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“REDS" CAPTURE JAPANESE STILL

S. OF GREAT WALL

LIEN CHENG

NANKING TROOPS RE. PORTED TO BE IDLE?

(From Our Special Correspondent)

After a fierce battle between

of the 19th Route Army, the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

WHY FENG RETIRED

PROPOSED SALE OF CER

AUSTRO GERMAN

TENSION

1933

CHEN MING SHU IN RETIREMENT

SING-SONG GIRLS TO HELP

CHINESE TO FIGHT C.N.C.

RUSSIA LOWERS HER PRICE

GRAVE INCIDENT ON FRONTIER

Canton, Aug. 8. ::

Vienna, Aug. 7.

CHINESE DENY REPORT OF EXPLRCULAR REFUSES POST OFFERED

JAPANESE EVACUATIONTM

in West Fukieu, though the 19th Ronte Army claim they are mak-inside the Great Wall from Ku- ing a strategic retreat in order to peikow, while Chinese reports de. clare there are still a number of push into other vulnerable points Japanese troops between Chin- on the flanks of the Red forces, according to Press reports receiv wangtao and Shanhaikwan. ed here to-day from Amoy.

JAPANESE TROOPS ALL WITHDRAWN

Tokyo, Aug. 8.

The War Office announces that withdrawal of Japanese

These Press despatches state that the 19th Route Army under the personal direction of Goneral Tsui Ting Kai, the general, the officer commanding, is quite pre- troops from the South of the pared to have an intensified Great Wall was completed yester- struggle with the Communists day.-Reuter.

TELEGRAM

he has no objection to the return of his subordinate, General Soong

The gist of General Feng's telegram follows :—

Since the birth of the Republic in 1911, there have been misny civil wars. Taking advantage of China's internal ste, Japan has encroached ou China's sovereign rights and ler ritorial integrity with the result that she has carved was the four North: eastern provinces from China,

The Nanking Government has hever ...the Japanese as indicated by the two the pay effective resistance against compromises signed respectively at Blanghai and Tangku.

BY NANKING

Canton, Ang. 8. General Chen Ming Shu, one-

were asking.

border.

Austrian

is alleged that the patrol was shot dead by a party of men who were dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by the German Volun. tary Labour Battalion, stationed. at Kiefersfelden, just across the border.

Up to the present, however," the The incident occurred near Manchukuo representatives have Kufstein, on the frontier, and it not advanced beyond pre- vious offer of 30,000,000 yen.

The Manchukuo delegates to-day read a statement recognising the great value of the Railway to Man chukuo, but declaring that it was now valueless to Russi

Commenting on the Tokyo con ference, Pravda says that though the Japanese representatives ar participating only in the capacity of observers, if the Japanese Cox ernment is really interested in the successful completion of the nego tiations its mediation would be sufficiently authoritative with the Manchurian delegation.

The Austrians at Kufstein are

extremely excited by the shooting and insist that the attack was pre- concerted.

Peiping, Aug. 8.

Peiping, Aug. 8.

Moscow, Aug. 7.' The announcement from the

The reported return of General

Sing-song girls are reported to NEGOTIATIONS in Tokyo for

Reinforcemente, of- the Soviet right in the Chinese Tokyo War Office that the with- Soong Cha Yuan to Charhar as time Minister of Communications have offered their professional Canton, Aug. 8:"

drawal of Japanese troops is com- Chairman of the Provincial Gov- in Nanking and formerly connect service in the support of the Eastern Railway to Manchukuo as- Auxiliary Police are being rushed pect to-day when the Soviet dele- following a grave incident, the the Communists and the troops plete seems at least to be prema crnment is believed here to be ed with the 19th Route Army, strikers in the prolonged resumed a slightly more hopeful na to the Austro-German frontier sure. It is known definitely that the result of a circular telegram has declined to accept the apsistance" against the local office of gation offered to reduce by 50,000,- Reds have captured Lien Cheng control of Miyunhsinn, forty miles Hsiang, commanding the anti- Kai Shek, Chairman of the Nan- Ltd. These songsters have decid000,000 gold roubles which they suggest, visitors from over the 2 detachment remains in virtual issued by General Feng Yn pointment by General Chiang the China Navigation Company 000 gold, roubles the price of 250,- killing of a patrol by, first reporta

Japanese forces, who stated that king Military Commission, 88ed to donate all proceeds from Commander-in-Chief of set three-nights singing as support to Communist East Route Expedi- the strikers. tion, the Central Press learned. These vocal beauties will sing to-day.

on the fourth floor of King Wah The reason for General Chen's Restaurant, one of the biggest refusal to accept the Nanking and most gorgeous establishments post is due to his disappointment at Chen Tong, the local Mon- of the Nanking's military authori-martre and great white-way." tice in suppressing the people's It is expected that this project anti-Japanese allied forces in will net over ten thousand dollars, Charhar. Chen recognizes this as Chen Tong is nightly, frequent is a big mistake and feels very ly frequented by scions of elite bitter about it. He takes the families, successful professional position that if he were. to people and tired business men. assume command of the anti-Com- It is said that the seamen in munist forces, he would be the Shanghai

If the Manchukuo representa 1180

the оррове

tives inast on the named price and tool of a government which be settlement of the Woosung in the mediation promised through lieves in yielding and did yield to |cident in Shanghai and back up the Japanese Government is un- foreign aggression."

their Canton colleagues that the successful, it will become apparent Shu is living happily in Hong ton.

Apparently General Chen Ming matter must be adjusted in Can-th the Japanese side is making

no actions effort in their media tody. tion. Cantonese merchants in Han-The attempt by Japanese suppor Kong and is frequently seen in the company of General Li Chi kow have addressed identic tele-ters to usura disruption of the Shen, former commanding officer grams to the civil, military and behind the screen of the "indepen. conference and to hide themselves of the Eighth Route Army in Kuomintang authorities here dence" of Manchakno will deceive Kwangtung. The two generals urging an early settlement of the nobody. are studying Chinese literature strike which has caused great and books on military strategy damage to the owners of goods delegation at the last session of and tactics, and at times they stored in the local warehouses readiness to facilitate the success-

the conference demonstrated its

It is believed that the attack visit mountains and go swimming of the China Navigation Co., Ltd. of the negotiations,

was plotted as revenge for the as relaxation from their intensive ¦ —Central Press,

The leaders of Japanese policy shooting of a German who failed studies.

must now choose either for or

whose main forces are concen-

tnted at Changting, near

the

Kwangtung border.

For several days the local vernacular Press have reported that the 19th Route Army is pre- paring to storm Changting, the

#

BRITISH TRADE

WITH CHINA

Communists stronghold, but it NEW SCHEME TO IMPROVE may take sometime in this cam-- paign owing to the strong forti-

BUSINESS

fication in that town which has (From Our Special Correspondent)" been in the hands of the Reds for)

four years.

اپنی

Canton, Aug. 8. Chinese students who wish to

The Communists are forced to acquire a high education in Eng- make a dash into West Fukien land without any cost to them- owing to famine in South Kiang-selves are given an opportunity si. Although no general offen- to take a competitive examination sive has yet been launched against between August 20 to August 24 them, the Cantonese forces in

at Shanghai. Local educational South Kiangs and the Nanking bodies are informed of thie units in North Kiangsi have en-examination

through which circled the Red districts and twenty students will be given prevented the import of foodstuff scholarships for study in the and provisions to the Communist United Kingdom!

zones.

It is not clear whether students In well informed quarters here, can sit for the examination in it is believed that the Reds are Canton, though it is understood under the "impression that the that the British Boxer Indemnity 19th Route Army are in a weak Fund Commission wishes to position in Fukien because of select atudents from various parts their "coolness" with the Fu- of the country. In addition to kien provincial forces and the having a good knowledge of Chi- naval" clique of Admiral Chen nese, English and mathematics, Shao Kuan and others. Thus, each candidate for the examina- the Reds are taking advantage of tion must possess some learning the isolated position of the 19th in French and German. Route Army and ate exerting Successful candidates are given their strength to advance farther a wide range in the choice of into West Fukien to secure food studies, such as aeronautical en- supplies.

gineering, marine engineering, |civil engineering, law, economics, international law and relations, history, and geology. It is said that expenses for each student are about £350 per annum and that the period of study extends from two to three years.

UNREST IN CANTON

STRIKE BY MECHANICS

LIKELY

The object of the British In demnity Commission in sending Chinese students to England is to acquaint them primarily with British products and manufac (From Our Special Correspondent)|tures, so that they may directly

Canton, Aug. 8.

and indirectly promote better British trade in China in the same way as Chinese students in Counteracting the movement to the United States under the oust him from the Chairmanship Tsing Hua plan. of the Kwangtung Mechanics Union, Lee Tak Hig has rallied the support of some discontented

elements of the Union who dis- tributed bandbills this afternoon attacking subsidiary branches of the Union which are attempting to remove Li.

MACHADO TAKES

HAVANA

FIFTEEN KILLED BY RIFLE FIRE

Machado.

Havana, Aug. 8.

However, it is my intention to fight with my anti-Japanese allied forces, although the Nanking Government has, put forth all charges against me in.. "atead of giving material assistance to my troops. This my soldiers are dis couraged. The absence of nation alist feeling among the leaders in Nan king is deplorable when nationalism has taken Europe by storm..

The reluctance on

the part of Nanking to wage effective resist ance against Japanese aggression is humiliating and han angered every one of us. In my resistance of the in- vaders, I

prompted only by patriotic purpose in safeguarding the trust such pecting the people.

is not seditious

country and

against Nanking.

Bince July 20. I have molalized my troops for the recovery of lost pro vinces and captured in ten days such "places as Kwa Yuen, Pao Chang and Doloner, Donolor was captured after fighting five days and nighta. Invaded territories were retaken at great ascri- fice, and this shows Lam fighting only against the invaders,

But why in Nanking sending troops to suppress me? I do not claim any credit for resisting the Japanese, but

believe I am not guilty in my act.

General Chen Ming Shu is enjoying his retired life and bas no intention to rejoin the Nan- king Government, which he con- siders as nationally repudiated for failure to defend China's

national territory and for abject

Such oppression would not have been made by an autocratic monarch; while surrender to Japan."Gentral the Nanking Government is supposed Press. to be a

a revolutionary drainistration. Such shameful conduct by Nanking is | unknown in history.

If I am charged with having usurped Charlar province, ail 1 need to say is that Charhar is a poor province and not worthy of occupation.

Furthermore, I have issued several telegrams welcoming General Boong Che Yush to return to Charlar. Such

telegrams can l up several boxes.

In the capture of Dolonor, 1,600, of my troops were killed and wounded, Nanking refused to let me send the wounded troops to the rear for medical treatment, accused me for being a Red and tried in subdue me by force. As suming I am guilty, surely my wound. ed troops are not grilty and deserve treatment,

"If love of our country and realatance. against aggression is deemed anti-Nan- king, what would. Japan and other powers think' of such submission and humiliation? Surely they will laugh

such enwardice:

at

Instead of asking General Soong to resume his duties, Nauking is bent on removing me. This is what I do not understand. I sacrifice my men to fight the Japanese and recover lost eities and in doing this Nanking skys I am Communist. These facts are known to all; no distortion can alter tliem.

In several manifestoes I oirculated, I made clear that I am fighting only the invaders and will not engage in

P

SİLVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON, Aug. 8. FOLLOWING ATE THE SILVEN QUOTATIONS ON THE LONDON MARKET TO-DAY:

Aug. 8 Aug. 5 SPOT.................. 17.15/16 171 FORWARD...... 19.1/16 IS

THE LONDON ON NEW YORK CROBS RATE TO-DAY WAS: £1 $4.471.

SENSATION IN SHANGHAI

$50,000,000 LOAN AGAIN CRITICISED

Shanghai, Aug. 8.

A mild sensation was created here to-day in cotton trade circles that among the consignments of civil war. If Nanking really does not

cotton from the United States wish to recover lost territories and insists that resistance against the certain bales will be delivered to Japanese is the same sgsinst the Nanking Government, I

Press

Bot

THE KWANGSI GOVERNMENT

MAPS OUT ADMINISTRA-

·TION PLAN

Canton, "Aug. 8.

The declarations' of the Bovitt

Swift measures have been taken by the authorities. The entire area. has been scored for the

possible culprits, frontier guards

have been reinforced and four men, including three Austrian Nazis have been taken into cus

AŬ SIMILAR® INCIDENT:

It is now reported that a similar incident occurred on Thursday of last week when, fortunately, no body was hurt as the result of the shooting.

against the successful completion to reply to a challenge by the of the negotiations, concludés | Austrian auxiliary police.ficuta Pravda.-Reuter;

GERMANY'S REPLY TO

DEMARCHE

SOONG SOONG A GUEST OF ROOSEVELT

New York, Aug. T. Mr. T. V. Soong and Dr. Alfred The Kwanga Provincial Gov- Szc were guests of President ernment has mapped out an ad- Roosevelt to-day-Reuter. ministration plan which is to be carried out in the present year.

In the first place there must be NEW LONG-FLIGHT compilation of statistics before any measure can be put into force.

ure

Among the projects in the plan-

reduction of burdensome taxes, promotion of agriculture and farming, reform in the indus- trial system and education; ade- quate protection against law- lessness, taking a. census, and relief to the

poor people Central Press.

JAPANESE TRADE

INCREASE IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS"

Tokyo, Aug. 8.

,

RECORD

WONDERFUL FLIGHT BY FRENCH AIRMEN

Berlin, Aug. 74 Meanwhile, the German Gov. ernment has forwarded its reply to the "Franco-British demarche drawing attention to the Nazi anti-Austrian activities and pro paganda campaign, threatening. the internal stability of Austria and its territorial integrity:

The Government refuses w agree with the Anglo-French con tention that Nazi political pro- paganda in Austria represents a breach of existing treaties.

The reply declares that this in- terference in the German-Austrian impasse is inadmissible.

An officially inspired article in Paris, Aug. 7.

Berlin newspapers criticises the Codos and Rossi beat the

Dollfusa Government and de-. mon-stop British long-distance

nounces France and her associates flight record easily, with more for sanctioning the establishment than five hundred miles to spare. of the Austrian auxiliary police

Their wonderful fight from

force of eighteen thousand men, New York terminated at Rayak in which the Nazi claim conflicts Syria, over 5,900 miles from the with the spirit of the Four-Power starting point.

When they Werc crossing Rumania, they wirelessed express- ing a fear that a leak had develop- ed in their petrol tank and that they might not be able to reach Aleppo.

Pact.-Reuter....

“INCREASE IN AUSTRIAN

ARMY

Rome; Aug

The report from Paris intimat-

The first six months' importsIt seems that they were un-ing that Italy has asked permis- some slon for Austria to increase the have increased by 24.4 per cent., necessarily agitated for

hours later they sent out another size of her army, despite the and exports by 50.9 per cent. compared with the same period wireless message announcing that Treaty of Trianon, is officially in 1982, despite the fact that they intended to make a landing decribed as premature at the porta from China have decreasedat nightfall at Rayak, some fifty- 48 per cent, and exports to China miles to the north-west of Damas by 62 per cent.-Router,

ITALIAN AIR ARMADA

cus.

CHANGE IN COURSE

The message which was picked up at Orly showed that the airmen had changed their course some what and were flying south of their originally planned line of fight, leaving Aleppo far to the

north

least.

It is admitted that a tentative exchange of ideas on this matter might have occurred, but it is de- clared that Italy has not taken the initiative in the exchange.

Meanwhile, it is reported from Vienna that Dr. Dollfuss, the diminutive Chancellor of the Aus trian Government, will pay an- other visit to Rome very shortly.

Reuter

as rebeliling the cotton importers in Japan, shall have no alternative but to cease while payment will be remitted my fight against the enemy-Central on September 1 direct from Tokyo FENG DISAPPOINTED - . to the Ministry of Finance in

Nanking. (From Our Special Correspondent) Local cotton mille have sus

Canton, Aug. 8. pended operation during the pre- Although Kuomintang leaders sent summer months, but their The handbills strongly criticis-

here have given no expression of owners hoped to buy some raw ed the three government and

opinion touching upon the col-cotton from the American ship- Kuomintang papers, "Min Kwok

lapse of General Feng Yu ments and have petitioned to the Fat Po," "Shih Man Tat Fo,"

Hsiang's anti-Japanese campaign Ministry of Finance for a right The military yesterday entered in Charhar, they are much dis- to purchase American and "Kwang Chow Yat Po," for and took possession of the city appointed by this turn of events ton from the Government, The publishing the corruption and incompetency of Lee Tak Hin assident of Cuba, General Gerado

following the order of the Pre- in the North-west.

petition is said to have been Chairman of

It is generally know the-Mechanics

that rejected. Union. Supporters of Lee had

General Feng is much dishearteţi- Cotton merchants here say that to resort to the circulation of and secret police who previously support and co-operation from loan is beneficial only to the They are reinforcing the regulated by failure of receiving material U.S.#50,000,000 cotton and wheat handbills, because no local news-fired on the crowds in an attempt other parts of the country. What United papers would publish his side of

States and Japan. the case.

he got was circular telegrams and Central Press. small remittances which did not Lee Tak Hin is personina non

help matters at all. grata with many members of the

despite the changed situation in Union and Government authori

Peaceful efforts of Nanking to Charhar. eliminate ties. He is manipulating to re-

General Feng Yu According to a Chinese official A number fell and 15 are re Hsiang is by winning over his communique, issued this evening, tain his chairmanship, as theported to be dead. Reuter Mechanics Union is a very power.

subordinates by offering them the Japanese Military Authorities ful organisation and had taken

"MACHADO MUST RESIGN high posts. For instance, Genat Peiping to-day indicated to the

CHICAGO, Aug. 27 Han Fu Chi is "Chairman of Chinese authorities that the part in ousting the Yunnan mili-

A visit to the Century of Pro-ed sleep. Shantung Provincial Government Kwantung army had decided to gress fair by the Mayor of Chicago.

They had been in the air for I was announce tary pests, such as Generals" Lin

Following the Conference of and General Soong Cheh Tuan is attack Dolonor as they could not has resulted in the ban of what, 54 hours and 45 minutes and had be able to lead England in the Chen Hus and Yang Hai Man, Cuban political leaders at the again head of the Charhar. Pro- ignore the presence there of to some, was one of its most beaten the long-distance record third and final Text- against the from Canton and in suppressing United States Embassy, it is an- vincial Government. Han and Chi Hung Chang's troops, who popular attactions, nude dancing established by Squadron-Leader West Indies at the Oval on Satur the Communist uprising here announced that they agree to the Soong were once loyal supporters are showing strong Red ten- he was surprised to see Lady Gaylord and Flight Lieutenant day, July 12.

December, 1927.

..

Lee is trying to stir up a strike which, if successful, will mean the suspension of the electric power station, water works, and motor and railway traffic.

to clear the streets of those who were rejoicing at the report that President Machado had resigned The military paraded the town and fired on the crowds.

Havana; Later.

necessity of the resignation of of Feng. President Machado,

The Liberal party leaders, how- ever, declined to discuss the shortening of President Mac- hado's tenure of office.-Reuter.

JAPANESE WISH TO “ RECAPTURE DOLONOR

Peiping, Aug 8.

dencies,"

saya

A

An urgent message from Dolonor that about 60,000 combined Japanese and Manchu The Japanese seem to be kuo troops started an attack on determined to recapture Dolonor the city to day. Reuter,

NOW EN ROUTE TO ITALY

They must have then had full Shoal Harbour,

confidence in the ability of their Newfoundland, Aug. 8. petrol to last the journey, for the The Italian air armada depart- new course involved a consider ed for homeward via the Azores able journey over the sea, with at 2.45. a.m. B.B.T.--Reuter, only Cyprus offering an alterna-

tive landing ground.

NUDE DANCING BANNED AT WORLD FAIR

When the Mayor visited the Fair,

They landed, in accordance with their new schedule, at Rayak in Syria at 4.25 pm. Greenwich Mean Time, and immediately tumbled into bed for a much need-

Godiva ride & camel and woman Nicholetta by approximately 570 dancing without any semblance of miles. clothing whatever. The various The British record, was 5,840 concessionaires "responsible for this

The French record is attraction have been told that no more nude dancin will

5,910 miles or allow-

thereabouts. Reuter. ed-Reuter.

JARDINE NOT TO LEAD ENGLAND

by

BOB WYATT TO TAKE

HIS PLACE?

LONDON AREA.

that Douglas ardina will not

Jardine is suffering from the after effects of a blow on the knee.

Ashdown last week. In the absence of the Surrey captain, Bob Wyatt, the Warwick tay-pan will probably be given charge of the English NL-