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TUESDAY, JULY 5,
1938.
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BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR LOOMING
AS Japan Seeks Hegemony of the Pacific
HANKOW
VERDUN OF THE ORIENT
Pick of Chinese Force
To Defend
City
Hankow, July 5.
"The entire Chinese nation, from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to the man in the street, will defend Hankow at any cost," declared the Chinese spokesman here yesterday afternoon.
The spokesman said that the Chinese military com- mands have concentrated the pick of the Chinese forces to defend Hankow,
The Chinese air force has been mobilised at full strength to bomb Japanese warships and troop concentra- tions along the Yangtse,
Fortifications and booms have been constructed at strategic points along the river between Hankow and Kiukiang, and the Government had centralised the control of land and river communications.
FURIOUS NANCHANG DOG-FIGHT
Air Activity Along Yangtse Valley
The spokesman said that in
forthcoming battle for Han-
HANKOW
WUCHANG
CHINESE PLANES BOMB JAPANESE WARSHIPS
LOTIEHSIEN
TAIN
FENGSIANG
HWANGCHOW
TAYEHO
JAPANESE BURST
THROUGH BOOM
WUSIER
KIUKIANG
WILL WIPE OUT CHILD SLAVERY
kow, the Chinose will infilet MUI-TSAI QUESTIONS
heavy losses on the main strength of the Japanese forces.
The operations, he declared, will mark the beginning of the Chinese decisive battle with the Japanese-Router.
cd.
Japanese Advance On Hukow
Hankow, July 5.
IN COMMONS.
London, July 4. After Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies, had briefly outlined the new Women's and Girls'
WANGKIANG
QANKING
FUNGLIU
BESIEGED BY
CHINESE TROOPS
OPENGISEH MATANG
J.G.
THIS SPECIAL MAP OF THE YANGTSE war zone explains the post- tion to-day. The Japanese have burst through the boom across the river at Matang and are now advancing, by land, and water on Hukow. Power- fui booms across the 'river between Hankow and Kluklang will prevent a rapid advance on Hankow.
BRITISH CITY LEADERS PROTEST AT BOMBING RAIDS IN FAR EAST
The protest, which folows the appeal recenty telegraphed to the International Peace Cam- paign by the Mayor of Canton,
states:
MENACE OF OPIUM IN
CHINA
London. July 4. The Lord Mayors and Lord Provosts of eleven Protection Ordinance passed by British cities are included in the signatories to a protest, the Hongkong Legislative Coun-organised by the International Peace Campaign, against cil, in reply to questions by Mr. Hankow, July 5. The Japanese forces operating from W. Lunn, Labour Member for the bombing of open towns in China. A furious air battle took place Lingliangmino advanced westward over Nanchang yesterday after-yesterday in the direction of Hukow, Rothwell, the latter asked, in a imporlani cily on the Yangtse, supplementary question, if it noon when 50 Japanese planes between Matang and Kluklang. would still be possible to continue rained several hundred bombs The Japanese succeeded in reach-ntui-tsai in Hongkong, despite on the two Chinese airfields Ing Kenszechino, cast of Hukow,
destroy where their advance has been check the Ordinance. there in an effort to
The Secretary for the Colonies grounded Chinese aircraft.
Heavy fighting is now proceeding replied that it was gradually, by a
the vicinity
of Kenszechino, process well understood in the House Chinese pursuit planes went in
of Commons, being terminated in the Chinese bombers simultaneously have divided into two groups on the
The Japanese in the
Lt. Col. T. C. R. Moore, Conserva- took off for the Yangtse to bomb south bank of the Yangtse. The tive Member for Ayr, asked if the Japanese warships and troop main body is located between Matang Secretory of State for the Colonies concentrations,
and Fengtsch, while the other group would see that the Hongkong Gov- fully implemented the The results of the battle over is situated west of Pengtsch, accord-ernment
"The new Ordinance has tightened the up the administration, and it is the Japanese, after occupying Malang on unqualified intention of the long- June 20, had reached Chengshanpa, kong Government to work it proper- west of Matang, while another iy," replied Mr. MacDonald-Reuter, detachment of Japanese is said to have landed at Llongliangmiao, (Continued on Page 4.)
up to engage the raiders, while according to Chinese reports sector Colony,
Nanchang and the bombinging to a review made by the Chinese decree.
spokesman.
operations along the Yangtse are not yet known.-Router.
Shanghai Fears
The spokesman
said that
Anti-Japanese
New Incidents INSURGENT. Disturbances
With Japanese
Shanghai, July 6.
The possibility of fresh in- cidents between Japanese troops and foreigners in the Inter- national Settlement is foreseen with the arrival here of a Japanese division direct from! Japan.
These new troops are to be used, it
is believed, to supplement the Japan-
ese drive up the Yangle.
to disembark from Tokyo. As the
troops arrive they will be conveyed up the Yangise flyer-Reuter,
REPLY TO BRITAIN
Franco Requires Guarantees
London, July 4. A summary of the Insurgent
In Penang
Penang, July 4. All shops, amusement parks and cabarels were closed last night to prevent looting, following disturb- ancea throughout yesterday.
The disturbances resulted from a consigament of soya beans, allegedly Japanese, received by a local Chinese
merchant.
on
British Government Can Do Nothing
DR. H. H. KUNG WARNS WORLD OF FUTURE DANGERS
Fate of China To-day May Be Fate of Civilisation In Near Future, Declares
(Special to "Telegraph")
a year
Re-
(Telegraphic Mesançon Ordinanca, 1804. Copyright by United Press. ceived by wireless telegraph, July 5, 950 am., priblislied July 3, 12 pm).
Hankow, July 5. "For
the world has witnessed a wild fire, burning and spreading fiercely and steadily throughout the Far East, reducing millions of innocent peace-loving. Chinese homes to ashes and ruins, reflecting its light even in the skies of distant lands,
"Unless this fire is checked in time, the fate of China to-day will be fate of other nations to-morrow,
The future of mankind and civilisation may be doomed if this fire is allowed to grow out of hand."
With these dramatic words of warning, Dr. H. H. Kung, the Minister for Finance, opened an exclusive inter- view with, United Press last night.
Japan's latest aggression, said |
Dr. Kung, is but a step forward
in her ruthless programme of BRITISH hegemony
in the Pacific, ultimately dominating the whole world.
"General 'Tanaka's well-known memoriul revealed the truth to the world," declared Dr. Kung. "It Inid down the polley that to conquer the must first conquer world Jupan China, and to conquer China she must first conquer
Manchuria.
"Few people in the world really comprehend the peculiar Japanese
INTERESTS
IN HANKOW
OBJECTIONS TO EVACUATION
mentality and Its direct consequences Objections to the evacuation for the world.
of European communities from Wille Japan's militarists, are mad Hankow and Kiukiang, and a with unbounded lust for power and supremacy, her people are funatic in request that British gunboats the belief that they are God's chosen remain there to protect British descendants, upon whom rest the interests, were voiced at question divine time in the House of Commons London, July 4. destiny of Asia and the Mr. R. A. Butler, Undermission of ruling the world.
"Hence their slogan, Asia for the to-day by Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Asiatics, which really means 'Asia Conservative M.P. for Bury, and Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Con. was questioned in the House of for the Japanese,'
servative M.P. for Kidder minster.
"We have been greatly moved by the tragle telegram from the Mayor of Canton, and desire to ex- press our abhorence at the bombard- ment of open towns, particularly the day and night bombardments of the
Canton. city
conscience revolts at the thought of the merciless killing of mothers and children.
"We appeal to the populations of the cities of all countries to protest against these bombardments, so that the force of publle opinion will cause the Japanese Government to the seat to all Governments of Commons to-day by Mr. David
WO appeal
INDIFFERENCE OF POWERS the world to protest on behalf of Adams, Labour Member for Con- their own people."
"In order to preserve world pence, sett, regarding opium imports The signatories to the protest
collective security and a realisation Include Mr. Herbert Morrison, Labour into China, particularly with of the horrors and futility of war as Member of Parliament for South reference to 300 chests of opium means of settling international Hackney, the Lord Provosts of imported into Shanghai by a Glasgow, Aberdeen and Elgin and the Lord Mayors of Bristol, Leads, Leicester,
Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth and Stoke-on- Trent.
end
It is stated that the Mayors of many foreign towns have protested in similar vein.-Reuter.
Record Wheat
Crop Seen
Japanese Arm.
The Under-Secretary replied that, as the Japanese delegale at the Opium Advisory Board meeting had declar- ed, the Japanese Arm in question acted solely as shipping agents, and
no technical breach of the 1925 Convention had been committed by the Japanese Government,
This also applied to the 1931 Con- vention, which limits the amount of manufactured drugs importable into rach country, and it did not apply to raw oplum.
The tightening up of existing regu-
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(Continued on Page 4.)
STOP PRESS
No Jews Muslim Mosques
In
lations would not achieve the object In Palestine
of "preventing the systematic demoralisation of a very large num-
ber of people", as stated by Mr. Adams.
London, July 4.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary, for Foreign Affairs, replied that he was aware of a division of opinion among British residents in Hankow regarding the measures to be taken, in the event of a Japanese occupation of that city or Klukiang.
The ultimate responsiblilty, „of making the best arrangements for the
British Ilves protection of
and property must rest with the au-' thorities on the spot, In whose judge ment Lord Halifax, the Foreign. Secretary, had every confidence.
As regards the movement of British naval vessels, Mr. Bullor referred the While the soya beans were being
questioners to hla reply on June 29, Government's reply regarding transported from godowns yesterday,
when he said that the final decision The troops are raw and completely the bombing of British ships in a party of Chinese ripped open some
WORLD MAY HAVE
regarding the disposition of HM. fresit to the complicated and delicate Spanish ports was outlined in of the bags, scattering the contents
the road.
alips rested with the Commander-in- situation in Shanghal, as compared
CHEAPER BREAD
Chief of the China Station. Vice- To-day the beans were conveyed with the troops already hete, whose the House of Commons at ques-
Rome, July 4. behaviour in recent weeks has taken tion time to-day by the Chan-to the headquarters of the Chinn
Admiral Sir Percy Noble. To this, cellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Relief Fund, where it won proposed turn for the botter.
A record wheat harvest is
In the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Butler said, he had nothing to to auction them on behalf of Lic The new.division hos already begun Simon.
the expected in
In a supplementary qucation the Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary add. northern fund.
Replying to several supplementary The crowd, objecting to the pro-hemisphere this season, accord-inber for Consell asked if the two of State for the Colonics, suid in
Conventions in question The reply was brought to England
did not reply to a question that he was glad at the end of last werk by the British posed nullum, broke into se doing to a report in the monthly appear to allow increasing imports of the opportunity of giving an unquestions, the Under-Secretary suld suggestion he was aware of the importance of Agent at Burgos, Sir Robert Hodgson. Ing, smi eventitially the beans were review of the International of dangerous drugs into China, and qualified denial to the
It maintains that
ports pre
the British Government that Jews in Palestine intended and British Interests in that part of China... should not tako suitable action. ; would be permitted to take possessionThat is why His Majesty's Govern
Cities of the Blaken Mosque In Jerusalem ment is paying particular attention to strongly disclaims any intentional
Mr. Butler said that the British and Other Muslim Holy places in this aspect of the question," "Mr." picking out of British ships for attack.
Butler declared. Government. fully realised
the
Palestine. A suggestion is made in the Nole
gravity of the position, · And 're-
"It is clear" said Mr. MacDonald, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne em for guaranteed immunity from attack
grotted that the Conventions did "London, July'1. In specified port, preferably
not cover the most of incident that the Jews have no designs on phisised the necessity of doing every The US. Ambassador 10, Great Almeria,
possible to maintain the submitted by Mr. Adams Reuter, any Muslim Holy places in Palestine, thing
The policy of the British Governmense British Interests, especially ment under any scheme for partition as evacuation would seriously affect Europe were generally satisfactory in will remain a permanent reponas British trade, which was much greater
US. AMBASSADOR
RETURNS
Britain, Mr. Joseph E. Kennedy, who'
smashing the windows in.
legitimate military objectives but transported in lorries through the Agricultural Institute.
streets und dumped into the sea, amid The crops are anticipated to be
B
atly returned to America for a Suitable guarantees are demanded short holiday, arrived back at regarding the nature of merchandise carried in British or other foreign
Southington jo-day FNMANipping to this pórt.
Kennedy declared
vejeriuntion wing the lUmed The Insurgent's reply is still being Proved considered by Lord Halfan, the Foraigh Secretary, in, consultation with Sir Robert Hodgson Reut
cheers..
Tho
Renter,
trouble
more than sufficient to meet the then subsided requirements of the entire northern hemisphere, including North Africa, Norli America, Asia, Iraq, China and Europe,
If the extratestone
are realised harvest will produce 2,000,000,000 hundredweight, which ·wilt. record. - WKLIN,
HOLLYWOOD STAR IN PARIS
Paris, July 4., Adolph Menjou arrived with his yesterday. He told press re- ives he and his wife would Kime In France and visit
the
In the southern Hemisphere sced ing has been carried out under Lavourable conditions:
whether
the middle of June. The harvest in bility for the protection of all, Holy there than in Spain
those European countries, which do
not export would probably be higher The Review Elates that prospects than in the two preceding years. regarding the supply of wheat in Trans-Ocean.
places in Jerusalem-Reuter.
(Further Stop Prekt News on Page 12.)
"British interests in China represent vast: kmölöymünt – In: Britain Vy hel declared.-Feuter,