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August 22, 1939.

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More Japanese Troops Land Near Border

The landing of some 3,000 fresh troops by the Japanese at Namtun; bringing up of heavy guns, large quantities of supplies, light tanks and scores of trucks and lorries Into Shumchun; the formation of a continuous Japanese line from Shumchun to Shataukok; and a tour of inspection of the entire horder by the Genern) Offeer Commnading British troops, Major-General A. E. Graselt, who was accompanied by Brigadier Reeve and Lt. Col. Teversham Officer Commanding 5th/6th Rajputann Rifles, were yesterday's highlights In the drama being enacted on the New Territories-Kwangtung border.

The visit of the General Officer Commanding had been planned some days ago and it is understood that it had the dual purpose of obtaining first hand information of conditions on the border, and affording an opportunity for an examination of certain aspects of the defences in the New Territories.

It is learned that work is going on) ----

'past-hastr io connection with

scheme that has for its aim the blow Gloomy Outlook

ing up of all bridges and strategie points along every important highy

highway

in the new territories in the event of a backdoor attack upon the Colony, The elaborate system of

of trenches barbed-wire entanglements and pill- boxes put down some time ago, with which residents of the Colony are familiar, is being considerably aug mented to make it possible for a small force to successfully defend the Colony against a lund attack almost indefinitely.

In City

MARKET REACTS TO TENSION

to

Four Tientsin

Suspects

Surrender Amounts To Recognition

Chingking, Aug. 21. The British National Committee or the International Peace Cam- palgn has issued a public statement doubting the legality of the British decision to hand over the four Tien- sin suspects to Japanese-controlled puppet authorities.

Such

an act, according to the statement, tantoirount to re- cognizing the puppet nuthorities. The British people are urged by the Peace ora

organisation to address them- selves accordingly to the Forel Secretary, Lord Halifax,

According to information received by the China Branch of the Internn- tional Peace Campaign, the Hend- quarter of the IP.C. recently wired fts British, French, American and Soviet National Committees to urge governments upon their respective

the adoption of measures that would prevent Japan from unlawfully ob- taining the Chinese silver deposited

Tientsin-Central News.

at

thousands of by the rise of a halfpenny to three stand and forts regarding |

Union.

A Look Through The Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

--RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles).

A Recital from the Studio By Elvie Yuen

August 21, 1880. fate advice from Svolov, "where a numerous faction aniong the nativen

LA TRAVIATA, ACT 11 have long born in rebellion against the! Spaniards, bear a peaceful napeel.

The

Radio and híc mother,;

Programme Broadcast by heir to the throns who bad bitherto eland at the head of 2. 13. W. on a Frequency of 145 'k.c's; the daffected, are reported to have and in Short Wave from 1-2.15 pam.;

submitted to the and B-11 31.m.

on 0.52 m.c's. per unconditionally

second. Spanish Governmenk

JE K. T. The P. & 0, Co's aleamer Pekin ranj 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service

from ashose off the Garden 'spit' in geing of Intercession

St. on the 13th Cathedral. up the Shanghai riter

int, but got off without sustaining any damage.

John's

The London Symphony played by | Orchestra conducted by Albert Coates,

8.20 LondonThe Third Cricket) Test Matri --England Y. The Best Indies.

No Nazi Pressure On Hungary

Budapest, Aug. 21.

Reports that Germany is bringing pressure to bear on Hungary have been officially denied. A commentary during play and a stimmary of the morning's play by

The Hungarian Premier to-day told Howard Marshall from Kennington the United Press: "My policy has Oval, London.

been fully declared in my speeches 8.35 Studio A Recital by Elvie of the Inst few months," Yuen (Soprano) with the Very Revd.

In his most recent speeches Count 12.30 Mozart-Concerto in D Major, Gather A, Rigant at the Plano,

Teleki has attacked the Hungarian K, 537 ("Coronation.'

Aprile (Fosti). Ave Maria (Tost) Nazis and reiterated his determina- Landowsld Wanda

by

and Penst (Tostl)....Elvie Yuen (Soprano); Allegro Moderate (Schu- tion to preserve Hungary's integrity. beri), Canzone (Heller), and Capri---United Press.

(Heller)....The Very Revd. Father A. Riganti (Piano); Trees Traditional Friendship (Rasbach), All Souls Day (Strauss), and Invictus Huhn),...Elvie Yuen

Budapest, Aug. 21. (Soprano).

The Press is discussing Hungary's

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junt лая

played

Ата Ameriran inventor patented an artificial lung, capable of putty w Churber orches drowned. As yet no experiments have restoring life in persons apparently tra conducted by Walter Goehr.

1.00 Time and Weather. heen make upon human subjects, but 1.03 Reginald Dixon at the Organ. the professer las drowned a favourite Dixon Hits No. 2.- -Medley; Dixon pet rabbit 11 times, and suffocated it Hits No. 10-Medley, with the fumes of burning charcunt,

1.15 Reuter and Rugby Press, yet the animal is woll and happy.

Weather, and Announcements.

1.30 Dance Musto,

25 YEARS AGO

gulo

Juin? Jump's Here-Fox-Trot| (Meverbeer).

by

Well

Or

9.05 Ballet Suite-"Les Patineurs" traditional friendship with Poland and how this can be reconciled with Sadters

her foreign policy which can only go in harmony with the foreign policy of the Axis,

The (Kline) and The Spider and the Fly- August 21, 1914. Hrusseln despatches confirm the ad- Fox-Trot (Johnson)....The Mill chestra conducted by Constant Lam- vance of the Belgian and French forres) Herth Quartel; Sweet as A Song--|bert. all along the liar, Two Divisions of Fox-Trot (Golon and Revel)....The French envairy have been envering Organ, The Dance Band, and Me. hundred kilometres daily.

hours.

1.40 Relay-Rotary Tiia Specch from the Itoof Garden of the long-Interest, kong Hotel,

Speaker: Mr. C. E. Moure, B. Arch. A.R.L.B.A. Subject: Civic Design and Town Planning.

2.15 Close Down. 6.00 p.m. (Verdi).

9.16 London--The News, 9.30 London-"Food For Thought."

The newspaper Nemzetor says thint Short Talks on Matters of Topical.

Hungary's friendship with Poland has 9.45 London-Sports News and been hammered hard and solid by Market Notes.

passing years and action of a common 9.50 Lealle flutchinson 题意 the faith in the "aying of the great Piano.

A Commentary during play by

Oval, London. 7.00 A Concert by Jessica Dra- 10.15 B.B.C. Recording-"Playing onctio (Soprano) and the Boston The Game."

A Farelent Extravaganza with a Promenade Orchestra

Polonaise Militaire. in A Major Football Field Background. (Chopin, Orchestra: by Glazounov); 11.00 Close Down. Waltz from "The Sleeping Beauty" Ballet (Tschaikowsky).....Boston Prominade Orchestra conducted by Se Tu M'Ami (Per-

Csaky Arrives Homo

Budapest, Aug. 21.

Count Craky, Hungarian Foreign Minister, returned to Budapest this morning. The Hungarian press still maintains that he has been on a holl- day-Reuler Bulletin.

Firm Stand Praised

Ituffcially stated that the Aus- trian Cavalry Divisions approached the Chungkinh, AUC 21,

Gorodok-Kuzmin line, und ́n cavalry en- London, Aug. 21. While absolute calm prevails on the

The China branch of the Inter-gagement

fivel ensue, lasting fur British side of the border and there Latest developments in the inter- has been no augmentation of the national situation led all sections of ntaional Peace Campaign has sent a

British LP.C. and The tusalan infiicted beary losses

Back to Those Happy Days (NI-Polish King Stephen that the Integrity troops or Pollee, all is hustle on the the City reassemble after the telegrum to the

Ruel by the Russian cavalry.

"La Traviata"--Act II cholls); Maybe I'm Wrong Again of Polish liberty and independence is other side. Early yesterday morning week-end holiday in a very serious the China Campaign Committee in on the enemy, who retired, being pur-

London expressing deep apprecia-

The Austrians participating numbered

(Bennett), Love Is Everywhere in close connection with the integrity same twenty Japanese transports and state of mind.

for their Arm 80,600,

With Lionello Cecil Mercedes Flim: Look Up and Laugh (Davies), of Hungarian liberty and indepen- warships, anchored off Namtau and Feeling is perhaps best exemplified tion and

le fu ufficially announced that all the Capsir, Ida Conti, Cario Calein, S. 10.00 London-The Third Cricket bestan disembarking

dence.”—Reuter, Llega forts are intact. Tokyo

In the sinking of the Austrian crui- Baccaloni, N. Villn, G. Ness and the Test Match-England v. The West troops and large quantities of equip-farthings in the price of wheat, which the

The telegram, signed by Mr. Shoo

Orchestra of La Indles. has been a very depressed ment and supplies.

of the Chier, by the French, 201 perished and Full Chorus and

| Scala, Milan. 10 were saved. commodity by reason of its statistical Li-tze, vice-president After the troops had landed they position.

nere I.P.C. Gen. Chen Ming-shu, A sange from Brusseln states that 6.57 Closing Local Stock Quota-Howard Marshall from Kennington spent less than an hour in resting.

People's Berre bottle is proceeding between tions. The Stock Exchange to-day was in Chairman of the Chinese The main road from Namtau to Shum- a state bordering on stagnation, with Foreign Relations Association and the Bolglana and Germans along anj chun had been hurriedly repaired and

would-be dealers encountering dit- Dr. Chu Chia-hue, President of the extended front.

Telegrams from tome say that the a march in the direction of Shumchun

Chinese League of Nations ficulty

in obtaining quotations.

unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina le Chinese pea- began before noot.

Prices in all sections were mark-reads as follows: sants and villagers looked on with no ed down as a precaution, with mar-

"British I.P.C. and China Cam-naming the character of a formilda-

ble rising. little awe and apprehension as the

Committee. London. Deep reluctant to express an] paighn

are very mea and light tanks slowly big Kuns

opinion con

concerning the future course appreciation and gratitude for your proceeding to Bukharest for a genoral

discussion on the situation. firm stand and energetic efforts re- ploughed their way along the muddy, of prices. pol-huled track.

The Germans, when making another parleye. Among gill-edged stocks, war loan garding the Tokyo

ant, were repulsed by French artillery marked down over one point to formal negotiations, which are con-

other stocks were also ditioned upon Britain's and

recognition with considerable loss.

prano) with the Renaissance Quartet; sharply lower.

of Japan's positio not illegal military

II. t. I. the Duke of Connaught, in Entry of The Boyards......March (Hal-

ing the Canadian Parliament, em (Gade)..Boston selling pressure constitutes an en-with either Britain's pledges or the phasised the splendid response to the

Orches-

For Mopping Up

couraging feature and the hope is better interests of just peace. Japan's call to duty team every province. The ; Through the Doorway of Dreams expressed that even should the pre- outrageous acts

and unwarranted same spirit, he said, inspired the whole (Whiting) The British authorities

the sent

Jessica Dragonette (So- international tension

prove demand for the delivery of the Chi- Empito and this united action to re- (Tierneys "nd Alice Blue Gown border are inclined to believe thot prolonged, both professional and

nese silver and the four Chinese pela common danger would not fall to prono); March of the Little Leaden investors the tanks and guns are not destined public

the Do. Soldiers (Pierne).....Boston Pro- will keep their suspects at Tientsin, if condoned or strengthen the ties binding for Shumchun, but that the expedi-"nerve."

connived at, will most

menade Orchestra, certainly minions.

The arrival of the Czar at Moscow.

7.30 Half an Hour of Dance Musle, by connecting will go north

was kerailed by the ringing of bells.)

Angels with Dirty Faces (Fisher)→→ The Imperial carriage passed slowly Fox-Trot and Between a Kiss and through the thronged aireats, and the clergy of every church came out carry Sigh (Johnson)-Fox-Trot...Tommy Ing Ikona and banners. The

Orchestru enthualaam was immenso,

ket

Greek

und Turkish

statemen

ttempt to cross the Meuse, near Din- Arthur Fielder; Dragonelle (So-)

golest)... nor had the

By evening the newcomers had not arrived in Shumchun,

guns and tanks, although it is report ed that several truck loads of supplies hnd arrived.

tion

ол

89%

At the same

F

time the absence of occupation, are clearly inconsistent the Speech from the Throne conven- vorsen) and Jezigane

As in the case of wheat, the inter-aggravate the situation of lawless- with the Canton-Shumelun read national situation in primarily re-ness."Central News. somewhere slightly north of Shum-ponsible for increased activity in chun and proceed northwards in the other commodities, and among baso direction of Walchap, where

it is metals, both copper and lead continue Tientsin Flood known that a large Chinese guerilla in demand. force from the Shumehun area fed In foreign exchanges, Continental northward and joined forces with switching from sterling to dollars is their comradea near Walching when causing some pressure against the

but the Japanese arrived last Wednes-pound.

the British Exchange Fund is holding the spot sterling-| dan the border last night It was dollar rate under rigid control.- of the Reuter.

that while some

rumoured Japanese transports had disembarked their londs and left almost immediate- ly, several others had not begun dis- embarkation work by nightfall.

Market Reaction

London, Aug. 21. International-uncertainties depress-

ed the stock markets. Dealers are

Worst Is Believed To Be Over

Tientsin, Aug. 21.

tro:

and hla

public Swing

It is ofcially announced in Belglum

that it appears

that every raid on Bruseole ha been frustrated,

and

The German movement in North Del-e Newionu

gizm was apparently a feint,

10 YEARS ACO

8.03

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Romping Fox-Trot and

Fox-Trit

Orchestra: Barre Muziky-Novelty and Beer (Timm)....The Plehel Brothers (Harmonica Duet, with Guitar and Bass Acc:); Non-Stop Flight--Fox-Trot (Shaw) and Pross August 21, 1920. Chat (Chaplin)Fox-Trot....Artic Intensive fighting on a much graver Shaw and his Orchestra; Rose of seals has been taking place between) rival Sino-Soviet forces in Manchurin, Washington Square Fox-Trot (Han according to official Despatches fromley) and And the Angels Sing-Fox-

Trot (Elman)....Benny For the first time, about 11 am marking down prices severely to dis-

Mukden and Harbin. The fighting grows

Goodman yesterday the Japanese occupied the courage selling,, of which there Is

cally in intensity and it is becoming and his Orchestra. direct little evidence.

8.00 entire border by forming

The rain has stopped and then mout point whether Rusia In not

Time, Weather and line of troops from Shumchun 10 Gilt edged securities were let fall, floods, which have been the heaviest waging war without a formal declara-nouncements. Shataukok. Since then, the Japanese war loan at 31⁄2 per

to recede tion.

Liszi-Les Preludes-Sym- cent. being at for 80 years, are likely

Over a thousand Russian troops at- phionfo Poem, garrison at the "International" town 8934, reaching its lowest level in its within the next 24 hours.

tacked the city of Chalanor, engaging] by about four has been increased

Virtually the entire town, includ- the Chincan troops for six hours at a Our present form. hundred troops. The British force Itallways, mines, oils and indus-ing all the foreign Concessions, is now stretch. They were finally beaten uff, there consists of about fiftly Indians trials were all down-Renter Speelilooded to a depth of from three to losing & hundred kiled and wounded, PHILIPPINES OBJECT

About Afty nine feet. Makeshift rafts are the and of the Rajputana Rides, under Lt

anly means of communication and priveners. The Chinese casually list) Souths are seen fishing in the streets. not complete,

that at least one hundred were killed Sam Goldwyn Refuses To THOS. COOK & SON, LTD.—Queen's Bldg. Breaking through the last dyke, Villages have been loated And the swirling flood waters yesterday burned in Soviet raids across the Amari

Cut Offending Film finally flowed into the Japanese Con River, while another serious conflict is cession, Inundating four-fifths of the reported from Tungninghsien where

Manila, Aug. 21. Widespread cirtielsm Juildings.

Aerce Aghting took place, the city,

has been Washington, Aug. 21.

Japanese soldiers are still con- which was looted by the Russians, be- aroused by Sam Goldwyn's refusal Omcials reserve comment on the trolling and examining traffic around ing taken and retaken several times to climinate from the film "The Real tatement by the British Foreign Office in whitch it is suggested that the French and British Concessions, before the Soviet Invaders were forced Glory" the scenes allegedly offensive

despite the fact that the water is

to retire with heavy losses,

to the Filipinos. Nanking to proparing to add ecni- dorably to the number of troops en- raged in the defence of Manchuria.

Ros

About 2.30 p.m. yesterday IIMS. Scout, which has been guarding the integrity of British territorial waters ut Mirs Bay, anchored close to Shu- taukak and one or two officers came asher on an Inspection tour.

NEW YORK FAIR

Chinese Participation

Now Cancelled

AMERICAN VIEWS

In regard to modification of existing breast-high-Reuter.

treaties it is essential

for all the

signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty

to express their views, but diplomatic Ireles point out that almost identical

The China Association for the proposals were made in the United Promotion

it had collected, to

The declsion was made in response e Presa olles. In

Hwai River's Rise

Chungking, Au. Z

The level of the Hwal River took

who vero taken

but it is

5 YEARS AGO

August 21, 1034. Double as many people dared to say "No" in the Hitler pleblecito yesterday voted against the Nazis in the Reichstag election last November.

Hiller," however, secured an over-

AN

The Alm deals with the carly days of the American cècupation of Mir- danao and shows Gary Cooper slip- ping two Filipinos, also a large group of Filipino soldiers fleeing before a single Moro running amuck,

Omcials hint that the showing of the film in the Philippines might be

anned-United Press.

of the International States Note to Tokyo, last December, a sudden rise at several places along Trade Exhibits has decided not to in which the expressed willingness is course and already five breaches participate in the New York World's 'o consider the revision of any Far have occurred along the embankments

Anhwel. Fair and is now returning the exhibit East treaty provided the signatories,

The Hwal River is one of China's articles, which

ncluding China, participated.

chier

problems and is whelming victory with nearly ninety per conservancy their respective owners.

Mr. Sumner

Lo reply

cond only to the second

Yollow River, cent of valid votes cast, giving an af- English swimmer E, I, Tomme and by stated that this China's Sorrow,In the to request of Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese still the attitude of the United disasters caused. The collapse of the

record of firmative of Hitler's polley;

The result.is, however, viewed as the Uremma Faber, an Austrian. Ambassador to the United States. States, but no approach had been embankments was attributed to the Brat Naal setback since their ancent a who, advised against China's parucl-

le regarding auch Conference.

Tammo landed at Cap Grix Nex to power, although it would be erroneous pation.

Diplomatic circles view the Britishrawal of the Chinese forces has arisen. The large number voting 16 hours and 64

lack of repair following the with to deduce that an organised opposition night, after swimming the Channel In

minutes. This fa ection of the currency dom United Central News.

ugainst (4,275,000 and about 800,000 In-record for a swim starting from tho States policy, and believe that the

valid) arn regarded as only going to Enelish side of the Channel, and the outcome largely depended on Eur AMBULANCE MEETING prove certain disgranilement with fourth time that the Channel has been

Nati polley, which 8,000,000 dared to swam in this direction. express by saying "No" or spelling] Edward Temme Is, the first man to:

The association, which was formed in Shanghal In 1033 to make pre-

para for China's participation in

was moved to Hongkong his

Tho Chicago Exposition at that time,

Tu

ely the result of the stiff

spring. opean developments, It war is

•

a threat that i have swam the_Channal both wayi, ma

.....

in 1937, in 14 hours and 29 minutes.

It has undergone a reorganisation avoided it will result in increased A meeting of all officers and their papera, despite and slow headed by Mr. Wang Third Power pressur in the Far surgeons of the St. John Ambulance negative vota would "place them onthe swam from Cap Gris Nex, to England Halao-lal, Mr. Yuchen and East, causing Japanese acquiescence; Brigade will be held at Brigade side the nation." Mr. Y. M. Chlen. Its office is located or festly, increased indirect aid to Headquarters, to-morrow at 6.45 p.m. In Room A710, China Bullding China Central Nelos.

embargoes.. and secondly

United PreSS.

The intrepid swimmer entered tho. As the business is of on

The English Channel has been con- water at 6.11 a.m. and landed near Ca urgent matter it is hoped that all will attend.'quered twice on the same day, by the lala at 10.08 p.m.

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