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THE

HONGKONG

WEDNESDAY, TELEGRAPH,

NOVEMBER

16, 1988.

Jews Tunnel CHANGSHA DISAPPEARS

To Escape

MET, NOW, 15.

TUNNELS, some as much as

150 feet long, have been dug under the Franco-German fron- tor by Jews, trying to escape from Germany.

Many hundreds of Jews have tried to enter Franco since the murder of Herr von Hall, but the French froniter guarda have been reinforced,

Five hundred refugees were tarned back on the French Baur frontier, and about 150 allowed to enter.

The number who succeeded in entering through the tunnels. dur at night time, is not known.

Neuter Special.

BRITAIN'S

AMBASSADOR GOES TO CHUNGKING

Material Assistance

For China?

CHUNGKING Nov. 16. THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, THE

Bir Archibald Clark Kerr arrived at Chungking by motor car from Changsha at 8.80 p.m. to-day, after a six days' trip via Kwelyang. Ho Whe accom panied by his Secretary, Dr. J. G. Tahourdin, and also the Assistant Naval American Attache, Captain James McHugh.

According to British circles, Sir Archibald, after mooting General

in Itunun issimo Chiang Kai-shek desires to exchange opinion with other fenders of the National Government In Chungking regarding the various phases of the Far Eastern situation In general, and Sino-British relations in particular.

In British circles, it is generally be- lieved that the rumours of modiation are only speculation.. Sir Archibald Clark Kerr must havo realised that mediation is impossible at the present moment before he reached Hunan.

Well-informed ciroles intimated that the toples discussed belwern; the Ambassador and Chinese lead- ers in Hanan and at Chungking Include the future material and morat British assistanco to China' after the Hongkong route had been ent, and also Smo-British Associat relationa

It is understood that the first item Includes Sino-Brilish trade and com- munications by land, and the con- linual British support of the Chinesa monetary system.-United Press.

FROM MAP IN FLAME

AND EXPLOSION

H.K. MAIL DELAYED: DELPHINUS

All Foreign Property In CRIPPLED

City Reduced To Ashes

From

Shanghai

ALF

POST OFFICE.

INWARD MAILS'

Mail by “Imperial_Airways

Direct Bervica"-London

10th November,

Shanghai and Amoy

Japan.****

Australia and Manila

Japan and Shanghal

Per

Coburg ..

Due.

.......November 18.

November 16,

date, Imperial

Airways Plans

... Taiyuan

November 18,

Tilawa

November 16.

.November 17.

November 17.

USA, Japan and Shanghai (Van-

Atuta Maru Gueisenau

couver B. C. dato, 29th October) Emp, of Asla Straits and Europe via Negapatam (Letters and Papers) London date, 20th October,

Shanghai

Al Mall by "Imperial Airways

Direct Bervico-London

13th November.

Shanghai and Swatow

Plano Returns To Siam Japan...

With Engine Trouble

ENGINE TROUBLE to-day forced the Imperial Airways mail

Bangkok.

CHANGSHA, CAPITAL CITY OF HUNAN PROVINCE, IS A HEAD plane Delphinus to return to

OF ASHES. ITS PAGODAS, ITS AGE-OLD. TEMPLES, HAVE CRASHED IN RUINS: ITS BUILDINGS ARE HEAPS of rubble.

For four days and nights the fires, exceeding in intensity even those which swept Canton, have raged through the city of wooden buildings.

Explosions are still adding to tho devastation. No property has remained inviolate. Foreign missions, churches, hospitals, British firms' headquarters have all been devoured.

Destruction has covered the whole city from the American

Mission In Presbyterian

the north to the Norwegian Mission and Normal School in the south.

The entire waterfront is a heap of smouldering ruins. The Provincial. Military Governor's headquarters, the Telephone Exchange, District Governor's Office and the Court of Justice were among the first to go.

hus

The YM.C.A., in the heart of the city which once boasted a population of 800,000, has disappeared, as

on the north-eastern the Y.W.C.A. outskirts.

wharves and offices, Jardine's

Company Petroleum the Axiallo

head and

Delag the German

razed. The quarters have been Roman Cathollo Mission is believed to be destroyed.

All foreigners are safe and com- and adequate food fortable, with water for their present needs.

The British Consulate and British Club on Shullu Island, which is in the centre of the Siang River facing Changsha are also safe, but the island has been evacuated.

All foreign floating property is safe, from authoritative but

a report sources states that no foreign property is standing in Changsha,

This fires are still raging on the outskirts of Changsha, and various Industrial concerns outside the city itself have been dynamited or otherwise destroyed.

-

Yale In China, the famous univer- sity founded by ex-students of Yale

HUNGARIAN University in Americs, appears to be

CABINET RESIGNATION HANDED IN

BUDAPEST, Nov. 15.

PREMIER IMREDY has ten- dered the resignation of the Cabinot to the Hungarian Regent, Admiral von Horthy, and he has been entrusted with the formation of a new ministry.

The decision to resign was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet where Dr. Imredy sald that the return to Hungary of the territories ceded by Czecho-Slovakia marked the opening

intact, and refugees are being centred

there.

81!l rocking the Explosiona are

apart fron

city, but the situation,

the fire, is quiet..

Not more than a few

hundred

Chinese clvillans remain, the bulk of the population having evacuated, south-westwards,

of a

chapter in Hungary's new national Ufc.

He therefore felt called upon to aak for a renewed expression of con-

#dence.

It has been forecast that after forming the new Cabinet, Dr. Imredy will work on a programme of far- reaching reforma.-Reyter,

NEW CABINET

Budupest, Nov. 15. Premier Bela von imredy present- ed, his reconstructed Cabinet to meeting at the Government Party of National Unity held here this even- ing. Tho. Cabinot is composed as

follows:

Frember

Adalbert von Imredy Foreign Affairs Koloman von Kanya Kerriles- Interior :

Frand

Defence

Finance

Flober

Field Marsh Kart

Barths

Bezsonyi-

Letter Andreas Justice

Négy Education Count Pant Teleki Trade, Industry Antón Kunder Without Portfolio Andor Jarosna

The new defence Minister was formerly, the Deputy Minister for National Defence and the new Minis-

CHINESE BURN CHANGSHA

Slangtan, Nov. 10.

the

The Chinese rozed Changsha, pro-

of Hunan, to vincial capitul ground by ire voluntarily in accord ance with the "scorched earth" policy, as the city is difficult to defend after the Japanese have captured Yoyang.

A Central News, correspondent who toured Changsha after the big are writes that the city now ifes In utter ruins. All the business centres, including Pa Chuen Tin Po Tze Street, Tung Chang Road, Nan Cheng

Provincial

Presb

Japanes? Consulate

Yale-in-China

Roman Catholic

Mission

County Office

Station

British Of Consulat

Court of Just PRYCA

04

PO-TZU-XA1

Distr Govern Office ==

Norwegian

Jrinio

Normal Soo

wang-taf

Paisha ching

Chinese Capture

Taierchwang

LOYANG, Nov. 16.

TAIERCHWANG, battle-torn town in

south

Street and Smell West Gate have been Shantung where a great Chinese victory was won in

in

by the conflagration, which is

as the biggest in Changsha spring this year, was recaptured by Chinese mobile units in a surprise attack on Sunday night, a belated military this century. Where formerly building stood only a broken wall was report received here reveals. found all standing. The Hunan University and the First Cotton Mill,

the Y.M.C.A.

During the battle which pre-

the largest structures outside the cliy, ceded

were also reduced to Central News.

shamblon

AMERICAN GIRLS IN

The plane took off on schedule at 4.15 q.m. but had to return to the Aeld after dying for a short time. Eventually the Delphinus left at 7 a.m, and is now expected to reach Kai Tak at 5 p.m. to-day on schedule. With only two planes on the ser- vice, dimculty has been experienced on the Bangkok-Hongkong extension owing to many delays on the main line from London to Sydney. The local service is dependent on the main service being on schedule, but: several times recently flying-boats have left Southampton a day be- hind the scheduled me.

At present the Dorado is being. repaired, after a landing accident at Bangkok, and the Daedalus is being

for overhauled

its airworthiness examination.

I

The four machines which normally operate the Bangkok - Hongkong shuttle service are De Haviland 20 type machines.

Other delays in the service have been caused by monsoonal weather and storms on the Indian leg of the main route.

THE MAN WHO FREED 8,000,000

WOMEN

(Continued from Page 6.)

meet with resistance. He sup- pressed it without mercy. Poli- tical leaders who tried to head were reactionary movements hanged. Moslem holy men who denounced the impiety of emancipating Turkish met the same fate. Persistent- ty, ruthlessly, Kemal Ataturk modernised his nation, sweeping away by curt decrees institutions and traditions that had lasted a thousand years,

women

His only failure was his mar- riage. In the excitement of con- quering the Greeks and taking Smyrna, he took as his wife, Latifeh Hanoum, the daughter of a rich merchant of that city. She was 18 years younger than himself, and had spent a year at school in England, at Christle- hurst.

I was with them when Mme. Kemal was the first Turkish woman to appear unveiled in public, and, what was then al- most equally startling in riding- breeches.

The consternation I saw on

beheld her in this costume 15

the faces of the aged Turks who years ago will always be for me a measure of the change of out- look that Mustapha Komal wrought in his country.

But Mme, Kemal was herself

dictator. "When I say anything

the re-occupation, 150 Stock Market too masterful to ba the wife of a

Japanese were killed while 26, including several officers, wero taken prisoners."

Uncertain

On the same night, It is re-

London, Nov. 10. European uncertainties again de ported, Yihsien, north of Taier-

pressed the London Stock Exchange, chwang, was also retaken by the prices drifting lower until noon, Chinese. The Japanese retreat-when they steadied, though gilt- ed towards Hauchow in northern edged holdings recorded further do-

LAST GAME Kiangsi-Central News.

Farewell Appearanco In Manila Sories

to you," she told me, "It is just as if the Pasha said it." This did not sound of good augury at the time, and within a few years Mustapha Kemal had divorced his Smyrna bride.

Kemal's physical vitality has clines: before the closs.

been intense. He has showed it Foreign exchange, after casing in his pleasures as much as in further on sterling, recovered sharp-

Swatow

Shanghai Shanghal Manila

For

Terukuni Maru Tyndarcus

date, Imperial Airways

Liangchow

Mirzaporo Newchwang

Victoria

Glenbeg Nagara Maru

OUTWARD MAILS

Parcels only for Singapore Bangkok

Amoy

Salgon

Japan

Per

Wednesday

.....November 18.

November 18. ..November 18.

Flane.

November 18,

November 19.

November 19,

.November 19.

November '10,

November 20,

.Novombor 20.

Date and Time.

City of Pittsburg Wed., Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Marosa Wed, Nov. 10, 7.00 pm. Shantung ..Wed., Nov. 16, 7 p.m.

Thursday

Manila and Parcels only for Ger-

many via Hamburg

Parcela only for Japan Salgon

Chenonceaux

Thurs., Nov. 17, 1.00 p.m. Atuta Maru Thurs., Nov. 17, 3.30 p.m. Gnelsenau ....Thurs., Nov, 17, 5 p.m. Hosang....Thurs., Nov. 17, 5.00 p.m. Lyeemon..Thurs., Nov. 17, 0.30 p.m.

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Plane

Direct Service"-dae London, 24th November,

Thurs, Nev. 17. K.P.O.

...Nov. 17, 6 pm.

.Nov. 17,

G.P.O. ·

30 p.uk.

.Nov. 17, § pan. .Nov. 17, 7 p.3%.

Beg

Ordi.

BeE++

Ord.

Air Mail for Malays, Java and Aus- Imperial Always

"Imperial tralia by

Airways Direct Bervico-due Sydney, 25th November.

Piano

Thum, Nov. 17.

K.P.O.

Reg

..Nov. 17, 5 pm. Nov. 17, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

Reg.

Friday

Parcels and Papers only for Calcutta Kumsung Holhow, Pakhol and Haiphong.... Soochow .... Manila

.Nov. 17, 5 p.m.

.Nov. 17, 7 D30.

.Fri, Nov. 18, Noon. Fri, Nov. 18, Noon.

Emp, of Asia ..Fri, Nov. 18, 3,30 p.m.

Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except Groat Britain and Eire) via Siberin

Parcels only for Calcutta

Fort Bayard and Haiphong Amoy

Tientsin

Terukuni Maru Fri., Nov. 18, 8.30 p.m.

Saturday

Tilawa

Sat, Nov. 19. Parcels. ..Nov, 19, 9 A.M. Yusang....Sat., Nov. 19, 10.00 am Cremer ..Sát, Nov. Ít, 130 pm. Mirzapore ....Sat, Nov, 19, 5 p.m. Victoria.....Sat, Nov, 19, 8.00 p.m.

Sunday

Parcels only for Singapore Manila and Naples due

10th December

Naples,

Shanghal and Dairen

OUR

Fausang Tingsang

.Sun., Nov. 20, 9 Rim. ....Sun, Nov, 20, -9 am,

BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 This old political question sug- gests a change in the charges (two words, 6).

8 We generally use only the end

of this vehicle (7).

9 Food rations of a lower house?

(?).

12 Not hard to be seen in the signs

of the times (4),

13 This ill-feeling is allowed in a

game of cards (5). 14 People with corns were wel- come in this old dance (4). 17 Not reluctant and using mental

power perhapa (7),

J

18 It is the freak variety of this plant that is considered lucky (7).

10 Cook uses this for flavouring

(7).

BLLITY-

ly in terms of dollars, while trance his work. He was by no means zz The publication of this

mary of a person's character is continued to meet with a steady an ascetic, and his late hours

and passion for poker playing 24 Metal (4),

a grave matter (7). Among commodities, rubber weak-imposed considerable strain upon 25 These make a rope for a sall ned following the that the quota had been raised to

GERMAN TRANSPORT demand.

MINISTER IN

LONDON

Special.

announcement

(B).

Maalia, Nov. 18.

50 per cent for the first quarter of the constitutions of his Minis- 20 Mohammedan spirits (4), The American girls softball play-

1930, but subsequently it recovered ters and the members of the 29 An old vesani (7). London, Nov. 18. ers made their final appearance inj

on bear-covering and American buy-Diplomatic Corps who formed 31 Bill's precursor often (7). Dr. Dorpmueller,

German ing. the Manila last night with a match

82 These troops are apparently up- his personal circle in Ankara. between the two touring teams. Minister of Transport, has arrived in

Wall Street was weak---Router

Grim and jovial by turns;]:

right men (two words-8, 4). hot-tempered yet capable of un- The game resulted in a win for London to attend the Jubilee cele

DOWN Columbia Pictures by three runs to brations of the London, Midland and

tiring persistence; personally two. Columbia collected their runs Scottish Railway.

courageous yet self-indulgent, from four hits, while the Hollywood

thore was about his character a Paris, Nov. 18.magnificence of scale which re- The French commercial mission of calls those great Sultans of the 20 members ^. left. to-day for past before whom Europe often Belgrade trembled. He will return to Germany on Bucharest, Sofa and

Reuter Special.

tor of Justice was hitherto chairman Stars had only two from six safe

Count|hiti. of the Government Party, Teleki was Secretary of Blate la the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Minkler without portfolio in leader of the Hungarians of the Oberland.-

Scores: Columbia Pictures Hollywood Stars

R. H. 84 30. United Press.

During his stay he will call on Mr. Lealle Burgin, the British Minister of Transport, and take the opportunity of making himself acquainted with London's transport conditions,"

FRENCH COMMERCE ENVOYS TO BALKANS

1 This sort of music is popular

:(7).

·

2 One of John Peel's hounds (4). 13 Xa” this "mort before noon be comes hungry indeed. (7).;

4 Tell" about #á, fotelja noble-

man (7); b

5 Vapone to chafa f(4),

This kind is the plural of this (3).

7 Surely. It would be unnecessary

to give this entertainment in hot weather (12).

10 Part of New Zealand (0),"

11 Not maimed, but with no help

from others (13).

15 A slang instant (5).

17

16 Colour of fishy origin (5). 20 Fairy advice how to fit (5), 21 This part of Africa sounda.

not much of a home (7),;

22 The time to smoothe things

over? (7).

23 Fame is not this (7).

27 Many kinds, of light-are made from oils and gases, but this comes from none (4),

20 Sing about this, It's culting (4). 10 Quadruped: (3).

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