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HONG KONG, December 12,

COMMUNISM IN

CHINA

HONG

KONG, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1937.

So much capital has been, and is being made, out of the ailegedly communistic leanings of the Chinese Government and people that it is important to examine this matter in order to clear up the situation to those who may have been impressed und misled by such fulsel.oods. Persistent efforts have been made by Japan's apologists to represent the Kuomintang and the Comintern

being alike,, and the complete destruction of the Chinese political party has been declared to be among Japan's present war

sire.

It will be shown that the Kuomintang is as free from Communistic influence as the Nazi party, the Fascisti, and the Japanese Government itself. Prince Konaye, the Japanese Premier, recently stated that it is a moral mission imposed upon Japan by her political structure and national policy to prevent and suppress the evils of Communism." Japanese diplomats and business men, paliti al baders and journalists. pointed out thar the wrong tactics had been adopted in relations with China, and that Japanese militarists were provoking hostility among the Chinese. Before taking office. Prince Kopove recognised that the so-called 'dunt diplomacy" by Japan's soldiers and diplomats, instead of improving relationships, was having a very detrimental effect; now that he is Premier he discreetly forgets the part his countrymen played in creating bad feeling and pretends it was the "machinations" of the Comintern which fed in the disastrons nation clash that has brought death and destruction to n struggling for rejuvenation.

"If a serious danger to a nation's peace and security is apprehended, it is the duty of any-Governmeßt-to-adopt such safeguards as appear "necessary. This is precisely what was done by China when it was recognised, in 1927, that the Communists in the Republic were actively engaged in working against the national Government, whereupon they were expelled from the Kuomintang and the whole movement put under nation-wide proscription-us,

General Chiang Kai-shek-whit, of course, Japan as well aware.

of all men in the world should have known exactly how grave the Communist "menace" was, seeing that he was engaged in suppressing their activities-in November last year declared that the dispersal of the surviving remaniats in the North-West of the Communist forces was exclusively a domestic affair, and would never be affected by outside influences or international politics.

On August 21, 1037, while Japanese troops were fighting in "Self-defence" in North China-a treaty of Non-Aggression, was concluded between China, and Soviet Russia. 'The provision's of this agreement consisted merely of mutual assurance of non- aggression and non-assistance to any aggressor, who might attack either.. signatory. Vigorous attempts were made to represent this plit us affording new proof of secret understanding between "the Kuomintang (as represented by the Chinese Government) and the Comintern (as represented by the Soviet Union). The fact was forgotten that Soviet Russia already had various agreements with other countries, none, of which are favourably incline1 towards 'Communism. Is not Japan's attitude în dividing China into small autonomous puppet states breeding the very incubus Which will produce the empty rice bowl--and Communism?

JUSTIFIED IN FIRING

...Nairobi, Dut. 12. The King's African Rifles.. were Justined in Bring during the riot at Isiolo, according to the finding of a Ministerial Inquiry which states that but for the fring the

loss of life and damage might

have been greater.

Reuter

MORALE HIGH

CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

London, Dec. 12.

In the inter-varsity cross ecua try race over seven miles, Cam- bridge Beat Oxford by.54 points to

44.

Benito Mussolini.

'tells of Italy's decision.

Italy Deserts League

MUSSOLINI MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT

f

made

日拜禮 日式拾月或拾柒佰玖仟登英

STRONG CHINESE RESISTANCE OF

NANKING SURPRISES JAPANESE

ARMY SPOKESMAN ADMITS GREAT DIFFICULTY OF UNDERTAKING

ALL-NIGHT ATTACK FAILS TO BREAK DOWN STUBBORN DEFENCES

SHANGHAI, DECEMBER 12.

IT IS SEMI-OFFICIALLY REPORTED THAT SOME JAPANESE TROOPS CROSSED THE YANGTSE AT A POINT BETWEEN NANKING AND WUHU AND ARE NOW ADVANCING TO, PUKOW. THE SUCCESS OF SUCH AN OPERATION WILL COMPETELY ISOLATE THE CHINESE FORCES IN NANKING.

ALTHOUGH JAPAN IS CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF HER TROOPS, NANKING' CITY A JAPANESE · ARMY SPOKESMAN ADMITTED THAT THE CAPTURE IS FAR FROM FALLEN. OF THE CITY 15 BY NO MEANS AN EASY TASK AND SAID IT IS ENCIRCLED BY A WALL

AND ENCIRCLED BY A FIFTY FEET HIGH AND THIRTY-THREE FEET WIDE, SIXTY-SIX FEST WIDE

Tokyo: It is considered bere that the triumphal Japanese entry into Nanking has been postponed from Sunday, possibly to Monday. Lull in the news from Nanking is presumed to indicate that the Japanese attack is progressing slowly. Japanese troops operating South of Nanking are reported to be advancing rapidly on Pukow In order to cut off the last avenue of retreat from the capital. These troops are stated to have crossed, the Yangtse under cover of darkness last right.

DEEP MOAT

SOVIET ELECTION

SENSATION

Moscow, Dec. 12.

Price, 10 Cts.

French Air Minister Pierre Cot claims France has faster planes than Britain or Germany,

FRENCH AIR

ESTIMATES

BIG INCREASE:

SEVERE CRITICISM

Päris, December 12. The 1938 Air estimates approxi- mating £10,000.000 passed the Chamber by 523 votes to 1. "This represents an increase of £5,500,-

000 as compared with 1837.

The debate W35 marked by

ROME, DECEMBER 12. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI HAS AN- NOUNCED THAT ITALY IS LEAVING THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

A sensation is caused by the The announcement. was

After all night machine-gun and j A Japanese army spokesman ad- news that M Miezblank, deputy severe criticism of the French air from the Balcony of the Palazzo artillery duels, the Japanese forces

mitted that the Chinese were put- | president of the Council of Peoples | force, the critics urging higher ex- Venezia to a cheering crowd of one besieging Nanking launched . ting up a bitter resistance. Ac- Commissars, has been erased from penditure and faster production, hundred thousand. The Duce said fresh attack at aybreak in an

cording to Japanese reports the the list of election canditates and and declared that foreign bombera he was making an important anno-attempt to smart the Chinese re-

troops who were reported to have replaced by M. Krenkel, wireless and pursuit planes were sixty miles uncement for the history of "our sistance, whose unexpectedly strong

crossed the Yangtse yesterday at | operator of the Soviet Arctic ex- an hour faster than the French Italy and our revolution." The good stand is making the Japanese task

a point betweên Nanking and Wu-- pedition; now 'an-a`drifting'iceñoe. } machines. ⠀ Intentions of a certain government

Newspapers and speakers from hu are making good progress in were drowned soon as their dele-

their attempt to reach Pukow.radio stations throughout the gates enter into contact with the

Success this morning would isolate country are urging a hundred per the Chinese defenders in Nanking cent poll, extolling the Soviet sys- fatal surroundings of the Sanhedrin of Geneva which was manoeuvred

and expose them to attack from tem and emphasising M. Stalin's by hidden and shady sources, pre-

the rear-Reuter

contributions to world peace and Judicial to Italy.

urging a merciless war against Fascism and Trotskysts.--Reuter.

In these conditions our presence at the door of Geneva is no longer tolerable. Our doctrine, and the style and temperamant of our sol- diers have perished. The hour has approached when it is necessary to make a choice. Are we to remain inside the League?

There were shouts of "no.". Are we to go out? shouts of "yes".

NO PRESSURE ..

much more difficult and costly than anticipated. Reinforcements from points east of Nanking are being rushed to support the at- tackers.

JI

STOP PRESS

Tokyo. Dec. 12. Despite

of the victories

the Japanese troops in the Nanking area and the fact that the capture of the Chinese capital forms the The Duce said: We are mov-hajor objective, it is still pre- ing forward and away without re-

mature" for the nation to con- gret from a tottering temple where clude that the Sino-Japanese con- men do not work, for peace but for flict has reached the final stage, He emphatically denied that the Japanese army authorities any pressure was put on Italy to

declare. determine their attitude. Our comrades of the axis Berlin-Tokyo have shown absolute discretion, This is the truth.

War.

of

The withdrawal of Italy from the League of Nations is an event

historical great

importance which has drawn to attention of the world and whose consequences cannot yet be foreseen. It is not for this that we shall abandon our fundamental line of polley which alms at collaboration and peace.

PROUD BOAST

They voiced the hope that the nation would not be "too much elated" over the victories in the Nanking direction.

Attention is drawn to the fact n Japan that the realisation of whole-hearted co-operation with the Chinese is one of her par- amount desires-this will depend on the future strenuous efforts of the Japanese nation.

The military authorities express ed the desire that the people would nonour the souls of the war dead now enshrined in the Yasukuni Shrine and comfort the sick and wounded rather than induize in The Duce said that during the celebrations.- last few days "we offered luminous-Reuter proof by creating peace in the Adriatic (apparently referring to the Italo-Yugoslav understanding) and the threatening volces which

Ningpo, Dec. 12 have been raised from time to Japanese air raids have driven time, and will perhaps be again the people from the city into the raised from the nocks of great neighbouring rural district, Chi- democracies leave us perfectly in- nese sources declare. A general different. They can do nothing exodus from Ningpo began last aircraft

E. C. Weir, the Cambridge cap-against a people like the Italians month when Japanese

tain, was first home, fils time be who are capable of any sacrifices. made frequent raids on Cheklang.

ing 43 minute 13 seconds. Snow generally interfered with sport, causing the postponement of sey eral football and Rugby, matches

Reuter.

LOSS TO TRADE

Hankow, Dec. 12. Losses suffered by the Chinese

Hankow, Dec. 12. How long the Chinese will be able to withstand the Japanese at- tack is dimcult to estimate. The morale of the Chinese forcés 18 high, said General Tang Sheng-shipping industry throughout the chih, who adds that in the event; country since the outbreak of

"We have the arms of sky. land

The commercial district of Ningpo and sea, numerous and tempered near the East Gate is practically by two victorious wars, but above deserted as most people have gone all we have the heroic spirit of

to the countryside and only a few revolution which no force in the shopa remain open- world will ever be able to bend.'

Router. -Reuter;

of Japanese troops entering Nan- Bino-Japanese hostilities total the

king the Chinese will and them- selves in a better position to offer resistance because the further the Japanese advance the more diffi- culties they will encounter. Reuter.

more than $50,000,000 according to Chinese reports. Shanghai ship- ping companies alone are stated to have, suffered losses exceeding $20,000,000.- -Denter.

THE LESIGNATION

Hankow, Dec. 12. Rome, Dec. 12. In view of the present emer- Count Clano sent a telegram togency, henceforth no holidays will the be given for public functions in Secretary-General of League as follows: Following the the various subordinate organs, decisions of the Grand Fascist according to instructions famed by Council. I have to inform you that the Executive Yuan,. All offices as from December 11, 1937. Italy must function as usual on Bundays leaves the League of Nations." and other holidays.--- Heuter.

Reuter.

FRANCO-RUMANIAN RELATIONS

Bucharest, Dec. 12.

The visit of M. Delbos to Rumanja ended to-day when he departed for Yugoslavia. The vialt is said to

have strengthened Franco- Rumanian relations including the permanent co-operation between the General Staffs of the two countries and supplies of the latest type of war materials to Rumania by France. It is understood that Rumania is definitely opposing a revision of treaties-

licuter

AMERIAN DIES IN STREET

The foreigner who collapsed" in Woosung Street, Yaumati, about 9 p.m. last night and died shortly after admission to hospital has

now been Identified as Martin Lee Stephenson, an American, aged 63 years. He had resided at No. 27 Hillwood Road, Kowloon

WAR DEBT TALKS

London, Dec. 12. Communications between the American and British Govern- ments relating to British war debt were issued last night as a White Paper.

In acknowledging the American Secretary of States' notice of the amounts due, Sir Ronald Lindsay. British Ambassador, renews the assurance that "His Majesty's Government will be willing to re- open discussions on the subject whenever circumstances are such as to warrant the hope that a satisfactory result might be reach- ed." British Wireless.

RAILWAY SERVICE

SUSPENDED

On account of the consistent raids on the track by Japanese bombera, the morning and noon express services of the Kowloon- Canton Railway, to and from Cap- ton, have been temporarily sus An Indian constable saw the

pended by the rallway authorities. man lying on the side of the road | There will now be only one express where he had apparently just-col- service each day. The train from lapsed. The man murmured: "I the Kowloon Station will leave at am sick." The constable took him 5 p.m., and the Canton express will in a ricksha to the police station, depart from the Taishatau Station Unfortunately he was soon beyond at 4,50 p.m.

ald,

The slow trains will run as usual.

AMBITIOUS JAPANESE LEADERS

Tokyo, Dec. 11. ¡ are fundamental factors in China's Hitherto the scope of Japan's economic structure. economic plans on the Asiatic continent have been confined to North China, but "due to the fall of Nanking" the views of leading

financiers, business-men and 'in- dustrialists have undergone

| sweeping change.

a

The Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot. replied that France had bombers and pursuits capable of 300 m.p.h. which were faster than any Bri- tish or German planes. He point- ed out that the British Air Minis- try had disposed sums three times higher than the French. The De- puty alleged that between July 1936 and August 1937, France und sent 540 aeroplanes to Spain while Russia sent 437 and Holland 110-

Rmster.

IN BRITISH WATERS? Japanese Take Customs Boat

The alleged penetration into Hong Kong waters of a Japanese destroyer of No. 23 flotilia in the course of an attack on a Chinese Maritime Customs cruiser just out- side the territorial waters of the Colony on Saturday, is occupying the attention of the naval authort- ties.

hand the cruiser Cha Esing, which According to information to

was commanded by Captain G. Cook, was fired on somewhere in the vicinity of Black Point, which 19 about two miles outside local waters. Captain Cook sought the

safety of the Colony and beached his vessel at Yung Lung Wan, in Deep Water Bay, about two miles from Castle Peak in the New Ter- ritories. It is alleged that two": shots fired in the course of the chase landed in British' territory, and two 47 shells, unexploded, were later found by the police on". the beach, definitely in British territory,

The crew of the cruiser, having beached their craft, walked to- The chairman of the Mitsubishi

wards Lung Ku-tan and, as the interests points out that the im- erutser was later sighted outside mediate question of grave im British waters proceeding under portance is what will become of hér own steam, it is believed that the Chinese national currency.

the Japanese must have sent men Meanwhile, financial circles in motor-boats to the beach, there voice the hope of co-operation with by entering the waters of the a new China" divorced of anti Colony, refloated her and salled Japaniam and pro-Communism.”-

her off, ̈· Mr. Chokulro Kadono, chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Com- merce and Industry, says that

ST. ANDREW'S BAZAAR Japan must pay serious attention to the future attitude of China and The Mothers' Union of Bt. An- The journal adds that Japanese also that of other foreign Powers, drew's Church held (a very ́ suc- business leaders are seriously Baron Goh, chairman of the cessful bazaar in the grounds of the thinking out plans for reconstruc-Japan Economic Federation, says Church on Saturday afternoon tion of Chinese currency, trans- the future problem of especial im-Proceeda were donated to the portation, communications, avia-portance is the economic develop collections for Thanksgiving Day.

·tion and navigation systems, which ment of North China- Nositer. Lady Pollock opened the bazaar-

They are now apparently in- clined to belleve that plans must be drawn up covering the whole of North, Central and South china, declares the semi-official "Japan Times."