OVERNIGHT
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
FRENCH CONFIDENT OF
September 22,
1939.
The China War
RUMOURS
NEWS PAGE WEST FRONT SUCCESS OF PEACE
Soccer To Be
Resumed
London, Sept. 21. The Football Association an- nounces after a consultation Viat the Horse Office giving the fullest support to friendly and competition
football matches confined to focal and district groups on Saturdays and Flank Holidays during the war.
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For the sake of police and transpoet, the spectators in the evacuation
must not exceed 8,000 or half the capacity of the ground, which-ever is less, though a ground with a capacity of 00.000 might be allowed to accommodato 15,000 with advance booking. This Jatter
in the arrangement evacuation areas must ensure admission by ticket only, tickets La bo purchased not laler than the day before the match. Spectators must be evenly dis- tributed in the stands and ter races. The Enal decision rests with the Chief Constables who can forbid the use of the grounds or x lower crowd Ham Reuter.
MAKING PROGRESS
Nippon Goodwill Plane
At San Salvador
Osako
Tokyo, Sept. 21. The monoplane Nippon, of the Tokyo Nichi Nichi and Mainichi Shimbun, now on a round- the-world goodwill fight, arrived at
Paris, Sept. 21,
An official communique issued this morning says there was local activity by advance posti and artillery action on both alden.
Both air forces have been active. The enemy reinforced its air force a few days ago Reuter.
Franco is Confident
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Parle, Sept. 21. Referring to tho enemy attacks mentioned in recent communiques, L'Epoque says, "The enemy is xlous at the result of our progress in the nectors north of Sarregue Mines, south of Zelrbrucken. Bitch and Afraid of being attacked, the Ger- mans are making small attacks with the probable Intenton of taking pri- Noters. We have secihow they have been receiveL"-Reulor,
Artillery Activo
London, Sept. 21, On the Western front this morn- Ing there was artillery action both sides.
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German artillery kept up a con- tinuous fire throughout the night. The French repulsed number of attacks and are reported as serious- from ly threatening Saarbrucken two sides.
Last night's French communique apart from reported little nelivity
German artillery bombardments at varlous points.--Reuter Bulletin,
Necessity For Care
de-
Exterminating
U-Boats
London, Sept. 21.
The belief that the Brilia Navy has exterminated addi- tional U-boats in the vicinity of the Kalterat is expressed in circles in close contact with the naval guthorities,
It is pointed out that the report of heavy gun fire heard by Danish civiliana is "moro likely" to concern British destroyers engaglag enemy sub- marines than a major sea battle, an first believed.
One source said "when a destroyer is hell-bent on fight- ing a submarine it can make a lot of noise". This source in- timated that it was most likely that yesterday's mysterious gun- dro near Jutland originated from British destroyers which had surprised an enemy submarino stationed in the Kattegat. The submarine is belleved to have opened fire until 4 p.m. when she was either destroyed or fled. -United Press.
Neutrality Law Revision
Washington, Sept. 21.
Mass Education
In China
Chungking, Sept. 21, The progress of war-tline mass Kwelchow, education in Szechuan, Yunnan, Kwongat, Fuklen, Shenal and Kansu is reviewed by Mr. Chen Li-klang, of the Ministry of Educa- tion,
in Szechuan, according to Mr. Chen, masa education has been en- forced by stages. During the first and 346 classes singe, 181 schoola
In Chengtu, the were established provincial capital. There were allo-
students, 15,000
mostly gether
14.207 -of
have women,
gradunted.
whom
stage, 201 During the second
and 338 classes were schools established with 15,000 students.
Chungking has a total of 150,000 Witerates, of whom 15,015 have al- ready been educated in 701 free schools during the first two singes. The inass education programme is now entering third stage.
In Kwelchow, the provincial capital, Kwelynng, has 60,000 illitera- tes. At present, 6,100 of them are Jeducated in 122 classes.
San Salvador from Miami at 11.05 and Cracow was a mual serlous blow and return to the processes of in-education classes will be established
a.m. on Tuesday. I left Miami for San Salvador at 6.20 am.
Pan American's Pacific Service Reports Losses
are plan-
In Yunnan, the programme was started in Kunming last winter, So fur, about 20,000 people have been London, Sept. 21,
educated.
been Remarkable results have While Warsaw's indomitable fence wins world admiration, belated:
acileved by the Kwangsi provincial Information throws additional light
It was made clear in a statement authorities. By the end of last year, Illiterates on the rapidity of the breakdown of the Polish military organisation, The regarding the conference issued to the province's 3,369,990 German advance from Slovakia re-the Press that the most important were reduced to 1,803,095, who are another year. A total of 11,700 mass sulting in the early loss of Katowic subject is the repeal of the embargo expected to be all educated within to the Poles, who themselves Intent
law. It was the con- to accomplish this task.
The Fallen authorities the fallure to block the West Car-ternational
to establish 10,000 schools pathian pasies which must have de- census of, opinion that the Senate it is 000 miles from Mumi to Sua layed the Germans at least a long Foreign Relations Committee should ning
tuke up legislation on this and other throughout the province. So far, 4 time. Salvador.-Domel.
Its 300 as possible after 520 schools and 10.103 classes have been set up with 404,120 students. Before the Poles kaew the war bad matters
hundred and Three thousand four were Congress converts. German aeroplanes begun.
will more schools
Boon be destroying the railway junctions and
President Roosevelt is reported to five organising communications, Sub- sequently waves of acroplanes and have indicated at the conference that established to enrol 480,000. By the
692,720 iterates wi lightning
altogether strokes by motorised he would prefer complete repeal of end of this year, it is expected that columns rendered orderly retreat im- the Neutrality Act to modification, have been educated.
There are more than 3,700,000 un- but it is understood that several of possible.
These conditions cannot prevall on those present advised the President educnted people in Shepsi. Mass strong that there is little chance of Con-education schools are now establish- Western Front where the
both skles tend 1ogress approving the complete scrap-fed in great numbers at: Changan, of the existing statutes. Linlung. Weinan, Fuping, Fucheung positions on
and Tall. equalise the chances. The French ping
In Kansu 7,280, students have believe that the Gennan artillery is Reuter,
and the air nothing extraordinary
Foreign Relations Committee
graduated from 145 classes. An ad- ditional 70 classes were opened In work good, though French aeroplanes For the moment.
Washington, Sept. 21. easily cope with it.
Senator Key Pittman has summon-August with 8,000 students.—Central
News. what the French call the period of strategic waiting, prevalis and the ed a meeting of the Foreign Relations French are cleaning up the ground Committee for Friday. It is pre- gained, Warndt Forest, for example, dicted that legislation will reach the they found full of mine traps which Senate in three days. It is said that exploded on touching the saplings of Senator Pitman will suggest that fences and other innocent looking his bill be taken up flest. It con- objects.
talas Mr. Cordell Hull's six points.
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The eleventh annual report of Pan 1C- American Airways Corparation
for 1938 uf veals a gross income $16,072,952, n gain of early one and the dollars over hall million previous your
The report by C. V: Whitney, Chairman of the Board, and J. T. and General President Trippe, Munager, states, in connection with the operation of the Pacifle roule:
On the Puclar. with a schedule calling for a weekly round trip Journey on the 9,000-mile route from San Francisco to Hongkong, operat- ing costs increased from $2,011,000 in 1937 to $2,951,000 in 1938, Menn- while, gross revenues declined from $2,307,000 in 1937 to $1,700,000 in 1938. Accordingly, operating lasses for 1037 of $504,000 had grown, for 1038, to $1,150,000.
This service, for the last six months of 1838, was in operation with only two Martin flyingboats, instead of the three for which the schedules were set up, and under these conditions only 38 per cent. of scheduled service could be completed,
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In addition, passenger trafle was adversely affected by disturbed con- ditions in China. Full service resumed in March, 1939, with de- livery of the larger Boeing flying- boats, California Clipper and long- Jutu Clipper, sister ships of the Clippers which are assigned for operation on the Atlante routes,
Air France Delayed
have arrived on Wednesday and was has been later expected yesterday
The French report that the Ger- Governor Landon states he is con- mans have massed 1,500 aeroplanes vinced that the United States will behind Aix-la-Chapelle and thousands be able to keep out of the war, but of workmen were seen feverishly he urged that everything possible be strengthening the Siegfried Line along done to strengthen national defence the Luxemburg frontier.
forthwith-Untied Press.
Naval writers agree that itler had not more than 50 ocean-going U-boats at the beginning of the war, hence the number of sinkings disclosed by Mr. Chamberlain forms a serious propor- tion.
clined,
Gorman Opinion
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THROBBING CENTRES
Co-operatives Make Sweeping Change
PERSIST
Shanghal, Sept. 11. Puppet officials of the Reformed Government in Nanking were in- formed to-day that they will be given two months' salary in lieu of notice and that their services will not be required after October 10 when now regime will be set up with Wang Ching-wel as nominal chairman.
The personnel of the new pro- Japanese set-up is stated to be follows:
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Chen Chung-fu, President of the Executive Yuan; Chen Chun, vice- president and Minister of Interior; Wan Tsung-yao, President of the Legislative Yuan; Liang Hung-chih, President of the Supervisory' Yuan; Chow Fu-hal, President of the Ex-. amination Yuan; Kao Chung-wa, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Fu Shlao-an, Minister of Industries; Dr. Ho Shih-chen, Minister of Judicial Administrallon.
Koa Chung-wa was educated in Japan and served as bend of the Department of Far Eastern Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chen Chung-fu, a former member of the South-west regime, is known for his pro-Japanese activities.
No Japanese troops will evacuate from China after the establishment of the new puppet regime, and future withdrawal is to be gradual and partial-International,
Wang's Work 'Progresses
There is
Shanghai, Sept. 21
The declaration that he had obtained the full understanding and wann support of Mr. Wang Keh- min, head of the "Provisional Gov- of Mr. ernment of Pelping, and
of Use Liang Chung-chih," headl "Reformed Government" of Nanking, Was Danounced in a manifesto issued here this evening by Mr. Wang Ching-wel.
no mention in the manifesto of the formation of any Joint Government, but Mr. Wang Ching-wei declares, "1 Armly believe that henceforth we will be able to work harmoniously together for the realisation of peace and enforcement of the constitution."
Mr. Wang Ching-wei talks of him- self and his followers throughout no the "National Congress of the Kuo-
D thus tending mintang,"
sub- stantiate the reports that he has been allowed by the Japanese to style the new Government which he is gen- erally expected to establish on the Double Tenth as the "National Kuo- mintang Coverrunent," and to adopt as its emblem the National Kuomin- tang_ng-Reuter.
Complete Accord Reached
Nanking, Sept. 21. two-day conference Following o here a complete accord of views re- garding the establishment of a new Central Government has been reach- ed between Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Mr. Wang Keh-min, Chairman of the Executive Commission of the Pro- visional Government, and Mr. Llang tive Yuan of the Reformed Govern- | Hung-chih, President of the Execu
ment, it was authoritatively revealed.
Mr. Wang's plans for realising! peace with Jupan have been fully endorsed by the executives of the Provisional and the Reformed Gov- ernments.
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The Air France plane which should? The next German move will probably jinan peoples and can only occur if he visited bas bean transformed into mission of the Provisional and thei
be attacks on convoys by fast surface and after the abolishment of the than the convoys Neutraltiy Act. It was by that step that United States soldiers were sent to Europe."-United Press.
further delayed, due to causes un known to the longkong office of the Arm.
The plane will probably arrive at Kal Tak this morning.
Air Services Inward
From London and British coun- tries: Imperial Airways 3 p.m. Sep- tember 24,
and Guam From US.A., vla
Pan-American Philippine Manila: Clipper September 27, 2.30 p.m.
From Chungking, Yunnan, Kwei- chow: C.N.A.C) and Eurasia service indefinite.
From France, vin Hanoi: Air France, September 22, 11 am.
Outward
and
Australian For London, British countries: Imperial Alrways, 7 a.m. September 17,
For U.S.A, via Manila and Guam: Philippine Cilpper, September 28,
For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C.. service Indefinite.
For France, via Hanol: Air France September 23, 0 a.m.
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edly succeeded in obtaining the two leaders approval for the organiza- tion of a Central Political Council
·which-will- form..the nucicus.of.the. new Centrul Government. Not only buit members of the Kuomintang Chungking, Sept. 21.
talent in various other circles will The Chinese Industrial Co-opera- also be enlisted in the new regime. tives have wrought sweeping changes Under the present arrangements, it Penk Depot,
new ar- Berlin, Sept. 20. In Shensi, according to a
was understood the Central Political Council would be formed in October, The Essener Zeitung, apropos the rival from that province.
Machine shops, textile factories, while the new Central Government United States Congress said. "The sins committed against Germany
power houses, mining co-operatives, would be established in November.
Marshal Wu Pei-fu and a number Versailles--which were regrettably kits and other Industrial establish Meanwhile the losses of British with the United States" participation ments operating on a co-operative of other Chinese leaders are under- merchant vessels have noticeably de-have been made good again. Con basle have sprung up in large num- stood to participate in the forthcom-
flet between the United States and bers, he asserted.
ing new regime, certainly Is
The sixth session of the Joint Com- equally
A village in southern Shenat which The French also belleve that theyGermany destroyed at least five submarines, undesired by the American and Ger-
throbbing sentre of machine in- Reformed Governments met at Nan- dustry. Here are in operation 13 in-king this afternoon, when Mr. Wang dustrial co-operatives, a hospital, a Keh-min and Mr. Lang Hlung-chih chemical laboratory, and a school all made full reports on their negotia- proudly displaying the red and white lions with Mr. Wang Ching-wel re triangular Insignia of the Chinese Barding the Inauguration of the Central Political Council and the new German Influence Attempt
Industrial Co-operatives,
Central Administration-Domel London, Sept. 21. Among the 13 Industrial co-opera-
Report Denied Informed quarters in Berlin. Utives is a $30,000 machine co-opera-
Shanghai, Sept. 21. Kest that the German
A Japanese naval spokesman hopes to influence United States Contive with an engineer from the C.I.C.
North-west Headquarters
denied that Prince Konoye is en route gress discussions on neutrality by sident adviser, It produces simple
to Kunming for the purpose of peuce refraining from ruthless military ac-
spinning, weaving. grinding and
talics. However he said that Japan tion against Warsaw.
other machines, rubber-tired carts
was willing to negotiate peace with Hitler's friendly references 10 and automobile accessories. There is
anyone ceasing to be anil-Japanese. France in his speech, and his as also a kiln for the manufacture of
In the case of Chiang Kai-shek it urances that the Reich has no war refractory brick and two coal mining London, Sept. 23,
aims against either France or Britain co-operatives which are daily dig is not believed that Chiang will ever
the Brest change his policy sufficiently authoritatively stated that are similarly regarded as an attempt ging thirty tons
Japan. A Japanese army Britain is quietly seeking to improve keep the United States neutral-
bituminous coat out of the nearby Sausty
spokesman added that even if Chiang relations with Italy in the political Reuter.
changes his attitude, Japan would be and economic spheres.
suspicious of his, ulterior motives. United Press.
raldero sironger
guard ships.Reater,
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ITALIAN STAND
Friendlier Attitude
It s
A British
To Allies
commercial mission is]
Government
at present in Rome negotiating ex- R. A. F. Rescue
change of British coal for other pro- ducts, such an Italian manufactured products like engines suitable for ncroplanes and motor boats.United
Press.
· Rome, Sept. 21.
Crew
hills.
of
13
Anolher village which he visited is a contre, of textile industry. Here are to be found twenty spinning and weaving co-operatives, one tailoring co-operative, one cotton co-operative and one sterilised cotton and gouzo co-operative.
The co-operatives, he said, bring not only a new mode of production London, Sept. 21.
but also a new mode of life. Hospitals Italy Scoke Peaco
Two Royal Air Force flying boats operating on a co-operative basis have saved the crew of the tramp help to improve health conditions. Signor Guyda writes that the steamer Kensington Court, which has Epiderale: prevention drives arc moment for pekee is at hand, unless been attacked and sunk in the launched. Sanitation is promoted. Atlantic by a German submarine. the Poles extend the Polish German This is the Arst time the Royal AirAthletics and gymnastics are en- conillet. It is up to the Poles Force has rescued shipwrecked sallors
Co-operative stores. provide daily. whether even a amall new Pollsh from the sea and down them to safety necesanics at reasonable prices, con- State will be allowed to exist.
living atan- The rescue began when the two siderably lowering the With the
war ended in Eastern dying boats, white on patrol duty, dord of the rural populace--Centret The monthly meeting of the Fete Europe, he asks for what purpose picked up an SOS from the Kinaing News. Commtice of St. Andrew's Church should there be an outbreak in the ton Court. They arrived at the seene was held on Wednesday, Mr. A. C. | Western aren--United Prear.
ST. ANDREW'S, FETE Part of Proceeds to Go To Red Cross Fund
Jeffreys taking the chair, Altern-
tions In the organisation, rendered necessary by the world conditions,
were discussed and it was decided to
ed on December 2, but under
couraged.
New Dalai Lama
10 minutes before the ship sunk and sow two small boats crowded with More Friendly Tono
men, with other men in the water Rome, Sept. 21. clinging to the boats.
Simla, Sept. 21.. Workmen, under the guidance of hold the Fete as originally contemplal- the police, are erasing anti-British After a quick search for the sub- The now Dalai Lama a five-year- logans from walls in various quare marine, one of the flying boats night-old Chinese boy, is on his way: 10: name of St. Andrew's Church Felo"ters of the city.
ed and picked up: 14 men from one hassa, the Tibetan capital. He i instead of "A Nautical Affair."
of the boats. Then, with difficulty expected to arrive there on October It was also rezolved that part of the
These slogans were painted on the owing to her heavy load, she took off. 12, Sixty Tibetian Government of proceeds should be donated to the walls during the Fascist campaign at The other flying boat nighted and elals have left: Lhossa to meet him British Red Cross fand being organis- the time of the Abyssinian, war took aboard the remaining six sailors. The boy was recently proclaimed ed locally.
Reuter Bulletin.
the spiritual head of Tibet-Reuter.
Reuter,
Konoye in Hongkong
to
1930
Shanghai, Sept. 21. A report emanating from usually reliable circles that Prince Konoye, former Japanese Prime Minister, and the man who in December issued Japan's set of terms for peace In China, had arrived seorally in Shanghai, has increased rumours current recently concerning possible peace talks between China and Japan. As a result the dollar con- tinued to strengthen throughout the day; w wy
Questioned whether the report was true, a Japanese Embassy spokesman at n Press conference to-day declared that, Prince-Konoye is at present in Tokyo.
It is learned that Prince. Konoye pald a secret visit to Hongkong about fortnight ngo. It is understood that during his stay he held.n num- ber of discussions with Chinese off- clala in close touch with Chungking
Rekter:
Denial By Leader Chan Wal-chow, former Kwang tung, oficial, and elder brother of General Chan Chalstong, denied in with Central News an interview rumours of his affiliation with Wang Chlog-wel-Central News
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