1939-01-11 — Page 17

Wednesday

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

PRINCE ON EVACUATION PLAN TRIP FROM

PLANE

Loaves By Delia For London

Prince Hussein of the Yemen, sc

companied by his A.D.C., Alkadi Al Alsmil, left Hongkong by the Im- perial Aleways plane Della at 7.30 a.m. yesterday for London,

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Britain Divided Into

Three Zones

London, Jan. 10.

The Ministry of Health to-day Issued a list showing the division of England and Wales for purposes of evacuation. The country is divided into three groups, firstly a limited number of large crowded areas from

CANTON

Journalist's Journey.

Of Adventures

JEWS IN TRINIDAD Growing Influx Causes Much Anxiety

London, Jan. 10.

The growing indux of Jewish cmigrants to Trinidad is causing anxiety to the local authorities An adventurous trip from Canton 500 Jews have entered

Trinidad made immediately after the fall of during the past six months and more that city, was described to the Hong-are expected. which evacuation takes place, secunti- y a number of neutral areas which,kong ftotary Club yesterday by Mr.

WK. Joelshun. to be used for reception purp, though not to be evacuated, are not

and thirdly districts not included in the above which will be

"

The third son of the King of Yemen, Arabia, inlased his ship in Shanghai, and was flown down to Conten run-stop by a Japanese naval plane. He was brought to Heng-eception. kong un Monday by a Japanese mine-sweeper.

and

uned for

of

or

and areas in-

and welcomed the following gucits:

The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan presided,

Rotarians J. G. Hutchison, Peiping; T. C. Yu, Tientsin; J. M. Hansen,

A meeting of the Executive Council has been called to discuss the ques- tion-Renter Bullețin.

CANADIAN PLAN

Mr. F. M. Selchen, Jewish editor

Canada.-

The evacuation areas ineunte, all Nanking, G. King, Tinau; Messrs. of the Daily Inrealite Press in to call metropolitan boroughs of most

F. IL Locaby, F. V. Jensen, C. C. Lim, a meeting of Winnipeg Jews to die- the lending industrial, shipping

Dr. D. J. Valentine, R. G. Brown, cuss is proposal for the establish- The Pilnce, dressed in full Arab

J. C. Eager, T. J. Chen, H. G.ment of a co-operative Jewish farm fashion, made a striking figure at val centres ny well as populous Williams, R. S. Kerr and C. Y. Wu and colony in western the airport. He passed through here towns and boroughs in Essex

New Yene greetings were acknow- United Press, in May last year

Middlesex. The neutral on his way to

ledged from Rotary Clubs at Horn- Japan

of London's to open a mosque in Tokyo, cludo most

northernsey, Oldham and Norwich, England, Representatives of 44 Mohammedan southern

western suburbs, Derby, Plymouth, Sunderland, Durand Omaha, Nebraska. The Delphinus, which took off. Southend, Harwich, Bristol.

Aldershot, Sheerness, carried four half an hour earlier. passengers. They were Mr. 1. J. Weston, returning to Sydney after visiting his parents here. Mr. Kranen and Mr. W. Cresswell for Dangkok, and Mr. Laignelot for Fert Bayard,

Among the freight

countries attended the ceremony,

Was

evacuation nor neutral

he was

MISSION TO PRAGUE

Prague, Jan. 10. Mr. Joelshan snid that after ព Sir Herbert Emerson, high com- Margate, number of newspapermen had been

missioner for fugitive questions ap- Ramsgate, Grimsby, Norwich, Yar-machine-gunned by both Japanese puinted by the League of Nations, planes and Chinese guerillas in try- mouth and Swansea.

ing to get from Canton to Hongkong, arrived here yesterday in order to The counties which are neither te fortunate in obtaining the

discuss with the Czecho-Slovak the authorities as well as with private in-services of arean

an ex-officer of clude Bedford. Berks, Bucks, Com- Chinese Ariny to gulde him over the German emigrants living in Czecho- organisations the problem of the Dorset, on the plane bridgeshire,

Oxfordshire, roi To leave Canton, they used Slovakia.

route. East and West Suffolk, the Tale of Wight, and the greater part of Wales. Japanese between Canton and Fat- junit service inaugurated by the

sims, and were fortunate to avoid searchers, who usually went through these

Junks, and

numerous the Japanese motor-boala which kept watch on the river. From the junk,

Mr. Jectshon, he could Japanese soldiers taking flour from the Government redowns to sell in the city at two yen ner bag--though

case of a dozen hen's

for Bangkok.

Air Mail Delayed

The air mail scheduled to arrive this afternoon has been delayed by a hold-up on the European line, and is expected to arrive to-morrow at 5 p.n

GLIDER ATTEMPT

--Renter Special.

the

Minister Defend Steps

London, Jan. 10.

the

Sir John Anderson, Minister for Civil Defence, to-day defended | Government's measures and stated that provisions for fire-fighting units to be completed in 1941 and been speeded up and will be completed at

end of An attempt to fly non-stop from

of the year. Perth to Adelaide, 1,450 mlles, in a

Brinted that recruits for civil glider, will be made shortly by defence were almost up to require- Philip Wills, the British Empire's ments and there was only a small leading sailplane plot. He believes gap. He was going on with recruit- the Nullabor Plains, the wide aridit in order to have a reserve force, atreich between the two cities, will reflect strong upward currents, en- abling him to keep allitude.

AUSTRALIAN RECORD New recurds In air transport be tween Australia and Tasman were made recently, when Douglas air 1lnera made 16 crossings of Bass Strait In one day, carrying 250 pas- sengers. One plane, the Warina. made the first night crossing.

and

said

not

see the

for Japanese Army account. Chinese auxiliary police could be seen along the waterways, but they ware badies and carried no arms, In the afternoon the junk arrived at Fatshan, and he was given a hearty welcome at

itssion, where there were two for-

the British M

Methodist eigners and a foreign lady who were "We are taking the necessary pre-ving first aid and other help with- cautions in view of the risk of war out question to the Chinese who came

in from all over the countryside. in the near future, but that does not mean we expert n war," he declared. -Reuter Bulletin,

Deep bumb-proof-shelters had not been ruled out and the question

would be considered.

SUCCESSFUL CLAIM

The situation of the fugitives from the former Czech territories now cett ed to the neighbouring States is an other point Sir Herbert Emerson will investigate.--Trans Ocean.

JEWISH REFUGEES

Berlin, Jan. 10.

Air. Rubice, director of the Evian Refur Committee, arrived

here this morning accompanied by two members of the Committee,

We have come to continue the conversations We hod Schacht to London," he said. "It is

with Dr. hoped that the talks will facilitate with the help of the Reich Govern- Jewish emigration from Germany ment."-Reuter.

FRIEND OF CHINA

business done was at a branch mar-Admirers of Roosevelt

In Chungking

covered 1,038 miles in the 24 hours. Full Reimbursement by DAY | morning, they went only a little way serious attention to the developments

FLIGHT TO

HAWAII

San Diego, Jan. 10, Nineteen amphibian planes hopped off to-day for Guantanamo on the first stage of their Wight to awali. The first left at 0.11 am and the last 20 minutes later.-United Press.

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- way.m. Jun. 13; Imperial Alr- ways.m. Jan. 17,

For Chungking, Sian, etc.; Eurasia and C.N.A.C. service indefinite.

For U.S.A., via Manita. Honolulu, Guam: China Clipper 0.30 am. Jan. 10.

For France via Hanol: Air France, 0.30 a.m. Jan, 14.

From London, Australia and Bri- 1ish Countries: Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Jan. 12: Imperial Airways 5

p. Jun. 14.

Cleaning Firm

The city was garrisoned by some ten thousand Japanese, and the only ket where the loot from Canton was sold,

Robbers En Route Leaving Fatshan early the next up the river before the sampan man advised them to walk across the country to avold robbers. During amount, with cosis, was delivered by

this walk, many groups of peaceful the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E.

Chinese were encountered, and Lindsell, at the Supreme Court

and it that the invaders had made appeared terday, in a claim brought by Jerome only one raid there when the natives Law, of the Commercial Bureau,

on some opposition. Policemen York Building. against the New

civilian population

Judgment for plaintiff for the full

yes

Chungking, Jan. 10. Chinese political circles are paying

in the American congress, declares the Ta Kung Pao to-day, In view of the fact that two topics at present under discussion In America are re- lated to China-the revision of the Neutrality Act and economic reprisals against Japan.

Public opinion in America has pro-

Method Steam Laundry of 149 Prince/erpointed by the ther on, armed | Kressed much in favour of China In

were on duly, but

in plain clothes who called the past year, officials belleve, and

2007

cleaned und themselves tax-collecturs, demanded í Mr. Roosevelt's anti-aggression cam-

Edward Road, for $60 in respect of loss of five suits of clothing sent defendant firm to be pressed, between August and Sep- lember last year.

His Lordship said that the fact that defendant had printed his conditions on the back of his receipts would entitle an ordinary, reasonable man to think those were the only con- ditions, and a person would therefore not expect to find other conditions printed on the other side of the re- ceipt, as in the present case,

"Th

pass.

it toll of ten cents per head (Canton high in gaining power in Congress, money) before the travellers could although it in yet hard to say to what photography, however, and in con- authorised by

They proved amenable to extent it will be successful or, if Congress, how the versation, said that they were soldlers President will use his power. deserted by their officers, but were determined to "src the thing through." These guerillas bad regular contact with the Army.

Mr. Roosevelt's latest anti-aggres- sien utterance has gained him many no Triends in China, declares the news- paper, and Chinese political circles express extreme admiration for his vision.

war fronts, the Ta Kung Pao declarea Reviewing the latest news from the

that in the past Japan underestimated China, but now is not under-rating

it.

That night was spent in another city half-way to Shekki, where free His Lordship atro advised the de-board and lodging was offered by n fendant to have new receipts insted few elderly Chinese to the travellers, with the conditions all printed on the apparently to deter them from in- back, and with a direction over the face of the receipt to that effect.

vestigations in the city. However, sald Mr. Joelshon, he

did walk plaintiff's case was that though through the streets, and found the he was Chinese, he could read little

town practically in the hands of as of his own

wa language,

having lived for

Kang the greater part of his life abroad,

of criminals who had opened and he had accordingly not noticed bling schools in every street, and

who controllert

a large ocean liner at a Filipino say- everything from the most important condition on the patier to taxation. Boys of ten tong. "I'll paddle round a bit-but receipt, which was printed only in

twelve years of age were playing don't vast the line off yet."—United Clip-Chinese, on the four and not the back.

stud poker in the middle of the night Press. Mr. C. D'Alimuda appeared on be-

with a business-like air that would

From Chungiting, Yunnanfu, Kwel- lin: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services inde- Anite,

From U.S.A., via Honolulu, Guam, Manila: Pan American China per 12.30 p.m. Jan. 18.

From France, via Danoi: France 12.30 p.m. Jan. 12.

The Shanghai Evening Post to-day carries a large cartoon showing Uncle Sam looking down from the rear of

January 11, 1939.

A Look Through The “Telegraph”.

50 YEARS AGO

In consequence of the greater_range and power of modern artillery and nuketry fire, a memorandum upon the formation of infantry for the attack has lately been issued by the Britisk War Office. Troopa allotted for the nt- Lack will, when of suffelent strength, be divided into first, second and third lines. "The first line, nubilivided into Oring line, supports and reserven, engages the enemy, and is intended eventually to establish Itself within charging distance of his position. The duties of the firing line are to keep up a well-directed fire upon the enemy from the moment nuch Are becantea effective: to push forward an near hin position as possible; ard thence to de- ver auch n heavy Are-an will enable the second line to approach the point selected for attack and drivo him from it...

Col. Slade, Vice-President of the Small Arms Committee, anys that, fur the defence. "If the men be stendy Bre might well be opened at 2,200 yards."

*

One of the first persons to profit by the telephone which now connects l'aria with Marseilles was the King of Por tugal, who, an noon as ho landed in France, placed himself in telephonic communication with his wife, who was then making a stay in Paris. Though the toe is 650 milea long-hy much the Jongrat so far constructed-it works In nil respects as satisfactorily as any of the shorter lines already in existence.

Dr. Conan Doyle, whoever he may be. has published an elaborate calculation nhowing that one out of every 27,000 Scotchmen, one of 31,000 Englishmen, and one of 49,000 Irishmen riacs to d{n- tinction. Elaborate calculations of this kind' are very rarely to he relied on.

TO LET-At the Peak "La Hacienda," formerly occupied by Sir George Phil- Mano. Apply to 11. N. Mody, Victoria Buildings.

25 YEARS AGO

The greatest male of property ever effected has been announced in London. Mr. Maluby-Deeley, Unionist M.P. for the Harrow Division of Midlenex, hum purchnied the whole of the Duke of Bedford's Covent Garden extate, which Includes Drury Lane Theatre, the Royal Opera House, the Waldorf Hotel, The Aldwych Theatre, the Strand Theatre, Bow-ntreet Police Court, Several Print- Ing Offices, Covent Garden Market.

Hobble skirts and high heels continue to be responsible for an increasingly large number of injuries sustained by women while getting on and off trains and mounting and descending stairways In stations on the Pennsylvania Rail- rond,

*

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholers in the Hongkong Hotel Company. Ltd., was held at the Hotel at 11 am. today, for the purpose of taking a poll on n following resolution which was rubmitted to a meeting of shareholders held on October 25, 1913, and then declared lost.

Mr. J. Scott Huratun presided, and Noble, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnur, Mr. F. thero were also present:~~Dr. I. W.

Maitland (directors), Menare. J. Walker, E. J. Grist, M. D. Silna, F. E. Ellis, M. Manuk, C. S. Ellie. U. Galluzzi, Goetz, G. T. Llord, F. McGuinis, She Po-aban, J. Gould, Lal Cham, shareholders, and J. H. Taggart, acting secretary.

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Corned Roast

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10 YEARS AGO America's first international airline, tinking five countries, Including British West Indies, with the United States. was inaugurated with the departure oľ four mail passenger aeroplanes for Cube, Halti, San Domingo, the BahamIÓN and Porto Rico.

*

Air half of the plaintiff, while Lee Kin-have done credit to Chicago gangsters. FATAL SHOT WOUNDS Kowloon C.C. Isa Arst Navy ground

NEW PLAN IN INDIA Gandhi Submits Draft Of Constitution

Calcutta, Jan. 10. Political circles in close touch with

hung, managing partner of the de- fendant firmi, appeared in person.

It will be recalled that at a previous hearing, defendant only mitted

Customs Functioning

The next morning, a member of Sir Charles Corkran Dies

liability for the loss of one suit. He the 'gang" collected the fare. fron also claimed that one of the condi- the travellers, but soon after he tions of his business was that the loss started, the junk skipper had to pay "wharf tax" to another armed gang, of any sult would only be made good by the payment of ten times the and he was glad to escape alive, and cleaning price, which varied from six with his vessel intact, from that elly. cents to 30 cents per article. Thus Lefore reaching Shelki, the travellers condition was printed, in Chinese met the genuine Chinese Customa only, on the front of the receipt, and they landed here for the Inst trip men who were still functioning, and

everland to Macao.

the Congress Party are inclined to attach very great importance to the was the ane plaintiff claimed he had not noticed. It was the plaintiff's draft of the new Indian Federal Con- stitution just finished by Gandhi, ease that, even if he had noticed it, It is recalled that the Constitution he would not have been able to read drafted by the British Commission so it. far could not be enforced because tho question of the religious minori-

ties proved insoluble and especially BURMESE HIGHWAY

the biggest minority of Indian

Mohamedans refused to be subjected American Ambassador

to the Hindus.

Makes

First Trip

·

In England

London, Jan. 10. Major-General Sir Charles Edward Corkran was found to-day fatally shot as the result of an accident.

He was the father of Charles Corkron who was kidnapped in China in 1932 together with Mr. McIntosh and Mrs. Pawley.

Sir Charles has been Sergeant-at- Arms in the House of Lords since 1936 and was 66 years old.

Mr. Joelshon described a hair- raising experience he had that night when a local chief had him arrested. and accused him of being a spy on companion. It later transpired that entered the Army in 1893, becoming the basis of a statement made by his

Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he

this statement had been extracted Coptain in 1890, Major in 1907, Lt.- from the ex-officer under threat, but, Colonel in 1815, Colonel in 1010 and He served in sald the speaker, it was touch and Major-General in 1921. Gandhi's new draft is said to show

, one time, whether he would

the Nile Expedition of 1800, the South the way out of these dimculties. It is

be shot or let free.

African War of 1900-1902 and in expected that the contents of the new

London, Jan. 10.

France Eventually they were freed, and

and Flanders during the The United Sates Ambassador to Constitution draft will be published

European War. He is been Com- decided to waste no time in getting mandant of the Royal Military College to-morrow when the Exccutive Com- ¦ China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, who

tu Mucao. mittee of the Congress Party meets

Though the vessels were is returning to America, drove over

from 1923 to 1927 and Generid Offfeer and motor car hire prices were Commanding Londou District from in Bardoli.

the new road from Chungking to the

up to $00 National currency, they 1928 to 1932 when he went on retired Furmese Unless Gandhi's draft takes due re-

frontier on the way to of the native Europe, says The Times. He was ac- getting to Macao four hours later

succeeded

in hiring bicycles and pay.-Reuter, gard to the question Stoles it is more than doubtful companied by the military attache.

without further Incident. whether the rulers of these States Major MacHugh,

and a Chinese will allow enforcing of the new Cun-mechanle. stitution plan.-Trans-Ocean,

PIRATICAL ATTACK British Warship Answers Tug's Appeal

Shanghai, Jan. 10. Responding to a distress message, H.M.S. Tern lying at Woosung steamed up and raced to help Jardine's fug Hanwo which WOS attacked by four pirate-manned junks carly yesterday afternoon While towing three lighters tawan

full,,

Rotarian H. Ching thanked the spenker, who had, he said, lived up The party left Chungking on De- cember 12 und arrived in Rangoon to the tradition of corrcepondents

on December 29, thus covering 2,100rrying on their work despite danger. miles in 13 days without a serious delay and without a puncture. Their

car was the frat private vehicle to

traverse the rond.

Interviewed in Rangoon, Mr. John- son pointed out that the entire rood waz surveyed and built by native Jabour without a single piece of road- bullding equipment.-Reuter.

Spelling Bee

with exports from the lower Yangtse to Shanghai,

Despite machine gun fire, the How many of these words are cor- rect and what is wrong with the

tintinabulation topnot tinkleing

florescent disection

disever

Chincae master of the tug kept the others?

wheel while the wireless called for

help. Sighting the British gunboat, tho funks gave up the chase and cluded capturé. In the falling dark- ness-Router,

Earlier refen Lees on Page 18.

English Oxford Dictionary spellings [of these words will be found on page

D.

PAKHOI TENSION Aerodrome Built On Weichow Island

Dream Of Robbery True

Pasadena, Cal.

Mrs. George A. Hughes of Oakland, visiting her sister here, dreamed that her Oakland home had been robbed, The dream continued to impress her so much the next day that she tele- phoned the Oakland police to make an investigation. They did. I had been.

Pakkoi, Jan. 10. The Japanese are building a big aerodromo on Welchow Island, south of Pakhol. There are about 200 MELBOURNE ON BOOM Japanese blucjnckels at Welchow, with one aircraft carrier, five war

MELBOURNE, Australia. Ahips and over 20 armoured fishing Australia's comeback from the de- bonts concentrated off the stand. pression manifests itself more and

Japanese planes raided the ad-more

every day. Local bullding jacent districts last week. On Janu- permits for the past year were $32,- ary 3 Japanese planes attacked Pak- | 100,112, the highest for 10 years past, hot with machine-guns. Six bombs In one month permits were issued were dropped, which caused the for 441 dwellings, 22 shops, 11 deaths of many civillane-Wah Klu factories. 9 business premises 2 públic school bulidings and a theatre,

Yat Po.

The following wilt represent the

against the Navy on the

on Saturday: F. Goodwin (Capt.), W. Brace. N. 1. Ross. A. W. Ramsey, S. Jex, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, it. E. H. Oliver, F. E. Lawrence, J. J. irat and G. A. V. Hall.

The Kowloon C.C. second team to play the Police in a Langue match on Satur- day at 2 p.m. on the K.C.C, around will be as follows: R. E. Lindsell (Capt.), If. Overy, B. Tetheram, G. Leo, N. H. A. Mackay, A. R. F. Raven, F. 5. W. Smith, O. . Raven and W. M. Gittins. Re servo, A, E. Sikstone,

5 YEARS AGO

Naz headquarters have thought it desirable to issue a zlatement concern. ing the execution of Van der Lubbe, convicted by the Leipzig Supreme Court for wetting Aro to the Reichstag bulid- Ing.

Apparently the use of the guillotine has enused some eriticism on the scure that he died a more pleasant death than circumstaners warranted!

Van der Lubbe's decapitation should nol o interpreted as a milder form of execution than hanging, states the Nazi communique, which adds that the oflelal declalon ordering him to be guillotined instead of hanged was based upon the consideration that, hanging la an igno- minious penalty reserved for traitors and such like, and Van der Lubbe com mitted his crime out of political con- viction,

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