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No. 15491
二拜禮 WABAITEWF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937.
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WHITEAWAY'S
CHINA PREPARES FOR COUNTER OFFENSIVE
ARMY'S MORALE
RESTORED BY
ARMS' ARRIVAL
Interest in Sun Fo's Reported Mission To Russian Capital
Shanghai, Dec. 28.
Chinese forces are now busily preparing a grand counter-offensive which will be launched in a month or so, according to Chinese official quarters. It is claimed that the morale of the Chinese troops has been restored by the arrival of reinforcements and new equipment.
RESIGNING?
Hongkong's Laws Now Modernised
Royal Air Force Finally Given Status In Law
The task of consolidating the Ordinances of Hongkong, which has occupied several] months, has been completed by the Attorney General's Depart- ment.
Consolidating and amendment; affects Ordinances which became] Rumania's Prime Minister, Ghlaw as long ago as 1844, threo; Tatarescu, after quarreling with King! Carol an polley, is reported to have years after the foundation of resigned.
the Colony.
RUMANIAN PRIME MINISTER QUITS
Much speculation has been aroused by the report that Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is now en route to Moscow to represent the Chinese Government resignation. in negotiations with the Soviets.
A number of important changes in personnel, both politically and militarily, were made recently, with the avowed object of ensuring greater efficiency in Chinese military operations.
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There are indications that Communists, who are irreconcilably anti-Japanese, are winning a larger sitare in the direction of affairs. As an example the Chinese forces in the provinces of Shansi, Shenal, Sulyan and Ningala have been placed under the command of Chu Teh, Com- Route mander-in-Chief of the 8th
Army the former Communist army. Mao Tse-tung. Chairman of the now defunct Sino-Sovlet Government has been appointed Governor of Kansu, ---Reuter.
Advised To Evacuate
Shanghai. Dec. 28. Following advice from the State) Department in Washington, a number of Americans are evacuating Tsingtao for Shanghal to-morrow abeard the United States gunboat. Sachadento.
The United States light cruiser Marblehead, the destroyer Pope, and H.M.S. Suffolk are remaining at Tsingtao.--Reuter.
Appointment Unlikely
LEADERS BELIEVED TRAPPED
Loyalists Fight Relief Columns -Around-Teruel
to
be
MORE TROUBLE
The Land Registration Ordinance Troops are constantly searching_for The troubles in Palestine continue, of 1844 after 97 years,
mended by the necessary insertion everyone in the process.
arms, as in the picture, stopping of the word "and" between twn words,
Old
Bucharest, Dec. 28. The Prime Minister, Gh. Tatarescu.result of the consolidalion
Ordinaners unended as al Sow King Carol 'yesterday
include the The Chinese Wills Validation Ordin-1 Carpathian Mountains and it
ance of 1856. The Imperial Enici- reported Hut he handed the King his
ments Extension Ordinance of 1857, No official announcement has of 1880, The Military Stores Ordin- The Penalties (Remission) Ordinance been made.-Reuter.
ance of 1862, The Admiralty Ordli ance of 1803, The Malicious Damages Ordinance of 1885, and the Coinage Offence Ordinance of 1805.
yet
Pastors Freed
Christmas Must Return To Prison
Berlin, Dec. 27.
No official comment was made regarding the Pope's Christmas Eve address against German. religious persecution, and the press generally is silent.
A semi-official agency declared that the address was hateful and” completely unjustified.
Pastors who had been Impri- soned during past several months were allowed to return to their churches during Christmas, but they have to return to prison after the holidays-Reuter.
Hendaye. Dec. 27. Persistent reports from Loyalla centres state that several important blazing buildings in Teruel. Spanish Fascists are trapped in reason for their refusal of invitations One
to surrender is that the leaders knowle they face execution if they are captured, in retaliation to the execution of many Loyalists.
Hankow, Dec. 28.
It is reported that the Insurgent Although Mr. Sun Fo. President resistance at Teruel has narrowed to of the Legislative Yuan, is on his way the seminary and a group of govern to Moscow to represent the Chinese ment buildings, where the troops are Government in negotiations with the trapped without water. and with Sovict, his appointment 1x Am-heavy snow falling. bassador to Russia is unlikely, it is,
said here.
Strong: Loyalist outposts are! impeding: the progress of the! Mr. Yul Ming. formerly the Insurgent reilef columns. Director of the Shanghai office for Foreign Affairs, is at present on his] Loyalist activity has extended Charge the Aragon country to the north way to Russin to act as
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of
the Cordoba
d'Agaires in the capital pending the Teruel as well as on appointment of a successor to Mr.sector, which is far south of Teruel. Ching Ting-fu, who recently returned United Press.
to China.
Meanwhile, the new Soviet Am-i bassador has called on Dr. Wong Chung-hul. The date for the presentation of his credentials to the President, Mr. Lin Sen, has not yell been fixed but it will likely be early in January.
TAKES ARMS FOR SPAIN
Mexico City, Dec. 27. Fifty members of the Foreign Ofee
Laden with munitions, including! staff are leaving to-day and 10- 20,000,000 cartridges, 20 alreratt and morrow for Chungking, the new also foodstuffs, a Spanish
merchant- capital, by steamer. But Dr. Wang man, the Ibai, left Vera Cruz to-day, Chung-hul and his vice-Minister,
dodge General and the Director of the Publicity Department, arc
in remaining Hankow-Reuter,
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE EXPECTED
London, Dec. 27.
It is predicted that a Four-Power Economic Conference between Bri- tain, France, Italy and Germany will soon as M. Paul vañ Zee- be called land submits his general report for “economic, rehabilitation". In Europe.
11 is expected that the basic points of the report will be (1) a Customs truck in years, (2) abolition of the Celecing systerns, (3) "mobilisa- Monde Altmen crodita, plus the crea
currency equalisation hund ank of International Settle
Uniteil Presa.
She will try to
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Several Ordinances relating to the military and navy have been amend- ed to include the words "and Royal Air Force." Aeroplanes were known when these Ordinances went through Legislative Counelf, und the (Continued on Page 13.)
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Two British Soldiers Die
In Palestine
Jerusalem, Dec. 27.
Two British soldiers who were wounded in an engagement with Arab rebels on Christmas Day in the hills of Gailice have died,
At least 30' Arabs are known to have been killed in the engagement in this area,Reuter.
JAPANESE MAKING NO FURTHER MOVE TO PLACATE U.S.
Preoccupied with Talk Of Political Changes
Tokyo, Dec. 28.
U.S. CONTINUES TO WATCH JAPANESE WITH WARINESS
Panay Incident May Be "Only Beginning of Our Ignominy," Says Press
Washington, Dec. 27.
The United States Government has not yet decided upon the sum it will request the Japanese Government to furnish as indemnity for the sinking of the U.S.S. Panay, said Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, to-day.
He added that competent officials were working out the amount which would meet the case.
Meanwhile there is an air of wariness with regard to the whole situation in China.
STRIVING TO CURB PATRIOTS
Bombing Incident Makes Trouble For Shanghai
Shanghál, Dec. 27.
1
Mr. Hull told newspapermen to- day that he had not sufficient in- formation to discuss the issues raised by the press of the country which had reported the Japanese military authorities as having issued a pro- clantation that all foreigners should be subject to milliary law for offences against the Japanese Army in the occupied areas..
.
Unofficial sources intimated that if the United States' extraterritorial rights were infringed in any way by such a regulation the Government would certainly take up the matter.
Says the Washington Star Ja
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Mr. R. C. Alers, Deputy Commis-editorial: "Although the United States sloner of the Shanghal Municipal Government may consider the issue Council, interviewed
closed, it is problematical whether after the in- the American people will so consider eldent at Honan Road bridge when
It." three grenades were thrown at a
Japanese Inunch, wounding n The paper goes on to say: "Many Japanese soldier in the hand, said: will feel, on the contrary, that the "We are bound to let people, Chinese bland acceptance of the Japanese as well as foreigners, use the bridge, excuses for as grave an affront as and it must be apparent that the ever was offered the United States" municipality-is-extending-all-efforts! Bag-may-be-destined-to-be-not-the- to curb crime in the International end but only the beginning of our Settlement.
ignominy and the flouting
of our rights in the Far East."-Reuter.
"But we cannot possibly hold our- elves entirely responsible for every individual who may sneak through despite the vigilance of our officers."
Mr. Alers added that six Chinese police, two civilium police, and one Sikh with 21 patrol officer, were stationed at the bridge daily for the purpose of searching suspicious char-
The War and Navy departments of the Foreign Office acters-United Press. are putting the finishing touches to the reply to the
STOP PRESS British note regarding the attack on H.M.S. Ladybird,
TSINGTAO RAID SOON EXPECTED
Tsingtao, Dec. 28.
Observers here believe the Japan
jese will converge on Tsingtao by land and sen and expect fighting to break out at any moment.-Reuter.
JAPAN
PLANS
FINANCES
and delivery of the reply is expected very soon.
It is not expected that there will be further efforts to placate the United States concerning the Panay affair. Regardless of the possible desire, either public or private,
British Radio Talks For
Arab Audience
No Definite Word On Silver Price
May Be Fixed By Proclamation
Washington, Dec. 27, Despite the long assumption that President Roosevelt Intends to fix the price of silver by proclamation before the end of this year, the Assistant Secretary to the President, Mr. Stephen Early, to-day said, "It clamation".
Notable Persons To Inaugurate Programme would not of necessity be by pro-
to placate the United States still further, the actual move in such a direction might result in unpleasant impressions elsewhere. Apparently the whole nation is pleased with Mr. Cordell Hull's acceptance of the Japanese reply, and so far as the public is concerned, sufficient satisfaction has been given the United States by the Japanese Govern- first transmission of news in foreign the experts were left with several ment.-United Press.
POLITICAL RUMOURS
Air France Liner Crash Kills Three
Tokyo, Dec. 20. Part of Mr. Koki Hirota's reply to Tokyo, Dec. 28. Copics of the Ordinary Budget Bill the United States Note regarding the Francisco Franco's Insurgent warships are in the hands of Peers and Repre- Panuy incident has not been published which are attempting to blockade the hostilities are laid, as well as for the touch with official quarters believe sentatives and plans for long-term in Japon, and some observers in close Spanish const. The ship's destination exploitation and protection of terri-that the note contained matters not Is Darcelona.
Aboard the Ibai are also 17 |tory nccupied in Chinn.—Reuter,
¦revealed in the copy handed to news-
paper correspondenta,
Meanwhile the Government is watching the political situation which is attended by rumours of Cabinet changes and possible Government structural changes, hence the desire to finish the Panny and Ladybird in- eldents as soon as possible in order that the populace and political circles when might forget thent.
soldiers of the Mexican Army who
laye volunteered for service X Spain.Reuter.
Japan Strives
To Conserve Gold Supplies
Tokyo, Dec. 28.
In order to conserve the stock of gold in the country, It has been decreed that no articles of gold finer than nine carat may be made, while the use of gold for bookbinding, emblems, gilding and so on, is for bidden. The decree comes into force on January 1-Reuter,
(Further Stop Press News on Page 12,)
Pilot Woll Off His Course
Vienna, Dec. 27, The Air France liner Esjoy crashed
route from Vienna Prague and all aboard, the pilot,
en
were killed.
to
The scene of the crush was the Bohemian
Forest, well of machine's route.
ihe
The rumours in political circles in- wireless operator and one passenger, clude the possible retirement of Princo Konoyo, the Prime Minister, with Admiral Suctsugn as his succes sor, the enlargement of the powers of the Advisory Council and a reduction In the number of the members of the An Inquiry is progressing into the Cabinet. A strong board of financial reason for the pilot's change of advisers has already been appointed, | direction--Reuter. including Mr. S. Ikeda, and some pre-
dict that political interest in Japan
will soon overshadow the daily vle- Mr. E.H.M. Relion tories in China, which are reported to authorised by the Governox
has been
In
bo reaching their final stages—United | Council to perform the duties of an Prest.
Jauditor in the Colony of Hongkong.
A
London, Dec. 27.
Firstly, he said that the price of
metres,
tlon;
He would not amplify on the pro- The B.B.C. announces that the spects of proclamation, but said that
languages will be broadcast in Arable possible courses to pursue. on Junuary 3 from 6 p.m. G.M.T., on
of 31,32 wave-length Several distinguished representatives silver might be issued by proclama- of Arable-speaking countries in the Near East will participate in the
Secondly, that no proclamation be opening ceremony,
made, thus permitting the Treasury to purchase silver anywhere between Prince Selfa Islam Hussain, son of the world levels, roughly 45 cents, the Imam of Yemen, will broadcast and the monetary value of $1.20; before the news bulletin, and four
other messages of greeting will be Thirdly, to let a proclamation lapso broadcast from the Egyptian Ministers and simply direct the Secretary of (read In his absence in Egypt by the the Treasury to purchase at some Charge d'Affaires of the Egyptian Axed price.-United Press. Embassy), Arabia, and Iraq, and Sir Bernard
the Ministers of India,
Reilley, Governor of Aden.
From January
onwards the DUCHESS OF
transmissions will be regularly broadcast at the same time, preceded
Arabic
from 5.20 p.m. by a normal short RUTLAND
PASSES AWAY
wave
with
programme announcements.---Router,
FRANCE PAYS OFF LOAN
Paris, Dec. 27.
London, Dec. 27.
The Duchess of Rutland, mother- in-law to Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, First Lard of the Admiralty, died, in London to-day—Rauser,
The Duchess of Rutland, daughter- of Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, France has repaid the last instal-C.B., was an Arlist and the author ment of the British loan mado to the one publication "Portraits of Men
and · Woman pend French rallways a year ago..
The repayment was made from the
`Bhe - married the Bihu Duke of pronta ofiber workings of the Ex-notland, who died in 1923, and they chango kifuation Fund-Reuter, had one son and three daughters,