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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

Christ Church MOURNING

BRITISH SHIP At Sunset AND PIRATES IN RUNNING FIGHT

Passengers and Several Of Gang Are

Wounded

IN A RUNNING FIGHT BETWEEN THE BRITISH STEAMER CHRIS- TINE MOLLER AND THREE PIRATE JUNKS IN THE RIVER YANGTSE YESTERDAY, SEVERAL PIRATES AND A PASSENGER ON THE STEAMER WERE INJURED.

The dramatic story of the attempted piracy was told by the captain of the steamer, Zolo Tuhin, when he berthed in Shanghai late yesterday afternoon.

The pirates attempted to board the Christine Moller 25 miles up-river from Woosung.

CHINESE ARTILLERY SHELLING CANTON

Japanese Lines Now In

Near Suburbs

CHINESE ARTILLERY is now methodically shelling the northern suburbs of Canton. Shells are falling into the city itself.

When the incident occurred the Christine Moller was tugging

a lighter containing 500 jars of Chinese wine.

At 11.30 .m. a fighting Junk, with about a

dozen men aboard, op. proached the Christine Moller and opened fire with five mausere.

At the same time two other junks, each containing about 40 men, at- tempted to alongside.

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"I drew my own mauser, which 1 fred from the enclosed bridge," sald Captain Tuhin.

"At the some time I ordered the engine-room to proceed full speed ahend."

Captain Tuhin claimed that, in returning the pirates' fire. he hit and either killed Of wounded several of the pirates.

astern.

BIG COAL SHIPMENT

FROM U.S. TO SHANGHAI

Five British Ships

Chartered

LONDON, Nov. 20. THE "FINANCIAL

As the British ship responded the TIMES" LEARNS that increased speed it quickly drew away and left the three pirate vessels tonnage has been booked in London for the shipment of 40,000 tons of coal from San Francisco to Shanghai.

One Chinese passenger aboard the

Christine Moller was wounded by

Throughout the week-end, the continuous boom of the Chinese the attack was audible at Shameen. |

pirate fire. Another had

heart attack!

The Christine Moller was carrying

The Chinese guns are emplaced at 200 passengers when the attempted -Lungngantung, which is only seven piracy occurred.-United Press.

milts from Canton and controls the northern exit from the city.

All Japanese troops Including those. from the Bins Boy arte, have with- drawn into Canton, The only ex- ception is about 2,000 Japanese who are operating near Samshul, and are

It will be handled in five cargoes at the freight rate of $3 per ton.

The coul is destined for the Shanghai Electric Works, and the

Government To has been purchased from

completely cut off from their rear. Publish Own

The Japanese defending Canton are entrenched principally in the White! Cloud Mountain region, which is in the north-eastern suburbs.

The

Karin

Japanese defence lines now

a semi-circle around Canton.

Newspapers

Chunking. Nov. 20,

Government

The Chinese

is

three miles from the city, and cutting the Cantun-Kowloon Railway at planning to publish oMeinl daily

Kunming

is stated that the object is to

United States Navy, which has accumulated excess supplies in San Francisco,

The "Financial Times" reported that Shanghai was largely dependent on Calcutta at present for coal sup- plies, Shipments from Calcutta dur- ing 1938 so far have reached a total 190,000 loas, compared with only 75,000 tons in 1937.

The shipment from San Francisco

will be one of the largest American coal exports across the Pacific

Shoukauling, the

the Canton-Tsengshing newspapers in Kweilin brighway

Shaho the Canton Chengtú and Lanchow. highway at White Cloud # Mountain the Canton-Fahsien high-acquaint the populace in the interior many years.United Prens. way at Sumyunli and the Canton-with the latest situation in connection

Hankow Railway at Kongchuen.

with the Sino-Japanese hostilities and The Chinese advance from the International affairs.

T Somshui-Fntshan sector is under the The South-West

Transportation has command of General Taal Ting-kal, Committee already equipped veteran hero of the 1932 campaign trucks for the distribution of news- and famed as the defender of peers and magazines in the south- Woosung.

JAPANESE SURRENDER

Chinese Tho

counter-offensive made significant headway during the week-end when Falungpo was re-captured after a baille.

twelve-hour

that 4,000

western provinces, and they will also bring the newsprint and other print- ing supplies in order to ensure con- tinued publication-Reuter.

C.E.C. SESSION NEXT MONTH

H.M. Warship Honours

in

Dead Ataturk

Treaty Ban Lifted By Agreement

"Day la dying in the west, Heaven is touching earth with rest, Wait and worship while the night Sets her evening lamps alight Through all the sky."

Lathbury -John Bechtel,

Kowloon Tong

EXTENSIVE

AIR RAIDS ON CHINA CONTINUE

Japanese Planes Over Wide Area

CHUNGKING, Nov. 21. EXTENSIVE BOMBING operations were carried out by Japanese warplanes in Hupeh, Shensi, Kwangtung and Kwangsi yesterday.

FOR QUEEN OF NORWAY

King's Heart-broken Message To People

LONDON, Nov. 20. The King has commanded four weeks' court mourning for Queen Maud, who died on the 18th anniversary of the death of her mother, Queen Alexandra.

A message from King Haakon to the head of the Norwegian Church at Rotherhitho this morning stated: "God has taken the Queen from me this night. It is a heavy loss for me to benr, though I well understand it is His will. Ho has taken her because her work on earth' was finished, and he has, I know, spared her thus much suffering." -Reuter.

BURIAL IN NORWAY

Oslow, Nov. 20.

It is understood that Queen Maud will be buried in Norway,

Na decision has yet been announced concerning the date of the removal of the body from England.-Reuter.

FLAGS AT HALF-MAST IN NORWAY

issues of

specint

Oslo, Nov, 20. The news of the death of Queen Maud of Norway was received in Oslo to-day, the announcement being placarded in the windows of the leading newspapers, and in a short time was made known to the general population by editions.

Immediately dogs were flown half mast on the Royal palace, the State buildings, legations and numerous private houses. All musical concerts and public amusements were can- ceiled,

as well as all theatrical und cinema

of the Government were expressed by the Prime Minis- ter M. J-Nygaardsvold, in the fol- lowing words:

The feelingnes

"All those who knew the warm- hearted and

and magnanimous personality of the Queen, we, the Government Nine machines broke into and 1, personally esteemed her Ichang, in west Hupeh, in the cordial interest and solicitude for the 30 explosive and incendiary sincerely the mourning of the Royal morning and unloaded more than people and the country, as expressed

in so many activities. We share bombs, which caused 10 civilian family and are convinced that it will casualties and destroyed four also be shared by the whole Norwe- houses.

In Shensi, two Japanese bombers raided Yulin, near the Suiyuan bor- der, for the first time yesterday. They dropped several bombs inside the town, killing and wounding fout

persons.

Nineteen other Japanese planes in the meantime conducted extensive reconnissance over Hancheng and Lochwan, north of Sion. They flew away afterwards without dropping bombs.

Yungyun, Shlukwan and Tsingyun in north Kwangtung were bombed by Japanese aircraft in the morning. Four missiles were released by three machines at Yungyun, killing two civilians and wounding several others. More than 10 houses were razed lo the ground.

Seven bombs were dumped in Talping village in Tsingyun district, where over 10 elvillan casualties were

the inflicted. Following

bombing, the Japanese planes conducted recòn- naissance nights over Szewul, Kwang- ning and other places in west Kwang-

tung.

Simultaneous with the bombing in Kwangtung, 13 other Japanese air- craft attacked Nanning and Wuming in central Kwangsi. More than 10 missiles were dropped in both places. Three of the machines also bombed | the outskirts of Papu in cast Kvangsi According to a report from Anhwel, Talping, southeast of Tsingyang, and Nanling, south of Wuhu, were bomb- ed severely by Japanese machines on ANKARA, Nov. 20.

Nov. 18 and 19 respecitvely. A THE FIRST TIME heavy civilian toll was excated and since the conclusion of the huge property losses caused.---Central and heavy machine-guns and feld pleces were among the booty, arriving shortly for the forthcoming Straits agreement of Montreux, | News.

Martial lay 1s being rigidly important sesstun of the Central a foreign warship of more than enforced in Canton itself, where Executive Committee, which Is 10,000 tons passed through the the Japanese are guarding against scheduled to open on December 15. Straits. This fact formed the Various important issues at present confronting the Chinese Government will be discussed.-Reuter.

Chinese sources elam Japanese were killed and 2,000 were

taken prisoner. Two hundred light

sudden guerillas.

Go

Incursions by Chinese

ANTI-GUERILLA DRIVE SPEEDED IN NORTH

Tokyo, Nov. 20.

Many

Chungicing. Nev, Tử.

leaders

Kuomintang

are

FOR

subject of speculation here, where interest is felt in the de-

Mussolini's

cision reached by the Turkish Son And

Government on this matter.

formerly fled from Canton to the ad- The vessel in question was the

glun people.”—Trans-Ocean.

British

Gunboat Bombed, Report

Navy Believes Story Unfounded

A "CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY" message at 9.40 a.m. to-day reported that a British gunboat has been bombed by Japanese planes near Ichang.

Details al present are meagre. The message states that the unboat was struck in the stern, an incendiary apparently by bomb, and was set afire.

It is understood that the only warship in the vicinity is H.M.S. Sandpiper, which was bombed by Japanese planes in the Slang River, near Changsha, about a month ago.

The naval authorities in Hong- kong have not been informed of the incident.

REPORT BELIEVED WITHOUT FOUNDATION

As far as the naval au- thorities in Hongkong are con- cerned, the "Telegraph" informed at 11 am, the report:

British

of the bombing of a

Was

Japanese operations against Chin-joining countries, have returned to British battle-cruiser Malaya, parti- England Visit warship in the Yangtse appears

Shantung.

Turkish

since

the

Rome, Nov. 20.

without foundation. OCTOBER BOMBING The Sandpiper was bombed by alx The proposed visit to England. of heavy type Japanese planes on Octo- Vittorie Mussolini, son of the Italian ber, 24, whilst at anchor in the Stang

River, a few miles from Changsha. dictator, has been postponed. the

and forward The reason for postponing his de- The superstructure parture, is, it is understood, because deck of the gunbot were struck by splinters from the bombs which tell he is suffering from a bad cold.

He may fly to London early this all around the ship but registered no direct hits. Several cabins and the week-Reuter.

superstructure were superácially

damaged by six bombs.

ese guerillos in North China have willin the perimeter of the city limits cipating in the funeral parade of started in earnest, according to des-as fighting has broken out at a num-foreign_naval unlis in honour of the

ber of points beyond. patches received here.

Inte

President, Kemal It is claimed that two Japanese Although major fighting between | Ataturk. This has been made units captured Lintsing in Western the advancing Chinese and the re-subject of a special enquiry by the

treating Japanese is not believed to Turkish Government This town, together with Nankung have broken out so far, prepara- British battle cruiser was of 31,100 in south-west Hupel, are said to be tions for large scale operations are tons. the two most important bases of the nearing completion on the Chinese The Turkish Government took the Chinese guerillas.

standpoint that in view of the spectat With the gradual withdrawal of nature of the occasion a British nil Japanese from the immediate cruiser of more than 10,000 tons neighbourhood of Canton, the city's might be accorded permission to outskirts are surrounded by militias pass through the Turkish Straits,— and guerilla corps who have main- Trans-Ocean, tained close contact with the regular troops.

The despatch adds that Lintsing was the centre of Generallssimo Chiang Kai-shek's administration for the province of Shontung,

The Japanese claim to have count- ed 785 Chinese dead, and to have taken 42 prisoners in a series of anti- guerilla operations up to November 17.-Reuter.

TENSION GROWS

side.

KEMAL ATATURK LIES IN STATE Chinese partisaus at Tunkun and

Ankara, Nov. 20, Po-on have launched a number of At 10 o'clock this morning a special concerted raids on the Japanese near train bearing the mortal remains of the Canton-Kowloon line, steadily the late President of the Turkish Re- arrived in threatening the railway at many vital pubile, Kemal Ataturk, Yungyun, Nov. 21.

Ankara and litle later the people Tension in Canton; which is grow-points.

To check the guerilla activities, the began to file past the coffin which ing with the gradual tightening of the Chinese stranglehold on the city, Japanese have despatched a small was

outside placed

Parliament company armed with several armour-House. became further - evident, trucks to Shektan, preparatory to The procession is expected to inst when a long stream of fully Japanese troops from the East River 'aunching an attack on the mobile till after midday since besides the population of Ankara itself, now passed through the city on their way Chinese. to the north, presumably to strengthen A small unit of Japanese attempt-numbering about 180,000, about 100,- the the outer defence of the northern ed to cross the river at Sanshul on 000 persons from all parts of suburbs.

Saturday, but was repulsed by the country have arrived in the Turkish According to foreign reports, large defenders across the stream-Central capital to pay respects to the beloved

| President---Trans-Ocean, numbers, of refugees, who had Newe,

PIROW TO SEE HITLER SOON

Lt. Cmdr. W.E.J. Eames is in com- mand of H.M.S. Sandpiper.

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