HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937.
CHINESE FIGHT STUBBORN REAR GUARD ACTION
MR. CORDELL HULL ON
ARMAMENTS RACE
Economic Policy Of U.S. Government
IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTION BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Washington, September 16.
"When and if a promising opportunity comes to bring a fall to the armaments race I hope the United States Govern- nent will be able to share in its leadership.? declared Air, Cordell Hull, Secretary of State. In instructions sent to all diplomatie and consular representatives, Mr. Cordell Hull Instructs them to make every effort to impress on foreign officials America's economic policies "and to stress the importance of their adoption by foreign countries.
Mr. Cordell Bull.
FALL OF FRANC CAUSES WORRY
Paris, Sept. 16.
It is authoritatively stated that the fund has already fallen below the point originally contemplated by the Tripartite Agreement. It is added that this naturally is source of worry and conversations are taking place with London and the United States through normal channels.
"Exchange control was out of the question but there is complete cou fidence that the attacks on the franc will be defeated by normal methods.
Considerable offerings on francs in the morning threatened to cause a further fall but the French Equalisation Fund is believed to have stepped in immediately, and kept the rate steady around 147.00 to the pound Reuter.
OIL STRIKE SETTLED
Mexico City, Sept. 16. The all strike in Porto Rico was settled after a forty-eight hou conference between representatives of the employers and employees.
The men are resuming work im- mediately pumping oll to Mexica City from the Vera Cruz emergency tanks.
It is feared that there would be
a petrol shortage If the strike was continued.-
Renter's Bulletin Service
CHINESE OFFENSIVE ON
TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE
Tsinan, Sept. 16: The Chinese have launched an offensive on all fronts along the Tientsin-Pukow railway and according to reports received here to-day, the troops are advancing rapidly northward.
Serious fighting is going on about a mile south of Hsingchi and cannon fire is audible at Yaskuan tun. A number of Japanese planes have scouted over Tsangchow, IIsingchi and Yaokuantun but no bombs have been dropped.- Central New.
FIRES HANDICAP JAPANESE PLANES
Shanghai, Sept. 8. The Chinese lines between Kiang- wan and the North Station were heavily shelled by the Japanese warships throughout the night, Early this morning. Japanese
ac-
"Through every source of per- suasion and in every" act of policy. the United States Government is exerting itself in an efort to safeguard against having
20 armaments. race develop into a catastrophic war." stated Mr. Hull. "I think "that the maintenance .0[ the most zealous and the most insistent emphasis on econo- nic questions may serve to bring nearer the day when the arma- ments race can be halted."
ON PEIPING FRONT
WHOLE COMPANIES PREFER TO BE WIPED OUT
Japanese Objective Almost Attained
Peiping, Sept. 16: Using almost every type of mechanised weapon the Japanese troops swept back the Chinese along the seventy- mile front south-west of Peiping. The Chinese, estimated at 100,000 strong, fought a stubborn reur guard action but were powerless. lacking tanks and heavy artillery. and aeroplanes.
Whole companies preferred to be wiped out instead of retreat.
The Japanese claim advances of five to nine miles and are believed to have almost attained their ob- Jective either by isolating the Chi- nese from the rallways, or foreing, a general retreat to the south.— Reuler.
CHINESE POSITIONS HEAVILY SHELLED
Shanghai. Sept. 16: The Japan- Observers are of the opinion that ese reply to the attack which the the pronouncement constitutes the
Chinese forces delivered during most direct assurance hitherto the night along the North Station given of the Government's willing and Hongkew Park front was ness to co-operate in a possible given this morning when the Chi- new arms limitation conference.nese positions were subjected to provided it is convinced by the heavy shelling from trench.mor- good faith of the other Powers and is determined to insist on constructive action towards the liberalisation of international trade and a
necessary condition thereto.- Beuter.
SIR SAMUEL HOARE VISITS DARTMOOR
tars and field guns.
"China Seems Unlikely To Get Much More Help
From The League"
---- BIRMINGHAM POST
MOVING EFFECT OF CHINESE DIPLOMAT'S SPEECH
London. September 16.
All Geneva newspaper correspondents praise the moving effect and studied, restraint of Dr. Wellington Koo's speech before the League Assembly, The Times" describes it as most skil- fully contrived to warn each great Power how their special interests will be affected by the collapse of China's indepen- dence.
The "Birmingham Post" in "a leader states:-One is bound to admit that, China seems unlikely to get much more help from the League than she "got in. 1932, China is simply using the Learne as a proper place for putting the Chinese case. Publicity of this sort even though it can hardly produce direct League action, is not necessarily to be despised quite as clearly as Japan in moving by stages. The Manchurian conquest li- quidated all foreign interests in Manchukue and if she succeeds to-day the same foreign interests will be liquidated at least to the Yellow River or perhaps even as far as the northern bank of the Yangtse. Whether even at this late hour Japan can be cheeked is a question nobody will care to answer either affirma- tively or negatively. We still suspect that given the will and courage the economic and financial worlds could be called in to redress the obviously defective balance of the naval and military world. But the wil and courage are the first requisite."
The Manchester Guardian" says that Dr. Wellington Koo has bad a long and, bitter experience of the League yet "his" statement to the Assembly was as restrained, and moderate as though China had not been the first victim of faith in collective security. Should it be decided to invoke the Advisory Committee ap- pointed in 1933 the Council Assembly will not be absolved from further interest and responsibility, the paper concludes.-Reuter.
HEAVY INDUSTRY NOT DEVELOPED
Feda Utley authoress of the re- markable book, Japan's Feet or
The Japanese spokesman stated that there was no change in the Japanese lines in this sector which is held by Japanese marines. It is further claimed by the Japan-Clay." in a letter to the "Times." ese that the Chinese forces in the points out that the joint resources Liuhong sector have been repuls ed with heavy losses after trying to check the Japanese onslaughts by a series of counter-attacks.
The Chinese, however, assert that the ruins of Lotien are now in the possession of their troops after an all night offensive.
of Japan, Korea, Manchu and Jehol in coal was only 171 tous per head against 4,070 in Britain and 276 even In India. Japan's vital question is how to pay for Imports not only in cotton, wool, tron scrap. "steel" and off but even 1 machinery. Her heavy industry THREE AIR BASES
is not developed in proportion to Meanwhile the Japanese are re- her light industry. There is an ported to have effected a landing acute shortage of skilled labour in at Klaochiao where Pootung faces engineering and she is dependent the sea, and to be constructing on the West even for automobiles. an airfield on the beach there. The Japanese adverse trade of the lowest figures on record. Scores of Chinese farmers are al-balance for the first six months
London, Sept. 16. The Home Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare continuing his visits to prisons, flew yesterday from Nor- folk to Devonshire and Inspected the Dartmoor convict prison. He found the prison comparatively empty for the present population of Dartmoor is less than 300-one
Thirty years ago there were 1200 leged to have been impressed for of 1937 already equals a record in prisoners there. Sir Samuel had the work. This gives the Japanese excess of imports, for the whole of several talks with convicts and three air bases in the vicinity of 1924 a year after the earthquake. examined their work, food, exer- Shanghai, one being off Yangtse- Meanwhile the mobilization of cise and cells. He also, inspected poo and the other on Tsung Ming large numbers of men and the and addressed a parade of prison Island, at the mouth of the Yang-removal of many women, for work officers.
British Wireless Service.
tse.--- Kenter.
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF F.M.S.
London. Sept. 16. The Colonial Office announces that Sir Roger Hall. Chief Justice
TATUNG A DEAD TOWN" Nanking, Sept. 15: Chinese mili- tary authorities here declare that despite the
Tatung. Capture of strategic railway centre in Shans, by the Japanese, the town "can be .considered "dead" as the Chinese
MORE COFFIN
"NAILS
are in control of all the hilly region Gen. Wu And Civic
overlooking Tatung.
It is also claimed that 'the Japan-
important as they will be unable
of Uganda Protectorate, has been ese occupation of Tatung is not appointed Chief Justice in the Federated Malay States in succes- to use it as a base of operations ston to Bir, Samuel Thomas who is about to retire from the service. strategic points around the town... as the Chinese now hold the other The King has approved of the apr'entral News. pointment of Mr. Justice Whitley Pulsne Judge. Straits Settlements, to be Chlef Justice of Uganda.- British Wireless Service.
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NEW ZEALAND AND SHIPPING SUBSIDY
Wellington, Sept. 18. Mr. M. J. Savage, Premier of New Zealand, referring to the ro- port that the Australian Govern- ment is laying down plans to sub. sidise a shipping concern in the Pacific, aald that he did not know
AIR RAID ON SOUTH CITY
Nanking. Sept 15. The capital was again subject to an aerial bombardment to-day when
the main
the object of Japanese planes was the densely populated south city, known "Fu Tse Miáo."
as
where the majority of Europeans uve. has not been hit by any
The western part of the town.
bombs.
The part of Nanking known as "Fu Tse Mioa," where the Nan-
Centre Bombing
Canton. Sept. 16.. Canton General Wu Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung. is greatly interest- ed in the visit carried out yester- day by a Reuter correspondent to the Civic Centre at Klangwan.
Weneral Wu was mainly respon- sible for construction of the Cen- tre and deplores news of ita damage.
In an exclusive interview with. Reuter to-day he declared:"
"The Centre has been destroyed under the iron" heel of the enemy but the dynamic spirit of the Chi-
build and fight rather than walt nese people in Shanghai is ex- pressed by their determination to
and die."
General Wu added that by des- troying material structures the
of any obstacles by which New King Municipality is situated, the enemy only strengthened a great-
Zealand could not co-operate in the scheme and added that though New Zealand is anxious to put the scherne under the best condition it will not put any money in the concern until the usefulness of the scheme has been thoroughly investigated."
He declared New Zealand will planes again went Into pass the necessary legislation in tion, dropping several tons of connection with the matter. `----- bombs. The smoke and flames, Reuter's Bulletin Service.
however, of the many fres which
were caused by the bombardment
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"greatly hindered air force opera- In this vicinity the International
tions. The North Station is still
in the hands" of Chinese troops.
The Japanese command seems to
lines are held by British troops.
A violent new battle was in pro-
only office in that region, 's very densely populated Transocean News Service.
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JAPANESE PLANES BURNED Nakning, Sept. 16. Litu Kwel-tang, former bandit who recently revolted against the Japanese, has burned and destroyed a number of Japan- ese planes, according to informa- tion received here.
Several sections along the Fel- ping-Mukdeni line have been:
Central News damaged by men under till.—
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CHINESE RETAKE-
LOTTENCHEN
er national spirit nourished by the blood of those who died on the battlefields to defend China.
Every bomb, every shell dropped on non-combatants by the Japan- ese, he declared, was another nail in their coin.
"I fully endorse the statement of Mayor O. K. Yul of Shanghai that the enemy will not be there tong" he concluded.— Reuter.
DUKE AND DUCHESS
OF KENT RETURN
London, Sept. 16.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent
in munition and other factories cannot but fall to seriously im- pair her economic crganization. - Reuter.
REVISION OF PROCEDURE
Geneva, Sept. 16. League circles opine that the submission of the Chinese appeal under Article Seventeen dealing with dispute with a non-member State will necessitate revision of the whole procedure. In particular the Advisory Committee of twenty- three members which was BS- tablished when both China and
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Japan were members of the League ABUSE OF THE RED ENSIGN IS TO
must be deemed to have lapsed. Therefore, it is expected that the meeting of the Council at 5 pm. will establish a small committee to examine the position and to submit this session. The most important a resolution at a later meeting of
feature of this development is that the question of an American ob- the committee is not
server on
BE MORE
13 the Red
DIFFICULT
...
Something, though not very
thus being temporarily registered, scandal of "British" ships whose much, has been done to stop the in Spanish ports, without any only British feature
hope of real intention of passing Ensign under which they call
the surveyor's eye and obtaining
· | permanent registration. Ukely to arise, at least not imme-parts have been instructed to refer granting the privilege of Bying All British consuls in foreign And it has no intention. of diately.― Reuter
to the Board of Trade all applica- | the Red Ensign to any ship whore tions for the temporary registra- title to be British is doubtful, tion of ships as British.
But it must give that privilege to any ship which complies with the Act of 1894.
WORLD WOOL TRADE
Consistent Improvement
The Board of Trade thinks that this will be a vauable deterrent, but admits that nothing more" can be done to stop the scandal until the Merchant Shipping Art of 1894. is altered.
TOO EASY
As has been explained, any, fer- eign ship transferred to British
CONTRABAND
A certain number of foreigners, anxious to run contraband, car→ goes under the protection of-the British Navy, will abandon the al- tempt when they realise, as they very soon will, that they will have ownership could formerly obtain | to go to the delay and expense of London, Sept. 16. the right to fly the Red Ensign taking their ship to a British port A report issued by the Imperial without visiting any British port, and "altering her to comply with Economic Committee shows that either in the United Kingdom or Board of Trade regulations as to the position of the wool trade in the Dominions, or being in- safety and health. That, at least. throughout the world is consistent-spected by a Board of Trade Sur- is the Board of Trade's chief hope. ly improving. There were increases veyor.
For a ship that complies with in production in all wool exporting
Temporary registration, lasting the regulations, and, is owned by a countries during the season 1936 for six months or until the ship's British company, is entitled to the to 1937.
first visit to a British port, could | Red Ensign. And a British com- The chief. Increases were inį be obtained from the British Con- Austraila where the production | sul-who need not be a British rose by 40,000,000 pounds. South citizen-in any foreign port. Africa had an increase of 35,000,000 The Board of Trade has good pounds and Argentina, an increase reason to suspect that ships are of 19.000.000 pounds.
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but the intensifed demand from The prices continued to rise
LIFE IN NANKING despite this advance in production'
Nanking, Sept. 15. Life to-day in the Chinese capi- all consuming countries tended to stabilise prices and to prevent tal, continuously exposed to air wide nuctuations. The stocks in attacks, is vividly described by Paul Australia at
totalled Scheffer, former editor-in-chief of June 30 14,000,000 pounds. Of these stocks the "Berliner Tageblatt? In a des- the greater part was sold during patch for that paper.
Herr Scheffer, who is at present in Nanking, writes that the only There is every indication
topic of conversation is the poss- when the, South American seasonbility of air attacks. The capital. closes at the end of Beptember un-he states, 18 surrounded by anti- sold stocks. particularly of coarse aircraft guns and listening appara- Wools, will be very small.--- British 'Wireless Service.
July and August.
ANOTHER PARIS BOMB OUTRAGE
that
Paris, Sept. 16. gress on Wednesday morning in the Shanghai, Sept. 16: According to
Another bomb outrage occurred be reluctant to employ infantry on region of the entire Chinese left latest advices from the Woosung are flying back to London from in Paris. Five men are alleged to a large scale in the area under front. According to Chinese re- front, the Chinese recaptured Lo- Paris after mined by the Chinese before their parts the Japanese have complete- tienchen shortly before dawn, to-Europe where they visited Princess into a packing case factory starts an extended tour of have thrown an incendiary bomb strategic retreat. It is asserted that ly falled in their object which was day. the lines laid by the Chinese also to close up the entire
Paul, sister of the Duchess of Kenting a fire which was put under Berious fighting is continuing In and Prince Paul, Regent of Yugo- control by the are brigade after a threaten the International con- front-
and around the strategic town.- tingent near the North Station. Transocean.
slavia-
couple of hours Central News,
Reuters Bulletin Fervice.
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Chinese
pany is any company, whoever its. directors may be, which is regts- tered under the Companies Act of 1929, and which has its registered office in England.
"SIT DOWN" STRIKE
SEQUEL
Twenty-three members of the crew of the s.s. Severn Leigh were summoned before the Hon. Comdr. J. B. Newill, D.SO., R. N. retiréd at the Marine Court yesterday morning as the result of the “st down" strike which occurred on September 9, when they disobeyed the command of the skipper, Al- bert Edward Ford, to bring the Vessel to Japan.
The reason for their disobeying tus, and fortified on a wide range. the command was that there was Machine guns are staring even
loaded on board the steamer cargo from the old wall. It is no longer which would aid the Japanese. In permissible to stroll on its top.
the present war in the North.. Herr Scheffer was an eye witness They said that they sympathised of the first Japanese air raid. The with the Chinese: Japanese bombers were not accom- Mr. R: M. King of Messrs John- panied by pursuit planes, since son. Stokes and Master appeared these were not capable of carrying for the prosecution while Mr. D. L. enough fuel to last such a long strellett was for the defense of distance. The Chinese anti-air-three of the crew. craft are was very well directed.... Mr. Strellett asked his Worship have erected a great aerodrome on
In the meantime the Japanese for a remand of 24 hours which
was granted, the month of the Tangtee and an- other at Niu, near Ningpo. This
reduces the dying time to Nanking a pursuit plane convoy possible." to one and a half hours, and makes | —Reuter's