HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HEAVY JAP. CASUALTIES IN SHANSI FIGHTING
Chinese Smash Way Into Jihchao: Train Mined
LOYANG, Jan. 7 (Central)-More than 1,000 casualties have been infileted upon the Japanese troops by the Chinese is the result of a four-day sanguinary battle fought on the snow-covered slopes of the Tahang mountain range in southern Shans in the latter part of December, Beld dispatches from the Shansi front revealed.
arez.
On Dec. 22, a large Japanese force of over 4,000 men based on Lantsuicheng and Paishan north of Poal launched a multi-offensive -on Chinese strongholds in the Tahang mountain
The in- vaders immediately clashed with the Chinese entrenched' in their strongly fortified positions. Violent fghting ensued and lasted for four days and nights, during which the Japanese attacks were re- pulsed with severe losses.
Routed in Dec. 26, the Japanese suite 100 Japanese soldiers were suffered further casualties when killed, among whom was a squad pursued by the Chinese,, Since commander named Shiraishi then, the Japanese have made no further attempt, to stage large- scale raids on Chinese defences in southern Shansi.
In the Tung-Pu Railway zone. the Chinese were equally success- ful On Dec. 24, a Japanese train speeding northward struck a Chi- rese mine in the vicinity of Yikow south of Houma and was badly damaged. The incident resulted in the destruction of the locomotive and four coaches and the derall ment of five others.
The driver, three firemen and some forty Japanese soldiers were
SHANTUNG FRONT SOUTH SHANTUNG. Jan. 7 (Central)-Chinese forces in Shantung have scored sac-- cesses over, the Japanese in a series of raids in the past week!
In a daring attack on Jihchao, on the south-east coast, a few days ago, the Chinese smashed into the city and inflicted heavy" casualties on the Japanese garri- sun.
STRATEGIC POINTS TAKEN
Mr. Harry Hopkins, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, who is being sent to London by Presi- dent Roosevelt as his personal representative.
CABLE
SINO-MALAYAN ACCORD IS
·
STRESSED BY GEN. WU IN SINGAPORE INTERVIEW
:
REAFFIRMATION OF WHAT HE HAD EMPHASISED BEFORE, THAT CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CHINESE IN MALAYA AND THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOT BE ONLY FOR THE PROSPERITY OF THE "COUNTRY BUT ALSO FOR THE SECURITY OF THE FAR EAST-a security vital to the security of China-was on Dec. 30 made by GENERAL WÜ TE-CHEN, Chinese goodwill envoy to Malaya on his return after a month's "tour"up-country, reports the Malaya Tribune.
"The Chinese here have now realised the necessity of co-opera- tion between China, Great Britain, and British Malaya, a co-opera- tion which will lead to the security of the Far East, which also | means..., security for China,” declared General Wu in an interview,
GENERAL WU, who had been away since the end of November, was met by over 200 representa tives of various associations at the railway station.
Only Three British Ships Sunk In Week to
HUGE LOSSES BY THE ENEMY
"
The Admiralty announced yes-
Simultaneously with the assault terday that only three British killed, and trafic on the railway on Jinchao, another Chinese force ships were lost during the week!
Anklu and Fangtse. was interrupted for more than 30 attacked
north-west of Kaomi, and recover-ending Jan. 5, making a total of ed a number of strategic points in Just over 18,000 tons; states a Lon-
don message. the vicinity. The Japanese, sus-
hours.
DETACHMENT AMRUSHED
On Dec. 25 and 26. a Japanese detachment ralding the various points on the Changmao highway was intercepted and ambushed by hsten. on the Tientsin-Pukow Ra!!- Chinese artillery units.
way in south Shantung. suffered Col. Hirao, commander of the a defeat in theeir westward drive detachment, and more than 10 recently. Part of them were other Јярагеѕе officers were thrown back by the Chinese while seriously wounded in action, while the rest were decimated.
COURTESY VISIT
"I am glad to visit Singapore again," he stated, adding that he would be paying a courtesy visit to the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, shortly to thank him for the courtesy extended to me and my party while on our tour." The General said that in his
all tour, he had found in the place he visited, the authorities very congenial and friendly and the people very enthusiastic and hospitable.
"A feature I noticed was that the Chinese realized the value of co-operation between China, Great Britain and Malaya."
MALAYAN CHINESE
•
Of Malayan Chinese: General
taining numerous losses, retreated Allied ships, making a total of very hard and industriously
This was in addition to four Wu said that they are working inside Ankiu and Fangtse.
Over 1000 Japanese at Teng-seven ships of a total tonnage of are also very eager to learn of
37,500 tons.
the situation in China...and in- These figures are lower than terested in everything that is they have been for many weeks going on at home as well as here" General Wu added that in the sion are lower than the weekly course of his tour. he had also average of just under 70,000 tons. made a study of the administra-
NEW STEPS TAKEN
tion of the country and develop- New steps are being taken toments of the cities and towns and
AFTER THE WAR
and for the third week in succes- !
REPORTED GERMAN ULTIMATUM deal with the submarine menace rural districts
Nazis.
TO BULGARIA
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IMPENDING · KVENT “
and attacks in the air, but it was
140 SPEECHES
IN 6 WEEKS
No fewer than 140 speeches were made by General Wa Te- chen, China's goodwill envoy to
Malaya, during his tour through the country within a space of six weeks.
General Wu, who returned to Singapore on Dec. 29 by train bas during the six weeks visited 63 towns, covering an area of about 2,000 miles.
The figures were disclosed by General Cohen, his A.D.C., who had made a point of keeping a record of them.
General Wu will be leaving Singapore shortly, and in the meantime intends to take a well-earned rest.
Thai-Indo-Chinese Clashes Reported
VICHY, Jan: 7 (Reuter)-b- inued fighting on the Thai-Indo- Chinese frontier is reported here.
A strong Thai reconnaissance column was counter-attacked oti Friday by French troops and withdrew after losses
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British Drive
having sustained To Speed War
On Saturday, (Than artillery
stated in London that the bad "After the war the reconstruc. shelled Bannapaksoum. 47 miles FOUR COMMITTEES
Kemmarat
The
weather may have accounted for tion and rehabilitation of China south-east of Sauannakket.
carried out reprisals OD this low figure as there may have will be great he declared, al-French been Jewer submarines out on though. declining to state whether patrol and also to the fact that methods used here would be ap fewer ships have been at sea for plied in China later,
the same reason..
It is also pointed out that long-
ess active because of weather conditions.
by fostering a vague sense of encouraged and alleging that they menace. This relation in the pro-were of "foreign" org. paganda scheme between Italy's Regarding Bulgaria. the Wi- failures and Germany's threat is helmstrasse asserted the German revealed in one line taken by the attitude was based on the tradi-range German bombers were also tional friendship between the two countries but added a comment of In the United States the brilliant sinister import that no informa- tish success at Bardia is over- tion could be given of “details of hadowed by reports of an impend- co-operation" with Sofia.
g event in the Balkans while A large part of Europe has learn- these in turn take second place to led to its cost in the last year what an expectation of a "direct attack |"co-operation" with the Nazi re-
gime may imply.
on Britain.
This particular campaign has SPECTACULAR STKOKE now reached a familiar phase of Evidence available in London every. Nazi propaganda cycle and does not permit observers to draw yesterday Berlin began expressing any definite conclusions as to the aggrieved surprise at the alarmist Nazi intentions. Hitler's need for
Office Of S'hai Paper Bombed
SINO BUSINESSMAN ABDUCTED
CHUNGKING, Jan. 7 (Central) Four pedestrians were wounded n front of the Shun Pao, leading hinese daily in Shanghal, about p.m. yesterday when... a bomb ssed into the office of the paper ploded after striking the tron
The incident was the second i two
consecutive days, On hday evening, a hand-grensde ́discovered in front of the
to
"
attention and reassure opinion is certainly much greater than when the Prime Min'ster pointed to it before Christmas as one of the principal factors in the situation.
On the other hand, the Nazis must be aware of the many dk- advantages of embarking on new adventures in south-eastern Europe, at the present moment.
on
Enemy shipping losses since the war began are 1,275,000 tons of German shipping, 455,000 tons of Italian shipping and 46,000 tons of neutral shipping under control... The total enemy losses, therefore, were over 1,750,000, gross. toas.
.
enemy
Ja Japanese Protest To Britain
"In respect of the security of Malaya, I would like to ap- peal to all Chinese here to do
their bit," General Wu sald, adding that before he made his way back, he intended to give them a special message.
INSTITUTED
LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter)
IN GOOD HEART. AND HEALTH
INDIAN UNITS IN THE SUDAN
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Renter)
A spectacular new "speed the war" Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Premier arive is disclosed an ocial of Punjab, has completed his visit to the Sudan where he met the announcement - from Downing Street last night to the effect representatives
of
all Indian
told them
that the Prime Minister has in-nis now there and stituted four committees to "ob- that they were not only fighting
tain more rapid and action,"
one committee will push
IN duction, the second will
MARSHAL GRAZIANI IN DIRE PLIGHT IN LIBYA
CAIRO. Jan. 7 (Reuter) - The Italian front line now Ls To- bruk-Marshal Graziani's big naval and air base nearly 100 miles Inside Libya and between Bardia (which is now completely cleaned up) and Tobruk, there are virtually
Italian troops, writes Reuter's Special correspondent at British Headquarters, in the west- ern Desert.
British patrols cover the whole ¦ intervening country.
Tobruk's defences consist of two perimeters while Bardia had only one.. The outer perimeter of To- bruk is of about 25 miles circum- ference and the inner one of about 11 miles,
Whatever the future course of
SEARCHING AT events in Libya, it is certain that
Я very serious position." Apart from the
BERMUDA Marshal Graziani is in
no
Serious
Situation Averted
averted
spaper and was removed" of the situation in that corner of ties when the vessel called at Berhe said, to advance without secur. continued for more than an hour
police before it exploded
KIDNAPPING OUTRAGE
»
SEARCHED BAGGAGE
decisive
the King's battle but the battle of their motherland, and that they would return victorious. pro-
He said that he was glad to see control
the Sudan imports, the third, under Mr.the Indian troops in Arthur Greenwood.
in such good heart and health. Minister
The units engaged Without Portfolio, will study post-
in recent battles "had done splendidly," war production, paving the Way for the Ministry of Reconstruc-displaying courage and skill. tion "when the end can be more When full detalls are publish - ed, they will reveal that Indian clearly foreseen."
Each committee will be com- troops have lived up to the posed of Cabinet Ministersex-highest tradition of the Indian
with perts on the various problems-and Army
its reputation for the Chairmen will sit on the clean and brave fighting.
The
fourth committee.
latter committee will be responsible to the Prime Minister and the War Cabinet and will be able swiftly to coordinate all de- cisions.
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PEIPING INCIDENT. NEGOTIATIONS
anese authorities."
Congress May Repeal The Johnson Act
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PEIPING, ́Jan.- 7 (Reuter) — Negotiations concerning the inci- dent in which United States TOKYO, Jan. 7 (Reuter)-The marines were detained by the trade talks between Japan and the Japanese Police after a dispute in As to the great gamble of an at-
Sovlet in Moscow have been sus-ja Pelping cabaret have been trans- It was announced in Tokyo yeshuge number of Italian prisoners.
pended tempt to invade Britain, any set-¦
temporarily while the ferred to Washington and Tokyo. back to German arms, which Interday that Mr. Matsuoka, the Jap- he had lost about half his total
negotiations for"
This interpretation is placed on a temporary TIENTSIN NIGHT Fisheries Pact struck a last-minute a statement issued yesterday by other circumstances might have anese Foreign Minister, has sent mpplies of guns, lorries, ammuni-
Dec. 31 when the old Colonel Turnage, Commanding the been explained away, coming now a protest to Britain against the tion and other war materials
CLUB CLASH snag on top of the Italian reverses, detention and searching of Jap-available for the Italian Army in
agreement expired, the Foreign United States Marine. Embassy TIENTSIN. Jan. (Delayed) office spokesman admitted this Guard in Pelping. -- might be serious in its "effect on anese merchant vessels at Ber-Libya.
(Reuter)-Italian and Japanese morning.
The statement reads: I have the morale of the German people. muda, says a London message. "Either Graziani is a very bad officials Intervened and
VEILED RESISTANCE
It will be recalled, adds Reuter, general or he had
Japan, however, is not hurrying received instructions to confine been pushed what threatened to be a serious the fisheries negotiations in view my future action solely to the re- LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter)-Open that a Japanese press message into unwise actions by the Fascist situation early yesterday morning of the former agreements which celpt of apologies from the |or" velled resistance against the from New York" reported that the Party”, said a high" British
following a clash between a group have been concluded much later. establishment of a new order is Japanese were on their way to der-cer when giving me his conclu- of Italian marines and three Jap increasing in the Balkans, states a many aboard, the s.s. Excalibur, stons on the campaign which cul- anese soldiers at the Apollo Night report from the Istanbul corres-Į having left New York on Dec. 21,minated in the fall of Bardia.
Club situated on the Italian Bund. were subjected to pondent of the independent French; and
severe
GRAZIANI PUSHED
The fight is reported to have The Italians were most unwise, agency which gives a different view punishment by the British authort.
Europe to that given by recent muda.
ing themselves against such a de- during which it is stated one Jap German propaganda stories of in-
feat as the British forces have fanese sustained a head injury, an- hag Cho-lin, proprietor of the
other had a leg wounded, while one The Bermuda authorities are re-now "delivered. But it appears Cheng Ziang Dyeing Store, Vasion of Bulgaria, the movements the latest victim of kidnap-of troops and threats in the Bal-ported to have questioned the Jap-probable that Graziani was forced Italian is said to have had his
kans, ete. in Shanghal
ahese in regard to their purpose in to do this against his better cheek cut by a sidearm. Germany. he says. is openly going to Germany, to have search-judgment.
FULLY EQUIPPED - hoping that Yugoslavia W!!! led their baggage, confiscating
The Italian Intelligence, section |
As soon as news of the braw rs at the corner of Avenue solemnly declare herself in favour number of documerits and letters has also been at fault. It has reached their ears, Japanese rest- One" speaker of the former their efforts to secure victory.
Read of the new order and is even ex- and confiscating funds in the pos- been consistently wrong concern-dents, fully equipped, turned out in group, who think that the Presi d VII and nch Concession about 11 Pecting the arrival in Berlin of the session of nine passengers. ing the numbers of British troops strength, desiring to take into cus-dent did not go far enough said: tion that the President hus once
Yugoslavlan m'nister. carried was
The message stated the reason engaged, sometimes grossly over tody the responsible Italians. "If it is our war, why are we not again reiterated his complete re-
times The recent Treaty of Friendship given for the seizure of the money estimating and at other hal's western "badlands"
jection of any peace dictated by The marines, however, declined in it." * |between Hungary and Yugoslavia, was to prevent foreign currency being completely unaware of their
the aggressors and has reaffirmed.. according to intentions in Berlin getting to Germany.
Governör " 'Landon |to leave the premises. After bar-
commenting his determination to carry out his was to have been followed by such
CONGRATULATORY TELEGRAM ricading themselves inside and on the speech said: "The Fres-policy of rearmament and all as arming themselves with revolvers dent's speech has shifted the Unit-istance to the defenders of demo- LONDON, Jan, 7 (Reuter) -- S'HAI VOLUNTEERS "Heartiest congratulations on the secured from Chinese constables, ed States further towards active
the they phoned to the'r barracks for participation in the war ka
AMERICANS WILL FIGHT LEAVE FOR INDIA memorable part played by
The majority of the opinion of Australian forces in the victory help and a lorryload of marines
Senator Austin summed up Mr SHANGHAI, Jan. 7 (Reuter-or Bardia," says a telegram from with machine-guns soon dashed to the United States is represented in
with these. Another small contingent of the Dominions Secretary, Viscount the scene but tempers cooled down the NEW YORK TIMES which Roosevelt's speech Junteers for the British forces has Cranborne, to Mr. R.G. Menzies on the arrival of Italian and Jap says that there cannot be the words "Let no dictator set the felt here for India where they are the Australian Prime Minister.
anese officials who began negotia-slightest doubt of the course which impression that the Americans will not Bght Of course, they Itues to increase over LONDON. Jan 7 (Reuter)-Last Joining the Indian Army.
"By their courage and dash tions after the participants in the the United States has been set.
won't unless they have to but AN INSPIRATION Hitherto, 135 volunteers have left they have added fresh lustre tonight had been taken into custody.
then it will be in a manner which Tression is apparently deat for 40 years, according to the Shanghai although many others their name and have rendered It is not yet decided which party The reaction in official circles in will not count the cost and in stati between
Kagoshima Berne meteorological observatory, have volunteered from other ports inestimable service to our com will shoulder the considerable dam-London to the President's speech which every sacrifice
states the Lyons Radio.'
mon cause," it concludes
age suffered by the night club. is that it is an inspiraton to the made."
ag, riding in his private car, Intercepted by armed, kid-.;
Ind
Tamshut
off
to
HE WEATHER
um temperature yesterday
a declaration on the part of Yugos- Javia.
Wind the minimum 68.
rainfall since Jan. 1 is 0.00 But the German intrigue in Yu- ingainst an average of 0.16. goslavia alarmed the authorities action against yal Observatory report who took prompt sta
factions suspected of playing Ger- Highest over N. many's game. Japa the adjacent Pacific;
Mari
and
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December was Switzerland's col.
In China.
presence.
...
enough, while a few isolationists people and leaders of Britain to deplore the speech, because they pursue the struggle, fully con- think it brought United States fident that no shortage of war
material closer to war.
will- delay or hamper
It is noted with deep satisfac-
cracy.