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DON'T WANT NO MORE,

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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 25, 1939:

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THIRD OF CAPITAL

CHUNGKING. Feb. 24. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER China's war-time capital has been provided by Nature with an invaluable ully against Inpanese bombers.

Fog and mist are the ally. Several times Japanese planes have attempted to break through the impenetrable wall of steam that covers the city perched two hundred feet on the top of the Yangtse gorge.

Only once have they really succeeded in bombing the city itself,

Cupid's Bullet

But with the approach of summer and the dissipation of BE

the fogs, Chungking is facing a terror even grater than the menace of high explosive.

Incendiary bombs may pierce the Achilles heel of Szechuan's famous the from city which, 1,350 miles mouth of the Yangtze, is safe from the menace of Japanese warships.

CITY OF WOOD

wooden

city of Chungking is a buildings. It is probably the most inflammable elty in China.

by The

For this reason, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his military council have decided that Chung- king must be partially razed, not by Japanese bombs, but Chinese themselves. Proposals are being considered for the demolition of a quarter of the buildings in the city.

A hundred thousand Blinsy wooden tenements will be pulled down if the proposals are carried into effect.

GREAT FIRE BREAKS Great fire-breaks will be rented entirely eity by throughout the clearing wide areas of buildings,

Chungking, which before the war had a total population of less than two one million, lo-day has over million people living in its conflars. If the new plan is put into effect these people will be moved out into the mountains.

and

re-

Whatever happens, a new modern Chungking will arise after

the city is not the war. I built and modernised by the Chi- nese themselves it wil almost cer- tainly be destroyed by Japanese Incendiary bombs.

BIG EVACUATION PLAN

Chungking, Feb. 24.

EHIND the announcement

in this morning's paper of the wedding of Mr. George Peregrine Young, second secre- tary in the Diplomatic Service, to Miss Elizabeth Knatchbull- Hugessen, elder daughter of Sir Hughe and Lady Knatch. bull-Hugessen, is an unusual story..

Mr. Young, 30-year-old son of Sir George Young and Lady Young, of Formosa Fishery, Cookham, went to Miss Knatchbull Hugessen's aid was accidentally when she wounded by a bullet from a rook rifle fired by a Chinese sportsman.

The Telegraph'

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 25, 1989, Republicua demonstrations are being made of much a vant cale in Spalu that the authorities have forbidden al out this description at political

: banquets.

Sunken Ships GUAM BILL NOT DEAD

In Barcelona Thirty-One On Bed Of Harbour

are

BARCELONA, Feb. 24. THIRTY-ONE sunken ships in Barcelona harbour, according to Engineer Lieut- Hardly a detail was wanting to make Colonel Lius Santoma, chief of the Manouie Fall, given last night in the committee attempting to the City Hall, one of the mast perfect functions which have been held in the salvage ships. Colony, Eleven hundred Invitations bad been sent out, and there was scarcely |

He adued that 80 ships had

an absenter. The principal guests, of been sunk around the const of

H.E, the Governor and

courae, were

Lady des Voeux, and Vice-Admiral Sir Spain. Nowell Salmon, Lady Salmon, and Mas Salmen, Elaborate preparations had

The trans-Atlantic liners Uruguay

heen made for their reception, the fol and Argentina, and the motorships lowing being the order of ceremonial-Villa and Madrid, a well as other nt the entrance the District Grandi

Master, the Hon. C. F. Chater, attended foreign

vessels, were sunk

by the District Grand Swardbearer and, Barcelona Barbour. members of the District Grand Lodge;

at the fout of the staircase the Knights

In

A fresh cargo of foodstuffs arrived Italy to-day

Templar, In their white rabes, forming at Barcelona froin

urch of Reel with their eronned, including 2,000,000 Uns of incat, 200 swords, the members of the Royal Arch Chapter, St. John's Lodge, Blue tons of biscuits, and 250 tons of soup Lange, Mark Lodge, Ilone Croix, &c.nd paste. lining the stairense. The effect wan

The German ship, Origon also very fine, the Knights Templar ascend-

{1 cargo of food from Ind at the head of the procrasion and brought re-forming the arch of steel in St. Portugal bearing the sign: tieorge's Hall as the principal guests "Portuguese social aid to Barcelona! passed through and the ball was_de; brothers"--United Press.

faster, "The decorations owed much of clared opened by the District Grand their effect to their simplicity. Every thing was Masonic, even to the seni whats. The chief display was on the central facade, over the entrance, where;

ind, At in large star flickered in the

were the the head of the staircase emblems of the craft, the Eye tinre

In and

stars,., COMPARATA, luminsted device. The wall of $1.

2172

STOCK MARKET. REPORT

Business

12-

It is probably that the Senat will re-Insert the provision Administration'. $18,000,000 De fence Bill for thr improvement

CHINA

0 HONG

naval defences in KONG Guan harbour

says Press"

"Uniter

messag

from Washington

་

The proposa

to spend $5,000,- UDC On Guan improvement:

was defeated h the House o

te presentatives yesterday by 202 voles to IGR.

BORNE

(JAVA)

Pacific Ocean

(OSA (JAC))

GUAM

MARIANA DA.

UNDER JAP MANDATE

DRONE

CAROLINE IF

MARSHALL

The Senate, however, has power to re-insert the vole and if the House of Representatives again rejects it, the money may be appropriated by a joint killing of both Houses.

Desplio the Administration's reverse on the proposals to strengthen Guam, the passage of the remainder of the Defence appropriation is regarded as a reverse for the Isolation group.

Only four members of the House opposed passage of the remainder of the vote,

Japanese Cut Off

At Yoyang

280 Engagements Near Shanghai

Shanghal, Feb. 24.

A military spokesman admitted to- day that there have been 280

eng-

Aurora Borealis Seen In Britain

London, Feb. 24.

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights were seen to-night over Jurge area in Britain.

0

When Orst ser carly this evening it formed large are from which arase a reddish curtain.

The display Insted in some places for many hours, and was brilliant, but Londoners were denied a glimpse of the remarkable spectacle owing cloudiness until a late hour, when several listeners telephoned

the B.B.C. caufirining it had been seen in some districts-Reuter Special.

Refugee Ship Held At Constance

Constance, Feb. 21. - A Greek steanmer-earrying 1,000 Jewish refugees has been detained at

Constance,

The British consul : examining the papers aboard in order to assure that all the passengers have the necessary permls.

It has been revealed that hundreds of refugees have been arriving in the port, which they are using stepping-off place to effect easy and unauthorised entry into Palestine.

Child Killed In Street

15 #

A young Chinese girl, aged about

Yoyangpture of railway between jagements between Japanese troops ten years, was killed in a traffic ac-

and Chinese guerillas in the Shang-cident in Caine Road yesterday.

Settlement.

Japanese garrison in Yoyang, im- portant city on Canton-Hankow Railway, has been entirely isolated by The bullet entered Miss

Chinese Knatchbull Hugessen's head

and Wachang. above the eye. She was dis-

Further north, the Chinese have bal area since the beginning of the The Hongkong Stock Exchange re-entered Wuchili, west of Peiping-Year covered by Mr. Young, then

George's and St. Andrew's Halls were weakly report issued at 3.30 pan. Hankow Railway, and the Japanese within 25 miles of the International All these clashes have taken place Third Secretary of the Britishhung with engroaned charters, lists of yesterday, mys:

are now retiring a two columns to- officers, portraits, &c., in the west be The week has been too short towards Maiuantien and Siuwu. Embassy in China, who ex-

ing the altar of the Rone Cralx, nur- tracted the bullet with a long

The Japanese column retiring to rounded by raser. Supper was laid in allow of a regular report. the theatre, which was quite a night during the past two and a half days Maluantien suffered several casual- thin key and took her back to

it The tables for the distinguished guests has been spasmodic and restricted, ties when

was ambushed by The Military Affairs Countnittee of Pekin by car.

were on the stage, which was set with an prices showing little change, but the

guerillas.

the US. Senate to-day wantmonsly Arcadian scene, and a really sumptuous tendency remains steady.

Bitter fighting is raging the approved a Bill authorising the ex- menu was provided. The District Grand] Muster proposed the following tonsts:

South Shansi front, particularly alongpenditure of $100,000,000 during the The Queen and the Craft," and "The

the southern section of the Tatung-next four years for acquisition of Prince of Wales, the Most Worshipfal)

Many such Grand Master Mason in England, and

persent be the other members of the Royal) Family. District Grand Tyler Grimiste) | proposed "All distressed Masons, wher

ever they be, by land or sen, may they hve health, wealth, and prosperity, and a speedy return to their own country

they no desire it." At the refresha. ment buffets, smoking rooms, &c., every|

Mr. Young is now attached to the Foreign Office in

London.

Sir Hughe was Ambassador to China until wounds caused by Japanese airmen forced him to vacate the post.

the highways, and that the houses should, to a certain extent, be bomb- Į dotali, which could add to the comfurt! proof.

of the guests had been thought of nothing was wanting. The dances were He ordered that all bit banks, varied: the nirs were not quito no atores, post offices, telegraph offices, hackneyed na at previous balls, and is reliably reported that nnd schools should be evacuated to they were fairly well played by the Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek the suburbs, and he also ordered band of the Dist Regiment, the cen yesterday ordered the Executive Yuan that the Supreme National Defence cluding solop ending at "neven bella" quickly to carry out the evacution of Counell should take direct control ofunded from the Harbour. The night enn very clure, and flushed facen werel all elvilians in the three blg cities in the evneration.

the fashion, but fees and cool Murella) the interior-Chungking

modified this drawback.

and Kwelyang.

Chengtu.

Finally, he ordered the mayor of the three cities mentioned to com-

He also ordered the banks to belete all plans for evacuation before encouraged to build new houses along March 19-tinited Press.

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HONGKONG 23714.

25 YEARS AGO

Feb. 26, 1914. Beater's correspundent ut Sydney! aintes that the aviator, Mr. Hawker, i with the Governor General, Lord Den-; The passenger, reached a height of

3 feet on a tight, in the presence;

of 15,000 speelators,

Business done during the week: Hongkong Bank $1,430, $1,440 Bank East Asin

33

Canton Insurance $220

China Underwellers 81 cta., 60 cts. Hongkong Fes

on

Union Insurance $263, 3470 $46715. $470 Puchow Rallway. The Japanese have strategic raw materkas.

opened

new offensive apparently raw materials must at * with

the object of establishing imported, says Reuter. fresh line of communications parallel with the railway, with Anisch,

150

Providents (01) 50%, $0.45

Hotel 30% $6.3

Lundia $30.

Tramwaye ex div. $10!!

Eléctrica $7.

Dairy Farms 82314

Govi, 45% Loan 3% prem.

She was knocked down by a car the road and although the driver made us she attempted to run across every effort to stop the vehicle passed over the child. She died immediate- ly.

The body is now in the public mortuary, awolting identification..

The

C. In C. For Macao

Commander-in-Chief, Sir

at Percy Noble, will depart for Macao

Fownhan and Yicheng as focal points, resistance is being encountered

lost Fowshan has been

the Wulipu, in the western suburbs of in H.M.S. Falmouth on Tuesday, on an ometal visit to the Portuguese Japanese, but attacks on Antseh have Kingshan.

Changsa (3.30 p.m.) cloring quotations. been repulsed.

Buyers

H.K. Realties $5.15

China Lights (Qld) $8.30 Watsons $735 Wing On (K) $ Marsmann (18) 30

Sellers China Underwriters $0.65

SAIN Canton Insurance $220 Union Insurance $470/75 IK. Tramways $15.00 Watson $7.70

Billings Refused A Pardon

Sacramento, Feb. 24.

rc-

Owners of cycles in Kowloon who The State Pardon Board has have season tickets on the "Star" Ferry fused to recommend a pardan for have long appreciated the provision Warren K fillings, who has been in which has been made for them by the

erection of a shed where they can leavel Prison for 18 yes on charges for heir machines while they themselves. Which most people believe he are in Hongkong. That fact is shown innocent.

by the large number of residents who made use of the shel

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 26, 1920.

is

Billings was convicted with Tom Mooney as a participant in the 1916 Valentine Day massacre.

Mooney, who was innocent, spent 23 years in prison before he was re- Presiding at the annual ahureholder's leased two honths ago. meeting of the Hongkong Tolrphone! Cu, held at noon today, Mr. J. Scott Harston stated that densite pro-

ress had been made in connerifoni with the change-over to the automatic system, which should be operation early next year. Further Importaat statements mode by the Chairman were to the effect chat:

The Company is in communication with the Canton Government with n

view

Baby Kidnapper To

Die To-day

Miami, Feb. 21.

The three Appeal judges have re- Francis McCall,

to co-operate in the projected fused to uphold the appeal to stay trunk telephone system between flung, the execution of kong and antoni

confessed kidnapper of five-year-old

The new exchange bailding al Kow- James Cauh..

loon will be designed to rovide ac- The Cash infant was stolen from commodati for 10,000 subscribers its parents' garage while the mother Bines, with an ultimate expansion to was away shopping. The body was

20,000.

5 YEARS AGO

Feb. 26, 1934, One of the biggest Derby flelde for: many years faced the winter this after- noon in an atmosphere of eunsiderable uncertainty ninung Enckers.

Thirteen ponies went to the post, with Soldier of Britain

the

| favourite. 11o failed to uphold him re-

putation, however, a Bng thee being?

subsequently found.

MeCall will die after midnight to- night in the Florida State Prison.

Maximum Weight For Letters

Won by Hydroplane, ridden by Mr.; As from March the heaviest Proulx, who repented his Trial Plato letter one may post in Hongkong for success. The winnare come In two lengtha ahead of Bright View, with any destination will be 4 lb.

Until now the 'mit has been 5 lb.,

New Star a similar distance away third. but the Governor in Council han of the

His Excellency the Governor has approved the relinquishment of Lieut.

notified

nniendment an regulations ng sinted.

RH. W. Ashby, Hongkong Noval His Excellency the Governor han Volunteer Force, as his Honorary nominated Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.C., 48 Alde-de-Camp. Acting Sub-Lirul, T. in Member of the Court of the Uni- M. Parsons, itongkong Naval Volun- verslty of longkong during the

appointed absence from the Colony of Mr. M.:

11. Turner,

teer Force, lina been Honorary Aldo-de-Camp,

Lo

In South China, Japanese artillery Governor. In centrai Hupeh, the Japanese yesterday shelled Kamlee, opposite have captured Tienmon. Stir Chinese Mahow on the West River.

The Commander-in-Chief will re-

furn" on the following day,

HOT OFF THE WIRES

NORMA SHEARER ·

FOR HER PORTRAYAL IN M-G-M'S

PICTURE

"MARIE ANTOINETTE"

WINS THE AWARD

OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES, FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR, AND FOR WIiICH SHE WILL RECEIVE A STATUETTE SIMILAR TO THE ONE SHOWN, SYMBOLIC OF ACTING SUPREMACY.

"MARIE ANTOINETTE

IS NOW PLAYING at the

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KING'S

Local Critic joins in universal acclaim

"Superb in every essential of a truly great motion pictura

Convincing in every scene, passionately romantic, and grimly trigic."

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