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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 18, 1940.

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ALL JAPANESE

RETREAT

AT MANY

QUIET POINTS IN NORTH KWANGTUNG ON THE CHINESE RETAKE NGANCHANNGAU

WEST

FRONT

NGANCHANNGAU, on the Canton-Hankow Railway 33 miles north of Canton, reverted to Chinese control on Tuesday, states a "Central News" message from Shiuhing this morning. The Chinese. launched a determined attack and the Japanese, after suffering about 500 casualties, withdrew from the town.

-FREICH VAR. COMMUNIQUE

PARIS,

WEATHEDAY

TONIGHT'S FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE (NO. 272) CETES:

ALL QUIET DURING THE DAY. BOTH LAND AND AIR ACTIVITY HAS BOSH REDUCELAND ARCTICALLY

SUSPENDED.”

--UNITED PRESS.

AND HERE IS

REASON

THE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Domei).—The wave of cold now sweeping Europe threatens to paralyse man-made hostilities, various reports from Europe, indicated.

The severat cold is reported in: North Europe. An Oslo ikuspatch

reaching here to-day anys that SKIPPER'S

the mercury-was whittled down

in

to 64 degrees below zero eastern Norway, the lowest

STORY

In other points in North Kwangtung, Chinese troops are reported to have met with considerable success. Hard-pressed by the Chinese, the Japanese forces at Kuntien, also on the Canton-Hunkow Railway, 25 miles north of Canton, have withdrawn eastward following some sharp fighting.

JU

Mitigation Rejected By Judge

Prison For Heroin Possession

"It has been a very long time since 1 Arst entred it to be known what my view is Towards tramckers in dangerous drups and I can see no

uny differ rozton why I should make ence in your favour in spite of what your Counsel as sold." perked the Chief Justice Sur Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Seasons this morn- ing, when he passed sentence of three years hard labour on Won: Ngal. 36, unemployed, who pleaded guilty to passion of 1216 ounces of heroin. Gutticlent to make 312,500 pills.

Lenience Plea

STANLEY

PRISON AMENITIES

Returned Banishee's Unconscious Tributo

"YOUR persistent return to the Colony speaks volumes not only for the amenities of Hong- kong but also for Stanley Prison where you will spend the next wo years," sak the Chief Fungchuen, a village at the Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor at western end of Kuntien, was rethe Criminal Sessions this morn- eaptured by the Chinese oning to Pang Tak, who pleaded Tuesday,

Now a Chinese column is reported guilty to returning to the Colony to be heading for Kongisun, ten after being banished for life.

miles north of Cariton.

It was stated by Mr. M. J. Abbott,

In Hupe the invaders have also Assistant Crown Solleitor, that Pang started to withdraw from their base had eight previous convictions, in- north-east of Suitsien. The Chinese,cluding five for the came offence following in pursuit, are attempting upon which he now stood charged. to bottle them up at Kunshan" and

Nowhere To Go, Plea Manshan.

Over 3,000 Japanese at Hauchka- Stated to have ten convictions for tien, worth ol Sulhglen, counter-argeny, one for unlawful pawning attacked with the support of over 20 and ive for breach of the deportation tanks and plants on Tuesday but order, Wong Kan WAIIA given 18 were hurted back.

months* hard labour for a similar offence.

the

Japanese Use Gas

"My country has been hombed by It is alleged that

Japanese the Japanese and I have nowhere forces at Yangizuchan, north-east ofseto 50 but Hongkong," was Chunesiang in Central upel, twice Wong's excuse for returning to the resorted to the use of gas in the fight Colouy. He had also been banished ing in this sector.

for Lic.

Heavy losses were pustained by the A year's hard labour was passed invaders in Kashing, on the Shangan Chang Sang, who returned to this had-ungchow Railway in North Colony after having been banished Cheklang, when their munitions and for ten years in 1938. He had one other supplies stored at

the conviction for house-breaking, an- Mousinen: Transportation Company other for burglary and three for and the Sin Shing Theatre were sel breaches of the Deportation Ordin- on tire by Chinese guçrillas last week, ance.

mark in Europe in recent years. Deliberate Sinking Of Jr., instructed by Bir. C. Y. Kwan, Chinese forces have been attack when Chang was banished he was

Cows are clothed but the milk: iurns into "ice cream" in the bucket!

Denmark is also experiencing the reverent cold snap in the past quarter century. Telegraph and telephone wires are everywhere smapping off.

Snow begin to fall in Paris 1137 Tuesday. The thermometer there is registering a record low,

Shivering Soldiers

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY EUROPE L in the krip of its severest winter in 15 years.

Warfare on the Western Front, says! a "United Press" message, has almost came to a complete standstill.

Shivering and overecated soldiers are shivering on both sides of No Mun's Land, which is covered in a blanket of snow,

Farther, sturmas and blizzards last night are adding to the general misery of the troops, who are attempting tal kump

Warm over their charcoal broziers.

From all parts of Europe come reports of phenomenal cokl, ·

Dutch Ship

ปร

to

for

to sail

Jt is reported from Loyang that 'Mr. Abbott told the Court that Fowstion, south-east of Linfen, South Shawl, during the last few days.

Attacks Repulsed Japanese reinforcements Vicheng in the south have

by

given a sampan away,

The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Ahmada,

appeared for Wong and asking

in which for leniency, said his client was, un some seven or eight years ago, in

"was sent to a place from where SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH"

business in the Sze Yap District. LISBON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).——

from I could not get back to my country, He lost some $30,000 or $40,000 in The Arendskerk's captain, Mr. C.that business and then came driven back.

en plended Li Ling, who was sentenced to two years' hard labour. He was II. J. Wyker told "Reuter" that Hongkong where he remained

In south-east Shanal, fighting is banished for life in December last the ship was bound for Capetown five and a half years as munager af still centred around Changchih and and it was stated he was found in

the International Boarding House Hakwan. Supported and Durban with general cargo.

artillery the Colony, 12 days later. During that time, the boarding house and planes, the Japanese have After passing Ushant they saw did not prosper and in fact by the launched unsuccessful attacks. small spot on the horizon which they end of his managership was heavily In the south-west of the province, thought was a minesweeper. As it

in

debt.

the Chinese are attacking Chibsban came nearer they realised that it was

By reason of this, Wong decided to and Wanchuan. The Chinese have a submarine and they noticed lots of

resign from the post, which he did Inpenetrated into Chalchlatien, bulicle dropping arcund the ship.

April, 1938, and since then he had Tiv submarine ordered the Arendsterk to haft, which she did, been attempting to earn his living as a broker but this also had not been but the submarine continued fring,

very successful. Indeed, he found it In response to the Germans' orders, the captabi sent the First Officer to

dimcult to capport his wife and two the submarine with the ship's papers.

children and ar aged mother.

Impressive Kindness

The ofleet stayed on the

Cafe In Macao Sometime in November Inst, Wong

thinking that business

Nazi Invasion Recalled

sub-conceived the idea of starting a cafe Britain's Loan To

Czecho-Slovakia very there would be quod breath of the

the

I

tine

the

Nazi U-Boat Losses

Commentator Makes Frank Admission

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).

losses in recent months has been

Invitation to a good night's rest

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EMBARGO THREAT TO JAPANESE

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Vandalism

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).-Senator Key Senate Foreign Relations' A special commentary on the Pittman, Chairman of the marine for half an hour with the Macao.

extent of Germany's submarine Committee, stated to-day that the Committee will take captain, who said he WAN Sorry to have to sink the ship as large number of refugees. He went

confirmed from an unexpected up the entire question of relations between Japan and the cargo was

not there with a view to prospecting from contraband.

LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).quarter.

America at its first meeting Reuter"-message-froth-Oslo-lug-ta_ite-nature-but--because that ongle and decided that what he

The first reading was given in the Frankfurt Itadio, in a broad- states that the temperature at its destination was South Africa, a confirmed his opinion

He returned to lungitong on the House of Commons to-day feast to-day, said: "The wish of the

on January 31. Telnesse, on the Norwegian-Swedish an enemy country.

the following: frontier, defied the mercury thermo- | The Chic Offer wie deeply im- December 11 and on

morning met an

to the Czecho-Slovakin (Finan-English is father.10 the thought, old acquaintance |

The Secretary of State, Mr. meter, which was unable to register, prmed with the kindness of

"They say they have sunk 70 tamed Lam Hing whom he told of his cial Claims and Refugees) Bill... If they had said do they Cordell Hull, will probably ask bernuse the mercury froze.

Gengan coptain, who said #

Lam promised to Ananer The new Bill intention.

provides that the would have been nearer the truth." The alcohol thermometer register- really a pity to with such

for reports on the progress of the venture with $2,000 or $3,000, but | balance of the £6,000,000 loan mude ed 88 degrces, of frost.

The Allies have never claimed 70 negotiations, for a new trade before leaving asked Wong to take to Czecho-Slovakia by Britain beforei Inhabitants of Moscow, which 19 Captain Wyker added that

The only aggregate treaty. knee-deep in snow, say that the elty Arndterk was only scar old and the heroin for him to one Li in a tea | Hitter invaded the country early last U-Boat victims.

house, saying he was in a hurry to year should be used to satisfy British claim was made last Saturday by the the is suffering from the coldest winter) was considered to be one of

French

Minister for Maring, who since Lenin died in 1921.

best cargo ships in the world.

go to Yutumat. Wong at first was nancial claims in Czecho-Slovalcin,

The balance avaliable for this pursubmarines had been sunk.

estimated that altogether 30 German submarine herself towed hesitant and retretant to do the work, back the beat with the First Officer, but Lam said that if he would not do pose is nearly £3,500,000.

The German commentator, The Bill also provides for the dis attempting to conceal from the Ger- and gave the crew half an hour init he would withdraw his promise.

posal of the unexpended balance of man people the seriousness of the whlet to trave,

the £4,000.000 gift made to Czecho-Nazi submarine tosses has, in tact, Slovak after the Munich Agreement, admitted losses more serious

The remainder of this money will refugeca, be used for the settlement of Czech those announced by the Allies.

Convoy Successes

The thermometer there fell a fur-i

night, ther four degrees last gistering 79 degrees of frost.

re-

Hospitals are remaining open night' and day in order to nttini entes of frostbite.

Many forrlex and cars are

hip.

Flut

After they had pulled away in there bouts they saw the slp low frozen up. They were picked up two hours

Jater The Underground is packed with! people seeking relief frein the bitterly coll winds.

p on the roads.

Armies Immobilised SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Jan. 17 (UP).—An Intense cold wave has immobilized operations! in all sectors.

Crew Landed

LISBON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).The crew of the Duich steamer, Arend skerk, which was sunk by a U-boat off the Bay of Biscay, were landed by the Dutch liner, Poelau Bras.

leuter" states that the U-Boat Caplan refused

listen to Air patrols ceased operations en- offer's argument that the cargo was and some land patrols moved of general nature and did not in- tirely in routine watches only.

Artillery on both side has been silenced.

citade contrabanel.

to

the

Hotel Arrest

Wong eventually agreed, but when he went to the tealouse he found Li a walk, intending to return later, and was not there. He then came out for whilst so doing met another old told blan he was staying at Hotel friend named Wong Ngai. This man Cecil and invited him to make a call when he was not too busy.

After failing to fad Lá ogain, Wong then went to the Hotel Cecil, and il was there he was arrested.

in

To the Editor.

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir-Many people should be grate- Two proposals ofming at the im- position of un embargo against Japan, ful to you for your leading article on as well as resolutions which seek to the destruction of the country-side. While some are sick. at heart and invoke the Neutrality Act against China and Japan, are also before the others furious, few care to rush inta print or eum to Interfere with the Committee.

Senator Gillelle, who yesterday authorities, but as an old resident I Introduced a resolution calling on feel you are right in saying that re- Congress to set in motion

the presentations should be made to the machinery for the operation of the Government. Neutrality Act in the Far Eastern Aly house is situated near Wong- The loss this werk of three British

conflict, predicted to-day thot theneichung Gap, overlooking a wide submarines must be viewed in the Foreign telations Committee would range of hill-side. I can hardly bear light of the predominant fact that approve of legislation restricting ex-to look out of my windows: there are half the U-Boats with which Ger- ports to Japan. many began the war are now destroy-

Reopening Of The Yangtse

jed.

than

two steady streams, one up and one Moscow Silenco

down, of people who are the dregs MOSCOW, Jun. 17 (Reuter) of the slums. Like locusts they fall The British loss has been offset by

Official comment on Mr. Arita's state- upon the trees and shrubs.

time we celebrate the the success of the convoy system, ment is not available, but in the

By the Mr. D'Alinada concluded by sub- LONDON, Jan. 17. (Reuter)-in which tus safely escorted 0,363 mitting that his client's aeton the House of Commons to-day, Mr.steamers and has lost only twelve.

Soviet version of his statement, the centenary of this Colony the hila throughout had been consistent with Chamberlain declared, in answer to n

remarks about the United States are may once more look as they did in In the last war, the convoy systern

1841. How will tils affect the that of an innocent incn, and there- question, that His Majesty's Govern-reduced the losses to 6 per cent.

given precedence. Senseless Violanço

The remark comparing the Frontler ellmate? fore he should be treated leniently, ment welcome the recent Japanese The figure now is only 2.

It can and has been slopped. The Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown decision regarding the lifting of thei

Agreement in importance with a Non- AMSTERDAM, Jan. 17 (Reuter)-Soliciter, pointed out that Wout had navigation ban on the Yangtze Rivergrip the popular Imagination but the the Soviet Press.

Individual triumphs and setbacks Aggresalon Pact is not published in Indian police are not keen on making The Telegraaf," in an extremely made no attempt to assist the Police as a step towards restoration of equal issue will be decided by the ccost-

arrests, as the magistrates Go often let sharp editorial, declares that "we in finding the persons he named.

U.S. Undisturbed By Tokyo their captives go free. It was in the trading opportunities for all the less flow of convoys to and from

timber Autumn of 1937 that the Throats British ports,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).thieves got to work on a large scale,

the Reports from Tokyo Indicating that tions for a long time by having two

police completely stopped opera

MANSLAUGHTER regard the whole plan of the German Is Lordship remarked that, despite Yangi basin.

CHARGE

Navy, to Isotale Britain as doomed to what had been said, he was not dis- failure in advance," and describes the posed to regard the offence alaking of the Dutch steamer Arend- serlous than that of the essentially

skerk as "n deed of senseless violence, poor in the Colony who were some- HONGKONG MAN AMONG

DI bringing na glory to the German (Prars driven to take part In the

Lieut. Thomas Parkinson, 51, Volunteer Headquarters, appeared Navy." before

abominable traffic through

Mr. Edwards at Central The editorial says that "Germany starvation. Magistracy this morning charged as as little chance of stopping us with uninwfully killing Wong Chi- from soiling the seas as she has of lan while driving his motor-car in Benham Road on December 23, and, weeping Britain off that element."" was remanded for a week.

Inspector Saunders prosecuted and Parkinson was represented by Mr. D. L. Strellct.

The number of British ships which arrive and leave British poris daily shows the uselessness of the German sea warfare, says the paper, which asks, "Does Berlin seriously conten- Parkinson will appear in the Taipo plate starving out South Africa or is Court next week for another re-t merely a question of destroying as mand as he is in Camp.

much slipping as possible?"

The paper adds that every land with a seafaring tradition In dis- Navy has done in the last few months,

Finding Seats For us at much that the German

shter

Man Pleads Hunger Cause Of Crime

LOST IN SUBMARINE

Bay, was Lieutenant R.T.V. ("Toby") Kyrke, who

AMONG the five officers missing aboard H.M.S. Starosh, one of the three British submarines lost this week in Heligoland was well- known in Iongkong,

the Navy at Provious to his appointment her, and represented

Portsmouth in several big events. Inst year to H.M.S. Starfish,

108 Mon Lost Lieut. Kyrke was attached to H.M.S. Regent on China Station. The Admiralty announces_that_the He left Hongkong in January last losses aboard the three submariner "We committed the crime because year,

totalled 14 Officers and $4'ratings. we had no food to eat," plended Shortly after his arrival in England. The names of the latter have not yet Cheng Yna at the Criminal Sessions out. Kyrke was married, on March, Leen released. this morning, when he was charged, 10, to Miss Barbara Hance. elder] The officers missing from the Un. with Lau Kung-tze before the Chlet daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R.dine are lieut. E. M. Harvey, Lieut.- Justice, Sir Alheit MacGregor with Hance, of Hongkong.

Comdr. A. S. Jackson, Lieut. C. J. having robbed Lo Wing-yuk and His widow is still in England, Sentor, and Lleut. J. F. Stewart, mentary seats for the now Ministers,

Wank You $2 and $24.33 respec- The late Lieut. Kyrke was well- Ulcers missing from the Starfish Sir Andrew Duncan (Prealdent of the

Lively at Wing Keng Chiu village, known in Rugby and cricketing cirare. In addition to Lieut Kyrke, Board of Trade) and Sir John Relth

Salkung, on December 30.

clea in Hongkong. He pinyed rugger Lleuts, W, S, Main, and T. A. Turner, (Minister of Information) it is ex-

was additionally charged for the Navy, later turning to erleket, Warrant Engr. C. Dodsworth and pected that Sir Alan Anderson will Mr. Woolley, residing in the Metro- with unlawful possession of one re in which he represented the Navy In Sub-Lieut. Geoffrey Wardle. resign in the City of London and Sir pole Hotel, reports that £13, a revolver and four rounds of ammuni- their First XI.

Officers missing from the Seahorse Charles Barrio in Southampton.

eclpi for $2,100 fixed deposit in the tion. He was sentenced to two and Although he found little ilme in are Lleuts. J. C. Baker, J. W. Flem- Neither Ulo Labour Party nor the Hongkong Dank, and his birth certi; half years hard labour on the two Fonglong to participate in this form fag, D. S. Massy-Dawson, and W. Liberals would oppose tho new ficate were stolen from ble room charges, while Lau, received a ton of athletfe activity, Lieut. Kyrko Thain, and Warrant-Engr. A. Cock-

yesterday.

Itence of two years.

I was an excellent long-distance run-) buru.

New Ministers

LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter),--An}

the result of the efforts to find Partla-

Ministers.

HOTEL RESIDENT

ROBBED

Chenk

America's attitude inwards tende laiks

with Japan and other pending pro- police hidden in the sentry box who blems might force Japan to seek a look away the wood from everyone.

Now one sees wood being carried ranprocheinent with

Moscow are

doing nothing to disturb Washington's long Queen's Road past one police- calm concerning the pending abroga-man after another,

tion of the trade treaty.

The matter is arousing very small public interest. Attention generally la now focussing on European affairs, especially the problem of ulding the Finns..

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Smart Police Work Sir, I would like to publicly ex- press my appreciation of the excellent work of the Hongkong Police Force. in, on three occasions in which my premises have been burgled, regain- ing the stolen properly.

Two of the burglaries have oc curred since Christmas and, in cach care, the stolen property was re- covered within 24 hours.

The previous incident occurred some time ago and Involved, before the culprit was detained and senten- ced, enquiries that took a boice official to Macao. The stolen pro- perty was recovered in the Portu- guéso Colony...

The officers concerned Indiero excellent, enres of police suzerainis over Hongkong's underworld aro | Inspector Caroy, of the Yau ball De- tectives' Ome, and the omeers of the Kowloon City Police Station."

HOUSEHOLDEN.

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