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日期初月鹅年游戏

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ESTABLISHED 1857

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1938 式升级

BRITISH "SUPREME DEMARCHE" TO HITLER

Accelerated Procedure

For Carrying Out Of

Anglo-French Proposals Message Not Confined To Appeal For Peace

London. September 26,

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION of the Anglo-· French consultation this morning stated that the Prime Minister. Mr. Neville Chamberlain. with the full approval of the French Ministers, decided to make a personal communication to the Ger- man Chancellor. Herr Hitler.

Sir Horace Wilson, Director of the Central European Depart. ment of the Foreign. Office, who accompanied Mr. Chamberlain on his two recent journeys to Germany, left this morning for Berlin for this purpose.-Reuter.

Reuter reports from Berlin that it has been arranged for Herr Hitler to receive Sir Horace Wilson, who will be accompanied by the British Ambassador. Sir Nevile Henderson, at 5 p.m.

A Renter message from Berlin reports that Sir Horace Wilson arrived st Tempelho! aerodrome at 3.35 p.m. and was met by Sir Nevile Henderson who instructed the pilot of the machine to keep take Sir Horace in touch with the British Embassy in order to Wilson back to London, “

FOR OR AGAINST PEACE

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Paris. September 26.

A DISPATCH FROM RELIABLE. FRENCH SOURCES in London consists of declares that Mr. Chamberlain's supreme demarchẹ '

à proposal for accelerated procedure for carrying out the Anglo- French plan,

i.

Germany will then have to pronounce for or against peace.

Reuter.

SINYANG STATION BOMBED

Above picture shows repair work in progress after Sinyang station wad bombed by the Japanese on September 10. (Photo, C.M.P.5.).

Roosevelt's Appeal

MESSAGE · TO HITLER

Washington, Sept. 26: President Franklin D. Roose- vell has telegraphed direct- to Neer Hitler and Dr. Benes. President of the Czechoslovakia Republic."

Reuter learns that the purpose of Mr. Chamberlain's message to Herr Hitler is to combine an appeal with an endeavour to keep open the door for peace but the message is not confined to an appeal. On behalf of 135,000,000 people in the United States and for the been called over for a special con- sultation also called on the Prime sake of humanity everywhere, the United States President sent the Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, and subsequently had AH laterview following message: "I most earn with Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister estly appeal to you not to break for the Co-ordination ct Defence off negotiations in looking for "a. peaceful, fair and constructive

PARLIAMENT

SUMMONED

London, Sept. 26.

301212-

Parliament has been moned for Wednesday.-- Reuter

Reuter reports from London that the House of Lords will also meet on Wednesday but In order to hear the Prime Minister's speech from the House of Commons' peers' gal- lery will adjourn immediately to discuss the situation on Thursday,

London, Sept. 26:

SPANISH WAR PROGRESS

Minor Skirmishes Reported

Barcelona Sept. 26.

A communique issued by the Re-

War publican Spanish last night reports from the Eastern! front minor skirmishes On the Levant front. Republican troops

KISSES SOLD TO

SWELL CHINA'S

WAR CHEST

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, Sept. 20. Women ot glamour have joined their sister comrades in alding China.

日月五年制拾卷術玖仟查英

Ishurow

General Manager

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SINGLE COPY, 10 CTS.

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JAPANESE PLAN

TO INVADE NORTH

SHENSI SHATTERED

Chinese Recapture

The latest venture was the sale of kisses by sing-song girls in Wuchow, a West River town about 140 miles west of Cantori. A kiss was sold for any amount. and this campaign netted in two days nearly $1,000 which went towards the China wary 14 chest.

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These, girls in Wuchow. Can- ton and all other cities in Kwangtung province are under- going military training to qualify them 6.3 guëzlila fighters, Red Cross nuises and other war work 'except aghting in the front line.

BROMWICH BEATS

BUDGE

Detroit, Sept. 28. John Bromwich, of Australia, to day defeated Donald Budge in an exhibition tennis match here by scores of 7-5, 6-3.—Reuter Bulletin

General Feng Optimistic

interiew with Central News to-day.

Important Points On Bank Of Yellow River

Tangkwan, September 26.

Repeated reverses in central and north Shensi during recent weeks have forced the Japanese Command to abandon its plan to invade north Shenst by crossing the Yellow River west of Lishih.

The Chinese recaptare of Liulin and Chuntu, two importani crossings on the east bank of the Yellow River, 'in west Shansi, on the Shensi border, was confirmed in fleld dispatches, which state that in addition to large quantities of military equipment captur-... ed, the Chinese inflicted more than 4,000 casualties' on the invaders.

The Chinese forces have pushed

on against the fleeing Japanese CHINESE A.A. GUNS

and are rapidly › approaching Ll- shib.

the Japanese stronghold, OPEN FIRE SUDDENLY with the object of investing the

Hankow, Sept. 26.. place.

Without warning, Chinees anti-

distressed

To the south of Lishin, Japanese forces in the Howma-Kuwa sector aircraft guns suddenly opened up at 10 o'clock this morning when a have been

by an epidermicily of cholera and dysen- lone Japanese scouting plane ap tery which is dally claiming large peured above Hankow. The plane numbers of victims. Central which came for the purpose of re News.

connottring, quickly disappeared.

Thirty minutes later the alarm TRAFFIC DISRUPTED

was sounded when other Japanese Hankow, Sept... 26.

planes were sighted heading for Despatches from Tientsin report Hankow.

They turned further again the disruption of... railway i

.on

traffic along the Tientsin-Pukow south, however, and raided Puchi, the Canton-Hankow Railway CONFIDENT OF FINAL railway since yesterday. Ministry

VICTORY

Chinese guerilla units have been And Kiayu, on the Tange River.

At 3.30 p.m approximately 20 active in the vicinity of Tsinghai, Hankow, Sept. 26.

Japanese machines, dying in twở 40 important" "town

kilometres

repulsed several enemy attacks on that the building of a nation is and have cut the rails at a point/drome and was met with heavy-

Reminding the Chinese people south of Tentain on the rallway, groups, raided the Hankow aero. their positions in the Manzanera inariably beset with difficulties. about one and half mile south of anti-aircraft fre. Several planes and Pavias sectors. Last, Thursday,

power-dived and flying low bợmk- Nationalist planes dropped bombs General Feng Yu-hsiang, in an the town on the southern part of Menores.enjoined the nation to maintain a Chinese

At the same time, a group of fed and machine-gunned the south-

guerillas. taking the eastern corner of the aerodrome- Transocean.

struggle-to-the-last determination Japanese garrison unawares, broke Reuter," and to follow "unflinchingly the into Tsinghaf yesterday, ・ and |=== leadership of the Generalissimo in caused heavy damage to the oil and ammunition. was set to " China's present war of resistance. Japanese Salamanca, Sept. 28.

A depot.

Japanese fire and destroyed by partisanS,---- The National Spanish

He waż optimistic over China's transport train, fully loaded with Central News, head- quarters issued a communiqué last future. Recalling the tremendous President Roosevelt also sent, night that stormy weather hinder-bardships George Washington had in his struggle for.. through the Secretary of State, ed the fighting on the Ebro front.to overcome Mr. Cordell Hull, messages to the The enemy attacks were repulsed American independence. A Brttish Wireless message re- British Prime Minister, Mr Cham- at Belmas and Villa Franca where Feng said that although the dim- ports that closest contact with berlain, and the French Prime 300 Loyalists were killed-Trans-culties confronting China are great, the Dominions is being maintain-Minister, M Daladter.--Reuter,

It is learned that the French settlement of the questions at- Ministers, M. Daladier and M. Laane." Bonnet, are leaving for Paris at 3 p.m.-Reuter,

DOMINIONS CONTACT

ed

and the Dorninions' High

Commissioners in London called

remained for about one hour.

at the Dominions Office early and

ATTACK ON HITLER

Berlin, Sept. 26.

ocean.

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General

yet she may be said to be better off than the American revolution- ista in Washington's time.

With a leader as capable as the Generalissimo and with a strong and unbending will, General Feng concluded. China will be able to win the final victory and complete reconstruction.-Central

POLISH MINORITY LEADER ARRESTED Individual consultations. in The semi-official "Deutsche which the Ministers took part, Diplomatische Korrespondenz"j

Warsaw, Sept. 25. A communique issued from No. were also proceeding at their published this morning. shortly The leader of the Polish mitiority national 10 Downing Street says, that a Departaments and the Air Minister, before "President Roosevelt's tele- in Czechoslovakia, Dr. Wolf. has News. further meeting was held this Bix Kingsley Wood, Mr. Hore Be-gram to Herr Hitler reached Ber been placed under arrest in his morning between the British and lisha and Viscount Gort, Chief of in a strong protest against the own home according to a report French Ministers at which full the Imperial General. Staff, had 'a attitude of 1 large section of issued here to-day by a Polish news. accord was established on all brief talk with Sir Thomas Inskip' Americans which, during the last!

agency. Persons seeking to get points.

at the offices of the Committee of few days, has not only attacked in touch with Dr. Wolf are taken General Gamelin, Chief of Staff Imperial Defence before proceed- German policy but has not hesitate to the nearest police of the French Army, who hading to attend the Cabinet meeting, ed to attack Hitler.-Transocean..

Transocean

station.-

Acceptance Of Demands Would Be SCRAP METAL

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

PAGE 2-Court takes ienten vier. PAGE -Fly as public enemy No.

1. Shipbuilding campaign. Po- lice Reserve orders.

PAGE 4-The Services, London

Gazette.**

PAGE 5.-Cinema "neWS. Cross-

word. Diary.

PAGE 6-Hitler's "peace" teims to

Czechoslovakia.

Rumania and

Yugoslavia back Czecha.

PAGE 2-Women's page.

Complete Capitulation Of Czech Sovereignty

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British Public Opinion

Shocked By German Terms

MUSSOLINI'S SPEECH CAMPAIGN

London, September 26,

FOR JAPAN

N.Y.K. Liner Stays In Harbour

CANTON NEWS CENSORSHIP

English Newspapers Under New Rule

SHANGHAI FACTORIES

..

ESTABLISHED HERE

Syndicate Now Studying Conditions In Colony

Although it would not be correct to say that there was a rush of removals of factories of all descriptions from Shanghai to Hongkong. the "Daily Press” learned on good authority yesterday that there had in fact been a number of such transfers recently.

"From my information there are a number of factories which have come down to establish branch plants in Hongkong and Kow- loon," a representative of this paper was told by one of the Colony's leading Chinese business men, whose reason for not wishing to be quoted was because he was still gathering data and was not yet in " a position to offer a full authoritative survey.

"3ome of these people have made t..

| no actual decision as to what kinds

of Industries they will establish in SOLEMN." WARNING

TO GERMANY URGED

Canton, Sept. 26. Hongkong, and South China. but I Periodical and pictorial publica- think they have a syndicate here tions, which have hitherto been studying conditions," this puthority exempt from censorship. Are now informed us.

London. Sept. 26. required to submit their contents Questioned regarding the cause

Mr. Winston Churchill declared these factories transferrins to-day that Britain, France and published, as is done

by news their businesses here, e sad they, Russia should send papers and news agencica.

for official scrutiny before heins of

of

في

solemn

German

in concert with many other Shang warning to Germany stating that. Even Journals published in the hai commercial men, believed there in the present situation, invasion English language are now 'required was far more security here.

Czechoslovakia by to abide by the new regulations. Following are some names of troops would be taken by them as Here, however, the censor board firms that have come down here an act of war-Renter Bulletin. seems to have been treading on though. whether in each case the the toes of one or two publishers, company concerned is merely es- who have complained, of the lack tablishing a branch here while. of discretion in the exercise of the maintaining a head officeɛ "an }" blue pencil and ask that men with (Shanghai, or is transferring its en- better knowledge of English be ap-tire business here is not ascertain- pointed.

able:

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The New Asiatic Chemical Works

THE DOLLAR

T.T, ON NEW YORK; 29-9/16.

· Originally to leave Hongkong at midnight on Sunday.. the Hakone Maru, NY.K. . liner which arrived from Europe at 6 pm that same day, re- mained in harbour for some considerable time after that, on account of the taking on 'of 4. large " shipment of scrap metal, bound for Japan, This discovery was made ́by. a In support of their conten-

tion, these publishers - point Ltd. with an office in Tai Ping LT ON LONDON: "1s._2.5/84 The nature of the Czech reply to the German memorandum has "Daily Press" reporter while he

to the suppression of such an Building; Tien Lee Bynthetle London Silver Market. so far not been disclosed, but the view taken in Prague of Hitler's was crossing the harbour late on

Innocent item of news as the Nitrogen Froducts Co.,, Tien Yuan. final demands, says Renter's diplomatic correspondent, is that accep- Sunday night in a moter boat. He

opening of a snack bar in the' Electrical Chemical - Works, and

(Our Own Correspondent). PAGE 8-Leading article: China

tance of the German plan would amount to complete capitulation unusual signs of activity on

Victoria Hotel the ship, and, making enquiries on will win. Special article by Jack

Tien Chu Work, at: No 80 Johns- of the State's sovereignty.

London, Sept. 26. Chen.

the spot, was given the above in- Copy intended for Hongkongton Road; Mayar Bulk Mills, with

London silver prices today It is pointed out that the in-

London, Sept. 28.

formation.

newspapers are, however, not sub-an office at No. 83 Bonham Road were unchanged as follows:- PAGE 9-Battle raging for Tier-tegral part of the Anglo-French Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the

The name, or names, of the [ject to censorship. By armage and a factory at Taun Wan Road, chiachen.

Sept. 74 proposals which the Czechs accept-Labour Opposition, has written a shippers of the cargo, which was ment with the authorities, a spe Castle Peak: International Dis- Spot

19-7/16 PAGE 10-League soccer programed was international guarantee of letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. believed to be in the region of ctal mail bag bearing the seal of pensary and the Kuopin Boup Fac-

19-5716 me Army tennis. Small Units the new frontiers, the guarantor Chamberlain, stating that the 400 tons, could not be ascertained, the Pacification Commissioner story, at Kal Tack Bund, Rayon hold annual aquatics Interport|States to include Germany. Czech Government could not have no could confirmation be obtained, carried on the train for Kowloon. Bilk Factory, at Shamshafpo cricket trial. Shek-O golt

The territory demanded by Hit-done better than to refuse the new at the N.K. offices,

This bag, containing the dispatches China Commercial Advertising and jler includes the main line of the German terms. "which have pro-

It is rumoured that other simi- sert daily, by correspondents to Printing Co., with an office in have already been down by how, Czechoslovak fortifications leaving foundly shocked Britian public lar shipments have recently left the Colony, may not be opened Powell Building th

are awaiting 'developments in the PAGES 14 AND 15.--Shipping news the country without any means of opinion and the acceptance of the Colony, both on Japanese by the censor board or any other Others, we learn, which in ne» European situation before carryi

and directory.

defence. Reuter, “.

(Continued on Page-9) |ships and other foreign vessels. body,-Our Own Correspondent, cordance with original plans would out those plane.

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