Relentless
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6. 1938.
Drive
TIDE OF BATTLE NOW FOLLOWING RAILWAY LINES
Hsuchow Objective Of Invaders After Pengpu Is Captured
for Strategic City
ROOSEVELT CHINESE
OUTLINES
ECONOMY.
BUDGET
Wants Billion For Relief Work Warns Against Obstruction
LODGE PROTEST
Object To Giving Over Prisoners To Japanese
Hankow, Jan. 6. The Chinese Foreign Office has requested the British, French and American governments to
inke prompt measures to prevent enforce ment of the Shanghai Municipal Council's proclamation of January 1, Washington, Jan. 5.
giving the pollee emergency powers In his annual Budget message as a sequel to bomb-throwing incl- to-day, President Roosevelt dents in the Settlement, Lasked Congress for another The Foreign Once strongly abjects $1,000,000,000 for Relief pur- to the provision for making offenders poses during the fiscal year 1939, against armed forces in the Settle- ment able to be handed over to
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Tchaikowsky Symphony No.
5 in E Minor, op. 64 CHILDREN'S HOUR
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12-12.20 Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.
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Like The Big Pols Do (Long); Think Of What Used To Think Of Me (Turk, Hunley and Lyman); The Photograph Of Mother's Wedding Group (Hargreaves and Damerell).
12.40 Ambrose and His Orchestra. Fox-Trots-Old Sailor; Nun-Yuff and at the same time warned the forces concerned, and states that Shanghai, Jan. 6.
And Sun-Yuff; When The Poppies
Again; Slow Fox-Tro! Driving from north and south along the Tientsin-rebellious legislators against the Chinese Government reserves all And S
opposing his economy pro- rights possessed within the Settle-Serenade In The Night; Fox-Trots---- ment, and would regard as illegal the I'm An Old Cowland (from 'Rhythm delivery to non-Chinese armed forces on the Range'); Empty Saddles (from Pukow Railway, the Japanese forces at both ends of the gramme.
He said that the combined of anyone over whom the Chinese Rhythm on the Range'); Lost My line are continuing their relentless attacks in an attempt
Rhythm, Lost My Music, Lost My to force Chinese troops out of their strong defence deficits for the fiscal years 1938 law courts exercise jurisdiction.
and 1989 total $2,037,735,000
China has also sent a note to Tokyo Man (from 'Soft Lights and Sweet positions in the vicinity of Hsuchow, strategic railway and renewed his demands for protesting against the alleged intimi-Music').
1 Local Time Signal and Weather junction city, where the Lungbai line meets the Tientsin-widespread economies to hold dation of Chinese Consular oficials
the 1939 deficit at $949,606,000 in Korea who refused to acknowledge Report.
the so-called Provisional Government
1.03 Rossini-La Boutique Fan- which is $10,288,129,600 under of Peiping-Reuter, Pukow system.
Insque. the estimated 1938 deficit.
Two Japanese columns, according to Chinese reports, are driving from the bank of the Yangtze into the north in an endeavour to occupy the southern portion of the Tientsin-Pukow railway.
Anhwel, against which the attackers are making a determined march.
He estimated that the gross public debt, on June, 30, 1939 would be $38.528,252,910.
iL
FORCED RECOGNITION
Hankow, Jan. 0.
regime.
Played by the London Philharm- onic Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens.
It is oficially announced that In He said that the business recession
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Bad reacted on the Administration's course of the past week Japanese
gendarmes and pollee raided Chinese | Local Weather Forecast and An- financial house, and instead of The objective of these units is Pengpu, in northernbalanced budget which he predictedConsulates in Gensan and Fusan, nouncernents.
1.40 Songs by Tino Rossi (Tenor). for the year ending June 30, 1938, Kurea, and forced them to hoist the
flout of the Peiping Reviens Cherle (Cyrleroy, Gordonl he was forced to report a nett deficit five-barred of $1,008,129,600 us a likelihood.
and Patruno); Colombella (de Pier- (Scolto, instead of # Likewise, he said,
'All Chinese Consuls in Formosa las-Fernny): Marinelia
flé completely balanced budget for 1839 and Korea have been forced to be- Pujol and Koger); O Corse 40 which he forecast to permit a
come representatives of the Pelping D'Amour (Koger and Scotto). national gradual reduction of the
1.54 Viennese Waltzes. debt, he was compelled to estimate regime.
'A Wallz Dream-Potpourri
lankow, Jan. 0. Indications are maunting that the
The Japanese claim their troops hnusehold burying dead in its own have seized Kantai, 08 kilometres felds, which means there is an in- north-west of Yangchow. As creasing encroachment on the farm- result of this success the Japanese land, is forbidden in several dis- are said to be within 100 kilometres tricts. The Szechuan population will of Pengpu-Reuter,
in future be encouraged to eat course brown, instead of white polished rice, firstly because IL Lunghai Line Objective.
contains Inore nutriment, and secondly because it is estimated polished rice loses five per cent. of its weight, which means t Lunghal tailway is the next objeclass of 20,000 tons of rlee annually. tive of the Japanese, who will
United Press, probably simultaneously drive to from both the south and Ilsuchow
Yuhsien Captured north and also attempt a landing at Hatchow
to bring the Peiping-
Peiping, Jan. 0. Hangehow front closer to Chengchow. A réfugee from Yuhsien. south-welt The Chinese. line, south of Shan-Charhar, to-day related how 1,000 tung at present streiches to Szeschui, Japanese and Mongol troops from Ningyang d Wenshang, Fighting Tatung last week captured Yulision, had is at present going on between the which the Eighth Route Army Chinese centre ist? 11 Janes held for two months-United Press. column advancing down the Tientsin-
Peiping, Jan. 6. Pukow railway, south of Yenchow.- Foreign travellers from Mongolia United Press.
said to-day that Soviet scouting planes had been seen as far south Ins Prince Telt's palace.
Successful Raids
at
Hankow, Jan. 6.
However, there is no indication that Chinese planes raided Wuhu yes-Soviet aerial or land activity in this terday according to reports from area is pending-United-Press. Chinese sources which state that un Chinese
Japanese Planes Bomb Wuhu, fire: arriving raiders four one Japanese machine just tanding and five stationary in the air Deld. All six were destroyed when the Chinese pilots loosed 70 bombs on the aerodrome.
the
Mencius' Birthplace
suchow, Jan. 6. A squishon of 14 Japanese planes conducted a series of rates in the It is also officially confirmed in stations at Chowhsten in Tenghsion Chinese quarters that during
on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway yes- original raid on Wulu on January 3terday morning. The damage tu re- Chinese planes destroyed two Japan-ported slight as most of the bombs ese warships, described as "arge fell wide. Chowhsien is the birth- gunboats."--United Press.
place of the Chinese sage Mencius.
Central News.
Japanese Ammunition
Seized
Japanese Cavalry Unit Reaches Yenchow
(Strauss); Blue Danube (Strauss)
the probable nel deficit for that year The Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo (Straus, arr. Dostal)....Marek Web at $940,000,000 which would be $138,- | yesterday_lodged a strong protester and is Orchestra; Vienna Blood 323,000 under the current deficit. with the Foreign Offico against these
The
President's message showed unlawful activities.-United Press. steady gains in revenue collections receipts, whichs for the 1937 Oscil year amounted to $5,393,840,237 which is $54,000,000 under the estimates, although a rain of $1.178,000,000 over the 108 fiscal year:
He said that the total revenues from all sources for the current fiscal
reach $0.320.513,000 which Fear $073,100 under the estimates, and he; forecast a drop of $80,139,000 in miscellaneous internal revenue collections.
The President said that the recess lon had forced a revision of the curlier and more rosy estimates, and xpressed the hope that the calendar year would bring on improvement in business and a resultant rise in tax receipts.
RECOMMENDS CAUTION
Further emphasising the
need
New Gunboat For China
De Groot and The Piccadilly Orchestra; Moonlight On The Alster Song (Fetras); Wine, Women And (Strauss).... Marek Weber and His Orchestra.
2.15 Close Down.
5-8.03 European Programme. 8.03-11 Chinese Programme,
5
Cause
Relay of the Dance Orchestra Launched at Cowes on December from the Root Garden of the long- 20 under the 1937 naval programme, kong Hotel. a new 670-ton gunboat is being pre- 1. Night over Shanghal: 3. pared for the China Squadron.
my Baby says it's so; 3. I know now; The new gunboat, which will pro- The Lady who couldn't be kissed. bably be used on the Yangtse, has 6.15 Interval of recorded dance been named Scorpion. She will have music from Z. W.
an armament of 4in, guns, and should 5.20 5. Where are you?; 6. Feel- Yours and be completed within six months. Ing like a Million; 7.
Ten carlier vessels of the Navy Mine; 8. Your Broadway and my
have been cal
called the Scorpion since Broadway,
5.35
Six
of Ge 7.15
7)
11
However he warned: "The Trea-bay sury is leaning to the conservative the name was given to an 18-gun
Interval of recorded dance This vessel served in music from Z.B.W. side. It predicts some improvement sloop in 1740.
5.15 9. More Power to you; 10. over-the-present level, but does not
sume in its figures than; the business-the-expedition-to-Quebec in -1759.
and two years
later captured the You're my Dish; 11. I've got my such French ship, calendar for 1938 will reach
Boscawen.
Another heart set on you; 12. Swing is here bigh levels as the business calendar
sloop of the
1780 tu Sway. name was lost in for 1937."
un the North American Station, and G Studio Children's Hour. revealed un The Budget message,
brig. ร Songs by Elisabeth Schumann for was succeeded by an 18-gun sharply reduced appropriations
and the boats of which helped to capture (Soprano). Government agencles,
Wiegenlled 'Der Kuss' (Smetana); most
u for the 1939 Ascal year 10 tured, under the guns
later the years
Fruhlingstraum, Op. 89, No. Scorpion cap- proposed holding Federal expendi- the Dutch corvette Atalante in 1804.
of 3 shore (Winterreise-Schubert); Der Ein- $6,869,000,000 which is $539,000,000
battery, the French 10 gua brig same, Op. 41 (Schubert). below the estimated expenditures for
Oreste al Basseterre, Guadeloupe. 7.10 Closing Local Stock Quote- the current fiscal year.
The prize was added to the loyal tions and Hongkong Exchange Mar-
Cam-ket Report. Navy as the Wellington, and
and London-Yascha Krein mander Franels Stanfell, for economies, the President said that Scorpion, was promoted for his gal-il Gypsy Orchestra.
Armenian Dance; Rural Songs of Was Another Scorpion lantry, the Riet requirements iney further ironclad turret ship built at Liverpol Russia; Romanian Folk-Songs: Tabor
He pointed unbaltince the Budget.
Khedive (Caravan); Hungarian Folk-Songs of the in 1863, ostensibly for the you that the ultimate size
Iz (Trad.).
7.15 Ballads, determinable only of Egypt, but actually Intended Relict bill was
the American
Believe Me, If All Those Endear from the scope and duration of the the Confederates In
The British Government irade reversal, and he recommended Civil War. curtailment of expenditure on high- acquired her for the Royal Navy, and in Young Charms (Moore, orr. for some years she was a harbour Clutsam)...Danny Malone (Tenor); ways, river and harbour projects, hip ut Bermudo, where she was sold The Devout Lover (White); Joggin Along The Highway (Samuel).... and reclamation buildings new
Devon- de in 1993. The last Scorpion was a projects, breause it had been monstrated that such projects do not destroyer of the Beagle class, built Percy Heming (Baritone);
She served at
the Dar-hire Cream and Cider (Curzon and Somerset Up From Sanderson); contribute largely to the lightening in 1910.
Commander A. B. danelles under of the burden of Relief. are rush-
colm McEachern (Bass), Cunningham (now Vice-Adiairal and Weatherly and Sanderson)....Mal-
1 Bende
recommendations. Second-in-Command, Mediterranean),
Local Time the Tientsin- Pukow Railway to engage
the in-Firay, that the President be given and flew the flag of Rear-Admiral
8.05 Chinese Programme-Studio vaders.-Central News,
power in veto individual items in Stuart Nicholson at the Suvia Bayport and Announcements.
Concert. appropriation measures, and not be operations. She was sold in 1920. compelled to kill the entire Ell as he is
at present. Secondly, enactment of legislation for relieving the Reconstruction Finance Corporu tion of the responsibility in connec- tion with loans to the Commodity Credit Corporation by wanting Con- gress to require an annual appraisal of the agency's financial condition,
Hsuchow, Jan, 8. A small unit of Japanese cavalry- men was reported to have entered on the town Yenehow, important station north, later.
Chenchow, Jan. 8. Three truckloads of Japanese am- munition were seized by Chinese! Taming troops at Changhotien near in southern Hopeh, according to in- formation received here.
movements Japanese Troops southern Hench have been much More than 10 Japanese tanks were at Monyin in accelerated during the last few days. discovered yesterday The Japanese force at Taming has central Shantung advancing west- bem Increased to 1,300, while the ward to Chishui on the Chi River. enemy garelson Lungwangmino, Chinese reinforcements five miles to the south: now num-ng northward bers 700 men.-Central News,
Was
Duke Kung Escapes
Hankow, Jan. 6. Kung Teh-chen, the 77th lincad descendant of Confucius, who, It previously rumoured, was Japanese candidate as Emperor of China, will arrive at Hankow very shortly at the invitation of the Chin- ese Government.
"Duke Kung" left Chufu,' the birthplace of his distinguished unces- tor, before the Japanese occupation
on
World's Trade Prospects Soon To Be Disclosed
Brussels, Jan. 5. After M. Paul Van Zeeland had visit to London, he was handed communication 114 an important
Two
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Signal,
Weather
8.05-11 p.m. European Programme from Z.E.K. On a Frequency of 640
U. S. Bans Photos Koyeles.
Or Sketches Of
Fortifications
8.05 Varlely.
Music Hall Novelty Jubilee Parade, 1022-1935... Including Jack and
Hylton: Sir Har
Harry Lauder Gracle Fields; Vocal-Melody Trumps No. 2..
The Four Aces (The Vocal ile said that the forthcoming in-
Orchestra); Orchestra-Memories Of Debroy Sommers crease in the pubile debt will not re-
Horatio Nicholls.. ad- quare the Treasury to borrow
market.
Bland; One Never Knows, Docs One? Washington, Jan. 5.
allegations.Mai Hallett and His Orchestra, Approximately $1,163,000,000 will be
activity Recent spy
8.30 London-At The Black Dog, avaliable during the fiscal year for
Mr. Wilkes at home in his own bar- Investment in special issues of Goyave spurred the House of tcpre-
Oldsentatives to swift action.,
narlour. Presented by Pascoe Thorn- ernment obligations, from the
Inte Age Pension reserve account,
ton. fairoad and Government Employees
of the town, evidently not relishing boarded the ship for Dover to-day,ditional money from 0.00 the prospect of tecoming a second Mr. Pu Yi, now Emperor of Mon-
chukuo
In this connection It is recalled immediately left the vessel returning that Confucianism, which the Kuo-to Brussels.
Mr. A. J. May, acting chairman of mintang regarded infavourably since It is now stated that he is going
mediate uciton, stating that it had 18nception, returned to favar to London to-morrow. It is under-retirement funds, and the Unemploy the Military Committee, urged 1835, when prominent party lenders stood that his visit, on the invitation nent Trust Fund, as a result of come to the attention of the Presi- offered sacrifices at the tomb of Con- of the British Government, Is it which, the Treasury's Annncing for fuelus, after which Kung Teh-chen, connection with the report lie is com
the fiscal year 1930 will be confined dent and the War Department that there had been numerous photographs was given an official post and re-picting following his enquiries into to refunding maturing obligations. Laken recently of United! ceived pension from the National the possibilities of improving world United Press..
defences on the Prelfie coast, on the Government.-United Press,
Panama Canal and at Manlia.
The House approved of a Bill for- bidding the making of photographis, New York, Jan. 5. Business clrcles regard President sketches and maps of military and Roosevelt's budget message as very naval defences of the United States. tentative and subject to wide rov!--Reuter.. slous, especially in items of relief, taxation, revenue and national de-
Szechuan Food Problem
trade.
Hankow, Jan, G.
of Simultaneous publication his report an world trade problems is
made expected to bo
i London,
The Szechuan province, at present Paris and Brussels next the goal of thousands
of refugees Neuter Bulletin, from China, is attempting to in- crease its food production in order
this
many
to provide for the increased popula- tion. In
connection
old cemeteries are being levelled and turned into grainfields. It is esti- thic that this will increase mated merenge, under gain by at least ten per.cont.
Tho wasteful practice of each
week.
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Etude in A Minor (Winter Wind) Op. 25, No. 11....Irene Scharrer (Piano); Mazurkn, Op. 24, No. 4; Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4....Ignaz Friedman (Piano). States
0.15 London-World Affairs.* A ilk by the Rt. Hon. Sir Malcolm Robertson, G.C.M.G., K.B.E. 0.30 London The News. 0.50 Extracts from Wagner's The Flying Dutchman-Overture .Bruno Walter conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; "Tannhauser'-Bilek' Ich Umher.. Friedrich Schorr (Baritone) New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Albert Contes
Operas
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fence, which depend on the develop the near future since the deficits will ment of business and international be nuanced by social security receipts. The proposed capitalisation of the affairs.
10.10 Telialkovsky-Symphony No. As budget deflclts are bound to Commodity Credit Corporation, with remain to some extent, it is felt an authority to fasue its own securities, 5 In E Minor, Op. ti.
Played by the New Symphony Inflationary tinge to the budget can is regarded as providing a convenient
Government spending Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon not be denied. It is nevertheless medium for
Treasury without directly increasing the na-Ronald. realised-that-no further borrowing is being contemplated in tional debt.-Reuter.
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