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No. 24954. JAPAN WILL
Mr. Chen Chich, the new Chinese Ambassador to Berlin.
Soviet Border Tension Again Acute
Pelping, August 16. The situation on the Soviet- Manchukuo border is again very acute following repeated violations by Japanese troops of the Soviet border.
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BE UNABLE TO GO ON FIGHTING LONGER
Generalissimo Optimistic
About Wuhan Area
WHY GERMANY WITHDREW HELP
FRIEND OF
CHINA"
As a member of the Chin- ese Government I should ce to thank the Hong Kong Dally Press for all the help it has been to China and for being the Friend of China"," said Mr. Chen Chieb, newly appointed Chinese Ambassa – dor to Berlin, in a spécial' In- terview with the Daily Press yesterday.
Mr. Chen Chich, newly appointed Chinese "Ambassador to Berlin, in a special Interview with the Dally Press yesterday, expressed the opinion, which he said was shared by all Chinese, that the Japanese would not be able to continue the war much longer.
Mr. Chen is at present in the Colony and will be leaving for Berlin by the m.v. Gneisenau.on #August 25 In company with his daughter, Miss Ethel Chen. Madame Chen, it was learned, will join her
husband in Berlin at a later datë,
Just before he left Hankow for paganda to the effect that com- Hong Kong, Mr. Chen had an inter-munism was rampant in China, view with Generallsalmò Chiang and that was probably why the Kai-shek and he said yesterday German-Italian-Japanese Pact was that the Generalissimo was in the mude. best of health and very actively directing China's war of resistance,
"I don't think that Hankow will fall to the Japanese," he said, "and the Generalissima is very optimisils that we will be able to hold the Wahan area. We are concentrating whole strength in the defence of this sector."
Mr. Chen added that it was possible that as a result of this pact the German Government de- elded to stop the sale of munitions to China.
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IN FOREIGN OFFICE
Before he was appointed Am- bassador to Berlin, Mr. Chen was Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Leslie Ames'
Magnificent Innings At Canterbury
having field that post for about BUT AUSTRALIANS
WIN EASILY
three years. Prior to this he was
GERMANY AND CHINA Speaking about the attitude of in the Pelping Government for the German Government towards about 15 years and was also, at one China, Mr. Chen, said that Germany time. Commissioner for Foreign
friend was, traditionally, a
of Affairs and concurrently Superin China and up till last year Ger-tendant of Customs in Hankow.
Mr. Chen was educated in Japan many had helped China commer-
M. Maxim Livinoff, Soviet Com missar of Foreign Affairs, has lodged a sharp protest with Mr. cially and also from a cultural and Berlin and speaks English, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese Am-point of view. He said that the Japanese, German and
a little bassador to Moscow. emphasizing German Government had, perhaps, French in addition to his native that if the Japanese troops do not been affected by Japanese pro-language. cbserve the truce agreement, the
Soviet forces are going to take
freedom of action in settling the JEW AND ARAB
Japanese provocations.
Tension is now considered to be very critical ince the conclusion of the armistice, and bath sides are preparing for military action. It is feared fighting may resume on the border around Changku- feng.International).
JAPAN AND SOVIET BOTH PROTEST
Tokyo, August 16.
A communique issued by the Japanese Foreign Office today states that the Japanese Göy- ernment has replied to the protest which, as previously reported, M. Litvinaṁ made on Saturday to the Japanese Am- bassador, Mr."Shigemitsu, con- cerning alleged new violation of the Soviet Manchurian frontier by Japanese troops.
The reply has taken the form of
·HANGED
PRISON
IN
Jerusalem, August 16.
A Jewish policeman Schwarz. who assassinated an arab police- man in autumn Jast year was hanged today In the prison. att Akko, despite all the protests of Jewish "organisations who spared no effort on behalf of the mur derer.
today
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
DOMINION "AIR UNIT ALLIED WITH R.AF,
London, August 16. For the first time in history a unit of the Dominion Air Force will become allied to a unit of the R.A.F.
The Arab who had been sen The Air Ministry announces that tenced to death for the illegal the King has approved of No. 21 possession of arms was hanged in (City of Melbourne) Squadron of prison at Jerusalem
the Australian Citizen Air Force, Transocean).
being allied to No. 600 (City of London) Fighter Squadron of the Auxillary Air Force.
PEAK MURDER
SEQUEL
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Lord. Lloyd is honorary Alr Commodore of the latter squadron Lam Chun, the house-boy, who and Lord Huntingteld. Governo a protest of the Japanese Govern- was found guilty at the Criminal Governor of Victoria, is honorary ment in a turn against alleged Session's last month of the murder Air Commodore of the former.— viclation by Soviet troops of the of Mrs. Sybil Ruby Challinor, wife (Reuter). recent agreement. It is further of Mr. R. H. Challinor, at their stated here that M. Litvinoff's pro- residence. No. 499 The Peak, was test was based on an allegation to be executed by hanging at Hong which is dented that a Japanese Kong Prison, Stanley, early this detachment had reoccupied the morning. height to the north of nangku- The trial at the Criminal Sessions, which was before Mr. feng.
It is asserted here that Soviet Justice R. E. Lindsell, Acting Chief troops had, contrary to the terms Justice, lasted for days, the pro- of the recent armistice. taken up secution being led by Mr. John new positions within Ave metres Whyatt. Crown Counsel, while Mr. distance of the Japanese positions. H. C. Macnamara ·appeared for
—(Transocean).
the defence.
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Establishment Of Field Hospitals Contemplated
Canton. August 16.
The local community are contemplating the establishment of several field hospitals for the relief of wounded soldiers in Kwang- Aune
A detailed plan has been drawn up and it is stated that a chain of hospitals will shortly be established in the north of Kwangtong, while another chain will be erected in north Kiangst.
A substantial sum, to meet ex- penses is already available. Phy- sicians, nurses, dressers, etc. are to be recruited from Canton and elsewhere."
NEXT FLIGHT OF
MERCURY
Compulsory Military Training
Cairo, Aug. 16. Publication of a decree of the Egyptian Government, requir- Ing all students and pupils of higher technical colleges to undergo compulsory military training, is expected, accord- Ing to a statement from an authoritative quarter.
London, August 12. The Australians won their match Against Kent at Canterbury by ten wicket.
Leslie Ames, the Kent and England batsman-wicketkeep- er, played one of the best in- nings of his career when he scared 139 for Krit in their second innings,
His basting was featured by magnificent driving and.he was at the crease for 165 minutes during which he hit three sixes and 15 boundaries.
The Australians, in their frit lease of the wicket. totalled 479 and dismissed Kent for 108 In the follow-on Kent scored 37. Ames contributing 139. M Q. Waite captured five wickets for 85. The tourists scored the seven runs necessary for victory: without the loss of a wicket.(Reuter),
LUNCH SCORES
Löndón, August 16. Lunch: scores of cricket matches played today are as follows:-
Essex 132 and 320 v. Surrey 106 and 224 for 6..
Gloucestershire 204 and 105 for 2 v. Worcestershire 270 and 181.
Hampshire 150 and 63 v. Sussex 306 and 64 for 3.
Middlesex 287 and 175 for 9 de-.
Clared : Somerset 125 and 77 for
Glamorgan 129 and 111 for 3 y Northants 66 and 172.
Notts 186 and 63 for 4 v. Derby 233 and 328 for 4 declared.
Warwickshire 201 and 229 Lancashire 226 and 66 for 2.
Yorkshire 328" v. Leicestershire 69 and 125-(Reuter Bulletin).
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HANKOW, HANYANG, WUCHANG
Local Offer Gold Drive In Full Swing
CONTRIBUTIONS SO FAR SATISFACTORY
Hong Kong's “Offer Gold" campaign is meeting with very satisfactory results, said an official of the Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce yesterday. The campaign will cease official- ty on Thursday and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce itselt hus. so far collected about 820,000 National Currency.
HEAVILY RAIDED
Eighty Persons Killed, Two Hundred Injured: Watertower Is Objective
Hankow, August 16.
It is officially stated that eighty persons were killed and two hundred wounded today when 36 Japanese bombers and 20, pursuit planes heavily raided Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang.
The Arst group of bombers, numbering 18, appeared at 12.15 p.m. while the second group of 17 came on the scene half an hour later.
The water tower was the apparent objective of the raiders in Hankow as the area was heavily bombed.
Although it was officially stated that the tower itself was not. Local Chinese banks, depart-hil, many casualties were officially reported to have been inflicted ment stores and many shops are in the vicinity. | assisting in the campaign. Though the total amount so far contribut- ed has not been revealed. "it is believed that the figure, when disclosed after a check has been made will be, large,
Wuchàng city and a section of Russian and German Concessions Hanyang near the Han River #ere to enquire into and search for any also stated to have been heavlly wells, used, or disused, within the raided.
Concessions, in preparation for a' According to the official state-shortage of water supply. ment, "the casualties in the Wu- It was learned that' in one com- The contributions made 50 far chang and Hanyang bombings were pound of the former British Con- Include personal trinkets, silver- | small, as most of the populace hadį cession, no less than six such wellb ware. watches and
and fed from the areas although the were discovered.--(Reuter). local W Chinese coins and notes. Even a Japanese planes dropped two hun- sliver wash-mus has been re- dred small incendiary bombe,” ceived.
(Reuter),
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SING-SONG GIRLS DONATE $5,500 Chinese sing-seng girls in Hong Kong have donated over $5,600 in the "Offer Gold" movement, saya Central News.
260 MISSILES ·...
Hankow, August 16. During the raid, the Japanese SEARCH FOR WELLS
planes dropped no less than 260. Hankow, Aug. 16.
bombs, light and heavy, in a most. In connection with the attempted haphazard manner over various bombing of the Hankow water-parts of. Wuhan. +About 300 houses Torks interest attaches to an ad-were demolished and many more vertisement, by the Foreign Re-were set on fire-iCentral News).
This money represented the ag-sidents' Association, which appear gregate proceeds from their singed in this morning's newspapers }ing "on the nights of August 13 The advertisement urges "re-
and 14.
sidents In the former British.
(Continued, on Back Page)
"OFFER GOLD" IN NEW YORK
The Overseas Chinese held an * Offer GoldTM Campaign" In · New" York City recently. The above picture shows a Chinese national flag, over 100 feet long, being used for holding contributions from
Chinese and Americans towards China's war chest.
Canton Mayor Lodges Strong Protest
Hankow, Aug. 16. -
Ity connection with the Spaniak Government's proposal to put the question of bombing of civilians "on the agenda of the next meeting of the Inter- national Peace Campaign at Geneva, Mr. Tsing Yang-fu. Mayor of Canton, has made a strong protest against the ruthless Japanese air raids on open towns in China, according -to a Tass report from Genera I received here,
Mayor Tsang's
has protest aroused the keenest sympathy and support of many countries and no less than 59 mayors of various | States, headed by Mr. La Guàrdia, Mayor of New York, have cabled to the International Peace Cam- palgn delegates at Geneva, express- |ing "their indignation and "resent- ment of the Japanese wanton air attacks.
Bimar telegrams have also been
Defences Of JAPANESE PLANE received from London. Brussels
Wuhan
British Navy Completed
Orders New Torpedo Boats
London, August 16. Orders for 12 additional torpedo boats have just been placed with the various ship 'building firms states, an off- cial communication of the Bri- tish Admiralty.
With the placing of these orders. Great Britain exceeds her naval. programme which provided for only seven such boats
The Rector of Ahzar High School, Shelk el Maragh, declared that he wished to see all those attending his own High School subjected to the same compulsory military training In this manner the Egyptian re-
The Times reports that the new. serve of officers corps would be boats will all be comparatively formed from students of higher small vessels with a speed of 55 technical colleges and members of вед miles per hour. They are the Ahzar High School (Transatted with machine-guns and two Ocean),
torpedo tubes. E.
Several of these boats have made the Journey from England
their practical worth during the Melbourne, August 16Mediterranean "naval manoeuvres. of medical supplies is being ac-Atlantic as hitherto planned.
the│The fate Mr. Hugh Turnbull was The cost of such a vegsel in buried at Melbourne 'today. The about £50,000. When the new commodated in Hong Kong and is ready to be transported to this She is due to dy the Atlantic funeral was attended by a large orders are executed England will province at any time-(Inter-in a week's time-(Beuter Bulie- number of well-known Australian possess altogether 32 such vessels.
cricketers (Reuter Bulletin) the national).
-(Transocean).
In regard to the supply of medicine and surgical instru÷ ments, the Chinese common- ity in Hong Kong and other overseas Chiese have promised
to offer their whole-hearted' support.
London, August 18, The nying-boat Mercury, which
11s the upper part of the compo
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site aircraft, will make its next LATE MR. TURNBULL to the Mediterranean and proved
flight along one of the Empire
At present a large consignment routes Instead of ACTORY
tin).
Hankow, Aug. 16.
In a weekly memorial speech yesterday, Generalissimo Chiang. Kal-shek expressed optimismi in the future and was confident of ultimate victory,
"All defences around Wuhan are completed," said the Generalissmo. "There should be no anxiety.com- cerning the safety of Wuhan. We have to continue our work, with grim determination.”
Generalissimb Chiang appeared in the best of health-(Inter
national),
THE DOLLAR
TI, ON NEW YORK: 30-3/16. T.T. ON LONDON: 18,2.7/%d..
London Silver Market
"(Our Own Correspondent) London, August 16, London silver prices today were up 1/16 for Spot and unchanged for Forward as follows:--
Aug. 15 - Aug. 18 Forward, .19-5/16 19-5/18: Spot 19-7/16/19-1/2
SHOT DOWN NEAR CANTON
Canton. August 16.
It la revealed that a Japanese plane which took part in the second air raid on the outskirts of Canton was shot down by antis |aircraft guns this afternoon.
The ill-fated machine crashed near Tinlu station on the Canton, Samshul railway.—(Central News),
WHALE CAUGHT IN RIVER TRENT
London, August 16.
Prague, Stockholm and over 200 other cities in France as well as many other European nations.-- (International).
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
Page 3-The Services. "New all- wing aeroplane: World plan for electrical Industry Engine for ocean plane.
| Page : 4.--Judgment for plaintiff.”
Local health. Characters cu lamp bulbs. Judge reproves a jury. Tram ticket transferred [Page | 5-Chaos is synonym for Japanese occupation in North China
notes Cinema
and news. Crossword. Mary of local events.
A whale, 30 feet in length and nearly four tons in weight. was Page B-Herr Hitler hurries, back
caught in the River. Trent near | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 50 miles from the Ben last night. The whale had swum up-river and was left stranded
to Berlin for conferences, Sen- sational New York trial, Shang- bal terrorist acts" traced to Hongew.
on the sandbank Page 7-Rotarians efforts to when the tide receded (Trans-
Woman's stamp out leprosy. ocean!
death following operation. "Funeral of Mr. Julio⠀⠀ G.-V. Ribeiro. Urban Council meeting. ¡Page 3-Leading articlé: « Japan's
blind march. Pare 9 Guerilla activities in
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LORD STANLEY: ON TOUR
London, August 16. Lord Stanley, Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma; left for Canada today on a tour of the Dominion. He is opening the Toronto Exhibition on August 28.-—----| (Reuter Bulletin);
Page: 10-International tennis tournament. Home cricket. --"Best" feats" of the year, FUA baseball, Lawn bowls resulta Huge football transfer fee.