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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 24, 1939.

"Don't 'Send The Children To Death"

Thursday,

Many Die In Raid On City

NEWS OUTPOST

Japanese Planes Over Chungking

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

CHUNGKING, Aug. 23 (UP)-After a compara- tively long period of respite, the war-time capital was raided by Japanese bombers to-day.

Twenty-seven Japanese planes -swept over the southeastern suburbs in two groups between 7.31 and 7.46 p.m.

The bombing was of short dura- -tion. It is believed that damage was not beavy, although casualties might be high because of the lack of dug- outs in the new aren

At least two squadrons of Chinese planes cruised over the city following the first alarm at 6.30 pm.

With the moon over half full and a cloudless sky, the raiders, swept in light barrage of anti- through a atreft fire, quickly released their bombs, after which they fled to the north-east, with the Chinese pursuit planes in full cry attempt to shoot; them down.

Within five minutes of the all-clear signal a walk through the business section revealed the shops reopenint and doing business on a Jarge scale.

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MOUNT OF OLIVES

JERUSALEM

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Villa Threat to Mount

of Olives

FOR this afternoon's Newa

Outpost look at the nap, of Palestine; at the Moust uf Olives, belleved to be the scene of the Ascrusion and one of the world's most

alles. sacred There they are facing a

a prob. lem which faces many towns la Britain. New Jerusalem, the lówn which has grown up out- side the walls of the ancient city. Is spreading rapidly, and it houses and streets are now close to Olives.

Unless the Mount can he bought from its present owners, villas will cover the soil from which Chelst rode in triumph into Jemnatem.

In a last effort to wave the alount, attempts are to be made to form & Trust which will buy and preserve H as the National Trust preserves historie spots in England,

Habeas Corpus Writ Is Dismissed

FATE OF 4 TIENTSIN CHINESE IS SEALED

LONDON, Aug, 23 (Reuter),, was not part of the King's dominions, He therefore, was compelled to The application for a habeas corpus writ brought before Mr.old that the four Chinese are held Justice Cassels in connection the purpose of being hasded over to ubject to satisfactory evidence, for with the proposed handing over the Tientsin District Court, which of the four Chinese suspects in was in accordance with usage.

Mr. Justice Casele said all he had Tientsin to the Japanese, was to devide dismissed to-day after furtherase bid been marle out that the Was whether a prima facie argument had been advanced by prisoners were illegally detained. He Mr. Terence O'Conner for Lord Halifax, and Sir Walter Monck- ton for the applicants,

Mr. Justice Cassels said that he had listened in vain for a case to be cited

come to the conclusion that such case had not been made out.

A writ could not be issued against the Foreign Secretary because the

dition, of Viscount Halifax was that. of an adviser,

His Lordship said that he could not in which the writ applied for hnd hold that Viscount Halifax was in been issued in respect of a foreigner control of persons who were detain

detained in a part of the world which jing Chinese subjects.

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KING OF

OF BELGIANS

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BRUSSELS, Aug. (Reuter). An appeal to all nations to submit their differences to conciliation was made by King Leopold, broadcasting from the Royal Palace

a joint statement made on behalf of himself, the Queen of the Nether lands, the Grand Duchess of Luxemberg, the Kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the President of Finland, following a con- ference of the seven neutral Powers.

King Leopold said: "Armies are gathering for a horrible struggle which will know neither victor nor vanquished. Public. opinion in all countries is alarm- ed."

The signatories to the appeal hoped the other heads of States wouh! add their voices to the same hope for peace and security for their peoples.

King Leopold's Appeal SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

BRUSSELS, Aug. 24. (UP).--King Leopold of the Belgians, in a world- wile radio broadcast to-day, ex- presed the desire of the Oslo powers!

for ener

He called on the European nations to avoid war by negotiations but warned them that "ime presen

nation single

to desirous of sending its children their death," he said,

"There is not 11

Ex - Kaiser's

Anxiety

SPECIAL TO THE "Telegraph"

presented in Copenhagen' by their Foreign Ministers, agreed to remain in touch with one another in order to examino questions of common - Flerest,

"On the other hand, they em- phasised that they, on their sido, were prepared to collaborate on any international effort ut reconciliation in a spirit of impartiality and in- dependence as regards the various

DOORN, Aug. 24 (UP)-existing groups of States. The 80-year-old ex-Kaiser ́is

Love Of Peace

closely following every move of the European countries...

Every day ho receives ex-in common, and whose foreign policy. tensive reports from his over and above this is inspired by the same principles, namely love of secretaries, together.. with

prone and determination not to inter- newspaper cuttingi, radio re-

fere in a conßlet unless for the de- ports, etc.

fence of their own threatened inde- pendence.

"In this manner, they confirm the poral principles that all nations hold

Repeatedly, during morning prayers, he expresses thai poace may Bo maintained but otherwise ho scrupulously refrains from expressing any opinion and ha expects other members of his small Court to behave similarly.

"From this common, attitude to-

there

hopeswards the international probicins, and from the solidarity arising from their attachment to common principles, arises between these countries, a comununity of interests in critical circumstances such as those through which we are now passing. That is the reason why these States, in com- mon agreement, have deelded to bold in conference in Brussels, where they wil be reprerented by their Foreign Ministers.

submit their difflculties and claims for negotiation,

"These seven Powers, through the Powers' Statement

mouth of their representatives, have expressed agreement with the con- JRUSSELS, Aug 23 (Trans- tents of the declaration of His Majesty Occon).--The text of the royal speech the King of the Belglans, In the name was approved by the conference of of the chief of the States represented, the Oslo Statens

A stalement, frued by the confer-plare have strengthened the will of The consultations that have just talen ente, read as follows;

"In the month of July,

the States represented to remain in 1930, touch with one another for the min- Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, tenance of the security of their com Helland, Luxemberg and Belgium, re-mon interests.

Hitler Asked To Won't Call Off Strike

Read The Bible

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuter). The executive of the Assoclated Society BERLIN, Aug 19 (Havas)-A re of Locomotive Engineers, and Fire- quest that Reichsfuchrer Adolf Hitmen to-day decided not to defer the read the Holy Bible in order inte of the strike, as was suggested Christ's Church and give up persecu- "better to understand the mission of at the Ministry of Labour meeting

of German Christians," was re-

**" | yesterday. Lutcently furworded to the German

"The big nations have, mobilised almost all their armned forces and the world is living in such tension that collaboration among countries seems impossible.

*Wor will bring nothing economic collapse.

There will be no vietur but there will be a loss of the spiritual values acquired through centuries of civili sation."

tion

testants, the "Berner Tagwachi" re-ed the Japanese Government too late ruler by a greup of Japanese Pro- Infornuation of this Initiative reach- ported to-day,

The appeal was accompanied by Holy Book and the appeal.

for it to prevent the despatch of the the gift of a Bible. This unusual King Leopold snk the evolution of action was taken by the Japanese the crisis "will soon render all con- following an inquiry launched by a Tokyo Inter withdrew the respon

But, the local newspaper stated, trets dieult," and expressed the hope high Japanese personality into the sible that

person's passport to prevent those responsible for the situation of the Christian church in travel abroad and similar action by guidance of those countries would i the Reich,

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