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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 5, 1940.

CHINESE HERALD NEW YEAR WITH BRILLIANT VICTORY

Tightening Ban on Sterling

Transfers to Hongkong Japanese Driven

LONDON, Jan. 4 (British Wireless).-On January 8 an Order in Council will come into force which prohibits the transfer of sterling or of sterling securities, whether by delivery or by registration, from a U.K. resident to a non- resident unless express permisston has been given by the Treasury.

For the purposes of this order, a non-resident is a per- son, company or firm residing or carrying on business out- side the British Empire, Egypt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Iraq, with the exception that residents in Canada, New- foundland and Hongkong are regarded as non-residents.

Defence Submissions In Property Dispute

Back on

North

Kwangtung Front

CHUNGKING, JAN. 5 (REUTER).—CHIN-

PRISON, ONLY SAFE PLACE FOR THIEF

Telling defendant that the unly safe place for him to be la was prison, Mr,' E. Hilmsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy to- day sentenced Mak Sulu, 25, unemployed. to a year's hard labour for the theft of 40 cents.

Mak had nine previous con- victions for lareany and one for loltering and is a police super- Inspector Rorern describ.

vlace.

cd Mak's record as very bad.

A Chinese detecilys saw Mak puting his hand Into the pocket of a man who was in a crowd watching a medicino Gawker in Ба To Road, Kowloon City. When caught, Mak had 40 centa in his hands. The victim of the larceny was unaware of hils loss.

ESE FORCES IN NORTHERN KWANGTUNG NATHAN RD.

COUNTER-ATTACKED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND, AFTER 48 HOURS OF HEAVY FIGHTING, DROVE THE JAPANESE BACK ALONG THE

INTERPRETER AND ENTIRE FRONT DECLARED THE CHINESE

IDENTIFICATION

The submission that plaintiffs were estopped from regaining anything whatsoever by their conduct in standing by with full knowledge that the mortages were forged was made by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor in the Supreme Court this morning, when he continued his outline of the defence in the property dispute case involving two houses in Des Voeux Road Central and Wing Lok Street.

Plaintiffs are Chan Felching, Chan Slk-tin and Chin Kwok-nir,

and,

properly was Inortgaged, without

MILITARY SPOKESMAN AT A PRESS CON- FERENCE.

GANG OF ROBBERS

Youthful Bag-Snatchers Rounded-Up

Five youthful members of a gang of 13 handbag snatchers with their hendquarters in a herola divan in Temple Street,

Reviewing the battle, the spokesman stated that the Japanese pushed northward from Canton in

three columns in the latter part of December-the centre striking from Tsunghua, the right wing from Lungmen and who operate mostly in and the left wing along the Canton-Hankow Railway.

The two wings, particularly

Nathan Rond between the Alhambra Theatre and Mongkok, were arraigned before Mr. Q. A.

Magistracy to-day on charges of larceny and receiving stolen

the right, made rapid progress Nazis And The Athonia A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon in their advance. As the left! column reached Yingleh un the j

na co-owners, they declare that the LETTER STOLEN | railway, the right column went their knowlett

wah, brother of third plaintiff, for $60,000. They ask the Court for a declaration that the signatures on the mortgages are forgeries.

Mr. Eldon Potter, R., and Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, Jnr, instructed by Mr. C. d'Almaską, appear for plain- Ts. The defendant, Fung Kid-sun is represented by Mr. Sheldon and Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Instructed by Mr. M. M. Watson.

Know Of Forgeries

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in

Mr. Sheldon said the plaintiffs knew of the forgeries almost mediately the mortgages hid

fcereted, and yet be withheld

fils information from the defendant,

Indeed, all they were concerned with

was about the rent due to them.

a result of their action, defendant had been robbed of all the remedies which

would have been to him had he

open to

FROM POST-BOX||beyond Meikeng and reached

Seen extracting a letter from a letter box in Queen Victoria Street, Man Lau, 29, unemployed, was charged before Mr. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Man pleaded guilty and sentenced to six months' hard labour.

WHEN

ALLEGED THEFT FROM HAWKER'S

SWEET STALL

A novel method of stealing money learned of the forgerk's carlier

Carlier was alleged to have been employed stead of at the commencement of

01 by Tim Pak-hung. 35, broker, the present proceedings-le issu when he was charged before Mr. Forrest at the Central Magistravy this morning with the larceny of ten cents from a hawker's stall in Queen's Road East yesterday. 'Tom denied the offence.

writ of attachment on property on el by Chan Chung-wah, anch to institute criminal proceedings against lin. By their action in keeping silent, therefore, the plaintiffs must be barred from their clalm,

Dongyuan and Sanhua.

The Chinese Command, the spokes- inan continued, decided on the tue- ties to hold the Japanese at the centre while Chinese troops east and west of the railway attacked the Japanese wings.

Four-Way Attack

The Japanese centre was halted by the Chinese in the hills In the vicinity

of Linngkou and Liupeitsi, whereupon the Chinese forces launched

two directions,

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Attempt To property and money. Confuse U.S. Opinion

More Blundering Propaganda

(British

Two of the victims of the gang! were Mrs. Joseph. Le da Combe ansk Miss Grancau. The former had her handbag, containing

S$05

And HK$345, snatched from her on New Year's eve, and Miss Graneau lost her purse with $11 on December 27. Neither of the handbags or their contents were recovered,

Defendants were Leung Kau, 28, Suen Kin, 18, Tsoi Yuk-lun, 17, Mak Hol, 10, and Wong Ming. 18. Leung was charged with theft of Mrs. di LONDON, Jan. 4

Combe's handbug and receiving 80 attack on the Japanese right wing at Wireless).-Vigorous attempts wang were charged with receiving

cents, stolen

Suen and property, Gongyuan on New Year's day from are being made by the German 334 stolen property, with receiving propaganda 'machine to confuse Suen also admitted theft of Miss A Chinese column from Shaokwan, opinion by anticipating the find- Grancau's handbag. Wong and Mak the spokesman sild, attacked the ing of the Commission now sit-cents, stolen property.

were cach charged with receiving 80 Japanese from the north-west, while another Chinese column from Southing in Washington enquiring

Detective-Sergeant Fraser Klangsi attacked from the north-east. into the Athenia incident.

defendants were members of a gang Meanwhile, he proceeded, another States Press statements which pur- heroin divan at 125 Temple Street,

By misleading excerpts from United of 13 with their headquarters in Chinese detachment attacked at Mel-port to represent intelligent forecasts ground floor. They operated mostly keng in the Japanese rear.

of the Commission's report and which in Nathan Road between the Alham- tually forced to withdraw southward well-known German thesis, are given

This Japanese column was even-are made to appear avourable to the bra Theatre and Mongkok. back to Lungmen.

publicity in the obvious hope that they will be taken as the netual and At the same time, the spokesman final conclusions of the Commission. added, the Japanese left wing on the The implication of much of the Ger- Fallway was driven back to Lien-man propaganda on this question is klungkow, to the south of Yingtch,

that the Commission's verdict hos already been published.

Japanese Fire Houses

Hora Is An Example In connection with the fighting on the Kwanglung

An exainpe of this propaganda is a front, "Central News" reports allege that the Japan-Passage in the Berlin "Boerzenshi

wire- ese troops set fire to houses in their ung" cited in the "Transocean

less news to-day: "Nothing throwa peasants homeless,

the Alienia case than the fact that,

Gang's Technique

Kwok-nun was also known as Chan einal plaster to pick up a ten-cent retreat, thus rendering thousands of more light on England's position In Miss Grancau, a University student,

Chung - Wi}.

Inspector A. V. Baker unld the stait

Hamilton Street when Leung Kal On December 31, Mrs. da Combe Evidence that third plaintiff was was run by Wong Nain and his wife,

was walking In Nathan Road near not the man whom he knew as Chan and Chinese sweet-meats were sold.

snatched the handbag from behind Kwok-nim was then given by Lo Tam went up to the stall and asked

her. Four other youths were present Kwast-mits, un interpreter Clear of sweet dough- "by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, Wilness with balls. Wong alleged he saw

-and-they-made--some-pretence of he was first introduced to Chan use his right index finger to point

arresting Loung. but subsequently Kwok-nim about 11 years ago uy not something on the stall and at the

down Hamilton Street and disap- they released him and all run away clerk at the Magistracy in connection same time use his middle finger on with A bankruptcy matter.

which adhered some Chinese medi- Chan

peared into a scavenging lane.

Miss Crancuu's handbag - Was snatched under similar circumstances. piere.

As soon as he saw he had been The mortgage and memorial pro- caught in the act, Tam, it was

The Chinese authorities have now faced with the results of the was walking with her mother and ducer were signed by Chun Chung further alleged, dropped the coin and accommodation to refugees in

sent delegates to relieve and give American Investigation, it is uns another friend near Man Ming lane wal and not by the third plaintiff. quickly walked

thenbie to find the smallest argument in on December 27 at 8 wwny. He was

pan, when the He could not tell why one of the pursued by Wong who said he suw war areas.

ils own favour."

incident occurred, The snatcher signatures had since been crated and Tam throw away a packel.

On the Kiangsu-Cheklang border, our to throw doubt on the integrity tinued the Sergeant, were taken to

In similar vein is a clumsy endery.disappeared down the lone. another substituted, but the docu-packet would not be found.

All the handbags snatched, ments were signed in his presence.

have been of the "Reuter" agency. "Significant the roof of 25 Temple Street where reported. It is stated that Japanese is the attempt of 'Houler's' to wenken the contents were shared out. troops aboard steam launches and the Washingten verdlet" sentence junks in the Talhu Lake were shelted which again implies that a report has

the sums mentioned in the receiving near Cheatsch by Chinese artillery been issued.

charges being the amounts each de- Iast week. Two of the launches and

fendant received. The in bulk one junk were súnk, resulting in 100|

False Identification

Subsequently,

Chan Chung-wah nui through mortgage with the Overseas Banks, and asked him to

The The

more Chinese successes

the

ten-cent pleee, picked up by Police, was found to have medicinal plaster adhering to it.

The case was adjourned until to

morrow.

identify the other two mortgagors Red Cross Fund Now Japanese being drowned,

whom he said were his clansmen arac whose names he gave as Chan Puk- hing ond Chan Sik-in. They were not the Brst and second plaintiffs. He

did not know them but nevertheless

he identified them.

Mr. Potter: By Identifying these two men whom in fact you did not know, you committed a falsehood, is that not so?--I only did what I was told by Chan Chung-wah.

Surely as a solicitor's clerk you ought to know that you cannol Identify a person unless

you know

him perfectly well, especially in such an important matter as a mortgage? Yea, but I identified them for the make of Chan Chung-wah.

Nearly £1,000,000

CON-

of the money was taken by the gang rested. The handbags were dumped, leaders who have not yet been ar and Leung told the police that the bog he had snatched had been des- troyed.

Was

Official Rosctions Official quarters in London content In South Shansi, the Chinese are themselves with observing that im sakd to have recaptured Wangyukow, partiality In the Investigation in Chungninwulsun" and Tsungshan Washington will remain unaffected less). The Lord Mayor's Red Cross have been inflicted on the Japanese adding that the public elsewhere than granted for the finger print records

LONDON, Jan. 1 (British Wire- sun cast of Anyi, Heavy casualties by the German misrepresentation, A remand of three days

yesterday, now stands at £919,000. Fund, which increased by £3,000 in a series of Chinese thrusts.

In Germany, where truth is subject to be obtained, and for further in. to import restrictions, will be wise to quiries to be made. The Nigeria War Relief Fund sent

awalt the actual and officiul conclu- fifth donation which total

brings the

alons of the Commission. Nigerian contributions £10,000.

to

Hitler Youth Leader Conscripted

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Tam Chok-lam, articled clerk of BERLIN, Jan. 4 (Domel)-Herri Mr. Peter 11. Sin, said he had Baldur von Schirach, lender of the known a man by the time of Chan Hitler Yugend, was drafted for mill- Kwok-nim, alias Chan Chung-wahtary service on January 1. He has slice 1033 and had occasionally done (joined a military corps. *business with him. He was not the

third plaintiff.

The case was adjourned to 10 am.

en Monday.

Thieves Rob

Charitable

Institutions

A thief entered the premises of the Hongkong Benevolent Society yester- day and stole a clock and old clothing to the value of $15.

Surprise Night Attack

Another Trawler Feared Lost

STOCK MARKET REPORT

In a surprise night attack a Chin- ese unit blew up the power plant at Shachlachwang, a strategie June- tion of the Tetping-Hankow and Chengtal Railways la West Kapel on January 1, The whole town was plunged into darkness and, taking advantage of this, the Chinese smash- ed into the Japanese barracks, kli-Aberdeen irawler, Daneden, is ten Summary issued yesterday says: Ing over 100 of the enemy.

LONDON, Jan. 4 (Reuter).-The

days overdue and is feared lost.

Hongkong Stock Exchange Offeint

Trading continues on broad scale. The Daneden left Aberdeen on The price for Docks has shown some the Japanese troops at Lungwang-fishing grounds in the same vicinity but the demand is not yet satisfied. According to these Chinese reports, December 11 and was last seen in the light recession after touching $213 miao, near Taming In South Hopel, as the rawler, Star of Scotland, on Electrics, Telephones & Wharves have were subjected to on enveloping at the day when the latter was bombed also been in some demand. Hong- tack on the same day.

by German aircraft,"

kong Banks have come to business ✪ $1,300 with further enquiries for scrip.

2.

FULLER CONTROL OF BRITISH SHIPPING ANNOUNCED

LONDON, Jan. 4 (British Wireless)The Minister of Shipping has announced that in the interests of eficient conduct of the war he has extended the policy of requisition of ship- ping. The Government is satisfied that regular execution of shipping programmes will be most effectively secured by bringing shipping under full control.

Aetion was taken at the beginning;

Sir John Gilmour stated to-day ed him where that course was neces

of December to requisition for full that he had applied the polley of resary in order to find tonnage ferl cargoes of cereals imported on acquisition at an early date to all ships more urgent national employment by count of the Ministry of Food on the on the United Kingdom and Colonial North Atlantic roule, and the same registers engaged in deep-sea liner providing greator.unly of control. system is now being applied to ship- trades as from the date when they Identity of Interest would Slater Francis, of the Yome for the ments of all full cargoes of cereals, complete their first discharge in the tonnage to be used effectively and erable Aged, Ngau-chi-wan, Kowloon City, olfaceds and sugar upon Government U.K. after the scheme comes into materiat cconomies of fonnage would reported to the Police yesterday that account. It is also being applied to operation. someone broke into the store-room the carriage of iron ore and certain

bo secured. It had toen arranged Sir John Gilmour said that the nt discursions with representatives of

of the Home during the night of other essentint metal cargoes as part came reasons, which have been found owners as to conditions of charter, January 3-4 and stolo a

Jorge of the general application of re-to have a compelling force in favour and the rates of hire shall start this quantity of bed blankets,

quisition to all tramp shipping.

of this policy in the last war, acluat week.

Buyers

Union Ins. $430

Hotels $5.15

Tramways $17.10

Youma!! Ferries $23%

Electrics $53%

Telephones (Old) $24 Ropes $3.00 Watsons $0.10

Entertainments $¤3⁄41⁄4 Constructions (Old) $1%%%

Balen.

H.K. Bank $1,300

Union Ins. $430 Wharves $102

Docks $21.30/44/60/%/10 Providents $4.55 Holcis $0

Electric $834 Telephones (Old) $243⁄4

Telephones (New) $0.10 Cementi $174

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