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DR. KUNG QUESTIONED BY CORRESPONDENTS

Nobody Knows Real Intentions Of The Japanese

"IF PEACE IS DISCUSSED WE WANT LASTING PEACE”

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Hankow, January 17.

Dr. H... Kung,, Premier,sud Finance Minister, had to reply to a barrage of questions concerning Japan's rumoured peace terms and the Japanese Government's declaration repudiating the Chinese Government when he FAVO a tea and reception to-day to foreign correspondents at the Central Bank.

Dr. Kang declined to make an official statement. He said, that all interpretations and Inferences" from his answers must be on the responsibility of the correspondents themselves. Much significance was attached to Dr. Kung's reply, "If the Japan- ese Government continually talks about peace terms It must bave sent some." Asked if the Chinese Government had reject- ed Japan's peace terms, he replied. "It is very difcalt to de- fine rejection. Whether a request for elucidation on certain Important points or whether some but not all of the terms are found to be acceptable can be called rejection is open to dis- cussion,"

When asked if the Chinese | D step meant severance of re- Government had refused to discuss lations between Japan and China, peace. Dr. Kung answered. "China Dr. Kung said. "The fact speaks never wanted war. So whenever for itself." Japan ceases military operations China will be found ready to discuss peace." Asked if Man-| Government? churia's status would come under discussion. he replied, "If peace is discussed we want lasting peace.

Referring to the Pelping regime. Dr. Kung declared. "Has Peiping a It 13 not the Government of China if it is not supported by the Chinese people or friendly Powers." Asked re-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1938.

Increasing Menace Of

Chinese Guerilla Troops

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED AT POOTUNG

Hankow, January 17.

In view of the increasing menace of Chinese guerilla troops. martial law was proclaimed at Pootung by the Japanese authorl- ties yesterday, according' to a message received here from Shang- haj.

The Chinese guerilias are especially active at Fenghalen, Nan- wei and Chuensha districts. In an attempt to drive the guerillas out of their hiding the Japanese are burning down large num- bers of houses in these districtă.

Shipping between Pootung and other points around Shanghal has been totally suspended. No vessel Is allowed to anchor of the Poo- tung bund.

Communications between Nan- tao and the French Concession are also restricted. Only one of the gates at Nantao remains open to let. food dealers and water carriers to pass through.- Central News. CHINESE REACH WUHU CITY

Anking. Jan. 17: Chinese forces have reached the city of Wuhu in their fierce counter-attack since yesterday morning, it is learned

here.

VIGOROUS DRIVE

Hankow, Jan. 17. Chinese troops have launched a vigorous drive towards. Wuhu on the Yangtse, according to Chinese reports, The Chinese air force is said to be playng a prominent part in the push, bombing Japanese positions in Wuhu, Lukang, west- ward of Wuhu, Kwangteh and Szeal

Meanwhile, reports conflict con- cerning the fate of Taining, strate- sic city in south-western Shantung. Military despatches from General Tsao Fu-lin..commander of the Chinese left wing on the Tientsin- In an attempt to impede the Pukow Railway front, and General Chinese advance two Japanese Sun Tung-hsuan, commander of warships yesterday a steamed from the Third Route Army, claim that Wuhu to Tikang to shell the Chi-Tsining was recaptured in the early nese positions there--- Central Newa

All questions therefore must come sarding the future intentions of M. CHAUTEMPS

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the Japanese Government, Kung stated, "The popular phrase

Chinese puzzle' must be trans-TO FORM NEW

the CABINET

ferred to Japan as nobody knows ' the rea! intentions of Japanese."

under discussion."- In this con- nection Dr. Kung declared in regard to the Japanese Govern- ment's statement repudiating the National Government, ""How can we discuss peace if Japan does not ever 'consider LIS 29 China's Asked what would China con- Government?" Asked what would sider reasonable peace terms. Dr. China do if Japan recalled her Kung replied. "This question must Ambassador. Mr. Kawagoe. Dr. be answered by the Chinese Gov- Kung replied "It is within reason ernment and not by me as I am that we shall recall our Ambas-i only one member of the Govern- sador from Tokyo.” Asked if such ment." Heuter.

AIR RAID LECTURE ·

DANGEROUS

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In warm weather, such as we lave here for the greater part of the year, these splashes will give off enough vapour to damage unprotected people within a hun- dred yard radius. It is therefore very dangerous for any unprotect- ed people to enter the affected

area.

partly un account of the vapour and partly" ou "account of the risk of picking up the liquid on their boots or clothing and so unconciously carrying the gas on to people outside the area.

The other method of using this weapon is by aerial spray. which gives very fine shower of rain lasting perhaps not more than two or three seconds. Everything and everybody in the neighbour- hood will by this method be spot- ted with the gas but you will probably not realise it at the time..

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The attack may also be carried out from such a great height and distance to windward, that the attacking machine may not be ob- served. Hence, my advice to you is not to look up when the warn- Ing goes. If you have an brella with you, spread it.

Mustard is a quld varying in colour from a dark brown to a pale straw. and it may therefore be Dossible to see it on the ground.

Some of you smelt it the week before last. Its odour has been described ELS that of mustard, onions, garlic, horse radish and quite a number of other things.

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These blisters, of course, váry size according to the splasu, They are not actually painful but they are inconvenient, and there is a great danger, if they are broken, of their turning septic.

WHEN PAIN STARTS

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A splash or spray in the eye would not cause any immediate discomfort other than a drop of water would, but pain and irrita- tion will start about three quar- -ters of an hour after; and three hours the eye will be swollen and closed up. The sight of that eye will be permanently damaged if not destroyed. So

again. don't look up until you have your respirator on.

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The effects of the vapour are

Paris. Jan. 17.

It is announced that M. Camille Chautemps will now endeavour to form a new Cabinet,

After M. Leon Blum had inform- ed President Le Brun of the failure of his efforts, the President im- mediately summoned M. Chau- temps and requested him to un- dertake the task.

On leaving Elysee Palace, M. Chautemps informed journalists that he had accepted the offer and

M. Chautemps began his con- versations with political personali- ties this afternoon. Transocean News Service.

morning of January 13, but reliable sources at Hauchowiu and Cheng- chow state that while the Chinese forces have scored gains in the Tsining sector, the elty itself is st in Japanese hands-Reuter

SEVERANCE OF. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Does Not Entail Declaration Of War

Tokyo, Jan. 17. relations with the National Gov- Virtual severance of diplomatic

ernment of China did not neces-

YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTION!

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DESPATCH NOT SENT

British Correspondent "Invited" To Attend Japanese H.Q.

Shangnai, Jan 17. Japanese censorship which is now in operation in Shanghai was applied to A British correspon- dent's despatch this morning.

Mr. H. J. Timperley, correspon- dent for the "Manchester Guar dian" for many years, despatched formed by telephone this morning a telegram last night and was in-

at 10.45 by Japanese censors

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REASONABLE TERMS

that if he was successful he would sarily entail a declaration of war, his despatch as not sent, and that CHINA STILL READY TO DISCUSS lay before Parliament a series of said a spokesman of the Foreign hts presence was requested at measures destined to ensure in-office in reply to questions at to Japanese Military Headquarters. dustrial peace.

day's press conference. To Blus- trate this point. he recalled the comply with

Mr. Timperley, has refused to

the request rupture of Anglo-Soviet relations; taking up

and is the matter with the British Embassy this afternoon.

Mr. Timperley's despatch con- tairs authenicated accounts of the Japanese army reign of terror in. Nanking, also atrocities of Japanese soldiers around Shanghai,

CHINA'S CUSTOMS

REVENUES

Under Japanese Control?

London, January 17. Discussing the Chinese debt scr vice, the "Financial News" says that it must be quite clear that

the Chinese Government is not in a perfect position to give assu- rances regarding the debt at pre- the same if the exposure is long sent. It seems likely that it will enough. II you are exposed to be only a question of time before an atmosphere of one of vapour to virtually the whole Customs re- one million or air for one hour. venue will come, for practical pur- you will get this redness and ir-

poses, under Japanese control. particularly in the warmer parts ritation all over your body, more In theory, no doubt. they may such as armpits, and this will in autonomous

come under the control of the Chinese authorities the end progress towards the but "we know well from Japan's policy in Manchukuo and North China how Japan manages these no harm, but the clothes must be things. The price of receiving changed before the gas has had money from Chinese independent time vapour has the same effect on the

to soak through. This authorities is usually the diploma

tic recognition of their exact status eyes as the liquid and also causes as Tokyo sees it. serious damage to the lungs. In "In due course that may be the other words, it is also a choking price for disbursement of

Customs revenues."-Reuter,

formation of blisters.

A few minutes' exposure will do

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Aunther nasty habit of mustard is that in cold weather it may freeze, and so give off no smell. Six weeks later, you may get a warm day and the frozen liquid melt and give off this vapour.

The antidote to mustard 18 Lime. This must be mixed with Bleaching Powder or Chloride of

water or earth before application. I put on neat, it goes up in

NOT IRRITATING SMELL It is not an irritating smell and does not cause coughing or chok- ing, and one soon gets accustomed to it and ceases to notice it, as one ceases to notice the odour in a cinema where everyone is smox- ing. After the first five minutes. names. the "Tog", disappears. It is, how- ever, sufficiently dangerous make it a necessity that, as soon as you can smell or think that and to various materials, will be

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Further details as to the ap- plication of this, both to the body

the more.

explained later in

you can smell mustard, you must technical and advanced lectures

put on your respirator.

rather

I am afraid I have Jaboured this point already-an other triviality it may seem-but there is no loss of "race" attached to putting on respirator Lou soon. You will lose more. than "face" if you put it on too late,

Splashes of liquid mustard on the bare skin or splashes which may have soaked through the clothing produce no immediate ⚫ sensation such as

irritation or stinging. Redness and Irritation will develop in the affected part in two or three hours and get worse until blisters form twelve to twenty-four hours after.

DR. SUN FO

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The Hague, Jan. 17. Dr. Sun Fo, the new Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, with some. members of his misalon has left for Moscow. Another party went to London.-

Reuter.

in 1937.

He said that Mr., Kawagoe, the Japanese Ambassador to China. had not yet been instructed to withdraw and that Japan had not explicitly requested the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo to leave, but asi the result of the statement issued on Sunday. the "Chinese may feel impelled to leave Japan."

Japan's peace terms, the spokes- man added, had not been stated In detall, but were "clearly stated In principle." Chiang Kai-shek had not explicitly rejected them. but his attitude is tantamount to re- fusal. Negotiations had now been dropped, but might be reopened if the National Government show- ed any sincerity.

The spokesman said he thought there was no necessity to com- municate Japan's conditions to third Powers. Japan's state.nent, he added, did not mean Japap recognised the Chinese re- gime in Pelping.

that

The spokesman agreed that it was most difficult to interpret the situation according to internation- al law.

He foreshadowed that Japan would at present deal with local regimes.--

Found guilty of having seriously wounded Lo Kam Yuen, a young hawker, "on November 27, 1937. Kwan Tong alias Kwan Po. aged 28, was sentenced to three years? hard labour, when he stood trial before the Puisne Judge, Mr.. Justice R. E. Lindsell, at the Criminal. Sessions yesterday,

CLERGYMAN KILLED England Swept By Gale During Week-end

London, Jan. 17.

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Official circles do not attach much importance to the Tokyo statement as the cessation of Japanese relations with the Chi- long been expected, stated Mr. Hsu nese National Government had

The British. Consul-General, Mr. Tokyo who originally planned to Shih Ying. Chinese Ambassador to Herbert Phillips, is making repre- return to China on January 15 2 sentations to the Japanese Consul-it was believed that Japan would General Mr. Okamoto, with regard

announce her severance of rela- to the "Invitation" extended to Mr. Timperley to go to the Japanese

tions early in January. Military Headquarters,

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The British Consul-General also expected to discuss the ques- tion of Japanese censorship as it affects Britons Reuter.!!

DEFENCE OF CANTON

General Wu Te-chen's Appointment

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Canton, Jan. 17. To facilitate defence against eventual Japanese invasion, Kwangtung has been divided into a number of "military areas" in accordance with a recent order of the Military Affairs Commission,

General W Te-chen, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov- ernment, has been appointed by the Commission concurrently as commander of these areas.

He has also been charged with the supervision of the enlistment of recruits in the province.-- Central News.

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED /

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SPANISH WAR NEWS

Spam

Constant Artillery

Fire At Teruel.

London, Jan. 17. The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo

Teruel is reported to be unin- has already completed arrange- habitable owing to constant ar ments to close down and is await-ilery fire from the Insurgent ing the anal recall of Mr. Shigeru forces who hold the heights around Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to the city. China, from Shanghal.

Despite a claim that all the In- It is contended that the Japan-surgents were driven off Erden ese statement justifies the Chinese Teruel · a report fromm Bara belief tha Japan would not declare gossa states that a hundred: In-.. war or denounce the Nine-Power surgent troops are still holding Treaty in order to avoid further | out. complications with Britain, the United States and France."

Mr. Hsu stated that China had allowed 'German mediation to prove in principle that she never wanted war, and emphasised that' China is still ready to discuss reaples were arrested in Madrid ac- asonable teriñs.---

cording to a Government com- munique. The Reuter

SPEED UP OF MUNITIONS IN JAPAN

Five people were killed and 40 in- jured by Insurgent bombing of Valencia yesterday while a bomb fell near a British steamer.

SUSPECTED) SPIES

One hundred and fifty suspected

peracza arrested" are alleged to be members of a Fascist organization.— Heuter's Bulletin Service.

LECTURE ON TONKIN

Monsieur M. J. B Montargis, Conseiller du Commerce Exterieur de la France, repeated in English at the French Bank Building yes-t terday evening the lecture on Ton- kin which he gave in French at the University on Saturday....

At the University M. Montargis had spoken on general topics. con- cerning Tonkin and Indo-China, its geography, its tiimate and population, and "yesterday 11 am- plified in detail the interesting and exhaustive information he had given, using mape and illustrations.

M. Montargis address was heard by a fair andfence and was well received.

Tokyo, Jan. 17. The War Office and Admiralty to- day invoked the munition Indus- try mobilisation law which pro- vides for that Government control Canton, Jan. 17.

of part of the munitions factories The Kwangtung Anti-Japanese in Japan. A spokesman of the Army Self-Defence was formally es-and Navy said, "The control of tablished this morning after the munition factories is designed to weekly memorial service at the speed up the production of muni- provincial government building tions to adequately meet military

General Yu Han-mou is the com- requirements. mandant of this corps with Glen- steamer foundered with the loss of erals Wu Te-chen and Hslang Han- the capture of Peiping, Tsingtao, Invocation of the law despite two men while several coastal ves-ping as second-in-command. There Tsinan, Nanking. Hanchow and

SHIPPING SERVICE TO. OPEN ate altogether 17 committee mem- other cities in China, the spokes- bers on this corps.

Hankow, Jan. 17: In view of the man said, demonstrated the Gov-Increasing traffic between Hankow emment's firm determination, and Changsha, the China Mer- tionalisation and the enhance has decided to inaugurate a ship. They expressed the hope that na-

chants Steam Navigation Company

ment of efficiency of the muni i ping service between the two cities. tions industry would be ensured by

To ensure safety for the freight co-operation, between, the Govern- and passengers, armed guards will ment and people.-

convey the vessels- Reuter,

International News Agency.

to those people concerned. sistance to mustard gas. Yellow The Black races show most re-

races a little bit less, and White races a bit less still. Amongst the White races mustard tries to be a gentleman; in other words it "pre- Reports of damage caused by fers blondes!" (laughter).

the great gale which swept. Engsels are reported to be missing. Anyone who knows or suspects land during the week-end are stil! that he has been splashed with being received. the liquid must remove his outer clothing without delay, to prevent it soaking through to his skin: It there le any delay, he must re-

his clothing.

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The gale, which was one of the strongest in many years, caused widespread destruction in many parts of the country. Up to the present, it is known that ten per- sons were killed while damage to shipping was

very heavy.

One

The Admiralty tanker War Bahadur wirelessed that she was in dificulty in mid-Atlantic but a destroyer which was sent out to her assistance has now got her in tow..

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A cerlgyman at Windermere was killed by a falling roof. Reuter's Bulletin Service,-

Many resolutions pertaining to adopted at the first meeting held the defence of the province were after the inauguration.

Bad weather this morning gave some peace to Canton, and no air raid alarm was sounded- International News Agency.