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WETAIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,

1939. 日五初月正

SHANGHAI SHOOTINGS

JAPAN PREPARES FOR

FULL TEXT OF PROTEST TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

morning.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22.

GUNS CONTINUED to bark to-night in Shanghai, following a wild A group of terrorists, apparently attempting to stage a demonstration at Siccawei, off French Concession, shot down a Tatao policeman who attempted to interfere.

Municipal police raided a gambling den in the heart of the city, and a British policeman opened fire when someone yelled "Robber," wounding a man who was attempting to escape the police cordon.-United Press.

PREMIER'S PLEA FOR SUPPORT Eloquent Plea For Empire Co-operation

LONDON, Feb. 22.

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL to the country to support the Government's policy of peace, through strength, was made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, speak- ing to-night at Blackburn, when he said that it was natural in" these days of uncertainty in international affairs that public interest should be concentrated largely on external politics and the preparations being made to meet any possible emergency.

JAPANESE PROTEST TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

BORHEQ

NEW GUINEA-

AS ACTION

PORT MORESBY

QUEENSID

AUSTRALIA

own

Britons Remain In Kuling

A

Only. 47 Agreed To Evacuation

USTRALIA is to have lis

MESSAGE TO the A Gibraltar. นท Commonwealth Defence Minister Street is about to Royal Navy in Hongkong visit it to draw up plans for a strour states that the evacuation The site of the proposed fortress of Kuling was completed at

16 p.m. yesterday.

naval and air base there,

included 18

Ger-

Is Port Moresby, Papua. Admirably

Гот situated

Australian defence, it controls the westward entrance t

The foreigners leaving the the Torres Straits, and is two hours mountain resort flight from Queensland.

There is a fine harbour, with 12 Britous, 9 Americans, 7 Quarr miles of good anchorage, mans, 5 Swedes, 2 Belgians and SHANGHAI, Feb. 22. Except for the marrow entrance. 1 Russian.

is completely landlocked by steep CLIMAXING THE series of emergency conferences is that come down to the water's in Shanghai and Tokyo, the Japanese military, naval and dre,

Existing facilities for aircraft are diplomatie authorities at 3 o'clock this afternoon lodged to be improved, military roads built, and stores, workshops, forts and bar. joint protest with Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of, racks established. the Municipal Council, regarding the recent terroristic

outrages in the International Settlement.

A communique issued by the Japanese authorities simul- taneously with the presentation of the protest, reads:

"In view

MADRID MOBILISES

LAST MAN

I

of the recurrent]

STEAMER TORPEDOED AZORES

terroristic outrages in Shanghai, NR.

a request for the assent of the

Shanghai Municipal Council to

the

of adoption

mensures to cope with

effective

the present

situntion, was made in writing to Mr.

Unknown Pirate Submarine

Army Of 2,000,000 thorities at 3 o'clock this after the Pece, has sent out a

When huge armaments were being piled up on every hand, they could not avoid a certain anxiety, lest sumár medent, perhaps trifling in itself. should get in nation the machinery that would bring them into operation. day

In Spain Soon

If that dread event should come to mobilisation was pass, Aut

almost

parations were proceeding

the consequences.

"In such condition, it seems to me the defence of Madrid.

reckless, only

1 irresponsible ignorant inen would desire that the Government to-day should fellow any other policy than the one we have kid down for muurselves,

Meanwhile on all fronts, the only policy of peser through strength,

furth which

will neglect no opportunity of activity reported has been breaking down suspicions and Insurgent borbardments

of Alicante, where antagonisms, and at the same time staburtas

Prem. Negrin, alone ano on foot, - to-day visited the front at University City, and inspected the defences. He

the

was cheered by the troops.

if

the

from shore. Similarly, bombs w.re

Yoshiaki Londen.

Yuzo Isono represented the Consular:1

thorities.

the help of our friends within the dropped at Almeria, where five were count."

of the request to the Municipal

Empire, a strength so' formidabe as

in Four

durity th night.--United

in maintain our rights and liberties killed and many wounded against any who might be rash raids

ngth to attacks them."

COMFORTING

CONCLUSIONS

The Prime Minister recalled thei

Press

BIGGEST ARMY IN EUROPE

Meanwhile, it is revenleri tiut the Japanese Naval Landing Party dis- matched 'a number of men" to the, Ratian Defence Suelor following the

GENDARMERIE PROTEST

Shanghai, Feb. 22.

Four Britons are remaining

at Kiukiang, and the remainder

going to Shanghai by the steamship "Naruto Japanese Maru.

EVACUATION OF KULING

Shanghai, Feb. 23. Escorted by Lieut-Commander Stafford, captain of H.M.S. Ladybird, and Lieut-Commander Jelfs, captain of the U.S.S. Cabu, 47 foreigners and 13 Chinese

servants arrived safety at Kiuklang yesterday after a 20- miles march through the Chinese and Japanese lines from the 3,500 feet- high mountain resort of Kuling.

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U.S. Veers To Britain

Would Do Everything To Aid, Poll Shows

THE

NEW YORK, Feb. 22. "HE POSSIBILITY of an Important trend in American public opinion away from the traditional isolation- ist policy is indicated by the results of their latest pall, according to the American Institute of Public Opinion,

Asked whether they thought America "should do everything possible to help England and France, except to go to war herself, should Germany and Italy attack the two democra cies. 69 per cent, of those who polled. voted "yes". Bruter,

JAPANESE PLANES OVER H. K.

"Mystery" Squadron Seen In Kowloon

JAPAN'S APOLOGY TO H.K. GOVERNOR

THE "TELEGRAPH" is officially informed that, acting on instructions from his home Government, Mr. T. Oda, acting Japanese Consul-General in Hong- kong, called on the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, the Colonial Secretary at 10 o'clock this morning.

Mr. Oda formally expressed regret to the Governor of Hong- kong, Sir Geoffry Northcote, for the bombing of the frontier near Shum Chun on Tuesday.

MYSTERY OF EARLIER "APOLOGY"

During the News Bulletin broadcast from Daventry last night a statement was made that

the Japanese Consul General In

Hongkong has immediately ex- pressed to the British 14-

thorities the regret of the

Japanese Army for the border incident on Tuesday.

This statement has no foundation In fact, The Daventry statement was ap-

communique

Japanese

Eight mysterious aeroplanes, believed to be Japanese, flew over Hongkong at 3 am, on Wednes-perently based

Issued by the Japanese War Office at day, according to a report re-

The yesterday. an unimpeachable communique, according ceived from

Ocean," claimed that one plane, by mistake, had dropped a bomb 611 British territory, the bomb hitting the engine of a train."

source.

Although the Incident na been denied officially by the Police and

planes other authorities, the

were seen and heard by several people in Kowloon,

to "Trans-

Immediately afterwards, the com- munique added, "the Japanese Con- (su) General in Hongkong expressed to the British authorities the regret the itt- of the Japanese Army for

The planes passed directly over the Island and were out of sight within a few minutes,

The theory held is that they werecident." Japanese planes which had lost their way on a bombing expedition,

"MISDIRECTED BOMB"

No such expressions of regret had been received in Hongkong until Mr. Oda called on the Colonial Secretary at 10 am.

The Tokyo War Ofce communique

was

PRECAUTIONS ON FRONTIER. As a result of enquiries pursuant on yesterday's report of the army view of the position at the border, it is stated now that it is not to be inferred

carried by three News Agencies that the army is not fully alive 10

Reuter

Trans-Ocean and Domei. Be situation. Certain instructions

ructions The Daventry broadcast was credited to Reuters. In the Reuter report, spot, the Royal Scots, and other pre-published in Hongkong this morning. cautionary measures have been taken the violation of British territory wns

The "Telegraph" was informed by

attributed "to misdirected bomb." The "Donici" story report one bomb hitting a train. The "Trans-Ocenn" report mentions one bomb dropped on British territory.

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been

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The alleged Japanese apology made no mention of the other Bombs which fell in British territory,

of the from regarding

casualties that resulted

these explosions. Yesterday the "Tele graph" published photographs show- ing at least two craters in British territory.

4.000

PAKHOI LANDING REPULSED

CONSUL'S ADMISSION Subsequently, Mr. Oda told the "Telegraph," shortly before seeing the Colonial Secretary, this morning that it in incorrect to state that any

has been

Hongkong

Mr.

been expressed to the Government

yet,

Oda's statement obviously repudiated the Japanese War Omee claim, made at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, that an apology had bee made to the Hongkong Governm

The foreigners, according to Japanese army communique consist- ed of 18 Britons, 11 Americans, seven Germans. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of the

three Belgians. Municipal Council, by the Japanese) · CHATHAM, MASS., Feb. 22. Latvian, and one Russian. military, naval and considar

A VESSEL DESCRIBED as

Forty-seven other foreigners, in- radio cludin

* 81-year-old English "Representing

Army were!

message saying that it has been woman, are remaining at Kuling. Major-General Sha Sakurai

The communique added: "The the torpedoed by an unknown sub- General Omeet commanding Shanghai Area. HENDAYE, Feb. 22.

Colonel Isus marine 200 miles south of the Japanese army, while hoping for their safety, cannot be held respon- Mabuchi, The Navy, was represent- Azores.

Hible

for any injuries they might LOYALIST OFFICIALS to-

Rear-Admiral by

Yoshinolaz A London message says that the sustain as a result of military opera- that reported

general | Shishido, Commandant of the Shang-letters P.E.C.C. may be the vessel's tions. Moreover, the Japanese army

com-tai

Naval Sprezal

Landing Party, call-sign, although it is understood rez mid comt on escaping;plete, and simultaneously pre-aert Commander Tuya Misugoba,: Diet no such sign can be truced in regrets that it will not be able to have been issued to the troops on the

accord Tull protection for Consul General for while

Mum and Consuls Shintaro Sate and The identity of the Pree remained property of third-party nationals in

Kuling." to-night. despite very mystery

the Commissioner of Police, Hon. Mr. The communite alleges that the wide enquiries on the two continents, i

T. H. King, that the strength The first S.0.5., was received car-Chinese troops at Kuling not only FOREIGN FÖRCES NOTIFIED

lie by the American steamer Tulsa. sought to forestall the Japanese at-

pulier posts on the frontier has not tark by camouflagging third-party been increased since Tuesday's in- "Following a call upon Chairman,

"SINKING: URGENT" pranklin of the Municipal Council,

cident. property, but, in rollusion with ver- Later the Portishead Radio in Eng-tami

Certain police officers have the Japanese Army and Navy repre-i of

sentatives called on the commanding land circulated a message from the Chinese, obtained supplies of food drafted to Fanling and Kam Tin to

ship: "Position 32.10 North, 27.45 and secured information

cope with the influx of refugees who on Tuesday, hled up steadily and resolutely with; planes dropped 80 bombs seven miles livers of the British and Halian West. Been torpedoed by unknown the disposition of the Japanese forces. crossed the frontier

furees in Shanghai informing them)

submarine and holed above water--Reuter.

These numbered between 3,000 and line. Sinicing. Urgent."

A "Domei" message states that 17

Casualties in British territory on Thus the ship is further south thun foreign residents of various nationali-Tuesday were twelve killed and nine originally reported.

uk remaining

the A New York

message says that is

wounded. Thirteen Chinese the British her, Empress of Aus, mountain rewrt. Trafka, and

foreign evacuees The Greek Kleamer ployees of the Berlin, Feb. 22. ¦ shooting offray this morning when,

Montpelion, are proceeding to the also descended the mountain, Spain will soon have an army of two Chinese detectives and

spot indicated in the 5.0.8. from!

WARNING OF ATTACK recent defenes debate in the late two million admirably trained men, Chinese constable were shot dead by!

the torpedoed· ship.

Hankow, Feb. 23. of Commons when he said that the at her disposal" declared General terrorists-Domei.

The Radio Marine Corporation in- A warning that following Wednes cost of re-armament was staggering Salehage, commander of the Navar

formed "Reuter" that they are werk day's evacuation by 47 foreign re- but that they could draw one or two rese division, to a representative of

ing on the assumption that the signal silents, the Japanese milltary alt- comfurling conclusions from the the "Angriff in an interview pub

PEC.C., may have been misread.thorities would be unable to assume huge figures, which could be set of lished to-day.

A strong protest was filed by the They said that the vessel might be responsibility for the possible damage against The rather discomforting The General went on to say that Japanese Gendarmerie with

the British oil tanker Pecten, the

likely to be dune to the foreigners The Corporation is endeavouring who still remain at Kuling, in connec- of Japanese warships on Tuesday

An abortive attempt by a number yesterday. process of paying the bill.

this army would enable Spain to re Municipal Counet Pollee this morn- The delay in the production of tain the rank to which she is entitleding with regard to the "preposterous" to communicate with the Tuin re-tion with Impending military opera- morning to effect a landing at armaments was being rapidly over-mont: the nations. The Infantry statement made

garding this, by a spokesman of It is pointed out that the signal for Central China Ariny. tlons, was issued by come. Ships, guns, aeroplanes and formed the outstanding characteristle the Municipal Council

the Japanese Hwantouling, a small village west of to foreign the letters "Ten" in more-code ure

Pakhol on the southwestern coast of munitions were now pouring out of of the Spanish army,

Kwanglung,

reported

from letter "C" as for the the yards and factories in a stream

Koyanagi of Renter.

A spokesinun of the Japanese Army on Mr. In Insurgent Spain there are now, newspaper reporters following the the ter of constantly Increasing volume, and according to General Solchaga, the Japanese Army's Press Section

painted out that following the fall of Chinese sources this morning. the Wuhan Area, several thousand As soon as the invading warships the position to-day, cumpared with a tween 800,000 and 900,000 men under un Nanking Road on Sunday. few months ago

31 Hurt In was enormously arms, while the Loyalists had about

Chinese troops retreated to the slopes broke into the Chinese line of The spokesman of the Municipal Another Open Door of Lushan Mountain and "under cover challenged, it is said to

defence, they were

Immediately 1 Der strengthened.

a Berce Discussing the development of air/ 500,000 in the Valencia sector. These council alleged that Mr. Koyanagi | two armies would soon form a single and his companions including two

of over 100 nationals of third, Powers

rain Smash power, which he said Introduced an force.

Is Closed staying at Kuling, summer resort ut artillery duel by the Chinese battery entirely new element into modern The Spanish tiny was amply women were attacked by a Japanese

the top of the Mountain, attempted to units on the coast.

With the occupation of Holhow and warfare, and brought the risks of war | equipped with most modern arms, over a love intrigue. The statement

evade Japanese attack.** Into the midst of the civilian popula the value of which had been thor Daily News on Monday.

was published by the North-China

Peiping, Feb. 22.

"With a view to evacuating foreigner ports in Hainan Island, accord-One was killed and 31 others in- customs authorities in the tion, Mr. Chamberlain declared:

Ing to the same sources, the number Jured in a train smash at oughly tested on both sides during|

nationals before launching a punt of Japanese vessels and aeroplanes,t to-day. Calling at the Municipal Counell North China ports refuse to issue ex live campaign against the remnant Waichow Istand off the Pakhold. the civil war,

The majority of the victims were CIVILIANS' DANGER

Dealing

the Japanese authorities "Nothing we can do can give theed in that the experience obtain- Police Headquarters at 11 o'clock this port permits on or after March 10 Chinese and of November, last year, have been considerably decrethree football fans attending the Celtic-

mountain warfare, the Gen-morning, a representative of the for any goods unleas exporters since the elvilians absolute protection against eral sald iitat operations in mountain Japanese Gendarmerie demanded an produce certificates

It is said that there are gs and a learts cup tie match at Parkhead showing that since the

conducted

negotiations with the Japanese warships, 15 Blue-Jackets Renter Special, atinck from the air, but we can do districts required a light Infantry explanation as to on what grounds export exchange has been sold UX representatives of various Powers. company of a hundrede Walchow much to lessen its effectiveness, to with as little baggage as possible. the statement at stake was made. If the Japanese-controlled Federal Re- “ለ። the reault, a considerable stationed off and on prevent panie, and to ensure that the Practically-everything needed by the it was true, the Japanese official ask-serve Bank, according to

number of foreigners subsequently Island." Japanese report.

withdrew from the Mountain. There be maintained."

The General said that if the If it was

The report adds that a decree to were still remaining, however, many Mr. Chamberlain then detailed Insurgents had learnt from their

for this effect is being issued, and, that asked

nationals of third Powers at civil defence work being curricu put Loyslist adversaries the value of en- punishment of the official responsible all foreign currency collected by the

FIRE ON PEAK resort. mountain under the direction of Sir John trenchments, the Insurgents hed and issue an official denial of the Federal Reserve Bank will be de- foreigners extended various facill Anderson, and said that he noticed themselves proved

that even the whole statement, il was nuthorita- posifed with the Yokohama Specieties to the Chinese troops in the Peak o'clock yesterday afternoon that a certain number of his critics strongest entrenchments could nattively revealed. were declaring very vigorously that withstand an attack properly direct-

Meanwhile. the since the steel shelter which they ed and carried out after a sufficient Municipal Council made a declat exchange at d. compared with the 31 requested through the officint of the South British Insurance were providing at a cost of £20,000,- | preparation by the artillery,

pony. To ensure success it was necessary ion regarding the assassination of Present ruling rate of slightly over third Powers in Shanghal the 000 dit not give protection against a direct hit, they should be abandoned, that the infantry should attack the. Kuo-chief, grandson of the and that instead, they should provide enemy positions immediately. The late Marshal LI Hung-chang, on shelters so deep underground that General added that the insurgent Gordon Road on Tuesday that it they would not be affected by a

had rarely made bayonet was not connected with any political bomb.

charges and had mainly resorted to motive.--Domet. hand Grenades. AIR RAID SHELTERS

In reply to But a moment's reflection would question concerning the value of show that it was not so simple as armoured cars, the General observed that. They must consider whether that experience made in the Spanish It was possible to get into such a deep civil war should not be generalised, shelter without a panic rush. Asince the terrain conditions in Spain

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fighting capacity of the nation shall troops should follow on motor lorries.ed for evidencend groundless, that

troops

authorities

The

local

of Some

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London, Feb. 22.

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Fire

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The

Dank,

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The Federal Bank is only to buy

Mountain.

10 t an outbreak in the residence

"The Japanese Army on January

Com-

in

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eightpence-Reuter.

European In Hospital

As the result of a 'collision between

177 of Mr. R. H. Wild, Manager of

The outbreak occurred maining foreign residents to evacute the mountain by February 10. ceiling, where one of the beams which

his car and a motor-cycle driven by Although 47 foreigners desceded the was in contact with the heated chim-Wu Kam-tai, Mr. A. G. Hargreave of Imperial Chemical Industrier, was Mountain on Wednesday there are ney suddenly burst into flames. still 47 others who refused to By the time the brigade arrived the admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital ceiling and roof were ablaze, but yesterday afternoon, aufforing from evacuate. TOKYO INSTRUCTS MIURA

"Although the Japanese Army Itue dimeulty was experienced

once Bre- Enguirlow this morning elicited that Tokyo, Feb. 22,

London, Feb. 23, hoped for their safety, they are un- coping with the fames Following

motor-cyclist Joint conference bet Childing, British Pro-Consul at Sonable to guarantee whether damage hoses and extinguishers were brought, Mr. Hargreave's injuries were mot

Keflour. The tween the Forelin, War and Navy Sebastian, and Mrs. Golding, arrested would not be done to the remnant into-action. Ministries, the Foreign Minister, Mr. by Franco early January, has been foreigners as a result of this impend-

Most of the damage was caused by allowed to go home after receiving

treatment at the hospital. (Continued on Page 4.) I released.—British Wireless.

(Continued on Page 4.): the falling of the celling.

Pro-Consul Released

In

Injuries,

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