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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY,
APRIL
1938.
ANSCHLUSS
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HSUCHOW: CONFIDENT
BY BRITAIN
Some Interesting Articles in the April Number: anschluss" is enthusiastically greeted People's Spiritual Mobilization,
by
OF POWER OF CHINA
Germany Approves London Attitudo
Lines Will Hold
Berlin. Apr. 3.
Against Japan's Great Britain's "recognition of the
Persistent Attack the German
ns being pross "realistic."
Isuchow, Apr. 4. The Nationale Zeitung says the A 50-hour trip on the Pelping- by Madame Chiang Kai-shek reevaltion creates an improved at-Hankow and Lunghai railways from mosphere for the necessary Anglo-tankow to Hsuehow disclosed that both lines were working on schedule, and handling a multitude of both ailitary and passenger trains. There it was little indication of bombing at the stations, though occasionally bombed coaches were withdrawn to the sidings ard not allowed to interfere with the traffle.
Sun-bathed Yunnan,
by E. H. Munson Guerilla War by the Red Army,
by Agnes Smedley China's Mohammedans Mobilize China to Organize Man-power Biography of A Chinese Air Ace Terrible Plight of Chinese Peasants Why Japan Has Failed
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BRITISH NOTES
Berlin, Apr. 3. The British Ambassador handed to the German Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, two notes, notifying Germany that they would replace the Vienna Legation by a Consulate, and reserving Britain's attitude regarding questions of treaties and other mat- ters, in connection with the fact that Austria had ceased to be an in dependent sovereign State.--United
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Missing her sampan which had teen lying alongside Typhoon shelter, Cheung Mui, 19. single
went around
the Colony's waterfront yesterday trying to locate it, and finally discovered it in Causeway Bay.
woman,
She made a report of the loss to the police and as a result Chau Kam- shing, 40, was charged before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Mag!- stracy to-day. He was sentenced to two months hard labour and ordered to pay $1.40 costs to the complainant for the expense
incurred she searching for the boat.
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Apprehended by the police on the short way from night of April 2 the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station, Chan Chi-ping, 29, described palater, was fined $350 or three months hard labour by Mr. K. M. A. Burnett at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day for unlawful possession 4G tacks of raw opium."
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RULING HUNGARY FIRMLY
Horthy Will Stand No
Interference In
Free State
Budapest, Apr. 3.
“MARTYR” LEADING GUERILLAS
Message To Wife Explains Report
Of Suicide
Hunkow, Apr. 4. General Chow Tung, the mugistrato
The uneasiness created in at Tenghsien, 20 miles north of Lin- Hungary by the Austro-German cheng, who was hailed as a national a martyr when it was reported he had union was the subject of
wall when the Japanese troops brandenst address by the Regent, committed suicide by jumping the Admiral Horthy, to the Hun-occupied it on March 17, has tele- gurian people to-day from the graphed tils wife that at present he royal castle.
He emphasised that the union only meant that two friends of Hungary were united. He warned agitators that their effort to cause excilement would prove futile, that publie order Would a maintained, and that any- it would be Trying to upset
one
punished.
He declared that rumours designed to undermine the peace of the country were baseless. We Hungarluns love our freedom, and let nobody dare in fringe upon it", asserted Amiral Horthy,
me stations, including Kalfen. which is only six miles from the Japanese balleries on the north side of the Yellow River, are easily within deadly range of the guns. They are the scene of very bustling activity. The morale of the population obviously very high everywhere,
He warned agitators to keep their haunted by the ghosts of its terrible except at Chengchow, which is ordeal. The shops are closed, and hands off the army, and concluded: day and night parties are continuing "In 1910 we showed that we knew most patiently to search among piles how to clean up the revolutionary of bricks, one at a time, for month-clements, and I assure
still
the country
cld corpses which ure still un- that what we did in 1910, we enn do
again now."Reuter. recovered,
In an exclusive interview with pleblan and gimiet-eyed General Li Chung-jent,
the Kwangs Chinese military commander here
said: Hsuchow is still the key Japanese cbjective and the crucial point on which the fate of the Lunghai rail- way, and therefore Hankow, depends. However, the very hard Japanese efforts of the past month have falled
fort:
at to break our lines, and we have
a division of more than present Japanese troops corne
cornered in the vicinity of Taierehwang. We are not of Japanese reinfor afraid
reinforcements. because firstly
they will Jimculty in ever reaching the front owing to the disturbances in their rear, secondly because their supplies are Insufficient, and thirdly, because even if they reach the front, we are able to handle them."
have
"We Will Not Retreat".
General Li said he believed that the organisation of the masses, and the combined action of the people and the army was responsible for the favourable turn on the Tientsin- Pukow front.
The General expressed the opinion that Japanese attempt to cut the Lunghat Hailway and to advance south of the Yellow River before clearing out, the. Chinese base at Hsuchow
was unlikely, because was too dangerous for the Japanese themselves, as they would be expos-
their ing
to Isolation. The
used mechanised equipment intensively, he said, and much of li had been captured by the
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is fighting Chinese. "Very fler of going on around Taierchwang. The Japanese are battling like trapped tigers.
Be sure we will not retreat. A detective searched the defendant we have nowhere to run, and there- and found the opium concealed in fore we are pitling every ounce of the the man's jacket and around his legs.
strength sure that
time to get to
The defendant said that the oplumsand the soldiers'
intended taking it to his father.
GAMING HOUSE RAIDED
have a very hard Hsuchow."
the Jonanese will
Hauchow Confident
Shanghai Living Cost Now. Soars
Effect Of Decline Of Dollar Value
Shanghai, Apr. 4.
is lending guerilla forces in Tenghaien aren.
the
The Government had previously given a penalon to his wife of 1,000 yun, while his wife and children observed the funeral ceremonies of the Buddhist religion during the past ten days, at the Kaifeng relu- gee camp.
The message is allegedly from the headquarters of the guerilla mobile forces, and said that General Chow Tung found the city wall 100 low to commit suicide. Therefore, after jumping it, he laid low for two days in the mont in order to escape Japanese attention, after which he fled and rejoined the guerilla troops.
United Press.
Racing Car Hits Crowd, Kills Seven
Mussolini's Son In 1,000 Mile Contest
Rome, Apr. 3.
Seven people were killed and 20 injured, when a car, participating in a 1,000 mile motor race, crashed into A revised price-list, showing in-the crowd at Bologna, creases raging from 10 to 40 per cent.
Two Hallan occupants of the in published by provision and other stores, who explain that the step is car were seriously injured-Reuter. necessitated by the depreciation of the Chinese dollar.
MUSSOLINI UNPLACED
Brescia, Apr. 3. While some of the Increases appear
Vittorio Mussolini, eldest son of to be justified, others suggest that an
nephew, driving Flat cars, unsuccèss- unfair advantage is being taken of the Italian dictator, and Vito, n the public.
fully competed in the annual 1,000 miles road race here.
have ad- Leading foreign hotels vised their guests that the rates may be increased in the near future.
Britons and other foreigners, who rely more on imported goods than do the Chinese, are especially affected by the rise in the cast of living.
un-
The situation is particularly welcome as in most cases there are no prospects of commensurate increases in salaries.Reuter Special.
BOY BITTEN BY DOG
A boy, G. Houson, 14, residing at No. 8 York Road, Kowloon Tong, was treated at the Kowloon Hospital yesterday after he had been bitten on the left hand and arm by a dog
owned by Mr. A. E. H. Castro of
Was taken to Ma Tau Kok for ob- servation.
There is a striking contrast be- are seen even In Hankow. As the the station four A rald, conducted by Detective-tween Changchow, which has been a train pulled into Sergeant J. Bentley in Lockhart Road dead city since the February bomb- bodies were seen, one of which sur- but spas presents prisingly was not dead, yesterday resulted in the appearance ing, and Hauchow, which of 11 men before Mr. H. R. Butters few signs of war. The shops are full, medically twitching. The hospital at the Central Magistracy this morn-cheerful civilians crowd the streets, refused to admit him. "He is shot ing. One of them, Choi Tak-hei, 27, the newspapers give the intest news through the head and will die," said
phlegmatic porter. was charged with keeping the flat from the front, and all is an indication
These bodies, both living and dead, as a common gaming house, while of the city's fullest confidence of mak- the others were all charged with ing a long stand against the enemy. There is a total absence of the usual gambling Chol was fined $10 or two weeks hard labour in default, and sight of long ricksha caravans with the other eight were fined $2 each. refugees and their belongings which
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The winner was Elodetti, driv- ing an Alfa Romeo, in the time of 11 hours 58 mins. 20 secs., at an aver- age speed of 135.391 kilometres per
hour.
The only British driver in the race was A.F.F. Fane, driving a German H.M.W., who won in his class of cars, the 1,100 cuble centimetres.
Later is was revealed that Vittorio Mussolini completed the course in the time of 15:44:15, at an average speed of 103 kilometres per hour- Reuter.
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Much significance is attached to the conference at Warm Springs be- tween President Roosevelt "and: Mr. Harry Hopkins the W.P.A. Adminis- irator.
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