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DECISION RESTS WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA

System Of Economic

Assistance Proposed

In Anglo-French Plan

M. Blum Dissatisfied

With Course Of Events

Paris, September 20.

THE DECISION NOW RESTS WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA, writes "Petit Parisien” to-day, adding that it is difficult to foresee what that decision will be. The paper says that there is no doubt that when the Prague Government is in possession of all the detalls it wili come to a better appreciation of Mr. Chamberlain's initiative.

Nobody doubts, say the paper. that the sacrifices which. Czecho- slovakia asked to bear are enormous, but the paper asks whether the grave dangers menacing Prague are not much greater still

POLISH GUARDS ON FRONTIER INCREASED

Warsaw, Sept. 20. Polish frontier guards on the Czechoslovakia border have been increased, according to official circles.

This step has been taken on alleged military movements in Czechoslovakia, and owing to the large number of deser- ters arriving in Poland from Czechoslovakia-Beater Bulle-

tin.

Minister writes ex-Prime

that whereas Mr. Chamberlain travelled

lo Berchtesgaden in order tu ne- gotiate for a just and honourable agreement he returned with: Her: Hitler's own proposals,

M. Blum concludes that a war has been probably averted but un- der conditions which the writer. |who had always struggled for peace,

could not approve.—Transocean.

Prague, Sept. 20.. The Czech Cabinet met again this morning at 11 o'clock under the presidency of Dr. Edward Benes, following meetings lasting seven hours and which ended early In the morning.

It is understood that the Cabinet considering a Note embodying a reply to the Anglo-French propos- als.

The paper, which is oiter. the mouthpiece of the Qual D'Urgay,

The Left Wing preas declares says that the London plan also proposes the creation of a system that no Czechoslovak Government of economic assistance in order to can accept the "humiliating Anglo- corripensate Czechoslovakia for French proposals" and say, · In eventual loss of industrial and effect, "Let us rather have "mining values and to enable her to and go down fighting."--Reuter place her national defence on a MARTIAL LAW EXTENDED new basis. It would thus appear.

Prague, Sept. 20. Martial law has been extended

says the paper, that the negotiators

war

In London did not lose sight of the to three further districts making 19 interests of Czechoslovakia.

M. Daladier and M. Bonnet had --conscious of their duty towards Prague-energetically insisted on Czechoslovakia being given a naw statute in order tq, guarantee her security after eventual amputation of certain parts of her territory..

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GUERILLAS RECAPTURE

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Chinese guerillas operating in the vicinity of Kuling opened a sudden attack on Hsiakashan, south of Kuling, on the afternoon of September 17 and recaptured the place after several hours Berce fighting.

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LORD HALIFAX

·London, Sept. 20.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord

Halifax, had an audience with the King at noon and reported on the latest developments of the international situation *****

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日登廿月玖年擬情佰玖仟登英 PricePER MONTH, H.

China Will

Will Fight On

With Or Without Aid,

Declares General Chen

Ministerial consultations con- Absence Of Foreign

tinue in Landor and this morn. ing callers on the Prime Min~- -ister Included Sir Samvel Hoare and Sir John Simon. "On leaving lu. Downing Street, Sir John Simon visited the Foreign Office.-British. Wireless,

Help Will Serve To

Steel Determination

Hankow, September 20, "WITH, OR WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL AID, China will fight on," declared General Chen Chung. Director of the Political Board of the National Military Counch, and concurrently Chairman, of the

DARING RAID BY Hupoh Provincial Government, in an interview,

GUERILLAS ON

NANKING

Shanghai, Sept. 20, Chinese guerillas made a daring |raid on Nanking on September 18. the anniversary of the Manchurian incident

ASKED WHETHER HE WAS CONFIDENT that China's armed re- sistance will result in final victory General Chen replied:-"Our fundamental national policy is to seek salvation by our own strength.' Unr strategy dictates a protracted war of attrition, After the bittei struggle for more than a year, It may be said that the foundation for our ultimate victory has been gradually built up.

"The Japanese design to advance position. First, the majority of the on Wuhan has met with stubborn nations of the world are sympathe resistance put up by both our te towards. China. Secondly, the soldiers and people. The Fokya number of traitors is very small,"

From dawn to dusk the guerillas fought a sanguinary battle with delusion of setzing Wuhan by the added General Chen. "The Chine end of August is now completely ese people in the occupied areas the Japanese garrison troops at ; the south-eastern and south-west- the Japanese will encounter greater National Government, and are de- exploded. We firmly believe that are continuously supporting the

resistance.

ern, outskirts, of Nanking. Nanchang, September 20.

The Japanese military headquar-military difficulties in the future termined to continue the when ters at Nanking is strongly guarded which may bring about their mill

"Guerilla warfare has proved several companies of military tary collapse," he continued. gendarmes for fear of being... at- TO STEEL DETERMINATION to be too difficult a problem for "Our complete conviction that we the Japanese to cope with. tacked by Chinese plain clothes-

who are reported to be will win the ultimate victory will Thirdly, the influence of the

to resist to rampant in the city-International, enable us

traitors, is small, they can not the end. With or without international aid, Live much assistance to the we will fight on," he said.

Japanese.

More than eighty Japanese troops guarding the hillide positions were completely routed and a score of them were killed. A light men machine-gun, together with 1,000 rounds of ammunition and many į rifies, were seized by the. Chinese-Central News.

SETTLEMENT OF CHAMBERLAIN TO

DISPUTE

رجاء

Tokyo Rejects Geneva

Invitation

Tokyo, Sept. 20.

It is learned that Japan will reject the Invitation to settle the Sino-Japanese dispute un- der Article 17 of the League Covenant, received by Tokyo from Geneva this morning. Th Invitation will be considere by the Cabinet tomorrow after which statement, explaining Japan's attitude, is expected to be issued

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TRAVEL BY SEA

On Second Visit To Fuehrer

HALIFAX GOING TO BERLIN

London, Sept. 20.

the It Is expected that British Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain will leave London for Godesberg this evening for a second meeting with Herr Hitler and that he will travel by rail and steamer owing to unfavourable weather.

CHINESE PROTEST AGAINST SPEECH BY GOEBBELS

Berlin, Sept. 20. The Chinese" Charge d'Affaires visited the Under Secretary of State The paper points out that Eng- at the German Foreign Office to -land - hitherto is only prepared to protest against a certain. portion of guarantee Belgium, and that leas the speech by Dr. Goebbels at the that one year ago nobody expected recent Nuremberg Congress - in that England would extend her which, referring to the opening of guarantee to Central Europe. The dykes of the Yellow-River, he said., importance of this unexpected"These Chinese crimes. are much development should not be under-more inhuman than the Japanese estimated in Prague.

air bombardments."

manifests dissatisfaction with the Mr. Chen Chieh is due here to invitation, could be actually un-meet early next week to hear the The new Chinese Ambassador Japan for rejection of Geneva', both Houses of Parliament will

M. Leon Blum, in "Populaire.”

Course events have taken. The imorrow.-Reuter.

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MALARIOLOGIST INVESTED

Dr. R. B. Jackson Receives O.B.E.

The absence of foreign 13-

"At present, China la solidly sistance will serve to steel our united against Japanese aggression determination to seek salvation

The Chinese people are carrying by our own strength and dispel

on the war under the supreme all thought of relying on out---

leadership of Generalisalo Chiang side, aid, thereby erecting the

Kal-shek China's position is far foundation of nations? "recubetter. than that of the United struction through armed regis- fance.

At an investiture ceremony held

FAVOURABLE POSITION Government House yesterday "Compared with Soviet Russa, in morning. His Excellency the Gov-1917, China is in a more fafourable ernor, Str. Geofry Northcote. K. C. M. G., Invested Dr. Robert Best Jackson, M. D., B.Ch., D. P. HL.. OBE, Malariologist in the Medical Department with the insignia of the Order of Officer of the: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. which Dr. Jackson` re- celved in the King's Birthday

Honours List.

His Excellency, said:---

Dr. Robert Best Jackson,I have it in command from His. Majesty' the King to invest you with the

Official quarters point out that Japan has consistently opposed the League's interference in the

It is believed that Lord Halifax Insignia of an officer of the Most China incident and say that "any and a number of high oficials of Excellent Order of the British unilateral recommendation on the the Foreign Office will this time Empire...

(Continued on Page 9) part of the Council will in no way accompany the Prime Minister. in any case. contribute to the settlement of the Conversation are,

scheduled to commence оп Moreover they profess scepti-Wednesday and it is thought like-

whereby the League would have

to whether. Article 16.1y that they will last a few days.

It is considered probable that to recourse

against

affair."

cism as

sanctions

plemented.-Reuter.

Red Cross Work In China CHINESE

Described By Dr. Grey

At Rotary Tiffin

declaration by the British Govern- ment on its policy.

Folitical circles here generally regard the coming meeting be- tween Mr. Chamberlain and Herr Hitler as decisive for the clari- fication of the situation which has in consequence of the Czechoslovak crisis.-Transocean.

RECAPTURE

TANGSHAN arsen

Chengchow, Sept. 20. After several days' fighting. Chinese troops broke into Tang-)

FLOOD REFUGEES AND CHOLERA shan; 4 miles west of H GUIDE TO THE NEWS

A highly illuminating address entitled "Red Cross work in China,” was given, before members and guests by Dr. R. B. Grey at the week- ly tiffin of the Rotary Club held in the Eoof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday.

The following were visiting Rotarians:-Messrs. K. S... Inni, of Shanghai, J. M. Hanson, Lewis Smythe and Yen Te-ching, of Nanking. and W. Yinson Lee, of Shanghai.

Visiting guests were:-Hon Mr R. A C. North, Hon. Dr. P.

CORRESPONDENTS Belwyn Clarke, Dr. H. C. Treme

ARRESTED AT SUDETEN RALLY

Berlin, Sept. 20. Reuter's "correspondent. Mr. Kenneth Anderson, and.' the Associated Press correspon- "dent, Mr. Melvin Whiteleather," were arrested yesterday at the Budelen rally in Dresden.

They were detained for an hour and a quarter on sus picion of being spies, but were afterwards released.-Reuter.

wan, of New Zealand, Dr Donald Hankey, of New Zealand, Mr. Percy

Chen and Captain J. Hunter.

ME. L. SMYTHE

Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan presided and before introducing the speaker of the day, mentioned that the Clab was fortunate in having the pre- sence of Mr. L. Smythe who had |experiences of the recent hostilities Jin the Nanking area, Mr. Smythe. continued the chairman, was the Secretary and Treasurer of the Nanking Relief Committee." who

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en the Lunghal Railway. and re- captured the town on Sunday morning.

The Chinese are now pushing eastward to Heuchow along the railway line.

The Japanese at Fenghsien and Pellisten, northeast of Tangshan, have been "mopped up" by the Chinese.---Central News....

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON NEW YORK: 29-3/4. T.T. ON LONDON: 1a. 27/84. London Silver Market (Our Own Correspondent). London, Sept. 20. London "silver prices today were up 1/15 for Forward and unchanged for Spot as fol lows:

Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Spot....

10-1/4 19-1/4 Forward: 19÷1/16" 19-1/8

ALLEGED

GRATUITY

JAPANESE LOSE

70,000 SOLDIERS

IN ONE MONTH

Hankow, Sept. 20. Military operations along the whole line of the Klukiang- Nanchang railway ended ab ruptly to-day.

The full in this sector is the result of the terrible losses suf- fered by the Japanese forces during the past few days and, according to General Chea Cheng, at least 70,000 were killed during this month...

During continuous fighting for the last ten days, the Chinese claim to "have reco vered Mahweiling although

DEMAND official confirmation is lack-

An Indian police constable' ap- peared before Mr. Barnett at the

Kowloon Court yesterday, charged with receiving a gratuity of $3 from. Lo Chak-yan, accountant of the Ng Tsau Dairy Co.

The constable is Dalip Singh, [P. C. E649, aged 27. It is alleged that he demanded a gratuity of $5 from a dairy delivery-boy, 'Laú | Tim-tük. aged 16, accusing the | latter of carrying · more caps of milk on his bicycle than'' permitted by regulations.

Det. Sub-Insp. C. Mottram pro- secuted.

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raided. Kowloon Chess Club! It appears that as the delivery- report. Counterfeit coins, boy was riding down Waterloo Pare 4-News about the Services. Raod, in the vicinity of No. 4 rail- Lancashire arrivals. Colours way bridge. at 4 am on August 31, carried, at Waterloo,

an Indian police constable flashed Page 3-Cinema notes and news. a torch in his face, causing the Crossword puzzlé, Diary of boy to fall off the bicycle. He local events. New play for Merle lost consciousness, and - suffered

several bruises. Oberon. Page 8-Prague accepts Anglo-

(Continued on Page 9), "French proposals. League ready.

to apply Article 17. Hungary CHEFOO STILL IN

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States during the days of her re- volution. We will never beemne pessimistic in face of the present mculties, but we are confident of our ultimate victory." concluded General Chen-Central News

HOLLAND AND

STRENGTHENING

OF DEFENCES The Hague, Sept. 20. Referring to foreign affairs in her speech from the Throne, Queen Wilhelmina sald It was satisfactors that in these strenuous times the relations of Holland with other countries remained of a friendly.nature.

Her Majesty added that the continuance of measures for the strengthening of the military efficiency of the country was in- dispensible and announced that bigger sacrifices were necessary in the coming year to provide funds for defence and unemployment.

Special steps would be taken for the defence of the colonies and the East Indies-Reuter.

"One Of The Wickedest Trades In Which Man Can Engage”

STANLEY HEROIN RAID SEQUEL

"It is surprising, that you five can stand up and face the world, ́engaged as you are in one of the wickedest trades in which man can engage. The trado can only result in the moral and, physical de- terioration of your own race,”, commented the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindell, at the Criminal Sessions when he be tenced Chan Yee, woman, and four men Leung Sze, Li-Man-lok, Chân- Cheng-ling and Yu Kai-ming who were charged with the possession of 85,000. heroin pilis, and red mass sufficient to make a further 50,000 pills to Imprisonment. totalling 18 years in all

Second defendant, Leg Sze,

was sentenced to four years' im-

prisonment, while the other four EURASIA PLANES

RESUME FLIGHT TO HANKOW

were each sentenced to three

years hard labour.

Mr. J. Whyatt. Crown Counsel, CHINESE HANDS

prosecuted and the accused were Loyang, Sept. 20. represented by Mr. D, J. N. Änder- Page &--Lending article Hong- Chefoo, important sesport on the son, instructed by Mr. M. A. da

kong's new water tax Spécial Shangtung peninsula, which was Silva., article by Jack Chen,

"The following. Jury were em- recently re-occupied by the Chi- Page )—Over-million homeless by nese, remains in Chinese hända. panelled? Mesars, W. J Thomp-

Yellow River flood,

The Chefoo Weihsten highway is son (Foreman), Kat Pak-chol, L Page 18 -Royal Scots football fix-also under the control of the G. Marques, Cheung Kwong-ting, tures. Hardcourt tennis. Cric- Chinese fho have........ uarded of R. Bleap, Yeung Wing-hong and

-ket Interport. Football Associa+ several Japanese attacks aiming to W. Grely

tion rules. Hockey matches. regain, the "town-Central News,

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Hankowo

Sept. 20, The air mail services to Hongkong are being resumed tonight. "A Eurasia plane made

a test flight yesterday.

A plane is leaving every Tues day, Thursday and Saturday from Hongkong en route to Hankow returning to Hongkong the same day, Reuter.