1938-09-02 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES

ALL POWERS. EXCEPT ITALY

ITALY AND

AND GERMANY, ARE

SYMPATHETIC WITH CHINA

SOVIET IS OPTIMISTIC REGARDING OUTCOME OF PRESENT RESISTANCE

Strict German Censorship Of Sino-Japanese War News

Hankaw, September 1.

If China continues her resistance of Japan with a united front and an unwavering will, she will get, ample assistance from her friendly nations. This is the belief of Mr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yan.

Speaking on his impressions of his recent tour abroad at the joint weekly memorial service of Government offices in Hankow, Mr. Sun said that. except Germany and Italy, practically all Powers, especially the democracles are sympathetic with China in her struggle for exis-

ience.

Japan alone with profound for- eign sympathy behind her and continuous supplies of arma and ammunition from abroad.

In Czechoslavakia. Mr. Sun con

Chinese Trick NO INCREASE IN Eight Soviet

To Trap Japanese

Hankow, September 1. Disguised as girls, several young Chinese guerilla fighters recently lured.. " party of Japanese soldiers from Jukao. north of Nantongchow in Kiangsu, to the place where their comrades were lying in ambush and exposed them to attack.

•

It is stated that the Japanese troops occupying Jukao dare... not venture far from the elty for lear of Chinese guerilla activities. Five hundred Chinese guerillas arriving! In the suburbs had failed in sever al attempts to induce them to come out from the city and "wage a | hand-to hand combat.

At last they sent several young guerilla soldiers disguised as coun-) try girls to lurk around the city.

WAGES

FOR BACHELORS

Rome, Sept. 1.

Bachelor employees in GoT- crnment and semi-Govern ment offices and works are de- barred from increases in wages after a certain stage as out- lined in a new schenie advocat- ed by the Government.

The scheme was approved by the Cabinet yesterday and fires the age of marriage for clerical workers-at 30, and 2 for manual workers.—~ (Reuter Bulletin).

STATISTICS OF

Admirals

Executed

Berlin, Sept. 1.

N

The reports from Russla an- nouncing the execution of eight Soviet Admirals, including Åd- miral Orloff, Command-in-

Chief of the Soviet Navy. Ad- ruiral Syrkoff, Commander of the Soviet Baltic Fleet and Admiral Ladvy, Director of the Marine Academy, are given prominence in the German press today.

Commenting on these executions the Volkischer Beobachter points out that no single officer, who last year occupted a position of high,

TERRORIST ACTS rank in the Soviet Russian navy

IN SHANGHAI

Kankow, September 1, Statistics of the Shanghai

Mr. Sun said that whilst in Soviet Russia, he had seen M. Stalin and other important govern-

A number of Japanese soldiers Municipal Council reveal that six ment and social leaders. They all

were attracted by them and gave political murders and bomb-throw- not only expressed their deep sym- pathy with China but also en- tinued, he had interviewed Presthill, they were suddenly surrounded tional Settlement in July.

chase. Arriving at the foot of aling cases occurred in the Interna- cuaraged her to continue her glorident Benes and other Government and attacked by large numbers of ous struggle.

leaders. Besides volcing profound guerillas lying in ambush

The police conducted, during the there. These Soviet leaders. Mr. Sun sympathy in China's struggle. Pre-Heavy casualties were suffered-which form the highest record so month, 1.100 searches and patrols added, all hold an optimistic view dent Benes expressed his bellef (Central News), regarding the outcome of China's that China with her vast territory resistance. Comparing China's and

enormous population would present war. of resistance with not be subjugated by Japan. He Russia's struggle against added that Chipa's one year of re- Soviet foreign intervention in 1917, they sistance had raised her interna "pointed out two great advantages tional status considerably.

which China now has.

DIPLOMATIC POLICY

Both Great Britain and France

Firstly, present-day China is bet ter unified than the then Soviet Russia. Under the capable leader (according to Mr. Sun, are also ex- ship of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-tremely sympathetic with China. shek and with a solid united front she is presenting powerful sistance to the enemy,

Secondly, whilst Soviet Rus- sia in 191 was fighting with an inferior army and armament. against many strong Powers, China is now fighting against

CHINESE

RECAPTURE

TSIYUAN

Chengchow, Sept. 1. Following a flèrce counter- offensive, Chinese Torces yes- ierday recaptured Tsiyuan. west of Tsinyang in northern Honan, which was taken by the Japanese on August 21.

"This is the fourth time that Tsiyuan was recaptured by the Chinese after having lost It. The Japanese who were routed fed in a disorderly manner to wards the east.

Following up their success. Chin- ese forces" also recovered Huang lungmiac and other villages, south of, Tsiyuan.

With the recapture of Tsiyuan, the Japanese menace to the Yellow River crossing in north Honan is removed.

A report Jüst to hand reveals that Tsinyang was also retaken by "the Chinese but this cannot be

confirmed. (Central News).

NEW WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENTS

London, Sept. 1. The War Office announces that the King has approved the ap- pointment of Brigadier G. E. N. Macready as chief of the British Military Mission to, the Egyptian Army is from October.

Brigadier Macready, who will be promoted to Major General on the date of embarkation, was assistant

GERMAN NAVY

MANOEUVRES

has survived this massacre. The Soviet Naval Bureau has confirmed the report of the executions.

The German newspaper ther goes on to deal with the new Soviet naval plans. It says that the naval constmction' in Soviet Russia is being speeded up since the disappearance of the eight Admirals.

orders for construction of 35,000-

Soviet Russia has given

th

ton battleships. Despite the fact The anniversary of the Loukou-that Moscow has apparently failed chiac Incident on July 1 is said to to place the orders in America for be the principal cause for the wave. the techinical equipment of these of terrorism-Central News). new battleships, the start on their construction has already been made. --(Transocean).

far.

IN NORTH SEA 10 Japanese

London, Sept. 1.

The German Government. ac-

All British political parties de-cording to The Times' diplomatic nounce Japan and support China. correspondent, informed the Bri- but because of the complicated in- tish Government about their In- ternational situation, the British tention to hold the manoeuvres of government is compelled to adopt the German Navy in the North a diplomatic policy, which may not Sea this month. totally represent public sentiment.

Turning to Germany 2nd Italy, Mr. Sun revealed that their attitude is not favourable to China. The German Go!. ernment exercises strict censor- ship over the news of the Sino-. Japanese conflict. reports are usually preferred- whilst news of China's spe- cesses are suppressed.

The correspondent adds that the British Government has taken cognisance of the fact and it is fully realised that it is a "matter purely "concerning the Government.

(Transocean).

German

N

Vessels Damaged

Kingtebchen, Klangsi. Sept. 1.

Ten Japanese war vessels in the Yangtze River were hit and damaged as a result of Chi-- nese shelling at Huangshan on "Monday and Tuesday,

ST. LEGER

PROBABLE

STARTERS

London, Sept. 1. Probable starters and jockeys for the St. Leger are:-

Pound Foolish (Jones), Pasch (Gordon Richards). Glenloan (Pat On Monday the Chinese batteries Beasley). Challenge (E. Smith), shelled a feet of 10 Japanese war- Scottish Union (Carslake), Seventh

The British Navy will likewise ships, 30 transports and 20 steam Wonder (Nevett), Magic Circle Ramtapa (Weston), hold manoeuvres in the North Sea. launches passing through Huang (Maher), Japanese

shan Damage was done to 2 war (Forough! (Smirke), Lalf: (Perry- ships, 3 transports and one steam man), Apollonius Elliott). Callias | launch.

(no jockey). Four"more Japanese vessels were The last two are French horses

Tuesday morning, and may not ran.-(Reuter), ` These included two small-sized

In compliance with Japan's, re- quests the German Government

PLANE FACTORY

went even 50 far as to prohibit NEAR TORONTO

J

damaged on

warships and two transports.---

(Central News).

DUZIN ORPHANAGE

BURMA OVERSEAS ENGINEERS

Delegates of the Kwangtung

Chinese students from study.ng milltary scicrice in Germany, recall

Toronto, Sept. 1. the German military advisers an

The construction of a fectory, ployed by the Chinese Government costing £120,000 for the assembly and stop the sales of arms and of bombing planes on behalf of It is understood that the Duzin Overseas Affairs Bureau entertain- ammunition to Chica.

the British and Canadian Govern. Orphanage, which is maintained ed the party of Burza Overseas However, Mr. Sun pointed out, ments will begin within the next by the Duzin Co., Ltd. has been Engineering Volunteers on their though the German Government is six,, weeks In the neighbourhood founded at 5.

Mosque Street in arrival in Canton on Tuesday adopting a policy unfavourable to of Toronto.

order to give shelter to those war states the Te Kung Pao. China, the German people are in The plant will receive products walfs who came from the interior The Captain of the party is Mr. general sympathetic with Chiná. from ten aircraft factories in var- of China, and that the official Tung Fuchin. It is understood that Like that of Germany Italy's attous parts of Canada (Reuter opening will take place in the near the corps will start their work in titude towards China is not so Bulletin). favourable because of the Rome- Berlin-Tokso axis. (Central News)

H

Submarines Visiting Singapore

Submarines of the 4th SM Flotilla will be carrying out practices in Singapore waters . during the month of Septem- bez and HM. Skips Medway (Captain CB. Barry, D.S.O.) and Wescott (Lieutenant Com- mander J. W. Linton) will ar rive at the Naval Base today proceeding to sea again as "necessary later in the month to

join in the exercises.

The following submarines

future.

the interior almost immediately.

Thousands Rendered Homeless

ROOSEVELT NOMINEES BEATEN IN ELECTIONS

Yellow River 35 MILLION Flood Ravages DESTITUTE

Chengchow, Sept. 1.

Full extent of the ravages wrought by the Yellow River Washington, Sept. 1.

flood in Ronan province may President Roosevelt's

be gauged by data on the area prestige suffered severė, blowa in

vi the

flooded farmlands and Democratic Senatorial

primary

number of victims in ä number elections yesterday.

of districts in Honan, just re- leased by authoritative quar- ters.

In South Carolina, President Roosevelt's candidate, Governor Johnston, was beaten by Mr. Elli- are son Smith, a Conservative Demo-

secretary to the Committee of Im-expected to call at the Naval Base crat whom the President indirectly: perial Defence from October 1928 on various dates during this month repadlated. to January 1933 and has been a depending on the progress of the ...Deputy Director of Staff Duties at practices:-

M

Com-

the War Office since October 1936, HMS. Grampus Lieut.

Among other military appointmander B. W: Moir). HMS. Olya ments announced yesterday was pus

At Yushih. fifty kilometres south of Kaifeng, a total num-

Sons.

The

IN CHINA

London. Sept. 1. Thirty-five million persons are destitute in the occupied. areas in China, declared Mr. Harry Silcock at Friends'House yesterday...

Much more would be needed for relief in China than was spent for Belgian relief during the Great War.

Mr. Bilcock said that the first

ber of 312 villages are sub-reference to atrocities by Japanese merged under water, covering troops during his visit to the an area of 792 square kilome- Far East was made spontaneously Senator William G. MacAdoo.tres and affecting 59.600 per- by the first Japanese he met, who the President's choice tri the

told him that great numbers of ed victory to his opponent. Mr. wheat and other crops at Yushih ashamed of the facts.--(Reuter). California convention, has conced-

countrymen material damage to the his

were bitterly Commander H V. King) Sheridan Downey, who backs the Col. A. F. Smith to be Brigadier, H.M.S. Orpheus (Lieut. Commander i General, Staff, British Troops in R. W. Stirling-Hamilton to be re-

Old Age Pensions plan.-(Reuter). Egypt. He was Adjutant at the lieved by Lieut. Commander CJ. Royal Military College from Janu- Blake), H.M.S.

Pandora

(Leut

ary 1921 to April 1924, and has been Commander R. W. Peera), H. M. COL. LINDBERGH water is computed at 35,700 mow, hai line, has not been spared by

Officer Commanding the, Cold-Parthian (Lieut. Commander J. W. Guards since December Studholme to be relieved by Lieut Commander M. G. Rimington), H.

stream

- 1034.-(British Wireless).

JAPANESE TO EVACUATE TIENTSIN

Tientsin, Sept. 1.

Prague, Sept. 1. M. 8. Perseus (Lieut. Commander are expected to arrive here in their Colonel. Lindbergh and his wife P. Q. Roberts), HMB. Phoenix (Lieut. Commander D. C. Ingram);

aeroplane tomorrow afternoon.

An official report regarding the not a single piece of farmland not H.. M.B. Proteus (Lieut. Comman- der R. N. Garnett to be relieved visit was not issued as the Colonel affected and the total number of by Lleut. Commander. R. L. 3. is particularly anxious not to be food victims is conservatively es-

imated at 300,000, Galsterd), H.M.S. Rainbow (Lieut, worried by the public.

with at

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1938. -PAGE 9

CANTON

LOON

RAILWAY

CONOMICAL

NOTICE

On and from 1st September, 1998 the timings of the evening expresses between Kowloon and Canton will be as follows:-

Downl Train.

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Tai Sha Tou Dep. 5.50 p.m. Kowloon

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Arr. 8.48 pm.

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·Up rain

Kowloon Dep. 5.05 p.m. Tại Sha Tou Arr, 3.00 pm.

E. S. CARTER,

Maneger & Chief Engineer.

THE

HONG KONG

KENINSULA HOTEL;"

KONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY MOTHE

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&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; FALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

"In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking

THE SPANISH WAR FRONT

Loyalists Blow Up Mines In

Estremadura Sector

Barcelona, Sept. 1.

A communique issued by the Republican Spanish War Min- istry states that Republican troops, on the Madrid. front, blew up six mines in the Ex- tremadura Road sector causing' heavy casualties to the enemy. The Republicans repulsed a surprise attack launched by the nationalist troops on Cuesta, de Perdices inflicting heavy losses on the Nationalists. Republican planes joined the battle with eleven enemy bombers and twelve enemy pursuit" planes which were attacking the hills southwest of Cabeza del Buey.

merchant shipping by the Spanish Natlanalkts since the outbreak of the "civil amount to £3,500,000, accord- ing to the Daily Herald, The sum has been fixed by the British Shipowners' Associationm and Seamen's Trade Union.

The paper says that as many 25 50 British seamen have been killed and 150 seriously wounded curing the Spanish war mostly by Nation- aliat bombs, while 2 British mer- chantmen are at present maintain- ing trade with Republic Spain.

The paper does not reveal whe- ther the British Government will rorward the claims to the Burgos

AGENT'S TALK

One pursuit plane and a bomber Government.-(Transocean). of the Nationalists were brought down by the Republican fliers whe returned safely to their base.- (Transocean),

BRITISH CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION

London, Sept. 1. Claims for compensation for damages inflicted on British

DON COSSACK CHOIR

First Night A Success

There was a fairly large au- dience at the Queen's Theatre last night to greet the Don Cossack Choir on its first ap-. pearance bere. Formed · 12 years ago in Prague, where many Russians had sought re- tage after the Great War, the Choir has since bullt up a world-wide reputation.

Burgos, Sept. 1. The British Agent, Bir, Robert Hodgson, had a talk with the Na- tional Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Jordana here yesterday but no statement had been made late last evening regarding the subjects !discussed.—{Transocean)..

GEN. WU TE CHEN

(Continued from" Pago .1} -, number of prominent Chinese leaders in Hong Kong, as well as representatives of Chinese or- ganisations, in the Colony, at 3 tea reception at the Hong Kong Hotel.

The reception was one of the largest and most successful functions for a long time, being attended by a gathering of more than 100 people,” testifying to the extreme popu- larity of General Wu.'

is estimated at $121,250. /.

The district of Yenling, twenty

with material damage reaching kilometres south of Yushih, has at

$500,000. least 30,000 flood victims waiting

between Chungmow,, midway for relief. The total area under Lanfeng and Kaifeng on the Lung- affecting 2,032 households and re-the food: 280 villages in the dis sulting in a loss of over $200,000, east of Yenling, is completely sub-victims.

trict are. now submerged under Sihwa, thirty kilometres south-water.

The programme was well chosen

At 8 pm., General Wu was agala least, 148,200 and consisted of typical Russian the guest of honour at a dinner merged by flood waters. There is

religious and martial pieces and party given by a number of pre- good victims is estimated at more generally acquitted itself

At Chengchow, the number of several folk songs. The Choliminent Shanghai leaders who are than 45,000. More than 120 villa-merit, and some of the pieces per-ng Mesars. Tu Yueh-sen. Wang

with now in the British Colony, includ ges were inundated, covering an formed were really excellent.

Halao-lal. Mao Ho-yuan, area of 167,560, mow and causing Some variation was introduced others, at the Repulse Bay Hotel, $10.240,000 material damage, the into the programme when in the General Wu will give a return heaviest of all the districts affect midst of the singing some members reception to the various Hong Kong of the Choir broke into dances, organlations at the Hong Kong **Tunghan, twenty five kilometres which met with tremendous ap- otel today at 4.30 pm, when he is expected to give his views IB- merged villages and about 7,000 Music lovers should not miss the garding the future relations be flood victims waiting for succour opportunity offered by the Choir's ween Hong Kong and Kwangtung. (Central Newt),

short season here.

=(Central News);

TERRIBLE DAMAGE

At Fakow, fliteen kilometres east of Youling, about 1,000

were drowned.

ed,

The

."

Commander W. S. Hall), H.M.S. Re- Col. Lindbergh will be accorded The 800 Japanese residents livgent (Lleut. Commander. R. G. an official welcome but will proceed ing at the British and French Mills), H. M. S. Regulus Com- to the home concessions have received instruc-mander G. C. P. Menzies), H.MS Minister in Prague, Mr. Carr, with people wie of victims led northeast of Yushib, has 123 sub-plause.

of the American

tions. From the Japanese Govern Rorqual (Lieut. Commander D. V. whom he will stay in ment to evacuate within two weeks. Sprague), H.MS. Rover (Lieut Czech capital where he will pro However, no reasons were given Commander H. G. Bowerman), bably remath only one day. for the order-(Infernationál). (Malaya Tribune).

(Transocean).

the

timated at 204,300, and at least

80, cent of the farmlands" of the whole district is inundated,

and