1938-10-21 — Page 21

STIFFER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938.

RADIO

RESISTANCE BROADCAST

ENCOUNTERED: SEVERE S. CHINA BATTLE

Japanese Claim Forces 20 Miles From Canton

REPORTS FROM CHINESE and Japanese military sources have become

so conflicting that the rospective claims place the Kwangtung battle- front nearly thirty miles apart!

The Japanese claim that they are now only 20 miles from Canton, advancing in a south-westerly direction, while the Chinese counter-claim that severe fighting is still progressing in the mountain range east of Tsengcheng.

According to a Reuter message received late last night Tsengcheng and Sheklung were both claimed by the Chinese spokesman in Canton to be in Chinese hands. The Japanese claimed the capture of Sheklung and Tsengcheng on Wednesday. Official colour to the claim that Tsengcheng has fallen is lent by an official communique issued at 10 a.m. yesterday, which claimed that the Japanese troops had entered the strategic city and were pushing south-westwards on Wongtang which, an unofficial Japanese report claimed, they entered this morning. Wongtang is less than 20 miles from Canton.

Chinese sources

last night Canton and 20 miles northwest of admitted that the Japanese had Walchow, on the north bank of the

Enst River, is developing, advanced to a line extending from Fuktin to Yangchuen and Heungshui.

This line placed the invaders at least ten miles nearer Canton

than Pokio, which, until last alght, the Chinese still insisted

was in their hands.

inflcted

Shanghai Agreement

Seen Soon

Ironing Out The Differences

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21. ȚEGOTIATIONS BE- Units of Japanese vanguards push-

TWEEN the Japanese ing toward Tsengshing at noon yester- day engaged by the Chinese, and and the International Settle-

then Oghting lias since

been

¡ment

which

continued.

To

fought at Fuktm

NE

authorities,

exl indications a ferce battle is have been proceeding ever

be expected to situated in the mountainous district since the Japanese capture between Pokio and Tsengshing. The of the Shanghai area, narrow pass hemmed in by hills on

are

both sides will be advantageous for understood to be nearing a

climax.

Chinese defence.

The Japanese admit that they art

encountering now

Bitter much realstance from the defenders and

Forcasting furious street fighting It is freely expected in usual- Beir remarkable advance of lust week, which carried them sixty miles in Canton, the military authorities

there ordered the digging of trenches ly well-informed quartera, that and erection of pillboxes in the city an agreement will be reached yesterday. The work in still in pro- before the end of the year, and

feverishly.

differences finally settled at con- No fewer than 40,000 people in ferences between the two Canton, including women and grli Fuktin, which Chinese sources students have registered with

the parties. claim, is still being v.gorously ffering their services in the defence These differences now vir- fended, is s.tuated on the southern of the provincial capital. They will tually whittle down to four in

engage in

inland in few days.

Heavy casualties were upon the Japanese in the narrow and only passage kading to Fuktin, from Poklo.

stoper which

of the Laufou Mountain runge, atreten:s trom the northern

border of Kwangtung down to the portation wald, rescue and trans-inumbēr:

northern bank of the Enst River eas.

of Canton.

More than 1,500 youths who have bren war-time training have

had

Activities in War Zones for serv.ce at the front. They will leave either to-day or to-morrow.

of Tstngsning, forming an impregn-summoned by the Committee on Mass able "great wall"

The Ta Kung Puo, tending Chinese newspaper published In Hongkong,

observers military reports that Canton

deny the Japan- esu claim to

cmphatically, pointing ou

have t

that the city is west of the mountain range which Japanese yet succeeded in crossing.

General Moh Hel-tak, Comman- der of the 151st Division, has been dismissed by an order issued by the Bullitary Headquarters

for Fourth War Area (Kwangtung), for his failure to lead his troops to put up effective resistance against the Japanese

and for losing ground.

It is anticipated that the first decisivo battle since the Japanese landing will be fought on the eastern slope of Laufou Mountains, where particularly heavy Chinese tened reinforcements are being concen- To trated.

C. IN C, AT FRONT Reuter reports that General Yu Hun-mou, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung Army, visited the fron yesterday morning and upon his re- turn declared that the situation was

well in hand.

The Chinese spokeeman in Canton, states Reuter, admitted that serious fighting in progress in the hills

was east of Tsengshing.

The morale of the Cantonese troops is said to have been, greally heigh-

after his dismissal. expedite the evacuation of the elvilians the Canton military nuthorities have instructed the police and gendarmes to persuade them to 073 SOOTI 63 possible.-- leave Central News,

EXCHANGE RATES

Geneva The loss of Tsengshing, added! Berlin, the spokesman, would not be of Paris... strategio value to the Chinese, as Athens the Canton defences were outalde Brussels the elty wails.

alge Milan

Reuter's Canton correspondent re- Oslo. ports

it has been confirmed that Amsterdam the Chinese destroyed the big rafl-Copenhagen. way bridges Deross the East River at Stockholm. Sheklung, the bridges being blown up

with dynamite.

falsingfors

York.

The ciam to the capture of Shek-New Yo lung on Wednesday by Japanese Bucharest troops, unofficially claimed in Japan- Vienna.

Lisbon.. ese messages on that afternoon, has been substantially strengthened by a Hongkong. Army Shanghai.. communique issued by the

of Japanese Imperial Bombay

Department.

Headquarters.

The communique adds that the Belgrade,

fali

of

1. Japanese retention of Hong- kew and Yangtsepoo areas which they seized during the warfare and which have never been returned to the Settlement control.

The Settlements to continue

and stationing British troops in the defence sectors lying beyond the Settlement boundary in former Chinese territory.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local! share quolations issued this morning. Banka

H.K. Bank, $1,400 b.

H.K. Bank (Lon. Reg), $04 b. Chartered Banic, £0 n. Mercantile Bank, A. & B. £28 n. Mercantile Bank, C., £13 n East Asia Bank, $80 n.

Insurances

Canton Ins., $225 n. Union Ins., $500 b. ex. dlv. China Underwriters, $2 n. HI.K. Fire Ins., $200 n.

Shipping

Dougins, $00 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $18 n Indo-Chinus (Pref.), $60 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $34 n. Shell Bearer, o/- 07/8 n Union Waterboats, $9 n.

Docks Etc.

1.K. & K. Wunives, $120 L. H.K. Docks, (old), $1D n. M.. Lucky (new), $18 n

$0.35 b.

Providenise), $0.15. b.

Providents

New Engineering Sh. $3.90 n. Shangliai Docks, Sh. $124 n. Kailan Mining Adm., s/- 10/0 n. Haubs, $0.70 n.

Venz: Goldheid, $3 n. Hongkong Mines, 74% cls. n.

Philippine Mining Antamoks, 1.38% ca. Atoks, P. 321⁄2 sa, Bagio Gold, P. 241⁄2 80. Benguet Consol., P. 11.40 . Benguet Explor, Coco Grove, P. 43% ca.

Wedge, P.

guided Mines, P. 003 sa.

sec 1 2 sa.

E. Mindanno, P.-- Gumaus G'flelds, P. -- ino Gold. Ipo

1

1.X.L., P. .01 sa

Itogons, P.- Min. Resources

Paracale Gumaus, 1. —-- Salacot Mining, P San Mauricio, P. 84 sn.

P. 10 sa. Suyoc Consol, P. United Paracales, P. 38 sa.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

$0.05 b. H. and

Hotels, H.K.

Lands, $3619 b

HK. Lands, 4 Uaben $10734 n. Shanghai Lands, Sh. $7.00 .

Metropolitan Lands, Sh.---

Humphries $0.60 n.

H.K. Realties, $51⁄41⁄2 n. Chinese Estates, $08 n.

Public Villilios

11.K. Tramways, $10.40 b.

$6 b.

Peak Trams (o $34 n.

Peak Trams Star Ferries, $744 n. Youmati Ferrica (old), $24% n. China Light (old), $10.40 b. China Light (now), $0.00 b. H.K.

58 b. Electric,

Electric, $174. Macao Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephone (old), $24,0

$24.00 b. Telephone (new), $8.70 b. China Buses, Sh.

re Tractions, s/~ 25/- n.

Pref

8/- 20/3 . Industrial

n,

Cold: Macg, (ord.), Sh. $14_n. Caid: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Iccs, American

$1,70 Cements, $16 b. H.K. Ropea, $4.05 1.

Stores, &c. Dairy Farms, $24% b. Watsons, $7.80 b. Lane Crawfords, $8 n. Sinceres, $2

Japan's demand for bicker representation in the Settlement police force, avowedly in order t have a bigger chance to curb anti- Japanese elements within the Settlement.

In an newspaper Depuly Commissioner

4. The Selement's desire to resume their own bus service as before the hostilities in Hongkew and Yangtsepoo districts, while the Japanese desire to continue to run the service they themselves have started in the meantime.

JAPANESE APPEAL

local interview with D

Japanese the to-day,

ot Police appealed for a "round table con- ference" at which they could devise means whereby boll sides would Oct. 10. Oct. 20

nialco

simultaneously, concessions .31.01

20.9 instead of continuing the present .11.00

11.80 deadlocks, which he attributed to fear .178.41/64 170.47/64 on both sides of making concessions

647

547 Arst in case the other side should 28.114 take it as a zign of weakness.

201 It is understood that a conference 10.00 between representatives of the mator 8.73 Powers having rights in the Settle-

23.40 ments, and the Japanese is planned; 10.41 for the near future, probably be- 1384ginning next month, at which efforts 23034 will be made to completely iron out 4.75% the remaining differences-culcr.

.9034

20.20

.10.00 -8.77% .22.40

10.41

13031

22024

4.775

.605

Nom.

Nom. 1103

11016 .16. 3d.

Is. 3d.

fd. Norn. Bd. Nom. .1/541

1/518

Yokohamın

•1/2

1/2

.212

212

.1.82

4.81

10%

104

19.02/2

1014

10%

100%

Walchow, Follo, Tsengshing Montreal

and Sheklung completely isolates the Montevideo.

area south of the East River this, Buenos Aires....19.0244 of course, includes Hongkong-from Rio de Janeiro...3 Canton.

Belgian King

On Visit To England

London, Oct. 20. King Leopold of the Belgians left British Wireless. ] Ostend to-day for London.

Silver (spot)...: 10 ki Contradicting the omcial Japanese Silver (forward).10% claim, a United Press message from War Loan.......100%. Conton says that Chincao sources officially deny that the Japanese have

Sheklung The

that the

Canton

whole

entered message claima Canton-Kowloon Hallway is still in Chinese hands.

A Trana-Occan memage reports official claims by the Japaneto Army Headquarters liat Chang- kangtung, 23 miles east of Canton, was entered Iasi nigħil

YORKSHIRE BLACK-OUT

He was accompanied by his sister, The the Crown Princess of Italy. visit is a private one and he is ex- nected back in Brussels on Sunday Reuter.

Wing On (II.K.), $471⁄2 1. William Powell, Lid, 80 cts. n.

Cotton Mille

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $163⁄41⁄41⁄4 n. S'hat Cotton (old), Sh. $95 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $42 n.

Miscellaneous H.K. Entertainments, $0% n. Constructions, $14 n. Vibro Piling, $3.85 n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1928 G$ Bonds.,

70% pr. n.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% Prem. n. H.K. Govt. 3% Loun par. h. Marsmans Inv. (Lon.), s/- 15/0 n. Marsmana Inv, (II.K.), a/- 3/4 n.

5,000 MILES

OF PERIL WITH BIBLE

Covering 5,000 miles In seven months through the wilds of Braz, two colporteurs selling Bibles for the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Salled 1.300 miles in

canoe

I

hollowed out of a tree trunk; Trudged 250 miles on foot with heavy packs when their mule train broke down:

Hves

Twice escaped with their

when overwhelmed by cataracts; Fled through the Jungle, hunted by

hungry oncas (leopards); Outpaced a bandit gang who gave

chase.

But they sold 4.709 Bibles. The men wero Mr. George Glass! and veteran Brazilian, Senhor Pesson, and their adventures aro

*

described in "Bread." the annual re- nort of the society, published cently.

ro-

KING CAROL'S VISIT

London, Oct. 20. London, Oct. 20. The London County Council at a Since its foundation 134 years ago The Home Office has announced meeting to-day deelded that on the hic society has sent nearly 500,000,000 a big black-out over a large area of peension of the visit of King Carol volumes all parts of the world.

Wars and the International tension southern Yorkshire and north-eart and the Crown Prince of Rumaila to. Derbyshire to-morrow night. Ar- London train November 15 to Novem-educed the number of volumes rangements have been completed beber 18, that he be presented with an issued inxt year, but only by 25,373, considerably over tween the A.R.P. department of the Address in a gold box, and that a tho total being

eleven and a quarter millions, in- A major battle for the possession Home Office and the local authorities, luncheon in his honour be given at

the Guildhall-Reuter.

cluding 1,181,099 complete Bibles. of Taengshing, 95 miles east of-Reuter,

MAJOR BATTLE AROUND TSENGSHING

Canton, Oct. 21/

Rev. C. B. R. Sargent With Request Programme BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c'e. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.32 mes.” per second.

0.0 Relay of the Danco Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel,

(0) 1% Wonderful; (b) John Peel Swing; (c) Love Walked in; (d) Chi Boom.

6.14 Record: Wedding Of The Parades (arr. T. Casey); Parade of the Weddings (arr. T. Casey).... Terance Casey (Organ).

6.21 (a) Sweet and Slow; (b) I'm the Melody Man; (c) Day Dreaming; (d) Skrontch.

6.35 Record: You Nover Looked So Beautiful (film "The Great Zieg- feld); You (film The Great Zieg- feld)....Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and Is Boy Friends; La Corrida (Valverde)....Castanets Solo by La Argentina with Orchestra.

0.44 (a) Small Fry; (b) In! Dreams come true; (e) One Song: (d) China Town my China Town.

7.0 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.

7.02 Musical Comedy.

Ball At The Savoy-Vocal Gema (Hammerstein and

Abraham)..... Light Opera Company with Orches-1 tra; 'Stors Over Broadway-Selce- tion; Rise And Shine'--Selection..... Sydney Kyte and is Piccadilly Hotel Band with vocal Chorus; Follow Through'-Vocal Gems (De.

Sylva, Brown, Henderson); *Rio

Rita Vecal Gems (McCarthy and Tierney)....Light Opera Company! with Orchestra.

7.25 London Relay Food for Thought.'

Three short talks on matters of

topical interest.

7.45 Debroy Somers Band.

Review Of Revues; Intro: Little

Ev'ry

While (Some'); Dear Old Saturday Night (Push and Go'); Killy, the Telephone Girl

('0004

Gerrard'): I'm Tired of Playing

Fiddle Second

We'll

(Whirligig

All Do the Goosestep ('Business as I shall See you To-Night usual');

Pom-tiddle-om-pom ('Cheep'); (Shell Out'); Gilbert Filbert

The

(Passing Show); Gipsy Warned Me (Whirligig); When We've Wound the Watch on the Rhine (Bus!- as Usual')....with vocal chorus by Dan Donovan Wedding Glide Ragtime): Let the Great Big e): The World Keep Turning

tess

('Hublo

Girls Are There'); Where the Black- eyed Susans (Cheep); First Love, Lust Love, Dest Love ("The Bing Boys on Broadway'); Let The Great Big. World Kerp

Turning (The Bing Girls are There'); If You Were The Only Girl In

In The

World; Another Little Drink ("The Bing Boys ore Here');

Do, How Do You

Mis

Rag Uime (Hullo Ragtime'): When the Angelus is Ringing (Business

Military Mary Ann ('Hullo Usual'): Ragtime')....with vocal chorus by Dan Donovan,

UD

6.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements. 8.03 Relay Mrs. Mathieson (Con-

with Lindsay tralto)

A LaTord at the Cathedral Organ.

1. Fantaisie (Saint-Saens)....Lind- (Organ); 2. Vocul Item 3. Chorale Pre-

say Lindsay

by Mrs.

iude

Lafford

Mrs.

A

4. Vocal Item by and Mathieson; 5. Prelude Fugue in B Minor (Bach)....Lindsay A. Lafford (Organ)

8.40 Overture 'Impresario' (BIO- zart),

The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult.

8.45 Studio-Rev. C. B. R. Sar- gent 15th Series of

of Opera: 'A Spe- cial Request Programme."

9.30 London Relay-The News 0.50 Beethoven-Symphony No. 1 in D Minor ('Cheràl'),

Felix Weingartner and Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra, 11.0 Close down.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange, official summary, 3.15 p.m. yesterday anys;

The market remains in a buoyant mood, with business reported passing at improving rates on those quoted at the opening.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank $1.400 Hongkong Banks (London) 04 Daten Ins, 3305

Wharves $120

Providents (Old) $4.35

Providents (New) $0.15 Hotel en

Lands $180

Tramsid

Peak Tremi (O†) #01 China Lights (old), $10,50 China Light (Now) $0.00 Eiretrice $587,

Telephones foia), #24.00 Telephones (New), $8,70 Comente $15

Dairy Farms $2435 Waltons 87.90 Govt. 3% Loan par Belera Hongkong Banks $1,420 1.K. Bteamboats $19 Hotel $0.00

Balen

Hongkong Banka 1,410 Union Ins. #503

Wharven #21

Shanvidenta zed) $8,40/0,60

Hotels $3.00/,75

Trams 10 60, 75

Dairy Farme $23

Walkans $7.90

Cnyi. Loan 4% Prem. Antsynka Ps, 3314 Atoks

Jegula el 25 Bengunt Const. 11.40 Cnco arnom 43 Carol. Stines 203 Demonstratione 27 1. X. 1. 1. Parkende dimaja (13% Ben Mestricto #3 United Paracales („3831⁄2

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