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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 15, 1939.

Garrison Withdrawals Create Delicate Problem

MAY ENCOURAGE TO INCREASE THEIR

JAPANESE TROOPS

Tho now 21-acafer. Douglas DC 3, of C.N.A.C. which underwent full foad tests for the first time at Kai Tak yesterday. The largest and fastest landplane ever to use Hongkong's airport it is capable of more than 220 m.p.h. and cruises of between 185 and 200 m.p.h.-~ Staff Photographer,

Chinese

Counter-Attack

On Siangning Progresses

The Chinese counter-attack on Siangning in West Shansi is making steady progress, according to a "Central News" message this morning.

After recapturing a number of strategic points, the Chinese have now reached the immediale outskirts.

On Monday morning, the beleaguered Japanese made another desperate attempt to break through the Chinese cordon, but were hurled back, sustaining some 300 exsualties.

WARFARE AT SEA

INTENSIFIED

LONDON, No% 14 (UP),—

Warfare on the High Seas has

been intensified.

During the past week eleven ships have been sunk.

Among the vessels sunk was a British destroyer. She is the sixth destroyer lost since the beginning of hostilities.

Seventy survivors of the destroyer have been rescued. They Included 15 men who were injured.

One of the victims refused to be rescued until other men, who were in worse plight than he, had been saved.

He swam in the sen, singing, "Even Hitler Had a Mother."

At least 33 lives have been Tout in sinkings during the past 24 hours.

Some of the injured men are in critical condition.

A second victim t the Intensified warfare occurred when a British freighter ex- ploded a mile from the scene of the destroyer sinking. It is believed that all hands were saved.

22-Months-Old Thefts Are Exposed Employees Steal Printing Ink

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Covering a period of almost years, the theft of 1,400 lbs. of print-i ing ink, valued at $2,000, from the Yee Loong Ink Printing shop of 5 Tin Lok Lane, was revented to-day with the appearance before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at Central Magis- tracy of Chau Nr. 20, and Chau Muk-wing, 42, employees of the shop. Defendants admitted stealing. Ink from the establishment

various dates between January 1838, and November 13, 1939.

Detective Inspector Daritin said the thefts covered è period of a year and 10 months. The ink was stolen unall quantities and passed out by one defendant to the other through the back door.

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The ink was sold at various places In Kowloon and Hongkong and had not been, had never would be covered.

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The excuse given by defendants for: the thefts was poorness of wages.

Chau said he had been working at the shop for eight or nine years and Chau Muk-wing for iwo or three

years,

They were each sentenced to three months, hord labour.

Sirdhana Entered

A Mine-Field

BJ.

LONDON, Nov. 34 (Reuter)—The Admiralty

that the states steamer ülzdhana, which sanke in the

·+Singapore, Ronds" on Monday, must have inadvertently entered a Brilish mine-field.

Many Thefts Reported

Schoolboys And Residents Victims

Several reports of thefts have been

de to the Polic

Mrs. Buchanan of Miny Rood ve! ported that some one stole from her roof, clothing valued at $40.

Mr. Benn uf Babbington Path reported that sometime on November

12 clock valued at $50 was stolen from his motorer.

SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH"

PARIS, Nov. 14 (UP). -The decision on the ¡part of the Allied Powers to reduce their garrisons in China has raised a delicate problem.

AL CAPONE

According to the Boxer Suggested

Agreement the signatories

are allowed to maintain a

general number of foreign garrison troops, but legis

As Helper

lative powers under the For Hitler

agreement would · decide what percentage each coun- try would be apportioned.

All the signatories, apart from France and England, now have the right to raise the strength of their garrisons. Italy is not likely to ask for an increnke, so there remains only Japan and the United States to e- elde between themselves what pro- portion of garrisons can be added.

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Japanoso Claim Possible

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11 is semi-offcially hinted that the Allies expect the United States replace them in guarding Western rights and property, but the Japanese may be expected to claim at least on equal proportion,

Apart from Tientsin, where the garrison will be maintained at full strength until the last few days dile to the continued unsettlement of Anglo-Japanese differences, other

LONDON, Nov. 14, (UP).— The "Daily Mirror" suggests that Germany could Capone.

use AL

It published a cartoon depicting Goebbels showing Hitler a newspaper bearing the headline "Al Capone to be freed."

The cartoon is captioned "Sign him up."

Gangster Assaults Constable

Frencir garrisons elsewhere, especial-Stiff Prison Sentence

ly in the southern elties Hike Conton, will be practically eliminated, only a few patrols remaining to guard State buildings,

And Banishment

Accused of conspiracy to com-

The French Foreign Ofce has not mit a crime and assault on an revealed when the new polley will

To the cast of Slongning,

the ment. Chinese are advancing on Poshassu,! Changchen, East Tuanshang and West Tuangshong, whde to the north- cast,

Chinese detachment is in hot pursuit of the Japanest, who are retreating towards Newwangmino and

begin to be applied, but it is under-Indian constable and, with re- stood that at least a month ago the sisting arrest, Yau Kwan, 32, French reported their decision to all unemployed was found guilty by the signatories of the Boxer Agree-Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at Central

Tientsin Excitement

Magistracy to-day, and sent to TIENTSIN, Nov. 15 (UP).The

prison. British and French troops have not

Defendant admitted the charges, yet begun to withdraw from Tientsin. Mr. Forrest to take a serious view and Detective Inspector Darkin asked prevail in foreign quarters over the convictions, and the assault on the However excitement continues to of the ease. Defendant had previous announceraent that British

and constable had been a deliberate one. French troops are being reduced, despite the continuance of the Japan-tody were in Wanchai Road on Defendant and others not in cus- jese blockade.

November 13 when they American Guardian

woman shop-keeper take some money The Chinese vigorously struck at

out of a drawer. They entered the Kungshengkiao, Tengtsun, Lingchia oficial sources commenting on

PARIS, Nov. 14 (UP)-Semi-shop and whilst the attention of the

woman was occupied, e and hushu, setting fire to the the withdrawal of the bulk of the

defendant Japanese barracks.

made his way behind the counter.

The woman observed the action

Yitaitow.

Daring Raid

rald

A report has just come through ihat another daring

on the Japanese outer defences of Hangchow was alaged by Chinese forces on. Whe night of November 10.

Mr. Goodban of the Diocesan Boys' School reported that yesterday she lost a gold ring, valued at $10,been recaptured. between the School and the St. Ferry,

How America Can Help

In North Kiangsu, Chinese units (French garrisons from China, and blew a police whistle. The men operating in that sector have staged state that French rights and ran into the street and defendant

series of attacks on the Japanese interests in China are not was stopped by a shop fokl. positions in end around Fown.ng.

Ал Indian constable was passing and he Harbingehen, a town nearby, has jeopardised by such a measure.

went to the scene. It is pointed out that American on him and assaulted him, breaking Defendant turned The bulk of the Japanese forces in strength, and America's policy is uniform.

garrisons aro remaining at full the constable's watch and icaring his Fowning have been withdrawn to M. II. Advani of Mesus Ultomat the north, while the remaining units koly to uphold-Western Power rightsWhen questioned, defendant denied" and Assudumal, Dina House, report-are claimed by the Chinese to

In the Far East, bu ed that sometine yesterday some cuclrcled..

all knowledge of the whereabouts of person stole $00 from the manager's

his confederates, but mentioned that one of them had come from Macno. Defendant was sentenced to six Japanese ammunition dump in A semi-offelal spokesman points Chungsiang city on the Han River in aul that America can aid the Allies months hard labour.

on the first Central Hupch was hit by Chinese and oppose their totalitarian op- charge and three months on the shells on November 12 and was desponents by many methode "short of it, we terms to run consecutive- troyed.

ly, He was recommended for bunish- Three Japanese transports, touded

ment. He remarked that neutrality, such with troops and military suppiles, as will be applied by the United were sunk when they struck Chinese States, does not prevent America from floating mines near Bocca Tigris on bringing support and sympathy, and November 6, according to "Centrai the backing of their industrial News" message from Shiubing.

economic power, on the side of the

D.

Knife

Chlu

desk.

and

Yl-sut, i students of the Diocesan Boys' School, sented the loss of books, valued at $12, from their class room sometim between November 12 and 14.

ANGLO-SPANISH AGREEMENT

LONDON, Nov. 14. (UP)-It has been stated by semi-oftelal quarters here that a British Trade Mission has arrived in Madrid to negotiate an Anglo-Spanish Trade and Payments Agreement.

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Ammunition Dump Hit

war.

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The Chinese also calm that # Western democracles. Japanese transport was hit by several "Although Washington's policy is shells when it was fired at by Chinese carried on entirely independent of artslery below Hukow, the entrance London und Paris, it frequently of the Poyang Lake in North Kiangsuppens that it coniplemeals that of on November 4.

the Ailles or supplements their

etions," he said.

Mr. C. Sharp, crack pilot for C.N.A.C. photographed with Mrs. Sylvia Wylla and her Dachshund before they all took off yesterday to test out the new big 21-passenger Douglas DC 3 of, the siding at Kal Tak yesterday-Stuff Photographer.

U.S. To Stand Guard "Thus, the English and French have decided under present, clremstances to reduce their Far Eastern garrisons to a strict minimum, especially In Tientsin and Peiping. However, the Americans are maintaining all their garrisons, thus attrming that they will stand guard for western civilist tion in the Far East," the spokesma continued,

Knocked Down Three Women

Swerving to nvold a child who suddenly ran out on to the road while he was driving a cur along Prince Edward Road on November 10, Ho Wing. 28, crossed over to the other side of the road, and knocked down three women, one of whom had her leg fractured, and some ribs broken. before Me Himsworth at Kowloon Sequel was Ure appearance of Ho Magistracy this morning, when bo ineffelent brakes. was finest $50 for ariving with

know the braices

Traffle Inspector Scrim, sald Ho should not have driven at the speed were bad, and

"The American commercial treaty a garnge to be mended at the time of it was. The car was being driven to with Japan will not be renewed the accident. The brakes were use- unless the United States obtains less, as the car stopped only to 00 satisfaction concerning the Japanese feet with both brakes on at 20 m.p.h. policy in China-menning guarantees safeguarding the immense American

and Western Powers in the future.

"Mr. Winston Churchill drew attention to this in his speech when he said: If we are vanqufalied all will be enslaved, and the United States will remain alené to defend the rights of man.""

NOVEL OTTAWA

CEREMONY

OTTAWA, Nov. 14 (Reuter).--A ceremony without precedent took place at Ottawa to-day when Mr. Fairbairn, the Australlan delegate to the Empire air talks, was sworn in of Australian Federal Minister by the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Tweedsmuir.

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