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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH

16, 1938.

CHINA'S FIGHTING STRENGTH UNDER-ESTIMATED

FIGHTING STRENGTH

JAPANESE

MILITARISTS' FUTURE CAN BE INCREASED

BIGGEST MISTAKE

REPEATED REVERSES SUFFERED

Hankow, March 15. Japanese forces in the northern section of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front in Shantung have resumed their southward drive in three columns.

The centre column has moved down along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway towards Chaiho between Tenghsien and Tsouhslen, aided by aircraft, tanks and artillery.

Another Japanese column has attacked the Chinese Left Wing west of the railway in the vicinity of Shihchiang.

The third column is operating cast of the railway attacking

Hsiang han, Puyangshan and Lungshan.

One company of Chinese troops, which was defending Huangshan,

was wiped out.

ANGLO-IRISH

TALKS END IN

DEADLOCK

London, March 15. It is learned that the Anglo- Irish talks have ended in passi- deadlock. There is bifty, however, that they may be revived later in the year.

One valuable result. of the parleys is the great improve- ment in the relations between Ministers of both "countries.-

Reuter).

BRITAIN'S

OVERSEA

BALANCE

Deficit Of £52,000,000

(BY AIR MAIL)

The Board of Trade estimates of Britain's balance of International payments on revenue.necount for 1937 are now available. states The of Times. They show a déficit £52,000,000. compared, with deficit of £18,000,000 in 1936 and a surplus of C32.000.000 in 1935.

Last year's deficit arose from the further Increase of £88,000,000. In the excess of merchandise Imports, in addition to which net imports of silver were £10,000,000. compar- ed with large net" exports of £1,000,000.

Against these two movements it

is estimated that invisible exports.

has

Fighting

been especially severe on the railway front.

East-bound trains in the Lunghai Railway are at present only run ning to Kwaying, one station west

REGARDED WITH CONFIDENCE

Shanghai And The New Exchange Regulations

WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE

ENDORSED

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

TIME-TABLE

NE TRANS

Local Local F.,

مدراء

Locs! LoLoLDeat

30. PM PM PM.

9.84 12 12 1.08 1.234.18 205) 6.237.35

1.32 €97...

TAXATION

EXTENSION OF REARMAMENT

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STATIONS.

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AM.

SHA

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IS FEARED

Kowloon.Dep.& 8.23 Taumaii.Dap. 8.38

8.40 9.15

8.51

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5.318.02

Shatia Dep. 6.50

0.031

10.13 12.8z

5.43 5.14

Txipo Dep. 1,03

0.18

Taipo Market

Dep. 7.08

0.96

(1,67 404) ---

3.0223.08...

5.505.37

0.36

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6.09 8.36 8.1847

9.40 9.51 10.48 1.07,

1.48 2.17 3.23

www

6.17 8.53

Britain's Arnis Programme

STOCK EXCHANGE IS DEPRESSED

London, March 15. Fears that increased taxation Shanghai, March 15.

may result from Mr. Chamberlain's Papers

here have generally adopted the wait and see attitude statement that the British arms as regards the new" Hankow ex-programme is to be reviewed, exer- change regulations, and, at the cised a depressing influence on the

time warning readers stock exchange this morning. same against panic. They agree that

Under the lead of gilt-edged sections were

the Chinese "Government is justl-

of Tungkwan, due to the shelling fied in taking some steps to coun- prices, nearly all for Tungkwan by Japanese artillery.teract the threat to China's re-

Regardless of Sacrifice, Says London Press

London, March 15. The Travest statement since Viscount Grey's historic speech in 1914 on the eve of the outbreak of the Great War. as the Daily Tele- graph describes, Mr. Chamberlain's

evoked pronouncement, has press which unanimously endorses vibrant response from the London the extension of rearmament re- gardless of sacrifice.

Attention is widely focussed on Czechoslovakia in which matter

mier WILS irisumclently explicit some papers regret that the Pre- about the British intentions, while others expect further a Ministeriat statement when the Government has had time to consult the Blum

Chinese forces in Shansi along serves of foreign currency through marked down appreciably and little the Tungpu Railway are engaging the new Peiping. Bank and put relief from the prevailing weakness recent flight of was evident, except in the case of Japanese forces in, eight different an end to the sectors. These sectors stretch from capital from China which, it is the Paris favourite, Diamond Kaffir Hainkou in north Shansi to Feng-stated, is in part due to incomplete issues, which are meeting with Cabinet.

lintu in south Shans on the north jadherence to the spirit of gentle- bank of the Yellow River opposite men's agreement. Tungkwan.

ter).

on

new

continental currency hedging.

The Daily Mail, however. de-

110 must be The North China Dally "News. Subsequently, however, the git-mands there Fighting between Chinese and after announcing "that it is conf-edged steadied up, owing to alleged promises to entangle, us in the

affairs of other nations Japanese forces the Yellow dent that lexitimate foreign bust-official support.

The opposition organs. Daily River, however, is at present con-ness will not be interfered with.

Internationals failed to main-

Herald and News Chronicle, com- fined to exchange of artillery Are concludes, The future can be re- at Fenglintu. Jinchen, Magtauintu, garded with confidence. for not tain their early armness and join plain that the Government lacks

ed in the general downward trend.

foreign policy, that rearmament Menghsien and Wenhsien.--(Reu-only has China adequate currency

Considerable nervousness con-itself will prove ineffective and reserves but she has also devised means which, if loyally adhered tinued apparent of the foreign ex-demand renewed effort to achieve

Nervous franc collective security. to. should stave off the threaten-change market. ed raid and prevent any ill effects offerings were accentuated by the Government's decision to increase on the country's currency."

armament expenditure immediate- The Shanghat Times, however.

ly and the spot rate fell to 166.75 is not so confidently optimistic

compared with 162 to 187 overnight. declaring that "confidence has been somewhat undermined and before the authorities decided to

MENTAL CELL FOR CAPONE

The strain of prison lite has affected the brain of M. Capone, former Arverican Pub Hle Enemy No. 1, who is serving a sentence of eleven years in Alcatraz prisen, according to a special message Francisco.

he

from San

Last week kicked and spat on fellow prisoners and was taken to a hospital cell. where he is under observation.

He continually makes up his bed and then rumples it.

Capone has been in gaol sr years. His stay at Alcatraz. has been made di cult by his fellow convicts, who do not. trust him

in the shape of shipping earnings. CHAPEI OFFICIAL

oversea investment income, com- missions. &c., rose by £65,000,000.

British shipping earnings, under the influence of higher freight rates and more active employment of tonnage, are considered to have been nearly 50 per cent larger than in 1936.

trade curtailed by each successive.

the full effects restrictive step.

of yesterday's happenings have yet to develop."

intervene.

On the contrary, the dollar was considerably. In demand in the continent and firmed up to 4.9750 compared with 79850 at the close yesterday.

a1

The Times recalls Mr. Eden's

arms British

must pledge that never be used inconsistently with

Kellogg

the Covenant and the Past and declares that if only to dispose of malicious and ignorant charges, the Government would do well to put British policy. beyond the risk of misunderstanding or doubt in the mind of the ordinary the meantime the citizen. In most urgent and immediate aspect While most commodities" con-of rearmament is to equip the Today's foreign exchange quota- tinued quiet and unperturbed, a home population with knowledge and, organisation for self-deferice tions are largely nominal

more cheerful tone prevalled on dealings were restricted to

the London metal exchange where against the risk of demoralisation solutely essential merchant bust-copper and tin advanced sharply and chaos under sudden invasion

in prospects of an even larger by air-Reuter). Banks were overwhelmed for rearmament programme-(Reuter. (Earler reference-Page 4). " the last two days with customers

ness.

BANKS OVERWHELMED

and ab-

asking to convert Chinese CUI- rency into foreign exchange but

all requests were refused except MEMORIAL PARK SCHEME

on production of documents

to

prove that it was urgently' neces-

sary for current business.

Reater's correspondent tried to

SHOT BY GUNMEN change £20 at three separate for-

eign banks, alleging that

Shanghai, March 15.

expenses.

but all-

the

banks one bank

Yul Yoh-ching. a Chinese money was necessary for travell official in the Japanese-sponsored ing

Municipal Government, respectfully refused, Chapel was shot by three gunmen on the cashier adding that he had al- border of Wusth and the Inter-ready refused a thousand such re-

quests. national Settlement this after- The net Income from this source

noon. £130,000,000, at is placed

than the Yul was seriously injured, but £45,000,000 higher revised 1936 figure. Oversea in the gunmen escaped-(Reuter),

or

vestment income is estimated to

Many

AT STANDSTILL

Difficulty Over Sites And

Control Of Subscribed Funds

the

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6.31 7.81 4,526,377.37 8.47

Buffet and Luncheon car will be attached to this train daily.

Further information may be obtained at the Railway Offices, Kowloon, or Canton from Mesars. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd., Hong Kong, The American Express Company, Hong Kong, The Chins Travel Service, 6. Queen's Road, Hong Kong, Mesars, Wing On Co, Ltd., The China Emporiam, Ltd.. The Travel Advisere, 316, Gloucester Ruilding, Hong Kong. and from The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd.

By Order,

R.. WALKER Manager.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

XONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTELĄ

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking.

JAPANESE

SUFFER HEAVY REVERSE IN SHANSI

Blan, March.14

100 of their motor trucks and arms quantities of

In a series of guerllia encoun-seized large

ters with the Japanese forces in and ammunition aside from in- Shansi, a certain Chinese Army ficting heavy casualties on the fighting in the vicinity of Kiac-invaders,

chong and Wenshui southwest of In a veritable Odyssey, the Chi- Taiyuan have killed more than nese Army have scored a number

in successes notable

their 1.000 Japanese invaders during ef the past two weeks.

roving adventures in the hilly re- Instructed by the high com-gions of western Shansi. mand. to harass the Japanese southward advance along the Fen River, the Chinese forces

the

First ordered to destroy have highway communication south of cut the communication line be-Taiyuan, they actually reached tween Klaocheng and points south. the outskirts of Taiyuan in the middle of last month. when they it is thousand Japanese.

to move Wore again instructed in been detained stated, have

south urgent matters it has not been Wenshut because of the interrup-

make any

progress tion. I regret to state that up to the possible to

King proposed A statement on the position regarding

hotels

that George V Memorial Parks was made by Mr. R.. R., Todd (chairman) .reported guests cancelled their departures at a meeting of the Urban Council yesterday in answer to a ques- Owing to inability, to secure for-tion, by Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam. elgn currency for expenses abroad

Mr. Todd said:-" whilst travel agencles, reported

have been £15.000.000 higher than EDUCATION CENTRES similar cancellations of bookings, present comparatively little pru-with the plans, though it is hoped

the revised figure for 1930, and commissions, &c. £5.000.000 larger.

།་

DEATH OF MR. CHEN CHONG.PO

Shanghal, March 15,

REOPENING

Nankal University, which

Was

(Reuter),

In July last this Council ap- pointed a Select Committee, cos- sisting of the Hon. Director of

•

the

SPECIAL LEGISLATION

Since our Urban Council, which

Five

CHINA'S NEED

British Engineering Products

With the retreat of the Chinese" Actively employing guerilla main forces along the Fen River to received orders can be done in tactles, the

and they have hard-hitting gress has been made in the mat-that something

to employ guerilla quick-moving Chinese forces in spread out ter of the King George V Memo- the next few weeks. Shanghai, March 15.

several encounters with the Jap-tactics against the Japanese.- BUSINESS SEVERELY CRAMPED

rial Parks. Incidentally, it is now

A second difficulty has been Arrangements by provisional

proposed, at the suggestion of the

In making London, March 15.

experienced

proper anese have damaged more than (Central Newal. Government's officials are nearing

Far Eastern circles are anxious-Secretary of State for the Colonies. provision for the custody and con- completion for reopening of North China's numerous educational in-ly awaiting further information of that they should be called "King trol of the fund to which Nippon. 3 Japanese newspaper stitutions. according to Japanese the modus operandi of the ex- George's Fields" in order to bring public contributed for the pur-

Parks ASKED TO MAKE pose of them into conformity with similar

these. Memorial change control. In Shanghai," declares that Chen reports from Peiping.

It is generally recognised that memorials in other parts of the This fund now amounts to over

BOMB Chong-po, managing director of

$158,000. the Central News and member of severely damaged in the battle at China has been forced to protect Empire. the Legislative Yuan, is reported Tientsin last July and the Tientsin her reserves against operations of Technical College are said to be the Federal Reserve Bank of Pei- to have died recently in Hankow.

ping.

Strange Story In

for the resuming classes in April. according to

in China One report.

The demand On the contrary, opinion is that Public Works. Dr. R.A de Castro Pelping University. the Peiping

Court

and equipment for machinery paper, says that Chen was ma-

University

other It cannot pay China which must and

future maintenance 01 chine-gunned by Japanese planes Normal

Parks, s not a separate Allegations that he had been industrial undertakings most in- in a recent raid on Hankow while schools here are expected to open play directly into Japanese hands Basto, Mr. A. el Arcull, Mr. W.N.T. is to be responsible for the lay-

autonomous autho- asked to killed a man with a bomb evitably continue, and it seemed British engi- another rumour says that Chen their doors before the end of April.to cripple Shanghai's banking and Tam and myself, to go into the out and

commercial business. Some modi-matter of these Parks and pre-both killed when the train in

fications are deemed indispensable. pare a scheme to be put before financially

rity like the Municipal Councils after he had taken the oath at a inconceivable that the Council. which he was travelling was de-

It is generally emphasised that

Mr. Owen, Architect of the which exist in other Colonies, it Chinese, temple, and that accused neers were going to sit back and ralled near Wuchang-Reuter). GERMANY BANS GOLD the workability of control largely

depends on distribution of ex- Public Works Department. sub-is considered desirable that this also told him that his employer allow their share in that trade FOR SPECTACLES

did not mind This point was emphasized by 850,000 and change being impartially adminis-mitted tentative plans and during fund should be subject to a cet-was a wealthy man worth 340,000 to go. SINGAPORE GIFT FOR

AND NIBS

tered. A

spending $30 or $40 for the job Mr. C. D. Pearson, chairman of the declaration by the the same month the Select Com-tain measure of Government con-or

trol.

witness in the Institution of Civil Engineers: Government IMPERIAL DEFENCES

assuring mittee visited both sites, namely,

Shanghai Association, at the joint In order to economise in gold. Chinese

It is proposed, subject to the were made by a

Penang police court recently. of

dinner of the Institution of Civil For the fifth successive year the the use of It has been prohibited foreign holders of silver deben-the garden of the old Government

of Kuan Ah Ng was the witness

the Engineers,

Institution Engineers, China Legislative Council of the Straits in pen nibs and spectacles, states tures of the continued ability to Civil Hospital, on the Island and approval of the Secretary

draw interest in sterling would be the area at the junction of Can-State, to whom the matter has Settlements has approved the gift a special message from Berlin.

Rood In been referred, to treat the fund who made the allegations during Mechanical ton Road and Jordan

Government

Branch, and the Institution of sub-account the preliminary inquiry into a of £500,000 to the British Govern- A decree order that tax allow widely welcomed.

In The Times says that news of the Kowloon,

the charge of being found in posses Electrical Engineers, China Centre, which will be shown in ment for Imperial defence purposes ances no longer be granted

al-imposition of exchange regulations

Colony's Balance Sheet but which son of explosives, namely a bomb held at the Shanghai Club recent- and particularly the defence of respect of Jewish children.

the Annual suspected for an unlawful purpose, Bingapore.

though Aryans still receive sub- by the Chinese Government can

In September, after a sugges will not appear in hardly come as a surprise in the moved stantial reductions.

Was

of

INSURGENTS ADVANCE

{Reuteri.

KOREAN TO BE DEPORTED

י

DETAILED PLANS.

་་

38

a

Choon Tat.

the sub- Al- not

Accused reserved his defence.

News

General Wel L-hwang. an Army

Commander in North China, who has won the distinction of being the only general whose command has suffered no defeat at the. hands of the Japanese since the opening of hostilities, has been

Sir John Baghall, who that the gift be made, said it de- The decree also reduces taxes circumstances with which China tion that the former site should Account of Revenue and Expendi- against an elderly Chinese. Loo 1 states The North China Dally

be enlarged by the inclusion, of ture...

was At the conclusion of the inquiry monstrated the desire of one of collected on behalf of Protestant is confronted.

At this

An analogous procedure stage measures are part of the area occupied by the Britain's daughters to come to the and Catholic churches, which thus

presumably partly precautionary Government Civil Hospital build-adopted in the case of the Gov-the magistrate committed him for a hard-pressed lose part of their revenues.

been referred to the ernment House and City Develop-trial assistance

though in the case of somewhat ings had

suggestion to ment Scheme which is parent.

similar exchange control by Japan Government - a imports are increasingly restricted. which the Government was un-Ject of a special Ordinance. accede-It was decided though the two cases are that the Public Works Depart-quite parallel, it is possible that Bhanghai, March 15.

COMMONS QUESTIONS ment should proceed with the special legislation may also be PETER KANE OUT OF promoted by the Chairman of Military, Affairs Commission, Gen- Alleged to have been planning

© LINCOLNSHIRE advanced to within 13 miles in a

In the House of Commons to preparation of more detailed plans necessary in the

eral Chiang Kai-shck to the poet Memorial Parks Scheme and the direct line with the Mediterranean the publication of an anti-Jap-

London, March 15. of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of in Shanghal a morrow, Mr. A. C.. Moreing will prior to letting contracts.

Unfortunately owing to pres-decision of the Becretary of State

Peter Kane has been scratched Chinese forcer in Bhanst, says a coast on the Aragon front and anese paper within-gun range on the road be-Korean, named Ansaikan, will be put questions to the Premier Mr.

from the Lincolnshire.-(Reuter). Idispatch to the Sin Wen Pao. with other more ed. tween Tarragona, and Barcelona.-deported shortly, according to Chamberlain, on the whole post-sure of work in that Department on this point is also being awalt-

tion (Reuter). local Japanese papers-(Reuter). (Reuter Bulletin).

London, March 15.

The Insurgents claim to have

(Reuter).

..

able to

In connection

case of the