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HONG KONG DAILY
PRESS
CABLES
JAPANESE DEMANDS MAY BE SATISFIED
PRELIMINARY CONDITION WAR-TIME ACTIVITIES
OF S'HAI AUTHORITIES
IS RETURN OF JAPANESE AREA TO INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTION
Shanghai, March 21.
The Japanese demand for increased representation in the ad- ministration of the International Settlement here will probably be "satisfied in large measure, according to informed quarters
Although no official statement is so far forthcoming, it is rellably of the International stated that the administrative authorities
citizen 55 Deputy "Settlement are prepared to appoint a Japanese
Secretary-General, and also to nominate a number of Japanese to leading positions in the police corps.
OF KWANGSI WOMEN
Busy Raising Funds For China's War Chest
Hankow, March 21.
The women of Kwangst, who are noted for their vigour and hardiness, are playing an important part in the nation's war against the Japanese invaders,
While 250 girl students from the province have marched to the with the regular soldiers, Barthern front to fight side by side those remaining in the rear are being busily engaged in war-time activities.
These activities are centred in Kwellín, provincial capital of It is, however, stressed that the Kwangsi, where is located the headquarters of the Kwangsi Wo-
MR. HALL-PATCH preliminary condition of granting men's Enemy-Resisting and National Salvation Association.
of the Japanese demands will be
the return of that part of the International Settlement now ad-
TO CONFER ON CUSTOMS ISSUE nistered by the Japanese to
Press Reports Of Agreement Are Exaggerated
Shanghai March 21.
Mr. E. L Hall-Patch, Financial Adviser to the British Embassies in China and Japan, left for Tokyo today.
It is understood that the journey is in connection with the Customs negotiations.
REPORTS IMAGINATIVE
Tokyo. March 21.
It is authoritatively learned that Japanese reports to the effect that the British and Japanese autho- rities at Shanghai and Tokyo are hearing an agreement in regard to the Customs issue are exaggerated. la stated that the Anglo-
It
International Jurisdiction, and, consequently. the abolition of specifically Japanese administration" which has been established there since the outbreak of the Sino- Japanese war.—¡Transocean).
FIRING HEARD
IN PEIPINGTM
Hankow, March 21. Foreign reports reaching here states concentrated rifle reports were beard in several parts of Felping yesterday.
Questioned by press repro- sentatives, a Japanese military spokesman merely said that the Japanese troops manoeuvring-Central News).
were
Japanese conversations were purely Clouston And
exploratory, and it is pointed out that other nations, notably the United States and France, are also Interested in the Chinese Customs. Therefore. press reports that Britain and Japan have reached agreement on certain points are largely imaginalive.Reuter).
CZECH
Companion On Way Home
Blenheim. March 20 Flying Officer Clouston and Mr. Victor Ricketts left here for Sydney at 9.31 a.m. on the first leg of their return flight to England.
OPPOSITION JOINS
GOVERNMENT Prague, March 21.
They seek to establish a record The National Union Party in Czechoslovakia, which is the Op-for the round trip, having already position Party, has now joined the made a new record flight from
Government and its leader has been given a seat in the Cabinet England to New Zealand.--(Reu- (Reuter Bulletin),
iter.) *
FUTURE OF AVIATION IN FAR EAST IS ASSURED
(Contlined from Page 17
On the resumption of the in-jot space provided in the interiors ternal air services after the out of machines for various kinds of break of hostilities, trame to and pay-load.
trunk
from the Colony assumed such pro- Actually the type of aircraft em- portions that on October 4 the ployed, the speeds maintained, and Eurasia Aviation Corporation in- the general operating questions, saugurated a daily service between have to be governed by the parti.
Hong Kong and Hankow via cular naturė of whatever Changsha, and on December 17 the route may be under review. China National Aviation Corpora- WHAT OF THE FUTURE
We have touched briefly on the. tien inaugurated a weekly service between Hong Kong and Chung- development of air Hoes in the king, to which city the capital of Far East, the organization required China was transferred after the to operate them and now let us try fall of Nanking, via Kwelyang. to visualise what the future holds Kwellin and Wuchow. This was in store. later increased to a thrice weekly Aviation all over the world is still only in its infancy and this applles particularly to this part of the world. With the development Only those intimately acquainted or long distance trans-oceanic and with civil air progress can realise trans-continental airlines there is the immense amount of detailed taking shape one mid world route work which has to be undertaken north of the equator which is des- prior to the establishment of any ined to become the main air route new commercial air route, or the of the world. opening-up of auxiliary or "feeder" services.
service.
DIFFICULTIES FACED
Madame L. Tsung-Jen, wife ofhibitions of war-time paintings and the "commander-in-chief of the cartoons, a large amount of money Chinese forces on the Tientsin-
Pukow Railway front, is the head has been raised.
of the women patriots of Kwangsi. A anique method in the fund She is staunchly supported by raising campaign is being employ- Madame Pal Chung-hs, wife of led by a Hawking Corps organised the the Chief of Staff of the Chi-by the association. This corps. nese Army.
consisting of leading officers of the Under their leadership. the as-organisation and teachers of girls sociation is forging ahead with two schools, sells all sorts of articles. main objectives, namely raising fruits and eatables made by wives funds to swell China's war chest of government officials and wealthy in restaurants. hotels, the people and collecting comforts for soldiers.
theatres. cinemas and other public every evening-Central
Through giving performances of places war-time dramas and holding ex-News).
OFF FIRINGA CASTLE PEAK WATERS
BARCELONA FREE FROM
BOMBINGTM
Barcelona, March 21. Barcelona was not bombed dur-
Canton, March 21. Several Japanese cruisers and destroyers opened fire the ing the week-end." on
coast of Po On. Just off the terri- torial waters of Castle Peak at a.m. today. All the shots fell wide. The Chinese batteries did not reply.
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SHANSI IS
NOT LOST
Foreign Observer Reports After
Tour
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
The fact that a large area in The Government stated that
Shansi and Hopel is cut off from the attempted air raids yesterday the rest of China by the Japanese
15 the raiders did not succeed
invasion does not mean that the were driven off by Government
area is lost: planes before reaching the city.
This is the conclusion of a for- The Government claim that the eign observer who has just arrived
After the bombardment, the Japanese warships proceeded to Insurgent advance was held up at in Hankow after spending three
Chekwan. The firing was to test Caspe which the Nationalists cap-months in Shansi and Hope with the Chinese coastal defence, but tured two days ago.-(Reuter Bul- the Chinese Red Army, now known no information could be gained en ⠀letin)..... the fring. International).
NO BOWING TO SENTRIES
JAPANESE REPLY TO MURRAY ASSAULT
PROTEST
Peiping, March 21.
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as the Eighth Route Army. During this time he walked 800 miles in territory nominally occupied by the
NATIONAL DEFENCE Japanese.
Oficial
BONDS
Canton, March 21. Kwangtung Provincia: National Defence Bonds will short- ly be available, according to a report from today's vernacular paper.
THE
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HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL
&
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GENERALISSIMO
IS ELECTED
HONORARY PRESIDENT
OF C.C.N.F.
Chiang Kai-shek Representing the Kuomintang,
The foreign observer left Lin- feng on December 28. Waiking north-east to the Hopel border and Crossing the Chengtai railway be- tween Pingling and Shihchia- ! Generalissimo chwan, he moved Into Western was elected Honorary President of Mr. Shao Li-tze, Director of the Hopei and reached a point only the China Christians' National Board of Publicity, stressed the 150 miles from Pelping. Then he Federation which was inaugurated close relations between Chinese moved west and southwest to at the Griffith Memorial Church Christians and the Kuomintang The bonds were issued on March Lishin, west to Fengyang, and re-jät Hankow recently with the ex-by pointing out that Dr. Sun Yat- As the result of representations ¦ 1. but as the bonds were not turned to Linfeng a few days be-press purpose of uniting thesen, Father of the Chinese Re- made to the Japanese authorities ready only. temporary receipts fore the Japanese occupation of the nation's war-time service corps in public, was a devout Christian. regarding the assault on the Rev. were then issued.
offering war service, engaging in With all the dɛnominations uniting With the exception of a few|post-war rehabilitation work and in one purpose, Mr. Shao added. towns, he said he found the entire rallying Christians of the whole a new chapter will be written in area between the four railways world for the establishment of an, the history of Christianity
China comprising North China, that is to everlasting International peace.
Many Chinese Christian leaders. say the Peiping-Hankow, Peiping-
Dr. H. H. Kung. President of the of Suyuan, Chengtai and Tunepu including Dr. H. H. Kung, Dr. C. T.Executive Yuan, was certain that rallways, under Chinese adminis- Wang, Madame Chiang Kai-ahck, the Christian Federation will per- tration, the local governments Madame Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Sun Fo. form valuable services. maintaining constant communica- | General Feng Yu-halang and Mr.
A. H. J. Murray at Tsangchow, the The official bonds will have one Japanese civil authorities have thousand bonds of $1,000 making informed the British authorities up a total of $1.000,000 20,000 in that Japanese Headquarters never $100 aplece. 40.000 in $50 apiece, issued orders to the effect that 500,000 in 310 and 1.000.000 in g5
grand total Britons and other foreigners must making up a abey the order to uncover and bow $15,000.000-(International). to sentries.
The Japanese authorities state that they have telegraphed in- structions to Tsangchow to cease such procedure if it is in force there.(Reuter)
CHINESE APPROACHING
city.
"
tion by wireless with the Chinese T. V. Soong, were elected éxecutive Foreign Minister Wang Chung- Central Government at Hankow. members of the federation. Gen-hul, who is also a Christian, was He said that he found the peo-eral Feng, the "Christian General." optimistic over the future of the resistance. campaign and arged ple living normally and their spirit was named President.. extremely high.
Chinese Christians to do their More than 1,000 Christians.
share. among whom were many foreign-
EX-REDS WIDESPREAD
YENCHOW
Hsuchow, March 21.. On the left wing along the northern section of the Tsinpu line. JAPANESE REINFORCED
the Chinese forces "crossed the The Eighth Route Army, he de-ers, attended the inaugural cere- The federation's work is seven- Chengchow, March 21.
Grand Canal and are rapidly ad-cleared, was operating-in a wide-mony which was presided over by fold: (1) spiritual mobilization, (2) stretching from southern General Feng Yu-hsiang, who. re- economic cooperation; (3) training After having been heavily rein-vancing on Yenchow on the rail- area
Charhar. forced, the Japanese forces in way,
through north-eastern presenting Chinese Christians, or youths, (4) medical relief for Another Fengchiu, about 18 miles north of
column of Chinese Shansi and south Shanst, south to pledged the fullest support to the wounded soldlers, '(5) migration of ItsChinese Government and Gen-war refugees to sparsely populated Kaifeng, will likely cross the Yellow forces, pressing on the Japanese, the Chengtal railway, with River in an attempt to cut the con- have approached Klaslang. ten headquarters at Wutal, in north-eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek in regions; (7) international publicity tact between Chinese troops on the kilometres west of 'Tsining.
eastern Shansi.
China's struggle for existence and and (7) Anancial campaign. (Cen- The Chinese forces fighting in liberation,
tral). Lunghal and Tientsin-Pukow Rail- Having met several serious re-
Shans against the Japanese in- verses at Lin, the Japanese are Japanese forces along the Pel-rushing reinforcements to west ping-Hankow Raliway have also Shantung to prepare for a fresh
first, the regular army, secondly been reinforced during the past assault on the Chinese positions-defence corps in the villages, who partisans, and thirdly, the self- few days, and large quantities of (Central News)...
examine suspects and carry the Manchurian Products Sold At travelling on the down-train from military supplies have arrived in
wounded to base hospitals in relays those areas.—(Central News):
Low Prices from village to village.
ways.
JAPANESE ARMY TRUCKS IN HEAVY RAINFALL
RIVER
Fanchang, Anhwei, March 21.
The line it is taking is. starting from London, to New York, across Because an aircraft does not re-the American continent to San quire rails like a train, or road like Francisco, thence to Honolulu and a commercial motor vehicle, it is un across the Pacific Ocean via the often, reckoned that, after a load previously unknown islands of Mid- has been put into an aeroplane, away and Wake to Guam, still fur- 'pilot gets into the machine and ther west to Manila and thence via Just fits it to the destination in-Hong Kong across the Northern dicated and that's that!
part of Indo-China and Burma and
From this main trunk route will branch out to the North and South The Japanese victims belonged the arterial routes in such a way to a party of 200 men who were that no town of any importance on their way to Hsuancheng in 10
Those who have to survey or so on across India back to Europe. ganise, and bring into operation a modern airway only wish that mat- ters could be so simple.
..
TYPE OF AIRCRAFT
A number of Japanese soldiers were drowned in a river near Wan- chih southwest of Wuhu on March 19 when the two army trucks they were riding toppled over the bridge; which had been damaged by Chi-
nese guerillas.
"RECORDING AT OBSERVATORY
a
The rain yesterday 'caused complete washout as far as the sporting programme was concern- ed.
Of course, a big problem concerns will be more than 8 or ten hours army trucks-—~(Central News). « the actual type of aircraft which flying from a junction on either CHINESE LEAVING TSUNGMING ing of St. Paul's College.
any given the main route itself or one of its ure to operate over route, either landplanes or flying principal arterica boats. Many factors may have to
ISLAND
cluded three groups comprising BEANS DUMPED IN FROM POLICE
SHANGHAI
+
REPORTS
Ma Shul-chan,
passenger
Shumchun which arrived yester- Large quantities of Manchurian day morning reported the loss of He found the Chinese Red Army, the Bhansi Provincial Authorities soy beans, said to havé evaded the a leather wallet. containing papers and representatives of the Central Customs duties, are being dumped and $31. Government working in close har- on the Shanghal market, affecting
mony
The theft of clothing and per-
from 45, Peking Road, ground
and co-operation. During the legitimate trade there, accord- his tour of Shans he saw various ing to information from Chinese Sonal effects, to the value of $82.10. famous Red Army leaders, includ-sources.
The beans have been shipped to floor, was reported to the police ing Chu Teh, Holung, Hsuh Blang-
yesterday. Shanghai from Dairen by some unscrupulous merchants, according to the report. As a result of the 3862 parked near the Star Ferry dumping, the current market price
chien, Hsun Altung, and Ling Plae. He also saw Marshal Yen Hei-shan at Linfeng.
43 MILES MARCH
A clock was stolen from car No.
Tools, to the value of $13.50,
were reported missing from car No. 3871 parked ол Hennessy Road, near Gilman's Garage, be- tween 2 and 7.30 am yesterday,
The Open Tennis championships,
The Eighth Route Army is being of this commodity has been forced between 8 and 11 am, yesterday. scheduled to be played at the Hong Kong C.C., had to be postponed, used as an offensive guerilia unit, down, The smuggled beans are as well as the annual sports meet- he declared, constantly attacking being sold at $8.20 per picul, where- the Japanese communications. He as the local market price is about Heavy rain fell shortly after described it as the most mobile $7.50. Hankow, March 21. midday and continued steadily force he had ever known. On one The supplies of this commodity The populace on Tsungming throughout the afternoon and occasion he himself marched 43 formerly came from Yangtze ports, miles in twenty hours with the but after the fall of Nanking, bean Island at the mouth of the Yangtze evening. River are fleeing in large numbers, In the early hours this morning troops, and in that time eight shipments have been mainly ob- to avold Japanese molestation. there was a thunder storm, accom-mountains were crossed.
tained from Nantungchow and Shanghal merchants are reported At the conclusion of the lecture, The Japanese troops who landed panied by a further downpour. During his tour he also had time Taungmning Island. The diminish to have purchased a large stock of All such questions may influence which was illustrated by lantern on the island before the fall of The Royal Observatory reported to call on Central Chiang Ting-wen ing supply, coupled with the steady beans from Nantungchow before the design of a new fleet of air-sides, Professor W. Brown pro-Shanghai, according to foreign re- yesterday that between noon and at Bian, the capital of Shensi pro-demands by Fukien and Kwang- the closure of the port, The BINNY craft, affecting the cruising speeds posed a hearty vote of thanks to ports, are completing its occupa-7 pm, the rainfall recorded was vince, who is directing the opera- tung merchants have forced up underselling has therefore causaja
tion (Central News),-
1.820 inches.
tions in the Bhensi area—(Reuter). the price to $7.50.
them heavy losses. to be scheduled, and the amount the speaker,
From this brief survey it will be be considered here--the geographi-seen that the future of aviation in. cal and climate mature of the route, the Far East and in China and the height or aerodromes above Hong Kong in particular is assured. sea-level, the general nature of the
SPEAKER THANKED loads that will be forthcoming.