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FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph
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No. 13040
WEDNESDAY, MAY
31, 1939.
日三十月四
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"Telegraph" Enquiries Disclose New Angle To Massacre ARMY'S BEST COOK WAS
ROBBERY IS
MOTIVE
MONEY TAKEN FROM SAFE
•
POLICE reports this morning in- dicated that nothing is missing from the Wanchai shop in which the ghastly family massacre occurred early yester- day morning. But "Telegraph" in- vestigations to-day reveal that the motive for the crime was money.
THOUGHT
FOR
MURDERS
Although the safe in the Rice shop in which the crime occurred appeared undisturbed, and the key was discovered on the bed in which the te hacked to pieces, the "Telegraph”
MONGOLIAN BORDER TENSION MOUNTS RAPIDLY
Cobl 1... LINNE
U.0. DAR.
JAPANESE SEND AN ULTIMATUM
THE CRISIS on the Manchuria- Mongolian border threatened to flare to grave proportions to-day with the decision, officially reported by the "Domei" News Agency, of the Japanese Kwantung Army to take the offensive against Mongolia.
WARNING NOTE MAY BE SENT
Britain Prepared To
learnir (ink Esjúkrditra) (i) bf impitey, probably Meet Far East Threat
NTERVIEWED
disappeared.
Authority for this statement comes from Wong Chow-ming, brother of the murdered man, who was interviewed by a "Telegraph" reporter this morning.
He told the "Telegraph": "My brother had a considerable sum of money in his safe. Of this I am certain.
"Judging from the prosperous business done by my brother's shop recently, and the large amount of rice in stock, I would say that my brother had at least $1,000 in the safe on Monday night.
"When the safe was opened by the police yesterday, nothing remained but a few worthless bills."
lay 30.
BRITAIN is prepared to meet the Japanese threat to British interests in China by expanding her present Far Eastern policy from one of financial and economic assistance for China, to one of resistance against Japan.
NEW PACT
THIS WEEK within the next few days.
Announcement Is Expected Soon
LONDON, May 31.
"Sweeping" action is to be taken by the Japanese, the report.claims.
A statement issued by Kwan- tung Army Headquarters at 4.10 p.m. yesterday said:
"The present border skuation has been precipitated by the illegal crossing of the border and invasion of Manchukuo territory by Mongol troops.
Joint Obligations"
"With the Outer Mongel foro s persisting in their attempts to violate Manchufuo territory, the Kwantung
Army has finally decided to extend forces, in accordance with the Japan- Petro, cooperation to the Machukue Joint obligations to safeguard Manchukuo Agreement providing for
national defence."
The statement professes grave A British note to Japan, which
concern "at the participation of is under active consideration, Soviet warplanes in the action." will be patterned in accordance The communique claims that a with Japan's further action number of Soviet planes have been shot down in the recent air combats If Japan relaxes what is regarded near the border, most of them falling
Into Manchukuo territory. as interference with British treaty. rights in China, the tenor of the Im- pending British note and the counter- mensures it might announce will be mitigated,
Minor Sanctions
If Japan proceeds with the an- croachment on British shipping on
along
ONCE IN HONGKONG
THE SUPERINTENDING cook in the toam which won the Military Hospital Challonge Shield in the Army cookory com- potitions at Aldershot recently, was onco superintending cook- in Hongkong.
Ho is Sgt. L. C. Coleman, R.A.M.C., who did a torm of service at Hongkong two or three years ago.
R.A.M.C. cooks are trained by their own unit whoroas Army cooks are trained at the Army School of Cookery by civilian chofa.
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R.A.M.C. cooks are trained soparately for invalid cooking and have to be butchers, båkors and diotitians all rolled into onc. · Theirs is one of the highest paid trade branchos in the sorvico.
PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN SWORD
"How To Win The War"? In Two Communiques
BOTH CHINA and Japan this morning issued their
outbreak of hostilities in July, 1937.
surveys of the results of military operations since the
Compare these two claims for an illuminating instance of the worries a sub-editor has to contend with in these days of propaganda:
DANZIG IS BLAMED
Recent Shootings At Kalthof
DANZIG, May 30. RESPONSIBILITY for the re-
cent incident at Kalthof, in which a man was shot dead, was tration by Poland, in its reply to placed on the Danzig Adminis the protest from the Danzig Senate.
However, its aud that should the Danzig authorities be willing to take steps to remove the present tension, the Polish Minister is at their disposal for foint discussions in order
JAPAN CLAIMS... Chinese killed Chinese wounded Japanese killed
800,490
2,403,004 59,999 War booly captured by the Japanese.
rifles, 0,360 light
included 2346 heavy machine
machine-guns,
guns,
ns, 915 revolvers, 1,237 trench mortars, 815 feld-pieces, six Maxim guns, 108 infantry pieces, 00 anti- aircraft guns, 208 tank guns, 1 bomb throwers, 3,838 bayonets, 712 spears, 12,185 Blue Dragon swords, 2,321,- 541 hand grenades.
* CHINA CLAIMS—
Japanese killed
....... 670,000 (of whom 120,138 have died since March 1) Japanese prisoners..... 20,000
LATEST
(of whom 2,100 have been *
taken since Marcha 3). Chinese The Polish reply was received by
losses....not divulged the Danzig Senate to-day.
Wor booty captured since March 1 rifles, 200 The reply states that despite the include 2,162 horses, 0,830
42 feld pleces 430 repeated Interventions, the Danzig machine-guns, authorities took no steps to prevent armoured cars and tanks, 20 war the criminal activities of peace dis- vessels sunk, 20 planes shot down. furbers, and tho Polish Government Sabotage destroyed 207 kilometres of cannot accept us-justified the charges reliwnys and 214 kilometres of high- Grotesque Claims Military and aerial activities against Polish officialy in the Kalthof ways in Japanese hands.
Messages from Dome, affair.
Central the border assumed the It recognises no reprehensible News & Reuters, proportions of a full-dress war procedure en the Polish side, reeery- yesterday as one of the biggest doring to itself the right to decide the fights the world has ever known recall of Polish officials from Danzig, ** Ling along the border, According to Japanese reports, the China coast and continues to over a hundred Soviet and Mongolian press their demands for the inter-planes participated in the Oght.
The number of Japanese planes national settlements to be trans-
Britain WILL Brines which
resort to
economic Japanese communiqué duime that 42 the of the Soviet machines were brought will assume measures
down
wn with
the loss of only one character of minor sanctions in the down
Japanese machine! The crew of the Paris reports state that well- Interests of defence,
latter, claims the communique, Informed French quarters expect the The British Government's legal anded behind the Japanese lines by Soviet answer to the Anglo-French experts are continuing to
using their parachutesí proposals in the "near future", per alternative means which will be pro- the proposed note to haps making it possible to announce claimed In an agreement before the end of the Tokyo If necessary. week.
The note wil} probably not be sent The impression prevails in these to the British Ambassador to Tokyo quarters, however, that M. Molotoff's for several days, as foreign polley speech, which is ex-departmental consultations will in- pected to-night, will be couched only valve an inevitable delay. in general terms, and will make ho reference the proposed pact.
A "clearing of the decks" in Wong Chow-ming is the They are described in the police manager of the Cheng Lung Rice report, which has been sent out to anticipation of an early an Shop in Hollywood Road. This all stations us all being between the nouncement regarding an Anglo- agreement to age of 33 and 34 years. Each foki French-Soviet shop was opened by his father short and stout with American resist aggression is noticeable inferred to Japanese sovereignty, participating is not given, but a to restore normality. Trans-Ocean.
Moscow
several years ago, before his dead brother set out in business in Cross Street.
Wong was called to the death house'
style haircuts. All are said to be
Paris and London. natives of Cheng-hol, and speak the
Chienghol reports. Wuchow dialect with accent.
been No police description has in Cross Street by neighbours, who issued of the amali. The "Tele- became suspicious when the place graph" enquiries indicate that she middle-aged and dressed in black cotton. The arth is a Canton-
Brather's Distress
was not opened, as is customary, at was 7 a.m.
Bodies Were Hidden
He revented lo the "Telegraph"! that police hud first forced in the door of the shop.
the
A police officer entered the build- ing but could find nothing amiss.
It was not until the police offleer had gone outside again that brother and other people outside the shop were attracted inside by the waling of the youngest member of the family,
OC-
esc.
Wong was most distressed at the It was a terrible sight I saw," he
crime.
soid.
"My brother was an exceptionally kind man, and so was my sister- | in-law.
examine
the Inter-
Moreover, the United Statos. British and French
French ambassadors, as
The Manchukuoan puppet adminis- tration has joined in the Japanese clamour against the Mongolians by issuing a further protest.
The new Note to the Outer Mongolian Government is described by "Domel" as a “virtual ultima- tum."
"Manifesting the Arm determina- well as the commanders-in-Chief of tion of the Manchukuo Army to take
ot
The Japanese naval blockade 2.Japan's
ah's demand for control of the international settlements;
Nazi Reprisals In Austria
Former Ministers Crucified
Text Of Pact
re-
LONDON, May 31-The proposed text of the British proposals for the Anglo-French-Soviet nillance veals that if Britain and France are Involved in a European war as the result of an attack on either or as the result of their fullment of guarantees they have given to on- other power or
powers, or in case
any State in Europe applies for as- sistance and Britain and France render the requested aid, then Russia will come to the assistance of Britain
Franco with all its armed forces. Similarly Britain and France agree Bestol Russia If the latter is in- volved in a European War in either
or
VIENNA, May 80. DR. DEAXLER, for many years financial adviser to Prince - London Hopotu!
the respective naval forces in the Far vigorous counter-measures in self- Starhemberg, and for a brief Some diplomatic correspondents on East, are foregathered at Shanghai defence against the Outer Mongol period Minister of Finance in the this side of the channel are more where they are discussing the cur-invaders in co-operation with the Austrian Cabinet, has been the aforementioned three contingen- "They had many friends and no hopetul.
rent problems such as:-
Japanese Army, the Hsinking tele- enemies.
Mr. Vernon Bartlett, in the "News- !
fram strongly demanda immediate to M.
discontinuation of lawless actions by "There was no reason for the crime Chronicle", after referring A trickle of blood from under a
the Outer Mongol forces," says the farge stack of rice gave the first except money. And the two children Malsky's call at the Foreign Office that Sir William
communique quoted by "Domel." were killed in order to make sure yesterday, says Indication that tragedy had
Instructions Seeds received fresh Uhat no witness would be left. curred
designed to clear away "one_remain- "Thus, the murderers must haveing "dimeulty" before M. Molotoff's been someone whom the children had speech. known before."
The difficulty is reputed to have The police have spread a drag- arisen over Soviet suspicions with net over the entire Colony in their reference in the draft proposals to
the Lenguo. acarch for the three folds.
Mr. Bartlett is not alone in insisting "All steamers are being carefully that Britain is making it clear that watched, and last night all mofor it is not contemplated that the action cars and other vehicles proceeding to resists aggression should be upheld along the New Territories roads reason of League procedure. were stopped and searched, were pedestrains.
With almost diabolicni cunning, the murderers, ofler hacking their fou vletims to plecès, had buried the re- mains beneath the rice.
in
The young survivor is now Queen Mary Hospital, suffering severely from shock.
Blood-Stained Key
Wong told the "Telegraph" that the key of the safe, with blood-stained finger marks on it, had been thrown Into the gruesome remains after the murderers had opened the safe.
Amah Now Missing
In
It transpires from "Telegraph" in- vestigations that four persons, attition to the family, were in the shop when the crime committed tre misaing.gi
Conscription On Saturday
Reply To-day?:
hool.
3. the local crisis at Kulangsu. The outcome of the Shanghai do- Hiberallons is likely to Influence the British noto to Japan--United Preas.
Envoys Moot
between
transferred from the Dachau cles.
It is understood that Article 2 concentration camp to Vienna, where he will be brought before provides that assistance given by any of the three contractors shall be the examining magistrato to rendered in accordanco with the answer charges of fraudulent principles of Article 16 of the League activities when he was the head Covenant, while Article 3 of the
triple-alliance specifice that negotia tions shall be ronducted to ascertain the manner wherein the three coun- trics shall assist one another.-- United Pre83
Men of the Austrian finance ministry.
Expelled Men To Appeal
Another former Austrian Minister, Herr Ludwig, who acted as press chief to the late Dr. Dollfuss, has : also been removed from the Dachau comp to Vienna to face charges of
Seek Re-entry Into bribery and corruption committed in
Labour Party
LONDON, May 30,
SHANGHAI, May 91-Believedly heralding conversations among the British, Americans and French Am- bassadors and naval commanders, M. Henry Cosme, the French Ambassa dor to China, called on Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, at the British Embassy at
IT IS ANNOUNCED that Sir Informed circles in Moscow belleve 10 am. that the Soviet answer to the British Local newspapers believe that the Stafford Cripps. Mr. G. B. proposals will be handed in at the one-hour interview
the Strauss, Mr. A. Bevan, Licut- British Embassy in Moscow before M. British and French Ambassadors, war Molotov delivers his address to the not of the nature of a usual courtesy Commander Young and Mr. Soviot Parliament.
call, but they are unable to divulge Robert Bruce, who were expelled The British Ambassador a the nature of the conversations from the Labour Party, have. decided to apply immediately for lengthy discussion with M. Molotov Domot
elucidate Arrangements for the registration on Monday night in order to
London, May 80.re-admission The police report mentions only next Saturday of men ilable for mill-several points in the proposed pact.
ome despatches from Moscow on Exchequer returns show that total They have informed the Executive the three shop fokis, for whom'n retary training under the Act which ward of $250 has now been offered, was passed on to the Statute Book the subject refer to another point ordinary revenue amounts to £77,- that they are prepared to sign the * In addition to the fokis, however, Inst. Friday, are being pushed for over which the Soviet in represented 129,524 as against £01,007,330 a year undertakings obligatory on every
as being concerned the position of atoms hava lelded £30,772,000
member of the Party, LET
· It ́ '`L»' the staff is sald to have included ward, A
the noutral Balile states, who are
was expelled for his attitude who is also missing
Registration will tako Welther Wong for neighbourn op- Labour Exchanges. A mediáni promizes of us lance. MeNeither
Semua samo period of the last flanncial year, regarding Popular Front and pear to know the names of the fokis examination will follow, and the Correspondents do not cominit Total expendituro lese self-balanc- through circulating a memorandum or the aman, and the descriptions of first batch of militiamen are expected themselves in anying whether or not ing items is £170,726,470 as against to the amliated organisations urging the Jokis supplied to the poller ere to receive their calling up notices on this dimeulty will be removed £134,794,070 at the corresponding la policy not approved by the majority
July 1—British. Wireless,
Reuter
date of 1938-British-Wireless of the National Esecutive Reuter most vague, - pa
London, May 30.
k
secret.
Bervice fund.
Ludwig is accused of having drawn upon this fund to bribe foreign Journalists,
The trial of the two ex-politicians: is not expected to take place unill next October,--Trans-Ocean,
Sea Back Page For
Further Late News
GNEISENAU ARRIVES
AT SPANISH PORT
THE well-known Hongkong liner, the Gneisonnu,, yesterday claimed the distinction of being the first vessel on the Far East run
General Franco
to place at unwilling to accept "embarrassing"" | ax.compared with E94;4p8000 in the Cribrecalled that--Bir Stafford 16 enter the port of Barcelona since the occupation of Cataloniad by.
The N.DL, owners of the Gnelsensu, have announced that, in future, the liner will call at Barcelona on her regular outward and homeward voyages, says a "Trans-Ocean" meninge,
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