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FOUNDED 1811 四拜禮 號二廿月六英港香 THURSDAY, JUNE - 22, 1939. 日六初月五
No. 16850
Italian Vessel Runs Japanese Gauntlet
SHOTS FIRED AT SHIP IN HONGKONG WATERS
TIENTSIN CRISIS NEAR CLIMAX
BRITAIN READY TO TAKE ACTION, JAPAN WARNED
LONDON, June 21.
"BRITAIN IS prepared to take any steps which may be thought necessary to ensure supplies for British subjects in Tientsin," said Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons to-day.
The British Ambassador, he added, had made this perfectly clear in Tokyo.
DISPUTE MAY BE SETTLED
London Opinion Is Optimistic
LONDON, June 22.
ALTHOUGH the owners and the
Seventy Italian Consulate-General told the "Tele-
Britons Due
In
Colony
EVACUATION FROM SWATOW Ships Ignore “Ultimatum"
The Premier told the House that there were stocks of flour and rice in the British con- cassion, with an ample, although spasmodic, delivery of perish- and American women
able foodstuffe.
SEVENTY BRITISH
and children were
graph" this morning that they did not believe that shots fired by a Japanese warship near Cheung Chau Island this week were directed at the Italian vessel Roma, en route from Macao to Hong- kong, the "Telegraph" was reliably in- formed that a report is being made that formed that a report is being made that:
The Roma was chased by two Japanese warships whilst entering British water near Cheung Chau Island.. LIVE SHELLS USED.
Two blank shots were fired to attract the Italian ship's attention to a flag signal and when the signal and shots were ignored live shots were fired and repeated shots were fired at. the Romu even after she entered British waters, the shells falling astern and ahead of the ship. The Japanese did not cease firing until the Roma was abreast of Lantau Island, well inside British waters.
The incident occurred on Sunday.
The Roma, commanded by Captain A. M. Miller, an He agreed with Mr. Arthur Henderson that Japan has not yet evacuated from Swatow American who was formerly skipper of the luxury yacht formulated her grievances, which at 1 o'clock this after-Shenondoah II, left Macao for Hongkong early on Sunday
made negotiations difficult.
The Under Secretary for Foreign 110on aboard the 2,232-morning. Affairs told another questioner that Britain Was not considering the ton Norwegian steamer
advisability of extending the proposed Prominent which, with U.S. WARNS
pact to cover the Orient. Concluding his
Chamberlain said:
statement, Mr. the 1,992-ton China
DIPLOMATIC circles In Lon-The Japanese position is still not Navigation Company don profess to belleve this morn-clear but we expect to hear further steamer Yingchow, were ing that a settlement of the Tien-jon these matters to-morrowin
The Premier added that more than in Swatow Harbour dur- tain crisis is imminent. ..
half British
infantry battalion was
ing the Japanese in- Reports are being circulated at present stationed in Tientsin.
It is understood that the Cabinet: that-Tokyo's-reply to the Bri-to-day discussed measures to be vasion tish Note will accept the British enforced If Japan formally rejects the suggestions that the incident be Britisk overtures.-United Press. localised.
No Acquiescence In Blockado
LONDON, June 21. Answering
It is believed that Britain and
JAPAN Responsible For Americans' Safety
south of Lantau Island, two
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LATE NEWS FROM TIENTSIN
ENGLISHMAN IN
TIENTSIN HURT: BAN ON DOCTOR
TIENTSIN, June 22.
IT IS now disclosed that Mr. G. A. Smith, the Briton who was arrested in Tientsin last week
and is still in Japanese custody despite British protests, was hit over the head with the butt-end
of a revolver when he resisted arrest.
Mrs. Smith disclosed to "United Press" this morning that her husband was wounded during an altercation
with a puppet Chinese policeman at one of the barriers.
His condition is not serious. Mrs. Smith added that the
dress Mr. Smith's wounds yea-
doctor was not permitted to terday.
clean linen and cigarettes was
Mr. Smith's. request for some
also refused.
Concession Meatless
The British Concession is entirely meatless to-day, while stocks of vegetables are at their lowest since the blockade commenced,
British military headquarters in
DODWELL TAIPAN IN INCIDENT
Japanese Beat Boy, Ransack Homo
·HANKOW, June 22. STIFF REPRESENTATIONS Tientsin declared to-day that if the are likely to be lodged with the.
blockade continues, military trucks }
"
that
any.
will again be used to import fresh Japanese authorities in Hankow meat and vegetables.
as a result of the action of three
I is officially · denied
Japanese gendarmes in forcibly evacuation of British subjects is entering the home of Mr. W. contemplated for the present. Lewis, taipan of the Hankow About 600 British women and branch of Messrs. Dodwell & children are living in the Concession.
Tests to-day indicate that the Company.
Japanese
proclamation that -the The three Japanese demanded barbed-wire entanglements around entry into Mr. Lewis' home on the the British and French Concessions pretext of searching for an illegal About a mile from British had been electrified 19 a gigantic radio transmitter. waters, which the ship entered blu.
When the Chinese houseboy en- deavoured to close the door he was Apparently, the, wires have never seized by the Japanese und soverely Japanese warships were obser- been electrified,
as Chinese still beaten up. ved through the mist. They continue to crawl through them at were flying signals which those night without dire results-United aboard the Roma took to be mes- passing between the
sages Japanese.
It was not until two blank shots were Ared that the crew of the Roma realised that the Japanese were
SHANGHAI, June 22. The British naval au- ADMIRAL YARNELL, Com-signalling to them to stop, thorities in Swatow have mander-in-Chief of the
The Roma was then half-a-mille U.S. decided to retain the Ying-Asiatic Squadron, has telegraph speed to reach sanctuary.
from British waters, and put on full Japan will agree to negotiate a supplementary questions in the House chow in Swatow, in case Swatow, Mr. Gauss, instructing ed the U.S. Consul General in
Inside H.K. Waters settlement on the basis of hand-oft Commons to-day on the Far Efurther evacuations are ne- him to inform the Japanese au- ing over the four accused Ghi-reply to Mr. Arthur Benderson that cessary. nese, after which the Japanese he hoped, if Japan had any grievances will lift the blockade.
she would formulate them
Britain, it is believed, will agree to] the demand that a Japanese repre- sentative should be permitted to enter the British Concession to co-operate in eliminating terrorist activities,
Tokyo and London will negotiate directly on all other outstanding questions.—United Press,
U.S. Intervenca
situation, Mr. Chamberlain said. In
the Premier said that Sir Robert
thorities that the United States. will hold Japan responsible for About 200 British sub-the safety of Americans and the Replying to Mr. Anthony Eden. jects, 40 Americans and over inviolability of American pro Craigie had made li quite plain a hundred other nationals perty. that the British Government was still remain in Swatow. not prepared to acquiesco in the blockade, and that they were pre- pared to take steps which they thought necessary to ensure sup- piles to British subjecia.
Asked if the possibility of convey- ing food by air was being considered, WASHINGTON, June 22. The Mr. Chamberlain said that the whole United States Consul General in situation was under consideration.- Tlentsin has presented the Japanese authorities with list of grievances encountered by American subjects as Deliberate Challonge To Britain
a result of the blockade of the British Concession.
representations
property In China, ... -
Router.
London, June 21,
Threat To Safety
It is understood that Admiral Yarnell reiterated the policy of the United States that its war H.M.S. Thanet and the ships will not be deterred from U.S.S. Pilisbury are also re-sailing anywhere where Ameri- maining in Swatow Harbour, can lives are endangered. despite a so-called ultimatum The Consul General was in- by the Japanese commanderstructed to reject the Japanese in-chief this morning, request-demand that the U.S.S. Pillsbury ing Great Britain and the should evacuate Swatow har- United States to withdraw bour.-United Press. their ships from the port.
"I hesitate to believe that the The Consul General has been in-Government of Japan wishes deli-
The Japanese ultimatum, fonn property and are owned by structed to reiterate his previous position and policy of Great Britain," this morning,- added that the
berately to challenge the whole which was received at 9 o'clock Mesaro. William Hunt & Co.
An official of the American com- regarding possible injury to American nationals and sald Lord Halifax, in the course of
pany told the Telegraph this a speech on foreign affairs, delivered Japanese were unable to guaran-
morning that it can only be. In London to-day.
tee the safety of foreigners It has been learned through the
assumed that either reports from United States Chamber of Commerce rather, be
The Foreign Secretary said that, nshore in Swatow.
Swatow are ́licorrect or, that the believed that the situation that the American Chamber of Com In Ti
Japanese authorities have violated Tientsin had developed out of
their oft-repeated statements merce at Tientsin, shortly before the some misunderstanding, perhaps due
garding the, inviolability of third blockade started, cabled to Washing-to a difference in conception. ton saying a blockade would "in-
Power property.
tion of American trade in the Tientsin the course of his speech
dren.
The "ultimatum" expired at one o'clock this afternoon.
In addition
to H.M.S. Thanet,
To-
“We aro availing confirmation of
Lord Halifax doalt at some length H.M.S. Scout, which left Hongkong evitably mean me vitt lentsin with the situation nech sald and in
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, has the report," the offelal said. "Until "We were asked to take action, now arrived off the entrance to the then, we will assume that the report This entry into the situation by the which, on the evidence then before Han River. Scout is not attempting must be inaccurate." United States is considered here to be us, we fell we could not take. I to enter Swatow harbour. algnificant, because heretofore the placed in similar... circumstances, the: United States have confined their re- Japanese Government might have felt presentations to the bombing of able to act as they wished us to act, American property and the blockade and were therefore at a loss to under- at Kulangsu
stand why we refused, and attributed
Mr. Hull said he had been officially our refusal to a desire to harm their
informed that all Americans Swatow are safe.-United Press.
"Upside Down"
at!
interests,
"I need hardly say that whatever may have been the general: British judgment about events in China, it has never been any part of our in- tention to allow the Concession at Tientsin to be used as a base for ac- tivities
Fighting Expected
SKA
辐 counter.
Report Confirmed
Press,
Mr. Lewis arrived on the scene as
the Japanese were beating his boy.
Despite his protests the Japanese carried out a search of the building, Threatening Letters
ransacking it from top to bottom. CHUNGKING, June 22.-Beside
No radio set was discovered. the Chinese constables of the Muni-
Mr. Lewis reported the incident lo elpal Counell, Chinese employees of the British-Consulate, which -is - ex-- British firms in the British Conces-pected to lodge. a protest shortly- sion In Tientsin have received United Press.
them to threatening deve the concession, resign and leave the
to
The British Municipal Council. the report states, has announced that it will grant. subsidies
those Chinese One of the Japanese warships
employees who move their families from the thereupon fired a live round, the **
Japanese-controlled shell falling astern of the
arcas Into the Concession and also Roma. that it will continue to
salaries the Roma was entering Bellish waters.
LATEST
The first live shell was fired just as to those who are forced to stop work Increase In Crime
owing to the threat to their familles,
The eighth day of the Japanese Annual Report of the Hongkong blockade yesterday
stricter and Kowloon Magistracies, tablod in vigilance, taken by the British and Legislative Council this afternoon French Concessions.
revealed a marked increase in the Rumours that
various While Russians number of convletions for
serious increase is in
The Japanese warship continued chasing the Roma after it had entered British waters and, according to the firing live rounds, the shells falling would march into the Concessions offences last year. "Telegraph's" informant, continued in British waters.
With the exception of the master and bosan, all members of the crew of the stulp were sent below for their own safety.
"It is absolutely certain that the Japanese were aring at us while we were inside British waters," the "Telegraph" was informed.
Approaches Rejected
were responsible for the closing of The most all Iron gates of the Concessions from respect of oplum and heroin offences, 5 o'clock in the morning, leaving which in Hongkong increased from only the side walks open. All pedes- 500 and 243 to 930 and 418 respec- trians are subject to thorougli search, the Report
declares. Central News.
Kowloon the Increase
was more starting, from 351 and 84 to 1,200 and 081 respectively. Drug TIENTSIN, June 22-It was re-addicts form a large percentage of "It continued firing until we were vealed this morning that unsuccessful the criminal population. setting abreast of Lantau Point light." representations have been made by tracies, a serious increase amounting
The Telegraph's" informant could the not. state for certain whether the Japanese warship entered British blockade. waters during the chase.
Opposition Heckles
Mr. Morrison
There have been, in both Magis-
British authorities in Tientsin for a relaxation of the Japanese to 25 per cent in convictions for
larceny, mainly car-ring snatching,
"Increases of 100 per cent. are Meanwhile, preparations are being made-in-the-Japanese Concession for recorded in mendicaney cases. This the withdrawal of Chinese residents la due mainly to the Sino-Japanese from the British Concession. Several incident,
"Juvenile crime shows an increase. inducements are being held out to
A disquieting
of tendency the Chinese to evacuate the foreign |-
often Juveniles to work in gangs, concessions.-Domel,
under the tutulege of adult persons, is apparent.
Seven Chinese Die
In New York
1.
The Sino-Japanese hostilities have had the following effects:**
(a) na
influx of poverty-stricken refugees, leading to increased
beggars
and
numbers
hawkers;
(b) an influx of Shanghal criminals,
mainly pickpockets;
(c) an increase in mui-tani- caste
of a technical nature;-). (d) on increase in anns cases of a
technical nature.
Britons Stripped
TUNG
TUNG Tientsin, Jane #1.
London, June 21. The opposition sharply heckled NEW YORK, June 21.-Fire swept Since the official was interviewed, Mr. W. S. Morrison, when he moved through two Chinatown tenement The decision to evacuate women the report that the. Japanese have the draft orders designed to amello blocks here to-day taking a toll of at and children. from Swatow
taken over the Company's wharves rate the civil obligations of milli- least seven lives. taken by the authorities when it has been verified from other sources. men during their period et service.
Firemen fear that others have In addition to the American pro- He declared that militiamen should became evident this morning that
perished in the top storeys of the ho penalised by undertaking buildings, one being six storeys high severe fighting may be expected inperty, the Japaneso have taken not the city, the Chinese forces, which possession of the Chinese Maritime other obligations (financial obliga and the other four retired yesterday apparently mass-Customs station, under protest from tons like hire purchases, etc.), before
The fire broke out at 4: a.m; Many the British collector,
they
knew of the introduction of con-occupants escaped in their night ing this morning for attack.......
The Rising Sun flag has also been Mr. Morrison announced that
scription.
clothes United Press, 2 mui- holated "ova« the Municipal ad-
tamen would be credited during completely ministrative. buildingi and other
their important establishments in the cityNational Health and pensions service with payments to the
TALLINN, June 21-The Estonian A very reliable source here told the The Airport; on the outskirts of schemes, so as to be eligible for beno- anmber of Depúlles,' at a special United Frem to-day that five Dellich Bwatow has been sccupied and the if when discharged from the army. if
aston to-day agreed by a large subjooti: word stripped for, searching St. Louis, sive proof of their repeated declara In this connection, it la révoiled-
Japanese are nów busily engaged they were unable to return to nor-
anjority to the ralineation of the as the Kalocsational Belge barrier Physicians here have become in-tions that they do not alm at the de- that the Japanese have taken
In converting it into a military mat work.
German-Estonian non-aggression part before $ am. Belgians and Frenchmen terested in Eugene Benders, 0-year struction of British Interests in the possession of the China, Merchants"
serodrom 4
The next hour of the speech de aligned in Berlin on June 7--Trank were allowed to pass, Homolested. old school-boy whose heart, stomach, For East, I should hope the matter wherves at Swatow, and are using man spasti liver and appendix are intimoat might be capable of settlement
them for the purpose of disembark: The completa occupation of Swalow owing to the continuous fire of inter-ton which ha-bellevód : did not !
denerated into a disjointed narration Octane TAE SEA Unfiled. Prear,
personkieThe boy's mother: Bold. It had appeared a short time ago, i utriotired cará and other mechanised Navy HAQ. in Tokyoʻthis morning. that the Government had made a real").vice in any other, country.Reuter | opposite positions to those of nomal Tokyo,
inting troops Fant supplies, including was officially confirmed into ruptions.
communique prued at Army and Mr. Morrison concluded by saying accompany similar compulsory ser Eugene i school work and play were continued Lord. Halifax, that "there units, from transports, 19489 prov
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Swatow has been
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and if they can be
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