1939-12-20 — Page 35

CHINESE

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

VICTORIES

IN HUPEH REPORTED

BRITISH SAILOR FLOWN TO HONGKONG

WHEN one of the crew of a British gun-bont up the Yangtse became seriously ill, Surgeon Commander C B. Nicholson of the Royal Naval Hospital at Hongkong flew to Chungking to super- vise treatment.

With his patient Stoker naval Harry Rubie, the doctor returned by C.N.A.C. plane at 11 o'clock Just night to Kai Tak airport where a naval ambulance was wait- ing to rush the patient to the Naval Hospital,

JAPANESE

THROWN

ATTACK

BACK

CONSIDERABLE fighting took place in the province of Hupch yesterday, according to "Central News" messages received this morning.

It is claimed that the Chinese occupied Kwangshui and Hwayuan on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and that other Chinese units are approaching Suihsion and Anlu in the north-east.

Tungchenk, a Japanese base of operations in South Hupch, is said to be surrounded on the east, west and south, Fight. ing is in progress in the outskirts,

Three Typhoons Buffet

H. K. Ship

BAROMETER TOUCHES NEW LOW RECORD

FOR CHINA SEA

Being clear of the war zone did nol free a Norwegian ship, which arrived in Hongkong this morning, from anxiety. In her crossing from San Francisco she had to peach her way through three typhoons and a heavy monsoon.

Captain L. Langefoss, who is in command of the vessel, said that the ship arrived in Manila four days late and was still well behind schedule.

"We had violent weather on the whole crossing," le relaici. "Des tween. San Francisco and Manila we enesmitered three typhoons, the last one two days out from Mania when the wind reached 85 miles an hour. Our limited passenger space was fully booked to Manlia, but the pas

ul sengers were all good sailors were very brave about it."

her

U.S. Defends Uruguay

Correct Behaviour Over Graf Spee

in three directions, one

December 20, 1939:

Supreme War Council

Meets In France

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain; the Foreign Minister Lord Halifax; and the Minister for the Co-Ordination of Defence, Lord Chat- field, accompanied by Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell, the British Ambassador to France; General Sir Edmund ironside, C.-in-C. of the British Home Forces; and Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, represented Britain in the Supreme War Council meeting to-day.

Welcoming the British representatives, M. Daladier congratulated Britain on her victory at the naval action which led to the destruction of the Graf Spee.

FINLAND'S

ARMY OF · AMAZONS

Women Playing A Brilliant Role

19,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Dec. Part of the Chinese who recently | recaptured Taungyang, salle forth (UP)-In proportion to her column population, Finland has mobiliz sweeping down upon Kwelkowshib ed the greatest female army in and driving the Japanese out. A second enluinn pushed northward and hroter into Chunglowpu

the Canton-Hankow Railway, 18 miles

auth-west of Stenning.

history for active service behind the lines.

This will release more than 100,000 men for the trenchies, thus allowing even the physically disabled to pro-

10 the reed

Front lines. Thus although Finland in so small, she is the able to pluce n proportionately

larger number of men in the fold.

The Finns turn out modern women,

In Central Hugch, fighting on the Kingshan-Chungding highway has increased in severity. Throughout yesterday, artillery boomed whole front.

Over 1,000 Japanese at Hangchia- eh, its stated, were badly braten,equivalent to the women who landed

suffering some 200 casualties.

Japanese Defeated

the smoking guns of the husbands in the days of ploncer America.

They are members of the Lotta On the Hankaw-Jehur highway, Synerd organization which, in 1938, have launched the Japanege

it counter-enlisted 105,000 women who attack near stangchiman with the served since the outbreak of the war. Woan support of aircraft and artillery, but There is approximately one- were thrown back after a desperate serving for every two men on active combat.

over

duty.

The Supreme War Coun- cil having proceeded to a thorough examination of the information collected, it was noted that there was a com- plete identity of views bc- tween the English and French Governments regard- Ing all the questions dis- cussed.

Consequently the War. Council has taken decisions. and drawn up measures necessary to reinforce the means of action which are at the disposal of Franco- British collaboration both in the diplomatic and military spheres.

Something he can wear.

A nice pair of Slippers for comfort after a tiring

day will please any man,

from $7.50 per pair.

Yangtse Reopening MACKINTOSH'S Ltd.

Pre-War

Foreign Trade Is Analysed

| the United States and Yuan 130,000, -

C

onc-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELCORAPH" ΤΟΚΥΟ, Dec. 20 (Domel) Analysing foreign trade along the Yangtze valley before the outbreak of the China Affair, a Press message from Shanghai reports that"incoming Using tanks as a speurhend,

History Of Lotta Svacrd 3,000 Japanese attempted to drive n Organized only 20 years ago, Loltrade in Shanghai for 1936 amounted to Yuan 360,000,000 will outgoing wedge into the Chinese positions at Sverd have trained women in every trade totalling Yuan 360,000,000. Or Tojanyan pa the north side of the corner of Finland for service behind this trade, goods to the value of bend of the Han River. They were the lines in defence of their religion Yaan 120,000,000 were purchased by defeated and! several tamies wern their homes and the Motherland: captured,

They have trained persons as com- In Shansi, the Chinese are counter-munication experts, as well as in 000 were sold by her.

Thus, American trade in Shanghai attneking at Changtse and Tunlin, cooking and in sanitation, The Norwegian suffered a great

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

two Japanese strongholds. They have The original Lotta Svaerd organiza- totalled Yuun 250,000,000 or dent of superficial damage to

In the tion derived its character from the quarter of Shanghai's entire foreign NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Reater) recaptured several points leaks were deck works and slight

All Gils trade was sprung in the decking. "However," The New York "Herald Tribune" Changtse suburbs and are now push- war of 1788 when the women accom-ride for 1936.

far by the vast hinterland along the panied their husbands to war declared the Captain, we entne out declares that Uruguay's action in ing towards the town.

are Yangtze, according to the message, cutted neutral duties

"Lottas", as they are of it inuch better, than a Barber-fulfilment of

been entirely

unique in warfare. During the world which states that international ship- 1930 Wilhelmsen ship, which was follow-would seem to have

war. they were

There ping along the Yangtze in nurses. ing close in our wake on her way to correct.

On the Kwangsi front, it is stated are various women auxillary or- totalled, 103 vessels with an aggregate As to the status of the celebrated

17 50 welltonnage of 186,000, including Hongkong.

neutral zone, perhaps the less sald that Chinese troops have continued to gunizations, but none are

37 pus back the JapanesO on the organized as the women who nid at Japanese vessels with 33,000 tons, the better.

British vessels with 60,000 tons, 38 The effect of establishing such a Naming-Pinyaut and Narning-Wum- the front.

This is, of course, strictly a Finnish Chinese vessels with 55,000 tons and river in Manila with her deck zone in reality would simply be to ing highways.

On the Nanning-Pinyang highway. problem because of the small populo-14 other vessels with 10,000 tons. works terribly battered. I learnt make the American counts easy and

which Ger- they have advanced as far as Lhutang tion, but it is met by patriotic wo-

British Shipping Predominated that she had recorded the Incredi-pregnable bases from

man ralders could operate at will. und Wutang, approximately 20 miles men. bly low barometer readlog of 27.95

To present Germany with sa north-east of Naming.

British shipping therefore on the lowest those Inches-be

overwhelming an advantage would be a strange form of neutrality and ship had ever heard of. Cars lashed to her deck lad received an

a singularly poor way of staying awful pounding."

out of the embroilments of the al The Royal

War.

Barometer Reads 27.95

right "She was caught

in the centre of our last typhoon and ar-

From inquiries Observatory R

was learnt that 27.95 is a much lower barometric reading than has ever been record- cd.ju. Hongkong.

her

Berlin Claim Ridiculed

The Berlin claim that Germany

On the Tontiu sector, they have re- covered Patienchen.

The Kwangsi Front

is

to

that

pre-

Lite

The Motherly Touch Forty truckloads of Japanese re- The work of these women Inforcements were Intercepted and have the motherly, touch which in-dominated, but all international ship- surrounded at Lutang yesterdayspired the warriors of 1919 with con- pin suspended operations upstream morning. Owing to the destructionfidence and courage, Mony "Lotlas" of the Yangtze when the current of the highways and bridges. They are under 17 years of age, but they hostilities spread to Shanghai and were unable to proceed or refrcal, might have been trained before that then to Nanking.

The message points out On the Naming-Wuning highway, aget some might have been girl commands the North Sea and even the Chinese once again recaptured uides. Active Lottas" are between Japanese forces had to remove booms miles north of 25 and 35 years of age with many and sweep mines at Kiangyin, Wuku,

Hukow

kow, Wusuh, Flensiachen and of Captain Langefoss added that there supreine in the waters surrounding Kaotengngao, H

Goebbels Nanning on Monday-in-doing-years of training behind them..

other purcts along the Yinize In "Herald Tribune" the Chinese troops defeated 1000 No Lipstick, No Powder was a report of yet another typhoon the British Isles is Dr.

of their drive on Hankow

Yochow.. Japanese.

uniforms wear khaki pursuing him when his ship lemoon-shine, the

They

military operations there- Mamila. Pushing into a heavy non-

blouses and skirts with two breast Japanese soon, he had no hope of outstripping

pockets

packets, fore necessitated closure of the river, _stit two

It is further pointed out that the it and he was relieved to learn, that

When in whites, they change daily.. It had veered away.

and their uniforms are fresh and Im-Yangtze valley still forms a danger- ous war zone and It is hoped there- maculate,

Worst Voyage Ever Mrs. F. A. Petrie, who is here for a seven months' stay with her daughter and son-in-law. Mr. F. A. Howardi the only of the Chase Bank, was passenger for Hongkong.

"It was the worst voyage I have ever had by far," she declared. "However, Captain Langefoss proved

a good navigator and the crew gave us all possible care.“

Postman Faces

Grave Charge

Alleged, Larceny Of Letters

A Chinese postman who is alleged to have stolen letters from his mil bag between August 3 and December 14, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Mucfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning, and was remand- ed on bail of $300 for one week,

Applying for bail to be fixed $500, Del.-Sergt. Shaw referred LI King-fni, the accused, and sald: "This man is a postman employed by the Government, and from August up to now, it is alleged that there bus been a continuous theft of letters. This has now been discovered."

dels.

Such bluster is obviously designed to bolster the fading morale of Ger- nasty, which is progressively and dangerously running short of food- stuffs, raw materints and vital sinews like oil for Hitler's mechanised war machine.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says:

U.S. AID FOR FINLAND

and

They do not wear Jewellery and fore that foreign nationals will realize or powder. their obligations not to supply arms do not use Upstick They wear a cope and a straight hat and ammunition to Chinese guerillas the same as the soldiers. There is in the Yangtze areas. no provocative angle allowed in their style.

The uniforms are khuki, but

the

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Reuter),—}; Mr. Herbert Hoover, fornier Pre- sident of the US. who, is now head of the Finnish Relief Compatın, yes- terday cabled to the Finnish Prime Minister,

of US$100,000) con- the sum tributed by Amerleans for the relief women wear woollen coats filled with

and button spirals,

heavy lining, of non-combatant victims.

Gus masks complete! acceptances Telegraphic

have built for duty. been received from people in four their uniform at to their:

Their duties vary Surface appeartinces would indicate teen states who have been requested

easier feeling in the market, by Mr. Hoover to start a State-wide capacity. Some are close hind the

front. They are strictly particularly as the list does not con- campaign. fain a plethora of buying prices. But) These people will co-operate with batants, but many are in the observa- as usual it is found that enquiries 200 daily newspapers which are par- tion posts and at least one has been

the scheme. Mr. shat doing that work. (even of a modest kind, elicit the fact teipating in

They often operate the telephones, scrip is ficult to acquire.

Пover hopes to have acceptances! from the other States before the end and other work dealing with hand- quarters, and are within shell Are range of the front.

an

H.K. Bunk

Buyers

Union Insurances

Humphreys

-Star Ferries

of the week.

REFUGEE MONKS

FLEE REDS

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-- Filteen refugee monks from Fin- land's Arctic nerived safely in Stock- holm yesterday.

One of them sald, that he had rare- ly seen a woman during the past 24 years of his monastic retirement.

The menk fled beforr

$1,335

$100

$7.00

.560

Yaumati Ferries

$23

China Lights (Old)

$0.05

China Lights (New) Electrics

.553

Telephones (New)

.S02

t

Cements

$10/4

to

Dairy Farms (Old)

$21

Dairy Farms (New) Entertainments Constructions (Old)

$20 $0.60 .$181.

Sellers

$5.15 $25 $1034 .$8.00

Sales

$1,350

$B

$17

$24

with no time to save our clothes," one of the monks said.

$0.93 $104

Holland Subscribes For Defence

THE HAGUE, Dec. 18 (Reuter).— The Prime Minister, Dr. do Geer,) announced that almost 100,000,000 ulders, have been subscribed by the publle to the Netherlands De-

yesterday, fence Lean, issued addition to 60,000,000 gulders sub- scribed by the public corporations.

TO VISIT POPE

in

ROME, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-King Victor Emanuel and Queen Helen will make their first visit to Pope Plus, X11 on Thursday.

It is expected that the occasion will be marked by an exchange of addresses between the Pontiff and the King.

H., and S. Hotels Telephones (Old) Cements

Watsons

H.K. Book

Humphreys

Tramways Electrles Watsons Constructions (Old)

Nazi Spy Arrested In Helsingfors

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 10 (Reuter). A sensation has been caused in the capital by the arrest of a man said to he a German spy.

the

ap-

proaching Red Army.

5101-com-

Time Not Yet! Ripe For Peace

-Wang Ching-wei

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

the

an

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (UP).--The But for their age., they said, they time is not yet ripe for pence de- would not be Aghling against Soviet clares Wang Ching-wel's organ Russia.

"Central China Daily News" in When the Red troops arrived all editorial to-day. their monastery, the monks said that It is explained that Japan has notį they destroyed a number of valuable complied with the requisites upon

Ching-wel's Wand

peace kons and paintings.

which

"We fled in sub-freezing weather, movement is dependent.

HANDBAG WITH

$324 STOLEN

Miss Marie Spencer, of 57b Wong- neichong Road, Happy Valley, hnd her handbag, containing $324.65, a' bus monthly ticket and other art cies, stolen from her in the General Post Office yesterday.

She was engaged in addressing an envelope on a counter, and left her handbag, lying next to her. When she went to pick it up, she found it

The man was arrested in ono,off

He was the city's leading hotels, employed there as .porter.

He Is charged with engaging in esplonage on behalf of the Reich gone,

The newspaper affirmed that the movement, peace success of the rather than ordinary diplomnile negotiations, would determine whe- the ther or not peace is possible in

Orient.

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