HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
ADVANCING JAPANESE
JAPANESE FORCES
AT KINHSIANG
Invaders Drown In The Weishan Lake
CHINESE RECAPTURE SEVERAL IMPORTANT POINTS
Hsuchow, May 13.
The advancing Japanese forces in south-west Shantang, moving down from Tsining and Chlahsiang, were checked last night at Kin- hsiang, where heavy fighting is now progressing.
Lt. General Kenji Doihara is directing operations in this sector, Chinese forces are attacking Chiahsfang. from the flanks, in order
to check the movements of Japanese units southward.
A detachment of Japanese troops from Lincheng, on the Tlen- tsin-Pukow Railway attempted to reach Hauchow via the Welshan Lake but met with farce Chinese resistance. drowned.
Another Japanese column, start- ing, out from Wenshang, advanced westward and claimed to have captured. Huncheng The Chinese forces there withdrew to the west and is waiting for reinforcements to stage" a counter-attack.--(Inter- national).
FIERCE FIGHTING "
Shanchow, May 13. Fierce fighting continued un abated in many parts of south Shans, Including Howma, Kuwo and Mengchengchen, along Pen River, today:
the
Large numbers of Chinese
guerillas, after crossing the Yellow
River to south Shansi, have secured 'close contact with regular Chinese forces and are launching a con- certed attack on Chiehsten, on the border of the Yienchih Lake.
Many Japanese were
THE IRONY OF FATE
GIRL STUDENT KILLED WHEN RUSHING HOME
Canton, May 13,
The death of Miss Yip Lat-lo, a student of Sun Yat-sen Quiversity, yesterday, was an irony of fate, as she was rushing home from the classroom and was killed by a
Japanese bomb, said her class-
mates
The alarm was sounded at 7.45 am, and the Japanese planes were overhead by 8.30. Classes dismissed, and Miss Yip rushed
were
A number of important points home to take shelter. She lived in from Pinglo to Yuncheng it is No. 12 Fel Ha Fong, Tak Cheng claimed, have been recaptured Street, which is about 100 yards the Chinese during the past few east of the city buildings of Sun days Central News).
Yat-sen University,
SERIOUS DROUGHT
IN ENGLAND
London, May 13.
Nearly all Britain, except the southeast, had showers of rain last night but the rainfall was not great eDough'to bring re- lier to the water shortags. Drought in many parts of the country is becoming serious.----
(Beuter Bulletin).
Herr Henlein's Sudden Trip
To London
EVOKES CROP OF SPECULATIONS
LONDON, MAX 13. THE LEADER OF THE SUDE- TEN GERMAN PARTY IN CZE CHOSLOVAKIA, HERR KONRAD HENLEIN, ARRIVED IN LONDON BY AIR YESTERDAY.
CABLES
CHECKED
THOUSANDS FROM
AMOY SEEK SHELTER HERE
(Continued from Page 1)..... Evacuation of civilians in Amdy across the strait to Kulangsu com- menced on the morning of May 10, and continued until the evening.
REFUGEE'S STORY
One of the refugees from Amoy who arrived in Hong Kong yester- day on board the sa. Fungking. | Interviewed by a representative oi the Daily Press, gave a graphic ae- count of what took place when the Japanese MAVY bombarded the island while the planes ruined murder from above,"
"The attack came with startling suddenness he said "At the fir sound of the booming of runs from the warships along the coast: a large number of Chinese rushed to the seashore to see what was tak ing place. While they stood watching, shella from the warships screamed over their heads and in a few minutes, from an interested crowd of spectators the populare became a panic-stricken crowd. | Their feelings were increased when a squadron of bombers roared overhead and dropped a barrage of which were intended to cover the landing party from the warships,
His arrival created a surprise and all evoked a crop of specula- tions on all sides. Nothing is known of the visit in official -quarters and apparently even bombs members of the Czech. Legation staff did not know Herr Henleta's Intention to visit London. Ger- man quarters also have no know ledge.
"The terror-stricken Chinese made a rush for Kulangsu and a large number of them sought Herr Henlein has come to discuss ment, to which the majority of Political observers presume that safety in the International Settle-
the Sudeten German problem them were admitted: The remain- with personal friends in Britain-der sought safety in the hills. (Reuter),
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INTERMITTENT BOMRING
悲
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U.S. Protests Germans Broke Friendship
Berlin, May 13.
The bombardment and bomb- It is learned that the American ing went on Intermittently Ambassador to Berlin has made throughout the day while the representations to Germany against sound of rine-fire between violation of the German-American the Chinese troops and the Treaty of Friendship. Japanese landing party was Under the terms of the Treaty. distinctly audible on all sides. It American subjects and American was not till late in the night that property in Germany enjoy equal little quiet was restored, and rights with those of German sub- even then there were periods when jects and property in the United the rattle of machine-guns and the States. detonations of bombs were heard."; It is understood that the United
Our informant added that he states Government wishes
surances that property of Austrian troops would soon be able to drive and German Jews of American the Japanese back to their ships, citizenship will not be appropria-
ted...
Brussels, May 13. The Sebada air lines have placed a special Junkers plane on the A freshman in the Department service between Brussels and of Economics, School of Law, Miss Leopoldsville.. in the Belgian Yip Lal-lo was well liked by her Congo. fellow students, being known as The machine carries 17 passen- SOUTH SHANTUNG "Queen of the University. She is gers and a crew of three and will was confident that the Chinese the daughter of Mr. Yip Ha-shing. make the 8.000 kilomètre trip in well-known local lawyer.
INACTIVITY ON
·FRONT
Chinese Recapture Yungchen, Strategic City
With
Bankow, May 13. " inactivity prevailing on
the south Shantung front, in the Vicinity of Talerchwang. Chinese forces are turning their attention to the Japanese column which is advancing from Mengchen, about forty-five miles Pengpu, in a direction towards the Langhal Rallway.
north-west
of
1
Two sples were caught directing the raid, althougt. Fel Ha Fong a.
five days.(Transocean),
modern style houses, is not a mill- qulet residential aliey with several WARNING AGAINST DRUG
tary objective in any sense.-(In- | ternational).
Dutch Cheer Royal Baby
The Hague, May 12. From a window in Noordeinde Palace. Princess Juliana this after- noon showed four-month-old
Latest Chinese despatches Indi- Princess Beatrix, darling of all cate that the Japanese column is the Netherlands, to a "cheering being attacked by two Chinese crowd gathered at the gates. detachments, one from Hsuchow-
yang.
DANGERS WHEN SLIMMING
To slim vigorously without proper medical supervision is to court fanger, declared Sir Edmund Spriggs recently. Sir Edmand, who is Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, was-speaking in the Bri- ish Medical Association series of lectures la the National Fitness Campaign at the Ideal Home Exhibition, London.
"Although the body can go for long periods without proper nutri- lon," he said, "Its resistance to disease is, among other ills, consider- ibly reduced, and the mental ability is affected" -"
The casual taking of slimming drugs was also a dangerous prac- tice. Health was more important than weight.
NURSERIES FOR
WAR WAIFS -
"
$2,000,000 FOR REFUGEE RELIEF
Hankow, May 13.
Hankow. May. 13. The baby Princess was still clad
The Chinese Catholic War Re- fu and the other from the west in her baptismal robes as
Dr. H. Kung. President of the her lef Society has decided to of the Tientsin-Pukow
opezi Railway, mother held her up for all the three wall nurseries at
Executive Yuan and Minister of Hankow, The latter is said to be harassing multitude to see.
Wuchang and Hanyang respec- Finance, yesterday again appro the rear of the column from
Princess Juliana was Mengchen. Tengyuan and Feng-touched by the enthusiasm of the doned infants in the war zones.
visibly tively to accommodate the "aban-priated $2,000.000 for the relletj
demonstrators,
of the increasing number of re- especially when:
The sites of these nurseries have An unconfirmed Chinese report shortly afterwards, she appeared teen chosen, and full approbation fugees in war-affected provinces. says that the Chinese yesterday on the
balcony alone to hear and assurance of protection (ob- recaptured Mengehen and, if true, 10.000 school children singing tained from the authorities of the this means the collapse of the patriotic songs-(Beater),,
three cities (Central News). daring Japanese move to cut the Lunghai Railway and Hsuchowiu | from the south.
Chinese despatches also state that Japanese troops entered Yungchen. a strategic city in south Honan, immediately south Tengshan Station on the Langhal Rallway, on the night of May 11, but claim the city was recaptured the following day.
The Japanese advance westward trom Wenshang towards Yung- chen, according to Chinese circles. is for the purpose of joining · up with the Japanese forces at Pu-
yang and Puhslen, south of Hopel, These forces are at present said to be crossing the Yellow River in an attempt to march eastward.
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JAPAN'S PROMISE TO RESPECT
CHINESE CUSTOMS' INTEGRITY
London, May, 13.
The money was allotted to the National Rellet Commission. of which Dr. Kung is the Chairman. for distribution.
News)..
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The United States admits no dis- tinction between Aryan and non Aryan Americans.(Reuter),
GUERILLAS RETAKE
FENGYANG
Hankow, May 13. Attacking the Japanese along the Tientsin-Fukow Rallway, south of Pengpu. Chinese" guerilla units last night recaptured Fengyang, the Japanese retreating to Lin- hwalkwas.
The Chinese forces destroyed the Japanese defence works and bar- racks and took away arms left be- hind by the enemy.
Japanese units at Pengpu are also harassed by the guerillas, al- i though the enemy are still holding
the town.-(International).
AUSTRALIANS
WIN AGAIN
London, May 13.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL; HOTELS
LIMITED,
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Peking
JAPANESE PLANES DROP BOMBS IN CONGESTED SECTION OF CHENGCHOW
Catholic Church Destroyed In Early Morning Raids
64
Killed: 25 Wounded
Chenschow, May 13.
· Terror reigħed in Chengchow when twenty-four Japabese planes rained more than a hundred high explosive missiles on the most con- rested sections of the city in twò successive raids at 3.05- and 19.23 this morning.
Sixty-four Chinese men and women were killed and twenty-five wounded while a total of 316 houses were either demolished or damaged.
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Bent on terrorizing the people,
the Japanese: airmen concentrated
their attack on the business and CZECH MINISTER
residential sections of the city.
The Australians beat Cambridge Both the Chinese-American - KILLED IN CAR
by
an
innings and 425
runs. Cambridge 163 (Gibb 80; Ward for 64)-(Reuter),
On Saturday next His Excellency
pital, owned by American mission- aries, and the Italian Catholic Church were made targets of their wanton attack.
Seven bombs were dropped only the hospitat
ACCIDENT
Prague, May 15.
The Deputy Foreign Minister, M.
ره
In response to a request from the Governor and Lady Northcote a few yards from the Anhwei provincial authorities, will attend the Races at Happy Another missile, landing in the Bondan Pavlu, lost his fo In Dr. Kung has allotted another Valley. In the evening they will hospital compound, killed more motoring accident near the villagé || $200,000 for the relief of war re-jbe present at the preformance than a dozen people who were Bosnish-Novi, to Yugoslavia, yez- INCOMPLETE, COMMONS, TOLD tugees in that province. Central of "Busman's Holiday" by the taking shelter there, and demolish-terday evening, according to press
| reports here. ed two houses. The terrific con- ¡YMCA. Amateur Dramatic Club.
cussion of the explosion also made The Minister, who was driving. a large gap in the walls of the himself, lost control and the car
plunged into the river: The Italian Catholic Church was closed windows of the car and The Minister's wife bashed the. Berlin, May 13, advocating Commenting on the decision of "which when pursued by other bombs, some of which scared direct the river, while the Minister and
policy completely destroyed by fifteen
succeeded in reaching the bank of the League Council on the question Powers for similar reasons has hita. More than sixty roms were two other occupants of the car of the recognition of the Italian hitherto been invariably criticised,” razed to the ground.
“UNUSUAL PICTURE OF GENEVA" hospital close by.
During Question time in the House of Commons yesterday, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. B. A. Butler, disclosed that 44 It had been found impossible during the recent negotiations with Japan to secure a definite undertaking that no change was contemn- plated in the international character of the Chinese Customs.
The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Kaki Hirota, had, however, given oral assurance that the Japanese Government had every Intention of maintaining the in-
After meeting the two columns, tegrity of the Chinese Customs to the combined force expected to the fullest extent permitted un- strike southward from the Yung der the present abnormal cond- chen area towards the Lunghal tions.
Railway in the vicinity of Lanfeng | Mr. Butler declared there was and Kaifeng-(Reuter).
nothing in the recent arrangement; with Tokyo to, justify the sugges- tion that the British Government had acquiesced in Japanese inter- ference with the Chinese Customs Cheung administration.
On Wednesday HE. the Governor and Lady Northcote will visit the Haw Par Hospital at Chau
On the contrary, the British Government had repeatedly im- pressed upon the Japanese Gov- H-Excellency the Governor, Bir ernment their interest in main- Geoffry Northcote, will be present taining in every respect the su at the annual dinner of the Hong thority and integrity of the Cus Kong Volunteer Defence Corps on toms service and a uniform" tari Friday. His Excellency will pre- for all China, applied impartially
to all nations,~~(Reuter); sent the prizes.
A
DACOITS SEIZE
BRITON
Rangoon, May 12. A Police communique issued this afternoon states that 13 armed Chinese dacofis recently kidnapped 30 persons in Ko kang State.
Twenty-three persons; have" since been released One Bri-- ton is among the seven v[0] held for ransom.
Measures have been taken. for co-ordinating action with the Chinese authorities to deal With the dacolta-(Reuter)..
USB, Marblehead called at Hong Kong yesterday but left again immediately for Amoy.
a realistic.
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were drowned.
Madame Pavlu suffered a frac- ture of the left arm and internal injuries.
M. Pavlu was until recently Czechoslovakian Minister in Mos cow-(Transocean).
conquest of Abyssinia, the semi-hitherto been invariably critised," official Deutsche Diplomatisch Poll- goes on to draw a ̈parallel between Two inmates of the Church, who tische Korrespondenz. after re-the attitude adopted by the British falled to take refuge in the dugout, marking that it was "an unusual and French Governments in this were killed. picture of Geneva" to see répre-matter and recognition of Manchu-
The hospital and church author- sentatives of Britain and France kuo by the German Government. Itles, it is learned, have wired the This polley of the German Gov-details of the Japanese rald to the | crament, says the journal, was also American and Italian Embassies KING RECEIVES
`diciated, by ⋅ the necessity of re- asking for redress.
cognising the situation existing de SIR C. LITTLE
Further along Tatung Strect, in facto and consequently implied the centre of the city, the Rotariani London, May 13... neither an unfriendly act towards High School was hit by three. His Majesty the King today re-] China nor abandonment of neu- bombs. Three persons were wound- The Royal Army Medical Corps ceived Admiral Sir Charles Little trality in a conflict in which Ger-ed by shrapnel while four houses Association held a very successful My Carnival Dance at the Hotel. Cecif on relinquishing his post as Com-many, more than other. nations, is were demolished. Pakis
mander-in-Chier
Station.
R.A.M.C. DANCE
SUCCESS
of the China really an impartial spectator who A amall bomb, which fell on a last evening The music was is torettorially and sbsolutely dis-bridge, damaged the structure and supplied by the dance orchestra It will be recalled that Bir interested in the Far East, killed fifteen people who were of the. P. and O. as. Corfu, under Charles left for Home before the The paper concludes by observing taking shelter underneath the direction of Mr. “Dicky" expiration "of his command owing that it is satisfactory to see that During the raids, the Chiese Buckley. ta ul-health. Sir Charles was in the principle of admitting and res- anti-aircraft batteries went into Spot prizes were presented dur- Shanghal during the height of the pecting facts is being recognised action and forced the Japanese ing the evening. hostilities, in that area last year as sound and necessary elsewhere. airmen to fly at a high altitude Mr. A. A. Bartom very ably filled (Reuter)
most of the time (Central, News) the role of M.C.
-(Trafisocean).