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"WHongkong Daily Presa”—April 15,” 1899.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1939.
新防拾伍佰壹仟伍离式第
BRITISH POLICY HAS TAKEN
MOMENTOUS STEP
STEP FORWARD
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General Support For
The Main Decisions Announced By Premier
Assurances Have Force Of Their Own Evident Gravity
LONDON, APRIL 14 (BWS)—GÈNERAL SUPPORT OF ALL PARTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOR THE MAIN: DECISIONS ANNOUNCED IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT YESTERDAY IS REFLECT- ED IN THE NEWSPAPER COMMENT TO-DAY.
The Times," referring to the assurances to Poland, Greece and Rumania says, "Thus three countries which are facing in the front rank the spearpoint of, dis- entegration by force are reinforced with the knowledge that the struggle for their liberties, if it be forced upon them, will not be theirs alone, British policy has taken another momentous step forward. These are not engagements lightly undertaken, responsibili- ties accepted without full and considered measure- ment of their meaning. They represent considered national decision exacted by the course of events to which no other answer is possible. "They have the force of their own evident gravity.
"As Lord Hallfax told the House statement might have been even of Lords, they are warning of ac-more emphatic, says the main tion to which further events, along decision will be warmly endorsed the line of those recently witness-throughout the whole country. The ed. would, in any case, compel this newspaper finds the revelation of country. The best hope of avert-what passed between Lord Halifax ing common catastrophe for the and the Italian Charge. D'Affaires, peoples of Europe, including, first in reference to Corfu, exceptionally" and foremost, the people of Ger-interesting and adds that it seems many and Italy, is to note and probable that by this firm conducti declare now that certain actions. Lord Halifax forestalled a further which
neither act of aggression. are themselves
It is the revival necessary nor inevitable, would of the, Nyon technique which was have certain. Inescapable con-Immediately successful. sequences."
The Daily Telegraph," says. "Whatever exception might be taken to the part which the Gov- ernment have resolved to play in the International field, it was most noticeably based on the complaint not that the government were not doing the right thing but that they were not going fast and far enough upon their determined course.
"Interested observers abroad would do well to give weight to that significent circumstance. The greater firmness and vigour the Ministers show, the more they can be sure of the unqualified support of parties."
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The "News-Chronicle" regrets. the paucity of signs of active collaboration with Russia but congratulates the Government on taking first step towards what may yet be made the real system of collective resistance to aggression.
MR. JOSEPH KENNEDY.
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GRAND MUFTI Barricades Erected On
Main Road On North. Front Of Gibraltar
EXPECTED IN CAIRO
New Palestine Plan
CAIRO, April 14 (T/Ocean)- The Grand Mufti is expected to arrive here at the end of the week TIENTSIN, APRIL 14 (INT'L)- to take part in the final negotia- SOME SENSATION WAS CREATED tions arranged by the Egyptian HERE TO-DAY BY A REPORT Government with the object of THAT MARSHAL WU PEI-FU, THE reaching a solution in the Palestine RETIRED CHINESE MILITARY question.
LEADER WHO HAS DEFINITELY It is not yet certain; however, SPURNED THE JAPANESE FER- whether the French officials will SUASION TO HEAD A PUPPET grant the Mufti permission to re" REGIME IN LOYANG, MET HIS turn to Lebanon. Failing this re- DEATH BY FOUL PLAY.
quest the Grand Mufti has in-
It is rellably reported that Mar-timated that he will not come to ahal Wu has left his home in Pei- Cairo.
Nothing has been revealed yet ping.although Japanese radio broadcasts announced several regarding the nature of the new
British Palestine plan. times that he would go to Loyang
to become chairman of the Pac- It is presumed, however, that
of the retired marshal is a as guarantet for a acation Commision. The where-Egypt will be asked to act partly new order in Palestine, mystery.
Taking advantage of Wu's pres- come forward
Other Arabian States may also LONDON, April 14 (T/Ocean)—
ay' guarantors for Downing Street presented a rela- tige. the Japanese
wanted to Palestine. tively quiet aspect to-das. Mr. utilize him as a figurehead in Chamberlain received Lord Halifax forming a so-called Central Gov- with whom he conversed for over ernment. The present officials of one hour. Soon after the Foreign the Nanking and Pelping puppet Secretary's departure, the American regimes are so obscure and incom- Ambassador. Mr. Kennedy called petent that they do not command on the Premier.
any respect of the masses.
Mr. Chamberlain subsequently left for Chequers where he will spend the week-end.
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ALLEGED VICTIMIZATION
OF REFUGEES
No Confirmation
Of Stories
Considerable indignation has been caused in Chines circles hy alleged instances of re- fuktes and others being vic- timized on catering the Colony, when they are required to pro- duce the sum of $20 required of each person, of either part or whole of these sums.
$15 BILLION GOLD IN US.
Foreign Policy Assen. Report
WASHINGTON, April 14' (T/Ocean)-In a report issued. yesterday the Foreign Policy Association estimates that the recent transfers of payment instruments from England and France to the United States aggregating in value about" $15,000,000,000 consisted chiefly of gold shipments.
U.S. ENVOY TO NATIONALIST SPAIN
·NEW YORK,„April 14 (Reuter)
GIBRALTAR, April 14" (Router)-Over a hundred Royal Engineers are busy erecting barricades on the main road on the north front of Gibraltar. Motor cars and buses are not permitted to enter or leave the. fortress after sunset.
These measures are believed to be precautionary and are in consequence of considerable military aC- tivity observed since Saturday in Algeciras and other Spanish towns in the vicinity of Gibraltar.
Everyday field-guns and tanks have been seen ar- riving at La Linea and hundreds of Galician troops have also reached La Linea、.
Eurasia Plane Attacked, Forced Down
CHUNGKING, Apali 14 (Central)"},
THREAT TO SHANGHAI
NEWSPAPER
It is now confirmed that the Police Protection For
Eurasia Aviation Corporation'A
tri-motored plane No. 19 was at- “Evening Post
tacked and forced down" by three],"
Japanese planes near Lačkal, on SHANGHAI, APRIL 142(INTL) the Yunnan-French Indo-China THE FRENCH MUNICIPAL COUN border, at two o'clock, yesterday CIL HAS MOBILIZED » EXTRA POLICE PATROLS TO PROTECT
The nomination of Mr. Alexander | afternoon. Weddell, United States Ambassa- The German plot of the MA- THE BUILDING OF THE "SHANG-T dor to Argentina, as the first chine was wounded.
HAI EVENING POST," an Ameri- United States Ambassador Nationalist Spain is expected to be made to the Senate by President Roosevelt to-day, according to the "New York Times" Washington correspondent.
to The Eurasia piane was on its can-owned and edited newspaper, way from Hanoi to Chungking at 21. Avenue Edouard VII, owing when attacked. Immediately upon to a threat to the premises and receipt of news of the incident, the staff of the paper. Eurasia authorities sent another plane to Laokal f an effort to trace the attacked machine.---- Mr. William Sanders, 68-year-old Labour MP. for North Battersea.
It, is thought that the Japanese collapsed while making a speech planes which attacked the Eurasia
machine also participated ` In In the House of Commons on Thursday night, and was carried series of raids on scattered places from the Chamber by several ofin. Yunnan yesterday afternoon.
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The cause of the threat is re portedly due to a Sunday article written by Mr. H. GW. Wood head, British commentator..on the Italian invasion of Albania.
Armoured cars also patrolled out side the newspaper office. Mr.
his colleagues. He recovered A Reuter message states that Randall Gould, the editor of the sufficiently to be taken home and the Japanese bombers attacked paper, is now in Chungking on” a was later reported to be much the plane with heavy machine-gun | visit to cover the activities in the better (BWS).
fire. All the passengers are safe. wartime capital
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Of this total about $12,000,000,000 CHINESE COUNTER - ATTACK
IN SHANSI: JAPANESE STRENGTHEN DEFENCES
would, in the event of war. be available for the purchase of war
cover material and sutaclent to
PATH OF RESISTANCE The "Manchester Guardian" says.
Reports have been made to res- "One thing, in particular, was de- manded of the Prime Minister, that ponsible Chinese citizens resident the British and French purchases he should make it clear, not only here of money being snatched from of war materiais for the first two
SIAN, April 14 (Central)—Blow after blow has been in- flicted upon the Japanese in the Chinese general counter- offensive in Shansi province, military despatches reaching here
Into indicated In South Shansi, the Chinese smashed
Hxia- hsten and inflicted some 300 casualties on the Japanese during street combats,
to this country, but to all other the hands of arrivals as they aled years of war.
The report clases with the state- countries, including Germany and past between police waterfront
this America Italy, that we mean now, along searchers, either on the groundment that despite with any others who will help to that the notes are counterfett, or would again be among the losers since the end of war would prob- pursue the straight path of resis-for no given reason at all
Those who have brought these ably see the end of the gold cur- tance, to march to force. In spite, The News-Chronicle" while re of various criticisms that may be complaints have, however, been rency. That would mean that the marking that the Government made on his speech this is the unable to supply proof or confirma-gold reserves of America would
broad impression which emergestion, but the fact that more than then be just as worthless as the Hsiahsien, from Anyl, were beaten during the past few days.
WARMLY ENDORSED
JAPANESE ARE
CONSTANTLY HARASSED
"Elastic Warfare"
Of Guerillas
CHUNGKING, Apr. 14 (T/Ocean) -Reporta received here from the
from the speech."
one report has been made led the war debts the allies had been un- The Daily Express" says it is "Hongkong Daily Press" to make able to liquidate. plain that the British public observations at various landing Havours the course which Mr. stages.
Chamberlain Is "following.
The Daily Mail,”, after re-. marking that the linë has now been drawn beyond. which totalitarian
advance powers only at the peril of war, urges that the new British policy of selected security should be on reciprocal basis:
NO EVIDENCE
от
Careful investigation over а number of days has, however, failed to produce any sign evidence which would tend to sup port the allegations or to suggest that examinations daily carried jout of arrivals are in any way un- The Daily Herald" says the fair or dishonest. Hustle and con- various fronts on Thursday even-guarantees contained in the speech fusion on landing are present, but ing confria that the
Chinese had become essential but they do not a single instance of misde- not add up to real collectivemeanour has been seen. security against aggression.
Those who are able to produce operation between Britain, France the required $20 are allowed to pro- more stressed that, in pursuance and Russia is, it declares, the only ceed ashore; those who fall to have of these tactics, Chinese guerillas foundation upon which the collec- the money are kept back to await constantly harassing the tive security system in Europe can guarantee by relatives or friends here or repatriation to the place whence they came..
irregular units continue their tactics of "elastic warfare." In- formed Chinese quarters once
Japanese.
be built.
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In the sector south of Nanchang. the Chinese, after the capture of
PARIS SATISFIED Siangtang, railway junction of the
LONDON, April 14 (Reuter)—a' ime from Cheklang to Kiangs, Paris message states that the Te-established transit traite be- simultaneous declarations of Mr. tween the four provinces of Neville Chamberlain and M. Dala- Cheklang, Klangal, Kwangtung and dier had most satisfactory reper- *Hunan.
cussions in political and diploma- The rear communication of thetic circles. Chinese front at Nanchang `has An official spokesman in Warsaw thus been considerably strengthben-expressed interest in the British ed, so it is pointed out. The guarantee to Romania and Greece Japanese attempt to prepare an bat emphasized that, no fresh ob- attack on Wuning by withdrawing | iigations were thus created for. Fo- troops from the sector south of land, - M. Daladier's statement had Nanchang is reported to have been been heard with pleasure. frustrated by an attack of Chinese troops on the Kacan front.-
While no comment has been hitherto vouchsafed it may be said
The Japanese attack on Ichang that the statements of Mr. Cham-
THE DOLLAR T.T. ON LONDON: 15. 244. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28).
London Silver Market From Our Own Correspondent London, April '14. London silver prices to-day were" unchanged as follows:-
April 13 April 14 Spot
2020 20 Forward het. 19-3/4 :19-3/4
A regular air service between
on the Hopeh front is also said to berlain and M. Daladier met with Bucharest and Berlin will begin "have been frustrated by repla sc- general" approval wires Reuter's on May 1 There are to be three 'tion of the Chinese troops.
trips per week either way-=(TO.)
Washington correspondent.
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
2-Second PAGE
day of "Bisley Meeting. H. K aquatic champion to wed. No open tennis, Inter- national football final, Golf starting times. Baseball League meeting. Farr "wins mediocre Aght."
PAGE 3-Home football league tables Radio programmes for week-end. ·. PAGE 5.-Cinemas. Diary of
of local events. PAGE 6-Newsetter
Menu
Weddings at Registry and announcements.
nese.
..
battle.
FOREIGN
SYMPATHY
WITH CHINA
U.S. Missionary Tells Story
That foreign sympathy is with
Japanese units rushing, to the | hslen and other important towns} rescue of their comrades at have been successively bombed China In her strugule is further demonstrated by a story which back by
Chinese detach-
American The Chinese counter-attack (on was told by an ment ka an ambush at the Fowshan, south-east of Linfen.sionary who arrived in Hongkong villages north-east of Anyl. Four has reaped successful results recently. Japanese motor lorries were Part of the Chinese are reported) For 12 years the missionary" has disabled and some 30 cases to have penetrated into the north been in various parts of China, ammunition seized by the Chicity and are engaging the Jap- and his last "outpost” was in
anese in street fighting.
Hstanghal, in Hunan province. ⠀ Tungtaichwang. south-west of The
Japanese pushing west-
Besides his chosen Ideal," the Anyi, has been recaptured by ward from Beilungkwan, north American is also a qualined· Red the Chinese, who are now exert west of Linfen, have been defeat- Cross worker and many years ago ing great pressure on the Japanese ed by the Chinese in a sanguinary
commenced hits good work by at Chlebien.
combatting diseases in the district FITCHED BATTLE
In north Shand, Wachal, which and improving hygienic conditions A Japanese combined unit of fell into Japanese recently, is rein the uncultivated lands, Men about 300 infantry and cavalry ported to have been re-occupied died like rats, he said. Within the men from Tusiang, south-west of by the Chinese following a series last few months, as Chiehsten, encountered a strong of counter-attacks yesterday, The 70,000 people had been injected column of Chinese guerillas on Japanese retreated towards Bhen against cholera which was spread Wednesday and was badly beaten chin in the north-east.
ing in Hslanghsl and other towns following a pitchedbattle lasting In western Shansi, the Chinese several hours, 42,
have retaken Huchia near Lishih, CARING FOR REFUGEES In south-east Shangt, fighting while Chungyang" is in the danger
Until recently, his group is centred in a semi-circle which of being surrounded by the Chi- follows the Talhang Mountain aese as the Japanese pil-boxes nurses undertook the responsibility of caring for the refugees which range. At the southern end of and blockhouses near the north were driven there from the war the line, the Chinese have re-gate and an mportant height torn areas. In his district alone
there were
many as
as many as
PAGE 7-Hardships of the H. K. working girls. Relief work in China. Successful
"pulsed a fierce drive on area east of the town have all been Gambling air raid alarm.
south of Tsincheng launched by captured by the Chinese. The children who are being cared for. charge dismissed.
Japanese units from Po Al Japanese are said to have lost PAGE 8-Leading article: Peace or War? Hello and
northern Honan At Hoshun at some 300 soldiers in the fighting the north end of the semi-circle, along this line. goodbye.
more than 1,000 Japanese have been concentrated for an- minent drive westward.
FAGE. 9-Mr. Chamberlain's" speech in the House of Com- Omons,
PAGE 10--Church news' and announcement: Crossword
puzzle.
PAGES 11, 13 and 13-Finance
and commerce. 7
PAGES 14 and 15-sh news and directory. PAGE 16.-8. P.-O. DIL
GENERAL CHU COMMENDED
LANCHÓW, April 14 (Central)—
During the last four months the group offered their services to care of wounded soldiers: { worked hand-in-hand with milltary Red Cross authorities their work' afforded, “them” spare time for pleasure.
The missionary sald
In the middle of the semi- circle, fighting is still contried east of "Kiehsiu The Japanese there are feverishly streng!" "ying Gen. Chu Shao-liang, Chairman obtained his medical their defence works
MAWARPLANES ACTIVE
of the Kansu Provincial Govern- | mainly from.” Shanghal. ment, has", "received a telegram| America was sent as much Japanese warplanes have been from Generálissimo Uhlang Kal- tens of bandages, old clothi active" in mouth-east Bhanat sup-shek commending him for his blankets for the refugeet, porting their land units. Tain- efforts in spiritually mobilizing the reason for coming here was to cheng, Chanztes, Blangyuan, Liao- people of his ovince:
tain medical supplies.