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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1938.
JAPANESE PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR SUCCESSES
JAPANESE INVADERS
NEAR SIAN
League's Medical Mission Prepares For Evacuation
Szechuan Men To March
are
Unexpected Resistance May Mean Exhaustion
Hankow, Mar. 14. The undeclared Sino-Japanese war with has entered its ninth month Dghting raging on six fronts--Shanti, Finghan, north Tsinpu, south Tsinpu, Wuhu and Chekinng.
18 TO DIE BRANDED TRAITORS
Moscow Treason Trial Ended
Moscow, Mar. 18. During the final scenes of the trenson trial in which 18 of the Reviewing the result of the mill accused were given the death tary adventure of Japan in China sentence and three others long during the past eight months, the terms of imprisonment, M. Buk- Arty organ, Shun Pao, in special harin, former editor of Izvestia, article says that the invaders have the official organ of the Central mobilised one and a half million men Executive Committee of the und spent fifty per cent of their
Hankow, Mar. 14. It is reported that the League of Nations medical experts, sent to China to assist in crushing 800,000 men have been sent to the Executive Committee, delivered pence-time arms and ammunition; U.S.S.R., and the all-Russian epidemics,
prepared to front, and a terrific toll of 200,000 a 90 minutes speech which was evacuate Sian. Railway author-casualties has been suffered. ities anid that Japanese artillery Japan, in paying this tremendous one of the most brilliant self- had been placed on the 300 feet gick victory as she had expected,
decisive and defences in the trials. has not gained Loess Heights at Fenglingtu, the journal says. had fired over the Yellow River and demolished the station and rallway sheds.
What is more, Japan's finances have become chaotic and Japan has found it necessary to g
to gamble her national economic resources and to draft the Mobilisation Law.
M. Bukharin, although he admitted full responsibility for crimes, for which "I deserve shooting ten times," was the only one of the defendants is Trafic on the line had been
protest against the trial procedure. M. Bukharin accused M. Vishinsky, previously suspended, and passengers alighted a mile east of Tungkwan,
While admitting that Japan has the Public Prosecutor, of introducing boarded trucks and
entrained for occupied a large piece of Chinese allegations not mentioned in the pre-
liminary investigations. accomplished a west Tungkwan, which, the authori territory and has HANKOW
her continental policy,
He then delivered a stirring appeal ties slate, is at present open to Sian. greater part ROAD
Engineers, who received $30 for the
the paper asserts that the nominal
domination of the four to the western intellectuals not to cach trip, ran the gauntlet of Japan-Japanese
misunderstand Soviet conditions, de- mean that Japan has added much to her national wealth.
Japan
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ese fre. All lights were extinguish-North Provinces does not claring that he had already confess-
ed and the coal-box door shut, whic the train rushed through full
at steam al night Lime, carrying
the
ed, and he expected adequate Justice
The trip utilise the belains, cannot from the Soviet court.
ammunition and gasoline. was successfully accomplished,
riches of Chahar as long 03 Chinese
and Shansi guerillas are active.
M. Yagoda, former head of the Ogpu, also 'reilernted his confession,
So long as the Japanese military but picaded that his life be spared. operations are not brought to a con- In a final appeal before the Judges, clusion, these mobile units will con-M. Rakovsky, former Soviet Ambas tinue to exist to harass the Japanese sndor to London sald his only regret in every way.
was that Trotsky was not there to
The Lunghal railway stallons are daily bombed and Chengchow is receiving daily alarms. The tele graph workers at Tungitwan have evacuated.
The
populace was doubly pleased with the Chengtu and Szechuan army the commanders, responding to Chungking Chamber of Commerce's representation urging that Szechuan troops should move northward large sca
scale onslaught against China.
against the enemy, stated that pre- parations had been perfected
as soon
such a move
quarters had been received.
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The Shun Pao believes that the share in the responsibility for his Anna May Wong - Chas. Bickford| conquest craze of the Japanese mill-"heinous crimes." Larists will make for rash, desperate attempts and will launch another
TROTSKÝ CURSED
Other defendants in their
Anal and Buk-
Before plunging herself into this, for Japan may again resort to diplomatic speeches cursed Trotsky
as specific and political manoeuvres as a cumouharin, and asked that Bukharin should instructions from general head-flage, the paper
be given the severest penalty. They predicts. Meanwhile, 500,000 Japanese forces all said they confessed because they The locul press welcomes the report in Manchuria will be gradually trans wanted to help the Soviet Govern from Hankow
ment to get rid of its enemies, and that the
to China. central ferred to authorities have warned the pro-
Shun Pro in conclusion adds also they wanted it to serve
their frienda and vinces and municipalities to prepare a note of warning. If Japan fails in Warning to execution of a general mobilisation her final efforts 1
s to bring China to her followers, not under arrest, to cease
the struggle against the State.
mandate.--United Press.
Destroyers Return
Manchuria would be exposed Imecs, to the military threat of Soviet Russia and Japan would be facing Marshal Blucher's 1,000,000 Soviet troops of East Asia. Central News.
CASUALTIES OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE
35 d
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to
Among the 18 men sentenced death were M. Yagoda, former chief of the Ogpu and former Commissar for Internal Affairs, M. Bukharin, former editor of Izuence, M. Kres- M. Grinko, Commissar
for Finance,
for
tinsky, assistant Commissar Foreign Affairs, M. Rosengoltz, 'Hankow, 14. A total of 849 members Mapanese missar for Foreign Tende, hov
"his
exe
Com-
H.M.S. Diamond, Defender, Decoy and Dainty arrived in harbour this Air Force have been either killed
successor to Lenin as Premier of the morning from Manila
where
they wounded during air fights with the U.S.S.R., and one of the leaders in went after the Singapore manocu-Chinese since the beginning of hosti- 1929 und 1930 in developing "Right vres. H.M.S. Duncan is with the air-litles last August, according to figures pulsion from the political bureau, M.
led to opposition", which craft carrier Engle, still in the south, released here to-day. and
H.M.S.
On these 427 were killed. In addi- Chernov, Commissar for Agriculture, Delight, is expected here
tion to these casualties, over twenty munist Party, M. Grutahov, Secretary
M.
of the Ikramov, Secretary this
Birminghom. the
new Japanese air fighters are held emptive
to M. Maxim Gorky, M. Shanghovich, cruiser to join the Chion Station, will by the Chinese.
President of the White Russian Re- not arrive as early as was originally
M. Menzhiesky, successor to expected since she will spend some
public,
Yagoda 35 head of the secret days from Singapore to Hongkong in probably not
the State Planning Commission, Dr. police, M. Kulbeshoy, Chairman of exercises and will arrive till the middle of April.
Levin, head of the Kremlin Hospital, Dr. Kasakov, Director of the Institute
For the total killed, 382 met their death in south China and 45 in north China; and of the total wounded, 337 received their injuries in south China and 85 in north China-Central News.
STOP PRESS NEWS
for Facial Metabolism, and Dr. Maximov, one of the Kremlin phy- sicians Reuter Special.
Veteran H.K. Educationist Passes Away
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Word has been received in Hong- kong that Mr. W. Drew Braidwood, former headmaster of the Victoria English School, has died in the Channel Islands at the age of 81.
The school was originally opened by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hanlon, about 60 years ago, but was eventually taken over by Mr. Braidwood who was headmaster until it closed 1903.
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"I remember nothing about it," kong men and women have just said Kjell Hung, 31, Norwegian, successfully completed the Air Raid second officer of the steamer Wool-Precautions course at St. John Am- gar, when he was charged before bulance Brigade headquarters. Mr. H. R. Butters at tho. Central Examinations were completed Magistracy this morning with being Thursday last week, drunk and disorderly in. Hennessy Twenty Chinese girls underwent Road curly on Sunday morning, and the full course, which included ex- with assaulting Detective Sergeant perience in a chamber filled with tear gas, time of respirators, decontamina-
of mustard
Only last year, on March 12, old boys of the school held 11 re-union, the occasion being Mr. Braidwood's eightloth birthday. The arrangements were undertaken by Mr. J. H.. Ruttonjec, At that time a handsome silver tray, in + mirrored, allk-covered box was sent
Mr. Braidwood, bearing the J. Bently. Initials of his "old boys,"
Mr. Braidwood died, in Jersey. February 23.
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Sergt, Bently said that about 2.30 ton, treatment, a.m. he was on patrol in Hennessy coses, etc.
Those of the 120 who passed the Road when he saw Hung chasing two Chinese. He went up to him and examination will become competent AR.P. volunteers, eligible to asalat in. asked him what the matter was, any-
air raid on the Ing he was a police officer, Huag the event of an then bulled him in the face with his Colony. head and scratched him, and it was not unul after 10 minutox that he was able to place him under custody. His wrist watch glass had been
SEAMEN KEEPERS OF GAMING HOUSE Two seamen, Chan Man-fuk, 30. and Ying Ab-po, 40, were fined $22 broken. each by Mr. H. R. Butlers at the Central Magistracy this morning when they were convicted of keeping a common gaming house.
-Twenty-two" gamblers were, üned
$2 each while eight absenters had
tbelt # ball estreated, Det Servis R: MacVey prosecuted.
New Chinese courses have already commenced at St. John Ambulance Brigado, and a course for Europeans, conducted by Mr. R. Dunlop, is to start shortly.
Hung was fined $10 on the first Mr. Dunlop is a Grade I ARP. count and $25 on the second, and Instructor, and was trained at the was ordered to pay $2 amends to Home Office Gar Training School at Sergt. Bently for the damaged watch. Faldeld,
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