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五拜禮 號三十月七英港香
FRIDAY,
JULY
23,
1937.
日六十月六
No. 16:07
Sino-Japanese Truce
Terms Not Disclosed To Chinese Peoples
REPORT OF NANKING APPROVAL IS
DISCREDITED: OBSERVERS FEAR TRUCE MAY BE UNPALATABLE
Shanghai, July 23 (2 p.m.).
An announcement that details of the new Sino-Japanese agree- ment in North China, concluded on July 19, will not be made public, in order not to aggravate the situation, has aroused uneasiness in Chinese circles, where it is feared that the terms may be of a most unpalatable nature.
A Japanese report that the Nanking Government has approved the terms is discredited. It is even doubted whether the terms have been communicated to the capital.
Meanwhile, reports state that Shih Yu-san may be appointed Mayor of Tientsin in succession to Chang Tse-chung, who is in disfavour with the Japanese.-Reuter.
MUST CUT AT ROOTS
Tokyo, July 23. (1.55 p.m.).
Japanese newspapers do not see in the new disposition of the 37th Division of the 29th Army under General Sung Cheh-yuan, any solution to the North China crisis.
The press contends that the fundamental point of friction remains, and that further incidents will continually crop up unless the axe is laid to the root of the trouble.
It is forecast in this respect that Japanese policy may show a great change.
The Government proposes, according to a White Paper, to despatch important statesmen to Nanking to negotiate a fundamental solution of the Sino-Japanese friction.
A spirit of national unanimity and patriotism is expected to pervade the special session of the Diet which the Emperor has summoned to open formally on July 25. The session will last a fortnight.
Actually business began this morning when the Diet as sembled at 9 a.m. for the election of House committees.---Router.
WITHDRAWAL
CONTINUES
nad
BRITAIN URGED TO INTERVENE
Passivity Leaves Japan Free For Adventuring Gloomy. View Of China Position
:
London, July 22. An appeal to Great Britain to Bave North China from being Joccurred in the evacuation of u num turned into "a second Man-
ber of areas. But it is expected to
churia" was made by the Russian (be removed at an early hour.
The 37th Division, however, con-newspaper, Izvestia, to-day. Tientsin, July 23.
trary to carller reports, is still hold- Reports reaching here, published in the newspaper, Takung ng Wangping and Papaoshan, but the Pao, state that Japanese troops con-arrison in Peiping itself began to tinue to withdraw towards Fengtai evacuate last evening. from positions around Peiping.
Japanese troops, which have with- Artillery is falling back with the in-drawn nearer Fengtai, still remain fantry.
within easy striking distance. The withdrawal of General Ferg The 132nd Division of the 29th
lo Army has arrived Chi-han's troops from Pelping
to replace the Lukouchino is now confirmed.
truculent 37th as n garrison force Japanese transports, with the first for Peiping-Reuter. section of reinforcements, reported to belong to the 10th Division, have not yet arrived, thought they expected at Taku Bay
yesterday morning. It is understood the trans-
ports actually sulled from
were
Japan, into
but it is possible they put Dairen to awalt developments at Pelping.
NO EXTENSIVE WITHDRAWAL Petping, July 23 (9.15 a.m.). Foreign observers late yesterday afternoon were unable to verify any considerablo Chinese Japanese
or withdrawals from the Pelping area,
The
front lines of the forces inc-
the north bank of the Halho River drawals from some points. and Chinese troops are in bivouac on the south bank-Reuter.
PRINCESSS IN
CYCLE MISHAP
Princess Elizabeth, who pesterday Injured her leg when she fell of a bicycle in the grounds of Bucking ham Palace and was unable to attend the garden party which marked the end of the Coronation season. The injury is not serious.
PRINCESS INJURED
London, July 22, Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of the King and Queer, hurt her leg in fall from a bicycle whilst riding on the gravel paths in the grounds of Buckingham Palace to-day.
Five Die
In R.A.F.
Crack-Up
Struck Wall Along
Hill's Crest
London, July 20.
Five occupants of an R.A.F. bomber were killed and their machine crashed in flames fast night, when it struck the 1,800- feet Kenderscout, Derbyshire. The plane missed safety by inches, for it struck a wall run- ning along the highest point of the hill, pitched into a somer- sault spin, caught fire and hur- tled down the hillside.
This is the worst R.A.F. dis- aster of 1937.--Reuter.
C.I.O. Chiefs Accused Of Inciting Mob
Conspiracy Charge Faces 64 Leaders
After the little Princess had been But Senate Probe
examined by Lord Dawson of Penn,
it was decided, as a precaution, that the Princess should not attend the big garden party in the Palace grounds which marked the official end of the Coronation season.
The Princess grazed and strained her left knee, but the injury is la no way serious.--Reyter Bulletin Ser- vice.
WARRIORS THREATEN BUTCHERY
Whole Population Of Philippines Town In Grave Danger
Manila, July 23.
Soldiers are being rushed to the municipality of Pantaban- gan, northern Luzon, where the entire population s reported to be threatened with annihilation by 2,000 aboriginal warriors.
in protest against the steady
The natives have taken to arms en- croachment of civilisation upon their country.
All women and children have been
The Journal asserts that Japan is concentrated at one point, where it adopting the same tactics now in is hoped they can be protected, for North China as she did in 1931 when the fleree tribesmen customarily be- she carried out her plans for the head all Christian people, whom conquest and Hteral annexation of they consider their enemies, irres- Manchuria, as a result of a passivity pective of sex.--Reuter. of the western powers.
The fact that Great Britain in the present conflict is again adopting the position she took up in 1931 sccms especially lamentable and alarming. Japon will give up her plans in China only in the event of certnin trustworthy Governments ceasing to tolerate them, Izvestia maintains.--Reuter.
in
SUSPEND WAR RISK
Berlin, July 22. The association of Hamburg into underwriters agents has it
WAR RISKS INCREASE INSURANCE
increase,
The possibility of disturbances in Meanwhile seven Reid guns, drawn though the 37th Division has com
North China has caused an increase by horse artillery teams, and an menced to evacuate Felping.
the insurance rates on cargo going escort of 100 men, left for Pelping yesterday morning. Japanese mill-ing one another apparently have not surance
Tientsin by ship. The was announced to-day, will be. tary supplies are being unloaded on changed. despite the minor with- given notification of suspension or from two and a hak cents per cent.
all the war risk clause for cargo to five cents per cent.
or five
cenla Increase on every $100 of insurance, The fact that Chinese and Japon- shipments to the Far East.
The increase effects all ships tak- ese officials appear satisfied that both
Shipments involved are those to ing cargo to North
Churia except sides are withdrawing strengthens again prevails in Pel-the belief that political negotiations and from, through and in Japan Chinese and Japanese ships. In the of the fallure of the are superseding the military conver. (including Korea), China, Manchuria case of the ships of these nations to evacuate Wangping sations-United Press.
or Manchukuo.-Reuler,
Individual arrangements have to be made. night, The
ping ng a
37th
July 23. (10 a.m.)
WAS
City, which Chinese troops Sundecupled by
37th remains on garrison duty at the
REINFORCEMENTS
BRITISH INTERESTS
London, July 22. Marco Polo bridge and at Papaoshan, CONTINUE TO ARRIVE Mr. Joseph Hepworth, M.P. for after it was reported that the com-
Bradford, inquired in the House of manders had accepted the arrange-
Tokyo, July 23. Chinese Central Government troops Commons to-day whether, In view of
ment to withdraw to the west bank continue to advance northwards, and the serious effect upon British trado
ara concentrating large quantities of of the constant and gradual absorp
by Japan, the Foreign Minister
of the Yungting River.
The Peace Preservation
Corps, munitions and provision in the Lion of Chinese territ make it clear:
which was supposed to take over the south-west of Hopei, according to in that the Governinent, as in the easo post the 37th Division was to evacuate, formation reaching the authorities.- and to form a "neutral wedgo" be- Reuter.
of the Manchuria conquest, would tween Chinese and Japanese troops,
make it clear it would refuse to re-
has been halled three miles from Pel MORE TROOPS ARRIVE cognise further steps of that kind.
ping-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
BARCELONA UNDER - FIRE FROM SEA
Barcelona, July 23. The elly is under fire from ships at
Tientsin, July 22. Mr. Anthony Eden, replying, sald HITCH IN WITHDRAWAL fairy arrived here at noon from was anticipating a situation.
A fully-loaded train of Japanese the Honourable Member for Bradford,
which sed. Reutur, Peiping, July 23. (0.90 min.) Shanhalkwan..
did not yet actually exist. He hoped Although the 37th Division, of Somo: two hundred Japances the Honourable Member would not Hopel's 20th Army has accepted the soldiers were despatched to Peiping expect him now to define what would
rrangement to withdraw to the west by train this morning.
be the Government's attitudo to- wards, it-Reuter.
of the Tungling River, a hitch bas
(Continued on Page 5.).
Blames Police
Chicago, July 22.
The State of Illinois' at- torneys planned to-day to press criminal conspiracy charges against 64 men on the basis of a coroner's Jury of "justifiable homicide" in connection with the fatal riots of May 30, where ten died when strikers attempt- ed to storm a steel mill here.
Defendants in the criminal cons- piracy cases were arrested shortly after the battle between police and strikers and their sympathisers.
Judge Frank M. Padden, of the felony court, remanded all accused until July 23.
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INSURGENT ARMY CONCENTRATING
AGAINST MADRID
Bombardments Take Heavy
Toll Around Old Capital
As War Rages In Hills
Madrid, July 23.
Insurgent batteries opened a surprise bombardment of Madrid to-day, shells dropping with regularity in the heart of the city, damaging buildings, overturning street cars and killing and wounding a large number of persons. Meanwhile, there is furious fighting in the hills 15 miles to the west of the city and at present the Insurgents dominate the whole of front.
Loyalists are attempting to drive along the Escorial Highway to the north-west-to open a road through the left flank. But 20,000 Insurgent soldiers are entrenched around Madrid at the moment, and they are strongly supported.-United Press.
BRITISH STEAMER SHELLED
Carrying Refugees From Santander
Warship Sent To Her Aid
Killed and Wounded.
Madrid, July 23. Eight or ten were killed and about a score wounded in the first shelling of Madrid for nearly a fortnight. The casualties were mainly due to a shell falling at the entrance of an underground railway, where many were taking shelter.
It is stated officially that as a re- sult of an Insurgent air raid at Colmenar, ten miles from Madrid, over 50 persons are dead and 100 in- Jured. Refugees were machine- gunned by the planes.
About 400 bombs were dropped by | Insurgent ralders on the agriculturni town of Pouintanar de la Orden, and five were killed and 32 wounded ser- iously.
Clear Way for Army
London, July 23. The British steamer McCre-j
Loyalists claim two violent In- gor, believed to have been carry-were quickly repulsed-Reuter.
surgent attacks to the west of Madrid Testimony at the inquest showed ing 2,000 Spanish refugees at to
a morni
certainly. That leaders the time, was challenged by an of the Committee for Industrial
Insurgent cruiser, the Almirante Organisation had supervised the formation of the mob and had plan- Cervera, as she left Santander, ned and incited a violent attack on yesterday but refused to stop the police, the Assistant United
The cruiser fired three warn Suates District Attorney here declaring shots across her bows.
ed.--United Press.
CONDEMN POLICE METHODS
Washington, July 22. Sensational allegations are made in the report of the Senate Committee which investigated the steel mill riots in Chicago on May 31.
It is declared the police used ex- cessive force and showed "n most careless indifference to human life and suffering in breaking up the
strikers' march.
Madrid, July 23,
territory over a wide area west of Insurgent aircraft combed Loyalist Madrid to-day seeking to clear a way for bringing up heavy reinforcements without encountering artillery bor- When the ship was outside rages. It is reported the Insurgents the Spanish territorial waters' are concentrating 200,000 men in the limits, a British warship was San Martin val de Iglesins area. detailed to escort her.---Renter.
Question of Protection
Loyalists believe the Insurgents will attempt to flank the existing Loyalist salient and cut into the Government lines in this way.-United Press.
Fortifying Majorca
London, July 23.
British
London, July 23. The question of protection of ships engaged In the evacuation of Basque refugees from interference by Insur V. Wedgwodd Benn in the House of Foreign Office is investigating reports gent warships. was raised by Capt.
It is reported that the Commons late last night on a motion that 600 Italian military experts are The police attacked without warn-
for adjournment.
installing long range guns In Majorca ing, it is stated, and without provoca-
He said it was shameful that ships and are transforming the place into other than abusive language. tion
a purely humanitarian a vast fortress, with anti-aircraft guns, They dragged seriously injured and engaged in
work should be captured with British naval guns, underground hangars, unconscious men over the ground as if
and they were common
warships looking on and taking no machine-shops drunkards, the
ammunition stores, and a base for 40 seaplanes. report goes on.
of
the
The report states that the arming
crowd
of strikers
and sympathisers was not general, nor is there any evidence that shots were fired by the crowd. Many
clubs, stones and pieces of serap tron which the
police
the allege strikera carried, were actually collected by the police after the clash, from near-by dump heaps, the report allèges-Reuter,
It is recalled that coroner's Jury found that police had acted with justi neation in firing on the crowd which was armed and attempting to break its way into a steel plint where non- strikers were, working.
WAGNER ACT INQUIRY
Washington, July 22. The National Labour Relations Board started an inquiry in the la- bour practices of the Republic Steel Corporation during the recent strike called against four big steel operators by John Lewis and the CIO,
A complaint charging, the corpo- ration with violations of the Wagner Labour Act was issued on the basis of evidence filed with the Board by tho Steel Workers Organisation Committee, subsidiary of the C.1,0.
United Press.
TRIED SUICIDE ·
TWICE
A 01-year-old widow named Chan Kam twice attempted to commit suicide yesterday by jumping into which was moored alongside the Kal the harbour from the x. Chung On
Hing wharf. On both occasions: she was rescued by a seaman'ont ‘the
· steamer,
action.
•
Mr. A. Duff Cooper. First Lord of It is also reported that Italians are the Admiralty, replied that the training 20,000 Spaniards to replace Government wished to assist neither Italian and German volunteers in side militarily and it was difficult to Spain in the event the powers agree draw the line between humanitarian-to withdraw all volunteers-United ism and military assistance.
Press.
Form of Assistance When a town was besleged help given in delivering imports of food and diminishing the demand for food. by evacuating women and children was military assistance in a sense. People who participated in the civil war forfeited the right to expect the influence of Britain in their behalf.
British ships chartered by the Bas- que Government were as much volunteers as those of Italy, Ger- many, Britain and France who were fighting in Spain.
Speaking with the greatest heat, he added: "So long as I am at the Ad- miralty I hope not another British sailor will fall in a cause which is not worth fighting for."
The House then adjourned-Reu-
ter.
Unidentified "Craft Sunk
Barcelona, July 22. Despatches from Gerona state the Insurgent cruiser Canarias is reported to have
that
shelled and sunk an unidentified merchantman off Cape Bagur to-day.
returned the fire of the cruiser, Government shora batteries but could not drive her off her victim-Reutor.
Good Cooks May Save Baby Lives
Women Of Nation Must Preserve Food Values
London, July 22. Members of the British Medical Association at a meeting to-day dis- cussed infantile mortality, drawing altention to the necessity of a knowledge of cooking with regard to nutrition and hygiene,
This knowledge was important to expectant mothers, who sacrificed their own health through - Jack knowledge of how to obtain benents of from food by proper cooking.
A speaker said that no books writ- ten by medical authorities on food know how to cook in such a way values and vitamins were useful unless the women. of, the nation that they will preserve the vitamin -Reuter Bulletin Sercles