1938-10-22 — Page 17

CANTON: FULL STORY

(Continued from Page 1.) Chinese troops south of the city and west of the Canton-Kowloon Tallway. forces Considerable

Chincio of be atationed troops are known to along the cart coast of the Pearl River delta and they are now com- pletely cut off from escape by either sta or land.

TROOPS CUT OFF

.

GOVERNOR PAYS VISIT

Many Refugees: Leave Camp

To Return to China

His Excellency the Governor, Sir coffry Northcote, paid visit to the refugee camp at Kam Tin yesterday when he inspected the camp and

witnessed a practice fire drill.

The Governor was accompanied by Dr. 1. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Director If the Japanese deelde on a mop of Medical Services, and conducted ping up campaign in the peninsula round the camp by Mr. F. Kendall, the superintendent. Others present in- of which Hongkong forms southernmost tip, these troops, to-cluded Fr. T. Ryan and Mr. E. M. gether with civilians in the area, Raymond. ere almost certain to seek sanctuary In the British Colony.

The

capture of Conton seals the which Bocen Tigris forts,

the Pearl guard the entrance to River and the Japanese anticipate that the Chinese will evacuate the forts by crassing the Pearl River to safety, since further opposition appears uncless.

EXPLOSIONS SHAKE

THE CITY

Canton, Del. 22. Tremendous explosions shook the entire city at 8 o'clock last night, and it has sinen been learned that

Chinese

command the

kupreme ordered the systematic blowing-up of Government flees, industrial enterprises, bridges, ete. Meanwhile the ufr

sbricked and added fusion.

raid nlarn

the сол-

rever As dawn broke the city

heavy berated to the thunder of artillery, tanks and marching troops withdrew as the Chinese armles through Canton in a westerly direc- tion.

The military withdrawal was the

for አስ last-minute evacuation of civillurs, thousands of whom trailed through during the whole morning hending

for the interior,

the

herlic

number

The number of refugees in camp at present is nearly 1,000, a large having returned to their homes. Others have gone to rela- lives and friends In the New Terri- tories and the urban areas.

THE HONGKONG

HONGKONG BABY WINS IRISH SWEEP PRIZE

(Continued from Page 1).

call-over according to the latest prices quite often the type of horse

to win a classle.

The joyous news was received by an amazed mother this morn- ing, when a telegram reached the house from Dublin,

Mrs. Dunnett was just about to leave for the Hongkong naval dockyard to tell her husband when she was interviewed by the Telegraph.

L

FATHER CAN ALSO WIN A PRIZE There aro several remarkable Fr. Rynn has been appointed organizer of welfare work, and Mr.eatures about baby Kathleen's luck. Raymond has charge of transporla-

Her ticket was bought from a book lion of supplies and gifts.

which Mr. Dunnett was selling, and most of the other tickets in their Iserlul number were told to other who, tenunts at 170 Nathan Road, this morning, were greatly bemoan Ing their luck no they were only n few numbers away from Kathleen's lucky figure.

day, proceeding down the chief busi- ness evenue of Taiping Lo.

The Shameen gates are closed, and the land fronting the city in forbidden to pedestrians-United Presa.

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE An official Japanese communique issued last night confirmed that Üre

of Canton WID eastern section occupied by Japanese troops at 2.30 p.m. yesterday.

ENTER CITY TO-DAY

It is understond, states Reuter that the Japanese will formally enter the city itself this morning,

It is believed that the occupation will be peaceful, owing to the con streetsplete withdrawal of all Chinese military forces with the possible ex- ception of a few stragglers,

is learned that the provincia} delinitely authorities

The city, leaving skeleton military forces in cole control.

A series of explosions followed as power rement works, paper mills, plants and Government offices were while less successively blown

on

p

JAPANESE CLAIM

Teenushing, Oct. 21.

05

However, they were equally

the generous with their congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dunnett and fortunate baby,

baby

This also means that Kathleen's horse wins. Mr. Dunett, as schier of the ticket, will receive a substantial prize.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22,

TAUNTING SPEECH BY GOEBBELS

"Those Against Us Aro Afraid Of Us"

Berlin, Oct. 21. "We have got no used to political miracles these Inst few years, that the man in the street to-day asks quite casually, when will the colonies be served?" declared Dr. Goebbels, peaking at a mass meeting in Ham- burg to celebrate the return of the troops from Sudetenland.

piso

1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

"London Log" and Other Home Relays

HOTEL ORCHESTRA Radio Programme Broadcast by 2. B W. on a Frequency of 845 kc's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.10 p.m. on 9.62 mc's. per and 8-11 p.m. second.

0.00 Delius-Eventyr' and 'Has- aan",

London Philharmonie Orchestra) conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Two Dellas Songs. 6.21 -

Dr. Goebbels continued: "It is the

To The Queen Of My Heart; Love's very people who are afraid to go with us who are now asking that Philosophy... Heddle Nash (Tenor) question. They Ray, Watch with Gerald Moore at the Piano. what you do: you will set the whole

The world fations. work against us." ntwoys against us, added Dr. Goebbels.

0.25

Closing Local Stock Quota-

RAINBOW

FULLCREAM Evaporated Milk

This famous milk is produced and prepared under the supervision of the Board of Health of the Netherlands Government.

6.27 A Spanish Programme. The Three Cornered Hat Sulte "The question is: can the world do (De Falla); 1, The Neighbours; 2. anything against us? We get what The Miller's Dance: 3. Final Dance la ours or we draw the aword. That !..........New Light Symphony Orchestra Į works. They know the Fuehrer

by Dr. Malenim Sargent; Un plays a clever game. He will win. Barberillo. Alegre-Cancion (Media- Olliers are blufpg b. True, they Villa-Prado); Sentir Gitano-Cancion Aquino-Munoz bit of a fleet, but Andaluza (Moro-de

Conchita Supervia In the end they will come along be- Arenillas will concentrate

orchestra; with (Mezzo-soprano) cause they don't want bloodshed.

Oracion Del Torero (Turina) "Now we are no longer alone. We

Pastorn Gordon String Quartet; have splendid relations with Tokyo, Gor

(Murillo-Miranda}; La Zingarella +++ and Budapest. Warsaw, Belgrade

Conchita Supervin We have more friends

they (Palslello) than

with Orchestra: themselves know. They aro 61 (Mezzo-soprano) atrold to come forward, but they will, Puerta De Tierra-Bolero (Albeniz) ....Orquesta Sevilla cond. by Jos- quin Roberti.

seon chotigh,

Mr. and Mrs. Dunnett are Scotch,

returning, with are

baby and

"Who is against us?-A email Kathleen to Scotland in six months clique of Muscovites and their friends In Parts and London, nol even in time.

htt; their governments. But

the

Three months ago tragedy the family when their only son. dird Hongkong. aged four, Kathleen is now the only child.

On the tenth day following their Mrs. Dunnett said this morning that surprise landing in Blas Bay one did not know what they would October 12, the Japanese forces at do with the money, but it would not 4.00 o'clock on Friday afternoon, make any difference to their present

plans. entered Canton

The motorised column which led Important institutions were the swift drive on Canton, penetrated

ablaze *fire. setting

areas muny

the city at 3.30 p.m. Formal entry and causing

made with the throughout the city universal concern as the various free the city was brigades had already Joined in the arrival of the main body of the in-

rush to evacuate,

Heavy machine-gun fire broke out In the Tungshan district at 2.15 pm, the when IL was learned Japanese were already on the edge of elty.

that

of Japanese planes A number appeared and circled at a low altitude of a few hundred feet, but no bombs were dropped, and there was no sin

of anti-aircraft fre.

HANDFUL OF TROOPS LEFT

a

The news then arrived in Shameen that the Chinese milltary had com- mere picted evacuated, leaving

the handful of troops to harrass Japanese entry, and the Britich and French authorities busted themselves clearing the Shameen

landing parties.

sireets

funtry forces,

With the Japanese forces sweeping on the city, the Chinese troops in the city stampeded in northerly diree, tion.

ATTEMPTING TO CUT

HANKOW RAILWAY -

Hankow, Oct. 22.

THE DRAW STARTS

Dublin, Oct. 21. Lord Powerscourt, opening the 25th Expressed his gratitude to subscribers for their con- Irish Sweepstake, lined support and to the organizers for the efficient manner in which the Sweep was run.

Minister

name

invoked a burst

A report from Tsungin states that i of

程怨

Fucrer said, they might one day be In their governments. That is why we have to re-arm."Reuter.

INCREASED

7.00 Plano.

Patriela Rossborough at the

Rose Marle-Selection; The Town' Talks-Selection; Home And Benuty

Selection.

7.12 Londen Palladium Orchestra Sunbeams And Butterflies (Ketel- bey); In Holiday Mood-Sulte (Ke- PRICES); 1. On the Promenade; 2 Down the Stream; 3. The Illuminated Fete.

Foodstuffs That Used To Come from Canton

A startling increase in the cost of vegetables, especially foodstuffs,

stt, am ment, was disclosed follow- ing an investigation at the different markets by a representative of the 5. C. M. Post saw

yesterday.

tion.

728 Varlely with Murgatroyd and

LC Winterbottom, Dinah Miller, Allen and alantovani and Illa Tipica Orchestra.

FOR YOUR HEALTH'S SAKE USE

THE RISK-FRFE MILK, Obtainablo at all Stores.

Distributed by-

THE FRIESLAND TRADING CO., LTD.

Hongkong. Wang Hing Building.

FREE DEMONSTRATION

HEINZ

PURE FOODS

THE FAMOUS

57

VARIETIES

(Wendling-Lewis), Dinati FRESH SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED

Vocul I'll Sing You A Thousanil Love Songs (Alm Caln and Mabel..

Lea

Allen with Orchestra; Orches tra: For You, Madonna-Fox-Trot tra:- Moonlight, Dancing And You-Waltz To-day was the Silver Jubilce and

...Alantovani and His Tipica Or radiance they

with vocal chorus: Vocal Immediately following their occu- he wished the

could be Eprend

The main cause for the Incrense is pation of the city, the Japanese forces around them

between Hongkong and Canton, Lost My Man (film 'Soft (Lights and instituted steps to preserve peace Europe. He often received letters the disruption of rail and river tranle Lost My Rhythm, Lost My Music.

suggesting that he should do some-

If any where normally, the greater part of Sweet Music'): I'm A Fool For Loving and order in the district,

Mopping-up operations against thing for faithful &nbscribers.

Ity Girl with Or- remnant Chinese will be carried out manipulation were possible, he would the Colony's supplies of meat and You

Humorous The Seaside Kradually so that the lives and like to send a prize to one man and vegetables are from. Limited, supplies Miller the Personality

Clothes that man was Mr. Neville Chamber- are now arriving from the Chung chestra;

Kongmoon districts via (Franknu-Handley-Crick); of Great shan und Properties of ordinary citizens may be saved from unnecessary molesta lain, the Prime

Marno. To this disruption must be (Frankau-Handley-Crick)... Mur-

Winterboltom and

with tion,Domel,

Britain.

The mention of Mr. Chamberlain's added the extra cost of transporta- talroyd

Monte Crick at the Plano: Orchestra:

A Fete lo of applause

There appears also to be a alight-Ragamulin-Polla; from the closely-packed hall.

Ilia Lord Powerscourt continued that increase in the prices of provisions Santa Lucin (Intro. Santa Lucin-

such as canned and tinned foods, Ferraris).....Muntqvani and for one man, aged 70, to stand up civilians, and reinforcing the naval several thousand Japanese troops alone and at the last moment to repel but fruit, such as oranges and ap-Tiplen Orchestra with vocal chorus;; have crossed the Trang River in the the angle of death seemed to him is, are the same price as usual, Vocal-I'll Stand By (Davis and Eye-witnesses from the outlying suburbs of Tsengshing. Whilst a part most amazing achievement of all Oranges, at present, are actually Coots)...Les Allen and His Cana- cheaper than previously, due to adian Bachelors with Novelty Accom-

there is no paniment, limited market, while

8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- outlet to other ports.

Chinese green vegetables general-ments. 8.03

Continental Orchestras. up considerably, in

The Gypsy Baron-Selection (Joh. some instances as much as 200 to

Strauss-arr. Ihne)....George Bou 390 per cent. Carrots, parsnips, and

langer and His Orchestra; The Wind cabbages are about the same, 04 these are imported mostly frem Has Told Me A Story (Balz-Bruhne); Tientsin,

Kiss Serenade. (De Michell) -***** Canada.s Shanghai and

Darnabas Von Geezy and Ills Orches

Llac Beans, however, ure up 100 per cent, the price being 40 ecni Π

fra: Passing The Church; cally

(Simko Flowers Mourn For Me compared to 20 cents a catty pre-Zoltan); Pale Yellow Rose; I Love viously.

You Beautiful Lady (Jeno Sander).. Magyar Imre and His Hungarian illed Gypsy Orchestra: My Life is with Love and Longing (J. Strauss- r. Hohne)....Orchestra Mascolle. 8.25 London Relay "Queeries. A collection of out-of-the-ordinary questions asked by Alan Melville.

8.45 London Helay-'Us'. The Telephone Trio,

9.00

Shameet by the districts

Busting!

that 20 gates, informed watchers tanks, Hying the Japanese flag, had already entered Tungshun, where a few bodies of belated Chinese defen- ders were strewn in the streets. ·

With the coming of nightfall on the Canton eve of Japanese occupation, was lite u city with the pestilence, deserted, and deathly quiet.

they

and

----

m.15

times.

He indicated that he hope Dublin would

have four new hospitals with 600 beds.

Mr. O'Sheehan announced that they have gone total proceeds were £2.440,401. The

iz ces £1.405 300. Residual

prizes are worth £100 each.

Total contribution to hospitals to idate is over £13.000.000. and total fund £43,000,000,- Inter- national Press Burcau.

of them are attacking Shektan 00 the Canton-Kowloon Railway, sa cust of Canton and six miles north of Sheklung, the main body are al- vancing on

on Tsungla, 40 miles north- cast Canton cost of

and about 30 milis north-west of Teengshing, from where

hope to

to cut the Centon-Hankow Railway north of Canton.

Severe Oghting is still raging be- tween Chinese Japanese troops prize around Tsengshing, 22 miles of Can- ton on

on the

the north bank of the st River, according to reports rece.ved here late last night from Canton. The came from Fuktin Japanese who lying between Tsengshing and Pokio are estimated at about 1,000 men.

Another Japanese column is stated to be adivaneling from Yangisin on Pingling.

ACTRESS FALLS TO HER DEATH

For the first Ume in history the Cantonese had abandoned their "City of Rams". Occasional distant boom- ing of explosions indicated that the Chinese troops were blowing up bridges and buildings in their Lne of retreat, while the glare of three large conflagrations up the skies.

The streets across Shakee Creek, littered viewed from Shameen, with garments and other belongings, while some of the shop ironts are A message from Hoyuen revents Dorothy Sales (30) an actress, was when che wide open, testifying to the hasty that about 1.000 Japanese troops killed instantly to-day

either jumped or fell from the upper cccupants.pushing north from the Peklo sector departure of Reuter.

have reached the south-east outskirts floor of the exclusive Hampshire of Lungmoon. Chinese self-defence apartments-United Press. corps are engaging them in the hills. there. Chinese renforcements have been rushed up. Central.

-the

are

DAZED RETUGEES

Canton, Oct. 22. It is now learned that the attempt ed destruction of the Pearl River bridge was unsuccessful, and that only one span was dumaged.

BLOODLESS OCCUPATION

A preliminary tour of Canton by The buildings destroyed yesterday the United Press representative this were mainly Government or military morning disclosed that the occupa- the city Was completely institutions, including the model tion of provincial prison, from where 1,000 bloodless.

It is believed think only Inmates were liberated before it

elvilians lost their lives. was destroyed.

The Japanese godowns are intact, attempts to set them on fire proving

unsuccessful.

The buildings and plant at the old water works at Salchuen were burn- ed to the ground, but the new water- works, at present in the course of construction by the British Malcom and Company, were damaged.

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New York, Oct. 21.

GREEK KING TO MAKE TOUR

Athens, Oct. 21. King George of Grecco will start an a journey abroad at the end of this month, states an official cont-

unique issued here.

Fish Costly

The price of fish has almost been trebled, from 25 cents a catty to 70 cents. These prices have been going up for some considerable time, due to the laying up of a number of Asing Beets. Fishermen have been afraid to work in Chinese waters owing to the frequent Japun- ese attacks, and the burning of their boats.

The only supplies are now from Aberdeen, Shaukiwan, Cheung Chau and Tai . A very limited supply in arriving from Kongmeon via Macao.

per

Powell.

Gracie Fields and Bandy

I Give My Heart (from the alm); She Fought Like A Tiger For 'Er' Onour (Haines-Harper) ....Greele Fields with Orchestral Accomp.;| Gracie's And Sundy's Party...... Gracie Fields and Sandy Powell en- tertain: Charlie Kunz, Joe Petersen, Reginald Dixon, Jay Wilbur, Larry Adier, Primo Senia; Sandy The Dur- zlar....Sandy Powell.

Meat and pork, of which 75 cent. Is from Kwangtung province, have been increased in price acme 100 per cent. A number of ship ments of livestock on the way to lie Colony were recently stopped by Japanese warships and confiscated. only slightly. This is due to large Hotel. and London-Trans-supplies being available from Saigon,

Bangkak and Rangoon,

The tour added credence to Arst His destination is not known, but reparts that a flying column, and not bumour is current in Athens that the the main body of the Japanese Army, King, who is to travel incognito, will took possession of the castern suburbs. visit Paris

This flying column is belleved Ocean.

to have struck westward along the Canton-Kowloon Hallway from Sheklung, which was captured on Monday. It followed the railway directly to Canton without en- countering opposition.

CHINESE ENVOY

RESIGNS

About 2,000 homeless and dazed

The main body of the Japanese

Mexico City, Oct. 21. orces joined the dying detachment, refugees are concentrated in an area

The Chancellor of the Chinese Con- adjoining

They Shameen.

which was a completely mechanised Equalling and lying in the streets, units of tanks and armoured cars,sulate here,, Mr. Chao Ming-liang has huddied

together, with their small about two hours after the Rising Sun resigned. He declared to-day that he belongings alongside of them.

vas hoisted on the eastern gates of, will return to China in order to taką housed While some of the

and

Canton.

part in the defence of his country shops are shut up, some are just as

A formal occupation of the entire against the Japanese-Trans-Ocean. city will commence at dawn, it is the occupants left them, with un- Anished

meals

on the tables, unmade belleved. beds in the bedrooms, and uncom A

pleted jobs by tradermen in the temporary assistant of the Canton

Workshops

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donations to Charitable And Other Objects

The price of rice, however, la up

BRIDGE AND MAHJONG

Mrs. Bartholomew Presents Prizes at Drive

9.20 London Relay-London Log". 9.30 London Relay-Tho News. 9.50 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Grill Room of the Hongkong

(a) Fu Solo un Capriccio; (b) Noche de Plegarl; (c) Peanut Vendor; (d) Gloriade Granada,

10.05 Interval of recorded from Z. B. W.

usin

10.15 (a) You leave me breathless; : (b) Says my heart: (c) Believe me; } (d) On Moonlight Bay,

10.30 Interval of recorded music] from Z. B. W

(Continued on Page 15.)

American Missionaries

Take Over

In the unavoidable absence of Lady Northcote, Mrs. A. W. Bartho- lomew, wife of the Generol Omeer LINGNAN UNIVERSITY Commanding, attended and presented the prizes at the Bridge and Mahjong Drive organised by the

Women's Auxiliary of the Society for the Pro- tection of Children, held yesterday at the Peninsula Hotel

Among the attractive prizes donated

The Lingnan University, one of by the Women's Auxillary were D the best known educational institu dainty green

ten and while coffee sctions in South Chine, has been tea pet. set of yellow porcelain handed over to the

American The Treasurer of the Chinese "lucky" horses that are so popular ionaries, who were the original to Mr. Lee Ying- holes in the wall of the building and Young Women's Christian Associa- just now, a silver night-candle holder.tounders, accord

with shade, and a tam, the two

vase-lamp holes through the tion acknowledges the following a

who arrived in The city's beggars are wandering another

delightfully embroidered linen lun-

two days ago. for and unwanted, American, ding flying above.

Hongkong about uncared

for chron sat Coala

Canton Cotton-Padded It was here, too, that the only two

Formerly known as the presenting a pathelle sight, as do the

In the absence of Mrs. Middleton-Christian College. the Lingman Uni unfortunate wounded from the ter-civilian corpses were seen.

$120 Smith, who is ill, Mrs. R. M. Hender veralty was taken over a few years

Mr. Wallace Forgie, n Canadian from Toronto, told United saw twenty Japanese Here and there is a civilian corpse, | Prest: probably a super-eager militiaman, tanks pass the doors of the Y.M.C.A. who, in his anxiety to persuade the with Japanese flags flying." populace to evacuate, probably pull- Evidence of firing in the vicinity ed the trigger of his unaccustomed of the Y.M.C.A.

were two

bullet

donations:

For

Wong

They Boldiers. Tible bombings of last spring, who were the bodies of two frult-sellers. Belilios Public School

quite Chinese Baptist Church The streets of Canton ere had been necessarily turned out wholesale from the

Chiness how calm, and Chinese soldiers were still Mrs. Lu Lum Sau-ying pitals, and now lle or crawl about struggling through this morning sn Staff of the True Light Primary

retreat westward-Unied the streets, aecking food and water, their

School

Tre-chuen neither of which can be procured.--- Press.

Maw-hin Mrs. Reuter.

KALARMY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Army Section of Japanese Mrt. Jackman Do **OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION

Canton, Oct, 2 Imperial Headquarters panounced at: Mrk Cheung Kum-bar The Shamem police have reported; 10.10 p.m. that Japanese troops and Miss Cheung Yim-fong

Mr Ma Ché-Jung that the spearhead of the pane tanks entered: Canton at 3.30 Kirs, Lac Leung-t

nk columa entered the city yesteryesterday afternoon ARENA

100

an proposed the vote of thanks to 30 Mrs. Bartholomew f kindly con- senting to distribute the prize, and

many years.

140 by the Chinese. Mr. Lee, took up his appointment not very long succoeding Mr. Chung Wing- 10 to the Misacs Diana, Hedgeeve,142. 20 Daphne Guscott, and Olmrld and wone, who had been the Principal

For Youle Woo (the twin daughters of Dr.. Woo);

who

sold :home-made wants in those present.:

The Committee alen: thanked Sira Shou-von Chow for kindly donating elfarettes.

It is understood that most of the Chinese faculty and a few Americans of resent in the Colony. The remainder of the American staff are staying on at the Univerally,

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