1940-01-31 — Page 25

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 1940.

NEW CHINESE OFFENSIVE IN HUPEH:

JAPANESE UNITS ARE BELEAGUERED

"Central News" reports

Ichang state that

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serious proportions on the Kingshan-Chungsinng high- way in Central Hupeh as

INTERNATIONAL PEACE HOSPITAL

Japanese units beleaguered The patrons of the gala per- at Sunkino, west of King-formance of "Juarez" at the shan, and at Yangtzuchen, King's Theatre on February 6 north-east of Chungsiang, will be assisting the Interna- commenced an offensive on tional Peace Hospital.

Monday in an attempt to break through the Chinese cordon.

The same reports stated that the Japanese have not made any headway. In fact, the units

The support of this aspital hus been truly international effort. It was founderi as the result of a re- solution of the Conference of the International Peace. Campaign In Park in July 1938. As the first wit of the scheme, a field hospital was etablished at Wutaishan, Shunst, and base hospitals in North Shenst und

near Kwangshul, on the Peipin South Antiwel. Hankow Railway, 89 miles north

The Wutalabon station was under

wad

of Hankow, have been defented. the direction of a Canadian surgeon, Pursuing the retreating Japan-trendy served in Spain and

Normon Bethune, whe hud ese, some Chinese troops have already broken into Yangchlafsai, north accepted as head of the first Cana- dian-American Medical Mobile Unit of Kwangshul."

to China. On November 13, 1039. Dr. Bethune gave his life in the per- vice of the wounded and sick soldiers and civilians in his uren.

In north-east Hupeh, Chinese forces have been attacking the Japanese near Macheng, 87 miles north-east of Hankow,

11 place has been taken by n famous Czech surgeon, Dr. Frederic Kisch, who arrived In Hongkong June 1939.

Hangchow. Activity The Chinese have also intensifted their activity around Hangchow. A Why Support Is Needed

Chinese unit forced its way to

Since June 1938, donations and Kungshenklao in the northern supplies have been through the Hos suburbs of the beautiful West Lake, pital's sponsors, the China Defence on January 20 and had a fierce Langue, from Great Britain,

engagement with the Japanese. A United States, Canada, France, New

Paul Muni (right) as he appears in the name part of the Warner Bros. film "Juarez.",

GLOOMY FUTURE FOR SHANGHAI DOLLAR

number of enemy light michine-guns Zealand and Norway,

The support and rifles were captured.

hina come mainly from Great Britain Another battle is ruglog In Suiyuan and this support will continue, but as Japanese forces in Paotow, fer- not to the sante extent owing to the minus of the Pelping-Suiyuan Rail-war in Europe. It bas therefore

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21, (Reuter).—An interesting examina- way, after having been heavily re- been necessary to make an appeal intion of the future prospects of the Shanghai dollar is made by inforced, commenced a two-pronged Hongkong in order that the service drive last Saturday. One Japanese to the wounded and sick may be "Finance and Commerce," the leading financial weekly, in a re- column is pushing west-nlong the

view of the local exchange market for the week ending January Paotow-Wuyuan, highway while an other has crossed the Yellow River to attack the Chinese positions at Wuloshan and the vicinity.

The Chinese clan, however, that the Japanese have sustained serious logues at Wulashun and that their offensive there is Azzling out. Rela- forcements are being brought in from Paotów.

Interning The Belligerents

Latest Pan-Amorican Regulations

continued.

The sponsors of this performance | 27. with to thank Warner Brothers, the King's Theatre, and every person who intends to be present on behalf of the suffering in China.

Over Crowding

Offence

Principal Tonant Fined $150

Referring to the number of smail] selling orders from Hongkong which supported the market during the week, the paper states tiut continued selling from this quarter caused

me surprise in view of the

stricter exchange regulations in the Colony, but adds that the influence of for- |ward_contracts must be taken into

NEUTRAL LOSSES

Hitler's Success is

Non-Combatants

consideration, in which case selling With Is likely to grow less as time passes. If H.K. Withdraws Support

Inevitable."

market would

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

WHO WAS "JUAREZ"? This is how General Diaz explains the personality of his leader, Presl dent Benito Juarez, to Emperor Maximilian in die Warner Bros." pro- duction which will open on Tuesday, February 6, at the King's Theatre in a gala charity premiere for the bene at of the International Peace Hospi- tal which H.E. the Governor his kindly consented to attend.

Mme. Sun Yat-sen, General Wu Teh-chen and other Chinese notables will hend the list of those present at the New Year Gala Performance, for the benefit of the same hospital, on Thursday, February 8th at 11.00

..

"Benito Juarez

An ugly little man in a black

frock-coat,

He was born in misery

To live on a few grains of corn a

day.

He laboured for an education. He used it to help his own people And they elected him as

representative.

their

He tuas imprisoned and exited by

a dictator,

But he helped to destroy the

dictator and free Mexico,

He wrote the Constitution. He became President of Mexico. He ruled it justly and well, t

traitors

And land owners, and speculators Brought European-ruled Dictators to depare him."

Hongkong's £10,000 To B. W.O.F.

The second donation of £10,000 is being sent to England to the Offices of the British Red Cross Society and St. John's War Organisation Fund. of this sum the following amounts have been earmarked for special purposes:

£122-15-3 from the St. Andrew's

Society for Scottish Units, £52-19-10 from The Royal Arül- lery (Hongkong Regt.) for Royal Arilllery Units

£11-16-0 from Kowloon Docks Kecreation Club for St. Dunstan's Hame.

The paper draws the conclusion;; LONDON, Jan. 31 (UP),—It? "If support from Hongkong, which addition to the three neutral had such a beneficial Shangimi rates in the months past, the combined Nazi air, sub-

effect on ships already sunk this week by: A further example of the over- ceases altogether and there is nothing crowding in Chinese tenements in to take its place, lower levels on the marine and mine warfare--they Hongkong was revealed before Mr exchange Sheldon at Central Magistracy this

appear were the 2,767-ton England, RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. woman, was summoned for failing Finance and Commerce" points out

(Danish), the 2,767-ton Faro morning, when Kwok Ho married

Turning to the tread in trade, the (Norwegian) and the 1,591-ton 30 (Reuter)With the view to to comply with an Urban Council that exports are not yet flourishing Hosanger (Norwegian) -an-Party gave a successful Bridge and making internment regulations notice to remove a nu

number of excess uniform, the Pan-American Neu- cubleles from the second floor of No and the stocks of necessities are other two neutral losses are American Club,

apparently so low that imports have reported. 237 Hollywood Road. trality Commission sitting here

Sanitary Inspector T. H. W. King to be purchased whatever their cost

Ten Norwegian and one Latvian has drawn up proposals which sald Kwok was the

dollars. in principal tenant

members of the crew of the 1,300-ton The periodical goes will 66

for of the floor, and was allowed three The recommended

"Real Norwegian steamer Gudvelg are miss adoption by all participants in cubleles, but had eight on the floor. Prospect of peace would undoubtedly ing. Thirty survivors were saved in

Introduce a firmer nofe, but it does the last stages of exhaustion. the recent Panama Conference. Kwok had been given 21 days to not appear to be believed that the the exerts eubicks. remove Under the proposals, every neutral Defendant's-ekeuse was she did Ching-wet would bring about any Central Government under Wang and the radical change in the existing situ

whleh prevails in Anancial circles Is On that lower rates are probable after auxlli-fugee, and had no monty, she was the Chinese New Year"

on:

State shall intern until the end of not know the regulated because) tion. Generally speaking, the opinion]

the war person belonging to bell-extra cubicles were gerenta who arrivo nt M neutral of the high rent she had to pay. State either Individually lively,

or colleg

Vessels considered as war aries shall be Included in

arrangement.

this

A fine of $20 was imposed." defendant pleading that

she

was

Alven two weeks to raise the amount The wounded or plek of a bell serve three weeks hard labour.

An order was made for the excess?

within 24

gerent power may be permitted to cubicles to be removed

pasa

Wounded or sick brought by the

through

neutral

territory hours,

enemy shall be interned.

Belligerents' victims

shall be Interned.

wrecks

Individual physically incopachlated|

and unable to participate in the war shall not be interned,

Balkan Entente Conference

ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 30 (Reu- ter)-M. Sarojoglu,

the Turkish

Shot Police Sergeant

Evidence Given At 'hai Inquest

SHANGHAI, Jan. 31 (Reuter)~~

for

Bridge And Mahjong Drive The American Women's Working

Mahjong Drive on January 20, at the One hundred and nifty ladies were present. Lady Northcote kindly

presented the prizes which were won by Mmes Morgan, Telfer, and Turnbull bridge, and Mmes El Shlu-pan, Walkden and Sinclair for Mahjong. Miss Wright received

a prize for the hidden number. In all these instances, the neutral American Club, which provided teo, Thanks to the generosity of the ships were sunk without warning, and of various ladies who gové and in conditions which gave the

prizes and virtually ĐÃ GIVE

cakes, there were no по chance, of surviving.

expenses, and a cheque of $810 hos, Survivors who wore able to reach antion Fund.

been sent to the British Wor Organi- shore suffered the most acute hard- ships in the bitter winter conditions prevalling in the North Sea.

Acuto Hardchips-

As compared with the heavy neutral losses, the Germans succeeded in sinking only one British ship Inst week. This was the 1,923-ton Bl Lurystia.

France lost two ships, the 2700- ton Tourny and the 3,010-ton Alsacien.

Noutral LosSCO

Nazi Plane In

Luxemburg

Landed By Mistake

LUXEMBURG, Jan. 30 (Reuter)---

In addition to the neutral losses A German reconnaissance plane dew

AMBASSADOR Foreign Minister, left here this after Testifying as a witness at the inquest already notified, the following have over Luxemburg on Monday and

RECALLED

noon at the head of a Turkish delega- on the death of the Shanghal Munt-been sunk: tion for, a conference of the Balkan cipal policeman, Duncan E. Cranie, Entente al Bucharcat. He will visit

the Bulgarlau Prime Minister in the a pen scart, a Chinese

course of his journey.

Balkans Not Menaced

constable,

Ze-jinit, yesterday told the

that Coroner

the shot he fired at Crank while arrest- BELGRADE, Jan. 30 (Reuter)ing a man at the Post Omee here "There is no menace to the Balkans," was purely accidental.

the Yugo-Slav Foreign Minister, Cincar Markovitch, accord- in the chest, while trying to settle Crank received a gunshot wound Ing to the newspaper, "Naplo."

a quarrel in the General Post Ofco

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Jan. 30 (Domel),—Ac- cording to reliable Information, the -British Ambassador to Moscow. Bir declared

William Seeds, is to be recalled home In February.

Diplomalle circles attach sigill- The meeting of the Balkan Entente on January 10. He was a Shanghai cance to this report, in view of the on Friday "will produce no surprise boy and n former pupli unfavourable relations between Great or sensational remills," he added. Britain and Dussia as a result of the

Shonghai Publle School. M. Murkovitch said that the dis- hostilities in Finland,

turbing rumours now current were

Japanese Consuls Get Together

SHANGHAI,

Jan. 30 (UP)..w

Japanese Consuls throughout China

are arriving for to-morrow's opening of the two-day conference called by Mr. Koto, Minister-at-Large. The head of the Foreign. Office China

without foundation. He continued: tries to collaborate in the economic Bold us the war is being conducted

"It is necessary for the Balkan coun-

by economle means, and the Balkans are the cross-roads of the continent."

of

the

MAY STOP NAZI SOYA SUPPLIES

RANGOON RIOTS Straust asked whether, in view of the

CONTINUE

LONDON, Jatt. 30 (Reuter).—In the House of Commons to-day, Mr.

great importance of soya beans in the i Geritany Wor of economy, tho Minister of Economic Warfare would reconsider his decision, not to ration our countries.

Affairs Bureau, Mi, Akiyoshi Tajiri, | RANGOON, Jan. 30 (Reuter).- the quantities imported by contigu- arrived by plane from Tokyo yester. Despite speeches made by responsible day.

leaders, the Hindu-Mosiem disturb It is unconmedly stated that the lances are continuing. conference will discuss means of im- Up to the present, 12 lives have proving relations with third Power been lost and 000 arrests have been hallonals in Chinu.

nade.

EMBEZZLED $150 Mr. Nelson Johnson

In Hankow

Charged with embezzling $50 from Tong Yiu Lin, mcdicise deniers, and $32 from Wing Sang Wo, wine

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

dealers, on December 23, Fan Chu-l HANKOW, Jan. 30 (UP),--Mr. fal, 30, salesman, was fined $100 or Nelson T. Johnson, American A- two months' hard labour by Mr.ndor,

stated that he visited

Mr. Ronald Cross, the Minister of Economic Warfare, assured Mr. Strauss that the matter would be under constant review and that ap- propriate measures would be taken if the occasion arose.

SWEDEN 1,304-ton Foxen 1,185-ton Patria 1,640-ton Gothis

NORWAY

2,380-ton Songa 2,434-ton

Sydfold 1,508-ton Pluto' 1,572-ton Blartitz 1,330-ton Gudycla 1,591-ton Hosanger

DENMARK 10,317-ton Tanker Danmark

2,319-ton England

LATVIA 4,434-ton Everene

FINLAND

1,333-ton Onto.

The Danish tanker Danmark is well-known in Hongkong.

Horror Upon Horror

Nazis Slay Polish Childron

London, Jan, 30 (Reuter).- "Executions aro

going on all over Poland at great speed," de- clared Paris-radio to-day.

GANDHI TO MEET Stating that the Nazis have speeded

THE VICEROY

to

talto

landed some two miles from the Ger- mon frontier.

Tho -occupants of the plane asked where they were and, on being told they were in Luxemburg territory, hurriedly took off again,

Durch Protest To Berlin AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30 (Reuter).— The Netherlands Government has protested to Berlin over the violation of Dutch territory yesterday by Ger man pinnes.

werd

The pinnes flew over central and north-casterTi Holland and chased off by Dutch air patrols.

CHILDREN WHO

WON'T EAT There's nothing to wearing for a mother as a child who won't cat well. Usually such a child is the "nervy" highly-strung type. He picks at his food, looks pale and loses weight,

Coaxing won't improve matters. Child specialists everywhere re- commend Horlicks for these "nervy" children with faded ap-. polites.

The reason is that Horlicka not

up the mass expulsion of the Poles from German-occupied Poland, the announcer added: "In spite of the only builds bone and muscle, bitter cold, thousands of people are but it stimulates their appellites NEW DELHI, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-being loaded into trains.

for the foods they need. In a Mahatma Gandhil will have an Inter- Edwards at Central Magistracy this various ports en route to Hankow, view with the Viceroy on February 5. foody are not allowed

remarkably short time they get with them and are thus virtually morning.

le did not observe any fighting and Considerable Importance attaches condemned to death

strong, healthy, full of life and Sgt. Cullinan sald Fon had col-the trip was an uneventful one. to the conversation owing to tho "In a wagon which was transport-

"go." And children love the taste lected the money from the two firms,] The Ambassador declined to com-critical slage reached in the political ing children Trom Teznan, 30°chlidren and had spent it on his own bust-ment on the political situation or the controversy in India since the outwerp found dead when the

of Horileks. Get Horilciu to-day. train re-opening of the Yanitise.

break of war.

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