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No. 15511
六拜禮 號七月五英港香
SATURDAY,
MAY
7, 1938.
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GUERILLAS
CHINESE
RECOVER
TERRITORY
But Admit Retreat In Certain Areas
(Special to "Telegraph")
Hankow, May 7.
A Chinese military spokesman last night told correspondents that on May 2 Chinese guerilla troops actually entered Nanking but retired after a two-hour battle. He qualified the report as being unconfirmed.
He admitted that the Chinese troops at Tangtu had fallen back following the arrival of Japanese reinforce- ments.
It is officially stated that the Chinese have reoccupied
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WHITEAWAY'S
NANKING
Eden Pleads for National Unity to Avert War
CANADIAN
the villages of Machiayao and Chotunpao, north-west of VETERAN
the Japanese-held areas in the Kushan hills, which are ten miles north of Peihsien.
The Japanese troops at Tancheng have reinforced from Linyi.
of Like On the southern section Tlentin-Pukow railway, the Japanese attacked the Chinese position ten miles north-west of Kwalchuan from three directions, under cover of a heavy barrage.
In Shansi Chinese troops are attack- ing Chungyang from three sides, and actually penetrated the city and kill- ed many of the Japanese defenders. About 600 Japanese were also killed
in fighting at Lishih.
Chinose headquarters officially
CHINESE NOTE TO
BRITAIN
ADVANCE IN OPEN ORDER
NEW G.O.C. been FOR CHINA
Protest At Customs
denies Japanese reports that Chinese Agreement With Japan troops on the northern Tientsin-
Pukow railway section are using gas. This denial is borne out by corres- pondents at the front. The Chinese
not oven possess the masks which the Japanese carry-United Press.
Cavalry Raid Succeeds Hanicow, May 7.
A story of a Chinese cavalry raid has just come to light, in which a strong force of mounted men attack- ed a Japanese motorised column and inflicted severe casualties "somewhere near Talerchwang."
the Chinese Ambassador to Britain,
Youngest Appointee
To Important China Command
Chinese troops near Taierchwang going into action from support positions. This picture was flown to Hongkong from Hankow.
DEMOCRACY FACING FATEFUL CHALLENGE FROM AUTOCRACIES
Only by Co-Operation Within Herself Can Britain Remain Secure
London, May 7
Making his first speech at Leamington since the Anglo-Italian agreement was concluded, Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreigh Secretary, declared that what hal happened since he had last spoken had not, modified his views. On the contrary it had given them added force.
Nevertheless, he went on, he did not intend to harn upon old differences, especially because it had never bee.!
ITALY AND GERMANY more important to do one's utmost to promote nation: 1
MAY COLLIDE OVER TRADE RIVALRIES
Rome, May 7.
It is believed that Signor Benito Mussolini and Herr Brigadier A. E. Grasett D.S.O... Adolf Hitler had a further conversation yesterday M.C.. has been appointed General afternoon at which they exchanged views, though Officer Commanding the British Troops in China, with the rank German circles deny that any formal meeting was held. of Major-General, according to
The economic position of Trieste is believed to have Reuter message last night.
been among the matters discussed.
He will relieve the present General Officer Commanding,
second is the
Noted Editor Takes Own Life in Vienna
Bankow, May 7
Italy is anxious that Trieste's position be continued A spokesman of the Foreign Office Major-General A. W. Bartholo as before the anschluss; namely, that it should be the stated this morning that the Chinese mew, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. in
for Austria and Central have no gas equipment, they say, and attitude towards the Custorns Agree. November, a few weeks after he principal outlet to the sea
rent between Great Britain and Japan was defined in a Note which celebrates his fiftieth birthday. Europe. But the tendencies of the German policy have
At the age of 49, Major Generál alarmed business circles in Trieste. Dr. Kuo Tai-chi was delivering to Granett will be the youngest the British Foreign Office to-day,
One of these tendencies is to divert General Oficer Commanding ap trade to Hamburg; a The Chinese Foreign Omee has pointed to the Important Far possibility of putting diplomatic pres- simultaneously telegraphed the Bri-Eastern Command. He was born sure upon Czecho-Slovakia by plac- to China, Sirin Canada on October 20, 1888, Ying dificulties in the way of transit tish Ambassador Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, who is and received his particularised trade to Trieste. now in Shanghai,
military education at the Royal The Italian shipping monopoly in The Chinese Note declares that Military College The raiders swooped down upon the
in Kingston. the Adriatic Sea is disturbed by the column, taking it completely by sur-China is not bound by the arrange- Ontario.
Lendency, already observable, for prisc. Dismounting,
into between Great the Chinese ments entered
In addition to being the youngest Germany to develop her own ship- sprang upon the Japanese trucks, beat Britain and Japan, and reserves all
apping services in and out of Trieste, Officer Commanding
It is also rumoured that Herr off the Japanese drivers and guards, rights of freedom of netion in mit- General burned the cars and their freight, re-
ters pertaining to the Chinese Cus-pointed to
Major General Grasett la probably Hitler has asked Italy to define her toms. mounted and rode away.
iho first Dominion-born military attitude in the event of Russia inter- offer to achieve this important post. Vening in Germany's dispute with
Czecho-Slovakia-Reuter, His career with the British Army dates from June 24, 1909, when he entered the Royal Engineers, as a Second Lieutenant.
General Chang Tse-hung, former mayor of Tientsin, and hero of the defence of Linyl, told me that after the fall of Pelping he hid in un American's "house for twenty days and then walked over to the Chinese
Inca
To-day, I travelled to headquarters in the centre of the line where the
The Note deplores that the Chin- ese Customs should have been the subject of an agreement between two Foreign Powers without the consent of the Government United Press.
of China.
NOTE PRESENTED
London, May 6. The Chinese Note on the subject
Japanese forces, attempting a drive of the Anglo-Japanese Customs er-
on the Grand Canal, were beaten to rangements was presented at
the China Command,
He was gazetted a Lieutenant on February 4, 1911, and was one of the Old Contemptibles who went across to France to stem the Initial German
advance. the
a standstill. Everybody is laughing | Foreign Office to-day, It is receiving
at the Japanese, even pitying them, consideration.-British Wireless.
saying: "The Japanese are not what
they used to be. These fellows have
no gull; the soldiers do not want to
Oght."
I saw a very glum Japanese prisoner, who, when the Chinese officers told him not to be afraid and advised him to write home, cried and said: "I do not dare." But ho aalsed permission to write to his girl-friend In Harbin, which was granted.
He told me ho was formerly
Government Defeat In
As a Lieutenant, Graselt was sent to the Front on August 12, 1914, eight
JAPANESE FREIGHTER ASHORE AT
days after Great Britain declared ITSINGTAO
war
on
Germany. Within two months he was mentioned
tho Despatches four times during War, promotion also came rapidly to the young officer. He was appointed Captain on June 24, 1915, and Major on New Year's Day, 1918,
SERVED RIGHT, THROUGH War Bye-Election
barber earning $100 a month. Now SECOND IN FORTNIGHT
ha gole only $9 and does not want to fight.
Captured In Bayonet Charge
Vienna, May 7. Dr. Stefan Mueller, former Chief Editor of the newspaper. Neue Frie Presse, is reported to have committed suicide.
half Dr. Mueller, who was Jewish, was known for his pro- German sympathies in the days of the Schuschalzg Government and remained at his post for about
fortnight after the
anachiuss-Router.
New Crisis Faces Cabinet In Belgium
Carrying War Materials To North China
TO ASK FOR VOTE Tsingtao, May 7. OF CONFIDENCE During a dense fog on Thurs- Army Headquarters claimed his
Brussels, May 5. services from January 17, 1910 to day night the 2,000-ton M.B.K.
An urgent session of the Belgion Armistice Day, in which connection freighter Kuramasan Maru went Cabinet List soning decided to it is interesting to note that Hong- ashore
Capo Jaeschke, mand a vote of confidence in the of the opposite Tsingtao. kong's now a.o.c. is one
Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. London, May 6.
offleers who served in France for the
The crials has been caused by Government's second defeat at entire duration of the Great War.
The freighter, which Is under by-elections within a fortnight From January 17, 1919 to October charter to the Japanese Government, Government's financial Bill, which was recorded to-day
when 10 in the same year he was General la now badly listed. Efforts to re seeks to bolster the country's econo-
were mic situation. Labour defeated the National Staff Omcer, 3rd Grade with Army float the vessel Inst night Labour candidate in the Lichfield Headquarters, and in the following unsuccessful, and Japanese naval and The Cabinet will re-convene to-
are three months was Brigadier Major, other luga France. He was appointed 6.0.0.2 in attempt this morning. Division of Stafford.
France from January 6, 1917 until
on
unity.
He was glad now to have an opportunity to devote his time to home affairs, Mr. Eden said.
Anglo-French Demarche To Czecho-Slovaks
GERMÁN MINORITIES
Paris, May 6. Well-informed circles believe
"We have to show a measure 4 enthusiasm for the fundamentals . national faith comparable to th:. displayed by the autocratic states. he declared. "Unity is essential th.. we may give our best as a nation because if we don't give of our be.. we will inevitably lose the things w Jreasure most.
There is widespread anxiety the rate of progress of rearmemen, especially in respect to air. W cannot approuch the organised pro- duction of the autocratic states with - out close co-operation and nation. i. unity.
"Unicon
democracy faces this
the survival
that an Anglo-French demarche challenge with courage and resolutic.. to Prague is now imminent, and the outlook for will probably take place to-day deniocracy is black indeed," 1
speaker warned, or to-morrow.
"The nation can always achies: The British and French Govern- unity in wartime, but it is no less ments have been in consultation for necessary to seek unity lo the past few days regarding the war, and unity in this context is terms of the demarche,
emply term," he concluded.- -- The Ministers of the two Govern- Reuter. ments in Prague will be charged with the task of bearing a friendly to the Czechs to
recompressions to the uttermoal
muke
fimits to the German minority, such
compatible
concessions to be
with
the integrity and Independence of Czecho-Slovakia-Reuter.
United Press adds that it is. cm- phasised that the proposed demarches will not represent joint action by Britain and France, but will be sent independently. Similar representa- tions will be made to Berlin,
ITALY'S "FRIENDLY NEUTRALITY"
Rome, May G.
Nazi
It is reliably leamed from sources that Italy and Germany have decided against concluding a mill-
avc..
STOP PRESS
CHINESE SUCCESSES CONTINUE
Honkow, May 7.
Hwaiyuci
tary alliance during Herr Hitler's Japanese troops at
visit to Italy.
day on the Chinese positions
It is asserted that Signor Musso-launched a series of attacka yester lini will preserve a "friendly neu Shankoutsi, about ten miles north- trality towards the settlement of west of Hwalyuan, in an attempt to the Germany minority problem in push northwards to Hauchow, ac- Czecho-Slovákia.
cording to Chinese military despai Essential points discussed by Hert ches." Hitler and Signor Mussolini were, it The attacks were made under is understood, the question of Czecho- cover of an
intense artiller Slovakia's German minorilles and the bombardment. Chinese troops are i policy to be adopted In Spain. present holding a line running frow
The
Tungkoutsi to Shankouts!.
two dictators will probably hold a further conference to-morrow, but it is believed that the present understanding will not be altered materially-United Press.
Germany And
Catholic and Liberal opposition to the Manchukuo To
making another morrow to discuss Belgium's foreign
policy-United Press.
The Chinese were carrying out a bayonet attack. when they captured him. The Chinoze have been urged to take prisoners and have been told
The Official Labour candidate, C. CApril 30, 1919, when he was trans- The ship is heavily laden with that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Poole, pooled 23,588 votes, compared ferred to the War Office with the offering a reward of $100 for each with the 22,700 votes pooled by G. D. same duties. prisoner taken.
Graddock, National Labour (Govern_ ment) candidate..
fathore
locomotives and railway cats. United Press.
The Kuramasan. Maru, which was launched at the M.B.K. shipyards at Tema in 1927, is propelled with German Diesel motors, süd, is one of NOW M.B.K.
· comparatively
On the Japanese bomber wrecks
During the course of the Great hero I found "platures of sweethearts |
War, in addition to being mentioned and wives and children and children's At the 1935 elections, the National In dewatches five times, Graselt drawings sent to
the Labour candidate, J. A. Lovat-Fraser received the 3.5.0. and the M.C. at front. 1 rond diarles in which the polled 23,482 votes,
Transferred to India in April, 1921 the Japanese said they were surprised to 3,298 over the Labour candidate, G. as Brigadier Major, he took part in freighters which can travel at over
(Continued on Page 9.)
H. Jones-British Wireless;
Continued on Page 0.).
20 knots.
majority of
''
Discuss Pact
On
In South Shantung the Chines troops continue to attack the Japan- ese positions at Wushan and Koslian, southwest of Talerhchwang. Chinese detachment claims to hay: occupied Machlayau and Chetungptů. villages, cast of Talertchwang
Japanese troops are stated to b desperately holding on to the h behind strong defence works whi they are awaiting the arrival of fresh reinforcements.
Chinese troops are stated to have entered Chunyang, south of Lighli In West Shansi. After attacking this elty from three directions the Chines Hainking, May 7..
Bnally succeeded in breaking £19, the Negotiations for
con- Japanese defences, scaling the city tho city, Chine. C clusion of a treaty of amity be- walls to carry TIN COMMITTEE TO tween Germany and Manchukuo forces are now reported to be attacl
have it to understood, made Ing Yishih-Router. MEET JUNE 2 considerablo headway.
(Further Stop Press News on Page 10.)
London, May 0.
The Manchukuo Slate Council has completed the drafts of notes to The next meeting of the Interna-be exchanged with Germany for tional Tin Committee has been, fixed presentation to the Privy Council
bomal... `for Jung 2 in Parla,--Reuter