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Shanghai

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

OVERNIGHT BLUE SHIRTS' ARE

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Canton

SHOOTING IN CITY CAFE

Bandits' Activities

Increase

Canton, Feb. 23. There must be several scores of inen carrying unlicensed arms in the city, and when seven, who had their six-chouters with thêm, were trap- ped in the Peacock Restaurant on Tal Shop Pao this morning, they shot their way to liberty.

Five Japanese soldiers were in the search sqund that went into the tea- house In the afternoon. They had caused two men at a table to arise, and were running their hands over them and other patrons when frum abouth at one side of the room a Chinese look aim and shot one of the searchers in the back, killing him instantly. Then, here, there, andl everywhere bullets passed And repassed, and three Japanese were laid out dead on the floor.

From a. gendarme sub-Malion at the next corner soldiers came on the run, but not before the Armed Chi- riese had bolted. Several inside the eating place were held, but at best they were only suspects, and no fire- arms were found there. A line w drawn around all the ward and few were taken on the street when tooked like suspicious characters.

One Chinese, who is not suspected. to have been one of the armed group. -was led by a misalmed bullet.

Shuffling along with two baskets

↑ of sausages on a carrying pole, a man was stopped yesterday morning on Shap Pai Po and a gang of 10 armed thugs began taking away his baskets. Just as one of the crooks started to carry the sausages away, a Japanime patrol hove into view, took in the situation at a glance, and started shooting at the thugs,

A bullet made a hole in the carry-

ing-pule and effected the Blog.

which otherwise would surely have wounded the man. He dropped his burden to the robbers began return- Long the are, and in the confusion all of the gang got nway. On neither side did shots take effect.

Last night a woman was shot dead in her home on the Fung Ning Road!. Rubbers chopped a hole in the front door, and slew the woman when she made an outcry,

On Tuesday night an armed band went through a small medicine fac- tory on Koon Luck Road in systematic fashion. This place is just berors a narrow alley from the Todd Hospital, and to make sure no one would calf the police from the hospital, telephone wires were cul.

the

been.

Anti-aircraft guns have mounted on the foreshore of the in- ner harbour here. Some of them are pointing in the direction of Shameen, but aff are under canvas covers.

The past few days there have been very few Japanese boats moored to the inner harbour embankment load- ing or unloading. Military supplies generally are taken ashore, piled up on a large tract of newly fitted-in land, while commercial cargoes pre Laken off shlts which tie up at wher- ves at the West Bund. There are no Japanese warships in port either. Our Own Correspondent.

LETTERS

MARCUS SHOW

To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph

Sir-We wish

to express to the people of Hongkong, through your paper, our sinedre regret that we have been unable, thus for, to manke arrangements for a theatre where we could bring our show, now on route through Hongkong back States, after our sensationally suc cessful tour of the Southern Hemis- phere.

to

the

BLAMED FOR

S'HAI TERRORISM

TOKYO, Feb. 24.

THE INSTIGATORS of the recent acts of terrorism arc members of the Young Chinese Iron and Blood Fraternity, says a Domci message which adds that the organisation is under the

Tornado Havoc

nesr

Havana, Feb, 24.

Klovou persons werd injured the Esperanza plantation

Clentuegos,

Habia Clara province, this morning during 13 formado, Numerous houses were destroyed as well as the crops. Three persona have been taken to the Cienfuegos Hospital for treatment.-United Press.

Hungary

personal control of Chiang Kai-shels and is composed of guerills HUNGARIST

and the Blue Shirt groups of the Kuomintang and Communist Parties. These organisations are under the direction of the Com- mittee of the Wider War Zone, supervised by Chiang but maiņ- tained by the Kuomintang Government, and have sent agents to various parts of the war zone to commit atrocitics.

The reports add that the Japanese; ~ landing corps hus sent a detachmentį of marines to the western part of Shanghai to protect Japanese cotton spinning mills and the Eves of the Japanese there. This measure taken in concurrence with the Italian authorities, who go far have been responsible for the order of

was

this zone of the settlement.-- Trana-Ocean.

American Co-operation

Bishop Appeals For Help

by

Refuges

PARTY IS DISSOLVED

Anti-Comintern Pact Signed

Budapest, Feb. 24.

The so-called Hungarist, or Hun- Auran National Socialist Party, has been dissolved by a duwee of the! Minister of the Interior which was published here to-day.

anl

The entire property of the dissol- ved Party will be confiscated Shanghai, Feb. 24.

transferred to official public welfare Following presentation of pro-

organisations. The decree is based on test to the Municipal Couneli regard-

a law forbidding misuse of the free- signed The following letter, ing the suppression of terrorists in the Settlement, representatives of the Madame Sun Yat-sen, un bellf of son of coalition, and declares that Japanese Army and Navy called on the China Defence League, and by the attitude of the members of the the commander of the Ainerican de- Bishop Hail, for the

constituted a per- Chium Con-dissolved Party

manent danger to publle order and fence forces yesterday. They ex-mittee of the Emergency plained

by

tranquillity. the steps taken the Council, has been issued: Japanese in dealing with the situa-. We wish to inform your readers. The dissolved party was the suc ton arising from the recurrent out-that there is an opportunity for all rages and sked for his co-operation those who wish to serve China to in maintaining peace and order in assist the China Committee of the the Belliement.-Domei.

Emergency Refugee Commeil and the China Defence

League to send up Southern Kwangsi, Kweiyang at food, drugs and surgical supplies to the

North-west, The Chinese Promotion Committee

Ontariu

The

cesor

of the so-called Party National Will founded by Major of Szulast and which was likewhe de- solved for subversive activites two years ago.

February 25, 1939.

America

HOOVER ATTACKS DICTATORS

Pittsburgh, Feb. 24,

Mr. Herbert Hoover, addressing | Presbyterian representatives here to- day, assailed the dictatorships as the "Fifth Horse of the Apocalypse."

"The fumes from these cauldrons of new idealogies are drugging our democracies with illusions of economic security. In Germany we have seen the most hideous persecution of the Jews, and now Wo see the per- secution of Christian faithy as well. Equally in Bussin, we are the des- truction of all religious faith and we see the continued execution of poll- ileal opponents by the thousands.

"The military autocracy in Japan in making a war of aggression upon China as horrible as that of Genghis Khan."-United Press.

GERMAN PRESS INDIGNANT

Dies

Berlin, Feb. 23. Great indignation is manifested by the papers here at the statement of Representative Mortin the United States House of Repre- sentatives, in connection with the meeting of the German American League in New York on Washing- ton's birthday.

Mr. Martin Dies is alleged to have salt that there are sufficient lamp- posts in the United States on which to hang all Americans of German descent who support Germany.

"A return to the worst forms of article in which the Loka! Anzeiger war agitation," is the heading of an

recalls the loyalty invariably shown German Americans towards the United States which has repeatedly been recognised.

The paper, says that Mr. Martin Dies was inspired solely by hatred of persons of German race. "The underworld and service thus rendered to the Jewhin Jewish financial

Press Demands Rald

Shangha, Feb. 24. The Japanese press continues to

the Szalasi movement to be elected Koloman Hubay, first adherent of urge strong Japanese action against terrorists, even' demanding that the

Parliament, was the founder of the Hungarist Party. Szalasi himself Japanese army road the Settlement.į The press alleges that conditions in fence League five Studebaker chassis, anisation of the new Party since he

have sent the China De-

was unable to take part in the or- the Settlement are influencing the whole of

League is building them the Japanese occupied

nig had been sentenced a short time pre-gang in Wall Street" was, perhaps, rucks, ench of which will carry two viously to tiree years penal ser- not performed only for sentimentai Armed Italim. American and and a half tons. The first two will

for attempted overthrow of Briti. patrolled the Settlement be ready on February

Hun- streets tu-day and the French police in three on Mar 28 the remain-the constitutim by force. The

whose adherents searched all Chinese crossing from We have all been deeply moved by rist movement,

Chun this estimated to number some 200,- represented in Parliament by 930, is killing and wounding of two deputies.

areas.

the

14.

children in Briusa

the Settlement to the French Con- the bombing at Shum

week, version.

The Municipal Council continues

men, women to refuse information regarding the and Chinese territory. But let us is connected with the result of in- Japanese representations-Doniet.

ing

think for one 'moment what happening in China. Dr. C. U. Las

Leader's Warning

|

reasons.

The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung describes the congressmen led by Senators Pittin and Vinson and Representative Martin Dies as "help- less prisoners of their own gospel of hatred."

In Berlin political circles, the speech is considered to mark con- tinuntion of the policy shaped by President Rooseveli. Indignation In likewise expressed at the utterances of the French Premier M. Daladier, at Wednesday's banquet of the American Club in Paris, in which M. the union of United States in

It is believed that the dissolution

is vestigations into a bomb outrage

the principal synagogue in Budapest Reformed Government Acts

of the National Medical College, some time ago. This morning the Nanking. Feb. 24. Kweiyang write to us on February police occupied the building in which As an urgent measure to prevent

10. "We are just recovering

the head office of the Hungarist recurrence of terroristic Gutrages, at havoc resulting from the raid on Party is situated, as well as all local the Reformel Government, follow the 4th. The gure for the killed offices throughout the country, and

an emergency meeting of the alone is 527 up to date and they are seized all documents find therein. Daladier celebrated Executive Council on Wednesday, still dinging up corpers from Lol-These documents are now" being France and the has decided to station Chinese police lapsed houses. The wounded is more examined by the authorities.-Trans-serving the cause of peace. under its content around the Inter-than

(wice bis number. At fenst Occan. national Settlement.

3.500

rendered homeless. people are After having lost nearly 100 The entire business centre has been officials connected with the new wiped out with

loss of property regimes at the hands of Chinese amounting to $25,000,0 terrorists, the authorities have decid-] This is happening in every is ed to take a strong attitude against of China-and the International Settlement and the 500.000 wamfied suidiers to be cared French Concession.

for. We have letters from the Front With the co-operation of Japanesesting for tms of

condensed milk troops, police and pacification units heat the severely-wounded of the Reformed Government will the ek die through nek of

of proper mount guard along the boundaries food-starved to death. We Wint between the Settlement and the vitamin products particularly for the Frenchs Concession and the Chinese North-west where there is an almost districts and prevent possible pene total

Tokyo, Feb. 25. of incat,

Alsh and CARS,

A spokesman of the Foreign Office tration of subversive elements into the native areas.

fresh segetables,

tist Manchukuo We need codliver announced to-day nil for every part of China for the and Hungary signed

at Tsin- Lo-day children and the sick. The most and Budapest respectively, the Protols on participation in the

Dono

are more fian

The semi-official Dentache Di- plomatische Korrespondenz observes that M. Daladier

be must Budapest, Feb. 24

aware of the fact that Germany has been The Hungarian Nationalist teader,

attacked in "most unworthy manner“ today that if, as he believed, they nerican official circles, and this Koleman fuisey, told Parliament | 21 Government intended sending all America leaves nothing undone to bring about deterioration of relations eating National-Socialists to con-

between Germany and the European his party centration emps

could

Democracies.--Trans-Ocean, asstie no responsibility for the auntry's future, United Press.

PROTOCOL SIGNED

While other "effective measures" to be taken against the "grave situa- important surgical and medical-sup tion" are still under contemplation, It was understood that the Reformed plies are sted below. Government was contemplating to

We do not believe

that Day

ludge formal protests to the European or Chinese of goodwill in

French Concession.--Domel.

Mr.

THREAT IN TIENTSIN

Hongkong would wish to see theat

Join

Russia

Soviet Navy Eulogised

All

Moscow. Feb, 24. newspapers eulogise

of the Soviet fleet

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agreement for safeguarding against the Communist International, with Japan. Germany and Italy.

ver since her Menchukuo as a matter of national establishment, thorities of the Settlement and the trucks travel empty or even pat colley has been co-operating with

Hally empty, Money and supplies Japan to eradicate Communism. It og Jubrate can be ear-marked for

Nanning. Kweiyan! (the headquarters of the is a natural development that she which celebrated is coming of age Chungking, Feb. 24. Red Cross Medical Relief Com-should

anti-Comintern yesterday.

Inuesito announces the forthcom- During his interviews with the mission under Dr. Robert Lim) Dr. agreement. French Consul-General and British Richard Brown's Hospital

powerful The text of the present protocol tng launching of a new in the Consul at Tientsin on Wednesday. North-west, the Yenan Base Hospital Writen in the Chinese, Japanese, Soviet decor of the efficiency of

dockyards. Tashiro, Japanese Consul-

Halian and German languages, all of

M. Frinovsky, General, stated that if the French n by the 20th. Unit of Dr. Lim's, which shall be regarded as the officia

Commissar for Naval Affairs, writing in and British Concessions falled to pre-Peace Hospital, Wutaishan under the Woman's Unit, or the International

Pravda, vent the recurrence of terrorist acts direction of Dr. Nurman Bethune.

says that in recent years the Rus the Japanese would take effective

sinn yards built and equipped many Supplies and money can be sent

new warships better than the ships of the Imperialist fleets. "Out ship- The Japanese are planning another the Bishop's House, Pedder Hill

or to the China Defence search

League for terrorist

building industry has already learn- elements

(tel: 28930 or 25020). blockade of JL

the

ed to build ships of all classes and is French and British Concessions may

handing them to the navy in big again be instituted,

groups," he writes, "By the end of 1942 the Russian navy will be rein- forced by powerful and big ships with long tange guns. Naval avia- tion will receive new and perfcel planes."Reuter,

measures.

thoruugh

Millary Co-operating

at

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Yours sincerely, SOONG CHING Liza

RONALD Hongkong. The list of surgical and medical map-

texts.

The agreement takes effect from the day of signature.Domel.

Social Items

His Excellency the Governor and Laly Northcote will give an offlelel dinner party at Government House on Thursday next at 8.15 p..

Ripon Seat Retained

Barbed-wire entanglements havej been erected by the Japanese several points on the new road en-brand of condensed milk. Marmite or any plies urgently needed itim, Any good circling the Concesions-Central other good vitamin product, Syringes of Notes.

nl sizes with stainless steel needles they should be good syringes, Rubber; [gloves, SteriBeing cases, Scalpeta. Portable

His Excellency the Governor and X ray apparatus, Portable microscope, 2 Shanghai, Feb. 24.

Servle sterilisers with 12 drums Qumine Lady Northcote will be present at the Apparently the foreign military from the Jayn Agents 30 per 1,000 tablets annual Cabaret dinner dance of the communder co-operation with the trains and not sugar coated) Chiral Society of Yorkshiremen In Hong- Hydrat for the wounded in great pain) principal police as a result of the romallin drug for acute diarrhoes) kong on Friday evening. recent requests by the Japanese Strynine for pneumonia and weakness authorities to adopt

Lor fever And theumatic conditions

The prizewinners at St. Andrew's Coffein-port operative conditions Novocain- Isent Women's Fellowship meeting last The Seaforth Highlanders, the anaesthetic Omondin-use for Infectious Thursday were: Mahjong Mrs. Russian regimen!

Hisenses Mercury aintment--use for Thompson, and police are

**** diseasen Digital-heart

Tomlin, Bridge Mrs.

The Government retained the patrolling Nanking Road and other paavin-infections of the blood Solemon and What--Mes. Carver. The Fel- Ripon seat at to-day's by-election, inain arteries, searching

Archi Chinese for venereal diseases.

lowship will meet as usual next caused by the death of Major J. W. passers-by and examining vedleles

There are seireted from 1st of Thursday at 2.15 p.m. for un All Hills, by a majority of 13,044. Foll * zurgical and medleat supplies carrying Chinese

Gomes Afternoon, proceeds of which result: We are now doing excellent busoldiers are standing as needed in all areas,

gurd while the

will be given to charities. police do the actual searching

were started this evenin ensures Aspirin and antipyrin

We have player in New Zealand.e

Afrlea and India, Australia, South doing phenomenal business in each spot. The show has been so well received that we have already signed contracts for a return visit over the satne route.

siness in Rangoon, after which wo

the

go to Penang, Kuais Lumpur ond return to Singapore, to full our promise of a return visi mnde time we played there just after our season in Hongkong. a few years Ligo.

In order to bring to the people of Hongkong the saune high standard of entertainment that we have no suc- cessfully offered in every country, I am now negotiating for a large Chinese theatre, in the event that we cannot secure one of the other houses, due to pleture contracts. We do not wish to deny Hongkong audiences the opportunity of secing the attraction that has established world records, entertaining millions of theatre-goers

otherwise who would be unable to view. such an outstanding legitimate production.

A. B. MARCUS. Rangoon, Feb. 18.

W

throughout the British defence sector. Italians and the Fourth U.S. Marines are doing similar duties throughout The Italian and Ainerieun

sectors, while the French Concession is re- lying on all available pullee and a force for speciel auxiliary police similar precautions.

diseasen Try.

King's Tour Ends

London, Feb. 24. So far there have been no arrests] The King and Queen were given and no arms have been found a warm welcome by large crowde United Press.

when they returned by train in Lent- don after their tour of Northumber- land and Durham.

London, Feb. 24.

C. York (Conservative) R. J. Hall (Labour)

23,257 10,213 The latter also contested at the election when he polled 9,110

The weekly meeting of the Peace, Pledge Union will be held on Wednesday, March 1 at 5.30 p.m. in tant

the Challenge Book Room, 1 Ice against 30,804.-Reuter, House St., Ist. Door. The speaker will be the Rev. A. P. Rose, and his subject "What About the Primitive Instincts?"

Spelling Bee

His Majesty has sent a message to How many of these words are

correct and what la wrong with

SPARROWS COUNTEDhe Dhuriam citizens thanking them

Canton, O. for the reception

given the Queen the others?

bountyful gregarious buvdelerize

A count of house sparrows will be and himself, and saying he was very

freize taken for the first time by the Neo-glad to see what was being done for

bowey-knife Naturalist society in its sixth annual the unemployed. He added that he

grieveous bird census. Figures obtained will was deeply Impressed by the spirit be used in 1 study to determine prevailing among those who have English Oxford Dictionary spell- whether the speclez is becoming a been unemployed for a long timings of these words tolli be found on

Reuter Bulletin.

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