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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 29,
1938.
JAPAN MOBILISES EVERY RESOURCE Totalitarianism Comes To Nation As Money Tightens
DRASTIC RESULT OF CHINA WAR
TOKYO, Dec. 28.
PRACTICALLY FULL INVOCATION of the National General Mobilisation Act will be made early next year following approval by the National Mobilisation Council of six`new draft Imperial Ordinances relating to the enforcement of Articles 6, 10, 11 and 13 of the Act.
The six Imperial Ordinances relate, respectively, to the control of wages, restriction of working hours in factories, restriction of dividends by business corpora- tions,
workshops, appropriation of factories and
"PINCH OF ADVENTURE Hongkong-
IN CHINA," SAYS LONDON
LONDON, Dec. 29.
THE "DAILY TELEGRAPII", in an editorial on Japan's new step to mobilise her economic resources, says that shorn of circum- Jocution. It means that Japan is feeling the pinch of the adventure In China, and sees herself compelled to bring her productive system under the gield contral of the Government.
The step is not altogether surprising, for the Government appears to be doing no more than exercise in full the powers already conferred on It, hut which hitherto have been only partly implemented,
"Clearly Japan is about to resort to what we would call war-time economy, but what, in her case, more likely portends a permanent state regulation of her economio life, at any rate as long as the present semi-dictatorial regime remains in power.
"Japan. It is true, has not yet adopted a professedly totalitarian system, but she is taking a long step towards the German example."— Reuter.
appropriation of land, buildings and various establish DARING S'HAI COUP
ments and requisitioning of commoditics.
It is pointed out that invoca- tion of the mobilisation articles is inspired to concentrate Japan's entire economic resources for
the building up of a new order
in East Asia.
NAZIS FRONT-PAGE 'BRUTAL BRITISH
(Continued from Page 1.)
Beadlines in recent Eerlin
The measures will be executed in nows-
conjunction with the 3-year plan for papers:
Volklicher
offici.it the Deobachter.
expansion of the productive Nazi organ: "Inhumans suppression capacity of industries which was ap-
BY BANDIT GANG
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.
in
VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATING the extent to which armed crime has increased in the western boundaries of the Inter- national Settlement, fringing the Japanese-controlled arcas recent weeks, there occurred yesterday a daring hold-up, almost unprecedented in the history of Shanghai.
A line of seven cars, contain-¡
methods of the English against the proved and referred to the Governing a party of 16 American and 9 Million Jobless
Araba.
Eight houses blown up by finent on Tursday by the British military. House searchings Board. continue in Palestine. English bis- tory
example of tyranny."
on
Planning British men
was
In United States
New York, Dec. 20.
totalled
Waichow Highway Opening
THE EXTENT of the collapse of the Japanese offensive in the East River area in Kwangtung is indicated by reports this. morning that motor communica. tion will re-open between Hong- kong and Walchow,
Walchow, one of the largest of the East River cities, was re- captured from the Japanese on December 9.
Since then, the Japanese have been cntirely cleared from the area be- tween Hongkong and Canton south of the former Kwangiang capital, River strip protected by their gun- Peari
boats.
the
of
Road traffle between Hongkong and Walchow will be resumed as soon as the highway bridges, watch were blown up by the Chinese shortly after the Japanese landing in Blus Bay, are repaired.
border
Bus services have already resumed between Shum Chun, the
Lungkong, seventeen miles
and
and
and women stopped near the Columbia of the National Country Club within the Settle- To-day's session unbroken
of Mobilisation Council to approve the ment perimeter by a band Imperial Ordinance plans was held a fubout eight armed bandits, The number of unemployed in the Large number of war refugtes RULE OF VIOLENCE' 9.45 am, at the official residence of flourishing pistols, who had United States during November from Hongkong uilised the buses The 12-Uhr Bfali, popular midday |Premier Kunoye,
parked their own car across the 9,095,000 in October, and 7,751,000 an Kwangtung.
9,211.000, compared with yesterday to return to their homes. paper: "Answer to England's bar-
Upon invocation of the new provi-rond. barle methods as we see them and
It is expected that the highways year ago.
Tumshut Bl the rest of Europe does not want tosions, all business corporations with
These figures are ferued lo-day by between Hongkong. capitals execeding 200,000 Yen w.ll continue seeing them."
Industrial Conference Walchow will be open for the National be prohibited from declaring: dends over 10 per cent, per annum,
Board-Reuter.
within three weeks. while further increase in the rate of dividend will be denied the cor The Lokal Anzeiger: "England's purations which are at present pay- bloody regime of violence in Palesg more than 10 per cent, avions, well-dressed, made a citan escap:,
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zellung Foreign Office organ: "Brutal sup- pression of the Arab fighters for freedom."
tine."
|per unmun-Damet.
divi-
The party was forced to dismount: rings and wallets to the value of up- and were relieved of their watches,"
proximately 1,000 Chinese dollars.
The gang, who were reported to be
and despite the early arrival of the Settlement pol.ec, none has bien ap- prehended,
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Dunn
Angrift, Dr. Gothbela's newspaper: |-- "1,089 Araba shot in four months. The humane English in Palestine of women and children killed with Brutal poley of suppression."
The party is known to have in- shells and bombe in Waziristan," the Add the Volkischer Beobachter: paper continues: "World history has cluded at least three Britons, Mr. J. "In England they accuse us of bruta inat forgotten the cruelty of the I. Ford and Mrs. Innes of the A.P.C.,
33 well tied and Mrs. Ites, as English in India, where they violence and set themselves up 15
helpless prisoners in front of the American doctors, Dr. T. B. the judges of humanity and decency, muzzles of runs, and then fired them and Dr. D. J. Collins. However, the English people have off. Also the atrociles in the Tran plenty of reason to be indignant couvant, where the Boer families were cerning their own cruelty jowarda other nations. On foreign soll they slowly but surely killed off in con- blow up houses, hang out of hand centration camps. those fighting for the justice and freedom of their lond and direct an atrocity regime which leaves bloody tracks throughout Palestine."
BOERS KILLED OFF After referring to the "thousands
POPULAR
"The English have cause cnough to mind their awn business. They ought finally to leave us in peace from beir schoolmasterly ndoal- tions and their arrogant criticism, which embitter us very much."
OFFICER GETSNEW COMMAND
COLONEL N. M. S. IRWIN, popular G.S.0.1 of the China Command since 1937, is to leave Hongkong next year to assume command of the 6th Infantry Brigade, according to a War Office announcement, cabled by "Reuter."
Colonel Irwin will assume the temporary rank of Brigadier in his new appointment.
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Colonel Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin, M.C., ..., was born in India on Christmas Eve forty-six years
Educated ago.
Marlborough College, he later went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and joined the Essex Regiment in 1912. He was promoted to the rank of Major in the Border Regiment in 1087, and was a Brevet Lcut-Colonel in 1031.
He served
France with the Battalion from August 1914, and commanded the 2nd Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment from 1917 19 1918. He also commanded the Bil Batt.
the Leicester Irgiment In 1918 and from 1918 to the following year commanded the lat Ball, the Lincolnshire Regiment,
331.
in
was temporary Colonel Sub- Area Commandant in France in 1910, and during his service there he was awarded the v.5.0., and two bars, the M.C., and the Croix de Guerre, and was also mentioned Ave times In despatches.
He was at the Staff College from 1024 to 19025, and served with the -General Staff on the Rhine from ∙1028 to 1927. He was in India from 1929 to 1033 and from 1933 to 1935
Chief Instructor, R. M., Was
C Sandhurst. He was at the Imperial College in 1930, and was promoted to Colonel the following year, when appointment In Hong-
his
he took up kong as General Staff Officer, lat
Grade,
For
COL. IRWIN
Although hold-ups of Chinese are ni daily occurence, yesterday's altair involving foreigners is the first case of this kind for many ycars.- Reuter,
SEVEN CARS HELD Ur
Shanghai, Dec. 28.
A senzational armed robbery, in which the victims were foreigners, occurred in Shanghai to-night.
Seven molor CATS, whese 15 occupants were mosily Americans, were held up by five armed robbers, believed to be Chinese.
The party, who were on their way back from à visit to the American Columbia Country Club, situated in the western area of Shanghal, were robbed of all their money and
jewelry.
Th bandits, who werd Armed
afterwit.
wit mauser pis.ols, boarded a waiting motor car
made good their escape.
A
and
The outrage occurred at spot lying between the territories com- trolled by the Japanese, and the International Settlement. Trans- Reuter.
Bitter Attack On Vatican
BERLIN, Dec. 28.
trac
TWO WOMEN missionarles photogaphed after the long walk down Lushan Mountain from Kuling, where they had been stranded for many months with food supplies gredvally dwindling end the constant threat of Sino-Japanese hostilities being waged in their district. Notice that the woman on the left wears Chinen cloth shoes. For many months their worn-out to replace A BITTER ATTACK on the farelers in Kuling have been unable
Vatican is made by Dr. Josef clothing. Gaehbel's organ the "Angriff,” presumably as a tardy answer to the Pope's recent criticism of! the totalitarian doctrine.
It accuses the Vatican of occupying! Itself solely with the Jewish question to the extent of giving the Impression that there is complete popularly be- the Christian tween Jewry and church.
CHIANG REJECTS
TOKYO PEACE TERMS
CHUNGKING, Dec. 28.
It reveris to the situation In JAPAN'S PEACE TERMS, which included, besides those con-
Palentine, and blumes the Pope for fallure to protest against the "wlid and cruel war which severely harms the moral credit of Christianity In the Arab world."--Reuter..
Revised Tariffs. In N. China
Peiping, Dec. 20.
lained in the statement by Prince Konoye on December 22, the granting to Japan of the right to station troops at specific points in China as long as the proposed anti-Comintern pact remained in force, and the right to domicile all parts of China for the Japanese, were more extensive and stiffer than those presented to China before the outbreak of the hostilities, enld Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to-day.
He added: "If the carlier terms
to unacceptable were (China, how can the country, after 18 months of fighting and
At one time he was a brilliant
It is predicted that the revision of suffering, accept the present hockey player, and played both for
tariffs in the Japanese-uccupied prens demands? What have we been his battalion and the Army,
Lieut-Colonel Frank Keith Sm- of China will not come into force on
fighting for?" three years
M.C., of the January 1 as expected, was a member of the mons, M.v.o., M.D., Marlborough College Shooting VIII Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders,
A Tientsin newspaper, regarded ni and team.
He emphasised that China cannot! one year was captain of the was born in 1888. He was educated the mouthpiece of the
Japanese accept any terms which violate ther at Cranbrook School and served in military authorities, states that tariff erritoriai or administrative integrity, NEW SHANGHAI COMMANDER the European War, beng Dwarded
"Reuter" also confirms the report the M.v.o., M.E., and Croix de Guerre changes will be announced as soon as or which are contrary to the League published in the "Telegraph" yeater-
It was sinted to-day that Chinese) Subsequently he became military agreement has been reached be- Covenant or the Nine-Power Ternly.
tween the Provisional and Reformed day that Colent! F. K. Simmons has attacho at Madrid, serving in this governmenis at Pelpng and Nanking, casunities since the beginning of the In the hostilities are estimated at 850,000 of the General capacity from 1928 to 1031. been promoted
The changes are expected from
He Stall in Palestine to command the
WDS appointed a temporary spring, when duties, especially thore which 300,000 have been killed.
will be greally Japanesó casualties are estimated : Shanghai Area, with the temporary commander of the Southern Brigade affecting luxuries,
increased-Reuter,
at 650,000,-Reuter. rank of Brigadier.
(Palestine), in 1030.
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