SERIOUS FIGHTING IN JEHOL
JAPANESE ARTILLERY BOMB CHINESE POSITIONS
CHINESE TROOPS STILL DETERMINED TO RESIST JAPANESE
(THROVOK REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPING, March 7.
SERIOUS fighting has broken out near Kupelkow and Helfeng- kow. Japanese artillery are, heavily bombarding the Chinese positions and Japanese planes are dropping bombs.
FIGHTING STILL RAGING
SHANGHAI, March 7. Semi-official reports received heró this morning indicate that very severe fighting is still going on in the Lingyuan area where General
General Wan Fu Lin's Intentions.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPINO, Manhħ :7. General Won Fu Lin, who had Chang Hsueh Linng's own troops a narrow escape from death this are-stubbornly-resisting--the-Hat-morning when he was bombed by.
tori Brigade's advance.
The Chinese troops now making a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese advance are under the command of Generals Ya Chao Lin, Ting si Chuan and Sun Teh Chuab.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1933.
NATIONALISM IN 'INDO-CHINA
MORE TROOPS REQUIRED. TO MAINTAIN ORDER
(THROUGH RKUTER'S AGENCY)
GENEVA, March 8. THE fact that ten thousand
are now needed to mamin order in Indo-China, as compared with 1,800 when he was Govenor General was stressed by Goneral- Sarrut to day in a speech before the Disarmament Committee on Overseas Troops.
General Sarraut referred to the difficulties created by the develop ment of Nationalism in the Colonies,
NEW CONSTITUTION
FOR INDIA
COMMITTEE TO BE
SET UP
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruaay, March 6.
& Japanese aeroplane while inspect- ing the Chinese defense lines near Haifengkow, to-day wires to Pei-IN Parliament to-day, the Secre ping saying that he has taken oath never to retreat through the Great Wall...
An official communique states that General Wan made a will before
Death for Gen. Chang Tao Hsiang he left Peiping for the front and does not intend to come back alive. Demanded.
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIFING, March 7.
The Chinese Press and the public here are now, demanding another scape-goat in connection with the collapse of the Chinese resistano" in Jehol Besides General Tang Yu Lin who abandoned the Jehol City without offering much resist ance to the invaders, the Peiping people are asking that both Genorm Tang and General Chang Teo Hsiang be captured and executed in connection with the Jehol debacle.
War Minister Asks Nanking to Punish Tang Yu Lán,
-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
of
General-Wan with headquarters at Haifengkow has ordered a cour- ter-attack on the Japanese troops at Pingchuan.
PATRIOTIC JAPANESE
SAILORS!
Tokyo, March 7. from Dairen declaring that as it is A message has been received
patriotic to deliver war-material for use against the Japanese, the
Japanese crew of the Haru Maru, which is carrying a hundred motor
trucks from the Ford Works at Osaka consigned to Chang Huch Liang, insisted that the Captain enter Dairen instead of proceeding to Toku.
Chang en route to Pelping.
'(THROUGH" AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, March 7. Marshal Chiang Khi Shek arrived at Hankow at three o'clock yester day afternoon from Nanchang and left almost immediately for Peiping aboard a special train.
NANKING, March 6. The Chinese Government to-day received a telegram from General Ho Ying Obing, the Minister War, who is at present in the North, stating that despite the Japaness capture of Chaoyang, Kailu. Cheng- teh and other cities in Jehol, he finds that the Chinese troops are still not affected in their determina-
An ominous situation appears to tion to resist the Japanese advance, prevail at Tientsin, where it in re- General Tang Yu Lin's desertion, ported that the Japanese consider he says, is most shameful.
that Nanking's reply to the Japan- General Tang is not severely punishese. Consul's warning in regard to ed, it will be difficult to encourage troops to fight and to enforce mili- tary discipline. I, therefore, re- quest the Government to formally announce Tang Yu Lin's dismissal and punishment.
I also ask the National Military Council and the Central Control Yuan to jointly investigate the matter and Pass sentence."
Wan Fu Lin Bombed by Japanese Aeroplane.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.)
PEIFING; March. 7.
the Boxer Protocol provisions is un- satisfactory.
The Japanese have informed General Yu Hsueh Chung to than effect, adding that they reserve the right to take effective measures to protect Japanese lives and property as and when they think fit.
British Warning to Japan. [REUTER AND BEITISH WIRELESS.]
LONDON, March 6.
said that Sir Francis Lindley, the British Ambassador, reminded the Japanese Government on January 1 of the magnitude of British, in- terests in North China-and-warned: them that damage thereto would entail claims for compensation.
Answering a question regarding the possibility of the fighting be- It is learned that General Wan tween. China and Japan spreading Fu Lin, who yesterday ordered into North China, Sir John Simon counter-attack on the Japanese troops at Pingchuan, had a very narrow escape from death this morning while travelling on horse back with three officers between Pingchuan and Asifengkow. Gen- eral Wan was inspecting the Chin- ese defense lines when suddenly a Japanese deroplane appeared and dropped a number of bombs which fell within twenty yards of the party, General Wan's horse being killed beneath him. His three com- panions were also instantaneously killed.
On the outbreak of hostilities in Jehol, the British Consul at Mukden gave the authoritien a list of the British subjects in Jehol.
Sir Francis Lindley asked the Japanese Government to take mea General Wan was badly shaken, sures for their protection.. but was not hurt.
Tang Yu Lin Evides Arrest. ITHBOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
PEIPING, March 7.
It has been confirmed that Gener-
Mr. Morgan Jones asked whether Japan had replied and Sir John Simon asked for notice of the ques tion:
.
Arma Embargo Failure, Replying to further questions, al Tang Yu Lin, the Governor of Sid John Simon said there was no Johol, was at a district near Kupei. indication of a universal agreement kow yesterday. As soon as the with the decision of the British news was received, troops were sent | Government forbidding the export to arrest him. When the troops of arms to China and Japan. That arrived, he had already, fed to an- last this country in a situation which ther place. **
could not be allowed to continue.
No Radical Change In Jehol
Situation.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
PEIFING, March 7.
The Jehol situation has undergone no radical change during the last 24 hours. Chinese dispatches to off.
This was the first matter which would be taken up by the Prime. Minister and himself at Geneva this week.
Ho intended to communicate with the principal powers me to their pro- posals before leaving for Geneva.
Last week's embargo decision was
tary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, said he hoped the setting up of the joint committee on the Indian Constitution would be autho rised before Easter.
QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT
BRITISH EFFORT TO REACH AGREEMENT
(BRITISH WIRELESS, BERVICE.]
Ruosy, March 8. QUESTIONED in Parliament re- garding the Disarmament Con. ference, the Prime Minister said he and the Foreign Secretary intended to proceed to Geneva da soon as convenient, for the purpose of try- ing to get some sort of agreement as to how the Conference should complete its business in the best possible way.
There was no new policy. They were simply going to use whatever influence they had to get the Dis.. armament Conference to a point when agreement might be resched or brought well within sight.
'QUAKE DISASTER
IN JAPAN
"KING GEORGE SENDS SYMPATHY MESSAGE
[MEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugay, March 8 The date when the Bill could be introduced must depend on the work H.M. THE KING has received a gracious acknowledgement of the Committee,
from the Emperor of Japan to the telegram in which His Majesty stated: "I am deeply moved by the news of the disastrous effects of the earthquake and tidal wave, and would express sincero condol- ences on the heavy loss of life and my sympathy with the survivors in their suffering."
PRINCE OF WALES TO
HOLD LEVEE
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.].
LONDON, March 7,
IT was officially stated at Bucking-
ham Palace to-night, that the King's cold, continues to take a normal course.....
The
first levee of the season at St. His Majesty will not hold the James Palace to-morrow. Prince of Wales will represent his father, who will probably remain indoors all day as a precautionary
measure.
UNEMPLOYMENT ÎN BRITAIN
-IMPROVEMENT SHOWN IN
FEBRUARY
́[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]"
RUGBY, March 6. THE Ministry of Labour return
shows & réduction of 46,427 in the total number of persons unem ployed on February 20, as compar- ed with one month ago.
The total number of men, wo- inen, girls and boys wholly unem-
SILVER MARKET
LONDON PRICES
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, March 8. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER -QUOTATIONS
THE LONDON ON MARKET TO-DAKİ ****, **
Mar. 7 Mar. 6 172
17.11/10 17.15/16 174
SPOT
FORWARD
BIG FRENCH' 'LOAN PROJECT
TO BE RUSHED THROUGH CHAMBER
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, March 7. ployed, temporarily stopped and A PLAN for a consolidated low
of Fra. 10,000,000,000 for which it is hoped the lists will be opened on Monday, will be presented to the Chamber to-day and rushed through Parliament
normally in casual employment, last month was 2,830,63.
ANGLO-PERSIAN DISPUTE
NEGOTIATIONS TO BE RESUMED
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, March 8.
N the House of Commons to day, in reference to the Anglo-Per- aian dispute, Sir John Simon said that, in accordance with the terms of the provisional arrangement re- meeting in January, direct negotia sulting from the League Council tions under the aegis of the Rap porteur would shortly be resumed between the Anglo-Persian Oil Com- Ephay and the Persian Government
at Tekerar,
NETHERLANDS AND JAPAN
MR. MATSUOKA AT THE HAGUE
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY}
THE HAGOR, March 7. MATSUOKA" has arrived
The loan purposes to meet the grave budget deficit and to finance housing, fortifications and rural electrification:
IN HONG KONG TO-DAY
CLOUDY
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND REMARKS, IBSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5.10 FM, STATED:-
A STATIONARY ANTI-CYCLONE COVERS N. CHINA AND THE YEL LOW SEA. FRESH MONSOON WILL PREVAIL ÖVER THE CHINA Coast AND THE "NORTHERN CHINA' SEA
LOCAL FORECAST: "N.E. WINDS, FRESH, CLOUDY...'
MRS. MARJORIE C. PHILIP
DIVORCE PETITION BY DAUGHTER OF SIR M. JENES
POLITICAL CRISIS
IN GREECE
TEMPORARY COALITION
CABINET FORMED *
[THROUGH RAUTER": AGENCY!
ATHENS, March, 7% ~
As the result of a comference be tween the Greek Ministers Ms Zaimis, Venizelos and Taaldaris, an Administrative Cabinet is being formed under Geners-Othoneos
The Cabinet will be composed of members of the Supreme Military Council, and civilians, and will re- main in power till the new Cham ber is convoked.
EMPIRE LETTERS BY AIR
LOW CARRYING "COST
London, Feb. 14-Mr. G. F Woods Humphery, managing direc tor of Imperial Airways Ltd., in a paper before the Institute of Trans- port on Feb. 13, expressed the be-] lief that the day was not far dis- tant when all the letter mail for most destinations in the Empire would be carried by air at little or no more cost to the public than the ordinary mail-rates
They had now reached the stage, he said, when the cost of air travel was comparable with first-class sur- face transport.
It was hoped during 1933 to com plete the extension of the India line to Australia. This would con- tinue to New Zealand and would THE ROYAL NAVY also have a branch to China.
Command of the Cornwall,
LONDON, Feb. 14. Captain G. H. Knowles, D.8.0., who had nearly two years in com- mand of the cruiser Cornwall in China, has been relieved by Capt nin R. B. Davies, V.C., D.5.0., AFC who for a similar period has been attached to the Dirce torate of Chganization and Staff Duties, Air Ministry. Captain Konwles is now fifth on the list of 225 captains, and should reach flag rank shortly.
Captain Davies was a pre-War member of the RN. Air Service, and served with distinction pilot and in command of air units during the War, but he returned to naval duty after the Armistice, becoming first lieutenant-comman der of the battle-cruiser Lion. ́At- ter his promotion to commander he was for nearly four years in charge of the Air Section of the Naval Staff, and then executive officer of the battleship Royal Sovereign. In
he was again in the Naval Air Section at the Admiralty, and in 1995-30 com- raanded the Frobisher and London as Flag Captain in the First Chui
1926-28
Ser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. His V.O. was won during an air attack on Forrijik junction, Thrace, when he came down in enemy territory and rescued Flight Lieutenant G. F. Smylio from cap ture after the latter's machine had been brought down."
Falklands Thank the
Mary.
LONDON, Feb 11. Falkland Islands, "the scene of one of the most memorable naval battles of the Great War, celebrat ed recently the centenary of ite permanent occupation" by the British. It is Great Britain's smallest Crown Colony,
A
The Air Convention of 1919, he declared, had failed to give air craft the freedom of trade given to shipping.
"Unfortunately," he said, "the one thing remaining to be done, the issue of a general authorisation permitting aircraft of nations par ty to the convention to fly over the territory of other parties to the convention, has not found favour in the eyes of the majority, and so the convention has practically be come a regulation making machine. "As soon as the nations see fit to permit freedom of innocent pass age to commercial aircraft, a new era in commercial aviation will dawn, to the general benefit of civilisation."
i
GROWTH OF LONDON-PARIS
SERVICE.
Figures which became available recently show that the number of passengers travelling between Lon don and Paris by the Imperial Air- ways services has increased nearly five-fold during the past two years.
In January, 1931, passengers numbered 477 By January, 1832, the monthly figure had risen to 974, and now in January this year 2000 passengers made the journey, more than twice the number carried last year and nearly five times the total for 1931.
TI
LONGER HOURS FOR JUDGES?
SALARY CUT MAY BE RESTORED AS COM- PENSATION
A tribute to the British Navy tion that the High Court judges London, Feb. 14-A recommenda- was paid at a dinner and meeting should sit an hour longer each day of the Royal Empire Society to and have eight weeks holiday in celebrate the centenary, by Mr.the summer instead of ten is likely George Bonner, chairman of the to be made by the Committee ap- Falkland Islands Shipowners' Association Admiral Bir Richard and ways and means of cheapening pointed by the Lord Chancellor to Phillivore presided:
and speeding up procedure in the "I, as n Falkland Islander," courts. said Mr. Bonner, "¡ can
only say
As compensation for this addi that we as colonists can never for. tional work it will be suggested that get what we own to our Navy. I the salaries of the judges should be hope we may ever maintain our restored to the same level is before reputation as islanders in giving the 20 per cent. economy cut which the Navy a good time whenever is now in force; and that the they visit us. We are British, and salaries should be free of income we will always give of our best to tax. any of his Majesty's ships whichThe judges at present sit from visit .”
10.30 .. until 4 p.m.
It is understood that the Com mittee's proposal is that they should sit from 10 until 4.80,
A telegram of "humble greet ings" was sent from the meeting to the King, who replied as fol lows:
Please convey to the members of the Falkand Islands community in London on the occasion of their centenary meeting, my sin- cere thanks for their message of loyal greetings, which I much-ap- preciate.-GzoRGE, R.I."
The cut, as it affected most of the judges, was from 25,000 to £4,000 a year axlary
It is said that the Committee feel that those measures would be more economical than the appointment of additional judges.
the Committee are expected, to make is that the new procedure rules be Among those present at the din extended to all classes of cases, set down' for trial in the King's Bench Division list.
Another recommendation which f
Der were:
4
Col the Master of Sempill (De-
This would revolutionise the civil) mity chairman of council), Lady Shackleton. Lady Hilton Young Ject of the rules is to reduce the procedure of the country. The ob Col. Sir Western and Lidy Jarvis, delay and expense as far as pos Bir Douglas Mawson, Mrs, George sible. Bonner Sir Robert Connell, Engr. Rear Adm. H. Lashmore. Engr. Rear-Adm O. J. Shrubsole, Capt. J. A. Edgell, Capt.: 0. M. Red head, Lt. Cindr. D. A. Biride, Cmdr. M. B, F. Colville: Capt. E. Carver Dr. Stanley Kemp, Canon W Mackain, and Mr. George Pilcher (secretary).
SHIPS OF NEW DESIGN
PROBABILITY OF FURTHER ORDERS.
London, Feb. 14.-Orders for threa the same size. It has been proved ships of a new type designed by that the new design will show great Sir Joseph Isherwood have been coonomies in operation. The cubic pieced with the Furness Shipbuild- capacity of the holds will be from Ing Company, of Middlesbrough, 3 to 5 per cent more than the best Short Brothers, of Sunderland, and ships built since the War This Lithgows, Limited, of Port Glas- may not seem much to the man in gow ventes London, Feb 17 A petition for the street, but it means a lot to Sir Joseph Isherwood stated that divorce has been filed by Mr. the British shipowner, who is work tho ships will be good-sized tramp Marjoria Christable Philip, Aing on very narrow margins these steamers of 7,000 tons each. He Bart, and Lady Jenks, last year's competition. The coal or oil con- week I shall probably place orders Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of sumption will be 10 to 15 per cent for another three, though not neces Londen, against her husband, Mr. less, which is a substantial saving. sarily at the same yards. The con- Robert Lassell Philip, whom she The economies, as compared with tracta for the first three have been tarried in December 1926, War-built ships, which were built aigned, and work will begin shortly. The petition will be heard at the without much regard to operating The second three ships will be about Law Courts short
coats, are, of course, much greater." (Continued on previous bolasis. )
cial quarters still report some fight-provisional and if the attitudo from Berlin. He stated that daughter of Sir Maurice Jenks, days, in face of subsidized foreign added - In the course of this
ing in the region of Haifengkow the other powers did not promote
and between Chengteh and Kupei an international agreement it would he is only visiting Holland to con- kow, all being rearguard, actions. not be reversal of that decisionvince the Dutch Government and
if the Government had to reconsider nation of the complete peaceful in it. They had alwayd ootemplated tention of Japan,
Japanese bombing activities con tinua, being mainly aimed at pre, venting Chinese troops from going
the Chengteliu region,
that the only permatan agreement A Non-Aggression Fact as a con- was one that would suniversally crete form had not been in his accepted.
mind.
BRITISH MINISTER TO HOLY SEE
SIR ROBERT H, CLIVE APPOINTED
(THROUGH REUIAR'S AGENCY)
LONDON, March H.M. THE KING has approved of the appointment of Si Robert Henry Clive as Minister the Holy See.
The new Minister na hadir lengthy career in the diplomation service, having served in Romey Tokyo, Cairo, Berne, Stockholm, Peking and been Consul General at Munich and Tangier, He was Minister at Teheran from 1920 to 1931.
GOLF
CAMBRIDGE WIN AT
RICHMOND
WOR
LONDON, Feb. 14. Cambridge University
Although losing the top game, foursomes in their match--with
the Royal Mid-Surrey on the club's course at Richmond on February 13 by 3 points to 91 Cambridge were unlucky to lose the first game, as K. T. Thomson, the cara tain, and G. R. A. Jamieson fought back well after C. D. GTAY and W. C. Carr had won the first three holes, and a little luck with some of the putts in the later stages might bavo reversed the result. In their match against W. A. Marmy and W. C. Hewitt, P. H. F White and P. B. Wallace (Cambridge) were square at the turn, and then after a hall at the tenth, won four of the next five holes. -
Cambridge won the singles in with one halved, thus giving them the sternoon by 6 games to
matches to U. Thomson was in 8x- success on the day's play by 1 cellont form in defeating Gray by all square, but after that the Cam three and two. The pair turned bridge captain did not lose a hole White gained another fine victory for Cambridge by, defeating Hezlet, though on two occasions Hezlet was down in two,
BAR GOLFING SOCIETY, At the annual general meeting of the Bar Golfing Society, held under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Langton at Lincoln's Inn Hall, Lord Trevethin was re-elect ed president of the society. Mr Justice Langton, the retiring toin, will be suoceded by Mr. FD.Morton, Mr A. H Vivian, who has held the posts of
tirement from those offices, but log on, secretary and bon, treasurer
the ensuing year he will share the for some years, announced his re-
responsibilities of hon secretary with Mr. M. Turner. Mr. Turne was also elected to fill the post of Mr. J. E, Purcell, Mr. D: H. Le hen. treasurer. Sir John Rimon, Mr. G. Rusell Vick, and
R. W. A. Speed, who retired from for re-election, and their places the cominíttee, were not eligible were filled by the election Justice Langton, Mr. W Watson, Mr. A. H. Glen Mr. A. L, Stevenson, and the C. Russel.
The society's annual tournament will take place on the link June 7 to 10. Prince's Club at Sandwich, from
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