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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1938.

GIGANTIC BATTLE ON LUNGHAI FRONT

CHINESE AIR FORCE DO SYSTEMATIC RAIDS ON JAPANESE POSITIONS

Changchow, March 16...

A battle on a gigantic scale is progressing along the entire Lang- hai front today, according to Chinese military communique.

The Chinese air force are very active along this front and are constantly carrying out systematic fulds on the Japanese positions along the line. Several Japanese batteries were destroyed by the spectacular Chinese raids,

The troops at Kaifeng, Chengchow, Tangkwan and Hsuehow are enthusiastically encouraged by the presence of Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek, who is making an Inspection"tour of the whole front with General Pel Chung-hsl, the chief of staff of the Chinese forces.-(In- ternational).

YEN HSI-SHAN NOW ACTING SHANSI HEAD

Hankow, March 16. General Yen fisi-shan, Pacifica- tion Commissioner for Shans: and Sutyuan. appointed concur- rently Acting Chairman of the Shansi Provincial Government by

was

the Executive Yuan, at its regular meeting yesterday,

Mr. Chao Tal-wen, the incum- bent Shans! Chairman, was granted leave of absence because of his illness...

TWO COMMENDED

CHINESE SUCCESSES

Hankow, March 15. Violent #ghting is again taking place this morning on the northern section of the Tientsin-Pukov Rail- way where the Chinese forces are meeting with considerable success.

SOVIET WILL HELP "CZECHS

Moscow, March 15. The Soviet will go to the aid of Czechoslovakia if she is at- tacked, provided" France did likewise, siated an authorita- tive spokesman to Reuter to- day.

Asked how such ald could be carried out in the absence of a common frontier, the spokes- man replied: "A corridor must be created."(Reuter).

Attlee

Premier

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Wants

To

One of the Japanese- brigades State Policy

that had been besieged by the 8th Route Army in southern Shans! retreated towards Linfen, while an- other 2,000 Japanese forces under the command of Major-General Dothara were forced to evacuate

Menghsten,

The 3.000 Japanese that had crossed the Yellow River from Hok were drlyen back to the eastern Ishore. Meanwhile the Chinese forces are storming Wuchai in an effort to cut off the Japanese, re- treat at Hoku from the rear-

(International).

CARPENTERS FORCED TO

BUILD HANGARS

London, March 16.

The Commons debate on the Austrian question had a

sequel yesterday when the Labour Lead e, Major Clement Attlee, inter- pellated Mr. Chamberlain, regarding the the Prime Minister,

declaration on the foreign political situation which the Prime Minis- ter had promised to make in his statement on Monday.

POLAND- LITHUANIA TENSION

GRAVE SITUATION AFTER FRONTIER INCIDENT

Berlin, March 16. Tension between Poland and Lithuania, exists following a frontier Incident yesterday when a Polish soldier was al- leged to have been killed by Lithuanian guards-(Reuter),

BERLIN INTEREST

Berlin, March 18. The Poland-Lithuania dispute is being, followed here with close at- tention.

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Some quarters suggest that it is one of the reasons for Herr Hitler's return to Berlin.

a grave one.-(Reuter).

The situation is recognised to be

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INSURGENTS ONLY 20 MILES

Major Attlee complained that FROM CATALAN

the Prime Ministers' statement failed to contain any information the regarding the policy which Government proposed to pursue in the future and asked the Prime Minister whether he would make the promised declaration within the week.

... Upon the recommendation of Dr. H H. Kung. President of the Executive Yuan, the meeting decid- ed to issue mandates of commenda- tion to Mr. Ting Shu-heng, special commissioner for the Puchang area In Hopei, and Mr. Fan Chu-kwang.

Chengchow, March 18 special commissioner for the 6th Three hundred Chinese carpen- administrative area in Shantung. tersa in Peiping have recently for their bravery in leading peasant been drafted by the Japanese for The Prime Minister replied that volunteers to fight against the building hangars on the acro- this would be impossible. He de- Japanese invaders in the areas un-dromes at Nanyuan and Siyuan.clared that he had already em of $5,000 and $3.000 respectively capital, according to a Pelping re-situation had arisen through the outskirts of the ancient phasised on Monday that a new were awarded to them-Central port.. News).

latest developments and that this In order to clear the area's south new situation with the resulting 2.000. JAPANESE CASUALTIES of Kaopeltien, Tinghsier and consequences were now being

Lind, March 16. Haushul along the Peiping-Han-examined by the Government, The Japanese suffered more than kow Railway of Chinese guerillas. 2000 casualties during the recent the Japanese are planning fighting around Chuhslen, north of wholesale destruction of the vill here, a Japanese commanding of ages in the areas by an artillery cer told a German Catholic there. bombardment, the report further

Central News).

der their respective control. Grants

In the

revealed-Central News),

NATIONAL MOBILISATION BILL IS APPROVED · Following Government's

Assurances

Tokyo, March 16.

After several days of acremonious inter-Party negotiations lead- ers of the Minscito and Selyukai Parties finally decided, shortly after midnight, to approve the original National Mobilisation Bill following the Government's assurances that firstly, the Commission mentioned In Article 50 of the Bill shall be composed in the majority of mem- bers of the Dlet and, secondly, that Government will define more ex- actly the latter part of Article 1 regarding defence in "time of war and quasi war" and also the word "business" in Article 31.

The articles referred to in the Bare us. follows:--

Article 1: "The National General Mobilisation, referred to by this RAIL OFFICIALS KILLED

TRAIN BOMBED BY NATIONALISTS

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personal commodity

and re-

Mr. Chamberlain stressed that commit himself for the future at he did not intend in any case to

this time.-(Transocean),

MINISTER ARRIVES The British Minister in Vienna, Mr. Charles Michael Palairet, who has been summoned to London by the Foreign Office to report on the events in Austria, arrived here yesterday afternoon.

Immediately after his arrival, the Minister was received by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax.

An official statement regarding the outcome of this consultation has not yet been issued. (Trans- ocean).

ITALY'S GARRISON AT LYBIA TO BE REDUCED

Rome, March 16.

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BLUM CABINET RESIGNATION RUMOURED

STORMY SESSION

EXPECTED

Paris, March 16.

Spanish Cabinet lasted four hours, in the lobbies of the Chamber and The emergency meeting of the Wildest' rumours were circulating in which discipline at the front and Senate last night that the newly gent advance an the Aragon front. resign owing to insuperable econo- rearguard work to meet the Insur-formed Blum Government would

were discussed.

A Government communique ad mits most of the claims made by the Insurgents, who are now only twenty miles from the Catalan frontier.

The slogan, "They shall not pass," which was used in the earlier days in defence of Madrid. has been revived for the defenders of Madrid, has been revived for the defenders of Barcelona.

mie and Anancial dificulties before even having made an appearance in the Chamber, and would have to make way to a Government of Na- tienai Union,

Friends of the Government em- phatically deny the rumours.

Five mote interpellators have en- tered their names for the debate on Thursday afternoon which will take place after the Government has declared its policy.

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'As the Government intends to The Minister of Education, in a request the President of the Cham- broadcast last night, urged Gov-ber that this debate" be concluded ernment troops to defend Barce- the same day it is anticipated that lona as they defended Madrid the session will be stormy and against the Insurgents who are now will last until the night)--(Trans- advancing. He declared that oceani Italian officers and men are leading the attack.--(Reuter Bulletin).

CLOUSTON OFF

TO BASRA

̈London, March 15.

TURKEY PUSHES Flying Officer Clouston and Mr.

ARMS INCREASE

Ankarra, March 15.

The Turkish Government has de- cided to hasten the increase of armaments and will

request the

law, is the control and utilisation Italian garrison at Lybia will be It is officially stated that the

sources to display more effectively which were called to cricurs yester-traordinary credit of

reduced. The 1907-00 classes, National Assembly to grant ex-.. for the purpose of attaining the day and sent to Lybia to reinforce Turkish pounds for this purpose.

125,000,000 object of National detence in time the 20th and 21st Italian Corps, The money is to be spent over a three years.--(Trans-

war (including incidents in the will be repatriated and demobilised period. of

nature of war},"

Article 31: "When it is found necessary for. National General Mobilisation the Government may collect reports as atipulated or cause conpetent Government officials to inspect the necessary places for the killed and considerable damage purpose of examining conditions of

Barcelona, March 16.

officials

Several railway

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Caused when Nationalist planes bombed a train near Tar- ragona yesterday.

a particular business, account books ur other items,"

Article 50: "The National Gen- It is pointed out that this bom-eral Mobilisation Inquiry Commis- bardment clearly, shows the in- sion was established for the pur- creasing strategical control of pose of investigating the subjects the Nationalists over a strip of imposed by Government concern- the country which is now only 60ing important items pertaining to. kilometres wide separating Cata-the enforcement of this law (ex- lonta from the rest of Republican cluding military regulations) Spain (Transocean)

(Reuter),

CHINESE BOMBERS RAID HANGCHOW

SOVIET AIRMAN

IDENTIFIED

Nanking, March 16.

Shanghai, March 16. The Japanese spokesman 30- nounced that six Chinese bombers ralded flangchow this afternoon. He said That Japanese pursuit The Soviet airman taken prison-fers drove them

planes which engaged the bomb- away. shooting er by Japanese soldiers on Monday, down two. when he balled out from a bomber From these disabled planes the sixteen miles to the north-west of order to parachute to the ground crew climbed to the wing tips in

Wuhu, is named Mikhael Tobin, but Japanese machine-gunners' recording to Japanese press re-killed them before they were able

to jump. ports,

The spokesmian added that the The Soviet filler, interviewed by Chinese troops dropped their bombs the Japanese press, is alleged to on a Chinese village near the Hangchow aerodrome killing fifteen that he has been in Chinese but no military have sald China for three years.-(Reuter). was done. -(Reuter).

damage

(Reuter Bulletin).

ocean).

SPANISH GOVERNMENT

6.

"

MAY ASK ARMISTICE

Franco's Advance Causes

Alarm In France

PARIS MARCH 16.

Victor Ricketts left the Gravesend

airport at 8.20 p.m., in an attempt

to-beat the record for the night to Australia and New Zealand.- (Reuter).

NON-STOP FLIGHT

Cairo, March 16. Flying Officer Clouston left for Basra at 9.22 G.MT.. from where he expects to make a non-stop flight to Allahabad. (Reuter).

BROADBENT NEARING DARWIN

Singapore, March 16. Harold Broadbent, who is enga ged on an attempt to break the England-Australia direct flight re- cord, arrived here at 1.16 GMT.

Broadbent left Batayta at 8 am. G.M.T. and hopes to reach Dar- win at 3.30 G.M.T. tomorrow.--- (Reuter).

OWING TO THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION THE SPANISH CORRESPONDENCE

REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT, IT IS STATED IN WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES HERE, MAY SHORTLY BE LED TO DEMAND THE MEDIATION OF THE POWERS WITH A VIEW TO CONCLUDING AN ARMISTICE.

It is added that the French Government would be willing to get In this connection.

A French cruiser, destroyer, and torpedo boat have left for Bar- celona to protect French nationals there."

The Supreme Council for Na- British tional Defence met last night at Phipps.

CIVILIANS AND THE SERVICES

[To the Editor, "The Hong Kong Daily Press".]

Sir-Having arrived back in the Colony I would like to reopen the Ambassador. Sir Eric subject of "Civilians and the Ser-

vices,"

the Premier's Office, when, it was It is understood that M. Bencour I should like very much if you reported, the situation in Spain expressed the French Govern- would arrange a meeting with was considered-(Reuter).

ment's grave

concern regarding "Bee," whom I had the pleasure CABINET MEETS

the effect a speedy victory" for of meeting the last time I was here Barcelona, March 16. | General Franco would have on the but with whom I did not have Dr. Juan Negrin the Spanish French position.

sufficient time to go Into the Loyalist Prime Minister, has re- These fears were not only based above-mentioned subject with turned from a flight to Paris. jon diplomatie considerations, but of thoroughness. He immediately summoned the 'security. Spanish. Cabinet.

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A NAVAL PETTY OFFICER. Hong Kong, March 18, 1938.

A dinner was held by members

The view is held in well-informed Although the Insurgents are quarters that the German and now only 20 miles from the Cata- Italian elements in General Fran- lan border, Barcelona, the capital,co's army are very large, and for the Kowloon Union Church remains calm (Reuter).

they are not withdrawn would Social and Fellowship Club in the constitute a menace to the safety Tall of the Kowloon Union Church of France's Mediterranean frontier, last night when a large number of The French Foreign Minister, M. and France must ward off such a members and their guests were Paul Boncour, today received the danger.---Reuter),

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Paris, March 15.

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