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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED at 一拜雞 號七月一十英港香

MONDAY,

NOVEMBER

7, 1938.

日六十月九

No. 1603

ALLEGED

ASSASSIN'S

ATTACK ON LADY IN LEADING H.K. HOTEL

Chinese Marked Down As Victim: Intruder Entered Wrong Room By Mistake

ROBERT WOOLSEY

Hongkong Favourite

N ENGLISH WOMAN. A MYSTERIOUS AND SINISTER MAN, BELIEVED TO BE A Dies In

JAPANESE, Armed with A REVOLVER. AN UNKNOWN CHINESE MARKED DOWN

AS THE VICTIM OF AN ASSASSIN'S GUN. POLICE AND DETECTIVES. THE SETTING: A ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF ONE OF THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE COLONY. These are the ingredients of a plot, almost Edgar Wallacian in its conception, which was unfolded to the "Telegraph" on Saturday by one of the central figures, Mrs. Claude Brown.

Major Battle Imminent

Both Sides Ready For Next Move

011

NANCHANG, Nov. 6. Both the Chinese and Japanese are making pre- for the next parations

battle

the major

Rail Nanchang-Kiukiang way to be fought around Yungsiu. which lies 64 miles south of Tehan and 40 miles north of Nanchang,

are The contending forces

the! now facing each other on north and south banks of the!

Japanese Siu River. vessels have been relive near Wucheng to the north-east of Yungaui.

naval;

Japanese building pontoon bridge across, the Stu Hiver at Chiutsin to the northwest of Yangsiu were 19 pulsed yesterday by the Chinese. Over

1000 Japanese horses and mules carrying ammunition and provision: near Chiutsin were also driven away. -Central News.

NEW JAPANESE CAMPAIGN

IN

SHANSI

SOUTH The Japanese woops at Chichsion

Linphe. Horan, Nov. 1.

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Piquancy is added to the story related by Mrs. Brown by the fact that she was requested by police officials to withhold details from the Press.

In an interview on Saturday, however, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police, confirmed the facts related by Mrs. Brown, adding that the information had been withheld from the newspapers owing "to the undesirability, at the time, of making public the facts related by Mrs. Brown."

Mrs. Brown was residing on! the fifth floor of the Peninsula i Hotel, in Room No. 552.

"I retired early on the night she told the in question," Telegraph."

Some light sound awakened me about half past two in the morning, white, "I listened intently for a and then noticed a shadow pass the window.

"I was petrified. But I managed to switch on the glit and I saw, standing behind the settee, a man armed with a revolver.

"I face was covered with handkerchief of check pattern.

"POINTED REVOLVER, AT ME"

"I screamed.“

Into this hotel to kill a Chinese gentleman who has done us a loi of harm I must kill him and I don't want any interference from YOU. If you don't remain still I'll have to shoot you in self-defence.

You don't know how lucky you are to be alive,' he added. 'I was coming across to your bed to kill you, and if you hadn't switched ou the light I would have done so.

"He again warned me not to make any disturbance and backed to the window, still covering me with the weapon.

him. petrified. He watched aclambered through the window, and

in a twinkling was gone,

"I remained still for a moment and then rushed to the Islammed them shut,

windows

anch

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DUN LOP

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DUNLOP Fort

The Tyin with 2,000 Teeth

R.A.F. Flight

In Sight

Of

New Records

SINGAPORE, Nov. 6.

THREE RA.F. BOMBERS were within 2,000 miles of achieving the most remarkable flight in- the history of aviation, when they passed over northern Malaya within a short time of one another this evening.

When the airmen pass southern Malaya and the Island of Celebes in Netherlands Indies, they will have flown 6,368 miles from Ismailia, and will have beaten the Russian long-distance non-stop record by the necessary 62 miles.

The planes are the same type

as those used in the successful

long-distance flight in July from REFORMED

Cranwell, Oxfordshire, via the Persian Gulf, to Ismailia, a dis-

ROBERT WOOLSEY, famous tance of 4,300 miles.

comedian, who with Bert Wheeler rocked the world with their performances in “Rio Ritn," "Cuckoos" and half a dozen other comedies, has died.

Woolsey made himself famous as one of the cleverest comedians on the modern stage and screen by reason of his fast patter, but also by the fact that whenever he appeared before the camera he had a cigar in his mouth, When he and Bert Wheeler, his screen partner, came to Hong kong in 1933, they made a

Alone In Personal appearance at the Cea-

Peace," -Hitler

WEIMAR, Nov. 6.

The most critical part of the flight, as far as is known, was the lake-off, | owing to the abnormally heavy load-

LEAGUE

IS URGED

ed weight of about 10,000 pounds of General Smuts' Appeal each aircraft, which is some 1,000) pounds more than usual with this To The Great Powers type of machine.

It is not possible to say from the

Johannesburg, Nov. 6. continuous wireless reports to the "Back to a reformed Lengue must Air Ministry whether thes are be our policy" declared General keeping to their criginal positions, but Smuts in an Armistice anniversary from the changing speeds they are broadcast, relayed to Daventry, to evidently seeking to establish what is day.

General Smuts said that the al the best average economical, speed on such a light, though if there is allance system had once more broken thai efforts certain rivalry between the crews as down, and he urged to who will get to Port Darwin first, should be made to bring the great The Powers back to the League. it would not be surprising.

position was one of extreme danger With arrival at Darwin-which the and urgency. tral Theatre where their film leader expected to reach at 2.30 am. The Hitler-Chamberlain conversa- to-morrow-the was being G.M,T. "Hold 'Em Jail"

Russian tions showed that Herr Hitler had shown, and Woolsey had the record would be beaten by 850 miles been determined in his furtherance of national pulley through war un- inevitable cigar between his

The crews of the planes are as less Czecho-Slovaklu had given way. lips.

follows:

Calamity was averted through Mr. Chamberlain's' last-minute interven- No. 1 Plane Squadron-Leader Rion, but in recent years the nations Kellett, kader of the flight, Flight had developed the habit of lawless Lieut. A. T. Gething, second pilot and netions which cannot continue with- navigator, Pilot-Omeer M. L. Haine, oul calamity.

ignals officer of the unit.

Woolsey was very popular in Hongkong, being lavishly entertained with Wheeler when they came here In the course of a world tour.

He was one of the fastest talkers

and

"Crying hysterically, I telephoned HERR ADOLF HITLER on the screen, and his quips "Painting the revolver al me to the Peninsula reception desk tald

them what had happened to-day addressed a gather-repare rarely failed to raise a big the clerks quickly came up and took ing of 50,000 on the occasion

sat up in best, the man approached "Stop screaming!" he said sharply, don't want to be compelled to

stoot you.*

hotel was soon on the scene and a

The Wheeler-Woolsey partnership

me downstairs. The Manager of the of the final meeting of the was broken up same time ago owing few minutes later the police were Thuringa Party Congress at to the ill-health of Woolsey.

"The next morning I was Inter- the Stadium at Weimar, viewed by five police officers, who, birthplace of the former

"Although the lower part of his face was covered with a handker-there. ellef he appeared to me to be a Japanese. He spoke perfect Eng- Ilsh, in a cultured voice.

"I thought he was a burglar, and pleaded with him to take whatever he wanted and leave quickly,

I was speaking hysterleally and my voice was raised.

In addition to taking copious noles German republic.

took finger-prials from the win-

dow-sill and frame.

t nform

The leader of the Thuringa

"I was requested nat anyone of the incident."

section of the Nazi Party wel- Enquiries by the "Telegraph" have comed Herr Hitler as the leader

A Chinese

gentleman, "He put his hand across my mouth elicited that and tried to stop me from speaking. where name cannot be ascertained, of the third Holy German Em-

"I screamed again, and he struck was occupying the room adjoining pire of the Teutonic race. ame over the head with the revolver, the one occupied by Mrs. Brown. After referring at some length

The gentleman Stop screaming and listen to me the Chinese guerillas entrenched in for a while," he said savagely. I'm out of the Peninsula immediately to the history of the Nazi move-

I'm in the after the incident. to the not here to hurt you. carrying ammunition and pruvisions wrong room." south-east of Chirsien.

in south Shansi have launched

fresh campaign aimed at clearing up

the Chungtian Mountains lyin

Supported by

pileces,

in question chteked

ment, Herr Hitler reiterated

CATHOLIC CARDINAL

DEFIES NAZIS

An

tlona.

The only escape is international No 2 Plane-Flieut-Lieut. H. V. A. order. The League Council in the Musson, second pilot and navigator, League has been weakened by deser- Senjeant T. D. Dixon,

wireless Hogan, Arst pilot, Flicut-Lieut. It. G. past has been too unwieldy and the General Smuts urged a standing committee of the great Powers as operator and mechanic.

No. 3 Plane-Flight-Lieut. A. N. permanent part of the League Combe, first pilot. Flight-Lieut. B. K.machinery-Reuter. Burnell, second pilot and navigator,

Sergeant 11.

and

operator Special

B. Bray. wireless mechanic-Reuter

OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA

London, Nov. 6.

No. 3 of the R.A.F. long-distance plunes, was reported by the Alr Ministry at noon, G.M.T., to be over the South China Sea, about 5,060 miles from Isınallku-Reuter,

OFF COAST OF BORNEO

J

London. Nov. 0.

MUNICH, Nov. 6.

of outspoken defence Christian principles against the Socialism "It Is understood that hebeard that Germany only wanted to be theories of National Mrs. Brown's screams, but at the time left alone in peace. Nazis be- was made by Cardinni Faulhaber, thought she was dreaming!. feld started

It is a well-known fact that high lieved, and they asked others to Archbishop of Munich, when Chinese officials have many believe, that God would help addressing 5,000 people in the.A.E. long-distance plane No. 1 has occasions made the Peninsula itotel only those who helped them-cathedral to-day.

He said that citizens

about 20 Jnpantse 2,000 an offensive on the Chinese positions

(Continued on Page 4

Six

I suppose I quietened down, for lie removed his band from my face.

Britons

"COME TO KILL CHINESE"

"Now, Isten,' he said. I'm not here to harm you. I have come

Injured

In S'hai Bomb Outrage

SHANGHAI, Nov. 6, Three Seaforth Highlanders, three Royal Marines from H.M.S. Birmingham, and two Chinese barmaids were injured at 7.30 this evening when a bomb was thrown through the glass window of M. A. Jackson's beer hall, opposite the

Course.

Race

was Two men, one in foreign dress and smoke had cleared away, it

found that seven Brilah servicemeu the other in a long gown, escaped,

The owner of the beer tavern, who and two Chinese barmaids had been

on

their domicile in Ilongkong, many selves,

The Air Ministry reports that the i

reported to be in a position at 3.15 pan. near the south-west coast of their Borneo, and that the weather was They stormy.

had rights as well as their duties, had rights to demonstrate their faith. Citizens should not be impeded

the worship by

treat exclusion from the national con-

in

No. 2 and No. 3 planes were ut roughly abreast 100 miles past the

coast of Borneo at 4 p.m.-Reuter,

of them living there under allases.

The people had to be dragged from In admitting to the Telegraph" on Saturday that the story of the in-disunity which had to be abolished, eldent had been withheld from the and one united people formed. True their Press, the lion. Mr. T. II. King, Com-peoples of the community could not missioner of Police, stated that good purpose would have been served tion. This education had to be con-

tinued. at the time by publication,

Herr Illiter proceeded to say that express itself, and persons must not be called traitors because they wish Chinese gentle- Asked whether the

to maintain connections with the man residing in the adjoining room he was ready to negotiate, but he

tolerate Germany' Catholic Church, may have been the intended victim would

no be created by theories, but by educa- | marecter must have the right to

never

the

Cardinal Faulhaber attacked of the apparent assassination attempt, rights being trampled on either in

or in any other way-Jew-baller, Herr Streicher, saying the Hon. Mr. King said: "That is negotiation,"

the German that it was sacrilege to declare that something I cannot tell you. We Therefore he warned have followed up every angle to this people always to be alert and watch-when one served a nation, one there-

by fullied one's duty to "It is all very well to speak of dis-Reuter. armament and peace, but as long as

case.

AGGRESSOR WAS ORIENTAL

ful.

"We cannot ray definitely that there is no spiritual disarmament, bil

Japanese was Involved. It is ap-talk about disarmament isn't worth Swiss People

As creating man he had de-

claim

God.-

Pay Homage To Chamberlain

a Portuguese whose termer hus- } Injured.

The most seriously injured were parent that the aggressor was an much," declared the Fuchrer.

Herr Hitler said that they did not band was an American, could not

Mrs. Brown told us she Privates Dulle, Richie and Smith of Oriental: suggest a motive for the outrage.

city soldiers, and there- while believed he was a Japanese from his mean to be

Deity Highlanders, Seaforth was the Invern

fore they would be the best. The interior of the wrecked, while one of the Seaforth Marines Newman, Pitt and Ray appearance and speech."

The Hon. Mr. King sald that police

cided to

such a force as would Highlanders, Private Sutherland, was were only superficially hurt.

The bomb-thrower in believed to enquiries were continuing. gravely cut by glass in his spine and

Mr. Claude Brown arrived in be able to convince others of their leg.

have been a Chinese who escaped, One of the girls was also badly The Shanghai Municipal Council Hongkong; about 18 months ago to love for peace. They might

Montreux, Nov, 0. Injured, init the others, including police and the British military police take up private nursing work, but more than the democratie States an accident shortly after her arrival claimed for themselves. The German

and An address of grateful homage to the Seaforth, Private Dully and are combing the district.

Portuguese necessitated her spending a consider-army supported their chime, and Mr. Chamberlain fruens the citizens of The bar owner Is ຕ nat seriously

they never Private Richie, wore

forgot how they worn, whose husband

anable time in hospital.

Geneva for having saved the peace achieved successes in the past. hurt-Reuter.

the bomb American. She cannot suggest any of

Later, she endeavoured to in- Referring to the war agitators of Europe, has been handed to the Further details

at Berne, to be passed throwing incident in Bubblingwell motive for the crime, She was walk-augurate a business venture, which Britain, Herr Hider cuid that they British Minister

Reuter. The ing downstairs when the bomb was proved unsuccessful. Subsequently felt hurt because ho dured mentioned on to Mr. Chamberlain. Road are sent by

the explosion thrown.

The address, embossed in the coat she became resident nursing later them. Of course they had no right message states that wrecked the interior of the tavern,

Another bambing ineldent occurred at Repulse Bay Hotel, but illness to demand other States to change of arins of Geneva, is written in both mashing the counter and breaking outside a Settlement gambling den again made it necessary for her to their constitution. Democracies expe- English and French, and signed by the glass fiting to the ceiling.

four Chinese were hurt enter hospital, where she underwent cially ought to understand the Gor-thousands of people of all religions,

(Continued on Page 4) When the white, choking sulphur Reuter.

(Continued on Page 4.)

conditions and age--Reuter,

when

Walg

Soviet Purge Continues

Moscow, Nov. 8.

LATE NEWS

TH

30 DIE IN GREAT OSLO BLAZE

OHLO. Nov, 0.

LO THIRTY PEOPLE are belleved

have been killed in a disantrous fire which broke out in a four-storey bulding in Oslo this afternoon,

The fire spread with such rapidity that many of the Inmates could not escape, and at least 13 are known to be dead. Four sprang from the win- dows of the fourth floor and were killed instantly.

An offlelal nvilce Issued later stated that the total number of deaths was 24, but it is feared that at least 30 have lost their lives.

It is belleved in well-informed circles that Admiral Smirnov has The fire is thought to have startedl been arrested.. Jie is said to be held in a photographer's studio where the 40th anniversary of a former court responsible for the unsatisfactory photographer was belhg celebrated. conditions now reigning in the Soviet euccessor, M. Brandstrup was turvy. He is the third naval chief giving the party at which M. Ander- were to have been removed since October, on's widow and 40 others

1937.

present. The studio la slțusted close the Royal Falace.

A recent article in a newspaper

All Norway has gone into mouring | stated: "The Soviet secret service has over the tragedy Trans-Ocean.

destroyed a nest of enemies of the people who have not long operated in the navy, but it in a great, political mistake to believe that our navy has teen purged conclusively of all our enemies."

M. Frinovaky took an active part in the recent purge and reorganisa- llon of the Soviet Far Eastern Army, which led to the removal of Marshal

manders.--Router, Bluecher and several other ligh com-

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