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MONDAY,
JANUARY 8,
1940. ̇日九十月一十
YESTERDAY, the war between China and Japan was 21/2 years old. With the exception of the Spanish Civil War, which lasted 1,000 days, it is the longest war the world has known since 1914-18, and may well exceed that war in length unless Japan capitulates. Here are some facts
about
21/2 Years of Wor in China
1937
July War began with a brush between Japanese and Chinese soldiers near Priping.
July 30 Japanese completely controlled Peiping mui Tien- tsin.
August 11-Japanese Fleet ST-
rived at Shanychal.
Aurust 13-Fighting began in
Shanchal,
November 13–Japanese wuh
Shanghe battles
December 13-Naking. Chines
copilul Fell.
1038
April
#f-Chin won her
Breatest vetory at Talrich-
wang.
October 21-Bramese On'ered
Canton.
Oefir
Janitow.
1939
Naucham
March 27. Japanese
Calend
veterand
June 21-Jupiter seized potted
Swarovs
Nov. 1-Japante recenzed Pake
1st.
Dec 2--Japanese rized Kan-
Hin
"INCIDENTS" With Brado, --In Augurt, 1937.. Japamme planes aftarited the For of Sir Hunde Kantelball- Its then Both Am- lag der in Chiu, Sir Hugbe, www grovely wotasier. In dane. 1939 Japan alituted blockade of British Conte - fon at Tientsin,
With USA-in December, 1937, Japenee plane bomord and sank the American and t Panay in the Yamtse. With France-Early this year ------- Ingentagnezea uljatarulid kulzzz.....
Istoric threatening French Indo-China.
With Russia.-In August, 1938. Japanse and Buzian forces clashed at Changkufent. None they are fighting on the be dere of Outer Mongolk.
ANOMALIES'
Japan has not yet deeyared war
un China. The Japanese mullary authofi- Hes tive set up puppet governments at Peiping and Nanking but not
Pirver-out oven Japan hin- selft-his repornired fan. When the war landed The Japanese said it would basnywer in a few months. Now the Japanese War Minister, Gen- eral Hagaki, says Japan raust he prepared to fight dive, ten or oven twenty years, Chinese narrilla troops are still active on the musklets of Pelping, which the Japanese conquered two years ago,
PEACE BIDS Before Nanking: fell, Dr. Trant- mani, German Ambassador, transmitted proposata to the Chinese, who rejected them.
December, 1938, Prince Konoye, then Japanese Premier, again offered terms to China, which were again rejected,
הג
. Last year Mr. Wang Ching-wei, one of the Chinese Covern- ment leaders, published what ho regarded as acceptable
pence terms. He was in- mediately dismissed from all his posts.
LEADERS 6AY- General Abe: Japanese Premier; "Japan wili go ahend with the construction of the new order in East Asia." Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese Gen- eralísimo: "The Anal. victory is ours. China is fighting to sacrifice space for time-to draw the Japanese deeper luto the mire, and so nchlove eventual victory."
FINLAND HAS LOTS OF FOOD
LINER BY MINE
BIG CITY
STRUCK
British Steamer
CAPTAIN
HURT IN EXPLOSION
LONDON. Jan. 7 (Reuter).----The City liner, City of Marseilles, was badly holed amidships after ruine off the striking a Scutfish roast yesterday,
One Laser was killed and Indian samen were injured.
The spfesion occurred only a few minute after the pitol, enter a pul the pilat hazırı!.
The master of the rutier dd that they had gone away alena 50 yards Train the City of Marseilles when the utter drück a mine,
Life-Boats Capsize
The Ship's boats were immediately lowered but two boats capsized and about 14 mth were seen swimming in the water, Three managed to elaph on the arkder of the liner and the pilot cutter ut off one of her own boats and picked up the men in the Some of the men were in the
water last stages of exhaustion.
Afterwards the latter tonk-tour-of- the liner's life-boats in tow, bringing about 40 members of the crew of the; Iner ta pori.
A Bre-beat was valid out and was
den to the finer by zo air force i plane.
Little External Damage
The City of Marsellies was. Lowed i buto port tu-clay. She had very little!
Limps Limps to
Port
Note anti-submarine gun mounted
THIS GRAPHIC" PHOTOGRAPH of a British steamier sinking in the North Sea was taken from th U-Boat responsible for the outrage. The stemmer was the 8.8. Blackhill. on stern.-South Chinn Photo Service
JAPAN SEEKS NEW
PACT WITH U.S. A.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Jan. 7 (UP),—The vernacular newspapers external damage apart from the fact here to-day gave banner headlines to a report that the tint svo fe-boats were wrecked in thele davits, hat the interior of the Japanese Foreign Minister intends to invite the United Captain Olsen, master of the liner, States Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Grew to visit him this was injured in the explosion, sutter week, when the Japanese will press for a formal opening
vessel was wrecked.
int from bruises and shock,
The City of Marseilles tommate 8,000 at the carried a new of 163.
Hamburg-Amerika Ship Sunk
OSLO, Jan. 7 (Router). — Thef Hamburg-Ainerika steamer, Franke- wald, 5,802 tons, sont last night near! Steinsund Sognefjord, 45 miles north of Bergen.
The crew of 40 and two Norwegian pilots were rescued by a Norwegian destroyer and taken to Bergen.
Trawler & Crow Last LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter),It is that 11. M. officially announced trawler, Kingston Cornelian, has been Jost, with the skipper and crew uf}
10, in collision.
Nazi-Soviet Trade Talks Held Up For New
Instructions
of trade negotiations with the object of concluding a
modus vivandi.
Conscription In India Mooted Compulsory Service
For Europeans
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Reuter).—It is understood that compulsory national service for male European British subjects, In India is under consideration by the Government of India.
All Britons between the nges of 16 and 60 are now registered under an ordin- ance issued by the Viceroy on August 30..
MCSPADEN WINS
EX-KAISER IS- INDISPOSED
DOORN, Jan. 7 (Reuter)- The ex-Kaiser is slightly indis posed with a cold and is con fined to his room.
He will be unable to attend the funeral at Amerengen on Tuesday of his friend Count Bentinck, who first gave him shelter when he came to Holland after adienting.
Count Bentinck died on Fri- day, aged 82.
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FINN BOMPHLETS
(Bibles are dropped instead of pamphlets)
OVER LENINGRAD
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 7 (Reuter).—According to Finnish circles here, Finnish airmen report that they have repeatedly flown over Leningrad, dropping small bibles. Bibles have also been distributed by other methods
The Finns believe that this will have a considerable moral effect on the Red- troops.
Optimism Increases Optimism among the Finns is Increasing
factors:
because of three
Their air defences are proving" increasingly effective, being rapidly Augmented;
The entire eastern front from the Arctic Ocean to Lake Ladoga, on willch 360,000 Russians are coneen- rated, has been successfully held by smaller, but extremely moblie Finnish ferees;
Belisha Bombshell
PRESS IS PUZZLED
Premier Expected To Clarify Situation LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter). -The resignation of Mr. Hore- 3The prospeels of the short Belisha is still the subject of
the Karela much
zouthern front
Isthmus, which is a very critical
puzzled comment in
point, are In no way unpropitious, Britain, and to-day's newspapers although the vast weight of the continue to give it plenty of Russians being concentrated there space. before the Mannerheim Line.
The periodic stalement by the Red Attack Turned Back
Prime Minister at Tuesday week's HELSINGFORS, Jan. 7 (Reuter),--[incelling of the Howge of Commons A communique issued to-day states muy explain the resignation, but until flat e attempt of an enemy ski de- ; then all reference to Mr. Hore-' tachment to outflank the Finnish Delisha's reasons must remain purely trops in the Sally sector was defeat speculative. ed. Three hundred of the enemy' He may himself make a personal were killed.
explanation to the House of Com- Eneny air-raids on Lahti and nous, but polllica) circles in London Kuople on January 6 resulted in one believe that if he does. He will say illed and two wounded. Material very ittle and will probably shed Edvennge was not great.
very Hitle light on the real reason.
Twelve enemy planes were sånt dewa
Swept
Smyrna
By Floods
Public's Uncasiness
The most outspoken paper is the "Observer." which says that Mr. Here-Belishu's reghination will give the public' more than a week-end of uneasiness, Whatever watch bo keeps on his own lips, his record will maintain his innocence.
Two Thousand People Sunday Chronicle" stress that his
Are Marooned
Both the "Sunday Times" and the
resignation will make no difference to the conduct of the Wan. Both papers, too, hope that he will be
SMYRNA, Jan. 7 (Reuter),-back before long. Following violent rainstorms, floods
have swept through Smyrna and the suburbs.
To Make Statement LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter).It is Horc- paralysing transport and cutting understood that Mr. Lelle
Belista, the former War Minister, off electric current,
following Parliamentary tradition, Flood waters inundated the lower will make a personal statement quarters of the city, causing houses the end of question time upon re-
other collapse and
extensive sumption of Parliament on January flange, but hitherto as loss of fifelis. is reported.
to
at
He will make his last appearance Three villages in the plain of
int the War Office to-morrow beforz Brussa, with a total population of handing back the seals of oilice on 2000, are completely narooned, and troops manning improvised rafts are Trying to rescue the villagers, whore position is perilous.
EIRE COUNCIL OF
The date of the meeting has RUMANIAN. STATE TO MEET
not yet been fixed, said the re- port, but the "Nichi Nichi" ex-
messed the belief that it wil HUNGARIAN
commence on Tuesday.
The various newspapers publish Similar stories expressing the bellef that the Foreign Minister will also explain the new inter-Government
RELATIONS
ROME, Jan. 7 (Reuter).-The
plans in detail; and that he will give only element of surprise result- Mr. Grew an assurance that the new ing from the Ciano-Csuky meet- set-up will yt Injure American rights in the Far East.
Yangtso Re-opening
ing is the announcement that Count Csaky is returning to Budapest to-morrow Instead of Also there will be concrete discus-guing to San Remo for a proposed
the holiday.
It is concluded In some quar-
long on the actual opening of Vangtre any the newspapers..
ment is actively engaged
in the
►
Meanwhile, the Japanese Govern- ters here that developments may establishment of the new regime in
Calau
An extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet is being held to-morrow, after which Premier Abe will make a report to the Throne.
A day or two later he will hold u conference with the heads of the five political parties in order to explain
the to the situation
peoples' re- (UP)ercitatives.
P. I. OPEN
MANILA, Jan. 7
BERLIN, Jan. 7 (Reuter).— Although the Nazia continue to assert that trade talks with Soviet Russia are progressing Harold ("Jugs") MeSpaden won satisfactorily, the head of the the Philippines Open Golf Cham- Nazi trade delegation to Moscow pionship to-day withi
record
has returned for fresh instruc-acore of 287, on the Wack Wack
tions.
He is reported to have had a long conference with Herr von Ribben. trop, the Nazi Foreign Minister,......
Two Major Problems
It is sold that the two major prob- HELSINGFORS, Jan. 7 (Router).lems for the Nazis are:
1-flow goods are to be transport-
The food altuation in Finland is ea; and good...
- 2—llow German industry, ulready Ration cards are only required for severely stratnod, can fall Boviet coffee and sugar. There are umple orders, especially for such things home supplies of milk, cream, butter precision tools and instruments which
are required quickly;
-and eggs,
Course.
Ollier scores averet
Emery Zimunermen 201 Miyamoto
202
T. Toda
2207
shortly be expected in relations
DUBLIN, Jan. 7 (Reuter),- officially learned that the President of Eire, Dr. Hyde, has convened a meeting of the Council of State for tu-morrow..
He will consult the Council whether the Offences Against the State. Bill, intern people on suspicion, should be empowering the Government to referred by him to the Supreme Court, asking if the BIN is "repugnant to the Constitution."
This will be the Brat meeting of the Council of State, which has been
Was established under the new purely a consultative body since t Constitution in December, 1937.
DECLARATION OF DEFIANCE
HELSINGFORS, Jan. 7. (Router). —A Finalsh broadcast appeal to-day declared:
between Hungary and Ramania, and a consideration which arose during the talks will be discuss- ed in Budapest immediately.
So far, however, there appears Bittle evidence for such a bellet.
Tacit Agreement Suspected
but The idea is expressed here, merely 13
that n suggestion,
stating that tho Ministers had ex- Budapest may Inform Bucharest that changed views on the general Euro- she will refrain from harassing pean situation. Rumania on the Transylvanlar bor.
Former Bishop Of der. If Russia makes a move against
Wakefield Dies
Bessarablo, compelling Rumanian jarmed resistance.
It has been long belloved In Rome that some. facit agreement already LONDON, - Ján, 7 (Reuter)-The exists between Rumanis and Bui- death fa announced of Dr. M. R. (garis, thus relieving Rumania of any Falen, the former Bishop of Wakefield, Imotediate worry on the Dobrudja
border. ed 16.
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"We may be beaten by force but we shall have to be annihilnted."
"Once agah they have been ahto to state with salisfaction that the foundation on which the friendship and close collaboration of tho' two countries rest are solid and recurn, and Piat there exists a perfect ident!- ty of views between the two gov- ernments on all problems," the com- munique BAYS.
The Clano statement to the Press said that a perfect identity of views le shown not only on the political
Turday,
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on all European problems discussed, Ing a further conversation between
It learned that Count Clone BOMBAY, Jan. 7-(Reuter)The Count, Cinno, and Count Canky, the Viceroy of India and Lady Linlithgow Itallin and Hungarian Foreign Minis leaving for Rome during the day, arrived here. this afternoon on aters respectively, which insted an Count Ceaky is returning to Budapest
hour, comununique was issuedo-MOTTOW.-
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