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FIRST EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1881 三拜禮 號九月八英港香 WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 9,1939.日四廿月六

No. 15000

Big Transaction Shrouded In Secrecy

SINGLE COPY 19 CENTS $36,00 PER ANNUM

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1888-1939

-51 years of

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Shanghai Fears War Anniversary Demonstrations

U.S. PURCHASES JAPANESE HAND IN N. CHINA

CHINA SILVER

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UP).—It has been learned that the United States Treasury has contracted for the purchase of 6,000,000 ounces of Chinese Government silver.

In addition, the United States will provide China with $2,000,000 American currency for the purchase of United States materials or to bolster their national currency.

United States Treasury De partment officials declined to.

was effected last month.

SABOTAGE discuss the transaction, which

GUERILLAS

However, it is understood that the silver would be bullion, and t Is believed that the present shipment en route to the United States represents

Chungking Forms A silver coins to be melled down.

Special Corps

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ANTI-BRITISH

Hands Tied By Congress

Roosevelt Lashes At

His Opponents

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Reuter). Speaking at his first press con- ference since Congress adjourn- Officials said the Chinese fear that, President Roosevelt to-day disclosure of the details might en- declared that the congressmen who voted against revising the neutrality law, had tied his hands? and he had practically no power to make an American effort to prevent any outbreak of war.

danger the shipment.

The utmost secrecy surrounds the shipment, and neither the originating CHUNGKING, Aug. 9 (Cen-or the port of arrival could be tral). "Economic sabotage corps" have been organised and dispatched to the Japanese occupied areas by the War Zone Party and Political Affairs Com-It is understood that the Treasury mission under the National Milit~ had centracted for the purchase of ary Council, to undermine econ- 6,000,000 ounces of silver from the at the Trea- onic reconstruction work under- Chinese Government,

sury's buying rate for foreign silver) sibility.” taken by the enemy.

prevailing at the time of the receipt) of the silver.

The Commission has also intensified measures to win over the puppet troops, reorganise und improve the people's self-defence and

guerilla corps, and spread the movement of nun- co-operation with the bogus governments and the Japanese in the) "occupied" areas.

to

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek personally presided over a meeting of the Commission recently, when many Important resolutions relative Party and political work in the occupied areas were adopted, includ- ing the establishment of unified can trol over Parly, political and milit-i ary affairs.

King Aboard Royal Yacht

Inspection Of Reserve

Fleat At Portland

Already En Route WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 (Reuter).

It is understood that the Chinese silver is stready en route. The ar- rangement was reached about LI month ogo.

learns

Shipped Via Rangoon, The "Telegraph"

from authoritative sources that the pur- chases of liver consisted of ne- cumulated bullion from various paris of the Interior.

That was a "prelly serious respon~ |

The President said that the sold Republican minority, and from 20 to 25 per cent, of the Democrats in Congress had made a large wager

with the nation en neutrality, thot there would be no war unil sufficient- ly long after their return to Washing- ton in January, for them to take care of things,

AGITATIONS

FRESH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRITISH ENVOY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Aug. 8 (UP).—It is understood here that the British Foreign Office experts have drafted fresh instructions for the British Ambassador to Tokyo regarding the British attitude to Japan's demands in connection with Chinese cur- rency and the silver stocks in the Tientsin concessions.

However, the new instructions require further brief dis- cussion, before they are dispatched to Tokyo.

Hysterical Berlin Press Clamour

FURIOUS ATTACK ON THE POLES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ BERLIN, Aug. 8 (UP).--Apparently by Nazi com- mand, the German press to-day united in a furious attack on Poland.

The afternoon papers increased the fury, using the largest type on their front pages in giving warnings to Poland. They had also wagered that private

Carrying the screaming head-| industry and business would "Lalce up lines, "Poland Beware," one The silver was shipped to the the stack" raused by the dropping of

- Sucz

United States via Rangoon and the 1,900,00 Works Progress Administra paper says "Poland be careful. BIG TROOP

The transaction was concluded closing down next spring of the running amok and threatening MOVEMENTS

last month.

Scot Directors

Fall Out

Two Men Shot In Board Room

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. § (Reuter),—A | clerk's frantle cry "Help! Something

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter).-terrible has happened" as he ran The royal yacht Victoria and from a company's directors' meeting

ton workers this year, and by the This is our reply. Poland is public works act programme, which Europe's peace and justice." provided 2,000,000 workers with Jobs. The "Zwoelfuhr Blatt" runs a red

He added that if the coalition lost its neutrality wager, it might affect headline: "The German People Warn

Poland; So far but no farther. This. la our reply to the infamous Polish provocation."

100,00,000, human beings.

Plight Of The German Jews

German Manoeuvres Greatest On Record

PEIPING, Aug. 8 (Reuter).—The Japanese hand in the anti-British move- ment in North China is becoming clearly apparent.

Very reliable sources declare that when the congregation of the Baptist Church at Taiyuanfu were arrested, the trucks in which they were carried off were manned by Japanese as well as Chinese.

In Peiping, the detention by Japanese gendarmes of one of the Chinese employees, resulted in the entire Chinese staff of a British travel agency deserting, apparently through fear of attempts being made to use force.

It is widely rumoured that Chinese servants of Britons in Peiping are to leave their employ by August 15, CANADIANS ARRESTED

TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Reuter)-Two Canadians and four Chinese have been arrested in Hauchow, in what is described as "another case of alleged British espionage", states the Domei Agency.

The arrests are said to have been made by the Japanese garrison authorities.

It is alleged that the Canadians organised an anti-Japanese "National Sulvation Society" in the church compound, which is under their con-

trol,

They are also accused of giving information with regard to the move- ment of Japanese forces to agents of the Chungking Government,

BRITAIN'S DEFENCES

Thousand Planes In Mock Air Attacks

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter).— Peking Syndicate Threatened The biggest mock air war ever LONDON, Aug. 8 (Router)—Brl-{carried out is timed to begin at gadier-Generut Woodroffe, chuirman 8 p.m., from when, until 7 p.m. of the Peking Syndicate, Ltd., con on Friday, 1,300 of the fastest Arming that the Japanese-sponsored

Foreign observers interpret this;

BERLIN, Aug. 8 (Router).-government of Honan had demanded and most efficient bombers and development as signifleant. It is the

rst time for two months that the The first phase of Germany's expressed the opinion to-day that this engaged in day and night battles the handing over of the anthracite, fighters in the world will be entire press has joined in such a Dery motorised manoeuvres, which are was the first attempt made to seize over half of England.

burst

described as probably the largest British property in China.

----The-climax-will-be-from-Midnight Britain Charged

He had made urgent, represent-to-morrow until 4 a.m, on Thursday, ever held in the country began

tions to the Foreign Office to take when The afternoon papers also charged to-day with exercises in crossing up the matter with Tokyo, and the counties in southern England will be 0 "Blockout" affecting 28 Starvation Weapon

Britain and France with provoking rivers near Rissa, about 20 miles French and Belgian directors of the staged, and there will be concentral- Used In Vienna

Pollah hostility against Germany northwest of Dresden.

Company had also been requested to ed raids on a great number of targets The "Nachtaugabe" curries herdlines

Engineers and pioneer troops co-approach their governments.

all over the area. LONDON; Aug. 8 (Reuter), saying "Dangerous Folish Warmon

About 200,000 A.R.P., Tientsin Attacks

volunteers will be participating in ground ex- Paris." Christians non-Aryan

TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Reuter),—Follow-ercises organised by local authorities Meanwhile, the Danzig authorities)

The big-scale manoeuvres Dre James Germany The meeting was that of

proceeds the have confrined that Herr Foerster is likely to develop to the north and casting recent attacks on British commer-throughout the area, as well as some cial premises in Tientsin, the British 70,000 air force, territorial army and conference with Hitler at in this area in the coming weeks. spect the reserve fleet at Port-Sutherland, Lu, which operates an present rate, the last part of in

A number of schools in Berlin have tions to the Japanese Consul-General,

Consul-General has made representu- jobservers corps. All transpert autho- land.

extensive omnis and transport bust them will not escape until 1951, Berchtesgaden.

prepared to lodge soldiers en route and has also asked the Japanese

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. The Admiralty yacht Enchantressness,

to the manoeuvres, with regard to milltary to detail soldiers to guard A director. Mr. William Mackin- according to an official of the also leaves Portsmouth to-night with

which remarkable secrecy is being

such premises. preserved. members of the Admiralty Board,sh, was found seriously wounded in

at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire yester

across the River Elbe,

Albert left Portsmouth to-day duy, had u sequel in the appearance If the evacuation of Jews and Sering At The Behest Of London And operated in throwing pontoon bridges) for Weymouth where the King in the Sheriff's Court George will join her to-morrow to in- Birnie Anderson to-day.

of

from

at

Christian Council for Refugees. the head, and another director, Mr. It is six years since Hitler came including Sir Dudley Pound, Lord William Gordon was shot through the talo power, he said, and only 350,000 Danzig awaits the return of Berri Stanhope and Admiral Sir Charles knee.

Little.

The Enchantress will be accom- panied to Portland by the French destroyer Velta which arrived Portsmouth to-day with Darion aboard.

AMAZING ADMISSION BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

has

Tension Slackens DANZIG, Aug. 6 (Reuter)-While Foerster Irom his visit to Herr Hiller, there are indications that the tension of the week-end has sinckened.

Public Uninformed Though British officers are official- It is expected that Herr Greiser, ¡y present, no details whatever have

ripe for

numbers soon.

they want.

me.

The police, the Shanghai Volun-

PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

LATEST

Soo Back Pago for,

Further Lató Nows

Tsingtao Demonstrations refugees had succeeded in getting

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Andercon WGS detained by the away. police.

Actually, the need for evacuation is

TSINGAO, Aug. 8 (UP)-Anti- He made no statement when he becoming increasingly urgent.

British processions which were at appeared in Sheriff's Court at Aber-

in Vienna, among other places, it President of the Danzig Senate, will been announced to the public,

meet M. Chodachi on Thursday. Commundecred vehicles are at scheduled for to-morrow are report- Admiral deen this morning, and was remanded ja stated that Jews and non-Aryan They will try to explore the possibility present mainly confined to lorries and ed to have been postponed for one

for further enquiries.

Christians nre finding increasing of starting discussions on the position motor cycles, but it is expected that week, pending the formulation of the difcuity in obtaining food.

of Polish customs Inspectifs in the private cars may be taken in large North China co-ordinating program- Shopkeepers refuse to supply them Free State, with food, and they are thus depend- The Nazi paper "Vorposten" to-day

The petrol situation is not improve Shanghai Precautions ent on supplies specially imported by protests vigorously against the re-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI sympathisers.

ported threat of a Polish newspaper in though it is still possible to get that if Poland were confronted with adequate supplies in Berlin.

the provinces SHANGHAI, Aug. But reports from

} (UP).- Refugee Conference

a falt accompli by the Danzig ou CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Fleuter)-Egypt thorities, she would "shoot, despite suggest that the shortage is growing Shanghal city has again begun to

uccepted the United States Government's invitation to attend the her affection for the walls of Danzig." serious, and filling stations have been resemble an armed camp, with barb Instructed to lay in reserve supplies ed wire barriers blocking off side varying from 650 and 3,300 gallons streets and all police, together with Inter-Governmental Refugee Confer- LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter).-Imperial Airways announce

September Crisis Expected

for military purposes. The fulfilling the French, British, American and ence in September. "with the greatest reluctance" an immediate and substantial

ROME, Aug. 3 (lavas).-Com- of these instructions in many cases Italian forces and Shanghal Volun- The Egyptain Minister at Washing-

petent quarters here expect an responsible for the dificulties of leers, standing by as a precaution reduction in passenger accommodation on the Empire routes. ton will represent his country.

crease early in September in the private persons in getting as much as against psible outbreaks and de- Palestine Bombing

monstrations on the occasion of the The announcement states that over last year; the desirability of

present tension in Europe.

second anniversary of the outbreak of JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Reuter).—A They consider that, by then, the the Government's armament pro-carrying greater reserves of fuel due

hostilities in Shanghai, bomb was thrown to-day at the police Danzig problem will be to the monsoons; the lack of inter- gramme has led to a serious fleet mediate landing grounds on certain outside of the Palestine Broadcasting solution, and that it will be raised at shortage.

sections of the routes during the bad studios and exploded without causing the annual conference in Nuremberg "The Air Ministry obtains priority weather; and the difficulty of ablain-

any casualties,

early in September of the National- in deliveries. Even deliveries which ing accurate meteorological forecasts The extent of the damage is not yet | Socialist Purl.. the Imperial Airways had a right to for certain areas,

known.

The situation is expected to develop expect were sometimes Inte Or To Buy U.S. Machines

to a certain extent as it did in faulty."

war. being September last, with a The company promise to do their There is also an immediate and utmost to rectify the present position,

jnvolded ·øgnin. serious shortage of trained personnel, and declare that they had previously

It is considered possible here that one of its quietest sessions for some Conditions were po abnormal and looked exclusively to British Indus-

a settlement of the Danzig dispute imo, owing to absence of interest,

Prices nevertheless were. generally restrictive that the recruiting oftry for equipment, but they were now

will be found which would not alter arm. particularly rubbers which lend- pilots from the Royni Air Force was prepared to look clsewhere to meet

The baby giant panda, which arrived yesterday evening the present situation, while giving ed to strengthen in sympathy with virtually impossible.

their urgent needs. They had now

THE HAGUE, Aug. 8 (Reuter) atisfaction to 'Germany's pride. The

position.

will be on view to the general public during is short stay in Moreover, the Air Ministry is un- ordered 48 American Wright CycloneBaron Degeer, the former settlement would be but temporary, the improved United Kingdom stock aboard the Eurasia Aviation Corporation's plane from Chengdu, tion of these animals from their able at the present time to render engines, ten of which were expected Promier, is meeting with serious and would last only until Germany civil aviation

Among commodities, wheat was Hongkong. and to be in commission before next difficulties in his efforts to form portune: to "go the whole hog" in easy on reports of cooler Canadian

and Italy deem it advianlife" Brid "on-

(homeland. encouragement it needs and which spring,

The panda is at present lodged in}

This particular ponda is destined weather, n Cabinet, and he may abandon satisfying their aspirations.

Collon was not greatly the Dogs' Home in Kowloon and is the Secretary of State wishes to give

The company hnd informed the Air

for the St. Louis Zoological Gardens Ometal circles here are bearing in affected by the publication of the. Ministry of the urgent fleet require- | the task, ments, and now await the Ministry's Dr. Couln's party has refused to mind the latest developments in the United States Bureau of Agriculture being cared for by Mrs. F. H. Loseby in Ohio and will be the third panda

› situation such as estimates.

Visitors will be allowed to see the in Amerlen. Sorics Of Lossos

decision.

Mr. Schultz, of Chengtu, has donat- co-operate, Ilence, the Defence Minis-1international

panda between the hours of 9:30 am. The fleet shortage is also, accen- Hongkong Unaffected ter, M. Van Dyle, will not accept the France's economic recovery, the close Wall Street was firmer.

nillance between France and Britain

and 12.30 p.m. and 3.20 p.m. and 6.30ed the animal to the St. Louis Zoo. It was brought down in the Eurasia tuated by a singular, series of losses An official of the Hongkong ofeo post again.

p.m. dally. in the company's aircraft during 1039, or Imperial Airways told the "Tele Daron Degeer contemplates a Gov-in resisting aggression, and Poland's

plane to Hongkong by Dr. Gordon Catholics, determination to resist attacks. of Other factors in the decision are graph' this morning:

anornment coroposed

This is probably the last panda Campbell and will be taken to and Christian the marked increase in the weight nouncement will have no effect on Socialists, Indieals of mall carried, amounting to over Hongkong, and there will be no cur- Historicals, but in Uut case the various other minor ones, cause Italy taking part in a bombing outrage was which will over be seen in Hongkong. America by Mr. P. Clifford Domke, PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. 2,000,000 lbs. In the first half of 1930, tallment of passengers wishing to Foreign Minister, M. Patlin, is not to view the possibilty of a com- sentenced to len years hard labour as the Chinese Government have al-He hopes to leave aboard the Empress

at the Glasgow Assizes to-day. ready placed a ban on the exporta-[of Russia shortly. likely to participate. representing a 51 per cent. increase travel by air from this Colony."

it.

the

assistance

"The

New Crisis In Dutch Cabinet

Stock Exchange's Quiet Session

LONDON, Aug. (Reuter)-The Stock Exchange to-day experienced

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Trans-Ocean).—

· These... - major · factors, added to An Irishman who was charged with

BABY GIANT PANDA IS · ON VIEW TO PUBLIC