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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
This Is The Position At The End Of The First 18 Months Of Warfare In China
Chahar Dominated
B
1935
of Jetol Completed Mar 1933
Pelping Taken
1937
SHENSI
Aug
Sign+
Hankow Captured Oct.25,1938
Hankow
HUNA
Japanese Occupy Canton Dct. 21,1938
KIANGSI
R
Tsingtao
Lungy
Lung Hat
hwang
CHEKIANG
Nanking Taken Dec.17, 1937
Shanghai
Shanghai Fell November 1937,
Foochow
KWANG
UNG
Hong Kong
FUKIEN
Swatow
KWANGSI
Miles
200
490
Harbin Fell Feb.5, 1932
Vladivostok
Mukden Captured Sept. 18-19,1931.
24-Hour Curfew In Jerusalem
January 10, 1939.
UNOFFICIAL BAN ON ARMS EXPORT
Novel American Scheme Stops War Supplies To Japanese
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
AN APPEAL by Mr. Cordell Hull to American aircraft manufacturers not to export planes or bombs to countries whose armed forces are accused of bombing | civilian populations has been almost completely successful in preventing such American supplies reaching "Japan, according to the annual report of the National Munitions Control Board.
Anglo-U.S.
Mr. Hull's uppeal for volun- tary co-operation by manufac turers was issued on July 1.
Since then the exports of air- craft to Japan have been
Plans For negligible, although they totalled China Aid
LONDON, Jan, 9.
[nearly $9,000,000 in the first six
months of the year.
According to the report, there was only one notable exception among the manufacturers agreeing with the
THE PROBLEM of the Japan-Government's policy.
ese attitude with respect to The report discloses that Britain the "Open Door" in China has was the largest purchase of munitions been the subject of ministerial in 1938, with a total of $28,011,000, discussion in London for some constating mainly of military and time, says "Reuter's" diplomatic non-military planes. correspondent,
There has also been a full and frank exchange of views between London and Washington.
Observers here note that each have independently arrived at the same conclusiona from the saic set
the
Other purchasers included Netherlands Indles, who bought, air- craft valued at $10,000,000, Japan 50,241,000, Chim $9,100,000, Argen line $7,210,000, France $0,448,000, and Canada $3,171,000.-Reuter.
of facts. Hence, naturally a certain order to press the urgency of the amount of parallelism might be ex-situation in China, and the possibility pected in any course adopted.
of action by the League in view of Viscount Halifax's visit to Geneva on his way back from Rome.-Reuter.
PARLEYS IN WASHINGTON
Although no speciale confirmation can be obtained of stories that China's currency may be supported, it is not denied that maintenance of the cur-
Washington, Jan. 9. The Ambassadors of Britain, rency is of definite interest to the foreign trading community in China, France and Germany are in Washing- and efforts to undermine it by the ton together for conferences with the introduction of currencies aponsored Administration. administrations, es-
The first two returned unexpected- "puppet" Tablished by the Japanese, are strongly from holidays in Florida to confer with President Roosevelt, but they deprecated here.-Router.
refuse to divulge the reason for this.
Jerusalem, Jan. 9. The military commander has im posed a 24-hour curfew on the entire residential quarter of the new city in Jerusalem following the shooting n Jew outrage this morning, when was wounded.
An engagement between the pollec, Arab assisted by aircraft, and an band occurred on the coastal plain
London, Jan., 9. All the Ambassadors are Jewish where the Arabs sniped
Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Am-awaiting the return of Mr. Cordeli workers, seriously wounding one.
the 11 is believed that Arabs bassador visited Viscount Hallfax at Hull, who landed in New York to-day suffered several casualties-Reuter, the Foreign Ofee this afternoon in from Lima.-Reuter,
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JAPAN BOASTED that the "Chins Incident" would last only three or four months. The first eighteen months of the greatest war the For Exst has known ended on Saturday, and Japan is now facing the final semester of two years of bastilities. - This map shows dates of major scquisitions since, the attack was launched on Manchuria in 1932. Pre- sent hostilliles pornmenced near Peiping он July 7, months ago last Saturday.
1937-eighteen
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PREMIER'S VISIT TO ITALY
Spain To Occupy Main Part Of Rome Agenda
LONDON, Jan. 9.
EXPLORATION, rather than negotiation, is likely to be the keynote of the Rome talks says "Reuter's" diplomatic cor- respondent.
Mr. Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax are going with no preconceived ideas and no formal agenda, nor have they received from the Italian side, any precise indications of the points Signor Mussollni may wish to raise.
Two subjects naturally are of the Non-Intervention Commitico's expected to take a prominent plan for the withdrawal of foreign
volunteers has been fulfilled... place in the talks-the Spanish. Apart from these two items, the
war and Italo-French relations, talks may include the refugee prob- On the latter, It is clearly under-lem, and economie questions, but the stood in Landon and Paris that there general trend will largely depend on is no question of British mediation the matters 11 Duce decides to raise. in the matter, which is held to be It appears unlikely that the British purely one for the French and Italian statesmen will bring hard and fost governments to
though arrangements, which certainly is not the the primary intention of the visit, atmosphere between Rome and Paris, but contacts in Rome should enable would be welcomed in London. The them to gather a first-hand estimate French Government, moreover, has of the probable trends of the Italian made it quite clear that it does not axir policy for the ensuing months. desire British mediation. There is-Reuter. complete
naturally an impro, settle, in
between
understanding London and Parls on the whole sub-
ject.
Ject.
With regard to the situation, in
Spain, it is likely to be made clear
by the British Ministers that Britain
Kinshan For
attaches considerable Importance to Canton To-morrow
the execution of Italy's promise of
full respect for Spain's Integrity, Į As the result of repented-consulte- There is no question of granting belligerent rights unul the provisions flons between the British and Japan
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