1938-03-12 — Page 9

YELLOW RIVER

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

CROSSING IS

SATURDAY,

FAILURE

Disney Picture Signed Up

MARCH 12, 1938.

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JAPANESE ATTEMPT

FRUSTRATED

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IN OPERATIONS

Hankow, March 11,

An official communique issued here today reporis that the Chinese frustrated the Japanese attempt to cross the Yellow River.

After intensive artillery preparation the Japanese launched an at- tack on the Chinese positions on the southern bank of the Yellow River under cover of artificial fog but they were repulsed by the Chinese,

The Japanese plan provided that troops should cross the river -simultaneously in the vicinity of Yumenkas on the frontier between the Provinces of Shansi and Shensi and at Fenlingtu, Mutsinta, Heng- hsten and Wenhsien.

Canton, March 11.

The Japanese marines who oc- cupled Kaolan Island of the coast of Chung Shan district in Kwang- tung have been withdrawn, it is learned from military sources.

On the Peiping-Hankow Railway, JAPANESE MARINES EVACUATE and the Tientsin-Pukow Railway fronts there was a relative lull in in the operations yesterday and forenoon to-day.

There were only minor akirm ishes between Japanese troops and Irregulars in the vicinity of King-

Nine Japanese warships are an- yuan and in the region of Lanchih in the south-eastern part of the chored off Fu Tot Island opposite province ct Shantung.-(Trans-to Macao. So far they have re-

mained inactive ocean'

NANKOW CAPTURE

CLAIMED

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warships Japanese which were anchored off Sancho Island of the chast of Chung Shanghai, March 11. Japanese sources claim today Shan district have departed, but that the Japanese force. which over 10 warships are still berthed i But at sea. About 200 yesterday crossed the Yellow River further

near Hoku into Shensi, has cap-Japanese marines remain on the "tured Nankow, key position on the island.

A report from Amoy states that western bank of the river, after

nine Japanese warships are an heavy artillery bombardment.

The same sources also claim that chored off Kimet Island outside the the Chinese troops have retreated Amoy harbour. A Japanese alr- to the south-west, in the direction craft-carrier and a cruiser which of Shenmu along the Great Wall-arrived off the island on March 8 have steamed away. (Central (Reuter).

News).

CHINESE PREPARING

COUNTER-UFFENSIVE

* JAPANESE RAID SIAN Hsuchow, March 11.

Slan, March 11. eastern The Chinese forces in

planes 1 Twenty-one Japanese Shantung

preparing for are counter-offensive against the raided Stan today. dropping bombs in the western suburbs. Other Japanese troops there.

conficitred Pingmin. Japanese casualties during the planes recent fighting around "Lin-1 in Chaoy!, Tall, L'ntung, Kaoling and eastern Shantung totalied 3.000, a Sanyuan, cities on the Lo River and Japanese captive revealed.

the Wel River.-Central News).

The Itagaki unit: he said, suffer- ed heav ly. willst the irregulars under Lu Kwel-tang were almost entirely annihilated by the Chin- ese. (Central News).

NEXT U.S.

PRESIDENT

Tourist Gives Tip

"I think the next President of the United States is going to be elected On a Coolidge Economy Campaign platforin," declared Mr. Dabney H. Crump, president of the Cotton Co.. Clayton Anderson largest cotton brokers in the world, in an interview yesterday.

Mr. Crump is travelling round the world with Mrs. Crump on the Empress of Britain.

Mr. Crump could not be in- duced to talk about the cotton industry, stating that any such statement mast come from his head office for executives were not supposed to have any opl nions!

Speaking about conditions gen- erally, Mr. Crump said that men in the industrial sections were complaining of bad business while those connected with agriculture complained of low prices! His personal view, however, was that agriculture was not so bad at all. RELIEF FROM TAXATION Continuing." Mr. Crump said that the industrialists of America were relief from shortly to get some

taxation and he felt that all ex-

QUIET VICTORY MARCH

Shanghai, March. 11. Japan's

second victory march in the International Settlement was held yesterday in commemoration of Japan's victory over Russia at plukden 34 years ago. ft passed off without incident.

The march was held in the Japanese sector of the Inter- national Settlement, which was cordoned off.

nationals

Only Jepanese were allowed inside.(Reuter).

General Keitel, Chief of the

cept the very large concerns would newly established High Command get relief from the Excess Profits in the German Army.

Tax, the idea being that the large

businesses should be able to look after themselves and

small after.

concerns

only the

needed locking CUSTOMS ISSUE

JAPANESE UNITS DAMAGED

Hankow, March 11.

It was disclosed here today that a squadron of Chinese bombers in- ficted heavy damage and casual-

AGREEMENT

Service Of Foreign Loans "Arranged

London, March, 10.

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck look on while Mr. C. S. Rosaejet. on behalf of the General Amusements. Limited, operating the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres, sign a contract with RKO Radio Pictures Inc.. represented by Mr. Leon Britton, Far Eastern Supervi- colour feature sor for local release of Walt Disney's full-length "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs." (See story Page 5)..

MORE RECRUITS THAN

ARMY REQUIRES

War Minister Announces Important Changes

ENLISTMENT

EXPERIMENT・

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London, March 10.

than is re- More men are trying to join the British Army quired. This was revealed by Mr. Leslie Hore Beltsha, War Minister, when Introducing the Army Estimates to the House of Commons to- day. He added that they were applying at the rate of nearly 60.000 a year.

At the present time over 500,000 soldiers had been raised in Bri tain under the voluntary systern, and they can be mobilised for ac-. tion in the various felds of Britain's Imperial" responsibility. This gure excludes the 150.000 soldiers maintained in the Dominion, the Indian Army which, with reserve, Is 170,000 strong, and the many thousands in, the local forces of the Colonies and Protectorates.

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We suffer no difficulties in man ter suited to cower" continued Mr. Hore Bell-ments.

sha. but its correct organisation and distribution."

meet the commit-

SIMPLER DRILL

Mr. Hore Belisha asked why, un- Discussing the considerations which impinge on the distribution like the Navy and the Air Force, of the Army. Mr. Bellsha pointed should heads alone be counted in fire-power and out that the number of units to be the Army, and stationed in India is predetermin-mobility discounted. He proposed ed, and as an essential feature of measures to alter this.

He mentioned the progressive the distribution was that units at Home were interchangeable with elimination from soldlers' drill of units in India the pace of the re-all superfluous postures and super- adaptation of the rest of the Bri-uous gadgets requiring polish, and tish Army was influenced by the that new clothing be adapted for speed in which the Government of the India found itself able to proceed. Belisha Continuing, Mr. Hore

sald the duty of defending Eng- land against an air attack was en- trusted to the Territorials with a total establishment manning 76 batteries and 108 searchlight com. panies.

Twenty-eight British battalions were now stationed overseas, ex- cluding India and Burma.

REVISION OF DIVISIONS

soldiers' increasingly chanised function.

me-

A warrant officer today sure- ly was capable of commanding a platoon. Therefore,..he pro- posed to enlarge the comple- ment of warrant officers by the creation of a new class of this" soldier, and also to effect a re- duction in subalterns, which in - turn. would enable officers to rise more rapidly.

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Tibetans are making plans

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Farr Favoured Against Max Baer

Max Baer

Lord Haldane's strategie reserve periment with direct enlistment for FATHER OF THE

of fixed division required revision certain prospects (subject to suit-

REPUBLIC

in the light of developments, es-ability) of being re-engaged for a pecially in the strengthenng of pension. defence methods.

Other financial benefits include There should be two types of tour cumulative increments of

(Continued from Page 1) division, the first of which was three-pence per day at the end of motorised, based on the light the first, second, eighth and thir- After graduating. Dr. Sun es-

Sablished to a

himself in practice at machine gun, and the second afteenth years, in addition mechanised armoured division, special 3d. increase for proficiency Macao, where he began to preach based on the tank.

his revolutionary doctrines. Battalions of the former Divi- There would be an increase in sion should each possess 50 Bren family allowance for married meri over 20 to 173., and additiona) The object underlying the allowances for children. The new changes was for an inflexible or-rates would take effect on April ganisation of the regular forces at 30-(Reuter). Home being capable of producing

zuns.

a greater number of divisions bet

Leon Blum To Form Cabinet

CHAUTEMPS HANDS

IN RESIGNATION

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Paris, March 11.

pay.

FAMOUS TRAIN FOR U.S. EXHIBITION

"Coronation Express" Will Be Sent To World Fair

Landon, March 10, The London, Midland and Scot- tish Railway's "Coronation Ex-

"HING CHUNG WHUI”

New York, March 11.

Odds on Tommy Farr beating Max Baer at the Madison Square Garden tonight are now seven to five. The winner will be hailed as the logical opponent for the win- ner of the Louis-Schmeling fight. Farr told Reuters. "I will win as quickly as possible. It is cex- tain you'll see a new Tommy Farr, punching harder than ever."

Farr knocked out all eight spar- ring partners and is willing to bet $5,000 that he will win.

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The public is showing little in- terest in Baer, who is in tip-top condition and has 'not smoked for five weeks, which is a record. (Reuter).

KUOMINTANG

AFFAIRS TO

Tommy Farr

IMPORTANCE OF INFANTRY

The importance of the infantry. soldier was emphasized by Major-

BE DISCUSSED General Sir John Brown. Deputy

Called

Congress

Define Chin's Future Policies

Director-General of the Territorial Army. In a speech at Connah's to Quay. Flint, recently. states The

Times.

The tendency today, he said, was to give prominence to the anti- aircraft defence of great cities, or the defence of naval harbours. It was a great thing that such res ponsibilities should have been fald

of the Territorial Army. But never was there less cause to forget the Infantryman.

Kuomintang and national affairs In the Spring of 1895, Dr. Sun Yat-sen joined hands with Messrs.will be discussed at a meeting to Ise Tsan-tal (a well-known rest-be held in the middle of this with confidence on the shoulders dent at present in the Colony), month in Hankow, according to Chinese, sour- Kui-wa and others, and established Information from the

Reces recently, Whai" "Hing Chung volutionary Party with Headquar The conference, to be attended ters at No. 13, Staunton Street, by delegates of the Kuomintang Mr. Yang Hsiao-iou, a well known from all over the country, will be exponent of the Peking drama, re-

Hong Kong.

"A premature attempt at revolu- known as the Sixth National Con-cently passed away in Pelping at. the age of 61 years. The late Mr.. tion and capture of Canton City (gress of the Kuomintang. by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Mesars. Tse,

Great importance is being attach-Yang had been living in retirement Yeung and Others was made on

ed by Chinese political circles to during the past few years. October 28. 1895.

the meeting as resolutions of a Dr. Sun then fled for his life o far reaching nature are expected Japan, Honolulu the United States to be adopted, and England,

measures

for

Not only domestic and foreign M Leon Blum, leader of the press" will be sent to the World Social Democratic Front, was Exhibition in

the United States While in England Dr. Sun under- policies of the Government during yesterday asked to form, a new next year, declared Bir Josiah went the thrilling experience of be- the present emergency period will government by President Lebrun. Stamp, chairman of the railwaying kidnapped in London by the be studied, but

servants of the Chinese (Manchu) closer co-operation of various par Before that the President had company. today.

Legation and held prisoner, pend-ties other than Kuomintang will ing arrangements by the Legation be decided. officials to "ship and smuggle" him

Reuter understands that agree-consultations with M. Jeanney, After the United States visit. ties to Japanese motorized unit in ment has virtually been reached president of the Senate, and M. the train will be sent to Canada the south section of the Tatung in the Anglo-Japanese negotiations Herriot, president of the Chamber for an exhibition run across the

M. Lebrun also had a long talk Dominion.-(Reuter). Govern- whereby the Japanese Puchow Railway.

Japanese troops ment will disburse from the Chin- with M. Chautemps when the latter While

many

called to hand in his written r were killed by the raids, others ese Customs sufficient funds for met their death in the stampede the service of foreign loans secured of tanks and armoured cars. The un the Customs.

It is understood that there wilt rald was made at noon and ended by 3 p.m. All the Chinese planes be no interference with the pre- base.sent Customs Administration at safely returned to their

Shanghal-(Beuter). (International),

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signation.

to China.

were

COMMUNIST STATUS

The status of the Communists in China, who have: voluntarily abolished their own' Government

in wholehearted support of the Kuomintang regime, is expected

S more smooth and unreserved to be defined, thereby promoting co-operation.

This will be the first occasion Owing to the absence of impor-

no since the founding of the Kuomin- tant Kuomintang oficials, It was fortunate for Dr."Sun Yat-details of the forthcoming con- tang Government in Nanking that available yet. It the topic of uniting different par- sen managed to get into communi- gress Suffering from an overdose of

to tica in resistane against foreign generally considered No.

catloi with Dr. (later Sir) James was M." Chautemps indicated to the opium, Kwan Ngoi-man, of press. last night that he would 304 Main Street, Shaukiwan, was Cantlie, his former tutor in Hong be certain that the congress will aggression will come up for dis tinted front of the dominance of the Kuomintang under no circumstances undertake taken to the Queen Mary Hospi- Kong, who succeeded in persuading usher in a new era, giving official cussion: During former meetings,

in China was unquestioned. the formation of a new Cabinet,tal late on Thursday night. Her the British Government to obtain recognition of a

his release.

various parties in China. (Transocean).

condition, regarded as serious.