·
The War in China
JAPANESE START
NEW DRIVE
nowa
While Chinese sources claim victorica
· on the Southern Kwangai front, the Japaneso agency, "Domei," an- nounces that Japanese troops have commenced a fresh drive. on the south bank of the Yang- tse River.above Wuhu towards on undisclosed objective.
It is reported that the drive was
started by a powerful Japanese column at dawn on Monday. About 1,000 Chinese troops sought to bar the
way, but they were repulsed. Two separate columns of Japanese tactical troops have also launched movements in other directions,
These fresh movements of Japan- are bringing additional ese forces pressure to bear on the large Chinese forces in the Yangtse area, extending from eastern Cheklang, south of Talhu Lake, to Talnyang, on the south-eastern border of Antwel.
Chokiong Offonsive
The second Japanese offensive in custern
launched Cheklang,
On
February 15, is atro sald by the Japanese to be nearing completion.
It is claimed that the area east of
Wednesday,
HELEN VINSON AND FRED PERRY
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Helen Vinson To
Divorce
Perry
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20 (UP).-Helen Vinson has
the Puyang River is cleared of rem-filed a petition for divorce from her tennis-player
Hunt Chinese troops,
"Crushing blows" have been dealt and 192nd to the Chinese 100th Divisions in a combined attack by the Japanese ground and air forces on the Chinese positions on the eastern bank of the Puyang Hiver.
Chinese reports state that Bghting has resumed in the Stuntung Penin- sula. The Japanese have launched un offensive on Wenteng, south-west of Welhaiwel, In several columns. One Japanese column was engaged by the Chinese south-east of Wen- teng all day on Monday.
For
3 Months
Burglary
Stolen Property Is
Seen In Street. Admitting charges of burglary and stealing from 124 Queen's Road East on Monday, Ying Lai-ming, 20, un- to three employed, was sentenced months hard labour by Mr. Sheldon at Central Magistracy this morning.
Det.-Sgt. Morrison said complaic ant was walking in the street yester- day when he saw a man currying a bird cage which he recognised as part of the stolen properly. being questioned at the station, man Gaid he had bought it from Ying
for one dollar.
husband, Fred Perry.
This is the third suit Manchukuo To
for has instituted divorce whe against Perry, the previous two being dropped.
the
The
Protest
Don't Like British Economic Control
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"-
She alleged on the former occasions that Perry was extremely eruel.
me frequently," "He curaes film star alleged in her petition.
Perry, thrice Wimbledon champion married Helen Vinson in 1935, after he had helped Britain retain
HSINKING, Feb, 21, (Domei). Davis Cup for another year.
After a tour of Australia the cou-Manchukuo has decided to ple-Perry is nine months older than ledge à protest with the British his wife-settled in Hollywood, where Government against the seizure Helen continued to make flims.
of German exports aboard neu- FINNS MAY SET UP tral vessels, NEW DEFENCE LINE BEHIND THREATENED
CITY
>> FROM PAGE ONE Ladoga have been repulsed with heavy losses."
Several important positions
gained
the previously
by Russians on the Kuhmo front have been regained.
This decision
Our Embassy
In China
Questions Asked In House Of Commons LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter). — in the House of Commons to-day, Mr.
February 21, 1940. INCREASED PENSIONS
Aged And Widows To Benefit
LONDON, Feb. 20 (British R, De La Bere asked whether, since Wireless).Moving the second the Russian and American Embassies reading of the Old Age and in China enjoyed a favourable geo-Widows Pensions Bill, the Health graphic proximity to the headquar-
ters
consider
ct the Chinese Government, Minister said that in spite of and so had easy access for commer- much that divided-the Govern- cial discussions and negotiations, the ment from the Opposition and Prime Minister would moving the British Embassy to an the many. hard words which equally favourable geographical post- would be said, he felt that both shared a certain pride in being members of a legislature which had not been wholly diverted from its own task by the neces- Bitics of war.
tlon.
In Touch With Chungking Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that while the Ambassador's headquarters were in Shanghai he frequently visited Chungking and was in fact there,
Bơ
When he was not in Chungking, contact was maintained with the National Government through the offices of the Embassy which were in the charge of a scular member of the Embassy Staff. These arrangements were found most convenient in prae- tice for maintaining touch with Bri fish interests in different parts of China.
Lord Halitox, the Foreign Secret- ary, did not consider a modification was called for at present.
Special Police Force For Shanghai
SILANGHAI, Feb. 21 (Reuter) More than 1,200 men will comprise the Special Police Force which is 1o resume exclusive authority, in the Outside Roads area, according to the which adds that such
"China mber is required because
Costs £100,000,000 Continuing, Mr. Elilot said that the number of persons beneilting had risen from half a million when the first Act was passed to three million to-day; wälle the original cost of the Old Age Pensions had been about £7,000,000, to-day 11 £100,000,000
roughly
Although Д proportion of tlis ngure was covered by contributions. taxation provided £05,000,000.
Recent events showed un olmost universul desire to better the con- dition of older people, ፰ พกษ evidenced by a number of local nu- thorities of all political parties, which had begun to make grants out of the rates to old
The Bill, the Sioners.
said, pro- ceeded
upon two principles-irst, the improvement to be made in
pensions scheme; second, general
to be responsibility for pensioners assumed by the state and no longer to be shouldered by local authorities.
Dealing with the Bill in detail, Mr. Elliot showed that the new proposals, would cost an additional £80,000,- 000.
U.S.-Japan
Trade Decline
large
ce will police Force will the
also the en- claves between the thoroughfares.
The
newspaper states ihat the personnel will be made up predo- has been reached minantly of candidates nominated by following conversations with the the Japanese-sponsored special muni- Japanese Government,
epality and that no more than 10 But Exports To China Since the outbreak of the European per cent. of the force will be ap Show Big Increase War, Manchukuo
imported pointed from candidates nominated machinery from Germany worth by the Municipal Council. 0,700,000 yen. Orders for this machinery were placed before the
the Recently, however,
British Government tightened measures for the seizure of German exports, con- tending that transfer of ownership on such German products is not com- pleted if payment for them was, not effected before November 27 удаг.
War.
Inst
NAZI STEAMERS READY TO DASH
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UP). A message from Tampico, On The Russians are attacking | It is against this contention that Mexico, states that German freighters, the Idarwalk and vigorously in the Lake Muola Manchukun is protesting. sector, which is in the centre of
Phyryia, are loading cargo and fuelling.
The
Ying was later arrested and ad-the Mannerheim Line.
stolen The mitted the burglary.
property, which included
A Russion detachment attempting NAZI BOMBERS SWOOP
il vase to cross the frozen surface of Lake
valued at $20, and 315 catties wood, were all recovered.
Preferential Treatment
Britons Deprived of Privileges
of Ladoga wan wiped out by fire from
Finnish
will
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP).--A TIENTSIN, Feb. 20 Japanese military spokesman an- nounced this afternoon that Ger- mans, Italians and Spaniards receive passes. There
alto- gether in Tientsin, including adults and children, 02 Italians, 401 Germans and 61 Spaniards, but only those giving good reasons will receive
ракаев,
were
do Asked why the British not reccive passea despite consular re- quests, the spokesminn replied that
to only nationals not hostile Japanese will receive passes,
U.S. EMBARGO
AND JAPAN
the
coastal
batteries, which
them Justo the freezing
either killed the MCA outright plunged
ON ENGLISH COAST
by
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to
It is thought that they intend to attempt to run the British blockade despite the fallure of recent attempla to return German ships Germany.
A Russian freighter, Kim, has waters after smashing up the frozen neutral ships were convoyed without Mexican port, from San Francisco and arrived ut Manzanillo, another "The Russians sustained further loss. The only ship lost from a con-bis begun londing a cargo of 12,000 heavy losses when they were repuls-voy was the British steamer Brlish tans of copper and lend,
surface,
ed in the Talpale sector.
Destruction OF Viborg" SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Feb. 21 (UP)--If the present rate of destruction con- tinues, Viborg will be a city of ruins when and it it entered by the Red
Army.
Triumph, which struck mine:
Since the beginning of the war and up to February 14, 8,969 Alifed and neutral ships have been con- voyed by the British
navy, of which only 19 have been lost, among which were two neutrals. The Admiralty, in its statement, femphasised that the hunt for U-boats has been intensifled daily, and that
sunk within six daya.
German Losses The following list of casualties to German shipping was also announced by the Admiralty:
This cargo la believed to be con- signed to Germany
REDS EXPELLED
IN PARIS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Feb. 21, (UP).-The Chamber of Deputies has voted unanimously in favour of the Bill expelling Communists from the Chamber.
It has been subjected now to over three weeks continuous aerial and feast four U-bonts" have been artillery bombardment.
Russian bombers Alled the sky over the war-torn city throughout fo-dny as they subjected it to continuous
As a result, sixty members of the rakis.
Anti-aircraft guns succeeded in The Allmark. of approximately
Chamber are now ousted from their bringing down six of the Red 12,000 tons, grounded in Norway; seats.
Rostock (2,542 tons) seized by the Seven others escaped expulsion on -Air raid alarms were general French; Morea (1.927 tons) and the. throughout the entire country to-day trawler Herrlichkelt
(208 tons), Aid Recommended
seized by the British; the Wakama SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(3,771 tons) and Baldur (5,005 tons)
machines.
scuttled to avoid enplure.
LONDON, Feb. 20 (UP)-Direct and immediate military aid for Fin-
The brunt of the present losses is land was urged to-day by General being borne by neutrals, which Sir Hubert Gough, famed Comman- reverses the position at the outbreak der of the 5th Army Division in the lof war. This due largely to the Great War.
casunities among unconvoyed neutral General Gough was writing in the shipping. The Senate Foreign Relations Com-"Evening Star." mittee, scheduled to convene weekly, "We are mistress of the cus und is meeting on Wednesday to resume discussions on proposals to impose an embargo on Japan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP).
Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, will not be present at the dir cussion, nor will any other State Department ofcial attend the meet- ing. Hence it is unlikely that there will be much progress.
The Committee might, conceiv- ably, act on Senator Gillette's Bl invoking the Neutrality Act to the Far East, though it generally will be thought that the proposal pigeon-holed,
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BODIES FOUND
IN STREET
East Coast Attacks LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).—
An SOS, from one of the attacked
we must make Norway and Sweden Several ships were attacked this realise that their own existence is afternoon by enemy planes off the at stake," he declared.
Northumberland. Norfolk, Lincoln- "In rescuing Finland, we would
shire and Suffolk coasts. rescue
Norway
and Sweden." Soviet Raid Communique ships was heard by wireless listeners MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-A on the Norfolk coast. communique states that Soviet avis- Air raid warnings and gunfire tion has successfully ralded enemy were heard in south east Essex. troops and military objeclives.
Forty-seven enemy.
planes were brought down in air combats,
All B.E.F. To
Have Leave
Gorman Claim BERLIN, Feb, 20 (Reuter).The official German news agency claims that "two British mine-layers and an nrmed British
merchantman" were sunk by German planes "In the course of reconnaissance flights to the English coast, Scotch east coast | and the Shetland Islands,"
No. Confirmation LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-All LONDON, Feb, 20 (Reuter).-No two people, original members of the B.E.F, are confirmation whatever of the Ger- THE BODIES of belleved to be father and child, were expected to have had leave by the man claims is available here. It is discovered in Boundary Street, Kow-middle of March,
Announcing this in the House of stated that one fishingboat wag
tacked, loon, last night.
Both had died of small-pox.
Commons to-day, Mr. Oliver Stanley, Police believe that the bodies were the War Minister, sald that arrange- dumped in the street by other mem-ments are now rapidly being made." bers of the family. Nelther are as yet Identified.
་་
Banishmont For Tree Wood Offence
10,
Charged with unlawful possession of 50 catties of tree word at Deep-" water Bay yesterday, Chan Ping, was ordered to be expelled from the Colony when he appeared before Mr. Iloution at Central Magistracy this morning, Sgt. Estall prosecuted,
st-
He also said that 17,500, rankers Wife Sues Former
have been recommended for
Com
missions and that 10,000 of these are now with tho Omcers Training Centres,
S.A. Minister Sees The BEF.
PARIS, Feb. 20 (Reuter).The South African minister to Paris is at present visiting the BEF.
Shanghai Broker
the grounds that there was no clear case against them.
However, it has been decided that they will receive double punishment if they are later discovered to be actively traficking munists.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP), The Department of Commerce to-day
reported that United States exports
foss was more than offset by the
of
to Japan in 1030 dropped by $8.257,- 000 below those of 1938, but that the $21.000.000 gain in exports to China,
American
Japanese Imports goods were $101,190,000 last year. compared with $128.762,000 in 1930. Exports to Japan were $231,405,000 compared with $239,662,000.
The decline in United States ex-
ports occurred in raw cotton, petrol- eum products, nutomotive products, aircraft and parts,
Exports to China in 1939 totalled $55,000,000 as compared with $34,- 719,000 in 1838.
NAZIS BETRAY UKRAINIANS
-LONDON, Fcb...20 (Reuter)Ac«
cording to the French radio a Follsh
broadcast states that the German nuthorities have handed over to the Soviet
of Ukrainian number Nationalist leaders in accordance with the Soviet-German agreement.
Among those sent to Russia are members of the Ukrainian Legion, directed against formed some years ago, and which
originally
was
Soviet Russia.
Some of those handed over have already been shot by the Soviet.
SPANISH CIVIL WAR TOLL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
MADRID, Feb. 20 (UP),It was
Scotts and
Henry Heath
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de Castro, in the course of a signed
Jess article, that no
than 77,000 Nationalist soldiers were killed or
RE-OPENING OF died during the Spanish Civil War.
NANTAO
the Of these 70,000 perished on battlefelds and a further 7,000 died through illness.
He also revealed that 750,000 peo- and non- SHANGHAI, Feb. 21 (Reuter)ple, including soldiers
the "China Press," combatants were sent to hospital.for According to French Concession and International treatment during the course of the Settlement trams and buses will be war.
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resume
The Japanese authorities are re- ported to have expressed the hope that conditions in Nanino will thus be restored to the
pre-war level utility facilities. through the resumption of public
GERMANY'S THREAT TO SWEDEN
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and that they can only be interned it they touch land.
Norway Has Not Yielded OSLO, Feb. 21 (Router)-"The Norwegion Government hos. not yielded to pressure from any side," declared M. Koht, the Norwegian SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Foreign Minister, commenting on Mr. BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Feb. 20 Chamberlain's
speech,
(UM. Helen Byram Burdick
M. Koht added that in this case, as
is suinit for divorce from her husband, in all others, the Norwegian Govern Don Burdick, n former. Shanghai ment atriven only to comply with
broker.
She is charging him with cruelty and demands the custody of their two children, Anna, aged 8, and Barbara, aged 0.
international law,
He maintained that the Altmark must be regarded as a warship and, therefore, had the right to be refused to be searched.
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