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No. 24918. 號捌拾壹玖仟肆萬弍第

日玖初月陪年寅戊 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1938. 拳拜禮: 日月年捌佰玖仟登英

ENTIRE CHINESE NATION DETERMINED

TO DEFEND WUHAN

Decisive Battle Is

Forecast By General

Chen Cheng

FORTIFIED ZONES MADE

Hankow, July 5. HINA WILL DEFEND WUHAN WITH ALL HER STRENGTH

From Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek down to the entire people, this is a common resolution to which they have pledged their greatest determination, and will," declared General Chen Cheng, Garrison Commander of Wuhan and Chairman" of the, Hupch Provincial Government, during a press conference yesterday in his capacity as official military spokesman of the Chinese Gov.

ernment.

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THE DEFENCE OF WUHAN, General Chen forecast, will mark the beginning of a decisive battle between China and Japan, which is already gathering momentum.

IN THE FORTHCOMING BATTLE the Chinese army will in- fllet further heavy losses on the invaders and shatter their mal strength, he predicted..

General Chen declared. In his?

PICKED TROOPS review of the war situation that Large concentrations of picked while China should not allow a Chinese troops, General Chen" re- single square inch of her territory vealed, have now thrown an iron

First

Anniversary

Appeal

JULY 7, marks the first anni-

versary of the unwarranted attack and ruthless murder of Chinese defenceless civilians.. including 'women and children. We appeal to the Chinese and those who are sympathe- tic towards China to observe the anniversary by going on o vegetable diet and to donate the money that would other- wise be spent on food towards the fund for the support of the hungry Chinese babies, some 2000 of whom are shortly due to arrive in the Colony... է

DIENERALISSIMO Chlang Käl-

shek has personally spon- sored this appeal..

Donations may be sent to:-- Mrs. Violet Chan, Hon, Sec.. H.K. Chinese Women's Soldiers'

Relief Association,

Mezzanine Floor, Wang Hing

Building,

No. 10, Queen's Road Central.

to be invaded, during the past ring, around Wahan. In addition RAIN ROBS

months her' cefence forces have to this strong army, the military been withdrawn from a number of authorities have despatched their points because of strategic reasons planes to stage continuous raids and after heavy toll having been on the Japanese feet on the Yang' exacted from the invaders.

tse, inflicting heavy damage,

The withdrawal of Chinese forces from these places. Gen. Chen emphasized. does not mean defeat, nor does it imply that the territory has been abandoned.".

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The defence throughout the whole stretch of the Yangise, General Chen continued, has been strengthened; Fortified zones have been added to Descri 'defence "works while many

river booms have been laid. As an additional

measure of

Instead. these places were evacuated by the Chinese army! with the full realisation that they strengthening the defence, Gen. will be recovered.

Savage Attack At Kai Tak

Chen revealed., complete reorgani-

YORKSHIRE

OF VICTORY

SUTCLIFFE NOT

OUT AT LUNCHEON

London, July 5. Rain during the, luncheon in-

Returning to Wuhan again.zation has been made as regards General Chen sald that prepara-military transportation and com- tions have already been made by munication bott on land and terval at Sheffield today caused the authorities for its defence. water. Furthermore, equipment the cricket match between the för att defence have also been aug- Australian's and Yorkshire to be mented.

abandoned as a draw, and thus Co-operating with the regular Yorkshire was robbed of a chance irmy. General Chen said, will be of being the first County to defeat the Hupeh provincial peace pre the Australians since 1912. servation corps which have been - When lunch was taken, York- reorganized and form a formidshire needed 70, runs for victory able unit in the nation's defer.ce. having scored 83 for the loss of Or even greater significance, three wickets, Herbert Sutcliffe. General Chen concluded, is the the veteran Test batsman, being admirable co-operation between undefeated with 36 runs to his the troops and the civilians who credit. have been trained.

EUROPEAN LADY INJURED

TWO MEN IN CUSTODY

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Large numbers of the people have organized themselves into

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regular

forces. (Central

Full scores were as follows:- Australians: 222 and 132. Yorkshire; 202 and 83 for 3

THE DOLLAR

Two of the three men who are self-protection corps and main wickets. (Reuter). alleged to have attempted one of tain excellent relationship with the most daring robberies in Hong the Kong, in the course of which Mrs. F. Lafleur, living at Kal Tak was attacked, were arrested by police in the Kowloon hills yesterday evening. The names of the "two men arrested have not been dis- closed.

AUSTRALIAN

BUDGET BALANCED

Shortly before 19 a.m. yesterday. three-men. two armed with chop- pers and the third with a sharpen- ed Ale, entered the home of Mr.

Canberra, July 5. and Mrs. F. Laffeur at Kal Tak The Australian budget is ba- situated just above the Roval Air lanced with a surplus of £3,500,000. Force Station, at 10 a.. yesterday The Minister of Finance declared morning, according to a police re- that the surplus is mainly due to port

increase Iri customs Tavenuo,

Reuter Bulletin

(Continued on Back Page).

AT KAI TAK AIR PORT

„T.T, ON NEW YORK: 302. T.T. ON. LONDON: 1s. 2.7/8d.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent),

London July 5. London silver prices today were up 1/8 as follow:-

July 4. Spot............19-1/8 Forward......10

July 5, 19-1/4 19-1/8

SINGLE COPF 10 CTS.

Price PER MONTH. 53.

AWAITING PLANE FINAL VICTORY FOR

Friends 'gathered at Kal Tak A rodromne awaiting the arrival of the CNA C. plane.

Serious Setback For Japanese Troops

Chinese Recapture Strategic Point East Of Hukow After Clever Flanking Movement

Kinklang. July 5.

Japanese troops advancing from Pengiseb westward, with Hukow as their objective, received a serious setback as the Chinese forces

CHINA PREDICTED

.

General Faulkenhausen Pays

Tribute To Generalissimo.

Chiang's Courage

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Hankow, July 5.

Final victory for China was predicted by General von Faulken- hausen, head of the German military' mission, during an interview with the Central News at the railway station before leaving for Canton, en route for home this morning.

With sadness written on his face, the German military expert expressed his admiration for the great personality 'and 'courage of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He hoped that unstinting "con- fidence will be placed in him by the entire people to weather the present crisis.

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General Faulkenhausen believed that when finally peace comes once more to China, she will emerge stronger and more united. He could not see that any good would come out of the war for Japan.

The head of the German mill-

tary mission, who left with 26 of

als colleagues this morning, stated INHABITANTS OF

he and his friends were forced to leave China by circumstances and that he will never forget all the kindness the Chinese Government and people have shown them.

General Faulkenhausen and his party were seen off at the station by a large gathering of high Government officials, including General Ho Yao-tsu, representing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, General Ho Ying-chin, Dr. Tuan Mu-lan, representing Dr. Wann Chung-hul General Chlen" Ta thun, and many high offelals of the Military Affairs Commission

Central News).

recaptured lumakiad, a strategic point twenty five kilometres east BOMB THAT WILL

of Hukow, this morning. NA

| LENINGRAD · TOLD TO LEAVE

FORTIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTED ON FRONTIER

Paris, July 5.

of Leningrad have, according to a Upwards of 300,000 Inhabitants

despatch from the former Tsarist capital to the paper, Paris Midi, re- ceived orders to leave the city and settle in the interior of the Soviet

All foreigners residing in Lenin-

ordered to leave. The paper's cor-

The recapture by the Chinese of Liussuklao was the alt of COST JAPAN TWO grad are stated to have also been

furious counter-attack and a clever flanking movement executed at the height of the frontal engagement.

The Japanese cavalry troops who had first advanced to Lites- suklas have now retreated' back to Fengtsch.

A number of heights on the south-eastern outskirts of Peng- tseh continue to remain in Chinese hands~(Central News).

MR. F.A. CADE

Mr. Frank Cade. Editor of the Hong Kong Daily Press.. who is a patient in the War Memorial Nursing Home suf- fering from pneumorita, is re-' ported to be better.

New China To Burma Highway Completed

Chungking, July 5. At a cost of $2,000,000 the high- way linking Kunming and Burma has been completed, Reuter learns from authoritative sourcen.

Just

kilometres over 800

im length, the highway provides means of reaching the western terminus:

GUIDE TO THE NEWS tel.

Occupation Of Paracel Islands

FRENCH EMBASSY

SPOKESMAN EXPLAINS

Shanghai, July 5. Interviewed by Renter's corres- pondent on the subject of in-

MILLION DOLLARS respondent connects this decision

"Canton, July 5.

A bomb which destroyed the waterworks machinery st: Bal

of the Boviet authorities with the great new fortifications now in the course of construction along the frontier between the Soviet Union

Chuen on the night of June 11 and Finland, cost the Japanese Foreign Office The same paper's Moscow cor 52,000,000, as the machinery had respondent deals a today with not yet been delivered to the Muni- the case of Madame Litvinov, Eng- cipal Government and is the pro-lish-born wife of the Foreign Com- perty of a British Arm.

missar, reports of whose arrest con-

"According to a vernacular report: tinue to ciriläte in Moscow des Mr. A. P. Blunt, British Consul-pite all denials. General, üled F claim from Mr. The correspondent observes that Toyolchi Nakamura, Japanese Con- certain influential Communist "clr- su-General in Hong Kong, who is cles had for some time past not reported to have accepted the res- concealed their disapproval of the ponsibility following an impartial Foreign Commissar's marriage to a inquiry by the French and Ameri- foreigner and mentions persistent can Consuls-General, according to rumours that M. Litvinov intends the same report,-(International), obtaining a divorce in order to pro- tect himself against these attacks.

(Transocean).

formation published by foreign PAN-ARAB

CONGRESS

Damascus. July 5.

press agencies regarding the pre- sence of Annamite poilcemen on the Paracels, a spokesman of the

INVESTITURE AT French Embassy said that the

THE PALACE · actual facts did not justify all the It is stated that a Pan-Arab comment made in inis connection. Congress will shortly, be held in

London, July 5, The whole question concerned the town of Bludan near Damas- The King held an investiture at but a small group of coral islete cus, where a similar Congress met Buckingham Palace this morning which is part of the Empire of last year. It is added that all at which Service, recipients of Annam since 1816. As a measure Arab countries, including Egypt, birthday honoura attended in full

French of security the

Govern-Saudi Ababia and Yemen will be dress uniforma. A ferce thunder- light- represented at the forthcoming storm' swept London "for" a few ment established there house and a meteorological station Congress which will confine its ac minutes when the attendants at under the protection of 23 to 30 tivities exclusively to discussion of the investiture were leaving the Annamite policenien.

the question of Palestine.-(Tratis- Palace and many were drenched. thescean).

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It should be made clear,

of the railway from Rantoon. The spokesman added, that this mea bridges of the new road, which are sure, the purpose of which is to jable to carry traffe up to ten tons aid international navigation and are mostly constructed of modern fahing in a region considered ex- tremely dangerous on account · of It is also intended to make im-frequent tempests, was in no way provements on the few older sus-connected with the Island of Hal-

nan over which France never Page 2 Hong Kong Tramways penalon bridges as time permits.

sued for #10.000 damages. Peak Private passengers are not ad claimed any protectorate whatso- murder hearing. Traffic cases.vised to use the route yet as no ever-(Reuter). Page 3-President of Uruguay tells supplies of gasoline or spare parts of policy Prize fighter gabled. are available, and there is also the

Page 4 News about the Services possibility of occasional hold-ups Page 5-Cinema notes and news owing to falis of earth since work

Crossword puzzle.

rm the embankments have not yet Page 6--Franco's reply to British heen completed.-(Reuter).

Note. Dutch protest to Mexico. Alleged cable hold-upa. Mul tsal being wiped out. New in-. cidenta in Palestine.

Page New' reform in India..

Governor visits Connaught Road Girls' Club,

MISS WILKINSON.

SAFE

CHINESE PRESS ON YUNGISUN

Tungkwan, July 5, Following up their success at Anyi which was recaptured on July 2. Chinese forces in south Shandi have now advanced to Yangisan, Very tired but well. Miss` Iria ¦ä small village where the Japanese Wilkinson, of New Zealand, who are making a desperate stand.

-Shanghai, July 5.

Page 8 Leading article: China was reported missing in June, ar=" In a fierce encounter In the

and the long war.

rived from Tsingtad' which she vicinity of Yungtsun, a large num- Page 10-Sporting notes and news.reached after a journey from ber of Japanese were killed and Page 12-Financial news.

Hauchowfu accomplished partly on wounded by the Chinese, while foot and partly on a Japanese the remnants have retreated to troop- train.--(Reuter).

the village Umits,—(Ceneral Newa),

Pase 13-Radio programmes.

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Officials of C.N.A.C., Shotographed at Kai Tak.

Page 14 and 15. Shipping news.

(Reuter Bulletin).

MR. MOSS

AT KAI TAK

Mr. A. J. E. Mom, popular Superintendent of Kai Tak Aerodrome photographed with the ground engineer of Eurasia, who is seen, smoking, at the airport.

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