HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
SOVIET RUSSIA IS JAPANESE MENACE FROM MANCHURIA
LARGE NUMBER OF TROOPS SENT TO OUTER MONGOLIA
Construction Of Two Railways Planned
SIAN, MAY 12.
A RELIABLE REPORT SAYS THAT SOVIET RUSSIA IS SEND- "ING A LARGE NUMBER OF TROOPS AND GREAT QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS BY THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY, "TO CHITA AND ULAN BATOR, IN OUTER MONGOLIA,
IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE KREMLIN IS PLANNING TO CONSTRUCT A RAILWAY BETWEEN ULAN UDE, EAST OF LAKE BAIKAL, AND HAIN BAIBULU, 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF ULAN BATOR, VIA MAIṀAICHENG AND ULAN BATOR, AN- OTHER RAILWAY BETWEEN MINUSINSK, IN THE DISTRICT OF KRASNOYARSK, AND GIBUHORANTO, ABOUT 400 KILOMETERS SOUTH-EAST OF LAKE KILGIS. VIA THE ENISEI RIVER, IS ALSO PLANNED.
The Soviet authorities have al ready mustered workers for the construction of the rallway. This is regarded as an indication of the Soviet intention of meeting the Japanese menace from Manchuria and Korea.—(International),
RECAPTURE OF AKSU
in
SPANISH WAR FRONT
CABLES
PREPARING TO
TO MEET POSSIBLE
Further Advance By Nationalists
Salamanca, May 12.
Slan, May 12. «
A communique of the Nation- About 200 Mohammedan inalist array headquarters last night surgents
Sinklang province states that Nationalist troop oc- (Chinese Turkestan) under Japan-cupied the villages of Las Planas, esc influence who captured the Luco Del Bordon and Todolella, as oasts of Aksu, north of Khotan and well as La Mata and Holocado Del close to the Soviet border, were Rer, on the boundary between the ousted by Loyalists. The move is Teruel and Castellon provinces said to have relieved the Soviet yesterday. Union as it assures the supply route
to Central China.
The Nationalists also coccupied the v ges of Pitarque and Vil- The Moslem troops have formed |larlucr and important positions uthwest of El Poba. The on the
an alliance with a number of other in th
HUNGARIAN CABINET TO RESIGN
M. Darany!
ין
Budapest, May 13. The resignation of the whole Cabines appears imminent.
REPLENISHMENT NETHERLANDS
OF CREDIT
SUPPLIES
4 כי
London, May 12.
The recent sharp curtailment
in the volume of credit 'available
in the London money market,
BABY PRINCESS CHRISTENED
Drive To Cathedral In Golden Coach
The Hague, May 12. resulting from the huge purchases Princess Juliana and Prince Bern- Princess Beatrix. daughter of
SEA
of franes" last week, is arousing hard of the Netherlands, considerable discussion the christened today at, the Groote-
Kerk
elty.
Ja
Already the authorities have dis- been purchasing bills from count houses in order to replenish. credit supplies, but as French re- patriation has latterly slowed down, some are of the opinion that the present tightness will prove only temporary especially as the position must be helped by the heavy reflux of British bank notes from France
On the other hand, some point It is expected in well-informed out that even tighter conditions circles that the Premier, M. may be witnessed the terms Daranyi, will decline to assume the task of forming a new ministry for the forthcoming. French de- and that the Regent, Admiral fence loan prove attractive, and Horthy, will in this case charge the reinforced by the decrees con-
aimed
President of the National Bank taining sound measures with the constitution of the Ca-at increasing French industrial |binet.—(Transocean). '
production.- (Reuter).
WARM WELCOME GIVEN STUDENT DELEGATES
Visitors Express Sympathy With China's Plight
A hearty welcome was extended to Messrs B. Floud and James
miscellaneous groups. The recap-lener eft many dead ture of Aksu followed skirmishes. batt, dfeld. A number of prisoners Klugmann, representatives of the World Student Delegation, by the The Soviet are said to be friendly were so taken. In addition, the local body of the Students' Relief Association last night in the Hunt with a number of troops in Sin- Nationalists captured Iglesuela Del Sing Tong at Caroline Hill. A large gathering of representatives klave. They are soldiers of the Cid. La Cuba and Mirambel where from different Chinese school organisations were present, including Rib Roate Army stationed in the the enemy lost more than province, native troops under direct dead and wounded, 200 prisoners or indirect command, the regular and large quantities of rifica and land Red forces, a mechanized force of ammunition 7,000 men 20,000 pro-Sovlet natives
400
In the coastal sector, the enemy.
bodies from Canton and Macao.
The infant was driven to the Cathedral in a golden "coach the arms of her mother.
This was the first public ap- Dearance of the baby Princess Beatrix. The coach was preceded and followed by Hussara.
Queen Wil- helmina King Leopold of the Be'glars, and other distin- guished guests drove in cars along another route but turned from Cathedral izi procession.
Princess Juliana the
Five hundred guests Alled the palm-decked Cathedral, and the baby was christened Beatrix WII- helmina Armgard.
Princess Beatrix cried loudly throughout the ceremony.
The only gift to the baby was prayer took from the church wardens,
After the christening ceremony, Queen Wilhelmina entertained the Royal guests at luncheon-(Reu- ter);
The godmothers and godfathers- are the two grandmothers, Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Armgard Zur Lippe-Blesterfeld. Princess Alice of Great Britain. King Leopold, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg. Princess Zu Erbach Schoenberg and Countess Kotze-
bue,
BRITISH CLAIM FROM MEXICO The reception commenced at 9 p.m. when the Chinese, British
French national anthems were played.
London, May 12. Britain has sent a claim to the Chairman, Mr. Lee Cheng-the China Students: Reller, AssociaMexico Government - for pesos and General Ma Chan-shan's army counter-attacks were repulsed. the
Edressed the gathering. He tion could offer tafir distinguished 400,000, being British losses in the from Manchuria.--(International). Republican Spanish troops leaving de-
led a warm welcome to the guests but a humble welcome, at-revolutions and revolts in the more than 100 dead on the battle-great gratification that they had cere one.
An, saying that it was with though it was nevertheless a sin-country. preceding
1920. The field.-(Transocean).
payment was due on January 1. learned of Its visit to China. The The Chairman pointed out the
Britain declared that a similar presence of the delegation was re-righteousness China was seeking claim by the United States had garded by all Chinese as a high and the menace Japan had brought been promptly liquidated(Reu- honour, especially at the present about-not only to China, but to ter Bulletin).
CARNAGE IN CANTON
(Continued from Page 1)
"
RED ARMY STRENGTH
Berlin, May 12. Surveying the organization of the Republican Spanish
ea
time when China was fighting des- ali peace-loving nations of the
the correspondent of the Voldsperately for its freedom and wel-world. Japan had set out upon cher Beobachter in Spain puts the numerical strength 01 the Red army at 500,000. men.
fare. Under present conditions, her conquest last year and had CHINESE STUDENTS!
each DROUGHT RUINS
Last night an unknown nümber of planes ralded the city, concen-
The Red army. he says, 13 trating on the loop line, where at divided into Ove armies. least a dozen bombs were dropped. army corps from two 10 four Shortly after, the night train from divisions, each division from two Kowloon arrived. The damage to four brigades and each brigade believed to be negligible.-(Reuter).12,500
MISSILE IN CITY
HOME HARVEST
London, May 12.
vowed to beat China to her knees," but in this she had failed'
and would fall to do despite the
atrocities committed,
"Our will to resist has
been
never
SUCCESS IN LONDON
Twenty-two
London, May 12.
Chinese students,
so strong as at present!" including Miss Chao Yuch-iseng.
the Chairman asserted. With the great-grand-daughter of the Vice-
men. The Republican Spanish army therefore consists The catastrophic results of the recent Chinese victories in south-roy Tseng Kuo-fan, received their of about 50 divisions, 170 brigades long drought throughout Englandern Shantung and other parts, it degrees at the London University
was quite evident that Japan had congregation today. Canton, May 12,
on this year's harvest were dis-
reached the end of her tether. Between them there were eleven
The raiders also released many bombs around the Tien Ho aero- drome. (Central News);
UNIVERSITY AS TARGET
and 500,000 men.
SEXTUPLETS BORN
in
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CONSTRUCTIONAL WORK
Chinese soldiers and civilians engaged in constructions) work In the neighbourhood of the Yellow River bridge., (Photo, CMP.S.).
BATTLE FOR
HSUCHOWFU
NEARS CLIMAX
600 JAPANESE PLANES DOWNED
A bomb was dropped on Tel. The correspondent points out cussed in the House, of Commons The Chairman sale that he hoped, Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) in- Cheng Road, in the eastern part that prior to the Nationalist push late on Wednesday evening.
when they returned to their coun- cluding Wu Chi-yuen, who was of the city, this morning when 16 to the Mediterranean. the civil Several members submitted to
try, the two delegates would report accounted the second most bril Japanese planes raided Canten. A war front was about 1,800 kilo the Government a plan providing what they had seen in China. liant research student of the year GIRL STUDENT OF THE CHUNG- metres long, that is to say, three a large scale of financial "assis-.
A representative of the Canton at the London School of Ecorio-
·SIAN UNIVERSITY WAS KILLED times as long as the European tance to the farmers who would student body then spoke, extend-mics. Yu Wang-teh, son of Mr. Yu AND OVER TEN CIVILIANS WERE Western Front in the Great War receive," as compensation for the tng a hearty welcome to the Yu-jen. President of the Judicial WOUNDED, and six houses were but only about 500.000 men have fallure of crops, a payment of sev- visitors.
Yuan, and Chang, Wen-tsal, the demolished, according to a pre-been engaged in the fighting on eral million pounds,
A Macao representative of the ablest student In agricultural liminary investigation.
each side. (Transocean),
The losses arc estimated at
Students' Relief Association also science.-(Reater), £10,000,000 as an inspection of the addressed the visitors and those damage reveals that the harvest, present, mentioning that since Dr. PLANES HELP TO
(Continued from Page 1)*** in some parts of the country. 5 Sun Yat-sen's death, Generalissimo
Shanghal, May 12.
the '■Beged 'delinquency of the totally destroyed and in other parts | Chiang Kai-shek had set upon the.
WIN GOLD IN
The battle for Hsuchowiu "isChinese airmen, the Japanese cap- London, May 12. worthless.
NEW. GUINEA nearing its climax, according to tive said, that they were, rudely task to create a new China to carry The wife or a peasant
As it is impossible to And suf-
Japanese despatches, which quote į shaken when it was proved that on the work of the leader of the Sagaing, in Burma, gave birth to actent feed for the cattle on the Revolution, and
(Continued from Page 1) Japanese military authorities in the Chinese fighters were often to resist the Canton, May 12. sextuplets, three boys and three pastures, it is stated that cows enemy. Japan had set out to kili
£1,000,000 worth of alluvial gold Petping as predicting the capture, their superior. In all 'branches of The National Changshan Univer-girls, yesterday, according to
re-will give 45 million litres less milk China but in the last ten months is being won at Bulole each year. within twenty-four hours, · of ; aircraftsmanship, " sity; which is situated very near ports received here. One
girl in May.
China had put up a great night. Biz dredges are in use each one Hananchen, a town on the Lang. Cases were too many to enumer». to Teh Cheng Road, was believed died.
The Minister
for Agriculture, China was not so weak as she was of them having been down in Innai Railway directly south orate, the official said, of letters and re-Mr. Morrison, has not yet made previously, "China," sald the pieces by plane. (Trans-concrete proposals for alleviation speaker. "will never be conquered
or the hardships being endured by by Japan." ... the farmers. It can only be hoped, the Minister declared, that rain will come within the next few weeks so that at least a part of the harvest can still be saved. Such a dry early summer in Eng- land has beer unknown. for 50 years. (Transoceań).
to be the tarret of the Japanese The five other babies
air attack this morning.--(Central ported to be doing well News),
ocean).
NEAR YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE
are
Chinese troops stationed in the vicinity of the Yellow River
bridge. (Photo, C.M.P.8.),
HOME CRICKET SCORES
London, May 13: Lunch scores of cricket matches played today are an follow
Cambridge University 120 v. Aus tralians 484 for 3;
'sl
́(Continued on Back Page)
INSURGENT ADVANCE CONTINUES
Farther Inland' the Insurgents
It is calculated that the field will last 15 years.
THIRTY PLANES
Tancheng.
diarles found in the pockets of The capture of Hstnanchen, if ac-Japanese airmen shot down with complished, would mean the cut-their machines, containing. pas- ting of the Lunghai Hallway be- sages expressing doubt and be- Over 30 'planes are employed on tween Hsuchowfu and Halchow.wilderment as to the wisdom of the the service to the gold-fields and It would also mark the first Jap-Japanese War:
they carry anything from tractors. anese occupation of any point on against, China. trucka" and three-ton tumble shafts this railway which
aggression
Suicidal tendencies were very
01
stretches
for dredges to horses and cattle through the heart of China from much in evidence among the ranks
and Dianos.
Mr. Macgregor has been recruit- ing natives for many years but he pointed out, yesterday that now it (is not nearly as risky as it used to be, statis
the coast of Kiangsu to Sian,
2.
of the Japanese alimen, he sáld,
During the air debacle on April 29, the official revealed, the Japan-
BONDS DRAWN AT ese had lost two of their ablest air
HANKOW
fighters in the persons of pilotman Burgos, May 11
Takahashi, who was described by The Insurgent advance was re-
In 1915 a companion of his was
Hankow, May 11, the Tapanese as one of the world's sumed this morning when General killed by a native with an axe...
Despite the heavy demand on best air fighters, and Lieutenant Franco's troops, Bghting their way
Today the natives are indented | the national treasury, the Afth Suzuki, who had led a number of southwards, cut the Loyalist com-for work on the gold-fields for drawing of the 25th Year Conso- previous attacks on Ichang, Wu munications between Teruel and rms of two or three years. They lidation Loan: (Group D was held han, Changsha, Nanchang and Albocacer, near the coast.
are paid 10/- a month and are fed here before a large crowd repre- other places, a and clothed. For each native sap-senting Government and public Many other good fighters in the gained six milles, increasing the plied the recruiter receives £12/10. interests
Japanese air force, he further de- Mr. Macgregor owns twn planta-Alle bonds with numbers terclared, were killed during recent threat to Castellon (Reutery. Middlesex 118 for 2 v. Gloucester-
motions of approximately two square minating in 061, 255, 429, 618 and air batties over. Hapeb.—(Central shire. 478:
PORTUGAL RECOGNISES"
miles." These produce about 25, 174 were drawn and will be repay- News). Somersetshire. 114 and 146. før 1
FRANCO REGIME
tons of copra a month and 120 able at the servicing banks. Y v.. Worcestershire 150;
Lisbon, May 12. natives are employed,
At the same time, bonds of the Warwickshire 213 and 28 and 0 -It is officially announced that Hampshire 232-(Reuter Bulle-Portugal has recognised the Franco
regime in Spain (Reuter)
Essex, 327 v. Yorkshire 136 for 3; Lancashire 113 for 3 v. Derby
shire 316;
Mr. Macgregor will be returning to New Guines on the Neptuna later this month;
23rd Year Tushan-Finghalang terminals of 26, 40, 42, 67 and 71. Railway Loan were also drawn becoming redeemable,
with those ending in the nve News),
(Central