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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

WEATHER FORECAST:EAST WINDS, MODERATE; FAIR

rary, Supreme Coush

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 24801. 號雙拾伍佰捌仟肆萬式第

日玖拾叁年戊

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 19,

1938.

CANDID CAMERA

AT THE RACES

IN POST

MORE EXPLOSIONS

OFFICE

CLERK HURT BY

FORCE OF A BLAST

Employees not quite recovered from the shock of the explosion which occurred on Sunday evening, received another shock carly yes- terday morning when a series of loud explosions occurred in the Sorting Room of the General Post Once and flashes of flame follow ed.

The Fire Brigade was soon on the scene. Postmer carried out the bags that were not affected by explosions, and it was revealed- later that from five to six baga were damaged by flames or water.

A clerk who was near the mail bags just before the explosion oc- curred, was thrown on the floor by the force of the first blast and as a result suffered injuries to the forehead.

Police were also on the scene and were of the opinion that the ex- plosions were the result of spon- taneous combustion in some photo- graphic material contained in the bag or baga

15-19 Marina House, Queen's Road Central

GP.O. Box No. 1.

General Manager.

·POETIC APOPLEKIEM, NA, Z.

̈by LAZARUS, Opticians."

**Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wake, "All mimay wore the borogrova

And the mome ratha outgrabe.

But all was swish, the toven

unblink

While gyring, gimbling in the

wookk

The blash outshash but not a glint 'Groves and raths were wearing

Crookes."

7

(with profound apologies to Lewis Carroll.)

SINGLE COPE, 10 CTS.

AD BATTUIMTEX Price PER MONTH, 13

LONG AWAITED JAPANESE OFFENSIVE

Snapshots taken at the Third Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley.

China Decides FASCISTS

On Oil Fuel ControlTM

Special Commission Appointed

Hankow, April 18.

Mr. J. C. Fitz Henry, Superin- tendent of the Fire Brigade, Chlef Detective-Inspector M. Murphy, Divisional Inspector M. Hourihan,

To ensure an adequate supply and Mr. A. R. 8. Major, Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence of oil for the needs of the nation

Special Branch), were present, during the

The Sorting Room suffered no material damage, although the --room itself was flooded with water is a result of the hoses played ori the bags.

CIVILIANS WOUNDED

WEL

the National

Government has decided to place all liquefied fuels, including gaso- lene, diesel' oll and petroleum, in Government control.

A special Commission, consisting of five to seven members, will be formed to take charge of the transportation, storage and dis- tribution of all crude and refined alls.

ACCUSED

OF

CORRUPTING RED ARMY

Soviet Determined To Burn Out All Moral Decay

Moscow, April 18. Dismissal of Commissar Koltzoff, of the Red Army who is poll- tical member of the Central Council of the Air Force, for shielding a drunken officer, bas aroused in the Red General Staff organ, the Red Star, the allegation that Fascist agents are trying to corrupt Red Army officers and political commissars by cultivating endless drinking, and debauchery.

Money To Buy

Field Dressings

The organ declares that it is the Government's intention to burn out all moral decay in the Red Army with red hot irons.

army

4.

BEGINS IN S. E. SHANTUNG

Japan To Hurl Half Million Men Into War

Shanghai, April 18. According to a foreign re- port, Japan will throw an addi- tional half million men into the Tientsin-Pukow Railway fight=" ing with the object of captar- ing Hauchow. This mobilisa- tion is deemed necessary in view of Japanese defeats in the Talerchwang and Xihsien sectora

The report, which has to be confirmed, says that 300,000 men will be sent from Japan, while the rest will be recruited from Kores, Formosa and Man- chukuo.-(International News).

HEAVY BATTLE PITCHED IN VICINITY OF LINGYI

*

Chinese Gain A Foothold In Yihsien: Capture Hanchwang

Hankow, April 18.

THE LONG AWAITED JAPANESE OFFENSIVE IN SOUTHEAST SHANTUNG has began. It started late last night with a fierce at- tack against the Chinese positions in the vicinity of Lingy and heavy fighting is still proceeding........

The Chinese command is rushing troops to the area. There is little change » un the Tentsin-Pukow Bathway front though plenty of activity are reported from that area today.

"THE" JAPANESE IN YIHSIEN MADE A FIERCE COUNTER-AT- TACK hat were driven hack. They were followed, up by two.hun-". dred members of the "dare-to-die" corps who placed bamboo ladders sgainst the city wall. The Chinese are said to have gained a foot-- hold inside the town.

The Japanese, however, mounted machine-guns on roof tops and

FRANCO CLAIMS forced the Chinese out again.

CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT

POSITIONS

Madrid, April 18.

оп

A

Just north of the Grand Canal The

forces Chinese · guerilla the Tientsin-Pukow Railway stattered in large numbers at Hai- itself. the Chinese launched an yen, Haining, Fenghalen, Chapoo, attack against Hanchwang but the Kashan, and Pinghu, are actively result of this is not known.

damaging Japanese communica- Unofficial reports reaching here. tion lines. Traffe un the Shang- however, claim that the Chinese hai-Hangchow Railway has been

झ

CHINESE RECAPTURE

The Nationalists are reported to occupied, at least the railway disrupted as a result of the

station. (Reuter). have been repulsed in their at- tack on Bomaigua Pass, carrying the main road to France over the Pyrenees.

General Franco, however, claims|

HANCHWANG

Hauchow, April 18.

destruction of over 26 ́ sections of " ralls. Many telegraph wires along the fine have also been turn down. To deprive the Chinese guerillas

An urgent message flashed from of cover, the Japanese troops are front states that Chinese burning all trees and'houses with-

the capture of important positions the

in Valdaran indicating that the troops have completely recaptured in 200 kilometres on both sides of frontier has been reached.

Hanchwang early this morning. the line.

Baragossa's corridor to the sen The recapture of this stronghold Suspecting the town as a strong- is claimed to have been widened on the main Tsinpu line, it is ex-hold of the Chinese guerillas, the for advance to Torta from Vina,pected, will father consolidate Japanese troops razed Sinfeng- rox with the capture of positions the Chinese position in south chen, south of Pinghu to the seven miles to the south of Torto-Shantung and render more diff-ground, with fire, and mercilessly sa.(Reuter).

cult any fresh Japanese southward slaughtered. many elvillalar on April 16. The fire did not buin Detailed report of the Chinese itself out until the next day. success is awaited here with great (Central News). impatience.

CAPSIZE OF

TOW-BOAT.

thrust.

(Central News). CHINESE GUERILLAS IN

CHEKIANG

Tunglu, Cheklang, April 18. Chinese guerilla activities are

W

It accures" Trotsky-Bucharinite agents of using every" possible to incapacitate military The new Commission will be All the way from Australia, Inchlets, even to the extent of push-

IN PRECARIOUS POSITION IN WUHAN RAID under the direct urisdiction of the form of a contribution of £1 ing worden sples into the arms of

Canton, April 18. oficial and

Lini, April 18. the Executive Tuan, with Mr. Chinto the "Dally Fress" Field Dressing important

Passengers and crew of a tow-»

The Japanese troops besteged at Hankow, April 18.

Fen, formerly secretary-general of Fund, comes further indication of organising all sorts of hard-drink-

chucher, west of Lini, are now in Several Chinese civilians were the now amalgamated National the concern of Chinese overseas for ing banquets to recruit omcials boat were thrown into the water!

at Ta Chung How near Chungshan predominant on the north bank a precarious situation the the plight of their countrymen at into "criminal gangs.” wounded on the night of April 16 Economic Council, as chairman.

county yesterday afternoon, as a of the Chientang River in Cha-Chinese forces have battered down Claiming that drunkenness is FEARS MALDISTRIBUTION home, fighting against aggression when Japanese planes staged four

the city walls at several places raids over the Wuhan cities. All The Ministries of War. Interior, and invasion.

not widespread in the Red Army bomb from a Japanese warplane Hang.

and are ready to force an entry and Communications! This contribution of £1. Aus-and, therefore, can be firmly-sup-registered a direct hit on the vėj-

into the city. the bombs dropped by the Japan- Economy

currency felds, and the Central Trust of China" tralian

(H.K. $12.67), pressed, the Red Star says: "To sel coming in from Kongmoon. ese airmen fell on open

Most of the passengers were will be represented.

made by Mr. W. Sou San, herbalist, our joyful days, only those who

kill time drowned but the exact number is The first visit of the Japanese It is pointed out that producing of Cairns, brings the Fand to a are rotten inside

with a bottle of vodka."-(Reuter), 'not known.-(International) ralders occurred around midnight, no off herself, China needs large total of 25. 3 and $320,67. and the last at 4 o'clock on the quantities of all during the present morning of April 17. Chinese-pur-war, and without an authoritative suit planes took to the-air on each method of control possible mal- occasion to intercept them, while distribution of the important pro- powerful searchlights were turned duct would lead to seriouus ad- 02 to spot the raiders.(Central verse News).

causing little damage.

MORE AIR DEFENCE FOR CANTON

News).

consequences. - (Central

SIR CLARK KERR

Japanese Planes

Moonlight

Air Raids

On Hankow

TOTAL OF EIGHT IN 30 HOURS

On

Stage Three Raids Railway

600 JAPANESE

Two thousand Japanese re- inforcements sent from the Shan-

JAPANESE MEET

HEAVY REVERSE tung Peninsula to the Lini front

Chengchow, April 18.

were attacked by Chinese forces at Kehkou" and Tangtouchen, both northeast of Lini, on April 16. In a three-hour combat about 100 Japanese troops were slain-

Central News).

A combined Japanese infantry and artillery forice, number 1,000 strong, received a heavy reverse in the hands of Chinese forces in the vicinity of Mowho station' on the western section of the Tao-) 2,000 JAPANESE CORPSES kow-Tsinghua Railway on April:

Kwangteh, April 18 A strong odour pervades the More than 600 Japanese troops. town of Chiangtau on the west of Although official confirmation is It is estimated. were killed Ox raided by twenty-three Japanese still lacking. It is learned that wounded, seventy armoured cars the Talhu Lake which, was recap-

Canton, April 18.

Various stations along the Can-

ton-Shinkwan section of the Can- ton-Hankow Railway were thrice

about

KILLED

$14.

Lini, April 18.

600 Japanese

nese forcesa.

Hankow. April 18. Although no definite date has More adequate air defence for yet been fixed for the British Am-

planes in another round of their Canton is asked by the Tai Kwong bassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr,

soldiers in and motor tricks were damaged, tured by the Chinese on April 15 as Post here in an editorial this to leave Hankow on his way back

customary serial visits this mor

Hsiangcheng, northeast of Yihalen, while large quantities of military more than 2,000 corpses of Jap- morning commenting on the rath- to Shanghai, tentative arrange-

ning and aftemoon,

have been completely annihilated supplies were seized by the Chi- anese soldiers slain in action are

decomposing in the hot weather. less Japanese bombings

Tingtak, Linkonghow, Pakong-by the Chinese. on the ments are being made for him to

how. Wongshek. Hotow. Shahow The Chinese force launched a The encounter lasted from Apri The Chinese troops which en- city durig the past few days.... travel by special train on Sunday,

In view of the importance of April 24.

and other stations each received sudden attack on the Japanese, 13 at noon till the following mor-tered the town are bustly burying

sbare of

A detachment of Japanese them with the assistance of re- Canton as a centre of resistance

Hankow, April 18.

the Japanese who "trad already been surrounded, ning. Lady Clark Kerr, who at first

a full

caused which however

on April 18, pounding them heavily were rushed from Bluwa batfugees. against Japanese invasion.

Three more moonlight-raids were bombs. the intended to return to Chungking

Changten, formerly a prosperous with ferce gunare. The Japanese arrived too late to give relief to" journal suggests that large squa- and make a tour through Yunnan staged in Hankow in the early little damages.

beleaguered The first Japanese raid began are said to have been killed to the their

comrades town in west Kiangat, now Bes in drons of Chinese planes should be and Indo-China has now decided hours of this morning, making a

raina(Central News). (Central News). held in readiness to protect the to cancel the trip and return with total of eight might raids in 30 at 9:11 o'clock in the morning. last man-(Central News).

while the last of the Japanese city in the event of Japanese air her husband to Canton and Shang-hours. raids.—(Central News).

Three heavy bombers took part planes in the third raid was seen to dy away from Canton to the in each raid.

hal-(Renter);

TURNING THE PAGES

dral wedding. Changes in Army organization. Opium charges.

noon.

:

Interport Hockey Dinner Presentations

The Interport Hockey dinner was į held at Cafe Wiseman last night when speeches and presentations "were made.

The first rald was made shortly sea at two o'clock in the after: after midnight, the bombers com.

In each of the three raids, the ing from the direction of Anhwei, They dropped between 30 to 40 Japanese planes were chased by bombs in the vicinity of the Han-Chinese anti-aircraft gunfire when

passing throughi Canton.

Five Japanese planes, took part Naval PAGE B-Leading article: Death- The next batch of bómbera ap-

dealing propaganda. Correspon-peared to Hankow shortly, after 2 in the first raid, ten in the second PAGE 3 China's future. Canton

a.m. also coming from the direction and eight in the third (Central

News). mourns death of youthful air-PAGE 9-Japanese suffer heavy of Annwel. They were met by

casualties. Latest cables. men

PAGE 2-San Francisco World's Fair. Macaquitoes and rubber. Alleged girl abductors. officers' pay.

dence.

kow aerodrome..

Canton, April 18.

Chinese pursuit planes and "driven Japanese Submarines Off PAGE 4.-The Services London PAGE 10-Race" results. Hockey, back from the aerodrome, crossing

Pearl River Month Oazette.

Kotewall Cup final

the Yangtae, and as they retreated PAGE 6.Cinema notes and nu-PAGE 11-Life, in 25 years. Yen-they dropped ten bombe in the

tices Mr. Noel Coward with the ching University carries on. ( vicinity of the commercial aero-Several shermen reported to- Fleet. Diary. Trolley-Buses in PAGE 12-New York Quotatione. drome at Nanhu or South Lake, London.

PAGE 6-Spanish Loyalista deliver counter-blow to Franco: French

reaction to Rome Pact Nazi coup in Rumania frustrated, PAGE 7-Szechuen women doing their anare in war work. A herp of Waterloo, Fashionable' Cathe-

Ldent-Commander Barman, R.N., presided, and in proposing the toast to Macao, sald that he very much regretted that Mr. Arthur Dand, President of tire Hong"^^"Kong": Hockey Association, could not be present being away from the Co- lony on business. «

Hong Kong and Macao, he.. added, were now on levél termS, both sides have won twice and drawn once, and he hoped that next Hong Kong would win

year,

The Portuguese Consul, Dr. A. B. Laborinho, made a brief speech and offered to put up a cup for competition between Hong Kong and Macao, but the Chairman rò- gretted that they could not ac- cept the kind offer as the Hong Kons Hockey Association - was afiliated to the mgah Bockey 'Association whose rules laid down that hockey should be played for the sake of the game and not for trophies.

Lleut-Commde. Barman then presented Mr. G. P: Lammert with an autographed hockey stick from the Hong Kong Kóng team. Replying, Mr. Lammert thanked Other speakers included M "The aim of the Hong Kong day that two Japanese submarine: Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shortly afte 3 am another were recently sighted off the Hockey Association," said the the Amociation for everything Laertes da Costa, captain of the PAGE 13-Radio programmes.

batch of three heavy bombers were mouth of the Pearl River, doing speaker, is to produce good and they had done and said that the Macao team, and Mr. W. A. Reciz alghted approaching Hankow, com- reconnoitering work at several clean hockey and to judge by the Macao team were going to send a captain of the Hong Kong team.

games over the week-end they have cable to Ideut, da Costa, the "F- Lieut Douglas, RE, then pre- ther of Macao hockey," today, and senten Mr.-W. L'Lyle, the Macao PAGE 14 and 15.-Shipping news ing from down the river. They points.

almost, achieved their ideal"

asked permission to include the team' referee, with a badge of the Arrivals and Clearances. Direc-were met by Chinese pur Yesterday the Japanese U-boats Storyst

salts and the raiders turned back were seen to steam near British In this connection, be expressed names of a few of the oficials of Hong Kong HockeyUmpires"

Mr. Lyle suitably replied. [PAGE 16-Race results (continu-without dropping any bombs waters in the vicinity of Tayu- thanks to the Press for the good the Hong Kong Hockey Assocía-Board" de

ed from Page 10).

'Renter).

ahan (Central Nowi).

work done.