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The
FIRST EDITION
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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1801
二拜禮辦三月五英港香
TUESDAY,
MAY 3,
1938.
日四初月四
No. 16507
CHINESE
ATTACKING
TANCHENG
FURIOUSLY
Japanese Columns Push Toward Taierchwang
Hankow, May 3.
The Chinese forces at present are not only gaining the upper hand in south Shantung, but the situation in Shansi, Hopei, Kiangsu and Chekiang is developing in favour of the Chinese, declared a Chinese military spokesman, when reviewing the situation at a press conference last night.
He added that the Chinese were attacking Tancheng in three columns, the main body from the south, the left wing advancing north-west by way of Matoucheng, and the right wing moving around the Japanese flank to the north-east-
The main body of Japanese troops was pushing southward from the Tientsin-Pukow railway, another body was moving from Linyi, south-westward. As soon as these columns met, a joiät drive on Taierchwang was expected.
The spokesman said that the Japanese troops had suffered hetvy casualties during the past week In repeated attacks
the Chinese which Jund not been positions changed,
cn
Reports from the front indicated that the Japanese attacking strength was being spent, and that Japanese reinforcements from Nanking and Wuhu
en route to Pengpu and Hohsien had made little
progress while tho
troops at Japanese Yenchin had been effectively checked. The Chinese troops in Shansi on the Fallway were mak- Pelping-Honkow
progress, and the
Ing
satisfactory
mountainous areas of east and west Shansi were in the hands of the
wert Chinese troops.
In West Shans the Chinese troops were occupying un area extending and from places south of Tatung
cities west of Fengyang, while west | of Sulpuan the Chinese were pushing towards Kwelsai.--Reuter.
Japanese Attacks Checked
Talerchwang, Shantung, May 3. After having effectively blocked repeated Japanese onslaughts, Chin- ese forces are besleging the Japanese troops at Chanchwang and Matou- (Continued on Page 4.)
TELLS OF
GALLANT CHINESE DEFENCE
13th Army, Terribly Battered, Held On To Line 47 Days Correspondent
Near Death
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Britain, France Must Face Blackmail or War
TYPHOON SOUTH OF HONGKONG
Unlikely To Affect Colony Seriously Thurland Castle Safe in Port
The first typhoon warning of Was issued the 1938 season shortly after 8.30 o'clock this morning, and the No. 1 signal hoisted.
33:11
there is Simil chance of the Colony being directly affected by the storm, which is now situated well to the south and making a track in the direction of Kwong Chow Wo
on the Indo-China const.
When the warning was issued at 8.38 this morning, the typhoon was 100
situated about 300 miles South-south- miles north of the Paracels, opposite
west of Hongkong and about
Hainan..
die
Indo-China
"RED. SPEARS" ARE HARDY
These men are part of the hardy, fighting guerilla units, It was reported to be moving in a known as "The Red Spears," who constantly harass the Japan-
direction, making for northerly
ese lines of communication. They are picked men, all having coast. In order
other. Their leaders, been wounded in battle some time or to give the Colony a blow, or to
the horse, are "one-eyed threaten Hongitong seriously. the including the ancient warrior on
soldiers," the loss of an eye apparently being a mark of parti- cularly soldierly efficiency-Photo by Albert A. Kahn.'
Typhoon must make curve wards the north-east.
to-
The officiul warning of the Royal Observatory this morning said:
"A typhoon is within 60 miles of Lat. 18 North and Long: 112 East, moving North."
Rough And Squally Weather Likely
it changed procceded
The typhoon was Brat located on Apr 20 over Visaya Islands, south of Manila. Since then it had been until yes- moving west-north-west terday morning when direction and slowly northwards.
This morning, the centre was stat ed to be about 60 miles south-engl of Hulman Island and coming In a direction towards' the Colony. The rate of progress is very slow how- ever, and the typhoon is not a severe one. However, the typhoon signal was holsted in anticipation of rough and equally weather:
Thurland Castle Refloated
Although her No. 1 hold was bad- ly damaged when she went on the rocks at Tam Kan Island carly yes- terday morning, the British passen- successfully refloated, with the aid
At Chinese Army Headquar-ser-freighter, Thurland Costie, was
ters, Tangenpo, May 2. This place is east of Hsuchow, last night.
of the Henry Keswick, at 9 o'clock The Thurland Castle had jettisoned
a considerable amount of cargo be-
20 Killed In
Motor Bus- Train Smash
Lisbon, May 2.
Twenty passengers were killed and a number injured when a motor bus, which foft Oporto early this morning, collided with a train on a bridge, and fell into this river below-Reuter Bulletin.
Japan Won't Close Siberia Consulates
Moscow's Request Rejected
Tokyo, May 3.
PEACE OR WAR MAY HANG ON MEETING
France Alert To Possibilities
Of Rome Parley
Paris, May 2.
Herr Adolf Hitler's visit to Rome is being watched with
Intense interest here, where it is believed that peace or ultimate war in Europe must largely depend upon the decisions reuched in his conversations with Signor Benito Mussolini, and upon the tone adopted.
It is realised that Herr Hitler is a much more powerful figure to-day than on the occasion of his previous visit to Rome in 1994, but many are of the opinion that by his Austrian coup the German leader has seriously shaken the edince of the Rome-
STOP PRESS. 10,000 melt. Yet, for the last several hours before by H.M.S. De- unsolved questions embittering the Berlin axis.
SEAPLANE
**CAPSIZES
IN HARBOUR
I am resting with the Thirteenth Army, which has been fighting foro attempting to reflont, while her Adding a new source of Soviet for 47 days and has lost over seven passengers had been taken off Japanese friction to the long list of eight days of that terrible fender, working with the Admiralty relations between the two countries, Government 10-day the Japuncke tug. Alliance. period, with their backs to the
The freighter, apparently showing rejected Moscow's request for the
consulates closing of Japanese Grand Canal, this Army repuls- but little external signs of her buffol- Habarovsk and at Blagoveschensk, in at ed the Japanese attacks above ing, arrived in Hongkong harbour
inflicted Pelhsien and
4,000 under her own steam last night. She
is now at anchor in Yaumati Bay. -casualties on the enemy. They hung on until Chinese reinforce- ments arrived yesterday and the Japanese withdrew slightly northward until their guns were no longer audible:
I WAS almost killed yesterday trying to reach Tancheng, which, reports, la contrary to Hauchow
A seaplane, believed to belong again in Japanese hands. I was to H.M.S. Birmingham, capsized aboard un artillery train going to
in the harbour at 10,35 a.m. to- Helnanchen, south of Tangheng, when Japanese attacked us. They attacked
day:
The plane was apparently us sixteen times
Once they caught us unprepared. talding off from the harbour whon, for some reason or other! A bomb burst beside our cor and
it suddenly dived into the water, travelling at high speed.
shrapnel flow, smashing the bar of
DEATH FOR RESISTANCE
Japanese Warning
Siberia.
The Soviet Government, a spokes- man for the Foreign Office sald, had "no justification" for taking such unilateral action.
There is some talk of Herr Hitler trying to tempt Signor Mussolini with plans for support in North Africa and Spain In return for lessened Italian activity in Central Europe.
While French circles anticipate the maximum show of "brave wards. it is also expected that the British and French combined conciliatory efforts will have due influence, with
will endeavour. Signor Mussolini, who, it is hoped, to play the zolo rather of arbitrator than potential disturber of the peace-Reuter.
BITTER ATTACK ON
ANGLO-ITALIAN PACT IN COMMONS
·Prime Minister Stoutly Defends Action As Real Step Toward Peace
London, May 2.::-
The House of Commons to-night defeated the Labour amendment, moved in opposition to the Anglo-Italian pact for which the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain sought the approval of the House, by 322 to 110...
Mr. Chamberlain, introducing the subject, said that when he became Prime Minister the situation existing between Great Britain and Italy was as bad as ever it had been. Without some effort it was in danger. of becoming rapidly worse. The negotiations which had resulted in an agreement were begun and carried on in a spirit of mutual accommodation and goodwill.
The Prime Minister paid a tribute to the work of Lord Perth, British Ambassador to Rome, Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, and Count Dino Grandi, Italian Ambassador to Britain. Count Grandi, he said, had won a position of confidence and respect in Britain by his efforts to remove doubts and misunderstanding, which were becoming increasingly effective..
Franco-Italian Agreement To
Mr. Chamberlain emphasised that the confidence which made for peace could only be obtained if they suc- ceeded in removing grievances and differences and suspicions which, lf not checked, might lend to war.
The
agreement with Italy, he said, whole was designed to cover the ground of relation between that
Be Signed May 14 power and Great Britain. It paved
Rome, May 2.
the
A
of correspondent French paper, Le Journal states that it is generally expected the Italo-French Agreement
14 will be algned on Reuter Bulletin.
new
May
FASTER WARSHIPS FOR ITALY, GERMANY
United States Now Concerned Over Her Programme
Washington, May 2. It is learned that Germany accepted from him for transmission, holding to-day and lined the streets fastest battleships in their City workers were given a half- and Italy will soon have the
The issue has already led to the lodging of a vigorous protest with Moscow over the alleged notification given by Soviet officials to Mr. Matauro Shimomura, actor Japan- ese Consul at Blagoveschanse that code telegrams would no longer be
beginning May 1,
*The Soviet Government asked that the Japanese Consulate-General at Habarovsk and the Consulate ut Blagoveschenisic be closed on April 13.
BERLIN ON HOLIDAY
Berlin, May 2.
(Continued on Page 4.)
BUBONIC PLAGUE AT HAINAN IS.
To Offset Guerilla "Threat
Pelping May 3. Chinese refugees, urged in 'n May-Domet. my now bleycle. I jumped from the Day broadcast emanating from Han- freight car. Six Japanese planes how to return to their homesteads
they there to engage in activities to dis- indicative that a lack of men is being j It la not known whether the pilot were side-slipping In, and
felt in the Hankow.comp): - was injured, or whether he was fly- bunked and dived at that moment. turb the rear of the Japanese ex- I saw their bombs coming and threw pedillonary forces in China, to-day
"Some clements of the Chinese Canton Doctor On Way Ing alone.
myself on the ground. There was were warned by the Japanese mill- Immediately naval launches rushed to the scene and a number of sumpansa terrific explosion, shrapnel shrick-tary authorities here of the conac-people, unacquainted with the general state of affairs and misjudging: the I look-quences of such "blind" actions.
To Investigate and other craft came up. The worked and debris showered me.
The Japanese military authoritiesmilitary situation, may act blindly in ed over my shoulder and saw the freight car going up into the air. would deal with such persons under response to this appeal. Then Iran, together with a man in the terms of the proclamation of Oct.
the Japanese Army will desl white bundle. A soldier with a rifle spokesman hero sald..
of rescue went swiftly.
history.
the way for future co-operation in those areas in which British Interests the were paramount, namely, Mediterranean, the North-east corner of Africa and the Middle East, Palestine Problem
The Prime Minister mentioned that been Palestine's problem had also discussed between Lord Perth and Count Ciano, and as a result Count Clane had given oral assurance that the
would Italian Government abstain from creating difficulties or embarrassments for the administra tion
there. Lord Perth had given that Hla Majesty's Government in- tended, on its part, to preserve and protect legitimate Italian interests In Palestine.
assurance
The Primo Minister emphasised that His Majesty's Government ac cepted that Italian assurances respect- Ing Spain as being given in good faith and believed the Italian Government intended to keep them in that spirit. Generally speaking, they were en- couraged to hope, he added, that they had taken only a first step towards a healthier and saner state of things in Europe. He believed that for
Italy and Britain the agreement Imarked the beginning of a new era..
Labour Rides To Attack
Moving the Labour
Mr. Herbert Morrison declared that
five out of the eight points in the Anglo-Italian agreement were reaf- drmations necessitated by past bad faith. There was no guarantee that
The Navy Department has reported that Italy and Germany
(Continued on Page 4.) have two battleships under con- struction with speeds which are officially stated to be at least 30 cruisers have a speed of 3254 knots,
-United Press; knots, compared with the United
U. S. NAVAL BILL States fastest vossel of 29 knots.
APPROVED The Navy Department admitted The Senate to-day approved the
Washington, May 2. that if foreign ships reach expecta flons, it may necessitate revision of Naval Affairs Committee amendment: authorising the construction of ships. American battleship construction. Hankow, May 3,
It is reported that the French totalling 138,000 tons, which is Bubonic plague has 'broken out on incasant's clothing and carrying a3. Jast year "thout hesitation", with such individuals without healta- | Hainan Island, south of Kwangtung, 33,000-ton ships; Richellou and Jean sumelent to build three $5,000-ton However, the Senate, attached The Chinese Health Administration Bart, are capable of more than 30 batUeships.. | tlon according to the terms of the shot him through the head, calling The appest
was broadcast on
Senator Vandenberg's proviso to the har telephoned Dr. Chang Mao-ling Sunday in the name of Matalat proclamation of Oct, & last year.
of Canton to proceed Immediately to In somo quarters it is believed that Bili, miting construction to 35,000 traitori
Under the terms of the proclama Haloan Island to investigate condlady, ships will not only seriously ton whips unidas, the President obtaina I stumbled into a wheat field which Chiang Kai-shek
spokesman- tion, anyone engaging in, subversive tona. hid soldiers, armed with German This appeal," the rifles of the year 1802. With these declared, was sent out because activities within Japanese, occupied Vaccines and serum, meanwhile, threaten slower ships, but may re- information that another Power they fired on the planes which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's troops territory la limble to be sentenced to are being rushed to increase the velutioniso naval construction. It is actually building larger vessels
(Continued on, Page 4) have suffered heavy losses and in death by court-martialDemet medical stores of the island tenter, noteworthy that America's fastest United Prese
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knots.