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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933.
自二十八二
DUNLOP
is the
SAFEST TYRE
HSIFENGKOW BATTLE EPIC: GRAPHIC STORY
CHINA'S AVIATION THE BIG SWORDS
FORCES
BIG SCHOOL MOVED
TO LOYANG"
Nanking, Mar. 17. The Chinese Aristion Barcan has officially panounced that it has moved the Aziation School at langchow to Loyang. A large number of aeroplanes" have al- ready reached Loyang Router.
ROOSEVELT PLAN
DICTATORSHIP IN COMMODITIES
"WIDE EMERGENCY POWER ASKED
Washington, Mar. 16. Startling emergency powers are demanded by President Roosevelt in a special message to Congress to-day.
The President submits a Bill which would authorise the Secre- Lary of the Agriculture Depart- ment to secure a reduction in the acrenge basis of commodities, cattle, affecting wheat, hogs, abeep, rice, tobacco or milk...
The producers would be com- pensated by benefits granted from the funds of the Finance Re construction Corporation.
The Government, under the Bill, would also be authorised to take! off the market the cotton surpluses| held by the Farm Board and at.er official agencies against an agree- ment with the cotton growers toj reduce their forthcoming crops.
IN ACTION
FORCED MARCH TO SAVE THE PASS
President Roosevelt requests) - quick action before the Spring crops are planted" and in order to strengthen the hands of the United States when the Economic Conference is discussing world crop surpluscs-Reuter.
NOTTS FOREST RECORD SMASHED
SURPRISING DEFEAT BY CHARLTON
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MOONLIGHT RAIDS ON JAPANESE
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(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1994. Received, March 16, 11.50 pm)
PEKING, MAR. 16. PEKING IS NOW RECEIVING THE DETAILS OF THE EPIC BATTLE FOR ASIFENGKOU PASS, WHERE THE SEASONED CAMPAIGNERS UNDER SUNG CHE-YUAN (SOONG CHIH-YUAN) ARE NOT ONLY WITHSTANDING THE JAPANESE ASSAULTS, BUT ARE CARRYING THE WAR INTO THE ENEMY'S CAMP.
The Haifengkou battle affords the one really bright spot in the Chinese defence of Jehol Eye-witnesses returning from the battlefield compare the gallantry of 'Sung Che-yuan's forces with the exploits of the Nine- teenth Route Army in Shanghai, and General Sung and his swordsmen are receiving congratulations from all parts of the country.
Our picture shows members of the. Big Sword Brigade, who have been chiefly responsible for the gallant defence at Heinfangkow. They 'ars, seen swinging their blades in the keen win'er air to keep them alves in trim while waiting to go into the front line. (Photo: Sarge Vargninoff).
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
RAPID UPWARD RISE
"NOT MAINTAINED
The sharp apward trend of Bharca, on the New York Stock Exchange was not maintained yesterday. The inclination in the morning was upward, but a set- back set in during the afternoon. Tacra were Ensuy few, marked diferences between the opening and closing prices
DEBATE ON NAVY
BRITISH NEED OF BATTLESHIP.
"SINGAPORE BASE SCHEME
London, March 16, Britain still wants battleships and proposes to go ahead with the eavy engineering work of the ingapore Base,
Their feats are even more creditable in view of the MOFU POINT Replying to the debate on the
fact that Sung Che-yuan's troops were thrown into the battle when all seemed lost, when Wan Fu-lin's troops were in full retreat, with the Japanese in hot pursuit.. The Japanese were totally unprepared when the big swordsmen of the Kuominchun fell upon them and their losses were exceedingly heavy.
PAIRED WITH XIX TH ROUTE ARMY.
Meanwhile, Haifengkow is still holding out, the Japanese being
The warnings of the sentries were too late to save them from
etreated to hilly positions just) north of Hsifengkow Pass, where ery heavy fighting occurred dur ng succceding days, with heavy
aualties on both aides. JAPANESE RUSHING FRESH TROOPS.
PIRATES
EFFORTS TO PLUNDER ANTUNG WRECK
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Javy Estimates in the House of Commons to-night, Captain Buan Wallace, Civil Lord of the Ad- miralty, unhesitatingly answered question a the affirmative 7hether Britain atill wants battle.
is with fifty cruisers.
She wanted battleships, he said, because if they were abolished. the cruiser would replace them ind that would involve Britain-in-
Sure.
SHOTS FIRED AT nsiderably increased expendi
NAVAL BOAT,
ARMED GUARD
On the other hand, Britain could do with a battleship of much "Iminished replacement, say 22,000 | tous.
the
no, nearer their goal to-day than a severe setback and the remnants FOLKESTONE SENDS AN As regards the Singapore Base.
hey were on March 9 when they opened their big offensive...
The entire responsibility for the defence is now vested in General Sung Che-yuan, who was formerly of the most redoubtable! fighters serving under Marshal Notts Forest, whose recent pro-i Fong Yu-heiang, the Christian]. grers has proved one of the sen- General. sations of the League Football, season, were surprisingly defeated before their own supporters to-
London, Mar. 16.
оде
"BIG SWORD" BRIGADE.
General 'Sung Che-yuan's thirty
day, losing to Charlton Athletic, thousand well-equipped troops in
f|
Government contemplated eventually hoving e properly equipped naval base at Singapore. The work there was at present An armed guard has been making satisfactory :
progress, placed aboard the wreck of the although, for the moment, the 1 s. Antung by the commander of Admiralty was only contemplating HM.S, Folkestone, to protect the the completion of the heavy The Chinese are still in posses- salvage party with whom would angineering work which formed sion of the Pass, but they anti- be plunderers, judging by events the backbone of the scheme. The cipate further violent a83aults; when the Japanese reinforcements yesterday, are prepared to risk a Estimates were agreed.-Reuter. arrive from Pingehuan and other clash "oints. It is est mated that 27,000
The arrangements made ashore TRANSPORT IN PORT the wooden-spoonists by the only clude the Brigade of "Big Swords"
which lacked some of Chiang Kai-Japanese and Manchukuo troops to protect the ship from piratas
are now moving towards Hisfeng are very unsatisfactory. It was the first defeat suffered she's best divisions to plece kadw. But there are one hundred
ARRIVES WITH by the Forest since November 19, during the Kuominckhun revolt of thousand Chinese troops in the Yesterday morning when a boat
RELIEFS when they lost, also at home, to three years ago.
icinity and the notable success of crew from H.M.S. Folkestone was Búry.
They are seasoned campaigners their efforts will undoubtedly pro-Jattempting to board the Antung. Since November 19, until to-day, and entirely without fear. Every ide a great stimulus to further the Forest have played sixteen matches, winning ten and drawing, night for the last week they have deeds of derring-do. six. They lifted themselves from been carrying out deadly moonlight the danger zone to within striking raids on the Japanese forces under distance of promotion honours the shadow of the Great Wall in
the vicinity of Haifengkow.
The story of the battle is relat- ed in a Chinese despatch, which was delayed in transit.
goal of the game.
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The longer the fighting at Hat fengkow lasts, the keener is Pe ing's fear of a Janancoe diver- fon in the Shanhaiwan Our Our Correspondent.
three shote were fired over the craft from the shore No damage was done.
BRITISH PLAN OF
DISARMAMENT
CREATES A PROFOUND IMPRESSION
DRASTIC CUTS IN AIR AND ON LAND
GENEVA, MAR. 16. DEALING COMPREHENSIVELY WITH ALL' PHASES OF THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM AND CONTAINING DEFINITE FIGURES IN REGARD TOʻ PERSONNEL AND WAR MATERIALS IN SEA, "LAND AND AIR FORCES, THE BRITISH DRAFT DIS... : ARMAMENT CONVENTION WAS CIRCULATED IN GENEVA TO-DAY.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald urged upon the delegates · the vital importance of reaching definite conclusions by means of mutual concessions before disclosing the de- "tails of the British Plan, which caused a profound.im- pression.
It provides that Germany shall have a home army of 200,000 men, France a home army of 200,000 and an overseas army of 200,000,, Italy 200,000 at home and 50,-) 000 overseas, Poland, 200,000, and Soviet Russia 500,000. !
France, Japan, Italy, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom are all to reduce their a'r forces to five hundred machines capable of use in war, preparatory to eventual abolition of sil military and naval aircraft..
.
Efforts are to be made to bring France and Italy into the London Naval Treaty which is to remain effec tive until the time arranged for a further meeting of the Naval Powers, Germany is to be freed of the naval provisions of the Versailles Treaty, but her present posi- tion will "continue to 1936.
M. Daladier, the French Premier, paid a tribute to the fine work and generous intentions or Mr. MacDonald and added that France was seriously determined to con- tribute the work of international peace.
Mr. Hugh Gibson (United States) welcomed the "British Plan as a promising basis for a durable conven-
tion.
DETAILS OF MAIN PROVISIONS.
vention are parties.
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The
The first part of the Conven- est method of taking account of tion deals with security and is bas- the armies with ditering periods
on the existence of the Paris of service. act, to which nearly all the ignatories of the proposed con- MILITIA BASIS.
Regarding European land for- It is declared that a war underces it has been thought advisable, taken in breach of that pact is a bearing in mind the proposals matter of interest to all the par made with other delegations, to ties and a breach of the obliga-put all of these on a comparable itions assumed towards cách.
|basis and with a view to-limiting . In event of a breach
of the power of aggression to reduce : a threat of a breach of the them all to a malitia basis by dx; pact, there is to be a con- ing eight months as the maxim With naval and military reliefs rerence between the parties, if any period of service, provision being for Hongkong and Shanghai, the five of them, including ane
ransport Lancashire berthed at
made, in certain cases, to be de least of the cided by conference, for an ex- Toll's Wharf. shortly after 6
great Powers tension to twelve months. THREE SHOTS,
velock this morning, and after
requests. lisembarking over 200 rating), re-
Provision is also made for a fixed Conferation of long service personnel to Dein ling the pecurrence in a tumed its voyage to Shanghai at "adio melange to the local naval 2.15 p.m. Those aboard included-
inco may bcpnscripts in all continental land.
ummore forces, uthoritas. the Commander of aliefs for practically every mili.
through the 4.M.3. Folkestone, states, that the ary unit in Hongkong, and for
No attempt is made to standard- League.
ise the armies of the rest of the aval host fiving the White En-naval vessels stationed in Hong-
Any conclu-world in view of the differing in, was accompanying à salvage tone and on the Yangtze,
sions reached needa cxisting in other continents. The anticyclone has moved east-
.. The Lancashire was delayed for
pust be con- warda, pressure being highest near!
Once an agreement, has. It appears that Wan Fu-lin's near Haffengkow by Japanese rarty from the Telkoo to the wreck ig depression Shanghai. The
urred in by reached on the alze of European situated in the Pacific to the troops, after a heavy aerial artillery fire on Wednesday cover at an the party was going along over 12 houra by monsoon weather
be representa-continental land forces, it is another vain assault on north-east of Tokyo, and another bombardment and heavy punishing the Japanese retreat following side the Anting, three shots an- vest of Hainan, and, scheduled to therently fired by members of the arrive in Hongkong on Wednesday.
ives of all the thought it will not be difficult to evening, did not anchor in Junk depression is indicated to the ment, fell back to Hsifengow Pass Haifengkow defences is described shore patrol, whistled overhead.
Freat Powers fix the figures of limitation for west of Shantung. Moderate to from Kuancheng,, aome twenty
and by a ma- other countries. fresh monsoon will prevail over miles to. the north of the Great Chinese despatches. Casualties The naval bost immediately ay until 4 pm. yesterday.
fority of the patrol, one of whom went off to the wreck.
A table of average daily effec the south-east coast of China and Wall, with the Japan infantry among the villagers are stated to went inshore to interview the shore
be heavy,
-other-Governtives not to be exceeded in land the Northern China Sea. Local pressing them closely
General Soong Che-yuan reports wreck to discuss matters with the No action was taken by the forecast N. E. winds, moderate;
that his troops are rebuilding salvage party. As a result of the shore patrol to stop the occupants ments participating in the confer armed forces is given. fine.
their defence work in anticipat disqussion it was considered that of the sampans, and the Command- Fice fan of severe. Japanese artillery the interforence would cease. and aeroplane bombardment Further Japanese reinforcements
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FORCED MARCH.,,
Sung Cho-yuan's army wana Being held in reserve some thirty miles to the south of Helfengkow. The fall of the Fass seemed Inevitale. Warn- ing of the peril reached Gen- éral Sung Che-yun. He im- mediately ordered a forced march and they reached the bass in the dead of night.'
CAMP SURPRISED.
Without more ado, a battalion of picked swordsmen stripped to the The wedding will shortly take place waist despite the intense cold and between Dr. Gerald Victor Alexander Carried out a night attack along
area.
FARMLANDS SUFFER.
Peking, Mar. 17. The destruction of dozens farms
SAMPAN THREAT.
er of the Folkestone again sent CONFERENCE OBJECTS LOAN
f a boat to intercept the intrud--
SUGGESTED FIGURES.
been
tals to be stationed in the home'
rs, who, immediately they saw the It will be the object of the con- The figures of the suggested to- aval vessel approaching, deference, if called in view ecountry are
threat of a breach of the pact, agree upon the stops, which could ARMED GUARD AT NIGHT,
arrived from Pingchuan yesterday Shortly after the naval launch
Fighting. in the north of returned to HMS Folkestone, camped. Haifongkow has almost ceased however, four · påmnans were job.
drawn.
where the Japanese have with-served leaving the shore with the he commander comments on be taken in respect of such a evident intention of boarding the satisfactory work of the shore breach, and, if, the breach has ac On the left Bank Jarahës
atrol, and says, that owing to the tually occurred, to determin T1'lery and detachrichts of
fanger of looting, an armed guard which party is to be held respon nfantry were yesterday enging hold out for another week,
sible the Chinese in minor encounters.
Part two deals with effectives The Paking Government has now being maintained on board en pressed to end reinforce-the Antung during the dark howca. HEAVY CASUALTIES.
ments and cars to carry the huu-Falvacs arerations are now be and material. The provisions as dreds of wounded to Paring, Acing carried out by the tug Talkon regards effectives follow the prin ommodation at the military ho- which, until this week, could not ciple of computing effectives by duty performed as being the fair | weather, taxed Special
General Soong Che-yuan believes tack on Halfengkow if the Chinese
France, Italy, Germany and Po-
land 200,000 each. Soviet Russia 500,000,, Rumania 150.000, Spain, 120,000,
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia Beach 109,2001, 20
Belalum, Bulgaria, Greece and:
· Hungary shch 60,000, Portugal 50,000,0
Griffith, of 2," Thorpe Menor, May the top of the Great Wall, where the Japanese will give up the atpitals in the front is heavily over. {^nnensch the wreck, owing to the the average of the number of day's] Hollend 25,000:
Road, and Miss Frances Barbara Mac- tho Гардреве vanguard Fadyen, 4, Basiled, Lyttleton Road.bivouacked for the night,
was
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