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Roman Church In Austria Backs Reich
Joins Hitler In Plebiscite Appeal
Berlin, Mar. 27.,
The Roman Catholic bishops of Austrin, headed by Cardinal Imnitzer, to-day issued a solemn declaration pledging support to the German Retch.
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MARCH 28, 1938.
No air mail is due from England to-day, The usual delivery was made on Sunday,
The Daedalus is expected in Hong- kong to-morrow morning and as this is an extra trip to`get bnek to schedule mairi, the machine may bring some malt with her. This would be delivered to-morrow as an extra muil,
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Capt. R. G. Ballantyne, best known of Imperial Airways pilots in the Far East, is on his way homo leave.
Capt. Ballantyne has The declaration expressed the con-longest record of reguine servico on viction that National-Socialisin avert the Far East run of any of the com- ed the danger of the all-destroying panys pilots and, after lying over the and godless Bolshevism.
Penang-Hongkong route for over a year, he had the job of surveying the present run betweeen Bangkok and longkong.
The declaration, which was read In all churches, concludes: "On the day of the plebiscite we expeet all faithful Christions to show a sense of debt 10 their race”—Reuter,
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"Dead End" (King's Theatre, lo- day) --As, only to be. expected of, any work of Mr. Samuel Goldwyn's, this is an intelligent pleture, care- fully written, highly polished, and well up in the top half of the year's productions. It is the story frustrated people in a fout
fout cul-de-sac down by New York's East River; the who live like wharf- Fogged
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rais, all and hiding, bullying and swimming. The Bim has all the qualities of honest Intention.
"Tovarich" (Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, to-day) Princes in the pantry have always
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in the box-office, and this film, with an exiled Grand Duchess turning down the beds and her consort serving the cocktails to the Parls bourgeoisie, is likely to be enormously popular. It is a spirited piece, with a laugh op- proximately every thirty seconds. Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer and
Basli Rathbone have the leading roles.
CHINESE ATTACK ON LONG FRONT
Increases in pay varying from A (Continued from Page 1.) minimum of threepence per day, will be granted to all soldiers serving in Taiwenkou in the north to Teng-Hongkong, who enlisted after Octo-mother, Ands the outside world not hsien in the south, a distance of fully ber, 1935, 100 kilometres, the Japanese are holding a precarious foothold at a Infantry units BIC principally number of places, the line having affected by the new scales, which been cut at numerous points by will be announced shortly in a special
crossing issue of Army Orders. Chinese forces who forced
of the Grand Canol by west Shan-
Purpose of the increases is, it is
luter recruits Into line with those
tung and are threatening the invaders believed, to bring the pay of these by sweeping Banking movements.
A strong detachment of
Chinese
*"READY, WILLING AND ABLE” troops is known to have occupled the who joined prior to October, 1935.
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north-west suburbs of Yenchow, midway between Taiwenkou and Tenghsien, while other Chinese units are actively harassing the Japanese at both Talwenkou and Lianghsiatlen, 20 kilometres north of Tenghslen.
Anticipate Big Victory
Heavy fighting raged throughout yesterday at a number of points long the railway where the Chinese forces were effectively supported by artillery and tanks.
TRIAL GAMES ARRANGED
Junior "Rest" Trial To-day at the C.B.A. ground, 5.15 p.m.
To assist in the selection of teams to oppose the Brawn Cup and Caer Clark Cup champluns, the following have been selected to take part in The Chinese authorities confident-two trial hockey matches at King's iy expect to inflict a heavy reverse Park, to-day and to-morrow: for the Japanese invaders who have railway penetrated deep along the south of the Yellow River.
The Japanese forces, concentrating their their main strength on the Lincheng- Tstochwang section of the railway with the intention of crushing the Chinese forces, are meeting with stiff resistance from the crack divisions under General Tang En-po,
In the vicinity of Hanchwang,
Chinese troops slaged a number of night raids with great success, the Japanese forces have dug in to the north-west of the railway station in anticipation of
where
the
"The Perfect Specimen" (Oriental Theatre, to-day),---A young man (Errol Flynn), having led a shelter. cd life under the wings of his grand- quile the same
ns he has been tought to believe. Complications arise when he meets the girl (Joun Blondell). It is light entertainment with
laughs. Enemy's Wife" (Majestic) Theatro)-A powerful drama in which G-Men figure in the romance of a girl who had been unjustly put in prison. Pat O'Brien und Margaret Lindsay have the lending parts, supported by Armstrong and Cesar Romero.
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MANY JAPANESE AT TSAOCHWANG SLAIN Hauchow, March 28. recapture of Tsaochwang carly yesterday morning by
crack Chinese troops under the command of General Tang En-po was CDN- firmed in military reports reaching here to-day. General Tang sonally led his troops, at the end of per- which half of the Japanese forces, numbe
were killed and and the rest scattered in complete disorder.
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Chinese Still Attack
Shanghal, March 27. Heavy fighting is still going on along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway to-day where Chinese forces pre allacking Lincheng and Taowlisten. about 50 miles north of Hsuchow,
On the branch line cast of the the Japanese evacuated
Chinese units are reported to be approaching Yenchow, farther up the railway, while another report stated | that Chinese troops crossed the Tal- wen Alver and will advance attack Talun, 50 miles south Tsinan.International.
Ready To Retreat
to of
Hankow, Mar. 27. Japanese warplanes subjected the Chinese forces enveloping Yenchow on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, 120 miles south of Tsinan, to heavy bombing yesterday but failed to lift the slege.
(Saints), Miss M. Remedios (Re- creio). Miss M. Hill (C.B.S.), Mrs. Slater ("Y"), Miss Marle Roza (Saints), Miss E. Woolley (C.B.A.), Miss E. Watson (C.B.S.).
Colours.--Miss Z. Barros (Recrelo), Miss A. Ambrose ("Y"), Mrs. Mc- Leod (Seaforths), Mrs. Clarke P. Everest (CBA), (C.B.A), Miss Miss F. Fowler ("Y"), Miss P. Gon- salves (Recreio), Miss B. Grieves (Saints), Miss I. Buchanan ("Y"), M Miss J. Ewing (CB.S.), Miss McAlpine (C.B.A.), Miss M. Roza (Recreto), Miss H. Sanger (C.B.S.), Mrs. Williams ("Y"), Mrs. Ackroyd (Seaforths), Miss M. Churn (Saintă), Miss K. Winch (C.B.A.), Miss A.
..... MISS Alves (Recreio);
E. Hunt (C.B.A.).
Sculor "Rest" Trial To-morrow at the C.B.A. ground, 5.15 p.m.
Whites.--Mrs. Lunzon (H.KL.), Miss. G. While (Saints), Miss B. Helbling (H.K.L.) Miss I. Woolley (CB.A.), Miss B. Pope (H.K.L.), Misa J. Wong (Saints), Miss F. Wong (Saints), Miss E. Churn (Saints), P. Mrs. M. While (CB.A.), Miss Gittens (Saints), Miss D. Hunt (C.B.A.).
The defenders of Yenchow took up their position in the banks of the Colours-Miss D. Moss (CB.A.), Szeshul River, which passes the Miss B. Parsons (CBA), Miss E. southern outskirts of the town.
Green Chang (Saints), Miss. Chinese units resumed onslaughts (H.K.L.), Miss H. Read (Saints), on the town this morning, Simul- Miss V. Gordon-Smith (HK.L.), Miss taneously other Chinese units on the F. Best (CB.A.), Miss W. Waddell left wing co-ordinated by attacking (H.K.L.), Miss M. Smalley (H.K.L.), Tsining, on the branch
and Mrs. M. Daniels (CBA), Miss A
Clewer Chinhalang, west of Taining. As a Purvis (HI.K.L.), Miss E. sign that the Japanese resistance is (C.B.A.). weakening, the headquarters at Yen- chow is ready for removal to Taian. -International,
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Japanese Dig Ip
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Hauchow, Mar. 27.
estimates put the number of men
holding it at 500,000, which, it is protect Fighting at Linhualkwán, on the claimed, is inadequate to Tientsin-Pukow Railway south of such a long line.
Pengpu, was renewed to-day, us
In a counter attack, General Chang
Inrge numbers of Chinese irregulars Tze-chung and General Pang Ping- and mobile units attacked Japanese
commanding the troops outposts. Extensive horassing of the shun,
south as reinforcements.
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слету la under way, Japanese Eastern Shantung, aided the Shansi detachments in the north sections of Chinese forces on the Tientsin-Pakow the railway being unable to come railway front, the Japanese being un- able to switch their troops or mass Iridicating that they are on the their strength. defensive, the Japanese at Fengyang,
The so-called new army, which cust of Linhualkwan, are construct- ing new trenches and other defen consists of replenished und expanded sive works as well as installing anti-Shanghal divisions, is ready, under aircraft guns. The highway between the command of General Hu Cliang- Fengyang and Tingyuan which spam, Shanghai's most successful com- used for military transportation, Is patrolled day and night by armoured cars, tanks and cavalry units.
The Japanese are making every effort to defend Yongpu, as their reverses in Shantung may lead to Chinese counter-offensive on the sections of the zeilway, -International.
south
njander, and it is expected' It will shortly be sent to partially replace the prerent-front line fighters.
North Of Yangtse Commands of the only existing fighting forces north of the Yangtse, are at present vested in General Li Chung-jen, on the Tientsin-Pukow rallway, and General
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Lanchow, Mar. 20. More than 90 divisions of Chinese troops, poulbly numbering 700,000 men, are at present stretched across
in
Eighth Route Army against whom he once fought.
The northern section of the Poi- ping-Hankow railway front is almost
a defence line running from Anhwel empty of Japanese troops, and some
in the north to Shantung in the west, high commanders have advocated the and acrom Lunghal to Kiangsu, dispatch of a very large Chinese Seventy divisions are in the front force to this area. line, and about 30 of them are actus ally engaged in fighting,
A However, it is indicated that the Forty thousand Chinese reinforce- highest command is still waiting, and ments have beeen sent to Sheriki. * la not willing yet to gamble on a swift The Japaneso line is from -Hang- mazoeuvre in the offensive towards chow
Paotow, and Chinese Timilsin.-United Pykar.
More than thirty Japanese officers and men were captured, two light machine-guns seized, and five tanks damaged.-Central News,
CHINESE
APPROACH
TSINING
Hsuchow, Mar. 28. Chinese troops operating in weat Shantung have recaptured Pingtou- tlen, ten kilometres north-east of Tsining,
Anchuchen, a small town between and commanding Taining and Klasiang, is under fierce attack by the Chinese forces.--Central News.
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Evening New sums up its estimate of the reports in the headline "Cham- berlain Pleases All Europe." British Wireless.
WATCHING REACTIONS
London, Mar. 26. The reception abroad of the Prime Minister's speech on foreign policy is being studied with great interest here and the general approval afford- it has caused gratification among Government supporters. In most European capitals the statement ap- been favourably re- In a icading
ed
to have
London, Mar. 25.
pears to The National Council of Labour ceived and The Times, in a has issued a statement on the Prime article on this wider audience to Minister's House of Commons de- which the speech was addressed, saya claration yesterday on the Govern- that reports now coming in from all ment's attitude as noted by the over the world show that there has events in Europe. It asserts been a welcome In most countries that the declaration discloses no for this volca of reason in the mids! constructive policy for appeasement of dangerous passions,
Europe or for the prevention of
in
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It calls
for art immediate meet-
After summarising the reception
ing of the Assembly of the League of the speech in different countrica of Nations and for special considera- the article concludes: "That Indeed tion by European members, parti- is a gratifying feature common to all cularly France, Gre
these criticisms-that British power Great Britain and Russia of the measures to bring ap-is accepted for what it is meant to peasement to Central Europe,
be-a guarantee for the peace of the
British Wireless.
PREMIER ASSAILED
Accused of Capitulation Before Forces of War
Such convocation of the Assembly, World. it argues, would reassure smaller nations that collective security would be made a reality. The Labour statement also renews the demand for the raising of the Embargo on the supply of arms to the Spanish Government. Finally the Govern-
Moscow, Mar. 26. ment's attitude is described as show
The Izvestia assaults. the British the need foreign policy as " ing a cynical disregard of the
capitulation
for
a common defence of democracy before the forces of war." The and as liable to lead the United King-paper says that Mr. Chamberlain dom into a position of perilous isola "apparently wants to delay the tion, and an appeal is made to the struggle against the forces of war electors
to the Labour move- until he considers the Brilish arma- rally ment in support of the security of ment programme completed; but the the country and of international law aggressor does not intend to walt Mr. Chamberlain and order, and peace and democracy for this moment.
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knows this better than anyone.”
to
The National Labour Council says that the continuance in office of Mr. Neville Chamberlain and his Govern ment is a grave menace to the peaco of Europe, adds United Prüss.......
ALL EUROPE. PLEASED
Mr. Chamberlain's rejection of the proposed conference against aggres sion also represents, capitulation to the dictators. He acknowledges that Europe is on_the of o German war against Czecho-Slovakian Inde London, Mar. 20. pendence in which France Will In- Newspapers print messages from evitably be drawn, but "Mr. Chum- correspondents in European capitals berlain proposes to leave Creche- "showing the widespread In Slovakia to the aggressor and de terest aroused by the Prime Minis-orive, France of British support.”
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