1937-08-04 — Page 9

SINO-JAPANESE WAR

·China Speaks To The World

Nanking, August 2

A conference of the leaders of the Government took place 3 o'clock this afternoon to consider the situation and make in- ortant decisions regarding the polley and attitude of the Govern- `ment.

The whole nation has been shocked and stirred by recent happenings in North China, and it is reported that important an- nouncements will be made by the Department of Foreign Affairs im mediately.

It is also reported that at the conclusion of his conference, Gen- ernalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Head of the Nanking Central Govern- ment, few to Loo Shan to meet General Pet Chung-ha!, Vice-Com- mander-in-Chier of the Fifth Route Army of Kwangsi Province,

FULL DRESS WAR WILL BE AVERTED

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1937.

THE RUBBER

MARKET

OFFER EXCEEDS DEMAND

Amsterdam, Aug. 3. Offer exceeds demand on "the rubber market for the first time since July, 1935, according to the latest Egures concerning consump tion of exportation published by the International Rubber Restrict London, August 3.

tion Committee. The net world newspapers PTC closely

export of rubber in June. 1937, watching the Chine crisis and give" prominence to the Japanese war

amounted to 108,167 tons, thus ex- vote as indicating that Japan iaceeding world consumption during determined once and for all to

the same month by about 12,600 realize long-planned designs on

tons. North China.

"'

The

The total world supply of rubber On the contrary city circles ad-

In June 1937 amounted, according here to the belief that a full dress

to the Committee's report, to 384: war will be averted The opinion|000 tons in round figures.-- of the inner circles is that the

Francorcan Yews Server, Chinese Government with all its

who had just arrived from Kwet-financial business Interests will Itn-

Chineer Evening Press.

VOLUNTEER AIR PILOTS

Shanghal, Aug. 3, "

Information is to hand that 182 American air pilots have reported their readiness to volunteer for service th China.

- Another batch of 300 from Los Angeles are also ready to vloun- teer their services.

realize the hopelessness of a trial

in strength the inevitable involving ruin of all recent Chinese develop- ment. Reuter.

REPORT DISCREDITED

DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED

Paris, August 5."

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HEAVY FIGHTING IN

SPAIN

Madrid Front "Quiet

London, August 8.

Heavy fighting is reported in many parts of Spain but the Madrid front is quiet. According to claims by the Insurgents and Government troops severe fighting is indicated on the Ter- rilei front. The Insurgents claim to have defeated, with heavy losses, the Government" counter-attack on the Bheay front.- Renter's Bulletin Service.

NATIONALIST SUCCESSES

CLAIMED

a ridge of hills lying south of this village,

Republican troops

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SPANISH REPORTS DENTED Paris, Aug. 2.

Salamanca, Aug. 2. have retreated beyond Rubiales. Genera: Castellanos has inform-Two villages, Villaroyo the Valle- ed the newspapers that the troops cille have nave been occupied br operating under his command on the Terual front have advanced rasnitean. News Servier.

General Castellanos force...

1.500 square kilometres into new territory during the recent offensive.

The report that two Frenchmen The booty taken during the have been sentenced to death by occupation of Mount Santa Anna the Spanish Insurgent War Cour- would, the general said, be sut-c 1 ocially denied in authorita- cient to equip an entire battalion. tive circles here. Included in the booty was a big depot of military boots, sufficient

The Bank of France have re-in quantity, the general insisted, A report from Moscow that the duced the discount rate from Ave to equip the major part of the Soviet is planning to send aero-to four per cent to-day. It will be Nationalist forces. planes and artillery to China is discredited owing to the obviously discordant internal Russo-cond!- tions!-

On learning this riews through ́the newspapers, the United States | Reuter. "

Government has taken immediate steps for the prevention of ita na- tionals from proceeding to China

to participate in the fighting.

It is reported that a former ad-

FURTHER SUCCESSES

REPORTED Tientsin Japanese troops have occupied the Tangliuching Tien- tain-Pukow Railway, west of Tien-

viser of the late Marshal Changin. Previously they had com- Joc-lin is connected with this volunteer movement.- Chinese Evening Press.

PLAN OF ATTACK

Shanghai, Ang. 3.

It is reported from reliable for eign sources that the Chinese Higher Army Command will attack the Japanese army of occupation in North China by three routes in "an enveloping movement. the Chinese war-plane squadrons to be held in readiness, until needed at the front- Chinese Evening Press,

pleted the occupation of all Chinese districts in Tientsin by occupying the former German trea.

recalled that on July 8 the Bank had already reduced the rate from six to Ave per cent- Tranacean News Servi

PREMIER AT ·

The latest war bulletin issued here states that. following the capture on Sunday of Becao and

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MANILA FLOODS

Manila, August 3. landslides, collapsing

Floods,

ALBERT HALL dykes following a foot of rain dur-

"If Not In A

Chariot Of Fire"

A report issued yesterday stated that the men had been sentenced to death and executed for espion- age and attempting to spread the bacilli of typhus and sleeping sick- ness behind the Insurgent lines in Spain. Reuter.

TYPHOON HEADING FOR SHANGHAI

Shanghai. Aug. 3. Ing the last five days took toll of booming of three guns that a Shanghat was wärned by the at least eleven lives and millions violent typhoon was moving in a of pesos damage to crops and general direction towards Shang- public works in five provinces in hai from the south-east in the central Luzon which is largely in-vicinity of Wenchow.

Reuter.

undated. The Government is rush-.. ing relief.

Mr. Chamberlain, in his Albert | Reuter. Hall speech alluded to Lord Baldwin's transla--

recently, jokingly

Japanese bombers are reported to have bombed the Kalgan, Tehchow. Hoper-Shantung border yesterday. Sixty Chinese constables fed from their posts after the transfer from tion to another place, "if net in ITALIAN JOURNALISTS the German area and concentrated a chariot of fire, at any rate, in in a cul de sac adjacent to the a blaze of glory." and added that

RETURNING TO British area and American bar-Lord Baldwin's mantle had now

LONDON racks. Finally, after a discussion fallen on him. writes a Home cor- they were persuaded to discard respondent. their arms after which they were "The speech certainly showed escorted by Japanese troops to the that oratorically he can wear his

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR Daren Kisen Kaisha gedown-predecessor's mantle. His perora-

JAPANESE

Contributions to the comfort of Japanese armed forces in Shang- hal and in North China, ranging

from cash to "charm paper from the Izumo Grand Shrine, have been flooding Japanese official and civic organizations

here for the past week, according to the local Japanese papers states the "North China Daily News."

Unable to handle the gifts by themselves, the Japanese Consular Police delegated the task to the Japanese Residents' Corporation.

The contributions will be tent north, to the Japanese forces in Tentsin, as the first opportunity abourd vessels of the Nisshin Kisen Kalsha.

Included among the gifts were: Fifteen hundred paper. "charms" from the Izumo Grand Shrine. Western Japan, contributed by a local devotee; eighty gramophone records from the follower of the Tenrikyo religious sect; A total of Y.70 from the faculty of the Tung Wen College, Hungjao Road; A gift of $30 by Mrs. Yoshiko Tabira, head of the Nagasak branch of The Society for the Encouragement of True Japanese Spirit Throngh the Recitation of Poems

BOY'S LETTER

A contribution of $5:10, from a school boy was accompanied by a letter which read!

"My Dear Sallora, I am sure you must be suffering from the heat. When we see you drill in the sun, while we are playing in the shade, we are full of sympathy for you, I am giving you a part of my savings. When I grow up, I shall also be a sailor."

WAITRESSES CONTRIBUTE Finally, Y.51 was brought to the office of the "Shanghai Nippo" by two young women, who immediate- ly disappeared without revealing their names.

Instructed by the Special Naval Landing Party to take no anony- mous contributions, clerks of the daily followed the women to the Unzenkaku Restaurant, West Pao- shing Road. The young ladies were waitresses. The money was accompanied by the following letter:

"We are certain that the events In North China will cast their shadow upon Shanghal, and sooner or later our safety will lie in the hands of the Special Naval Land- ing Party-the guardian-angel of local Japanese residents. This is' only a small token of our apprecia- tion of the protection given" us. and if this serves to comfort the sailors we shall be greatly pleased. From the proprietress and the waitresses,

Reuter.

SOVIET RUSSIA'S PROTEST

TO JAPAN

tion, in which he revealed his motives for being in public life and sketched his ideal of the State, was pure Baldwin in conception.

Nanking, Aug. 2. The Japanese Charge d'Affaires¦

The Prime Minister had evident- has received a protest lodged by public speech he has made from ly prepared, carefully for the first M. Bogomoloff, Soviet Ambassadora London platform since taking to China, demanding that Japanese troops grant imunity by heart and made little use of office. He had learned the bulk of

the

to the Soviet Consulate at,, Tien- tsin The Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Hidaka, has undertaken to trans- mit the Soviet request to competent military authorities at Tientsin- Teanance News Servno

JAPANESE NAVAL MOVEMENTS

Shanghal, August 2 Japanese army and navy oicers have been holding meetings to consider the question of the pro- tection of Japanese interests in the Yangtza river region.

war

Yesterday ave Japanese ships made their appearance in the river off Hangchow Chinese Evening Press.

JAPANESE PLANES ACTIVE

Nanking, August 2. Japanese scouting planes have been observed flying over Tsinantu and Tsingtao.

his notes. The difficult acoustics of the Albert Hall did not worry him in the least, for he obeyed the two rules of speaking slowly on a rising note and keeping his head up.

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London, Aug. 3. One of the immediate effects of the exchange of cordial senti- ments in the letters between Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Musso i will be the return of Itailan "journalists to London. The Italian

newsmen

left England, a few months ago owing to the "hostile armed forces, as alleged by the Birtish papers" against the Italian Italian authorities when they re- Renter's Bulletin Service. called their journalists.---

SOPWITH ASKS.

FOR POSTPONEMENT

Newport, Aug. 3.

SIGHT RESTORED When Blind Man Stooped To Lace Shoe

to

A CHAMBERLAIN ANNIVERSARY Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith has exer- The biggest cheer came when cised his right in asking for a Mr. Chamberlain recalled the fact postponement of the third race on that it was his father's birthday. Wednesday. Various reasons are He mentioned this when speaking given for the postponement. of the success of the Government's Mr. Sopwith said there was a possi- tariff policy-a policy for which his bility that he picked up a lobster- father pleaded from so many plat-pot but he was not sure. It is also forms, including the Albert Hall. understood he desires to fit a new

The same night a year ago the quadrilateral Genoa. similar birthday it was the centenary that of Mr. Vanderbilt's. year-was marked by

great Reuter, gathering at the Albert Hall. Str Austen Chamberlain was the chief speaker. It was one of the last times that a London audience heard him. Those who were there saw him mastered by emotion when the vast portrait of his father --50 feet by 21 feet-was unveiled.

Most of the speakers that night 'ught into the blinded eyes

a glimmering of spoke of how Joseph Chamberlain Gwilym John, one time a colliery Paris, August 2,

never attained the Premiership. worker of Tonyrefall, as he bent According to a despatch from

The Premier's platform manner down to tie his shoe laces. Shanghal, the Commander of the is far more restrained than that Japanese troops.in North China. of his famous father. The au- General K Katsuki, has expressed

dience was always more ready to to the French Garrison Comman- cheer than he was to give them the der, regreta on the recent incident. excuse for cheering. He was al General Katsuki assured the ways reluctant to depart from his French Commander that the traditional policy. of Japanese troops would hot. Inter-statement.

under- fere with the free communication between the French Concession and the arsenal. Trainees Peppa Kervice

Yesterday five Japanese scout- ing planes were seen flying over Tsuchow.

Chinese Evening Preu.

REGRET EXPRESSED

REPORTS DISCOUNTED

Swatow, August 3.... Discounting reporta that the Japanese navy intended to land at Swatow and occupy the Important points, the Japanese Consul, Mr. Yamasaki stated that there was no need to fear a clash as the Japan esa wished to localise the Northern dispute. Meanwhile, however, there has been considerable Chinese exodus from Swatow while large numbers of Japanese families also left of their accord and not under ordera from the Consulate.

At present there are two Japan- ese destroyers in port and the Chinese authorities have issued a proclamation exhorting the popu lace to remain calm despite the false rumours which are calculated to disturb the beaco Reuter

DEATH OF MR. J.G. MCNAB

There came

of

was a strange look on his face.

And as he raised his head there

Bomething strange, something nad happened. that seemed to him miraculous.

SHANGHAI BATTERED

Shanghai, August 3. Heralding the advance of a typhoon Shanghai was battered to- day by strong wind and driver rains which blew down boardings, roof tiles and fences, uprooted shipping schedules trees and caused other damage. affected. The wind is expected to have been reach its maximum velocity at midnight-- Reuter

TEXTILE STRIKE IN TORONTO

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Sidelights On World Rotary Convention

Interesting sidelights on the re-

striking in Toronto in support of cent Rotary Convention at Nice the National Federation of Textile were given by Col. Cecil: Rae.. Workers demand for shorter hours C.B.E. at the weekly tiffin meeting and higher wages.-

of the Ipoh Rotary Club held re- Beuter's Bulletin Service...

cently.

In introducing the speaker, Rotarian 8, Rajartnam, the Pre TRADE AGREEMENT sident, said they were very glad to

see Col. Rae in their midst again. Washington, Aug. a. Regarding the Convention, Col. Negotiations in continuation of Rae sald. that of all the conven- the trade agreement between and tions he had attended the 1937 Soviet Russla are near completing Convention at Nice was the most by which the amount of Russia's successful and notable one. Rotary purchases from the US be raised International was very proud that £6,000,000. The Russian pur-dag. for. the Convention was open chases last year exceed quota- British Wireless Service.

MATCH DRAWN

Toronto, Aug. 3. In their first match of their tour of the Dominions the MOC drew with an all-Toronto team. MC.C. 251 to 4: Toronto 189 for 7. Reuter's Bulletin Bervice.

CASE WITHOUT PARALLEL

Sugar Cane Alleged To Have "I can see you." he cried to his Been Doped For Show

wite.

And for the first time since

for the

Doping in the past has been their marriage. 20 years ago confined to the race track and the

wilym John took his wife into prize ring, but the bis arms and looked at her with

Bundaberg seeing eyes,

Show Society, Queensland, claims to have discovered a case without parallel,

Samples of the sugar cane ex- hibited at the recent Bhow were

UNIQUE ELECTION

Another outstanding feature of the Convention was the election of s Frenchman, M. Maurice du Ferry, to be the World's President. This choice, said Col. Rae, made it the first decasion that a man from Europe had been chosen as head.. of the movement. Their President was one of the most accomplished men in France, and when he ad- dressed the meeting, he spoke, within the space of Ave minutes, six languages with great fiuency. His election was unique in that he was proposed by a German Gover- nor and seconded by an Italian. Governor.

ed" by no less an important `per- sonage than the President of the French Republic. "This shows that this organisation has really

Another outstanding feature at.... found a place in international

the "conference was a marvellous affairs and it has been found

luncheon given by French Rotari i place in international affairs

ans to Austrian and German Ro- and it has been found worthwhile tarians. The Board of Directors for the President of France, M.

was also invited, and Col Ree said Lebrun, to travel 14 hours to come and open the meeting."

he had the privilege of witnessing about 1,000 persons enjoying them- Continuing, Col. Rae said that selves together. There was genuine this movement had something in good feeling among all of them. it. arid besides President Lebrun, In conclusion, Col. Rae said “I four French Ministers of State like to tell myself that Rotary In- attended. At that opening, Freternational is going from strength sident Lebrun made a remarkable to strength, and that we can pride speech, in the course of which he ourselves to think that our enorts

said that the political world appre-in our movement go towards clated what Rotary stood for and solving the problems of this wor-. recognised. Its worth.

ried world (Applause.)

SHANGHAI'S DUTY

last December the Govermnent ac- Not long afterwards he saw his

quired the faculty for proving its The death is announced in Mon- children, whom he had known treal of Mr., G. McNab, General only by touch. Foreign Freight Agent of the His sight, which had

The development of the crisis in composure in a time of stress and came out of the ordeal with its the North continues to throw on Canadian Pacific Railway Com- thought to be destroyed in

reputation enhanced. That bas pany, which occurred at noon on colliery explosion, was restored

been sent to the local Bureau of sugar citizens of Shanghai the heavy

a experimental stations for tests,

perhaps accounted for the Saturday, July 31, following a heart actually by an operation performed one sample had been doped tan and international position graver events seem likely to force

responsibility of exercising the

ad

attack.

There it was discovered that the light of its special cosmopoli-vents

greatest prudence and caution in mirable way in which Shanghat

has stood the strain. Now that Br. McNab was previously the given him treatment in amunt content. A hole had been neatly News? It has been noted with wall the more desirable that the My B. Gluck of Cardiff, who had to bring about a greater sugar states the "North China Daily themselves on pubile attention, it company's Foreign Freight Agent etpal hospital. in Vancouver and in 1936 made a business vint to the offices in the lowered his head to tie up his senstances combined to de- drilled through the centre of the Orlent:

It was not however, until he stick and plugged with refined

OP ON HOLIDAY

London. Aug. 3.

ist the German

Ribbentrop for a long boll

Circumstances.

shoes that the success of the operation was known

feat the scheme, An expert ex The story was told by Alderman plained that because of the pre Sidney Cadogan at a

at a meeting of valling dry weather, and the fact. the Glamorgan Public Health that the stick had insuficient Committee.

broken cells, there was not enough The Committee decided to pro- moisture in the cane to absorb the vide

John: with suitable added sugar. glasses and to employ him as a journeyman: brushmaker

The Society is making a close investigation.

casure of calmness has happily action that, thanks to the timely co-operation of the Chinese and Japanese authorities, a great marked the successive days of an diety. There is no doubt that the Government at Nanking has set a good example. The absence of hurry and excitement has engen- dered a confidence which the sidering the severity of the up markets have well renected, con

heaval During the Bian affair

quarter will unconsidered emotion restraint of tolerant citizens in an international community should be upheld. It is hoped that from ho

be developed to expose the com- munity to the danger of a sudden passion. Chinese, Japanese and other nationalities here all have to live in peace with one another, whatever may be happening in the be the community's guide for the Chinis outside, Let that the ht

present emergency as it develops.