1933-05-16 — Page 9

CHINESE DEFENCES

SMASHED

JAPANESE TROOPS NEARING TIENTSIN

(THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCY,

bombardment

PEPING, May 18. WITH an aerial and artillery clearing the path, the Japanese are smashing their way through the Chinese de fences, inflicting enormous casual

ties on all fronts

The Chinese admit to having ant fered 3,000 casualties in the past three days at Nantienmen, from which they retired after the fort fications had been pounded to bits, Meanwhile the Japanese who crossed the Luan River are driving back the Chinese and it is reliably reported that the Japanese guards are not far from Tangshan,

YAR-

MOVING TO TANGSHAN.

PEIFING, May 13. IT is reported that the Japanese troope which crossed the Luan Ho are moving down the Shanhai.. kuan-Peking road upon Tangshan.

The situation at Tuanchow, where desperate fighting was going on when last news was received, in cbscure ab telegraphic communica tion has broken down since Satar- day night.

Large bodies of Chicese troops are reported to be concentrating at Tangshan and Tahungchino, where

unfire is plainly audible.

The Japanese aircraft-carrier which has been lying off Taku for seme days has now moved to the mouth of the Luau River, about ninety miles away,

Luanchow Occupied.

PEPING, May 16.

IT has been confirmed that the Japanese-Manchukuo forces have orcupied I.uarichow while the Japanese troops which crossed the Luan Ho have taken Northern Luanchow,

The main body of the Chinese - troops are now concentrating their attention on Kuyeh, fifteen miles last of "Tangshan.

SITUATION IN TIENTSIN

ITHROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, May 15 THE North China situation is.

becoming more and mor: critical as the Japanese troops are advancing in the western direction. General Yu Housh Chung, Chair man of the Hopch Provincial Government, declares that he will resist the Japanese if they should enter the Taku and Tientsin area.

The Tientsin situation appears to be tense again. Two bomb ex- plosions occurred yesterday in the Chinese City, throwing the resi dents in the neighbourhood into a panic.

CHU SHAO LIANG

SERIOUS INCIDENT

AVERTED

JAPANESE FIREMEN

CREATE

· DISTURBANCE

(THROCUK REUTER'S AGENCY]

NANKING, May 15.

CHINESE messages from Tsinaz state that what might have be- come a serious incident there was

When the the

HONG KONG DAILY

HACHIRO ARITA RESIGNS

SIGEMITSU INFORMALLY CHOSEN TO FILL POST

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, May 15, MR. Hachiro Arite, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has unex. pectedly tendered his resignation from the post, ostensibly on the

rounds of illness.

Sigemitsu Chosen.' Mamoru Sigemitsu, formar Minis. ter to China who lost his leg in the bombing outrage in Shanghai on April 29, last year has been in formally selected to succeed Arita,

averted yesterday through the patience and tactfulness of the Chinese police. A group of Japan ese firemen under the influence of liquor made a noisy demonstration near a local cinema drawing huge Chinese crowd.

policeman" urged Chinese Japanese to disperse they not only refused to do in but slapped his TIME LIMIT EXPIRES face several times, Finally more policeman were called out and the leader of the Japanese firemen was taken to the police station. The Japanese Consul was immediately notified and the arrested man was subsequently handed over Japanese Consular police.

the

AMERICAN WOMEN AND"

CHILDREN

ADVISED TO LEAVE TUNGCHOW

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

PEIPING, May 15.

THE American Legation has warn ed American women and children Tungchow, a city thirteen miles due east of Peiping that it would be advisable for them to leave that place in view of the intention of the Japanese troops to advance that JAT.

This, however, is only a precan tionary measure. It is also reported that there is an American school. located at Tunchow.

A

NEW REVOLT IN

SZECHUAN

LIU WEN HUI ON THE WARPATH

(THROUGH REFTER'S' AGENCY],

SHANGHAI, May 15. SPECIAL message to the China Prem from Chungking states that hostilities have again broken out among the Szechuan generals,

The troops of General Liu Wen Hui have ousted the Provincial Chairman and have occupied Wen- kiang, driving out the forces General Teng Hsi Hou.

PETITION TO MANCHUKUO

MONGOLS DESIRE TO JOIN UP.

(THROUGH RECTER'S, AGENCY)

HARBIN, May 14.

of

APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF A JAPANESE "military spokes.

. KANSU PROVINCIAL

GOVERNMENT.

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

man said that the Mongols in Soviet-controlled Outer Mongolia have sent a petition to the Man- chukuo Government. expressing their desire to join up with Mau- chukuo,

FANG CHEN WU

GIVEN FULL HANK OF GENERAL

a.re

MANCHUKUO MAY TAKE

·DRASTIC ACTION

HARBIN, May 11, · With the approach of the time limit sent by Manchukua for return of the rolling-stock moved into Soviet territory without the_con- sent of Manchukuo, Mr. Li Haino Keng, Manchukuo director-general of the Chinese Eastern Railway, made a last demand on M. S. M. Kouznetsoff, Soviet assistant direc- tor-general, to-day. Visiting M. Kouznetsoff this morning. Mr. Li said that Manchukuo would not hesitate to take drastic action if all the Soviet failed to return

locomotives and other ears by to- morrow, May 12, as originally de manded by the Manchukue authori- ties

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PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1933.

THE DERBY

CALL OVER FOR THE

CLASSIC, EVENT

THROUGH LUTER'S SÖENCT]

J

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

GREECE AND CZECHO

SLOVAKIA WIN

[iROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COUNCIL CONFERENCE

CONCLUDING BUSINESS AND STATE-

MENT OF OBJECTIVES:

LONDON, May 15. THE call-over for the Derby is as

The delegates to the Ninth meet-ferred to the "insatiable agrees- follows.-

LONDON, May 13. ing of the National Christian Coun-¡sion upon China", of the Japanese Manitoba (21 to 2) t and o. GREECE and Czecho-Slovakia tocil of China, which ended on the militarists and expressed its "deep Roosto (100 to 8) t and o.

day won their Davis Cup ties morning of May 11, 1933, repreregret and condemnation" in con- Hyperion (100 to 8) t, and o. against Roumania and Monaco sent many sections of China and¦nection therewith. It, was, how- King Salmon (100 to 7) a (100 -7. respectively, the Greeks winning most of the Protestant Church over, clearly stated that had it not

to 0) t.

the remaining two singles and bodies in China. The meeting e been for the repeated civil wars Young Lover (13 to 1) t and ó, Monaco lesing the doubles after the National Christian Council in China during the last twenty Horinere (29 to 1) and o.

having previously conceded. the provides, therefore, a fair cross years, the situation therein since Erarlet Tiger (22 to 1) and o

first two singies.

section of the mind of Christians | September 18, 1931, would probab- Felicitation (29 to 1) e..

Australia completed the debacle in China. This Biennial Meeting | ly not obtain. It was urged, fur, Highlander (25 to 1) 6.

of Norway by annexing the two has been characterized by a tendency thermore, that Christians are not Happy Call (93 to 1) o.

therefore outstanding singles and

to break new ground in planning entirly free from blame with res-- Light Sussex (33 to 1) o (40 to 1) t. won all five rubbers,

to define more clearly the Chris-pect to bringing about the prolong. Details of the day's matches tian objectives in China and co-ing the national crisis. They had follow:

operatively study and reorganize done very much less than, under At Oslo, Australia beat Norway the resources of the China Chris the circumstances, they might have 5 to love. McGrath (Australia) tian Movement so as to meet the done. They wore urged, therefore, beat Haansa 7-5, 7-6, 6-2. Quist present critical situation in the best to Christianize their own lives, and (Australia) beat Smith 7-5, 4-6, 6-3,way, by concentrating effort and among other things, to conduct resources rather than aprending local experiments for the Chris At Athens, Greece beat Rounania them over large and dissociates tianization of society. It was Te by matches to 1. Nicolaidis | arena.

cognized that the national erisig is (Greece) heat Puliffe 6-2, 1-6, 6-2,

raising in an acute form the 'ques. 62; Xydid (Greece) beat Botey 4-6,

tion of the relation of Christians 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

to militarism. The Council re- frained, however, from making any dogmatic statement upon this issue, each individual being left to senk

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Lospos, May 15. FOLLOWING ARE THE SILVER QCOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

May 15 May 13

181 18.3/16 18.

SPOT

FORWARD

LONDON CONFERENCE

MAY CHECK SILVER 18SUE

GENEVA, May 10. The United States delegation to the London Economic Conference will meet a ** united front," when Mr. Li, Mr. Morita, Director of it urges discussion of the silver the Railway Department of Man-question, the United Preu was in- chukue Government, and other formed on high authority to-day. Manchukuo leaders met yesterday. afternoon and decided not to change their policy-United Press,

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Dr. E. T. Hodgkin. The closing sessions of the Coun- cil were marked by the passing of much important business. The fact that Dr. Henry T. Hodgkin served

At Prague Czecho-Slovakia beat Monaco by 3 matches to love. Men zel and Marsalek (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Landau and Gallepe 4-1, 6-4, the National Christian Council as God's guidance for himself and to

PERRY AND HUGHES WIN DOUBLES

FINLAND ELIMINATED IN DAVIS CUP

(THROUGH REUTER'S - AGENCY)

Despite America's active concern

LONDON, May 15 over silver prices, European de- IN the Davis Cup competition, legations have already made up Perry and Hughes, Great Bri- their minds that any attempt to intain beat Grotenfelt and Grabn troduce bi-metallism or to restore Finland 6, 1, 6/1 and 8/3 at Queen's the value of silver are larely hope Club England thus eliminated

Finland by 3 matches to mil.

NEXT JAPANESE OBJECTIVĖ | less..

LUANCHOW EXPECTED TO FALL SHORTLY

"

SHANHAIKWAN, May 12. Since the launching of the offen. sive on the night of May 7 grent losses have been suffered by the Chinese troops. With the succes sive fall of, the Chinese positions at Funing, Changli, Chienan, and. Yungping, only Luanchow remains unoccupied by the Japanese forces, Lack of fighting spirit is chiefly

The preparatory commission for the London conference, on which the United States was represented, has already decided that bi-metal- lian "must be regarded as imprac- tieable.' Nevertheless, at the re- quest of the American expert, the question was inserted in the London agenda.

KING ALFONSO'S ELDEST SON

U.S. BASEBALL

SUNDAY'S RESULTS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WASHINGTON, May 14.

responsible for the series of reverses CELEBRATES WTH BIRTHDAY ball Leagues. Cincinnati scored

suffered by the Chinese, and the fall of Luanchow is now regarded ns only a matter of time. Rengo.

DOUBLE headers were the order of the day in the Major Base

twice against Chicago in the National League, but Boston and St. Louis shared their two games. The Giants added another victory to their record.

Recretary for seven years and did much to promote understanding of what he should do.

satisfy his own conscience. BE to China, led the Council to pass a A message expressing sympathy. resolution in grateful memory of for the present economic depression him. He represented worthily,”

was beat to co-operating mission it was stated, "The British contri- boards in Europe and America bution to the Church in China; Among other things, this letter in- yet he was a burning internationa- dicated that the Council expects list, working indefatigably and the Chinese Church to rise to the soulfully in the cause of interna- tional understanding and good ter alec urged the need of continu present 'demand upon it. The Jet- will."

al co-operation between the churches. Recognizing that the present in China and the churches in the situation necessitates retrenchment

West. and reorganization, the Council ap- pointed- a special Commission on Programme and Co-operation, whose duty it is to study the situation and help Christian groups discover how best to reorganize their work so as to secure the maximum result from the co-operative use of Chris tian resources in China. This Com- mission is also to formulate a state ment of the objectives of the Christian Movement in China.

Christian Objectives,

Finance.

The budgets for the Council, ar adopted, anticipates the receipt and expenditure of about 872,500, silver. With respect to the Five Year Movement, it was reported that, up to the end of March 31, 1933, $71,851.70 had been received for work in connection with that Move- ment, of which 851,547.07 remained in hand.

ganizations,

Of the Budget for the National Christian Council, $30,000 WBS TX- The Commission on Evangelism pected from the Missions Building- and Christian Nurture made it and about 810,000 from gifts in- clear that the evangelistic aim in- China The largest single item cludes all periods and. areas of outside of these was that 205 human life and endeavoured to 887,064, silvor, from mission gr focus, Christian, attention on work with Chinese youth, rural work and For the ensuing biennium, 'Dr. R. ÷ the Christianization of the home. Y. Lo was elected Chairman of the On the basis of the recommendation Council; Dr. Wu Yi Fang and Rt. of this Commission, the Executive Rev. John Curtis, Vice Chairman; Committee of the National Chris- Mr LT. Chen, of Shanghai, tian Council was instructed to set Treasurer; and R Rev. L H up a Commission to formulate a Roots, Honourable Secretary. Christian social programme for the same time the Council elected China The work of this Commis the incoming Executive Committee. sion, however, will be incorporated in that of the one previously men

A

tioned. This statement, undoub SOVIET CONSULATES tedly, met a long felt need. While

MADRID, May 0. -Don Alfonso of Bourbon and Retreat Towards Kalgan, Battenberg, former Prince. of As MÜNDEN, May 11. turias and heir apparent to the

Tall scoring marked the double It is learned from Chahar that, throne of His Most Catholic Ma-header between the Senators and as a result of stubborn pressure jasty from the day he was born Chicago in the American League, caused on them by the Manchukuo until the proclamation of the Re-where, after Chicago had won by forces under Generals Liu Kwei public on April 14, 1931, to-morrow 10 to 8, the Senators reversed the Tang and Tsui Hsin Wu, the Chi-will celebrate his 20th birthday. He verdict by hitting up eleven runs iuin every type of service aiming at nese under Generals Tang Yu Lin was born at the royal palace in the second game. and Sun Tien Ying at Kuyuan, a walled city on the Dolonor-Kalgan highway, commenced to fall back towards Kalgan on May 9-Rengo.

JAPANESE NOT WANTED?

HOSTILE FEELING AGAINST IMMIGRANTS IN BRAZIL

Madrid, the firet child of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia, on May 10, 1907. To morrow he is celebrating for the third time in exile the anniversary. of his birth.

Receiver Felicitations... When the former royal family established its headquarters in Fon tainebleau, the ex-Prince of As- turias was sent to Lausanne for his health, and it is understood the olimate there served to improve his condition considerably. His body is still frail; hiş legs" vary. thin, and his appearance much younger than his 27 years.

Don Alfonso was strong and healthy when a little boy, and en- joyed his military exercises; but before he reached his twenty's the hereditary haemophilia which was SHANGHAI, May. 15.

in his blood developed very strong. MR. Chu Shao Liang, the newly

ly. Several times it was feared appointed Chairman of the

that the Prince of Asturias might Kansu Provincial Government, ar-

not live. When he went into exile rived in Shanghai from Nanking by air on Saturday and will soon

There is a steady growth of hos.with his mother and his brothers visit General Chiang Kai Shek at

tility in Brazil against Japanese and sisters, he had to be carried Nanchang before proceeding to

immigrants, it is reported. This in a sick chair to the train. Kansu to assume post.

(Kuo Min News Agency).

hostile sentiment has been present Interviewed by representatives of i

among a section of the Brazilian the Chinese Press Mr. Chu Bhao

people for some time, and the out Peiping, May 9.. Liang declared that he will do his It is understood that General break of the Manchurian affair has utmost to develop the financial re-Fang Chen Wu will be appointed inflamed it considerably. The chief sources of Kansu and foster a a member of the Military Advisory causes are believed to be the lack spirit of co-operation and friend Council with the full rank of gen- of understanding about Japan and ship between the Chinese and era Hi units, which con- the dread of the development of Mohammedans.

centrated south of Paotingfu, will Japanese immigrante be reorganized into the 45th and The audience granted by Admiral 40th Independent Brigades, with Prince Fushimi, Chief of the Naval Major-Generals Chang Jen Chieh General Staff, and Prince Higashi and Pao Kang aa Commanders. Kuni, and an address of encourage- Each brigade is to be composed of ment made by Admiral Osumi Prince of Asturias, Few, however, three regiments. The troops will Minister of the Navy, to the stud- have any illusions about any pos be sent to the front to participate ents of the Higher Colonisationsibility of his over sitting on the in the resistance against the Jap School and the brides of Japanese throne of Spain. The monarchiste anese as soon as they are reorganix immigrants before their departure who still believe that a restoration for Brazil on April 12 were seized is possible, generally have the idea upon by anti-Japanese agitators that their King would be Alfonso and written up as though they were XIII again, or else, his thrid, son, clear evidence of Japan's intentions Don Juan, who will celebrate his to settle aggressive-colonists in 20th birthday on the 20th of June."

The their country with military and

royal family likewise, naval support,

evidently, has come to consider that? The outbreak of cases of measles there is no possibility of the Prince. among the emigrants arriving diere | ever rising to the throne page de by the Rio de Janeiro-maru on This was demonstrated recently: April 2 furnished them with fur. | with news of his marriage to the ther material for anti-Japanese out daughter of a Cuban merchant. bursts.

HSIAO CHIH CHU'

SPECIALLY COMMENDED BY GEN, CHIANG KAI SHEK

(Kuo Min News Agency).

Peiping, May

The gallant resistance put up by the 26th Army under General

Haino Chih Chu at the battle of Hsinglung, outside the Great Wall, in northern Hopei, is specially commended by General Chiang Kai Shek, President of the Military Affairs Commission, in a telegram tr General Hsiao.

ed.

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N. CO.

NANKING'S AMBITIOUS-

PLANS.

NANKING, May_b.

It is understood that the Minis try of Communications is raising thirty million dollars for the ex pansion of the various shipping routes of the Ohins Merchants B.N. Co.

The fact that as many as 500 casualties including 20 officers wore sustained and two "enemy planes were shot down speaks well for the valour of the army, and is worthy According to present plan, over of commendation, the message 20 new veals of an average ton- states. The wounded soldiers are nage of 3,000 to 4,000 tons and tan to be comforted and the families vessels of a tonnage of 500 to 3,000 of the killed shall be granted will be purchased for the develop adequate, compensation,

ment of the northern and southern In another telegram to Lieut. lines of the Company, Several General Kwan Lin Cheng, Com- ocean-going vessels will also be pur mander of the 20th Division, Gon- chased for the opening of new routes eral Chiang Kai Shek praises him to Singapore and Annam. Ma and his men for rejoining their. It is understood that a special comrades at the front, to renew Purchasing Commission will be their resistance against the Japan appointed for the purchase of the

new vessels-Kuo Min

In the Argentine also, the sentim ment against Japanese immigrante is steadily growing.

Many, monarchists in Spain have sent their felicitations to the ex-

VISIT TO JAPAN BY YALE BASEBALL TEAM.

Mr. Hayashi, the Jananere Ame bassador to Brazil," and Mr. Tama- zaki, Minister to the Argentine, ara deeply apprehensive of this state of

Torro May 12. things, and are doing their best to The Tokyo University Baseball dispel understandings to re- League, at ita directors meeting move hostile movements.

held yesterday afternoon, decided The Foreign Office authorities into extend un invitation to the bass- Tokyo are to" watch developments | vall team of Vale University of quietly for some time fanger as they America for a series of games with fear that any action taken at the the Japanese. It is expected that present time may have the effect of the Tale bureballars will arrive in aggravating the situation.

Yckohams on August 25.

Splendid pitching by Johnson, Carleton and Hildebrand were among the features of the day. Scores as cabled by Reuter:

National League,

Cincinnati Chicago

Cincinnati Chicago

R. H. E 3 5 1

3 10 1

1

0

忒 I

(Johnson blanked out Chicago)

Brooklyn Philadelphin

(Wilson and Stripp

Brooklyn)

New York Pittsburg

R 10 1

the Christian Movement is engaged

the enrichment of human welfare, there has not been as yet a atats ment setting forth Christian objec- tives in this regard.

TO BE ESTABLISHED IN SHANGHAI

(Kuo Min News Agency).

Nanking, May 9.

A report on the work and effort of the National Christian Council It is understood that negotia. dealt with its varied contributione|tions for the conclusión of a Sino- to the Christian Movement in Soviet Non-Aggression Pact and a China, making special reference Sino-Soviet Commercial" Trusty therein to the work of the Five will be opened shortly between the

Year Movement. In its planning Ministry of Foreign Affairs and,

for future_service, the National M. Bogomolov, Soviet Ambassador

Christian Council is to give parti-

cular attention to the needs of the

local church, thus focusing its work

to_China.

The Ministry is understood to

have appointed Mr. Hau Mo, Poli-

in an endeavour to plan to carry tical Vice-Minister af Foreign out a model prɔgramme of work. Affairs, and Mr. Shen: Cheng ♦ 6 11 2

in order to demonstrate what can Ting, Director of the Asiatic De- homered for be done in an ordinary parish with partment of the Ministry, as

but outside aid in funds or staff. The China's representatives in the nego Council is also to encourage the tiations. formation of organizations, city or It is learnt that Soviet con district, such as the North China aulates will soon be established at: Rural Service Association, formed Shanghai and Tientsin” to look after to carry out definite programmes the interests of Soviet nationals in St. Louis......

along the line of rural or economic | China. (Carleton pitched and blanked reconstruction."-

'out Boston)

Boston

Boston

St. Louis

@ -1

1 € 3

0 43

8

4 10

American League.

0

R. HE

8 0

Detroit Boston (Jolley homered för Boston).

Detroit Boston

St. Louis New York:

St. Louis

New York se

(Lazzeri homered for New York).

Cleveland

Philadelphin

360

(Hildebrand pitched for Cleva- gland)

Cleveland Philade (Cochran phia)

Chicago

Washington

6. 2

red for Philadel-

10 13 2

813 (Kuhe) and Harris homered for

Washington)

Chicago

0,10 Washington...1118 (Goslin homered for Washington)

Dr. Lo Wen Han, Minister of Japanese Aggression in Chins, Foreign Affairs, entertained the An open letter to Chinese Chris Soviet Ambassador at dinner, last tians was also presented to the night, when, it is understood, Council, and ordered to be sent out views regarding the proposed com- to the churches, in due course.mercial treaty were exchanged in Among other things, this letter re formally.

For your

Health's sake

drink delicious

Ovaltine

APB, 8