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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

JAPANESE WOUNDED IN P.I. AFFRAY

JAPAN PREPARING FOR NEW CAMPAIGN

(Continued from Page 1.) Yeungmul, on the North River, north of Samshul. The Chinese defenders are now holding a new line in the vicinity.-Central News, VIOLENT FIGHTING IN CENTRAL

HUPEH

Ichang, Jan. 20.

January 20, 1939.

EUROPEANS IN TRAFFIC COURT CASES

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

A. C. Beck, Interport cricketer, was fined $20 when convicted on a summons of driving without A SPECTACULAR PICTURIZATION OF THE duo care and caution along

Leighton Hill Road on Christmas MIGHT AND GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT ROME !

MANILA, Jan. 20. A JAPANESE-FILIPINO In- cident occurred yesterday after- noon at Lauyen Ikbayat on Luzon Island, when 26 Japanese

Hostilities in central itupch are subjects probably from Formosa, developing with Increasing violence, morning. alleged to be pirating lumber, according to urgent field dispatches.

Mr. D. B. Evans pleaded gulity au were fired on by Fillipino

Bitter street fighting took place at behalf of Deck before Mr. R. Edwards military.

Kingshan, about 14 and halt miles at the Central Magistracy this morn- west of Yingcheng, on Wednesday ing. One Japanese was wounded and when a Japanese unit succeeded in captured, but the others escaped in breaking into the town after the u ship in which they arrived safely. severe battle in the outskirts. Both The prisoner is being brought to sides suffered heavy casualties in the Maniin charged with legal entry, sanguinary fight. pending investigations,

The Chinese have brought up large It is understood that the temper of numbers of reinforcements for a

counter-offensive. the Japanese as a result of recent

Inspector S. C. Saunders said Beck was driving on the wrong side of the react when he collided with a inx! coming in the opposite direction. There were passengers in both cars, but no one was injured.

The damage to the taxi amounted to $05, and this amount had been paid over to the Taxi Company by Beck. Defendant had been driving for several years, and this was his first

he Japanese as a result of recent The number of Japanese has also alleged

violations of Philippine been increased to more than 2,000 waters. There have been several with the arrival of reinforcements, Instances in past months of Japanese The invaders who retreated from offence. fishing craft using forbidden grounds, Sunchlao, west of Kingshan, have!

Meanwille Luzon has requested also joined in the attack. military reinforcements-Reuter.

Lost Memory Man Speaks

ALF-DECIPHERABLE writing on HALIDECOLERABLE

court

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ARMY OFFICER FINED Major A. S. Colley, commanding the 3rd. Medium Battery II.K.S.RA Another Japanese column of about and residing at 25, Humphrey's 2,000 is pushing towards Kingshan Buildings Kowloon, was fined a total from Tsooshih. About 400 of them of $20 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at jare being engaged by the Chinese the Kowloon Magistracy this morning

in the vicinity of Sunchino.

on two summonses of driving his car Following the Chinese counter-No. 3293, without a driver's license offensive, Sanyangtien, northwest of on December 20 and leaving his car Hankow Road ca Yingcheng in cast Hupch, is

now unattended in

December 20. completely in Chinese hands.

Defendant who was not present in The Japanese pushing southwest to

urt admitted the charges by halled letter. Firmen İbetween the two places.-Central

Trame Sergeant A. R. Brittain who of the clues to the identity of a mys-

prosecuted, asked the magistrato to at Salisbury News. tery man who called

serious view of the first charge, of

toke Infirmary kullering from loss

GUERILLAS ACTIVE

Defendant had been driving his enr memory and was admited to a ward.

and had Changsha, Jan. 10.

for nearly three months Two names are being investigated"

Fighting between Chinese guerillas never taken out a licence. He had Ly the pollee. A bill found in one and Japanese forces in the vicinity of been in the Colony for some time for him to have taken out a licence,

occasion, when he The boom of artillery was heard stopped by Sergeant Brittain and asled to produce a licence, defendant throughout yesterday.

had said that he did not possess one. Three Japanese warships, which He had been warned. arrived near Yogang on Jan. 12, have

of the man's pockets and receipted Yoyank on the Canton-Hankow und should know that it was essential Railway in northern Hunan, con- tiettes.

at the Crown Hotel. Worcester, on December 14 was made out to "Mr. Chapman."

A visitor answering the man's des- cripton who registered at n Salisbury hotel in the name of Gibbons left

On one

was

Sergeant Brittain added that as of some standing and responsibility, he should have taken out a licence.

the hotel after lunch recently-about been shelling intermittently Nantsin-Majon Colley was a man. ten hours before the mystery, man kang, at the mouth of the Tungting arrived at the hospital.

Propped up in his bed at the in-Lake. Central News. firmary the mystery man said:

"I seem to remember staying at an hotel here. I think I took a bus to go to Barford St. Martin (a village near Salisbury) to meet a friend.

'I REMEMBER A FALL'

"I seemed to have met a friend and to have returned to Salisbury and seen him off by train to London After that I recall a fall.

"I know I stayed at Worcester and T remember paying an hotel bill, but I do not think my name is Chapman. "That seems to be the name of a friend of mine.

"I think I am a journalist."

FIGHTING NEAR LINFEN

Tungkwan, Jan. 20. Hostilities around Linfen, in south Shansi, have resumed.

About 1,000 Japanese pushing to- wards Tumen, scene of recent bitter fighting northwest of Linfen, from Heilungwan, southwcast of Fuhsien, are now locked in a fierce battle with the Chinese-Central News,

YELLOW RIVER SITUATION

Chungking, Jan. 19. Chinese military oficials, quoting General Yen Sih-shan, said that he The mystery man recalled apend-had declared his Intention to prevent In some time in China, where he Japanese troops from crossing the was known by a Chinese name Yellow River. meaning "Flower of the West,"

Arrears In

Civil Actions

London.

After fining the defendant $5 on the charge of leaving the car unat- of tended and $15 on the charge driving without a licence Mr. Mac- fadyen was told that a licence had been inken out since the summons had been issued.

NAVAL OFFICER FINED Sub. Lieutenant J. H. Stueley of total of H.M.S. Thanet was fined $8 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on two summonses of falling to notify the police of the change of ownership of his car No. 3005 and leaving bla unattended in the 20 minute time limit car park in Salisbury Road on December

20,

car

Pleading gulity to both charger, Lieutenant Stucley said that he was

He said that the Chinese positions unaware that the buyer of a car, Da were very strong. and that strong himself, should notify the police of fact. In London where he had forces of Chinese troops hod

bought and sold several ears, it was gathered in Shansi.

the

the

now

custom for the seller of a car to He reported that they had modern notify the police of the new owner. weapons which included

Bght With regard to the charge of leaving machine-guns, automatics, nod il his car unattended, defendant said be number of field artillery.

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did not know that the car park in It is stated that many medium-question had time limit of sized Chinese munition factories were minutes. working at full blast.

A

Case's 60 down for trial ning The General declared that Chinese months ago are among the 1,500 civil troops

defeated had recently nelions which will face King's Bench strong Japanese force in north-west judges in the New Year. Ways and Shansi, and had recaptured (seven) means of clearing off the heavy are countles.--United Press.

rears are being considered. More than half the King's Bench Judges are usually away from the Law Courts travelling the assize circuts. The old Bailey makes calls on the time of other judges. The result is flat there are seldom more than High Court to deal with King's Hench cases. Two extra judges are Likely to be appointed. In the Divorce Division about 650 suits were carried over when the cour

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR VETERAN DIES

Tokyo, Jan. 20. Vice Admiral Tudamichi Kamaya, i

LEAGUE REJECTS KOO'S PLEA FOR AID

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Britain, Belgium, and Nochimof in the Battle of the Japan Sweden, but only a vague resolution Sea, died at his private residence at was drawn up concerning the bom Zushi, in Kanagawa Prefecture, at bardment of open towns, which wil 0.30 pm. to-day at the age of 77-belcussed at the meeting of the Council and submitted to the public mesting of the Council to-morrow.

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cuss the matter further. It is un- kong yesterday by the Ranchi from The party was held at the Jacobeanderstood that the Council is opposed

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The to pressing China's claims through He passed through the Colony on Chieftain of the Society, Mr. W. Kay, the League, preferring to await the his way out In September. He was presented Mr. McLay with a silver result of the diplomatie notes sent in China in 1930 collecting material cigarette box. Mr. McLay sultably by Britain and France to Japan.- for a book,

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