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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1031 No. 15071

四拜禮·號六月七英港香

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1939. 日十二月五

Last Minute Evacuation of Foochow TOMB

WARSHIPS TAKE

OFF FOREIGNERS

BRITISH and American subjects' evacuated Foochow at 6 o'clock last night.

The number of evacuees is not specified, but it is be- lieved that a large number, in addition to the nine who evacuated by the B. & S. steamer Yunnan on Tuesday, have departed.

Last night's evacuation was made from a point near Sharp) Peak to the U.S.S. Asheville and H.M.S. Duchess.

The U.S.S. Asheville, with Commodore Stapler aboard, pro- ceeded to Swatow from Amoy for the purpose of assisting in the| evacuations.

In order to reach the Ameri-! can and British warships, the evacuces had to proceed overland for nearly fifteen miles from Foochow

As soon as they yere taken aboard, the two warships pro- ceeded to sea where they met the Douglas steamer Hatching.

TRANSFER AT SEA

then

The passengers were transferred to the Halching, which shortly afterwards de- parted for Amoy and Hongkong. She is due to arrive here on Saturday afternoon.

Aerial View of tho Thetis.

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FOR 99 MEN: THETIS DRAMA TOLD

Dramatic Story Of Submarine's Plunge To Muddy Grave

LONDON, July 5,

IN A quiet tone of voice, Leading Stoker Walter Charles Arnold, the last of the four men saved from the submarine Thetis, gave the court this afternoon a graphic account of what happened when the HMS. Duchess returned to Pagoda submarine plunged to her doom.

After the evacuation the "Usis. Asheville returned to

Anchorage,

Amoy.

As the Japanese closed the boom across the entrance to the Min River

at 6 o'clock this morning, it is pre- OUTRAGE

sumed that Duchess, together

withi

another British destroyer and H.M.S. Grasshopper, now at Foochow, have been cut off from the sea.

SITUATION TENSE

RECALLED

At 10 o'clock this morning, a brief Baby Orphan Goes

flash reported that everything

was

quiet, although Japanese planes are

displaying considerable petivity.

The situation in Foochow itself in!

described na tense.

and will omit Swalow.

LATER.

is nearby, awalling opportunity

ary.

ol

the

10

II.M.S. Grasshopper has departed from Foochow, presumably for

the

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To United States

SHANGHAI, July 6.

Mission school.

He said that when they got to the spot where the diving trial was to take place, the engines were stopped and they were told to prepare for diving.

He noticld one small leak-hend, but it was not serious.

STATEMENT TO HOUSE

While I was going to inspect the Premier To Explain cak, however, there was a

Latest Position

rush of air from the foremost partments," he said.

terrible

com-

"I heard people shouting from there- to the control room to go to the sur- face."

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Tokyo Campaign Against Britain

Soviet Pact Hopes Dimmed

PEIPING, July 5. VILIFICATION of things British continues in all the Japanese- controlled newspapers in North China.

One journal yesterday de- clared that tho British authorities were secretly | instigating Chinese' bandits to disturb the Japanese rear under British direction, a8 well as supplying them with arms, though how this is possible with the Concession LAST EFFORT TO blockaded is not explained.

BE MADE

Cabinet

Shuffle

Demand Grows

CHURCHILL, EDEN AS CANDIDATES

Much of the Japanese cam- paign is being directed personal- ly against Mr. Jamieson, the

LONDON, July 5. PARIS, July 5.British Consul at Tientsin. MR. CHAMBERLAIN is Statements by British mis-reported to be firmly op- PARIS afternoon papers carry reports from make it abundantly clear that Winston Churchill and Mr. sionaries arriving from Shans! posed to the inclusion of Mr. London that the British the alleged anti-British move

THE

Government is about to make a last effort to bring the negotiations with Russia to a successful conclusion.

It is contended that London will propose to Moscow the drawing-up of a joint declara- fiutumn Bulutaneo by

Britain, France and the Soviet, and that this declaration would leave out of account all contro- versial questions, such as guar- antees for neutral States.

At the same time the papers manifest scepticism regarding

which is apparently shared in the new British offer, a view political quarters.

ment there is Japanese-directed, Anthony Eden in the British while at least three Japanese Cabinet.

Nevertheless, the campaign to were seen participating in the pillaging of mission property. seat the two statesmen in the

Some of the missionaries were Cabinet is continuing. directly threatened, while missions and churches are plastered with anti-British posters. One documeat advocated a "return to the measures of 1000,"-Reuter,

Foreign Captivos KALGAN, July 31- Soderbom, the prominent North China businessman who was arrested by the Japanese on June 20, is still in custody.

The Japaneso gendarmes who

chester Guardian," suggests that The Liberal organ, the "Man-

Mr. Duff-Cooper, whom Hitler denounced with Eden and Win- ston Churchill, should also be included in the Cabinet.

li has been expected that Mr. Cabinet droppillirohgfle the the Firat Lord of the Admiralty -- Lord tunelman and, Ford Mang=? haw, and replacing them with younger men who would be useful. part of a valuable collection of In the coming electiori campaign. Mongol papers, on herbs, which Mr.

Political circles muspect thất Cón- arrested Mr. Soderbom confiscated Soderbom and several Chiucze had scrvative newspapers which cham- It is felt improbable that the been translating for several weeks ploned the appeasement policy, Ike. prior to his arrest and while await- the "Daily Telegraph" and "Yorkshire Soviet will be ready to fall backing Japanere permission to return Post", have seized the opportunity to on the proposed declaration.—to his home at Kweibua.

advocate the Inclusion of Mr. Trans-Ocean.

The Japanese withheld the neces-Churchill and Mr. Eden In order to return of that polley-- sary permission, according to Mr. prevent a Soderbom's father, who is in charge United Press. of the Methodist Mission ni Kalgan.

The father said since the arrest he has exchanged notes with his son who gives the assurance "I am par fectly okay.".

Compromise Plan LONDON. July 5. The strict silence which is being maintained in British official circles and by the French Embassy regarding the French Government's new compromise pro-

Mr. Soderbom Is apparently being posals for Moscow-which were com municated by the French Ambassador held under the same root as Lleu- who WUS to London to the British Foreign tenant Colonel Spear, Offee this morning-is regarded as arrested more than a month ago.

A Japanese Staif officer here to- noteworthy in political quarters.

It is pointed out that hitherto the day revealed that Lieut. Colonel arish Government has regarded it Spear is being questioned daily and advisable to allow a certain leakage that the end of his inquisition is not of information. It is, therefore, be-in sight. Beved that the new French proposals his two months travel in China," the

"There is still much to learn about have given rise to certain difficulties.

pokesman sald. which could not be overcome at the two hours' Cabinet session to-day.

Mr. Chamberlain's remark in the House of Commons that the "difficulties are not all on one side," admire his soldierly deeds."United

Press, is recalled in this connection.

Tientsin Captiva M. Corbin, the French Ambassador, had another brief conference with TIENTSIN, July: 5.—At 11.30 a.m. Viscount Halifax this evening, and to-day the Japanese authorities here among other mattera discussed was announced that Mr. E. T. Grimths, the planned Anglo-French demarche the British officer of the Butterfeld on the Danzig situation.

& Swire steamer Yochow who was The only hints as to the present detained by the Japanese on June 2, position in the negotiations with has been released. Moscow were reports from Paris

At 2.10 pm, the British Consulate which declared that French political announced that Mr. Grims is still detained, despite the Japanese an- circles were not optimistic.

Innouncement.

He said the Colonel is occasionally invited to Japanese banquets and that "the Japanese military authorities

LATEST

Soc Back Pago For Further Late Nows

Britain's Food In War Time

LONDON, July 5. "TRANS-OCEAN" learns from THE Anhwei "Miracle-Baby," "I reallsed at once," continued well-informed source the de- The evacuation of foreigners is by and probably China's

tails of two British Cabinet most Stoker Arnold, "that there was no means complete, and a large num-] ber of missionaries headed by Bishop fumous foreign infant, Helen torpedo tube open, because that is the meetings held to-day.

In the morning, the Cabinet up- Hind are remaining at their posts. Priscilla Stam, whose parents biggest hole in the ship forward, and

proved the draft of the statement were beheaded by Kiangsi com- it must have been a big hole to cause WARSHIPS FREE

Mr. Chamberlain is to make to the such a rush of air.

House of Commana on Thursday, and munists on December 9, 1934, is

Water Gushed Through Commodore Stapler has departed at present in Shanghal preparing

saw several prople, mostly the contents of the statement were for Amoy in U.S.8. Asheville, which to embark next week with her Caminel Laird's men, trying to shut submitted this evening to the British Warsaw, who water Charge, d'Affaires is belloved to have escorted the grandparents, Doctor and Mrs. the port door No. 25. The Haiching to that pori. The Italciting Charles Ernest Scott for the was spinshing about the tube com-immediately had a conference with leaves Amoy for Hongkong to-day. United States.

partment, and as they tried to get the Colonel Beck

Afterwards the Brush Foreign Polish The group is sailing for Japan next door shut, it came gushing through Office was informed of the

Government's agreement with the blocked by the Japanese boom across where Helen, who will be five years ment."

No British warships have been Monday en route to New Jersey, the door into the second compart-

Stoker Arnold said he helped them statement. Paris was also informed, the entrance to the Min River.

old оп September 11, will enter a

to shut the bulkhead door. He felt and consented to the statement. H.M.8. Dachens in anchored

In the afternoon, the Cabinet decid. kindergarten. Skarpe Peak, which is outside

After a year of schooling in the no bump as the Thells hit the bottom, boom. The British steamer Sinklang United States Helen is returning to and the ship then rested at an angle.ed to ask Parliament to agree to an He fired several smoke candles increase in export credit funds in China Inlond

during the evening, and more during favour of Warsaw by a considerable take off farther evacuees if necess- China to enrol In a

the following morning. Torribla Ordoal

After 11 o'clock, that night the alr

It is planned that during the pre- She underwent a terrible ordeal became progressively worse, and it when she was three months old, but was very bad when Captain Oram sent, deadlock in the Anglo-Polish Anancial negotiations to give Poland ls now a happy, healthy and bright and Lieutenant Woods escaped.

credits to accelerate her re-armument. little girl. She has been staying with

It is rumoured that the credits will A little water went into the main amount to several million pounds. her grandparents. ever since her parents were murdered. Her grand-motors, and a volume of smoke came

Concerning the Moscow negotia- tions, it is asserted that in agreement parents have been 34 years in China from the door. This was due to a connected with the American Presby-short circuit, Those who had gas with Paris, the British Government terian Mission. London, July 5.

antee Holland and Switzerland.- Reporting in the Κουκο

of Stam, and his wife, Elizabeth Scott, put on their Davis apparatus.

The next attempt at cscope was Trans-Ocean

M. Bonnet also received Dr. Well-of the manner in which customs cautionary measure against war collections and revenue collected in were Issued by the British Commons to-day on the Sultan of were kidnapped early in December, made by four men, and when they

ington Koo, who reported on the Tientsin and Chingwangtao were Trengganu's gift of $50,000 and the 1934, by Kfangsl communists, who had got into the escape chamber, he

ITALIAN GOODS latest developments in the Far. East, being hold or remitted against loan Government to-day, applying. Antwel to escape the flooded It Sultan of Brunel's gift or $100,000 fled

-Trans-Ocean.

obligations in North China, Mr. R. A. particularly to towns and villages. towards the cost of imperial defence, Generalissimo's drive.

"We gave them plenty of time to

| Butler said that the PROHIBITED The Communists are believed to escapes quarter of an hour or 20

Japanese which will be called upon to Bulgar's Tour Mr. Malcolm MacDonakt asid that:

authorities were holding the revenue shelter populations evacuated these, gilts were gratefully accepted have kidnapped the Stams in an minutes-and as nothing happened

WASHINGTON, July 5.--The BERLIN, July 5-The Bulgarian in a suspense account at the Yako- by the Government, adding: "and I effort to embarrass Chiang Kai-we shut the hutch down and drained take this opportunity of recording the shek's relations with United down the chamber. We found three Treasury has imposed extra Premier, M. Klosscivanoff, accom- hama Specie Bank on behalf of the from the large cities..

Customs Government's warm appreciation of Siates.

of the men dead and the fourth ransom had very salty. We saw that he could duties on all Italian goods, panied by his wife and daughter, ar-Inspector-General of thero further generous manifestations After a 10,000 yuan

wholly or partly silk, as a result rived in Berlin to-day on an official Reuter. of the practical co-operation of the been refused, the bandits took the not last very long.

He was welcomed on behalf of The mouth-pieces of the Davis of an investigation showing that rulers of the Malay States in con-Stams to Miaoshlao, 40 :solidating the security of the Empire."Taingtel, where the Stame had been sets on those who were dead were Italy is subsidising the export of Chancellor Hitler by the Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribben- -Reuter.

stationed,

tom away from them."

Blik goods,

trop. Tartures Discussed

Kicked Himrolf Fred'

Treasury officers stated that

The German press regards the visit Sloker Arnold maid that In his escape he pot caught on some clips the action was of no political as being of far-reaching Importance,

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Joignificance.-Router.

Yangtot.

The situation is still quiet.

Malay Sultan's Defence Gift ·

Volume Of Smake

Meanwhile official quarters Moscow remain completely silent General Sugiyama, Supreme 'Com- with regard to the present positionmander of the Japanese Forces in of the negotiations. The Soviet prom North China, who is on a tour of Tientsin, at a press con- also refrains from any comment on inspection the negotiations Trans-Ocean.

ference to-day, revealed that, the Tientsin_restrictions will be relaxed, Franco-Turk Talku

Irrespective of the Tokyo conference. PARIS, July 5.-M. Bonnet to-day-United Press.

C. M. C. Collections received the Turkish Ambassador. to wall-informed

Government Enfarges Emergency Plans

LONDON, July 5-Instruc

and, according quarters, the negotiations in Moscow LONDON, July Asked In the tions and advice regarding the Helen's parents, the Reverend John masks put them on, while the others has decided to drop the plan to guare formed the chief tople of conversa- House of Commons to give particulars storing of provisions as a pro

the

H from

In the presence of the parents the Singapore yesterday and is due bandits decussed the various tortures

PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

The P. & O. liner Burdwan left

here on Sunday at about:7 pm.

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In speaking on the pians in the House of Commons, Ex. W. 5. Tionteln, Situation p

Morrison advised wholesale and retail establishments to increase their London, July 5. reserves of foodstuffs. Questioned by Mr. G. is M. Mander He suggested that the civilian regarding the stripping of Mr. John population should begin to lay Win Anderson in Tientsin on July 2, and reserve, szpiles of unned goods

PLEASE Turn To Page 4...... Trona-Occall the conditions there, Mr. R. A. Hutar condensed milk, sugar and biscuits