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TOKYO PRESS WARNS GREAT
BRITAIN
JAPAN WATCHES China Organising Vast New Fighting Force
"WITH CONCERN"
H.K. ARMS TRADE
Talk of Counter-
Measures To Meet Naval Competition
Tokyo, Feb. 15.
Huge quantities of Belgian and Czecho-Slovakian arms and ammunition seized at Tsingtao, by the Japanese last month were sold and brought to China by British "Merchants of Death," says the Nichi-Nichi, leading Tokyo newspaper.
"If Great Britain really wishes to maintain neutrality in the current .Sino-Japanese dispute she should follow the example set by France, which recently declared an embargo on the export of arms to China, and banned the transportation of war supplies through Indo-China," the newspaper adds.
"The Japanese Government is watching with great concern the growing imports of war supplies through
Hongkong."
Japan
mizat
consider counter- measures to meet the situation caused by the pinns of Great Britain, the United States and France to expand their naval establishments, declares Kokumin, the popular daily.
"Knowing full well that Japan would declino such a request, these three Powers asked Tokyo for in- formation regarding its naval ship- butlding, in order to obtain an ex- cuse for the construction of -super- dreadnaughts, which they deem necessary to uphold their honour.
"Judging from the announced plans of naval construction it is obvious that the Japanese reply-whether acceptance or refusal of their request ---would not have affected the plans they had already adopted in the lenst."
Rejection "Natural"
In an editorial entitled "Rejection Was
of the Tripartite Request Natural", Nichi Nichi declares that the request for information from Great Britain, the United States and
JAPANESE ATTITUDE ATTACKED
U.S. Press Outspoken On Naval Problem
Country Won't Accept Parity
RAIDS KEEP RED CROSS BUSY
The persistent Japanese air raids in South China, "mostly directed against some section of the Canton-Hankow or Canton- Kowloon railways, keep the ambulance units constantly on the alert. The men, and women, belonging to the Red Cross sec- tions have done splendid work from time to time. Here is a party at the scene of an explosion carrying off the Injured:
FOREIGN HOSPITAL AND CROWDED STREETS HIT BY BOMBS AT CHENGCHOW
(Special to "Telegraph")
Chengchow, Feb. 14.
The American Southern Baptist Mission at Cheng- chow has been bombed three times and four Chinese patients have been wounded by shrapnel.
(Special to "Telegraph")
The foreign staff at the mission includes Dr. S. E. New York, Feb. 14. Ayers of Atlanta, Ga., Dr. C. L. Pennybaker and his son, "So it looks like a naval race.] France was motivated by a desire to Too bad. But we have got the of Grand Lodge, Mich., Dr. D. Hanley, of London, Justify naval expansion by Jupan's money to stay in such a refusal to submit confidential Inform- longer than Japan. We had Miss Pearl Reid, another Canadian. All of them dodged race England, Miss Grace Gibberd of London, Ontario, and allon.
Pointing out that such an attitude better do it... What we need was "rogrettable from the standpoint is a navy twice as strong as the shrapnel bursts and were uninjured.. of International faith and friendship Japan's." So the New York A small bomb fell beside the hospital while Dr. so for exhibited by Japan," the news | News heads its comment on the paper adds that the three Powers are latest developments in the naval apparently alming at realising qualitative restrictions in a manner situation. that will benefit them alone.
If the Powers really desire to bring about disarmament they must ore rectify the contradiction they committing by insisting that expans ion of their naval strength is due to Japan's refusal to submit information which she has a right to withhold.,"
· Nicht Nicht concludes.—Reuter,
"BLACK-OUT" ON FEB. 28-
Regulations May Bo
More Stringent .:
the
the
Hanley was operating and he did not pause in his work. The whole side of the building was peppered with burst and the windows were smashed.
The Herald-Tribune puts it less
"It
unfortunate crudely:
Sald Dr. Ayers: "We were out- Japanese have refused to announce their building plans. The decision alde when the planes carne over and adds the miasma of secrecy to an decided to go in. At that moment already poisonous International ata bomb fell and glass flew all over
and wounded three of our patients. mosphere."
"We immediately transported them
The Times, too, observes that "it to a safer place."
is fortunate the Japanese Govern-
ment has not seen fit to reply direct-
Jy to the question.. and insists
BOMBS IN STREETS
it has no intention whalever of pos More than 100 bombs were dropped sessing armaments which will and the Pinghan-Lunghal railway menace other countries', but a clear- station was demolished. The post cut "Yes" or "No" would have been office was set afire, and the Flowery more useful."
Pence Hotel, which is still burning, and many bombs crashed in the main streets which were jammed with declares: milling people.
MERELY REITERATION
The Washington Post "At first glance some encouragement At least 100 were Injured and the may be found in the face that Japan wreckage still buries many bodies.
This is the first time Chengehow.
It is notified for general information has not closed the door with a bang, that a "black-out similar to that of Tokyo is willing to enter into dis- has been bombed and the attack was December 9_inst will probably bo cussions in the matter of disarmament coincident with my arrival. I was effected on February 28: 1038, be- which gives primary importance to very lucky to have abandoned the tween 7 pm and 11 p.m. and re- fuir quantitative imitation. How-China Travel Service hostel whose gulations under the Lighting Control ever, this is merely a reiteration of floors are cracked wide open. I run Ordinance, 1938, for this purpose are Japan's previous stand.”
from the station and hid in a pea- at present under consideration, says
sant's hul of mud while the bomba Tho Washington Herald says | 201 an official announcement.
| Japan's, answer "akes us back to crashed into the station buliding and Motorists are warned that the precisely where we were in 1930. the sky was filled with smoke and restrictions on lights on vehicles are for apparently good and sufficient debris, which fluttered down every- likely to be considerably stringent than on the former occasion positively shall refuse it again."
more reasons we refused parity then. We where."
The planes como over in four and may include the following: Cleveland's Plain Dealer observes:ights and the raid lasted about an
Prohibition of bead lamps, rear "Typical of Japan's propaganda is hour or more. stop lights and illuminated direc the sophistry contained in the note to reach Heuchow but that trafic is Mr. James adds that he is tryng Hon indicators; Lights to be limited that the Japanese Government ia i to two side lights and one rear light; always prompted by a spirit of non-at prezent hold up--United Press.
No lump exceeding six candis-power menace and non-aggression, and has to be used;. Classes of lamps in use no intention whatever of possessing to be covered with at least one thick armament which will be a menace to -ness of while or yellow flaue paper other countries. Tin't that anel ac other material baving the gerne Chine in particular will be glad to
hear United Pre
American Flag On Mission Roof
Father Donovan Strangled By Kidnappers
Britain To Confer With Powers On Tokyo Note Agitation In France For Now Ships U.S. Controversy Still Raging
London, Feb.15,
TRAINED GUERILLAS REPORTED EQUIPPED WITH RUSSIAN ARMS
Hundreds of Thousands Now Preparing for Battle
(Special to "Telegraph")..
Shanghai, Feb. 15.
Sensational Chinese reports state that the Central Government is now organising ten new armies, with a total of 500,000 fighting men, equipped with Soviet weapons and trained in guerilla tactics.
In addition to this powerful force an additional 700,000 fighters, including some women, are training in Kwangsi and from their ranks already 300,000 newly- trained troops have been drawn for front line service. It is also reported that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has despatched an additional 20,000 troops to Hofei.
VATICAN MAY BE ASKED TO
An unconfirmed Japanese message states Д strong Japanese column yesterday reached the north bank of the Yellow
'opposite, a point between Chengchow and Kaifeng, and it is presumed it will soon at- tempt a crossing.
A crossing here, it is to be noted, would constitute the most serious menace yet discovered to the Lung- hai railway, which runs close to the Yellow River, between Kaifeng
INTERCEDE and Chengodeon Ka
Bombing Of Civilians
In Spain
London, Feb. 14.
Moving Reserves
South
Peiping, Feb. 15. Travellers from Taiyuan report a force estimated at 40,000 to 60,000 men moving south into Shanish. They say the new highway from Shih- The bombing of civilians, both in chinchuang to Yutse is solid line connection with the present civil war of the best equipped Japanese troops in Spain and as a subject of general they have seen. The railway be- International agreement, was referred tween Talyuan and Shihchinchuang Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign to in several answers to questions in is loaded with war supplies, they Secretary, last night told the the House of Commons by the add.—United ·Press, House of Commons that Great Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony
Eden, to-day. Britain
At Teining's Gates would consult · other
In one answer Mr. Eden recalled has treaty relations, concerning he intimated that the subject of troops are at the gates of Tsining naval powers with which she his statement on February 2, in which
Shanghal, Feb. 15. Chinese reports state that Chinese the Japanese note in reply to the international agreement regarding
(Continued on Page 4.)
United Press. request for information as to bombing of civilian populations was Tokyo's naval 'building plans.---
FRENCH AGITATION
considered by competent de- nts with the express inten- of re-ope
other Powering the question with i
Asked whether he would give notice Paris, Feb. 15. to the partics in Spain that Great La Republique to-day' urges the Britain proposed to allow the im immediate commencement of con-portation into Spain of Anti-Aircraft struction of two additional 35,000-ton guns and ammunition unless bomb- battleships, two aircraft carriers of Ing behind the lines ceased, Mr. Eden 22,000-tans, six cruisers of 8,000 tons said that Great Britain was bound It is noteworthy that programme by International undertaking, assumed coincides with the views of France's tion Agreement, and added that he as a signatory of the Non-interven- needs expressed by most naval men, was not prepared at present to pro-
In addition experts are urging the pose any modification of that Agree- strengthening of naval and air bases ment,
In the Mediterranean.---United Press, He told the House in another reply that the Government had not ap- OPPOSES NAVAL PROGRAMME
proached the Vatican direct regard
Washington, Feb. 14.
STOP PRESS
H.K. Shipping Warned Of Bombardment
Seven river steamers which ing a denunciation by His Holiness the left Hongkong for
Canton, In the House Naval Affairs Com-Pope of the bombing of civilians in Kongmoon and Wuchow this mittee to-day, Mr. Hamilton Fish Spain by both sides, but they had morning were boarded by opposed the proposed naval building informed the French Government programme, charging that the United they were prepared to associate them- the channel below and just out pont Japanese when they arrived at States and not Japan or Britain had selves with such initiative as the "blocked" naval conferences seeking French Government might decide to of range of the Bocca Tigris to obviate building races. In glant take in the matter, whether through Forta. thaTM
the Vatlenn or other channels.
Paiping, Feb. 14. Father Donovan's body is ex- pocted at the Fushan Alaston to-
.day.
Ho was kidnapped from Mission on October 5 last year, and is believed to have died last week.
It is learned that the American Vice-Consul in Mukden identified the body, at Bulakenshilon,
And reported that Father Donovan had apparently anffered mort savere hardships. He appeared to have been strangled in death.. There were no signs of gunshot. wounda---United. Press.
craft.
"Why can't we give Japan equality British Wireless. or parity with us unless we are alm- ing to do what I think we are trying (Continued on Page 4.)
ITALIAN AIRPLANE MISSING
Radioman Electrocuted In U.S. Warship
A naval plonace with a Japaneso ofcer and milors from one of the four Japanese destroyers lying in the vicinity, went to each ship in turp and warned the Master that they intended to bombard the forts and that merchant ships
lpe proceeded at their own risk.
This message was wireleased to the authorities in Hongkong, includ ing the Royal Navy.
Three of the ships, the On Lea bound for Kongmbon, the Tung On and the Kwong Tung going to Dan- ton, and a number of lighters, des cided to return to Hongkong and arrived back shortly before 2 p.m.
The Fat Shan went on her way and apparently got through safely; and the Ping Wo bound for Canton and
TRAGEDY MARS VOYAGE TO SINGAPORE the roof of the American Southem Baptist Mission hospital, a great 40-
Singapore, Feb. 18. visible from the air, when the
Home, Feb. 14. foot length of stars and stripes easily
It is announced that Radioman 8. Military hydroplanes and Italian W. Bekhem was killed aboard the Japanese bombers camo over pestor-sleumers are scorching over a wide US.S. Memphis, whilst the warship the Chung On bound for: Wuchow day and dropped missiles on the area for a Littoria Air Line hydro- was en route from Australia to Bin- als went on, miga chalinga hospital..
plane which has falled to report for gapore.
The ships from Canton for Hong- more than 24 hours.
at the kong are apparently keeping their Also the letters "UBA" were painted
Bakkent lost his bala The plane is en route from Cadiz ship: was rolling heavily and fell on schedule since the Taliban, wire- in largo letters on a shed and an to Osting with ten passengers and a womanposed wires, carrying high Jerod that she would be in at i ym. "American" dag was trying 3,rom the
wow of four the machine is plottmision, voliary to one of the Kip's elby Bruno Bacuine United. Prats, transmilters United Present
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