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No. 24626, ####=# 8A24ET HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1937.

SERIOUS FIGHTING BEGINS

Test Case

NOT MERELY SINO.

JAPANESE

QUARREL

-Dr. H. H. Kung

London, July 26.

It is impossible for the Central Government to accept a settlement of which it lacks full knowledge and to which it has not given

approval, declared Dr. H. H. Kung, Finance Minister, In an interview "with Reuter.

"Dr. Kung said that in his opinion this was я test case to decide whether North China will become Japanese province or retain its proper position as part of a-united China

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Dr. Kung said his Government greatly appreciated the friendly interest of the Governments of Britain, France and the United States in the present grave crisis. It was d great mistake to take this as merely a Sino-Japanese quarrel as it strikes directly at the peace of the world and the whole founda- tion of the morality of internation- al confidence. "

Dr. Kung opined there were. 'ressonable' elements in Japan not only between "civilians but senior military officials and he sincerely hoped the senior elements would come out boldly and exert their Influence to avert a war threat.-- Reuter

Yin Ju-keng, Bead of East Hopel Autonomous Council.

INFANTILE PARALYSIS SWEEPS MELBOURNE

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Melbourne, July 28.

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LANGFANG A HEAP OF RUINS

JAPAN'S ULTIMATUM TO

TO GEN.

GEN. SUNG

"WITHDRAW FROM LUKUOCHIAO BY NOON TO-DAY!"

PEIPING, JULY 26: FIGHTING BETWEEN CHINESE AND JAPANESE FORCES BROKE OUT IN THE WANPING AREA. HEAVY ARTILLERY, MACHINE GUN AND RIFLE FIRE HAVE BEEN HEARD AT PEIPING.- REUTER.

ULTIMATUM TO GENERAL SUNG

SHANGHAI, JULY 26: IT IS REPORTED FROM TIENTSIN THAT THE JAPANESE HAVE SENT AN ULTI MATUM TO GENERAL SUNG CHEH YUAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOPEI. CHAHAR POLITICAL COUNCIL AND COMMANDER OF THE 29TH ROUTE ARMY, TO WITHDRAW TROOPS OF THE 37TH DIVISION FROM LUKOUCHIAO DISTRICT BY NOON TO-MORROW (TUESDAY); TROOPS OF THE SAME DIVISION FROM PEIPING AND OTHER AREAS BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY, AND THREATENS MILITARY ACTION IN THE EVENT OF NON-COMPLIANCE. THE ULTIMATUM IS SIGNED BY LIEUT. GENERAL KIYOSHI KATSUKI. GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING THE JAPANESE FORCES IN NORTH CHINA-REUTER,

TEST OF CHINESE SINCERITY

· SHANGHAI, JULY 26: THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM PLACES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL, FUTURE DEVELOPSIENTS ON CHINESE SHOULDERS. THE JAPANESE' CONTEND THE ULTIMATUM IS A TEST OF THE SINCERITY OF THE CHINESE DESIRE TO PREVENT AGGRAVATION OF THE SITUATION-REUTER,

ACTS

July 18(Sunday)-Japan sent vitimatum to China, demanding. among other points, immediate cessation of provocative activities by the Central Government.

July 19-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek made a statement that Chins could not sacrifice her sovereign rights even at the ex- pense of war. The Japanese de- mands were refused.. »

July 20-Attack on Wanping by Japanese troops with incendiary. shells.

July 21-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ordered 60,000 troops to the north and 350 aeroplanes to standby.

July 22-Tension eases, "Walt and See" tactics'adopted.

July 23-Japanese troops rein- force front line.

July 24-Sung agreement dis- cussed; China tends towards arm

stand: Japanese bluejacket, ab- ducted in Shanghai.

July 25 Three Japanese trans- ports arrive off Tientsin,

July 28-Japanese send ultima- A hundred schools in the Mel- 'bourne district have been closed tum to Gen. Sung Cheb-yuan to owing to an epidemic of infantile | withdraw troops from Lukupchlao paralysis. Reuter's Bulletin Ser- and Pelping areas: vice.

CANTON HEAT WAVE

R.W.V. ROBINS INJURED

London, July 26. While fielding a ball in the Canton, July 25, ' Becond Test match against "New The heat wave which had raged | Zealand at the Old Trafford to- here for the past Ave days and day, R. W. V. Robins, captain of brought mercury to 94 degrees the England team, had the mis- Fabrenbelt was broken to-day by fortune to dislocate the forefinger rain and Ught thunder Tours. and 'split the middle finger of his This afternoon the temperature was registered at 82 degrees.owing deal attention, the English cap-

__ CHINESE TROOPS WOUNDED

"PEIRING, JULY 26: CHINESE TROOPS WERE DEIVEN, OUT OF LANGFANG AND WITH- DREW TO HUANGTSUN TEN MILES TO THE SOUTH OF FENGTAI AFTER A BATTLE LASTING- MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS. MANY CHINESE. SOLDIERS WERE WOUNDED-REUTER.

DETERMINED "ON PUNITIVE" OPERATIONS

FROM NAN

* SHANGHAL, JULY 26; THE NORTH CHINA SITUATION HAS DARKENED. KING IT IS REPORTED THAT GENERAL SUNG CHEH-YUAN: HAS WIRED THE CHINESE · GOV- ERNMENT THAT HE HAS ORDERED THE 29TH ROUTE ARMY TO RESIST THE JAPANESE A MESSAGE FROM TIENTSIN DECLARES THAT THE JAPANESE · MILITARY AUTHORITIES AN- NOUNCED THAT THEY ARE DETERMINED ON THOROUGH PUNITIVE OPERATIONS. BEUTER.

CLASH » EXPECTED ANY MOMENT

NANKING, JULY 26: A TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM GENERAL CHAN HSIN-TIEN SAYS THAT "THE SITUATION IN LUKUOCHILO AND "TACHINGTSUN IS VERY TENSE AND A CLASH IS EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT.-REUTER.

OPTIMISM DASHED TO GROUND

NANKING, JULY 26: INTENSÉ EXCITEMENT PREVAILED THROUGHOUT NANKING WITH THE REPORT OF THE LANGFANG FIGHTING. THE OPTIMISM · FELT IN THE PAST TWO DAYS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT WAS RUDELY DASHED TO THE GROUND."' CLOSE CO- OPERATION BETWEEN GENERAL SUNG CHEH-YUAN AND THE NANKING CENTRAL "GOVERN- MENT IS BECOMING. INCREASINGLY EVIDENT AND IT IS. GENERALLY -BELIEVED THAT DESPITE THE DESIRE OF GENERAL SUNG CHEH-YUAN TO ATTEMPT A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT THERE ARE LIMITS, TO HIS ENDURANCE WHICH WILL BE SEVERELY TESTED BY THE FIGHTING+AT LANGFANG REUTER.

TO INVESTIGATE CLASH

TIENTSIN, JULY 26: A SPECIAL TRAIN" LEFT · FOR LANGFANG AT 1130 THIS MORNING. WITH ONE JAPANESE AND TWO CHINESE, OFFICERS. ALSO THE JAPANESE ADVISER TO THE PEACE PRESERVATION CORPS TO INVESTIGATE THE CLASH AT LANGFANG.REUTER.

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LANGFANG A HEAP OF RUINS

TOKYO, JULY 28: FOUR JAPANESE WERE KILLED AND NINE WOUNDED IN THE FIGHT-

·ING "AT": LANGFANG ACCORDING TO A TIENTSIN MESSAGE, WHICH ADDS THAT THE TOWN 19. NOW A HEAP OF RUINS NEWS OF THE OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING IN LANGFANG, GREAT- LY SURPRISED ALL CIRCLES IN TOKYO WHERE IT WAS EXPECTED SITUATION WAS EASING AS A RESULT OF LOCAL AGREEMENTS. ASTONISHMENT IS EXPRESSED THAT 'TROOPS "IN- VOLVED IN THE LANGFANG INCIDENT BELONG TO THIRTY-EIGHTH DIVISION "AND"NOT TO THE THIRTY-SEVENTH WHICH HITHERTO WERE STRONGLY ANTI-JAPANESE REUTER:

BREAKDOWN GANG ATTACKED?

Peiping The Japanese claim that the fighting in Langfang started when Chinese troops, belong ing to the 38th Dividon, surrounded a company of Japanese sent to repair the telephone line and several "Japanese were wounded Reinforcements were rushed by train to aid the Japanese company and Anally Japanene aircraft bombed the Chinese who withdrew,

In consequence of the incident the Japanese military authorities demanded the withdrawal Chinese troops from Langfang to Kuan, west of the Yungong River Boater.

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THE WEATHER

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2. Doctors have a busy time attend- | Reuters:

riig to the sick. Cholera, influenza, colds and typhoid fever are pre- valent here, and there were severál ases of death over the week-end. "ost vintims died after a very of illness. The prolonged" Neat 10ls blamed for the wide-.

ad sickness.

GIFT TO SCOUTS

Landon, July 26. The research abip Discovery II took up a permanent hospitals are full to capacity the Thames. In Waiting patients are numer be handed over

(0) Association ing of sen

liness is traced to un- old drinks and fruits, nts and Icecream doing good business --

A report issued by the Royal Observatory states that 0.33 inch of rain was recorded during the 24 hours ended at 10 am, "Yester- day, bringing the year's total since: January 1 to 48.69 Inches against an average of 50.26 inches. W/ Sundays maximum ten

use in the straine was 92-degs with #, nigi

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C.N.A.C SERVICE

AS USUAL

Itin gratifying d learn that despite all the rumours of war and

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North, the CNAG

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IN CAUSE

OF PEACE"

Official Japanese Statement

The claim that Japan is acting In the best interests of the peace of the Far East in taking a Arm hand in China is advanced in an official statement on the situation In the North, circulated by the Japanese Consul-General in Sings, pore, Mr. H. Gunji, at the request of the Foreign Office in Tokyo, states the Malaya Tribune.

Dramatic

Piracy Story

ATTACK ABOARD THE TIN SANG

A dramatic story concerning the piracy on board the s. Tin Sang on Friday afternoon was related by the compradore yesterday even-" ing when the vessel arrived safe- ly on her return voyage,

From enquiries made it was re- vealed that the pirates, number- ing over14, started their attack when the vessel was about one. hour's Journey from Sham Shiu.

A fokl on board the ship had casu- ally noticed the strange move- ments of some of the second class -passengers and their concealed weapons, and made a report to the ship's authorities. A search was framediately made by two

armed guards.

Two of the pirates attacked the two guards. One of the despera does, who was later revealed to be the head of the gang, rushed at one of the guards in an attempt.

to disarm him. A nerce hand-to- hand fight then ensued. The guard" overpowered. the pirata leader, who was forced on to the deck. Four shots were red which proved

Can Back Fage).

Entire responsibility for the m eldent which led to the present tension is laid upon China and the threat to declare war upon Chins if no settlement is megotiat. ed is contained in the statement

The following facts (it is de- clared in the statement) are con vincing proof against the allegas- tions made by the Chinese that the present event b the result of the premeditated design on the called part of Japan:

At the very time when the pre- sent incident occurred at Lukno chise, the Japanese Peiping de- tachment were engaging In manoeqyres at Tungchow:

Brigade Commander Kawabe was absent from Peiping to Ehanhal- kwan for the inspection of troops; The area where the Japanese troops were engaging in mano- euvres is a plain with hills on the west, and is a most advantageous place for the Chinese In actual warfare:

Lt. General Tashiro, Commander of the Japanese Forces in North China, was lying sick in bed; Fre

Soldiers engaged in manoeuvres were so small in number that they could not take any action when attacked.

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Luadon Silver Market

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