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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938.
CHINESE GUERILLAS SLAY JAPANESE OUTSIDE CHEFOO
Mikados' Soldiers At Taierchwang Running Short Of Ammunition
LORD PERTH, British Ambassader in Rome, who is taking a principal part in the negotiations with the
Italian Government.
Britain Will
Sign Pact With Italy At Easter
ABYSSINIA ISSUE
TO COME BEFORE LEAGUE
Rome, April 5. Progress in the. Angle-Ifallan conversations will be reviewed when Lord Perth, the British Am- bassador to Rome, meets Count C'ano, Itallan Foreign Minister, at Sp.m...today..
A rigid silence is being main- tained by Ifalian officials, but it is certain the agreement will reaffirm the Gentlemen's Agreement of January 1937 whereby both sides undertook to respect the status que in the Mediterranean.
Both nations will also rea ``rm the other's rights In the Méditer- ranean, it is expected.
Italy will disclaim any designs against the Integrity of Spain, the Balearics and the Spanish colonies.
The fight of passage to all coun- trics through the Mediterranean will be affirmed, and also the rights of ships of all nations to use the Suez Canal in time of peace and waren
NILE WATERS
IRREGULARS SURRENDER
TO CHINESE
Pelping. April & Severe casualties were inflicted an Japanese naval forces during fighting ontside of Cheefoo.on April 2 and 3 by Chinese guerilla troops. Two truckloads of Japanese wounded and killed returned to Chefoo.
The guerilla forces returned to Chefoo on April 2, entered the Western section of the town and engaged the Japanese garrison, the fighting still being in progress in the afternoon, Japanese warships. hurriedly landed men in the morn- 18. and Japanese aircraft also engaged in the fight.
Three members of the Nanking
Reformed Government," who ar
rived at Pelping secretly in Japan- ese planes from Shanghai today. are discussing with Mr. Wang Keh- ming and other leaders of the "Provisional Government" a formu- la for the eventual merging of the present Peiping and Nanking governments.
The Nanking delegates include Llang Hung-chth, leader of the |Nanking Government.--(Reuter),
NO AMMUNITION
Hsuchow, April 6. The Japanese troops at Taier- chwang are running short of am- munition and provisions.
NAZIS BAN CLAQUERS
Vienna, April 6. .. The time when the prima donnas of the Vienna opera could easure themselves la lavourable reception by hiring claquers has passed because, ac- cording to a letter sent to all soloists yesterday by the, opera management, this manner of buying applause is not in keep- Ing with the Nazi conception of colture.
Henceforth, opera stars will have to rely upon, vocal ability and personality to gain ap- plause. (Transocean),
It is said that at the beginning of fighting around the town Japan- ese firing was extremely heavy but during. the last few days it has been much less intensive.
There is also a general belier that agreement will be reached for
Owing to the destruction of all the creation of machinery for the delimitation of boundaries be railways and highways leading to itween Abyssinia the
Talerchwang, the Japanese are de- Anglo- Egyptian Sudan and Kenya. Bri-pending on aeroplanes to transport provisions and ammunition to tain undertak.ng to prevent gun- running across the frontiers and their troops there. But air trans- port is extremely difficult in the that Italy guaranteeing the un-
district because of the hilly impeded flow of the Nile waters.
terrain. Spheres of influence in the Re Sea and Arabla will be defined and both sides will abstain from propaganda.
The interests of Italy will be re- spected' in the future.settlement of Palestinu.
An attempt will be made to re. strict future fortifications in the Mediterranean zone, and some Ita- lan white troops in Libya will be withdrawn.
Signature to the agreement.. is expected at Easter, after which It is expected that Britain will my proach the League to secure re- cognition of Italy's conquest of Abyssinia. (Reuter),
PREFER SWISS IN ABYSSINIA
Italy's Tempting Offers
Berne, April 6.
Yesterday, three Japanese trans- port planes dropped a large quan- lity of provisions on the Chinese positions by mistake. (Central News).
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the etc. Anglo-Italian conversations.
Blum Pleads For Money For Rearmament
TWO-HOUR SPEECH IN CHAMBER
Paris, April 5.
A great nation cannot live like a shopkeeper tossing and turning in his bed at night wondering how to meet his bills, said M. Loon Blum, French Prime Minister, in a two-
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M. Blum added that £500,000,03% elther of frightened money was hidden at home or sent abroad.
"We cannot borrow abroad; we cannot renew our foreign kans; we, wish to avold war; we must live; we must pay; we must endure.. Normal sources are insufficient; we | SATURDAY, thẹ 9th APRIL, 1938 must borrow and also take other measures to gather money."
It is expected that a division will not be reached until 3 o'clock tomorrow morning.-Retter)
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squadron of Chinese planes at a point southwest of Chuhsien yesterday morning and suffering considerable casualties. (Central News)
IRREGULARS SURILENDER
Hsuchow. Apëll, 6. A unit of Japanese-employed irregulars under the command of Chang Jul-kai, operating in south- east Shantung. has surrendered to the Chinese side."
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Japanese reinforcements rushed from Chübslen, in east Shantung. to Talerchwang were bombed by a
now arrived at Halchow, the eas- tern terminus of the Lunghai Rail- way.Central News).
China Will Never Sue For Peace, Says Sun Fo
COUNTRY UNIFIED AND PEOPLE DETERMINED TO RESIST BUT MUNITIONS MOST NECESSARY Dr. Sun Fo, Chairman of the Legislative Yuan, addressed a meeting of members of the House of Commons today.
He said that Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression was grow ing stronger and that her fighting powers were improving. The two essential conditions for victory,- unity and determination, were bel fulfilled in China today.
Every party and sect was solidly
NO DESIRE TO FIGHT
PRESS. PARLEY
Two-Day Talks in Warsaw End
Warsaw, April 6.
The German-Follsh press con ference concluded here yesterday. the sessions buying lasted two whole days.
An official communique inued yesterday evening states that the conference took place in a spirit of understanding and that both parties expressed the desire to do everything possible to further peaceful co-operation in the spirit of the German-Polish Agreement of 1934 and the minorities declara- tion of November 1937.
The Italian Government will behind the Government and all The Chinese soldier had nothing It was further recommended that rive special consideration to re- were ready to lay down their lives. to lose but a poor, miserable life. close contact be maintained be quests from Swiss citizens to set-whether, soldier, statesman, latel-whereas the Japanese was nahting tween the journalists of the two le in Abyssinis, the Swiss political lectual or student, but munitions for something he could not under-nations as a means of promoting department was informed rester- were necessary Supplies had been stand. He did not want to fight. favourable press relations" day.
received, but they must be forth but wanted to get back home as At the end of this year the Ger- Switzerland--will--also-be given coming continuously.
quickly as possible,
man and Polish Governments re- special preference in supplying Britain," "American, and other equipment and provisions to powers must help, for China's China would never sue for peace presentatives will meet in Berlin Abyssinia if these cannot be ou struggle was for world peace. 50 long as a Japanese soldier was for a new conference. tained in Italy,
Justice and the interests or the on-Chinese-ground. A 'Swiss road construction com- other powerk
China also desires Britain to pany, which had formerly received Japan expected to win the war grant her credit to enable her to large concessions from Emperor within three months, using 409,000 buy in the British market, said Mr. Haile Selassie, was assured that men. She had used 800,000 and Sun Fo
the Italian Government would do the war had gone on for nine About 50 members attended the all in its power to uphold those months, with Japan no nearer vie meeting, the majority being Con- concessions(Transocean).
tory.
sérvatives
ocean).
rans-
Mr. Sun Fo, also dealt with the military and political aspects of the present situation in China. said that Japanese might yet have to come to terras with Chin (Renter)