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四拜被·號一廿月十英港香 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1937.
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ITALY BREAKS NON - INTERVENTION DEADLOCK
British Plan "If We See You Again We Will Kill You
Accepted By
Rome, Berlin
VOLUNTEER WITHDRAWAL AGREED TO; BELLIGERENT RIGHTS CAN COME LATER
London, Oct. 20.
JAPANESE
WARNING
JUNKMEN
Master Reports Damage Done By Warship's Party
now
Japanese warships are warbing junk people off Hong-
kong to keep clear of blockade
shipa otherwise they will be killed, according to a story told by a junk master, Leung Hing- wai, who brought his damaged craft into harbour to-day.
"You Chinese are killing a lot of Japanese," a Japanese officer
The deadlock in the Non-Intervention Committee over the move to remove volunteers from the Spanish civil war was broken at the eleventh hour to-night by Italy and Germany withdrawing their insistance thats alleged to have told him. "If belligerent rights should be granted before the with- we see you again we will kill drawal of volunteers should commence.
Both Germany and Italy agreed, that token withdrawals should take place, and that commissions should be sent to Spain to report on the numbers of foreign volunteers fighting with the Spanish Loyalists and Insurgents, upon which date the plans for with- drawal could be bused.*
An authority, possibly the Chairman's sub- committee, will receive the reports of the commissions and will decide when the withdrawals have made sufficient progress for the granting of belligerent rights to both sides.
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The token withdrawals will take place before the commissions go to Spain.
Substantial Progress
A communique says this a sub- stantial-degree of progress has been“; achieved towards ngrcement in the main points at issue.
Representatives, it is understood, will report to their Governments the substance of the discussions, and the sub-committee will meet again at 3 p.m. on October-22:
Meanwhile, the chairman, Lord
will . Plymouth,
consider what machinery is required to carry out M. Ivan Maisy, the Russian repre- sentative, demurred at this sugges- ilon, stating he did not agree with the British plan, and reserved the right to formulate reservations.
Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, sild after the meeting adjourned, that if the next session of the Committee made such a large advance as that of to-day the problemn would very largely be solved.- Reuter.
Grandi's Statement
London, Oct. 20. Italy would agree that an interna- tional commission should be des- patched to Spain to supervise the withdrawal of volunteers and ascer- thin the exact number of foreign nationals fighting for the two parties to the conflict, declared Count Dino Italian Ambassador to Grandi,
Parliament Assembles
London, Oct. 20.
Doth Houses of Parliament resume session to-morrow after the summer recess with debates on foreign affairs
Mr Anthony Eden In the House of Commons, and Lord Plymouth in the House of Lords, will mako statements on the sliuation almost simultaneously about 4.15 p.m., and the Prime Minister will wind up the debate. In the House of Commons for the Government---Reuter,
Appeals For Funds To Aid War Victims
Lord Mayor Calls On British People To Contribute
London and delegate at the Non Thousands
Intervention
Commitice meeting, when he spoke before that body to-day.
This investistation may make it possible to define the manner in which and in what proportion, the withdrawal should be made.
Belligerent Rights
Now
Déstitute In Ravaged China
London, Oct. 20. The Lord Mayor of London, Italy is also ready to consider, injin a broadcast address to-night, a spirit of compromise and with the made a moving appeal to the aim of finding a common ground of whole nation for contributions agreement, the best and most prac- tical way for giving execution to the to the relief of the war sufferers two measurez contained in Para-in China.
graph Eight of the British Plan and, Elaborating his appeal de- concurrently, in Point Two of the livered on October 1, ho said he namely, to decide at what ilme and beloved all sections of tho
French statement of October 10:
[you."
overtook him.
Leung's is a Shauk wan junk. He had been fishing and was returning co October 16 when, off Namhoi, near Bins Bay, a Japanese warship There were 23 people nboard his junk, Leung told the police this morning, and he first saw! the warship when It was about 2,000
coming yards away,
astern. up When they drew nearer, the Japan- ese lowered a small boat and nine seamen, armed with choppers and Ha pe boarded the junke
They proceeded to chop through and the
rigging and running gear
big mainsail Copped overboard.
They also took a few small cannon
from the junk and two old muskets. Just before the ufleer in charge of the party left the Chinese craft he gave Leung bis warning.
Leung and his crew later retrieved their sails and reached Shaukiwan yesterday.
SIBERIAN BORDER TENSION
Chinese, Report Concentrations On Soviet Side
Shanghai, Oct. 20, Considerable tension prevails along the Siberian-Manchukuo borders
CITY STILL AS DEATH
Looking north, past the carrier of the North Station Administra- tion Bulling, a panorama of destruction and death spreads as far as the eye can reach. This is Chapel. Scene of major fighting twice within five years, the thriving Chinese city had not recovered from the 1932 batiles when the Japaneso again pounded it will arüllery. Hero Chiurse troops have made a gallant stand, and are still hold- Ing their lines. When the guns are silent, is when this picture was taken, Chapel might bo elty of the dead. There is no sound from its homes and streets which once teemed with Ha; only the crack of a sniper's rifle, or the bark of a trench mortar, which may loose another arm of shell upon this luckless spot. The property loss runs into many miliona.
JAPAN'S
BOMBERS
2,000
REPORTED SLAUGHTERED
IN HILL BATTLE
CHINESE PLANES
IMPORTANT
PLAY
ROLE
Taiyuan, Oct. 21.
Over 2,000 Japanese troops which have been engaging the Chinese force around Chiukwan Pass and Niangtzsekwan Pass on the east Shansi border during the past two days have been annihilated. Chinese casualties are also reported to be heavy.
Japanese communications between Yenmenkwan Pass and Tatung have been disrupted as a result of the destruction of a bridge at Chanchlapon in the district of Huaijen, about 30 kilo- metres south of Tatung.-Central News.
RIVER BARRIER
LIFTED
SEVERELY DAMAGE Four Vessels Co
CHINESE RAILWAYS
Shanghai, Oct. 21.
Determined to cut the railway communications between Shanghai and Nanking in order to prevent the transportation
Through
Canton, Oct. 21. Four vessels, including a British gunboat and the 8.8. Tung On arrived here yesterday from Hong- kong tollowing the opening of the boom near the Bocca Tigris Forts.
The authorities announced that only vessels of seven feet draught
opening-Central News.......
Bombers Active
Nanking, Oct. 21. Assisting the advance of the Chi- nese troops along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, a squadron of Chinese aero-. planes flew to Pingyuan, south of Tchchow, and bombed the Japanese late yesterday afternoon.
Japanese troops concentrated at the railway station. fled pell-mell when they sighted the Chinese war birds which released a number of bomby on their armoured caro, sciting them ablaze. Central News.
Two Japanese Planes Down In Kiangsi
Nanking. Oct 21. The Chinese Air Force Head- quarters announced to-day that two Japanese heavy bombers were shot down by Chinese pursuit planes In chang the provincial capital, last. night. Both of the planes "fell"into" the Poyang Lake,
of Chinese troops and supplies-to-the war-front, Japanese will be able to navigate through the Klangst during an air raid over Nan- bombers yesterday concentrated their activities along the Soo- chow-Kashing line inflicting considerable damage..
This line serves as the main link for the Nanking- Shanghai and Shanghal-Hangchow-Ningpo Railways.
It is learned this morning that a Shanghal-bound express from Nan- king was bombed by Japanese planes at, Wusih station but details are not available.
An investigation just completed re- veals that nine bombs were released at Pingwang Station in southern Kiangsu, near the Cheklang_border, blowing up several sections of rails and damaging two passenger coaches. Two coaches were also destroyed at Pacht Station,
Although detalls are still lacking, it following the report that Soviet troops is believed that many passengers at are massed at Chita and Vladivostok, Pingwang and Pachi were killed and according to Chinese reports.
Instead
Injured.
A locomotive standing at the Ming- of going to Shanghai General Kenkichl Uyeda, Comman-hsing Station on the Shanghal-Hang- chow-Ningpo Railway line WOS der-la-Chief of, Japanese troops in destrayed Central NewS. Manchuria, has strengthened garrisons along the Chinese Eastern Railway "and the South Monchurian Railway.
the
Martial law is stated to have been declared at Changchun, capital of Manchukuo, and
numbers large
of troops are moving up to Manchuli, a border town--International Newil Agency,
DELEGATES SAIL FOR BRUSSELS
"No Commitments," Davis Repeats
New York, Oct. 20.
In what manner belligerent rights community should unite In Mr. Norman Davis and the United should be recognised. Such const-relieving the distress in China. States delegation to the Far Eastern deration would follow the reports of the commissions of investigation to lle dwelt upon the immense prob-Conference left for Europe the Non-Intervention Committee, lem of hundreds and thousands of liner Washington to-day.
Count Grandi concluded that Italy homeless and destitute, and of the
by the
Mr. Norman Davis told reporters:
is willing to accept the British pro- dire lack of hospital and medical "We are open-minded. We have no posal that His Majesty's Government equipment to combat cholera and commitments, but we are determined approach both sides in Spain con- typhus, which were already wide- to study every possibility of a peace-- cerning the withdrawal of foreign spread, volunteer-Reuter.
Called A Miracle
Paris, Oct. 20.
STRONG SUPPORT
Ilo said: "Not the least among the sufferers are British subjects' whose homes are destroyed and whose
ful-solution of the Sino-Japanese conflict and its early terminatioin, Reuter.
HULL VISITS CANADA
Ottawa, Oct. 20.
French Asked
To Detain Grand Mufti
Faris, Oct. 20.
The French authorities of the Lebanon Republic. It is understood, have been requested by the British Government to refuse to permit the Grand Mufi, who is now In Lebanon, to proceed to Egypt,
The Grand Mufti. who escaped from Jerusalem in disguise, was ap prehended by the French authorities in Syria on his way to Damasus
Router.
FRENCH LOAN AUTHORISED
Paris, Oel. 20.
A decree has been trade which authorises the Credit National to issue on Monday a lean of a milllard franca in one thousand franc bonds insued at 015 francs.
The bands will bear annual
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Wall Street
Rebounds-
After Slump
Market's Poise Is Now Regained, Observers Claim
New York, Oct. 20. Wall Street to-day touched the other extreme after yesterday's slump, and the market closed very
strong,
Gains In securities and British in- terests ranged from anything up to ten dollars, all groups participating | in the advance,
The concensus of ́opinion is that the market. has How regained its poise-Reuter.
PRICES TOO LOW
New York, Oct. 20.-
SUPPLIES FOR JAPANESE RAIDERS
It is learned that 14 planes took Canton, Oct. 20.
part in the attempted attack on Nan- Two Japanese transports arrived chang but were intercepted oustide at Hopao Island yesterday to bring of the city by Chinese pursuit planes fuch fresh water and foodstuff to the where a bitter dog-fight ensued in Japanese aeroplane carrier and two the dark. The Chinese airmen ma- destroyers anchoring there.
chine-gunned the invaders, damaging The two destroyers protect the two and driving the others away. The Carrier in the course of daily raids damaged, machines tried to escape but on the Canton-Kowloon Raliway. crashed in the lake a few minutes International News Agency.
Inter-Central News.
STOP PRESS
INQUIRY RESUMES
When the Junk Commission, with
Destruction Of 24 Japanese Planes Confirmed
Nanking, Oct. 21, The destruction of 24 Japanese. planes during a rald staged by Chi- nese planes on the Japanese airbase at Yangmingpao in north Shonal, o few days ago, was confrmed by off- cial reports retelved here to-day Central NewS,
Japanese Cabinet
- Discusses War
Tokyo, Oct. 20. The Japanese emperor this morning summoned a meeting of the members of the Privy Council. and received their reports on the war situation in China,
The question of Japan's participa
Sir Atholl MacGregor presiding, re-ion in the Brussels conference was sumed its inquiry at the Supreme discussed. The meeting. to-day is Court this morning, Lam Chi, one of said to have had reference to the Brokers and other Investment the victims, was recalled and asked international situation,-International sources were flooded with Inquiries to explain how the sailors on the News Agency. regarding possible purchases, and it submarine, whom he alleged were was apparent even the man in the Japanese, wore their suspenders en street realised it-that some of the their outer garments. knockdown prices prevalling have
Witness Illustrated this to the court, the more than discounted
very with the aid of two traps, indicating pessimistic opinions. regarding the the suspenders were used like ordin-
ory braces, general business outlook.
Yu Mon-hoi, assistant compradore Prices to-day rose from one to on the da. Kaying said this while the four and more points, some of the steamer was on her way from Shang more prominent issues rising as hat to Hongkong on September 27 of Changtch according to a Japanese much as five to eight points.. they saw two men on a raft and heard military communique-Reuter.
Trading, while not so heavy as them shouting for help. They took yesterday, totalled 4,340,000 shares. the men aboard, and he could see
-~-Rautre,
OPENING RALLY
New York, Oct. 20. The stock market rallied at the opening to-day, many of the leading stocka gaining up to three dollars or more as large blocks changed hands. The foreign markets were quiet, with a tendency to alightly lower prices. Of the trans-Atlantic stock, brokora stated that the early orders
balanced from abroad about bal
on the!
Political commentators are of the means of livelihood have ceased.” Mr. Cordell Hull, US Secretary Interest of 15 franes and are redeem-buying and selling sides. opinion that the Non-Intervention He said that the Lord Mayors and for State, arrived here to-day on a able over 10 years by huntial draw- Commitles has performed a miracla Provosts of Edinburgh, Glasgow, social-visit to Lord Tweedsmuir, Ings, with the option for the Credit in roaching an agreement on the York, Liverpool, Manchester, Bir-Governor-General of Canada. National to redeem them as from
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October-29, 1940—Reuter.
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Rotter
The total turn-over of shares in the first hour.of trading was 1,070,000, compared with a total of 2,210,000 (Continued on :Paga:4.).
they were very fatigued, while their fect and honds were white ng though they had been in the water for a long ine. The names of the men were Ho Pak-kau and Ho Pak-shing. The Inquiry Is proceeding.
Deny Paotingfu's Fall
Pelping, Oct. 20. A Japanese military spokesman vigorously denied that the Chinese have retaken Paotingľu.
Japanese forces in north Konan have attained the south bank of the Chang River, 14 miles to the north
SCIENTIST WILL LIE IN ABBEY
London, Oct. 20. Lord Rutherford, the famous selenlist, who died yesterday after a serious operation during the week- end, will be buried in Westminster. Abbey on Monday, October 29,- Reuter.