1939-02-01 — Page 31

War la China

KINGSHAN FALLS TO JAPANESE Invaders Resume Westward Thrust

CHINESE SOURCES admit that the Japanese have again occupied Kingshan, strategic town ninety miles north-west of

Hankow.

BLIZZARD PARALYSES AMERICA

Fifty-Two Deaths In Eastern Snowstorm

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Wednesday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ALLEGED INSURANCE FRAUD CASE

THAT THE MARKET price put in by the defence had been

proved wrong was the submis- ; sion made by Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, at the Supreme Court this morning, when hearing of the $30,000 insurance claim brought

NEW YORK, Jan. 31. THE STORM which awept the Eastern half of the United States, generating blizzards and gates, and causing at least 52 deaths, wore itself out over New England, while secondary The Japanese re-occupation was storm charned the Atlantic from carried out after severe fighting. | Cape

Hatteras according to telephone messages from menacing small craft, and pro-plastiffs

northward,

The Japanese have renewed their ducing discomfort for passengers westward thrunt along the Kingshan-on vessels bound to and from Tauoship highway, After withdraw-

Europe. ing from Kingshan, the

Chinese forces formed new lines west of the elty and are now defending Sunkino, The Japanese are considerably aided in their drive by the employ- ment of heavy artillery, which is constantly battering the Chinese positions.

Shanai.

Fighting along the Yangtze River in Anhwei province has been con- siderably intensifled, according to other reports from Kwellin,

The claim arose out of a fire in Road West on January 7, 1938, which Kolown at Connaught enused damage to merchandise to the extent of $115,000. Plainlifts claim- ed $30,000,23, being the rateable pro- portion of the lung to be borne by defendants under three Insurance policies.

CATCH IN JAPAN'S “NO INDEMNITY”.

Does Not Apply To Private "Lossos"

TOKYO, Jan. 31. THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, M. Arita, has re- vealed the "catch" in Japan's

February 1, 1939.

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

of

The Exclusive PRIVILEGE BOILING and PREPARING OPIUM SELLING and RETAILING OPIUM on the 28 day of February, 1888. so Bolled or Prepared with CEASE No boiled or prepared Oplum pur- chased from us or our Licences can

uard 3rd day

ns

aforesaid, KHOO TEONG POII, and CHEAK TEK SOON, Opium Farmers.

We are informed by the agent of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's stemmer Marta Teresa from Trieste, left Singapore for Hongkong this mor- aini-(Trieste is now Italinn.-Ed.)

by the Cheong Shing long firm oft-repeated bait that "no in- 1888, at Noon, without thy of March, against the China Underwriters demnity would be demanded the New Holder of such conclusive Ltd., was continued before the from China at the conclusion of privilege Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac-the incident."

In answer to a question in the Gregor.

Lower House of the Diet to-day, the Foreign Minister said: will demand

"The Japanese Government no indemnity for the losses sustained by the Gov- crnment.

"Indemnification for losses The defence alleged that out of the

suffered by private Japanese in- 137 items set out in the clum, 127terests will, however, be demand- were fraudulent and att benents un-cd." re-der the policies were, therefore, for-

felted. They further alleged

The Foreign Minister refused some of

to disclose what amount would the higher than the market price

goods had been charged

be claimed. that the Weight and Price Book had

forged.

The snowfalt ranged from Con-

necticuit's four inches to Main's 23 Inches.

The storm left in its wake, now- bound cities, crippled communications and transportation systems, and suiting delays everywhere.

Chiengo was the hardest hit, with 15 inches of snow, which caused the

that

Japanese batteries heavily shelled postponement of all school classes, been vetter, and Mr. H. C, Macna Tammany Trial

the Chinese positions at Niangniang-etc. miao, Bring over 500 rounds during Monday and badly damaging the Chinese defence works.

Simultaneously, four hundred Japanese marlors from two worships effectes a landing at Wushit, on the south bank of the river.

IN SOUTH CHINA

In South China, the Japanese launched a new drive on Sunkal, 18 miles north of Canton, on Sunday, but resumed their old positions after they were repulsed by the Chinese defendere,

HEAVY AIR RAIDS

morning as a result of a rainstorm New York trafle was tied up this

which later turned to sleet and snow, layer of ice.-United Press. cuating the streets with a treacherous

Mr.

Jara, instructed by Mr. E, Davidson of Hastings and Co., are for the plaintifs, and the on. Mr. Leo D'Almada and Mr. D. J. N. Ander- zou are instructed by Mr. O, E. C. Marion

for the defentiants, ESTABLISHED AS CORRECT When the case was resumed this morning, Mr. Potter submitted that

New Outrages Occur the price in every item set out in the

In Ruthenia

Budapest, Jan. 31. New outrages have occurred In Ruthenia according to the Budapest evening papers,

exploded beneath the engine of a Near the Percerin station, a bomb

troop train. The engine and several cara were derailed, while

CHUNGKING, Jan. 31. Shiukwan, an important city 145 miles north of Canton, was attacked yesterday by eighteen Japanese wars planes, euch machine Average of over five bom a soldiers were killed, and a large num- |

three

A large timberyard near Poroskov centre, was destroyed by incendiarism

Trans-Ocean,

on theber wounded. rallway station and surroundings.

In addition to the raid on the Cantou-Hankow Railway Japanese planes have displayed in

eased activity in other parts of the country.

Seventeen machines, dying in five separate formations, staged two ralda on Lieniang, near Nanchang. Several civilians

were killed or wounded. Reconnaissance Alghis were car- ried out over several north Kiangs cities, including the capital. chung.--Central News,

Nan-

American Chinese Join 8th Army

Wus

New Bush Fires

In Victoria

Melbourne, Jan. 31. Fresh bisk fires are threatening Victoria as a result of northerly winds which have suddenly sprung

up.

elaim had been checked to the last cent and established correct, whereas the market price put in by the defence had been proved to be

wrong.

DEAD MAN'S EVIDENCE ACCEPTED

NEW YORK, Jan. 31. THE TESTIMONY of George Weinberg, who committed sui- Referring to the Weight and Pricecide yesterday, will be allowed Book, Counsel suld that six pages of it had been photographed by the to be read in the forthcoming defence in support of the charge that re-trial of James Hines,

Tammany leader, as the result of a ruling by Judge Nott.

ft had been altered.

"ENEMY IN OUR CAMP* "It any foki," said Counsel, "of our firm made these alterations, all I can say is that he is an enemy in our camp, because I cannot and that our case can be advanced by any single of these alterations. I don't know who altered them but we say we did

not

Counsel then went on to comment on the photography and said that the figures appearing in most of them were as plain as any human being would want them to be. They did not require any touching up and yet In the book it could be seen that some of the letters had been thickened, There had been no material allons in the sense that one figure lal alter- had been changed to another but apparently the defence brought the thickening of certain of the letters

up

A big fire is raging on a 20-mile in order to throw suspicion or doubt. front at Mount Kerang.

The ease for the plaintiffs could not tlon, and if some misguided folt: of be advanced by any such transforma theirs in a moment of zeal touched up the letters, then he was just a crazy 1001,

Conditions have been considerably agravated by dry conditions brought about by the country's record drought.

New Restrictions On German Jews

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25 YEARS AGO The Austrian

Kalserin cruiser Ellabeth arrived in Hongkong this morning, the customary salutes being fred. (This was the last Austrian Cruiser to visit Hongkong before the Great War-probably the last in History,—-Ed.)

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10 YEARS AGO

Above the cheers of the people thronging round the Prince of Wales in one of the long mean streets of Jarrow to-day, there rose a cry "Let me just touch him."

The speaker was a bind woman, and she called out just as the Prince was entering a collage to visit the bedside of a bed-ridden septuagenari- an, who had been employed for fty years in shipyard where there are now only 3,000 workers compared with a normal 12,000.

raised his hat and asked the crowd to The Prince heard the ery, stopped. old lady, he shook her hard and talk- make way for him. On reaching the ex-ed kindly to her for several minutes.

Weinberg's evidenes in the first trial of Hines provided some of the Kreatest sensations of the trial, andt is the bulwark of the prosecution's

This was one of the many Incidents betokening the affection for the Prince of folks living in appallur conditions in the North of England.

To-day was the third in succession that the Prince of Wales has spent in investigating for himself the conditions in the distressed areas in the Northern conlfelds.

The decision to allow Weinberg's testimony to be admitted in written form was made by Judge Nott after Thomas Dewey, New York's briliant District Attorney, had personally testified that Weinberg had com-

5 YEARS AGO mitted suleide because he was de- pressed at the result of the first trial latest talkie theatre. The Alhambra, The first offering of Kowloon's and was also suffering from a stomach attracted something ailment.

like record crowds at every performance yester- Mr. L. F. Stryker, lines, alleged that Weinberg alottains such a high standard of enter- counsel for day, and whilst the theatre main- himself because he feared cross-tainment, a continual repelition of examination in the turrent trial-such attendances seems assured. Reuter.

Bombardier Reduced To Ranks

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Dan Thomas, well-known American film critic, has compiled an interest- ing tst of the Ten Best Hollywood Films of 1033, and peni cinemagoers will note with interest that he includes four flims which have already been shown here as well as "The Power and the Glory," which is a forthcom- Ing attraction,

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Yenan, Jan. 31. Chen Lee, a 20 year-old resident of Manila has now joined the Eighth Route Army in China, ending a five months journey on foot, by Chinese

NO FAIR EXPLANATION Junks and military trucks, via Hong-

Continuing Counsel sald kung, Kweiyang and Chungking.

defence had suggested that no virtually penniless during the

explanation had been given to trip, and was clothert only in

Walt Disney's "Big Bad Wolf" s tropical quiting, despite the very cold

points raised by them and that the

Bombardier John Sutcliffe White-ranked No. 1, and this will cause but Bertin, Jan. 31.

books had not been produced at the Chinese climate.

head of the 30th Heavy Battery, Bthy little argument, for the creation is Another step towards the exclusion proper time. Looking at the He Intenda

Heavy Regiment, has been sentenced | surely the greatest thing the cinema to change his name to of Jews from Germany's cconomic respondence, said Mr. Franklin Tee, after President Roose-life decurs to-morrow, after which could be seen that the books were

Potter, ta 20 days' detention and reduced to has ever seen. velt, observing that "both of us are day no Jewish dentists will be allow-produced without delay and there at Stanley Barracks in which two which was shown here last week, is the ranks as a result of a struggle "Berkeley Square," Fox's picture and fighters for liberty and ed to practice in Germany.

fore there was no justincation to otherrs were involved. suggest that there had been seine-

Whitehead was Court Martialled on Through," the great M.G.M. success, accorded second' place. *Smilin' fance on the part of his clients,

nuary 23 and 24, the concluding is third and Cavalcade," The

defence ha specified two items

Pros being held in camera Fox achievement fourth. 01) which they made their Whitehead plended not guilty to attack, and the reason why it was impossible

striking a

a superior officer, Capt. D. to give an explanation L. S. Narthente, in the excution of with regard to these was because Mr his duty; striking Sergt. Major P. fessor Fritz Haber, the famous Ger- Davidson at that time had not re- ceived full instructions in the case.

Goody and using threatening Mr. Davidson, however, did suggest

language to a superior officer. Chamberlain Tells

to the defendants to send in a list of

Evidence was given that accused the different

was reprimanded over his kit and Items in dispute or used insolent iagttage. Of War's Progress

that the representatives

When told parties meet together and thrash the Northeple, the blowe also landing on of both to stand to attention, he struck Capt. Takyo, Jan. 31.

whole matter out. If these sugges the Sent-Major, London, Jan. 31. The Japanese Government is be- tions had been adopted, the Questioned in

ease took place. lieved to be on the verge of drastic would in all probability not #nuse of

have Commons lo-day regarding

Sentence the measures as a result of the refusal come to Court.

Air. Potter concluded by mying

mulgated.

Lee intends to study at the "Resist- ance University" at Yenan, and will then become engaged in political

work.

He is termmpanied by Harold Tate of New York-United Press,

the

Actually, about a third of the 120 Jewish dentists in Berlin have been informed that they would receive temporary permission to continue practising-Reuter.

Tokyo Retaliation For Paris Act

situation in China, Mr. Neville Cham- of France to agree to the appoint~ {that it was most remarkable that in berlain replied. that the only sight-/ment of Mr. M. Tani s Japanese all the letters that passed there was ficant development during recent; Ambassador to Paris. weeks had been the announcement by the Japanese Government

It is thought in some quarters that December 22 of the revised peace quest for the withdrawal

on the Japanese response may be a re- terms they were prepared to offer, and French Minister in Tokyo.

of the the Chinese Government's rejection

of them.

No important change had occurred

increased

gueriiln

in the military situation, though In Norti China, activity had resulted in some tem- porary Interruption to railway traffle. --Renter,

1 Dead, 5 Missing In R.A.F. Tragedy

"Arms For Spain" Demonstration

London, Jan. 31. Hundreds of extra police were drafted into Tottenham Court Road 10-day, when thousands parteipated in an "Arms for Spain" demonstra- tion at the War Memorial.

They listened to speeches critlels- London, Jun. 31. ng the Government's foreign policy, The Ali Ministry announces that af particularly with regard to Spin. naval lieutenant is dead, and five are wissing, belloved to be dead, us a Fifty members of the International result of a collision off Alexandria Brigade, just returned from Spain, an January 30 between two aircraft marched to the meeting, singing re- of the No. 825 Squadron of HMS.volutionary songs. Glorious

The demonstrators marched round The missing. Incluate two naval Piccadilly for an hour, crying "Arms Heutenants-Router.

fur Spain." Traffic was suspended and a number of arrests were made. -Reuter.

Idzumo Anchors

Off Pakhoi

Hollow, Feb. 1.

Spelling Bee

morlar-bord springbok auxiliary:..

How many of their words are The Japanese flagship Idzumo Incorrect and what is wrong with reported to be anchored off the Pak- the others? Moi court.

autonomous. Eightem other, Japanese warships autoproy are all the Kwanglung: const west of. morgaga Pakhol, while als are oft Ngaiyun on. English, Oxford. Dictionary, spel

molly coast of Hainan, Islanding of these words will be found on

page 9.

most

most

not a single word said of charge of fraud-claiming more than the main the true markel price. The the defendants had mentioned was that the plaintiffs were claiming some of the goods which had alrendy been sold, and it was not until they had come to the pleadings that they made the charged that the

The death has occurred of Pru-

man chemist, and the inventor of the process for generating hydrogen from the air.

He is

generally credited

with

employment of poison gas in warfare. having been the orginator of the

Notwithstanding his great pervices to Germany In the war, Haber was pro-forced out of his post in 1933 after Hitler came into power. The reason was that he was paelfist, though not an active one.

A struggle then

been

has

just

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Addressing the Inter-Parliamentury Union in 1926, he said it would be a great blessing if the nations would at last realise that war was not a profitable business.

official summary issued at 3.30 p.m.is not so much gus war, as war in The Hongkong Stock Exchange "The monstrous thing" he added, yesterday, says:

general-the war of the future with

price Business was a tle more brisk its mass operatlons by aircraft on a to-day, enquiries being spread over defenceless area which will spare

Thia.

made the charge that the price market price.

The case is proceeding.

Palestine Parleys Start Monday

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London, Jan. 31, The round table Palestine will open on February 7,

conference according to an announcement made In the House of Commons this after- noon by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald.

This morning, Mr. MacDonald con- ferred with leading members of the various Ocean,

Arab delegations.-Trans-

Industry Parleys At Dusseldorf

Berlin, Jan. 31. It is learnt in well-informed, circles

that conversations between repro- sentatives o2 British and German in- dustry wil open at Dusseldorf on February 28,

The main matter to be discussed will be questions of price, with special reference to machinery and coal-Reuter,

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larger Add. The turnover was neither women nor children.

better than for the past few days. I deserves to be fought with all the with some prices showing a slight resources of polilles." improvement.

Buyers

Hongkong Bank 31.370 Union Insurance $450,

K. Fire Insurance $ing ILK, Docks (Old) $18,00 Providenta (Old) SÅ,70 I. 9. Hotel 0,00 HK-Londa 330 ILK. Trainways $17 1.3. ElectHe $58% Cements 151

Watsons $7.45" Wing On (H.KK.)_BIG Entertainments 87 Maremana (1K) 1/4 Kellers Canton Insurance $225 Us Insurance $450 1. & S. 1otels $3.70 FIK. Renities 15.10 ILK, Tramways $17.40 Telaphones (OM) #234 Hongkong Bank $1,969/0 Union insurance #50/450. 1.C. Docks (Old) 917,10 11. & B. Hotel 0.no Humphreys 30 -

1.K. Aramways $1090/19 China, Lighte. (Tilghia) y Coments #194

Entertainmenía $7.10 Antamera P 41 Atoks

Engute Gold 26. nenguet Consolidated 12,40

Copa Crave 4734 Consolidated. MLION 0029. Demonstrations 20%

Ben Mauricio 1.70

Buyoo, 21% United Parmenle 1.00

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