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JAPANESE DEMANDS
IN SHANGHAI
Municipal Council Takes Cognisance
Bhanghal, Jan. 6.
The Municipal Council of the International Settlement, took cog- nisance to-day of the Japanese demands previously reported namely, increase of the number of Japanese members of the police force; appointment of Japanese to lending positions In various branches, of the Municipal Counell administration and in the press.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR GAIN
'Bhanghai," Jan.: 0.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1938.
SPANISH GOVT. CHANGES
Negrin Likely To Give Up Post As Premier
Paris, Jan. 6. The racial paper. "Informa tion" asserts in its, issue of yester
Republican Spanish Government at Barcelona is imminent. The purpose of the reorganisation, ne- cording to the paper, is to give the Government a more moderate ap- pearance so that delegates of Re- pubilean Spain may claim at Geneva that the Communists had failed to establish a foothold in Spain....
In a leader the "Shanghai Even-day that reorganisation of the Ing. Post and Mercury" states, "despite the obvious-importance of the recent Japanese actions in Shanghai here is reason to hope that our local whirlwinds may speedily subside once more, and leave a broader scene of focus on primary, interest. As far as "the Regarding the first demand, In-International Settlement is con- ternational Settlement drcles state cerned. we doubt whether the that this could be mel eventually | Japanese feel it is either expedient if it could be shown that such a or potentially fruitful to engage in measure would promote public a major argument with their peace and safety. On the other foreign partners, There is too hand, it la said that it is very much chance for" cats and bruises "debatable whether an increase of and too little chance for gain. On Japanese members who have Do the other hand Japan must make local experience could prevent in-dally decisions regarding the gen- cidents such as have taken place [eral China situation. How does in the last few weeks.
this broader scene appear to sum With reference to Japanese-con-up the present situation? "heal of the Thtematiomi, Bętuje- The paper says, “further advance ment, circles close to the Munich-up river beyond, Wuhu seems stil pal Counch declare that the Inter- to be unlikely. There may be national Settlement is not Japan-bombing raids such as at Hankow tse but International and was but it does not appear probable originally British-American, and that any determined push to gain the demand can 'only be consider-['fresh territory will be made within bd by those Governments which any immediatë ̧ future. Our best created the International Settle- information is that while the ment.
Shantung occupation will continue
It is expected here that London (there is doubt whether the admit- and Washington particularly will tedly dangerous. undertaking at look into the question very Canton will be embarked upon thoroughly.
| after all.”—__
Reuter.
Transocean News Servicz.
JAPANESE MAY
JAPANESE ATTACK
"REPULSED
from.
CROSS CHIENTANG
Kinhwa, Jai, 6: Mary obser- Hsinhiang, Jan. 6: An attack on vers have the suspicion that the Linhsten on the northern Honan Japanese troops retiring from the border by Japanese, Troons Hangchow area may cross the Shuiyehchen west of Changiel or Cnfentang River at Haining and the Peipitig-Hankow Ratiway launch a drive on Sinushan and January was repulsed by the. Shaahing on the south bank of the Chinese forces detendilla the elty.
-Central Bower,
river.
They also believe that Japanese warships in Hangchow Bay may land troops on the south bank to assist in the drive.
Fighting is still goirig on around Hangchow. More Chinese artillery and Infantry units have crossed over to the north bank of the Chientan River to engage the Japanese.
BANK OF YANGTZE
-
CHINA SHOULD BE SELF-RELIANT
01
Senor Juan Negrin
Well-informed quarters. at Bar-. celona state that Senor Negrin will res'gn the Premiership and take over the Ministry of Finance and Economics, and that Senor Preto, will take over the Ministry of Defence. Negrin, so it is said. hopes that by offering his own re- signation he will succeed in per- suading two. Communist members of the Cabinet that their resigna
ons are likewise advisable in the general interest.
It is believed that in the event of Senor Negrin's résignation, either the president of the Cortes. Sener Martinez Barrio., or Senor Marcelino Demingo will take over the Premiership while the two Coinmunist members will probably be replaced by Basque and Catalan personages.-
Transocean Fens Service.
OBSTRUCT CHINESE CONSULS
Hankow, Jan. 6. The "Ta Kung Pao," influential Chinese dally here, declares in anJAPANESE editorial that while international assistance is desirable, China should rely largely upon herself in the present war of self-defence
against Japan.
Waichiaopu Protests To Tokyo
PALESTINE PARTITION
BRITISH GOVERNMENT SEEKING
TO GAIN TIME
Jerusalem, Jah.:6.
question, on the other hand it Arab opinion here considers the declares that it is not bound by the British White Paper on the Pales-scheme. This, according to the tine-partition as evidencing the British Government's intention to perpetuate the chaotic conditions In the country.
The paper "Addifan" dhserves
that while on the one, band the British Government recommends the partition scheme as the best means for solving the Palestinian
SUPPRESSION OF JEWS IN RUMANIA
Minority Treaty
Must Be Respected
Paris, Jan. 8.
Rumanlin Government's measures for the suppression of Jews continue to occupy "pro- minence in the French press. "Petit Parisien" declaring that a meeting between Mr. Eden, British Foreign Secretary, M. Yvon Delbos, Frerich Foreign Minister, and M. Goga, Rumanian Premier, will take place in Geneva on the occasion of the forthcoming League Coun cll meeting. for a detailed discus- sion of this problem. The Social- Democratic organ. "Populaire re- fers to the Rumanian Minority Treaty and insists that it must be
respected.
The British and French Govern ments, it is declared, must deal with th's violation of treaty obliga, tions and bring the matter before" the League. Council since over 1.000.000 Rumanian citizens are becoming victims of the suppres- slon..
Other French papers also at- tempt to apply the Minority Treaty to the Rumanian Jewish problem although admitting that the legal basis was vague. Traningen News. Servier.
JAPANESE RAIDERS
REPULSED
Canton, Jan. 8: Chinese anti- aircraft guns along strategic points the Canton-Hankow railway-to-day succeeded in re- pulsing a Japanese air raid and preventing serious damage to the line, according to reports received here.
The 1,000 Japanese troops in the eastern suburbs of Yuhang and the northern suburbs of Linui retreat- ed to the north of Fuyang yester- day. Both Yuhang and Linan are
The Chinese nation, it says. now clear of Japanese troops, should, unanimously resolve to 'pre- Hankow, Jan. 6: China, which Central News
serve its independence by strug enjoys d'plomate relations with FIGHTING RESUMED ON NORTHgling to the last, even if foreign Japan despite the hostilities has
Three bombers were, sighted, over help is not forthcoming, Placing sent a Note to Tokyo protesting Bocca Tigris Forts around 9 o'clock Hsuchow, Jan. 6: After a lull of too much emphasis on foreign against coercion of Chinese-Con-this-morning and were later re- several days, fighting wis resumed help, it wars, would only lead to sulates in Fermosa and Kora. connoitring around Yingtak. The on the north bank of the Yang- the breakdown of the nation's
The Note alleges that the Con-Invaders then headed towards Lai- ize River yesterday, when 2,000 spiritual independence.
sulates. In refusing to recognise tung and Wongshek.. about 100 Japanese troops north of Chuchow The paper recalls that much as the so-called Provisional Govern- kilometres north of Canton, where the Tientsin-Pukow Railway stance has been given China by ment" in Felping or fly the five- they released 10 bombs before fly- launched an attack on the Chinese the foreign Powers since the out- barred flag" are continually being ing away. Only slight damage forces at Mingkwatig and Klashan break of the Sino-Japanese hos-Intimidated by Japanese agents. was done to the tracks as most and the Japanese unit operating |tilities, but that a defnite joint The Chinese Foreign Office states of the bombs fell wide of their around Yangchow tried to push to action to check Japanese aggres
mark- Shaopo and Chaokwanpa on the son is still lacking.
Central Newn Grand Canal, military advices re-entral News, ceived here state.
on
So far the Japanese troops, 30- cording to the advices, have not bren able to make any headway on either the railway or the canal,, and fighting is still proceeding.- Central News.
KANSU, PREPARING FOR RESISTANCE
that the Chinese Consulate at Generan was raided" on the morn- ing of December 30 and a number of documents were seized, while the Chinese Consulate at Fusan was raided on January 1 and the, Con- sular staff are being forced to leave Lanchow. Jun. 6: Although still the city immediately. It is also remote from the scene of actual stated that the acting Chinese hostilities. Kansu, far-flung pro-Consul-General, Mr. Chen "Chu- vince in northwest China, spares kang. has been prevented from no efforts in preparing for re-proceeding to his post in Seoul to sistance against eventual Japanese aarume officé.“ Invasion.'
A
Forniors, are likewise complaining of Japanese interference with their lawful functions llester,
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING WUHU RAID Hankow, Jan. 5: Further detalla regarding the raid on the Wuhu
Meanwhile, Chinese Consulates at aerodrome by Chinese hombing The defence of the province has Shingishu Korea. and Taihoku planes yesterday morning were re-recently been strengthened.
programme of military training for vealed in a report just received.
Of the six Japanese planes des- one half of the able-bodied males troyed five were bombed on ground in the province has been enforced. and one was hit by machine-gun and it is expected that an ariny of be instantly fire, from Chinese planes while 300.000 men can
mobilised by next March.
Recently a road Urking Kansu und Sinklang, which is of great m!!!!ary and economic sign'ficance, has been built and thrown open to traffic,
talding of
No fewer than 75 bombs were rained by the Chinese raldera ob the aerodrome, which was heavily damaged.
The attack was a complete sur; prise to the Japanese.—
JAPANESE SHIPS. DAMAGED Hankow, Jan. 6: Two Japanese
QUIET ON PINGĦAN FRONT Heinhslarig. Jan. 6: Quiet con tinues to prevall on the Pelping- Hankow Railway front.
It la reported that Major-General
Kent Dothan, and Lieut-General Kazuki, who are directing opera- tions on this front are both at The Mohammedans in Kansu, Tzehefen on the railway in south
were once hostile to the Hopel. Chinese, now readily respond to
It is stated that there are about
Who
paper, tends to show that the Bri-. tish Government is seeking to gam time, but such a method of, pro- cedure can only caush the Arabs to lose all patience. --
A similar view is expressed by the paper "Palestine" which is the organ of the Independent Arab Na- tional Party Tracon News Service,
PRINCE MICHAEL
IS SAFE
-Bucharest Jan. 8: Prince Michael arrived safely from Constanza this morning and is now returning to Bucharest by special train which awalted him. It is understood he Lalicely to go to Greece by train.--.
lenter
IN FIERCE GALE
Sofla, Jan. 6. Somewhere off the Bulgarian coust on the Black Sen, a Ru- manian. torpedo, boat with Prince Michael of Rumania on board, is battling against a fierce gale. A dramatic message has been flush- ed to Varna to the effect that the vessel has got into difficulties and that Prince Michael is in danger.
"Crown Prince Michaej
The heir to the Rumanian thrond is en nie way to Athens to attend the wedding of the Crown Prince of Greece. and the last. message sent out by the destroyér Is that I will attempt to make the harbour at Varna, but as nothing has since been heard of her she is reported na overdue. '
Strice 5 pm. yesterday, the Ru- manian coast guard stations have been endeavouring to get · Inte touch with the missing warship. and great anxiety is being telt for
Frauen News Service. the safety of the vessel.-
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
TIME-TABLE
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UP TRAINS
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JAPAN WILL GO AHEAD TO
ATTAIN HER FIXED OBJECTIVE
Ministers Hold Conference
Tokyo, Jan. 6 milltary forces and the increasing- Following a conference between Arm determination of the four Ministers, including ine Japanese nation. On her patt, Premier Foreign, War and Navy sacrifices in the present crusade
however.; Japan is paying heavy. Ministers, Mr. Akira Cayam, Chief actuated by the desire to obtain Secretary of the Cabinet, Issued a--guarantee for lasting peace in ' statement saying "Chiang Kai- | Asia, therefore, Japan will go ahead shek's administration after the fall to attain her axed objective unless of Nanking transferred its Govern China shows reconsideration of ner ment offices to the interior where sincerity. This afternoon a free they are making a false show of and frank exchange of views took power. Judging, however, by the place between the Premier,, For- latest information the desire foreign War and Navy Minister re- Hankow, Jan. 6.
suing peace is apparently gradually garding the various measures to be Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek manifest among Chiang Kai-shek's taken in future to pursue the de-
J has ordered General Han Fu-chu's administration which la awe-struck j termination of Japan.”---- troops to Shantung not to retreat by the strength of the Japanese | Reuter. without orders and" a5 · a
result Chinese troops who evacuated Yenchowiu have returned and are
CHINESE TROOPS TO STÁY IN SHANTUNG"
・A ROUTINE MATTER.
Canton, Jan. 6. this During
morning's raid Japanese planes, dropped a number of bombs in the vicinity of Pakong- now on the Canton-Hankow Rail-clashing with Japanese forces who later rushed to examine and repair way whither repair gangs, were
are entering the city,
reinforce- Meanwhile, Chinese menta moving northward along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, from Hauchowfu have, already passed Luching southward of Yenchow, notorious for. the hold-up of the Blue Express by bandits under Bun Mel-yao in 1923,
the damage to the permanent way. Meanwhile, the air raid alarm was again sounded at 140 pm. the However, these raids are now look- raiders again going up the railway.
ed upon as a routine matter which the populace are largely unheeding and going about their busness as usual.
Bruter.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Gundre is at present audible in Thonhalen, fourteen miles to the south of Yenchowfu,
the
Orders have been given to Chinese police and Public Safety Canton, Jan.” 0.
Corps, who retreated from Tsing- Dr. P. C. Cheng and three other tao, to form small bands. for doctors and 21 nurses arrived here guatilia operations along from Batavia with nine ambulances Tintain-Pukow Railway and 94 cases of medicine the cost Reuter. for which was subscribed by the Chinese In Batavia.
warships anchored in the Yangtze the call for material and financial 800 Japanese troops at Kacyl south
It is learned that General Motors support to the Central Government of Shinchlachwang. 800 at Bhun-in Batavia supplied the truck for a prolonged war of self-defence teh, 80 at Shaho, 700 at Hantan, chassis for the ambulances at half- against Japan.
300 at Kwangluchen and 1,000 st price while free passages for the. As a result of the war, a marked Tzenslen. No additional Japanese doctors and other personnel from influx of people from other parta reinforcements have recently ar-
Batavia to China were provided by the Java-China-Japan-Line- „Jistrant
River at Wuhu were heavily dam- aged during a raid staged by a
of squadron: Chinese bombing planes on January 3 reporta from reliable sources state. Central New
TYPHOON
of the country is noted in Lanchow,rived on this front..
the provincial capital. It is Central New, estimated that there, are now over 100 000 people in the city, which was formerly very thinly populated. The following" warning was Owing to th's influx, prices ot Issued yesterday*---
commodities are soaring, and the Typhoon in about 124 deg, long, city is facing a shortage of im- E, and 11. deg. lat. N., moving ported goods- north-west,
Central News,
It has decided to proceed with the MINISTER TO ROME
nomination of a Minister to Rome Rome, Jan. 6: A communique with letters of credence addressed. says that the Rumanian Govern- to the King of Italy and the Em ment has officially informed the Deror of Abyssinia.- Italian Minister, at Bucharest that Reuter.
FRENCH CONSUL
K
BOMBS THROWN NEAR HONGKEW
PARK
Japanese Soldiers Killed
MARTIAL LAW
Shanghai, Jan,
SOOCHOW RETURNS,
TO NORMAL
Local Peace Commission Organized
"The peace and serenity the city bas enjoyed for many centuries have returned to Soocbow, the "Venice of China," the "Shanghai- United News" reported on Decem-" ber 29.
About 3000 residents have re- Eight Japanese soldiers were kill - '¡ turned to the city from the outly- ed and several injured as the re- ing areas "to live and work in sult, of bombs thrown by an un-prace under the protection of a known person this morning at 850 Peace Maintenance Commission, in the vicinity of Honghew Park. organized by the people themsel-
The explosion was so terrific that ves," the paper added. the detonation could be heard for miles around.
Only one newspaper, the "Boo- chaw Jih Paoels, being published, Four bombs were hurled from the but its circulation is rapidly side entrance north of Hongkew mounting. The price of the paper
-11 Park while about 500 Japanese a one copper. troops were undergoing exercises Order is maintained by police in and mock fights. The explosion | plain clothes, shops are doing a The French Consul, at San Sebas-caused great panic among the "rushing business" and crowds Han on behalf of his Government, Japanese: troops who ran for their throng the vegetable markets, the
Journal reported, has lodged a protest with the Span-life in disorder.
ARRESTED
Paris, Jan. 6.
lah Nationalist Government against A Japanese military lorry and the arrest of the French Consil at several bicycles were also destroyed. Trin. M. Ducoureau. It is learned Large forces of soldiers and mull-thrower is reported to be still at 1rom well-informed French quar-tary police were immediately sent large. this that a demarche has not been **ccessful.
Tránzaeran Mews, Servisn
from the headquarters of the "Owing to this incident martial Japanese marines to comb the area Jaw is being enforced. for possible suspects but the bomb-| International How Agery",