Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 17, 1939.
OVERNIGHT JAPANESE EXPLAIN DRIVE ON NEWS PAGE H.K. BORDER: A “WARNING”
Soviet Air Manoeuvres
MOSCOW, Aug. 16 (Reuter Special)The Soviet Facile air fleet is reported to be conduct- Ing exercises in the vicinity of Vladivostok and over the Sex
of Japan. Bombing target prac- Lice is in full swing. Similar exercises are being carried out at Leningrad and Moscow as the combined air flects rehearse for National Aviation Day August 18,
Slapping Incident
an
JAPANESE OFFER APOLOGY
Tientsin, Aug. 16.
Japan And America
Comment On
Aim To Stop Supplies Proposed For China: Transport Embargo From Colony Alleged
Tokyo, Aug. 18. Conumenting on the report that the American State Department in
contemplating an arms embargo on of the existing Treaty of Conumerce and Navigation with Japan, Japanese oficial circles declare that the re- ported measure will not
only run counter to the spirit of the existing treaty with Japan but violate
the American Neutrality Act
Japan without waiting for the lapse
Canton, Aug. 16.
It was announced by the Japanese military authorities to-day that the authorities of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to South China notified in advance the British authorities in Hongkong of the commencement of fresh military operations near the border of the British loased They further declare that Le territory.
American mensure will Me tantamount to recognition of
the
The peasants
Landing At Hachung
The Japanese communication which (hurried evacuation, existence of a state of war between was made on August 14 pointed out expected another big Japanese push Japan and China.
The spokesman of the Foreign Office that Japanese troops would curry out from the northern end of the rail- sald this morning that he had re-actient operations in the ares be-way towards Pingwu. ceived no oficial information regard- tween Tungkun and Po On and that ing the reported statement by the the operations might possibly be ex- Assistant Secretary of State, Mr.tended to the neighbourhood of the Summer Welles. A Japanese consular official ad- Financial eireles point out that the British territories. mitted to-day that a Japanese sentry embargo will prove a double-edged It is understood that the Japaneze Blas Bay 30 miles from the Hong- struck Mrs. Richard because the re-weapon and give a heavy blow to military authorities would not assume kong frontier on August 13 were re- American merchants dealing in oil responsibility for any untoward in-pulsed. The Japanese returned to fused to show Mr. Nishida's card
And scrapiron. They recall that jeldents due to actions inimical to the their warships after suffering some clearly and not because she turned during 1930 1,380,000 tons of scrap Japanese operations or use by Chin-thirty casualties. back.
fron were exported to Japan tromese troops of the British territories, the Pacifle Coast of America.
The official said that the Americani While sceptical as to whether representations have been received] American oil and Iron interests woul
Washington decision
Yungyun, Aug. 18. Over 100 Japanese marines
to land at Hachung in
attempted
who
Heavy Japanese military move- Transport Route
ments have, been witnessed from Canton to Shektan and Slick- and referred to the Japanese military support the
Commenting on the drive along the long, both on the Canton-Kow- nuthorities. He believed the latter Japanese financial circles express # boundary between Kwangtung and loon Railway. It is believed that the doubt whether the American action the British Leaned Territory, circles Japanese are planning a drive down will eventually express regret for the lone would achieve the result as ex-close to the Japanese military nu- the railway line to clear up the
preted by Washington.Domes,
unfortunate incident.
He denied that food restrictions
have been imposed, but pointed out Japan And Axis
that Mrs. Richard was in the habit:
of carrying daily too many veget- abies for her personal needs,-United Preas.
American Representations
Tientsin, Aug. 10. Tho American Consulate made strong representations to the Japanese, Consulate yesterday over the slap- ping of Mrs. Richard by a Japanese sentry.--Reuter.
Japanese Apology
Nothing To Gain From Alliance
thorities point out that Chinese mill-Chinese guerillas.-Central News, lary have recently made frantic efforts to reconstruct a transport route from Hongkong by taking advantage
Namtau Occupied
Allegation
Denied
Regarding the Japanese alle-· gation that materials from the British border were being carried since July by train from Shumchun to the Cheungmuk- lao station on the Chinese sco- tion of
the Kowloon-Canton rallway it was learned day from the Railway that no Frned yester- train was run between, Shura- chun and Cheungmuktao since the fall
of Canton Jast October
as parts of the railway tracks between the two stations had been
Trucks have been
ed during last year's
by peasants to convey farm products between Chinese stations and from Chinese terri Lory 10 the Brfilah border. About A fortnight, ако the trucks were bombed by the Japanese at Pingwu and places
near Shumchin, Some of the wounded peasants were taken to Shamchun for treatment,
Gen. Piggott To Retire From Army
Tokyo, Aug. 10. After a stay in Japan of 35 years, Major-General F. S. G. Piggott is salting from Yokohama on November 3, en route home via Canada. He has served as the Military Attache to the Shumchun, Aug. 18.
Dritish Embassy since 1030. Forming part of the Japanese plan Upon return home it is understood to occupy the whole of the Chinese that Major-General Piggott will retire Reliable reports indicate that the section of the Kowloon-Canton rail-from active service, Chinese have succeeded in opening way, 19 Japanese warships are mass-j
of the withdrawal of Japanese troops from the border area,
Namtau, chief town of Po On dis trict, was occupied this morning by Japanese naval units. The Japanese landed at 5 am, and the Chinese were outnumbered and retreated.
In M interview the outgoing
present Anglo-Japanese differences will be settled amicably before I go home.
when
bonic.
a new route for the, transport of ed off the Walchow coast in connec-British ocial said, "I do not like to material from the British territories. tion with the present drive on Shum-discuss politics, but I hope that the The new route starts from Hongkong chun and Shataukok. and leading by sea to Po On, extends overland to Walchow through the mountainous region near Blas Bay.
Arms and ammunition as well as
35 years, first coming here as a child "I lived in Japan for approximately other material were recently trans- New York, Aug. 16.
ported by this new route from Hong-
my late father was a legal The World Telegram in an editorial kong to the Interior of Kwangtung A lone Japanese plane scouted over adviser to the Japanese Government. Peiping, Aug. 18, said that the Japanese army lenders
Shumchu, and at 10 a.m., a detach- The Japanese Embassy here
Following conclusion of their mop- ment of 200 Japanese advanced cast-been established.
"My position at home has not yet and desired a apologised, with qualifications, to the pating the day when Germany migh River and the boundary of Kowloon, hotel on the northern side
military llance, ontlet-
ping-up operations between the Eastward to Shumchun. The Shumchun Ibave Japan I am reluctant to American Embassy in regard to the cause trouble among the international Japanese troops were
as I regard it as my of the second home, having lived here for Tientsin incident concerning Mrs. elements in Shanghai, Hongkong from the area berdering on the Bri-used as barracks, while a small num-
withdrawn British border was occupied to be such a long period. But I must Richard prior to the American Em- Indo-China and the Dutch as fish territory in a hope to avoid un-ber of them were occupying Gap Tin, comply with my instructions and go bassy receiving an official report.dies. If there was war in the west United Press.
necessary friction with third-Power a few hundred yards opposite Lok- they thought that they might wrest Singapore from the Britiah,
machow, on the British territory. after Interests
"My successor, At 8 a.m.,
Lt-Col. B. R. which the
fale of the eventual
The Japanese intention has been four Japanese aircraft flew over the from 1926 us a language offleer.
another squadron of Mully, lived here for three years betrayed by Chinese military how-creek which demarcates the Anglo- sjolt.
ever, as the latter subsequently alleg- Chinese
Major-General Piggott came territories. Wah Kiu Yat Japan for the first time at the age of established contact with the Po. British territory by opening a new
five, when his father, Dr. Francis T. overland route.
Piggott was a legal adviser to the iate Prince Hirobumi
bumi Itoh, one of the authors of the Japanese Constitution. Returning home at the age of eight, he became a soldier and came back to Japan as a Lieutenant and langunge officer at the time of the
Russo- Japanese War. His third visit to Japan was made in 1910 when he was appointed assistant military attache a TokyoDomel.
MANPOWER OF JAPAN
Service Resumed
Philippines was a foregone conclu
Asia for the Asintics would be aedly fact.
However, it was hard to see what practical advantage Japan would gain by an alliance. There were certain Tokyo. Aug. 16.
dangers, obviously, If the British and The Government is shortly opening French navies cleaned up the Medi- With material allegedly acquired new institute for the purpose of terranean carly and bottled up the from the British side goods trains studying the population problem in German fleet with Russian help, for resumed operation on the Canton- relation to the mobilisation of man-Germany lacked essential materials Kowloon Railway between Shum- power in time of emergency,
and if they surrendered it would free chun
and the British Navy for the Far East, not since
U
Cheungmuktao and the middle of July An appropriation of fund for open-necessarily to challenge smaller over 100 enrriages have teen em- ing the population problem research Japanese navy. The decisive battle ployed in conveying various goods to institute was approved by the Diet would be the throttling of trade and the interior. at its last session. An Imperial or- life lines, without which Japan could dinance relating to the new organisa-scarcely survive. That was some tion will be issued next week-thing that Japan's generals apparent
Fly could not imagine.—Uniteți Press.
Donnel
Answer To Force Is Force, Says
"Times"
ན༡
London Aug. 16.
In a move to strengthen the new route, the Chinese military authorities towards the end of July, ordered the 153rd Division under Peng Chih-fang and the 150th Division under Chen Chich to move their main forces in the area between Walchow and Po jon.
AMBULANCE WORKERS ACTIVE
Most of the St. John Ambulance workers in Chinese territory got out
just fu time yesterday. One nurse is Sakhalien Issue not accounted for. A Chinese doctor of the Red Cross was also left behind, while some stretcher bearers had to swim across the river at Shum Chun. The St. John Association had a hospital at Pingwu along the rail- way, but its vicinity was bombed
Japan Urged To Take A Firmer Stand
to
last week and the nurses were with- While continuing transport of goods drawn. There is another hospital at to the interior the Chinese forces also Namtao, where the Japanese landed. strengthened their defences against Two nurses were there, but one came Japanese attacks by destroying into Hongkong a few days ago. The bridges and constructing. anti-tank pther is not yet accounted for.
Tokyo, Aug. 16. The St. John's main establishment of operation imposed on Japanese oll Terming the number of conditions
"sheer Impossibility," the Japan
trenches.
The full purposes of the peace front, in which the early inclusion result of the fresh Japanese offensive building at Shumchun. There were sh
Field reports claim that as the over the border was the old Casino concessionaires in North Sakhallen of Russia is anticipated, is discussed in a leading articles in The the Chinese transport route has im-some seventy patients there, with two Tinics declares that the Japanese of
med ritely. been disconnected Domci.
Times.
It says that is first object is will have come for them to formulate manifestly to prevent war and to principles on which they are jointly halt aggression by establishing that it ready to found a new peace, and the cannot pay by showing, in other terms on which they, for their part,
words, that the aggressor will lose are prepared to negotiate a settle
the war if he launches one. The ment old conception of collective security, It says, has given way to a new and presently lle before the peace Powers The next task, therefore, it was more realistic conception of a pesce is to determine in a common essence front in which a certain number of a posluve programme and to put it nations immediately menaced by the Lefore the world. claim of one race to dominate Europe The Times concludes its discussion will be ready to throw the whole of of this programme: their energy and resources into de- fending it.
frustrate a German assault upon
*iment. the
Arms Supply Route
Tokyo, Aug. 16. of Kowloon territory is described in The Japanese move along the border fold despatch issued here as a Chinese regulars and guerillas. fresh clean-up campaign against the
"Silent Warning"
doctors, about seven nurses and eight and cont concessions in North Sak- stretcher bearers. A Japanese acro-hallen have been obtained as an in plane
came over early yesterday and demnity for the Nikolaievsk ins- machine-gunned something In the sacre. vicinity, while other aeroplanes
market. The Ambulance staff com-a certain section dropped a few bombs near Shumchun Referring to the criticism voiced In of the Japanese menced a hurried evacuation. Many publle that Japanese side of the patients had to be carried to too conelllatory,
has been the Japan Times Hongkong territory and all but three says, Those who demand a stronger were got out. On the last trip the attitude hold that unless Japanese The despatch says that the border stretcher bearers were surprised by take stronger lines of action, there region between Kowloon and Kwang- the Japanese. As the latter entered will be no end of trouble." tung province was occupied by the the hospital the bearers left by the "If there is to be progress towards but they withdrew to avoid inter- already established themselves at the win any concession from Soviet Rus-
Japanese after the fall of Canton, ather
door.
The Japanese had that only a determined attitude could "Experience in the past has shown a truly organised peace, disarmament national complications. It "No words can add to the certain-must come, and the Nazi Interpre- that since then the Chinese military to wade and swam the river.
alleges bridges, so the stretcher bearers had isla. That was a rule with the Im- ty, simple but immensely grave, that and the Czechs must be set free to British authorities in Hongkong, have tation of lebensraum must go, authorities. in co-operation with the
perial Russlo and 11s tradition atil) Britain, will her allies, will war without the smallest hesitation to exercise their right of self-govern-established on arms supply route equipment
go to
Almost the whole of the hospital persists under the Soviet rule."
Instruments, mosquito from Hongkong to the hinterland of nets, much milk, rice and other food, has been in conference on the North "The Minister of Foreign Affairs Independence of Poland whatever Moreover, legitimate aspirations in Kwangtung-Reuter.
in all worth thousands of dollars, had Sakhalien issue with the Ministers of the attempt to cloak and obscure it the colonial field must be satisfed
to be left behind. The doctors and Fighting Services and the Minisier with details of a dispute over Danzig, without any question of reverting to "The answer to force will be force, territories as chattels for exchange.
the old conception
nurses also lost their clothes and had of Commerce and Industry." of peopics and
only what they wore. They worked and it will be given decisively.
Shanghai, Aug. 10. foodless from early morning
"Since the concessions in North Recalling the incidents of last Under the modern
and accepted The landing of freal Japanese late evening leading refugees. Some Sakhalien will no doubt be guarded September, The Times says the peace principle of trusteeship, a wider troops at the border of British of these were in miserable plight, at all costs,
the falsity of equality is in fact attainable than territory on the mainland opposite heavy rain showers adding to thele will no doubt be taken. This is re- front commemorates Hitler's appeal to self-determination any trading of possessions could Hongkong and cutting off of com-
com- hardship. and a monstrous betrayal of Ger-accomplish. These
mmunications the bare are
between that territory muny's
plighted word given at
ditions
dictated by
and and China are declared irr Japanese Munich.
nothing, save by the exigencies of quarters to be in the nature of
FAR EASTERN LEADER In the face of this past and of the peace itself. If and when they are silent but definite warning against suppression and spollation now pro- accepted there can be no reason to secret support of the Chiang Kai-
Harbin, Aug. 16. ceeding in Czech territory, and of despair of meeting the political, fin
shek regime by Britain.—Trans-
The Soviet Radio Broadcasting the demands on Poland, the military ancial and commercial
Station at Khabarovsk on August. 14 significance of the new grouping in which Europe will bring to the table. demands
announced that General Gregory Europe £3 and must!
Until a genuine remain
Yesterday peasants from the Chin- Shuteln, Commander of the Indepen- paramount.
afese border said that they saw horses dent Red Army in the Far East, has When the peace Powers have per- the best and only practical service Japanese to transport supplies. The thus confirming rumours
peace is proved possible, however, being harnessed to trucks by the bech deprived of all orders of merit, fected their diplomatie and military to pence is to man its defences in trucks were apparently those bban been circulating since some time ago, that have instruments of defence the moment full strength-British Wireless, doned by the Chinese · during the --Domei,
no one
conference
COR-
Ocean.
until
some stronger atlitude garded as especially necessary since the fishery treaty has to be taken up within a few months."-Donnel.
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