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(with profound apologies to Macaulay.)

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CHINESE TROOPS HOLDING GROUND IN TERRIFIC SHANTUNG BATTLE

"MILLSTONE ROUND THE

NECK OF ENGLISH

ART FOR GENERATIONS

Sharp Criticism Of Royal Academy Augustus John Resigns Ast

Sequel To Rejection Of

Portrait By Lewis

London, April 25.

The famous Academician, Mr. Augustus E John, RA, ARA, bas" resigned from membership of the Royal Academy in consequence of Its rejection of Wyndham Lewis' portrait of the poet, T. S. Elloë, from this year's Exhibition.

Mr. Augustus John stated. "I think it is an inept act on the part of the Academy. The picture should unquestionably be exhibited: nothing be paints is negligible or to be condemned lightly."

China Light Places Big Order

INSTALLATION OF A MODERN BOILER UNIT

£90,000 Contract

The British engineering industry has again profited by the receipt of a substantial order just placed by the China Light & Power Co., Lid.. of Hong Kong.

The details cover the installation

Apparently the Selection Com- mittee of the Royal Academy took exception to the introduction be- hind the sitter of a light, green with scrolls of figures, which Lewis Intended to be symbole of the fact that the sitter was a poet..

Wyndham Lewis said that unlike some of his pictures the portrait Was 3 perfectly straightforward and conventional work. He added" that the situation errated by Mr. Augustus John's resignation will lead to a radical reform of that "sinister Institution which bas been a millstone round the neck of English" art for generations."--}·· (Reuter).

Mr. Augustus Jonnis President of the Royal Cambrian Academy, a member of the New English Art Club and of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He has been a Trustee of Tate Gallery since 1933.

of a modern boller unit, capable He was born in 1878.

Mr. Ponington.

of delivering

200,000 lbs. of

steam per hour

at a pressure

of 400 lbs. per square inch

The unit will be fitted with every modern accessory, and is designed on:

a par with the latest practice now i

developing in Great Britain.

NEW POSTAGE STAMPS

Postage stamps of the new King George VI issue in the $1 de- nomination will be on sale as from tomorrow.

In order to assist dealers and others who require considerable quantities

of these

stamps for The whole of this contract, for "first day cover." supplies in com- AH approximate

sheets of 120 som equalling plete

stamps only will be available at the Chief Accountant's Office. 1st noor, Post Office Building. from 4.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. today... The

£90.000 sterling, has been entrust- ed to International Combustion Limited, of Great Britain.

PROGRESSIVE POLICY

GANDID CAMERA · AT THE RACES

Snapshots taken at the Third Exträ Race meeting held at Happy Valley recently.

It will be remembered that the stamps. will not be valid for post- WHOLE CHINESE NATION

China Light & Power Co. as re-

cently as two years ago placed an

age until tomorrow.

order with the same Company for The negotiations were carried

e unit on similar lines but of out by Mr. J. H. Fenington, Chief slightly smaller evaporation.

Constructional Engineer, on behalf This second development, there of his principals. International fore, is a further instance of the Combustion Limited." progressive policy now being adopt - ¦ It will be remembered that Mr. ed by the Directors of the electri- ¦ Penington was the first passenger city supply Company in Kowloon, to fly from Hong Kong to England. and is further deslaite proof of This was in June 1938 and the trip their great confidence: in the de- took six days, nine hours. velopment of the Colony, with Mr.. Penington, who has been special reference to the extensive here for a month, will leave for territory with which their under- Shanghai on Friday on the Em- taking is concerned.

dress of Canada,

TURNING THE PAGES

SOLIDLY UNITED

Unstinted Support For The Generalissimo

"The whole Chinese nation is solidly united and there is no dissension as reported by the Japanese," stated Dr. (Miss) Agbeg. in an interview with the Japanese press upon her arrival in the Jap shese capital from China yesterday.

Dr. Agbog suid that the Chinese people have a clearer under- standing of the situation than the Japanese who were too easily led by the communiques isoned by the Japanese military leaders".

She went on to say that the, the Chinese, for the Japanese by cannot understand why the Jap this means of warfare, änese persisted in bombing "open Dr. Azbeg said that General-

they only intensified the hatred of support, whole-heartedly, of ever;

person in China,

PAGE 2-8ad story at Criminal China Coast officers and war cities and defenceless towns since tesimo, Chiang Kai-shek enjoys the

Sessions. Stamps worth $500

risk.

stolen-treatment of child. | PAGE 8.-Leading article: Konove

Fraud case evidence. PAGE 3 -Empire Exhibition pro- gress. Hankow leads China in war-time service. Public con- ndence In International Red Croes.

PAGE --News about the Services. PAGE 5-Cinema notices. Diary. Author dead.. Medical gift from Italy

BAGE 6.—British woman com- munist cast in Moscow gaol, Ovation for de Valera. Final warning" to Prague: a post- PAGE 7---HK Trade conditions In 1837 reviewed. Folice Re-

· serve orders. U.BR.C. to have orn beach, Gesture to. Britain.

explains: "Courage" drug knug- gled into America.· Chinese pour troops into south Shan tung. Japanese pay tribute to Chinese hero. Noted architect dead

STOP PRESS

NÓ ADVANCE Commenting on the latest phase of the war, a leading Shanghai daily said that during the past four months the Japanese have

PAGE 9 Latest cables. North ATTEMPTED MURDER not made any advance whatever,

China-war map.

PAGE 10--Volunteer shooting re-

their operations in China having Following in the wake of the virtually been at a standstill. sults Sports notes and news/ murder of the master of a shop in Regarding the Japanese cíl pro- PAGE 11-Aluminium in warships. the Yaumati district on Sunday ducing company in North China, Art'a deặt to China), Arma-| morning, a report was circulated it was learned from a reliable. ments will crukh world, od from Mongkoktsut Podice Station source that the United States - PAGE :17-New York Quotations, late last night of an attempted bassy in Tokyo has lodged a strong Hong Kong Block Exchange. murder, von weghan protest with the Japanese Govern- PAGE 13.Radio programmes, 7 The crime was reported to havement and a spokeman, in reply to PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping news, been committed in Sai Yeung Chat the protest, said that the oll, thus: Arrivals and Clearances: Diree-Street, near Argyle Sfreet, but no produced would be used primarily

for the Japanese army in China.

tory:

detalls were available,

Doomed Battalion Commander

PLEADS FOR RELEASE

General Hain, commander of the famous Doomed Battalion, In a statement issued yesterday, said that they should not be considered prisoners of war för their withdrawal into the In- ternational Settlement was not voluntary but was made with the safety of the Softlement as the first consideration.

He went on to say that even if they were given their free- dom the Japanese would havé no grounds for complaint as without any formal declaration of war they cannot, by right, be looked upon as captives.

Internal Unrest In Japan

SUGIYAMA ASKS PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT

Hankow, Apri? '23.. Internal discontent and unrest in Japan are gradually coming to acrisis as observed here by the statement of General Hajime. Sugi-

HUNDREDS OF TONS OF

HIGH EXPLOSIVES HURLED BY JAPANESE

D

Anxiety Felt For Pihsien Now Believed Over

TAIERCHWANG, APRIL 25. "ISPLAYING SHEER GALLÄNTRY AND DETERMINATION IN FACE OF TERRIFIC JAPANESE PUNISHMENT, the Chinese defence forces on the south Shantung front continued to hold their ground today after a continuous artillery bombardment from the Japanese lines which lasted from yesterday afternoon till late this morning.

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HURLING HUNDREDS OF TONS OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES on the Chinese defence pasitions, the Japanese forces failed to dislodge the Chinese troops from their trenches or to break through at any im- portant point along the extended ilus.

Close contact is maintained between the various Chinese units defending different strätegle positions throughout the front.

After retreating southward from moments for the fate of this in- Tancheng in face of relentless portant city is now belleved over. ¡Japanese, pressure yesterday, the Fierce fighting now rages along Chinese forces there, assisted by a line extending from east to west fresh reinforcements, have opened with a point north of Pihsten" as a vigorous counter attack on the its centre. invaders since early this morning. Several heights

surrounding.

∙AT TAOTUNHOWAN to the Visien remain in the hands of northeast of Talershwang, two Chinese forces. The Japanese coldmas of Chinese forces, after troops who launched an attack having secured close contact, are from Tilisten are now checked now pushing forward against in the vicinity of Azechuen where wavering Japanese line with the severe fighting is proceeding--- help of fresh troops just arrived | (Central Newx) from the rear.

AT FIRSIEN, the Chinese troops. with reinforcements, are con-

the fallure of the Japanese forces solidating their positions After yesterday to take Pihafer, anxious

jams, the Japanese Way Minister, ANZAC DAY

orging the people to back ́dp- the Government in the China incident. General Sugiyama's visit to the North China front indicated the gravity of the situation; in the opinion of observers, A new Heutenant-general has arrived at Pengpu to direct operation in place of Lieut-Generals Belshiro Itagaki and Seiichiro Isogai. Spe

CELEBRATED

IN SYDNEY

PARADE TRAGEDIES Sydner. April 25. Anzac Day WAD celebrated

IN NORTH CHINA

and the Eleutenant?

Le Canard, Encistinė, Paris

The new commanding general here with a march in which fift known' as Hinge can act indepen- thousand ex-servicemen partici- dent of orders of General Commipated including two thousand Flisaichi Terauchi, Japanese com- from Now Zealand. Two hundred | ---Ok, be has become Captain in the mander-in-chiet in North China, collapsed during the parade of

He is to wipe out the disgrace at Falerchwang, provided his troops meet with success in the new onslaughts.

Tokyo reports stated that Chinese victories at Talerchwang were but propaganda and the Chinese' vér- sion was ridiculed in the Japanese press so as to cover the Japanese | réverses.—-(International)."

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-11/16. T.T. ON LONDON: 1. GIA London Silver Market (Our Own Correspondent). -

London, April 25. London Liver prices today were down 1/16 as follows:-

Apr 23 April 25 Spot......18-18/18 18-7/8 Forward. ..18-3/4 18-11/16

New Cable Charges Now

In Force

“ON THE INAUGURATION A today of the réductions in overseás télegraph charges un- der the new Empire flat rate scheme, I venture to hope that our destre to serve in this way the social and commercial in- terests of the Empire may be fullled," stated the chairman: of Cable and Wireless Limited (Mrr Edward Wilshaw), in a cable from London yesterday to the Editor of the Hong Kong Dally Preszipofu Mosk

"I hope that in particular it may bring benent, to the com- munity which you also serve, added Mr. Wilshaw..

which two have since died.

The New Zealand contingent were guests of the city of Sydney. Celebrations of Anzac Day were held in many places.

In London the Australian Test cricketers attended 1 memorial service and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph-(Reuter Bulletin).

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54th. Apology - and Excuses Regio ment.

LABOUR DAY.

CELEBRATIONS IN CANTON

Canton, April 25. Labour Day, May 1, will be cele- brated

IN HONG KONG

here with greater Yesterday being Anzac Day, the thustasin this year in demonstra- local members of the Australian tion of the publicity against the and New Zealand Association paid Japanese aggression. tribute to the war dead by laying At a conference of Labour Unions wreaths at the Cenotaph.

Htoday it was decided that all the Besides the private Wreaths laid delegates of the various labour.or..." were wreaths from Dr. L T. Ride. [ganisations and other public bodies President of the Association, Mr, should carry out a torch light R. J. McNell, Hon: Secretary, who procession throughout the city in took part in the landing at Gall honour of the occasion poli, and Mr. J. L. Anderson These tributes were for "Vallen Comrades."

The day will be proclaimed as a general holiday among the labour classes(International),

GALLIPOLI DEAD REMEMBERED

taken, at the Cenotaph yesterday when members of the and New Zealand Association Jald, wreaths in memory at the landing at Gallipoli On extrems left Dudley and on his immediate left is Dr. L. T. Hide, of the Association. (Photo, A.C.P.).