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"CHINA WILL DEFEND TO LAST MAN"
JAPAN'S STRENGTH
SUFFICIENT .... TO
EXPEL CHINESE
Proclamation Issued By
General Matsui
the
Shanghai, October 8: A proclamation showing that Japanese consider their strength sufficient to expel the Chinese also making it clear that the Japanese aim was at the elimination by General Matsui, of present regime, in Nanking was issued Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in Shanghal. The proclamation is taken to herald the imminence of a grand offensive into whieb every resource of Japan's armed forces might be thrown;
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"The Japanese Army is prepared to use every means in its power to subdue its opponent in spokesman explained that this meant the running of · military
machines to the fullest capacity. The objectives of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces are not only to protect Japan's vested interests, ilves and property of Japanese te- sidents in the affected areas but also to scourge the Chinese Gov- ernment and Army who have been pursuing anti-foreign and anti- Japanese policy in collaboration with Communist influences. Briefly, the mission of the Japanese Army Is to establish the foundations for
firm lasting peace in east Asia." General Matsul. in his proclama- tion, adds that the Japanese are
MONGOL TROOPS
Occupy Capital Of Suiyuan
Peiping, Oct. 8: According to a telegram received by Reuter's local once the Inner Mongollan army and other Mongol forces after oc- cupying Fallingmiao continued to advance southward and "yester- day occupied Wuchua, twenty miles to the north of Kwelhus, the provincial capital of Suiyuan,
Prince Teb, the Mongol leader, Is reported to have arrived at Pallingmiao from Pangklang by alr on Wednesday.
Pao Tuch-ching, the former re- presentatives of Prince Teh is ex- pected to arrive here next week.- Reuter.
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sorry for the many innocent per- sons who were unfortunately Hving in hostility areas but em- nbasises that the Japanese Army has no enmity against the Chinese
general. people in
However, who bear arms against those against Japan, the Japanese Army will show no mercy. General Matsu! expresses sympathy for foreign nationals who have suffer- ed from the hostilities but assures that the utmost will be done to protect their lives and property. General Matsui concludes that the Japanese Army in collaboration with the Navy is determined to clear the skies of ominous clouds and is confident that the day is not far off when the light of peace will shine again.- Reater.
RIVER STEAMERS
LEAVING CANTON
Canton. Oct. 8.
Coastal "and river" steamers which were held up in Canton owing to the closing of the Pearl River since October 1' are schedul ed to leave here this afternoon for Hong Kong and may reach there this evening.
There are five China Navigation steamers in port. the river steam- ers being Talsahn, Kwangtung, Tung On, Tin Yat. Kong So and Shing Cheong. They will leave with mails on board but, carry no passengers.
British, French and American. gunboats will remain off Shameen to protect their respective nation- als-
International News Agency,
Photograph taken after the wedding of Mr. Si Ching-chen and Miss Chow Kwal-chen at the Registry yesterday... (Photo, Cheng Studio).
Chinese People Profoundly
Moved By President
Roosevelt's
Speech
Crippling Of Potential Market Will Be Dead Loss To World
Shanghal. October 8:"President Roosevelt's support of the sanctity of human rights and treaties heartens and gratifies not only the suffering people of China, but all weak nations as well as the greater ones who realise that enduring peace can only be built ap on foundation of strict inter- national morality," said Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, in an interview at Nanking-to-day,
"This, together with the State Department's condemnation of Japanese activities in China, have profoundly moved the Chinese people," proceeded the Generalissimo, "Japan believes that she is above treaty, and codes of international laws, she demands, requires all nations to obey her dictates regarding Asia. I will refrain from criticising her motives or methods in laying waste our country which had been so well on the way to unification and rehabilitation during the last several years.”.
· Marshal Chiang warned that if, the calculated crippling of China cannot be prevented, this potential market would inevitably become a dead loss to the world and peace would never again pre-
vall in the Pacific.
He emphasised that China will continue to defend herself "even to the last man and the last inch of her territory," and added that if the signatories to the treaties concerned allowed Japan to continue that ruthless war, it would be fantamount to helping Japan to destroy China-Reuter.
BLAME!
Tokyo, Oct. 8. It is understood that the Foreign Office Is shortly Issuing a pro- clamation giving Japan's views on the Sino-Japanese conflict. A de- claration from the Diet states that Japanese action in China is one of defensive and therefore did not break the provisions of the Nine- Power Treaty and Kellogg-Briand Paet. The declaration adds that
the treaties are obsolete and not applicable under present conditions
and declares that China was the original violator of the Treaties. The declaration states that ob-
structive foreign interests started the conflict. Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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ITALY'S DELAY
Tripartite Conference Invitation
Parls, October a.
FIERCE BATTLE
IN NORTH SHANSI
Talyuan, October 8. Fierce fighting is going on in North Shansi in the vicinity of Talhsien, Yenmen Pass and Nlog- wa, which are said to be in the bands of the Chinese troops.
Japanese offensive in these sec- turs is intended to relleve the pressure on Yuanping, where 2,000 Japanese forces are Aghting an overwhelming Chinese army unt reinforcements at
Japanese
Yuanping made repeated attacks to break through the Chinese line south of the town held by three battalions. There was consider- able hand to hand fighting, re sulting in heavy casualties to both sides.
Chinese soldiers hold the view that they rather die than to yield. any territory to the enemy,- "international News Agency.
SYMPATHY!
Rome, Oct. 8.
ALL NOT ROSY IN JAPAN
COST OF LIVING UP
20. PER CENT.
Export Trade Terribly Hit: Plight Of Traders
SPECIAL "DAILY PRESS
INTERVIEWS
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That all is certainly not rosy in the garden in Japan was borne out by passengers who arrived in Hong Kong yesterday on the 3.3. Islami from the land of the "Rising Sun.
According to these passengers, although the sun rises in that fair land it has ceased to shine on the traders and business peo- ple generally,
An Indian merchant who has been in residence in Japan for three years, and is now returning for. good to Mother Indla, told · 3 "Daily"Press" reporter that within the last two months the cost of living had gone up by about 20 per cent, all over Japan. Another passenger said that so many ships had been, and are being, utilised in stich increasing numbers for the purpose of trans-
always kind to them. Nowadays, however, it seems, that spirit has been displaced by an attitude La Gayda writing in "Popuis
there was of indifference; although certainly no open antagonism. D'Italia" expresses sympathy with Japan's campaign in China which
This was probably due, thought our he asserts Is the work of purifica-And that fact was now definitely Indo-Japanese
the country has been terribly hit; | informant, to the abrogation of the trade agreement
porting troops and war materials to China, that the export trade of
tion.
He attacks the League for making itself felt on the general and even, perhaps, the attitude of condemning Japan with elosed eyes to the necessity of other peoples.—~ Reuter's Bulletin Service.
ROOSEVELT SPEECH
CRITICISED
Shanghai, October 8. 4 Tokyo dispatch stated to-day
life of the people. Large business concerns were somehow carrying on, he said, but the small trader was feeling the plach pretty badly.
the Indian Nationalists over "the Japanese adventure in China.
"Japan probably expects India, as an Astatic country, to support her in the Asiatic Monroe Doctrine which she professes to preach.. quite overlooking the fact that China, thousands of whose song
INDIANS IN JAPAN A third Indian passenger sald that what had struck him most in the recent past
was that the Japanese were not generally half and daughters she is so ruthlessly... "Asahi "
so well disposed towards Indians asking. 13 also an Asiatic nation, and
Nichi they were of yore. In days gone It is quite patent to all thinking Japanese metropolitan papers, editorially criticised the in Japan and the Japanese were
by Indians were cordially received Indians that Japan's policy has Chicago
(Continued on Back Page).
that the Nichl,"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who called speech of President
Japan to task for her aggressions' in China and violations of treaty obligations.
These papers stated that Japan could not give up her continental policy and that the United States is not qualified to say anything unless she maintains her strict
The Italian Government's delay TO-DAY'S RACES neutrality in the Sino-Japanese
in replying to an invitation to the Tripartite Spain is given prominence in the Conference regarding
French
"Echo de press, The Paris" states that in the event of Italy not agreeing to the con; ference. England and France will be forced to adopt measures the nature of which may cause Italy, to reflect. Beuter's Bulletin Service.
London, October 8. Press reports from Rome, where the joint Anglo-French demarche was made yesterday, emphasising. the aesire for an early reply to The Joint Note on the Spanish situation, indicate that the Italian reply may be expected to-morrow. British Wireless Service.
BANDAGES FOR WAR WOUNDED
Working Party Busy At St. Andrew's
The current issue of the "An- drian" (Bt. Andrew's Church ma- gazine) states:-"A Working Party to make bandages for the war- wounded has been meeting every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in the hall for the last three weeks and it has already produced a very large number of bandages. About twenty Jadles have been giving their services. At the moment there is a deartli; of material because of lack of funds. Donations for this purpose may be sent to the Vicar who will! send them to the Central Medical. Reller Committes."
Final Selections
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Wild Life. King's Warden. Honeymoon Eve.
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RACE 6 *Tempest.
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DAILY DOUBLE Rosé Queen and Twilight Star.
conflict,
The hitherto complacent at: titude of the Japanese press to- wards America is now changed to one of bitterness and sarcasm- International News Agency.
R.M.A. DORADO
R.M.A. Dorado left Kal Tak at 11.15 a.m. yesterday for Penang with two passengers, Mr. P. Well and Dr. Po Yu-pul. The plane also carried 24.802 kilos of freight and 288.546 los of mail;
DR. E. STANLEY JONES
Well-Known Writer To Visit Hong Kong
MORE FALSE REPORTS
Japanese Allegations Strongly Denied
CHINESE DEFENCES IN CHAPEI INTACT Shanghal, Oct. 8: With a com- parative lull on the Klangwan front, the Japanese to-day con- tinued to concentrate their attacks on the Chinese defences in the Chapel sector.
The Japanese rushed the Chin- ese lines at Peoshan Road and The reports appearing in the Eight Character Bridge several Japanese press in Tokyo recently times to-day but were driven back. that British planes arriving in this
A Japanese party from North Colony were flown to Canton by Szechuan Road, at 4 o'clock this Chinese plots trained in Hong morning, clashed with the Chinese Kong has brought forth an em- forces along Liuying Road where phatic dental as a result of in-ferce fighting continued for three quiries made at the Far East Fly-hours. Chinese reinforcements - ing Training School yesterday.
riving from the Cantonese Middle Following a cable from Tokyo | School launched an offensive, kill- dated October 5, containing the ing over 90 and driving the remain- report, a "Dally Press" reporter ap-ing attackers back to the Settle- proached Flight Lieut. P. H. ment. Smith, formerly of the R. A. F. Central News, and now Chief Instructor of the Far East Flying Training School which is the only "depot in the Colony where Chinese youths cán be trained, to obtain his view.s about the story:
Fit.-Lt. Smith emphatically den!- ed such groundless accusation made j Dr. E. Stanley Jones, interna- by the Tokyo press. "No," he said. tlouzlly-known writer and preacher "there has not been a British plane and the famous author of "Christ | flöwn to Canton for the last six of the Indian Road" and many months, the last one being a de- uther well-Enown books of world-monstration, flight".
wide repute, will visit the Colony on October 15. It has been ar- ranged for him to speak in all the Church of England and Free Church Schools of the Colony but hls evening meetings in Kowloon are as follws:-
NEVER FLOWN TO CANTON
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-11/16 T.T. ON LONDON: 18. 2.7/8d.
London Silver Marke
(From Our Own Correspondent).
London, October 8, London silver prices to-day were up 1/18 as follow:-
Spot Forward.
October 7 October & 19-15/18 20 10-7/8---- 19-15/14-
NEWS INDEX
The Chief Instructor also said that there might have been planes transported to. Canton by means of the rallway, "but certainly not flown there, still more not by any Sunday, October 17, European of the Chinese pilots trained here," YM.C.A. at 9 p.m.; Monday, Octo- Inquiries from the students of the cablea Der, 18, Union Church Hall, at 9 Far East, Flying Training School | Finance p.m.; Tuesday, October 19, Bt. An- | revealed that few of the already Leading Article drew's Church Hall 9 p.m.
qualined pilots trained there had Local Diary .... gone up to Nanking to join the Mail Notices Chinese Air Force at the outbreak of the hostilities. "But they dia zot fly up there, not to my know-
·ledge anyway.” said one of them.
Dr. Stanley Jones will preach at the morning service at the Union Church on Sunday, October 17, and at St. Andrew's Church at the evening service.
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