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五拜帶 號十月二英港香 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1939.
日二廿月二十
JAPANESE NAVAL FORCE EFFECTS
MAJOR LANDING ON HAINAN ISLD.
OFFICIAL CLAIM SAYS FORCE NOW PUSHING INLAND
AN
OFFICIAL JAPANESE COM- MUNIQUE, issued by the Japanese Imperial Army Headquarters in Tokyo at 9 o'clock this morning, claims that a major landing was successfully effected on Hainan Island before dawn to-day.
The locale of the Japanese operations is, for the time being, a carefully guarded secret, but it is believed to be in the vicinity of Taan, on the north-western side of the island, west of Hainan Straits.
The Japanese communique states that the Japanese forces are now pushing inland, presumably with the object of attacking Kiungchow, the capital, and Hoihow, its seaport, from the rear.
It is interesting to note, however, that the island is very mountainous, and this will considerably hamper any Japanese operations.
WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS
IN FRANCE Japan Was Warned To Keep Hands Off'
have
The landing was effected from
a fleet of about twenty Japanese
warships and transports, it is be- concentrated around Weichow
lleved. These ships have been
Island, between Pakhoi, in Kwanglung, and Hainan Island,
for the past two weeks.
Chinese military authorities, be-
lieving that the concentration meant
major landinit near
a
that the Japanese intended to attempl Pakhof, have maintained constant vigilance on Uic Kwangtung mainland,
to dzumo, Japanese fizgship
It was reported yesterday that the of the
in Third Fleet, was cruising around the re- Gulf of Tonkin, with Vice-Admiral
K. Oikawa on board.
THE JAPANESE LANDING| on Hainan Island is likely grave repercussions France, where it has been peatedly pointed out that any such action in the present Sino- Japanese conflict would be pre- judicial to Franco-Japanese re- lations.
NO BIG ARMY FOR DEFENCE
Chinese military authorities have long been anticipating a Japanese invision of Hainan Island; neverthe Hainan Island is the largest island Jess, Chinese circles in Hongkong are owned by China. It is part
taken of
by surprise at the report of Kwangtung Province, but lics direct- Japanese landing this morning.
The Japanese naval concentration,
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ly off French Indo-China and As at Welchow Island during the past
The capital is Hoihow, which is miles from Hongkong. This city is f few days near the mouth of the Kiungchow
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River, which empties into Hainan gesture on unit indienting
Strait. It is the scapart of the walled city of Klunnchow, the actual seat of
government.
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JONGKONG RADIO LISTENERS heard the Spanish Civil War last night. A B.B.C. observer, speaking by telopfione to London, broadcast a vivid description of the scones on the Franco- Spanish frontior at Le Perthus where, to use his own words,
ho had "one foot in Spain and the other in Franco."
The commentary was broad
cast by Daventry during the 9.30 p.m. Nows Bulletin last night, and was rolayed by ZBW.
As the broadcast was boing mada by-ZBW, debators at the Y.M.C.A. were deciding, by 17 votes to 13, that ZBW pro- grammes were sulted to the public taste.
"The Insurgent guns aro
going off three miles away,” said th B.B.C. commentator. "Listen! You can hear them! Through the dull boom of the cannonading, the tramp of marching feet- the feet of hundreds of Loyalist soldiers marching across the frontier into. Franco was plainly audible in Hongkong.
A long string of motor- lorries rumbled past the mi- crophono. "The first lorry is
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Russian ono, laden with arms," said the commentator. A few yards from whore the commentator stood was the house in which tho Spanish Promier, Dr. Negrin, was in conference with his Foreign Secretary.
The broadcast was probably the most vivid ever heard in Hongkong.
FURTHER BORDER CLASHES
FRANCO EFFECTS MINORCA LANDING
LE PERTHUS,
Feb. 9. GENERAL FRAN- CO'S troops reached the frontier here at 10.45 a.m., and hoisted the Insurgent flag.
of the
All members Loyalist Cabinet and other Loyalist leaders left before the Insurgents arrived.
Negrin, Senor Alvarez Del They included Dr. Juan Vayo, General Rojo, Chief of General Staff, and his staff officers.
A Burgos message says that the Insurgents occupied the important industrial town of San Juan Abadesas, 15 miles from the frontier to-day.
From Perpignan comes the news that ten ofeers of President Azana's
military household left Perpignan this morning for Hendayes, where they are expected to cross Into Insurgent Spain late in the afternoon. The officers include General Sarabis, chief of the household, Admiral Matz, and Colonel Jimezorge.
MINORCA LANDING
A later report from Burges states that Insurgent troops landed at Ciudalela, on the west coast of Minorca, where they were joined by unlis of the local garrison which had risen against the Loyalist authorities.
Most of the Loyalist leaders are. stated to have fled from the island, which is claimed to be almost entirely in Insurgent hands.
The Insurgents fonded consisting of
troops two battellons iniantry and one battery of artillery, of with auxiliarles.
of
An Insurgent division has left Barcelona for Minores to reinforce the troops already there.-Reuter.-
MINORCA HEADACHE
London, Feb. 9, Writing on the Insurgents' claim to dominate almost the whole. Minorca, "Reuter's" diplomatic cor respondent points out that France has been
particularly concerned foccupation by a hostile Power would
cerlously
threaten
communications with French North African posse3- sions.
THE LARGEST FLYING machine ever to Hsinking Protests To about the future of the island, as its
visit the Far East is due in Hongkong on February 28, according to word received by the local office of Pan American Airways this
morning.
The plane is the giant 74-j passenger Boeing Clipper, the
by reported
threatening Brilliant Flight To in south-west Kwangtung Japanese move on Hainan Island has.
And From Cape been received from Chinese sources. Hothow became a Treaty fort ini
ALEX HENSHAW, the bril-first of six planes ordered by According to well-informed obser- 1868. It is about 120 miles across vers, it is most likely that no mujer liant British aviator and King's Pan American for the trans- Hainan Strait from Pakhoi and stance will be
fought by
the Cup winner, dreamed of flying Pacific and trans-Atlantic ser- equidistant from the French port of)
Chinese In Hainin. Haiphong.
Hvision under Gentral Chung Tah, town and back in less than five
Hainan. The Cantonese
solo from Gravesend to Cape vices. which was the only regular division 'n Hainan, was ordered back to the days. Kwangtung
mainland after the
Henshaw bettered
and
BELGIAN CABINET
RESIGNS
Soviet Union
HSINKING, Feb. 9.
MANCHOUKUO been seeking to ensure that any
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Both France and Britain have
to-day
THE GOVERNMENT · lodged a strong protest with the Soviet Union through the Soviet Consulate- General at Harbin against 150 FOREIGNERS Possession of the island by Japon
On her maiden flight the Boeing
another allegedly illegal would not only cover the entire coast Japanese landing at Bins Bay.
Yesterday this dream was realised, will carry no passengers, though it iine of French Indo-China, but would
when he landed at Gravesend com-is anticipated that when she leaves
crossing of the border and Jeopardise all
However, it is errtain that exten-pleting the two-way fight in four San Francisco on February 22 she
attack BRUSSELS, Feb. 9.
on the British and other sive and well-organised guerilla-days, ten hours and 15 minutes, thus will have aboard a heavy cargo of
Japanese foreign maritime interests east Singapore.
of warfare will be resorted to by the beating the previous record establish-ait and freight.
The Belgian Cabinet resigned patrols by Soviet troops. Chinese on the island. The total area of the island is 14.-
ed by Flying Officer Clouston Hainan
this afternoon, following a meet- Island 000 square miles and the population Five-Figure-Mountain
is mountainous, Mrs. Kirby Green of five days, 17 the recommencement of a weekly been specially convened to con- Soviet troops riding in thres The arrival of the Booing will meaning of its members, which had outposts indicate that scores of Dispatches from the border two million. About 150 foreigners being 5,000 feet high. In may be re-
(Wuchishan) hours, says a Reuter" message. reside
on the island, principally in called that these mountainous areas mark by a full 30 hours, while on which are at present in use, and the the nomination of Professor Argun
service between San Francisco and the previous the Colony, the Martin flying boats sider the situation arising out of motor-lorries crossed the frozen Holhow.
were the The question whether a Japanere operations of the Communists for run
strongholds of guerilla the outward Journey he had a record Bacing arriving here on alternate Martens to the Flemish Academy western border between Man- Occupation of the island
of 30% hours, beating the constitule a threat to the security of cd to the government.
would several years before they surrender previous best by five and a half
of Science, French Indo-China was discursed
jours.
How soon the entire service will be recently in the semi-oMelai Pett
LANDS WITH NOSE BLEEDING taken over by the Boeings is not yet tion called forth a storm of protests It will be recalled that the nomina- Parlalen by M. Jan de Beaumont.
When lifted from the small single known, because, though at least one Deputy for Indo-China in the Lower
engined Percival Newguil aircraft, in other of the new Boeings is already from ex-servicemen owing to the fact House.
Tokyo, Feb, 10.
which he won the King's Cup air undergoing tests and the others are that Professur The Japanese landing on
race last year, Henshaw's face was nearing completion; the probable in-sentenced to death for his activities various measures taken by successive to add to the pressure brought to
been Hainan covered with blood from a bleeding the Island this morning was prompted nose.
Pan American Air-during the war. auguration French Governments to prevent the bear upon the supply route to China unable to stand, but he recovered next planes are transferred to the May, 1938, when it succeeded
by ways of a trans-Atlantle service in He was so exhausted that he was March this year may mean that the
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new service and, the frans-Pacific Janson Ministry. service will continue to be maintalu- ed partly by the: Martin flying boats which have proved so satisfactory The resignation of the Spank during the past more than 200 cross-Cabinet has caused general confusion Ings. The Boeing's maiden flight will in political circles. be Flight 209.
M. de Beaumont recalled
Occupation of the island. In 1808, China gave en undertaking that the island would never be fortified and, as an extra precaution. France obtain-
ed the concrasion of Kwangchauwan,
a territory-containing 600 square miles,
situated on the mainland directly opposite Hainan Island,
In 1907, France concluded on agree- ment with Japan regarding Hainan
Island
A SERIOUS MENACE"
EFFORT TO STOP HAIPHONG TRADE
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BRITISH SHIP LOST
Fruitless Search in Mid-Atlantic
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.
The occupation by Japan of the
The sa. VEENDAM, 8.5, Scanmail, and the British steamer strategically important Hainan Island Clintonia, have reached the scene of the wreck of the steamer
would not only constitute a serious Maria de Larrinaga, and are participating in a search. menace to French Indo-China, but
The Veendam wirelessed that she had sighted numerous interests," M. de Neaumont concluded. Pieces of wreckage, ladders, and a table-top.
would also gravely endanger Briti
It should be mae definitely clear
io Japan that any attempt to establish sighted the wreckage of hatch covers and cars near the last re- Its authority over the island would
counter the joint resistance of Great ported position of the Larrinaga-leuter. Britain and France."
The Cunard White Star liner, Auranía,, reports that she
Taban's repeated threats to land on
#o di" leland recently led to the con- entration of notilina of the newest
CREW RESCUED
NEW YORK, LÁTER.
A WIRELESS MESSAGE BAYS THAT THE VERNDAM IN NOW he warships, cruisers, destroyers, RESCUING THE CREW OF THE MARIA" DE LARRINAGA, THOUGH,
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weeks.
·
Martens had
M. Spank formed his Cabinet in
the
POLITICAL CONFUSION
River forming the
any.
choukuo and the Soviet Union at
Jani nese frontier outpost in the rear, 3 p.m. on Monday,
The Soviets then attacked the whereupon, the Japanese patrol re- Invading Soviets, the turned the attack and repulsed the
dispatches Another 20 Soviet troops armed with a
a field-gun and several machine- gung again crossed the border and attacked the Japanese border outpost at 4 p.m. on the following day. Responding to the Soviet affrent, the Japancao repulsed them after four hours of fighting.
LATEST
Seu Back Pago For Further Late News
Japan Brings Up Reinforcements
As the result of the skirmishes, the Savlets suffered seven or eight Only very hazy ideas about the casualties, the dispatches claim, add- 74 PASSENGERS
formation of a new Government existing that the Soviet forces are at present increasing forces near the Copable of carrying 74'passengers"
at the moment.
scene of the Intest clashes-Donel, by day, the Boeing has sleeping Answering a question as to whe accommodation for 34, and it. is not ther the King had accepted the re-
OUTER MONGOLIANS CLASH expected that more than this number signation of the Cabinet and himself,
WITH MANCHUKUO FATROL
Chungki, Feb. 2.- Chinese reports state that ca will travel on each trip between M. Spaak said:
Hatlar, Manchoukuo, Feb. D.
result of Count Terrauchi's requesta, Manila and America.
On the short hop between Hong continue to attend to current bul-Mongolian border, a group of Outer to the Shunt and Silbrun front
"The King has authorised me to.
Breaking the silence that prevalled the Tokyo headquartira hava unalty along the
transferate fre kong and Manila, however,
Marchoukuban-Outer authorised the the plane ness. I do not know exactly what Mongolian cavalrymen crossed the assist against the guerilla: campa will accommodate
Japanese divistona grom: Manetrario, full complement that means."
border and clashed with the Man-Ti is stated that party ofst In some circles it is felt that there choukucan-Japanose routier patrols divisions had arrived ca alty Rhulit, Saak. Davo Oral, telephone lineman, had is a possibility of the formation of aen January 27, bulated report re destrationis, and paren to fight to do his work. He was in sosenlied Cabinet of personalities ceived here from the trimler out STEM HIral telephones because of unpaid circles state that it is intended to dia 16 JAP structed to remove number of standing outside party corillict. Other post active
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