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CHINESE FORCES CONSOLIDATE POSITIONS BELOW MAHWEILING: DRIVE JAPANESE FROM TEHAN

War Situation On Western Bank Of Poyang Lake Has

Entered New Phase

WITH THE CHINESE FORCES AT TEHAN, SEPTEMBER 8. As the Chinese defenders gradually consolidate their positions below Mahwelling on the Nanchang-Kinklang rallway, gunfire which was audible on the outskirts of Tehan has now become less frequent and more indistinct, attesting to the success of the Chinese forces in pushing back the invaders.

Teban, after a whole week's continuous air bombardment, is an appalling heap of wreckage and debris with scarcely a whole row of houses standing.

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As the Central News correspon-

dent Ales his wire, Japanese

raiders had just departed from the TWO JAPANESE

railway station after a midnight

raid.

Early yesterday morning, the correspondent followed the Chinese forces to Wushekmen and saw endless lines of tracks and horses fully loaded with soldiers and provisions heading for the front.

Under the moonlight the mar ching soldiers made a splendid picture winding their way to their trenches among the mountainous path hidden in a luxury of green.

From information gathered at Wushelmen, the correspondent learned that the situation along the rallway was most critical during

CRUISERS HIT

AND DAMAGED

Kingtehchen. Sept. 8. Chinese artillery forces along the Yangtse bank scored once again at

o'clock yesterday afternoon when they hit and damaged two Japanese cruisers and one gur- boat near Slangshan.

The cruisers, heading upriver for Kluklang, were heavily damaged. (Central News).

September 4 and 5. After a deter ARREST MADE

mfiled counter-attack on Minshan,

in which two Chinese battalions

were sacrificed, the Chinese "post-

tion took a turn for the better and

on September 6 the lines were greatly strengthened.

IN HANKOW MURDER CASE

Hankow, Sept 8. The front Chinese forces, the The principal involved in the Central *ews correspondent 'murder of the late Miss Yu Wal- gathers, are now at a point about 'hua, member of the People's Poli- two and half kilometres from 'tical Council, who was killed in Mahwelling. (Central News). Hankow some time ago, has been

is "detained farrested and

In the local Police Bureau,

He is the former husband of the victim named Chen Kuo-ching.

INVADERS CHECKMATED

Wushekmen, Sept. 8. With the fall of Mahwelling. the wär situation on the west- ern bank of the Poyang Lake has entered a new-stage and fighting has shifted it contrs to the Nanchang-Kfukiang railway and points to the west. Harassed by Chinese operations among the hilly terrain on both sides of the railway, the Japanese towards Tehan has been move called to a dead halt. Drives along the Julchang-Wuning high- way, at the same time, were also checked by Chinese flanking move- ments in the vicinity of Kishan,

The front position of the invari ders along the railway according military intelligence, is to

Miss Yu was formerly a teacher in the Southwest Giris School in Hong Kong.-(Central News).

BLACK-OUT TEST

The black-nul test last night was carried out fairly sucCESS=" fully, when at 8.55 o'clock, a sudden dimming of electric lights gave the signal for lights to be extinguished.

Tram cars and motor vehicles

at dimmed their lights and the streets

Changkisho, about one and half were unusually crowded with cum.

kilometres from Mahweiling.

Subjected to continuous pounding by Chinese, artillery, the Japanese forces are on- counterior great difficulties in (Continued on Fare 9)

ous ghtseers, especially in the Central district. Police kept order and nothing untoward happened.

At approximately 0.40 o'clock all lights were turned on again and leverything went on as usual.

CONFUCIUS REMEMBERED

Chinese ministers of State sien after the ceremony of com- memoration on Contuclus Birthday at Chungking on August 27. (Photo, CM.P.$.).

Improve Positions

ON EBRO FRONT

Salamanca Sept. 8.

The Nationalist Army headquar- { ters in a bulletin issued last night state that the Nationalist troops on the Valencia front, despite the.. strong enemy resistance, improved their front line in the sector of Pene Jaltana, occupying several positions and repulsing repeated counter-attacks of the Republicans who left 300 dead on the battlefteld. Fifty-eight militiampen Vere taken prisoners.

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On the Ebro tront the National- ists consolidated the positions cap- tured during the last few days.

They conquered new ground, and corrected their lines inficting heavy losses on the Reds.

On the Estremaduri frunt fur- ther attacks. of the Republicans. Ir the sector of Cabeza del Buey were repulsed the enemy, suffering heavy Sasualties.-(Transocean).

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Mr. Duncan Tollán, of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, photographed with his bride, formerly Mia. Elsle Smith. after their marriage at St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon. (Photo, Ming Yuen)-(SEE PAGE 3)..

League Asked To Take Immediate Steps Against Japanese Aggression

Hankow, September &

On the eve of the session of the League Council tomorrow, the entire Chinese newspapers, repte - senting more than 100 papers throughout the country, has issued a powerful manifesto urging the in- ternational peace organ to take immediate and effective steps agalast Japanese aggression. -

The manifesto reiterated the unswerving faith of the Chinese people in the League but pointed out that despite the high hopes placed in it during the seven years since the outbreak of the Mukden "la- cident" in 1931,' the League has done nothing, apart from moral smpathy, effectively to assist the Chinese cause.

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Page 2-Fatal mishap

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Death of Portuguese officer of H.K.V.D.C. Many plum and heroin cases.

Page 3-Women's interests. Local weddings Confide in Falth

· · Prior.

Page 4.---News about the Services. Page 5-Cinema notes and news. Crossword puzzic. Diary of local events. Scourge of hu- manity.

BODY OF SHIP'S MASTER FOUND HANGED

Tokyo, Sept. 8."

The body of Captain Nils Hugo Johnson, 50, master · of the Swedish freighter Fermia which grounded off Hokkaido on August 27 was found hang- ing in a Tokyo bound train yesterday.

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It has been the consistent policy of the Chinese Government, the animfesto pointed out, to seek a reasonable settlement of the issue In accordance with the principles of the, Covenant, but each time

China asked help from the League

the latter has failed to respond.

\JAPANESE WAR AND · FINANCE MINISTERS

Budget Is Expected

To Be In Excess Of Six Milliard Yen

Shanghat, September- 8. "

Serious differences have arisen between Japanese War Minister, General Seishiro Itagaki, and the Finance and Commerce Minister, Mr. Selhin kada, over, the preparation of the coming budget.

General Itagaki 'insists on doubling the milltary expenditure of the present Ascal year and the money is to be secured by floating new bands. Mr. Ikeda maintains that further taxation is impossible and raising money by issuing new bonds will not yield any result.

With retrenchment held to be exceedingly difficult, owing so. the heavy cost of the protracted fighting? national defence replenish- ments, · subsidies, and relief measures, the budget for the 1939-40 fiscal year, estimates for which now are being compiled, is expected to exceed Yeri 6,000,000,000, according to Tokyo report.

Estimates for the coming fiscal year originally were to have been submitted by August 10 but were delayed owing to the necessity for revising the current working Thus the budget this month. Finance Ministry is expected to call for the various Ministries' estimates early next month,

present year, the Tokyo . Gov. ernment wllt examine the ac- tual trade results apparent thus far, to decide import plans for the next fiscal year.

Despite the universal desire for cutting down expenses, the gêner- at situation is not conducive to

It is the present policy of the retrenchment. In the next fiscal Government to keep close contact year, the national defence plans, between the Planning Board and apart from Army and Navy appro- the Provisional Material Adjust-priations for the China "incident," ment Bureau of the Commerce are expected to increase sharply. and Industry Ministry, so that Unemployment relief, subsidies material plans may be adjusted for persons forced to change buat- accurately beforehand to prevent ess on account of material a recurrence of the miscalculations-mobilization, disaster rellet „ ex- which threw the current budget penses caused by the war und keis out of line.

of God. and other new factors, are p As the material consumption likely to swell, the next budget får plans now in force are based beyond the current figures—(In- on needs up to the end of the...ternational).

CZECH SITUATION IS

REGARDED AS SERIOUS

IN BRITISH CIRCLES

China's war of resistance against Premier And Ministers

Japan, the manifesto stated, has now reached a most critical stage, land it is the common expectatiou of the Chinese papers that the Government immediately make a thorough examination of its policy with regard to the League and to enquire into its efficacy.

The Police believed that Captain Paze 6.-Mass meetings to demand himself responsible for the mis

| Johnson committed suicide, holding ||

application of Article 17. Ger- many protests to Soviet. Suez Canal dues again reduced. "U.S. The Swedish Consul in Yokohama bombers fly to Honolulu. Is leaving today for Fukushima to

cholern take

the Chau

body.- delivery of Past 7-Cheung

warning. Memorial services for (Reuter). C.N.AC. Kwellin victims H.K. fishermen stek ald. FA Coun- cil meeting. Hong Kong In rush hours. Fresh guerilla ac- tivities.

Part 8-Leading article: Czecho~|

slovakia-Checkmate?

Page 9.-Details of second Japan- ese attack on Eurasia plane. l'age 10-Colony swimming cham- plonships. Hardcourt tennis programme. U.S. baseball. Lar- wood's krlee giving trouble. "No time linit" Test matches. Knowing the rules of golf. Pare 12-Financial page. Part 13 ---Radio programmes. Pages 14 and 15.-Shipping news

and directory..

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 29-7/8. T.T.. ON LONDON: 1s. 2.7/84.

London Silver Market

(Our Own Correspondent),

London, Sept. 8.. London silver prices today were up 1/18 for Spot and unchanged for Forward as fol- lows:--

Spot. Forward...

Sept. 7 Sept. 8" 10-1/419-5/18.

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G.P.O. Shroff Gaoled

Aut Kit, shroff employed in the Parcels Department of the General Post Office, Hong Kong, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment by Mr. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday on a charge of a public servant, having, as fraudulently disposed of the mum of $369.39 on August 10.

NOT SUPER-STATE „ The manifesto' pointed out that the League is not a state, nor is it a super-state. The soul of the organization; fi sald, depends upon its more impor-

member tant

states Great Britain, France, and the U.S.S... especially the former two.

Confer At Downing Street

London. September 8. That the latest developmeni in the Czechoslovak minorities problem and action of the Sudeten German Party in Interrupting negotiations with the Prague Government aa à result of the incident In Moraviav-Ostráu are regarded as extremely serious by Govern ment circles here, is indicated by the fact that in spite of his poor health and need of rest the Prime Minister, 'Mr. Neville Chamber- Flain, has again interrupted his vacation for conferences in Bowning Street today with Lord Hallfax and Bir John Simon - who has also returned from his vacation.

Political parleys at the Premier's official residence in Downing Street were continued without Interruption till two o'clock in the afternoon. The conference was not even interrupted during 'fan-

cheau when Lord Halifax, Sir John Simon and the Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the British Government, Sir Robert Vansittart, were the Preinier's guests.

The statement declared that things have come to such poss in international situation that the League should no longer be deemed Informed quarters here regard by the leading member states as an it as probable that several other organization They should now clearly see that invited to take part in conversa- peace of the entire world is the tions later in the course of the foundation of collective security in day. The chief problem discussed any part of the globe.

by the Government is, according Questions of the Mediterranean to political quarters here, and of East and Central Europe, question of whether the British the manifesto pointed out, are in Government should at the present! extricably inter-related with ques- moment define its attitude to- tions of the Far East, both ofwards the Czech Government's which have equal bearings on in-new proposals by Issuing a public

for Europe only members of the Cabinet will be

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NOW AT WAR STRENGTH

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French Frontier Fortresses

Paris, Sept. & The French Government has called up more reservists than

was intended. Military off- cials refuse to givé infornia- Lion and the press has avoided all mention of military move- ments since the measures were artonnesd on September. 5. Fortresses on the eastern, iron-

Mr. E L Wynne-Jones, Postmas- The manifesto then went on to Mr. Chamberlain so it is assert- ter General, was in charge of the say that without the Japanese for-ed, believes that a public state- prosecution, and Mr. J. M. cible

occupation of Manchuria ment would be inopportune at the D'Almada Remedios appeared for seven years ago the series of present moment. It is, therefore, the defence.

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alarming developments in contin- regarded as probable that the It was stated that on August 10, ental Furope precipitated by Herr Government. will refrain from Mr. B. Hynes, oficer in charge of Hitler and Signor Mussolini's to-making such a statement and will the Parcels Department, together talitarian states might never have merely instruct the British Amier are now at war strenata and with the senior clerk, made a aur- occurred, prise check on the drawers of several shrofts. It was found that in defendant's control were stamps to the face value of $22.71 and to the amount of $7.90, money making a total of 33031 Defen- dant should have had in his drawer the sum of $400 either in stamp value or cash.

SPIRIT OF LEAGUE China has been waging wAT ngalast Japan for the past year and 'two months. In this war she is not only fighting for her own liberty and independence, but la falso vindicating the spirit of the League, Covenant." (Continued on Page 5)

bassador to Germany, Sir Nevile all troops are confined to barracks Henderson, to explain the British in the garrison towns. Government's viewpoint to Chän-

The

Meanwhile, several important cellor Hitler at Nuremberg Mr changes in the higher military Chamberlain will so informed mand, including the appoint- quarters here assert, remain "la

ment of General Renin, forinerly London for the week-end,

in command of the 20th Region, Premier, however, hopes that he will be able to return to Scotland Nancy, as member of the High War Council, are announced(Renter early next week. (Transocean).

|Bulletin), (Continueft on Pass 2).