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GENERALISSIMO

ABANDONS IDEA OF

DIRECT MEDIATION

Long Duration Of War Favourable To China

RECRUITS COMPLETE TRAINING

Shanghai, January 4.

Peace negotiations between China and Japan do not come into the question at the present time it is emphasised in political cir- cles associated with the Chinese Central Government., China, it is pointed out, has nothing to lose through continuation of the war because even Japan should emerge victorious China's situation cannot be more difficult than at the present time. Long duration of the war.is regarded as distinctly favourable to Chinn because Japan's Anancial plight is becoming daily more serious and as the Japanese line is extended it will become weaker,

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HONG KONG DAILY

..Dr. Meissner, who has been nominated by Herr Hitler to be Minister of the Reich,

TOTALITARIAN STATES ACCUSED

The Chinese, It is declared, are of direct mediation. Considerable pursuing a systematic plan of des- amount of hope is being placed in: troying all valuable constructions new Chinese recruits who have al- and establishments in the districts ready undergone a comprehensive Press 'from which they retreat, so that course of training and will be used

to replace veteran Chinese troops. Japanese avaders will find only

and was recently The problem of supplies ruin. This action carried out with good effect in munition is not serious and hope Shantung province where it is em-la expressed that deliveries, will be phasised that the destruction of suiclent for a war et long dura- property was not mere vandalism tion. Government and military but part of a carefully prepared leaders are highly optimistic over the new military tactics adopted plan.

following the fall of Shanghai it is declared, and guerilla warfare of the past weeks had been so suc- cessful that the leaders now have definitely

Regarding peace possibilities the hope is expressed that a successful attempt at mediation by a foreign power will be forthcoming although this can only be of an indirect nature since Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has abandoned the idea

SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR

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I now considered that not- withstanding the complete con- fidence which is teit in Mr. Howe, the Counsellor of Embassy. It is essential, that the British, Govern- atent_should be represented in China by a diplomatist of Am bassador's rank, and that arrange- mesits to such an end should be made with the least possible delay It has therefore been decided that Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges- sen shall not return to China, but will be recommended for appoint inent lo another pest in due course In his place the King has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment of Sir Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, KC.M.G., his Ambassador in Baglidad, to Ambassador In China,

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Sir Archibald Kerr will proceed 10 China as soon as possible.

FALL OF · TAIAN

Japanese Pushing On To Yenchow

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1938.

FRANTIES

UNKNOWN

IN TRAIN SMASH

Derailment Due To Damaged Rail

Canton, Janmary' 4: Further details regarding the derailment of a north-bound train, at a tunnelbetween Wangshek and Laitung stations on the Canton-llankow Railway, about 130 miles from Can- lon on the night of Jan. 2 were revealed in a report received here tq-day,

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Whilst the exact number of casualties is still under investigation, about 24 passengers, half being women and children, have so been found gilled, and more than 30 wounded, 10 seriously and the rest slightly. No railway employees have been either killed or wounded.

to # An investigation showed that the derailment was due damaged rall as a result of the stant bombing of the raliway by Japanese planes. Though repairs were rushed after each raid, the slight damage to the rail had somehow escaped the attention of the engineers, Congestion of traffic during the last few days fur- ther weakened it.

Under the heavy weight of the locomotive of the ill-fated train the rail was broken and torn off. The locomotive itself succeeded in

Comments On Jumping it but the coaches behind, Roosevelt's Speech

A NEW APPEAL

numbering 14 in all, were derail ed. Two third-class coaches were overturned, inside which

were found the largest number of casualties.

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A scene of consternation und. horror was presented immediate ly after the derailment. As part of the train was in the tunnel. the passengers were trapped in pitch dark. The cries and walls of frightened women and children. increased the grimness of

President Roosevelt's message, to Congress clearly constitutes a new appeal for an agreement between democratie countries to stand "over against grouping of nations with 더 refused to enter into authoritarian regimes. states scerie

writer in "Petit Journal." Will it lead to. the formation- of Washington - London - Faris axis which would be a corollary to the Berlin-Rome-Tokio axis? It 1s certain that this Idea numerous supporters in the United States.

peace negotiations with Japan- Transocean News Service

FIGHT FOR TERUEL

Republicans Still Occupy Large

Section

GOVERNOR'S PALACE

CAPTURED

Madrid, Jan. 1.

The Republican War. Ministry published a special communique last night announcing the capture of the palace of the Civil Governor of Teruel by the Republicans yes- terday. Part of the defenders of the building are said to have been taken prisoners while the others fed to other buildings. A number

of

elvilians, mostly women and children, were taken from the cellar of the governor's palace

It is assured in Madrid Govern- ment circles that the Nationalist successes at Terucl were less im- portant than claimed by the Na- tionalists. Though it is admitted that the Nationalists captured the villages of Concud and Danblas it is stated her that Turla Valley is in the hands of the Republicans who hold strongly fortiffed post- tions there which the Nationalists have been unable to capture so far."

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The casualties might have been greater had not many passengers alighted when the train arrived at Wongshek station.

Upon receipt of a report of the hamishap. the Canton office of the

"Epoque" states that the mes-

sage clearly accuses totalitarian £2,000,000

states which have not respected the undertakings they concluded

and have refused all means of conciliation and want war- Teatter

PRONOUNCED CHANGE IN

U.S. ATTITUDE

London, Jan. 4.

DAMAGE TO

UNIVERSITIES

Wholesale Destruction

The "Times" observes that Pre- By Japanese Airmen

sident Roosevelt's address was re- markably subdued in tone as com- pared with the President's Chicago speech and the "Daily Telegraph" calls attention to the pronounced change that la obviously taking place in the American attitude to wards International events.

Canton-Habkow Railway Adminis- tration immediately despatched a group of engineers and medical officers to the scene. Meanwhile, a medical corps was also sent from the hsien hospital at Yingtak.

The wounded and the survivors were taken back to Canton yes~~ terday morning. by the Inter- national Express which was halt- Ed:at Yuantam on its return trip to Hankow B8 3 result of the mishap. Other northbound trains which halted at Yuantam includ- ed a passenger train from Canton to Hankow. and a mixed train from Canton to Lochong.

In consequence of the accident, traffic on the line has been dis-

rupted. Repairs are being rushed to the damaged rails and the derailed coaches hauled out of the track-

Crutral News,

FRAUD CHARGE AGAINST LAWYER

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in this connection that the trial of Ossietzky's legal adviser, Hamburg lawyer named Wand, will ' take place · before a Berlin court at the end of January on a charge

Wano who had been debarred in. 1933 for professional misconduct had been appointed by the Nobel

: London, Jan. 4. The Times" gives great pro minence to a letter from Sir Neill Malcolm, Chairman of the Univer-of fraud. sities Chinese Committee drawing attention to the fact that three The Dally Herald" expresses universities are completely des- the view that public opinion in troyed and fourteen damaged in America has not reached a point Tientsin, Shanghai, Nanking, Pao- where America would be willing tingiu and Nanchang, 53 high to co-operate whole-heartedly for schools and. 25 primary schools preservation of world peace but destroyed or occupied, affecting cites various phrases in the speech 50.000 students with losses in the as indicative of the influence of neighbourhood of £2,000,000. Sir British foreign policy in America. Nell Malcolm saya that the in- formation is quite reliable and should be made known as quickly as possible to the western coun-amounted to 20,000 marks. trics.

The Daily Mail" interprets the address as an admission that the complete isolation which has long the traditional policy of been America, is no lonker possible in view, of current developmenta Transocean News Service.

JAPANESE OCCUPY

STRATEGICAL POINTS

Shanghai, Jan 4. Further successes for Japanese troops driving down the Tientsin-

A large part of Teruel is reported Pakow Raliway from Talan are to be still occupied by the Repub- claimed in Japancae despatches. Hican forces who, despite fighting Tawenkow, fifteen miles south of around the city are continuing the

Tokyo, Jan. 4. Talan, has fallen and the Japanese siege of buildings held by National- The Japanese have occupied are now pressing on towards Yenists. Republican circles declare several strategically important

"It is not to be expected in time of war that educational establist. ments should escape the attentions of airmen or even heavy artillery but this wholesale destruction ap- pars to indicate they have been regarded as especially desirable targets," he writes.

Reuter learns that the British Branch of the International Students Service is campaigning especially in British university

chow, the first big objective after that a large scale Nationalist of points, on the Shantung front,"ac- towns to raise £4,000 as its share

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to the general fund for assistance

home owing to the war. ----- Reuter.

Prize winner to administer the latter's Anancial affairs during his severe illness and had taken advantage of this to invest Ossietzky's fortune In various undertakings of a highly specula tive character.

Wano's fees in connection with questionable transactionE.

It is these

stated that had it not been for the secret Btate police Ossietzky would have been on the verge of rain but the police were able to recover the money and place it at is owner's disposal.----

Tronsorean News Service.

BRITAIN LEADS U.S.

In Noise Abatement

"When

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自然

Talan. Their wain objective is to fensive on. Teruel has failed and cording to press reports received

of Chinese colleges. They have al form a junction with Japanese that the

A manufacturer enemy suffered heary here from Tsinan which state that

ready collected £2.881.. The Bri forces 'operating along the southern

losses.--

Japanese troops captured Yiyang,tish Branch is also helping Chinese that silence is salable, he will section of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- Transocean News Service

six miles south of Fettschwang students in Great Britain tempor-quickly capitalize on it." promises way.

CHURCH CAPTURED

which is already in their hands The troops from the north be-

Madrid, Jan. 4: The latest com- Other places said to be capturedly without remittances from Dr. G. W. C. Kaye on the strength long to the command of General munique issued from the Repub- by them are Ankischwang. Tatsai, Count Terauchi, Commander-in-lican War Ministry this morning eight miles south-east of Foshan, Chief of Japanese forces in North reports the capture of not only the and Tawenkow, which is the birth- China, while those from the south palace of the Civil Governor but place of Confusclus and twelve belong to the command of General also of the Church of t. Dlara, miles north of Tchukou. Chinese] Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of Considerable territory was also oc-defence lines in the mountains! Japanese forces in Central China, cupied in the Muela mountain around Taishan are reported to

Japanese forces who are ad- sector.

vancing across country from the north with the ultimate object of occupying Kweiten, on the Lunghal Railway, are stated to have reached Anklachwang, fifty miles to the south of Tainan, and about eighteen milles west of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. Reuter.

Enemy activity was confined to artillery attack near’Concud which wis easily repulsed.— Transocean Neur Service.

POLICELESS. TOWN

have been broken through and Chinese troops are now in retreat pursued by Japanese.— Transocean News Service.

NEW LEGIME

SHAVIAN SILENCE

Students of St. Andrews Univer- sity got in the last dig in a verbal tilt with G. 2..8...

the election for rector, The Irish Shanghai. Jan. 4: General Chi dramatist's ieply by telegraph was; Halth-yuan former military Gov-"No. Shaw." ernor of Klangsu, who was recent-

of his acoustics experience chairman of the division of physics of the National Physical Labora tory of Great Britain and preal- dent of the physics section of the British Association for "the Ad- vancement of Science.

acoustician,

noise-texting

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From Kowloon (Hong Kong Currency).

From Canton

(Chinese National

Currency)

1st class $4.80 2nd: class 3rd, class

$5.00

$2.40

$2,50

$1.20

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EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

Wide Powers To Government.

which

Emergency regulations were promulgated in 1931 during Sino-Japanese tension in North Cuiña, have been revived by the Hong Kong Government dur-

ing the present crisis,

By notification in this week's "Government Gazette," the Co- lobial Secretary draws attention to the fact that these regulations inre still in force.

They give the widest possible powers to the Police and Govern- ment in dealing with any emer- gency that may arise...

Police and any other public officers are empowered to arrest any person suspected of having contravened Emergency Regula-

tions.

The Commissioner of Police, and any police officer authorised by him, is empowered to arrest and delain any person who apparently has no regular employment in the Colony, and such person may be ordered to leave the Colony forth .with. No trial is necessary before deportation is carried out,

nay seize the plant of such news- * papera

Censorship of telegrams from" and to Hong Kong may be enforced by Government without notice of intention. The PolitikaN- ter-General, or any persona thorised by him, is empowered

seize, open and censor any letter received by the Post Office...

The Regulations authorise the Commissioner of Police to take possession dvány premises in the Colony, and use of: control theih for any purpose which he may consider a public purpose: Bim larly, any motor car, yo other vehicle may be eammEGETA GERT --

edy, the Government.

Government may, without pak sage of any Ordinance-in-Couñáll, take possession of coal, niewłód and foodstuffs, and may dispose of them in any manner, enmeistrðár desirable in the public, Interest: Compensation will be paid only on goods not returned to their owners; and such compensation will be assessed by a board' of urħttrators appointed by the Governor."

Divergence; from the tenet that a "Briton's home fa hla ́ cartie" is the clause empowering any person authorised under the Bestling to "do anything to win real es try which he may durinianews- sany to enable him to exereise" thre or publication of any newspaper, powers conferred upon him by the and the Commissioner of Police

The Governor-in-Council is em powered to suppress the printing

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

vickets.

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CRICKET

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Renter's Bulletin Bervice.

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Régulations.

ROYAL WEDDING

ON SUNDAY

Rusda,-- Transocean News Sérvice.“

Dr. Kaye, accompanied by his

Athens, Jan 4 In their shemeld' Shield "cricket

The first of about 40 Royal guests wife, made this statement in Los Angeles in conferring with Dean Vern O..Knudsen of the Graduate Axture, South Australie drew with for the wedding of Crown Prince The students asked George Ber- School of the University of Call-Victoria. South Australia 301 and Paul of Greece and Princess Fre- nard Shaw to be a candidate infornia at Los Angeles, a noted 356, Victoria 364 and 144 for four derika, daughter of the Duke of Brunswick, on January 8, arrived At Adelaide, New South Wales here yesterday. The arrivals - in... · The British expert said England beat Queensland by eight wickela clude Prince and Princess Cristophe The university men; immediately | was leading the United States in New South Wales 241 and 99 for of Greece, Prince Andrias.of Greece) Although Rocklin, California, is

ly appointed Minister of Defence sent a second telegram. They had the abolition of unnecessary noise two wickets; Queensland 206 and and the Grand Duke Dimitri of an incorporated city with a po- in the Provisional Government at allowed for a prepaid reply of nine He reported that World Scout Jamboree

pulation of 742, it gets along with Peiping, is approaching the Japan words. As Mr. Shaw's reply simply stations in London were part of Success Financially out a city attorney, police chief,

ese authorities for the organisa-was a blank telegraph form in an an advanced programme to achieve police Judge or jail. For years the

tion of an army for the new envelope bearing a three-halfpenny nose abatement by eliminating council has declined to build a

regime and the re-organisation of stamp. The students answered: motork. He said automobile manu- facturers were beginning to line

into Hungary may ponthly urm. The World Jamboree of Boy jail or appoint a

"Consider you are weakening as police chief; the Peace Preservation Corps in

'Informed · quarters here point out Scouts held Inst summer at Voge arests when necessary being made, East Hopel, according to Chinese you stamped envelope. Please re-the hoods of cars with absorptive

Anal materials.

in this connection that already. consider your decision, a in lengang, was a financial success by a county deputy sheriff.

-reports.

"The change must be accom-

last autumn früntler control, “was - The authorities at the Hague now

Meanwhile it is stated that it is choice files between you and Shirley

plished

by research ・and by

rendered much more rigorous in report that there is no need to

definitely established that the East Temple

But there was no Shavian reply. opinton," Dr. Kaye observed. Anti-semitic measures, contem- Hungary in order to moant indus draw on the guarantee funds pro-

opet régime has decided to dis-

"People do not like laws torcing plated by the dew Rumanian of undesirable elensente from vided by the state and province.

solve and to become incorporated

these improvements. Education is Government have aroused all the Polish Galicia and that: mensurės In the Provisional Government at The sale of Jambarce Postage

better. The best way to abatemore interest here strice Hungary then taken would suffice to check Pelping and has added part of its

frontier with immigration of - similar elementa stamps was also a success. No ex-

noise is to go to the source: do shares a common tra charge was made above the

personnel employed at. Hopel to

not let it happen in the firet Rumania and the question of mass from Rumania, w the provisional administration--

place." face value, but they were sold to

i emigration of Rumanian · Jews || Transocean. Harter the public' only on request,

The Amu broadcast in Arable was giren from London on Monday when several celebrities spoke on the broadcast which is on 31 metres wavelength. The broadcasts will be given everyday from 5.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. GMT.

The Russian Travel Agency in London is closing down on January

"ANTI-SEMITIC MEASURES

Budapest, Jan. 3,