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No. 25062 觀Â拾羥零仟伍萬式第
日登初月业拾年寅戊... HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938.
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REORGANISATION OF THE KWANGTUNG
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
General Li Hon-wan Is GRAVE, GAY
Appointed New Chairman
CHINESE FORCES AROUND CANTON
STORIES OF
Promise Of Vast Fields Of Economic
COLD WAVE Activity
London, Dec. #L
Grave and gay stories of the cold wave are being told in x31 parts of Europe,
NOW UNDER GEN. CHANG FA-KWEI Over 10 deaths are reported from
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Chungking, December 21.... THE. REORGANISATION OF THE KWANGTUNG Provincial Gov- ernment was decided upon by the Executive Yuan during its regalar meeting yesterday.
Gen. Li fon-wan, well-known Cantonese army commander, was appointed Chairman and concurrently Commissioner of Civil Affairs of the reorganised Government.
Messrs. Y. C. Roo, Wang Ying-yu, Hsu Chang-ching, Ho Ming- tsao, Tsenr Yang-fa, Chu Hul-jik and Ho Ping were named members of the Government.
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"NEW ORDER IN EAST ASIA”
Broadcast By Konoye
Stopped Suddenly
For Fear Of Further
Provoking Powers
Shanghai. December 21.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Prince Konoye's radio address on "the "New order of East Asia” was cancelled at the last minute for fear of further provoking, the Powers, according to a Tokyo report. The Premier had three Interviews with Prince Kimmochi Salorji, the last of the gemo (elder statesman) who advised the Premier to withdraw troops from China. This view is not adopted by the War Office and the General Staff.
The "China Fress" reported that ¦- Lieut-Gen. Kenji Dothara, direc-
GAS ATTACK tor of the Special Service Section UNREST IN
FORMOSA
REPORTED
Eighteen degrees frost has been registered in. Genoa and a storm
The "Times" Washington correS= in the Mediterranean is delaying pondent states that the Japanesc shipping.
Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita's pro- Snow fell steadily in London this mise of vast fields of commercial
of the Japanese Army, secretly de-i morning and the city and suburbs and economic activity which will Yuanku, Shanal, Dec. 21.
parted for Japan over the week- are covered with a thick mantle ultimately be opened to other Military reports reaching here end to report his failure to form! of white, while the slippery roads Powers in China is by no means alleged that the Japanese again a "central government" under are slowing up traffic and causing a convincing rejoinder to the United had a liberal use of gas during an Marshal Wu Pel-fu.
States' charges of discrimination | attack on the Chinese positions at According to another report. against American trade.
Waitsun and Ligchwang, to the General Dolnara is in favour of Unrest is reported to hate again The granting of credits to China northwest of Binhsten, on
the liquidating the present war and nared up in Formosa. might be only the first step in a Tatung-Fuchow. Railway in north ands support among many mill- As a reaction against the policy capable of development, but Shansi, a few days ago.
tary leaders in Japan except the stringent measures enforced by More than 1,000 Japanese troops extreme elements of the younger the Japanese authorities in con-
in the offensive. officer party. participated
scription, Formosan revolutionaries Fighting against great odds, the Major-Gen. Selichi Kita, director
are actively agitating against the Chinese succeeded in repulsing the of the Special Service Section in invaders following severe combata. North China, is opposing Gen. Formosa has issued strict orders to government. The Governor - of
POLITICAL
GESTURES
JUSTIFIED
Mr. Koc, who la President of the the Kwangtung Provincial Govern-many accidenta-Reuter, Kwangtung Provincial Bank, was ment since March, 1937, and was also named as concurrently Com- formerly. Mayor of Greater Shang- missioner of Finance, Mr. Wanghal. Ying-yu. Commissioner of Recon- Gen. Li Hon-wan commanded struction, Mr. Hsu Chung-ching: the Cantonese divisions in the Commissioner of Education, and fighting last summer in the vicinity Mr. Hu Ming-tsao, Secretary-Gen-of Klukiang and Kuling eral of the Government.--Central The reorganisation of the News.
Kwangtung Government has been Our own correspondent writes persistenly reported, following the from Chungshan that the new fall of Canton, so that the new Chairman of the Government, Gen, appointments are more or less ex- L is expected to take an active pected.
part in the counter-offensive ini It is learned that General Yu. Kwangtung province,
APPOINTMENTS EXPECTED
Chungking. Dec. 21. The Chinese Government has or-
Han-mou remains 85 Deputy Commander of the Chinese forces; In Kwangtung" while the famous "Ironsides" Cantonere commander, dered a complete reorganisation of Gen. Chang Fa-kwal, who defended the Kwangtung Provincial Govern Rootung in the Shanghai war. Is ment, appointing General Li Hon-Do Commander-in-Chief of the as the new Governor of Chinese forces around Canton on Kwangtung replacing Gen. Wu Te- whose shoulders will rest the res- chen who has been Chairman of
wan
CATEGORICAL DENIAL
Rangoon, Dec. 21.
A categorical denial that British
(Continned on Page 3).
CHRISTMAS BOXES FOR CHINESE REFUGEES
Credits To China, Arita Answered
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AID FROM FRANCE
Chungking. Dec. 21. Japan has no ground for raising any objection to the "British and American credits to China, declared a Foreign Office spokesman commenting the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Árita's statement on the subject.
оп
on this
It remains for President Roosevelt's message to Congress to throw light
Every scrap of evidence tends to show that the President will de- vote a good deal of this communi-
cation
to the relations of the
Foochow. Dec. 21.
arrest them.
Many Chinese residents in For-
A Chinese cavalry unit recently Dothara's peace moves and backs ambushed a Japanese column Mr. Wang Keh-min to remain in United States with the outer world moving from sinhalen to Chitsun office as head of the "Provisional and he is devoting much time to nearby. Many Japanese were killed Goverment." Gen Dolhara's ac-mosa are said to have been ar
-Central News.
tivities in Tokyo are watched with rested on charge of "participating, the study of various matters, in- volved
great interest here.-International.in the agitation-Central News.
SIAMESE PRINCE
The position of China and Japan PAN-AMERICAN
is only one of these.
非
There are twery vested in the President under-te existing legis. lation permitting him to place an embargo: om iniports from countries which flagrantly discriminate against American trade.
It is unlikely, the correspondent The Chinese spokesman added: adds, that the President will be "Even if the British and American dissuaded from using them by a credits were intended as political promise of vast fields of activity gestures against Japan, as Mr. at an undetermined date.-Reu- Arita thought they were, suchter. gestures were justified as repre- senting the minimum of action of in open to the Powers in view
Manila, Dec, 21. The United States Navy trans-
cartona
of
CONFERENCE
Opposition From Argentina
Lima, Dec. 21. Opposition from Argentina has hitherto prevented any", agreement on the proposed declaration for united oppost- tion to military, economic and political aggression from cut-
arma to China were going through port Henderson is arriving Burma was made in a communique Manila on Decembe: 22 with 6,226 Japan's treaty-breaking activities THREW TOMATOES side, which the United States Issued by the Government of
Christmas toys for and destruction of foreign rights Burma which declares that of the trans-shipment to Dr. C. Y. Wu, and interests in China.” war matelals, arms and ammuni- Chinese Red Cross representative After pointing out that the tion, which reached Burma for In Hongkong. who will distribute Japanese proposal for a tripartite transport to China no part has them to China's refugee children. Japan-Manchukuo-China bloc or come from Britain,
Dr. Wu is being requested to "new order in East Asia" is aimed
The communique states further make a shipment of these toys for at the establishment of Japan's that apart from customary sea- refugees now on the island of hegemony in East Asia, the sonal infiltration of Chinese labour; Kulangsu. "Amoy, The toys are Chinese Foreign Office spokesman there is no unusual immigration likely to go through the American declared that such a proposal is in over the land frontier from China: Vice-Consul in Amoy. They are direct conflict with foreign rights
the girts of American Junior Red and interests in East Asia, Cross children, who have also pre- The spokesman added: "The RENEWAL OF THEared boxes of toys for the chil-treaty could not be considered in- dren in Spain-International. applicable simply because of viola- FISHERY TREATY
tions by one of its signatories."— Reuter.
-Reuter..
Moscow, Dec. 21.
Acting under instructions from BRITISH TROOPS
CALLED OUT
FRANCE MAY FOLLOW
Chungking. Dec. 21. Following the Anglo-American credits to China, France is expect-
AT JUDGES!
regards delegation primary importance. Final decision on the declaration
of
is expected to-morrow" when it comes before the Assembly phrased
Man Apologises, Is Freed
London, Dec. 21, Harrison, & litigant in the
Appeal Court, who throw
· tomatoes at two Lord Justices, on December 2, has been freed from prison.
It will be recalled that when his case was dismissed, Harrison threw tomatoes at the judges and shout- ed that he wanted Justice. Harri- son was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment.
RESOLUTIONTM APPROVED
MARRIED IN LONDON
Prince
London, Dec. 21, Chirasakti of Siam
brother of Prince Birabongse, the
ROOSEVELT MAY VISIT P.I.
Chungking, Dec. 21.)
Strong American interest in the
well-known racing motorista, was Far East is. Indicated by the re- married at Caxton Hall this mar-port that President Roosevelt may- ning to Mani Raja Nuprabando, still pay a visit to the Philippines 22-year-old daughter of the late during his term of office.
a radiogram to President Phya Raja Nuprabandu, formerly In Siamese Minister in Londoa.
Manuel Quezon, the American
The
accom-executive on December 18 express-
SYAR bridgegroom
panied to the Register Office by ed satisfaction over prevailing con- his parents-Reuter.
ditions in the Philippines, adding that he had not abandoned the Idea of going to the Islands as he
MR. EDEN RETURNS had at one time planned-Inter
FROM AMERICA national.
London. Dec. 21.
in such a way as to safeguard Mr. Anthony Eden returned from national sovereignty of all Ameri- the United States on the Queen' PLIGHT OF NAMOA can nations..
Mary this morning landing st
REFUGEES It is gathered that, in its final | Plymouth, form, the declaration will contain Interviewed, he said that his A pathetic picture of the plight nothing to offend Argentina whose visit was not in any sense official of more than 30,000 refugees on attitude on the question of "sover- still less was it for propaganda Namoa Island, of the coast of eignty and her opposition to any purposes, but it always seemed to Bwatow which was evacuated by statement regarding foreign inter- be of first importance that the the Japanese forces on October 14,
British and American vention is clearly recognised...
peoples is contained in a report received should understand each other. by the Hongkong Red Swastika He paid tribute to the en-Bociety from its relief corns, head- The resolution opposing recogni-thusiastic welcome accorded him' ed by Mr. Hu Chung-sheng, re- the Japanese Prime Minister,
cently sent to the island. tion of territory acquired by force and his wife-Reuter." Prince Konoye and the Tokyo
in the American continent, ap- Foreign Minister. Mr H. Arlta, the
The first battalion, The Glouces-pected to follow salt not only from gaol after writing an apology ton of Peace, is believed to be Harrison has now been freed proved by the Pan-American Con- Japanese Ambassador, Mr. 8. Togo,
ference Committee for Organisa- again called on the Soviet Com-ter, Regiment, was called out this through the extension of credits to to the judges. missar of Foreign Affairs, Mmorning to patrol the city follow-China but through expediting
Their Lordships accepted the assured of approval by the full "Maxim Litvinoff last night to ing a clash between students who transport Chinese supplies apology and took into account the urge renewal of the fishery treaty picketted the Secretariat, as part through Indo-China, according to fact that Christmas is near. The result of the meeting is not of the civil disobedience campaign. a Paris dispatch.
Reuter. and the police yesterday in which, It 13 said the Anglo-French announced.
entente is prepared to extend its The treaty expired two years 72 were injured.
The military and police are new "fight to finish” stand against ago, but Japanese fishermen were granted the right to ash by a standing by near a gathering of a the totalitarian states to the Far medu vivendi which ends on De-number of Buddhist monks who. East in parallel action with the cember 31. Mr. Togo was instruct it is feared, may move towards the United States-International. ed to accomplish his mission by city in defiance of the order ban-
*
Rangoon, Dec, 21.
all means, otherwise Boylet Russia ning processions.-Reuter.
will be held responsible for the consequences, according to a Tokyo report, The same report charac terizes M. Litvinoff as insincere.- International.
DEVELOPMENT OF
" COAL MINES. IN
SZECHUEN
AFRICA AUSTRALIA
AIR SERVICE
London, Dec, 21.
of
DRIVE LAUNCHED.
Chungking. Dec. 21.
In appreciation of the reported extension of credits to China the
Chungking Enemy-Resisting Asso- Mlation 1s
drive launching a whereby every Chinese is to con- tribute $1 for service of outstand-
A White Paper issued here yes.ing British and American loans,
be
A circular telegram wil terday discusses plans for a reissued to the entire nation solicit- gular air service between South Africa and Australia across thei ing support for the drive.-Central
Antarctic.
News.
AIR MAILS
Chungking, Dec. 21.
If this service could be organis- Under the 'chairmanship of Mr., Oong Wen-hao, Minister of Econo-ed, the flight distance would be! mic Affairs, a corporation has shortened by 18,000 kilometres and
An Imperial Airways plane from been formed with a capital of the time of the Journey between Bangkok is due in the Colony this $1,200,000 for the development of Australia and South Africa could afternoon with England and Aus- coal mines in south Szechuen in be reduced by more than 10 days.tralian mail. the vicinity of Chlenwel, Loshan
The present airways service uses The regular return service of and Pingshan. It is estimated the the route via Egypt-Arabia and this Company departs on Friday coal output within six months will India. This involves a distance of morning as usual." reach a dally crpacity of 500 to 28,000 lometres and takes 12 1/2 2,000 tons.--International.
daya-Transocean,
The Air France plane is due to- day at noon from Hanoi
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
Page 2. Training 'gallops.
Steel Coulson's leagues. Softball notes. Use of Alms in football.: Page 3-Radio programmes. News about the Services -London Gazette
Paze 5 The cinemas. Cross- word. Diary of local events. Page 6-Women's.page. Page Finance Committee meeting. Judge's comment st Bessions. Emergency Regulations conviction. Pop. Heroin charge.
Page 8-The leading article >---- Height of folly. Society wedding.
Tage 18-Food page, Pages 11, 12 and 3.—Finance
and commerce.
Pages 14 & 15-Shipping news
and directory.
Conference. Reuter.
GAVE £2,400,000 IN-LIFETIME
New York, Dec. 31.
FATAL CRASH
As result of the widespread destruction wrought by fire *and bombardments, most of the people Salisbury, Dec. 21.
have been forced to live in the Mr. William 8. Bentor, Minister open or in make-shift sheds built for Mines and Public Works in on the ruins They are starving Bouthern Rhodesia from 1934-38, and suffering from bitter cold and was killed to-day when the plane pestilence. Already 334. of the re- be was piloting crashed near tugees have died of starvation and Makiro-Reuter.
beases.--Central News.
The death has occurred of Mr THIRTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING Fizlay Shepard, 70-year-old
| daughter of the railway king, Jay Gould she was America's best
| known woman philantropist and it is estimated she gave away £2,400, 000 in her lifetime.-Reuter.
THE DOLLAR
TT. ON LONDON; Is. 2.7/8d. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28 7/8.
London Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent). London, Dec. 21. London silver prices to-day were down 1/16 for Forward and Spot, as follows:-
.Dec. 20 Spot 20-1/8 Forward.....19-1/2
Dee. 21
20-1/16
19-7/18
Photograph taken at the Thirteenth Extra Race meeting held-
at Happy Valley. (Photo by Lalca);