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No. 24628、 號捌廿佰陸仟肆萬弍第 日式廿月陸年丑丁

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937. BAD BATARE*#GAME Price

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CHINA FIGHTS BACK-AND WINS!

Japan, The

Peacemaker

The following address, delivered

by Mr. Kaki. Hirota, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the list session of the Imperial, Diet" on Tuesday. has been forwarded to us by the Japanese Consulate:-

It is not necessary for me to. expatiate afresh upon our National. polley which aims at securing. Japan's position as the stabilizing force in East Asia and contribut- ing to the establishment of true peace in the world. I Armly be- lieve that in order to carry out this policy we should first of all consider a quadruple relationship between Japan, Manchukuo, China and the Soviet Union. In survey ing the conditions of present day China, our Government cannot but profoundly regret to note that Anti-Japanese sentiments. and movements have been encouraged and systematically exploited" for unifying publie opinion and arousing nationalistic conscious- ness, and that more untolerable Incidents evidently resulting there. from are taking place in various quarters in China.

At the time of the Chengt in-

Capture Of Tungchow Announced

Japanese Intensifying Drive In Peiping

Foreigners Refuge In Legation Quarter

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Thanks!

[The Editor, "The Hong Kong Dally "Press"]

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Dear Sir-Please permit me the liberty of sincerely complimenting you on the series of splendid lead- ing articles on the Sino-Japanese political situation I am sending you this humble tribute not, be- cause of your adopting what some people may call a pro-Chinese at- titude, but because of your clear and unmistakable insight of the situation. It is indeed amazing that a comparative newcomer like yourself could possess such In- timate knowledge of this dincult and gomplicated problem.

From kime immemorial, the Chinese has been a much abused and sadly misunderstood race at the hands of the foreigners, and even at this moment when Japan has seriously violated every canon

HE Chinese officially announce the capture of Tung- chow whose fall caused a cardlike collapse of the so- called autonomous state of East Hopel estabished with Japanese benevolence on November 25, 1935. Chinese aircraft assisted in the operations for the first times authority as your esteemed

eident last year, the Japanese Gov. since the present crisis.

ernment took-occriston to ask the Chinese to rectify their attitude towards Japan which constituted the fundamental bbstacle to friendly intercourse between the Chinese and Japanese; and invited the Nanking Government to de- monstrate ita sincerity, regarding concrete questions bound up with the improvement of relations be- tween the two countries. Unior- tunately as you know negotiations came to an impasse owing to Chinese 'recalcitrance.

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THE SERMON

FROM THE MOUNT—

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Under, this heading on Page 8. The Editor comments on the official | Japanese viewpoint as voiced by Mr. Hirota, Foreign Minister, in the

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GOLD FOR CHINA

To Strengthen Nanking

America Shows Faith

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Washington, July 11, By die Mait.

Dr. H. H. Kung, the Chinese Finance Minister, and the Becre- of the United States Treasury, Mr. Morgenthau, have reached agreement under which China will purchase a "substantial" "amount

· of gold-something between 10,- 000,000 and 50,000,000 American dellars worth-from the United States, and the United States will in its tum buy from China a cer- tain amount of sliver unspecified, in order to withhold information from speculators. Further, the American Government have agreed to "broaden the scope of the arrangement made in May, 1936, “under which the Central Bank of China has been enabled; under conditions which safeguard the Interests of both countries, to ob tain dollar exchange for currency stabilization

(Continued on Pare ́9)⠀

Shanghai: While Chinese bombers attacked Japanese barracks and other points in Tungchow, troops of Chao Teng-yu's 132nd Division machine- gunned and artilleried the town, according to official despatches. Mean- while the East Hopei militiamen who had proclaimed that the Chinese will not fight Chinese have joined the attackers, further embarrassing the Japanese forces who were forced to retreat. The fate of Yin Ju-keng head of the East Hopei regime is uncertain. One report states he was arrested and another that he had fled with two hundred bodyguards.

JAPANESE AIRFIELD CAPTURED

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Shanghai: The Chinese claim to have captured three armoured cars in the drive towards Tung- chow and also to have captured the Japanese airfield in Chaochitang, south of Peiping where they seized seven aeroplanes. They assert that a Japanese bomber, attacking the Chinese barracks in Hsiyuan, about five miles north-west of Peiping was shot down and admitted that the Chinese barracks in Haiyuan is afire from the bombing. The most important Chinese claim is of course the capture of Fengtai but with the telegraphic and telephonic communications from Peiping silenced and the wireless hours behind the rush, independent confirmation is not obtainable. It is significant, however, that there is no Japanese denial.

BOMBARDMENT OF CHANGYIMEN

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PEIPING: WITH THE JAPANESE INTENSIFYING Their drive agaINST THE 29TH ARMY, FIGHTING CONTINUED ALL DAY LONG IN THE PEIPING SECTOR AND IT WAS RAGING IN THE EVENING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OUTside the sOUTH AND WEST WALLS OF THE

CITY.

THE JAPANESE MILITARY AUTHORITIES EMPHATICALLY DENY THE CHINESE CLAIM THAT FENGTAI "AND LANGFANG BAVE BEEN CAPTURED.

THE ROAR OF THE CANNONS SWELLED IN THE EVENING WHEN THE JAPANESE BEGAN BOMBARDING CHANGYIMEN, AND THE ENTIRE - POPULATION OF PEIPING ARE CONFINED TO THEIR HOUSES, TRENCHES BEING DUG ACROSS THE STREETS AND BARRICADES ERECTED IN ALL STRATEGIC POINTS,

THE CITY, IS CROWDED WITH SOLDIERS AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN THE CHINESE CITY HAVE WITHDRAWN TO LEGATION QUARTER, THE DEFENCES OF WHICH ARE CONSTANTLY MANNED BY FOREIGN TROOPS.

CHINESE DESTROY RAILWAY BRIDGE

SHANGHAI: A CHINESE COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCES THAT CHINESE TROOPS __DESTROYED AMOST IMPORTANT RAILWAY BRIDGE IN YANGTSUN, THIRTY MILES NORTH WEST OF PEIPING. SITU IS ALSO THE TWO CLAIMED THAT THE 29TH ARMY ARE WITHIN TWO MILES OF TUNGCHOW EN ROUTE TO HELP DETACHMENTS OF EAST HOPEI MILITIAMEN WHO WERE SURROUNDED BY JAPANESE WHEN THEY SECEDED FROM THE SO CALLED AUTONOMOUS REGIME.

ACCORDING TO CHINESE ACCOUNTS CHINESE FORCES ADVANCED TO LANGFANG UNDER COVER OF NIGHT AND DROVE OUT THE JAPANESE TROOPS AFTER INFLICTING HEAVY CASUALTIES.

(Further China Cables On Page 16)

of honour and morality, there are still some people whose vision, is clouded by Japanese diabolical cunning and unblushing falsehood, and who are inclined to view Nip- pon's world-wide depredations with an Indulgept eye. The scathing denunciation of "Japan coming from such an unimpeach-

will do much to dikillusion the unsuspecting foreign Byth- pathisers of Japan. I feel con- Evinced that every right thinking. person would, after reading your editorial comments on, the subject, entertain towards the ruling class of Japan, the militarists, feelings of intense abhorrence and pitying. contempt.

In exposing the oppressors of China you have earned the 'undy.. ing goodwill and gratitude of the Chinese, and in championing this just cause you display the characteristics of a great and noble soul,

Yours truly, (84.) 8. TSANG

Hong Kong, July 28. M

CELEBRATIONS

News of the puccesses of the Chinese troops in North China "hear" received in the Colony last "night with the greatest enthutizam, by the Chinese community who, Dave vent to their rejoicinga by betting off tone of fire=" crackers,In so doing, the local Chinese were "but keeping up with their fellow nationalt in other parte of the great Republic.

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Apart from the resultant "boom!!" for firecracker dealers, no

toward incidents was reported to the "Police up to the time of going to preds

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-1/4. T.T. ON LONDON: L. 219/324.

London Silver Market

London, July 28. (Frem Our Own Correspondent] London alver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow:

July 27. 20:

Spot:

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