HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
SEPTUAGENARIAN
INSPIRING SPIRIT
CONFIDENT INVADERS WILL BE DRIVEN OUT
Hankow. August 19.
"DID YOU EVER SEE A RAT SWALLOW A BUFFALŐ!"
white-haired, silver- With a humorous smile, 72-year-old bearded and moon-faced Fans Chao-chow, leader of Chinese guerilla bands in Fengyang and Tingyuan in north Anhwel, put this question to a newspaper correspondent who interviewed him yesterday on the current Sino-Japanese hostilities.
Fang recently arrived in Hankow to report to the Central authori- ties on guerilla activities in his district and to ask for replenishment of arms and ammunition.
Fang expressed confidence that China would ultimately defeat the Japanese Invaders and drive them our from Chinese territory.
CABLES
GUERILLA LEADER'S
He said that through her spies Ised immediately after the fall of had Nanking in December, when it was and other agents Japan thoroughtly studled China's mill- realised that the Japanese, would tary, financial and economic consoon extend their operations into by way of the ditions, but she had under-estimat-Anhwei either
cd the enormous Chinese man-Yangtse River or the Tientsin- power and the grim determination Pukow Railway.
and undaunted spirit Chinese people.
the of
FINE RESPONSE Response to the call to colour Asked for his opinion regarding
Farmers, work- was enthusiastic the defence of the Wuhan area.
tradesmen,
and .students the guerilla leader replied: "We ers. must not defend Wuhan by fighting others took up their farming im- around that area only. We must plements, old rifles, spears, swords throw in large guerilla bands to and even cudgels and rallied to the counter-attack the enemy
London Dissatisfied At
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Franco's Reply
London. August 18,
It is declared that the Franco Note, the full text of which it is asserted is already in the Foreign Office, has caused dissatisfaction in London, and that the British Government, after an examination of the reply, which it is further asserted was made on Tuesday even- ing, decided to suggest to General Franco that he should modity some of the clauses.
Well-informed circles consider that.. the British Government will inform the public as to the contents of the reply only when they are absolutely sure that General Franco is willing to modify the Note. -(Transocean).
Runciman's
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Although
Burgos. Aug. 19. official Nationalist quarters are still silent about the contents of the Note communicated
Problems In to the British Agent, Sir Robert Czechoslovakia
'Prague, August 19. The scope of Lord Runcl- man's cares, ranging from local incidents to International pa licy, is proved by the problems with which he is dealing to- day.
Hodgson, on Tuesday, it is learned from well-informed circles that the reply to the proposal of with drawal of the foreign volunteers is inspired by the spirit of goodwill.
The Franco. Government is sald to have submitted positive pro- posals, important not only for the present state of war, but also after the restoration of peace. The Note contains concrete" proposals The Sudeten leader, Herr Henlein for an improvement of the con- have raised thedition of the civilian population is reported to
a tause. They inflicted heavy losses question of Czechoslovakia's for- and for protection of the inter- Peiping: Tientsin, Nanking, Shang./on the Japanese by night calda eign relations which seems to be national trade, within limits neces-!
hal, Shansi, Shantung, and even the North-eastern provinces."
CUT SNAKE IN PIECES Drawing another interesting
he
"The stated: analogy snaks's head may be very pol- sonous, but if its body is cut Into pieces it won't be able to do much."
Recounting Chinese guerilla ac- tivities in north Anhwer, he said that the moblie bands were organ-
MEXICAN OIL
CONFISCATED
Rotterdam, Aug. 19.
A
Mexican carro of
oli. totalling 1,000 toris, was con- fiscated here yesterday by onder of a District Court, following an application by the Mexican Eagle Company, one of the companies whose oil was ex- propriated by the MexiORN Government.
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and surprise attacks, and disrupting communication" lines.
"They even employ tricks to trap the Japanese." said Fang. "Young fighters, disguised as girls, often lure small bands of -places Japanese soldiers to where other guerillas are hid- ing and then attack them." (Central News).
LINE MENACED
Tunki. August 19.
by
coming more and more into the sary for prevention of arms' smug- foreground of the negociations.
gling. Well-informed observers con
Well-informed circles declare
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the Czechs are not prepared to ac- cept dictation in the matter of their foreign relations.-(Reuter).- CZECH CONCESSIONS
The
the
goes beyond the scope of purely Spanish problems and is of tunda- mental Importance for the safety jot civilisation of the occidental
world.
Prague, August 19. concessions which Franco's Note is said to em- Czech. Government is prepared to phasise the principle of Spanish
Sudeten grant to
Germans is independence, according to which, understood to include the appoint-Spain will never tolerate inter- In view of the increasing menacement in the near future of officials national
German nationality in dis-with... the sovereign rights of ar Chinese guerillas the Japanese of have sent additional troops to tricts where the majority of the Spain.--(Transocean). various stations along the Nanking-population are Sudeten Germans." Shanghai Railway.
In some sta- Two pests as District Governors
tions dugouts have been bull as a will be allotted to Germans at an air early date. while slx vice-Post- precaution against Chinese ralds.
masterships will be appointed in
in towns
Sudeten territory- Reuter Bulletin).
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It is learned that on August 15 Chinese guerillas launched a sud- den attack on Kayung, 22 miles suutheast of Nanking (Central Newst. e
DUTCH ROYAL
The Company asserts that the COUPLE WILL
oll was from one of its wells.
The Mexican Government has VISIT ENGLAND
appealed against the expropria-:
tion, and the case has been set
down for hearing before a Civil Court in Dordtrecht on Saturday. -(Transocean)
WAR SITUATION REVIEWED
Continued, from Page 1)
suffered by the Japanese in their attempts to storm the Chinese
London, August 19. Princess Julians and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands will visit England in the first week of October.
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BRITISH PASSPORT OFFICER HELD
Berlin, August 19. Nazi puiice have arrested
British Captain Kendrick.
In Passport Control Officer Vienna for the past Seych years.
Captain Kendrick was en route to England from Vienna when, shortly after crossing the Austrian border, German police arrested him and took him back to the Austrian capital, where he is being kept in custody.
Wireless).
BRITISH FROTEST
+
TIPTOE
In Anticipation Of Daladier's New
agreements interfering Currency Programme
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DR. SUN FO IN
COLONY
(Continued from Page 1).
Dr. Sun granted an exclusive in- terview to a representative of the Central News. in which he express- ed optimism regarding the outlook- of the war against Japanese ag- gression.
"He believed that final victory will not be far away if the entire people of the nation rally under a single banner and close co-operation is maintained with the peace-loving nations of the world.
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REVALUATION' OF" GOLD STOCKS?
Paris, August 19. Financiers are on tiptoe in anticipation of the Premier, M. Daladler's new programme for defence and carrency.
The idea is raining ground
that
the Anglo-American Trade Treaty will contain a clause fixing the dollar and sterling parity. As the tranc is definitely pegged to sterling. such a clause would automa- tically ensure that the franc does not fall below M. Dala- dier's rockbottom rate of 179 francs to the pound...
It is believed that the probability of such B clause enabled M. Daladier yesterday to repeat un- equivocally that there would be not exchange control or further de- valuation.
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Japan Determined Not To Abandon China, Campaign
Berlin, August 19. ;
Japan is determined not to abandon her campaign in China after subduing Hankow, but it will certainly continue fighting until, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and, the Kuomintang Government are crushed," declared the Japanese War. Minister, General Itagaki, to the Tokio representative of theNational Socialist Organ, the Vol- kischer Beobachter, - yseterday.
"The advance on Hankow is proceeding surely and steadily, and it should not be long before this city capitulates, but," continued the General, "we shall not terminate our military activity until the Chiang Kai-shek Government, is overthrown. If Chiang Hai. shek decides to continue the struggle after the fall of Hankow, we' shall also fight on until we have completely smashed the Chinese. resistance."
COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION
(Continued from Page 1)
MAIL FIGURES
Relating his experience gained during his recent European tour On receiving information of the Dr. Sun declared that countries of They will stay a week in Scot land and spend several days at arrest, the British Ambassador in the world are China's friends ex-
"With the position, as it is to- the Balmoral Castle, the summer Berlin unmediately made repre- cept Japan. He said there is not
The possibility of revaluation of residence of,, the King and Queen. sentations to the German Minis-a single people in the world who
not sympathetic towards the Bank of France's gold stocks day, I am convinced that it would Other Royal visitors expected in ter for Foreign Affairs and re-are England later in the year are quested an explanation-British China's aspirations for racial exis-1s widely canvassed. This would serve no purpose at all to con- tence and her holy war for inter-enrich the country by about 20.000, duct negotiations with the Chinese King Boris of Bulgaria, King
.000.000. besides the profits accru- Generalissimo," he added. national peace and justice. of Rumania and King
unknown when asked about the attitude line of defence against the in- Carol
London, August 19. Referring to international af-ing from writing up
the Japanese people to the vaders. Numerous casualties were Farouk of Egypt.-(Transocean).
conflict General The British
These Sino-Japanese Government has fairs. Dr. Sun. said more active amounts in the Equalisation and of
in- instructed the Ambassador in Ber-support from Soviet Russia for Rentes Protection Funds.
bandsome Itagaki declared that the lines at Tingklashan. Wanfushan OLYMPIC GAMES, Sir Neville Henderson, to in-China will be forthcoming. Moscow, sums would show
announced regarding out- form the German Foreign Minis- he said, is dally getting itself surplus over provisional advances creased burden imposed by the To date no definite plans have
protracted war was being borne been
going mail, via Air France. In- ter. Baron von Ribbentrop, that it ready in preparation against Ja- by the Bank of France to
"Our people have made sacri- coming mail for the Colony arrives. of Captain Kendrick and request stand by to see China aght alone.
It is considered probable that fices without complaining, and each Wednesday via this line.. With repeated provocation. from
Total first class inward and out- a full and speedy explanation.
The Ambassador at yesterday's Tokyo, war between the US.S.R. the main portion of surplus de- are proud to help, the fatherland. interview received the assurance and Japan, in Dr. Sun's opinion, rived from revaluation would be It is a well established fact that ward mail from January 1, 1938, to
It the strength of our people grows August 1, 1838 was as follows:-
imperial Alrways:-In. 12516.870 that, a
would be will be inevitable. He believed that devoted to national defence.. full inquiry
that in proportion as the difficnities made, and it is expected in Lon-the prompt settlement of the re- should be noted, however,
Therefore we are cer- kilos; Out, 9409523 kilos." don that the latest representa-cent Changkuteng affair should there is no oficial basis for as- increase. tions will lead to Captain Ken-not reflect in any way on the at-suming that such revaluation is tain that in this case our power
titude of Moscow.—(Central News). Intended. (Reuter). drick's release.--(Reuter).
Saddles Hill, and other hillsides.
Unable to force their way tor- ward on land from both banks of the Yangtse at Kiukiang, the Japanese naval arm changed Its tactics and attempted to and a weak point further up the river where Tashusia, west of Klang. kow, about seven kilometre's 'west from Kluklang, was abandoned by the Chinese troops after a terrific battle on August 15.
NEW LINES
are
new
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Helsinki, Aug. 18.
The Organising Committee for the 1940 Olympic Games at Ifelsinki was appointed at a meeting of all Finnish .sports organizations yesterday. The Finnish Government will be represented in the Committee by the Commander-in-Chief of the The Chinese troops have
Army, General Oestermann and since been withdrawn to the
General Pekkala, the city. of west of Tashusia and
Helsinki by Mayor von Frenckell strongly holding their
and Chief Alderman Helo. Other lines near Muchuang.
members of the Committee,will be, River defence, strengthened by Minister Kekkonen, Bank Prent- booms and blockades, is parti- dent Rangell, and Consul Krogius. The Finnish Winter Sports Asso- cularly strong from Klukiang up and it is confidently believed the ciation has asked the Committee invading navy will find insur-to take measures so that Finland mountable difficulties to force a will be charged also with the ar- rangement of the winter Olympica. way through.
On the north bank of the Yang--Transocean). tse. Japanese troops continue to be marconed at Hwangmel and Suzung. whese they are harrassed by the food situation. counter-attacks have been made by Chinese forces ..leaguerer with various degrees of
success.
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Numerous
on the be
ITALIAN AID FOR FRANCO
2
the
takes a serious view of the arrest panese aggression and will not State which amount would rough- with a wonderful equanimity.
ly be 30,000,000,000.
Junk Turned
Story Of How Fishing Junk Turned
Tables On
Japanese Launch
Canton, August 19.
How a Chinese fishing junk turned the tables and destroyed a Japanese launch off Toishan, near the west Kwangtung coast, was revealed by military quarters here today."
The fishing junk, owned by Pang Kwok-man, a patriotic fisherman, was' plying off the coast -several days ago when it encountered a steam launch with several Japanese bluejackets aboard.
The Japanese vessel was on the point of stopping and "pirating" Fang's junk, when Paur, deter- mined not to be covered into submission, fired several shots from the native crude gun which form ed the only aimament of his ship.
AIR CRASH AT VARESE
Rome, Aug. 18.
All thirteen occupants
A direct hit was scored, and the launch was destroyed. All the Japanese bluejackets aboard were killed or drowned.
Parig steered his junk alongside the wrecked Japanese ship an
of an took away several rifes and 500
BRITISH SHIP IS AGAIN BOMBED
London; August 19.
to overcome the present strain will prove the equal to task," he satd.-(Transocean).
Hainan Island Again Threatened
Holbow, August 19.
Hainan Island has again been threatened by a number
of Japanese warships during the past few days.
On August 13, three Japan- - warships hurled over, twenty shells on the shore batteries near here... All the shells fell wide of the mark. The
then walled warships
away.
Eurasia Aviation Corporation :-
kilos.
18743.285 kilos, Out. 56968.742
China National. Aviation Cor- poration:-In, 3678.124 kilos; Ont. 11219.514 kilos..
Pan American Airways:-In. 2474.076 kilos; Out, 1186.375 kilos.
The air freight and express figures for the month of July, 1938, follow:
125.980
Imperial Airways:-In, kilos; Out, 162.720 kilos.
C.N.A.C.-; 188.000 kilos; Out, 4119.000 kilos 12
Pan, American Airways:-in.: 180.000 kilos; Out, 98.182.kilos.
Aviatión Eurasia'
Corp:-In. 1198.930 Kilos; Out, 8006.030 kilos.
In the year to come, officials ex- pect these figures will double due to the "All Up Mall" scheme, the Boeing, 72-ton Clipper ships from the United States, and more fre quent service on the local airlines.
London, Aug. 19.
"On the following morning, x The British Charge d'Affaires in
Japanese destroyers, together with Rome, Sir Noel Charles, called on
several torpedo boats; reappeared
COMPTON IN FORM Chienshan, Talhu and other Count Clano, Foreign Minister, Italian seaplane belonging to the rounds of ammunition, together
How- 2 telephone switchboard, Another bombing of a British opposite Holbow harbour,
London, August 19. Important points in west Anhwel and drew his attention to a recent Macchi Aeronautical Factory at with
he and his men, have ship in Spanish waters, occurred ever, no move has been attempted
In the County cricket champion- on the north bank of the Yangase report that General Franca received Varese were killed when the ma- which saw during the past several days fresh help in the way of war ma-"chine crashed and caught fire as brought to Canton to General this morning. She is the steamer up to the present
Some five or six Japanese warship Middlesex defeated Easex by It was taking off on an experi-Yu Han-mou, Pacification Com-Stanhope which had been bombed
previously missioner of Kwangtung. several bitter encounters between terlais and men from Taly.
ships have also been sighted op-ten wickets, andNSURAN
Essex scored/108/(R.W.V2 Robins The Charge d'Affaires asked mental flight last night.
The captain reported that,, this posite. Yulin harbour, tri the south. the opposing forces,
The cause of the tragedy has not Fang was rewarded with 250 and
deliberate, and Hatnyang harbour in the 4 for 22) and: 309-(0°Connor 122, Many times were small units of Count Ciano whether he was nów Japanese sent to spot a weak in a position to make observations yet been ascertained The Prefect a certificate of honour by. General morning's raid point in the Chinese line but they on the report and stated that the of Varese, Signor Chiesa, and His Yu. He expects to continue his but fortunately the bombe missed north-west. They came from the Builth 4 for 73), while Middlesex the Japanese the vessel which was undamaged - direction of the Paracel Islands-totalled 392 Dennis Compton 180
Hot cut) and 28 for no wickets/f (International). “ with British Government was awaiting family were among the victims.exploits against
(Reuter Bulletin). invariably revised
ships-(Central News), his reply (Reuter Bulletin>. heavy loses (Central News).
were
(Reuter},
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