HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.
JAPANESE ADVANCE ON JEHOLMUI TSAI SYSTEM IN
LAUNCHED
CHINESE. REPULSE INVADING TROOPS
AT PEIPIAO
CHANGCHUN ULTIMATUM DELIVERED
AT NANKING
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, February–23. THE War Once has instructed Lieut. General Nakamura, Com mander of the Japanese Garrison_at. Tientsin to take pre. cautionary steps lest the Jehol operations cause disturbances in North China.
CHANGONEN, February 23.
In accordance with the Manchukun War Minister's orders, the Commander-in-Chief of the Manchukuo lorces started the ad. vance against the Chinese positions in Ichol at midnight on Wednesday.
TEIPINO, February 23.
*
The long promised Changchun ultimatum still hangs fire. Chinese reports declare there was fighting at Peipiao yester. day, but though the Japanese attacks often reached the city they were beaten off and the town is still in the bands of the Chinese.
The Japanese Government has instructed the Consul-General at Nanking to warn the Chinese Government, orally, to evacuate, Chinese troops from Jehol to south of the Great Wall.
NANKING, February 23.
The Japanese Nate was presented at the Foreign Once this evening demanding the withdrawal at Chinese regulars from
Jebol.
PRIPING, February 23.
According to Information from informed Japanese circles, an oral nitimatum to Nanking is likely to be the only one delivered, This is taken to sufice; as the Young-Marzbal_has__repeatedly stated his actions will be taken on instructions from the Central Government,
PRIPING, February 23.
As expected the Manchukuo ultimatum has not yet materialls. ed even the Japanese skirmishes round Jchol have cased off, the Japanese Chinese reports state that General Nakamura, Commander in North China, is calling up 1,500 Japanese reser vists at Tieninia for service, making his total force 3,000.
HONG KONG
DISCUSSED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
THE MILITARY POSITION IN JEHOL
CAREFUL JAPANESE PREPARATIONS
The well-informed Peiping Cor
the respondent of
"North, China Daily News gives the following analysis of the military situation on the dehol border.
LONDON, Feb. 23. THE suggestion that young girls
were being imported into Hong Chinese circles are constantly pro- Kong as adopted daughters in orpheoying the immediate commence der to evade the muitai law, was ment of operations with exact date, made in the House of Commons by altering the date each time, as the question regarding the purse of
that the
SPEED LAND RECORD BROKEN
Sir Malcolm Campbell's 272 miles Per Hour
TERRIFIC SPEED ATTAINED: ONE HAND ON WHEEL
(BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
KIANGSI REDS IN FLIGHT
SCATTER INTO NEIGH- BOURING PROVINCES
YELLOW RIVER DYKES
CATASTROPHE NARROWLY
AVERTED
Nanchang, Feb. 19.-The main Tsinan, Feb. 16.-The countryside forces of the "Reds" under Chu surrounding Wangtuokia, on the To and Mao Tas Tung have fled lower reaches of the Yellow River, to Kwangsi, and Shaowa, north was for a time in danger of food- western Fukien, from Lichuan, easing yesterday when leakages were tern Kiangsi, after suffering re discovered on the dykes peated reverses at the hands of the forcing its way through the brea Government forces. Both Tzuchi ches soon widened the gaps and it and Lichuan, near the Kinngsi was only due to the frantic efforts Fukien border, are expected to be of the inhabitants that a catastrophe
occupied by the Government troops was finally averted.
momentarily.
Water
RUGBY, Feb. 22 prophecy does not come off. Their spite of the poor visibility, present posi-latest, information is
Reports from various points along which limited his view to a few
General Chiang Kai Shek, Presi- Japanese have been massing several hundred yards, and the by no means dent of the Military Affairs Com- the River indicate that the danger divisions at Shanhaikuan with the perfect condition of the bench; Sir mission, is paying close attention of overflow has not completely pass- object of breaking in there-and Malcolm Campbell yesterday extol rehabilitation of the recaptured despite the gradual thawing of taking Tientsin and Poiping, so that seeded his own land-speed-recorded districts. For the last two days the river. While the water level we shall be shortly enjoying the of a miles per hour, by over 18 he has been in close conference with has dropped somewhat at certain blessings of monarchical government miles. under a Manchu emperor,
tion of a Mui-tent,
Bir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Se cretary of State for the Colonies, replied that the status of a former mui-trai was now that of a free, paid worker. It had been illegal to employ girls as mui-tsais since the cessation of registration.
Mr. Lunn asked whether Sir Philip replied that he thought the system most satisfactory and to day, the inspection was working very satisfactorily.
Mr. Lunn then asked: "When does the Minister imagine we shall have come to the end of this kind of slavery and what part is the British Government going to take in this year's celebrations of the centenary of the abolition of slavery under the British Flag.'
Replying, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister said: "We have already anticipated it by abolishing the "mui-taas."
MR. LANSBURY REQUESTS
HOUSE DEBATE
(BRITISH. WIRELESS_BERVICE.}
RUGBY, Feb. 22. Mr. George Lansbury, Leader of the Opposition, in the House of Commons yesterday, requested the Fime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, to allst the earliest pos sible date for a debate on the Far East, in which a statement as to the Government's policy regarding the arms embargo could be made.
The Premier agreed to allot time on Monday, but pointed out that the Foreign Secretary, Sir John MANCHUKUO ULTIMATUM | Simon, had already given the ans wer on the question of the arms embargo.
THREE HUNDRED JAPANESE CASUALTIES
PEIPING, Feb. 23.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
The Government's view was that such an embargo must be the sub- ject of an international agreement, and they were doing everything, they could to ascertain whether that
BO Conditions were
bad at the Well-informed "military oircles do not believe that this can be done mid-day hour announced for the impossible to break the record, but either so quickly or from this directrial that he thought it would be tion. According to the most reliable undertook the attempt in order not sources only four divisions and a
to disappoint the 50,000 people who were present to see him drive his
dared. car, "Blue Bird," as fast as he
After waiting an hour, the low lying mists obscuring the course be came thinner and Sir Malcolm Campbell! made the run southward at a recorded speed of 272.556 milea He changed the tyres per hour. and made the northward run at 270.076 miles per hour, thus setting up a new world record of 2108 miles per hour.
..
Mr. Chang Nan-hsien, Chairman of places, other sections raport rises the Party and Political Adairs as ice floes continue to impede the Committee, General Tead Hao Sen, fow of the water. Kuo Min. pression Headquarters at Hankow, Chief-of-Staff to the Bandit-aup and General Hsiung Shih Hu Chairman of the Kiangai Provincial Government, in order to draft men- sures for the rehabilitation of the defence by the people.-Kuo Min.
areas and for the institution of self-
RECONSTRUCTION. IN KIANESI
THREE YEAR PLAN
די
GOVERNMENT OF SHANTUNG
OFFICIALS TO MAKE PERSONAL TOURS
few cavalry brigades are at prosent in Manchuria, probably not exceed ing 60,000 men altogether. For im mediate use against Jehol one divi- aion and two cavalry brigades, spread out between Chinchow and Shanhaikuan, say about 15,000 men, would be available, together with part of another division, about 5,000
Tsinan, Feb. 19.-In order to for ter closer relations between the men, between Mukden and Kaild.
Provincial Government and "the Thess forces, it is believed, would not be sufficient to drive the Chinese
people in Shautung; General Han armies out of Johol; nor is it con-
Nanchang, Feb. 12.-The Kiangai Fu Chu, Chairman of the Shan- sidered likely that the Japanese will
car used by Provincial Department of Recon-1 tung Provincial Government has repeat the mistake at Shanghai of "The Blue Bird" | under-estimating the task. There Sir Malcolm was the same as that struction is drafting a three-years decided that personal tours at the fore quite considerable reinforce used by him in establishing his pre-programme for industrial develop-province be undertaken by members ments would have to be brought up, vious world's record. It had, how-ment in Kiangsi. The plans include of the Government and the Press- which will not only require time, ever; been reconstructed and fitted the opening of farms and ranches, dent of the Provincial Higher but cannot be done completely unwith Rolls Royce engines similar to establishment of an experimental observed. The recent talk about those used in the victorious British large Japanese reinforcements bay Schneider Trophy seroplanes, the ing arrived may possibly be due to horse power thus being raised from the fact that the Japanese War 1,460 to 2,500. Office, instead of giving recruite three months training at the home depots, are sending them straight away to be trained in Manchuria, where they provide garrison in the towns, thus releasing numbers of trained troops for service in the field. But even this new system does not bring the total of the Japanese forces in Maneburia up to more than 70,000 to 80,000.
·
Chinese Strength in Jebol, The latest information as to the Chinese forces in Jehol is as fol- lows:-Tang Yu Lin's army, away in the cast facing Kailu and Chao- yang, shout Chang Hueh Liang's two brigadea (Heilungkiang) and
PEIPING, Feb. 20. It is learned from Japanese sour- ces that the Manchukua ultimatums are being despatched at midnight international agreement was pos- chang, about 20,000,
That the threatened Japanese ultimatum to Marshal Chang Hauch Liang is a purely a formal matter seems to be borne out by the fact that one of the most serious engage- ments is being fought General Tung Fu Ting, the Chinese com- mander at Chaoyang, reports. by telegraph last evening of an en-to-night. Non-compliance with the gagement the day before, in which demand therein will result in the the Japanese casualties totalled commencement of military opera- three hundred. The Chinese losses tions as soon as the twenty-four hour time limit has expired, Reu- were equally heavy.
ter cables from Harbin to-day.
General Tung Fu Ting declares that the Japanese forces are about
four thousand and attacked from Chaoyanagsu; following up air bombings by infantry attack and bayonet charges. .He declares that his troops waited till the Japanese were within & hundred yards where- upon they inflicted heavy casual- Later he ties with machine guns. made & counter-attack and, the cavalry of both sides were engaged.
The Chinese attempted Banking movement across the railway, this stopping the Japanese advance on Nanling.
Reports that are coming in de- scribe wintry conditions on all fronts. The mountain roads are still covered with ice and there is much snow in some places.
WHAT OF BRITONS? (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY] - .
LONDON, Feb. 23.
sible.
some cavalry, round 35,000. Kien
Sung Che Yuan's forces (Kuomin chun) around Chengtelu, about 35,000.
Sir Malcolm Campbell considers the cor capable of a higher speed than that recorded yesterday, pro- viding the course conditions are satisfactory.
"After his southward run Sir Malcolm neked what time he had taken, and on being told he said that his speedometer had shown 320 miles per hour when he entered the measured mile.
". He remarked "That shows how much tyre ripping there is at high speed."
SMASHED TWO GUIDE- POSTS
(THROCOY REGTER'S AGENCY)
HEAVY AERIAL BOMBING
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 23. PEIPING, Feb. 23.
Sun Tien Ying's forces (Kuomin-
Sir Malcolm Campbell said that Official despatches describe ter chun) in support, about 25,000,
The last three bodies are under the "Blue Bird" was at no time The Far Eastern situation, it is rific aeroplane bombinga of Chao-
let her at all out, Yuga,
The old car would have done A grand total of about 125,000 understood, will be considered by yangu, Nanling and Peipino, the the supreme command of Sung Cheon fürll throttle. "I was unable to the British Cabinet and the House intensive campaign apparently be- of Commons this evening, Reutering for the purpose of destroying
communications to the defenders, men, not to mention an indetermin- much better if she had had better who are holding out staunchly atate horde of half-armed "volun-conditions. As they were, she sim- Peipiao and Nanling. reports from London.
JAPAN'S LIFE LINE ON
SEA!
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY }
TOKYO, Feb. 22. "The mandated islands ar Japan's life-line on the sea, just as Manchuria is on the land, sud Japan will never surrender them," declares a semi-official statement from the Navy Office...
ARMS EMBARGO
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 22. The Government is already en- Sir John Simon will be asked in the House of Commons on Februquiring into the possibility of in- ary, whether in view of the ternational action on the embargo situation in Jehol he has given of arms for the Far East." orders for the evacuation of all In the case of England, France Britons from the province, also and Italy, such action is possible whether in view of the imminence of by the simple process of refusing Japanese invasion of Northreea for the ext of arms, but China, he has considered the ad in the United States and other visability of ordering the with er antrian the procedure is not so drawal of all Britons from outlying simple. districts within Chili and their concentration either at Peiping or Tientsin.
B
NANKING, Feb. 23. Japan's demand for the with- drawal of Chinese troops from an aide Jebol are contained in memoire prevented to the Foreign Office this evening.
JAPAN EXPLAINS! (THROUGH - REUTER'8' AGENCY)" TOKYO, Feb, 23.
The Cabinet, last night, endors ed the steps taken regarding the matter and made proposals for fur ther action
It was also decided that Britain could not act independently, and that co-operation with other arms exporting countries was essential. BOYCOTT OF JAPAN?.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENOY]
The planes were driven off from Chaoyang by anti-aircraft guns. STRONG REINFORCEMENTS
con-
teern."
The report, put out by certain newa-agencies, that any of Yen Hsi Shad's or Han Fu Cha's troops form part of the armies either in Jebol or on the Shanbaikuan is not tor Chinese reports state that heavy rect, as no part of either the Shanai or Shantung armies have proceeded Japanese reinforcements are
beyond their own frontiers. General tinaally going up to the front.
Well-informed Japanese in Pei-Shang Chen, former Chairman of ping state that the general attack Shansi, has long ceased to have any ou the eastern and southern borders connection with Yen Hai Shan or of Jehol is commencing to-morrow. with Shansi.
Further skirmishing bas taken The Commissariat Problem. place at Kailu, which is expected to be the jumping-off point for the attack on the eastern border of Jehol
ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA
PROVINCIAL, AUTONOMY NOT FAVOURED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
centre.
LONDON, Feb. 2.
ply would not stay under control and hit two guide-posts which were smashed to smithereens," he said.
Sir Malcolm indicated that would make no further trials before 76- turning to England.
OFFICIAL SPEED
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke his own world-apeed motoring record in his Napier Rolls Royce engined car, "Blue Bird II," at an official speed of 272.108 miles per hour.
THOUGHT I WAS
DONE FOR "
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 23.
The most mysterious problem about this mass of troops in Jehol is, how they are being fed. There are rumours that they are already experiencing gravé difficulties in this respect. And the Chairman of
It was revealed after the record Jehol, Tang Yu Lin, in a speech at breaking feat that Bir Malcolm a banquet of welcome to volunteer leaders, specially referred to this Campbell drove with only one hand, e ha spined, his arm last week question of supplies, and expressed while making some repairs to his the hope that satisfactory, arrange ments would be quickly made for
KAMA.
car.
He said, "It was the worst ride It is indeed rather an enigma; for Jahol is not a very I ever had in my lile. The beach great grain-producing district, whilst was so rough that I thought I was the only line of communications for done for on several occasions. If the troops in Johol is the very the car had not responded most difficult and mountainous motor-road magnificently I would have landed from Kupeikow. Besides, a simple in the sand dunes or the ocean." calculation will show that thousands. The mile speed; times on the south- THE House of Commons, by 297 of carte and lorries would be requirward run was 977.556 miles per hour votes to 12, rejected the motioned to keep such numbers as the taking 18,16 seconda. The north of Brig. General Sir Henry Page above properly supplied with food, ward run was covered at 270.875 Croft, Conservative Member for not to mention munitions and equip miles per hour, in 16.87 seconds, Bournemouth, urging a provincial ment.
making an average of 912.106 miles autonomy in India to precede, the Whilst the rumours, bere of the per hour in 13.83 seconds. transfer of responsibility at the fighting in Jehol become ever more He established a new record for scare-line, it is interesting to note the kilometre on the southward run The House of Commons adopted that since the removal of the Palace of 271.802 miles per hour in 8.187 Government amendment in treasures, the rumours about the seconds and on the northward run LONDON, Feb. 22. the That in the event of Japan re-favour of deferring judgment until danger to Peiping have completely of 271.473 miles per hour in 8.94 It is authoritatively stated that
seconds, at average of 671 638 miles the Foreign Office has instructed jecting the proposals of the Com- the Government's detailed proposals died away.
mittee of Nineteen, all sections, for constitutional reform are an-
per hour in 8.235 seconds. Ambassadors from aboard to ex plain to their Governmente, to industrial and political, of the nounced. which they are accredited, Japan's Labour movement should pass re- intentions regarding Jehol, and to solutions calling for the applica reire them that Japan will do tion of an economic boycott against her utmost to prevent fighting spreading inside the Great Wall. Bixteen of the, Covenant of the The Japanese Ambassadora have League of Nations, was the mensura also been instructed to notify that decided at the joint mesting of the the advios" sent to China urging General Council of the Trade: the withdrawal of Chiness regulars Union Congress and the National from Jebol is for the purpose of Executive Labour Party in Lon minimising the possibility of fight on yesterday afternoon. ing spreading into North China and proposing a local settlement of the Shanhaikan affair for the purpose of enabling Japan to withdraw her garrison.
Japan in accordance with Article ARGENTINE MISSIÓN VISIT
LONDON MEAT MARKET
[DKITIER WIRELESS' SERVICE]
RUGBY, Feb. 24.. It was also decided to recommend DOOTOR Roca, Vice-President of the Argentine, and other mem- to the Government the embargo on the export of munitions to both bers of the mission to Britain, yes terday made a tour of London's China and Japan
(Continued on next Column.). great meat market at Smithfeld:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE INVESTITURE
SEITISH WIRATZIR KUKTICIL
RUGST, Feb. 22 HIB Majesty thie King held the any investitum of the year at Buckingham Palace yesterday and conferred the honours granted by him in the New Year's liste
Nearly 900 recipients attended.
brewery station, development of the forests at Hwangkang (north-wes tern Kiangsi), opening of sericul- tural experimental stations and tea plantations.
Steps will also be taken to ex-
ploit the coal mines at Yukaa (north-eastern Kiangsi) and Tienho (western Kiangsi). To facilitate communication - services, a long- distance telephone system will also be installed. Kuo Min.
Court.
According to tentative plant, the officials will be divided into five: separate groups and the tour will be made in rotation. The oficială will travel on borseback, instead of motorcars, in order to afford more opportunities of contact with the people..
General Han will head the first tour which will start next week- Kun Min.
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