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JAPAN WILL SINK INTO CHINA MORASS CHINESE HEROES Mafoo Stabbed In Lung

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek,

China's Chief Executive

Application For Eviction Is Refused

RENT WAS PAID

An application for eviction by ilong San-ying.

for agent

the landlord, against Kwan Yuk, the tenant of No. Tang Lane, was refused by Mr. Edwards al Central Court yesterday.

Great Difficulties. Await Invaders If They Penetrate Further Into Country

MARSHAL CHIANG'S GREAT REORGANISATION WORK

Berlin, May 18.

Developments in the Sino-Japanese war are being followed with the closest attention here.

The Voelkischer Beobachter writes today in a leading srticle headed, War Drama in Shantung." that for many months past severe fighting has been going on an the Lunghai and Tientsin-Pukow Rallways, with suchow as the centre. This fighting has resulted in heavy losses on both sides and has compelled Japan to make the fallest use of all technical resources at her disposal.

The paper goes on to say that ful Marshal Chiang's reorganisa- the most extraordinary thing aboutition of the army has been is proved the war in the Far East, which has by the dramatic struggle around never been formally declared, is

the recovery of the Chinese from

suchow.

NOT END OF WAR

their initial defeats and inferiority. The paper stresses that even

Chinese Since the fall of Shanghai and should the

decide to Nanking. Marshal Chiang Kal-evacuate the province of Shan- this would by no means ek. contrary to all expectations, tung.

the end" of has succeeded in reconstructing imply

the

War.

the Chinese Army. New divisions Measures taken by Marshal Chlang. ve within a few months replaced Kai-shek, indicate that he certain- decimated columns. How success-ly does not envisage any such nossibility and the precautions of the Japanese likewise show that Tokyo entertains no such tape.

EUROPEAN'S

CAR AND TAXI CRASH

Hong Sau-ying. in evidence. sald that defendant had been Occupying the premises Tor two years at

1 rental of $14 per month. In March last, under instructions of the landlord, de- fendant was sent a registered letteri requesting delivery of the house. and giving defendant a month s notice. Defendant failed to leave. Private car No. 1265, drivexi by a Kwan Yuk admitted she re-European, and taxi No. 580, driven ceived the letter and added that by Lan

TRAM ALSO INVOLVED

she subsequently, had an inter- driver, came to a head-on collision view with Hong.

The farther the Japanese troops are obliged to follow their adver- saries into the interior of the country, the more difficult will | their`task become since, thanks to Chiba's sheer inexhaustible wealth of human material and natural resources and to the reawakening of her national spirit; the Japanese will be faced by problems of con- stantly Increasing complication-

Transocean),

RECOVERS

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IN N, SHANSI

A scene in the North Shansi battle area: Chinese soldiers in their trenches. (Photo: CM.P.S.).

CHOLERA IN AMOY

Tite following, Government Gazette Extraordinary published yesterday:-

"It is hereby declared by order of His Excellency the Governor in Connell that Amoy is a place at which an in- fectious, or contagious disease, nately cholera, prevalls.”

Spain Before Abyssinia

Kondón, May 18.

A Paris dispatch to chester Guardian to the that the British Government" had

effect

In Violent Quarrel At Jockey Club Stables

One Held By Police In Connection With Crime

As the result of an alleged The array took place about 6.30 sudden violent quarrel between pm. when, it was alleged, in the mafoos employed at the Hons course of a quarrel. the origin of Konr Jockey“ Clab stables, which is not yet known. Wong Happy Valley, -early last night.picked up a knife and stabbed Sin Fong-lam, a native of Sbang- Slu "In the chest, indicting a hai, is lying in Queen Mary Hos- wound in the lung. pital seriously wounded. and Wong Yau-yan, another Northern- er, has been arrested in connec- tion with the affair.

TWO R.A.F. MACHINES

COLLIDE IN MID-AIR

CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS CZECH MINORITIES

Prague Government's Gesture To Sudeten German Leader

London, May 18.

Great importance is attached by

Fatal Accident In Straits Settlements

TWO KILLED

· London, May 18,

On the arrival of the police the victim was removed to hospital, where his condition was at first. regarded as very serious.

Later inquiries elicited the in- formation, that the man was in no immediate danger.

Wong Yau-yen will probably be charged at Central Court this

morning.

DEATH OF GEN. TSAO KUN

Powerful Warlord And Former President

Hankow. May 18.

A message from Tientsin reports the death on May 16, from an attack of pneumonia, of General

A collision in mid-air between T520 Kun, president of the polliical circles here to the in-two Royal-Air Force machines informer Peking regime.

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connection calls attention to Mr. Czechoslovakia by President Benes NEW JARDINE

The late General Taso, who was

She was

Causeway given in

Boad, near the

London, May 18. Hong had Queen's College Recreation Ground, to understand that mentioned that she was allowed shortly after 10 o'clock last night. The Premier, Mr. Neville Cham- to remain on the premises as long Enquiries from the Police re-berlain, is so much better from his as she had paid the rent, because carding the identity of the Euro-attack of gout that he presided at the landlord had no definite date pean motorist met with the res-the first Cabinet meeting, since its as to when he would be coming ponse "You will have to get the reconstruction, this morning. It is name from the Traffic Office to-understood that air defence ex- to Hong Kong.

He has asked that it Pansion was discussed.—(Reuter) When the date of payment of mortow. rent came, a messenger vielted should be left out of the papers." her and collected the rent due. Details of the accident are very Thus she was under the impres- sion that she was not required to deliver the premises if the rent was paid.

vitation" sald, to have been

Seletar, Straits: Bettlements, today the Man- dressed by the Czechoslovakia resulted in the death of Corporal 12 years of age, was for many

Government to the Sudeten Ger-Stone and Aircraftsman Ashton.

years one of the most powerful man leader Herr Konrad Henlein Both were aboard the aircraft of

military leaders of the Petyang which the pilot was Firing Officer clique. Hunz. licensed public MR. CHAMBERLAIN informed the French Government to discuss the minority question.

of its intention to recognise the The press sees in the step mot-Frank Howard Roberts, who was Chihil party, under the military The strife between his Italian

of Abyssinia able progress towards a peaceful rescued. conquest

dominance of General Wu Pel-fi. within the next few days is au-solution of the problem, and also The occupants of the other maand the Fengtien Party of the late notes with interest that the nego-chine were not injured-(Reater). General Chang Tso-in, between the thoritatively denied here.

will be conducted for A communique Issued in this tiations

years 1917 and 1924, constitutes a memorable page in the history of himself. Chamberlain's recent speech de-

China's post-revolution civil war. claring that recognition would According to the News-Chronicle, take place only after settlement of Herr Henlein

PRESIDENT FOR A YEAR the Spanish question.(Beater).

One of the chief leutenants of Whampoa Yuan Shib-kal, General Tsao. Kun for the was made Military Governor of Wingsang Chihil (now Hopel) in 1916. In which will take place on June 21920 he was promoted to the post of High Commissioner of Chihli, Shantung and Honan and two years later was instrumental in forcing the resignation of Esu Shih-chang from the presidency and electing Li Yuan-hung to the post.

meagre but it was learned that after the, two vehicles had come together a tram car ran into bath of them!

Refusing to grant the order for Lau Hung. the tax driver, -aus- eviction. Mr. Edwards remarked tained a cut nose, while it is stated that the letter demanding the de- that two Chinese boys were injured fendant's removal had lost its when the tram ran into the two ezectiveness as complainant had cats. gone to see the tenant and made certain letter.

Police information was to the promise following the erect that nobody else were in-

jurec.

"TIGER WITHOUT A TAIL"

People Of Japan Have Not Their Hearts In The War

MILITARISTS TAKE DESPERATE VIEW OF FAR EAST POSITION

"A tiger without a tail", was the expression used. by Mr. Bonney Powell, Far East Director for 20th Century-Fox -Movietone News in speaking of the Japanese in the course" of an interview which he granted to a representative of the Hong Kong Dally Press when be arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday by C.Ñ.A.C. plane from Hankow.

Mr. Powell has travelled widely in China and Jagan in the course of business trips for his company. He is a well-known cameraman *himself and what he had to say, based on his own observation and opinions which had been expressed to him by observers of the current stination were highly interesting.

Elaborating the remark quoted above, Mr. Powell said: “That is. a trite saying hut nevertheless it is frue, and

has accepted

invitation.-(Transocean).

Chinese Forces Recapture Kuwo, Important Shansi Stronghold

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STEAMER

Invitations have been issued by the Hong Kong and Dock Company Limited launching of the 8.3.

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The new steamer has been built to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Limit ed at the Kowloon Docks.

GARRISON, SUFFERING SUDETEN LEADER

HEAVY DEFEAT, RETREATS NORTH

Shanchow, May 18.

After repeated assaults on the walled city. Chinese forces recaptured Kuwo, important strong- hold in south Shansi, 40 kilometres south of Linfen, on Monday.

The Japanese farrison inside the city lost a large number of men killed" and wounded and the remnants have retreated northward to Menchengchen, on the Fen River. More than 200 rifles have been seized by the Chinese troops.

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

The Chinese alege of Binklang,! twenty kilometres west of Kuwo, Is being tightened. Throughout Monday and yesterday, the Chinese

Australia

forces continuously pounded away!' Borrows

at the Japanese positions inside.

Spirited exchange of are con- Defence

Page 2-Firm" manager pleads the city.

guilty to fraud. 700 mui tsais missing.

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Page 3 ---Food page. Paze News about the Services. Page 5-Cinéma" notes and newal

Crossword.

Page 6-Hard Core of unemploy

ment at Home. New cotton tariffs.

tinued unabated between the op- posing forces northeast of Yun- Cheng, where the Chinese claim to have gained the upper hand.

Expert

London, May 18. The Commonwealth. Government of Australia has asked the British Government to allow it to boredi | Major-General E. K. Squires for two years in order that he may

assist the Australian Government-

GUERILLAS' SUPPORT'

Chinese · guerilla forces, render- Page 7-8.P.C.'s need for funda,ing active support to regular Bicentenary of conversion of troops, have wrought havoc with John Wesley.

Japanese positions in the vicinity Page 8-Leading Article: Extra- of Pingiu, on the northern bank directing its military defence

ordinary Gazette, A.D.C. First of the Yellow River near the Night What Our Readers Bay. Ghanat border. During a chance Major-General &quires was re- Faze 9-Franco-Italian negotia-encounter on Monday over 100 cently appointed Commander-in- tions. Doctor, missing, Plan Japanese were killed and 50 rines Chief of the Deccan District, India. for iron accumulation. Trial of and three light machine-guns Codreanu.

were seized by the Chinese. Page 10-Sports.

Lawn

bawis

programme.

(Reuter).

"Having lived in Japan for near actual situation in Chins or the 19 two years and knowing the plight of their troops. Japanese people quite intimately, I "I don't think Japan can ever know that the people of Japan | with a decisive battle in China be- haven't their hearts in this war or cause the Chinese will not make a any war but the militarists ap-stand. Their best chances of win- parently have taken a desperate ning the war is to make it cost

Large quantities, of war spolls view of the Japanese position in Japan as much' ag' possible, both [ ́ notes.

were claimed by the Chinese when tured cities, it is said, are being the Far East and, of course, they in men and financially and the Pare 11-World's fastest fighter they recaptured Houma, Anyl and mopped up ́ ́are forcing this war on the people, only thing that China must do is Chess notea

Changreh in south Shans, "in- Japan is run by a military group, to keep up her morale. If that Pare 12,--Financial "newa and excuses and reasons for in- can be done, and the nation will Pare 13-Radio, programmes. vasion and wars are made by them hold together, it will be impossible Pages 14 and 15-Shipping News to the people, all of whom are for Japan to ever conquer China. Page 16 UBR.C. swimming pool. very much uninformed about the (Continued on Page:7)

·Small Unita tennis,

The Chinese command expecta cluding over a dozen field pieces that the southern section of the and 300 rifles and

Tungpu" line will be entirely Remnant Japanese troops which cleared of Japanese forces very have fed from the three recap-shortly(Central News).

Konrad Henicin, leader of the German minority In Cze- choslovakia, Ims been invited to a conference with President „Edouard Belles.

In 1923 he was elected president of the Peking government, but in 1924, a result to the defeat of General Wa Fel-fu, he was de- posed and for several months de- tained in Pelping, then Peking.

The late General Tsao had been living in retirement in Tien- tsin.(Central News).

THE DOLLER

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 301. T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 2.13/18d.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent). London, May 18. London silver prices today were down 1/18 for Spot and unchanged for Forward:—

May 17: Spot 18-3/4 Forward.....: 18-7/16

Canton Attack

Imminent

May 19. 18-11/10

18-7/16

A large-scalo Japanese attack on Canton is bellaved to be Imminent in view of the present concentration of Japanese war- shipgánd military transports near the Portuguese Colony of Macao and the Ladrones Islands, off the South China const, states a focal Transocean message.

According to reports reaching here yesterday, the message adds, about a dozen Japanese, warships and seven military trans- ports are assembled in waters off Maïcaó.