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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS ANGLO - JAPANESE IMPASSE DIVERGENCE OF VIEWS AT TOKYO CONFERENCE
TOKYO, July 16 (Reuter)-Japanese chicles report that a divergence of views on the procedure for the negotiations was between the British revealed during the conference yesterday Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigle, and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita.
Mr. Arita, it is understood, proposed that Britain should an- nounce her intention of co-operating with Japan by recognizing the changes in the Far East, Sir Robert Craigle is reported to have suggested in reply that the definite causes of the. Tientsin dispute should be dealt with first and questions involving funda- . mental principles be discussed later.
This. It is stated, led Mr. Arita
to declare that an understanding on fundamental principles would make it possible for the negotia- tions to proceed...
Mr. Arita is further understood
to have declared that the negotia. tions should be conducted on the basis of Japan's views.
BEHIND LOCKED DOORS TOKYO, July 15 (T/Ocean)--Sir Robert Craigle and Mr. Arita met at 9.05 am the
A communique issued later by the Japanese Foreign Office stated: The Foreign Minister. Mr. Arita, and Sir Robert Craigle conferred for three hours to-day on the situation at Tientsin.
"The conference was adjourned to afford time for further cons:- deration. The next meeting will take place on Moriday, July 17."
According to the Japanese newspapers only Mr. Arita and Sir Robert Craigie were pre- sent at the parleys, and not even an interpreter was used. Press reports state that Mr. Arita began the conversation by
SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE the British Ambassador in Tokyo,
COUNT CIANO'S
CABLES
HITLER DESCRIBES NEW
NARROW ESCAPE CHANCELLERY
CHANCELLERY BUILDING
PARIS, July 15 (Reuter) --Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, had a
narrow escape yesterday Will Be Destined “For Another
when he landed at Barajas aerodromie, near Madrid, according to a dispatch re- ceived here. ・・
1
The plane swerved on landing and nearly 'cap- sized, one of the wheels. be-- ing ripped off. However, no one was hurt.
LATVIA WILL BE NEUTRAL IN A WAR
Purpose" From 1950
BERLIN, July 15 (T/Ocean)-An article, written personally Chancellery the new by Chancellor Hitler on the subject of building in Berlin, appears in the current issue of the periodi- cal, "Kunst im Dritten Reich."
This article which is the Chancellor's first contribution to the press for many years is creating great interest not only on that account but also because of a sentence in it which, begins "the chancellery bullding which, from 1950 onwards, is destined for another purpose."
The cryptic words have aroused months, they did not feel them- widespread curiosity all the more scives called upon either to have so as no hint is given by Herr Hit- the accumulated dirt cleared away leg as to what that "other pur.or to render the place more com- pose" will be, or as to where and fortable for their successors, why another Chancellery will be THE HAGUE, July 16 (T/Ocean) bulit in eleven years to serve -The Latvian Minister to the purpose for which the present Hague, M. Krievins who simultan-building was erected such a short cously is accredited also to Berlin time ago. in
the an interview accorded "Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant" on Friday again emphasizes Lat- via's firm determination to remain. neutral in a possible European con- Dict
The article contains only one reference to foreign affairs. Herr Hitler writes that he gave the order to build the new Chancellery in January, 1938. after he had decided to settle the Austrian question and to establish the Greater German Relch
a
Moreover, Republican Chancel- lors had no social obligations to- wards foreign diplomatists who, as a rule, took little notice of them. Hence in 1934 the old Chancellery was in a state of almost complete ruin and was penetrated by an in- tolerable stench.
The new Chancellery built at the corner of the Wilhelmstrasse and Voss Strasse during Bruen- ing's Chancellorship is described The Minister pointed out Latvia
by Hitler as conveying from out- under no circumstances would joln
side the impression of a storehouse any group of powers. The asser-
or of municipal fire brigade bar- tions made in other countries that Herr Hitler adds, in this con- racks while Inside it resembled a Latvias to be guaranteed by cer- nexion, that alike for business sanatorium for patients suffering tain powers have been clearly and purposes and social functions, the from lung "desease although-s0, Hitler comments-this was in order to stress the wish to re-tirely inadequate and that both certainly not a disease from which main strictly neutral has signed | business and social life at the those persons suffered who work-
RECONSTRUCTION definitely rejected by Latvia whe old Chancellery had become en-Herr
IN CHUNGKING
giving a summary of the general Mayor Announces
situation from the Japanese view- point, after which Sir Robert pre- sented the British standpoint.
New Plan
CHUNGKING, July 18 (Central)
A loan of $3,000,000 has been raised for new · construction LED- jects in Chungking, including re- pairs of roads, improvement of the ferry service and erection of a suburban market, according to General Ho Kuo-kwang. Mayor of Chungking.
many.
a non-aggression pact with Ger- Chancellery would necessarily be ed in that building.
much increased in consequence of the expansion of the Reich.
A similar agreement has been signed in 1932 with Boviet Russia.
many as 334 maintaining Europe.
The article goes on to describe
In the agreement with Germany the conditions prevailing in the the independence of Latvia has old Chancellery which was housed peen explicitly recognized by Ger- in the palace of Prince Radziwill factor acquired by Bismarck after the important peace in northern foundation of the Second German Reich, in 1871. In 1934 the roof of building was rotted in severaly places while floors were in ruinous condition. As for the vast room in which the famous congress of Berlin met in 1878. the police had given strict instructions that not more than sixty persons should be allowed to enter it at a time for fear of the floor collapsing.
ACCUMULATED DIRT
Cabinet Crisis
In Netherlands
"ONLY ONE ISSUE"
LONDON, July 15 (Reuter) If the British Government took a strong line, Japan would not dare to risk a conflict with the British Empire, declared Sir Roger Keyes in a speech in London yesterday. "Japan would be well advised not to press us too far." he said: She cannot possibly be so foolish as to believe that if Germany and her allies are rash enough to force a war on Britain, France, Poland, Turkey and our other allies, they be improved, sand and water to After an interval of two weeks will escape an overwhelming de-aght fire will be stored up, and
the Netherlands Cabinet crisis overcome that at seems so far fire-brigades more
least it appears now certain that units will be trained,
the Afth Colijn Cabinet wil in ' fall probability, not be parliamen
tary. Dr. E. Collja has been in
feat in the end..
A Construction Committee has een formed. Mayor Ho disclosed, Anti-air raid precautions, Mayor Ho added, be tightened. In this connection more dugouts 210 water reservoirs will be construct- ed, the air raid alarm system wil
"That is my view, and now that our potential enemies know that the wealth, Industry, financial re- sources and manhood of the Bri-China War: tish Empire, united and determin- ed as now, are to be thrown into the scale, I do not think they will thallenge us, but if they do, there can be only one issue."
REPORT ON TOKYO DEMONSTRATION
stand,
and rescue
(Continued from Page 1)
Near Solution
In order to be able to make use of the new building Herr Hitler decided in 1934 to have It altered as completely as possible and this work was carried out at the Chancellor's personal expense.
Duke Of Kent Involved In Air Mishap
LONDON, July 15 (Reater) The Herr Hitler continues pointing Duke of Kent was involved in a were generally in office only a few yesterday.
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2,000 CHINESE WOMEN IN WARTIME MEDICAL WORK
Doctors, Nurses, Dressers Do Same Jobs, Face Same
Hazards As Men
CHUNGKING, July 18 (Central) The registered women doctors, nurses and pharmacists of China number 941, 3,779 and 273 respectively, making a total of 4,993. Out of this number nearly half are engaged in the wartime medical service. Actually there are many more women working in the field of medicine for the nation's cause, but a large percentage is un- registered.
In
China's three leading to the Transportation Department, medical ald organizations while four are doing secretarial alone, at least 2,000 Chinese work.
Only seven women work at the women are engaged, at daily Commission's headquarters while risk of their lives, in minister- the other 450 are attached to the ing to the wounded and dying. various
field unita constantly
The three organizations are moving to the places where their the Army Medical Service, the services are most urgently needed. Medical Relief Commission of some of the women are caring for the Chinese Red Cross and the wounded in guerilla areas, the National Health Adminis-
Mobile Units tration.
Most Are Nurses
Of these 2,000 women, nurses are
The Commission maintains near- Ly 80 mobile unita. including curative, nursing, preventive and ambulance units, spread cver by far the greatest in number, various fronts, and concentrated totalling 1,384. They are followed numerically by 195 doctors, 165
in areas where fighting is heaviest
dressers and 72 pharmacists. About Attached to these units are 1,331 200 women are serving in various persona, of whom 445 are women,
AMSTERDAM, July'16 (T/Ocean) out that since his predecessors minor air mishaputar Aberdeen" capacities, in hospitals and sub-14, being doctors, 284 nurses';, 165
Widow Robbed Of Jewellery
negotiation with five non-Catholic Of
The
Duke, who has been visiting Aber.
for AL
sidiary organizations or the Nation- dressers and two secretaries.
The National Health Adminis When the plane in which the al Health Administration. These tration counts '393 women on. its women have steeled themselves to tasks formerly considered at only oils, 200 of whom serve in the hospitals and various other per- manent organs of the adminis tration, while 193 are attached to the Administration's anti-epidemic
which corps
tour constantly various war zones Or those women working with the roying
Women doctors, nurses and pharmacists in the Army Medical Service total 1,114 as against 12.397 men. There are 171 women doctors as compared with 5,283 men: 68. women phurmacists as against 1.265 men and 875 women nurses corps, three are doctors, one je a es against. 5,843 men. They work pharmacist, four are secretaries, in collecting stations, field hos-and the rest are nurses.
Is and around Chungking, 58 pitals and base hospitals.
women doctors ánd. nurses' are in Red Cross
active service with the Medical by the
deenshire, was taking off from the serodrome for Hendon, a wheel be- came bogged and the machine span round to a standstill.
No mishap -occurred, however, Ministers, with the Liberal, van
and the Duke stepped, unconcern- Lieth de Jeude and the Roman A robbery was committed in the jedly, from the plane. the town have been recaptured by Catholic Deputy in the first early hours of Saturday at an un- He later resumed his journey to them. The Japanese have, with Chamber. Prof. Barge.
numbered hut in Sun Wai Village, London by rain, and arrived in drawn into the city to make a This gives rise to the belief in Tai Fo, British territory, when Man the capital this morning after tra-
parliamentary circles that the Yung, 9, widow, was robbed of a velitng all night. Chinese guerilla, have renewed Roman Catholic State Party will small sum of money and jewellery LONDON, July 10 (BWG)-A re- their activities on the highway not be included in the new Gorto the total value of $78.50. port has been received in Londen west of Nanchang, In a chance
possibility Retiring to bed at 7 p.m. with
The percentage of women serving | Commission, organized from the British Ambassador in encounter with more than 100 Jap-thement would only by her 11-year-old daughter, Man AIR SECRETARY TO
on the Medical Reller Commission Chungking Air Raid Emergency Tokyo on the demonstration which anese at Bishan and Wanshou experts supplemented by a few Yung was awakened by the sound VISIT N. IRELAND of the Chinese Red Cross is greater eller United Office. Immediately took place outside the British Em-king on the night of July 13, the members of the Roman Catholic of a falling beam of wood, and in-
than that in the Army Medical after air raids and with the alarm LONDON, July 16 (BWS)—It is Bervice. Out of the Commission's still 'on, the women doctor and bassy in Tokyo on Friday and it is guerillas slew more than twenty of
State Party less deeply involved stantly noticed the light trem now under consideration.
the enemy and captured eight army in party politics.
torch, which a Chinese mate was announced that the Secretary for total personnel of 1,687, 457 are nurses begin their work in the horses.
Air, Str Kingsley Wood, accom- women of whom fifteen are doc-afflicted areas, undergoing the This solution is suggested by a
carrying in Hils hand.. STREET FIGHTING IN CHAOAN
The man, whose face was cover-panded by senior officers of the tors; four pharmacists, 165 dressers, mame degree of danger and under- conference" with Prot, Barge and LIUHUANG, KWANGTUNG, July continuous consultations between cd with a piece of cloth, ordered Royal Air Force, will pay a visit and 288 nurses. One is attached taking the same tasks as the men. 15 (Central)-Sanguinary street Dr. Collin and State Councillor the women to sit on the bed, while of inspection to reserve units of fighting broke out in Chaoan yes-Knoolen. The parliamentary basis he made a thorough search of the the RAF. in Northern Ireland on terday when Chinese troops smash- of the Cabinet would then remain remises. He remained for half- July 28 and 20. ed into the
an-hour and finally decamped in town. Ampow, about the same as now. Puyeung, and Powpu, towns be-
Leading newspapers already ad- an unknown direction. tween Chao and Swatow, were re- covered by the Chinese.
Serious Flood
Situation In North
CHUNGKING, July 15 (Central)
JAPANESE LOSIES HEAVY Serious Blood 'situation in Japan-
AN UNDISCLOSED PLACE. ese occupied areas in north China is reported to despatches received BHANTUNG, July 15. (Central)- here. Torrential downpours during Military sources reveal that some the past several weeks are said to 6.000 Japanese were killed during have loosened the beds of pract the serles of Japanese drives in enlly all the railroads, especially Shantung recently. In addition, the north section of the Peiping over 30 Japanese armoured cars Hankow line.
and 20 artillery pieces were dis- Large tracts of land between abled by the Chinese. Chengting and Binlo, a distance of 30 miles, are several feet under water. The iron bridge spanning the railway at inlo has damaged
vocate a solution of this kind.
BUMPER CROPS IN
EAST KIANGS!
SHANGJAO, KIANGSI, July 15
SZECHWAN'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESSTM
Sir Kingsley Wood will be the guest of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and Viscountess Craigavon, and will take the op- portunity to discuss with Lord Craigavon the question of recruit- ing for reserve and auxillary units of the RAF. In Northern Ireland
GUERILLAS FOIL ANTI - BRITISH MEETING
SPECIAL GRANTS FOR CONSULS IN CHINA?
FOWLIANG, KIANGET, July 16 Special grants may, it is under- (Central) While holding anti- stood, be awarded to a number of British demonstrations outside the British Consul m the Far East" east gate of the city, a gathering who have had exceptional strain of Japanese and puppets omdiala placed, upon them-men: Ilke. Mr. at Hofel in central ́Anhwet was Charles Lee at. Bwatow, Mr.
A.R.P. EQUIPMENT attacked by Chinese guerillas on Nicholas Fitzmaurice at
FOR CITIZENS LONDON, July 18 (BW8)—A
CHENGTU, July'16 (Central)- (Central) - Favourable climatic With the approval of the Ministry conditions since the advent of of Education the Szechwan Pro- summer have given high hopes for vincial Government is establish- bumper crops in east Klangal, ing a school at Loshan on the Min where the first rice harvest is ex-River for training students in pected in' another ten days.paper manufacture.
Ministry is Meanwhile, the Jubilant farmers declare that rain. LOYANG, July 15 (Central)-A fall and sunshine for the past two planning to establish a printing holders military dispatch hom the south months were almost ideal,
school in Szechwan. by the flood. Southbound trains on Shanal front reports that 2,000 the Pinhan line now go only as far Japanese in the vicinity of Klang-
as Sinio.
•
Numerous people at sinio. Hwolo,
JAPANESE SURROUNDED IN ́SOUTH SHANSI
hape on the hunglowan ave
been surrounded by strong Chinese troops to the north
and other places in north Hope have been drowned by the flood To the northeast of Klanghsten, waters which transformed. acres Japanese forces at Tainshui were and acres of farming land into under constant Chinese raids dur- miniature lakes. Vika
ing the last week. On July 11, the
Between Pelping and Kupeikow Japanese garrison at Tsinshal on the Great Wall, a large number opened an attack in Lutsun but of telegraph poles have been wash-were beaten back by the defenders." ed away by mountain freshlets At Mapi. northeast of Tainaut, North of Taiyuan on the Tatunga battalion of Japanese advanced Puchow railway, miles of ralle were southward along the river to reach torn and washed away, caring the Konan border on July 9. Chi- great danger and difficulty to the nese forces are checking their fur Japanese over the transportation of ther progress. men and supplies.
FUND MOUNTS
brown saloon car, No. 3067;" LONDON July 16 (BWB)-The was reported to have been atolen Fund for relatives and dependanta submarine, the from Austin Avenue at 1 pm on of men lost i Saturday
Thetis has now reached 121,657,1
JAPANESE MILITARISTS
MILITA REGIME ON BOGUS DISAGREE SCHEME
CHUNGKING, July 16 (Central)-Discrepancy of opinion among the Japanese is hindering the forma tion of a bogus central government as proposed by Wang Ching-wel, expelled Kuomintang leader.
One group, headed by Lieut-Gen. Kenji Dolhara, still hopes that Marshal Wu Pel-fn, the erstwhile war- lord, will come out to head a puppet government.
Another group, headed by General Sugiyama, Commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces in North China, continues to support the Pelping Provisional Government under Wang Keh-min, while a third group favours the formation of a bogus central" gov- ernment by Wang Ching-wel,
now been delivered, to
house-
Amoy, July 2 Bome 20 Japanese and a and the veteran la. Zigar Jamie: number of Chinese traitons were son at Tientsin... killed
Any such grant would be partly The guerillas, who were in dia- recompense for their extra work total of 850.000 steel shelters has guise, mixed themselves in the and partly a recognition of their
crowd. At the height of the de- devotion to duty,
Their salaries vary between £800 It is stated also that 1,000,000 scked the Japanese and traitors and £1,000 a year, in addition to monstrations, they suddenly at- steel helmets for ARP person who were taken entirely unawares which they receivs £250 a year nel have now been delivered and
The demonstrations ceased im-representation allowance and about nearly another million will be
(Evening completed before the end of July, mediately with all participants £100 rent allowance.
News: June 27), eeing in haste into the city.
Supplies of first aid equipment being issued to local authorities include 8,500,000 bandages,* 4,000,- 000 dressings and 80,000 splints.
NOTED ADMIRAL PASSES AWAY
LONDON, July 13 (Reater) —*** The death occurred sudden- ly to-day of one of Britain's best known high naval oficers, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Bozer Backhouse, Sir Roger.
who was 60, was placed on the retired list only month ago for reasons of health and was spec
promoted Ad. miral of the Fleet
Zionist Leader's Loan
Plan To Aid Refugees
LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)—An internaPridal ban of ein- 000,000 to help refugees was suggested by the ont fender, Prot Selig Brodetsky, at the Refugee Conference us Leeds yesterday.
[to] The whole refugee question, he said could be com an opportunity for developing backward countries, and of democracy would be greatly strengthened by these bun of thousands of refugees who would be the strongest fact democracy
By admitting refugees to undeveloped. Empire where there is ample would be reinforcing her own
trength
rtions of the Ballsh ror Brodetsky. Britán