HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
INTENSIFICATION OF GUERILLA CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAPANESE
All Occupied Areas Designated As "Zones"
Nanchang, December 27.
EMPHASIZING THE INTENSIFICATION of the guerilla cam-
Commission paign against the Japanese, the Military Affairs Chungking decreed that all occupied areas will henceforth be de- signaled as "guerilla zones."
Carrying on guerilla attacks in Shantung province. Chinese to- day claimed the recapture of Changklu, 30 miles north-east of Tsi- They destroyed two rallways stations and some miles of track. -International.
nan.
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
Tientsin, Dec. 27. Chinese officers have forecast long and systematic campaign of mopping up in areas distant from the railways and seaports and river cities. This includes an in tensive campaign against the Elght Route Army.
Shantung
Chinese forces are also counter- attacking the Japanese along the Railway. Nanchang Kluklang taking advantage of the transfer of large numbers of enemy forces from the rallway zone to other places. International
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NEW PAPER PRINTED
Chungking, Dec. 27 The Japanese are expected to
Chinese regularly printed concentrate their mopping up in Hupeh,
and daily newspaper whose sympathies Shans!. .northern Hunan provinces--the are with the Chinese nationalists area to the north of the Yellow has made its appearance behind River and the Lunghal Railway, the Japanese lines in comprising 200.000 square miles territory. with u pupulation of 75 000,009,
The Japanese are estimated to control actually only 13 of the 130 districts in Hupch province: 31 in Shansi, which has 105: 32 out of 109 in Shantung, and only five dis- tricts in northern Honan.
occupied
The newspaper is being printed under the name of the North China edition of the "New China Dally." Its fist issue appeared on December 18. The "New China Dally" is the local organ of the Chinese Com- munist party.
The new paper is published at Changchin" in south eastern Shan-
The guerilla warfare is continu- ing. In the whole northern area. Attackers are reported daily nears province; about 200 kilometres Pelping. Tientsin. Tungtao. Tal-from
the Japanese-garrisoned
yuan, Chetoo. Tshin ang stong capital of Talyuan.
the occupied railways throughout Chinese drcles sald the paper i the invaded territory. These at-is meeting a "long felt want" and tacks provide constant harassment is very essential as a medium ol to Japanese communications, pre-alson between the govemment venting the exercise of eftertive and the Chinese people of the oc- political control and economie do jeupled territories. mination-Internationa!
CANDID CAMERA
CABLES
AT THE RACES.
MAS, IRWIN and Mr. Pentreath photographed at the thir- teenth extra race meeting held at. Bappy Valley. (Photo by
Leica).
U.S. Boycott Of Japan
Economic sanctions against Japan are being planned by U.S.A.
The credits already made to Chinese interests are 'believed to be linked with the purchase of Chinese silver.
If Japan continues to ignore America's protest against the Interruption of her trade in China, a national boycott of Japanese goods will be im- posed.
Britain, it Is belleved in Washington. will be asked to co-operate in joint economic reprisals—a step which would prohibit all Japanese imports Into the British Empire, states A Home political observer.
SPANISH WAR
Soviet Editor Victim Of Purge
Moscow, Dec. '27, Mikhail Kolzoff, former Editor-in-Chief of the "Pravda." central organ of the Communist Party, is the latest
victim of the purge
undertaken being
by the Soviet secret police. It was revealed yesterday. Runour of his arrest started
disappeared a when his name editor of
satirical weekly published in Moscow.
Kolzott Is one of the most popular authors in Soviet Russia. He was for two years "Pravda's" special correspondent in Re publican Spata, and als was La Prague during the Czechoslovak crisis. Transocean.
IRE OF PEIPING MOSLEMS ROUSED
London, Dec. 27.
BY JAPANESE PLANS Spanish Insurgents claim an
Chungking. Dec. 27., advance on the Catalan front and
Japanese plans for the Con- declare that the road from Lerida | struction of a highway cutting to the coast is threatened On the through a Moslemi cemetery in Pel- The "New China Daily" com-"
other hand FACING ANNIHILATION mented editorially on its struk
Government troops ping have roused the anger of the the new claim that the Insurgent attacks Moslems in the ancient capital. gling offspring saying Nanchang. Dec. 27.
wilf "co-ordinate activities were repulsed-Rester. Japanese troops on the north daily
the Chinese guerilla bank of the Hslu River, in north-between west Klangsi province, are cut off forces and the government, as weli. from the rear by Chinese troops as serve as an educational and ar- supported by guerillas and are fac-ganizing force among the people
ing annihilation.
ENGINEERS AND THE RECENT CRISIS
+
TRADITION OF LOYALTY
of North China International.
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OFFICER WHO
SWAM TO FREEDOM
Now Vice-Admiral
SLIGHT PROGRESS
Barcelona, Dec. 27 A Republican Spanish bulletin issued by the Ministry of National Defence in this city last night
states that the Nationalists con- tinued their attack on the East front with undiminished violence, severest fighting taking place near Tremp. Republican resis- tance is declared to be equally de- termined and the enemy is suffer- ing enormous losses.
In the Segre sector Nationalists
forward are. pressing
in the Oramena fighting zone but are The Admiralty announces that making only... slight the following retirements and
The tradition of loyalty to the promotions have been approved: Institution of Mechanical En- Vice-Adml, Sir Wilfred F. French gineers by its former officers was placed on the retired st. is from well illustrated at its annual din- ' Oct. 21.
ner recently.
Reuter.
progress.-
SINGAPORE WOMEN'S
DONATION
according to a report from Shang hal.
ITALO-FRANCE"
DISPUTE
Mr. Chamberlain As Mediator?
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1938.-PAGE_
Parks, Dec. 27." The paper "L'Oeuvre" this morn- ing draws attention to rumours prevalent in political circles 10 Paris which declare that Mussolini intends to suggest to Mr. Cham- berlain during the latter's forth- coming visit to Rome that the Bri- tish Prime Minister should assume the rule of mediator in the dispute between Italy and France.
The British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps, so it is tumoured. sounded the French Government as to the latter's attitude towards such a plan. .
The French Government, how ever, is alleged to have intimated to the British Government that it viewed the suggestion without enthusiasm.
"L'Oeuvre" moreover reports that Mr. Chamberlain has decided to make a stop over at Paris, on his way to Rome to discuss the Italian claims with the French Govern- ment. Transocean.
The
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Paris, Dec. 27.
Christmas was day after characterised by a post holiday flourish of political activity m tnë French Government and diploma- tie circles. Italian and Mediter-" ranean problems having constitut- ed the chief subject of considera- tion,
While the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, was receiving the British Ambassador, Sir Erie Phipps,,,and informing him of the contents of the French Ambassador in Rome, M. Francois Poncet, the French Resident-General in Tunis.
M.
Eric Labonne, was conferring with the Premier. M. Daladier on plans for his forthcoming visit to Tunis
and Corsica.-Transocean."
TWO CONSULATES CLOSED
Moscow, Dec, 27. Italy and Russia have both closed one of Its consulates, The Mass meetings have been held Soviet Consulate in Milan is closed y the Moslems, denouncing the is understood Japanese and a stirring manifesto has been issued, declaring that the 170,000 Moslems in the city will protect their ancient cemetery ground at all costs-Central News,
PAN AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Lima, Dec. 27.
The Pan-American Conference.
on account of the attack made on it by Italians during the recent anti-French de- the I monstrations.
retourn Italian Consulate at Odessa has been closed.-Reuter.
SHIPPING AT CLYDEBANK
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL:
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE "BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED."
In asociation with the Grand Hotel ties Wagons Tita, Poking.
WANG CHING-WEI'S NURSES' MEALS
MOVEMENTS
CRITICISED
"Half-Cooked Food
And "Aspidistras
"Grimly institutional" dining rooms for nurses are criticised by the Lunacy Board of Control in Ms annual report
(Continued from Page 1) arranged some time ago, when Mme. Wang left Chungking to- gether with Messrs. Chen Kung-po and Tseng Chung-ming, political" colleagues of Mr. Wang. The lat ter was to go to Kwellin on bual ness, but, when he reached Hano, he cancelled his
and went Instead to Hanoi.
The report states that nurses It is reported that Dr. Wangdutles are arduous and" exacting Chung-hut. Minister of Foreign and that it is most important that Affairs. has also gone to Hanol or their food should be varied, well- Saigon to persuade Mr. Wang to served and appetising. return to Chungking-Interna- tional
trip
"Half-cold food and aspidistras." it is added, "are a poor prepara- Lion for a long afternoon in the RUMOURS DENIED
wards, while bright linen and fresh Chungking, Dec. 27.
flowers cost. little and make meals spread rumours concerning the dreary interval in a long day." Completely setting to rest wide-attractive instead of merely
movements of Mr. Wang Ching-
In advocating an extension of wel, Generalissimo Chiang Kal-the work of out-patient centres shek declared that the wild crop the Board suggests that they of, rumours are clearly fabricated might be partially staffed by part- by Japanese political agents to mis-time psychotherapists in outside lead the Chinese people and un-practice.
dermine International confidence. "The encouragement of private Categorically refuting unfounded practice in psychiatry would make rumours spred by German broad-available to the general practi- casting stations that Mr. Wang tioner the help of the consultant was away from Chungking to ne which he must often need," states gotiate peace terms with Japan on the Repor behalf of the Military Affairs Com- "But, apart from the obvious mission, the Generalissimo said gain to the public, we believe that those rumours are, clearly bent on large infusion of private practi- casting seeds of doubt 00 the tieners would have a stimulating Chinese people and disturbing in-effect on the specialty. It is not a
good thing for any branch ternational confidence in China.
He pointed out as significant the medicine to be represented solely fact that rumours concerning Mr. by
occupying whole-time Wang Were disseminated right salaried posts." after Prince Konoye's statement on December 22.
The Generalissimo paid glows ing tribute to the character and personality of Me, Wang who has worked hardest and 'bone the chlet brunt during the past few years for the na- tional cause.
men
of
48,693 PATIENTS The total number of mentally defective patients in England and' Wales who were in institutions and under guardianship at the end of 1937 was 48,693; in addition there were 37,817 patients under statu- tory supervision.
The number of patients under In hospitals increased by With the recent establishment care
London, Dec. 27.. Clydebank continues to produce by Tokyo of the China Develop-2,201, as compared with the average was occupied during the week-end the highest tonnage of shipping ment Board and with it a whole annual increase, during the post putting the anal touches. to resolu- during the year which is the high- tions which will be signed to day.
1930. During 1938. The next meeting will be held at 117 ships were launched aggre Begota, capital of Colombia.-Reu-gating 450.000 tons.-Reuter.
ter.
VATICAN ENVOY
Rear Adm J. A. G. Troup pro-
The Singapore Chinese Ladies' Mr. E. Bruce Ball, vice-president, moted Vice Admiral as from Oct.
Bucharest, Dec. 27. observed that It was a matter for 21, and placed in the retired 1st Sewing Club, of which Mrs. S. K.
The Ex-Rumanian Foreign Min-. rejoicing that the recent inter-as from Oct. 22. He will continue Wong. M.B.E.. is honorary secre-
tary, has forwarded $10,000 Chin-ister, M. Petrescu Comnen, has in his present appointment as national tension had so far relaxed Director of Nava: Intelligence until ese currency to Madame "Chiang been appointed Ambassador to the as to enable & number of dis-
Kai-shek for the relief of Chinese Vatican, it is announced here. Feb. 7. 1939. tinguished members of all the
Transocean. Rear-Adml. G. Layton promoted refugees and war orphans. defence forces to be present, the vice-Admirál as from Oct. 22. He relationship between those forces will be reappointed Vice-Admiral and the Institution having become commanding
Cruiser
Battle
est
since
SEPTUAGENARIAN CARDINAL DEAD
Rome, Dec. 27. The death is announced of the Cardinal Deskr- septuagenarian bensky, the last Cardinal to be elevated to the purple by Pope Leo XIX, in 1901,
He was formerly Archbishop of
deeper and more intimate with in- Squadron and Second in-Com- MORAL CHAOS OF MODERN YOUTH Prague and later Archbishop of
creasing technical development.
Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air, responding, testified
to the assistance the Institution
mand. Mediterranean Fleet, promotion.
on
44 YEARS IN NAVY Vicq-Adml. French, who is 58.
had given, from time to time. to has spent 44 years in the Navy.
must
BROADENING BASIS.
Father Woodlock's Criticism
**This
A
Olmutz-Reuter.
lot of hue and cry for a China-five years, of 1,687. Japan-"Manchukuo" bloc, the Ja- panese design to conquer China has been bared to its teeth; and it would be unthinkable for any Chinese people cognizant of the situation to entertain any longer
The number of beds available increased by only 1,575, and the number of patients in excess of the authorised bed-space was 3,808, the highest excess ever recorded.
any idea of compromise or peace.MAN
The Generalissimo said he could vouchsafe for the fact that Mr. Wang is the bitterest hater and most uncompromising antagonist of the Japanese designs.
الله
on
KILLS WIFE AND HANGS HIMSELF
Gilson Wresconer, a 61-year-old naturalised "American author of Danish origin, was found hanging The Generalissimo voiced the, be- beside a flower-decked bed llef that the Chinese people would whitch his wife lay dead. He had certainly not be wavered by the apparently shot himself while
the canards
Japanese pro-hanging." as a revolver lay at his pagandistic zealots whose efforts fect.
The discovery was made when would once again come to naught
an Inis time. Central News.
entry to 'their home forced
Ok
CONFLICTING RUMOURS
ELS
It is thought that the deaths must have taken place two weeks ago.
Shanghal. Dec. 27. Conflicting rumours continue to The wife formerly Mias Catherine circulate regarding the destination O'Brien, of Boston, United States. as well as the purpose of Wang was also 61 and had been ill for Ching-wei's trip.
a long time.
declined to pass any
to conduct peace or truce talks
A.R.P BASEMENTS AS "DEATH TRAPS" the Air Ministry, and thanked Its Promoted to flag rank in 1929, he Strong criticism of the morals of has to say about it all, or Bernard Bertrand Russell. A
High-explosive bombs, dropplag members for the numerous offers was Rear-Adml., 2nd Battle Squad-modern youth, and its attitude to Shaw. or
expressed by superficial acquaintance with the from 12,000ft, fall at 1,000ft a of service which had been made ron, in 1931, and Rear Adml.-in-the Church, was
Father Woodlock, of the Jesuit jargon of Freudian psychology is second, or about 720 miles an hour, during the recent crisis, many charge. Malta, in 1934. -
Asked by "Transocean" whether In the room was found the thousands having volunteered in Vice-Adml. Troup ls 55. He was Church, Farmstreet, London, W., one of the many harmful causes of according to a report on alr-atd
precautions issued recently by a the report, that Wang Ching-wel following letter written by Wres- addition to those who were serving promoted to flag rank in January, at Blackburn recently when ud-the present-day mo.al chaos.
"Fow young people," Father committee appointed by the Coun- in the defence forces and in Gov-1935, and became Director of Naval dressing a mass meeting at the
would be coming to Hongkong with coner. I cannot bear to see my ernment establishments. Steps Intelligence in September of that national congress of the Catholic Woodlock went on, "can distinct of the Institution of Structural
peace or truce proposals was cor. wife suffering. At last I shot her guish between the repressions' of Engineers.
She had gone Evidence Quild. be taken to see that the year,
rect, a Japanese Embassy officia while she slept: the 'self-denial of Vice-Adm. Layton, who is 54. "A very large majority of the Freud and spirit so indicated was neither de-
Emphasising that the basements stated that no information to mad and horror at seeing her die feated nor dissipated.
has held his present post since young people, who will be the Christ. Many believe that any re- of domestic buildings are able to that effect had been received in as her mother died or having her August.
interned Ike her brother made bre He commanded sub-parents of the next geleration, are straint on their mental passions become death traps rather than official quarters.
do this." marines in the war, and as a without interest in, knowledge of and impulses is harmful to their refuges, the committee "recom-
The Japanese spokeman The Air Ministry were not only commander. was interned in 1915 or belief in the Christian faith and mental health and induces neuras mend strongly that the provision Shanghai
thenia... intensifying the policy of utilising in Denmark when 13 grounded standards of morality," he said.
of trenches and shelters outside | comment on the question of whe- A man aged about 35, who walk- the resources of the small aircraft in the Baltic. Duzing his intern- "Though modern youth displays
'amorality," which is buildings will in general be farther the Japanese would be willing ed into Barnes police station dur- firms and extending very consider-ment he gave the requisité three many lovable and admirable quali- becoming characteristic of safer protection against the effect
ing the week-end and announced ably the use of sub-contracting, | days" notice to withdraw histles, such as energy, self-reliance large poportion of the generation of high explosive bombs than shel- with Wang Ching-wel. He did not that he had lost his memory, he but were also to-day broadening parole and escaped disguised as a and a good measure of unsel which has grown up since the war. tering in the basement of ordinary feel competent to express himself was shown magazines at Grove- their basis of aircraft construction Danish sailor. after swimming afishness, yet a vast number are up-leads to an atrophy of consciènce. buildings, even when a good deal
on an issue of such magnitude, he road Institution and, on seeing the picture of an aeroplane, recalled declared. by avalling themselves of import- canal.
disciplined and often irresponsible. For millions of people the word of strutting may have been done
having worn a uniform. ant organizations outside the air-
They rationalise wrongdoing, and 'sin' is meaningless, for sin into these basement ceilings."
SPECIAL MISSION - craft industry itself.
BROKEN ENGAGEMENT are without any knowledge of yolves the thought of God, and an The committee points out that He knew he could rely upon the
It is reported in one of the The engagement of Miss Phyllis those sound Christian principles increasing number of people in the biggest high-explosive bombs
Chinese newspapers here that Mr.posals. made by the Japanese Institution and the many capable Wade. English woman golf cham-which distinguish right conduct England to-day are, to all intents cannot be adequately resisted to and expert men associated with it plon in 1934. and runner-up "in from wrong.
and purposes, Godless. Moral stan prevent penetration by anything Wang Ching-wel, has been en-Prime Minister, Prifice Konope. "In particular, sex ideals have dards become as changeable as the less than about 50ft of earth to co-operate in these aims.
trusted with a special mission to Transocean. 1936, to Lt. Michael Robert Gard- The toast of "The Institution of ner. of the Royal Army Service been distorted by the false values fashions in women's dress."
covered with a detonating layer of proceed abroad in order to obtain
NO MANDATE Father Woodlock added that he three or four feet of concrete- and further assistance for China. Mechanical Engineers" was pro- Corps, has been broken. It was
so often taught froun posed by Lord Rayleigh, president announced in July.
the cinema screen and ini the was not optimistic as to the results three or four feet of reinforced According to this report he will
Chungking, Dec. 27. of the recalls to religion addressed | concrete underneath.
proceed first of all to Paris and Political quarters here regard it of the British Association, who Lt. Gardner, who won the Army Uterature of to-day. said that the scientist' was able Golf Championship in 1935
FREUDIAN JARGON
by Dr. Lang, the Archbishop of The purpose of most practicable will afterwards visit Berlin, Lon-as out of the question that Mr. to take a broad view of the work 1936, has often partnered Miss "A majority of young people are Canterbury. The widespread in-air raid precaution work should, don and Rome.
Wang Ching-wei will make 'over- The Chinese paper denies, how-tures of any kind to the Japanese of the engineer who, it was often Wade in golf matches. They were rot interested in Christ's views difference would prevent the ap- therefore, be to guard against the alleged, was largely responsible for beaten in the Afth round of the bout sex morality and His marpeal ever being read or pondered secondary effects of high-explosive ever, that there is any connection and they stress that he has no the work of spoiling the country- Open Mixed Foursomes, at Worp-riage laws. They are keener to by those to whom it was specially bombs, such as collapse, blast and between Mr. Wang Ching-wel's mandate for such feeler-Trans-
learn what the new psychology addressed."
splinters.
journey and the recent peace pro-ocean
side.
lesdon.
and
which
are
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