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Inducing China To Propose Two Branches Again

Peace Negotiations

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London, April 11.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD FROM GOOD AUTHORITY that" Japan recently unofficially suggested that Britain use her influence to in- duce China to propose peace negotiations, intimating that Jagan was prepared to be more lenient.

Japan suggested that there was no need for America to be in- vited to take parallel action for British mediation.

THE BRITISH REPLY WAS THAT AMERICA could not be ruled ent in view of ber. interests in the Far East and Britain was natur. ally necessitated to keep Washington Informed of all steps. the matter for the moment rests,

There

It is understood that the Chinese attitude is that China is al- ways ready to discuss peace on reasonable lines, but on the in- dispensable condition that all Japanese troops must withdraw-from- Chinese territory.-(Reater).

(BY AIR MAIL)

AN ARMY ORDER gives effect to the decision, announced by the Secretary of State for War in his speech Introducing the Army Ba- timates this year, to divide the Royal Regiment of Artillery into two branches.

These will be known as the Field Branch and the Coast Defence and "Anti-Aircraft Branch.

The former will comprise all units of horse. feld, mountain. and medium artillery, together" with the 1st Heavy Brigade and the Survey Company and Section.

will comprise The latter

SOUTH AFRICA | ARMED YOUTHS heavy artillery (other than the

PREPARED

WILL GIVE ENEMY ROUGH TIME

Capetown, April 11. The Minister for Defence stated today that South Africa was ready

· ATTACK –

MAIL TRAIN

Bombay, April 11.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, presenting prizes at the annual Bisley Rifle Meeting at the Army ranÆOS, Kowloon City. Jesterday afternoon. (Photo, A.CP.)..

....(Pull report on Page 10)

WARRANT FOR ARREST OF ARCHDUKE OTTO

1st Heavy Brigade and all coast defence and anti-aircraft artillery.

Vienna, April 11 Provision is also made for the

The Austrian Minister of Justice gradual absorption of searchlight units of the Royal Engineers inte ha sued a warrant for the ar- the Coast Defence and Anti-Air-test of Archduke Otto of Hapsburg.

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son of the late Emperor Charles, REPLY FROM A mall train travelling north-craft Branch of the Royal Artillery and pretender to the Austrian

Bengal was raide:!

This reorganization does not ap-

wards from

near Allahabad by armed youths ply to the Territorial Army. carrying knives and daggers.

A Britlan constable aboard the

to give the enemy a rough time train was injured. shonld she be attacked.

The raiders decamped with મ

He said that if Rhodesia, Portu- quantity of cash and insured mail guese East Africa and other neigh-packages--Reuter Bulletin)..

bours of South Africa were attack-

ed, South Africa must take action.

It this was not done the enemy

would be "after South Africa's

ABYSSINIA

UESTION

SHIP BREAKS SETTLEMENT.

goldmines within a month. Reu- IN TWO AFTER

ter Bulletin).

MACAO HEARS GUNFIRE

AN EXPLOSION

London, April 11.

A Greek steamer met with a peculiar accident in mid-Atlantic when the vessel broke in two parts after an explosion

Half of the crew were left in one part and the rest on the other.

Transocean's Macao correspon dent reports that Japanese des- troyers heavily bombed villages in

Two British ships and a Nor- the Pakchin district, 25 miles wegian steamer, rushing to the south-west of Macao yesterday. rescue, arrived in time to take off The gunfire lasted over three the crew before the two parts of hours and was audible in Macao. the Greek vessel sunk. Information about the damage Only two members of the crew caused have not yet been received. were drowned.-Reuter Bulletin),

6,000 CHINESE NURSES

Geneva, April 11.

The British Government has sent a Note to the League asking that the question of Abyssinis be settled at the next meeting of the Council on May 1-(Reuter),

NO OFFICIAL COMMENT

London. April 11.

While cmcial comment is not

Archduke Otto

MEXICO

BASE AT NIKOW

TIGHTEN THE IRON RING AROUND ENEMY TROOPS IN THE CITY OF YIHSIEN

Heavy Artillery Brought Into Effective Action-

CHINESE CONTROL SEVERAL HILLS

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(With The Chinese Forces At Nikow, April 11) RESSING ON BELENTLESSLY FROM THEIR BASE AT NIKOW, Are kilometres south of Yihsien, the Chinese troops. early this morning have occupied a number of hills north and south of the beleaguered city and further tightened the icon ring, around the Japanese färden there.

FIERCE FIGHTING, IN WHICH CHINESE HEAVY ARTILLERY was brought into effective section, throughout last night resulted "in the dislodging of the Japanese forces from many of their hilly strong- holds on the eastern, western and southern outskirts of the city.

Among the hills and strategic points occupied by the Chinese forces is Changshan overlooking Yihslen from the south.

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The right wing of the Chinese forces are gradually approach- ing the railway station, at Yibalen, having already gained a foot- hold on Shuangshan and Tanshan outside the rail line.

The remnant Japanese forces have been forced to withdraw from the cutskirts of the city and to defend their inner line. ..

Some anxiety was felt for the Chinese forces during their

British Government offensive on the Japanese posi-

Not Satisfied.

London, April 11.

It is announced that thể Mexican Government's negative reply to the British Note concerning the con- fiscation of property of the Mexican Eagle Of Company was received here today.

Informed 'quarters believe that the British Government will not

tions among the hillsides last night, as the invaders directed an uninterrupted hail of, machine- gun bullets from their well placed positions on the attacks...

The mastery of thesant of mountain climbing, which is a requisite course in Chinese mill- tary training, helped the Chinese 'troops to force a foothold from the Japanese positions, and final-

ly won for them the complete control of several bills,

Another unit of Chinese forces, In a flanking movement, has oc cupied Koolitsi, a small village " to the north of Yihalen last- night, and is now "swooping down to threaten the Japanese from the rear.

"The main force of the Japan- ess army in Yinsten, according to military intelligence, has made preparations for withdrawing to wards the northwest,

Large numbers of tanks and heavy artillery' pieces, it is said, were being moved from Yihsien "since last night-(Central News);

be satisded with the vague promise PEIPING ELATED ÖVER SUCCESSES

of compensation made by Mexico but will endeavour to bring both economic and diplomatic pressure

forthcoming in London regarding Throne, according to the Linzer to bear on the Mexican Govern- the British Note to the League, it Volksblatt, which states that the ment..

Shanghai, April 11.

cannot be dissociated " from the Archduke is charged" with high The possible recall of the British progress of the Anglo-Italian con-treason on account of an article Minister to Mexico, Mr. O'Malley, it versations, says Reuter's diploma. published by him in a Paris paper. is stated. is being envisaged-order to prevent Chinese, reports ing in the West Hills ready to make the correspondent:

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(Tansocean).

are

The general anticipation has been that if other matters

12 settled satisfactorily Rome! Britain would raise the question of Abyssinia before the League.

The action being taken would

recognise the Italian conquest- (Reuter).

WORKING Leave the League members free to

IN BASE HOSPITALS

Hankow, April 11

Six thousand Chinese nurses trained by the Nurses' Association

of China are working in military hospitals" operated by the Chinese Government Army Medical Service, and with first aid units the various fronts.

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uf The nursing schools are Postage Stamps of criginal" posts in various private China. hospitals. In their former hospi- attached to big hospitals of the issue, bearing the head of King tals, they were paid from $30 to various foreign missions in China. George VI in the denominations -60 monthly but while in the Miss Evelyn Lin, a graduate of 10 cents. 15 cents, 30 cents and 50 on sale as from military hospitals they only re- the Peiping Union Medical College Cents, will be ceive $10 or $15:

In Pelping who attended the fo- tomorrow.

In order to assist dealers and They had been trained in 174ternational Conference on Nursing Nursing Schools throughout China, Education recently held in Lon-thers who require considerable the term of training lasting from don, is president of the Nurses Quantities of these stamps. three and half to four years, { Association China(Central "Erst day covers."supplies in com- plete sheets of 120 atamps only will be available at the Chief

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SITUATION IN NORTH

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People in Pelping are elated over the Chinese military successes in south Shantung and look forward to the return of Chinese forces In the former capital, although news of military successes reached there belatedly owing to censorship, according to à Tientsin dispatch,' Press censorship is tightened inį About 2,000 irregulars are lurk-

from reaching Pelping and up-jattacks Japanese outposts.. setting the morale of the officials Sporadic rife fire was again heard of the Provisional · Government, on. Bunday night. Most of the However, Mr. Wang Keh-min and Japanese troops have been trans- other high Felping officials have ferred to Shaptung and the mill- special agents here to keep them tary posts are manned mostly by informed of the latest develop-Manchukuoan and Korean troops. ments at the war front..

(International).

Alleged Outrageous Oppression COLLECTION OF

Against Japanese Interests

Tokyo, April 11.

"If Soviet Russia cares to aggravate the situation we shall not besitate to respond," declared a Japaneső Foreign Offies "spokesman today, commenting on the alleged oppression of Japanese nationals and interests in North Saghalten.

"We must watch what attitude the Soviet Government assume to- "Japanese ol and wards our protesta," the spokesman added.

REVENUES IN NORTH CHINA

STATEMENT IN COMMONS

London, April 11

GERMAN ADVISERS

CREDITED

Shanghai, April 11, Lieut-General Baron Alexandre von Falkenhauson, the chlaf Ger- man adviser to the Chinese ariny, {and, some other German staff officers, are given the credit for the famous Talerchwang battles resulting in the rout of the Japanese- troops.

The enemy strength on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front is. coal concessions in North Saghalien," the spokesman said, "were ob- tained by virtue of treaties and therefore must be retained."

Revenues collected in. Japanese | weakening. · The Japanese fifth Enumerating the alleged acts other Japanese offulals and em- occupied areas in North China are division, the first reserve division. the Yokohama and the tenth division were badly and outrageous oppression against plcyees of these Arms are now deposited with

Specie Bank in Tientsin under the shattered in the recent fighting. these concerns, the spokesman ving in a state of terror." said that about twenty Japanese Concurrently, a pamphlet has name of the Tientsin Commissioner Among the senior Japanese officials have been arrested "under been issued by the Foreign Office of Customs, said Mr. R. A. Butler, officers killed in action at Taler- one pretext or another and 1,700 attacking the "oppressive acts" Under-Secretary for Foreign Alchwang was Colonel Sakal, farmer allegedly committed by the Rus-fairs, in the House of Commons, chief-of-staff of the Japanese sian authorities against Japanese while those collected elsewhere in garrison in Tientsin two years ago.

Accountant's Office, 1st floor. Post NEW VBUSES FOR

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The stamps will not be valid for postage until tomorrow.

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON NEW YORK: 20-7/16 -T.T. ON LONDON: 16. "21d.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent). London, April 11. London silver prices today were up 1/8 as follows

April 9. · April 11. 18-3/418-7/B „18-7/10/

Spot Forward.

18-0/10

KOWLOON

diplomatie establishments and China are deposited with the Hond He is well known to foreign cor-

found the colonel a source of infarination/- (International),

commercial rights and Interests, Kong and Shanghat Bank, Bhang-

The pamphlet adds, that "these hai, in the names of the Inspector-pondents, who

Commissioner of By the end of July the Kowloon outrages are aggravating already General and

auficiently trained Soviet-Jap- Customs there. Motor Bus Company's fleet of buses will be augmented by 30 anese relations," (Reuter). new vehicles which are arriving from England.

Or these additional buses 10 Dennis (28-30-passenger) vehicles aro due bere next month._p In the early part of Jaly there will arrive Gardner diesel engines

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SIR PERCY NOBLE HAS LUNCH WITH JAPANESE C,-IN-C.' Shanghai, April 11.. Vice Admiral Bir Percy Noble, for 20 40-passenger Thornycroft K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the buses, the bodies of which are now China Station, Innched with the being assembled in the company's Japanese workshop.

Commander-in-Chief;

Arrangements for the disposal of customs in the-occupied area and for the service of loans secured thereon, are being discussed with the Japanese Government-(Reu- ter):

TYPHOON:

Vice-Admiral Hasegawa 'on board A warning, timed at 3.15 p.m.. When completed the vehicles the Japanese flagship Idzamo to-yesterday stated that the typhoon. bell was in latitude 18 degs. N. longa... will be put into, operation by the day," end of July, on the principal Major-General A PD. Telfer-tude 132 E recurving

Smollett also attended-(Reuter). eastward. routes in Kowloon.,

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