crease in exports, with a rise of The decrease in French soldiers were 34,700,000 marks.

foodstuffs,

a request by the Im- LA Hon, alles Li Hon-gang, charged French Embassy for the with unlawful posucssion of arms medinte release of the two men, and amanuntulen;

Au Kam, charged with unlawful they were still held at 6 p.m.

Why they were arrested by possession of arms and ammunition;

Ng Kwan-yuen, charged with 08- the Japanese is not yet known.——

United Press. soult with intent to rob;

Chu Ching, charged with robbery by two or more;

New Cruiser Is Due Here

London, Aug. 17. It is expected that the "Cabot" the first of eight stream-lined Empire flying bonts now in construction for

Wong Lol, allas. Wong You, Wong Calro, Aug. 17.

of Imperial Airways will emerge from

Man Ylu, Wong Hop allas Wong The Duke

Duchess and

the Short Aircraft factory in the near

Chuen, and Sbum Wing, allas Sum Gloucester arrived at Alexandria by future.

Wing, all separately charged with They carry multiple machine-guns airplane from Port Said to-day, en The "Cabot" and her sister ships breach of a Deportation Order.

can be loaded to a gross weight of culminated in the recent haul of arms and two eighteen inch torpedo tubes route for their holiday in Kenya.

0180 carry depth Shortly after their arrival they can Iammanlilon during a raid on the and they muy

charges,

called on King Farouk and took 53,000lbs., 12,000lbs, more than the standard Empire dying boats now in

the Tasman Sea

The city class cruiser, HMS. Powered by three 12-cylinder afternoon tea at the Palace. cais understood that the Shanghai

use between England and Australia, service and over the

re- between Australia and New Zealand. The new machines may be After spending to-night at

H.M.S. obylating

relief for thus

The "Cabot" is scheduled to make Cardiff, which is on the way to Muulcipal Council authorities favour Napler engines, each of 500 horse-

return flights between England and Hongkong as a moving the prisoners to another con-power, the little Hornets are easily British Embassy, where the Acting

manoeuvred.

Premier attended a dinner in their fuelled in mid-air,

New York, going by way of Foynes, Capetown, which recently sailed for centration camp.

The famous racing driver, Mr. honour, the Royal couple are leaving landing stages on the flights to the

The now flying' boais will be Dotwood and Montreal, before the England, is expected to arrive in the

Colony on August 20. When the move is completed the

employed on the commander of the Battalion, Hsia Herbert Scott-Paine of the British for Kenya to-morrow by Imperial For East and Australia.

trans-Atlantic end of October-British Wireless. Ching yum, is likely to be returned Power Boat Company, Southampton, Airways regular passenger plane to

Kenya-British Wireless. is the designer and builder. to his unit.---Reuter.

It

raw materials and semi-finished goods increased. though purchases pi These figures, however, are not con- warrant the sidered suicient to supposition that there is a change in the general tendency for imports to increase and exports to contract on contractions of the world market. Router.

FIVE CASES OF CHOLERA

The cholera epidemic in Hongkong Avo Cases were reported during the past. 24 houre, making the total for the year 336.

continues. A further

The 800th ease of dysentery was notified yesterday, and one case of enteric fever was also reported.

(Further Stop Press News on Page 12.)

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