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No. 24884 號肆拾捌佰捌仟肆萬弍第

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1938. 日捌廿月肆年寶戊

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MR. KOKI HIROTA RESIGNS FROM THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTRY

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CHINESE AIRCRAFT BOMB PONTOON BRIDGES

ACROSS YELLOW RIVER

Bitter Fighting Reported

On The South Bank

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Hankow, May 28.

Chinese aircraft are heavily bombing the pontoon bridges erect-. ed by the Japanese across the bend of the Yellow River, near Kuangiai, where the Japanese are making a desperate attempt to cross, according to Chinese reports received hers.

General Doihara's Division is said to be surrounded in the Lan- feng area.

Yesterday morning, reports state, just as the Japanese troops attempted to cross the river, a squadron of Chinese planes heavily bombed the pontoon bridges and swept the Japanese with machine- run fire.

on the

the town of Very bitter fighting is reported, counter-attack on

scuth Lanfeng." which a force of some to be in progress bank of the Yellow River where 5.000 Japanese troops had entered the Japanese are trying to form after heavy fighting on Wednes-; a"junction with those on the north day. bank. which the Chinese making every effort to (Reuter),

LANFENG SURROUNDED

are

TO HARASS JAPANESE

Action plcture of Chinese guerillas in north Shansi.

SITUATION

IN JAMAICA

IS QUIETER

Kingston, Jamaica, May 26. The situation in Kingston was

H. K. GREETINGS Finance, Commerce

TO QUEEN MARY

The following telegram was sent on Tuesday to the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies by His Excellency the Gover-

nor:-

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"Grateful if you will 'convey to Her Majesty Queen Mary the loyal and hearty congratula- tions and good wishes of all communities in Bong-Kong on 'the occasion of her birthday."

QUEEN MARY CELEBRATES 71ST BIRTHDAY

London, May 26.- Queen Mary today celebrated her 71st birthday.

Thousands of congratulatory messages were received, among the first being from the King and

DEATH OF

BISHOP OF

WAKEFIELD Queen who telephoned Queen Mary

at Marlborough House,

No official engagements were

London, May 26. The death has occurred of the fixed for the Queen Mother, but a

Rev. Right

James Buchanan family luncheon party was held

The town was completely sur- block-rounded by the Chinese troops on three sides, and only north of the etty a narrow gap to the Yellow quieter today but the workers re Sealon, D.D., Bishop of Wakefield at Marlborough House at which River, remains open.

fosed to resume work until therinet 1928, at the age of 69 years. almost every member of the Royal The Chinese planes attacked leader, who was arrested

family was present. (Reuter Bul- (Reuter Bulietin). the pontoon bridge across the charged with treason, was released. 'A native of Leeds, Bishop letin.

The Governor, Bir E. B. Denham, Seaton had his first curacy at

The

Hankow, May 25.

Wednesday Chinese on evening launched, a. concentrated

· HEAVY JAPANESE DEFEAT IN SHANSI

Chengchow, May 28. MIGHT hundred Japanese troops Machlashan, east of How-

ma, in south "Shansi, suffered

a crushing defeat on May 21 at the

Yellow River which had been built

BEHIND GENERALISSIMO

by the Japanese, and which had has been given powers by the Oswestry. He was then appointed MOHAMMEDANS been constantly used by Japanese Legislative Council to declare Vice-Frincipal of Leeds Clergy reinforcements marching to the state of emergency while a con- School. He became Archdeacon of southern bank of the Yellow River, cillatory board has been appointed Johannesburg in 1909. For 16 As a consequence of the botto investigate the workers' de- years he was the Principal of the bardment of the bridge the Jap-mands-(Reuter Bulletin).

Theological College. Cuddesdon. lunese troop movementä hate, been interrupted, according to latest reports here-(Transocean).

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CHINESE NEAR NANKING

Hankow, May 28. Chinese mobile forces have hands of a strong Chinese force, reached a point afteen miles south- according to a new arrival from east of Nanking where fighting is Shansi,

In a fierce, attack the Chinese now said to be in progress, accord-

ing to Chinese despatches.. first occupied the hills around the; place. Having gained this strate-The reports stated that Chinese gle position, they descended from mobile, units commanded by Gen- former Chinese all sides and put the enemy to rout. era! Yeh Tag, a

Of the 800 Japanese only a Red Army Commander, last week meagre number of 200 escaped. crossed Wahu to the Hsuanchen The rest were either" killed or Railway and succeeded in forming with Chinese" units wounded. Some 400 Japanese rifles a junction and many machine-guns were operating in the vicinity of Tangtu

of Nanking seized by the Chinese.(Central and Lishus. south News).

| Reuters.

CANDID CAMERA" AT THE RACES

Enapshots taken at the Fifth Extra Race meeting on Saturday. In the topmost picture, Mas Ferry, Eccleshall is seen in cONTEY- sation within, friendsonALTHDA

i.

MR. WICKHAM STEED ON THE PRESENT CRISIS IN EUROPE

Britain's Firm Attitude CZECHOSLOVAKIA HAS VERY EFFICIENT ARMY

"Britain has behaved as the three European countries had ex. pected her to and this had made a great difference to the whole

Sian, May 28 Pledging unflinching loyalty to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. General Ma Pu-sing, Mohammedan Army commander in Kokonor, has | telegraphed to the National Gov- ernment his readiness to lend his troops to fight Japanese aggres- sion.

Five million people west of the Yellow River in far flung Ninghaia and Kokonor; General Ma sald

now being mobilized for A supreme struggle against the Jap- anese invasion.

Are

Part of his troops, General Má revealed. have already been des~,. patched to the front, under the Instructions of the Generalissimo. to fight side by side with Chinese

the enemy. (Central News),

situation." said Mr. Fl. Wickham Steed, broadcasting last night from forces from other provinces against

Daventry in the weekly World Affairs" series. The subject of Mr. Wickham Steed's talk was "The historical background to the pre- sent crisis in Europe.

The speaker said that inary, Government had called up all its people regarded this as the severest reservists, ready to face the emer-: criats since the world war but ingency and, secondly, because of his opinion the great thing was Britain's.frm attitude.

In 1901, Mr. Wickham Steed, said: that the tension was easing. This,

Japanese Attack In

he said, was due to two factors--he was the correspondent for the The South

frstly because the Czechosiuvak) London Times in Rome and one of

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-7/16. T.T. ON LONDON: 1.,2.13/16d.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent).",

London, May 26. London silver prices "today were unchanged as follows:-

May 25. May 26. 18-13/16 18-13/16.

18-1/2

Spot..

Forward.. .18-1/2

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Page 2. Chinese bookkeeping sys- tem. Dance hostess wins case. Page 3-Women's interesta. Fare 4-News about the Services. Paze Cinema totes and news Page 8-Air rearmament debate, German demarche to Czech Government.

Fare 7-Collage swim tragedy.. Fare -Japan fights for world

peace.c

Fago 9-Spanish' war situation": Page 10-Baseball notes. Entries for sixth extra race meeting.

Page 11 Loridon Gazette.

Page 12--Financial news. :

|Fase 13~Radio programimes.

· Pages:14: and 15-Bhipping: News

his best friends there was oficial attached to the German

Embassy.

One day this official

Ministers Also

Leave Cabinet

ARMY DICTATORSHIP

More Determined Effort To Bring Quick Finish To War

Shanghal. May 26.

Three members of the Japanese Cabinet have resigned. They are:-

MR. KOKI HIROTA. Minister of Foreign Affairs;

MR. O. KAYA, Minister of Finance;

ME. 8. YOSHINO, Minister of Commerce and Industry. General Ugaki, former Governor of Korea, has been made Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Seishia Ikeda, head of the Mitsui interests up to March 1936, has been appointed Minister of Finance and concurrently Minister of Commerce and Industry.

General Sadan Araki, former Minister for War, becomes Minister- "for Education, taking the post from Marquis Kido who held it con-

currently with the Ministership of Pablle Welfare.—(Renter),

changes, with big headings, des- (cribing – it as army dictatorship.

MUCH SPECULATION

London, May 26."

The evening papers give pro-There is no editorial comment yet. nine

FAX inence to the Japanese Cabinet

Eastern circles generally dub the changes as sensational especially in view of the Army's re- fusal to accept General Ugaki as Premier in 1938.

·RESIGNED

MR. KOKI HIROTA

There is much speculation: re- garding the effect of the Japanese. policy though it is generally be lieved that the changes foreshadow a more determined, efort to bring about a quick fulsh to the "China WAT.

In view of General Ugaki's known moderation. some believe that be has been appointed to block the attempts of the young amicer class to interfere in foreign affairs. "The opinion is generally express

ed that General Araki's duty will be to stimulate the war spirit. among the Japanese public who are disheartened by the prolonged China war.(Reuter).

WERE CHINA AND JAPAN AT WAR IN SEPTEMBER?

Judge And Counsel Agree

Declaration... "Has Gone Out Of Fashion"

London, May 26.

The question of whether China and Japan were at war last September is the key point in an action in the High Court, In

spoke rather sharply about a book EXPECTED NEXT which the Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha is suing the Bautham

written by a Frenchman and in

which there were a number of maps, and amongst these was one which the author said would, be Greater Germany in about 1950.

"When I saw the map I under- stood why my friend was angry--- angry because it was published outside Germany," Mr. Wickham Steed said.

(Continned on Page 9)

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MONTH

CONCENTRATION

OF FLEET "INCREASED

Canton, May 26, The Japanese fleet in South China waters has increased to over Afty. vessels, comprising four

ANTI-JEW LAWSquadrons and a torpedo flotilla.

IN AUSTRIA:

About thirty of these naval ves- sels are lying between Manshan Island and Sancho Island, while about twenty gunboats are anchor="

Steamship Company for cancellation of the charter of the steamer Nallsea Meadow an the ground that the charter party permitted cancellation "if war breaks out involving Japan.”

*** His Majesty's Governinens

The arbitrator decided for the China situation in Beptember, 1937. Bantham "Steamship Company, as anomalous. finding that a fuil dress war was in progress in September 1937, despite is not at present prepared to nori-declaration and the non-with- say in their view that a state of drawal of the Chinese and Japan-war, exists,” said Str. Stafford. ese.Ambassadors.

Counsel argued that such

Hence, subject to the opinion question, involving high policy, was for the Government and not for of the Court, the arbitrator found that the Japanese char-Judges to decide.

Bir Stafford Cripps agreed; with Lerers were not entitled to re-

the Judge that a declaration of war!? cover damages. The hearing is before Mr. Justice was not nowadays considered necessary, as "it has gone out of: Goddard.

fashion," "A

DOZEN SUICIDES ed ott Fratan Flaoals. In addition, Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., for the Tho hearing is continuing

many armed Japanese trawlers are Japanese Company, quoted the (Reuter). hovering along the South. China Foreign Office opinion on the Upast.

REPORTED

Vienna, Bay 26

Rumours are current here that

CONFISCATED

Prague, May 28,

AMERICAN GOLF CHAMPION BEATEN

Troon, May 26.

The Nuremburg anti-Jew laws the long heralded Japanese inva- GERMAN NEWSPAPER are now operating in Austria. Al-on of the South will be carried though the laws were expected to out next month. In spite of these be enforced in Ausirla soon, the rumours well-informed circles be- enforcement last Tuesday came as | lleve that the Japanese attack will The newspaper Die Zeit, chiet a surprise.

not be effected in the near future, organ of the Budeten German Twelve suicides have been re in view of the insumciency of Party was confiscated by the Cae- In the fourth round of the Bri- ported as a result of the enforce-Japanese forces and the strong choslovakian authorities once more fish Amateur Golf Championship ment.

network of defence in South China: yesterday evening. It is believed played here today, Charles Kocsis, "Hundreds of marriages in Aus- They point out that the presence that the measure was due to the American Walker Cupper, eliminat- tria are expected to be dissolved as of the Japanese armada is aimed report of the funeral of the two ed Johnny Goodman, the American racial differences, are sumcient at cutting of outdide supply to Sudeten Germans, Hoffmann and champion by three and two reason for divorce under the new Kwangtung and to increase the Boehm, who were shot, desa at It was raining and blowing

Eger,—(TransoCORRY,"

gals.--(Router). anti-Jew laws-(Router Bulletin), blockade, International),