1938-09-20 — Page 9

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

JAPAN'S MILITARISTIC

MILITARISTIC FOREIGN

Generals Liable For Diplomatic Service

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Shanghai, September 19,..

JAPANESE GENERALS ON THE ACTIVE LIST are able for ser vice, not only on the battle field but also on the diplomatic front, in order to carry out Japan's militaristic foreign policy, according to a Tokyo report.

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The Foreign Minister is General Kazushize Ugaki and, naturally he prefers more military men to enter the diplomatic service for the Purpose of co-ordinating his new foreign policy.

With diplomacy fully recognized | Mr. Toshio Shirato:, then Am- as a branch of war, the latest re-bassador in Sweden and General crult is

Herr Ernst Kundt, the parlis-

Lieut-General Birosh. Oshima, were instrumental behind mentarian leader for the Sudeten

Oshima, who is appointed Am- the diplomatic scenes when the Germans.

agreement WRS bassador to Germany to succeed Anti-Comintern

the present, incumbent Mr. Shige- concluded between Germany and

CABLES

POLICY

HANKOW MAKES PREPARATIONS

To Welcome Indian Medical Unit

Hankow, Sept. 19.- Members of the Indian Me- dical

Unit -- are expected to arrive here shortly from Can- ton and will proceed to the Yangtse_front. Chinese public bodies and high officials are preparing an elaborate welcome to the Indian surgeons.. who volunteer for medical service:

In Canton, the surgeons were entertained at luncheons by Mayor Tsang Yan-fu, Governor Wu Te- chert, and General Yu Han-mou Paclication Commissioner. Their arrival in Canton was reported in all the papers here, which praised

nort Togo, who is to be transferred Japan in 1936. Mr. Shiraton is CZECH SITUATION the spirit of the Indian surgeons, to Soviet Russia. General Oshima now "appointed Ambassador to has served as military attache in Rome, although at a later stage an Berlin.

army officer will be selected.

It is significant that Germany's | Mr. Shigeru Yoshida. AmbŁANIA - Ambassador to Japan, Major-Gen-dor in London, is to be succeeded emal Eugen Ott, was also promoted by Mr.. Mamoru Shigemitsu, now from his post as military attache. Ambassaor in Moscow. Mr. Yoshida

This leads diplomatic ob- servers here to believe that there is some military under- standing, or even, secret al- liance, between Tokyo and Ber- lin apart

from the Anti- Comintern Pact.

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Dr. M. M. Atul (leader). Drs. D. Mukherjee. M. B. Cholker, D. N. Kotnis and B. K. Basu. in coming out all the way to China to take care of wounded soldiers.

Chinese opinion is that Stno-

DISSOLUTION OF SUDETEN PARTY

Prague, Sept. 19. shocked the British public when in The Permanent Commission of Indian friendship is further pro-

speech he justified the the Czech Parliament which has, moted by such a mission.

are sympathetic the bombing of non-combantants been asked to discuss the dissolu-Indinn people in Canton 25 8 means "to de- tion of the Sudeten German Party With Chma in her struggle with

met today.

a recent

moralize the people."

Il health and loss of weight are the reasons for the resignation of Mr. Hiroshi Salte from his am- bassadorial "post in Washington This diplomat was much upset by HENLEIN TO

the sinking of the USS. Panay on" the Yangtse River by Japanese EXHORT HIS

bombers and was worn down by COUNTRYMEN frequent necessity, to make "ap ex

Berlin. Sept. 19.

¡aggression.

The

Twelva Sudeten German deputies | Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed that they would be will receive members of the Unit attending the meeting and added when they arrive during the latter that discussion was untimely while part of the week-International conversations, begun at Berchtes-

were sull continuing- gaden, Reuter Bülletin.

CZECH STATEMENT

Prague. Sept. 19.

Luses and justifications for Japan- A statement referring to Sun- ese military, outrages in China rs-day's consultations in London was

A large Sudeten German rally is pecially involving American Da issued this morning by the official being held in Dresden tonight.tionals.

Czech News Agency. The states- This is the first of its kind since

The Washington post is to be men of Great Britain and France." the 'Sudetens' flight Across

the led by Mr. Kensuke Horinouchl."1 says. "who met in London. on frontier...

Vice-Minister of Foreign Affaits in Surday to discuss the situation in

Herr Konrad Healein is expected (Tokyo--International.

to speak and exhort his country- men to fresh efforts.-Reuter.

Newspapers By Air

ALL-WEATHER

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SERVICE

A remarkable record in re- zular air operation, at a time of the day when the weather is often at its worst and is

the

generally anpredictable, has been made in the past two and a half years by the company which carries most of morning newspapers dally from London to Paris, says The Times.

Since the beginning of 1936 the newspaper service has failed to get

through on only 10 mornings.

CHINESE VALOUR

middle Europe created by the problem of Germans in Czecho- slovakia, concluded their consulta- tion by drawing up joint proposals for a solution of this question. The Czechoslovak Government Will examine the situation and the re- day. Four field guns and 200 sults of these Anglo-French con- horses were seized, and severa:sultations from the viewpoint of

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TWIN-ENGINED BOMBERS

AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE EXPANSION

Lundon, Sept.

New twin-engined bombers. now bearing production in this country, have been ear-marked for early delivery to Australia. Meanwhile, the British govern- ment has agreed to divert to Australia a ̈number of new air- craft-mostly Anson mono- planes originally intended for the Royal Air Force.

Four squadrons of aircraft. with

Japanese officers heid-Central the necessities and real vital in-reserve machines and spares, are

News

CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK

The

terests of Czechoslovak States.""

The statement concludes with an. exhortation to Czech citizens to have complete conddence in those responsible for the country's

IMPORTANT VICTORY

ON RAILWAY

Wushihmen, Sept. 18. Chinese -counter-attack ! destiny.—Transocean. along the Nanchang-Kukiange! Railway was continued throughout yesterday when the defence forces annihilated about 400 Japanese t Kangklashan, a small height in

Tehan, Sept. 19.

expected at Melbourne within six or seven months.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1938.-PAGE 9

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NEW ZEALAND'S BIG EXHIBITION IN 1940

Britain and British goods are to be proclaimed to the world during the next 18 months, on a scale never before attempted. The Government, itself is inter- ested, through the Department of Overseas Trade, in five major fairs to be held this year or next. These include:

International Trade Fair;

Canadian National Exhibition; British Industries Fair of 1939, which the Department itselt ar ganises, and

They will meet the first require- New York World's Fair, to upen ments of Royal Australian Air in April.. Force expansion, and provide ex- The Department of

Overseas cellent training in the pilotage of Trade is looking as far ahead as modern. high-performance war- 1940 and as far afield as New Zea- planese till the new and formid-land, where a great exhibition is.

planned to last for six months, ending in Arpil of that, year.

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HWAIYANG RECAPTURED

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IMPORTANT EAST HONAN CITY

Chengchow, September 19. After several days' vigorous siege, Chinese forces counter-attack- ing Hwalyang, important city in east, Honan about 50 kilometres west of the Anhwel border, succeeded in dislodging the Japanese and recaptured the city on Sunday,"

Remnant Japanese troops broke through the Chinese cordor surrounding the city on Sunday morning after having suffered more than 400 casualties.

Chinese forces along the Juichangable British bombers are available. front claimed an important success i Sir Edward Ellington, who has

SIXTY EXHIBITIONS the vicinity of Mahweiling, and on the eve of the seventh anniver-recently completed at the invita- captured six machine and at sary of the Mukden "Incident."ition of the Commonwealth govern-

British industry. independently when they broke through a strong ment a thorough inspection of machine guns from the invaders.

of the Government. is interested Blachao.. Australia's air defence, criticizes General conditions along the Japanese line joining

Laoshuhung. Shihmachuan and the Australian type of American in at least 60 fairs and exhibitions mallway are unchanged.--Central

Lukiawan on the early morning of NA.33 aghter, known as the Wir-planned to take place in all parts

Hwalyang and its vicinity are News.

Septimber 18.

taway, which is being built by the of the world between now and the

end of next year.

now cleared of the invaders. "Large Commonwealth Aircraft Corpora-

These will range in importance quantities of war supplies were tion.

from comparatively small exhibi-seized from the Japanese." tlong representing one industry or The city had been thoroughly

CONTINUE OFFENSIVE

Large numbers of Japanese casualties were claimed by the Nanchang, Sept 19. Chinese troops continue to take

Chinese forces. The victory on the! On many other winter mornings the pilots have taken off in mist; the offensive on the Nanchang-morning of September 18 was pre-

Kuklang Railway,

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CHINESE GAIN IN SOUTH SHANSI

Blan, Sept. 18. Chinese forces in Louth Shansi won 4 signal victory in the

ceded by another success at Tal- should be regarded as a temporary one Industrial area to major oc- looted by the Japanese, hundreds vicinity of Chungtiaoshan, an im

advanced casions such as the International of public workers and students cosing hill to the south-east of

an

ADVANCED TRAINING His report urges that the NA.33.

have seen nothing of the ground

Launching another counter-at-yangefial, on the right wing of the expedient, or 38 all the way, and have been brought in to Le Bourget on wireless bear-tack on Mahwelling. the Chinese Julehang front, which was also training aircraft, since its speed is yesterday routed the Japanese at recaptured by the defenders after Insuficient for a" modem fghter. ings, and landed in the fog along isipionshan to the east of the city, a vigorous counter-attack on the He states that it would not be slaughtering some 100 Japanese evening of September 17-Central economical to order more than are required for either of these pur- and capturing four machine-guns

poses.

the white line laid for such occa-" alons across the aerodrome.

A little while ago the chief plot, Mr.J. W. Duggan, made his 1,000th return trip with the papers. It coincided with the visit of the King to France, and the com pany. Wrightways, Limited, at that time had the honour of delivering the King's personal newspapers while he was in France."

**The Chinese are meanwhile

tze, on the west shore of. Poyang pressing on Sikuling, west of Sing- Lake.-Central News.

CONSOLIDATE LINE

Wushthmen, Bept 19. Situation along the Sfugtze- Tehan line showed general Im In order that these might be

provement for the defenders placed on the

royal breakfast throughout yesterday. Flerce fight- table, a special landing on a small ing continued unabated, with the landing-ground near Amiens was Chinese recapturing a number of! made on the morning of the un-heights to the west of Kwei- velling of the Australian War tsungssu, north of Tehan.

Memorial at Villers Bretonneux.

WINTER FLYING Those summer journeys' wera, among the more pleasant trips, starting at dawn and crossing. the Channel in the soft colours - and smooth air of early morn- Ing.

Throughout the winter months the work goes on and the depar tures are usually timed so that the dawn comes when the aeroplanes are approaching the French coast though often all that can be seen.

Is the layer of mist, below.

Chinese forces are approaching Kweltsungssu-Central News.

a morning conference in Paris. or a Foreign Office courier with argent dispatches--and some- times there are passengers on the return trips which leave. Le Bourget at 8.15 am and 115 p.m. More often these bring to London dellexcles for the res taurants. Certain othe

News.

HENLEIN'S LATEST

If a new type is put into produc tion when the present orders are completed without awaiting the testing of prototypes or experi- mental aircraft, there will be a risk of waste and delay should the

Exhibition to be held in Llege next having summer.

massacred and

been numerous women violated.-Cen- tral News.

CHINESE MAKE PROGRESS

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of

Wensi, by decimating a Japanese force of 5,000 men..

The report of the Chinese auc- cess

stated that five hundred

Alcted numerous casualties on the

During the progress of the Canadian National Exhibition officials of the Department will be actively working towards

Loyang, Sept. "19. ・ | Japanese were slain in action. The Chinese counter-offensive the completion of plans for the

Braving concentrated Japanese on Menghaien, important town on artillery, the Chinese forces, under Government_exhibit...... at the

the north pank of the Yellow the command of Colonel Wang, New York World's Fair.

and Negotiations Asch. Sept. 18.

discussions River," in north: Honan, is making stormed the Japanese line and in- Konrad Henlein, leader of the

about the exhibit are still in pro- steady progress.

Points to the east of the city Invaders with hand-grenades and Sudeten Germans, has ordered, in

gress, but the design of the British pavilion and the general theme of have been cleared of Japanese machine-guns, a proclamation Issued on Saturday. type selected fail

the exhibit have been agreed upon. troops. Only small units In Sir Edward's, view a decision

Two Chinese battalion comman- the formation along the frontier of

Two hundred British arms have Japanese troops remain at a point ders, Major Yang Ku-fu and Major already expressed their intention about six miles from the city Yang Chib-tand, were killed during of being represented in the com- whilst the majority of the Japan- the height of the battle. mercial and technical sections of ese have withdrawn into the city. The total of Chinese casualties Japanese artillery units at are more than 200 killed and Menghsten yesterday fired across wounded. Central News. the Yellow River. Chinese artil lery on the south bank replied.

Chinese ruerilias attacked Lifeng and Changkow stations on the eastern sector of the Txokon-Chingħtia. Railway; ip,

the homeland, of a Sudeteh-Ger- should be delayed till suitable air- man Volunteer Corps. Transocean craft were tested in Great Britain,

Japanese Militarists

Digging Own Graves

Hankow, September '19.

"Japan has mobilized two-thirds of her military strength in the China Incident' and spent over Yen 8,000,000,000," declared General Chen Cheng, head of the Political Departent of the Military Affairs Commission, in a statement to the foreign press..

FEAR OF WAR IN EUROPE

the Liege Exhibition. This will show the part played by the science of water in modern civil-

sation.

“THINGS A JACKD'AW

WOULD NOT STEAL

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VISIT TO LONDON

north Honan, on Saturday German Ex-Soldiers To Be Entertained

London, Sept. 19

When a list of articles said to have been stolen.. was given at

night." They "siew more "thần forty Japanese, destroyed i Cambridge police court recently.

coaches, captured many cases : "This heavy expenditure and effort testify that Japanese militar- the defending solicitor, Mr. W. H.

of ammunition and heavily ists are digging their own graves. The Chinese people and armies Kester, observed: "A... jaćkcaw-

damaged the track between..

A large contingent of German would not" pick up some of them." must determine to hold Wahan for three or four months, when the

Lifẹng and Chingkow."}}

ex-servicemen is expected to arrive Pier Luigi Ghisleni, 20, an Italian Anal victory will be within China's grasp,”

in London on Thursday. There student attending a suinmer course On Saturday afternoon afty-two will be more than 800 in the party General Chen declared that only f

at Cambridge, pleaded guilty to Japanese motor lorries loaded with which will include ex-soldiers from services carry & determination to die with Wuhan j

stealing the following: •

500 Japanese soldiers on their way all parts of Germany. The Duke" The service operated intermittent-newspapers to various destinations, can bring China victory Just a3

Two harmonicas, a broken riding from Taungyichen" to Menghsien of Bake Altenburg Gotha, Preal- ly in 1034 and began full opera- most of them as part of mixed the French defended the Marne.

crop, a bread knife, a throwing were attacked, Bome 30 Japanese derit of the Union, of German ex- | freight which leaves at a later tion In April, 1936..

Though within one hundred

krufe, a cigarette box, an atr were killed, and three motor servicemen genisations, is com- From small beginnings the loads hour.

miles to Wuhan from the banks of

cushion, a pipe, a pair of men's lorries were wrecked.

ing with the Birth and will march have been built up so that the The Wrightways, service alms the Yangtse, the Japanese troops

blue trunks, a magnifying glass, a On Friday, night Chinese gueril with them and members of the Shanghat, Sept, 19. - average dispatch from Croydon at getting. London newspapers to are encountering severe difficulties

whistle with compass attached, las broke into Po Al city, at the British Legion, and their standard Fearing that war in Europe may brass plaque, a box of cigarette western terminus of-the Taoxou bearers, to the Cenotaph on Satur now is a ton and a half of news- Paris in time to be read before owing to the mountainous regions papers and two DHBG.B. four the day's work begins and in and muddy conditions of the two out off supplies to China, Chinese alter tips, an ash tray, a pocket Chinghua Railway, through the day when the domin wx-service- engined liners are used each doing so it is making an opera-banks which are not suitable for merchants here are rushing orders watch, and various magazines and south gate and had a street fight men will lay wreath,

tional record of which it may be mechanized warfare.

for metals, rubber and dyes from papers, to the total value of £with the Japanese, Taking, cover On arrival in London they will proud and is evidently giving ex- Chinese troops are using up-to different European countries, is 6d.

behind their defences, the Japan attend a Government reception in cellent pilots some of the finest date weapons in these sectors. The slight drop in the pound The magistrates desmussed these put up stiff resistance. The Westminster Hall. & programme experience in bad weather firing which have inflicted heavy casual sterling is a favourable factor for case under the Probation of Oren-Chinese then withdrew, Central, of sightseeing has been arranged which the world can offer,

ties to the enemy-International increasing imports-International.ders Act.

for the visitors-British Wireless.

morning to carry them, t

Generally also there are two or three passengers to be taken

*surecon "answering urgent call, a solicitor due at

News,