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TAIERCHWANG PREPARES FOR SIEGE
TWO FRESH DIVISIONS TO ATTACK
Chinese Aware of Added Japanese Strength And Approaching Crisis
Hsuchow, Apr. 29.
From the debris of Taierchwang to-day, I saw Chinese soldiers erecting new defence works, while armed sentinels stood at the city wall watching the Japanese shells bursting 1,000 yards and more away, writes a United Press correspondent.
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Taiorchwang is preparing for another siege. The rough, large, toothy, grizzly bear-like General Sun Lien-chung told me: "We will give them a welcome.'
Meanwhile the whole line is comparatively quiet, with occasional artillery bursts, which have wounded a few and killed a Chinese brigadier-general.
Indications point to the fact that a very large Japanese force will strike at Peihsien and attempt to cut the Lunghai railway, after which the Japanese will again attack Taierchwang.
Two new Japanese divisions are arelving, making the total enemy strength almost 100,000, and bring- ing the odds down to about three to one, the Chinese commanders state.
Following yesterday's severe Lung- hai railway raids, 32 Japanese pinnes this morning bastered suchow cast and north stations, causing casualties of about 200. Civilians' houses were burned and about 110 people killed.
-United Press.
Bombers Smash Attack
Hauchow, Apr. 20, Chinese bombers went into action early this morning by attacking the enemy positions north of Pelhsien and Tancheng. The raids were ex- ecuted when the Japanese were about to launch another counter- attack, and successfully dispersed the chemy,
ECONOMIC CRISIS
MAY GOME
TO JAPAN
Noted Industrialist Advises Stern Control Measures
Tokyo, Apr. 29.
New Minority Demands Confront Czechs
BAYONETS TO “MOP, UP"
HONGKONG STEAMSHIP OFFICERS MAY STRIKE
It is possible that strike notices may be despatched to the operators concerned ut 4 .m. to-day by the Chino Coast Officers' Guild, Mr. W. E. Kirby, the secretary of the Guild, I admitted this much when inter- viewed this morning. But he would not commit himself, or the Guild, to any definite line of nction..
"we are considering the situation at this moment,” he explained,
He did reveal, however, that the Guild's ultimatum In respect to working conditions and wages river and const steamers had brought companies concerned.
In the fighting around Yihslen and Talerchwang, villages have changed hands many times. Here Chinese are re-entering-lies from all comp one of them. Looking for possible lurking snipers or stragglers,
little companies go about their business with bayonet. and bombs.
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR RATIONING. IN EMERGENCY PERIOD
London, Apr. 28.
in
The reply from the river ship opera
was satisfactory, Mr. Kirby said. Replies from three coast steamship operating companies were not satis- factory
however, and it is upon these that the pressure of strike notice may. be brought to bear, it appears.
The coast companies to which the Guild despatched its ultimatum are:
Williamson and Company; Wo Fat Sing and Co.; and Peters and Co.
Well-Known H.K. Doctor Passes Away
Served With British And Chinese Armies
A broad outline of the preparations being made for feeding the nation in time of war is given in a report issued by the Food Defence Plans Department of the Board of Trade. The report points out that to ensure that all types of consumer in all parts of the country will be able to buy the food they require in a major emer- gency, it is essential food control, comprising organisation of supplies, and regulations of consumers' demands, should be imposed immediately after the outbreak of hostilities.dled carly this moming." And if this is to be done, plans must be made well in advance.
It would not be in the national interest to disclose Japan's leading industrialist, what is being done in certain branches of the department's Baron Soinosuke Goh, address work and therefore the report must not be regarded as ining the Japan Economic Federa- covering the activities of the deparment.
tion, advocated a three-point programme for bringing the current China hostilities to which successful end.
Japanese defence works newly set up at Tancheng were smushed the raid. Heavy ground Alre was directed on the Chinese machines, (Continued on Page 4.)
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The aim of the department is to anticipate every important problem future Food Controller Firstly, a concerted effort to ac-barring,
might be called upon to deal with cumulate-wor-materials required for and to prepare plans for each prob- say the first six months, military needs; secondly, promotion lem which could be put into opera- of foreign traite, thirutty, co-operation tion with the minimuin of delay, and between businessmen
the with the maximum of goodwill on
and
Government for checking a rise in the part of food trades concerned.
commodity prices,
The departmetrol
He said: "Controlled economy is machinery Inevitable in view of the current operated
situation."
considers the should be so for ag
practicable by food traders themselves; nnd he would utve The taking steps to ensure that each Government to engage the services plan is understood and regarded as of experts in enforcing control over workable by the trades concerned. the nation's economics,
However
to The Main Objects
Baron Goh has just returned" active life with his appointment us
President of the committee. organis- The main objects of food control
JAPANESE CONSUL RECEIVES
Governor Proposes Toast To Emperor
AUTONOMY MOVE BY
CARPATHIAN AND RUTHENIAN PEOPLE
Voices Raised In Chorus With Sudeten Germans
Warsaw, Anr. 29.
The various hitherto disunited groups of Carpathia and Ruthenia, according to reports published by the Ruthenian press here, have decided to join their forces and to form a Carpathian-Ruthenian Autonomist bloc which will present the following minimum demands to the Czecho-Slovakian Government:
1. That Carpathia's and Ruthenia's executive power
be placed in their own hands;
2. The right to fill the posts of governor, vice- governor, and the chief posts of police, school and finance administrations with their own represen- tatives;
Britain Not Interfering With Franc
3. That Czech schools are to be silsgolved in ali ruch districts where the number of Czech chlidren is so amall that the Cxcels are not constitutionally entitled to maintain schoots of their own; and
4. The establishment of a separate government whose task will be to give elect at once to the de-. mands made by the Carpathian- Ruthenian Autonomist, binc.— Transocean,
Landon, Apr. 28. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked in the House of Commons
The Carpathian and Ruthenian to-day whether any representations autonomy demand is significant in view of the agitation of the Sudeten had been made by the Treasury to
Germans the French Government to prevent
for similar recognition. further depreciation of franc,
Herr Konrad Henlein, Sudete Trader, is believed to have the full support of Berlin.
Known for his many contributions to charity, and for his medical work He replied: "No sir, But as provided on behalf of the poor of Hongkong, in the telpartite agreement between Dr. Ho Sat-chuen, one of the most the United States, France and this prominent of the Colony's Chinese country, there is constant contact surgeons and medical practitioners, between the three governments. Concessions
"In accordance with the practice Death took place in the French under the agreement, Hospital, where Dr. He was admitted Datader was good enough to informi Monsieur following an haemorrhage.
me in advance of the statement he late lo Fook, and was educated in e
Dr. Ho Sai-chuen was a son of the made last Saturday."British Wire- Great Britain. He completed his
medical course in England during the
Great War, and immediately volun- teered for service with the Medical Corps, with whom he served in Eng- and in France until the Armis- tice.
Soon after the Great War ended Dr. Ho returned to. Hongkong, and set up practice here,
poor
consulting rooms soon became erowded particularly with people, few paying fees for the services rendered by the humanitarian.
great He unsuccessfully! endenvoured to Introduce a panel system in the Colony and workedj unceasingly among the poor. When the Sino-Japanese conflict broke out Dr. Ho volunteered for service in China, and went with on Ambulance unit into the interior.. He returned
with the fall of Nanking,
Pays Tribute To to Hongkong about two months ago, Mr. T. Nakamura
The birthday of His Majesty
Ing the vast North and Central China would be to ensure that adequate Development Companies. He severed bulk supplies of food were available.
connections with some of Japan's that these supplies were distributed the Emperor of Japan to-day lending economic, concerns following to places where they would be The military mutiny 1930.-United Press,
of February, wanted, and that every member of was marked locally by a recep the publle would be able to obtain tion given by the Consul General,
TOKYO REPORTS
MYSTERIOUS. CONFERENCE
RIVALRY FOR HIGH PEIPING POSITION
Chinese Jockeying For Tokyo's Support
To Be Made To Sudetens
-But No Change In Czecho-Slovakian Foreign Policy
Prague, Apr. 28.
A Foreign Office spokesman said that Dr. Milan Hodza, the. Czecho-Slovakian Prime Mínia- ter, had sent a memorandum to Mr. Neville Chamberlain and M. Edouard Daladier, to the effect that Czecho-Slovákia was pre- paring to offer the Sudetens "concessions far beyond any expectations yet volcod.” Peiping, Apr. 29. Mr. Wang Keh-ming's secret the Government's plan for dealing The memorandum fully outlined trip to Tokyo, according to inter- with a crisis. However, it stressed ested Chinese political observers, Prague's Intention of remaining firm
to the alliances with France
and has a direct bearing on the an ticipated amalgamation of ine intention of altering the foreign Russia, and that there were no Peiping and Nanking regimes, policy, despite Herr Konrad Henlein's Central Government at Peiping, probably soon after the fall of Hauchow.
and the formation of the new demands. enough of the national food supply Mr. Toyolehi Nakamura, at his
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Japan Emperor's New Task at reasonable price.
Tokyo, Apr. 29. Setting a precedent, the Emperor wil spend the day receiving reports from the protectural Governors on May 2, after which the Governorsļ
New Political
will meet to learn the Government's Party For
policles in connection with the China war-United Press
PANAY HERO IS DECORATED
Washington, Apr. 28. The War Department has awarded to the Assistant Military Attache in China, Captalu Frank N. Roberts, the Distinguished Service Medal, when, as passerer on the U.S.S. Panay, he conducted survivors to safety through the zone of combat- United Press. “
United States
Madison, Wisconsin, Apr. 28. Governor P. F, La Folletto's secretary, Mr. A. W. Zerataky}, has announced, the organisation of the National Progressives "of America, a political party,
Dow He said that "for the time betig
Governor La Follette will be one of the principal officers." Mr. Zernisky sald that Gover- nor La Follello bad reached his decision to form a new party. following conferences “with very Important national icaders."
United Press.
residence,
IN HONGKONG
Cond
Nevertheless the Government was. drafting "maximum concessions" re-
cultural, garding
financial His Excellency the Governor, Sir
economic autonomy for the Sudetens. Geoffry Northcote, attended and, in
According to these sources, who are The spokesman said that Dr. Hodza reply to the toast of His Majesty
Tokyo, Apr. 29. in close daily touch with local Chinese would soon summon Czech Members King George VI, proposed the tonit Japanese reports state that leading and Japanese authorities, the Tokyo of Parliament to confer with Sudeten of the Emperor of Japan,
members of the Chinese National authorities and high Japanese mill- Members, There was a large, attendance, in- Government and the Kwangtung
tarista are agreed that the former Meanwhile a Sudeten leader bas cluding H. E. the Commander-in- Provincial Administration, have been Premier and War Minister, General charged the authorities with "Ox Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble; holding a series of decret conferences Chin Yun-weng is to be asked to plotting" the foot and mouth disease H. E. the G.O.C. the British Troops in Canton and Hongkong.
assume the presidency of the new epidemic in order to limit the in Chin, Major-General A. W.
Sudetens' Sunday mass meetings, one General Chin's Group-Captain A. H. Peck,
Weng Wen-huo, Mr. Chu Cheng, Mr. Commodore EB.C, Dicken,
restrictions R. N. T. V, Soong, Mr. Wu Teh-chen and others have already conferred and denied any Brigadier A.B. Thomson, Hon. Mr. N. General Yu Han-mou,
agreed with General Chin. They also exception of these necessary in L. Smith, the Consular Body, mem-
There is speculation as to the toples say that Mr. Wang Keh-min has interest of agriculture and bers of the Executive and Legislative discussed. Some of the newspapers already had difficulties with most of safety-United Press. Councils and sentar members of the state that the Chinese are formulating the Japanese military authorities, due Government.
to offset the
economie, to his opposition to some of theft. Mr. Nakamura sald:
effects of the Sino-Japaneso confict. more extreme plane, but that lie la Your Excellencies: My Honourable Others state that the discussions still supported by General Kita. Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen.dealt with raising funds for the com It General Ciún comes, Mr. Wang It is my great honour and privilege plation of tho Indo-China and Koh-min and His clique will go. Hence and for Wang's Mrip to Tokyo is beloved to ot have been in the natured of a direct
It is said that the participants In-Central regina supporters claim of which is to be held in every court: Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartholuded General Chong Chun, Mr. that Vico-War Minister Umedžu und fand district. The authorities have.
measures
with the
the
public,
BRITISH AIR MISSION VISITS LOS ANGELES
A Los Angeles, Apr. 28. The Dritish Air Töission" arrived to-day to faspect the aeroplane factories United Press. ***
in have an opportunity of celebrating Kwange! "arms route", to-day, in the presence of Your Ex-strongthening tho defences cellency the Governor of Hongkong Kwanget and Kwangtung United appeal to the highest Tokyo authorthore
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