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...14845.號伍拾肆佰捌仟肆萬弍第 日登拾月叁年寅戊· HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1938. 登拜禮 日登拾月肆年世佰仟查英 Price PER MONTH, K CHINESE THREATEN RECAPTURE OF MORE TOWNS ON THE TSINPU FRONT

BOMB FALLS ON SEWING FACTORY DURING ENEMY AIR RAID ON CANTON

Scores Of Girls Killed: Over Hundred Wounded

MAGNIFICENT RESCUE WORK

Canton, April 10.

FOR THE FIRST THE SINGA LAST AUTUMN, Japanese planes bombed. Canton's most populous centre at 1.15 this afternoon, one missile falling almost directly on a sewing factory about half a mile to the north of Shameen where the employees are almost all young girls. It is feared that 150 were killed and more than 100 injured.

FROM THE EDGE OF EXCITED AND DENSE THRONGS, Reuter's correspondent witnessed a number of mangled bodies being ex- tricated from the ruins some of which were of young girls aforemen- tioned while a number of the injured received first aid from Red Cross units. Altogether some six buildings were completely de molished while fire added to the terror and hampering rescuers.

Meanwhile, the immediate are is strictly cordoned by the police. Returning couple of hours Today's disastrous air raid, was later to the scene. Reuter's corres- conducted by four machines flying pondient

occurred encountered

50 at a great height, and coffins lined up on the roadway while the city was gally beflagged into which the charred remains of and ce ebrating' reports of Chinese

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the victims were placed.

about

Many were scarcely recor nisable 35 what were опсе human beings. Motor trucks continually arriving bring up more, coffins and to remove those filled.

arc

to

A large number of the vic- tinus were very young factory girls scarcely out of their 'teexx

victories in the north.

The scene at the sewing" fac- tory disaster is seething with activity with hundreds of fire- 'men and Red Cross workers frantically tearing away debris with their bare hands and re- the injured and the moving

Some of the latter corpses were burned to skeletons while Immature Boy scouts also manfully assisted amidst the

CATIAEC.

Foreign übservers are of the opinion that the bomb was of an

The only foreign eye-witness Incendiary nature as the explosion

the bout was muffled and was followed by near the scene when

H. Bardon.

was dropped. John

a sheet of Game which enveloped radioman, VS.8. Mindanao, hail- the surrounding houses...Observers pay tribute to the rescue working from Rockham, South Dakota, which was under way speedily and was horrified to see four Chinese

women buried alive by I

falling

efficiently. Everybody, Including wall dunha the ensuing fire, and Aremen, inbour corps. volunteers who later counted eighty corpses and girl first aid workers, were working with purposeful haste and removed from the wreckage. saving a number of lives which might otherwise be additionally sacrinced.

ACCELERATED EMPIRE AIR ·

SERVICES

London, April 19. The Imperial Airways flying boat

The raiders dropped a number

of bombs on the outskirts of Can-| ton near military objectives and it seems evident that” „the bomb which caused such havoc inside the city was misdirected owing to the raiders flying at such a tremendous height.

FUSE CAP MISHAP

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Tribute To Mr. Eden

Lòndon, April 8.

In the course of a speech at Bristol today. the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, paid a tribute to his predecessar› In office, Mr. Anthony Eden.

"I look forward to the time," said Lord Halifax, "when the country will again enjoy the benefit of his service and guidance in His administra- ilon.”—(British Wireless).

KWANGTUNG AFFIRMS SUPPORT TSAOCHWANG ATTACKED

FOR THE NEW KUOMINTANG ··

Canton, April 10. DESPITE THE BOMBING TR \GEDY which descended on Can-' ton today, the populace although momentarily taken aback by the vixilation and the deaths in the centre of the city were andishayed.

In addition to the flags and banners which were displayed throughout the dty to celebrate the victories of the Chinese armies, a mammoth lantern parade is being held this evening with the same object. At 6 pm. # mas moeling singed affirmed · Kwangtung's support for the reconstructed Kuomintang..

GENERAL WU TE-CHEN PRESIDED while General Yu Han-mow also spoke

Subsequently, telegrams of congratulations were sent to the new- ly-elected leaders Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. Wang Ching-wel

Congratulatory messages on the Chinese" successes were Also cabled to General Li Tsung-jen.- (Reuter):

Local Anschluss Plebiscite Held Aboard German Ship In Harbour

Adolf Hitler,

"

Chancellor Of

Germany, and

PARIS STRIKE SPREAD IS FEARED

METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY

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Paris." Apr 10. The construction of aeroplanes for the air force is now almost paralysed by the strikes of metai workers. The men of two more

FOR

368

AGAINST...7

The German steamer, Fri- dernn, berthed alongside the Kowloon Wharves, served as

the local pelling centre yester- day on the occasion of the Austro-German anschluss ple- biscite.

All Germans and Austrians eligible to vote turned up, 376 persons in all Many of them came down from Canton for the. -purpose a returned thence last night by special coach.

Amongst the Germans, 359 per- sons voted in favour of the union, and six voted against. Of the

Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart,

Reichstathalter

for Austria.

Austrians, line cast ammattre CHANGE IN RULE

voles, one voted against and one vote was declared invalid.

Polling commenced at 9 a.m. and finished at 5 p.m.

In the evening, a plebiscite .pot was held at the German Club, į when nearly all Germans and Austrians resident in Hong Kong were present.

· HITLER'S LAST APPEAL

Vienna, April 10. As the closing event of a great

FOR PROMOTION OF WARRANT OFFICERS

Introduction Of Zone System

Details are announced in Fleet Orders of the improvements in regard to the promotion and con- ditions of service of WRITER

plebiscite campaign, which during officers, which were outlined by

nation

FROM NORTH BY TROOPS

UNDER GENERAL GENERAL

TSAO

Chinese Close On Heels Of Retreating Japanese

Hankow, April 10.

чHINESE FORCES TODAY CLAIM that following the victories of the past few days they are now threatening the recapture of two more towns on the Tientsin-Pakow fibting area. The towns claimed threatened are Yihhslen and Tsaochwang, both"on" the Talerchwang branch Une, about Afteen and twenty-five miles north of Talerchwang respectively.

TSAUCHWANG, IT IS STATED, is being attacked from the north by a force under General Two Fu-lin which, after cutting and eross- ing the Tientsin-Pukow Rallway between Tenghten and Taian in conjunction with General Sun Tùng-liaan's forces, left General Sun Tung-huan to proceed to north Tsinan and, itself broke off to the south towards Tsaochwang.

THIS FORCE IS NOW ́SAID to have occupied the Tsaochwang railway station while à column of advance “quards claims to have entered the city where they are at present stated to be engaged in fierce fighting with a group of Japanese holding out in the Two- chwang Middle School building...

Some reports even state that the,

No further messages were Ie-

| Chinese have fully occupied.Tsao-ceived today from General Bun chwang but these are believed in Tung-huan's troops whd' yesterday well informed quarters hère to be were reported to be fighting in premature.

the streets of Tsipan. It is under- Ten miles further south, General stood that in order to support the Teng En-po's troops are following | Chinese counter-offensive along closely on the heels of the Japan- the Tientsin-Pukow railway, re- ase retreating from the direction (inforcements which have been. of Talerchwang and claimed to drafted Pingshan are now have reached the eastern outskirts ready and that a parallel offensive of Yihhalen. Fighting is now said to the north from Chengchow

to

to be proceeding in the villages of along Pingshan In the direction of Ashan, Chihlishan and Chilities. | Anyang....in north Horian is about

to be launched.

Other detachments, of the Chinese, armies are advancing. north from Taserchwang and are stated to have occupied “ the hills on the south-eastern and north-eastern outskirts of Yihhsien.

The Chinese forces are ad- vancing cautiously in this area and erecting strong de- fences as they go in prepara- tion of the Japanese counter- offensive which is expected at 'any moment following the re- ported arrival of JapanesS TE- inforcements in the area.

At the same time, the Chinese High Command. is understood, to have drawn plans to profț from the dépletion Japanese troops. In the south Yangtse ares and bar- russing effects of Chinese guerilias there and launch a new deter- mined drive down the Yangtse towards Nanking, Arrangements are already completed for the despatch of the new Szechuen army to this area and it is urider- stood that General Wang Lin-chi have been given command of the attack-(Reuter).

Street Fighting In Tsinan

Hankow, April 18.

Street fighting is going on in Tsinan after the sensational des- cent on the city by Chinese troops who entered" after storming the south, east and west fates, yesterday morning, sccording to an official despatch received here, from General Lå Taung-jen. ̈

The report, which was received forces in the Talerchwang

"area.

and

the

of

In the course of anti-aircraft plane factories joined the strike! firing against Japanese planes today bringing the total number this afternoon, the fuse cap of an of strikers in the industry in Paris the past week has kept the whole the Parliamentary Secretary to with jubilation in Hankow, sald A.A. shell approximately of three- in the region of 56,000.

of the German people in & state the Admiralty in his speech on that the fall of the city to the part of these Chinese units With five more factories occupi-of excitement, the Fuehrer made the Navy Estimates. inch calibre tore through the

Chinese is expected momentarily moved southward, from Chlebho Centaurus left for Brisbane from awring at the stern of a sampaned by sit-down strikers yesterday. another appeal to the German The present system of automatic The Chinese, said Gen. Li Tsung and Linnstatier to attack the Southampton at 4.42 a.m. G.M.T. attached to the U.S.S. Mindanao. settlement of the strike does not

on Saturday night in apromotion to commissioned officeren have occupied "the Shan rear of the Japanese forces in the for the inauguration of the first of

Two radio operators were ferry-seem to be near. the accelerated Empire air services.

ing a from the gunboat to the

Despite the Government's efforts speech delivered in the vast hall from warrant rank at 10 years tùng Christian College Union Hos-vicinity of Tsaochwang and Yih- at Chienfushan. in the hsien while the remainder moyed zone system of promotion by vicinity of the south rate, the northward beyond Tatan in the The Centaurus is due at Alexan-Shameen Bund when the accident and the fact that the strike move of the former northwest railway seniority will be abolished and a pital dria at 9.40 a.m, G.M.T. tomorrow. occurred but fortunately neither ment was not encouraged by the station in Vienna.

selection will be substituted This Humei Hospital near

enat direction

Tsinaniu. Some Herr Hitler said that this was zone will extend from eight to 12 gate She carries three passengers and passengers

of French Trades Council. It is feared

the business section troops crossed the railway and that the strike will spread turther the third time that he had spoken years seniority as warrant officer around the west gate of the city. two and a half tons of mail-Chinese women were injured.

approached the south and east in the next few days.

in a German frontier city. On Promotions will be so adjusted (Reater).

Chinese forces engaged, in

city gates of Tsinan. It is rumoured that a general | March 4, 1933 he addressed the that, the average seniority on pro-

the attempt to recapture strike of the metallurgical indus-nation in Koenigsberg, appealing motion will be at 10 years as at

Txinan belong to General Bun try involving 250,000 workers

for the pronouncement that would present....

Tung-hewan and Tsao Fu-lin, would be declared on Monday authorise him to guide the destinies

formerly subordinates of Gen- unless the employees accept the uf the Reich without having to

eral Han Fu-chu. Government's suggestions for a settlement of the conflict by ar- suffer from parliamentary obstruc-

tion. bitration-Reuter Bulletin).

On March 28, 1938, he made an- uther appeal to the German peo- ple to endorse his decision regard- ing military reoccupation of the Rhineland

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(Reuter).

GOVERNOR PRESENT AT BISLEY RIFLE MEETING

Prize Presentation Today

Bis Excellency the Governor, Sir Geodry Northcote, was present

at the Army Ranges, Kowloon City, yesterday when the annual Bis- ley Ritle Meeting was continned. The first stage for His Excellency's

prize was fired and the finals will be decided today at the conclusion

of which Sir Geoffry will distribute the prizes about 5 pm.

His Excellency lunched at the Hong Kong Rifle Association Club-- house yesterday.

Detalled results are as follows:-95; 3, Charan Singh, HK.P., 34 First stage of His Excellency's prizes

BIG BLOW TO PRESTIGE OF ROOSEVELT

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NEW FRENCH CABINET

DALADIER' IS PREMIER

Paris, April 10. M. Edouard Daladier presented

And now, said the Fuehrer, he was speaking in Vienna on the eve to the President the new Cabinet decision that would stand which is predominantly Radical- oat conspicuously in the annals Socialist, and includes the follow- of German history-(Transocean). ing

of a

SHANGHAI FIGURES

Shanghai, April 10. Out of a total of 1,113 Germana

Premier and Minister for Na tional Defence:-M. Dalader;

Vice-Premler:-MChautemps;: Foreign Minister:--M. 'Georges Bonnet;..

Interior:M. Barraut. Air:-M. La Chambre. Navy M. Camplachi; Colonies:-M. Mandel;

Two weeks ago these troops were stated to have crossed the Grand Canal and ent the Tientsin-Pakow Ballway over"

hundred" places between Tálan and Tenghuién in order to prevent Japanese reinforce- ments and supplies from Tai- nantu reaching the Japanese

Vanguards of the Chinese forces fare, said to have occupied Palma-

shan

(White Horse Mountain), „ south of Tainan, early yesterday morning while a Chinese detach-" ment advanced in the neighbour-s hood of the east gate of Tsinart

At the same time, Chinese forces from Tsinan advanced eastward destroying many sections" of the | Paoshan-Laiwu highway and an- |other detachment advanced to-

wards Yenchow.~(Reuter).

Continued Japanese Denials

Shanghal, April 10. Continuing to deny all. Chinese claims to vistory. In the Tien- tain-Fukow area, a Japanese spokesman anounced that the Japanese began a drive to „Esuchow in the middle of March and after occupy- ing Trochwang, Ylhhdien, Nanchwang Talerchwang and push- ing the main Chinese armiles to the south of the Grand Canal, has called a temporary halt for mopping-up operations prior to pushing further south.

Washington, April 9, The house of representatives, by 204 vates to 196, sent back the Bagshot Competition:-600 Yds.: controversial government reorgani B.R. (a); 1. F.O. Richards, R.N., 33; įsation bill to the committee.

Administration leaders; concede Blackdown Competition:-8. R.17, Nurain Slugh, HKP., 31; 3, Insp.) (a)-1, M. Gilman, D.R.C, 30; 2, Kitchie. H.KP, 8.R. (b): 1, E: A. that this has killed the L/Cpl. Neave, R. Scots, 29; 3. Bjt. Templeton, RN, 33; 2, Bit. Hale, Speaker Bankhead, before the and Austrians registered in shang- Neale, R.AO.C., 28. BR. (b): L. Middlesex. 32: 3. Mid. Endicott, vote, urged members not to send hal who were given invitations to Insp. Hopkins, HKP., 34; 2, Mr. R.N., 32.

back the Bill, and said this would vote in the unofficial Austro-Ger-

He said that the Chinese claims | completed "and then they will see Bateman, H.K.N.V.F., 33: 3. Lieut.

mean a vote of non-confidence in man anschluss plebiscite arranged Jin Shanghai today, 1,081 voted

were so extravagant that the Jap for themselves how the Japanese Le Beelleur. R.E., 33,

1. 8it. Hale, Middlesex, 99; 2. President Roosevelt.

eleven 'no', Beven

anese have not, thought it neces- I would push on once more. Camberley Competition: 500 Comm. Gar. Moody, R.N., 97; 3.The President had used all his 'yes' and

The Cabinet consists of twenty sary to deny them and relied on The spokesman reiterated the Yards: SR. BR. (a): 1, Chanchal P.O. Clark, RN, 96; 6, Insp. Hop-influence to secure passage of the pulled their papers and fourteen

members as compared with its the public to remember, how un-statement that Talerchwang. Singh, HK.P. 31: 2, Bt. Neale, kins, HELP, 95; 7. Major Campbell, Bill, and its rejection is regarded abstained from the poll.

The 'yes' poll totalled-08 per predecessors' thirty-four. It does true other Chinese claims had Nanchwang, Tasochwang and RAOC 31; 3, P. Q. Ashford, R.N., RAS.C., 95; 8, Mid, Endicott, R.Nas the biggest blow to the Pres'. 30. BR. (b): 1,-Bjt. Hale, Middle-94; 9, P.O. Hinds, RN, 3.

dent's prestige ance the de'en of cent. Voting was open from 10 not contain non-parliamentarians been, Walt till the Japanese Yinhtien are still fully held by the his Supreme Court Bill-Reuter). a.m. to. p.m.-(Reuter)..

or under-secretaries—¡Reuter). mopping-up operations have been Japanese-(Reuter),

Leading scores:--

·

sex, 35; 2, Major Campbell, R.A.B.C.. (Continued on Back Fart)

Finance:-M Marchandeau;

Justice-M. Reynaud.