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No. 24614. 號肆拾佰陸仟肆萬弍第日月年丑丁 HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1937. 登拜禮 日登拾月年卅玖仟登英 Price
Chinese Air Force Ordered To Stand
CHIANG KAI SHEK
IS A CHANGED
CHINESE SOLDIER
German Press Comment On
Fighting In North China
› SERIOUSNESS NOT DISGUISED
Berlin, July 11.
The fighting in North China, is featured prominent- ly in the German press and no attempt is made to disguise its seriousness. Germany is evidently deter- mined to observe with impartiality the communiques of both sides published with that objective.
The Boersen Zeltung" in an editorial ascribes the in- mediate cause of the hostilities to frayed nerves due to Heat but saya that a deeper source is the dissentient attitude of the people and army in North' China towards Japan.
The editorial adds that such conflicts are always settled by compromise and this time the peaceful outcome depends on neither side, bending the bow too fiercely,
General Chiang Kai-shek
The writes:
"Frankfurter
Zeltung
"Chiang Kai-shek' is a changed Chinese soldier from a melancholy gure with sunshade to a sturdy soldier but Chiang's arm has not yet reached the outlying districts. This is proved. by the events in Kalean which is symtomstle of the remote and In no wise fully civilised distfleis
China," Reuter, ATMOSPHERE OF EXPECTANCY
Paris, July 1
FOUR CRACK"
DIVISIONS
MARCHING NORTH
Japanese Minister Confers With High Staff Officers
ANY ATTEMPT TO OCCUPY WANPING WILL BE RESISTED
Peiping, July 11.
Sandbags and other barricades are being hastily erected in the strategic parts. of the streets here which have been completely cleared of civilians. All traffic was stopped at 6 p.m. with the exception of lorryloads of Chinese troops moving towarde the gates.
The renewal of hostilities broke up the Sino-Japanese peace conference in the house of General Chang Yun-yung, commander of Hopei and Paoanti.
A DOMEI MESSAGE FROM HANKOW STATES THAT FOUR DIVISIONS OF CHINA'S CRACK FIRST ARMY, KNOWN AS "CHIANG KAI SHEK'S OWN" HAVE BEGUN A MARCH NORTHWARD ALONG THE PEIPING-HANKOW RAILWAY ON ORDERS FROM NANKING AND THAT GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI SHER HAS ORDERED THECHINESE AIR FORCE TO BE “ READT FRE MOBILISATION.
FROM PEPING IT IS LEARNED THAT TWO JAPANESE TROOP TRAINS PASSED THROUGH ZNTAIN AND HAVE ARRIVED AT FENGTAL WHERE THE DETACHMANTS MOVED OFF IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AS THOUGH TO ENCIRCLE PEIPING. ABOUT 100 TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE APPEARED NEAR THE SEIHCHINGSHAN SITE OF PEIPINGS'S ELECTRIC POWER STATION ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE NORTH-WEST OF THE CITY. THE TRAINS WERD LADEN WITH TANKS, ARMOURED CARS: FIELD PIECES AND MACHINE GUNS.
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The Pan-American routes over the Pacific ocean.
A special Sikorsky S-42B air- established at intervals along the craft, the Pan-American Clipper, route for some time. These bazen recently completed a survey fight | bare two-way radio," direction between the United States and dinding radio, a meteorological sta- Auckland, New Zealand, a' distance tlon, and living accommodation for of 7.000 miles in 481 dying hours, the operating personnel Weather Mr. Edwin C. Musick, Captain of area were found to differ radically conditions to the South Pacific the "Pan-American Clipper." said that no problems were encounter
from those encountered in the North Pacific but are similar to ed which had not been anticipated those with which Pan-American from the routine observations Airways plan for nyire to New made by the bases of Pan-Ame-Zealand within 56 houry is practi rican Airways which had been cable.
CHINESE DEMANDS APOLOGIES AND GUARANTEES CHINESE
that ferce fighting was still going The Japanese military spokes-" going on in Wanping.
Pelping: Two battalions of the 29th Army, concentrated near the Yungtingmen Gate, commanding A spokesman of the "Quat the road to Wanping have torn up D'Orsay" has declared that reports the railway track in order to pre- of the Aghting has naturally vent the approach of hostile forces. aroused anxiety and international The Japanese are reported to have repercussions but owing to the taken similar action near Fengtal conflicting nature of the reports and have thus hampered the the atmosphere is more one of ex-movement of the Chinese troops.
pectancy than anxiety.
"We still lack the details neces- sary to form an accurate opinion." the spokesman added.-Reuter.
(Continued on Back Page).
Photograph taken after the wedding of Mr. Nils Smeby and Miss Aasland which took place at the Peak Church on Saturday afternoon.
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FIERCE FIGHTING
Pelping: Chinese military re- ports, issued at 11.40 p.m. asserted
IRAQ OPPOSES PARTITION
"
Will Lodge Protest With Britain
Jerusalem, July 11. The Intimation that the Traq Government will oficially protest to the British Government against the proposed partition of Palestins has been received by the Arab "Higher - Committee from the Premier of Iraq who stated that Iran opposed the partition and would help the Arabs in Palesine to secure their full national de- mands. The Emir of Koweit re. plied in similar tones. "The Emir of Transjordan replied that the Royal Commission's report contains a profound moral which he advises the committed to study He reiterates that he will not fail to assist the Arabs to attain their goal-
Reuter.
KING SETS NEW
DRESS FASHION The King set a fashion prece- dent recently at the opera, when he wore a watch chain across his white waist-coat
"This is very unusual indeed," Mr. Mainwaring Evans, editor of Tallor and Cutter," zald." "The normal wear for such occasions in either an evening watch; worn, of course, without a chain, or a wrist
His Majesty's example is sure to be followed. Tashion has been watching the King very #closely since his accession, and an innova- Hon of the kind is bound to have
man here said that the Japanese wanted to "create a altuation in Wanping which will make a recur- an-rence of any incidents impossible.", He, however, declined to elaborate upon this statement.
JAPANESE STATEMENT Pelping: Chinese omcials nounce their Intention to reaist any attempt to occupy Wanping which, they allage, the Japanese covet as a military centre and from which place the Chinese troops withdrew in order to avoid friction. They have not, however, abandoned their garrison rights in Inlag this area.
AMALGAMATION
STORY DENIED
Bus Company And Yaumati Ferry
In view of the persistent rumours in circulation regarding à pending amalgamation of the China Motor Bus Company and the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company, a representative of The Daily Press" interviewed Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan, of the Bus Company, yesterday."
Mr. Ngan emphatically denied that there was any truth in the rumour and when asked if there was any truth in the talk that his Company was contemplating a re- duction in their fares, mailingly asked, "Are our fares not low
enough now?!
THE WEATHER
* LUNGWANGMIAO CAPTURED?
Shanghai: "Reports from Tien- tsin state that the Japanese troops claim the capture of Lungwang- (Dragon King's Temple). (Continued on Paga 9.)
TEMPLE BAR
NOT FOR SALE
SMUGGLED
TO AUSTRALIA
Board Steamers In Hong Kong
MEMORIAL
TO ADMIRAL
PHILLIP
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST GOVERNOR
The memory of Admiral Arthur Phillip, RN, founder and arst Governor of Australia, was hon- pured recede when a tablet was uneviled in Bath Abbey by Lord
Bydney, July 11, The scheme for smuggling Chinese into Australia, which is believed, to have been carried on for some time was detected by customers Wakefield, Alderman of the Ward who say that parties of a dozen of Bread Street, London, where Chinese are smuggled
Phillip was born. The Admiral aboard steamers in Hong Kong and he spent his last years, in Bath, where den until they arrive at Geelong he died in 1814. Hla grave was where they are secretly taken discovered 40 years ago in the ashore at night. They are, then before the unveiling ceremony in churchyard di Bathampton, and Old Temple Bar, which used to taken by motor coach to the mar Bath Abbey Lord Wakefield and mark the boundary between the ket gardening district near City of London and Westminster, Sydney. The majority work in the and which was taken down and gardens but some are taken to re-erected in Theobald's Park. Sydney in taxicabs Hertfordshire, in 1887, is to remain
A policeman stopped a taxicab where it is."
and arrested three Chinese as pro-
Long) visited the churchyard to the Mayor of Bath (Mr.NW. F. place a wreath on this grate,
Continued on Paze, 2.)
At a meeting of the Londonhibited immigrants. They stated know the name of the ship in County Council Mrs. Ruth Dalton, court through an interpreter which they travelled to Australia. chairman of the Parks Committee, that they paid a man in Bang Their expulsion was ordered. said that a hundred acres of the Rong fifty dollars but they did not | Reuters park had recently been sold, but Temple Bar and its site were not
that Temple Bar was not for dis- included. She had been informed
posal
Bishop's Ban On Divorcees
The Bishop of Exeter. Dr. C. Curzon, told a Diocesan Confer ence at Exeter, that he would not allow the use of the Marriage Set son whose former partner was still vice in the case of a divorced per-
living.
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No one will Dr. Tuan Mao
Language
sed thay lng book
of its
China's Ministry of the Interior, found Ands English frather › annoying states the "Manchester Guardian Most of our foreign critics put
with him for not for a tőkeignér "to English, well spoken,
that Dr. Mso-lan's objections dum has the opp
good deal more, forcibly
with regard to absolute excom- synonyms, and he declar
to the richness of
in for thatance, would the munication, he added, can-mexpectedly, the
gr make of the late
leigh's postcard not surrender the principle that from being Cod deals with sinners not accord compares favour ing to their deservings, but ac- English in the cording to their needs. Just be vocabulary.
faults:
one of out
A report issued by the Royal of rain were recorded during the Observatory states that 1.18 inches
24 hours ended at 10 am yester day. This brings the year's total of 42.50 inches. to 4489′ inches, against an average
Saturday's maximum tempera
So there is to be no Maw night the fi degs with minimda
of 78 degɛ. / Zesterday cause the Church is so emphatic That Chinese is a
ensed to alied, in the was and uncompromising on the ideal language everyone will
she can afford to be merciful to Did not an English diplomat, once The at the iss hour the
Lore thos fall short of It is deliver a five-minute speech before
They rained inciple of the Gospel which a Chinese dignitary and have it the Kaw temperature, yes
at stake and, in my judg-translated by the Chinese luter. They are dége, this reading emg taken ment. the Church would indeed proter into only four pregnant 20 maw m
Tempera be in danger if, as some stem to syllables? But it is a little e Little wonder that July 11, 1935 was 21.9 degs.. desi, that principle were surren-prising that Dr. MEO-ian does not overheart. and the lowest 79.1 degs
dered
mention the usual foreign stumbs- make nothing
The ma
day; aras