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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1938.
SOUTH CHINA CAMPAIGN
DECLARATION OF WAR
STILL CONTEMPLATED
“JAPAN INTENDS TO SEEK THE RESURRECTION OF CHINA”
Tokyo," January 30.
Declaration of war by Japan against, the Chiang Kai-shek administration is still being contemplated by the Japanese Gov- ernment, declared the Premler, Prince Konoye, yesterday after- noon in a statement in the House of Representatives.
Such a declaration, the Premier stated, depended upon the "future attitude of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek."
The Premler disclosed that negotiations were in progress be- tween the Japanese Government and foreign Powers which were supplying arms and ammunition to China. Previously, the Premier had expressed the belief that ship- ments of arms to China by third partles could be checked to a cer- tain extent by diplomatic repre- sentations.
Following the Premier's state- ment, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, said that Japan wants a Government in China which will co-operate fully with Japan und Manchukuo in the policy of op- position to the Comintern. He said that the Japanese Govern- ment intends to pursue a policy of real co-operation with those Gor- ernments which oppose the activi ties of the CominternL
SLUM HOVELS DEMOLISHED BY BOMB
Hollow. Jan. 29. The city received two visitations from a single Japanese plane to- day. The first occurred at 4 p.m.. when one bomb was dropped in the slum districts, demolishing twenty hovels. Four bodies have stace been recovered but it is believed that others are still under the debris.
An aeroplane, possibly the same "machine, again appeared at 6 pm. and dropped two missiles, but Uttle damage was done on this occasion, the bombs dropping on open spaces. There were no casualties.(Router)
21 CASES OF SMALL-POX
Mr. Hirota declared that Japan intends to seek the resurrection of China.
Referring to the shipments of war materials to China by foreign Powers. Mr. Hirota stated there were some foreign courtries who were gradually coming to under- stand the real intentions of Japan, and as a result were forbidding the exports of arms to China.
In his Interrogation, Mr. Ishi- zaka put the specific question as to whether Japan intends to ask for Impertal sanction for a de- | claration of war against China
and emphasised that he
enter-
tains the firm belief that, in order to deal a completely effec- tive blow to the Chiang Kai-shek regime, there, was no other course open to Japan but to declare war. --(Reuter).
CIVIL AVIATION IN JAPAN
Ambitious Plans Announced
Tokyo, Jan. 29. Ambitious plans to further civil aviation in Japan are revealed by Mr. Ryutaro Nagai. Minister of Communications.
Besides a five-year scheme to increase production of aircraft, 500 civilian pilots would be trained in the next Anancial year beginning cn April 1, while twenty-eight atr- flelds would be established.
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The Minister declared that ne- gotiations are going on with for-
TAXATION
PROGRAMME
FOR JAPAN
Increase In Annual Revenue
Tokyo. Jan. 29.
The Finance Ministry has decided an its taxation increases program- me, on which a formal announce- ment will be made shortly.
The programme alms to increase the annual tax revenue by 300.000,- 000 yen by increasing the tax on earned income and corporate in- come by 25 per cent.;
Reducing the exemption point in income tax from 1,200 yen per year to 1,000 yen;
By levying an excess profit duty, By increasing the rate tax on corporate capitalisation from one- thousandth to 1.5 per thousand:
By increasing the excise duty on sugar and rice wine:
By levying a 48 per cent. tax on clearing short-term transactions i stocks:
By extending the list of special merchandise Items which ure dutiable:
Reviving transit duty, and
Establishing new taxes on mat- ches and receipts from theatres and other amusement houses.- (Reuter).
NEW RESOLUTION NECESSARY
Kawagoe's Warning To Japanese People
Nagasaki, Jaz.. 29. Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japapese Ambassador to China. who arrived here from Shanghai to-day, declin- ed to discuss the present political
situation in an interview with pressmen.
Mr. Kawagoë, however, uttered a
warning to the Japanese nation against clamouring and volting ecstacles over Japanese strategies!
successes.
"It is time for the nation to ad-
stated.
eign countries for opening of in-dress itself to further efforts," he ternational air routes.
Referring to fuel supply, Mr. Shin Yoshino, Minister of Com- merce and Industry, said that the shale oil industry was being or- Twenty-one cases of small-poxganised on a commercial basis, (18 from the Victoria registration district), two of chicken pox, and one each of enteric fever, dysen- tery and diphtheria, were notified to the Health authorities on Friday.
and in addition a five-year plan had been drawn up in connexion with oll production.
This called for exploring of over eighty ollfelds and sinking of 280 wells.(Reuter).
HOW FAR ARE THE POWERS
The
PREPARED TO HELP CHINA?
Paris. Jan. 29. question of how far the powers are prepared to help China is discussed in the French press today.
A writer in "Le Petit Parisien" says that the result depends on the United States' decision, for Britain and France have definitely resolved not to go further than President Roosevelt.
The matter is extremely serious. because if the western powers have officially promised to help China, they would find themselves involved in the Far Eastern hos- tilities, and might come up against Germany and Italy.
BULWARK AGAINST
COMMUNISM
Tokyo, Jan. 30.
In the Lower House today "a member asked whether the Jap- anese Government had given thought to the question of establishing close contact with the Mohammedans in Western Asia because their geographical dis. tribution should make effective bulwark against munism.
them
com-
are
Mr. Hirota repiled, "We giving full consideration to the problem of co-operation with the Mamammedans. Our exchange of ministers with Iran had that at the back of it. We are also main- taining #t close contact with
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If the United States enters the scene it may be decisive support which will tilt the scales in favour of the 'democratic powers
Madame Tabouls, one of the best-informed of French cord- mentators, writing in Oeuvre," says that yesterday's talks were among the most fruitful that have occurred at Geneva.
The National Government will continue resistance for some time, and it will also be some time be- fore the new regime Central China is placed on a firm founda- tion."
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Mr. Kawagoe stressed the neces- sity to be prepared for rowing complexity in the situation.
"All Japanese people are required to make a new resolution to give aupport to the Government, so that It may carry the present national undertaking to a successful issue."
(Reuter).
BAN ON CAMERAS
Shanghai Jan, 29. Prospective foreign visitors to the forner battlefields around Shang- ha! were requested by the Japanese army spokesman to-day to avoid all areas except Chapel and Hung-
jao.
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BE LAUNCHED
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MR. HIROTA'S ADMISSION
IN LOWER HOUSE
"As Wide An Economic
Advance As We Can"
UNDERSTANDING WITH POWERS WITH TERRITORY
Tokyo, January 30.
Headlines in yesterday evening's papers feature the following subjects: an alleged air agreement between Great Britain and France; President Roosevelt's message to Congress; United States riavy plans; - rumours of joint aid to China by „Great Britain. France and the Soviet; a possible decision of the League to sup- port China agalast Japan; negotiations in Moscow with Dr. Sun Fa for participation of Outer-Mongols in the Chinese campaign.
There are no official comments, however, on these matters. In the Lower House, yesterday, an Ultra Nationalist stressed' the importance of Japan's "southern policies" and asked what was Japan's attitude vis-a-vis Britain regarding them in view of the delicacy of the relations between Britain and Japan.
Mr. Hirota replied; After obtaining an understanding as far as possible with Powers having territories in South China, Japan desires to make, as wide an economic advance as she (Reuter),
WAR SERVICE COMMENDED
Chinese Girls At Reception
Hankow, Jan. 29. Chinese girls dressed in smart military uniforms, many of whom have just returned from the North China and other fron 5. together with prominent members of "the Diplomatic Corps. attended a re- ception yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Federation of Chinese Women's Organisations.
Many Chinese women representa- tives spoke on the part played by Chinese girls in the present hostill- ties. The speakers emphasised that Chinese women were not only busily engaged in hospital work, but many were participating in guerilla warfare against the Japan-
ese.
The Federation issued a mant festo urging a world boycott of Japanese goods, saying that “every Japanese silk stocking or toy pur-
chased means another bullet, to kill a Chinese civillan."
An appeal was also made to wo- men of other nations to support China's war against the Japanese. Miss Agnes Smedley, the famous Amèrican communist, and Miss Anna Louise Strong also brief speeches.-(Reuter).
SPANISH WAR
made
Barcelona, Jan. 29. The Spanish Government claims that the Insurgent lines on the Teruel front have been pushed back towards Saragossa.
The town of Huesca is, stated to be almost entirely cut off, except
SHANGHAI
cat-
TERRORIST
OUTRAGES
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Shanghal, Jan. 29. 'Two terrorist outrages occurred in Shanghai this evening.
In the first, a hand-grenade was thrown into the offices of the "Sin Wan Pao," the leading Chin-
ese daily, in the central district of the International Settlement.
No damage was done, there were no casualties and no arrests were made.
The second outrage occurred when a hand-grenade was thrown at a Chinese school in the western district of the Settlement.
A male Chinese was injured, and the culprit escaped.--(Reuter).
JAPAN THANKS AMERICA
Tokyo, Jan. 29. It is understood that the For- eign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, has instructed the Ambassador in Washington, Mr. Saito, to express to the United States Secretary of State appreciation of the friendly measure taken by the United States Government in regard to the "Hiye' Maru" Efair.
A plot was recently discovered to place Bombs on the vessel in Seattle.
It is understood that Mr. Salto called on Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, on Friday for the purpose.--(Reuter).
for the road to Saragossa, which SOVIET PLOTTERS
must of the time is under Govern- ment artillery fire.-(Reuter).
BRITONS SAFE IN SHANTUNG
Guilty Plea By Eight
Moscow, Jan. 29.
All British subjects residing in parts of Shantung now under Ja- panese occupation are safe, a Ja- panese Embassy spokesman in Shanghal announced this week on the basis of an official dispatch from Tsinap. These included re- Attorney-General, sidents of Tsinan, Talan, Chowtsun told other points, he said-
The spokesman said that cameras would henceforth be banned, except to holders of special püsses.
Reason for this action is not and
Even if the negotiations have no definite result they show under- standing of the situation on the part of the democracies, of which I stated.—(Reuter). they have never before given proot when a state unjustly attacked has appealed to the League. (Reuter).
PARTY LEADERS-
ARRESTED
Athens; Jan. 28. "Fifteen party leaders, including three officers have been arrested and deported to an island follow- ing the discovery of "aubversive activities" and plots to assassinate General J. Metaxas, of the United Monarchist Party..
The men will be detained for a year. The action follows publica- tion of a proclamation which was considered likely to disturb public. order.
The situation here, however, is quiet.(Reuter).
Japanese students of Islam."- (Reuter).
(N.C.D. News).
LEAGUE TO PROVE ITS
WORTH
Useful Action To End China War
Geneva, January 29.
The Council meeting which was fixed for 11 a.m. was adjourned until 5 p.m. but the Chinese appeal, which was expected to be discussed, was removed from the agenda because Dr. Wellington Koo is awaiting instructions from his government.
Meanwhile, the principal delegations are engaged In Impór- tant consultations. Mr. Eden conferred with M. Delbos fór a long time after which both met Dr. Wellington Koo and. M. Litvinoff and renewed discussion of the Chinese appeal.
It is expected that the resolution, when eventually submit- ted to the Countll, will be a reaffirmation of that adopted · by the Assembly last October and also provide for consultations with member States as well as non-member States in any useful action to end the conflict-(Reuter).
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OVER ONE HUNDRED
"PEOPLE KILLED Munition Works Explosion Near Rome
Rome, January 30,
Over a hundred persons are dead and a thousand injured as the result of an explosion in the Segni munition works, near Tivoli, about 40 miles south of Rome, yesterday morning. These figures are given by doctors although an official communique speaks of only a "few dozen." Hundreds of dead were stil
buried in the ruins late yesterday.S. TO CONTINUE
afternoon while rescue' workers were digging frantically to ex- tricate them before dark.
NEUTRALITY POLICY
Elgnor Mussolini hurried from
Washington, Jan. 30. the wedding of his niece, Miss
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cor- Rosa Mussolini, to supervise rescue dell Hull told a press conference operations for which every am- yesterday the that U.S. had received bulance and fire brigade within
-no communication from Britnin reach had been suminoned.
Franco or Rüssla regarding the Car loads of bandages und medi-
conference between Mr. Eden, M. Twenty-five per cent of the in-cal supplies which were rushed Delbos and M. Litvinoff at Geneva dictments brought before the from hospitals in Rome were, de-
on Saturday. Concerning China, Moscow courts are unfounded, the layed by officials as they had not Mr. Hull added that the United
M. Vishinsky permita to pass the cordon and the conference of public much precious time was lost. prosecutors today.
Not a line was published about He sternly condemned the lax the disaster in the Italian evening application of the law leading to newspapers yesterday beyond an numerous abuses such BB un-official communique, issued in the afternoon, and which was publish- Seven leaders of a counter re- ed unobtrusively, in inside pages. volutionary organisation pleaded | —(Router), - guilty at Tiflis to charges of plot- ting to overthrow the Soviet regime. endeavouring to the secession of Georgia from the Boviet Union and restoration of capitalism-(Reuter), ·
tounded charges.
SOFTBALL
secure
Two games were played in the Softball International series yes- terday morning, the venue for both being the Central British Associa- tion ground at King's Park.
In the first Hong Kong advanced at the expense of the Philippines after a close-fought game by scores of 3-2; and in the second 'China "A" trounced Britain by 18-4. The second match was marred by an incident between some of the players.
States had no new foreign policy On this subject. According to State Department officially this is interpreted to mean that the Unit- ed States is not inclined to jóla in any plan which might emanate from Geneva but would continue her present policy of neutrality. (Reuter).
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MILITARY HOCKEY ENCOUNTER
At Sookunpoo on Saturday, the R.AS.C. defeated the R.A.0.C. by two goal to mil. The above picture was taken during the match..