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- EXTЛ- MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1939. ·BX#Л-

DRAMATIC MASS ESCAPE OF INTERNED CHINESE TROOPS

Humidity Nears Top Percentage

| NCREASING BY 30 per cent. in 24 hours, humidity in Hongkong this morning reach- ed to within five degrees of

saturation point,

At 95 per cent., the humidi-

CRAWL THROUGH NULLAH

NULLAH TO BEACH

THE

BROUGHT FREEDOM

"HE ARREST OF SIX MEN AT 1.30 O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY MORNING HAS LED TO THE ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED CHINESE SOLDIERS. INTERNED AT MATAUCHUNG, KOWLOON, HAVE MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE. A Squad of police on duty in Boundary Street offected the arrests.

ty exceeds the average mean They approached eight men, whom they saw in a group, at 1.30 a.m., with

21 per cent,, and is the highest recorded in Hongkong since the summer.

Although the temperature at 10 o'clock this morning was 60 degrees-seven degrees be- low yesterday's maximum-the day was sticky and almost sultry. Yesterday's minimum temperature was 58 degrees.

Eleven points of rain record-. ed during the 24 hours ending 10 a.m, brought the total since January to .67 of an inch, almost double the exerage.

Further light rath is cx- pected, and overcast conditions will probably be accompanied by moderate to fresh casterly winds,

The Royal Observatory re- ports that a depression appears to be forming over Tongking.

Poland's Part In

Next Drive

LONDON, Jan. 15.

the intention of questioning them,

The men started to run and were chased by the police. Six of

the men were captured the remaining two escaped.

Severity Of British Note Is

Emphasised

i ".

When it was discovered that the eight men were from the internment camp immediate enquiries were set on foot.

The astounding discovery was made that the camp had been denuded of internees to the extent of approxi- mately one hundred.

The enquiries elicited that the prisoners had made their escape in an amazingly easy manner.

In the camp, it was discovered, was a man-hole leading to a nullah which carried storm waters from the nearby hills, under the camp, to the sea.

The prisoners had simply lifted the iron gate to the man- hole, and had crawled to their freedom.

It will be extremely difficult) LONDON, Jan. 16.

to recapture any of the prisoners THE "TIMES" diplomatic If they have discarded their un correspondent says that the forms, because no description of British note to Japan is individuals has been taken, evidence of the increasing garding the incident. Military head. Official quarters are relicent re- resistance now being offer-quarters referred a "Telegraph" re- ed to Japanese encroach-porter to the Civil authorities.

The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, admitting) ment on the rights and the mass escape, said that no further

information was available until en-1 interests of other nations.

quiries were completed.

The note is understood to have' been drafted before the United States took their step. Its termis

"TELEGRAPH" REPORTER COES UP NULLAH

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200 Die In Air Raid On Chungking

CHUNGKING, JAN. 15.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE START OF THE SINO-JAPANESE HOSTILITIES, THE CITY OF CHUNGKING WAS BOMBED THIS AFTERNOON.

Man Whom bers aided the city for over 40 minutes, during

The Nazis

Want To Break

BERLIN, Jan. 16. PASTOR NIEMOLLER -ex-German U-boat Com- mander who has been in a prison cell in solitary con- finement since July 1, 1937 is reported to be cracking the continued up under

For 20 yards, to Sing Wong Tai Street, the nullah is not enclosed strain.

The fighting Pastor has been except for 15-It. retaining walls on

At Sing Wong Tal Street, it be-in Moabit Prison for 18 months, comes an enclosed drain, about five martyr to a cause the Nazis have unsuccessfully endeavoured to feet high.

suppress.

The Telegraph" reporter followed

the drain to the centre of the Intern-

ment Camp.

WALKED UNDERNEATH

POLICE SENTRIES

Air defence officials said that 35 diving bom-

which time they heavily machine-gunned the streets, and rained over 200 bombs in an area from the Chialing River to the Yangtse.

It was stated that for

the first time anti-aircraft WILD CAR

batteries were active from

various heights surrounding

the city.

It is estimated that 200 civi-

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lians were killed and wounded NEW YEAR

at Chaoticnmen alone, which is

A "United Press"

representative

a point where the Chialing River Tytam Gap Crash Has and the Yangtse meet. sw about 50 wounded being taken on

Court Martial Sequel stretchers to the nest, we

streets were stained with blood,

MANY BURIED

A WILD DRIVE in motor cars, following, a New Year' celebration had a sequel at a Court Martial in the Garrison An unknown number of corpses Drill Hall, Queen's Road East,

been buried bencath debris. The police estimate that 150 were this morning when a Signalman drowned when five junks capsized in was found guilty on two charges the Yangise close to the Chaotimmen prejudicial to good order and wharf, which was demolished by 300 military discipline. pound bombs. The prople aboard the junks were believed to have taken to the river for safely.

It is estimated that 200 were Elied and wounded on store at Chantien

Preaching at an Intercession service on the occasion of the Pastor's 47th birthday the former German sub- marine commander was born in West min. Prussia in 1893—an unnamed Evan- gelical pastor admitted to-day that Nicmoller's courage had been broken; by loneliness.

Resisted Paganism

disaster.

This ranks as Chungking's worst

aged 20, of the Hongkong Signal Signalman Frank Norman Gordon, Company, Royal Corps of Signals, and using an Austin Car belonging plended guilty to Improperly taking to the Signal Company on January and causing damage to the extent In order to retrace the footsteps

of £5. Os. 8d.; on the same day of the internees, he had to walk

Improperly taking and using another 90 PLANES IN COMBAT underneath the unsuspecting guard

Austin car of the Signal Company.. above ground, for a distance of

It is reliably reported that over 80 causing damage to the extent of £45 about 250 yards from Sing Wong

Chinese and Japanese pursuit planes 13d., and losing various tools from the Tal Street, to the centre of their

As head of the “Emergency Union met over Chungking's suburbs dur- the car. of Pastors," Niemoller's nutspoken reing the rald this alternoon, and The Court comprised: Major A Here he found the manhole through sistance to the paganism of the Nazi engaged in the most severe air battle G. Syme, M.M., Royal Scots, (Presl- comp which the prisoners had made the movement Inevitably resulted in that West China has experienced dent), Capt. W. B. Wilson, R.A. Lieut. E. W. S. Anderson, R.A and, presumably, heavily first suspension from office came on Chungking rest

residents were alarmed Capt. A. B. Whatman, R.C.

of S.. guarded.

January 30, 1934. He has been de- when they saw the machines engage (Prosecuting Omeer), Lieut.

R.C. With a diameter of Ave feet, the tained several times sinez then. Final-] in a machine-gun battle. Several of Rickard,

of S. (Defending mullah is so high that the averagely, he was imprisoned on July 1, 1937, the planes were shot down, but their Officer). Chinese could walk through it with-for "malicious attacks against the patonality has not yet been

(Continued on Page 7.)

tained.-United Press. He has four children.

are known to have received the the prisoners accomplished approval of the French Govern escape became obvious when a "Tele- A DIPLOMATIC INTER-ment. The note leaves no doubt graph reporter visited the PRETATION of the recent about recognition that, despite con to-day.

represents China.

The reporter was refused

admit-

Camp.

Stale."

Hitler-Beck talks is given his continued defeats and grim, tance to the camp by a poller guard flock. The manhole is now pad- clashes with the authorities. His during the current hostilities. prominence in more than prospects, Chiang Kai-shek still on duty at the barbed wire fence.

Walking down to the beach, the one Sunday paper.

reporter discovered the outlet to the Any puppet Government controlled nullah, which empties into Kowloon The "Sunday Times" diploma-by the inpanese forces, obviously Bay, about 500 yards from the cars. tic correspondent says that the would not be accepted by the Powers talks are of considerable import-as competent to negotiate Chin se ance and shows the frame of mind in which Hitler is laying down his plans for 1939.

questions.

PLAIN LANGUAGE WELCOME

The "Daily Telegraph" says that the plainness of the language in the British note will be welcomed by all who have studied the Japanese oficiul statements.

Hliter is stated to have assured Col. Beck that he will not force the Danzig and Memel queations in the im- mediate future, nor press Poland Join the Anti-Comintern pact and he will have no hand in Ukrainian ngita- The original limitations to which tion.

Japan had nominally set her alms at Hitler believes the disruption of the start of the China war has long Russia will come to a head in two or extended beyond punishment of anti- three years, but he will not intervene Japanism, or even of "bringing China until the time is ripe.

to her knees." It is not merely the destruction of the Kuomintang, or the domination of a few more Chinese which is now the object.

COLONIAL QUESTIONS

The bulk of the talks, however,

centred on colonial questions. Hitler

is stated to have suggested that Po- land should immediately stake out her own colonial claims and gave Col.

intention to follow sult

THE WAR IN SPAIN

Barcelona Mobilises Entire Man Power

A recent book-"Martin Niemoller and His Confession"gave outspoken answers by the Pastor to his Nazi

·nster-

FIVE PLANES CLAIMED

NANKING, Jan. 16. In the first air combat in this year,

prosecutors. The book was rigidly Ave Chinese planes were shot down suppressed in Germany, but was pub-in-Chungking on Sunday, a communf- lished in Switzerland."

It told, in the Pastor's own words, que issued by the Japanese Central the detailed story of his deflance.

China Army claims,

Open Defiance

Niemoller refused to keep sceret

admo

legal measures against the church.

Japanese Army air units carried out their sixth attack on Chungking about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, according to the communique, when

LATEST

a dozen Chinese pursuit planes took No Comment Yet bot took place.

'o the air and a severe mid-air com-

TOKYO, Jan. 10.

A Foreign Office spokesman saki

confidential reports on new alle spread the news of Nazi persecu-

tion at once,

Five Chinese planes were shot "It is vital," he said, "I must down, it is claimed.

it would be premature to comment. Various Chinese military establish- on the Braish Note, which was sill When his bluntness brought him; ments in and around the city were being studied, etch on July 1, 1837 he was anese planes were hit by anti-air- when Japan's reply would be forth- Inte ronflict with the Nazis he did bombed and damaged. Several Jap-| The spokesman could not forecast

BARCELONA, Jan. 15. THE LOYALISTS have mobilised virtually remaining man-power to resist General Franco's advance.

The newspaper "Vanguardia" to-day asserts province, whe input que "if necessary, all Spaniards from 12 to 80 years of vanishes Into the limbo of the pur- be requesteď to collaborate.” posely forgotten.

that

Proclam it openly from the pulpit."

age

ordered to

to appear at the omers of | craft shells, but all planes safely re- coming-Reuter Special, German Secret Police for cross-turned to their buses, the communi- examination.

He left his home and attended the Gestapo Mees. He has never been home sineo.

On Saturday, guns were handed to woman to make a suprema fort.--the Hiranuma to give a more favourable cruils immediately after they dropped

There is still time for Baron between 70,000 and 80,000 new re- United Press. interpretation of Japanese intention their normal occupations. than did Prince Konoye.

The streets are crowded with uni-

When he arrived in prison the prison chantain asked him:

que adds.Domel,

Soo Back Pago For

Further Late Nows

It

Beck the impression that he would

a colonial conference called be

WITHDRAWAL. ADMITTED

CITY IS DEATH-TRAP fore the end of the year-on his own terms.

Madrid, Jan, 15.

Chunking, Jan. 15. The first serious air raid on The Warsaw correspondent of the Falling such modification of Japan'e formed men, while the police are dawn to-day along the line at the The Loyalists, which attacked at "Observer" says that Herr

Chungking took place to-day, when von programme-the contingency being

*My brother, why are you in

21 Japanese planes dropped bombs Ribbentrop will visit Warsaw at the highly unlikely at the moment the checking every man appearing in River Tagua, cinim to have driven

Prison?" end of January instead of at the be- British Government is clearly right rested if they fall to follow the new while another Loyalist force la sald

on both banks of the Chláling River, civilian clothing. They will be ar- the Insurgents back to northern bank,

Niemoller, burning with his and the western suburbs of Chung- ginning of March, the visit being ad- in refusing to recognise the implied decree mobilising nli men from 18 to to have crossed the river near the

faith in the Church, answered him, ( king. vanced because of the new situation abrogation of either China's rights,

"My brother, why are you not inį created by Hungary joining the Anti- or the rights of other Powers.

village of Malpico, 25 miles to the

prison?"

Many civilians were killed, while

Evidence was read out to the Comintern pact and Czecho-Slovakia'a

House-to-house searches have been west of Toledo Mr. Vernon Bartlett, writing in instituted for slackers.

Further

that During the whole time he was in Chinese plants engaged the bombers. have been

Chungking to crammed with re- Royal Scots New Year timin

effect advances

accused attended the the "News-Chronicle" rays that the

oficially reported from the Estra-prison he suffered every kind of per-{fugees and possesses no open spaces, Victoria Barracks and afterwards The Government has also issued matura front in the vicinity nute

secution with calm strength. Was Orst communicated to

subjecung all inen Washington and Paris, and approved decree

Badajoz, where the Loyalista cialm to

Women's Petition The Sunday Times" Warsaw cor- by both. He believes that

from 17 to 50-excluding

have captured Fuenteovejunn, and respondent says the view prevails in French Government is likely to pre-those who are fulfilling military, sarure now pressing southward and have

Nothing could shuke Nemoller'a diplomalle circles that the Franco-pare a similar note, and adds:vice, to be called for any service reached the neighbourhood of

spirit. When he was taunted with Follat alliance la passing through a Though the note does not refer to connected with national defence, and Agung.

war record, and naked how he very severe crisis and only a miracle finance or economic pressure, this have also stipulated that citizens over

The Loyalists also claim to have could reconcile the command of cua now save it.

matter is under considerallon at 55

mrs of age, and those unft for repulsed Insurgent counter-attacks U-boat with his new career Thin was the view expressed by a whitehall."Reuter.

service and municipal jobs, in the Monte Rublo zone, further er, he said firmly: prominent political Ogure, while the

would be employed in the civil ser-¦ north. official "Gazela Polska" declared, "We shall have now to look on the Franco-Polish alliance as if it was non-existent."

ALLIANCE AT END?

Meanwhile, it is added that Herr von Ribbentrop's visit to Warsaw will be preceded by a visit from Field Marshal Goering next week-Reuter.

Combine Strips Farmer

Regina, Sask.

the women

and

INSURCENT. CLAIM

Burgos, Jan. 16.

of

vice and municipal jobs supplanting Meanwhile a Barcelona communi- those who had been called to the que ndmila the withdrawal of colours.

Loyalist troops to prepared positions There is a great disparity in the on a line between Valls and Tarra. uges of the new recruits being rush-gona.-Reuter. ed to the ballle zone, bronzed youths of 17 being lined up with pale office clerks and middle-aged and elderly

It was officially stated to-day that Jack Bannister, Woodrow farmer, workers, bankers, bricklayers, car the Insurgents had occupied 85 Catalonian towns, as well as 930 got a rough and hurried undressing renters and city salesmen

Many wore their mufti, with their square kilometres of territory, ox- while examining,his combine In à flold. The cuff of his trouser leg bedding and moss kits incongruously cluding that occupied in the southern Carrying mail from all countries, caught in the machinery and in a thrown over their shoulders. the Imperial Airways Delphinus was few seconds the amazed farmer,

Newspapers have given over their which has not

scutor by General Yague's forces, expected at Kal Tak at 3 pm. 10-alightly bruised, was left standing in front pages to the mobilisation or- United Freas, yet been reported.

ders, calling upon every man and (Earlier Reference Page 18).

MAIL ARRIVES

only his hat and boots.

**

t did my war work because I saw that it was my daily, God wants all

us to do our duty,

of

"I have never sunk a noncom. batant ship, and I have never aunk akhin without saving the crew." Recently 700 German women openly

П signed

petition for his release. But no official comment has been made on the petition, Nicmoller is still in his cell.

and would therefore be a death-trap if bombs dropped in the centre of the took a screw driver and operated the city-Reuter.

ignition of a car standing in the open at the Barracks.

MANY DIE IN AIR RAINS

He drove off in this but after a short distance, the car collided with

Kwellin, Jan. 10. Kweihsten, on the Watklang (river)

A heavy death toll was exacted in a stone pillar and was damaged.

Accused then drove back to the

in south Kwangsi, by nine Japanese burrocks and got another car, town yesterday. bombera during an air raid over the

PICKED UP TWO PRIVATES

Flying from a base off Pakhol, the

He picked up two privates of the raiders released 18 missiles in town. Royal Scots and they went to They also sprayed intenso, machine-Wanchal and had some drinks after- gun fire,

wards driving towards Stanley. * Tungkwan, gateway to Shens on The car crashed at Tylam Gap and- the south bank of the Yellow River the men walked to Stanley, had some on the Honan-Shenri border, was also more drinks, hired a taxi and went subjected to a terrific air raid by 18 to a Wanchai dance hall. Japanese planes yesterday.

In miligation of the offences, it The raiders, in two

squadrons, was urged that accused had prow broke into and rained over 100 bombviously borne a good character and on the heart of the town and at the war: probably carried away by the Mr. Ales Michael John Wright, Lunghai Raliway station, exaltment of the celebration and a PASI, ARIBA, has borti appoint- Scores of civilians were killed and few drinks - ed an architect to the Public Works wounded and a bug property tone e Seliners or that Court::fit Departments from January equited Central Nouard-295 (edit

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