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Monday,

HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH

July 17, 1939.

Here Are All The Answers About Compulsory Service

CONSCRIPTION: HOW IT IS

TO COME INTO OPERATION

EVERYBODY IS anxious to know how they will be called up under Hongkong's conscription scheme-how they will be trained-what they will have to do what will happen afterwards→→→ and all the other details.

The plain story of this new enterprise, which is unique in Colonial peace-time history-as one high official described it to the "Telegraph": "Hongkong leads and the others may follow"--is given below in simple language.

Some answers are necessarily vague, because all the details have not yet been worked out for publication. Here are the questions and their answers:

Will recruits be called up forj training as soon as they have

passed through the hands of the Compulsory Service Tribunal?

scripted for service

outside 12 own country until a referendum of ますい people decides otherwise, How can I be called up in Hong- kong?

Apparently some decision has been reached between the Imperial ant Dominion Governments. Domin- ion-born citizens who have resided

Not necessarily. No action will be taken to train recruits until the General Omeer Commanding the British Troops in China requests that such training should commence. The in Hongkong for less than two years Business life of the community will are exempt, but those who are be disturbed as little as possible. domiciled here permanently or have Will recruits, when called up, be been here over two years will able to join the H.K.V.D.C. or called up. The constitutionality of II.K.N.V.F. at their own choice, and such action has, doubtless, been en- will they be able to join any section quired into by the authorities, of the II.K.V.D.C. they with? Probably not. The military au- thorities will decide.

Will recruits forma C separat Defence Reserve Force or will they be added to cristing volunteer

it?

in the

y will be drafted I.K.V.D.C. or 1.K.N.V.F. for train- ing.

Training Period

What period of training will be required?

Mat more than the maximum period required of extating volunteers.

What is the position regarding conscientious objectors? They will not be forced to join the rontatant section, but must serve

· LONDON POLITICAL ACTIVITY Significant Visit By Prince Paul

be

100

French Warplanes

To Fly Over England

LONDON, July 17,

ONE HUNDRED French warplanes are to make a flight

to London and along the coast to Liverpool and Wates on Tuesday, in return for the visit of British warplanes to France last week, according to the "Daily Mail".

The paper says that the flight will probably be carried out at night, and the planes will not land in England.

In the event of unfavourable weather, the flight will be postponed until Wednesday.

It is also reported that 1,000 men in the midlands are ready to carry out a second flight to southern France, the total distance to be 3,250 kilometres.---Traus-Occan,

Fatuous Anti-British Propaganda By Japanese

Prison Terms For Banishees

Criminal Sessions Opened

SIX batikhee cases were dealt with by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Supreme Court this morning, when this month's Criminal Sessions be gan. Prison sentences totalling 18. years' hard_labour were imposed on ive men. The case of a woman w adjourned to to-morrow.

Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant-Crown Solleitor, prosecuted in all the enses. Alleged to have been.concerned in robbery In a goldsmith's shop In! the Yaumati district, Kowloon, about two months ago, Yau Sung, olios Li Sang, was sentenced to three-and- half years' hard labour. He was ex-. pelled from Hongkong for e in November last year and was arrested on a hill in Kowloon on May 19,

In 1935, You appeared before His Lordship for possession of arms and IN a moment of misguided zeal I spent a whole morning studying ammunition and breach of the De the anti-British handbills that are being distributed in Pelping these days, portation Ordinance and was sen- | under Japanese instructions. It was really sheer wasted effort, as I might tenred to 18 months' hard labour oni have known in advance from previous experience of Japanese pro-cach of the offences. paganda, which is probably the tear effective in the whole world and cenerally succeeds in creating the very opposite effect to that intended. Nor was this stuff any different; Indeed these anti-British handblils are even sillier, if possible, than most Japanese efforts in that line. They are absurd both as to style and contents, and probably do the Japanese a good deal more harm than ourselves.

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PEIPING, July 16.

Whole Hill Searched Replying to Ills Lordship. Mr. rentis said that Yau was arrested on a hill following a robbery in a goldsmith shop. The whole of the Kowloon hills were searched and the accused and another man were

them, picked up on one of

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In the first place they are all writ- England. All the we have borne party ten in extremely poor Chinese: inany up to now, without taking any retaliatory! sentences are unintelligible; there is for ever hog that England would not to her evil ways. Yet ever a freequent use of quite unusual chor-since she came to China, there has been was pissed

Sentence of four years' hurd labour That's exactly what acters which must be unknown to the othing but outrages and insults, a she

on Tang Song, alina continued to sile up troubles for her own Tsang Fong. man in the street; one even finds in benent,

His criminal record you will say about revealed that he them samples of the famous Japanese- When recently Chins and Japan feh out,

appeared before Chinese style with the syllable fi in it, Lonk of little time before the tour His Lordship In. 1931 and was sen- your Gabardine, Palm- LONDON, July 17.

every word (the niti taitt want friendly sccing between the peoples of fenced in three years' imprisonment beach, Sharkskin and THE arrival of the Oxford educated business). Why the Japanese could things are on the road to harmony and he was banished for 10 years, but other types of Sum-

robbery. After that sentence Yugo-Slavian Regent Prince Faut in with the essential services, such as London some time to-day will be one to judge from the style of these hand-strenuous efforts is this direction and had more sent to gai for 18 months. mer Suits when they

perienced Chinese is a mystery. But Caramunia Society has been making returned In 1934 and Was wice A.R.P., Fire Fighting, etc.

of the highlights of this week's acil-

already achieved a good measuro of What if their scruples are against vities which include the continued bills, it almost looks as if a Japanese success in creating good feeling every-t the end of that period he was ang form of war work?

banished again but come negotiations with the Japanese and had frst written them out and then

back in They must kill join an essential the Soviet. Thursday's debate

Laken a dictionary and turned them

England ought to have welcomed and 1936 when he was arrested for un service, under penalty of a fine of Palestine, and the probable introduc-

un back into Chinese, word for word; or

Assisted in the re-establishment of peace. lawful possession of arms, ond am- $250 and imprisonment up to six ton of a Bill in the House of Com-writer, while he was doing it.

On the contrary, instead of adapting the at least had stood over some Chinese correct attitude of a great country, the munition. months. They must, like the commons to give the Government wider

even supplied arms to the Kuomintang A similar sentence was imposed on batant section, undergo the requisite powers to deal with the Irish Re- Vague Abuse Of British Crimes conflict; che also furnished it with money, here in May, 1938 for life. His Lord- Government, thus grently prolonging the Ng Ting who was banished from publican Army.

The contente, too, are merely child-further allowed certain criminals to take ship told Ng that he had a very

encouraging the war, party. She ish. Except for accusations of help-refuge in the concessions and use them as bad record. and that it dated back Officially, the visit of Prince Pauling Gen. Chiang Kai-slick and bar-points from which to plot against the seven years. and Princess Olga is for the purposes bouring bad characters in the Conces-peace of North Chine..

He was banished for

training.

Will there be any specially re- served accupations? There will be a key post section,

witere.

but much fewer people than is of saying farewell to Princess Olga'ssions, the crimes of England are All these dark designs are merely for life in 1937 but was back again in

sections.

generally imagined will obtain sister, the Duchess of Kent, who is limited to vague abuse. The opium exemption from training in either the leaving for Australia at the end of wars are, of course, brought in, but coinhalant or essential services the year where the Duke of Kent has are only referred to passing, which been appointed Governor General, is perhaps not so strange, seeing that is anything being done to ensure and also to see their children who are the drug trade is the most flourishing that some of the recruits will train at school in England, with the Royal Air Force?

Japanese business in North China to- day. The perorations of Uese bills

"end"In"pure" pathos.” Having

the purposes of preventing the establish- 1938. now the whole of our people do not jain four years hard labour at the ex- ment of the new order in east Asia. K Ng will begin serving his present toxether and and stop England away these obstacles

dark designs, China's Piration of the prison term that he can we ever hope for peace? troubles will continue unabated. flow then received for the offence committed

This meeting is prepared to put itself whch he was arrested.

the head of the whole nation, which must riaa.aS.GEO MANI and say that,-umiona England drops her evil methods, never

civiles.

Driven From Swatow Plea

The combatant-section-is-dividedHowever, -it-is-expected-that-the general worked themselves up to will we slop our opposition to all her Japanese attacking Swatow he would

into three sections-naval, army and Prince with confer with Lord Halifax. air force. Some of the recruits will This is the first time the Prince Re- be attached to the Intter.

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gent has visited London since it was jeurned that Yugo-Slavia is veering towards the Axis orbit.

This is our special decieration!

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Saying that if it was not for the Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21279. not have returned to Hongkong. Lo Peak Depot, Chol pleaded guilty to the banishee charge against him.

a certain degree of high and virtuous indignation, the writers suddenly de- tate with an appeal to band together to oppose British activities." Al- Wher

Hearing this, His Lordship pointed England is the evil genius in the conflict will the Compulsory:

togellier, these works of art have a in East Asia. Kinsmen of Fast Aslai, is out to Lo that there were

many Training Ordinance become effec-

Parloys Deadlocked

strangely half-heated and uncertain it not our most earnest desire, day in day places Inland to which he could go tipe?

out, to establish the new order in East from Swatow. tone about them. As As

propagandaste? What is the chief obstacle to-day Lord Halifax has also received the against the British 1 should be inclin- to our accomplishing this our manifest receives the

Mr. Prentis said that Le had 13 Governor's signature-probably be British Ambassador's report of the ed to assess their value os all, though destiny? for the end of July. Bus ex preliminary conversations with the an anti-Japanese propaganda. I gather at pure Imperialism England is supportin

previous convictions, which dated It is the imperialism of England Out back 15 years. pected to pass its third reading in Japanese Foreign Minister.

that they are having quite a consider-Chiang Kai-shek and flirting with had appeared before His Lordship, Legislative Council

The police, record showed thai Lo week. It is probable conscripts will

These are reported to be deadlock-able effect.

muntem, thus trying to hinder us from ac- be called up for medical examination should be confined to the local lasue that, here In China, they should give English Imperialism is the cause of the had also been convicted for attempt-1

ed over the question of whether they I cannot help expressing surprise complishing our wonderful destiny, For who was then

that, and no other. reason we assert that times for offences committed.

a Magistrate, three Immediately afterwards.

to the fact that confict so much publicity What if any

of handing over the four Chinese England and. Russia are supposed to

East Asia. Call on the Mohammedana of the Can- answer the summons to present terrorists in Tientsin and Japanese be assisting Gen. Chlang Kal-sick, cession in tine in a body and Grcome the 16 to escape from prison and five himself for medical examination?

collaboration in polleing the foreignThat military gentlemen

vanguard of the opposition to England! times for breach of the Deportation should Down with England who in a danger to Ordinance. A fine of $250 or a maximum term concessions, or whether they

broadcast such accusations in Japan, the Moliammedans and to East Arai To of six months imprisonment.

His Lordship to Mr. Prentis: one can well understand, where it is not the Melamedass in the Concession take it that you agree that although

Communism is How will the authorities know

the Japanese demand for the Chinese becoming every day more necessary) have uncarthes. England a like a deman It is a long record it is not a very who to call up?

unpleasant factory excuses for Ule which binds the hands of the people in serious one. unpleasant fact that after two years better 11 ks en Insect gnawing at the the Concession behind their backs, or their Army and Navy have still not concession.-Our Sperlat Correspondent. been able to conquer China.

one refuses to

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include the wider Issues of British

support for Chinese currency, and The recently completed National currency and deposits in the Tientsin Register will give all the required banks.-United Press. information. Those affected Are

whiteborn Britons between the ages

of 18 and 55 years. Thore between 41 and 65 years of age, however, will only be called up for essential ser- vices.

services?

Pay For Recruits

Swatow Consul Coming Here

SWATOW, July 17.

But to broadcast the news in China not only greatly heartens the Chinese everywhere, but alɛo makes it cry- stal-clear to them, that this help in greatly annoying the Japanese. And an about 20 per cent, of the people still regard Chiang Kai-shek-and not

Mr. Bene Lee, British Consul at the pro-Japanese lenders as the true

W conscripts be paid for their swatow, is departing for Hongkong government of China, the Japanese On the same basis as the Volun-on leave. He has been succeeded by would seem to be doing themselves Mr. H. D. Bryan, Vice-Consulate good by selecting such ground

teers, ie., whilst In camp.

Canton.

How can exemption from be coming a conscript be secured? By joining the H.K.V.D.C. H.K.N.V.F. before it is your turn to morning and unloaded foodstuffs and be called up before the Compulsory mall for British realdents. The vessel Service Tribunal.

departed again at noon.-Domel.

The British steamer Canton enter- ored Swalow harbour on Saturday

What about health reasona? Those seeking exempilon on bealth grounds will be subjected to the standard Army medical tests.

Dominion Citizens

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SHANGHAI, July 16-Japan-

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Mr. Prentia: Yes, your Lordship. Lo was sentenced to three years' hard labour.

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Dressed in a neat European sull, Li Fuk, allas Wong Hing, was sen- tenced

three-and-half years' hard labour. His criminal record began in 1030. When he WED 2 Magistrate, His Lordship had sen tenced to four months' hard inbour for stealing.

Wants To Know Why

"I pleaded guilty, but I want to know why I was banished," declared Ip Sze, a woman, when she appeared before Mr. Justice Lindsell."

Mr. Prentls explained that it was

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for their anti-British propaganda. Translations of Handbills Herewith a few specimens of the kind of rubbish produced:

Declaration of the great meating of the ese reports, received here state confidential banishment and was whole Chinese people opposing England that the Central China Railway on the grounds of suspected kidnap-

Ever since the Opium wars our China has suffered oppression at the hands of Administration has announced the defendant over the border. She ping. A child had disappeared with that, starting on July 20, two was not a native of Hongkong. express traina will be run dally His Lordship told Ip, that since between Nanking and Shanghai, March 1037 when she was banished

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tourney.

BIG NAZI SPY RINGS UNEARTHED IN FRANCE

PARIS, JULY 18..

A SPY HUNT WHICH IS INCOMPARABLE SINCE 1914 18 UN- DER WAY THROUGHOUT THE EN TIRE CONTINENT.

The Surete Natiounte has announce

The Surete also found independent

ed that they have arrested more rings, such as the famous Abielung German spies during the first three Dreib, directed by General Wilhelm months of the year than during the Nicholal of Berlin.. six years prior to the world war.

in of the Orders made

Chinese girl waitresses will operate that I was a kidnapper. My own Ip: There is no. reason to suspect

In the dining cars.-United Press.

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London, July 17.

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CENTRAL SHOWROOM:

son was lost and the Government)

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KOWLOON SHOWROOM:

Oncers did not do their duty pro-

porly for the recovery of my son.

I lost my ran while I was living in

Dt Aurin Rond ground floor. I was

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by a European lady.

In the Kowloon Hospital at that knew she was guilty. time. My son was lost and he was His Lordship pointed out to Ip His Lordship to Mr. Prentis: Who kidnapped by someone named Wong, that in the past the had appeared in the lady responsible for the taking However, some of the military in-

Chung-in. I made a report to the before four Magistrates and another of the defendant to the Police Olto Abétz handiwork has been un- telligence

The Admiralty has decreed that in Yuumali Police Station. Your Lord Judge, and he asked her if the had Station... ometals consider. covered in Belulum and France scientific

that future, members of a dockyard will ship can refer to die report in the, told the same story before. Ip re- mpics Bro furnishing not be allowed to participate in trint Station.

Mr. Prénus: She gives sewing where he organized bureaux for the psychological reports of the progress cruises of new submarines, according

piled in the negative.

lessens at the prison. She is the sole purpose of furnishing Herr von of the "war of nerven" indicating that to the "Dally Telegraph."

His Lordship told Ip that he wasj Padre's Wife Mentioned

wife of the Rev..Short. Ribbentrop with psychological re the effect of the Dictator's bluffs are:

not prepared to go into the accusa- Asked why she had walted until ports regarding the atmosphere

specialists,

Mr. Justico Lindsell adjourned the Ip further sail that she had no I did not know the int. This time confident Ble could be brought into however, tion that she was originally under. now before telling the story, Ip said: euse tinti to-morrow so that the

reason to come back and that she 7 was given to understand the rule Court

French pubile opinion.

Submarine of more dangerous than hitherto suspect- will be allowed aboard during trials.

ed, United Press.

Trans-Ocean.