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No. 1871
SM XAM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1938. SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
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SOCIA
Troop Movements Reported Near French Somaliland
1938
DUN LOP
SO YEARS OF GROWTH.
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teethi
FRANCE SENDING REINFORCEMENTS AS ITALIAN MINORITIES DEMONSTRATE
TENSION IN RED
SEA COLONY
PARIS, DEC. 27.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED
THE IMMEDIATE REINFORCEMENT OF MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCES AT DJIBOUTI, SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND SECURITY AT THE IMPORTANT GULF OF ADEN COALING STATION AND RAILWAY TERMINAL.
The afternoon papers published a report from Cairo that the Governor-General, M. Hubert Dochamps, has suppressed attempts by the Italian minority to demonstrate, supporting the Italian claims, after which he asked for reinforcements.
M. Daladier and M. Bonnet, in consultation with M: Mandel have decided to comply with the request.
A spokesman said there was no official confirmation of the reported Italian concentrations on the Somaliland border, and the Government was unable to consider movements 15 miles on either side of the border as an "invasion."
However, he added, the Government was sending a sufficient reinforcement of men to assure the security of the railway terminal.
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Generally speaking it is not expected that these reinforcements will exceed 5,000-United Press,
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French Socialist Party Drops Pacifist Policy
PARIS, Dec. 27.
BY 4,322 VOTES to 2,837, the French Socialist Party has agreed upon a radical departure from its former policy of pacifism in foreign affairs.
In a vote on three resolutions on foreign policy submitted to the plenary session of the extraordinary national party congress by M. Leon, the pacifist group secured only 60 votes, while an amendment to M. Blum's motion was defeated 4,822 to 2,837, with 1,014 abstentions,
M. Blum's motion denounced the policy of appeasement as initiated by the Munich Agreement, supported the efforts of the Daladier Government to re-arm France at every cost, denounced pacifism (previously the Party's strongest plank) as n policy for peace, and pledged its co-operation to the fullest extent in any war in which Franco may become involved in defending the integrity of its soil.
“If”, said M. Blum, "It is a ques- tion of war or servitude, the Socialist Party will choose war."
The vote was taken after a lengthy debate during which representatives
of
the various groups presented their viewpoints.
The representative of the Integral Pacifist Group declared himself to be opposed to rearmament efforts of any
demanded kind, and ment gesture instead.
a disarma-
JAPANESE SHIPPING on the Yangtse River near Anking is still being harassed by Chinese guerilla sharpshooters on the banks of the river. The photograph shows a Japanese Army supply ship, proceeding up-river with supplies, heavily guarded by armed soldiers.
New Refugee FRANCO'S DRIVE
Shelter
Chungking, Dec. 27.
A Shanghai despatch re- celved here states that the newly constructed refugee rhelter in the western district of Shuanghai will shortly be opened for the accommodation of war victims.
With a capacity for 5,000 people, the shelter is equipped with electricity and water supplies and is expected to re- Heve to some extent the con- gestion in other camps.
Despite energelle efforts by the authorities to move them to the interior places, there still remain about 100,000 re- fugees in Shanghat, It is
learned.--Central News.
New Chinese Offensive Gaining Momentum
SHIUKWAN, Dec. 28.
BROUGHT TO HALT
BARCELONA, Dec. 27.
ALL REPORTS FROM ARMY MEN in the Gogull sector state that the Loyalists have halted the Insurgent attacks, and are holding firm around Gogull, where Italians are concentrating the spearhead of the attack.
DELAYED WEDDING
as
Further north, the Insurgents continued to pound the salients at Montsech and the line of with Sierras along the river
H.K. Man Who heavy losses.
Escaped In Junk
Gray.
THE CHINESE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE against Company. Tsengshing, 35 miles north-cast of Canton, is proceeding apace.
very
Air bombardments are frequent, extending 30 to 35 miles behind the lines.
ralds on
the
Barcelona
crew
Civilian Air Corps For U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has announced his plan for the annual training of 20,000 civilian pilots to form reserve aviators in time of war, at a cost of about $10,000,000 a year.
President Roosevelt rald he was not prepared to say how many acroplanes he had recom- mended to Congress for the army and navy in his nationa defence programme,
Meanwhile aircraft sharca on Wail Street are fractionally bigher on reports that President Roosevelt is asking for a com- bined army and navy air feet of 13,000 planes-Reuter.
SCHOOL-GIRL
LAUNCHES SHIP
new water-bant Union Waterboat
JAPAN'S REPLIES DO NOT SATISFY AMERICA
HANKOW, Dec. 28.
THE UNITED STATES' Consulate in Hankow has protested to the Japanese military authorities against the conversion of American church and missionary property at Wuchang into a house for pro- stitution.
It is alleged that Japanese soldiers, accompanied by Japanese women, occupied the schools, forcing teachers to seek refuge in the church.
The missionaries reported that the Japanese troops later forced the Chinese teachers to assist in fitting up the schools for occupation by the Japanese
women,
Meanwhile, in Washington, Mr. Summer Welles has confirmed that the US. Ambassador in Tokyo, Mr. Harold Grew, has made new re-, presentations to the Japanese For- eign Office regarding the unsatis- factory replies received from the
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LATEST
CHRISTMAS
CHOLERA CASES
Christmas In Hongkong did not pass without disease claiming new victims,
The official return of notifiable diseases in Hongkong during the last four days shows there were four cases of cholera, which brings the year's total to 548.
Five new victims of small-pax were reported, four cases of men- ingitis, three of dysentery, three of measles, two each of diphtheria, and enterio fever, and one of chicken- nox,
The dysentery incidence for the year now aggregates 1.051.
See Back Pago For Further Late News
AIR MAIL DELAYED
A WEDDING which was de-
Sunlight, Breaking through ayed by the Sino-Japanese war morning mist, made targets clear ali was solemnised at St. Mary's along the route from Cebera to the Church, Kuala Lumpur, on De-front, obliging the civilian population cember 18 between Mr. Lyall to take refuge every few minutes. Mervyn Dalzard Parlett and Five Savola bombers caused an un- Miss Catherine Macdougall known number of victims andi A TEN-YEAR-OLD HONG-
damage in two this morning.
KONG school-girl launched the The couple were engaged for
In the first raid the squadron at-Tai Szeho at the Kowloon Docks two-and-a-half years, having met at Hongkong, where Mr. Parielt was tacked the port area and sunk the this morning. stationed with the Astalle Petroleum British ship Stancroft, whose
A The ship is was rescued and taken ashore. The planes returned flying in formation ordered by the Europe Mr. Parlett was transferred disturbed the formation, and forced Dodwell, daughter of the Hon. Mr. When Miss Gray returned to to the north, but anti-aircraft fire Company. The girl was Penelope
to Changsha in the interior of China, one place to fee towards the
NO MORE AIR maila will sen.S. H. Dodwell and Mrs. Dodwell. Several delegutės made a last at-
but nevertheless the wedding was while the others bombed the pori
arrive in Hongkong until Satur- tempt to and a compromise between It is revealed that on one occa- | latter are strengthening their defence arranged to take place at Kuula area and an inland segment.
The large bottle of champagne day. the Blum and Faure resolutions.
wielded by Penelope's Ulny hands sion Chinese vanguards succeed- works and enlarging the aerodrome Lumpur, where Miss Gray's sister,
Mrs. C. Harding Tilley, is living, with A Valencia message says that five smashed against the bows of the ship This is a result of the wild M. Faure declared that he would
Savolas dropped 30 her husband. continue to defend his idens withned in forcing their way into the at Samshui,
bombs on thic as the young school-girl. In a piping spell of cold weather that has The number of Japanese warships the party even in the event of the city and challenged the Japanese
But the war intervened and com- Valencia port and the suburb of volce, named it "Tol Szeho."
swept Europe during the past defeat of his resolution.
to street fighting. They with-around Welchow Island south munications were closed. Mr. Par- Nazaret at 12.15 p.m. to-day, but they;
Afterwards, while the elders drunk fortnight. He emphasised that friendship be drew after inflicting about 200 ahol has now been increased to lett, however, succeeded in reaching caused no dainage. The plants flew tween himself and M. Blum was not
eight. They frequently cruise off longkong in a junk and the couple very high, and a curtain of anti-air champagne in honour of the occasion During one stage it completely dis- the coast of Pathol and affected by the fact that they did not casualties upon the Japanese.
molest had a happy second meeting in Kuala jernft fire prevented them from reach- Penelope and three play-mates quaff-organised trans-Continental air per- seo eye to eye in matters of forelim tightened their vigliance and have and salt boats are reported to have
Since then, the Japanese huve Chinese bonts. About 200 fishing Lumpur bofore the wedding.
vices, Including the Imperiul Airways The bridegroom la the son of Siring their objective, most of the bombs ed their thirst in lemonade. policy
"It was good fun," said Penelope. Empire services. M. Faure then pointed out that the been intermittently shelling the been set on fire by them.
Harold Parlett, an authority on For Munich pureement had not been suf- Chinese positions outside the city to aciently exploited for the purposes prevent the Chinese from approach landed on Welchow Island and seized bassy in Tokio in 1927 and has since Japanese bluejackets have also Eastorn matters, who retired as Jap- anese Counsellor of the British Em- of price. He warned against aning the city gates. armament race, in which the Total-
the written "A Brief Account of Diplo Chinese troops staged "mopping provisions and valuables tarian States were bound to emerge up" operations in the areas around Islanders-Central News.
matie Events in Manchuria. on the West Hiver yester- na winners, since Germany's "poten-Samshul
from
of
for
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CLYDE HAS BEST YEAR
The bride is the youngest daugh-
LONDON, Dec. 27. tiel de guerro" was far greater than day. A Japanese unit of about 30 HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR LINFEN
of Mr. and Mrs. James Gray
CLYDE SHIPBUILDING has just had its best year since men was found at Tachekkong and Franco's.
Yuanku. Dec. 97. |of Wemyss Bay, Renfrewahiro, He therefore recommended con-immediately dispersed.
Heavy fighting between 3,000 Wearing a anvy-blun feured wilk 1930. tinuation of endeavours for appease- Since December 24, many Japoneso Japanese troops and strong Chineng dress with while embroideries and a No less than 117 vessels, aggregating 443,615 tons were floated, ment, and a peace gesture by the troops have been withdrawn from units is raging at Sunkutsun and may-blue felt hat, and carrying and engineering firms produced marine machinery of a total of French.
Samahul, being substituted by Tumen, two villages west of Linfen, white camellias, she was given away His amendment was rejected. Japanese-employed Irregulars.
914,000 indicated horse-power.-British Wireless. (Continued on Page 7.)
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The
Outward Imperial Airways planes were held up at Southampton, Inward planes ut Marseilles.
As a result, there is no mail at Singapore for the Hongkong feeder service planes to collect.
Australian mail which will arrive there before the end of the week will be held until Friday, when planes. will bring balh Australin‚'and' Home mall to Hongkong.
Delay until Saturday will mean,
that Hongkong will be nine days without mall:
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