1939-08-12 — Page 13

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 12, 1939.

OVERNIGHT BRITAIN TO HAND OVER FOUR "I've got a good NEWS PAGE TIENTSIN CHINESE SUSPECTS

London's Blackout

CITY OF DEAD FOR SIX HOURS

London, Aug. 11.

It is revealed that two fighter pilots were killed in two separate crashes during the black-out tents held in Survey.-United Press.

London Invisible

London, Aug. 11. The effect of the black-out on in- vading aircraft is referred to inun Air Ministry communique which states that the Eastland bomber in- vaders report the success of the black-out, particularly in the London area, where some 400 square miles inhabited by 8,000,000 people locked like a few snall scattered villages.

The only navigational "fixes" for the invaders were red lights in power pylons at Dagenham and two red lights on an aerodrome south of Lon- don which were visible at a distance of mile. Even these small aids would be denied night ralders in war lime,

The Air

horn in the Thursday at exercises droned across the land from continent.

the

Rebellion Sequel Prima Facie Case Officer Killed

Manila. Aug. 11.

2

During the trial of the former Sakdal leader, Benigno Itam is, ai Fanta Cruz, In Laguan Ga charges of rebellion, counsel for the prosecution introduced letter Benigno wrote from Tokyo In 1935 to his brother Marcos urging him to burn Manila and the Palace at Malacanan and to capture the then Governor, Mr. Frank Murphy, who is at pre- sent the United States Attorney General,

The trial of Ramaa is in con- neetion with the 1934 uprising In Laguan province, in which 80 people were killed. Under Press,

Shanghai Refugees

Japanese Take Stand

Against Influx

that after

that

Serious. Competition

Established

By Japanese

LONDON, Aug. 11.

During the debate on the adjournment in the House of Commons on August 4, the Prime Minister intimated) that the Japanese had submitted their evidence in support of the charges, preferred against the four Chinese detained! by the British Municipal Police in Tientsin, following the murder of S. C. Cheng," Manager of the Federal Reserve

By Indians

Peshawar, Aug. 11. Lieut. Col. C. W. May of the Frontler Force Regiment and Deputy Quartermaster of the Waziristan district was shot dead last evening when he was Ambushed by hosille tribesmen willo motoring on the Dikhan- Bannu Road

Two other occupants of the car, an orderly and a bearer, were also shot dead.

Licut-Col. May was returning from Deralsmail Khan after attending a conference of high milliary officiзis, — Reuter Special.

HE SAID

idea,'

"Your methods are

Bank, who had recently been appointed Superintendent CHIANG'S distinctly shady, but I'm so

of Customs.

--

This evidence was communicated course of the Cabinet meeting this confidentially In the course of the morning, questioned the Foreign Anglo-Japanese discussions, which Minister, Mr. Hachirh Arto. have been proceeding in Tokyo, and,)

as Mr. Chamberlain stated, it was Referring to the Anglo-Japanese receiving careful examination in the conversations. Forelim Minister Arita light or legal advice.

high

considered it possible that the parleysi The Prime Minister added that wil be rosumed shortly with the ar- the men could not be handed over rival of instructions from London.-

evidence

mia Domei. showed that if such evidence were forthcom

a prima facie case against the four men, but

charge of

case.

membership

Sau Ching-wu,

Military Delegates Leaving

The military delegates include Major-General Akira Muto, Lt. Col. Kimidda Ohta, Major Selicki Ohta and Major Miyamoto.—Domei.

APPEAL

scared I'm willing to try anything."

Spiritual Awakening SUE SAID

Not Yet Complete

to hear

- two

The General said he was very much

and enthusiastic response to his first appeal issued on January 10. le numerous Was ratified instances of fathers and elders send- Ing their sons and youngsters to the army, and of the invaluable assistance the local authorities have been recetv- ing from their people in countless numbers of productive enterprises.

Shanghai, Aug. TL. Ministry adds that the, kectness of the defenders, aided by day

A Japanese spokesmum stated 10-Junters the black-out, and the commendable ditional German Jewish refugees will August 21 na ml.

Clanking, Aug. 11. efficiency of the olyserver corps be allowed to reside or engage in

General Chiang Kai-shek issued throughout the intensive air attack business in the occupied areas north to hand over the men to the Chinese

in the

there would be nu alternative but

another appeal to the nation's entry saved London from destruction of Sonchow Creek, including

Tokyo, Aug. 11. and intellectuals to-day, urging them Reuter.

the Ja-

Government As communicated to the British to assist the District Court to deal panese

with the sector of the International A Well Of Darkness

Examination Settlement.

of

the representatives this additional delegation.

mobilleation ୧

of major taske: spiritual The

evidence

has now 54માં spokeun

been London, Aug. 11.

completed the Japanese military authorities in of the people, and reorganisation of Jewish refugees at present residing does, in fact, constitute a prima facie that they wit board

the and the conclusion reached is that it Tentsin announced London was like a dead city dar-there must register. The Japanesease against the accused

this afternoon regional finance and establishment of

a passenger local self-government. in the great black which dar-authoritas are exercising the right respect of two of them on a charges.m. on Monday for Tenisi to re-heartened by reports of spontaneous

men-in plone at the Hanada Airport at 0 kened half of England from mid- to red night to lawn, while raiding bom-regulate residence in a part of the of murder, and in respect of the sume their military dufles there.

quest. He sald Germany had not been of an legal organisation, Settlement by virtue of military con- other two un asked to regulate the flow of refugees to Shanghai.

In these circumstances the British Hut for a few lights which wink-

The spokesman pointed out that Minister, are

authorities. as stated by the Prime ed brilliantly, the vast city, was al- 10,000, including, those in the refugee obligation of handing over the men

Placed

under the most completely shadowed. Look camps, are residing in the Japanese in accordance with the regular pro-

Powers Concerned ing down from a high building, there.

He said it was feared that #cedure to the local Chinese Court. centre of London was

Well of further inflow would result in frie- Another Chinese,

Tokyo, Aug. 11. darkness, illuminated now and then tion.

arrested in September on information pondent regarding

Questioned by a foreign corres- only by a startlingly vivid beam of

The military failure of Japan has the by the British Municipal authorities, American and French representations forced her to resort to more sub- the occasional headlight of the car

reported has been detained by the of a forgetful owner who had failed

The Japanese spokesmon stated Municipal Police in Tientsin.

British to Japan, the spokesman of the ing of more puppet shows and the versive activities, including the stag- to use sidelights, the dim light from that originally the Consular Body Majesty's

is Foren Olee said that they had no disturbance of the Chinese financial Government passing trains and than shafts of had been asked to take steps in the advised that the position

now connections with the Anglo-Japanese structure. of the light through window imperfectly refuge problem, but as they did British Municipal Council in con.

_conference. nothing the Japanese authorities de- eided to take their own measures to

tinuing to hold SSEL Ching-wu While declining to divulge the

To match the machinations of the At the same time the, nerve rentre, deal with the situation.

untenable. and they have contents of the American and French raitors we shall ansiver with an in- encircled by 500 balloons of the bar-

Most of the

tensifeti spiritual mobilisation of the rage squadron and with innumerable epoo area hugees in the Yone, accordingly, agreed that the Council representations, the spokesman said neople; white as a retort to the 30-

sbali hund him over to the de facto that both. the United States and searchlights, anti-aircraft juste dut and sales shave opened restaurants Chinese authorities

for internment, France must express their views on national dollar we shall consolidate panese move undermine the from me end der reasonable safeguard by which the Arita-Craigie agreement if they our economie structure by rehabili observers, and some of the world's of the district to the other, thus pre-the British Consul General will be had any intention of taking part in tating our local finance, the General fastest fighting planes engaging the venting other nationals from becom-permitted to satisfy himself ralders above, was never so thoring engaged in such profitable busi-time to time that Sau Ching-wu is

from the Tokyo parleys. ess Many of

of them were living is being that area.

A camp

being properly treated, for children

that The spokesman understood

Spiritually Asleep recently established in Klangwan Craigie has informed

Acting on instructions, Sir Robert there were still no signs of a joint

General Chiang pointed out that awing to the hot weather,

the Japanese front being formed between Britain, The spokesman indiented that even

Government of the conclusion reach-France and the United States. He the great Chinese nation was aggra- The public was well aware that after August 21 they will be allowed by the legal authorities In Bri- admitted, however, that in their vated and humiliated by a the all-in cost of the binck-out, into settle in the Hungjae cluding the postponement in Wed-In 150 Japanese-out area, which British Municipal Police in liontin and Paris expressect their concern on people had been spiritually asleep. and has notied them that the recent representations, Washington smaller Japan because the Chinese nesday, estimated at £150,000, was unlikely that any would settle here,

Two are now prepared to execute a war- some particular matters under dis-

years" unremitting struggle, cheap insurance against millions of though a fresh air camp had been Court.

rant of the Local Chinese District cussion between Japan and Britain, however, has kept the vast majority which planned for children.-United Press, by the

blinded.

oughly guarded, while many of the suburbs of the outlying borghs had A.R.P. measures set in motion

by the local authorities.

pounds worth of

might have been bombers if measures had not been taken, and they seem to have operated wholeheartedly.

Co-

reservists

Thousands of police checked-unguarded windows, care- lessly shown car lights, watched for thieves and kept a specin guard against Irish Republican Army out- rages.

Sir John Anderson bød Lord Chat- feld made a tour of London during the black-out. Sir John stated after- wards that the exercise provided useful experience, purticularly

cimcuit gard to the

problem of obscuration of light, and would prove

great value.

of

re-

Similar conditions as in London prevailed in many large provincial cilles and towns, the reports frome which are being closely studied and appear very encouraging.

The exercise was primarily intent- et for the Air Force, to be followed by a series on a much smaller scale in which the various units of civil defence will play their parts

Reuter.

Gibraltar "Attacked"

Gibraltar, Aug. 11. Above

75,000 Spanish troops equipped with tanks and field guns mnde a sham attack on Gibraltar, coincident with a three-day British air raid exercise there.

Spatalsh suppers constructed a third

line of trenches on the neutral ground

CHINESE APPEAL

Britain Asked To Make Firm Stand

Was

14

Similar notification is being made

to the Chinese Government.

has

cn-

The case of the four accused men throughout constituted a separate question which has been considered purely on its judicial merits and tirely apart from the

examination which has been

proceeding in the talks in Tokyo on other local issues. Nor has the delay in reaching a decision on this isolated question had any connection with the temporary

suspension of these conversations.

Their early resumption is now anti-

dated as within the past 48 hours

fresh detailed instructions have been sent to the British Ambassader in Toltyo-British Wireless,

Japanese Informed

Tokyo, Aug. 11.

--Domel.

Insidious Japanese Inflation

Big Increase In Paper Banknotes

Tokyo, Aug. 11.

There has been a progressive in-

sakt.

10

much

of the people wide awake and saved the nation from an ignominious end. Despite the general vigilance, Gen- eral Chiang believes that the spiritual Jawakening of the people is still short | of the goal envisaged by the National people's pact. He exhorted that the pact must be strictly observed.

of all

Regarding regional self-govern- ment and financial readjustment, General Chiang said it is the duty rentrics, and responsibility eduentors and intellectuals of the lo promote the organisation country of militia

corps and co-operatives, the establishment of public granarles. and the strengthening of the tithing system, aside from such measures as outlined by Party Leader.

importunt

the

late

With the watchfulness of the local

Kwellin, Aug. 11. Publle bodies in sent a

Kwellin have message to Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to Chin, requesting him to convey their anxious hope that the British Government will not yield

The British Embassy announces crease in paper money in circulation, leaders, graft and corruption in re- to the that the Japanese have presented |In Japan In recent years. Notes in glonal tax systems may be quickly pause demands in the present sufficient evidence and the author circulation averaged 2,286,000,000 yen stamped out. General Chiang point- negotiations in Tokyo.

ties are therefore surrendering to in July. This shows an increase ofed out as an example that in Kwang- Another

the Tientsin Chinese Court the four 1938 and an increase of 014,000,000 local butchery tax have been actual- message from the same terrorists

380,000,000 yen compared with July,si, Hunan and Kings, receipts in bodies has been sent to Lord Cecll, the murder of Cheng Sheng-kong.

accused of complicity in President of the International Peace

yen compared with the curresponding ly trebled since its collecting mi- Two of the men will be charged period of 1037, the date of the out-chinery was readjusted. Campaign, expressing the hope that with murder and the others will be break of the "China Incident." the British people

The eyes and ears of the Govern- will urge their charged with being members of an Government to stop the Tokyo par-illegal gang-huited Press.

ment are not omni-present, the Gen- The average annual Increase Ineral concluded, and it is earnestly ley.

note issue before the outbreak of the hoped the local elders and intellec The message to Sir Archibald

New Instructions Scnt

war was around 100,000,000 yen. tuols will all this gap of Government

"The huge increase in note circula- Imperfection. Central News. "We wish, frst and foremost, to

London, Aug. 11.

tion would not be dangerous it express our gratitude to Your Excel-been sent to Sir Robert Craigle which Japan's economic activity," says the

Instructions in some detail have parallelled by

expansion ง

reads:

lency for the sympathy, shown and are calculated to enable a speedy re- Asahi Shimbun, "but unfortunately Rumours Of Tokyo assistance rendered to us by Hils sumption of the Tokyo talks. These this does not seem to be the case. a few yards from the border Majesty's Government and the Bri-instructions deal mainly with police

United Press,

Hah

Cabinet Split Are Denied

people in our resistance against and seturity matters in the Conces "An industrial expansion must Japanese aggression. It is, however, sions itself, but have a bearing on the necessarily be followed regrettable that an unexpected pre-whole issue under discussion-Ren crease in the nation's power of ab- by an in- SESSIONS CALENDAR minury agreement has recently ter.

been concluded between the British

sorbing bonds. As a matter of Inet Ambassador

there has been Six Men to Face Trial Forese Minister of Foreign Affairs and

Japan an

and the Japan-

'To Be Resumed

no appreciable in-

Tokyo, Aug. 11. crease in the amount of, bonds held Tokyo, Aug. 11

Reports current that the Prime the

by formal negotiation Robbery and Murder

financing Institutions and the Ben Minister, Baron Hiranuma, and the has already

General Kuntaki Koiso, the Minis-cral public. been opened. Such steps seem to be ter for Overseas Affairs, during the now in the vaults

The amount of bonds War Minister, General Itagaki, had of the Bank of resigned following a meeting of the The following are the cases to be prejudicial to the cause of perman- only contrary to justice but also

Japan suggests that any substantial Inner Cabinet tried at this month's Criminal Ses-ent peace of the Far East and even sympathy, shown.

expansion in the nation's economic denied in well-informed quarters.

on August 9, are tions which commence on August 21: the interests of the British Empire regrettable that an unexpected pre-

It is, however, Įnetivity has yet to come."

It is pointed out that the political Further evidence that the increase situation, both from the home and liminary agreement has recently been

complex to permit Cabinet

Choy Lam, Leung lam, Li Fool, herself. werefore, earnestly request concluded between the British Amin notes in circulation is a thing on international" viewpoint, is at present Chan Luks, Chan Kim and Li Wan- ching, charged with murder and Your Excellency to convey to His bassador and the Japanese Minister gratulate themselves unconditionally changes.

which the Japanese cannot con- too robing Hing, robbery by two or, hope that Great Britain will never contrary

Majesty's Government our anxious of Foreign Affairs. Such steps are is furnished by the fact that there Leung Fuk and Yeung Yip, abon- on the contrary, will, for the sateague of Nations and the Anti-Wargoods, due to a decline in the pre- to have been very tense.

more;

yield to the Japanese demands,

but,

the War Minister by the Finance Minis- that ter, Mr. Ishiwain.

to the Covenant

of the a growing shortage of consumer's The meeting on August 9 is slated doning a child;

Pact and the Nine-Power Treaty."

General Siu Hel, wounding with intent and take further steps to carry out the Peng-fei, President of the University prices. of Justice and penca of the Far East, The

e messages were signed by

tluction of such gands, resulting in an Itagaki forcefully stated the Army's rei inevitable wounding:

mounting tendency in viewpoint regarding international re- Li Yat-luk, possession of counter-by helping China and

resolutions of the League of Nations of

Jations, Several pointed questions Kwangal

Acting Tong Jen-chi,

are reported to have been put to the sanctions against Japan."

applying President of the Kiangsu College of The Asahi Shimbun calls on Wong Yec, possession of dangerous

Mass Education, the Reconstruction Government Research Institute of Kwangsl, the there will be an increase in notes Mossago To Lord Cecil Kwellin Chamber of Commerce, the in circulation so long as the present buted the Manchukuo-Outer Mongo- General Itagaki's statement attri- Kwellin Labour Union, the Kwellin rising tendency of commodity prices fan border affair to the desire of The message to Lord Cecil reads: Farmers' Union, the Kwellin continues and describes ful to your organisation

"We have always felt very grate Y.M.C.A. and twenty-eight other or outlook as a happy one for financial lia. He believed there was no in- the future the Soviet to dominate Outer Mongo- people of the British Empire for the News.

and the ganisations in Kwellin,~Central circles but utfor the State-dication of the incident extending

felt

colns;

drugs;

Chan Luk and five others, posses- sion of dangerous drugs;

Leung Kin, Choong Tin, LI Hol, Wong Lin, Chan Tak and Li Sang. breach of the Deportation Ordinance.

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