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Japanese

Destroy Foreign-Owned Property

MEASURES TO Will Fight To Bitter End

WIND UP ISSUE!

Craigie Conters With Japanese Ministers

DECLARATION BY GENERALISSIMO

Hankow, Dec. 16: In a message broadcast to the nation te-night from the front Generalissimo

ple that he will carry on the Aghi to the bitter end,

Tokyo, Dec. 16: The British Am-Chiang, Kal-shek assured the peo- bassador, Sir Robert Craigte, this morning had an hour's interview with Mr. Koki Hirota, Japanese Foreign Minister, in connection with the presentation of the British attacks on protest against the H.M.S. Ladybird and H.M.9: Bee at Wahu on Sunday. The Foreign Minister reportedly assured Sir Ro- bert Craigle of the Japanese Gov- ernment's profoundest regrets over the incident and offers of most sincere apologies.

Mr. Hirota added, "The Japan- to Government ese

will resort every means available in order to deal appropriately with

ture."

Since the beginning of hostilities, the Generalissimo declared. more than 300,000 Chinese soldiers have » been killed and wounded while the loss in civilian Eves and property cannot be estimated. The loss to the country is the greatest in the history of China.

The final victory for China will not centre on Nanking or other large cities but in the strong deter- mination of the people in the villages to carry on the resistance throughout the nation, the Gen- éralissimo added.

the un-

He exhorted, the people not to fortunate matter and to further preclude similar incidents in fu- place too much emphasis on pre- sent victories or reverses but to have a fundamental understanding of the meaning to carry, on the prolonged war to the bitter end- Central News.

The British Ambassador con- ferred with Mr. Sumo, Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding measures to wind up the

Laque.

Reuters

JAPANESE APOLOGISE

Tokyo, Dec. 18: The British Em- bassy this morning received a Note dated December 14 from the Japanese Foreign Office apologising for the destruction caused to the British · river · steamers Tuckwo (Jardine's) and Tatung (Butter-

field and Swire) at Wuhu during a Japanese air raid on December

5.-

Reuter

HISTORIC TOMBS NOT DAMAGED

Shanghai. Dec. 18: The Ming tombk, Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum and other monuments of historic interest in Nanking

not were damaged during the slege of the city according to Japanese press. reports.- Beuter.

SINO-SOVIET MILITARY CO-OPERATION

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, a drawing by Grant Macdonald

SOVEREIGN RIGHTS IN CHINA

Toxyo, Dec. 18: Arrangementa' CLAIMED BY for Chinese and Soviet military

pleted between Dr. Sun Fo and co-operation were recently coth-

Madame Sun Yat-sen and agents of the Soviet Government, accord- ing to the Japanese press.

The press alleges that one of the Soviet's conditions for assistance to China is the Central Government's assent to the strengthening of Chinese Communists.

The Japanese press adds that Russian help will be extended through the Chinese Communist leaders. Chu Ten and Mac Tae- tung and asserts that Soviet offi- cers will be assigned for daty with the Chinese Army.-

Reuter.

GROUNDING OF GIANT

DOLLAR LINER

Crew's Story Of Mishap To President Hoover

CAPTAIN REMAINING AT SCENE OF WRECK

Hale and happy all, and showing ng signs of the strain and dis- comfort experienced, 239 members of the crew of the Dollar liner President Hoover, which went aground on Saturday night on Hoi- shoto, a small island off the southern tip of Formoss, arrived in Hong Kong last night by the sa. President Pierce. The men, amongst whom are about sixty Chinese, are being landed here temporarily. No instructions have yet been made known, but it is thought that they will be taken back to America by the 2.4. President McKinley, which reached Manila yesterday with the passengers of the disabled Hner.

The Pres. Pierce, racing from MISHAP AT MIDNIGHT Kobe to the scene of the mishap, The mishap. it is stated, occur- Teached. Hotshoto on Tuesday and red about midnight on Sunday left the next day for Hong Kong. last, when the liner was just The officers, including the master, coming round the island on her Captain Yardley, and a crew of way here. Since the omission of about 70 are remaining on board | Shanghai as a port of call, the

the Pres. Hoover,

Dollar Liners have been accustom- Questioned by a "Dally Pressed to taking a somewhat identical reporter, members of the crew said that the technical and

material damage would not be known until the engineers have completed their investigations. Mr. T. B., Wilson, local "agent of the Dollar Line. Mr. T. FL. G. Brayfield, marine surveyor, and other. as- sistants are at present in Hotshoto. and it is unlikely thát a full report, on the grounding will be available for another month or so.

PROVISIONAL

GOVERNMENT

TAKE OVER CUSTOMS

"Tokyo, Dec. 16: Claiming sover- eign rights in China the "provision- al Government" formed in Petping on December 13 will take over the Customs administration in North China, according to Japanese news- papers, which state that the prin- ciples of the open door and equal opportunity will be strictly enforced while full deference will be paid to the interests of foreign powers.

The newspapers add that tarifs which were raised to check the in- flux of Japanese made goods will be lowered put до preferential treatment will be accorded to any nation. No changes will be made in the Customs organisation or staff.-- Router.

TIENTSIN CUSTOMS

Provisional Government Takes Over Control

Peking. Dec. 16: Mr. Wang Keh- min, Chairman of the Administra- tive Commission of the new pro- visional Government, to-day an- nounced that the Government had taken over the Customs in Chin- wangtao and Tientsin where "the Customs Commissioners and their staffs have accepted/direction of the new Government."

As regarda loans secured by the Customs, the new provisional Gov- ernment will naturally deal with them in a fair and just manner. Reuter

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-15/16- T.T. ON LONDON: 14. 27/BA, Toute as that traversed by the

London Silver Market Pres. Hoover. Ordinarily, it is said, the ship should have gone through between the group of (From" Our Own' Correspondent). islands, but as the result of a laat

London, Dec. 16. minute change of plan." due to

London silver prices to-day misty weather and poor visibility, were unchanged for "Spot" and down 1/4 for "Forward," as fol-

the vessel took the outside course.

As it was, she ran foul of the low:- reefs before she could be swung around more quickly. One man

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Dec. 15

Spot.................16-11/16. Forward.....18-5/16

In Shanghai Zone

Astounding Revelations Of Preconceived Confiscations

AMAZING UNDERHAND DEALS

BY J. GORDON HARRELL (FORMER EDITOR, "CHINA DAILY HERALD," SHANGHAI)

With the cessation of hostilities in the Shanghai area, the neu- trai residents of this tortured. city are being given their first chance to estimate the amount of damage done to their property.

Foreigners and Chinese have suffered alike. Fires, which burned for three months, have laid waste everything over a district of more than forty square miles. Roughly two-thirds of the territory com- primising the Municipality of Greater Shanghal, excluding the in- ternational Settlement, had been burned or blasted by gunfire.

While the favading Japanese forces, through their official spokes- man, have given repeated promises to respect neutral property, pre-

have been seldom- Hminary surveys indicate that these assurances lived up to.

One of the first acts of the about the "condition of their pro- Japanese military command, fol- perty. lowing the evacuation of the Chi-

The officials in charge of the in- nese troops, was to invite a care-

spection party were well aware of fully selected group of foreign this; and conducted the group of journalists to inspect a section of selected visitors along a route cal- Shanghai's western residential dis-culated best to demonstrate trict. Here the retreating Chinese ↑ Japanese control over looting. soldiers had fought a stubborn but losing battle against the superior enemy forces. who drove them back across the western end of Shanghai's International Settle- ment,

In this area, compromising the Jessfeld and Hungjao districts,

were situated some of the more expensive private estates of the various wealthy foreigners. Many important and influential Ameri- can and British residents, who had been temporarily evacuated to safer quarters, were worrying

What Next?

SHANGHAI A CITY

OF GLOOM

Is the International Settlement of Shanghai as the world had known it until the capture of the city by the Japanese recently, doomed to disappear and be superceded by a purely Japanese controlled city?

That is the question that all for- eigners in Shanghai are asking at the present time.

Front of railway station of Hangchow after second bombing on October 17, 1937. Firemen still fighting flames Inside. Inside "completely destroyed.

FINAL EXTRA RACE MEETING

Three Autumn Champions

BY "LAST QUARTER"

Houses were pointed out where Japanese signs had been placed on the entrance gates, giving notice that the property belonged to for

With the running of the 13th Extra Race Meeting to-morrow eigners. Permission was given for afternoon at Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will bring to pictures to be taken, showing that, a successful conclusion their racing season for the year 1937. The except for damage by shell-fre, Stewards and other officials connected therewith are to be congratu private homes had not been violatlated on the excellent fare and keen racing provided throughout, and need no better assurance of the popularity and support accorded the King of Sports than the gratifying attendance at the extra meetings, particularly those towards the close of the second half.

ed. It was announced that, as soon as the work of removing dead bodies and repairing unsafe bridges had been completed, the district would be reopened to the public.

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SPANISH WAR ACTIVITIES

BOMBARDMENT OF MADRID

Madrid: Dec, 18.

Minor changes and improvements beneficial to all concerned have been made from time to time and the racing fraternity will undoub- tedly contiune to show their interest and appreciation by according the same full support when racing resumes' again on February 19, the opening day of the 1938 Annual Race Meeting.

event as Gordito is just as fit as ever and has a long string of successes betting the Hitle "Champion, sub of the year." This

With the exception of the three Autumn Champions the remaining five events down for decision to morrow are more or less in the na- ture of a consolation meeting and ] dun will be in the capable hands ponies who have not achieved inuch success earlier in the season are given a final chance. Judging from the entries, fair fields may be

from

Fresh activities are reported by anticipated with some even bet the Spanish Government which ting or the pari-mutuel as in each claims successes on the Turual of the events there are several front and that the Republican Ponies with excellent chances of lines have improved. The Spanish annexing the honours. Mr. Chao, Government also states that, com-

a jockey of some repute munications between Ternal and North China will be making his Saragossa have been cut The debut and has been booked to ride "The beginning of the Japanese Insurgent asserts that two Go in several races. regime in that city has seen such ernment columns were repulsed SUB-GRIFFIN CHAMPIONS revolutionary changes, the effect of

with heavy casualties.

There cannot be any doubt which has been so damaging, to Insurgent artillery bombarded about the outcome of this wester influence and prestige, Madrid yesterday concentrating that large numbers of foreigners especially in the south-west part. are seriously contemplating com- of the city- plete withdrawal, a foreign naval] Reuter's-Bulletin Service. official told a "Daily Press" repre- sentative yesterday.

"Every foreigner walking in the streets is grilled mercilessly by the Japanese military. All identica- tion papers and documents must be submitted for Japanese scrutiny. (Continued on Back Tago)

NEW PUPPET REGIME

China Cannot Tolérate Existence

JEW SENT TO PRISON

Alleged. Insult To German Paper

IMPROVEMENT IN WAZIRISTAN SITUATION

Gen. Sir John Coleridge Congratulated

London, Dec. 18. In view of the Improvement in situation at Waziristan. the

of Mr. S. C. Liang who will notch up another win towards his bid to be "champion jockey." Tabby Cat is right on top of his form and in

my opinion should all second place. though Coronation Day will con test same. Shipmaster will also be starting but does not seem to be. quite up to the mark and I shall not at all be surprised if this bay fails to get a place. Other quali- filed and probable starters, are Whalsey: Araxy and National An- them.

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CLANS UNITED BY MARRIAGE

Lord Clydesdale, MP., was mar- ried on December 2 to Lady Elizabeth Percy at St. Giles Cathe- dral, Edinburgh, thus uniting the Border clans of Douglas and Percy. traditional, enemies-though the tradition has not been kept by states the recent generations,

Manchester Guardian." The bridegroom wore Highland dress,

Berlin, Dec. 16: A Jew was to day sentenced to four months im General Sir John Coleridge has prisonment for insulting a news-handed the Northern Command ΟΣ political control paper which was the organ of and the Hitler's Blackguards..

Waziristan to Major-General Hart and the bride's seventeen atten- The man was alleged to have ley. The 9th Infantry Brigade is dants included three pages each expectorated on a notice board on returning to its prace time head in the full Highland dress of his which the paper was posted, quarters Messages of congratula clan Lady Diana Percy, sister of the bride, was the chider of eight Hankow, Dec. 18.

The prosecutor said that the tion for settling the Waziristan Central "authorities are man's action showed the real feel-situation have been sent to Bir bridesmaids. Squadron Leader Lord Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, brother drafting a manifesto stating that Ing towards Germany and the crime John Coleridge by the Secretary

of the bridegroom, who China cannot tolerate the exis- was more serious as he was -B tence of the new puppet regime in former official and was receiving Zetland), the Viceroy (Lord Lin- also wore. Highland dress, was best

lithgow), and the Commander-in-man North China and the one in Man-pension from the Government.--

Chief of the Indian Army ----|

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"Krister's Bulletin Bernice.

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An English version is also pre- pared to be circulated throughout the world. p

With the dissolution of the bogus East Hopel Autonomous Regime, employees of this administration are transferred to Tientsin and Pelping for posts in the new munt elpal governments there.

Mr. The Chung-keh, an obscure Dec. 16, polititician, will be appointed ma- 18-11/16 yor of Felping-

International News Agency. 18-1/10

ARABS MURDERED

of State for India, (Marquesa ́ ́of.

WIN FOR ROYAL AIR FORCE

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Cables

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Finance one of whom was a land owner,

London, Dec. 16. "

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