1938-11-22 — Page 31

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

THIRD DEGREE FOR ITALIAN PRIEST IN

HANDS OF

STRONGER

ACTION BY Serious

EUROPEAN POWERS

Franco British Discussions

LONDON, Nov. 21.

as

JAPANESE

COMMONS

Charge TO URGE

Against Troops

HANKOW, Nov. 21.

ANTI-GERMAN ACTION

Government Accepts Labour Motion

22,

RADIO

1938.

BROADCAST

Contralto, Violoncello And Piano from Studio

HUGH THE DROVER

Radio Programme Broadcast hy Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 8.46 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 8-11 pan. on 8.52 m.c's. per second.

H. K. T.

0.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

(a) Kalua Heaven of the Seven Seas; (b) Bob. White; fc) After You've gone; (d) Let that be à lesson

to you.

6.14 Record: La Java Du Rataka -Mazurka (Van Herck); Serenata Medlobale (Silvestrl)....Prof. Giu seppe Gargano (Mandoline) with Plano.

6.21 (a) Sweet as a song; (b) Don't! be that way; (c) Star-Dust; (d) Oh! Boom.

7.00

vocal

0.33 Records: On The Beach Of Wulkiki (Kallimal); Hilo Hanakahi (Halekalen) ..Waikiki Stone-Wall IT IS RELIABLY REPORTED that an

Boys: Many Happy Returns Of The Peabody LONDON, Nov. 21. Day (Burke).....Eddic Italian Franciscan priest, Father Pio Belli, who

AN OUTSPOKEN AT-nd Mando-Cello with own

playing his Banjo, Guitar, Mandoline IT IS CERTAIN that the has been for 33 years in China, was arrested by TACK on the anti-Jewish refrain und Pinno

0.44 (a) Music Maestro please; (b) Franco-British attitude to the Japanese on November 16, allegedly for policy of the German sweet Sue; (e) Moments like this; kindred subjects, such

bribing Chinese to destroy buildings in the Government was made by (d) Twilight in Turkey.

Mr. Noel Baker (Lab.) in tions,

Closing Local Stock Quela- the rejection to their pro- tests against the Yangtse Chinese city, where the fires recently raged.

the House of Commons

7.02 Excerpts from Gilbert and blockade, will be fully

Father Belli, who was working in the refugee zone

Sullivan's "The Gondollers". when moving to-day

a Overture....The Light Opera Or- discussed in Paris, with a near the Han River, was taken into custody owing to the resolution noting with concern chestra under the direction of Rt.

the deplorable treatment of D'Oyly Carte; List and Learn. view to the possibility of a

Sybil Gordon and Chorus: Good certain racial, religious and more effective retort being accusation of an unknown Chinese that the priest was

Malds.....Chorus Morrow, Pretty verbal paying him sums ranging from $5 to $15 to set fire to political minorities in Europe. And Short Sulos; For The Merriest made, than mere

and requesting an immediate Fellows Are We....R. Walker and various houses. protestations.

and concerted effort among the Chorus: Sec, See, At Last They Come On the

night, Avel

nations, including the United and Chorus; We're Called Gondolieri S. Gordon. D Oldham, G. Baker Chinese circles also assert

States, to secure a common no dis- Japanese soldiers (believed to be

Derek Oldlinm, Baker

samic

that Amerien is in no was de- ollicers) subjected Father Belli AMERICANS policy to deal with the refugees, and Chorus, dire You Peeping

fined in the Japanese reply to to third degree, urging him fo the American note.-Reuter.

QUESTION IN COMMONS

London, Nov. 21,

sign a confession, which the priest emphatically refused to do, denying the accusation, and disclaiming all knowledge of his accuser,

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. A. C. Morcing asked whether

On November 17, the priest, was the Prime Minister had yet received again interrogated with his hands a satisfactory reply from the Japan- He Government to the Government's tied behind his back. representations. that opportunity

*

IN SHANGHAI PROTEST

Japan's Reply To Washington Note

The Italian Vice-Consul sent

to the Japanese should be afforded representatives of representation

SHANGHAI, Nov, 21. British bond-holders in the Shanghal-authorities requesting that Father'

THE AMERICAN RELA- Nanking railway to inspect the rail- Belli be permitted to return to his

COMMITTEE, repre- way line, and that necessary men-residence, and subsequent Interven-TIONS

tion by responsible Japanese military sures should be taken to safeguard authorities resulted in his release on senting the American Chamber

November 17.

of Commerce and the amalgamu- He is at present in hospital ted association of ten leading| recovering from his experiences, while the Halian Consul is promissions, issued a statement to testing to the Japanese authorities. day giving the views of Ame- ricans in Shanghai with regard --Reuter.

their financial Interests in the line.

in

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs replied that in

with the conversations

Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister for September, the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, had been inform-! ed that there were difficulties of a military character in the way of a comprehensive grant for inspection facilities on this, and other Chinese rallways.

Inspection of the Shanghai North railway station, however, had been permitted.

Both the question of inspection and that of the Annncial interests of bond-holders were being considered by the Japanese Government, and a definite reply had been promised.- Reuter.

STRONG ACTION URGED

London, Nov. 21.

U.S.

COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

to the Japanese reply to the American note or protest.

The statement observed: "Japan's reply has left no doubt in the minds of Americans in the Far East as to the real intentions and objectives of Japanese Imperialism.

“A situation has developed, affect- Ing American interests, which no longer run be met with the orthodox

Mr. Baker recited

Ilst a

of of revolting detalis anti-Semitie Incidents in Germany, which be asserted, he could guarantee were truc.

He declared that all the attacks he cited were organised in advance, and he claimed that the events were not the spontaneous indignation of the people, but the consummation, or perhaps the penultimate stage of a fong-term plan, the spirit and purpose of which was plain.

In

Mr. Noel Baker said that the long-drastic measures against the Jews were not supported by the German people.

of

S. Gordon, B. Elburn, D, Oldham, G. W. Lawson, A. Davies and Baker, Chorus.

Orchestra.

7.27 Barnabas von Geezy and filt

Adua--March (Olivierl); Black Orchids (Richartz): Ragamumin (Rixner); Pony (Rixner); Puszta (Mihaly); Forget It, And Smile (Alm Ich war Jack Mortimer*),

7.48 Rale Da Costa (Piano). "Four Aces" Suite (Billy Mayerl); 1. Ace of Clubs; 2. Ace of Diamonds; 3. Ace of Hearts; 4. Ace of Spades.

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 London Relay Arry And Liza' In Cockney cameos.

8.15

Eliza. London Relay "The bethan At Home'.

crime It was, he said, no disloyalty or treason which brought

ས་ this fale on the Jews, who had A programme dedicated to the mun shown

self-restraint in Germany, in the street in Shakespeare's time; arranged by Desmond which Written and

Hawkins Produced by mond. моно

as they had in Palestine, was almost superburuan.

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6.40 Studio Mollie Mennio (Con-

to the debate, Sir Samuel tralto). Ettore Pelleratti (Cello); Hoare announced that the Govern- and F. O'Neil Shaw (Piano). meni accepted Mr. Noel Baker's

1. Softly awakes my heart (from motion. He was opposed to open 'Samson and Delilah-Saint-Saens) interference in the affairs of other Mollie Mennie (Contralto) with E. O'Neil Shaw at the Piano, and but the anti-Jewish measures Powers,

Cello obligato by Ettore Pellegati; the Germany forced them 011 attention of other countries.

2. Two Cello Solos by Ettore Pelle- Rattl; sympathies,

(a) June (Quilter); (b) Now "However deep our methods of diplomacracterised the

this probred

must be an international Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Quilter)) The statement

Mollle Mennie (Contralto) with Sir Samuci Hoare. inpanese reply and explanations as whilst we are perfectly prepared to O'Neil Shaw at the Plano; 4. sophistries or mis-statements of fast, take a full share of solving or Contralto) with Cello obligato by

Mattinata (Tosti). and it clled the rapid decline of mitigating the problem, it is a pro- American trade in Manchukuo, which blem for all the 32 countries at pre- Ettorre Pellegatti and E. O'Nell Shaw was n prelude to similar events in sent members of the Evian Com-at the Plone.

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New York, Nov, 20. New York Collon

Opening Closing

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May (1939)

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Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton (Cons.) July (1039) speaking in the House of Commons Oct. (1939) to-day, asked whether the Prime Spot

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the rest of Chino, The statement

mittee."

said that Japan's

Active enquiries would be

New York Rubber

im Dec.

Minister had considered representa- tions from British trading interests in

Shanghal, urging strong and

power,

made

Mollie Aehnle

9.10 London Symphony Orchestra Petite Suite De Concert (Coleridge-

9.08 Nom. plans for a tripartite bloc aimed among those States, and Sir Samuel Taylor).....conducted by Dr. Mɔl- primarily to act as a bulwark for Hoare said that he hoped steps would colm Sorgent; Woodland Interlude Japanese

and be taken in the immediate future, (from "Caraclacus", Op. 33-Elgaz); military

In secondarily to aid Japanese economy when the committee meets ten Dream Children, Op. 13, No. 1 (El- gar)....conducted by Sir Edward "credits."" Thls was tantamount tuļdays' time.

Elgar.

15.00b/18.00 15.05/05 nction to protect British Mar. (1930) 15.05 /03 mediate trade in China from Japanese en May croachment, and what steps in this Sept. connection he had taken.

Mr. R. A. Butler repiled that the Foreign Secretary had given close attention to these representations, and the British Ambassador to Tokyo had recently emphasised

to the Dec.

America underwriting her own un- SIR SAMUEL'S WARNING

merce,

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Oct,

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July

Japanese

nese Government the Importance May attached in England to an early July settlement of all outstanding cases

Saturday's Sales:-

affecting British interests

to

in

Chino Mr. A. C. Morcing asked whether the Prime Minister was yet in a posi- tion

report on the result of discus sions with the Japanese authorities In Shanghai and Tokyo with regard to reopening the foreign-owned Inc- tories in the occupied areas, inside and

outside of the International Settlement in Shanghal.

Dec.

Mr. Butler replied that the dis- May cussions were continued,

and that July

the Foreign Secretary understands that certain cases are in a fair way to being settled locally-Reuter.

NEW JAPANESE COMPANIES London, Nov. 21,

In the House of Comnions to-day, Mr. A. E. La Chorlton drew attention to the Japanese official account of the Inaugural meetings of two Japanese syndicates formed to control Indus- tiles, commodities and

communica- tions in Norch and Central

and asked the Prime Minister by

whom the capital for the syndicate was being subscribed, whether it was In cash or kind, and what steps he had taken to prevent British trade

Winnipeg Wheat

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said

I know Fe

9.30 London Relay The News. 0.50 Cortot at the Piano, "Rigoletto"-Paraphrase De Con- cert (Verdi-Liszt).

10.00 London Relay."Hugh the

stood the situation, but the publle from myself, I have to be careful towel rnkey, Powell Lloyd.

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EXCHANGE

Selling

is. 2.27/32

doing.

Dealing with minigrauon to the "American residents in Chine have United Kingdom, Sir Samuel no doubt of Japan's dire intentions that England was thickly populated to throttle and expel American com- with a large number of unemployed. and to control American mis-Rightly or wrongly, there was an sionary and philanthropic enterprises, underlying suspicion of anxiety about Drover" or "Love In The Stocks."

A romantic ballad opern in two "Once China's resources are har big-scale immigration.

"Below the surface,

Child. Harold ncts. Libretto by nessed to Japanese economie and war from my own experience, there Is Music by R. Vaughan Williams; Act machines, the mennee to America is

the making of definite anti-Jewish 2: Cust: The Constable,

Samuel apparent, but then it may be too late movement. I do my best as Home Worthington, Mary (his daughter),

peaceful means."

Secretary to stamp upon evils of that Rose Alper, Aunt Jane (His sister), T.T. London The committee's statement said that kind. Whilst few, if any Members Gladys Palmer, John

the Butcher Demand the State Department clearly under- look upon this problem differently (Betrothed to Mary). Redvers TT. Shangbal

Hugh the Drover, Webster

T.T. Singapore 40%/464 was not aware of the significance of avoid anything in the nature of mass Booth,

Sar-

T.T. Japan 50/50% the developments.

immigration which might lead to the geant, John Hargreaves, Chorus of India 51%/51 "Americans in China therefore all

TT. U.S.A. urga the American public to rally to growth of a movement whites we the inhabitants of the town and soldiers, T-T

B.B.C. Theatre Chorus, The TT. Manlia The support of the State Department period in which refugees have been

B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra, Leader TT. Batavia in their efforis to preserve our legi- leaving Austria and Germany, 11,000

Conductor, Stanford T. Bangkok 5774/577%

timate position in the Far East refugees have been admitted to Tate Glider,

T.T. Salgon 04/09 in the face of Japanese aggression. Britain without damage to employ Robinson; Place: A small town in the T. Bar

1012; Scene: A street T.T. France Cotswolds aboul 01/01 Unlied Press.

ment." (Cheers)-Reuter,

la the town, 4 a.m. on Tuesday, May

T.T. Germany 1:1 Narration written by Wilfrid Rooke

TT. Switzerland" Ley, Spoken by Kaye Seeley, Produc tion by Stanford Robinson in colla-TT. Australia boration with Gordon McConnel. Rex Haworth, and Churles Groves.

10.50 Orchestral.

Japanese Reinforcements Move Up West River

SZEWUI, Nov. 22.

AS A COUNTER-MOVE against the Chinese general offensive on Canton, the Japanese are sending reinforcements up the West River,

*

MORE LIBERAL POLICY Britain is expected to announce & more liberal policy with regard to the immigration of German Jews.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain is pre- nared to announce in the House of Commons, through the Home Secre tary, Sir Samuel Hoare, that Britain Is ready to permit 1,000 children to enter the country provided British Jewish organisailons willing to accept responsibility for them.

that the It is also understood Government will approve of

of Jewish Dawber (Organ). children being accepted up to the age

of 17 for the purposes of their train-

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..Sir Hamilton Harty conducting U.S. Cross rate in London the Halle Orchestra with Clyde Twelvetrees (Cello)

and Harold

11.00 Close Down.

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British Report On Spain

Being Studied

2% No Clue Yet To Future

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.110

.11.00

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Government Policy

London, Nov. 21.

Mr. Francis Hemming, secretary of Non-Intervention Committee,

128 who has returned to London, has 1/6 completed a report on his visit to Burgos, and communicated it to five Powers Great Britain, France, Ger- many, Italy, and Portugal, on whose 1/3,3/32) behalf he made the visit,

.1/3% No decision has yet been taken .29 whether he will return to Spain .11.80 and no meeting of the Chairman's ,84% sub-committee has been convened. .4.00% In the House of Commons Mr. R. A. Butler sald the report was under consideration and Government was to come to any not yet in a position decision on future polley.

In another answer he said the con-

Jewish subjects in Germany, neither had a reply been received concern- ing the protest against German at-

|would be granted to both parties in

Spain remained as defined by the

ing in Britain preparatory to settling re-in It is generally belleved that the, Meanwhile, large Japanese

the colonies If the scheme is ly of a confidential nature, and he tacks on British members of parlia-ditions under which belligerent rights

could make no detailed statementment. from being excluded from the China Japanese are renewing their west-inforcements are being massed in the financed by organisations. market.

ward drive along the river with the neighbourhood of Falahan, south-

It is not definitely known whether However, he assured the House that *** **

Mr. Chamberlain stated that this at- Non-Intervention Commitice on July of casing the Chinese west of Canton.

Mr. Chamberlain will take part in the conversations were of a frank Mr. R. A. Butler replying, said that intention

More than 600 Japanese steam the debale-United Press,

and friendly character, and coveres tention had been drawn to German. So long as the proposals of that he understood that two companies pressure on Canton,

NO PLEDGE BY DOMINIONS Large batches of Japanese troops launches, motor boals and trawlers were formally established on Novem-

matters of common concern to the propaganda, charging His Majesty's date continued to represent the un- London, Nov. 21. two governments in the pollen and Government with permitting acts of animous programme of the committee,

and Palestine. them-British. Wizoleza, ' si

the Government had adhered to bar 7. One-half of the capital was newly arriving at Canton have been are concentrated in the Pearl River

terrorism in India Canton,

transporting Japan- Making a statement in the House economie Beld.

well aware

aware of the un- to be furnished in each case by the immediately rushed upriver during at

ese reinfo days.

of Commons to-day with regard to Mr. Chamberlain replied, "No sir," While he was

such orticies on Japanese Government, and one-half the lust

Tho

at Mahow and Ho- A Chinese "dare-to-die" by private investors, part of the Gov-

corpa refugees in Germany, Mr. Neville when he was asked whether any fortunate effect of

Anglo-German relations, the Foreign ernment's investment being repre-how in the vicinity of Samshul, staged a surprise raid on the Japan Chamberlain stated that the lease of pledge or guarantee, written or im

neceg mented by contributions in kind. western terminus of the Cantoh-lese at Lanshek in the district of large areas of land on general terms plied, had been given by this Secretary did not consider it

Com-in overseas possessions

Dominions and Colonies that they sary to draw the attention of the The British Ambassador had been Samshut Railway, 30 miles west of Nambo! on Saturday night.

would come to the assistance of German Government to this fact. assured that no exclusive rights or Canton, have been increased to over pletely taken by surprise, the Japan-plated.

The Government had good reason ese suffered heavy casualties. Answering a question, Mr. Cham-Britain in case of attack upon the

Lo balleve that the German army wai monopolistic privileges were claimed 1,000 by these enterprises. Representa

About 200 are reported to have Japanese tank and several armouredberlain declared lint the conversa United Kingdom by any country now at peace strength, and that re-1

dona with King Carol, and the Mr. R. A. Butler stated that no fons would continue to be made to trossed over to the west bank of the eats were damaged.

Casualtion, on the Chinese side in-Rumanian Ministers for Foreign reply had been received to the serves, specially called up, had been the Japanese flovernment whenever River at Mahow and are advancing

and members of His Dritish note to Germany regarding releared, declared Mr. R. A, Butler, Brilishi. Interests were adversely on Kamlee and Dinaut, two small cluded eight killed and two wounded. Affairs,

towns theru.

Central News, effecbide-Beuters an

Majesty's Government were natural damage to the property of British in reply to a question-Reuter,

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