1938-11-14 — Page 17

Flames Sweep Changsha As Fate Sealed

SHANGHAI, Nov. 13.

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AS A RESULT of the amazingly sudden advance by the Japanese, Changsha is expected to fall within a week, according to foreign reports from the Hunan capital.

The reports add that complete panic has reigned | during the past 48 hours, the Chinese civilion population evacuating by all available junks, sampans and on foot.

Chinese troops with their

wounded, are retreating to the west and south, commandeering small craft and other forms of conveyance.

One bullet accidentally hit H.M.S, Sandpiper to-day.

The local government departed last night or this morning, and telephonic and telegraphic com- munications are now dead.

Practically the entire city on the mainland is in flames, but British property on the foreshore and the Yale in China University two miles down-river appear to be intact. At Changsha the foreign munity is safe and well.

CO:T~!

There is no Consul at Changsha, but Licut.-Commander Eames of H.M.S. Sandpiper at present has the situation well under control.

With the exception of a handful of missionaries who refuse to move, all uther foreigners are evacuating this morning to the A.P.C., and Socony installations and to the Yale In China situated be- University, which are

the

tween two and five miles down-river. WAR IN S. CHINA

Foreign shipping, including Jardine and B. and S. hulks and tugs, will be concentrated off the installa- tions.

The Japanese authorities at Shang- hai, and also at General Hata's head- quarters in Hankow have been unti- fied of this step, while a few days high Japanese officers, ago, shown maps marking the property at Changsha.

were

British

A Hankow report states that at message from Changsha reveals that Jardine's, A.P.C., and Defar offices in the city have all been ifestroyed, but that the B. and S. and the Yee Txoong Company offices are still intact.

No further news is available, re- garding the foreign community, which has evacuated a few miles down river this morning, but it is presumed that all are safe.

The actual position of the Japanese is obscure, but Incally it is expected that they will arrive at the city within the week--Reuter.

CITY OF RUINS

Changsha, Nov. 13. Changsha to-day was engulfed in rouring, spreading fames in the most disastrous fires known for a long time.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, .... MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1938.

ROYAL PRINCE

HAS CHOW DOG FOR PET

Bare headed and wearing a sweater the Duke of Kent took his pet chow for a walk Immediately after its recent arrival in Lon- don from Balmoral.

SPY TRIAL

East River Area RIDDLE OF

All Re-Captured

THE CHINESE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE which commenced early last week is irresistibly sweeping forward, according to reports received in Hongkong this morning.

The Japanese were completely | Kwangtung Provincial Government routed from Tsungfa on Satur- in the very near future.

day, losing nine tanks which Gentral Yu Han-mou as andered as Commander-in- were isolated when the bridge us resignation across the river at Kaihow was Chief of the Fourth Route Army, and blown up. In addition, the it is understood that he will be suc eceded by General Li Han-wan, Chinese seized 70 machine-guns, famous as the defender of Tehan.

West of Cunton, Fatshan appears to over 1,000 rifles and several

be definitely in Chinese hands.. artillery pieces.

Significantly, the report laconically adds: "There were no prisoners." Several jarge fires of unknown

With the re-occupation of Taungla

are Chinese origin, simultaneously started

completed, the eity, in sweeping lowards different parts of the

Canton, mediately reduced many buildings to which city the main army is about

at

now from

The Japanese attempt to pene- trate southwards in order to isolate Macao from the interior has been abandoned, and Shekki la now safe from Invasiou. Kwangsi Province, it is reported

A strong north wind, 20 miles distant. Chinese irregulars this morning, has been placed com- the city with increasing are already in occupation of several speed, soon fanned the flames into Canton Suburbs, from where the pletely on a war fooling, and Martial uncontrollable conflagration Japanese are unable to dislodge them Law has been decreed throughout the which defled the desperate attempts owing to shortage of man-power, of the fre brigade.

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The first alarm was sounded at 3

Catching! o'clock in the morning. the city completely unawares, the fires spread rapidly and swept large rows of wooden buildings like pucks of cards before its path, and leaving! long lines of cinders and ruins be- hind.

By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at-

ter twelve hours' unchecked fury,

the fires had spread to places outside the city.

The office building of the Central News Agency was completely gulled by one of the Bres.

area.

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state.

With the suspension of all work in middle schools, students of both sexes are concentrating in camps for mili- tary and Red Cross training,

Commenting on the resignation of Ceneral Yu linn-mou, the semi-off- clal Ta Kung Pao said:

From one source it is reported

have that the Japanese

com- pletely evacuated the East River

allowing the Chinese

occupy Walchow. unopposedly Foklo, Pingshan, Tamstul, Shek- lung and Cheungmuktan-the latter two being K.C.R. railway

"We regret only that General Yu towns. The Japanese (roops, it is stated, did not tender his resignation earlier.

"General Yu's responsibilities for have been rushed to the area north the tusses of Canton and other areas, of Canton to reinforce the sorely however, can not be relieved because pressed Japanese who Are aver- of his resignation." whelmed almost tee to Dne by Kwangs troops.

MANILA SHARES

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Pusiness Dono Prices in Pesos Nov. 12. Nov, 11.

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The semi-offeial Ta Kung Pao re- Members of the fire brigade and

ports that General Chang "Ironsides" police force did gallant work, but

The following quotations were re- Fah-kwnt is to relieve General Wu their efforts were helpless us the

Tch-chen 13 Chairman of the ceived after the elose of the morning

session through Reuters: houses, mostly built of wood, caught are easily and spread quickly. It is Tungcheng, enst of the Cantou-

Hankow railway, are making satis-1 estimated that the majority of the houses in Changsha city have been!

factory progress, according to state- Involved in the disaster.

The material damage of the disas-ments issued here yesterday from the Antamak ter cannot as yet been computed, but Japanese headquarters, is believed to be exceedingly heavy.

Throughout the fire, large num- bers of people

driven from were their doomed houses and retreated, under the guidance of the police nu-i thorities, to the outskirts of the elly. the minimum disorder, Despite some number of accidents happened.

Following the great fire, Changsha city is further denuded of its civilian, population a large number of people' been advised to evacuate the had

before

disaster.- city

to-day's Central News,

JAPANESE PLANES INVADE ICHANG

Ichang, Nov. 14. Зарапове Six

planes Invaded Ichang from east Hupch ut nine o'clock yesterday morning and strafed the city with machine-guns.

Little damage was later uscertained to have been caused-Central News BOOM STOPS WARSHIPS

Shanghal, Nov. 14. The Japanese forces advancing southwards from Yochow in the direction of Changsha as well as from)

MAJOR

In the cast of "The Shoemaker's Holiday," play in rehearsal at the a tiny Playhouse Theatre, occurs part, that of a Dutch skipper, to be Major Christopher played by

Draper.

In the American spy ring trial now In progress in New York, self-con- teased ex-spy Gustav Rumrich de clared:

"I was instructed if I was caugh! to say I was working for England, not to make any reference to Ger- many. I was to say I was working for Major Christopher Draper of London,"

At the Invitation of the Press agent of the Playhouse Theatre Major Draper was Interviewed when he was rehearsing in the cast there.

PLAYED IN REPERTORY

He was seen in the wings mix- foot,

square-jawed, heavily-built man.

He was shown a newspaper report of the spy trial, painted to tumrich's evidence.

"Are you the man be meant?"

He then explained that he was the Major Draper who won renown in 1931 by flying a’plane under the Tower and Westminster Bridges confirming his war-time nickname of "The Mad Major."

Miss Nancy Price, producer and star, said:

"There is no mystery about it from my point of view." she said. "Major Draper is a member of mɔ cast, and was rebeaming with m tiam. to-day.

"He has previously played in re- pertory.

"I had heard nothing of all this un- til somebody showed me a newspaper to-day in which the spy trial-was re- ported."

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EMPIRE NEWS

RAND MINE FIRE

Cape Town.

After burning for four days the are in the Hand City Deep mine is now

Considerable under control, damage has been caused by the Arc, which occurred in No. 2 shaft, 2,00oft underground. There are no casual- ties-Reuter.

Blackshirt Disorders Anti - Nazi demonstrations und activities of South African Fusclsts-known as "Blackshirts"-have been causing several lively zernes in Johannesburg and the Reef towns. Teatr us and evil-smelling bombs were thrown among the crowds at an anti-Nazi meeting in front of the City Hall in Johannesburg, which was attended by people sympathetic to Czecho- slovakia. At a Blackshirt rally at Benoni, the Reef, a fight followed the unfurling of the swastika flag, when a number of mineworkers rushed forward and tore down the emblem-Reuter.

Death Fumes

activities into Dipping Its medical field is Britain's Government- subsidised Imperial Alrways, with n new system of disinsecticising air- planes in fight, to prevent carriage of contagious disenses, such as fever, from one country to another.

Bagulo Gold The latter column is said to have Benguet Cons, advanced about 18 miles from

Солю cheng.

Demonstration General Hato, the Japanese Com-xt................. mander in Chief of Central China, Paracale Gumaus

Ben Mauricio flew over the Japanese troops operat ing in the Yochow-Tungcheng dis- United Paracate

The following is Swan, Culbertson trict yesterday and dropped messages of commendation and encouragement. & Fritz report on this morning's

accompanied by market: General Hata was

who is the Japanese Royal Prince

The Manila market was quiet and down attached to his staff.

Japanese naval planes carried out apotty. Prices ranged from a number of raids in Central Chinone point to up 4 points. The strong infecting their wards,

spot continued to be San Mauricio yesterday, bombing the station and which was up 4 points, while Benguet troop train at Kinhnu, on the Hang Consolidated was off 20 points. chow-Nanchang railway line, where To-morrow, November 15th the mar- the Sino-German Tungehl university kei in Manila will be closed.

formerly situated.

Was

Several motor convoys were also bombed on the banks of the Tung-

ting lake. Another troop train Oil Well Goes Freakish

sald to have been bombed near Wongsho, halfway

Willows, Cal. between Yochow and Changsha,

Willard No. 1 oil well here is ad- Japanese warships are still held up vanced as probably the only oil well that éver produced by the boom thrown across the river] in the world

A barrel of all which by the Chinese below Yochow. Due refined oil.

to this, and bad weather conditions, had been sucked down into the crater experiencing con- when the well blew in last January, the Japanese are

was disgorged intact, siderable difficulties.--Trans-Occan,

Revival in Building-Figures pub- lished to-day Indicate a sharp revival in the Rand building industry, and are u reliable barometer to trade generally. The value of plans pass- ed in September in Johannesburg rose to £977,220. This total has only been exceeded at the peak of a boom. The building trade improve- ment is accompanied by n revival in the property market values, which are the steadlest for this year. Canada

Obtaining mosquitoes at 28. 6d. per head from the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medleine, ex- perts Colonel F. P. Mackie and H. S. Crabtree set about perfecting method similar to that being used by many London hospitats for dis-

A

distilled Insecticide

from Λη pyrethrum, a small wild flower which grows unly in the South of England and in Kenya, is issued from n vaporizer in auch fine form that the entire atmosphere is literally nouked

with an invisible mist which is harm-

ful only to Insect life.

Previous methods of disseminating it into the atmosphere were regarded us clumsy and ineffectual. Imperial Airways modification of the Phan tomyal equipment, however, is quoted by medical and other experts who have witnessed it as being "100 per cent, effective,"

THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICES

Oilawa.

Special church services were held throughout the Dominlan recently, on Canada's annual Thanksgiving Day. Banks and stock exchanges closed and almost every other form of business was suspended. In most ellen there were no newspapers.

were

The coming Royal visit, the settle- ment of the European crisis, and the first good crop in Western Canada for seven years gave Canadians special reasons for thanksgiving. India

REVENUE LOSS BY PROHIBITION

Mr.

Calcutta.

Prime C. Rajagopalachari, Minister of Madras, in inaugurating prohibition in two more districts of

Chittar Mudras-Cuddapah and

sald the Provincial Government would be losing £60,000 annually in revenue from Cuddapah alone as a result.

Cholera Toll-Cholera is taking u severe toll in the Central Provinces. There have been 3,770 deaths during the past fortnight.

Gandhi and Air.

Federation,→→→ Writing on federation in his weekly Gandhi de- paper "Harijan," Mr. clares that he is at one with Pandit Nehru that the Congress Party In india will never consent to any form

of federation which is not part of a new Constitution framed by Congress through a constituent Assembly.

to

Native State Reforms-Nagod is the first. State in Central India have a Legislature with a substantial elected majority. Constitutional re- forms were announced by the Raja of Nagod State at the Dassera Fes- tival. The new Parishad, or State People's Assembly, will have the right to discuss finance, including the as Constitutional Budget, as well questions.

Monkeys for Research. Owing to restrictions on the export of monkeys from India for research work, Ameri- can medical authorities have decided to found a munkey colony on a small island off Puerto Rico. A cargo of 500 Rhesus monkeys has left Cal- cutta for New York form the nucleus of the colony. The United States import 20,000 invnkeys yearly for medical research and rejuvena- lion.

Jamaica

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SUGAR STRIKERS RETURN

Kingston.

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The strike of 1,500 labourers Tate and Lyle's sugar properties at Clarendon was called off recently by Bustamente, the Labour lender, after a conference with Mr. Kieffer, general adviser to the company, who promised to make investigation into Ure dismissals of two employees of the company.

The strike has lasted 12 days, and

throughout, has been orderly

al- though police have been on the scene to check any disorder.

JOURNEY'S END

Home in England for the first time for more than 50 years, d1-year-old Mra. Elizabeth Butler has made a sea trip of thousands of miles to carry out the last wish of her dying hus- band.

In 1881 Elizabeth Leach left her parents' home in Stratford St. Mary, near Ipswich, to seek her fortune in London. There she met and married Mr. Frederick Butler after a whirl- wind courtship.

A few weeks after the wedding Melbourne the couple landed in almost penniless. They soon had

their own form.

Last April Mr. Butler died.

"Go back to England when I am deod, Elizabeth, and lake mo with you so that we shall always be to- gether," was his last wish.

"Friends told me I was too old to make the sea trip, but I was doter mined to honour Frederick's dying wish," she said as she sat in her brother's cottage at Stratford St.

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