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WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 19, 1938.
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The "PANAY BOMBING?"
TO-MORROW
Basis For
Peace
Japan Aims MAINTENANCE OF
To Enslave North China
Communist Paper Says Chinese Must Continue War Operations
Shanghal, Jan. 19.
The Chinese Communist Party an organ, the sinhwajth Pao in editorial states that the creation of a puppet Government in Peiping is the first step by Japan to digest North China politically. The erea tion of the so-called China Federal Reserve Bank of Peiping is the first step by Jupan to digest North China cronomically.
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INTEGRITY
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Hankow, Jan. 19.
The object of China's armed resistance against Japan is to safeguard national existence and to maintain the sanctity of international treaties, declares a statement issued by the Central Government, reaffirming its determination to maintain China's sovereign rights and territorial and administrative integrity.
Although her desire for peace re- unchanged, China cannot mairas tolerate encroachment by foreign cuuntry on her sovereign rights-and administrative and territorial
cssential Integrity, which are an attribute of Chino's independent which all interested status, and
have Powers. by a solemn' treaty, pledged themselves to respect, adds the statement.
The common, aim of these actions la to stabilise, and enslave North China, Japanese Imperialists have been shouting for many years of their
"Whatever the circumstances, the loot naturally able to
everything Chinese Government is exerting the freely. Their instrument for looting utmost to maintain the sovereign und exploitation is the $26,000,000 rights and territorini and administra- capital of the China Federation tive integrity of China. Any terms for the restoration of peace, if they Reserve Bank.
do nut conform with this principle
Judging by the superßcial facts are necessarily unacceptable the Japanese seemed to be smoothly China." pushing on their programmes. How-
Route Army have penetrated central by the Chinese Government.
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JAPAN'S IMPOSING NAVY
IS BIGGER THAN BRITAIN'S
Washington, Jan. 19.
"In the meantime, all nets such as During the preliminary debate on ever, the real nieture shows that it unlawful organisations which have the Naval Appropriations Bill yester- is still the Japanese Imperialists' been set up under Japanese military day the House of Representatives Imagination to enslave North China. occupation, are considered null and studied naval testimony purporting The guerilla troops of the Eighth void, both internally and externally, to show that Japan has more fully- manned lighting ships in commission States or than either the United Hope and reached the Chingsal and
Data submitted by the Naval Tullu districts in the immediate What Japan Really Means Great Britain. vicinity of Tientsin. The People's
After reviewing the present bos-
digulosed that un Department of the Volunteers have spread into every tilities since the outbreak corner of the Hope province and Lukouchlag incident, the statement November 1 last year Japan has 213 this is annoying the
recalls the ruthless destruction by warships prepared for action, com- much. We should try to maintain the Japanese of property and life in pared with 199 in the United States, state of war as long as the enemy chinn." and that this action violates and 195 in Great Britain.
One hundred and fly Japanese is not yet driven out, so that the international law and the Kellogg warships are under the age limits! enemy Ands that what she
Anti-War Pnet and Nine-Power imposed by the London Treaty, in swallowed, is not a fat sheep but a Treaty has been unmistakably pro- bomb, which is destroying the
nounced by the nations of the world. contrast to 100 American and
| British ships.--Router. swallower-United Press.
The responsibility for disturbing International peace, the statement de- plares,""clearly rests with Japan, and Despite such well-known
very enemy
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LABOUR AND facts, Japan has now declared that
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Washington, Jan. 18.
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EUROPEAN WOMAN respects the territorial and
ALLEGEDLY ROBBED sovereign rights of China, as well as the rights and Interests of foreign
accused REMANDED TO Powers. It should be observed that
CALL WITNESSES by respect for China's territory and
of Prince zovereign rights, Japan means dis-
the Mrs. H. C. Joanlile membering of China, through creation of various unlawful organi- Edward Rodd appeared at the Kaw
a larceny churge sutions to usurp the sovereign rights loon Magistracy this morning as Mr. William Green, President of of China. Likewise, by respect for complainant in the American Federation of Labour, the rights of foreign Powers, Japan against a man named Hu Sze, aged conferred by trans-Atlantic telephone means the securing of monopolistic 20, unemployed, who put in a denial Mrs. Joanillo it was alleged, was with Sir Walter Citrine, Secretary rights through her predominant posi- plea before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett,
walking with her son in Shanghai HAPPY NIGHTS IN PARIS WITH LOVE, SONG AND LAUGHTER-1-General-of-the-British-Trades-Union tlon in China."-Reuter,
Council with regard to internationall
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Sir Walter Citrine had suggested by cable that the French, British, Netherlands, Swiss, Swedish, Soviet and United States governments be encouraged to prohibit the granting of credits, oil and all war materials to Japan, and to guarantee to each other aid in case Japan attacked
them.
Mr. Green declared thai the A.F.O.L., would consider the pro- posals on January 24. Meanwhile he would reserve judgment owing to the drastic nature of the proposals.-- Reuter.
YOUNG GIRL DIES FROM POISONING
Early Morning Tragedy In Hongkong
Rushed to the Queen Mary Hospital In an ambulance at 2 o'clock this morning to-day, a young Chinese woman of Gloucester Road, Wanchal survive the waterfront, failed to poison which she was believed to have taken in an attempt to end her life, at the Although all was done hospital to combat the effects of the lysol poisoning the woman whoso
name was Taum Yat-ylu, 10 years of ago, died before daybreak.
INDIAN CONGRESS
FORMER MAYOR OF CALCUTTA BECOMES PRESIDENT
Allahabad, Jan. 19. Boac, the well-known Indian leader and former Mayor of Calcutta, has been appointed Pre- sident of the Congress-Reuter.
Subhas
NEW AMBASSADOR London, Jan. 19. Sir Archibald Clark-Keir, the new British Ambassador to China, will
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Kalsar-1-Hind at Marsellios January 1. Accompanied by Lady Clark-Kerr, the new Ambassador will pass through Hongkong to Shanghai Reuter:
STOP PRESS
Accused Was remanded for 24 hours to enable him to call wit- nesses.
TERUEL FIGHTING PERSISTS
London, Jan. 19. Fighting around Teruel has begun again.
Insurgent forces, heavily backed by aircraft, are vigorously attacking the Government positions, and the Gov- crnment has admitted that it has had to concede some ground.
The insurgents, claim that their troops have captured two important points which have been held by the Government forces for over a year- Reuter.
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COLONY'S
NEW AIR-LINK.
Connection With Dutch East Indies Proposed
Son Francisco, Jun. 19. Hongkong will be connected to the Dutch East Indies by a new air route us the result of the United States Government's decision to respond to Dutch overtures.
the
"ASIA FOR THE ASIATICS'
Sir Cecil Clementi Sees Sino-Japanese
"Rapprochement--
London, Jan. 10. A former Governor of Hongkong. speaking at Royal Empire Society dinner to-night, predicted a rappro- chement between China and Japan after the present war.
After over a year's inactivity, the American authorities have agreed to preliminary discusalons with
Urging the necessity of Great Dutch government with a view to
re Britain and America standing closer permanent and establishing a gular airline connection between the together, Sir Ceell Clementi, who Netherlands East Indies the joined the Colonial Service as a Cadel In Hongkong in 1809 and rose to be-
Philippines.
and
The proposed route will link with come Governor of the Colony from the Hongkong-Manila feeder service 1925 to 1930, said that the situation and Pan-American Airways trans-In the Far East was never
hazardous. Pacifle service at Manila,
more
Inauguration of the proposed, ser- "I agree with the recent statement vice would be the last link in an by Sir Francis Lindley that when the carth-girdling serial circuit in which present warfare between China and Pan American Airways trans-Pacific Japan is over, it is most likely that service between San Francisco and there will be a rapprochement and Hongkong, the Imperial Airways ser- the cry of Asia for the Asiatics'.
"This cry will become more vice from Hongkong to Europe and the Dutch East Indies KNILM lines vehement with the passage of years. It therefore behoves Europe and would be chief factors,
The Netherlands authorities are Amerien to co-operate to see that no at present not committed specifically pan-Asiatle fanatle will run the risk to negotiations, pending further in- of attacking them.
"The two great western continents formation regarding the conditions under which the United States. Is must stand together to secure their the Far East."— possessions in willing to negotiate,
of
Roumanian Crisis:
Last February, Mr. Albert Pres- Reuter. man, President of the KLM and director of KNILM, conferred with Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Quezon, but the discussions were fruitless.
It is understood that the present scheme envisages an extension reelprocal landing rights near Manila and Batavia, but the problem is com- 63plicated by the fact that it involves 2004 Ave. parties, including two air lines, and the United States, Philippines 3011 and
Dutch governments-United .614 Press.
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DE VALERA TALKS WITH
DOMINIONS SECRETARY
London, Jan. 18. Before the Anglo-Irish coNVETER- tions were rosumed at 3 pm, to-day, Mr. E. de Valera”~ has · a separato, consultation with Mr. Malcolm Mac- Donald, Secretary of State for the Dominions-Reuter.
RANGOON STRIKE
OIL WORKERS WANT WAGES MONTHLY
Rangoon, Jan. 19.
King Orders
New Elections
Bucharest, Jan. 19. King Carol has dissolved the Roumanian Parliament by Royal Decree.
Elections for the Chamber of Deputies will be held on March 2 and for the Senale on March 4, The new Parliament will be convened on March 10,--Reuter.
BRITISH REVENUE INCREASES
A number of labourers on a Burmah Oil Company estate near Rangoon have gone on strike in sympathy with other striking employees of the
London, Jan. 18, company in another district.
Exchequer returns show that total. The labourers are demanding that ordinary revenue amounts to 2048- they should be paid on a monthly 863,023, compared with £620,645,047 instead of weekly, as hitherto at the corresponding data of 1937. They also demand 53 days holiday The total expendilitre, low self- with pay each year.
£690,722,941, balancing Items in The situation is at prosent quile, against £836,721,001 a year agozad pending negotiations-Reuter
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