1939-07-24 — Page 29

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DONALD DUCK

July 24, 1939. By Walt Disney

DON'T FORGET

OUR

OUT Y' GO,

KITTY!

SUMMER-

The

TO-DAY'S NEWS MAP

United

States Army and

Navy have pro-

U. 8.A.

pared plans 10 HEW ORLEANS«ck!

spend £6,000,000

to convert the

Wost Indian Island of Puerto Eleo into, an alr base, fortress musi defence outpost, It was announced yesterday, Air- craft based on the island would be expected, under the plan, to inter- серь any aerial threal from Europe to the Panama Canal, the

Pacific

Ocean

lantic Ocean

PUERTO RICO

PANAMÁ

SOUTH AMERICA

*Wii Duety Produ

Chinese Take Initiative In North

JAPANESE ROUTED IN

NEW SHANSI DRIVE

THROUGH THE smoke- clouds of international diplomacy, little-publicised major battles are raging in China after a stalemate of some weeks.

MONGOLIA

the

Suiyuan

United States and South America. The island, in fact, would form as biggest engagement in Shanghai

Integral part in American defence in the Atlantic, as Honolulu now does

In the Pacife.

British Steamer Held Up: Silver Seized

TIENTSIN, July 24.

THE BRITISH steamer Siang Wo, (2,595 tons), with about 3,750 kilograms of silver bullion valued at $3,000,000 aboard, wits stopped and examined by the Chinese police of the Tientsin Special Municipality on the Peiho River on Saturday night.

It is understood that the action was taken by the Municipal police upon learning that silver bullion bas secretly been

the shipped from foreign settlement.

When the police, accompanied by. eustoms oflefāls, reached the steamer, its crew at first refused examination but anally yielded to the police request. The ship was stopped on the lower reaches of the Pello River near Tangku,

The silver bullon was found care- fully wrapped up and hidden in the hotch. A Chinese, Chen Yuan, was arrested

on

What Is described as between Chinese and Japanese since the Japanese captured the city in 1937 is reported by for- eign residents in the western suburbs.

"Reuter", quoting Chinese sources, reports that about 3,000 Chinese re- gulars have filtered into the Shanghai Varea.

The Japanese were sending up star- shells last night, whilst hand shipped silver bullion without per-grenades, machine-guns and trench mission.

moriars were also freely used. Chinese money excharite shop in the on Sunday night and was still con- Fighting commenced it 8 o'clock French Concession to take the silver tinuing in the early hours of this bullion to Shanghai.

He said that he was asked by aj

morning.

The silver bullion was confiscated

The much-publicised Japanese of- on the nuthority of the Provisional Government. Police authorities are tensive in Shang, which began last continuing inquiries into the plot lo month, has met with serious disaster, experi the "contraband" metal according to reports from several abroad.-Domci,

sources.

Why Missionaries Had

To Leave Their Homes

Turk Wounded driven out of

On Border

Incident On Bulgar

Frontier

SOFIA, July 23.

IT IS officially announced here

Turkish soldier M

that

on

the spot.

was

For obvious reasons it is

not nd-

+nd

gendarmerie headquarters...

CHAHAR

Arthur

Taiyuan

HONAN

Mopping-Up

Chinese troops are even conducting a "mopping-up" campaign of their own in the south-eastern part of the province, following the failure of the Japanese ofensive,

It is claimed that following the re- copture of Tungfengehen. 12 miles west of Yangcheng, Chinese troops are pursuing a retreating Japanese column, cutting their flanka in pieces in fight north-west, of Tungfeng- chen.

troops Hou-

Chinese It is said that engaged Japanese troops at ching, west of Yangdieng in a battle which lasted all day, und inflcted n severe defeat upon them.

Advance On Yangcheng Meanwhile,

Chinese 11

colunn which crossed the Tsin River from the cast bank is now advancing on Yangchen ten miles away. placing Yangclient in a pincera movement.

It le said that north of Tsingcheng, 3,000 Japanese troops were reduced af Kaoping, after which they spilt up into two columns, and are now moving westward. Another column was moving southward from Yung- Chinese troops, and the Chinese were cheng but was beaten "bäck ̈ ̈ ̈by ̈ able to complete contact for a three- prong attack on Yangcheng.

Meanwhile Chinese reports claim that Chinese units, operating on the Shanghai-Nanking rallway, are at tacking Chiakiang from the Kiangsu capital, and that 3,000 Japanese troops have been rushed to the front to offset the Chinese attacks. Chun- kung is 45 miles east of Nanking.

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A commentary by Howard Mar- miles between Mahuiling and Shalo

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12.35 London RelayHow Pleo- sant To Know Mr. Lear."

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Scenes from the life of Edward

Springtime Waitz (Composer Un-

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It is stated that east Honan is now "No Man's Land" and has therefore. Hitle military advantage to either side if the river overflows.

Gypsy Orchestra.

The BBC Revue Chorus with Per-change."

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Why Oxford Prefers Latin To English

10.0 London Relay-The Second Cricket Tent Match England v. The West Indies.

Commentary during play by Ho- ward Marshall from Old Tafford, Manchester.

10.15 The Mils Brothers and Elsio Carlisle,

Caravan (Tizal, Ellington)....The Mills Brothers (Four Boys end a Guitar); Elsie Carlisle Medley; Intro:

MR. CYRIL BAILEY, public orator at Oxford University, Gertle, the girl with the gong; Home, hopes that the Oxford custom of using Latin when introducing James, and don't spare the horses; graduands for honorary degrees will never die out.

No, No, a thousand times no; Dirty hands, diriy face; Little chap with He cannot imagine, he says, how anyone can do the job in big ideas: Little man, you've had a English although he admits that the Scottish and the newer busy day....Elsle Carlisle (Vocal) English universities manage to use this impossible tongue,

King Reviews Royal Cadets

retires

Mr. Bailey, who

from Oxford University at the end of this month after a connection of 40 years, for 37 of which he has been a Fellow of Balliol, sald that being Public Orator had been one-of-his-most pleasant dulles nt Oxford.

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New C. in C. For W. Indies Station

SOME LEG-PULLING LONDON, July 23. There is the tradition at Oxford, he FIVE HUNDRED cadets of said, that the Publle Orator should Royal Naval College, muke his Introductions in Latin an the

possible and indulge in Dartmouth paraded before the amusing missionary

n little leg-pulling. King when Their Majesties There is an exception to the use of

LONDON, July 23-It is announc visited the college, and attend- Latin, he explained. That is in the ed Divine Service in the chapel. case of royalty. Then the introduced that the appointment of Rear- Admiral G, S. Arbuthnot as Com- The King was wearing the undress tion or the address is in English. uniform of Admiral of the Fleet,

"As Public Orator I have had to mander-in-Chief of the America and Their Majesties are returning to compose addresses to King George V. West Indies Station will be dated as night in the royal yacht to Portsmouth on the occasion of his Jubilee, King from October 6. where they are due at 2 pm, on Edward Vill. on his accession and Monday, en route to London.

King George VI, on his accession."

Explaining his aversion to Engilsh

Japanese Warning Furthermore, Chinese reports from Kweiling state that the Japanese com- mand has notified foreigners in south Fuklen to evacuate immediately be- cause of an imminent offensive. Fol- lowing their occupation of Chunashih Island, the Japanese are now

con- structing forlifications.

It is also said that the Japanese are rushing construction of a new sirfield

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PEIPING, July 6. lo leave at once, lest worse befnil I SPOKE recently to some of them; one such letter even expressed a. charge of having the British missionaries who the hope that the days of the Boxer rising would shortly be repeated. passed through here on their The recipients were convinced, from way to Peitaiho after being feertain internal evidence, that these Shansi by the letters originated in the Japanese Japanese.

The Chinese magistrates also sent visable to give their names or the word to the Chinese Christians to places where this happened. But, tell the missionaries that they had although the details varied slightly safe for them to remain; but in no better depart id once, as it was not in different places, the technique and general method were very much the case would these gentlemen agree to same: intimidation and a kind of see the missionaries themselves. In whispering campaign, rather tun one instance where ព

teatled at the Yonen and was allowed actual mob violence.

The movement, too, was obviously told that the whole thing was a spon- lo see the Japanese adviser, he was entirely artificial and quite, definitely taneous movement of the whole Chi- was got up at Japanese instigation. This nese people, which was no concern wounded in a frontier incident victims had with some of the Chinese not guarantee their safety; this, al- was confirmed by conversations the of the Japanese; and that he would the Turkish Bulgarian police sent to protect" them frontier on July 21.

with members of the general public though the place was heavily garri

|goned by Japanese troops at the time, The soldier

Injured while who had the courage to speak to them and although the Chinese did noi trespassing on Bulgarian territory. on the streets. All said that they are to lift their little finger, If the

Further details are not available, could not help themselves" and were Japanese did not allow it. but it appears that Turkish soldiers, forced to adopt this attitude under

As, in any case, the missionaries of whom large numbers have been Japanese threats. Indeed, severul concentrated in Europeon Turkey such citizens, who were noticed talk-tions for, and were about to leave had already been making prepara- during the last few weeks, crossed ing เอ the missionuries, were the frontier and that a clash between afterwards summoned to the Japan, their summer vacation to Peltaiho, it was considered advisable to puli them and Bulgarian troops ensued. ese gendararinerie headquarters and

The incident has already been minutely questioned as to what they put, wille the going was still good. Am it is very signifeant that. In settled by an inquiry by oicers on had been saying to the foreigner. spite of all these anti-British deman- Police Dressed As Coolics

strations and the spontaneous Indige I was admitted on the Turklah side that the Bulgurlan troops were strators" that rushed the

The so-called crowds of "demon-nution of the whole Chinese people, various not the slightest difficulty was put in legally entities to open fire on the mission compounds-not more than 40 the way of their departure, aor were trespassing Turkish soldiers.

It was officially stated that in view or so in any case-consisted chiefly they in the least molested in route. of the friendly relations between the of Chinese policemen dressed up as

cooltes, with two countries,

Bulgarian scally-wars picked off the streets. In The missionurles concerned were authorities permitted the wounded

convinced that the Turkish soldier to return to his side one case two Japanese were definitely unanimously

recognized among the demonstrutors. whole movement was entirely arii- of the border.—Trans-Ocean,

These "nobs" broke into the missloniicial

Was instigated by the premises ostensibly for the purpose Japanese. They pointed out that] ot searching for compromising cor-everyone, friend und for alike, were respondence with the guerillus and insistent that the movement for arms, neither of which, needless purely anti-British and was not to any, were ever found. But they directed against the Church in any also took the opportunity of doing à

way

It was obviously, therefore, little personal fooling, on their own, purely a matter of politles. LAUSANNE, July 23.-Ex-King in the way of any loose cash, small

II.K. Bank $1,320 At first slight, it would seem strange Alfonso of Spain does not pursue

this anti-British movement any political plans, 11 was stated to knick-knacks, and useful articles, that duy by the ex-King's private secret-such as electric torches and clocks, should have assumed such a parti ary in an interview with press re-(Why a mob of demonstrators shouldcularly virulent form in the far dis- But, as conduct this kind of search, and not | stant province of Shtinsli presentatives,

The Interview had been arranged official persons, is not expialnied.) No other reports indicate that there hus because the King was anxious to actual personal violence was offered, niso been interference with and un- deny reports published recently by though at times the temper of the trendly bets towards missionaries of Invaders was inellued to be nasty, other nationality in Shans, it rather an American news agency which al-

had looks as if the main object of the leged that he had conferred with When these "demonstrators" Spanish, manarchists Trans-Ocean, completed their work, police guards Japanese is to drive all foreigners

were put round the mission premists, oul of that province and nobody was allowed in or out. One connot help wondering. whether this may not have something Whispering Campaign to do with the fact, which is only At the mme time, a kind of whis- now becoming generally known, that pering campaign of indirect intimida- the Japanese campaign against the on was carried on. Violent anti-Chinese forces in West Shyansi was-n TIRANA, July 23-Albanian mill-British posters were pasted up on the complete failure entailing heavy tary forces to-day were incorporated masion walls. and buildings. The losses, and whether the Japanese

mission servants

were warned to military gentlemen in Shani are not Throughout the country, officers leave, and the Chinese Christians told letting out their irritation of the and men took the oath of allegiance to keep away. Threatening letters entirely innocent missionary, folk to King Victor Emmanuel-Reuter, were sent, advising the missionarica N. C. D. News.

the

Ex-King Alfonso

Remains Aloof

Albanians Join Italian Army

into the Italian army.

few extra uredi

Artificial Movement

was

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Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot, who suc- ceeds Vice Admiral Sir S. J. Meyrick, will assume his command at Bermudit

The week-end visit to Weymouth and Dartmouth was accompanied by for the presentation of graduands for about November 10.-Router Special, grey skies and intermittent showers, honorary degrees, he explained: "In but Their Majesties were given a English you canriot do it without warm hearted West Country flattery. welcome.

is being

had been

Mr.

So far as Oxford is concerned, I Their Majesties paid a surprise hope the custom of using Latin will vlult to the shipyard where the never end, as it adds a delightful research ship "Rearch" Is being built. Įtouch to the formalities." They spent 20 minutes Inspecting the Mr. Balley said that his most

constructed amusing "victim" ship which without the smallest particle of metal Wodehouse at the recent Encaenia. in order to avold affecting the delicate compass readings.

The crew are not razor blades.

An uproarious send-off was given to Thele Majesties upon their de parture from the harbour entrance whither the royal yacht was accom- panied by the 500 cadets in every available instructional vessel, from whalers to gigs-Reuter.

FORGED

even allowed

Princesses'

Two Hours In

Pets' Corner

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PRINCESS ELIZABETH and

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They spent most of the time, Shopkeeper Heavily Fined in the care of Dr. Julian Huxley, Batural in action. For Cholera Rules Breach in the Children's Zoo where they first saw the young Giant Pan- Wu Kau, 28, shopkeeper, was da. charged before Mr. T. J. Houston st

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the Centrul Magistracy on Saturday The friendly white goats which with producing a forged immunisation quickly surrounded them are des- certificate on July 21.

cendants of goats presented to the Sergeant J. Forrest said that Wu Zoo from the royal herd at Windsor. The royal children were shown was about to board a Macao steamer when he was asked if he hail a certi-the young gnu, one of the pleasant. If your tundrastes protects you

youngsters. They forgedest of all Zoo produced the

to Muller & Phipps (China), Lid. 20, Queen's Road,, Hongkong. certinente, Wu had been inoculated went to see the Shetland ponies and that day but had to wait for a fur-watched some of the young antelopes ther six days before he would receive being fed from the bottle.

cate. 11.

his certificate.

Wu was fined. $100.

A little bear brought out on a lead did not attract them much, but both Princesses stroked Tiny Tim, this chimpanzer, and talked to Jubfice, the famous young chimp, which was

·CHUNGKING, July 23,----Mr. Julian born in London. Arnold American Commercial At-

A special chimpanzee tea party inche, left for Hongkong this morn-singed inside the Children's Zoo for ing by nirplane. He fa en route to their benefit specially pleased the Shanghai-United Press,

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