Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 27, 1939.
77
China's
Economic
Development
During War-Time
CHUNGKING, Feb. 26.
LATEST EFFORTS of the National Government for economic and communication development are revealed by Dr. H. H. Kung, President of the Executive Yuan, in a report.
In the economic field according; 10) Dr. Kung, the National Government is following a policy of extensive ex- piollation of natural resources and Increase of production. Several points of special significance are embodied in this policy:
First, regional economic planning | and development is cuphasized. As a preliminary step, the Government has chosen the Tekiang md Minklang valleys in Szechwan is the industrial bolt. In this helt are found coul, potroleum and natural gas Up til now an alcohol distillery, a power plant and chemical works have been established, while a paper mili
refinery art and a sugar
under planning.
21
Downing Street Skirmish
PARIS, Feb. 26,
"WE
WILL NOT permit anyone
Secondly, a harmonious co-ordina- Von of state and private enterprises to touch
is sought.
our Empire
The Government, of the built with the blood
one hand, has taken over commial-
cation and mining enterprises of and labour of French- vital importance to national defence
and heavy industries and, on the men. We will maintain
olier hand, is modifying the Cor
poration Law, fostering the prowl of our sovereignty and ter-
private industries, and promoting co-ritory intact." operation between
the state
and
private individuals, all with a view
to encouraging
investiments. private
These words were spoken
Thirdly, rural economic relief is by M. Georges Bonnet in provided through the promotion of speech at Gourdon to-day, rural co-operatives, agricultural ex-
he explained that the Farin when perinental stations and Credit Bureau,
recognition of the Franco Government was necessary France wanted because neighbourly relations with Spain. She wished to re- establish commercial rela- tions with her, and did not wish to have a new frontier to defend.
FARM CREDIT BUREAU After, the Sino-Japanese hostilities fared up, the Farm Credit Bureau diverted its attention from the Lower Yangtze valley to the Southwest, In 1938 the Bureau bad established 76
rural credit co-operatives in the Southwest to which it has subscibed capital of $7,000,000. At the same time it had set up 49 granaries with a storage capacity for 100,000,000 piculs of farin prodirets, invested 38,700,000 on irrigation projects, which can irri- gale 2,300,000 now of farmland and purchased $1,100,000 worth of
M. Bonnet said that at the same time as Franco-German
eulton, cotton yarn, cotton cloth and relations were improving, Anglo- foodstuffs to meet the needs in the French relations were becoming In the field of communication de-increasingly close, and the re-
of speeches velopment two major Improvements cent
rear.
Viscount
In the Brst place, a Halifax and Mr. Chamberlain arc nated. Joint Land and Water Transporta- showed, the whole world the tion Committee has been traustural-jcomplete solidarity of Britain ent to control wartime traffic.
In the second place, the Govern- ment had fald out a railway net- work for the Southwest. Aside from the
Go-Burma Rallway, the
a
planning to build a
and France.--Reuter,
Gruesome Sight In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Feb. 27.
OOKING
A section of the large crowd at the races.
ACROSS the
Chungking Ridicules Peace Plan
"No Chinese Will Be Deceived"
boundary of the Settle- ment this morning, police saw
CHUNGKING, Feb. 26. three Chinese heads, believed
CHUNGKING'S reception of to be of two men and one woman, suspended from tele-Major-General Kita's new peace phone poles in the Japanese-plan is marked by sarcasm, ridi-
in Western cule and extreme contempt. occupied
Oficials, especially those speetalis- Shanghai.
ing in Japanese affairs, are ready to eunment in the plan regarding the Kuomintang and the Government of
arca
The discovery followed Chinese reports that Guerillas
had raided a village yesterday Nantong, and their criticisms follow: and
executed 20
traitors.--United Press.
"San Min Chu
יין
means
allege Japan's adaption of Sunj
NEW CREDITS
FOR CHINA
Japanese Newspaper's Revelations
Japanese
surrender" 10
ven Baron They said that even
Hiranum and General Lagak h publicly discussed the San Mia Chu I question in the Imperial Diet, in- dienting that the Japanese are con- of sidering re-interpretation
and
President Azana Leaves France
PARIS, Feb. 26. THE PRESIDENT of the Spanisli Republic. Senor Manual Azania, left Parls for his brother-in-law's home in Savole to-day
by accompanied the Loyalist Spanish Ambas- sador to Paris, Senor Marcelino Martinez, and thic Pascua President of the Cortes. Senor Martinez Barrio,
It is not known whether President Azana, before leav- Ing. signed his abdication. Trans-Occan,
HONGKONG
BOMBING AFFAIR
Amicably Settled Says Report
making use of San Min Chu I serious
TOKYO, Feb, 27. ly and urgently. However, none of the Chinese would believe what the
AFFAIR THE BOMBING Japanese would manufacture from involving the British territory the doctrine.
the near Shumchun, was understood
specist service organ at Peiping is to have been amicably settled as
has
was.
on
Secondly, Kita, as head of
the first Japanese LONDON DEMONSTRATION
amein openly the result of the official British planning a peace programme. It is
handed communication London, Feb. 20.
stated that Tokyo, for a long time, Saturday afternoon by Sir TOKYO, Feb. 27. The British decision to recognise
stooned
first directing Robert Craigie, pence,
the British line linking Kunning and Yipin General Franco, which is expected to ACCORDING TO the "Nichi
the "puppets" at Pelping to uppent. (Suchow) neur the Yunnan-Sze-be announced to-morrow) had
Nichi," Chinese emissaries in Thirdly, Kuomintang officials be- Ambassador, to the Vice-Minis- chwan border. There will also be boisterous sequel at Whitehall this
Europe were concluding arrange-lieve that Wang Ching-wel, despite ter of Foreign Affairs, Mr. an extension from Welning within afternoon.
his inclination for peace, would no Renzo Sawada, in which the Kweichnw-Yunnan boundary demonstration of protest against ments with France for an Anglo join the proposed Nanking-Kuomin-British Government expressed
lang Government, because he and along the Kunning-Yipin line the Government's action held in French programme of financini ;
the Japanese to Kwelyang whence it will be con- Trafalgar Square, was addressed by assistance.
clever enough to understand that satisfaction, at neeted with Liuchow in the heart of Mr. Clement Äitlee, Mr. Herbert
The newspaper reported that after, for peace which was without result. reply to the British protest. Kwangsl In that case, the four Morrison and Miss Ellen Wilkinson, negotiating secretly with the British the proposed regime in Nanting. Following the inforaml communi- morning, the southwestern provinces of Yunnas, and interrupted by protagonists of authorities, the Chinese emissurus, would be the most sinister among alleation on Saturday Szechwan, Kwelchow and Kwangsi the Fopular Front.
regimes.
British Ambassador called on Vice- recently arrived in Paris and held the "Puppet"
Mr. Now that the Japanese themselves Minister for Foreign Affairs. will be brought closely together, A resolution was phaed viewing numerous interviews with "pro-Chi-
Negotiations are also underway the Government's policy with shame new French oficials, including M. were "no longer potent" they were
2nd handed a
at the Foreign Office on the with friendly nation for the con-junt abhorrence."
written nale Bonnet, and M. Campichi, as well us proposing peace,
"ABSOLUTE INSULT" The crowd desire to march to struction of a railway in the Nortl struce
with French and Netherlands muni-
to the Japanese Government. Dawning Street, but Mr. Attlee and tons dealers. west.
invitation Fourthly, the so-called
Foreign Minister Arita, it re- In air traffle the projected Sino- Mr. Morrison and other leaders took
wald that in the to Chiang Kai-shek to join the pro-enlled," The newspaper
regret to British airline is important. Accond-the resolution to No. 10 Downing negotiations with Britain, the Chi-posed Nanking regime was an
new emissaries gained the promise of solute insult to China and to the British ing to present arrangements, Chinese Street by taxi.
Government, through Am- nation," #bri 110 a loan in return for ceding British Chinese commercial planes may By to Ran- The Labour crowd followed on
decent bassador Craigie for the bombing by goon while British passenger
slogans,
Tibet, Sikiang Chinese in Chungking would consider, mistake, of the British Territory in and fook arrival they found the en-
Concession rights in mall liners may fly from untrance to Downing Street guarded
and Szechwan
acceptance in the light of such an Kowloon
February 21 by Upon to Kumming. At Rangoon passen-
According to the paper, Britain insult. police,
Fifthly, unconfirmed reports stated Japanese military aircraft, and pro- will permit new loans to the Kuumin- cers and mall will be picked up by by mounted
the compensation for British flying boats to Europe.- There was nothing more serious tang Government, in continuation of that Major-General, Kila, from the
than one small skirmish between the the £300,000 credit loan concluded beginning of the war, was against by the incident, and also to
the idea of exhausting Japanese pre- police and a group of demonstrators last year.
China is using the waving Spanish Baga-Reuter.
inparations in China, and then did his funds strengthening her currency for pay-timest to prevent the Shanghai out- ing for arms bought in Europe for break, although he failed. It is said shipment to China,,
that his wife is Chinese, and that be Under this arrangement, says the understands Chinese affairs Warsaw, Feb. 20.
report, the French authorities In and is himself a refined speaker of China will permit French exploitu- the Chi
Chinese language, tion of all parts of south-western Observers claim that though it success to select this man to China bordering French Indo-Chlua was
and sue for penge, it was a fundamental in co-operation with Britain
Juponese mistake in arranging a new America.
Central News.
GUERILLAS MARCH ON SOOCHOW
ITALY SEEKS SUPPORT FROM POLAND
Count Clano had
1:
conversation
and thirdly,
Pab-writing, repressed
well,
used
in
thu
by
losses
take all other possible steps for an amicable settlement.
It is understood that negotiations for the payment of indemnities and other technical affairs will be con- ducted by the authorities of the two, countries "on the spot."-Domel,
Why Kuling Foreigners Are Staying
Loyalty To Duty
with Colonel Beck this afternoon.
Reports that Count Cinno pressed for a definition of the Polish attitude towards Itallun claims against France Iend special interest to Colonel CHUNGKING, Feb. 27. Beck's speech last night, which
In return for this privilege, France pence plan which Hes ignorant of is expected to co-operate with Brl- the fact that the Chinese people are A STRONG detachment of interpreted as a hint that Poland has no intention of giving tacit support
tain in maintaining Chini's legal, not so easily deceived with a coun- Chinese guerillas are rapidly to a polley which might injure the tender, secondly, to ship arms and tered Kuomintang and a re-Inter- marching on Soochow, scenic interests of her French ally.
munitions to China which were pre-preted San Min Chu I.
Sixthly, viously scheduled for Loyalist Spain,
Chinese experts on Japan- city known as Venice of China
Colonel Beck would doubtless like
the nation to begin positive cose affairs had warned on the Nanking-Shanghai Rail- to obtain a clear statement of Signoran
with those countries "In for months that the Japanese were atitude towards the operation way, about 54 miles west of Mussolini's Shanghai.
extension of Germany's commercial supporting Ching for the extension plotting to form a new Kuomintang Major-General Kita's pence so that
Hankow, Feb. 26. and political influence in south-east of new credits to the Kuomintang-
plan was nothing new In the eyes Loyalty to duty and to the Chinese The mobile fighters, according to Europe, since Palund was disappoint- United Press.
of Chungking. They said that Baron dependent on them ta responsible for report from Shanghal, commenced fed by the failure of the Italo-German
Hiranuma's reinterpretation of the the continued presence in Kuling of their drive on Soochow during the arbitration to award Ruthenia Lo
Sun
Yol-sen principles-the unity of some of the little band of Americans Lunar New Year and have recaptured | Hungury, which would have created
Japan, China and Manchuktu.
and still at the mountain resort, according village called Likow, less than 10 a Polish-Hungarian frontier.
Japanese tutelage throughout Chian. to the former fellow residents, who miles from the city. They
Polish circles regard the succeeded
instead of Sun Yat-sen's Ave-Power recently arrived here. frontler a potential source of
constitutional Government and the trouble, and the centre of anti-Pollsh
People's livelthood would mean Ukrainian propaganda-Reuter,
resources.-United Press.
in inflicting considerable losses on the Japanese and seizing a large quan- tity of arms and ammunition,
On February 21 and 22. the National flag was seen flying at Chi- men, one of the north city gates of Socehow,
The same flag was also sighted at the different bridges along the Soochow-Shanghal Highway,” All
na
present
K.C.C. XI To Play Volunteers
RIOTING IN MEXICO
43 Killed In La Palma Fighting
FORTY-THREE are reported
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 26.
The following team will represent |
a clash order to impede the K.C.C., against the Volunteers to have been killed'in
between Federal troops and a
these beldges have been damaged by the guerillas in
Netos.
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Cowardly Attack On Taxi-Driver
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Appeal To Insurgent Government
Marseilles, Feb. 28.
M. Flandin, speaking at a banungt of the Alliance Democratique to-day
A cowardly attack by two soldiers 'enki: on a taxi-driver had a sequel In "Let us hope that in the field of Central Court this morning
of when foreign policy, recognition
the Gunner John Buller and Gunner Spanish Insurgent Government will James Baxter, both 21 years of age end the Spanish civil war, and mark were fined $10 ench for assaulting the beginning of an era of European Leung Wab. In addition, Buller was appeasement, of which the commer- ordered to my $5 compensation. cial negotiations between London The assault on the driver took and Berlin are the first manifesta- place after three men had alighted lon.
the taxi at the entrance to Mt. "Let us also hope that the Govern- are, for nere used to pay their ment, which again has found it hus
$2.20. nmounting to
a new and faithful majority, will go was forward on the road of action." Ouller, in evidence, sald: "I very drunk at the time and don't re-United Press. member what happened."
Baxter, sald
Davis
го
man.
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Libby fused to consider abandoning their Japanese exploitation of Chinese tubercular home which they conduct, Miss Rachel Nostrom prefers risk- ing her life to abandonlng the group took sho fat Chinese girl students
there from Nanking before the latter city fell.
Swiss Correspondent Expelled By Italy
Rome, Feb. 20. Italian Government hus
the
"I didn't strike 1 ejected him from military property na part of my duty."
An officer told the Court that thei Rate
man lind orders not to allow any person into the forts unless he held
military pass or was accom- "In this case, I think Baxter ex- Miss Nay Fry, the only foreign panied by military personnel.
reeded his duty. The taxi-driver nurse in King, is prepared to nurse Chinese civilians who may be wound-was entitled to his fare and if the Japanese communication. - Central in a cricket match at the K.C.C. band of 100 well-armed marau-ordered the expulsion from italy of are some too old or infirms to de
ed by the threatened nir raldı.
soldier had any doubts he could have Among other Americans in, Kuling telephoned and ascertained his duty." The taxi-driver, who denied that D. J. N. Anderson, E. C. Fincher, ders at La Palma in the Sinaloa the Swiss journalists, Paul Centizon, take the arduous journey to Klukiang, any of his passengers were drunk, R. E. Lee, S. V. Gittens, R. T. Brond- State.
for 12 years Roine correspondent of Mr. Henry Baker, a resident at revealed that he has lost two days |bridge, K. M. Baxter, N. A. E. Mar-
The death roll comprised three the Paris Le Temps," Robert 1odel, Kuling for over 30 years is 70. pay us a result of the ́ossault. |kay. T. A. Modar, B. D. Lay, G. E.
of the Zurich The Rev, Wesley Lawton arki the had to make up the difference be Taylor, and G. A. Goodban. Re-Federal officers, ten soldiers, and correspondent
"who has lived Rov. Hugh White and their wives tween $1, which one nian subsequent- tow many of these words are serve:-F. A. Broadbridge.
thiriy maruudera, the remaining "Neuezurcher Zeitung," bandits dispersing in the neighbour in Italy for 20 years, and Luigi are all over 70 years of age.
ly tendered, and 92.20. correct and salat is wrong with
Pedrazzini, Rome correspondent of The Amerlengs are using the ing mounining.
the Mittel Pries Agency at Berne. American school as a concentration The three men were summoned to point where they intend to gather the police station this morning and during the threatened raids. Informed they must leave the country by midiiight on March 15,
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NORMA SHEARER IMPROVING
Hollywood, Feb. 28. Norma Shearer, who is ill, Is re- English Oxford Dictionary spali-ported to be much improved to-day. -ings of there wordż will be found on
page 9.
Her temperature was down to 100, And she had a better night-Reuter,
An unconfirmed report says that General Menchaca, chief of the Federal troops in charge of the opera tone was also killed,
The movement is stated to be isolated, und was in no way organised.
Reuter.
•
Two special M.G.M. productions It is a four-storey building of re-will be screened at the Queen's and inforced concrete, which could only Alhambra Theatre as follows: "The No official xplanation for the ex-be damaged by i direct hil Great Waltz" commending on Morgh pulsions is given.-United Press. United Press.
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