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NOVEMBER 25, 1937. 日三廿月十
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CHINESE LAUNCH FURIOUS ATTACK
Claim Advance Along Explains Brussels Parley Failure
Wusih Battle Front
HEAVY FIGHTING GOING
ON IN
STREETS OF WUSHING STILL
Shanghai, Nov. 25 (10.30 a.m.).
along the entire front according to
Very severe fighting is continuing following the launching of a Chinese counter-attack, reports from the Chinese military.
The attack was ordered following the arrival of strong rein- forcements and the consolidation of the Chinese lines.
The Chinese claim the Japanese who have been threatening Wusih have been forced to yield ground, and furious street fighting is proceeding in Wushing. With the strengthening of the Chinese. lines the flagging morale of the troops has been restored.--Reuter,
Fighting Around
Wushing
Changhsing, Nov. 25 (7 a.m.) The fall of Wushing on the south bank of Talliu Lake on November 23 was admitted by Chinese militery circles, which added, however, that Chinese reinforcernents are in the
King's "Stag Party". For
outskirts of the city to continue to Week-End
fight the Japanese.
It was revented that the Japanese started G fierce offensive on the morning of thai day. Toward even- ing they rent batches of soldiers in bouts down the creeks running by the city, "and launched tank attacks, breaking the Chinese. line-Central News.
Tsinan Outskirts Shelled
Tainan, Nov. 25. The outskirts of Tsina, provincial capital of Shantung, Huanglat and a number of other places nearby, were heavily shelled by Japanese artillery from
the north bank of the Yellow fiver on November 24, it was dis- clused here to-day.
Many civilians are reported to have wounded while the been tied, or
material damage is heavy. An in- vestigation is being pushed to ascer- tain the exact extent of the damage incurred.
It is
is also revealed that over 2,000 Japanese, including many Manchukuo troops, have, appeared at Chulichen. cast of Tsiyang
Three hundred Japanese from Tsiho moved to Yencheng on November 22 to reinforce the local garrison, it is reported.
Two Japanese planes appeared over Tainan the same day but few away)
How- without dropping any bombs. ever, severni bombs were released on Clangching. Detalls are lacking.- Central Newz.
No Neutral Zone
Hankow, Nov, 25.
The report that foreign Embassies
and Chinese officials were considering
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Reception For German Tennis Aces
Former Chancellor
Of Reich Alsɔ ·
Will Attond
London. Nov. 24. The King left London this afternoon for Sandringham. His Majesty, who will remain at Sandringham until Monday next. is entertaining small male shooling party.
A
The Queen" Is-remaining in Landon-British Wireless.
RUSSIAN PLANES TO FIGHT JAPANESE
Vast Fleet Now Assembling
Nanking, Nov. 25. TheParamount news-reel photographer, Mr. Arthur Men- ken, and the Fox Movietone operator, Mr. Eric Mayell, fol-
Shansi, told United Press to-day
WAR DEBT lowing three weeks tour in AGREEMENT
that they saw large numbers
of Russian planes in Sian, where] Russians themselves are in
PREDICTED charge, and refusing permission
Britain To Pay £10,000,000 A Year For 50 Years
Newspaper's
for photographs to be taken.
One Chinese aviator told them!
that 1,000 bombers and pursuit planes had already arrived and were going to Lanchow and the interior, and an additional 1,000 were promised.-United Press.
Hankow Sees New Planes Operate
Shanghai, Nov. 25. Hankow heard the air raid alarm The Daily Express avers that a debt for the first time for three weeks conference will follow the signing of yesterday afternoon.
No raid was carried out, but the the proposed Anglo-American Trade
alarm produced some very interest-
Prediction
London, Nov. 25.
RUMOURS OF ARMISTICE
These fighting men, mere boys, really, are the first of unit of Insurgent troops to rumble into Santander on army trucks. Their entry marked another victory for General Franco, Now, with Russin and Germany contemplating with drawal. froni the scene of civil war, there is talk of an armis- tice in Spain. These youthful warriors will go back to the farms from which most of them came. Or will they?
KING
LONDON PRESS NOT CRITICAL OF DECLARATION
BRITAIN UNABLE TO ACT WITHOUT FULL SUPPORT
London, Nov. 25,
The Times says the Brussels conference declaration does not go so far even as the report adopted by the League Committee of Twenty Three on October 5, which at least held out some hope that individual members of It is the League might extend some help to China. hardly surprising the Chinese delegates should have expressed their disappointment at the results of a great international meeting. Yet it is difficult to see what other conclusion the conference could have reached.
It must be admitted that the odds have been against the success of the conference from the start and the disappointment at its meagre achievement has been intensified by the fact that it met before the echoes of President Roosevelt's great Chicago speech had had time to subside.
HONOURS Vargas Becomes. H.K. RESIDENTS
GOVERNOR PAYS HIGH TRIBUTES AT TO-DAY'S
INVESTITURE
In the presence of a large and distinguished gathering, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G., held an Investiture at Government | House this morning, at which Coronation Honours were conferred on five well-known local residents.
The recipients were: Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith-C.M.G.;
Capt. H. Westlake-M.B.E. (Military); Mrs. T. H King-0.B.E. (Civil); Miss Seto Wai-sheung-M.B.E. (Honorary); and Mr. J. R. Castilho-I.S.M. (Imperial Service Medal).
The hall where the ceremony took ¡ poet.
"The negotiations for the terms offing Chinese pursuit planes, which!
carpet lined with pots of ferns lead- the trade pact are practically com- manoeuvred very skilfully and very place was tastefully decorated, a redi plete, and the debt conference wili speedily. only be a formulity. The Americans
It was learned that four bumbers ing from the entrance to the dals
will first ask for full payment. How-were sighted at Siushui, possibly re- where His Excelledley took his stand, ever they will concede the £415,000,- turning
after raiding
000 which Britain paid from 1923 to Changsha-United Press.
1934 to rank as repayment of capital, and will ask Britain to repay the outstanding £605,000,000 at the rate. of £10,000,000 annually spread over
50 the
years," continues
•nuxt
the
Appalling Changsha
Air Raid
of
Canton and attended by Hia Honour Sle Atholl MucGregor, who rend the grant of dignity, Capt. Batty-Smith, A.D.C., Mr. Garrod Traverton, Private Se- cretary, and the Mace-bearer, Mr. H. J. Millington. The following Honor- ary AD.Cs to Hla Excellency, werd Lleut Comdr. R. G. Nanking, Nov. 25.
also
present:
Major newspaper.
It was reported by Chinese sources Helbert, RN., Mr. A. R. S. Stating that it is not certain late last night that four Japanese (Police), Second Lieut. J. M. 1. whether the debt will be made pay-planes bombed the heart of Changsha Poyntz (Seaforths), Subadar Major able in sterling or dollars, the yesterday, killing 200 people and de- Mohamed Shah (H.K.S.R.A.), Risal- Express observes: There will bo melishing scores residences.dar and Hon. Lieut. Hayat Mohamed (Hongkong Mule Corps), and Subador (Kumaon Major Hoshiyar Singh Rifles). Lleut. P. J. Howorth, A.D.C. to His Excellency Major-General A.
Bartholomew, W
was also on the platform. Hankow, Nov. 25.
Immediately after the party had An air alerm was sounded at Han taken up its position, the Hon. Mr. kow at 1:50 o'clock yesterday after N. L. Smith, proceeded to the foot of noon when four Japanese planes the dnis supported by His Excellency were sighted over the Hupch-Kiang Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, al border, But the "all clear" signal R., C.M.G., C.D.E., D.5.0, and Hon. was given later when the planes were Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G. seen to have turned southwestward
no attempt to tie the two currencies United Press. together, though the tripartite finan- elal agreement discounts any serious
shift of relative values. This plan
In honour of the German tennis will be forwarded in July in sub- players, Gottfried von Cramm, Hen- stantially the same form."-United
ner Henkel, Fraculein 'Marie Luise! Horn and their manager, Dr. Klein-i schrodt, the German community is giving a reception on the premises of the German Club on Friday, Novem-i *ber 20; 9.10 p.m.
The reception, at which, it is learned, Dr. Hans Lather, former German Chancellor and recently re- tired Ambassador to the United States, will also attend, will be dia- Ungulated by piano solos by Profes- sor Mallezov, song by Frau
Miss Eva Turner. Schreiber and donco by Mrs. Whitting and chansons by Herr Killerle,
E.
It is learned that the guests will Include a large number of British bed other nationals.
al
Press
Britain Said Willing To
L
Air Raid Alarm At Hankow
MERCHANT MURDERED
IN MACAO
Patriots Believed Responsible
More and More
A
Dictator
Ulo de Janeiro, Nov. 24. Strengthening his dictatorship, President Vargas has abolished all State governorships with the exception of Alinageraes, and is renaming the governors, Federal Interventors.
They can only be removed from office by President Vargas. who has also abolished State and legislators.United Municipal Preas.
RUSSIA'S SEA POWER ENORMOUS
Surprising Claim By Germany
London, Nov. 25. An astonishing report concerning the naval power of the Soviet is published in Berlin on the autho rity of the German Admiralty, states the Daily Telegraph naval corres- pondent,
The report reveals that Russia's 151 submarines constitute the largest flect in the world. It is believed that 50 of these are at Vladivostock where structural parts of new submarines are periodically arriving by the Trons-Siberian Rallway, ready for assembly in the local dockyard. Macao, Nov. 25. A big programme of other con- A local Chinese merchant, Mr.
struction-heavy cruisers, fast and Wong Chan-kl, was assassinated light cruisers and other craft-build- last night by an unknown assailanting with several 30,000 ton battleships
The deed is believed to be conis projected.
nected with letters previously re-
celved warning · him against the
ITALIAN VETERANS
.MEET KING
New naval bases of Arst rank have sale of Japanese goods-Our Own recently been created in European Correspondent.
and Far Eastern waters-Reuter,
SEEKING EFFICIENCY
Moscow, Nov. 24. The November 15 issue of the North Pacific Stor bitlerly criticised London, Nov. 24. the
administration of the Trans-, it was The delegation of Italian exservice-Siberian Railway in which HIGH TRIBUTE
men who are in London on the in- revealed that M. Josef Stalin and V. Addresting Mr. Smith, His Excel vitation of the British Legion were M. Molotov urgently ordered the Smith, I have it in command from Palace this morning. They were at the railway. His Majesty the King to invest you companied by Coun! Dino Grandi, London, Nov. 25. A Japanese plane roared over the with the Insignia of a Companion of the Italian Ambassador, In London. According to the Daily Express cily on the morning of. November 23, the Most Distinguished Order of St. Britain will pay the United States and aimed a bomb at the Nanaing- Michael and St. George, her war debt under new terms.klao railway station, power-dling to This Honour has been bestowed thus reviving the 1922 seitlement only about 300 metres above the upon you in fitting recognition of
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loword Changsha, capital of Bunan. |---Central News.
Pay War Debt Hangchow Station Bombed lency said: Mr. Norman Leckhart received by the King ni Buckingham restoration of eficient, operation of
plan.United Press,
Hangehow, Nov. 25,
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The article indicated that the order Sir Frederick Maurice, chairman was given late in October or early. of the British Legion, presented the November, shortly after the Japanese inllan veterans to the King and His forces had begun to move toward the Majesty spent some time chatting to border of Outer Mongolia.United tham-British Wireler.
Preaz
No single Power felt justified in taking the initiative in recommending a less passive policy and in these cir- cumstances the hard facts imposed R restraint. It is possible, indeed, that thin restraint may prove in the to have been beneficial by pre- venting
ing decision
sent temper of
horror the door in she pre-
The
might have mediation,
British Government had nothing whatever. with which to re pronch itself for the failure (which may only be temporary) of the first concerted attempt to bring peace to The Far East, the Times went on.
BRITAIN COULD NOT ACT
Britain was rundy to go to all lengths with any other Power whicht had constructive proposals to that ind, recent experience had taught them the uselessness of taking ini- finlive in defending international treaties without assurances that they would obtain something more than platonic support. Without such as- would not reasonably surances they commit their country to a course of action which would inevitably have ended in a fusco. Meanwhile they remain la constant consultation with other governments who share their desire for the early re-establishment of peace-Beuter,
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