1939-12-27 — Page 29

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By

Ernie

OH-ER--

WHO ARE

NOBODY--

NOBODY

AT ALL!

YOU SAID IT!

NANCY

OH, SURE, SLUGGO--- -I'D LOVE TO GO TO THE MOVIES WITH

YOU THIS AFTERNOON!

O, K., MINNIE ---

MEET ME ON DIS CORNER

AT THREE

O'CLOCK!

LATER!

HELLO, SLUGGO--

YOU WAITING

FOR?

December 27, 1939.

Bushmiller

WONDER WHAT SHE MEANT BY DAT CRACK!

Don't let him see

us, Mother John's just conve in

with a woman

John walked out in a fury. Honestly, -Child, if you don't.-... do something about

your nerves and tiredness your marriage will be

wrecked

MOTHERS

Please, Mary, calm yourself. You're so Jumpy and strung up these days. I'm sure it's nothing

John's stopped loving ma.

I know he has. Oh, I wish this tiredness of mine didn't

show in my

face

Mary took Horlicks regularly every night and soon all her tired-

ness and 'nerves' had disappeared. She felt

so much stronger Inside herself.

Do you

Take

K4:

ARE OFTEN

PEACEMAKERS

| MOTHER HAS AN

IDEA

I wish you'd "come tonight," doctor... Yes, doctor...before Iten o'clock in goodbye, doctor:

TER

Mother and daughter are lunching together in town, when they see the daughter's husband in the same restaurant, but not alone...

THAT EVENING

Oli, John, Mary's rather upset. She saw you at lunch today...

ill's this

feel worn out, depressed and nervy?

wretched tiredness, doctor,

It tells on my looks

Well, what of it? it was the Boss's daughter if she must know. Oh! I'm fed up with Mary's nerves and

fears. I'll have dinner out

somewhere

From what you tell me, your trouble is Night Starvation, Mrs, Parker. You see, even during the I night you go on using up energy in heartbeats, breathing and other even in the automatic actions, In mornings. your case this has led

to an excess of acid waste products in the' blood, causing you to wake tired, feel and look run-down,`nervy, depressed. Now, recent tests in one of our great London hospitals have proved that Horlicks is what people need

for this. Start

tonight.

SO

Darling, I could never love any woman but you. You're so full of life

Do you even wake tired?

HORLICKS

Guard

Against

NIGHT STARVATION

Then you will sleep, soundly

~~ wako -refreshed--and have extra energy all day

Count the "TELEGRAPHS" everywhere

How Two Chinese Interncos Escaped

INDIAN CONSTABLE

ACCEPTS BRIBES

TWO Internees of the Maut auchung Camp who escaped last Saturday, turned King's evidence at the Kowloon Magistracy to- day when Constable Ghulam Hussain, 26, was charged before Mr. E. Himsworth with aiding and abetting the escape and accept- ing bribes of $15 from Ko Kwok-hong and $9 from Young Wah-

leung, the internees,

THE CHINA WAR

SINYANG BATTLE RAGES

Chinese Work Havoc

With Sabotago

Inspector H. E. Rogers pro- secuted and said he had been instructed to apply for a with- drawal of the escapo charge against Ko arid Young on the condition that they turned King's evilence. This was ex- plained to the two men, and after this the charge Was with- drawn.

Inspector Rogers said there were a krge number of internees at the Camp and at 3.15 a.m., on December 14 tce constable who was on Fighting in and around Sin- daty at Tam Kung: Rehd reor Boun-, yang, an important town on theory Street saw two men opproach- Peiping Hankow Railway in Having been on duty at the

the Camp previously,

constabic South Honan, is raging unabated, recognised the men us internees and states a "Central News" message arrested thein, At the Kowloon Police Station the men altted they to-day from Nanyang.

Two strategic points, Wuchia tun and Lichinchai, have been regained by the Chinese.

were interners but did not state how

hey escaped.

Constable Takes Bribes

On further investigation, continued North-west of Shyang, a Japanese the Inspector, it was discovered that force camiler-attacking near Yuho Ko and Yeung were let out at the was defeated, the Chinese further main gate of the Camp by the con- claim. More than 400 of the van- stable on duty there. 1 appeared guards were killed.

that through previous arrangements, Another Japanese drive at Chong-the constable had promised to allow talkwun, 14 miles north of Sinyang, tem to pass, on payment of certain has also been repulsed.

sums of money.

Troop

Trucks Wr

Wrecked

On December 14 the Indian con-

Owing to the disruption of cornstable arranged to let the men out on munication on the Peiping-Hankow the following day but that escape did Railway. calised by

because something Chinese sabotage, not take place the Japanese are utilising the Sin-appened. On the next day. Ko und yang-Hankow highway for transpor-Yeung were let out after each man to the constable. tat.en. But more than 30 Jamnese tad paid money trucks, heavily loaded with supplies, Three Indian constables at various onnervation posts saw two men pass- were?

wrecked by the Chinese

ang out through the main gate. Christmas Day in a

Lghtning mid. Chinese troops-operating-va-the Giving evidence. Ko sald he hadì. north bank of the Sintstang River been in the Camp for the past 10 how he and another attack against the months. Explaining piades

the Yeung bad escaped;

Ko said there from Yoyang Japanese at

and south, says a dispatch an arrangement with defendant and they had passed through the Several Japanese from Milo, Hunun.

arrangement had oficers and ran passing through main gale. An

bcen

made for them to pay defendant

Egizumuno, south-cast of Yoyang.

to

in motor-cars yesterday were aliaek-nones. He had paid defendant $15. He and Yeung were supposed to have ed and killed by Chinese guerilla.

left the Camp on December 15 but "Staggering Losses"

this did not happen as they were Japanese forces in the upe found sleeping in the YMCA, hut have suffered close to the Camp's main gate and staggering losses when Chinese troops were sent away by a Sergeant. Next recaptured several strategic points day, defendant saw him and asked

of Yingshan, including why they had been so clumsy. north-west Vuchialien. Tienshinkang. Tsinglung

Accused Civen $15 Hinglanztien and wantinian

scetur

Hen.

are said

un December 16, and

It Kiangs!, Chinese guerita Ko said they arrived at the gule activity on the Nanning-Yamchowat 2.20 p.m. highway shows no relaxation. The defendant who was on duty there hway worth and south of Siutung asked them why they were so late. After the gate had been opened, he has been committely cul.

Further south the Japanese driving gave defendant $15, and the money

was accepted. toward Wanglik on the Chinese sec- tion of the Canton-Kowloon Railway. 15 miles east of Canton and 10 miles

Constable Abdullah said on the southeast of Sheklung, have been re- pulsed, it is stated. Japanese air-night of the escape he was on duty craft have been helping their bond at the No, forces to no effect.

Yeung corroborated Ko's evidence of the escape.

Sentry Posi, overlooking

the gule. He saw two men pass outi

at of the gate. There was not much

A Japanese attempt to und

rom a number of motor-ling of the padlock of keys. When Samkong from

had left he asked bnats falled, the landing party being the two men

defendant who they were und die- driven back by accurate fire.

fendant replied they were Y.M.C.A.

Japanese Lines Pierced

on

CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Reuter). Chinese forces in Suiyuart Christmas Eve broke through Japanese Unes and

reached

men.

Defendant's Story the Speaking from the dock defendant.

I saw the sak: I was on duty when

One of them pro- suburbs of Kwelsui, the capital of these two men.

I saw a photo on Suyuan, where fighting is going on,duced a pass.

Ko out. the pan and so I let him according to Chinese reperts.

After the occupation of Photou by Soon after, the second Chinese came the and he also produced u puss, and I the Chinere on December 21. Japanese Ircops at Tachingshan rush-let him go out. I thought they were. ed reinforcements to the town but working in the kitchen as cool. I the detachments were ambushed by let them out because they bad their passes. With regard to the payment)

the Chinese.

of money, I absolutely deny that." The Japanese, supported by drill- lery and aircraft, are said to have There has been no arrangements with De- these Chinese before. I saw them launched a counter-attack cember 24, but are reported to have for the first time when they came to

rae at the gato, been driven back.

on

Defendant was convicted and In Kwangtung and Klangal, the

months' hard present counter sentenced to nine Japanese are at

abetting Inbour on the aiding and altacking, Chinese dispatchen state.

charge and six months on the bribery Chingan Again Lost After the occupation of Chingan, counts, the terus to run concurrently. Inspector Hogers said no one was northwest of Nanchang, by the Chi- allowed to enter or leave the Camp nese, Japanese forces at Fengsin between 8 p.m. and 6 am. raid to have counter-attacked and recaptured Chingan City from the Chinese following street fighting.

The Chinese are it prescut hold-" ing on in the hills southwest of the town.

Mr. W. P. Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, asked Mr. Imaworth to deal with the care fair seriously. Defendant hed Police record. In Kwangtung, Japanese

forces moving towards Tsunghup, east of north et Canton are reported to be the way, while a third column pushing northward in three colurdins, is pushing towards Lungmoon

ericirela Tsunghua from the northe One column advancing northward cast, along this Canton-Hankow Railway In south-east Shins; the Chinese towards Yuantan is stated-lo. have) claim the occupation of Lichenon eroased the Pa River on Sunday, December 23 and Tungyangkwan on

Another column is reported to be the followitig day.

ira

counter-offensivo.

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