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FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

CHINESE

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No. 18000

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POKLO IN FRESH DRIVE

CUTTING OUT A TRAFFIC DEATH TRAP-When the new tram tracles are Inid at the Arsenal Street corner in Queen's Road East, a Wanchai death temp will be removed and traffle will be able to proceed in a simight line along the widened roadway-Staff Photographer.

Hongkong's Most Daring Burglar

KAU has become most daring

SO Hongkong's burglar.

He is 26 years old and just now he is in residence at Stanley Prison, to where Mr. R. A. D. Forrest senti him for three months this morning.

Everyone has heard of the clock famous Supreme Court theft, when a burglar entered the Supreme Court while it was in session and took the clock from the wall.

Kau has gone one better.

He entered "A" and "B" Block of the military barracks in Queen's Roar, occupied by the military police, and stole, literally from under their noses, nothing less than a book-case.

Kau told the police that he walked into the quarters by the main en- trance.

The book-case, he said, was far too heavy to b lifted without assistanco,

"I went out into the street and engaged two coolies to help me,' he confessed.

Under Kau's directions, the coolies carried the bookcase to Hollywood Road where Kau sold it to a second- hand furniture dealer for two dollers.

DO YOU RECALL THESE FATEFUL DAYS OF 1936-37?

ONDON GREETS NEW KING

IVAL FACTIONS DEMONSTRATE

HEIR

LOYALTY

ng Sings 'Anthem Outside

Jake of York's Residence

EMPIRE RALLIES

TO HER PRINCES

MR. WINDSOR" -GOING ABROAD

George YJ To Be

Proclaimed Cate

ERATE Many Killed As Scottish Frains Collide

T BY JAPANESE MARCH INTO SETTLEMENT

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Troops In

ty Meeting

Resistance

15 ONLY.:

OF TIME

TWOCOACHES

TELESCOPED BY. EXPRESS

Edinburgh-Glasgow. Flier Crashes Into. Dundee Local Train

WORST, RAUWAY MISHAI IN OVER TWENTY YEAR!

Mot-Aguinal

30 MD Kad se han kan bete bena, utan kua

we vrymath, many the Delbe Like

PRES: HOOVER

HARD ASHORE-

TAKEN TUS BISUNSTTHE

Subsequently, the military author-PRODUCED FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" front pages of ane

ties lodged a complaint with the

police. Kau was arrested yesterday, on information.

He cheerfully admitted the theft.

French Strikers

Go Back To Work

and two years ago.

On December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated, and King George VI was proclaimed King. Mr. Windsor--the ex-King- did not become Duke of Windsor until December 13-laft England for Franco.

On the same day a year later, the fato of Nanking was soaled, and the Japanexa entry into the city was imminent.

Not far from Hongkong, the Dollar liner President Hoover wont she would be refloated and a tug was despatched from Hongkong

ashore on an island mear Formosa. Hopes were entertained that

St. Nazaire, Dec. 11, Strikers in the metallurgical in- to hor assistance. dustry here decided at a meeting this. afternoon, to return to work on December 13.

"The strike, which has been in progress since the 24-hour general strike in France, stopped work on the new battleship Jean Bart, and the liner, Pasteur.

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Scotland's worst railway mishap in over twenty years claimed

26 lives.

Warships' Salute For The King

Originally, about 12,000 workers downed tools, but about half this

A Royal Salute was fired by H.M. number have since returned to work, Ignoring the Union's orders.

ships In harbour at noon to-day to This afternoon's decision enme as a surprise. since yesterday evening the commemorate the necession of King to continue the George VI, the anniversary of which workers decided strike unless their important condi-actually fell yesterday, when British tions were accepted, and these were warships in Hongkong were dressed refused by the employers.

overall. The end of the dispute is expected

King George ascended to the here to have a considerable effect on other dyiky in view of the Import-throne on December 11, 1936, follow- ance of local, metal workers ing the abdication of King Edward

VIII. LESSONS ARTier: Special.

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EAST RIVER

BATTLE

MEETS SUCCESS

DVANCING FROM WAICHOW WHICH THEY OCCU- PIED ON SATURDAY. THE CHINESE FORCES COMMANDED BY GENERAL WEN SHA- HUI ARE NOW CON- VERGING ON POKLO, NORTH OF THE EAST RIVER.

NANYANG

WHAT CHINA HAS LOST

Below is the Arst authentic nup, based on ollefal figures, showing the territory

won

by the Japanese in China.

SPEKING

TENISTA

HELD DU CHINESE

HANKOW

ANHINGS

YOCHOW

HANCHANG

CHANGSHA

FOUCH

SAMSHUTE

·CANTONE

ATAMOT

Prince Konoye, Japanese Premier, said on Saturday that foreign Powers would have to recognise Japanese dumination in Wie East if they wanted

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BRITISH PLANES WORLD'S FASTEST,

SURVEY SHOWS

LONDON, Dec. 11. THE 1939 EDITION of Janes" "World's Aircraft” shows that Britain has the world's fastest fighting planes, Italy the speediest bombers and that the United States bombers and fighters are "among the world's speediest".

Kuling People

Leave For S'hai

SHANGHAI, Dec. 12. ACCORDING to

It states that the British supermarine Spitfire single- seater monoplane has a speed of more than 350 miles an hour, which makes it the world's fastest aircraft of this type.

The allan Breda 88 bl-motored monoplane bombers, have a maximum Japanese speed of 280 miles an hour. press reports from Kiukiang,! Details of the performance are not. 138 foreigners, including

16 known of the United States Seversky P35, single-seater monoplane fighter. Americans, 15 Britons, and but it is understood it has attained u

eight Germans, from Kuling speed of 300 miles per hour. sailed from Shanghai at dawn It is also revealed that the British yesterday aboard, the Japanese! Fairy P4-34 bomber has a maximum military transport Omi Maru,! speed of 283 miles an hour.

Details of Russian planes are not and they are expected to arrive available. However, it is estimated.

that Russin has 4,000 first line plones in Shanghai on December 15.

and bombers of a speed of 217 m.ph... The reports state that the party while their fighters Have a speed of of foreigners was met by Japanesej 300 m.p.h.

It is estimated that in 1930 the The full story of the re-to continue trading with China under consular representatives and gendar-

mes at the base of the mountain, and United States produced:54 new types of commercial and military machines, capture of Waichow, impor- The United States Government has

taken in trucks bearing red cross Britals produced 56, Germany 45. tant East River city which made it clear that the Nine-lower

to Klukiang, where they France 21 and Italy 23.—United Cline treaty, guaranteeing the "open signs has been in Japanese hands door," was still valid despite Japon's boarded the transport.-Reuter. for fifty-four days, was told conquest of Chinese territory. by a Chinese military officer who arrived in Hongkong | this morning.

The Chinese offensive com- menced on December 1, with two battalions of infantry under General Wen! The Chinese pressed on the East River city from Tamshui and Chenlung, converging at Leungfa, on the outskirts of Walchow.

The attack on the city was launched The city was at 8 pm. Friday. garrisoned by only a few hundred Japanese and they were quickly over- come.

Over a hundred Japanese were killed, the remainder scattering to- wards Sheklung.

the "open door" policy.

Press

BORN 7 YEARS AFTER COLONY WAS FOUNDED: BRITON'S SEARCH.

Nonagenarian Seeks His H.K. Birth Certificate

A MAN WHO CLAIMS he was born in Hongkong seven years after the Colony was founded is alive to-day in England.

He is probably the oldest living British subject born in this Colony.

He is Henry Crunow.

He:

The occupation of Wnichow was claims he was born in Hongkong completed at 8 am, on Saturday. on August 1, 1848-over ninety

years ago.

DRIVE TOWARDS POKLO

Yungyun, Dec. 12. Military reports received here late Just night state that advancing

from Walchow, which they entered

Hongkong was ceded to Grent Britain in 1841.

In 1848, when Mr. Crupow

to the advertisement in Wie "South China Morning Post," reproduced on this pago.

"Mr. Crunow is still alive in Eng- land," the advertiser told the "Tele- graph."

"He recently wrote to me asking it I would get a copy of his birth cer was tificate.

So far I have been unsuc-

VITE:BIRTH, CERTIFICATE

Crunow has been lost, his than "was' korn, in Honizoh

·Mugust,, ---7848. belly conected with The Dovernment- la: Cántóniz? aĐỏi tide. If anyone has any kno Ept the Enfally.or:15-mny tinatisy

recurd of Mr. Crundwi apt will they kindly tanzi heith Hox No: 13247.

Warships Use

born, the population of the Colony cessful."

"Mr. Crunow claims that he was Pearl River Freely

CANTON Dec, 12.

last Friday, Chinese troops are ad- was only a few thousand people. The vancing steadily but cautiously west town of Victoria-two years earlier born in Hongkong in 1848, and lived ward to Poklo, on the heels of the the original name of Queenstown had here until 1855 with his parents. His

been dropped in favour of the name father was connected with the Chi-ALTHOUGH BRITISH mer- retreating Japanese.

The military despatches reveal of England's Queen-comprised a few nese Government in Canton,

two LWO "He lost his original birth certi- that about 1,000 Japanese troops, rambling, buildings, none over with a score of armoured trucks and storeys high. The waterfront came ficate in 1875,"

retreated up to Queen's Road and piers, now tanks and three planes,

the Gloucester Hotel the

cantile shipping is not yet allowed to use the Pearl River,. Efforts by the "Telegraph" to trace British and American naval maintaining almost.

from Pingyun westward to Walchow buried beneath ommodated ship-unayang birth certificate were also craft are

on December 7 and again from and Jardine's,

"Daily Telegraph" Sees New Coups By Nazis

the

CENTURY-OLD RECORDS

Pingyun to Pokio the following day. ping in what is now Des Voeux Road. Unfortunately, no official records regular traffic, according to lists. Chinese troops, the reports state, The Hongkong Club, founded in 1840, of births were kept in Hongkong un- of sailings released here to-day. H.M.S. Moth will depart for Hong- followed the retreating Japanese and was where the King's Theatre now til 1873-thirty-two years after the

stands.

founding of

Wednesday and will be Colony..

kong on entered Walchow on December 0.

The "Telegraph” discovered the During the Japanese withdrawal,

The only record of births before followed by the gunboats Tarantula on December 19, On (Continued on Paga 4:)

facts about Mr. Crunow by replying 1873 Is the record of baptism kept at and Robin

St. John's Cathedral. This, natural- December 22, the U.S.S. Mindanno ly, is incomplete, as it refers only to will depart for Hongkong, to be Church of England baptisms.

followed on December 28 by the British gunboats Seamew and Moth, H.M.S. Cicala is scheduled to proceed to Hongkong on December 30.

In addition to this large number of warship sailings from Canton to ing to Canton Hongkong, an almost regular warship service from Hongkong appeers to have been arranged.

H.M.S. Seamew is due to leave Hongkong for Canton on Thursday. and H.M.S. Moth will leave on The first baptism recorded December 19, that of Gertrudo, daughter of Mr. H.M.S. Cicala, now in dock, will Anthony Stewart Danielle, a mer-proceed up the Pearl River on chant in Macao, and Mrs. Stewart. December,

and will be followed by 1888, exactly a century ago. The the gunboats ceremony

LONDON, Dec. 12.

THE POSSIBILITY of new. German coups is discussed in the “Daily Telegraph," which says that responsible opinion in London has for some time been reconciled to the probability of Germany choosing her moment to annex Memel.

The record at St. John's Cathedral dates back to 1830-three years be .fore the founding of Hongkong. Near- ly all of these early records were of Infants christened In the British Chapel in Macao.

THE FIRST BAPTISM

,

LATE NEWS

The child was born on June 30, in the riv 22, crossing the Mindanao was performed by the on December „arantuin and Robin Hey, G. II. Vachell, Chaplain to The Cicala will again leave Hong- XT.B.TK

kong on January 2, and will be Those responsible for advising, minimum delay to extend and con-

The next entry in 1838 is that of followed on the next day by the ase idency over the

American gunboat: Mindanao. Our on Europead developments are solidate her

Danubian and Balkan areas, while Julla Herriet, daughter of Mr. Tem-Own Corespondent, Desert Search For los concerned to discuss the fate stimulating and supporting a resus-ple Hillyard Layton, a tea inspector of Memel than to estimate what citated move for Ukrainian autonomy, in Macao, and Mrs. Layton, Julia successive coups will be at the objective of which could only be was born on September 4, 1833 and Missing Bomber

tompted, and in what order.

fully realised of the great expense of christened by the Rev. Vachell, The Poland and Soviet Russia. Strate last recorded baptism in 1898 was It is recognised that the days of gically, however, it is judged that that of Rosella Mary, daughter of Danzig as a free Blate and a free Germany will be unable to give im- Mr. Frederick Stanford, merchant, port, guaranteed by the League, are pressive military supp until she has also performed this christening.

support to Ukrain- and Mra. Stanford. The Rev. Vachell also ended. :

lan autonomy demands

The next entry occurs on June 1, A more interesting problem, it is fully established ascendency in the

1839, when Caroline Margaret (born middle and eastern Danubo aren. Helt, is the moment · Germany will London is informed, proceeds the on April 19, 1889), daughter of Mr. choose to press for Polish concessions Daily Telegraph, that in Germany, John Ricket, mariner of Macso, and In the corridor, and whether these the army chief has been warned to Mrs. Rickett, was christened by Mr. will precode,, follow, or coincide with be ready to support some fresh diplo-A, R. Johnston, Deputy Superinten German pressure for Polish conces matle action In Tebruary, Under dent at Macao. slons in the south.

theso circumstances, the Turila-agita- Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. -A Broadly, It' la anticipated that tion is being carefully apppesised in Maclean, who was born on August Germany will push on with the | London and Parla.--Reuter,

(Continued on Page 43

Alexandria, Dec. 11. The R.A.P. of the Middle East and Iraq commands are searching the desert between Baghdad and Egypt for a missing RA.F. Blenheim bom- ber, with six occupants, which was axuected at Catro yesterday from Lake Habbanlya.

There were bad weather conditions when the machine ascended--Reuter

Special.

POKLO FALLS TO CHINESE See Pago 12

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