1939-06-23 — Page 31

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 23, 1939,

Swatow Refugees Describe How City Fell To Japanese

OWN

CHINESE SET FIRE TO THEIR

HOUSES: COOLIES FREE TO LOOT

European Refugees Arrive In Hongkong

steamer

TWELVE foreigners, in- luding five German Jews, and 145 Chinese, all refugees from Swatow, arrived in Hongkong by the Norwegian Prominent this morning. Five of the for- eigners were Americans and two British, the number be- three of ing

composed women, three children, and one man. The adults were Swatow missionaries.

In view of their flight the evacuees might have been expected to tell dramatic stories of the capture of

Swatow; actually, they dis- closed that the taking of

Swatow was a mild opera~ tion, involving little danger to themselves or the other townsfolk.

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and!

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Stories told by the refugees disclosed that the Japanese; offensive began on Wednesday mor ning when five gunboats entered the harbour and shelled the fort. cording to the Prominent's compra- dore, their Brink was very accurate and the Chinese quickly deserted the fort.

After this the gunboats con- tinued firing for several, hours, but, onc Informant stated, fired only blanks, their desire seeming to be to frighten the people without damag- ing the town,

Chinese Burn Buildings

On Wednesday night everything was quiet, but a few fires began to blaze up on shore, indicating that the Chinese were firing their own buildings. Also Chinese began to stream out to the Prominent and the Yingchow, the only foreign commer- port, for protection. clal vessein Soon there were about 100 people on the Prominent.

The fires on shore indicated to the Japanese that the Chinese intended to desert the lawn and gave them confidence. Ships streamed into the harbour at dawn on Thursday and began shelling the town at 6 a their fire being evidently directed ni the fort and the soldiers' lines. About an hour later they landed, one ob-i server putting the limit of the num ber landed as 1,000.

"Friendly" Gesture

Those on board the Prominent

they watched them as

streamed Tumultuous Sequel To

ashore and saw that they met with practically no opposition. They were scen to make efforts to reassure those stli) an shore and one of their al- tempts to obtain the good feeling of the people was their action in allow- Ing the coelic people to rifle produce which had not yet been transferred from the lighters to the godowns.

At one time 100 coolles were seen busily raiding the lighters.

Obeying the Japanese ultimaturn! that all ships must leave port by 1 p.m. yesterday, the Prominent de- parted at midday, first announcing that she was going to Tiongkong and would take anyone who wished to go. During the morning many who had come aboard, reassured by the treatment of the people by Japanese, went ashore,

Tour

LONDON WELCOME FOR KING, QUEEN

LONDON, June 22.

THE KING and Queen returned to London to-day. They were accorded an uproarious welcome which rivalled that of New York when they arrived at Waterloo two little Station at 5.24 p.m. accompanied by the Princesses. They proceeded immediately to Buckingham Palace,

To-day has been bright and sunny, and has seen one of the greatest throngs of people in the

Interesting Roman Finds city's history.

Rome, June 22, Numerous fragments of anelen Romon buildings are being discovered ng the woric of building an anders ground railway in Romic proceeds. but the first really important archaeo- logical and has just been made near the Circus Maximum where two mor ble statues of the late Imperial et have come to light.

The

panled

the

Westminster Bridge swarmed with people and policemen lined the sidewalks three yards apart. Members of Parliament lined up in Parliament Square and joined in

the ovation.

"Welcome Homa”“

perse until Their Majesties appeared

gain and again on the balcony.

Protection For

Ambassador

Threat To British Might

Axis Powers Boast Of Naval Strength

ROME, June 22, EMPHASISING the im-. portance of the naval con- ferences between the Ger- man and Italian naval chiefs which have just concluded, the Italian press says this evening that the combined navies of the two Axis Powers constitute a formid- able force which

will command the respect of all those who yesterday be- lieved they enjoyed un- limited control of the high I seas.

Recent threats against the Bfe of England, declares "La Tri- the British Ambassador, Sir Archi- | buna", never succeeded in de- bald Clark Kerr, and with memories feating the German navy, but it

of what happened to his

stili

Sir Hughe Knatchbull-was believed at the conclusion of Hugessen, strict precautions have the Great War that Germany been taken in Shanghai to protect had been eliminated as a sea the British envoy's life. Our

pic-power. fure: show armed guards on duty outside the Ambassador's Shanghai residence, and a mobile guard of the Shanghai Volunteers accompanying the Ambassador's car through the Shanghai streets.

World To Pray For China, July 9

LONDON, June 22.

A CALL to Christians through- out the world for united prayers on behalf of China on July 9 is made in a letter to the press signed by the Archbishop of York and 20 bishops.

The situation, however, has chang- ed most radically during the past 20 years, and Germany has again be- come a naval factor which, in the event of war, could hold a consider- able number of British ships in the North Sea-Trans-Ocean.

Siamese Twins

Still-Born

Seven Pound Babies

A

Die At Birth

BERLIN, June 22.

town WOMAN in the hospital at Fuerstenberg in Mecklenburg delivered still-born The national committee of the "Siamese twins" here to-day. International Peace Campaign has

were born They were girls and passed

resolution 1]

urging the Government to take diplomatic and breast, to breast, economic action forthwith to restrain

They welghed

seven pounds

the aggressor (Japan) without walt-together, and were fully developed. Ing_for_a_prior

assurance

what the other plic say they Trans-Ocean.-—-—--

may do, and demanding that the whole problem of Japanese aggros- sion be taken up with members of the League and the signatories to the Nine-Power Pact.

The meeting in the House of Commons of Conservative M.P.'s was private to-day, and participants de clined to ampilfy the inconic formal statement that the foreign affairs committee of Government supporters had met and that Mr. A. C. Morcing had reviewed that situation in the

which a discussion Far East, after touk place on the position at Tientsin. --Reuter.

Mrs. Mackinnon, of ios Waterloo Road, has reported the theft of cloth- ing valued at $39 from the roof of her residence yesterday. The articles had been left out to dry.

Uroughout Their Majesties' four-

minute appearance-Reuter,

Scenes Televised

London, June 22. The royal homecoming to-day was

Viewers saw, with idlevised.

Jewish Refugees And Yunnan

Chungking, June 22. Regarding the Shanghat report of - a proposed large-scale settlement of Jewish refugees in Yunnan, informed quarters in Chungking state that it is highly premature to discuss the matter in detall.

It is believed by neutral observers that the Yunnan province ena obsarb at the highest 10,000 refugees in the future.

The more urgent need at the pre- sent is for doctors and professors for the hospitals and schools as well as for about 500 mechanics.-Trans-

Ocean.

Filipinos Study Labour Conditions

Berlin, June 22, re- The Philippine Minister of Labour. leviable clarity the entrance of the Hamon Torres and his collaborator beflagged engine drawing the royal Janson, are visiting Germany for the Their Majesties were dining and train into the decorated Waterloo purpose of studying labour institu- were unable to respond to the clamor Station, the stepping down of Their tions and policy in the Reich.

from lic ous cries until 8.30 p.m. when the Majesties and princesses

They were the guests of the German King, in evening dress, and the Queen, coach, and the welcome extended on Labour Front for three days and in un attractive flowing heliotrope the platform.

visited the People's car factory in evening dress, appeared and stayed

The camera picked up an excellent Fallersleben, as well as the Strength for. five minutes, acknowledging the cheers which reached o crescendo family study of Their Majesties, the Through Joy city.

Following visits to England and when the Queen blew a kiss and re-princesses and Queen Mary together Italy, Minister Torres will return to

before they left.

the Philippines via the United States.

tired.

Mr. Chamberlain arrived to see the From Buckingham Palace-the-Trans-Ocean.. 1

cameras plcked up the royal process- Their Majesties and the Frincesses King at 9.20 p.m. and was hardly re- rode in an open carriage and smiling-cognised by the crowd, whose eyes ion and followed its triumphant pro- ly acknowledged the chicers and cries were intent on the balcony, hoping gress along the Mall into the fore-

them from the balcony and

Cave

rst reprosents a man, decom-jwelcome Home.." The carrlate for another appearance of Their court of the Palace, and then trained by

of a dog, both life size, pro- bably representing the Silvan-God of was escorted by Captains of the Life

Guards. Forests. Only

one arm is missing from the statue. The other discovery

Ships on the Thames shrilled their is u. model of a female, somewhat sirens and the bells of Westminster under life size, the most striking pealed a welcome.

Majesties.

Mighty Roar

The mast tumultuous welcome of all jawaited Their Majesties at Bucking

German Business

glimpses of the vast crowd While Woos With Russia

awaiting the appearance of Their Majerties and the princesses.

BERLIN, June 22.-A group of The scene on the balcony was pro- Influential German industrialists are being its serious facial ex-) Jetcoh Kennedy, was among'' those; ed since 8.30 a.m. when the princesses lover televised: with the aid of tele-to. Moscow with the aim of reviving! The United States Ambassador, Mr. hom Palace. Many people had wait-bably one of the most memorable sending a delegation of businessmen nd the wealth of folds in!

Photo Jenses, viewers saw close-ups trade relations.

reliable the garment worn, which, it is con- to welcome their Majesties at Water-left the Palace.

apparently According to of the re-unlied royal family dur cluded, indicates that the figure also loo Station. represented some delty. Trans- Outside Buckingham Palace theOthers swept in mass past the police log-helr four-minute appearance, information, the delegation will be The Speaker of the House of authorised to offer Moscow, a ten- crowd chanted "We want the King! cordons until it was estimated that Ocean.

Commons,

Captain Fitzroy, in his year credit of 750,000,000 marks. for We want to Queen!" until their 60,000 woro investing the building. Majesties appeared on the balcony-

The chant"We want the King" pleturesque knee breeches, but with purchases from Germanly, while the huge United Press.

swelled to a mighty rant, and at 0.10 out his full-bottomed wig, was token latter is prepared to buy pathe King and Queen with the when awaiting the royal process quantities of raw materials, particu princesses appeared on, the balcony.lan outside of Parliament. He had larly timber, leather and oil,

Foreign politicni circles regurd 'It Tha Kingaluted find tbg: Queen to be taken home before the pro- rowds at waved-3 cokripwledgment of wave cussion arrived, but his indisposition

to die after wave of cheats which went on is not seriousRouter Spacial,

SHANGHAI, June 23-The 'yen was again at a discount against National dollars this morning, buyers paying about 97 cents for one yen Reuter.

Queen Blows Kiss LONDON, June 222 Buckingham Palace refus

as an attempt to counteract Britain's policy in Moscow-Reuter,

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