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No. 13629

SEPTEMBER 三拜路 號一廿月九英港香 WEDNESDAY,

21,

1938. BAA0 PER ANNUK

1938

DUN LOP

52 YEARS OF GROWIN,

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth :

GRAVE CLASHES ON Wrapped Around 1 a.m. Nathan

in Nathan Road:

BORDER MAY WRECK a Concrete Post HOPES FOR PEACE the Death Car

Reservations In Czech Reply To Recommendation

WHILE CZECHO-SLOVAKIA has accepted in

principle the Anglo-French proposals, which are believed to envisage a return of the disputed area to Gormany, Prague has made a number of important reservations.

These may wreck hopes of a peaceful settle- ment. "Reuter" reports that the situation is regarded in Prague as very critical.

Meanwhile, the gravest clashes so far reported oc- curred last night at Seidenberg, where a pitched battle took place between Czechs and Sudetens. Seidenberg is in Germany and it is alleged that Czech gendarmes and police violated the frontier to enter the town.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Herr Hitler will resume their interrupted conversations at Godesberg at 3 p.m. to-day (10 p.m. H.K.T.).

Severe Clash

Berlin, Sept. 20. The German News Agency reports two grave clashes on the Czech frontier, one at Seiden- berg in which, during a pitched battle, eighteen were injured, and another shortly afterwardss, when the Sudetens in retaliation crossed the border and attacked the Czechs.

They killed some Czech Customs officials and cuptured one gendarme| and one customs official.

when

! Czech Appeal Rejected

Berlin, Sept. 20.

official Neues

the According to

A1

Agency the Sudeten German Party: as rejected an appeal by the Czech Government that it dissolve as party and dismiss its mayors, district leaders and help preserve peace, on the grounds that the Creen authorities: are unable to preserve peace in the

Sudeten areas-United Press.

Prague Reply

Prague. Sept. 20. Following the Cabinet Meeting a communique was issued here 10- night, announcing the Czech Govern- ment's decisions.

AN EXCLUSIVE "Telegraph" photograph of this morning's tragic car accident in Nathan Road,

with a terrific side-on crash.

Rd. Car Crash Kills Driver

FORD WRAPPED AROUND CEMENT VERANDAH POST

WH

THEN A FORD V-8 SEDAN crashed AND

CURLED ITSELF HALF ROUND A STONE PILLAR IN NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON, EARLY THIS MORNING, ONÉ MAN - WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED. THE OCCUPANTS WERE BROTHERS.

Those in the car were:

Sheng Sien-yec, 22 of Gap Road, the driver, dead. Sheng Tan-sun, 40, now in the Precious Blood hospital, injured.

believed

The accident occurred at 1.20 a.m. It is that the car skidded on the slippery surface of the road, causing the driver to lose control of the steering.

The amazing part of the accident was that the car swung itself half round a stone pillar, as though the centre of the vehicle had pivoted on that portion of the pillar nearest the pavement.

Kowloon. The car struck the cement pillar on the verandah of Lane Crawford's establishment DESPERATE above at the time of the accident

Kowloon Hill To Disappear

For Harbour Reclamation

COMMONS TO MEET SOON?

Chamberlain's Reply To Mr. Attlee

TOWN PLANNING SCHEME GETS UNDER WAY

No longer are Kowloon City waterfront residents to be nauseated by the offensive odours which rise dally from a section of the Kowloon Bay foreshore,

Both incidents are packed with diplomatic dynamite at a moment of crisis. Herr Hitler has delicate

The message states that the Gov- nus yet advised whether he will crument has sent a note to both the tolerate the Czech attitude to dis-Bettish and French Legations in memterment of their State, and when Prague setting forth the Govern- cal Nazis are apparently dis- men's attitude towards the Anglo- radical appointed that they have achieved French proposals, and adds that "the

clash of arms.

London, Sept. 20. attitude adopted makes possible fur- victory without

It is officially announced that now ther diplomatic negotiations in a spirit. Replying to Mr. Clement | This sore spot, which has for years given out a smell which there are

are 102,000 Sudeten refugees of conciliation which the Czech Gov Attlee's letter requesting the nearly asphyxiates when he tide recedes, is to be reclaimed. in Germany, including fourteen ernment has always gendarmes in full uniform. Of the From reliable sources it is learned summonity of Parliament, the A Government official stated fourteen, nine are of Czech descent. that the note is an acceptance inPrime Minister, Mr. Neville to-day that the rocks and earth

Chamberlain, declares that from the hill behind Kowloon U.S. PRISON

United PresI.

Wore Army Uniforms

The ⚫German border and in their retalia-

shown."

principle of the proposals but makes a number of important reservations.

critical-Reuter.

The situation is regarded as very

Reservations in Reply

Prague, Sept. 21. The Czech Government has in-

with finding a peaceful

and

HORROR

YANGTSE BATTLE

"Key City" To Hankow Menaced

Hankow, Sept. 21. Desperate fighting is raging between the large Chiness, and Japanese troops locked in a struggle for possession of Tien- chiacheng on the north bank of the Yangtse in East Hupeh.

This city is generally known here as "the key clty" to Hankow.

of

The Chinese claim that they have recaptured Linslawan, northeast Tienchlicheng, but assert that the Japanese have taken Katsemlao and Shatzelno. At present the Chinese ave counter-attacking these two towns in an attempt to recover the lost ground, however.

One uf the greatest battles of the war is expected to be fought around Tienchincheng, which already has been the scene of numerous bloody engagements in Chinese history.

Due to

to its strategic value and almost impregnable position the town has always been the scene of the greatest

atest Yangise battles in past cen- turler during struggles for Hankow, In a thousand years, it is claimed, no defence of Teachfacheng has ever surrendered and has always fought to the last man, In a telephone talk to Hankow

Mr. Leonid A. Gladky, who was asleep in bed in his flat

said: "I awoke as a loud crash shook the building. I did not know what had happened and knew that the noise could - not have been made by a door banging."

"got out of bed and went on to the room, and I was surprised to see that a car had crashed into one of the pillars which support my balcony."

the balcony, which is outside

"I was amazed and sleepy that I

did not know what to do for several

minutes.

"I saw a man climb out of the car and slagger about, but he was groggy and he foll

"I quickly put on a dressing gown and rushed downstairs Into the (Continued on Page 7.j

STOP PRESS

CZECHS GIVEN 24 HOURS

Paris, Sept. 21.'

:

Parliament will, of course, have Hospital which is being razed to an opportunity of confirming or provide foundations for the new Seidenberg, Sept. 21.

rejecting any Government pro- isolation hospital, is being used The Police here announce that the

posals arising out of the present for this reclamation. Free Corps engaged an armed band of several hundreds yesterday, It is

international situation.

Philadelphia, Sept. 20. Several thousand cubic feet of alleged that the men engaged were

The Grand Jury sitting here has wearing anny uniforms and were troduced into its note to Britain and

At the moment the Goverment is foreshore are to be filled in, France certain reservations and engaged, however, in difficult and de-should effect the elimination of the manslaughter against ten offciats

when

the work la completed it returned indictments of murder and Czechs. Czee Free Corps fret to protect the suggestions for the application of the licate negotiations with the object of unpleasant odours which have long and guards of the Philadelphia cous yesterday the General defending the. It is learned on good authority

treaty of arbitration of 1920

solution to the bothered waterside residents at Kow-try prison in connection with the town, whils also protected by that Britain and France have noti tory gun fire the raiders seriously Germany, it is now learned.-Reuter. problem which, if not handled with loon City. The site for this reclamasi deaths of four convicta who were some of China's best equipped troops, fed the Czechs that their answer

the utmost care, may have serious tion is the Junction of the Tam Kung found "roasted" in their cells consequences for England,

and Prince Edward roads, and it is September 1.

history of Tienchlucheng will not be to the Anglo-French proposals is "To summon Parliament now and believed that this is first part of a

dishonoured by the present defenders. unsatisfactory and that Prague The men had been starved and to require myself and the Ministers schemo under the Town Planning

Tienchiacheng, with the Yangise must therefore deliver an uncon- 24 the to take parts in debates while these proposals prepared some years ago mado to suffer considerable agony in to the south, a lake to the cast, and ditional acceptance within

(Continued on Page 1.)

hours or accept the consequences negotiations are still in progress, which will enable the bay between extremes of heat and cold.-Reuter.[ would make my task impossible," Kowloon City and Mataukok to be

of an invasion. Mr. Chamberlain declared.

reclaimed and used for building purposes.

wounded eighteen, mostly women and

chlidren refugees.

Eventually the entire town was plunged into darkness to allow the refugees to crawl into Germany in comparative safely-United. Press.

Newspaper

No Definite Answer

Prague, Sept. 21, The Czech Cabinet, in deciding to postpone a definite answer to

(Continued on Page 7.)

Reactions

To Latest Developments

Paris, Sept. 20.

.

The necessary steps will be taken,

Thousands of tons of rock And however, to summon a special meet- ing as soon as matters have proceed-hill near the Kowloon Hospital, a site earth are now being shifted from a ed far enough for me to make a full which will eventually be converted statement.—Reuter Special

into a new hospital...

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Inner Cabinet Meets

London, Sept. 21. The Inner Cabinet met at Downing

Vansittart and Sir Alexander Cado- gan attended the meeting-Reuter,

Indian Offers

A variety of reactions to the latest developments are shown in Street this afternoon, Sir Robert Paris papers,

League Action On Air Raids

on

assured the authorities. that the

H.M.S. Tamar Makes Last Voyage-Goes To Dock

HONGKONG'S famous naval veteran, H.M.S. Tamar, has gone into

dry dock for annual overhaul-probably for the last time.

It is probable that the Tamar, which must be one of the oldest replaced as depot ship for the China Fleet before it becomes Imperative that another overhaul be undertaken.

ships in the Royal Navy still included in the Active List, will be

M. Leon Blum, writing in the Le Journal states, that after having

Geneva, Sept. 20. Populaire, says that when Mr. Cham- permitted, the formation of a bloc of Berchtesgaden 70 million Germans It would be

Mr. Euan Wallace spoke before the berlain travelled to

Simla, Sept. 21.

Assembly Disarmament Commitice)

Named after the famous river: 1878, and again in 1880, finally re- the went to make a just and honour-fllogical to refuse Germany the right

with to demand on

OL the grounds able agreement, but he returned

of The rulers of Tallala and Strohl, to-day during the discussion on the which flows between Dovon and turning in June 1895, since when she has been acting as Receiving Ship of nothing in his pocket except Herr the principle of self-determination following the example of the other protection of civilians against air Cornwall to the sea at Plymouth. His Majesty's Naval Establishment in Hider's own proposals, which the the anschluss with the Sudeten Ger-Indian princes, have telegraphed the bombing.

the Tamar was built at Millwall the Colony. British Government has now accept-mans who, in recent municipal elec-Viceroy of India offering all the

Supporting Mr. Wallace's anti-and launched in the beginning During the winter the Commodore Find These were subsequently actions held under the Frague authori-resources of their states to Britain in bombing proposals, M. Cassin of of June, 1868.

has his residence in the Tamar, which cepted by the French Government, Lies, declared themselves for Ger- the event of war-Reuter,

France spoke and the representatives which was evidently not able

She started on her maldets voyage has been moored alongside the west to ob- many.

of Mexico, Greece and the Nether on January 12, 1864, as a troopship, wall of the Maval Yard basin since French Fleet Sails aina inodification of British The Petit Parisien says that should.

lands briedy indicated their support to the Cape and China, Originally 1913, with occasional "moves" for Clavazament's attitude. Start

A drafting, committee, has been she was barque-rigged, equipped docking.... #34 Blum concludes that war has www tampoenelly, averted but under

The French Mediterranean feet appointed to co-ordinate the pro- with an auxillary steam engine, which The Tamar's "armaments” constit “oboditiune which the writer, who has

Czecho-Slovakia, declared the sailed from here to-day on manoeu« posals made during the discussion for gave her a speed of about 12 knots, of six e-pounder guns, which are elimination of bombing of having a tonnage of some 4,580, ' She used for the innocuous purpose of wwww Emicinated for peace, canot paper, would be able to adhere to her vres off the coast of Provence. They the

(Costhwed on Pore: 74) 2G, WELL-Bout Tode dayapliğiduler.

kad paid her frat visit to Hongkong in saluting.

the

Prague accept the plan her position will resemble that of Belgium rather than that of Awlizerland.

Toulon, Sept. 21.

The Noto warns that Herr Hitler has issued his marching orders" and means that a smashing invn- slon would become effective Inte on Thursday unless the Czechs surrender...

Indications are that the pressure on Prague is the reason for the

postponing of Mr. Chamberlain's visit to Herr Hitler at Godesberg until Thursday-United Press.

(Further Stop Press Neton on Page 12.).