THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1989
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The Defence Loans Bill passed its final stages in the
House of Commons last evening.
For the Opposition, Mr. Pethick Lawrence said they did not propose to divide the House against the third reading.
FIERCE BATTLE RAGES IN CENTRAL HUPEH
"In spite of our opposition to much of the Government's policy, out of which in our opinion the need for, this Bill arises, we find ourselves" driven into the position of not opposing the Bill.
*The Bill does not arise because the Government's foreign policy has been successful but because it has been
fact na failure, and the that we are taking this course does ICHANG, TO-DAY. not mean that we abate in any HOSTILITIES IN CENTRAL respect our hostility to a great deal HUPEH HAVE BEEN EX of the Government's action abroad, TENDED TO CHUNGSIANG,
nor does it commit us to acquiesc- STRATEGIC TOWN ON THE ing in any way in the allocation EAST BANK OF THE HAN
which the Chancellor decides to RIVER.
make between taxing and borrow- After engaging the Chinese at
ing" Tanochiatien, about one mile 1 south-east of Chungslang, on Sun- day, the Japanese advanced to the ing continued in the evening, when the situation was admitted to be critical.
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MIGHT BE DANGER Mr. Lawrence went on to urge upon the Government the necessity of marrying the plan for economic recovery to the plan for monetary expansion inherent in the measure before the House or else there
peace suddenly broke out of econo- mic disaster and collapse.
For the Liberals, Mr. Wilfred Roberts argued the urgency, if the
The Japanese right wing push might be danger, he said, if ing toward Wangchiatsi and Changshoutien, about 20 miles north of Chungsiang, was inter- cepted by two Chinese columns.
Heavy fighting, meanwhile, is raging unabated to the east of country was to hold its own in the armaments race, of mobilising for Kiukow, important river town on the east bank of the Han River, industry by proper economic plan- 20 miles south of Chungsiang,ning the wasted manpower of the
unemployed. where the Chinese are fighting fiercely to stem the advance of the Japanese left wing.
HAD NEVER CONCEIVED···· Mr. Henderson Stewart (Liberal National) claimed the debate show- ed the unanimity of the House on
defence.
Reinforced by about 600. men, the Japanese troops at Yokowchen, on the north bank of the Siang River, 28 miles southwest of Tien-
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, men, have also resumed their west- ward drive. Cavalry raiding par replying for the Government, em- ties have been sent out to Peng-phasised that the Government had shinho.
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never conceived that in the rearma- ment programme of £1,500,000,000, eleven-fifteenths was to be regard- ed as an annual charge and four- fifteenths as a capital charge.
In north Hupeh, the Chinese are launching a counter-offensive on There was never any idea of a Hsuchiatien, northeast of Sulhsien total between capital and non-capital on the north bank of the Yun expenditure in those proportions. River, 34 miles west of Yingshan, FAVOURABLE INDICATIONS
While fighting in central Hupeh On the contrary, they were throw- is raging with increasing violence, ing a very considerable part of the lull in north Hunan is unbrok-capital expenditure upon revenue. en, according to reports from They were justified in getting a Changteh Rain has kept both the very substantial amount by Chinese and Japanese sides inac- of loan. They were actually “rais- tive during the last few days.ing for defence out of revenue twice Central Newer
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He was satisfied that the indica- tions were favourable, and the best opinion was that the country could shoulder this burden. British Wireless.
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JAPAN'S MISTAKE
New York, whence he la returning to Chins, expressed the belief that “MADAME CHIANG KAI-SHEK De war in China : would continue TO CHINA TO-DAY at least another three years and WHAT QUEEN VICTORIA will not end in the defeat of China. MEANT TO GREAT BRITAIN, DECLARED MR. G. W. SHEP HERD, CONFIDENTIAL ADVIS ER TO GENERAL CHIANG KAI- Ono mistake Japan had made SHEK YESTERDAY,
pince the beginning of the conflict was that they had not taken into account the new spirit in China.
The greatest need to day was medicines, and this would become
*** Mr. Shepherd was paying a tribute to the splendid work Chin est women were doing to help their country.
· Mr. Shophord, who is aponding a greater in the next three yoara, short time in London en route to Reuter,