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FINAL

EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED JA ENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938.

No. 16637

COMPLETE EVACUATION Chamberlain OF REICH AREA BY Strengthens "DOUBLE TENTH?

Empire Ties

Pretoria, Sept. 29. THE prestige of Mr. Chamberlain stands

high în Government circles here.

It

is felt that his

efforts are certain to

have

*

beneficial effect

on the future of internal politics in the Union.

It has been suggested by some prominent ац thoritica that Mr. Cham. berlain's peace

efforts should be commemorated by a statue.--Reuter.

IN

AXE

S'HAI ATTACK

Alleged Pro-Japanese Leader Of Puppets

Shanghai, Sept. 30. TWO unidentified Chinese

Representatives Of

Four Powers Agree

TH

MUNICH, SEPT. 30.

"HE FOUR POWER CONFERENCE PROVIDES FOR THE EVACUATION OF THE UNCONTESTED SUDETEN AREAS TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 1. BRITAIN, FRANCE AND ITALY AGREE TO THE COMPLETE, EVACUATION OF THE AREA BY OCTOBER 10 WITHOUT THE DES- TRUCTION OF ANY EXISTING INSTALLATIONS, THE CZECH GOVERNMENT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROVISION.

The conditions governing the evacuation are to be laid down by an international commission, composed of the German Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the British and French Ambassadors to Berlin, and a Czech re- presentative.

An international commission is to decide the localities where a plebiscite shall be held.

The territory in which the commission decides a plebiscite is to be held is to be occupied by an international body until the plebiscite is completed; and the commission is to fix the conditions under which the plebiscite is to be held, taking the Saar plebiscite as the basis of their decisions.

The Commission must fix the date of the plebiscite before the with axes attacked and end of November. wounded 78-year-old Mr.

ernments.

The

M.

PRIME MINISTER OF PEACE

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The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth

New Emergency Laws for Hongkong

MR, NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

SINO - JAPANESE HOSTILITIES CAUSE LONG NEGOTIATIONS

Would Affect Shipping If War Is Declared

IT IS LEARNED FROM AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES

THAT THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT WILL TO-MORROW GAZETTE A NEW SET OF EMER- GENCY REGULATIONS TO GOVERN OCCASIONS OF EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC DANGER. THESE WILL, IT IS UNDERSTOOD, INCLUDE SEVERAL OF THE 1922 REGULATIONS, WHICH WERE THEN EFFECTED DURING THE TIME OF THE GENERAL STRIKE IN HONGKONG.

A number of amendments have been made, as well as one important addition which governs the control of ships of belligerent nations in the Hongkong harbour.

This particular regulation, it is understood, is based on the Hague Convention, and is aimed to effect in parti- cular Chinese and Japanese shipping should the present, conflict in China, develop into a declared war.

It is believed that under certain circumstances such ships will be interned, while in other jcuses the brond lines of the Hague Convention may be applied. This permits ships of belligerent rations to leave a neutral port if the ships posscas sufficient fuel, but that no such

the neutral port.

CHINESE RECAPTURE ships shall be allowed to coal in YELLOW RIVER CITY

Within four weeks of the Agreement the Czech Government is Tang Shao-yi this morning. to release from the military and police forces any Sudetens who wish Mr. Tang has frequently for release and also to liberate and England and France' have been been rumoured as the new all Sudeten Germans imprisoned mine hours of the historic consultation able to notify Prague that within head of the amalgamated for political offences.

they have prevailed upon Herr Hitler An international commission to moderate his warlike demands and Peiping and Nanking Gov-

--- com- is to finally determine the new ultimatums and agree to frontiers and Britain and promise.

Signor Mussolini, who played the incident occurred in France are to immediately guarantee

eleventh hour, Route Ferguson in the French the new status of Czecho-Slovakia. major role in the

Italy and Germany will Ikewise immediately left for Rome by train, Concession at the victim's son-guarentee the

when and Mr. new status

Chamberlain and in-law's home,

the claims of Poland and Hungary Daladier are leaving by plane later to-day to return home and report to are satisfled. Police immediately started in-

The right of the option to move their Cabinels-United Press. vestigations. The hatchet was into and out of the transferred found by his attendants still territories is to be exercised within embedded in Tang's hend. He six months of this Agreement; a was immediately rushed to St. German-Slovak commission will de- termine details of this option and will Mary's Hospital, where his con-consider ways for facilitating the dition is very serious,

transfer of populations-Reuler. Later investigations indicate that!

ANNEX TO PACT two Chinese men, accompanied by a woman, were admitted to Tang's

Munich, Sept. 30, home and then assaulted him with

However, It has suggested that in The Agreement signed early this. the hatchet.

morning has an annex which states the event of negotiations failing, the They brought buskels of

nowers that the British and French GovernIssue should be presented to Presi- and cakes in a motor car and were mente entered the agreciment on the dent Roosevelt or to an international

arbitration. conference for

admitted

45

well-wishers.

before nitacking him

-CZECH WILLINGNESS

Washington, Sept. 30. Czech offelals here stated that the Czech Government has informed the United States of its readiness to cede the territory in which more than Atty per cent. of the population is German.

TH

Important Gain Eases Sian Railway

Pressure

LOYANG, Sept. 30. [HREAT of a Japanese crossing of the Yellow ́ River to cut the Lunghai Railway, has been frustrated by the Chinese recovery of Menghsien, enemy stronghold on the north bunk of the river.

Chungyichen and Katanchen, north of Menghsen, also have been recaptured by the Chinese.

The Japanese troops In

Chinese

་

Soldier's

Amazing

Bravery

NANCHANG, Sept. 30.

AN

Contrary to reports which appear- ed to-day in the Chinese press, Government is not contemplating the censorship of telegrams. This was offelally stated by the Colonial Sacre- tury, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, this morning. He added that the Serre- tariat for Chinese Affairs would cir- of a lone Chinese soldier cularise an official denial to Chinese who single-handed, preven-

newspapers.

Hong-

Sino-

N amazing story of the fortitude and bravery

(Continued on Page 4.)

It is believed the new emergency ted the Japanese troops regulations have been the subject for from capturing a hill in the correspondence between the kong Government and the Imperial Sikuling attack has just been revealed with the Government since January last.

Motivating them has been the arrival of the soldier, Chow possible developments of the trouble, although Japanese

the Chien-lang, at the Nanchang of this week coincided European crisis of with the decision on Wednesday last hospital.

Chow was one of a party but to Gazette the new regulations. Chinese troops guarding the point Some idea of the form these regu- during the heavy fighting lost They

basis that they would stand by conversed with Tang for ten minutes offer contained in the in relation settlement by mid-December, at Sieged by the Chinese several | numbered, they were surrounded by } recupltulation of the 1022 regulations, found himself well entrenched The Government is also willing for Menghaien, which have been be- put up stubborn resistance, but, out-lations will take can be gained by a ali his companions and finally Angio-French and making proposals of

the enemy. Later,

rein-which, form the basis of the new but completely alone on the September 19 good their escape, before screams of to an international guarantee of the the latest and possibly before Novem- days, forced their way out of forcements were rushed up to rescue orders. pain brought assistance to the aged new boundaries of Czecho-Slovakin ber 1, to permit an internationalthe Chinese cordon and retired)

Confused Aghting took place. them.

Under the sub-heading of "Power -Chinese-United Press,

commission to control the disputed northward to Thinyang. The against unprovoked aggression.

Chinese gunners on the Yangtze to make regulations," the 1922 Ordin- A supplementary declaration states arca before the German occupation, Chinese entered the town im-banks again displayed their accuracy ance, which, incidentally was repeal-

four from the transfer of territories shall and to abide by the decisions de-

(1) Japanese transports. One was serious- be considered as coming within the manding demobilisation and a revi- mediately after the. Japanese in shelling yesterday, hitting

retreat. sion of the of reference of the

treaty terms

It has rejected.

The withdrawing Japanese were ly damaged.-Central News. national Commisson-Reuter.

tion, demobilisation and abandonment intercepted by the Chinese at Chung- NEW THREAT TO YANGSIN of the frontier fortifications before yichen and Kutanchen, north of NOW RESTS WITH BENES

the new borderline is defined, and Menghsien. In the ensuing battle,

Yangain, Sept. 30. Munich, Sept. 30. before an exchange of populations Is 400 of the enemy were killed.

With their westward thrust toward Kongmoon's Chief of Police, Yip

A desperate battle was raging yes the Canton-Honkaw Railway to the Fook, has been dismissed and three The decision of peace or war now guaranteed and new international

north-west ot south of Hankow checked on the cast of his assistants have been arrested rests with Dr. Benes, President of guarantees of the Czechis independ-terday at Taiyuan,

It is learned Menghsien.

that the

(Continued on Page 4.) and charged with falsifying returns Czecho-Slovakia, and not with Herrence are assured.-United Pres

walled city of Tsiyuan and Fengmen- of money contributed to the war Hitler.

kow, to the west. are now both en- However, the conferees are con- chest by the public during a recent

cireted by the Chinese. campaign for funds. Our Own Cor-fident that the Czechs will nccept the

Meanwhile, Chinese forces are Mr. decisions of the Munich Conference, respondent.

Chamberlain 1- counter-attacking Wuchili, nounced in the early hours this Wenhslen In northern Honan. morning that an agreement had been Several bayonet charges were made signed and that he is returning to by the Chinese, who inflicted heavy London to-day.

on ensualties. the Japanese. The According to an official communi-Chinese also suffered considerable que the Czech evacuation of the

loases.

CHIEF OF POLICE

ARRESTED

Canton, Sept. 30.

Potsdam Thought Going Direct To Manila

Inler.

The North German lord liner Potsdam, due in Hongkong on October 5 with British passengers, was expected to arrive in Singapore yesterday, but did not call at that port.

Ryser, evacua-

TERMS OF» AGREEMENT

Munich, Sept.-30.

Neville

F

cast

border areas must begin on Saturday Japanese guns of villages near the and must be completed on October Peiping-Hankow Rallway oni the

10.

L

ed in

in 1924, states:

On any occasion which the Governor in Council may consider to be an accasion of emergency or public danger, he may make any regulations whatsoever which he may consider desirable in public interest. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-

(Continued on Page 4

STOP PRESS

DARING DAYLIGHT

British Ships Warned Of ROBBERY

River Precautions

Canton, Sept. 29.

The Pearl River may be closed at any moment without notice, according to the Inspector General for

Germany, Britain and Italy and Her sheet Cher Foreign Affairs here.

The agreement is between France,orth bank of the Yellow River in Horan shelled Chinese positions on Czecho-Slovakia has not specified her New acceptance as yet. Howayer, the

The Cres

曲

A refugee from Swatow, the pro- priatress of the Swatow Embroidery Co. of No. 14 -On Lan Street, was the victim this

afternson of a doring daylight robbery.

At 12.30 pm. site had almost renched her shop after changing some Hongkong money into Chinese currency, when four men uttacked her and took about $400, from her.” While two men seized her; the others ran through her pockets,

He has warned foreign Consuls that shipping firms

Everything happened so,, quickly plan will be submitted to Czecho JAPANESE LAND NEAR TUNGLIU under their protection should be prepared at any moment

that it war over before bystander It is thought that owing to the Many of the passengers on the Slovakia Immediately for her ap-

Kwelchih, Sept. 30.

[realised what had haphiéned, re-l European tension the German ship vessel are Britons for Sgapore, and proval.

for the placing of the boom across the river. Czechs are responsible for the Protected by a naval barrage from

In the event of British verselsmen made their escape into ques missed calling at Singapore, and will is understood they will be landed

Read: ni Manila, and make their own evacuation without damage to "instem their gunboats in the Yangtze River Now barriers are liable to be, make straight for Manila.

arrangements there to get to their tatlong presumably, meaning forti- and escorted by two planos, 300 built at the mouths of the river, being unable to get to Hongkong

+ Acations and publio services, The Hongkong agents of the N.DL. destination,

Japanese troops landed at Paota, two in addition to the main boom the British Consul General: at lint and lemony Lines had no info far as can be ascertained, the The conditions of the evacuatioin mile west of Tungilu on the south established a little bolów Bocen Canton has Informed British imated) at these For Him eg change of Potsdam will call at Hongkong on will be detailed by an international bank of the rivée above Anking. Jarls forts.

(Continued on Page 4.) 1 ltr present position.schedule next Wednesday.

(Continued on Page 7.)

early yesterday morning.

(Further, Stop Press,

Fage 13.)