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Hongkong Telegraph

No.

FOUNDED ENTE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21,

1938.

日八廿月八

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1938

DUNLOP

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2,000 Tent),

JAPANESE ENTER CANTON

Invaders Tanks Witnessed in City at Shameen CANTON AFLAME AT THREE

Support

This

Appeal

THE "TELEGRAPH"

gladly gives

this

column in support of the appeal issued by-the- Hongkong Emergency Relief Committee for funds and donations of food and warm clothing for refugees at Kam Tim Camp.

Collecting depots for food and clothing have been set up at St. John's Cathedra) Hall, St. Andrew's Church Hall, the French Convent School, Causeway Bay, St. Teresa's Rectory, Kowloon Tong and the European Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon.

Cheques and other monet. ary donations should be sent to Mr. M. Y. Tang, Manager of the Bank of Canton and Treasurer of the Emer- gency Rellef Committee, either at the Bank of Canton or the Chartered Bank.

The appeal has already mel with an encouraging respanse, as the following donations #O far received indiente:

Food and clothing from Mrs. J. Owen-Hughes, Dr. Lilian Dovey, Messrs. Do- well and Co., Mr. F. H. Glover, Mr. R. Hinncock, Mr. A. D. Coppin. Mr. Cheng Kolang. Mr. Im Ping-man, Mr. Wing Fung-hong, Mr. A. J. Raptis, Hongkong Tram- ways Ltd., Mr. Henry Leung, Messrs. Man Lee, St. Stephen's Girls' College, Miss Harrop, Mrs. Rathmell, Mrs. Leyden, Mrs. Macfarlane, the staff of the National Com mercial and Savings Bank, and various anonymous donors.

Monetary donations from: Staff of 1h Bank of

Canton

F. E. Thornbill

N. W. Bascombo

W. G. Uarrison

T. V. Boong...

A. G. Mallet

50

POINTS: SHELL-FIRE CAN NOW BE HEARD

Factories and Public Utilities Dynamited By The Chinese

(Special to “Telegraph")

(Copyright, Telecommunications Ordinance, 1936, by United Press Association.

Pubhahed 6.45 pan.)

Received 4.30 ..

CANTON, 4.45 p.m.

THE JAPANESE HAVE ENTERED CANTON CITY. JAPANESE TANKS ARE PASSING THE CANTON HOSPITAL. ("TELEGRAPH" MAPS SHOW THAT THE CANTON HOSPITAL IS NEAR THE PEARL RIVER BUND IN THE HEART OF CANTON) United Press.

A "Router" message, received et 5.30 p.m., stated that the vanguard of the Japanese Army entered the city of Canton at 2.30 p.m.

CANTON, EARLIER

CANTON HAS BEEN FIRED BY THE CHINESE

THREE ENORMOUS FIRES ARE RAGING, INCLUDING THE CEMENT WORKS, WHICH HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP.

BLASTING OPERATIONS AT STRATEGIC POINTS BEGAN AT 10.30 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

THE CITY IS ALMOST COMPLETELY EVACUATED, BUT THERE ARE STILL NO SIGNS OF PANIC.

Sporadic shell-fire can now be heard in Canton.-United Press. A "Reuter" message from Shanghai, received at 4.15 p.m., states the Japanese occupation of Canton is imminent.

"Reuter" authoritatively learns that all high officials have departed, Factories and public utilities are being dynamited by the Chinese.

A further "United Press" message states that all Chinese heavy equipment was safely withdrawn to the interior.

The rapid Japanese advance, was apparently caused by a flanking movement, which Threatened to cut off the defen lers of the city from the interior.

Chinese troops, states the "United Press" message, certainly do not bear any aspect of a defented army.

Waichow Italians Are Safe

From authoritative neutral sources, the Telegraph" has re-l ceived confirmation of the report that the occupation of Canton is imminent.

It has been confirmed that all officials have left the city.

Considerable blasting is audi- ble at Shamcen.

EARLIER MESSAGES

In an interview with "United

Foreign Buildings Are Press" in Canton, this after-

All Intact

WAICHOW, Oct. 21.

$ 530

100

2,000

D. J. Sloss

100

100

Chinese Relief Assn.

500

Ilo Kom-tong

500

and the Italian and American

G. 8. Wilby

20

D. A. Murdoch

20

J. Morrison

20

Ifongkong Chinese Civil

Servants Club

500

the town.

The following oficial notice regarding permits for persons to visit the Government Emer- gency Camp to Kam Tin and to secure the release of friends and relatives under certain condi tlons has been laned:

"Relativer and friends of re- Jugees at present accommodated in the Government Energency Refugee Camp at Pat lleung must apply at the camp for a pass to enter the camp. Those persons who wish to give an undertaking to provide housing accommodation and subsistence

101 in tha

New Territories

north

line running frops Tas Po Market at the Lam Chuen Valley to Us Long for persons in the camp, should make anot

Station

where at Au Tau Paliec they will be required alon a personal recognizance for $25. It should be clearly understood that no unauthorised person will be allowed to enter the Emer- dency Camp."

10

The Italian Catholic Church

noon, a Chincae spokesman claimed that Tsengshing was jatill in Chinese bands.

"During the past few days | isolated Japanese detachments

Bitter

Yangtse Fighting

Japanese Claim Kishui Occupied

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21.

THE MINES AT LIN MA HANG:

THE WAR IN SPAIN

Peace

Hopes of

Are Vanishing

FRANCO'S FAILURE ON EBRO FRONT

HENDAYE, Oct. 20.

NEUTRAL OBSERVERS express the opinion that

the failure of General Franco's Intest counter- offensive on the Ebro front will result in a continuation of fighting through the winter, in contrast to the saturation stage of the World War in 1916, when both Įsides had been drained of their best troops, and

forced to "dig in."

U.S. SPY TRIAL

KNEW OF GERMANY'S INTENTION

Sudeten Invasion "Next Objective"

were

Border

Battle:

Briton

Wounds

Bandit

-DRAMATIC STORY of

a running gun-fight be- tween European and Indian employees of the Lim Ma Hang Mines and four Chin- ese bandits was revealed this morning with the arrest of three of the suspects.

In the fight, which took place on the Taipo Road, an Indian guard employed by the mine was shot in the left thigh, while one of the ban- dits received shot wounds which prevented him from making a get-away.

The five employees of the New Territories mine, who

included Mr. Malcolm L. Roberts and three Indian were travelling guards, along Taipo Road from Kowloon when the hold-up occurred.

In the car was a satchel con- taining $9,000, the payroll for

A Madrid report states that the mines, which are the pro-

two Insurgent plance dropped perty of Messrs.

30 bombs near the Alcalades Mines Ltd. area to-day, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.

ed

Hongkong

When the car was about three miles from Taipo, four Chinese were sighted.

A Hendaye message states that a

Three were sitting by the roadside, Salamanca radio announcer today while the fourth stood in the middle complimented the activities of the of the road, signalling to the car tu Spaolah Falungist organisation, form- stop.

Since to have continued 'would In the Philippines to aid the have meant running over the signal- Loyalists, but he insisted that the ling man, the Chinese chauffeur of Philippine volunteers should return he ear sawed down, preparatory to hume to aid the poor "whom the topping. American adininistration hardly worries about." Meatlille

it is

reported

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.

of the IN THE COURSE

resumed Nazi spy trial here! Loyalists and Insurgents that the to-day, Guenther Rumrich, one United Press.

As the car drew level with the four men, they suddenly produced revolvers, and without even pre- commenced liminary by

warning, firing at the five occupants of the vehicle. Showing great presence of mind, Chinese driver Immediately threw the car into top car and rapidly necelerated,

battle fronts arc dead calm.-

the

•

Naples, Oct. 20.

The homecoming of 10,000.Italium

RETURNED FIRE

of the accused, who is testifying ITALIANS ARRIVE IN NAPLES Japanese reports state that for the State, identified a letter hospitals in Waichow are under have succeeded in crossing the the Japanese have crossed the from his brother, a Nazi spy in protection by Japanese in Tseng River, but last night they Kishui River, a major natural Prague, written last winter and volunteers from Spain was attended armed. They mediately drew out since the latter's occupation of were all pushed back," he as-obstacle in the drive to Hankow, referring to Czecho-Slovakia as with enthusiasm by vast crowds ne

No damage has been done to the foreign buildings in connection with

serted.

The spokesman said the and have occupied Kishui, com- the recent hostilities and members Japanese were apparently en- munding the highway and

the Italian nud

NEAR OCHENG

"our next objective."

♫

streets they marched through the Rumrich sold that Glaser gave him infter disembarking from four trans-

ports. two pages of the manual for radio Pocedure used for contacting army pinnes in the air.

of the Italian Catholic Church undeavouring to drive north of very short cut to Hapkow. American hospitala Poklo towards Lungmoon in United Press, here are carrying on their peaceful order to cut the Canton-Hankow business well at ease.

He said that, he discussed

with Immediately following their entry Railway.

troops Into the city, the Japanese

Glaser meana of getting the remain- The spokesman revealed that the

Shanghai, Oct. zi. Instituted steps to protect all these Chinese did not intend to defend foreign establishments in the district, Tsengshing, brealise the city was too The Japanese forces on the Yangtse Jer of the code.

In an exclusive interview with susceptible to storming.

He added that he gave the pages to yesterday attained positions ap- Domet on Thursday, Mother Bim of:

Hospital voiced

General Mok Hel-tak, defender proximately 70 nauticni miles from Schleuter, demanding $40 for falsify- actual military code- the Italian Convent

of Tumshui, las not been executed, onkow near Ocheng, and the Japan- the

Untied Press, appreciation for the effective protec but had been deprived of his litiereze forces in South China are now tion acesrded by Japanese troops.

ALLEGED CONFESSION BY · by General Hu Han-mou, General

Canton, after She assured that ali patients in her yok, however, is still holding a com-/32 kilometa's from

ACCUSED WOMAN mand.

capturing Chengkangshu in a lighten-

The prosecution Included in the It was General Mak's misjudgment, ing westward thrust, according

which

had Japanese press reports late last night. record of Johanna Hofmann a state- rather than treachery, lending at Bins Bay, the spokesman 1.45 p.m. yesterday. paved the way for the Japanese

Chongkangshu, it is stated. felt at their revolvers and commened re-

turning the fire of the gangsters.

Mr. Roberts, who is Chief Engineer stated. hos-

at the mines, took one of the Indian's Yangise Italian and Amerienn

Japaneze forces on the pitals stand on the southern side of

SHAMEEN PRECAUTIONS

claimed to have amushed the last de-revolvers, and himself commenced the East River opposite the city of

The authorities at the Anglo- fence line within the Wuhan area, aring at the gangsters, hitting one Walchow. They are flying their re

(Continued on Page 4.) spective national Bags on their roofs French Concession Are taking stops with the reported capture of several of the four men in the thigh,

(Continued on Page 4.) -Domel.

(Continued on Page 1)

Shr hospital are resting at case. said that the Chinese employees of the hospital have been given ccrll- ficates by Japanese officials and can go shopping to the city without any

anxiety.

The

to

King Victor Emmanuel ond Count Clano, representing the Government, took the salule on the Royal 'stand.

The streets were gaily beflagged and there was popular rejoicing over the return of the legionaries had bren nway 18 months. Reuter Special..

who

BOMBINGS WORRY BRITISH London, Cet. 20.

Only two of the Indian guards were

(Continued on Page 4.)

LATE NEWS

Telephone-26615

Tanks Passing City Hospital

CANTON, & p.m.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Parilamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, received at the Foreign Offee thin

Dr. Thompson Cadbury had tele- mittee of Hellish Shipowners Trading! morning representatives of the com- to Spain, of the Chamber of Shipping vtioned the American consulate ni of the United Kingdom, of the Officers Shamsen that Japane tanks, were Merchant Navy Federation, and of prasing the Canton hospital a for the National Union of Soamen.

A general discussion took place on the sublast of the bombing of Brilish (Continued on Page 4.).

minutes ago,

(Further Late News on Page 14.j

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