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FIRST EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
TOUNDED 1831
No. 15440
一拜禮 號四十月二英港香
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1938:
日五十月正
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The Worlds
Master Tyre
BLOODY FIGHTING ON HWAI RIVER BANKS
HEAVY SHELLING U.S. Cruisers Arrive for Singapore Ceremony
FORCES CHINA'S ARMY TO RETIRE
Every Inch of Ground Stubbornly Contested
Shanghai, Feb. 14.
The long-heralded battle for the Lunghai railway, which promises to be the biggest engagement of the present war unless the Chinese lines collapse, has approached nearer with dramatic suddenness in consequence of sweeping Japanese advances.
The Chinese retreat from the River Hwai followed a bitter struggle in which their defence works were pounded by artillery and aeroplanes, and almost completely destroyed.
Official despatches claim seizure by the Japanese in a battle for the River Hwai, of 173 machine-guns of Czecho-Slovakian make, 360 rifles, one trench mortar, and 75,000 rounds of ammunition, while the Chinese are stated to have left 1,500 dead on the field.
The Chiness claim that more than 1,000 Japanese were killed in the eng- agement.
Another severe, battle is now being fought across the banks of the River i Hwal with the Chinese so far pre- venting all Japanese attempts to cross the river.—Reuter.
Japanese Advances
Hankow, Feb. 14.
The Chinese have blown up the railway bridge spanning the Hwai River, and are now facing the Japan- who are exchanging fire with them from the southern bank of the _rvier
MARSHAL
CHIANG APPEALS
WHEN LOYALISTS CAPTURED TERUEL "OUR ATTENDANCE HAS
After severe Oghting in intense cold, Loyalist troops entered Teruel and comienced "mopping up" operations some time ago. Since then they have suffered reverses on the Teruel front and their gains have been dis counted; but for a time they were in the ascendancy and there was great slaughter. Hundreds were killed in the street fighting,
AUSTRO-GERMAN TALKS FAIL TO PRODUCE COMPLETE
AGREEMENT
Berlin, Feb. 13.
Despite the silence maintained in official circles, it is under- stood from well-informed diplomatic quarters, that in view of the extensive scope of the problems discussed by Herr Adolf Hitler and Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg Austrian Chancellor, it has not been possible to reach agreement on all details.
japan Must Be Curbed Or World Will Suffer Japanese forces operating in south Hopei, captured Puyang only 60 miles from the nearest point on the Lunghal railway, and are continuing
Hankow, Feb. 14. their advance towards the Yellow
Generalissimo Chiang Kai- River. The occupation of Puyang marked an advance of more than 40 shek has sent a
message to miles since the Japanese, breaking a three-months deadlock, launched a Viscount Cecil, Chairman of the to maintain the fundamental prin- at International Boycott Conference ciples of the Austro-German agree-
-drive from Taming six days ago.
The Japanese apparently sim
Hope, however, is held out that in the near future there will be unanimity of opinion on all matters now outstanding. It is understood that it was agreed
ment of July 11 last, despite the
obstacles confronting
crossing the Yellow River for an at- in London, urging him and the various tack on Kaifeng which is only ten miles south of the great waterway. delegates, immediately to adopt ngreement.
An advancing column is now heading along
the
to highway leading Changyuan, and from there, presum ably, it will press on to Fengchiu, a
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STOP PRESS
CHINESE CAPTURE FENGYANG
effective
curb measures to
Herr von Papen returned to Vienna "Japanese aggression and even-statesman-Reuter.
with Dr. Schuschnigg, the Austrian
tually to prevent ย world catastrophe."
VON RIBBENTROP REPORTED ON WAY TO ITALY Another surprising diplomatic The Generalssimo, in his message, states: "On behalf of my 450,000,000 move became known this afternoon peace-loving fellow-countrymen, I by the arrival of Herr von Ribbentrop at Brenner, en route to Rome. Five
STRAIGHT TALKING DY
SCHUSCHNICC
Vienna, Feb. 13.
Rescue Ship In Sight Of Polar Party
Messages Exchanged With Flash Lamps
Moscow, Feb. 13.
Navy. Building. Conversations To Continue
London, Feb. 13.
Japan'a reply to Britain re- garding naval building has been received in London, but as yet there has been no time for con- sideration of the reply by British officials.
̄It ̄L ̄understood that consult- allons between Britain, France and America which started be fore the query was put to Japan, LA will be continued, and it pointed out that as Germany and Russia are linked to the Naval Treaty of 1936, there will date, later obviously, at some have to be communications with those two Powers-Reuter.
JAPANESE RUSH TO
Using high explosive to binst SHANGHAI
NO INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE”
Rear-Admiral Townsend Visit Only "Nice, Friendly Gesture
""
Singapore, Feb. 13.
Three United States cruisers, the Trenton, Memphis and Milwaukee, have arrived at the naval base for the opening of the new dock to-morrow, after 13 days non- stop trip from Sydney.
Official calls were exchanged between Rear-Admiral Townsend and Vice-Admiral Ramsay.
The United States ships are not participating in the opening ceremony, but it is expected they will be full- dressed for the occasion.
Rear-Admiral Townsend stated: "We are merely lookers-on. Our attendance is a nice, friendly gesture, but it has no international significance."-Reuter.
20 NATIONS CONDEMN JAPANESE AGGRESSION
London, Feb. 13. Twenty-nations-were-represented on the platform at a maES meeting attended by 2,500, at Covent Garden Opera House to- day, at which Lord Cecil presided, and condemned Japanese aggression as "a deliberato attempt by Japan to enforce her will by arms, irrespective of all international control.”
STRONG SYMPATHY
FOR CHINA
London, Feb. 13.
A collection on behalf of China realised
€345.
Lord Cecil added that their purpose did
was to stop war, and if they not succeed he urged citizens of all the countries represented at the meet. ing to clear themselves of complicity in the Japanese crime.
and
war.
Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., said they had no quarrel with the people Government of Japan, but they wanted the economic and flaancial resources of the peaceful nations of At the General Assembly of the world be used for other p
of than those the International Peace Cam- pases paign in London today, Dr. police force and urged that they Morrison advocated an International Wellington Koo, Chinese Am should not advance loana to Japan, bassador to France, and leading M. Jean Ferrin, speaking on behalf delegate to the League of of the scientists of the world,' said: Nations, said that the interna- "For our own sakes we must help
China it
if we do not want to become tional rally had greatly hearten- the slaves, of the Asiatic world, ed China.
· Vessels To Special Cope With Traffic
which had become totalitarian," M. Grumbach, a French Deputy,
CHINA IS HOPE OF WORLD sald the most peaceful country in the
Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambas- messages with the isolated party.
The rescuers exchanged flashlight
Shanghal, Feb. 14.
world had been invaded and made sador to London, declared that the destruction. The militant spirit of outraged liberalizm With all roads from Japan lead-the victim of The condition of the ice will not
burden of shame which had been stirs again, and that China must be and not the yet permit the use of aeroplanes to Ing to Shanghal, the N.Y.K, has been added to that of Abyssinia and Spain the world's hope, take the scientists off their precarious compelled to charter additional ves-must be removed. In the Interests world's reproach. The world should foe, but the Taimyr la making for
reach China and not Japan. should apply an embargo, a floe which is believed to be located sels to cope with the rush of passen-of their own national security, they guarantee that war materials would two miles away and which, it is gers and cargo to the Whangpoo |
"In our day peace must be a stern Mr. McLeod of Canada, in Intro-
not passive, hoped, will be suitable for landing a port, according to a Japanese press ducing the report of the Propaganda thing, positive and
Committee said it was argued that a Save peace and save China are one light aeroplane. Reuter Special.
{report.
boycott would starve the Japanese and the same thing."
wish to express to your conference Italian officials awaited the coming her way through thick ice, our gratitude for your efforts to stop of the German Foreign Minister.
the ice-breaker Taimyr has Japan's ruthless war of aggression.
However, a Berlin message says established close contact with Besides seizing 500,000 square miles) that the report that Herr von the Russian scientists who are of territory in Manchuria six years Ribbentrop had gone to Italy has drifting helplessly. ago, the Japanese have now invaded been officially and categorically denied, It was stated in Berlin that Hsuchow, Feb. 14.
nine more provinces of equal size te Herr von Ribbentrop was at present Military advicos received here the combined territory of Britain, on his way to the German capital. Jato last night revealed that France and Italy. We have been Reuter.
Fengyang, strategic city on the resisting the- Invaders' attack to the Tientsin-Pukow Railway five best of our ability, and will continue kilometres south-east of Pengpu, to defend ourselves to the last man was recaptured by the Chinese and to the last inch of our territory.
It is learned here that Dr. Kurt von troops yesterday morning. '
"Whatever may be our sacrifice, Schushnigg put Austria's case with The important
success Was
some energy during yesterday's gchieved by the Chinese forces after our determination will not be shaken. conversations with Herr Hitler, and an all night battle in which the We are fighting not only for our own it is believed each statesman Japaneko garrison was annihilated.
The
quests. tecapture of Fengyang, it was liberty and existence, and for the "No" to the other's principal Bointed out, has cut off contact of sanctity of international treaties as
Herr Hitler declined to dissociate the Japanese forces at Pengpu and well as the common security of all himself, the Nazi Party and the Reich Tingyuan.
Flerco fighting continued in the nations. If Japan is permitted to from the Austrian illegal Nazis, vicinity of walyuan, where the Ude tear up treaties as scraps of paper, while Dr. Schushnigg refused to join
in the anti-Comintern Pact. of war has turned in favour of the and to violate with impunity the Chinese.
A long discussion on economile Over 100 Japanese troops were am- territorial integrity of her neighbour, bushed and slain by Chinese forces which she is pledged to respect, it questions was also beileved to have been unfruitful. Dr. Schuschnigy re-
sild
IC-
Of three newly chartered ships, the people, but that was not true, as DR. WELLINGTON KOO'S Indians Fete Mikagesan Maru, Satho Maru, and Government action would follow if
Political Leader
POINTED SPEECH the boycott was sufficiently wide-
Dr. Wellington Koo said the No. 18, the Mikagosan Maru was the spread."
Lady Gladstone presented the re- Covenant of the League was not an first to arrive in Shanghai to-day part of the Consumers' Committee, ineffective instrument to prevent war. The second vessel is duo on February which proposed that a boycott must but its effectiveness depended on the 17. In addition to these vessels, the be immediately organised. One of loyalty of the members of the League. and the most important of the recommen- Its ineffectiveness to deal with the Chikugo Maru, Arita Moru
dations was that people should sign
(Continued on Page 4.) › Yamagalo. Maru are already plying a declaration not to purchase Japan- between Japanese ports and Shang-ese goods. Haripura, Feb. 13.
Swedish and Norwegian delogales. in a hill three miles from Tingyuan will not be long before the world ported that he had declined the pro-
APPEAL TO WOMEN Subhaschandra Bose, President-hal.
The modification, instead of support- Saturday afternoon-Central will be plunged into the greatest posal that Austria should buy all is elect of the Indian National Congress,
The first liner from Europe to call
Mr. Noel Baker, M.P., intimated ing a boycott as stated in the draft, News,
catastrophe yet known in human con exclusively from Germany. was welcomed by 100,000 men and
Austrian satisfaction in the talks women, mostly peasants, when he at Shanghai will be the Kator! Maru that they would point out to the expressed willingness to help China. women in the democractic countries. But not being qualified to impare ISHBEL MACDONALD history,
Is due to the feeling that the con- arrived here for the annual session which is due in port on March 28,
that B0 per cent. of the world's silk responsibility on their central trade the delegates whalle not Involving of Congress, which is being held next
organisation, SOON TO WED
"Only the spontaneous and unmia-versations,
Incoming vessels bring an average came from Japan, and would nak union Austria in commitments Inconsistent week-end. takable. manifestation of the consen- with her independence
and the London, Feb, 13.
The Indian political leader made of 800 passengers and a vast quantity them not to buy silk for some time suggested that "every avenue be ex-
lie would do all he could plered regard The engagement of Miss Ishbol sus of world opinion, coupled with preservation of her status quo in his entry into the town along a Ave-of fish, vegetables and other necesito troc
· MacDonald, daughter of the late Mr. | concerted action of the most effective Central Europe, have at least allowed mile route, sésted in an. 60-year-old ties for the local Japanese.com-to Introduce a Bill in Parliamosa zegarding, the possibility of a Ramsay MacDonald, is announced to-
In clearing of the atmosphere. A
Midgley, 34, a house decorator, and of prosecuting her headlong polley of being hold to-morrow, and any de- finite Cabinet reshuffle is likely to be -stouter,
|iiden talkumRester.
boycott
day. She will marry Mr. orman kind, can awaken Japan to the folly meeting-of the Cabinet is probably | chariot, drawn by .51 caparisoned munity. Ships returning to Japari Sticulating that Japaneso, goods Ships. Me the Swedish Trade Union Con»,
bullocks
ent of
Gunnar Andersson, co-Presid= be marked as Japanese,
The Trade Union Commillee report federation, ait: the Swedish and differed on the boycott Justo, from Norwegian delegates bad not sup #tha ceremony will take place shortly.] aggression, and to the impossibility of oviposed until something more de- |'300,000. people has been erected near 1 per cent of available DRKHODRETS. And the original draft, and even the modis /ported the resolution as they werd
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Reuler.
to carry low pasiongers and practically A bamboo city to accommodate no freight. Only between 10 and 20
turning to Japan Reuter,
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falled to secure the support; be the unleasReiterz