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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,

1938.

New Democrat China To Labour Wins Party Formed In Prague

Prague, Nov. 17.

The formation of "h "Party of National Unity" comprising all the bourgeoise parties, was proclaimed all over the Czecho-Slovakia radio stations to-day.

It was also announced that Czech clericala had, at the last moment, abandoned their previous opposition und joined the new party.

Czech Fascists, led by General Gayda, are remaining outside the new party at least for the present.

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Stand At Hengyang

THE CHINESE

Another Bye-Election

LONDON, Nov. 17.

The Labour gain from the Govera→ ment at the last general election in the Doncaster division, was consoll- WITHDRAWAL dated to-day wheh, In u bye-election from Yochow and the imminent due to the death of Mr. A. Short, abandonment of Changsha, according Labour held the seat with on In-

barrves here, are appropriate steps to well-informed Chinese military creased majority,”

There was an increased turn-aver In

pte for Labour of 4,000, the result accordance

strategic vote

being:

31.733 History of civil wars in the past, Mr. John Morgan (Lab) they pointed out, vividly illustrated Mr. A. Monteith (Nal. Lib), 20,027 that Chongsho is a most vulnerable provincial capital. Hengyang, 95

Lub. Majority miles south of Changsha

principics.

with

11,728 on the At the last general election, the

figures were:

The proclamation describes it as the party's foremost task to build 'up| Canton-Hankow railway, holds the state of Czechs, Slovaks and strategically mastery position in the Carpatho-Ukrainians on the principles province. of authoritative democracy.

regions

Regarding foreign policy. the pro- clamation advocates peaceful co operation with all mailons, especially with the nearest neighbours.-Trans- Ocean.

Drug Divans Raided

Nine Defendants Before Court

Fines totalling $2,235 and prison sentences amounting to 52 months:

The mountainous

程质

Hengyang saw the crushing defeats of two armies driving Bouthward tol capture the key position.

Mr. A. Short (Lab)

Mr. A. H. E. Molson (Cons}

Lab. Majority

29,003

22,011

7,952

-Reuter

Kenya Applauds

In 1017 when General Liu Chien- tan declared his independence of the Pelping Government at Lingyuan with the support of the forces comma, :ded by Gentral Ten Hou-ming General Cheng Chicn, now Chief-of-Chamberlain's Peiping military authorities ordered Assurance four crack divisions and one tregade of the Pelyang Army to suppress the independence movements.

Decisive battle

Staff of the Chinese Army, the

Nairobi, Nov. 17. Mr. Chamberlain's reply to the. was fought at House of Commons question relating Panchissan Hengshan

Just to Tanganyika made on November 13, mth of Hengyang. north

The

was received with loud applause in proud Pelyong divisions were subsequently the Kenya Legislature to-day, when defeated by the Kwangst and Human the Governor read a telegram from troops. The beaten forces retreated the Colonial Office, giving the exact directly nurthward to Yochow without terms, any attempt to retain

Next year another expedí zubeh

The Governor's comment that Mr.

and 18 weeks' hurd Inbour, were forces headed by General Wu Pei-Chamberlain's negative was "definite, Imposed on süne men by Mr. E. fu was again routed on the slopes and has no proviso," was also loudly

msworth at the Kowloon Mngis-

of Hengshan and

the Pelping applanded. tracy yesterday, on charges connect-authorities were forced to surrender ed with the Dangerous Drugs Or- dinance.

The defendants, Chau Sam, Chun Chau, Wong Siu-kung, Muk Cheung. St Hon-man, Fung Tse, Lau Lin, Tai Chung-wah, and Fung Yee, were arrested a few days ago when a party under Revenue Oncer E. T. Warden, raided houses in the streets around Yaumati, Tsimshatsui, and Kowloon City.

It

army,

the

Nevertheless, public feeling

to the southern

with WON

of throughout East Africa is a position capture Hengyang in their northward drive that cannot be certain until Bir.

1920 that In

the National Re-Chamberlain refers in unequivocal by terms to the future of Tanganyika.→→ volutionary Forces commanded General Chiang Kai-shek were able Reuter. to push swiftly along the Cunton- Hankow railway and take Changsha and the Wuhan eitles in a very short period.

oppusing The

forces under! General Wu Pei-fu abandoned Changsha after the occupation of Chau Sam, Fung Tee, Lau Lin and lengyang by the revolutionary army, Tai Chung-wah, were each fined $110

It is most certain that the most four months' hard labour

decisive battle of the Sino-Japanese separate charges of unlawful possession of two mace of prepared war will be fought in the old battle- onium and with keeping oplum fields at Hengyang, observers believe.

Ur

divuns.

Chan Chau was charged with un- lawful possession of three taels of prepared oplum and with keeping!

22 EXECUTIONS ON HANKOW

Hankow, Nov. 17. General Morioka, chief of staff of

the

an opium divan, and was fined $200 the special Intelligence Service in an

Interview to-day sald that or five months' hard labour.

Wong Siu-king, on counts of un-Japanese authorities were noi de-

Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Nov. 17.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 1938 has been awarded to the Nansen Office for Refugees at Geneva.-Reuter,

lawful possession of seven mace of manding the Honor Rent it they LOCAL JOURNAL

reconstruct the Government. If

prepared opium and with keeping an O

oplum divan, was fined $140 or three wanted to reorganise the Government

ON H.K. FUTURE

months and six weeks' hard labour. they could do so immediately, olher- Mak Chung was charged with un-wise reconstruction will be delayed lawful possession of 1.2 taels of pre- If the civilians are still afraid to

The September issue of the Far pared opium, keeping an oplum divan, retum to the city.

Eastern Mirror contains a number unlawful possession of three heroin Answering questions concerning pipes and with keeping a heroin the activities of Chinese guerillas in of interesting articles, mostly in re- divan lle was fined $400 or 10 Hankow, particularly in connection lation to the Sino-Japanese hostill- months and six weeks' hard labour, with the recent fres, General ties.

SI

definitely Hon-man admitted unlawful Morioka said it was not

Of special interest to local readers possession of 8.3 Laels

that Chinese of prepared established

guerilla is the editorial commenting on the opium and the keeping of an oplum troops caused all of the disrupting position of Hongkong as a vital link diven. He was fined $400, or six acts

in the

the British system of overseas months' hard labour.

However, he had ascertained that communications and an equally im Fung Yee was charged on five Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, portant life line for China, and en- counts of unlawful possession of 1.8 before his retreat, had ordered the visaging the possibility of Chinese taels of prepared-oplum, keeping an organisation of a re-setting sqund collaboration with the Colony to opium divan, unlawful possession of to harass the Japanese army. make foreign lavasion entirely Im-

heroin pills, keeping heroin He added that the Japanese

possible. divan, und unlawful possession of five

executed 32 Chinese Communists. heroin pipes. He was fined a total However many more still remained aum of $585, or 12 months' and six in Hankow, especially in the French

Concession hide-outs.

47

weeks' hard labour.

Social Items

The Kowloon Union Church will De holding their Annual Sale of Work

un Saturday, November 19, at 3 p.m. Mrs. . Wylle was kindly consented to open the sale.

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The Pollee Dance takes place at the Peninsula Hotel Rose Room, to aight from 9.15 till 2 .m. Spot prizes are to be given for the lucky ones, Light refreshments wil be

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However, the dangerous to trafe. authorities were doing their utmost

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General Morioku estimated there were 300,000 Chinese refugees, In-to clear the river.

He said it was impossible to give cluding Chackow refugees, who were

an approximate date for the opening providing their own food. However, of the river.

at Wuchang and Hangyang, the re- Questioned as to the Japanese fugees were very poor and the plans for the capture of the whole of Japanese army was feeding them.. the Conton-Hankow railway, Gen- Japanese officials, he said, were eral Morioka sald: "If necessary. encouraging the people to return to yes, we shall do that, since the their former

residences and busi-Japanese intend to fight until Chiang nesses in accordance

with

the Kai-shek surrenders, which he gives Japanese desire for the restoration of no sign of doing at the present." normal trade. However, he sald,

lic sa

sak that the purpose of the they refuse to return, the Japanese rapprochement between the Kuomin forces will remove the refugees from tang and the Communists was

vas for the special districts.

"mutual utilisation". However, (L The Japanese authorities

disunity severe Internal spilt and Issuing certificates to peaceful rehnd during the evening. Tekcis aresidents and they now expected the been revealed by documents dis-

covered in Hankew ench, and may be purchased at the return of the Chinese population to Japanese occupation. door by those who have not already he complete in two weeks. got them. A good programme has been arranged which includes that popular new dance The Lambeth Walk. Proceeds are in aid of the Police Branch of the Ministering Lengue.

$2

CLEARING THE RIVER

were

since the

He concluded: "There arc no

of peace yet. signs

The final issue on depends

the complete and

General Morioke sold that the thorought chastisement of Chinng Japanese authorities reiterated many Kai-shek's Government.” --- United tlines that the Yangise, is still very Press.

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