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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1988.

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JAPANESE TO TAKE OVER EX-BRITISH CONCESSION "Without Prejudice To Britain's Rights"

BLUEJACKETS TO

BE REPLACED

Hankow, To-day.

British bluejackets, foreign special police and Chinese police, who have been doing patrol duty since the evacuation, will be withdrawn from the ex-British Concession at 11 o'clock this morning.

This follows a meeting yesterday between represen- tatives of the Japanese army, navy and gen- darmerie, and the authorities of the ex-Conces- sion. They will be replaced by Japanese gendarmes. Bri- tish property has been guaranteed, as well as the safety of the Chinese police.

EMERGENCY

REFUGEE

COUNCIL FINANCE

The step was taken without prejudice to further discussions on British rights under the Chen- 'O'Malley Agreement (which handed back the British Concession at Hankow and Kiukiang to the Chinese).

Among those who took part in yesterday's meeting was Rear-

·BELGIUM· AND

BURGOS

Brussels, To-day.

The Socialist Premier, M. Spaak, speaking at a meeting of the foreign affairs committee, favoured establishment of rela tions with Nationalist Spain and the despatch of a. diplomatič agent to Burgos.

The committee expressed appro- val and authorised the Premier to carry out the proposals with- out delay-Reuter.

FRENCH BUDGET DIFFICULTIES

Paris, To-day.

All efforts to balance the French Budget for 1938 were unavailing, owing to the recent crisis and the heavy expenditure it caused, de- clared the Finance Minister, yes- terday.

He said that the deficit must be cleared off if France is not to go bankrupt, and added that no addi- tional expenditure incompatible with national defence must be made. Reuter.

Chinese Retiring Behind Hunan's Natural Barriers

Chungking, To-day.

Admiral R. V. Holt, British S.N.O., The Chinese troops now occupy a defence line pre-

Yangtse.

Over 1,000 refugees were evict-

ed yesterday from the premises of The meeting of the Emergency Re-

the Italian Restaurant in the form- fugee Council held on Thursday decider German Concession by Japanese ed that the present soup kitchen policy troops, who required the building

should be continued and extended; that for billets. when further information came from Canton they would be prepared to as- sist the refugee committee there under Dr. Henry with food, clothing and medical supplies. The meeting agreed

PITIFUL SIGHT

The refugees presented a pitiful in principle to a small housing scheme sight, emerging with their bedding for refugees on the basis of the refugee tenants paying a low rent the details and scanty belongings into pouring of the scheme to be worked out by the rain. Executive Committee.

-Reuter's correspondent yesterday afternoon visited the Yee Tsoong Tobacco Company's factory at

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pared a considerable time ago where they are awaiting a further Japanese offensive.

Chinese military circles expect that the Japanese will concentrate their efforts on Hunan pro- vince in order to obtain complete control of the Hankow-Canton Railway. It is believed that the Japanese will advance from Canton on Hankow and in the opposite direction from Hankow to Canton with the important junction Changsha as main objective although no troop movements indicating such a plan have yet been reported.

It was announced that the Emer- gency Refugee Council had already undertaken social service work at the camp at Kam Tin and Father Ryan Chiaokow, five miles from Hankow, made an appeal that the individual So- cial Service organisations constituting

near the Han River. the Council should assist the social The factory was untouched while A third Japanese column is like-

Increased Japanese activity is ex-

service work to be carried out in the the nearby waterworks appeared wise believed to prepare advance on pected also in North China parti- Government camps by providing the undamaged, but the broadcasting Changsha via Nanchang? committee with voluntary and paid station en route to Chiaokow was helpers for educational, infant welfare and all forms of craft work.

completely demolished.

EMERGENCY REFUGEE COUNCIL

Statement of Income and Expenditure, June-October, 1938,

Income

Donations from Societies:-

COUNTRYSIDE DESERTED.

cularly in direction of Sianfu. The The Chinese authorities have mountainous character of the region taken elaborate precautions to pro-would, however, impede the Japan- tect Hunan province, called the ese operations also here. The Chin- "heart of China," of which Chang-ese guerilla warfare in that re- sha is an important strategic point. gion would be intensified so that The contryside, except for occa- The Chinese High-Command has the Japanese, Chinese circles em- sional parties of Japanese soldiers transferred its headquarters to phasise, will nowhere find easy con- collecting food and vegetables from Hunan.mp

ditions. Trans-Ocean. the fields, was deserted.

It is pointed out that the defence Foreigners in Hankow, who have of Hunan is comparatively easy no means of communicating with because the province with its many their families and relations, have mountains" has strong natural bar- 250.00 requested Reuter to reiterate that riers. foreign lives and property are safe. 60,00 1,000.00-Reuter.

St. Stephen's Girls' Coll. Staff of Commercial Press. Tung Wah Hospital

.$ 90.00

St. Teresa's Catholic Y.M's.

Society

H.K. Sanitorium & Hosp. Staff of S. E. Lovy & Co. Chinese Benevolent Society. H.K. Chung Sing Benevolent

Society

H.K. Students' Assn. (Proceeds

of Concert)

C.S.O.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Individual Donations

Expenditure

Soup Kitchen at St. Peter's Church, June 18th to date, 182.696 mánla

H.K. Telephone

20 camp beds

Petty cash

Cash Book,

Balance

15.55 2,500.00

100.00

600.00

1

The place where the Yangtse flows

DUKE OF KENT

into the Rungting Lake in protect- AND AUSTRALIA

ed by powerful booms and strate

(Continued from previous Col.)gic points in Hunan are reported A APPOINTMENT

to have been strongly fortified. The

158.16 Statement of Income and Expenditure retreat successfully accomplished by

1,000.00 500.00

the Chinese is explained as 986.88 Donations acknowledged $152,358.26 strengthening of the defence of

from October, 17th to date Income

Chong Tuck Fan

$7,146.54 W. H. Lock

Bank of East. Asin

Expenditure

$4,890.88 Potty cash

31.50 Dr. Henry, Canton Refugee 44.00 Committee 10.00 16 commission to Charter

2.50

ed Bank on remission to Canton

$4,478.88

2,687:16

Balance

$7,145.64

(Continued at foot of Next Col.)

100.00 Human

160,00 1,000.00

HẠN VALLEY

London, To-day.

The Duke of Kent said that he and his wife were proud and honoured to go to Australia,

$169,608.20 Operations are being carried out The Duke was replying to a on the northern bank of the Yang-speech by Mr. Winston Churchill $100,00

tse in the Han Valley where other who paid a tribute to the part 50,000.00 strong bulwarks are under con- played by members of the Royal

struction. The mountain range be Family

62.50

tween the Han River and the Pel- ping-Hankow Railway is likewise ceived from 162:50 reported to have been fortlied no 108445.75 that any Japanese Adv.

He said that, the acclamation re-

ralla at the Duke's

tment

shows it to be a:

Impastał pollay.

3,608,ge countor