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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 16, 1938.
JAPANESE ATTACKS LOSING STING Chinese Score In Hand-to-Hand Fighting
FINE OPTIMISM AND MORALE
BEING DISPLAYED
THE
CHUNGKING, Dec. 16.
THE MILITARY situation on the various fronts gives rise to singular optimism, declared the Commander- in-Chief of the Chinese forces on the south bank of the Yangtse River, who is at present visiting Chungking, when he made a statement yesterday.
He declared that "anyone who visita the front cannot fail to feel optimistic concerning the future military situation, as the | morale of the Chinese soldiers is ; extremely high.
"Every Chinese soldier is eager to i avenge the wrongs and sufferings in- fleted upon his family and country- (37 1 a result of the Japanese Invasion. The power of the Japanese Bre has decreared noticeably recently, Hitherto the Japanese have always; anne Tactics, that of sub.! ti Chinese line to heavy artillery and aerial bombard- aring maven of tanks be- fore sending the infantry over the top, with the pull that frequently Chinese their lives and the position without even the opportunity of facing a Japanese,
and
very
"As the Japanese fire has slackened considerably of late, the Chinese had obtained an opportunity of meeting
FRANCE'S
AMAZING BUDGET
66 Billion Francs To Be Spent
PARIS, Dec. 15. EXPENDITURE amounting to G6,317,000,000 francs is to be: diacussed at a meeting of the; Chamber on the budget.
On the ravenne' side there is al total of 66,345,058,00 francs.
These figures do not include the
the Japanese in Annd-to-hand fight-extraurdinary budget elvered by
The spirit of the Chinese | bundtan, ulu ailing • k admirable. Frames, including
volerans WOR Inde
28,286,000,000 | 25,551,000,000.
When the Japanese tire is the bracy frange for armaments, and 2,736,000,- to withstand they fall pack slightly,000 franes for public works. bat as soon as the firing slowa rown
The Chamber will be warned, that
they immediately return to their in view of the external situation, if original positions, and try to advince If possible.
in alculus by creersary that the bud- iget, be voted by lins New Year.
"The del rmination of the Chinese
There will be itlings daily untiti soldiers to firkt the Janninse grows the final vite is talien. dally. In adding the Chines sollier: The Way in which the Finance han benciited by his experiences, and Commission has conrented to forge is ako improvine daily in his fight-head with additional expenditure! Ing technique.
which will unbalame the budget i
is undeniable that our troops it to our wet for the passage have inflived heavy logies, but oùef of the budget through the Chamber. fighting strength is by no means--Neuter Special. effected-Reuter.
SERVANT GIRLS MAY BE RECALLED
New German Measure
UFS
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GERMAN FIRMS IN ENGLAND SACK
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LONDON, Dec. 15.
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33RD DAY OF DROUGHT
THE 33RD day of Hongkong's drought.ended at 10 o'clock this morning, and the local weather forecast was: Eastwinds, mode- rate; fine generally, thus indicat- ing that the rainless period. in not likely to come to an end yet,
In fact there appears to be Bitle reason why the record drought of 60 tinys should not be equalled or even surpassed in view of the prevailing weather conditions throughout South China.
Yesterday's maximum temperature shot up to 73, but the mininum remained at 64. This morning the thermometer registered 70, with an Recompanying humidity of 70 pet
cent.
The total rainfall for the year is 55.34 inches, as compared
with n average of 84.55 Inches.
The Royal Observatory weather report Issued this morning stated thine the anti-cyclone is apparently moving eastward, and pressure 19 now higheat over Korea. A depres- sion is indicated to the cast of Mindanao,
Memorial To Famed Wait & See Politician
London, Dec. 15.
In Parliament there is a rule that no nonument may be erected within the precincts of the House to one
Labour To Aid missed in consequence of instructions received by such firms by to this prohibition in the House of
Recruiting Fuel Weight Behind Govt. Campaign
LONDON. Dec, 15. LORD STRABOLGI emphati- cally stated in the House of Lorits to-day that the Labour All German and Austrian women Party would assist in a recruit-| werking as domestic servants ปร Great Britain ufe "Arongly urged ng campaign.
London. Dec. 15.
by the "Berliner Zeltung" to return! He said there was શ real to Germany by next spring. -
It stated that the reason
templation not to do so because
This intimation will affect roughly of their contempt and loathing 20,000, for the recall is that the servant for the Government's foreign shortage has become acute, especially policy, but on the question of in north Germany.
This action in Great Britain (o)- help, they had no choice.
lows a
"We must, and we will. This is a similar
move in Holland, democracy declared Lord Strabolgi, where
more than 25,000 German! servant girls have been requested to industrial section of the Party was ar What they needed specially in the return to Germany,
QUESTIONED CONCERNING cases in which British Em- of its members until 10 years ofter ployees in the service of German firma in London are being dis. his death,
Mr. Neville Chamberlain referred the German Government, that they are not to employ persons of Commons to-day when he moved the Jewish faith after December 25, 1938, the Home Secretary, Sir that the House o into committee on Samuel Hoare replied that he was aware that allegations had been Monday in order to consider an ad- made that the services of persons had been terminated by German dress to Ils Majesty praying that firms on racial ground, but he had no knowledge that instructions of a memorial to the late Earl of
instructions be
given for the erection
had been issued by the German Government of the kind suggested. Oxford md Asquith.
MacDonald And The Dominions
Government And Its
Attitude To. His Speech,
London, Dee. 15.
Mr. Chamberlain recalled that the Earl of Asquith's career lasted nearly 38 years,
The motion was carried unani- of any mously.-Reuter Special.
He could give an
assurance that permission would not be given for importation by any
Arm foreigner to fill the place previously filled by anyone holding the necess Jary qualifications.
Commander Fletcher the ques- lioner: "I have two fully authenti- eated cases of such dismissals, in one of which a man with 17 years' service in a firm was discharged and told by the manager that his discharge was un account of his faith only.
Str Samuel Houre replied that if Commander Fletcher would send him particulars, he would look into it. He
would not allow an Immigrant to come.into this country to like the place, of a man discharged in such circumstances.
Meanwhile a message from Berlin guarding and maintenance
Assurance with regard to the safe-minions and Colonial Secretary, said of
says that a Foreign Office official hasights of the trade unions. entegorically disavowed knowledge)
London Stock Market Is Buoyant
London, Dec. 15.
Business
on the London Stock Exchange was somewhat restricted tu-day by end of account influences The Home Secretary was asked Nevertheless mest groups Improved, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Do-when, in view of the large numbers particularly South American bonds
unemployed of the in London to-day: I do not think, intended to stop the influx of allens. crop outlook,
Britain, he and ralts in response to a beller despite what I am reported t
to have that German and Austrian domestic servations by representatives of the between the domblons and
ile was glad to see from recent obid, that much strengthening of tles "The policy of selection and control day's best, while Internationals were Replying. Sir Samuel Hoare said: Gill-edged holding finished the Bervants wouli be recalled from Government in the Hause
this which has been adopted is designed firm with Wall Street. Britain.
of Com country is needed, and perhaps no to meet the difficulty referred mons, and outside, that there seemed strengthening of ties between New Provided care is taken in application stream of bear-covering prior to the The official
Foreign exchanges were steady, a "Absolutely sonte Mardening in the Government's Zealand and this country is needed of this policy, it is possible to admit end of the year imparting a firm nothing la known here about it."**
It is recalled, however,
foreign policy, but there would be a that afar greater response from the rank lunchcon
Mr. MacDonald was speaking at a number of German offcial in. a recent speech and file if the Government really con- Batterbee, who leaves shortly for blem; for example, women can be
refugees without undertone to sterling in terms of the In honour of Sir. Harry aggravating the unemployment pro-dollar-Reuter Special, declared that the authorities had vineed, them that it really decided next year to extend to young what it said.
meant New
Zealand as High Commissioner. admitted domestic employment. women the obligation to work for a Lord Sirabolgi sild that so far as the House of Commons whether the country during the past few years The Prime Minister was asked In Again, foreigners admitted into this year for the State owing to the he could make out, recruiting for the shortage of labour in Germany. He hity was very good, for the air force Secretary on
employment to
said:
to.
speech delivered by
by the Colonial bave started new industries, which
December 13
Lancashire Mass
said that 500,000 young women might fairly gord, for the army, not very to the future of the British Commonsiderable number of British people Protest At Apathy
Haps-Reuter.
of nations
He replied: The
expressed
this
be conscripted for work where they good, and was marvellous in some wealth were most needed, notably in agricul- A.I.P. services, although there were policy of Ilis Majesty's Gove, much it not a fact that the entire country
Cheers. the
greeted Mr. Duncan f Government. Sundys supplementary question: "Is ture-Reuter Special,
London, Dec. 15. speech, In the is behind the Government In
Carrying burning torches and pro- was only partially reported in the humanitarians work?" British Wire-tected from the pouring rain by press, included a a statement on the, various influences of
nces at work in the less.
umbrellas, several hundred employers Commonwealth of
and employees marched to a meeting in Blackburn to protest against what towards the Lancashire cotton they consider parliamentary apathy "trade.
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Brm faith that the nations of the may have to furs in the future. His Cominenwealth survive, in co-opera- htojesty's Government certainly fully tion together, whatever crists they shares that faith."-British Wireless.
Roberts Heights, Famed S.A. Military Establishment
Is To Be Re-Named
.
Pretoria, Dec, 15.
Roberts Itelghts, the well-known military establishment situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and named after Lord Roberts, have been re- named Voortrekker Hoogte (Voortrekker Helghis).
by the "Red Rose Cotton Campaign," The demonstration was arranged
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Berlin, Dec. 15.
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This was announced by General down when he attempted to address Kemp, who is acting Minister for De- the gathering of many thousands in A two-sealer neroplane, the AR, 70, fence in the absence of Mr. Oswild English. He was scheduled to speak will start next Monday from the Frow, when addressing a large in English.
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