1939-01-16 — Page 31

Monday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 16, 1939.

Continued From Page One

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MASS ESCAPE FROM K'LOON CAMP BY 109 INTERNED CHINESE SOLDIERS

Six Arrests Led

To Discovery

drought Altogether 109 men escaped this way.

eut stooping. Owing te

onditions, the nullah is completely dry.

It now transpired that a total of 109 prisoners effected 1:01 escape between 7 pm, and 9 pm, on Friday night. Six men were recaptured si 1.30 am, on Saturday.

The escapees are still in their Chinese uniforms. and Are most certain to have scattered into

al the New Territories,

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to

the

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There was a setpiel capture of the six men in the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, when) the ax recaptured interners TIJJ- peared before the Magistrate.

Inspector . E. Hodgers asked lis

The six defendants were arrested

in Kowloon Tong only a few hours after they had escaped.

to escape from the camp was a very Inspeelur Rodgers said attempting serious offence, and ask Your Worship to take a serious view of this case, and to hnpore the reverest these escapes can be prevented." punishment you can, so that in future

MAGISTRATE'S SYMPATHY

Mr. Erie Hmsworth, the Magi- trate, sald to Inspector Rodgers that he supposed It was shrer boredom to be confined in these camps, and Inspector Rodgers re- elled that the authorities have been doing all they can to relieve introducing monotony by Eames, music, and other forms of entertainment in the camps.

passing sentence of two months' period in which to study the imprisonment on each of the sixi

Worship to impose the severvuli

punishment possible, in order to deteri any future attempt: by internees traj escape.

After adjourning the case

short

for

the

In

3

THESE ARE BOYS of the Annain

Overseas

War Area Service Corps. They are returning to Inda- Chine to tell the Chinese oversea of their actual experience of the war and to enlist more members to return

the Fronts. During the battle of Walchow, Kwangtung, they

off from communications with the Army they served and are sald to have lost uine lives of the fine balls.-Newsphoto.

Ordinances governing the charges, men, who were charged with being Continued From Page Z the Magistrate imposed a sentence of alico combatants who escaped from

two months Imprisonment.

Dramatic evidence was given by Inspector Rodgers during the hearing

of the case.

ife caused a stir in court when he

said that on other occasions men had attempted to escape, and two had bren

ahot at and killed by

camp Hard

knew

added that the Interneesį knew that if they attempted to escape they would be shot. Inspector Rodgers said that the six defendants escaped from the camp between 7 and 8 p.m. on Friday, January 13, by lifting the cover over man-hole which led to a deep bullah running underneath the camp,

DATE POSTPONED

you!

connement, the Magistrate remark- cl

"I have a certain amount sympathy for you people, but con- ditions,

being what they are, have to stay in these camps."

Three of the then declared in court that they escaped. because they wished to rejoin their re- giment.

New British Note

Seeks Interpretation Of Japan's Policy

Tokyo, Jan. 14.

were

BRITAIN NOT READY

TO ACCEPT CHANGE

Trenty, and cannot agree to a unilateral modification of its terms.

Until the outbreak of the present hostilities, the beneficial effects which the treaty was expected to produce, were steadily being realised, continues the note.

Chinese people were main- taining and developing an effective stable Government, and the principle of equal opportunity for the com-

her

Premier Returns To London

LONDON, Jan. 15. MR. NEVILLE CHAM- BERLAIN arrived back in London this afternoon and was cheered by a crowd of several thousands outside Victoria Station,

was

Ile

also vociferously greeted by huge crowds as he drove via Whitehall to Downing Street,

and

Smiling, wearing a pink carnation. Carrying his now historical umbrella, the Premier looked bronzed and remarkably well, despite a roughi Channel crossing.

Cheers, mingled with some Isolated eries of "Hands off Spain" were heard during a minor disturbance among the crowd at Victorian, when two men were arrested and charged with in- |sulting behaviour.—Reuter.

"WARMEST THANKS" TO IL DUCE

Rome, Jan. 15. Mr. Neville Chamberlain to-day telegraphed to Signor Mussolini his warniest thanks for the welcome re-

ceived in Italy, s

odding: "We return to England strengthened in our con- victions regarding Anglo-Italian

Tokyo Blames friendship, and in our hope for the

Rome Failure For New Note

(Continued from Page 2.)

Regarding the proposed comput. Sir Robert Crale, British Amerce and industry of all nations was sory pasteurination of milk, it in notisbassador to Japan, to-day presented bringing prosperity to China and to fled that, being satisfied that, owing Mr. Arlla, Japanese Foreign Minis-with Japan.

international trade, including that to special conditions, it is under-ter, with a new British Note request-

TREATY NOT OBSOLETE sirable to enforce, before April 1, in a more precise and detalled in- 1937, the amendments in the by-laws, terpretation of Japan's policy and

His Majesty's Government, there- the Governor in Council orders that, aims in China as outlined by the fore, cannot agree as suggested by notwithstanding anything to the con- former Prime Minister. Prince Japan, that the treaty is obsolete, trary therein contained, the said Konuye, and himself on November 2

or that the provisions amendments shall not be enforced and December 19 respectively.

longer meet the situation, except Insofar unt! April 1,

It is understood that Great Britain, as the situation has been altered The original date for enforce- reiterates her adherence to the prin

by Japan in contravention of its ment of there by-laws was January 1ciple of the Open Door and eque?

terms. this year.

opportunity and declines to agree to His Majesty's Government main-admirable. The postponement, it is learned, is unilateral modification of the Ninetains that modification cannot be due to a desire on the part of the Power Fact, though she is ready to effected unilateralty, and must be by authorities to give the clairies a period consider constructive suggestions for of trace to enable them to obtain and modifleatlon --Reujer. Instal the necessary apparatus. Some of the dairies have found it!

his t

peace."

maintenance of

Signor Mussolini, in the course of reply said: "I am happy to repeat that the visit to Rome of yourself and Viscount Halifax has also confirmed for me the existence of Italo-Engilah friendship, and my faith in the main- tenance of peace in accordance with justice.

Telegrams In similar terms were and Count Ciano. Reuter, exchanged between Viscount Halifax

ROME THREAT

British and the Halian Governments in Rome.--Domei,

BRITISH PRESS NAILS NOTE London, Jan. 16.

Home, Jan. 15. There is only one serious criticism

The official Italian organ, the to be made to the British note to Diplomation Informazione, describ- Japan, says the "Manchester Guarding the talks between the Italian and an," and that is, it is long overdue. Uritish statesmen, said that Otherwise, remembering that que Mussolini reiterated to Mr. Chamber- civil servants have had little practice tain that Italy would withdraw all in plain speaking during the installans in Spain when the other de eight or nine years, it is altogether acted similarly, and when belligerent rights had been granted to General "If the Government continues in Franco, the negotiation of all the signatories, ment, as at just it appears to be duit large-scale intervention by govern

step with the United States Govern-| In the event, in the near future, of If the Japanese Government as there is good reason to think that ments friendly to Barcelona, Italy

suggestions

to make Japan will take due nulice. It is the would resume liberty of action, be regarding modification of any multi-rst response to President Roosevelt's ente takes longer to obtain the apparatus! The Hongkong correspondent of the lateral agreements relating to China, challenge to Denwcracy, and it is the intervention had failed:-Reuter. frin Europe or America than waal Sunday Times understands that the His Majesty's Government is ready to first sign that the British Government

would at firat thought, hence their inability British note is of some 2,000 words consider them, but in the meantime, will not continually retreat

and lays down in firm language-

reserves all rights under the exist A number of the small concerns firmer perhaps than any Britnin has ing treaties. have amalgamated

order to used since the China war-the British. Referring to Prince Konoye's state- facilitate economical pasteurisation of attitude to the policy deliberately ment that Japan is their output.

prepared to with much respect pursued by Japan in closing China to consider the abolition all trade with the Western world, and the rendition of foreign conces-read with as much pleasure in Lon-! of extrality Rome, as well as Tokyo; It should he

to instal it in time.

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The note will certainly be rend U.S. Minister

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equally Itallan and German as well sions and settlements, the note says dun and New York, as in Recalls The

as British and American.

that this inducement to China to king." Recalling the recent utterances of accept the Japanese demands appears Prince Konoye and the difficulties put to entall little speridge on the part of in the way of Dritish trade, the note the Japanese, for, if their plans for is stated to repeat in a most formal the control of the country succeed, manner the British Government's ad- they will have no further need for herence to the policy of the open door extrality or cane: ssions. laid down in the Nine-Power Treaty and firmly and unconditonally re-

note of October 27. He adds that the

EXTRALITY RIGHTS

Chunk-

Last War

non-

note means business. "America and The Dairy Mail" says that the France raw it before its despatch en taliatory measures that may be ap

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. are likely to co-operate in any re-

THERE IS A very serious plied it Japan continues in the role possibility of a conflagration

consequence of disturbed con- to the Government for preparing to British note is in no wise identical ions following the Japanese save something from the wreck, con- with the American, but the principles seizure of Manchuria, but His eludes the newspaper.„„,

to be contemplated in the immediatel future-Reuter,

Majesty's Government has always

The "Dally Express"

that Says

we lill for

of being polite but deaf. These men-sweeping the world, said Mr. Jects unilateral revision of treaties | Government recalls that it undertook of a punitive tariff on Japanese goods Louis Johnson, Assistant Secret-

On the other hand, His Majesty'sures would probably take the from but leaves the door open for revision the nearly-completed by negotiation.

negotiations and even complete prohibition The correspondent declares that the with China in 1941 for the abrogation entry In

Gary for War, In broadenst this country and the throughout the result is to align British policy with of British extrailty rights.

country last culonics. that enunciated in the United States The negotiations were aspended British merchants will be grateful Roosevelt's defence programme. night in support of President

dramatised, he said, and emphasised The Munich agreement was merely animating the two are the same.

There is no passage

the significance of the situation, the implied as a threat

that can be been ready to rraume negotiations Japan's action in China gives Drith danger of which was recognised In of retaliatory at suitable times, and is prepared to full right to faction; nevertheless it would be a discus this,

denounce The

every other country. A bully nation Congo and other mistake to rule out entirely the passt-questions with a fully independent once, and by doing so.

similar Basin treaty. "We should do so spots carefully to avoid a mix up with set on conquest always picked its bility of such action which has been Chinese Government when pence is secure the inmarkets of Africa the subject of departmental survey, restored.

equal or superior forces. though nothing! so drastic appears

Lancashire which will bring work toment files German records sonie of Producing from the War Depart- The note concludes that if idle mills."-Reuter, Majesty's Government has mis-

which had hitherto not been publish- Interpreted the intentions of the

ed, Mr. Johnson said that the records Japanese Government it is due to

showed "our rights have been com- ambiguity with which those

pletely ignored by Germany because Intentions have Iltherto

been

we are regarded as weak and pull- expressed, and it would welcome

lanimous and unworthy of serious more precise

consideration na potential adversaries. And detalled exposition of He Japanese

Nelther Hindenburg nar Ludendorff con- alltions for the termination of.

thought American intervention to be hostiles, and of Japan's polley lo

of much importance. The state of China-Reuter.

Amerlean defences is known in all A young wife on Boxing Day gaveenpitals and it is our job to-day to her life while saving a boy from bulld detences to strong and poten- drowning. She London, Jan. 15.

was Mrs. Bertha tial that enemies will think 10 times "Reuter" diplomatic correspondent Thompson, 21 years old wife of Air-before violating our rights,Reuter, Mrs. Moore Cosgrave, wife

understands that the British Intention craftman R. J. Thompson, of Usworth of to send the note to Japan was known holding her baby when someone and

Aerodrome, Co. Durham. Canada's Trado Commissioner, called and approved by France.

She was It absurd. "Voolten stockings are This would boost Australia's people going back to mid-Victorian consideration in Lonodu

trumpy," she said. "I can't imagine despatels of the note has been unner quarry. She left romebody to hold There is reason to believe that the boy was crying for help in the most important industry when times,"

her baby and ran over the leo to the Duchess goes out this year!

considerable time,

m. It gave way and lo apile of The despatch of a note by the drowned. The boy was eventually

ndenvours to save her as the wife of the Governor- the idea might be good for Austra- United States is thought

the was General

lla's baste Industry, she thought it caused some reconsideration of the rescued by her father. was an insult to the Duchem

terms and the drafting of the British A third said that the Duchess was document.--Reuter.

Duchess of Kent May Wear

Woollen Stockings

THE Duchess of Kent may

be asked to set a fashion by wearing woollen stock- ings in Australia.

But the suggestion has met with a hostilo reception froms Sydney women.

Another woman said that while

The suggestion was made and dis- enmed at a Sydney conference of the not coming to Australia to be treated Country Women's Association.

as an advertisement for Australian

It was urged that In winter the wool. women of Australia should

wear

A

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for

some

to

Thousands of women and girls in

German Liner In Collision

Wool instead of silk, and have the the United States have been wear- stockings patterns similar to golfing-stockings made of very fine wool stockings worn by men.

which can be mistaken for all at n

have

One official of the association said, short distance, since the beginning of it would be a nice gesture if the the anti-Japanese boycott campaign.

Lisbon, Jan. 15. Esociation presented the Duchess At some universities

'The German liner Orinoco, while with a pair of woollen stockings with were poated

pickets leaving Lisbon harbour to-day, came the royal ereal umbroidered in the undergraduates, discarded their silk Tromp, the latter being seriously that fellow-into collision with the Dutch cruiser | stookings."

damaged.--Reuter.

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