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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 20, 1938.
Japan's Foreign Minister 'Explains' Situation Ask him what he'd like from
Establishment of New Order in China: Effect on Occident
CO-PARTNERSHIP OF EASTERN NATIONS
TOKYO, Dec. 19.
RECEIVING SOME FIFTY foreign correspondents this afternoon for the first time since his resumption of the Foreign Affairs portfolio in October last, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hachiro Arita, issued the following statement.
activity open to the peoples of other Powers,
"The formation of an econemie cù- Ertnership at nations, such an is
"As has been made clear by the statement of November 3, by the Japanese Government, what Japan desires is the establish-
contemplated for Japan, Manchukuo, ment of a new order which will and China would by no means en- ensure the permanent stability Jail any diminution of trade between
countries. of East Asia, or, in other words, the that group and other
adel a "In this conntetton rnlicht establishment of a relationship of:
12andaliato, mutual helpfulness and co-ordination few words regarding ta between Japan, Menchukuo and 70 say that this new Stale has been China in political, economic and cul-wed to Powers other than Japan gross misstatement, for alatistics tural fields,
"That the formation of a closely show plainly the progressive increase between that has characterised the foreign relationship co-operative the three countries is an imperative trade of Manchukuo during the past necesity is explained by the fact few years. that it is, in 12 political aspect, a measure of self-defence against the Comununist menace Dod of sale. guarding the civilisation and culture of the Orient, and, in its economic uspect, a measure of self-preserva- tlan in the presence of a world-wide customs tendency to rrect high barriers and to employ economie measures for political enils,
:
Scots Privates
Fined For Theft
Pte. Allan McRae 23, and Pte. Gradon Harris MacMillan 21. both of the 2nd. Ba., The Royal (Scols Regiment, were each fined
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Chinese Re-Occupy Railway Districts
CANTON, Dec. 10.
It is reported that the Japan- ese forces havo evacuated Chan- chnen and Koonshan, both of which are stated to have been re-occupied by the Chinese.
Practically the entire Kow- Joon Canton Railway zone below Sheklung, on the East River, has been re-occupied by Chinese troops.
During the past week, how- ever, unlis of the Japanese forces have periodically, pushed down the fino towards the Hongkong frontier and some spirited en- counters have been reported.— Our Own Correspondent.
Snow
Rain,
Halt War
In China Interior
MILO (Hunan),
Dec. 10.
SEMI-COLONIAL STATUK "It is not only of benelit to the Chinese people themselves but to the whole of East Asia to lift China from $20 or ΟΠΟ month's imprison- i its present semi-colonial status to the ment by Mr. E. Himsworth at
RAIN AND SNOW have position of a a modern State.
new the Kowloon Magistracy yester
halted the China War in the "The establishment of 41 order, Ut is, of
of a relationship of day when they admitted
gold interior. mutual aid and co-ordination between charge of theft of two Japan. Manchoukuo, and
signet rings from the A. G. simply, signifles the creation solidarity between
three James jewellery shop in Nathan, Only spasmodic these countries for the commun purpose of preserving the integrity of East Asia while enabling each nation to main- tain its independence and fully to Feelved a similar entrace on Friday, develop its individuality,
China
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INFLEXIBLE RESOLUTION
of
"It is the firm conviction Japan that the establishment of such a new order will be perfecliy
in consonance with international
Justice and will contribute toward
the peace and tranquillity of East Asia. It is ber Inflexible resolu- tion to carry out this pelley in this
tra.
"The new order envisages a certain degree of economic cohesion and co- operation between Japan, Manchou- kuo and Chinu and the formation of
in unit
the single economic presence of sunitar units which exist elsewhere and which already
both powerful and self-suffieing. "At the moment, not
few fcul
are
observers are inclined to
though Japan, by the inauguration of
:
Road on December 10.
opera-
Below Zero'Grips Whole of Europe
BERLIN, Dec. 19.
WITH THE THERMOMETER, at 16.1 degrees centigrade below zero (one degree fahrenheit below zero) Monday has been the coldest December day experienced in Berlin since 1935, when the thermometer fell to 16.16 degrees centigrade below zero on December 11.
Meteorologists here point out | that December is generally far
from being the coldest month in Woman Loved Germany, where much lower
temperatures are, as a rule, Psychologist
recorded in January and February.
However, it is expected that the thermometer will drop still further in the course of the next few days. The severe enld is adversely Janecting Christmas shopping.
Winter sports enthusiasis, on the other hand, hope that the cold spell with the addition of SHOW, will extent over the Christmas holidays,
Prays-Ocean,
An
FLU RAGES IN JEW
NO MAN'S LAND
Bentschen, Poland, Dec. 19. epidemic of influenza hay :threatened to break out In the Polish- in "No Mon's Jew refugee comp Land" ou the frontier as a cold wave
Over
in.
basse 800 refugees are at present ill- with influenza
and tonsilitis, and hundreds of the other 5,000 in the camp have colds.
Since they arrived at the camp, ten persons have died, according to camp
Itions, in which guerillas executive offeers. The hospital at Ptc. Lou Brady, 22, of the 1st Bn have taken the initiative, the camp is crowded, and many who The Middlesex Hegiment,
who re-
walked Into the shop in question on Dec. 10 accompanied by McRae and MacMillan and
and asked to be shown! some signet
rings, A box of gold rings was produced and Brady, after inspecting the rings hauded two rings suddenly
to his companions and taking one for him
AИ shups. self, dashed out of the three were arrested after a chase.
Royal Scots An officer of The Regiment yesterday sald that both Mcllae and MacMillan had very bad army records. Detective Sergeant A. F. Cuebrant prosecuted.
Lady Put Down Her
the so-called Japan-Manchoukio- Handbag-Presto!
China economie bloc, were arriving
at the exclusion from East Asia of
all enterprises, capital investments, While shopping at the Swatyw trade and other economie activities Lace Company, Pedder Street, yester- day. Mrs. Anderson, of Stanley, lost un the part of foreigners.
"It is quite regrettable that some hei handbag, which she had placed such view is to be seen reflected in on the counter of the shop.
The handbag contained money and the comments of verious newspaper. and de gazines published my uropzuricies to the value of $170.
and America,
"EQUALITY"
"upra os e atly
Diet:13
before call the world the principle of Ciano Welcomed In
Hungarian Capital
are
Chose
To Die Where
Man had
To Pass
WOMAN'S infatuation pre i have been taken to privale for a director of a psy- occurring on the homes in the village of Dentschen. northern Hunan front. The refugees are those who were chology club in Belgravia expelled from Germany six weeks was mentioned at an inquest
Leadun, Dec. 19.
At the end of a tiring
day he's apt to murmur
something about slip-
pers from $7,50),
Mackintosh's
Here's Luck!
EWO
BEER
thirty-t Burbidge, aged YOUR CHRISTMAS
The guerillas are constantly. United Press.
SHORTAGE OF COAL in Ilford recently on Sarah harassing the Japanese, whose mechanised units are quagmired, Bitterly cold weather is being ex- European coun- and whose troops have remained perienced in most
Two days before Miss Burbidge completely stationary since the tries.
In Poland and Czecho-Slovakia jumped in front of a train at Barking, jadvance on Changsha Was there were 60 degrees of frost and Essex, she had told an aunt, Mrs. dramatically halted six weeks children have been told to stay away Owen, of East Ham, that she would from school until further notice. die at a spot where the man had to ago.
As most of the Czech conl fields { puss.
To this, her aunt fold the coroner, have been ceded to Germany, there Inis a shortage of coal in Prague and she hatt replied: "How foolish, for the price of this commodity has risen une man, when there are millions of by halt.
nice men!" In the Baltle two ships came to
The dead woman's brother said his with a Ironically enough, while Japan-grief and the crew suffered badly led family, was a member of the
sister, formerly governess Psychology Activities Club, of Gros- venor-crcscent S. W., and did a great fred J. Collier, deal of work for a director, Mr. Al-
Approximately twenty-five Japan. we naval vessels are anchored the Yangtse River at Pailoki, miles north of Yoyang.
ese troops have ceased operations from exposure-Reuter Bulletin. ashore because of heavy rain. Japanese warships have been In- mobiilsed by the sudden winter drop in the level of the Tangise River and Lake, Tungting,
of
The latter, which rises to thirty feet during the summer, is Row nothing but 3,000 square miles mud, through which Uny riverlets tickle to the outlet in the Yangtae. Elsewhere in China, the staterale
still continues, broken only by the operations of Chinese guerillas.
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SNOWSTORM IN SIAN
Sian, Dec. 20. The first snowstorm of the year occurred here yesterday, It raged from. 2 o'clock. In the afternoon and of him." he said. She said they used "She told me she was terribly fond
the night. The whole elty is blanked showed no signs of abating late to embrace "quite a lot," and she with white.-Central News.
BRITAIN SILVERING
London, Dec. 19. The cold even more intense
temperature to-day, whilst the still dropping.
There are no prospects of a change for at least 48 hours
and shown him parts of letters Col- lier had written. Ona passage was, "If you have lost faith in me I hove not lost faith in you."
That had reference to another girl is in the club. Mr. Coliler was seen out with this girl and his sister re- sented it.
"NEVER IN LOVE"
The latter have re-captured an-
It is likely to be the most bitter other town in Shantung, with the
Mr. Burbidge said that about three equality is commercial apportion y
fall of Changklu, north-east of the pre-Christmas spell for twenty years. years ago Mr. Collier used to send former Japanese military heud-
In most though, as matter of fact it!
quarters at Tsinan. The town was heavily that of London, snow fell his sister three or four letters a day, though the ley wind principle has percived seant regard
pre-but recently he had written about recaptured by mobile units elsewhere, and Japan or tro, dels off
under vented it
it from
once a week. He did not think Mr. Belling. Budapest, Dec. 10. noorte price)
General Shili Yu-san, following The cold is accompanied by a gale Collier reciprocated his sister's affec- quality and have everywhere been subjected G Unity in the Berlin-Rome axis is hitter encounter with the Japanese in the English Channel.
tlon. given garrison.
Mr. Alfred J. Colller, of tiford, u disc
trainatory
itory treatn
of the welcome
One hundred and twenty passen the keynote
Bers who boarded a Channel steamer schoolmaster, said he was never n Mapan nevertheless believes the Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign
After sume hours the Japanese yesterday
crossed the Channel three love with Miss Burbidge "In any the way to bring about the pros- Minister, by the Hungarian press to- of no mention
were forced to retire, abundoning times before they were able to lund sense whatever." He denied he perty of each and every nation is today, which makes give effect to the principle of fungarian claims for Ruthenin, or considerable quantities of munitions at Dover to-day, nineteen hours after wrote to her three or four times a
issues likely and war materials-Central News. equality, and she upholds freedom of the other controversial
of the to disturb the harmony or the axis
mie activity in all parts ceonomic world as a matter of Mineple.
"It is far from Japan's thought to and aim at excluding Europeas American "conomic #tivities from East Asia,
Hower.
It is generally expected that Count necessity of Clono will stress the
pursuing on Germany and Italy identical policy Central Europe.
It is emphasised in political quar- "It is imperative, however, that! the economic setivities of other ters that ungary is determined fur- Powers should be subject to certain ther to follow the political guidance restrictions dictated by the require of the axis Powers, to which she owes ments of the national defence and her recent territorial gains-United
thoge countries economic security of
grouped under the new order, und
that no patient privileges should
b. attached to those activities.
* squads are proɣ 'zapyɔ,
"But even if these restrictions are ulaz u wa po 'DITS ON put in force there will remain vast join my pris parodai, soy Jonaft helds of commercial and economic) ruja 1e Bujpisas having to
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Dec. 19.
New York Cotton
w
Jan. (1030)
Mar.. (1938)
BIG NAVY ADDITIONS 130 Ships Constructing in France
some aro
Opening Closing 8.22/22 0.29/30 8.19/19 8.27/27 .8.01/01 8.07/10 July (1939) 7.72/72 7.80/12 Oet. (1039) 7.44/44 7,35/55 Dec. (1930) 7.48/48. 7.58N
May (1030)
Spot
New York Rubber
10.23/24 10.19/20
embarking.
dny, and said the letters he did write were written only because he knew Within two hours to-day, tour she was lonely and he wanted to help deaths from cold were reported to the Southend Police.
Car radiators froze whilst the cars were actually travelling on the road. -Reuter Spectul.
16 FROZEN TO DEATH
Sofia
Bulgarla, Dec. 19.
frozen to Ten people have been death in Bulgarla which in being swept
zzards which by
are extra- ordinary in their intensity.
Communications all over the coun-
her:
He had to prevent her from monopolising his time after club meetings, and On one occasion when she wanted to accompany him to Liverpool Street he had to escape into a restaurant and re- main there an hour.
The coroner: Did she complain to you that you had dropped her for Betty?
Mr. Collier: I do not remember try have been interrupted and ship-anything about that, ping in the Binck Sea, where a terri- The coroner, sald there
was no
fle gale is blowing, is at a standstill.Įreason to blame Mr. Collier, The The snow is eight feet deep in the woman appeared to be in love with
him. A verdiet bf "Suicide mountains.-Reuter Special.
while. the balance of the mind turbed".was returned.
35 Die In Brazil
8,72 Nom.
Train Collision
Ilio de Janeiro, Dec. 19.
was dis-
POPE COMPLETELY RECOVERED
Vatican City, Dec. 19. It is understood that His Holiness 10.42N
Thirly-five were "killed and over the Pope has recovered from the at- 16.33/35 sixty injured in a collision between lack of cardiac asthma which proved 16.30/31 | two passenger freight trains at Juiz to be hot as serious as thought of 10.30/31 de Fora, a hundred miles to the first.—Reuter Special. 10.30/30 north of Rio de Janeiro,
December PARIS, Dec. 19.
Mur. (1039) THE FRENCH NAVAL construction programme for 1935
May... which includes 130 units, of
September already under
October construction, stated the French Minister of Marine, M.
Sales for the day:3,010 tone. Campinchi this afternoon.
Chicago Wheat
These units are to include four In order to rush construction, the battleships of 35,000 tons displace-diferent factories concerned with the December ment, two aircraft-carriers of 18,000 production of equipment are working May tons each, three cruisers of B,000 tons overtime.
04/03 80/00% G0%/06 July 00%/08 30/00% each, and numerous smaller vessels M. Campinch confirmed reports Saturday's Sales: 0,401,000 bushels.
and submarines.
The total tonnage will be 340,000 class, will be launched on January tons
17, and he stated that on the same December The Blinkler declared that this day another 35,000
battleship panafrocilon programme, was with would be placed in the stocks. pas precedent in French history. Through this programme, stated and that even in 1913, immediately the Minister, France. will give before the alari of the Great War, evidence of her intentions to assume December Franos bulli fewer warships than a prominent place among the are planned for the coming year. Powers--Trans-Ocean.
that the first French battleship, Richellu, which is in the 35,000 tons
Chicago Corn
ton
May
324/52,
July
53 763
Winnipeg Wheat
Ben May
July
61%/01% 0131/41%/%
The disaster is one of the greatest In the history of the Brazilian, ralf- way.-Reuter Special,
Man, Eats 120 Oysters
50/50
Sydney, N. S. W. 52/524
T. W. Italtigan, 71, nie 10 dozen 534/534 oysters at one sitting at a luncheon held in connection with the eleventh annual Oyster_Growers' conference 60%/591⁄2 here. His performance is acclaimed 01/01% (as the best weight-for-age feat seen 0174/02 at the conference for many years,
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