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FOUNDED 1801 三拜歳 號七廿月四英港香
WEDNESDAY,
27, APRIL
1928.
日七廿月三
No. 15302
JAPANESE
HSUCHOW'S SECURITY THREATENED
Japanese Advancing In Four Columns ; Support from
from South
Hankow, Apr. 27.
A threat to the right flank of the Chinese forces at Taierchwang, and the start of a push to Hsuchow by the Japanese are the latest developments on the Tientsin-Pukow railway front, where the Chinese are fighting desperately to improve the position.
BREAK
YIHSIEN
Simon's Budget
JAPANESE
SEIZE BRITISH STEAMER
Jardino, Matheson Ship Held By Army Orders
Shanghai, Apr. 27.
The British steamer, Tungwa (1,337 tons) owned by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., wak seized by the Japanese army
last month at the mouth of the Yangise River.
The Tungwo was proceeding
up-river when she was stopped and
boarded from Japanese military launches, and the ship escorted to the Japanese base at Tsungming Island, at the mouth of the river,
The ship was searched from top
bottom, but the owners declared
that nothing, except ordinary cargo. No arms were aboard. a shol The Japaneto allege tit was Bred from the Tungwo, and they
The menace to the Chinese right at Taier- chwang followed a success by the Japanese into breaking through the Chinese positions-south-was found." east of Yihsien, in the vicinity of Hsiaowang. The Chinese line in this sector runs diagonally from Lanchentien through Changsi and Ting-
chiachiao to Taierchwang.
One of the Japanese columns at Huangehwang attacked the Chinesel positions at Hanchise yesterday, but were repulsed stute Chinese military authorities.
ге-
the
Severe fighting is in progress in the vicinity of Tenghsien, north of Lin-1 cheng, where Chinese units are ported to be actively engaging Japanese troops. Advance In Two Columns
It is sald that the Japanese troops moving northward have divided inta two columns, one moving along the southern section of the Tientsin- Pukow railway, including in the first place the forces which landed at the south bank of Nantung on
Yangise, opposite Shanghat last the
moving northward month. These,
LOYALIST BRIGADE WIPED OUT
Another Threatened With Annihilation.
have announced the detention of the
ship Indefinitely.
A British gunboat is now pre- paring to go to the scene-Reuter.
DEFENCE EXPERT ARRIVES
Man Who Modelled Singapore Forts
Shock
CHECKED JAPAN'S DRIVE
Here are a few of General Sun Lien-cheung's thousands who have checked the Japanese drive near Taierchwang. These troops have covered themselves with glory. Here they are doubling into advanced positions In answer to an alarm. Although they have suffered very severe casualties the morale of these young soldiers is said to be unimpaired.-Photonews, by air mail.
Passengers Ignorant Of Tragedy
Woman Found Hanged In Chitral Cabin Buried At Sea
At Night
¡MURDER
TRIAL OPENED.
School Girls Among Spectators
22. in
with
the
BINOLE COPY 10 CENTS $33.00 PER ANNUM
The World's
Master Tyre
CORDON
To Britain
HEAVY INCREASE
IN INCOME TAX GRIM SURPRISE
Nation Still Faces Possible Deficit
London, Apr. 26.
Sir John Simon introduced his first budget to a crowded House of Commons to-day, when he announced that income tax would be increased by sixpence to 5/6d. in the £. Oil and tea duties are also increased, and he revealed that new taxation included an excise duty of ninepence per gallon on power alcohol.
Sir John said that revenue totalled £872,500,000, and the total expenditure from revenue last year was £843,000,000.
The net increase in the national debt was £258,000,000 nominal, of which £203,000,000 was covered by assets.
The estimated total expenditure for 1938-9 was £944,398,000.
PRESS ATTACKS BUDGET
Re-armament Cause Of Tax Increases
Sufficient wheat, whale oil and sugar had been secured to cover the nceds of the civil population in the early months of an emergency.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer foreshadowed tax avoidance measures
operate retroactively.. viich might Ee indicated that there would be in- come tax adjustments in respect to estate administered by executors for life tenant, adjustments affecting cashing coupons, and tightening of the law relating to proflis from the sule of stock in trade.
Other unspecified measures related ta company reorganisation, death dulles and investments in the sink- ing fund business of insurance' com-
£29,998,000 Deficit
-- The-cave-murder....irlai-was..com
menced before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning, and was lis tened to by a large gathering, includ ing a number of
of school
girls Accused were Lau Kwong-fui, 22, Though a tragedy occurred on Leung Kam-ki, 22, and Lo Chung- the high scas, 150. first class hing, 19, and the charge against them
London, April 27. passengers who arrived here to-was of murdering Huch Kong-hing,
The general reaction to the penies. in a cave on the hillside above The man who re-modelled the day on the Chitral were ignorant Bay View on March 10. They are
budget is one of depression, also separately charged
Sir John estimated that revenue, on defences of Singapore, Lieut. of it. Col. Sir Erie Edward Boketon So successfully and discreetly murder of lluen's brother, Hon-wang, particularly at the income tax
the existing basis, would be £914,- Holt-Wilson, Kt., C.M.G., D.S.O., was the event handled that even 21, and their trial on this count will increase.
probably on Friday. be held
The Financial Netes says: "The 400,000, leaving £29,908,000 to be. Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant. Deputy Commandant, War De- some of the officers did not hear
appeared for the budget is logical, frigid, orthodox and found.
The estimated expenditure, which General,
Accused, who pleaded unimaginative. Sir John Simon has The Loyalists have lost one partment Constabulary, arrived of it until a week. Inter.
On March 26, the third day out this morning by the P. and O.
and Mr. woman passenger not guilty, were represented forces brigade of 3,000 men under the liner Chitral and is now a guest from England,
estimate, did not include a substantial amount for supplementary defence.
The income tax was to be increased proceeding northward leadership of Colonel Antonio of H.E. the Governor for a few in the Arst class portion of the ship | Lo Tung-fan, Mr. H. W by Mrtaken the three most unpopular taxes was £18,500,000 more than last year's
(Continued on Page 5.)
along the coast reached Tungtal and they are said now to be moving to Yenchien.
Pressure Continues
In the second place the along the Grand Canal have reached Beltram.
which oro
Link
In
troops
Hendaye, Apr. 26.
her cabin.
dt
respective instructing
The and subjected them to: flat increases
1
They were annihi-
days.
was found hanging by a silk dressing | D. J. N. Andersons were to hit all classes of the population Shaopen, and at present are advan-lated by Insurgents after a sur-
Born on August 25, 1875, the eldest gown cord from one of the pegs in Mr. A. ei Arculli, Mr. J. M. Hall on their most tender taxable spots. by sixpence to 5/0d. but 2,000,000 of The woman had remained in her and Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedies. The busiget is psychologieally a mis- in the direction of Yaoyu.
son of the late Rev. Thomas Holt-
following the third place about 20,000 prise attack.
Mesara, recently The Insurgents are moving Wilson, Sir Erle was educated at Pingpu, who crossed the Kwal River, are now eastward along the French bor- Harrow and the Royal Military cabin when she had boarded the ship mushing up the Tientsin-Pukow roll- der. It is reported that swift Academy, Woolwich, where he was and none of the other passengers Lim, Leung Soares and Paul Wu of favouring the inrge taxpayers and way in the direction of Nansuchowland furious attacks were made meinber of the cricket and football, even knew of her presence,
south of Hsuchow,
Reuter,
50,000 Japanese Killed In Shanai
Chengchow, Apr. 27.
the
the
effect
BERLIN TO CELEBRATE MAY DAY
The
Was
take."
The Daily Herald accuses Sir John
STOP PRESS
the J. Murphy (Foreman), J. A. eung Tsai, D. Xavier, Ling Kam-hon, is told the Jury
L. A.
that It is understood that the woman Mr. Williains elevens and was champion revolver
was travelling for her health as she
a man "clever in small things, but In the fourth place about 700 men [by General Solchaga, which were shot.
Sir Eric entered the R.E. in 1895 had been ill for a long time. Her although they were only concerned says that the budget is the work at called Huen-Ko The News-Chronicle says: "Belter are at Hwalyuan, west of Pengpu- repulsed although he out-num-
The woman was buried at sea at they would hear also of the death of
another person bered the Loyalists by five to and became Instructor at the School husband was travelling with her. with the murder of Huen Hon-hing, icking u statesman's vision.
of Millary Engineering from 1903 to one.
1908 and in the following year until night. The ship was slowed down
ourselves that we can devote an in- the latter. General Franco has despatched a 1009 he remodelled the defences of and the full sea ceremony performed. wang, as it was impossible to tell the face the grim realities of our position The husband left the ship at Mar-story of what happened without re than seek transient devces to delude that the creasing proportion of national re- fleet of bombers to hunt out a division Singapore.
The Crown's case was In the Pineta Valley, and simultane- From 1900 to 1912, Sir Eric was seilles and return to England.
dead men, who were brothers, were sources to armaments without feel- murdered by the accused for fearing the pinch,"
FRANCO-BRITISH The Japanese have paid a toll of ously a reserve column has entered Cadet Company Commander and
ordered
the Instructor in Military Engineering,
The Daily Mail ands no cause for sector,
they would give them away to thei
declares that the 50,000 lives since their invasion of annihilation of the Loyalists or to Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Police. It was known that a clans
PLANS REVIEWED Ho served in South Africa (1899- Shanal, a high Chinese staff officer force their retreat to France.
man of the brothers had been spoken complaint. It
who, in budget indicates the nation's ablilty
Paris, Apr. 27. Informed a group of foreign corres- The Barcelona Government, in an 1902) and in the European War 1914-
to by a Chinesa constable, fact, had made a certain request to to pay for armaments.
The Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet pondents in the course of an inter-effort to cheer the troops, sent out 1019 during which period he was
The Daily Express says, the Income radio to
him. view to-day.
division advising that with the Special Intelligence Service
a last-minute and the Prime Minister, M. Daladier, Was tax increase In addition, some 1.000 Japanese all had been awarded the medal of in France, Egypt and Greece.
DEATH WEAPON STOLEN decision which could and should be discussed the programme for the Sir Eric was British delegate for valour, and urged it to hold out da
Franco-British negotiations in Londoh soldiers have been captured alive.
Army and Air Force at
were revoked.
conference here: Accused and the brothers
a prolonged The officer attributed the Chicas long as possible. However, neutral the
the high observers are of the opinion that the the International Convention on the
The Daily Telegraph says: "The during evening According to in- recent successes in Shansi
members of a party who frequented prisoners
war, morale of the Chinese troops, their stand will be short-lived as the men treatment of
Berlin, Apr. 27.a cave above Bay View, and the pro- improved strategy and tactics and the
food lack
and their munitions for the Geneva,' in 1929.
Field
fical mountainous terrain in the province most part are
smuggled
in from His publications include.
The German capital will again | secution further alleged that the re-budget as a whole is somewhat un-roomed political circina the: (1913) Entrenchments which renders the use of Japanese
France.
may begin its May Day celebrations with wolver used in the murder was the imaginative in its austerity. Possibly (Continued on Page 4.)
near budget is not only a financial scheme, that the
The Central European situation! Loyalist Government is and war. findings
By 3 o'clock: 121,100 young people in Indian constable who was attack the newspaper declares that the but a declaration of national policy,
The Spanish question: preparing to abandon Madrid. Sen. On a visit h
here during which he of both sexes belonging to the Hitlered by four Chinese youths
Monmouth Path. Rafael Calrimon, director of the will inspect the Kai Tak Aerodrome, Youth Movement will have gathered Monmo
Referring to the murder, Mr. addressed not only to the House of Nationalist Bank at Saragoss has Alr Commodore Norton also arrived in the vast Reich Sports Field,
The Abyssinian question, with a Ven of March 11, Ng Kwai-ping was on tended as a measure of international the Franco-Italian relations, to the addresses
from the Talkoo Sugar gnificance. in a hut at the
The Times says that the meeting of view to the forthcoming session of
The Far Eastern and Adolf Hitler}} Goebbel
Hou gala session of the Reich Cham back of the Tin ber of Culture will open at tan when he saw Huen Kon-wang stage taxation will not be a popular solu Political quarters here regard it as Hum ask on but at least it may claim the possible, that the questions of a mill- down the hillside, goring.
tary, and financial, co-operation, ber o'clock and will reach its pouk when marrowly but Ngon noticing virtue of courage, Dr. Goetbols (annoumous")}
take him to the nationals-flemand Ifteratura pils condition, decided to bere he "The taxpayers burdens are the tween the two, countries will likewis The principal derso
rallon' of the was found, by Sub-Inspector Hallam price of extensive social services and be discussed. Transocean,
to be subering from three bullet the guarantee of
(Further Stop Prius Neses on nspector Hállamal once and political,
Szechuen Governor Appointed
#yhe long
Hankow
of
Insurgent sources have contended papers on Intelligence work in peace an impressive Festival of Youth, sono stojen about December 28 from/erring on the side of "sound finance," | gramme will deal with forefind 10:
problems
It is declared that the
poli
above
be
announced the arrival of a truckload by: the P. and O. liner Chitral from Marly the Olymple Stad/lim, to use williams said that on the morning Commons, and to the elbetorn, but ip- The Anglo-Italian agreement and
of cases. It is understood these con-Europe. Accompanying him is Wing|
securities from the Madrid banks.
Lain He said that the Insurgente captured them en route to Barcelona between Benicario and Vinaroz.
Meanwhile, the Insurgents have penetrated deep into the Loyalist lines In the sector between Teruct and the ses, where, a press correspondent re- ports: the roadă are covered with Toyalist dead, United Preng Bac ESMINSURGENTS CAPTURE _____ SEAFORT
Commander Fuller.
EGYPTIAN CABINET RESIGNS
Baldur
Schirach, the Reich youth-leader; LES GENWA o his home remplis Road, Increases in the current estimates by the League: ørset Paketle
Josep
the other Stations and