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PARALLEL IMPORTANCE OF MILITARY, ECONOMIC WAR EMPHASISED BY GENERAL CHIANG TO KUOMINTANG
CHUNGKING, April 1 (Central)-Military and economic war- fare should be simultaneously prosecuted with greater emphasis to be laid on the economie phase henceforth as the military crisis has passed, declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in his open- ing address before the 8th Plenary Session of the Central Execu- tive and Supervisory Committees of the Kuomintang opened on March 24,
General Chiang warned the 150 odd members of the C.E.C. and C.S.C. present that the Kuomintang gradually drifted away from the people and that the Party members have lost the re“ volutionary spirit' and laxed in their efforts, He strongly enjoin- ed them to return to the people and resucitate the spirit' of re-.. volution in order that the ruling Party in China may successfully live up to its leadership in the nation's dual task of resistance "and reconstruction,
General Chiang laid great stress on economic warfate asserting that the key to the success or failure of China's "resistance lies in ecoro- mics. He went a step further by saying that in the decisive factors of the war, economics will be shar- ing 70 per cent. while military affairs 30 per cent.
"In low of this fact,” Gen-- eral Chiang further said, “al- though militarily there is cause for optimism we must not allow any laxity of efforts and must never become self-satisfied just because
we have held the enemy back in this war of at- trition."
Militarily, General Chiang affirm -
ECONOMIC STRUGGLE ed, after three years and eight
Continuing, General Chiang said:"} months of armed resistance, even China's enemy Japan has been "Here we call upon the C.E.C, and forced to admit that it is impos- C.S.C. members to pay as much at- sible to conquer China by force.tention to the institution of econo- "Consequently," he asserted, "we mic measures henceforth as they may say the military crisis has did towards the military affairs passed and we have achieved a three years ago. He laid specia certain degree of success,"
HUNDREDFOLD' EFFORT While attributing China's sur
Mile. Alice Delystä, famous French star of musical comedy and revue, broadcasts in the B.R.C's Overseas Service from ал underground theatre in London. Soldiers of the Free French Forces who were also in the theatre joined. In the choruses: Mile. Delysia made an exciting visit to France In AD attempt to rescue her.. mother only two days before the Germans entered Paris.
MRS. ROOSEVELT
CABLE
SKILFUL CO-ORDINATION OF NAVY, AIRCRAFT
Secondly, the
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battle was the class battleship, six cruisers and
first occasion, on which such severe seven destroyers about 35 miles losses were imposed on the enemy south of Gavdo Island, steering with the British forces completely south-westwards. unscathed.
Soon afterwards, this The officer, continuing the story.force was joined by
enemy rald that about midday on Mar. cruisers and at least two more two more 27 air reconnaissance reported destroyers. The light forces under eremy cruisers at sea south-east Vice Adm. Pridham-Wippell were For Sicily.
now about 40 miles south-east of the enemy. while the main feet
ATTACK CONVOYS
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The Commander-in-Chier wax was still steaming north-west- then at Alexandria with the main wards
body of the British Mediterranean Vice Adm. Pridham - Wippell's Fleet. Acting on the assumption cruiser force, acting, on aircraft that the enemy intended attacking report, altered its course to the British convoys between Egypt north and made contact with the and Greece. the Commander-in- enemy at 8 o'clock. Chief Instructed light forces, un-
Desiring to lure the enemy to- der Vice-Admiral - E Pridham-wards the main British fleet, Adm. Wippell, to proceed to a position Pridham - Wippell turned south of Crete, where it would be cruisers south-westwards. An hour advantageously placed to intercept later, however, the enemy attempt- an enemy force, attempting to ined to escape and go north-west terfere with traffic with Greece.
but the British cruiser force fol.
This force consisted of HM.S.lowed, Orton together with the cruisers Ajax, Perth and Gloucester, with some destroyers.
OUT OF RANGE
the
The British cruisers continued
The Commander-in-Chief had for nearly two hours and then 16 | him HMS Warspite, the battle-miles north sighted an Italian Lit- hips Valiant and Barham and the torlo class battleship. The cruiser aircraft-carrier. Formidable. to force, immediately turned south-
castward
of
gether with some destroyers.
Increasing steam with the great-out emphasis on the questions of NEW YORK, Apr. 1 (Reuter) est despatch, this force steamed heavy
China's strengthening
economie Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. wife of north-westwards from Alexandria enemy staying power proving that all the the President, has accepted the hoping to intercept the enemy and economic measures that have been honorary chairmanship of the Brl-bring them to action.
are Increasing the instituted
tish War Rellet Society endeavour- efficacy of China's economic strug-ing to raise $10,000,000 for air raid
relief in Britain. "
cess in withstanding the onslaught of the Japanese military jugger- naut largely to popular subscrip- Mon to the San Min. Chu I and the spiritual strength of the na "At present," 'General Chiang tion and also the employment of concluded, “public opinion, gener-"|
gle.
SHIPS SPOTTED
At 7.49 a.m. on Mar. 28, air re- connaissance reported one Littorio
revolutionary, political and milli- sily speaking, is induly apprehen: DEFEAT FOR HITLER AS
"tary strategies, the Generalissimo sive over Chiria's economic pro- reminded his audience, that so tar blems. According to my observa-
as the building up of ari army that tion, China's economic position MUCH AS FOR THE DUCE
"can rank with the armies of the really does not give much cause world Powers and can adequately for alarm. The only question that safeguard the national security should worry us is whether we can after the war is concerned, it calls undergo the hardships of the for the exertion of efforts tenfold struggle and whether we can em- and hundredfold more by the rom-bark upon the phase of positive.re rades of the Kuomintang.
construction.
Closer Relations Between Kuomintang, People
CHUNGKING, April 1 (Renter)" Greater emphasis on economic problems and closer relations between the Kuomintang and the people were urged in a speech by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at the opening ceremony of the eight plenary session of the Central Excen- tive and ControlTM Committees of the Central Kuomintang on March 24, the full text of which was given prominence this morning in Chinese newspapers.
LONDON, Apr. 1° (Rester)—A defeat for Hitler as much as for Mussolini is the interpretation in the British press of the Royal Navy's. Mediterranean victory,
This new crippling blow must dispel any last doubt that might have fingered in the mind of the propaganda fed Italian people as to who controls the 'mare nostrum'," writes the Dally Telegraph.
"Such is the latest news the hap-weaken Italy's already palsted war, less Duce will have waiting for Mr. effort, {Matsuoka,"
"The day can scarcely be far The newspaper says whispering distant when her geography will discontent has already begun to remain her sole contribution to the setze masses of the Italian people. belligerent activities of the Axis." *Anything like open revolt 18 UNPLEASANT FOR NAZIS hardly to be anticipated in the im- The Manchester Guardian saya mediate future. What we may the failure and losses, by the Ita-
FIRST CIVIL RESTAURANT
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in order to keep range of the Italian guns into
and draw the contret with the
main fleet.
Meanwhile, from the Formidable a turpedo aircraft was launched. It attacked the battleship, claim- ing one possible hit. Ether this, or the knowledge that the aircraft- carrier was in the vicinity, caused the battleship, together with its accompanying cruisers, to turn north-west attempting to escape to their bases,
The abrupt change of direction caused the cruiser force to lose touch with the Italians, but Adm. Pridham-Wippell's ships almost immediately sighted the British battle feet, and the whole Britisa force pressed on after the enemy:
EVENTFUL MORNING Shortly after 11.35 am, on this eventful morning. another enemy force was sighted by a British air- craft 80 miles west of Gavdo Island. There were
Cavour class battleships, three cruisers and four destroyers:
two
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ADVANCE TO. ASMARA IS CONTINUING DESPITE
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During the last 48 hours
The South African Air Force have played a notable part in bringing about the state of collapse of Mussolini's dominion in Africa. INDIANS PRAISED
About the same time, another reckon with is "the progressive in- lians will be extremely unpleasant aerial torpedo attack on a Littorio The latest communique' from Cairo, quoted in 'a 'London message. crease of discouragement and dis- for the Germans who will feel the class. battleship. was launched states that in LIBYA, advance elements of British forces were now illusion which must further effect of this defcat, while they when one hit was claimed.... In contact with enemy kafantry and mechanised units. While declaring the military
should greatly encourage Our During the early morning, Bri- In ERITREA, in spite of extensive demolition of the road from crisis in Sino-Japanese hostilities
friends and Allies in the Balkans tish naval aircraft again located Keren to Asmara, the advance continues. STERLING AREA
was how over, the Generalissimme
by showing that neither Italy nor the enemy force with which touch a further 800 prisoners have been taken including a brigade com- „LONDON, Apr. 1 Reuter)-All warned the Kuomintang body that'
Germany can prevent our aid from had been temporarily lost. When ander reaching them. parts of the French Colonial Em-the country still has serious dif{-
In ABYSSINIA, although exten- is a race with the climate as well the enemy was found, a further The Daily Mail writes that one torpedo bombing attack was made, sive damage have been done by the as the enemy. pire under the control of the Free culties to overcome,
LONDON. Apr. 1 (BWS) Open-of the most important con- French "counch of defence". Ice- Emphasising the importance of ing Grimsby's first civil restaurant sequences of our smashing victory three torpedo hits on the battle-retreating Italians our forces ad- land and the Faroe Islands are economic problems, Generalissimo Sir Walter Womersley. Minister of the Duce's "mare anstrum" is
ship being claimed added to the sterling area as from Chiang Kai-shek declared military Pensions, paid a high tribute to that it will no doubt enable na to British Treasury affairs would constitute 30 per the gallantry of the merchant seu-strengthen our navaj position in Apr. 2 under a order published today.
cent of the Chinese resistance, men and fishermen who dally the Atlantic, while economic affairs would con risked their lives in order to keep
MAJOR DISASTER stitute 70 per cent.
Britain with supplies of essential CHINESE PROTEST
The News Chronicle says the Of a total of 250 members of the foods.
smashing defeat of the Italian TO VICHY GOVT. Central Executive and
The Government fully realised Navy in the Mediterranean is the Control Committees," it is announced that the country's debt to these brave latest of an unbroken series of re- CHUNGKING. Apr. 1 (Central)-159 members attended the meeting. men and in appreciation had au- verses for the Duce, which to- The Chinese Government hag
thorised an improvement of the gether add up to a major disaster. lodged a protest with the Vichy
compensation scheme at rates The Daily Express: "For every Government. following receipt of dents asking them to attend a equivalent to those paid to the Italian ship sunk, another British mander-in-Chiet reports that Lan Chia-min, repre- memorial service to be held for Navy for seamen and fishermen warship is freed for the Atlantic sentative of the Wang Ching-wel the late Tseng Ching-ming, form-disabled by war injury and pen-That is the real disaster to Hitler. regime there, had issued notifica-erly Wang Ching-wel's close fol- sions for wives and dependants of He used the Italian Fleet as baft tions jointly with the Japanese lower, who was assassinated in those who lost their lives.
and he is being beaten." authorities to the Chinese resi- Hanol on March 21, 1938
Germany Wants Help But Japanese May Have
Cause To Hesitate Now
.
Chaotic Living Conditions In Shanghai Indicated
SHANGHAL, Apr. 1 (Benter)-Eloquent Indications of chaotia“ living conditions in Shanghal are contained in the latest statin- tics issued by the industrial section of the Municipal Council, which show the purchasing power of the Chinese dollar has dropped in March to only 14.71 cents compared with 1936.
vancing from Diredawa are making
afternoon.
Between 3 and 4 o'clock in the rapid progrëss.
R. A. F. Blenheim In all other sectors penetration bombers attacked the enemy. Two into SOUTHERN ABYSSINTA. Is direct hits on one cruiser, one on enlarging particularly in the area a destroyer and two probable hits north of Lake Rudolph,
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuter}--
on another cruiser were claimed.
General Sir Claude Auchinleck, - Advancing rapidly, Imperial Commander-in-Chief in India, has FULL EFFECT
forces are now half way to. Asmara sent a message congratulating the The full effect of these aerial and the speed with which the Indian troops in connexion with attacks was seen at 4 o'clock in operations are being carried out is the capture of Keren concerning the afternoon when the Com-seen in the discovery of gun em- which he received messages appre- (Admiral Str placements, perfectly suited to de- clating the Indian troops work Andrew Cunningham) received a fences, abandoned by the Italians from General Sir John Dill and report that the Littorio class states a London message. Consi-General Sir Archibald Wavell battleship's speed was drastically derable quantities of arms, am- reduced.
munition, clothing and even food have come into our hands.
Sir Andrew Cunningham, there- fore, ordered Adm. Pridham-Wip-| pell's four light cruisers to press
EXPERT WORK
"Tse-Fa" Racket
Tribute is paid to the expert on and regain touch. Two more work of the British military gap- torpedo bombing attacks were made pers and engineers who within at dusk, but it was believed that seven hours
Continued from Page 1 the Italian battleship was not hit circumventing a landsilde created and live in constant dread of be-
constructed, a' track,
the knowledge of their husbands, though one enemy cruiser was de-by the Italians. A battle for the ing found out. When the husband unitely hit.
[ridge is reported to be in progress does find out, there is usually a Soon after dusk, the Britiab A large number of Italian officers first-class row which inevitably light cruisers regained touch with fled by car and left their men to leads to separation. the enemy.
Some destroyers at- get away as best they could
DEPORTATION PROPOSED The British forces are now in The recent proposal announced
official, of Iving of Shanghai workers rose ting in public places.
public ¡Dosesi
seen since the capture of Kassala those with two convictions for from 602.29 In February to 579.99 vehicles, streets and pavements,
Adm. Pridham-Wippen edged in the Sudan and with impending keeping tre-fa gaming house (index figures mentioned are based COUNCIL AGREEMENT
the cruisers to the north-west heavy rains the advance to Asmara be deported, is highly commend- away from the destroyers, Boon It is officially announced that in after 8 pm an enemy vessel was
able, but does not go far enough order to avoid election possibilities
In a broadcast from Sydney yesterday MR. A. W. HUGHES, Au-
The cost of living showed an-pulsory vaccination, registration of tralian Secretary for, the Navy, said that Germany's effort to secure
other spectacular rise. last month deaths and prevention of over-tacked while others remained with allies proves that she could not conquer the British Empire alons.when the general index of the cost crowding, and prohibition of spit- the main feet, for screening pur- well-cultivated country the first by a Police
Germany now wanted Japan to help her but the Japanese may baulk, and may have cause to hesitate now.
· Aris | propaganda had been playing, up Mr. Matsuoka's visit to Berlin and Rome as a counter-blast to the Lease and Lend Bill.
When Mr. Matsuoka arrived in Berlin last Thursday the Germans
have already won the war and
on the standard of living ruling in 1938)..
These
battle feet'a course Sti
ENGAGED SHIP
conditions are chiety of controversy and excitement, reported damaged and stopped told him that Italy and Germany HONOUR MEMORY response for the unbroken suc- British American and Japanese three miles to the port of the DAIRY FARM LORRY cession of strikes here. Business conculs have reached an informal that Britain was friendless. And OF HAN KUO-CHUN outs, including tailor shops and council will consist for a limited.
IN ACCIDENT are at present affected by walk- agreement that the Municipal
Sir Andrew immediately turned Farm Cold Storage Company was A lorry of the Hongkong Dairy Upon the recommendation of foreign telegraph companies, all period four Chinese, three Japan and engaged this ship which, it is involved in an accident yesterday and it was perfectly clear that she Generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek messengers of which are striking ese, three British, three Americans. I now known, was the Italian cruiser has no intention of playing the Posthumous honours will be con for an increase in living allow one German and two other na Pola, Three more enemy cruisers
yet that same day Yugoslavia showed a dramatic charge of front
Axis game,
A POOR WEEK
ferred on the late Mr. Han Kuo- chun, former Civil Governor of
arices.
A NEW HEALTH LAWS
tionalities,
maratas.
site
that
to effectively stamp out this para-
Ball should, bu all cases, be .fixed at $1,000. The co-opera- tion of the magistrates it not only necessary, but absolutely essential
Under sub-section 2 of Section 7 of the Gambling Ordinance of 1801, It was enacted that "EVERY PER- ON WHO SELLS, OR HAS IN HIS POSSESSION WITH A VIEW TO SELL LOTTERY TICKETS SHALL, UPON SUMMARY CONVICTION,
Ko Kwan, driver of lorry No. then were sighted on the starboard It had been a poor week for Klangsu, who committed suicide in
The agreement, however, is sub-bow consisting of two Zara Class 606, belonging to the Company In order to better and safeguard Ject to confirmation by the Chinese cruisers led by a smaller ons.
reported that about 8.30 while Italy on land and sea, and, as for his native city in northern Klangal health in Shanghai, new health Government and other interested Germany, she too must be feeling on March 13 in order to resist the laws will be introduced for ap- Powers.
Where Can ahead E. M. B. Greyhound the Vehicular Ferry another, JoTY BE LIABLE TO A FINE NOT EX--
As the enemy force passed driving along Connaught Road to the growing weight of British Japanese offer to become a puppet proval at a ratepayers meeting on bombs. Mr. Matsuoka had no official,
The long-standing composition of luminated the leading heavy collided into the rear of his vehicle doubt taken full stock of this
anno in needing to an official the Council has been my Brite Italian cruiser. The battle feet causing sight damage to both CEEDING $1,000." Rigid "applica In recognition of the patriotism announcement, an
A learner driver, Ho Kai-tat, retrates would speedily result in the
tion of this power by the magis Immediately opened are. The situation, nghie
These include the registration of two Americans, two Japanese and enemy must have been taken comported that while driving private total eradication of the tee-fa and uprightness of the late Mr. As far as Britain was concerned Hari, the National Government will all doctors, midwives and others five Chinese all this was for the good. Herr shortly issue a mandate of com practising medicine compulsory
pletely by surprise, and the first car No. 6212 along
n's Road, evil as it is doubtful if eng of From 1883 to 1914. The German salvoes, at a range of about 400 near Jublice Street, Hitler himself was no more invin-mendation to honour his memory, quarantine for patients suffering member dropped out and was re-
struck an these organisations are strong cible than afgrior Mussolinil
(Central News)
yards. practically wrecked the unknown Chinese wh from communicable diseases, com-placed by a Russian
away enough to meet a few of these Zára class cruisers fighting powers, and could not be traced
unes: dally,