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WUCHANG ATTACKED

Ancient City's First Taste Of Japanese Bombing

THICKLY POPULATED

Hankow, February 11.

Wachang, former capital of China, had its first taste of Japanese bombing this afternoon. An unknown number of planes visited the heavily populated and ancient Chinese city at 1.30 p.m.. and dropped bombs on what appeared to be the waterfront dis- trict, and more behind the city. The visitors came in two re- lays. The first time not a single anti-aircraft gun was fired ow- ing to thick low-lying clouds which obscured the raiders.

It was low drone and it gradually became louder, and was then followed by deafening explosions easily audible throughout flankow. The second visit was made ten minutes later. The clouds had apparently thinned as an occasional burst of anti- aircraft fire was heard but no planes could be seen from Han- kow.

I

soon as the alarm is sounded is ex- zellent.

The famous Wuhan University at The populace is apparently well which students from all over the look after, many dugouts and country attend, is situated in Wu-other places of refuge having been han. The palattal grounds with bullt, while the organisation for their attractively coloured build-getting people off the streets as ings are situated in a series of small hills overlooking the

It is amusing, yet tragic, to sce chang lakes where in the summer sometimes rickshaw pullers dive months Hankow's residents enjoy into their vehicles and put up a yachting, houseboating and swim- canvas hood front of a rain sheet ming in

cool, clear water. Wu-as soon as the first Japanese plane chang city is an old fashioned is heralded. Apparently he feels

Wu-

Chinese town. All the streets, ex-safe while under his canvas, where cept the main thoroughfare, are he remains until the all clear is ΠΑΙΣΟΥ, cobbled-stuned streets, sounded. Many of these can be where the verandahs of houses on seen in the streets in every air each side almost touch..

JAPAN NOW OCCUPIES LARGE AREA

MESSAGE SENT TO VISCOUNT CECIL

Sanctions Urged

faid.(Reuter).

Rumania Must Be Saved

KING CAROL ISSUES PROCLAMATION

Bucharest, Feb. 11.

paganda connected with the elec- tion provoked a serious unrest in the life and spirit of the people.

A prochamation Issued by King Carol has dispelled all doubt re- garding the existence of a non- Hankow, Feb. 11.

parliamentary dictatorship in E- Japan has occupied one-ninth mania, the King stating that of China's territory, comprising though for eight years he had en- 818,000 square miles, and the num-deavoured to rule the country on ber of war refugees has reached a parliamentary basis, the pro- the figure of 125,000,000 or one third of the country's population." This statement is contained in a telegram sent by various public bodies in Hankow to Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, head of the British delegation to the Conference of the International Peace Campaign which is opening in London tomor- row to discuss ways' and means of boycotting Japan and helping China.

The telegram urges the Con- ference to adopt the following re- solutions:-

"Rumanis must be saved," he said, "and I am resolved to put an end to the present dangerous conditions and without hesitation pass urgent reforms for which I have formed a government from responsible men free from all party activity and who will issue decrees in accordance with the new requirements of the country.""

Martial law and a rigorous cen- sorship now prevails throughout Firstly, that Japan is the enemy the country. Parliamentary and of mankind:

municipal

elections, as well as Secondly, enforce economic and other political activities have been Anancial sanctions against Japan suspended. and ban the export of munitions, Troops are on the move every- technicians and foodstuffs to where with instructions to round Japan;

up all provocative agents whether of the Right or Left parties and shoot to kill it necessary.

Thirdly, Tender economic, finan- cial and technical assistance to -China who should be supplied with munitions in order to assist her in her resistance;

Fascist and communist agents were on the eve of making Ru- manla a second Spain, according

ROYAL

WELCH FUSILIERS SAIL FOR SUDAN

H.MI. Troopship Dunera photographed after, she left Howloon Wharf for the United Kingdom, with the Royal Welch Fusiliers aboard, after a tour of duty on the China Command, (Mayea Studio).

GENERAL CHANG CHUN TO TAKE

COMMAND OF PEACE CORPS

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE

AGAINST

SUPPORTED

MILITARY CLIQUES

CHUNGKING SEETHING WITH RUMOURS

Chungking. February 11..

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ESPITE EFFORTS" to the contrary, it is stated here that the political crisis in, Szechuen, caused by the appointment of General Chang Chun as Chairman of the Provincial Government, in succes- sion to the late General Liu Hsiang, has not yet been settled. Yesterday, General Lu Tso-fu, Vice- Minister of Communications, and also General Ho Kwoh-kean, commanding the Chungking garrison' of Central Government troops, arrived with General Lak...An-hse, Provincial Minister of Finance, by air from Chengta where they have been conferring with the Szechuan military authorities,

*Fi is understood that conferences were held thus deferring General Lu Tso-in's departure by air for Rankow but Chinese official quarters here deeline to make any statement on their outcome.

Meanwhile, Chungking is seething with rumours that the recalcitrant military authorities have Issued an "ultimatum" to the Central Government declaring that they would not have Goneral Chung Chun, even hinting that they will use force if necessary,

It has been officially announced that General Chang Chun has been appointed to command the Peace Preservation Corps In Srechuen, thus strengthening his position at the expense of Generai Wong Fong-iso, popularly named as Leader of the Opposition, who formerly, held this position,

The general feeling is that whatever the rights of the case, the Central Government at this Juncture should be supported against the military cliques—(Reuter.)

SHIP'S OFFICERS

ARRESTED

FANLING RACES

Final Selections

final

The following are the

RACE 1

King's Worthy 'Ebony Idol Araxy

Splits, Feb. 11. The Chinese third officer and Chinese engineer of the Southern Highland"have been arrested by the Jugosiay police at the request selections for the Fanling Races of the captain of the steamer for tomorrow:- inciting the crew and will be ex- pelled from Jugoslavia." It is understood the

crew had accepted the captain's assurance that the ship's destination would be Singapore and would net touch any Chinese or Japanese control- led port, but, the above two men are alleged to have persisted in in- citing the crew to disbelieve the captain's assurance-(Reuter).

NEW AQUATIC"

RECORD

Copenhagen, Feb, 11.

Fourthly, make on appeal to the to political observers who are con- The German swimmer, Arthur League of Nations to enforce vinced that Moscow chose the opHeina, set up a world record for articles XVI and XVII of the portune moment when Germany | the 400 metres breast stroke cover- Covenant and adopt a resolution was occupied with internal trou-ing the distance in 5 mins. 43 8/5 refusing to recognize the bogus re- bles to effect the fall of the Goga zecs-(Reuter). gimes established in China by Cabinet.--(Reuter). Japan.-(Reuter),

(Earlier reference-Page 13)

TURNING THE PAGES

Page 2-European motorist fined.

arrested. 72-year-old Minister

Page 3—Church news and notices. heads Rumanian Government. Page 4 Radio programmes for Page 10.-8port notes and nowa.

week-end.

Pare 11-Cricket League statistica.

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Page 5-Cinema notices. Smaller army divisions. War damage in China. "One-way strecta" for alr- craft.

Page 6.-Prolonged respiration: for electric shock, Japan's troops "tidying up."

Page -The Services, Royal Welch Fusiliers leave. USB. Marble- head here on visit. Registry wed- ding.

article: The finances of Japan. Personal paragraphs.

Page 8-Leading

Week-end teams, Handy racing

booklet.

RACE 2" Lucy Glitters Soltaire Rosalind

RACE 1 Estover

Zero Jock Scott

RACE 4 Racing Strala Jack O'Lantern Darlen

RACE 5 Festival Eve March Brown. "That's That

CHINESE EXCHANGES

REOPENING

Shanghai, Feb. 11. Three of five local Chinese ex-

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JAPAN'S BIG DAY

Numerous Japanese Reinstated To Full Citizenship

PRISON SENTENCES REDUCED

Tokyo, February. 11. THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND Japanesa, including 150,000, po- litical prisoners, who have been convicted to various terms for offences, have been reinstated to full citizenship righis by the Im- perial amnesty Issued today on the occasion of the fifthieth anniver-

Constitution. |sary of the promulgation "of the Japanese

Further- more, over 1,000 prisoners have been granted reduction' In their pri- |son terms, including three naval officers implicated' in the May 15, | 1932 incident when several prominent Japanese were assassinated, and six Army officers implicated in the uprising on February 26. 1936.

An Army order, issued in con-¡ promulgation of the Japanese' nection with the Imperial amnesty. Constitution. announces the cancellation from

In celebration of this double

today of "any, Army order for event, Japanese newspapers draw punishment issued in connection particular attention

to Japan's

with offences committeed previous meteoric rise to the position of a to February 2 in favour of those arst class power, Among other who have already been punished things they point out the great- or who are still under punishment ness, evidenced by contrasts, the Or whose punishment has been budget of 1888, which totalled 30.- exempted: postponed, suspended 500,000 yen and 1938 which totals or otherwise not executed. This 7.867.000.000 yen. made up of "the order, it is presumed, includes ordinary budget of 2,860,000,000 punishment of soldiers for infrac-

tions of discipline connected with yen and the China Incident 5,000,-

000,000 yen. the "China Incident."

Editorials of Japanese news- Today's festivities have enhan-

li

ced significance since they mark papers today emphasise that the both the Kigensetsu or Empire nation must make fresh efforts for of national Day-the 2,598th anniversary of the enhancement'

the accession of Emperor Jimmu, prestige and bring about stabilisa- Japan's Arst ruler, to the thronetion in the situation in the Far and the fiftieth anniversary of the East-(Reuter),

"Entirely

Untrue'

"

MEDICAL CHARGES

ANSWERED

Chinese Government To Issue Report

"A pack of lea!" This was how à high Chinese Red Cross official called the cabled report from Shanghai, carried by some news- papers, of alleged maltreatment of

CHINESE CLAIM RECAPTURE OF TSINGFENG

Japanese Prepare For Final Attack On Hsuchow

.

Hankow, Feb. 11.. With the Japanese reorganising their forces both on the northem and southern fronts before deliver- changes, namely, the cotton yarn. certalo Austrian physicians. who there is little activity on the Tien- ing the final attack on Hsuchow, mixed cereals and flour exchanges, were

engaged by the Chinese

tsin-Pukow Railway front. While Asked if he had anything to re- Japanese forces in the southward near ply to the allegations, the official section of the railway are making said he understood that a factual Hwalyan their base for a drive account and full report of the case Westward towards Hofe), `Japanese would be issued by the Chinese engineers have completed repairs to a report here, decided to call Government in the near future. on the Yellow River bridge north- meetings of their Boards of Direc-This report he said, would show ward of Tsiran in order to bring how false and irresponsible were down fresh reinforcements from tors for Feb. 13 to discuss mat the allegations made against the Tientsin and launch a drive south-

are making arrangements to re-health authorities last year. sume

operations in the future, says Chinese reports.

The three exchanges, according

ters connected with the resumption Chinese health authorities.

ward: towards Hsuchow.

of trading, and have also sent in- "It is a very serious 'charge to Meanwhile some fighting is at. formal notices of their intended make against the Chinese Govern-present going on into southern ment," he said, "but knowing some-Hopci, in the vicinity of Tsingfeng, reopening to the brokers,

thing of the case, I can tell you which the Chinese claim to have Meanwhile, the other two ex-that it is entirely untrue."

recaptured. Chinese forces are changes, namely, the stock and

TERMS SUITABLE

now stated to be pressing on to-

gold bar, are reported to have de-1.

"Elx doctors were asked for by ward Nanlo, about midway between the National Government some- Taming, where the drive in south layed their preparations for re-time in September last from Hopel has started."and Tsingfeng. opening.... The five exchanges, it Vienna. It was understood that Chinese circles belleve that Japan- may be recalled, all stopped trad- there were many unemployed ese troop movements on the Pel- specialist surgeons in that city whoping-Hankow Railway are not de- ing shortly after the outbreak of might care to work in China undersigned for an attack southward, hostilities last August(Reuter). the Red Cross. It was also under-towards Chengchow, but intended stood that the terms odered by the as a precaution against a possible Chinese Government were suitable Chinese ofensive from Sharist and for these surgeons.

Honan. Japanese forces along the "From the very beginning it was Pelping-Hankow Railway, they clear that the Chinese authorities pointed out, have not been very required the services of operating large--(Reuter). surgeons at the front or the mili- tary base hospitals.

WILD JAPANESE ACCUSATIONS

Tokyo, Fébruary ́11. The Yomiuri Shimbun and Chugal Shogyo today assert that Great Britain, France and the United States, In requesting Japan to give information regarding her naval building are motivated by the desire to bring pressure on Japan in the "China Incident."

and

"Altogether six doctors arrived. in two parties towards the end of December, but it was at once dis- (Continued on Back Page)

21 CASES OF

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TT. ON LONDON; 1s. 2.7/84.

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 31.

The papers agree that the three Powers want to fix the blame for their naval expansion on Japan. The Tomturi Shimbun, for instance, "understands" that Great Britain is "behind the scenes,"

Britain, the paper says, has been that France, the United States|ganising a united front with assisting China since the outbreak and herself should jointly request America

France

against of hostilities and had been com-Japan for information on her Japan." Page 12.-New York. Quotations. peiled to see her influence in the naval building programme.

France's attitude against Japan

SMALL-POX Hong Kong Stock Exchange. | Far East decline with the series of The Yomiuri Shimbun continues has taken a turn for the better. Philippine mining newa.

reverses suffered by the Chinese. that the "technical conference France, the paper says, recently "Taking advantage of the Lady- called in London by Britain and declined the British request for

Twenty-one cases of smallpox bird incident." the journal goes on attended by representatives of the permission to establish an air base (16 from Victoria and five from to say, "Britain planned to des- United States and France discuss in Indo-Ching and the French Kowloon) were reported to the patch her fleet to the Far East to ed this proposal but the United Government has also banned the health authorities during the 24 check Japan's growing Influence States objected and France fol- shipment of arms and ammunition hours ended midnight, February but this scheme failed to mater-lowed suit with the result that the to China. The overland route 10. lalise because of strategical inter- thres countries seat their request from Hanoi to China via Yunnan

During the same period four national" considerations." There to Japan seperately."

and "Kweichow has also been cases of dysentry (one from Vic- fore, the paper declares, Britain The Chugal Bhogyo dwells on blocked, the paper concluded.tors and three from Kowloon) Spot

were also reported. took the initiative, and proposed "Britain's persistent exort in or-(Reuter).,

Page 13.-Violent Chinese assaults on Fuyang. King's visit to India postponed. Mass ralds on China, Italian plane crash.

Pages 14 and - 15—Shipping news. advertised sailings; arrivals: vessels dne: in radio touch. Weather and tides. Directory.

Paga B-Terrorism stalks Shang-Page 16-Fanling golf. Racing

hai streets. Terrorist suspects

notes.

7.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent).

London, Feb. 11. London silver prices today were down 1/18 as follows:

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