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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1001

No. 16800

起一拜禮 號二十月六英港香

MONDAY,

JUNE

12, 1939.

CHENGTU RAIDED

BY JAPANESE

The Pope Two Foreigners

Blesses

Franco

VATICAN CITY. June 13. HIS Holiness the Pope to-day gave his blessing to General Franco, and Catholic Spain when received 3,200 Spanish Tegionaires of·

Black. Green and

Blue

Arrow battalions, Spanish with the BEW Minister to Rome, Spanish

together

officers and Red Cross Naval

"You have been defenders of your faith and your Fatherland," said the Pontiff, "for which you havo Buffered 30 much and covered yourselves with glory. fighting with Christian courage for the Fatherland."—United Press.

Tientsin Blockade To Start

TIENTSIN, June 12.

Are

Wounded

SHANGHAI, JUNE 12.

CHENGTU, CAPITAL OF SZECHWAN, AND BELIEVED TO BE THE NEXT POSSIBLE "WAR CAPITAL” OF CHINA IF CHUNGKING BE- COMES UNTENABLE, WAS BOMBED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY JAPANESE PLANES YESTER- DAY.

According to Chinese reports, 27 Japanese bombers appeared over the city, and scored three direct hits on the Anglo-American Hwashih University.

Two unnamed foreign professors were wounded.—United Press,

Other reports state that the Japanese raiders dropped dozens of bombs, most of them incendiary. They razed scores of dwelling houses and started many fires in dif- ferent parts of the city.

The Chinese anti-aircraft batteries went into action,

It is understood that the Japanese and it is claimed that three

authorities have deelded to start Japanese planes were crossing the borders of the British brought down.

examination and search of all persons

and French Coatesstons except those on official duty at seven points on June 14, Wednesday.

New Atlantic Air

Service, June 28

New York, June 11. Pan-American Airways announce

This is the first time the Japanese have attempted a raid that a weekly trans-Atlantic passen- The Japanese military and con- so far north-west of Chungking.er service will begin on June 28,

The weekly mail service will con- sular authorities will issue statements Chengtu, has been receiving tinue to operate separately.-Reuter, announcing their actions to-morrow, thousands of civilian refugees Japanese residents will bo re-from Chungking for months quested not to visit the foreign Con- past, and the city is full to over- cessions unless on unavoidable busi- flowing.

ness.

It is pointed out that the forth- coming measures will be stricter than those carried out last summer.-- Domei,

Action Confirmed

Exciting Air Fights

Chungking_June_ 12...... Within the space of Afteen minutes, Chungking and Chungfu witnessed two furlong air 'fights. between Chi- and Japanery nese pursuit squadrons an bombing units shortly after dark yesterday evening. Three Japanese

claimed to have planes were

been i shot down over Chengtu, and two over Chungking.

Tokyo, June 12, The spokesman of the Foreign Office to-day confirmed that the Japanese nuthorities in Tientsin will be com pelled to take "some measure" to cope with the new situation precipitated by the Beith votual to deliver the Under the gathering darkness! suspected, assassins of Mr. Cheng Hel-

spellbounti spectators witnessed keng.

commissioner customs

and Bashes of a dangerous hide-and-serk manager of the Federal Reserve Bank game between the opposing planes, at Tientsin.

against a dusky sky pencilled with Replying to a question from a criss-crossed searchlights.

Taking foreign correspondent, the spokes advantage of nightfall, the Japanes man declined to reveal the nature of [sureveded in penetrating into the the contemplated measures. He said city limits despite Chinese vigilance, that it was most desirable that the but were forced to empty their British authorities held reconsider PLEASE Turn To Page 4. their attitude.

Incidentally, messiges frum Tien- ten say that tronsite of fapanese jo- perty from the British and French Concessions to Japanese and Chinese quarters was continuing.

Large quantities of Japanese mer- chandise, however, still remain the British and French Concessions.

in

Refugee Swindled

They include 2,000,000 sacks of wheat

at Story Of Man Who

flour, 300,000 sacks of rice, 50,000

bales of raw cotton. 80,000 bales of "Knew The Ropes"

cotton yarns and cotton piecegoods,

and 100,000 sacks of sugar, which are

BUSY DAYS

FOR THE

ROYAL

PRINCESSES

German-Polish

Friction

Flares

BERLIN, JUNE 11. FRICTION BETWEEN POLAND AND GERMANY HAS BEEN SHARPENED THROUGH THE KLADNOV INCIDENT TOGETHER WITH THE FOLISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY'S BITTER CHARGES OF GER-

MAN HOSTILITY,

Professing that he "knew the ropes". totally estimated at Yen 80,000,000 to get a stall holder's licence, Tum In valuu.

Kwan, 49, unemployed, managed to "The British Concession has a po-swindle $24 out of a refugee from nulation of 17,000 including 2,700 Shanghai, who was trying his best to Britons, while the French Concession start a business. has, a population of 61,000 including 1,000 French nationals. The total told Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Detective-Sergeant E. S. Brooks population of Tientsin is Kiven

Magistracy this morning, that the

However, well informed circles Drastic Anti-German Measures 1,300,000.--Domei,

complainant, Leung Yu, atrived here about four months ago, and was try-say that no immediate crisis is

Warsaw, June 11. ing very hard to get a job.

expected. Leung was introduced to Tam by

Anglo-French Parleys In Singapore

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D. B.S. Strike Breaks Out: 150 Boys Absent

APPEAL

BY SIR

ROBERT KOTEWALL

Sane at Athletics

No Room Madmen Beat For Politics In School

A BOUT 150 students at the Diocesan Boys' School failed to answer roll-call this morning, their absence heralding the start of a strike threatened last week because

•

of the temporary appoint- ment of a Formosan Chinese to the position of head pre-

fect.

It is believed that the majority of the absentees are sympathisers of the strike movement, although, as

PARIS, June 11.

AN Intransigeant, News Agency despatch from Bil- bao states that a team com- posed of madmen defeated a icar composed of sane men, in track events, by a score of 4 to 2.

The Medical Commission staged the games to prove that insane people were cap- able of maintaining their activities the same as nor mal people-United Press.

Parents Not

To Blame

M. Schoolboys Break Word To "Head".

G. A. Goodban, the headmaster pointed out this morning, there is always a certain number of students away every day owing able to ascertain that the whole THE "Telegraph" has been to illness and other legitimate of the responsibility for the

causes.

Today's absenters represent near-strike at the Diocesan Boys' ly one-fifth of the school register, but School rests on the disaffected the classes met as usual and school students, and the suggestion that He was

not interrupted by the some of the parents encouraged strike.

A strong appeal for loyalty to the the boys has no foundation what- school and the headmaster, and the ever. comment that there was no place for Enquiries to-day clicited the polities in school life was made by fact that of the seven ring- Sir Robert Kotewall, when he ad-lenders, the parents of only two dressed the sclion! this morning as are at present in Hongkong. the leading representative of the Hongkong Chinese community.

Appeal To Loyalty

Letters containing a variety of reasons for the boys' absence from school have been received by the The following Is a summary of Sir covered that none of the parents | headmaster, but it has been dis- Robert Kotewall's address:

re-

were aware of the precise reason why Last night your Headmaster quested me on the teteplions to comicselves.

their.com

conswished to absent them and address you this morning on the It subject of the appointment of a ten-Goodban that the prefects who are was revealed by Mr. G. A.

burary

Senior Prefect. The matter is at such importance to the selical tum in spite of short notice and previous engagement I

readily ac

ecpied his invitation.

I understand that the trouble has

week individually promised him that they would be loyal to his decision in the

maller of the appoinment of a temporary

head

prefect, although

ring-leaders in the revolt, lust

of the selection or they indicated they were dissatisfied arisen out Formosan Chinese for the past ofwith his nomince.

The fact that these yaulits have to- Senior Prefect. I consider this mat-

day The Icd because politica

strike indicates they have very important have no place in the school. It is gone back on their promised word. not that I do not appreciate your boys have been coerced into striking.

It is believed

eved that numbers of the rsonal feelings.

You boys in your

ter

own way want to do things which One of the strikers, when asked by a according to your own view would be "Telegraph" representative why he hed, hung bis -Les bad gone patriotis. But true patriotism in obedience to authority. vahead, and muttered

"Because, the In your

ሮ።

on strike, blushied,

own country you obey your Govern- others have gone on strike."

Mr. Goodban stated this afternoon ment in a foerign country you abey

its laws; in a school you obey your that the majority of the boys absent- masters,

ing themselves from school to-day are

Let me give you a concrete exam-day sitidents, and that only about a ple. At the outbreak of the present dozen are boarders.

He added that he hostilities, feelings

expected among

Imajority of the students to Chinese in Hongkong run high.

within the next day or two. PLEASE Turn To Page 4.-

Ambassadors

On The Move

the

Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Princess | Margaret Rose have been spending some busy and exciting, days recently. They took their first¦ Untierground ralkway trip, and also spent a happy time at the London Zoo. Top picture shows the royal princesses walling down the steps at the Tottenham Court Road tube

Kurning, June 12. station for their first taste of under-Ambassador to

Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American China, left here' ground travelling, and above they yesterday for Chungking by motor. are seen enjoying the antics of the While in the Yunnan capitul, -Mr. Glant-Panda, as slic gave chase to a Jolinson was treated, to an arduous dog.

round of receptions.

American The Polish clerical organ "Maly

The

Internment Camps In Shansi

Talyuan, June 12. The Japanese' military, authorities

LATEST

the return

Shot Detective: Second Appeal

The following letter has been Sir Robert Bigned by received, Franch Envoy In Kunming

Kotewall, and Messrs. T. N. Chat, M. Shortly after the departure of the K. Lo, and W. N. T. Tam.

envoy, M. Cosme, the "One of the two Chinese detectives French Ambassador, arrived

in whoso courageously attempted to Kunming from Hanol by train arrest the armed robbers who hold yesterday evening, and was rected up a man in the heart of the City on by members of the local French Con- the 5th June has succumbed to the sulate and representives

received from wounds: ho Chinese authorities.

at the timo. bandits

the of

M. Cosme plans to stay here for

the

In appredation of the gallant no-

we desire to raise a subscription in

a felend, and the latter told Leung The German protest, which was Dziennik" demanda drastle measures that he had connections and "know at first expected to be made Im- against members of the ferman "to get a stall licence for mediately, now seems to depend en-minority in Poland including large- the rough a

Damed Ching, intirely on whether it is determined stale confiscation of property. the Sanitary Department.

the shot man, named Lubelski, iz actually German citizens, upon newspaper points out that there are Tam asked for $24 as part payment which the first reports of the incident many large German estates in the are planning to establish a large in five days, leaving for Chungking on tion of this Police Omeer (Wan Man) for a licence, which costs $84. Onare, not clear. It is possible that he Corridor, Poznan and Polish Upper ternment camp in Shanal to accom- June lu by plane-Central Nawz. June 10, he brought. Leung to the third floor of the General Post Office, was one of the German minority in Silesia and adds that there are far modate about 2,000 Chinese prisoners

Poland. The following ometal communique to get a lleence.

too many German schools in Poland. taken in the recent mopping-up Leung pretended to be busy when Although the shooting is regarded--Trans-Ocean. nuthorities this, moming:

for about an hour, Leung was told German Government does not intend "In view of the close liaison which that they would be able to procure to treat it as a first class international

Incident. Eow exists between France and Great the llcence In Kowloon.

When they were in Kowloon, Leunt

was issued by the Hongkong Naval they were therò, and after waiting berlously here, it is obvious the

operations in western and southern Shansi,

Big Cholera Increase

aid of his dependents, and according

ly appeal to the Chinese community for, their generous support.

Donations will be gratefully re ceived any of

of the above mentioned gentlemen, and will be acknowledged math in the Press.

During the recent Japanese Majesties Leave

mopping-up drives in western and Britain in Europe, Vice Admiral was suspicious of Tam, and on gearcha- inot mention any underlying Gorman. The Berlin morning newspaers do

wouthern Shanal which resulted in the

To open the subscription list Mr. Decoux, Commander in Chief of the ing him, found $24 in his pocket. Polish tension

For Canada

fall of Liulinchen and Pinglu, the

There was a startling Increase in Li Yau-isun, C.B.K., has made 'a dona- Chiposo abandoned 8,600 dead and a the cholera incidence in Hongkong flen of #200." French Naval Forces in the Far East, Tam was arrested. LJeutenant. „General Martin,' General

during the week-end, len new cusés The name Ching, of the Sanitary

Hyde Park, N.Y., June 1320: total of 1,074 prisoners was taken.

· Evidence of this, however, la still Their Majesties the King and

being added to the year's total, which Officer Communding French Troops Department, given by Tam, said Ser-apparent in the reports from

Japaness booty included 13 moun- is now 79. in Indo-China, and Colonel Deveze gennt. Allen, was fictitious.

Kattowitz of the alleged dismissal of Queen left in the Hoyal train for tain guru, 17 trench-mortars); 63 The last 48 hours álso

37 of the French Air Staff have been in Sentence of five months hard la German workers from Follsh Upper Canada at 3.09 GMT to-day heavy machine-guns, 67 light new cases of tuberculosis, seven of viled to visit Singapore towards the bour was imposed. Tom had a pre- Silesia as well as from Warsaw, and They were seen off the atáilon, by machinegung, 140 automatic rides, enteria Lover, ave of dysentery, four end of this month to examine Local ylous conviction for obtaining money alleged Polish repressive measures President Roosevelt and Lira, Rooso- 1,800 rlijer and 885,000 rounds of of measles, and one each of menin-

by falso protences in. 1935, Defense Measures."

against the, Ukrainë............United Press. voll-Reutersan

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