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TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST-North And North-East Winds, Fresh; Fine.

the Gongkong Jaily

By Murrow

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Ofice in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857

arts, KM

General Manager

HINTS TO SPECTACLE-WEARERS-No. 1:

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LAZARUS

OPTICIANS

No. 24767. BEI¶AZO FIT HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1938.

Mr. Thomas P. Saunderson and l bride. the former: Miss Marion, Lane, who were married at the Union Church yesterday. (Photo: Cheng Studió).

FAREWELL TO MR. T. DAY

Retirement From The

University

LONDON SEES FILM

OF PANAY BOMBING

Murmurs Of Horror

L.

London, Jan. “ The aim of the bombing and sinking of the U.S.S. Panay in the Yangtse on December 13 last, was shown in the cinemas in London and throughout the provinces to day, and was received with con- tinuous murmurs of sympathy and herror from the audience.

Fresentations were made in the University on Thursday last to Mr. 1. Day A.MLEE.. who was one of earliest members of the staff the University to arrive from England, Mr. Day has acted as Demonstrator in the Electrical Engineering La- boratories of the University ever since the clauses, were first held. He has instructed the third and fourth year engineering students who obtain practical experience Rruter.

with electrical machinery, instru ments etc.

The President of the Society (Professor Brown presided at a tea party, held in. the Union Build- ing.

The members of the University Enginering Society presented a

Chinese screen, tray and carved

camphor wood box and the fourth

The clearness of the atmosphere shown in the Alm contradicts" the Japanese plea of fog at the time of the bombing. It was specially remarked.-

SHARP FALL IN

TEMPERATURE

Enquiries from the Royal Obser- formation that the temperature vatory last night elletted the in-

JAPANESE

OCCUPY

TSINING

Within Striking Distance Of Kweiteh

Hankow, Jan, 7. News of the fall of Tsining, eighty miles north-west- of Kwelteh. has occasioned much surprise" and Indignation in Chi- nese circles here as evacuation may effect Chinese defence of the entire Lunghai Railway front.

After their withdrawal from Tsinan, General Нап Fu-chu's troops were" ordered to hold Tsining at any cost in order to "protect the left flank of the Chi- nese forces holding Hsuchowfu

It is rumoured that General Han Fu-chu has indicated that he is unable to hold Tsining as he "could not hold Tsinanfu" to which General "Li Tsung-jen re- plied, "You never tried to hold Tsinainfu." *

Japanese occupation of "Tsining brings them within striking dis- tance of Kwelteh.- to the west of Esuchowfu. The report that Chr nese forces are holding a line from Llenynn Harbour to Hsuchowiu is somewhat incorrect. Strong de- Tences were prepared in. Llenyun Harbour, Halchow area, a year ago for a possible attack from the north and south it is impossible to hold the Une to the east of Hsuchowfu. Chinese authorities

are therefore blowing up all im-

portant structures in Llenyu har- bour, similar to Tsingtao, and Chi- nese forces to the east of Hauchow are, at present concentrating on Hsuchow.

If Chinese forces in the Hau- chowiu area are hard pressed they will likely fall back to the west towards Kaifeng and Chengchow in the Pelping-Hankow Railway where strong deferice lines were erected.-

Reuter

ACTION

AGAINST

VON CRAMM Reports Denied

Japan Does Not Want To Fight Great Britain.

Suetsugu Views Denied As Official

..

̇陸拜禮 日捌月登年捌佰玖仟英 Price

CHINA WAR IS CHINA WAR IS EXPENSIVE

Unwieldy Budget To Be Submitted

To Diet

Shanghai, Jan. 7.

Single Copy, 10 Per Month. $3.

JAPANESE PLANS FOR

SOUTH CHINA

Gen. Pei Chung-hsi Refuses

Puppet Offer

The amount of extraordiary ex- A Transocean News Service message from Peiping last night re penditure required for the Chilna ported that it is also believed that the Japanese Government enter... Tokyo, Jan. 7 official denial Incident during the coming finantains hope that the provinces of Ewangtung and Kwangsi' which that, the recent interview given by cial year, which will be submitted have always been to a certain extent in opposition to the Nanking Admiral Suetsugu represents the to the Dlet shortly, is being "cau Central Government will eventually consent to declare their auto- was given to-day by Views of the Japanese Governmenttiously discussed" by the Ministries of War, Navy and Finance, accord- Foreign 0 office spokesman, who added that 1ng, to the Asahi Shinbug. the remarks were made before. Admiral Suetsugu assumed the post of Home Minkler: -

The spokesman declared that British Intervention in the form of the Home Ministers allegation of

exporting arms to China via Hong Kong should not be regarded as a challenge to Britain or that Japan had any, intentions of fighting Britain-

Reuter Bulletin Service.

SPEAKS FOR GERMANY Tokyo, Jan. 7: Questioned by a

correspondent foreign

whether "Germany" was exporting arms and

ammunition.

to China

Lhrough Hong Kong," a spokesman of the Foreign Office said that Germany was trying to check the exporta- ilon of arms and ammunition 'to China--

Reuter

JAPAN IS THE

SUPREME BOSS"

The combined expenditures of the army and navy are expected to exceed Y4,000,000,000.

nomy. 5:

In this connection it is reported that the Japanese rely on Gen- cral Fei Chung-hel, who was formerly Governor of Kwangs and is now second-in-command to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

Chinese circles, however, state that General Pei Chung-hsi has

It will be remembered that. 72,- | categorically refused the Japanese offer.

80 to 582,000,000 was voted a few months cover the extraordinary military expenditure during the Anancial year ending March 31

A very significant feature of the budget for 1938-39, copies of which were distributed to members of the two Houses on December 27, is the separation of the ordinary and the "Incident" expenses on the basis of the Government's belief that las tilities in China will continue at least until March. 1939.- Reuter.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN GERMANY

Berlin, Jan. 7 It is stated that an increase of about 400,000 in the number of unemployed in Germany during the past month will bự” hn- nounced in the next oficial report» on the subject, which is expected to be published next week.

"This increase; which will be the first to be registered for a long time, is attributed to the unusually severe and long cold weather. It

London. Jan. 7: The "Daily Herald" commenting on the Japanese Cabinet Secretary's declaration that "Japan will go ahead," says, "In the Far East of the Japanese dream, Japan is the supreme bass. There is no "room

confidently anticipated that for an independent Chinese Gov- within two months unemployment ernment and no room for western will have," been reduced to its nations. That

out normal proportions.-- sharp in black above: a snowstorm {Transocean News Service. of Japanese apologies."—

"Reuter

fact sticks

MUSSOLINI

ORDERS NEW

BATTLESHIPS

Rome, Jan. 7,

Signot Mussolini ias ordered the construction of two new 35,000 ton

year electrical students a lacquer at the same hour on the night be- sports authorities contemplate tax- naval programme which will also

tea set. Mr. Chang Chl Yin (Chairman) presented the gifts from the Society and Mr. Chan Bing Hung the tea set.

Professor Brown paid tribute to Mr. Day's constant endeavour to help the engineering students in their work. mentioning that when he arrived in Hong Kong, many. years ago. Mr. Day WILS of the first people to welcome him and help him in his new surround.

ings.

one

Professor Middleton Smith and that he had recommended the ap-

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BITTER FIGHTING NEAR HANGCHOW Kinhwa, Jan. 7: Bitter fighting is raging at Nanainklao, the south "gateway to Hangchow.

The Japanese troops around Fu- yang south of Hangchow have practically all been withdrawn to the lakeside clty- Central News,

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-15/16 LT. ON LONDON: 1, 2.1/84.

fore.

was 63.1

degs. Yesterday was the coldest day this year. At

Berlin, Jan. 7: An emphatic taken at 9 pm, The temperature, eign press reports that the German was 51.3 ders. the reading being denial has been issued here of tor-

ng action against the well-known German amateur tennis champion, Barrin Gottfried von Cramm, in order to deprive him of his amateur status on account of the allegedly heavy expenses charged by him during the world tour which he Is now making in company with bis partner, Henner Henkel.

7 am the temperature was 49.1 dega.

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KING FAROUK'S WEDDING

Cairo, Jan. 7: Active prepara tions are being made throughout Egypt in view of the celebration of the wedding of King Farouk and MIES. Farida Zulkan on January 20. The celebrations in connection

with the event will last three days.

In Cairo, ten immense tents will

be erected in which meals will be distributed free of charge to 10,000 needy persons each day.--

· Transocran Nems Servicè.

EXECUTED FOR

HIGH TREASON

Berlin, Jan. 7 Three men from towns on the Polish border were executed to- day for high treason. One was sentenced by the People's Court for selling military secrets to a for- elgn power, while the other two were sentenced to death by a mill- tary court...

Keuter & Bulletin deroke.

It is stressed in informed quar- ters that no reproach of any sort

been levelled at Von Gramm In this respect, and that his status as an amateur has never for a

tion...

single moment been called in ques- International News Agency.

HITLER'S VISIT TO ROME

Rome, Jan. 7.

battleships to form part of a new comprise twelve scout ships (large) destroyers) and

a. "noteworthy number of submarines," will begin Immediately.—

Construction of all the new ships

Reuter

YUGO-SLAVIA'S ORDERS Belgrade, Jan. 1: Yugo-Slavia is the construction of two torpedo Increasing her naval strength by

boats and eight torpedo destroyers the orders for which have been

placed in Germany.- Renter's Bulletin Service.

PLANES OVER NANKING

Shanghai, Jan. 7: Four Chinese bombing, planes to-day flew over Nanking and three our Wuhu, ac-. cording to an official statement which aserts that the

Japanese

An official communique states that Chancellor Adolf Hitler willChinese aeroplanes were soon put visit Rome in the spring, Besides to fight by the quak rising of machines and anti.

Rome, Herr Hitler will also stay Japanese at Naples and Florence,- Transocean News Service.

Cables Finance ......

NEW OFFICER FOR CITINA Lending Articles Tokyo, Jan, 7: Mr. Ono; Secrc-Radio I-rogrammes..

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