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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1938.
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NATIONALIST OFFENSIVE ON
ON THE ARAGON FRONT KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
MOST EXTENSIVE ACTION
IN SPANISH WAR
ITALIAN VOLUNTEER DIVISION
OCCUPIES
VILLAGE
Madrid, March 10.
A REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL WAR.communique issued this morn“, ing says that the enemy has begun an offensive on the Aragon front on which preparations were under way since. the termina-
tion of the Teruel batile.
The attack was launched in three directions supported by huge masses of tanks, aeroplanes and guns. In one direction the enemy succeeded in breaking through and occupying the village. of Fuen- detodos.
In another direction, in the section of. Rudilla, the enemy cap- tured the heights of Santa Cruz, whilst in the third direction the Republican defenders were able to halt the attack before it reach- ̈ ed Mirabueno.
Republican anti-aircraft guns shot down an enemy pursuit plane. (Transocean),
UTMOST IMPORTANCE
Paris, March 10. Utmost Importance is attached te the Nationalist Spanish offen- sive yesterday on the Aragon front. Reports state that this is the most
action to date
extensive
the Spanish Civil War.
cording to a communique, which announces that a, Moroccan Army corps on the north wing under the command of General Yague cap- tured the village of Fuendetodos and is at present advancing along the road leading to Belchite.
In the centre section near Mon- Nationalist troops had broken alban an Italian. volunteer divi through the Republican front atsion. "Arrows" occupied the village several points by the evening, ac-of Rudillä and is now pushing on
GEN. DOIHARA REPORTED KILLED
Hankow, March 10, According to reports here which, however, still lack official con- firmation, the political adviser of the Japanese Army in China, Gen- eral Kenji Dolhara, has been kill- ed in a skirmish with Chinese Irre- gulars yesterday.—(Transocean).
to Municsa which expects to capture on Thursday.
South of Montalban, a Galician Army corps. under General Aranda,
Chautemps Cabinet Resigns
M. Chautemps.
PREMIER MAKES
FINAL APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
M. BLUM TO FORM GOVERNMENT
Camille
Paris, March 10.
Chautemps, the
French Premier, has resigned.—|
(Reuter).
CHAMBER PUZZLED
Paris, March 10. The Chautesips Cabinét resigned in a manner which has astonished and puzzled the Chamber of De- putles.
The resignation followed speech in which the Premier, M. Chautemps, appeared to make a
CONDITIONS FOR Anal appeal for support which
PLEBISCITE IN
AUSTRIA
Disfavour Felt In Berlin.
Berlin, March 10.
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seemed a prelude to a demand for a vote of confidence.
He claimed there was no press- ing treasury need and he had no doubt it would be amply subscrib- ed. The proposal for economic re- covery could not offend any Party. He said it had been argued that, it could not give plenary powers to the Ministry on too narrow a basis. "I do not oppose that argument,"
At the close of the speech M.
The form of conditions for the he said. launched an attack and seized plebiscite оп Austrian Indepen- Armalblas, five kilometres east of Vivel del Rio.
The attack of the Nationalist storm divisions, the communique continues, carried them forward on an average of 18 kilometres.
M. Leon Blum.
STATE CONTROL OF ARMS AND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
Bill Introduced In The Diet
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Tokyo, March 10.
dence was received here with con-Chautemps and his Ministers A Bill for State control of the siderable disfavour.
walked out, while some Deputies ¦ arms and aircraft industry was fri- The view quarters
of general political made frantic gestures to the Pre-troduced in the Diet yesterday by is that the
"genuine sident asking what "it was all the Government. The measure. feelings and views" of the Aus-about.
which
would place the industry trian people cannot be ascertained After the Republican, front had by this
M. Leon Blum, who will certainly under the license system, includes means. There been broken Nationalist aeroplanes guarantee that the voters will not says he will agree.-(Reuter.
is no be asked to form a Government, the following provisions, not only mercilessly attacked the vote many times and the condi- retreating troops but also tried totions under which the plebiscite is check the Republican relletta be held are described as "com-
London, March 10, columns coming up-Transocean). pletely inadequate and more than signation has not surprised the
The French Government's dangerous."
However it is admitted that by city where the event had come to taking this step Austria
be regarded as a foregone conclu- that she wishes to make herself sion. independent of peace treaties and
Civil Estimates For 1938
£8,493,400 FOR AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS
London, March 20.
The Civil estimates for 1938 are
as follows:---
ments £28,096,501;
The B.B.C. will also receive an additional sum of £610,000 in res- pect of television
foreign and
Home, law, and justice depart-language broadcasting services.
The education estimates com- pare with £15,000,000 in 1913-14.
The expenditure from the Ex- chequer and the rates combined for
Education £51,002,330;
Alr raid precautions £8,493,400;
Police £12,721,744; '
Broadcasting £3,640,000.
here
shows
NO SURPRISE
re-
Prior to learning of M. Chau-
contend
Firstly, business corporations en- gaged in aircraft manufacturing must be managed by Japanese na- tionals;
Secondly, the standardization of aircraft and accessories:
Thirdly, the exemption of air- craft manufacturing companies from income and business taxes take her fate in her own hands. temps decision the foreign ex- for Ave years;
Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg's speech change market had to
Fourthly, the exemption of im has 50 far not been published with another flurry on the franc. port duties on tools, machinery
(Reuter)."
Moderate offerings from the con.
and materials imported by air- tinent found the market virtually craft companies; without buyers, consequently the "Vienna, March 10.
have spot rate rapidly slid down to Nazi leaders instructed all Austrian Nazis not 159.62, as compared with 157.50 last to vote at Sunday's. plebiscite.night.
Reuter Bulletin).
Some interest is aroused by the fact that while discount on francs for one month ahead widened this
Austrian
NOT TO VOTE
Furthly, subsidies for the manu-. facturing of aircraft motors and propellers and new types, and ..
Sixthly, privileges to aircraft manufacturing companies of noat- ing debentures to double the amount of paid-up capital.
both elementary and higher educa- STRONG BRITISH morning to 325, compared with 300 (Reuter).
All shew considerable increases tion are estimated at £96,000,000).---. over the 1937 estimates.
+Reuter).
MR. VERNON BARTLETT ON
THE AIR
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PROTEST
Assault On Rev. A.H.J. Murray
Peiping, March 10.
It is understood that the British
last night, the rate for delivery in three months time rallied from 875 to 668 centimes.
Some are of the opinion that this reflects the belief that despite ap- pearances, there may now follow a more settled French political out- look.-(Reuter).
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SUCCESSFUL
ATTACK
STAGED BY CHINESE
Japanese Driven Back
Towards Lishih
Hankow, March 10.
Chink!, Anhwel, March 10. The recapture of Langki and Kaochun on the Anhwei-Klangsu border south of the Yangtze River has been confirmed by the arrival Traffic on the Lunghal railway has been temporarily interrupt- here of large numbers of mered between Chengchow and Tangkwan on the Shansi-Shensi-Honan chants from there.
border. This is the result of the crossing of the Yellow River by a According to these merchants small detachment of Japanese troops just north of Sreshai where the quiet prevails in these two towns Chinese blew up the dykes. The situation, however, is not regard- which are now garrisoned by
ed as critical here. Chinese forces..
HILLSIDE MURDER
But even so I was able to go I've spent a very happy, if also authorities at Shanghai are mak- round the most horribly devastated a very short, time in this Colony. ing strong representations to the
MUTINY area I have ever seen, far worse It's far more beautiful than I had Japanese Embassy regarding an than Madrid
An average of 100 refugees who and that's bad ever imagined. It is far more hos-assault by a Japanese soldier on
Chengchow, March 10.
are natives of Langki and Kang- enough, and to
Mongolian convince myself | pitable.
the Rev. A. H. J. Murray, of the under the command of Chi Feng- troops,
teh pass through here on their more thoroughly than ever, before I feel, on leaving it, rather like London Missionary Society, that, if the world allows this sort the American tourist who could Tsangchow on February 24,
athung. have mutinied against the way back to their native towns of destruction to take place with only remember Rome as the place The Rev. Murray, who is the son north Honan, according to mill-
Japanese forces at Tohsien in every day~(Central News). out even a declaration of war, the in which he saw a little yellow dog. of the "Oxford Dictionary" Mur-tary advices received here today. , Outlook
very By which I mean that I go home ray, was returning home for civilisation" is
from black, and deservedly black. thoroughly ashamed of my ignor- church when at the city gate, have cut the rear of the Japanese The mutineers. It is reported, It is only in places like Shanghalance of Far Eastern affairs and Japanese sentry shouted to him to forces who were advancing from of Hong Kong that you realise how very anxious to come back again, halt..
Tohslen towards Hsiungiengting. very interdependent people ¡in order to get-rid of that ignor
The Rev. Murray refused and a Large numbers of, the Japanese every race and colour have become,
Japanese officer was called up.soldiers have been slain how much the maintenance of
The latter insisted that he comply result of the with the sentry's request to do the Mongolian peace has become everybody's. In- terest.
his hat which he was finally fore- Newa).
troops (Central ed to do in order to proceed home. It is understood that the repre-
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two of
British and the Chinese---which
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Broker Sues Client
FAILURE TO TAKE DELIVERY OF SHARES
Chinese aircraft reinforcements rushed up to the Yellow River front spent an active time today bombing Japanese artillery and. troops positions at Fenglingtu on the north bank of the Yellow River opposite Tungkwan.
It is believed that the Japanese intend to stage a major crossing of the river at this point.
1 Further up-river, the Chinese Declaring that in view of the today claim to have staged a suc- importance of the principle in- cessful as three men one of whom was armed volved he would put his decision the river at the point near Chung- defection
counter-attack, crossing with a revolver and the other two in writing at a later date, the yan, and in co-operation with
of
with butcher's knives.
of the East Indies
his command
hery.
about
August 7-(Reuter).
"BARBAROUS INJUSTICE”
I.L.P.'S DESPATCH TO STALIN ÓN SOVIET TRIALS
terday.
I
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INTERNATIONAL
POLICE FORCE
(The Editor, Hong Kong Dally Press]
Str. I am glad to read in your
European police officers, together Plaintif was represented by. with a party of Indian and native Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, constables. proceeded to the scene Jnr., instructed by Mr. D. H. Blake, immediately on receipt of the re- of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, port, but though they were provided whilst Mr. H. G. Macnamara, in- with electric torches, their work structed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, was somewhat handicapped owing (Int., of Messrs. D'Almada and and to the darkness on the hillside, the Mason, appeared for the defen-issue of today's date, the interest- scene were the murder was coin- dant. mitted being extremely badly lit.
Up to an early hour the police were engaged in scouring the hill- side and vicinity but no arrests were reported.
COLONY FASCINATES You who live out here-you must surely forget how much there to see. You become accustomed to
The authorities, however, could Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- the 8th Route Army are driving the "KEEP THAT DOOE SHUT" Several years ago the League of the most conservative, most tradi-
the relationship between
give no information regarding the Gregor, delivered judgment for Japanese back towards Lishib, London, March 8. Nations began a series of experl-tonal, peoples in the world-the were accompanied by a request will
sentations against the assault Vice-Admiral James Somerville
motive though from an unofficial plaintif, with costs. In an action (Reuter),
Instituted against Mr. J. J. Got- mental short-wave transmission
succeed Vice-Admiral Bir source we learn that this outrage from Geneva. It had no proper makes Hong Kong an incredibly requiring Britons to remove their in-Chief
that if any regulations are issued Alexander Ramsay, Commander-while another source was very in- $1,535 damages for breach of con- was the sequel to a family fead, terres by Mr. F. L. SUva, claiming studio with nicely padded walls fascinating place: like the room from which I'm talk- ing now, and it had a door nobody most of my afternoon wandering the case of Chinese-(Reater).
So fascinating that I've spent Bach regulations are enforced in assumes
hats and bow, they be cancelled. Station Vice-Admiral Somerville sistent that the motive was rob-tract, in the Supreme Court yes- CORRESPONDENCE could shut quietly. And one day about the poorest parts of Hong a message came in from Java to Kong (buying bits of Jade and this effect: "For Heaven's sake, amber and ivory that look extreme- tell those fellows in Geneva to keeply valuable and probably aren't) that door shut." And when people and watching the varied life of the in Geneva can annoy people in streets-I've been doing that in- Java, right the other side of the stead of working out a solemn and world, by slamming a door, I would pompous talk on the future of suggest that the time has come Germany. or the resignation of when we have to alter a lot of our Mr. Anthony Eden (the most at- old ideas. to realise that, as the tractive man I've ever met in Bri- Italians say for used to say before tish politics) or the relationship
London, March 10. teach between
"These trials and killings empty the Soviet prisons of workers Signor Mussolini began to
Great Britain them something different), "all the Dominions.
languishing therein," concludes a long despatch to Stalin by the International Labour Party parliamentary group which, after re- world's one country."
Forgive me then for wandering calling their previous support of the Soviet revolution, says, “We xe- on like th's and saying so little.fuse to belleve that the men who gave all for the cause of workers And it is, you know. It's only You will forget this talk-unless have suddenly become champions' of capitalism, sples and agents of when you come out East that you I've said anything to anger or of imperialist Powers and tools of Fascist reaction. We cannot believ realise to the full how widely fend-far more quickly than I shall, that even a fraction of the sweeping accusations against the tried re- standards differ. Standards of ji shall remember it because, I re-volutionaries have any foundation, comfort and e'vilisation, of wealth pest, I've had a time here that "The very nature of their so-called confessions, the manner and and poverty. But also how funda- was both interesting and happy technique of the trials, the inconceivable character of the alleged mentally we all want the same (and you don't always get the two crimes, not only fail to convince, but they have the opposite effect. things peace in which to work for together) and I'm glad to have the It a barbarous Injustice and an outrageous travesty on elemen- ourselves and our families. Secur- opportunity of saying 80.
tary rights, and a bestial crime against the most fundamental ad- ity, as evidenced in the possession And now, if I don't stop talking,vances towards social deceny registered by mankind. The bitterest of a job. A lot of friends and so you'll be bored and I shall miss my foes of the Soviet system could never have done so much to shake
ship. So good night, Hong Kong. the faith of the working class in the ideals of socialism.”—(Router). “
on.
WIDE DIFFERENCE
and the
The Emergency Unit from Cen- tral, together with Mr. H. W. E. Heath, Ass'stant Director of Cri- minal Intelligence (Crime) went to the scene shortly after,
It was learned that the wounded inan's condition was not regarded as serious.
It was alleged that plaintiff suffered damages through de- fendant's refusal to accept any pay for 500 (Old) Telephones shares, which he had con- tracted on March 31, 1937 and delivered on June 22. HA bought the sharer for defen- dant at $32.40 each, and on the latter's
non-acceptance,
he had to sell them at 129.75, thus incurring à loss which formed the claim.
ing interview with Sr Montague Burton, and to know that he urges the formation, of an International Police Force for World Bafety, as atrongly advocated in my special | article "Art Appeal for Internation-. al Society." published in your valuable paper of Jammary 19, 1932. Bo Bir Montague says, and I |quite agree with him...~-
"In one form or another either before or after another World war, an International Police Force will have to come into being-Why The claim was for damages for should it not come now, before the Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Walsh passed breach of contract, and although flower of manhood is sacrificed, through here yesterday on their the sum involved was small, the before capital cities and cathedrale way to Bourabaya. Mr. Walsh is principle was an interesting one are destroyed and mankind de- the British Consal there and re- and possibly of some importance cimated." turning to his post after spending with regard to share, transactions
THE TSAN TAI, his leave in England.
generally,
Hong Kong, March 10.