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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH..

OCTOBER WEDNESDAY,

19, 1938.

Waichow: Story Cole B ALHAMBRA

By Eye-Witness

ON SATURDAY the "Telegraph" published an exclusive re- nort, denied by Sunday newspapers, that Walchow had fallen nt 8.15 o'clock that morning.

The

Beck To See King Carol

Warsaw, Oct. 18.

M.nister, Forelan Polish

10

Colonel Bick, left here this evening

w.th for Humania, where he will confer

K.ng Carol in Galatz. Political circles here attribute more the an ord

ordinary importance vis.t which, it is acciared, is for the

ot

Poland's emphasising nterests in the Danubian territory, purpose and in the development south of the Carpathians.

Offeinl confirmation of every detail of the "Telegraph's" re. pari was received in Hongkong last night from the Walchow Correspondent of the "South China Morning Post," a misalon. ary who apparently remained in the doomed city throughout the terrific aerial bombardment and subsequent Japanese entry.

Due to her geographical position Confirming the "Telegraph"aturday, making a base for further

China clion. Thus within 24 hours, the and historical development Posung is despatch, the "South

deserted city was suddenly trans-Justified in maintaining close Morning Post" Correspondent and famed comp of the tacts with this region, it is stated, and Bald:

vader as of a wedge projected from her endeavours are directed towaran a relieving of the present unsettled conditions. Trans-Occan,

dayn

De Valera's Bombshell

con-

H.K. PORTUGUESE

PASSES AWAY

of terrific Aotow, After three bombing, the Japanese army began 11 march into the city of Walchow very early on Saturday morning, the flag and soldiers being seen on one of the fortresses on a high hill by 0 o'clock. Heavy

firing took place during the early part of Friday. By morning the Chinese soldiers had retreated and the Japanese were in complete psssion of the elty. In the mean- ime more than 100,000 people of

left Walchow had

during bombing and only a few old women

Its understood could be seen anywhere in the city. This does not take into account the Valera's statement on the partition and had been crippled since early housands who left the villages round problem in Ireland does not require youth. He was a sugle

about.

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weeks

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and

London, Oct. 18.

.112

man,

Herbert

after a

the Immediate attention of Ministers, leaves several brothers and sisters, rellerntes His mother sill alive, though us it is felt that he familiar theme, and that the attitude his father died a long time ago. The city was literally whipped of the British Government is well, was born in Hongkong. into submission by attacks from the known-nanncly that the North and The funeral will pass the monument

SAILOR DIES air. Each morning the planes begun South must compose their own dif- at 5 p.m.

Artificer Engine Room to emerge from overhanging clouds ferences.

No meetings on this subject have oon after the rising of the sun and at regular intervals all day long. been arranged in London, where, Sanders of 11.M.S. Regent, died at the

Naval Hospital yesterday bombs being dropped

i thought in official circles, that if Indiscriminate-

regarded a about. Especially at noon my conferences ly rount rach day terror rained from the skles. necessary, Dublin or Belfast would short Hiness. He came tom Lincoln.

appropriate meeting] For more than an hour there was albe the more terrible voar.

whirling in trom places. planes directions in and out of the clouds

In the Northern Ireland Parliament

Craigavon said th.it) ugon to-day, Lord with innumerable power dives upon

there was no need for the slightest in undefended eity. It

en- that any successful continuous barassing of the popu- anxiety fation, and then within an hour ancroachment would be made on the

integrity af other attack before the dead and wounded cold be extricated from the Reuter. debris.

was one

IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE DEAD

7

Ireland

MAY SUCCEED SIR THOMAS INSKIP

مردا

London, Oct. 18. Adinital Lord Chained, Cief of the he was Sout is Lau Northern

Evening Stannard or the post un Cu-uramazion of ister for the Delence in succession 10 Sir Tho Joskop.

has held the Chatfield Lurd conhand or vom Hone an overzea less in tax jikuwɔse occupied the post of First Lord of Aurany.

London Stock Market

London, Oct. 18.

Lit alle Evelin 44 15 opponent, adas the Evening Standaru, a special

uf

will Ministry

Munitions Eredeti in placed under the con-

be

Handbill were dropped during the

on Thursday i main attack at non

lling on the people to turn over 10 Jauan. It is impossible to estimate the tall in dead and wounded, but the main business street. Shui Tunk Kat, is littered with debris from une end to the other. However, the

During the greater part of the ses-trol of Sie Jonn Anderson-Trans- neuble left the city and this to some zeetext cused

decrease f the sion to-day, the London Stock Ex-Ucean.

change was quietly caster, but gilt- number of esxualties.

On Friday the ralds were well on edged holdings rallied sharply near Com after 3.m..

another day of th close, causing a generally better,

feeling. which hounding the populace

were mostly quiet Commodities mained, most of them, however, hav- ng escaped to the countryside. This and featureless Copper, after ris.ng was the third day of din and roar sharply when heavy profi-taking The King and Quein this afternoon and thed, not to say anything of found poor support, rallied in late visited a hospital for sick children in Great Ormond Street. Although the destruction and death,

Among foreign exchanges, the visit was private, a crowd waited out- sterling further improved owing to side the entrance and chiered Their

of dollars. Majesties arrival. They prot-takim: sales

rgived by Princers Kavul, President Beater Special.

of the hospital, at whleh the trained nurse-British and worked Wireless.

re-

TERRIBLE ATROCITIES AT TAMSHUI Heports came that Autow, on the entered. that been roast. Trad Tamsiui, important market town,!

leadings.

had faller with terrible atrocities. REMAINS. SHIPPED

and the next objective was to be Walchow, the largest elty in the East- River

formerly the section capital of the prefecture of 10 du-| tricts or counties.

TO HONGKONG

Hankow, Oct. 19. One allack came after another!

The remains of the late Mr. Tang every few minutes from sunrise to thao-y, veteran Chinese staterman, sunset until it was impossible to my who was murdered on September 30, how many and the number of bombs' reve y ssterday shipped to Hongkong. dropped is beyond reckoning. No From Hongkong they will be sent in doubt this is one of the most serious the interior for burial, slates sieges any elty In China has so far Shanghai report.-Central News. been subjected.

1.ANDING FIELDS IMPROVISED

1

SIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

All day Saturday there was constant line of infantry, cavalry, mounted guns. lorries and several small armoured tanks entering the to be it deserted by from the south. Within with

£1

The following ships are expected w.reless communication

radio: Halyang,| Hongkong!

48 hours the city of 100.000 und more Tegelberg, Sagres, Halozaki Maru. was absolutely divested of residents. Hollow, Kwatsang. Potsdam, Ruj- Rosso, Empress of These, with the thousands from the putana, Conte villages for miles around, are pushing Russia, Agupenor. Roxby, Kutong. and Corntville, Ramses, Matuyama Maru, north into they Lungincun

Athenic, Hellos, Patroclus, Liung- Hohyuen districts.

Acroplanes began to land in on chow, Sirdhann, Kamo Maru, Ajax, Improvised field during the day on Cyclops and Cante Blancamano.

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