1937-09-08 — Page 9

FIERCE BATTLE RAGES ON ARAGON FRONT

Government Forces

Desperately Defending Positions

San Sebastian, September 6. A fierce battle is now raging on the Aragon Front, particularly Saragossa where the Government forces are desperately, defending their positions, especially around Belchite, The battle may prove decisive. If the Government line is cut near Teruel, the insurgent forces would be able to sever Madrid's link with the Mediter ranean, while if a break occurred in the direction of Lerida, efforts would be made to persuade the Catalans to throw up the sponge. -Reuter's Bulletin Service.

ANGLO-GERMAN

MINING STUDENTS

First Interchange Of Visits

London, Sept. 7. The first interchange of visits by mining students between England and Germany arranged by the. .Arglo-German Academic Bureau together with British and German mining interests has, it is stated, been completed.

For the next year plans are be- ing made to increase the number of British students who will visit Germany. Five German students who have just concluded a ten weeks visit to the South Wales coalfield and six English students who spent similar time in the Ruhr and Upper Silesia districts were given a reception yesterday by the Anglo-German Academic Bureau.

The students were all convinced

bitles as a means of giving ex- perience in different mining con- ditions and methods and in pro- moting understanding and. frlend- ship.--

British Wireless Servico,

UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN AGAIN

FLYING BOAT

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1937.

TRADE UNION

CONGRESS

To Have Scientific Advisory Council

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London, Sept. 7.

An Interesting feature of the presidential address given by Mr. Ernest Bevin at the Trades Union Congress at Norwich yesterday was the announcement that the Con- gress will in future have its own Scientific Advisory Council.

PAOSHAN SITUATION

Conflicting Reports

JAPANESE FAIL IN ATTEMPTS

TO LAND AT LIUHO

Reports regarding the situation in Paoshan continue to be con- ficting. For, some days, now the Japanese claim to have taken the Walled City but with each day's new of the war coming into the Colony the Chinese are equally emphatic about having re-occupied that area. Testerday, for instance, a Chinese military spokesman made an official statement to the offact that authentic reports re- ceived by him were to the affect that hands of the defenders.

Mr. Bevin said that science had made amazing progrèss but society had not kept pace with it in making fundamental readjust ments and assimilating results of research, discovery and invention. From the Woosung sector, it is There was not only a time lag but | learned that the Chinese Inertia and, rigidity of our social successful in preventing

Japanese landing on a large scale though small bodles of them are reported" to be marching up the

and economic structure which had to be overcome.

The General Council believed

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any

FORCED DOWN that men of science could make a sandy marshes on the river banks.

Dutch Fishermen' To The Rescue

London, Sept. 6.

great contribution to progress by assisting such A movement 48 theirs with their counsel. It had been decided to establish a Scien- Linc Advisory Council whose purpose it would be to enable Congress and its constituent Unions to secure the help and ad- vice of leading scientists in some systematic and regular way. The General Council were convinced that their prevision and foreknow- ledge of the significance of scien- tific discovery in all felds of re- been rescued by a Dutch fishing" | search would be of incalculable boat and came ashore wearing the value not only to the Trade Union clothes and wooden clogs borrow- movement but to the community. ed from the Dutchmen.

British Wirelest,

The crew of the Royal Air Force flying boat which made a forced landing in the North Sea yesterday and was drifting helplessly for some hours, were safely landed at Scarborough

had to-day. They

SHANGHAI AMERICANS

SHOCKED

While they were taking part in the exercises in the North Sea yesterday, one of the two engines of the flying boat failed and after the machine had limped along for

Shanghai, Sept. 7. some miles on the remaining en-

President Roosevelt's statement gire, the petrol pipe broke. Drift-

that all Americans without excep÷ ing on the edge of the Dogger Bank with a gale of wind and very heavy

tion had been warned to leave

the

China came as a thunderbolt to seas threatening to swamp boat, the crew had to walt one and Americans here who are deter. to hold fast to their half hours before a Dutch fish-mined

stake in this country. The

ing boat came to their rescue and

and sea water had

After having directed the major operations on Monday the Japan- ese flagship, Idzumo, returned to the Whangpoo from Woosung yes- terday, and during the early part of the day it was stated that more trian 10 planes bombed Chapel, Pootung and. Shanghai with very little effect

Insofar as the fighting in the Walled City is concerned, it is now learned that one battallon of Chi-

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Proshan Was still In the

other points were frustrated and It is claimed that up to Monday evening not a single Japanese sol- dier succeeded in landing. The Japanese bombarded the Lon Forest Fortress heavily but met with stubborn resistance from the Chinese who replied with heavy. artillery from various stations. Postung was shelled and bombed unrelentlessly by the Japanese this morning but the Chinese lines are reported to be still intact.

Owing to the fact that they were beaten back every time they tried to land from their warships, the

Japanese adopted another method in their efforts to get troops had been. defending more troops ashore-that is,, send- the place with a grim determina-ing them up river in small laun tion and that the Japanese met more than their match in this gallant band of defenders.

The repeated attempts of the Japanese to land at Lluho and

ches and then try to get along the banks. The Chinese, however, were fully alive to this "departure from usual procedure" and suc- ceeded in keeping them away,

Japanese Hold In Chahar Weakened By Mutinies

Kweisul, September 7: The Japanese hold in Chahar has been called Mongol-Manchukuo "irregulars" during the past few weeks, according to Information trickling through from different parts of the province of Chahar lately.

Whole divisions of the Mongol- Manchukuo "Irregulars" which had been under the Japanese military autocracy in the province; have rebelled; killed their Japanese over-officers and fothed the ranks of the Chinese forces in the pro- vinces and in Sulyuan.'

One group of the new reinforce- ments has attacked

Chapser.. former headquarters of the so- called Mongol-Manchukuo Autono- mous Government situated. "about 210 miles north-west of Kalgan, which had been captured by Chinese troops from Sulyuan several weeks ago. Fighting was sald to have been going on a few days ago around Chapser,

that the scheme had great possIt was then nearly two hours be- American Chamber of Commerce ↓ considerably weakened by the defection of large numbers of the so-

fore a rope could be got to them.after an emergency mesting wired The first tow rope broke but even-

the State Department in Washing- tually the flying boat was got in

ton that the "American Chamber of Commerce strongly deprecates tow and the fishing boat headed for Scarborough. It was getting dark any official statement which could be interpreted here as indicating entered the.

the withdrawal or abandonment of flying boat and put the wireless

American business interests In out of action, so the officer in com-

China. American prestige has mand decided to get his men to

thak safety on the fishing boat. They

been seriously injured by action" roped themselves together and

President Roosevelt told press- jumped into the sea to be hauled

aboard Monday

his on 30 yards through the waves to the

yacht that all Americans, without rescue ship...

exception, had been British Wireless,

leave China, Sufficient time will be given them to take advantage of the facilities for evacuation and the Government would not be responsible for their protection. If they chose to remain.- Reuter.

London, Sept. 6. Unemployment was down again last month. The Ministry of La- bour estimates that at August 23. the number of insured persons within the Agricultural Scheme, was approximately 11,562,000. This was 45.000 more than, the year be fore. At the same date number of registered unemployed were 1.- 358,821 comprising 1,088,885 wholly unemployed, 206,371 temporarily lald off and 64,365 normally-in" casual employment. This was 20,- 858 less than at July 26, and 255,- 918 less than at August 24, 1936. "British; Wireless.

JAPAN AND 1940 OLYMPICS

Tokyo, Sept. 6. Referring in the Japanese Diet to rumours stating that Japan

would not be in a position to or- ganise the Olympic Games in 1940, the Premier, Prince Konoye, sald that this matter would be decided shortly after discussions with Japanese sporting circles.

Informed cfroles continue ta maintain that Japan will hand over the tesk of organising the Olympic Games to some other hation, as seven Japanese cavalrý officers have already withdrawn from the Olympics and numerous other prominent sportsmen have been called to colours -----

• Truaxerrun Neu. Serware

CANTON PROTEST

Canton, Sept. 7.

A spokesman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government informa Reuter that Dr. Philip T. Yau, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Kwangtung and Kwangsi, has called the attentior of the British Consul-General in Canton to the fact that one of the Japanese war- ships was in Hong Kong waters, rear Chekwan, when it fired at the two Customs cruisers.

The Commissioner of Foreign Affairs expressed the hope that the British authorities would make sqitable representations regarding this matter. A. wire-reporting the facts of the case has already been despatched to the Minister of For- eign Affairs at Nanking- Hester.

HOME RACING

CHAMPAGNE STAKES

London, Sept. 7.

The result of the Champagne Stakes run

at Doncaster to-day was as follows:-i. Port Marnock (11 to 2); 2. Mirza the Second (2 to 5; 3. Golden Sovereign (9 to 1). There were eight starters. Won by half a length; two lengths Between second and third.

CASHBOOK SCRATCHED FROM ST. LEGER

London, Sept. 7. Cashbook, which was one of the

favourites for

the Derby, 'was scratched from the St. Leger at 2.30 p.m. to-day.— Reuter.

AMERICANS' IN CANTON

Canton, Sept. 7. President Roosevelt's statement has been passed on to American nationals in

this centre. The circular. after pointing out the the situation, concludes by saying that the decision of the nations of course will be their own respon- siblity. "American Government agencies will continue to do every- thing practicable to facilitate the 'safety of Americans but we cannot guarantee the safety of those electing to remain in China under- the present conditions." The cir- cular adds that the State Depart- ment wishes particularly, to em- phasise that the danger may In- crease and cannot guarantee the existing opportunities and facili- ties for evacuation to continue indefinitely.

Reuter

PREMIER TO ADDRESS MASS MEETING

London, Sept. 6.. The Prime Minister will address a mass meeting on the second day of the Conservative Party Con- ference which opens at Bearborough on October 7, next British Wirdess,

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CANTON

LOON.

RAILWAY

SPEEDY

CONOMICAL

SAFE

NOTICE

It is expected that normal traffic

will be resumed with effect from Monday

next the 13th September.

R. D. WALKER,

Manager & Chief Engineer

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOT_L;

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

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In sasociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking-

YACHTS AS WAR RESERVE

BRITISH INTEREST IN U.S. PLAN

Great Value In Emergency

More

recently. the Japanese have sent three divisions from

headed Manchukuo, warned to

by Wany Ching-hsiu and Chang Chen-che. into Chahar to bolster their falter- Ing military regime. "These rein- forcements are known to be divi- Elons in name only. their actual number in toto being slightly Kalgan, near the Jebol border. British naval and yachting circles,

over 3000.

HAVOC WROUGHT BY BOMBS

AND SHELLS

The actual explosion of the bomb which killed 150 civilians and wounded another 150 at the Shanghat South Rallway Station; is shown at top, the view being taken from the roof of the Wa shington Apartments, Avenue Petain, on the falefni afternoon, August 14. Below, all that remains of Muirhead' Road,, be- tween Broadway East and East. Seward Road, after days of shelling and incendiary firing.

Another group of the new.Man- chukuo reinforcements has march- ed in the direction of Kuyuan. about 190 miles north-east of

Central News

HOME CRICKET

New Zealand Beat Minor Counties

London," Bept. 7..

Great interest is being taken by

In the plan of the United States Navy Department for organising a potential war reserve out of all power-driven yachts on the Ameri- can register, writes a Home cor- respondent.

Hopes are expressed that the Admiralty will take similar action.

By the United States scheme. yacht-owners on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes

have been invited to enrol them Results of cricket matches con-selves and their vessels in the new cluded to-day were: New Zealan- force which, in the event of war, ders 337 and 53 for 3 beat the would pass automatically under Minor Couties team 310 and 76;

Lunch score H. G. Leveson Cow- er's eleven 432 for 8 declared and 232 for 8 v M.C.C. Australian team 301;

Over 30 scoring 530 defeated Under 30 (256 and 266).---

The teams were:-

the control of the Nayy.

Ocean-gcing yachts, of which is a large number in the United States, would be used as patrol and anti-submarine tenders. The

smaller craft would be detailed for Inshore patrol work, mine sweep- lag, and examination duties.

Over Thirty:-A. P. F. Chapman So far, the response to the ap (Kent), M. J. Turnbull (Glamor-beat has been encouraging and it gan), Hammond (Gloucestershire, is anticipated that by the end of Goddard (Gloucestershire), Wool-this year a large fleet to yachts ley (Kent), Ames (Kent), Watt will be available for naval duty in (Kent), Todd (Kent),' Parks (J.)

war time: (Sussex), Langridge (James) (Sussex), and Keeton (Notting- hamshire).

NO BRITISH ORGANISATION In this country, at the present Under Thirty:-B. H. Valentine time there appears to be no or- (Kent), W. H. V. Levett (Kent).ganisation for bringing private D. R. Wilcox (Essex), R. C. M. yachts under Admiralty control in Kimpton (Oxford University and art emergency. Any such scheme Worcestershire), Andrews (Somer- might have to be friprovised at set); Giblett (Somerset), Smith short notice. (F.). (Essex), Crapp (Gloucester- Bhire). Perks (Worcestershire),

(Middlesex). and

Edrich

(Middlesex).

BACK AGAIN TO

THE ARMY

Gray

London, Sept." 0.

HONG KONG MESSAGES UNTRUE

Bhanghai, Sept. 7. Statements alleged to have been broadcast from Hong Kong re- Nearly 1,500 Army reservists arecently to the effect that cond!- already back in the Army undertone are generally quieter in the offer announced by Mr. Hore- Shanghai and that refugees now Belisha recently to allow reservists in the Colony may soon be able to re-join colours with a view to to return. were criticised by an qualifying for pension.

The number who have notified | the Army Record Offices of their desire to accept the offer has now reached more than 3,200- Brítóh Wirele

The compilation of a special "war"," register" of yachts would be of great value. It would give the naval authorities detalled advance. information of the seaworthiness, speed, radius of action, and arma- ment-carrying capacity of every power yacht registered in the United Kingdom.

During the last wan scores of yachts were commissioned as naval auxiliaries, and, they did fine. ser- vice in home waters and the Medi-- terranean. They represented a substantial percentage of the 3.1007 units of the Auxiliary Patrol in ser-- vice at the end of th; war. The patrol materially contributed to the defeat of the U-boat menace.

YACHTSMEN IN RESERVE

. Provision has already been made for manning a future-aux- Hary patrol by the recent forma- tion of the Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve. Although this force has been in existence less than a year, over 1,000 mem- bers have been enrolled. the "ma- jority of whom are experienced yachtsmen.

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A serious defect of the R.NVSR scheme is the absence of all war- training facilities in peace time, Members of the force are, how- "ever, hopeful that the Admiralty, having at last decided to train

merchant navy officers in war-time duties, may eventually find it pos-. alble to extend "the same facilities. to the R.N.V.Ə.R.

as the situation might become more serious at any moment.- Reuter

The followirig telegram. was re- ceived to-day by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce from the British Chamber of Com merce, Shanghai:-"We are of the opinion that conditions here do not justify the return of British omcial at the British. Consulate women and children to this port General

at present. This opinion is sup According to the "North China 'ported by British Consular, Naval Daily News," the official stated, and Military oficials. Please give that it would at present be most this announcement the widest. Inadvisable for réfugees to return, publicity."