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DECEMBER 五拜望四號九月二十英港香 FRIDAY,

1938.

日八十月十

THEY CALLED HER THE ‘MATA HARI' OF THE FAR

Lily Li Tells

MISS LILY LI, whom newspapers throughout the world caled the "Dunta Hari of the Far East." She reintes her experiences in un inter- view on this page.

American Coal For Stoves Of China

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.

WITH ALL of China's immense coal deposits now in the hands of the Japanese, coal for the stoves of China will soon begin moving out of San Francisco aboard vessels of the East Asiatic Company, consigned to Shanghai.

Chinese To Make Stand At Kuling

Japanese Harassed

Nanchung. Dre. 9.

The first consignment of 45,-1 000 to 50,000 tons will constitute the largest of its kind in the history of the port and of Pacific navigation.

EAST

of Arrest in Chungking

Exclusive Interview With Well-Known Chinese Star

SAUTIFUL AND ALLURING LILY LI, THE CHINESE DANCER® D AND FILM STAR WHOM NEWSPAPERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVE CALLED "THE MATA HARI OF THE EAST", IS IN HONGKONG.

Twice arrested by counter-espionage agents in China as a Japanese spy, but subsequently released when charges against her were found to be groundless, the remarkable young girl arrived in this Colony secretly by plane last week.

Only a handful of her friends know where she is living.

Through the good offices of one of these friends, Lily was traced by the "Telegranh" and consented this morning to give an exclusive interview to this

newspaper.

On one occasion, Chinese and foreign newspapers actually reported that she had met her death from a firing squad.

PLEASURE IMPELS AIR TRAVEL

Hongkong Takes Most

U.S. Passengers

PLEASURE AND NOT business impels the greater iportion of passengers to fly between Hongkong and the United States in clipper

"I nearly did," she told the ¦ "Telegraph," with a rueful side,

"Furtunately, our Government; in China is a just and responsible

jone, otherwise my poor little

head would almost certainly have! been removed,"

"I will n.ver be able to under- stand how the rumours first spread that I was engaged in espionage,

cd.

CHINESE

LAUNCHES NEW OFFENSIVE

"Do I look lure a spy?" She laugh- Hokshan Changes Hands

"Some day I may become a real 'Musa riari," una gambie my life such dangerous work.

"But i do it will be for my be-

loved China-my fatherland. become one of their spies? become the Japanese. Why should "Do you know that they have con- fisented everything I own in Tsing- too, where I used to live? That my

Twice In Week

SZEWUI, Dec. 9. THE JAPANESE

are reported to have taken Hokshan.

twice during the past week.

The town has changed hands

SINGLE CORY 19 CENTS $30.00 PER ANNUM

1958

DUNLOP

SO YEARS OFGROWTH

DUNLOP Fort

The Tyre with 2,000 Treil

AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL A USTRALIAN NAVY, attached to the Royal Navy in Hungkong, was the bridegroom nt a charming wedding at St. John's Cathedral this morning. He is shown above with This bride, Mbs Hoth II. Owen.—Stuỹ Photographer.

Hongkong Shipyards Among World's Busiest

THE TOTAL SHIPPING under construction in Hongkong at present will bear comparison with figures given by other countries for the 12 months ended June

30 this year.

Hongkong now has under con- grew motor vessel of 550 tons, which Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co. Lid, are Anstruction Il vessels aggregating building for Messrs. Aboitiz & Co. ships of Pan American Air-home, and all my property, is so increasing number of Chinese 25,880 tons; so that, on an an- Ine., Philippine Islands.

She told the "Telegraph" that she had spent altogether 134 days reinforcements have arrived and nual basis, she must at least It is on the water and ways, a perusal of airline records reveals.

under detention in Chunking, while are staging an enveloping attack rank above Italy in building fitted out. enquiries were made regarding her on the Japanese in an effort to position-or bona fides.

Passenger travel records for the past two years show that 53 per cent of the travellers may be classified as travelling for plen- for 42 per cent. sure. Business trips

course

"Of

irse I minded, but I don't wrest back the town. really

complain. Our government The Japanese troops at Kowkong, be very careful about everyone, and which have been reduced to a skele must during these days of hostilities, 24 miles

south-west of Canton, account the newspapers spread the lying re- ton force after the departure of large ports that I was an espionage agent units are now surrounded by the Men travellers are in the great long before I became suspect by the Chinese. majority, amounting to 71 per cent Government of my country.

The Japanese at Shaping and Ku- The dancer was first actained by few to the cast of Hokshan ere un

world.

eighth in the

According to the annual report of Lloyd's Register, Great Britain and freland led the shipping world In

hat period with 251 vessels of 810,-; 308 tonnage.

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as compared with but 20 per cent for Secret Police of the Ministry of the derstood to have been repulsed by el of 135,934 tons, Denmark's

Contrary to general Impressions. Interior on June 2 whilst on her way the Chinewer of Japanese warships vessels of 100,303 tons, the United

The coal will be lifted from the women. old U. S. Navy depot ut California City, near Tiburon, where the Cali- only three per cent of the passengers fornia state nautical training school use

clipper for emergency reasons, is located,

records indicated. Change of resi- dence is the reason given for the

the

It has been there since pre-war remaining 2 per cent for making the days, following the conversion of fight. navy craft from coul to oil burners.

-

she said.

started.

This

totals

About 3 per cent of the people stayed by his side until he recovered. the Japanese with area Hongkong Ltd. for the Glen Line:

Statistics yelled portion of the kong by train.

was clothes and I

SMALLER SHIP'S

of

Holland's figures were 50 vessels 139,933 tons, Germany's 20 ves-

zessels of 110,000 tons, Sweden's 23 to the Chungking aerodrome to en- A plans

for Hankow.

are massed off the coast of Yeung-States' 21 vessels of 78,100 tons, AMERICAN "BOY FRIEND" kong, but besides sending out small Tupan's 45 vessels of 60,518 Lons, and "I really went to Chungking to boats ia sound the depth of the Italy's three vessels of 27,100 tons. meet my Amertean boy-friend','water, they have not been active. Construction figures in Hongkong at

All Japanese

around this time last year were 32,718 tons. warships "That was when my troubles really Hainan Island are reported to have both include 20,000 tons in Iwo twin-

year's and last Out of San Francisco the largest

year's The freighter Slam of the East percentage of clipper passengers go to

steamed away. Asintic Co. has been chartered to Honolulu, while Hongkong, is the

"He was very ill, and was always The Chinese troops atop Kuling, the lift the first load for the Shanghal second most popular port of call.

The Chinese guerilla units in the screw motor vessels of 10,000 tons asking for me. I went to him, and

and Tamshul areas

are each being built by the Talkoo Dock- famous summer resort In Klangsl, Light & Power Company. The

yard and Engineering Company of have signified their readiness to make vessel is now en route to San Fran-

"Before this, I came under Pheifle by air are travel the who cisco from Copenhagen,

Över 100 casualties were in- Ho the effect. Over n lung stand.

suspicion of the gendarmes in Can-fleted upon the Japanese at Tom-One, the Breckenshire, is scheduled The fixture was made by Rosen-round-the-world travellers. They are receiving u continuous thal Brothers, of Oakland, who pur most

nise disclosed that the ton; when I went there from long-shui during a night raid staged by for launching about the end

her sister

the supply of funds, food, and other chased the coal from the government trans-oceanic airway is between the

ship, the guerilina at Tamshul in col- January: article from

circles in several years ago. varlous

wearing, foreign-style

Glenorchy, will probably be nunch- laboration with those from Pingwu. →Klungi, sympathising with their

Phppine Islands and Chinu.

was suspected because On another Occasion a large ed about May or June. The chamel at California City has heroic stand behind the Japanese

Paul American operates a shuttle I could not understand the Canton quantity of arms and ammunition Unen.

been dredged for ships with a draftvice between Manila and Hong. se dialect. But I up to 30 feet to facilitate the landing kong

was released was captured by the guerillas.— when a high

The Tulkoo Company is also build- of the commodity.

official

whom I I had Central News,

ing the Wave, a single-serow tonk DRIVE ON KOMING Increasing popularity of Wuke and known in the north vouched for me.

It was

steamer of 330 tons, for the Admir- be fixed to complete the transfer.

Four more vessels are expected to Midway Islands, tiny pin-points in

According to rollable informationally, London It has been launched the Pacific where clippers roost over

For the Japanese, who captured Kow- It is expected that China will now i night, resulted in hravy travel become a coal market until condi- between these points and Honolulu

porting all sorts of fantastic things ther inland towards Keming, north-moter vessel of 700 tons, ordered by days the newspapers had been re- kons, are preparing for a drive fur-and is being tied out. At the same dockyard on unnamed twin-screw tions in that country can be stabilized, during the first nine months of 1638,

about me--that I had been arrest west of Kulo and south of Samshut. ed and shot, that I was working

the Fiji Government, is part-framed. and the

records dlaclosed-United Pres. Japanese can begin an

wills Miss Yoshiko Kawashloa, kong,

Following their entry into Kow- The smallest vessel on the list, a adequate exploitation of the Chinese

the Japonese, it is alleged, single-screw steam tug of 60 tons or coal deposits of which

the Japanese girl my, that I was bui there

killed many receiving huge sums of money able to evacuate on time. Chinese Paracale, Camarinas Norte, Philip

Chinese who were undered by the Coco Grove Inc. plenty in China to meet all domestic demands under ordinary circum-

from the Japanese spy ring in property losses in the town as a repine Islands, is also in the Talkoo Hongkong. stances.United Preu.

All these reports were. sult of the disastrous fire started by yards. Her keel has been lold. of course, incorrect,

bombs Incendiary "When a friend showed me the Japanese aircraft were said to

dropped by newspapers, I did not pay much at- extremely heavy. tention, but

built at Talkoo for the Straits king. If I had walted to take Itgal West River, has also suffered tre- the

Kulo, opposite Kowkong on the Steamship Company, Singapore, and action, I would never have been!

Asille Petroleum Company, able to get to Hankow.

Singapore. The former is being "I know now that

fitted out and the second is part- take. I was detained, for four long

fromed. months.

Continuing their harassing activities against the enemy, they have con- stantly descended from the hill and talded Isolated Japanese posts at Klukiang, Singtze and other points on the west bank of the Poyang Lake

---Central News.

LIVELY SESSION

OF FRENCH CHAMBER

Paris, Dec. 8.

The Chamber of Deputies re- ssembled at 3.07 pan, and adjourn-

-ed at 8.80 p.m. for 40 minutes.

The reason for the adjournment was that the

Government found

Stowed Aboard Empress Liner

an

Will Of Lost Aviatrix Is Filed

after this that the Chungking trouble started.

decided to leave Chung-

made a mis

Los Angeles, Dec. 8. Mr. George P. Putnam has did probate of Amelia Earheart's will, Fines totalling $80 were imposed which states that she "died about! there were too many interpellaĽons, on American, George Henry July 2, 1937 in an aeroplane accident and is now seeking to eliminate Morris, 20, charged this morning, somewhere between those not dealing with

British New general with entering the Colony without a Guinen and Howland Island, in the policy.

valid passport and with stowing South Pacific." Sixty interpellations have already aboard the Empress of Canada, at The 'dead, aviatrix's husband Alec been reduced to 28, but the Govern- Manila.

only an estimate of the estate as ¿ment desires only fen, and It also He appeared before Mr. E. Hima-nuine entry, which was stated to tions, and investigated my whole past

wante a. time limit for the principal worth at the Kowloon Magistracy-be "more than $10,000/---United | life.

this morning. speaker of enett party,—Reuter.

Press

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be

Single-screw motor vessels of 1,000 lona and 350 tons respectively ore being

are

the

"Thirty-seven days later I was

Three vessels are under construc- again detained at the Chungking tion by the Hongkong and Whampoa DAY AND NIGHT GUARDS aerodrome, just on I was going to Dock Company. They "Day and alght, four police step into an air-liner, But they held Tulagi, a twin-screw motor vessel of women stayed with me in my me for only seven days, and I then 2.300 tons for Mossra Burns Philp & room, while outside the door three' came straight to Hongkong. armed men ware consianlly on

Company, which is part-framed; and Miss Li told the "Telegraph" that two other twin-screw motor vessels, ned.

her American "boy-friend' was com- Í éach of 280 - Löné, for the Asiatic They asked me hundreds of ques-ing down to Hongkong shartly. Petroleum Company. Bingapore.

"We love each wiher a lot,“ sho: Their keels have been, iai,, Then they released me, on

Can one day we are going to be^ married.”

October 7.

The only remaining vessel urdher construction Is the Antonia, a single-

is being

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